-turns on a flashlight in the darkness- Welcome to the next thrillingly spooky segment of Total Pokémon Island, in which the campers must face their biggest fears!

And now we have the question answering section

Caleb- I didn't really PLAN to make them like the campers, but Lopunny and Weavile are similar to Heather, Bronzong was similar to Noah, and Banette and Duncan are similar due to the fact that they both argue and piss off the sort-of co-host (Chef and Mewtwo). Mew is also rather similar to Chris. But no, none of it was PLANNED.

Hqueen- Hahahaha. Well she's not gone yet. Yet.

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Zubat got up out of his bed, his head still sore from crashing into the tree. "Wow…what time is it?"

Banette was in his bunk, still playing his DSi. "I'd say it's about 8:00 in the morning."

"Oh, cool," said Zubat, stifling a yawn. "I wonder what today's challenge will be?"

"I dunno, it's been a couple of days," said Banette. "Mew most likely has a plan."

"What are you doing in that game right now?" asked Zubat curiously.

"Oh, I'm stuck fighting Zubats in Mt. Coronet," replied Banette. "Dumb things always get in my way. So weak!"

Zubat decided not to mention the fact that HE was a Zubat.

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Zubat sighed. "Really?"

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Eventually, after all of the campers had gotten up, they went to the mess hall. Mismagius noticed a shivering Venonat sitting next to Shinx and Lileep.

"What's with her?" asked Mismagius, eyes narrowing.

"She had a nightmare," explained Lileep.

"It was horrible!" squeaked Venonat. "I was stuck in a sewer, right? And then…and then…this monster came out of the water and attacked me!"

Mismagius didn't know how to react to this. "The sewer?"

"I hate sewers," explained Venonat. "They're my biggest fear!"

Mismagius laughed, and Venonat looked affronted. "Fine, what's YOUR biggest fear?"

Mismagius stopped laughing. "None of your business," she snapped. It was Venonat's turn to laugh.

"Oh come on, just tell us!"

"No."

Mew teleported into the center of the room. "GOOD MORNING, CAMPERS!"

Houndoom choked on his food. Gengar slapped him on the back, and Houndoom took a lot of deep breaths.

"Sorry about that," apologized Mew, not sounding sorry at all. "But anyways, today we have a very…interesting challenge..."

Mew smirked, and Mewtwo walked in from the kitchen, snickering evilly.

"And what does it involve?" asked Kadabra, his voice an insolent drawl.

"Well…nothing really…except facing your biggest fear," answered Mew, laughing evilly.

Kadabra was silent. But inside, he was scared- facing his biggest fear?

Gengar snorted. "I don't have a biggest fear," he said.

"Me neither," agreed Rhydon.

"Neither do I," said Cacturne.

"Oh, don't be so sure," said Mew, waving a pink finger. "We've already got all of your fears down. So, follow me everyone!"

They all followed the legendary Pokémon into the forest. There, they found a shack. Mew unlocked the door and let them all inside. Inside, there were a bunch of chairs and such, a table, and a large T.V.

"You all get to stay here for today," said Mew. "In here, you wait until one of us calls you. Once you're called, you get to go out and face your biggest fear. The rest of you stay in here, and watch the campers go through their trials."

"If you are facing a fear, then you are given a button," said Mewtwo, holding up a red button. "If you are too afraid to face said fear, and you want to get out, then you press that button. HOWEVER, then you lose a point for your team. Each team starts out with a number of points equal to a number of their teammates."

"Wait…but we have FIVE LESS PEOPLE THEN THEM!" shouted Weavile.

"Tough luck," said Mew. "Blame yourselves for losing the challenges from before."

"Great…," groaned Hitmonlee.

"Anyways...are there any questions?" asked Mewtwo.

"Uh…why do we have to wait in here?" asked Swinub.

"So you can't escape!" shouted Mew dramatically. "MUAHAHAHAHA!"

His words were met by silence.

"Okay…," said Charmeleon, raising an eyebrow. "I have a question. Are these taking place in any particular order, or is it random?"

"It's random, except for the fact that some of the challenges need to take place at night," said Mew. Charmeleon nodded. "Anyone else have a question?"

The remaining campers shook their heads.

"Well, if that's the case, Venonat, you're up first!" shouted Mew. Venonat trembled as she got up and walked out of the shack. The door closed as she left.

"I hope she's okay," said Shinx softly.

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"Why did I have to go first?" asked Venonat. "Why did it have to be me?"

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After about twenty minutes of walking, Mew and Mewtwo stopped at a manhole.

"All right, what you have to do is go down and sit in the sewers by yourself for ten minutes," said Mew. "Easy, right?"

Venonat nodded, but on the inside, she was freaking out. Mewtwo opened the manhole. Venonat took a deep breath, and hopped down inside.

It was dark, damp, and smelled simply awful. "Okay, Venonat, you can do this," she whispered fearfully. She started to pace to make the time go faster.

Mew pressed a button on his watch. "GO!"

For the first part, it wasn't too bad. Venonat stopped trembling after two minutes, and after three, she began to listen to the soft, relaxing flow of…sewage water? Well, whatever it was, it helped her keep her cool.

But then she heard another noise that she didn't hear before…it was a soft bubbling that was gradually growing louder. Venonat began to squirm anxiously, and looked around. Her eyes focused on the murky water…she almost had a heart attack…something was coming out of the dark depths.

Venonat fought the urge to faint as an enormous creature came out of the water. Instead, she screamed and pressed the button!

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!"

Mew opened up the manhole, and Venonat leaped out, still screaming like a banshee. She ran off back to the shack.

"Well…that's one who didn't complete the challenge…the Killer Kyogres lose a point," Mew said.

A Feraligatr stuck his head out of the sewer. "How'd I do?"

"Perfect," said Mew with a mischievous chuckle.

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Venonat was still hyperventilating in the shack, surrounded by the campers (some of which were laughing at her), when Mew opened the door again.

