And here we have another episode of THE Total Pokémon World Tour. Woot!
So yeah, uh…not as many people as I thought missed Houndoom. No threats against my life. Now I just have to avoid getting other players people like out (dear lord, many people wanted me dead after Banette and Cacturne got out last time…and Ninetales and Gardevoir, too…and then there was Charmeleon…as Bellsprout would say: OH G-GOD!)
But I digress! It's time for a new chapter!
000
"Ah…I LOVE first class," said Weavile, tilting her seat back.
"I'm guessing Kadabra isn't too happy in the losers' compartment," said Hypno, smiling in amusement.
"Forget him- we don't really need him anyway," grumbled Weavile.
"Don't say that," warned Hypno, writing down on a piece of paper. "He has a good brain…he'll be very useful in the alliance."
"Whatever…what are you writing down?"
"A list of all of the top-tier threats," explained Hypno, continuing to write down names of the other players.
"Who do you have so far?" asked Weavile.
"Piloswine and Clefable, for starters. They were both in the final three, and they are both popular and good strategists, respectively. Gabite is violent, therefore making her dangerous. Cacturne is an enormous threat, along with Banette and Gengar, because together, they're powerful. Gliscor and Pidgeot may be dangerous, if they don't suffer any romantic problems like last time…"
"Kadabra could change that," said Weavile, snickering.
"True…then…well, I find Lopunny's stuck up attitude a bit wearing, but she's not a threat," said Hypno. Weavile smiled; they even had a mutual dislike of Lopunny. He WAS perfect.
"Hmmm…I don't know about Ninetales and Lapras too much, so they could cause problems. And then there's Dragonite, who we need to get rid of as soon as possible."
"Why Dragonite?" asked Weavile.
"Because no one would ever vote him off," said Hypno. "He's too nice. And then there's the fact that he's powerful and strong…we need to get rid of him. And other than that…Charmeleon seems to be the only other threatening player, besides Arcanine, who is a newbie."
"Wow…you've got it all planned out," said Weavile, impressed.
"But of course," said Hypno, smiling charmingly. "Mark my words, Weavile. The Three will get far…"
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Hypno laughed. "Or at least, I will…Kadabra is also a threat. I'll just use him for a while. Same with Weavile. After all, there's no possible way for me to screw this up. I don't make friends. I don't fall in love."
He let out another chilling chuckle.
000
Hypno wasn't the only one plotting. Someone else in the losers' compartment was coming up a plot of their own. But it wasn't Kadabra, surprisingly: the Psi Pokémon was simply waiting, bored, for their next challenge. The one who was thinking was Bronzong.
Bronzong was no fool, but he could play the part well. Behind that lazy exterior was a hard-working, calculating brain. He had known that Mew would've made a second season after the first received so much praise and success. And since Mew wanted the old cast back, he would naturally take some of the most unwilling participants…so the lazy Bronzong was shoo-in. After all, he had been brought back once before.
Bronzong now gave the appearance that he wasn't a threat. All of the manipulators, who were trying to take out the competition, would leave him alone. He would simply have to prevent the friendly players from getting rid of him, and let the other plotters do all the work. Weavile and Kadabra could remove the competition, while Bronzong would sit and watch.
The bell laughed in his head. "Too easy," he muttered. In the end, he'd just knock the remaining few competitors out of his way. All he had to do was sit and wait…and Bronzong LOVED to wait…anything other than actually doing something.
000
Gengar had been hanging out in the hallway, bored. He loved first class, but he missed Houndoom…why'd that idiot have to quit?
Rounding a corner to find the restroom, he bumped into Froslass.
"Oh, sorry!" said Gengar, helping her up.
"It's fine."
"So uh…how're you fitting in?" asked Gengar awkwardly. Last time they had spoken, she had been pretty cold towards him.
"Well enough," she said, her voice betraying no feelings. Gengar shrugged.
"It's always a bit awkward fitting in the first time you're here-"
"You're assuming I'm having a problem," said Froslass.
"Not at all, you just seemed like-"
"Look, I'm doing fine. Okay?"
"Okay…I just like looking out for people!" said Gengar, grinning. Froslass arched a brow.
"Have you been talking to any of the other newbies like this?"
"Well, I've chatted with Arcanine about the competition," said Gengar.
"Why are you so interested in me?" asked Froslass.
"I don't know," said Gengar, shrugging. "You seem quiet, but nice, and you're pretty, so-"
Froslass's eyes widened for a moment, before narrowing. Gengar frowned. Uh oh. THAT wasn't a good sign.
