Episode 1: Back on Set
(Coyler's note: Here it is lads and ladies,the sequel to Total Drama Not-Stars has arrived. While the animated series was axed,the fanfictions shall live on whether people read them or not. Anyway,for those who'll need a refresher,all will be revealed by Big Chris himself. Hopefully you'll all enjoy Episode 1 of Total Drama Take 2,named after the fact that this is the 2nd time the show is on the old film studio. Yep,I'm a genius...maybe,I dunno. Anyway,enjoy amigos. Coyler,out!)
The camera flew across the film lot until it eventually reached a makeup trailer. A certain handsome host flung the door open while grinning at the camera,taking a deep breath before speaking, "Last time on Total Drama;
After a long season of pain,humiliation,crying and making out,guitair man Trent won the day and the season. After being under the impression that they were all heading home,myself and Chef Hatchet decided to pull one final challenge before everyone took off. After fourteen contestants completed their challenges,they were chosen to report to this film lot in a few days after returning home for a shot at winning $1,000,000! As for the other six who failed,we aren't gonna waste our time talking about those losers,haha. It's set to be our best season yet,so grab a seat and enjoy the ride. Right here,right now! on Total! Drama! Take 2!".
*intro plays*
Three cameras eject from different parts of the film lot as a film reel claps down,
the main camera flies across the film lot as Chris drives by in a tour vehicle,
inside a water pool Bridgette is being beaten up by a shark,
Rodney is in a tiny boat fishing and pulls up a damaged Bridgette and shark,
Tyler and Brick are playing American Football but are both tackled by Eva,
Dakota and Dawn are trying to tame a bear,
Max is sitting in an evil villains lair stroking a cat (which scratches his hand),
Ezekiel and Harold jump off a building with broomsticks while Noah records them,
Justin is being pampered in the makeup confessional as Ezekiel and Harold fall through the roof,
lights explode over the area as Ella and Trent are singing together on a giant stage,
Chris walks on stage in a tuxedo while Chef holds a plate of 'Gilded Chris Awards',
a giant monitor flickers inside a chat show room,
the camera pulls back revealing Topher,Blainley and Mr Coyle sitting on a giant couch frowning at each other,
the fourteen contestants and the six non-competing characters are seen sitting either side of the couch on two sets of bleachers as the intro ends.
*intro ends*
*outside the film lot*
As the sun shone down on the rank and rickety film lot,a rusty bus clanked it's way to the front gates and grinded to a halt. As the doors proceeded to fall off,the fourteen contestants began grabbing their luggage. The first one to stand at the bus doors,Max,looked at the towering buildings above him, "Ugh,it's hideous! This place is almost as disgusting as that wretched summer camp" he grumbled,stepping off the bus. "Aw what are you talkin bout jiggy? it looks hella fresh to me yo" said Ezekiel,as he climbed off the bus. "Please don't tell me you're bringing back that rapper stuff" Noah sulked,stepping over the smashed bus door. Ezekiel threw up some gang signs, "Word bro,The Zeke is back in action!". Everyone climbed off the bus and stood at the side of the road. "Man,why did we even bother coming back here?" Dakota asked,looking around, "This place already looks like a dump". "None of us wanted to come back,but we could sued really badly since we signed those contracts last time" Bridgette explained. "Would they really have cared if we didn't show? I mean c'mon,there was like,six other people to choose from if six of us didn't bother coming" rasped Harold,as he fiddled with a rubix cube. Rodney shrugged his huge shoulders, "Maybe the producers liked us the most?" he asked. "I doubt it,they probably just thought we were the easiest to humiliate" Trent laughed. After more waiting around,the host with most finally made his grand appearance. "Man,it's about time guy" Tyler scoffed as everyone clambered into Chris's tour guide truck. "Nice to see you too Tyler" Chris mumbled as he drove, "Anyway,welcome back for another season guys! As some of you with keen eyes may have noticed,this season will take place at this old,abandoned film lot. As such,near all of our challenges this time around will be themed around not just movie genres,but TV genres too" he explained. "That sounds awfully similar to Season 2" said Brick. "Maybe McLean is just losing his touch" grunted Eva,getting a laugh out of the others. "Maybe McLean is losing his touch. And maybe McLean will just let you all walk around the whole film lot before throwing you into a challenge" Chris snapped,furrowing his eyebrows. "Oh there's no need for that,I was just joking" Eva quickly replied,laughing sheepishly.
