AN: Just a quick heads up before we start; while I have seen the characters from Revenge of the Island and the seasons after, I only really know all the details about the original cast from the first three seasons. So, besides maybe one or two OCs, I'm only going to be using the original characters. If it bothers you that much, just leave a comment in the reviews.
So, without further ado…let's get started!
"Talking"
'Sound Effect'
'Thoughts'
"Distorted Voice"
"YELLING"
"CROWD YELLING"
Disclaimer: I do not in any way own TMNT or Total Drama.
Chapter 1: Here we go again…with a twist!
The cameras activate to show an astronaut in space, doing some maintenance to a satellite in orbit above the earth. Suddenly, the satellite bursts apart to reveal that it has somehow been stuffed to the seams with marshmallows, leaving the poor astronaut dumbfounded.
The camera then rapidly zooms in on the earth, passing by birds, planes and clouds, before slowing to reveal Chris Mclean himself standing on the docks of Camp Wawanakwa, Pathicew Island. Standing a few feet to his left is Jay, who looks non-to-happy to be there.
"We've been to the movies, we've been all over the world! And this season, we're going right back where it all began, at Camp Wawanakwa!" Chris proclaimed spreading his arms in an extravagant manner, prompting a roll of eyes from his co-host.
Not noticing Jay's gesture, Chris continued. "I'm Chris Mclean, and as you can see, things have changed since we've been away" he gestured towards the island, showing it to be in a case of major disrepair. Some areas of the campgrounds were overgrown, some of the buildings had a series of holes in them. Even the camps sign suddenly fell from its posts, as if on cue.
One main difference though, was a large warehouse situated were the 'Arts and Crafts' shed used to be. Unlike the other buildings, this one was completely intact with tinted glass windows to prevent anyone from looking inside and a large pair of doors locked with a password and palm scanner lock.
Jay eyed the new building with a hint of pride, before turning back to Chris when he started speaking again. "And we have a brand-new twist for this season, courtesy of my new co-host!" he walked over and placed an arm around Jay's shoulder.
"This is Jay Hunter, he'll be serving as my assistant and backup host for this season, Additionally, since he's the chemical genius who helped make this season a reality, he'll be the head scientist for the show!".
'More like the only scientist' Jay thought to himself, before taking his que. "Regardless of the, conditions shall we say, the rules of the game are more or less the same; twenty-two teenagers will have to bunk with each other whether they like it or not, share any thoughts they would otherwise keep private in the outhouse confession stand, risking their lives (and probably their sanity)" he muttered.
He about to continue before Chris interrupted "By competing in life-threatening challenges all over the island, and risk being voted off! Last one standing wins ONE, MILLION, DOLLARS!" he yelled, snatching a drink from a nearby intern and completely unaware of jay's vengeful looking glare.
"Speaking of our cast, here they come now!" Chris proclaimed while pointing out to sea, to reveal a luxury yacht approaching the island carrying all the members of the original show, plus the two extras that joined in the World Tour season: Justin, Courtney, Duncan, Heather, Gwen, Leshawna, Eva, Sierra, Lindsay, Owen, Trent, DJ, Harold, Alejandro, Noah, Cody, Izzy, Tyler, Geoff, Beth, Bridgette and the still feral Ezekiel. The only ones missing from the group were Katie and Sadie.
(AN: I know, I know, not very informative! Sorry, but if I tried to describe them all we'd probably be here all day. Just look up their appearances on google images, or if it bothers you that much just say so in the reviews!)
As the boat finally made port, the campers immediately started disembarking. First off were Ezekiel and Izzy, both of them jumping from the prow with the former landing all fours, while the latter laughed like a loon until she faceplanted the deck, earning a wince from both hosts.
Next came Owen, barrelling down the gangplank whooping at the top of his lungs, while carrying a reluctant Noah and Trent under his arms. After that, the couples disembarked; Duncan and Gwen, Heather and Alejandro, Tyler and Lindsay, Cody and Sierra and Bridgette and Geoff.
Then came an irate looking Courtney, tailed by Leshawna, Justin and Harold. Finally came Eva, DJ and Beth, dragging a substantial amount of luggage behind them.
