Total Drama X: Hotel Rockies
Episode 1: Total Drama Once Again!
Part 1: Who's These Guys?
Surprisingly, an internet outage caused this chapter to get started and honestly, don't expect the other chapters to come out slower than this one, because it only took several months to finish off and some of the chapter are artifacts of the "long process"...
...along with the fact that there's sixty-nine contestants to introduce and maybe a few familiar faces to boot as interns, cooks and whatnot!
10k words to introduce 30 people is stupid, so let's go!
The fresh air of the seemingly middle of nowhere hotel smack dab in the freshest air of western Alberta, just on the western edge of Calgary's metropolitan area...practically in rural areas, but somehow close enough to the city for potential challenges in there.
In the Midwest equilvalent of Canada, western Alberta, there was some fuckin' hotel...that's all I'm going to say on that end.
Sure, Chris McLean was a pretty boy when Total Drama Island first aired in 2008 and even since then, he has hosted nearly ever Total Drama season even when he got older...his sadistic streak went to an all-time high in 2011 with Pahkitew Island and then it went on a hiatus in 2012...and 2013
Since 2014, without fail, there has been two Total Drama seasons up until 2019, long after Chris McLean helped to discover the multiverse in 2013 and made it genuinely stable...
...also coincidentally, there was a shorter pandemic in the whole of 2020 thanks to accidental multiverse madness and then in early 2021, Total Drama X also started with TDX: Multiverse Madness, garning the infamous TDX: Ultimate Islands and now...this.
Much more importantly, the 21st season of Total Drama was still hosted by Chris and the 22nd in 2022...still Chris, so Topher...
...has no idea what he's really doing.
Topher Mickleson may have been a dumbass on Pahkitew Island...and here, he still was and a little bit of a Chris fanboy, the writer can't really sugarcoat it, but since Chris McLean was off doing some dumb shit, Don, Blaineley and Geoff all had better things to do.
But he had changed in the time between Pahkitew and this season.
Neither was he, as he had a stubble so that meant people had to respect him since he looked more like a chad (to some people) and yet still looked like his old self.
It's late 2023 after all, only gaining a bit of stubble and Chris McLean's hosting duds.
"I still don't know why he decided to pick you of all people! You're a goddamn baby compared to the rest of us!" Chef shouted through the phone.
"Rada rada rada." Schnitzel stopped Chef's insult. "Rada rada."
"Yeah, I know, let him cook because the network actually likes him and so does the audience. I don't have to respect him!" Chef Hatchet complained. "Chris could've hosted this easy."
"I don't know, dude, could he?"
Chef thought about that for a second, as Soma and Schnitzel was referring to Chris having to handle multiversal law, which would mess even Courtney up.
"...Forget it, y'all serve disgusting food by my order!" Chef screamed at those two. "Is that clear!"
"Well, you'll have to ask the host that." Soma remarked. "Bye, Chef!"
Soma, Schnitzel, DJ and Mr. Smee were only four of the cooks that are working on this season, being shouted at by Chef Hatchet, who was stuck with Chris' dumb shenanigans.
Topher's got this, someone might have thought.
...
...
You know, I'll just let him say it.
"Total Drama X may not have had a long history, but it sure has an interesting one to boot! First we got Multiverse Madness, picking up 24 campers that everyone wants to see again and secondly we got, Ultimate Islands..."
He just let it sit there.
"There's a lot you can say, but one thing you can't say is that it has no ratings, as everyone was watching! And this one has half as many players, but I'm saying too much! There's 68 campers, there's interesting faces from this world, a lot from other worlds...packed into the Rocky Mountains!"
Topher finally showed his stubble-covered face.
"It's called TOTAL DRAMA X:.."
The X had to echo just to fit.
"...HOTEL ROCKIES!"
no intro, bruh.
not yet at least.
Finally, the new host had to sigh.
"So, who was that in the new intro? Who knows, really, aside from 56 new faces, 5 from Ultimate Islands and 5 from City Drama...I still don't know why Chris ain't here, but that's your problem to worry about!" Topher exclaimed. "But you're really here to see those faces and this awesome new place."
This guy wasn't wasting any time on the legacy of this crossover between universes or even what Chris was up to because who really knew what Chris was actually up to?
"Well, first, the place itself."
And then it cut to a massive shot of...the place, as it was very apparent that it couldn't really be built that close to the mountains, but it wasn't like it was a long way away either.
The place was practically a hotel set up for a reality show and to expand Chris' hotelier business for multiversal tourism.
"Welcome to McLean Resort: West Canada, a creative name, I know...the future place for these many, many contestants!"
Said hotel was practically painted a combination of rust red on the main part, white on the extensions that stuck from the square hotel and even a bit of a forest green on the very top of the building that wasn't nearly as big as the the first four floors or even the fifth floor that was just blew it.
It was a kind of boring place that hid quite the exciting show.
"We have all kinds of amenities, including a lot of toilets, the finest food that Total Drama has ever served, at least 66 bedrooms, promixity to Calgary and the Rocky Mountains, places to do sports and much more important, a open area for some awesome challenges!" Topher finished off the hotel ad.
And then, Topher was at the entry hall that was filled with the usual hotel stuff...specifically at the giant front door for the place.
"AND NOW, our first contestant!"
"...Wow, this is a weird place to have a camp, but it's something." The first contestant said.
The first contestant was a relatively short 13-year old Chinese-Canadian teenage girl ripped straight from 2002, having short red hair sort of in a bob cut, she wore glasses, a red cardigan, a pink polo shirt, a blue skirt, pink socks and gray-ish sneakers.
"Meilin Lee!"
"Just call me Mei for short...because I don't think this is a camp." She assumed. "...Did I get signed up for a prank show?"
"This is no prank show, you're on Total Drama! Which is kinda like Survivor except we've got a few kids and teens in here...you get it?" Topher explained, slowing see Mei get more and more incensed. "...You cool with it?"
"NO-"
And then she turned into a giant red panda, who was all up in the host's face and slowly got embarrassed.
"-You can't just do this to people! You can't mislead them, I guess!" Mei almost squealed. "Can I leave?"