"Save your pick up lines for someone else," she said, her voice as icy as her type. She floated past him and down the hall. Gengar gaped after her. All of a sudden, out of the vent above, Wooper fell out.
"REJECTED!" he yelled, laughing loudly.
000
"Never mind the fact that I just got shot down, why the hell was Wooper in the vent in the first place?" asked Gengar. "Nah, wait. Then again, I wouldn't be surprised if Luxio was up there with him."
000
Luxio fell out as well. "Ha! Ouch Gengar! That was frozen."
000
"See? Not surprised," said Gengar.
000
"Attention, campers, your parachutes are awaiting," announced Mew from the front of the plane. "Time for you all to jump out into our next location!"
He turned to Mewtwo. "I love making them jump."
"Yeah…I know, but- wait, WHAT THE HELL?" said Mewtwo, shouting out suddenly. Mew turned and let out a gasp of horror. There, on the front of the plane's cockpit, right on the windshield, was Hitmonlee. The two psychics could barely hear the words "Let me back in the competition!"
"How'd he get there?" asked Mew, freaking out.
Mewtwo shrugged. "I can't fly this thing with him there! Hit the windshield wipers!"
"Which button is that?"
"The orange one!"
"There are five orange ones!"
"Just press one of them!"
Mew pressed an orange button. Nothing happened. Then, a giant hand emerged from the back of the plane, grabbed Hitmonlee, and threw him off.
"What the hell was that?" asked Mew.
"Some secret function of the plane…"
Silence.
"I love this thing!"
"Me too!"
000
The thirty remaining campers all parachuted down into the waiting city. It was old fashioned, with many small buildings, which consisted of a gym, a Pokémon center, a Pokémon market, a theater, and in the back, two pillars, one of which was burnt down, and the other one in a forest a little ways away.
"And no water to be found," said Charmeleon, looking around. "Houndoom would've been ecstatic."
"But since Mr. McQuitter-pants quit," said Mew, perturbed. "He's not going to get to enjoy the luxuries of Ecruteak City!"
"Oh boy!" said Clefable. "I've heard about the dancing theaters here! I've always wanted to see them-"
"That's nice, cool, yeah, whatever, MOVING ON!" said Mew. Clefable looked affronted. "Ecruteak is a very old, famous city. It is well known for two things: its hot kimono girls that do hot dances…and the two towers, the Bell Tower and the Burnt Tower. It is said that in the Burnt tower, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou were created, but the tower later burnt down. And in the Bell Tower, it is said that Ho-oh awaits for a challenge.
"Is that even true?" asked Lopunny skeptically. "I mean, has it been proven? It's JUST a legend. A stupid story."
"Hey! Ho-oh is very real!" said Mew. "I would know. We used to play poker on Tuesdays."
"What happened?" asked Luxio.
"Well, one day Moltres got really upset when he lost, and then the Burnt Tower burnt down…along with all of our poker cards, tables, chairs, and chips being lost," said Mew sadly. He had a brief moment of silence in honor of his fallen gambling devices, before continuing on.
"So, follow me for the first part of the challenge, okay?"
"First part?" asked Gardevoir. "You mean there are more than one?"
"Duh," said Mew, rolling his eyes. He led them into the kimono dance hall. "Here we are!"
It was fairly large for a building, complete with an oriental floor and a stage up at the front. To some of the guys' disappointment, no hot kimono girls were to be found.
"Where are they?" asked Electrode. "You said it's known for its kimono girls-"
"Which is true, but since this show is about Pokémon, YOU guys have to fill in the positions!" said Mew, laughing. "Each team has to pick three kimono girl dancers! And they don't have to be girls- guys work too! I would recommend picking people that can actually stand up…players like Lapras and Ninetales are unadvised, because they'll be at a disadvantage."
Gardevoir immediately volunteered to go for her team. Clefable also volunteered, as she always wanted to be a kimono dancer. Froslass took the last spot over Lopunny, with Mismagius arguing the fact that Froslass LOOKED like she was wearing a kimono already. Lopunny just huffed, muttering that pretty girls would make Mew biased towards them (to which Banette heard, and asked why Mismagius wasn't up there, to the bunny's annoyance).
"Okay…who wants to be a kimono dancer?" asked Cacturne, sighing. "We need some people who'll be standing up."
He looked at Weavile, who glared. "What?"
"You know what…you're one of the few girls that can stand on this team."
"I don't want to."
