All right, introductions for our campers! Not the most interesting episode-sorry-but important. Episode 2 is the first elimination.
Episode 1:
"Hello and welcome to our show! I am Duskull, your extremely amazing host, and this is my…eh…okay partner, Totodile!" shouted Duskull, a somewhat small, gray ghost Pokemon. His partner, Totodile, eyed him angrily.
"Eh-hem," Totodile said, clearing his throat. "Welcome to Pokemon Challenge Island. On this show-"
"Excuse me, Totodile. I'm the host, not you. You're just our co-host. As I was saying, or, well, was about to be saying, we will be making forty Pokemon, ages fourteen to eighteen, go through many challenges here. Some dangerous, some embarrassing, some tough, and most absolutely hilarious! Our campers will also be forming friendships, alliances, and…gasp…romances? Let's hope so, they make TV shows more dramatic. Welcome to Pokemon Challenge Island!"
"I'm the host, not you. You're just our co-host," mimicked Totodile. "Stupid Duskull."
...
The camera shifts to a small campsite with a line of many small cabins. Duskull and Totodile are standing there with two other Pokemon, one a medium-sized pink Pokemon with a long tongue and the other a very small green Pokemon with three green points on her head and red and blue flowers coming out of her hands.
Duskull stepped forwards "Okay, my lovely audiences. These are our staff members-other than myself and Totodile. Meet Lickitung, our chef," he said, gesturing at the pink Pokemon with the long tongue. "The quality of her food usually depends on her mood. Sometimes when she's in a bad mood, she'll put…um…bad stuff in it."
"Hey!" shouted the pink Pokemon, looking miffed. "Watch what you say or I'll put something in your food! You can't do that to me, your only Pokemon with cooking experience!"
"Calm down!" said Duskull, exasperated." It's not like we're on live television or anything…wait, we actually are. Never mind. Moving along, our staff nurse, Roselia!"
Roselia smiled and waved. Lickitung, looking unsatisfied, vanished into the background.
"I'll finish up her intro, thanks!" said Totodile, shoving Duskull out of the way and putting on a wide smile for the audience. "This is our one and only staff nurse, so if anything happens to anyone when she's unable to work, well, tough luck. Don't get hurt too often."
"Um, actually, unless I get hurt myself, I'm pretty much always on duty. A lot of Pokemon get hurt on this island," Roselia stated.
"And that's it for our staff! Now come the competitors and the rule explanations. Enjoy, this will be the absolute best part of my day, knowing what I have in store for these campers!"
...
"And we're here! Welcome to Pokemon beach!" cried Duskull. "Our first boat in the distance! Who will be on it?"
A boat painted with the green, blue and red Pokemon Challenge Island logo painted on it rushed through the water, cutting a path in the sea towards the island.
Totodile caught the pause to let himself speak. "We have brought at least two Pokemon of each type to the island except Dragon. We only got one application for that. Really, Dragon-types? Send us more applications next time to be on what is going to be the coolest TV show ever! Pokemon!"
"Challenge!" called Duskull.
"ISLAND!" Both of them finished in what was clearly supposed to be a dramatic ending, but wasn't.
"Well, that failed," Totodile mumbled.
"Shut UP," whispered Duskull. "The boat?"
"Oh, right! On this boat appears to be our first contestant, Shieldon!"
A small Pokemon with a tan body got off; however, his most striking feature was that his head was shaped like a shield.
"Hello, Duskull and Totodile! I'm Shieldon. Hey, I'm really glad to be here. Thanks, Mom and Dad, and also you too Cranidos, and-"
"Next boat," interrupted Duskull.
Standing in the front of the boat dancing was a tall, pink Pokemon with large eyes and feet and thin, rabbit-like ears. She had a large smile on her face and appeared to be somewhat oblivious to the fact that she was about to go on a game show. When the boat docked, she continued dancing and bouncing her way over to Duskull, Totodile, and the newly arrived Shieldon to introduce herself.
"Hello, hello, hello, I'm Wiggly, Wiggly, Wigglytuff! I love fun and cookies and candy and muffins, and ooh, Duskull, I like your eye, It's so pretty and red and-"
"Move it, puffball!" Totodile said, pushing Wigglytuff back near Shieldon. She continued blankly dancing once she got there.
