Alright back with Chapter 2! Here we'll start introducing another character and as the story progresses, more characters will make an appearance. With that said, on with the story.

"ELLA?!"

"TOPHER?!"

Both teens were in a state of shock as they stared at one another with Dr. Johnson giving them both a skeptical look.

"Umm do you two know each other?" The doctor asked.

"Uhh…" Ella tried coming back to her senses as she looked back at the doctor. "Yes…. I do. We were on Total Drama together."

"Wait Total Drama? You mentioned to me before about it but wow… "The doctor whistled as he picked up his clipboard. "You two were on the same season huh? That's got to be pretty cool seeing a familiar face in town."

"Yes… I suppose so." Ella chuckled, nervously.

"I'll leave you to your patient as I go back to the office to take care of some paper work. Heck you guys could catch up on old times." The doctor smiled as he turned to Topher. "I hope you find the answer to your cat's situation. I hope you have a good day."

"Thanks." Topher nodded as the doctor walked out the room leaving the two young adults and the cat behind. The awkward atmosphere suddenly returned as Topher and Ella were trying to gather up words to say to one another. It's not like they were particularly close on the show but never in a million years did they think they would just bump into each other out of the blue.

"Ok… Just gotta play it cool. I mean, yeah I barely talked to her before but talking to her could ease up all this…. weird air surrounding the room." Topher thought as he looked back at Ella, who was playing with her hair.

"So… what brings you here to today?" Ella spoke up, looking back at Topher.

"Umm… well my cat Chef 2.0…" he was then interrupted by Ella giggling. "What's so funny?"

"No no… I'm just laughing at the name." Ella explained with a few giggles. "You must have really admired Chris to give your cat such a name."

Topher's eyes narrowed at the sound of Chris' name, which Ella seemed to notice. "Yeah I guess….. so like I was saying, my cat's been acting all weird all morning and when I was about to feed him, he just starts throwing up everywhere. Right then and there, I knew something was wrong so I came here to see what the problem was."

"Oh no!" Ella gasped while she took Chef 2. of Topher's hands" The poor dear… well I'll run some procedures on him. You're welcome to stay and watch if you'd like."

"Uhh yeah that sounds fine." Ella smiled at him as she took the cat to the bed and then went to bring out her equipment for the procedure. Topher was just amazed with how Chef 2.0. was so… calm about being in another person's hands without trying to claw their face off. Only people he's cool with would be Topher and his parents…on occasions at least. This fact alone had him staring at Ella as she began checking for Chef's pulse, inspecting his insides and a bunch of other junk he was too distracted to pay attention too. Watching her be so gentle with Chef and how Chef seems to be so complacent with her just made him have this weird feeling in his stomach.

"I don't know why… but something about her and her attitude just seems so…. different from any other girls I've talked to. It's like she makes you…. ENJOY the sunlight even when it's literally in front of your face, burning you alive. I've never seen Chef so… calm and nice." Topher thought to himself with his eyes still glued to Ella. She's changed a bit since Total Drama ended. Her hair's a bit past her shoulders now and she seems more womanly than ever… at least from what I saw of her on the show. Why didn't he notice someone like this before? Topher then shook his head, trying to get rid of these weird thoughts.

"Just need to get this over with and be on my way…all these Chris nightmares are not only wearing on my beautiful looks, but on my psyche as well. Not cool." Topher rationed out in his head.

"….Topher…..Topher…Topher….Topher?"

"Huh? What?" Topher then snapped back to reality as he looked back at Ella, who held Chef in her arms while she was sending him a quizzical look.

"I called your name like 5 or 6 times but it was like you were in your own world." Ella said.

"Ahh… sorry about that." Topher chuckled, scratching his head in embarrassment. "So how's Chef 2.0.?"

"Turns out he ate some old, expired lasagna which made him contact the food poisoning. But I was able to give him some medication so he should be fine now." Ella smiled.

"Seriously ….lasagna? Damn it mom, I thought you got rid of it…. " Topher muttered to himself before looking back at Ella again, smiling. "I appreciate you helping Chef. He's like my best friend and I wouldn't know what to do without him if something bad were to have happened."

"Not a problem!" Ella beamed." I'm always happy to help out Mother Nature's creatures. I love animals as much as I love singing so it was a relief for me as well. Besides, your cat is so adorable!" She then cuddled with Chef 2.0, who purred in content at the warmth as Topher looked on.

"Yeah. He's taken a real shine to you." Topher chuckled. "Most people would have been cat food by now with what you're doing. Hell even I'm kinda of wary about getting that cuddly."

