And we're back with another chapter of Total Pokemon: Alola! Let's see what's going on…

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None of the contestants decided to take the opportunity to search around the area, as most of them had already ventured around this island before. Others just didn't think going out and around would offer much of anything, so they decided to stay in the Hotel.

Currently, the contestants were separated and on different floors. All of the members of the Stellar Solgaleos were on the third floor, while all of the members of the Loyal Lunalas were on the sixth floor. It seemed like they had similar ideas: get to know your teammates beforehand.

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The third floor was going to be acting as the girls' floor, as the guys and girls couldn't sleep on the same floor. And because the Solgaleos had more females than males, they decided to meet up in one of the first rooms, which was rather large.

There was one large bed in the center, a flat-screen television directly across from it. There was a bathroom right next to the entrance, a mini fridge next to that door, and a couch across the room, next to the bed. A bedside table with a lamp sat on the left side of the bed with a yellow notepad sitting on it with a pen attached. A piece of paper seemed to already be ripped out of it.

There was an air conditioner next to the window, beside the couch and there was a closet next to the television that held extra blankets and towels.

At the moment, Hakamo-o was sitting on the bed, Lycanroc was sprawled on the couch tossing a paper ball, made from one of the pieces of paper from the notepad, in the air multiple times. Bewear was sitting on the floor, holding his legs, with Pyukumuku sitting by his side. Oricorio was perched on the lamp, and Dhelmise was floating in front of the closet. Tsareena was the only one unaccounted for, but they all knew where she was.

A flush was heard and the leggy ditz exited the bathroom with toilet paper around her legs and her hands. "Ugh...these hotel toilets suck. Why are they so high up and the sink so low?"

Everyone stared at her. Had she seriously used the sink as a toilet...and the toilet as a sink?

"I wonder how you manage to walk around with your level of stupidity…" Dhelmise commented.

"What's that?" she asked.

"Don't worry about it…" Dhelmise responded quickly.

Hakamo-o sighed, holding her head. She had to have an idiot on her team. Sure, it was better than having Shiinotic or Drampa, but it was still going to be a hindrance to their success at one point.

"Uh...you okay, Hakamo-o?" asked Pyukumuku.

Hakamo-o took a deep breath. "Yep. I'm fine…"

"No use in lying...I can tell…" Lycanroc said, still tossing the ball up before throwing it across the room into the trash can. She rose up and walked over to the bed before sitting next to Hakamo-o.

"Now, what's your deal?"

"I said it's nothing…" Hakamo-o responded. "I say what I mean and mean what I say. There's nothing more to get into…"

"Intense denial is the clincher", Dhelmise stated. "Might as well spill it because I can tell that she's not gonna stop pestering you…"

"He's right. I'm very persistent…" Lycanroc explained, folding her arms with a sly smile.

Hakamo-o groaned and looked around at the others, who were watching her intently. Well, minus Tsareena, who had re-entered the bathroom. She sighed.

"Look, no offense, but I don't know what to make of you all just yet…" she explained. "We just met, so…"

"Isn't that the point of this meeting?" asked Bewear, raising a paw.

"Yeah, Bewear's right. Isn't meeting up like this supposed to give us a chance to learn a bit more about each other?" Pyukumuku asked.

"Si, I agree little one…" Oricorio said, flying over and sitting on Hakamo-o's head scale. "We're a team, and if we want to be muy successful, we have to learn to work with each other…"

"Right…" Lycanroc said. "You shouldn't just judge us without getting to know us…"

Hakamo-o looked down. "I guess you guys are right. So, what's you guys' biggest strengths?"

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The Loyal Lunalas were in a room similar to the Solgaleos. All of the rooms seemed to be identical, making things very convenient for them all.

Passimian was sitting on the bed with his elbows resting on his legs and his hands on his cheeks. He held an irritated expression, as almost everyone on his team was either ignoring him, annoying him, or BOTH.

Incineroar was sitting on the couch, one leg over the other, eyeing him from across the room. He had a small smirk on his face, which faded away after a few seconds. Seeing his vexed expression caused him to chuckle. At the moment, Gumshoos and Mudsdale were pummeling Drampa for making dirty comments towards them, Shiinotic was staring at the black television screen, and Togedemaru was sound asleep in the bed Passimian was sitting on.

"Hmm...maybe if I can gain his trust, I can find his weakness…" he thought. "No issue in starting early. Hmm...it's a shame, though. I love beefy guys~"

He got up from the couch and headed over to the Teamwork Pokemon, who was just staring at the wall with his head resting in his hands. When he got close however, he saw Passimian rise up, using his thick tail to hold his berry.

"I'm going to the seventh floor…" he stated begrudgingly. "You all have fun in here…"

"Hold on. I'm coming, too…" Incineroar stated, still following him.

Passimian shrugged and opened the door before going out. Incineroar followed suit, leaving Gumshoos and Mudsdale with only Shiinotic still being conscious. He turned towards them abruptly and gave them his signature creepy smile.

Sharing the unease, the girls exchanged glances before heading to the door as well.

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It was now 5:31 and Passimian was entering the fitness area of the floor, with Incineroar following suit. As soon as they got there, Passimian groaned and rubbed his face, annoyed, letting his berry roll away from him. Incineroar stopped it with his foot and smiled.

"Thanks…" Passimian stated, seeing Incineroar stop it.

The tiger bent down to pick it up before tossing it back his way.

"What's the matter?" he asked, folding his arms, despite knowing the answer already.

"This team, man!" he exclaimed. "I mean, seriously! We have Drampa, Shiinotic, and Togedemaru on our team, and they're all borderline useless! Well, I'm not gonna say anything about Togedemaru just yet. Her aggression may just mean she's pretty strong…"

"Hey, you don't know, maybe Shiinotic and Drampa are strong, too…" Incineroar started before remembering a couple of key events. "Actually I retract Drampa, he's been beaten by three of the girls here so far. But Shiinotic...yeah, we don't really know about him just yet."

Passimian sighed. "Okay. It seems like you, me, Mudsdale, and Gumshoos are the only visually useful ones at this point in time. If the other three prove that they're good players, I'll retract my statement."

"Good on ya…" Incineroar stated, not really caring in the slightest.

Passimian went over to an elliptical machine near the wall and started moving his legs back and forth. Incineroar stared, hiding a small blush before growling and rubbing his face.

"You alright over there?" Passimian asked, hearing him growl.

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine man…" Incineroar replied.

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"I am NOT fine…" Incineroar growled with a blush. "Why does that bastard have to be so fit!? Ugh...this is going to be hard for me in more ways than one!"

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"Right...so, uh…Lycanroc seems to be into you…" Passimian said, still moving on the elliptical machine. "You gonna try to hit it before the competition's over?"

"Hmm...I would, but I'm already taken…" Incineroar replied, still hiding a blush, as he showed him his ring.

"Whoa, really?" asked Passimian, surprised to hear and see that. "I didn't really picture you as the marrying type. You seemed like a 'hit it and quit it' type of guy..."

Incineroar chuckled. "Yeah, you'd think that…"

"So, who's the lucky girl?" he asked, finally hopping off of the elliptical machine.

"Uh…" Incineroar started, looking to the side.

"Well?" Passimian urged.

"It's...not a girl…" he said after sighing.

"Not a gi-" Passimian started before getting an understanding. "Oh...uh...huh...well, that's cool. I don't judge but, wow…"

"Yeah, I get that a lot…" Incineroar replied, rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

There was a bit of silence for a while between them, which Incineroar actually anticipated.

"Well...uh...I'm gonna go see what they have at the buffet. Catch you later…" Passimian said as he headed to the elevator.

Incineroar chuckled.

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"Hey, what goes into me is my own business, and yes...I'm engaged", Incineroar explained, showing his ring again. "That doesn't mean I can't find someone else attractive. My man does that, too."

"Ugh...I just can't believe i just gave it away like that! I don't like to bring up my relationships. I should've just fucking lied!" he growled before his eyes widened. "Oh crap...I gotta tell him to keep it to himself!"

"A challenge hasn't even started and I've already screwed myself!"

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"So...all you do is dance?" asked Hakamo-o. She was questioning Oricorio, who had explained her reason for being there after herself, Bewear, and Pyukumuku.

"No, I can do more than dance. My strengths are mainly vocal and physical, but it also has agility involved…" Oricorio replied. "I am also key when it comes to memorizing moves…"

"Uh-huh…" Hakamo-o stated, taking mental notes of everyone so far. So far she had Bewear's unusual super strength and Pyukumuku's pain tolerance locked in her mind.

"So what about you, Dhelmise?" asked Lycanroc.

"I plead the fifth…" Dhelmise stated immediately. "Just know that I'm here for my own reasons just like the rest of you. The only thing I'll give you is that my biggest strengths are persuasion and my mental capacity."

"Alright...I guess that's helpful…" Hakamo-o commented. "Now what about you?" she asked, turning to Lycanroc. The canid smiled.

"Well~" Lycanroc started. "I have pretty decent seduction techniques, I'm pretty flexible, I've got some physical strength in me, and I'm pretty sneaky when I need to be…"

"So...sexuality is a strength now?" Dhelmise asked. "Quick, someone braid my dangling weeds. Maybe I can add it to my resume, too…"

"Oh haha, very funny…" Lycanroc replied, folding her arms while rolling her eyes. "I'm not a slut and I don't use my sexuality as a weapon...unless I need to."

Hakamo-o, despite her serious demeanor, couldn't help but giggle after hearing that.

"Do we want to know what Tsareena's strengths are, or is she just going to be fodder if we lose?" asked Dhelmise.

