Okay, chapter four. Doing alright, I'm not suffering from writer's block yet.
So far, 2 gone and from the same team, will we be seeing a pattern? Maybe, maybe not, who knows.
You guys seem to love Cloyster, I must admit, I didn't think that he would become this popular. I just based his character on his looks, I mean, just look at his smile! It just screams psycho or madman!
I also see that you guys like my chess board explanation. That is one of the few things that I actually had planned out before I began this story (OMG). We'll see some positions be filled, some others, not so much, heck, some Pokemon might have their positions switched. Who knows! Well, except for me of course.
Okay, enough of me talking, onto the story!
Latias was sleeping peacefully on her soft and comfy bed until a loud noise woke her up.
"RING! RING! PHONE CALL FOR YOU! PHONE CALL FOR YOU!" Went a small Pidgey-shaped phone by the side of her bed.
She rubbed her eyes and picked up the phone, "Who the *CENSORED* is this? It's four *CENSORED* AM in the morning! What do you *censor again* want?"
She listened for a moment, "Oh, it's you. Listen, don't call me this early, I get irritable if I don't get enough sleep. What time is it over there?" She waited. "Wow, really? Time difference is that much? Damn. Anyways, what the hell do you want?... I see, well that sucks for you. What do you want me to *censor* do?...And if I refuse?...You wouldn't *censor* dare…Dammit…Fine, I'll do it. Now let me get my *censor, wow there's a lot* sleep!"
Latias flopped onto her bed tired and irritated. Problem was, she couldn't fall back asleep for the rest of the night.
That morning, the campers woke up refreshed and energized. Doduo's elimination had helped everyone get enough sleep the past couple days. The hot tub was open to everyone since it the Lugias decided it would be better if everyone enjoyed it. Zoroark decided to hop in and was joined by Gardevoir, Stunfisk, Sawk, Feebas and Serperior.
"So, how's your team?" Asked Zororak.
"Pretty good." Answered Serperior. "I think some of the more useless members got voted off so I feel we'll do better the next challenge. Don't think that we'll lose every challenge." Serperior said as he laughed.
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Zoroark: Ever since I entered Bisharp's war council, I feel that I have a chance at winning this. And I can really use that money. Why? I won't disclose my reasons yet.
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Gardevoir chimed in, "Least you have a positive outlook."
"But that can't be said about everyone else on your team." Stunfisk quickly said. He pointed to a Pokemon who was alone.
Absol was distancing himself from the rest of the campers, laying down in the shade of a tree.
Sawk shook his head, "We've tried to talk to him but he keeps ignoring us, it's actually kind of insulting."
"He's probably a good person, maybe he's just hiding it." Feebas added.
They then saw Espeon walk over to Absol.
"Why don't you ever hang out with everyone else?" She asked him.
He looked at her then turned away.
"Hey, don't ignore me!" She said.
"Then why do you keep talking to me?" He asked.
"Because, I want to learn more about the other people here."
"Then go learn about someone else."
"But I want to learn more about you." Espeon said.
Absol let out a snort, "Learn about me? Hah, you're better off not knowing."
The two continued to converse as the Pokemon in the hot tub watched.
"Least someone is trying to reach out to him." Gardevoir said.
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Feebas: I don't have anything against the guy, and I don't think anyone else on our team does either. It's just his behavior that's rubbing us the wrong way.
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"POP!" Everyone turned to look at where the noise was coming from. They saw smoke coming from the mess hall. Everyone frantically ran toward it to see what happened. They approached the door and Roserade tried to open it.
"No good! It's locked!" She shouted
"Step aside!" Magmar yelled
She let a jet of flame burning the door. She then kicked it down and smoke wafted out of the doorway.
"I'll take care of this." Sigilyph said. He stared into the room, for a LONG time.
"Uh dude, you okay there?" Blitzle asked.
Sigilyph blinked, "Oh, sorry, spaced out for a minute. What was I doing again?"
The campers groaned, "You were supposed to get rid of the smoke!" Zangoose shouted.
