The Spaniard strutted into the studio. "Good morning, Joshua," he greeted as he sat down. "How are you this fine day?"
"Let's save the flattery for later," Josh sternly told him. "We have an interview to do."
"Of course. I think I heard word that you'll go in elimination order, correct?"
"Yes. First off is Ezekiel."
"He was no threat until he became feral. I didn't have to do anything since he would flop on his own. But once he went feral, he portrayed a true threat, especially in the mine episode. But I never really spoke with him nor do I bother to."
"Okay. Onto Eva, though you never talked with her, either."
"Thank goodness I never did. Her bulk and temper are like a match in a gunpowder room. Don't try to talk with her."
"Now this next person should be interesting." Alejandro looked at Noah's picture. "The sneaky little..." he muttered. "When I studied the competitors of the show before World Tour began, I figured Noah would not be too hard to sway to my side. After all, he was first voted off for his laziness and sharp tongue, so it's not unlikely that history would repeat itself. And for a while, I believed I had tricked him. But after I was caught in London and saw the camera footage of him mouthing off to Owen...vio a traves de mi! And he tried to beat me at my own game! I knew I had to get rid of him as soon as possible. Chris bending the rules that night served as the perfect opportunity. Tyler was easy since he was left behind and I told Duncan that getting Noah out would be good for him. It was so satisfying to see Noah get voted off that night and I don't regret it one bit."
"Wow," Josh commented. "You do know how to hold a grudge. Now, a lot of people compare you and Justin. Your thoughts on that?"
"I don't see what's to compare. He's vain, shallow, lazy and not nearly as well-maintained as I am."
"Okay, Mister Ego. Let's see what you think of Katie and Sadie."
"I'd describe them as your typical fan girls. Nothing more than that."
"Fine. Now you and Tyler had an...interesting dynamic."
"And do NOT start with the Aletyler jokes. The man is as straight as a telephone pole and I never saw him that way. But I must admit he was a fairly good companion in World Tour. I do admit I feel a tad guilty voting him off over Duncan, but I had to in order to better my game and he held no resentment towards me after the season. We still keep in contact and he and Lindsay sometimes watch over the kids, though it's usually when Cody and Sierra are unavailable."
"So the feeling is mutual. What are your thoughts on Izzy, then?"
"She is completely loco. Again, I knew she herself would be her own undoing but I was able to manipulate her a few times, with Paris being my finest work. I should consider myself fortunate that Team Chris avoided elimination as long as we did since she would be most likely to boot me. I don't bother with her now."
"Okay. So, you lasted a long time with Cody. You must have an opinion on him."
"He was definitely an interesting case. At first he was just another pawn, but not my greatest concern since there was not a viable way to eliminate him within his position of the Amazons. But we started actually becoming decent with each other. We had some tension after World Tour since the tiebreaker incident, but I explained it was never personal. It was simply the rules established. I didn't want him eaten by a shark. Worse people deserve that. But I do feel he's more biased towards Heather whenever she and I have a disagreement."
"So, Beth never competed with you. Any strong opinions on her?"
"Well, I do admire that she stood up to Heather so quickly in her debut season, but that's as far as it goes. I could manipulate her easily if she joined the third season. If she could get dumped by Justin of all people, it would've been far too easy for me."
"Okay. Well, this next girl should be interesting." Alejandro looked at Courtney's photo next. "Boy, she is a complicated case," he breathed out. "There's no doubt that she can be a big threat to the game. Luckily, her emotions and temper can sway things in others' favor. The Gwuncan fiasco proved just that."
"She also mentioned kissing you in her interview," Josh noted.
"Ha! She still believes that kiss happened! Let's just say that that butter donkey wasn't the only one under hypnosis. During the trip to Sweden, my subliminal suggestion was for her to think we kissed on the lips. That way, I ensured her loyalty to me. I didn't care that she got cut after getting exposed. I wasn't shocked when she turned to the Villains in All Stars, and she was even more pathetic there with her and Gwen. But that lanky psycho got in her head before I could and she voted me off. She thankfully got cut soon enough. Never spoke to her again."
"Wow. That's a lot of juice. Now, Harold is considered your first victim."
"Of course. I saw his performance in Action and how close he was to victory. He is capable of a vast array of skills, which made him an immediate threat. But he also has an ego, which I happily took advantage of to get rid of him sooner. Definitely one of my better strategic moves, if I must say."
"Such a modest man. Now, Trent is the second-last person on the list you didn't compete with."
"Yes. He's definitely a more emotionally weak person from the cast. An easy pawn to use or dump. Nothing more to him, really."
