Total Pokemon: Underdogs

by Dark Arcanine 33

Oh god, they're back AGAIN! This time, 44 Total Pokemon underdogs have been brought back for a chance at 5 MILLION POKE! What will happen this time? Find out here! (Season 6)

10. Lurk in LeGrae

Announcer: Last time on Total Pokemon: Underdogs, the contestants had to sit through some good eating and bad entertainment. Egridos and Lassie's relationship was brought into question and whether they were right for each other or not. The reason for Farra's obsession with Striker was brought to light and a side of her we've never seen was revealed. During the challenge, the contestants dropped like flies as they were introduced to some of the most disgusting videos of the internet. In the very end, it came down to Marie and Sola, and due to her swiftness, Marie earned the win for the Ho-Ohs. And, after being ratted out by Sally, Chlotz was the one to take the Suck of Shame.

Who will leave this time? Find out right now on Total… Pokemon...Underdogs!

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*Intro plays*

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Mew was rested comfortably in his bedroom, his sheets wrapped around him like a tight cocoon. The AC in his room was on, making his positioning extremely cozy. It was 2:15 in the morning, and he was completely lost in his own dream realm.

Suddenly, loud banging was heard, causing him to open his eyes in an instant. He groaned to himself and turned over, believing that it was another door that was being pounded against. As he slowly began to return to his slumber, the knocking occurred once again, causing him to clench his sheets in annoyance.

After the second occurrence, it was obvious to him that it wasn't going to end unless he answered. With a disgruntled moan, he sat up, turning on his lamp.

"WHO IS IT?!" he shouted in complete annoyance.

"Shaymin!" he heard his co-host's girlfriend reply. The New Species Pokemon's eyes immediately softened.

Without another word, he floated to the door and opened it, where he saw the mischievous, cheery grass-type dog smile at him. She was so cute and level-headed; what did she even seen in a borderline sociopath like Victini? With those thoughts running through his head, he didn't even think really focus on what she said.

"Uh… are you okay, dude?" she giggled, noticing his thousand-yard stare toward her.

Eventually, Mew snapped out of his daze. "Huh? What'd you say?" he asked, a bit muddled as he rubbed his eyes.

Shaymin tittered. "Arceus and Giratina want to talk to you about something…" she chirped.

The pink feline groaned. "What do they want from me?! I'm already doing another season of a show I'm mentally done with…"

"Maybe they want you cancel it…" Shaymin chimed in with a shrug.

Mew huffed. "I doubt that's the case, but if it was… I'd feel great."

"Aw… you'll get through it, dude," Shaymin replied. "Just keep my babe in check and everything will be fine for you. Maybe you'll get a feel for it again!"

Her positivity on this subject was so sickly sweet; he couldn't be crass with her. "I doubt it, but… there's always a possibility."

Shaymin nodded before scampering off. Mew chuckled before taking a breath and floating to the alpha couple's room.

-000-

As he reached the enormous doors of the Alpha and Renegade Pokemon's bedroom, he yawned. He opened the door and entered, not closing the door behind him. Surprisingly, the lights were on; usually the couple was sound asleep. This time, the couple was waiting for him, with Giratina focusing on their television, and Arceus leaning against him.

Upon seeing Mew enter the room, Arceus rose her head off of her husband's shoulder and nudged the Renegade Pokemon. Giratina turned off the television upon receiving the light nudge.

Mew, seeing that Victini wasn't there, was even more confused as to why he was called down. "Is there any particular reason you guys wanted me at two o'clock in the morning?" Mew queried, his voice monotonous.

"Well, considering that you are the only one that we really trust other than Rayquaza, Solgaleo, Lunala, and Palkia, which is saying something... Yes," Giratina replied.

Mew held his head. "What is it?"

"Well, you know 'Colton' and 'Tyson'?" Arceus queried.

"You mean the Tyranitar and Dragonite?" Mew asked, raising a brow. "Victini stole their catapults for a challenge…"

Yeah, well, the two of them got themselves arrested…" Arceus explained.

Mew was surprised, to say the least, but he wasn't necessarily concerned. He was too tired to care about anything at the moment. "Okay. Why am I involved?"

"Well, when they approached us, as soon as we gave them permission, they ran off without getting their license…" Arceus explained.

Mew rose a brow. "A license?"

"Yeah. All non-legendary Pokemon who want to host a show have to retrieve a license from us so that they don't get into any legal troubles," Giratina explained. "Those two are the only ones who ran out before we could give it out."

Mew sighed. "Again, why am I involved?"

"You're gonna use the license to get them out of jail…" Arceus responded. "And, as punishment, they're gonna be a part of you and Victini's series and act as helpers…"

Mew, upon hearing that, gained an idea. Instead of him being around, the two of them could take his place! "Wait… why don't they-"

"No," the couple responded, already knowing what he was going to suggest.

Mew groaned as a piece of paper was floated into his hand. "And why couldn't Rayquaza or Palkia do this?"

"The two of them are more aggressive when they're tired and wouldn't care to do it…" Giratina replied. "So, just go, get them out, and you and Victini have a couple of other helpers…"

"Great…" Mew drawled. "What jail are they in?"

"Fresco Central."

Mew shook his head as he floated out of the couple's room.

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The New Species Pokemon appeared in front of the old, decrepit building. The brick that made it up was gray, with some bricks having very noticeable scratches and cracks. Spirals of barbed wire sat along the top of the building, as well as along the chain-linked fence the extended through the building.

"The architecture of this place is just awful…" Mew commented before letting out yet another yawn of exhaustion.

He floated to the front door and immediately hit a buzzer that was on the wall next to the door. A voice came from an intercom positioned next to a camera. "State your business…"

"I'm here to get two prisoners out of here," Mew replied.

"And how are you going to do that, 'Mew'..."

Mew facepalmed. He already knew that this was going to be the case. Morons always think that he's a Ditto, Zorua, or Zoroark in disguise when in public.

"I'm the actual Mew, for your information," Mew responded. "And I'm extremely tired right now, so can you cut the crap and just let me in so I can prove that the prisoners I want are innocent?"

There was silence. But, after a minute, a buzzing was heard and the door began to open. As it opened, Mew slipped in through the crack and entered another door. He found himself in a lobby, which was surprisingly well kept. There were cushioned couches and chairs around and a front desk at the left corner of the room. There was a barred door leading down a hallway there.

He approached the front desk and saw an Audino there, typing away. "Uh… hello," he said, waving his hand to get its attention.

"What do you need?" it asked tonelessly, not even looking up from its computer.

"I'm here to withdraw two prisoners…" Mew replied, sliding the license through the slot.

The Audino, upon hearing that, took a look at the paper and then at Mew. "Uh huh… Do you really expect me to tell the warden that Mew, the ancestor of all, is here just to get out two prisoners?"

"Well, given that it's at Arceus' request and she could pretty much kill you… yes," Mew responded.

"Sure… and I'm the queen of Castelia…"

Mew pinched the base of his nose in annoyance. He teleported his cellphone into his hand, prompting the Audino to slide the license back to him.

"Giratina, these schmucks don't believe that it's me… and they're likely not gonna believe I'm really talking to you…" Mew said over the phone as a Machamp in a suit came out and stood behind the Audino. "Can you just… prove it to them or something?"

"..."

"Uh… a bit unorthodox, but… whatever," Mew said with a shrug as he hung up.

He saw the warden and desk assistant looking at him with mocking grins. "So, Mew, where's this proof of your validity?"

"Oh, Arceus is just gonna strike you with Thunder," Mew said calmly.

"Pfft, I doubt-"

Immediately, the two of them were hit with an intense Thunder attack, knocking them into the back wall. Seeing that, Mew slid the license back toward them. "So uh… which cell block are they in?"

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Mew floated down the hallway, being heckled and cat-called by other prisoners, much to his discomfort. Eventually, he made it to Cell Block 53, which supposedly held the two ex-hosts. Eventually, after floating past more cells full of males trying to grab at him, he came upon a cell with a Tyranitar and Dragonite asleep together on the bottom bunk.

"Colton! Tyson!" he shouted, startling them as Colton, the Dragonite, fell off of Tyson's chest.

"OW!" Colton exclaimed, as he got up. Upon seeing who was there, he was astounded. "Mew? W-What are you doing here?"

"I'm here to get you and Tyson out of here," he explained with a disgruntled tone. Mew teleported the two of them out of their cell.

Immediately Colton embraced him in a hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!"

"Yeah, this is great. But… what made you think of us?" Tyson queried.

"Actually, it was Arceus' idea," Mew explained. "Apparently you two didn't get your license for your show. If you add, this wouldn't have been able to happen…"

The two of them exchanged looks before sighing.

"Well, thanks… now we can go and teach that bastard Barkeep a-"

"Actually no, Arceus says that you two are part of my and Victini's series from now on…" Mew interrupted.

Tyson and Colton both blanched at that news.

"WHAT?!"

"Yeah… you guys are pretty much gonna be helping with challenges like Zahku…"

"Zahku?" Colton asked in confusion.

"Are there at least going to be waffles?" Tyson asked, wanting a positive.

Mew facepalmed.

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4 hours later

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In the Winner's Cabin, the air conditioning was on full blast, as the cabin usually got hot at night due to the increased humidity of the island due to the approaching summertime.

Kojo and Summer were lying together in the Eruption Pokemon's bed, still asleep. Summer was lying atop the Mienshao, the covers draped over the two of them. Soon enough, the badger yawned, arching her back to stretch. Hearing a soft pop, Summer sighed and looked down, seeing that Kojo was still asleep.

She smiled to herself and lied back on top of him. Her sudden movement, as well as the creaking sound of the full bed, caused Kojo to softly groan and open his eyes. Seeing Summer looking down at him lovingly, he smiled back. "Morning beautiful…" he greeted as he sat up.

The couple shared a brief kiss. Once they broke it, Summer could only look at him dreamily before nuzzling into his neck. Kojo nuzzled her back, his heart pounding intensely from the affection. Thinking about everything that he's been through mentally and physically, the fact that he had her really made him feel complete.

Summer noticed the look on his face and grew a bit concerned. "Are you okay?" she asked. "You look a bit off…"

Kojo didn't realize that he'd been staring into space, focusing his eyes back onto his girlfriend. "Yeah, yeah… just… thinking about how lucky I am to have you…" he replied rather somberly, making Summer blush.

Kojo kissed her, making her immediately kiss back, wrapping her arms around his neck. They broke it again. "I love you…" she replied, hugging him.

"I love you, too," Kojo replied, hugging her back.

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Kojo sighed. "I honestly don't know what I'd do without her. I'd probably sink lower and lower into depression until I killed myself…"

He took a breath. "Stop it. Just stop it. Things are going okay."

Taking another breath, Kojo recalled something. "And I still have to talk to Summer and her alliance about joining them… Great."

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Brian was sitting in his lair, once again attempting think about what he could possibly do to eliminate Aura and Luna. After watching the numerous clips from the website, the self-proclaimed evil genius was conflicted on whether or not he should do what others have done in the past and create an alliance.

On one hand, he wanted to make it far all on his own again, but on the other hand, having minions that'll do his bidding seemed like a good idea again. He did it with the zombies, so why not do it with living people?

He pressed a red button on his control panel and immediately, a steaming sound was heard/ he turned around and a large, spinning column rose from the center of the cave. He floated toward the column, grabbing one of his weapons. The one he chose had an ovoid shape with purple rings around it. The ray part had a purple orb at the end of it and a black base.

"Hmm…" he hummed, inspecting it thoroughly. "No… this probably won't work that well…"

He placed the ray gun back onto the column and spun the column and, picking up a dagger with a button on it.

"Hmm… Mind-numbing Knife…" he spoke to himself, inspecting it as well. After a while, he shook his head. "No, stab wounds would guarantee that I'm beaten mercilessly…"

The Reuniclus placed the blade back onto the column and sighed. "Forget it," he said. He floated back over to his control panel and pressed the red button once again, lowering the column back into the ground.

"I'll need to form an alliance. There seems to be an abundance of them in this game thus far, and while some will fail, I will have to make sure that mine stays afloat," he stated. "The main question is… what fools will be willing to pledge their allegiance to this evil mind?"