"Bellsprout and Rhydon, you're both up," declared Mew. The Drill and Flower Pokémon both left.

They walked with Mew until they found a second shack. "Okay, Bellsprout, you and Rhydon go in that shack."

"But…how is that my fear?" asked Bellsprout, confused.

"Your fear is Rhydon," said Mew, laughing. "So you have to go in there and survive a minute alone with Rhydon."

Rhydon grinned. Bellsprout trembled in terror.

"Well, go on, get in there!" shouted Mew. Both of them went inside the building. There was just a tiny room with nothing in it. Both Pokémon sat at either ends. Silence.

Rhydon and Bellsprout stared at each other.

"I'm gonna kill you," whispered Rhydon evilly. Bellsprout freaked out and started to mash his button with his leaves.

Mew opened the door. "Seven seconds, Bellsprout. Congratulations. You completely failed."

As Bellsprout and Rhydon made to get out of the room, Mew stopped Rhydon. "Whoa there, buddy…you still have to face your fear."

"And I told you before, I HAVE no fear," said Rhydon, rolling his eyes.

"Really?" asked Mew. "Then come outside and meet someone for me."

Rhydon narrowed his eyes as he walked outside. And when he stepped out of the shack, his eyes widened in horror. There, standing in front of him, was an ancient Rhyperior.

Rhydon's eyes bugged out of his head.

"What is it, Rhydon?" asked Mew snidely. "Not happy to see your own grandmother?"

If looks could kill, Mew would have been dead in two seconds when Rhydon glared at him.

"Oh Donny, I've missed you so much!" gushed the Rhyperior. "Come and give me a hug!"

Rhydon cowered in fear.

"One hug, and you're done," said Mew. "Unless you press the button."

Back in the camper shack, Hitmonlee was confused.

"I don't get it. Why is he so frightened?" asked the Fighting Type Pokémon.

Rhydon took a deep breath, ran at his grandmother, and hugged her. The Rhyperior wrapped her arms around him and squeezed.

Rhydon gasped in pain as he felt her arms crushing him. He hated his family's hugs…they could kill you if you weren't careful.

Weavile stared at the monitor in horror. "Ouch…"

"Aw, dude!" shouted Gengar, wincing.

"Well, Rhydon? How do you feel?" asked Mew kindly.

"Like I want to murder a little pink host," answered Rhydon, enraged.

"Well, either way, you passed your test, giving your team a point!" shouted Mew. Rhydon just stomped back to the cabin, rubbing his back. Mew followed him.

"All right Shinx, it's your turn!" shouted Mew. A trembling Shinx got up to follow him. The host led her around for ten minutes until he stopped.

"Uh…where is it?" asked Shinx. "Where's my fear?"

"Right behind you!" said a silly voice. Shinx turned slowly. There, standing before her, was a Mr. Mime dressed up as a clown. He let out a goofy giggle.

Shinx pressed her button and fainted.

"Dang…that was fast," said Mew, slightly put out.

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Lapras shivered. "I agree with Shinx…clowns are creepy…I've always disliked Mr. Mimes…"

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Houndoom's eye twitched.

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Mewtwo dumped the unconscious body of Shinx inside the cabin. "Oddish, you're up next," growled the mutant.

Oddish hesitantly got up from his chair and followed Mewtwo out. Mewtwo led him down to the beach where they found a Wailord waiting for him. Oddish seemed confused.

"Well then, Oddish, your biggest fear is being eaten alive!" said Mew. "So we're going to throw you inside this Wailord for five minutes, okay?"

Oddish hesitated. He was trying to decide whether or not to tell him that he KNEW he wasn't really going to be eaten or not. Shrugging, the Weed Pokémon hopped in the Float Whale's mouth.

"How do you feel?" asked Mew, after about a minute.

"It's very dark and stinky in here," reported Oddish

"HEY!" shouted Wailord.

"Ow! My…do I even have ears?" asked Oddish. Mew shrugged, and continued to wait. Soon, his timer started to beep.

"Wow! Oddish, you successfully faced your fear and got through the challenge!" said Mew. Oddish hopped out of the great whale. "Congratulations!"

"Can I go take a bath?" asked Oddish.

"Sorry, you have to go back to the camp shack," said Mew. "Wow. You smell worse than when Venonat came out of that sewer!"

"HEY!" shouted Wailord.

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When Oddish walked back into the shack, everyone recoiled.

"What's that stench?" demanded Mawile.

Charmeleon gagged. "Holy crap, Oddish! It really DOES smell worse than Venonat!"

"It actually does," admitted Venonat.

Oddish grinned apologetically. "If it makes you guys feel better, I got through my challenge."

"That's great," drawled Rhydon.

"Anyways…Banette, you're next!" said Mew. Banette rolled his eyes.

"Fine…but there's no way I'm gonna get scared," he said. "I'm a ghost Pokémon! We CAUSE fear, not feel it!"

"Amen to that!" shouted Gengar.

"GHOST POKÉMON FOREVER!" screamed Mismagius.

The two of them both burst out laugh, with Banette grinning. He followed Mew out the door.

Banette followed Mew back to the shack from earlier. He stepped inside. Just like before, there was nothing in there.

"Right…solitary confinement isn't my fear," said Banette, folding his arms.

Mew and Mewtwo stood outside. "Start the illusion," said Mew quietly.

"With pleasure!" said Mewtwo, grinning sadistically. The co-host began to focus his psychic powers.

Banette closed his eyes in annoyance. "Seriously?" he asked. "Just stop it."

He opened his eyes to go and open the door, but then he stopped. The room around him was very familiar…the red striped wallpaper…the grey carpet.

"What's going on?" asked Banette. Then he stopped. His mouth was opening and closing. "What the- WHY IS IT OPEN? I'LL DIE!"

He looked down, trying to see if his soul was coming out, but instead, he was shocked to find that he lacked hands or feet. His button, which he had been holding in his hand, was on the floor now.

"What's happening?" he asked, scared.

