What is up people, your favorite Nobody is back with another chapter. In the last chapter, the contestants raced through the clouds with multiple checkpoints along the way, allowing different functions to be added to the race. In the end, Larvesta came out of nowhere and knocked out the last of the Flareons and Emboar, AKA Patrick, was sent to the Hotel of Losers! What happens next? Nobody knows!

-000-

"Everyone ready for you next challenge?" Lopunny asked the group in front of her with a giggle. It was after breakfast when Altaria called the contestants to the clearing, as they decided to do this challenge a bit earlier than the others. Well, not them, but rather the producers of this show.

"Yeah yeah, let's just hurry up already," Numel grumbled from his spot next to Charmeleon. Altaria shot him a creepy smile, in which he grew pale in response, moving closer to the lizard next to him.

"I'll take that as a yes!" Lopunny exclaimed before she hopped into the simulation chamber. "What are you all waiting for? Get it!" The contestants looked at each other before they piled into the device once again.

After Slugma entered the chamber, Altaria closed the door, leaving her and Typhlosion alone. She grinned at the badger, "Listen up soldier! This will be your last training exercise so you better pay attention! Or else all of those inside that machine will die, do you understand me?"

"Y-Yes ma'am," Typhlosion replied as he turned towards the controls. The previous challenge taught him the basics, so he was able to easily start up the machine and start the simulation.

-000-

The contestants, after a few seconds, found themselves in front of a very colorful coral reef. The water that the fire types were in was blue and visible, allowing the contestants to see far off into the distance. Behind them was a large, dark hole that seemed to be a huge drop, in which one would not be able to easily climb out of. To the left and right of the contestants was the, what can be gathered, ocean landscape.

Various water type Pokemon swam around the waters as the contestants gathered their bearings. A school of Wishiwashi swam passed the contestants as the contestants watched on in amazement. A Mantine with multiple Remoraid can be seen in the distance, various small Pokemon on its back. Other fish Pokemon can be seen swimming in groups as the group turned towards Lopunny, who was admiring the view around her.

"Welcome to the Miracle Coral Reef!" Lopunny exclaimed as she turned around, giving the group a smile. "A beautiful sight that everyone should enjoy once in their life! Even though this isn't real."

"Wait... We're underwater?" Charmeleon asked with a yelp as he quickly gathered up his tail in his arms.

"You do realize that Pokemon of your species won't die when your tail is submerged in water, right?" Ninetales asked as she turned towards the lizard.

"And your tail is in no danger while we are in the simulation chamber," Magmar added on before she pointed at Ninetales' book, which now had a brown book cover compared to its usual white color. "Her book is fine and Ponyta's fires are fine. You will be fine as well."

Charmeleon cleared his throat before he released his tail, "I-I know. It's a reasonable fear, I was caught off guard for a second."

"Don't worry dude, no need to be afraid," Ponyta stated as she looked around. "Lopunny has proven that she does not want any harm to come to us."

"What can I say, I don't like seeing others in pain," Lopunny said. "If I could, I would take away all of the pain in the world so everyone can be happy!"

"Sorry ma'am, but that's-" Braixen started before she was cut off by Lopunny.

"I should explain the challenge now so you can all have enough time!" The normal type exclaimed. "You all will receive cameras and you must find the most beautiful and stunning sights you can find! Each person will have the chance to take two pictures, so make sure you are confident in your choices! However, at the end, you can only send in one picture. The person who has the best picture will win the challenge for their team!

"I know that there are people here that cannot operate a camera, so you will receive special cameras," Lopunny continued as one appeared in her hands. The camera was attached to a strap that was around her neck, "The camera will hang around your neck and will respond to voice commands."

"Yay! I won't be entirely useless," Slugma exclaimed before she sneezed.

"You guys will have until all pictures are taken or when night falls, whichever comes first," Lopunny explained. "One more thing before we start this challenge, the dark hole behind me, I advise you to avoid it at all costs. I have heard that dangerous Pokemon lurk down there, and it was created by Altaria so I can only imagine what's down there."

"That sounds super scary…" Growlithe whimpered from behind Braixen, who let out a soft giggle.

"Now you have all day for the rest of the challenge! Good luck and enjoy all of the views that the Miracle Coral Reef can offer!" Lopunny exclaimed before she vanished like usual. After she vanished, cameras appeared in the hands or around the necks of contestants.

"This place is beautiful," Salandit commented as he looked up before he paled. "Massive Wailord incoming! Run!" With that, the lizard scurried off in one direction. The rest of the contestants looked up before their eyes widened as a Wailord was quickly reaching their area… And it was going to smash into them.

"Scatter!" Charmeleon yelled before he ran off too. The remaining contestants ran off in random directions, including the slow moving Pokemon like Torkoal. After a bit, the area was clear before the Wailord swam past, hitting the ground a bit as it did so. After the Wailord swam off, all of the contestants disappeared from the area.

-000-

After a few minutes of running, Charmeleon found himself surrounded by large walls of coral on each side of him. The path he was walking reminded him of a dark alleyway found within one of the big cities found throughout the world. But more breathtaking. Various colors surrounded the lizard Pokemon as some fish Pokemon lazily swam through the coral reef. Chameleon, for once during his time on the show, felt at peace. Until he heard heavy footsteps behind him.