"Oh, right!" He quickly flapped his wings which blew away the smoke. The campers saw Latios on the floor coughing. Bisharp and Zoroark went over to support him.
"What happened?" Asked Joltik who was scrambling around on Cryogonal, much to his annoyance.
"Get off of me!" He shouted, causing Joltik to latch onto Aron.
Latios looked at the campers, "Someone stuck a couple loafs of bread in the oven and left it on the highest temperature. Then, they put a bunch of eggs in a pot and left it on the stove. All of them exploded creating that loud popping noise."
"D-do you know who did it?" Asked Deerling.
"No, but I have an idea." His mouth turned into a scowl. "Rotom! Where are you?" He shouted.
"Over here." Rotom said as floated over. "You rang?"
"I know you did this, just like like last time when you froze me." Latios growled.
Rotom shook his head, "Sorry to burst your bubble but I wasn't anywhere near here this morning."
"It's true." Aron added. "I was talking to him for a large part of the morning. We came over when we heard the explosion. Got any metal by the way?"
Everyone looked at him. They then began to talk amongst themselves discussing who could have done it. Rotom then looked around and saw someone leave the kitchen. His eyes widened when he realized who it was.
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Rotom: *Smiling* No. Way.
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"I see you guys are all having fun."
Everyone turned around to see Latias at the doorway. Something was different about her though. She had bags under her eyes, her arms were folded, she had a scowl on her face, and she seemed irritated.
"Anyways, follow me, you guys have a challenge today. Latios, I need you to do something. Now get moving. We're burning daylight." Latias said in a slightly angry tone.
She left and everyone in the mess hall looked at each other. "Anyone think that our friendly host seems different in any way?" Asked Bisharp.
Latios groaned, they had no idea.
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Latios: You've officially seen my sister snap and it's only going to get worse from here. Arceus have mercy.
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A while later, the campers arrived at a large open desert. There was a pile of stones of various sizes nearby.
Most of the Pokemon were panting as they stood in the basking sun. The unbearable heat was enough but they had to run in order to keep up with Latias who was going at least 40 mph when they were approaching the challenge site. They were exhausted; some even contemplated dropping then and there.
Latias and Latios still looked as cool as cucumbers, considering the fact they were eating shaved ice as they floated there.
"Why don't we get any of that?" Asked Spinarak.
"Because, we're the hosts and you guys are just here to listen to our orders." Latias said as she finished her shaved ice.
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Magmar: Okay, what is with our host? Last challenge, she was nice, today she's a complete bitch! I wouldn't be surprised if she was bipolar.
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"Alright now that you're here, I'll explain the challenge." Latias said. "But first, Latios, if you would be so kindly to introduce today's guest."
Latios nodded and he faced the open desert. "In the red corner, weighing 507 pounds, hammering foes with his arms of stone, Regi 'The Mountain' ROCK!"
As he finished, a large mountain of sand erupted, scaring the living daylights out of Deerling who almost fainted if Blitzle hadn't caught her.
As the sand cleared, a large Pokemon made out of rock was standing, and slightly angry.
"How many times do I have to tell you that was a one-time thing!" He shouted at Latios.
Latios snickered, "It was hilarious Regi, what could I say? One of my best friends in college getting beat by Cobalion, one of the oldest guys on campus, who you couldn't do a thing against!"
"Well he had a type advantage. I couldn't do a thing! And stop calling me by my nickname!" Regirock shouted back.
Latios shrugged, "Of course, blaming it on the ol' 'type advantage'. You really need to find better excuses."
"Ahem." Latias said with her arms crossed. "Can we get back to the task on hand? Regi, I'm still angry at you waking me up today."
He groaned, "Are you still angry? I told you it was important."
"Not as important as me losing my beauty sleep."
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Cloyster: Ahah! So she's as sleepless as an insomniac after a caffeine crash!
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"Um, can we learn what our challenge is?" Asked Shuckle.
