Disclaimer: I don't own Total Drama or it's characters. I only own my own characters.
The lounge-like area that the members of the Aftermath wait in is showed when the camera opens. As always, there are numerous couches and a long table with snacks on it. Duncan, Owen, Beth, Katie, Sadie, Justin, Tyler, Lindsay, Eva, and Harold are seen. Also with them are the previously interviewed eliminated contestants: Leshawna, Alexander, DJ, Rebecca, William, Ezekiel, Julie and Heather.
Rebecca was talking with William and Harold about numerous things, but they primarily talked about anime. "I don't really know," Rebecca said, tapping her chin, "The movie was pretty good. I mean, it managed to gather the three protagonists of the three series, but it was too Yusei-oriented, in my opinion."
Harold scoffed and said, "Yeah, the three main characters teaming up was cool but then it just messes up the timeline of everything! Gosh! I mean, if Yugi met Jaden during the timeline of the first series, then that would change the future, making it so that Yugi would recognize Jaden in the first episode of the second series! Idiots!"
"You guys should have watched the abridged version. It resolves that little plot hole nicely because Jaden gives Yugi a spoiler about what happens at the end of Yugi's series. Then they end up in subspace. Plus it's pretty damn funny too," William chuckled.
Rebecca smiled and said, "Oh I just love abridged anime shows! They're really funny! My favorites are Yugioh Abridged and Dragon Ball Z Abridged."
"No kidding? I love DBZ Abridged too," William replied with a smile.
Harold chuckled and said, "Hey, you two look like a couple right now." Both teens blushed and stammered over their predicament until Harold quirked an eyebrow and said, "I was just kidding guys. Gosh, I thought it would be funny."
A short distance away Leshawna chuckled and said to herself, "Those two probably like each other. They just don't realize it."
"What do you know about love Ghetto Girl," Heather snidely asked.
"Excuse me? You did not just say what I thought you said," Leshawna replied.
Heather glared at Leshawna and said, "I just did. What are you and your big butt gonna do about it?"
Leshawna got up and said, "I'll show you what I'm gonna do about it!"
Heather took note of the angry look she got and sprinted away, an angry Leshawna chasing after her. The two took off down a hallway, passing a seated Eva, who shouted, "Knock a tooth out of her mouth for me!"
"My, my, aren't we violent," a voice said to the right of Eva.
The muscular girl turned and grunted, "I figured you of all people would understand how angry I tend to get. Don't you remember when I yelled in your face during the last aftermath, Alexander?"
Alexander shrugged and said, "I remember, but you seem to be in a better mood today."
"I've tortured Heather for the past few days, of course I'm in a good mood," Eva replied while smirking.
Alexander shrugged and said, "I suppose that makes sense."
A few tables away, Owen was wolfing down snacks like there was no tomorrow. "Geez Owen," Duncan said from the neighboring table, "Keep eating like that and we might have to stage an intervention."
Owen looked horrified as he dropped a muffin, a piece of pizza and a scoop of ice cream on the ground. He lunged at Duncan's legs and wrapped around them, sobbing, "No Duncan! Please don't take away my food! I'll do anything! I mean it!"
Duncan cringed at the large teen getting his jeans wet with his tears and he said, "Owen! I was kidding!"
Owen stopped sobbing and got up off the ground before throwing himself at the delinquent, trapping him in a hug. "Owen…Can't Breath," Duncan managed to say before Owen let go of him, returning to his food.
From a short distance away, Lindsay saw this and said, "Poor Omar. Daniel can be so mean. You wouldn't do anything mean like that, right Todd?"
"No way Linds! I barely have a mean bone in my body. I can only be mean to bullies and jerks," Tyler told his girlfriend.
"Aww, that's so sweet," Lindsay cooed as she gave her boyfriend a kiss on the cheek.
A group of girls watched this from afar and collectively sighed. "Lindsay's so lucky. I wish I could have a boyfriend," Beth lamented.