"I got a contract saying that you have to stay here until you're eliminated!" Topher quipped right back. "More importantly, you don't want three million CANADIAN dollars?"
Meilin Lee practically sulked, since two million dollars was nothing to sneeze at, as she scoffed at the host.
"...Okay."
And Mei just left the host's presence to go to the main room, who was signposted by the giant sign that said it and the host just sighed, predicting a crazy season to happen.
And the second contestant was...notably three years older than Meilin Lee, being a 5'3'' 16-year old Japanese guy with dark purple hair, purple eyes and he was wearing a dark green and black hoodie with white stripes, a blue scarf, a white shirt, black pants and red sneakers.
But like Meilin Lee, Asahi Kobe wasn't excited to be here either.
"Asahi Kobe, welcome to Total Drama! How are you doing today?"
"Kinda bad, since my sister's...stuck with a weirdo girl and you're a dirty adult." Asahi explained, seeming incensed. "But good since I'm just trying to get some money so that my mom and my sister can live the good life. Still I doubt you're trustworthy?"
"Seriously, man, what makes you think I'm untrustworthy."
"You're a Total Drama host, you would take our secrets and then use them against us! Can I just go away from you!"
"Um, cool." Topher offendedly answered, as Asahi walked with some of his belongings towards the main room. "Geez, what happened to him?"
The third contestant had nothing to do with the other two, which wasn't that weird, as she was a 18-year old girl with messy brown hair, a red jacket, a white shirt with a distinct logo, scruffy jeans and scruffy grey sneakers...and armed with a camera.
"Hello, family and welcome to the greatest Total Drama experience of all time! Katie Mitchell here, sorry and I'm...with...this guy!" The girl named Katie exclaimed. "...Don't worry, mom, dad, Aaron and friends from the same college, this is kinda where I'm staying for the next month or two?"
She got the ire of the young host.
"Katie Mitchell, welcome to the season! I'm glad that you could make it...with your camera?" Topher was a bit mad now. "Look, I just want to put that away."
"Oh..."
She turned the recording off and the camera as well.
"...yeah."
And she recognised the host right away.
"Topher from Pahkitew Island, yeah?"
"Yeah, what do you need?"
"Where's the other peeps because..." Katie looked towards the main hall. "...I wonder what's going to over there!"
"Not much, but you can tell the audience what's your deal!"
"I just want the ultimate Total Drama experience and...this looks like fun." Katie proclaimed. "I don't really care about the money, but I would like to win...is that it?"
"Well, yes, but-"
And like the other two contestants, the upcoming filmmaker was outta of the entrance to the hotel and moving towards the main hall at speed.
"Geez, what's with these guys and moving towards the main hall quickly! But there's 61 campers to get through, so it's to be expected...apparently!" Topher said, almost rolling his eyes. "And here's number 4, definitely."
Then the host waited for a few seconds, before she showed up, being the youngest contestant of this season...and wearing what looked like a off-brand Girl Scout outfit, seemingly saying her goodbyes to her friends.
Isabella was 12, not that much younger than Meilin Lee, and was a half-Hispanic, half-Jewish girl with long black hair and uh...a very distinct oval head. She wore her Fireside Girl uniform, being a orange beret with a reddish-orange bow, a orange jumper over a white shirt, a brown skirt, white socks and rust-coloured sneakers.
"Isabella Shapiro, welcome to the season! Still don't know why you're still in the uniform." Topher remarked, as Isabella's smile didn't waver. "...It's Total Drama after all."
"Because without Fireside Girl Troop 24631 AKA my friends, I wouldn't have gotten here! I think Gretchen almost got in." Isabella said. "...What's with the hotel, though?"
"This season does take place in a hotel, containing an unforgettable experience that you're about to have!"
"Oh...I think I can win this one for my friends! I came here for the experience, though." Isabella said. "And there is a lot of people waiting!"
"Okay, are you excited about me, Topher?"
"Not really, but the challenges shouldn't be torture or something."
Isabella may have not intended it as an insult, but it really did dig into the new host's heart, as she walked into the main room to talk with the other contestants...
...all four of 'em.
And there was about to be a fifth contestant and she was...understandably confused about why she of all people was picked up considering her bad English speech.
And she was Chinese, as well.
"Aiya, this is trash. Where's Chris?" The woman, who looked like she did karate in the kitchen, complained. "Not that I'm complaining or anything."
"The guy you're talking to is me, Topher!"
"Oh...why do you look so good for a Total Drama host man? Usually they look bad."
Jam Kuradoberi was definitely a bit older than the first four, being old enough to own a restaurant, but still looking young and athletic. She was 5'4'' and has her brown hair tied into a giant loop and she wore a Chinese-styled red dress with a white skirt under it and seperated sleeves with a strap and finally...
...high-heeled boots.
"Jam, you're quite the attractive woman, but you only want your cooking and your fighting to do the talking, I guessing!" Topher shouted, as Jam opened her mouth. "Couldn't agree more!"
"You a beautiful man with beautiful nothing else, though. Why are you so rude."
"Seriously, Jam, you're a triple threat...to the game that is."
"That is true. If this doesn't help restaurant, I do not know what will...situation isn't that good over there and I heard that there is another chef in here!" Jam explained. "So, it's my turn to win!"
"Okay-"
Jam sped into the main room like everyone.
"-What am I doing wrong, really? I mean, I'm a sexy guy and I've got the it factor."
Topher pondered over that.
For not that long.
But a bit too long.
Before he noticed another teenage girl entered the battle.
That was Colombian and currently wearing glasses.
"Are you okay?" Mirabel asked.
"Yes I am, Mirabel Madrigal, welcome to Total Drama, the show that has other giftless teenagers as well!"
"...Did Abuela tell you that I had no gift that way?" Mirabel said. "Because I'm pretty sure there's no magic here."
Mirabel Madrigal, for those who forgot, is a 5'2'' 15-year old Colombian teen with wavy hair and green glasses...and she wore a white blouse and quite the complicated long teal skirt with a lot of embroidery patterns (including several to represent her huge family.)
"Yeah, there's no magic here. But there's a lot of people with magical skills."