Back in the cabin, the remaining campers were staring at the screen in astonishment.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Kabutops, watching Banette twitch and shake. They couldn't see what was happening to him. Could Banette see something they couldn't? Gardevoir clutched Cacturne's arm, while Cacturne himself had gone tense with worry.

"Banette- now a Shuppet- felt something grab one side of him. He turned to see a blonde little boy holding him. On his other side, a blonde little girl grabbed him. Banette recognized them, except for the fact that their eyes were blood red.

Simultaneously, they both began to tug on him. Banette yelled in pain.

"He's mine!" shouted the boy.

"No, he's mine!" shrieked the girl. They both continued tugging and pulling…it hurt so much.

Banette screwed up his eyes in pain. He knew what was happening…he knew what was going on. He was reliving the day before he was torn apart and thrown away…the day before he evolved.

Banette felt his body starting to rip. He was being torn in two, seams bursting. And all the while, the two demonic children continued to fight over him as if he was simply a doll, and not a living thing.

Banette felt fear flood through him. "Make it stop…make it stop…make it stop…make it stop…MAKE IT STOP!" he roared, eyes still closed.

"And…done!"

Banette opened his eyes. He looked down to see his hands again. He had his legs, and he felt his zippered mouth. He was Banette, and back in the present again. It had been an illusion…but it felt so real.

Banette dropped down on his knees. Mew walked in, noticing the state of him, and looked concerned.

"Are you okay?" asked the host, confused.

"Do I look okay?" breathed Banette. "You know what I went through."

"No, we didn't," said Mew. "I just told Mewtwo to replay your worst memory, seeing as we didn't know WHAT you were afraid of."

Banette got up and brushed himself off. "Don't do it again…please," he gasped out.

"All right…get him back to the shack, pronto," ordered Mew. Even Mewtwo, the one who hated Banette the most, looked a little spooked.

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Lileep shuddered. "What happened to him?"

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Upon returning to the Camper Shack, Cacturne took over for Mewtwo. Picking up the other Pokémon, he carried Banette to a cushy armchair, so the Marionette could relax. The Killer Kyogres now had a second point, but after what Banette went through, was it worth it?

"Pidgeotto, you're next," said Mew. The sad bird flew out of the room to follow Mew. They didn't go far until they reached two large screens.

"Pidgeotto, your biggest fear is finding out that someone doesn't love you when you love them," said Mew. "Now, seeing as we can't really DO that, we're instead doing something else."

Mew clicked a remote, and the screens changed to two scenes: Gliscor and Lopunny talking, and Pidgeotto and Kadabra walking through the forest.

"Just watch this and you're good," said Mew, folding his arms and waiting.

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Lapras glared. "That was really cruel, Mew."

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Pidgeotto stared as Lopunny flirted with Gliscor, and as she and Kadabra walked through the forest. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she pressed the button. She couldn't see it again.

"Well, sorry Pidgeotto, but you failed!" said Mew. "Come on back to the shack!"

Back at the shack, Zubat was chosen. Mew led him to the same building Banette had been in. Mewtwo walked outside.

"It's done," he reported.

"Well, Zubat, get in there!" he shouted. Zubat flew in slowly.

He was greeted by a world of pink and flowers.

There was a shadow within there. It spoke. "Hello, Zu-Zu. Would you like a makeover?"

Zubat scoffed. "Ha. Makeovers aren't my biggest fear, Mew. This'll be a piece of cake!"

"Well, I'm still giving you a makeover…," said the shadow. It emerged from a pile of stuffed animals. Zubat gulped as he recognized the Pokémon.

"WITH MY FISTS!" finished Primeape, punching Zubat.

Mew was outside, listening at the door. He started to hear banging and screaming, and he laughed.

Zubat was flying around the room, trying to avoid Primeape's blows. But he noticed something odd.

"WAIT A MINUTE!" he said. "Your nose is smaller than the actual Primeape! You're just a random intern working here, aren't you!"

"Uh…no?" said the other Primeape. Zubat laughed in triumph.

"There's no way that you're as tough as the real Primeape! I can take anything you throw at me!"

"REALLY?" snarled the Primeape, charging towards him. Zubat smirked.

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Zubat was dumped back in the Camper's Shack, covered in bandages and injuries. But despite his injured state, he had completed his challenge and faced his fear.

"Mismagius, it's your turn!" shouted Mew. He led Mismagius right outside, where there was a box. Hitmonlee poked his head out the door to stare curiously. Mismagius seemed horrified.

"Oh god," she whispered.

"Get in the box, Mismagius," said Mew. "And you're not allowed to float out."

Mismagius shivered as she entered the box. "Stupid claustrophobia!"

Mew closed the box and sat on it. "It's only for ten minutes, don't worry!"

Mismagius tried to move, but she couldn't. She couldn't tremble, squirm, or anything. The one thing she could do was press her button. She felt like she had been in there for an hour.

"Don't do it, Mismagius," she whispered. "Don't press that button!"

Mewtwo then hopped onto the box, making it even tighter. Mismagius shivered, and when she couldn't take it anymore, she pressed her button.

Mew and Mewtwo let her out. "Sorry, Mismagius. You were up to eight minutes, not ten."

Mismagius just took deep breaths and floated back into the shack. Weavile laughed at her.

"A cardboard box?" asked the Ice type. "Really?"

Banette, who had recovered from his experience, hit Weavile in the head with a lamp.

"Oops," he said. Mismagius smiled at him.

"Thanks."

He grinned mischievously. "No problem."

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"Most people wouldn't like a troublemaker," said Mismagius, frowning. Then she grinned wickedly. "But man oh man, do I find them attractive."

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"Gengar, it's your turn."

Gengar waved goodbye in a cocky fashion. "I'll be seeing you soon, after I kick some ass!"

He followed Mew back to the same shack that everyone had been going into. He took the hint and floated inside. "You just have to live for five minutes," said Mew, closing the door.