Katie nodded and said, "Oh, I know. I've never had a real boyfriend. I've gone on a couple of dates before but never anything serious."
"Oh, me too. Although that one double date was kind of fun," Sadie commented.
Katie quirked an eyebrow and asked, "Which one? We've been on a couple of double dates."
The chubbier best friend smiled and said, "The one at that pizza place. Those two guys were nice."
Katie blinked her eyes in confusion before she said, "Sadie, that one ended badly. The two guys left before the check came because they thought we were lesbians."
"Really? Then which one was the good one," Sadie asked confusedly.
The skinnier best friend thought for a second and said, "I think it was the one where we went to that Chinese restaurant at the mall."
"Oh yeah! That's right," Sadie exclaimed.
Beth chuckled slightly and said, "You two must have so much fun living near each other. Nobody on the cast lives near me."
Julie approached and said, "Hey girls! What's up?"
Beth glanced back over toward Lindsay and Tyler and said, "We're all a little sad that we don't have a boyfriend."
"Oh. Well, if you want, I could give you all some tips later to help you get a boyfriend," Julie offered with a smile.
"You mean that," Beth asked hopefully.
"Like, that would be so cool," Sadie exclaimed.
Katie nodded and said, "Yeah, that would be so cool."
Across the room, two other people were having a conversation. "So do you honestly think that this contest is any good," DJ asked Justin, who was sitting next to him.
The model raised an eyebrow and asked, "What do you mean DJ?"
DJ shrugged and said, "Well, is this whole thing worth it? Is all this tension and drama worth the prize money?"
"I don't know about you DJ, but it's been good for me. I got a few new modeling contracts due to my time on the show, so it's worked out for me," Justin replied with a shrug.
The gentle giant sighed and said, "I guess. I'm just wondering if I was doing the right thing when I signed up for this show."
The model pat DJ's shoulder and said, "Don't worry Deej. I'm sure things will work out for everyone in the end."
At this moment the door leading out to the stage opened and Ezekiel walked in. The home-schooled teen said, "Um, yoo guys need to be oot there in two minutes eh."
Harold raised an eyebrow and said, "Where's Carl?"
"He's already there. He just sent me to let yoo guys knoo, eh," Ezekiel replied before adding, "Katie, Sadie, yoo two are going to wait until the announcer calls yoo." The two best friends nodded before Ezekiel headed back toward the stage.
In two minutes time the show is set to begin. The set has remained unchanged, as there was a long couch in the middle of the stage with a large flat-screen TV mounted on the wall above the couch. There are about twenty chairs on each side of the couch staggered so that they form rows of about six or seven chairs a row.
The ever-expanding peanut gallery takes their seats, which happen to be on the left side of the couch. In the first row are Lindsay, Tyler, Harold, Leshawna, Owen and Duncan. In the second row are Eva, Alexander, Justin, Beth, William, Rebecca and Heather. The top row has Ezekiel, Julie and DJ sitting in the seats.
After a minute or two, the announcer says, "Welcome to another installment of the Total Drama High School Aftermath! Please welcome your hosts, Katie and Sadie!"
The two best friends walked out onto the stage to mild cheering. After the cheering died down, Sadie smiled and said, "Hi everyone! I'm Sadie!"
"And I'm Katie! Welcome to the third Total Drama High School Aftermath," Katie finished.
"We've got four guests with us here tonight as well as a couple other surprises," the chubbier of the two hostesses said.
Katie nodded and said, "That's right! But before we get to them, let's recap what happened since the last aftermath. There were three challenges and they were based on Theater, Automotive Work, and Cooking."
Sadie smiled and said, "Cody, due to the pressure of others, asked Emily out and she agreed. I think it was sweet. Also, Mikey and Megan discovered their feelings for each other and started their relationship."
"But this wouldn't be Total Drama without drama, and boy there was quite a bit of it! Joseph appears to be as resourceful as ever, utilizing people's relationships and rivalries to his advantage. I can't stand that guy. He's so mean," Katie exclaimed.
