All the castmates ran head over heels down the street, most of them screaming their heads off at the animatronic monster roaring somewhere nearby. As it made its entrance, all of the castmates started splitting in different directions. Tails ended up staying on the beach set, but then he gasped when he saw Cosmo. She was standing at the edge of the beach set, looking back at him, while the monster was slowly rising up behind her.

“COSMO!” Tails yelped, waving his arms frantically, “DUCK! DUCK!”

“Uh…goose!” Cosmo giggled, waving back to Tails. Then, the monster slammed its hand down in the sand, but missed Cosmo. She ended up shrieking in delight and flying into a tall nearby crane. “That was so fun! Do it again!” Tails only could shake his head in dismay as he watched the monster stomp over and grab Cosmo for real this time. Then, it went and dropped her inside a bouncy house. She giggled like crazy, jumping for a few moments, then settling back down.

Tails: Perhaps that monster won’t look for me in here. I love Cosmo a lot…um, maybe not LOVE love, but I think she’s amazing! I just wish she would notice me and not that dumb monster; I can BUILD things cooler than that anyway! Then again…how can I compete with that thing? It’s tall and I’m short, it’s big and I’m skinny, and it has lots of scary teeth. However, I AM happy to say that I obviously have the better brain.

“Which way do we go?” Silver asked Blaze, since they were still on the beach.

“Follow the good-looking people!” Vector snickered, running by.

“Yes, follow Vector!” Tikal sighed, running after him. Silver and Blaze looked at one another, shrugged, then went ahead and followed the two other castmates.

Nearby, Amy was busy tying up Sonic again with rope, having a lot of fun. Since she was on TV, she wanted the whole world to know about her love for the blue hedgehog. However, Sonic wasn’t as thrilled about it as Amy was.

“Uh, I don’t think this is the kind of action that Bokkun had in mind,” Knuckles said, looking at the cameras with an annoyed expression while pointing to the two hedgehogs.

Amy: What was I thinking? I love Sonic, but hello, I also like a million dollars!

Sonic: You think I’M the one who has a screw loose? I’m just trying to play the game, but that pink hedgehog won’t leave me alone! Knuckles is completely right; we both have to get our heads in the game, now!

Then, as Sonic was taking his turn in the confessional, Amy tackled him from the side and started to make out with him, despite his angry protests and after what they both just said in the make-up trailer. However, all this was stopped a moment later when the monster reached into the trailer and grabbed both hedgehogs.

“Amy…if we should die…I want to tell you something,” Sonic said, watching the monster take them away.

“Yes, Sonic?” Amy whispered, tears appearing in her eyes. Then, the monster came to the bouncy house and dropped them both down.

“THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT, YOU CRAZY HEDGEHOG!” Sonic screamed on his way down, glaring at Amy.

“Say WHAT now?” Amy yelled back, glaring at Sonic as both hedgehogs bounced down into the little house.

Blaze, Silver and Knuckles were all running down one of the film set streets, snickering a bit to one another at how nothing really bad was happening. Blaze decided to take charge and lead the way, too.

“This challenge isn’t so bad,” she said confidentially, “What, no explosions? No burning buildings? No bears?”

“Perhaps it’s not in the budget,” Silver suggested, running alongside the cat. Then, just as they said that, a nearby building exploded, the one right next to that burned down, and a bear that had been inside the building roared and started chasing the three castmates. Blaze, Silver and Knuckles all froze in their tracks, then started running in the opposite direction from the rampaging bear.

~~~

“I thought the bear was tranquilized and returned to its handler,” Bokkun asked, watching the monitors from up in the monster’s head where he, Decoe and Bocoe were all having fun watching the progress.

“It had one day left on its contract,” Decoe explained, winking at Bokkun while he continued stomping around in his special suit that controlled the monster.

“Nice!” Bokkun laughed, rubbing his hands together.

~~~

“Easy hiding place and easily spotted,” Omega stated, staring down at a large umbrella on the beach, “Little bee known as Charmy does not hide very well at all.” From inside the umbrella, Charmy frowned and got out, glaring at Omega.

