Author's Note~

Another episode has arrived, but this time, Amber and Logan aren't around, meaning…

Delta: Disaster!

...No, idiot. It means Tyson is in-charge.

Delta: Ooh, waffles! Except no waffles in this episode...I think you guys are getting the picture here.

Alexis, are you going somewhere with this, or am I putting too much faith in you?

Delta: I meant that if they saw the horrid (and disgusting) Xtreme fic, then they would know where we're going with this...You know what? Boot camp! There! I said it!

YOU RUIN EVERYTHING FOR ME!


It was around noon as all the girls in the Baltoy cabin were awake and inside the cabin, as Kanaya sighed, "The hosts still haven't returned...I wonder if it's serious."

Mimi shrugged, "I'm sure they will return soon."

Violet shook her head, "No, they'll be gone for another few days. Logan received major burns from the previous challenge. He might need an extended break to heal."

Kanaya frowned, "I suppose so...I just feel so bad for him."

A certain Luxio poked his head down from above one of the bunks with a smile, "Hey, at least we'll have more fun time!"

Mimi gave him a look, "...Why are you in here? This is the girls cabin."

Isabel deadpanned, "And why are you under Violet's bed?"

Gareth grinned, "Easy! I was hanging out with my pudding pal, and she's showing me fun stuff under the beds," he looked towards Kanaya, "Though your stuff was kind of weird."

The Gardevoir covered her face with a blush, "G-Gareth! It's not polite to look through other people's things!"

As she said this, Juvia's head suddenly popped up as well, causing the Gardevoir to yelp slightly, as she held up a magazine, a confused look on her face, "Kanaya's stories are so confusing. Why are the ladies-"

The psychic type quickly grabbed a hold of the magazine, before holding it close to her, "I-It's nothing! It's nothing at all!"

Mimi gave her a look, "Sure…"

As Kanaya tried to hide the magazine behind her back, Gareth moved towards them with a smile, "So, what are we doing? Um...Like girl story telling time? Makeovers?"

The Mimikyu deadpanned, "None of the above, so I advise you go back to the boys."

The Luxio blinked, before frowning, "But...But my two best friends are in here!"

Juvia smiled, "And we still haven't investigated Isabel's bed-"

The Leavanny growled as she stood up, pointing at the door, "Leave now."

Gareth stared at her for a moment, before smiling as he turned to walk away, "Okay, bye! I'll see you all later!"

Juvia waved at the lion as he walked out, as Violet did so half-heartedly. As this happened, the former smiled at Kanaya, "Since me and Gareth are done hanging out for now," she floated up to her, before whispering, "We can talk about the shippy-thingies." She giggled to herself.

Kanaya smiled at her, before giving her a thumbs up, "Sounds good, because I have something good to tell you with that."

Violet instantly stood up, before walking out of the cabin, "I prefer not being a part of this conversation," she glanced at Isabel and Mimi, "I recommend you join me to feel less disturbed."

Mimi followed her, "I'll take that advice."

As she said this, Isabel walked out soon after, but not before giving Kanaya a slight wave with a soft smile, "Good luck with whatever you two talk about."

The Gardevoir waved at her with a smile, "Thank you, Isabel!" She turned towards Juvia with a smile, "Now, we have lots to catch up on!"

The Shuppet smiled, as she said, "Also, why were the girls in your magazine makin-"

"Moving on now!"


Kanaya blushed brightly, "I...I don't want to talk about my magazines...It's rather private and it should have been private," she let out a soft sigh, "At least both Gareth and Juvia are too innocent to take notice of it."


Gareth smiled at the camera, "I love hanging out with Juvia, she's so fun," he tapped his chin with a hum, "But those magazines were weird...Like the pictures were pretty, but...I don't get it."


Outside of the Baltoy boys cabin, the guys were making small talk with each other, as Zetsu let out a sigh, "I'm still surprised the hosts are gone so long...It's weird that we might not get a challenge today."

Nedrick smile with a distracted expression, seemingly focusing on something else, "Eh, I don't think that's such a bad thing."

Doc rose a brow, before nudging Zetsu, "What's up with him?"

The Larvesta shrugged, before looking back at the Ninjask, "I don't know...He's been like this for a few days already."

The ghost chuckled, "Wow, I clearly haven't noticed...Though that's probably because I don't care."

Zetsu gave him a look, before moving closer to Nedrick, "Dude, are you okay? You seem really out of it lately."

The Ninjask continued to smile in some kind of trance, "What?"

Doc stared at him, before whispering to Zetsu, "Do you think he's just on some really good drugs or something?"

The larva deadpanned, "No, he doesn't do drugs."

The ghost smirked at him, "You don't know that."

Zetsu was about to speak, before blinking when he notices a certain Luxio getting kicked out of one of the girls cabin, before he rose a brow, "I was wondering why it was so quiet…" He shook his head, before looking back up at Nedrick, "I don't know what's wrong with him, it's like he's just...He's...Wait a second…"

Doc gasped mockingly, "Did he go into the light or something? Oh, how tragic…" He took a sip of his coffee, "Dibs on his stuff. I could use those nunchucks of his to beat down people that piss me off."

He deadpanned, "No, nothing like that. I think he might like a girl...Considering he's staring at the girls cabin, and acting like a less dumb version of me whenever I thought of Tempest."

The Spiritomb shook his head, "Nah, he's acting dumber. I can't even make fun of this version."

Zetsu sighed, before turning to the other bug, "Ned, who do you like? Give us some details at least."

The Ninjask didn't respond, as Doc smirked at the Larvesta, "Dude, it's kinda obvious. There's only one girl on the balcony."

The Larvesta looked confused, before turning back towards the cabin, "...Oh my god...He actually does like a girl! He likes a girl from the other team!"

As he said this, the three watched on, seeing a certain Mismagius smiling up at the sky...Until a passing Patrat threw a small nut at her head, causing her to growl at the small rodent, causing the creature to screech in fear before running off. Doc blinked, before smiling, "Well, at least the dominant would be obvious."

Zetsu nodded slowly, "Even I got scared…" He hummed to himself as he looked down, "There seems to be a lot of...Romantic interests lately...There's me, Ned, Mi- Erm...Um.."

The Spiritomb rose a brow, before deadpanning, "Okay, were you about to say Mimi?"

The larva quickly shook his head, "N-No! Not at all, because...I was saying um...Mickey Mouse...Yeah, him…"

Doc chuckled, before saying, "Zet, do I look like an idiot to you?"

Zetsu groaned, "Fine, I was going to say Mimi, but don't tell her you know. I'm probably the only person who knows about it...Besides herself."

He smiled, "Dude, I only snitch when it benefits me," He smirked, "Though who is the princess of the night crushing on anyways?"

The fire bud deadpanned, "Yeah, that's information I'm not giving out. She would most definitely kill me if you found out."

The ghost smirked, "Oooooh, you just gave me a big hint then." He chuckled, as he began to float off, "Oh well, guess I'll just go tell her that-"

Zetsu's eyes widened as he quickly chased after him, "Oh no you aren't! I won't let you talk to her about this!"

The Spiritomb rose a brow, "Wh-"

The Larvesta quickly tackled him down with a fiery tackle, before letting out a deep breath, "Please don't...Like, she's really beating herself up about it...And even I'm surprised you haven't noticed."

Doc deadpanned, "Zet-"

He glared at him, "No way, you're not going to tell Mimi that I gave you a hint on how she actually likes you!" His eyes instantly widened, before he covered his mouth, "I...I mean...How she actually...Oh me and my big mouth…"

The Spiritomb blinked, before staring at the bug, "...Um-"

Zetsu quickly lowered his head, "P-Please don't tell her I told you! She would freak and then she would kill me!"

After a moment though, Doc...Began to laugh out loud, "Oh my god, dude, that's hilarious! I never thought you were the joking type!"

The bug blinked, before looking down at him in confusion, "...What?"

The ghost continued to laugh, as he said, "Dude, Mimi would never crush on me! I'm quite literally a possibly insane, mentally dissociated, violent, downright crude freak! That's like a queen crushing on a peasant!"

The Larvesta stared at him still, before moving off of him, "Doc...I...I don't think you understand how serious I actually am."

The Spiritomb continued to laugh, before nudging the bug playfully, "Thanks for giving me a good laugh, dude. You're more fun than I pegged you." He began to float away, "Anyways, I'll stop bothering you I guess."

Zetsu watched him go, before whispering to himself, "What the heck was that all about?"


