(AN) Hey guys! I'm back again with a new story and this time; the story is called Unova Mansion: Alternate Ending. You are reading it right, everyone. I've asked Dark Amphithere permission to lets me write an alternate ending for one of his stories: Unova Mansion, a couple of months ago.
I've decided to post the first chapter of this story on the day that's mark the two years anniversary of when the first chapter of Unova Mansion has been posted.
He said yes and as I was writing this chapter, I have to be careful to make sure I have Dark Amphithere's characters stay in characters.
Also, this is spoiler as it show what happen during the whole Unova Mansion story and who is the killer, so if you don't want to be spoil, look away now and another thing to say is that if the words are in italic, that mean a certain scene is in the past.
And finally, I want to say that this story is NOT canon! I've made it for entertainment for you guys!
(Disclaimers) I want to say that Dark Amphithere is NOT part of this story, other than providing me with his characters. However... I DO own three new characters appearing in this chapter.
Anyway, I hope you will enjoy reading the first chapter of Unova Mansion: Alternate Ending!
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Nine days ago, twenty-one Pokémon came to the island in the middle of the ocean because most of them believe they had won a getaway mansion and for the rest; the other reason. But however, when everyone had arrived, the hosts aren't here and someone was killed. During their time here, they realized that the killer is among them and every day; someone was killed, one by one. Tensions was rise, suspicious were made and everyone were on the edge of their seats. But the killer was finally revealed when Mienshao was supposedly the last one left to be alive beside them. The killer revealed to be Audino; the kind timid nurse, who was thought to be arrived at the mansion, so she can heal a Pokémon called; Braviary.
But she had a real motive for this; she had invited nineteen other suspects beside Beheeyem, who was originally not supposed to be here, so she can use them to create an experiments to find out how to saves somebody… by killing somebody. After she had explained her motive to Mienshao, she was about to shoot her until Scrafty had shot her in the back and then Scrafty explained how he and Cofagrigus had survived theirs supposed death and figuring it out the murders. Then after Scrafty finishes explaining to Audino, Krookodile suddenly came into the room, revealing to be alive, even after being stabbed in the shoulder by Mienshao. Scrafty then give Krookodile the gun, after Audino told them to do it, allowing Krookodile to finally kill her by shooting her in the head and then went to follow Mienshao and Scrafty to get Cofagrigus. A few minutes later, they were seen again, taking Cofagrigus down the stairs.
Cofagrigus was a mess. He could barely float, and it took support from Krookodile and Scrafty to get him down the stairs. Still, he grinned when he saw they were still alive.
"I heard a ton of gunshots," he muttered. "I feared the worst."
"You were good, Cofagrigus," said Scrafty, smiling. "Even if we all died, you still could get Audino. You were my backup. Good job."
"Thanks," said Cofagrigus, grinning widely. "So, it was Audino, eh? That's good…I didn't think it was you, Mienshao, for the record."
"Thanks, Cofagrigus," said Mienshao, smiling.
"One question though…" growled Krookodile. "How the hells do we get out of here…and uh…what do we do when we do?"
"I've got connections with the authorities," said Scrafty. "They'll believe me. You won't be going to prison, Krookodile. As a matter of fact, for saving us all by killing Audino in 'self-defence' we might be able to bail someone out for you."
"You mean…?" asked Krookodile, grinning brightly.
"We'll see," said Scrafty, smiling.
"As for getting out of here," said Cofagrigus, wincing. "There's a boat in the basement."
"A boat?" asked Mienshao.
"Yeah…it's in the darkest corner, and there's no light down there, but I've got good night vision, and I saw it," said Cofagrigus. "An old fashioned, tiny boat, but it should get us back to the mainland.
Krookodile and Scrafty went down to investigate, while Mienshao told the other that she is going to get theirs stuff to take them downstairs. Cofagrigus then wait for either of them to come back. He let out a sign of relief, knowing that he and the other are finally going to get out of the island.
Static
Suddenly, he heard a static, so he turn around to see a TV in the living room, showing static. Cofagrigus look at the TV in confusion, 'cause no one has turn it on for a couple of days, since the TV doesn't work. He's about to turn away until the TV has suddenly changed the static with a different scene showing.
He's once again, looking at the TV in confusion, so he decides to slowly float toward it to have a closer look at it. As he's floating slowing toward the TV, since he is injuries, his eyes went from the TV to Audino on the floor, in case she may somehow come back to life and kill him. He has finally arrived in front of the TV and look at it and then his eyes are widening in shock.
