Total Drama High School II (Evil Returns):

EDITED VERSION:

The constant ringing of Mike's alarm clock woke him up around 9:30 in the morning. Mike slowly opened his drowsy eyes and yawned as he sat up in his bed. The luminescent spring sun shone warm yellow rays through his glass window from across the room. Mike shielded his eyes from their blinding light, and pushed his bed sheets aside. One foot at a time, he slowly stood out of his bed.

Once he was completely out of the warm confines of his bed, he bent over, stretching his back. After a few other stretches Mike walked over to his window and opened it up. As soon as the window opened up, the nice cool breeze flew into his room. Fresh air and the noise of lawnmowers filled his room as he stuck his head out the window. The smell of freshly mown grass and fresh air wafted into his nostrils. With a deep breath, Mike let out a sigh of relief to see that the day was indeed going to be beautiful.

"Ahhhhh. A great day." Mike said to himself before pulling his head back in his room. He quickly closed the window and shades. Mike impatiently got dressed into some sneakers, shorts, and his favorite blue T-shirt. Today he and his friends were going to the pool, and he could hardly wait to see Zoey again. As he was about to leave the room, he heard a slight buzz, and turned his head around back to his room.

"Oh, my phone! Almost forgot." Mike said to himself as he grabbed his phone off the countertop next to his bed. As he picked it up, he looked at its screen and noticed that he had a new message from Zoey:

"Hey Mike! Can't wait to go to the pool! Meet you at my house at 10?"

Mike smiled as he read his girlfriend's text. That's right, girlfriend. Sometimes Mike could hardly believe his luck of running into Zoey last year, but here he was. Zoey Summers was his girlfriend. Once, he had thought that his life was to be plagued by loneliness, but because of Zoey, he was able to meet new people, and form new friendships. But the past was the past, and Mike was currently enjoying the present. He then walked into his bathroom while texting Zoey;

"Yeah I'll pick you up at 10. Can't wait to see you!"

When the message finally sent, Mike brushed his teeth and opened up one of the bathroom cupboards. Out he pulled a bottle of hairspray and he prepared to style his hair the way he liked it when he looked at his current hairstyle. It was just like Mal's. Downcast, and sinister looking. Mike quickly flipped his hair back up and closed his eyes, attempting to shut out those horrible memories. Despite his efforts, they still managed to make their way into his head…

*Flashback*

"If I want to take total control over this body, Zoey will have to go. And when she does, nothing will stand in my way." "Let the mayhem begin."

"You don't want to know how long I've had to play as dull old Mike. Jesus, I don't want to know what you saw in him. Makes me want to puke…"

"Shut up Zoey, or I'll make you go first."

"N….N-NO...ZOEY…..WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO ME!"

"I….I'M NOT DONE HERE! THIS IS MY TIME!"

"I WON'T ALLOW IT TO BE….FOILED….BY SOME FUCKING GIRL…."

*End Flashback*

Mike cringed and clutched his forehead in his palm. Pain surged through his mind, like a jackhammer pounding his brain. Memories of Mal flashed in front of his eyes; He remembered how he almost killed his friends, and framed it on Jasmine and Shawn. Such memories sent shivers down his spine. He stood there in front of the mirror for a few minutes, panting and saying absolutely nothing. The thought of having a sociopath as Mal deep down inside him scared him witless every day. Who could tell when the next time he would appear? What if he appeared at the pool? And, more importantly,

How would he be able to keep Zoey safe?

Mike couldn't tell, that was for sure. Not to mention, even people like Cameron, Noah, and Harold couldn't be certain. Mal was a wild card, the embodiment of chaos and disorder. Nobody knew when, or if he could possibly return. But sure enough, he was still there; deep down inside the darkest corners of Mike's mind.

Regardless, Mike refused to allow the past to ruin his future. Pushing the memories of Mal aside, Mike regained his composure and stood up straight. Whilst staring at himself in the mirror, he grabbed the can of hairspray off the floor and did his hair. When he finished in the bathroom, Mike grabbed a string bag from his room, and packed his pool supplies; a towel, sunscreen, his green swim trunks and white swim shirt, and some sandals. His wallet and phone were also necessities, so he packed those as well. Soon enough, he found himself dashing down the stairs. Mike's father was currently away on a business trip, leaving his mother alone in the house with only him. When Mike reached the bottom of the stairs, his mother spotted him from the kitchen.

