They pulled up at the TV station the next day. Everyone was silent as the sound of metal scraping was heard throughout the entire car.
They went back to Reno and picked up Dakoota to take Dakota's place. But she was scaring them because she kept on sharpening her knife.
She looked up confused, "Hey, what's everybody so quiet about, huh?"
"...well, she's sorta like Dakota," Owen shrugged.
Sam turned back to his friends, "Come on, everybody. Let's go pitch our telethon and get Total Drama back on TV, ok?"
"No."
"No."
"Ciertamente no."
They cheered.
"That means no."
The cheering ceased.
"Uh, come on guys," Sam led them out of the room.
"Awkward," Rodney muttered.
"Listen, Sam, I like you. I remember you guys from when I was a kid," Veronica, the network president smiled.
They all agreed and Sam smiled.
"So I'm gonna shoot straight," she crossed her arms, "You guys aren't famous anymore."
Some of the Kids groaned.
"Yeesh! I wish she'd shot a little more curvy," Owen commented.
She stood up and walked over to a diagram of popular shows, "Take a look at this diagram the research department drew up," she traced the large circle in the middle, "This circle represents everything that's currently popular," she stretched out the paper, revealing a tiny spot far away from the circle, "And this tiny speck is you guys. So the answer's no. It's not gonna happen."
She walked over to the TV in her room and picked up the remote, "Take a look at the shows that are popular now," she turned it on, "Punch Teacher."
Punch Teacher came on the TV.
"Oh! I love that show," Dakoota smiled.
A Japanese game show host appeared on the screen along with two child contestants and a teacher in a guillotine.
"It's time to punch teacher!"
And that's all that they really did.
"Finish him!"
"It's my favorite," Veronica smiled.
"I just thought I could make a difference," the teacher on the TV frowned.
Veronica sat back down, "I'm sorry, but in this market, you guys are no longer relevant. Have a good day."
Everyone sighed as Sam got out of his seat and walked to the door. But just as he was about to open it, he stopped and turned back to Veronica, "Before I go, I'd just like to say something. I think kids are smarter and better than all this junk, and if you- -"
SLAM!
The door opened right on Sam.
Everyone winced.
One of the network agents held the door open, unaware that Sam was stuck behind it.
"Veronica, bad news. Punch Teacher has stopped production. It's being sued by the Teachers Society of America," he frowned.
"What's their problem?"
"No idea!," he let go of the door and Sam fell down, "I just found out."
He walked over to the schedule and ripped off the Punch Teacher time slot.
"What are we supposed to do with that 120-minute black hole in the schedule coming up in two days?," Veronica asked.
Then her eyes widened. She turned to the Kids who looked as if a miracle had just hit them.
"Ok, Kids. You've got yourselves a show."
Everyone cheered.
Sam smiled and walked up to her, "Thank you so much. You will not be sorry, I promise!"
"Ok, enough!," Veronica ordered.
The cheering stopped.
"One, no more going nuts in my office. These are new carpets."
"Yes ma'am," Sam nodded.
"And two, you need a celebrity host."
"Ok, whatever. Come on, guys, let's go!"
They all followed him out of the office, chattering happily.
Look out, world! Total Drama's back!