The shot opens up with a close-up of Chef holding some kind of file in his hands, walking past several prison cells. "I'm innocent! Innocent!" a random prisoner yelled as the camera panned out a bit to show Chef uneasily looking around the prison following a prison guard.
The random prisoner was soon revealed to be the escaped psycho killer with a chainsaw and a hook from TDI, although his chainsaw was obviously gone. The prisoner next to him was a white-haired man who puckered his lips and made a kissing gesture at Chef, weirding him out further.
"The crusty cockroaches have a big lead over the soiled stinkbugs!" Chris shouted from within his cell that was currently off-screen, alarming Chef to hear him talk to himself like that.
"Cram it McLean!" another prison yelled from his cell, although the crazy host didn't care at all.
Now approaching the cell Chris was in, the host was seen bent over a little watching a cockroach and a stinkbug on the ground. "Ooh! Lightning slips past Duncan! The heat is on! Yeah, look at that! That's what I'm talking about!" he narrated, even though the two bugs were just sitting there.
Seeing Chef walk up to his prison cell however put Chris in a sour mood right away, taking his attention away from the bugs. "Well well well. Look who finally came to visit me after a whole year." Chris said sarcastically, crossing his arms.
"Come on, you finished your sentence for dumping toxic waste." Chef let Chris know that his prison sentence was over, but the host didn't seem to care.
"Whatever, I think I'll stay right here! I've got everything I need, including, Chef 2.0! I made him from a cashew." Chris spoke in a matter-of-factly voice, holding up a cashew with a crudely drawn face on it meant to resemble Chef.
Since Chris wasn't going to listen, Chef just slid the file he was carrying through a slip in the cell. "What's this?" Chris asked as he grabbed the file, opening it up and pulling out sheets of paper.
"Your contract. The producers have greenlit another season! So, you in?" Chef asked, getting a grin on his face.
Chris gained a grin on his face as well, his sour expression completely gone. "Oh it is on!" he smiled, with his teeth glistening just like always.
Intro:
The usual rock music began for the show's theme "I Wanna Be Famous", although, for the first time in the series, it instead cut right towards the end of the song. Cameras were shown popping out of various places with tags still on them, showing that they were freshly bought, with the camera then zooming past Chris and Chef landing on the ground in a helicopter.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
The camera zoomed up the 1,000-foot high cliff and then into the lake, where Heather and Zoey were tugging at a treasure chest and fighting over it. It opened up after a second though, revealing Cameron and Mr. Coconut inside with several immunity idols. Behind them, Scott was seen swimming away from a shark in panic while Owen was hanging onto its tail and letting out a trail of fart gas behind him while doing so.
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous!
The rest of the contestants were seen on rafts holding dueling sticks, ready to whack each other with them. Jo and Beth clashed first, although Jo easily overpowered her. Lightning and Mike pressed their sticks against each other, and Lightning jumped bumped Mike away super easily as well. Alejandro and Bridgette clashed, with Alejandro pushing her away with one hand. Blaineley and Brick swung their sticks against each other, and Blaineley surprisingly gained the edge over Brick. Then Gwen and Duncan swung dueling sticks at LeShawna with anger, while LeShawna blocked them with a concerned look on her face.
The last bits of the tune were whistled by the contestants while Mike and Zoey were about to kiss at the campfire, but were interrupted by Chef bringing in the toxic marshmallow between them and made them break up their romantic moment. This scared and surprised them while the camera panned out to show the rest of the contestants sitting on tree stumps watching, with Chris standing off to the side. The logo of the season was shown on a plank of wood, with one last guitar riff ending the intro.
"Welcome to Total Drama All Stars!" Chris welcomed the viewer, opening with a shot of the island itself before zooming in on Chris standing on the Dock of Shame.
"After my involuntary year-long 'vacation'..." Chris used air quotes to emphasize "vacation". "I really need to be in a familiar environment! Surrounded by the people I love... to hurt." Chris brought his hand to his, a wicked grin appearing on his face.
Chris laughed afterward, lowering his hands to his sides. "It's a condition of my parole. Except for the hurt part! Heh, that's all McLean!" Chris pointed at himself, still smiling widely.
Chris walked over to the edge of the dock from his right, passing by the Total Drama Machine carrying a briefcase. "This season, I'm bringing back 16 TD All Stars to battle it out in the most dangerous, death-defying, one million dollar competition, ever!" Chris stated, with the machine opening up the briefcase and showing off the money.
Some of the money in the case was blown away however by a helicopter that had just arrived. "And here they are now!" Chris announced, pointing at the helicopter with the camera soon panning over to it in the air.
"From Revenge of the Island, say hello to... multiple Mike!" Chris announced Mike's arrival as the door to the helicopter opened up, with Chef shoving Mike right out.
"Also known as Chester, Svetlana, Vito, and Manitoba!" Chris listed off his alternate personalities while Mike switched to them as Chris listed them off, falling into the water while screaming as Manitoba.
"Mike's crush pushover turned powerhouse... Zoey!"
Zoey gasped as Mike fell into the lake, now preparing for a dive. "Mike!" she yelled as she dove out of the plane with great form.
"Athletic non-supporter... Lightning!"
Lightning slid over to the exit of the helicopter, looking down as Zoey dove towards that lake. "You call that a dive? Watch this, sha-AWW!" Lightning was cut off from performing his dive by Chef pushing him out.
"Bubble boy brainiac... Cameron!"
Chef was holding Cameron by his hoodie, with Cameron looking down nervously. "This is highly illogicaaaaaal!" Cameron yelled as Chef tossed him away from the helicopter.
"Ever so loyal traitor to his team... Brick!"
Brick was nervously looking over the edge of the helicopter, although Chef soon shoved him out and made him scream like a little girl.
"Challenge throwing dirt farmer... Scott!"
Scott was clinging onto Chef's leg for dear life, letting out a scream as he plummeted once Chef shook and pushed him off of his leg.
"And bossy bruiser Jo! Who dominated until her underling turned on her!"
Jo was actually able to stop Chef from pushing her out of the helicopter, shoving him aside and pointing down towards the island. "You're a dead man McLean!" she yelled at him, before letting out a much more shocked yell as she fell out of the helicopter thanks to Chef shoving her out.
Chris chuckled as he watched them all fall, having his hands behind his back and looking up towards the helicopter. "Hehe... now from our original cast... say hello to the spunky sister with 'tude... LeShawna!"
