AN: I'm doing a small series of one-shots about some of the characters from the OC fic "Welcome to Camp Magikarp!". I hope that this is allowed and that immabee and the OCs owners don't get mad at me ;w;

Alright, first off is Marion Waterflower, who is owned by lugiafan2000.

Chapter 1: Marion Waterflower- IRONY

"Not all Waterflowers float on the water. Some of us just sink to the bottom."

People always mistook her as being related to someone famous. Her last name was Waterflower, after all. Every time someone asked, though, if she was related to a certain other Waterflower, she'd frown at them and shake her head.

The name was a bit more common than others would think.

She had to tell people repeatedly that NO, she wasn't related to Misty or Daisy or any of the women that had those water shows. NO, she wasn't related to that famous professor from what-ever-the-hell-region they were from. NO, the man who owned the Waterflower Waterworks Company was never her uncle, or grandpa, or dad, or cousin or anything even remotely related to her.

Even worse than being mistaken for having a famous Waterflower family member, was when people were genuinely surprised when she would voice that she hated water. I mean, it sounds pretty absurd when someone who has a name of a plant that lives in water hates the very substance.

If people only knew…

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In retrospect, it seemed like a stupid idea to go to Camp Magikarp, since the camp is located on an island and you have to ride in a boat to get there. Marion's parents signed her up so she could go there, and whether she was sent her for her enjoyment or because of the fights her parents had, she had no idea.

But, Marion needed something fun and different to occupy her mind and Camp Magikarp had sounded cool. To be honest, her interest in literature and dancing could only occupy her time and interest to a degree. She would use the chance that Camp Magikarp provided to become a better trainer.

She didn't know about the camp being located on an island, though.

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Waiting for the boat to arrive at the dock was horrid. The ride in the boat was the worst. She was pretty sure that she even passed out on the boat at one point. But, she couldn't turn back now.

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Even with the camp being on an island, it wasn't all that bad. She made friends, and her time was occupied, and because of that, her fear of water depleted greatly. She was still very weary of swimming, but she could now stand being a few yards from the shore.

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Before the first Camp Challenge, she mentioned that she was fine with any challenge as long as it didn't involve swimming. Alex had commented on it being ironic.

You'd think it was.

If you knew, maybe you'd understand.

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She was seven, at the time it happened. Her parents were going to teach her and her younger brother, David, how to swim at the nearby lake.

It just happened so quickly… Before anyone knew it, little David was screaming and pleading for help. He was somehow drifted to the middle of the lake. He didn't have his inner tube, and the lessons weren't taught to the two children yet, so he didn't know the basics of how to swim. He was frantically splashing around, and went under.

Mr. Waterflower jumped in to save him.

It was too late.

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Situations like these are very traumatic.

It's no wonder that Marion is terrified of water.

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So…

Now, is it still ironic?