The Ridonculous Underdogs (Story 2 of 4 of my Underdog Series)

by The Legendary Dragon Reaper

Hosting the Aftermath of Total Drama World Tour gave Devin and Carrie a good idea of what to expect from reality TV so they decided to give one a try of their own for a change, but with the competition throwing one obstacle after another their way, will their friendship be able to survive? Second story in this series.

2. None Down, 18 to go: Part 1

(Thoughts, Don's narrations)

Don, the host of the show, appeared to sign onto the show "We start things off in Toronto, the capital of North America, the birthplace of funk where the albino panther roams free. Beneath my manly size 13 brogues is where 18 teams are arriving at this historic train station ready to embark on a race around the world. I'm your host Don and this is… the Ridonculous Race!"

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After the intro, Don made his way down to the front of the train station in order to kick off the start of the race "Welcome to the Ridonculous Race, right now 18 teams from across the country are preparing themselves to embark on a race around the world to the death-" he received some chatter in his earpiece "Wait, so not to the death? Okay my bad, now then let's meet the teams that aren't (note the suspicious wink) racing to the death."

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"First up we have Carrie and Devin, lifelong best friends."

"Devin and I met in the sandbox and we haven't spent a day apart since." explained Carrie "We even got to host the aftermath during Total Drama World Tour awhile back."

Devin nodded "Yeah and it was a hell of a lot of fun too, so I figured that since we had so much fun hosting why not give competing a shot. Especially since the host for Total Drama is in prison."

"After all if anyone can win this race then it has to be us." she started staring at him with a dreamy look on her face.

"And I know Carrie so well, it's like we're meant for each other." they started staring at each other, until he let out an awkward cough "I'm pretty sure they have to introduce the other teams, they've got a time slot to keep after all."

"Wha-? Oh yeah right." and cue the awkward silence.

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"Next up we have Kelly and Taylor, our mother daughter team."

Taylor let out a scoff "So A) I'm like really hot and stuff as if that wasn't obvious, and B) I'm pretty much the best there is at what I do (Ha, Wolverine reference), which is everything. That means that unless my mom somehow screws it up for us we're totally gonna win this thing."

"And Taylor and her friends love when I hang with them." Kelly told them "I'm known as the cool mom, we're so tight that people even mistake us for sisters."

"...Hold on, what now?"

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"Our third team is Emma and Kitty, actual sisters."

Emma's almost permanent frown deepened "I'm studying international law so that's gonna give us a real edge in this competition which is good because we're here to win this thing."

Kitty nodded "And so we can see the world, meet hot guys and have a lot of fun along the way too."

"If there's time for that which there won't be so let's just focus on winning okay?" she received a groan "Okay good."

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"The fourth team consists of Crimson and Ennui, two exceptionally pale goth teens in this race for reasons unknown."

An ominous lightning flashed overhead of the two of them, and they said nothing, which made it even more unnerving.

"Okay that's just unnerving."

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"Team 5 consists of Owen and Noah, veterans of Total Drama and seasoned reality TV participants and self proclaimed professionals."

"Yeah this is awesome!" Owen held up a hand to Noah "Give me a five!"

"No." was all Noah said.

"Okay. Anyway Noah and I met on Total Drama back in season one and we've both been on tons of other reality shows since then like Meltdown Kitchen and Scare Tractor, oh yeah and like that other show Fashionista Flip Flop."

"I still have no idea how he got on that one."

"Well I for one am super psyched to be with my little buddy again! Come here!" he suddenly pulled Noah into a literally bone crushing hug.

Noah was quickly struggling and gasping for air.

"Noah? Is your face supposed to turn blue."

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"Team 6 consists of Mickey and Jay, identical twins who are used to overcoming adversity. For the record, Mickey is the one with the helmet. I feel like that's important to point out."

"We've both been through a lot but we're not cursed." Mickey denied somewhat firmly "We're whatever comes right before cursed. That would be the two of us."

Jay nodded "Like when I was 6 I feel into a burrowing owl's nest and one of the baby owls flew into my ear, to this day everything I hear on this side sounds like hoo hoo hoo."

