VACATION TIME!
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A familiar jellyfish grinned as she waved at the camera. She was standing on a dock made of cemented gravel.
"Hello viewers!" she started, continuing her clichéd wave. "I'm Nihilego and I'm back to bring you another season!"
"What season, you may ask?" she asked the viewers rhetorically. "Well… our second season! Juvia did her best and won the last one and afterwards, our producers decided to greenlight another season!"
She then cheered happily. "And now, the setting for our second season is… our vacation island! I know… you're confused, you're wondering why we're actually letting them stay on one of the gorgeous islands in the world."
She then chuckled, expression turning darker. "Well… we might as well give them wonderful living accommodations… because of the emotional, physical, mental and psychological damage that this competition would bring!"
A large cruise ship then screeched with a halt as it stopped by the docks. A plank was then brought out of the ship. A large dragon with a large mouth held one end. He then let go. The plank slanted against the wall of the ship.
"Okay… let us introduce our unlucky victims, shall we?" Nihilego asked the camera with a giggle.
The camera panned at the top of the plank. A Trubbish walked down the plank with a determined grin.
"Luther, our runner-up!"
"Oh… this island is actually… pretty," he commented. He then gulped. "B-but, are there any garbage dumps or… any trash can to sleep in?"
"Good luck with that… because we have no trash on this island! Guzzlord is the trash can!" exclaimed Nihilego, tentacles raised.
"I'll take that as a compliment," muttered a voice emanating from the boat.
"Oh…" expressed Luther, looking at the ground gloomily. "Oh well… I guess, I would have to stick to being myself… even if I can't display my creativity."
"Okay… stand at the end of the dock," requested Nihilego. "We have… the other fifteen contestants."
"What about the other thirty-two?" queried Luther.
"You'll just see," giggled Nihilego suspiciously.
Luther nodded, following Nihilego's request.
"The gambler duo slash couple are our next competitors!" declared Nihilego as a Shuppet and a Crobat flew out of the boat.
Izaya tipped his fedora politely. "Nice to see you again, Nihilego."
"Same," said Juvia with a bow.
"Okay… how's life?" Nihilego asked, curiously cocking her head to the side.
"Well… I'm fine," answered Juvia with her usual confused expression.
Izaya chuckled.
"Umm… why are you laughing?" Nihilego queried.
"You'll see," he muttered, tipping his fedora.
"Ookay, just fly to the end of the docks please," requested Nihilego, clasping her tentacles.
Izaya and Juvia nodded, flying to the end of the docks where Luther was standing.
"Crimson is also back!"
A Lucario waved at the jellyfish as she descended the ship. "Hello! How are you?"
"I'm fine," muttered Nihilego. "Crimson, just walk to the others… and be relieved, they're all of the former contestants. The newbies have yet to arrive."
Crimson rolled her eyes. "Thanks for clarifying that."
"Just go," groaned Nihilego, gesturing to the end of the dock where the others were standing.
Crimson stifled a chuckle as she walked towards the other competitors.
"Our next contestant is a psycho… Meowzer!" announced Nihilego.
Juvia and Crimson both shuddered as a female Meowstic climb down the ship with a creepy smile.
"It's very nice to meet you all," Meowzer said with a deadpanned expression.
"How's your psychiatrist?" Nihilego asked the psychic cat.
The Meowstic frowned. "What psychiatrist? She mysteriously vanished…"
"Just go…" groaned Nihilego, face-appendaging herself.
Meowzer giggled as she walked towards the other contestants.
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The confessional was a wooden booth with a camera facing a toilet.
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Nihilego: Why did we bring back Meowzer? Well... we were bringing back everyone so a missing camper would be… odd.
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Meowzer: People keep distancing themselves from me… I'm not scary… just plain normal and bleh.
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"Ookay… next contestant is… Alex!" continued Nihilego, gesturing to the ship where the Sceptile cockily stood.
Alex climb down the ship, stopping as he reached Nihilego. "Why are we all back with you again?" He looked around. "Well… this island is quite grand and beautiful."
Nihilego giggled. "You're all lucky that we're making you compete in our vacation island!"
"Really?" piped up Juvia, tilting her head in confusion. She then examined her surroundings excitedly. "This just looks like a regular island to me."
Alex snickered. "Nihilego… you did a nice job maintaining it… I commend you."
"Just go to the others," requested Nihilego, clasping her tentacles. "We still have a lot of contestants to introduce."
Alex nodded, walking to the others. He stopped as he stood next to Crimson.
"Okay… next contestants are… Icy and Comf!" stated Nihilego as two more Pokemon stepped off of the ship.
Icy bowed down before the jellyfish. "Salutations Nihilego… I h-hope I won't be a b-bother."
"You won't," assured Nihilego.
Comf rolled her eyes. "That's what they all say…"
"Ookay… just walk towards the others," requested Nihilego nervously.
Icy nodded, following Nihilego's instructions while Comf just stayed, left eye starting to twitch.
"Comf… just go to the others."
Comf reluctantly nodded, floating towards the other contestants.
"Okay… Breon is also back!" continued Nihilego shakily.
The Vikavolt rolled his eyes as he climb down the ship. "Hello… it seems like I'm back…" He yawned before returning to his usual apathetic expression. "Well… I hope I can last long or whatever shit happens."
"Breon, thank you for summarizing," drawled Nihilego, rolling her eyes. "Just… walk towards the others."
Breon snickered as he plodded towards the others.
"Okay… our next contestant is… Randall!" chirped Nihilego as the Incineroar walked out of the boat.
The Incineroar was now healed from his wounds from last month. He smirked at host. "Now that I learned from last season, I'm going to win this season!"
"Let's see about that in the future," Nihilego said with a giggle. "You'll never know what changes we instilled into this new season… it's more fun that way."
Randall stared at the jellyfish, deadpanned. "Your empty threats mean nothing to me… so shut your piehole!"
