Hello, everyone! I'm Awesome Balloon, and I'm just the newest author getting in on this Total Pokemon craze. Here's my new story, featuring 32 of my own characters. I've been wanting to write this FOREVER, but it just happened recently. I'll work on the next update ASAP.
I do not own Pokemon, Total Drama, or any of the Pokemon designs that appear on the story. I own the character personalities and story plotline but that's about it. Credit goes to all respective owners of these properties.
I really hope you guys enjoy this story! And without further ado, I will turn it over to my hosts, Meloetta and Victini.
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"Hello, ladies and gentlemen! Thank you for being here!" announced a small female Pokemon that appeared to be humanoid, with white skin, a brown dress, green hair that looked suspiciously like a musical staff, and a treble clef accessory in her hair. "My name is Meloetta, and I am the host of the new reality TV show, Total Pokemon Island! I'm also here with my co-host, Victini! Say hi, Victini!"
"I was going to say hi, you didn't have to tell me to," muttered Victini awkwardly. He was a tiny, cute, tan Pokemon with large blue eyes and red ears which stretched high into the shape of a V on top of his head. He straightened up and made a peace sign at the camera. "What's up, guys? I'm Victini! Welcome to the show!"
"Thank you, Victini!" Meloetta interjected, smiling wide at the camera. "Today, we will be having our introduction episode; that is, we will be introducing you to the 32 teenage Pokemon who will be participating on our show. They will be camping out on this island, participating in challenges every few days, in the hopes that they can win the grand prize of one million dollars!"
"Plus a free all-you-can-eat buffet meal at the end of the show on us!" Victini added.
Meloetta frowned. "Yes, that too. I just didn't think it was worth mentioning against the grand prize of, you know, one million dollars."
Victini shrugged.
Meloetta sighed and turned back to the camera. "Anyway, there is only one roadblock to the path to a million dollars—after every challenge, one Pokemon is eliminated from the show!"
"That's right—teammates will be choosing who they want to vote out after each challenge!" Victini continued. "Maybe someone they don't like, maybe someone who performed badly in the challenge…who knows? It's up to them."
"Of course, that's not as important right now!" admitted Meloetta. "Let's get to the part you've all been waiting for—the introduction of our contestants!" She looked at Victini after saying that. "Where are the campers? When are they coming?"
"On their way right now…the first one is almost here…oh, there they are," said Victini, squinting at the horizon, where a large Water Pokemon was fast approaching. The large, blue whale Pokemon stopped at the island, dropped off another Pokemon that had been riding on top of it, and swam back away from the island.
"Thanks, Wailord," called Victini to the whale Pokemon. Then he addressed the Pokemon that had just arrived on the island. "And welcome to the island, Golett!"
The Pokemon that had just arrived, Golett, was a strange little creature, a mostly blue-green Pokemon with stubby, rock-like arms and legs, irregular-shaped glowing yellow eyes, and a round, rocky looking stomach with two brown bands surrounding it, meeting at what looked like a belt buckle with a spiral pattern in it. He acknowledged the hosts with a simple nod and said, "Thank you for having me."
Meloetta looked a little irritated by the lack of enthusiasm from the calm Golett. "Okay…you can go stand over there," she said, pointing to a spot past the dock. Golett nodded and walked where she had directed him.
"And here comes our second competitor!" announced Victini. "Welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Charmeleon!"
As Victini said this, a medium-sized, bright red lizard Pokemon with a flaming tail and confident expression walked up to the hosts. He smiled and reached out his hand to shake theirs. "What's up, guys? Thanks for having me! Can't wait to party here!" he exclaimed.
"It's a game show, not a party show," Meloetta responded, shaking his hand. "You know that, right?"
"Everywhere I go is a party show," Charmeleon responded, winking.
"Okay…go stand by Golett," she said, gesturing to the small golem Pokemon. Charmeleon shrugged and walked over by his only other competitor.
"How many others are coming?" asked Charmeleon.
"Thirty, I believe," Golett responded calmly.
"And here's our third competitor!" Meloetta called. "Thank you for coming, Tranquill!"
"Oh my Arceus, I'm finally here!" Tranquill cried in excitement. "Wow! It's even better than I imagined! It's perfect!"
"Perfect…?" asked Meloetta uncertainly.
"Yes!" Tranquill responded. "It's out in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of the summer, on a beautiful island…"
"Perfect for what?" asked Meloetta.
"Perfect to meet the love of my life!" Tranquill squealed. "He has to be here! I know it!"