"Oh I know. I can't believe he's twisted so many people's emotions just so he can win the competition," Sadie agreed.
"I think it's safe to say that I was never as bad as he is," Heather smirked from the peanut gallery.
Leshawna turned around and faced the queen bee and said, "While I'll admit that you aren't as bad as that punk Joseph, you ain't a saint yourself."
Heather glared at Leshawna for a moment before Sadie said, "While Joseph may be a master manipulator, he is not perfect. Courtney and Noah have both stated in confessionals that they don't fully trust him or his decisions. Hopefully they break free from him before it's too late."
Katie nodded and said, "We can hope so, can't we? Anyways, with that recap out of the way, let's welcome our first guest! He placed 11th on TDI, was a team captain on TDA, and he has a slight obsession with the number nine, it's Trent!"
As the musician walked onstage, the crowd erupted into massive amounts of cheering. Trent sat down on the open end of the couch and waved at the audience as the cheering finally died down. "Hi Trent! How are you," Sadie questioned.
Trent shrugged and said, "Well, I played an honest game and I did I best. I guess that's what matters, right?"
Katie smiled and said, "Well at least you don't have any regrets about how you played the game. But tell us about Jennifer. How do you feel about her still being in the game?"
"Well, I wish I was there with her but so long as she's still in the game and can win, I'm going to root for her the entire way," Trent replied after sighing slightly.
"Aww, that is so sweet," Sadie cooed.
Katie nodded and added, "I know, right?"
Eva grumbled to herself, "Romance is for wimps."
Sadie regained her composure and asked, "For our last question, what do you think about Joseph?"
Trent's face took on a considerably darker look as he said, "I hate Joseph. Not only for being behind my elimination but also because of how he manipulated Jennifer to get rid of Gwen. I hope everyone else catches on to him soon because the longer he stays in the game, the more people are going to hate him. He doesn't deserve to win and he can burn in hell if he keeps on manipulating everyone."
"Wow, those were some harsh words," Katie commented, biting her lip slightly.
"Most of the things that are said at juvie aren't that bad," Duncan noted from the peanut gallery.
Harold nodded and said, "Yeah and most of the insults that are directed towards me are nicer than that."
Duncan glared at Harold and said, "Shut up, King of the Dorks."
"Gosh," Harold muttered under his breath.
Katie looked at Trent and asked, "Well, if you don't mind, could you move to the peanut gallery so we can interview the next person."
Trent nodded and said, "Certainly."
"Well, our next guest got a boyfriend on the show, nearly kissed her boyfriend multiple times before they started going our and was another victim of Joseph's manipulations. It's Jessie," Sadie announced as the quiet girl walked onstage.
There was a decent amount of cheering and clapping for Jessie as she sat down on the couch. Katie smiled and said, "Welcome to the Aftermath Jessie. How do you feel you did throughout the game?"
"Oh, well, I suppose I did okay. I made a ton of friends and I got a boyfriend. I wished I could've made it a bit farther but we all gotta get eliminated at some point," Jessie replied with a shrug.
"Funny, Trent said the same sort of thing," Sadie noted before asking, "Speaking of your boyfriend, what made you attracted to Nicholas?"
The quiet girl blushed for a moment before she said, "Well, there's a couple of things. He's really handsome, first of all. He has a great personality, too. He's also never afraid to help a friend in need. I suppose what made me first develop a crush on him though was the fact that I wanted to learn some mechanical skills. Once I started to get to know him, things took off from there."
Katie giggled and said, "That's pretty sweet."
Sadie added, "And cute too."
"God enough with the sappy romance," Eva barked from the peanut gallery.
The best friends grabbed each other in surprise for a second before calming down. Katie took a deep breath and asked, "So now we need to talk about something serious. How do you view Nicholas' rivalry with Danny?"
