At a private hotel in Great Lakes the next morning at the lobby there were some gathered guests that were a few of the Total Drama original generation cast members; chief among them was Geoff with his arm around Bridgette in similar clothing to what they had during their time as contestants along with Chris at the side looking annoyed with his arms folded. "I honestly hoped he would be able to restrain himself long enough here... To wake up in the morning and find the news trending that he stupidly got into an incident and arrested... If he wanted to bring drama to the Reunion before it even started then he sure has done that!" Bridgette told Geoff agitated as he did his best to calm her down.
Their eyes came to the doors as in came the aged Chef Hatchet followed by the glaring face of Courtney in her business attire; "Here is the airheaded barbarian dunce with his bail paid looking to do a lot of community service before he is allowed to leave the city. Plus I informed him about the call I got from the Moon Goats' manager that their lawyer is drafting a restraining order that will ban him from their concerts and the club's owner has issued a ban himself!" Courtney said as then entered the irritated Duncan.
"Had to spend a limo ride with Courtney here who refused to say anything than what she said after we got to the limo and you would never have believed that we had history!" Duncan explained clearly not taking it seriously and then glared at Chris. "Oh yeah Chris; thanks for leaving me in that cell overnight!" Duncan said in Chris's face as he glared at him. "What's with the silence from you?" Duncan then asked as Chris's glare grew.
"Does the cottage that you blew up when you were last on my show ring any bells as to my feelings about you Boom-Boom?" Chris retorted and Courtney didn't have it in her to care enough to correct Chris about it being a mansion that Duncan decided to blow up. "You know; I was more than happy to leave you out of this all together... I needed Bridgette to convince me to give you a chance and you pull this and leaving the show to bail you out and from your pay; you will be repaying that money paid bailing you out and we will make sure that you cover the rest! Chris continued on as Duncan faced everyone.
"Well do you have anything to say after making a fool of yourself and getting arrested practically right before this highly publicised Reunion and all the time I took giving you a chance to get everyone together... I know that you still have your trouble in the law and stints in cells but I didn't think that you had so little self control..." Bridgette asked with a fierce look and didn't have it in her to finish.
"Not my fault that the idiots in there had no taste and especially not that lead's brother who was practically brainwashed with a terrible taste in music..." Duncan retorted as others facepalmed. "Besides; it's not like you even succeeded in getting everyone together... I still don't see Gwen anywhere and it's pretty much too late to get her here..." Duncan reminded them and that hit a sore spot at Bridgette who was even more agitated.
"Good thing too since she would have to stare at your and wonder what she saw in you; I know that I do." Courtney ended up speaking up as Duncan rolled his eyes.
"Coming from you who never stopped being into me even when we fought? I now wonder what I was doing focusing on getting your attention when I had a pretty goth to make out with. Besides; I wasn't the one that ruin a friendship fixed with her and lied to her face." Duncan remarked as Courtney shook her head. "Plus I at least know now and I wouldn't let it distract me from the second time on?" Duncan then said confidently as they stared at him.
"Woah... If Gwen does end up appearing; do you think that you still have a chance with her?" Trent asked shocked as Courtney managed to show a face that said that she was amused by what he said. "You think that she would be daring to go back to you after all these years and know what has happened!" Trent told him and Duncan laughed.
"Coming from you; I heard your singing and how you talked about her when you are with your old buddies... I know you want to have a second go as well. Just remember who got the ball rolling on her ending things and realise just how obsessed you were; is 9 still your lucky number?" Duncan asked as Trent glared at him.
"Come on dude; Trent is a swell guy and I am sure if Gwen does end up turning up then old feelings could re-emerge like a cheesy romantic movie that Bridgette has us both watches!" Geoff said confidently as Trent flashed him a smile and and Bridgette gave that a smile. True real life wasn't like the movies. There were encouraging smiles for Trent from most of them gathered.