“Thanks a lot, you mean robot,” he muttered, quickly flitting away. Omega followed right behind him.

“Omega was only looking out for little Charmy,” the robot said, “An easy hiding place like that would get you picked off right away.”

“For your information, if I wanted to, I could fly as fast as an eagle!” Charmy said smugly, “It’s one of the fastest birds in the world, you know.” Then, the monster got in front of both the robot and bee and roared loudly. Shockingly, it sent both Charmy AND Omega crashing backwards into the sand, where they were both easily picked up in the monster’s hands.

“Being so easily captured by a robot…does not compute,” Omega stated, looking at the monster and trying to fire his laser cannon, but not being able to since he couldn’t get it out. The monster soon walked right over the bouncy house and dropped both of them down into it. However, Charmy grinned and simply hovered in the air, refusing to be dropped down.

“Sorry, monster, but I have wings!” the little bee grinned, sticking out his tongue. The monster (really Decoe and Bocoe) glared at Charmy, then grabbed a piece of rope. It grabbed Charmy again and tied his wings together, then dropped him again.

“NO FAIR!” Charmy yelled, bouncing up once from the bouncy house, “I HATE ROBOTS!”

“Does not compute,” Omega stated, looking at Charmy in annoyance.

Back in another part of the set, Vector saw Blaze’s group heading the opposite way than him. He blinked, then ran right into the monster’s hand. Vector blinked in confusion, then quickly touched the gem around his neck. As the monster held the crocodile up to his face, Vector winked at it.

~~~

“Ugh…curse that Vector and his gem,” Bokkun muttered, looking at the love-struck expressions on Decoe and Bocoe’s faces.

~~~

The monster very slowly lowered Vector down into the bouncy house instead of just throwing him down. Inside the bouncy house, Amy and Omega both started drooling over him, thanks to his gem.

Vector: I’m not just another gorgeous crocodile with a sexy personality, okay? I’m also a master strategist and this season, I’m in it to win it! No one is denying the leader of Team Chaotix.

Next, the monster started chasing Wave around. Wave had to hold onto her wig to prevent it from falling off. However, from a nearby bush, Marine poked her head out and giggled happily.

“Yeah, you get her, monster!” she called out, “We don’t like her!” Thanks to Marine yelling out, the monster easily spotted and grabbed her. Then, it easily reached out and grabbed Wave as well. As he held both girls together, they looked at one another but didn’t say anything. They were both dropped in the bouncy house a moment later, but Wave was missing her wig when she fell inside.

“Uh, hello?” she yelled up to the monster, “I THINK you forgot something!” A second later, her wig was dropped to her, and she quickly put it back on her bald head. “Ah, that’s more like it.”

Back on the set, Shadow had finally woken up and was furious with what happened. He looked around and saw that Blaze, Silver and Tikal were all running by. Although he didn’t like them at all, he groaned and went to join them.

“Hey, Shadow!” Silver said, waving to him.

“Shut it, future boy,” Shadow snarled, glaring at him. Before Silver could retort, the monster stomped right in front of them. Tikal gasped and hugged Blaze, but Silver quickly pointed to a nearby door.

“Quick, everyone, follow me!” he called out.

Blaze: That’s what makes Silver such a great boyfriend! He’s always thinking of others. It’s one of the many things I love about him.

“It’s okay, Shadow; we’ll protect you,” Silver said teasingly to the ebony hedgehog, pushing the door open and rushing inside.

“Keep talking and I’m beating you to a bloody pulp,” Shadow snapped back, following them inside. As Tikal and Blaze went in as well, they gasped and looked around.

“This sucks! Does this mean that everything around here is fake?” Silver asked, scratching his head and looking at the hollow building that really had nothing on the inside, besides a few props.

Blaze: That and Silver’s exceptional powers of observation.

Before any of them could do anything, all four of them were grabbed from behind by the animatronic monster. Shadow started cussing angrily, while Tikal called out for Marine and Blaze and Silver hugged one another. They were dropped into the bouncy house a moment later to join their friends, leaving only two castmates free.

Back in the same place where Silver’s group had gotten captured, Knuckles and Tails both peeked their heads out from behind a fake car prop. They were both giggling and slapping each other high-fives.

