Once Upon A Crime...

'''Sixteen new contestants arrive at a castle on the English country side to compete for another million dollars. The teams are formed and the first challenge looms over the contestant's head.'''

Plot
Chris McLean stood in front of a luxurious fountain, smiling his brilliant smile.

"Yo! I'm Chris McLean! Welcome to season seven of your favorite reality show; Total Drama!" Chris said, "I'm sure you all saw what happened last year: Fourteen teens freaks battled it out for an entire summer for one million dollars! In the end, Jennifer and Corey faced off in the final showdown!"

Chris walked past the fountain and stood in front of a wrought iron gate.

"I've decided to bring in sixteen new teenagers to compete for another million dollars!" Chris explained, "That's right! Sixteen new teen freaks, geeks, and weaklings!"

He laughed.

"We've long since abandoned the uncharted island, and relocated to this swanky castle on the English countryside!"

And it was true.

Behind Chris was a lavish, yet dated, castle.

"Why a castle? You'll find out soon! But before we get to that, we have to introduce our new contestants! And here comes one now!" Chris said, pointing at a limo driving up the gravel driveway, "Say hello to our first competitor: Ryan!"

A tall, attractive boy jumped out of the limo, smirking.

"Hello, Ryan!" Chris announced.

"Hi." Ryan said, quietly.

"How are ya?" Chris asked.

"Great." Ryan said, simply.

Chris nodded, standing there awkwardly.

"So..." Ryan said, "Stand over there?"

"Yep." Chris said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Coolio, man." Ryan said, walking off.

"Yeah..." Chris said, "Yeesh..."

A limo pulled into the driveway.

"Next up, give a warm welcome to Deb!" Chris announced.

A short, thin girl jumped out of the limo wearing a barista uniform.

"Whaddup with the uniform?" Ryan asked.

"I didn't have time to change before my co-workers shoved me in the limo." Deb sighed, "I was just about to start my third shift of the day."

"Third?" Ryan and Chris asked, confused.

"What? I'm dedicated." Deb said, walking over to stand next to Ryan.

"Well then!" Chris said.

Just as he said this, an attractive goth walked onto the scene.

"Hi there." She purred, "I'm Sapphire."

"You have got to be kidding." Deb said, crossing her arms.

"I'm Ryan." Ryan said, simply.

Sapphire laughed, "Nice to meet you Ryan. And you are?"

"Deborah." Deb said, simply.

"Great." Sapphire said, winking at her.

Deb leaned back, slightly appalled.

Chris smirked, in a dream-like trance.

"Chris? Hello?" A male voice asked, "Earth to Chris?"

Chris shook his head and smiled, "Jerome!"

"Wassup?" Jerome asked, smiling.

"Hey?" Ryan asked.

"Wow..."He said, smiling at Sapphire.

Sapphire raised any eyebrow and waved.

Jerome waved back.

"Seriously?" Deb asked.

"What?" Jerome asked.

"Nothing." Deb sighed.

"And the next contestant? Trey!" Chris announced.

A tall, built boy came out of the limo and walked over to the other contestants.

"Hi! I'm Trey! It's nice to meet you all." Trey smirked.

"Wow-not what I was expecting... Hi. I'm Sapphire." She said, holding out her hand.

Trey shook it rapidly, making the girl shake.

"Um- Tray? L-like the food tray?" Deb asked, feeling slightly awkward about this whole situation.

"Nope! It's spelt T-R-E-Y." Trey said, "I get that a lot though."

Chris smiled at the camera, "The next contestant up-"

"Is me!" A blond boy said, walking past the wrought iron gates, "Hi! I'm David, your favorite contestant this season!"

David posed for the camera and winked.

"It's great to see you Chris. You sure look buff today!" David said, walking over to the other contestants.

"Well thank you!" Chris said, smirking.

"Oh, look at this poor weak child!" David said, smiling at the camera as he walked over and hugged Deb.

"Oh- um..." Deb said, looking around awkward, "Let go."

David posed and smiled at the camera, winking.

"Next contestant is-" Chris began.

"Wait! David called, his eyes wide with terror.

"What?" Chris asked.

"Oh-um..." David stumbled before posing again.

Chris rolled his eyes.

"Give a warm welcome to Damion!" Chris announced, gesturing to the wrought iron gate.

A tall, redheaded boy walked over to Chris, extending his hand.