"No being mean to our contestants!" Duskull scolded angrily. Then he smiled. "Well, maybe a little bit…"
The horn of the next ship interrupted his thoughts. This one had a small brown Pokemon who seemed to be searching around. He was poised on his brown striped tail and had a small brown body. He looked to be one of the younger contestants. He seemed to spot the four Pokemon on the shore, and when his boat pulled up, he quickly got off.
"I'm Sentret," he said, walking up and shaking Duskull and Totodile's hands. "I don't really expect to win, but I'd like to try." With a final wave at the camera, he stood next to Shieldon.
"I like him. Finally, a contestant who doesn't have to tell their whole life's story," whispered Duskull to a grinning Totodile.
Another boat horn blared in the distance. On the front of this boat, a gray cat Pokemon with white paws was perched, lying down. She wore a jeweled necklace. While she was of average looks, her eyes had a hypnotizing intensity, like she could see into your soul.
The boat turned at the island. The cat Pokemon got off the boat daintily and introduced herself. "My name is Glameow. This is a real diamond, by the way. I'm here to win this competition, but if I make any friends on this competition, I'd be glad to share. My family's super rich." With a laugh that came out sounding like a meow, she walked on the opposite side of Wigglytuff.
Sentret looked at her distastefully. He didn't trust her, just by looking into her eyes. Duskull looked a bit surprised, and seemed distracted until Totodile nudged him and got started on the announcement of who would be on the next boat.
"Next up appears to be…" Totodile squinted. "I actually don't know yet."
A light yellow-green dinosaur Pokemon with a leaf on top of her head and a necklace of leaves around her neck came. Even before she started speaking, Glameow knew she wasn't going to like this Pokemon. Sentret, Shieldon, and Wigglytuff thought they might like her. Wigglytuff stopped dancing and waved.
To Duskull and Totodile, she said, "Hello! I'm Bayleef. I'd really just like to make some friends while here on the island. If you need any help, feel free to ask me." After she was done, she happily walked away and sat down next to Shieldon.
"Well, we have five contestants!" exclaimed Duskull. "Unfortunately, that leaves, like, thirty-five to go. Oh, yay. Well, here comes another boat. Let's see who it is!"
This boat carried the biggest Pokemon yet. It appeared to be a green and brown dinosaur Pokemon with something on its neck. As the Pokemon got closer, Bayleef could just make out bananas on his neck.
"Welcome, Tropius, to Pokemon Challenge Island," said Duskull, gesturing for Tropius to come off the boat. "Come here and talk with us."
As Tropius stepped off the boat, he tripped and fell face-first down to the ground. Bayleef rushed over to him and helped him up. "Are you okay?"
"Thanks. I'm fine now. I'm just a little clumsy," he said, looking up at her. "But thanks."
"No need. I'm always here for friends," she said, smiling back. Then she left and Tropius went to the camera.
"Well, uh, I think I could make it pretty far. My main thing is that I'm kind of clumsy. I hope I get over that soon, though. I think I'd make a good challenger, and I hope I get lots of friends like Bayleef."
Glameow snickered. "Come on. He won't make it a day if he tells everyone his weaknesses." Shieldon eyed her distastefully, but another incoming boat distracted everyone.
Another Pokemon was on a boat this time, a somewhat small, red insect Pokemon with a mustache. He seemed to be playing music…on himself.
He stepped off the boat and came towards the group, smiled and played a short little jingle by brushing one arm against the other, and walking towards Duskull and Totodile.
"Hello, Duskull and Totodile. My name is Kricketune, and I'm a musician. I can play almost all instruments, but my favorite is myself, by brushing one arm against the other. What did you think of it?" the musical bug Pokemon asked.
"Not bad," admitted Duskull. "For a Pokemon using itself as an instrument."
"Yay! Music!" shrieked Wigglytuff.
Satisfied, Kricketune relocated himself toward the audience somewhere near Glameow before another boat came in.
This one had a dark blue bird Pokemon on it, with an underbelly of white. She looked both brave and confident. Bayleef thought she looked like a good competitor. Kricketune shivered because he didn't like birds.