Charmeleon groaned as he turned around, spotting Numel running towards him, breathing heavily. After the camel caught up to the reptile, he collapsed, gasping for breath. Charmeleon rolled his eyes, "We didn't run that far you know." Charmeleon folded his arms as he waited for the camel to catch his breath.

After a bit, Numel finally stood back up and shook his head. "I am really out of shape," Numel muttered as he stretched.

"Obviously," Charmeleon replied as he rolled his eyes once again. "I guess I'm stuck with you now so let's just start walking."

The two fire types started to walk down the path through the coral, occasionally looking around to check out the view. While it was beautiful, the two were not in a prime spot to take a picture, they wanted something that was even better. However, the silence continued to grow until Numel couldn't stand it.

"This silence is annoying!" Numel exclaimed after a bit. "Let's talk about anything! Anything at all!"

"You do have a point, this path is very long and the lack of communication is making the challenge drag a bit," Charmeleon replied. "Do you have any topic choice in mind?"

"I don't really care as long as we talk about something!" Numel answered with a growl. He was rather irritated at this point, but at least they were conversing, which is calming him down slightly.

"There is that one thing that's been bothering me," Charmeleon said as he held his chin in thought. "Back when you discovered my sexuality, your attitude towards me suddenly changed. It's confusing me and I would like to know the reason for the shift of personality when around me." Ever since that day, Charmeleon grew very confused about the camel. Multiple questions came up whenever the lizard thought about it but he couldn't come up with an answer.

Numel stopped walking and Charmeleon turned around to face the ground type. Numel sighed before he answered, "Well, it's a very long story." He resumed walking after saying that, and Charmeleon, curious, resumed walking as well. Charmeleon looked around and noticed that the waters grew still, but his interest was in Numel's story.

Numel cleared his throat before he continued, "Let's start from where I'm from. I was born into an Italian family that fled from Italy, I don't know the exact reason why, and they moved to Hoenn. My father is a mafia leader with many names, and he had two hiers, me and my older brother. My brother was the perfect person for the job, even better than my father. He was very kind and charismatic but he can be very forceful and violent when needed.

"Well, one day, a member of the mafia found out that my brother had been sleeping with guys, which is forbidden in the family. My brother faced the family and admitted that he was gay. My father was furious, he's very old fashioned. My brother, my idol, was thrown out of the family and was forgotten about by everyone. Well, everyone besides me.

"A few days after, it was declared that I am to be the next leader of the mafia, but I was disgusted by them. They threw out the perfect person, the kindest person I've ever met, and they didn't care. I finally came up with a plan, and I'm going to change my family. They will be accepting of everyone, not just gays, but all minorities. So, the reason why my attitude towards you changed is because you're a minority. The same goes for the Slugma, but I haven't interacted with her yet."

Charmeleon stared at Numel as the story was told, and continued to stare after the camel finished talking. Suddenly, he started laughing, before he said, "What a story! I'm impressed, but you mention Slugma and how you would treat her similar to me, right?"

Numel rose a brow in confusion, "Yes. What about it?"

"You treated Emboar horribly, even though he also had a medical condition. It wasn't something he was in control of, and you are also larger than your species." Charmeleon answer. "That makes you a hypocrite."

Numel blinked at this. Charmeleon was right, he treated someone that was like a minority terribly! He sighed, "Damn… You're right. I guess I have to work on that…"

Charmeleon chuckled at this as he patted Numel's head, "Dude, no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes and they can choose to correct them or ignore them. You just need to work on it."

Numel smiled at the lizard before a thought came to him, "What about you? I treated Emboar horribly in the past yet you're pretty bad to the others as well. Any reason for that?"

"I'm just not a people person, I suppose," Charmeleon replied with a shrug. "I've always had problems socially, I just can't help it."

Numel stopped walking once again, making Charmeleon stop as well. Numel held up a leg, "Well, how about this? You and I can work on trying to become better people and we can help each other out. Deal?"

Charmeleon stared at Numel once again for a moment before he chuckled. He shrugged his shoulders before he added on, "Only on one condition. You're the only person to actually treat me nice despite me being horrible to others. It's a deal if we can become friends officially."

"I thought that was a given," Numel replied. The two smiled at each other before Charmeleon shook Numel's leg, signalling the deal was on.

After Charmeleon let go, he turned forward once again and discovered that they reached the end of the path with a wide, open space in front of them. He chuckled again as he looked towards Numel, "I do have more questions but I think that's enough for now. We accomplished our goal and now it's time to continue on with the challenge."

"I agree," Numel said as he walked out to the open space. After a few steps, the two found the reason why the waters were so still earlier… There was a gathering of fish Pokemon! And in the middle of the group of fish Pokemon was a Gorebyss holding an egg that was close to hatching.

"I got this," Charmeleon declared as he picked up the camera that was around his neck. He took aim of the shot and took the picture just as a white light enveloped the egg. Seconds later, Numel ordered his camera to take picture of the new baby Pokemon, a Clamperl.