"Well I got time to watch some of the cast's audition tapes and saw you literally screaming in his ears with that loudspeaker. That could have seriously hurt the poor cat's ears so it's no wonder he wouldn't be very happy with you." Ella scolded, playfully.

Topher felt a sense of shame in the girl's words. He never really considered Chef 2.0.'s feelings as he was trying to practice his hosting skills so they could match up to Chris. ."Chris." That name always causes Topher's blood to boil. Everything he worked for and it all got wrecked…. by Chris. Because of his pursuit to surpass Chris, it took a toll on his relationship with his cat Chef 2.0. It makes him feel ashamed.

"Yeah.. I guess I wasn't really thinking about Chef." Topher looked at his cat, while grabbing his paw. "Sorry about that, little buddy. I'll try to work on the way I act around you."

Ella giggled at the display in front of her as she handed the cat over to Topher. "Just play with him more often without any loudspeakers or roleplaying and you should be fine. If you can understand your cat more, he'll definitely be more open with you."

"Thanks for the advice. I'll definitely keep it in mind." Topher smiled at her, which she returned right back. "So how much is the bill coming up to?"

"Today is my procedure day versus not being just the mere assistant. Plus with how adorable and happy your cat is, I just couldn't ask for anything in return as I strive to make animals happy." Ella smiled.

"But you've done so much for us as it is!" Topher protested. "I thought I was going to lose my only friend at this point until you saved him. Yeah it was something ridiculous like age-old lasagna but still… I thought I would lose Chef 2.0. I should at least give you something."

"I'm touched by your concern, but it's alright" Ella said as she fixed her hair into a bun. "Let's just say today's a free pass and the way you can pay me back is by giving that wonderful cat the best friend he deserves."

Something about her words just struck a chord in Topher. He really doesn't know why he's never noticed her before… she's so kind and pure. It's like nothing really seems to faze her. He couldn't see how anyone can hate such a person. In his current world, she'd be like that angel of light in the dark mess he calls "life". It's such a weird feeling but he shrugs it off as something caused by his "nightmares plaguing him."

"Well how about this…. why don't I take you out to lunch?" Topher asked.

"Wait. What?" Ella's eyes widened. "You want to go on a date with me?"

"It's not a date!" Topher snapped at her, suddenly. "It's just a way to repay you back. Not a date. Just.. a simple lunch."

"Oh…." Ella's eyes wandered to the ground for a second before looking back at Topher. "Well it's not really necessary. I don't want to trouble you with such a deed."

"Nope." Topher smirked. "I'm not letting it go, no matter what you say. Normally, I wouldn't really care and just walk off but you saved my cat and I can't just walk off without properly paying you."

"Well…" Ella pondered. "Why is he being so persistent? I already told him what he needed to do to pay me back. I don't know what he's trying to prove…" The girl thought as she was trying to come up with something to say.

"So c'mon what will it be? When's the next day you're off? Topher said.

"Fine…" Ella sighed. "I'm actually off tomorrow so we could go—"

"Tomorrow? Sweet! Then I'll pick you up by 1!" Topher interrupted.

"You could have let me finish… "Ella shook her head in disapproval. "But yeah, 1 sounds fine. We could just meet up here and then we'll go in your car."

"Sounds like a plan." With that, Ella went to her purse and got out a piece of paper and a pen. She then wrote the address down before handing it to Topher.

"Here you go." Ella smiled.

"Ok. Thanks. I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Topher flashed his "million dollar" smile at her causing Ella to laugh.

"Yes I'll see you then." Ella laughed as she looked at Chef 2.0, then gave him a kiss on the forehead. "Make sure to stay away from food in the trashcan especially when it's not good. Ok my lovely?" Ella cooed as the cat purred in response.

Topher smiled at the whole display before he made his way to the door. "Once again, thanks for everything. I'll see you tomorrow." With that said, he left the room leaving Ella to her thoughts.

"He's certainly a lot different than what I saw of him on the show…. this should be interesting. Life is always full of surprises." Ella smiled to herself as she went to clean up her room.

Meanwhile Duncan made his way out of the sectors and after a half an hour or so of riding on his motorcycle, he arrived in the suburbs of Alberta. It's a pretty nice town with some good looking houses. Suddenly, Duncan felt his stomach rumble loudly.

"Shit… I haven't eaten anything since like this morning." Duncan groaned. "Gotta stop by and grab me a bite to eat before I pass out. Then, I can decide where I go from here." He began looking for restaurants and diners. He passed by ones that didn't catch his interest but as his stomach's protests became louder, he began losing his patience.

