Finally, I was able to retrieve the file! Yaaay! So sorry for the wait, and to prove my gratitude to you loyal readers… I'll make this chapter the ENTIRE episode. No first and second half. So basically, a two-for-one offer! Here you go, and PLEASE review!
Last time on Total Drama School...
"Students! This is your 4 a.m. wake up call!" Chris announced. The students trudged into the hallway groggily, while Chris grinned smugly, happy with the contestants misery.
"Uh... Man, this is totally screwing up my body clock."
"I don't even get up this early for figure skating!"
"Chris is seriously waking us up this early? I thought I was dreaming."
"If the sun isn't up, neither am I!" Genelle hissed, hastily putting on her eye covers. She stomped off, despite the quick warnings Skye gave her, and ran into the wall, falling down. "Ow!"
The contestants raced for a reward, and to avoid elimination...
"Shawty driver!" Kane called, dashing to the closest golf kart. Booker and Edward snapped their fingers, disappointed.
"Students! ARE YOU READY?!" Chris boomed.
"Aye aye, captain!" Maxine and Alex yelled.
Kane got totally owned by Roxy...
"Pffft, you're driving?" Roxy scoffed. "You might as well order 4 boxes of pizza for our team now."
"You think you can do any better, sweetheart?" Kane challenged.
"Having a daddy who drives for NASCAR can do wonders for your driver's ed mark..."
"W-who's your dad?"
"Jimmie Johnson."
All the guys gasped, and some of them 'Oohed'.
"Y-your DAD is Jimmie Johnson?" Kane sputtered.
"That's daddy...!" Roxy cooed, putting her hands on her chest.
Repeatedly.
Kane looked ahead, and saw Roxy turn the corner a few metres ahead of them, and laughed when she cussed loudly as her vehicle started to stall. She whipped her head around, and met his eyes with hers. She slowly narrowed her eyes, and flipped him off causing him to wince. Roxy quickly glued her eyes back to the track.
Dan and Ellen got on each others nerves...
"You! This is ALL your fault!" Ellen yelled.
"MY fault!" He exclaimed.
"You heard me."
"How is this MY fault! Last time I checked, you were the one driving!"
"And thank goodness I was! Because of your...your... ROAD RAGE, you nearly got us killed!"
"If you weren't too busy daydreaming, I wouldn't have had to steer us away from the wall you were about to drive us into!"
"If YOU hadn't have stalled, you could've told me, and I could've corrected our path, because we were going TWO FRICKIN' MILES PER HOUR!"
A lot.
"You idiot! We can't storm off in the same direction!"
"Well where the hell am I supposed to storm off to, then!"
"UGH! Just..don't follow me!"
"Fine. By. Me!"
And so did Inola and Destiny...
"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"Destiny! Seriously, SHUT UP! I can't concentrate! And that would be really nice in a situation like this!"
"AAAAHHH!" Destiny screamed, grabbing onto a shocked Inola for comfort. Their kart veered to the left, making them fall into a pitfall, taking them out of the race.
"Grr..." Inola growled.
"Wh-what? Where are we! I wanna get out of here! HEEEELP!" Destiny yelled.
Roxy and Steve exploded. Literally, they ACTUALLY exploded!
"LOOK OUT!" Steve yelled, grabbing Roxy and wrapping his arms around her, as they drove over a land mine. The explosion sent them into a pit of dirt, catching Kane, Booker, and Edward as well, making sending them far off in another direction.
Steve and Roxy were blown out of their kart, and landed hard, with Roxy landing on top of Steve, him still holding onto her tightly. They coughed, as the dust started to die down. Roxy slowly opened her eyes, and saw that she was still in Steve's arms. She was about to tell him off, but her eyes widened when she realized the he had been burned from the explosion.
"Steve! Steve! Are you alright!" Roxy gasped.
Despite the accident, the Screaming Students were still victorious, thanks to Alex and Zane!
"Woo! Man, this is SO fun!" Zane cheered, while Alex giggled maniacally and dodged potholes, and explosions.
"Omigosh, I just had a fun idea! Let's go off that ramp that says 'Beware, pit of rare-but real, man-eating sharks below!"
"Woooo- wait, what!" Zane exclaimed, his eyes widening. Alex continued to laugh maniacally, as she drove them off the ramp.
"AAAAHHHHHH!"
"Wheeeee!" Alex grinned, as they sailed off the ramp, and across the pit. They landed successfully on the other side. Zane breathed heavily, while Alex steered them to the finish line.
"Coolio! We won! And more importantly, WE GET PIZZA! WHOO HOO!" Alex beamed.
So the Killer Preps sent Destiny packing...
"...Dan. You're safe." Chris said. Destiny's eyes widened, and she sat their shocked. "Destiny, your time on Total Drama School has come to an end. Please report to the Hall of Humiliation. You're out." Chris said.
Destiny sniffled, and slowly trudged out of the auditorium.
"Buh bye Destiny! I'll miss you." Natalie said, waving goodbye to her friend, as she walked down the hall.
"Me too. I'm glad I was your roommate. Good luck!" She called, as she approached the doors.
And tonight, someone else will be sent packing too. Who will it be? Coming up next, on TOTAL! DRAMA! SCHOOL!
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine. (The gates to the school open, with Chris grinning sadistically)
You guys are on my mind. (Roxy raises an eyebrow, and waves a hand in front of the spaced out Ariana, before glaring at Genelle who was strutting past)
You asked me what I wanted to be. (Genelle smirks, and walks into the school past Natalie and Destiny dancing)
And I think the answer is plain to see. (Natalie trips and falls, but is caught by Shawn who is smiling.)
I wanna be, Famous! (Destiny swoons at the sight)
I wanna live, close to the sun. (Inola smiles, meditating on top of the school)
Well pack your bags, cause I've already won. (Dan gives her a wet willy, and chuckles when she gasps and falls off the roof.)
Everything to prove. (Ellen walks past reading, about to walk off the roof.)
Nothing in my way. (Dan gasps, and he quickly grabs Ellen by the waist so she doesn't fall)
I'll get there some day. (Ellen struggles, then stares into Dan's eyes and her face blanks)
'Cause I wanna be, Famous! (Cole paints a picture of Skye, but quickly hides it behind his back, smiling nervously, when she walks past giggling with Edward. He scowls)
Na, na, na na na na! (Wyatt and Bob laugh, then duck when Charlei's shoe comes flying towards them)
Na na na na na na! (Charlei glares at the smirking Todd, then eyes him suspiciously when he offers her a boquet of flowers)
Na na na na na na na! (Charlei grabs them, and scowls after they squirt her with water making her make up run while Todd laughs hysterically)
I wanna be! I wanna be! (Kane leans against the wall of the school, raising an eyebrow at Steve who is banging his head against the wall. Repeatedly.)
I wanna be famous! (Steve stops, then jerks a thumb behind him. Kane looks, and the camera moves to Alex and Maxine, hanging upside down off of a willow tree in the courtyard)
I wanna be! (Alex smiles, and the camera zooms out, showing her holding up a petrified Booker trapeze style, and Maxine snickering.)
I wanna be! (Maxine gasps and falls, into Zane's arms, and he catches her bridal style.)
I wanna be famous! (They smile sweetly at each other, and start to lean in to kiss.)
(Alex drops Booker, and he lands on Zane and Maxine, ruining the moment.) *whistles the tune 'I Wanna Be Famous'* (The camera zooms out, showing the annoyed looks on Maxine and Zane's faces, and the other Students in a circle around them whistling the theme.)
Total Drama School!
Morning came at the creepy old school the contestants were forced to live in, and they slowly started to head to the cafeteria for another gut wrenching meal that Chef called breakfast. Especially this mornings meal...
Eggs and rock hard scones that when you take a bite, make your teeth break. Fast.
With numerous failed attempts at chewing the rocks/scones, many gave up.
Confession Cam:
Genelle: *pouting* I wish that Chef would get cooking lessons from my fam's personal chef Paulina. *sighs* At least her scones weren't ROCKS!
Back to Reality
The Screaming Student's breakfast was more upbeat, due to still being on a slight high from winning last time, and those who were already in the cafeteria were conversing.
