Total Drama: Operation Phoenix

by omega5342

After getting his show run over by the Ridonculous Race, Chris McLean gets an opportunity to shine once again. With the help of a certain mad scientist, he is able to get a whole new season of Total Drama on the air. With a brand new cast and a bunch of new worlds to explore, who will survive, and who will get thrown out? Find out here and now in Total Drama: Operation Phoenix.

6. Enter the Multiverse: Part One

Sorry if I was a little late with my work: I've been writing some new content this last month, give or take a few days. But don't worry, I'm gonna make sure that I get myself on a good schedule and give you new content. Although, I have had some other things going on.

I wish I could say that this took ten seconds to do the dirty laundry, but we all know that it takes several days for us all to get our act together because of the virus outbreak that's happening, and I had other things on my agenda. Even with the hustle and bustle around, there are still loose end in need of tying up, and I have been busy lately.

So, anyway, the characters jig is up, but you can still see the challenges, as well as some flashbacks, and perhaps even more of Alice's home universe in an original fic, however it could be established here. Even if I don't get much reviews lately, I wish to hear

Anyway, let's get to business and start working on this story, shall we?

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The episode starts off with the black screen fading to reveal the inside of what looked like a spaceship's cockpit, until a certain narcissistic host popped up from the bottom of the camera, still bearing his usual getup and that smug grin. "Yo! It feels good to be back after a good few years of cancellation. After the last winner got the million at Pahkitew Island, I had some trouble with a new race show that *cough, cough* Don *cough* douchebag *cough* popped up out of nowhere." the man stated, not really getting over Don and his race show hogging the spotlight.

"But now, I'm back on the line with an even bigger playing field!"

Clips showcasing many of the worlds showed up, each one more bizzare and wild than the other.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it turns out that we are truly not alone in this place. And no, this isn't CGI, stop-motion, or another movie studio, folks. Our universe is just one in a countably infinite set of worlds. Your brain spinning? Yeah, it baffled me, too. And speaking of the topic.."

Another set of clips is shown, displaying not just humans, but aliens, monsters, and the like.

"With a staggering amount of worlds to choose from, we have a substantial set of weirdos to choose from. Again, this is the real deal. In addition to some people who are 'normal', despite living in other universes, we have some rather extraordinary beings joining in on the fun as well."

The next scene showed Chris yet again, but this time, he was in another area of the ship. "Through this ship, we will scower the multiverse, going form world to world as the contestants we have at our disposal fight whatever weird thing that pops out in these worlds, as well as each other, and..."

We now see Chris in a massive garden-like area encircled by a dome, where several stumps and a campfire sat. "Once two of the three teams lose a challenge to the other one, they both will get to send a contestant home. Yes, that's a little far-fetched, but, eh, what do I know? This isn't rocket science. So, stock up some spare undies, 'cause we are getting ready for our roughest, toughest, and greatest season so far, right here! Right now, on TOTAL,"

The camera zoomed out to reveal the full ship, which resembled a miniature version of the USS Enterprise, to an extent.

"DRAMA,"

The camera zoomed out once more, showcasing the wonder and beauty of the vast vacuum of space as a comet zoomed through the background.

"OPERATION PHOENIX!"

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Location: Dramaship Docking Bay

Time: ?

"Alright, alright? Is it on? Yep, we're good." Chef examined the camera before looking at Chris. "Chris, it is on!"

"Yeah, about time." Chris said, his right hand man moving back to let the host take charge. "What up, homies. As you may have heard, I have finally gotten back from the dead like a phoenix from the ashes! Hence the name of the show." Chris then held out his hand towards the room. "Ladies and gentlemen, this baby we're in is the Dramaship, a cruising ship designed to travel from world to world as we go on with the show. And due to access to an uncountable amount of worlds and universes, we have capitalized on this new frontier, and through a good ol' game of hide and seek, we have found a whopping thirty fresh new spanking contestants to compete for the grand cash prize in the future, translatable into their local currency, of course."

"Yeah, I would love to brag about how much effort we put into it, we've got contestants coming." Rick said as he walked in before looking at a watchlike object attached to his wrist. "Okay, we've got a f-*urp*-ew seconds, so, let's make this quick. I'm Rick Sanchez, the man who made this season possible." He then looked to his watch again. "Aaand here we are with our first contestant. Chris, it's all on you. Hopefully, the order was *urp* as I planned."

"Alright, so let's meet our first contestant, the shuttle's about to dock. I advise you to prepare for how freaky these guys are." Chris said. "Is he a turtle? Is he a dragon? Eh, yes and no. Please welcome the King of the Koopas and terror of the Mushroom Kingdom, Bowser Koopa Senior!"

The door opened, and instantly, a yellow and green-scaled turtle with spikes on his shell and red hair jumped out, creating a small, but noticeable shockwave as he landed. "Gwah ha ha!" Bowser laughed, putting his right arm to his hip as he closed his eyes. "So, you're that Chris guy, huh?" The Koopa King walked towards the TV host with his bag clutched into his left hand. "Man, this is gonna be so much fun. Shame I don't have my boombox with me, but, oh well, might as well see what else I could run into, world or not."

Chris shook Bowser's hand briefly before saying "Alright, moving on. Bowser, ya might wanna stand at the side for a moment. You are but the first contestant to arrive here, twenty-nine more are coming."

Bowser growled slightly, but understood, and proceeded to walk to the other side. "Very well then, surprise me."

"We shall." Rick said. "This next contestant, I pers-*urp*-onally roped in myself. Believe me, it'll change her life tenfold, guys." Rick looked at the door opened to reveal the girl he was talking about... "Oh, she must be a little shy. Bowser, do you mind walking two feet to the left, one forwards, and place your hand out like you're gonna catch something for me?" Rick asked.

"Why?"

"You'll see."

Shrugging, the Koopa King did as Rick said, and the mad scientist pressed a button, causing a screaming blur to hurtle to the exact position that Rick had told him to go to, being accompanied by a smaller, secondary blur that landed to the side and slid across the floor and true to the mad scientist's words, Bowser caught someone. He looked to see a young girl with purple hair, blue eyes, and she was wearing a school uniform. She slowly looked over to the Koopa King's monsterlike appearance, her eyes being filled with even more fear as she looked towards him. "What? Rick told me to do it." Bowser said.

All Bernadetta could do was scream, forcing Bowser to sacrifice her for covering his ears. "Wha- where am I? Who am I? Oh wait, I'm me, but still!" The girl was obviously confused and afraid, and he could feel it. She was so far away from home right now, after being stuffed in that 'spaceship' or whatever it is. Bowser merely shook his head as the girl retreated to a corner, wondering what could've happened to make her this way.

"Everyone, that girl is Bernadetta von Varley, heiress of the Varley estate, abused by her father until she wasn't. Now, she's the local recluse and one of the competitors to our show, brought to us by Garreg Mach Monastery."

"Please, d-don't tell them! Please!" Bernadetta begged.

Taking it in, Bowser just growled and shook his head. Judging by her actions and thoughts, it's safe to say that the abuse was pretty hard on her. He put in a mental note to find out how to get there and give that guy a piece of his mind. He hoped that the monastery took good care of her. "Did it, done it, bought the shirt online. Moving on..." Chris said. Both of the present contestants looked to see the door open, revealing the next contestant.

He was a short skeleton who was wearing a blue hoodie over a white shirt, black shorts, and pink slippers, the combination of his clothes and short height made him look pudgy. "huh, so this is where i will be staying for my vacation. i expected some more SPACE to explore, but hey, i can't judge how many STARS it has unless i see the whole thing, am i right?" the skeleton said, despite his mouth being stuck in a static, frozen grin. Sans then looked over at the other people who were present and studied them.

The turtle crossed his arms, looking at him casually. Despite that stance, Sans can already feel that this person was pretty powerful and more than ready to take on anything far bigger than he is. The girl, however, was pretty much the opposite, desparately trying to find a hiding place. He saw that while she is shy and scared, she has potential. He then looked to the other two, both human men, and walked over to them.

"Sans, sup bro? How's the surface life goin' for you?" Chris asked, giving Sans a high five.

"oh, it's pretty good and all. but without the kid resetting the timeline, i've got a lot of free time on my hands. rattled me to the BONE, too." The skeleton silently chuckled to himself. Sans looked to the other contestants again, causing Bernadetta to let out a light screech and hide behind the nearest object she could find.

"Okay, the two people you are looking at are two of the contestants you'll be rooming with, we have a good number."

"sounds good. might as well see who else is down at the DOCKS."

"Yeah, you and me, bony." Bowser replied. "I'm more or less interested in vacation stuff now."

"close enough."

"Moving on, this next contestant comes from a world that is more or less 'normal' to me, but much like all our other friends, she too has seen some really crazy stuff at one point in her life." Chris said as the next ship docked and the airlock opened, revealing a teenage human girl with orange hair tied up in a short ponytail and an attire consisting of a brown and red hoodie with beige-colored sleeves, a white shirt, and some dark green pants. She bore a confident look on her face, ready to face whatever challenge to be thrown at her. "Tulip, how's it hanging." Chris said, giving her a high five.

"It's been a really nice ride. Granted, I am happy to be here, but I didn't expect to be in space, of all places." Tulip said.

"You like the spa-*urp*-ceship, I made 'er myself." Rick said, causing Tulip to nod and give a thumbs up before she looked at the rest of the cast so far.

As she looked, she took it in. The skeleton seemed to have a jolly aura around him, but the turtle monster just seemed cocky and arrogant. Her attention turned to the girl, who was obviously scared out her wits. "hey, good to see a new face around, is it not, kiddo?" the skeleton asked, looking at Tulip.