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Freezeo's yawned as Pia led him into the forest. She had gotten him up early in order with no explanation. The only thing she told him was "Follow me." He was the only one that she had left in the alliance since Sally sold out Chlotz, so in the back of his mind, he was considering just abandoning the sinking ship as well. Everyone who was involved in the alliance was getting eliminated, and he most definitely didn't want to be next if something bad happened.

"Uh… so, what's the plan here?" he asked, a bit confused. "Why are we going into the woods?"

"We're getting a new alliance member," Pia responded sternly as she forced herself through a bush. "That snitching bitch thinks that she's got the upper hand by ratting out the alliance, but she's dead wrong…"

Freezeo's eyes widened at her serious tone. It was a bit scary to him, but it was to be expected given what has happened.

Eventually, the two of them made it to their designated location, Brian's cave. Seeing this, Freezeo grew a bit skeptical.

"Wait, Brian?!" Freezeo bellowed, completely bemused. "What made you think of him out of all people?"

"What's wrong with him?" Pia queried. "He made it to fifth place, he's inventive, and he's intelligent. We need someone like that!"

"But… he's so complacent about being 'evil'…" Freezeo responded. "It's a bit unnerving and annoying."

Pia waved away his concern. "Oh please, that's just a front. He's just a smart guy who wants to act evil for relevance. He's a useful ally nonetheless."

Freezeo didn't really trust it, as Pia began entering the stone shelter. Seeing this, Freezeo groaned and followed her inside.

-000-

"Brian!"

The Reuniclus, startled by her sudden entrance, jumped and fell out of his lounge seat. "Ow! Evil does not appreciate surprises!"

"Yeah yeah, evil evil," Pia responded, ignoring his statement. "Listen, we'd like to make a proposition with you…"

Brian picked himself up, dusted himself off, and turned to her. He was tempted to kick the two of them out, but then again, he was looking for allies. "Evil is listening…" he stated, folding his arms.

"How would you like to join our alliance?" Pia replied. "And in return, we'll get you to the merge and help you with your little… inventions or whatever."

"So, you will pledge allegiance to me in exchange for my cooperation?"

"Whatever," Pia said, rolling her eyes.

"Marvelous," Brian said, rubbing his hands together. "World domination is within my grasp!"he thought to himself.

"So… what now?" Freezeo queried, not wanting to simply remain there.

"We need to get our acts together," Pia replied, her arms folded. "And since we no longer have anyone to be a part of the opposing team, I guess we should focus on our team and that shitty family alliance…"

"What a coincidence. Two targets that I had in mind have correlation to that group…"

"Oh? And who did you have in mind?" Pia asked, impressed that he was already thinking like them.

"The annoying mistress and the mangy mutt," Brian replied.

"Aura and Luna?" Freezeo said in confusion. "Weren't we already going for Luna?"

"Yes, and now that Brian's on board, he'll be an extra help in making sure that she's gone," Pia responded.

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Pia giggled. "Sally thinks she's so smart, but she just got lucky. We can't really touch her now, but we can touch her possible allies…."

"Wait, that sounds wrong. Hold o-"

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Connor was going for a walk around the island to get his head straight. His side was still a bit bruised and sore from when Taylor flung him against the tree, but he was relatively okay. The pain wasn't as bad when he had to do the last challenge.

He didn't really want to be in an alliance anymore if he was just going to be berated and harmed for mistakes. Taylor was an arrogant asshole, but he knew what to do and how to make it far. He wanted to do just that, make it far and show that there was more to him than meets the eye.

Again, he wanted to do that, but he couldn't bring himself to for some reason. It already seemed like he was a nobody, as nobody who he's met even recognized him from the show. Along with that, he just couldn't stand to be bothered with anyone. When he first arrived, he wanted to make a few friends here and there, but then he learned that in this game, idiocy and drama reigned over common sense.

He entered the woods from a special path located between the mountain and volcano. "What is wrong with you?" he questioned himself. "Why are you so weak?"

He continued along the path, intense heat radiating from the landforms. The heat made him a bit dizzy, as he started stumbling a bit. He groaned. "Come on. Here you you again, just plain weak," he said to himself, a migraine beginning to form.

"No wonder nobody cares about you…" he said to himself as he continued to stumble along the path, small, but hot, stones bringing him a bit of pain with every other step.

"No wonder girls you talk to walk away…" he stated as he bumped into the volcano.

"No wonder why guys think you're gay…" he stated at he bumped into the mountain.

He growled to himself. "Pull yourself to-WHOA! Oof!"

He was so dazed that he ended up tripping over a smaller ledge. Doing that, Connor had to fight back tears of embarrassment as he slowly got back onto his feet and continued forward. "I hate my life…"

-000-

"Honey, remind us why you're making us walk around like this…" Cramad said as she scuttled along with him.

"Ey, it was Clay's idea…" Titan said. "He said that walking around and getting a 'sense' of the island would be a good thing for us…"

"Well, I don't know why he thinks that walking aimlessly around this shithole is going to be good for us…" Annie commented, kicking a pebble as she walked behind them.

As they walked, they heard bushes rustling as they got close to the two large landforms.

"If this is him trying to scare us, I'm gonna smack him with Petal Dance immediately," Annie commented, folding her arms as the three of them stopped.

Connor emerged from the bushes, a dismal expression etched onto his face. Seeing him, and given what they've seen him go through with Taylor, the three of them swiftly went after him.

"Connor!"

The Bash Buffalo Pokemon heard his name be called and turned around to see who it was. Seeing who it was, he slowed himself down, eventually halting.

The three of them caught up with him and surrounded him, making him a bit nervous. Was he about to be hazed by his fellow nobodies? To his surprise, he wasn't.

Connor remained silent before just looking down at the ground beneath him.

"Well, I'll take that as a no," Titan replied.

"It's just… we've seen you and Taylor talking near the lake and… it doesn't look like a fair relationship," Cramad explained.

Hearing that, Connor immediately looked back up with a blush. "It's not like that…"

"We know that it's just an alliance, but he's treating you like a freaking feral, wait no… even ferals are treated better!" Annie exclaimed. "He's just abusing you!"

Connor growled. "Can we not talk about this?" he asked as he attempted to walk away, only to be stopped by Cramad, who used Stun Spore.

Now paralyzed, Connor sighed. "Of course…"

"Mate, Taylor is treating you like dirt…" Titan explained. "No, worse than dirt! You need to get out of there!"

"Why does it even matter to you guys?"

"Because everyone deserves to be treated with respect," Annie explained. "It's common sense!"

"No one here even cares about my existence!" Connor exclaimed. "Every time I'm in a challenge, I'm either alone or with people who resent me because of my weakness! So, even if I get away from Taylor, I'm still going to be a nobody that'll be voted out the first chance they get!"

"So, you'd rather be beaten mercilessly for mistakes that Taylor deem reprehensible instead of being independent and showing what you're really capable of?"

"Compared to everyone else here, I'm shit," Connor responded, staring down at the ground. "My moves are weak since I never perfected them, I'm easily nauseated, I'm skittish, the list goes on an on. All I want to do is make a few friends and prove that I'm more than just a shy loser that's easily taken advantage of…"

"Well, you don't have to worry about the friend part because we're here for you," Cramad said with a smile.

Connor looked down before a small smile formed on his lips. "Thanks guys…"

"No problem," Annie replied before getting serious. "Now, are you done with Taylor?"

Connor sighed. "We're on the same team. And… even though he's a mean jackass, he's keeping me in as long as I-"

"No!" Annie irritated, holding her head in irritation. "Connor! Taylor is a complete prick. You don't need to be associated with him…"

"He's only going to keep beating you and belittling you over minor things that a freaking Primeape wouldn't get pissed off about!" Titan exclaimed before thinking about it. "Well… actually…"

Cramad sighed. "It isn't healthy, Connor. Simple as that. He's tried to drown you, knocked you into a tree, scolded you relentlessly-"

Hearing all of this, a question suddenly entered Connor's mind. "Wait, have you guys been spying?"

"We have our meetings across the lake from you guys, so whenever you guys have your meetings, we see and hear what happens…"

Connor let out a sigh. "Look, I'll be fine. Just… leave it be," he responded.

"But-"

"No buts…" Connor responded before he attempted to move again, only to not move at all due to his paralysis. He sighed. "Does any one of you have a Cheri Berry?"

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Connor took a breath. "Well, at least some people care about me… I think."

"I've gotta do something. Taylor is a jackass, but he's also keeping me in the game as long as I'm compliant…" Connor continued. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind. "But what if I… hmm…"

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Sparky was heading toward the cliff, per Luna's request. She had said that she wanted to private time with him, which he was all for. Other than when she had to knock him out and apparently 'serviced' him in the Winner's Cabin, the two never had any real quality time together.

On the way there, he heard a familiar voice behind him. Turning his head, he saw Vixen walking behind him. He mentally groaned. He had nothing against the Fox Pokemon, as she was his sister-in-law, but it seemed that whenever they were in the same vicinity, other than in their alliance meetings, things were awkward and very very annoying.

"Heeey…. Vix," he replied, continuing to walk.

The Ninetales caught up with him, eventually walking alongside him. "So… where are you headed?"

"Luna and I are going to spend some time together…" he replied with a smile as the two continued walking. "And, since she's the one who planned it, I know that it's going to be awesome…"

Vixen giggled upon hearing that. "You guys are so cute…"

"Nah, she's the cute one. I'm just the bum she's with," Sparky joked as they made it to the cliff base. "That's essentially what each of you girls got when you married us…"

Vixen tittered, "Yeah… you're right."

Eventually, the two of them made it to the cliff's base. Sparky turned to Vixen with a small smile. "Well, I'll see you around…"

"Just try not to get her pregnant," Vixen laughed as she started walking away.

Once she was gone, Sparky turned back to the cliff. He started heading up the rock exposure, a smile on his face as he thought about what his wife had planned.

Making it to the top, he saw his mate lying down, staring out at the sea. Her tail swished slowly from side to side as the Luxray slowly approached her from behind. Hearing pawsteps behind her, Luna turned her head to see her husband approaching. A smile grew on her face as she rose up just as he made it next to her.

"Hey beautiful…" he commented before they locked lips. After breaking it, Luna licked his nose.

"Hey there handsome…" she responded with a smile as he lied down next to her. She sighed in happiness as she lied back down beside him, only to lick his cheek. She rested her head on his shoulder.

"So, what's the plan for today? Before the possible challenge that is?" Sparky asked.

"Well… I was thinking that we could just hang out here and just talk. Maybe take a stroll or a swim…" she suggested, nuzzling against him.

Sparky was expecting to do something a bit more, but chortled. "Alright," he replied. "So… what did you want to talk about?"

"Well, I was wondering… what do you think about having kids?"

Sparky's eyes widened at that question. He had no idea how to answer. Truth be told, he didn't want children. At least not just yet. And knowing how crappy their lives have become because of this game, he didn't think that bringing a new life into the world would be such a good idea.

"Sparky?" Luna queried, seeing that the Luxray was staring out into the distance.

Sparky snapped out of it and turned to her. He sighed softly. "Listen sweetie… You know that I love you, right?"

Luna already knew where this was going and just lied her head down on the paws. "You don't want kids…?"

Sparky wrapped a paw around her as tears began to fall down the face. "Honey, I don't mind having kids, but I just don't think that it's a good time in our lives right now. Especially in this fucking shitshow of a game…"

"Cano and Vixen have Elijah and Shade and Shine have Spike. Sola even told me that she and Demenio were planning on getting pregnant in a few months!" Luna cried. "Why can't we just do it? I'm ready! Aren't you?!"

Sparky remained silent, removing his paw from her as he walked forward and sat, looking out over the edge. This 'quality time' was turning into something he didn't feel comfortable with. He had his reasons for not wanting kids, but he didn't want to alarm her or hear her refutation.

"Y-You're not ready?"

"It's a bit more complicated than you think," he spoke tonelessly.

"Then tell me," she said, slowly coming up behind him. "What's the matter?"