Already being familiar with the members of the cast, Jay tuned out their introductions in favour of thinking to himself, 'I hope those producers know what they're doing. I mean, they're paying me to douse twenty-two overbearing and overemotional classroom rejects with an experimentalMUTATION serum! Just the changes to their faces alone could be enough to traumatise them!' he became so deep in his thoughts, he didn't even notice when the eyes of one of the campers noticed him.
Courtney had only been paying half-attention to Chris' welcoming speech, partly because she had heard similar three times before and partly, because she was still sore about Duncan and Gwen cheating on her in the previous season. As such, she was the first to notice that Chris had a new companion with him.
Under normal circumstances, she would either Chris who the new guy was or just politely introduce herself but due to her irrational state, she instead marched right up to the guy and yelled "Hey you!"
"AAAHHH, JESUS CHRIST!" Jay yelped, leaping several feet in surprise. His startled yelp caught the attention of the other campers, who eyed the newcomer in various forms of interest.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' "Huh, wonder who that new guy is? A new intern or something? He looks kinda cool with that green streak"Geoff puzzled to himself,
'Kssht' "Hmm, he looks like he's British in ethnicity, could he possibly be a new player?" Alejandro speculated,
'Kssht' "Oooh~ we got us a good lookin' one here! Hope he ends up on my team"Leshawna thought to herself,
"Kssht' "Oh great, just what I need, another obstacle in my path to victory!' Heather griped,
'Kssht' "Sweet! Somebody new! WHOOHOO!' Owen cheered to himself, before letting out a fart,
'Kssht' "…Oh boy…Best of luck dealing with Mt. Courtney, whoever you are' Gwen said, wishing the scientist good luck,
(End Confession Cam)
Many different trains of thought passed through the camper's heads, however Courtney was the only one to actually voice her thoughts.
"Who in the heck are you? Are you a new cast member or something? You'd better not be, because I have enough to deal with as it is!". She ranted and ranted and ranted, not giving the scientist any time to answer her questions (read: demands) and not noticing that his surprise had quickly vanished, now being rapidly replaced with irritation. Finally, Jay couldn't stand it anymore and promptly exploded.
"MAYBE IF YOU WOULD SHUT IT FOR A SECOND, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ANSWER!" he bellowed, silencing the CIT and drawing stares from the others, some shocked and some impressed.
Chuckling at his co-hosts dramatic reaction to the snobby CIT, Chris sidled up to the still heavily-breathing scientist and slung an arm round his shoulder. "To answer your first question, Courtney…" he started, gesturing to Jay "This is Jay Hunter, he's an amateur scientist that the producers have signed up to be my co-host this season, as well as being the supplier and supervisor for the show."
Thankfully, Chris' introduction had given Jay enough time to cool down from his sudden rage spike and, after taking a deep breath, he gave the campers a more pleasant smile.
"Sorry about that, lads and lass'" he apologized, giving a quick salute to the contestants before shrugging, "Normally I'm as chill as can be but when someone pushes my buttons, I tend to fly off the handles a bit"
After some acknowledging gestures from the cast, and a half-hearted apology from Courtney, Chris decided it was time to move on.
"Alright campers, to get back on topic, welcome back to Camp Wawanakwa! And more importantly welcome to latest series of Total Drama, sure to be the wicked, dramatic, and weirdest season yet!"
Chris raised his arms in the air, looked directly into the camera and announced…
"Welcome to Total, Drama, Mutation!'
There was a brief period of silence, in which Chris simply stood with his arms behind his back grinning widely, Jay rubbed his eyes and shook his head in exasperation, Chef finally came back from his errands and rolled his eyes when he realised what had happened, and every single one of the teens stood frozen like statues, the last word of the new season's title repeating in their heads.
Anticipating the outburst to come, Jay raised his other hand and started counting down. "5, 4, 3, 2, 1~" as soon as he finished counting, it happened.
"TOTAL DRAMA WHAT!" the cast screamed in unison., Chris bursting out laughing at their reactions while Chef and Jay sighed in annoyance. The pretty-boy's mirth quickly vanished, when he was suddenly grabbed by the collar and came face to face with a seething Duncan, with Alejandro, Noah and Justin right behind looking just as angered.