"Good morning Mike. Where are you off to?" She asked him. Mike walked over to one of the kitchen counters and grabbed a box of cereal.

"I'm going to the pool with Zoey and my friends. Didn't I tell you?" Mike asked. He was pretty sure he had told her. Mike's mother often forgot many things that didn't seem to involve her directly, but he wouldn't blame her. With his father gone, she had to manage the house all by herself. Even with Mike's father home that was a chore.

"Um…maybe you did, I'm sorry I must have forgotten. When will you be back?" She asked.

"Uh, around 2:30." Mike answered.

"Wait, you're leaving now? Isn't it a bit early to go to the pool?" Yes, it was quite early to go to the pool. Mike had asked the same thing to Shawn when he had suggested that they go to the pool in the first place.

"Shawn wanted to go early because he says that the pool there gets really crowded in the middle of the day. Plus, it's really hot and the water is nice and cool in the morning. Not to mention it's our second to last day of Spring Break, so we want to make the most of it." Mike recited what Shawn had told him. Mike's mother nodded before continuing her work in the kitchen. "Hey mom, can I use the car? I promised Zoey I would pick her up at her house in a half hour." Mike asked hopefully.

Mike had gotten his driver's license around a month ago, and was quite eager to take the car out for a spin again. Driver's Education (or Ed if you prefer), was long and boring, considering he had gone over all of the rules with his father. But, nevertheless, he had to survive throughout the class, and eventually gained his license. Mike's mother looked up at the ceiling as she thought it over. After a few seconds, she let out a sigh and answered,

"I guess. Just be careful alright? You know you're father would give you the yelling of a lifetime if you scratched it."

"Of course mom. I won't damage it." Mike chuckled as he finished eating his cereal. He then took a look at his phone and noticed that the time read 9:53 AM. "Ok, I gotta go mom. Thanks for letting me use the car!" Mike said as he dashed out the door.

"Alright but just be sure to be careful!" She shouted after him.

*At Zoey's house*

Mike pulled up in front of Zoey's red brick house in his dad's car. It wasn't brand new, but it was new enough for him. It had that brand new car smell because of the car air fresheners. Mike patiently tapped the cars steering wheel to a song on the radio while he waited for Zoey to come out. After around 5 minutes of waiting, Mike lay back in the seat and rolled down the car window.

"What's taking her so long?" Mike wondered aloud as he stared at her house's front door. Just as he spoke, the door swung open and a familiar red head came running out in a pair of sneakers, white shorts, and a light green T-shirt. "Oh, there she is." Mike said to himself quietly as he started up the car. Zoey ran round the front of the car and quickly opened the car down and sat down in the seat next to him.

"Hey…Mike! Sorry I took so long!" Zoey said slightly out of breath. Mike laughed as he brought the car out of parking and Zoey looked at him curiously. "What?" She asked.

"Why is it that you're always running places?" Mike asked referring to the time he first met her. Last year, when they had first met, Zoey had come running late into class, completely out of breath. It was because of this, that she was seated next to Mike and that was how they had become acquainted with each other.

Zoey laughed after recognizing what he was talking about and gently kissed him on his cheek before sitting back in her seat.

"I've got places to be! Life is so short; I want to see the world! And not just from those pictures you sent me of Europe." She said as Mike continued driving. Mike smiled,

"What? I'm sorry I had to go but I couldn't have brought you with me! Believe me, I asked!" Mike laughed as he remembered asking his parents if he could bring her with him.

"Well you could've just stayed with me instead." Zoey said grinning back at him.

"An entire month at your house by myself? How would I ever survive?" Mike said the last part sarcastically.

"Hey!" Zoey said playfully punching him in the arm.

"Tea parties, pillow fights, doing each other's nails…" Mike continued as Zoey continued to playfully punch him in the arm.

"Excuse me, I don't do all that stuff! I'm not a five year old little girl!" Zoey said while laughing. The two laughed for a bit before Mike took a right turn, towards Sierra's house.