Sparky growled to himself. "I'd rather not talk about it…" he spoke.

Hearing this, Luna looked away in dejection. She knew best not to pester him with the same questions. It was so unfair. She sees others having their kids, talking about them, or just planning on them and the moment she wants to do something, it's an issue.

It sucked that Cano got eliminated earlier. She could have tried to ask him what was up with Sparky and having kids. She sulked down the cliff, leaving Sparky alone at the edge.

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"I just want a child of my own… why is that such a problem?" Luna queried. "He said that he didn't even mind, but it was at a wrong time. But, the others still had kids that are okay…"

She sighed. "Maybe by the end of the game he'll change his mind…"

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Sparky blinked. "Look. I'm the spitting image of our shithole father, and I also have his shitty genes. So, I just don't trust myself when it comes to kids. I love my family, but I don't know if any of us should be having kids at all."

"Shade is a psychopath with two kids and look what's going on. Spike's pretty much done with the world and Autumn's already tearing other people's limbs off at her school. "

"Elijah seems to be alright with Cano, but he's borderline depressed and a jackass to others that aren't in the family!"

"We all saw what D is capable of in All-Stars, so why are they even planning to have kids!?"

"I just can't deal with the possibility of me screwing up my kid like our dad screwed us up!"

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Farra had a smile on her face as she wrote a list, floating a pencil with kinesis. Frosty watched her do so, not knowing whether to stop her or let her get everything done.

The Girafarig eventually finished her list and overlooked it. "Perfect…"

"Uh… Farra, what'cha got there?" Frosty queried warily.

"It's a list, duh…" Farra replied.

"Um… okay, and what is it for?" Frosty followed up. "I mean, Chlotz is pretty much gone now. What's the point of a list?"

"To make it further in the game!" Farra exclaimed before looking back down at her list. "With Striker and that bastard eliminated, I'm gonna focus on getting further. And my first targets are Vixen and Sparky. Their bullshit sob story and drama annoys the hell out of me."

"But how is that their fault if everyone keeps bringing it up?" Frosty queried. "It happened years ago!"

"And what better way to stop it than to eliminate them?!" Farra replied. "Simple as that. The next time we lose, I'll just convince the others to get rid of one of them."

Frosty groaned. "Farra. Just because Striker is gone doesn't mean you have to do this kind of stuff!"

"Frosty, shut up. This is just strategy," Farra replied. "Everyone does it. Or at the very least, they should."

The Vanilluxe sighed. He knew that this was going to end poorly. He just knew it.

000

"Farra has officially lost her mind," Frosty said. "She was pretty decent earlier, but now that Striker's gone, I don't know what she's going to do."

000

Going through the forest once again, Marie tried to search for the gym. After finding Anthony out here, she was hoping that she could just get from Point A to wherever the hell Point B was. Stepping on twigs and moving past trees, the Feraligatr eventually came across a large rectangular building.

It was similar to the gym on the original island, with glass windows and doors. Through the glass, she was able to see numerous exercise machines, punching bags, a battling ring near the back, and numerous weights all around.

She entered the building with a smile and immediately felt the chilliness of the environment. It sent a shiver down her spine. On her way toward the weights, she noticed something white and pink near the back, beside the ring. Upon closer inspection, the Feraligatr saw that it was a Sylveon, and a familiar one at that, walking on a treadmill.

"Ace? What are you doing here?" Marie asked in surprise.

The Sylveon didn't respond to her, continuing to walk on the treadmill. There were two cords extending from his ears and going to a MP3 player attached to a strap around his waist.

Seeing this, Marie just shrugged it off and decided to walk back over to the weights. Turning around, her eyes widened in shock as she saw Anthony sitting on a bench, lifting a couple of fifty pound weights. She growled, walking over to him. She did not feel like dealing with him.

"What the hell are you doing here, pipsqueak?" she growled.

"Well, Gatorade, like you, I'm just trying to get stronger… and I'm bored as fuck…" he replied as he continued to lift his weights.

"Well go be bored somewhere else! I found this place before you, so I have dibs," Marie replied before snatching one of the dumbbells away from the Blastoise.

Anthony rose him abruptly, giving the Feraligatr a look of agitation. Being that he was still shorter than her by two feet, Marie wasn't intimidated in the slightest. She smirked. "Run along now little guy…"

In response, Anthony blasted a Hydro Pump at her face, knocking her back and making her drop her dumbbell. The sudden loud crash and thump got Ace's attention, as he pressed the stop button on the treadmill and turned around to see the cause of the sounds.

Seeing that it was Marie and Anthony, he sighed to himself and went back to walking on the treadmill.

Marie got back on her feet as Anthony, who was still glaring at her, sneered. Seeing this look, Marie clenched her fists and ran toward him. Anthony used Ice Beam, stopping the Feraligatr in her tracks as she gaped.

"Perfect…" Anthony commented as he walked forward and grabbed the fallen dumbbell. He then went back to his bench and continued to lift just as he did before.

"What? So you think freezing me is gonna do something long term?" Marie growled as the ice around her slowly started to crack from her attempts to break free. "When I get out of here, I am going to kick your ass!"

"You can try, but you won't succeed," Anthony retorted with a chuckle.

Marie bared her teeth furiously as Anthony sneered at her intensity.

000

"I… hate… him…" Marie seethed.

000

Anthony chortled. "She can keep getting mad, but she won't get the leg up on me…"

000

The Ghoul Gang was once again at LeGrae, with Lassie and Egridos remaining silent. Lassie had already talked to Marion about the situation, while Dhaunt remained rather clueless. However, given their mannerisms, he could only assume the worse.

"So, uh… are we just not going to-"

"NO!" Lassie and Egridos shouted simultaneously.

"Alright then…" Dhaunt responded.

Marion sighed. "Come on, this is ridiculous. Just because you guys are getting a divorce doesn't mean you have to stop talking to each other completely."

"So what? Do we just act like nothing happened?" Lassie queried, her arms folded.

"I mean, you might as well. Nothing's changed other than your relationship statuses," Marion replied with a shrug. "And what would be the point of just being cold toward each other? It's not like there's hatred between you two."

The ex-couple exchanged looks before looking away awkwardly.

"See," Marion said after seeing their looks toward each other. "You guys don't even hate each other!"

Egridos sighed. "Looks, let's just not talk about this shit. We're getting a divorce, we have no hate, end of story."

Dhaunt nodded, while Marion remained quiet.

"CONTESTANTS! REPORT TO LEGRAE FOR YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE!" they heard over the loudspeakers.

The ghost-types exchanged looks upon hearing that.

000

"Well, looks like we'll be the ones with the advantage in the challenge this time," Dhaunt laughed.

000

Everyone reported to the abandoned high school, the eerie atmosphere causing a few to stand back despite the sun still being out. Now, in addition to slight fear given to almost everyone due to the overall feel of the school, there were also looks of confusion, as a Dragonite and a Tyranitar munching on a waffle were seen standing next to Victini and Mew.

"Alright contestants, it's time for your next challenge!" Victini announced cheerily.

"Uh… what's with the two bozos beside you two?" Sabrina queried.

"Hey!" Colton whined as Tyson continued to chew on his breakfast item.

"Oh, these two?" Victini responded with a smirk before chuckling. He floated behind them, placing an arm on each of their shoulders. "Well, these two lugs were hosts of their own show like this, buuuut they fucked up and didn't get their license from Arceus, so they got arrested because of some wannabe evil guy who serves drinks…"

"Okay… good," Morgan replied. "At least someone is getting arrested for the bullshit we go through on this shitty shows…"

"And why the hell are they here, exactly?" Taylor asked, already annoyed by their presence.

"Well, these two will be extra helpers for the series from now on," Victini explained, smacking the backs of their necks, making them flinch. "So, get used to their faces…"

"So… they're just gonna be like Zahku, pretty much?" Klavier asked for confirmation.

"Yep," Victini replied, floating away from the two as they glared at him. He turned back to them. "Well? Aren't you gonna introduce yourselves?"

Colton groaned before waving a hand, "I'm Colton and this is my boyfriend Tyson…"

"I'm not-"

"She dumped you when we got arrested; you're mine now. Deal with it!" Colton interrupted before the Tyranitar could even finish his statement.

"Hey, what do you know? Now Taylor and Ace aren't alone…" Egridos commented, earning him a Hydro Pump-Moonblast combo that sent him into a tree.

"So yeah, they're gay," Victini said nonchalantly, waving them off. "Anyways, onto the important matters! Your next challenge is going to be a spooky one…"

"Oh yes, broad daylight. How horrifying…" Shine stated sarcastically.

Victini chuckled upon hearing this. "When you get in there, you're really going to feel it," he explained. "Your goal is to head inside and find as many notes as you can. However, there are are numerous traps, illusions, and other horrifying things inside of the school that will hinder you."

"Along with that, there will be a 'creature' inside of the school that will capture you. If that happens, you will be brought back out here and you are out of the challenge," Victini continued. "The team that has the most notes within seven hours will win."

"Uh, what happens if we get caught and we have notes?" Frosty asked.

"Those notes will still count," Victini responded. "Don't worry…"

"And what happens if everyone on our team gets captured?" Carson queried.

"Well, if your team sucks that much," Victini said. "You just have to hope that the amount of notes that you collected holds… If not, you lose."

"Greeeat…." Carson commented.

"Slaves!" Victini said, snapping his fingers before turning to Colton and Tyson. "Go and fetch the countdown screen…"

"You're a psychic-type, get it yourself," Colton said, folding his arms with a glare. "Just because we're stuck on your show as helpers doesn't mean we're gonna give in to your idiotic-"

Leaves and grass crunching could be heard, disrupting Colton's train of thought. He turned and saw Tyson walking away.

Seeing this, the Dragonite groaned. "Dammit Ty!"

He followed the Tyranitar; once they were out of view, Victini teleported the screen next to him and Mew. Mew had remained silent, as he was asleep. The early job made him even more tired, which gave Victini a bit more range.

"Alright, all of you head on inside and time will start when the door slams behind you," Victini explained.

Almost everyone exchanged uneasy looks, but they all went toward the entrance of the school before entering one-to-two at a time.

-000-

Upon entering, the first thing that hit everyone was the smell of death. The stench of rotten flesh, combined with feces and blood, was wafting through the air. The lockers that initially lined the walls were now lying on the floor.

Multiple pools of a red substance were around the floor, getting into the grout and spreading along the tiles. The posters and banners were even more ruined than before, and some of the bricks on the wall were chipped or even removed from the wall. Numerous other papers were scattered out around the floor

"Well, this place is even shittier than I thought," Phill remarked, looking around.

"Come on, we don't have time to stand around," Summer said as she started heading forward. A few others on her team followed suit, leaving the Lugias behind.

000

The Ho-Ohs headed down the hall, eyeing the horrendous scenery dealt to them. Due to them simply looking for notes and avoiding traps, there was no set place that they needed to be. Looking around, they all checked the area for any notes that may be posted.

"Where would these bastards post the notes?" Fez queried to himself.

"Oh I don't know… maybe in places that'd be hard to find!" Sabrina squawked in annoyance.

Fez didn't even flinch at her outburst. Instead, he continued to move forward with the others. This confused the Staraptor quite a bit. She was used to getting her point across and making him flinch; it made her feel like she had control. And, even though they're broken up, she yearned for that feeling of power.

However, knowing how these people behave and vote, she decided to keep herself composed and continued after them. On the way, a door slowly creaked open, which she immediately took note of. Peering inside of the dark room, the only thing identifiable was a white item on the back wall.

"Uh… you guys! I think I found a note over here!" she called, getting the others' attention.

A few of the others came back to investigate, while others proceeded forward. Marie, Anthony, Summer, Fez, and Lassie came over. They all glanced into the room as well and saw the complete blackness of it, with the white slip of paper on the wall being the only thing that stood out.

"Nice, that's one," Marie said.

"Okay… so who's going to be the one to go get it? Cause it's not gonna be me," Anthony stated.

"Aw… is the pipsqueak scared of the dark?

"No, Tooth Scary, the bastard said that there were traps and I don't feel like being the first victim!" Anthony explained.

