The TV-A-Thon

The sixth chapter of Total Drama Revolution, posted on August 1, 2011.
==Story==
"Last time, we had a disturbing, potty-related challenge. I swear, there won't be any more potty humor in these chapters, unless a certain contestant doesn't keep his mouth shut. Whatever. Dolph was sent home, and rode away on a magical rainbow Nyan Cat. It was really weird, and let's see what happens today!" says Chris.
"What the crap happened last night?" asks Vincent, who's in bed playing a video game.
"I don't know. Maybe Dolph has a supernatural aspect to him." says Donny. "It kinda creeped me out."
"Maybe he was, like, a ghost." says Vincent.
"I could believe that. Or a zombie." says Donny.
"Hey, man, now a zombie? That's going a little too far." says Vincent.
"Ezekiel turned into a zombie, remember?" asks Vincent.
"Oh, yeah." says Vincent. "I always hated that. He was my fave."
Tasia is watching a video on her computer.
"Ugh, really? 'My Momentum'? You mean, Friday Brown's new song? That song is abhorrent." says Kim.
"Yeah, maaaan. I knoooow. I just think it's fuuuunny." says Tasia.
"Y'know, you kind of look like that Friday girl." says Donny.
"Ewww, that's an insult, maaaan." says Tasia.
"Muh." says Donny. "Just expressin' my opinion here."
Ori is reading a book.
"'Ey, man, Dolph was eliminated, so you's gon' be th' main guy I hang out wit', a'ight?" asks Gustavo.
"Shut up, I'm trying to read!" screams Ori.
"A'ight, I'll talk to ya when you's in your nice mood." says Gustavo.
"Be quiet, or I'll beat the tar out of you." says Ori.
"Okay, man. Whatever you's say." says Gustavo.
Ori flings his "Mary Lotter" book at Gustavo.
Gustavo says in the confessional, "When did Ori turn into Helga?"
Mattie is texting her friend.
"Y'know, instead of texting your friend who's not even here, you could talk to me." says Abbey.
"Be quiet, I have a dilemma." says Mattie.
"What's your dilemma?" asks Abbey.
The scene switches to the Platypi's room.
"Haw, great job! You asked a girl out!" says Kavren.
Toad mutters something, while shivering.
"Aw, come on, tell me who it is." says Kavren.
The scene switches back to the Bugs' room.
"He WHAT?!" asks Abbey.
"I know, right?! I thought he'd ask out MacWhatever!" says Mattie.
"Well, are you going to say yes?" asks Abbey.
"What do you think?" says Mattie plainly.
"He's gonna have a broken heart, though." says Abbey.
"Since when did you care about boys?" asks Mattie.
"I don't." says Abbey. "But..."
She is interrupted by Vincent and Donny, who are bopping about and chanting.
"Say yes." says Donny in a deep voice.
"Say yes!" says Vincent in a high voice.
"Say yes." says Donny.
"Say yes!" says Vincent.
"Say--" begins Donny.
"SHUT UP, GUYS. I'M NOT GOING TO SAY YES." says Mattie.
The Epic Platypi are chillin' in their room.
"Ha, this is the best episode ever." says Elle, who's watching Nebraska Shore.
"Oh, is this the one where Snooki slaps Pauly Q?" asks Chelsey, walking up to her.
"Yeah, and then Jonnie and Weena get in a huge fight, 'The Predicament' woos ladies with his 12-pack, and K-Woww wins the lottery." says Elle.
"What about Vinney?" asks Chelsey.
"Vinney can go die in a hole. I stopped liking him when he broke up with Spammi." says Elle.
"Ooh, this is the Director's Cut version!" says Chelsey.
"The director is so hot..." says Elle.
"I know, right?" asks Chelsey. "I love his abs."
"That show is so cheesy and dumb, it's not even funny." says Cammy, who's at her computer.
"Shut up, nobody likes you." says Elle.
"I like her." says Trick. "She's my girlfriend."
Elle and Chelsey stare at the two for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"Whatever." says Trick. "Don't listen to them, babe. They're just @#$%&es."
Antoine is hanging out with Toad and Kavren.
"I'm trying to beat this one level in Scribble Hop. It's super hard." says Kavren.
"Ugh, I hate that game, because you always have to start over, and stuff..." says Antoine.
"Why're you hanging out with us?" asks Kavren.
"All right. Ever since Trick got Cammy to be his girlfriend, he's completely neglecting me." says Antoine.
