WARNING: IF YOU DON'T WANT ZERO SUM SPOILED FOR YOU, BINGE READ IT NOW, BECAUSE IT'S WINNER IS ANNOUNCED AND APPEARS IN THIS CHAPTER!(If you don't care, you can ignore this warning)


AN: I'd like to just say, before we begin, that this season's theme song has to be my favorite theme song that I've written so far.

I'd also like to say, going into this, that I very much liked absolutely every character I received for this story, even the ones I wasn't able to accept. That's why, I ask of you to please not feel like I didn't like your character if they get an early elimination. Each early elimination generally falls into one of two categories: I couldn't think of a worthwhile plot for them ~OR~ A separate character had a plot that I thought would make for a more interesting story focus. And remember, someone does have to be the first player voted out.

One final thing, just like in Zero Sum, no characters will be 'returning' to the game later on. It's semi-straight shooting all the way to the finals.


"Welcome to Crios Cath!" Chris McLean, the host of Total Drama announced as he stood atop one of many small mountains in a mountain range on the island in the northern Pacific Ocean.

"Thanks to all our Nui Kaua seasons, we've managed to secure a whole new island, and what better way to celebrate the purchase than with an homage to the season that saved our show and began the Nui Kaua trilogy, Total Drama Zero Sum? That's right! We're bringing 24 brand spanking new campers here to do one of our toughest forms of Total Drama competition all over again! But first, a little bit about the island!"


About Crios Cath

"Crios Cath is larger than Nui Kaua was, and is almost perfectly hexagonal in shape. In the northeast of the island, are the mountains I am currently standing on! They're known as the Cloch Mountain Range! Heading south towards the middle of the east side of the island we have the Glas Woods, a forest teeming with all manner of wildlife! Encompassing the southern border of the island we have the Cailleach Bog! That's right, this island's home to large swamp!, in the middle and northern areas of the west part of island we have the Lower and Upper Ceol Fields. The Lower Ceol Fields are home to many grazing sheep, horses, cows, and other animals, while the Upper Ceol Fields are known to be perfect for farming plants like wheat, carrots, potatoes, cabbages, you name it! Finally, in the north, separating the Cloch Mountain Range from Upper Ceol Field, we have the Neart Highlands, a collection of hills and plateaus, which is also home to the Nialasach Ruins, which were home to the ancients who once called this island home! The entirety of Crios Cath is surrounded by a thin beachline, but the ocean waters are rough and crash against the rocky shores constantly, so any beach activities may not be in our campers' best interests. Finally, in the center of Crios Cath is the Ionad Desert, where the elimination ceremonies of each round of competition will be located at the dread Tine Naofa Bonfire Elimination Ceremonies, where all but one contestant present will receive a Crios Cath Medallion! The player that does not receive a Medallion must enter the Tomb of Shame adjacent to the bonfire pit, and can say goodbye to all their hopes of winning this show!"

The camera then cuts to Chris holding up 4 different colored medals of white, blue, green, and red respectively.

"If a contestant is lucky, they may find the clues to a hidden team-based Immunity Medal, which only an original member of their team can play. Those suckers kept the game going all over the place back on Zero Sum, so there's no way we'd lose them here! Finally, as one last homage to Zero Sum, we'll not only be basing every single challenge off the contestant eliminated in that place, but those contestants designed the challenges themselves! Who knows, a few may even involve themselves personally in their challenges! Now that we've got all that out of the way...it's time to start a brand new island trilogy here on Crios Cath! It's time to begin…

Total!
Drama!

Niiiiiiiiialasach!"


*Total Drama Theme Song Plays*

As the song starts, various camera come out of the flora and fauna all around the island.

Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine, you guys are on my mind

The camera zooms around all of Crios Cath before finally entering into the Nialasach Ruins.

You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see,

Aaron is on his skateboard, skating through the ruins, and as he moves forward, Claude can be seen following him, cleaning up the dust left by his skateboard tracks so that he can clear a path for Monica, who smiles at him, but ends up rolling her eyes, annoyed, when she's sure he isn't looking, and begins to pay attention to another part of the ruins, which the camera then shifts to.

I wanna be famous

Watts is looking over Erin's shoulder at an experiment she is working on, and she seems to be attempting to hide it from him, when the ruins wall explodes, causing Erin to fall back into Watts's arms before shoving herself out of them, the two then look over to see that the explosion was caused by Ash accidentally triggering a tripwire. She smiles and waves in an attempt to make the situation less embarrassing for her.

I want to live close to the sun

Camera switches to show Alison sitting on a beach chair and relaxing before waves come crashing in and ruin her clothes. She stands up with a huff and takes the beach chair further inland, but the same event happens, and she appears to let out a scream.

Well pack your bags, 'cause I've already won

Camera shifts up to reveal that Simon and Arnold both saw Alison's ordeal, and while Simon starts to snicker at it, Arnold begins to flamboyantly tell Simon off, and Simon plugs his ears and walks away with rolling eyes.