Ariana trudged into the room with bags under her eyes, and yawned. She stopped in her tracks, and her face lightened up once she saw an empty seat in between Wyatt, AND Todd!
Confession Cam:
Ariana: *only her eyes can be seen over her Star Stalker magazine* My horoscope like, totally predicted that luck in the world of romance would be with me today! *lowers magazine and her smile fades* Too bad it isn't my sign... *smiles* Oh well!
Back to Reality
Ariana dashed over to the empty spot, and sat down. She held in a girlish squeal, and started to silently try and eat her breakfast, stealing the occasional glance at Wyatt or Todd. When she accidentally locked gazes with Todd, her eyes widened and she blushed. She giggled as he continued to stare at her awkwardly, and popped a bubble in her gum.
"Wait a sec, how are you eating and chewing gum at the same time?" He questioned.
"I'm like a master with like my tongue because I talk a lot." Ariana replied, flipping her hair.
"Not...really."
"Oh, well not here of course." She snorted, making Todd wince. "I would just end up blabbing on and on and on and on and on and... You get the like, deal. I'd end up talking so much I'd like, look like such a total ditz! But I'm totally really smart and stuff! On my class year-end trip to Washington D.C. I knew a lot of the monuments... When we got to the Lincoln memorial, I just couldn't figure out who the guy sitting in the chair was..."
"...Yeah... Well, I'm just gonna..sit with my good friend Cole!" Todd smiled nervously, and dashed over to the lone male student picking at his meal.
Ariana pouted and sighed, before looking over to Wyatt. A small smile spread across her lips, and she twirled a few strands around her fingers and giggled when he tipped his cowboy hat at her.
"Man..." Alex yawned, entering the cafeteria beside Maxine. "I slept like a ninja!"
"That's awesome!" Maxine replied, wiping the sleep from her eyes.
"Yeah, and you snored like a chainsaw." Charlei stated, shoving her way in between the two of them, causing them to scowl.
Confession Cam
Alex: *scowling* Charlei thinks she's all that, and SO cool. Psh. *mocks* Oh I read, I'm so smart. I have such idiot roommates woe is me. *rolls eyes* Me and Max aren't idiots. We're simply smart in a stupid way!
Back to Reality
Maxine rolled her eyes, then yawned. Her eyes met Zane's as he smiled at her. He waved, and glanced at the empty seat beside him. Maxine smiled, and blushed a little before walking over to him.
Confession Cam:
Zane: *smiling* I'm glad we won the challenge, and me and Maxine got to talk over some pizza. *smiles wider, and sighs* I mean she's kind and sweet and beautiful... *blushes at what he said* ...I-I meant as a person!
Maxine: *sighs dreamily and clasps hands* Zane is so sweet. Hanging out with him was so fun, and we share so much in common. *checks off fingers* I mean we're both inclined musically, we can both play the sax... *sighs happily* I didn't even blurt out anything random which happens A LOT when I get nervous but surprisingly I wasn't then... *gulps* B...but now I guess I'm thinking about it making me nervous... Oh no... *smiles nervously*
Back to Reality
Maxine sat down, and tried to bite down on her scone. Her eyes widened and she yelped in pain, after biting down.
"Ow..." She whimpered, pulling the scone out of her mouth, and cringed when she started to taste the blood pooling in her mouth.
"Maxine, are you alright?" Zane asked.
She kept her mouth shut, and flashed him a small smile. She removed her hand from her mouth, and cast her gaze downwards and saw a bit of blood on her hand.
"Dang, you're bleeding. Here, take my napkin." He said, handing it to her.
"Th...thank... Erm, my cup size is a C!" Maxine blurted out, before clamping both hands across her mouth. Zane raised an eyebrow while she chuckled nervously.
"What's so weird about that? Mines a C too!" Alex added, draping an arm around both of them. "At least we both have more boobs than Charlei."
"I HEARD THAT!" She called.
"I reeeaaally don't need to be hearing this..." Zane mumbled.
"It's because you're-!" Alex accused, before being cut off.
"NO!" Zane defended, while Maxine buried her head in her hands totally embarrassed.
Confession Cam:
Maxine: *slaps forehead*
Back to Reality
Todd got up and threw out the remainder of his...meal, and smirked to himself when he saw Charlei scowling and picking at her food alone.
"You know, it's not polite to play with your food." He joked, sitting across from her.
Charlei narrowed her eyes, and contorted her face to disgust. "Ewe. Please put your face somewhere where I don't have to look at it." She hissed.
"Morning Students!" Chris greeted, his arms full of papers. His smile widened when he was greeted back with groans. "Today's challenge will be..."
"Stupid." Steve growled, slowly making his way into the room. He took an empty seat, glaring at every one who sent him a look of pity.
"NO..." Chris countered, pouting. He tapped his chin in thought. "And I thought someone was missing... By the way," he added, turning to the cameraman in front of him and plastering a large grin across his face.
"Total Drama Inc. is not responsible for any near death experiences during challenges and/or leisure time. The contracts you signed clearly state on page 463 paragraph 8 subsection D and I quote, 'My health and well-being while on this television broadcast has hereby been relinquished from my legal guardian(s) and is in the hands of Chris McLean on and off camera'." He noted, before his forced grin became a look of annoyance.
"We good?" Chris questioned irritated. The cameraman moved the camera up and down in a yes motion. Chris smiled. "Cool. As I was SAYING before being rudely interrupted-"
"CHRIS!" Alex yelled, interrupting Chris again.
He groaned, and pinched the bridge of his nose. "Yes Alex?"
She smiled, and waved frantically at him. "HI!"
Chris scowled, and sighed. "Anyways, today's challenge is... A video project!"
"Video project! Video project! YEAH!" Maxine and Alex cheered in unison, before ending it with a high-five.
"Yay. My face is totally meant for media." Genelle boasted, while applying foundation to her nose.
"Yeah, as the before image for Proactive." Roxy smirked. Genelle sent her daggers, and growled.
"Your teams will be split into two groups of five, and in each group one person will be in charge of equipment, editing, and directing your 'movie'. I will judge each film, and the team with the higher rating wins invincibility while the losers send someone home tonight. Here are your groups." Chris announced.
"Screaming Students. Alex, you will be directing group one, which will consist of Maxine, Todd, Ariana, Cole, and herself." He explained, tossing Maxine a script. Their group walked over to a separate table, and sat down.
"Romance..." Maxine remarked, reading off the top of the script.
"Ooh, I know who's playing our romantic leads...!" Alex beamed, shoving Todd and Maxine together. They looked at each other, and Maxine blushed. Todd looked around, and saw Charlei scowling at him, and smirked. But was unaware of the daggers he got from Zane.
"Steve, since you're probably still a little sore from the, heh, accident, you will direct your group with Roxy, Wyatt, Charlei, and Zane." Chris said, tossing Charlei their script while her group walked over to her table.
"Horror genre..." She noted.
"Looks like you'll be perfectly cast, eh Charlei?" Todd smirked.
"Go to hell Todd. And stay there."
"Ooh, tension... I love it!" Chris drawled. "Anyways, Killer Preps; your first group will be Kane, Edward, Genelle, and Ellen, with Booker directing."
He tossed Booker a script, and he immediately started looking through it.
Confession Cam:
Booker: *grinning* Being a great leader and having the position of director for this challenge will definitely ensure our victory. *snorts* I mean, come on. Look at who's directing for the other team. An injured smart allec, and a cute mentally unbalanced girl. *blushes slightly* I mean, not cute! Not cute!
Back to Reality
"And finally, Killer Preps, your second group is Inola, Skye, Dan, Shawn, and Natalie. Inola, will be directing." Chris said, throwing a script to her.
"Now that you've been split into groups, follow me to the drama department where you can find any costumes, props, and equipment to help guarantee your victory," Chris declared, walking out of the cafeteria with the contestants at tow.
Chris walked down the dimly lit hallway, old fluorescent lights flickering overhead. He stopped in front of a semi-rotted door with the words DR MA DE AR ME T painted across it in faded letters. Chris pulled out a set of keys, and unlocked the door and opened it, revealing a large room with four separate 'studios', which consisted with old camera equipment, broken down green screens, an editing station with microphone if narration is needed for their plots, and boom mics.