"Pussy…"

"Yes, no male wants to touch yours, we get it. Can we focus on the challenge now?"

"Anthony!" Summer shouted sternly, alluding for him to stop talking.

The Blastoise rolled his eyes.

"I mean, I'll go…" Fez said with a shrug. "Not like I'll do much to help anyway…"

Lassie glanced at the room number above the door, 207, and immediately recalled that this was the science classroom. As soon as Fez entered the room, the lights turned on brightly and the door slammed shut.

"What the hell?!" Sabrina exclaimed as she and the others proceeded to look through the door window.

Lassie phased through the wall to enter the vicinity with Fez in order to offer some assistance, because, as a ghost-type, most things wouldn't affect her.

-000-

In the room, Fez was a bit flustered. The classroom was practically destroyed, as there was a large chasm extending from the opposing walls. The remaining floor tiles were old and cracked. The posters on the wall were painted over with tar. The windows were covered in a pitch-black tarp, and the light was flickering. The chasm had ropes dangling into it from the ceiling; it also reeked of sulfur and plastic and had a green, bubbling ooze at the very bottom of it

"Fez! Hurry the hell up and get the note!" he heard Sabrina yell at him.

He rolled his eyes, not bothered by what he had to say. He spread his wings and proceeded to rise in the air, only to be brought back down to the ground by a strong force. He groaned in pain.

"Uh, Fez…" Lassie started, pointing to a wall behind him.

Fez eyed her before sitting up and turning around.

A crudely made wooden sign that read 'No flying allowed' in light blue paint was seen hanging next to the door.

"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Fez exclaimed. "I can't fly?!"

"Nope," Lassie responded, folding her arms. "So, looks like you're gonna have to use the ropes…"

"Wait, why can't you get the notes? You're already floating!" Fez protested.

Lassie gave him a look before floated toward the chasm and placing her hand forward. A forcefield was seen, as her hand caused waves that extended to either side.

"What?" Fez queried in show as he moved forward and stuck his foot forward. It was able to pass through. "Come on!"

"Looks like you're the one who has to do it," Lassie insisted.

The Unfezant groaned.

000

The Lugias all entered a classroom that seemed to be clear of traps and notes. "Okay, I say that we split up and search for the notes. It'll cover more ground and we'll be able to deal with traps much easier," Morgan suggested.

"Whatever," Taylor said, rolling his eyes. "As long as I'm not with you, I'm golden…"

Morgan gave him a look of annoyance before recomposing herself. "So, who's going with who?"

Without saying a word, numerous people from the team began exiting the room, eventually leaving her with Vixen, Sola, Sparky, and Sally. Morgan sighed. "Good talk…"

000

Holly, Carson, Amethyst, and Ashton stuck close together as they headed down the spooky hall. The putrid odor in the air and indiscernible stains on every nook and cranny of the school building was very unnerving for the group.

"Well, this is crap," Carson commented. "I don't get why we even have to do these types of challenges."

"It's Victini, Carson…" Ashton replied. "We always have to expect the worst of the worst when it comes to him…"

"I wish that Mew was the host again…" Carson mumbled.

"I'm pretty sure we all do," Holly spoke up. "His challenges may get boring or irritating, but I'll take boredom over horror any day."

As they continued down the hall, the group didn't seem to notice a black trail following them. It was coming up rather quickly, as they distracted themselves with conversation.

Eventually, the group found themselves as a door that was partially open, a broken padlock on its side. "Do you guys think we should check this room out?" Ashton asked hesitantly. "We haven't seen any other notes around."

"Well, if it's for the challenge… I don't think we have much of a choice," Amethyst spoke softly as she stuck close to Ashton's side.

"No, we have a choice. It's just the consequences of our choice that'll screw us over," Carson explained. "But, nobody really knows what we've found, so-"

The black trail that followed them stopped and slowly rose up behind Holly, who was in the rear. As Carson continued talking, Amethyst and Ashton took note of what was going on behind their friend.

"Um… Holly, you might want to move. NOW!" Ashton bellowed.

Holly was a bit confused initially, but when she saw a shadow in front of her, her eyes widened and she moved forward as the black figure slammed down.

"What the heck is that!?" Carson exclaimed.

"I don't know…" Ashton replied, seeing the trail slither close to them again. "But, I think now is a good time to run!"

The four of them immediately took refuge in the room, with Ashton using her vines to slam the door shut behind them. The lights immediately turned on in the room and they saw that they were not in a classroom, but inside of a broom closet.

There were numerous metal shelves inside of the closet. There was a broom, a mop, and a dustpan lying against the room. There was a mop bucket sitting on one of the higher shelves, a bunch of paper, toilet paper and paper towels, and a bunch of regular towels. There was also spray and insect poison on the shelves.

"What do we do now?!" Amethyst inquired. "There's no window on this door, so we don't know if that thing is still out there or not!"

"Well, unless we want to be stuck in here for the rest of the challenge, I suggest that we-"

Holly was interrupted by Carson's discovery of something. Looking up, the Bronze Bell Pokemon found a note on the ceiling. "Hey, a note."

He floated upwards and grabbed the note from the ceiling, effectively triggering a clanging sound. Suddenly, the floor underneath the two of them began to separate, revealing a pit of lava.

"Oh no…" Ashton stated, seeing the situation that they were in.

"Quick! Open the door!" Holly exclaimed, more concerned about Amethyst and Ashton.

Carson opened the door, only for the black streak to still be there, in the form of a dragon. He paled before closing the door. "Yeah, we're not going anywhere," he squeaked out.

The floor continued to separate. Carson and Holly continued to fly, while Ashton and Amethyst struggled to stay up. Amethyst was on the tips of her toes, while Ashton had her forelegs against the wall and was looking back as the floor continued its separation.

Amethyst grit her teeth before an idea sparked in her head. "Carson! Use your psychic!"

"Oh! Right!" Carson replied, forgetting all about that. A blue aura surrounded the four of them before they were teleported out of the closet.

The shelves and equipment all fell into the pit.

000

Annie, Titan, Cramad, Aspen, Aura, and Marion were surrounding a hole in the floor. There was a large web inside of it, with a note dangling from under it.

"Well ghost girl? Are you gonna get it or not?" Aura questioned.

"And why am I the designated grabber?" Marion retorted.

"Because you're a ghost-type!" Aura responded in annoyance. "I would've thought you had common sense…"

"Aura, out of the six of us here, you're the last one who needs to be talking about common sense," Annie commented.

Aura scoffed. "This coming from the girl who stayed with a jackass who was cheating on her and only using her for money? I say that common sense has never been a part of your life."

Aspen sighed to herself. Luckily neither Ace nor Shine were in the vicinity, or things would have gotten unnecessarily heated.

"Meanwhile, you-"

"Yeah yeah yeah, I'm a slut because I fucked a married man and got pregnant. Boo-fucking-hoo," Aura replied nonchalantly. "If the bitch was able to get pregnant in the first place, maybe this wouldn't be that big of an issue…"

"So… basically none of what's happened is your fault. That's what you're saying?" Cramad queried.

"Damn right," Aura replied before turning back to Marion. "Now, if you'd please just get damn note so that we can move on… it'd be greatly appreci-AAAHHHH!"

Marion pushed the shiny Glaceon into the hole, causing her to fall in and get stuck in the web. The others looked down into the hole before looking back at Marion.

"What? She's annoying," Marion said with a shrug. "You can't tell me you wouldn't want to do the same."

"GET ME OUT OF HERE!" they heard from the hole.

Looking down, they saw that despite the fall, the web didn't break and instead held the Glaceon on its surface.

"Aura! Get the note, then I'll get you up…" Marion called down.

"I'M STUCK! HOW THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT ME TO GET IT?!"

Hearing that, Marion groaned.

"Go on and get her and the note. It may be something you don't want, but you might as well…" Titan spoke.

Marion sighed as she floated down into the hole. On her way down, she saw a black shadow overtake Aura, and before she knew it, the Glaceon was gone. Marion's eyes widened, however, she saw that the note was still there.

Shrugging it off, Marion phased through the web and grabbed the note before floating back up. Once she made it back up, she was met with a question.

"Uh… where's Aura?" Aspen inquired.

"She got captured by a shadow, so I think she's out," Marion explained.

The four of them groaned upon hearing that news. "Great, just great…" Aspen growled.

000

Connor walked alongside Taylor on the third floor of the high school. The Bouffalant was covered in scratches and marks, with a look of agitation on his face. He had two notes stuck on each horn. The Milotic didn't have a mark on him other than the blood that was all around the floor.

So far, Connor had been thrown against a wall, burned by a flamethrower, cut up by a bunch of scissors, and almost attacked by a shadow creature. Why? Because Taylor pushed him into each situation. Frankly, he was getting annoyed.

The two came upon a pitch black room. "Alright, go check this room out," Taylor said, whipping the Bouffalant's butt with his tail.

Connor growled softly at this, but obliged. Entering the room, Connor flicked on a nearby light switch with his horn and saw a bunch of chains and hooks hanging from the ceiling. There was a foul smell of rotten meat and flesh all around. Each hook and chain had a note, along with pieces of viscera and flesh.

There were squares under each hook with a note.

Connor paled and immediately turned around, only for Taylor to block his way. "Let me the fuck out!"

"No! Get those fucking notes, you reject!"

"YOU GET THEM, CLOSETED TASKMASTER!" Connor exclaimed, tackling him back. Taylor winced at the Bouffalant's attack and growled at him. However, on the inside, he smiled.

000

Taylor giggled. "So, his balls are finally starting to drop. Let's see how this goes…"

000

Taylor scoffed. "If you think that I'm going in there, you've gotta another thing co-"

He was cut off when Connor gave him an irritated glare directly in his face. "Do… it…" Connor stated sternly.

Taylor tried his hardest not to blush, and nearly failed. He kept his own glare and rose up. Connor expected to be struck and braced for it. However, much to his surprise, the blow never came.

"Fine…" the Milotic grumbled as he slithered toward the door.

Connor was in awe. He actually succeeded in standing up for himself. However, he didn't know how long it'd last.

He entered the room and took a breath, looking around the awful classroom. It didn't really help that the inside of the room was cold. Taylor slithered underneath the chains and hooks, heading toward the furthest notes. His body went over the individual squares as he made it to a hook.

Raising up his head, he used his eyebrows to get the note off of the hook. He heard a creaking sound and saw that the squares were beginning to drop. A green, bubbling fluid was seen underneath. The Milotic's eyes widened as he heard more creaks and a few more of the squares began to fall.

Connor watched from the doorway, rather unfazed by the Milotic's struggle. He was only happy that he wasn't in his place.

Unbeknownst to the Bouffalant, a black and red slimy creature rose from the ground behind him. Piercing yellow eyes were locked onto the Bouffalant as it slowly approached him from behind.

Taylor grabbed a second note, before slithering toward the exit. He didn't want to risk anything. He started slithering to the doorway and saw that Connor wasn't there. He rose a brow as he made it out of the room. "Connor? Where the hell did you go?"

Getting no response, the Milotic groaned in annoyance. "Of course…"

000

"Come on Phill, just grab it!" Klavier shouted as he held the rat up to a large vent.

"Look, I'm sorry that I don't necessarily trust vents is old ass schools! Especially when the school is booby trapped!" the Raticate responded as he pulled himself up into the vent.

The two of them were in a hallway, with Klavier balancing on his tail atop a set of lockers. A familiar mustelid turned the corner and rose a brow upon seeing the twosome.

"Uh… guys, what are you doing?" Kojo asked, approaching the lockers that Klavier was balancing on.

"Oh, hey bro," Klavier greeted before looking back at Phill, who was looking out of the vent. "Well, there was a note inside of this vent, but it got sucked in, so Phill is gonna go get it since I'm too big."

Kojo chuckled with a nod before starting to look inside of the lockers. Opening the rusted doors, Kojo saw that there was a bloody arrow pointing to the locker next to it. The Mienshao immediately grew wary upon seeing that.

"What are you doing, dude? These lockers are shit," Klavier replied, jumping down and landing on his tail.