"Yeah, it is." Tulip replied. "I'm Tulip, by the way."

"name's sans, sans gaster. came for the sights, staying for a vacation." Sans said, offering a handshake.

He seemed friendly enough, so Tulip reached in for a handshake, only for-

"EEK!" Bernadetta screeched as the sound of Sans's whoopee cousin went into the air. "I- I didn't do that. Please! I swear!" The other five people in the room looked at her, some in confusion, while Rick just facepalmed.

"Was she always that way?" Bowser asked.

Sans just shrugged. "i haven't seen her long enough to tell you that, but my guess is that she's seen something traumatic."

"Fair enough." Bowser said, getting a small worry about the girl's mental condition.

Meanwhile, Bernadetta, who had gave up trying to find a hiding place, was rolled up into a ball in the corner. Sure, Tulip was seemingly normal, but from within the little girl's mind, she could be another monster, this time in disguise rather than showing her true form. By the goddess, she now knew that it was inevitable to begin with, even so as she was... wait, she was walking towards her, wasn't she? "Gah, whoever you are, make it quick, please!" Bernadetta yelled, curling even further into a ball.

"Woah there, I'm not gonna kill you. Who said I would do that?" Tulip asked, obviously confused at the whole ordeal. This girl had obviously experienced something traumatizing, and being in this new world didn't even help one bit.

"No one, but I can feel the look of hunger coming from you." Bernadetta said, causing Tulip to shake her head and pull her up, which made the monastery recluse and heir to the Varley estate yelp in surprise as she was hoisted up by the girl. "J-just please..."

"Look, I'm not going to eat you. Whatever had gotten to you before is not here, though, I do get that you're scared." Tulip said, pulling her into a hug. "Don't worry, you're not going to get eaten here."

"I am... I just know it..." Bernadetta whispered as she was released from the hug. What was this feeling? She didn't know, but she didn't want to be thinking about what manner of trickery that lies behind that warm exterior, so she instead resumed standing in the corner, looking at the cast members from afar.

"Moving on, ladies and gentlemen. Our next constestant, unlike the other four, save for Bowser, is already familiar with space, so being in a spaceship isn't that much of a hassle for him." Chris said, pointing towards the door as it opened, revealing a stereotypical robot with a grey coating.

The robot just looked around before letting out a quiet laugh. "Is this the spaceship that I'll be staying on? Eh, really not the flashiest I've seen." He then walked up to Chris. "Heya, meatbag. Is this the place I'll be in?"

The sound of crickets inexplicably rang through the halls as everyone looked at Bender. "What? It's what humans are scientifically called. Here!" He then handed a crude drawing of a human to Chris, one that said 'MEATBAG' under it in bold red letters.

"Really? Is that the best you can do?" Bowser asked, focusing more on Bender's insults rather than his crude drawing skills.

"Yeah, yeah, maybe one day I could ste- I mean... BORROW some paintings without their consent."

"Alright, the sixth contestant was literally made to be the best friend of the first person she comes into contact with. But like all Gems, she is bound to have forged an identity of her own. She had a bit of a crisis, being still for quite a long time all by your lonesome, you can get what I'm sayin'." Chris said, looking at the door as it opened, only to be greeted by a pair of stretchy pink arms that suddenly came up from the door.

"HELLO NURSE!" a feminine voice with hints of laughter and joy shouted. The arms attempted to grab Chris, but the TV host ducked at the last second as they hit the wall and went limp. "Aww, you're no fun!"

"Spinel, not the time!" Chris said.

The arms retracted to their normal size as a pink and magenta humanoid came out. "Sorry, sorry. I have no words on how excited I am to be here!" the being said as she headed towards Chris. "It's just been a really long time since I've met new people, not counting the time I tried to destroy the Earth." The gem put a hand behind her head. "I was a total WRECK back then. But ya know me, I'm feeling much better now!"

"Alright then. Anywho, these weirdos to your left will be five of the people you'll be rooming with."

Spinel took a moment before waving her hand politely. "Salutations!"

"hey." Sans replied.

"I'm Tulip Olsen, it's very nice to meet you." Tulip said as the Gem walked towards her.

"Spinel." Spinel replied in kind, shaking Tulip's hand.

"Eep!" Bernadetta quickly closed her eyes, not wanting to get eaten.

Both Chris and Rick took a moment to look at them. "The or-*urp*-iginal six characters that he picked out. They're all here, aren't they?" Rick said.

"Wait, what?" Chris asked. "I thought we picked them!"

"Techincally... er, nevermind." Rick said. "Now you have another contestant coming up."

"Oh yeah, thanks for reminding me." Chris said. Rick just nodded and watched as the door opened. Out of it, a man came out, wearing a black vest red shirt with an emblem on it, which itself was over a white tank top, some brown pants, shoes, and fingerless glove on his left arm, and a fedora. Other accessories include sunglasses and a case for his bullets. Aside from a duffle bag, he carried a single-shot rifle with a telescope attached to it. "Snips, what up, bruh?" Chris held out his hand for the Sniper to shake, to which the mercenary did in kind. "How's life been faring for 'ya in the Badlands?"

"Eh, not too shabby these days." Mundy replied in a gruff voice. "Sure, I've survived worse, but I'm just here for the money." He then looked at the current contestants and sighed. "So these are the bloody few I am staying with? I honestly expected more."

"Well, there are." Chris said, pointing to the door as it opened. "Mr. Mundy, you are about to see one of many more. This person is someone that is... a rather mysterious individual to say the least. Rick and I have just..." Rick just whispered something in his ear. "Yeah, I should keep it tight. So here she is, please give a round of applause to Alice Carwell!" Chris had looked towards the door, and a girl that seemingly appeared human walked in. She had fair skin and locks of blonde-colered hair that flowed down her back. She wore a long blue and white dress that was expertly crafted, some white stockings, a pair of black boots, and some glasses. "Yeah, the girl gives off an air in mystery and wonder, yeah, I know." Chris said, looking at the camera. He then turned his attention back to the task at hand. "Alice, yo. How's it hangin'."

"Pretty wonderful, actually." Alice said, smiling. "I dare say, I've been in need of a break, in all actualities." The magus walked to the crowd and observed every detail of her soon-to-be roommates. "Quite the possy you have, huh Mr. McLean."

"Oh please, no need for formalities. Just call me Chris." Chris said, shaking her hand. After shaking it, Alice went to walking towards the cast, with the Sniper following shortly after. "Unlike all the others, we're blind when it comes to this individual, but we're seeing clear skies from here on out. And here we have someone who is out of this world. Granted, just about all these weirdos are out of my world, or my universe, but hey, this is an alien we're talking about." Chris announced as the door opened, revealing a basic Grey-looking creature that waddled towards Chris. "Roger, put 'er there." he said, holding out his hand, to which Roger shook it.

"Oh my God, this brings back SOOO many memories back at the mothership." Roger said. Inside, he silently snickered. Those fools have no idea about all the personas he has behind him. Killing him off would kill a thousand more, as you could say, not that he's planning to die any time soon. There was this one time where he took on the persona of a vicious killer named Ricky Spanish, those were some good times for the fey pansexual alcoholic non-human. The alien took a look at the cast and studied them. The pink girl was rather hyper, the turtle was pretty strong, and that purple-haired girl that was huddling at the corner for dear life would be pretty useful, given the right buttons were to be pushed. The robot he didn't know about, but he had a strong feeling that he was going to like him. The rest of them, however, he'd probably need to keep a sharp eye on, and not just because he doesn't know them at all. Ah well, the first thing he should do is try to put on a friendly face before he sends them off one by one.

"This is going to be fun..." he whispered, walking up to the group. Alice couldn't help but feel that he wasn't as friendly as he seemed to be. Oh well, he could be dealt with later, they were all waiting for the rest of the cast to show up.

"Well, there's still more to introduce, like this little lady here. I advise you bring some clean underwear is you s-*urp*-ee her. She really loves to scare people, so stay back." Rick said before drinking from his flask. The door opened, letting a fog of smoke out of the airlock, causing a few of the cast to walk back a few inches, with exceptions such as Bowser. Just when everybody thought they were now in the clear, a monotone, black haired-girl jumped out, screaming in the process, which caused several members of the cast to jump back in fear, Bernadetta now especially wanted out, screaming in fear as she ran into another wall, only for Rick to put her in with the rest of the cast with his ray. "Alright, go easy on them, especially the purple-haired girl." Rick then whispered into the ghost girl's ear, "She's been through a lot."

The young girl nodded, and proceeded to walk towards the group. A few of them backed away, except for the more serious ones. Bowser was just a pretty tough cookie to crack, no questions asked. Sans, however, was delighted to see another being like him, though. "Everyone, this is Erma, half-ghost daughter of a human father and a ghost mother. Really creepy girl, though she tries to live a normal life. Don't be fooled by that jumpscare though, she's a big softie once you get to know her, though she doesn't talk that much."

"eh, fair enough." Sans replied. He then looked towards Erma, and then towards the rest of the crowd. Shrugging it off for the moment, he waited to see who will be coming in next.

"I have saved a really good surprise for you guys today. He's a teen from Japan who might not say that much, but he has a lot of personality. He's very stylish and very skilled at things by the likes of swordfighting, turning common objects into lethal weapons, and even control over electricity. Man, this guy will be a great asset to the team." The airlock's door opened, signaling that this contestant will soon meet his new roommates. "Allow me to introduce you to the quiet ladiesman himself, Yu Narukami!"

However, the person who came out was not the epic Japanese teenager that everyone was expecting. Crickets can be heard as a small wallaby wearing a blue shirt with some purple triangles and some brown shoes walked in. "Oh dear. Why do I even wind up in the situations?" the wallaby muttered, the sound of crickets still chirping, that was, until a record scratch rang in everybody's ears. Three people were laughing.