"Weavile, if you're going to be difficult on purpose, if we lose this, you won't be too safe," said Cacturne, exasperated.
"I'm sure she'd look wonderful up there," said Hypno. Gengar felt quite differently, make a retching noise behind the yellow Pokémon.
"Fine…I'll do it…who else?" asked Weavile.
"I'll do it!" said Wooper brightly.
"Uh…are you sure, Wooper?" asked Diglett. "Is kimono dancing your thing?"
"I've always wanted to dance on a stage!" said Wooper loudly.
"Then why didn't you back in the talent show in Season One?" asked Charmeleon, rolling his eyes, but Wooper didn't hear.
"Who else wants to go, then?" asked Cacturne. He looked around. No one offered.
"Well, seeing that none of the guys want to do it, myself included because I can't dance-"
"Yes you can. What about that dance challenge?" asked Weavile, regarding a challenge in Season One.
"I have a fear of falling stage lights thanks to that."
"It was Houndoom's fault."
"Still. But either way, no guys are doing it, and we don't have any- ah."
Everyone turned and looked at Gabite. She noticed and growled.
"No way."
"Gabite, come on, we've got no other options."
"Make HIM do it!" said Gabite, pointing to Banette. She pointed to Gengar. "OR HIM."
"Gabite, come on, we need more girls up there. Mew will probably grade the girls better," said Cacturne.
Gabite gnashed her teeth, glancing at Charmeleon. He gave her a nod. She sighed.
"Fine…but if you laugh at me, SO HELP ME-"
"We won't," promised Gengar quickly. "We swear it!"
000
Gengar snickered in the confessional. "Heh…heh…seeing Gabite dress as a WOMAN. That'll be hilarious."
Gabite tore open the confessional door. "WHAT WAS THAT?"
Gengar screamed.
000
Soon, all six of the players chosen to take part in this challenge were ready. Gardevoir was in a pink and white kimono, Clefable was in a pink and yellow kimono, and Froslass was in a white and blue kimono (even though her body already LOOKED like it was a kimono). Wooper was in a blue and purple kimono, Weavile was in a dark blue and red kimono, and Gabite was in a midnight blue and yellow kimono.
"Well, ignoring the fact that the mud fish looks hilarious in a kimono," said Mew, snickering. Wooper was swinging his body, the arms of the kimono flailing and whacking Weavile. "It's time for the challenge to begin! You shall now dance!"
Rising out of the floor came a pad with arrows on it. All of the arrows faced a different direction. It looked like…
"It's that dancing game!" said Gengar. "I love that thing!"
"Wait, I thought we were just supposed to dance!" said Gardevoir, gaping at the arrowed platform.
"Nah, that's lame," said Mew. "Instead, we decided to make this more entertaining, and throw in this baby."
"But…but I can't step on these pads!" said Froslass. "I have no legs!"
"That's too bad!"
"No, that's not fair," pointed out Gengar.
"Gengar, hush, we have an advantage right now…I think…," muttered Banette.
"So…the way this works is that, we're going to play a song that NEVER ends…until all of you are out," said Mew, laughing with delight. "If you make too many mistakes, then you get ZAPPED!"
"Like…like electricity?" asked Weavile nervously.
"Yup! Once you're zapped, you're out. Last team standing is the winner, and they get the advantage in the next part of the challenge! And one more thing…"
The sound of music notes was heard.
"Song time!" said Mew, grinning. "But only our six dancers have to sing!"
Gabite threw Cacturne a look of fury. A screen popped up in front of all of the contestants and there, arrows began to fly up to the screen in the order that they were supposed to be hit in.
((This song is called "Arrows." I imagine this one to be a fast paced song, with techno music in the background, sort of. ))
Gabite, Weavile, Wooper: Step, step, step, step!
Clefable, Gardevoir, Froslass: Dance, dance, dance, dance!
Gabite: Following the arrows so we win!
Wooper: Up! Down! Up Down!
Clefable: Right, left, right, left!
Froslass: Let the painful challenges begin. (Froslass gets zapped very quickly)
Gardevoir: I've never danced with arrows, but it doesn't seem that bad.
Gabite: When this challenge is over, I'll sure be glad…
Wooper: Gotta dance, gotta step, can't stop, just go! Left, right, left, right!
Weavile: Calm down, Wooper, you're moving at the speed of light! OW! (Weavile gets zapped)
Clefable: I really hate these arrows, they're moving way too fast.
Gardevoir: But we need to keep on dancing so we won't come in last.
