Hey everybody, ultimateTORINOR here. Here to say that I have figured out who Tyler recognized last chapter. Who is it? I'll give you a hint: it's not Eva, Heather, or Gwen. That's all you're getting. Now onto this chapter. This chapter was pretty easy to write, but I don't know how well I like it. I think I might have rushed it in some spots, but either way, I hope you like it! I don't own Total Drama Island, and without any further delay or interruption, enjoy the next chapter of Shards of a Crystal!

Day 1: The Grove of Eternal Night

Justin…wake up…you must…use…your…power…seize…this world…

Justin woke up gracefully, as he always did back home. Lying on his back, the male model was comfortable, and didn't want to move much at the moment. Since he had nothing better to do, Justin stared up at the sky.

The sun had apparently set already, as the sky was dark, but filled with stars. The total amount of them was staggering, and Justin himself was almost blinded by their radiance.

Defiantly, he thought, their beauty almost rivals mine. Almost…but then again, nothing can ever truly match me…Justin!

The male model suddenly had an urge to look at himself, to catch a glimpse of perfection. As he had brought no mirror with him, the model was temporarily downtrodden, but then he remembered the shard he had been given. Taking it out of his ripped jeans' pocket, he examined it for a moment. Despite being the black color it was, it still gave off some sort of…energy. Justin tried to figure out the mystery, but stopped shortly after. His brain hurt too much.

Content with looking at his perfect features, Justin was too busy looking at his perfect face and chiseled abs to notice the noises behind him. It might have been the sound of somebody walking towards him, but the male model was so enamored in his own reflection he didn't even notice. As the sounds seemed to be coming from about an area 10 feet behind Justin, they suddenly stopped, as if they were observing him.

Justin continued to stare, and would have stared even longer, had he not heard a voice in his head, shaking him from his reverie.

Well…done…Justin…you have…successfully…made it to the new…world…my world…our world…

Justin was speechless, and the voice continued. You…have ultimate power…at your disposal…

Justin spoke for the first time. "Ultimate power?"

Yes…Justin…power that will make…even the gods tremble in fear…

Justin shuddered. Something inside wanted to instinctively fight this voice, while…another side…of him was willing to embrace all it had to offer.

Justin…it is all right…I…would…not lie…to you…we…are one…and the same…

Still, the male model hesitated.

The voice seemed to sense his internal struggle, and said soothingly, Take your time…I am…not going anywhere…

Justin could feel the voice depart from his mind. He sighed in relief. Looking at the crystal shard that had promised so much, he didn't want anymore to do with it. Standing up suddenly, the male model went to throw the shard, but unconsciously put it back in his pocket. Justin felt different in a way. He searched his perfect body for any flaws. Other than he was sweating uncontrollably, he couldn't find any imperfection, which was the best news he had heard all day.

"Justin?"

Startled, Justin twisted around, only to find a plain but familiar teen standing a few feet from him. How she got there he would never know, but for some reason he was happy to see her.

"Beth? Is that…you?"

She smiled and nodded. "You remembered my name," she said, blushing.

Justin smiled back at her. "Of course. I always remember a pretty face."

Beth turned even redder at the compliment. Justin smiled inwardly. The male model was in his element. He had been able to his looks to get women to do anything he had ever wanted back home. His parents had called them his "powers". Always, he had used them to get every advantage. It hadn't mattered before. It shouldn't matter now; it shouldn't be any different. But…for some reason, it was.

Justin asked, "Beth, any idea where we are?"

Beth smiled brightly. "No, but this forest is really pretty, isn't it, Justin?"

Justin looked around, noticing for the first time that trees surrounded them. Though these trees didn't look all that different from those back home, Justin could feel something pulling at him, promising him greater sights farther in.

Struggling against this, he pulled his face into a comfortable smile. Awe usually left a fair amount of wrinkles on one's face. "I doesn't look all that special," he commented nonchalantly.

Beth's face fell instantly. Seeing this, Justin hastily corrected himself. "I mean, it's plain, but this forest has its own charm," the male model glanced at Beth and winked, "Kind of like you, Beth."