"Hey, we don't know. Maybe she's a good player…" Pyukumuku said, attempting to defend her.

"WHY DOES THE WATER TASTE AWFUL?!" they all heard from inside of the bathroom.

"You were saying?" asked Hakamo-o.

"Aye aye aye, la señorita es so dumb that we may lose brain cells from listening to her…" Oricorio commented.

"Naw...maybe Shiinotic, but not Tsareena…." Bewear said. "She's pretty...like Mudsdale…"

"And there he goes again…" Dhelmise said with a groan. "Your mare friend doesn't like you…" he stated.

"Okay…" Bewear said, looking down.

"Hey, don't put the big guy down…" Lycanroc said. "She may come around…"

"Okay…" Bewear repeated.

Suddenly, the rumbling of a stomach was heard. Lycanroc turned to Hakamo-o, who blushed unwillingly. "Damn it…."

"Ooo, somebody's hungry…" Lycanroc said, patting her back. "Well, the buffet's right below us. What do you say we all get something to eat?"

"Sounds good to me!" Pyukumuku said ebulliently.

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Lycanroc giggled. "For someone who doesn't make many friends, Pyukumuku sure is cheerful. It's so cute…"

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Mudsdale and Gumshoos were already at the buffet on the second floor getting to know each other. The only thing that they had in common so far was their dislike of Drampa, and it was time to change that. If they were going to be on the same team, they might as well try to be friends.

"So, what's the story between you and Bewear?" Gumshoos asked, sitting at a table near a window. "He seems to really like you…"

Mudsdale sighed. "I really rather not talk about it. It's a very long story…"

"Ah, well, I can understand that…" Gumshoos replied. Due to that answer, she was going to have to change the topic. "Well, what do you think about the rest of the team so far?"

"Drampa and Shiinotic are completely awful. I'm iffy about Togedemaru, and Incineroar and Passimian are pretty decent", Mudsdale replied. "What about you?"

"Well, I don't really like to judge people that quickly, even though first impressions are everything most of the time…" she explained. "All I have to say is that everyone here is interesting for the most part.

Mudsdale shrugged. "I guess that's fair…"

The two of them heard the door of the area open and saw Passimian enter with a rather overwhelmed and exasperated expression. He saw the girls near the window and was tempted to go over and talk to them, but at that point, after dealing with the other three in the room and learning Incineroar's 'secret' so fast, he needed a break from his teammates to just regain his SANITY.

He sat at a table directly next to the food before sitting his berry on the table. Not even seconds later, Incineroar came into the area and immediately smelled the aroma of freshly baked bread and other foods.

He started drooling and his stomach rumbled, but he had to focus. He eyed Passimian next to the food stations and went over before pulling a chair out and taking a seat. He noticed the girls sitting near the window and cursed to himself. He got closer to him. "Look Passimian, I know that you're probably completely weirded out by me, but please. I need you to keep my…'preferences', to yourself", he whispered.

"Dude, I'm not homophobic", Passimian replied. "And I'm not a jackass. What you do in your own home is your business. I wouldn't put it out there like that…"

Incineroar sighed in relief. "Thanks, dude…"

"No problem…" Passimian responded, spinning his berry on the table.

Incineroar rose up to leave, but the smell of the food kept him inside as he grabbed a plate from the island counter with the food there. Among the foods were Pecha Berry Stew, Roasted Bouffalant, Fried Blaziken legs, Politoed Legs, and much more.

The entirety of the Stellar Solgaleos, with the exception of Tsareena, entered the area, causing the place to be erupted in conversation.

Incineroar was glad he had already gotten his plate and moved away to eat on his own. He noticed Lycanroc looking around and saw her look in his direction with sultry eyes. He groaned to himself before biting into a piece of the Bouffalant. After she got her food, she headed to his table, much to his dismay.

"So, big boy~" she started, placing her tray, which had two plates, down. One was pull of pasta and salad and the only was full of meat. "What's your story?"

Incineroar gulped, swallowing the food already in his mouth.

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Togedemaru's eyes flickered open as she woke up in the bed in the room. She looked around and saw that she was the only one in the room. Well, other than Shiinotic, who was standing above her, watching her sleep.

"EEEEP!" she exclaimed, using Thunderbolt on him as she fell out of the bed. It didn't seem to affect him, however.

"SLEEP is the epitome of testicles being inserted into the chest cavities of the innocent while urethras are being ripped out by man-eating Linoone…" he stated. "Yeah…"

"Does anything you say make any fucking sense!?" she exclaimed.

Her response was his creepy smile. She twitched as her spikes extended. She calmed down and took a breath. "Alright...could you please just stay away from me?"

"AWAY is the way for Salazzle to grind their tails into the mouths of Aggron and tear out their uvulas causing an eruption of bloody vomit and diarrhea from the nostrils on the moon...yeah…" he replied.

"..." Togedemaru didn't say anything. Instead, she just headed to the door to try and find the others. She wasn't even going to bother asking him.

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"Well, this team is full of useless duds already…" Togedemaru said brashly. "Shiinotic is the weirdest and creepiest person I have ever met. And I met a homeless Hypno who followed people into the bathroom to eat their shit!"

"I'm trying to work alone and undetected, so I have to make sure that I get on everyone's good side…" she stated. "That way, they won't question me or suspect me if anything goes down."

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"ALL COMPETITORS! PLEASE REPORT TO THE FIRST FLOOR IMMEDIATELY FOR AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!" blared throughout the entire hotel. There were speakers on each floor and in each room, so it was going to be guaranteed that the players heard them.

Most of the players were in the buffet area now with the exception of Togedemaru and Shiinotic, the former was already heading down to the second floor, but after hearing the announcement in the elevator, she groaned as her stomach growled and she pressed the first floor button with her needle.

The elevator stopped at the second floor and it stopped, revealing most of the other competitors, some of whom started piling inside. She knew that now that she was awake, she'd have to put on a good act.

"Hi guys~" she greeted with a smile. "You heard the announcement, too?"

Those who got into the elevator with her were a bit surprised, while some weren't that convinced.

"Uh...yeah", said Mudsdale, being one of the ones to go inside, along with Bewear, Passimian, Gumshoos, and Tsareena.

The door closed and they started going down as the other elevator opened up for the remaining competitors.

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Everyone left the elevators and found Shiinotic standing there with his smile, causing them all to jump back in surprise.

"What the-" Togedemaru started. "YOU WERE STILL IN THE ROOM WHEN I LEFT!" she exclaimed.

"Yeah…"

As the mushroom headed to the center of the lobby, the others exchanged looks of fright before moving towards it as well.

Once they did, Solgaleo and Lunala appeared with smiles on their faces.

"Hello again…" Lunala greeted with a smile.

"Hi~!" Pyukumuku greeted, waving his organ-hand.

"What's the important announcement?" asked Hakamo-o, her arms folded

"We're glad you asked…" said Solgaleo, who looked very tired. He yawned. "Well, you know how we told you about your curfew?"

"Yeah…" Dhelmise started. "You said 9 o'clock PM. It's almost 7 o'clock now."

"Well, since we're starting the actual challenge tomorrow, our producers are urging us to get you all to bed early so that we're ready to go", Lunala said, not showing the same level of exhaustion as Solgaleo. "And we're implementing a specific hosting arrangement. So, some challenges will be held in the morning when I'm asleep, and some challenges will be held at night when he's asleep."

"Wait...legendaries have bed times?" asked Gumshoos. "I would've thought that you guys would sleep any time you want."

"We don't really have bed times", Lunala replied, as Solgaleo was dozing off. "I get my energy at night and he gets his in the morning, so we just need to sleep to regain that energy. It's like an internal clock for us-"

A plop was heard as she looked to the side to see Solgaleo lying on the ground, asleep. Dhelmise and Incineroar both stifled laughs.

"Like that…" Lunala said.

"So, we're gonna get one host at a time for challenges?" asked Oricorio. "Extraño. But, at least es diferente…"

"So when do we have to go to bed, now?" Passimian asked, getting them back on topic.

"Oh, right…" Lunala started. "7:30 is the curfew for tonight…but also be wary of what I just said regarding the hosting schedules. Now, go on and get ready for bed you all. We'll, well HE, will see you all tomorrow…"

The contestants nodded and went back to the elevators.

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THE NEXT DAY

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Hakamo-o woke up to the sound of snoring next to her and felt something fluffy on her side. She twitched and used Dragon Claw, sending Drampa across the room. "GET OUT OF MY ROOM YOU SICKO!"

Drampa groaned. Hakamo-o growled as she got out of bed and walked over to him.

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She opened up her window and placed the pervy dragon at the edge while he was still disoriented from the Dragon Claw. When he realized what was going on, his eyes widened. "AAAHHHHH!" he screamed as he felt and hit the ground below.

Hakamo-o smiled to herself and shut her window, closing her drapes in the process. She shuddered, unsure if he had done anything to her. She saw that it was just 7:54 AM. She sighed before heading to her bathroom to shower. She turned on the hot water and started feeling it until it was good enough.

She was about to enter the shower when she heard a knock at her hotel room door. She groaned before stepping back out of the shower and heading to the door. She opened the door, seeing Lycanroc and Oricorio standing there.

"Hey…" Lycanroc greeted with a smile before the two of them heard the sound of running water.

"It's almost 8 o'clock of the hour, are you about to take a shower?" Oricorio asked, now in her Pom-Pom Style.