Clefable: I'm sorry, but, can't you see…you're gonna have to go on without me! (Clefable gets zapped as well)
Gengar: Gabite's doing pretty good. I didn't see that coming…especially since she's in a kimono…she actually kind of looks like a girl…
Charmeleon: Hey!
Gabite: WHAT? (Gabite leaps off of the platform to attack Gengar)
Mew: Looks like she's out! Disqualified!
Gengar: Help!
Gardevoir: It's down to me, it's down to you, but I am gonna win this!
Wooper: This is really fun! I'm in total bliss!
Gardevoir: Arrows, arrows, arrows- it's getting hard to stay in…
Diglett: Wooper, Mawile wants you to win!
Wooper: REALLY? YESSSSSSSSS!
Wooper began to move even faster (which was saying a lot, since Wooper were usually really slow Pokémon), until he was a blur on the dance pad. Gardevoir stared in complete shock, trying (and failing) to keep up with the superfast aquatic Pokémon. Eventually, Gardevoir got zapped.
"Well, Gardevoir, you did good, but you lost that challenge even before it began," said Mew kindly. "Since Gabite and Wooper were ground types, we couldn't zap them!"
"WHAT?" asked Mismagius. "NOT FAIR!"
"Hey, you COULD'VE sent in Trapinch," said Mew. "Not my problem."
"YOU TOLD US NOT TO SEND IN FOUR-LEGGED POKÉMON!" screeched Lopunny.
"Yeah…I know…I lied!" chirped Mew.
000
"Mew, you are so UNFAIR!" said Clefable
000
Gabite was seething. "I AM A GIRL! I AM A GIRL! I MAY BE STRONG, AND TOUGH, AND I MAY NOT TAKE SHIT, BUT I AM A GIRL! RARGH!"
000
"Follow me, everyone!" said Mew, leading the two teams to the back of the town. He stopped in front of the Burned Tower.
"Here comes the second part!" said Mew. "We get to play Capture the Flag with the two towers! Since Cacturne's team won, they get the much bigger Bell Tower as there base. Gardevoir, your team gets the much smaller Burned Tower. However, each tower has their own advantages."
"Since the Bell Tower is the larger tower, it'll be harder to get to the flag, but there are much more hiding places for the other team," said Cacturne.
"But even though the Burned Tower is smaller, it'll be easier to guard, since there is less room for the other team to run," said Kadabra.
"Okay, smarty-pants," said Mew. "However, instead of grabbing a flag and taking it back to your part of the base, you instead get an idol."
He raised two statues, one of a Darkrai, and the other of a Cresselia. The Cresselia was made of glass, while the Darkrai was made of wood.
"You have to break the other teams idol," explained Mew. "The Darkrais' idol is much more durable, and you'll actually have to try to break it. For the Cresselias, all the Darkrais need to do is push this baby off a pedestal, and it's broken."
"Crap, they really DO have a big advantage," grunted Electrode.
"So…we've set up pedestals where you HAVE to put your idol. You can't decide where to hide it. We'll give you ten minutes to get in position."
"Ten minutes!" said Banette. "We have to climb the Bell Tower and place our statue there in TEN MINUTES?"
"Yep! So…get to it!"
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"I…hate…walking," moaned Wooper.
"We got about four floors ta go," said Murkrow, annoyed. "Why the heck would Mew put da pedestal on top of da tower?"
The veterans exchanged a look.
"It's Mew," said Cacturne.
"No other explanation is required," said Charmeleon in agreement.
"Surely he isn't THAT bad?" asked Hypno, arching a brow.
Cacturne sighed. "He knowingly separated Gardevoir and I because we're together, he automatically eliminated Golbat last time, even though the bat sacrificed himself to save someone, and he let Mewtwo cheat to eliminate Banette. He brought back Gabite just so she could try and kill us all-"
"I object to that," growled Gabite.
"Or at least Gengar," said Cacturne. "He brought Bronzong back last time just to annoy us, he let the eliminated contestants eliminate Gardevoir, he let Weavile get away with blowing up Gengar-"
"Charmeleon put the mine on," said Weavile.
"Yeah, because you BLACKMAILED me," hissed the fire lizard.
"Overall, that's only SOME of the things Mew did last time," said Banette. "You get the idea of the competition now?"
Hypno nodded.