"J-just stand next to the others," stammered Nihilego, frightened by Randall's words. "W-we still have more c-contestants waiting."
Randall snickered to himself as he followed Nihilego instructions, standing next to Juvia.
"Okay… next contestant… Ashley and Ace a.k.a. The Awesome Sibling Dynamic Duo," Nihilego stated with a cough, attempting to regain her composure.
The Whimsicott floated out of the ship, Vaporeon trailing behind her.
Ashley looked around before turning back to Ace. "Ooh… this island is verdant and lush, can I explore?"
The Vaporeon pushed back its glasses before shaking its head. "No… we must stand with the others. According to TPI logic, the first challenge would occur soon."
Ashley pouted, folding her stubby arms with a huff. "Surely, they would let us explore. How can they hold challenges if we're not even aware with our surroundings."
Nihilego nodded in agreement, chirping innocently, "She's right. We'll give you time to explore but please stand next to the others first while we introduce the other contestants."
Ashley pulled Ace towards the crowd of contestants.
"Ookay… let's keep our introductions short but meaningful," Nihilego mused cheerily. "Ookay… next contestant is… Septh!"
The meteor floated out of the ship without utter a word. He quickly floated next to Breon.
"Ookay… next contestant after Septh is… Poppy!" declared Nihilego, flailing her tentacles cheerily.
The Brionne walked out of the ship, tripping in the process. She giggled as she held her head. "Hiya guys… more people! More people means more love and interactions… joyous interactions!"
"Be careful," came a voice from behind her. Clay the Timburr appeared from behind her with a smile. "You're still drunk… I told you not to drink a whole gallon of booze."
Poppy flashed a toothy grin. "Mom… is that you?"
Clay sighed as he lifted Poppy, walking towards the other contestants.
"Ookay… that was Clay and Poppy sooo our next and final original contestant is… Junior!" announced Nihilego as the blue and black tiger cat exited the ship.
Noticeably, the Incineroar was now sporting a bigger blue hoodie.
He passed by the host without any word.
"Rude, much?" Nihilego muttered to herself.
The glutton exited the ship with a frown. "Why did you let me tend to those… cntestants. I hate being the waiter… I'm supposed to be the one eating… not the one watching people eat."
Nihilego giggled. "You're cute when you complain… but we still have the newbies…" Nihilego checked the watch that she wore on one of her tentacles. "Oh… we're on schedule. The tiltrotor is about to arrive."
As Nihilego said those words, a strange flying machine hovered above the contestants. Flying it was the shy Marshadow.
"Our first newbie... FAVIAN!" declared Nihilego as Donald, who was also on the tiltrotor, pushed off a Slowking.
The Slowking fell to the water with a hard thud. The Slowking swam back to the shore quickly. As it finally reached the shore, it shook the water off of its body.
Noticeably, instead of Shellder, a Shellos was biting onto the Slowking's head. The Slowking extended his arm. "Hello, my name is Favian…" His eyes then focused on the old contestants. "They are very well-dressed, full of beauty… what's that word again?"
"Are you using word association to say that we look fine," drawled Breon, slightly annoyed. He thne looked up towards the Shellos biting into the Slowking's skull. "This isn't natural… it feels… off for some reason."
Favian frowned. "Sad face, tears of sadness, rain clouds… don't judge me just because I'm different, I'm still a Slowking." He then chuckled. "Though, you lightning… thunder… electric bug are a fine specimen."
"Did he just call me a specimen?" Breon queried, turning to Juvia with a dissatisfied frown.
Poppy giggled. "Oohhh… I think he has a crush on you!" The sea lion quickly turned to Clay. "Clay, fight for your beloved's love!"
Clay looked flustered by Poppy's remark. "R-really? But… I belong only to my master… I'm his item!"
Favian chuckled as he walked towards the others. "Battler… Kung-fu… Um… fighting type, worry not of your status… you're not an item, you're Clay."
Clay rolled his eyes with a huff.
"Ookay… our next contestant… WILLOW!" declared Nihilego with a lot of oomph.
Marshawo pushed off a Trash-Cloak Wormadam off the tiltrotor.
The Wormadam grinned as she emerged from the water. "Hello, wonderful people!"
"She's creepy already," Breon whispered to Luther who nodded in agreement.
The Wormadam examined the crowd with a goofy grin. "Woah… not everyone is here but I've already found some of my ships." She giggled eerily. "This would be a fun season!"
Poppy furrowed a brow. "Are you a follower too?"
Willow giggled. "I don't write stories… I make them happen!" Her heart stamp glowed. "I'm what you call… a miracle worker!"
Comf scoffed. "Miracles are just crazy mumbo-jumbos!"
Junior frowned, shaking his head. "Comf… just because you're bitter doesn't mean you can spread your bitterness all over the world."
Comf rolled her eyes.
Willow giggled before standing next to Crimson.
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Willow: Heeheehee… all Comf needs is a bit of love… and some sleep! That always calm me down!
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Junior: *sighs* I'm still hung up from Comf's words… am I really that scary? Though… she's becoming… rude and shrill.
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Comf: They should really not stick their noses into others' business… it is disrespecting other people's privacy.
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"Okay… our next newbie is… Azure!" continued Nihilego as directly above them, Marshadow pushed an Azurill off of the plane.
The Azurill didn't scream as it took a plunge underwater. The Azurill waved at the other contestants as it emerged from the water. "HI! I'm Azure… where's the leader... or host of this game?"
"That would be me," Nihilego chimed in.
Azure bowed down before the jelly fish. "My name is Azure. It's very nice to see you. I hope that you can make use of my services in some kind of way."
Nihilego blinked. "Ookay… just stand with the others."
Azure nodded, standing next to Poppy.
"Our next newbies… Jester, Metilda and PJ!"