LeShawna was holding off Chef the best she could at the moment, both of them trying to push each other. "You best quit now if you know what's good for yooOOOUU!" LeShawna yelled as Chef overpowered her and pushed her out of the helicopter.
"Loveable lad of lard... Owen!"
Owen was having trouble fitting through the helicopter exit, giggling as Chef tried to push him. "Hey uh, Chef? I could use a little help heEERE OH GOD!" Owen let out a scream as Chef eventually got him out, sending him plummeting.
"Courtney's bestie turned boyfriend stealer... Gwen!"
Gwen was carried over to the exit of the plane despite her resistance and was thrown out. "He wasn't her boyfriend at the time!" she yelled as she plummeted towards the lake.
"Broody bad boy Duncan!"
Duncan was already falling, having his arms crossed. "Bring it on!" he shouted, not at all scared of the fall.
"Devious diva... Heather!"
Heather was falling as well, much less composed than Duncan. "I hate Chris!" she screamed as she fell.
"Forgettable... uhh... Beth!"
Beth was plummeting with a horrified look on her face. "I'm too young to die!" she screamed, keeping one hand on her face so her glasses wouldn't fall off.
"B-Tier host and the season punching bag, Blaineley!"
Blaineley was trying to push Chef away from her, looking terrified. "You can't throw me down there with them! My makeup will run! Maybe we can sort something ouuuUUUT!" Blaineley was soon overtaken and shoved out the plane yelling.
"Surfer girl and Aftermath host, Bridgette! Total Drama's resident pole kisser!"
"It was Alejandro's fault! Not my fault!" Bridgette shouted as Chef tossed her out of the helicopter.
"And, feral freakshow... Ezekiel!"
Chef held out Ezekiel from the helicopter and dropped him out while Ezekiel flailed his arms and laughed maniacally. The rest of the cast gasped at the sight of him, letting out shocked reactions. "Kidding!" Chris exclaimed, as a plunger on a rope grabbed Ezekiel and pulled him towards the dock.
"No way is THAT guy coming back again!" Chris snapped his fingers, and the robot fire Ezekiel away with the plunger still on him, sending him flying into the distance while screaming. Chris let out a joyous sigh once he was gone. "Man, it's great to be back!"
On the beach now, all 15 members of the cast were sprawled across the sand and letting out groans of pain from their falls. Chris and the robot walked out to the beach, with Chris smiling at the competitors. "Greetings old friends!" Chris greeted them, raising one hand to wave.
Heather stood up and spat out a starfish that somehow had gotten in her mouth, then tossing it away. "I am NOT your friend!" she pointed at Chris, while Beth walked up beside Heather.
"Heh... you're just upset that Alejandro isn't here, aren't you? I'd be upset too if my boyfriend couldn't be here! But Brady has his own thing going at our country club, so I don't mind!" Beth giggled, looking up at her former enemy.
Heather didn't pay attention to the second part of what Beth said, looking offended by the first part. "Alejandro? As if I miss him! I'm glad he's gone, handsome jerk." Heather denied missing him, shoving Beth to the ground for even implying that.
LeShawna walked up to Chris, looking plenty angry with him already. "Boy you better have a darn good reason to go throwing us out of a plane like that on our first day here, or I'm gonna slide you!" LeShawna stretched one arm, readying it for a punch.
"One, it's a helicopter, and two, I don't need a reason! New contracts, remember?" Chris pulled out a copy of the new contract all the contestants were under, making LeShawna roll her eyes.
-Confessional: LeShawna-
LeShawna sat in the outhouse confessional, feeling a bit nostalgic for just a moment before looking at the camera. "This island still as stank as ever! And that jerk bag of a host is even worse than before. Harold was right when he said this was a bad idea, and here I thought white boy was just wimping out!"
-End Confessional-
"In fact, we've got a lot of big changes for this season! For one, the island is now 100% toxic waste-free!" Chris announced, with LeShawna still not looking happy in the slightest with him.
Cameron walked up next to LeShawna when he heard this news, looking delighted. "That is wonderful to hear! Although it is a shame I won't get to study the mutated species created as a result of that toxic waste." Cameron let out a small sigh, although he still looked happy.
"This has everything to do with the lawsuit Dawn filed does it?" Zoey asked, already knowing the answer to that question and embarrassing Chris a little bit.
"Uh... whatever do you mean? On a different note..." Chris changed the topic quickly. "I've upgraded your accommodations!" he announced, catching the attention of everyone now as they all walked closer.
The robot wheeled over a tv onto the beach, with it displaying the crummy cabins we all knew and loved. "This season, the losers still have to stay in a stinky old cabin!" Chris stated, getting some groans from the cast.
"Buuuuut... the winners get to stay in the all-new eco-friendly McLean spa hotel!" he announced, putting extra emphasis on the eco-friendly part while the tv panned out to show the spa hotel next to the cabin. "Complete with butler, hot tub, and 24-hour masseuse!" he further added. Mike, Cameron, Scott, and Heather were all soon seen cheering, with even Heather in a good mood now knowing that there would be some payoff to winning a challenge.
"And us Hollywood stars get to stay in our own trailer with AC and craft services right?" Blaineley asked, disgusted by the cabins.
Chris shook his head, snickering. "No, that's where I'll be staying! You get to be stuck with everyone else! Crawling back to my show wasn't such a good idea was it?" Chris mocked her, having a good deal of malice in his voice.
Blaineley crossed her arms and scoffed, trying to not look too bothered. "Fine! I can deal with it anyway, I've had way worse in film school," she commented, trying to stay on her not-so-high horse.
Since Blaineley's question was out of the way, Chris moved on. "And in honor of your all star status, I'm dividing you into teams based on your past performances. Heroes... versus Villains!" Chris stated the team theme, rubbing his hands together as he remembered the teams he had planned.
-Confessional: Heather-
Heather had her hands on her hips with a smirk on her face. "Obviously I'll be on the villains' team! And I'll be running it by lunch!"
-Confessional: Gwen-
Gwen let out a small sigh. "Heroes versus villains? Guess Duncan and I won't be on the same team. Unless Chris considers Duncan a hero. Yeah right. At least I'll have LeShawna to hang with." Gwen chuckled a bit at the thought of Duncan being a hero.
-End Confessionals-
"Heather, Duncan, Lightning, Jo, Blaineley, Scott, and Gwen!" Chris listed off the contestants' names, prompting them all to walk over together while the robot carried Gwen over and dumped her on the ground next to them. "From now on, you're the Villainous Vultures!" Chris announced their team, getting a shocked look from Gwen at this announcement. A red emblem with an angry vulture's head on it appeared above the team.
"Sha team!" Lightning cheered, looking impressed with his teammates and pumping both fists in the air.
Gwen however, was not happy in the slightest with her teammates. "Why am I on the villains' team!?" she asked, sounding bewildered.
Beth walked over to Chris's side after hearing this question, holding out a palm while answering. "Well, you were kinda mean back on the island. You dumped Trent, you stole Courtney's boyfriend, and became the new Heather!" Beth answered, sounding just a bit nervous stepping in like this since Gwen shot her a quick glare.
Chris just went with Gwen for her appearance, but he just nodded in agreement with Beth anyway. "Yeah, what she said." he agreed, pointing a thumb at Beth.
"But I've done so many good things! I'm not a villain, I'm nice!" Gwen tried to plead, but Duncan put a hand on her shoulder to try and comfort her.
"Being bad is cool! And look at it this way, at least we're on the same team now. So that's good right?" Duncan tried to bring up the positive of being on this team, although it didn't help much.
Gwen leaned against Duncan, looking down now. "I guess..." she said, which made Duncan frown.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Duncan-
Duncan had his arms crossed, looking unamused. "Aww man, I only came back for Gwen! She better not sulk the whole time, or I may as well be dating Courtney!"
-End Confessional-
"Mike, Zoey, Cameron, Owen, LeShawna, Brick, Beth, and Bridgette! You're the Heroic Hamsters!" Chris listed off the hero team, with a golden logo of a hamster with a halo soon appearing above them.
"Excuuuuse me? How are hamsters heroic? Those squishy lil' things wouldn't hurt a fly!" LeShawna asked, raising an eyebrow at the team name.
"It was that, or the Heroic Hippos!" Chris responded, letting them know what the other options were.
Even though it was meant to be bad, Owen looked pretty open to the alternative. "Ooh ooh! I like that one! We're big and strong like hippos, we should totally use that one!" Owen exclaimed, raising his hand.
The logo above them soon changed to a golden hippo with a halo over its a head and a cheery expression. "Alright then, you are now the Heroic Hippos!" he changed their team, getting mixed reactions from the friendship trio of Mike, Zoey, and Cameron.
"Wait a minute!" Jo interrupted the team announcement, pointing at the Hippos. "They have 8 to our 7, no fair!" she pointed out, looking angry.
Chris shrugged, trying to stop himself from laughing. "I needed the seat on the plane for the Ezekiel prank!" he tried to excuse the team difference.
Jo just glared at him silently though, not taking that excuse whatsoever. Chris saw he wasn't winning this and sighed. "Fine, you can have the robot." he gave in, pressing a button and sending the robot over to join the Vultures.
While the robot rolled past them, Scott eyed it curiously. "I thought your robot could talk." he commented, since the robot was only making beeping noises.
Chris gave a wave of dismissal though, not really caring. "Meh, the communication chip cacked out while I was in the hoosgow." Chris replied, throwing out a couple of words that probably had no actual meaning.
The robot soon rolled up next to Heather, who glared at it and pushed it away. "Ugh, keep your distance, toaster!" she told it, looking disgusted with the robot.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Heather-
Heather shivered for a moment, as if something had sent a chill down her spine. "Ooh... there is something about that robot I just don't like!"
-End Confessional-
Chris now stood by the tv, having one hand on top of it. "This year's challenges all nod to classics from the past! But with harsh new twists to make this the toughest Total Drama season, ever!" Chris stated, holding both arms out for a moment as if to emphasize this was a big deal.
"Your first challenge, find the key to the spa hotel! And you'll do it in an homage to Total Drama's first ever challenge! Cliff diving into water infested with ravenous sharks!" Chris began to go over the first challenge, with the tv showing the spa hotel, then the 1,000-foot high cliff from the first episode. Scott gulped nervously at the mention of sharks.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Scott-
Scott sat on the toilet with his knees brought close to his chest, shivering nervously. "O-Okay... so maybe I have a phobia of s-sharks. Can you blame me?"
-End Confessional-
While Chris explained the challenge, Chef kicked an intern off the cliff to have him demonstrate the challenge. "Once you've been in the water long enough to avoid the sharks, dive down and try to snag a key! And, choose wisely! 'Cuz only one of those suckers is the real deal!" the tv showed the intern trying to hold the shark back from biting him, then the assortment of keys on the sand underwater.
"If you live long enough to reach dry land, a teammate will carry you in one of the baby carriages from season 3's race through Central Park!" Chris went on, while the now mangled intern slumped onto the beach and got into to the carriage, where another intern pushed the carriage once he was in it.
"First team to open the spa hotel wins! And, someone from team loser will be going home tonight! Meet me at the base of the cliff in fifteen minutes! Chop chop!" Chris hopped onto a jeep with an intern, who soon drove off.
"Wait! Shouldn't we change into our swimsuits or something first!?" Mike called out to Chris as he drove off.
"Sorry, no time!" was Chris's response, before the host was out of hearing range for the contestants.
Now around 5 minutes later, the contestants were all walking through the woods together, although the robot was still just a bit too close to Heather. "I said stay away from me!" she yelled at it, speeding up her walking to get away from it.
The contestants were mostly just bunched in their teams while they walked, so the chit chat between them was simple. "Hey Bridgette, what made you come back?" Owen asked Bridgette, walking beside her.
"My contract. I would kill to not be here right now. Chris said it would be 'demonstration only', and then I'd get paid, but now I'm stuck here." Bridgette answered, walking with her hands in her hoodie pocket like always.
Owen chuckled awkwardly, not expecting that kind of answer. He thought everyone was here willingly, but it was clear some were not. Bridgette looked back at Owen and saw his face, letting out a sigh. "Sorry, just not in the best mood to be stuck here with Chris. I'm still glad to see you again Owen! It's been a year now, so it's nice to catch up." Bridgette changed her tone a bit, which brought Owen's mood back up as well.
Owen smiled and hugged Bridgette, a bit too tightly as usual. "Great to see you too! Hahaha, I'm still psyched to be here, even if it's with Chris!" Owen exclaimed, making Bridgette giggle as she pushed herself out of the hug.