The Pokemon gracefully stepped off the boat, and moving toward the camera, said, "I'm Swellow. I'm here to win, so please don't get in my way. I love flying more than anything else, so if I win, I'll probably build a flying school for Pokemon learning to fly."
"Awesome," said Duskull, slightly sarcastically. "Now go with the crowd."
Swellow tossed her head to the side in anger and flew to the crowd next to Kricketune, who inched away in the direction of Sentret.
"Sorry," whispered Kricketune. "I really don't like birds." Sentret nodded sympathetically.
Another boat appeared on the horizon. This one contained a small, boxy pink and light blue Pokemon typing frantically on a laptop. He didn't glimpse up once.
"Uh…this should be Porygon, but I don't think he actually knows he's here," said Totodile. "Hey, PORYGON!" After a few more yells, Duskull and some of the crowd joined in, and he looked up.
He floated down off the boat, looking angered for some reason. "Hi, I'm Porygon, and you disturbed me while I was working on this complex mathematical formula. Don't do it again, okay? I didn't even want to be on this show."
"Why'd ya sign up then, pardner?" asked Duskull, putting on a fake Western voice. Porygon still looked annoyed.
"I didn't sign up for this. My friends signed me up without my permission. Get it?"
"Sure, yeah, go in the crowd, the next boat's coming."
On this boat was an enthusiastic-looking fire monkey Pokemon with an extremely bright tail. He got off the boat and vigorously introduced himself.
"Hey, dudes. I'm Monferno. I'm pretty much on all my school sports teams, like football, basketball, and everything else, really. I know I can make it far. Monferno out!" he said, loudly and quickly.
While no Pokemon was exactly 'his type,' all the female Pokemon glanced at him, surprised by his good looks, except the always-oblivious Wigglytuff. Even Swellow, though she wasn't really 'in to' mammals.
Next, came a large purple Pokemon with muscles all over. This Pokemon actually scared Sentret. He saw a few other Pokemon shiver, too. Glameow, however, looked pleased. Swellow, as always, looked just arrogant, her expression fairly unreadable.
The Pokemon stepped in front of the camera and pointed at the crowd. "My name's Machoke, and I don't want anyone-and I mean anyone-to get in my way. That includes you two," he growled, pointing at Duskull and Totodile. "I will win this thing."
Shaken, Totodile took back the camera. "Next boat." Then he whispered in an undertone, "I kinda don't like him."
The next boat carried a very small orange Pokemon. He looked a bit like a baby chicken. He took small steps off the boat.
"H-hi. I'm Torchic. I-um, don't have anything to say," said the small orange Pokemon. He looked scared, and ran quickly to where the least-intimidating-looking Pokemon were-Shieldon and Sentret.
"Are you okay?" Sentret asked. Torchic nodded. "I'm just really scared. I-I've never done anything like this before."
"There's a first for everything. We should be friends," Shieldon added.
"O-okay," said Torchic. Sentret gave him an encouraging smile, which Torchic responded back to with a small one.
Duskull and Totodile snickered. "He won't make it past the fifth episode, max," Totodile said.
"Oh, we're so cruel! But this is a fun job, so who cares? I get paid and get to watch Pokemon get tortured," said Duskull.
"Another boat," warned Totodile.
On this boat, a small black fox-like Pokemon with a red tuft of hair sat at the front, patiently waiting for the island. As she approached, her eyes lit up and she grinned.
The boat docked and she got off. "Hey, everyone. I'm Zorua. I'm really excited to be here, and I know the money's mine!" she laughed. She went to stand in the crowd by Swellow.
Not far behind was another boat, this one carrying a bored-looking light blue Pokemon with a blue fin on the top of her head. She got off the boat, carrying a small suitcase.
"Wow, what a wonderful resort I've wound up at. I'm Marshtomp, and I can't wait to either win the one million dollars or go home," said the Mud Fish Pokemon tiredly.
"Hey, you can't always expect a five-star resort. Live with it," Duskull shot back.
"Whoopee," said Marshtomp, melting in with the crowd near Tropius and Bayleef, who were sitting right next to each other, talking.