Zetsu gave the camera a confused look, "I am quite literally confused here, like...I would have never guessed Nedrick, my possible only true friend right now, would have a crush on any of the girls here. He never talked about it before, but all of a sudden he's just...He's infatuated!"

He groaned, "Not only that, but I accidentally spilled Mimi's secret to Doc, and he's taking it like a complete joke. I don't even know if he's at the least bit attracted to her or not...He's confusing!" He slammed his head against the counter with a groan, "I did not sign up for this."


Inside the girls Basculin cabin, Brooke was floating around in circles, seemingly in thought as Cynthia watched her, before clearing her throat, "Are...Are you okay?"

The Togetic shook her head, "No, I am thinking of a proper way to tell Quincy I have a crush on him."

The Ninetales blinked in surprise, "...You have a crush on him?"

She shrugged, "Apparently I do, and the advice I was given was to tell him, but I have not seen him around."

The fox frowned, "Brooke...I don't think it's a good idea to have a relationship with someone in this game. It'll be difficult in the end, because one of you would have to leave at some point."

Brooke tilted her head in confusion, "But Tempest has one, so why can't I try?"

Cynthia glanced to the side, "Well, that's because-"

As she said this, the Joltik suddenly rushed inside the cabin from the outside...Before quite literally jumping right through the window after, leaving both girls confused. After a moment, Tempest cackled, "Tempest can headbutt anything out of existence!"

The fox deadpanned, "That...It's because of that."

The fairy tilted her head to the other side, "But...I don't understand...Kanaya told me to ask and you are telling me not to…"

Cynthia gave her a weak smile, "Just...Just trust me, alright? It's best if you just ignore the feelings for now and just...Continue working hard for the team."

Brooke still looked confused, before shrugging, "Okay...I will trust your word."


Cynthia let out a sigh, "I didn't mean to be harsh on her, but it's better this way for her chances at the game...Really, because if Nazira found out, then I'm sure she would want both her and Quincy gone. So in reality I really am protecting her."


Brooke deadpanned, "I said I would trust her word, not that I would follow through with it."


Inside the boys Basculin cabin, three figures were lounging on their beds, as Brick let out a sigh, "Finally...Some peace and quiet."

Bari blinked, "But it's been quiet here...For several days now."

The dinosaur rolled his eyes, "Well duh, that's because the nature loving idiot's been away. He's probably up in some giant birdhouse for all we know or care."

Chad rose a brow, "Dude, could you cool it on all of your hate you keep spewing towards Q? The dude's pretty nice."

Bari nodded quickly, "Yeah! He gave me a pet and said I was a good puppy!"

Brick facepalmed, "Okay, I'm not even going to point out the weird nicknames going on, but fine, I won't talk about him...He's still on my list though, because right after that elimination he left us...Again!"

The Lycanroc mumbled, "So much for not talking about him."

The Hakamo-o turned and gave him a look, "What did you say?"

The puppy yelped, before covering his face, "N-Nothing! Absolutely nothing!"

Brick growled, "I don't think it was noth-"

Chad suddenly stood up, walking up to Brick, towering over the dinosaur, "Dude, like I said...Cool it."

The Hakamo-o glared at him, before scoffing as he walked out of the room, "Whatever, I'm going to get some water."

Bari watched him go with a frown, "Brick…"


Bari frowned at the camera, "I don't get why Brick has been acting so...So mean lately. I get our team has been on a little losing streak, but that's not okay to just...To just be mean about it..."


Chad glared at the camera, "Okay, Brick has seriously not been very bro-like lately!"


Brick glared at the camera with a growl, "I can't help it that our supposed teammate is rarely here to help with anything! Big deal, he was here for one challenge that we failed! Now he's gone, and who knows when he'll be back. I swear, if we lose next then he's gone!"


The contestants were suddenly called out to the dock of shame by a familiar voice over the megaphone, as they all gathered at the dock, forming a straight line, as they looked around. Suddenly, a certain Tyranitar walked over to them with a menacing glare, before giving them a smile, "Hey kids, I'm in charge of today's challenge since miss Amber and mister Logan are going to be gone for much longer."

Zetsu let out a sigh of relief, "Oh thank goodness you're nic-"

The fire bug instantly yelped, as Tyson yelled, "Did I tell you to speak?!"

The fire bug quickly gave him a salute, "N-No sir!"

The Tyranitar scoffed, "Good, now listen up, I'm in charge today and you will all listen and respect me, got it?!" The contestants quickly nodded, as he spoke, "Good, because none of you are going to eat or sleep until this is all done, got it?"

Bari whimpered, "B-But I'm hungry…"

Tyson turned to give him a glare, "What did I just say, pancake?!"

The puppy shrank back, "U-Urm...S-Sorry, sir!"

The rock monster cleared his throat, "Now the goal for this challenge is simple, all of the wimps in front of me must drop out of my special bootcamp, with the exception of one, of course! Whoever decides to drop out will have to walk to the end of this dock and ring the bell! The last one standing wins immunity for their team."

Gareth grinned happily, "Sir yes, sir!"

The Tyranitar pointed towards the beach, "Now enough lagging and get yourselves to the beach for your first challenge in my bootcamp!"

The contestants quickly moved towards the beach, with the exception of Brick who walked behind with a groan, "That guy still isn't here."

Tyson growled, "Stop complaining and move!"


Zetsu facepalmed, "I'm going to die…"


Bari whimpered, "I'm going to starve…"


Gareth smiled brightly, "I'm going to have fun!"


Brick deadpanned, "This is going to be easy."


The contestants each stood in front of two canoes, as Tyson gestured to them, "Now, each team will have to hold their canoes over their heads, and if I catch anyone dropping their hands from it, then you will be eliminated," he looked towards the Lycanroc holding his stomach, before smirking, "And none of you are going to eat or sleep until someone is eliminated from this challenge!"

Mimi deadpanned, "What if we don't have arms?"

The Tyranitar blinked at the thought, before gritting his teeth, "T-Think of something! You just need to be holding it in some way!" He grabbed his whistle, before blowing it, "Canoes up!"

The teams each picked up their canoes, before raising it over their heads. As this happened, Brick scoffed, "This isn't even remotely hard or challenging."

Nazira deadpanned, "'Ya seem 'ta forget 'dat we'll be dealin' with 'dis for hours on end."

Bari nodded with a whimper, "A-And no food…"

Cynthia let out a sigh, "This will be fine, just as long as we hold this longer than the other team, and with us I'm sure we can handle it."

Quincy nodded, "Yeah, we ca-"

Brick blinked, before growling at him, "Hold on! When did you get here?!"

The Quagsire chuckled, "I've been here since we were all called to the-"

The Hakamo-o glared at him, "No you weren't! I was there and I didn't see you!"

Brooke deadpanned, "He came near the end. You didn't notice because you weren't paying attention."

Chad nodded, "Yeah dude, even I saw the bro show up."

Brick's eye twitched slightly, "You're all just covering for him."

Cynthia glared at him, "No we aren't, now stop acting so bratty and pay attention to the challenge."

He growled towards her, "Who are you calling bratty?!"

Nazira glared at him, "'Yah, she is, because 'dat's how 'ya are actin'!" She growled, "Now turn forward, and shut 'da hell up for now."

Brick scoffed, "Please, you don't tell me what to do."

Bari lowered his head, "Come on, please don't argue right now...Everyone is watching."

As he said this, Doc smirked from the side, "Nah, keep on going. It's entertaining."

Mimi deadpanned, "No, it's loud and annoying."

Kanaya frowned, "And fighting is bad, especially among teammates, so please try and calm down."


Brick glared at the camera, "I know they're just defending him...I don't get why they have to defend him! He's just bad luck! They'll see when he messes up in this challenge!"


Nightfall soon came, as the teams were still holding the canoes up, both looking tired while Tyson was telling them some story, "That was the night where waffles played an exciting role in my life, just the buttery goodness, the little storage traps for the syrup, it was all amazing...It's thanks to those delicious waffles that I survived the war."

As this happened, Zetsu let out a sigh, before whispering, "Is anyone even paying attention to him?"

Mimi shook her head, "No."

Juvia smiled, "I personally think it sounds very nice."

Gareth hummed a happy tune to himself, "This is fun, this is fun, this is fu-"

"Did I tell you to speak?!"

The Luxio blinked, before smiling, "No sir! Very sorry, sir!" He grinned, before whispering, "Playing this game is so much fun."