At the tiltrotor, a Shiny Treeko gulped as it stared at the ground from above. "I d-don't think I can do this…"
A Shiny Bisharp didn't say a word as it carried the Treeko before jumping off of the plane.
A Pachirisu, who was wearing a red cape, stared in awe as it watched its companions fall. "It looks like Mega Pachirisu needs to save the day again!"
The Pachrisu jumped off the plane, landing on the water with a big splash.
The Treeko whimpered as it swam towards the shore. The Bisharp and Pachirisu followed suit.
"Umm… hi, my name is Jester," greeted the Shiny Treeko with a weak smile. "I hope we can get along." The Bisharp squeezed his body as it stood next to him. "Um… this is Metilda… she's just too friendly."
Septh paled. "Are y-you okay? You look like y-you're running out of air."
The Pachirisu panted as it reached the shore. "PJ… pleasure… to… meet… you… all."
Poppy tilted her head. "Wowie, that cape radiates the redness of blood… is it not?"
PJ furrowed a brow. "Poppy… it's not red, it's scarlet!"
"Really… looks like mauve," drawled Breon sarcastically. The bug stopped being violent but he gained a tendency to be… a smartass at times. Don't blame him, blame his therapist! "Scarlet is a shade of red so it's red!"
"Simmer down," stammered Clay. "W-we have to respectful to our new friends… we d-don't want to leave a bad impression on them."
Breon sighed. "You're right… though, it's slightly… annoying… I'm not a fan of redundancy!"
Willow giggled. "Love isn't redundant so I know you'll love that."
Breon rolled his eyes with incoherent mutters.
Jester was quickly lifted by Metilda. The Bisharp stood next to Crimson who distanced herself afterwards.
PJ chuckled as he stood next to Azure.
Azure giggled. "So you're a hero? Well… pleasure to meet you."
PJ's eyes darted around the area. "Same…"
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Jester: Metilda can get too overprotective… though, she lets me go to the bathroom alone… but… I just want to be… independent for once.
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Azure: Well… my new task is to grovel at Nihilego! I need to… get her approval!
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PJ: If anyone hollers for help, I would be there!
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Breon: Ugh… my brain is such a complicated mess. I don't know what to do!
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"Okay… our next contestant a.k.a. newbie is… Brianna!" continued Nihilego cheerily.
Marshadow pushed a Leafeon off of the tiltrotor after Nihilego's announcement. The Leafeon groaned as it belly-flopped. It doggy-paddled towards the shore, shaking off the water drenching its body.
The Leafeon flashed a cocky grin. "Are the teams made already? I would be the perfect candidate for leader?!"
Azure clapped her hands. "You're the leader? I must bestow my-"
"Woah woah woah… no one is going to bestow their loyalty," Nihilego interrupted, crossing her tentacles.
"Oh…" Azure muttered weakly. "I was just too… overly excited for this moment."
Brianna smirked as she stood next to the Azurill. "Kid, don't listen to that jellyfish… my wisdom is enough to help you win."
Azurill nodded, taking out a soggy notebook and a pen to take down some notes.
"Okay… our next competitive and hopefully sane newbie is… Otis," stated Nihilego as a Stoutland stood near the edge of the tiltrotor.
Marshadow attempted to push the Stoutland but failed to do so. Taking a deep breath, Marshadow levitated the dog before letting go while the dog was levitating in mid-air.
"CURRRRRSSSSEEEESSSS!" screeched the Stoutland, falling to the water.
The Stoutland emerged from the water, fur dripping with water. It shook the water off of its fur then kissed the sand. "My sweet babies… I have returned to your sandy embrace!"
Juvia blinked, face showing her usual expression: confusion. "Is he delusional… he sounds obsessed with sand?"
Otis scowled at the cloth. "My sand is ethereal. A gentle caress can destroy a beautiful grain of sand. You must not underestimate sand!"
"Threaten Juvia and I would skin you alive and sell your organs," growled Izaya with a deadpanned expression.
"My sand can break through the barrier between life and death," scoffed Otis boastfully. "Your hollow threats can't defeat me!"
"Just zip it," groaned Nihilego, hiding a frown behind her tentacle. "We still have more contestants left to introduce. We don't want to waste precious screen time on a nutjob like you."
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Otis: No one understands me… except for my sand.
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Brianna: With my extensive leadership skills, my chances in victory is huge!
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"Okay… our next contestant is… Raven!"
An Absol jumped off the tiltrotor with a crazy grin. With a maniacal glint in it eyes, it swam towards to shore. It quickly padded to Icy with a creepy grin. "Hmm… let me measure your body… I really want to plan someone's funeral!"
"Did they just… accept a Giratina worshipper?!" Randall questioned, blinking in disbelief.
Icy shuddered as the Absol leaned closer. "P-please don't! I'm a g-ghost… I'm not going to die… unless if you want m-me to be double dead."
The Absol chuckled darkly. "You're just an Arceus Worshipper, are you?" His face stiffened. "Giratina doesn't allow any Arceus worshipping fools in her domain."
"I thought Giratina and Arceus are married," pointed out Breon dryly. "From what I heard, they're actually having a good time with each other."
"Your words mean nothing. Actions speak louder than words so I need proof of their relationship!" growled Raven. "If you did find proof, I would spout profanities while burning the proof."
"Yeah… words mean nothing," mused Meowzer nonchalantly. "... I know what you'll say in the first place."
"Ookay… I'm officially creeped out right now," admitted Ace shuddering.
"Um… our next contestant is Walter!"
"I hav-" pointed out Raven before being shut off by Nihilego.
A Whismur hastily jumped off the tiltrotor without any word. Swimming back to shore, he bowed before standing next to Azure.
"The irony, he's a Whismur but he didn't say a word yet," Azure said. "Ooh… I wonder what secrets he hide!"
Raven grumbled as Nihilego removed her tentacle from his mouth. "Shit! Your tentacle tastes like shit!"