"We're constantly fighting adversity and we're overcoming it."

"Oh sorry you're gonna have to switch sides, it's just the hoo hoo hoo over and over again."

"Oh yeah right."

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"Team 7 is another set of Total Drama veterans, Cameron and Lightning, the self proclaimed, at least by Lightning, Ultimate Duo consisting of brains and brawn. Go ahead and guess which one is which."

Lightning scowled "I made it all the way to the finale in the last season of Total Drama but the last match was rigged and I wound up losing to smart guy here." he pointed at Cameron in a rage.

Cameron cringed "He's been getting quite bitter, so I suggested that we combine his physical strength with my intelligence and together we can dominate the competition."

"And here's the game plan, you sweet talk the other teams into an alliance and I'll work the physical challenges. It's a win win, of course we split it 80-40 for my side."

"That's not mathemati- You know what okay."

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"Team 8 consists of Josee and Jacques, professional Ice Dancers."

"We know how to win." explained Jacque "After all, we've won gold everywhere."

"Except for the Olympics." Josee pointed out "We almost had it but he dropped me and we ended up only getting silver-"

"I don't want to talk about it!" and he ran away crying.

"Jacques wait! Silver is his least favorite color."

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"Team 9 consists of Geoff and DJ, two more Total Drama veterans and self proclaimed Bromigos."

"Aw yeah!" Geoff pumped a fist "Going around the world on someone else's dime, this is way too sweet! Yeah see me and my bud DJ here did Total Drama, and we've both been chilling like bros since then."

DJ nodded "Yeah I mean in World Tour I ranked 6th but I still got enough money to get my momma a new tour bus and a new apartment, but this time around I wanna see if I can go all the way so I figured the two of us would show them what we've got."

"True that my man, true that." they fist bumped.

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"Also competing is Team 10 consisting of Dwayne and Dwayne Junior, our very own Father and Son team."

"I spend a good lot of time at the old office." explained Dwayne "So I figured that doing this race might be a perfect chance for Junior and me to squeeze in a little bit of father son bonding time. Right buddo?"

Junior cringed "Uh yeah, sure dad. Hey by the way, are there any other kids my age in this thing?"

"Uh… I have no idea."

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"Team 11 consists of Gwen, another Total Drama veteran, and Kevin, two aspiring art students, one of whom is supposed to be a goth so we were gonna call them the reject goths but we thought that was too far."

"I was on Total Drama too, but I could have a better track record." Gwen muttered somewhat sheepishly "I mean with the drama with Trent in the first and second seasons, all of the drama with Cody-"

"Your boyfriend." Kevin pointed out "I just like to point it out, score one for the underdog and all that."

"...Yeah, anyway all of that combined with that evil little snake Alejandro making me look like a boyfriend stealer and that was about all I could stand of Total Drama."

"It turned her off from reality TV too so I entered the two of us in this race to give her a taste of what normal reality TV is like when it's not trying to kill you."

"That and Cody is on tour with the other Drama Brothers and everyone else I asked is either busy or said hell no because Chris ruined reality TV for them forever, so you're my only other option for this."

"...I'm okay with that."

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"Team 12 consists of Lorenzo and Chet, two new stepbrothers who hate each other with a burning passion."

"My dad married his mom last year, but we still hate each other." Lorenzo let out an outright snarl "So they're making us do this stupid race, those bunch of jerks."

"Hey!" Chet shoved him "Don't call my mom a jerk ya jerk!"

"Why don't you do the world a favor and shut your wordhole ya jerk!" and they started beating the crap out of each other."

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"Team 13 consists of Tom and Jen, two highly attractive fashion bloggers with taste so impeccable it shouldn't be physically possible. See this is why we shouldn't have let the teams write their own cards."

"Hey hey!" Jen waved at the camera "How are you all of our blog followers out there? Be sure to follow the race and wish the two of us luck!"

Tom nodded "I bet Jen that we could win the race if we wanted to but I didn't think she would actually take me up on it."

"I put my mind to something and it happens just like that." she snapped her fingers at the camera for emphasis."