Chris soon got back to explaining, "Like Season 2,as Brick compared this season to,there are some slight changes. Not drastically different,but different enough to be hip and fresh. First,you might all remember the outhouse confessional from last season. With the slight upgrade of living arrangements,we've set up our makeup trailer with cameras for you to all dump your deepest and darkest thoughts about myself,this show and your fellow competitors" he chuckled.
CONFESSIONAL START
Rodney: This place is a lot more fancy than last time. My family and friends back home would be impressed seeing me living it up in the big city.
Ezekiel: Man,the lot is as totally fly as I can remember it yo! Sure I was only stomping these fields of dankness once,but The Zeke has a memory like an elephant jiggy!
Tyler: Zeke has been down in the dumps the last few days. The reason? Eh,she's around yay tall,golden blonde hair,a massive bitch who uses him for money. Nah,it ain't his Mom,it's Bridgette. She broke up with him on our last day of the last season,apparently she was only using him to get ahead in the competition. Don't get me wrong,I still like hanging out with her,but Zeke is my best bro. The only thing he's bugging me with is the rapper talk came back,same with his sun glasses and iced out Z hanging from his neck.
CONFESSIONAL END"
"Dam,get a load of that stage" said Dakota,looking in amazement. "That Dakota,is our elimination stage. At the end of each challenge,teams will be brought to this here stage and bleachers where they will vote off a cast member. Last time we had our trademark marshmallows,however this time we have the 'Gilded Chris Awards' to show safety in the game" Chris explained,staring happily at the small golden statue of himself.
CONFESSIONAL START
Eva: Ha,the Gilded Chris? Man,that guy is such a loser! ...but...I still want one,obviously.
CONFESSIONAL END
"I think that's all you guys need to know right now,I may have skipped the camp services tent but I'm sure you'll all find it soon enough" said Chris,as he drove near the tent. Chef could he heard shouting and cursing inside,as loud crashes and bangs came blaring from the cheap fabric that held the walls together. "What's he up to in there,making slop?" Max asked. "I'll chop you up and put you into slop if you don't shut it!" Chef yelled from inside. Eventually Chris finally came to a stop outside a giant,crumbling building. It had clearly seen better days,chunks of brick and roof lead lying on the ground and hanging from the outer walls. "What're we doin here,eh?" Ezekiel asked,lifting his toque over his eyes to get a better look. "This is your first challenge!" Chris beamed,standing in front of the rickety tower. "I thought you were joking about a challenge" said Dawn,looking tired. "Not at all,I never joke about good TV and ratings" said Chris. "But we don't even have teams formed yet" said Trent, "Are we just blitzing it to make up the teams?". Chris gave Trent some finger guns, "Correctamundo my man,blitzing it indeed. For this first challenge you'll all be climbing to the top of this here tower. Once you've reached the top you must use climb across the rope to building on the opposite side before running back to the cast trailers. The first two cast mates to make it back to the trailers will not only have immunity from tonight's vote,but also pick the teams for the season,which will come into affect tomorrow" Chris finished explaining. "Sounds both confusing and complicated" said Justin,scratching the back of his neck. "On the contrary,it's actually a fairly simplistic explanation of our goal" said Harold,pushing up his glasses. "Glad to see someone gets it" said Chris,pulling out an air horn, "Now,on your marks. Get set...ACTION!" he yelled,blowing the air horn. The cast who had competed in Action all pushed and shoved their way out of the vehicle and began running. Chris rolled his eyes, "Action means move your butts!"he shouted,as everyone else ran off, "Oh,I forgot to mention that each floor of the tower is filled with life threatening traps. That isn't gonna be a problem,is it?".
CONFESSIONAL START
Harold: Last season I ended up scoring 5th place for the second time in my TV reality show career. I'm really gonna bring out all my mad skills from retirement to beat everyone this time. Lord knows Gwen and I need the cash.
CONFESSIONAL END
Chris smirked as he watched the last of the contestants disappear into the building before turning to the camera, "Fourteen have entered,but how many will leave? Who's making it back to the trailers first? And who I ask is going to be eliminated first? Find out after the break".