"What am I supposed to do in here?" asked Gengar. "I know Banette freaked out in here, but come on. How bad could it be?"

"Very," said Mewtwo, locking the door.

Gengar arched a brow at Mewtwo. "What're you gonna do?"

"Nothing," said Mewtwo. "Except…this!"

And out from behind him he pulled out a vacuum.

Gengar's smiled turned into a frown faster than a flying Ninjask.

"H-hey," he stammered. "What are you gonna do with that?"

Mewtwo turned on the vacuum. "All I can say is it, SUCKS for you."

"Worst pun ever!" came Mew's voice from outside. Mewtwo rolled his eyes before charging at Gengar, vacuum in hand. Gengar screamed in fear and dashed away. Mewtwo followed him.

"WE'RE NOT DONE UNTIL I GET YOU INTO THIS VACUUM!" roared Mewtwo. Gengar kept running. He looked back. Mewtwo was gaining on him.

Almost crying, he started to rapidly press the button. Mew opened the door.

"Sorry, Gengar. That was only two minutes. You failed."

"Wait…what? COME ON!"

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Charmeleon tried to keep a straight face. Then he grinned. Then he snickered. Then he cackled.

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"Dude, it's not funny!" shouted Gengar, eyes indignant. "When I was still a Gastly, my big brother Haunter possessed a vacuum cleaner! He chased me around the house until he sucked me up! I was stuck in the bag for three hours before my mom and dad came home from a party!"

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As a depressed Gengar returned to the shack, it was Hitmonlee's turn.

Hitmonlee was led to the same shack. Mew, who was giggling, told Hitmonlee that he had to stay in there for ten minutes. Mew told Mewtwo to start the illusion as Hitmonlee walked in.

"I love this job," said Mewtwo. "Let's call this the Illusion Shack!"

"Oh, so we're planning on using it again?" asked Mew, smirking. Mewtwo grinned evilly.

Hitmonlee stepped inside of the cabin, but as he did, he slipped and slid across the floor. He rubbed his head.

"What happened-," he began, but then his eyes widened. He was in a hospital.

Hitmonlee hated hospitals. He hated thermometers. He hated the food. But most of all he hated were…

A surgeon walked in, a Chansey wearing a mask. "Time for a surgery!"

Hitmonlee screamed and pressed the button.

"Well, Hitmonlee, you are a total failure," said Mew, shaking his head as he dragged Hitmonlee out of the shack. The poor guy had foam coming out of his mouth.

Mawile was next. Quivering, she followed Mew around the island, until they came to the snowy mountain. Mew grabbed her hand, and floated her up to the very top of the mountain.

"Mawile, your fear is extremely high heights. Stay up here for ten minutes," said Mew. Mawile was flipping out.

"Are you crazy? What if I fall? How high is this, anyway?" she asked in a very high and very scared tone.

"Uh…just don't look down," advised Mew, teleporting away. Mawile just closed her eyes and took deep breaths.

"Don't look down…don't look down."

She continued to repeat these words over and over again. But eventually, the point came where she couldn't take it anymore. She looked.

She could only JUST manage not to faint.

But as she was about to press her lovely button, Mew teleported next to her (scaring the living daylights out of her).

"Good job, Mawile!" he said. "You- oh wow, you were about to press the button? Damn!"

Mawile just glared at him.

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Clefairy smiled. "I always knew Mawile was tough."

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Wooper smiled. "She's really brave, y'know? I think it's cool! And she's smart! And cute! No, hot! Definitely hot! But when I told her that, she whacked me!"

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Charmeleon and Ninetales were next. They were led to the center of camp by Mew. They both exchanged an uncomfortable glance with each other.

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Charmeleon scratched his head. "In all honesty, I don't have a quarrel with Ninetales. Weavile's the one who's so damn hateful towards everyone."

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Mewtwo walked over, carrying a hose. Charmeleon and Ninetales both gasped.

"Yep," said Mew, smiling as if Christmas had come early. "I'm guessing you both know what your fear is."

"YOU CAN'T DO THIS!" yelled Charmeleon. "THIS IS…THIS CAN'T BE LEGAL!"

"It is!" said Mew gleefully. Ninetales and Charmeleon both shivered.

"Now listen. You both get sprayed with the hose ten times! Each time, the spray gets longer. See how long you go before you press the button," explained Mew, eating some popcorn.

Charmeleon was sprayed first, with a short jet. He let out a cry, and tried smacking the water away with his hands. Then Ninetales was sprayed, and she shook her body, trying to get rid of all the drops.

And so it began. Each of them were sprayed again and again. Soon, Ninetales and Charmeleon were panting. Then, even later, Charmeleon looked like he wanted to cry before he got sprayed again. Ninetales had tears in her eyes, but Mewtwo wasn't fazed as he hosed her down. Both of them lay on the ground in puddles of water, gasping.

"Well, I'm shocked. Eh, not really. A hose isn't that dangerous. You both passed," said Mew. Mewtwo growled and gave him five dollars.

"Ten," corrected Mew. "I said BOTH of them would pass."

Mewtwo gave him five more dollars. Charmeleon and Ninetales hugged each other happily, before fleeing back to the Camper's Shack.

"Kabutops and Lileep, you're up!" shouted Mew. Kabutops stomped out of the shack, ready and determined. Mewtwo carried Lileep (it wasn't that she couldn't move- she was just slow).

"Where are we headed?" he asked, sharpening his scythes. He groaned as he was led to the same shack where all the other campers have gone.

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"I swear to god, we're all going to have nightmares about this thing later on," said Kabutops.

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Kabutops and Lileep both stepped inside. They looked around.

"What do you think our challenge is?" asked Lileep.

"Dunno…"

There was a flash, as Mewtwo began the illusion. For a moment, Kabutops couldn't see. But when his vision returned, he felt his heart clench.