In the middle of the room, was a huge rack of costumes, and next to that, was a large cracked full-length mirror, with a crate in front of it, and a maid cart stocked with make up and hair supplies, implying that that would be the make up centre.
"Okay! Alex; you and your group will be in studio one. Steve, you'll be in studio two, Booker, studio three, and Inola, studio four. You will have four hours to film and edit your project, and publish it to a disc, before it's judging time! Also, if you finish early, feel free to relax before we meet in the auditorium for viewing!" Chris announced. He glanced down at his watch, then turned towards the classmates.
"Your four hours starts… Now!" He exclaimed, while the groups started to disperse, some walking faster than others towards their studios.
"OKAY GUYS, THIS IS HOW IT'S GOING TO WORK!" Alex commanded, using a megaphone to project her already screaming voice, making the fellow members of her group wince after each word.
"GAHHH!" Ariana cried, blocking her ears with her hands. She chewed her gum a few times, before continuing. "My beautiful ears!"
"Great…" Cole mumbled, picking imaginary lint out of his right ear with his pinky. "As if her acoustic voice wasn't already loud enough."
Alex grinned, and pulled the megaphone away from her mouth, while Todd and Maxine tried to regain hearing ability in their left ears. "First- okay, I totally learned this at drama camp last summer. We need to do a read aloud of the script, then we start blocking scenes, then we take away scripts and go from memory, and then we add make up and costumes, THEN we film, got it?" Alex instructed. Her group nodded in agreement, and they opened up their scripts.
"I guess I'm Alyssa…" Maxine murmured, as she read about the importance of her character.
"That means I'm Carla. Heeey! Aww, I only get ten lines? That sucks!" Ariana protested, throwing her script to the ground and crossing her arms childishly.
Confession Cam:
Ariana: *huffs and crosses arms* Ugh! Soooo not fair that little miss random gets to be Todd's romantic lead! It should be ME! I'm sooo much cuter than her anyways!
Back to Reality
"I'm Julian, I guess." Todd shrugged, only making Ariana's scowl deepen.
"Victor. Ugh, I'm the kooky best friend and sidekick? This is bull." Cole scoffed, before tossing his script on a nearby empty table, and sitting on a chair. He leaned back and placed his arms behind his neck lazily, and closed his eyes.
Alex scowled at Ariana and Cole's behavior, and walked over to where they were sitting. She held up her megaphone, and blasted the bullhorn making Cole and Ariana jump and fall out of their seats, and making herself scream out of alarm and fall to the floor, because she was holding it backwards.
After lying on the floor startled for a few moments, Alex hopped back up as if nothing had happened. She dusted herself off, and cleared her throat. Alex pointed an accusing finger at where Cole and Ariana had fallen, and narrowed her eyes.
"You two are NOT costing us the challenge, and a possible reward! Hopefully it's pizza… But still!" She shouted. Alex held up the megaphone correctly, and continued. "SO GET UP OFF YOUR FRICKING HIGH HORSES AND GET TO WORK!"
Cole and Ariana shared a nervous glance, before gulping and getting back up and grabbing their scripts. The group pulled some chairs in a circle, before starting to rehearse their lines.
"Okay…we need tons of fake blood and zombie make up for Charlei and Zane." Steve remarked, while Charlei and Zane sat back to back on the single 'chair' in the make up section of the prop area.
Roxy chewed the inside of her cheek as she examined what she had to work with. She walked over to the costume rack and pulled out a cheap looking white dress, and hung it over some storage boxes. She grabbed a bottle of fake blood, and splattered the dress with it. After she finished, she made sure to drip more around the neckline where she was going to add a wound on Charlei's neck.
While Roxy crossed the room back towards the costume rack, and browsed through something for Zane, Wyatt started to apply grey Halloween make up to Zane's face.
"You sure are handy with this stuff," remarked Zane, as he kept his eyes closed on Wyatt's order.
Wyatt shrugged, and continued to apply the foundation to his face as a base. "Eh, Halloween's really big back where I live, and I do my lil' bros costume every year for the school costume contest." He replied nonchalantly. Wyatt finished off Zane's base, and walked over to Charlei and started to do hers.
"Okay… Finished." Roxy declared, emptying the last of the tube of fake blood she was using onto the torso of Zane's costume. She smiled lightly as she pushed up her sleeves and admired her gruesome work. She placed a rubber axe covered in fake blood next to Zane's costume, and a fake dagger on Charlei's dress.
Roxy then walked over to where Wyatt was finishing off Charlei's base, and grabbed some face paint, fake blood, and mascara. She placed them on a nearby table, quickly reapplied mascara to her long lashes.
"A-ahem…" Steve said, carefully crossing his arms to avoid his burns, and sending a look to Roxy.
Roxy froze, and dropped the mascara brush, then turned around and sent him a sheepish smile. "Sorry… Force of habit! God!" She replied, before grabbing the face paint and shoving her way past Steve and touching up Zane's make up and making him look more zombie like.
After Roxy and Wyatt had finished, they stood back, along with Steve, and admired their work. Zane and Charlei stood up, and Wyatt nodded in approval while Roxy smiled.
"We are SO going to win this!" Steve smirked.
"Yeah teamwork!" Wyatt and Roxy cheered. They chuckled and shared a high-five.
Confession Cam:
Steve: *smiling slightly* Wow, I can't believe how well our group is working together. *shrugs and chuckles lightly* Who'd of thought?
Back to Reality
"I guess Zane and I will get into our costumes, then work on Roxy and Wyatt's make up at stuff." Charlei said, sending a glace to each of them.
"Alright." All three of them replied in unison. Zane and Charlei grabbed their gear and headed off to somewhere where they could change, and Wyatt and Roxy started to look for outfits for their respective characters.
"Wait, Charlei, Zane!" Roxy called. Zane and Charlei stopped in the doorway, and turned towards her. "When you're changed, comeback so I can touch up your make up and do your hair before we film, okay?"
"Okay." Zane replied, while Charlei nodded. They headed out once more, while Steve went back to their studio to set up some sets.
"Okay guys, listen up!" Booker ordered, grabbing a nearby crate and standing on top of it.
Genelle looked up from filing her nails, Ellen looked up from her book, Kane looked up from drawing random symbols on the floor with a sharpie, and Edward looked up from his laptop. They all gave Booker their attention.
"Since I'm the director, I'll be calling the shots." He declared, earning a salute from Edward, a nod from Ellen, an eye roll from Genelle, and a 'Sure' from Kane.
Confession Cam:
Booker: *smiles* Man does it feel good to be the boss… As long as everything goes well, and everyone listens to me, we won't end up at the Star Ceremony again this time.
Back to Reality
"Let's head down to the prop room before all the good props are taken." Kane suggested.
"Good idea, Kane." Edward agreed. He placed his laptop in his laptop case, and placed it on an empty table. He stood up, as well as Genelle.
"Never thought I'd hear that sentence in my lifetime." Ellen muttered, before shutting her book and standing up. Kane scowled, then rolled his eyes at her as Booker's group headed towards the prop room.
"Ohhh it looks like someone was massacred in here!" Kane gasped, smiling as the group entered the prop room. Blood was all over one of the walls, and the ground had blood on it as well.
Genelle scoffed and flipped her hair. "Hopefully it was Roxy." She muttered, earning an eye roll from Booker.
Confession Cam:
Genelle: *smiles slightly* Okay, some of you may think I'm a little…harsh? *narrows eyes and crosses arms* But come on, do you see the way she treats me? You'd want her dead if YOU were me too!
Back to Reality
"Come on people, focus!" Booker said, crossing the room to the costume rack.
"Well we would, if we knew what movie genre thing we were doing." Ellen responded sourly.
"Our genre is… The Monster Movie."
"Lame." Genelle said dryly, rolling her eyes.
"Dudes! I SO call being the monster for our project!" Kane chirped, running over to the rack of props and costumes.
"Not even gonna argue with that logic." Booker smirked.
"But only… if I get to crush Ellen." He added, glaring at the soft speaking platinum blonde.
"Ass." She mumbled, crossing her arms and turning away.
"Bitch." He retorted, making her growl and draw her arm back to whack him in the head.
"Come on guys, let's not fight." Edward reasoned, holding up his hands calmingly.
