It's the middle of the afternoon. The twenty-five remaining campers are either excited for today's challenge, scared about it (Caterpie freaked out about it), or just bored. Wormadam was flipping through the newspaper.

Goldeen had already sat down when Carvanha sat next to her, putting his plate down. She looks at him, then goes back to eating. Carvanha sighs. How will he impress her?

Cubchoo returns to the lunch table with a tissue box in hand. Everyone knows he needs it more than they do. He blows his nose so hard that he stumbles over. Poor guy.

Murkrow is looking at Golem and Fearow at the table. They're talking about battle strategies they've used in the past. Murkrow walks over. "Hey, Fearow. Can we talk for a moment?" she asks. Fearow whips around. "Sure, just make it quick."

Murkrow leads Fearow outside. "So what do you need?" Fearow questions her.

"I know you wanted an alliance with Golem. But face it, he's on the other team. I think that together, we could form an alliance. You're really strong, I've already seen that. I'm not as strong as you are, but I'm good at making strategies for these challenges. I know we'll make it far if we work together," Murkrow promises.

Fearow thinks about it for a moment…him and Murkrow.

Fearow shrugs in the confessional. "I think she's smart and all, and I'm strong and smart, too. I think I'll go for an alliance. Besides, I mean, Murkrow is kind of good looking…a little small, but she's still good looking."

Slowpoke is looking at the sky. "I got here illegally, I skipped the first challenge, Arceus let me in, and I'm still here? Man, I am SO lucky!"

Pawniard and Buizel are eating lunch in their new secret area. Pawniard announces the start of the meeting. "This is the first meeting of Team Mystery. We're both here, and we're both going to make it far. Right?" Pawniard asks.

Buizel grins. "Right!"

"We need a plan for making it far. It's not just carelessly hoping to reach the end. We have to plan who we want out," Pawniard says. "Who do you think we should get out?"

Buizel frowns. "We're already losing, but if we lose again, I say Wormadam has to go home. She hasn't done anything besides read the newspaper! She's not a good fighter, strategist, or a good friend. She's completely antisocial."

"That's a bit extreme, but I agree that Wormadam has to go," Pawniard finishes. "End of meeting."

Caterpie sighs. "Whew, Darmanitan isn't around here. I better hide in the Palkias' cabin where I should be. Just as Caterpie opens the door, Darmanitan steps out and squishes him.

Darmanitan looks down. "Did I step on something?" He sees Caterpie. "AGH! BUG BUG BUG! KILL IT!" He throws Caterpie and the poor green bug lands in the portapotty.

"WHY?! WHY ME?!" Caterpie moans.

Kadabra is yet again using her TwistedSpoon to eat her cereal. Musharna tries to protest.

"A TwistedSpoon is a valuable item. Treat it with respect!" Musharna says.

"Shut up and let me eat," Kadabra says, pushing Musharna away.

Meanwhile, Larvitar is doing some training.

"Ha! HEYAH! Hwa!" Larvitar says as he hits the punching bag that he brought. He wants to be the strongest Pokemon. Golem walks up behind him. "Hey, kid. Let me show you some techniques."

Golem shows off in front of Larvitar. Larvitar watches in awe. Golem walks away as Larvitar tries some of Golem's new moves.

"CAMPERS! MEET ME IN THE GYMNASIUM! TODAY'S CHALLEGE IS A GAME OF DODGEBALL!" Arceus shouts through the speakers. Caterpie barely manages to crawl to the gym. When the campers are all gathered, Arceus explains the rules.

"The rules for today's game are: it's Dialgas vs. Palkias. You throw the dodgeball at Pokemon on the other team. If they get hit, they're out. If they catch it, the thrower is out. Understood?"

"Yeah. I understand," Charmeleon nods. The other campers agree.

"Okay then. Begin the dodgeball tournament!"

Lickitung whips the first ball at Spoink. Spoink jumps up and catches it. Lickitung is out. Goldeen hits Carvanha, who was going to hit Pawniard. Fearow does that for him. Buizel gets angry at hits Fearow. Murkrow gets angry and hits Buizel. Lots of hits.

Patrat gets revenge by hitting Murkrow. Delcatty, Wormadam, Caterpie, Silcoon, and Cubchoo all get out. Larvitar hits Jumpluff with one of his new moves before getting knocked down by Charmeleon.