Kanaya smiled weakly as her arms started to shake, "Well, at least he's energetic about this…"

As she said this, Brooke groaned, "My small arms cannot hold on much longer."

Quincy smiled at her, "Don't worry Brooke, I'm sure we won't have to much longer."

The Togetic blinked, before nodding softly, "Yes, I will try."

Brick grunted, "Good, so let's all keep our composure and try to get someone from the other team out."

Nazira smirked, "Besides," she glanced at Nedrick with a playful look, "I have a feelin' a certain fool won' last much longer."

The Ninjask blinked at the comment, before smirking right back, "Coming from the girl who doesn't even have real arms?"

The ghost chuckled, "Good point, hon, but I still no I'm lastin' longer than you in 'dis challenge."

He smiled, "Eh, we'll see. I'm a lot stronger than I look you know."

She rolled her eyes, before giving him a soft look, "Eh, we'll see."

Kanaya's eyes widened as she whispered, "Oh my god...Do you see this?"

Isabel rose a brow, before whispering back with a smile, "You mean the flirting, or the fact that Ned's getting along with one of the most temperamental people on the island?"

The Gardevoir bit her lip with a smile, "Both. This is another ship that will blossom."

On the Basculin side, Nazira whistled to herself, before noticing a few strange looks, "...Who are 'ya fools lookin' at?"

Brick gave her a look, "You obviously. Why are you flirting with the enemy?"

She rolled her eyes, "I'm jus' tryin' 'ta have a little bit of fun while we waste our time with 'dis challenge."

He deadpanned, "You were flirting...With a geek…"

The ghost smirked at him, "What, jealous I ain' doin' 'da same 'ta a musclebound idiot like 'yaself?"

The dinosaur growled, "Who are you calling an idiot?!"

She deadpanned, "'Ya obviously."

His eyes twitched as he turned away with a glare, as Cynthia gave the ghost a confused look, "So...It's okay to flirt with the boys here?"

The ghost rose a brow, "I never said 'ya couldn'. I said don' let it distract 'ya."

Her eyes widened from her words as she was left silent. Meanwhile, Brooke gave them all a look, "I really think my arms are about to fall off."

Bari blinked, "I-If it's that bad, then you can go ahead and lea-" He stopped when he noticed Brick casting him a glare, "Or...Not."

The Togetic shook her head, before letting go of the canoe, "I apologize, but I can't hold on much longer...I am very sorry."

As she said this though, she noticed Quincy stare at her, before letting go, as he gave her a slight smile. After a moment he said, "Sorry everyone, I'm kinda tired."

He began to walk down the dock, as Brick's eyes widened, "Wait! You are not going to blow this challenge for us!"

To the dinosaur's surprise, he noticed the Quagsire send a shrug his way, before ringing the bell, causing Chef Tyson to stop his story, before glancing up with wide eyes, "We have a quitter already?!"

Violet deadpanned, "It's been twelve hours."

Tyson growled at her, "Don't sass me!" He turned to the remaining players, "For those of you still in this, then report to the mess hall!"

Bari practically ran as he shouted, "Food!"


Nazira rolled her eyes, "'Dese people treat it like 'ya can' do anythin' fun in a borin' situation. Not like I'm actually datin' 'da dude. I jus' want 'ta have a little fun."


Cynthia blinked, "I guess this means I might have a chance with someone after all...If they want to, I doubt it...This is dumb, this is a dumb idea, I'm going to go now."


Zetsu was holding his arms with a groan, "Oh man, that was hard...I thought I was done for, but thankfully the other team got out first, but if they hadn't, then my teammates would be hating me right now."

He blinked, "Speaking of teammates, I think one teammate in particular should do some explaining about the flirting from earlier. Of course I'm not upset, I'm dating someone from that team too, but I would like to know about this and maybe help him. He helped me with asking out Tempest, so I should naturally do the same...Or at least that's how I think friendships work...Yeah, that should be how they work."


Brick slammed his fist against the side of the confessional, before glaring at the camera, "That idiot let us down again! This is the last time I'm going to tolerate this!"


Brooke gave the camera a confused look, "I do not understand why he would ring the bell before me...I was about to, and I know he was not tired...For someone very wise he did something very...Unwise...I don't get it."


Quincy smiled at the camera, "I just didn't want Brooke to feel like she let down the team. That's not a very fun feeling."


The contestants were inside of the mess hall, as Tyson spoke, "Alright everyone, you have ten minutes to eat before night training starts! It'll be harsh, dirty, exhausting and may lead to a life threatening injury! So I recommend eating as much as you can now!"

Gareth rose a paw up, "Question, sir! Where's the food at?"

The Tyranitar smirked, before gesturing towards a row of garbage cans behind him, "You're dinner is served right here."

Mimi deadpanned, "Garbage...My favorite."

Doc chuckled, "At least we're ghosts though. We don't even need to eat."

She nodded, "Yes, but I doubt anyone else would eat this-"

Her words were cut short when Bari practically dove into one of the garbage cans, making a complete mess of the floor as he dug around, eating anything he deemed was good, "So delicious!" He popped his head out, a banana peel on his nose as he smiled at his team, "D-Do you guys want some?"

Cynthia shook her head, "I'm...I'm good."

Brick facepalmed, "I don't eat garbage, Bari."

Brooke shrugged, "I am not hungry."

The puppy shrugged, before diving back inside the garbage can. As this happened, Gareth walked over towards Juvia and Violet, before showing the latter a muffin that seemed to have a small bite on it, "Here you go, Violet. I found a muffin for you."

The Espurr rose a brow, before stating, "Couldn't you just eat it?"

He shrugged with a smile, "I can look for something else, but this didn't seem too gross...At least for you, and I know you're hungry too, so eat up."

She continued to stare at the muffin, before reluctantly taking it. After a moment, she gave him a soft smile, "Um...Thank you, Gareth."

The Luxio's eyes widened at her smile, before nodding with the same smile, "Anything for you, friend," he turned and walked towards the garbage cans once more with a happy grin, "Food time!"

Kanaya was looking towards the garbage cans, before blinking, "I don't think I'm hungry."

Zetsu walked past her with an annoyed look, "Yeah, I'm not touching that either-" As he said this, he noticed Tempest dragging an entire trash bin outside with her, "...I guess that doesn't account for some people…"

As he said this, the spider scoffed, "Please, Tempest has standards above mushy waffle mix and puke-green stains on bottom of can!"

The Larvesta rose a brow, "So you prefer garbage over that? Or am I missing something?"

She smirked at the larva, "Both," she held up the can, "Tempest is gonna blow up trash can and prepare it as booby trap for unsuspecting victims!"

Zetsu gave her a look, "Tempest that sounds very dangerous," he looked around, before walking towards her with a small smile, "I'm coming along."

The Joltik blinked, "...Thought Zetsu didn't like dangerous situations."

He shrugged, "I don't, but I like you, so...I guess I wouldn't mind being in a dangerous situation with you...That sounded so lame."

The spider stared at him, before giving him a smile, "Not lame, Tempest find...C-...C-Cute...Come! Let's blow trashbin up!"

The larva's eyes widened, before he quickly nodded as he followed her, "R-Right!"


Kanaya gave the camera a weak smile, "I didn't get a chance to eat, but I did see a talk between Zetsu and Tempest! Those two are so cute together! I just find it adorable how they're bonding over destroying property!"


Gareth looked at the camera with a smile, before taking a bite out of a half eaten apple, "I heard Violet's stomach growl during the canoe thingy, and she wasn't looking for food herself, so I was being a good friend and found her something!"


Zetsu blushed a little, "I hardly ever see the less frightening side of Tempest...It's so cute…"


Loud music blared on the beach, as Chef Tyson stood on a wooden stage performing various dance moves to the beat, and as he did this the contestants were mimicking his dance moves. He looked down at the players as he clapped, "Come on everyone! I want to see you properly shaking those hips!"

Juvia followed along as she giggled, "I don't have hips!"

"Just keep dancing!"

Brick grumbled to himself, "This is so stupid, how is anyone going to get tired off of dancing?"

Doc smirked at him, "You're saying this as you're sweating?"

He glared at him, "At least I can sweat!"

The Spiritomb blinked, before chuckling, "Actually, we do sweat, it's just plasma."

The Hakamo-o deadpanned, "That sounds gross, dude."

Kanaya twirled around, before shaking her head dizzily, "Is it just me or are the stars moving?"