"I can tell, you're just as chipper as ever, reminds me of how Geoff is on Saturdays, which is the same as any day of the week really." Bridgette complimented him back, bringing up her boyfriend as well.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Bridgette-
Bridgette looked around the confessional for a moment, sitting with her hands in her pocket. She noticed a wood carving in the outhouse, a heart with the letters "G + B" carved inside. "Aww, I don't remember this being here! Geoff must have carved it after I left in the first season, that's so sweet of him!" she gushed over the carving, before looking at the camera and adjusting her posture. "But I'm not here to be mushy! I'm here to win, for real this time! Alejandro isn't here, so no distractions! I'll win for us Geoff!"
-End Confessional-
While the villains walked together, things were much less friendly between them. Jo was minding her own business walking until Heather shoved past her to get further away from the drama machine. "Watch it old Heather!" Jo raised her voice towards Heather, very annoyed by this.
Heather glared back at Jo, crossing her arms. "You watch it, newbie!" Heather raised her voice back, and the two girls started to glare at each other more intensely.
"Guys!" Gwen cut them off before anything could escalate, looking back at them. "Just because Chris labelled us as villains doesn't mean we have to act like villains, we're a team! So we should work together as one!" Gwen reminded them, since they would definitely need teamwork if they wanted to win.
The rest of the villains all nodded and agreed with Gwen, saying various ways of agreeing, with some "yeah"s and "okay"s thrown in there.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Heather-
"No way is that going to happen. I-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Jo-
"Don't trust-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Duncan-
"Anyone-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Scott-
"On this-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Drama Machine-
"BEEP BEEP-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Lightning-
"Team!"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Gwen-
"Heh, I think that went well." Gwen chuckled, letting out a simple laugh. Although the shot soon showed the other members of the team except one evilly laughing.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Blaineley-
"Okay, so I'm part of the villains, which means that I have to really get into character right? With this antagonistic role, maybe I could go for a wicked diva, although that would cause overlap with Heather. Hmm, it is tough to improvise characters..."
-End Confessionals-
While the teams walked, Beth was thinking about what she had said earlier and how it could have hurt Gwen's feelings, so she looked back towards the villains and gave a friendly wave towards Gwen.
Gwen however, did not take this nicely. "Ugh, Beth is already really irking me. First she goes off on how I'm a horrible person and deserve to be a villain, and now she's trying to be nice? What is up with her?" Gwen complained to Duncan, who was walking beside her.
Duncan gave a wave of dismissal, not seeing it as a big deal at all. "Don't worry about it, Beth is a total pushover. I should know, spent over a month with her in that film lot. She probably just realizes she messed up." Duncan responded, chuckling as he remembered Action, putting his hands behind his head while he dug up some of those memories.
"Oh, she feels bad about saying those things? I mean, that's kind of nice." Gwen rubbed one arm, before raising it to wave back at Beth.
Duncan stopped Gwen though, grabbing her arm and keeping it down. "Don't let your guard down like that. We're on the villains team remember? Show one sign of being a goody goody and they'll probably vote you off." Duncan warned Gwen, making her sigh disappointedly.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Gwen-
"Don't let your guard down? It's just a wave! What has gotten into Duncan lately? I mean, the money can't make him that much more serious right? I know he has his soft side, so it's just a bit off-putting hearing him telling me to keep my guard up around Beth of all people."
-End Confessional-
Seeing the exchange between Gwen and Duncan but not hearing it, Beth bit her lip nervously. It didn't look good. Turning to Zoey, Beth poked her shoulder. "Do you think they're still mad at me?" Beth asked her, pointing at Duncan and Gwen.
Zoey looked back at the two, before just shaking her head. "No, that's just how they are I think. I mean, who would hold a grudge over simply telling the truth? You weren't wrong after all." Zoey assured Beth, which made her a little less worried.
The contestants all soon reached the beach, where there were two baby carriages and another TV waiting for them. "Greetings All Stars!" Chris greeted all of the contestants as he flew down onto the sand with a jetpack, making everyone cough from the smoke.
Once Chris landed, he gestured to the two carriages. "Here are your carriages! Blood red for the Villainous Vultures, and purest gold for the Heroic Hippos! You've got 30 seconds to pick your carriage drivers, starting now!" Chris announced, then pushing the two carriages away from him towards the teams.
"I'll drive!" Scott declared, grabbing the handle on the carriage.
"No, I'll drive!" Jo grabbed the handle on the carriage as well, glaring at Scott.
Lightning walked up to the two of them, crossing his arms and scoffing. "Sha-please! You're the slowest go kart driver ever!" Lightning brought up the challenge from Revenge of the Island, where Jo was stuck with the slowest go kart.
Jo pointed at herself with one hand, having a confident grin. "But I'm also the shopping carriage racing circuit champion!" Jo argued, making Lightning raise an eyebrow.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Jo-
Jo had the same grin on her face, sitting with her arms crossed. "No I'm not. I just said that because-"
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Lightning-
"Gotta respect championship status! Jo drives."
-End Confessionals-
Lightning carried Scott away from the carriage while Gwen walked up to Jo. "Jo, if you're so athletic, wouldn't you make a better diver?" Gwen suggested, although Jo wasn't a fan of the idea at all.
"Nobody tells me what to do, but we'd still need someone athletic on carriage duty. Think about that one next time gothball! And don't even try to kiss me!" Jo snapped at Gwen, making her gasp.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Gwen-
"After three seasons of kindness, I'm reduced to evil kisser status!? For the last time, Duncan and Courtney were over before he and I started! You can't steal a boyfriend if the boy is free!"
-End Confessional-
"10 seconds!" Chris announced towards the Heroes, who were still deciding on their driver. No one had stepped up yet, although the small talk between them was indicating that someone was about to step up.
"Maybe you could do it?" Cameron asked Zoey, although she didn't look too certain.
"Maybe Mike can do it?" Zoey pointed towards Mike in response, who also looked unsure if he should be the one to push.
The trio's little debate was cut off quickly though, as Beth walked over to their carriage. "I'll do it!" she volunteered, eager to prove herself to the team.
Now that the drivers had been picked, Chris pointed up towards the cliff. "Okay, everyone but Jo and Beth, up the cliff you go!" Chris told them all, prompting them all to groan before doing as told.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Beth-
"I have to drive, everyone will see how helpful I am, and they won't vote me off! People umm, say a lot of mean things about me, but I didn't get to the finale of a season for nothing! Besides, teamwork is important, I'm just doing my part!"
