Hope you all enjoyed the intro…now let's get to the good stuff. Please enjoy the chapter, and thank you to all who reviewed. Don't heckle me on this, but I'm switching to past-tense from this chapter on. Once again, I do not own any part of Pokemon or Survivor. Oh, and a side note…for those who didn't know where the name Matis came from…that's Lt. Surge's name in the original Japanese games. Sorry if anyone was confused.
"We're on Professor Oak!" Surge thundered, then he giggled, thinking of how perverted that sounded when said the wrong way.
"Hello viewing world! Welcome back to Pokespecial Survivor! Our campers have been adjusting to their new living spaces for a while now…and today…they're in for a treat, because today, we're holding the first challenge! Matis, get the campers together at the forest area in five minutes."
*five minutes later*
"Welcome campers, to your first challenge. I hope you've all had fun so far with your fellow campers. First off, let me explain a few things. There's a confessional cam, open 24 hours daily, at the main campsite, and there are a few more scattered around the island. You can use these confessionals to express your plans, goals, personal feelings, or whatever. Your fellow contestants won't be able to see these confessionals, but the audience can. Also important, I've taken the liberty to throw in a hidden immunity idol…whoever finds it will be granted 1 immunity upon being voted out. Does everyone understand?"
All the contestants nodded their assent.
"Good, then get ready for your first challenge…"The Great Tauros hunt!"
Surge panned the camera onto each contestant's face, trying to get a full pallet of reactions to the terror the name implied.
"I can see you're all a little bit worried. But don't be." Everyone relaxed a little. "You guys should be very worried, mortified even. For this challenge, it's an every man, woman, and whatever Silver is for himself or herself. You'll be releases into the "Haunted Woods", a Halloween-themed forest filled with wind Zubats, Ariadoses, ghost-types, and other creepy creatures. But ideally, you might not see a single one of them, because what you're really after is Tauros, but let's hope the situation is not ideal. Now, there are 2 Tauroses in these woods. The first two to catch and ride each of them back to the campsite are our winners. And don't worry…no one's going home tonight. The prize for winning will be something far greater than immunity. Now, I highly suggest that you choose to make alliances amongst yourselves right now. It might be beneficial in completing your task. Easy enough, right?"
The contestants all shared glances. What the heck?
*Confessionals*
Yellow: "I was sort of hoping that Mr. Oak might give us an easy challenge to start off. *sigh* Oh well, maybe I can make an alliance with Red. Or…maybe not. I don't know, I mean…will he be okay with that, or will he think I'm making a move on him or something?"
Red: "So I'm wondering…should I or shouldn't I try to extend a helping hand to Yellow? I mean, sure, we're supposed to work together…but will she take it the wrong way? I mean, not that I care of course, but I want her to like me. Not like-like, but just like, like, you know?"
Lance: "Hmm. Usually, I'd choose to work alone, but I believe that perhaps the little blond girl may need some assistance. Well, out of all the others here, she seems like the nicest one to work with. Perhaps I can invite her to the sunset later on, she does seem to enjoy nature and making art regarding nature. Not a bad painter either."
Green: "The immunity idol sounds interesting. Yes, it might be useful in concocting my ultimate strategy. Who to pick off first? That prissy boy is rather annoying I must say." *someone knocks on door* "Occupied!" *Ruby barges in, although the outhouse/confessional isn't big enough to hold the two of them comfortably, and locks the door.*
Ruby: "Sorry Green, but Sapphire's looking for me. I replaced her undergarment in the middle of the night. I mean…she was wearing trunks for Arceus's sake. You don't mind if I hide out here with you for a bit right?
Green: *tries to speak, but Ruby's back is covering his mouth* Mmfggffmg! How did he manage to infiltrate the girls' cabin anyways?
*Back to the Game*
Oak had just led the campers into the Haunted Woods in his ATV, while the others had to walk behind him.
"Well…good luck!" He smiled and left them in a dust cloud as he sped away. Everyone was silent for a while, until finally, Lance decided to break the silence.
"Well, I think it's only natural that we should try to make alliances. After all, none of us stand a chance at catching a Tauros alone. I, however, have powers that enable me to communicate with Pokemon. Therefore, I believe I'll escort one of our ladies to victory. Yellow? Would you be interested?"
The girl looked up, wondering why this muscular, handsome, and much older male had taken an interest in her, but she shyly nodded yes.
"W-w-wait!" Red sputtered. "Maybe I should come along too, you know. After all, 3 is better than 2, right?"
"Well, perhaps you might be better off going with another?"
"I think I'd like to join you two instead." The two males leaned in close to each other, when Yellow spoke up.
"Umm, I think it would be nice for the three of us to go as one team." Red and Lance gaped, thunderstruck, but there was no opposing Yellow's will. Grudgingly, the three walked off into the woods.
Meanwhile, Green wasn't about to waste time in getting a head start. "Blue, Silver, you two seem like athletic and worthy contestants. I say the three of us make an alliance, and together, we'll eliminate all the others. What do you two think?"
The confronted party shared a glance, then shrugged.
"What the heck. Silver and I are in." The three slipped away, without any noise, most of the others not even realizing they had left already.
"Gold!" He turned his gaze from the redheaded beauty walking away to the overbearing brunette girl who had just appeared at his shoulder. "You want to make an alliance? We could be great you know?"
He was discomforted, no doubt, by her kind of controlling attitude, but decided that it would be best not to anger her. After all, who knows what she could be capable of in the end? And who knew? She could even be useful in the long run. And the two of them made their way out into the woods.
At this point, Misty realized that she had better get a move on, so she headed out, but she deliberately headed the same way Red, Yellow, and Lance had chosen, muttering something under her breath about "how she was going to get that little slut Yellow."
This left Crystal, Ruby, and Sapphire left. It was awkward being the last one's left behind.
*Confessionals*
Sapphire: "I should have just left right there and then, after all…prissy boy was only going to be a liability. But I don't know…I couldn't just leave him behind you know? Not that I care about if he gets hurt or not of course. Or well, I do but, not like…"
Ruby: "Okay, honestly Oak! This is barbaric! Pokemon weren't meant for such rigorous tasks! Anyways…as long as I have to do this…Sapphire might be a good ally. Hmm…if only she didn't have to be such a cave girl all the time!"
*Back to the Game*
Crystal noticed how awkwardly the other two were behaving, and decided that they weren't going anywhere as long as this kept up, so she decided to break the silence.
"Do you two want to make an alliance?"
"What?" The other two responded simultaneously, "Sure, I mean, why not, if you guys are okay with it I guess?"
Crystal shrugged. If only those two could forget their pride for a while, and see they were made for each other. And she led the way, while behind her, the other two stole nervous glances at each other.
*Back at the Filming Headquarters*
Oak and Surge nodded approvingly at the wide screen in front of them which was currently set to displaying Green, Silver, and Blue coming awfully close to the first Tauros. They exchanged a look, then started laughing.
"Matis, tell Siba (Bruno) that we'll be needing him to stir up the wild Pokemon for the challenge."
"Will do bossman."
As Surge left the room to alert his fellow staff member, Oak smiled directly at the camera.
"What prize are the contestants playing for this time? Why do we need Siba's help in this? And how long will our contestants manage to tolerate each other before push comes to shove? Find out all this and more next time on Poke…Special…Survivor!"
Sorry that this chapter was a bit long with Oak having to explain the ground rules. I promise you guys that that'll be over with after the first few chapters. PS: It's not impossible for a voted out player to return to the game you know? Just because someone's voted out, don't count them out of the game. Anyways, please review, and don't forget to let me know what you guys want to see in future chapters!