"What the…" said Cofagrigus, staring in shock.
Krookodile and Scrafty came out of the basement, while carrying a boat. They were about to leave the mansion until they've notice a note on the door. They put the boat down and Scrafty grab the note off the door and then start reading it.
Dear remaining guests,
Before you leave this place, have a look at the television and you'll be in surprise for one final time.
-Sincerely, Your Hosts
"What the hell was that? That note wasn't on the door before we went to the basement!" asked Krookodile in disbelief.
"I know, I thought you've killed Audino?" Scrafty look at Krookodile in suspicious.
"I did, you and Mienshao heard that shot and Audino is still lying on that floor over there with a pool of blood around her." He pointed to the dead Audino.
Mienshao suddenly came downstairs with some of theirs stuff. She immediately notices a worries and suspicious looks on Scrafty and Krookodile's face.
"What's going on?" asked Mienshao.
"We found this note on the door after we've came back from the basement." answered Scrafty. He lets Mienshao read the note and she's immediately become worries.
"This is bad, we've gotta get out of here now."
"Agree. Krookodile, get Cofagrigus and let's get the hell out of here." said Scrafty.
"Right." He turns around and sees Cofagrigus is still looking at the TV in the living room and begin to walk toward him. "Yo Cofagrigus, we've gotta go now before anything else is happening!"
Hearing Krookodile's speaking to him. "Err… you might wanna have a look at the TV first, dude." said Cofagrigus in still shocked.
"Dude, there's no time to sit around and watch TV…" Krookodile's annoyed look has change into a shocked as he stare at the TV. "What the hell…"
"Mienshao, can you help me lifting this boat, please?" asked Scrafty.
"Sure." Mienshao said before lifting one end of the boat and then begin to walk toward the door. "Hey, why Krookodile and Cofagrigus haven't left the living room yet?" asked Mienshao.
"I don't know." answer Scrafty before turning his face around to Krookodile and Cofagrigus in the living room. "Hey guys, could ya stop watching the TV and help us to take the stuff down to the dock?" asked Scrafty.
"Err… Scrafty; I think you and Mienshao might wanna check out the TV. I beginning to understand why that note said we should look at the TV in the first place." said Krookodile in still shocked.
"What are you guys talking about?" question Mienshao after she and Scrafty put down the boat and walk toward them in the living room, while glance the dead Audino and the boys, back and forth.
"Just look at the TV and you'll see what we've both meant." said Cofagrigus.
Scrafty and Mienshao walk over to stand next to Krookodile and Cofagrigus and look at the TV. Both of them has theirs eyes widen immediately as they stares at the TV in shocked.
"Wait… is that us?" asked Mienshao.
The four remaining survivors has just witness themselves; sleeping in the giant strange looking capsules.
"Yup." answer Krookodile.
"But I don't understand, I don't remember sleeping in that." asked Scrafty.
"Neither do we but that's not the most shocking part, just keep watching and you'll find out." said Cofagrigus.
Scrafty and Mienshao do what Cofagrigus said and keeping watching the TV until theirs eyes has widen even more and they open their mouth in shock as they've just witness another shocking thing on TV.
"Oh my, gosh… is that everyone else?" asked Mienshao.
Oh my, gosh indeed because; they just witness everyone else, who had died during their time at the Unova Mansion are also sleeping in the giant strange looking capsules.
"What the hell is going on here?" confused Scrafty.
The picture has suddenly changed to the static again and a few seconds later, a different scene has shown on TV but this time, there are three different Pokémon; staring at the screen, like they were staring at the four remaining survivor.
The Pokémon on the left is a hairy yellow and blue spider. He has a jagged purple stripe on his backs; his underside is also purple. The Pokémon on the right is a large teal Pokémon made of armour. He has large bangles on all its limbs and there is also a crack across the chest of the armour which is patched diagonally in the opposite orientation which resembles a belt. He has a crystal-like formation on its shoulders. His eyes are pale yellow, as well are the spirals on his shoulders and hands. And finally, the Pokémon in the centre is resembles a bipedal, blue-coloured sea turtle. His stomach is a pale blue, and deep blue rocky structures encrust his face, back, and the sides of its chest forming a "mask" and shell. He has a smirk on his face and he is the first one to speak up.
"Hello, everyone…"
"Uh… who are you?" asked Cofagrigus.
"Oh, allows us to introduce ourselves. My name is Carracosta." said Carracosta.
"I'm Golurk." simply said Golurk.