He was in a large glass container filled with water. Surrounding him, bathed in an eerie light, were a group of scientists. He felt shockwaves being sent through his system, as the scientists just laughed and watched. He was flailing madly. He looked around and saw another test tube- Lileep was inside of it, not moving. She was…dead.

At the same time, Lileep was also in a test tube, seeing Kabutops floating in a separate tube, motionless.

The campers in the Camper Shack watched in unease. "What actually HAPPENS in there?" asked Weavile to Hitmonlee.

"It's…horrible," whispered Hitmonlee. Banette nodded in agreement.

Kabutops never had felt terror like this before. Lileep had tears coming out of her eyes, although with the water surrounding her, you couldn't tell. Neither of them could take. They both pressed their buttons.

In another flash, the illusion was gone. Kabutops was on his arms and legs, panting. Lileep was shivering and glancing around, making sure that the illusion was completely gone.

"Well…you both failed…it was for ten minutes, but at seven, you both just cracked," said Mew. Kabutops just walked away, still spooked.

"I didn't even go through the whole thing," he whispered. "What the hell happened to Banette?"

After Kabutops and Lileep both made it back to the shack, it was Scizor's turn. Mew led her on a very long journey that took her to the other side of the island. Soon, Scizor found herself in a desert.

"Why does it have to be a desert?" asked Scizor, sighing. "I'm not Cacturne."

"Just stand here," directed Mew. "I'll be back with your fear."

Scizor folded her red arms. "Sure, whatever."

And so she waited. She continued to wait for over five minutes.

"It's been a while," she remarked, wiping some sweat off of her body. "Where the hell is he?"

She reached down to scratch her foot, but for some reason, her claw only met sand. Confused, she looked down. Her eyes couldn't believe what she saw.

She had sunk waist-deep into a pit of quicksand.

Scizor flailed, and tried to shovel her way out, but to no avail. The sand eventually reached her chest. Scizor was panicking, but at the same time, she was confused. Quicksand wasn't her biggest fear! But then why did she feel so helpless?

Then it clicked. Scizor's fear WAS being helpless. Scizor liked being strong and powerful, but in some situations, such as this one, strength and power wouldn't help her. However, while it WAS impressive that she figured out her fear, it wasn't going to help her.

The sand was up to her neck, when Mew and Mewtwo reappeared.

"Good job," said Mew. Mewtwo used his telekinesis to reverse the sand, causing it to spit Scizor out. Scizor headed back to the cabin, grinning.

"That was a piece of cake."

Wooper was next. He followed Mew into the forest, into a grassy clearing.

"Uh…this isn't my fear," said Wooper.

"Oh?" asked Mew, snapping his pink fingers. A bunch of Beedrill flew in.

"NO!" yelled Wooper. "I'm allergic! I can't risk my allergies! They're life threatening!"

He used his tail to slam down on the button.

"Sorry, guys," he said sadly, knowing they were watching him on camera.

"Well, at least you had a good reason not to do your challenge," said Mew. "Unlike GENGAR."

Gengar growled at the T.V. back in the cabin. "Oh, shut up, pinky!"

"Gardevoir, you're next!" said Mew, walking into the shack a second later. Gengar choked on his drink.

"How'd he get here so fast?" asked Venonat.

"Because I…am…awesome," replied Mew. "Anyways…come on, Gardevoir."

He led her to the shack in the woods- okay, screw it, it's the Illusion Shack now- and he opened the door, allowing her to step inside. Gardevoir walked in. It was strange…it looked like her old house. Feeling uneasy, Gardevoir leaned against the wall.

After a few minutes, she felt uneasy. She looked out of the window, before she thought for a moment; when she was outside of the shack, there had been no windows.

What was going on?

Creeeeeeeak.

Gardevoir turned to see the door of the shed being opened. Another Pokémon walked in. He looked very similar to Gardevoir, but appeared more masculine. He had a fin on his head, and his hands were blades.

"Hello, Gardevoir," said the Gallade.

Gardevoir would've been scared if she hadn't known this was fake. "Gallade. What are you doing here?"

The Gallade sighed. "I'm really sorry for what happened in our relationship. Will you take me back?"

"What am I, in a soap opera?" asked Gardevoir under her breath. But she remembered how derogatory and rude Gallade had been…not to mention her interest in someone else.

"Sorry, Gallade, but it's over," she said.

"I see," said Gallade. "Well then…"

He sharpened both of his blades. "I'll make you accept me!" he shouted, running at her. Gardevoir rolled her eyes.

"I know this is all fake," she said, folding her arms. But she was shocked when Gallade kicked her down. He tried to stab her with one of his blades, and she moved her head to avoid it. He nicked her on the side of her face, and she felt scared- a drop of blood appeared on the side of her face.

This was no illusion. This was real.

"Gallade, stop it!" screamed Gardevoir, avoiding another blow.

"Not until I teach you a lesson!" roared Gallade. "No one rejects me! I'll kill you!"

Everyone in the camper shack was watching Gardevoir move around the room, yelling out to someone.

"What do you reckon is going on in there now?" asked Banette.

"I don't know, but that room appears to be hell," said Cacturne.

Banette shuddered. "You're telling me."

Gardevoir continued to avoid Gallade's psycho cuts. Gallade continued to try and attack her. Deciding that enough was enough, Gardevoir hit him with a psychic blast. He hit the wall, and crumpled to the floor.

Mew opened the door. "Nice job, Gardevoir! Your fear of a psycho ex-boyfriend was no match for you! You get a point!"

Gardevoir just let out a sigh of relief and walked out.

"Psycho ex-boyfriend?" asked Charmeleon. "Well, I guess that IS pretty creepy."

Kabutops just shook his head. "No, what Lileep and I went through was creepy."

When Mew, Mewtwo, and Gardevoir returned, it was Dragonite's turn. He stepped outside and looked down.

A little pink Pokémon was standing there, leaves coming out of its head. "HOPPIP!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" yelled Dragonite, slamming the door and pressing the button.

Everyone started to laugh at him.