"Shut it, Giratina worshipper," retorted Nihilego, rolling her eyes.
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Raven: Is it okay if I kill the hostess? No one can smack talk me like a fucking rebel. Giratina is the pure
Walter: Why do I even need to talk? Talking is irrelevant…
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Azure: Walter is suspicious… I need to tell my leader!
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"Okay… our next contestant is… Flint!" continued Nihilego as Marshadow pushed off a Golduck off of the tiltrotor. The Golduck wore a deep purple bandana with white polkadots.
The Golduck emerged from the water with a seductive glint in its eyes. "Hi! My name is Flint! I hope I can meet a lot of new 'friends' here."
He gritted his teeth as he turned to face the contestants. "Hey boys… and girls, I hope we can get along!" His voice stiffened as he said girls.
Clay smiled warmly. "Awwwww, I hope so too!"
"Clay… I think he's… very dangerous," warned Breon, somewhat nervous.
Flint frowned. "Oh dearies… I have ears too and boy, are they good. Oh well… thanks Arceus that you're not my type."
"Thank Arceus indeed," muttered Breon.
Flint scoffed, hands on his waist. "Dearies, I would just have to check later when everyone is here. I'm covering my eyes so that I won't spoil the surprise."
"Ookay… that was weird," commented Nihilego. "Sooo… we'll just move on to the next contestant… Sophia!"
A Bastiodon was then hovering above the water before plunging into the cold depths below. It growled as it emerged from the water with a scowl. "That guy who did that… he's a total male! Sheesh, males are soooo fucking dumb!"
"They're fucking amazing!" growled Flint, stomping his foot aggressively. "You should learn to appreciate true beauty… you're just jealous, like those other females."
"Females are majestic beings, crafted from the enchanted womb of Arceus," retorted Sophia behind gritted teeth. "You're the delusional one."
"To be frank, you're both delusional," drawled Breon, left eye bugging out. "Let's just shake hands and proclaim our delusions to the world."
Sophia cocked a brow. "Oh… you're one of those male smartasses! Your skills in smartassery won't penetrate through the iron barrier that surrounds my complex mind!"
"Pfffttt… you don't even have a brain," retorted Flint with a smug smirk, which was unlike his usual seductive expression. "Your ugliness shows people your mental health: deteriorating and stale."
Sophia growled. "Males are just fuckers that fuck around with shit that doesn't matter to those fucking males!"
"Profanities are not allowed in this island!"
"You're a woman so you should understand my pain!" groaned Sophia, standing next to Icy.
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Sophia: Flint is going hinder my woman reform. I need to eliminate his sorry ass at once!
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Flint: What blasphemy is Sophia talking about? Slandering the gorgeous males is… borderline insane!
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Breon: Boooooyyyy, I thought Clay was bad but these two new arrivals really triggers my temper.
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"Okay… we'll just continue before this escalates further," said Nihilego nervously, tentacles fidgeting. "Our next contestant is Luke…"
A Tailow flew out of the tiltrotor with a calm smile before landing next to Nihilego. "'sup, the name's Luke."
"Okay… just stand next to the others," requested Nihilego.
Luke nodded. "Thanks, bruh." He flew towards Clay who shuddered. "You okay? Just chill… nothing would go wrong."
"Oh… I'm just weak to flying types," explained Clay with a weak smile.
Luke smiled. "Bro, just take a deep breath and relax… breath in, breath out."
"Are you a yoga instructor?" Clay asked, furrowing a brow.
"No, bruh… I'm just letting life take its course," Luke answered. "Aaahhhh… isn't that relaxing?"
Clay took a step away from the laid-back bird.
"Our next contestant is… Evelyn!" continued Nihilego, somewhat quickly. There was an allotted time for introductions so she needed to hurry up.
A Liligant jumped off the tiltrotor with a deadpanned expression. It finally emerged the water, yawning nonchalantly. She quickly turned to Nihilego. "Oh… is this where the hellhole is?
"Evelyn, this is our vacation island," explained Nihilego with a smile.
"Woah… the builders must be fucking lame. This doesn't look grand," drawled Evelyn, examining her surrounding. She yawned. "Well… it's a good thing my expectations were low. Take my bags, peasant."
"You don't have any bags," argued Nihilego, propping her tentacles to her hips.
"Then find some and bring it back here," Evelyn drawled with a smug smile. "I'll be waiting for you here… so please move your asses quickly!"
"Stop that!" growled Nihilego, clenching a fist. "Just stand with the others."
"What 'others' are you talking about?!" Evelyn asked. "You're 'others', right?"
"Just go already," groaned Nihilego, annoyed by Evelyn's smartass remarks.
Evelyn yawned as she stood next to Brianna.
"Our next contestant is… Sora!' declared Nihilego cheerily.
A Staraptor flew out of the tiltrotor with a cocky smirk. It landed on the wooden dock with a hard thud. "Hello, my name is Sora and I'm in it to win it!"
"Don't be cocky, there would 47 others going to be competing with you," Nihilego warning, waggling one of her tentacles.
"I'm going to use my skills!" boasted Sora. "I can make it through!"
"Let's see if you're right," giggled Nihilego.
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Sora: Nihilego might be doubtful of my capabilities but I have a fighting chance!
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Evelyn: I'm quite not inspire to do anything… Nihilego made my standards higher…
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Luke: Everyone is pretty chill… this is going to be fun… and relaxing, bruh.
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"Next contestant is… Maya!" chirped Nihilego as a Gardevoir was pushed off the tiltrotor.
The Gardevoir was playing with a 3DS as she fell. As she neared the water, her body glowed in an eerie light.
She emerged from the water, body still dry.
"Maya, hi there!" greeted Nihilego. Her eyes then focused on the console that the Gardevoir was playing. "Shouldn't that be broken? It should be drenched with water."