"There's an arrow in this locker," Kojo said, perplexed. "And I don't know if I trust it…"

"Given that Victini played a part in trapping this place… I don't think you're too far off," Klavier replied, folding his claws.

"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

An echoed scream came from the vent, immediately get their attention.

"Phill?!" Klavier exclaimed as he and Kojo swiftly got back on top of the lockers. However, their combined weights and their positioning on the tops of the lockers caused them to topple off, revealing a gaping hole in the wall.

Before the lockers fell, Kojo leapt up and grabbed the grille of the vent, which was now sealed. Using his upper body strength, he pulled himself up and placed his feet against the wall as he attempted to pry the grille back off. "Klavier!"

The Gliscor groaned, rubbing his head. He looked back up and saw that Kojo was trying to pry off the grate. Along with that, he noticed the large hole in the wall, which confused him.

As he got up to try and aid in getting the grate off, he felt his tail be grabbed. "What the-" Klavier started before he was yanked into the hole, with the lockers rising back up to cover it once again.

Kojo growled, eventually yanking the grate off of the vent. However, because he had his feet on the wall, he fell back, bumping against the lockers and hitting the floor. He groaned in pain as a note slid out of the slots of one of the lockers and onto his face.

000

Ace and Shine were stuck with Egridos, who ended up tagging along with them. The two Eeveelutions weren't even really expecting to pair off, let alone deal with the annoying coffin.

"I find it so funny how nearly all of you Eeveelutions are connected because of that one annoying cheating bitch," he commented.

"Egridos," Shine seethed as she stopped walking momentarily. "Zip… it…"

"Jeez…" Egridos replied, surprised at her anger. "I guess having a murderous husband has really influenced you…"

Shine simply ignored him in that light as she, Ace, and Egridos proceeded to walk down the wretched hallway. Another hallway was connected to the one that they were on, and, as they went down it, an Umbreon and Flareon emerged from the other side, making Ace slow down a bit.

"Chase?"

Egridos gave the Sylveon a look. "You've gotta be kidding me. The bastard said that illusions were a part of this!"

"Yeah…" Shine said, not trusting the Umbreon approaching her. Her eyes and gem glowed red as she emitted a bright light from it, knocking the Umbreon back and causing it to evaporate into smoke. A note was left in the aftermath.

Seeing this, Ace used Moonblast, knocking the Flareon back and causing it to evaporate as well. Ace let out a sigh of disappointment before Egridos floated forward and picked up both notes.

"Well, at least something good came out of it. Two notes!" Egridos cheered. Looking at them, he saw that one was just a house crudely drawn in crayon, and the other was a round head with a knife in it, also drawn poorly with crayon. "What the hell kind of notes are these?"

"The kinds that morons would leave behind. Either them or a two-year-old," Shine commented upon being shown the two as she started walking past him.

Ace padded behind her, with Egridos shrugging and following them.

"So…" he started. "How's the psycho in the sack?"

"WHAT KIND OF QUESTION IS THAT?!" Shine bellowed.

000

"I can't believe we have to stay in this shithole for seven hours…" Luna mumbled to herself as she walked along the dirty high school floor. She was in the cafeteria at the moment.

There were light green columns extending from the floor to the ceiling. The numerous tables were old and moldy, a greenish tint on each one. There was a smell of moldy food and trash in the air, making her rub her nose in irritation.

She looked around the lunchroom, hoping to find a few notes scattered about. She just hoped that she didn't get captured. While doing the challenge, she still couldn't get over what Sparky told her about them having kids.

"We'd be fine…" she said to herself as she took a seat at one of the tables. She let out a sigh of disappointment, fighting back tears.

-000-

Looking inside of the cafeteria from outside, Pia, Freezeo, and Brian were eyeing her.

"Alright, how are we going to deal with her?" Freezeo queried.

"Well, for the moment, I think we should just lock her in there," Pia said. "That way, we can say that she made no effort to help out in the challenge because she's sad or something…"

"This attempt must be done quickly. She is getting up," Brian replied, his arms folded.

"Then close them! You're a psychic-type, too!" Pia replied.

Brian rolled his eyes.

-000-

As Luna wiped away her tears, the doors of the cafeteria slammed shut, startling her. Turning to the door, she sighed and got off of the table. She decided to focus on looking for notes for her team. She started heading toward the kitchen part of the cafeteria.

In the back, sitting on an old, silver table, was a receipt holder. And, much to her happiness, there seemed to be more than five notes left on it.

Before going toward it, she scoped out the scene. The back kitchen smelled as rancid as the rest of the place, only this time it was pretty much a bloodbath. There was viscera all around the floor and on the other tables and counters. The sinks were full of bloody intestines and kidneys. She looked up at the ceiling, which was dripping blood, and saw a large stain on the ceiling that was dripping blood from the floor above.

She smacked her lips. "Uh huh…" she said, looking at all of the blood and guts with minor interest. She eyed an old, dusty wooden spoon on the floor. She looked back at the floor and at the ceiling above the table.

She moved the spoon in front of her with a paw before kicking it in front of her. Immediately, a cage filled with blood and more viscera was dropped from the ceiling onto the spoon, breaking it, and causing some of the fluid to splash at her.

She growled at this, spitting out some of the clotting blood that sprayed in her direction. She wiped it away from her eyes with, grumbling as she walked around the large cage.

She picked up the receipt holder with her tail and started heading back to the front. Much to her surprise, a lone egg sat in front of the door.

Her eyes widened as she slowly approached the egg. Slowly, the egg began to glow, making her immediately start stepping back. She remembered what was said about illusions, so she was more then ready for whatever crap came out of it.

As the egg glowed brighter, it took the form of its contents, which was… a Poochyena. She gasped as the newborn Bite Pokemon whimpered as it looked around. Luna was sure that she couldn't trust the cub before her, but she also knew that she needed to get out of there.

She ducked down behind a few tables, but the Poochyena walked toward her with a giddy smile. Luna, seeing this, groaned as she headed to the door. She attempted to open the door, but when she touched it, she felt that it was cold.

"What the- OW!" she exclaimed. She looked behind her and saw that the Poochyena was chewing on her tail.

"Hey, you little rat!" Luna exclaimed, lifting her tail up, along with the Poochyena. "Let me go!"

She ended up dropping the receipt holder due to the bite. She used her tail to hit the Poochyena against the wall in an attempt to get it to let go.

It didn't seem to work and the Poochyena seemed to get angry, standing its ground. Its jaw started to stretch as it actually started to swallow Luna's tail.

"What the…" the Mightyena started as she felt like she was being sucked into a vacuum.

The Poochyena's eyes were completely yellow at this point as it began to turn into a blackish-red slime monster.

Luna's eyes widened as she looked to her side and swiftly grabbed onto the receipt holder, making sure that she got her team the points as she was swallowed whole.

000

"The door felt cold when I touched it… and it seemed like ice was under the door," Luna growled. "So, either I was sabotaged, or the doors were set up to do that…"

000

Farra and Frosty were searching the girls' and guys' restrooms respectively. In the girl's bathroom, there was a smell of rotten fish and and blood, much to Farra's disgust.

Each stall had something wrong with it. The first one was overflooded with toilet paper, the second one was full of blood, the the third was full of feces, and the fourth one had a pole inside of it for whatever reason.

Farra scoffed. "Disgusting. Whoever was in here years ago really needs to learn to wash themselves properly. Smells like rotten Magikarp in here…"

The grimy floor made her shudder, due to the squelching sounds that her hooves made. She created a pink platform for herself so that she didn't have to step on the ground anymore. She attempted to use the sink to wash her hooves, but, unsurprisingly, it didn't work. Instead of water, blood came pouring out, filling the room with more of the awful, fishy scent.

"Oh you've gotta be kidding me!" the Girafarig exclaimed as she attempted to turn the faucet off. The knob broke off, causing the blood to pour out nonstop.

Farra attempted to stop it with Psychic, but to no avail. She growled as she attempted to leave, only for the door not to budge. "Oh fuck off!"

She tried using Psychic to open the door, but that didn't work either. She then attempted to charge at the door in order for it to open.

Banging against the door, it still didn't open, much to her chagrin. Suddenly, she heard flushing and looked back. The toilets began to flood, sending their contents onto the floor. The sink eventually overflowed as well, making blood spill out onto the floor as Farra kept herself on her own platform. She held her breath, as the putrid odor was taking over.

000

Frosty had floated out of the boy's bathroom with a couple of notes. He actually didn't have that much of an issue. "Well, that was easy enough," he said, looking at the notes. One had the numbers 1, 2, and 3 stacked on top of each other in pen, and the other had a campfire drawn in red colored pencil.

"Farra! You find anything good?" Frosty queried as he floated next to the girls' bathroom door. He got no response, but he could hear the sound of something streaming from the faucet.

He looked at the bottom of the door and saw a red and black fluid seeping from the bottom. His eyes widened. "Farra!"

He opened the door and was immediately hit with a wave of blood, scabs, and fecal matter, completely covering him. The worst part? Farra was nowhere to be seen. Frosty twitched. "AHHHHHHH!"

000

"I NEED SANITIZER AND WATER!" Frosty yelled, still covered in blood.

000

Fez ended up falling into the chasm, to the shock of no one. So, Marie took his place and grabbed the note that was on the opposite.

After that, the group ended up turning a corner into another hallway, where they saw Kojo shakily getting onto his feet. Seeing his condition, Summer grew wary and prepared to go up to him, but was restricted by Marie, who held her arm out. "Don't be so quick to rush over…" she warned. "Remember, this place has dozens of traps and illusions…"

"Well, how the hell do we know if he's real or not?" Sabrina queried.

-000-

Kojo seemed to acknowledge them. "Oh, lucky me," he grumbled. He started approaching them, knowing that it was them due to the look of stern looks he was getting from everyone except Summer. He just knew that it was her.

-000-

"Back up, impostor!" Anthony threatened, making Kojo stop.

The Mienshao groaned. "For fuck's sake, it's me!"

"A likely story…" Anthony responded before blasting him with water.

Kojo's eyes widened as he was knocked onto his back by the high pressure water. He groaned. "I TOLD YOU THAT IT WAS ME!"

Seeing that he didn't disappear, Marie lowered her arm, allowing Summer to go up to and help him up. "You okay?"

"Sure…" Kojo replied tonelessly as he got back onto his feet.

"Hey, sorry about that," Anthony apologized sheepishly. "Can't be too careful around here…"

"Yeah, I already know. Klavier and Phill got captured like… half an hour ago…" he replied. "I was just now regaining my consciousness."

"Wait, Phill and Klavier got captured… and you were left untouched?" Sabrina queried glowering at the mustelid. "Yeah, I call bullshit on that…"

"You can call bullshit all you want, but it's the truth," Kojo replied sternly. "I came up and Klavier was putting Phill in the vent to get a note. I opened a locker and saw an arrow, Klavier came down, and then Phill screamed from inside of the vent. Klavier and I got on the- Wait… why am I explaining this to you? It doesn't matter anymore…"

"Thank Arceus you stopped, I was getting bored just listening to that story," Anthony replied.

"Well, I'm gonna get going," he said, kissing Summer's cheek before walking in the opposite direction, which was where they were heading anyway. Seeing this, Summer gained a smirk and chased after him before tackling him from behind.

"Ow…" he groaned. "Why, babe?"

"We were going this way anyway, so… why not?" Summer giggled. "I mean, there's nothing wrong with coming together…"

"Well, that actually depends on how much di-" Anthony started before being smacked by all three girls around him.

"Yeah, not a good thing to say around girls, dude," Kojo said, hearing the blows land.

Kojo grabbed Summer's tush from behind, making her blush as Kojo slid his legs underneath himself. He sat up, urging Summer to wrap her arms around his neck so that she didn't fall back. He got back on his feet, giving Summer a piggyback ride.

"Huh, you're stronger than I thought you'd be," Sabrina commented.

"Thanks…" Kojo responded, deciding to take it as a compliment as he kept a hold onto Summer's legs.