"I can't promise you that, but there is a million dollars waiting for you if you win, so maybe search for that instead?" Meloetta responded sarcastically, but Tranquill didn't seem to have heard, flying over to the other two competitors and immediately striking up a conversation with them. Charmeleon seemed to enjoy the attention, but Golett didn't seem fazed in the slightest.
"This is an interesting crew," Victini commented.
"There's still 29 more coming," Meloetta pointed out. "This could get worse…oh, here's one now."
A small, silver robot with two magnets on either side of her round body and a screw on top hopped off. She had one eye that was looking at the hosts in an annoyed fashion.
"Wow. I'm stunned. We are literally in the middle of nowhere," said the newcomer.
"Welcome, Magnemite!" Victini shouted, ignoring Magnemite's comment. "We hope you enjoy your stay here."
"Probably won't. Thanks, though," Magnemite drawled, floating over to the other competitors. She looked at Golett awkwardly before standing next to him in silence.
"And…here's another one," Meloetta announced. "Welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Dewott!"
"I'm finally here!" called Dewott, a blue otter Pokemon with yellow seashells placed near his hips. "I can't wait! I can show off my SAMURAI SKILLS!" he announced, striking a heroic pose.
"That's…fascinating, go stand by the others," said Meloetta.
"Okay," said Dewott agreeably. He walked over to the other competitors and began chatting with Tranquill and Charmeleon. It was quite obvious that Tranquill was checking Dewott out. He didn't seem to notice.
Another Wailord dropped off the next competitor, a blue cat with some white markings, as well as large ears and large teal eyes, and a long tail. He smiled as soon as he saw the hosts.
"Welcome, Meowstic!" Meloetta greeted the newcomer.
"Thank you," he responded, smiling kindly. "Glad to be here."
"We're glad you're here too, now go stand by the others," Victini instructed. Meowstic nodded and went to stand by the others. He stood near Golett and Magnemite.
Another Wailord let off its contestant, this time a small, round, pink Pokemon with a smiling face, what appeared to be red pants, a small pink-colored ponytail, and an oval-shaped stone clasped against her stomach. She had a rather large travel bag next to her. She smiled at the hosts as she was dropped off.
"Happiny, thank you for being here!" said Meloetta.
Happiny smiled back. "Thanks! I'm super pumped!" Happiny did a small fist bump, then carried her bag and stood by the other competitors. When she dropped the bag, it made the sound of something heavy dropping.
"What do you have in there, bowling balls?" asked Magnemite, rolling her eye.
Happiny grinned. "Dumbbells, actually," she said, undoing the zipper to reveal that there actually were dumbbells in the bag.
Magnemite looked on in shock. "That's…a lot of dumbbells for one Pokemon to carry."
"Yeah," agreed Happiny, smiling. Then she turned to Tranquill, who had begun to talk to her. Magnemite continued staring with shock about how such a small Pokemon could lift all of those dumbbells at once.
The next Wailord brought to the island a small, yellow mouse Pokemon with black-tipped ears, red cheeks, and a lightning-bolt shaped tail. He had a worried expression on his face when he got to the island.
"Hello, Pikachu, welcome to the show!" announced Meloetta. Pikachu, meanwhile, looked at her in worry.
"Something wrong?" Meloetta asked.
"Uh…do you guys have chargers I could use?" asked Pikachu. "My, uh, game system is low on power…I played it all the way here."
Meloetta rolled her eyes. "We have a couple chargers in the cabins. You can use them later."
Pikachu looked relieved. "Oh, thank you so much." Then he walked over to the other competitors, standing near Dewott.
The next Pokemon to arrive was a hawk-like Pokemon with what appeared to be a green and red mask on. Underneath that, on the lower part of her body, were white feathers. The Pokemon smiled and bowed before jumping high into the air, doing a front flip, and landing gracefully on the ground. Then she stood up, took another bow, and walked over to the hosts.
"My name is Hawlucha, thank you for having me on the show," she said, smiling at the hosts.
"Uh…thank you for doing…that," said Meloetta, impressed. Victini nodded in agreement.
"There's a lot more where that came from," said Hawlucha, smiling. She walked over to the other competitors, standing near Meowstic.
"Did I do okay on the landing?" she asked quietly. "I mean, I thought it looked like I stumbled a little…did it look bad?"
"No, no, that was really impressive!" Meowstic told her. "Uh, why did you do that, though?"
Hawlucha shrugged. "Just felt like it."
The next Pokemon to arrive was a Pokemon that looked like a black pumpkin. There was a glowing face in the pumpkin, but there was also a large tan stem, showing off a smaller face above it. The stem had what appeared to be long pink hair on top of it, but the hair also developed into hands towards the end. She had a friendly smile on her face.
"Welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Gourgeist!" announced the hosts as the pumpkin Pokemon approached them.
Gourgeist stuck out one of her "hands" to shake the hosts' hands. "Nice to meet you guys! Wow, I can't believe I'm on a big-time game show. So cool."
"Not big-time yet," mumbled Victini sadly. "Maybe if the fans like it."
"They'll like it," Meloetta insisted. "Anyway, thanks for coming, Gourgeist. You can stand over there."
"Okay," Gourgeist agreed, moving to stand by the others and deciding on a spot near Hawlucha.
The next Pokemon to arrive was a large fox, mostly covered in yellow fur but with red fur on his arms and legs and a patch of white fur on his stomach. He wielded a large wooden stick with a flame on the end.
"Hello, Delphox, and welcome to Total Pokemon Island!" Victini shouted.
Delphox gave a slight smile. "Thank you," he said, nodding, before quietly going over to stand by the others. He took a spot near the back of the group.
"Another quiet one," said Meloetta, casting an irritated glance in the direction Delphox had walked. "We can't have too many of them."
"We don't," said Victini. "We're good."
The next Wailord dropped off a Pokemon that resembled a blue starfish. She appeared to have two sets of limbs, five toward the front and five toward the back of her body. She had no visible face, but there was a large red gem surrounded by what appeared to be gold decoration in the area where one might expect her face to be found.
"Starmie, welcome to the island!" Meloetta greeted.
"Thank you, I'm glad to be here," said Starmie respectfully. Her voice had an odd, echoing, surreal quality…possibly because nobody could tell where her mouth was.
Starmie walked over to stand by Happiny. Happiny frowned before turning to ask her a question. "Where's your mouth? How do you talk?"
"It's actually under the gem," Starmie informed her. "But you can't see it."
Happiny squinted at her. "Then how do you eat?"
Starmie sighed. "It's complicated."
Meanwhile, another competitor had arrived on their Wailord. He was covered in black and gray fur and looked like some kind of wolf or hyena. He had pointy ears, sharp teeth, and bright red eyes with some intimidating black marks under his eyes. However, he smiled at all the other Pokemon on the island when he got off his Wailord.
"Hi, everyone…uh, good to be here," said the newcomer.
"Welcome to the island, Mightyena!" said Meloetta. Victini also smiled at him.
Mightyena got an embarrassed expression on his face, looking uncomfortable to be the center of so much attention. "Aw, thanks, guys!" He smiled at them again before walking over to the other competitors and standing near Meowstic.
The next Pokemon to arrive was a dark blue ghost Pokemon. She had a necklace of red beads around her neck, long flowing dark blue hair tipped with light purple points, and piercing red eyes surrounded by a striking yellow color instead of white. She did not look happy to be there.
"Welcome, Misdreavus!" called Meloetta to the new arrival.
Misdreavus floated over to the hosts and nodded. "Charmed," she drawled, with an expression on her face that made it clear that she was not actually charmed.
"Cool, go stand over by the others then," said Victini, clearly wanting to get through more introductions. Misdreavus floated over to the others without complaint, picking a spot near the back by Delphox.
Another Pokemon soon arrived, this time a small blue elephant-like Pokemon with a few orange spots here and there on the end of her ears, and an orange patch on her nose. She smiled widely as soon as she saw the other competitors.
"Wow, I'm on a big competition! I just can't believe it," she said, trembling a bit. "I've never been this far from home."
"Well, this might be the vacation you're looking for," said Victini.
Phanpy smiled. "Uh, I've never been on vacation before either. This is a big first-time experience, yup. We've never had the money."
"Maybe you will after winning here!" Meloetta said encouragingly. "Now go stand by the others." Phanpy nodded and walked over by the others, picking out a spot near Happiny.
"Here's another one, too," added Meloetta as another Wailord stopped next to the dock. A black weasel-like Pokemon with sharp white claws stepped off the boat. He had a red tail and two very differently shaped ears, one short and black and one long and red. He stepped off and walked over to the hosts.
"Hey. This the show?" he asked, arms folded.
"Yep, welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Sneasel!" Meloetta greeted. Victini smiled and waved.
"Cool," said Sneasel, walking over to the others. Meloetta looked disappointed by the lack of response.
"I think that's half of our cast done," Victini informed her.
Meloetta groaned. "This is taking FOREVER."
"Sorry," said Victini, shrugging apologetically. "We did sign on for 32 competitors."
"I know…oh, here's one," said Meloetta.
The new arrival was a somewhat small, pale blue fox Pokemon. Her tail, however, had a darker blue diamond on it, and her paws were darker blue as well. She had long ears and what appeared to be either hair or a hat covering the front of her head. She walked solemnly up to the hosts.