"And I am Galvantula, everybody." said Galvantula, happily.
"Erm… it's nice to meet you guys, my name is…" said Scrafty before he get interrupted by Carracosta.
"We know who you are, Scrafty." The four remaining survivors has theirs eyes widen when Carracosta mention Scrafty's name.
"Wait, how do you know his name?" asked Mienshao.
"Mienshao dear, we know everything about all of you guys." said Galvantula.
"Wait, what?" said Krookodile.
"Err… okay, I don't know what's the hell is going on here but can you explain it to us?" asked Cofagrigus.
"We are gladly to explain everything to you all." Carracosta clear his throat and then begin to speak. "A few years ago, we used to be part of the production team for murder mysteries and horror films. Galvantula used to be the director of audiography. Golurk was the director of photography and I was the writer and director for the movies. But however, we were all fired after we had suggested to the production team, that we should put the cast into the virtual reality, so they can experience the real horror during the filming."
"It's suck that we didn't have the chance to do it earlier." said Galvantula.
"Wait… what do you mean virtual reality?" asked Scrafty.
"I will get to that in a minute, Scrafty. After we were fired, Galvantula, Golurk and I have a plan to do something that no TV programs have ever done in TV history; by having an actual murder mystery in a virtual reality." explained Carracosta.
"Are you guys kidding us about it? I mean, we know those stuff doesn't exist." said Krookodile.
"Krookodile, there is a lot of stuff that you guys and the other civilian didn't know from the governments. We have people from high places to help us to create the virtual reality machines, so you guys can be in it." explained Galvantula.
"So, those pictures of us inside some strange looking capsules are the virtual reality stuff you guys were talking about?" asked Mienshao.
"Yes you are correct, Mienshao." said Carracosta.
"Hold on, if what you guys are saying is true, then does that mean that the other…?" asked Cofagrigus with his eyes beginning to widen in realization.
"Yes Cofagrigus, all the guests who has died in the Unova Mansion, are still alive and well in the real world." said Carracosta.
The four remaining survivors are having a mixed feeling with happy, shock and suspicious that the other, who has died during their time in the Unova Mansion are apparently still alive.
"But that didn't make any sense, how can the other can still be alive, if they were dead here? All we know, you guys could be lying to us." said Krookodile suspiciously.
"Lets us explains more information about what is going on here. When the virtual reality machines have been completed, us three have to make our decision on which Pokémon should be part of the Unova Mansion." explained Carracosta.
"However, I've come up with an idea that the guests should be the one that had an accident in the past, and have gone to the hospital…" explained Galvantula.
"But unlike what Audino has said to Mienshao, you guys weren't randomly selecting. We pick twenty of you for a good reason. We want a thug, a Pokémon who can fly, a nice guy, an ex-cop, a bully, a grouchy guy, a cheerful girl, a homeless, a party guys, a geek, a goth, a writer, a leader, a sadist, a rich brat, a nurse, a cook, a criminal, a pranksters, and an detective, even though throughout the show you pretend to be a druggie, Scrafty." said Carracosta.
"Hey, in situation like this, I have to go undercover. Otherwise, the killer would've take me out the first chance it get." said Scrafty, while begin to smoke one of his cigarette.
"After we've selected our twenty guests, we have to pick which one to be a killer; it weren't easy though, because we can only come up with six guests to have a motive to be a killer." explained Carracosta.
"So, which of the six Pokémon did you come up with to have a motive to be a killer?" asked Mienshao.
"It's doesn't matter, Mienshao but after a long thought on who would play the role as a killer, we've manage to made our decision and that person is none other than Audino." explained Galvantula.
The four remaining survivors of the Unova Mansion roll their eyes.
"After we have chosen our killer, we went to her house to meet her to talk about this and well… I think it's better that we show you the video about it. Golurk, show the video." said Carracosta, smirking.
"You got it." Golurk presses a few buttons and then the picture change into a static for few seconds.
And then the picture change again and this time; it's showing the three hosts are walking toward the door and then Carracosta knocks on the door, three times. Few seconds later, Audino open the door and show a confused look on her face.
"Hello, may I help you with something?" asked Audino.
"Yes, Audino… we would like to say that you have been chosen to take part in our very special project for our newest TV show." said Carracosta.
"Really… what's your TV show is about?" asked Audino, surprised.
"It's about group of Pokémon who have been invited to a mansion in the middle of (basically) nowhere. But when they've got there, they were being killed, one by one, because there's a killer among them and that person playing the role is you, Audino!" excited Galvantula.
