I can't say much, but I will tell ya this. ME OLD STORY ISN'T DEAD! I PROMISE!
Now, that said, I'll let ya dive into the mystery and see what this is.
Let's watch this together, shall we?
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Chapter 1: Welcome to your new home
We see a large island in view. It has a giant forest, a volcano surrounded by mountains, a Beach out by the ocean, a giant lake, brimming with fish. What appears to be a campground with shacks, a campfire area, stalls, a small confessional shack, and a cafeteria. Lastly, there's a dock that reaches out to the ocean.
On the edge of the dock was a Pokemon. He has a chimeric body, with white fur on his head, a giant fish tail, talons for fore feet and paws for hind feet. He has a crest at the top of his head with three spikes poking out of it. He also has circular disks at both ends of his jaw.
He is a Silvally, and he is smiling at the camera. "Hello everyone, my name is Jaba, and welcome to Total Pokedrama Island! This is-"
"HEY! YOU FORGOT ABOUT ME!" Another Pokemon said. He resembles a slouched, bipedal wolf or werewolf. He has short red fur with white on his lower legs, and a white streak that covers his face, underbelly, and tail. He has pointed, button ears with black tips, three large tufts of fur on each side of his face, a triangular black nose, and a mouth full of sharp teeth. While the sclerae, irises, and pupils of his eye are visible, they all glow a pinkish red and no distinctive colors are visible. A mane of fur covers his back and shoulders, sweeping forward over his head to form a crescent moon shape. On either side of his body, just below the shoulders, two small rocks resembling claws poke out of the mane. A single, bigger stone projects out of the front of the mane over his head. Each of this form's paws has three black claws, and he has a stubby tail covered in long fur.
He is a Lycanroc-Midnight, and he walked up to the camera with Jaba. Jaba sighed. "Everyone, this is my co-host, Hannibal." \
Hannibal grinned. "Hello there lovely people, I am the co-host of this show. I can't wait to have fun with our lovely vic- I mean contestants."
Jaba rolled his eyes. "Yeah, well what I was about to say before I was interrupted, was that this is a competition where 24 Pokemon will battle it out for a grand prize of 1,000,000 Pokedollars!"
"We also have a lifetime supply of Pokepuffs, but that only because we have no idea what to do with them." Hannibal added.
"Anyways" Jaba continued. "The 24 different Pokemon will be split up into two teams. They will face many challenges on that island and the lo-"
"The losing team will have to boot out one of their teammates out of the island! Where they won't ever come back!... unless we want them to." Hannibal interrupted.
Jaba glared at Hannibal and he just grinned. "As I was saying, they will keep facing challenges until the teams will be too small and-"
"And the merge will happen! Where the teams will merge into one and it's every Pokemon for themselves!" Hannibal interrupted yet again.
"INTERRUPT ME ONE MORE TIME AND I WILL THROW YOU TO THE OCEAN!" Jaba roared, turning into a Fighting type to prove his point.
"Oh Jaba, I am but the co-host. I can only do so much. I won't interrupt again, I promise." Hannibal said, grinning.
Jaba groaned. "Alright then, this will-" He looked at Hannibal, and he just stood there grinning, saying nothing. "This will continue until there is only one Pokemon left. And that Pokemon will-"
"That Pokemon will win it all baby! The prize money, the Pokepuffs, all the fame and glory! He will be famous for everyone to remember!" Hannibal interrupted.
"WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!?" Jaba roared as he fires a Hyper Beam near Hannibal.
After that outburst both of them were quiet, with Jaba glaring at Hannibal. Hannibal pulled out a white flag, meaning he surrenders.
Jaba takes a deep breath. "Alright then. I think that explains it all." He looks out and the Lapras has the first Pokemon. "And here comes-"
"And here comes the first contestant now!' Hannibal interrupted. "ARCEUS DAMMIT HANNIBAL!" Jaba roared.
The first contestant was a beige colored beagle with a green paint like tail and appeared to have a hat on that looked like an artist's hat. She calmly got off the Lapras.
"Ah, Smeargle. Welcome to PokéDrama Island. How are doing?" Jaba said seeing the first arrival.
"I'm doing great… Jaba was it? I can't wait to compete in this game and get all the way to the final boss" Smeargle said calmly yet with confidence.
"Yes it's Jaba. And you're already looking at the Final Boss if you ask me" He said as he looked at Hannibal, who whistled innocently. "Now if you would, please stand over there for your other 23 competitors" She nodded to a spot in the nearby beach with a black flag on it.
"Alright" Smeargle then went over the spot as another Lapras was arriving.
On this Lapras was a Monkey with a flaming that. Her fur was orange with lines of yellow. She had a "collar" of white fur around her neck and some blue fur on her face. She jumped off the Lapras.
"Hey they. Name's Monferno! Nice to meetcha"
"Nice to meet you too Monferno. If you're ready, you can stand over on the beach with Smeargle" Jaba said.
"Will do" Monferno walked over to Smeargle. "Hey there Smeargle. I'm Monferno. Nice to meetcha."
"Nice to meet you too… Hm…. You seem pretty strong. Could make good mini boss material" Smeargle said, expecting Monferno a bit.
"You're into video games?"
"They're my passion! Along with painting. I happen to play competitively. It's so-" She was cut off by Jaba yelling at Hannibal for something as the next contestant walked into the dock.
The next contestant was a dragon with dark blue scales. A thick line of light yellow scales on go down his chest and there were various red scales all over his body and his head. He stepped of the Lapras and looks around.
"Huh… is there where this is all happening? Looks pretty bad to me." He said
"Yes Druddigon, this is where the show will take place. Try not to hospitalize anyone while you're here okay?" Jaba said
Druddigon chuckled as he walked to the girls "Whatever, just don't cross me"
"I like this one, he could do some damage to the other contestants." Hannibal whispered to Jaba.
"You do realize that lawsuits are a thing right?" Jaba asked?
This actually shut up Hannibal and Jaba chuckled at that. "Finally, some peace and quiet."
The next Pokemon was a blue beetle. He had a giant horn on his head and yellow eyes. He was a Heracross, and he also had a deerstalker hat and a pipe. He came to the two.
"Welcome Heracross." Jaba said. "I'm so glad that-"
"So glad that you could make it to the show!" Hannibal interrupted. This pissed off Jaba and punched him to the docks.
Heracross saw this. "I take it he's done that multiple times?"
"Yeah, stupid Hannibal doesn't know when to quit." Jaba replied.
"Well, expect him to do that more often. Trust me." Heracross said as he went to the rest without any need of guidance.
"Hello there, are you like a detective or something?" Smeargle asked.
Heracross grinned. "You can call me something like that."
After Hannibal recovered, Jaba announced the next Pokemon. He was a green bird with red, white, and black wings. He looked like a bird from a totem pole as he had two unblinking eyes. He was a Xatu.
"Welcome to the show Xatu. How are you doing?" Jaba asked.
"3, 2, 1." Xatu said.
"Huh?" Jaba said. "What are-"
"What are you talking about?" Hannibal interrupted. Jaba growled and slammed him down again.
Xatu saw it coming as he just went to the others, knowing where everyone should go.
"Hey there," Smeargle said. "How did-"
"How did I know that?" Xatu finished. "I can see everything. The past, and the future, all at once."
"Everything huh? So can you tell us who wins?" Druddigon asked.
"Don't be stupid, of course Xatu wouldn't say that. It would be pointless to all of you if you knew the winner, right Xatu?" Heracross asked.
Xatu nodded. "Correct. You'll just have to find out for yourselves who wins the competition."
Druddigon only grumbled and crossed his arms, saying nothing else.
The next contestant arrived on the dock. He was a large shrew with his quills made of ice. He had a white underbelly and sky blue skin. He was looking at the island in front of him.
"Hell there Sandslash… What are you doing?" Jaba asked.
"Oh sorry. I was just looking out at the island. It looks pretty nice and have a good environment" The Alolan Sandslash said
Jaba looked at him for a moment. "Alright then. You can go to the beach with the others"
"Okay" Sandslash went to the beach while still looking at what he could see of the island and bumped into Heracross without noticing. "Oh Sorry about that. I'm Sandslash. You are?"
"Hello there chap, the name's Heracross. Pleasure to meet such a fine lad as yourself." He said as he raised his arm for him to shake.
Sandslash shook his hand. "Nice to meet you too. What do you think of this island so far?"
"It's an interesting place, that's for sure." Heracross looks at Sandslash. "Say, you wanna make a deal?"