"Welcome to the show, Glaceon!" announced Meloetta.
"Thank you," Glaceon responded quietly, not making eye contact, walking over to stand by the others and selecting a spot near Golett.
"Another quiet one," noted Victini. Meloetta nodded.
The next Pokemon to arrive seemed to be some kind of large, flying scorpion. He had a round head with two pointy ears, and arms with large pincers and blue wings connected to his body underneath them. He also had two legs and a tail with a stinger on the end behind it.
"Welcome to the island, Gligar!" Meloetta called out.
"Thank you for having me," said Gligar, bowing a little bit.
"You're welcome, now please go stand by the others," Victini instructed. Gligar sighed and did as he was told.
The next arrival appeared to be a spider Pokemon, though he only had four legs. The spider Pokemon was covered in yellow fur, with some patches of light purple and dark blue fur as well. He had blue eyes and an unusual spider mouth of the kind that many spiders have. He walked over to the hosts, smiling.
"Hi, Galvantula, and welcome to the show!" said Victini enthusiastically.
"Thanks!" Galvantula responded. "I'm, uh, very happy to be here. I think this show will prove very interesting and the prize is quite an incentive."
"You'll do fine," Victini assured him. "Now, you can go stand by the others."
"Okay," said Galvantula agreeably. He walked over to the crowd and found a place next to Dewott.
The next arrival was a tiny, gray fish Pokemon. She had a wide mouth and lighter gray fins. Other than that, there did not seem to be a lot of notable characteristics to her appearance.
"Welcome to the island, Remoraid!" Meloetta called out.
"Thanks, it's good to be here!" Remoraid responded. "I can smell that million!" She paused and sniffed the air. "And it smells good. Very good."
"Okay, go smell the million over by the other competitors," Victini suggested. Remoraid winked and floated over to the others, taking a spot by Magnemite.
Magnemite looked at the fish Pokemon through her single eye. Remoraid looked back at Magnemite.
"So, you wanna stick together in this game?" Remoraid asked casually, and suddenly.
"What?" asked Magnemite, taken aback.
"You. Me. Work together," Remoraid paraphrased. "Trust me, this will work."
"We literally don't know each other," Magnemite responded.
Remoraid grinned. "We will. I'm calling it."
Magnemite rolled her eye and turned away.
The next Pokemon to arrive was a brown-gray humanoid Pokemon, with a round red nose and large, bulging veins. He carried a metal beam and appeared to be incredibly strong.
"Gurdurr is the name, wrestling is my game," said the new arrival confidently. "And winning."
"Okay, Gurdurr, welcome to the show!" said Meloetta. "You can stand over by the others.
Gurdurr nodded and walked over to be with the group, taking a spot near Starmie.
The next Pokemon to arrive was a butterfly Pokemon with huge pink wings with some white, blue, and red patches. The wings were outlined with black. The Pokemon's body was also black, with black eyes, though it had a white abdomen. She had a primarily happy expression on her face.
"Hello, Vivillon, and thank you for coming to Total Pokemon Island!" said Meloetta.
"Thank you for having me! I'm so excited to be here!" shouted Vivillon in joy. "Maybe with the money, I can finally realize my dreams!"
"What dreams?" asked Victini curiously.
Vivillon smiled. "Summoning the Dark Lord Giratina!" she giggled. "I can't wait!"
With that, she flew over to the other competitors and struck up a conversation with Remoraid.
"What," Meloetta said flatly.
"We have another arrival," Victini informed her.
The next Pokemon to arrive had an enormous, bright orange flower with white spots blooming on his head. However, under that, he had a green body with beady red eyes, short arms and legs, and a smiling face. There was an unusual glittering quality about his body, and an unfamiliar look about him. He walked up to the hosts and stuck out his hand to be shaken.
"Hi, guys, thank you for inviting me!" he said. When Meloetta shook his hand, the sound of a buzzer went off and made Meloetta jump. The Pokemon cracked up despite Meloetta's glare.
Victini grinned. "Nice of you to be here, Vileplume."
"Glad to be here," said Vileplume, though he was chuckling a bit.
Meloetta did not look pleased. "That's such an old trick."
Vileplume shrugged. "Fair enough. There's more where that came from, though."
Just as Vileplume was about to walk away, Victini stopped him. "Hey, are you shiny or something? Aren't most Vileplume dark blue and not green, with red flowers instead of orange?"
"Guess so," said Vileplume, shrugging with a small smirk. He continued to walk over to the campers, taking a spot next to Gourgeist, who looked curious to be standing next to an actual shiny Pokemon.