"Well Duncan... I do hope that you can behave yourself from now on; because I talked to Chris after we got the news and another incident and you can consider yourself cut from the Reunion. On your own and I sure hope that you can behave during the Reunion itself considering all the work that we have done putting it together!" Bridgette firmly warned him and Duncan just scoffed which wasn't a good time.
"Well better keep him clear from Lincoln and Dawn if they do decide to turn up." Mike said getting everyone's attention as he and Zoey were the only non original cast gathered at the moment. "Yeah Lincoln Loud the brother of the Moon Goats' lead singer... I am sure the news reports covers it but his girlfriend he was with was Dawn." Mike explained as their eyes widened.
"Wait... That hippie weird girl from that season you were first in?" Duncan asked as they brought up the news story on the phones and saw camera phone footage that showed Dawn nearby and they could make it out as an older Dawn.
"You didn't tell me that you brought Dawn here..." Bridgette remarked to a grinning Chris as this was definitely a surprise; not unwelcome as she remembered as Dawn as a sweet friend to the animals that was treated unfairly during her brief time on Revenge of the Island.
"He didn't; Mike and me actually ran into them mid-day yesterday. Dawn actually lives here in this city now with Lincoln. Found themselves a happy relationship with the both of them and Lincoln's fiancé." Zoey explained as they took this in.
"Wow; Dawn is living here... So she has an invitation since she stays in this city you had chosen and could turn up easily?" Bridgette asked Chris hopefully as he grinned.
"Said that she was welcome to pop in along with her boyfriend; get to know someone new who is popular in his own right." Chris replied as Harold looked excited.
"I know of him and he's an indie comic writer and artist with his partner; I tell you that it was thanks to them that I cried reading an Ace Savvy comic for the first time in years..." Harold explained and they took this in.
"So the weird hippie chick actually found 2 people that actually want to be with her and one of them writes nerd books and has a hack of a rocker for a sister." Duncan asked nonchalantly as he got more glares.
"They do show up and you will be sure to stay away from them!" Bridgette warned him as Duncan just shook his head with them knowing that he was going to be difficult.
Later at Great Lakes Comics there was Lincoln and Gwen overlooking their floor's windows and seeing the paparazzi and fans that had tracked Lincoln down there wanting to know about the incident and clearly had tracked Lincoln down and fortunately the friends and acquittances were keeping quiet about what they knew about Gwen Harker. When they all returned to the apartment; Gwen just wanted them to silently watch the movie together and go to bed for some level of peace about this whole thing.
Right now they were telling what they were looking at on speaker phone in whispers to Dawn; "I know what you mean; all these crowds outside the Animal Shelters and scaring the poor animals that just want to go about their days until they find the ones that will take them to their forever homes!" Dawn was telling them as Lincoln then turned to Gwen with thought.
"You know i have been thinking and I had Ronnie Anne telling me by text that she is available to be a bodyguard so we won't crowded so we can try that..." Lincoln suggested in a plan and Gwen sighed giving it some thought.
"Perhaps I should just make an appearance; catch up on old times and leave with the vultures out there to die out before everyone just goes home... Trying to hide from everyone will just put me on edge and this would be the last sole exception to me being done with TD especially as I wouldn't sign anything." Gwen suggested as Lincoln glanced at him and Lincoln could guess from the phone's silence about what Dawn's reaction.
"You are certain Gwen? You know Chris must be up to something with all this effort he has put into bringing everything to you... You know him more than I do..." Dawn asked concerned as Gwen sighed.
"Off course I do but I will just have to grin and be ready for it... You two are welcome to take that invitation and appear; a lot of cool guys there. Just have to steer clear as to not bring suspicion." Gwen said as Lincoln didn't look certain.
"As long as you are sure Gwen and how about I go and get our lunch? Save you from trying not to be hounded and someone looking through Gwen Harker?" Lincoln suggested as Gwen flashed him a smile and Dawn gave her goodbyes for now. Lincoln soon was down and wrestled through the crowds and on his path to Lynn's Table for some takeaway orders.
