The Tell-Tale Art

The fifth chapter of Total Drama School, posted on November 2, 2010. The contestants show down in an artistically-inclined challenge, competing to build the best possible statue of Chris McLean.
==Story==
In the Apples' dorm, Gary is playing his SDi. "Um, Gary?" says Meg in a groggy voice. "Can you turn the volume down on that thing?"
Gary sighs, and turns the volume down. "Yo, Alex." he whispers. "You OK?" Alex is still fully asleep.
"Alex?" says Gary. Alex wakes up, and screams, "Yessssssss!" Everyone stares.
Confessional (Alex): Is this a dream? I thought this was bad last night, but now Sharissa's gone! Finally!
Chris yells on the loudspeaker, "Attention all Total Drama School contestants, report to the Art Room immediately."
Confessional (Helga): Really? Really, Chris? REALLY?
In the Art Room, Chris has on a painter's smock and a beret. "Hello, fellow art-loving friends."
Confessional (Alex): Yippee. Art. More physical labor.
Chris says, "Today, your challenge is art-themed. You must first build a statue of... yours truly. Any kind of statue is fine, it just has to somehow resemble me. Next, after you finish and get judged by Chef and me, I'll explain the next challenge."
Amanda says to the Rulers, "You know, guys, I don't even have to explain. Rulers, you guys make something good."
Emilee shouts, "Oh, no, no, no way! I hate Art! Amanda, please, can I be the boss?"
Confessional (Amanda): What does that little idiot mean? I'm always the Rulers' boss.
Meanwhile, the Apples seem to be doing well. Meg says, "Apples, we're down by 1 player, but we will still rise to the top! Ok, Gary, what do you want to do?"
Gary says, "Um... build a statue of Vegeta with Chris' head." Helga mutters, "Who the heck is Vegeta?"
Gary screams, "How can you NOT know who VEGETA is?!? He's the guy who says 'Over 9000'!!!" Alex says in a rushed voice, "Um, sorry Gary, no way, we're not doing Vegeta, nope-dee-doo. No."
Confessional (Meg): I really like my team. Unfortunately, there's only 4 of us. But thankfully, they're all awesome!
Emilee picks up a loudspeaker. "Okay, you stupid team. Kurt, grab me the paint from the corner. Veronica, get the paintbrush. Carson, grab the clay. Amanda, get the--"
"Whoa there." says Amanda. "Sorry Emi-loser, but I'll get whatever I want. I'm the boss for this challenge. Emilee, get some water from the sink, NOW."
Emilee begins to fake-cry. "But... if I get the water... it might... get my hands WET!"
Carson isn't impressed. "Seriously?" he says. On the other side, Meg says loudly, "We finished!"
Chris looks over, and the statue is a blue pole with Chris' head stuck to it, and green lettering saying "Over 9000!"
Chris says, "How did you guys let Gary do his idea?"
Meg says, "Um... he just convinced us. It took a while, but he sure convinced us."
Alex, who's climbing on the statue, says in a sarcastic tone, "Yeah. He convinced us REAL well."
Chris yells, "Well, that means the Apples win this part of the challenge. The next part is in the Gym. Meet me there in 10. See ya!"
Confessional (Gary): I'm like the leader for the Killer Apples. Who made the Chris statue? Who always gets the last A+? Who voted off Miss Crazy? Moi!
While walking to the Gym, Amanda is lecturing the Rulers. "You guys really need to try harder." she says, and glances at Emilee.
"What?" says Emilee. Amanda grumbles and keeps walking.
At the Gym, a boxing ring is set up. "Today, your second part of the challenge is a mixture of everyone's favorite pastime and everyone's favorite sport... iiiiit's... Art Boxing!"
Chef comes out in boxing gloves. "I don't get paid enough." he mutters. Chris shrieks, "Chef will be demonstrating against this intern!" A nervous intern walks into the ring.
Chris explains, "First, dip your boxing gloves into paint. Then, take them out, and punch your opponent! It hurts, AND you get really messy! The first person to knock out their opponent or completely cover them in paint wins!"
Chef dips his glove into paint and punches the intern so hard it sends him flying. The intern crashes into the bleachers. Chef starts whistling.