"Aww, buddy. We'll be your new brosephs." says Toad.
"Broseph? Nobody says that anymore, except jive turkeys who think they're all that." says Antoine.
"What's a jive turkey?" asks Kavren.
"You." says Antoine.
MacKenzie is sitting there, quietly, contemplating.
Chris then comes in the room.
"Time for the challenge, everyone, report to the forest." he says.
"The forest?!" asks Trick.
"Yup. We have a new twist on an old fave." says Chris.
"Oh, man, I hate new twists." says Cammy.
The contestants gather around in the forest.
"All right, remember the Awake-a-thon from TDI?" asks Chris.
"Sadly, yes." says Kim.
"Well, here's a new spin on it. You guys are gonna be watching TV, while trying to stay awake." says Chris.
"TV is awesome. How can you fall asleep?" asks Donny.
"Oh, Chef!" says Chris.
Chef comes in, wheeling a plasma TV. He turns it on, and it begins to play "A Guide To Collecting Fishing Lures: The Movie."
"Oh, nooooo." says Tasia.
"Dude, this is the worst show ever." says Donny.
"Last one to fall asleep wins for their team." says Chris, and he walks away.
Tasia is already asleep.
Kim says in the confessional, "Tasia, quel pezzo stupido 'di sterco! Spero che si ottiene votato fuori!"
Mattie and Abbey are sitting there. Abbey is looking wistful.
"What's wrong, girl?" asks Mattie.
"This movie was my mom's favorite movie. And you know..." says Abbey.
"Oh, that's so sad." says Mattie.
Vincent comes up to them.
"Better take it easy on th' drama. We don' want to turn this show into a Twinklefog story." he says.
"Yeah, that Twinklefog guy is a great writer, but he has so much drama in his stories." says Donny.
"Like that one weird guy who reminds me of that guy on the other team, he had cancer." says Vincent.
"Who is this Twinklefog?" asks Mattie blandly.
"Oh my god. Twinklefog is one of the greatest authors on the Total Drama School Fan Story Wikia." says Vincent.
"His real name's Larry, I think." says Donny.
"Yeah, whatever. We appreciate the company, but we kinda need to stay awake." says Mattie.
Abbey is half-asleep.
"Wake up, we don't want to lose..." says Mattie.
"Huh? What?" asks Abbey.
"Never mind..." says Mattie.
Trick and Cammy are relaxing under a tree.
"What's your favorite video game?" asks Cammy dreamily.
"I'm not the biggest video game guy, but I love those Myth of Zedla games." says Trick.
"Oh, me too." giggles Cammy. "We have so much in common."
A farting noise is heard.
"Trick, did you just..." asks Cammy.
"No, that wasn't me." says Trick warily. "I swear."
Toad crawls out of the bushes and back to Antoine and Kavren.
"You idiot, Trick is buff. He could kill you." says Kavren.
"Naw, man, Trick is cool. I just think Cammy is hot, so I want them to break up." says Toad.
"Dude, you think, like, every girl is hot." says Antoine.
"Not that coffee nut and that creepy silent girl. Or Kim." says Toad.
Kavren is listening to a song on his uPod.
"Is that Shawn Havana's new song, Water Rushing?" asks Antoine.
"Yup." says Kavren.
"That song has some sick beats to it, but Shawn's in the hospital." says Antoine.
"What happened to him?!" asks Toad.
"An almost-fatal skiing accident." says Antoine.
"Muh, I never liked that guy, anyways. He's fat." says Toad.
"Arthur was fat. And if I remember correctly, yesterday you said he was your fave." says Antoine.
"Fat and morbidly obeeeese are two very different things." says Kavren, waggling a finger.
Antoine says in the confessional, "All right, I have got to find different friends around here. Toad and Kavren are annoying the @#$% out of me."
MacKenzie is staring up into the sky.
"Hey, MacK." says Antoine, walking up to her. "Mind if I chill here?"
"Sure, that's fine." says MacKenzie. "I'm starting to think that Trick and Cammy are spending a little too much time together."
"That's exactly what I was thinking. I've been forced to hang out with..." Antoine shudders. "Toad and Kavren."
"Oh, my god. I feel so sorry for you." says MacKenzie, touching Antoine's shoulder.
"Meh, it's okay. I brought some of my band's music on my uPod. Wanna hear it?" asks Antoine.
