Alright laddies, here's another chapter of Total PokeDrama Island!
Let's just sit down, and enjoy another dramatic show, shall we?!
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Chapter 2: Capture or Freeze
It was now morning as Heracross and Sandslash were traversing the forest in search of the Idol.
"Did you find anything yet?" Heracross asked.
"No" Sandslash replied "Not yet. It must be really well hidden… or something ate it."
"Damn. Didn't you say you had survival skills? Or something like that?" Heracross asked.
"Yeah" Sandslash replied "I did. But still, this is a well hidden idol. I think I could find it if I search enough, but no promises. A lot of the others here are smart"
"Maybe, but they're not as persistent as we are. We will find that idol." Heracross said with determination.
"Yeah, we will." Sandslash said with a smile.
Heracross kept searching until his stomach growled. "Dammit, we need to get breakfast. We can't do this being tired and all."
"Yeah, you're right. Let's go back to the cafeteria for now" Sandslash said.
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Heracross: "Sandslash has proven to be a good assistant so far. I wonder if he's willing to extend this partnership after the show?"
Sandslash: "Heracross and I have been getting along pretty well. We've been searching for the idol a lot but we've still come up short though. Still, it's been great exploring the island though."
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Cacturne was walking along the outer rims of the forest in search of the idol. What he didn't realize was that Liepard saw that he was completely alone, perfect.
She walks up to Cacturne. "Hey Cacturne. Fancy meeting you here, isn't it?"
"Oh, Liepard." Cacturne tips his hat. "Why it is a pleasure meeting ya here. I take it ya are looking for da Idol as well?"
"No, not really" She replied "I was moreso taking a nice walk around the area. Nice way to relax after a lovely cat nap"
"Ah I see. Well, it is a nice day taday, so I can see dat it would be relaxing." Cacturne said.
"Exactly. Hey Cacturne, well we're here, why don't we talk for a bit? Liepard said, walking a little closer to Cacturne and batting her eyelashes "Get to know each other, you know?"
Cacturne saw the batting eyelashes and saw right through it. "What are ya getting at here?"
"Hm? What are you talking about?" Liepard asked "I just want to talk with you and make a new friend is all. Is that too much to ask for?" She spoke that last part in a way to subtly try to charm him a little.
"Please, if ya really wanted ta make a new friend out of me, ya would've done it yesterday, but ya didn't . And ya also came ta me in a isolated area, where no one can hear what we're talkin' about. And you're also tryin' ta charm me, just like ya did with everyone else at the docks yesterday. I may be a male, but I'm not stupid. What is your game here?" Cacturne asked, about done with Liepard's tricks.
Liepard was surprised by how Cacturne just read her like a book, she never met anyone to do that before. "Hm. You're no fun, you know that? But that'll be fine. I do have what I need to know."
"And exactly what kind of information da ya have?" Cacturne asked.
"You, Krookoldie, and Kilnklang… Formed an alliance together last night. Am I correct?" Liepard revealed to him.
Cacturne was a little shocked that Liepard knows, but he kept his composure. "Are ya tryin' ta blackmail me? Is that it?"
"Maybe I am… Or maybe I'm not. For all you know, I'll just tell the rest of the team what I know and the three of you will be targeted in a snap." Liepard said.
"I'll ask this. One. More. Time." Cacturne said, darkly. "What do ya want?"
Liepard was a little surprised by his tone of voice. "I want in on your alliance. After all, you really have no other choice. It's either you let me join, or all of you get singled out."
He grew a dark chuckle, until it was laughter. "So, dis was your game? Your plan? Charm me, and if dat doesn't work, blackmail me? Let me tell ya why dat won't work. I am a leader, of a gang in Black City, a very powerful ta be precise. I have broken more bones, den ya can even count. Dis may be a game ta ya, and it may be a show, but when ya leave and go back ta the real world, it won't be so pretty for ya. My men, don't like it, when I'm threatened by someone like yourself. Now, dis is how it's goin' ta work. If ya ever, and I mean EVER, charm me, or any of my alliance members, or tell ANYONE about it, I will bring you down. And dat doesn't mean just kickin' ya out of da island. I mean, when your back ta da real world, I will make sure, dat your life will be a livin' hell. Do we understand each other?" Cacturne asked, in his most dark expression and dark tone ever.
Liepard was visually scared of Cacturne at that moment. "Y-Yes… we do."
"Good, den I bid ya adieu. I'll see ya later, Liepard." With that, he slowly walks away from the Dark type, continuing his search on the Idol.
Liepard just stood there for a moment even after watch him walk away...
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Liepard: "That… That was terrifying. Not even going to sugar coat that. Damn, now what am I going to do?"
Cacturne: "Well, I don't think Liepard will be a problem anymore. And if she is, I'll make sure she won't be anymore, myself."
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In the forest, Zoroark was whistling as he was walking along in a peaceful manner. He stopped whistling as he saw Beheeyem, looking around the forest.
He decided to snap his fingers and disappear, to lay himself hidden and investigate what's going on.
Beheeyem stopped and looked around to see no one's nearby. She then looked at a tree and raised her right hand. She used Psychic as she destroyed the tree with pure Psychic energy.
Zoroark widened his eyes, damn this girl was tough. He then grinned at an idea.
"Wow, now that is what I call destructive power." Zoroark said, as he stopped the illusion and appeared behind Beheeyem.
