Author's Note: And here's number three. I did it, I've started three different series. Very sorry for how confusing this must be to jump between them all, but hopefully I'll straighten everything out soon enough. In the meantime, enjoy yet another opening. And please don't hate me :)
From the sky an island was shown, alone surrounded by water. The island was quite vast and had a variety of different terrains scattered over it. Some parts were thick with green forest, others were completely barren. Mountains stretched up high and were capped with snow. The camera zoomed down and showed Chris McClean standing on the beach.
"Welcome!" he exclaimed. "Behind me is a savage island, never before been explored by man. For this season of Total Drama, our competitors will be tasked with delving into this wild land and surviving it. There are no cabins, there is no Chef, and there are no camps. The 18 teens will have to learn to provide for themselves as they travel from place to place over this summer. But, it'll all be worth it in the end for that one person who survives and receives…one million dollars!"
Birds cawed in the background with excitement.
"We're bringing in a whole new cast of camper—no, explorers!" Chris exclaimed. "That's right, this is…Total…Drama…Exploration! Let's meet our cast, shall we?"
A boat came up to the beach and stopped. A boy stepped off with determination. He had black hair and skin that had clearly spent time in the sun. He wore a brown hat and had a matching vest over an orange shirt.
"Andre, welcome to Total Drama Exploration!" Chris announced.
"That prize is mine," Andre declared as he punched his fists together.
"Good attitude," Chris said. "And here comes our second explorer…"
A girl stepped off of the boat. She had long, chocolate brown hair with bangs that framed her face. She wore a lot of make up on her face and lips. She had on a strapless magenta dress.
"Oh my, where is everyone?" she asked.
"You're only the second to arrive, Mandy," Chris explained.
"Oh…yay, that means the first thing everyone will see is how beautiful I am!" Mandy exclaimed.
"Wow, you wore a dress to the island?" Andre scoffed. "This is why it's a bad idea to bring to women out to the wild like this."
"I'll have you know that I spent two hours deciding on this dress," Mandy declared. "If I'm going to be on TV, I need to look my best."
"Well, you've got a nice ass, I'll give you that," Andre replied.
"Thank you!" Mandy beamed.
"Okay, let's move along," Chris said. "Here comes Byron!"
A tall boy who appeared to be of Asian heritage stepped off the boat. He had black hair and wore a yellow backpack. He had a grey coat over a grey shirt and blue shorts.
"Ready for this expedition to begin!" Byron exclaimed. "Ever says I went camping with my dad as a young boy I've been preparing for a chance like this."
"Ha, don't make me laugh, "Andre scoffed. "A China Boy like you doesn't have the strength to withstand this game. Go back to selling illegal fireworks."
"Well, actually, I'm not Chinese," Byron corrected, "you see, just because I have ancestry in—"
"I see your lips moving but all I hear is 'Ching chang chong,'" Andre scoffed.
"How rude," Byron said. "I hope you know that there's more to this game than strength. And with that attitude you won't be lasting long."
"Why don't you put it in a fortune cookie?" Andre spat.
"I'm done talking to you," Byron said.
"Let's move along," Chris said. "Meet…Siobhan!"
A girl red-brown hair and golden eyes stepped off. She wore a blue sweater and brown pants. She had her attention focused on a game system in her hands.
"Hi, there, I'm Siobhan, but you can call me Sio-bang!" she exclaimed without taking her eyes off the screen.
"Siobhan, watch where you're going," Chris said as she headed for a tree.
"Yeah, yeah, don't worry about me," she said as she twirled around.
"Perhaps you should put the game away," Byron suggested.
"Are you kidding me?" she laughed. "Do you have any idea how long I've been hunting Mesprit? I will get you, you little twerp! Ha, showed him."
"And I'm still the only one with a chance out here," Andre remarked.
"Up next," Chris said, "it's Ricky!"
A boy with messy blond hair and a big forehead stepped off. He had a crimson shirt and blue shorts.
"Hi, there, everyone," he said. "I'm a little nervous about being here…but hopefully I'll be able to learn from the best."
"Stick with me, Ricky," Byron offered. "I'll show you the ropes."