"STAY OUT OF IT!" Ellen and Kane shouted simultaneously, glaring as Edward jumped almost out of his socks.
Confession Cam:
Ellen: *glaring* Oh how I absolutely detest that moronic brute!
Kane: *scowling* Ellen is seriously as annoying as hell. *crosses arms* I'm gonna vote her off, next chance I get.
Edward: *rubs back of beck awkwardly and smiles sheepishly at the camera* Sheesh… You try to help someone, and they yell in your face! *thinks* I wonder how Skye's doing…
Back to Reality
Skye blew her bangs out her eyes for the seventeenth time and pulled on the hem of the uncomfortable jacket she was being forced to wear. The pile of make up and hat on top of her head holding up most of her hair was making her very hot. The rest of her was curled in a sophisticated manner. Her feet ached from the pumps she was required to wear to play her character, and the pantyhose were ridding up. Skye groaned, waiting for her turn to come on camera.
Once she got the signal from Inola, Skye let out a breath and placed a vivid smile across her face, and briskly walked in front of the green screen towards Dan.
She slowly narrowed her eyes as Inola zoomed in on her face. "Mr. Newman." Skye acknowledged, in a posh accent, while Dan lifted his gaze off the fake newspaper he was staring at.
"Ms. Pinker…flammen…jingleheimerschmit." Dan replied, though it came out more like a question.
Inola frowned and stopped recording. "CUT!" She shouted. Shawn relaxed and lowered the boom mic, and Natalie rolled her eyes and pulled at the short skirt, she was forced to wear, courtesy of Shawn.
EARLIER…
"Do I really have to wear this jacket, it doesn't fit properly!" Skye whined, while Inola buttoned up her blazer.
"Sorry Skye, but it just makes you look more… I dunno, professional." Inola responded. She buttoned up the last button. She adjusted Skye's ascot, and popped her collar and smiled. "There. Perfect."
"I feel stupid…" Dan pouted. He tried to tie the bright purple tie he had to wear, and grimaced when he caught sight of himself in the mirror. The pants he was wearing were two sizes too big, and he constantly had to hike them up. The dress shirt he was wearing was pink of all colours, and way too big as well. His grimace grew when he caught sight of his hair… It was jelled back and parted to the left, and made him look even more ridiculous.
"Don't you mean you ARE stupid?" Inola snickered, walking behind him, and appearing in the mirror.
"Yeah yeah whatever." He scowled. Dan grunted as he tried to do up his tie, and Inola chuckled at his attempts.
"Here, let me." She offered, walking in front of him. Inola started to do up Dan's tie, while he stared down at her. They both stayed silent, the only sounds being her fingers gently gliding against the cotton of Dan's shirt, and the faulty air-conditioning Chris had Chef install to save a few extra bucks.
"UGH!" Natalie scoffed, eyes wide, as Shawn held up a belt…I mean, skirt, for her to wear. She glared at him as if to ask if he had the audacity to ask her to wear something like that. "There is NO WAY in hell, heaven, or earth that I am wearing THAT thing!" She spat, crossing her arms defiantly.
"Come on, Nat! It'll uhm, fit your character!" Shawn replied nervously, while the music-obsessed girl in front of him glared even more.
"…Fine." Natalie growled, snatching the skirt from his grasp. "But you better not get some kind of sexual thrill out of this!" She warned, before storming off to the change room, which happened to be just a rectangular room with curtains for walls.
"I make no promises…" He muttered, smiling to himself.
BACK TO THE PRESENT…
"Okay, Dan, Skye's name is Georgina Pinkerflammennoodlestein! Get it right!" Inola exclaimed. "Everyone back to your first positions!"
"OFFICE LOVERS- TAKE TWO!" Inola called, before signaling Skye to go to her mark.
Skye walked over to Dan, and he lowered his newspaper and stared at her with serious eyes.
"Mr. Newman." She said, in her fake British accent.
"Ms. Pinkerflammennoodlestein. It's been way too long." Dan replied, narrowing his eyes.
"Has it?" She questioned, turning away dramatically. She stared into the camera before turning back to Dan and advancing towards his desk and slamming both hands on his desk. "Or have you just wiped your hands clean of our meetings, like with my very own cousin!" She accused.
"…I have no clue what you are talking about, Georgina."
"Rubbish!" Skye shouted, leaning dangerously close to him. She feigned sadness and anguish, and forced out a choked sob. "Why, Damien… WHY?" She cried.
"Because, Georgina. I'm-" Dan said, before getting interrupted by the boom mic hitting him upside the head. "-HEY!" Dan shouted, before grumbling and rubbing his head.
Shawn winced, and lifted up the boom mic. "Sorry! My bad!"
"Ugh, CUT!" Inola groaned. She stopped recording, before massaging her temples out of frustration.
Booker sighed as he finished putting on the final touches of the miniature city set. He did pretty darn good if he did say so himself.
He turned around, and was met by the scowls of Ellen, Edward, and Genelle in their costumes.
"What?" He asked, before picking up the camera.
"Why am I dressed like a baby!" Edward yelled, obviously not digging the bonnet and diaper he was forced to wear.
"Yeah, and why do I have to wear these tacky glasses! And ugh, this fat suit?" Genelle spat, crossing her arms, not liking how she had to play Edwards mother.
"You're wearing a fat suit?" Roxy gasped, faking shock as she picked up Zane's axe to bring to their studio. "Could have fooled me." She smirked.
Genelle growled and sent daggers at her Screaming Student counterpart. Genelle smiled bitterly at her. "At least I still look skinnier than you in this thing."
Roxy growled, before storming back down the corridor towards her group's studio with Zane's axe, forcing herself NOT to attack Genelle with it.
Confession Cam:
Roxy: *glares and inhales and exhales* Don't kill Genelle with the axe… Don't kill Genelle with the axe…
Back to Reality
Genelle smirked to herself, before Booker ushered her, Ellen, and Edward to their positions.
"Aaaaand… Action!" Booker declared.
"RAWR! I'M A MONSTER, AND I'M GONNA EAT YOU! RRRRROOOOOAAAAAR!" Kane bellowed, stomping around the set in his monster costume, which really was just a bunch of leftover cloth sewed into something that resembled a spider.
"CUT." Booker sighed, before ending the recording. "Kane, you're supposed to be a monster, not a talking dinosaur."
"But dinosaurs are awesome!" Kane pouted, moving his hands like T-rex paws.
"Not in this film they are, now stick to roaring and making noises, okay?"
"I think Kane does that enough already even when he's NOT dressed up like an arachnid." Ellen muttered, grinning at the metal-head.
"Shut up, Ellen!" Kane spat, glaring at her.
"Everyone back to first positions!" Booker instructed.
"RAWR! RAWR!" Kane roared, as he destroyed the fake city set.
"Aaaah! Like, help me!" Genelle droned emotionlessly. "He's going to... LINE!"
"STEP! HE'S GOING TO STEP ON ME!" Booker fumed, behind the camera for the eleventh time. Booker put down the camera and stomped over to Genelle, and glared down at her. "WHY CAN'T YOU REMEMBER THAT ONE STUPID LINE, YOU DITZ! STEP! STEP!" Booker shouted in her face, while Genelle cringed at his outburst.
Kane, Ellen, and Edward stared at him dumbfounded while he breathed heavily.
"Now…everyone back to first positions." He stated calmly. Everyone nodded and did what that they were told.
Confession Cam:
Kane: *wide eyed* Whoa… Who know Booker had it in him?
Genelle: *wide eyed* Wow, uhm… That was… *forces scowl, and glares* Moderately impressive, but… Booker's going down for that! Hmph!
Booker: *bites lip* Okay, well… Uhm, I guess yelling at Genelle was a little unconventional but… *sighs frustrated* She is so goddamn annoying, and it felt SO good to yell at her. *smirks*
Back to Reality
Booker was about to signal the start of their twelfth take, until Chris' voice blasted out of the intercom.
"Students; you have now reached the half way point of this assignment. In two hours we will be viewing what you came up with. Also, let me be the first to warn you. If you do NOT hand in a project, it will be an automatic ZERO. Meaning… An automatic loss for your team. So, if I were you, I'd hustle. That is all." Chris announced, before shutting off the intercom and snickering to himself.