"BWAH HA HA HA! Man, Chris, ol' boy, you've really outdid us with this 'Japanese teen' of yours! What a joke!"

"Oh my god, and here I thought I was great at what I did. Oh well, if this isn't April Fools, then what should I do?"

"Man, that's just plain rich! Japanese teen? Quiet ladiesman? Ha! Might as well bite my shiny metal ass!"

"Oh, it's okay. I'm not who you wanted." the wallaby said, ignoring the rude comments as he walked over to Chris, handing him the letter. "I'm Rocko. I must've gotten his letter. Sorry about that, fella." Rocko explained as Chris handed it over to Rick.

"Wait a minute." Rick looked at the letter. "That is the letter for Narukami." He then flashed back to the time he had the letters getting sorted, or rather, his grandson, Morty Smith. "Dammit, Morty! How could mix things up! I swear to God, this is the last time I'm trusting you with these kinds of things!" Rick then ran out of the docking bay and into another door, presumably going towards the bridge as the contestants looked on. After a few seconds, they turned their attention back towards Chris.

Chris just shrugged. "Whatever, gotta deal with the choices made. Let's hope nobody else gets mixed up." he said as Rocko walked towards the cast, who all looked at him as he did so. "If anything goes to plan, which I hope, this next contestant will be from the Kingdom of Mewni, but sent to Earth in order to keep her hyper nature to a minimum under the guise of a foreign exchange student of course..." He paused, looking at the door as it opened.

As he expected, a blonde-haired girl with a blue dress, purple stockings, and a wand pranced out, letting out a happy wave as she looked at Chris. "Wow, is this the place that Marco invited me too? Man, I wish I could've brought Marco here with me, but oh well. Gotta do what you could make do."

"Okay, you're her. Just wanted to testify. Everyone, this is-" Chris would've continued had Star not

"Hi, I'm Star Butterfly, Princess of Mewni, but simply call me Star. Man, I can't wait to see this new set of world's we're visiting. I just hope I don't get-"

"ZIP IT, host talking here!" Chris shouted, getting the princess's attention.

"Hee hee, sorry, just really hyped to be going on this adventure. Probably the most fun I had since I first came to my version of Earth. There are multiple different versions of Earth, right?" Star asked.

"so it seems, assuming some of the others are on the same page." Sans said.

Star looked towards Sans, and rushed towards him to get a closer look. "Wait? Are you one of..." She gasped.

"no, no... whatever you're about to say, i probably have no knowledge on."

Fair point. She might not have... oh wait, who's that little thing? Rocko gulped. "Oh dear, here we go again." he said, attempting to run from Star, who just simply tackled him and engraved him in a hug. "Gah!"

"My God, you're just one of the most adorable little things I've seen in my life! I just wanna hug you and squeeze you and-"

"Alright, ENOUGH!" Chris said, clapping his hands.

At this point, Star let go of Rocko, letting him fall down dizzily as she rubbed the back of her head sheepishly. She was a lot more controlled than when she was before she left for Earth, but even then, she can get a little out there, especially around cute and fluffy animals. The door opened once more, and her cheerful demeanor immediately gave way to caution as the next contestant came in. Everyone turned to see a bald man dressed in rags, a long, black beard going down to his waist and eyes that scowered the area around him. She put a hand in her case, grabbing her wand in the situation in which he was going to attack them all. However, he immediately went towards Chris. "Is this where I'll be staying..." the man asked in a quiet, yet shrill voice.

"Yep." Chris said. "Everyone, this is Rasputin. We found him trapped in limbo, being a lich and all."

"Yes, I am indeed Rasputin, and I wish for this to be a... pleasant game." he said, taking a bow, hiding the cruel, slimy smile as he did so. None of these people knew about his deeds, how he curse an entire royal family to death through the Bolshevik revolution. Not that it was any worth, but it was metaphorically speaking, that is. He might need to avoid any contestants with holy energy for the time being. Ironic, is it?

After his bow, he took a stroll towards the rest of the crowd, and began looking to see who else was up and running. Being trapped in limbo really made him get to this show to kill all this time before he manages to crack why he hasn't went to the afterlife. Perhaps it was he infused his soul, but he did not think that was the case. A slight tinge of worry came to him, that the curse he had put on the family wasn't complete.

"Moving on, this next contestant is a pretty peppy individual and a secretary off in some town out there." Chris said, watching as the door opened.

Everyone looked on, seeing that the contestant was a young woman in her mid-twenties that had golden-colored hair on her head, two golden-brown growths of hair fell down the sides of her head, giving the illusion of a dog's ears, and another tuft of hair was being held by a red ribbon. She wore a plaid green vest over a white shirt and a red ribbon, a blue skirt, and was apparently barefoot. Not that it mattered, fur covered her whole body. The woman continued skipping along the metallic floor, somehow not getting any pain while practically radiating a field of happiness around her as she wagged her doglike tail and held a bag containing some of her stuff in it. Well, that feeling was interrupted when a certain turtle monster spoke up. "Wait a minute. Is that..." Bowser said, looking at the girl.

She halted, and proceeded to look over to Bowser. "B-b-b-b-b... Bowser!?" she screamed, leaping back a few inches.

"What in Mewni?" Star asked, nearly dropping her jaw in surprise.

"Oh my God, you two know each other?" Roger said, trying to piece the situation together.

Erma tilted her head, trying to figure out what was going on.

"Yes, yes. We know each other." Bowser crankily replied, looking back to the Smash tournaments, more specifically Ultimate, though he knew Isabelle some time before that, during her days as an assist trophy. He was shocked that she would be fighting in Ultimate, and surprised that she did rather well. He might not be the smartest person out there, but he was smart enough to know not to judge a book by its cover. He just hoped that another Galeem-type incident would not happen a second time. "It's... I don't want to talk about it." he said, not wanting to delve into it at the moment.

"eh, another time, perhaps." Sans replied, not really caring either way.

"Oh yeah, good idea, let's just wait for some more cast members to come." Bowser said, looking at the light above the door turned on, then turned his attention toward Chris, who was speaking towards the direction of a camera.

"...and if you love pirates, then boy do we have someone special for you!" Oh, another big reveal, perhaps? A part of him was wanting to be another mix-up so he can laugh again, but even then, another part of him felt bad for some of the other competitors, especially with Bernadetta and her situation. That little girl was a lost soul indeed, and abused by her father? He would never do that! Though, the girl would probably be too afraid of him for a while, especially since he was the one to catch her, per Rick's orders. Nonetheless, he proceeded to look at the door. "Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Jack Sparrow!"

The door opened, and true to Chris's word, a pirate walked out, specifically wearing a blue vest over a white shirt, a pair of brown pants and boots, and a red headband with his hear held out in dreadlocks. "Hey, Jack-Attack." Chris said, opting to shake the pirate's hand, to which he replied in kind. "How's it been going at your ship, my man."

"I've been doing just fine." The pirate said as he released the handshake before looking at the contestants. "Heh, so this is my competition? Eh, might as well see where this goes." he thought aloud as he proceeded to walk towards them.

"So far, yes, but we're not done yet!" Chris said, looking towards the opening door. The group was greeted by a young girl with white hair dressed in light gray rags quietly walked forward, almost as if she was a mist of sorts. "Aisling, how's it hangin'?" Chris asked, shaking the fairy's hand.

"I really hope that this is worth it..." she said. When that burly chef guy came to into her forest, she didn't expect him to invite her to this. Nonetheless, it is no surprise that the modern day of her world wasn't really kind to old legends like her.

"Oh, it will be if you play your cards right, my fae friend." Chris replied. Aisling nodded before moving towards the cast, getting looks of fascination, coupled with a slight tinge of boredom in Bowser's case, as she did so. Star was aware of the fae, aka fairies, but they all were tiny and had wings. She acknowledged that she was probably from another world, likely not the ones she went through. Alice was just as fascinated, although she knew that fairies can have a wide variety of appearances and roles, and they can be spirits of the dead as well. "Huh, ya know, I thought there would be a bit more conversation." Chris muttered to himself before looking at the door. Out of it, a bald man wearing a yellow jumpsuit with a white cape came out. "Saitama, what up bruh?"

"Things have been going rather quiet lately. Not a lot of people these days." he casually said, walking up to Chris.

"Oh, don't fret about it. You'll see a lot of people during the duration of your stay." Chris said, shaking the One Punch Man's hand.

Saitama quickly nodded, and calmly walked towards the crowd, with various reactions being presented upon him. Some of the tougher-looking members of the cast were staring at him with looks of determination. However, in contrast, that little girl with purple hair seemed to move back a few inches. Oh well, if what he was saying was true, then there were more to come, whether it be contestant or challenge, all he hoped is that it will all be worth it, regardless if he does get off the show somehow.

"Well, ladies and gentlemen. The cast is piecing together with each passing contestant, like this lady right here. What is it with the recent seasons having girls that come from fairy tales?" Chris said, gesturing to the door. The person who came out was a young woman in her early twenties, having emerald green eyes and brown hair that goes down to her chin. Her apparel consisted of a purple dirndl (a traditional German dress) with pink accents. She also had a pet chameleon on her shoulder and carried some belongings in a bag. "Rapunzel, what up? How's the married life going for ya?" Chris asked, giving the princess a high five.

"It's been very great so far! Really beats being imprisoned in a tower your whole life." Rapunzel said, receiving a nod from Pascal, whose chin was briefly rubbed on by her finger.