Latias turned toward the campers, "Fine, jeez you guys are impatient. Anyways, our friend here Regirock lives in the Desert Ruins in Hoenn, known for its sandstorms. Since his house is constantly battered by sandstorms, it eventually began to erode away and now he has no home. So in today's challenge each team is building a new home. There are criteria however. One, there can only be two rooms and two, there has to be some kind of gimmick or requirement in order to get into the second room. Plus, in order to make this hard, if you collapse, unable to help continue to build or decide to drop out for whatever reason, we'll transport you back to the campgrounds where you'll be allowed to rest and cool off. However, if you do drop out, you are unallowed to come back and help work on your team's temple. You have as long as you want to work on the temple but if you're here in the desert, the only thing you can do is work. You are also not allowed to interfere with the other team's work. When your team is finished, report to us. Once both teams are finished, our friend Regirock will decide which house he'll live in. The winning team will get immunity for the night. Any questions?"
Joltik, now on Bisharp, had a question, "What if everyone on a team drops out?"
"Then your team is considered done." Latias answered. "Okay, now that all questions have been answered, get to work!" And with that all the Pokemon scrambled off.
Latias turned to the two other legendaries, "Shall we get out the shade?"
Latios smiled, "Already took care of that." He pointed to a couple of beach chairs with sunglasses on them.
"Okay, let's sit back and watch."
"Okay, does anyone have any idea on how we're going to build this thing?" Asked Zangoose.
No one said anything. Then Cloyster piped up.
"I be thinking we should start with a diamond base then build a large second story on top." Everyone on the team was smiling, they liked the idea.
"And then, we shall make it invisible! Our victory will be assured like an anvil that drops on the heads of people in an old cartoon!"
Everyone's smiles then disappeared.
Zangoose sighed, "Ignoring our illogical teammate-."
"Illogic? There's no such thing as illogic, there's only logic and nonsensical logic." Cloyster interrupted.
Zangoose glared at him, then continued speaking, "Okay, back on topic, I have an idea of what we could do…"
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Persian: I'm now a little worried that I joined that alliance, it could prove troublesome, especially with him in it, and I'm not talking about the snowflake or the vortex.
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Cloyster: I can has praise for idea?
Zangoose: *outside* NO!
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"Anyone here have experience with buildings?" Bisharp asked.
Zoroark raised his hand, "I've done a couple of construction jobs and seen many blueprints so I have a good idea of what we should look for."
Bisharp nodded, "Okay, now for the gimmick, can anyone think of something?"
"I'll do it." Garedvoir said. "I have a couple ideas in mind."
"Good, everyone else, gather materials and try to outlast the other team. Let's go, Lugias for the win!" Bisharp shouted, and the team dispersed.
Latias, Latios and Regirock were watching from the sides as each team went to work.
"Who do you think is going to win this time?" Latios asked his sister.
"Lugias, they've won the last two, what's stopping them for a third?" She answered. "Though I still don't like some of them, they tick me off a bit."
"Speaking of ticked off," Regirock added, "My brother is still mad at you." He said to Latias
"Who? Registeel? Please, every time we hugged, he'd knock the wind out of me!"
Latios was laughing while he sipped his drink, Regirock then looked at him, "Hey, you're not off the hook either, Regice is still out for blood." Latios immediately did a spit-take.
"See? You shouldn't be talking." Latias said smugly.
"Oh be quiet, at least I kissed her, unlike you and Registeel." Latios responded furiously.
"And what happened afterward?" Latias said with a gleam in her eye.
Latios's face turned a beet red and he looked away, "My tongue was stuck on her for a week." He said in a low voice.
Latias burst out laughing, "See? Bad idea on your part. Didn't mom tell you not to stick your tongue on a cold surface?"
Latios crossed his arms and huffed in response.
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Latios: I thought my tongue would freeze and fall off during that whole week! I didn't come off until Phione finally decided to spray water on it! It wasn't funny!
Latias: *outside* Yes it was!
Latios: Shut up!
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On the Lugia's side, Gardevoir and Zoroark were discussing on what to do about their team's temple.