"Crap! We need to hurry, guys! Now quick, back to first positions." Booker said, grabbing the camera and starting to film.
"AAAAAHHHHH, OH GOD, IT HURTS!" Roxy screamed, while Zane and Charlei pretended to eat her flesh and suck her brain out of her ears. Zane and Charlei moaned like zombies, while she screamed and kicked.
Roxy weakly looked over to the dead Wyatt, before screaming and flailing to no avail. Her attempts to get away became less powerful, and Roxy stopped altogether.
Charlei pulled away and stared dully at the camera, like she usually did, and burped.
"And…cut! That's a wrap! Nice going guys!" Steve grinned, ending the take.
Charlei and Zane smiled, while Roxy and Wyatt sat up and laughed.
"That was so fun!" Roxy giggled.
"When I heard your screamin' I nearly burst out laughing!" Wyatt said. "Dang, you get a real sett'a lungs, lil' darlin'!"
"I agree. Very convincing screams." Charlei nodded.
"Well, I guess all that's left to do is to edit and add the credits." Steve remarked, heading towards their computer and starting the process.
"I'll see you during show time guys, for now, I'm gonna go get all this gunk off my face." Zane chuckled.
"You mean to tell me that you're going to the dance with BOTH of us?" Maxine gaped, crossing her arms and narrowing her eyes at Todd. She shifted her weight uncomfortably in the tight bright pink outfit she had to wear, and the amount of make up on her face was driving her insane. Even more so than normal. Maxine flipped her French braid over her shoulder and continued to glare at him.
Todd sent her a sheepish grin, and chuckled nervously, he opened his mouth, but was cut off by Maxine 'punching' him in the face.
"And to think I liked you!" She shouted.
"Heh…you lose the bet… I got you to admit you like me!" Todd squeaked, looking up at her and clutching his nose, smiling victoriously.
Maxine made her face blank, before she growled at him. "Liked. With 'ed'. As in PAST TENSE!" She shouted, before storming off camera.
Cole walked over to Todd and kneeled beside him while Todd whimpered.
"Dude, tough break. I guess that means you lose the bet. …I have permission to film you dancing the Macarena while you streak, right?" Cole said, smiling.
Todd glared at him weakly, before groaning and closing his eyes.
"And cut! Nice job peeps, we are finito!" Alex smiled, ending their recording.
"Thank goodness that's over." Cole muttered, walking out of the studio.
Todd sat up, and smiled. "Great job everyone."
"Thanks." Maxine replied.
"Yeah, thanks…" Ariana sighed dreamily, smiling at Todd. Todd smiled back nervously.
Confession Cam:
Ariana: *smiles excited* Did you see that? He smiled at me! *squeals*
Todd: *sighs* Sure, I think Ariana's hot, but she's way too… Easy! *smiles* I prefer girls that at least provide a challenge, and aren't already fawning all over me. *rubs the back of his neck* The thrill of the chase, I guess.
Back to Reality
"I'll go edit our footage, and meet you guys at the viewing." Alex called, heading towards their editing station.
"I'm gonna go change, this outfit is giving me a serious wedgie." Maxine mumbled, pulling at her mini skirt.
Ariana looked at her disgusted, and crossed her arms. "Y'know, people don't necessarily need to know that." She scoffed.
"Yeah, and people don't necessarily need to know about your nose job, but you don't seem to care that it sticks out like a sore thumb." Maxine retorted, grinning cynically as she exited their studio.
Ariana's jaw dropped as she stared at Maxine shocked as she left. She turned to Todd, and saw him snickering and her jaw dropped even more. Ariana huffed, and crossed her arms. "It was a Christmas present!" She muttered sourly.
Maxine hobbled down the corridor towards the central hub of the drama department, also known as, the prop area. She started to walk over to the rack of costumes so she could take off what she was wearing and finally be able to take a step without having to pull down her skirt.
Maxine accidentally walked into something, or someone, and looked up, and screamed. "AAAAAHHHH! ZOMBIE!" She cried, about to punch the zombie in the face before it grabbed her fist and prevented her from doing so.
"No! No! Maxine, it's me! Zane!" He exclaimed, smiling slightly at her.
Maxine looked into his eyes, and her face blanked once she realized it was indeed, Zane. "Ohhhh… Sorry!" She apologized, smiling meekly as her cheeks flashed pink.
"No problem." He chuckled, patting the top of her hand, making her blush more. "How goes the challenge for your group?"
"We're actually done now." Maxine smiled. "And now, I want to get out of this ridiculous outfit. I feel like all this leather is going to give me an even worse rash than that time when I camping and fell in a ditch full of poison ivy. Not. Fun."
"Yikes, that sucks! And I think I'm gonna change too, all this make up is really annoying. I don't know how girls do it…" Zane said, scratching the back of his neck nervously.
"I know! It's like having mud on your face that you can't wipe off." Maxine agreed, nodding.
"Ah so you like to go natural. That's good too, because you're naturally really pretty." Zane said, smiling as he blushed slightly.
Maxine blushed bright red, and giggled slightly.
Confession Cam:
Maxine: *blushing* Aww, he's just so sweet! *smiles* I mean… Like chocolate truffles! *chuckles* And trust me, I love chocolate truffles.
Back to Reality
Roxy walked down the corridor, until some loud yelling and name-calling caught her attention. She quietly made her way over to the open door of the studio, and peered in, seeing Booker's group not getting along very well. She smirked slightly to herself as she crept into the studio unnoticed, and situated herself behind a tall stack of crates. She looked out slightly to spy on them, but made sure to keep herself hidden.
Genelle rolled her eyes as Kane and Ellen continued to bicker while Booker filmed Edwards close up.
"Guys, I need silence!" Booker shouted, waving them off.
Kane and Ellen scoffed, before turning away from each other and scowling.
"And… action!" Booker declared, while Edward cooed like a baby. "And… cut! Nice job, Ed. You go change then come back, while I film Genelle and Kane's final scene."
"Alright." Edward shrugged, before grabbing his clothes to go change.
Kane stopped glaring at Ellen, and got to his mark and prepared to finish his scene with Genelle.
Genelle started to head to her mark, until she heard a sneeze and whipped her head towards the doorway of the studio, and raised an eyebrow when she saw a few locks of thick brunette hair disappear behind a stack of crates. She narrowed her eyes, before smirking when she knew who probably was there.
Confession Cam:
Genelle: *smirks* Choosing not to bust Roxy is pure strategy. In order to *makes a fist* crush your competition, you first attack at the heart. And as much as Roxy won't admit it, her and Kane are definitely attracted to each other. Destroying that, would crush her even more. *smirks more*
Back to Reality
"Action!" Booker called, indicating the beginning of the scene.
"No! Please! Please don't eat me Mr. Monster!" Genelle begged, while Kane pretended to almost eat her. Genelle glanced to Roxy's hiding spot, and smirked to herself when she saw her.
"Please, I'm begging you, don't kill me! I love you!" She shouted overdramatically.
Genelle grabbed Kane by the collar, and crashed her lips onto his, making Roxy gasp in her hiding spot. She stumbled backwards into the wall, making a few CDs fall off the crammed shelf above, making her jump and accidentally sit on an old computer, before quickly standing back up. Roxy winced, before high-tailing it out of the studio, and biting her lip as she hurriedly walked down the corridor, her heart pounding a little harder than she would ever admit, and the urge to kill Genelle with the axe stronger than ever.
"What was that?" Ellen muttered to herself.
Genelle smirked against Kane's shocked and unresponsive lips, and swayed slightly as she kissed him.
"What is she doing! That isn't a part of the script!" Booker exclaimed.
Genelle pulled away and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. She narrowed her eyes, and forced a yawn. "I've had enough acting for one day. I'm out." She declared lazily, before strutting towards the exit of the studio, and brushing elbows with Edward as she stalked out.
Kane stared at her confused as she left, while Booker scowled and shut off their camera.
Confession Cam:
Kane: *confused, touches his lips* Well, uhm… Wow. *bites lip* I guess.
Booker: *sighs frustrated* Ugh! That girl is SO frustrating. Who does she think she is? *rolls eyes* If it's her fault we lose, she is SO gone.
