Author's note: Hi guys, Diamond Toxic here, just realized I forgot the fun fact for last chapter. We originally had a Gardevoir (that we created) that was going to compete, but we scrapped that idea since her character was our least creative and we thought we had an odd number of characters (which led to our miscount for the teams). Anyways, review and enjoy :-).

Shuckle Master: Hi guys, it's me with another chapter! Not much to say, so let's dive in!

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Shuckle burst out of the river, slowly dragging out his wagon with him. He was sopping wet and chilled to the bone. "H-how the hell did I fall, and where am I?"

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Misdreavus cackled, hiding behind a wall next to Victini's cabin. Sableye was with her, giggling loudly. "Are you sure this is going to work…?"

"Positive, every time! This will be priceless!"

Just then, Victini walked out of his cabin, drinking coffee. Just as he exited the doorway, he tripped over a tripwire. He managed to steady himself, however.

"Ha! It'll take more then that to catch ME off guard-AHHH!"

A log tied to a rope swung down, slamming into Victini's face. He groaned as he fell backwards.

Sableye and Misdreavus, now both laughing hysterically, scattered.

"GOD DAMMIT! YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!"

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Misdreavus giggled in the confessional. "Sableye is AWESOME. He's smart and cool, with a troublemaker attitude. I don't know….he might not be interested in me…." she sighed, dejected.

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Sableye hopped up and down. "I am SOOOO into Misdreavus. Do you think I should ask her out? Oh wait...you can't answer back. Silly me."

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Lucario and Lopunny were walking in the forest, chatting along the way. During their free time, the two were able to bond a bit, and decided to look for the idol together. They searched for hours, unfortunately finding nothing.

"See anything?" Lopunny asked, shouting at a tree. A few seconds later, Lucario hopped down, a few leaves stuck on her.

"Unfortunately, I've found nothing" Lucario responded, shaking her head.

"Maybe someone already has it?"

"I highly doubt it. It's only been a week"

"Yeaaah, but keep in mind, some of the Pokemon here have an advantage when looking for the idol. Some Pokemon, like Charizard and Gliscor can fly, allowing them to cover more ground, while others, such as Grovyle and Tepig can easily spot the idol up to a mile away."

Lucario listened attentively as the bunny Pokemon spoke, giving her a nod once she finished. A few seconds later, while Lucario was looking at some of the trees, she saw something that caught her eye. On one of the trees, it looked like there was a big and dark patch of leaves on it. As Lucario made her way to it, she noticed that the patch also had some mud and dirt on it, which made her very suspicious.

"What is that?" Lucario asked Lopunny, pointing to the dark spot.

"I don't know" she responded, squinting her eyes at the tree. "Kinda looks like a hamlet."

Lucario moved closer to get a better view, Lopunny following her. Once Lucario got close enough, she saw that the patch was, in fact, a hamlet.

"You're right. But what's it doing here?"

"Maybe Grovyle made it. She likes nature and trees, so she probably made this so that she can sleep outside or something."

Lucario shrugged as she continued to move towards the tree. Once she was standing in front of it, she noticed that some of the bark had letters carved it. While most of it was crossed out, she was able to read the last three words, "do not disturb."

"I highly doubt it was Grovyle" Lucario stated. "Just look at the bark. Someone like her wouldn't do something like that."

After observing the bark, Lopunny nodded. "So… who does this belong to?"

"I don't know, but we should head back to camp. We don't want our team to be suspicious of us." With that, both girls ran back to camp.

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Machoke was in the middle of the forest, doing push ups.

"Four ninety eight…four ninety nine… five hundred." Machoke stated as he sat up, wiping the sweat off his face. "A new record!"

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"In order for me to win, I'll have to be at top shape" Machoke said as he flexed his muscles. "I don't want to be outclassed. If I do, my team may vote me off. So I'm trying to stay fit by exercising every day so that I can avoid that possibility, along with the fact that it'll give me an advantage later on in the game."

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Meanwhile, Gliscor was flying around the island, also trying to find the idol. However, just like Lucario and Lopunny, he couldn't find it, despite having the advantage of flight.

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"I'm honestly surprised on how well this item is hidden" Gliscor said as he scratched his head. "I mean, even while flying, I still can't find that darn thing. It's pretty sad since I've flown through sandstorms while trying to look for smaller, less noticeable items back at home, yet I can't find a wooden statue when the sky is clear…"

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After a while, Gliscor gave up and decided to head back to camp. On the way back, he saw Grovyle and Braixen arguing over something. Having nothing else to do, he flew towards them, enabling him to hear their conversation.

"C'mon, I don't see why I can't look for the idol" Braixen said, crossing her arms.

"I'm not saying you can't look for it" Grovyle answered, a hint of annoyance in her voice. "I'm saying that you can't look for it the way you want to."

"But it's so much faster than walking around this crappy forest."

"You are NOT burning down trees to look for it."

"I don't see why I can't" Grovyle was about to respond until Gliscor cut in.

"Sorry to interrupt, but I overheard your conversation while doing my morning fly around the island" Gliscor lied, trying to hide the fact that he was eavesdropping. "Anyways, I have to agree on Grovyle, you shouldn't burn down the trees. You'll cause a forest fire, which could spread around the island, possibly killing or injuring a few of the others here."

"Haven't thought about that" Braixen stated. "Thanks for warning me ahead of time dude."

Grovyle just face palmed as hard as she could.