"Seriously?" asked Gengar. "You're afraid of HOPPIPS, dude?"

"Look into their eyes," said Dragonite. His eyes widened. "They don't have SOULS."

"Okay, so right now we're done," said Mew. "The rest of you have to go at night. The Great Groudons have five points, while the Killer Kyogres have four. So, I suggest you get some rest—especially those of you still have to face your fears."

000

The campers who had already completed their challenges were talking about what they had to go through (except Banette, who refused to talk about it). According to most people, Kabutops and Lileep had the creepiest fear.

"Test tubes are scary ass shit, man," said Gengar. "But vacuums aren't far below."

"I still can't believe you're scared of vacuums," teased Charmeleon.

"I'm sorry, I didn't hear you. I thought I heard a hose spraying outside."

That shut Charmeleon up. Mew opened the door.

"Alright! Will all of the remaining campers come with me?" asked Mew. "You're not all going at the same time, but half of you have challenges that will take a little while."

Cacturne slowly got up and walked out, with Houndoom following him. Weavile and Clefairy walked out side by side, with Swinub bouncing after them. Kadabra left next, with Lapras bringing up the rear.

"Okay, campers," said Mew. "We're going to split up into two groups. Cacturne, Lapras, Kadabra, and Clefairy, go with Mewtwo. Weavile, Swinub, and Houndoom, come with me."

The two groups separated and walked off.

Back in the shack, the other campers watched the screen uneasily. "What do you think they're going to have to do?" asked Lileep, frightened.

Rhydon folded his arms. "I dunno," he replied. "But facing your fear in the dead of the night is a LOT creepier. I hope Weavile will be all right."

"Lapras needs to be brave," murmured Mismagius quietly. Banette wrapped an arm around her and smiled reassuringly. Mismagius smiled back.

000

Banette clenched a fist. "SCORE!"

000

Mewtwo led his group into the middle of the swampy jungle on the other side of the mountain. There, he stopped.

"Clefairy, your fear is being left alone in a forest/jungle/swamp for a long time…at night," said Mewtwo, reading off a card. "So, your challenge is to stay in here for one hour."

"An HOUR!" shrieked Clefairy. "Why an hour! Everyone else got five or ten minutes!"

"Because I said so," replied Mewtwo coolly. "So have fun. The rest of you, follow me."

Clefairy sat down on a rock. "Great. Just great!"

000

"Swinub, go in the kitchen," ordered Mew. Swinub looked at him, confused.

"Um…okay, whatever you say," said the little pig, shuffling inside. Mew grinned and slammed the door behind him.

Swinub waited. And waited. And then his tummy started rumbling.

"I'm hungry," he moaned. "Oh well! Mew never said I couldn't have food while I waited for my fear."

He decided to open the refrigerator. He pulled out a tub of ice cream. "Yum! Vanilla!"

But as he set it down on the table and went to fetch a bowl, he stopped. He turned around to see the container wiggling.

"Uh…what's going on?" he asked, quivering. Then the cap popped off of the ice cream box. Ice cream began to rise out of the container. "Um…Mew? What's wrong with the food?"

But it wasn't just the vanilla ice cream. From all of the cabinets and storage areas, food was pouring out and floating to the center of the kitchen. All of the yummy foods that Swinub loved were coming together and forming a giant, horrifying, FOOD MONSTER!

Swinub's eyes bugged out. "OH NO! FOOD HAS TURNED AGAINST ME!"

The food monster was enormous. It had ice cream cone horns, chocolate chip cookie eyes, and ice cream head and body, popsicle fingers, a long tail of bananas, and many more features. It punched Swinub, sending the poor Pokémon sliding across the room. Swinub noticed some ice cream on his face. He licked it off.

"Wait a minute…," said Swinub. He ran up to the monster and licked it. "You…taste…AMAZING!"

The monster let out a cry of confusion. Swinub grinned, and leaped on the food monster, determined to devour the entire thing.

000

Weavile was up in an old shack. It was dilapidated, and falling apart. Weavile sighed. She looked out an opening in the side of building to see Mew, who was way down below her (she was on the third floor of the building.

"Any chance of you telling me what the heck I'm doing?"

Mew lit a match. "Oh, you'll figure it out," he assured, smiling with malice.

Weavile eyed the match warily. "What're you doing with that?"

"Just…THIS!" shouted Mew, tossing the match at the building. It was ignited by fire. Weavile let out a gasp of fear.

"YOU BASTARD!"

"All you have to do is escape the fire…BY YOURSELF. Or you can press the button!" yelled Mew. Then he laughed. "Better decide quick, though."

Laughing, he and Houndoom walked back to the kitchen. Mew opened the door. Swinub was inside, covered with food. The kitchen was a mess, with splats and splashes of food and drinks everywhere. But Swinub seemed happy. He let out a content burp.

"Well, Swinub! You passed! Another point for the Great Groudons!" shouted Mew. Houndoom grit his teeth.

"What about my challenge!" demanded the dog.

"Oh, we're going to take care of that right now," said Mew. "Follow me!"

As they walked out of the kitchen, Mew saw Weavile stomping over to him, covered in soot.

"I ESCAPED! I JUMPED OUT THE WINDOW! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW THAT YOU'VE ALMOST KILLED ME?" she yelled.

"Very. You got a point for your team, Weavile. You should be proud. You're still in the lead."

"Why did we have to do it at night, anyway?" asked Weavile, still furious.

"I thought the flames would look more dramatic at night," admitted Mew, shrugging his small shoulders.

000

Mewtwo had left Kadabra and Lapras in a clearing, telling them to wait for him. Mewtwo and Cacturne were both heading for the dark desert. After about five minutes, they arrived. Cacturne looked across the expanse of land. It was almost like home…the sand, the rocks, the desert winds.

"So what do I do here?" asked Cacturne. "A desert doesn't really scare me. I used to live in one. And quick sand isn't anything scary either."

"Just wait," insisted Mewtwo. Cacturne sighed, and began to look around again.