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"Team 14 consists of Rock and Spud, the self proclaimed Rockers from some band they call Devil Frog, whatever the heck that means."

"Spud wasn't sure about doing this race because he's not super fit or really good at much of anything except for rocking out like it's hot." explained Rock "So I told the guy that he could just rock it out and I'd carry him all the way."

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"Team 15 consists of Laurie and Miles, two of the most granola loving hippy dippy friends you'll ever meet."

"We want to win so we can donate to our favorite charities." explained Laurie "Those would include saving the hunchback walrus, the goat milking eco warriors, People for the Ethical Treatment of ants, there are so many great causes to choose from."

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"Team 16 consists of Ellody and Mary, two scientific geniuses who say that they will use their winnings to support the science community."

"Astrophysics is underfunded." explained Ellody "Reality television shows offer monetary prizes, and therefore our conundrum is solved."

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"Team 17 consists of Leonard and Tammy, two very dedicated LARPERs, or Live Action Role Players. Whatever the heck that means."

"We have been training for this day." explained Leonard "Therefore with Tammy and her new spells, huzzah! We will claim the dragon's eye! That's dwarvish for 1 million."

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"Our eighteenth and final team consists of Gerry and Pete, two retired pro tennis players and friendly rivals in their 60's. I bet these guys won't last very long."

"We're both very competitive, but for half a million each…" Gerry shrugged "Well I say game on to that."

Pete nodded "Maybe we'll get some new sponsorships, anyone need a pitchman for those senior laxatives commercials?"

"Call his agent!" and they started snickering like a bunch of idiots.

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Don was quick to greet all 18 teams at the starting line "Welcome contestants, this is the starting line for your 26 part race around the world. Each part of the race ends at one of 26 Chill Zones, and believe me when I tell you that you want to get there fast because the last team to stand on the Carpet of Completion may end up being cut from the race entirely. However, the first team that reaches our final Chill Zones will win the grand prize of one million dollars! Now if you'll take a look over here." he demonstrated a small box that looked like him "This is our very own ridonculous tip box also known as the Don Box. Press the red button on top to get the travel tips that will lead you through the Ridonculous Race. Ready teams?"

"Take it easy." Devin put a hand on Carrie's shoulder and got in a running position "Just take it steady."

"On your marks… get set… RACE!"

"Let's go!" so Devin grabbed Carrie by the hand and took the lead in front of the rest of the pack, with everyone else following close behind, and they were one of the first teams to grab a tip along with the Artists, Father and Son and the Ice Dancers "Race on foot to the CN tower and find the Don Box! Let's move it!" he grabbed Carrie by the hand "I can see the tower from here already!" and they took off down the street, with Lightning keeping neck and neck with them while carrying Cameron on his back.

"And here comes the competition." Jacques and Josee quickly caught up to them.

"Sha-where-" Lightning accidentally tripped over a trash can in his path, trapping the Ice Dancers in it as a result "That never happened."

"Woah man!" Geoff and DJ stopped to check on the Ice Dancers "That was a nasty one, are you guys okay?"

"But of course, we are champions." they threw the trash can off of themselves and continued on their way, leading it to get stuck on Geoff.

DJ sighed "This is gonna be a long race."

"Can't hear you, running with a trash can on my head!" Geoff took off running, with DJ right behind him and the rest of the teams following.

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"There's the Don Box!" Dwayne and Junior were the first team to reach the Don Box, with the Ice Dancers and Best Friends right behind them, as well as the Bromigos with Geoff slamming into a pole.

Junior read the tip aloud "It's an Either Or. What's an Either Or?"

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"An either or gives our teams gives teams the choice to do one of two challenges, in this case they can either climb 144 flights of stairs to reach the tallest observation deck in the world, which is just under 1 billion stairs in total, or they can do the scares in which they ride up in the elevator and then get the scare of a lifetime by doing a sky walk all the way around the outside of the tower. Not to worry though, they'll be wearing helmets and as an extra precaution we had a safety rail installed. Teams must complete one of these two challenges and find the local guide to receive their next tip."

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"144 flights of stairs?" Gwen let out a scoff "Yeah I think we'll do scares."

