(AN: Time for something different! You won't be hearing from me anymore during this chapter because…)

Special Chapter: Dawn of a New Day

The blue moon shone as a blonde-haired socialite gave birth to two small girls. The older one screamed extremely loudly for a few seconds, then became quiet.

The second one, however, gave some small murmurs and grasped her parent's fingers.

"…Vivian and…Dawn…" their mother murmured. "Something tells me that these two will be special…"

Their father gave a small smile.

"You're right…they'll grow up to be proper women, and a benefit to our society."

"Dawn! That's the third animal that's been here this week!"

The young infant looked up at her angry parents with her pale-blue eyes.

"Why are these freaks of nature invading our property?! This isn't the example we want to set with our daughters!"

"Agreed," her father added in. "Look at Vivian. One year old and sitting there as prim and proper as we expect our children to be!"

Her twin gave her a small smile, playfully kicking her feet from under her floor-length white dress.

Her parents adjourned to the bedroom. Another bout of raised voices. The infant had heard them several times before, but never knew what they meant…

The voices lowered. Within a few minutes, her parents had left their room, looking stern.

"Do you have a place?"

"Of course…"

"What if the others start asking?"

"She passed of SIDS. Could happen to anyone…"

"But if they press—"

"We have the money. We can pay for their silence."

Soon afterwards, they were on their way. The young infant had no idea where they were going, or why she was dressed in ratty clothing.

All she knew was that they were getting further and further away from anything and everything.

Within a few hours, they had stopped. Her father had taken her far into the depths of a dark wood.

He set her down. "Good riddance…you'll either be dead in a year's time or you'll be eaten alive.

"Just goes to show what good eugenics might do…shame that that's now outlawed…"

With that, the infant girl was left alone in the woods, watching those she thought she loved her disappear…

She was moving.

She awoke, and found herself moving. How much time had passed? What was time? How did a one-year-old know about the passage of time?

Why was she moving? Who was moving her?

She got an answer to the latter question. A rather rotund raccoon, toddling along, was leading her…somewhere. Flanking the raccoon were two bunny rabbits, white fur shining in the sunlight.

They took her to a wooded area, secluded from the external world. The sunlight shone through the leafy canopy, but there was enough shade and shelter to provide a secure nesting ground.

The infant looked serene.

Home…

Time passed. Rain splashed down into the abode, leaving several small-sized puddles on the ground. Bunnies, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, and birds came to drink from them.

The infant looked around at this scene of tranquility. One bunny hopped up to her. It twitched its tail and looked back at one of the puddles.

She stared. Then, she understood.

Feed…

More time passed. It was now colder. The young infant's dress had nearly vanished, leaving nothing but tatters and mud behind.

Her friends were gathering berries, nuts and leaves, getting ready for the winter ahead. The infant shivered, her breath visible in the frosty cold.

The same bunny tugged on her tattered clothing, motioning to their hiding place. It was dug out enough so that the infant could fit in comfortably with the rest.

She crawled in with them. She shut her eyes, and waited the weather out…

She awoke. Time had passed again, but how much? There were several flakes of something falling down onto the ground, creating a thick blanket of white.

She was cold. Her skin was pale.

A nudge at her arm signaled her to look to her left. The bunny was sliding some leaves and berries over.

She looked at the food, confused.

The bunny gripped a leaf in its paw, then put it in its mouth. He then motioned for her to do the same.

She struggled slightly, but was able to emulate that motion. Her friend looked contented.

Together, the pair watched the flakes falling down peacefully among the landscape…

She needed to move, to walk, to stretch, anything, now.

She wriggled out of the nest, flinching and shuddering as she felt the coldness against her feet.

She stopped, her foggy breath growing thicker in the snow.

The shivering started, more rapidly. Her legs trembled, and she fell to her knees.

Everything was white. Would she die here, was…was she moving?

Before long, she was back in the hut, her bunny friend nuzzling the snow off the both of them.

The young one let out a soft sigh. She watched as some more flakes gently fell from the sky.

It was getting warmer.

She noticed it straight away. It was getting warmer, and the whiteness was disappearing from the area.

The water left behind made for a wonderful drinking spot. The leaves on the plants were furling outwards, and berries were growing once more.

The seasons changed, and time went by. The young infant grew…and grew. Her tatters could barely fit her anymore.

She had grown taller, but the gains weren't much. Her hair had grown long and grizzled. It lacked certain soapy nutrients and it clung to her scalp.

She was partially caked in dirt, even though she was bathing in a nearby pond.

Her friends had grown up. Several had either moved on or passed on. She missed them.

She heard growls nearby. Those were the "bad ones."

She wasn't allowed to go near the "bad ones."

Her bunny friend foraged for food when she couldn't, and vice versa. He was getting older, as well.

The young lady had an inkling that his time was growing closer. She didn't want to lose him…

She ate her daily ration of leaves, wistfully thinking about her life thus far.

It had been rainy and muddy. That seemed to be rather normal in her area. Sometimes there was snow, sometime there wasn't.

She had friends now, all of the furry variety. The old faces were getting replaced with fresh blood. It made her sad.

She needed people like her, people that wouldn't grow old and die quickly…

The leaves were falling from the trees again. The ground was getting brown and frosty. Winter was coming.

As was per usual.

It was time to forage for food again.

As was per usual.

Her bunny friend scampered along with her, heading towards the last bunch of leaves for the season.

Before too long, they had gathered the leaves and headed back to their home.

As per usual.

The bunny's parents gave her the usual leaves and sticks for their last major dinner. The rations were in the back of the tree, to be used during the winter.

The young girl ate. She had long gotten used to the taste; the bitterness had long since subsided and she enjoyed it to a degree.

After dinner, the family had gone to sleep.

It was going to be a long winter.

As per usual.

A loud growl sounded just outside the trees.

The young girl snapped awake. The growl sounded again.

Her friend was not by her side.

Snow fell thick and fast onto the thick white carpet adorning the ground. A set of tracks led to the home, with some red drops interspersed around them.

This was not usual.

Her breathing quickened. She stepped out, flinching as her bare skin touched the cold, frosted ground.

She ran. Ran to save him. One of the few animals that had been by her side for her entire life.

There he was. On the ground.

Dead. Still.

Unmoving.

Nearby, a large monster was nearby, eating on whatever it could find.

Its fur was bristled, black. Its teeth were stained crimson.

The young girl fell to her knees, moaning in despair.

He was gone. Would he come back?

Could he come back?

Did that monster do that?

Its teeth red, its fur black.

Its fur red, its teeth red.

Its red red. Red.

Red.

Everything was red.

Her wail echoed throughout the forest, causing the snow to billow away from her.

Her eyes turned green.

Tendrils sprouted from her shoulders and knitted themselves around each other, creating angelic wings.

A green wave emanated from her, causing the small animals nearby to awaken, their eyes green as well.

Deer, squirrels, rabbits, and raccoons surrounded the "monster". They were set to slaughter.

Their assailant growled, ready to attack.

The tendrils shot out and wrapped its arm up tightly. It growled menacingly.

The deer and squirrels shot forward, tackling and clawing at whatever they could reach. Their efforts were futile; they were shaken off quickly.

The beast stood on its hind legs. It roared, loudly.

The young girl shot forward, glaring at it.

Her wings enveloped her foe.

The monster was pinned to the tree, wrapped up tightly in tendrils. It writhed, but it was no good.

The girl grinned. Her pupils came back, but they were red and slightly bloody.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw two misshapen blobs. She couldn't identify them; the snow made it difficult to see.

However, she was able to barely hear them.

"…the gods have graced us, Miles…"

"…Laurie, look! She's throttling a defenseless bear…"

"…shouldn't…this late in wint…what happen…?"