"Well, I'm pretty glad that you came here." Chris replied in kind. And indeed he was, for a few different reasons. He had access to many new and exciting worlds after he was briefly kidnapped by Rick and Morty, and due to that, he knew that a lot of it was real and not the tales of another Ella. Seriously, ever since he met her, he always hated her singing, but enjoyed the pain on a face such as that delusional yuck's. "Hope you have a fun time in this show."

"And I'll make sure of it." the Coronan princess replied in kind, walking up to the crowd with a brave and hopeful look on her face.

"Glad there are some kind souls in a world full of crazies like me, huh?" Chris said, shrugging his arms as he smiled. "Our next contestant is evil genius turned school teacher, Doctor Heinz Doofenshmirtz."

"Doofen-whatnow?" Bowser asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Doofenshmirtz." a voice spoke out. A slouched, brown-haired man with blue eyes walked out the door and into the docking bay, wearing an attire that consisted of a white lab coat over a black shirt, some green pants, and black leather boots. "Though I don't blame you for mispelling it." Suddenly, a chorus of voices sang out into the hollow bay.

Chorus: Doofenshmirtz arriving in the Dramaship.

With the sudden chorus coming and going, with no source to be found anywhere, most of the contestants started freaking out. "EEK! Whatever you are, wherever you are, PLEASE MAKE IT QUICK!" Bernadetta yelled, going into fetal position. A few of the more battle-hardened contestants, however, immediately began going into fighting poses. Only a few contestants, notably Sans, remained calm and stayed put.

"Huh, I thought I left it behind." Doofenshmirtz said with a shrug. "Oh well."

"Wait, I don't get what that was, but how does such a thing even exist?" Bender asked.

"It's a rather long story, and even I don't know how it came to be." the mad scientist replied.

"But you're the scientist!" Bowser replied, trying to piece this together. "You should know something about it, unless you're lazy!"

"Trust me, I've tried." Doofenshmirtz said, rubbing his temples. "All I know is that it has been with my family generations before I was born."

"Curiouser and curiouser..." Alice replied, wanting to see.

"Woah, way to put it in there, Miss Fancy-Talk." Bender replied snarkily. The Magi glared at him. "What?"

Meanwhile, Chris looked back at the audience. "Well that was interesting to see how they would react. Anyway, we have our next contestant entering the docking bay right here. She's been through quite the lot, huh?" The airlock's door opened, and the person who came out was a small child with green eyes obscured by glasses and blonde hair done in twin tails. Her outfit was a brown, pocketed short-sleeved jacket over a black shirt and shorts, a pair of boots over blue and lavender stockings that went up to her thighs, a belt with two pouches, a typical-looking pith helmet, and the works.

The girl looked around in awe, studying every corner of the ship. "Woah, I never thought I would ever be this far high." she said, looking around.

"Crazy, huh Riko?" Chris said. "You've been exploring a giant cursed sinkhole with who knows what at the bottom, and the next you know, you're shooting for the heights and even other worlds." The host proceeded to shake Riko's hand. Ironic that someone who had once explored the underground would be way up there, but she wasn't the craziest contestant out there, so yeah.

"That was kind of what I was thinking." Riko said. "How did you guys even get to all these worlds, anyway?"

Suddenly, a green portal opened up, and a certain mad scientist came out. "S...sorry I'm late. I had to have a stern talk with the person who sent them, thank goodness that it... hasn't been mixed up that much."

"Well, that explains it. Anyway, thanks for it all, mister scientist!" Riko said.

"It's Rick." Rick replied, speaking in a deadpan tone. "Urgh, you're welcome and whatever."

Rick nodded and headed towards the crowd, ready to meet her new peers for a while, happily waving at them, although deep down, she was a little shy and semi-reluctant given her past experience. Meanwhile, Chris looked and inspected the board that Rick gave him. "So far, so good, everyone." Chris said. "Alright, we have ten more contestants, one of which should arriving about..." Chris paused for ten seconds until the door opened. "Now."

Out of the door, a sentient gumball machine walked out. "Finally, I'm here." he said, walking over to Chris.

"Yo, Benson." Chris said, shaking his hand. "I hope that you'll have a good time here."

"Look, I hope so too." Benson said. "I really need a break from the park life, after all."

"Don't we all?" Rick asked, mostly towards himself.

Benson just shrugged and headed towards the rest of the cast.

"Well, along with some 'normal' contestants, we have mercenaries, spirits, sorcerers, princesses, living gems, robots, aliens, and monsters, and now a sentient gumball machine joins the fun." Chris said, looking at the audience. "Our collection of creeps is really coming together, huh, guys?"

"Yeah, but we still have nine more to g-*urp*-o." Rick said, pointing towards the door.

"I'm well aware, so let's introduce our next contestant to the show, huh?" Chris said.

The being that came out of the door was an anthropomorphic rabbit with cream-colored fur, blue eyes, blond bangs, and purple eyeshadow. Her current attire was of an orange and brown dress, matching boots, and a large purple hooded cape. "So this is where I'll be staying, huh?" she said, crossing her arms as she looked around. "I'm not against it but it seems a little... bland." Okay, she worked with an evil sorceress, but even then, she had a taste for color.

"Oh, yeah. I never really bothered to have someone paint it. Sue me." Rick said, crossing his arms. "So, Bianca, isn't it?"

The rabbit nodded. "Yes, it's me." she said with an understanding nod.

"Well, good to hear." Chris said, smiling his smug smile. "Welcome to the show, Bianca!" Bianca smiled and shook Chris's hand, although, she was a little confused. For Chris, however, he recognized the fact; several of the season's contestants were from medieval and/or fantasy-based worlds, the former of which usually melds into the latter, so people would be more familiar with magic, and you get the idea. "Well, while we have cute bunnies and little kids, we also have forboding beings with great power, like the eight-to-last contestant of this season."

The next being was small, round, and blue, not quite mouse-sized, but tall enough to go to your thigh. He had purple feet, shoulder-pas over his white gloved hands, a vibrant cape, batlike wings, and the most distinguishing feature he had was his mask, with only two glowing yellow eyes showing. Despite his rather small stature, he had a practical aura of power around him, even supported by the golden sword he had in a scabbard. "Yo, Meta Knight. How's it been?"

"I am not here for simple greetings, although, I will abide." Meta Knight said, shaking Chris's hand. "Still, I have my reasons for joining the game..."

"Yeah, I got that..." Chris said, scratching the back of his head.

Meta Knight immediately turned his eyes towards Bowser, and glared at him. The Koopa King recognized him and let out a mild chuckle. "Well, you're here as well, huh?" the Koopa King asked.

Isabelle just smiled and waved. Despite nearly flinching, she recognized him from the Smash tournament.

"It appears that we have crossed paths, again." Meta Knight said, closing his eyes. "I should have suspected that a few of the people I once fought would be here with me..." He proceeded to walk up towards the cast. Of course, Bowser would be here. He might or might not cause trouble, but he will still keep an eye on him just in case. Sure, he wasn't a fan of him, but they both worked together when even bigger threats like Tabuu or Galeem came about. He knew that there was going to be someone who will crash the party, but he hoped that it didn't go to Subspace or World of Light levels. Nonetheless, he and Bowser looked at each other, exchanging a short glare before the swordsman walked to the rest of the cast.

"Well, how did you three even get to one another, anyhow?" Tulip asked.

Meta Knight shook his head, not wanting to talk for now. "It's a rather long story..."

Tulip tilted her head. The knight just turned back in response. It was clear that those three knew each other, and out of the three, he was the most secluded and alone. But, then again, there were still some more contestants waiting to show up, and who knows? Maybe it wasn't the time. Meanwhile, Chris was looking at the audience yet again. "Only seven more to go, folks." Chris said.

"Y-*urp*-yeah. We had a little trouble finding them at first, save for the walking gumball machine, and the knight character..." Rick paused for a moment. "Let's save his story for la-*urp*-ter." The door's light turned green, signaling that the next contestant will get out shortly. "...and here she is."

Soon enough, the door opened, and a young girl with brown hair came out, happily looking around as she carried a broom and some luggage. Her attire consisted of purple robes, complete with a stereotypical witch's hat with a red band around it. She looked around with merry glee, and some of the contestants could have sworn that they saw her skip. Alice herself smiled seeing a fellow magic user, even if it wasn't of her own. "Wowee, I can't believe that I get to meet some new people!" she chirped, walking up to Chris.

"Ladies and gentlemen, meet Atsuko 'Akko' Kirigari," Rick proceeded to whisper something into Chris's ear. "Kagari, student at Little Witch Academia and the one who brought the magic back to her world. Sorry if I got your last name mixed up there, Akko."

"It's okay. I'm just so happy to be here!"

"And you should be." Until he starts banging them with challenges. Pity to those who didn't bring spare underwear. Although, they were pretty fortunate, as they had expereinced their own bizzare and crazy stuff, but hey, with a whole multiverse, he would supply them with plenty of pain.

Akko, however, couldn't hear his thoughts, and proceeded to walk towards the rest of the cast. "Huh, it seems as if there are a lot of magicians here." Bowser mumbled, mostly to himself rather than others.

"In all actualities, I feel pretty glad to see another young magician." Alice replied, being one of the people to hear the Koopa King's comment.

While the young witch took some time to mingle, Chris just chuckled to himself. Out of all the contestants, the younger ones are just to willing. "With the introduction of Atsuko, we have plenty of magical contestants here. However, this next one will sway from the formerly ongoing trend and towards the other side of the spectrum for a moment..." he announced, gesturing to the door.