Isabel glanced at her worryingly, "Kanaya...Maybe you should stop dancing before you get yourself hurt."

The Gardevoir shook her head, "I can't let you all down again-" She yelped, before falling back after bumping into someone, as she rubbed her head, "Ow…"

The Leavanny stopped, before grabbing hold of the psychic's arms, beginning to lead her off to the side, "Let's just get you somewhere you can sit down, okay?"

Kanaya groaned, before looking down, "Okay…"

Brick pulled the plug to the music, before giving the Tyranitar a glare, "They both stopped dancing, so let's move on to something more challenging!"

The chef's eyes twitched, before growling down at the dinosaur, "You don't tell me how to run my job! You also don't stop the challenge without my consent!"

The Hakamo-o rolled his eyes, "Whatever, now are they out or out?"

Tyson growled, "They aren't out, because you cut the music and tried to run my job, so everyone can just prepare for the next challenge!"

Bari let out a sigh of relief, before plopping down on the sand, "Oh thank goodness I can stop!"

Brooke nodded, "Yes, it was very tiring."

The puppy blinked, "...You were floating the entire...A-Actually, nevermind."


Brick shrugged with a scowl, "The two girls left before I pulled the plug! He's just being a baby! All these hosts are babies!"


Kanaya rubbed her head with a frown, "I was just trying not to mess up, but I did...If Brick never did that, then I would have caused both me and Isabel to get out. I really should try harder to be more valuable to the team, especially having not done too well in the last challenge."

She gave the camera a soft smile, "I should thank Isabel though, because she really didn't have to help me, but she did...I'm so very grateful to have her as a friend."


Isabel sighed, "I'm pretty happy I didn't get out, but...Really what was I supposed to do there? I couldn't just let her hurt herself further, and honestly, I'd take a loss over an injured friend...Though don't tell my team that! Good for moral structure, but not really for morale."


The contestants were once again inside the mess hall, as Chef Tyson narrowed his eyes, "For the next part of your challenge, each of you will have to write a three hundred worded essay on how much you love...Waffles."

Brick's eye twitched as he snapped his pencil in half, "You have got to be kidding me…"

The Tyranitar glared at him, "No, now if anyone falls asleep or fails to complete their paper in time, they will be eliminated!"

Tempest rose a small limb, "Tempest can't hold pencil in tiny hands."

He shrugged, before tapping his chin, "Have someone else write for you."

Brick deadpanned, "Yeah, all of us are too busy with our own."

Tyson smirked, "Not my problem."

Zetsu cleared his throat, "I mean...I could-" He stopped when his teammates gave him looks, "...Um...Nevermind."

Brooke rose a hand, "What if we do not like waffles?"

Tyson glared at her, "Then you're dead to me and I will personally make sure you're eliminated for being a traitor to the waffle army!"

She blinked, before picking up her pencil to write, "...It is a good thing I enjoy waffles."

As she said this, the Tyranitar walked out of the room. As he did, Quincy smiled as he walked up to Tempest, "I could write it for you-"

Brick suddenly stood up, pointing at him, "Hold on! Why the hell are you in here?! You gave up on the challenge, so leave!"

Cynthia glared at him, "Shush! He's trying to help us out, because we may need Tempest for the later challenges."

The dinosaur growled, "No, this isn't right! He shouldn't be near us!"

Chad patted a slightly crestfallen Quincy on the back, before scowling at Brick, "Dude, leave our bro alone! He may have not done great, but he's trying to make up for it."

Brick rolled his eyes, "Yeah, but what if that chef comes back and sees him? We'll be penalized, we'll have a disadvantage, and then we will lose!"

Nazira deadpanned, "Wouldn' 'da same thing happen if he didn' help since Tempest is incapable of writin' her's?"

The Hakamo-o gave her a look, "Yeah, so either way we'll be losing, but we don't need to lose with him in here with us!"

The ghost rolled her eyes, as Bari gave him a look, "Brick, please stop causing another scene."

Brick stood up with a growl, "I am not causing a scene!"

Nazira flew up to him with a glare, "Hey! Don' yell at him!"

The dinosaur narrowed his eyes at her, "What are you, his protector? He's old enough to speak for himself!"

As the argument continued, everyone on the Baltoy looked on in shock, as Juvia rose a brow, "Why are all of them so loud?"

Mimi deadpanned, "Because they have someone who's preventing them from working together as a team."

Nedrick smiled at his teammates, "Good thing we don't have one of those."

Doc rose a brow with a playful smile, "Oh? But I thought I had that distinction. Frankly, it almost offends me."

Zetsu gave him a look, "And so much for our small moment together."

The Spiritomb chuckled, before nudging the bug, "Dude, I was just kidding."

The Larvesta rolled his eyes, before smiling slightly, "Yeah, I know."

Kanaya squealed happily, "I love you guys! You're the best team I've ever been on!"

Isabel smirked at her, "Aren't we your only team in this game?"

She nodded quickly, "And that's why it's even more special, just knowing we all get along so well with each other with minimal to no arguments."

Gareth had his tongue sticking out, before smiling as he held his papers up, "I'm done!"

Zetsu rose a brow, "That was surprisingly quick."

The lion shrugged with a grin, "I like waffles."


Brick gave the camera a look, "I don't get why they're making me out to be the bad guy! I'm trying to help this team, but they don't want to listen! This is getting me so angry!"


Gareth yawned, before rubbing his eyes, "Why am I yawning? I shouldn't be tired after spending twelve hours holding a canoe, eating a rotten apple, dancing for two hours, and writing an essay on waffles...I should be jumping out of my seat!"

He slapped himself, before flinching as he held his cheek, "Ow! Okay, so that wasn't a great idea!"


After what seemed to be awhile, the Tyranitar returned as he looked around, "Time is up! Give me your papers now!" He grabbed all the papers from the tables, before clearing his throat as he read one, "I like waffles because they are delicious, and they are very, very, very, very, very...Very, very, very….This paper is just filled with one word!"

Brick smirked, "You said just three hundred words, so I did three hundred words, and I included how I like waffles."

Tyson growled, before stomping towards the two tables, slamming his fists against them as he glared at a certain Machoke, who was sleeping, "You are eliminated from this challenge!"

The jock suddenly shot up with a terrified look, "I'm sorry coach, I promise I'll-" He noticed the chef, before smirking, "Sup, dude."

The Tyranitar narrowed his eyes, "You're done for the day." He turned towards the Baltoys table, noticing a certain Leavanny with a blank sheet of paper, "...Why is there nothing on your paper?"

Isabel held up her hands, showing off the scythe-like appendages, "Did you want me to carve the three hundred words?"

The chef growled at her, "You have eight other teammates who completed their papers! You could have asked one of them to write it for you!"

She rolled her eyes, "You means the ones who barely finished on time? Yeah, I prefer losing only one teammate over losing two."

Tyson smirked, "Well congratulations, because you're eliminated!"

As he said this, his eyes widened, noticing Tempest's paper who completely filled, "...You actually wrote your own paper?"

She smirked, "You could say that," she gave Quincy a friendly wave, which he happily returned.

The chef grinned, before casting Isabel a glare, "See? Even those who struggle can do the work when they set their mind to it! Now, next challenge!"


The contestants were led to the forest, where a dirt filled obstacle course was seen. The obstacle course included a wooden wall, two ropes over a muddy pit, two sets of tire swings hung onto a wooden plank, and two large axes dangling from a tree, along with a few smaller obstacles. The contestants stared in shock, as Chef Tyson cleared his throat, "You will all run this course until you all complete it in just one minute or less!"

The cast looked on in shock, as Chad cheered from the sidelines, "Heck yeah, I avoided the mud!"

Tyson blew his whistle, "Go, pancakes! Go!"

The contestants quickly rushed towards the wall, their feet splashing in the mud as they ran towards the large wooden wall in front of them. Brick easily jumped onto it, before moving down towards the next obstacle as he scoffed, "Easy as pie!"

Meanwhile, the others were right behind him, except for Kanaya who was struggling to get down from the wall, "This may be a little while..."

As Brick went through the tires, Brooke followed by easily floating through one as she deadpanned, "Wings make everything easy."

Zetsu shivered as he crawled through the mud, yelping when the two axes above him swung back and forth, "O-Oh god...Those are actually sharpened too!"

As he said this, Nedrick ended up speeding forward, actually flying right through the axes...Before collapsing onto the ground in pain, "God, I felt that in so many ways!"