"For the gimmick I was thinking something along the lines of a secret passageway." Gardevoir suggested.
Zoroark shook his head, "No, that's too easy. Besides, it wouldn't work with what I was thinking for the temple layout. I was thinking of having a large stone base with a solid slab on top. Then, we build an underground stairway to a chamber where Regirock will be. The stairway will be covered by a statue of Regirock."
"Fine, but what's our gimmick?" Gardevoir asked.
"I leave that to you." Zoroark said as he smiled. "We need to make the actual building before making the gimmick. Here's an idea though, use the statue that is placed over the passageway. Don't fret too hard about it okay?" He gave Gardevoir a reassuring pat on the shoulder as he left with his blueprint.
He called everyone else over, "Okay, I got the basic design for what we are going to do…"
"Everyone understand what we're doing?" Serperior asked. The team nodded. "Alright, time to work. We need to win this challenge. Let's give a 110%!" Everyone dispersed and ran off to complete their jobs.
During the time that elapsed, Serperior thought of a good idea for the team's temple. It was going to look like a pyramid and Regirock's chamber would be at the bottom. Spiritomb thought of their gimmick. There would be stairs going up and down. The bottom stairs would be blocked by sand. The only way for it to be cleared was by pressing a switch on the wall of the staircase going up. It would lift the pyramid out of the ground thereby removing the sand and allowing use of the stairs going down leading to Regirock. Serperior had given out specific roles for the team; Deerling, Persian, Numel, Feebas, and Chinchou would get materials; Magneton and Cloyster would figure out how to create their team's gimmick; Sawk, Aron, Absol and Zangoose would work on the interior while Spiritomb, Cryogonal, Altaria and himself would work on the outside.
Everything was running smoothly, until 3 hours into the challenge when some of team members began to drop like flies. Chinchou and Feebas were drying up due to the heat, Persian was complaining how she didn't have any strength to continue after pulling only 2 stones and that the heat was making a mess out of her fur, while Cryogonal had turned into steam and couldn't continue working.
Comparatively, the Lugias weren't having too much of a problem, only Kingdra had dropped out due to drying up. Meanwhile, Zoroark was supervising the building and directing everyone on what to do; Magmar was their strongest member by running around the heat with no sweat while Blitzle was able to make quick trips due to his speed; Joltik and Spinarak were using web strings to bring rocks to the top where Shuckle, Sigilyph, Rotom and Lampent would find a place to put them; Klink was working on the Regirock statue, using the teeth of the gears to carve the stone; Stunfisk was digging out the sand from the underground passageway while Espeon, Bisharp and Roserade put in the steps and walls.
Gardevoir however was still trying to figure out a good gimmick for their team. Zoroark noticed her frustration and walked over.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
She was frowning, "I just can't come up a good way to open up the passage, even with your tip."
Zoroark moved closer and noticed a pile of crumpled papers nearby. Gardevoir sighed as she crumpled up the paper she was using and added it onto the pile. Zoroark's eyes widened, surely this was a joke; besides Kingdra, she was one of the smartest people on their team. He took one of the papers from the stack, opened it up and looked at it. His eyes widened even more; they were elaborate, well detailed mechanisms that would make ancient Egyptians and aliens jealous. He took a couple more, they were like the first one, all fleshed out and detailed.
He looked at Gardevoir, "How could you not be satisfied with these, they're brilliant!" He exclaimed.
Gardevoir smiled, "Thanks, but look again, you'll see what's wrong with them."
He looked at the one in his hand and then another, he then realized the problem; they were too elaborate. They would take forever to make and he doubted that they had the technology needed where they were.