"Yeah, I was, actually…" Hakamo-o said. "So, if you girls don't mi-"

"We don't mind at all…" Lycanroc said as she and Oricorio entered, much to Hakamo-o's dismay. She groaned before closing the door. "Well, make yourselves comfortable I guess. I just had an unwanted guest in my room and I'd like to wash the filth of him off of my body before we go out for the challenge…"

"Unwanted guest? Was he cute or was he a pest?" Oricorio asked.

"Why are you speaking in rhymes?" Hakamo-o responded initially. "And it was Drampa…"

"ISN'T THAT PERV ON THE OTHER TEAM?!" Lycanroc blustered.

"Exactly!" Hakamo-o replied. "I woke up and that bastard was spooning me!"

"Ew…" both girls expressed.

"I mean, if it was someone actually attractive, I could probably deal with it for a few minutes, but that bastard can kill himself!" Hakamo-o stated. "I threw him out of the window, though…"

"Good move, don't know what he's trying to prove…" Oricorio replied.

"I don't know, either…" said Hakamo-o. "Put I'm gonna go shower before the water gets too cold", she said as she headed back to the bathroom.

When she left, Oricorio and Lycanroc exchanged looks. "I wonder what today's challenge will be…hopefully not something bad or nasty..."

"Who knows?" asked Lycanroc, sprawled back on the couch again. "We'll have to wait and find out…"

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Togedemaru had a tough time going back to sleep considering she had woken up minutes prior to being told to go back to bed. She stayed up watching a few reality shows that weren't like these. She eventually dozed off and was now waking up.

She yawned. "Another day, another acting session…" she said as she rolled out of the bed and into the bathroom. She picked up the complimentary toothbrush and toothpaste, which were in each bathroom. She started brushing her teeth and turned to her left to see Shiinotic standing in the doorway.

She squeaked in fear, falling off of the bathroom counter and falling into the toilet. She groaned before looking back at and seeing that no one was there.

She looked around in confusion and sighed before trying to get out of the toilet without breaking it.

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Togedemaru had a toilet seat around her body. "Shiinotic is dead...DEAD!"

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Gumshoos popped her back as she sat on her couch, watching Law & Order. She really liked the show and despite it being fictional, it had true protocols, which she was looking for.

"GOOD MORNING CONTESTANTS! BE DOWN AT THE FERRY TERMINAL WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR! IF YOU ARE LATE, YOU WILL RISK GETTING A PENALTY FOR YOUR TEAM!"

Gumshoos sighed as she turned off the television. She liked being early to certain events, so she was going to go ahead and go to the terminal. As she prepared to leave, though, she heard a knock at her door.

She opened it and saw Mudsdale standing there. "Oh, good morning Mudsdale."

"Hey", Mudsdale responded. "You wanna go get some breakfast?"

"Hmm...I was about to go on and head to the terminal…" Gumshoos replied.

"Why?" the large mare queried. "They said that we didn't have to be down there for another hour…"

"Yes, but it's just...I like to be ready. I actually woke up at 5 AM…." she explained.

"Wow…" Mudsdale stated in awe before chortling. "I can't open my eyes before 6:45 in the morning. Rest is best."

Gumshoos giggled. "I suppose we all have our own sleeping criteria…"

"Yeah. So, you sure you don't want breakfast?"

Gumshoos went back inside and looked at her alarm clock. It had 8:11 on it. Gumshoos was hesitant, but she decided to go with Mudsdale. What was the harm?

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Bewear and Pyukumuku were already back at the buffet area, which had eggs scrambled, sunny side up, and hardboiled, Sawsbuck and Grumpig sausages, bacon, pancakes, waffles, and cereal. The syrup, milk and juice were inside of drink and condiment dispensers at the right side of the area.

"I'm glad we got here early!" Pyukumuku said, sitting on the island counter where all of the food was. "You can still feel the steam from everything!"

"I thought that if you dried up, you died…" Bewear said, putting another waffle on his plate, which was stacked with bacon, eggs, pancakes, and waffles.

"Steam is okay", Pyukumuku responded. "I'll be fine", he said, using his organs to grab a strip of bacon and bring it into his mouth. "Mmm...crisp…"

Bewear squeaked, the way that he laughed. He moved over to the syrup dispenser and pressed it, accidentally breaking it and causing his paw to be coated in syrup. Ignoring the situation, he started licking his paw before wiping it over his food.

Bewear came back over with his paw still a bit sticky. He walked back over to Pyukumuku and picked him up, using his sticky paw.

Pyukumuku saw the broken syrup dispenser next to the drinks and grew concerned. "Uh...how did you break the syrup dispenser?"

"I broke it?" Bewear asked before turning around and seeing it dripping syrup. "Oh. Okay…"

He turned back around before going to another table and sitting down, shaking Pyukumuku off of his paw. Mudsdale and Gumshoos came through the door and upon seeing Bewear, Mudsdale paused and groaned.

"Muddy…" Bewear greeted, waving his arms.

"Okay, maybe going on to the terminal isn't that bad of an idea…" she stated before laughing sheepishly. "I mean, who needs breakfast anyway?"

Gumshoos' interest was piqued and she grabbed Mudsdale's tail before she could leave. "What's the harm in eating with them?"

"Gumshoos, please…" Mudsdale stated.

"Mudsdale, you were the one who suggested that we come down here in the first place. And now because Bewear is here you don't want to? That's pretty loathsome…"

Mudsdale groaned. "You don't understand the circumstances…"

"What circumstances?" Gumshoos asked as she continued walking towards the island.

Mudsdale groaned and against her better judgment, turned back around and headed toward the island, following Gumshoos.

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"Something's up with Mudsdale. Why does Bewear irk her so much? He seems like a genuinely nice, goofy guy", Gumshoos stated. "And she said that they grew up together. If that's the case, they should be friends…"

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"I really don't want to talk about it…" Mudsdale said, looking down.

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Incineroar was still snoring in his bed, his sheets untidy and strewn about. He had a bit of an uncomfortable time sleeping, as his fiancee would usually sleep close to him and he'd nuzzle under his neck. He didn't have anything like that there, so he had to cover his head with a pillow to finally get some rest. Now it seemed like he couldn't get up!

However, harsh banging on his door got his attention as he sprang up immediately, falling on his stomach out of the bed.

He groaned. "Arceus, damn it…"

The banging continued and he groaned again before getting back on his knees, his blankets wrapped around him.

"Incineroar! Come on man, we need to get down to the terminal in thirty minutes!" he heard Passimian shout. Incineroar huffed as he fully stood up and tossed his sheets back on his bed.

"I'll be down in a few minutes!" Incineroar shouted back as he walked to his bathroom. He looked in the mirror and sighed. He picked up the toothbrush and squeezed some toothpaste on it before running some water onto it and starting to brush his sharp teeth. He closed his eyes, imagining some events that usually happened in his household.

After a couple of minutes, Incineroar turned to use the toilet.

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Dhelmise was floating out of the buffet area and heading to the elevators when he noticed Shiinotic standing and staring in his direction. The guy caused him to feel extremely uneasy and he immediately phased through the floor to avoid contact.

However, once he was back in the lobby, he saw Shiinotic standing at the front door with his creepy smile plastered on his face. Dhelmise decided to just make himself invisible to avoid feeling the Illuminating Pokemon's piercing gaze.

He still felt the eyes, despite him vanishing and shuddered. He watched the clock strike 8:46 and decided to just sit in one of the chairs in the lobby, while still invisible.

"Alright. What am I going to do in this challenge?" he asked himself. "Or better yet, who can I fuck with and distract so that they cost their team the challenge?"

He started weighing his options. At the moment, the easiest person to manipulate seemed to be Tsareena, but she was on his own team. The only person on the other team that seemed capable of manipulation or distraction was Drampa due to his creeper/stalker-esque actions. He was unsure if Shiinotic was able to be manipulated, but he really didn't want to know.

After hearing the elevators and seeing Gumshoos, Mudsdale, and a few others exit them, he floated out of the chair he was in to go ahead and get a head start to the terminal as well. It wasn't the actual time, but there was no harm in being there early.

He looked back towards the door and saw that Shiinotic was no longer there. Sighing in relief, he made himself visible again before joining the group that was heading out.

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"Hey, I may be a ghost, but Shiinotic is far more creepy!" Dhelmise expressed.

000

The girls from the Solgaleos were outside of Tsareena's room banging on her door. At the moment they had just ten minutes to get to the terminal and they had no idea if she was up or not.

"TSAREENA! ARE YOU UP!? WE HAVE LESS THAN TEN MINUTES LEFT TO GET DOWN TO THE TERMINAL!" Hakamo-o shouted while still banging on her door.

Lycanroc had her arms folded while leaning against the left wall next to the door, while Oricorio was standing to Hakamo-o's right.

"I know that there's nothing to hide. Plus, there's no lock; can't we just go inside?" Oricorio asked.

Lycanroc giggled. "I was thinking that the entire time. I mean, it's courtesy to knock, but if there's no answer and you know someone's probably still inside, you just go in or walk away."

Lycanroc gestured for Hakamo-o to move back before standing in front of the door and kicking it open with all of her might. The door swung open, hitting the wall.

"Uh...I don't think that was needed…" Hakamo-o said, giving Lycanroc a look of 'really?'

The three of them went inside and saw Tsareena sound asleep with earplugs in and a sleeping mask over her face.

"You have got to be-"

"FIVE MINUTES, COMPETITORS!"

Hakamo-o growled as she ripped the sleeping mask off of Tsareena's face and yanked out her earplugs, startling her awake.

"AHHH!" she shrieked. "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY BEDROOM!?"