He continued to groan on the ground, as Nazira floated over to him, calling for Tyson, "Yo, dude, 'dis guy might need some help."

The Tyranitar walked over to them, before glancing down at the bug, "Yeah, this looks terrible, alright someone can take this pancake to the infirmary. He's pretty much done here."

The ghost nodded, picking the guy up with psychic as she floated towards the infirmary. As she did this, Tyson growled, "Now, the rest of you, get back to work!"

As he screamed this, the cast began their second lap around the course, only now covered in mud. Clips began to play in a montage, showcasing each of the cast's struggles. Kanaya was once again on top of the wall, only now breathing heavily, before leaning heavily to one side and falling down onto the ground, landing face first in some mud, "I'm okay! I'm just really sore and extremely tired!"

Next, Brick was shown trying to make it through the tires, only to get stuck in one halfway into jumping through it. He struggled for a moment, before groaning, "Somebody help me!"

Bari was currently running in pace between the tire obstacles on the floor, only to trip as he fell onto them. Soon after, a semi-blinded Cynthia came onto the same course, only to trip over Bari and fall onto the ground, groaning, "Ugh...I tripped on something…"

The puppy below her whimpered, "M-More like someone…"

Zetsu tried to swing across the rope area...Only to immediately start swinging around over and over again, getting him tied up in some kind of gigantic knot, causing him to appear like a marionette as his entire body got tangled up. As this happened, Tempest ran through, giving him a sympathetic look meanwhile, "Zetsu, Tempest check on you after challenge! Hope okay!"

The larva blushed slightly, before looking down, "T-Thank you and good luck!" He blinked, "I can just burn this rope off...I don't want anymore mud on me though…"

As he said this, Gareth tried crawling underneath the swinging axes...Only to begin sinking into the mud. His eyes widened, as he began to nervously struggle, "U-Um...I might be sinking! Actually...I am sinking!"

The lion continued to sink, as Doc floated by, "Fallen soldier, I salute you...Not-" He stopped talking the second he wandered right into a certain chef, as he smirked, "Oh...Why hello."

The Tyranitar growled at him, "You just earned yourself twenty push ups!"

The ghost rolled his eyes, before saying, "News flash, I don't have arms."

Tyson's eye twitched as he balled his hands into fists, as this happened, Mimi walked over to Doc with a look, "You should have not said anything."

The chef glared at the Spiritomb, before growling out, "One night in solitary confinement...In the boat house."

The entire cast vocally gasped out loud, each staring at the ghost in horror and pity. After a moment, Doc smirked, "Neat, I like creepy stuff."

The Tyranitar smirked back, "Then enjoy yourself."


The next moment, Doc found himself in a...Less than comfortable place. Large and rusty fishing hooks laid resting against the wall, a large Sharpedo jaw was hanging on the wall, and something swam inside some kind of fish barrel, as a slight growl echoed across the room. The ghost glanced around, before sighing, "You know what...I think I found my new home."


Back in the mess hall, the cast was sitting at their respective tables looking down at some type of cooked rice, as Mimi glanced at the window in worry, "Do you think he is okay?"

Violet deadpanned, "Probably-"

Gareth slammed his paws against the table with a scared look on his face, "Of course not! Have you heard of the rumors of that boat house? Nothing but bad stuff going on in there!"

The Mimikyu blinked, before glancing at her untouched food, "...Should I check on him?" She shook her head as she got up, "I'm going to check on him."

The Luxio blinked as he watched her go, before smiling, "Aww...She likes him."

Violet rolled her eyes, "As if it wasn't obvious."

Zetsu sighed from his seat, "...It actually is...And that's coming from me." As he said this, he cringed slightly at a small rag being tightened around one of his many limbs by Tempest, who smiled up at him as she did it. After a moment, he blinked, "...Tempest...You're here?"

She scoffed, "Course Tempest here! She said check on Zetsu after challenge, so that's what Tempest do! Hurt legs very badly!"

He gave her a small smile, moving one of them, before blinking, "It...It doesn't hurt like it was earlier! Did you actually fix it?"

She shrugged, "Tempest not sure, but did heal mighty ally on other side!"

Zetsu rose a brow, "Mighty? I wouldn't say mighty, but I do feel better."

The Joltik glared at him, "Zetsu mighty and that final!"

The Larvesta quickly nodded, before pulling her in a hug, "Y-Yes ma'am!"


Mimi sighed, "I know I shouldn't be checking on him considering he may be fine, but there is a chance he isn't fine. I am just going to make sure he's in good condition before returning to my team."


Nedrick suddenly bounced up from where he was sitting, breathing heavily as his eyes bulged slightly. He glanced around the room, before patting his face. After a moment, he sighed, "Oh thank god, I'm alive…"

"No duh 'ya are alive. Like I'd let 'ya die. Would be 'ta easy, and I've seen enough death in my life."

The bug blinked, before glancing to the side, noticing Nazira floating in a seat, smirking at him. Nedrick blinked, before smiling, "...Hey."

She gave him a small wave, "Sup, hon."

The two stared at each other for a moment, before the Ninjask chuckled, "So...Guess you brought me here, huh?"

The ghost shrugged, "'Yah, I guess. Honestly, was 'da closest one 'ta 'ya anyways, so I thought why not make sure 'ya didn' get 'ta hurt."

He smiled slightly wider, "Well thanks...It means a lot that you'd do that for me. Especially considering we're on different teams and all."

She scoffed, "Please, I stay loyal 'ta my friends, and hon, we're friends, so I wasn' about 'ta let 'ya die on me anyways. I would have dragged 'ya out of 'da devil's cold, hard grasp if I had 'ta."

The Ninjask couldn't help but feel a blush form on his face.


Nedrick chuckled as he stared at the camera, before saying, "I...I think I might be the most out of their league guy here...But I don't really care. Nazira said we're friends...And if we don't date, then I'm fine with that."


Mimi opened the door to the boathouse, before peering inside, "Doc?"

She glanced around, before seeing the Spiritomb nonchalantly whistling...Inside the Sharpedo jaw's mouth, as he glanced down, smiling at Mimi, "Oh, hey there. I would say your visit is unexpected, but considering you basically rule the darkness and all, I guess it's obvious in hindsight."

The Mimikyu deadpanned, "Well, it's obvious you are completely fine in here. I just came to make sure you were safe."

He chuckled, "Trust me, I'm a-okay...But thanks though. That's honestly pretty sweet."

She blinked, before looking away as she made her way back to the door, "You're my friend and you would have done the same. So I will leave you with your Sharpedo, I suppose."

Doc rose a brow, "Well...You aren't really bothering me. Honestly nice to have company."

Mimi gave him a look, "I enjoy talking to you, but the team…"

He rolled his eyes, "Can do fine without you….Okay that's a lie considering you're a way better player than all of our teammates, but hey, I prefer us hanging out and me taking the blame over winning."

The Mimikyu blinked, "Why would you take the blame? This would be my fault for coming in the first place."

The ghost rolled his eyes, "Please, you did that because you're nice. You'd stay because I'm very persuasive when I want to be...Though I'm also not when I want to be. Depends on my mood really."

She deadpanned, "I am here because I want to, so we both take the blame if it comes down to it."

He smirked, "I can agree to that...But I'm totally taking more."

Mimi sighed, "Please don't make this an argument, because you would lose."

Doc smiled, "But it'd be kinda nice seeing you win one. Honestly way smarter than me anyways, so even if it's obvious, it might be funny to see you be all victorious and junk."

She rose a brow, "You are a very strange man, Doc...And why must you continue to belittle yourself?"

He shrugged, "Cause I'm a psycho and apparently insane if I'm going off what the others say."

The Mimikyu gave him a look, "What others? Our teammates have been warming up to you."

The Spiritomb smirked, "Eh, you don't need to know." He chuckled, "...I feel like I've been making you uncomfortable."

Mimi blinked, before glancing away, "You have not...I really should go now."

Doc stared at her a moment, before smiling, "You sure you don't wanna come raid Amber and Logan's personal trailer while they're gone with me?"

She rose a brow, "And get in trouble when they return?"

He chuckled, "Eh, if that happens, it happens. At least it'd be fun unlike these ridiculous challenges."

The Mimikyu stared at him, before sighing, "...Fine. Just this once."

The larger ghost smiled, "Sweet."


Mimi gave the camera a look, "I am just making sure he doesn't do too much damage. I do not want him getting in trouble again...It's annoying."