"We'll talk about this later. We're here." Mike said as he pulled up in front of the purple haired girl's house. Sierra (along with a lot of other teens at Stanford High School) had also gotten her driver's license much to the discontent of Cody. Mike had received numerous texts from the tech geek crying for help as he texted things like:

"Help! Sierra's at my house and she's taking me to her car! She came through my window and tied me up with a jump rope! I don't know where she's gonna take me but I bet it isn't good! HELP ME!"

Mike and Zoey waited in the car for a minute before they heard an ear splitting scream emit from her house. Within seconds, Sierra burst through the front door, practically throwing the door off its hinges.

"EEEEEEEEEEEE! HI GUYS!" Sierra squealed as she raced to the car. Mike and Zoey opened the car doors and stepped out. As soon as they walked over to the sidewalk in front of her house, Sierra dashed over to the two and gave them both a humongous hug.

"How are you guys?! It's Soooo good to see you!"

"Sierra, it's only been three days." Mike said while struggling to breathe in the girl's tight grasp. "Also, I can't breathe."

"Sorry! It's just that it's been FOREVER!" She said before releasing the two. Mike lost all of the feeling in his legs and was about to collapse before Zoey caught him in her arms.

"Haha, thanks." Mike said staring up at Zoey.

"C'mon Codykinz! It's time to go!" Sierra called back into her house as she began to pack bundles of pool items into the back of her minivan.

"Wait…Cody's here?" Zoey asked.

"Of course! Look there he is now!" Sierra said pointing excitedly towards a small figure that appeared on the front steps of her house. It was Cody alright. He was dressed in his classic tan shirt with stripes on it, along with his blue pants and sneakers. But they looked a bit torn and had some small stains on it. What they were, Mike didn't know, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know. Cody slowly took some steps towards the pair as Sierra continued to pack the minivan.

"Hey…guys…" He said slowly, while looking at the floor.

"Cody? Are you alright?" Mike asked. Without warning, Cody grabbed the hems of Mike's shirt and looked up at him.

"She's kept me here…for three days Mike...Three…whole…days…nonstop…I've gotten so many kisses I think there's a bit of lipstick all over my body!" Mike looked a bit scared as he looked Cody over.

"Even…even…" Mike was afraid to ask.

"Huh? Oh…hehe no not there. She knows her boundaries thank god." Cody said turning a bit red after realizing what Mike was thinking about. Mike pulled Cody up so that he was standing and the two looked over to Sierra and Zoey who had just finished packing up all of the things for the pool.

"YAY! We're done packing! Alright Codykinz, first stop: Noah's house!" Sierra said excitedly grabbing Cody in a hug. Zoey slowly slid her way in between the two of them and separated them.

"Um Sierra? I think you've had too much time with Cody. I think he wants some alone time. Why don't I go with you instead?" Zoey asked. Sierra looked at Cody with tears in her eyes,

"Is this true Codykinz?" Cody quickly nodded as he dashed into Mike's car. Sierra looked a bit hurt but Zoey walked her over to the minivan. Mike shrugged at Zoey and walked back over to his car. Once the four teens were ready in their cars, Sierra started off towards Noah's house while Mike followed her.

*Sierra's car*

"I mean, why doesn't he ever want to spend time with me? I'm always so nice to him. I gave him food, a place to sleep, water, I even played with him! But he just wanted to get away from me! Zoey I don't understand!" Sierra ranted as she described what she had done with Cody in the three days of his captivity. Zoey stared at her wide eyed before she realized she was waiting for her response. Zoey cleared her throat before she responded,

"Well Sierra…um…well, maybe you should start treating him as…well…I don't know, as less of a pet and more as a companion? I mean, it seems like you're not giving him any freedom. He's got to have his space you know? Otherwise, I think you're just scaring him." Zoey explained.

"You think so? I mean, look at you and Mike! You guys are perfect for each other. How do you do it?" Sierra suddenly asked taking her hands off the wheel and staring straight at Zoey while in the middle of traffic. Zoey quickly grabbed the wheel and kept the car from driving straight into two moving cars.

"Um, Sierra?!"