Maya blinked before looking up from her console. "Oh… I didn't see you there."
"Um… didn't we say that electronics aren't allowed?" Nihilego reminded the gamer.
Maya yawned, eyes darting to the side. "You can't dominate my life. I need games to sustain my life… it helps me level up."
"Just stand with the others," requested Nihilego, fidgeting with her tentacles.
Maya nodded as she went to stand next to Luke.
"Our next contestant is… Rae!" declared Nihilego.
A Noivern flew out of the tiltrotor with an annoyed expression. It landed next to Nihilego with a hard thud.
"Rae, how are you feeling to be part of this show?" Nihilego queried the Noivern.
"I hate it already," replied Rae with a deadpanned expression. A smirk formed on the Noivern's face. "Though, I know some ways it could be even better."
"How?" Nihilego asked curiously.
"You leave the fucking island, Nihilego," drawled Rae. "Then, it would be a millions times more prettier and cleaner."
Nihilego folded her tentacles with a small frown hanging for the corner of her lip. "Just… stand with the others. I might gain a migraine just talking to you."
Rae scoffed, rolling her eyes. "You're the migraine, Nihilego."
"Why I oughta?!" threatened Nihilego, flashing her middle tentacle.
Rae rolled her eyes, standing next to Sora.
"Ahem… our next contestant is… Violet!" continued Nihilego.
"Wait… an intern is now a contestant?" questioned Ashley, confused.
"No, it's another Violet," explained Nihilego as a Liepart emerged from the water.
"Salutations Nihilego, I hope I can get acquainted with everyone," the Liepard greeted, eyes skimming the other contestants' eyes. "I think I'll have fun!"
"Please stand next to the other contestants," requested Nihilego. "We still have a lot of contestants left to introduce."
Violet nodded before walking to the others, standing next to Randall. She winked at Randall. "Hey there hot stuff!"
Randall sweatdropped. "W-what are you doing?"
Violet giggled before turning around.
"Our next contestant is Hazuki," continued Nihilego, in a somewhat bored tone.
A Delphox was pushed off the tiltrotor but before it can touch the water, the Delphox levitated to shore.
"Sheesh, I hate Pokemon that can fly or float," remarked Nihilego. "They remove the fun in skydiving."
Delphox giggled. "You're a mysterious child of nature. And… you should really brush your teeth, the smell is repulsive."
Nihilego gaped at the fire starter's remark. "How would you know what my breath smells like?"
"I don't but did you see the look on your face?!" giggled Hazuki. "That was hilarious!"
"Just stand next the others," grumbled Nihilego.
Hazuki giggled, standing next to Raven.
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Randall: Violet was looking at me funny. I admit it… it was quite scary.
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Violet: Oh my… so little time but lots to do, I can't wait to start!
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Hazuki: Seriously, Nihilego's reaction was comedy gold! It reminds me of…
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"Our next contestant is… Sarivia!"
"Can you at least change your wordings when introducing a contestants," mumbled Guzzlord, chomping on a bag of chips. "It can get a tad bit redundant."
Nihilego blinked for a second before continuing. "Fine… um.. let's give a warm welcome to the newbie Salazzle, Sarivia!'
A Salazzle jumped of the tiltrotor with a psychotic expression. It emerged from the water, grumbling some incoherent words. "Whose fucking idea was that?!"
"Sarivia-"
"It's Sari to you!" the Salazzle snarled at the hostess. She approached Maya who took out an MP3 Player and headphones, giving it to the Salazzle. "I fucking hate this show already!"
"Sariv- I mean, Sari, please calm down," Nihilego said to the Salazzle.
"Are you telling me what to do, shortstuff?!" grunted Sari, putting on the headphones. "You're lucky that I'm in a good mood or else I would've beaten you to a pulp."
"O-okay," stammered Nihilego, nervously taking a step back from the Salazzle. "We shouldn't resort to mindless violence."
Sari muttered some curses before kicking forward.
"WHAT THE FUCKING HELL WAS THAT?!" Nihilego exclaimed, face paling a bit. "WHY ARE YOU KICKING ME FROM OUT OF THE BLUE?!"
Sari rolled her eyes.
"FINE! We'll just proceed with the next contestant… our smelly skunk lady, Ruby!" continued Nihilego, nearly out of breath.
A Skuntank was pushed off the tiltrotor as Nihilego said her lines. The Skuntank emerged from the water with a determined smirk. "I-"
"I'm going to win," interrupted Nihilego. "We already know that shtick… most of the people these days are always addicted to victory."
Ruby rolled her eyes. "I'm not like those people! I'm really going to win this!"
"Good luck with that," Sora scoffed.
"Let's see about that!" Ruby smirked.
"Okay, our next contestant is… Atticus the Alolan Vulpix!" Nihilego chirped, clasping her tentacles cheerily.
An Alolan Vulpix jumped off of the tiltrotor with a nonchalant expression. It emerged from the water, unfazed. "Salutations Nihilego…"
"Hello Atticus. It says here on your application that you can tend to be odd and socially awkward, do you agree with that notion?" Nihilego questioned the new arrival.
"I was the one who submitted the application," Atticus pointed out nonchalantly. "So… it's basically admitting that I am odd and socially awkward."
"Um… thanks for pointing that out," Nihilego replied nervously. "Just stand next to the others."
"I'm already aware of that," Atticus said dryly. "I'm just duly waiting for your instructions."
Nihilego sighed as the Alolan Vulpix stood next to Violet.
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Atticus: *takes out a notepad* Well… some of these characters are… interesting… hmm… perhaps, I can at least analyze their behavior.
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Ruby: I'm what people call a try-hard. I'm just determined… I'll win this!
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Sora: Ruby better watch herself… let's see who will last longer.
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Sari: *removes her headphones* I really want to rearrange someone's face... my hands are in need for movement!