"Don't listen to Panda Express over there," Andre scoffed. "I'm the man you want."
"Oh, well, thank you for the offer Mr…" Ricky said.
"Andre," Andre replied, "but from now on, you can call me 'Boss.'"
Byron rolled his eyes at the nearest person, who happened to be Siobhan.
"I know right," she agreed.
"How did you see that without looking up?" Byron asked.
"I have good peripheral vision," she replied. "No…no you stupid monkey, now is not a good time to run out of MP!"
"And now, let's give it up for," Chris continued, "Collette!"
A girl with blue hair, streaked with red stepped off. She had an indigo beret on and lips that matched her hair. She wore a navy dress with a flower buckle on her belt.
"Mm, yes, yes, very inspiring indeed," she exclaimed as she held her hands out like a photo. "You there, stand to right."
Siobhan obeyed, still without standing out.
"Yes, yes, beautiful," Collette continued.
"That's me," Mandy laughed.
"Mm, no, no, I don't think so," Collette said. "You go to the back."
"What?!" Mandy gasped. "But…I'm beautiful!"
"You do not match my style," Collette replied.
"Well, they'll be plenty of time for you to work on your drawings later, Collette," Chris said. "Right now let's meet…Kane!"
The boat arrived, but no one came off.
"Ha, looks like he realized he didn't stand a chance," Andre laughed.
"Kane, get out here!" Chris said as he marched towards the boat.
"Boo!" a boy wearing a monstrous mask exclaimed as he leapt off the boat.
"Waah!" Chris cried.
"Heh, I scared you good," the boy laughed as he took off his mask.
He had silver hair and square glasses. He wore a green sweater with a red and yellow stripe. His pants were brown.
"I wasn't scared," Chris said defensively. "I was just giving an example of how you're going to scare the others…but not me."
"Whatever," Kane laughed.
"Alright, moving along," Chris said. "Give it up for…Margot!"
Margot had shoulder length brown hair. She wore square glasses and had a blue dress with flowers on it.
"Hi, there, everyone," she greeted. "It's nice to meet you all."
"Ugly," Andre scoffed. "If you're going to be a scrawny girl, the least you do is look hot."
"Ignore him," Byron said. "He seems intent on becoming the first boot."
"And now," Chris said, "here's…Diego!"
All the girls stopped and stared as this boy stepped onto the sand. Even Siobhan could be separate from her game. Diego was a Hispanic boy with a chiseled face. He had brown hair and beautiful blue eyes. He wore a red sweater and brown pants.
"Uh…hi?" he said awkwardly.
"He's beautiful," Margot gasped.
"He's be my perfect match," Mandy drooled.
"He is utter perfection," Collette sighed.
"Uh, what are you people all talking about?" Diego asked. "Is there some joke I'm not getting…or something?"
"You'll figure it out soon enough, Diego," Chris said as he shoved him aside. "Now, let's check out…Gelatia!"
People waited for the next girl to show up. Suddenly in a burst of smoke she appeared…behind everyone.
"Gelatia the Glamorous has arrived!" she exclaimed boldly as she stepped through the smoke.
She had golden hair under a large top hat. She wore a red tube top that revealed much of her cleavage. Her midriff was covered only by a thin net and she wore a short black skirt. In her hand she held a black and white wand.
"Nice to meet you, Gelatia," Kane said as he held out his hand. "Put'er there."
Gelatia took his hand and it snapped off.
"Ah!" Kane screamed. "You broke off my hand!"
"Aaah!" Gelatia screamed.
She screamed so much that her eyes burst and blood spewed all over the contestants. Everyone screaming now.
"Heh, might want to work on that," Gelatia said as she revealed her eyes to be perfectly fine.
"How did you do that?" Kane asked as he held his heart.
"Magician's never really their secrets," Gelatia said with a smile.
"I'm willing to guess contacts that turn red at a given command, and tubes containing dyed corn-syrup connecting from behind your ears that can give the impression of blood flowing from the eyes," Margot explained.
"How very…astute of you," Gelatia said, holding back poison.