-End Confessional-
Now at the top of the cliff, everyone was panting tiredly since they had ran up. Well, besides the person who made it to the top in front. "Sha-first!" Lightning cheered for himself, pumping both fists into the air while everyone else tried to catch their breath.
While Lightning celebrated, Bridgette walked over to the edge of the cliff and looked over, where she saw Fang looking up at the contestants. "Woah, that shark looks... different?" Bridgette commented somewhat nervously.
Lightning heard her and soon peered over. "Woah, that's Fang! Sha-yikes!" Lightning winced at the sight of the mutant shark.
"Fang? It has a name?" Bridgette asked, not quite caught up with everything from Revenge of the Island.
Scott heard the name and shivered, quickly backing away from the cliff's edge. "Yeah, he's a s-s-shark! A mutant one, he'll eat you up!" Scott stammered, super terrified of Fang.
"Places people! It's diving time!" Chris declared, having just arrived at the top of the cliff via golf carriage.
Scott scrambled behind Heather, pushing her forward. "Heheh... after you! I insist!" he tried to feign politeness to cover up his fear, which just annoyed her.
"Remember people, only one diver at a time per team! The next diver has to wait until the carriage of the last diver for their team returns! Ready? Set!" Chris then blew his airhorn, starting off the challenge.
Lightning right away ran towards the edge confidently, jumping off the cliff in a pose to dive. "Lightning strikes!" he shouted as he jumped. Bridgette decided to go first for the Heroes, jumping off in a more graceful dive.
While Lightning dove towards the water, he saw Fang and two other sharks rise out the water and wait for him. He just readied a punch though, smirking as he got closer. "Sha-bam!" he yelled as he punched Fang in the nose while going into the water. Right after Lightning disappeared under the water after punching Fang, Bridgette landed in the water without any threat of danger since Lightning's punch had scared off the other two sharks.
The first person to resurface was Bridgette, holding up a silver key that appeared to be shaped like Cody's head. "Got one!" she exclaimed, then quickly swimming away towards the shore. She ran over to Beth's carriage and hopped in, to which Beth hurried off towards the hotel.
"And the Heroes take the lead!" Chris narrated as Beth pushed the carriage as fast as she could, heading off the beach and into the woods just to go a bit faster on the dirt compared to the sand.
Lightning soon resurfaced as well, holding up a standard looking yellow key. "Sha-score!" he cheered for himself as he swam back to the shore.
By the time Lightning hopped in the carriage, Jo scoffed at his smug look. "Way to let them take the lead." Jo remarked as she started to push the carriage.
Jo headed into the woods as wall, jogging while pushing the carriage and going at a much better pace than Beth was. "Listen, you don't like me, and I really don't like you." Jo said to Lightning as she pushed, although his smug look didn't fade away at all.
"What's not to like? Mwah!" Lightning kissed one of his muscles, unknowingly showing off one of the big reasons to not like him.
"You're kidding right? Point is, we're the strongest members of our team, and McLean decided it'd be funny to put more of those oldies on our team than us, so we've gotta stick together, and pick them off one by one. You got that?" Jo proposed an alliance, since no one else was around to hear them.
Lightning nodded, just glad to hear himself being called one of the strongest on the team. "You sha-bet I do. But after the teams merge, it's every champ for himself, starting with number one, which is me!" Lightning pointed at himself, agreeing to the alliance.
"Yeah yeah." Jo rolled her eyes at his self-praise, just continuing to push the carriage.
Ahead of them, Beth had just arrived at the spa hotel, letting Bridgette hop out of the carriage to try and open the door. The key didn't work though, making Bridgette sigh. "This key is too small, guess we're going back. Hey wait, why is this key shaped like Cody?" Bridgette asked, showing the key to Beth as she walked back to the carriage.
Beth looked at the key, before just shrugging. "I dunno, maybe Chris just had one lying around?" Beth guessed, not sure what to say about it.
They wouldn't have much time to dwell on it either, as Lightning and Jo soon arrived at the spa hotel. "Alright we've gotta go! Hurry!" Bridgette said quickly as she hopped into the carriage, to which Beth grabbed the handle and started to push.
Lightning jumped out of the carriage and ran up to the spa hotel door, shoving the key into the hole. He turned it, but it didn't budge. "C'mon key! Open up for the champ!" Lightning yelled at the key, while Jo just watched.
"It doesn't open because it's the wrong key! Bright-ning!" Jo mocked Lightning, before jogging back to the carriage with him so they could return to the beach.
Back at the top of the cliff, Gwen and Duncan were looking down at the beach to watch for when Jo would arrive so one of them could take their turn. "Come on come on!" Duncan said, growing impatient.
Seeing the two of them standing together, Blaineley walked up with one hand on her hip. "Hmm, you know you two generated quite the ratings for the show when you two became a couple. Although there weren't too many episodes of it to really catch the audience you know? Perhaps if you got more intimate with each other, we could bring up your popularity. Yeah, that would definitely do it." Blaineley suggested as if it were a scripted show, getting some odd looks from them.
"Yeah, no. We're not there at all. Still trying to figure things out." Gwen replied quickly, not amused by the suggestion at all.
"Trying to figure things out? What is that supposed to mean? We're a couple, what is there to figure out?" Duncan asked her, scratching his head and raising an eyebrow.
Gwen tried to think of a response to that, although her mind drew blanks. Thankfully for her, Jo had just arrived back on the beach with Lightning which worked to bail her out of the situation. "Uh, we can talk later! Jo is here! Good luck!" Gwen blurted out, pushing Duncan away from her and ignoring his question.
"Woah!" Duncan stumbled back, before just falling off the cliff and towards the water with a yell. Gwen winced as she watched him fall, feeling just a bit guilty.
Duncan landed in the water safely, although he was soon greeted by an angry fang. He grabbed the key closest to him without looking at it, soon rising before Fang could try and take a chomp at him. Lightning had just hopped out of the carriage when Duncan reached the shore, so Duncan was able to just hop in without any waiting. "Let's roll!" he said, and Jo was already on it, pushing the carriage towards the woods.
Beth just now arrived with Bridgette in the carriage, and the Heroes at the top saw them arrive. "I'll take this one troop! For the team!" Brick volunteered himself, turning and running towards the cliff, jumping off in a cannonball.