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Nihilego took a deep breath before continuing. "Our next contestant is… the famous musician: Darren!"
A Rhydon was pushed off the tiltrotor seconds later. It emerged from the water with a unfazed expression. It extended its hand towards the jellyfish. "'sup, the name's Darren. Hope I can get along with you lot."
Nihilego grinned, shaking Darren's hand. "I'm glad too. We want to balance out the cast. We can't have too much psychos."
"I'm not a psycho!" growled Raven. "I'm just a loyal worshipper!"
"Yup… totally a psycho," muttered Breon.
Darren chuckled, taking off his headphones. "Everyone looks pretty cool here…"
"How are your headphones still working?" Nihilego questioned the Rhydon.
"Waterproof," Darren explained.
Nihilego groaned, face-tentacling. "Kids these days are too reliant on electronics. Can't we just enjoy the great outdoors?"
Darren chuckled. "Don't worry… I would show my groove to all!"
"Well… we're happy to find someone enthusiastic among this cast of lowlifes!" Nihilego remarked with a surprised expression.
Darren cleared his throat before opening his mouth to sing. "Hey there Nihilego, I'm here to win. Hope my music will make you spin!" The Rhydon's voice was soothing and melodic. Nihilego's nerves mellowed a bit from listening to the Rhydon's fast beat song. "Well… better stand with the others." Darren walked then stood next to Ruby.
"Okay, our next contestant is Drake!" chirped Nihilego cheerily.
A Gabite was pushed off the tiltrotor. The Gabite hastily swam back to shore, emerging with a nonchalant expression. Drake the Gabite quickly ran behind the other contestants.
"Okay… our next contestant is Serall!" continued Nihilego, unfazed by the fact that Drake didn't introduce himself.
A Kommo-o was levitated out of the tiltrotor, plunging to water with a big splash. The scaly dragon merged from the water with an irked expression. "The water was fucking cold!"
"Calm down!" Nihilego said to the wet dragon. "That's just a little water."
Serall growled weakly. "There was ice in the water and it was fucking painful!"
"Walk it off," Nihilego drawled.
Serall clenched a fist as he stood next to Willow.
"Okay… our next lovely contestant will be… sane hopefully is… Zane!" declared Nihilego as a Zangoose was pushed off of the tiltrotor.
As the Zangoose emerged from the water, I quickly stood next to Drake without uttering any word.
"Okay… it looks like we have a lot of loners," remarked Nihilego, folding her tentacles. "Well, our next contestant is Quentin… though, that name sounds familiar for some reason…"
A Sylveon was pushed off the tiltrotor then the Sylveon swam back to shore. The Sylveon shook Nihilego's tentacles one by one. "Hello! My name is Quentin! It's very nice to finally meet you!"
Nihilego furrowed a brow in suspicion. "Your audition tape was quite intriguing…"
"Really?' questioned Quentin, tilting his head. "I'm actually quite amicable… let's just see as the show progress…"
"Ookay… just go stand with the others… the introductions will end soon," requested Nihilego.
Quentin nodded, standing next to Zane.
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Darren: Well… I'm so psyched to be here! I'm in my groove so I can do this!
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Quentin: *left eye twitches* Being mister goody two-shoes is very hard! Though… I only need a little more time.
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Zane: *sighs* Being a loner is really hard… though, I don't know how to open up to others actually.
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Serall: I was rejected by the wrestling world but mark my words… I would never be rejected… ever again!
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Drake: I would rather just stay in the sidelines… I just don't want to be with any of these people.
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"Our next contestant is Jack!" chirped Nihilego as a Lampent levitated out of the tiltrotor, floating towards the host.
"Hey there, asshole," drawled the Lampent with a nonchalant expression. "I'm excited for the lame things we'd have to do for you lazybones."
"Great… a smartass," Nihilego muttered under her breath. She then forced a grin. "Please stand with the others, Jack."
Jack rolled his eyes. "Your fake smile is quite obvious… don't try to hide your feelings or whatever."
"Just go already!" groaned Nihilego, gesturing to the other contestants.
Jack snickered as he stood next to Willow.
"Our next contestant is…" started Nihilego. Nihilego shuddered as she took a deep breath. "Trevor…"
The campers all shuddered as a Scrafty was pushed off of the tiltrotor. The Scrafty emerged from the water with an insane expression that was usually shown by Raven and Meowzer.
"Trevor, how are you?" Nihilego queried the hoodlum.
Trevor chuckled darkly. "I'm fucking happy!"
"Ookay… just go stand with the others," requested Nihilego, tentacles shaking with fear.
Trevor nodded vigorously, standing next to Jack.
"Can't we at least get long introductions?!" groaned Nihilego, head buried under her tentacles. "We're just getting short bullcrap!"
"D-don't be m-mad," Clay stammered nervously.
Nihilego sighed, shaking her head. "Geez… the stress is filling up my head… oh well… Guzzlord, introduce the last few characters."
Guzzlord nodded, swallowing the food inside his mouth. "Well… the next contestant is Kaiser or whatever…"
A Hydreigon flew out of the plane, landing next to the hostess. "Hello…."
"You look… sad?" Nihilego pointed out, hiding behind Guzzlord.
Kaiser grumbled inaudible curses before replying behind gritted teeth. "Hi Nihilego… Hi Guzzlord…"
"Do you need a hug or something?" Nihilego asked curiously. "I can hug you!"
Kaiser rolled his eyes, standing next to Rae.
"Oo-"
"EEEEKKKK!" shrieked a voice.
Looking up, Nihilego's eyes widened as a Roserade fell towards her face.
"Ouch! Vivian… what was that for?" grumbled Nihilego, hands on her head.
Vivian giggled. "I was just testing out my new device! It… sent me flying towards you!"
"Sheesh… for an intern, you cause a lot of damage," remarked Nihilego, rubbing the back of her head.