"Huh? Oh yeah sorry." Sierra said grabbing the wheel again. "It's just…I don't know how to make him love me. Maybe we're just not meant to be…" Sierra said looking depressed. After regaining her breath from her near death experience, Zoey put a shaky hand on Sierra's shoulder,

"Don't say that. I'm sure he likes you back Sierra, you just have to be less…um…"

"Clingy?" Sierra finished her sentence.

"I didn't say that."

"But you were going to. It's ok Zoey I understand. I know I can be a bit…aggressive sometimes. It's just hard to control my love for him…he's just so….hottttt…" Sierra said, staring dreamily into the sky.

"Sierra!"

"Sorry! Sorry!" Sierra apologized again as she kept her eyes back on the road.

*Mike's car*

"Woah…what's going on with Sierra? Are you sure that she has a driver's license?" Mike asked Cody as he watched the car in front of him weave back and forth a bit before going straight again. Cody put his head in his hands as he stared out the window.

"Yes. She has one, that's for sure. How? I'm not sure. Maybe she kidnapped the guy that gave it to her and threatened to keep him at her house till he gave it to her." Cody said.

"Woah man, that's a bit harsh." Mike said.

"No, not really. I just don't understand it Mike. I always wanted a girl to stalk me. I thought, 'hey, she might be cute and I would totally date her'...and it's not that Sierra isn't good looking…but…I don't know she's…just too much to handle. She's like a dog with a new chew toy, and the chew toy is ME!" Cody explained.

"Maybe you just got to give her a chance Cody. You've got to sit her down, and tell her how it is with you. Like…like a set of rules or something I don't know. But you've got to put your foot down and she has to know that you're serious about what you're talking about. You know what I mean?" Mike said. Cody nodded.

"Yeah I get it. Man how do you and Zoey do it?"

"Do what?"

"You guys are perfect for each other. I mean it too." Cody said almost enviously.

"Thanks. Well, we're here. I'll go get him." Mike said as they pulled up in front of Noah's house. Cody relaxed in his seat,

"Alright. I'll be right here." Mike nodded and got out of his car. Zoey exited Sierra's car and the two walked up to Noah's front door. Before either of them could knock or ring the doorbell, the heard a quite feminine scream come out from the window above them. The couple took a few steps back as they looked up towards an open window as they heard some noise coming from inside. In a matter of seconds, the noises stopped and an awkward silence overcame them. Sierra and even Cody walked up behind Mike and Zoey after they heard the scream and the four of them stood, staring at the window.

"Um…Noah?" Mike called up.

Before anyone could have reacted, a large bag popped out of the window and hit Mike in the face.

"Ouch!" Mike said before gasping.

"Ugh! Darn thing came out of nowhere! Back when I was a boy, we didn't have no falling sacks of…" Mike gasped again and looked at Zoey who was raising an eyebrow.

"Uh…hehe sorry about that. Chester's kinda…upset?" Zoey seemed a bit disturbed but kept silent. This disturbed Mike greatly. They had been dating for a while now, and Mike felt that now that Zoey was comfortable with him, she might become more annoyed by his other personalities. Hopefully it would just be a phase.

"Its fine I guess. Izzy is that you? Why are you at Noah's house?" Zoey asked as she began to help Mike up.

"Captain Izzy is here to take Noah to the pool!" A familiar voice came from inside the window. Izzy soon appeared flying out of the window and hit the grass with a surprisingly light thump. Zoey was holding Mike in her arms as the four of them looked at Izzy on the floor. For a minute, she just lay there, as if she were dead. Just then, she popped back up as excited as ever.

"Heeeeyyyyy guyyyyss! WHO'S READY FOR THE POOL? Today, Izzy be huntin' the great white whale! Argg!" Izzy said throwing her hands in the air. She then stood up and hugged Sierra and Cody. "OMG so nice to see you guys? How ya been? Good huh? Great! Izzy's been just fine too! I've been keeping Noah company since he's so lonely!" Just as she was about to hug Zoey and Mike, they heard a groan from behind her.

"Ugh…what is wrong with you?!" The clearly agitated voice asked. It was, without a doubt, everyone's favorite cynical egghead, Noah. Out he came from a sack that Izzy had thrown out the window with her. "I'm lucky that I didn't break my neck. Oh, hey guys, thanks for catching me!" Noah said glaring up at the rest of them.