"Oh, cool, I wonder if they'll notice me." She said cautiously. "I kinda don't get noticed a lot?"
Topher looked at her again.
"Well then, just join the other contestants!"
"Yeah! I've got this!"
Mirabel ran into the other room like everyone else.
...
...
Topher looked at the door.
...
...
And saw another teenager come in, but he was the manliest red-head of all time in the literal sense.
"My name is Eijiro Kirishima aka Red Riot...and I'm here to bring the manliness in here!" He shouted.
This guy was 16, 5'7'' and had red-dyed spiky hair and definitely looked like a badass and currently standing like a real dude. And since he wasn't hero-ing, he wore a red t-shirt with some Japanese characters on it, grey shorts and red sneakers.
"...Where's the Chris guy?"
"I don't really know, but you've got me! Topher as the new host, Eijiro Kirishima." Topher had to brag. "Seriously, you're pretty manly."
"From one guy to another guy...thanks." Eijiro stated. "And I'm pretty sure you know my superpower by now."
"Yeah, you can-"
Eijiro hardened and instantly, he looked kinda freaky with the cracked eyes and everything.
"...Whoa, it's not even that scary."
Topher's face was of fear.
"-Just don't do that often please!"
Eijiro then un-hardened and smiled.
"Man, this show's gonna be awesome!"
He had to say it or else, his intro wouldn't really be complete...and he was gone just like that, leaving Topher to pick up the next contestant, who was also a teenage guy...specifically the one guy that had traps for days and an ascot to rival no other.
No-one could mistake his blonde 50s styled hair or his reading of "Modern Trap Magazine."
"Fred Jones, welcome to Total Drama X!"
"Are you sure it's that...because you don't look like Chris!" Fred noticed. "...Actually, what happened to Chris?"
"I dunno, but I bet that's a mystery that you could solve! Also, you've got a lot of people as your fans!"
"Yeah, that's the strange part. I know Crystal Cove's kinda known for the monsters and all, but...internationally?" Fred quizzcally asked.
He wondered.
But he had a way better question.
"And you can make traps here?"
"Yeah, obviously!"
"Finally, a good show...Daphne, I'm going to take the win for you and the traps!"
This guy was from Mystery Inc. by the way and said guy was out.
"Man, these guys aren't getting any weird-"
It was just a Mexican mouse and you should know what comes up in your head, sombrero, red scarf and sheer speed.
"-er. Holy moly...that's Speedy Gonzales...a mouse."
"I don't know what's wrong being a mouse! What's more wrong is being an bootleg Chris...where's the host man?" Speedy asked. "I just wanted to talk to him for...reasons."
Topher was starting to get tired of the stray insults.
"Well, he isn't here, so I don't know what to tell you, man."
"Oh...crud. I bet there's way more interesting people in this season, dude...so I bet everyone's at the reception." Speedy stated. "Still missed a bunch of telenovelas!"
And like he came in, he was a goner.
Fred Jones, Speedy Gonzalez, what iconic dude was about to walk through the front doors of...
...this place with a placeholder name and damn, he was iconically small.
He was a 14-year old kid with a bowl cut and would wear his Japanese school uniform, but instead wore a turquoise jumper, blue jeans and whie trainers.
"Oh...so, this isn't the trip to Alberta I thought it was." He said. "Must have stumbled on Total Drama."
"Stumbled onto? You mean, you signed up for this season! Welcome to Total Drama, Shigeo Kageyama AKA Mob!" Topher announced. "Are you excited for the challenge?"
"I kinda I am? Since that Chris man was definitely evil." Shigeo stated, being a bit optimistic. "...Hold on."
He sensed the energies of about nine people with just his casual power.
"So, the multiverse thing was for real?"
Shigeo was taking this serious.
"...well, my friends did say that this was very hard, so I'm just hoping this is fun."
The psychic kid just walked into the reception to meet the other kids, who were genuinely excited to see him and the other people, who were cool with him...
...of which, Topher confidently stood besides the new open door to meet the next new contestant who was looking a little bit greener than she wanted to.
"Uh...Jennifer Walters, good to see you here being all...She-Hulk."
"Gonna be honest, I'm glad that I didn't get Chris for this season. Ultimate Islands was some next level lawyer's nightmare, but at least it was something crazy to watch...apparently." Jennifer said.
The green-skinned lawyer with green hair and a lawyer's outfit was ready to keep it legal for the whole reason.
"Also, this season's guaranteed to get at least one problem."
"Yeah...just get with the other people, there's a lot of people that are..."
She-Hulk may not have been the picture of stealth, but this next lady usually was not that, as she was the owl lady that would definitely gotten some men and women, but this time...
...she kinda had no magic.
Emphasis was on kinda, because she did use a glyph to get in here and sneak up on Topher, who just slapped her in the face and essentially made her get in front of him.
"Oh, wow! What happened to Chris?" She asked "Because Luz told me that he would be here."
"Probably jail. Welcome to Total Drama X, Eda Clawthorne! Gonna be honest, you're not the oldest contestant here."
"That's great and all, but I was promise a couple of million money or something like that by some Jack Horner guy..." Eda stated.
Taking her appearance from Season 2, Eda Clawthorne still has both arms, generall has her long grey-ish long hair tied in a ponytail of sorts and was tall and lanky for a lady witch. Also, she wore a red dress that was a darked red on the sleeves and shoulders, pantyhose and black high-heeled boats.
"...he wanted my magic, so I just blasted him away."
"Great story..." Topher stated. "So, you're gonna fight for the five million like everyone else! Probably a few gems and jewels along the way, too!"
Eda genuinely looked surprised.
"...Look, I'm just going to join the competition, okay?"
Eda left with someone just waiting for their introduction, being casually ignored by the new host himself...and that someone coughed to get their attention.
"I mean, I get being sneaked up, but you couldn't stop for a second to check on your next contestant?"
Topher looked slightly down to see Dark Pit and if you know Pit, this guy was essentially his cloned twin with a black toga, black wings, black sandals and bracers and even a dark grey gold leaf on his black hair that looked exactly like Pit's.