*inside the tower - Floor 1*
The contestants all entered the first room and surveyed their surroundings. Three paths lay ahead,two of which lead to a flight of stairs to the second floor. One path was shaking wooden platforms covering the entire floor with a row of spikes underneath. To the left was a second path which was a rope of barbed wire that lead to the second floor. The third path was rows of unstable monkey bars spread across the ceiling. "Which way should we take?" Ella asked,looking around nervously. "I'm thinking the monkey bars" said Trent,as he climbed up the ladder towards them. "You sure that's a good idea?" Bridgette asked the guitarist. Trent nodded, "Positive,what bad could happen?" he asked. Trent began carefully swinging across the monkey bars,taking his time while trying to keep a steady pace. Soon enough he managed to reach the other side,though he had decided to move up to the second floor and maintain his lead. "Odd,I thought he would've waited for us" said Max. "He does have a gallant lead,it would only make sense for him to hold it" said Brick,marching towards the rickety platforms. Without any words he took a running jump and practically skipped across them like a stone across a pool of water,before climbing to the next floor. Tyler turned to the others, "Pfft,I could do that,no sweat". "You sure about that big guy?" Eva smirked. "Oh you know it!" Tyler grinned. Both Tyler and Eva chose to copy Brick,taking running jumps. They both landed on the same platform...and fell straight through onto the spikes below. Everyone gasped in shock. Luckily the two weren't killed and managed to climb a ladder at the bottom to get to the other side. "Yeah! Extreme!" Tyler cheered,as Eva and Tyler gave each other some sugar (a stronger than normal hug). Some others decided to follow in the footsteps of Brick,Tyler and Eva,though they were more careful. Some,like Bridgette and Justin took the route of the monkey bars,while Ezekiel,Noah and Harold decided to remove their shirts,cover their hands and climb up the barbed wire. Unfortunatley not all were successful,as Rodney,Max and Dawn injured themselves on spikes and barbed wire to the point where they were evacuated from the tower by medics.
CONFESSIONAL START
Noah: Even though I used my sweater to climb that rope,I still got caught in the wire and cut my hand up bad. You think Chris's budget took into account any injures we might sustain?
Eva: I may not be the most affectionate around people,but me and Tyler got something good going on. Not only is the guy hot but he can actually KEEP UP WITH ME at the gym!
Tyler: *kicks back* Yep,the ladies can't get enough of the T-Man.
CONFESSIONAL END
*inside the tower - Floor 2*
*Still climbing - Tyler,Trent,Brick,Eva,Justin,Bridgette,Ezekiel,Noah,Harold,Dakota,Ella*
*Medically evacuated - Dawn,Rodney,Max*
The cast members were left on the second floor overlooking their next task,which seemed to be a normal room. "Pfft,easy peasy. Looks like Chris only had enough material for one floor" Noah snarked as he stepped forward. He stepped on a tile,which caused a huge spark of electricity to electrocute him from the feet up and paralyzing him. Most gasped in shock after seeing their penalty for the floor. "Seriously? We got trial and error to deal with?" Harold grumbled. "Welp,I'm throwing in the towl,goodnight everybody" sighed Justin as he turned to walk into the elevator to go back the way he came. Unfortunately the door was sealed shut,and he didn't want to risk jumping down the barbed wire hole. "Don't lose heart friends" said Ella, "If we work together then way forward is bound to appear" she sang. Nobody was willing to take a move,until a Chad stepped up. "Fuck it,I'll go!" Tyler cheered as he pulled his head bang over his eyes. "YOLO!" he yelled as he Naruto ran across the room,stepping on every tile in front of him until he reached the other side. 'Shockingly' enough,he set off the traps but ran so fast that he avoided them. Trent rolled his eyes, "Did he really do a Naruto run and shout 'yolo' in 2021?". Eva nodded, "He's a great guy,but nowhere near perfect. Tyler,wanting to also maintain his lead as Trent had before,took the elevator to the next floor. Dakota turned to Ella, "C'mon,let's go! If the jockstrap can do it then so can we!". "Oh um,sure,let's 'kick it',I think?" Ella stammered. Taking her by the arm,Dakota booked it across the room,with Ella closing her eyes and blindly running and waving her arms. Eventually the reached the other side and Dakota let go. Though Ella didn't know they were safe and so kept running,soon hitting the wall. "Ow,my head" she sighed,rubbing her scalp. "Nice job princess" said Dakota,as she helped her up. "Oh,thank you" Ella smiled in response.