"What the hell do you mean by mutation?!" Duncan yelled incredulously,
"Indeed! What are you up to this time you psychopath!" Alejandro shouted in agreement,
"Just what do you plan on doing to my gorgeous face?!" Justin cried, earning and incredulous look from Noah.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' "Seriously? That's what he's worried about?!" Noah questioned, before slapping a palm to his face "~sigh~ Typical" He should have known that Justin would prioritise his looks above everything else.
(End Confession Cam)
The reactions from the other campers were just as incredulous; Heather, Lindsay and Lashawna were just as worried about their looks as Justin. Bridgette and Sierra were each clinging to their respective boyfriends, who were doing their best to calm the girls down while also keeping themselves calm. DJ had actually dropped to the ground and started crying.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' "It was bad enough having to deal with the last season!" DJ cried, referring to all the animals he'd accidentally injured in World tour.
(End Confession Cam)
Harold and Beth tried to calm the crying giant down, but they weren't having much luck. Izzy and Owen were actually taking the news quite well, in fact they even looked excited about it! Though to be fair, Owen often got excited about a lot of odd things and Izzy was pretty much the definition of crazy.
The pandemonium continued for another few minutes, which quickly got on Chef's nerves. Jay and Chris only got a seconds warning before Chef stomped the docks hard (partially breaking them).
"SIT DOWN, SHUT UP AND STOP DRIVING ME CRAZY MAGGOTS!". The grizzled army veterans bellow quickly brought the chaos to a close, and most of the campers instantly snapped into a single file line, flashbacks of their experience with Chef's 'Master Chief Hatchet' persona forcing them into old habits.
Sighing in relief, Jay gave the cooker a thankful nod and whistled, gaining the teens' attention. "To clarify what my 'boss' was saying…" he rolled eyes, "A few months ago, I was doing some research and experimentation with numerous kinds of chemicals, that Chris here had the bright idea to use this island as a dumping ground for."
Noticing the contestants getting worried again, he quickly waved his arms in an assuring manner, "Not to worry everyone, while there are still a few patches of waste here and there, the island IS inhabitable." The still-nervous members of the cast gave a collective sigh of relief.
"Back to the point…" Jay continued "The only reason I didn't get nicked, was because I managed to make a breakthrough in my research that caught the interest of the show's producers."
Turning around, he gave a sharp whistle, prompting one of the interns to rush over with something. Due to it being covered by a piece of cloth, all that anyone could tell was that the object was cylindrical in shape. Taking the object, Jay turned back round to face the campers with one hand under the cloth.
"This…" Jay stated, holding up the mystery object "…is that breakthrough. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you…" he grabbed the cloth, and threw it away.
"MUTAGEN!"
The instant Jay threw away the cloth, everyone's faces were bathed in an unnatural, luminous glow. The object, now-revealed chemical canister, contained an unearthly looking greenish-blue substance that gave off a droning hum. The teens had mixed reactions; some gazed at the canister in awe, others flinched away in fear or disgust, and others had…different reactions.
Izzy had instantly zoomed forward, seemingly mesmerized by the Mutagen's glow, "Ooooooooohhhh, preeeeeettyyyyyy~".
Ezekiel shuffled forward and gave the canister a cautious sniff, before backing off with a whine.
After a moment had passed, Gwen asked "Uh, quick question? If that ooze is what the producers wanted, why didn't they just let you rot while they took it off your hands?" Jay gave the goth a look "Two reasons for that love. Number one is that I'm the only one who knows the formula, so I'm the only one who can make it" he explained, getting a nod of understanding. "As for the second reason…" he was about to finish, when suddenly…
"AWESOME!" a certain oaf yelled, shoving into the scientist and snatching the vial, staring at its contents in childish glee.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' Owen gave a sheepish chuckle before speaking "I gotta admit, my reaction to that muta-stuff once I got over the awe; kinda embarrassing. Heh heh~".
(End Confession Cam)
"This stuff can actually mutate stuff?! SWEET, LETS TRY IT OUT!" Then, to everyone's shock and horror, he opened the canister!