Soon enough, a green-skinned alien came out, wearing a red tunic with three black stripes and a triangular pink collar and sleeves, a backpack, and some black leggings, boots, and gloves. He was as tall as a preschooler, and with a wig and some eye contacts, he knew he could easily pass for one. "Greetings, fellow contestants." he greeted, spreading out his arms. However, within his seemingly friendly exterior, he plotted to himself. Yes, this was perfect. He could finally prove himself to the Tallest!

"And hello to you, Zim." Chris said, holding out his hand for a handshake. "I do hope that you would get to enjoy your stay."

"Believe me, I'm planning on it..." Zim said, almost letting a sinister smile take ahold, but ultimately pushing the urge down. Patience is the key. He could barely hold his almost childish giddy in. He might have failed in the past, but there are other worlds out there. A whole new set of worlds fit for the Tallest! He could already picture the image in his head as he walked towards the crowd. He would be remembered as a hero and one of the best invaders there were! Long after his death, he will remain the envy of Irken Invaders for generations to come. He silently laughed, causing some of the contestants to look at each other. "Uh... I'm... normal?" he said, straightening the contacts on his eyes, making sure nobody saw it. However, a certain skeleton stared at the alien, knowing that he wasn't what he was wanting them to think he is.

"Is he hiding something? Oh well, I suspect some of the others are as well, and with mo' secrets, mo' viewers." Chris said, shrugging his arms. He then looked towards the audience again. "And speaking of you faithful viewers, the next contestant, fifth-to-last is coming out of this door."

As he said it, a young girl with blonde hair done in twin braids approached, looking at the scenery with awe. Her attire was more of a medieval type, wearing a green cloak over a simple tunic, and with crossbows strapped to her boots, she looked like she was an assassin of sorts. Well, if you didn't see a somewhat friendly and extremely curious look on her face as she entered the room, her eyes obscured by a map. Chris looked in surprise. "Darn, I'm lost again." she said.

"Wait, are you sure you sent it to the right world this time?" Chris asked, and Rick nodded.

"Yeah, double-checked it, saw the destinations." Rick then looked at her. "She's no Princess Zeld-*urp*... Zelda, but she will have to do." the scientist said.

"Whatever, we'll make do with her. Anyway, welcome to the show!" Chris said, holding out a hand. At this, the girl flinched in shock, looking at the man. "Whoever you are..."

"Wha?" she asked, looking around her. "This clearly isn't a forest. Where did I happen to stumble?" The confused girl looked around, only to hear a voice speak.

"Well, first off, you're in a spaceship, and secondly, how did you not even notice that you were being shot into space? Also, who are you, anyway?"

She turned to see the man from before. "Eep! Sorry, sorry. I've gotten lost before, but it hasn't gotten this strange..." The girl then took a minute to speak. "As for my name, I'm Linkle..." the girl said, still confused about where this was going. Sure, she got lost numerous times, even with her compass, but this is getting out of hand. At the mention of her name, three of the contestants' eyes widened.

Bowser, Isabelle, and Meta Knight began looking at each other, and then at the girl. Meta Knight especially looked for a bit and closed his eyes, silently remembering the days that he and the Hero of Time fought one another in the Smash tournaments. The guy truly earned his spot as one of Hyrule's greatest heroes, and a worthy rival to him. Bowser just raised an eyebrow and looked at her in confusion. First Link himself, then his Toon counterpart, then a kid, and now a genderswapped nobody version? Just how many alter-egos of the same person can appear in the same place, that he wondered. Isabelle, however, just waved her hand to say hi.

Linkle herself took a look at the cast, and then at Chris. "What is this-"

"Just go before the next contestant gets *urp* in." Rick interrupted. "Trust me, unless there's another accidental stowaway like you, Link-for-brains..."

"Hey!"

"Then you should probably br-*urp*-ace yourself, starting..." Rick said, pulling out a watch.

When the door, opened, snazzy music came, heralding a small tornado, causing Linkle to back away, some of the cast members to flinch, and Bernadetta to scream and hide behind the largest object there was, that, unfortunately for her, being one of the contestants. "Oh, I'm as good as dead, I know it. They're going to kill me-"

"WITH HUMOR!" a voice said as the tornado circled the crowd. "Laides and gentlemen, boys and girls or whatever-miscellaneous-gender-you-are of ALL AGES! PUT YOUR HANDS TOGETHER AND GIVE A WARM WELCOME TO-" The tornado's winds soon dissapeared as the rotation slowed down, revealing a man in a snappy yellow suit and cap and a rubbery green head with comically chiseled features. He tipped his hat until he faced the crowd, and did a dramatic pose. "THE ONE AND ONLY MASK!" he said, presenting himself to the crowd in all his glory.

"Mask, just to let you know, I'm the host of the show." Chris said, getting the superhero's attention.

"Ah, so you're that McLean fella I heard so much about. Put 'er there." The Mask greeted, holding a hand out, to which the TV host shook. "Man, all of that hero work can really be something, huh? Even people like me need a vacation, especially when things are bland and boring. Ah well, here, I can still shine like the sun has never shone."

"Okay... Anyway, welcome to the show, and I hope you have a good time."

"CAN DO!" The Mask said. He spun around, transforming his suit into a flower-patterened T-shirt, a pair of shorts, some sandals, and a straw hat, as well as some sunglasses and sunscreen on his nose. "Might as well make myself at home..." he said, producing several bags of luggage from thin air.

"We're almost there, folks." Chris announced before whispering to the audience, "Be paitient."

The third-to-last contestant came out, revealing herself to be another fairy, this one being a creature made up of yellow energy that turned orangish-magenta at the legs. She had a humanoid structure with simplistic limbs and basic face. However, if the set of antlers have anything to come by, then you'd probably know her very well. Well, as well as you and the character would know each other. "Welcome to Total Drama, Penny Flitzgerald." Chris said, exchanging a pound with the fairy.

"Thanks for inviting me here." Penny said, giving off a smile. Nonetheless, she had her own goals for herself, for Gumball, and Elmore in its entirity. It hadn't been the same ever since Rob nearly turned everyone human before Gumball and Darwin thwarted his plans. Not that she blamed the cat and fish duo, they didn't know the situation, none of them did before it was too late. But hey, even with these goals, she could still make friends. She walked towards the crowd, ready to greet her new roommates.

Alice pulled out a small notepad and immediately took to writing. All the while, Bender looked towards Bowser. "Are you sure she's not here to weird us out?"

Bowser looked at Penny, and then at Alice, and then back at Bender. "You mean the girl with the glasses or that fairy?"

"I mean the former, dammit." Bender whispered. "She talks weird, too. Should we take her out early?" Meanwhile, the Magi tensed and looked at Bender's direction, however resumed her

"There's no going back. I've come here for a vacation, and they haven't given us any challenges yet, in case you haven't read the letter." the Koopa King said, billowing smoke from his nostrils. "Besides, I'm more interested in knowing the full cast before I act."

Bender was silent. The big galoot did have a point, after all. Nonetheless, there were two more contestants to go, and while he was unwilling to wait, the bending unit knew that he had to for the forseeable future. 'Pretty soon, it would all be worth it,' he thought, trying to get his mind to a happy place.

The second to last contestant came out of the door, revealing that he was a large knight decked in golden armor fit for a king, complete with a crown and cape to boot. Though nobody could see his face under the darkness of his helmet, he let out an evil grin as he walked towards Chris. "Greetings, King Knight. Welcome to the show."

"I demand that thy will please me, peasant."

Meta Knight froze at that comment. Whoever he was, he was certainly rude, and further solidified his thesis about the game. As much as he wanted to, he didn't dare put a hand to his sword. However, Chris was unfazed, and shrugged his shoulders. "Whatever, not the peasant here." Chris said. "Them, however," He pointed to the contestants. "Are the ones that are participating in the game."

King Knight gave off an annoyed look, and then a look of curiosity. A rabble of various creatures? He soon scoffed and let out a loose chuckle as he walked forth. This will make do during his stay. He honestly didn't care at this point. A peasant is a peasant, and though he isn't a king (yet), he can still command the masses and make decrees, even taking over Primedoor Keep before Shovel Knight and Plague Knight foiled his plans of ruling a kingdom of his own. He still loathed them to this day. No one said anything, yet he did pick up some expressions. Many looked in fear, another knight put a hand near his sword and glared at him, and the skeleton looked calm and unfazed. He didn't care, he was going to show those peasants how much of a king he is.

Meanwhile, Chris looked at the silence. "Well, I was kind of expecting some interactions with them, but hey, I'm grateful that it's not the end yet." Chris turned around, looking at the audience with his signature smile. "We have one more contestant left, folks. She was a little persistent about not going, and unlike with Bernadetta, we have to... force our opportunity to her." he explained with a slight sinister touch.

"Bes-*urp*-ides," Rick added. "There aren't many Touhou characters seen in Total Drama crossovers. Come on people, Omega5342 want to see it!"

Meanwhile, Alice looked in a slight sense of shock. 'Force, what does he mean by that!?' she thought. She also thought about the Rick's words. He was a bit more cryptic, and he did mention crossovers and some 'Omega5342' character. Is it... no. She felt plenty real, though she did get the crossover aspect, as she was familiar with several of those characters. However, she didn't want to cause a scene or build suspicion. That, and she suspects that they might be different from what she saw, and she would like to actually get to know them.

She turned her head to the door, looking to see the person who would come out. She was her height and presumably her age, and had a lean, yet beautiful build. The fair-skinned girl had dark brown hair that reached down her back and bright red eyes. She wore a red top and skirt with primarily white detached sleeves, and on her head, she had her two front bangs in hair tubes and a red and white bow that tied some of her hair into a ponytail. However, the girl's state after going in was suddenly falling down, struggling to keep her balance as she clenched her head with one hand.

"Everyone, this is Hakurei Reimu." Chris said.