"Scares." Jen grabbed the tip and bolted inside, with Tom letting out a sigh and following right behind her.

"Scares." Chet let go of the tip while tugging on it, sending Lorenzo to the ground "I totally called it!"

Lightning let out a scoff "Stairs mean nothing to Lightning!" and he took off with Cameron on his back.

Mickey shrugged "Stairs."

Jay turned to the camera "Mickey gets nosebleeds when he goes up too high too fast, it makes it pretty tough to take flights or go up really tall towers." he pulled the tip from Mickey's hands.

"Ow, papercut!"

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Dwayne leapt into the elevator, with Junior right behind him "First in! Alright Junior way to go, give me a five!" and yet he accidentally pushed all of the buttons "Oops. You know for such a skinny tower there sure are a lot of floors."

"...So we're switching to stairs?" asked Junior.

"Yep, and if anyone asks then we stuck with stairs from the beginning." and they bolted out of the elevator just as the Artists, Bromigos, Ice Dancers, Stepbrothers and Fashion Bloggers rushed in.

Geoff was the first one to notice it "Hey who pushed all the buttons?"

"Forget that, let's take the stairs." DJ grabbed Geoff by the hand and pulled him out of the elevator, with almost all of the others following.

Jen had different thoughts "I say there's a pretty good chance it'll still be faster." so with that in mind, she and Tom stayed in the elevator.

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"As Father and Son, the Ultimate Duo and the Adversity Twins commit to climbing the unconscionable number of stairs, more of the teams choose the scares, but they're in for quite the long wait."

Jen turned to the camera "Hey hey to our fashion blog followers, we would like to talk about the fashion faux pas for today which is…" she failed to notice the door behind her and a janitor listening to her "Overalls, I mean those things are just nasty. Like get with today will you? No, just no."

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It wasn't long before the elevator reached the top level and the observation deck.

Jen lifted a bucket off of her head and spat out some water "Okay, that one is me. Tom do you see any other teams?"

"I don't think they're here yet." Tom told her "That must mean…"

"We're in first place! Come on, let's hit the skywalk and strut our way all the way to the winner's circle. We are so the team to beat!" and they started making their way out, until they noticed just how high up they were "You mean we have to walk out here?!"

"Oh yes you do, the Ridonculous Race will return right after this."

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"Those who abandoned the elevator, mainly the Bromigos, the Ultimate Duo, the Ice Dancers, the Stepbrothers and others are in for a painful climb and to be honest that's gonna be a lot more fun to watch."

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Taylor let out a groan as she and Kelly reached the elevator "Oh well that's just great, thanks for being so slow mom and now we're in a race for last place. When we get home you need to hire yourself a personal trainer."

Kelly cringed "Great idea sweetie."

"I know, why do you think I thought of it?"

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"Sweet form little dudes, be sure to keep it up!" Geoff and DJ blitzed passed the Adversity Twins up the stairs.

"They seem nice." Mickey noted.

"No alliances remember?" Jay reminded him "Forming alliances is a bad idea, the two of us are like soft meet. Really soft meet."

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Another team wa having troubles of their own. Well, one of them was.

Gwen found herself stuck on flight # god only know of stairs "Oh god… legs burning… can't even move… Gonna hurl…"

"Chill out pasty, I've got you." Kevin hoisted Gwen over his shoulder "You always asked me why I even bothered taking those soul spin classes. This right here, this is why." and he took off up the stairs, only sweating slightly as a result.

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"As most of the teams continued to either climb or wait a ridiculously long time for the elevator to come back down, the Fashion Bloggers are the first team to reach the observation deck but the scare might be too much for them."

And by that he means that Jen was clutching onto Tom for dear life "You can't seriously expect us to go out there on that death walk! I am fashionably celt, the wind will just blow me away and ruin my hair!"

"Jen listen to me, we can do this." Tom told her "We just have to take this one step at a time. You yourself said that you can do anything you put your mind to, so it's time for you to put your mind to this."

"Tom… okay, let's do this." and so they made their way out and began taking one slow step after another, the wind slowing their speed almost down to zero, but they kept forging onwards regardless.