"Uh…hehe…" The group whimpered sheepishly.

"Well, I think we should get going. It's already 10:23 and we still have to pick up the rest of them." Zoey announced. Noah grunted and shook his head.

"No thanks! I've had my fill of adventures today!" He said as he brushed himself off. Izzy bounced over to him and grabbed him by the shoulders,

"C'mon Noah! Don't be a SOURPUSS!" Izzy chided. Noah began to push her away but she merely pushed his noodle arms aside and threw him over her shoulder. "We're ready!" She said happily. Noah sighed heavily from behind her, signaling his defeat.

"Alright then. Let's go." Mike began walking back to the cars with the rest following his lead.

"YAYYYY! ADVENTURE!" Izzy said as she raced to Sierra's car and tossed Noah inside. Sierra grabbed Cody's hand and started pulling him towards her car. Cody looked slightly worried but didn't protest. Zoey followed Mike to his car. Before long, they were on their way over to the next house, which was Harold's house.

*Sierra's Car*

After picking up Harold, the rest of the teens waited outside Cameron's house for him to join them. Noah sat listening to Harold in the back seat.

"Yeah, I've been working out to impress LeShawna. She'll recognize my true potential at some point. Then she'll go out with me."

"Yeah Harold, cause you've TOTALLY been working out." Noah said as he read the book that he always carried with him.

"I have! Check it…" Harold said prodding his scrawny biceps.

"Wow. I think you may have actually gotten some muscle there. Good job man." Noah said not even looking.

"Look, here's Cameron!" Sierra said excitedly. "Great, now we can finally get to the pool!" Cameron appeared from the front door of his house and ran into Sierra's car.

"Hey guys!"

"Hey Cameron! You ready to go to the pool?" Harold asked excitedly.

"You know it! This is the first time I've been in the pool, and I can't wait!" Everyone was quiet when he finished speaking. "What?"

"Your first time in the pool? You've never been swimming?" Noah asked staring up from his book.

"No…"

"Well then, you're in for a whole lot of fun. Fun that includes: The dirt and stuff people leave in the pool, the germs and other organisms they bring in with them, the unsanitary bathrooms, and you're occasional wiz in the pool." Noah explained to Cameron, who listened with a horrified face. Noah knew the bubble boy was deathly afraid of germs, and It wasn't like he was lying.

"Oh stop being so negative Noah. Why did you come if you were going to be so negative?" Cody asked turning around to look at Noah. Noah looked at him as if he was stupid when Cody realized that Izzy was latched onto his shoulder.

"Yeah. It's not like I had a choice here Cody."

"Oh…uh…never mind."

*Mike's Car*

"Yeah, I've been practicing for when the Zombies return. I've even given Jasmine a few crash courses in how to defend yourself. I should invite you guys over to test it out sometime too!" Shawn said to Mike and Zoey as he explained his Zombie training course in his back yard to them.

"Haha, no thanks Shawn. I think we're already prepared." Mike said staring at Zoey while grinning.

"Well, that's what they all say. But you'll never know till you've tried my crash course. And it's NOTHING like Principal McClain's, so you won't have to worry about that." Shawn said proudly.

"Yeah…It's even more dangerous." Jasmine said smiling.

"Of course! It helps sharpen the senses!" Shawn sounded offended, but was grinning as he looked at Jasmine. The four teens laughed before Mike started up the car and began following Sierra to the pool. As he was driving, Mike felt the same surge of pain in his forehead as he felt this morning.

"Ugh…man, my forehead's killing me." Mike said out loud.

"Maybe his brain is turning into Zombie mush?" Shawn wondered.

"C'mon Shawn I'm serious it's killing me." Mike said while keeping his eyes on the road.

"Are you alright? Do you want to pull over?" Zoey asked, concern laced into her voice.

"No, no I'm fine really. Thanks for the concern though, I appreciate it." Mike said. Around twenty minutes later, the pool became visible through the car's windshield. "Alright! We're here!" Mike said as Zoey, Jasmine, and Shawn cheered while they pulled into the parking lot.

Chapter 1 has been re-edited. Updates will follow soon, so please stay tuned.