"Ha! We took out the trash last time. Literally!" Fearow says. Murkrow grins.

"Now that Trubbish is gone, the camp will finally smell better. The only bad thing about last challenge is Buizel…we don't know if he'll be ready for the challenge today," Murkrow says.

Fearow thinks. "If we don't have any use for him, if we lose, why don't we vote him off?"

Murkrow cackles. "I'm definitely in."

Meanwhile, in the infirmary, Buizel is laying down in bed. Pawniard is kneeling by the bed.

"Hey, buddy, you okay?" Pawniard asks worriedly. Buizel nods his head weakly.

Buizel is in his wheelchair. "I'm not okay," he groans.

The Cacturne intern comes in. "Excuse me, Pawniard, I need to see if he'll be ready to participate in today's challenge. Arceus's orders," Cacturne says. "Do you want to be in the challenge today?"

Buizel shakes his head. He's feeling completely miserable. Pawniard and Cacturne both leave.

Cacturne stops in at Arceus's cabin. "Hello? Arceus?" he calls.

"What do you want?" Arceus says grouchily. Cacturne answers calmly. "Buizel won't be participating in the challenge. And because I've been doing your work like a slave, I want to make today's challenge."

"It's cool with me, I didn't have anything planned anyway," Arceus grumbles. "But make it painless, we got some angry letters about Buizel."

"I will," says Cacturne.

In the center of camp, Musharna is teaching Kadabra how to use a TwistedSpoon. "There you go," Musharna says gently.

"Why are you teaching me how to use a TwistedSpoon? I'm on the opposite team," Kadabra points out.

"I know, but I felt like I needed to show you," Musharna says. She then leaves for the Palkias' cabin.

"Hm…my flame has never been this small before…must be from all the cold and no heating in this camp," Charmeleon says. "I know! Lickitung's probably cooking up something, so she'd need a fire. I could just borrow it...I feel weird borrowing a fire."

Lickitung is, as Charmeleon thought, cooking over a fire. He politely asks her and she just walks away to the Dialgas' cabin.

Lickitung opens up her suitcase and takes out a spatula. She starts whipping it around like a ninja. "Nobody messes with the Spatula Ninja! Hya!"

Cubchoo looks up at her blankly. He blows his nose. Lickitung is looking at Cubchoo awkwardly. Cubchoo blows his nose again, and Lickitung walks back toward her cooking fire. Charmeleon is still heating his tail.

"Yawn," says Slowpoke, rolling around in the sun. He can't believe that the Powerful Palkias didn't vote him off! Then he just goes back to sleep.

"EVERYONE! LISTEN UP! I'M MAKING THE CHALLENGE TODAY!" Cacturne calls through the speakers.

Everyone groans. Buizel comes out on a wheelchair with Phione pushing him.

"Hey, thanks, Phione," Buizel say to her. She smiles shyly back. Buizel is puzzled, but then he realizes that she likes him. He starts to grin.

Phione is smiling shyly again. "Okay, so I like him a little bit."

"Today's challenge will be set in a desert, because those are my favorite places. You will have to escape from the desert today. I'll have some mean obstacles in there, though…they're going to be mean," Cacturne says.

"But Arceus told us that the challenge would be painless," Jumpluff points out.

"I'm not Arceus," Cacturne tells her.

Everyone is placed at random points in the desert. Buizel is left at camp with Cacturne and Arceus.

Slowpoke is rolling around in the sand. "I won't survive here! NO!" Suddenly Slowpoke sees a figure walking toward him. It's a Mandibuzz. Mandibuzz are angry birds that prey on weak Pokemon. He gulps. The Mandibuzz sees him and starts to fly after him. Slowpoke runs the fastest he's ever run before, which is still not fast.

Lickitung immediately sees the end of the desert. That wasn't hard. She shrugs and walks out, getting the Deadly Dialgas first place. Murkrow and Fearow are working together to get out of the desert.