CONFESSIONAL START
Dakota: You might ask why I'm helping Ella out. Well the thing is,without DJ to help me this time,I figured making a friend would help me get further. Bonus points for it being a girl who I can do...well...girly friend things with.
Tyler: *massaging his throat* Wow,screaming like a lunatic really kills a guys vocal chords. Oh well,at least I managed to get across without dying.
Bridgette: Everyone seems to have their own ways of getting across,but no one seems to wanna help me. Well,except for Eva of course. While everyone tried crossing in their own unique ways,Eva just slung me over her arm and powered across. Gosh,sometimes I wonder what it would be like to be as strong as her.
CONFESSIONAL END
Like before,most were trying to find their own ways to cross. Eva merely carried Bridgette across. Ezekiel attempted to follow in Tyler's footsteps,covering his eyes with his toque and shouting "Yolo homies!". It unfortunately didn't work out and stepped on a paralyze tile. Trent,Brick,Harold and Justin were the last that needed to cross. Rather than risk anything,they left it up to Harold to try and decifer the patterns and layout of the good and bad tiles. Ten minutes had passed with little to no progress. "C'mon man everyone's beating us out here" Justin complained. "Shut up for God's sake,you'll make me lose count" Harold snapped. "Lose count of what? There's only like...20 tiles in the room" said Justin,counting on his fingers. "I'm pretty sure there's more than 20 Justin" said Trent,placing a hand on the model's shoulder. Justin shrugged, "Eh,I wouldn't know. Math is for ugly people". Harold was visually becoming more and more annoyed as Trent and Justin yapped on behind him. Brick noticed,stepping in, "Shut up the two of you before I throw you both out to test these tiles yourselves" he ordered. Trent and Justin both went silent and Harold continued mapping out the room.
CONFESSIONAL START
Harold: Okay,I may have been under stress from the idiots blabbering behind me,but I normally have an 85% success rate on anything I do. Not quite a A+ but still relatively high.
CONFESSIONAL END
Harold scratched his chin, "Well guys,I think I have the way forward found. The other three all cheered hearing the news. Harold looked at his piece of paper, "I'm gonna try and attempt this. Maybe try follow behind on the safe tiles one at a time" he rasped. They all nodded and began the perilous voyage of crossing the room,trying to also not knock over Ezekiel and Noah onto the ground. Harold,Brick and Trent managed to safely get across,but sadly Justin stumbled and stepped on the wrong tile. As Harold,Trent and Brick walked into the elevator and carried on,paramedics came in to 'rescue' Ezekiel,Noah and Justin,who had been charred black from the electricity (though with Justin he just got darker).