"Me, the guy that could win this!" Dark Pit had to brag.
"Oh yeah, Pittoo or Dark Pit! I was wondering when you'd show up considering you flew here!" Topher shouted.
"But I didn't fly here! I got here on the bus with my tough competition!" Dark Pit smiled. "I really like what you've done with Total Drama!"
"I bet you've done your homework...but there's more."
"Well, that's great!"
Dark Pit kinda pushed Topher out of the way.
"I'm going to go where the other people went."
Topher just felt offended, but found that the dark and not really edgy angel just ran into the room where the rest of the campers were and like that, another contestant literally showed up like clockwork and this time, she was short and definitely a human-ish robot.
And wore a red dress with short black sleeves, red shoes, grey socks and had some cleaning powers.
"I'm Roll and I can clean, compete and can shoot if Rock's not home!" Roll realised what she said. "I mean, Megaman!"
"Hi, Roll...are you on the right season because the competition is tough with witches, a girl scout and a Canadian girl!"
"First off, I kinda have the whole cast memorised and secondly, I'm pretty sure I can handle this...don't really know how far I'll go, but I'll handle myself." She stated, confident in her abilities. "Besides it's not a shooting game."
"Still though...you should be real careful-"
"I will be careful! I am the dictionary defintion of careful...metaphorically..."
Roll then walked away from Topher, who saw her trip over nothing and then get back up.
"...Huh, I'll just go."
Roll went and another one had arrived and this time, he was a bit mad about something and Topher definitely knew who he was.
"So, you're telling me that I'm called the reformed supervillain?" Gru asked.
"Felonious Gru, you are that for sure! Seriously, there was a lot of people!" Topher said.
"...Okay, could be called worse things, but I still don't really like being called that." Gru stated. "I stopped being a supervillain a few years ago and I haven't frozen anyone since."
"You're not helping your case, though."
"I know, but...my wife would literally kill me." He nervously said. "Besides I'm kinda the opposite now?"
"Cool, you do that! Where's the next contestant, though?"
Gru was done and then there was another one, who was way younger than him, considering he was definitely kinda old and kinda tired of the next camper.
Who was also right behind him and really disproved one thing.
"The name is Eris Greyrat, which I have told you three times! Your disrespect will be noted." The twelve-year old shouted. "You think you could try to freeze me like that?"
"Uh, yes? You were trying to fight everyone like crazy."
"Eris Greyrat, welcome to Total Drama and uh...I'm glad you brought your sword along?" Topher's fear could be heard. "Gru, you got proven wrong."
"And I'm sorry for freezing you." Gru said, before walking away.
Eris Greyrat, a 12-year old spoiled brat with some serious fighting skills, long red hair...and she was wearing a white shirt, burgundy pants, brown sandals and a white cape.
"No problem, but you're not forgiven."
And then she turned to look at the new host himself.
"State your name."
"The name's Topher Mickelson, the host of this competition of people from all walks of life...named Total Drama X." Topher introduced himself. "And you're Eris Greyrat, right!"
"Yes, I am...is there going to be a sword challenge?"
"...Maybe-"
"Forget it."
And Eris left the host's presence, leaving to there be some space between the first sixteen contestants that was a definite cause of the first bus that had just arrived.
The next bunch of people actually arrived quite promptly, as there was more than a few familiar faces in the front and one of them just charged into the door while...the other person stopped her and unsurprisingly, he was a new dude.
A new dude that could barely fit into the door, as he pushed the door casually and ended up putting them into the front.
"Whoops! Sorry, new host, looks like I used too much strength." He stated. "I think I can fix...that."
Broly still wasn't used to getting that look.
"Damn, Broly, I thought you were way smaller! Turns out, you're a big dude." Topher shrugged. "Are you gonna wreck the competition?"
"Do you think I am that type of guy?" Broly asked.
Broly wasn't the "wreck your stuff, your parents, yourself and then your city" non-canon version, but the "I have a stupid amount of strength and don't want to use it" canon version, which means that...
...he had giant black spiky hair and muscles and scars for days.
He also had black and green armour, purple pants, black socks, a patch of fur from his murdered fur and white shoes.
"I mean, I am, but only if I get mad! Just wanted to tell you because I don't really want to destroy a planet, a city, just the competition really."
"...I knew I got the wrong version, but that's fine." Topher said. "Just join the other fellas."
"Okay?"
Broly just did what Topher said, as there was another strong fella that came in with confidence, poise and more importantly...sunglasses and a tie, ready to run this competition like a bodega.
"Mr. Gar, welcome to Total Drama X, the toughest competition in the multiverse!"
Mr. Gar was...taken aback by the hotel.
"I thought Chris said that this was an island and that he would be here." Mr. Gar said. "At least, neither of these things are true!"
"It still is the toughest competition in the multiverse, though."
"Good! Because I am looking for a tough one and my employees said they could handle the strength of the job!" Gar shouted, ready to work with it. "I could sense strength from a mile away!"
Mr. Gar was just a really top-heay muscled man with a tie and sunglasses, jeans and brown leather shoes...basically, the most badass manager in the world.
"Like that Broly kid...I don't know why he's so scared." Gar declared. "He's a nice guy with a ton of strength."
"That is very true, but that's for future me to worry about!"
"You should always check for danger, kid!"
And then Mr. Gar got pushed out by the second strongest in the competition potentially...not really...but the animatronic liked to think that, as Roxanne Wolf genuinely came in with a guitar solo that...
...was definitely working.
"Roxanne, you can't just do that!" Mr. Gar put on his authortative voice.
"Yes, I can, I got a lot of fans, fan-favourites...like a stupid amount of them." Roxanne Wolf exclaimed.
She was a very tall grey wolf with a red 80s outfit that looked...very 80s, down to the shorts that were there for reasons, purple leggings, a spiked belt and bracelets on the legs and arms.
"Besides, I'm a fan-favourite by numbers alone and they're real dedicated to me, so it's not my problem."
"It kinda is by technicality. Also, welcome, Roxanne Wolf...please don't injure the campers before the challenges."