"NO OWEN NOOOOOO!" everybody cried, but it was too late! Startled by the yelling, Owen jerked the canister and caused some of the Mutagen to fly out. After what seemed like a minute, gravity finally took hold and the Mutagen fell over the side of the docks, splattering all over a nesting seagull. At first, nothing really happened; the seagull just sat there, the campers and hosts watched in confusion and anticipation respectively, and Jay groaned while rubbing his eyes. But then, the gull started to twitch and spasm, a glow similar to the Mutagen emanating from it. Soon the glow became too bright, forcing all present to avert their eyes. After a period of time passed, the glow died down and everyone turned back…before the teens' jaws promptly dropped in shock!
Standing in the place of the once normal seagull, was what looked like a man with the head, legs and feathers of a seagull! The newly-made 'Man-gull' barely moved before a team of interns dogpiled it, tied it up and promptly carried it away. The was a moment of silence, which was soon broken when Jay growled in frustration and snatched the canister back from Owen, giving the suddenly nervous oaf a deadly glare. Closing his eyes and taking a breath to calm down, Jay resealed the canister before turning to the rest of the cast, irritation still evident in his eyes.
"That…!" he snapped, causing some of them to jump "…is the second reason I'm here. If handled improperly, Mutagen mutations can be unpredictable, uncontrollable and possibly dangerous. In other words," he trailed off, before stomping his foot and glaring "…DON'T. TOUCH. THE OOZE!" With that final roar and some assuring nods, the scientist took another deep breath before adopting a pleasant (if not slightly twitchy) grin.
However, before he could say anything, Chris decided that now was the right time to but in and shoved his co-host aside. Ignoring the glare thrown his way, he addressed the audience "As you just saw folks, we have one heck of a season planned! Once mutated, they're going to have to put their new bodies to the test in a gauntlet of the most wicked, insane, and impossible challenges ever!" the host exclaimed, before 'slyly' (read: obviously) stage-whispering to the camera "And personally, I can't wait to see what these freaks turn into, right guys?" he asked, directing the question to his fellow hosts. Chef simply smirked and shrugged, not really caring all that much. Jay on the other hand, had reached his boiling point.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' "Knowing Mclean, he would likely end up rigging things so that each camper would be turned into something they hated, then force them into challenges that went against their nature!" Jay cried in frustration, before calming down and adopting a sinister grin "That's when I got an idea so sadistic, so cruel! -Heh heh- It would certainly make that pretty boy think twice before pulling anything".
(End Confession Cam)
At first the scientist was about to explode into a rant, but then he paused and relaxed into a pleasant smile. "Right you are Chris! In fact, I think it's time for our contestants to see where I make the magic happen. What do you think?" Jays suggestion drew a raised eyebrow from Chef, but Chris simply nodded in agreement.
"Well then!" the scientist chirped, "…let's get going. Follow me everyone!" With that, Jay walked away towards the campground, the oblivious host and suspicious cook and campers trailing behind him.
Eventually, they found themselves standing outside the new warehouse, watching as Jay input a password into the lock.
"Hey, is this where the 'Arts and Crap' centre used to be?" Duncan's question was met with a few murmurs of agreement from the others. Chris gave the delinquent a grin and answered for his preoccupied co-host. "It used to be, but one of Jays demands for working for us was a fully equipped facility. And besides, Chef found another place for him to park his hog."
Once Chris finished speaking, a whirring was heard as Jay pressed his hand against the palm scanner. After an affirmative bleep, the doors of the warehouse started to open, a bright light from inside causing some to look away. Undeterred by the light, Jay threw the contestants a bright grin and walked inside, "Enter, and be amazed!".
Everyone walked inside, and the camper's jaws dropped in awe once again. The inside of the warehouse was a massive, high-tech laboratory. Everywhere they looked, something advanced met their eyes. The only things they could really identify was a command console near the wall, a few tables littered with notes and vials full of chemicals, and a few computer processors. There was even a second-floor railing running across the walls, with even more apparatus spread about.
But the real attention grabber was a large, spherical glass chamber suspended in the middle of the room, currently empty of any contents. The sphere had four large tubes connected to its upper half, each one leading to a large tank in each corner of the room, and only two openings: one was a hatch on the bottom that was currently sealed shut, the other was surrounded by a thick metal rim at the top, that could only be accessed from the second floor. Directly below the chamber was a pit in the floor covered by grill, while above it was an incredibly large machine. The machine itself appeared to be a containment unit of sorts, with several sections marked with what looked like animal symbols, and a tridactyl mechanical claw-arm connected to the bottom.