000
"With all of this info, I can see some of the weaknesses of my fellow players," said Hypno. "Banette is no issue, as Mewtwo will probably handle that. Golbat is a hero- that'll work against him. Gabite gets too angry too easily- that can easily get her out, and I can get rid of Bronzong since everyone finds him obnoxious…even though that stupid bell will probably be out before the merge. This game is going to be easy. Keep worming out more info, and you find more and more weaknesses. Fools."
000
"Your ten minutes are up!" shouted Mew. "It's time for you all to GO!"
"Bronzong, Bellsprout, and Dragonite," said Gardevoir. "You guys guard the idol in here. I suggest we send a group of people into the Bell Tower as well. The rest of us should wait outside."
"I'll go for their idol," said Ninetales.
"Me too," agreed Mismagius. "I'm fast."
"Same here," added Froslass.
"Pidgeot and I could fly straight to the top and swipe it," added Gliscor.
Gardevoir nodded. "Good! The rest of you, stick with me. We'll stand guard outside the Burned Tower, making sure no one goes in. Let's win this!"
In the bushes, Golbat and Murkrow flew out, back to the top of the tower.
"Y'see, I knew dey'd try an aerial assault!" said Murkrow. "I knew it!"
"Well, Cacturne sort of predicted it," said Golbat. "But you found out the truth."
Murkrow stopped. "You head back and warn Cacturne about da assault. I'll rendezvous with Gabite, Charmeleon, and Banette- dey're all headin' for da other tower."
"Okay," said Golbat, flying off.
000
"Dang…Murkrow is smart. She knows what the other team is doing a lot," said Golbat. "Then again, being a mafia member, she might be used to this sort of thing."
000
Mismagius slipped inside of the Bell Tower, before making a motion with her hand. Ninetales, Lopunny, Kadabra, and Froslass headed in after her.
"Alright, guys," said Mismagius. "I'm going to float to the top. You all can go up the long way. If you run into trouble, distract them. Then Froslass can start floating to the top, too. Try and lure their guards away."
"Are you SURE this is going to work?" asked Kadabra skeptically.
"It will if we get moving," said Mismagius. She floated up through the ceiling. "See ya."
000
Gabite let out an angry snarl as Dragonite gently escorted her out of the Burned Tower.
"I caught you fair and square," said Dragonite apologetically.
"Watch your back at night," was the response. Dragonite gulped and tossed Gabite out.
Charmeleon stuck his head out of the bushes. Gabite ran into the bushes with him, just as a Trapinch on guard rounded the corner.
"Nice going," commented Charmeleon.
"It's YOUR turn to try," said Gabite.
"Right…I failed last time, too…we've gotta do this together. Banette's making a distraction in a few minutes, okay? And we'll be getting Luxio's help, too."
"How will we know?"
"Trust me."
000
Lopunny, Kadabra, Froslass, and Ninetales ran into trouble as they were on the fifth floor of Sky Pillar. There, Wooper and Diglett were block a ladder, looking down at the intruders.
"We won't let you get past us!" shouted Wooper, charging down the ladder at them.
"Holy crap!" said Lopunny, as the wheelbarrow plummeted down. Froslass floated out of the way, while Kadabra teleported out of the way as well. Lopunny and Ninetales were both nailed, and technically tagged.
"You've…been able to teleport?" asked Lopunny.
"No…it's hard to do, actually," said Kadabra. "You see, Mew took my spoon away, so I can't focus my powers as much."
"Why would he take it?" muttered Ninetales dazedly.
"He didn't want me to dominate the competition."
"Well, whatever," said Ninetales. She nodded her head to Diglett and Wooper. "These two are out cold. You and Froslass go on ahead."
Froslass nodded and floated up through some of the floors, only to be tagged by Gengar.
"What? How did you know I was coming?" asked Froslass, gaping.
Gengar grinned. "I saw Mismagius float up, even though I couldn't catch her," he said proudly. "I figured you'd come along. Well, you've been tagged. Why not stay awhile?"
"No thanks, I'm good," said Froslass, floating out of the Bell Tower and back to her base. Gengar frowned.
000
"Why can't I even get a SMILE out of her?" asked Gengar. "I mean, she seems so quiet, and even though she's icy cold…I dunno, I just still want to get to know her…I don't know why!"
000
Pidgeot and Gliscor soared up above the trees.
"I can see the top of the tower!" said Pidgeot. "Now all we need to do is swipe that wooden idol and smash it!"
"That's right, doll…while Mismagius and the others wreak havoc in the tower, we'll come at them from above and take them down!"
Pidgeot and Gliscor went above the tower, before they circled it. They prepared to dive down and snatch the idol while the guards didn't see them coming.