"Ok screw it. Whatever food joint I find next, I'm eating there. No questions asked." Duncan grumbled. As he continued riding, he found a burger diner just to his right. "Sweet… beggars can't be choosers at this point." He pulled up and parked near the entrance. He bolted inside the diner and pushed some people in line out of the way.

"Hey! No cutting, asshole!" A middle aged man yelled in protest but stopped as Duncan gave him a vicious glare. "N-never mind. I'm not that hungry anyways."

"Thought so." Duncan smirked as he turned to the female cashier. "I'd like a bacon double cheeseburger combo with curly fries at the side."

"Ok….that will be 5.60, sir." The girl spoke up, with hesitation evident in her voice which Duncan picked up immediately. He couldn't blame her after what he just did. But he was too hungry to really give a damn about it any further.

"5.60? Man I knew I should have stopped at that McRogers half a mile back…" Duncan muttered as he pulled up a 10 and handed it to her. She then gave him his change and as she was giving him his receipt, a voice called out to him.

"DUNCAN?!"

Looking back at the direction of the voice, Duncan was greeted with a girl with fair skin and long red hair. She was sporting a white blouse, blue skirt and blue wedges topping it off with a blue flower in her hair. She looked absolutely beautiful and at the same time oddly familiar.

"Ummm…who….?" Duncan pointed at her, which she giggled in response.

"You don't recognize me? It's me! Zoey!" The girl exclaimed.

"Wait….ZOEY?! What the fuck?" Duncan's eyes widen in disbelief. "You look so…. different now. Your outfit… your hair…"

Zoey giggled. "Well it has been about 2 years since we last saw each other… but I'll take that as a compliment. Unless it wasn't!" Zoey's eyes narrowed a bit as she rubbed her arm, nervously.

Duncan laughed at this. "Wow… I guess you really are Zoey. That's some crazy shit. But no, you look pretty damn fine if you ask me." Duncan winked causing Zoey to blush in embarrassment.

"Thanks." She smiled. "So how have you been?"

"Ehh pretty good… doing this and that." Duncan shrugged. "What about you?"

"Me? Well I've been pretty good myself. In school, working a part time job at an ice cream shop and just trying to enjoy life I guess." Zoey chuckled.

"Sounds like an adventure." Duncan laughed but then stopped when he noticed Zoey looking at the side of his jacket. "Umm.. what?"

"What does "RVB" stand for?" Zoey inquired.

"Oh that…. "Duncan was deciding if he should tell Zoey or not but since he parted ways with the group, he feels like he doesn't really have much to lose. "Well it stands for Rebellious Vulture Boyz and it's the symbol of my group…. well former group sounds a lot more appropriate. "

"Wow. Sounds pretty cool. Who's the other members?" Zoey asked.

"Well there's 4 in total including myself. There's Alejandro, Lightning and Scott… yeah you must know who they are."

"Oh those guys huh… yeah how can I forget?" Zoey mumbled, frowning a bit. "They weren't necessarily the nicest guys on the show."

"Well they were on the villains team along with myself and our crew is a bad boys group." Duncan shrugged.

"But still…."

"You're not a fan of them from what I remember, especially Scott."

Zoey narrowed her eyes at the mention of Scott's name. "Well it's not like I hate him anymore but I can't really forget how mean he was to me and my friends on Revenge of the Island. Same with Lightning. But they weren't so bad in All-Stars."

"I guess. But that season sucked so it's not like it mattered." Duncan smirked causing Zoey to laugh.

"Yeah especially with how adorable you were with the blue birdies. "Zoey smirked back causing Duncan to shoot a playful glare at her making the indie chick laugh even louder.

"I'm glad you're having fun at my expense. I thought you were a nice girl." Duncan muttered, folding his arms.

"Well even a nice girl has her limits." Zoey giggled.

"Whatever you say, sweetheart." Duncan rolled his eyes, smiling. "Speaking of All-Stars, how's your relationship with Mike?"

Zoey's happy smile quickly disappeared and was replaced with a sad smile on her face as her eyes darted away from Duncan's.

"Uhh Zoey? You ok?"

"No….I'm fine…. It's just that…."Zoey was trying to find the right words to say.

"It's just what?" Duncan questioned.

"It's just that… Mike and I are….. Mike is… " Zoey struggling to control herself as her eyes welled up with tears.

A/N: And I'll stop it there for today because I'm a jerk who wants to keep people wondering. What happened to Mike and Zoey's relationship? Will Duncan be able to get to the bottom of it? Will Topher and Ella's friendship pick up on their date? And what of the other members of RVB? These questions will be answered next chapter. We'll have Chapter 3 up by Tuesday. Hope you liked this chapter! Until next time.