Ring, ring...
"Hi! This is Jirachi!"
"Hey Jirachi! Shaymin here, I was wondering-"
"Unfortunately, I am unable to pick-up this phone. Leave a message after the tone, and I will-"
Shaymin groaned and slammed her phone down, sagging into her hammock. She had called just about every single legendary she knew, and all had the exact same response. Were they ignoring her or something?
"Bellosom!"
A Bellosom rushed into the room, anxiously glancing up at her boss. "Yes, Miss Shaymin?"
"Why does everyone hate me?"
Bellosom blinked, obviously taken back. "Why, n-no one hates you, miss!"
"You hesitated."
Bellosom uncomfortably shuffled towards Shaymin's hammock, her grass skirts gently grazing against the trees around her. "Why would anyone hate you, miss?"
"No one is answering my phone calls!"
Bellosom placed a comforting hand on Shaymin, a bright smile plastered across her face. "Why, miss! They don't hate you. They're all just very busy hosting their own shows."
Shaymin perked up at this, her eyes widening with curiosity. "Their own shows?"
"Yes. All the other legendries starting hosting their own shows! It started off with Mew, making a series called 'Total Pokémon Island' - and then all the other legendries became inspired to start their own show. Lugia and Ho-Oh have combined forces to do a remake of the show, and Victini has made his own called 'Total Pokkemon Island'!"
Shaymin remained quiet, letting all of that information sink in. Judging by Bellosom's passionate voice and the way that all the surrounding grass-type Pokémon started murmuring about the shows, this 'Total Pokémon Island' franchise was quite popular.
"I can't believe everyone is too busy hosting their own shows to pick up my phone calls. Is every single legendary doing it?" Shaymin enquired.
Bellosom shook her head. "Not all. I believe that Phione is not, though she does sabotage Victini's show quite often. I'm sure Phione would love to keep you company. How about you call her?"
Shaymin scowled. "That pathetic excuse for a legendary? Not a chance!"
"Darkrai?"
"Look, I don't plan on dying anytime soon, so no."
Bellosom raised her hands in surrender and Shaymin groaned, falling back against her hammock.
Just as Bellosom was about to leave, Shaymin jumped out of her hammock. Squealing with excitement, she exclaimed, "I have the perfect idea!"
"What is it, miss?"
"I'm going to host my own original show!"
Bellosom arched an eyebrow curiously. "Oh? What will it be about?"
"I'll have contestants join from all over the world! They have to compete in challenges, and those that lose will get eliminated one by one!"
Bellosom's eye twitched. "... But that's not original-"
"Wait! Here comes the original part!"
"Yes?"
"It will be called... Total Phokemon Island!" Shaymin announced dramatically, giddy with excitement.
"So... Total Fokemon Island?"
"No, no. The 'h' is silent, obviously."
Bellosom deadpanned. "So... Total Pokémon Island."
"That's the spirit! And, oh, I need an assistant, right?"
Bellosom stood taller. Even she couldn't resist the opportunity to be on television.
Shaymin rambled on, "Hm... I need someone kind and approachable. Someone who the campers will all love." Her eyes flashed with glee. "Bellosom?"
Bellosom flushed. "Why, miss, it would be a pleasure to-"
"Could you call Victreebel? I think she would make a terrific assistant!"
Bellosom's face fell. "But Victreebel is the snappiest Pokémon here and she doesn't even know how to cook!"
"Hush, you. If you're so concerned, you can teach her! Brilliant - now that we have that sorted, we only need one more thing."
"What would that be, miss?"
"Contestants!"
Hey there, folks! This is Tomato Soup (maycontestdrew) speaking.
As you can see, this story is an SYOC, meaning that you submit your own OC. However, we no longer require any more OCs. Thank you for all the submissions! We absolutely loved the diversity of characters we received.
For those who didn't get the chance to submit an OC, DO NOT FEAR!
Depending on the success of this first story, I am DEFINITELY considering doing a Season Two. That should be starting some time in 2018, so there will be another opportunity to submit some OCs! Shoot me a PM, if you'd like to know more details.
We do have a sneaky cheeky little rule, though. We will most likely be prioritising OCs submitted by people who missed the opportunity to submit an OC for this first story. HOWEVER, we would only prioritise their OCs if they have been following this first story, and have been showing support despite not having their own OC in it - because that is commendable and very kind of them.
Anyways, enjoy the story! Warning: Chapters 2 and 3 are only Cast Updates - so you can skip those (unless you feel the urge to review and comment on the cast selection XD). At Chapter 4, the story begins - and I sincerely hope you enjoy it.
Any questions? Shoot me a PM. Any thoughts? Leave a review. I'll respond to either. :D
Much love,
Tomato Soup
OH! By the way! There were a few little references in the chapter, if you caught on! First of all, there was a reference to Mew's show, 'Total Pokemon Island'. This story is written by Dark Amphithere, and is where most of this TPI stuff is inspired from. The second reference was a remake of the show, with Ho-Oh and Lugia as hosts! This reference is from 'Total Pokemon Island', but this time written by Ichimono. And finally (Tomato Soup's personal favourite because this was also pretty much the first TPI she ever read and the meme jokes are lit af), was a reference to Victini's 'original' show, called 'Total Pokkemon Island' and is written by Shuckle Senpai.
We haven't actually sought permission from most of them. RIP. These guys are the only people who are permitted to hurt us.
As for the name? That was heavily influenced by Shuckle Senpai as well, since adding an extra letter to Pokémon is a badass thing to do. XD Thanks, bruh. We love you. XD