Pidgeot gave Gliscor a nod, and both Flying-types shot downwards, moving at a very fast speed. Pidgeot smiled. She could see the green figure of Cacturne. There was no way that scarecrow was fast enough to block them both.
Then Gliscor stopped dead. Weavile had been thrown into the air by Cacturne.
"Weavile!" shouted Gliscor, as Weavile hit him with an Ice Punch. Since ice was extremely effective against Gliscor, the FangScorpio Pokémon fell out of the sky.
"Tagged," said Weavile smugly, as she landed. Pidgeot landed far away. Cacturne and Lapras were also standing guard.
"You…you…why would you punch Gliscor?" asked Pidgeot. "And how'd you know we were coming?"
She felt a tap on her back. Hypno gave her a smile as she turned to face him.
"We have our sources."
000
Murkrow had joined Gabite and Charmeleon in waiting. All of a sudden, there was a loud rumbling.
"What the heck is that?" asked Charmeleon. Suddenly, a huge explosion was seen in the Burned Tower. Lightning crackled down from the sky. Gardevoir, Trapinch, and Lopunny all appeared around the corner.
"That's the signal!" said Charmeleon. "Let's go, quick! Before they all get back there!"
"I'll distract 'em for ya," said Murkrow, flying off towards the three Cresselias.
"Let's go, spitfire," said Gabite. Charmeleon sneered at her, but dashed after her.
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Mismagius emerged through the top of the tower. "Here I come- wait, where are Pidgeot and Gliscor."
"Tagged," said a bored looking Weavile. Mismagius frowned.
"Uh-oh."
Kadabra then climbed up a ladder, panting. "So…many…dratted…staircases…"
"Uh…Kadabra…about that plan-"
"Don't tell me they were tagged," said Kadabra shortly.
"Yep."
Kadabra was silent. Then he walked to the edge of the tower and jumped off.
"WHAT THE HECK?" asked Weavile, eyes widening in horror.
"Is he crazy?" asked Lapras. She moved over to the edge quickly to see if Kadabra was all right.
"Was it suicide?" asked Cacturne, shocked. "Come on, don't take the challenge that seriously-"
He stopped as he looked over the edge. Kadabra was floating, giving them all a smug look.
"GRAB IT MISMAGIUS!" he shouted. Mismagius nodded and grabbed the wooden idol.
"I can't break this!" she said, dodging around Hypno.
"Then just drop it!" snarled Kadabra, floating just out of Weavile's reach.
"Okay!" said Mismagius, dropping the idol over the edge as Lapras tagged her.
"No!" said Weavile, gnashing her teeth.
000
Meanwhile, Murkrow and Arcanine had distracted the other guards. Banette and Luxio had knocked out Dragonite, although Luxio had been tagged. Bellsprout and Bronzong both remained guarding the statue. Charmeleon saw Bellsprout standing at the front, while Bronzong hung in the back. Bellsprout wasn't going to let them pass without a fight.
"So we've got the useless loser, and Bronzong," said Charmeleon, chuckling.
"I'M NOT USELESS!" shouted Bellsprout angrily, snapping into his rage mode.
"Right…ignoring the fact that your own teammate just go knocked out by a kitten."
"JUST SHUT UP!"
"Useless little baby."
"I'M NOT USELESS!" shouted Bellsprout, leaping forward. He began to punch a surprised Charmeleon in the face furiously, which was doing damage, despite the move not being very effective against the fire lizard. Banette ran forward to try and pull the angry flower off, but Bellsprout grabbed the marionette and hurled him against a wall.
Meanwhile, Gabite ran around the fighting Pokémon, straight towards the idol.
"HEY!" said Bronzong, moving forward to tag her. But the bell was too slow. Gabite leaped into the air and shattered the glass statue with a powerful punch.
"AND THE WINNERS ARE THE DEADLY DARKRAIS!" announced Mew, appearing out of nowhere.
"What?" asked Mismagius. "But I dropped the idol off of the cliff! Didn't it shatter?"
"No, Gengar caught it. Bad luck, girl."
"Figures."
"Alright, time to head back to the plane. Cacturne, your team will stay in first class. As for the Cool Cresselias, not only are they LOSERS, but they're going to have to pick someone to send home tonight. Have fun!"
Gardevoir and Ninetales exchanged worried looks.
000
"Alright, so who do we vote off?" asked Gardevoir. Mismagius, Froslass, Pidgeot, and Ninetales were with her.