"How many more?" asked Meloetta.
"Nine," responded Victini after checking his paper. "But here's one now."
The next Pokemon to arrive was a light purple rabbit-like Pokemon. He had long purple ears with yellow tips, as well as yellow tips on his purple feet. He had stubby arms and unusual eyes which showed how nervous he was.
"Welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Whismur!" Victini shouted. Whismur jumped and looked like he wanted to cry, though Victini hadn't raised his voice that much.
"H-h-hi," Whismur stuttered. Then he looked at the hosts, began shaking, and ran into the crowd of other Pokemon, hiding near the back.
"O…kay…" said Meloetta, unsure of how to react. "Um, here comes another competitor."
The next Pokemon resembled a sea horse. She had mostly brown skin, but her face and stomach were purple. She had blue fins, tired red eyes, and a somewhat sickly appearance.
"Welcome, Skrelp!" Meloetta announced in a singsong voice.
"Thanks," Skrelp said, before giving a sarcastic chuckle. "Can't wait. Let's get this show on the road." She sighed. "Why did I have to get signed up for this…"
Skrelp floated over to the other competitors, deciding on a spot near Gligar.
Soon, another Pokemon arrived and hopped off his Wailord as well. The newcomer was a grayish blue Pokemon that appeared to be composed entirely of stone. He had short, pointy arms, and somewhat round, short legs. He had what appeared to be a black mask over his eyes. However, what was the most noticeable about him was the colossal red nose planted firmly on the front of his face.
"Hi, Nosepass, thank you for coming!" said Victini.
Nosepass was not really capable of smiling due to the lack of a visible mouth. However, somehow he was able to respond with speech, and his eyes curved in a happy response. "Thank you. I'm honored to have been chosen."
"Good, because you've definitely been chosen, whether you like it or not!" said Meloetta. "Anyway, Nosepass, please go stand by the others." Nosepass nodded and moved over to be near the others, deciding on a space next to Meowstic.
The next arrival looked somewhat like a shark that had been cut in half. The front portion of said shark, of course. The upper portion of his body was a dark blue that appeared almost black in some lights, while the lower portion was a grayish white. He had a yellow star on the front part of his nose, and a beady red eye set right next to his gills. He had incredibly sharp teeth and fins on top and bottom of his body with several notches in them. Finally, he had another yellow star on his back side.
"Welcome to Total Pokemon Island, Sharpedo!" Meloetta called.
"Thanks," he said, smirking. "I appreciate the chance to win here. I'll make sure to take it."
"That's the spirit!" exclaimed Victini. "Okay, Sharpedo, go over there by the others so we can move on with the introductions." Sharpedo nodded and moved over by the other competitors.
Another competitor arrived soon after, this one a light blue Pokemon that looked somewhat like a rodent with slightly scaly skin. She had large, spiky ears, red eyes, and small, poisonous-looking spikes protruding from many different places on her back. She had four legs but walked on two of them. She walked over to the hosts, smiling.
"Hello, Nidorina, welcome to the show!" greeted Meloetta.
"Thanks, I appreciate you giving me this opportunity," Nidorina responded, shaking Meloetta's hand before doing the same to Victini. Then Nidorina walked over to the rest of the campers to join their group.
Soon, another Pokemon arrived. She was a small, mostly green humanoid Pokemon, but she had a blue rose on one hand, a red one on her other, and a white rose on top of her head. She appeared to be wearing a dark green mask on her face and a dark green cape on her back.
"Roserade, thank you for coming!" said Meloetta enthusiastically.
"Thank you!" Roserade responded, smiling warmly. "I'm very glad to be here."
With that, Roserade walked over to stand by the others, standing near Glaceon.
The next arrival was a tiny blue clam-like Pokemon. It was dark inside his shell, so not much could be seen except his two wide eyes and large tongue sticking out. He hopped over to the hosts for his introduction.
"Shellder, welcome to Total Pokemon Island!" said Victini.
"Uh, thanks," Shellder said awkwardly, averting his gaze. He looked uncomfortable to be surrounded by so many other Pokemon.
"You can go stand by the others now," Meloetta suggested after a few seconds of silence.
"Okay, uh, thanks," Shellder muttered quietly as he hopped over to the others.
Another Pokemon quickly arrived, this one being a female with a green, leafy body and a large red flower on top of her head, like a hat. The red flower had a yellow center that looked a bit like a crown. She had a large, friendly smile on her face as she arrived.
"Lilligant, welcome!" called Meloetta to the newcomer.
Lilligant smiled pleasantly. "Oh, thank you! It looks great here! I can't wait to start!"