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"That girl really needs to learn to rethink almost everything she does" Grovyle stated with a pissed off attitude. "Just yesterday I saw her about to burn the bathroom stalls trying to look for the idol. I'm not sure what her creepy obsession is with burning things, but that will be her downfall."

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Audino hummed a little tune under her breath as she walked around the campsite. Unlike the others, she wasn't looking for the idol, but for someone to hang out with. After a few seconds of searching, she found Eevee, who was carefully stepping out of her team's cabin.

"Hi Eevee" Audino gently greeted. Despite this, Eevee let out a small yelp, before turning to Audino.

"O-oh. H-hey A-audino" Eevee shyly responded.

"Are you ok?" Audino asked, noticing that Eevee seemed a bit startled.

"Y-yea. I-im fine" Eevee responded, slightly more confident.

"That's a relief. For a second I thought I startled you" Audino stated, a mixture of worry and kindness in her voice. "Anyways, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out. We can check out the forest or go to the beach or do do something else."

Eevee thought to herself for a second before responding, "s-sure. That sounds nice"

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"I'm really worried about Eevee." Audino stated. "Everything someone talks to her she seems a bit timid, which could make her a huge target. I wonder why that is…"

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By the time Lopunny and Lucario arrived at camp, most of the other competitors had gathered at the cafeteria. The two went up to Hariyama, got breakfast, and sat down with their team.

"Do any of you guys know what today's challenge is?" Gliscor asked as he poked at his "food."

"I don't know" Charizard said as he shrugged. "But whatever it is, We need to be focused."

"Hopefully it's something simple like the awakeathon" Whimsicott responded, stretching. "Man I'm tired."

"...Why? You were one of the first to fall asleep." Zorua barked.

"Hey! It ain't my fault that my hairs' so fluffy."

"Hey guys... I don't think it's a good idea to be arguing." Haxorus stated as he scratched his arm. "After all, aren't we supposed to be a team?"

"Haxorus is right. Cease this argument at once." Charizard demanded. Whimsicott and Zorua looked away from each other.

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"Man, Zorua complains too much" Whimsicott stated as she floated in the confessional, trying her best to avoid touching the walls. "That's all she's done since she's arrived."

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Similar to the Sevipers, the Zangoose were discussing about what might the next challenge be, though they were missing a couple of members.

"Honestly, I hope it isn't anything too hard" Plusle stated. "Believe it or not, I kinda found last challenge to be a bit difficult."

"I'm pretty sure this challenge is going to be harder…" Minccino added. "In this type of show, the challenges are going to get harder and harder as time goes by."

"No matter. With my amazing skills, I'll easily dominate whatever challenges Victini throws at us." Pidgey boasted, giving the air a quick slash.

"Psh, I highly doubt that" Braixen said, crossing her arms. "Didn't Charizard swat you like like a fly in the first challenge?"

"Yeah…but I wasn't using my true power!" Pidgey squawked. "If I did, this island would've collapsed by now."

"Highly doubt it.."

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"These guys truly don't understand what 'ultimate swordsman' means" Pidgey angrily stated. "Not only do I have the power of all the universe's swords combined, but I'm also one hundred percent Demigod. They won't be laughing once I unleash the power of Escavalier." He then proceeds to slash at the wall, stubbing his wing in the process. For the next ten minutes, he cries in pain until the camera cuts.

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"Hi everyone! Ready for today's challenge?" Victini asked, ecstatic while the rest of the campers piled in. However, only Machoke shared his excitement as everyone else groaned.

"Good, now if you would be so kindly as to follow me, I'll inform you about what this challenge is going to be about." With that, Victini leads the campers into the forest. While walking, some of the Pokemon took this time to talk to others.

"So…what do you think this challenge is going to be about?" Lopunny asked Gallade. However, she received no answer from the bladed Pokemon as he stared straight ahead.

"Uh…not to sound rude, but can you even talk?" Gallade nodded his head slowly, hoping that she would leave him alone. Unfortunately for him, that didn't happen.

"So if you can talk, then why don't you? It's going to be hard to communicate with your team if you refuse to speak with them." Gallade gave her a shrug as he continued walking.

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"Ok…so he can talk, but refuses to. That makes absolutely no sense" Lopunny explained as she waved her arms around. "Did something happen to him that made him stop talking or does he really hate socializing?"

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Gallade repeatedly banged his head on the confessional in frustration before letting out a deep sigh.

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As Lopunny kept trying to make conversation with Gallade, Lucario caught up to them and pulled Lopunny back.

"Hey! I was in the middle of something" Lopunny stated as she pouted.

"If you couldn't notice, he clearly didn't want to talk to you. And what happened to not talking to the other team?" Lucario stated after letting out a deep sigh. Lopunny blushed in embarrassment.

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Meanwhile, Audino and Eevee were talking to each other as they walked.

"So…what do you think this challenge is going to be?" Audino asked. Eevee just shrugged.

"H-hopefully nothing t-to painful" Eevee stated as she walked.

"I agree"

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"Audino seems nice" Eevee quietly stated as she tried to sit on the confessional. However, she missed the toilet, falling down instead, letting out a small scream.

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"So I was, like BAM! And he was like SQUEAL! And then I slashed him in the face with Falcon…like SLASH!" Pidgey stated as he told Umbreon a story on how he 'supposedly' took out an entire gang. However, the moon Pokemon was paying almost no attention to the talking bird, choosing to stare at some trees instead. After a few seconds of his non stop rambling, Umbreon tried to shut him up.