Zoroark sighed, "Let me help you out here…"
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Gardevoir: It was nice working with Zoroark, I was really stressed out before he came to help out. For some reason, his presence helped calm me down, I wonder why…
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At the 5 hour mark, the Ho-Ohs were having a problem; due to their lack of team members, they had to continuously switch their jobs. Besides that, the heat was continuously bogging them down and they were tired as well due to the large amount of work that they were doing. Magneton and Cloyster had finished working on the gimmick so they were free to do other work but even with their help, progress was still slow. Numel was working slowly; Deerling was on the verge of collapsing; Altaria was getting tired having to constantly flap her wings; Sawk was starting to drag his heels; Cloyster was shaking off sweat, which caused him to be even more tired while everyone else's pace seemed to be slowing as well.
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Zangoose: …This challenge sucked for us.
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Deerling soon fell down, saying that she was too tired to move and Cloyster shut himself inside his shell saying that he was as tired as fat man who had finished a ten-course meal spiked with sleeping pills.
On the Lugia's side, Zoroark and Gardevoir had finally figured out a gimmick, they were going to put four statues inside their temple, one on each corner. In order for the Regirock statue in the middle to become moveable, each statue had to be turned so they faced the center. Meanwhile, most of the team was working on the top of their structure. Joltik was having a hard time pulling up a large block of stone. Spinarak noticed this and crawled over.
"You need some help with that?" She asked.
"Yeah, it's a bit heavy." He answered.
Spinarak shot out some web which stuck onto the stone block. "We pull on three okay?" She asked. Joltik nodded. "Okay, one...two… three!"
They pulled it up and it flew over their heads, hitting Shuckle.
"Woah, ah!" She shouted as she lost balance and fell backwards. She ducked in her shell which rolled down the side of the rocky structure.
Spinarak and Joltik heard this and looked up, just in time for Shuckle's shell to hit them and send them flying off the team's structure and into the sand. The two arachnids were unable to continue working as they couldn't get out of the sand. Shuckle hit the sand next and when she popped out, she claimed to be dizzy and fell down on the spot. And with that, three members of the team dropped out and were carried back to camp by Latios, due to Latias's fear of bugs.
Besides that little mishap, everything else seemed to be going smoothly. Everyone was tired but it didn't seem like it slowed them down too much. The only other Pokemon on the team that dropped out were Stunfisk ,who had finished digging but was too tired to do anything else, and Klink who couldn't make anymore statues.
Meanwhile, the Ho-Ohs weren't doing so well. They still had to finish the top and outside. They were about done with the path to Regirock's chamber but that still took them a while and they had yet to decorate the inside of their structure.
At the top, Spiritomb's psychic powers were still going strong but Serperior and Altaria were slowly tiring out. Magneton was doing well but soon, smoke was seen coming out of his body.
"WARNING. WARNING. WARNING." He blared. " BODY TEMPERATURE REACHING CRITICAL LEVELS. ACTIVATING COOLING SEQUENCE. ERROR. COOLING SEQUENCE OFFLINE. ACTIVATING MANUAL SHUTDOWN. HAVE A NICE DAY. BZZT." And with that, he fell down onto the sand.
Sawk and Aron had also collapsed in the sand as they couldn't stand the heat anymore. The Ho-Oh's numbers were half of the Lugia's and they were way behind.
Serperior noticed this, "We've got to work faster." He murmured to himself. "I don't want us to head to elimination again."
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Serperior: I was really confident that we would win this challenge, now I'm not so sure. We really need this win though, our team morale is at an all time low and it won't look good for us in future challenges.
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The 8 hour mark came up and the Lugias were making the finishing touches on their temple.
Zoroark looked around making sure everything was in place and that the building was completely finished. He gave an approving nod and told Lucario to report to the hosts that the team had finished.
Meanwhile, The Ho-Ohs were about 2/3 done with theirs. Spiritomb looked toward the Lugia's work area and saw that they had finished.
He looked toward the two other Pokemon with him at the top of their structure, "We need to hurry, the other team has just finished."
Serperior nodded and looked toward Altaria, "Altaria, can you go tell Zangoose, Absol and Numel to hurry up with bringing the stones?"
"Sure." Altaria said. She flew down from the top as Serperior and Spiritomb kept working.
She spotted Zangoose and flew next to her, "Spiritomb says we should hurry up, the other team has finished."