Darmanitan and Kadabra are intensely focused on getting each other out. Darmanitan throws a ball, but it's caught. He gets out!

"Let's see how many we have left. Dialgas: 4. Palkias: 7. Powerful Palkias are beating you, Deadly Dialgas!" Arceus says.

"They had more members than us in the first place!" Kadabra growled at him.

"I hate our host," Kadabra says.

"I can't believe I'm still in…my Speed stat isn't honestly that high," Musharna says, surprised.

"Let's take those Dialgas down!" Phione cheers.

Musharna jinxed herself in the confessional and gets hit. Slowpoke still just lays in the corner. Goldeen sees him, but as she throws her ball at him, Slowpoke whips a ball at her with his tail. He grins as he rolls over and the ball misses.

Kadabra hits Trubbish and Spoink. Charmeleon throws a ball at her, but it misses.

"Dang it, I could've gotten her out," Charmeleon says disappointedly.

Spheal and Golem both get out. It's down to Kadabra vs. Charmeleon, Phione, and Slowpoke.

Kadabra gets a hit on Phione before she can dodge. "Yes!"

Charmeleon gets hit in the face. It's down to Slowpoke for the Palkias. Kadabra knows he isn't a threat and lightly throws the ball at him. Slowpoke uses telekinesis and sends it back. It's victory for the Palkias.

"WHAT?" screeches Kadabra.

"Everyone underestimated me. So I won," Slowpoke grins.

"Deadly Dialgas, meet me at the elimination ceremony tonight," Arceus says. He leaves the gym and waits by the campfire.

Now the voting will begin:

Larvitar looks kind of angry. "I know Kadabra did the best this challenge, but she's too creepy and weird. I want her out."

Buizel frowns for a moment before his decision is made. "Me and Pawniard did think about sending Wormadam home, and she really sucked in today's challenge. This is our chance!"

Pawniard clashes his fists together. "Wormadam's going home."

Kadabra sighs. "I think Cubchoo is weak and disgusting. I'm voting him off."

Cubchoo sniffs. "Pawniard's too strong. If I make it to the finals, I don't want to be facing someone that scary!"

Wormadam looks bored again. "Kadabra."

Delcatty is polishing her nails. "It's a simple answer, really. Golem has anger management issues. We all know it, and I want him off."

Golem growls. "Kadabra might have underestimated Slowpoke, but Wormadam? She's about as useless as Silcoon. But if Silcoon evolves, she'll actually be helpful. Bye, Wormadam!" he grins evilly.

Goldeen thinks her choice over for a moment. "Silcoon hasn't done much, I hate to say it. I'll vote against her."

Silcoon blurts out her answer. "Wormadam."

"I think Pawniard should go home. That guy is small but deadly. A truly deadly Dialga," comments Patrat. "Voting against him is my choice."

"I want Kadabra to go home. he completely lost it for us!" says Lickitung.

"The voting is finished. Claim your marshmallow when I call your name: Goldeen. Lickitung. Buizel. Delcatty. Larvitar. Patrat. Cubchoo. Golem. Silcoon. Pawniard. There is only one marshmallow left, but Wormadam and Kadabra are still here. Who will go home?" says Arceus.

"The final marshmallow goes to…"

Wormadam frowns deeply. She isn't happy to be in the final two. Kadabra bows her head, hoping she doesn't go home.

"….Kadabra."

Wormadam scowls and heads for the confessional.

"This place SUCKED! I'm never coming back," complains Wormadam. "You hear that? Never."

Arceus finishes up. "Kadabra, you barely stayed in. But good job on underestimating Slowpoke, you'll never make that mistake again, right?" he snickers. Kadabra growls and stalks off.

"Who will be the next loser on TPI? Find out next episode!" Arceus concludes.

Author's Note:

Wormadam was just here so I could use her. She wasn't a very interesting character, and she was completely bored. So I ended her misery by kicking her off the island.

Caterpie is still being harmed by Darmanitan. Wow, lots of excitement. Two alliances in the game now: Pawniard and Buizel, and now there's Murkrow and Fearow. What will Murkrow and Fearow call their alliance? Hm…still undecided.

Keep on reading for the next episode of Total Pokemon Island!