"Um…I may not be a game geek like you, but I'm pretty sure the sword you're talking about doesn't exist."

"Are you kidding me! Of course it does. How else would I be able to buy it on eBay for only one thousand poke."

"It could be fake…" Umbreon stated, hoping that would make him shut up. She really wanted to focus on thinking about strategies for the game, but he wasn't letting her.

"Oh hell no! That blade was certainly not fake! How else was I able to cut off my brother's arm" Umbreon just stood silent as she looked around at her team. However, she did notice that one member of her team was missing.

"Where's Shuckle?" Umbreon muttered under her breath.

"Don't know" Pidgey said, surprisingly able to hear her. "Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, so I was like…"

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"That… was clearly the most uncomfortable moment of my life…" Umbreon stated as she calmly looked at the camera.

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"Lousy team….ignores you for two days straight….shoots you out of a cannon...doesn't even look for you when you fall off a cliff into a river." muttered Shuckle to himself, as he came across a cave. "Well, maybe I can take a rest here!"

He crawled into the cave slowly. At first everything was silent.

And then Shuckle desperately hopped aboard his wagon, rolling the wheels desperately with his yellow limbs. An Ursaring followed, roaring as it chased him.

Shuckle shrieked as the Ursaring picked up the wagon, throwing him back into the river. As he floated downstream, Shuckle sighed.

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"God damn kid interrupting my nap…" the Ursaring muttered as he sat down.

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After about five minutes of walking, Victini and the rest of the campers arrived at a small stadium. There was nothing special about the stadium, other than the fact that there were two rows of wooden benches on each side and a giant Victini face in the middle.

"WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE VICTINI STADIUM!" Victini shouted as loud as he could, causing most of the other Pokemon to wince.

"Victini stadium" Ninjask deadpans. "That probably the most creative thing I've heard of since my arrival" he sarcastically stated as he rolled his eyes.

"Shut up Ninjask." Victini muttered, before continuing. "This is a challenge we like to call….SWORDS OR FISTS!"

"Aha!" Pidgey crowed to Umbreon and Electivire. "I'll show off my true power and defeat all of our opponents!"

Umbreon and Electivire rolled their eyes, while Eevee made a "eep" sort of sound, hiding behind Audino.

Audino sighed. "You need some confidence, Eevee. Maybe this challenge will help you."

Eevee shivered. "I don't like pointy objects….OR fists….."

"Well too bad! That's what this first challenge is about!" Victini yelled gleefully. "There will be seventeen rounds, so everyone but one pokemon on the Zany Zangoose has to sit out. In these seventeen rounds, one has to defeat and pin down their opponent on the arena. You can either use your own physical body to do so, or one of these babies!"

He gestured to a group of melee weapons including swords, maces, hammers and even a chainsaw.

"Uh…." Frogadier rubbed his head. "Are these safe?"

"Nope!" said Victini. "Oh and if you use fists, NO MOVES allowed! Or abilities, but if Ampharos accidentally shocks someone, we'll let it slide."

"Whoohoo!" Ampharos cheered. The other Pokemon gave him an annoyed look.

"And absolutely no special abilities like floating!"

Misdreavus, Charizard and Pidgey all started complaining. Victini shushed them.

"Since that's it, I think we're ready to get this challenge underway!"

"Hold on a minute….Victini?" Bidoof asked, waving a paw.

"What is it….."

"We don' know where Shuckle is. He's been gone the past two days!"

Zorua stifled a snicker. Victini simply shrugged his shoulders. "Then he can be the Pokemon who sits out. He's not really that helpful."

"True enough." Said Grovyle, shrugging.

"All right, then let round one begin! Ninjask versus….Whimsicott! Let's go!"

Ninjask flew to the arena, but was forced to drop to the ground. Whimsicott stepped up, looking slightly apprehensive.

"Since the Seviper's won the last challenge, we'll give Whimsicott the choice. Fists or Swords!"

"Are you kidding me!?" Asked Ninjask. "You are making this as biased against me as possible. I can't fly AND she makes the decision!"

Victini giggled evilly. "Well you shouldn't have mocked the host of the show. Do you regret it?"

"Not really."

Whimsicott shrugged. "Fists I guess."

"ALRIGHT! NOW LET THE FISTS OR SWORDS CONTEST, BEGIN! ROUND 1, START!"

Whimsicott gave Ninjask a cold smile. Ninjask sighed. "I'm screwed."

Ninjask used his claws to scuttle forwards, but Whimsicott charged forward, slamming into Ninjask hard, knocking him over. He gulped and tried to roll to his feet, but Whimsicott had already pinned him down.

"AHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!" Victini laughed. "That was less than eight seconds!"

Ninjask grumbled to himself about biased fights, flying away. Whimsicott cheered.

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Whimsicott smiles at the confessional. "Sometimes I feel like I haven't done much, and I'm not too memorable. But now they HAVE to notice my epic victory.

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Ampharos' eyes widened. "There is a WHIMSICOTT on our team? Since when?"

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"Next fight... Slowpoke and Eevee!" Victini shouted as the two called Pokemon slowly made their way towards the stadium. Audino gave Eevee a friendly and encouraging squeeze, and Electivire practically threw Slowpoke.

"So Eevee, since Whimsicott won last time, you get to pick whether you use swords or fists."

Eevee thought about it for a bit, then responded quietly, "fists."