She panicked and turned around to raise her right arm at him.
"Easy there girl, I didn't come to fight, or tell. I came to talk." Zoroark assured, as he gave her a kind grin.
Beheeyem didn't take Zoroark as a threat, so she lowered her arm.
"Thank you. Now, I see that you like to destroy things?" Zoroark asked as he pointed at the destroyed tree.
She just looked at it and back at Zoroark, wondering where he's getting at.
"Well, as it turns out, I like destruction too. Well, I actually like causing chaos, but destruction fits in the description." Zoroark admitted. "In fact, I was wondering if you and I can do that together?"
Beheeyem just arched her brow at him in confusion.
"You see, I need to have a partner in all of this. Someone to be there with me when I spread the chaos. I love doing it all, causing friends to separate, making boyfriends cheat on girlfriends, and vice versa, and really just making anyone's life a living hell. You can tell that I'm have a bit of sadist in me. And seeing that you destroyed that tree, means you were venting out on it. You want it too, don't you?" Zoroark asked.
Beheeyem just looked at Zoroark, before she slowly nodded.
Zoroark grinned as he stepped closer. "Then let us be partners in crime. The Destructive Duo. We'll create all the chaos we want. Against enemy team members, and against our own if we really want. What do you say? Wanna join me in the chaos?" Zoroark asked, raising his hand for her to shake.
Beheeyem looked at his hand for a while, before she went to it and shook it.
Zoroark grinned devilishly. "Then let's have some fun together, partner."
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Zoroark: "Have a partner in crime that could destroy anyone in sight, check. Now all I need to do is find someone to mess with. But who?" Zoroark took a thoughtful pose.
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Krookodile looked at the forest. "Alright then. Heads, I find the Idol. Tails, I don't for today." Krookodile said to himself.
He flips his coin and it revealed to be Tails. He frowned a little. "I see, well, that doesn't mean that I can't just walk in the forest."
He starts whistling as he ventures into the forest.
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Emolga was at the beach, applying some makeup. She sighed and started talking to herself "Hm, maybe Marill is right about Krookodile being a god… No way a normal Pokemon could do what he did so easily. But still, she was praying to him before she got eliminated… Should I take that risk?" She finished with her Makeup and put it away "Geez, why does this have to be so hard?"
She then saw Krookodile walk along the beach as he took a wrong turn. He flipped his coin and suddenly a giant package of Poffins just dropped in front of him. He happily took it and went on his way.
Emolga was just staring at him with wide eyes.
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Emolga: She was mumbling slightly random things quickly before taking a deep breath. "HE IS A GOD!"
Krookodile: He was happily eating his Poffins. "Mmm, nice and warm."
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Krookodile just finished his Poffins as he finally got to the forest. He was going as deep as he could until he saw a small shack.
"Hmm? Jaba didn't say anything about a shack here." Krookodile said to himself. He went inside and it looked like a shop, full of dolls and other kinds of witchcraft.
Krookodile then saw Mismagius stirring a pot. He arched his brow as he went behind her and poked her shoulder. "Mismagius? What are you doing here?" He asked.
Mismagius turned around in surprise. "Krookodile?! I'm just here getting my things ready to open up shop. I didn't expect visitors to come this far so soon!"
"Well, I was just walking here, letting the fates guide the way." Krookodile said as he flipped his coin.
Mismagius looked at the coin with interest. "That coin there, how are you so lucky by just flipping it?"
"Oh it's not much. I ask a question and the fates show me the way. I'm just rewarded with good luck by following its guidance." Krookodile replied as he flipped it again.
"That can't be it. You won us the challenge by one flip of that coin. You must've had a charm on it or something." Mismagius said.
"Sorry, no charm, no magic, no tricks. Just me and my coin here." Krookodile replied.
"Can I see it?" Mismagius asked.
"Sure." Krookodile gave her the coin and she used Psychic to flip it.
"Hmm, nothing happened." Mismagius said.
"That's because it's not that simple. You just have to go with the flow. Do what the coin flips no matter what. I did it for so long that I've been rewarded well for it." Krookodile said as he took the coin back.
"That can't be it! There's always an explanation for everything! Luck can't be it!" Mismagius shouted, sounding a little frustrated.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much. Well, I gotta go. Breakfast is starting soon." Krookodile said, before he started whistling and left the shop.
Mismagius watched him go and was thinking of something.
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Mismagius: "Alright then, if Krookodile won't explain it to me, then I'll just have to be around him to see this "fate guiding" myself. I will have an answer to this, I promise you."
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Croagunk was sitting in the wood, meditating. He was trying to be at peace for a little while before anything happened today. What he didn't know was that someone was behind him
"Hey Croagunk!" Shouted a voice behind him. Croagunk jump in surprise and almost Poison Jabbed them before noticing it was Snorunt. He groaned and moved his hand away.
"Snorunt… what do you want?" He asked with a sigh
"I want to talk to you silly! We are friends after all!" Snorunt said in her cheerful tone
"Snorunt…. I barely know you and I was trying to meditate before you shouted behind me" Croagunk said "Now can you please-"
Snorunt cut him off "Why were you mediating?"