Any other observations were put on hold when a sharp whistle drew their attention back to Jay, who was now standing just to the side of the chamber.
"Well then, allow me to present my humble laboratory, the place where I make the magic happen. And this…" he said, as he tapped the side of the sphere, "…is my 'magic wand' so to speak. I call it, the Mutation Station!"
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' "One of the benefits of working for Total Drama…all the funds I need to build whatever I want and/or need!" Jay proclaimed with a smug smile.
'Kssht' "I've only seen labs like that in sci-fi movies! This Mutagen stuff must cost tons to make." pondered Harold.
(End Confession Cam)
"Um, excuse me~, Mr Jake?" Lindsay raised her hand like a schoolgirl, "How does that Muta-thing work?". Jay turned pensive; he was already aware of the bombshells low intellect and poor memory, so he knew that she wouldn't understand a word of his explanation.
'Ah bugger it. You were going to tell them anyway' pushing his thoughts aside, the co-host gave the blonde a pleasant smile. "I'm glad you asked my dear! You see, the way that the Mutation Station works, can be split down into four basic steps." It was then that Jay's smile went from sunny to sinister.
"But rather than simply tell you about it, how about I give you a demonstration~" he looked to a confused Chris and Chef, before nodding towards the host and giving the cooker a sly wink.
Chefs eyes widened, then narrowed in sadistic glee. He then grabbed Chris by the back of his shirt and hoisted him up, carrying over to a nearby elevator and grinning all the while.
"W-wait, what're you doing?" The now-nervous host asked, before he paled in realisation, "Oh no, no no NO NO! C'MON GUYS, PLEASE DON'T!"
But Chris' pleas went unheard as Chef entered the elevator, now chuckling in anticipation.
Some of the campers looked confused, but the smarter among them had figured out what was going.
(Confession Cam)
'Kssht' Duncan smirked, "Oh, this is gonna be a blast!"
'Kssht' "I don't get it, what're they doing?" Beth asked confused.
'Kssht' "FINALLY! SWEET REVENGE!" Eva cried in jubilation.
(End Confession Cam)
Jay meanwhile had sat down at the command console and started pressing buttons. After a few moments, he paused and turned to the bemused cast.
"Now then, the step-by-step guide to Mutagen mutation! Step 1…" he pulled a lever, causing the four pumps in the room to hum into life. A second later, Mutagen came pouring out of the tubes that connected the glass chamber to the pumps.
Soon the entire chamber was filled to the brim, bathing the room in the Mutagens greenish-blue glow. "…the Mutagen Chamber is filled to the brim with Mutagen."
By now Chef had reached the second floor and was making his way to the entrance of the pit, Chris still struggling in his grip.
"Then comes step 2…" Jay continued, pressing even more buttons. This time the cast's attention was drawn to the device above the chamber; the claw-arm rotated around and rose up, as a panel with what looked like a weasel on it opened up.
Oddly enough, while there were many ports underneath the panel only one of them was occupied with a vial, which the claw quickly extracted before bringing it into the light, revealing it to be full of blood.
The panel then closed up and the claw lowered down to the metal rim around the top of the Mutagen chamber. It plugged the vial into a port in the rim, which then sucked all the blood out of the vial. Seconds later, the cast could make out the blood in the Mutagen before it quickly disappeared.
"I select a sample of animal DNA from the storage tank and mix it in with the Mutagen." Jay eyed the catwalk near the Mutagen, where Chef was now suspending the frantic host over the pit. He then turned back to the camper and laced his fingers together.
"Now before I get into step 3, I have a question for you all. Has anyone had any bad experiences with skunks thanks to this show? More specifically, thanks to Chris?" Jay's question caused a couple of looks to be exchanged, before Trent, Gwen and Bridgette raised their hands.
Jay briefly nodded in acknowledgement before smirking, "Well this should be therapeutic for you! Let's see how fond Chris is of skunks…" his smirk became a maniacal grin and he threw Chef a thumbs-up, "…when he IS a skunk!"