"Ok…begin!" As soon as Victini said that, Slowpoke fell over, going into a deep slumber. Eevee made her way to the sleeping Pokemon, lightly poking him. Not knowing what to do next, she placed a small paw on him.

"And Eevee wins this match…" Victini said with a hint of confusion in his voice. Audino cheered while Electivire slapped himself in the face.

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"I….I won?" Asked Eevee. "I-I WON! WHOOHOO! Maybe now I'll be more confident!"

"Oi! little fox, I need to use the loo!" Tepig's voice was heard from outside. Eevee made a meeping noise and covered her face with her paws.

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"You know it's bad when you get beat by someone who's afraid of their own shadow" Electivire said, a hint of annoyance in his voice. "I guess it's up to me to earn us the point that pink blob cost us."

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Slowpoke yawned in the confessional. "Wow….I did...better than I thought."

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"The next round will be….Electivire versus Carbink!"

Carbink eyes bugged out. "WHAT?"

Electivire grinned, flipping himself onto the arena. "This'll be FUN."

Carbink timidly made his way on his side. "Uh...heh heh. Go easy on me, okay?"

"Heh."

"So Carbink….which will you choose?"

Carbink sighed. "I have no limbs...and I can't float, does it really matter? I can't hold a sword so….fists?"

"Your funeral, man."

Carbink sighed.

"LET ROUND THREE BEGIN!"

Before Carbink could react, Electivire sprinted towards him and punted him out of the arena and into the stands.

"Ow…"

"And unsurprisingly, Electivire wins."

Victini sighed. "These fights were boring so far. Hopefully this next one will spice things up a bit. Next off is Lucario vs Scrafty."

"I'll take swords" Scrafty stated before Victini could ask. "Lucario has larger arms, so I'll be at a disadvantage if I pick fists."

"Ok… which type of weapon do you two want?" Victini asked.

"Easy… gotta machete?" Scrafty asked. Victini nodded before tossing Scrafty a giant, thirteen inch knife. However, it was blunt.

"I'll just have a short sword" Lucario stated. Victini tossed her one, which was also blunt.

"And…begin!" Victini shouted as both fighters raised their weapons. However, unlike the previous fighters, they didn't charge into battle, instead, they both watched each other, waiting for one to move. This went on for a few seconds until Scrafty charged at Lucario, holding his knife with two hands instead of one.

Lucario quickly dodged as Scrafty tried to slice her, and attempted to do the same, but her attack was blocked by Scrafty's knife.

The battle went on like this for a few minutes, until Scrafty tried to trip Lucario with his knife. However, she was able to land on her feet and blocked his knife with her sword, causing Scrafty to loosen his grip on his knife.

Seeing this opening, Lucario slapped the knife out of the hoodlum Pokemon's hand, then tripping him as he attempted to get it back. Scrafty tried to get up, but Lucario pointed the sword at his face, signaling that the fight was over.

"And the winner is…Lucario!" Victini announced as the Sevipers cheered.

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"Girl knows how to fight" Scrafty stated as he lit a cigarette. "But next time, I won't be so chivalrous."

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"The next round is….Bidoof vs Bulbasaur!"

Bidoof gingerly hopped on the platform, while Bulbasaur followed, biting his lip.

"What'll it be Bulbasaur?"

"Fists." Said Bulbasaur determined.

"Then let round four begin!"

Bulbasaur immediately casted out two vines. Parasect shouted in indignation. "That's cheating! Vine whip isn't allowed!'

Victini frowned thoughtfully. "Technically, they are a part of his body...just don't use any moves with them Bulbasaur!"

"Got it." Bulbasaur nodded, determined. He swung both vines down, aiming for Bidoof. However, Bidoof managed to roll from side to side, avoiding the strikes."

"Dang…." Infernape said, surprised. "They aren't bad!"

Finally, Bidoof managed to bite down on one of the vines, causing Bulbasaur to flinch in pain, he cast both vines, dragging Bidoof forward, but the small gopher like Pokemon managed to use the momentum to his advantage, slamming his head into Bulbasaur's.

Bulbasaur moaned in pain. Bidoof happily putting a foot on his stomach.

"And Bidoof wins round four!" The Zangoose's, while surprised, cheered heartily.

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Bidoof smiles. "Back in m' home, me n' my family are always rasslin'. I got pretty good at it after a while."

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"Next fight… Munchlax versus Audino." Victini stated before the two Pokemon walked on stage.

"Since Bidoof won last time, what'll it be Munchlax? Swords or fists?"

"Well…since I've never used a weapon before, I guess fists?"

"Ok…and begin!" As he said that, both normal type Pokemon ran forwards and slammed into each other. Both, not really knowing how to fight, randomly threw fists at one another, most shots missing. After a few minutes of this, Munchlax had an idea. As Audino attempted to slap him, Munchlax caught it and brought her closer to him, delivering a Powerful headbutt to her head, knocking her unconscious.

"And Munchlax wins round whatever this is" Victini stated, forgetting how many rounds had passed.

"Classy," Ninjask stated.

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"I think I went a little too overboard…" Munchlax stated, guilt written all over his face. "I'll apologize once this challenge is over."

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"The next round is Swampert vs Machoke!"

Machoke grinned. "Finally! I've been waiting to have a fist fight with this guy."

"I choose swords…" Swampert said as he picked up a bo staff in his hands, twirling it in his hands with great skill. Machoke grumbled, picking up a large hammer.