"She was the girl re-*urp*-sponsible for keeping Gensokyo in a ster-*urp*-ile plastic bubble. I don't respect their cowardice."

As soon as he said this, the girl slowly stood up, still clenching her skull. "My mada atama... still... mada hurts..." Struggling to stand, she looked at the contestants, wobbling to regain a sense of balance. "Where... Koko wa doko? Dare you!?" Her speech was a broken swing between English and Japanese, and her accent shifted from archaic Japanese to that of a standard American every now and then. Before anyone can ask, she fell on her rear, clenching her head with both hands and grunting in mental pain.

At that sight, several of the contestants winced, and even a tough cookie like Bowser looked at her in a slight sense of worry. Alice was the first to speak. "Dear oh dear, what have you transpired?" she asked, looking at the TV host and the mad scientist, more towards Rick.

"She'll be *urp* fine, witch-girl. It's just a side affect of the translation darts I shot her with. She-*urp*-'ll be able to go and act like normal soon..." he explained, gesturing to the disoriented shrine maiden. "By the way, haven't tested it. She might forget her native language and have to relearn it again, but eh, I don't really care. Science is observing and learning, mad science is wrecking shit up." Rick said before taking a sip from his alcohol.

"But isn't there supposed to be another way?" Atsuko asked. "I don't mean to be rude, but I was taught enough English before I got to Luna Nova."

"Good question. Well, we didn't think about it back then, so we're kinda late on that one." Chris said. "But hey, we don't care either way. This is gonna give my show so many views, and not just on my home world. Though, either way, there aren't going to be any challenges today, since you've all just met. Anyway, follow me. I'll be giving you a brief tour of your soon-to-be home for the duration of this show, or until you get voted off, but before we go..." Chris clapped his hands. "OH INTERNS!"

Out of the doorway to the ship itself, two people came out. If you have watched the series before the Ridonculous Race first aired, then you would know of them. "Ah, Chris McLean, my favorite kidnapper. What a not wonderful day it is to see you again." a brown-haired boy in a red vest, blue shirt, and jeans said.

"I agree with Noah." the blonde girl in a green sweater said. "I am very displeased to see your aura."

"And it's a great day to see you too." Chris replied with a chuckle and his signature smirk, much to the unease of some of the younger contestants. "Noah, Dawn, I need you to carry this girl with us as we tour them around their new home for the next couple of weeks."

"As you wish, your majesty." Noah unamusingly replied.

Reluctanty, the two went over to the girl, who was too busy focusing on her headache to notice the two contestants approaching her until the got close. She slowly looked up to see them grab ahold of her and hoist her arms over their shoulders. Reimu didn't fight them, she didn't feel like she had the strength to stop them. "Moving on, with all blanks checked out, I think we're ready to go. Vamonos, amigos!" Chris said, clapping his hands as they started moving into the interior of the ship.

One by one, the contestants followed the TV host into the ship as he gave them the tour. "Alright, so you've all been to the docking bay, the place that we..."

As the contestants followed Chris around the ship, some of them turned to the two interns that were carrying Reimu. "So, you're not into your job, huh?" Bianca asked, she was curious about what their connection was to Chris.

"We never really applied for it. You see, before the whole multiverse thing came about, we were competitors in his show. At first, I was glad that it was gone, but I didn't realize that it until it was too late." The aura reader gave off a sigh. "First the mutated animals, and now I got abducted by a drunken scientist and his grandson. I couldn't detect his aura at all, and I didn't realize that the two worked for Chris until it was too late."

"Wait, so he's been to other worlds before?" Atsuko replied.

"No, he hasn't." Noah said reluctantly, trying to put Reimu's arm in a position to where he would be comfortable. His eyes widened suddenly. "Wait? Has he?"

"As long as I'm not going..." Riko paused. "...there, I should be fine."

Bowser grumbled in response, but what Riko said troubled him. 'What the hell did you even see, Riko?' he thought, partially because of the fact that he is a dad who actively cared for his only biological son (and his seven adoptive children), and another part of him was curious about what exactly she saw.

Dawn sighed in response. "I really need an lie down after this. I mean, I've heard the multiverse theory before, but all these unfamiliar auras combined with our sudden kidnappings and so many other worlds is very hard to process, even for me. Damn you, McLean!" She shook her free fist in the process.

"Interesting..." Zim whispered, internally cackling as he listened, eagerly awaiting more data to absorb. Meanwhile, in his backpack, a certain robot looked around. Zim looked back and gently shoved it back in, not wanting Gir to make a mess of things... yet. With success comes patience, that he knew.

"Yeah, I could relate..." Doofenshmirtz replied, obviously hearing the Irken's comment.

Zim overheard this and looked towards him. "You heard nothing!" he yelled, pointing at the ex-evil scientist. Several looks greeted him. "You. Heard. Nothing." Zim whispered, dissapearing into the back. They looked at each other, some shrugged, and they proceeded to redirect their attention to the tour.

"...and here is the canteen, where you'll be eating during your stay." Chris guestured to what would look like a typical mess hall, though it was metallic and had a window that allowed viewers to look out to the stars beyond. A few of the contestants who were unfamiliar with modern and futuristic technology were temped to separate from the group and look out the window, but ultimately stayed put, Linkle especially didn't want to get lost again. She was forced to play the game due to her horrible sense of direction, and she didn't want to go in something worse.

Meanwhile, Reimu was slowly regaining a hold on herself. The constant headaches that were brought by an entire language becoming known to her were fading, and she was regaining focus on her surroundings. The last thing she remembered before being sent here was... "Urgh, get... get off me..." she whispered. Both contestants stopped and looked at her.

Soon enough, Chris took a look back to see the girl regaining strength. Hastily, Reimu regained control of her body, causing the two contestants to accidentally drop her. The shrine maiden did not let herself take the fall and planted her feet firm. Dusting herself off, she soon turned to Chris. "Y... you." she said. Reimu didn't care that she was speaking in a tongue she previously didn't know. Now normally, one would go the other way, but for Chris, he just stood still and grinned. "How could you do this to me!" She attempted to reach in for her Yin-Yang Orb, only for her to lose her grip on it, it was as heavy as lead. "What!? How!?"

She attempted to fly, trying to jump up, even flailing her arms for a second. She even tried to use her boundary-manipulating abilities, but nothing happened.

For her fellow contestants, various reactions were present. For those like Bender and Roger, they laughed at her expense. Atsuko, Tulip, Spinel and the like felt bad for her, being forced to participate. Rocko and Linkle sighed. They were forced into it, but it wasn't on purpose! For Chris, he just chuckled at her attempts to use her powers. "Did you really think we'd be stupid enough to let you run free. I don't really want this ship to explode."

"No..." Reimu replied. He did have a point. A sizeable chunk of these contestants reeked of power, and she should've been up there. She tried jumping up once more, and even attempted to pull out her cards, and grabbed nothing but air. Gritting her teeth, she tensed up. This was extremely embarrassing. At least that old gap hag wasn't able to be there to laugh at her expense. Well, if they were able to take her boundary and faith-based powers, then they would have had something to keep even Yukari out. She looked at Rick and her expression hardened as tears swelled up. "You-"

"Should stop fucking *urp* time and keep moving." Rick interrupted, not willing to have his time wasted as he and Chris walked forward.

Sighing in defeat, Reimu looked at him. It looks like she had no choice in the manner. She was reluctant, but she knew that she would have to follow them. Why doesn't she even get one day of peace, and nobody donates to her, and how does she even stay in that job!? She shed a few tears, but she could not let her guard down in this place, especially without her god's power or her ability to fly. Without them, she felt no greater than the villagers that refused to donate to her. As she walked away and grumbled forth insults to Chris and to Rick, a certain girl watched in the distance.

Dawn sighed. The various auras were all so unique, which gave her a broad idea on who was going to be a hero, villain, or somewhere in between. However, she could detect a few more auras within the group, things that weren't meant to be there, if the glowing blue eyes in Zim's backpack were something to be wary about. Riko was nice, but there was something in her aura that said she had experienced more than what her age could offer. That Alice character was more mysterious, and she could sense that there was another aura in her bag. If the aura whisperer knew one thing, then that's trouble will soon find is way there.

She took a good amount of time to look as they vanished from her view, and proceeded to go to the break room. But first, she went somewhere else.

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CONFESSION: DAWN

(Dawn was sitting on a chair in the new confession booth, which was just a small room with a large glass window in the back, along with the usual toilet on one side and a sink at the other side. She sat with a look of mixed emotions on her face. She took a deep breath, and began to speak.)

"Alright, so this is the confessional for anyone new to this series. Normally, Chris would be the one to record it first, but I've got some things that I need to get off of my chest." (she sighs) "I cannot believe that Chris got me into this, again. First there were mutants, and now, parallel worlds. The set of contestants this season is fitting, but a lot of their auras tell disturbing secrets." (she shivers for a moment) "I hope I'm just imagining things, but I can sense that this season would have something troublesome in the future."

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CONFESSION: CHRIS

(Chris was looking through the camera when he realized that a confession had already been played. He shrugs, and turns off the confession.)

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CONFESSION: RICK

"Yeah yeah, l-*urp*-laugh it up d-bags, we haven't shown the confessional yet. Dawn got to it before we could give a first impression of it." (Rick took a sip of alcohol from his flask and burped.) "Eh, that's not the w-*urp*-worst that could happen. Anyway, with that out of the way, you like the Dramaship? I designed the whole thing my-*urp*-self. By now, however, we might need to see what some of the contestants are thinking about. So shall we?"