"Erm, I don't know what to say." surprised Audino. "I appreciated that you've chosen me to be on your show but I'm a nurse and I'm needed at the hospital, time to time, so I can't take part in your TV show, sorry." She's about to shut the door until Carracosta interrupted.
"But wait! What make our project special… is that the entire experience during the show will be in virtual reality and we're going to have the characters, including you in it. So we want you to kill the other without letting them know that the killer is you and the reason why we're doing it, is because it never happens on TV history and we want to show them the real mystery, thrill and horror to the audience on TV." explained Carracosta.
"So, you guys want me to be on your show, go to the virtual world with the other and kill them without them knowing that I've killed them?" said Audino, giving the three hosts a strange look.
"Yep, that's pretty much." said Galvantula.
Audino is thinking about what the three hosts has just said and reveal her answer. "I'm sorry, but I don't think that taking some Pokémon into a virtual world and have a killer kills them is a good idea because if anyone get killed in the virtual world, they could be traumatized and they would have to take therapy, so my answer is no. Goodbye." She's try to shut the door but Carracosta's feet has kept her from shutting the door.
"Hold on, Audino… what if we could make a deal?" said Carracosta.
"What kind of deal?" said Audino suspiciously.
"If you help us with our show, we'll give you something in return. Show her the case, Golurk." nodded Carracosta.
Golurk show the case and open it, revealing to be the amount of money in dollar bills.
"Inside this case is one million dollars, Audino… and these can be yours to have if you help us." said Carracosta, with his eyes are almost seen, pleading.
Audino is shock at the offer but should she really take the offer? The money would be helpful, since she need supplies at the hospital but if she decides to go along with it, the other Pokémon that would take part in the virtual world, could hate her. Plus, her family and friends would never be able to look at her the same again. She looks at the three hosts and finally reveals her answer.
"No. I am not going to take your bribe to take part in your sicken show, and traumatized the other Pokémon." frowned Audino. "My final answer is no and there is nothing you guys can do to change my mind, so can you please leave before I call the cops?"
Something inside Carracosta has made him snapped, because he suddenly lunge forward into the house, grab Audino in the throat and then slam her on the floor with himself on top of Audino, who are in shock and then try to struggle Carracosta off of her.
"AHH, HELP!" screamed Audino.
Carracosta shut her up by squeezing her throat with one hand, while the other is holding a gun, which Golurk has given a gun to him, pointing at Audino's face. "Shut up, you BITCH!" snarled Carracosta. "You are going to help us with our show and if you refuse to do it, we'll not only rape and murder you, we'll also have somebody to find your family and friends, and kill them as well! We know a few friends who can do that, Audino, and if you ever tell ANYONE about this, especially the police, we WILL do those things to you and your loved one. So, you're gonna do what we want you to do or else!"
Audino looks at all of the three hosts, glaring at her, while she shows a horrified look on her face and have tears coming out of her eyes in fear. She has no choice but to go along with their plan in order to make sure that they didn't harm her friends and family.
"Okay, okay!" sobbed Audino. "I'll do it, just don't hurt my family, please!" The three hosts look at the each, smirking, knowing that they can move on to their nest step of their plan. Carracosta turn his face back toward Audino and then move his hand from Audino's throat to stroke her cheek, much to Audino's dismay.
"Good girl. Now, you'll come with us and we shall begin our next steps of our plan, got it?" said Carracosta.
Audino trembling nodded in fear and then Carracosta get off of her and pull her up to her feet.
"Good, let's go." The hosts begin to leave the house with Audino in the centre of the three hosts, to make sure that she wouldn't try to escape. They went into the van and then drive off to the unknown but the journey will not be pleasant for Audino.
The picture has suddenly changed back to the three hosts.
"After we've got Audino with us, we've showed her the virtual reality machines and then we've trained her, so she would know what to do during her time in the Unova Mansion. Then after all those parts was done, we've got Audino to write the invitations and you guys know the rest of the story." explained Carracosta.
When Carracosta has finish talking, the four remaining survivors just looks at the TV screen in shocked and horror, after they've just find out that Audino is a victim just like them and because of that, they are no longer angry at Audino, instead it has change into a different emotion; pity.
"You guys were… forcing Audino to do this against her will?" shocked Cofagrigus.
"I can't believe you guys would go this low and pull these off, just for what?" asked Krookodile.
"We did it for money and rating, Krookodile... with the show like this, every TV and film distributor in the world will give us the money for created a great amount of rating." said Carracosta.