"A deal?" Sandslash asked
"Think of it like this." Heracross started as he places a hand on Sandslash's shoulder and they both looked at the island. "I will assist you in exploring the island. We can investigate all of it's wonders together. All I ask from you is to assist me in certain mysteries that could occur here. Become my assistant. What do you say?"
"Sounds simple and harmless enough. Sure, you have a deal." Sandslash said, accepting Heracross's offer.
Heracross grinned at Sandslash. "We're going to make a great team, you and I."
Sandslash smiled as everyone noticed the next contestant arriving on the dock. She was a small girl with what looked to be a robe over sure gray body. She had blue eyes and walked onto the dock with the a slightly confused expression.
"Excuse me. Is there a Java here?" She said.
"Um… It's Jaba and that would be me Snorunt. Welcome to the island" Jaba said, ignoring the fact she missed his name up.
"Oh Okay! This seems- Oh People!" Snorunt left the host to run up to the other contestants… only to run into the flag pole and fell on her back.
Jaba has a confused and concerned look on his face… Hannibal was just laughing. "You have to be, the absolute, dumbest Pokemon I've ever seen! You can't make this shit up!" Hannibal shouted, still laughing.
"3, 2, 1." Xatu said, before the rest saw Jaba slam Hannibal down about for being so rude.
"... Well that just happened" Druddigon said, simply.
Monferno nodded as she looked at the dock. "Look, another Lapras." They all turned to see the next contestant. The Lapras was empty as Jaba and Hannibal were confused. "Huh? What the-"
"BOO!" A Pokemon said out of nowhere. Jaba and Hannibal both jumped as they fell down. All the contestants laughed except Heracross as he just looked at the next Pokemon.
He was a coffin with four black shadowy hands. His face had red eyes and a large grin. He was a Cofagrigus as he was laughing as well.
"Man, that trick never gets old." Cofagrigus said, calming down.
Jaba and Hannibal got up as Jaba growled. "Just go with the others."
Cofagrigus understood as he went to the others. "Hello fellow Pokemon. My name's Cofagrigus, and I love to have me some fun!"
"Well, as long as you don't prank me, then I'm okay with that." Monferno said, still grinning at the prank he pulled.
Everyone seemed pretty okay with Cofagrigus, except Heracross. "What's the matter?" Sandslash asked. "There's something off about Cofagrigus. Something not right." Heracross said, scanning the Coffin Pokemon.
"Well, he's likes playing around. I don't see anything wrong with that." Sandslash said.
"I know, but there's a difference between wanting to have fun, and making a good first impression… for something else. I don't know why, but he just seems… off." Heracross said.
The next one was on the Lapras this time. He was a green cactus as he also looked like a scarecrow. He had green pins on his chest and arms as he also had a green hat, with yellow piercing eyes. He was a Cacturne.
"Hello there Cacture, glad you could be here." Jaba said, uninterrupted this time.
He tipped his hat to the two hosts. "Pleasure ta be here Jaba. And I must say, ya have quite da beautiful island."
"Why thank you." Jaba said, feeling appreciative of the complement.
Cacturne then looked at Hannibal. "And I must say, I can tell ya have quite da charmin' personality."
Hannibal smiled at this. "Well, it's about time I got appreciated around here."
Jaba just rolled his eyes. "Whatever Hannibal. Cacturne, please go with the others."
Cacturne nodded and went to the others. He tipped his hat to the rest. "Hello there everyone, names Cacturne, and it's quite da pleasure ta be here."
"Such a nice guy. Name's Smeargle." She said.
"You look familiar." Druddigon said. "Don't you have a gang in Black City?"
"I prefer ta call it, 'organization'. Plus, we don't do anythin' illegal, so I don't see a problem there."
Heracross scanned at Cacturne again. Now he knows for a fact not to trust this guy.
The next contestant arrived on her Lapras. She was a small round blue mouse with a zigzag like tail leading to a round blue sphere. She smiled as he hopped onto the dock.
"Hello there! I'm Marill, and it's great to be here" Marill said, happily
"Hello there Marill. Nice to see you. Please head to the others" Jaba said
"Okay." She walked over to the other 9 contestants. "Hello there! I'm Marill and" She cleared her throat "... I'm glad to be here" She sung… in a horrible singing voice… most of the others covered their ears. "What's wrong… Did I dazzle your ears with my great voice?"
"You could say that" Druddigon said… holding back distaste in his voice.
"Wonderful!" Marill cheered.
"For the first time in my life, I'm not glad that I died already." Cofagrigus muttered.
The next contestant was arriving. She was a white, yellow, and gray flying squirrel with a pleasant smile and a makeup bag on her. He flew off her Lapras and landed on Jaba.
"Emolga, why are you one my head?" Jaba asked
Emolga giggled "No reason, just landed here. I'll be going now" She said that as he flew over to the others, landing next to Monferno. "Hello there. I'm Emolga, and you are?"
"Monferno.. What's with the bag?" Monferno asked
"Makeup! I couldn't leave home without something so I brought my make-up. Girl's got to look pretty, no?" Emolga asked.
"No, take the makeup away from me. Not into that" Monferno said backing up a small bit.
"Aww" Emolga turned to Smeargle. "You want to try a bit" She said as she pulled out a bit of make-up.
"Sure" Smeargle said as Emolga started putting a bit of makeup on Smeargle.
Monferno looked in disgust, before turning to see another contestant on the dock. On the dock stood a brown and red mole, with steel claws for hands and one on her hand. She wa standing on the dock… scared.
"Um, Excadrill. Are you okay?" Jaba asked in concern
"N-No. I'm not used to being around other people… or outside" Excadrill said
"Then how did you get on the Lapras?" Hannibal asked
"She froze me" She said simply. Hannibal started laughing before Jaba slammed him into the water.
"Ignore him. Head over to the other… if you can" Jaba said
"Okay" Excadrill walked over to everyone before getting a little scare and going into her drill form to hide.
The next one on the Lapras arrived. He was a brown sea dragon, as he had a red leaf-like crest on the top of his head. He also had appendages that resembled brown kelp.
He was a Dragalge, and he also had a crown on top of his head.
"Why, hello there Dragalge." Jaba started. "It's a pleasure to have royalty in our show."
"It better be. I didn't come all the way here for nothing." Dragalge said as he went to the others.
"Someone has a stick up his ass." Hannibal whispered to Jaba.
"For once, I agree with you." Jaba whispered back.
Dragalge went to the others and rolled his eyes. "Is this supposed to be my competition? Because if so, then I'll win easily."
"I wouldn't judge us so soon. Some of us might actually be a better threat than you think." Monferno replied.
She then looked at Emolga applying Smeargle some make-up and she rolled her eyes. "Okay, most of us."
Dragalge scoffed. "Please, you're nothing to me."
"I have a question 'royalty'. If you're a King, then why are you here? You don't need the money obviously." Cofagrigus said.
Dragalge smirked. "Why it's simple, to show everyone how powerful I am. When I win this, I'll show all my subjects than no one can challenge me. My status will be known all across the world.
"Well, someone's egotistical. Hmm, I wonder." Cofagrigus thought to himself.
The next Pokemon arrived on the docks. He was a red crocodile, with black markings and a white underbelly. He also had a really long snout.
He was a Krookodile, and he was flipping a coin over and over again.
"Well, greetings Krookodile, nice of you to be here." Jaba welcomed.
"Pleasure is all mine." Krookodile simply said. "Wanna play a game?"
"Oh I love games!" Hannibal shouted as he ran to Krookodile. "What kind of game?!"
"A guessing game. You make a guess on what side the coin will be when it lands. And let's add a little wager. If I win, I get a good meal for a full day. If you win, you can feed me with anything you want, even if it's poison."
Hannibal grinned, while others including Jaba and some of the contestants thought the Krookodile was insane. "Deal." Hannibal said.
Krookodile grinned. "Great, now, which side will you choose?"
"Heads." Hannibal replied.
Krookodile flipped the coin, and he revealed it to be Tails.
Hannibal's jaw dropped. "BULLSHIT! GO AGAIN!"
"Aright, double or nothing?" Krookodile asked.
"HELL YES! TAILS THIS TIME!" Hannibal shouted.
Krookodile flipped the coin again, and he revealed it to be Heads.
Everyone was surprised at this. Heracross was just watching the whole thing happen, studying everything that's going on. Xatu just looked uninterested, as he knew what was already going to happen.
This game happened for 25 more times, as Krookodile won every single time. Hannibal screamed. "THIS IS BULLSHIT! YOUR CHEATING!"