"Okay. Next is Bridgette, who you got to cheat on her boyfriend."
"Personally, I was a bit shocked on how easy she was willing to cheat since she and Geoff seemed inseparable. But I had heard of what happened to the two in Action and figured she still held resentment. When I noticed her blushing around me, I knew I had an easy target. The first kiss was purely accidental, but my mother always says not to take any opportunity for granted."
"Which led to the pole kiss. You know that could've left her with frostbite. And the effect it had on her and Geoff..."
"That is something I didn't anticipate since Geoff wasn't present at the time. But the duo more than recovered, so I suppose I didn't do too much damage."
"Didn't do... Okay, let's just move onto the next camper." Alejandro looked at Lindsay's photo. "Definitely another that I knew would get cut soon," he noted. "She may have some skills, but her lack of wits definitely holds her back. I did consider using her as a pawn just like Bridgette and Leshawna, but decided to back off to ensure Tyler's loyalty to me. She got cut early just as I predicted, and I was not shocked she was cut first in All Stars."
"Okay," Josh replied. "DJ was another victim of yours, and the way you messed with his head..."
"It was purely strategic to cut him. He no longer served a purpose. I suppose him getting smothered by his mother just inflamed his insecurities. But I do think he should be grateful that his mother loves him so much. From what I've heard from the likes of Cody and Heather, their parents were neglectful at best."
"Huh. Okay. Well, next comes Geoff. You didn't compete with him, yet left quite an impact with his relationship with Bridgette."
"Again? Personally, I don't bother with him. He may seem easy-going, but he can turn into a jerk surprisingly quick. Even Leshawna had good reasoning behnd her questionable actions."
"Speaking of which, she's next on the list. She also fell for your tricks quickly."
"And I was a little surprised. I figured she would see through my facade like Heather, but she thankfully was just as gullible as everyone else. Like Harold, I simply had to stroke a bit of her ego and her still-lingering grudges. The way she smacked Heather was just so uncalled for, though. Good thing she got cut right after that."
"Sounds like you held a little grudge. Now, Duncan is a more interesting case."
"You are not wrong. I knew Duncan would be a threat once he returned. But when I found out about the kiss, things were a tad easier. Using Courtney not only threw her off her game, but his. It only got better once Gwen got cut since his focus was thrown off. He was less of a threat once he got swapped to the Heroes in All Stars and him trying to be a 'bad boy' only made him look pathetic. And him getting disqualified at the merge... Yikes. I don't bother with him anymore."
"So, we'll save your love interest for later. Did you ever consider Gwen a threat?"
"To an extent, yes. There's a reason she was one of the first-ever finalists in the show. But once you throw love and emotion into the ring, she becomes much less menacing. She even sabotaged herself in the second season due to it. All Stars just amplified it more. Any rational person would see through Courtney's lies, but Gwen was too desperate to earn back their 'friendship' that she threw logic out the window. Then again, most people that season did do just that. Nothing much more to say."
"Alright. Now this next guy should be interesting." Alejandro frowned at Owen's picture before crumbling it up. "Stupid butter donkey," he grumbled. "He was such an annoyance. Not even Tyler was that stupid or disgusting to be around. It took every ounce of willpower not to strangle that butter donkey directly. But I also knew that cutting him over people like Noah would be unwise, so I was forced to keep him around. The merge provided the perfect opportunity to dump him for good and it felt so relieving. I never contacted him after that."
"Talk about a grudge," Josh commented. "So, Sierra was also a newbie on World Tour. What did you think of her?"
"She portrayed the personification of an obsessed Total Drama fan all too well. I feel for Cody wanting to be rid of her, and I wish I could've helped with that sooner. But she kept winning immunity while other threats like Duncan and Heather still lingered. But her disqualification definitely felt...karmic, in a way. All Stars certainly didn't help her and while I did wish to eliminate part of the power couple on the Heroes, I understand the others' choice to cut her. She fortunately got some therapy to curb some of her...outbursts and we are on slightly better terms, but she is more of Heather's friend than mine."
"Speaking of which, we move onto the main event. Your dynamic with Heather was arguably the highlight of your debut season."
"I admit that I first saw her as a pawn, one that could fall for my charm I've used countless times. However, she saw through my facade and tried everything to stop me. I tried harder and harder to sway her mind, yet she resisted me every step. And yet, even though she knew of my true colors, she still ended up falling deeper in love with me. In the final episodes of World Tour, I felt genuinely hurt when I found out she tried to vote me off. We kept bickering during our race to Hawaii, but I was a bit surprised when she helped me win the tiebreaker against Cody. Then at the top of that volcano, we ended up confessing our true feelings for each other and shared a kiss."