"Hey there, Chris. Great to meet ya." Damion said, warmly.

Chris took his hand and was shocked.

Damion laughed a hyena type laugh, lifting up his hand.

There was a joy-buzzer.

Damion laughed again, "You totally fell for it, dude! Ahahah!"

Chris rolled his eyes.

"Go stand by everyone else." Chris said.

Damion laughed and held his hand out for Ryan.

"Not falling for it." Ryan said, coldly.

"Well then." Damion sighed, "Lighten up, dude."

Ryan rolled his eyes.

"Next up! Brooke!" Chris announced.

An average-sized girl with short, blonde hair arrived.

"Hello!" She chirped.

She walked past Chris and to the other teenagers.

"You look like you could use something to eat!" Brooke cooed at Damion.

"Huh?" Damion asked.

"You're so thin!" Brooke laughed.

Damion and Jerome exchanged glances.

"I'm Sapphire. It's cool to meet you." Sapphire said, smiling.

"Hi there!" Brooke said, before cocking her head.

"Don't you think that skirt is too short?" She asked.

"Huh?" Sapphire asked.

"Nothing..." Brooke said.

Sapphire raised an eyebrow.

"Hi-sies!" A girl chirped, walking onto the scene, "I'm here!"

"Lorelei!" Chris announced, "Nice to see you!"

Lorelei smiled and skipped over to the other contestants.

"Hi! What's your name?" Lorelei sang to David.

"Ugh- dying walrus much? Your singing voice is terrible- Mine is SO much better!" David cheered, belting out a couple of bars.

Lorelei growled, immediately turned off by David.

David finished singing and smirked, raising an eyebrow at Lorelei.

"Ugh- whatever." She said, crossing her arms.

"Next up, Anza!" Chris announced.

A petite, dark-skinned girl wearing a large, candy-orange headscarf walked past the wrought iron gates.

"Hello." She said.

Her voice was silky and warm.

She walked past Chris, waving and looking at the sky.

"Hey! I'm Lorelei and I just love your shawl!" The girl cooed. "I'm pretty sure you recognize me from my appearances on Days of our Wives? I played Little Susie."

Lorelei flipped her hair.

"Oh brother." Deb sighed.

Anza was still looking at the sky.

"Hello?" Jerome asked, waving his hand to attract her attention.

"Huh?" Anza asked, "Oh! Sorry! I was spacing out- I'm Anza. It's a pleasure to meet all of you."

A tall, pale boy walked past Chris.

His eyes were pale gray, and he examined his competition.

"Is this it?" He asked, with a haughty Russian accent.

"Yup!" Chris laughed. "Welcome, Augustus!"

"Hmm." Augustus sighed, pushing his cloak back.

"Aren't you hot?" Damion asked.

"I do not feel heat unless I allow myself to." Augustus said.

"It's like a hundred degrees outside." Brooke said, "You could get heatstroke- take that thing off!"

"Do not treat me like a child, girl." Augustus spat, "This is pure mink fur."

A tall, well-endowed girl ran past the wrought iron gate, her hands around her throat.

He was making gagging noises.

"I think she's choking!" Sapphire cried.

"Save her! Someone!" Anza agreed.

Deb ran to assist the girl.

The girl pushed Deb to the floor and ran to Jerome.

"Huh?" He asked.

"Give her the Heimlich!" Trey called.

Jerome did as instructed and a tortilla chip came out of the girl's mouth.

"Oh! Thank you! You're my hero!" The girl said, gently putting a hand on Jerome's face.

"Oh- Um..." Jerome said, blushing a bit.

"I'm Janice." She cooed.

"Jerome." The boy said.

Sapphire raised an eyebrow.

"Are you guys flirting?" She asked, confused.

"No!" Jerome said, dropping Janice.

"Oof!" She cried, rubbing her head.

She glared up at Jerome.

"Sorry." He said, shrugging.

A thin boy walked past the wrought iron gate.

His eyes were full of fear and his demeanor was that of a reserved, shy and vulnerable being.

"H-Hi." He stuttered, "I'm Finnegan. Y-You can call me Finn. I-if you want."

"Hi Finnegan." Chris said, smirking.

"Hey, are you okay?" Deb asked.

"I guess..." Finn shrugged, walking over the others.

He hung his head.