"Round….uh" Victini muttered counting on his fingers.

"It's five!" Ninjask shouted to him.

"Shut up Ninjask! Round...five just begin!"

Machoke sprinted forward, swinging the hammer over his head and downwards. Swampert, however managed to aim his bo staff perfectly, driving it into the side of the hammer, throwing Machoke off balance. Swampert tripped him with the bo staff, and then pointed it at his head.

"It was a good fight." He helped him up.

"And round five goes to Swampert!"

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"Damn it..." Machoke stated as he rubbed his knee. "Next time we fight, I will win."

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"Next round, Minccino versus Haxorus." Upon hearing this,

Minccino let out a giant gulp.

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"He's expecting me to fight THAT!" Minccino said as she breathed heavily.

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"Now I can get revenge for Carbink" Haxorus stated as he looked at the camera. "I hope I don't hurt Minccino too much."

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The two fighters made their way to the stadium, Minccino shaking all the way.

"Haxorus, swords or fists?"

"Fists please" Haxorus responded before looking at Minccino. "Uh…no hard feelings, but I need to win this."

"And begin!"

"FOR CARBINK!" Haxorus shouted as he ran up to Minccino before she could do anything and whacked her with his tail, sending her flying through the arena.

"Oops. I guess I kinda forgot how strong I am" Haxorus said bashfully as most of the other Pokemon watched in astonishment.

"Unsurprisingly, Haxorus wins."

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"Why did I sign up for this…" Minccino stated as she rubbed her tail. Dirt, leaves, and bruises were all around her body.

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"Man, Haxorus is a good guy" Carbink stated, a tinge of guilt in his voice. "I mean, not everyone tries to avenge a friend they made in just a week. It makes me feel bad about what I'm going to do next, but unfortunately, this is how you play the game. And I NEED that money."

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"Next battle, Grovyle and Frogadier." Victini said as both Pokemon walked onto the stadium, flashing each other determined looks.

"Grovyle, swords or fists?"

"I'll go with swords, pass me a bamboo stick" Grovyle stated. Victini nodded and tossed he a decent looking stick.

"I guess I'll take a metal staff" Frogadier stated, Victini tossing him one a few seconds after.

"And…begin!" Victini said as both Pokemon ran towards each other. Once close, both Pokemon rose their sticks and smashed it into their opponent's.

Grovyle, using her speed to her advantage, unleashed a fury of attacks, all of which were blocked by Frogadier, though with some difficulty. Using his stick, he attempted to jab Grovyle multiple times, all of them easily dodged by the grass type Pokemon. However, right after the last jab, Frogadier slammed his staff into hers, causing it not only to break, but for Grovyle to fall down because of the amount of force used. He pointed his staff at her, preventing her from getting up.

"And Frogadier scores for the Sevipers."

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"Man he's good" Grovyle stated as she dusted herself. "Hopefully, my team isn't mad at me for loosing."

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"The next round will be….Braixen versus Gliscor!"

Braixen grumbled. She wouldn't be able to use fire attacks. Gliscor grinned wildly.

"Fists or swords, Gliscor!"

"Just plain fists is fine with me!"

"Then let the next round begin!"

Braixen cocked her head. "Why are you so excited. You know you can't glide, right?"

"I know, believe me."

Braixen shrugged, and then sprinted forward at a fast speed, aiming a punch that Gliscor avoided. She growled, aiming a kick, but Gliscor ducked under it easily.

The two spun around as they battled, Gliscor having not thrown a single attack.

"Grr, fight me like a man!" Braixen shouted, as she aimed another kick. Her fists caught Gliscor's claws, and the two grappled for control. But Braixen didn't anticipate Gliscor's powerful stinger, which managed to grab her. With a flip, he threw her backwards, slamming her into a wall. Before she could rise up to her feet, he squeezed his stinger around her neck.

"You're done."

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Braixen huffed, folding her arms. "I'm not a close fighter, don't judge me."

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Gliscor grinned. "Want to know how I do it? Its this pouch. It's called a bright powder, and it allows me to avoid attacks. With this baby on my side, I can never lose."

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Shuckle sighed merrily as he floated on his wagon. Surprisingly, he had found the trip relaxing and enjoyable. He was even able to get some sleep in.

"Ahh, maybe this wasn't such a bad idea. It's better than the beds anyway. Wait a minute-what's that rushing noise!"

He stared ahead in shock. It was a waterfall!

"No no no no no no no!"

Shuckle screamed as he tried to use his bucket as an oar to scoop up water and swim away. But alas, it was too late. Shuckle, the wagon, and the bucket all fell down the waterfall, into the murky depths below….

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"Plusle and Zorua, you're next" Victini said. Both Pokemon made their way to the arena with fighting spirit.

"Plusle, swords or fists?" Victini asked.

"Well, I'm better off using my fists. I don't think using a sword would make much of a difference" Plusle shrugged.

"Ok…and begin!" As he said this, both Pokemon ran up to each other and slammed into one another, both staggering back after impact. However, Zorua was able to recover first, charging at the electric rabbit Pokemon. Recovering fast enough to notice this, Plusle side stepped as Zorua attempted to tackle her, and kicked her square in the ribs. Surprisingly, Zorua was able to get right back up, but not before receiving a powerful tackle to the back, which knocked Zorua right back down. She tried to get up, but due to the injuries received, couldn't.

"And Plusle wins this round!"

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"I'll get her for this!" Zorua shouted at the camera, a snarl present upon her face.

