A/N: Wow, six review in one night. You guys are so fantastic, it's unbelievable. To freakazoid123; thanks Danielle, I may have written this story but you inspired it. To anonymous rex; I will, I like this idea too much to let it go. To Pyroartist; and thank you madam for proving what an awesome reader you are. To Codykins; thank you. To fifthreviewer, they are interesting, aren't they. To Princess Absahail, your reviews are always the best.
Alright folks, onto the next chapter:
Disclaimer: I don't own the Total Drama series or characters in anyway... pity, isn't it?
Chapter 2: The Truth Hurts
Early the next day:
Heather arrived at the park in her new ensemble and lowered her sunglasses as she scanned the park for Courtney. She saw the freckled brunette sitting on a park bench in an olive peacoat, black boots, beige slacks and a matching beret. She was nursing a coffee and surprisingly, sitting next to her was Sierra, who was slurping on her own drink piled high with whipped cream. Sierra was in a brown trench coat, a long purple dress that went all the way to her ankles, and had a printed scarf fashionably tied around her head to cover the little hair she had managed to regrow since the finale. Sierra waved when she saw Heather and beckoned her over.
Heather made her way to the bench, sat down, and said, "Since when do you two hang out with each other?"
Courtney frowned and said, "Nice to see you too Heather," before Sierra reached over and handed Heather a drink.
Heather hesitated, so Sierra piped up and said, "Don't worry, as the number one Total Drama fan, I know your fav drink is a double dark decaf no fat mocha loca zinger!"
Heather raised an eyebrow and turned to Courtney, but the CIT just shrugged and said, "Eh, just be grateful that she's on good terms with us. I'd personally hate to see what she'd do with our info if she wasn't."
"That still doesn't answer my question about why both of you are here. I'd also like to know why you had to wait to tell what has been going on with Alejandro until today rather than over the phone last night."
Courtney sighed and jerked her thumb towards Sierra and said, "She actually has most of the details about Alejandro, though I do know the basics of the situation."
"Why would she know anything?"
Sierra seemed to take offense at Heather's question and retorted, "Umm, duh! Like I've said a bajillion times. I'm the Number One Total Drama Fan. It's like my job to know stuff about you guys, and since Alejandro was on the show, naturally I've also started collecting info on him as well."
"So you where's he's been since the end of the show?"
"Not so fast, Heather!" said Courtney with a sharp look in her eyes. "Before Sierra and I tell you anything, we want to know why exactly have you been searching for Alejandro?"
"And why should I tell you two anything?"
"Because we have the info you want Heather, and I personally NEVER make a decision without knowing all the possible factors."
"Like dating certain punks?" shot back Heather rather nastily.
Courtney looked like she was going to strangle Heather on the spot, but Sierra turned to Heather and said, "You really shouldn't be giving relationship advice. Especially since you kicked your boyfriend off of a volcano."
"He wasn't my boyfriend! The only reason I'm even here is because of what Chris said!"
Both Sierra and Courtney's eyes grew wide and they turned towards each other before turning back to Heather and simultaneously saying, "What did he say?"
"Just something about Alejandro losing more than I had, but that doesn't make sense. I lost a million dollars. Alejandro couldn't lose anything more valuable than that!"
Courtney looked towards Sierra, who in turn looked towards Heather with pitying eyes and said, "Apparently he could."
A fearful look came onto to Heather's face as she asked, "What do you mean?"
Sierra sighed and said, "Immediately after World Tour, I started to do a post-season follow up on my blog. I called everyone from the show to get their opinions of the season and also asked if they would donate any memorabilia to my online charity auction. I believe when I called your house your little brother answered and told me to write that you were a chronic toenail biter and had severe body odor problems. Needless to say I was embarrassed when I realized he may not have been a reliable source of info, but don't worry, that particular post only got one million hits."
Heather's face turned red with rage and she was about to start spewing a stream of curses when Courtney elbowed Sierra and said, "Can we please get back to Alejandro?"
"Oh right. Hehe, sorry. Anyway, I also tried to find Alejandro's contact information, but he wasn't listed in the usual sources. I eventually went to the studio to see if they had it, but they turned me away. At first I thought it was because they were trying to prevent another restraining order like the one Cody-kins had originally wanted to file against me, but after I checked with other Total Drama fans online, nobody else had seen or heard from Alejandro since the end of World Tour. So finally I went to visit Chris to see if he knew anything."
"And he actually agreed to help you?" asked Heather skeptically.
"Actually, no. He had his bodyguards toss me out of the building, but before they did so, I had overheard Chris talking on his phone about wanting to produce a new show called Reckless Robot Rampage! The premise of the show would be that technology enthusiasts would create fighting machines and have them challenge Chris's robot, the Total Drama Bot."
"But what does all this have to do with Alejandro?" said Heather, who was quickly growing weary of Sierra's blathering.
Courtney actually shuddered at that point and said, "Don't rush her. Trust me, even I didn't believe it when she told me the first time."
Heather turned back to Sierra who continued, "I snuck back into the building and followed Chris. Chef had arrived and the two were heading down into the basement of the studio. They went into this dark room and Chef pulled down a switched that lit up the whole place, so I hid behind some a rack of costumes that was close by. The room turned out to be a giant arena! Anyway, Chris pushed a red button and a hatch opened to reveal the Total Drama Bot. A hatch on the opposite side of the arena opened to reveal a much bigger robot with flamethrowers and sharp blades. The bigger robot charged at the Drama Bot and started to attack it. Surprisingly, the Drama Bot was able to avoid the blades pretty well, but when the bigger bot started using the flamethrower, the Drama Bot froze up and started cowering. The bigger bot took advantage of this and brought down the blades and began hacking away at the Drama Bot. Chris pushed the red button and the big robot stopped, but enough of the Drama Bot had been hacked away that I could see that there was someone INSIDE of it!"
"What do you mean there was someone inside of the robot? And what does this have to do with Al…" Heather paused for a moment before a look of pure horror came upon her face. "You can't possibly mean…"
Sierra did not look at Heather but stared straight at the ground. She sighed and remembered Chris's exact words, "'Well Al, I must say I'm disappointed, and you were doing so well too…' Then the face plate of the Drama Bot fell of and underneath… was Alejandro."
A/N: Oh geez, Sierra just dropped a major bomb on Heather. What is Chris's evil plan? How does Courtney fit into all this? What will happen next? Only time (and I) will tell, SO READ AND REVIEW AND STAY TUNED FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER OF IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO !