Total Drama Cream
"No No No! You call them back and tell them I AM NOT doing a game where they load me up into a slingshot and launch me at a bunch of lime green colored pigs." Cream says plainly into her cell phone as she walks down the hallway of the fourth floor of Cartoon Network's studios.
"What?" Cream takes off her small black sunglasses as listens to the secretary on the other end of the line. "NO! I don't care if they call it Angry Cream! I do not want to be shot with a giant rubber band. It's too dangerous. Ugh!" She hangs up in a rush.
"G'morning Tails." Cream says quickly as she steps into her CN Studios office.
"Hey Cream! You doin' okay?" Tails asks out of concern as he sees her stomp toward her desk.
Cream sighs. "Yes and no. My phone has been ringing non-stop with all these crazy projects people want me to be a part of. Speaking of which, can you make me a really awesome airplane out of construction paper?"
"Uhh…sure, but why?"
"Those guys over at Nintendo want to make a game called Super Paper Cream. I read their proposal and it sounded pretty good. I think they're finally starting to realize that it's going to take an all out effort by everyone involved if we're going to become the most popular characters in the world!"
"Yeah!" Tails shouts in excitement.
"What's your schedule looking like today?" Cream inquires as she reaches into a small mini-fridge hidden behind her desk and pulls out an eight ounce bottle of chocolate milk.
"Let's see…" Tails quickly double clicks on his calendar on his laptop. "We're scheduled to make out from 10:30 until 11:00, and then we're supposed to have that little get to know everyone party with all the people on the seventh floor at noon. Other than that, I'm pretty free."
"The make out session is still on, but cancel that party. Mrs. Wilkins called a little while ago and said she's got a big new idea for us she wants to discuss over lunch." Cream explains as she types away at her keyboard.
"What is it?"
"Some kind of new show."
"Really?"
"Yeah, she thinks it will help us gain more exposure to a worldwide audience."
"Hmmm…I wonder what she could be thinking of?" Tails theorizes.
"I dunno, but can you come with me to this meeting I've got at nine? I've got a bunch of commercials to tape this morning, and it may get ugly if they don't make the changes I want."
"Of course! What's first?" Tails asks as he dutifully walks beside Cream like a golden retriever tagging along behind its owner.
"Well, I really like the idea of endorsing this energy drink, but I'm not doing it if they don't change the name to Red Bunny." Cream says haughtily.
"Want me to bring the remote for the brainwashing satellite?" Tails checks with her.
"Nahh…I think I can convince them with a little female persuasion. Apparently the rumor about me beating the hel—"
"Cream!" Tails cuts her off. "You can't cuss! That will hurt your popularity."
"Really?" Cream gasps as she covers her mouth with her hand. "Okay…Apparently the rumor about me beating the…stuffing out of Naruto and Sakura has been making its way around town. Better?"
Tails nods quickly. "What's after that though?"
"Oh some easy ones. Bunny Bread was all too happy to have me endorse their stuff. All I'm doing there is a photo shoot for the packaging. You just get to stand around and watch me look beautiful at that one." Cream nudges Tails and raises her eyebrows at him.
( 3 Hours Later – Inside the Cartoon Network Cafeteria)
"Wow Tails. Sakura was right. The food here really does suck." Cream drops her fork in disgust at the taste of the bland green beans.
"Yeah, the pulled pork isn't very good either." Tails tepidly takes another bite from his sandwich.
"Sorry to keep you two waiting!" Mrs. Wilkins, the CN executive that was a firsthand witness to Cream's beatdown of Sakura and Naruto says apologetically as she approaches their table. "How is your head, Tails? It looked like you took quite a beating yesterday? You don't have a concussion, do you?"
"I don't think so, but my memory of making out with Cream yesterday is a little fuzzy."
"I'm sorry about that. It's been taken care of though. Naruto and Sakura have been permanently dismissed from the company. They won't be bothering you again."
"Don't worry about it." Tails says warmly as the woman pulls out one of the curvy black chairs and sits down. She hurriedly opens up a leather binder she's carrying and hands a piece of paper to both Tails and Cream.
"What's this?" Cream questions as she begins to read the long document.
"This is the next big step for the two of you." The boss exclaims. "I was thinking…how can we help make Cream more popular? Well, instead of just being on a regular TV show…why not be on a REALITY TV SHOW? It will expose you to an entirely new audience!"
"Reality show? How does it work?" Cream sounds interested but skeptical.
"The idea behind this is that we'll basically take you two and twenty others and put you on an island where you'll compete in various events and build alliances to win a fantastic prize. But the prize isn't the important part of course. Everything will be taped and you'll get tons of face time around the world!"
"This sounds like an amazing offer, but I don't have time to track down twenty of our friends and get all this set up." Cream says plainly.
"You don't have to lift a finger Cream. We'll do all the prep work. You two just show up at the studio tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. and we'll have a driver that will get you out to the island."
"It's a deal then." Cream says simply as she pulls out a pen and starts to sign the contract before asking the woman. "I assume the same agreement as with NaruCream? Tails and I get 99% of the ad sales and you guys get to keep the other 1%?"
"Of course." The woman says seriously, sounding as if that really is a fair deal.
Tails and Cream quickly ink their contracts. Cream hastily hands them over to the executive before grabbing Tails' hand and pulling him away from the table. "Thanks, but we've gotta run. I've got some more sponsors to meet with this afternoon! Talk to you tomorrow!"
"Ready for the meeting with Apple, Cream?" Tails quizzes her as they head out the door.
"I'm kind of skeptical about this company, Tails." Cream says as they hurriedly walk down the hall. "Why do they want me to endorse them? I don't even like apples."
"Uhh…Cream?" Tails asks hesitantly. "You do know they don't actually make apples right?"
(On One of The Barrier Islands Outside Station Square)
"Hello everyone and welcome to the first episode of the newest reality show sensation, Total Drama Cream!" Chris McLean says as the camera zooms in on the group. Waves gently lap at the shore as the sky fades into a pasty pink in the evening sun. "I'm here with twenty-two of the most unique and crazy characters on the planet! They'll be competing to see who can survive Total Drama Cream and win a fantastic prize!"
The camera pans around and shows the contestants: Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and Yoshi on one side. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Rouge, Vector, Charmy, Espio, Silver, Blaze, Shadow, and Big on the other.
"I can't believe they brought Mario, Luigi, and Peach here." Cream whispers angrily to Tails. "I don't want them to think there's any chance I'll hire them back. EVER!"
One of the many cameramen does a close up of Cream, trying to pick up what she's saying. Cream notices the approaching lens and quickly turns around and jump kicks it, sending cracks through the glass in all directions.
"Now contestants, your first night here will be all about getting to know each other and having fun. Our first competition will begin at 9 a.m. tomorrow! I'll see you then, but remember, until then, everyone at home will be watching your every move as we continue to stream the show live on the web throughout the night!"
Chris McLean heads out as all the characters begin to group together to talk things over.
"Cream!" Amy shouts happily as she runs up and hugs her lightly. "I'm so glad we get to do this! We've both been so busy lately, it's been forever since we got a chance to hang out!"
"Hey Amy." Cream greets her warmly.
"Cream, I can't thank you enough for firing Princess Peach! I was over at Nintendo the other day, and they're working on a game for me to star in called Super Awesome Amy! I can't believe it! I'm so excited! I know you were the one who set all that up…I just can't thank you enough!" Amy gives Cream an almost Sonic style squeeze before letting her go.
"Excuse me." A deep voice interrupts their conversation as a tall shadow extends over Cream, Amy, and Tails. "Cream, could I talk to you for a minute?"
Vector is looking at her seriously. Several cameras immediately swoop in for what they are expecting is a heated confrontation.
"What? You here to yell at me about blackmailing my mom and to tell me what a bad little girl I am?" Cream huffs as she puts her hands on the hips of her black island dress.
"Actually, I was just wondering if you could text me those pics. That was a wild night and I wouldn't mind keeping those in my personal collection." Vector explains. "I never knew carrot juice could taste so good until Vanilla made me try some. Cream, your mother…she is something special…" Vector's eyes go all dreamy as he zones out from the group.
"You don't even want to be me Dad, to you?" Cream suddenly shouts out of nowhere.
"Huh?" Vector looks stunned.