"Well, I can kind of see where he's coming from. Danny interfered with Nick's success on a couple of occasions and he tends to get a bit angry when people who are supposed to be helping him end up hindering him," Jessie replied before sighing, "Unfortunately, even though I asked him to let it go, he didn't. He was deadest on believing that Danny got me eliminated. Another slight flaw that Nick has is that he can be a little thick-headed. Once an idea gets into his head, it's very difficult for him to change his mind. He and I will have to have a talk when he eventually gets eliminated."
"I see. Well, if you don't mind, we have another guest to talk to, so if you could move to the top row of seats, we would appreciate it," Sadie stated as Jessie nodded and moved to the top row of seats, sitting next to Trent.
Katie nudged her best friend in the shoulder slightly and said, "Before we get to our next guest, it's time for That's Going to Leave a Mark!" The audience cheered wildly as numerous clips from recent challenges and older ones were shown.
Clip 1: Izzy is flailing her foam sword from the Acting challenge around. As she does this, Nicholas, Noah and Emily get hit by the fake weapon and by Izzy's arm.
Clip 2: Geoff is grinning at his teammates as he stands by the stove during the cooking challenge. He puts his hand down on top of the surface of the stove. After a few seconds, he shouts in pain and lifts his burnt hand off of the burner.
Clip 3: Izzy is shown riding the zip line from the math challenge by her legs, and then face planting when she is close to the ground.
Clip 4: Mikey fires a tortoise shell out of the pitching machine on his go-kart from the automotives challenge. It arcs through the air and hits Nicholas in the back of the head, disorienting him.
Clip 5: During the sports challenge, before the veterans even get to start strategizing, Courtney and Heather start slap-fighting over who gets to be leader.
Once the clips end, some people in the audience are cheering wildly and others are laughing quite loudly. Once the crowd calms down, Katie announces, "Our next guest is the only Asian male to compete on Total Drama, was part of a mostly one-sided feud with Nicholas and has been one of the few contestants who accepted their elimination with their head held high. Please welcome Danny!"
The audience erupted into cheering once again as Danny walks his way onstage and bows to the audience. He then proceeds to sit on the couch and say, "Hello Katie and Sadie."
"Hi Danny," both girls greet the honorable teen.
Sadie waits for the crowd to settle down before she asks, "So Danny, one of the biggest questions I think a lot of people have is why were you playing the entire game with honor?"
"Well, that is quite simple. From when I was very little, my parents instilled in me a deep sense of honor. I have been taught that the only way one should do something is honorably. So I carried that principle with me into the contest," Danny explained.
"I see," Katie said with a slight nod before continuing, "So why do you think Nicholas disliked you so much?"
Danny took a deep breath before he said, "Well, I am not afraid to admit that part of that was my fault. In the woodshop and physical education challenges, my duty to uphold honor in the competition did keep him from securing a win. So I suppose that is what led him to dislike me. The thing that pushed him over the edge however was when I laughed at him over the irony of Jessie being eliminated on the day of the automotives challenge."
"Yeah, I have a question about that. Why did you laugh at him? You already knew he didn't like you, so why did you provoke him," Jessie spoke up.
Danny turned to his rival's girlfriend and said, "Well, few people were present during the building stage of that challenge but he basically insulted my beliefs and was kind of a dick."
Sadie nodded and said, "Oh yeah! I remember that."
Danny nodded and resumed, "Yes, Sadie was there. Anyways, I figured since he was a jerk to me, I would be in the right to be a jerk to him back. It's the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated."
Sadie looked at her note card and asked, "So what do you think about Joseph's alliance?"
"Well I obviously don't like them because they've been using dishonest tactics to control who stays and who goes," Danny said while shaking his head angrily. After taking another deep breath, he continues, "I doubt Joseph can be redeemed, but if Courtney and Noah see his true colors soon enough and fight against him, I might be able to forgive them."