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"Now that the elevator has finally returned the competition is heating up."

While waiting for the elevator to return for the second time, Owen made his way over towards the LARPers, or Leonard to be more specific "Wow, nice robe."

"It has powers of cloaking." Leonard told him "Observe: Disappearicus convincicas! You can't see me anymore can you?"

"...You know what I think I'm gonna go over there now."

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"Hey you're doing great bro, keep it up!" Geoff and DJ blitzed past Dwayne and Junior on their way up the stairs "Our calves are gonna be so toned after this!"

DJ let out a sigh "I feel you man, we're gonna look like the greek gods from the knees now. My momma was the one who gave me these knees."

"...Seriously?"

"Don't even go there."

"Sorry."

Josee and Jacques stopped and waved at the cameras "Hello to all our fans! We love you!"

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Gwen wasn't particularly keen on being carried up the stairs "Okay Kevin you've made your point, now put me down! I can do this!"

"I beg to differ pasty legs." Kevin just kept on climbing "This is your punishment for not listening to me and taking those soul spin classes."

"Oh ha f*cking ha."

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"After a full hour of stair climbing, some of our contestants are really beginning to lose it. Or whatever they had in there."

Chet was literally gasping for air "If we come in last… it'll so be your fault… dumbass…"

"No way…" Lorenzo wheezed "Hurry up… and climb faster… slow poke…"

"Stop breathing… on my back… sweat ball…"

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By this point, the elevator had arrived at the observation deck, carrying the Best Friends, the Goths, the Sisters, the Geniuses, the Vegans and the Tennis Rivals.

"There's the skywalk!" Devin led Carrie out of the elevator, grabbed two helmets for the two of them, and immediately ground to a halt "Oh crap!"

"Okay don't panic, you've always wanted to conquer your fear of heights right?" Carrie pointed out.

"I'm not scared of heights I'm scared of falling, I don't think it's too unreasonable to say that there's a big difference."

"Don't worry." Carrie leaned into his chest "It's a reality TV competition, there's no way it can't be safe."

"That's what Adam told us when he got onto Total Drama and look what happened, he got dragged through an alien portal, fought some kind of monkey god, nearly died saving his future girlfriend from falling off of a cliff and blew up a plane." this was followed by a bird landing on the safety rail, the term being used very loosely "And as if to further illustrate the point I'm trying to make…" he wrapped his arms around Carrie protectively, causing her to blush.

"Woah…"

"Yeah that's right, now we're in the lead! You snooze you lose chuckleheads!" the Tennis Rivals bolted past them, causing Carrie to snap out of it.

"You can do it, I believe in you!"

"Well someone has to!" so with their hands still intertwined, Devin slowly followed Carrie along the skywalk.

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Owen was following Noah to the elevator "Hey guys make way for two more up in here would ya?"

"Sorry, not really, no room." Taylor tried to push the button.

Owen was quick to pull himself in right before it closed, only for a creaking sound to be heard throughout the elevator "Uh oh."

"God this elevator sounds awful."

"That's not the elevator…" and so he let out a loud fart that shook the elevator, grossing out everyone except for Noah.

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By this point, a good number of teams were at least halfway around the skywalk around the outside of the tower.

Jen had her arms wrapped around Tom, the two of them enjoying a healthy lead and almost all the way done "Promise me you'll never let go!"

"Not as long as I live." Tom continued leading her one foot at a time "Can you believe people pay to do this?"

"Believe me, I get that." Devin came up behind them.

Carrie was still holding his hand and guiding him forward "That's it homie, one foot in front of the other! I'm so proud of you Devin!"

"I could never do this without you homie, you're an inspiration to me!"

Carrie blushed, but kept leading him onwards.

"I'm going to die, I'm going to f*cking die…" and they continued forging onwards right behind the Fashion Bloggers.

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Emma stopped and looked back, and she scowled "Kitty what the heck are you doing?"

As it turns out, Kitty was on the ledge taking a selfie "No way, this is so cool!"

"Come on Kitty you need to focus, this is life or death!"