The two fire types grinned at each other before they took off from the area. It's been a great day for the two so far.

-000-

Charmeleon smiled at the camera for once, "That was actually pretty beautiful. A new baby Pokemon entering the world, even if it's a simulation. Perfect picture opportunity."

He shifted a little in the confessional, "And I actually made a friend today. Even though I don't exactly like others… It felt pretty nice to actually gain a friend. And Numel is a pretty cool guy, despite his obvious flaws. I don't know, it just made me happy."

-000-

Numel cleared his throat before looking away from the camera, "So everyone knows about why I treat certain Pokemon differently. That's great, I guess. And I can tell I made Charmeleon feel happy, which, in turn, made me feel happy. Maybe the deal we have going is going to turn out for the best."

He then looked at the camera with a grin, "And what I just witnessed made everything even better! Baby Pokemon are so cute!" Numel stopped himself before he glared at the camera, "Cut out that clip! Now!"

-000-

After the Wailord split up the group of contestants, Braixen and Ninetails ran off in the opposite direction of Charmeleon and Numel. The two ended up in a cave that had light coming from the walls. The inside of the cave was astonishing, various crystal-like minerals protruded from the rocks and walls of the cave. The light that shone through the crystals created colorful lights that appeared on the walls. Moss was growing at the bottom of the walls of the cave, each a different, bright color that added to the beauty of the cave. The girls stood in shock before they heard panting behind them. The two looked behind them to find Slugma, who was out of breath.

Ninetales gave the slug a smile as Slugma controlled her breathing, "Hello Slugma. How are you?"

"T-Tired… And a little bit sick," Slugma replied as she returned Ninetales' smile. Slugma looked towards the two girls and gasped in shock. The fire slug rarely left her home in the past so seeing something this stunning was an amazing experience for Slugma. "This is so pretty…"

"I agree, this is a sight fit for a queen," Braixen commented from her place beside Ninetales. She turned to look towards Slugma, "I believe you should take a picture of this. Your lack of hands will prove difficult to catch moving scenes."

"Great point!" Slugma replied. She used the voice control of the camera to capture the scene in front of her.

"Let's continue onward," Ninetales told the other two girls. Her teammates nodded in response and the three continued down the cave. As they continued on, the lights grew brighter and the colors grew more vibrant. Eventually, the three reached the end of the cave where they saw Chinchou lazily swimming throughout the cave as a Relicanth slept in the middle of the open space they had reached.

"Amazing…" Ninetales breathed out as she held up her camera and focused the shot. However, Slugma, unable to control herself sneezed. The sneeze startled all of the fish Pokemon and sent them swimming away. Braixen and Ninetales sighed before they turned towards Slugma.

"I'm sorry ma'am," Braixen started, "but I think it would be best for you to travel alone instead of being in a group. Until your sneezing calms down." Slugma's eyes widened slightly at this but she nodded anyways before she turned around.

"I am very sorry Slugma, we just need to win this challenge," Ninetales explained. "No hard feelings?"

"None at all…" Slugma replied with a sigh before she slowly made her way back to the entrance of the cave.

After Slugma had left, the two girls looked at each other. Ninetales started walking to an opening of the wall afterwards and noticed more Pokemon on the other side. She turned towards he friend before she called her over, "Braixen! It seems as if there is more to explore of the cave. Shall we continue?"

"Of course!" Braixen replied as she nodded her head. "Lead on, ma'am." Ninetales nodded her head as well before she slid into the crack of the wall, making sure to keep her book with her.

-000-

Ninetales frowned slightly as she looked at the camera, "It is rather unfortunate that Slugma tends to screw up in challenges due to her illness, but you can't help it. She's most likely gone if we lose this challenge."

Ninetales shrugged her shoulders before she continued, "It's just how the game is played. Get rid of those that won't help out your team. Slugma, like Emboar, falls under that category, and as a result, she'll be eliminated."

-000-

Slugma stared at the floor of the confessional before she sighed, "I understand why they had me leave. I mean, I would even ask someone like myself to leave as well… But it still hurts a bit…"

She shook her head before she looked at the camera, "I hate being sick… Make sure you viewers take care of yourselves! You don't want to be like me..."

-000-

Slugma looked down as she aimlessly crawled through the coral reef. She lost the cave awhile ago and had no idea where she was going. She felt the currents pick up a bit and it felt like wind, must be part of the simulation.

Slugma sighed before she started humming to herself. Whenever Slugma felt sad, she would hum or sing to herself. She didn't exactly care about the tone or the words, she would just sing her heart out. And right now, she felt like singing again.