"We have to go that way," Fearow argues to Murkrow. She shakes her head in disagreement.

"It's definitely that way. I'm positive," Murkrow says. They split up and discover that both of their ways were correct and they've escaped.

The angry Mandibuzz are stationed all over the desert. They want to find weak Pokemon to prey on. Slowpoke eventually makes it only because he was running. Spoink bounces her way out, and to Spoink's annoyance, Beautifly just simply flies out.

Spoink grumbles. "I hold grudges. For a very long time."

Jumpluff and Musharna both also float their ways out. Pawniard makes it (he is doing his very best, covering for Buizel, too). Larvitar, Golem, Delcatty, Phione, Darmanitan, Charmeleon, Carvanha, and Kadabra have made it out. Only Caterpie, Goldeen, Cubchoo, and Spheal are still in the desert.

Cubchoo sneezes really hard, propelling himself into a Mandibuzz. The result is serious injury. Spheal rolls her way out of the desert. Soon enough, Goldeen finds her way out, but shortly after, Caterpie saves himself.

"Okay, then, since Cubchoo didn't make it out, the Deadly Dialgas lose. Powerful Palkias, good job, guys," says Cacturne. "Arceus will meet the Dialgas at the campfire because I have stuff to do."

At the campfire, the Dialgas were pretty angry. Mostly at Cubchoo, but some were angry at Goldeen because she was the second last out.

"Let the voting begin!" Arceus says. The voting indeed begins.

Cubchoo gulps. "I guess the only way I'd make it is to vote off Goldeen. Sorry, nothing personal, Goldeen."

Goldeen frowns. "I'm a fish. Deserts just aren't my strength. I'd have to vote off Lickitung. She's a spatula ninja now?"

Lickitung looks confident. "First one to make it out. I vote off Golem. I'm taking pity on Cubchoo because he got attacked."

Buizel is in his wheelchair. "Okay, sorry, Cubchoo, but you did terribly. My vote is against you."

Pawniard looks serious. "I think Cubchoo is the most strategic move. He's not a good player, that's all," Pawniard says.

Golem looks angry. "The stupid little bear lost! Cubchoo's going home!"

Kadabra sighs. "Golem is just too much muscle but no brain. I want him gone."

Larvitar sits on the chair before he answers. "Cubchoo."

Beautifly is unhappy. "All right, if I make it farther, which I know I will, I don't want to be facing Golem. The guy's too strong."

"Golem," Delcatty says quickly.

"Alright, the votes are in. Take a marshmallow if your name is called: Pawniard, Buizel, Kadabra, Delcatty, Larvitar, and Beautifly. No votes against you. Next marshmallows go to Goldeen and Lickitung, who received a vote each. Cubchoo and Golem, you each received three votes. We need a tiebreaker, so anyone who didn't vote for them, please revote now," Arceus says.

Goldeen is happy. "I'm still in!" she cries happily. "I'll vote off Golem. He's too mean."

Lickitung frowns. "Cubchoo. He's kind of weak."

Cubchoo sighs. "This seems totally unfair, but since I didn't vote for Golem, I guess I have to."

Arceus receives the three new votes. "Okay, then. Our final marshmallow goes to…."

Golem looks slightly nervous. Cubchoo looks surprisingly confident because of his new vote.

Arceus tosses the last marshmallow. "…..Cubchoo."

"WHAT?!" shrieks Golem. He punches Arceus in the face before storming off to the boat.

"I'm not even a voter…glad that guy's gone," Arceus says weakly.

"I am going to find whoever voted me off….I will find you!" Golem yells.

"Whoa there, big rocky guy. You can leave now," Arceus says. Golem leaves.

Author's Note:

Whoa. Okay, I bet Golem getting out was completely unexpected. But the campers were right, he was a threat to everybody. And Cubchoo's last vote…let's say it was luck.

First voting ceremony with a tie…that's new.

I'm wondering who I should get out next. You'll find out in my next episode.