Prologue: Executive Meddling

Hello, my fellow meme knights. (Yes, that's what I'm now calling my followers.)

I've had this story idea brewing in my head for a while. I know a while back I cancelled my "Remix" alternate universe story, as it got complicated balancing that tale with the main story. But this is a spinoff that will be on a smaller scale. And taking place during Infinite 2.

This won't be as big as my previous attempt, and I don't plan to abandon this one. (Trust me, it hurt to do it the first time around). But I may just have this even be important to the main story. Honestly, I hope you're all willing to stick around for this one. I promise to finish this as well.

Here's a brief explanation for how this new competition came into existence. Due to the success and popularity of Infinite 1 and 2, the network hopes to cash in on that success and put together another multiverse adventure competition in the hopes that it will garner the same success. But who are they getting to host this show? Honestly, one of the more unlikely choices.

But before I explain more of the details of this story, let's get through this prologue. I'll explain more after that. For now, onto the plot.

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Everyone knew that the hit reality shows Total Drama and the Ridonculous Race were both produced by the same network. But as of late, TD's success was booming with its past couple of seasons, Total Drama Infinite 1 and 2. Turns out bringing in weirdos from all over really gets heads turning and eyes glued to the screen. Sure, Infinite 2 was a hit across the world, but what about the Ridonculous Race?

Nothing. Nada. Zilch. So far, it only had one season, to moderate success. Unfortunately, Infinite 2 has been overshadowing a lot of what TV had to offer as of late.

The host of the Ridonculous Race, Don, thought about this as he sat in a cafe. He sat there, sipping his coffee, and scrolling through his phone, checking the weather, news, etc. He didn't hate the show, don't get me wrong. Matter of fact, he loved the show and it's characters. Not to mention all of the antics they got into. Fighting robots, escaping a cake crazed mother, going to the biggest wizarding school in the world, all of it. Heck, he even cried a little bit after watching the Transylvania episode.

He was, however, a little envious of it. He even had a bit of a bitter rivalry with the host of that show, Chris McLean. As much as he liked the show, he disagreed with some of the other host's ideas. Specifically, how cruel and unfair he could be at times. Honestly, he was hoping to maybe have a new RR season with people from all around fiction.

Today, he was gonna get something that could probably be better than that.

His phone began ringing. Don checked who it was from, and saw that the ID on it said "MK3". (It's me. Heh heh) That meant it was the head honcho of the network. Quickly, he answered it.

"This is Don. Talk to me."

"Donny boy, my man!" The man said. "How's life been treating you?! Wait, don't answer! I already know! You're looking for another hosting gig, right?"

"Well, yeah." Don answered. "That'd honestly be great. Are you saying you have something in mind?"

"Yessir." MemeKing answered. "And I know that you're the man for the job."

"Is it a new season of the Ridonculous Race?"

"Well….no. Sorry."

"Then what is it?"

"You're familiar with the currently popular show Total Drama Infinite 2, right?"

"How could I not be?"

"Well, the ratings show that people love this whole 'multiverse' craze. That's why we've got an idea to make another show along the same lines. We're talking about a cast of crazies from all across fiction, traveling to many different and exotic locations, the whole nine yards. So, what do you say?"

Don thought this over for a minute. He loved the idea of getting back out there and hosting after so long, but hosting a show that's very much like Chris's. He was both flattered and unsure.

"I don't know…" Don said skeptically. "That show has got it all. They got a great cast, and a capable team."

"We'll provide you with all that. We got a nice array of applicants all eager to be on TV. We'll get you your own crew to help you out too. And we got the means to help you all go to so many great places! It may not be as grand as Infinite 2, but we're hoping it'll come to be just as big and successful. Trust me, I believe no one would be able to do this job as well as you could. So, are you in?"

With that reassurance, Don was getting more excited by the sound of it. He's no Chris McLean, but this…. this could be the opportunity to go even higher in his career. It wasn't what he exactly wanted, but it was a nice start. So what the hell?

"Okay. I'm in."

"Awesome." MemeKing beamed. "Meet me at the studio tomorrow, and I'll explain the details to you over lunch. We got one two weeks to get this show started, dude, and I want to make sure you're ready for it."

"Cool. See you then."

Don hangs up, and begins to leave the cafe, feeling reinvigorated. He was excited to get the chance to do some hosting again. Sure, it's no Ridonculous Race, but it's a start. Maybe he'll become a more popular host. Heh, that's some wishful thinking, but a guy can dream.

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There you have it. The start to a new adventure set in the "Infinite" universe. And Don gets to be the one to helm it. And who knows? Maybe it'll cross paths with the Infinite gang.

First things first, we got to assemble a cast of competitors, and a crew of interns who'll help manage it as well.

The cast for this isn't going to be as big as Infinite, so I won't get overwhelmed. 26 people should suffice for this voyage. Not too big, not too little. I already do have a few people planned to show up in it, a few of them being unused ideas and whatnot. I'm not gonna reveal who they are.

As usual with the other stories in this part of the fandom, I'm looking for some character suggestions from you guys. And please be unique. I'm hoping for this group to be pretty diverse. Also, you can't suggest anyone that's been on Infinite 1 or 2.

But we also could use some interns for this story. The main story already has a pretty good crew of helpers, (yubi yubi) so this should have one as well. I'll also take ideas for that.

Well, the rest is up to you all. Depending on how many suggestions I get will pretty much determine how quickly I can get a cast list out.

I'm going to go ahead and keep working on my next chapter for Infinite 2. To the rest of you, good luck, and I'll see you in my next update. Until then, this is MemeKing, signing off.