Walking towards a large tent, Mimi peered over a bush, before whispering, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

Doc smirked as he floated out, "Yep, because otherwise, what else am I supposed to do besides wait in a shady room all day."

The Mimikyu deadpanned as she followed him, "That's the only thing you're supposed to do."

He shrugged, "Well, that's boring, and besides, gives me an excuse to hang out with you during a challenge now that you're coming with me."

She blinked, before sighing as she looked up at the tent as they went inside, "I suppose…"

The ghost glanced around, a surprised look on his face, "Huh...Considering who the hosts are, I'd think they'd have flashier stuff worth actually taking."

Mimi shrugged, "They probably have it elsewhere considering this tent is in the middle of a forest."

He smiled, "Okay, that actually makes sense...Which means I am gonna feel no guilt as I take absolutely everything in here that isn't nailed down."

She gave him a look, "Stealing is bad, Doc."

The ghost smirked, "And I'm a bad guy. But...I guess I could just limit it down to their food. I'm sure the stuff here would at least be edible."

Mimi sighed, "We don't even eat...But it may be good for our teammates who do need food."

He nodded, as he floated over to the fridge, "See, now you're seeing the potential benefits. Now, time to see what wondrous foods await us inside this thing." As he said this, he opened up the door to it, as his eyes widened, "...Holy crap...They actually have these?!"

The Mimikyu rose a brow at the contents of the fridge, "How am I not surprised."

Doc quickly pulled out two small apples, though unlike normal ones, they were oddly...Transparent. The ghost smirked, "Who knew these guys would have food they can't even eat."

She shrugged, "They're the type to have anything they like," she glanced towards the exit, "Though you should hurry, before we get caught."

He smiled, as he quickly grabbed a bag and began to sweep all of the food inside the fridge into it. In under a minute, it was all inside the bag, as he quickly said, "And like that, it's like it was never here at all."

Mimi deadpanned, "Oh yes, I feel so alive after stealing food from a hospitalized man."

Doc rolled his eyes, before quickly floating out of the building, "Believe what you want I guess. Time to go give our teammates things they'd actually want to eat."

She watched him go, before sighing as she followed close behind.


Mimi looked at the camera, before shrugging, "I am not one for stealing, but I know my teammates are hungry...I am conflicted on this."

She looked down, "I didn't know he was the type to steal, but again...I am conflicted on the issue. As long as no one gets caught, then it will be fine."


The ghosts approached the cabins, Doc smirked, "Well, time to do what I do best, and disappear before anyone sees me."

Mimi rose a brow, "Why would you do tha-"

As she was saying this though, Doc suddenly tossed the food against the door, not hard enough to break it, but loud enough to make a loud knocking sound, causing a slight scream from inside, most likely from Kanaya. Mimi's eyes widened, as Isabel came to the door. The bug glanced around, before noticing the bag, and opening it. The Leavanny had to do a double-take, as a small smile came onto her face, "Huh...Who-" She looked forward, noticing Mimi standing there, "...Mimi...Did you do this?"

The Mimikyu blinked, before glancing around, noticing Doc was no longer around, "Well...N-"

She was cut off when Kanaya poked her head out, "What was that noise?"

Isabel pointed at the large brown bag right in front of the psychic, "Mimi just brought us the motherload of actually edible food."

The ghost flinched, "I did no-"

The Gardevoir smiled brightly, before clapping her hands, "You're the best, Mimi! Thank you so much for doing this...All of us are so hungry!" The Gardevoir quickly grabbed onto the bag, pulling it inside with all her strength, as she dragged it inside. Isabel casted the ghost a small smile, before she went to go knock on the boy's door.

Mimi looked down, before slowly walking away from the cabin with a sigh, "Why me…"

"Well, don't just stand there," the Mimikyu's eyes widened, glancing off towards the forest, noticing Doc giving her a soft smile as he floated away, "Enjoy yourself, and try to make some more friends on the team. Lord knows you deserve better ones than me, considering I'm horrible company." He chuckled to himself, as he began to float off into the forest with a whistle.

Mimi watched him go with a confused look, "Still very strange, but...Very nice." She glanced towards the cabin, before slowly walking towards it with a small smile.


Doc smiled at the camera, before shrugging as a smirk began to form, "Eh, who am I to hog Mimi's company all to myself. May as well help the girl make a few friends that aren't as freaky as me."


As the Mimikyu walked in, the Baltoy team was sitting around the large bag, all enjoying the food as Kanaya waved at her, "Oh good, you made it back! The food is delicious!"

Zetsu nodded, "Yeah, how'd you get this stuff?"

Mimi shrugged, "Magic."

Violet deadpanned, "That sounds like something a delusional fox would say."

Kanaya blinked, "But magic is real...Or at least they seem real whenever I see the acts on TV."

The Espurr facepalmed, as Isabel gave Mimi a smirk, "So, are you gonna be eating regardless of you not needing to, or are you just gonna stand there?"

The ghost glanced away, "I'd rather allow you all to eat, you need it more."

Gareth held a cookie in front of her, before giving her a smile, "Come on, eat with us! You're the one who got it, so you deserve some of it!"

She gave him a look, "You're loud…" She looked down at the cookie, before gently taking it, "But, I will have one cookie and that is it."

Juvia smiled widely, before holding up a large plate full of muffins, "You sure you don't want a pumpkin muffin too?"

Mimi stared at the plate, before letting out a sigh, "...A few wouldn't hurt."

The Shuppet giggled, before whispering to Gareth, "Ghosts like pumpkin flavored foods."

The Luxio gasped, before whispering with a grin, "That's so cool, because electric Pokemon like...Uh…" He tapped his chin, "...What do we like?"

Violet deadpanned, "Electric types are known for favoring sour sweeties over anything else."

The lion blinked, before turning towards her, "Really? I should try it sometime! I'd love to have something I would enjoy very much!"

Kanaya smiled at them, "This is a great time we're having. Just all of us together, eating, laughing, and not stressing over anything...Yet."

Juvia nodded, before saying, "Let's invite the other team too!"

Zetsu nodded, "I think that's a good idea."

Isabel nudged him with her elbow, "Why? Because you'd get to share it with your girlfriend?"

He blushed, before glancing away, "Y-Yeah, of course. I think she deserves to have something good in her stomach."

Kanaya smiled, before walking towards the door, "I'll go get them, so I'll be back!"

As she did this, the Baltoy continued to eat, as Mimi simply stared forward in some kind of trance. After a few minutes, Kanaya came in with the members of the other team, everyone grabbing some type of food as they all conversed among each other.


Kanaya smiled brightly, "We got amazing food, we bonded as a team, and we're even bonding with the other team! This night is going great!"


Isabel smirked, "Not bad...Honestly, me and Mimi haven't spoken to one another much, but she's pretty cool for doing that for all of us."


Zetsu gave the camera a confused look, "I'm still wondering how she got the food, but I'm really in no room to complain. It was delicious and I enjoyed the time we had together with the food...Not bad Mimi...Not bad at all."


Violet deadpanned, "I know Mimi did not get the food personally...But I won't ruin this for her. I see no reason to considering she has done nothing to wrong me."


Gareth smiled at the camera, "I didn't think Mimi had it in her to get us some great food, but she did! I got to eat something good and I learned that I like sour sweets...I need to obtain some sour sweets though."


Juvia was currently stuffing her face full of pumpkin muffins, as she smiled, "Now it can feel like Halloween everyday of the year!"


Mimi let out a sigh, before looking down, "This attention feels strange, and I do not like how I am given credit for something I did not do…"

She looked down at a pumpkin muffin, before glancing back at the camera, "I owe Doc at least something for this…Hopefully I can see him early in the morning."


The remaining contestants were hanging upside down from the branches of a large tree, as they watched Chef Tyson walk back and forth. Gareth, Kanaya, and Violet remained for the Baltoy, while Bari, Brick, and Cynthia remained for the Basculin. After a moment , Tyson said, "For this challenge you will need to stay up there for as long as possible. Those who fall are eliminated, and this will continue until one person is left."

Brick deadpanned, "Piece of cake."

The Tyranitar grinned, "Good luck staying like that for long, because once all the blood starts rushing to your head, you'll be feeling dizzy, nauseous, and more."

Gareth smiled brightly, "I like this game."

Chef Tyson shrugged, before crossing his arms with a smirk, "I'm going to enjoy watching you all fall one by one."