"I never cheat. I just let fate take control and decide what happens next. I trust fate, and fate rewards my trust with good luck." Krookodile said, as he revealed it to be Heads when Hannibal called Tails.
This was 28 attempt and it all gone wrong. Krookodile was practically given good meals for the whole season. Hannibal growled as he just stomped away.
Jaba chuckled. "Well, that was worth it, seeing Hannibal like that. Go ahead and go to the others now."
Krookodile nodded as he went to the others, who gathered up around him and was amazked of what he did.
"Wow, you must've maxed out your luck!" Smeargle shouted, amazed of Krookodile's talent.
"Now THAT is what I call luck!" Druddigon added.
Krookodile grinned. "I'm glad you all liked the show."
"Please tell me, were you tricking that Lycanroc?" Cofagrigus asked.
"No trick, all legit." Krookodile replied.
Cacturne's eyes glistened with interest. This Krookodile's got talent, that's for sure.
Heracross went to Xatu. "Xatu, I'm sure that telling me about how Krookodile did wouldn't be too much of a problem."
Xatu looked at Heracross. "You are correct."
"Then enlighten me, how did Krookodile do what he just did? He must've made some strategy or something like that?" Heracross asked.
Xatu shook his head. "It was no trick, he just let fate take control, like he said. It was all done by his own luck."
Heracross chuckled. "In my experience, there's never such a thing as luck."
"Then you should learn from Krookodile. He may teach you a thing or two." Xatu advised.
Heracross just shook his head as he looked at the docks, waiting for the next Pokemon to arrive.
Eventually the next Lapras did arrive and had a new contestant. She was a gray and black bird of medium size and orange talons. She went to the dock.
"Name's Staravia, where is my competition?" Staravia asked, impatiently.
"Over there" Jaba said, nodded to everyone
She smiles "Thank you" She flew over to everyone and scanned the crowd. "Hm.. Okay. you all look like decent competition…. But can you keep up with me?"
"Please, I should be asking you the same question." Dragalge scoffed. "You seem too small to be asking that question to me."
She scoffed herself. "I might be smaller than you, but I'm not one to mess with! I'm strong and fast. I'm an athlete. Who are you? King of losers?"
"I would be mad by your insult, but I don't take such remarks seriously from weaklings like you. And you're actually an athlete? The kind of Pokemon they accept has FAR lower requirements than I remember back in the day." Dragalge insulted back.
"And why did they name you King? Because you have the biggest ego of all the land? Oh no better! Because they wanted someone to overthrow so they named you to do just that in the future! Screw off!" She insulted right back at him before walk away from Dragalge.
Dragalge chuckled. "All bark and no bite. She won't last long." He said to himself.
The next contestant arrived. She was a purple leopard with yellow spots. He legs were had yellow fur as her underbelly did as well. She walked onto the dock and winked to Jaba and Hannibal.
"Hello boys. How are you?" She said
"We're doing good Liepard. I can tell that you are doing just fine" Jaba said, unfazed by her trying to flirt with him a bit
"You know it. Now I figure I go over to the others?" Liepard asked
"Yep" Jaba said and Liepard walk away. Hannibal whispered in Jaba's ear. "Now THAT, is one hot cat."
"Lawsuits." Jaba simply said, making Hannibal shut up again.
Liepard walked up to everyone one… and most of the guys reacted to her beauty in some way. "Hello Boys. Glad to meet you all. Hope we can have a great time together" She said as she went and laid down on the beach to take it in. Most of the guys staring for a moment.
Monferno groaned "Idiots"
Cacturne saw the affect she gave to most of the men and grinned with interest once more.
Heracross saw Sandslash like this and slapped him across the face.
"Ow, what was that for?" Sandslash asked.
"Don't take the bait, she's playing you guys hard." Heracross said, making sure to not get himself distracted by Liepard's beauty.
The next contestant showed up on the dock. He was a yellow lizard with a gray head that could expand into a sun disk. He had orange scales on his legs and his tail was tipped off as orange then gray.
"Hi. I'm Heliolisk. It's nice to meet you. I've never seen a Silvally before" Heliolisk said in excitement.
Jaba chuckled "Then last awhile in the game and you'll see more of me almost every time. Now if you please, head to the others"
"Okay" Heliolisk walked to the others and noticed most of the guys acting weird. He walked up to Heracross and Sandslash as they seemed normal. "Hey there… what's wrong with all the other guys?"
"They are all taking in the beauty of that Liepard over there." Heracross replied, pointing at the Liepard laying on the beach.
Heliolisk looked at here "Eh… I don't see it."
"Ah, so you're gay then." Heracross deduced, surprising Sandslash with that remark.
"Yep" Heliolisk replied. "Although, you could have been nicer about how you said that. Just saying."
Heracross shrugged. "I was just putting the pieces together is all. No offense, but I don't really care how I say things, just if I was right or not."
"Still. How you word things could lead to issues in the future if you aren't careful." Heliolisk said. "Just giving a bit of advice." He walked over to Staravia to greet her.
"You know… He's not wrong." Sandslash said, trying not to look at Liepard.
"Maybe, but I'm not the type of guy to care about saying things nicely, just that they were said. Not saying things at all can also lead to issues. You either get the information you need, or don't get it at all, no matter how you word it." Heracross simply said.
Sandslash shrugged and noticed another contestant at the dock. It was made out of gears as there was a main big head, a smaller head, and another gear, with a spiky ring around it. It's heads were spinning in a constant circle, but that didn't hurt it's vision.
It was a Klinklang, and it was scanning all the contestants.
"Hello there Klinklang, welcome to the island." Jaba said, getting its attention.
Klinklang noticed the Silvally in front of him, and did it's best to nod. "Thanks, I suppose I should go over there with the others?"
"Smart guy, and yes, that is where your supposed to go." Jaba replied.
Klinklang understood and went to the others. Most of the men were still eye goggling the Liepard.
It also saw the ones that weren't affected and already figured out that Heliolisk was gay, by the sheer lack of interest, that the Heracross was smarter than that as he was making the Sandslash beside him not look, and that Xatu was just staring at the sun out of sheer boredom because he already saw this happen.
Klinklang went to the outer edge of the dock and studied them all some more, figuring out what type of Pokemon they are by analyzing them.
The next Pokemon arrived and she was a beige Pokemon with a big head. She had red, green, and yellow dots on both of her hands. She also had green eyes.
She was a Beheeyem, and she noticed all the men that were in a trance thanks to Liepard's beauty.
She did them all a favor and used Psychic to force them to look away, and they snapped out of it.
"Thank you for that, I wasn't sure how to knock them out of that without hurting them." Jaba said.
Beheeyem nodded and simply went to the others.
"Is it me, or is she a mute? Cause I didn't hear her say one word." Hannibal whispered to Jaba.
"Don't know, don't care. She fixed my problem, which makes me already like her." Jaba replied.
Liepard noticed what Beheeyem did and sighed. "Guess my fun's over."
"Thanks for that, I really needed that." Druddigon said. The other Pokemon said similar things.
She just waved and went a little farther away from them to get herself some space.
Klinklang noticed how easily she made all of them look away. That kind of Psychic power takes a toll to even a Alakazam, but she did it easily. He needs to watch out for her, carefully.
Another Pokemon came to the docks. She had grey skin as she looked like a rag doll. She had a gold zipper mouth as she had both a head tail, and a small brush tail. She had two red eyes, that could glare into your soul.
She was a Banette, and she looked very happy.
"Well, hello Banette. I can tell that you're very happy to be here." Jaba said.
"You bet I am, better than living in darkest corners of the universe, where no one can find you." She replied.
"Yes of course," Jaba said, ignoring what she just said. "Well, you can go with the others now."
"Oh my, more prey, excellent." She said as she went to the rest.
"She's a fucking nutcase, you know that?" Hannibal whispered to Jaba.
"I wouldn't call her a nutcase, she just says… interesting things is all." Jaba whispered back.
Banette came to the others and waved. "Hello there, I'm so glad I'm here. I can't wait to get to know all of you."
"Hey would you look at that, another Ghost Type. And I was starting to feel lonely here." Cofagrigus said, grinning.
"Oh silly friend, we're all be Ghost Type Pokemon. We just haven't died yet." Banette replied.
That creeped out most of the Pokemon there, as they said nothing about that. "Well, that's not creepy at all." Druddigon said.
"Sorry, just preaching the truth." Banette apologized.
"Someone should learn from her, just saying what she wants." Heracross said, referring to Sandslash who just rolled his eyes.
The next contestant arrived. She was a red armored bug with wings and pincers for hands. She has yellow eyes… and they were glaring as she got on the dock.