"There's one more arrival, so we'll be starting shortly," said Victini. He looked out at the dock, seeing that another Wailord had just arrived. "Actually, there she is."
The final Pokemon to arrive was a tall yellow sheep Pokemon standing on her two hind legs. She had a white stomach, and black stripes on her ears, neck, and tail. She also had two red jewels, one on her forehead, and one on her tail. She wandered over to the hosts and smiled.
"Ampharos, thank you for coming!" Meloetta announced.
Ampharos giggled. "Oh, me? Gosh, thanks! Ha ha!"
"Well, we picked you, so you're welcome!" said Victini. "Now, go stand by the others. You were the last arrival."
"Wow, I must be special," said Ampharos seriously, walking over to the other competitors. As soon as she was standing in her place, Meloetta and Victini turned to address all the campers.
"Okay, you guys," Meloetta began. "Here are the rest of your competitors. I have a few things I should probably explain to you before we begin. First of all, you will soon be divided into two teams. You'll be working with these teams for about half of the game, so make sure you don't make them hate you. If you get stuck on a bad team, tough. Eventually, these teams will be dissolved, making the game every Pokemon for themselves."
"Second, since you all have things to unpack, your cabins are over there," said Victini, pointing to four cabins. "There is one cabin of each gender for each team. After the merge, you guys can all just move into one cabin or something, we don't care. We're going to let you unpack there before the challenge."
"Third, there's something very important on this island that you need to know about!" Meloetta added. She pointed to what appeared to be the outhouse. "That is the outhouse! That is also the confessional! We have a camera in there, which can be used to film you talking about whatever you'd like to bring up for the viewers!"
"You put a camera in the bathroom?!" objected Nidorina, looking disturbed.
"That's really weird, guys," said Pikachu, shaking his head in disapproval.
"That's not creepy," Skrelp muttered sarcastically.
"THE CAMERA IS NOT ON ALL THE TIME!" Meloetta shouted. "YOU HAVE TO TURN IT ON, ONLY WHEN YOU WANT TO DO A CONFESSIONAL!"
"…Are you sure?" asked Ampharos.
"YES!"
"We're going to be announcing your teams now," said Victini. "Then, once we do that, you can go use the confessional and unpack your things in your cabin. All right?"
The campers nodded. Victini picked up a list and began reading.
"Our first team is the Singing Swablus," he read. "It consists of Glaceon, Meowstic, Misdreavus, Starmie, Sneasel, Sharpedo, Magnemite, Roserade, Golett, Whismur, Mightyena, Hawlucha, Happiny, Remoraid, Nosepass, and Gurdurr." The Pokemon whose names had been announced stepped aside from the group. Victini picked up a sky-blue Swablu flag that had been lying on the ground next to him and handed it to Meowstic.
"That means, the second team, which is called the Dancing Doduos, will consist of Nidorina, Vivillon, Shellder, Phanpy, Vileplume, Charmeleon, Dewott, Delphox, Skrelp, Gourgeist, Tranquill, Gligar, Lilligant, Galvantula, Pikachu, and Ampharos," Victini finished. He picked up a tan Doduo flag and handed it to Lilligant.
"Now that you know your teams, are you feeling any better?" asked Meloetta hopefully.
"Is it bad if I say no?" Misdreavus said, rolling her eyes.
Meloetta ignored her. "Okay, we're going to set you guys loose for a while. Meet us back here in an hour and we'll talk to you about your first challenge."
"Our first challenge?" asked Gligar. "We just got here."
"Yeah, but we're doing a challenge today!" said Meloetta. "One of you won't even get to stay here for a day! Tough luck, kids."
"Now go! Get ready to do your stuff and meet us back here soon!"
The campers split up quickly, heading for their cabins.
...
The female Doduos hauled their belongings into their cabin and placed them down.
"All right, we need to pick bunks before anyone does anything else," Nidorina announced to the group.
Gourgeist looked around the room at the other girls before her eyes settled on Lilligant. She walked over and smiled.
"Hey, Lilligant, would you want to bunk together?" she asked.
Lilligant looked surprised but smiled back. "Sure! Sounds good!" The two Grass-types walked over to a bed and put their stuff there.
Skrelp sighed loudly. She didn't see anyone there who looked sane. Particularly not Vivillon, who seemed to be setting up some kind of ritualistic shrine on her bed, which was bunked above Ampharos's bed.
Phanpy looked around, unsure. Finally, she walked up to Nidorina. "Do you want to bunk together?" she asked uncertainly.
"Okay," said Nidorina, nodding. "I'll take the top bunk."