Everything to prove, nothing in my way, I'll get there one day

Camera shifts to Upper Ceol Fields, where Zaiyrin is seen showering Cherry with all manner of gifts and compliments, and Cherry somewhat scoffs at them before blushing with a smile once Zaiyrin leaves and heading over to Ellie to talk excitedly with her about it while Ellie is working on a costume.

'Cause I wanna be famous

Rashi and Phooko both see the events with Zaiyrin, Cherry, and Ellie, and quietly laugh to each other as they both tend to a small garden of growing plants, with Phooko's plants looking quite healthy, and Rashi's plants looking unnaturally perfect.

Na na nananana nanananana na nanananana

Camera shifts to the Glas Woods, where Raul and Vanessa are sketching each other with smiles. Camera first hovers over Raul's shoulder showing a brilliantly done sketch of Vanessa, then switches over to Vanessa's shoulder, where a sketch of Raul can be seen, but Vanessa needs to keep adding wolves to the sketch as they crowd around Raul like he's part of their pack.

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous

Mark is playing music in Cailleach Bog, but immediately rolls out of the way of a falling tree, he looks over to see an almost seething Mirai, who turns to him and begins to smile sweetly as she begs him to play. Mark is a little nervous at first but as he begins to play, Mirai begins to cheer peacefully as the camera shifts to Lower Ceol Fields.

I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous

In Lower Ceol Fields, Donny and Gabriel are engaged in a rather heated argument, and Christa and Jenae both walk up to Donny and Gabriel respectively, Christa tries to comfort Donny, but he begins arguing with her instead. Meanwhile, Jenae begins to continue to argue with Gabriel, but he stops her when he notices she's moving her hand down his chest.

As the other contestants whistle the rest of the tune around the Tine Naofa Bonfire, Gran and Zaheen both attempt to make the fire grow larger. Upon Gran's attempt the fire blows up in his face, causing Zaheen to snicker as she pulls off the trick perfectly and the flames begin to from the season title: Total Drama Nialasach


Location: Nialasach Ruins

Contestant(s); All(Will get here eventually)

"Um...do I have to do this?" A voice behind the camera asked.

"Yes, you have to!" Chris responded seriously. "Or are you telling me that holding a camera steady is too much work for you?"

"It's not that it's...Oh nevermind. I'll be quiet now."

"Yes. Yes you will." Chris said, before collecting himself and looking into the camera with a smile.

"It's been a full year since Total Drama Zero Sum!" He announced. "And in that year, we've made tons of money! And to celebrate our success, we've got an homage season planned to kick off a new trilogy of Total Drama centered here on this island of Crios Cath! Now let's meet our 24 suckers- I mean contestants, of whom only one will win the million dollar grand prize! Here comes our first boat now!"

The first boat pulled into the dock and three contestants stepped off of it, two male, one female.

The first male contestant walked up to Chris. He was of Hawaiian descent and had tan skin, as well as gold colored eyes and brown cornrows. He wore a peach and grey sports tank top on his torso, orange cargo shorts on his legs, silver bangles on both his wrists, a red fedora on his head, and covering his eyes was a pair of circular thick rimmed black glasses.

"Arnold!" Chris announced as he rose a hand for a high-five.

Arnold flinched, before realizing what was going on.

"There's no way I'm going to touch your hand." He spoke as he moved his head around before snapping at the end of his sentence. "Who knows how contagious your obnoxiousness is."

[Arnold Drake Franklin-The Feminine Ball Buster]

"Thank you...Arnold…" Chris said as Arnold walked further inland.


Confessional: Chris

"It's going to be one of those seasons, isn't it?"

End Confessional


"Christopher McLean." The other male contestant said as he walked up to him and bowed. "Allow me to express my deepest and most sincere gratitudes for having me on your show."

He was tall, skinny, and handsome. His somewhat long and spiky hair with various tufts that pointed from his head was black with blue highlights, and styled in both sides of his face, with no strands of any bangs falling in his forehead. His eyes were golden and sharp behind a pair of thin glasses, and he was dressed in a dark tailcoat suit with a golden brooch shaped like a spider on his chest, and his hands rested in white gloves.

"The pleasure is all mine, Claude." Chris grinned as Claude took a firm upright stance when he stood next to Arnold, humming to himself quietly as he smiled squished a centipede under the sole of his shoe, occasionally stopping to take pleasure in its wriggling in pain.

[Claude Lockheart-The Sadistic Butler]

"And that means you must be Rashi!" Chris turned to the female contestant who had stepped off the boat. She was a rather hardy girl of average height with long red hair and matching dark red eyes. Her face was covered in freckles. She was wearing a green and brown gardening outfit as she walked up to Chris.

"That's right!" Rashi replied. "The winds are pleasant and calm today, they're giving me the message of my team's victory."

[Rashi O'Malley-The Oracle]

"Let's not bet on that until we have our teams, Rashi." Chris grinned as he looked over at another boat coming in, this ones dropping off three boys.

The first one was a muscular, tan-skinned boy of around average height. He had dark brown medium length hair that rested atop his head and his two beady dark brown eyes. He was wearing a red T-shirt, light blue jeans, and a grey windbreaker.

"Simon!" Chris announced. "Nice to have you here man!"