Slugma continued to hum to herself as Luvdisc passed by her, giggling to themselves at the pathetic fire type next to continued moving, passing by bright colors from both plants and Pokemon. Eventually, she started to sing, "Sick girl, no arms. Just a pathetic excuse of a Pokemon. If only…"

Slugma sighed once again as the current picked up once again, pushing the fire type a little but she didn't notice. The feeling of being useless and sick really got to her and she didn't notice much around her. Slugma hummed a few more notes before she continued, "I wonder of a life, where I can be healthy! I wonder of a life, where I can be free of my illness… If only I was someone different…"

The current continued to grow stronger, picking up the Slugma as she continued on with her song, "I dream about all that I can do, but reality hits me soon after… Too many things keeping me back, I can never live up to my potential. I'm stuck in this pathetic Pokemon body…"

Slugma decided to end her song there, it didn't matter if it sounded right or not, it was how she felt. She finally noticed that she was basically flying through the air and started to scream as she made it to the area they spawned at.

Lampent, who was nearby, heard the screams and turned towards the source. He saw Slugma flying through the air with fish Pokemon like Luvdisc and Finneon swimming around her, singing happily. Lampent, who was still expressionless, simply held up his camera and took a picture of the scene before him.

Slugma continued to fly through the air-like water, and Lampent, who was curious, decided to follow her. The fish surrounding Slugma eventually dispersed as she reached the sight of where they first came to this reef. Slugma softly landed on the ground and stopped screaming after finding out where she was. She let out a sigh of relief.

Lampent reached the area but hid behind some coral. Slugma was on the other team so there was a chance that he can sabotage her.

Slugma looked around and noticed the black hole that Lopunny warned the cast about. It seemed so empty… So still…

"I wonder what's down there," Slugma muttered to herself as she approached the black mass in the ground. There was something mysterious about the dark depths and it was calling to her.

Lampent watched Slugma approach the edge and gain an idea. In previous challenges, when a contestant is out of the challenge or in danger, they would be teleported to a place outside of the challenge area. Any penalty to the enemy team, no matter how small it was, is an advantage to his team. It must be done.

As Slugma continued to stare into the dark abyss, Lampent stealthy floated through the bright coral bushes surrounding the area. He needed the perfect shot… There!

Lampent was on the other side of the black hole, across from Slugma, and he started to charge up a Shadow Ball. Slugma, who was looking down into the hole, did not see the charged up attack before and after Lampent fired it in her direction. She only noticed the Shadow Ball a few seconds before it exploded the ground she was standing on.

Slugma, unable to move fast enough, started to fall into the black abyss, screaming once again as she faded from view.

Lampent floated away from the area before he turned back around to mutter, "Goodbye." With that, Lampent went off to find a new area to take his last picture.

-000-

Darumaka walked through an open space outside of the coral reef, hands behind his back, as Magmar and Torchic walked right behind him. The two girls were feeling uneasy as Darumaka was humming an eerie tune while twitching every now and then randomly.

Magmar slowed down a bit as to make sure Darumaka was not in hearing range, which Torchic noticed and followed suit. Magmar bent down slightly and whispered to Torchic, "Have you noticed a change in Darumaka's personality throughout our time on this show? He was calm but now he seems…"

"Crazy?" Torchic finished for Magmar, in which Magmar nodded in return. Torchic sighed, "He was a pretty chill guy, was pretty fun to be around. But now…"

"Do you think we should leave him alone while we continue on with the current challenge?" Magmar asked.

"We need to keep an eye on him," Torchic replied as a determined expression settled onto her face. "To be able to make sure we win this challenge, we must make sure Darumaka does not screw up! We will win!"

As Torchic shouted out the last sentence, Darumaka slowly turned towards the two girls with a wide smile on his face which made both of them shudder slightly. He chuckled softly before he spoke, "H-Have you two ladies come up with a plan already? We have been walking for so-some time now and we haven't ta-taken any pictures yet."

"U-Uh…" Torchic stuttered out as she started to shake in fright.

Magmar, who felt sorry for the little chick, looked around and spotted a forest of long seaweed nearby in which different fish Pokemon lurked in. She smiled to herself before turning towards Darumaka, "Torchic and I had decided to travel to the seaweed forest over there to the east. We might be able to gain more points if we take pictures of a different environment."

Darumaka nodded his head in understanding as his left arm twitched slightly. "Let's get g-going then. We have until sundown!" With that, Darumaka started to head towards the seaweed forest nearby.

Magmar sighed before she picked up Torchic and started to follow the other fire type. Because of Darumaka's recent behavior, Magmar needed to figure out the sudden shift in personality.

As the two continued to walk towards the forest in the ocean, Magmar decided to pop the question. She shifted Torchic to her other arm before she asked Darumaka, "Darumaka, I have noticed a change in your behavior that seems very sudden. Is there any particular reason as to why?"

"Me-medicie," Darumaka replied simply. "My medicine has disappeared from m-my luggage when we had arrived. I didn't w-want to trouble anyone with it so I remained quiet."

"That does not sound like a good enough reason to me," Magmar stated as she looked at Darumaka. "If you need medicine, I do not see being a bother to other people an accurate reason as to not find a way to retrieve it. Now, what was the real reason as to why you decided to ignore your medication?"

Darumaka shrugged in response, "I don't know."

Magmar glared at the male fire type next to her as they near the seaweed forest, "You know the reason so tell me already."