The cooker returned the grin and thumbs-up, while even more blood vacated Chris' face when he heard just what the scientist had in mind for him.
"NOOOO! PLEASE, I'M BEGGING YOU HERE! I'LL DO ANYTHING! A RAISE, A FEW DAYS OFF, ANYTHING! JUST PLEASE DON'T DROP ME IN THERE!"
Suddenly Jay put his hand up and Chef, who had been preparing to drop the now pleading pretty-boy, paused in his tracks. The scientist tapped his chin in thought like he was considering Chris' offer, before his eyes strayed over the impatient cast and he smirked.
"I don't know mates, Chris' offer is very tempting. So why don't we make it your decision; should we drop him in the tank?" the eyes of the campers panned between Jay, the glowing tank of Mutagen and then finally Chris, who gave them a pleading glare. They all exchanged a look, before turning forwards as and chanting, "DROP, HIM. DROP, HIM. DROP, HIM."
Jay looked up to Chef "You heard them big guy, drop him!"
"Roger that boss!" the cooker yelled back, and with a slight toss, he dropped Chris.
"NOOOOOOOOO!" 'SPLASH'
A few seconds after he was dropped in, Chris' silhouette appeared in the tank, suspended in the Mutagen. A snap of fingers however, drew everyone's eyes away from the tank and back to Jay.
"Step 3, the subject of the mutation is dropped into the tank, and the Mutagen works its mojo." As if on cue, Chris started to twitch and spasm, his groans being heard from within the chamber and his silhouette glowing brightly.
The contestants and cooker watched in stunned awe as the mutation process began; Chris' body started to swell with muscle and flab and grow in height, his fingers lengthening into claws and his face lengthening into a muzzle. His hair spiked up into a mohawk and for the grand finale his rear end seemed to swell up, before a large, bushy tail burst from his pants.
As the mutation completed itself, Chris reared his new head back and let out a chirping growl.
After a few seconds, Jay started pushing buttons on the console again, "Finally we come to step 4: drain the Mutagen out of the tank and reveal the new mutant to the world!" with another pull of a lever, the hatch on the bottom of the tank opened and the Mutagen spilled out, falling straight down the pit.
And right there, lying on the grate over the pit was a large humanoid shape, still covered head to toe in ooze.
Chef, who had transitioned back to the ground floor during the mutation, stepped forward with a water hose and sprayed down the lump, revealing the mutant within.
It looked like a giant, slightly tubby humanoid skunk, with big finger-like claws, a black-furred weasel-like face with a pink nose and white mohawk, and a big black and white bushy tail.
Slowly the skunk started to stagger to its feet, groaning and rubbing its head. "Oh man, I don't feel so good" it moaned in a very familiar voice.
Everyone watched, some confused and some amused as the skunk suddenly froze, before bring its clawed hand to its eyes and staring at it in shock.
"No. No no no NO NO NO!" the skunk started checking itself over; touching the tip of its nose, feeling the sides of its muzzle, running its hands over its new body, all the while its face grew more and more frantic.
Finally, it spun around and stared at its tail which on cue gave a cute little wag, prompting giggles from some of the girls.
For a minute there was silence, the skunk that used to be Chris Mclean simply staring straight ahead, dead to the world. The contestant's reactions were mixed; some of the girls were gazing at Chris in adoration, a few campers were still gawking in shock, and the rest were just about ready to burst out laughing (Chef included).
Jay simply shook his head with a grin, before raising three fingers and counting down, "And in three, two, one~".
Then Chris dropped to his knees, his face contorted for a moment, before…
"NOOOOOO! LOOK AT MEEEEE! I'M A DIRTY SKUUUUUUNK!"
Chapter End
AN: Well, there you go everyone, the second chapter. Sorry about the wait but the amount of free time I have can be spotty at the best of times. I'll take a quick break to recharge before I get started on the next chapter and I already have an idea for the first challenge, but if you have ideas feel free to share them!
Ps. A quick shout out to the author Johnathen. I appreciate the suggestions mate, but I need to know which camper you want to be mutated into what.
Until next time, Cheerio!