"Tsareena, we're all on a team. You're gonna cost us majorly because of your long dream!" Oricorio stated sternly.

"What's a competition?" Tsareena asked dimly.

Hakamo-o twitched.

000

Hakamo-o wiped her face in a downwards fashion. "Why?...Just why?"

000

All of the competitors made their way out of the hotel and towards the ferry terminal, where a large ferry was waiting, with Solgaleo sitting in front of it.

Once they all arrived, Solgaleo started counting them all and saw that they were four players short. And to make matters even more aggravating...they were from his team. He groaned.

"Where're the girls from the Solgaleos?" he asked.

Bewear, Dhelmise, and Pyukumuku exchanged glances, unsure.

"Well, since they're not here, does that really mean they get a penalty in the challenge?" asked Passimian, hopefully. With this team, he was going to need as many advantages as possible.

Soon enough, the four girls came into view as they approached the terminal; Hakamo-o was dragging Tsareena by her legs, while Lycanroc and Oricorio just followed suit.

"Uh...what's happened here?" asked Solgaleo, seeing the look of irritation on hakamo-o's face as she dropped Tsareena's legs.

"She literally JUST got up...AND THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD TO WAKE HER UP!" Hakamo-o growled, turning back to glare at the Fruit Pokemon.

"Well, looks like you all have earned your team a penalty in today's challenge…" Solgaleo stated.

"What? That was for real?!" Lycanroc exclaimed, shocked. "I actually thought that it was just a lie to hurry us up…"

"Nope...you thought wrong", Solgaleo stated. "Now come on and follow me onto the ferry…" he said as a ramp lowered beside him, allowing him to climb up.

The others followed suit, with Tsareena being the last to board.

"Now, this will be our mode of transportation as we go from island to island for your challenges", Solgaleo explained. "If we find ourselves on your home island, you are not allowed to go home for ANYTHING. If we find out, you will be eliminated…" he explained as the boat began to leave the terminal.

"How come we can't go home?" asked Pyukumuku, sitting on Bewear's head. "It's not like we'd have anything spectacular under our beds or something that'll help us win…"

"This is strictly a competition. You are only supposed to be interacting with your fellow competitors", Solgaleo explained. "For all we know, you all could just run home, skip the challenge entirely, and just say you were there if your team wins."

"Come on. You have to allow us to have some freedom during these challenges!" Passimian insisted.

After some mumbles of agreement, Solgaleo groaned. He was one of the hosts, but he was also nice, which was strange for these types of shows. "Fine", he stated. "You all will have only twenty minutes to be at home if and when we get to your island's city. IF we go to it, that is…"

"What does that mean?" asked Togedemaru, a bit suspicious.

"Oh you all will find out as the game progresses…" Solgaleo stated vaguely, causing a few to scratch their heads in interest. Gumshoos seemed to be the only one to get it immediately, while the others continued to ponder.

000

"Um...why are they trying to figure that out so badly?" she asked. "IF we go to it. For Arceus' sake, it means that we're not going to be exploring the islands in their entirety! We were born in different areas so, we may or may not end up around someone's home. It's that simple…"

000

Shiinotic took a deep breath as he stared out into the distance from the bow of the ferry. "LIFE'S different mysteries can be summed up in one word: kolpophobia. Only when we are able to bathe in the blood lactated by the nipples of elderly Nuzleaf are we truly able to see the dark world for what it really is. A cesspool of body parts and brain matter scattered into the oxygen as the tables in the sky break and stars blow up in the faces of horny Gogoat. Nobody knows why that happens. Nobody questions it, but…"

-000-

"Okay, he is REALLY starting to scare me, now…" said Oricorio, as Shiinotic could still be heard in the background. "Who says these things and freaking...HOW?!"

"So, this form of you speaks in rhyme, huh?" Dhelmise noticed. "That's gonna get old really fast", he commented.

"Not as old as you giving your two cents on matters that don't concern you in the slightest…" Hakamo-o countered, sitting in a black recliner inside of the captain's quarters of the ferry. The boat was on autopilot, anyway, and the only ones inside were them. The others had gone to explore the rest of the boat, which wouldn't really matter, as they were approaching Melemele already.

-000-

The other competitors were at the swimming pool and playing area in the middle of the ferry. Lycanroc did a front flip into the pool, splashing Mudsdale in the process as she kicked Drampa away from her.

Gumshoos, Tsareena, Bewear, Togedemaru, and Mudsdale were sitting around in lounge chairs, Drampa was currently knocked out, and Incineroar, Passimian, Pyukumuku, and Lycanroc were in the pool, the tiger wrestler floating on an inner tube.

"Man, I could get used to this if this is how is how we're supposed to be getting around every day", Lycanroc said, resting her arms around the back of her head as she floated at one end of the pool.

"I'm surprised that you're even staying afloat and willingly in there…" Mudsdale stated. "Usually rock-types just sink and want to avoid water altogether."

Lycanroc giggled before diving under the surface and swimming over in the direction of where everyone was sitting in chairs. She rose up and rested her folded arms on the edge. "I learned to swim when I was a Rockruff. Not all rock-types are scared of water", she said with a wink.

Mudsdale chortled in response. "I see…"

"I wish we could say the same for fire-types…" Togedemaru said, giving a fake giggle while watching Incineroar float around in his inner tube.

Apparently hearing that, Incineroar gave her a look. "Hey, I'm not scared of water in general!" Incineroar defended. "It's just large bodies of water. I can take showers and baths with no problem...as long as it's scalding."

A few of the others laughed to themselves, much to his embarrassment and annoyance; he blushed with a furrowed brow as the boat suddenly stopped, the horn blaring as smoke came from a pipe on the top.

"MELEMELE OFF THE PORT BOW!" Solgaleo roared from the open-air terrace above the captain's quarters.

Upon hearing that, they all either started getting out of the pool or heading to the bow.

000

The ferry stopped at Melemele's Marina and the ramp lowered, allowing everyone to get off. After they all got off, Solgaleo lept off of the top and lept from the bow, landing in front of them; this left some of them in awe, while some others were indifferent.

"Was that truly necessary?" asked Dhelmise.

Solgaleo gave him a look. "Don't start with me. You're on the team with my namesake and already have a penalty…"

"Touche…"

"Now, follow me to the Pokemon Center. There, I'll explain the challenge…" Solgaleo explained.

They all headed their way to the Pokemon Center, with a couple of them engaging in casual conversation.

"What do you think the challenge is going to be?" asked Pyukumuku, who was still riding on Bewear's head.

"I don't know…" Bewear stated before speed walking forward, bringing himself next to Mudsdale, causing vexation for her. "Hi Muddy...what do you think the challenge is going to be?"

Mudsdale groaned. She wouldn't have responded, but it seemed to be a simple enough question; it was her opinion after all.

"I'm not sure, but hopefully something that deals with strength", she responded.

"Okay…" Bewear responded.

"So, how do you two know each other so well?" asked Pyukumuku. "I know you said you grew up together, but what did that entail?"

Bewear was about to tell him, but a death glare from Mudsdale silenced him. "Nothing…" he said, rubbing his left arm while looking upwards.

Pyukumuku was really curious, but after seeing Mudsdale glare at Bewear, he could piece together that things probably didn't go so well at one point for the two of them.

Passimian wasn't sure what he could do with the team he had. He felt that if he developed a strategy, the only ones that'd listen would be the same usual few.

They passed by the Malasada shop and immediately, Incineroar's stomach rumbled. He didn't really have a chance to eat breakfast due to taking a while in the shower due to...personal reasons, and the smell of fried dough was really getting to him.

"This sucks…" he commented.

"What?" asked Lycanroc, walking up next to him.

Incineroar didn't even get to reply, as his stomach answered for him as they made it passed the food spot and passed by City Hall.

Lycanroc giggled. "Aw...is the kitty hungry?" she teased.

"Ha ha…" Incineroar replied. "FYI. I didn't get to eat breakfast since I woke up late…" he lied.

"Well, next time make an alarm on the clock…" Lycanroc stated, folding her arms as the two continued following the others.

"This coming from a girl that likes to party and make sexual jokes and advances?" Incineroar queried, raising a brow with a chuckle.

"Hey, I may like to have fun, but I still have an alarm so I have time to do whatever I want…" Lycanroc explained.

"Pretty efficient…" Incineroar admitted.

"Thanks…" she replied before getting closer to him. "Maybe you can adjust my night alarm and end up making me wake up as the same time as you~"

Incineroar couldn't help but blush before chuckling. His goal in this game was to get rid of major threats first-hand and deal with the weaklings later, but maybe having an ally in the mix wouldn't be that bad. That way if someone ever confronted him, he had some backup. However, to get her on his side, he'd have to again, reveal himself. He didn't want her thinking that he'd be leading her on and he wasn't interesting in cheating on his spouse.

000

"Alright...so, if I can tell Lycanroc about myself, hopefully she can take it and not go running her mouth…" Incineroar stated. "I'll need an ally and alibi if anything negative concerning me surfaces…"

000

"Okay…" Solgaleo started, standing before them all again. "Today's challenge is going to be rather tedious, but it's going to be very rewarding for everyone in the end."

"What is the reward in this situation? Is this not a challenge with elimination?" asked Oricorio.

"No, no. Someone WILL be eliminated", Solgaleo explained. "The reward is still going to be beneficial to everyone if they choose to keep them."

"Well, what's the reward, then?!" Dhelmise explained. "Suspense pisses me off!"

"You'll find out when the challenge is over…" Solgaleo explained. "Now, the challenge itself…"

"How many of you know about Z-Crystals?" he asked.