"Hello Scizor. Welcome to PokeDrama Island" Jaba welcomed
"... This place looks fine. Better than juvie that's for sure" She then silently walked away from the host and to the others.
"So, you went to Juvie?" Heracross asked.
"Yes, and you don't need to know why." Scizor said, with a hint of harshness in her voice
"Let me guess, you were 'innocent'? Because if that's the case, there's a saying in prison about that. They call it bullshit." Heracross remarked.
"I have the right mind to punch you far away from me… so go away" She said… he tone made it clear that she wanted nothing to do with Heracross.
"Well, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning." Heracross said.
She glared at him before they turned hearing Hannibal yell in surprise, there was also the next contestant. He was a blue frog with white stripes along his chest. He has three fingers on his hands and the middle one was orange compared to the others being gray. He had orange cheeks the expanded and deflated and he breathed, he was quietly chuckling, but not loud enough for anyone to notice.
"Croagunk, did you have to appear behind Hannibal like that? We alright had Cofagrigus scare us earlier." Jabe said
"Sorry, but I felt like showing off a bit. I'll go to the others now" Croagunk spoke calmly as he walked away from the host to the group.
Jaba looked at Hannibal "Are you okay?"
"FUCK THAT MAN! HE TRIES THAT ON ME AGAIN, HE'LL KNOW HOW I SHOW OFF!" Hannibal shouted with surprising rage.
Jaba sighed and slammed Hannibal l back into the water for him to cool off. Meanwhile Croagunk got to the other and sat down at the Flagpole, next to a now up Snorunt.
"Hi I'm Snorunt! Who are you?" Snorunt asked
"I'm Croagunk… now that we've done introductions, can you let me rest here for a moment?" He said.
"Okay" Snorunt said… then 10 seconds of silence passed "So what do you like to do?"
Croagunk rightfully groaned.
They turned around as they saw the next Pokemon. She was a beauty like Liepard, but not too beautiful. She looked like a purple witch. She also had some pink on the end of her hat and cloak. She was Mismagius as she smiled at the rest of the contestants.
Some of the men fox called her, while some like Heracross just rolled his eyes.
"Hello there Mismagius, liking the island?" Jaba asked.
She looked around and giggled. "Why yes, this island is perfect."
"Glad to here, now if you would so kindly go to the other contestants." Jaba requested.
She nodded as she went to the others and looked at the island some more.
"You like the island too?" Sandslash asked.
"Why yes, especially the forest, of how dark and deep it goes." Mismagius replied.
"That's… not creepy… but yeah. The forest can get darker and deeper. I'm sure this island has a pretty deep one" Sandslash said, trying to ignore the comment she made.
"Good, this island can serve my needs well." She said, looking at the forest some more.
Everyone turned to the last Pokemon as he genuinely scared some of them.
He was a black and red fox, as he had a really big red mane, with a blue bead at the end. He had a big grin, with red markings at both the end of his lips. He had also red claws at the hands and feet.
He was a Zoroark, as he also had a black hat. He grinned at them kindly, but some like Excadrill were afraid.
"Well, hello Zoroark, welcome to the island." Jaba said.
Zoroark bowed. "Thank you, oh great host. I'll make sure that I'll have LOTS of fun here."
"Great, well we need you with the other contestants, if you would please?" Jaba asked.
He tipped his hat and snapped his fingers, disappearing into a black smoke, only to reappear in front of the contestants, scaring most of them.
"Hello everyone, I am Zoroark," He said as he bows to them. "And I wish to be friends with all of you."
"You know, that Zoroark reminds me a little of myself." Hannibal whispered to Jaba.
"If that's true, then we're all in for some deep shit." Jaba whispered back.
Heracross scanned at Zoroark, as he went to Druddigon and Cofagrigus, saying hello to them. Heracross knew who he really was, but didn't want to veal that information yet.
Klinklang saw all of his contestants, as he already knew by looking at them what their personality was and how they were going to play the competition.
Jaba, seeing all 24 contestants at the beach, looks at Hannibal "Hannibal. Get the item and meet me at the campfire pit. I'll be explaining things to everyone"
Hannibal saluted. "With pleasure boss!" He then runs off to get just that.
Jaba went over to the contestants. "Alright. Now that everyone is here, follow me to the campfire pit. Oh and someone bring the flag as well. I need it for the explanation"
"I'll do it!" Snorunt shouted as she tries to grab it, but realizes her hands were too small to grab it.
Beheeyem rolled her eyes as she used Psychic to carry it instead.
Snorunt gasped. "I did it!"
Jaba rolled his eyes as he took everyone to the campfire pit. He had Beheeyem put flag about 10 feet from a gray flag at the site. He then have everyone sit or stand at the seats there.
"Welcome all 24 of you to Total PokeDrama Island. I trust that the Lapras rides for each of you was well."
Excadrill shook at the memory of being frozen.
"Aside from that. Anyway, it's time that explain some things to you, but first any questions?"
"Yeah, will we have time to explore the island?" Sandslash asked. Mismagius was wondering the same thing.
"Yes. You will have a lot of off time between challenges to explore the island, chat among yourselves, and strategize for the game ahead. Which leads me to the explanation. The 24 of you will soon be split into 2 teams. In those teams you will compete in many different kinds of challenges. The winning team will be safe while the losing team will have to vote out one of their own away from this island, without a chance at winning 1,000,000 PokeDollars, and a lifetime supply of Pokepuffs."
Some like Krookodile and Cacturne grinned at the money, while Snorunt was only paying attention to the unlimited supply of Pokepuffs.
"Now when we get to enough contestants, we will merge and it will basically be a free for all until we have one left to win the prize. Now that that is out of the way, let's talk team"
"As long as I don't team up with smartass over here, then I'll be fine." Scizor said, pointing at Heracross. He just rolled his eyes at that remark.
"Well we will just have to see Scizor. Now for the first team. If I call your name. Go to the Gray Flag."
Some were looking at each other, hoping to be teammates with some of them.
"Zoroark, Scizor, Marill, Beheeyem, Banette, Dragalge, Cofagrigus, Druddigon, Staravia, Smeargle, Xatu, and Monferno. Please stand over there."
They all stood to near the grey flag and looked at their teammates. Staravia raised her wing.
"Yes Staravia?"
"I'm sorry, but I can't be in the same team with the royal brat over there." Staravia complained, referring to Dragalge.
"Sorry. We randomized the names about 10 hours ago. Tough Luck, Now for the rest of you: Heracross, Sandslash, Excadrill, Heliolisk, Cacturne, Liepard, Krookodile, Emolga, Mismagius, Croagunk, Klinklang, and Snorunt. Go to the Black Flag"
The rest went to the black flag and examined their teammates. Heracross and Sandslash smiled at each other, they were on the same team. Snorunt was happy to have Croagunk with her, but he internally groaned. Cacturne looked at a couple other teammates and grinned, perfect.
At the Grey Flag, Druddigon and Cofagrigus fist bumped. Zoroark was being friendly to his teammates while some like Xatu and Beheeyem didn't care which team they were on.
Staravia groaned. "This sucks."
"Don't worry, I'm glad that you're on my team." Dragalge said.
"Really?" Staravia asked, confused.
"Yeah, because when we lose, I'll make sure that you'll be eliminated, very soon." Dragalge replied.
Staravia just growled and looked away, as Dragalge smirked at his own remark.
"Alright, now that you had a moment to get used to those you'll basically be tied with rope. I'll announce the team names. Those at the Gray Flag, you are now dubbed The Grandiose Giratinas. And those at the Black Flag, you are now The Deadly Darkrais"
"But last time I checked, I'm not deadly." Snorunt said, making everyone facepalm.
"I'm ignoring that. Now then. Next up. Hannibal and I came up with a little twist or two for you all to look out for in the game. First up… Wait where is Hannibal?"
"COMING!" Hannibal shouted as he came just in time and gave Jaba a gray statue of Jaba himself.
"Thank you Hannibal. Everyone, this is the Sivally Statue. If you have this, then you can save yourself at an elimination that you are about to be voted off at, the one with the next highest votes will be eliminated in your place"
Everyone except Snorunt, who didn't know what he was talking about grinned.
Cacturne and Zoroark especially grew interested for the statue.
Heracross and Sandslash looked at each other and nodded, understanding what they have to do.
Xatu was the only one who wasn't interested though, as he knew already what would happen with the statue.
"Now it won't be easy to find it… because this isn't even the right statue. I had Hannibal and another master hider hide the actual statue a few days ago… and there a distinct possibility that a wild Pokemon went and hid it somewhere else. So good luck with that."