"Well, that's all the questions we had for you," Sadie said as Danny nodded and made his way to the top row of seats and sat down next to Jessie. The chubbier best friend then smiles and said, "Our final guest finished in second place on TDI, was believed to be a traitor to her team on TDA and has recently been fighting with Courtney, please welcome Gwen!"
The crowd erupted into cheers that were far louder than any other cheers heard during the entire show. Some booing was mixed in with the cheering, but for the most part it was impossible to hear. "Hi Gwen! It's great to see you," Sadie excitedly said as the Goth girl sat down.
Katie gasped and said, "Oh my god, that's the exact same thing I was going to say!"
Sadie opened her mouth in shock for a moment and said, "No way!"
"Yes way," the skinnier best friend said excitedly.
"Aren't I here for an interview," Gwen asked, part sarcastic and part curious.
Katie smiled and said, "Sorry Gwen. You know how Sadie and I can get sometimes. Anyways, for our first question, how do you feel you played the game?"
"Honestly, I think I did fairly well. I mean, I met a couple of decent people and made a couple of new friends. On top of that, I performed well and won quite a few challenges. If Courtney weren't in this season, I think I would have done so much better," Gwen replied, a frown crossing her face when she mentioned Courtney.
"Speaking of Courtney, why do you think she was trying to eliminate you so much," Sadie asked.
Gwen had a slight look of confusion on her face as she said, "That's just the thing! I don't know! I think it has something to do with me and Duncan being friends. But she shouldn't have to worry about that. I mean, Duncan's still crazy about her."
"It's true. I love my princess something fierce," Duncan replied from the peanut gallery.
Gwen nodded and said, "See? Exactly my point. I mean no offense to Duncan when I say this, but Courtney needs to relax for a minute. She's too damn overprotective about Duncan."
Katie nodded and said, "I see. Well, while we're on the topic of Courtney, what do you think about the alliance?"
"Okay, I figured Courtney would rope a couple people into voting for me, but the fact that Joseph, who was the one who has been actually organizing everything, was trying to be friendly, is appalling. I'm not quite sure how they managed to convince enough people to vote for me, but they did, and I'm not happy about it," Gwen replied, a scowl on her face.
Sadie looked nervous and said, "Well, aside from the alliance, Jennifer and Izzy voted for you."
Gwen looked surprised and exclaimed, "Why did they vote for me?"
Katie hung her head and said, "Well, Joseph told Jennifer you voted for Trent, so she did it out of revenge." Up in the peanut gallery, Trent sat there, mouth agape in surprise.
"Okay, that makes a little sense, but why Izzy," Gwen inquired.
"We have a clip for that," Sadie said as the clip began to play.
Restroom Confessional
Izzy: Well, after much thought on my part, I'm voting for Gwen. I mean, she was too boring with the gelato! We could've made such better flavors, like jalapeno or skittles! Then I bet we would've won.
"So Izzy voted for me because I wanted to do something simple the first time I tried it? That's a pretty terrible reason," Gwen deadpanned.
"I agree," Danny remarked from the peanut gallery, "But keep in mind it is Izzy."
Sadie nodded and said, "I think we can all agree that Izzy has more than a few screws loose. Now Gwen, that's all we have in terms of questions, so if you could go to the peanut gallery, we can finish up this show." Gwen shrugged and moved to the peanut gallery, sitting next to Danny.
Katie turned toward everyone else and said, "Well, peanut gallery, what do you think about the most recent events?"
Duncan punched the palm of his hand and said, "If Joseph pulls any crap with Courtney, he is so in for a beating when he gets eliminated."
"That's if he gets eliminated. Remember how long I lasted in TDI? He's like a better version of me," Heather smirked.
Gwen rolled her eyes and said, "I'm sure everyone else remaining can figure things out. The only thing somebody has to do is accidentally eavesdrop on one of his confessionals and he's finished."
Harold pointed out, "That could happen. Or either Courtney or Noah could reveal Joseph's intentions to everyone else, even if that means sacrificing themselves to defeat the greater evil."