"The island seems relaxing enough for now." Simon nodded. "It'll be a nice break from my classes at UCLA."

[Simon Telamon-The Computer Nerd]

"Ah, we have a scholar amongst us." Claude observed. "What field of profession are you pursuing exactly?"

"I'm already developing software for third party apps." Simon responded as he joined the rest of the competition.

"And you must be Mark Galaxy!" Chris announced as he turned to one of the two remaining boys who had stepped off the boat. He was quite tall with a moderately athletic build, and his caucasian skin was slightly tanned from time in the sun. He had a mane of long messy chocolate brown hair that reached his knees and covered up part of the left of his expressive dark brown eyes as well as his forehead. His face was smooth and somewhat handsome save for a small scar under his right eye. He wore a black T-shirt with a print of a yellow star on its chest and yellow letters spelling "GALAXY" along the back of the shirt, along with a pair of worn-out blue jeans and sandals instead of shoes. He also had his right hand, and part of his right forearm covered in a bandage.

"I am indeed Mark Galaxy!" Mark replied as he took out a guitar and strummed it. "There's no tomorrow without today, and today is such a beautiful one that I can't help but feel tomorrow will be even brighter!"

[Mark-The Dreamer Musician]

"Now that is some optimism!" Chris grinned.


Confessional: Chris

"Let's see how long it'll take for us to break it, eh-huh-huh."

End Confessional


The final boy off the boat stepped forwards. He had dark caramel skin, and almond-shaped dark brown eyes. His dark auburn brown hair was tied in a low banana tail that reached down to his mid-back area. He was of a roughly average height with a slightly muscular build and was wearing a light moss-green shirt with a red flower design on it, though as wind blew by, the others realized the flower design was made with real petals, and on his legs he was sporting black cargo shorts and black shoes.

"Alright." He said. "Chris, my very first goal is to make it past episode 2, because both my twin sister and cousin couldn't freaking do that. That said, I'm probably the smartest of the three of them, so I don't see myself making the same dumb mistakes that they did." He turned to the other contestants. "The name's Phooko, guys. I hope we can have a fun competition!"

[Phooko Hume-The Innocent Smartass]

"Ayyy!" Rashi pointed with a smile. "Love your shirt, bro!"

"Thanks!" Phooko smiled. "It's-"

*Honk!* Another boat pulled up to the island and let off two boys and and a girl.

"Gran, Zaheen, Gabriel!" Chris exclaimed. "Glad you all could make it!"

Gran, a contestant with a slim build, long red hair, and amber eyes, dressed in a black shirt, red tie, and black jeans walked up to Chris. The most striking thing about him, was that he appeared to be soaking wet.

"Gran, buddy, how did you-?"

"Look...I don't know why you decided to put me on the same boat as her." He pointed over to Zaheen who was completely dry. "But could you do me a favor and not put me on the same team as her?"

"Teams aren't decided by me, this time, my dude." Chris shrugged with smile. "But here." He held up a towel. "Dry off and join the others."

[Gran Rey-The Unlucky Magician]

"Don't feel too bad about it darling," Zaheen called to Gran as she stepped up to Chris. "We all have those unfortunate accidents during our shows every once in awhile. I'm merely the exception that proves the rule." She was of average height and a slim and lean build, had a tan skin tone, as well as dull green eyes and a medium length black pixie cut. She was dressed in a white long-sleeved button up shirt with the sleeves pulled down to her elbows, with a black button vest overtop. She sported blue skinny jeans with black dress shoes, and wore a black fedora with an Ace playing card on the side of it. "Chris, it's wonderful to be here, darling. Surely this will be a show worthy of spectacle, and I do intend to entertain."

[Zaheen Bakshi-The Illusionist]

"Just as long as your entertainment doesn't cause any problems, we'll be fine then." Gabriel announced as he stepped forwards. He was tall and lean, had short black hair and green eyes, and was wearing a black unzipped hoodie with a blue t-shirt, black ripped skinny jeans, and black and blue running shoes. "We should all make an effort to keep this competition a classy one."

[Gabriel Peterson-The Politician's Son]

"A classy competition indeed is something I can agree with." Claude nodded.

"As long as classy doesn't mean boring, I can agree to that." Rashi nodded as well.

"Enough chitchat from you guys." Chris said as another boat pulled in and three girls stepped off of it. The first girl had long, shiny black hair in loose curls that reached her mid-back, and looked at the other arrivals so far with her pale blue eyes as she rose one of her pale white hands to fiddle with the diamond necklace she was wearing. She was dressed in a black, sleeve-length lace blouse, black skinny jeans, and black high heeled boots.

"Glad to see we're on an even lamer island than your last one, McLean." She spoke with a lingering British accent.

[Alison Palmer-The Filthy Rich Chick]

"Perhaps you can just make the million dollar check out to me now, and we can skip all the unpleasantries."

"Now see," Gabriel turned to the other contestants. "This is the type of behavior that I wanted us to avoid. My father is a politician, and he could tell you firsthand that having a clean and classy approach to anything makes one appear far more charismatic."