"...Oh, yeah, the competition wouldn't really happen and as much as of a big rocker as I am, it wouldn't be fun without it and me in it would happen." Roxanne couldn't stop boasting. "Besides, I have stupid strength for that."
"Cool, I don't really care that much. There's still...46 people to introduce, so just cut it short, lady wolf."
"I'm your favourite."
Roxanne just got an epic eye-roll from Topher.
"Do you think I like you! You fumbled the bag in-"
Topher clicked his fingers and then got her sent into the reception room by the next contestant to arrive in here was...kinda like Mob except Chinese, really strong and stupid and goofy at the same time.
He, at least, wore what looked like Mob's school uniform and looked stupider than Mob.
"Was I sent here to be a bodyguard?" Dachun stated. "Because I can do that quite easily."
He Dachun was the name and He had a buzz cut with a pentagon-shaped head, a black jacket, a white t-shirt, black shorts and white sneakers.
"No, you weren't sent here to bodyguard anyone, He Dachun, for the record, you got a lot of supporters back home."
"Good. Because I can guard all of the other campers and more...plus, the others said I needed a vacation...but I don't need a vacation, just an experience to enhance my bodyguarding skills!" He stated in the most serious fashion possible. "...if you want to hire me, I can do this-"
"I don't need a bodyguard."
He Dachun proceeded to...
...to stand with legs in a wide-stance...
...to push his arms out in the same fashion...
...and rip his shirt and jacket off without even moving his arms...
"THE INDESTRUCTIBLE VIRGIN!" He shouted. "I don't need much pay."
Topher was too busy laughing to even acknowledge him, as He Dachun just walked towards the reception, as the host kept on laughing even after he long left.
And after the next contestant just walked in all confused, being a silver hedgehog with bracelets on arms and legs and dark blue boots with turquoise tips.
"Was the previous guy a great comedian or something? Because this is ridiculous!" A silver hedgehog just shouted. "Besides, I don't even know how I ended up here and how me being here doesn't destroy the time-space contiuum."
"Hahahaha, oh..."
Silver just looked understandably confused.
"...oh, Silver, welcome to Total Drama X: Ultimate-Mountain Drama!"
"Well, that's your problem." Silver shrugged. "I can understand laughing at funny jokes, but come on, this is a serious competition with serious money apparently."
"Did you know that the five million dollars is real?"
"To be fair, it's not like I can't give it to other people...I'm just here for the experience unlike some other people..." Silver remarked. "Sounds like stuff's going down in the reception!"
Topher wasn't even that impressed.
"Honestly, I'd rather not have Chris."
"Yeah, he ain't me! There's still a ton of people that are waiting in the wings for their introduction and some of them are not waiting!" Topher announced, as Silver floated towards the reception. "Alright, can't wait for-"
Someone literally just jumped into existence...or seemingly did, as Yor Forger (if you want to how she got into here, I'll might give you a dollar.) jumped right into the situation, as the black-haired housewife and assassin just immediately landed in the wrong way.
She was a generally attractive slim 28-year old woman with long black hair with bangs on the front, long locks on the side and sorta tied at the back, complete with a white headband and she was wearing a red sweater dress, black pantyhose and red high-heeled boots.
Yor was also very mad.
"-Yor Forger, what's got your mood down?"
"So, you think you can just kidnap me to get five million dollars for...who is it again?" Yor asked, angry and confused.
"Your family?"
Yor then calmed down.
"You could have asked, but then I wouldn't be on here! How about I get Loid, I'm just a very normal housewife!" Yor was fully in panic mode. "And my daughter would-"
"Hey, hey...they would really appreciate the money that you would earn! All you have to do is beat 69 other people in the competition and you will earn five million dollars!"
"Does it involve cooking?"
"Yeah."
Topher then looked at her incredulously, as Yor slowly got more and more embarrassed...and then slowly left the introduction space, as yet another person came in immediately and this time, it was...
...an average-height fair-skinned Italian guy with blonde-ish wild hair and he wore green trousers, a green shirt and black shoes with holes in them...but the shoes didn't have holes.
"I can't believe you would just kidnap people...for TV!" The Italian dude shouted. "Do you have no brain! I used to know someone like that!"
"Hello, Pannacotta Fugo, welcome to Total Drama, the best reality show in television! No, everyone here willingly come along!"
Fugo wasn't in the mood to answer that.
"...Yes, I entered to support some people that really need the help...and my power does instantly kill people. That's really all I am willing to say for obvious reasons."
"Okay, but someone else here is excited to see you..."
"OOOOOOIIIIII!"
Someone else with a power that does crazy stuff came in and this guy was definitely Japanese, probably, had baseball looking "scars" and looked like he would be a rival to Fugo...except he was very much not that.
This guy was 18 (remember, Vento Aureo only takes place 2 years after Diamond Is Unbreakable) and somehow was the exact same height as Fugo, had black flat-top hair that was lighter on the sides...and he wore a dark blue school uniform with five money emblems all over and random green belts with green shoes.
"...Okuyasu Nijimura, welcome to Total Drama: Mountain Drama, the best show of all time!"
"No way, Fugo, we're on the same show, I thought it was weird that we were on the same bus! Do you think we're going to win this one!" Okuyasu shouted. "...Oh, this isn't the right show-"
"Only one person can win, Okuyasu! Do you even think I want to be around you!" Fugo calmly spoke. "For fuck's sake, you're older than me."
"I mean, I get it, but us Stand users stick together like glue...and wood! We're going to be badasses." Okuyasu said, kinda ignoring the gangster. "...But it's okay, if you don't want to be friends, because I'm going to have a lot of friends!"
"...I have better things to do."
Fugo then walked into the slightly chaotic reception room, where all of the other campers reside, as Okuyasu was kinda shocked at how explosive the interaction was.
"Canada's kinda awesome right now, but are we supposed to be on a mountain."
"No, but this show does take place near a lot of mountains!" Topher grinned. "Uh, didn't you have something to bring?"
"Oh yeah!"
Okyuasu showed his (now-visible) stand, The Hand (just look it up.) and he made his Stand swing right behind him and with a notable amount of force, someone got pulled in.