"Aheh, sorry, I didn't mean to come out with that," Margot said, clearly embarrassed. " I was just—"
"No, no," Gelatia said. "No need to apologize, great minds are always appreciated."
"Okay, let's keep moving," Chris said. "It's time we met…Lucas!"
A boy with incredibly long, orange hair stepped off the boat. He had a green headband and some stubble. His shirt was a rainbow of different colours while his pants were beige.
"Peace be with you all," he exclaimed as he extended his hands.
"What the hell?" Andre scoffed.
"I'm here to keep the drama levels to a minimum," Lucas explained. "I sincerely hope that we can all get along."
"Not gonna happen," Andre remarked.
"And now it's time for…" Chris continued, "…Stephanie!"
For a third time, nothing happened.
"No, no, no, you were supposed to start playing the music now!" a voice pouted. "Look, let's just try that again."
Chris rolled his eyes but said, "it's time for…Stephanie!"
Music filled the area as a girl stepped off the boat. She had red hair that was done up in a lopsided coiling braid. She wore a flat bar set of sunglasses and a dress that was half beige and plain and half flowing and red.
"Tada," she exclaimed as she tossed confetti about. "What? No applause?"
"Well, we already saw a pretty impressive entrance," Ricky said as he gestured to Gelatia. "No offense, but yours kinda pales in comparison."
"Oh, I see…" Stephanie said as she turned to Gelatia, no doubt narrowing her eyes behind her thick shades.
"Moving right along," Chris said. "Let's meet…Pierre!"
"Ah…c'est l'ile des defis extremes," the boy exclaimed. "Ah! Louis Mercier!"
He ran over to Chris and shook his hand.
"Uh, no, I'm Chris McClean," Chris corrected.
"Monsieur Mercier, ou est Gontran et Hugo et Joelle?" the boy asked.
"Look kid, I don't have a clue what you're saying," Chris said. "So either speak English or don't speak at all."
Pierre turned to the others and exclaimed, "Bonjour, je m'appelle Pierre!'
"Ooh, ooh, I took French once," Mandy exclaimed, "he said he phones to himself and Pierre?"
"All he said was his name is Pierre," Margot replied. "Bonjour, Pierre, Je m'appelle Margot. Est-ce que vous parlez Anglais?"
"Anglais? Pourquoi?" Pierre replied.
"Uh…he doesn't speak English," Margot told the others. "And he seems a little out of place."
"Well, he'll pick it up, how hard could it be?" Chris scoffed. "Now, let's meet…Lotte!"
A short girl stepped off the boat. She had black hair that was streaked with blond. She wore a purple button up shirt and a green skirt. She had an extremely bored look on her face.
"Hey," she said solemnly.
"You don't seem too happy to be here," Stephanie noted.
"Well, it's hard to feel happy when you're on a show that promotes the suffering of others as a form of entertainment," Lotte replied.
"Then why did you audition?" Ricky asked.
"I still want to win," Lotte shrugged. "I still need money, don't I? Even though money is the root of all evil and we'd all be better off without it. But whatever."
"Someone's a little strange," Byron whispered to Lucas.
"Nah, nah, don't say that," Lucas said. "We're happy to have you Lotte."
"Don't be," Lotte replied. "I'm going to be doing anything good for you."
"And on that uplifting note," Chris said, "let's welcome…Devlin."
A muscular boy with short, messy, brown hair stepped off the boat. He wore a grey undershirt and blue jeans. He held a heavy back that had a wrench and other tools poking out of it.
"Hey, let's get this race started!" he exclaimed. "With my auto skills I'm sure to take the lead."
"Uh, Devlin, the World Tour season is over," Chris said.
"Huh?" Devlin gasped as he dropped his bag. "Well, what am I supposed to do with all this, though?"
"Who knows, it could come in handy still," Chris said.
"You should be thankful," Lotte said. "Cars produce a lot of pollution and are part of the reason our environment is in such poor condition…but that being said, if you're going to use them anyway, I hope we're on the same team because they're still useful."
"Uh…thanks?" Devlin said.
"Finally, another guy who can actually hold his own out here," Andre said.