Almost everyone, who was able to, raised a hand, except for Tsareena, who was looking around.

"Who are you people?" she asked.

"We're the bosses of you...now keep quiet", Mudsdale stated.

"That's good, because your challenge today will be to collect Z-Crystals from around this city…" Solgaleo explained, causing a few others to stare and gape in shock. They looked around the large city.

"THIS PLACE IS MASSIVE!" Passimian exclaimed. "THIS'LL TAKE FOREVER, MAN!"

"FOREVER is the time paradoxal of eyeglasses passed through the fingernails of a Sawsbuck's anus…" Shiinotic stated, making Passimian twitch.

000

Passimian was banging his head against the wall.

000

"I did say that this challenge was going to be tedious…" Solgaleo stated.

"And you also said it was going to be rewarding for all of us and that we'll find out when the challenge is over, but you just told us what the rewards were…" Gumshoos added.

"Wait...so we get to keep the Z-Crystals?!" Mudsdale blustered.

Solgaleo gave Gumshoos a look. "Thank you for ruining the surprise element", he said before turning his gaze back towards the entire group. "Yes, you get to keep the Z-Crystals that you find."

"So, does each team have to find-"

"Each team is responsible for collecting nine Z-Crystals. But, as a penalty for arriving late, the Solgaleos are responsible for finding three extra crystals, making their total twelve."

There were shouts of protest from the team, but Solgaleo ignored them. "I told you guys that there would be a penalty for the team whose players arrive late. So, sorry."

The Solgaleos all glared at Tsareena, who, confused, glared behind her. The Lunalas all had smirks on their faces.

"Now, here is a hint, there is at least one crystal in each building. Others are scattered around and hidden a bit more discretely…" Solgaleo explained. "Everyone understand?"

Everyone nodded, except for Tsareena.

"What are we doing again?" she asked.

"You're lucky you're hot…" Dhelmise commented emotionlessly.

"Alright. The challenge ends when a team brings all of their crystals back here to me. So feel free to bring some back as soon as you find them", Solgaleo said. "Now...GO!"

Both teams split up, minus Tsareena, who ran after her team a few seconds later.

000

"Alright, what's the gameplan?" asked Lycanroc as their team settled in front of a large house.

"Well, thanks to the Brainless Beauty over there…" Hakamo-o started, gesturing to Tsareena, who was in the pool to the right of them. "...We've got twelve crystals to find and only seven of us."

"You really count that pretty dunce as an actual player?" Dhelmise asked. "She's more or less just here because she's hot; these shows always need to have 'the hot chick'…no matter how high the intelligence. Or low in this case..." he said, seeing Tsareena eat a single blade of grass. "Maybe lower…"

"Well, if we take her out, there's still six of us and twelve crystals", Pyukumuku said. "I mean, unless I did the math wrong…"

"No, you're right little man…" Lycanroc replied. "We can each find two crystals and then we'll be set. And if we end up finding more, it's even better!"

"Okay…" Bewear said.

"We have a chance, oh yes we do. Unless we fuck up, then we're screwed…" Oricorio said cheerily initially before turning a bit somber near the end.

"Hey, we can't think like that", said Lycanroc. "Come on, we can do this! Team Solgaleos!"

"TEAM SOLGALEOS!" everyone, minus Hakamo-o and Tsareena exclaimed.

Hakamo-o sighed. She agreed with them, but she couldn't bring herself to do the same thing as them. It just wasn't in her.

000

"Well, looks like my team may actually pull this off", Hakamo-o said. "They all surely have the determination, but I'm not sure about how this is going to be executed. There are bound to be hindrances…"

000

The girls and guys from the Lunalas had instantly separated from each other so that they could cover more ground quicker.

"The salon...how quaint…" said Gumshoos, looking at the hair products behind the front counter. "Lavender-Scented Hair Conditioner, NAIR, Wailord Wash, Liechi Shampoo…" she identified. "I wouldn't mind having some lavender…" she commented.

Mudsdale rolled her eyes in uninterest. "Why would you want to put chemicals in your hair instead of just leaving it natural?"

"Mudsdale, people just want their hair to feel different. Not all Pokemon have the same type of hair as you…" Togedemaru said.

"I know, only my species…" Mudsdale said. "I just don't get the appeal."

"Maybe it's not something you just get…" said Gumshoos as she headed towards the back, where she saw two black chairs with sinks behind them. Mudsdale followed suit, allowing Togedemaru to exit the salon.

The two girls heard the door open and close and turned back around to see Togedemaru no longer there. They ignored it and decided to continue their search.

000

"Ugh...I couldn't just stay in there", Togedemaru groaned, shuddering. "Everyone on this team annoys me in one way or another. But, they're all awful minus a select few. Meanwhile, the other team has many more useful players."

"I may have to shift my focus and try to make sure that they lose…" she said. "It'll make things easier for myself in the long run."

000

The Solgaleos had separated, with Tsareena falling asleep inside of the pool. Oricorio decided to take the house that they were in front of, while the others left the area.

She opened the black door with a sharp creek and immediately gaped at what she saw. She turned to the left and saw two doors next to each other with a table on the opposite side of them.

To her right, she saw a large red sectional sofa positioned in front of a television stand where a 72 in. flatscreen sat. There was a lamp next to the sofa. She noticed that the living room and kitchen were connected, similar to her own house. There was a dining room table a few feet away from the sofa next to a large window.

Curious, she flew over to the table and saw the kitchen area. There were a couple of pictures hanging on a support beam connected to the front counter, where there was a sink. There were numerous cupboards on the back wall and there was a microwave underneath them, also on a counter. To the right of it was a stove and oven. The refrigerator sat next to the rear counter. It seemed to be very fancy, as it had two separate doors for the freezer and fridge and a water dispenser on the freezer side. There were also extra drawers on the bottom and its overall appearance was shiny, as if it was just bought.

"Wow this place looks very clean. It looks like place fit for an independent queen…" she stated, looking around. She flew towards the refrigerator, wanting to see if there was anything inside, edible or non.

Opening the fridge, she just saw a carton of eggs, a jug of water and another of Cheri Punch, a six-pack of beer, cheese, and a paper bag with the Pecker's logo on it. She closed the fridge side and opened the freezer, seeing nothing but various types of frozen pizza-related foods. Pizza Rolls, Pizza Pouches, Pizza Logs, Pizza Sticks, Pizza Pizza…

"Who puts nothing in a freezer but pizza? Someone's gonna have major diarrhea..." she stated before closing the freezer side and starting to check the extra drawers. Opening the final one, she found a gray crystal with a snowflake symbol in it.

She smiled and picked it up with her pom-pom wings. "That was easy peasy lemon squeezy…" she said with a smirk.

She decided to go on and search the upstairs. Solgaleo said that there was at least one per house, but even though she already found it, she was curious as to what was upstairs.

-000-

Flying up the stairs, the Dancing Pokemon passed by a potted plants and few rooms. She looked inside two of them and saw that they were empty. She saw that there was a specific tag hanging on the last door on the hall.

She entered that door and immediately saw a bed to her left and a table in front of her. There was a book with a Pokeball on it. There were numerous bookshelves to her right and there was a desk with computers and more books across the room. She started walking around, admiring trophies that were also on the desk.

She stared at the trophies, seeing her reflection in the shiny metal. "Wow…"

-000-

A younger Oricorio was seen dancing in her Sensu Style on a stage in front of three judges: a Gardevoir, a Jynx, and a Mienshao. The flashing title "So You Think You Can Dance: Junior Edition" was behind her on the back wall.

There were forty folding chairs in the crowd behind the judges and almost all of them were full of parents, hers and those of other kids who were also competing.

She had been practicing this routine for months and was actually doing well as she finally finished with the waving of her fan-like wings. There was a bit of clapping from the audience, some enthusiastic claps coming from another Oricorio, which was sitting front row in her Baile Style next to a snoozing Toucannon, who was nudged seconds after and got up abruptly.

"Well...that was...interesting…" the Mienshao, a very flamboyant one, stated. "Not that bad, but also...not that good."

"What are you talking about? That was completely ABYSMAL", the Jynx stated in a haughty tone. "Her footwork was disgusting, the movements were too robust, and the ending...ugh. Cliche and flashy at its finest…"

"Come on, it wasn't that bad…" the Gardevoir stated in a kind tone. "It was the equivalent of a Mudsdale taking a large poop and then sculpting it into something beautiful in appearance. But, it's still poop…"

"And based on those three critiques, we are happy to say that you will NOT be moving on to the next round…" the Mienshao stated, looking at a piece of paper in front of him. "You are free to leave…"

Oricorio's eyes grew watery as she looked down, allowing a couple of tears to hit the floor under her as she flew off the stage and straight towards the exit.

Her parents exchanged worried glances before flying out after her.

She was found crying in a tree. She had practiced for MONTHS for this, and they completely put her down the entire time! Those who went before her who actually did worse than she did still got to move on to the next round or at the very least, they got a 'Try again next time' or 'you did well…'. But her, she got nothing but hate and criticism. It wasn't fair.

Her parents found her in the tree outside of the recreation center.

"Honey...don't let them discourage you…" her mother said kindly, flying up next to her. "You're a wonderful dancer…"

Oricorio just cried into her feathers as her father flew up and sat on the opposite side of her and wrapped his wings around them.

-000-

Oricorio wiped her tears away before flying back out of the room with the Icium Z.

000

"Never...again…" Oricorio stated, wiping more tears away. "This is now and that was then. I'm going to be a winner in the end…"

000

Drampa didn't have any interest in the challenge, he was only scoping out all of the younger contestants around him. Sure, he was just 28, but his actions equated to that of a pervy old geezer.