Zangoose looked in surprise and quickly scowled, "Tell him that me and Absol are working as hard as we can. Numel is the one that needs to hurry up. Bring these with you." She handed a couple of slabs of stone to Altaria who flew back.
Zangoose ran back to get more rocks and passed Numel on the way. "Get moving you lazy lug!" She shouted. "We're way behind!"
Numel looked at her lazily, "Mmmmkay." Zangoose then ran off while Numel continued walking at a slow, but at slight bit faster pace.
After 5 minutes of walking, Zangoose passed by him again. She screeched to a halt when she saw him and screamed at him, "I told you to hurry up! Not the opposite!" And she ran off again.
It wasn't until the 13 hour mark was reached that the Ho-Oh's finished their pyramid. By this time everyone else building but Spiritomb and Numel were on the ground groaning.
Spiritomb went to report to the hosts who were now sun tanning.
Latias removed her sunglasses, "What do you want?" She asked in a cross tone.
"Just wanted to know we've successfully completed the challenge with half the members than the other team had." Spiritomb said as he floated away.
The hosts and judges got up and stretched before looking at the team's structures.
Regirock nodded, "Appearance wise, I like the Ho-Oh's. I always liked pyramids."
Latios looked at him, "No duh. You almost made our dorm into one. I think I still have that jar of sand from that day."
"Continuing." Latias said.
Regirock went inside the Ho-Oh's building first. He walked out of it 45 minutes later and seemed content.
"Well, it was nice, I especially liked the dead-end staircase. Gonna take everyone a long time to find me. Now for the other."
He walked into the Lugia's structure.
When he came out, he was happy, "You put statues of me in there? I feel honored! You guys win!"
Lugias cheered, Ho-Ohs were once again dumbfounded. Latias clapped, "Congrats, Lugias win again, today, you guys get an A/C put in your cabin. Ho-Ohs, you're coming back to elimination. Good day. Latios, bring Regirock's house to the desert."
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Zangoose: We've been getting screwed over with these stupid freaking twists, we need to find someone to blame for this.
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A majority of the Ho-Ohs were gathered outside of their cabin. Those that had collapsed had heard the news and weren't happy either.
"So, who's going to leave today?" Asked Feebas.
"I say Numel. Barely helped this challenge and the first challenge. If it weren't for that explosion last challenge, he would have taken forever to finish." Zangoose responded angrily.
"Makes sense." Sawk said. There was a chorus of agreement among the team.
"Actually, I have another idea." Spiritomb interrupted.
"What is it?" Persian asked.
"We should vote off Absol."
Many looked at him in surprise.
"Why him?" Altarria asked. "He's been doing well every challenge. He was also one of the last few members left this challenge."
"Yes I know that but think about it. Absol are known to cause bad luck, maybe he is giving us bad luck. If we vote him off, our losing streak might end."
"I agree." Cryogonal said. "I want us to actually win one, not continue losing like this."
Serperior thought about it for a minute, then sighed, "I'm not positive that this is the best course of action. But we need to stop our losing streak, so I'll vote for him but know that I have my doubts."
The rest of the team members began to murmur in agreement, though albeit reluctantly. During all of this, Absol was walking nearby and heard the whole conversation.
"So you think of me as a jinx?" He said as he passed by.
Everyone turned towards him, "Unfortunately, yes." Spiritomb said."I mean you cause disasters, why not bad luck?"
Absol's gaze darkened, "First of all I don't cause disasters, I only sense them. Second, I don't cause bad luck either, in fact my ability is Super Luck, so don't try and pin our losing streak on me."
"Then what do you suggest?" Cryogonal asked. "How do we know that you aren't giving us bad luck?"
Absol looked at him, then back towards everyone else, "Give me one chance. If we win the next challenge, that means I'm not a jinx."
"And if we don't?" Asked Spiritomb.
"Then you can vote me off. Is that fair?"
The other Pokemon talked amongst themselves. Serperior then spoke, "Alright, we'll you a chance, just make sure you keep your end of the bargain."