"Oh hey Lincoln... I just want to apologise again for my bonehead of a former cast member... He ruined your date and your sister's performance and I can only imagine how you must feel." said a voice and Lincoln jumped when he saw that Trent was there smiling having tracked him down.
"Play it cool Lincoln; he is being nice and don't try and make this awkward by thinking about how you are engaged to his ex with him not in the know..." Lincoln told himself and then gave a smile. "Don't apologise as you are not the idiot's keeper... Dawn was right on target when she said that his Aura was like someone had done a number 1 on it..." Lincoln said as Trent laughed.
"Man Lincoln; that is gold! You 2 are so much fun and I hope you do appear at the Reunion." Trent told him and Lincoln would definitely think about it. "Plus Dawn; I can only imagine what it was like meeting her..." Trent said and Lincoln said goodbye to him while thinking about the first meeting that he and Gwen had with her...
Lincoln and Gwen were at their art academy hand in hand smiling as they would be entering their first day on their second year here; "our first year had us meeting and I can only imagine how this year can bring us." Lincoln and Gwen smiled ready for what it would take them.
"How magical; I love how vibrant and in love your Auras are and I see nothing but good things for you both..." said a voice and they jumped as they turned around and there was Dawn there having appeared as if out of nowhere. "I am Dawn and I have come here from Canada wanting to see more of the Earth by studying abroad and I thought that studying art could really open my horizons to see more of the different sides of people." Dawn greeted them with a smile.
"Well nice to meet you Dawn... I'm Gwen and this is my boyfriend Lincoln..." Gwen introduced trying to be friendly and Lincoln nodded with a wave thinking that this appearing out of nowhere reminded him of Lucy.
"I can see that you will be sharing your dorm with me. I cna't wait for us to get to know eachother!" Dawn said excitedly as they blinked and Gwen had said that her dorm room would have a new student move in to stay with her. "I want to say that it's a shame that Chris left you having to fight to survive Niagara Falls and you had to make your own way home again. Such an evil soul and shame he only served one year of his prison sentence; was a perfect end to my own time on that Island." Dawn said as Gwen sighed thinking that Dawn was a fan who recognised her but her eyes widened.
"Wait Dawn... You were in Revenge of the Island! You came here to the States to study as well?" Gwen muttered in disbelief and Dawn smiled as she nodded and Gwen shared a look with Lincoln.
"Indeed; nice to get to meet you... A part of me wonders about if I had accepted a place in All-Stars and how I could have helped expose the Malevolent One but hopefully with better results than that scoundrel Scott." Dawn replied as she started walking into the building with them.
"Oh this is definitely going to be interesting..." Lincoln though with Dawn there joining the university even if a year below him and Gwen.
OMAKE
Lincoln and Dawn were smiling in the front seats of Vanzilla as Lincoln was driving showing Bridgette, Geoff, Zoey, Mike and Izzy around. "So soon we will be able to show you..." Lincoln was starting to say but looked concerned as he tried to use the brakes and started to panic. "Something is wrong... Why aren't the brakes working?" Lincoln asked as Dawn was feeling afraid and everyone was becoming concerned bar one...
"Because I cut the brakes! Wildcard... Yee-Haw! Izzy shouted out excitedly opening the back window and jumping out face first as they were all in a panic and ended up having to jump out before it crashed. They stood up and saw Vanzilla crashing and exploding.
"Well there goes my first car, my dad's first car, my grandfather's first car and my great grandfather's first car..." Lincoln muttered hoping that hearing the news doesn't kill his dad with a heart attack while everyone was feeling lucky to be alive.
Edited the second chapter once I read that Zoey wasn't on Dawn's team so wouldn't have fallen for Scott's trickery. Plus as a fan of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia; I had to write that last part in as a reference to this hilarious scene with Izzy taking the role of Charlie or as you better know him as: Luigi from the Mario movie that had came out this year. Tell me that you don't see Izzy pulling this for fun?