Back to Reality
"Ugh… Thanks to Genelle I guess we'll just have to edit what we have into something remotely viewable." Booker scoffed, walking over to their editing station, gasping when he noticed it had been destroyed. "Oh no! What are we gonna do?" He groaned, pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Edward asked, walking over.
"Our editing equipment is totally fried!"
"Oh… That is bad. Wait, I know! I'll do the editing on my laptop!"
Booker's eyes widened, and a grin spread across his face. "Are…are you serious?"
"Yeah, it's no prob." Edward smiled. Booker smiled and handed him the camera, and he left with Kane and Ellen.
Edward grabbed is laptop, and started the editing process.
Genelle walked down the corridor, and entered the prop area. When she heard some laughing, she turned to the make up station and glared at what she saw.
Zane was leaning against the wall, and was smiling at Maxine as she twirled her pointer fingers nervously and smiled back blushing.
Genelle's glare deepened as she felt a pang in the back of her heart, and she started to stomp over to them.
Zane stared into Maxine's eyes and widened his smile slightly. Maxine's blush deepened.
"Wow... No one's ever seen me for me before..." Maxine smiled. She closed her eyes, and leaned in to kiss him, before gasping as she was hip-checked out of the way. She grunted as she fell butt first into a nearby cardboard box, before glaring up at who had shoved her. She growled slightly while Genelle twirled her blonde hair around her finger flirtatiously, and smiled at Zane, while he smiled back nervously.
"Hi Zane… How've you been, it seems like FOREVER since we've talked…alone." She purred slightly.
"Uhm, hello? You're not alone! I'm-" Maxine exclaimed, before struggling to lift herself out of the box. "-right here!"
Genelle rolled her eyes while Zane walked past her and wrapped his arms around her torso and tried to pull her out of the box. They both grumbled as he struggled to yank her out, as Genelle scoffed and stomped out of the drama department.
Confession Cam:
Genelle: *scowling* Humph. Why did he help her instead of talk to me! I mean, she's… Ugh! I'm way better, right? …Right?
Back to Reality
Zane wrapped his arms around her tighter, and pulled with more force, eventually helping Maxine out of the box. Maxine stumbled forwards into his chest, and looked up at him wide eyed and blushed, before looking down nervously.
Zane sighed in relief after successfully getting her out of the box, then looked down and noticed her looking down and avoiding his eyes, then noticed he still had his hands placed on her waist, and blushed and removed them.
"Uhm, uh… You okay?" He stammered.
"Fine! Yeah me? Fine! I'm fine, totally fine! Just kind of peeved because I got my butt stuck in a box, which is totally embarrassing and yeah, not really a huge fan of Genelle, she's like a blonde version of my enemy Stephanie, and… Yeah, I'm fine!" She ranted, before flashing him a nervous smile, as she blushed more.
"Uh… Great then. See ya later." Zane said, before walking off awkwardly, leaving Maxine to sigh and slap her forehead in frustration alone.
"OFFICE LOVERS- TAKE FORTY-NINE…" Inola groaned, before clicking record. "Action."
"So, you are telling me, sir…that my half brother is really my cousins ex fiancée?" Skye gasped, in a fake British accent.
"No, madam... I'm telling you it's me!" Dan responded dramatically. Skye gasped overdramatically, while Natalie shuffled onscreen waving her arms frantically.
"NOOO DAMIEN, WHYYYY?" She wailed in a British accent, before fake crying.
"Wait a minute…" Shawn said, lowering the boom mic. "If Natalie and Skye are speaking in a British accent, shouldn't Dan too?"
"Hmm… You're right. From the top people!" Inola instructed, while everyone in scene went to first positions. "Action!"
The scene was going on, and Dan was struggling with his accent, making Inola have to make them do the scene over and over. She was going to snap any moment now.
"So, you are telling me, sir.,.that my half brother is really my cousins ex fiancée?" Skye gasped.
"No, madam... I'm telling you it's me!" Dan responded dramatically, in an Australian accent, making Skye gasp dramatically again.
"IDIOT! THAT ACCENT IS AUSTRALIAN!" Inola sneered, behind the camera. Dan rolled his eyes. She sighed and checked her watch. They had about an hour to work with. Deciding this was a lost cause, Inola walked over to their editing station and started to edit what they had. "You know what guys, I'm just gonna go with our previous takes and edit it into something submittable. So, you can go."
"Thank goodness, I can finally take off this jacket! I feel like I was vacuum packed inside that thing!" Skye exclaimed, taking off her jacket and sighing. She left the studio with Dan on her heels.
Shawn put down the boom mic, and turned to the annoyed-looking Natalie. "I bet you're glad this is over, huh?" He questioned, smiling sheepishly at her while scratching the back of his neck uneasily.
"Yes, I am. Mostly because I can get out of this idiotic skirt and cockamamie outfit. So ugly." Natalie shuddered.
"Oh come on Nat, you don't look that bad! Not totally smokin', but you're totally doable."
Natalie glared at him totally appalled, and scoffed before stomping out of the studio. "You're such a pig!" She shouted.
Shawn winced, before looking down and sighing.
Charlei walked into her dorm room, and smiled to herself once she realized she'd be completely alone for once instead of on the verge of committing first-degree murder on her roommates due to annoyance and idiotism.
She sighed contentedly as walked over to the rotted dresser and grabbed one of the novels she had brought to keep herself busy on free days, and laid down on her bed and engrossing herself in the book.
"MAN am I POOPED!" Alex exclaimed, barging into their room. She yawned and stretched, while Charlei narrowed her eyes behind her novel and muttered profanities under her breath.
"Oh my geezers..." Alex gasped, walking into the room. She pointed accusingly at Charlei, who was still dressed in zombie clothes "CHARLEI, YOU'RE BLEEDING!"
Charlei scowled behind her book, then rolled her eyes. "Really... I thought it was Crystal Light." She said sarcastically.
Alex blinked. "Really? Do you need mental help?"
Charlei growled, and her right eye twitched. "You think I need mental help?!"
Before Alex could continue, Maxine, dressed normally, walked into the room scowling slightly. She walked over to Alex. "Hey Alex, do you know where I put my makeshift hand grenade? I was planning on blowing up Genelle's bed because she-" Maxine said, before she gasped and stared at Charlei with wide eyes. She pointed an accusing finger, before exclaiming "OH MY GORILLAS! CHARLEI, YOU'RE BLEEDING!"
"She's not just bleeding, she's bleeding Crystal Light." Alex stated, holding up a finger boldly.
Maxine blinked. "Wow… And she thinks WE need mental help." Maxine said, before snorting slightly while Charlei face palmed repeatedly.
"OOH! One time I was walking with my cousin and we found a stray-" Alex beamed.
"WOULD YOU SHUT UP FOR FIVE SECONDS!" Charlei snapped, before sighing frustrated and massaging her temples.
Maxine and Alex looked at each other, before turning to Charlei and holding up five fingers, and putting one down after every second. "HELLO CHARLEI!" They shouted in unison, after five seconds had passed.
Charlei's eye twitched, before she cradled her head in her hands. "I think I ACTUALLY hate Chris even more now for this…" She mumbled.
"Oh em gee." Maxine smiled, turning to Alex and ignoring Charlei. Not that she minded. "Once I tried to teach my fish, Mr. Fish, how to roll over! It didn't work so well...he got stuck on his back!" She chirped.
Charlei rolled her eyes, then narrowed them at her. "That's because you killed it you moron!"
She blinked. "...Nah, that can't be it."
Charlei's eye twitched, while Alex walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder, and grinned. "Seriously Charlei, you come up with the STRANGEST ideas! Fish don't die! They simply go to sleep but don't wake up again!"
"That's dying you idiot!" Charlei exclaimed.
"I don't think that's right..." Maxine remarked. She shook her head. "No wonder why they sent you here..."
"What are you talking about? I asked to come here!"
Alex and Maxine blinked, before sharing a knowing look. "Denial." They said a matter of factually.
"So sad..." Maxine sighed.
"Pathetic, really." Alex concluded.
"ARGH!" Charlei yelled, storming out of their room.
"…She must have too much Crystal Light in her bloodstream. Must be making her moody." Maxine noted.