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"Four years of training with my older brother really paid off" Plusle said as she smiled at the camera.

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"Next round is….Sableye vs….Misdreavus. This'll be weird."

"I'll pick this beautiful emerald blade as my weapon," Sableye chattered. Misdreavus sighed. "Um….I guess I pick…..this rubber chicken?" She held it in her mouth.

"What!? Misdreavus are you crazy!?" Charizard yelled, spurting out some fire from his mouth.

She winked. "Don't worry, I got this."

Victini sighed. "Remember, you can't float!"

She nodded, determined.

"Then let the next round begin!"

Sableye cackled as he leapt across the arena, swinging his sword down. Misdreavus swung her head back, knocking it aside with her rubber chicken. She then swung it down, whacking him. Sableye gave her a withering look and sliced it in half with her sword.

"Nya ha! Surrender!"

Misdreavus gave him a seductive wink. "Whatever you say."

And then she tackled him, pressing her mouth to his. He flailed backwards in shock, before simply wrapping his arms around her.

Misdreavus sighed. "Sorry hon."

She gave the still distracted Sableye a vicious headbutt, knocking him out of the ring. The competitors watched in shock as Misdreavus bounded out of the arena to help a blushing Sableye to his feet.

"And Misdreavus wins!" Victini shouted.

Ninjask sighed, handing Tepig twenty dollars.

"Ah, ah ah. That's thirty, mate. I said it would be during a challenge."

Ninjask sighed. "Whatever."

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"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Misdreavus squealed happily. blushing.. "It worked!

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"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Lopunny squealed happily. "They are SO cute!"

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Tepig rolled his eyes. "C'mon, it was bloody obvious!"

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Sableye stumbled around, dazed. "Wow."

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"Well... That happened..." Machoke stated, trying to process what happened. "I honestly thought that they hated each other. Either way, shortest love story ever."

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"I get that everyone's happy for them and all, but now we lost the point!" Minccino threw up her hands.

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"After…that, now we get to see Charizard and Umbreon duke it out." Victini stated. Both Pokemon made their way to the field, each bearing a blank expression.

"Charizard, swords or fists?"

"Fists" Charizard responded.

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"Even if I pick swords I'm still at a disadvantage" Charizard explained. "Most of my speed comes from my wings. Do to the fact that I can't fly this match, I'll be much slower. Let's just hope that Umbreon doesn't hit too hard."

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"And…begin!" With that, Charizard ran towards Umbreon as fast as he could while preparing a punch. However, Due to Charizard's small arm length and crippled speed, Umbreon was easily able to only avoid the attack, but was able to strike him in the back using her two hind legs.

Charizard growled, surprised at how powerful that blow was. Using his reaction to her advantage, Umbreon ran up to him and head butted his right leg, bringing Charizard down. Unfortunately for him, the pain was so strong that he couldn't get back up.

"And Umbreon surprisingly dominates this match."

The competitors muttered to themselves as Umbreon calmly walked away from the arena.

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"If it wasn't for the fact that I was crippled, I would've won that fight" Charizard growled as he rubbed his knee.

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"That was a dirty trick Umbreon did," Scrafty stated. "It's one I'm familiar with. Hit someone in an area that'll stun them, then strike their support system. In this case, Charizard's leg.

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"Next round is Parasect vs Ampharos!"

Parasect's eyes gleamed. Now he could show the klutz how superior order and protocol were.

"Swords or fists, Parasect?"

"Fists."

Parasect clicked his pincers, scuttling forwards. He aimed several vicious strikes that Ampharos avoided. Ampharos swung his tail, whacking Parasect's face. Parasect growled, pinching down hard on it.

Ampharos gasped in pain, struggling to pull him off. He finally managed to throw him, rubbing his injured tail as Parasect rose to his feet. The bug type lunged, but Ampharos jumped in the air, landing on Parasect's mushroom.

Parasect couldn't move his head, and his pincers did not have enough reach to pinch Ampharos, who repeatedly hit hit him over and over until….

Parasect groaned, falling unconscious. Ampharos rolled off of him, grinning.

"And Ampharos scores a point!"

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Parasect hissed in the confessional. "This. Means. War."

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"Anyways, next round is Lopunny versus Gallade," Victini shouted. Both Pokemon made their way to the stadium. Lopunny looked at her opponent with steady eyes while Gallade showed no expression.

"Lopunny, swords or fists?"

"The answer's pretty obvious. I'll take fists"

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"Why did I choose fists?" Lopunny asked the camera. "It's simple, Gallade are master swordsmen so this challenge would be second nature to him if it were a sword fight. Now if it was just an old fashioned fist fight, then I'll have a better chance at beating him. Hopefully he's not as tough as he looks."

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"Finally, I can see what this guy can do" Electivire stated. "To be honest, I've always had my eye in him. He's been acting very suspicious ever since he joined the team. He doesn't even sleep in the team cabin!"

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"Time to see what Gallade is really about" Charizard said as he smirked at the camera.

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"And…begi-" Victini said, until he was cut off by Ninjask.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. There is something really wrong with this matchup."

"What…is it Ninjask?" Victini asked, clearly annoyed.

"Gallade's arms. Aren't they considered swords or weapons?"

"Gotta agree with him," Scrafty stated. "Despite being on his team, it wouldn't be fair if he had an advantage."

"Fine. Then what do you suppose I should do?" Victini groaned as he rolled his eyes.

