Chris McLean was walking through the hallways of his underground lab, making a beeline to his own private quarters. Once he arrived to his door, the host looked sideways to make sure no one was following him especially his prick of a boss. After confirming the coast was clear, Chris started pressing some numbers, writing the code 5479580, then placed his hand on the scanner and it started flashing green. He did the same with his right eye, which the scanner also flashed.
"Recognize Thirty-Six, aka Chris McLean," a feminine recording said. The door slid open and the host entered. Moving forwards to his desk, Chris turned to his computer and pressed a button. Soon, a few screens came out of the ceilings and formed around the host in a circular way. The screens activated and presented white blurry figures on them. These individuals were known (at least by outside sources and conspiracy nuts) as The Illuminati.
"Chris McLean, you require an audience with the Illuminati?" the front screen, which was clearly showing the leader One, questioned in a deep, menacing voice that made Chris nervous.
"Yes. I'm very sorry to disturb you at this late hour, but-"
"Just make your point." Three ordered.
"Of course." Chris complied somewhat sheepishly before clearing his throat "Well, our experiments regarding the Irken Invader Zim are proceeding right on schedule but our latest attempts to obtain the secrets of Rick Sanchez's technology as well as the sword of the one known as Samurai Jack have met with... unforeseen circumstances. But I believe the new producer may have had a hand in it."
"Explain." Two questioned immediately.
"Well, this is merely speculation, but with all the executive meddling that Andrew Lawrence has done throughout Total Drama, I think he may be aware of what's been going on behind the scenes and has been intentionally sabotaging our operations. It stands to reason that Mr. Lawrence may be an undercover agent."
"That's quite the accusation Mr. McLean, but as you said it's merely speculation. We can't exactly eliminate Mr. Lawrence without any solid evidence," Five responded.
"It's not just him we have to be wary of. Among those meddling campers, there are several that could prove to be quite the thorn in our sides. Besides Rick Sanchez and Samurai Jack, others like Stewie Griffin and Eric Cartman have the potential to be threats as well," Four said in a voice that was clearly feminine.
"Don't be so hasty now, there's still a chance that young Eric could be converted to our side given his ruthlessness and manipulative streak," One suggested
"Well moving on, what should I do with the other contestants once the show is over?" Chris asked. A moment of silence filled room as the others figures stared at the host intently, as if they were analyzing him. The silence continued until Three spoke.
"Clone them," Three suggested.
"The substitutes will serve our will, and only our will," One said.
"And as for the originals?" Chris asked again.
"Dispose of them. Leave no trace."
Chris' frown then slowly turned into a wicked grin, which was even wider than ever because it expanded to his cheeks...
AN: So, this was basically an interlude chapter to show where exactly I'm going with this story in terms of the plot and establish a shared universe between the shows that I've included so far. With many more characters to come, I'm sure. As for why I decided to have the Illuminati be the main antagonists of this story so to speak, I based it off on how the secret society was portrayed in shows like the Venture Bros and Gargoyles especially with how the ranking system works. According to the Gargoyles comics, there are over thirty-six ranks in the Illuminati, each rank contains the same number of members as the level of rank. For example, there is only one member in the number one rank, two members in the number two rank, and so on until thirty-six members in the number thirty-six rank. So, this means there are constantly 666 members in the society. I hope that clears things up a bit for those who are confused on what I'm doing here. As for who is exactly a member of the Illuminati, I plan to reveal that in good time, but I'll just say that it might consist of some familiar characters you may recognize. I also decided to move this story over to the crossover section it clearly belongs there, and I think it would get more attention if I did so. That being said, I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you next time.