"Until Heather hit you in the kiwis and sent you down to later get trampled with lava. Then you were trapped in that robot for over a year to heal up."
"And I felt hurt about what she did. What's worse is that after World Tour, she didn't even try to call me or check on me to see if I was okay. After I was freed during All Stars, I confronted Heather on it and she claimed she didn't know about the suit. I decided on the fake legs routine to guilt her a bit and then blindsiding her as payback for her abandoning me in my time of need. But after doing that, I figured things would be even between us, and I should consider myself grateful she held no grudges for it once we met up after I was cut."
"Now, Heather told me your family didn't exactly approve of the relationship."
"No, but then again, I wasn't exactly close with them. Only Carlos and Lucia paid any attention to me, and they were out traveling with soccer and fashion most of the time. But Heather and I didn't care what my folks thought. With some of the settlement money we got from the huge TD lawsuit, we got our own place to live and we're doing very well together."
"So the evil couple lived happily ever after. But we still have the Gen 2 cast you competed with in All Stars. Let's cover the first one now." Alejandro looked at Sam's picture next. "An inferior version of Cody," he scoffed. "And why he was considered an All Star is beyond me. Not too surprised he got cut early."
"Okay," Josh replied. "I bet you'll have more to say about Mike. After all, his alter ego Mal managed to outdo even you."
"Only because the others were too wrapped up in their own messes to see the bigger picture. But I am mature enough to tell that Mike wasn't in control of himself. Though it raises the question of why a guy with a pretty serious disorder would audition for reality TV. As for Mike himself, he's pretty average. Nothing really special about him."
"Hmm, alright. Now, you didn't have Jo very long on the Villains. What did you think of her?"
"I must admit despite her villainous nature, she is very clear on her intentions, which is basically winning. And her determination...I can see why she made it to the Final Five in her debut. However, her desire for victory above all else alienates her from others, and with her firing on Scott even by mistake, her departure was inevitable. I heard she's running a gym now and is successful in that."
"Alright. Now, Scott was one of the longer-lasting Villains in All Stars. Did you guys interact any?"
"Not really, and why would I? He was a complete idiot. And he only got as far as he did because all his teammates were idiots. Not to mention his 'strategy' was very short-sighted. But meeting him in person was like meeting someone completely different. All cowardly around Fang and somehow being a bigger idiot than before. He's not one I talk with."
"Quite the criticism. Now how about another critique person next?" Alejandro frowned at Zoey's picture. "She is such a naive idiot," he scoffed. "Even more so than the likes of Lindsay! How she got far in BOTH seasons she was in is unbelievable. And trusting Mal's pathetic lies so easily... I don't bother with that helpless dame anymore. I do believe she is a lost cause."
"Wow," Josh gasped. "I've heard of the slander, but I never thought it was that bad. So, up next comes Lightning."
"An arrogant idiot. How he made it to the finale in Revenge is beyond me. Good thing everyone got rid of him early."
"Okay. So last comes Cameron, who was swapped to the Villains and got cut just before you."
"Another naive idiot. And he claims to be the smart one. He got tricked by Mal's pathetic lies despite knowing Mike the longest, blurted out Mike's condition to Scott and got paranoid because of Scott during All Stars... I even tried to help that scrawny weakling, but his blind faith to his so-called friend cost him dearly."
"Another criticism. So, have you met the other Revenge contestants or anyone from Pahkitew?"
"No, thank goodness. They're all loco in different ways, though I do pity Samey a bit for what she went through, seeing how I had a pretty harsh older sibling myself."
"So, the last question is about the new Reboot cast. What do you think of them?"
"Hmm, perhaps I could root for Bowie or MK for their strategic moves in the game. But everyone else either is a complete idiot or reminds me too much like Courtney."
"Thank you for your time, Alejandro, and for your...creative description of your cast mates. You can go now."
"I was planning to do just that." Alejandro stood up and walked out of the studio. "Oh, thank God he's out of the way," Josh breathed out. "I am done. With the first generation of Total Drama cast members. Now, who's first in the second one? Oh, no. Not the chatterbox."
The manipulative charmer himself is done! So, Alejandro had quite a bit despite his two season run. From rivalries like with Noah and Owen, odd friendships like with Cody and Tyler, and his romance with Heather. And boy, did he bash those Revenge guys or what?
Speaking of Revenge, we'll be starting the Gen 2 guys now! Which is good because her great-great-great-great grandfather Cletus invented interviews. Before him, people didn't know about other people. Until next time, this is Dunsparce519 saying enjoy and have a good day.