"Rating… you called this a great amount of rating?! I'll have you know that I will never go back to be the librarian again after being trapped on this island for ten days, with all the worried and tension that we could have died here! Seventeen Pokémon have experience death and may have to go see some therapy, I know I need one and you have a nerve to call this a TV show?! You guys are sick, really sick!" angrily Mienshao.
"Mienshao's right, you guys just committed one of the biggest crime I've ever seen, I can have you three arrested for it." said Scrafty.
They all glared at the three hosts on the screen.
The three hosts smirks and then begin to chuckles together, which make the four remaining survivors looks at them, suspiciously.
"What's so funny?" asked Cofagrigus.
The hosts' have stops chuckling together and then Galvantula begin to speak. "Funny thing about being arrested, you can't! Because we've managed to cover that flaw by having a Hypno, hypnotise you guys signing a contract for allowing us to do anything we want to you all." explained Galvantula.
"What? You guys are bluffing." scoffed Krookodile.
"Do you think we're bluffing? Well we have a video to prove it to you all. Golurk, show them the video." said Carracosta.
"Yes sir." said Golurk.
He's pressing a few buttons before the picture has once again changed and this time, it's showing Hypno, hypnotising the cast of Unova Mansion to sign the contract, like Galvantula had just said. Then the picture has changed again and went back to the three hosts.
The four remaining survivors are once again just looks at the TV screen in shocked when they've find out that the hosts has actually managed to pull off a move like that.
"You can't do that, that's illegal!" said Krookodile.
"So? It's only way that you and the other wouldn't sue us." said Galvantula.
"We can still sue you for having a Hypno hypnotising us to sign your contract against our will!" said Mienshao.
"And if what you're saying about we're on TV is true, then you guys just confessed it right now and we can show this clip to the cops!" said Cofagrigus.
"You can't, because we've just turn off the live feed before we've showed you the video about how we've got Audino to joined our team, so you guys can't prove we did any of that." smugly said Carracosta.
"Crap." muttered Cofagrigus.
"Hold on, what about me and Beheeyem? We were never supposed to be on Unova Mansion, since my friend was the one who received that letter, while Beheeyem has never received it at all, so how did me and Beheeyem manage to be on this show as well?" asked Scrafty.
"Well, after Audino had given everyone the invitations, we've brought out a few Gastly and Haunter with their cameras to film you guys reading your letters… in case you guys were actually going to the 'mansion'. And it's a good thing that we did it, since you had decided to go in your friend's place instead. So when that happened, we got Audino to get your file about you and then we took you to our ship." explained Carracosta.
"And as for Beheeyem… on the night before you and the other "came here", Beheeyem spotted Golurk's taking you to the ship and he tries to stop us but I've manage to knock him out cold with my Thunderbolt attack and we were forced to put him in this show as well. Luckily, he didn't remember what happen that night, so we were good." explained Galvantula.
"Damn." muttered Scrafty.
"Why are you telling us all this?" asked Mienshao.
"We don't want you guys to be confused and we've thought, it's better that you guys know the truth, anyway." answered Carracosta.
"Do you guys have any more questions?" asked Galvantula.
The four remaining survivors shook theirs head.
"So, what are you guys gonna do with us now?" asked Cofagrigus.
"Well, we have to get you guys out of the Unova Mansion and back into the real world…" said Carracosta.
"So, see ya soon!" said Galvantula, happily press a button and then a white flash has suddenly engulfed everyone.
FLASH!
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And that's the end of part one of this story!
So, the entire experience during the Unova Mansion has been nothing more than a virtual reality? "GASP!"
Also, Audino isn't really a psycho killer as all; she was being FORCED to be one by the hosts! Dun, Dun, DUN!
So what happen to the cast? Are the hosts were really telling the truth that the rest of the cast, who has died are still alive?
I've included Carracosta, Galvantula and Golurk as the hosts because theirs names were mentions in the first chapter of the real Unova Mansion, so I've decided to add them in as a twist.
By the way, whether Hypno in this chapter is the same Hypno from Total Pokémon World Tour or a completely different Hypno is entirely up to you. Even I don't know the answer for that.
I've never reveal any of you guys about this story because if I have revealed it to you guys months ago, you probably could keep begging me to update the story faster and I can't promise that.
Don't go away, because another chapter of this story will be up very soon and there are five chapters in this story, so one down, and four more to go!
Scrafty, Mienshao, Krookodile and Cofagrigus: Review, everyone!