Absol nodded, "Thanks." He said curtly and left for the campfire pit.
That night, the Ho-Ohs were at the campfire pit. Latias looked around.
"Ho-Oh's, here again. I'm starting to think you guys like elimination. Anyways, I'm tired so I'm going to make this quick. Everyone but Numel come get a Poffin."
As everyone got up from where they were, Numel's expression didn't change.
Latias looked at him, "Numel you've been eliminated, please walk the dock of shame and leave."
"Meh, alright." He said. He didn't look angry or anything, he just walked away to get his belongings.
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Numel: *yawn* Well, I'm gone, I don't mind. I just wished I could sleep more. If I could choose someone to win, I would say maybe Aron or Chinchou. Well I'm leaving, bye *yawns*
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Later that night, Rotom was floating around looking for someone. He saw Lampent and floated towards her.
"Hey." He said.
Lampent turned around in surprise, "Oh, hello Rotom. Didn't know you were there."
"Yeah, I was actually looking for you."
"What for?"
"That was you this morning wasn't it?"
Lampent looked flushed, "No, w-what are you talking about?"
Rotom smiled, "Don't lie, I saw you float out of the kitchen."
Lampent sighed, "Alright, you caught me. Are you going to tell Latios?"
"No." Rotom said, "I like pranks. I'll keep it our secret."
Lampent smiled, "Thanks." Then she floated away.
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Rotom: I'm probably going to ask Lampent to help with future pranks on Latios. We'll be a pranking duo! Maybe even the best!
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Lampent: I love pranking people and I think Rotom does as well. I think working with Rotom will be fun.
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Roserade and Gardevoir were walking toward their cabin talking about the day's challenge.
"It's a good thing that we made a statue of Regirock, we might have lost the challenge if we didn't put one." Roserade said.
Gardevoir nodded, "Guess we should give Zoroark credit for that idea."
"You know, I've noticed something. You seem to be around Zoroark a lot. Is there a reason why?"
Gardevoir's face flushed as she tried to maintain her composure, "N-nothing. I could say the same to you though. You and Lucario seemed to be working together quite often."
Roserade hid her face behind one of her hands, "Oh that, umm, it's nothing, I-we think that we work well around eachother."
"Uh-huh." Gardevoir said. Then something in the corner of her eye caught her attention. She stopped and Roserade noticed this.
"What's up?" Roserade asked.
Gardevoir walked into the bushes and ducked down. She motioned for Roserade to follow her.
Gardevoir was crouched behind a bush looking at the beach.
"Okay, what's going on?" Roserade asked.
"Shhh!" Gardevoir said. She pointed towards four figures by the docks.
Roserade looked closer and realized the four figures were Lucario, Kingdra, Bisharp and Zoroark.
"What are they doing?" Asked Roserade.
Gardevoir shook their head, "Beats me but they're definitely talking about something."
"You think it's an alliance?"
"Not sure, but they're keeping something from the rest of us."
"Should we tell the rest of the team?"
"No, let's observe them a little more before we decide to tell anyone about it." Gardevoir said.
Roserade frowned, "Fine, but we're going to have to keep a close watch on them."
And there! My fourth chapter is done!
Numel is gone, we all kind of saw this coming. Oh well.
Absol, guy's in some trouble am I right? I'll leave you guys to discuss among yourselves what might happen.
Oh noez, Gardevoir and Roserade found out about the war council! Whuts gonna happen? Well I do and you guys don't, wewt!
Fun Fact: Numel was actually supposed to be in a relationship but I decided not to do it because I couldn't find a good partner Pokemon for him.
I don't think I put any references in here to the best of my knowledge but if you find one, kudos to you.
Numel: Zzzzzzzzzzzz…
Regirock: *holds up a sign that says "Review please!"*
Next Time: The remaining contestants have to climb a mountain and survive at the top, but fate has other plans. Meanwhile, one contestant is pushed to their limit trying to survive but luck isn't on their side.