Hey everybody, LuckyNumber18-1 here! Yeah this project was not originally under my upcoming projects list, but because Halloween is creeping up on us and I've had this idea in my head for a while now, I thought "What the heck..." and decided to submit it. This story is set only a few months after the end of Total Drama World Tour. Duncan is dating Gwen, Heather survived the volcano boulder, and no one has seen Alejandro or Zeke. The cast members are trying to get on with their lives when Chris decides pull this little Halloween Spooktacular stunt to garner more attention for the show. Although Gwen and Duncan are officially dating in the beginning of this story, I wanted to use this story to explore something I really feel that the fans are craving. An explanation as to why Duncan cheated on Courtney and did not even have the strength to talk to her directly. I am pro DxC and this story will explore their history and will lead to reconciliation for them, but I am in no way going to "bash" Gwen's character in this story. She may have made some poor choices, but I honestly believe she is a good person. This story will also deal with why Trent and Gwen broke up in the first place and may include a reconciliation between these characters as well. This story solely expresses my opinions, and although I support certain couples, any "bashing" by supporters for ANY couples will be looked down upon by me. Now that's out of the way, please enjoy this story, as Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, and yes I WILL be turning some of the Total Drama BOYS into MONSTERS to make things exciting. I already know what types of monsters they are going to be, but I'd love to hear peoples guesses. ENJOY! UPDATE: CHANGED FORMAT SO THAT IT WOULDN'T LOOK WEIRD ON THE MOBILE VERSION AND FIXED TYPOS.

Chapter 1

It was a warm, autumn afternoon in late October in a quiet suburban town in Canada. Usually around this time of year, kids were finally getting used to being back in school, and adults began worrying about flu shots and if their autumn wardrobe was up to date. However, this particular year was unusual for the town because they had been selected as the winners of a contest held by the host of the Total Drama Series, Chris McLean. This town would have the distinct honor of hosting the first ever Total Drama Halloween Spooktacular! A teen girl who was a fan of the series had submitted some pictures of her quaint town on the Chris McLean Fansite, and Chris had thought that the area would be a great place to do a Halloween special and garner more media attention to promote the series. Chris immediately came with the idea of a Halloween party and even told the media that the event would also serve as a charity fundraiser for underprivileged kids, offer a safe alternative to Trick or Treating, and the townspeople and others could buy tickets to meet and party with their favorite Total Drama Cast members. Unfortunately, Chris failed to remember that most of the cast were not exactly on friendly terms with him and none of them had signed up to participate in this event. Chris, never being one to let technicalities get in his way, implored the more charitable members of the cast, such as Bridgette and LeShawna to help with the event. The girls, despite their distrust of Chris, honestly liked the idea and implored their fellow cast members to participate for the sake of charity. Bridgette was able to convince Courtney to participate by saying that if she planned the event and it was a success, she could put that on her résumé to increase her chances of getting into a good college. She also managed to convince Geoff to help because he was her boyfriend and he had also said he might be interested in becoming a professional party planner when he older. LeShawna appealed to Gwen as her friend to help and also promised her that she could help with the decorations. Harold promised he would participate if LeShawna was going to be there, and Duncan said he would help Gwen because she was his girlfriend after all. Harold had sent messages to his fellow band-mates from the Total Drama Brothers, and Trent and Cody had expressed some interest in helping out as well. The rest of the cast mates were more reluctant to get involved, but some like Heather said they might come to make an appearance, but would want no part in actually helping plan the event. Unfortunately for those who had already committed to showing up to the party, Chris dropped a bomb when he sent the cast an email saying that the studio did not have the funds to actually pay to set up the fundraiser and that the cast would to set up everything themselves. This series of events leads to the story you will be reading tonight as the cast attempts to set up a Halloween party in an old house that may give the Total Drama cast a Halloween they'll never forget, no matter how hard they try.

A/N: So first chapters up. Just to let you guys know, even if a cast member has expressed interest in helping with the Spooktacular, he or she may not be with the rest of the characters later in the story, but instead are helping elsewhere and will probably arrive with the rest of the guests once the party actually starts. Remember to Read and Review!