Monferno raised her hand.
"Yes Monferno?"
"What if Psychic chick here just teleports all over the island until she finds it?" Monferno asked, referring to Beheeyem.
"If she does then we will eliminate her on the spot. Same goes with Xatu teleporting it or him telling anyone."
"Don't worry Jaba, this is an important event in time. Therefor, I will not tell anyone about the location." Xatu assured. Beheeyem just rolled her eyes at the mention of her being possibly eliminated.
"Good. Now then, we have another twist that will be revealed after the end of the first challenge. But you will have to wait for that one. Hannibal am I missing anything?"
"How about there new special confessional?" Hannibal asked.
"Oh right. to mention, we do have the challenge to begin, now follow me again"
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Jaba: This is the confessional… yes it's near the bathroom stalls. That was Hannibal's idea, not mine. Anyway here you can talk in private about… anything really. And no one will know a word… unless they eavesdrop on you.
Cacturne: These contestants are all very interestin'. Well, almost all of dem. Ya got your exceptions. Anyways, I have a situation ta solve. Every mob boss needs members ta lead. But not ta worry, I already have a couple of contestants on my mind. I'll probably wait till after da challenge, but rest assured, I'll have myself an alliance in no time at all.
Staravia: That Dragalge Royal jerk is getting on my last nerves. I think my chances are better than his! At least I'm not talking down on everyone around me. Ugh… Whatever. No matter what he isn't taking me down!
Dragalge: That bird is nothing. It's like I said before, all bark and no bite. Hell, I'm surprised she's even an athlete. They must be giving her participation awards for trying while they give the actual rewards to the REAL athletes. She'll be gone in no time, I can promise you that.
Sandslash: I'll be honest. This island looks really nice! Plus I already have a friend named Heracross.. I think. I don't mind helping him, it's just a little hard to understand him. I'm sure I'll get used to him more as time goes one.
Heracross: Alright, I already have an assistant. Good thing the statue was announced, now we can do three things at once. We can explore the island for fun, find the statue, and search for any clues about any possible evil alliances. I've seen it too many times to just let it happen to me, my assistant, or any of his friends. I'll do my damnedest to stop them and get them eliminated before that ever happens. But for right now, I have a challenge to beat, the adventure awaits!
Snorunt: *She was looking the confession* Where am I? And what is that smell?
Liepard: *She giggled* All these boys here… it will be so much fun to toy with them. I hope that they all follow along with what I want… and I hope that they don't fall for that Mismagius. But I think I'll be perfectly fine.
Zoroark: Hope I can keep this up for a while. I get… angsty if I keep up the facade. But I think there's one Pokemon that'll keep my secret. Maybe I'll talk to them after the challenge." He then grins. "Oh yeah, I'm going to have LOTS of fun with them. So much fun." He then cackled a little bit.
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Jaba and Hannibal brought the 24 contestants to a make-shift gym building and had them sit on bleachers separated by teams. Jaba then spoke up after everyone got settled
"Alright everyone. Your first challenge… is Dodgeball!"
"Dodgeball?! Isn't that for later challenges?!" Emolga complained.
"Look, the creators saw fit to use this as the first challenge. So stop complaining." Jaba insisted.
"FOURTH WALL!" Someone out of nowhere shouted.
They all looked around, confused.
"Um… what the fuck was that?" Druddigon asked, confused.
"I… don't know." Jaba said, before he shook it off. "Anyways, stop complaining. This will be your first challenge of the competition. Any other complaints?"
Everyone was silent.
"Good. Now since you barely know each other as a team, you have 7 minutes to think of strategies as a chance to not lose your first ever challenge. Now Go!" Jaba shouted
They all quickly separate and go into different groups.
With The Darkrais:
"So… Any ideas?" Heliolisk asked.
"I think we'll be fine as long as we focus and not get hit" Croagunk said
"While that is true, I have a better plan." Heracross suggested.
"What is it?" Sandslash asked
"This is how it's going to work. We'll place the team members that has the most chance to dodge the dodgeballs at the front. Then, when they run out, the Pokemon in the back will go to the front and throw their best shots. After that, they go back for the dodgers to repeat the process, until they're all gone." Heracross said.
"That sounds like a good idea… but what do we do about her?" Emolga asked, pointing to Snorunt.
"... Snorunt." Heracross started.
"Yes? I'm fast so I'll be a great dodger to help the team win. You won't need to worry about me too much." Snorunt said
Everyone else just stared at her.
"Okay, I'll believe you." Heracross said. "Now, who else would like to be at the front?"
"I can do it" Mismagius said.
"Good, you can phase out when the balls get near you and phase back in at will. That will be very useful. Now, we need four more slots. Anyone?" Heracross suggested.
"I'll do it. I believe fate to protect me in this challenge." Krookodile said, as he flipped his coin.
"Excellent, considering that you're the luckiest Pokemon here, I'll gladly give you the spot. Now, anyone else?" Heracross asked.
"I can. Small and fast here… even if I'm not much of a sports girl" Emolga said.
Croagunk raised his hand as well.
"Alright, that's one slot remaining. Who else would like to volunteer?" Heracross asked.
"If no one else will. I can do it" Liepard said after a moment of silence
"You know what, your speed can really help us. Alright, you can have the last slot." Heracross said.
"And the rest of use will be in the back ready to counter attack?" Sandslash asked.
"That is correct. Although Sandslash, you may need to be careful, considering you have long claws for hands and could deflate the balls the moment you grab them." Heracross suggested.
"Ummm… We also have Excadrill and Cacturne…" Heliolisk pointed out.
"I can punch the balls ya know. I don't have ta pick them up." Cacturne spoke out.
"And Excadrill?" Emolga said
Heracross looked at Excadrill's claws as she looked afraid to be on the spotlight. "Hmm, I have an idea. Sandslash, do me a favor."
"Yeah?" Sandslash asked.
"You seem like a people person. I need you to go to Excadrill and tell her to be calm. We need her calm so that this plan can work out. If it does work, we could possibly take out three Pokemon at once." Heracross said.
"Okay" Sandslash went over to Excadrill "Hey Excadrill, are you okay?"
"No.. Not really. This is way too far out of my comfort zone!" Excadrill cried out.
"Hm… How about I help you during this challenge? That way you won't be alone and scared." Sandslash suggested
Excadrill looked at Sandslash… he didn't seem scary to her in any way, and she did have to try meeting others while she was on this show. She nodded to him
"Perfect!" Sandslash shouted. "Heracross, we're good!"
"Excellent. Excellent indeed." Heracross said. He then looked at Klinklang. "I need to talk to you later. I have a plan for you too."
"Hmm? I see." Klinklang simply said.
"Alright, with the game plan in mind, we got this in the bag. Everyone, place your hands or whatever you have for appendages to the center." Heracross insisted.
Everyone did just that.
"One, two, three, GO DEADLY DARKRAIS!" Heracross shouted.
"GO DEADLY DARKRAIS!" Everyone else shouted, minus Excadrill
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Liepard: I'll be honest… my idea was to just seduce half the other team with my charm and get some easy outs… but Heracross' plan works too, so I'll just go with that and see where I go from there.
Sandslash: Excradrill really isn't a people person isn't she? She spent most of the time on the beach in her drill form… I think she needs to open up a little. May as well help a bit given I'm with her in the challenge.
Excadrill: Sandslash doesn't look seem scary… I guess he can help me. But I'm so not prepare for any of this. Why did my mom trick me into signing me up for this!?
Cacturne: I have ta admit, Heracross shows skills of an excellent leader. And his plans can be quite effective. So for dat, I'll let him be the leader of da team. After all, I'll be the leader of my own team soon enough.
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Meanwhile with the Giratinas
"Well, half of our team are strong, just have them as assault against the other team with balls!" Staravia said.
"Phrasing… check it." Monferno said blutly.
"I agree with Monferno here." Dragalge started, as he actually showed enough respect to say Monferno's actual name. "You need to go back to school. Trading your brains for brawns isn't always as effective as you think it is."
Staravia growled "Oh you little-" She was cut of by Smeargle shushing her
"Thanks you Dragalge… you actually said my name." Monferno said appreciably. "Now do we have any idea other than the obvious?"
"What the bimbo bird didn't realize here, was that we have a Psychic type. No wait, hear me out here, TWO Psychic Types. I believe that they should be in the front, grabbing all the balls with Psychic." Dragalge insisted.
"That sounds like a good idea… and that would be a big all out attack to the other team" Smeargle noted.