"...Okuyasu, are you ready to lose?" A green-skinned, green-haired short lady asked.
"No-" Topher pointed him towards the reception. "-but you guys might fight at the reception!"
"Sweet!"
Okuyasu was gone and Rebecca aka Becca was in the building with her green hair in two ponytails, wearing a black jacket...and some facsimile of shorts along with just a bra and black boots...and she was definitely looking like a cyberpunk.
"Rebecca...welcome to Total Drama X...where you're going to have to fight for the paycheck with a whole lot of other people!" Topher exclaimed. "Uh, do you wear more?"
"Nope! I'm just here to blast some people, if you know what I mean-"
She showed her guns, which instantly got taken away for obvious reasons.
"Sorry, no guns in here...mostly because you're just going to point the gun at random people!"
"Have you ever been in Night City?"
Topher kinda wanted to answer-
"Nope, so fuck that. Damn, what kind of bullshit have you going on?"
"A bunch of people going through a bunch of challenge and two people leave after each challenge, that good enough for you?"
"Fuck yeah, I was already in!" Rebecca rolled into the reception. "What's up, dumb guys!"
...And that was defnitely not the end of the crazier campers, as the exact opposite kind of crazy just showed up in 17th century garb, being oddly muscular and wielding a sword...and hearing all of the shouting in the other room.
He had a powered wig, wearing a green jacket, a turquoise vest jacket, black pants, white socks and brown shoes...and a big-ass nose.
"Was that woman really drunk? Because I told her to not touch that rum, but she was a lost cause...what is this place, though?"
"It's a competition to sort out who has the best sort of skills to go through all sorts of challenges and win five million pounds. You should know, Doctor Livesey."
"Finally, another excellent escapade! Being a doctor requires to learn a lot of new skills and this place really seems to provide that." The good doctor said. "Do you sell any alcohol?"
"No because there's children around. Also, I wouldn't want to."
"Good, good, what an impressive experiment! For the record, I am not the type of doctor to do this mad science thing...what is your name, esteemed host?"
"Topher Mickelson, soon to be great host of Total Drama! You'll meet all of the other guests in that room over there."
He laughed.
"That is nice!"
And...
...he left, leaving Topher to wait for the next bunch of campers, as the first 24 were really unlike any of each other, even if some of them are similar to past Total Drama contestants.
And the 25th was kinda like...actually, very like that.
"Hey, so, this is that Total Drama thing that I'm apparently was in? Doesn't look too shabby."
Shrek couldn't really be mistaken, being married to an were-ogre and having a donkey bro.
"And there's no Chris-" Shrek asked, actually impressed.
"The name's Topher, the best host of Total Drama and welcome to Total Drama X: Mountain Drama, the...event of the year!"
Shrek wasn't surprised at how egotistical.
"That's great and all, but can I show you something?" Shrek had a smile.
"Yeah, you got a gift for me?"
A giant burp.
A burp that actually dislodged Topher's somewhat fancy hair, as Shrek stopped to see the results of his burping experiement.
"Honestly, that looks a little bit better...and I wonder where my competition is because they don't seem like a bad bunch of people and I don't mind a bit of a challenge." Shrek said, not impressed by the host. "...Don't know why you're just some small guy, but-"
"Yeah, just...go where everyone else is." Topher answered. "Don't worry, it's been appreciated."
"I'm glad ya liked it."
Shrek obviously knew that the host didn't like it, as the next contestant was somehow behind the big ogre and was stunk out by the smell, being a very secret agent with a very conspicous costume of her black jacket, black trousers and white boots...
...she was also an anthro cat with black wavy hair that was fairly humanoid, kinda looking like a Bond girl...and she was looking quite suspicious until she just took it off and she walked with a confident face.
"Do I have to wear this?" She asked.
"...No, Kitty Katswell, what's up with that-oh."
Topher realised what was up and Kitty just revealed her actual clothes, being a fairly normal set of peach t-shirt, blue jeans and her boots still being there.
"Now I am ready for some Total Drama." Kitty declared. "Where's the competition?"
"Okay, but why did you change clothes?"
"My mom's watching." Kitty asked. "And I have better things to do than get a bunch of people over here in trouble...but a good chunk of them could fight. I did my research and...I'll just join the other people."
"Good call! Wow, that was a...another contestant already, geez."
Kitty Katswell slowly turned around to see...
...a kinda tall muscular tiger lady in a red shirt, black pants and carrying some weights for the occasion.
"Look, I don't care if you think I'm weak because of-"
"-I was talking about someone who is not here anymore." The tiger-ess stated. "But you're not exactly the strongest either."
"Well, fine...I'll just go join the others!"
Kitty left, as Master Tigress bowed to Topher, who was a little...
"Master Tigress, welcome to the competition! Why are you bowing?"
"Because this is a competition...not necessarily about fighting, but about discipline and mental strength! You might not see it that way." Tigress explained. "And you are the host of it."
"Cool, but it is that and much more! Haven't you had drama or romance in your life?"
"Maybe drama, but I did come here to win! I'm not the romantic type." The tiger fighter explained. "And there are still a lot of people waiting to be introduced, so I will go follow the sign."
"Yeah, there sure are, but..."
Tigress left, sure of the fact that there was more people coming and more did come in...one very short kid with a cup head, a red straw, red pants and red shoes that ran in with excitement.
"Wait, where's the death-defying, lawsuit-gaining stuff? Did ya just trick me?" The cup kid asked. "Because I don't like being tricked!"
"Cuphead, the first day hasn't even started yet! We've got plenty of those comin' and you look...weirdly prepared." Topher looked at the cup kid.
Scanning him for something.
"I came here myself...and Elder Kettle told me to act nice, but this is a place where acting nice gets you eliminated!" The cup exclaimed. "Mugman's wrong about this place being dingy."
"True and this is a real hotel...for Total Drama! Do you wanna-"
The noises of the competition were starting to get a bit too loud for the reception room to contain.
"-Guys, shut up for a second! I'm talking to someone over here."
"...Sounds like my kinda crowd!"
Cuphead just joined the rest of them at speed, as another new player walked into the building looking...a little bit pissed off at the circumstances he was in, especially being a grizzled vampire slayer.