"Wait, why are we going to let him come with us if he's on the opposite team?" Lassie queried. "I mean, I can see that the two of them are apparently together, but that doesn't really excuse it…"

"There's five of us and only one of him…" Marie replied. "I'm sure that we can take him if there was any issue."

"Good to know that you think it takes five of you to take me down," Kojo chortled, hearing them.

"Summer, can you get off of him? It's not that serious…" Sabrina asked. "Plus, it's always the kissy couples that are taken out early…"

Summer scoffed, getting off of Kojo's back. "We're not a kissy couple," Summer replied. "We just enjoy each other's company for the most part…" she said rubbing his head.

Sabrina rolled her eyes. "Whatever…"

Suddenly, a nearby door creaked open, a bright light emanating from it. This caused a bit of unease to come over all of them.

"Well, that can't be good…" Kojo commented, seeing the luminous room.

"Yeah, I'm not really interested in seeing the light, so uh… let's just turn back around…" Anthony stated as he started walking away.

"Aw… what is it? The big strong boys scared of a room with light?" Marie teased.

"Hmm… in a school booby-trapped by a sociopathic host who cares more about ratings than the well-being of the players…" Anthony started, putting on a thinking place. "You're damn right, I'm scared, bitch. If you want, you can check it out, but heading back in the direction from where we came…"

"Anthony, what the hell would be the point of that if there's nothing there?" Summer queried, folding her arms.

"We didn't check any lockers did we?" he replied rhetorically as he continued walking away.

Marie growled, clenching her fists. "I want to beat him to a pulp…"

"Yeah, he is annoying…" Lassie agreed. "But, we can't really dwell on that. We need to see if that room has any notes…"

"Hmm… well, I don't necessarily trust it…" Sabrina stated before eyeing Kojo, who was leaning against the lockers at this point. "Hey, Kojo, why don't you check it out for us like a gentleman?"

"Sabrina, really?" Summer replied, raising a brow in disapproval.

"Hey, if he's gonna stay around us, he might as well work for it…" Sabrina replied nonchalantly.

"I don't see anything wrong with that," Marie agreed, folding her arms.

Kojo gave them a blank look. Was he seriously going to ask to join this alliance? He thought that they would be a bit cooler, but if this was going to be their attitudes, he didn't know if he was willing to deal with it.

With a sigh, he started heading toward the door, knowing that something bad was going to happen to him. He approached the door, unknowingly triggering a small wire and immediately an ear piercing sound was heard, causing him to cover his ears.

He ended up dropping to his knees, covering his ears while clenching his teeth. "What the hell is this?!"

The girls watched as he dropped his knees and covered his ears. The girls gazed at Summer with looks of 'really?'. They hadn't heard anything at all, so seeing his do this was pretty pathetic.

"What?" Summer asked, perplexed by their looks.

The sound was causing Kojo to get a headache, and he immediately started crawling back to get away from the door, but the sound remained. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" he exclaimed, as Summer leaned down and picked him up.

"Kojo, what's wrong?" Summer asked, placing her hands on either side of his face.

The Mienshao could see her lips moving, but the only thing he could hear was the same screechy sound. "I can't… hear you. Some fucking annoying sound is drowning you out…"

"Well, we don't hear anything, so why don't you-"

"Guys! Come on!" Summer exclaimed. "Could you show at least some care?"

"Not our teammate," Lassie replied with a shrug.

Summer sighed to herself.

000

"Alright, how many notes is this?" Vixen asked as Morgan and Sally attempted to pull up Sparky, who had fallen into a large pit of spikes. There was a note stuck on one of them, which he was instructed to get after he fell in.

Sola counted up the notes that the group had collected. "Uh… this will be the fourth one…"

"Jeez. I thought we had more…" Vixen remarked. "How long have we been in here?"

"Uh, you know… your friends are a bit heavy, so a bit more help would be great!" Sally stated as she tried to hold Morgan's tail as she reached down to help up the Luxray.

"Oh, sorry," Sola expressed as she and Vixen walked over to aid in Sparky's retrieval.

In the pit, Sparky had his front paws gripped on Morgan's and his hind legs dangling due to the spikes covering every part of the pit. He was cut up quite a bit, but he was still pretty fine.

Soon enough, after Sola and Vixen began to help, they could feel extra weight being added that pulled them forward.

"Whoa! What the hell is going on?!" Sola grumbled, struggling to hold onto Sally's tail without sinking her teeth into it.

"HELP!" Sparky called. "SOMETHING'S TRYING TO PULL ME BACK DOWN!"

"SPARKY!" Sally shouted back, you're gonna take us ALL down! You need to let go!"

"WHAT?!"

"As long as you still have the note, we'll get the point!" the Ampharos expounded. "Morgan, unless you want all of us out, you need to let him fall!"

"I understand this, but five heads are better than four in this case!" Morgan exclaimed. "We need him!"

Sally growled as she and the others started sliding toward the pit as well. "Morgan, either you let him go, or I let both of you go!"

Vixen and Sola's eyes widened upon hearing that.

"Sally! This is not that seri-AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Sally released her grip, allowing both Sparky and Morgan to fall into the pit. She was right at the edge, herself! A few seconds later and she would have been gone with them.

Sally plopped onto the ground and groaned. "We could have afforded to lose one player in the group! Why did she keep holding on if something stronger was pulling all of us?!"

Sola and Vixen couldn't say anything. This was a whole new side of Sally to them; they didn't know how to feel. On one hand, it was a good call, but on the other hand, it was a dick move.

Seeing that she wasn't going to get a response, Sally just sighed. "Well, at least there's still three of us and we have the other notes…"

Sola nodded and turned back to where she had left the notes. Her eyes widened in shock as she saw that they were gone. "No. No, no, no…" she repeated, walking to the spot she was standing in initially. "I left them right here. There's no way that they're just gone like that…"

Sally groaned. "Great. Now we've lost two players and we don't have any extra notes!"

"Well, someone else most likely took them while we were distracted, so maybe we just need to follow…" Vixen started.

"Follow what? There aren't any footprints that can seen on a scummy school hallway!" Sally exclaimed. "Plus, I'm sure that we would have noticed or felt an extra presence if that was the case…"

After a moment of silence, Sola chimed in, "... Doesn't the other team have three ghost-types?"

"... Son of a bitch!"

000

Dhaunt was floating away with three notes in his hands. "Probably should've helped them, but… our team doesn't need to lose…" he spoke.

At the moment, the ghost was alone, having been separated from the rest of his team. As he went down another hall, a foul odor entered his nostrils, prompting him to cover his nose area immediately. "Oh Arceus, what the hell?!"

Continuing forward, he saw the restrooms and noticed the massive blood pool in front of the girls'. "Ew…" was all he could say. "Was someone on their period or something?"

He floated over that section of the floor, keeping his face covered to avoid the awful smell. The school itself was already decrepit with a foul odor, so this smell only made it worse. He noticed a staircase against the right wall and immediately started heading in that direction.

As he turned into the staircase, he found himself being whacked by something wet and scaly. Plopping on the ground, he dropped his notes with a groan. Regaining his focus, he saw that Taylor was in front of him with a smile.

"Thanks for the notes, loser…" Taylor laughed as he picked up the three notes and slithered back up the stairs.

Once he did, he unknowingly triggered a switch on one of the stairs, dropping two large grates on the front and end of the staircase, trapping Taylor in the middle of it.

"What the hell?!" the Milotic exclaimed.

He attempted to use Ice Beam on the grates, in hopes of smashing them, but had no such success. As soon as he used Ice Beam on the grates, it melted off.

Dhaunt whistled as he walked through the grates. He floated up and snatched the notes back from Taylor. "Nice try…" he said before continuing to float up.

Taylor growled before smacking him through the grate.

"OW!" Dhaunt exclaimed, rubbing his butt.

Taylor growled angrily, not realizing that black streak was coming up the stairs behind him.

As Dhaunt floated down the hall of the next floor, he heard Taylor scream. He floated back to the door of the staircase and saw that the large Pokemon was no longer there. Instead, a single black streak was on the floor.

His eyes widened. "What the…"

Suddenly, the streak started to slither toward him, making him float away immediately. He flew down the hall, notes clenched in his fist. He turned back to see where the streak was, and was surprised to see that it wasn't there.

He slowed down a bit and sighed in relief.

"Uh… Dhaunt-"

The Gengar jumped at the sound of his name being called. Turning around, he saw Marion, Titan, and Aspen in front of him. "Oh, hey babe," Dhaunt greeted. "How're things going?"

"Annoyingly," the Banette replied. "We lost Cramad in a bathroom and Annie got sucked into a water fountain."

Hearing that, Dhaunt rose a brow. "A water fountain?"

"Yes, a water fountain," Aspen spoke up. "It was… it was pretty bad."

"Well, how many notes do you guys have?" Dhaunt asked. "I got three from the other team while they were distracted…"

"We were able to get two other ones…." Marion replied, holding two more notes.

"Okay…" Dhaunt responded, nodding in approval. "Man I wish we'd stayed all together. We'd know how much we have…"

"Well, we can't just dwell on it, let's just keep going," Titan commented as he pushed open a door next to him.

As the door creaked open, numerous red lasers were seen inside. The four of them eyed the dark room and exchanged glances.

They approached the door and lurked inside. They saw numerous notes dangling from the ceiling in the room on thin strings. After a while, Aspen spoke up. "So, who's going in?"

"I volunteer… you, Sheila…" Titan commented. "You haven't done much but stand around.

The Furfrou scoffed. "Please, and what have you done? If we're talking logically, Marion or Dhaunt should do it since they're ghosts!"

"Y'know, I'd agree, but considering that we actually know our way around this place… and the fact that I was bitch smacked by Taylor twice," Dhaunt began. "I don't think I'm obligated to-"

"I volunteer ghost boy…" Aspen interrupted, annoyed by his explanation.

"I second this," Titan chimed in.

"Oh come on!" Dhaunt explained.

"Sorry hun. Majority rules…" Marion giggled.

"You didn't even vote…" Dhaunt deadpanned.

"I abstain…" Marion retorted with a shrug, making Dhaunt facepalm himself.

"Ugh… fine," he groaned as he looked at the room of lasers. The bright red lasers looked particularly deadly, as there was a faint glow around each of them and a buzzing sound was heard in the room.

He floated into the room, not knowing what to expect. Because he was a ghost, he thought that the lasers wouldn't affect him. As he floated through the lasers, he heard something drop and felt a bit lighter.

Looking to his side, he saw that his left arm had been cut off by the laser! His eyes widened as he looked at the other lasers and turned back to the others, who were watching from the doorway. "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?"

The three of them melted together into a blackish-red blobbish form. Dhaunt gaped in complete shock as more lasers began shooting from the sides.

One laser went right through his leg, making him yell out as he lifted his leg, causing the laser to slice through it. He twitched and looked at the doorway again, only for the strange creature to slam the door shut.

Dhaunt gazed around warily as the lasers began to disappear and reappear in different areas. "I hate my life… or death…."

000

"Come on Amy… just grab it," Ashton said, using her vines to hoist the Amaura up toward a bookshelf in the library. There was something white hanging off of it.

"Y'know, I'm kinda nervous about being in here…" Carson said, looking around at all of the rotted wooden bookshelves. The books that were held were very moist and dusty. The maroon carpet on the floor had numerous stains and wet spots, as well as slash marks, revealing the cold, concrete underneath it.

"Why?" Holly asked. "I mean, I know that this is a place that Victini rigged, but… knowledge is power."

"Holly, knowledge isn't required in our lives unless we want real jobs…" Carson replied tonelessly. "Hell, just being on this show is power, pretty much! I even saw a video on Youtube talking about the top fifteen contestants from our season and I got number thirteen!"

"Uh…"

"I mean… it may be low, but at least I made the list!" Carson responded.

"What kind of video was this?" Ashton queried, overhearing the conversation as she brought Amethyst back down.

"It was just the general top whatever. They have a lot based around us for some reason. I saw… Top ten sexiest female contestants, top tex sexiest male contestants, cruelest challenges, best villains, worst competitors…" Carson explained. "It's like… WatchToto or something…"

"Well, that's interesting and all, but can we try to finish this challenge and get out of here?" Amethyst asked.