Everyone back at the Camper's Shack was watching Cacturne and Clefairy. But more of them were focusing on Cacturne, due to the curiosity on what he had to do.

Shinx was still laughing about how Swinub took down the food monster with Venonat, Mawile, and Wooper.

Cacturne closed his eyes impatiently. "How long do I have to stand here?" he asked. Mewtwo didn't respond. Cacturne turned back to look at the desert. But his eyes stopped and focused on something.

There was someone, or something, a figure, trudging through the desert. They were pretty far away, but Cacturne could still make out a cloak drifting through the desert.

"Who is that?" asked Cacturne, turning to face Mewtwo. But Mewtwo had vanished. Cacturne turned back to see the figure. He was shocked to see that it had fallen over. Cacturne's eyes widened.

He heard a voice in his head. 'Look at that,' it said. 'They've fallen over. How unfortunate. They must be exhausted from travelling through the desert.'

Cacturne was struggling to keep calm. But he felt his primal, natural urges starting to rise.

'Why don't you go over, and see?' crooned the voice. 'There's nothing wrong with THAT, right?'

Cacturne felt the sand within him shifting all around. His eyes were burning, staring at the lost traveler, on the ground, defenseless. He couldn't control himself. He began to walk towards them slowly. All the while, the voice kept talking.

'Yes…there you go…look at them…weak…tired…hungry…thirsty…helpless.'

Cacturne was grinning now, looking quite insane. His yellow eyes were glowing with an eerie light as he continued to head towards the motionless traveler.

'Don't be ashamed…you are a Cacturne…this is natural for you…go towards them…get them.'

Everyone watching Cacturne move slowly towards nothing they could see. Gardevoir and Banette exchanged a glance. Cacturne wasn't acting normal. He was smiling in a strange fashion, his eyes were shining, and he wasn't walking like normal. He was hunched over, dragging his arms through the ground, and he moved as if he was in a trance.

All the while, Cacturne was getting closer. His excitement grew and grew. He wanted to get to that body…he NEEDED to get to that body.

'You're nearly there…go, get them! Kill them! DESTROY THEM! DEVOUR THEM!' bellowed the voice.

Cacturne was there. He raised his arm over the figure, cackling wickedly. "Yes," whispered Cacturne, his eyes glittering. He prepared to strike down the figure when he stopped.

Cacturne shook himself out of his daze. The figure was gone. He was still standing in the desert, but he was back to normal again. He turned back and saw Mewtwo standing there.

"Pretty convincing," said Cacturne, forcing himself to calm down. "I'm surprised that you were able to make the illusion so well."

Mewtwo eyed him strangely. "I didn't do anything," said Mewtwo. "I was actually about to start when you started walking away…you were moving strangely. But seeing as you look pretty scared, I guess that'll count as your challenge. What the hell was going on with you?"

Cacturne rubbed his head, and tilted his hat down a little. It had been a mirage…it had been simply what he wanted to see…but that was the scary part. All of these years he had tried to get over what he was…a killer in the desert. He had worked long and hard to try and destroy that side of himself. But it had been awakened so easily here…

Cacturne suppressed a shudder. "Did I pass?" he asked. Mewtwo nodded. "Good. I'm heading back to the shack."

000

Clefairy looked at her watch. "Ten more minutes," she said.

000

Mew and Houndoom were out in a boat at sea. Mew hopped off the boat and floated away.

"WAIT!" shouted Houndoom. "You're leaving me here?"

"Yup!"

"But my fear is water! Why couldn't I just be sprayed with the hose?"

"Actually, your fear was being IN/ON water, not just fear of water itself," corrected Mew. "Stay here for twenty minutes without pressing the button, and you pass."

Houndoom felt himself shake with fear.

000

"Lapras and Kadabra, you both have different fears," said Mewtwo. "So, for the sake of time, we're combining them. Lapras, you are afraid of your friends turning against you. Kadabra, you fear a zombie apocalypse. So, we decided to put them together. Just try to survive and have fun!"

"Wait, what?" asked Lapras, but she teleported away. "Come back!"

"He's gone!" said Kadabra. He heard a cracking sound. Both he and Lapras whirled around. A hand was emerging from the ground. Lapras and Kadabra stared in horror as a zombified Mawile came out of the ground.

"Oh no!" shouted Lapras, backing away slowly. But then, all around them, zombified versions of their friends were emerging from the ground. Banette, Charmeleon, Primeape, Bellsprout, Cacturne…they were all there.

"We have to work together," said Kadabra. The two of them were back to back.

"Right!" agreed Lapras, her face set and determined.

"YAAAAAH!" she screeched, charging at a zombie Hitmonlee.

"Here I come!" yelled Kadabra, running at a zombie Oddish.

000

Houndoom tried desperately to remain calm as the enormous waves rolled around him.

Tried, anyway.

"I'm going to die…I'm going to FREAKIN' DIE NOW!" wailed Houndoom. He closed his eyes, trying to ignore the sight of the ferocious waves. But the crashing noises filled his ears. He couldn't take it. He ran over to press his button. But then a particularly large wave crashed into his boat, sending the button overboard.

"OH SHIT!" shouted Houndoom. The boat was rocking back and forth. Pieces of wood were being torn off the boat.

"I can't die…I can't die here!" shouted Houndoom. He tore a piece of wood off of the boat and leaped out into the water. The waves began to smash into him as Houndoom was sent flying through the water. He closed his eyes, not wanting to see what would happen. But as the waves washed over him, everything went black.

000

Houndoom opened his eyes. He winced at the sunlight shining down on him.

"You're awake," said Ninetales, sitting beside him. Gengar and Zubat were there, too.

"What happened?" groaned Houndoom.

"Dude…it was crazy…you washed up on shore, looking like you were half dead," said Gengar, looking uneasy.

"We thought you had died," said Zubat, shivering. Houndoom groaned and sat up.

"Did we win?" he asked.