He had watched Hakamo-o head into City Hall, her tail's swaying beckoning to him. He decided against it initially, finding Passimian and Incineroar much more fulfilling at the moment, but after being threatened by both of them, he slithered his snake-like body after her. Girl attacks he could take, boys...nope. He wasn't taking any chances.

He entered City Hall and, immediately looking forward, saw a front desk with a couple of computers and cabinets behind it with rolling chairs included. The rest of the place was full of green furniture. There were a couple of trees sitting in the middle of the joint and there was a television next to a small bookcase to the right of the front desk. There were seven couches on that side, six facing the television and one facing opposite against the same wall the television was hanging from.

In front of the desk were four couches and to the left were two on the front wall and one on the side with a circular couch around a tree in the middle of them.

"Yeesh...City Hall looks so tacky…" he commented before slithering to the front desk. He heard noises coming from the back room behind the front desk and flew over it before slithering to the back and seeing Hakamo-o turning over filing cabinets and ripping out drawers from desks.

Seeing this...actually aroused him and he smirked as she continued to wreck the office. He had to make sure she didn't see him, though.

"DRAMPA!" he heard her yell angrily.

Too late.

Hakamo-o exited the room she was in and glared at the Chinese Dragon-like Pokemon. "I promise...if you don't leave me the hell alone...I will make your life a LIVING HELL!"

"Come on, sweetie...you know-" he was cut off by a Dragon Claw to the face.

"Don't...call me...sweetie…" she growled as she stepped over his unconscious body to get out of the building. She turned back around, making sure the pervert didn't get up before hopping over the desk and heading straight to the door. She had searched the entire main area of City Hall, checking under the couch cushions and in the holes that trees were set in, but same up empty. Looked like City Hall was a bust. Or was it?

She was adamant that there was a Z-Crystal hidden here. All of the other doors were locked, so the back was the only real area she could check other the main front.

She hadn't checked the television or the bookcase thoroughly, so she went over to that area. When she was given information, she almost always believed it unless it was too farfetched. Even if it seemed to be untrue, she always wanted to be thorough. She needed to.

She went to the bookcase and tipped it over, making all of the book fall out, along with a couple of lollipops and a pink pen. No crystal.

"Damn it…" she whispered to herself. She looked up at the television and how it was set up on the wall. Much to her disbelief, there was a yellow Z-Crystal sitting between the wall mount and the television itself.

She reached up and snagged the Electrium Z with a smile. She eyed the crystal, which had a black thunderbolt inside, and heard a loud groan coming from the back. Growling, she immediately rushed out of City Hall as Drampa sat up.

-000-

The Placid Pokemon shook his head to clear it of the ringing he was dealing with. He chuckled at Hakamo-o's stubbornness; it made her all the more attractive to him. Everyone in the game was attractive to him, with the exception of their legendary hosts.

He slithered back behind the desk and looked around, seeing no one there anymore. He scoffed. "Rude…" he stated.

000

Bewear had carried Pyukumuku to the beach in order for the little guy to search around. The two of them had become fast friends, simply because of their rather childish and understanding personalities, though Bewear had a bit of unawareness with him.

Upon making it there, they saw that a couple of members of the Lunalas were already there. Passimian and Shiinotic to be specific. Shiinotic was staring at Passimian, who was digging numerous holes in the ground in an attempt to find Z-Crystals.

"Why would Solgaleo bury the Z-Crystals? What would be the odds?" asked Pyukumuku.

"I don't know…" Bewear said, shrugging, taking the Sea Cucumber off of his head and placing him on the ramp of the beachfront. He then turned to his right and saw Mudsdale leaving the salon with Gumshoos. "Muddy!" he exclaimed as he started running to her.

"Wait, Bew-" Pyukumuku started. "-and he's gone…"

Pyukumuku hopped back forward to see pink feet in front of him and a shadow over him. He looked up and saw Shiinotic smiling down at him.

Pyukumuku paled before screaming and hopping around him and down the ramp.

"There is no escape from the dongs of silence…" Shiinotic stated, still staring down.

Pyukumuku hopped to the left side of the beach, as Passimian had already made numerous whole everywhere else. He didn't believe that the crystal or crystals were buried, so he didn't dig for anything. Hopping around more, he saw something shiny beside the ramp wedged in a crevice.

Getting closer, he saw that it was a tan crystal with three jagged lines. He gasped. "Groundium Z!"

Hearing that, Passimian immediately paused and turned in the direction of the exclamation. He immediately rushed to the ramp and looked over the side, seeing Pyukumuku asleep. "What the-"

"No escape from the dongs of silence…" Shiinotic stated, suddenly in front of him.

Passimian jumped back out of surprise as Shiinotic picked up the Groundium Z. "No escape" he whispered as he handed it to Passimian.

"Uh huh…" Passimian said, hesitantly taking it from him before heading back to Solgaleo.

000

Incineroar was inside of the Pokemon Center relaxing in a seat with a toothpick in his mouth. He had already found a Steelium Z from behind the Pokemon Center Cafe and had decided to make himself some Tapu Cocoa. He made sure that he put a LOT of milk in it, just as his fiancee did back at home.

He had also heated up an Oran Berry Danish that was in the packaging. He hadn't eaten breakfast, so this was his time. If someone criticized him for not helping the team, he couldn't care less. He couldn't really function that well on an empty stomach anyway.

Once he was finished, he left his trash on the table, not knowing where to put it. "Eh, it'll be fine", he said, picking up the Steelium Z. Despite him needing to sabotage his team for his plan to work, he also knew that he was going to actually help out and make it be known that he was in order to stay out of a bad light.

He headed outside and saw Solgaleo lying on the his side with a few Z-Crystals already before him. He didn't have them separated in any way, so the Heel Pokemon didn't know how many each team had.

He walked forward and tossed the crystal onto the ground next to the others.

"Nice work…" Solgaleo stated. "That's three for the Lunalas…"

Hearing that number, Incineroar mumbled to himself, but put on a fake smile before walking away with his fists clenched slightly. He started walking to his left, toward the beachfront. He noticed a couple of trucks along his way and stopped.

"Hmm...I wonder…" he started before walking back towards the red one that was next to the Pokemon Center. He hopped inside of the back and saw that nothing was there.

"Hmm…" He looked forward and saw a green truck directly across from the red one a few stores down.

He hopped out if the back of it and walked across the way, passing by stores and seeing a few other competitors inside. He saw Tsareena in the mall, sopping wet, Dhelmise was inside of the Salon, and Lycanroc was inside of the Apparel Shop.

It seemed that she noticed him passing by the window, because as soon as he entered the back of the truck, she exited abruptly, startling him as he fell back out of the truck.

"Ow...dammit!" Incineroar exclaimed.

Lycanroc giggled at his blunder. "You okay, tiger?" she asked as he picked himself up. He gave her a look. "I'm fine…" he said, fully standing up as he climbed into the back of the truck again to look. Lycanroc raised a brow. "Uh...what are you doing?"

"The challenge…" Incineroar responded vaguely, causing her to pout.

She got over it quickly though, and upon looking inside of the truck through the window, she spied a dark green crystal sitting inside. She couldn't identify the symbol, but who cared? It was a Z-Crystal nonetheless.

She needed to make sure that he didn't look inside to take it, and after hearing him huff and jump out of the back of the truck, she had a chance.

"Anything?" she asked.

"No…" Incineroar said. "Though...I didn't really check the insides-"

"I call it!" Lycanroc immediately blustered as she opened the door and snagged the Z-Crystal sitting on the seat.

"WHAT?!" Incineroar exclaimed as he watched her open the other door.

"Maybe checking the insides first should've been your plan…" she teased before hopping out and running back to Solgaleo.

He chuckled and rolled his eyes. That girl was something else.

He didn't see her come out of the Apparel Shop with a Z-Crystal, so he decided to go on inside and check it out for himself.

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Dhelmise floated out of the salon looking much shinier than usual.

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"Who knew they had anchor gel in there?" Dhelmise asked. "Now I look cleaner! Never thought a salon would actually be good for me…"

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Dhelmise didn't find a Z-Crystal inside of the salon. He floated to the Apparel Shop, but upon peering inside, he saw Incineroar already there and groaned. He decided to go and check out the Alola Tourist Bureau, but saw Bewear, Mudsdale, and Gumshoos already inside. He groaned and continued his way towards the beachfront, passing by a crack in the wall. Getting closer, he saw something tannish shining from it. He got closer and used one of his seaweed tendrils to grab it.

He saw that the crystal had numerous shapes in the form of a rock. "Rockium Z in the crevice of a concrete wall. Pretty clever, I guess…"

He looked ahead and saw Shiinotic standing at one of the ramps at the beachfront and immediately turned around to go and give the Rockium Z to Solgaleo.

He approached the lion and dropped the Rockium Z before continuing to float and head south of the Pokemon Center. On his way, he passed by Lycanroc, who was searching in the grass.

"Uh...what are you doing?" he asked. "Shouldn't you be searching buildings like the rest of us?"

"With all of this grass around, you think that they wouldn't use it?" Lycanroc countered.

"Um...yeah", Dhelmise stated.

Lycanroc rolled her eyes. "Well, I'm gonna search anyway. You go on…"

"Whatever…" Dhelmise said as he moved forward and turned the corner.

"By the way, Hakamo-o already searched City Hall!" Lycanroc called.