Brick landed in the wall safely, although Fang was ready for him, unfortunately, and began to give chase while Brick tried to swim away. He was able to swoop down and grab one of the coins while swimming away from Fang as fast as he could, soon reaching the shore all in one piece. He hopped into the carriage, making Beth groan for just a moment as she tried to push.
Now in the woods, Jo was pushing the carriage while jogging, with Duncan just chilling in the carriage. "Listen up short pants, I'm in charge! Get in my way, and I'll make your life a living nightmare!" Jo threatened Duncan, pointing at him with one finger.
Duncan laughed for a moment however, not taking it serious at all. "Ha! Trust me, I don't wanna be in charge, but feel free to knock yourself out trying." Duncan told Jo, confusing her a little.
"Really?" Jo asked with a raised eyebrow, expecting more pushback from a tough guy like him.
The two of them soon arrived at the spa hotel, with Duncan trying to jam his key in the lock once they were there. "No go, it's a dud." Duncan said as he pulled the key back out of the hole, looking a little annoyed.
Jo had her arms crossed, also annoyed since she would have to push another person here. "Way to pick the wrong key, Dud-can!" Jo gave him a leer after making fun of him.
"Ha! Good one." Duncan complimented her insult though, which again confused Jo.
"Thanks?" she thanked him confusingly, starting to walk back towards the carriage now.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Jo-
Jo had a small smile on her face, in a better mood now. "Wow, someone who finally appreciates my killer zingers! Maybe Dudcan isn't a complete waste of space."
-End Confessional-
Beth and Brick arrived a little bit after Jo and Duncan left, with Brick hopping out and running over to the door with his key. Once he actually put the key in though, he realized that it wasn't the right one. "Blast! It appears I've grabbed the wrong key! Let's hustle before we lose any time!" Brick ordered, hopping back into the carriage and making Beth sigh. She still pushed the carriage though, although it wasn't as fast as before.
Now back at the cliff, the rest of the divers who hadn't gone yet were still waiting for Jo and Beth to return. "Oh no, Beth is still not back yet!" Zoey cried out, seeing Jo arrive on the beach with Duncan. Seeing this as her cue, Gwen ran towards the cliff and dove off reluctantly, since she still didn't like the thought of going down that far.
Not too long after, Beth returned with Brick, so Mike was ready to go as well. "Wish me luck!" Mike said to Zoey before jumping off the cliff quickly.
Mike dove into the water to get his key, while Gwen surfaced with her key as soon as Mike reached the water. The sharks were waiting for her though, showing off their teeth as they had her surrounded. "Woah! N-Nice sharks..." she tried to sweet-talk the sharks, holding up both hands nervously.
Mike came up to the surface after quickly grabbing a key, letting out a short scream as he saw the three sharks around him and Gwen. Before they could come any closer though, a rock was hurled onto Fang's nose. "Sorry!" Zoey's voice came from above, with the shot panning up to her with a slingshot.
Another rock was hurled at fang's nose, followed by two more hurled at the other two sharks, which was enough to make them all back down and head underwater for the time being. "Wow, you're really good at that!" Owen complimented Zoey, impressed with her skill.
"Well after all the times he's saved me, I owe him one!" Zoey replied, looking a little embarrassed since a bunch of attention was now drawn to her.
Gwen and Mike were able to swim back to shore safely now that the sharks were gone, with Gwen making it back first and hopping into the carriage. "Hurry!" she shouted, pointing in the direction of the hotel.
"You think I don't know that?" Jo responded snarkily, pushing the carriage away towards the woods.
Mike ran up to the carriage while Brick hopped out, giving Mike a salute. "Take care soldier! Let's hope you grabbed the right key!" he told Mike, before Beth started to push the carriage away.
Cutting ahead a bit to the spa hotel when Gwen and Jo arrived, Gwen tried to turn the lock open with her key, but it didn't work. "Darn it!" she yelled, throwing the key on the ground.
Jo groaned, leaning against the carriage. "Ugh, how hard is it to pick the right key?" she asked, while Gwen hopped into the carriage to head back.
"Guess you should have been a diver huh?" Gwen retorted, perfectly fine with having an attitude with Jo.
A couple minutes later, Mike arrived in the Heroes' golden carriage with Beth slowly pushing the carriage. Once they stopped and Beth took a few heavy breaths, Mike hopped out of the carriage to go check if the key worked, but it was yet another dud. "No good, back we go." Mike said as he hopped back into the carriage, with Beth pushing it slowly again, clearly tired now.
Once again at the cliff, Jo and Gwen had just arrived with their carriage. "Finally!" Heather commented loudly as she saw them, then running and hopping off the cliff yelling.
Heather grabbed a rusted key fairly quickly, swimming back to the shore at a great speed too. She hopped into the carriage just as Gwen got out, gaining a smirk as she saw Beth and Mike finally arrive. "Ha, suckers!" she taunted them as Jo pulled the carriage away, then turning it around and going forward.
Since Beth and Mike were back, Owen decided to take his turn next. "Here goes! I'm not going to die!" Owen sounded confident as he ran towards the edge of the cliff and jumped, but his scream all the way down said otherwise.
Owen landed in the water and created a massive wave, sending Fang and the other two sharks far away from him. Beth and Mike ended up getting soaked too, falling over from the sheer force of the wave. Owen was able to get a key, and he swam back to shore pretty slowly. At least it gave Beth a few moments to rest.
Over at the spa hotel though, Jo was panting slightly, leaning against the carriage while Heather went to test their key. "I haven't been this tired since I ran that heptathlon..." Jo let out between breaths.
"It doesn't fit! Come on, let's go!" Heather demanded Jo, hopping in the carriage and taking off yet again to head back to the spa hotel.
About 10 minutes later, Beth and Owen finally arrived at the spa hotel, with Beth having tons of trouble just trying to push him in the carriage. Once they arrived, Beth moaned and fell to her knees in exhaustion.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Beth-
Beth was panting in the confessional, looking a bit sweaty. "I wanna win the million... so Lindsay and I can go to Dubai... but I forgot how tough this is! But you know what? I'm not gonna give up! I'll win for us Lindsay!"
-End Confessional-
As Owen hurried back to the carriage after seeing that his key was a dud, Jo and Blaineley had already arrived back at the spa hotel to test their next key. "You two are still here? How embarrassing. I should introduce you both to fitness instructor, you could both use a little mo' cardio!" Blaineley teased them as she got out of the carriage, while Jo just took a few deep breaths to rest between trips.