"Nah, since Kadabra and Clefairy both completed their challenges, we lost by a point," said Gengar. "Our voting ceremony is in an hour, and we're all voting for-"

"I still say we shouldn't vote for them," argued Zubat hotly. "Think of what they went through!"

"It's for the best of the team…this elimination has been a long time coming and you know it!"

"Well…I guess I can make it to the ceremony," said Houndoom, getting to his feet. He was still a little unbalanced, but he could walk. Ninetales nuzzled him closely.

"While you may have been injured, I thought you were very brave," she said softly, so only they could hear. Houndoom nodded.

"I just hope I don't get voted off," said Houndoom. "Then I can spend more time with you."

Ninetales smiled, and Houndoom thought she was blushing under her fur. Then she shook herself.

"Go on, get to your ceremony," she said, her voice brisk. She stalked off in the other direction. Houndoom nodded to her curtly. But when he turned to head to the campfire, he smiled.

000

Houndoom smiled. "It takes a lot for me to like someone. It takes even more for me to like someone more than friends. But Ninetales just…I don't know…has this thing about her that attracts me. I'd love for us to stay on this island together for a long time."

000

"Well, Killer Kyogres," said Mew, pacing down at the campfire. "While you put up an EXCELLENT fight, you still lost. So now is the time to cast the votes and see who is eliminated."

"First Pokeblock goes to…Houndoom," said Mew, throwing the block to Houndoom.

"Gardevoir…Oddish…Cacturne…Banette…Lapras," continued Mew, tossing out the blocks. "And Zubat and Mismagius."

Half of the team had their Pokeblocks now. "Next is Bellsprout, Kabutops, and Lileep," said Mew. Mewtwo tossed them their blocks this time.

Dragonite, Pidgeotto, Gengar, Shinx, and Venonat were left. "Shinx…and Gengar."

Gengar sighed in relief, while Shinx dashed up to claim her Pokeblock. It was down to the final three.

"Dragonite," called Mew. Dragonite smiled happily and flew up to get his Pokeblock.

"All right, so it's Pidgeotto and Venonat," said Mew, eyeing them both. "Both of you performed poorly in yesterday's challenge. But the question is, who's being voted off?"

Venonat's eyes were worried. Pidgeotto looked anxious.

"The final Pokeblock goes to…"

Zubat and Gengar exchanged a glance.

"Venonat."

Venonat squealed and ran to get her Pokeblock. She ran over and hugged Lileep and Shinx.

"Sorry, Pidgeotto," said Mew.

"It's all right," said Pidgeotto sorrowfully. "I guess it's for the best."

The still-sad bird flew off. Lapras watched her sadly.

000

Lapras frowned sadly. "I didn't want to vote her off. But her lack of participation wasn't good for the team…and we just couldn't keep letting Pidgeotto do badly in the challenges."

000

Pidgeotto was about to fly off on her Wailord, when a voice yelled out. "Pidgeotto!"

Pidgeotto turned and was surprised to see Zubat flying over.

"Zubat?" she asked. "What do you want?"

"I just wanted to say…that we'll all miss you," panted the bat. "We know that Gliscor didn't really care…but we do! We're your friends! And we like you a lot!"

Pidgeotto studied him for a moment. Then she did something shocking: she smiled.

"Thanks Zubat," she said. "You're a pretty good guy."

She gave him a light peck on the cheek before landing on her Wailord. And began to swim away, and in a few minutes, she was gone.

A confused and blushing Zubat was staring after her. "What the heck just happened?"

000

Pidgeotto smiled bravely in the confessional. "Well…I can't really say I put up a good game, especially after the incident, but I'm happy that I participated in Total Pokémon Island!"

"If I could pick anyone to win, I would say Lapras or Zubat. They're both such true and caring people. They both totally deserve it."

"As for me, I suppose my greatest challenge will be to look past what Gliscor did. But I'm ready to move on with my life. I can't stay sad forever."

"That's about all I have to say. See ya!"

000

Gengar noticed a dazed looking Zubat flying around restlessly. "Are you okay, man?"

"I wish I knew," said Zubat, shaking his still-blushing head.

000

Finally done! This chapter was so long.

So, there were some pretty comical, logical, and rather frightening fears in there. I think that Banette, Cacturne, and Houndoom get the score for the scariest fears though. Gengar and Dragonite tie for funniest.

Pidgeotto's gone, but was it surprising? She was pretty much the next one to go home. But she's left a mark on everyone (and Zubat in particular- love triangle, anyone?).

All in all, an annoyingly long, but good chapter to write. Oh, I should probably specify what each fear was EXACTLY.

Bellsprout- Rhydon

Rhydon- His grandmother Rhyperior

Pidgeotto- Loving someone who doesn't feel the same

Hitmonlee- Hospitals (especially surgery)

Kadabra- Zombie Apocalypse

Lapras- Having to fight against her own friends

Weavile- Being trapped in a burning building

Ninetales and Charmeleon- Water

Houndoom- Being trapped in/on water

Oddish- Being eaten alive

Venonat- Sewers

Shinx- Clowns/Mimes

Kabutops and Lileep- Being experimented on by scientists (because they were both prehistoric Pokémon)

Cacturne- His inner demons (read Cacturne's Pokedex entry and you'll understand)

Banette- The torments he went through before he evolved

Mismagius- Small, tight spaces (claustrophobia)

Gengar- Vacuum Cleaners

Gardevoir- Abusive/Crazy/Psycho Ex-Boyfriends

Clefairy- Being stuck in the woods alone for a long time

Mawile- Heights

Dragonite- Hoppips

Swinub- Food turning against him

Wooper- Beedrills (although he has deadly allergies towards them)

Scizor- Being helpless or unable to defend herself

Zubat- He has two (Primeape and makeovers)

Next Chapter: There is no next chapter section because I haven't decided what the next challenge will be yet!

Pidgeotto: And I'll ask for reviews! Please review, or you'll have to face YOUR fear.