Over at Crimson and Ennui's apartment, Ennui walked into the living room, and saw the boy that got crushed by a tree sitting on the couch. His arm was in a cast. "Ennui, this is James, I'm babysitting him" said Crimson emotionlessly. "James, I heard about that nasty hit you took, are you okay?" Asked Ennui. "Arm is still pretty sore, but the doctor says I'll be good in about a week" said James.

Over at Noah's and Emma's house, Noah and Emma were having sexual intercourse. "Come on Noah, you can do better than that, I want you to fuck me harder" said Emma. "Alright baby, you are in for the ride of your life" said Noah.

Over at a nearby harbor, Bridgette finally made her way out of the middle of nowhere. She had rowed the entire way there with her hands. Finally, her injuries caused her to pass out. If she didn't get to a hospital soon, she would die.

Back at Junior's house, Junior was once again asleep on the couch. He was woken up when Alejandro tapped him on the shoulder. "Is your head still hurting badly?" Asked Alejandro. "Not as much as my heart, I still can't believe the government actually stooped that low" said Junior. "Winning that trophy last season was not the ultimate cure to my suffering, I'm still upset about her loss." "At least your sibling actually loves you, my brother wants my head on a silver platter" said Alejandro.

Over at Zoey's house, she was sitting on the couch next to a dark haired boy named Mike. Mike was wearing a blue shirt and blue pants, he was also Zoey's boyfriend. "I still have nightmares about what happened in Florida" said Zoey. "His face was covered in blood, I thought he was going to bleed to death right there" said Zoey. "But he didn't" said Mike. "That doesn't change the fact that I almost lost one of my best friends" said Zoey. "My God, he must be going through hell right now."

That night, Noah and Emma were fast asleep in their bed, completely naked. Noah was dreaming about what could happen with his wife next season. He was really hoping that Emma could win the entire season. It wouldn't be impossible, she had already proven that she was capable of winning something as difficult as a 40 mile foot race.

Over at Crimson and Ennui's apartment, Ennui was sleeping on the couch, to allow James to sleep in his bed. Crimson got up from her bed, and walked over to the other side of the room to gently nudge James to wake him. "You know, with Ennui not coming back next season, I'm partnerless" said Crimson emotionlessly. "Me and you have gotten to know each other quite well over the past two months since the race ended last year, how'd you like to come to America with me?" "Wait, you're giving me an opportunity to compete in The race around the states next season?" Asked James. "Sure, I mean we both have a lot in common" said Crimson. "Like you, I'm also a big fan of the dark and mysterious."

Not too far away, Owen and Trent were lying on the ground, looking up at the stars. "She kissed you?" Asked Owen. "I don't understand it either, is she thinking of getting back together or something?" Asked Trent. "Do you still have feelings for her?" Asked Owen. "I don't know, everything is just so complicated" said Trent. "This whole situation is my fault, I shouldn't have thrown those challenges for her."

The following morning, Emma walked outside the house, and saw Alejandro looking nervous. "What, did you see Heather in a bikini or something?" Teased Emma. "No, it's not that, I don't think I'm allowed to talk about it" said Alejandro. "Oh it's a private thing, I understand" said Emma. This is what was going through her head. "Yeah, he totally just saw Heather in a bikini."

At a nearby gym, a dark haired woman wearing blue was working out. Her name was Eva, and she had a very short temper. Today, she was in a particularly foul mood, because she caught a four year old boy in the women's locker room trying to steal her bra. She was very tempted to hit the kid, but didn't want to be arrested for child abuse. "Jesus Christ, kid is a fucking pervert at the age of four" she grunted.

Over at Harold and Izzy's apartment, Izzy was applying bandages to Harold's penis. He accidentally fell down a wooden staircase, and scratched it pretty bad. "Thanks baby, I thought we'd have to go to the doctor to get it chopped off" said Harold. "Yeah, I thought so at first, until I realized it was just a cut" said Izzy. "I hope it heals soon, then we can fuck again."

Noah was currently at home watching Jeopardy, he was studying the moves of the contestants. Numerous times he found himself pausing and rewinding, trying to catch important moments. "This is going to be harder than I thought" he said.

At a nearby park, Sierra was sitting beside a brown haired boy with a white shirt and blue pants. His name was Cody, and he was her boyfriend. It took a long time for Cody to finally reciprocate Sierra's feelings. Even so, he still found her creepy at times. "So, when do I finally get to see you naked?" Asked Sierra. Cody got nervous. "Well uh, the thing is, well you see" stuttered Cody. "It's okay if you have a tiny penis, I won't judge" said Sierra. Cody was mortified by what Sierra just said.