Darumaka smiled at Magmar before he responded sarcastically, "You sound very angry, you need to tone it down some!" He chuckled to himself before his right arm twitched. "But I guess I wanted to feel free. For as long as I remember, I've been on this medication tha-that slowed me down too much. I don't even know what-what I have but I'm st-still given this medication. I wanted to feel like myself for once."

Magmar's expression shifted to one of sympathy as Torchic climbed out of her arms, also feeling sympathetic. "I believe that the you you are talking about is the one on that medicine. If you've been on it for as long as you can remember, then that is your real self."

Darumaka looked down in thought, twitching here and there, before they three reached the forest. He sighed, "I guess you're ri-right... "

"Good," Magmar said with a smile. "Tomorrow, you should asks the hosts for some help. They will be busy setting up and attending the elimination ceremony, so doing it tomorrow will guarantee a faster result."

"Y-You're right," Darumaka replied with a wide smile before he chuckled creepily. "Let's go take some pictures now! There's plenty of Pokemon here!"

-000-

Magmar sighed before she looked at the camera, "I dislike when people are not honest. It makes everything complicated and it's not right, it's wrong!"

She then smiled before continuing, "I am glad to have received the truth from Darumaka though. It works out in the end and we'll get him the help he needs."

-000-

Ponyta followed Growlithe and Salandit through the coral reef they were in. She had taken a picture already of some diamonds she found with Finneon surrounding it. It was very beautiful. After she took the picture, she met up with the two guys and decided to walk with them.

While walking behind the two, Ponyta noticed how happier both of them have been lately. Growlithe, despite his age, acts like a shy child, or at least, what Ponyta had seen so far. Sometimes he would be happier like he's been since the challenge, but for the most part, he's been shy. Ponyta had no idea why he was so happy during the challenge so she'll have to ask later.

Salandit has been the most notable change. Ever since his victories in the past two challenges, Ponyta noticed a huge self-esteem boost in the lizard. While he's depressed at times still, it's a step up from when he first arrived on the show, which made Ponyta happy.

And there was Ponyta. At this point, others, like Numel, were sure to have noticed her inconsistent personality. If she were to be honest with herself… She's not happy like the two in front of her. Before Ponyta arrived at the airport, she was insecure about her personality. As a result, she decided to great a new one, but so far, she hasn't been successful with the new personality. She used to be so…

Ponyta stopped walking, which Growlithe and Salandit didn't notice due to her engrossed in the conversation they were in. Ponyta couldn't figure out what her original personality was! It freaked her out a little but she decided to ignore the feeling. It'll come to her when she's not thinking about it, that's how it goes usually.

Ponyta shook her head before she ran up to the two guys. She cleared her throat before she looked towards Growlithe. "So… Growlithe. This is the happiest I've seen you so far," Ponyta told him, making Growlithe look towards her. "Why's that?"

"Oh! Easy!" Growlithe replied with a smile. "My parents were both water types and they would take me and my brother to ponds and lakes. I just enjoy being in water because it reminds me of good times with my family!"

"That's cool," Salandit remarked with a smirk before he looked down. "I don't have any fond memories of my family…"

"Aw, why's that?" Growlithe asked as the trio arrived at a field surrounded by multiple ores protruding from the ground.

"They wanted a girl, but I was born a guy," Salandit said simply. "I turned out to be a straight male to be precise. And everyone in my village didn't enjoy that either so I was an outcast in my family and village. Doesn't help that my parents are having a hard time in getting pregnant."

"Damn, that sucks dude…" Ponyta said before wincing internally. Salandit just shrugged his shoulders.

"They don't matter," Salandit replied as Growlithe turned towards Ponyta.

"What about your family?"

"Well, my fa-" Ponyta was caught off by a Hyper Beam that hit the ground in front of the trio, causing all three of the fire types to jump back in surprise. The Hyper Beam through up the sand on the ground, making it so no one can see in front of them.

"W-What was that?" Growlithe exclaimed, terrified by the random powerful attack. The sand settled back down on the ground, revealing a Mega Sharpedo looming over the fire types. Growlithe let out a little squeak as Ponyta let out a whoop.

"Oh yeah! Let's do this!" Ponyta exclaimed as she got into a battle stance. Growlithe stood in his place, shaking as Salandit sighed.

"We're dead…" Salandit muttered in defeat. The Sharpdeo readied another attack as Ponyta ran towards the Brutal Pokemon with a Flame Wheel.

Before Ponyta could reach the shark, the Mega Sharpedo fired a Scald at the horse, knocking her into a boulder right beside Salandit. She groaned from the pain.

"Salandit… Maybe a little help?" Ponyta asked as she climbed down from the large boulder she was on. Salandit sighed in response.

"It's a water type Pokemon that's a mega… You really believe we have any chance here?" Salandit asked with a deadpan expression. Before Ponyta could respond, the fire types and Mega Sharpedo heard a loud war cry above them. Curious, all but Growlithe looked up and saw Larvesta on the back of a Mantine.

"Stop, evil-doer! You must leave the innocent alone!" Larvesta exclaimed, his voice booming across the coral reef. He let out a cry before he jumped off the back of the Mantine, landing right in front of his fellow fire types.

"Will you join me in defeating this powerful villain?" Larvesta asked the other three as he took on a battle stance.