"Now, it's time to bring out…" Chris continued, "…Paige!"
"Woo!" a girl exclaimed as she frontflipped onto the beach. "Here I am!"
She had long, wavy blond hair under a ten gallon hat. Her face was covered in freckles and she wore a blue vest with a blue shirt.
"Yeehaw, I'm here for the party!" she exclaimed.
"Now, that's the spirit," Lucas said. "Give that smile up."
"You got it, Mr. Hippie Man!" Paige exclaimed as she shot him a huge grin.
"Okay, and now we come to the last boy to arrive," Chris said. "And it's…Casper!"
Casper was a tall boy with brown hair and a blood red mohawk. He had all sorts of piercings on his face. His black shirt was ripped at the sleeves and his jeans were full of tears. He kept his eyes on the ground.
"Welcome, Casper," Chris greeted.
"Doom and sorrow, pain and suffering," he whispered to himself.
"Is he okay?" Margot asked.
Casper looked up at everyone with a ghostly stare.
"Be afraid, be very afraid," he said. "Something dark and dangerous is lurking on this island."
"No, that's just Chris," Gelatia remarked.
"Okay, Casper, that's enough freaking out the others," Chris said. "And now we're rounding the bend. Let's welcome…Pepper!"
A girl with orange hair, done up in a large curling stack stepped onto the beach. She was covered in pimples and wore noticeable braces. She had a pearl necklace and a green dress with a leaf pattern on it.
"You are the last one to arrive, Pepper," Chris announced.
"Of course I am," Pepper said. "I'm last at everything. Last picked for dodgeball, last to get a date to the prom, and I like it that way! All you other people who think you're so much better than me, I hope you know that you're not! Everyone knows that the unpopular kids are truly the best. We're the nicest. We're the smartest. We're the ones who are bound to succeed in life while the rest of you scrape burgers off a grill for the rest of your pitiful lives!"
Everyone was silent for a few seconds.
"She scares me," Diego whispered.
"Yeah, someone has issues," Devlin agreed.
"Okay, people!" Chris exclaimed. "The 18 of you are here to compete for one million dollars. And, as you probably know, this season will be a little bit different. There is no camp, and instead you'll be exploring this island, travelling like nomads. They'll be stops where you will have to compete for challenges. Each of these stops also has a Monument of Shame where you will take the Helicopter of Losers after being voted out by your teammates."
Everyone chattered with excitement.
"Okay, settle down," Chris said. "Our first challenge starts today. Your first stop is somewhere in this forest. Just a boring forest, we're keeping it simple…for now. You'll find the stop when you see a flag. And you'll want to get their fast, the sooner the better. With that in mind…begin!"
Confessional:
Gelatia-How dare that little rat reveal my secret! Who does she think she is?! I will destroy her in the most humiliating defeat possible, she will regret the day she ever heard of Gelatia the Glamorous! (She regains herself) Ahem…I'll be sure to deal with her.
Pierre-Pourquoi tout-le-monde parle Anglais? Quand j'ai regarde Defis Extremes y Quebec c'est tous en Francais.
Margot-Yeah, as you can probably tell, I'm a bit of a brainiac. But I really want to leave that behind for now, you don't make too many friends when you're constantly being a huge nerd. Heh…as you can see, it's not quite the easiest habit to break.
Lucas-Man, I've seen so many seasons where it's just heartbreak and betrayal. Tell me why we can't have one season of friendship?
Diego-I've been homeschooled most of my life after I had a bit of trouble fitting in back in Kindergarten. I really want a chance to interact with other kids my age, though. Still…it was weird who all those girls said I was hot…I'm not hot, am I?
Lotte-I'm in twenty-five different clubs at school and when you hear so many contradicting opinions you tend to stop caring. Oh…that reminds me, I told one of the clubs I'd do a shout out for them if I got here. I forget if I was supposed to say 'stop wasting plane fuel on petty vacations' for the environment club, or 'be sure to check out Hawaii this summer' for the travel club. Whatever, they're both good.
Ricky-My plan in this game is just to find someone who can carry me and cling to them. Let's say Andre. If I stay by him then he can do the work, and he get take the hits. Eheheheh.