"The goal is to actually stay in here and collect as many notes as we can," Carson reminded. "So, getting out would likely mean getting caught, which… I don't like the sound of…"

"I'm actually surprised that they didn't trap this place," Holly said, looking around as they approached one of the four, slimy tables in the middle of the library.

Ashton, Amethyst, and Carson immediately stopped walking upon hearing the Courting Pokemon say that. They let the Swoobat continue flying. Immediately as she reached the tables, a large, transparent cage dropped around the tables, trapping her inside.

She gasped and turned around, seeing the others on the other side of the cage.

"What the heck happened?!" she exclaimed.

"You jinxed it, so we stopped!" Carson responded, a bit panicked.

"Well, get me out of here before-"

Suddenly, cranking sounds were heard and the cage began lowering into the ground. "What the heck?!"

"Holly!" Ashton exclaimed as the Swoobat was lowered and the floor was replaced with a new one.

"Okay… we just lost Holly…" Amethyst said, her voice shaky. "And I don't know where we can go other than out of here."

"But there's probably more notes around here!" Ashton exclaimed. "We need to check the other bookshelves…"

"Ashton, I love you as a friend and all, but after seeing that, I don't think we should be in here for much longer…" Carson replied. "Who knows what else is booby trapped!?"

"He… has a point, Ashton," Amethyst spoke up. "There's probably other traps in here that'll take us out, too."

Ashton sighed. "I just don't want us to lose another challenge."

"Well, let's just hope that we have enough notes all together…" Carson replied. "I mean, we may bicker a lot on our team, but… we can still accomplish good things."

"What are you guys doing in here just standing around?!" they all heard, making them jump.

Turning around, they saw Egridos floating into the area, with Ace following suit. Ace looked back at the entrance and saw that Shine was still standing in the doorway. "Come on, Shine!"

"Nope. I don't trust it…"

"Thank you!" Carson called. "So, can we leave now?"

Suddenly, the lights flickered off and the door closed, surprising them.

-000-

Shine had jumped back when the door slammed shut. Attempting to open it, she felt a surge of electricity enter her body, prompting her to release it. "What the hell?!"

She gazed down the hall and saw that the lights were flickering. She looked around warily before the lights went out completely. The lights popped back on a mere five seconds later, only this time… the lights were red.

A loud roar was heard, startling her a bit before she looked back inside of the library. Everybody inside was gone.

"You've gotta be fucking kidding me right now…" she commented as she backed away and started heading down the hallway. She ran down the hall and turned into a doorway with a staircase. She went up onto the third floor and saw that the lights were normal there.

Despite this, the floor was extremely grisly now. Blood, organs, severed limbs, and bloody weapons were seen scattered around the floor. Shine looked around and rolled her eyes as she padded down the long hallway. Passing by the first room with an open door, she saw hooks and chains with a few notes sticking off of them.

She rose a brow and approached the doorway. Her eyes glowing, the notes on the hooks were surrounded by a light blue aura and lifted off before being brought to her. "Alright, two more notes…"

Shine turned around, only to be kicked into the room by a shadowy figure, which promptly disappeared from view. Groaning from the hit, Shine shook her head to regain her composure before peering back at the doorway, panting.

Seeing nothing there this time, the Espeon growled. She walked back out of the chain and hook room and glanced down both sides of the hallway. Nothing.

She took another step out, only to be dragged back inside, with the door slamming shut behind her.

000

Shine found herself being brought back outside by a black figure that rose from the ground. There, she saw numerous other players, who had gotten captured in some way or another.

She let out a sigh. "Well, this is unfortunate…"

"You got that right…" Victini laughed. "There's eight Lugias left and only five Ho-Ohs…"

"Hmm… well considering that we've lost more players, it's to be fucking expected that we'd have less players…" Morgan growled. "Ugh… if Sally hadn't fucking let me go, there'd be seven of us to their eight…"

"Oh, nice. We have a scapegoat now…" Egridos said with a smile. "If we lose, it's an easy out."

"Oh pipe down. We still have a chance to win…" Taylor commented, his tail resting underneath Connor, who didn't seem to notice.

"If these bitches don't fuck it up…" Farra grumbled.

"I mean, you guys are pretty pathetic. You barely lasted over one hour," Victini replied, eyeing the timer monitor, which was counting down from 5:39:68. "So, I wouldn't be surprised…"

"Jeez, you're a jackass…" Colton commented, folding his arms.

"Quiet, slave!"

Colton rolled his eyes, while Tyson continued to eat his waffles.

000

Pia, Brian, and Freezeo were in the old gymnasium of the school.

Freezeo was feeling practically shafted at this point, as Pia and Brian were blabbering about possible plans and what they did in their spare time outside of the game.

"So, you've made money selling the inventions that you think 'failed'?" Pia queried. "Interesting…"

"Yes, I've made approximately… eighty-five dollars…"

Pia paused momentarily. "Wait, so you made highly advanced technology… and you've only gotten a mere eighty-five dollars from it?"

"They're failures!" Brian replied. "It is not worth my time to keep them around."

Freezeo let out an audible groan. "Can we focus on the challenge at hand, please and thank you?"

"Jeez, what is the big deal?" Pia replied. "We're trying to get rid of Luna anyway. Why bother with trying?"

"Because I think we should still try not to look suspicious!" Freezeo replied. "We haven't found one stinking note, and I'm pretty sure that if we lose, there's a fair chance that I might get eliminated because we don't have anything!"

"And what makes you think that the bitch in the cafeteria even has one?" Pia replied. "Hell, she's probably gone."

"I don't care! I just want safety!" the Cryogonal exclaimed as he floated across the basketball court. There was a note attached to the backboard of the opposing basketball hoop.

As he left, the two psychic-types watched him with indifferent expressions.

The Crystallizing Pokemon floated up to the backboard, grabbing the note. However, the hoop slammed against him, disintegrating him.

Seeing this, Pia held her head. "Idiot…"

Brian shrugged as he started floating out of the gym. "If your goal is to lose, we might as well try to be captured similarly to the fool…"

Pia gave him a look before following him out.

000

Vixen scoffed as she walked into a large office, where Sally and Sola entered. "What the hell are you talking about? Cano and I are fine!" Vixen exclaimed. "You have no right to talk about us!"

"Look, all I'm saying is he deserves better," Sally replied with a shrug. "You're the main cause of majority of you guys' issues. Don't you think you should be a bit more considerate?"

"I AM CONSIDERATE!" Vixen snapped. "Just because everyone treats me like gum at the bottom of their fucking feet doesn't mean I don't care about my own husband and son!"

Sally sighed. She didn't get it, so why continue? "Whatever you say…"

As the Ninetales followed behind them, she had to hold back tears, while Sola sighed to herself. She wasn't that good with these types of situations, so she just remained silent.

As Sally hopped over the toilet paper covered front desk to check the back of the old, decrepit place.

"She's wrong isn't she?" Vixen asked Sola, teary-eyed.

Sola couldn't really give an answer, because she didn't know. Whenever she saw them outside of the game, they seemed to be going through worse and worse things because of what happened in second and third season. But, Cano always seemed to be the one caring for Vixen, while he looked sickly himself. Dead eyes, somber tone, introverted nature, it just didn't seem right.

And Vixen was never nasty, overbearing, or anything toward him, which made things even more strange.

Receiving no answer, Vixen trembled, tears streaming down her face. Seeing this, Sola sighed softly and brought her close in a hug.

000

"What? I can't comment on their relationship. It's none of my business," Sola replied. "It don't know what goes on in private, all I know is that Elijah is happy and healthy, and those two have issues because of pricks and what Vixen did in season two…"

000

Sally sighed as she overturned a desk in the room she was in. "Nothing…"

As she walked back to the door, she found that there was a forcefield keeping her inside. She pushed against it, trying to break through, but to no avail. "You've got to be kidding me…"

She took a few steps back, using Thunder on the doorway, only for the attack to bounce back and hit the ceiling fan, which fell to the ground.

Suddenly, a black and red slimy beast rose from the ground where the ceiling fan landed. Sally was banging on the forcefield in the doorway. "HEY! SOLA! VIXEN! I NEED SOME HELP!"

She heard a growl, causing her to pause. She turned around slowly and was immediately engulfed by the creature.

-000-

"Did you hear that?" Sola queried, having heard Sally's plea for help.

Vixen was sulking, lying on the ground while sobbing. Sola groaned at this before hopping over the front desk and peering into the room that the Light Pokemon had entered.

The Ampharos was gone, and a purplish-red substance was left as a puddle at the doorway. Seeing this, her eyes widened.

"Shit…" she whispered. She rushed back toward the front and saw that Vixen was now gone as well. "Fuck… FUCK!" she exclaimed as she ran out of the office.

000

"Well, I think it's safe to assume that at this point, Anthony's toast…" Sabrina said as she, Marie, Lassie, Summer, and Kojo continued down a hallway.

"He is so shit-filled that it isn't funny…" Marie commented. "So, oh well. I'm actually considering taking him out and replacing him with Lassie at this point. At least she's good company…"

Lassie giggled upon hearing that. "Good to see that I've actually made an impact…"

"Well, between you, and a sarcastic jackass, I think it's pretty obvious which is more tolerable…" Marie continued.

The ringing in Kojo's head wasn't stopping. It was so annoying and painful that Summer was actually carrying him, much to his embarrassment.

"Arceus, I hate my life…" he said, holding his head.

"Aw… that sucks… I don't want to be hated..." Summer teased before nuzzling him. Kojo couldn't hear what she said, but the nuzzling was very comforting for him.

"Alright, we haven't found another note in a long time…" Sabrina said as they stopped next to a pair of double doors. Inside of that room, there were numerous computers covered in grime and mold. They were sitting on scummy, blood-soaked desks with old wooden chairs under them. There was something white on the screen that caught the Staraptor's attention.

"Hey… I think there's another note in there…" she said, pointing a wing at the room.

"Gentlemen first," Lassie commented, gesturing for Kojo to go inside.

The Mienshao couldn't hear anything but the ringing, but seeing Summer's annoyed expression, he could only assume that it was something bad.

"He's not going in there…" Summer stated. "He's already half-deaf because of the last time he went in first…"

"Summer, look. We get it. You like him, or whatever… but in this competition, that kind of shit can and will hinder you," Sabrina stated. "Plus, there's a change that we may win if he's one of the last ones for his team…"

Summer rolled her eyes. A fair amount of relationships in the game ended up lasting and hardly hindered the way the game was played. But, she was right about the challenge part. Plus, if his team lost, he'd just sleep with her again.

She sighed and put him down, which made him look around. He saw Marie's mouth move and she opened the double doors next to them before gesturing for him to go inside. He gave her a look, folding his arms.

"All I hear is fucking RINGING right now because I went toward that other stupid door first, what makes you think that I'll go first again?"

"Oh, so you can hear!"

Kojo didn't respond, he just held an annoyed look toward Marie.

Summer sighed. "Look guys, I'll go," she said. "It's not that big of a deal. Plus, there's three of you. You'll be fine…"

"No Summer, he is the outlier right now, so he is going to go…" Lassie said as she pushed him to the room, which caused the doors to slam shut.

"What the heck!?" Summer exclaimed.

-000-

Kojo groaned as he started to stand up, the blood drenched floor making it difficult and causing him to spit out fluid that entered his mouth. Much to his surprise, he could actually hear again. He got to his feet, slipping a bit, before turning around to the door. He glowered at the girls watching him from the other side of the door.

Kojo just shook his head. "Fuck this. I might as well be alone if that's how they're gonna act. So much for having more than three allies…" he muttered to himself.

He walked over to the computers, and noticed that there was one not on each screen. There were ten computers inside of the room in all, bringing a smirk to Kojo's face. Now if he got captured, at least he'd have ten more points to bring out with him.

-000-

The girls watched as the mustelid collected the notes without worry. Nothing was happening at all.

"What the hell?" Sabrina asked in awe. "How come he's not getting captured?"

"Huh, maybe you should have let me go in like I said I would!" Summer replied.