“What losers!” Knuckles was laughing.

“Yeah, I’m just glad I’m not them,” Tails agreed, smiling at Knuckles. However, their joy was short-lived, since a roar stopped their joy-making in the next moment. Both Knuckles and Tails looked to see that the monster was now right in front of them, grinning evilly and only about ten feet away. Up close, it looked even scarier.

“NOT GOOD!” Knuckles yelped, backing up.

“I’M TOO YOUNG AND CUTE!” Tails cried, falling to the ground. As he closed his eyes in terror, the monster reached out its hand towards him.

A moment passed, with Tails still crying and curled in a tight ball, but nothing happened. Slowly, he opened his eyes and looked around. The monster and Knuckles were both gone, but he was still there.

“Hey…it didn’t take me!” Tails cried, jumping up and down happily, “Now, all I have to do is find those trailers!” He quickly began running away out of the hollow building, but since he had been running so much, he had grown quite tired. He hadn’t walked 100 yards when he fell down to his knees and groaned.

“I…can’t go…any further,” he cried, puffing like crazy, “I’m not…used to…such exercise. Take me…you monster…I surrender!” The little fox looked up and saw the monster slowly coming towards him, reaching down.

~~~

“That little fox seriously needs to go to the gym more often,” Decoe muttered, reaching down to pick him up. As he grabbed the little fox, however, something happened. Inside of the monster’s hand, a very bright green light had suddenly appeared, and Tails was slowly giggling in amusement.

Tails: Boy, am I ever glad I didn’t throw away those tiny little bombs. Being small can have its advantages. You know, like…uh…when you’re trying to…uh…fool an animatronic monster into picking you up so you can blow him sky-high! That’s just off the top of my head.

Sticking out his tongue, Tails managed to wiggle free from the monster’s hand just before the little bombs inside exploded. Decoe and Bocoe both screamed as the bombs finally went off and sent them blasting off into the sky, vanishing from sight.

“YES, I WON!” Tails cheered, jumping up down and crazily, “I’M THE WINNER! EVERYONE HAIL TAILS!”

“Not quite, Tails,” Bokkun stated, hovering towards him, “You still have to find those trailers.” Tails groaned, then started off walking once more. In the distance, the monster finally came crashing back down, but Tails didn’t care.

Through the night, Tails continued to walk, groaning in pain. In the bouncy house, everyone was sleeping and snuggling close to one another without really realizing it. Sonic and Blaze both cuddled, while Amy and Silver both snuggled. Charmy and Wave both cuddled, and Tikal and Marine both were giggling and holding hands while dreaming about going to a mall.

Finally, in the morning, Tails staggered up to the bouncy house, which, ironically, was right next to the trailers that they were supposed to get to. Tails fell to his knees and closed his eyes, puffing like crazy. Shadow and Silver both got up and walked over to the side, looking down at Tails with distain.

“It took you ten and a half hours to walk three city blocks?” Silver asked in disgust.

“That’s just sad, fox,” Shadow muttered, shaking his head. Tails glared up at them, then took off one of his gloves. Since foxes had sharp claws, all it took was one swipe from Tails’ paw to easily pop the bouncy house. As it deflated, all the castmates inside finally got freed.

“How come no one thought of doing that last night?” Knuckles snapped, “I mean, we ALL have claws and fangs and other things!” Everyone inside the destroyed bouncy house groaned and mumbled different responses, while Knuckles himself looked down at his own pointy gloves in annoyance.

“Hold on…sensors say that we are missing Cosmo,” Omega stated, looking around for the plant girl. Everyone gasped and heard a loud crunch at that moment. They all looked over and saw the monster squish one of the two trailers and slowly lower Cosmo to the ground.

“Thanks for the date, sexy!” Cosmo grinned, waving to the monster, “Don’t ever leave me, because I’d FIND you!” As she said that, Tails glared at the monster, looking quite jealous and annoyed.

“How did you ever escape?” Knuckles asked, looking at Cosmo in confusion.