"Fine…" Salandit replied with a sigh. "But I am confused as to why you are helping us. We are on different teams."

"When it comes down to it, we're all on the same team when it comes to good and evil!" Larvesta replied. "Now, my allies, let's defeat this foe and make sure no one falls to him in the future!" With that, Larvesta jumped forward as the Mega Sharpedo readied a Hyper Beam.

-000-

Charmeleon sighed as he and Numel were on another long path through the coral reef, the sides of the path towering high above the two. Numel had both of his pictures taken so they were just looking for one more sight for Charmeleon to capture.

"This is a boring challenge…" Numel muttered as they continued on the path. "How much longer do we have until we reach the time limit?"

"No idea," Charmeleon replied as he looked above. "The sun does not have a consistent movement so it would be hard to pinpoint to exact time. Therefore, I cannot determine the amount of time left exactly."

"So… You can't figure it out?" Numel asked, confused.

"Yes. But… The sun seems like it will set soon," Charmeleon said before he turned his attention back to the path. "Look, it looks like there's another opening up ahead."

"Let's hurry up then," Numel said before he started to speed up. Charmeleon rolled his eyes before he too sped up. After a few moments, the two friends reached the end of the path and found themselves in front of a cave.

"I wonder what's in here…" Charmeleon said to himself as he entered the cave. A few steps in, he found Torkoal lining up a picture of the inside. The cave was filled with different colored mosses as well as minerals that were producing light. It was a marvelous sight!

"And… Perfect!" Torkoal exclaimed after he shot the picture before he started to laugh his old man laugh.

"Oh, hey Torkoal," Charmeleon greeted as Numel entered the cave. "How's the challenge going for you so far?"

"Perfect, my friend," Torkoal answered with a smile. "I have taken both of my beautiful pictures. A great challenge as it makes us all appreciate the world around us."

"Charmeleon, you should try to find an entrance to the rest of the cave," Numel told the lizard. "Maybe there's more to this cave."

"Only one way to find out," Charmeleon said with a shrug. He found the entrance to the next area and walked through it, Numel and Torkoal following him.

Eventually, the three fire types reached another room within the cave. Within this cave, more minerals lined the walls, each reflecting the light off of the glowing moss within the room. Rainbow colors lined the walls within the room as a glowing rock stood in the center of the room. Charmeleon shrugged his shoulders before he snapped the picture, signalling that he was finally done with the challenge. After he took the picture, he heard fighting from further within the cave.

"Hey guys!" Charmeleon called to the other two. "There seems to be fighting further in. Do you want to check it out since we're all done with the challenge?"

"Sure, why not," Numel replied as he and Torkoal reached Charmeleon. The three continued through the cave, hoping to reach the fighting soon.

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Ninetales and Braixen had finished taking their pictures within the surprisingly long cave and had decided to explore the rest of it. That, however, was a mistake.

The two foxes found themselves facing a lot of water type enemies and they were tiring fast. Their final opponent was a Barbaracle, a very strong one at that.

When the girls first arrived, Ninetales had started off with a strong offensive. That lasted only for a few moments until she was on the defensive with Braixen. The Barbaracle used Rock Polish after the two girls were on the defensive, greatly increasing its speed.

Ninetales picked up the large Pokemon with Psychic but didn't have the power to hold it for long. With a grunt, the move failed and the Barbaracle was free once again, ready to attack. It stomped the ground and unleashed a Stone Edge towards the two girls, which they both barely dodged in time.

"We can't defeat it at this rate!" Ninetales exclaimed as she breathed heavily. Braixen nodded in response before she readied a Psybeam. She fired the psychic type attack, which hit the Barbaracle, dealing a bit of damage.

"We need a plan," Braixen muttered as she lifted herself into the air with Psychic. She fired a few more Psybeams as she carried herself across the room they were in.

Ninetales groaned before she looked towards her book. She needed power… And this book gave power…

"Maybe this will work?" Ninetales asked herself as she took the book from her tail. However, she had to jump out of the way of a Stone Edge, dropping the book in the process. Ninetales gasped before growling at the Barbaracle.

Ninetales sped forward with a Dark Pulse at the ready. Using the Stone Edge as a platform, Ninetales jumped off and fired the Dark Pulse at close range, causing a small explosion that blew her back. Ninetales landed heavily on the floor next to Braixen, who seemed a bit injured as well. The Barbaracle, however, was still standing, not phased in the slightest.

"This thing is a monster…" Braixen muttered as she stood back up.

"Braixen, the book. It's our only chance!" Ninetales exclaimed as she pointed at the book on the other side of the room. Braixen passed her a confused glance but used Psychic to bring the book over to the other fox.

"I hope you have something planned that can get us out of this mess," Braixen told Ninetales before turning her attention to the water type. "I'll distract him!" Braixen ran forward with her wand at the ready, a Psybeam already being charged up.

"I hope this works…" Ninetales said to herself before she opened the pages. She flipped through the book quickly until she saw an image of a human with large muscles. Under the picture was a sentence in another language. Ninetales smiled to herself before she started to chant the sentence.