After another minute, a boat appeared, carrying a black moth Pokemon with yellow wings with a single orange spot. He seemed extremely relaxed and content.
"I'm Mothim, dudes. And I like world peace. Peace is where it's at, my friends. Peace, and all will be good," said the Pokemon, as if in a daze.
"All right, dude. Move over there with our other peaceful contestants," said Totodile, snickering. "You're so 25 years ago."
The hippie moth gladly agreed, and sat next to Wigglytuff, who started talking animatedly to him. He only answered about half of her questions and otherwise sat entranced at something-apparently, the sky.
The next boat blew in with a chilly breeze. A black bird Pokemon sat, clutching a black gangster-like hat on his head. His belly was white. He had an air of mystery about him. Glameow immediately knew she wanted him on her team.
The Pokemon stepped off the boat. Duskull and Totodile went over to meet him.
"Hello. I'm Honchkrow, and I am here to win this. I'm sure I'd be able to find some good allies. That is all," he said. Glameow watched gleefully as he came toward her. He had answered courteously enough, but she knew someone with a ruthless spirit when she saw them, and Honchkrow and Machoke were the only ones so far that had that. However, Honchkrow was more her style-someone she could work with.
She wondered if Honchkrow was thinking the same thing.
Next, in the distance, another boat was spotted, this one with a blue ghost Pokemon with big eyes and a red necklace. When she got off the boat, everyone stopped and stared.
The Pokemon was a Misdreavus, but like none anyone had ever seen. She had longer hair than a normal Misdreavus, and a striking red necklace. But what was really odd were her eyes. Most Misdreavus had low, sarcastic eyes, but her eyes were round and very beautiful, and also, oddly enough, blue, something that rarely occurred on a Misdreavus. All the male Pokemon were astounded, and all the females jealous.
She went to the camera and said, shyly, "Er…hi. I'm Misdreavus, and I was just kind of looking for some adventure, and um, yeah, I'll just go now," she said when she noticed Duskull smiling stupidly at her. Bayleef offered her a seat by her and Tropius, and Tropius was able to ignore most of her charms. The three started talking.
Next up, a small, blue Pokemon that had characteristics of dogs and wolves but stood like a human came down from his boat. He walked confidently over to Duskull and Totodile.
"Uh, hey. I'm Riolu. I'd just like to be here, well, for the money obviously, but also because I'm interested in making some new friends, and these Pokemon seem pretty awesome, so...thanks for inviting me," he said. As he walked away, he noticed Duskull hadn't been paying much attention because he was still gazing dumbly at Misdreavus. Totodile slapped Duskull, and Riolu nodded in thanks, then walked over to sit somewhere near Marshtomp, Monferno, and Swellow.
The next boat carried a small yellow mouse-like Pokemon with a lightning bolt tail. He was watching the island interestedly.
When he got to the cameras, he said "Hello, I'm Pikachu. I have no opening speech-pathetic, right? Anyway, I'll just go now." Duskull and Totodile looked pleased at not having to sit through another interview. Pikachu walked away and sat near Riolu.
Next up was a small, white and blue rodent-like Pokemon with a long tail that was dancing up and down on the deck of the boat. As soon as the boat docked, she jumped out and sped towards Duskull and Totodile, and shouted in an extremely fast voice: "Hi, my name's Pachirisu, I'm 14 years old, I like coffee, I always drink it, if I win I'll use all my money to buy more coffee so I can be more hyper!" Then she sped away towards the audience, sitting next to Zorua, who inched away from her. Duskull called to her. "Hey, Pachirisu. You know we don't have any coffee on the island, right?"
She laughed mischievously. Duskull shrugged and turned to Totodile, who was already pointing at the next boat.
The next boat carried a yellow Pokemon with red circles on his cheeks and blue boxing gloves. He was hitting a punching bag he had strapped to the boat, but stopped when he got close to the island. He approached Duskull and Totodile to begin. "Hey, I'm Makuhita. I'm the strongest Pokemon here, hands down, and that's all you need to know about me." He strolled away and placed himself near Kricketune.
"Well, since no boat is on the horizon, now seems like a fabulous time to make an announcement, right, Totodile?" asked Duskull.