"Oh, you really are a sad child." David said.

There was an awkward silence.

"Don't let me ruin your guys' fun." Finnegan sighed.

"Oh... You weren't. It wasn't any fun anyways." Sapphire comforted.

"The next contestant! Holly!" Chris announced.

A blonde girl bounced onto the scene, waving and smiling.

"Hiya!" She said, waving.

"Oh, hi!" Sapphire said, with condescending perkiness.

"I love that top, by the way!" She said, pointing at Janice's shirt.

"Thanks." Janice gritted.

"It's a lovely day, isn't it?" She asked Damion.

"Sure is!" Damion said, extending his hand for a shake.

"Oh! Okay!" Holly chirped, as she began to extend her hand.

"Don't do that." Jerome said, kindly leading her away.

"There! That makes fourteen. That's the whole cast right?" Janice asked.

"Nope! We're adding two more contestants! Say hello to famous rock-star, Gil DeLitz!" Chris announced.

Janice, Lorelei, Deb, Brooke, Sapphire, and Anza all cheered.

"Oh my god! He's so hot!" Sapphire cried.

"He's my dream beau!" Deb agreed.

"I love his star tattoo!" Lorelei chimed in.

"He has the cutest butt!" Janice chirped.

The guys stared at Janice.

"What? He does!" Janice cried.

Ryan rolled his eyes.

"Blech. I hate that guy." Ryan gagged.

"His music sucks." Trey agreed.

"His produces formulated his music in tunes that they knew would attract girls' attention. He's a sham." Damion agreed.

Gil came walking onto the scene, smirking.

The girls flocked him, "Ladies, ladies! No need! There's enough Gil to go aroun-"

Gil looked around to see Holly standing there, a confused look on her face.

He left the crowd, the girls standing there with frowns on their faces.

"Um- Gil DeLitz just arrived on the scene. Are you blind or something?" Gil asked.

Holly cocked her head.

"Does she speak English?" Gil asked.

"Are you supposed to be famous or something?" Holly asked.

Gil's eye twitched.

"I'm an international super-star! My songs have debuted at number one!" Gil said, matter-of-factly.

"Oh, yeah! Gil DeLitz!" Holly said, shrugging.

"Now you remember me!" Gil said, swelling with pride.

"I hate you." Holly said, wiping the almost permanent smile off her face.

"W-what?" Gil said, his mouth hanging open.

The girls flocked him again.

Janice pushed Holly out of the way to get to her.

Holly and the boys groaned.

"And the final contestant: Kathleen!" Chris announced.

A girl walked onto the scene with long, chestnut colored hair and a flower perched on head.

She meeped and covered her face.

Her cheeks were rosy red.

"Is she blushing?" Deb asked.

"Looks like it." Augustus said, unamused.

"I-I-I'm sorry." Kathleen said, in a quiet, mousy voice.

"What? Speak up!" David called.

"I-I'm sorry." Kathleen said, even quieter.

"I still can't here what she's saying." Lorelei said.

"I'm sorry!" Kathleen shouted.

She promptly covered her mouth.

Tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"That's... pathetic." Chris sighed, "I need you all to stand in front of that fountain. I'm going to take the cast photo!"

The contestants moved and reshuffled in front of the fountain, posing for the photo.

"Say Cheese!" Chris announced as he snapped the photo.

"Cheese!" The cast shouted.

"Great! Everyone follow me inside!" Chris explained walking to the front door of the castle.

The contestants followed.

Inside, the sixteen teenagers marveled at what they saw.

The foyer was grand a regal.

Marble floors, giant stone pillars, and marvelous statues of each former winner.

"Wow! This is awesome!" Trey marveled.

"Eh. I've seen better." Augustus shrugged.

"Is this where we're staying?" Holly marveled.

"Last season they slept in huts, and we get an awesome castle? Bonus!" David cheered.

"No! The winner's get the awesome castle! The losers gets what's beneath it!" Chris laughed.

"Beneath it?" Finnegan asked in a shaky voice.

"Exactly! Follow me!" Chris said, opening a door and running down the staircase.

The contestants followed.

"It's cold in here!" Lorelei cried.

"And dark!" Jerome agreed.

Chris clapped his hands.

Candles that were lined along the walls turned on.

What was revealed shocked them.

It was a dungeon.

"Is this where the losers sleep? Are you serious?" Deb asked.