Lindsay looked confused slightly and said, "Why does Johnny act so nice if he's so mean?"
"It's because he wants to keep everyone's trust, and so he pretends to be nice. If he were mean the entire time, he wouldn't make it very far," Tyler said while patting his girlfriend's shoulder.
"Yeah, like me. Apparently I was mean or something and that's why I was voted out. Twice," Eva grumbled.
Alexander shot the muscular girl a glance and said, "I wouldn't know why that happened. Apparently I was voted out for being lazy. But if it means I can stay here, that's fine by me."
"You got that right, this place is off the hook," Leshawna excitedly stated.
Owen chuckled and said, "It is pretty nice. I like the buffets we have here."
Justin quirked an eyebrow and said, "Back to the point, that alliance needs to fall. Personally, I don't care if just Joseph loses or if all three of them go, either way, the injustice needs to stop."
"I agree, it's time those three lost. I mean, if Courtney or Noah sold Joseph out, I guess I could forgive them," Beth replied with a giggle.
"I just hope Nicholas doesn't fall prey to that alliance's cold grip," Jessie lamented with a sigh.
Trent cast a glance at the quiet girl next to him and nodded before saying, "The same goes for Jennifer. Hopefully she can figure out what's going on before it's too late."
Rebecca grinned evilly and said, "Once Joseph gets eliminated, he's going to get a taste of our fury, isn't he?"
William quirked an eyebrow and said, "But weren't you like one of the only people he didn't conspire to eliminate?"
"Was I? Oh, well, we can still kick the crap out of him," Rebecca replied with a shrug.
"Now you're speaking my language," William said with a crazy grin.
DJ shivered and said, "Count me out. I don't like violence."
"No problem, big guy," William responded calmly.
"You know what I want to know," Julie asked out loud.
Ezekiel tilted his head slightly and asked, "What?"
Julie looked confused and said, "I wonder why he's actually doing this. From what he says at the end of an episode occasionally, it seems like he has an actual reason for this."
"Would that actually change how you view him," Danny asked incredulously.
"Well, it depends on his reasoning. If he has a friend dying of cancer and wants to win the money so his friend can get chemotherapy, for example, then I could forgive him," Julie replied with a shrug.
Danny nodded and said, "You know what, if his reason is similar in seriousness to that, I shall forgive him as well."
"Well, I think that was enough time for the peanut gallery," Sadie noted.
Katie nodded and said, "Oh so do I. Well, that was a great show. Before we leave though, starting with the next aftermath, there will be a segment where we answer YOUR questions. You can ask any character who will be at the aftermath a question, even if they didn't compete this season. So don't be afraid to send in your questions!"
"Okay, now I think that wraps things up," Sadie said before resuming, "Be sure to tune in to Total Drama High School for more excitement, romance, and most importantly drama!"
Katie added, "And be sure to watch the next aftermath once four more people are eliminated! The hosts next time will be Justin and Beth! I'm Katie!"
"And I'm Sadie! Good night," Sadie called out. The lights on the stage dimmed as the peanut gallery got up and started to walk offstage.
Authors Note: Well, like I told my reviewers in a PM, I got another chapter up before Christmas. I'm going to try to update as frequently as possible in the coming months but it will be difficult. I've got Exams in a couple weeks and the build season for my robotics team starts on January 7th, and it doesn't end until President's day, approximately. Regardless, I want to upload a new chapter of Total Drama Zombieland before I work on the next chapter of TDHS. I'm partially done with that though, so I should have it done before my exams start.
As for the poll, I will replace it after I post the next chapter of TDHS. I have three votes now, which I suppose is enough, but more wouldn't hurt. That's why I'm leaving it for the moment. Please review and await patiently for the next chapter. See you next time!
Next Time!: It's supposed to be the best night of their lives, and for some it will be. For the others though, it'll be less than ideal and one person will wish they could forget it ever happened.