Cream bursts into tears and runs away toward a grove of thickly packed trees in the center of the island. Amy looks concerned, but Tails is the only one that chases after her.
"Cream! Cream! Wait!" Tails twirls his tails together and chases after her until he finally manages to catch her. He grabs her hand and spins her around. "Cream, what's going on? Why would you think Vector would want to be you Dad?"
"Tails…" Cream crashes into his chest, hugging him deeply with her head on his shoulder for a long while before finally pulling back and looking into his eyes with hers full of tears. "I've never told you or anyone else this before, but there's an awful reason why my Mom is a single parent."
"I'm so sorry Cream! I should've asked before." Tails tells her as cameras quickly find them, recording the events from every possible angle.
"No Tails, you shouldn't have. It's…almost too horrible to think about." Cream begins. "The reason my Dad isn't around anymore…is that…well…you know that male rabbits…sometimes…after their kids are born…they try to eat them." Tails nearly faints as he hears Cream's explanation but manages to steady himself as he wraps his arms around Cream's waist and she lightly puts hers around his neck.
"You see…my Dad…he was a cannibal, but my Mom didn't realize it until it was almost too late." Cream continues. "She saw him eyeing me when I was a few weeks old and beat the…"
"Cream…" Tails reminds her of the damage that cussing could do to her popularity.
"No Tails! It has to be said! Mom beat the living hell out of him and she thought that would set him straight, but it didn't. I remember him standing over my bed one night when I was five and seeing his fangs. It was so scary, but Cheese saved the day! Mom saw him knocked out on the floor the next morning and kicked him out for good. It's been just me and her ever since."
"I'm so sorry Cream. I had no idea. That must've been so traumatic for you! I'll never make another joke about eating rabbit meat again!" Tails whispers to her sorrowfully, blushing at all the times he'd teased her about that in the past.
"It's okay Tails. You didn't know. And I knew you were just messing with me. Still, I guess I just hoped that when my mom started dating Vector that he would become the Dad I never had."
Tails hugs her tightly again.
"You're so sweet Tails. Thanks for listening." Cream smiles at him as they begin walking back toward the shore. "Wanna go make out on the beach?"
(4:30 in the morning)
"Hey..psst…hey! Rabbit!" A dark voice whispers as it tugs on Cream's ear as she lies on her back inside her dark orange colored sleeping bag.
"Hmm?" Cream's eyes shoot open when she sees Shadow kneeling beside her. "I have a name ya know?" Cream manages to snip at him as she sits up.
"Look Cream, I've got a proposition for you." Shadow begins. "I have the backing to make a game that will cement your status as the strongest and most popular character of all time."
"Really? Why would you want to help me make a game like that?" Cream asks skeptically.
"Because…you're strong would be a valuable ally. I can make this game happen, but it would an honor just to train and work with you. All I ask in return is that you let me be one of the characters in this game. It'll be me, you, Sonic, Bowser, Link, and all the rest! I'm sure you'll be able to dominate us all though."
"Well, first of all, Tails my only ally, but you may be on to something. Instead of just taking on all these characters one at a time, battling them all in one place might be a good idea." Cream says thoughtfully.
Shadow patiently waits for her to consider his suggestion.
"You know what Shadow? You got yourself a deal. We'll set something up after we get through with this reality show. It'll be good to get everyone back together again."
"Excellent." Shadow says simply as he shakes Cream's hand. He begins walking off down the shore as the full moon hangs ominously overhead. Cream snuggles back into her sleeping bag and nuzzles closer to Tails.
(9:00 A.M. Later That Morning)
"Alright everyone, it looks like you're all rested and ready to go with today's challenge." Chris McLean announces as he looks over the group. "Except..we seem to be missing one contestant." Everyone looks around and sees Big underneath the palm tree that provides the most shade, casting his line out into the ocean while a green frog is seated nearby.
"Just ignore him. He kind of does his own thing." Sonic sighs as everyone turns back to the host.
"Okay then. Today's event will be an obstacle course with all kinds of challenges. Some big, some small. Be the first contestant to make it to the other side of the island and you'll be our big winner. It's every man, turtle, hedgehog, and rabbit for themselves! Feel free to partner up to benefit each other, but there can only be one winner! On your mark! Get set! Go!" McLean shouts as everyone takes off down the beach, quickly zig-zagging through a net maze and walking over a bed of hot coals.