*inside the tower - Floor 3*
*Still climbing - Tyler,Eva,Dakota,Ella,Bridgette,Harold,Trent,Brick*
*Medically evacuated - Dawn,Rodney,Max,Ezekiel,Noah,Justin*
After a long wait of struggle and precision,Harold,Trent and Brick finally arrived on the third floor. However they soon found that the only ones on the floor were Ella and Bridgette,who were both tangled up and bleeding inside the barbed wire that had been coated around the room in a type of maze. "OHMY GOD THOSE TWO ARE DEAD!" Harold screamed,clasping a hand over his mouth before taking a puff from his inhaler. Trent was also freaked out,his face turning a small shade of white. Brick wasn't certain though,and after looking closer into the cage he realised that Bridgette and Ella were both alive and well,just remaining perfectly still as to not become entangled in the barbed wire even more. Bridgette looked over at the three men as they looked at them, "Be...careful" she whispered,blood seeping through her hoodie and shorts. "What's the status report soldier? Where's Private Kennard and Officers Milton and Garren?" he asked. "They...made their way...to the roof" Bridgette wheezed. "Um,who's Garren?" Trent asked. "I think that's Eva's surname" spluttered Harold. "You look beat up,probably best to stay where you are while we try get you out soldier" said Brick,as he examined the entrance to the wire maze. "You sure that's smart Brick?" Trent asked,as he looked at the razor sharp wires that were stretched and tangled all around the cage. He noticed that pieces of blue,pink and red fabric were caught up in the wire,with minimal blood dripping from them. "Absolutey Cooper,we gotta get in,get those two ladies out and then proceed on our way" Brick explained. "Are you mad man?" Harold rasped, "What if we get caught up in there and can't get out? Besides,why should we help Bridgette and Ella,we barely even talked to those two last time,and I was on a team with them!". Brick sighed and shook his head, "We aren't doing this for an act of friendship or love or teamwork. There are two innocent maidens in there who for all we know could be inches from death. We're going into the danger zone to save them because it's the right thing to do. Now,are you with me or" Brick continued explaining,but was then interupted. "Uh,Brick? They left like,2 minutes ago" Bridgette spluttered,as Brick turned round to see Harold and Trent ascending to the next floor in the elevator. Brick angrily face palmed,muttered to himself in annoyance and shook his head. "Fine" he grumbled,as he sucked in his already small gut, "Looks like Sergeant McArthur is going on a solo rescue mission" he said,spitting on his hands and rubbing them together so he could slide through easier.
*outside the tower - Floor 4*
*Still climbing - Tyler,Eva,Dakota,Harold,Trent,Brick*
*Medically evacuated - Dawn,Rodney,Max,Ezekiel,Noah,Justin*
*Being rescued by Sergeant McArthur - Bridgette,Ella*
Finally breaking out to the top of the tower,Harold and Trent stumbled out of the elevator. Their clothes were slightly torn and they had light but still bleeding cuts from quickly navigating the maze before Brick could make them accept a suicide mission. "Do you feel bad for leaving those three behind?" Trent asked,with a look of minimal regret. Harold laugh, "Ha,no! You know what Bear Grylls says,right? 'Improvise,Adapt,Overcome' is the way to go" he explained. They overlooked the final tower challenge on the roof. There was a steel rope cable strung around a ventilator shaft at the side of the roof that was attached to a similar shaft on the opposite building,which had an iron ladder bolted to the side for quickly getting down. "Hmm,steel wire. I hear that stuff is a real pain on the hands" said Trent,twanging the cable with his fingers. "Maybe we could use our shirts as a zipline to get across quicker? Sure it might destroy them,but at least it'll lighten our load for getting back to the trailers" Harold explained. Trent nodded, "Sounds good,that is if Eva,Tyler and Dakota haven't already beaten us back there" he chuckled. The boys quickly removed their shirts,Trent obviously being more ripped than Harold due to his boxing training from the previous season. They glided across through the air,crashing into each other and the wall once they reached the other side. They climbed to their feet,apologised for knocking into each other,and slipped down the ladder before running off.
CONFESSIONAL START
Trent: Y'know,Harold's a pretty cool guy. Sure he's got his quirks,but I seriously enjoyed working with the dude.
CONFESSIONAL END
It was evening by the time the boys reached the camp trailers. As Trent had predicted,they had been beaten by Tyler,Eva and Dakota had beaten them there,and were sitting around the fire pit chatting. Tyler noticed them waling over and waved, "Hey,way to go guys,didn't expect you two to make it back before anyone else". The Jock was noticeably in worse condition than Trent and Harold,as his clothes were torn to shreds and he was bleeding a lot. Trent shrugged, "Eh,you know how it is man. We just took our time for everything except for razor wire maze". "You just rushed through that one? It cut me up real bad guy" said Tyler,rubbing the cuts on his legs. Harold nodded, "We were with Brick when we reached the floor. He wanted us to go on a suicide mission to rescue Bridgette and Ella from the maze,so of course we booked it straight through while he was monologing" he explained. Tyler eye's widened a little bit, "You just left Bridgette in there? And uh Ella too?" he asked. "Well we never really talked to them,so why would it matter if we helped them out or not" said Harold. "Besides" said Trent, "We'd just be busting ourselves up badly to go on,bring them out and then go back in again to reach the other side".