"…cripple me," everyone turned their heads to the source of the voice, Gallade. "If this is really a big problem, then cripple me."

"Wait! He can talk!?" Ampharos shouted.

"The answer's simple. Don't allow me to use my arms. Handcuff them together and allow me to fight by only using my head and legs." Gallade calmly said, completely ignoring Ampharos.

"But that'll give you a major disadvantage." Lopunny stated, flabbergasted. "Why would you want that?"

"To put us at equal terms. If I can't use my arms, then I don't have the advantage. You may think tying my arms would hinder me, but, I've fought through worse situations. This handicap is simply nothing." Everyone just looked at him, unsure of how to react to this. Was he really going through with this?

"Okay…I guess I'll do it" Victini stated as he flew over to his pile of weapons, pulling out a pair of handcuffs. He then placed the handcuffs on Gallade's arms, having him put his hands behind his back.

"Now we can begin" Victini said as he flew away from the battlefield. Lopunny wasted no time and dashed straight for Gallade. As she ran towards him, she was surprised to see that he hasn't moved. Once close enough, she jumped and tried to land a flying kick.

However, Gallade was more than prepared for this as he simply sidestepped, avoiding the attack. Once back on the ground, she ran back towards him and unleashed a barrage of extremely fast punches and kicks. To much of everyone's surprise, Gallade was easily able to avoid every single one thrown at him. Growling in frustration, she kept doing the same thing over and over again, but with the same outcome. Gallade just simply dodged them all. They kept this up for a few minutes, with Lopunny growing more and more tired per punch, yet Gallade seemed to have not even broken a sweat.

As this kept on happening, it took Lopunny to realize what was going on, he was playing with her. She then charged forward, trying to tackle him. As she was doing this, Gallade couldn't help but smirk. This is exactly what he wanted. As she ran towards him, he braced himself. Once she jumped at him, he sidestepped, avoiding the attack, and threw a somewhat half hearted kick at her head, surprisingly knocking her out. Gallade then proceeded to shatter his handcuffs, signaling the end of the fight.

"And Gallade scores a point for the Zangoose."

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"Gr…he's a lot stronger than he looks" Lopunny stated as she rubbed her head, while thinking to herself. "I should really train with him..."

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"Whoa" Machoke stated as he gave the camera a surprised look. "Not only was the guy handcuffed, but he wasn't even trying, yet he still beat Lopunny. And he broke his handcuffs... just, wow."

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"Damn... Silent guy's got some moves" Electivire stated, eyes wide opened. "I REALLY want to fight this guy."

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Charizard glared at the camera. "If he's really the guy I'm looking for, then I have to be careful when confronting him."

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Gallade sat in the confessional, arms crossed, taking a deep breath before speaking. "It seems like now I have to talk, which is a shame. While I could just stay silent, it'll make my team more suspicious of me than they already are. There are two reasons why I don't talk. One, I'm not a fan of only reason why I'm here is for the money.

The second reason I didn't talk is because I don't want to get close to anyone. I already know what'll happen if that happens, so to prevent that, I tried to disconnect myself from the others. Unfortunately, now I have no choice so this may be a bit more difficult."

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"Next off, Infernape and Tepig" Victini said. Infernape ran to the stadium as Tepig casually walked there instead.

"Tepig, swords or fists?"

Parasect called to him. "Infernape's punches are really strong! Go with swords!"

Tepig nodded. "Fair dinkum. Fists it is."

"Damn it Tepig!"

Infernape twitched excitedly. "Oh this is gonna be fun."

"And begin." Just like Lopunny, Infernape wasted no time in running towards Tepig. Upon seeing this, Tepig readied himself, preparing to dodge. When Infernape got close enough, he let loose a bunch of lightning fast punches. Tepig was able to avoid a few, until one struck him right in the gut, sending him towards the edge of the arena. Infernape once again ran towards him, hoping to finish this off with one more punch, but Tepig sprung over him, landing behind him. Infernape tried to hit him with his tail, but Tepig managed to grab onto it by biting it, causing the fire monkey to holler in pain. Infernape roared, kicking the fire pig with his feet and knocking him down.

Tepig groaned, slowly rising back up. He attempted to roll to the side, but Infernape anticipated it, kicking him in the stomach. He rolled backwards, but Infernape stepped on his tail. He grabbed Teig around the neck, preparing a punch. "Sorry for the roughhousing, but this is how I play."

Tepig gave him a wink. "This is how I play." He then spat directly into Infernape's eye. Infernape yelled, grabbing his eye and releasing Tepig, who cracked his neck.

"I'm from the outback. If I can handle bein' attacked by a pack of Krookodile every tuesday, I can handle a hyperactive monkey."

Infernape roared, throwing a punch, but Tepig managed to catch it with one of his front legs. He grinned. "Good on ya, mate." He responded with a vicious right hook that knocked Infernape off his feet.

"And Tepig wins a point!"

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Minccino folded her arms. "Show off."

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Tepig had a black eye and a ton of bruises. "Sometimes you gotta lose to win."

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Victini sighed. "Alright, just one more match. Pidgey vs Donphan!"

The two quickly got into position, Pidgey boasting all the way.

"So Pidgey, what'll it be? Swords or fists….in case we didn't know."

"Swords of course! Feel the wrath of the Sword of Omens!" He said, lifting up a sword.

Donphan shrugged. "Very well rapscallion. Then it shall be a duel." He lifted up a twin sword in his trunk."