"Alright, who the fuck are you and what kind of show are you running?" The slayer asked very rudely.
"Hey, my name is Topher Mickelson and you signed up for this, remember? This is Total Drama, Trevor Belmont!"
I'm using the Netflix version of Trevor Belmont, who's a very different kind of man from the game version of himself...so expect some swears and alcohol...which are already up there.
Trevor was a distinctly tall, manly 20 year old with short messy brown hair and some stubble...and muscles from fighting all kinds of monsters.
He wore a white shirt with a red tail and his family's insignia, green-grey pants, white boots with fur on the top, a fur cape, fur bracers and...of course, his Morning Star whip.
"No more funny business, what's your real reason for getting me out here? Got a couple of monsters, especially vampires that need slaying or something?"
"You signed up for this! You said that you wanted to get away from dealing with monsters, since they're all gone and that this seems like an interesting thing!" Topher told him. "Also, you can't back out."
Topher held the contract in front of him.
"...Okay, I guess I'll do...whatever this is."
"So-"
"You look like a fucking twink."
Trevor was off to join the congregation of dudes, homies and whatever else wanted to compete and the 30th competitor was definitely someone who wanted to compete.
"No way, this is real! I thought it was going to be some kind of devil I'd be hunting!" An ginger teen exclaimed. "And uh, you look like you would kick ass in challenges."
"I'm the host, though!"
Denji was just a teenager with sharp teeth and scruffy ginger hair and he wore a white shirt with a tie, black pants and white and red 90s-style trainers.
"Dude, you don't look like it. Where's Chris, the guy?"
"I still don't know...but I'm here and I bet I could be a better host than him! Also, Denji, welcome to Total Drama!"
"No way, so it's not the supervillain wannabe guy? Huh..."
Denji had some thoughts.
"...I bet this game's going to be awesome with me and some other people winning the money to do something with! I haven't decided it, but the money's going to be mine!"
"Cool, but that has never worked. Ever."
"Eh, have they died and come back to life?"
Topher just wanted to compherend that sentence, but he was still very stumped at that prospect.
"No, okay!"
Denji was genuinely outta there.
Topher was pissed about the six returning campers being thrown off schedule by some asshole, as the 30 campers were entirely new and these six should have been hours ago...along with a bunch of other people that were in the same bus.
"Come on, it can't have been that serious! It really can't be that serious!"
The host was freaking out, as there was definitely people stuck...for other reasons.
"The traffic can't be that crazy...man, was there a bear attack?"
The host may have not seen Goldilocks, but she did see the Topher was standing confused, as the bounty hunting teen (and her three bears) were standing demanding something.
"Oi, where's this Chris fella, yeah?"
Topher just turned around with a confused expression to see the bears and the girl in the same area.
For the record, Goldilocks was a teenage lady with blonde hair tied into bear ear-looking things, fair skin and she wore a blue dress with white sleeves and a very rough gown with a shit ton of random fabric..
"Yeah, I want to bust up..." Baby Bear stopped upon seeing Topher. "...Do you know where Chris is?"
he was a teen brown bear with a gold home-made chain and
...and a stick that she pointed at Topher...
...and Mama Bear, who was a bear mom with a pink beret...
...and also, Papa Bear, who was a big bear dad with a scar on his right fake eye and a chain.
"Is everyone going to ask where Chris is? Anyways, my name's Topher and I'm the host of this season of Total Drama, which your Goldilocks is." Topher asked, trying to hide his fear.
"...Fuck me-" Baby complained.
"Language, mister...so I heard you're not cool with this Chris fella?" Papa Bear questioned Topher. "You're not really with him, are ya?"
"...What did he tell you?" Topher just shrugged. "And yeah...I just want Goldilocks to be part of the competition."
Goldilocks and the three bears understood that Chris was just being Chris, even when it was fucking over a season that he didn't host for obvious reasons.
"You know what? We were gonna steal the money, but I like her busting up the competition-" Baby bragged.
"Yeah, we weren't ever going to do that." Goldilocks shrugged, as the blonde bounty hunter looked at the reception. "I'm gonna get paid at the end of this!"
"Well, you've got this! I'm pretty sure that you're gonna take this competition and break their ankles!" Mama Bear cheered her step-daughter on, who wasn't scared. "Or not break their ankles, if that's okay with this Topher man."
"I'll probably break a few ankles anyways!" Goldilocks just said.
"Honestly...I just don't want to get sued, so Goldilocks you better-"
Goldilocks, The Three Bears and Topher all noticed someone that somehow managed to make their way onto top of Papa Bear, as she jumped off looking all tired and stuff to go face-to-face with...
...Reagan Ridley, a tired middle-aged woman being distinctly half-Japanese, half-American and being generally slim and her brown hair was tied up in a ponytail and badly-parted in the middle.
And she wore a white lab coat, a grey shirt, green pants and white shoes.
"That's right, I'm-" Reagan exclaimed, looking around. "-ahead of the traffic, that's done!"
"WHAT THE-..."
Topher just pinched his nose, as Goldilocks wisely left the situation.
"It was crap, anyways!" Goldilocks shouted.
"Yeah, you better walk away!" Reagan boasted. "Hahaha, how was that?"
"...Very impressive, but also very stupid, Reagan Ridley...seriously, where's the bus?" Topher asked, pissed off. "It should have been here an hour ago."
"I rode with those bears-"
"You should have just asked, though?" Mama Bear aggressively asked Reagan, who...
"-and I'm not even joking, they just went through the grassier parts, scaring the upper-class neighbours with their talking and scaring the shit out of Calgary! Good time to just get here."
"But, the bus-"
"-broke down actually! Anyways, I'm gonna join Goldilocks in the reception!"
Topher just realised that someone didn't call him about the broken down bus, as the two new faces left the place and The Three Bears were staring him down seeing his sweat...as they wanted to ask someting, or rather they just wanted to get out of here.
"Great, how do we get the hell outta here?" Papa Bear asked. "You-"
"Okay, okay, just go outside. There should be some weird portal that does take you to your home! Still don't know why it's there, but it is there."