"I was going to say she was PMSing, but your idea makes WAY more sense!" Alex grinned, before high-fiving Maxine.
Confession Cam:
Charlei: *squirms* Must… resist… urge to murder! *twitches*
Back to Reality
"So...why DO you think they sent her here?" Maxine asked.
"What do you mean?" Alex replied.
"I mean, she might ruin some perfectly normal people! Like us!"
"Le gaspio! I never thought of that..."
"I know what we need to do." Maxine said darkly, suddenly serious. Alex nodded. "But first, let us make SMORES!"
"I know what we can use for fire wood!"
"Charlei's books?" Maxine gasped excitedly.
"I was going to say our shoes...but your idea makes WAY more sense!" Alex grinned, before sharing a high five with Maxine.
Edward sighed as he dragged clips onto the timeline, and added credits when necessary. After finally finishing, he scrolled over to the save button, and was about to click saved until he heard someone call his name. He turned to the doorway, and smiled when he noticed was Skye, and walked over to her leaving the project for now.
"Man am I glad to see you." Edward smiled, making Skye blush. "Editing nothing into something is really hard… I need a break!"
"That's great! Uhm, not that you need to edit nothing into something, that… Uh, you know what? Nevermind. Wanna talk?" She asked, twirling around her pointer fingers nervously.
"Sure!" Edward replied, as he headed down the hall with Skye.
Genelle grumbled as she walked down the hall glaring at nothing, but stopped dead in her tracks when a light flashed in the crack of a doorway. She opened the door, and realized it was her groups studio. She glanced around and made sure no one was watching, and walked in and shut door behind her.
Genelle slowly walked over to Edward's laptop, and sat down in front of it. She squinted and chewed the inside of her cheek, as she played back what he had. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't good either.
Thinking back to what Chris had said earlier, a wicked smile slowly crept across her face. She scrolled over to the file, and clicked delete. When it asked 'Are you sure you want to delete "Video Project"?' she smirked as she clicked yes before shutting down Edward's computer and leaving the studio.
After changing, Cole walked down the hall towards the bathrooms but stopped when he caught sight of Skye and Edward sitting at the bottom of a flight of stairs talking. He narrowed his eyes and moved out of sight and listened in on their conversation.
"…why I joined that club! It was SO fun." Edward chuckled.
"I still can't believe you joined your high school ballet club!" Skye giggled, placing a hand on his leg, making him feel slightly uncomfortable. He did his best to hide it as Skye smiled at him. "I mean, sure, I did ballet for a few years, but I've never known a guy to join ballet club."
"That's why guys join ballet club. In hopes of being the only guy among many pretty girls!"
Skye, mistaking Edwards comment for a compliment, blushed and stood up. She leaned in, and pecked Edward on the cheek and smiled and walked away, while he sat there slightly confused, unaware of the glare he got from Cole.
Confession Cam:
Skye: *swoons* Oh Edward is just so sweet! And, I really like him… I hope we make it to the final three! *smiles*
Cole: *scoffs* Nowadays they always go for the musicians. Exhibit A? Maxine and Zane. Exhibit B? *growls* Skye and Edward Cullen. What happened to the good old days when girls went for the artists! *sighs*
Edward: *sighs and looks down* I'm getting the vibe that Skye may like me. Like, like me like me. Skye's awesome, don't get me wrong but… I don't like her like that. *sighs and looks at the camera nervously* How am I ever gonna let her know I just wanna be friends without wrecking our friendship?
Back to Reality
"Times up! Report to the auditorium so we can watch what you came up with, and declare our winners and ridicule our losers." Chris said over the PA system, smirking.
Once all the students had gathered, back in their normal clothing, Chris entered the auditorium grinning his normally cheesy grin. He stood up at the podium where he called out the names of who was safe and got to stay another day at the school, and pressed a button on a remote control, lowering a giant screen.
"Alright. Students, time to judge your projects. Screaming Students; how was your experience with this project?"
"Our group did surprisingly well, I do admit. And everyone did their fair share of work." Steve responded, sending each one of his group members a smile.
"Chris, I think we did totally awesome! All you need to do is show that you're in control, then boom," Alex smiled, pausing to snap. "Putty in your hands!"
"I tend to use that strategy often." Chris added, smirking. He turned to the side of the bleachers where the Killer Preps were sitting. "Killer Preps; anything you'd like to say about your experience?"
"No comment." All of them replied in unison.
"Okay then… Steve, Alex, Inola, and Booker, please come to the stage so we can begin judging."
Steve, Alex, and Inola got up from their seats and made their way into the aisle and started to descend down the steps to hand Chris their projects.
Edwards stared at his laptop with wide eyes, as he quickly searched in every folder he had, searching for their project.
"Ed… Everything alright?" Booker asked skeptically, eying Edward's panicky behavior.
"All our footage! It's gone!" He shouted, making everyone besides Genelle's eyes widen.
"Edward! How could you forget to do our project when you knew how important it was for our win!" Genelle fake gasped.
"But…but… I didn't forget! I'm so sure I saved it before Skye came along!" Edward stammered.
"So it's all Skye's fault for distracting you…" Genelle pressed, glaring at each of them making Skye gasp.
"I-I didn't distract him! I…we just…" Skye stuttered. She cringed after seeing everyone of her teammate's glare.
"Well… How unfortunate for you, Killer Preps. Thanks to Edward and Skye, you fail the challenge." Chris stated, while the rest of the team glared at them. "Make sure to keep that in mind when you decide who's going tonight, because you are today's losers. …Again."
"So that means… We won!" Zane smiled, before sharing a high-five with Todd as the rest of their team cheered.
"Correct, Zane! And, as today's winners, Screaming Students… You are all going to the premiere of Alien Vortex 2: Martian Mayhem 3D, in Toronto!" Chris announced, while the Screaming Students smiles grew as the glares at Edward and Skye intensified.
"The bus will pick you up in ten. Killer Preps, sucks to be you. You will be sending home one of your own, putting you at a numbers disadvantage, all the while your rivals get to enjoy two rewards in a row! I'll see you back in the auditorium once you've cast your votes." Chris said, walking out of the auditorium with the Screaming Students as they cheered and laughed.
Skye and Edward winced, not liking their chances of survival.
Confession Cam:
Skye: *bites lip* Ugh, everyone thinks this is Edward's fault and mine! Ugh, one of us is a total goner, and I really hope it's not me… *pauses* I really hope it's not Edward either, but… I hope it's not him a *squints and pinches pointer finger and thumb together* little less. Wait… *frowns* Does that make me a bad person? Sorry!
Edward: *sighs frustrated* I was so sure I saved! I don't know how this could've happened! *frowns* And now me and Skye are to blame… it's totally not her fault, and I hope she doesn't suffer because of my mistakes. …Crap! I still have to tell her that we're better off as friends! *groans* But there isn't enough time!
Genelle: *smirking* Sacrificing victory to set up Skye and Edward is definitely some of my best work. Maybe Maxine could be next if I play my cards right. And hopefully, I do, because I want. Her. *growls and makes fist* GONE. But for now, I vote off Edward.
Back to Reality
After all the votes had been cast, the Killer Preps sat anxiously in the bleachers.
Genelle smirked, before putting on an annoyed expression. "Seriously people, AGAIN? Thanks a lot, Skye and Edward." She sneered, making them feel even more nervous. Satisfied with the outcome, she smiled and crossed her arms.
"Killer Preps, as you know, nine of you are safe. But the unfortunate soul who does not receive a gold star must immediately take the humiliating walk down the Hall of Humiliation, and shamefully board the Short Bus of Shame. Meaning, you're out of the contest." Chris noted, tapping the podium with his fingers as he stared at the teens in front of him. He narrowed his eyes. "And you can't come back. Ev-er." "When I call your name, please come on stage and collect your star."
"Kane.
Natalie.
Inola.
Dan.
Ellen.
Shawn.
Booker." Chris announced, as the respective students sighed in relief and made their way to the stage and grabbed their stars.
Skye closed her eyes and crossed her fingers on both hands, as she waited, while Edward bit his nails. Genelle, feeling confident, smirked as she sat with her arms crossed.
"…Genelle, you are also safe." Chris said, as her smirk widened and she stood up with her head held proudly.