Again, Croagunk groaned "Because that's how I've been trained Snorunt. My father taught me how to be a ninja since I was young and I take myself very seriously"
"Then why scare Hannibal yesterday?" Snorunt pointed out
"Uh…. Okay. I like to have a bit of fun every now and again" Croagunk replied sheepishly
"Then have fun and hang out with me!" Snorunt said with glee "It's going to be a fun time! I saw this amazing bush on the way here! You've got to see it! Come on!" She then ran off
Croagunk sighed and decided to follow her… regrettably.
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Croagunk: "I figured that maybe if I went along with it, she would leave me alone later. I wanted to meditate, not look at bushes. Although strangely the bush she found was a Lum Berry bush… I was at a loss for words at that point"
Snorunt: She had a Lum Berry with her "I like being with Croagunk. He seems like a fun guy and he is a ninja too! Ninjas are so cool! I'm loving this island!"
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Eventually, everyone was at the entrance of the cafeteria. They saw Jaba and Hannibal, with a huge Golisopod with a chef apron and chef hat.
"Everyone, this will be your chef." Jaba announced. "He'll be cooking all your meals, from breakfast to dinner. Say hi to everyone Bruce."
Everyone looked at Bruce and waved or said hi in some way.
"I hate all of you" Bruce said, very bluntly.
"Well… that was… something." Jaba said. "We'll leave you to it."
Jaba and Hannibal left as Bruce took a deep breath. "Like I said, I hate all of you. I don't like teens, and I especially don't like cooking for them either. Always so bratty and complaining about everything. So this is how it's going to work. I cook you the food, and you don't complain. You do, and I'll drive you through a wall. Understand?" Bruce asked, still very bluntly.
Everyone nodded, a few scared by the chef
"Good. Now get you food NOW!" Bruce shouted at them all.
They all went inside, some scared for their lives.
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Dragalge: "Hmph, talk like that to me again, and he'll regret it dearly."
Excadrill: "Please keep him away from me!"
Cacturne: "We had a guy like Bruce in our organization…. He wasn't someone to mess around with."
Heliolisk: "You know I just noticed. Aside from the other team getting Oran Berries, we weren't given food all of yesterday. I wonder how Jaba forgot about that?"
Jaba: He was banging his head on the wall in frustration "HOW DID I FORGET THAT!?"
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Everyone was either in a line, getting their food, or at the table as they already got it.
Sandslash looked at his grew mush called 'food'. "Strangely, this isn't the worst thing I've eaten"
Emolga looked at him in shock "How can you say that!? I don't even think this is edible!"
"Oh trust me, it's edible." Heracross said. "If it wasn't, the FDA would've approve this… whatever this is. So yeah, it has to be edible… doesn't mean we have to like it."
"Yeah… At least Snorunt is eating it just fine" Heliolisk pointed out.
"Um… I think she just ate part of mine" Croagunk mentioned.
Druddigon was next to get his food as Bruce gave him the grey mush.
"This… is food?" Druddigon asked.
Bruce didn't respond verbally. He pulled out a butcher knife instead.
"Y-Yeah! Definitely food." Druddigon said before quickly walking away with his mush.
Krookodile came next. "I believe Hannibal told you about the deal?" He asked.
"Yeah, told me how lucky you got. Here," Bruce said as he gave him eggs and bacon. "I don't care really. You did good screwing up that stupid wolf."
Krookodile grinned as he went to a table and ate. All of them saw the actually good looking food he had.
"Dude… I will give up all the money I got yesterday for some of that." Druddigon said.
"Hmm? Let me check." Krookodile flipped his coin, and it showed Heads. "Alright, here." He gave Druddigon a piece of bacon. "No money needed."
"Seriously!? Thanks! You're officially my new favorite person on this island!" Druddigon said, as he ate the bacon happily.
"Did you even like anyone here before 10 seconds ago?" Smeargle asked
"That's a serious question right?" Druddigon replied.
Smeargle decided not to respond to that.
Mismagius went next to Krookodile. "Hey, wanna give me some of that?" She asked. Although it would be nice to have some actual food, she really just needed to see how the coin worked.
"Sure, let me check." Krookodile flipped the coin, and it was Tails. "Oops, sorry. Try again next time."
Mismagius groaned. "I see."
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Mismagius: "What the hell was that?! I never seen that coin show a negative effect on anyone! And it just gave it to me! What the hell?!"
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Heracross was eating his food with Sandslash. He then saw Scizor glare at him.
"Heracross what is it? Sandslash asked.
"I think the red bug is giving me a death stare. But I can't tell if it's that or if she's just spacing out." Heracross joked.
"I can hear you, you know!" Scizor shouted.
"Really? I couldn't tell. You were pretty deaf the last couple of times I made an insult about you." Heracross replied.
Scizor glared harder "Shut up beetle!"
"Oh no, a red bug from Juvie called me a beetle! Whatever shall I do with my life?!" Heracross asked sarcastically.
Scizor growled and started to get up, before Monferno grabbed her.
"It's not worth it. You could always beat him in the next challenge and not ruin our kinda breakfast" Monferno told her
Scizor looked at her, sighed and sat back down.
"Yeah that's right, sit back down and take it like a man. Yes, I meant it when I said man." Heracross said. "Man, can I just enjoy a good meal in peace?"
"You know, taunting her is not going to help. It's only going to make her want you dead more" Heliolisk pointed out.
"I am fully aware of that." Heracross said, eating his grey mush happily.
"Your funeral" Liepard said simply before eating her mush.