"Right!" Totodile answered.
"Good! All right, it seems that we have nineteen more contestants to introduce. Slightly less than half. We'll try to take them quickly."
On the next boat was Numel, a tan camel Pokemon who was sleeping when he arrived. He had to be woken up for his interview, but all he said was that he's just lazy. After that came Liepard, the dark cat Pokemon, who Glameow definitely liked-she could tell that Liepard was a plotter too, and also a fellow cat. She desperately wanted to be on the same team as her. Torchic, on the other hand, did not like Liepard-he almost fainted when he saw her.
After that was the fluffy, cottony, and mischievous Grass-type prankster, Whimsicott, who was clearly smart, but also had a sense of humor. Almost at the same time Whimsicott's boat arrived was the boat of the Goth Pokemon, Gothorita, who betrayed very little emotion. Many Pokemon felt uncomfortable around such a secretive Pokemon. Next were the self-proclaimed 'inseparable twins,' Plusle and Minun. They both gave their interviews at the exact same time, saying the exact same things. It was like a strange harmony, because Plusle, the male, had a lower voice and Minun, the female, had a higher voice.
Following the long interviews of Plusle and Minun was Haunter, a well-mannered, ghostly magician. He performed a trick for the camera and sat by Whimsicott. Afterwards came the tough tomboy wolf Mightyena. In Pikachu's opinion, she seemed nice enough, but like she'd be a good teammate. He hoped he'd get her on his team. Then came the cold and lonely Froslass. She ended up sitting by Gothorita, who seemed like a good companion for her. Bayleef, who watched Froslass as she sat down, thought the two might make good teammates.
Sneasel, the show's second Ice-type, came next. Shieldon noticed that he seemed okay, but a little sneaky. He wondered if Sneasel would be a dangerous enemy, and he made a mental note not to find out. After that came Buneary, another cute Pokemon who almost everyone was attracted to. She was content to sit with Zorua, who seemed to become her good friend almost immediately. After Buneary came the bratty Qwilfish, who complained about everything and treated everyone like they were worthless. She disgusted Kricketune, who tried to value everything about everybody, good or bad, and look on the bright side of life. Next was Buizel, the attractive sea weasel Pokemon which most of the girls ended up falling in love with immediately. He walked over and stood by Buneary, who looked thrilled.
After him came the extremely pretty Kirlia, who seemed very quiet and shy. She went to stand next to Whimsicott. After that came the wise and mysterious Dragonair. Even though she was a teenager like all the other Pokemon, she possessed an air of mystery that no one else had. Then came Munchlax, the ever-cheerful big eater Pokemon, who had brought a bag of snacks bigger than himself with him. Then, the next contestant, a Mawile came. Mawile was pretty-not as stunningly as Misdreavus or Kirlia-and seemed like she'd make an easily popular contestant. Afterward was Maractus, the talkative cactus Pokemon who, Duskull noted, said 'OMG' waaaay too much. Finally came Onix, the giant rock snake with anger management issues.
After all those interviews, the camera turned back to Duskull and Totodile. Duskull finished up. "So, everyone, now that you're all here, it's time for your first challenge tomorrow! Please come back, we'd love to have you! Thanks one and all! Good-bye for today."
"See ya next episode," said Totodile. "Oh, this is gonna be great…"
...
So that's it for episode 1. Intros. Admittedly, not the most interesting chapter. But you got to know our competitors a bit, yay! If anyone needs it, I'll put a description of our characters here for your benefit, since some of them were kind of ignored. Er, you can also vote in my poll if you want? That's what's going to help me decide the winner.
Staff:
Duskull: The showy host who likes being better than Totodile.
Totodile: The co-host who doesn't like his position.
Lickitung: The chef who gets angry when her food is insulted.
Roselia: The calm, friendly, and helpful island nurse, doctor, and any other job medical.
Contestants:
1. Shieldon (Male): Basically, the all-around nice guy. Sometimes isn't very careful, though. Enjoys ramming into things.
