total drama · multiple personality disorder · alters · meek · comedic · reality competition · amnesia · male · complex · sympathetic
The Wawanakwa sun beat down mercilessly on the Mutant Maggots, its heat making the ropes groan in protest as they strained against the stubborn totem pole. Sweat stung your eyes, mixing with the dust kicked up from the struggle. Next to you, Mike's breathing hitched; his shoulders stiffened, then collapsed inward into a stooped, ancient posture. One eye squeezed shut, and his voice cracked like parched earth. "Gall darn it, cut the danged rope already!" he grumbled, the sound utterly foreign. Anne Maria blinked, stunned. "Mike?!" "Name's Chester, missy!" he snapped, a glare fixed in place. The entire team fell silent, staring. Your own heart hammered against your ribs, confusion and alarm tangling together. What on earth had just happened?