After he said this, the contestants stayed on their branches of the tree. It was silent for a minute, before Bari whispered, "This...This isn't too bad."

The Hakamo-o next to him rolled his eyes, "Obviously, I just said it was easy."

On the other side of the tree, Gareth was humming a tune with a grin, before looking down, "Wow...I didn't realize how high up this tree is…"

Violet glanced at him, before saying, "Gareth, are you okay?"

He chuckled, "Of course I'm okay...I'm as okay as..." His eyes suddenly rolled in the back of his head, before he fell off the tree, falling face first into the dirt with a groan.

The Espurr's eyes widened, and to the surprise of the others, quickly said, "Gareth! Are you okay?!" She noticed the looks she was receiving, as she groaned, "...Just wondering."

Zetsu walked over to the unconscious lion, before lifting his head up, shaking it before nodding, "Yeah, he's fine. He's just...Napping."

The cat glared at him, "I'm not an idiot, Zetsu."

The Larvesta shrank back, "S-Sorry, but he really is okay!"

Chef Tyson shrugged, "Take him to the infirmary if you want."

Zetsu blinked, before looking down at the Luxio, "...I don't think I can, sorry."

Violet deadpanned, "Take him there before I throttle you."

The Larvesta immediately went to Gareth, hoisting his upper body on him with a grunt, before dragging him with him, "R-Right, I-I'll do that!"

The contestants watched him go, before Cynthia smirked, "Well, looks like someone's protective."

Violet glanced at her, "Similarly, seems someone has been protective of their occupation being known."

The Ninetales blinked in shock, as Bari whimpered, "I'm starting to get a headache...I don't feel too good-"

Brick glared at him, "Bari, stay put. You can't let the team down again."

The fox rose a brow, "I don't recall a time he let us down."

The Lycanroc whimpered once more, before falling from the tree with a yelp as he landed on his stomach with a groan, "Ugh...Rough landing…"

The contestants flinched at the sound of his fall, before Brick let out a sigh, "Well, so much for his help."

Chad quickly helped Bari to his feet, as the puppy whimpered, "I...I'm sorry...I really am…"

The Machoke smiled at him, "No need to apologize dude, you did good today. Better than me anyways, and I'm awesome, so that's means you're more than awesome by definition! ...I think!"

Bari smiled weakly, before glancing up at the tree, frowning when he received a glare from Brick. As the Hakamo-o glared down, Cynthia gave him a look, "You really should stop acting like this, especially towards Bari, who has been treating you much better than anyone."

Brick scoffed, "Yeah, but he needs to step up and toughen up."

She narrowed her eyes at him, "You're acting like a jerk, Brick."

He rolled his eyes, "I'm only trying to win, unlike you all."

The fox glared at him, before sighing, "I'm sorry team, but I refuse to deal with this," she fixed herself up on the branch, before jumping down, landing on her feet with a small wobble, before glaring up at him, "Good luck winning, Brick."

The Hakamo-o's jaw dropped, before his eye twitched, "What the hell did you just...Fine! I don't need you two to win this!"

As Brick continued to growl, the other team watched them as Kanaya whispered, "They really don't seem to be getting along….Much," she held her head with a sigh, "And I don't know if I can stay up...It's getting blurry…"

Violet nodded, "Kanaya, jump down. I can handle this."

The Gardevoir looked towards her slightly, "Are you...Are you sure? I don't want to let you down..."

The Espurr deadpanned, "Trust me, Brick poses no threat."

Kanaya gave her a small smile, "Thank you, and I'll trust you," she let out a deep breath, before letting go of the branch with a yelp, "Eep!"

As she fell though, she seemed to land on something soft, looked around, she noticed she landed on top of Isabel, who seemed slightly annoyed as she glanced up at the psychic, "...I'm both mad you landed on me, and mad that you seem to weigh way less than me despite being taller."

The psychic type gave her a sheepish smile, before slowly getting up off of her, stumbling slightly with a small groan, "S-Sorry about that…"

The Leavanny deadpanned, "I'll forgive you if you tell me what diet you're on to keep you that light."

Kanaya tilted her head, "...Diet?"

"Nevermind."


Gareth held his now bandaged head with a flinch, "Wow, who knew that hanging upside down for a long time would make me pass out...My head really hurts…"


Bari whimpered, "I...I'm weak...And Brick's mad at me again…I just seem to be messing up like always…"


Cynthia gave the camera a look, "I know that was unprofessional of me, but I really couldn't stand being next to him with that attitude."


Kanaya gave the camera a bright smile, "As much as my head is pounding right now, I really do believe in Violet, so...Go Violet! I know you can do it!"


As the two talked, Brick had his arms crossed as he glanced towards the other side with a scowl, "Okay, I'm against the weird girl...Yeah, I'm winning this."

Violet rose a brow, "Haven't I out performed you in several challenges? Including the fear one, where I did what you couldn't and actually faced mine while you ran screaming." His eyes widened, as she said, "Yes, I do know about that, Brick. And let me tell you." She whispered to him in a surprisingly creepy voice, "It almost made me smile with glee at hearing your failure. Almost like how all your brothers smile whenever you couldn't do something that they accomplished with no effort."

Brick stared at her in shock, before he gulped, "H-How...How do you even know...How?!"

She continued to look through him, before stating, "I sadly know all Brick. It's a curse in many ways...But one benefit is using it to make those that hurt others crumble under their own fears and stress. And right now, I'm using it to break the man who has been abusing his teammates despite promising to get better."

He narrowed his eyes at her words, "I...I haven't been abusing them! I'm just...I'm just making sure we don't lose again! I'm making sure they're trying hard to actually win, because this losing streak sucks!"

The Espurr shrugged, "Well, then you're clearly expressing that in an abnormal way...Which by the way, if you really don't wanna lose again," she glanced at him, "Then how come you're about to right now."

Brick gave her a look of confusion, "What are you talking about-" His eyes instantly widened when his legs loosened up, before he fell onto the ground with a loud thud.

The cast stared at him, before Chef Tyson looked up at Violet, "Well, it looks like we have our winner. Congratulations soldier, you're the toughest one of your team and you earned them the win."

The Espurr nodded, still hanging on the tree, "It was expected."

The Tyranitar turned towards the Basculin, "And you will all be at elimination for a third straight time."

The team glanced at each other, before Cynthia nodded, "We know, and we'll be prepared."

Bari quickly rushed over to Brick, and was about to pick him up, before the dinosaur growled, "Go away, quitter!"

The Lycanroc blinked, before glancing at the ground, "...Sorry…" The puppy slowly began to walk away, as Brick glanced at the ground, somewhat in regret, and somewhat in determination."


Brick growled at the camera, "I was distracted...I could have hung on longer if I could have had some quiet! Or if I could have had some actual teammates to rely on, instead they quit on me!"

He breathed in, "Either way, forget voting Quincy tonight...I realized I'm gonna have to vote for someone who is both making the team weaker, and me weaker."


Violet stared at the camera, "I hung from that tree until nighttime. Seemed fun."


The Brawny Basculin were sitting in front of the bonfire, as Chef Tyson grinned at them as he looked around, "Huh...This place does look pretty nice at night," he looked back towards the team, "Anyways, you all lost so if you don't receive a waffle, then you're leaving."

Brooke rose a hand, "We normally have marshmallows."

The Tyranitar deadpanned, "Yeah, well tonight you're having waffles," he shrugged, before holding up three waffles, "First ones safe, Cynthia,Tempest, and Brooke."

Cynthia moved to the side, watching the waffle fly past her, "Thank you."

Tempest smirked as she caught hers, before turning and blowing a raspberry at Brick, as she cackled, "Tempest safe; jerk demon not!"

The Hakamo-o growled at her, "Oh shut it! I actually did a lot of work today, so I'm obviously safe!"

Brooke caught her waffle, before she stared at it, "...I will save it for later."

Tyson rolled his eyes, before grabbing some more waffles, "Chad, Nazira, and Quincy are all safe."

Chad let out a small cheer as he ran up and grabbed his waffle, "Sweet! Still taking this game by the horns!"

Nazira floated up with a deadpan expression, while Quincy let out a relieved sigh before getting his. As this happened, Chef Tyson turned to the bottom two, "Brick and Bari, both of you have earned votes for tonight, and that means one of you will be leav-"

Bari quickly stood up with a look of shock, "W-Wait! How did I get a vote?!"

