Sorry for that cliff hanger last chapter… The chapter was getting long and Heather's arrival was going to make it even longer, so… here it is now! :D

Man, this chapter really sucks. DX It was written in only one day. I just needed to get Heather there and introduce the challenge. The next chapter will be much better and longer, I promise!

I guess that I should mention that Jackson's in college, getting a major in psychology. It'll make more sense later…

Total Drama Island and all of its character belong to Teletoon and Fresh TV

Total Sibling Rivalry and all of its characters (except the interns) belong to me

The interns belong to their rightful owners (you know who you are…)

R&R&E!

There she was, the devil herself. All of her hair had grown back from last year's shaving, but something else had grown on her as well.

A warm smile.

She had traded in last year's revealing halter top and short shorts for a more modest maroon t-shirt and khaki capris. And, the weirdest thing of all: she actually looked happy to be back. Next to her, there was a ten year old boy. He blew a raspberry at her and ran off, mischievously laughing.

"Damien, get back here!" He ignored her and continued running. She sighed and shook her head, annoyed at her little brother. The twenty four campers who were at the campfire pit were glaring at her, but she still smiled. "Hi, everybody. It's nice to see you all again."

Gwen walked toward her, arms crossed over her chest. "Wish I could say the same for you, you little cow!"

Heather's smile faded, but she continued, "Yeah, I wanted to talk to you all about that." She paused, as if she was expecting someone to throw a rotten tomato at her, but when she remained tomato-less, she kept going. "I know I was really, really harsh last year. I just though I was playing the game like I should have, but after watching some of the reruns, I saw how horrible I was really being to you all. Especially you, Gwen. I just want to say that I'm sorry. Since last year, I've turned over a new leaf. I promised myself that I would never be as mean as I was last season. I just hope you all can find it in your heart to forgive me." She stopped and looked at the group hopefully. Some of them were still angrily glaring at her, like Gwen, Trent and LeShawna, but some looked kind of like they believed her.

Before anybody could speak up or throw a tomato at her, Chris walked up to the campers. "Now that everybody's here and you've all gotten acquainted…" He looked around, realizing that not everybody was there. "Wait, aren't we missing a few people?"

"Yeah, Jamal's in the woods lifting rocks, Jackson went to read somewhere, and Damien ran off."

"Hmm… we can't start without them, so I guess we'll have to find them." Chris whistled and all four interns immediately came running toward him. They skidded to a halt, waiting for whatever order they were going to get.

Heather, seeing her step-sister, waved a little. "Hi, Mia!"

Mia just rolled her eyes and looked back at Chris.

"Okay, ladies," Chris walked up to the three, ready to give them their assignment. "We've got three campers missing. Marina: go find Jamal."

Marina nodded, running into the forest, her hamster Freddy following close behind her in his plastic ball.

"Tamyra: go get Jackson." She nodded with a smile and started walking toward the mess hall, not sure where to look first.

"Mia, since Damien's your step-brother, I'll let you find him." She groaned, but walked away to find him.

"Holly: get me a hot dog."

Holly looked at her boss like he was crazy. "A hot dog? What does that have to do with finding the missing campers?"

He grinned at her. "Nothing. I'm just hungry." She looked like she was about to say something, but she shrugged and left to get Chris his meaty treat.

Before he was out of earshot, he yelled, "With mustard!" He turned back to the group and grinned again. "Okay, campers, sit down and let me explain how this'll go down." The siblings did what they were told, some rushing so that they were guaranteed to get a seat. But, of course, some of them had to stand, since there were only twelve stumps divided among twenty five people. When everybody was adjusted, Chris explained, "You will each be divided into two teams. Every couple of days, there will be a challenge. Whichever team wins one will gain invincibility, but the losing team will be sending one of your sorry butts home! The people who make it to the Final Two will have their previously voted off siblings come back to camp, so they can compete for the grand prize. Only one family will come out on top! Let's just say this season won't be boring…"

There was a mixture of expressions from the campers, including fear, joy, ambition, and pure boredom.

"Any questions?"

Selena was the first to raise her hand. "Yeah?"

"There isn't a possibility of families being on separate teams, is there? That doesn't seem fair."

"Nope. Each person will be on the same team as their siblings, unless they're voted off in the First Four before you're divided into teams."

"Okay, I ju- Wait, what's the First Four?"

"… Did I forget to mention that?" He got a few nods in response. "Oh, well, before you're divided into teams, you and your siblings will compete in a challenge to show everybody else what kind of competitors you all are. The four who get the most votes will be heading home. Isn't that awesome?"

"No."

"…Well, I thought it was! Now all we have to do is wait for the other campers to get back."

"We're back!" Chris turned around to find Tamyra, with Jackson close behind. He took a place beside Rikki, taking a second glance at her.

"That Rikki girl seems like a tortured person." Jackson was flipping through a psychology book, but still managed to talk to the camera. "I would really like to study her mind, see what makes her tick…"

"Okay, there's Jackson. Now where's-"

Mia's screams could be heard, but nobody could see her. The screams got closer, until Mia came bolting out of the woods, Damien tightly gripping her long hair. She skidded to a halt and violently shook her head until he finally flew off and bounced right in front of Chris. Chris took a glance at him and looked back up. "That's two. Only Jamal is left."

*T*S*R*

Marina had been running around the woods for five minutes, but there was still no sign of Jamal. Before she decided to turn around, she heard a load thud. She walked toward where the thud had come from; making sure that Freddy was still following her. Jamal was lifting a huge boulder, like it was a dumbbell. He didn't notice that he wasn't alone because his eyes were closed in concentration. He continued to lift the rock until little Freddy rolled over to him and gently ran over his left foot. He shrieked in a very DJ-like manner and dropped the rock, lifting his foot to prevent the unknown creature from touching him again. When he looked down and realized it was just a hamster, he was relieved that no one was around to hear that scream. That is, until he saw that Marina was standing right there, trying to keep herself from laughing at him.

"Uh… let's keep that between you and me, okay?"

*T*S*R*

When the two had finally arrived back at camp, Chris had explained their first challenges in greater detail. The families composed of only two people would report to the Dock of Shame and the families with three people would walk to the top of the thousand foot cliff. The duos were going to run in a three legged race and the trios were going to jump off the cliff, trying to avoid the shark-infested waters.

Creative, right?

However, Chris had explained that it didn't need to be creative. It needed to show each other how valuable each person was going to be as a teammate.

Still, despite how uncreative it was, it was definitely going to be worth a few good laughs.

Gasp! :O Has Heather really turned over a new leaf? Who will be voted off and become one of the First Four? Will Grace torture Chris and/or Gwen? Will Jackson psycho-analyze Rikki? Will Chris ever get his hot dog with mustard? Find out in the next chapter of Total Sibling Rivalry