Confessional: Gabriel

"I'm aware that telling people about my father's profession right out of the gate is a disadvantage, as well as the fact that I've never seen Zero Sum like an estimated 2/3rd of these competitors have. However, if I don't play this game honestly, then there's no point to playing it at all, and it will be that much sweeter when I finally do win the million."

End Confessional


Confessional: Alison

"Did I just hear him say is father was a politician? Cha-ching! Hello loaded sucker of a new boyfriend!"

End Confessional


"Oh, I'm so sorry." She put a hand to her mouth as she turned to Gabriel. "I'm simply a little perturbed is all. My mum was the one to sign me up for the show, so I am not here entirely of my own will. I'm sure you of all people can understand a parent a little too concerned with their profession to have enough time to spend with you."

"My father and I love each other very much anyways." Gabriel shrugged. "And I understand why he might be busy most of the time."

"As do I." Alison responded. "However, that doesn't mean I don't feel lonely at times. I'm sure you can relate to that."


Confessional: Gabriel

"She's lying. She's trying to trick me into doing something, I know it. You don't grow up a politician's son and not develop a nose for deceit."

End Confessional


"Sure." Gabriel shrugged before pointing at the scene before everyone. "Hey look!"

"Hey, watch it!" One of the girls remaining said to the other one as she moved away from her.

Everyone looked to see that the other girl had tripped over a rock and fallen onto the ground.

She was rather tall, and lightly tanned with green eyes, and had black hair that went down to her mid-back. She wore a white button down shirt with a blue jacket, blue jeans, and white running shoes.

"Everything's fine!" She exclaimed as she stood up. "It was just a trip, don't worry about it! Anyways, it's nice to meet all of you! The name's Ash!

[Ashley "Ash" Lexington-The Confident Klutz]

"I'm frankly surprised you tripped while both your running shoes were tied." Phooko jokingly teased. "Is klutziness a common genetic trait in your family?"

"Hey!" Arnold looked at Phooko. "You think you're better than her? Cocksuckers like you are who get sentenced to years of prison rape, you bitch!" He closed off his roast with a snap of his fingers and bob of his head.

"Oh, go crawl back into whatever corner of tumblr you crawled out of for this show." Alison argued back at Arnold. "He clearly wasn't serious when he said that, any moron could notice it."


Confessional: Phooko

"And as someone whose bisexual, I'm not sure how I feel about being called a cocksucker, especially when he's the overtly flamboyant one. Projecting much?"

End Confessional


"Tsk. Everything's not fine." the final girl said as she dumped the contents of a flask into the water, causing the water to catch fire. "That's the first and hopefully only experiment to be ruined on this dumb show."

The other contestants all watched as she walked up towards Chris. She was caucasian and tall but skinny, with straight, long black hair, and green eyes. A lab coat covered her full body, though it was unbuttoned revealing a black t-shirt, tan pants, and black shoes. She held out a hand to Chris.

"Hand me the script, and let's get this over with."

"Sorry Erin." Chris smiled. "No script to be had, and you've just made a fool of yourself on international television!" He pointed directly to the camera. "Take a looksie!"

[Erin Walker-The Scientist]

Erin turned and looked somewhat above the camera. "Why is-?"

"Now, away with you, towards the others!" Chris shoved her away towards the rest of the contestants as another boat pulled up to the island and a boy and two girls got off of it.

The boy seemed the most excited to be at the island and on the show. He was quite tall and lanky, tough he had some muscles, and he had a tanned skin tone. Behind his square lensed black Ray-Ban's and under his right eye was a scar that took the shape of the stitches on a baseball. He wore a blood-red T-shirt with a Dr. Pepper logo smack dab in the center of it, along with stonewashed blue jeans, yellow under armor sneakers, a black Baltimore Orioles snapback worn normally on top of his head, and a pair of dog tags around his neck.

"Hey, Chris! Great to be here!" He smiled. He turned to the other contestants, and his smile faded to an axious look.

"And, uh, hello to all of you. I'm James Watkins, but I'd prefer you call me Watts. I hope we can all get along."

[James "Watts" Watkins-The Underestimated Nerd]


Confessional: Watts

"Whew...okay, so actually being here is a little intimidating. But! I probably just need a little time to adjust. I'm sure no sane person wouldn't be feeling at least a little nervous."

End Confessional


James turned and also looked above the camera, as Erin had done earlier. His eyes widened. "Hey, aren't you-?"

"We've got a recognizing fan." Chris said into a walkie talkie. "Chef, I repeat, we've got a recognizing fan."

In the blink of an eye, Chef was behind Watts and cupped his hand over the nerd's mouth.

"You won't tell anyone who that is, or you'll forfeit the game, understand boy?"

Watts nodded, understanding all too well.

"Heyyy everybody~!" One of the girls said as she stepped forward with a charming and almost heart-melting smile. She had long almond colored hair that fell to her back and curled at the tips. She had big blue eyes, and a peachy skin tone with tan lines. She was wearing a white sundress with red polka dots that went down to her thighs, red flip flops, a red ribbon on the back of her head, and her lips were coated in a light pink lipstick.

"My name's Mirai, and it's so great to be here! I can't wait for the competition to start!"