2. Wigglytuff (Female): The...uh...weird one who has no idea what's usually going on.
3. Sentret (Male): The small but brave one. Fairly well liked by his competitors but isn't seen as a threat.
4. Glameow (Female): Rich and spoiled, but also very manipulative. Less violent than some of my other villains (Liepard?)
5. Bayleef (Female): Everyone's favorite friendly, leafy dinosaur! Likable and sympathetic.
6. Tropius (Male): The extremely large and clumsy one, but friendly and likable enough. Probably one of my personal favorites.
7. Kricketune (Male): The musical bug who plays every single freaking instrument known to man. Yep, it's Kricketune!
8. Swellow (Female): The arrogant, overconfident, and somewhat popular bird. Not a bad Pokemon, but sometimes has a tendency to provoke others.
9. Porygon (Male): The computer addicted Pokemon. Which makes sense, really, he was born from a computer. Not much is really known about him, actually.
10. Monferno (Male): The energetic and friendly jock. Really does not like water, the most out of any of the Fire-types.
11. Machoke (Male): The strong and powerful island bully. Probably going to be used as a 'minion' to someone strategic.
12. Torchic (Male): The timid chicken Pokemon. Makes friends with Sentret and Shieldon but is still scared of everything and everyone.
13. Zorua (Female): The confident, calm, and friendly fox Pokemon. Small, but a strong competitor.
14. Marshtomp (Female): The sarcastic and bored one. The only reason she's here is to win.
15. Mothim (Male): The kind of strange moth hippie. Obviously very peaceful, which is probably a bad thing on this show.
16. Honchkrow (Male): The polite but tricky dark crow Pokemon. Definitely going to be a dangerous competitor.
17. Misdreavus (Female): The beautiful ghost Pokemon who simply wants to be treated normally.
18. Riolu (Male): The smart, friendly, and athletic Pokemon. Also a personal favorite. Not based off of me, I just like Riolu and chose it as my username.
19. Pikachu (Male): Basically a normal, average Pokemon. Wants to make new friends.
20. Pachirisu (Female): The dangerously hyperactive coffee-addicted one. Unlike Wigglytuff, though, she's actually fairly intelligent.
21. Makuhita (Male): The macho Pokemon who's always proud of his muscles.
22. Numel (Male): The lazy one who does essentially nothing.
23. Liepard (Female): Another manipulative cat, but more prone to violence. Doesn't tend to 'hide her dark side' as much as Glameow or Honchkrow.
24. Whimsicott (Female): The island prankster. Fairly popular because it's hard not to like her.
25. Gothorita (Female): The quiet Pokemon who says very little and reveals less about her emotions. Is there more to her than meets the eye?
26. Plusle (Male): The male inseparable twin and Minun's sister. Katie and Sadie anyone?
27. Minun (Female): The female inseparable twin and Plusle's brother. Katie and Sadie anyone?
28. Haunter (Male): A well-mannered (but secretly fun-loving) magician who enjoys performing.
29. Mightyena (Female): The tough tomboy wolf. Good to have as a friend, but dangerous as an enemy. Which group will she fall into for our cast?
30. Froslass (Female): Quiet, cold, and lonely, not willing to talk much.
31. Sneasel (Male): Very sneaky competitor, possibly willing to trade between sides if offered the right deal.
32. Buneary (Female): The cute but not smart competitor. Based off of Lindsay from TDI.
33. Qwilfish (Female): The brat who likes provoking other people for no apparent reason. A villain, but not a leader.
34. Buizel (Male): The attractive surfing sea weasel. Buneary takes a liking to him immediately. There seems to be something different about him, though.
35. Kirlia (Female): A quiet, shy, and pretty dancer. Likely to fall in love with someone but I don't know who. Suggestions?
36. Dragonair (Female): Wise and mysterious. Seriously nothing else is known about her.
37. Munchlax (Male): The big eater of the series. The most obvious choice for this position.
38. Mawile (Female): A popular Pokemon who may be able to get info from whoever she wants to.
39. Maractus (Female): The talkative cactus Pokemon. Annoying, but not mean.
40. Onix (Male): The giant rock snake with a huge body but huger anger management problems.
Now that those summaries are finally over, please review my story! This is my first FanFiction, although I've written several other stories, and I'm eager to hear your feedback.