“The monster and I had a romantic date,” Cosmo grinned, “He just doesn’t take no for an answer. Yep, pretty crazy, I can’t even tell you guys.” As everyone stared at Cosmo with a scared expression, Bokkun emerged from the other trailer.

“Wow…I’m certainly glad I chose to stay in THIS trailer and not THAT one,” he said, looking at the squashed trailer, “Well, anyway, it’s good to see you all here. The next part of the challenge is a reward! We’ll all go down to the craft services tent and then you’ll hear the next part. It’ll be the boys against the girls, and the winner gets his or her choice between trailer A or trailer…uh…B.” He looked at the squashed trailer and winched. Then, he shrugged and led the castmates away to the craft services tent.

Inside, the main eating table was filled with delicious-looking food and looked fresh and wonderful. Everyone gasped and smiled, happy with the reward, even though Bokkun hadn’t announced what it was yet.

“Wow…this food likes something out of a commercial!” Sonic commented.

“A commercial? Can I star in it?” Marine asked, giggling.

“Move it, people!” Tails suddenly spoke up, grinning like crazy and rubbing his hands together, “I’m one hungry fox after walking all the way over here!”

Tails: Believe it or not, I like to eat. Still, despite that, I don’t weigh that much. I tend to eat when I’m upset, happy, tired, bored, morose, comatose, semi-conscious, avuncular, sad…and so on. Do you find that weird for such a little fox?

“LET’S GET THIS SPEED-EATING CONTEST STARTED!” Tails cheered, getting on all fours and wagging his tails excitedly, “ON YOUR MARKS…GET SET…GO!” He laughed and lunged at the table.

“TAILS, NO, WAIT!” Bokkun yelled out, but then he slapped his forehead as he failed to stop the fox in time. Tails started leaping all over the food and gobbling it all down with his sharp little teeth. Everyone watched in surprise and shock as the little fox went and consumed almost everything on the table in record speed, but as he did, his stomach got quite big for the moment.

When he was done, he groaned and lay on his stomach on top of the table, all the empty plates surrounding him. Snickering, Bokkun hovered over and peered closely at the now-larger fox.

“Tails, the fox of many surprising appetites,” he snickered, crossing his arms, “How was it?”

“The turkey was a bit…dry,” Tails moaned, burping out loud and rubbing his stomach.

“Not surprising, since the food was fake!” Bokkun grinned.

“Um…fake?” Tails asked, turning white.

“Yep, that’s right,” Bokkun went on, pointing over to Decoe and Bocoe, who were both holding up saws and other equipment, “Just props made from foam-core, silicone, sawdust and wax. It wasn’t a speed-eating contest; it was a contest to find the key.”

“What key?” Tails asked, before burping up a small silver key that landed in his hand, “Oh…you mean THIS key?”

“That would be the one,” Bokkun nodded, raising an eyebrow.

“Wow…does this mean I win?” Tails grinned.

“Yes, yes it does,” Bokkun admitted. Tails cheered happily and pumped his fist in the air, but still couldn’t move.

Knuckles: Did you all see that? That little fox ate foam-core and wax! Full props for that; that fox is crazy! Hehe, I like it!

Sonic: Way to find the key, Tails! I used to think that Tails wasn’t really that much besides an inventor and my sidekick, but he’s really something else! You go, Tails!

Charmy: I could’ve done that if I wanted to; I just wasn’t hungry.

Omega: Consumption of fake food props…does not compute. It occurs now that little orange forest creature has guts…guts full of foam-core and rubber.

Tails: Ugh…my stomach…feels so…weird.

Tails was still lying on the table after gorging down all the faux foods, moaning and rubbing his stomach. Decoe took a cup of water and added in some dissolvable indigestion pills, then slowly took it over to Tails.

“Oh, don’t worry,” Tails laughed weakly, “We foxes have great digestion methods; I’ll be fine.” However, at that moment, Tails’ stomach made a huge gurgling noise, and he trembled a bit. “Nope, call 911.”

“You’re going to need it, dude!” Bokkun laughed, “Because as the winner, YOU get first pick between the trailers.” He led all the castmates outside, with Tails slowly hobbling behind them all. When they got to the two trailers, the girls all looked annoyed, since it was pretty clear which trailer Tails would pick.