Liepard then saw Cacturne as he sat down on the table with his alliance members and ate. He saw her and tried not to look threatening to the others.
"Stupid cactus." She mumbled under her breath so no one would hear.
Cacturne grinned as he pointed to his ears at Liepard.
She just glared at him and went and tried to eat in peace.
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Liepard: "I hate him. Yeah, he freaks me out, but I hate him. Can I just get an instant elimination pass and vote his ass off now?"
Cacturne: "Ta be honest, I didn't really hear what she said. But I did understood what she said by readin' her lips. As a mob boss, havin' dat is a good skill ta have at times of need."
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"How are you able to eat your food, happily?" Heliolisk asked, as Heracross and Sandslash were eating their food quite pleasantly.
"Trade secret." Heracross simply said.
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Heracross: "Before me and Sandslash went to the cafeteria, we picked up some Oran berries along the way. We crushed them and used the juice on the mush to make it taste better. It's quite clever when you think about it."
Sandslash: "There were a lot of Oran Berries. Heracross just helped me crush them" He shrugged "I also crushed some in Excadrill's mush to. She needed to eat after all"
Excadrill: "I don't know why, but the mush tasted about as good as my mom's Oran Berry Cobbler. I heard that others didn't really like it. I…. I don't get it."
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Dragalge was next to get his food as he was given the grey mush. "Do you expect me to eat this garbage?" Dragalge asked, glaring at Bruce.
"Yes" Bruce said simply
"Hmm, you don't know who I am, do you?"
"Yes. A contestant I have to cook for. NOW EAT!" He shouted, slamming his fist on the counter hard.
While this scared some of the other contestants, this didn't intimidate Dragalge one bit. "I am a King of a very powerful city. What do you think is going to happen when they find out their King is being fed this garbage?"
"Yeah. They'll flood the headlines. Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Our great king ate gray mush on a reality show! What disgusting things will he do next?!" Staravia spoke up.
This got Cofagrigus, and the other Ghost types to chuckle silently at that.
Dragalge glared at Staravia, before he went back to Bruce. "I'll tell you what's going to happen. They're going to be outraged, they're going to find this island, come to you, abduct you, and torture you severely. I don't give a flying fuck if you're big, mean, or scary. They'll give you hell on earth if they see me be forced to eat this abomination. Now, you have two options. You're either going to give me some real food, like you did with Krookodile, or you'll force me to eat this, and you'll wish you could die when my people are done with you. What's it going to be, Bruce?" Dragalge asked, very serious about everything that he said.
Everyone just shut up and stared at Dragalge after he said that… most of them were
speechless.
Bruce just glared at Dragalge. After a bit he pulled out another plate of eggs and bacon for Dragalge to get.
Dragalge grinned. "Thank you, you're so kind." He then went and sat by Monferno as he looked at Staravia. "Now, could you say that again, bimbo bird? I couldn't hear you well from over there."
"Get assassinated." Staravia said simply before going back to her food.
"Um… I must ask. What kind of Kingdom are you the king of?" Monferno asked.
"Trust me, the less you know, the better. But I can say that it's near the swamp in Kalos. You know, where some of the questionable type of Pokemon are." Dragalge replied. He looked at his food and gave Monferno some bacon. "Here, have some."
"Thanks" Monferno said as she ate some bacon
"Hey!" Staravia shouted "Why does she get to have bacon!? What's so special about her!?"
"Maybe it's because I'm not rude to everyone. Just a thought" Monfero replied back.
Dragalge chuckled. "Good one, but that needs work. Here, let me show you how a master does it." He looks at Staravia. "Because unlike you, she actually knows how to use her brain. Didn't they teach you that at Special Ed?"
Stariavia's eyes were twitching "I will beat you!"
"Well that's not very smart. Beating up your own teammate? That's just stupid on so many levels." Dragalge replied. Monferno couldn't help to let a chuckle out as Dragalge grinned at that.
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Staravia: She was clawing at the wood on the wall, leaving so many scratches.
Monferno: "I'm with Dragalge… Staravia is pretty rude about things.. Never had I thought I would agree with a king when I signed up for this show."
Dragalge: "I swear, that bimbo bird just makes it too easy. But I have to admit, Monferno knows how to actually use that head of hers. Maybe she can be a good asset to the team, and if possible, a good asset to me…. That is, if she doesn't get eliminated of course."
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Klinklang noticed Emolga staring at Krookodile happily. "Mind telling me why you're staring at Krookodile?" He asked.
"I'm starting to think… that Krookodile is a god!" Emolga replied.
"A god? Please, he's nowhere near a god." Klinklang said.
"But have you seen what he's done?" Emolga asked. "I saw him flip his coin a couple hours ago and poffins fell from the sky to him!"
"That could be just a simple coincidence. A God like Arceus creates something out of thin air, a God manipulates everyone to their bidding if they please. A God can lay down judgement to the wicked. Krookodile has done none of those things so far." Klinklang argued.
"He did that first thing with the Poffins!" She retorted.
"An airplane could've accidentally dropped a package of Poffins. And it was in a package. He didn't make it out of thin air did he?" Klinklang asked.
"Well… um…." Emolga stuttered.
"Exactly. He's not a God, nowhere close. In fact, to prove this, I want you to go to Krookodile, and ask him to perform a miracle." Klinklang insisted.
"Deal." She went to Krookodile. "Hey Krookodile. Can you perform a miracle?"