"Just take a breather and look at what we're doing, this is totally incredible! I don't think I've ever felt so alive!"

"Oh yeah, just go ahead and make sure they put that quote on your gravestone." and they kept on going.

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Laurie and Miles were taking things step by step as they made their way, preaching about their vegan lifestyles "We're doing this for you Mother Earth so we beg of you, please don't kill us!"

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"Coming through!" Lightning burst up the stairs, Cameron slung over his shoulder "It's time for the Lightning to steal the sha-win!"

"Not for long!" Josee and Jacques were right behind them, nearing the top of the stairs after the long climb.

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"The last elevator has at last arrived, but while the last 4 teams still have to take the dreaded skywalk around the outside of the tower the teams who took the stairs and those far along the skywalk are literally leaping into the lead."

Sure enough, Josee and Jacques leapt out into the observation deck "First place, now tip us nerd boy!"

The guide rolled his eyes and held out two tips, one for the Ice Dancers and one for the Fashion Bloggers as they finally finished the skywalk.

"Catch a flight with your zip, ride the line to your tip. Hold on, what now?"

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"Teams must take a flimsy zipline over Lake Ontario to the island airport at the end and snag their next tip along the way. The line was tested this morning by our intern Andrew, and once again I offer condolences to his family."

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"Come, to victory!" Josee grabbed the tip while they zipped their way down the line and across Lake Ontario.

"Go team Canada!" Jacques cheered.

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"Oh man thank god, it's over." Devin followed Carrie back inside, with Gerry and Pete right behind them.

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"I've gotta say, agreeing to do this show was a great idea." Pete commented.

Gerry nodded "Yeah no kidding, we've been through way tougher battles than any of these kids."

"Well duh, I mean so what if they've got more zing, more ambition, more blind optimism and more… This show was a terrible idea."

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"Sha-bam!" Lightning burst through the door and dropped Cameron on the ground, with Kevin doing the same with Gwen right behind him "Alright no wasting time, just get the tip so we can get a move on. Lightning ain't dealing with anything but first place!"

Carrie grabbed her tip "Zip line? I've always wanted to do that!"

Gerry had different thoughts "Zip line? I never wanted to do that!"

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Josee and Jacque landed at the island airport and started waving "Thank you, we love you! Merci!"

"...Who are you waving to? There's nobody here." Don pointed out, heavily baffled.

"Our fans, who else? Our fans give us the love and energy we need in order to perform under extreme pressure, without them my partner Jacques would never be able to overcome his MANY faults."

"Why are you saying many like that?" asked Jacques.

"You know why."

"...Just let me see the tip." Jacques looked at the tip "It says here to book two seats on the next flight to Morocco."

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"There are three flights headed for Morocco each one departing 30 minutes apart from each other, teams who make it onto the first flight have the distinct advantage of arriving first. Teams who make it onto the last flight should probably question why they even bothered to enter this race to begin with because, wow really?"

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Noah let out a groan "Every reality show I've been on I've lost, I mean granted I made it to the final three in Total Drama World Tour but that's only because Owen took the fall for me or I wouldn't have even made it into the top 10. This time around though, there's no excuses and no distractions. That's right, I've got my eye on the cheddar."

Owen nodded "And to taste the foods."

Noah shot him an annoyed glare.

"...Winning, woo hoo!"

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Carrie grabbed her tip on the way down the zipline "Alright, I've got it!"

"Yeah we did it!" Devin cheered "You are so awesome!"

"Oh…" she blushed.

"I had to do this race with you, you're the perfect choice! I mean you're smart, you're fast, you're determined, there's nobody in the world I trust more than you. I mean Adam's a close friend and he's super tough, but he's on a road trip."

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"Need a hand?" Gerry pushed Pete off of the zipline "That was for Wimbledon back in 1977!"

"You dick!" Pete fell into the water below with a mighty splash.

he grabbed the tip with both hands "I gotcha- Oh god dammit!" he fell into the water below with a mighty splash.

"Payback's a bitch isn't it?"