"Sure." says MacKenzie, and she puts the headphones on.
"This one is called 'Squirrels in my Pants.' " says Antoine.
"Now somebody, anybody, everybody, scream!" says Antoine's voice in the uPod.
A girl is heard screaming "There are squirrels in my pants!"
"Wow, that girl's got some serious squirrels in my pants." says Antoine's voice.
"There are squirrels in my pants!" says the girl again.
"Tell me what's makin' you jump like that..." says Antoine's voice.
"S-I-M-P Squirrels in my Pants." says Lou's voice.
MacKenzie turns it off.
"Sorry, I'm not a fan of hip-hop." she says.
"This next one isn't really hip-hop. It's more of rap." says Antoine.
"I don't really like rap either--" says MacKenzie.
Antoine turns the music on.
"Yo, yo, yo, my name's Lou. I can't think o' anythin' that rhymes with Lou. Except for Pooh. Word." says Lou's voice.
"That one was called 'Lou's Short Rap.' " says Antoine.
He looks at MacKenzie, but she is asleep.
"Aw, darn. I kinda have the hots for her." says Antoine, and he leaves.
Elle and Chelsey are trying to rig the TV.
"Come on, I don't want to watch this fishing lures thing, I wanna watch Nebraska Shore!" screams Elle.
"Relax. I'm trying." says Chelsey.
Nebraska Shore then comes onto the TV.
"SNOOKIII!" screams Elle.
Everyone looks at the TV, then falls asleep instantly.
"Wow, it looks like we're the only ones still awake." says Elle.
"Does that mean we win?" asks Chelsey.
"Yup." says Chris, walking up to them.
"Wow, that was the easiest challenge we've had in a while." says Chelsey.
"And it was all thanks to SNOOKIII!" screams Elle.
"Dancing Bugs." says Chris. "Time to vote someone off."
Nobody from the Bugs wakes up.
"Dancing Bugs." says Chris again.
Vincent wakes up.
"Vincent, get everyone else up and tell them that you lost." says Chris.
"We what? Awww!" says Vincent.
Vincent and Donny are discussing in their dorm.
"So, who do you think we should vote off?" asks Donny.
Kim is scolding Tasia.
"Wake up, we must strategize!" she screams.
"C'mon, maaaaan, take a chiiiiill piiiill." says Tasia.
"I think I have a little idea." says Vincent.
Chris is at the elimination ceremony.
"Today, we have Nebraska Shore DVDs." he says. "The first one goes to Donny."
Donny gets his DVD.
"Ori, Gustavo, and Abbey." says Chris.
The three get their DVDs.
"Mattie and Vincent." says Chris.
Mattie and Vincent get their DVDs.
"Tasia and Kim, the final DVD goes to..."
"Tasia."
Tasia, sleeping, gets hit in the head with her DVD.
"What?! Why me? You guys are all a bunch of--" says Kim.
"Time to go. There can be only one Italian." says Gustavo.
"Wait, Gustavo, you voted her out just because she's Italian?" asks Abbey.
"She was a-stealin' m' thunder." says Gustavo.
"Wow, that's... That's jank, Gustavo." says Mattie.
"I WILL HAVE MY REVENGE!" screams Kim, and she runs away.
"I should probably hide under th' sheets now." says Gustavo.
==Author's Notes==
*The chapter title and challenge were both references to an iconic early TDI challenge, the Awake-A-Thon.
*This chapter features the first mention of 'Twinklefog' of the 'Total Drama School Fan Story Wikia,' a clear reference to TDIFF's most iconic writer Sprinklemist. All the meta jokes about the 'drama' in his stories were because of Sprink's tendency to include 'adult' themes such as diseases, abusive relationships, and death in his own stories. As a 12-year-old, I frowned upon Sprink's drama and thought it was cheesy, but looking back... TDRev could've used a bit more seriousness.
*Shawn Havana and his hit song "Water Rushing" are also first referenced, clearly nods to Sean Kingston and "Fire Burning." Shawn later appeared as a contestant in the next story.
*Antoine and MacKenzie had a bit of flirty dialogue in this chapter, and I briefly considered pairing them up but didn't go through with it. They could've worked well together, though, both being "straight man"-type characters to the rest of the cast's insanity.
*In the beta version of TDRev, Kim got all the way to third place and was meant to be a legitimate antagonist/threat. However, I didn't know how to write strategy at the time, found her boring, and thus decided to boot her early.