"You doing okay so far Cream?" Tails huffs as he jogs behind her toward the jungle part of the course.
"Yeah, I think so." Cream replies as she throws off the top of a box containing puzzle pieces that each contestant has to construct before moving on to next challenge.
Sonic races ahead to a big lead, but is stopped in his tracks by the ¼ mile swim across to another part of the island. He shuffles nervously on his feet as he looks down at his reflection in the calm, clear water.
Tails and Cream manage to take the lead from Sonic as they begin the swimming portion of the course, with Yoshi and Amy not far behind.
"Not too much further to go Cream!" Tails exclaims as they splash out of the water onto the last section of the race.
A blinding green light flashes near the fox and the rabbit as Shadow materializes before them, holding a chaos emerald. "Just thought I'd drop in and let you two know that I'll be winning this race."
"I can't let you do that Shadow!" Tails instantly launches himself at the black hedgehog, knocking the chaos emerald from his hand. "Cream must win! At…any…cost!" Tails struggles to restrain Shadow as they wrestle for control of the emerald.
Cream stays focused and flies toward the goal, breaking through the red finish line just before Shadow manages to crawl away from Tails, grab the emerald, and use chaos control to cross the final checkpoint.
"Well done…rabbit." Shadow smirks at her. "Using your little fox servant to slow me down. You must have him trained pretty well. I look forward to working on the new game with you."
Cream stares at him seriously. "So do I Shadow. Meet at my Nintendo Office tomorrow morning at ten and we'll begin plans for the game, but if you ever lay a finger on Tails or speak ill of him again, I'll have to kick your –"
"Congratulations Cream! Since you won the race, that means you're safe from being voted off the show tonight!" McLean cuts her off as the rest of the contestants begin to cross the finish line.
"Wait wait wait. I'm glad I won and all, but I don't have time to stick around for twenty episodes of this show. I volunteer to leave the island first." Cream says sternly as she finds the nearest camera before brightening up and looking directly into the lens. "It's been a blast guys! And to everybody all around the world, thanks for watching! And remember, I'm Cream The Rabbit. The most amazing all-around character ever!" She makes a peace and victory sign before blowing a kiss to the camera.
"But…" The host stutters, unsure of how to proceed.
"Hey! If she's not sticking around for the rest of this thing, we're not either!" Mario complains as everyone looks at Chris McLean with an agitated glare.
"Uhh..well…" McLean begins again. "I guess…in that case…that will conclude this special one episode season of Total Drama Cream! Thanks so much for watching everyone! We'll see you again next time! Whenever that may be…"
"C'mon Tails! Let's go! We can check reality TV off our list of things to conquer. Besides, we've got maybe our biggest project yet to get to work on." Cream turns her eyes to Shadow for only a moment before flapping her ears and taking off toward Station Square. Tails quickly twirls his tails together and launches through the sky after her, eager to hear about what their next big task will be.
To Be Continued
Will Cream be able to defeat all her opponents in the game Shadow has planned for her? What other products and games can Cream endorse? Will the food at the CN Cafeteria get any better? Find out next time!
Author's Note: Several different ideas for titles were used in this chapter. Angry Cream (Angry Birds) was submitted by mybest123, Super Paper Cream was suggested by fallout-boy97, and Total Drama Cream was an idea from Sparkling-nexis137.
Author's Note 2: Again, this chapter was a little different than the past chapters that were just games, so I hope it's still good to you guys. Will the next chapter spell doom for Cream and Tails? Let me know what you guys think. Also, do you guys have Bunny Bread where you live? Bread always seems to be totally different everywhere you go. Thanks so much for reading and the reviews.
Also, I hope the idea about Cream growing up in a 'single-parent household' wasn't offensive to anybody. I have several friends that their parents are divorced, but I was just trying to think of a way Cream's dad is never around (since they never explain it in the show) and I thought it would fit in with the whole 'Total Drama' theme. And since sometimes rabbits do eat/kill their babies in real life. Yikes!
Thanks again and keep the ideas and suggestions coming!