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CONFESSION: BOWSER

(Bowser spun in his shell and came out to pose.) Bah ha ha! It was about time I went to space again. Granted, it wasn't for conquest, but things have gotten rather boring back at home, and everyone else had their own activities. I'm honestly not here for the money, but that doesn't mean I'll give it my all!"

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CONFESSION: BERNADETTA

(Bernadetta was curled up in fetal position.) Oh, they're going to kill me, I just know it! I just- (she realizes where she was in) WHAT!? No, don't tell me you saw me! PLEASE DON'T KILL ME! I-IF YOU DO, MAKE IT QUICK! PLEASE! (she bursts into tears, crying) Why do you have to share a room with them, Bernie!

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CONFESSION: META KNIGHT

(Meta Knight was sitting on the chair, cleaning his sword 'Galaxia') "I am very much aware that many of the people here are there for fun and games, but I am no such individual. The only reason I came was because there are those who seek to use the reward for vile purposes. I wish to make sure that does not come into fruition." (he sighs) "That, and Kirby didn't stop telling me to go here. He can be so cute sometimes." (he realizes what he said) "WAIT! STOP THE TAPE!"

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CONFESSION: REIMU

(Reimu sat on the chair as she cried.) "It's just NOT fair! IT'S NOT!" (she looks up, displaying fresh tear marks from her eyes) "Normally, I would be able to blast through my problems, but due to the circumstances I've wound up in, I'm speaking in a foreign tongue, far away from everywhere I've known, stranded out in the stars with a bunch of powerful strangers with none of my abilities!" (she takes a few deep breaths, and then lets out a few tears) The former part is not what's really bothersome, it's the fact that I'm forced somewhere completely unfamiliar without any way to defend myself! I do not know what any of this is, and I'm sure I don't want to. I miss Gensokyo, I miss my shrine, I miss my friends AND I JUST THIS NIGHTMARE TO END!"

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CONFESSION: JACK SPARROW

(Jack was sitting on a chair, contemplating the situation at hand.) "This is unfamiliar water, or rather sky, that's no mistake." (he chuckles) "You know, even with the new terrain or lack, thereof, it's still not a problem. In all honesty, I don't even know what a 'reality show' is, though I am not the one to care. In the end, I will still show them that I will be the one to get the money."

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CONFESSION: ALICE

(Alice does a simple curtsy before sitting on her chair.) "Salutations, I'm Alice Carwell, and this..." (she smiles shyly) "I'm a bit weary due to being on the telly for millions of people across other worlds to watch, but I suppose leaps make rises. Granted, I've seen some of those characters before, but I deduce that they might be quite different, or they could wind up mirror-mirror. I might have to see. Though to be honesty, I feel kind of scared..."

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CONFESSION: DOOFENSHMIRTZ

(Doofenshmirtz sits on the chair, contemplating the situation.) "Things have largely become uneventful for the summer, and being evil was out of the picture due to having Perry the Platypus and the OWCA to look out for. So, I'm doing the next best thing: taking a vacation. Needless to say, I've seen stranger, but there are still a lot of things to be scared about, like that turtle monster, the pudgy skeleton, that ghost girl, knights that can slice your body in- Jesus Christ, I just got myself paranoid on several fronts! I really should've built an inator for that before I was forced to quit evil."

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CONFESSION: ATSUKO

(Atsuko just cannot hold her giddy.) "This is absolutely AWESOME! I can't believe that I get to see even more things! I finally became a witch, so I'm confident that I have enough magic to defend myself, and there's so many people to meet!" (she laughs before sitting down) "I really wish I could bring any of my friends from Luna Nova with me, but sadly, there could only be one per world." (she pulls out a camera) "Nonetheless, I'm not going to leave them out, even if I am worlds away from them."

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CONFESSION: ZIM

(Zim does a proud pose on the chair) YES! IT IS I, YOUR FUTURE RULER- (he realizes that the camera is on, and immediately sits on the chair) Goodness, what was that all about? Did- did I just pose for something like- (laughs before opening his eyes and looking straight at the camera) YOU SAW NOTHING! NOTHING!

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CONFESSION: RIKO

(Riko takes her pith helmet off and sits on the chair, taking deep breaths. She sighs, and then speaks.) "You know, I try and keep a positive spin on things, but with the experiences I had, I've been plagued with nightmares." (she looks at her hands before placing them in her lap) "I've seen strange things before, most of which was gruesome, though the strangest thing that happened to me was arguably the kindest." (she rubs the back of her head and giggles) "I'm not willing to talk about how it came to be that much, it'll make me sound crazy. Ask Nanachi, they had the same thing happen to them." (she pauses and gives off a smile) "Huh. Well, what do you know? This is surprisingly therapeutic. I should do this more often."

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After a while, the contestants found themselves in the dorm rooms, contemplating the previous experience. Reimu was busy looking through a bag. So far, she has calmed down from her recent meltdown, but she had let in a rather grumpy persona show up. So far, she's been looking through a bag that contained HER stuff. She was outraged that not only had Rick drugged and kidnapped her, but he or any other one of McLean's goons had stolen her stuff from the shrine. If there had been donations, she didn't know what would have happened to them. She hoped that they weren't stolen by any greedy members of his group.

After getting the last of her stuff out, she immediately lied down on the nearest bed, letting out a frustrated sigh as she looked around. The dorms weren't very furnished, merely having big white beds with brown wooden frames, the occasional lamp and table, and some windows that would allow them to see what was going on outside. All she saw outside was a vast amount of distant stars and galaxies. Needless to say, she wasn't in the mood, and she sighed. "This is going to be a long trip."

"hey, it's not that bad." Sans replied, soaking in the wonderful fluffy feeling of the beds. "i could just sleep in these beds..." Sans fell asleep. He didn't even bother to go into the fluffy white cloud that was the bed.

"Yeah, these beds are comfortable, he's right about that." Tulip said. "My name is Tulip, by the way." she said, offering a handshake.

Reimu hesitantly took it. She might have been isolated from Gensokyo, but Yukari and her mother did teach her about good manners (which the former does pretty much the opposite of) when she was young. "H-Hakurei Reimu..." she replied. "...and as for how I am, three words: Not. Very. Happy." Tulip froze, but Akko retained her cheerful attitude.

"Oh come on, don't you feel at the very least excited about every world we're going to see!" Akko added, even jumping from excitement.

Reimu sighed once more. "Being 'excited', for what? You do remember that I was pretty much kidnapped here, by Chris and his mangy dogs."

"Why did they even choose you, anyway?" Tulip asked, looking at the shrine maiden.

Reimu was speechless, and soon, she started to tear up. "I... I just don't know." Suddenly, she felt a rumbling in her belly and looked down.

"Oh, you must be hungry." Akko pointed out, however getting a rumbling in her belly as well, causing her to chuckle awkwardly. "I guess I just jinxed myself, huh?"

Meanwhile, the a little slip of paper came out from the sleeping skeleton's bed, which was caught in the wind before Atsuko caught it in her hands.

'i've put some hot dogs in my bag, they're on the house, sans. ps. if neither those nor the food you have fill you, then i've got plenty of food from my friends to spare. i'm not really hungry, anyway.'

At that, all three looked towards the skeleton. "How does he exactly do that?" Tulip asked.

"I don't know, and I still don't care." Reimu insisted. She didn't realize that her stress left her hungry. The two looked towards the bag, to which, several cold peaces of meat served in between buns were presented. Their mouths drooled, and soon enough, they began taking out the snacks and ate them. As much as she hated it, she would have to get used to it here, although there was a feeling that she might enjoy it.

Meanwhile, Tulip just smiled and reached into a paper bag, revealing that there were some burgers underneath. She knew she would have to come prepared for any type of situation, her time at the Infinity Train taught her so. However, unbeknownst to them or the already asleep Sans, Zim was hiding underneath his chosen bed, taking off the disguise and the backpack that he wore, revealing his true alien self and allowing a small stuffed puppy to come out. "I'M FINALLY-"

"Shh..." Zim said, putting a finger to his robot's chin. "Gir, this is a really important mission, and you have to keep really quiet. I don't want to fail the Tallest."

Despite not being an effective robot, Gir understood and nooded.

"Good, now, keep tight until the coast is clear. Then we continue with my plan."

Gir nodded once more as Zim put on his disguise. The two made sure nobody was looking, and he put the robot in the backpack, but not before taking out a meal of his own to eat while he thinks up his plan. An army marches on its stomach as much as its feet, after all.

Meanwhile, Sans opened an eye socket, looking at the alien as a blue flame bellowed from where one's eye would be before going back to a glowing white orb. He looked around to notice something wrong with the setup, as he saw a bed that nobody claimed. 'hey, where'd that sniper guy go?' Shrugging, he dozed off, for real this time.

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Meanwhile, in another room, things were also stirring. However, different people were starring in the show. Bernadetta was in her bed, shivering. "Oh, why did I have to share a room here, or anywhere? Why? Why? Why?" she cried, once again curled up into fetal position. Overall, the room was pretty much the same, but with different people inside.

Bowser looked out the window, letting out a quiet smile as he gazed out to the stars below. He remembered both times that he attempted to conquer the universe, and it has been three hundred years since his last time staying there. For now, he wasn't in the mood to cause trouble, just enjoying the scenery. However, he did eat on one of the drumsticks he brought for himself, specifically a Fiery Drumstick, savoring the taste of the poultry.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Riko, Alice, Jack, and Doofenshmirtz were talking to one another. "You know, this really hasn't been the first time I went to space. I never really thought I would go there again after having to teach at high school. Summer vacation can be really slow sometimes."

Alice shrugged and let out a giggle. "Oh well, it means more time to go hither and yon."

"Yeah, if your put it that way..." the ex-evil scientist thought to himself. "Then I guess I should've done something with it."