The 18 explorers took off and began running through the sand.
"Alright, Panda-Boy, let's see how much you fail at this," Andre scoffed.
"I'd bet you that I'll be arriving first, while you're still running in circles," Byron retorted.
"Hey, Boss, wait up!" Ricky exclaimed.
"Were you talking to me or him?" Byron asked.
"Me obviously," Andre said as he grabbed Ricky and started running. "Now let's go!"
Byron narrowed his eyes as he ran after them. Meanwhile, Pepper was walking with Margot.
"Hey there, I just love your glasses," Pepper exclaimed. "They make you look like such a dork!"
"Um…thanks, I guess," Margot said awkwardly. "I like your…braces?"
"Oh, thank you!" Pepper gushed. "I don't need them or anything. I just wear them because they scream loserville!"
"Hey, hey, ladies, gather around!" Stephanie exclaimed as she grabbed Gelatia and waved for Pepper and Margot to join them. "Okay, I think we should align. Right now. Girl power rules!"
"Hm, alright, I'm game for that," Gelatia said.
"Sure, count me in," Margot said.
"I don't know, this feels awfully like a clique," Pepper said. "And I can't stand cliques."
"Then don't join," Stephanie said flatly. "We're leaving now."
"Wait!" Pepper exclaimed. "I'll come but no…cliquing!"
"Uh…got it," Stephanie said.
Meanwhile, Paige was dancing around Lotte.
"Howdy, wanna be friends!?" she asked. "Come on, let's work together."
"Eh, no thanks," Lotte said.
"Come on, it'll be fun!" Paige insisted. "Now, let's go!"
With that she grabbed Lotte's hand and dragged her off into the forest. While this was going on, Diego was approaching Collette nervously.
"Hi, um, you seem nice and…stuff," he said. "So, wanna, like…work together?"
"Hm," Collette said as she examined Diego's face. "Yes. Having a muse such as yourself follow me shall make my art that much more…vivid!"
Pierre approached Casper and asked, "Est-ce qu'on peut travailler ensemble?"
"You feel…lost," Casper said. "And yet you only wish to dig yourself deeper into this maze. I'll work with you, but I cannot help you any more than that."
"Quoi? Je ne parle pas d'Anglais," Pierre replied.
"I'm gonna win this!" Mandy exclaimed as she daintily moved in her heels.
"You might want to rethink your wardrobe," Kane remarked.
"Hmph, my wardrobe is perfect," Mandy said. "And it's way better than your tacky sweater."
Soon everyone had taken off except for Devlin. He was busy dumping the contents of his back onto the sand.
"What are you up to Devlin?" Chris asked.
"Let's see if I can make the most of this stuff," Devlin said. "I'm sure I can come up with something."
Confessional:
Byron-Andre is a rude, disgusting person. He doesn't know who he's dealing with, I have trained my life for this kind of thing. It will be most gratifying when I knock him down a peg.
Stephanie-When this summer is over, people will remember me. I mean, I've still got to work on being as weird and out there as possible, and it looks like I have some competition, but I will pull it off.
Pepper-I'm keeping my eye on some of these girls. I suspect that they're probably popular. And if that's the case, they're dead to me.
Diego-I'm really working on coming out of my shell and making some real friends. Collette seems nice…a little odd, but nice.
Casper-For as long as I can remember I've been having terrifying nightmares. At first I didn't understand what they meant, but I've got to learn that they are messages, messages from the Dark Gods. I carry the burden of seeing things that no one should have to see.
"And the explorers are off!" Chris exclaimed. "Who will reach the stop first? Will Andre and Byron continue to go at each other? Will Stephanie succeed in making a name for herself? Will Pierre ever get a clue of what's going on? Find out when we come back on Total…Drama…Exploration!"
Author's Note: Yeah, this opening is probably going to be somewhat shorter than the last two. Perhaps I could have put it all in one part, but I didn't want to break the pattern now. Anyways, part two will be open soon enough and then we'll have the first boot of this season. Please let me know what you think to give me an idea of which one is getting the best reception at the moment. Thanks.