"Hey ugly!" Braixen shouted towards the large Pokemon, trying to keep the attention on herself. She spared a glance towards Ninetales' direction. She noticed that the fox was mouthing something but she did not know what.

After a moment, Ninetales finished the chant. After she finished it, she felt her blood boil as strength flooded throughout her body. She grinned to herself as she began to giggle uncontrollably.

"Yes…. Yes!" Ninetales exclaimed as she started to slowly walk towards the Barbaracle. "I can feel the power! I can defeat you!" With that, Ninetales charged up a Flamethrower and blasted the Barbaracle, creating a small explosion in the process. As the air cleared of the smoke, it was revealed that the water rock-type Pokemon had been defeated.

"I...I did it! Yes!" Ninetales cheered as she giggled uncontrollably again, the giggling turning into maniacal laughter moments later.

"Wow…" Charmeleon mumbled as he, Numel, and Torkoal appeared in the room as the Barbaracle was defeated. They grew a bit creeped out from Ninetales' laughter as Braixen picked up the book.

"Blood magic?" Braixen asked herself before looking at Ninetales.

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"So… Why did you make the Barbaracle lose at that exact moment?" Typhlosion asked Altaria, who was giggling to herself.

"Simple. Ninetales picked up a Blood Magic book and 'used' it," Altaria replied. "I wanted to see everyone's reactions if she got a random power boost! And Braixen's is the best!"

"Sounds like you have it down to a science…" Typhlosion said with a sigh, not exactly interested.

"Of course I do!" Altaria exclaimed as she held up a notebook.

"Where did that even come from…?"

"See, I have everyone's personalities here and possible reactions to different situations!" Altaria continued on, ignoring Typhlosion. "I knew that Braixen's world would be turned upside down if she witnessed magic being used and Ninetales is just thirsty for power, I can tell. The guys were just a bonus."

"I see…" Typhlosion muttered before turning back towards the controls.

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Ninetales continued to giggle as she tried to speak, "T-This power. It's addicting! I must do everything in this book! I-I need more power. I need to show that I belong in my clan! This is the way!"

Ninetales started to laugh uncontrollably before she fell onto the floor of the confessional.

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Braixen stared at her hands, a glare set on her face, "Magic? Blood magic? This must all be a trick! Ninetales did not use…"

She breathed in before letting out a huff. She crossed her arms while glaring at the camera, "Magic is not real! I do not believe it!"

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Slugma groaned as she woke up after falling unconscious from the fall. She opened her eyes and saw absolutely nothing except for complete darkness. But, to her, this is where she belonged.

She couldn't help out her team, so it was just better for her to disappear into darkness. She sighed to herself before she saw a light in the distance.

This light… Yes! She's not meant to disappear. This light proves it… Or she probably hit her head too hard.

"I wonder what that is…" Slugma said to herself as she started to head towards the light. After a few moments, Slugma found herself in an opening full of Chinchou. In the middle of the opening was a Manaphy sitting on top of a large diamond deposit, an egg in its lap.

"Pretty…" Slugma said with sparkling eyes. She activated her camera by whispering and took aim of the shot. Once the camera was in the perfect position, she quickly snapped the photo and the camera magically disappeared.

"And the last picture has been taken!" Lopunny's voice cut across the Miracle Coral Reef.

"Aww, this was so beautiful though…" Slugma muttered before she was teleported away.

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All of the contestants found themselves in the same area in which they spawned at. In front of them stood Lopunny with a stack of photos in her hands and all of the Pokemon the cast encountered.

"Welcome all!" Lopunny greeted. "It's been a few hours since I've seen you all! Anyways, I have all of the photos here and I would be scoring them. However, there was a special area that Altaria added, and if a person took a picture of this area… They win it instantly!"

"I wonder where that area was…" Charmeleon muttered.

"I think we found the place guys!" Torchic exclaimed as she looked towards Magmar and Darumaka.

"And the picture that won the challenge was…" Lopunny held out a picture that grew in size seconds later. It revealed a Manaphy holding an egg, sitting on a large diamond deposit. Various Chinchou, both shiny and regular, floated around the Manaphy's head, making the diamond cast rainbow colors around the otherwise dark area. "Slugma's picture! The Flareons win!"

A cheer arose from the Flareons as Slugma stood there in shock. Her team began to surround her as Slugma slowly smiled, glad to have actually done something for once!

"You all can enjoy the wonders of the Miracle Coral Reef and the few buildings here," Lopunny continued as a few buildings popped out from the ground. "Blazikens, your elimination will be later tonight."

The contestants smiled at each other, save a few, before they split off into groups.

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Later that day, as the guys returned from the simulation, they returned to their trailer. Charmeleon, tired of social interaction, was the first to reach the door and noticed a flash drive with a note that said "from a friend."

"Hey guys, I found something," Charmeleon said as the rest of the guys reached the trailer.

"Oh! What is it? What is it?" Growlithe asked as he bounced in place. Charmeleon shrugged in response before he entered the trailer. There was a computer in the room so it was easy to figure out what was within the flashdrive.