Beth gasped seeing that they had arrived and began to push a bit faster, trying to stay ahead of them now. "Hmph, this key is no good. Do you think we could get the producers to let us in? I am a star after all, I'm sure we could figure something out." Blaineley asked Jo as she walked down the steps from the spa hotel.
"It's called a challenge you blonde bimbo, now hurry up!" Jo called Blaineley over, although Blaineley still just took her time and walked to the carriage and climbed in slowly.
Back at the cliff, Beth and Owen arrived after a few minutes, being before Jo and Blaineley surprisingly. "Alright Cam, you can do it!" Zoey encouraged Cameron, who nodded and walked towards the cliff with uncertainty.
"This kind of fall should lead to instant death from this height, but everyone else is fine... okay... here goes!" Cameron took a deep breath before jumping, flailing his arms on the way down.
Cameron landed in the water with a tiny splash, although it was enough for Fang and his friends to hear him. "Gah! Fang!" Cameron yelled as he then started to swim away, with the sharks pursuing him.
Jo and Blaineley arrived while Cameron swam for his life, although there was a bit of a delay at the top of the cliff, with Scott clinging to a rock while Lightning tried to pull him off. "It's your turn man!" Duncan told Scott harshly, crossing his arms.
"No! You can't make me!" Scott yelled, not budging from the rock.
"Oh yes I can!" Lightning yelled back, still trying to pull Scott off, having his arms wrapped around Scott's torso.
Duncan looked down and saw that Cameron was still trying to get away from the sharks, relieved that they still had some time, but not much. "It's you or the robot, and I'm pretty sure the robot isn't waterproof!" Duncan pointed at the drama machine, who was just sitting still behind Lightning.
"Yeah, but it's shark proof!" Scott argued, clinging to the rock even tighter as he thought of the sharks.
Down in the water, Cameron was trying to swim away from the sharks still, now with Zoey hurling rocks at them to try and help. The sharks learned their lesson from the first time though, and they were keeping their bodies mostly underwater now. "Help! Somebody!" Cameron cried out, although there wasn't much that could be done.
"Dive!" Duncan and Lightning shouted at Scott, with Lightning finally prying Scott off of the rock. Doing this made both boys bump into the drama machine, making it roll onto the edge of the cliff. It let out two defeated beeps, before the rock beneath it gave way and made it fall down.
Duncan, Scott, and Lightning all looked over the edge of the cliff as the robot tumbled down the cliffside, bumping and clanging all the way down, before just falling into the water. "So long, and good riddance!" Heather said with a smile, watching from the beach.
In the water, Cameron passed by the robot while swimming away, and thankfully it was enough for the sharks to get distracted by it. They all started to try and chomp down on the drama machine, but it started to spark and malfunction, before just exploding in the water and sending someone flying out of it. Out of the water the person rose until they were higher than even the cliff. One zoom in, a wink, and a teeth shine later, it was revealed to be Alejandro inside!
"WHAT!? You have got to be kidding me!" Bridgette shrieked, with the rest of the cast having various reactions to Alejandro's appearance. Duncan, Courtney, LeShawna, and Heather were all looking upset to see him here. Mike was scratching his head in confusion, Scott was trying to see who it was from where he was standing, and Lightning just had no idea what was going on.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Alejandro-
Alejandro looked very disheveled, with his hair messy, his shoes missing, and his shirt and pants ripped a bit. "Last thing I remember, I was burned to a crisp by the volcano, and Chris sealed me up in that robot suit "to heal". It feels so good to be free after all this time! I must thank Scott for his cowardice!"
-End Confessional-
Alejandro landed on the beach, and grabbed a key that had flown up in the air from the explosion. Cameron landed on the ground next to him, letting out a pained groan. Some of the Villains sounded impressed, but it all went away quickly as Alejandro's legs wiggled and he soon fell over. "Ouch... that cannot be good for his PR, he looks homeless!" Blaineley commented, grossed out by that part of all things.
-Confessional: Villainous Vultures: Alejandro-
"I was stuck in that robot suit for a year! My legs are so asleep, it's like they're in a coma!" Alejandro then grabbed one of his legs and shook it. "Wakey wakey! Nothing."
-End Confessional-
Cutting ahead to the spa hotel again, Jo arrived way ahead of Beth, with Jo picking the charmer up out of the carriage and carrying him to the door. Alejandro stuck the key in and turned the lock, making the hotel open. "Finalmente!" Alejandro exclaimed as it opened, while Jo let out a huge sigh of relief that she wouldn't have to go back again.
Chris flew over to them with his jetpack, hovering near them. "The door is open! The Vultures win!" Chris announced just as Beth and a beat up Cameron showed up, making the two heroes groan in defeat.
Later that night, the scene was now at the bonfire ceremony area, and it seemed pretty tense between the Hippos. In the back row of the tree stumps sat Zoey, Mike, Cameron, and Owen, while in the front row saw LeShawna, Beth, Brick, and Bridgette. "Welcome to our first elimination ceremony! How do you like the new peanut gallery? Eh?" Chris greeted everyone from his podium, with the peanut gallery being shown with all the Vultures sitting in it.
"Now winners can watch their opponents give someone the boot before they head to the spa hotel for a deluxe dinner!" Chris stated, making the Vultures all high five and cheer.
"Before we start, I need one winner to volunteer for a special reward!" Chris asked for a volunteer, looking at those in the peanut gallery.
Blaineley and Lightning both tried to hurry over, but Lightning was obviously faster, so he made it to Chris first. "Ha! Sha-Lightning!" he taunted Blaineley, striking a pose. The former star let out a huff and walked back to her seat, crossing her arms.
"Great! Your reward is... spending the night in exile on Boney Island with all the hungry wild animals!" Chris announced what the reward was, making Blaineley smirk and be relieved that she wasn't the one getting the reward.
Lightning wasn't a fan at all for obvious reasons. "Aww how is that a reward?" Lightning complained, glaring at Chris.
"Because..." Chris began, then pulling out a statue of himself. "There is a McLean invincibility statue hidden somewhere on Boney Island! Find it, and you're golden!" Chris announced, showing off the statue to everyone.
Scott groaned, now in a bitter mood. "Oh now he tells us." Scott mumbled, slouching in his seat.