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Owen and Noah were doing the skywalk with the others "You know Noah you really oughta put on a few pounds- Hang on!" he grabbed onto Noah by the ankles "I've got you buddy!"

As it turns out, Noah wasn't heavy enough and ended up nearly getting swept away by the strong winds "DO NOT LET GO! DOING THIS SHOW WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA!"

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"Hey Spud, check this out!" Rock fired off some spit at the wind, only for it to hit Spud in the face as a result of the backlash "Sorry dude, but that is so awesome!"

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Kevin strapped himself onto the zipline and held out a hand to Gwen "How about a little wager, if I grab the tip first then you stop dodging the subject and just tell me already. What would you say to that?"

Gwen let out a groan "You're never gonna let up on that are you?"

"Not until you tell the guy already, I mean it's been a year and a half." and they started their way down the zip line.

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"Yeah we did it-" Geoff bolted out the door at the top of the stairs alongside DJ, only to collapse to the ground in pain "Oh god the calves, they're burning!"

"Sha-bam, Team Lightning coming in hot!" Lightning burst out the door with Cameron on his shoulders

Dwayne followed Junior out the door, gasping for air "Good… Good job pal."

"Coming through!" Owen and Noah were blown into the observation deck.

Ellody and Mary followed not long after, covered in bugs and other stuff "Well that was quite illuminating. Based on the splatter I would predict that the velocity of the wind was approximately 45 knots, 20 more and we would be splattered.

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By this point, the Best Friends and the Artists had collected their tips and were rushing to book their flights to Morocco.

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"As more and more teams reach the tarmac and manage to book seats on the first and second flights, the race to not come in last intensifies."

At the same time, the Rockers, the LARPers and the Goths had completed the scare challenge just as the Stepbrothers and the Adversity Twins finally reached the top of the stairs.

Jay was literally dragging Mickey out the door "We're almost there Mickey, hang in there for just a little bit longer."

"Come on dude, we've gotta get moving!" DJ slung Geoff over his shoulder and ran their way to the zip line.

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"Hey get off, I'm the one who snagged it so I get to read it!" Chet and Lorenzo were fighting over the tip and hit the tarmac with a loud thud.

DJ and Geoff hit the ground with a thud and landed on top of them "Sorry about that one you guy, thanks for breaking our fall if it helps." he read the tip "Morocco? Alright!" and they took off.

Then the Twins landed on the Stepbrothers "I can't believe we did it- Oh sorry guys." they read the tip "Take the next flight to Morocco. Come on!"

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"The teams have arrived, and the flights have been booked. The first flight is going to be carrying Father & Son, the Best Friends, the Fashion Bloggers, the Artists, the Ice Dancers and the Reality TV Pros. The second flight will be carrying the Sisters, the Vegans, the Ultimate Duo, Mother & Daughter, the Rockers and the Geniuses. The third and final flight is going to be carrying the LARPers, the Goths, the Bromigos, the Adversity Twins, the Stepbrothers and the Tennis Rivals. Who will win the first jaunt in our race around the world? Tune in next time to find out, the Ridonculous Race is to be continued!"

A/N:

The first few chapters or so will be the same as the canon version, albeit with a few minor changes, mainly in dialogue and in a few of the team line ups. I also took out the Daters and the Police Cadets because, to be blunt, they really got on my nerves after a while, so I opted to swap out the Daters with the Ultimate Duo and the Police Cadets with Gwen and Kevin for a few reasons:

Ultimate Duo: Because I don't plan to have Cameron or Lightning in Total Drama All Stars to make room for three other all stars. Well, two all stars and one that's basically in there as fodder.

Artists: Gwen pairing up with a random OC named Kevin is a little tribute to Ben 10, you know Gwen and Kevin and the like.

I have a little bit of the soft spot for the Fashion Bloggers, I know Jen came off as a little bit unbearable during this chapter but it's part of her character arc I'm doing and it will tie into another one later on.

Just so you know, and you're probably gonna hate me for this, but this also means that Gwen, Owen and DJ will not be in Total Drama All Stars. I've already decided on the 7 original cast members that will participate in the season, as well as the 7 characters from Revenge of the Island.