"Plus, now I'm going to say easy words for bimbo bird to understand properly, but we have Banette, and Cofagrigus that can phase out and phase back in whenever they please. They can be great dodgers as well." Dragalge also insisted.
"But what do the rest of us do?" Marill asked "Want me to sing for cheer leader support? I'm good at it"
"Yeah… sure you are" Druddigon said bluntly.
"Well, as for the rest of you, yes, you're included bird, the rest of you can get some balls, and let me say it in a more intelligent way. Hit them as hard as you can." Dragalge simply said.
"Now that is what I like to hear!" Druddigon shouted.
"Alright, on a count of three. One, two, wait for it…. GO GRANDIOSE GIRATINAS!" Dragalge shouted.
"GO GRANDIOSE GIRATINAS!" The rest shouted.. Minus Xatu and Beheeyem.
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Staravia: I. Hate. Dragalge so much! Dragon Jackass!
Druddigon: Now this is my kind of challenge. This will be fun!
Monferno: I have to admit… Dragalge is pretty smart. Maybe there is a reason for him being an actual King.
Dragalge: "I'm not a King for no reason. Sure, I have an attitude and a high ego, even though the ego thing is required for a King. But, I have excellent leadership skills. It's how I got my city running so smoothly for so long. They may not want to like me, but they need to listen to me in order to make the ship running smoothly."
Scizor: Is it wrong that the entire time Dragalge was talking, I was thinking of ways to hit Heracross hard in the face with a Dodgeball?
Banette: I'm surprised the Dodgeballs doesn't have spikes on them. That's how I had to play it when I was young.
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Jaba got everyone onto the court after the 7 minutes were up and both teams got into positions. "Is everyone ready? Don't answer that, I assume so. In 3… 2… 1… GO!"
Beheeyem and Xatu easily grabbed all the balls and handed them to everyone in the Giratina's side.
Everyone on the Giratina's side grinned as the Darkrais were shocked.
"Heracross…. What do we do now?" Sandslash asked.
"Dodge…. We dodge Sandslash" Heracross simply stated.
"ATTACK!" Staravia shouted as everyone threw their balls at once.
"DODGE!" Heracross shouted back as everyone got ready.
Banette made a running charge. "FOR MY COUNTRY!" She shouted as she threw one and it bounced off the walls before it hit Emolga and shot her down.
"I DID YOU PROUD FATHER!" Banette rejoiced.
"Ow… Nice shot though" Emolga said as she got off the court to the bleachers
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Banette: Banette looked a little shocked. "That Emolga talked after I shot her down…. Is she dead already?"
Druddigon: "I'm genuinely surprised that Banette isn't in a asylum by this point."
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Scizor grinned as she had an opening. She threw her Dodgeball hard as there was a clear shot for Heracross.
Sandslash saw this. "Heracross! Look out!"
Heracross saw the ball coming to him and grinned. What everyone didn't realize was that the ball was in slow motion for him. As he calculated the strength of the shot thrown, the trajectory of the ball, and easily predicted where it would land. He got in position and easily caught the ball.
Everyone who saw that had their jaws dropped. That ball was going faster than they saw coming and he still caught it.
Scizor was surprised the most as Heracross gave her a cocky grin. "You're out."
Scizor just looked at him with her jaw dropped "One day… I will destroy you." She said as she walk off.
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Scizor: She was punching the walls of the confessional, making holes in them.
Heracross: Heracross shrugged. "Eh, not the first time I got a death threat. To be honest, where I come from, I get them daily from the mysteries I constantly solve. And that ball she thrown? That was a cakewalk for me."
Sandslash: "Okay… That was awesome. Even if I was scared that he was about to be out and I'll likely forever wonder how he did that so easily… Hey why are there holes in the wall?"
Mismagius: "Hmm, I wonder if Heracross went to a witch to get that smart?" She shrugs. "Oh well, I bet that Scizor may come to me for help though, especially with my specialty trick."
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Staravia threw a powerful shot at Krookodile. It was heading straight for him.
"Uh… why isn't Krookodile moving?!" Heliolisk asked.
Before the ball got close to him. He muttered to himself. "Heads, I'll be protected by fate and will help my teammates win this challenge. Tails, I'll get demolished."
He flipped the coin and it showed Heads. He smiled. "Perfect."
He looked at the ball as it was heading straight for him. He just slowly reached his hand out as the ball landed right on his hand easily.
"... What.. the actual fuck?" Emolga said from the bleachers.
"He is a god!" Marill shouted.
Everyone else shocked on how the actual hell Krookodile did that.
Staravia was the most shocked. "I… I… UGH!" She yelled in frustration as she flew off.
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Staravia: She was cursing up a storm in the confessional… "...With a chainsaw!"
Heracross: "Okay, now that's just bullshit. There's no way that was just luck. What I did was strategically saw the ball and predicted where it landed. What he only did was just reached his hand out, and the ball LITERALLY fell into his hand! It's bullshit I tell you, BULLSHIT!"
Krookodile: "I'm not a god, nor am I invincible, nor am I untouchable. All I do is let the fates guide me and I'll gladly follow. I don't know why it's so hard for people to understand really."
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Everyone else dodged the balls at them. Well, except for Heliolisk, who Beheeyem shot easily.
All the balls were now on the Darkrais side.
"ALRIGHT, WE HAVE THEM, NOW!"
With Sandslash's help, Excadrill scooped up three balls without any problems and shot them.
Heracross threw some balls at Cacturne, and he punched them all to the Giratinas.
And lastly, Heracross had Klinklang spin his gears extremely fast, so that Heracross can feed him Dodgeballs and Klinklang shoots them like a gatling gun.
"We are fucked in so many ways!" Druddigon shouted as he watched Monferno get shot
"Wait! I have an idea!" Marill said "I'll distract them with music"
"Marill wait! Think about his!" Smeargle and Cofagrigus both said trying to stop Marill
Marill didn't hear them as she start singing… very badly, in order to distract the other team… but due to the proximity almost of her teammates covered their ears.
"Make it stop! Make it-" Driddigon was saying until he was hit by a ball
Smeargle, Cofagrigus, Banette, Dragalge, Xatu, and Marill herself got hit with Dodgeballs.
They all went to their bleachers.. About half of them glaring at Marill, Staravia included.
"What?" Marill asked innocently.
"YES! Half of them are down!" Sandslash shouted.
"There's only two left!" Snorunt shouted as well.
"Wait…. Where's Zoroark?" Heracross asked.
They looked around and couldn't find Zoroark anywhere. Suddenly, Zoroark appeared from a black puff of smoke as he grinned and threw a ball at Excadrill, knocking her out.
"Excadrill!" Sandslash shouted.
"I think it's time for some REAL fun, don't you agree Beheeyem?" Zoroark asked as he looked at her and winked.
Beheeyem got the message as she grabbed all the balls on her side and shot them all at very high speeds.
"DODGE!" Heracross shouted as he dodged the dodgeballs.
KlinKlang, Sandslash, Mismagius, and Cacturne were all hit and were knocked out.
"Quick! Throw them at Zoroark!" Snorunt shouted.
"No wait!" Heracross shouted.
But it was too late, they all threw it at Zoroark. But every time they tried, he would disappear and reappear at different places, not getting hit once. Eventually, all the balls were now on his side again.
"He was baiting us!" Heracross shouted.
"Correct! Ten points goes to the blue beetle! Now Beheeyem, if you would be so kind?" Zoroark asked.
Beheeyem nodded as she did the same thing, knocking out Croagunk, Snorunt, Liepard, and Heracross, since he couldn't dodge all the balls at once.
It now looked impossible for the Darkrais to win, as it was only Krookodile left.
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Sandslash: … "I have no words."
Druddigon: "Glad he's in my team"
Heracross: "That fox…. Just outfoxed everyone on my team… this guy…. This guy is more than clever, he's a downright genius.
Zoroark: "Wow, I can't believe that worked so well." He then chuckled. "Who am I kidding? Of course I did! I'd say I'm staying here for a while. And while I'm here," He grins. "I'll have my fun, messing with the other contestants' sanity." He cackled after that.
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Krookodile looked at all the balls around him, as it was now him and the two pairs of Destruction.
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Liepard: "I know he's lucky and all… but he's a dead man."
Druddigon: "I made a bet with Cofagrigus, Monferno, Dragalge, and Scizor to see if this crocodile survives this. If he does, I get a whole wad of cash, if he doesn't, my team wins. A Win-Win for me."
Heracross: "I'm confident that even he won't make it out of this one. Time to decide who deserves to be eliminated."