She was growing annoyed. Only one thing surged through her brain as she nonchalantly crushed her assailant into a burst of blood.

HE'S DEAD!

Tears started to fall from her face. She wailed again, but this one was out of agony and hurt.

One of the few people that had ever truly been there for her was lying on the blanket of white, stiff and immobile.

Her aura weakened considerably. The animals' green eyes faded, and they scampered off.

Her wings were close to dissipating.

The two blobs moved closer towards her. They were making strange moaning noises.

They were bowing at her.

Through her tears, the young girl seethed with rage.

Who are these?

Will they make my friends die?

NO.

She shot forwards, launching her sparse tendrils out towards the closer of the blobs. She shrieked as they sliced through her flesh.

"MILES! NO!"

The other blob had tears in her eyes. The young girl didn't care.

They must go.

Her mind swarmed with hazy images.

Her bunny friend, giving her some water.

The beast, its teeth red and bloody.

Her friend lying on the ground, dead.

The morning sun glistening on the leaves on a spring day.

Two hazy looking people yelling at her.

Two…who were they?

Did she know them?

Where did she come from?

What was she?

Her tendrils throbbed and disappeared quickly. Her eyes lost their pupils but were still glowing green.

The other blob wrapped her arms around her.

"Stop…stop, please…sssh…sssssssshhhhhhh…."

The young girl's facial tendons twitched wildly.

What was this feeling? This warm feeling?

Had she experienced it before?

Was this…love?

The young girl snarled. She didn't know these people! She didn't know anyone.

Anyone…

No one…

Nothing made sense to her anymore.

Her mental capacities shut down, and she collapsed feebly into the woman named Laurie's embrace.

"There, there, it's okay…we'll get you fixed up…"

"What about theses?!" Miles snapped, pointing at her cuts.

"Sssh, it's the gods showing that you're still a flawed being~. Did you focus your chis?"

"I did, Laurie…did we do our 'body beauty awareness' rituals incorrectly?"

"That's on Fridays…"

"Oh, right…"

A year later, and the young girl was acting more humanistic than she ever had. Laurie and Miles had obtained her birth records and had officially adopted her.

"Dawn, it's dinner time! We're having your favorite~!" Laurie said, calling to her from below the tree she was perched on.

"Coming!" she replied, gently floating down to the ground.

She had finally attained a new life, one where she was happy, safe, and loved.

This was her dawn of a new day.

(AN: Yeah, short special chapter is short, and I'm sorry if this got really confusing, but I had this in mind the whole time. If you're wondering why this isn't in the actual story, I'll explain that at around chapter, uh…8. Yeah.

So, here's some interesting little things I had in early planning stages of the fic series!

In Total Drama Island, I had a lot of elimination change-ups. I believe I had Noah/DJ in the final five at one point, and Lindsay went further as well. I don't quite remember who I had in mind for the finale, but I think it was similar to what it was in Season 1. Although I think it was Bridgette/Trent in the finale this time.

Revenge of the Island had a different elimination order initially as well. The first 6 elims were the same, but Episode 7 had some changed orders:

Justin and Mal would've been the double elimination (with Justin being on the Maggots for 10 seconds to do so). Anne Maria would transfer to the Maggots as well.

Staci would've been eliminated in Episode 8, and Beth would've given her her phone number.

Episode 9 was a toss-up between B going home or Sam quitting because his peers were arguing so much.

Episode 10 was Dakota going home.

Episode 11 was Sam going home because he lost all his mojo.

Episode 12 was Beth getting 3rd place.

Finale would've been Anne Maria vs. Brick, which I thought was a good idea (and somewhat debate on even today), but still, no regrets on Anne Maria vs. B.

Anyways, thanks for tuning in and have a wonderful holiday season! Chapter 7 will come once…well, once grad school work dies down. Thanks for the patience as well! This next episode should be a doozy.)