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Chris opened the large gate and lead the way into the set of the show. All the campers followed behind him. When they saw what was there it was a bit of a letdown.
"Wow. This is anticlimactic," commented Noah.
In front of the campers was a building. Actually it was more like a shack. The shack looked like it had been slapped together in about five minutes by a group of guys who were failing shop and was actually swaying in the breeze. Other than that, there was nothing in the huge area. They were surrounded by high walls and there appeared to be no way to get out besides the gate that was closing behind them.
"Follow me!" said Chris.
The campers obediently followed him but were growing more and more skeptical with every step. When they reached the shack, Chris held open the door and motioned for the campers to go inside. When they all got inside they realized that there were actually stairs leading underground. Everyone walked down the stairs and saw an incredible sight. There was a giant tree made of metal with pods hanging off of it. There were seats in the pods.
"What is that?" asked Katie and Sadie together.
"It's a virtual reality system!" said Chris Maclean happily. "Didn't any of you wonder why this season is called Total Drama Virtual? Well, all the challenges will be done in this state of the art virtual reality system, Sotaverse! See, we were getting too many complaints about the danger our challenges posed to you campers. Sotaverse eliminates that!"
Cody and Noah stared at the giant structure in awe.
"This….. is amazing," said Cody.
"Now all of you campers will be living in the virtual reality world for the next few weeks. You will be fed through IV so you don't have to worry about eating. But beware! In the Virtual World, you will be able to feel pain but you cannot die. If you get hit on the head, the system will administer the correct amount of pain to your body. For example, if Izzy hits you with a bus, it will hurt!"
"You think he's holding a grudge for me nearly hitting him with that bus?" whispered Izzy to Beth.
"If you get hurt in any way that would knock you out, like being hit by a bus that Izzy was driving, then a sedative will be released into your system and you will fall unconscious for a random amount of time."
"Yep, he's holding a big 'ol grudge," whispered Beth.
"So hop to it campers! Get into a pod and enter the virtual world!" said Chris gleefully.
The campers were dead tired after walking up 12 flights of stairs.
"Only 5 more flights to go!" Chris told the campers with a chuckle that serial killers would envy. He was sitting in his own private elevator that took him directly to his pod.
"Wow," said Pinkie, "He's a lot more annoying than he looked on TV."
"Trust me," Beth told her, "You don't get used to it. It only gets more annoying."
Seeing Pinkie talking to Beth reminded Gwen of something she wanted to ask Leshawna. Gwen made her way over to Leshawna.
"Hey, Leshawna," Gwen said, "What's your impression of Pinkie and Jacob? You were in the same car as them so you must have learned something about them."
"You know what's really weird, Gwen?" the Leshawna, "They're normal! Jacob is not really special in any way. He seems like a normal brotha. Pinkie looks like a nerd but she didn't talk much so I couldn't tell."
"That is weird! They never take anyone on this show who they don't think is some sort of stereotype or psycho! They seem to think it's good for ratings."
Noah interrupted their conversation. "I have the answer to that. I finally figured out the reason why only two new campers are coming and why they're so normal!"
"What does that add up to, 'O Genius One'?" said Leshawna.
Noah rolled his eyes and proceeded to explain. "They didn't receive very many applications for the spots on the show! Nobody wants to go through what we went through. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if those two were the only applicants," explained Noah. "But I'm still not sure if the pink flamingo over there is actually normal. She gives me this weird vibe."
"Are you sure that's not just your aversion to girls talking?" teased Gwen.
Noah rolled his eyes again and kept climbing the steps.
"WOOHOO! It's the top of the stairs! I can see the pods!"
"Well, your boyfriend's excited," Pinkie commented to Bridgette.
"Yeah, Geoff's always like that," Bridgette responded, "Life's one big party to him. Anyway, good luck on your first challenge. Remember; don't ever say anything like 'It can't get any worse' or 'What's the worst that could happen?' In this competition, that's really bad luck."
Pinkie couldn't be sure, but she thought she heard a tinge of sadness when Bridgette talked about Geoff.
All the campers got into their pods and sat down while the interns hooked them up to the machine. Finally, all the campers were ready and Chris started to talk over the loudspeaker.
"You all are going into the virtual world now! Chef Hatchet and I will meet you on the other side."
Groans were heard all around when Chef was mentioned but that was all the complaining the campers had time to do. They left the real world and entered the virtual world.
Gwen opened her eyes and saw a blue sky. She was lying on the ground surrounded by her fellow campers in…….. Camp Wawanakwa!
"Chris, you are sick and twisted," she muttered under her breath.
One by one the campers got up and saw that they were lying on the beach in Camp Wawanakwa. As they shook sand off of their clothes, Chris and Chef walked towards them.
"The first challenge starts now," said Chris, "It's called Wizards of Wawanakwa. In this challenge you will all be competing against each other in two man teams. Each of you will get a wand and Spells manual. You have one day to learn as many spells as possible from your manual. At the end of the day your manual will disappear and you will be teleported into random spots in the woods. Oh, and remember to record your inner thoughts in the confessional!"
With a puff of smoke, Chris and Chef disappeared, leaving the campers to themselves on the island. After the smoke cleared, the contestants found that they were wearing witch hats, carrying wands, and had a bag with their manual in it.
"That was really cool!" yelled Jacob.
"There's no need to pad Chris' already overinflated ego, Jacob," said Noah.
The Confessional: Where people say what they really thought
Noah: Okay, it was pretty cool.
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Lindsay: I really want to get to know Jack! He seems like a nice guy. Oh, I know! Maybe he can help me find Tyler!
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Courtney: (sings) A B C D E F G H I J K
(from outside)
Duncan: Courtney, are you in there?
Courtney: Ooooooh! Duncan begins with a D! D! D! Aren't I smart Duncie?
Duncan: Yeah, yeah, very smart, Princess.
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Katie: I kind of feel bad for Courtney.
Sadie: Yeah, that motorcycle ride made her go really loopy…
Katie: I know, she's loopier than Fruit Loops!
Sadie: EEEEEEEEEEEEE! Katie, that was really funny!
Katie: Thank you, Sadie!
Together: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
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Pinkie: Wow, my first time in this confessional! Actually, it's kind of gross. Ummmmm, my fellow campers are…. an interesting bunch! Man, I could hear Katie and Sadie squealing from across the camp.
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