[Mirai Endimion-The Two-Faced Warrior]

"Glad to have you here, Mirai." Chris grinned. "Go join the others!"

Mirai looked towards the camera as she went to go join the others. Her eyes moved above it and she cupped her mouth to hide a squeal of joy before hurrying to where everyone else was.


Confessional: Mirai

"Because I am going to beat everyone into the dust and win this thing! *Ahem* I apologize, that was rude of me, but they are all going down heehee!"

End Confessional


With that, the other girl finally began to step forward. She looked around nervously at the island and at everyone, but as she saw Chris, her worry faded a little. She was short and petite and thinly fit. She had barely a "B" cup bust size. Her long legs and scrawny arms made up for her short stature while pertaining a tiny torso, and she had very fair skin. She had short, curly, strawberry blonde hair that was fashioned into the cut of a bob tucking just underneath her ears. Her bangs were short and wavy and fell around her large doe-like blue-grey eyes with long lashes. She wore a deep purple off-the-shoulder sweater, revealing one of the straps of her pale pink camisole top underneath. She had a golden heart chained necklace around her neck and several red and purple bangles on her wrists. She also wore a set of large pink stars. On her legs were light blue mini-shorts with black and white music notes on the stockings she wore underneath them. On her feet she wore black mary janes platforms.

"Welcome to the show Ellie!" Chris exclaimed.

Fighting the shyness and the butterflies in her belly, Ellie nervously replied. "W-wow, nice threads Chris, you look great. Where did you get them?"

"Had them made for me by my own personal tailor." Chris smiled. "When you're as high up in the business as I am, you get almost a personal everything, now go join the others, another boat is coming."

[Ellie Woods-The Bubbly-Cute Cosplayer]

As Ellie went to nervously join the others, another boat pulled up to the island, this time letting off four contestants, three girls and a boy.

The first of the girls walked forwards, silently eyeing everyone else. She had long shoulder-length auburn hair, fair skin, prominent green eyes, and a somewhat curvy build, and was dressed in a grey hoodie with cargo shorts and green converse.

"Hey everybody!" She smiled. "The name's Monica, and I hope you all came to play to win! I sure did!"

[Monica Sanders-The Loud And Proud Strategist]

Gabriel's eyes narrowed. "Another one." He mumbled.

"There isn't a problem is there?" Monica asked innocently to Gabriel.


Confessional: Gabriel

"Shit, she has some good hearing. I better watch out around her."

End Confessional


Confessional: Monica

"This is a message for you, tall boy with black hoodie. Be on my good side. If you're not, you might as well start packing."

End Confessional


"Thank you for the introduction Monica." Chris smiled as he ushered Monica towards the others. Monica smiled back at Chris before making a 'blech' motion with her mouth once he was no longer looking at her.

Instead, Chris was looking at another of the girls that had stepped off the boat.

She had smooth bright maple skin with a nice warm glow, wide hips with a nice bottom, and decently shaped breasts. She had a red velvet medium layered haircut, and a clear parting on the right side of her temple. Her gorgeous face was makeup-less save for her red lipstick. She wore bright blue skinny jeans that showed off her lower body figure and the button settled just under her belly button, while her torso sported a long sleeve white shirt with a giant 'x' logo from her left shoulder to right hip, as well as from her right shoulder to left hip. She wore white sneakers and had a white thick hoop earring.

"Hello all." She introduced herself politely. "The name is Jenae. That's all for now."


Confessional: Jenae

"Because there is no way I'm letting any of these people get to know me before I get a read on them first. The second I stepped off the boat my game started. Anyone who hasn't felt the same way has already lost."

[Jenae Brooks-The Dedicated Bruiser]

End Confessional


"Thank you Jenae." Chris smiled as Jenae joined the others and he turned his attention to the one boy who had stepped off the boat.

"Aaron, did you enjoy the ride?"

"Please don't make fun of my motion sickness, Chris, come on." Aaron smiled as he shook Chris's hand and bumped fists with him. "But I guess aside from the discomfort is was a slow ride and I was able to take it easy." Aaron had neck length light brown spiky and messily combed hair, his round eyes were a bright navy blue in color with a hint of silver in them, he had a pale-caramel skin tone and was quite built, with broad shoulders and what looked like an eight pack, along with a scar over his right eye. He wore an unbuttoned black trench coat, a red t-shirt with a blue lightning bolt on it, faded dark blue jeans that were ripped, showing his knees, along with chains, white socks, red and black converse sneakers, blue fingerless gloves, an orange baseball cap with a green skull on it, and a shark tooth necklace.

"I'm surprised you know that song, bro." Chris replied. "It's an old one."

"Hey, the oldies are the goldies." Aaron chuckled. He looked over at Watts and his eyes flickered to the dog tags.

"I'm sorry for your loss bro. Must be really tough on your family. I've been there. Well, not exactly, but I understand the pain of losing a family member."

[Aaron Winston-The Skater Detective]

"Th-thanks man." Watts responded, somewhat dumbstruck. "The name's Watts."

"Aaron." Aaron replied. "And bro, did you catch the person behind that camera? Is that who I think it is?"

"I think it is." Watts nodded.