"Duh." She stated, before walking to the stage, grabbing her star, and eating it triumphantly.
"Edward. Skye. One of you is safe, the other is not." Chris remarked, holding up the final golden star. "The final star, goes to…
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Skye heaved a sigh of relief as she slowly opened her eyes, and uncrossed her fingers. She stood up, then frowned as she turned to Edward. He returned the look of sorrow, before forcing a smile and giving her a thumbs up. Skye sadly returned it, before walking down the steps and to the stage and collecting her star.
"Edward, dude… It's time for you to leave." Chris proclaimed. Edward nodded solemnly, before he headed towards the door that lead to the Hall of Humiliation.
"Edward, wait!" Skye called, making him pause and turn around. "I'll miss you Eddy! A lot! Please, wait for me! I'll win this for both of us!"
"Skye, listen, I like you-" Edward tried.
"Great! I feel the same way!" She beamed.
"No, what I meant was-"
"Dude! This is a half hour show! Tick-tock, tick-tock!" Chris hissed, shoving him the rest of the way out the door and down the hall, and into the short bus before Edward could finish his sentence. Chris scowled and huffed, as he wiped his hands.
"Oh em gee, I can see the CN tower from here!" Ariana squealed, bouncing in her seat out of excitement.
"Yes, one tends to be able to see the CN tower when in Toronto." Charlei replied, with an eye roll.
"I remember one time when I was in Toronto, and we went to the ROM, and there was this AWESOME orb thing that made your hair stand up!" Alex grinned to her bus buddy, Maxine. Maxine smiled back.
"Whoa… That's like, the ultimate mousse!" Ariana chirped.
"So, you guys excited to see the movie?" Zane asked, standing behind where Alex and Maxine were sitting, and resting his arms on the back of their seat.
"Totally excited!" They replied.
"Cool. Uh, hey Max… Wanna sit with me during the uhm, movie?" Zane asked, smiling nervously.
Maxine's face blanked and she blushed, before she bit her lip. "I HAVE SIX FRECKLES ON MY BACK, WANNA SEE 'EM?" She blurted out. Zane stared at her awkwardly, before Alex chuckled and leaned in close to him.
"That's Maxine speak, for yes." She smiled, making Maxine blush and nod and Zane smile at her.
"This is Blaineley Stacey Andrews O'Halloran on the Crimson Carpet for Celebrity Manhunt, for the premiere of the newest edition of the Alien Vortex trilogy, the third movie set to premiere next fall." Blaineley grinned to the cameraman, until an old bus pulled up. Blaineley's grin widened, as she turned to the bus.
"Oh, what's this? The new cast for the Total Drama franchise is here? Let's see if we can get a small interview in."
Blaineley dashed down the carpet and went up to Todd and Charlei, who raised an eyebrow at her. "Todd, Charlei! Or as we call you, 'Tarlei', after Duncney's messy break up how does it feel to become the next Duncney?" She questioned, before pushing the microphone in their faces.
"…What?" They replied, though Todd was more of a This is rich! kind of statement while Charlei's was a WHAT!
"You two have the most popular love/hate relationship right now, even more than Aleheather and Rane, or as you know, Roxy and Kane." Blaineley explained, smiling.
Charlei scoffed and shoved her way past Blaineley and into the theatre, while Todd snickered and followed her.
"Hmph." Blainely pouted, before gasping happily when she spotted Zane and Maxine. She jogged over to them, and they looked at her slightly confused. "Hi, I'm Blaineley Stacey Andrews O'Halloran, you probably know me from popular shows such as Celebrity Manhunt, The Puppy Bachelorette, and Total Drama World Tour."
Maxine and Zane blinked confusedly, before Maxine leaned in close to Zane.
"Who's she?" She whispered.
"I think she's the mean fat blonde lady from TDWT." Zane whispered back.
Blaineley resisted the urge to rip out his vocal chords with her French manicure due to her restricting contract, and rolled her eyes. "Whatev's. Zane and Maxine, or 'Zaxine', how does it feel to be this seasons Gwent? You two are canon, right?" Blaineley asked.
"Zax…what? You make no sense, woman!" Maxine yelled, before entering the theatre with Zane.
Blaineley's right eye twitched before she screamed and threw her microphone to the ground with enough force to shatter it. "It's a simple acronym! ACRONYM! WHY CAN'T YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT! UGH!" She fumed, grabbing the closest thing to her, which happened to be a camera and threw it twenty feet, cracking the screen and making it fuzzy.
Two interns each brutally grabbed one of her arms, and escorted the kicking and screaming middle-aged fake blonde off the Crimson Carpet.
After going through the concession stands, The Screaming Students sat down, put on their 3D glasses and ate their snacks as they watched the film. After an alien bit a person in half, the entire theatre jumped and cringed.
"Whoa! So cool!" Zane whispered to Maxine. She smiled, and offered him some popcorn.
"Popcorn?" She whispered back.
Zane grinned, and took a handful, before him and Maxine turned back to the movie jumping whenever there was an explosion. But whenever there was a calm part, the secret glances they stole from each other pretty much confirmed for Celebrity Manhunt that 'Zaxine' might become canon, after all...
Now it's time, for a TOTAL DRAMA SCHOOL Exclusive!
Short Bus Cam:
Edward: *sighs* Crap… It sure does suck being the third person out, but I guess I deserve it for costing our team the win. *sighs again* And I didn't get a chance to let Skye down easy, either. This day is really sucking. *smiles slightly* Well Skye, if you see this, I hope you do well in the competition! You can do it! …And this is meant as a friendly gesture. *holds up hands defensively* Emphasis on friend. FRIEND. *smiles nervously*
End
Next time, on Total Drama School…
"Mama Mia, Pizzeria!" Alex exclaimed in a bad Italian accent, with wide eyes as her and Maxine's meal started to make some questionable noises and bubbled.
Our students get schooled in the culinary arts…
"I want another plate, my meal has cat hair in it!" Genelle whined, shoving her meal away from her.
"YOU'LL GET A PLATE FULL OF SHUT THE HECK UP, IF YOU DON'T SHUT YER TRAP!" Chef screamed in her face, making her wince after each word.
"I don't think lasagna is supposed to growl…" Inola murmured, eying her and Natalie's dish. She bit her nail while Natalie stared at the growling lasagna with wide eyes. The growling got louder, and Natalie tackled Inola as the lasagna jumped out of the pan at them.
"HIT THE DECK!"
Jealousy rears its ugly head…
Maxine glared at Genelle while she continued to flirt with Zane. When she giggled and batted her eyelashes at him, Maxine's glare deepened as she growled and snapped the wooden spoon in her hands in half.
"Wow… That's the fifth spoon today." Alex winced, as Maxine's right eye twitched.
And being parents with someone you hate, can cause some major problems…
"Well that's too bad, HONEY. Cause we're married now." Todd smirked, snaking an arm around Charlei's waist and pulling her closer to him.
Charlei sent daggers at him, and elbowed Todd hard in the gut. "Do you want me to break your face? Because I will, and I reeeaaally want to." She hissed.
"Maxine, come on, you need to start pulling your weight if we want this 'marriage' to work, so-" Cole exclaimed, before getting clocked in the head by Maxine as she swung a frying pan backwards with narrowed eyes, making a loud clang.
Coming soon, on TOTAL, DRAMA, SCHOOL!
FINALLY! HUZZAH! THE LONGEST CHAPTER I HAVE EVER WRITTEN IS COMPLETE! To tell you the truth, this was really hard, but you guys have been waiting for so long, I combined the both as an apology. I hope you liked it, and please review with your opinions, any confessionals, and what your fave parts of the episode were!
Wow, I start high school in a week… I'M EXCITED! But that means less updates, which will suck, I know, but I won't give up on this fic!
For now, REVIEW!
Until next time, Alexex!
Votes:
Genelle: 2
Skye: 3
Edward: 5
Eliminated: Bob, Destiny, Edward.
Still on TDS: Booker, Kane, Genelle, Ellen, Inola, Skye, Natalie, Shawn, Dan, Maxine, Steve, Ariana, Charlei, Cole, Alex, Roxy, Zane, Todd, and Wyatt.