Krookodile arched his brow at her. "A miracle? I'll try. Alright fates, let's seen what you have in store." He flips it's coin and it was Heads, saying that something good will happen.
"3...2...1." Xatu said, before he got far away from the entrance and Hannibal was thrown out of nowhere into a table.
"Dammit! I think I broke something!" He shouted in pain.
"That's what you get for saying that the contestants should swim with Sharpedoes for a challenge!" Jaba shouted from afar.
"Dammit! I don't think I can help with the challenge today!" Hannibal shouted.
Emolga looked at what happened in front of her. Their crazy co-host was out for the day. It was a miracle.
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Emolga: "HE IS A GOD!"
Klinklang: He was shook for a moment, before he shook himself back to reality. "Please, that was just excellent timing. It's impossible for him to be a God. But now it'll be impossible to convince that squirrel otherwise." He did his best to shrug. "Oh well, not my problem."
Mismagius: "Really?! You couldn't give me some food, but something like that just happens out of nowhere?! This has magic written all over it!"
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Jaba soon after entered the cafeteria. "Hello everyone. I hope you all have eating well"
"I'm pretty sure my hunger stat just dropped a couple of levels." Smeargle said.
"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Jaba asked.
Smeargle turned around and saw Bruce raise his butcher knife again.
"G-Good! Good Thing!" She replied in a bit of fear.
"Well good." Jaba said. "Now are you all ready for your next challenge?"
"And what would the challenge be?" Klinklang asked.
"A simple one. Capture the Flag!" Jaba announced.
"Really? Capture the flag?" Druddigon asked. "The creators must be getting lazy already."
"FOURTH WALL!" Someone shouted again. Everyone looked around once more.
"Seriously, who the hell keeps doing that!?" Staravia asked.
"Maybe it's Arceus, warning us of judgement day." Banette replied.
Some of them looked at Cofagrigus. "Don't look at me, I didn't do anything!" He shouted.
"Sure you didn't" Monferno said
"Anyways, yes today we are playing Capture the Flag. It'll be simple. I will take you to the forest and fields area of the island. Each team will have a flag. Black for the Darkrias and Gray for Giratinas."
"Wait a minute, in Capture the Flag, if someone tags us, we're not supposed to move. What's going to stop us from cheating?" Heliolisk asked.
"I'm glad you asked." Jaba said, as he got out black and grey joy buzzers. "These buzzers are special. If someone with an opposite colored buzzer tags someone with it, it freezes them. For example, if I have a black buzzer, and someone with a grew buzzer tags me, I'll be frozen solid."
"So what's going to make us unfrozen?" Zoroark asked, not wanting to be frozen forever.
"I was getting to that. You see, if you're frozen solid, and someone with the same colored buzzer tags you, you'll be unfrozen. For instance, if I was frozen, and if someone with a black buzzer tags me, I'll be thawed out and will be ready to play again." Jaba answered.
"That makes it sound like a literal game of Freeze Tag" Sandslash noted
"It does. Now, in order to win this challenge you must take your opposing team's flag and bring it back to your home base. You can have any number guarding the flag and getting the other flag, BUT your flag must be visible to the other team. So Darkrais, no have Excadrill dig it underground and must be on the ground so anyone can get it. You are not aloud to teleport the flag to you and you must grab the flab with you arms, legs, tail, whatever. But it must be touching your body. When I get you to your bases you all will have a bit of time to plan your actions. Does everyone understand?" Jaba explained
Everyone nodded and agreed
"Good. Then if you're done eating, follow me to where the challenge will take place" Jaba said.
Snorunt looked at Croagunk "So… I have an idea"
Croagunk looked at her with surprise "And that would be?"
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Croagunk: He looked mystified "Is...Snorunt acting dumb… because she just told be something really smart"
Snorunt: "I like flags"
Zoroark: "You know, my brothers and I used to play Capture the Flag all the time…. Of course, I was eventually not allowed to play anymore. For certain reasons of course." He then grew a devilish grin.
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Eventually, everyone was deep inside enough in the forest to do the challenge. Jaba handed the Giratina's the grey flag, and the Darkrai's the black flag.
"Alright. Each team will have a base as indicated by these maps" Jaba pulls out two different maps and gave one to Dragalge and the other to Heracross. "Once there, I will give you about 10 minutes or so to strategize and get ready for the battle ahead. Is everyone ready?"
Everyone nodded in agreement
"Alright, then head to your bases!" Jaba shouted, and each team followed their maps to their base.
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The Deadly Darkrais were at their base. It was heavily forested with a podium for flag to be placed on.
Heracross placed the flag on the podium. "Alright, now this is pretty simple. Who wants to stay for defense, and who wants to go out and get the flag?"
Croagunk raised his hand "I'll… take Snorunt with me and we can go on a bit of offense."
"Really? Alright, you're funeral. Anyone else?" Heracross asked.
Cacturne raised his arm. "I'll go out for offense as well."
Liepard saw this as an opportunity to get a second chance and took it. "I'll go on offense as well. I'm fast so I'm sure I can sneak my way around the other team."
"Alright, makes sense." Heracross said. Cacturne gave Liepard a look of, "What are you playing?"
"I'll stay on defense. I'm not much of an offense type" Emolga said.
"Alright, that's four for offense and one for defense. Anyone else wants to do defense?" Heracross asked.