"Enough with the chit-chat!" Chris snapped before turning to the final contestant to step off the boat.

"Christa, glad to see you! Love your name by the way."

"Thank you, very much!" Christa blushed slightly, speaking with a slightly noticeable Spanish accent. She had a tan skin tone and a delicate yet pretty physical body stature with even breasts and butt. She had brown latte hair in a pixie cut, small ears, and a gorgeous face with hazel eyes and full lips, and she was somewhat short compared to most of the other contestants, save for Ellie.

She wore black leggings and black adidas sports shoes. She also wore a black hoodie that was a bit baggy along with a silver locket necklace.

[Christa Perez-The Selfless Mother]

"Buenos dias to all of you." She smiled at the competition. "My name is Christa, as Chris here has just said, and I love poetry, cooking, and comforting others. I hope we can all get along!"


Confessional: Jenae

"Yeah, no, wayyy too nice for me to take you seriously. Sorry not sorry."

End Confessional


Another boat pulled in as Christa took her place among everyone else and four more contestants got off. Two boys and two girls. The first of the boys strode forward confidently. He was tall with an overall slim build and rather pale skin. His black hair had plum colored highlights and was styled in spikes to look somewhat like a lion's mane. His grey eyes scanned the other contestants and he nodded to himself. "Yep. I've made it at least to the halfway point already." He wore a dark grey tank top and an unbuttoned black trench coat without sleeves that split at his lower back and had a large collar that stuck outwards, revealing the pure white color of its inner linings. He also wore a plum colored scarf that was wrapped around his neck and hung down to his stomach. He was wearing a violet colored glove on his right hand and had white bandages wrapped around his left elbow. On his legs he wore straight black jeans and grey slip on shoes.

"Zaiyrin." Chris announced. "You think so huh?"

[Zaiyrin Yanagi-The Incorrigible Chessmaster]

"It isn't a matter of thought, it is a matter of skill, and I counted enough villains among those already here that I'll certainly be able to find one to leash."

He turned to the other contestants. "You know who you are, villains! You aren't going to be running this game, because I live and breathe strategy, and I will stop you!"


Confessional: Monica

"Oh, we'll see about that, ani-meme."

End Confessional


Confessional: Jenae

"Step up to me if you want..., but be prepared to be knocked back down brutally. I'm not giving my game over to some freak like him."

End Confessional


"Huh, so this is it?" One of the girls stepped forward as she asked the question with a French accent. She was fairly tall and had a lithe, willowy figure with roughly no curves to speak of at all. She had fair skin and wore her platinum blonde hair in two high pigtails to keep it out of her face. Her eyes were a stormy grey and a dusting of freckles covered her cheeks and small nose. She wore black sweatpants, white sneakers, a white tank top, and a red track jacket sporting a "Cirque Plume" logo on it, with the sleeves rolled up. "What an even bigger freak show than home."

"And exactly what about me or Gabriel here is freaky exactly?" Alison stepped up to defend herself and Gabriel, giving him a quick wink as she did so, causing Gabriel to shudder. "Who are you to say that about us?"

"Well for one, you haven't noticed that he's kind of disgusted by you, so I guess you're abnormally thirsty?" The girl replied. "And to answer your other question, I am this show's winner, Cherise Blanchet, but should that prove too hard for you to remember, I also go by Cherry."

[Cherise "Cherry" Blanchet-The Circus Girl]

"Oh-oh-man, that was epic." Arnold grinned as he turned to Alison. "She so roasted you."

"Did I ask you to fight my battles for me, dandy boy?" Cherry's eyes moved over to Arnold who went quiet. "That's a good dandy."


Confessional: Cherry

"Contrary to that first impression, I'm not here to antagonize anyone...who doesn't deserve it anyways. But I'm never one to let annoying things slide."

End Confessional


"And that means you must be Vanessa." Chris turned to the other girl. She had naturally prominent eyes and a small nose. Her lips were full and coated in a layer of lipstick. She had nice cheekbones and a small forehead. Everything on her face looked proportional. Vanessa was wearing eyeliner, mascara, eyeshadow, and other makeup products on her face as well. She was fairly short but had long legs and an hourglass figure, if a little too on the skinny side. She had a thin neck, thin arms, and a thin waist. Everything on her brown skinned body looked proportional as well. She was wearing a black tank top with an unbuttoned blue flannel, blue skinny jeans, and black combat boots.

[Vanessa Mangdener-The Shy Artist]

Vanessa, unsure of what to do, gave a shy nod and walked towards the other contestants, leaving only the other boy from the boat left.

"And you must be Raul." Chris stated, and the boy nodded. He was an incredibly tall boy of Mexican descent with heavily tanned skin, short brown hair, and green eyes. His face sported a somewhat crooked nose and a thick brown mustache. He had a muscular build with large biceps backing up and supporting his large hands. He wore a simple shirt with sleeves completely torn off to expose his shoulders. He also wore a pair of faded jeans which looked well used, and some of the contestants noticed a green notepad and pen visible out of one pocket. On his feet were a pair of large, steel-toed combat boots.