"DAMN IT!" Dhelmise exclaimed, making Lycanroc snicker. If Hakamo-o had already searched City Hall and he didn't see her in any of the other stores that he passed back by, she was probably already searching the other stores down this road. He then thought about the ferry and how they had to pass by the terminal. It was still part of the city, so maybe there were crystals hidden there.

He phased into the ground.

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Dhelmise rose from the ground inside of Melemele's Ferry Terminal. He saw the numerous orange chairs and saw the front counter with the two gates on either side. He looked up and saw the listings in orange letters. He saw another counter with a gate to the left of that station. And looked to the right to see a vending machine in the back corner next to a trash can. In front of those, was a bookstand and a merchandise stand.

He started looking around the chairs, checking to see if any Z-Crystal was waiting for a ferry. He found that all of the chairs were empty.

"What the hell?" he asked. He went over to the merchandise stand. He saw only water bottles and Alolan Exeggutor trinkets there, so he groaned and moved to the bookstore, throwing them out with his ghostly abilities. Nothing was there either.

He moved over to the vending machine and trashcan. The trashcan was completely empty, strangely enough. He groaned and, out of curiosity, decided to see what all the vending machine had.

"Apricorn Pie, Pizza Pocket, Oatmeal Pinap Bar, Cheese-Os, Reeses, Nutella Bar, Dragonium Z-" he stopped mid sentence and gained a blank face before groaning.

He swung his anchor at the vending machine, smashing the glass as he got the dark bluish-green crystal with a sharp staff-like symbol inside.

"The odds of finding this thing would've been all too low", said Dhelmise. "Luckily I came here…" he said as he left the terminal.

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Togedemaru was inside of the mall at Antiquities of the Ages. She was intrigued by the orbs and plates that were there.

"Why would legendaries be dumb enough to have their key items be out in the open like this?" she asked herself as she inspected a Zap Plate.

She started rubbing it on herself, trying to see if the power of it would rub off on her. She used Thunderbolt on a nearby potted plant, only for it to have the same power level. She rolled her eyes before placing it back. "Worthless…"

She started heading back towards the stairs when she noticed Tsareena holding a light pink crystal with a mystical pattern on it. Her eyes widened.

"Shiny…" Tsareena said. "This so matches by body…"

Togedemaru used Zing Zap, tackling into Tsareena and making her drop the Z-Crystal. She quickly picked it up as Tsareena lay on the ground.

"...How do I stand now?" she asked.

-000-

Togedemaru walked towards Solgaleo with the Fairium Z before heading back to the mall to keep looking. She had only looked around the Antiquities of the Ages store and was still curious as to what else was in there. She had went directly up the stairs and to the right, ignoring the stores and heading to the shiny artifacts.

She didn't really care about the challenge, as she wanted her team to lose anyway. She only took the Fairium from Tsareena because she didn't want to hear anybody's mouth.

She entered the mall again, seeing Tsareena still lying on the ground. She sighed and shook her head before going directly to the right. She saw a store entrance and upon going inside, she saw that it was another Apparel Shop. She wasn't interested in anything that would be inside, so she just passed by it and saw another store straight ahead, but she saw that it was locked. Growling, she went to the left and headed up the stairs there, leading her right back to the Antiquities of the Ages.

"This mall fucking sucks", she stated as she passed by that store again, as well as the one with nothing but different bottle caps on it.

She heard her stomach start to growl and she smelled something sweet and crisp in the air. The smell led her to the shop that she initially ignored when she came up the first time. She entered the area and immediately saw an abandoned front desk that had a plate of food on it.

She could have sworn that the city was pretty much abandoned. She didn't trust this. "Where the hell did this come from?"

Her stomach growled again. She got closer to the plate and used her back needle to slide the plate down backwards. She went around the desk and hopped onto the high chair that was behind it. The plate of food contained mashed potatoes with gravy, peas, a Miltank Steak, and a bit of rice.

Her mouth water as she picked up the plastic fork sitting next to it. She started digging into the plate. She looked around the place and saw six tables to her left. Four in the front with four chairs each, and two near the back with six each.

Looking behind her, she saw that there were numerous tables and counters with food on them behind her. She dropped her fork and stared in awe. All of the food was still steaming, which confused her a bit, but she didn't care. She left the plate on the desk and hopped over the small railing behind her, rushing to the other foods.

"Eeee!" she squeaked, her cheeks lighting up in delight as she ran around, staring at all of the foods. "Buttered biscuits!? Crème brûlée!? Baked Alaska!? Cheri Berries Jubilee!? Baked Macaroni!? Deviled Eggs!? Smørrebrød!? Baklava?! Kanafeh?! Spare Ribs!? Pot Roast?! PENNE RIGATONI?!" I'M IN HEAVEN!" she exclaimed as she grabbed herself a new plate and started going around.

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Togedemaru was stuffing her face with all of the food she gathered.

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Bewear was still following Mudsdale and Gumshoos. No matter how many times Mudsdale yelled at him to stop, he continued anyway. He had no ideas as to why she was being so mean to him. They had been friends for most of their lives, though, after what they had done, he was sure that they'd become more than friends.

"Bewear...for the last time...LEAVE ME ALONE!" she exclaimed as she and Gumshoos headed into the Malasada shop. They had just given Solgaleo a Darkinium Z from the grass on the side opposite of the mall.

Bewear stayed outside and looked down. He looked to his right and saw a purple crystal in front of a building across from the Malasada shop. He picked it up and saw that it had a black symbol that resembled a skull-and-crossbones.

"Poisonium Z. Yay…" he said as he suddenly remembered at he and Mudsdale were on opposing teams in the competition. He always lost concentration when Mudsdale was involved. He was supposed to be crushing her in the competition!

He quickly ran back to Solgaleo to give him the Poisonium Z.

"Congrats! Your team has seven. You need five more…" Solgaleo stated. "May wanna hurry, though...the Lunalas just need four more…"

Passimian came up and tossed a red crystal, with a symbol resembling Incineroar's face inside of it, onto the pile.

"Make that three more needed for the Lunalas…"

"We're actually pulling this off...thank Arceus…" Passimian thought as he headed back towards the beachfront.

Bewear decided to go back to the Malasada shop, hoping that Mudsdale and Gumshoos hadn't found a Z-Crystal there just yet. He quickly rushed to the Malasada shop and ripped the door from the hinges before tossing it away. However, he saw that the place was empty and that the place was practically ransacked already.

He was a bit confused, which wasn't surprising, but he started looking around anyway. He walked around, inspecting broken tables. After seeing nothing underneath the tables, he moved to the tables built into the wall, which were still standing.

SMASH!

Well, emphasis on were.

Bewear had smashed the tables, separating them from the wall in order to search underneath them, as if someone else hadn't done it already.

Coming up short, he walked towards the trash cans near the back and tossed them out of their positions. Seeing nothing behind them, and finding nothing on the insides, Bewear groaned.

"This sucks…" he commented as he headed back out of the shop.

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Passimian was searching the yellow truck, looking under the wheels and in the back of the truck before looking in through the front windows. Nothing.

He cursed to himself before noticing that Shiinotic was still standing in that same spot, staring. Pyukumuku continued trying to get away from the area, but Shiinotic kept using Sleep Power and stating "No escapes".

The thoughts of it just made him shudder. He felt back for the little sea cucumber, but if that's what it took for them to win the challenge...it still wasn't really worth it. Passimian groaned. His team was in the lead anyway. Maybe helping the little guy escape wouldn't do much anyway.

"Shiinotic!" he called, as the mushroom turned to him abruptly, making him jump a bit. "Uh...you can stop making Pyukumuku sleep now. We're close to winning!"

Shiinotic just continued to stare at him, making him feel uneasy as this dragged on for a while. The lemur went behind the truck and jumped down to pick up Pyukumuku before rushing away.

Shiinotic continued staring.

-000-

Passimian brought Pyukumuku to the front of the Pokemon Center before deciding to search the house. He passed by the hedges and looked around the lawn. He eyed the pool for a few seconds before deciding to just entering the house.

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Pyukumuku regained consciousness and found himself in front of the Pokemon Center.

"Ugh...what happened?" he groaned.

"I don't know…" Solgaleo responded. "Ask Passimian. He brought you here…"

Pyukumuku sighed. "I almost had a Groundium Z, but then I fell asleep. I feel like failed."

"Ah, don't feel that way. You'll be fine. At least you actually found one…" Solgaleo explained.

Pyukumuku started looking around before hopping towards the grass behind the Sunne Pokemon. He started feeling through the grass with his white innards-hand.

Oricorio flew down with a blue crystal with a black stylized raindrop inside of it.

"You all still need four more…" said Solgaleo.

Oricorio nodded before seeing Pyukumuku in the grass sifting through it. She flew over the gate and started looking along with him.

"How long have you been looking here? We're not as far, we're actually near…" Oricorio said.

"Uh...I just started searching here. Solgaleo says that Passimian brought me over here because I somehow fell asleep next to a Groundium Z", Pyukumuku explained.

"Passimian you say? Why would he do that? Unless he knocked you out, that fucking asshat…." Oricorio said, gaining a glare. "Keep looking, Pyuku, we're awfully close. Passimian, however, he is toast…"

"Wait, wh-" Pyukumuku started before Oricorio flew upwards.

"He's in that house…" Solgaleo stated, gesturing to the house that she'd already searched.

Oricorio nodded and flew back to the house, making Pyukumuku sigh.

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"Are people always going to leave me alone in challenges?" Pyukumuku asked. "If they are, then this is going to suck for me…"

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Oricorio entered the house, opening the door with a SLAM. Passimian jumped at the sudden slam and saw Oricorio staring at him as he searched the sofa cushions.