"Fine with me," said Phanpy, taking the other bunk. She was a bit nervous being there. It was a lot of unfamiliar Pokemon to get used to.
Skrelp felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around to see Tranquill hovering behind her. "Hey, you wanna bunk together?" Tranquill asked. She seemed excited. "It'll be fun!"
"Sure," said Skrelp apathetically. She took the bottom bunk while Tranquill took the top. Tranquill unpacked a lot of magazines about male celebrity Pokemon. Skrelp unpacked many volumes of thick books.
"What are all those for?" Ampharos asked, staring at the massive amount of books Skrelp had brought.
"Reading," Skrelp responded. Ampharos stared at the books for a second longer before shrugging and walking away.
…
Meanwhile, the boys on the Dancing Doduos also were working out who to bunk with.
"Want to bunk together?" Charmeleon asked, walking up to Gligar.
"Okay," said Gligar, looking a bit relieved to have the bunking business out of the way. "Let's do it."
Meanwhile, Vileplume and Galvantula had also paired up.
"So, you're a shiny Pokemon?" Galvantula inquired, as he unpacked some things. "I've never met one before. That's interesting. Shiny Pokemon are quite the statistical anomaly."
"So I've heard," said Vileplume, relaxing on his bunk. "It's not a big deal, though. I'm just a normal guy."
"Of course," Galvantula reassured him. "I'd imagine it has an interesting effect on some of your social relationships, though. I'd be curious to hear more about that."
Vileplume stared. "Are you like a scientist or something?" he asked.
Galvantula gave an awkward smile. "Something like that, yeah."
Pikachu walked up to Shellder. "Hey, would you want to bunk together?" He was still holding a video game, though it was turned off.
Shellder tried hard to mask his surprise that he was being asked to bunk with someone. "Oh, um, me? Yeah, uh, sounds great."
"Cool," said Pikachu, plugging in his video game. He turned to Shellder. "I'm Pikachu, by the way."
"Shellder," the Bivalve Pokemon responded.
The pairings that had been made had, interestingly enough, left Delphox and Dewott together. Neither of them seemed to know what to say about that.
"You wouldn't mind if I took the top bunk?" Delphox asked.
"Nah! Bottom bunk is better. I can practice my samurai skills on the floor next to the bed when I can't sleep!" Dewott answered. He took out one of his "scalchops" and began twirling it around as Delphox stared at him. The two made awkward eye contact for one second before Delphox began climbing up to the top bunk and Dewott continued swirling his scalchop.
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The Singing Swablus girls were also picking bunks. Thankfully, things mostly seemed to be going smoothly over there.
"So, we're bunking together, right?" Remoraid asked Magnemite.
"Do I get to say no?" Magnemite asked.
"Probably not," said Remoraid, winking. "Come on, let's take this one." The two girls floated over and placed their things.
Roserade looked around the room, thinking about who she would want to bunk with. Her eyes fell on Misdreavus, and she walked over to the ghost.
"Hey, would you want to bunk together?" Roserade asked kindly.
Misdreavus looked a little bit surprised, but the surprise was quickly faced by her regular, more neutral, face. "Sure. Sounds good. I need to bunk with someone, I guess."
"Great!" Roserade responded. "Let's bunk over there, all right?"
"Fine with me," said Misdreavus. The two of them went to their new bed and unpacked.
Hawlucha turned around to see Starmie behind her. "Hi, Hawlucha…you want to be bunkmates?" asked the starfish in her echoing voice.
"Okay," said Hawlucha. She was a little suspicious of Starmie because she was unable to see her face, but Starmie seemed like a good Pokemon. The two girls began placing their stuff.
"What are those?" Hawlucha asked, noticing Starmie pulling out a bag filled with colorful, shiny materials.
Starmie gave an awkward laugh and rubbed the back of her head. "Oh, these? They're just some gems. I collect them. I've been collecting them for years. I know it was probably stupid of me to bring them here, but they're kind of like a good luck charm to me. I think I'm going to buy some more if I win."
"That sounds cool," said Hawlucha, smiling. "They're really pretty."
"Thanks," said Starmie with a warm voice.
The only two girls left were Happiny and Glaceon. Happiny approached the ice fox.
"Hey, it's just the two of us. Wanna bunk?" asked Happiny.
"…All right. Sounds fine," said Glaceon quietly. The two headed over to the last remaining bunk. Happiny picked up her bag—quite heavy looking—and threw it onto the top bunk easily.
"That takes care of that!" said Happiny, rubbing her hands together and laughing.
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In the Swablus' boys' cabin, the competitors had also begun picking beds.
"All right, let's go here," said Meowstic, talking to Nosepass, who he had decided to bunk with.