The team was quiet, before Brick gave him a growl, "You got a vote for being a disaster to the team! It should have gone to Quincy, but after spending so much time with you, it made me realize how much you're holding me back! You have enough bad luck to rub off on me! I can't deal with that along with your disgusting odor! Trying to be your friend has been hard since you can never keep up! You're just a distraction that doesn't even do anything good!"

Everyone stared at the dinosaur, before Nazira began to growl loudly, only being stopped from attacking the Hakamo-o by the others holding her back, "Let me go! 'Dat piece of crap don' deserse 'ta breathe!"

Cynthia shook her head, "Trust me, it's not worth it!"

The Lycanroc was silent, before looking down in sadness with a whimper. Tyson looked at them in surprise, before shrugging, "Anyways, the final waffle will go to…"

"….Bari."

As the waffle flew Bari's way, Brick's eyes were widened in surprise, before he turned towards the others, "You...You all voted me out?!"

Nazira nodded with a glare, "Heck 'yah we did, 'ya dirty-"

Brooke interrupted the ghost, deadpanning, "We weren't going to vote out Bari...He is actually nice."

The Hakamo-o growled, before pointing at himself, "I actually do decent in challenges! I'm always doing the challenges unlike some others, and I always do good unlike some others! Why would you vote me out?!"

The team did not respond for a moment as they glared at the dinosaur, before Chad stepped forward, "Because you're no bro, dude. You're the anti-bro! The one that pulls all of us awesome friends apart through meaningless fighting and screaming! I refuse to let that kinda guy be part of my group of amazing comrades, man!"

Brick's eyes widened, before he scoffed, "You know what? You guys are the worst team to work with! We have too many fights, too many absences, too many slackers, and not enough production! The other team actually works together, even if most of them are nerds! You're not going to last without me, because none of you can work as a team!"

Tempest smirked at him, "Coming from the jerkface who just went home for sucking so hard!"

Quincy muttered under his breath, "Besides, you caused most of the fights anyways."

The Hakamo-o growled at the spider, before blinking as he turned towards the Quagsire, "What was that? What did you just say to me? Why don't you say that to my face?!"

The Quagsire suddenly growled himself, before standing straight. Due to no longer slouching as usual, Quincy stood towering over Brick, glaring at him, "You start all the fights, you big meanie!"

Brick's eye twitched, but he continued to glare at the waterfish, balling a fist, before blinking when he felt a hand on his shoulder, he turned his head only to receive a punch in the face. He staggered back, pressing a hand against his cheek in pain, before glancing up with a scowl, blinking at an angry looking Bari, "Bari? What the actual he-"

Bari glared at him, "Stop it, Brick! Can't you just open up your eyes and realize what you're doing?! You're yelling at everyone, you're making them feel like...Like dirt, and you think you're so perfect when you're not! The very first elimination we had, you said you would try and control your temper and make friends, but you got too comfortable and you started being mean to everyone, including me!" He whimpered slightly, "I don't care if you don't like me, but don't try and be mean to the others! You need to leave now and think about what you've done, and you need to get some help with the anger issues!"

The dinosaur stared at him in shock, "B-Bar-"

The Lycanroc gritted his teeth, "Go now, before I do something I'm not comfortable doing!"

Brick was silent, only staring at the dog with a crestfallen look. He didn't budge from his spot, not even saying a word when Chef Tyson picked him up, walking towards the boat of losers. The team watched the boat sail off, as Brooke whispered, "...Wow."

After a moment, Chad let out a cheer, before pulling Bari into a bearhug, "Holy crap dude, that was amazing! You totally put that guy in his place, bro!"

Cynthia nodded with a small smile, "I didn't think you had it in you."

Nazira rolled her eyes, quickly pushing the others away, "Okay, give 'da mutt some space, he probably doesn' need 'dis right now." As they walked away, the ghost gave the Lycanroc a soft smile, "... 'Ya did good, Bari. I know 'dat probably wasn' 'dat comfortable for 'ya, but...Good job standin' up for everyone."

Bari blinked, before giving her a weak smile, "T-Thanks, but...I...I don't feel too well right now," he glanced back at the boat, before walking towards the cabins, "...I'm going to bed...S-See you tomorrow."

The Mismagius nodded, "'Yah, get some good sleep buddy."


Walking along a dirt road Amber was walking next to a certain Leafeon, before looking over him with a worried look, "Are you sure you're okay? We can go back to the hospital for further examination."

Logan groaned, before saying, "Trust me, Amber, I'm fine."

The Glaceon frowned, before placing a paw on his head, "You're warm, Logan. Do I need to get you some medicine? Should I warm up some tea when we get back? I'll fluff your pillows so you can rest in bed. You are getting the week off, mister, because I do not want to see you out of bed."

The Leafeon chuckled, "Amber, I'm okay, seriously. I don't get why you're trying so hard to make sure I'm okay."

She huffed slightly, "It's my job as your best friend to worry! You scared me half to death after the stinger incident, and after you got those burns it made me even more scared! We're just lucky it didn't leave a scar on your perfect little face. And it's made me realized that I will not allow you to judge another challenge. It's too risky for you!"

He rolled his eyes, "Amber, I- What happened to our tent?!"

Amber glanced out the window, before gasping in shock, "It's...It's...It's a mess!"

Logan began to breathe heavily, before fanning his face with his paw, "A-Amber...I think I'm having a panic attack!"

She quickly placed a paw around his shoulders, before leading him inside the tent, "I-I'll grab your pills and put on Project Runway for you!" She muttered to herself, "Then I'm going to find out who did this…"


Bari whimpered, "I...I don't like being a disappointment to Brick, so...As much as I don't want to do it, I'm going to vote for Quincy...S-Sorry Quincy, but...This is for the power of friendship, and to maybe help Brick be a little nicer...Just a little."


Brick glared at the camera, "Bari, obviously. He's not doing much, he messes up, and he has bad luck. It's best now if he just leaves."


Brooke deadpanned, "Brick. It's about time he leaves Quincy alone, and the others won't deal with him."


Chad glared at the camera, "Brick's no bro of mine lately, and when you ain't my bro, then you ain't worth having around!"


Cynthia sighed, "Brick, this is officially the time where you leave."


Nazira deadpanned, "Brick, duh."


Quincy muttered, "Brick's mean to me…"


Tempest cackled, "This is the end of the Hakamo-o monster that hurts us all!"


Vote Count :

Brick: Six votes. (Brooke, Chad, Cynthia, Nazira, Quincy, Tempest)

Bari: One vote. (Brick)

Quincy: One vote. (Bari)


The Brainy Baltoy- Doc, Gareth, Isabel, Juvia, Kanaya, Mimi, Nedrick, Violet, Zetsu

The Brawny Basculin- Bari, Brooke, Chad, Cynthia, Nazira, Quincy, Tempest


And now, we say goodbye to Brick and his irrational anger issues!

Delta: Yeah, the dude was pretty decent...Until he just let his anger consume him...Again.

People have been questioning why Brick seemed to go right back to being a jerk, and my answer is this: Because this is what he always does. In the main series, several times Brick promised himself and others he would try to become a better person and grow more tolerable and friendly to be around. And let me ask, how long did he usually keep those kinds of promises? I'll tell you...About five episodes. He made the promise in episode two, and he started really cranking up his jerkitude in episode seven, so I say we hit in on the nose. And here's the thing, he always goes right back to being just as much of a jerk as he is in the beginning. I don't think Brick's a bad person, far from it, but I do think he's one of habit. He has this kind of attitude by nature, and in the end, it ended up screwing him out of one hundred thousand poke.

Delta: Yeah, so bye Brick, we will kind of miss you...Kind of.

Otherwise, I say this was an okay episode, but kinda disappointing compared to canon.

Delta: Yeah, I agree, but hey, at least waffles were involved!

...Yeah...That's a good place to stop...But happy new year everyone! Hopefully 2018 won't suck as much as-


Elimination Table

Kaden Pastel, the Depraved Diva - (24th Place)

Ace Kauffman, the Determined Strategist - (23rd Place)

Freya Lynn, the Socially Awkward Novelist-in-the-Making - (22nd Place)

Sage Casentini, the Confident Tomboy - (21st Place)

Alfred Hill, the Awkward Geek - (20th Place)

Benson Isotope, the Arrogant Professional Actor - (19th Place)

Alluselia Gates, the Rocking Punk Phase - (18th Place)

Brick Dragmire, the Brickhouse with a Love of Winning - (17th Place)