"Hm…. I think i pull something off." Sandslash said, thinking about it. "Heliolisk, Excadrill, can you both stay back with me for help if you want?"
"S-Sure. Better than fighting, I suppose" Excadrill said
"I don't mind" Heliolisk said.
"Okay then. That's four for offense, and four for defense. I'll go for offense, so that'll five for offense. Anyone else?" Heracross asked.
Emolga looked at Krookodile. "What does your coin say?"
Mismagius and Klinklang just rolled there eyes at that question.
"Hmm, let's see. Heads for offense, Tails for defense." Krookodile flips his coin and it revealed to be Heads. "The fates tells me I should be offense."
"Alright then, we could use that luck of yours in the field. Anyone else?" Heracross asked.
This was Mismagius's chance to see the coin in action. "I'll go with Krookodile. I can phase through the buzzers so I'll be able to get through easily."
"Great, that's seven for offense, and four for defense. Will anyone else like to volunteer?" Heracross asked.
"Well, I guess that leaves me then." Klinklang spoke up. "I'll stay here for defense. We need the extra support."
"Then it's settled, seven for offense, and five for defense. Everyone get together." Heracross insisted.
Everyone got together like the previous challenge.
"One, two, three, GO DEADLY DARKRAIS!" Heracross shouted.
"GO DEADLY DARKRAIS!" Everyone but Excadrill shouted.
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Heliolisk: "I wonder why Sandslash needed my help? I know he has been helping Excadrill get more comfortable around other people since yesterday but, why me?"
Sandslash: "Ohh…. this will be fun!"
Mismagius: "Alright, now to see what that coin of Krookodile's can really do.
Liepard: "Well what I said to the team was true…. But I'm truly want to try something with Cacturne again. Can you blame me? Maybe we can come to an agreement… one that doesn't end with someone gaining nightmares for the night."
Cacturne: "Dat cat agreed ta be offense da moment I said I would. She's plannin' somethin' again, and I don't like it."
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The Grandiose Giratinas made it to their homebase. It was a little clearer than the Darkrai's, giving anyone in defense a chance to see who could attack their base.
Dragalge placed the flag in the podium. "Alright, now I think we should-"
"We should just sent all the fast and strong player, such as myself, up to rush in, get their flag, and rush back without any issue" Staravia quickly interrupted.
Dragalge glared at Staravia. "Oh I'm sorry, I must be sorely mistaken. I didn't know you just came up out of nowhere and decided to be leader, my bad."
Staravia scoffed and glared back "At least I'm giving ideas!"
"Will you two stop right now! We have a challenge to win!" Monferno interrupted
"I'm trying here. But someone is having her period and is being difficult." Dragalge replied.
"Did you just say that!?" Staravia shouted.
"Look, I'll be fair. Okay everyone, raise your hand if you want her to be the leader." Dragalge said.
Only Xatu raised his wing.
"Alright, then raise your hand if you want me to be leader." Dragalge said.
Everyone else raised their hands
"Holly shit, would you look at that?! They want me to be leader! Oh wait, that means not you." Dragalge said to Staravia.
Staravia growled "At least Xatu thinks I could be a good leader!"
"Actually, I knew that Dragalge would win. I just raised my wing because I knew it was pointless." Xatu replied.
Once again, Staravia's eyes started twitching
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Staravia: She was clawing the confessional again, leaving more claw marks
Snorunt: "Did I do this?"
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Staravia looked at Monferno. "You too Monferno?"
"Sorry, but he's actually been helpful to the team. You have been mean and yell most of the them" Monferno replied.
Monferno looked at Dragalge, and he smiled at her when she complimented him.
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Monferno: "Did I just get that king to smile? Holy crap… I'm so using this for bragging right when I get back home."
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"Like Monferno said, you're not helpful. So I'll put this as nicely as possible. Learn your place." Dragalge scolded.
She growled again "Fine… I'll let you be leader."
"Wow, can't believe you actually said that. I didn't know you were that weak. Anyways, let's get back to the topic for once. I'll want me, Beheeyem, Xatu, and Cofagrigus to be defense. The rest of you, can be offense." Dragalge said.
"Is there a reason only four of you are defense?" Druddigon asked.
"Simple, Xatu, can see the future, meaning he'll know when someone is coming, giving us the advantage. Beheeyem is here, because let's face it, she's very powerful in her Psychic abilities. She'll use Psychic on the enemies and pull them to her to freeze them. Cofagrigus is here because his species is naturally defensive. And he has the ability Mummy, mummifying the enemies and making them weak. And I'm here, because I'm naturally slow, so I'll be here to pose a strong defense for the flag. Everyone else is basically made to be in offense and go get the flag. Any objections?"
Staravia grumble a little but did object, as did almost the rest of the team.
"Actually Dragalge, is it alright if I stay behind to help for extra defense?" Monferno asked.
Dragalge arched his brow at her. "Sure, the more the merrier. Alright, now everyone get to the center."
Like the other team, they got into the same position as the previous challenge
"Alright, One, Two, wait for it…. GO GRANDIOSE GIRATINAS!" Dragalge shouted.
"GO GRANDIOSE GIRATINAS!" Everyone but Beheeyem and Xatu shouted… although Staravia grumbled her's.
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Monferno: "What?…. I just wanted to help with defense. He said he was slow so I could counter that with a fast player." She looked around the confessional "What damage did Staravia do in here?"