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Krookodile looked at his coin and grinned. "Fate is with me, so I'm confident that I'll win this."
He grabs a dodgeball, and throws it at a random direction.
Zoroark gets ready and disappears to a different location. He chuckles. "Please, like that will work."
But what Zoroark didn't realize was that it bounced off the wall, bounced off Hannibal's head, and hit Beheeyem right in the chest, as she didn't see it coming.
Most of everyone was just staring at it with their jaws dropped.
"That…. That… That was just plain luck." Heliolisk said, still in shock
"Yep" Sandslash agreed.
"I'm starting to believe that Krookodile's actually a god." Emolga admitted.
"I TOLD YOU!" Marill shouted
"One step closer to cash." Druddigon said quietly
"What was that?" Staravia asked with a glare
"Nothing, nothing" Druddigon quickly said.
Zoroark just stood there. "What… what the fuck was that?!"
Krookodile grinned, as he grabbed a ball and ran to jump up and slam it at the ground. It bounced off to the ceiling, then to the walls and to multiple areas.
Everyone was just staring, wondering where it will land.
Zoroark was so confused at where the ball was going, that he was scared to move somewhere without getting hit.
Eventually, the ball bounced off the wall and hit Zoroark behind the head. He widened his eyes as he fell on his knees and the fell to the ground.
Everyone was silent, even Jaba and Hannibal. Eventually Hannibal cleared his throat for Jaba to speak. "Everyone… as the last player standing. Krookodile and The Deadly Darkrai win the very first challenge of Total PokeDrama Island!"
Everyone was silent, before they cheered and ran to Krookodile, picking him up as they went back to their cabins, while cheering his name as they go along.
"Giratinas… As you have lost, I will see you all at the elimination tonight. Where one of the 12 of you will be the first one voted out. I'll see you then." Jaba said as he and Hannibal walked away.
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Druddigon: Was laughing with a stack of cash in his hands. "Best fucking bet, ever!"
Scizor: "I lost so much money thanks to a dragon… Today officially sucks."
Staravia: "I… I Have no idea what the hell just happened…"
Liepard: "I was wrong…. He wasn't a dead man. He won it for us all… He should be proud."
Krookodile: He smiled as he flipped his coin. "Thank you fate, you showed me the way once again."
Heracross: "... Perhaps Xatu was right….. Maybe I should believe in fate."
Mismagius: "How on earth does he have THAT much luck? He must've had a spell or some charm to make him that lucky. I need to set up shop quicker than I thought I needed to."
Marill: "I'll just go practice the Krookodile religion if you excuse me."
Emolga: "I spent the last 5 minutes with Marill talking about the Krookodile religion…. Don't judge me"
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Jaba had all the Darkrais gathered up at their cabins.
"Alright everyone, since you've won the challenge, I'll give you this."
Hannibal brings out a large chest and drops it in front of them.
"What's inside?" Heracross asked.
"It's in a large chest, so it must be important." Croagunk noted "Wait… is this locked with a key?"
"Correct you are. But here's the twist, I'm not giving you the key. You all are going to have to find it for yourselves." Jaba announced.
"What!? You are already hiding an idol! Why hide a key as well?" Emolga asked.
"Please, you think I was just going to give you a HUGE advantage from the get go? I gave you all the chest so that you could keep it safe if the other team finds the key. But the rest is up to you all to find it, and decide which one of you should get the advantage." Jaba said.
"I'm guessing we also have to last long enough for the key to even be found too?" Heliolisk asked.
"Yep, good luck. Now if you excuse me, I have an elimination ceremony to attend to." Jaba said as he left to the campgrounds.
The team looks at the chest and agree to keep it in the cabin for safekeeping.
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Later on, all the Giratinas were at the campfire ceremony. Jaba had the votes while Hannibal had Oran Berries.
"Alright Giratinas!" Jaba started. "This will be your first elimination ceremony. Since this is your first time here, I'll explain how this works! Everyone voted on who leaves the island. I will call out the ones that are safe! The ones that are safe, will be given an Oran Berry! Everyone gets a berry until there is only one Pokemon left! That Pokemon goes to the dock of losers, and gets sent off the island… FOREVER!"
"Or until we say so." Hannibal interrupted, grinning.
"SHUT THE FUCK UP HANNIBAL!" Jaba shouted.
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Scizor: "This vote wasn't too hard."
Staravia: "Dragalge"
Dragalge: "You see, I would very much like to vote for that bimbo bird, but unlike her, I have a brain. I know exactly who should be banished from this island."
Marill: "Oh great Lord Krookodile, please let the right person go tonight."
Druddigon: "The Idiot… Oh I need a name? I thought it was obvious!"
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"Alright… The first berry ever goes to…. Scizor." Jaba said, as Hannibal tossed an Oran Berry to her.
"At least something good came out of today" Scizor said as she caught it.
"Banette…. Druddigon…. Staravia… and Xatu" Hannibal tossed them all Berries
"I knew I wasn't dead yet." Banette said.
"Sweet." Druddigon said
"Cofagrigus….. Beheeyem…. Smeargle… Monferno" Berries were tossed
Smeargle and Monferno caught their berries and high fived each other
"Dragalge, Marill, and Zoroark. You each got votes…. I lied. Zoroark, you got no votes and are safe. It just made sense to put you down here" Jaba said as Zoroark got his Berry.
"Thank you kindly." Zoroark said, while he gladly ate his berry.
"Dragalge and Marill…. One of you have been voted out with the most votes from your team… the other is safe… and the last Oran Berry of the night, goes to….."
Marill was shaking nervous while Dragalge had a neutral expression on his face.
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… "Dragalge, with only 2 votes" Jaba said as Dragalge was given the last Oran Berry.
"Fucking knew it. Hmm, but I wonder who voted for me?" He asked sarcastically as he gave Staravia a glare.
"Marill, I'm sorry… but you've been voted out. Please say any last words and go to the dock to ride away." Jaba said
"Okay… Well… It was nice to be hear. Thank you for having me." She said as she then cleared her throat. Everyone gasped as she was about to sing again but Hannibal cover her mouth and took her before she could.
"Thank Goodness" Druddigon said.
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Marill: "Well… I had a nice time while I was here. I hope everyone does their best. I hope to see them again sometime soon… I wish everyone the best. And finally…" She started to sing… but it broke the camera and glitched out into static.
Druddigon: "If I had to hear that bitch sing one more time, I would've actually given her all the money I won to shut her up."
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Marill went on the dock as she went onto the Lapras and went away to the sea while her team watched her depart.
Jaba cleared his throat "You are all safe, for now. Get some rest… I think you all might need it after today. Good night." He and Hannibal left the campfire pit.
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Cofagrigus: "Phew, glad that was over. Now for something else I had in mind.
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Later on, Cacturne called out Krookodile and Klinklang.
"I have ta say, thank ya all for coming here." Cacturne said.
"No problem, now would you mind telling us WHY we're here?" Krookodile asked.
Liepard noticed the commotion and went behind some bushes to see what's going on. She saw the three talk about something.
"I'm glad ya asked Krookodile. I called ya both here because I wanted ta propose an alliance." Cacturne announced.
"An alliance? I should've figured as much." Klinklang simply said.
"An alliance? Aren't those usually evil though?" Krookodile asked.
"But not all of them. And I don't want this ta be an evil one either. I just want us all ta be safe from elimination. That's all." Cacturne assured. "I'm not asking for sabotage, or any cruel tricks like dat. I just want ta make sure us three make it far."
"But why us I ask." Klinklang calmly asked.
"Well Klinklang, I saw how ya were watching everyone at the docks. Ya were studying all of them, weren't ya?" Cacturne asked.
Klinklang showed slight surprise at Cacturne's question. "Actually, yes, I was."
"Now ya see. Heracross may be really smart, but ya are also very smart when it comes ta analyzing. Dat is a very useful tool ta have in a team. It can help us with future challenges and eliminations. So what do ya say, wanna join?" Cacturne asked.
Klinklang took a while, before he did his best to nod. "Yes, I'll join."
Cacturne then looks at Krookodile. "And Krookodile, need I say why I need ya? That luck of yours is extremely useful. It's da only reason we won da challenge."
Krookodile smiled sheepishly. "I didn't do much really, it was only fate that helped me through it."
"I see. Well, if ya are unsure about it, then how about dis. Heads, the fates want ya ta be in our alliance. Tails, ya should leave and never think about it again. I won't argue or try ta get ya if ya leave. Deal?"
