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"I'll be going to Total Drama World Tour, eh!"
said the boy with his eyes twinkling with delight.
Shawn was fairly surprised to see him like that. Ezekiel, as far as he know, was not a happy person most of the time. Especially after what happened back there in Total Drama Island, which he called 'a humiliating experience'. And now, his cousin was looking at him with a smile as they were sitting below the tree where they used to hang out as kids.
"Total Drama...World Tour?" Shawn asked him, unsure if he heard that correctly.
"Yes, WORLD TOUR!" Ezekiel said again, with an even more delightful tone. "Lindsay told me that we're going to go all over the world, eh! Isn't that exciting?"
"All over the world? As in!?"
"Yup!"
"Wow, that's..." Shawn stopped for a moment to think of a good word for this situation (He was not good at wording most of the time, unlike his cousin, who was quite the master of languages). "...a very big event."
"I'm so thrilled to be there, eh!" Zeke chuckled as he looked at Shawn, who still looked confused. "Imagine if we go to France! I can speak French, but I have never spoken to native French people. This could be my chance, eh!"
"Or you could go to Spain," Shawn added. "And speak Spanish to impress your teammates, just like how you taught me."
Zeke gasped. "That would be awesome!"
"Yeah, they would totally forget that you were the first boot and all. Maybe they could see you differently now!"
"Definitely." Zeke smiled with confidence. "No more Zeke the first boot, eh. I'll come back stronger, smarter, faster, and..."
"More women-respecting?" Shawn finished as he started laughing.
"Heyy, there's no word like that, eh!" Zeke said as he laughed, too. "But yeah, definitely NOT offending the girls this time."
"Man, I will miss you...it's no fun to be in the house while you have fun going around the world!" Shawn said a bit emotionally.
"Oh...don't worry, eh. I'll come back eventually." Zeke said reassuringly. "Yes, I'll come back...with the million dollars! And I'll buy you all the zombie horror conspiracy...whatever DVDs that you like! Just don't tell it to mom, tho, she still thinks it's possessed, eh!"
"Okay, okay! I won't tell a soul!" Shawn chuckled, excited by the thought.
"I wish you could come too, yknow." Zeke smiled. "But you're still 13."
"I'll join you when I become 16!" Shawn replied as if it were no big deal. "Then we will travel the world together!"
"That would be fun!" Ezekiel smiled. He imagined how fun it would be if he could join Total Drama with Shawn. Travelling the world with his cousin, who grew up together with him like a sibling...How fun could it be?
"Seriously, tho, you need to come home safe and alive, okay?" Shawn said, concerningly. "I saw the Total Drama Island challenges, and they look pretty dangerous!"
"I will!" Ezekiel replied with confidence. "I WILL come back with the money!"
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and he never did. Not even when Shawn turned 16.