Cofagrigus: He cackled. "Oh boy, I get to mummify people. This is going to be good."
Dragalge: "I don't know why Monferno wanted to be defense. She's more fit to be offense. And I already have all the defense I need." He shrugs. "Oh well, her lost."
Banette: "Oh boy, It's now time to reap the souls of the innocent. Sadly I didn't bring my scythe, so I guess I'll just do it the old fashioned way, and do it with my bare hands."
Zoroark: He grins devilishly. "Let the games begin. Although, it won't be a long one since I'll be playing it." He cackles after that.
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After a little bit Jaba came onto loudspeaker
"I'm assuming that you are all ready! So the challenge begins… NOW!" Jaba announced.
All the offensive Pokemon ran to get the flag.
Zoroark grinned as he snapped his fingers and disappeared in a black puff of smoke.
Mismagius went until she realized Krookodile didn't move. "Come on Krookodile!" Mismagius shouted.
"Give me a second. Okay, Heads I go in fast, Tails I go slow for the scenic route." He lips his coin and it was Tails. "Scenic route it is!"
Mismagius groaned.
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Mismagius: "Sometimes, I think the coin knows what I'm doing and is doing this on purpose."
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Snorunt and Croagunk were sneaking around, making sure no one sees them.
Croagunk was looking around as they moved "Are you sure this plan can even work? It's from you." He whispered
"I think it'll be okay…. Maybe" Snorunt replied
"Oh Arceus why did I agree to this?" Croagunk groaned. Croagunk then realized something, they have Xatu on the opposing team. "Snorunt, they have Xatu… what if he told them exactly how this challenge will go?"
"I'm not to worried about that. He's seemed pretty bored ever since yesterday so he is likely letting thing just play out as they will without telling the others how it will end." Snorunt replied
Croagunk just looked at her and blinked "Are… you okay?"
Snorunt gasped "Oh look! Another berry bush!" She ran to the bush, Croagunk following her so they don't get spotted
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Croagunk: "What… What is with that girl?"
Snorunt: Her mouth was covered in berry juice. "Mmm, Rawst berries."
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Heracross was traversing the forest smoothly. Well, that was until he stopped and he and Scizor saw each other and stopped.
Scizor glared "What are you doing here?"
"Well, the last time I checked. I had a challenge where I had to capture a flag. Now since I didn't want defense, that means I wanted offense. I mean, that was the answer, right?" Heracross asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, whatever." Scizor replied. "I guess now I have to freeze you so you can't win this challenge!"
"Wait wait wait! Before you do that?! Can I say something first?!" Heracross panicked.
"What, are you going to insult me again like you just love to do?" Scizor asked.
"Actually, I wanted to apologize. I didn't mean all those things I said before. I was just being an ass. In all honesty, I kinda like you." Heracross said.
Scizor was surprised by what he said "Are… Are you serious?"
"Honest to death. I mean, I would be lying to myself if I said you didn't look hot." Heracross replied.
Scizor blushed a little from that comment. "Than, how about we shake on it" She brings her claw out for Heracross to shake. "Friends?"
Heracross grinned. "Deal."
The two shook hands and Scizor was frozen.
"Well, that talk was fun and all, but I have a challenge to win. Oh, and before I go, I wasn't lying when you were hot. I mean, sexy hot. The color red just tops it all of. Well, see ya later."
Heracross then ran off as Scizor was frozen solid.
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Scizor: She was punching the walls of the confessional again, easily punching holes in the wall thanks to all the claw marks Staravia left.
Heracross: "Aww, look at the hole marks, someone likes me."
Snorunt: She was now scared. "WHY AM I DOING THIS?!"
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Sandslash, and the other four were guarding the flag from the other team.
"Sandslash, exactly why am I doing this?" Heliolisk asked why he was tieing what looked to be a rope trap.
"Because this will help us guard the flag. Plus you're really good with all those knots. You're good with your hands Heliolisk" Sandslash replied
Heliolisk smiled "Thanks Sandslash"
"Hey guys. Are those traps done yet?" Emolga asked
"Yeah, I think I have enough of them, is Excadrill back yet?" Sandslash asked
"Uh… No. You may want to go find her." Emolga replied
"Oh crap! Maybe I should've not set her along to make holes for pitfall traps. Heliolisk, grab the traps, we need to lay them out and find Excadrill" Sandslash said.
"Alright!" Heliolisk said, picking up the traps and going with Sandslash to set them up. Leaving Klinklang and Emolga alone.
"Hmm, two against everyone else doesn't seem like good odds. I know. Emolga, want to test a theory of mine?" Klinklang asked.
"What is it?" Emolga asked.
"Don't worry. This plan involves you and the flag. A little surprise for the enemy if they try anything." Klinklang assured.
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Emolga: "I'll admit… he had a good plan."
Klinklang: "I'll make sure Heracross knows about this after we stop the enemies from getting the flag. No one gets special treatment for screwing up your job."
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Meanwhile, Dragalge and the others were guarding the flag.
Confrigigus got tired and yawned. He poked Beheeyem's shoulder. "I'm going to take a little nap. You go this covered, right?"
Beheeyem looked at him for a second in thought, then nodded.
"Good, good luck then." Cofagrigus said, before he went somewhere else to sleep in his coffin.
Meanwhile, Dragalge was guarding the flag with Monferno.