Back at Zoey's house, she and Mike were making out. "So, how far do you think you'll make it this season?" Asked Mike. "Nah, I'm not coming back, I'd rather just spend time with you" said Zoey. "Well in that case, I hope Junior can win two in a row" said Mike. "That is assuming he's healed in time, still got a long way to go" said Zoey.

In a garage far away, Ezekiel was staring at the chassis of a car. Nothing had been attached to it just yet. "I'm going to make you the fastest car in Florida" he said. "I'm going to exploit every loophole in the book, get the maximum amount of speed out of you." "And then we'll take you to Homestead, and we'll get us a win."

At an abandoned soccer field, Mickey and Jay were standing in the middle. "Now, you don't have any eyes, so you'll have to use both your ears and your nose" said Jay. "I'm gonna train you to have perfect hearing, and the perfect scent." "I want you to sniff your way around this field, see if you can memorize it."

Several hours later, Mickey was still finding his way around the field. Then, a guy in a green hat, yellow shirt, and red pants showed up. "Whoa, the adversity twins, massive fan" he said. "And who might you be?" Asked Jay. "The name is Zee, you two have always been my favorite contestants" said the stranger. "I was wondering if I could get autographs from you guys." "Oh yes, of course" said Jay. Zee got out a piece of paper, and Mickey and Jay signed their names. Mickey needed some help, he couldn't see what he was doing.

A few days later, they were back at the field. Zee was sitting in the stands watching them, while drinking orange soda. "Okay, do you think you've got the entire place memorized?" Asked Jay. "I think so" said Mickey. "Alright, here's what I want you to do next" said Jay. "You're going to run around the quarter mile track that goes around this field." "The idea is to make it all the way around, without going off course." "Now I must warn you, it might take a couple of attempts." To their surprise, Mickey was able to complete a lap around the track in one attempt. Jay was tracking his speed with a radar gun. "10 MPH, I know you can do faster" said Jay.

For the next few days, Mickey was gradually increasing his speed. He eventually got it up to 17 MPH. Every day, Zee would be watching in the stands. After Mickey got his speed up to 19 MPH, Zee came down to talk to them. "Okay, I think you should lose the eye patches to decrease drag, every little bit helps, it's all about aero dynamics" said Zee. "Oh, I don't know about that, I might horrify people with the holes in my face" said Mickey. "I'm going to be on a show that is broadcasted around the world." "Listen, there are people that are born with facial deformities, but they don't care about what people think" said Zee. "If people are mocking you because of something you don't have control over, then they are the ones who need to change, not you." "As a matter of fact, I'm out of the ordinary." "You can't see it, but I've got a prosthetic leg, and I'm not self conscious about it." Mickey reluctantly agreed to Zee's suggestion, and was able to increase his speed by half a mile per hour.

The following day, Jay brought Eva to the field. He had Zee stand in the infield, with a green flag. "Alright, to really test your speed, we're going to match you up against a powerhouse" said Jay. "You are going to start right behind her, pass her, go all the way around the track, and then pass her again." "The first one to complete 10 laps wins the race." "Come back from a lap down in only 10 laps?" Asked Mickey. "There's no way that's going to work." "It's motivation, you'll have to go fast in order to beat her" said Jay. "Alright, I'll try" said Mickey. The two then lined up. "Three, two, one, GO!" Said Jay. Zee then began waving the green flag. Mickey did not stand a chance against Eva, and she pulled away from him. Eventually, Eva crossed the start/finish line to begin the final lap, as Zee waved the white flag. Then she passed Mickey again, putting him another lap down, and crossed the line with the checkered flag waving. "Okay, we've got some work to do" said Jay. "You gotta use the optimum racing line, low in the corners and high in the straightaways" said Zee. "Zee, you're thinking about NASCAR logic, this is a foot race" said Jay. "I think NASCAR is crap, I stopped watching after they stopped racing back to the line under yellow" said Eva. "So according to you, the more dangerous it is, the more entertaining it is to watch?" Asked Mickey. "Sounds like you're asking for a repeat of the 2001 Daytona 500" said Zee. "What?" Asked Eva. "No, it's just that NASCAR is terrible at how they officiate their scoring loops." "They keep getting the lineup for the restart wrong. If this keeps up, we'll have a repeat of the Brett Bodine North Wilkesboro incident."

As the four of them were walking away from the stadium to go and get a burger, Eva whispered something into Jay's ear. "I think Zee is high, I don't think what he's drinking is actually orange soda." Jay then whispered something in Eva's ear. "No shit Sherlock."