Chris says, "OK, that intern might have to report to the school nurse. Well, anyway, who wants to volunteer to be a lucky art boxer?"
Amanda says evilly, "Emilee does." Emilee shrieks, "Wait! No!" but Chris grabs her and pulls her into the ring.
Gary decides to volunteer for the Killer Apples. "I don't know, I just want to do it, y'know." he says and walks into the ring.
Alex whispers to Meg and Helga, "Yeah, he definitely wants to do it. He just wants to wrestle with a girl." Helga says, "Dude, it's not even wrestling."
Chris yells, "Ready, Set... GOOO!"
Gary screams, "Aaaaarg!" and dips his hands into paint. He charges at Emilee and starts throwing punches at her. Emilee screams like a little girl. "Eww! Covered in paint!" she says.
Kurt shouts, "Emilee! C'mon, don't be a wimp! Fight back!"
Emilee is extremely grossed out. She keeps screaming and starts running around the boxing ring. Gary sprints towards her and keeps throwing punches.
Emilee says, "Eww... gross..." and falls over. Gary wins for the Apples!
Gary runs over to his team and gives them high-5s. "Great job, Gary." says Meg.
Confessional (Carson): That Emilee chick is such an idiot. I think I know who's going home tonight.
Confessional (Alex): Yes! We won! Maybe Sharissa was, like, a curse or something. But I'm glad she's gone!
Chris says, "Apples, your reward for the night is a pizza party in your dorm! And, no, it's not Chef's homemade pizza."
The Killer Apples cheer. "Finally!" says Meg.
Chris then says solemnly, "Rulers, you guys need to vote someone off."
In the Rulers' dorm, Carson is talking with Kurt. "Okay, I know I said I would vote you off the next chance I had." says Carson. "But we're the only guys left. Now who should we vote off?"
Kurt twiddles his thumbs. "I don't know." he says. "Maybe Emilee. Nobody even likes her that much."
Carson replies, "Yeah, that's kinda who I was thinking. So Emilee it is?" Kurt replies, "Yep. Emilee."
Amanda is talking with Veronica and Emilee, the other girls left on the team. Amanda says, "How 'bout if you 2 vote for Carson, then I'll get Carson to vote for Kurt, and I'll vote him too. So that way, it'll be a tiebreaker, and one of those stupid guys will be voted off. Sound good?" The other two girls nod. Emilee says, "Amanda, I'm glad you're sorta my friend!" Amanda grins and says, "Sure thing."
Confessional (Carson): Emilee's going down. I wonder why Amanda asked me to vote for Kurt?
Confessional (Veronica): Hmm...
Confessional (Amanda): I love being the antagonist.
At the Main Lobby, Chris states, "OK, friends. Another elimination for the Rulers. Whoever--"
Amanda says, obviously peeved, "We know, we know."
Chris says, "The first A+ goes to... Amanda."
Amanda grins and crunches up her A+ paper.
"Okayyy," says Chris. "Next up is Veronica," Veronica comes up and smiles at Amanda, "Kurt," Kurt comes up and says, "Yes!" but then looks at Carson, who could be eliminated. "Oh no."
Carson and Emilee look quite nervous. Carson is crossing his fingers, and Emilee is sweating and about to cry."The last A+ goes to..."
"Carson." Chris says.
Carson says, "Yesss! Oh, sorry Emilee... I guess." Emilee, without saying a word, stands up and boards the School Bus of Losers. She points to Amanda and makes an evil face. Amanda says, "That girl is cuckoo."
Chris says, "How was that dramatic? Well, anyway, tune in next time on Total... Drama... Schooool!"
Carson says, "Thanks, guys." and the episode ends.
==Author's Notes==
*The chapter title is a reference to Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Tell-Tale Heart."
**The chapter was originally titled "Art? Fart!", not a reference to anything except toilet humor. I had previously used this title for various other stories/fake TV episodes I'd made in middle school.
*Emilee was the first of an infamous archetype—early boots, usually female, with very few lines and no real personality beyond ‘nice’ or ‘sweet.’ She was probably the most shameless of this archetype, created solely for fodder and never returning or gaining any further development. Flora was later created as a parody of the archetype.