Charmeleon plugged it into the computer and a video popped up instantly, which was strange as that normally does not happen. Charmeleon clicked play and the video started.

The video was simple. It was a sped up video of the guys' trailer, showing them all sleeping. It then showed Darumaka's actions during the morning, which made Growlithe start to shake. The video continued for a few more minutes until Darumaka returned back to bed, like he did that same morning.

"What… Was that?" Numel yelled angrily as he turned towards Darumaka.

"Wait, I-I can explain!" Darumaka exclaimed as his left arm twitched.

"Darumaka has been acting strange for the past few days," Torkoal commented as he rewatched the video. "I wonder if there was a reason for it…"

"Well, it doesn't matter," Charmeleon declared. "I doubt any of us want to wake up to seeing Darumaka staring at us. It's clear who's leaving." A few guys nodded in response as Darumaka gulped.

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"Welcome Blazikens to your second elimination ceremony!" Lopunny exclaimed with a smile as she held up a platter of marshmallows. "I have received the votes already and I have the one who's going to leave tonight."

"The first two that are safe are Torkoal and Charmeleon!" Charmeleon easily caught the marshmallow as Torkoal's flew over his head.

"Torchic and Magmar!" Torchic tried to catch hers but she landed on her face. Magmar caught hers and gave it to Torchic when she stood up.

"And the last two to not get votes are Numel and Larvesta!" Larvesta caught his with String Shot as Nueml's flew over his head as well.

"You have terrible aim…" Numel commented, which Lopunny ignored.

"Lampent, Darumaka, you both have recieved votes," Lopunny continued as she held up the last marshmallow. "With a vote of 5-2, Darumaka… You are the third contestant eliminated from Total Pokemon Blazing Inferno!" Lopunny threw the last Marshmallow towards Lampent, which just fell short of his reach.

"Darumaka, also known as Dan, you must enter the limousine and ride towards the Hotel of Losers," Lopunny said as everyone stood up. Darumaka sighed before he walked towards the limo and got inside it.

"After a long and beautiful challenge, we finally end this fourth episode with Dan leaving us. Be sure to stay tuned to Total… Pokemon… Blazing Inferno!"

"Zombies! Zombies everywhere!" Altria screamed as she flew across the camera's view.

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Charmeleon glared at the camera with his arms folded, "I told the team who to vote for… They better listen, we don't need a creep here!"

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Darumaka sighed as he looked down, "I know everyone is going to vote for me… But I'll still vote for Lampent. Something isn't right about that guy."

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Lampent stared at the camera, "Bye creep."

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Larvesta smiled at the camera, "I was told by my leader to vote for Darumaka, and I agree with this decision. In the name of justice, he will be taken care of so poor Growlithe does not have to worry anymore!"

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Magmar glared at the camera, "Lampent is still a menace to the innocents out in the city. He needs to be taken care of as soon as possible."

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Numel let out a short laugh as he smirked at the camera, "It's obvious who I'm voting for."

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Torchic looked conflicted as she spoke, "While I do know about Darumaka's problem, I think it's best for him to leave. Just in case he decides to not take his medication again."

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Patrick the Emboar sighed as he watched the newest episode of Total Pokemon Blazing Inferno. He liked Darumaka, Dan, and wanted to see him get further. But after the revelation of his medication, Patrick was somewhat glad to see Dan leave.

Speaking of medication, the show's staff contacted Dan's parents and he now has the medication waiting for him once he gets to the hotel. Patrick was also glad about this, since the two would be rooming with each other.

After some time, the door to the room opened and it revealed Dan, who was twitching slightly. Patrick stood up and walked over to Dan to greet him.

"Hey, it's been a few days," Patrick said with a smile as he led Dan to his bed.

"Yeah, ti-time flies when you're playing the game though," Dan replied as he took two of the pills from the bottle. "Do you know where Litleo is?"

"Lilith? Yeah, I see her throughout the day," Patrick replied as a paper slowly floated towards the two. Patrick grabbed it, curious.

"Wh-What's that?" Dan asked as he sat down on his bed.

"No idea," Patrick answered as he sat next to Dan. The Emboar opened the letter and the two read it quickly. After they were finished reading the letter, they just looked at each other.

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16th- Litleo, aka Lilith (The Seven Sins)

15th- Emboar, aka Patrick (The Earthshaking Fatass)

14th- Darumaka, aka Dan (The Tranquill)

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I have to say… This has to be my best chapter so far. An easy challenge with lots of character interactions and the such. And we finally get some plot! Plot is fun!

Okay, so Darumaka… Yeah, I screwed up with him. Originally, Darumaka was going to be the calm guy with a clear head who would advance plots. However, there is someone better that can help out with plots, so Darumaka's role was taken from him. And he was just boring overall, so his role being taken away… Yeah, he needed to go. Hopefully I can do better with him outside of the show.

I decided to add at least something to Darumaka so I made it so he needed medication to stay like his tranquill self, which some medications do. Hopefully Dan becomes more notable as a result.

Anyways, I hoped you all enjoyed the chapter! Be sure to leave a review with tips on how I can improve or just random things about the characters you like or dislike. See ya next chapter!