"Yup! You each your own cell! Isn't that great?" Chris asked, "Complete with a stretching rack to be used as a table! And A torture chamber too! Just for fun!"

"You have got to be kidding! It's, like, moldy in here!" Lorelei cried.

"That's unhealthy! We could die!" Holly agreed.

"Try not to lose, then." Chris said. "Back upstairs! Chris announced, "I need to show you the confessional!"

'''Chris Confessional: You'll be able this study as your confessional for the entirety of the season! Swanky and roomy!'''

'''Trey Confessional: I like this castle. But the dungeon? Yeah, not ecstatic to bunk there...'''

'''Kathleen Confessional: Did I make a total fool of myself earlier? Yeah. I just get so nervous in front of other people I can hardly speak or do anything! At least I'm safe here. Where no one is watching me... except for the millions- of viewers... Oh no.'''

"And this is the backyard, where we'll be competing in the first challenge!" Chris announced.

"Backyard? It's like a thousand acres! And it even has a Colosseum!" Gil pointed out.

"Wow! Who knew?" Chris asked.

"Is that where the first challenge is gonna be?" Brooke asked.

"Before we get into that, I need to tell you guys some important information, including sorting the teams!" Chris explained, "First off. This season's theme is..."

The contestants leaned in.

"Fairy Tales, Legends, and Mythology!" Chris announced, "We thought it would impress the fandom types out there."

"Stank!"

"What?"

"Lame-sauce!"

"Yay! I was always told I have prince like qualities!"

"I love fairy tales! I tell my charges fairy tales all the time!"

"And if you know the fairy tale for that weeks challenge, you might have an advantage!" Chris said, "But let's get to what you've all been waiting for! The teams!"

The contestants leaned in once more.

"If I can have Gil, Ryan, Lorelei, Holly, Deb, Trey, Brooke, and Augustus stand to the right of me! Move it!" Chris shouted.

The eights contestants did as instructed.

"You guys are now known as The Noble Knights!" Chris explained.

"Noble?" Trey asked.

"I think the real question here is night? Now is the night-time noble?" Holly asked.

Deb face-palmed.

"As for the rest of you! David, Sapphire, Jerome, Finnegan, Kathleen, Janice, Anza, and Damion! You guys will now and forever be known as The Tremendous Titans!" Chris explained.

"Titans? How is that fairy tales?" Janice asked, "I don't remember then anywhere."

"Titans are mythology." Sapphire explained.

"Idiot." David spat.

"Rude!" Janice cried.

"Thank god; If we had to be in teams based on gender, I would have pretended I had a pen-" Sapphire began.

"Okay then!" Chris shouted. "Head inside that colosseum and walk straight through it! Behind it, you'll see it!"

"See what?" Damion asked.

"You'll see." Chris said.

Damion glanced at Anza.

She shrugged.

"Your guess is as good as mine." She replied.

The sixteen contestants walked into the colosseum, and were amazed by their surroundings.

The colosseum itself wasn't where the challenge was held; more like a pathway that connected the world they all knew to that of a fantasy land created by the producers and set designers.

It was an array of brilliant colors and dazzling light shows.

"Ooh!"

"Aah!"

"Wow! Miracle suprisies!"

In front of then was a regal doorway.

They entered it.

Past the colosseum was a world they had never seen before.

All around them were tall trees and brilliant lights.

Above them, the sky was a dark blue, even though it was mid-afternoon.

In the center of it all was a tall, long brick wall.

"A brick wall?" Deb asked, "And how is that a challenge?"

On the brick wall was a large egg.

"Humpty Dumpty?" Brooke asked, "YAY!"

The egg was kicked by an overly-large boot and set on fire.

Then it exploded.

"Whoa!" Gil cried.

"What the heck-?!" Anza asked.

Another egg rolled across the brick wall until it reached a buzzer on a podium.

Then it too promptly exploded.

A third egg rolled on the wall, before getting hit by the large boot.

The egg soared in the sky and crash-landed on the buzzer.

A ding went off and then that egg exploded as well.

"What is with all the exploding eggs?" Sapphire asked.

"... That doesn't mean we'll explode too, right?" Jerome asked.

The contestants exchanged glances.

"No promises!" Chris laughed, "Who's going to win the first challenge? Who's going to explode? Find out next time on Total Drama Legends!"