"Well, not me or you," said Mismagius. "I actually got the idol, and you're the captain who only BARELY lost the dancing challenge…because Wooper was basically invincible."
"I failed to get the idol, but a lot of us did," said Pidgeot, nodding to Froslass.
"I'm safe- I didn't mess up," said Ninetales.
"How about we just vote off Electrode and call it a day?" asked Mismagius. "Or Kadabra- he's too clever."
"Well…just because Kadabra was evil last time…he said he's turned over a new leaf, and he seems to be acting kinder this time."
"So, he's still a genius and a threat," pointed out Ninetales.
"But we don't want to get rid of our smartest strategist so soon," argued Gardevoir. "We need to keep Kadabra around- those smarts of his are important. We should keep him around until the merge."
"As for Electrode," said Froslass. "He didn't really do anything wrong, either."
"Well, Froslass, you got tagged AND you were first out in the dancing challenge."
"Not my fault!" said Froslass indignantly. "I don't have legs to step with!"
"So who do you suggest?" asked Pidgeot.
"One of the guards. Dragonite, Bellsprout, or Bronzong."
Bronzong, who had been floating past the girls, slowed down to listen.
"Not Dragonite- he WAS knocked out, sure, but he's so nice," said Ninetales. "Also…he got voted off unfairly last time, and he's really strong. That's a useful teammate right there."
"So, if we're talking about useful, let's get rid of the USELESS Bronzong," said Mismagius. "He's a hunk of metal deadweight…all four hundred pounds of him."
"Okay…," said Froslass. "Bronzong is good to go, I guess."
Bronzong groaned in his head. They wanted him out already…well…time to plan out.
He motioned for Electrode to come over. Electrode was PROBABLY the only one Bronzong considered a friend.
"So," he said, loud enough for the girls to overhear. "Who are you voting for?"
"Well…Bellsprout, I think," said Electrode in his naturally booming voice.
"Really…why is that?"
"Dude abandoned his post because Charmeleon made fun of him, from what I've heard from Charmeleon…he snapped into his rage mode, allowing Gabite to slip by him."
"That's true…I tried to stop him, since I'm not fast enough to get Gabite, but Bellsprout didn't listen…speaking of him, where is he?"
"Hiding in the cargo hold… he apparently snaps on anyone who reminds him of what happened. I had to roll away from the dude before he tried to kill me when I brought up the fact that he was an idiot for letting Charmeleon taunt him."
"Well, I TRIED to get Gabite, not that I have any witnesses," muttered Bronzong, letting some bitterness sneak into his tone. "But either way…that flower should go home. I think I'll vote for him, too, Electrode."
"Whatever, dude…I'm starving. I'm gonna get some food. You wanna come with?"
"Eh…sure."
Back with the gang of girls, a few of them looked uneasy.
"What's with you guys?" asked Froslass.
"Bellsprout still has his rage problem?" asked Mismagius.
"Apparently, he went to some psychologist, but it didn't work," muttered Gardevoir.
"Maybe we should vote him off," said Ninetales. "I don't want him snapping on us- look at what Gloom had to go through last time."
"But Lileep is our friend," argued Pidgeot. "We shouldn't hurt her by voting off her boyfriend."
"Well…not only that, but Bronzong apparently tried to get Gabite, but Bellsprout deserted him…," said Mismagius.
"He could be lying to Electrode so he wouldn't vote for him," pointed out Ninetales.
"Electrode was already voting for Bellsprout…besides, Bronzong isn't smart or manipulative…he's too lazy to plot," said Gardevoir.
"Or he could be actually trying to take us all out," said Ninetales darkly.
"Come on, it's BRONZONG! Are we really getting THAT worried about threats?" asked Mismagius.
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"Oh boy, the first official elimination ceremony!" said Mew, smiling at the Cool Cresselias. "Well, you know how it works- you get a Poke block, you live-"
"WHAT?" asked Trapinch. "WE'RE GOING TO DIE-"
"I mean stay, I mean stay!" said Mew hastily. "Now then…Trapinch, you get a Pokeblock.
"YAY!" said the small Pokémon, heading up to grab her Poke block.
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"I'm sticking with my vote for Bronzong," said Pidgeot.
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"Bronzong," said Froslass.
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"My gut says Bronzong, but my head says Bellsprout," said Ninetales. "I'll go with Bellsprout-it's a fact that he's crazy. Bronzong is just a suspicion."
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Bronzong shrugged. "Bellsprout."