[Raul Soto-The Silent Brawler]

Raul scribbled something down on his notepad and showed it to Chris, before turning to the other contestants. His eyes locked onto Vanessa, and he immediately began to walk purposefully towards her, who was frozen with fear until he stopped short of her, relaxed himself, and held out a hand with a smile. He used his other hand to show her the note he had just written.

"My name's Raul. I have a pretty bad voice, but I'm glad to be here, and hope to have a fun time playing this game!"

Vanessa smiled. "M-me too." She responded before her voice was cut out by the sounds of a helicopter that began to hover overhead. The helicopter landed and out stepped the final contestant.

"And there he is." Chris grinned as the final contestant walked forward. "Everyone, this is Do-"

"Chrish, Chrish, Chrish, can I call you Chrish?" Donny rose a hand to Chris, but didn't wait for an answer. "I can make my own introductions, okay? It's why I didn't come here on a ferry. I used my own helicopter to get here Chrish, because I don't believe in handouts." He looked over the rest of the cast. "But I can see why a few of you guys might have taken those boats." He pointed to Christa and Raul. "Your kind in particular is known for taking things away from the people like Chrish and I who work so hard for them."

"Woah, okay." Arnold stepped up to Donny. "You have no right to talk about them like that, considering you're so fat that the helicopter was probably the only way you could even be brought here, you ass-biter!"


Confessional: Donny

"People say I'm an idiot, uneducated, a racist. Wrong. It's all part of my game, and that game always ends the same. You. Will. Be. Crushed."

[Donny Crush-The God Emperor]

End Confessional


Donny walked up to Arnold intently. He looked the only way Donny Crush could possibly look, and wore the only outfit Donny Crush would be caught dead wearing on television. Donny reached Arnold, and punched him square in the face.

"Eeeep!" Arnold squealed as Donny began to beat down on him.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Jenae, Gabriel, Watts, and Aaron all ran to pull Donny off of Arnold, while Monica, Christa, and Claude all checked to make sure Arnold was okay.

"I appreciate you standing up for me." Christa smiled at Arnold. "But there are people like him in this world who tend to not respond to criticism very well."

"Hey!" Chris shouted from off camera before the camera turned back to him. "Let's keep the camera on me!"

"S-sorry." The person behind the camera replied. "It's just that...um...shouldn't we do something about that last contestant?"

"Milk him for all he's worth?" Chris grinned. "I like the way you think!"

"No that's not what I meant! I meant that-"

"A-hem!" Chris stopped talking to them and turned to the contestants.

"Welcome, all 24 of you, Aaron, Alison, Arnold, Ash, Cherry, Christa, Claude, Donny, Ellie, Erin, Gabriel, Gran, Jenae, Mark, Mirai, Monica, Phooko, Rashi, Raul, Simon, Vanessa, Watts, Zaheen, Zaiyrin, you are all now officially competing on Total Drama Nialasach! This island is known as Crios Cath, and it was settled after a group of Gaelic's got horrendously lost at sea millennia ago, so there might be some skeletons still in the ruins, as well as some burial mounds among the Neart Highlands, but that's just some useless facts. Are you all ready for your first challenge?"

"Yeah!" Mirai cheered.

"Yeah- wait what already?" Watts asked. "We haven't even been divided into teams yet!"

"Oh, don't worry Watts." Chris grinned. "That'll be the first part of this challenge. As you and a few others have already noticed," he pointed to the camera. "That statue holding one of this island's many surveillance cameras, is actually not a statue at all, but-"

The camera shifted.

"Zero Sum's winner, Kaede Tsurumi! Give a round of applause for the winner of this season's spiritual ancestor everyone!" He gestured as the camera panned to Kaede, who was dressed in her familiar traditional japanese clothing, but had been coated in grey body paint to look like a statue.

Only around half the cast actually clapped.

"Kaede here will be deciding and naming the teams as the first part of your challenge. Once all the teams have been decided and named, you'll head into the Nialasach Ruins, a series of catacombs and old passageways that, courtesy of Zero Sum's 24th place contestant, Victor, have been filled to the brim with all manner of traps and feats of strength waiting to be overcome! You have any complaints about it, take it up with the V-man."


Confessional: Chris

"It's a huge win for production. We don't have to spend money and time thinking up challenges, and we don't get any of the blame from people who don't enjoy them!"

End Confessional


"Kaede? Can you do me a huge favor as a fan of this show?" Aaron asked. "Could you please put me on a team with Watts here? I feel like we'll get along really well."

"Oh, um…" Kaede looked down. "I'm sorry, uh...Aaron, but I've already written down who's on which team, and you and Watts are on different ones."

"Kaede, what were Hubert and Zastin like?" Watts asked. "Was it like what they seemed like on TV or were there sides to them we didn't get to see?"

"I think the show might have put too much focus on the good and bad decisions they made respectively, but they were both very friendly."

"No, no no." Chris shook his head. "No questions for Kaede. She isn't here to answer a panel. She's here to divide the victims up and pass the torch along." He turned to Kaede. "Get on with it!"

"Please don't rush me." Kaede warned. "It makes me want to go more slowly."

She cleared her throat as Chris rolled his eyes.