Jack Sparrow just shrugged, not really knowing how modern-day school works. "Well, we're here, aren't we?"

"Yeah, that we are." Riko replied with a smile. "I'm sure that we'd be able to power through this."

Alice looked to see the window. Bowser, by now, had moved away, and instead focused on his bed. "By the way, Riko, how's your impression of your time in the skies?"

Riko looked out, seeing the vast emptiness of space. "It's kind of weird. I once went underground, and needless to say, the experience was rather scary, though there were a few fun times sprinkled around. But seeing that my next adventure is in the opposite side of the spectrum, it makes me wonder where I'm going to be with this." she explained.

"Well, I haven't been this far up, either." Alice replied.

"I've been in space before, but I'm still just as curious as you three are." Doofenshmirtz replied.

"Yeah, and that's saying something, and I've seen some crazy things." Jack replied, butting into the conversation. Of course, he really wasn't wanting to make friends, but even he admitted that there would be things out there that outstrange the strangeness he saw.

"Well, learn to live with it." Bowser replied in a mouthful of drumstick. "I wish that the other girl would stop mumbling to herself."

Everyone turned to see Bernadetta, who was still in fetal position, this time closing her eyes. "This is all a dream. This is but a nightmare. This is but a dream. This is all a nightmare... Please wake up, Bernie. Please-"

"Was she always like that?" Jack asked.

"I'M AWAKE! PLEASE DON'T-" Bernadetta snapped out of her trance and jolted up. "No! It's real! Why do you have to do this to me!" she yelled.

"I have no words." Doofenshmirtz replied.

"Well, ya got to save them for the show, we've got a lot of preparation to do." Bowser replied, still not leaving his spot on the bed. He then looked at Bernadetta. "As for her,"

"ME!?" Bernadetta replied. "Please don't eat me, I'm skin and bones!"

"Really? Just because you thing I'm big and have sharp teeth and claws means I'm going to eat you?" The Koopa King let out a series of chuckles, which soon erupted into a storm of full-blown laughter at her statement. As he did so, the other four contestants looked at each other. It went for a full minute before Bowser regained his composure, his voice was dead serious. "I don't eat sentient life. Besides, you're in the game with the rest of us." His look turned into that of regret. "Though, I must've scared you when Rick ordered me to put my hand out there. I apologize."

"Wait, what?" Alice asked.

The Koopa King's eyes went towards the Magi. All he did was let out a loose growl and a nod. He took a deep breath, and when he spoke next, his voice was as cold as ice and accompanied by a stern gaze. "Whatever it is, it's not here, and wherever you are, you are here with us. So you'll have to live with it." He let out a chuckle again. "Who knows? Maybe you will enjoy your time here. I know I am, even with the recent... whatchamacalits... or whatever they are called, or something! It has to have a name!"

Everyone gazed as the Koopa King resumed eating, this time putting BBQ sauce on his next drumstick. Bernadetta fainted.

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Meanwhile, in a large garden, the Sniper set up his camp (with permission, of course.), and thought back to everything that just happened. Needless to say, he wasn't too keen the lot of the contestants, most of them were just... annoying little wankers, and too many of them. Too many talking animals such as the wallaby or the rabbit, and there was a hefty amount of magic users (too reliant, if you were to ask Mundy) like that over-the-top princess, the witch, or that Alice show pony. He could even see two little aliens, one of which made a laughably weak impression of a human, he could smell it away.

For some, he felt as if they were out of place, that Linkle character was just too lost and the purple-haired girl had something that traumatized her. That, or she was always such a scaredy-cat unwilliing to go out. The girl in the explorer's costume, Riko, something weird was going on about her, like she's been hiding something about her past. Needless to say, Tulip was the only person he could really tolerate. He looked around, taking in every square inch of his surroundings. He liked it there, really peaceful with nobody to bother him as he was left with his thoughts. It was one of the few times he smiled outside of getting his pay.

He went to his bag, thinking about his fellow mercenaries back home, each of them having brought something into the bag for the trip. The Scout's fill, of course, was several bottles of Bonk! Atomic Punch, while the Heavy gave him loads of food, namely sandviches. The Medic brought along some small healing and other equipment, pretty useful for any time he gets injured. The Spy, in contrast, had a disguise kit as well as a knife. For the Pyro, he reached out to see that there was a disembodied hand, whom the mysterious mercenary probably thought was a candy cane.

He saw it move, and reeling in disgust, he threw it away and watched as it climbed up one of the trees. He did not expect that. Moving on, the Soilder put in a comically-small American flag, patriotic bunch, then Americans. The Demoman put in a spare grenade launcher that was fully loaded. As for the Engineer, he put in something that could be really useful for stressful times: a coffee machine, complete with several packs of coffee and a battery that would allow it to work.

Quite the pack, indeed. For the game, however, he let his thoughts drift. There were obviously deep into space with the nearest jabitable planet being millions of light years away from the ship they were in. Whatever that Chris fellow and his bloody scientist dog were planning, he is going haveto keep an eye on those two, even if he was just there for the grand prize. Nonetheless, he felt as if there was going to be trouble aboard, and pondered. However, with his eyes growing dreary and his body getting heavy, he knew that wasn't going to have much time until he wakes up again. Needless to say, he wasn't there to fight it, and instead let himself sleep until daylight shines again. Or, whenever Chris and his gang would fish him out.

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Meanwhile, Chris was admiring the vacuum of space from his seat at the cockpit, being accompanied by his right-hand man since the beginning, Cheft Hatchet. The two were both in their pilot outfits, and they clinked their respective drinks before drinking from them. "You know, Chris," the burly African-American man said. "I did have a hunch we were going to space before Don's racing show came into the picture, though I didn't think it would actually happen.

"Heh, I agree." Chris said, taking another sip from his drink. "When I first saw him, I couldn't even believe my eyes myself. The ship looked a little small to host a show in, but that wasn't the aim he was going for. I might see where this goes." He and Chef turned to the camera and Chris changed his focus. "Oh, you're here. Did you like the Dramaship and all its goodies so far? I know I did."

"And to top it all off, we get to continue the show." Chef replied, pulling out his meatball bazooka. "Oh hoh, I can't wait to blast'em with pasta again."

Chris chuckled at that response before noticing that their drinks were empty. He grabbed a little bell and rang it. "OH INTERN!"

A certain girl with dyed blue hair came in and looked at the two in a dedpan manner. "Let me guess? Drinks?" Gwen asked.

Chris nodded, and let the girl take the drinks to be refilled. "This is a really sweet setup, even the contestants are having a fun time. Too bad that we're going to be breaking some backs later on. Cause, let's get real, there is a whole multiverse full of worlds where I could get some sweet spanking new challenges, which, let's be honest, most of our old cast members probably won't stand a chance on. Also, if you haven't seen it, with our new playground, people across the multiverse can watch this show and it's 'classic' seasons and enjoy what we will dish up."

Chef and Chris looked at each other, and then Chris smiled as he grabbed onto a lever. "We're bigger, we're badder, and we're back for more!"

The picture of a small island was shown, well known to veteran fans of the series. "From small beginnings on a run-down island in Canada, a spark was ignited."

A clip showcasing a sattelite falling apart as an astronaut went to fix it. "We went to the movies, we went all around the world, and then we returned to the island from whenst everything came from, but with an all new cast and an array of mutant monsters to deal with. Too bad it didn't last very long, nor did the island after that." It showed one of the last scenes from All-Stars, where the entire island sunk into the lake, leaving the winning contestants sit on the floating remains of a cabin. "And even with a completely artificial island to boost ratings, things still didn't wow the producers. *cough, cough* Don. *cough* Moving on!"

The camera brought forth a scene where Chris was tied to a chair, with Rick and his grandson greeting him. "I was kidnapped, that part was true, but in the end, the guy really helped me get where I am now. Provided me with that sweet setup, too. Believe me, I was surprised as well." Chris then heard a beeping sound, and looked behind him, where the camera was now facing. "And now, let's get on this hell of a ride here on TOTAL..."

The garden where the Sniper was sleeping was shown. "DRAMA..."

The kitchen was shown, where utensils and stoves sat ready to be used. "OPERATION PHOENIX!"

Chris and Chef looked at each other and nodded. Chris pulled the lever, and Chef started the keys. Chef looked back and smirked. "Get ready, 'cause we're going to give you a wild ride this time."

And with that, the ship went into hyperdrive, flying towards its destination, wherever it might be. A few seconds later, an Ultra Wormhole opened up. Necrozma came out, looking for its missing prey. It silently stared before letting out a crystalline growl. It summoned another wormhole, never to be seen as it faded to black. Well, as much as it could when the outside was intergalactic space.

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Oh goodness, that took even longer than I planned for. I wanted to have it at a considerable time, but with time spent writing on other projects and goofing off in general, I went through the majority of summer vacation and into the schoolyear. Although, it wasn't all doom and gloom. I've spent a good amount of that time working on other stuff, writing new stories and doing whatever needs to be done. Anyway, I might take longer to do this because of school, but I will make sure that I will not take several months before publishing a chapter every time.

So, my thoughts on the end product are, wow. I've put in a lot of lore and effort into it, and with Dawn in the mix, I'm aiming for her to have a role in the story and how it will play out. As for Riko, sorry if she does seem out of character, but I'm having plans with the girl fated to die. There's a hint in Riko's words, so be sure to speculate. I have BIG plans for the little girl.

Anyway, be sure to post your ideas for challenges, cameos, or just your personal thoughts in gerneral. Anyways, leave a like, comment, and just have a good time. Be patient for more, I just hope that I could take a shorter time publishing the next chapter. Or, until I get new content. See ya.