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"Froslass," said Lopunny. "She lost the dancing challenge first, and she didn't even get the idol. Plus, she was chosen over ME for a challenge! Ugh!"
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"Eh…I say Lopunny, because I don't like her," said Mismagius. "What? Everyone is voting for someone different."
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"Well…Lileep, you're also safe!" Lileep waddled up and took her Pokeblock.
"Dragonite, you're still in…Gardevoir, Mismagius, Ninetales, and Pidgeot, come on up!"
The five of them took their respective Pokeblocks.
"Electrode, surprisingly! He made it through an elimination ceremony! And…Clefable!"
The two of them took their blocks, with Electrode glaring at Mew in annoyance.
"I already told ya, Mew, this game is MINE!"
"Right…you said that last time…what place did you come in? Last?"
"UGH! COME ON!"
"Kadabra."
Kadabra stood up, relief in his eyes. So they weren't going to try and get rid of him as soon as possible.
"Gliscor."
Gliscor chuckled before flying up. Lopunny, Bellsprout, Bronzong, and Froslass were still there.
"Lopunny, you only got one vote, so you're safe."
"Who voted for ME?"
Mismagius raised her hand. Gardevoir gave her a look. Mismagius shrugged.
"…Bronzong."
"Uh oh," said Pidgeot, as Bronzong floated to get his Pokeblock.
"Wow…Froslass and Bellsprout are in the final two…how surprising…Bellsprout, you ditched Bronzong to beat up Charmeleon, while you should know that Bronzong is nowhere NEAR fast enough to fight her. Froslass, you failed to get the idol, being tagged by Gengar, and you were out first in the dancing game. But who of you will be getting out in the REAL game?"
Froslass sighed. Bellsprout trembled.
"The final Pokeblock goes to…"
Lileep trembled. Mismagius folded her arms. Gardevoir blinked.
"Froslass."
Froslass sighed again, although this sounded more relieved. Bellsprout slumped over, before hopping up gleefully.
"YES! THIS IS PERFECT!" he shouted, running in for his last confessional.
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"The thing is, I actually DID get rid of my anger in therapy," said the Flower Pokémon. "But I've become a good actor since then, too. I never wanted to be in this competition, but now that I've tricked everyone…I can get out! I voted for myself! TAKE THAT, MEW!"
"Anyways, it was good to see everyone again, but I'd rather be an intern or assistant rather than compete. Sorry, Lileep…I didn't tell you because I didn't want to make you sad. B-but if you win, then it'll all be worth it, right?"
"Anyways, I better go. Now that Mew will know I voted myself off, he'll be annoyed."
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"Voted yourself off?" asked Lileep. Bellsprout nodded.
"I didn't want to play again. It's t-too dangerous…but you can play again, and I'll have fun watching you. Hee hee…this time I got out before you, so I get to watch YOU play, Lileep."
"Get out," grunted Mew, aggravated. "This is THE SECOND PERSON WHO VOTED THEMSELVES OUT!"
Bellsprout headed towards the drop, before stopping. "I need a parachute."
"HERE!" shouted Mew, whipping the parachute at Bellsprout. Bellsprout screamed as he was knocked out the door of the plane before he got a chance to put it on.
"That'll show him," grunted Mew. "ANYWAYS! TUNE IN NEXT TIME FOR ANOTHER AWESOME EPISODE OF TOTAL…POKÉMON…WORLD TOUR!"
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Finally, done. These chapters are so LOOOOOOOOONG.
Yep, Bellsprout is gone. Why? I don't know, I got tired of him. He was REALLY fun to write for last time, but his spazziness got wearing towards the end…so this time, I eliminated him early. But he voted himself off, so he's happy!
Fun Fact: Bellsprout's random "RAGE" moments are based off of Trent's weirdness. Bellsprout's growing rages got him voted off last time.
Favorite song line time!:
Wooper: Gotta dance, gotta step, can't stop, just go! Left, right, left, right!
Let's just say I can imagine Wooper's spazzy voice saying this. XD
Bronzong pulled off his little plan. People may not like him for it, but it takes skill. He's gotten some respect points from me. And meanwhile, Hypno is plotting evilly…I wonder what will happen. And as for Gengar…why does Froslass hate him? XD
Next Episode: I won't say where it is yet, but it's going to be fun. Anyways, couples deal with separation, while other couples argue. Meanwhile, two campers are still depressed without the ones they love, but a third one is determined not to give up. In the end, one camper manages to get another camper they don't like voted off.
Bellsprout: R-review everybody!