He noticed her threatening gaze, but figured that it was just because of it being a competition. After a bit of grappling, he finally pulled out a Z-Crystal, which was light purple with a black wisp inside.

"Yes!"

Oricorio swooped over and took it from his paws before heading back out.

"HEY!" Passimian shouted as he lobbed his berry in her direction, only for it, to miss her. He growled, but didn't even bother to go after her. Solgaleo was at a relatively short distance from the house, so he wouldn't have caught her in time. He punched the cushion in frustration.

He had already looked around the upstairs and kitchen and tried getting into the locked doors with no success, so he decided to go outside.

He went forward and saw Shiinotic dropping a light green crystal with a beetle symbol inside of it onto the rest of the pile.

"What the-"

"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" he looked up in the air and saw Drampa soaring through the air and landing on the roof of the Pokemon Center. Groaning, he slid off and dropped onto the ground, coughing up a red crystal in the process.

He quickly rushed over to get it, but Shiinotic beat him to it and tossed it in Solgaleo's direction before picking up Drampa's head and smiling.

"The donkeys of the universe have infiltrated your buttocks...congratulations…" he stated.

"And on that disturbing note…" Solgaleo stated as Passimian came up. "THE LUNALAS HAVE WON THE FIRST CHALLENGE!" he shouted loud enough for all of the other competitors to hear across the city.

Passimian was completely shocked. The two who he thought were the weakest links actually helped them get the win. He just had one curiosity though.

"Drampa...what the hell happened?" he asked.

Drampa's eyes widened.

-000-

Hakamo-o was exiting the Police Station next to the Malasada shop.

"Finally! That took WAY too long…" she said, admiring the Firium Z in her clutches. Drampa slithered over and immediately put her hands into his mouth.

Hakamo-o twitched, as Drampa sucked on her arms slowly. She yanked them both out before realizing that she had lost the Firium Z.

"You sick FUCK!" she exclaimed, using Sky Uppercut on the Placid Pokemon, sending him flying.

-000-

"I plead the fifth…" he replied as Shiinotic dropped his head and everyone began gathering back around the Pokemon Center.

"Alright, Lunalas, you all have won the first challenge, so Solgaleo's when we get back to Akala, prepare to vote…" Solgaleo said, a bit of disappointment in his voice.

The Solgaleos looked down, while the Lunalas had smiles on their faces.

"Let's head back to the ferry…" said Solgaleo.

As they all headed back toward the ferry, Dhelmise had a sudden realization. "Wait...where the hell is Tsareena?"

"She's in the mall lying on the floor like an idiot…" Togedemaru said, holding a bowl of Crème brûlée, tan cream all around her mouth.

"She's WHAT?!" Hakamo-o exclaimed, turning back around.

"Yeah, ever since she tripped over nothing and dropped the Fairium Z, she's been lying there ever since", Togedemaru lied.

"You're kidding…" Lycanroc said exasperatedly.

"She's not here and I'm the only one who saw here there, so I guess you just have to take my word for it", Togedemaru said, shoveling another spoonful of the dessert into her mouth as she continued following her team.

"Solgaleos! Pick up the pace!" Solgaleo roared.

Lycanroc sighed. "I'll go back for her…" she said as she started running back to the mall as the others continued walking to the ferry.

-000-

Lycanroc walked into the mall and saw Tsareena, just as Togedemaru described, lying on the floor like an idiot.

"Tsareena...what the heck are you doing?!" Lycanroc exclaimed.

"How do you walk, again?" Tsareena asked. "I've fallen and I can't get up…"

Lycanroc facepalmed herself before helping Tsareena back on her feet.

"Wow...how'd you do that?"

Lycanroc sighed.

-000-

They returned to the ferry, where the ramp was just starting to rise. Quickly, the two of them got on and slid down onto the ship.

"Nice timing…" said Pyukumuku.

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The boat returned to Akala Island and they all started leaving the ship via ramp. While the Lunalas went ahead, Solgaleo made his team stay back.

"Alright, when you get to the hotel, you have just ten minutes to converse amongst yourselves and decide who you're voting for. You make your votes in the confessional and when I call you all, you all meet me back in the front of the hotel. Understood?"

"But, isn't it almost your bedtime?" Dhelmise questioned, causing Solgaleo to give him a death glare.

"Uh...now's not the time, huh?"

"Just go…" he stated.

The Solgaleos immediately headed back to the hotels, catching up to the Lunalas.

000

Hakamo-o punched the wall in her room, where everyone else was, minus Dhelmise and Tsareena.

"I can see that you're upset…" Lycanroc commented, sprawled out on Hakamo-o's couch yet again.

"Of course I'm upset!" she exclaimed. "We lost the first challenge!"

"Well, at least we have somebody to blame for it…" said Pyukumuku. "That's probably why Dhelmise didn't come since it's all too obvious…"

"Yeah…" Bewear added as he stood up. "I'm going to seventh floor…" he said as he left the room.

"And I guess I'm going, too…" Pyukumuku said, as he was sitting on his head.

Hakamo-o sighed as they left.

"Girl, you have got to loosen up…" Lycanroc said as she stood up. "We're gonna lose challenges. It's a competition. We're not going to be perfect."

"I know that!" Hakamo-o exclaimed.

"Then why so angry?" asked Oricorio. "Also, not saying you should be filled with glee…"

"I wanted there to be NORMAL players here! People who actually take the game seriously!" Hakamo-o exclaimed. "No offense, but it seems like majority of those people are on the other team and they actually WON with two...whatever you wanna call Shiinotic and Drampa there!"

"Hey, we're just as serious about this game", Lycanroc replied. "You're just taking this all too fast and looking at the smaller picture!"

"Yeah, Lycanroc's right", Oricorio stated. "We wanted a fair fight. Tsareena had gotten us a penalty, though, so the idea of victory was a bit shaky, but still in sight!"

"We had a plan…" Hakamo-o countered. "Victory COULD have been ours if we didn't have her on our team! How many crystals did each of us even find?"

"Well, all I know is that I got my two crystals…" Lycanroc said, folding her arms.

"I got three…" Oricorio stated.

"And I got two. I would've had three if that bastard Drampa hadn't put in mouth around my hands…"

"Eww…"

"Don't remind me…" Hakamo-o replied. "What about the guys? According to Togedemaru, Tsareena actually found ONE."

"Pyukumuku had found one, but I think Passimian knocked him out or something else was done, because he said that he had found a Groundium Z and then suddenly became drowsy. He woke up in front of the Pokemon Center and Solgaleo said that Passimian brought him in front of where you enter", Oricorio explained.

"So Pyukumuku came up with nothing because of a circumstance…" Hakamo-o said. "At least he has a reason. "I'm not sure what Dhelmise and Bewear brought, but they're both useful. And based on all of this, and the fact that Tsareena LOST her crystal because she tripped. She's definitely gone…"

"I guess I can agree to that…" said Lycanroc as Oricorio nodded.

"SOLGALEOS! REPORT BACK DOWN TO THE FIRST FLOOR TO CAST YOUR VOTES!"

"Well, looks like it's time…" Lycanroc said as she headed to the door, with the other two following suit.

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All of the Solgaleos made it to the lobby, where Solgaleo was standing, bags under his eyes. It was nearing 6 PM, so he needed to finish this up quickly.

"Alright, all of you go inside and place your vote. To do so, just say who you want eliminated and step outside", Solgaleo explained with a yawn. "I'll review all of the votes and I'll let you all know who is still in and who is going home…"

"I call first…" said Dhelmise as he floated into the confessional first.

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"Out of everyone...I say...Tsareena. For obvious reasons…" Dhelmise said.

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"Duh…" Hakamo-o said, rolling her eyes.

000

"Sorry Tsareena…" Pyukumuku said.

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"Tsareena", Bewear stated.

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"Seeya Tsareena…" Oricorio said, waving a wing.

000

"I'm going with the majority for once...sorry girl", Lycanroc said.

000

"Uh...why am I here again?" Tsareena said, looking around.

000

Everyone was outside waiting in front of the fountain. Soon enough, Solgaleo came out with a large yawn.

"Alright, I reviewed the recordings and it seems that pretty much all of you voted for Tsareena…" said Solgaleo.

"Voted for me for what?" asked Tsareena.

"You're going home…" Solgaleo said exasperatedly.

"What's home?"

"JUST GO TO THE TERMINAL!" Hakamo-o and Dhelmise both exclaimed.

"The rest of you head back inside, I'll escort her back to the ferry terminal", Solgaleo stated as he started walking with Tsareena to the dock, where a motorboat was waiting with a Simisage driving it.

"Get on board…" Solgaleo stated.

"On what?"

Getting fed up, Solgaleo picked her up by her fruity 'hair' and carried her to the back of the boat. The Simisage immediately started driving away, allowing Solgaleo to sigh.

"And there we have it folks, our first eliminated contestant is...Tsareena! What will the remaining competitors have to deal with next time and who will be eliminated next? Find out next time on Total Pokemon: Alola!" Solgaleo closed before promptly falling asleep.

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That...was long. But I guess it's okay considering the action that we got out of it. Hopefully some of you got to know the characters a bit more. Tsareena got eliminated first. Was there any real surprise there? Honestly? Anyways, I hope you all enjoyed and I'll see you all next time on Total Pokemon: Alola! See ya guys, BYE!

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"What am I supposed to say again?" Tsareena asked

"PLEASE REMEMBER TO REVIEW! IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW LONG OR SHORT IT IS!"

"Um...what's a review?" she asked.

"RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!"