"That's okay with me," said Nosepass. "Do you mind if I stay on the floor? I'm not too good at climbing."
"No problem," said Meowstic with a small grin. "I'm a Psychic-type anyway." He levitated his pillow and other supplies up to the top bunk.
Mightyena was unsure of who to bunk with until he was approached by Golett.
"I know we have not talked yet, but would you like to bunk together?" asked Golett calmly.
"Sure, that's fine," said Mightyena. Golett might not be the liveliest bunkmate, but at least he had one. Plus, at least he wasn't stuck with Gurdurr, who was currently in the process of punching the bedframe because, in his words, "bunk beds are stupid."
Sneasel approached Sharpedo. "You and me. It's better than anyone else remaining."
Sharpedo looked around and saw Gurdurr and the trembling Whismur. He smirked. "Okay. Fine."
Meanwhile, Whismur seemed terrified at the idea of sharing a bunk with Gurdurr. He approached Gurdurr. "Uh…we…w-we should share this bunk."
Gurdurr stared him down. "You're on top," he said simply. Whismur nodded and, still trembling badly, climbed up on top. He cringed as the bed creaked where Gurdurr had been punching it.
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Soon, all competitors had unpacked and arrived back with the hosts.
"None of you guys did confessionals in that time?" Victini asked, disappointed.
"Sorry, we were busy figuring out who we were bunking with," said Sneasel, crossing his arms.
Victini waved his hand. "Whatever. You guys can do it after Meloetta explains the challenge."
Meloetta hopped in front of Victini and began speaking. "Okay, guys! Your challenge today is a classic! Today, you're going to be jumping off a cliff!"
Vileplume squinted at the hosts. "I don't get the joke."
"It's not a joke!" Meloetta responded gleefully. Vileplume remained silent.
"Isn't that going to, um, kill us?" asked Shellder awkwardly when no one spoke up.
"You're jumping into the water," Meloetta explained. "And the jump is short enough that none of you will die. However, it's tall enough that most of you should be terrified!"
"Great," muttered Gligar.
"Confessional time!" announced Meloetta. "Go, go, go!"
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"Is this camera on?" asked Pikachu, tapping the lens. "Well, whatever. I'm Pikachu. Uh, I like video games, and I hope I win a million dollars, and I hope I don't die in the cliff dive. I guess that about covers it for now."
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"I can't wait to kick some butt!" Remoraid cheered. "I've got this challenge in the metaphorical BAG!"
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"This first challenge seems like it's here to weed out the weaker competitors," noted Starmie. "Well, that's not going to be me."
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"Maybe if I do a perfect cliff dive, the boys will admire my form!" gushed Tranquill in a hopeful voice.
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"I've jumped off of cliffs before as part of my samurai training," bragged Dewott. "I've totally got this."
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"A challenge with diving into water is not a good way to start out the game for me," Delphox commented. "I'll have to do well enough in this challenge to get by, then excel in the other challenges enough that they want to keep me in, but not enough that I'm a threat who has to be voted out. Moderation is key in these games."
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"I don't care how long I'm here," said Glaceon quietly. "I just don't want to go home."
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"I wish to request a blessing from the sea goddess, Lugia," said Vivillon, with candles lit around her. "Lugia, if you're here, show me a sign!"
A knock came from the confessional wall. "She's here!" Vivillon exclaimed with delight.
"Actually, I was just worried that the confessional was on fire," Meloetta said from outside. "I smelled something burning."
Vivillon looked down on the floor and saw a small flame. She poured a pitcher of water onto the spot that was burning. "No need to worry!" she exclaimed hastily. There was an uncomfortably long pause before Meloetta could be heard walking away.
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"I have one goal in mind for this game, and it's simple," said Roserade. "Win."
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"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die," muttered Whismur, looking absolutely terrified.
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"These bozos are all going down!" Gurdurr boasted, flexing his muscles. "Clearly, I'm the strongest!"
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"Is everyone done with their confessionals?" asked Meloetta. The group nodded.
"Good!" she exclaimed. She and Victini began walking up the hill atop which the cliff they would be diving from was located. "You've finished the easy part. Now comes the hard part. Come on, guys!"
All the campers began walking up the hill, full of apprehension for what was yet to come.
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That's it for chapter one, guys! I hope you liked it! There will be more to come soon!
Please comment and let me know what you liked and what you didn't like, who your favorite characters are, and so on! Thank you!
Also thanks to Autonomous Orange for his support. If you guys haven't checked out his Pokemon Drama Island yet, you should. It's really a great story!
I really sincerely hope you guys enjoyed this! I'll finish another one as soon as I can! See you soon!
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