"Um...I wanted to keep the theme of four elements from my season with the teams, so that's what I did. I've decided to name each team after a Japanese deity to reflect the elements of Air, Water, Earth, and Fire, so without further ado...Claude, Zaheen, Donny, Monica, Simon, and Christa...you are now known as Team Hayaji, named after the Japanese god of whirlwind."

[Team Hayaji,Air Team,Team Color: White,Team Logo: A Large Tornado]


Confessional: Monica: Team Hayaji

"And like a whirlwind, I'll blow the rest of the competition away!"

End Confessional


Confessional: Claude: Team Hayaji

"I don't view myself as a whirlwind, I'm much more of a soothing breeze, or perhaps bone-chilling depending on who, or what, you would ask."

End Confessional


"Aaron, Rashi, Phooko, Mirai, Raul, and Vanessa." Kaede continued. "You are now known as Team Ebisu, named after the Japanese god of fishermen and luck."

[Team Ebisu, Water Team, Team Color: Blue, Team Logo: Small Fat Fisherman Holding Large Carp]


Confessional: Phooko: Team Ebisu

"ALRIGHT~! It's time to give it the best I've got!...Even if it is dealing with a bunch of dumbasses. Seriously, from Mirai's and Rashi's over-enthusiasm, to Raul and Vanessa already off in their own world, it's like Aaron and I are the only sane people on this team, and he's already expressed desire to be on another one!"

End Confessional


Confessional: Rashi: Team Ebisu

"I like to think I was placed on the Water Team because I'll represent the ocean during a giant storm! But I am a little worried about where our team is going to have it's camp set up, because the beach certainly is no place to take a nap with the way the waves crash against the rocks here."

End Confessional


"Arnold, Ash, Zaiyrin, Cherry, Gran, Ellie." Kaede continued. "You are now known as Team Inari, named after the Japanese god of foxes, rice, and agriculture."

[Team Inari, Earth Team, Team Color: Green, Team Logo: Fox Slinking Through Rice Field]


Confessional: Gran: Team Inari

"Wait, you mean I get to be on a team with the logo of a fox? Like for real? For real for real? I love foxes! I might not really know who you are Kaede, but for putting me on the fox team, you're already one of my favorite Zero Sum contestants!"

End Confessional


Confessional: Ash: Team Inari

"Really wish that I could have been placed on that 'luck' team, lord knows I could have used it. Oh well, I'm sure it'll be fine! Between the magician whose tricks don't work, that mass of sass Arnold, the sarcasm queen of a circus girl, and whatever Zaiyrin is supposed to be, I don't think I'll stand out enough to get the boot, even with my klutziness!"

End Confessional


"And finally…" Kaede finished. "Mark, Erin, Gabriel, Jenae, Watts, and Alison. You are now known as Team Fudo, named after the Japanese version of the scary and intimidating Buddhist deity of fire and protector of wisdom."

[Team Fudo, Fire Team, Team Color: Red, Team Logo: A Sword Wreathed In A Cloak Of Fire]


Confessional: Jenae: Team Fudo

"Now this girl knows which team I belong on!"

End Confessional


Confessional: Watts: Team Fudo

"I'm on the new Raging Flames? AKA The new best team? AKA The new version of the team Kaede herself was a part of? Hell to the yes!"

End Confessional


"Alright." Chris grinned. "The teams have been decided, and the Nialasach Ruin doors are wide open for you to enter! You'll receive further instructions once inside thanks to some handy video messages left by Victor himself, and remember...the first team to complete the challenge and exit the ruins will get to spin the Wheel of Reward to take a camp luxury from the losing team, who will be heading to the first Tine Naofa Bonfire Elimination Ceremony in the Ionad Desert, where one of you will become the first contestant to enter the Tomb of Shame, and earn the not-so-proud ranking of 24th place out of 24 contestants."


Confessional: Alison: Team Fudo

"And it's not going to be me."

End Confessional


Confessional: Mirai: Team Ebisu

"Come on Ebisu, let's WIN THIS! CRUSH THE OTHERS INTO THE GROUND! *Ahem* Um...I mean, um, let's give it our best everyone!"

End Confessional


"Well?" Chris asked. "What are you all standing around here for? Get to exploring the ruins! Otherwise you might not have any Camp Luxuries to speak of for your team, and take it from The Cursed Island's Macabre Mummies, that situation sucks! Go, campers, go!"

Chris blew his air horn and the contestants all rushed into the ruins.

Chris looked into the camera as Kaede washed herself of the body paint in the background.

"And they're off! How will the teams work together, which team will end up with which camp luxury? Where will each team be forced to live? And who will be the first person voted off? Find out when we come back on…
Total!

Drama!

Niiiiiiiiialasach!"


AN: And Episode 1 Part 1 has been completed! Each and every one of the OCs you guys sent in is amazing, so thank you for that! This is the first ever introduction chapter I actually had fun writing! Stay tuned for the first challenge, first Wheel of Reward spin, and first elimination! And please remember that even though I love all these characters, there can only be a single winner, so chances are high your character is going to be eliminated eventually. Don't take it personally.

Thanks for reading!