“Let’s see…” Tails mused, looking at the squashed trailer and the intact trailer, “I pick…the squashed one!” At the sound of this, all the boys started angrily yelling at Tails and threatening him as well. “What? It’s got more character…and besides, I can rebuild it to the trailer of our dreams! Did you forget that I’m an inventor?” The boys didn’t sound very reassured by that, and the girls started celebrating instead, thinking that they got the good trailer. However, at that moment, the animatronic monster suddenly appeared and squashed the other trailer, too, making all the girls groan.

Cosmo: I am so over that monster!

Later, after Decoe and Bocoe angrily fixed the girls’ trailer and Tails made the boys’ trailer look like a mansion, everyone chose which bunks they were going to sleep in. Bokkun announced to them that they had to be up by 6:00 a.m. or else. With the boys, they all simply pointed to where they wanted to be. Tails shared a bunk with Silver, Sonic shared a bunk with Omega, Shadow shared a bunk with Vector, and Charmy and Knuckles shared the last bunk. With the girls, however, it wasn’t as simple.

“I need to sleep on the west side so that my head will be closer to the ocean,” Wave said calmly, crossing her arms.

“That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard of,” Amy snapped, “We’re nowhere NEAR the ocean!”

“Well, maybe I just don’t want to lay my pretty head near any of you losers!” Wave growled, glaring back at Amy.

“And maybe I don’t want to sleep near a two-faced, bossy little string bean of a stuck-up bird!” Amy spat back, ready to pull out her hammer.

“Um…anyone willing to sleep with Wave?” Tikal spoke up.

“No way! Meanness is contagious!” Marine gasped, “It’ll leak down on me while I sleep! Besides, I’m bunking with YOU, Tikal! My newest best friend!”

“Look, let’s just draw straws,” Amy suggested.

“Who’s got straws?” Tikal asked, tilting her head.

“We could use makeup brushes instead,” Marine suggested.

“That’s actually a good idea!” Blaze agreed, smiling. Tikal went over to her makeup case and got out six makeup brushes, then brought them over to everyone.

“Okay, longest ones get the top bunks,” she said, “Shortest ones get the bottoms. The shortest of ALL gets to sleep with Wave!” Wave growled at Tikal, not happy with how she was being treated. Every girl then drew one of the makeup brushes. Tikal and Marine each got a short and long brush, and they immediately ran to chose a bunk together. Blaze and Amy each ended up sharing a bunk as well, leaving only Cosmo and Wave. However, Wave then noticed that there were still TWO bunks open.

“I call my own bunk!” Cosmo giggled, running to one.

“So…I get TWO bunks?” Wave blinked, “All to myself? Wow…that’s awesome! Hehe, you are all losers!” She giggled and went to her own two bunks.

“Uh…yeah, we really need to work on our math,” Blaze meowed, shaking her head and feeling really stupid.

As everyone slowly fell asleep, Bokkun slowly drifted into the area and grinned at the cameras. Then, he took out a megaphone with an evil expression on his face. He cleared his throat, then screamed into it.

“THIS IS YOUR WAKEUP CALL, CASTMATES!” he screamed, freaking everyone out. When he heard them all yelling angrily and protesting, he laughed and yelled out again. “NO, JUST KIDDING; YOU CAN GO BACK TO BED!” All the castmates growled, then laid back down. After that, he slowly drifted inward and looked right at the cameras even closer.

“So, that’s all for the first day on Total Drama Action,” he grinned, “What lies in store for Tails with a stomach full of foam-core and wax? What will the next day bring for Blaze and Silver? Well, I know, but I ain’t telling! Stay tuned for the next thrilling episode of Total…Drama…Action!” With that, he crossed his arms and closed his eyes before speaking his signature line. “Bokkun out!”

However, as the cameras faded out, the monster roared once again somewhere off-screen. As the cameras faded all the way out, signaling the end of the episode, Bokkun yelled for his camera crew.

“WILL SOMEONE PLEASE PUT A RAP ON THAT MONSTER!”