Krookodile looked at the coin, then at Cacturne. "Deal, let's let the fates decide."
He flipped the coin and caught it. He revealed that it was Heads.
Cacturne grinned. "Well I'll be, looks like the fates decided for ya ta be with us. Welcome ta the alliance."
"Great, now that we're an alliance and all, what should we be called?" Klinklang asked.
"Well, I was thinking we be called the Brotherhood. How does dat sound?" Cacturne asked.
"Sounds good to me." Klinklang simply said.
"I don't mind really." Krookodile added.
"Then it's settled. Da Brotherhood will stay tagether, brothers in arms." He announced.
Liepard saw the alliance made and gasped. She left before anyone could see her.
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Liepard: "Did… Did i just saw that correctly? Cacturne, Krookodile, and Klinklang in an alliance together? Hm… from that group, evil or not, they could be a massive threat. I wonder if there is anything I can do about it… After all… I know two of them can fall for my charm" She winked.
Cacturne: "Excellent, just as I planned. Lucky enough dat coin of Krookodile's pulled through for me. Now I have brains, luck, and leadership. This alliance can help all of us get far, I just know it.
Klinklang: "Not going to lie, I was actually hoping that someone would pick me to join their alliance. After all, it's the most effective strategy in these types of games. Now I can actually use the information I collected from the others and use it to help my alliance. Today has been a good day for me."
Krookodile: "If the fates say that I should be with this alliance, then I'll do my best to help it. After all, the fates hasn't failed me yet."
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Soon after, Cofagrigus called up Dragalge, and Druddigon at the beach.
"Cofagrigus, you have one minute to tell me why I'm here." Dragalge ordered.
"Yeah, I was having fun collecting my winnings." Druddigon complained.
"Easy there boys, for what I have to offer is worth the trip. You see, I want us to be in an alliance." Cofagrigus announced.
Dragalge scoffed. "Please, with you as the leader, consider me declining the offer." Dragalge was about to leave when.
"Actually, I wanted you as the leader." Cofagrigus suggested.
Dragalge stopped in his tracks and looked at the Coffin Pokemon. "I'm listening."
"Look, with you as the leader, I'm sure that me and Druddigon if he wishes to join, can make a great team. I'm only doing this for the best of us. What do you say?" Cofagrigus asked.
Dragalge took no hesitation as he nodded. "A chance to rule again? Consider me now accepting the offer."
Cofagrigus looked at Druddigon. "And what about you?"
He looked at Dragalge and Cofagrigus. He then shrugged. "Eh, why not? We have Brains and Brawns, and a little bit extra. I'll join."
"Excellent. Then as Ruler, I say this alliance should be called the Royal family." Dragalge announced.
"I'll take that name." Druddigon simply said.
"And so will I." Cofagrigus said, grinning.
"Then this alliance will serve us well, as we all make it to the top!" Dragalge shouted.
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Druddigon: He shrugs. "Honestly, I don't care. Dragalge knows that he needs someone to rule, so he won't screw me over. And I can tell that Cofagrigus isn't a fighter, so he won't screw me over either. So really, this alliance has nothing but pros for me."
Dragalge: "With subjects to rule over again, this will serve me well. I will use this as a free ticket to the merge, and if I'm lucky enough, the finals. This will show everyone not to mess with King Dragalge!"
Cofagrigus: "Well, that went well. I don't really care if I actually win, or lose, or if this alliance fails or not. I just wanted to cause some damage. And forming this alliance showed to be the most effective." He grins. "I'm like this already."
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Monferno was walking along the beachline when. "Monferno!" She turned around and saw Dragalge approach her.
"Oh hey Dragalge. Whatsup?" She asked.
"I wanted to say you did your best in that repulsive challenge today." Dragalge replied.
"Really? I was the first on out of Heracross' assault on us." Monferno noted.
He didn't look threatening this time. "Maybe, but that doesn't mean that you did any worse than that bimbo bird."
"True enough. Is there something else that you wanted?" She asked
"Just know this, unlike most of these imbeciles, I'll treat you like an actual Pokemon." He replied.
Monferno was clearly surprised by this. "Really? Why?"
"When I got on this island, I saw a bunch of weak Pokemon. Then you spoke up, and stood up to me. Where I come from, that's not stupidity, that's bravery. And where I come from, bravery means a lot. Shows that you actually have worth, potential, value. That's why." He answered, sounding genuine.
"Wow… Well thank you Dragalge. It's good to know that you think that about me" She replied.
"Well, consider yourself special, cause I rarely say that to anyone." He admitted.
"Again, Thank you" Monferno said before she yawned. "Well, guess I better get to the cabin to sleep. I see you later. Good Night."
"Yes, same to you too." Dragalge said before he left her.
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Monferno: "Okay… I'll be honest. Never saw that coming from that guy. He was actually nice to someone… He was nice to me. All because I stood up to him. I… I'm not fully sure how I feel about that. All I really know is that I appreciate it"
Dragalge: "If you're thinking that I'm weak, you're wrong. I only said that out of respect for her, and for the code of my city. Nothing else. Though, I do have to admit. It felt pleasant seeing her reaction to that. Perhaps maybe a chuckle will come along if I do that more often….. Nah, most of these Pokemon are still imbeciles."
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Mismagius went deep into the woods. She looked around and saw a clearing. She grinned. "Perfect."
She went to the spot and stopped there. "I'll set up shop here, and let everyone know about it."
After that, there were chants heard and something being built at the clearing.
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Heracross studied the chest as he was with Sandslash.
"What do you think about it?" Sandslash asked.
"I think that whatever's inside, is bigger than the Immunity Idol. Or else they wouldn't have just given us one piece out of a two piece puzzle." Heracross replied.
"Yeah. That sounds about right… I wonder what it is though" Sandslash replied
"It could be anything, but we'll never know for sure until we find out." He then looks at Sandslash. "And the only way to do that, is to find that key on the island."
"Yeah… And even then, I'm sure that someone will tell the team if anyone of us find the key… I hope"
"That's all we can do, hope. It may be a big shocker, but there are selfish Pokemon on this island, Pokemon that will use the reward for themselves." Heracross admitted.
".. I know. Won't stop me from hoping though" Sandslash stated
He smiled. "I like you, I need an optimistic on my side."
He smiled back "Thanks Heracross… now let's go to sleep. I want to be able to have energy to look around tomorrow"
"Good advice. But before we do, know this." He pats Sandslash's back, careful of not getting pricked by the quills. "You and I are in this, together. No matter what, as partners solving crimes, and finding mysteries. We'll solve the puzzles, the obstacles, and all the mysteries of this island. You and I, Sandslash." Heracross stated.
"Alright Heracross… I might not be as smart as you, but I'll do my best to help you. I have my own skills that can help to" Sandslash admitted. "Now let's go to sleep."
"Yes, let's go do that."
And so Sandslash and Heracross went to sleep, as another day arrives for the Detective, and his loyal assistant. Together, as one crime fighting unit.
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Infernape: YES! We finished this! Thank goodness!
Roran: Shit, we didn't tell them what they just saw…. Wanna do the honors?
Infernape: Sure Buddy. What you all lovely people just saw is a collab project between Me and Roran.
Roran: But me story's not dead, YA HEAR ME! NOT DEAD!
Infernape: It's now that I can get in on the fun!
Roran: But I am also doing this for the fun! I mean, look at what we just saw! We saw a Krookodile, that is worshipped as a God! A Mafia gang leader bringing the power in his alliance! A mean King, who has the brains ta show it! And one of the best of all, the Detective Heracross, and his new loyal assistant Sandslash! Shit…. This is a lot ta process!
Infernape: And this was only episode 1…. Dear Arecus the ways these plots can go! It's going to get crazy… like way too crazy! Anyway, We both hoped you liked what you read here (Before you ask, we both did write parts of this… try to figure out the parts I typed… You'll have a rough time), And we would love to hear feedback.
Roran: Well, we hope ya enjoyed it, because MORE IS COMING ON YOUR WAY!
Infernape: So everyone please, review. Tell us what you think about the cast, who you like, who you want to burn, who you ship with who (Don't deny you, you have a ship. Don't lie to us!).
Roran: AND GET READY FOR ALL THE DRAMA, ALL THE BLOODSHED, ALL THE THRILL, EXCITEMENT! ON TOTAL POKEDRAMA ISLAND!
Tell then, we'll see ya next time laddies!
Marill: Hey everyone! Thank you for watching! Here, I have a song for you all! *She starts singing and it was horrible. Jaba has a sign that says, "REVIEW TO SAVE YOUR EARDRUMS!"*