"So?" Vivian questioned. "It's not like you actually pay me."
"B-but…" stammered Nihilego but the Roserade walked away, towards the inner sanctum of the island.
"Calm down dear… we still have two more contestants to introduce," Guzzlord reminded the stressed jellyfish.
The jellyfish took a deep breath before forcing a small smile. "Okay… our last male… Lance the Decidueye!"
The aforementioned Pokemon flew out of the tiltrotor with a heroic smirk. It landed on the dock majestically. It bowed politely. "Salutations, I'm the heroic Lance of the heroic land of Pokemon… you must be the damsel, Nihilego."
Nihilego blushed a little. "Oh… stop flattering me. It won't change my opinion on you… I'm very fair and I'm all about justice!"
Lance blinked, furrowing a brow in confusion. "I am the embodiment of justice!"
"Ooh! I've never seen another hero before other than me!" PJ exclaimed.
Lance chuckled. "I'll teach-"
"I'm the better hero!" PJ countered with a competitive smirk. PJ then suddenly gasped in delight. "We can help each other save the world!"
Lance smiled then nodded. "My superhero team would prosper!"
"Our superhero team."
"Yeah! Our superhero team," uttered Lance, standing next to the Pachirisu.
"Okay… our last but not the last: Marina!" declared Nihilego as the last contestant was pushed out of the tiltrotor.
The Prinplup emerged from the water with a cocky grin. "Hello Ultra Vacation! I would be the best winner that would emerge from this game!"
"Just… stand with the other!" moaned Nihilego. "I just want to begin the tour…"
Izaya furrowed a brow. "Don't you have interns to do that job for you? Isn't that the point of interns?"
Nihilego sighed. "Vivian is too busy with her 'evil' contraptions while Donald is just… too incompetent."
Violet licks her lips. "Perhaps, you can hire more personnel."
"Let's just begin with the tour," groaned Nihilego, face-tentacling.
Nihilego lead the contestants to the main area where two wooden log cabins were situated, along with a simple flagpole. One of the cabins had a brown flag hung above its door while the other cabin had a orangish flag.
"Okay… it's time to form the teams," Nihilego explained to the contestants.
"No challenges this time?" Breon questioned, confused. "You're just going to form the teams outright… woah, you must've ran out of ideas."
Nihilego rolled her eyes before continuing. "Ace, Alex, Ashley, Breon, Clay, Comf, Crimson, Evelyn, Icy, Izaya, Jester, Junior, Juvia, Kaiser, Luther, Meowzer, Metilda, Poppy, Quentin, Randall, Ruby, Septh, Serall and Sophia would be the Original Octilleries!"
Sophia looked disappointed as she stood with the other Octilleries. "I hope that the boys in this team would not drag our performances down!"
"Oh please… we have all the veterans," Ruby pointed out. "They have experience so we would win this!"
Jester shuddered a little. "I'd doubt that… we still h-have no idea how the other n-newbies p-play this game."
Ruby sighed. "You're right about that…"
"The remaining twenty four would be part of the Newbie Noctowls!" declared Nihilego cheerily.
The remaining twenty four stood on the opposite side of the Octilleries.
"Okay… let's continue the tour," Nihilego chirped.
"Are we going to stay in those cabins?" Clay queried.
Nihilego shook her head. "Well… only one team would stay in those cabins… the losing team."
"What's with the banners?" Comf drawled, eyes staring at the banners above the cabins' doors. "They look like it determines the team staying in which cabin."
"Well… both teams would be staying in the crappy cabin for now," Nihilego explained, clasping her tentacles. "Since the challenge would occur tomorrow so that we can let you all roam around the island."
"Just continue the tour," Guzzlord said to the jellyfish. "We still have a lot of places to visit."
Nihilego nodded, leading the contestants to another flat area. A large wooden building is situated in the middle of the area and the confessional was located next to the large building.
"That large building is the mess hall," Nihilego said to the other contestants. "That's where the losers would eat."
"Woah woah woah… where are the winners going to eat?" Marina questioned. "If that's the case… I can't eat!"
"Fool, me and my sand would dominate this game!" Otis boasted with a smirk.
"We're in the same team, bozo!" Marina pointed out, hands on her hips.
Otis rolled his eyes. "My sand doesn't deserve to be on the same team as a plebeian such as yourself."
"SAND IS JUST AN INFERIOR ITEM TO GIRATINA'S EYES!" spat Raven, closing his eyes in contempt. "MUAHAHAHAHA! YOUR STUPIDITY IS ACTUALLY AMUSING MY GOD!"
Otis scowled. "You've just been added to my blacklist…"
"Okay… let's proceed to the final area, everyone!" Nihilego chirped, leading the contestants into the woods.
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Otis: Hmm… How should I kill Raven? Suffocating… to generic. Stabbing… too messy. This is seriously a large conundrum!
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Raven: Otis is one of the world's mistakes… he should be eradicated.
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The contestants all stared in awe as they stared at a large villa situated in the other side of the forest.
"Woah! What's that?!" PJ asked, mouth agape.
"That's the winner villa," Nihilego explained to the contestants. "That's also where the hosts and interns stay."
"I'm going to stay there everyday!" Flint said flamboyantly. "And… you boys can accompany me."
"Groooosss," remarked Breon nonchalantly.
"Okay… that's all of the areas that you need to know for now so go and explore or whatever," said Nihilego, rubbing the back of her head.
Seconds later, the jellyfish was left alone in the area with Guzzlord. "Geez… contestants these days are very rude…"
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In the beach area, Septh and Breon were both squatting on the sand, chatting with each other.
"Sooo… how were you doing between seasons?" Breon queried the Minior who was looking down at the sand wistfully. "You didn't contact me."
Septh sighed, eyes darting around the scenery. "I just want to be left alone… my have become quite confusing recently… I just don't want anything to happen to my friends…"
Breon smiled at the meteor. "Well… I'm glad that you've tried therapy. The emotional and mental damage would actually be overwhelming to some."