"Good, because we're gonna kick your arse if you're lying."
"You look like a liar!" Mama Bear yelled. "But we're going."
Bears gone, two contestants off-schedule and finally, there was the returning seven contestants and a fair bunch of other people to add to the competition within a bus that was decently big.
Said bus was looking a little beat...unlike Daisy, who decided to wear her shorts and sports shirt this time around.
"YOOOOO, back for some more Total Drama!" Daisy shouted. "Luigi, we're going to do whatever it is...to win the money!"
"Yeah, that's cool and all, but maybe you shouldn't try to fight with the meanest guy in the room again?" Luigi nervously asked, who needed no introduction. "Because...uh...they're scary."
"Good enough, Weegee!"
"Honestly, I'd rather have my own fights!"
Luigi declared this while he was a bit nervous.
"Daisy and Luigi, welcome back to another season of Total Drama X! We're technically not on a mountain, which Luigi might
"Really...I'm just kinda scared a lot of things, but I've been on a bunch of mountains, so...I would be fine!" Luigi said honestly, even if his demeanor suggested otherwise.
"Yeah, don't count Luigi out! He got sent out in Episode 20!" Daisy proclaimed, as Luigi blushed at her good defense.
And that was not all.
Two very different contestants who share a background in piloting ships through space, one of them being a captain that had their fair share of looks and the other grinning with confidence.
No-one could mistake Captain Amelia's blue coat, tricorn hat and long boots or Falco Lombardi's scouter, armoured red boots and red pants, as these two were giving each other bad looks from the outset.
"Falco Lombardi, welcome back and...you got beef with the captain cat lady?" Topher asked.
"Nah, we just disagree on how important on my challenge winning strategies are and I'd think that it would be pretty important!" Falco had a smirk. "More importantly, she would think that I would get kicked out early."
"If you keep talking like that, you will." Captain Amelia advised. "Dead serious, this isn't some baby game, it is almost like Sur-"
"Whoa, whoa, don't bring that show up! Welcome back, Amelia, you look...really serious."
"Well, I should be...the competition is mostly insane, in a literal sense." Captain Amelia stated, not really that pleased. "And at least, it's...not as ridiculous as that thing."
"True and uh...and there's still a few more old faces, like four of 'em?"
"Good, I'll just join-"
The reception room was just a loud crowd of people.
"-the loud crowd."
And then another two came in, which was a surprise to the four that were still in the room at the time and one of them was a "cool dude" (which only his shirt said it) and the other was very much the opposite of that, being an late 21st century popstar (AKA 2048)
A popstar, if you will.
"And finally, Papyrus and Kate Alen, welcome back...a lot of people have missed you!" Topher announced. "Even if one of you went out in Episode 6."
"YEAH, THAT'S REALLY BAD. IMAGINE IF YOU WENT FOR LONGER!" Papyrus couldn't stop yelling.
"Alright, alright, just stop yelling. I've kinda seen it and I'm pretty sure the only thing that Chris cares about danger, putting torture on TV and not getting sued...I'm just hoping you ain't the same." Kate said, wearing her notably iconic F-Zero GX outfit.
"I'm not. But you gotta have danger."
"I LOVE DANGER, 'CAUSE DANGER IS PART OF MY OTHER NAME!" Papyrus bragged.
"I don't mind a bit of danger myself, you know hitting the F-Zero circuit and honestly, I really could go pretty far." Kate Alen humble-bragged. "Maybe I could get top 6."
"Whoa, that's a high position and uh, the-"
Every now or so, the sound came along to disturb the heck out of the other contestants, as the other 36 contestants were in there plus a few others and understandably...
"Sounds like a nasty rehersal." Kate remarked. "Thanks for the opportunity, though."
"MR. TOPHER, I WILL NOT DISSAPOINT!" Papyrus yelled, as Topher covered his ears.
And they were gone, with only 38 campers introduced out of the total...68, but there was genuinely one more contestants who made their own way towards Calgary and managed to get back on for one more shot...Sakura, who literally punched through the door that was open anyways.
She was ready for the full Total Drama crossover experience, wearing her SFV outfit...a white shirt under a black vest and skirt with a long vibrant pink, red and white tie, black boots with black socks obviously, her headband under her short brown hair and gloves.
"Did I miss something? I thought the bus blew up or something."
"No, Sakura, the bus did not blow up." Topher announced. "Anyways, you're joining the chaos in there!"
"So, it's a fight of passion? That's cool, I'm up for another challenge...just don't let there be a supervillain."
Topher just shrugged at the answer.
"Sakura...there is! Are you still ready?"
"Yeah, just shouldn't there be checks to not have supervillains or what not?"
"Definitely, but it's more awesome, that way."
Sakura just ran into the situation, being famililar with accidentally ending up in ridiculous situations just by street fighting...and this was no different for Ultimate Islands and for this...
...and thus, there was still 29 more to be introduced.
To be finished in Episode 1 Parts 2 & 3, where the rest of the campers get introduced, the 68 campers get some time to know each other, including a metric ton of interactions and what not and yes, there's are five campers that I added and one that replaced someone else.
#65: Sakura Kusagano (Street Fighter Alpha, 1995, from Ultimate Islands and yeah, I kinda know what to do about her right now!) - The Tomboyish Fighter
#66: Fenneko (Aggretsuko, 2018, trust me, she will be the wildcard to end all wildcard) - The Social Media Fiend
#67: Jack Horner (Puss In Boots: The Last Wish, 2022, probably going to be in many more fanfictions to boot) - The Criminal CEO
#68: Kate Alen (F-Zero X, 1996, practically getting shafted in Ultimate Islands and probably getting her second chance to do much better, even if it's just only reaching the merge) - The Racing Popstar
#54: Esmerelda (Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1998) replaces Princess Jasmine (Aladdin, 1992) 'cause honestly, I just like her and I really have nothing against Jasmine, but am I going to pass up the opportunity for more Hunchback representation?
NO, because I actually watched it now! (It's very good, you know, for a masterpiece.)
Anyways, 30 to go and a whole lot more introductions to write, along with introducing the hotel itself.