Chef escorted Lightning away, and Chris then brought his attention back to the losers. "This year, you get to vote by placing an X on the 8x10 photo of the person you want to eliminate! Now, get voting!"
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Brick-
Brick hesitated with the picture in his hand, before just nodding and drawing the X.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Zoey-
Zoey drew an X, although she looked a little guilty.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: LeShawna-
LeShawna crossed out Cameron's photo, letting out a sigh. "I done messed up not taking the jump myself, but that Cameron kid? I don't see him bein' much help. Sorry shortstuff."
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Cameron-
Cameron crossed out a picture, taking his time drawing a neat X.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Mike-
Mike crossed out Beth's photo without a second thought. "I don't really know her, and she was really slow in the challenge. Sorry!"
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Owen-
Owen took a bite out of the photo in hands, before remembering he was on camera and drawing an X on what remained of the photo.
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Bridgette-
Bridgette tapped the cap of the marker to her chin, looking at the picture in her hand. "I wish I could be on the other team right now. Everyone here is so nice, and Alejandro is on their team!"
-Confessional: Heroic Hippos: Beth-
Beth held Owen's picture in her hand and the marker in the other, looking nervous. "I think I'll vote for Owen, but it feels so wrong! He just really tired me out, and I don't know who else to vote for! At least they won't go for me right? I helped most of all with the carriage!"
-End Confessionals-
Chris now had a tray of 7 marshmallows in his hand, having a big grin on his face. "Okay! The following people are safe!" Chris began the ceremony, grabbing the first marshmallow from the plate.
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Mike caught his marshmallow with a smile, although he didn't eat it yet.
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LeShawna caught her marshmallow, with Beth smiling that her friend was safe. LeShawna ate hers, while smiling back at Beth.
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Owen's marshmallow flew right into his mouth, making the boy let out a pleased hum from his treat.
That left two Hippos without a marshmallow still, Beth and Cameron. Beth began to shake a little bit, while Cameron gulped nervously. "Beth! You're on the chopping block for your terrible driving skills! And Cameron! You're on the chopping block for taking forever in the water and being pretty weak!" Chris stated why they were there, offending both of them.
Both opened their mouths to speak, but Chris cut them off. "Can't really argue that, you know it's true." Chris said to both of them, which they both realized together and sighed in unison.
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Chris tossed the final marshmallow to Beth, who caught it with a huge sigh of relief. She popped it into her mouth, smiling again at LeShawna. "What!? Why me?" Cameron asked, standing up from his seat.
"Sorry string bean, you'd probably just get yourself hurt here on this island. And I ain't gonna go easy on you for that." LeShawna gave her reasoning, making Cameron sigh defeatedly.
"I get it, well at least I'm making it out of this season unscathed right? Wait, do I have to right the Hurl of Shame?" Cameron asked, growing concern in his voice.
Chris shook his head, tossing the tray away. "Nope! This year we've got a brand new elimination device!"
The scene cut to a massive toilet by the Dock of Shame, where Cameron was currently in the toilet bowl. "Behold! The Flush of Shame!" Chris unveiled the elimination method's name with his voice full of pride, grossing out the rest of the Hippos who were all currently standing on the Dock of Shame watching.
"Well, bye everyone, stay saaAAAAFE! AAAAAHHHH!" Cameron yelled as Chris pushed a button on a remote, turning on the toilet and flushing Cameron down.
Since it was the first flush, a whole lot of water was backed up, and it all came bursting out of the toilet, which Chris was prepared for. He pulled out an umbrella for himself while the others all got drenched in toilet water. "Ew ew ew!" Mike let out, while the others just let out various grossed out noises.
Chris laughed, then tossed the umbrella away. "Haha, who will be flushed into the history books next? Find out when we return on Total, Drama, All Stars!"
(I'm not going to reveal who voted for who, since canon didn't do that either, although you're welcome to guess!)
Contestants Remaining:
Heroic Hippos: Mike, Zoey, Brick, Owen, Bridgette, Beth, LeShawna
Villainous Vultures: Scott, Jo, Lightning, Heather, Gwen, Duncan, Alejandro, Blaineley
Placements:
16th: Cameron
This was something I got the idea to do after plenty of discussions about All Stars over on the Golemverse discord (which if you read TheGreatGolem's fics, I highly recommend checking out, wonderful place), and I decided to take some of the ideas of what could have been better and put them to practice here! Obviously, the cast is a little different and bigger, which is what would catch everyone's attention I'm sure, so I'll go through why I chose who I did right now!
Owen over Sam: This one should be obvious, Owen deserves this spot so much more. Not to knock Sam at all, I really enjoy his character, but Sam just isn't an All Star.
LeShawna over Courtney: Overall LeShawna performed better and had more episodes than Courtney, and Courtney's addition to canon AS really derailed Duncan and Gwen's relationship. I tried to think of how I could have Courtney co-exist in the season without getting in the way, but I ultimately decided to go with LeShawna. She didn't do a whole lot in this episode, but she'll have much much more soon.
Beth over Lindsay: Another somewhat obvious one. Lindsay's inclusion in AS did nothing for her, and Beth was a finalist who deserved that spot much more. Not too much complexity here, just Beth deserved the spot more.
Bridgette over Sierra: Sierra was yet another character who really didn't need to be in All Stars. Without Cody around, she kinda flounders as a character. She isn't bad, but she really shines when she has him around for how they play off each other. Bridgette fits a role I wanted someone to play, and after seeing how well Geoff did in RR without her, I wanted to give Bridgette some love.
Brick: He was among those considered for canon AS, him and Anne Maria, but the latter just wasn't a good fit, so I can see why she was omitted. Brick however, definitely should have been in AS over Sam. The other males from AS were all very solid picks, it was just a shame Brick couldn't fit in. Harold was almost this slot, but I didn't want a 10 to 6 ratio of OG versus ROTI.
Blaineley: Placed sixth in her debut season, as did Mike? That should qualify her right? Kidding, I know it's an outlandish choice, but she's someone I've really wanted to utilize in a fic, and aside from rewriting World Tour, this seemed like the only place to do it. I have some plans for her too though, she isn't going to just be mean Dakota. This was almost Sky, but that was cut for obvious reasons.
That's about all I have to say for now, I don't wanna spoil any of my plans. I'll see you all in the next episode and I hope you all enjoyed this first episode! Remember to review, since feedback is greatly appreciated, and remember that Sky is the best!