"Well… not everyone actually forgive me, Breon," Septh pointed out with a frown. "My stay here would just be limited."
"Well… try to redeem yourself while you still can," suggested Breon nonchalantly.
Septh chuckled nervously. "I wish it was that easy but it isn't…"
Breon nodded, gazing at the sunset in the horizon. "Well… we'll just have to wait and see… the future is quite hard to predict."
Septh nodded in agreement. "It sure it…"
"It really is…"
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Sophia was inside the temporary Octilleries' cabin, arranging her stuff on her bed. She actually brought her posters and other essentials and kept it safe from being wet. The other people in the room were Icy, Meowzer and Luther.
Sophia scowled at the fact that the males and females would have to share a cabin. It was beyond disgusting. Sophia was a very proud feminazi… perhaps, too proud.
Luther furrowed a brow as he sat on a bed. "You okay? You look… weird awhile ago…"
Sophia scowled. "Well… I would have to stay in a cabin with infernal males… you included! I just want a peaceful afternoon!"
"It looks like someone here is very annoyed," Meowzer commented with a creepy grin. "You should appreciate both genders!"
Sophia scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Oh please… males are dumb, stupid, unloyal, ugly, dumb-"
"You already said dumb," Luther pointed out, folding his arms.
"See! They're also annoying! Like this trashy trash bag!" growled Sophia with a large frown. "They're just so… difficult!"
"Ha! I think you described yourself!" drawled Icy with a rare smirk on her face. "Stop smack talking Luther! That's my boyfriend you're talking about!"
"Traitor!" fumed Sophia, face turning red with anger.
Meowzer tilted her head creepily. "Are you just insecure that boys might be better at things sometimes? You should just learn to accept life as it is."
Sophia rolled her eyes, standing up to leave the room.
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Sophia: There are a lot of traitors in this feminine world… it's so… sad to think about.
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Meowzer: *giggles creepily* I want to see what Sophia's face would look after she leaves… such a clueless lady."
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Icy: My timidity is actually decreased over time… Luther helped me so much.
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Atticus sighed as he sat by a river that was located in the other side of the island. He took notes of his surroundings. The Taillow chirping, the babbling brook and the tall trees surrounding the area.
All of those observations were quite nostalgic to the Alolan Vulpix for some reason. As he continued to jot down notes, his ears twitches as a the nearby bushes rustle.
Atticus nearly shuddered but quickly regained his composure. "Note to self… better take notes in a quiet environment…"
The rustling stopped. Atticus furrowed a brow. Usually, he would've checked the sound out but he felt that it might be a stupid act.
Atticus yawned, rubbing his eyes. Though he was quite tired, he rarely slept. The idea of sleep frightened him.
Closing his eyes, he took a deep breath. "I'll just continue tomorrow…" Standing up, he padded away from the area, notepad in paw.
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Sora gritted her beak as she flapped her wings vigorously. She was training her flying skills to prepare for the upcoming challenge. Sora was quite good with flying and fighting but she's not exactly the sharpest crayon in the box.
As she used Wing Attack on a nearby tree, she noticed someone looking up to watch.
"Jester, what are you doing here?" Sora queried the gecko who was looking up in awe. "I thought you were always accompanied by that Bisharp, Metilda was it?"
Jester shook his head. "Well… I actually… separated from her… I just want to be stronger… but Metilda doesn't trust me that much."
Sora furrowed a brow as she landed on the ground next to Jester. "Well… you should tell her about your emotions… perhaps, she could give you some alone time."
Jester smiled weakly. "Maybe… I could give it a t-try…"
Sora giggled a little. "Well… go now… I need some privacy to train…"
Jester nodded, running back to the cabins' direction.
Sora sighed to herself. "Well… better continue training…"
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Night fall came. The island was quiet. Mostly everyone was outside… with some exceptions.
Comf grumbled to herself as she sat on the docks. She was still bitter from the events last season and thus, she had no friends in the game. She heard that the others contestants chatted online in a website called 'Discord' or something.
"Can I sit next to you?" came a voice from behind her.
Rotating her head, Comf narrowed her eyes in suspicion as she faced Quentin. "You?! I've been suspicious of you ever since you arrived on the island! What are you doing here?!"
Quentin internally scowled at the lei but forced a smile externally. "I'm just here to help… you can always count on me!"
"Yeah right," drawled Comf, rolling her eyes. "How many times have I heard that before?" Comf paused to think before replying, "Nineteen times since I was fucking born! Generosity didn't work! Sucking up didn't work! So… I'll just repel everyone with my horrible personality! It's who I really am…"
"Fine… don't blame me if you leave early…" Quentin grumbled, walking away from the Comfey.
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Comf: Fuck him! I can help myself just fine!"
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Quentin: *rolls his eyes* I'll not even going to try eliminating that Comfey. She's just going to eliminate herself with that horrible personality!
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In the Noctowls' cabin, almost everyone was asleep except for a few. Atticus was just sitting on his bed, jotting down notes. Rae was just sitting down, eyes wide open. And Marina was just lying on her bed, head filled with thoughts.
She was quite impressed by the other contestant's skills but… she couldn't admit it outright. It made the penguin feel insecure about herself.
She turned around, eyes focusing on Rae who was just sitting. "I wonder what she's thinking about…" Marina thought to herself.
"I'll just think of that tomorrow…" Marina muttered to herself, closing her eyes.
Then she finally fell asleep.
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Finally completed the chapter. I'm not much of a fan of intro chapters but I hope that you like it. Please review! I'm inspired to write if you guys leave fun reviews!
Things were foreshadowed in this chapter, such as next elimination.
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Nihilego: Please review!
Guzzlord: It's very delicious!
entity that embodies this world. She would feel regret after I'm done with her!
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