What would Sierra be like if she was on Total Drama Island?
I've seen mention of a couple of fics and fan art of Alejandro on the original Total Drama Island but that made me wonder what Sierra would be like.
Because she couldn't be obsessed with Cody or any of the other cast members at this point. So in this scenario, she would be so incredibly different to what we know of her in World Tour and All-Stars.
Even just visually, her hair and pants would be different (her hair is based on the colour of Cody's bruises, and she wears the same pants Cody's mum wears). Black-haired Sierra, who wears pants similar to Chris's anyone?
She would probably still be advertised as the "obsessive fan," but this time, it would just be for Chris and Chris alone. She treats the rest of the cast members as human beings (though she is still very socially awkward about it).
Outside of her fandom side, she would probably be characterised as by her mutliple random talents and her addiction to the (early 2000's) internet. It would depend on what team she was on, but I would like to see her develop a friendship/understanding with Harold; two awkward nerds with a varied assortment of skills.
If Sierra was on the screaming Gophers, maybe Heather would add Sierra to her alliance. The reason for this could vary, like maybe she saw how Sierra's sucking up effected Chris, or Heather saw how desperate Sierra was for friends. If Sierra did join the girls aliance there's the possibility for her to have a friendship with Lindsay and Beth.
Now the big thing, would she start crushing on Cody again? And would it be any different to how she crushes on him in canon? This is hard to answer because we don't know what was it about Cody that drew Sierra in in the first place. She tends to describe him as more rugged and "manly" than he actually is, but also treats him like how a toxic small dog pet owner would smother said small dog. So perhaps how "Codierra" occurs would depend on one's interpretation of where Sierra's feelings came from.
Finally, if Sierra lasts a long time, I feel like her arc would be realising that Chris is a jerk and that it's not good to put these kinds of people on pedestals cuz even if you like their stuff that doesn't mean you know them. (Don't know if they would make this same message in 2007 or whenever, but anyway...) On the plus side, this might mean she would put more emphasis on the real people/relationships she has (camera pans to the friends she has made on the show).
Then it would be interesting to see that progress on Total Drama Action and World Tour (if she participates in them). Maybe a conflict in Action would be Sierra learning how to maintain these friendships she made, respecting boundaries, and figuring out what to do by herself if she is no longer obsessed with Chris. And who knows what this version of World Tour would be like since a big part of that season was how the "new" contestants shook things up.
So in short, this would be an interesting AU to see cuz it would give a chance to see what Sierra is like when she is NOT surrounded by the people she stalked for years. Would love to hear any thoughts!