"Let the final round BEGIN!"

"YAAAAA!" Pidgey screamed as he aimed a uncoordinated swing at Donphan, who side stepped it easily. He aimed another strike, but Donphan deflected it without much trouble.

Pidgey swung his sword in an arch that missed terribly and threw himself off balance, and Donphan slammed into him, knocking him down.

Pidgey rose slowly. "This opponent...he is like no one I ever faced. I must use my ultimate attack!"

"You suck!" Shouted Zorua.

"Shut up. Sword of omens, GIVE ME POWER BEYOND POW-" his words were cut off as Donphan slammed into him, knocking him out.

"bleh."

"And Donphan wins! And with a higher score, THE SEVIPER'S WIN!" The Seviper's all cheered as one. Victini looked at the dejected Zangoose team. "You guys better think of a guy to vote!"

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Munchlax sighed. He can't believe they lost, after all the difficult battles.

"HEY!"

Munchlax whirled around and gasped. "Shuckle?"

"Yeah, its me." Shuckle groaned. "I got lost in the river some time after the last challenge. What happened? And why didn't anyone look for me?"

"We just lost a challenge, and now have to vote someone off. And we couldn't find you. But that was two days ago, what took you so long?"

"I'm slow, remember? Like really slow…"

"Oh yeah…"

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"Now who to vote off…"Swampert thought out loud. "While Slowpoke isn't useful, nether is Pidgey. I think it's best to keep Slowpoke around since he's more bulky."

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"Meh…whether Slowpoke or Pidgey goes, it doesn't matter." Scrafty stated. "They're both dead weight."

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"That Slowpoke has got to go!" Electivire shouted. "He has done nothing useful. At least bird brain tried."

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"Though Slowpoke would be our most predictable choice, I think Pidgey should leave" Parasect said as he snapped his pinchers. "While Pidgey can fly, Slowpoke can take more abuse, which will be more helpful later on."

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"I'm pretty sure my team's not going to vote me off" Pidgey confidently stated. "After all, I'm twice as useful compared to most of my other teammates. Anyway, I'm voting Shuckle. Dude wasn't even here!"

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"Yea…I'm voting for Pidgey" Braixen stated. "If we keep him any longer, I might get a migraine."

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"Even though he still won, I'm voting Tepig," Minccino stated, a scowl on her face. "That guy annoys me to no end."

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Sableye is seen dancing around in the confessional, chanting "I've kissed her, Woo!" multiple times.

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Slowpoke yawns in the confessional.

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Victini wagged his finger in an annoying fashion. "Twice in a row, now isn't it? A lot of you dropped the ball today, let's see who was punished for it.

"First one goes to...Swampert."

Swampert grunted, lumbering to get his poke block.

"Braixen, Gallade, Scrafty and…...Munchlax."

Munchlax high fived Braixen as the three walked up.

"Bidoof….Plusle, and lover's boy. You guys are safe as well. As much as it irks me to say it, Ninjask is safe as well."

Sableye led the other two to pick up their Pokeblocks. Victini glared at the remaining competitors.

Grovyle bit her lip. Tepig adjusted his fedora. Umbreon gave the members of her team a cool luck. Pidgey didn't look like he was paying attention, and Slowpoke yawned. Electivire clenched a fist. Shuckle shivered.

"Electivire and Grovyle, you are safe. Umbreon, you too."

Only four competitors remained.

"The four of you all have received votes tonight. Tepig and Slowpoke, it's your second time here. Slowpoke, not too helpful of a teammate are you? Tepig, you may be strong, but you are not easy to work with."

"I'm proud of that."

"Shuckle...you weren't even THERE. And Pidgey….you failed your team at the eleventh hour, and it was pretty pathetic."

"Shuckle and Tepig, you guys are safe."

As the two grinned and Tepig wheeled Shuckle's wagon to pick up a Pokeblock, Pidgey and Slowpoke glanced at each other.

"The final Poke block goes to….."

Pidgey nervously fingered his sword. Slowpoke yawned, not really paying attention to what's going on.

"...Slowpoke. Pidgey, you're out!"

"WHAT! How could you keep him over ME!"

"Well… he doesn't give us a headache" Umbreon responded. Before Pidgey could retort, Victini began speaking.

"Pack your bags Pidgey"

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"They will regret voting me off!" Pidgey screamed at the camera. "Now, who do I want to win? Probably either Gallade or Donphan. They are the only two here that are at least DECENT swordsmen."

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Pidgey signed as he carried his suitcases onto the boat, glaring at his former teammates as the boat left the docks. He stood this way for a second before shouting at them.

"YOU WILL RULE THIS DAY YA HEAR ME! YOU WILL RULE THIS DAY!..." Most of his teammates just rolled their eyes at this.

"Anyways, now that Pidgey is gone, will the Zangoose end this losing streak? What will happen to Gallade now that he's finally decided to speak? Will Shuckle be ok? And who will hook up next? Find out next time on TOTAL… POKKEMON…ISLAND!" Victini shouted as the camera zoomed out far enough to view the two islands.

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Author's note 2: hey guys DT here. The reason why Pidgey got out was because we really couldn't do much with him. His main thing was being the second comic relief, first being Ninjask. However, that doesn't mean I don't like him. He was my third favorite character to write and he's one of my top ten favorites in the story. Unfortunately, his time is up.

Fun fact: The name for the island they were on in the first chapter was created using a random name generator website.