Beth smiled again, so brightly that Justin thought rivaled even his. Gesturing towards the direction the forest was pulling him in, he asked Beth, "Do you feel something strange in the forest?"

Beth nodded, a serious look crossing her face. "Yeah, it's weird, but I don't think it's bad or anything."

She started to walk away, leaving the male model behind her. Suddenly realizing she was alone, Beth turned to face Justin. "Are you coming? I don't want to be alone here," she said, trying to keep the fear out of her voice.

Justin stared at her for a second, then walked over beside her. "Let's go."

As the mismatched pair walked through the forest, they noticed it changing before their very eyes.

The leaves, bright and full in the moonlight, started to change, until they were the color of the palest white. Each one gave off a different glow, a different piece to the puzzle. The trees themselves also seemed to change with their leaves as well, turning pale, seemingly delicate, but every one of them had a strength that neither of the teens could doubt.

Beth was bursting to ask to male model something, and finally she couldn't hold it in any longer. Suddenly stopping, she asked Justin, "What were you doing back in that clearing I found you in? You were talking and mumbling to yourself."

Justin stopped instantly. He answered the question hesitantly, not wanting to give Beth cause to worry, but also to keep it a secret. "I…always have…talked to myself. Before a photo shoot, I have no one else but myself to talk too, and I guess that's where it all started." The male model looked at Beth, and grinned, praying that she would accept his lie without question, as girls always did around him.

Beth blushed, ever so slightly, and fell silent. She could tell he wasn't telling the truth, and why should he? He was a famous model, and she was only a teen who had lived on a farm 90% of her life. She looked at Justin, and for the first time in her life, wished she were more beautiful. Smiling at him, she dropped the topic and they continued forward, the strange feeling of the forest intensifying with every step.

Suddenly, Justin and Beth reached a clearing, where that feeling that had driven them here finally took shape. A form appeared, which drove both Beth and Justin back a step. He was pearly white, like the rest of the forest, and his face was one of eternal calm. He turned to face the pair and motioned them over. Beth instantly went over to him, but Justin lingered a bit longer, before finally going over to him.

The form smiled at them both. Welcome, to the Forest of Eternal Night. We were foretold of your coming by the forest, saying that it would bring you to us.

The pale form glanced at them both. It seems it was right.

Justin scoffed, while Beth looked thoughtful. Seeing that neither was going to interrupt, the form continued to speak in a calm tone. My name is Porthos. I need you to come back with me. All will be explained.

He stopped talking, and seemed to be waiting for an answer.

Beth turned to Justin. "We need to go, Justin. This could be what we are meant to do here."

Justin glanced once at Beth, and then at Porthos.

Porthos asked him, Would you accept my offer?

Justin nodded, and felt something in the back of his mind protest to such a decision.

Porthos suddenly turned, and walked on, letting Beth and Justin walk behind them. They walked slowly, and the two teens could see the forest getting livelier and livelier, and they saw more of Porthos' kind, except they were all different in some way. Suddenly, Porthos stopped in front of a massive tree.

Welcome to Paradise, he said kindly.

Beth noticed how warm and inviting everything looked, how the light that was reflected off the leaves gave an unearthly aura. She glanced at Justin, and was, for the tenth time that day, blown away by how handsome he was. Life couldn't get any better than this.

Justin looked at the tree himself, and he also thought that it was magnificent. But no matter how beautiful it was; it couldn't compare to himself.

The darkness inside him spread…

So how was it? Good, bad, something you liked? Please tell me in a review, and my goal is 50 reviews by Chapter 10. I think that can happen, but only if people review! All right, so how did you like Justin's character in this chapter? Did I succeed in making him conflicted? Or did I fail? I think I did okay, but I really need some compliments and reviews, because I am pretty much dead right now. Again, I apologize if this wasn't my best chapter, but I was really trying to make up for the 20 day wait from the last chapter. All right, I think that's everything. I don't know when the next chapter will come out, but until then, thanks for taking a few moments out of your day to read my story! You all are awesome!

One more thing: This is for Lindsay fans out there. How pissed off will you be if she isn't with Tyler. Just an honest question. You could answer it in a review, or a PM, I don't really care. Please don't send any death threats either. They're scary...