CONFESSIONAL START
Tyler: I thought Trent and Harold were meant to be r/niceguys ,y'know? I mean sure,Bridgette broke up with Zeke as has been barely talking to me,but I think we're still friends. Makes me kinda pissed that Harold and Trent just left them there.
CONFESSIONAL END
"Weren't Brick and Justin with you guys earlier?" Eva asked,looking up from the fire pit. "Yeah,Justin stepped on a bad tile on the second floor while Brick stayed behind on the third floor for his rescue mission" Trent explained. As soon as Trent finished his sentence,Brick came puffing up to the trailers with the two girls over his shoulders. All three were covered in blood,Brick more-so since all he was wearing were cargo shorts and short sleeved shirt. What was more gross was that pieces of rusty metal were still left lodged in his skin,some chunks of flesh hanging on by threads. He was white in the face and out of breath as he placed Bridgette and Ella down on the logs to recover. "Ayy,way to go Bri-" Harold began before being punched in the stomach. "Congratulations funny guy,you left your commanding officer behind to save two damsels by himself. Looks like you've made the top of my list" Brick yelled at the ginger guy. Trent took a step forward, "Woah,calm down man". Brick turned to Trent, "And as for you Private Cooper,your just as guilty. I expected more from you". "Ugh,chill out swampers" Dakota scoffed, "I made it through everything just fine,quit losing your cool over nothing". "Yeah,you gotta relax" said Eva, "C'mon and sit down and kick back". Brick rolled his eyes, "You just don't get it. It's not the fact that they ditched a mission,it's the principal of it. Our friends were in serious trouble and they couldn't find it within themselves to help based on the fact it's the right thing to do" he said.
CONFESSIONAL START
Dakota: Ha,talk about General Serious. That Brick guy really needs to take a chill pill.
Brick: Mark my words,those two boys are in for one hell of a season.
Harold: *cradling his stomach* Dang,that guy hits like an 18-wheeler semi truck. Probably best that I try go under his radar for the time being,purely for my own health and well being.
CONFESSIONAL END
Eventually the other contestants and Chris arrived at the fire pit. Of course the contestants who had been evacuated from the tower were standing and sitting with crutches and wheelchairs,with the exceptions of Bridgette and Ella,though by now they were both patched up with bandages and fresh clothes. Chris overlooked the damaged cast, "Well...that went more smoothly than expected" he laughed. "Pfft,tell me about it" Noah scoffed. "After quite an exciting challenge with a lot of pain and bloodshed,it came down to the two castmembers who escaped the tower first". "I'm pretty sure we all got back first" said Tyler,pointing at himself,Eva and Dakota. Chris nodded, "Believe me dudes,it was a really close call,but we've decided that Eva and Tyler were the first back to the trailers". Tyler and Eva were happy that they had won,but then realised something. "So,we'll be competing against each other?" Eva ased. "Correct bro" said Chris. Dakota stood up, "Um,excuse me! I was soooooo back here first!" she wailed. "Tut tut tut,you would've won and been a team captain for choosing teams tomorrow if you hadn't been carried on Eva's back" he chuckled.
CONFESSIONAL START
Dakota: Hmph,fair enough.
CONFESSIONAL END
"Uh,so what happens now?" Rodney asked,looking up from his chair. "Yeah,I can only assume that now we're gonna have to go to that elimination stadium and kick someone out,eh?" Ezekiel asked. Chris shrugged his shoulders, "Eh,I think I'll let you all kick back for a day or two. Since most of you are all pretty banged up from the tower,there will be no elimination today or the two days after while you recover" he smiled,as the contestants gave some cheers that no one was going yet. Chris then turned to the camera, "As for you at home,don't think nothing of value came from this episode. This season is kicking off good with more pain and more insane challenges than you can imagine! Our two teams will be formed next time we meet,so stay tuned for the next episode of: Total! Drama! Take 2!" he finished. He turned to the castmembers, "What are you idiots still sitting around for,go sleep before I put you through Chef's bootcamp" he smirked,as the boys and girls went into their seperate trailers.
(Coyler's note: And that's it for Episode 1 of Total Drama Take 2. Hopefully you guys enjoyed it,I hope my writing is getting better. I've got two questions for all you readers at home;
Who do you think the main protagonists will be?
And what teams will Tyler and Eva form?
That's all it for me for now. Coyler,out!)