Days passed, and Mickey continued to have races with Eva. After his fourth attempt, he was finally able to un lap himself. "You're getting there, you just gotta go all the way around the track and pass her a second time" said Jay. Finally, on the twelfth attempt, Mickey was able to pass Eva and for the lead, and was able to win against her. "Okay, now we are talking, 25 MPH" said Jay. "Took you long enough" said Eva. "Eva, let me ask you something, why are you training Mickey for next season?" Asked Zee. "I think it would be cool if a blind man won the championship, it would prove that disabled people don't have to rely on the special Olympics to be successful in life" said Eva. "I ask this question, because Harold, Geoff, and Izzy are also competing" said Zee. "I would have thought personal bias would have you root for them, seeing as how you know them personally." "It's complicated, everyone I met on Total Drama, has done something to piss me off at least once at some point" said Eva. "The real question, is why is Jay training his own competition?" "He knows he's going to have to go against his brother." "It's something I like to call camaraderie, family is still family, even if they hinder your chances at a million dollars" said Jay. "Well I'm not like you, If I was competing against a family member, there would be no teamwork whatsoever, no matter how much I love them" said Eva.

That evening, the four of them were sitting on Mickey and Jay's couch, watching Days of thunder. Or in Mickey's case, listening. They were on the scene that had Cole making a pit stop at Darlington. "Okay, I get that they ran a bunch of green flag laps, but you mean to tell me the entire field is pitting with less than five laps to go?" Asked Jay. "I can see this happening nowadays seeing as how we now have the green white checkered rule, but they didn't have overtime back then." "The race is restarting with only one lap to go, they gotta be prepared in case a piece of debris comes off the car, and NASCAR has to had another lap." "Okay, this is what I find hilarious" said Mickey. "This predates Mark Martin's bonehead move at Bristol by six years." "Oh my God, that was the dumbest thing I have ever seen a professional athlete do during a sporting event" said Eva. "This guy basically created the term known as Buschwhacker" said Zee. "Well, Buschwhacking isn't going to be a problem anymore, new rule this season, you can only compete for points in one series" said Jay. "Good, now one of the Nationwide regulars can actually win a championship" said Mickey. "Wait a minute, cup drivers have been winning championships in the Busch series?" Asked Eva. "It's not called the Busch series anymore, it's the Nationwide series" said Zee. "Well, not really interested in it anymore, but I guess I can watch the Bud shootout tomorrow night" said Eva. "I wonder how much the Winston cup series has changed since 2003." "Actually, it's called the Sprint cup series now" said Jay. "Wow, I am behind" said Eva.

Over at Junior's house, Junior, Dwayne, Annie, and Anne Maria were watching clips of old NASCAR races in the basement. "As enjoyable as this is, you can't deny it, it's just a bunch of morons going around in circles" said Anne Maria. "Those aren't circles, those are ovals" said Dwane. "There used to be a track that was a perfect circle, but they stopped racing on it after too many wrecks happened" said Junior. "I don't understand, why do you know so much more about cars than several adults?" Asked Anne Maria. "Years of studying, there isn't a thing about automobiles are son doesn't know" said Annie. "Tomorrow night is the Budweiser shootout, the five year anniversary of when I first became a NASCAR fan" said Junior. "That race was won by Denny Hamlin, and I've been a big fan of him ever since."

Over at Mickey and Jay's house, Eva was asleep on the couch, and Zee was asleep in a sleeping bag. Eva then dropped down, and nudged Zee. "What happened?" Mumbled Zee. "Somebody call the police." "Seriously dude, is there weed in your orange soda or something?" Asked Eva. "I don't even know what the heck weed is" said Zee. "You don't know what weed is?" Questioned Eva. "Dude, you are stupid, you probably lost your leg by doing something stupid." "Oh yes, it was very stupid" said Zee. "That's the last time I walk into a yeti cage." "I know a thing or two about being up close with yeti's, I still have the hat and boots from the one that I was in a box with" said Eva. "How'd it grow its fur back so quickly?" Asked Zee. "I never was able to figure that out" said Eva.

Junior was fast asleep in his bedroom. His bedroom was absolutely covered with Denny Hamlin merchandise. Die casts, shirts, helmets, pillowcases, bed sheets, blankets, drinking cups, posters, you name it. He was dreaming about Denny Hamlin winning the Budweiser shootout again. After all the hell he just went through, a Hamlin win would be just the thing he needs. Little did he know, that his dream was about to come true, and Denny Hamlin would be the winner of the race. Unfortunately, due to a bad officiating decision, NASCAR would give the trophy to the driver who finished second instead. Junior had no idea that the dumbest rule in the history of professional sports, was about to make NASCAR owe Denny Hamlin a lot of money. It would be one of the angriest today's of Junior's life. After all the bullshit he had to put up with, this would be adding insult to injury.

Authors note: If you are competing in a racing series that does not have overtime, do not pit unless you are 100% positive the race is going to resume. That scene in Days of thunder always puzzled me.

Total drama 2023 is not canon to this series. Zee is not 15 years younger than everyone else, he is around the same age.

Thank you for reading and please have a great day.