"Summer, calm down, alright. It's not that big of a deal. He's on the opposing team, how were we supposed to know that there'd be a place that they didn't booby trap?!" Marie responded.

Suddenly, a click was heard, making the girls turn to the left. A large white wall was seen on the left side.

"What the hell is that?" Lassie asked upon seeing it.

The wall began to move toward them, causing them to pale.

"Oh shit…" Marie realized as she tried to open the door, only for it to not budge, as the wall crept closer.

They all banged on the door, but Kojo ignored them, deciding to pretend to still hear nothing but ringing. He was feeling guilty about leaving Summer out there, but a challenge was a challenge.

Lassie phased through the door and tried to undo it from the other side, but the still doors didn't budge.

In a last ditch effort, Marie punched through the glass, which Kojo jumped at. Marie tried to open the door herself, but nothing worked.

"Damn it, just run!" Summer exclaimed as she started running, with Sabrina flying after her. Growling, Marie followed them as the wall passed by the room.

Lassie sighed as she turned to Kojo, who ended up right in front of her, startling her a bit. She took a breath. "Hey, uh… sorry about… pushing you and all…"

Kojo just blinked in response, still pretending not to hear. Seeing his unchanged expression, Lassie sighed, rolling her eyes. She then noticed that notes in his paws, which he took note of.

Immediately, the Mienshao darted out of room, jumping through the broken door window.

"Hey!" Lassie called as she went out after him, only to see that he was completely gone. Her eyes widened. "What… the… hell?!"

She started floating down the hall again, the flickering lights causing her to be in a state of unrest. Soon enough, the lightbulbs began to burst, startling her.

She growled to herself, unable to see why she was being spooked so easily at this point. As she continued on, she failed to noticed that a black and red streak was following her. After a locker toppled over, Lassie turned around, only to be met with a large black and red slime monster. She quickly tried to use Ice Beam and keep it in place, but it failed, she was smacked, causing her to black out.

000

"AND THE LUGIAS WIN!" she heard, waking her back up.

The Lugias cheered, while the Ho-Ohs held looks of annoyance and indifference. Pia and Brian exchanged looks of achievement, while Freezeo simply shook himself.

"Wait, so who was the last one standing for their team?!" Luna exclaimed.

The beast that captured a good majority of them rose from the ground before throwing Frosty on the ground in front of it. Pulling off its head, it was revealed that the beast was none other than Zahku.

"Ugh…" the Snowstorm Pokemon groaned.

"Wait… that thing was Zahku?!" Holly exclaimed in shock. "How the hell was he able to do all of that?!"

"Zahku is anomalous," the Hariyama replied simply, causing by Tyson and Colton to gape in amazement and slight fear.

"Well Ho-Ohs, looks like you guys will be heading to elimination…" Victini said as she smacked Mew's stomach, effectively waking him up from his stable slumber.

"What the hell?!"

000

Pia approached Marie and her alliance on the beach, though she didn't really consider them an alliance.

"What do you want, Pia?"

"I'm simply here to give you an option for elimination tonight…" Pia replied.

They exchanged looks, unsure if they'd want to listen to her. They hadn't even discussed their own choices.

"Uh huh… and what choice do you have?" Anthony queried, expecting idiocy.

"Luna, of course," Pia replied. "Seriously, what significance does that bitch even have?"

"Well considering that she found an entire holder if notes… I say she's a good team player," Marie replied with a shrug.

"Okay… and she's colluding with the opposing team at this very moment so… what's your point?"

"What? So she has an alliance with her husband? Big whoop," Anthony replied, folding his arms.

"You realize that most of that stupid extended family is on the other team, right?" Pia replied. "If they make it to the merge, they'll be a powerhouse. We need to take out the bricks if we want that house to crumble."

"Hey, I'm all for that," Sabrina stated, making the others give her a look.

Seeing these looks, Sabrina grew befuddled. "What? She's got a point. Plus, she's a cheater just like the other bitch…"

"How about we not let personal prejudice influence the votes?" Summer replied. "We need to think about who-"

"Who is capable of taking you guys far in the team aspect," Pia finished, already knowing where the badger was going with it. "Yeah yeah, I get that, but you need to think about the future. Are you willing to risk it?"

Summer didn't respond, deciding to only fold her arms.

"Exactly…" Pia replied. "So, I hope you consider…"

The Hypno began walking away, leaving the four of them puzzled.

000

"Hopefully they get it into their heads that keeping those losers here will only hinder their chances…" Pia stated. "Once Luna's gone… it'll be time to say goodbye to Aura. And I sincerely doubt that anyone would protest other than her or Aspen…"

"All too easy…"

000

"So Clay, who do you recommend this time?" Titan queried as he, Caramad, and Annie sat in their usual forest meeting place.

The Imitation Pokemon thought to himself. "Well at this point in time, I think that you guys should go with who you don't want to be here."

"Aura, alright then," Annie said. "Easy enough…"

"Yeah, she was a pain. And she was one of first few to be eliminated," Cramad replied. "I guess she's perfect."

"Well, that didn't take long to settle," Clay chortled.

Suddenly, other faint voices could be heard from across the lake.

"Oh, I think that's Connor and Taylor!" Annie said as she moved to the bushes. The other three did the same.

-000-

Taylor cleared his throat. "Well, I have to say… you did exceptionally well today…" he praised.

"Oh, uh… thanks," Connor replied, looking to the side awkwardly. He didn't trust Taylor's demeanor, especially after what he said to him in the challenge. Sure, the Milotic did it, but in the back of his head, Connor knew that the Tender Pokemon would want revenge.

"And about your little outburst earlier…" he started.

Connor closed his eyes, expecting a blow to come his way. Instead, he heard a whisper. "Nice to see that you're growing some balls…" Taylor whispered sensually.

Connor's eyes widened, his tone worrying him. Especially when the larger Pokemon coiled around him.

"I happened to appreciate that…" he continued. "I know you probably don't believe it, but… I like a man that takes charge…"

Connor's eye twitched.

"Keep up the good work, and I'll make sure that you're in the finals…" he continued before kissing his cheek, making Connor blush as red as a Tamato Berry.

Taylor slowly uncoiled himself and started heading back toward the campgrounds. As he did, he got back in his right mind and realization hit him like a ton of bricks.

000

"What… the fuck… did I just do?!" Taylor exclaimed. "I'm not fucking faggot! FUCK! Ugh… well, I mean. Fuck my life!"

"That little beefsteak puts me in my place once and immediately I try to borderline solicit him for sex afterwards?! I mean, he is cute, and most Bouffalants are…"

"...large," he swallowed. He shook his head of those thoughts. "Fuck, fuck, FUCK!"

000

"...W-What just happened?" Connor questioned, a blush still on his face.

000

"Uh… well, that's unexpected," Clay stated, a bit disturbed about what he'd just witnessed.

"Wait, so all this time the bloke liked him?" Titan queried. "What kind of playground shit is this?"

"Very very awkward…" Cramad replied as the others nodded in agreement.

000

Kojo grumbled to himself in annoyance as he sat at the steps of the Winner's Cabin. Summer, who was heading to the little girl's room, caught wind of him and his disgruntled expression. She sighed, knowing why he was like that. She felt like she needed to make it up to him somehow or at least make him feel better.

Seeing Summer approaching, the Mienshao's expression softened a bit. She took a seat on the same step as him. "Hi…" she greeted.

"Hey," he responded, slouched over.

Summer scooted closer to him, not caring about who found out about them. "I'm sorry about what happened…" she replied.

Hearing her apologize, Kojo rose a brow. It didn't seem right for her to apologize when she was actually sticking up for me. He placed a paw on hers. "It's fine, sweetie. Now, I just know to just avoid your alliance like the plague in these challenges…" he replied tonelessly. "I was actually considering trying to join you guys so that I wouldn't feel so alone."

Hearing that, Summer's eyes widened, unsure about how to feel. "W-what do you mean feel alone? I'm here for you…"

Kojo chuckled before pecking her on the lips. "I know, hun, I mean on my team. It's like each person is in their own little alliance, and then there's me…"

Summer giggled. "Aw, my little man is the odd one out…" she said, pulling him into a hug. "And… you were trying to join us?" she asked, feeling a bit sheepish about the situation.

"I was, but like I said. Like the plague," Kojo replied, folding his arms. "I'm on the opposite team, so I'd rather not be the scapegoat for everything…"

Summer sighed. "Well, at least you still have me," she said with a small smile.

"Yep," Kojo replied before picking her up.

"Whoa!" Summer squeaked as she was lifted up. She cooed and held onto him as they entered the Winner's Cabin.

"HO-OHS! IT'S TIME FOR ELIMINATION! BRING YOUR ASSES DOWN!"

000

The Ho-Ohs reported to the elimination area, taking their seats on the stones. Instead of Mew being there with Victini, he had the new guys, Colton and Tyson, there.

"Alright Ho-Ohs, time for you guys' elimination ceremony," Victini replied. "You should know the drill by now. And, because Mew is a baby, he's back asleep. So, these losers are gonna be the ones doing it tonight. So, get on with it…"

Colton gave him a look of annoyance as he took out and unfolded a piece of paper that was in one of Tyson's holes. "Okay, uh… Annie, Titan, Cramad, Summer, Freezeo, Marie, Anthony, Sabrina, Fez, Brian, Aspen, Pia, Dhaunt, Marion-"

"Wow, you fucking suck…" Victini said, snatching the paper from him. "Not even trying to have suspense…"

"I DON'T KNOW THESE PEOPLE!"

"Pfft. Excuses…" Victini replied before tossing the paper aside. "Phill, Lassie, and Klavier, you guys got no votes as well."

"I would hope…" Phill commented.

"That leaves… Luna and Aura," Victini said with a smirk.

"Wait… why am I in the bottom!?" Luna exclaimed.

"Because you suck," Aura stated cockily.

"At least I have something to suck…" Luna retorted, making Aura scowl at her.

"Alright. Luna, you're part of a large family that could very well help you, you cheated with Cano-"

"NO I DIDN'T!"

"-and … I don't know, you're ugly?"

Aura laughed, while Luna gaped upon hearing that.

"And Aura… you're acting like an alpha bad bitch because you raped another girl's husband, as well as a gay guy, and had children from them, and you're very annoying in general…" Victini commented.

Aura rolled her eyes, still giggling from Luna's evaluation.

"And the one going home is…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

…

...Luna. Aura, you're safe."

"WHAT?!" Luna exclaimed in surprise, getting to her feet. She turned to the others. "You guys seriously voted to keep in AURA over me?!"

"Don't you worry your flea-bitten fur about it, cheater, she's going next indefinitely," Sabrina stated.

Aura, upon hearing that, growled. "We'll see about that, turkey…"

Sabrina tightened her glare toward her.

"Luna… it's time to go…" Victini said.

The Mightyena sighed as she sulked toward the dock as the others began to leave.

000

Luna was on the dock, staring at the elevator doors. She heard quick paws coming behind her and saw that Sparky, as well as the others, had come.

"Luna, what happened?" Sparky queried, angry that she was being eliminated over someone else.

Luna sighed. "Those bastards singled me out because all of you are still here," she explained. "Victini brought up that all of us being together would make me go further or something, and then the bullshit cheating thing with Cano was brought up, so I guess that's why…"

Sparky growled. "Those fucks… wait, who was in the bottom with you?" he asked, wondering if it was someone who was stronger than her.

"...Aura."

They all gaped immediately.

"Ye-"

"Okay, enough family and friend time," Victini said, waving them away as he pushed Luna into the elevator doors. "You lose, so deal with it. Bye."

The trapdoor inside dropped, sending her down the tube.

"Really Victini!?" Shine drawled.

"Yep," the Victory Pokemon replied before turning to the camera. "Who will go down the Suck of Shame next time? Find out next time on Total… Pokemon… Underdogs!"

"...You're a prick," Sola commented as she and the others walked away.

Victini shrugged. "Meh."

000

And Luna's gone. Oh well. Let's see what happens next time. Some things were weird and are going to get even weirder, so stay tuned. I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you next time on Total… Pokemon… Underdogs! See ya guys, BYE!