"So you became king how exactly?" Monferno asked.
"It was passed down from the royal family. Of course, I learned to rule a city before I was given the position." Dragalge simply replied.
"I guess that makes sense." Monferno said "Do you have any friends here, besides me?"
"I tolerate Druddigon and BARELY tolerate Cofagrigus. But other than that, no." Dragalge replied.
"Alright, Smeargle and I get along pretty well. We were the first two to arrive and sort of hit it off as friends" Monferno said.
"I see. Say Monferno, why did you choose to be defense? I would assume offense would suit you better." Dragalge said.
"I felt like helping you out" Monferno replied "You said it yourself that you are slow. Why not have a fast player to counteract that?"
"I may be slow, but I am powerful. I don't a fast player to counteract it. But the gesture is greatly appreciated." Dragalge said.
"Well it is my pleasure then" Monferno said simply
"No, I mean more than that… the company is what's appreciated." Dragalge admitted.
"What do you mean?" Monferno asked "Do you not get much company where you live?"
"I get all the subjects to see. But all in all, not one would stay for the company. At least in this pitiful place, there's a chance to have others that don't know my status. Even though most of these Pokemon are imbeciles, the company is nice to have." Dragalge explained.
"Well, then I'm glad you give you that company then. You're not a bad guy to be around yourself… even if you have a bit of a ego" Monferno admitted.
Dragalge looked at her and grinned. "Can you say that not bad guy part to Staravia? I would love to see her reaction to that."
Monferno grinned back "First chance I get, I will."
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Monferno: "I'm not kidding. Dragalge, while having an ego, is a pretty cool guy to hang out with. And he isn't too bad as a leader either. Take away him being an actual king and you got someone who could very successful in life."
Dragalge: He looks around the confessional and smirks. "Someone's a little upset. Let's see, that's 7-0 on me beating her. And I thought she was an athlete. I guess the participation award DOES exist."
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Croagunk and Snorunt were hiding behind a bush. They saw the guards. Snorunt was about to start her plan when Croagunk stopped her.
"Don't be reckless" Croagunk whispered "Xatu is still there and they could ask him if he knows if anyone was around. We need to time this right."
They saw Beheeyem pick up a large rock with Psychic while no one else was looking. She looked at it, before she destroyed it in seconds easily.
"Um… was that awesome or horrifying?" Snorunt quietly asked
"For now… horrifying" Croagunk replied
Beheeyem took a look at their direction and they hid in the bush before she could see them. Beheeyem just shrugged and went back to her business.
"Okay, I may have an idea. You'll to wait here while I try sneaking up on them to get the flag. That way if I get caught and start running, you can freeze them while they aren't paying attention and run with the flag. Okay?" Croagunk said.
Snorunt simply nodded.
The two of them peaked out again and saw Heracross hiding in a bush. He saw the two and had an idea. He gave them a signal that mean wait for him to strike.
They both nodded and laid low, going unnoticed.
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Meanwhile, Krookodile and Mismagius were slowly moving towards the flag and were taking the scenic route.
"We can't we go any faster?!" Mismagius complained.
"Because the fates say to take the scenic route. So I am." Krookodile simply answered.
"But anyone could see us at any moment." Mismagius pointed out.
"Maybe, but I'm not worried, the fates haven't failed me yet." Krookodile replied.
Mismagius groaned and kept floating with them. They kept going until-
"Time to die! In the name of Lord Shaymin!" Banette shouted, as she swung a vine and aimed a Shadow Claw at Mismagius.
They both turned around and saw this. "Look out!" Krookodile shouted as he got in front of Mismagius and took the Shadow Claw. Mismagius was surprised that he took the hit for her.
"You may have avoided your fate this time, but I will carry out my mission in the name of Lord Keldeo!" She shouted as she quickly left with the vine.
"Krookodile, you took the hit for me. The coin didn't tell you to do that." Mismagius said, still surprised of what just happened.
Krookodile looked at Mismagius and smiled. "Well, I don't need the fates to control every move I make. I still have my own choices you know. Plus, I can take it better than you can, so I decided to help."
Mismagius smiled. "Thanks."
"Anytime." Krookodile replied.
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Mismagius: "Wow, he actually saved me." She smiled again. "Maybe he's not so bad, even though he still won't tell me how that damn coin works."
Krookodile: "Well, that happened. But I'm still confident in the fates. They'll show me that taking the scenic route was the better option, I just know it."
Banette: "Drats, they didn't fall down. Well, granted that Krookodile is part Dark type, so I shouldn't be surprised there. But I will get someone, in the name of Lord Mew!"
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Cacturne was walking along the forest, as Liepard was silently following him. He suddenly stopped. "You can come out now Liepard, I know you're following me." Cacturne called out.
"What? How did you know I was following you" Liepard asked, as she comes out of hiding
"Please, ya said ya wanted ta be in offense da moment I said I would. I just knew ya wanted something ta do with me, for reasons I'll never know. Plus, I'm part Grass type, I can tell when someone is near me in da forest." Cacturne replied.
Liepard sighed "Fair point."
"So, what da hell do ya want? And choose your words carefully." Cacturne asked, in a slightly darker tone.
"I promise, I just want to talk. No blackmail, no charming, no nothing" Liepard said.
"Fine, what do ya want?" Cacturne asked again.
"I wanted to ask about your alliance, and maybe to see if you were willing to let me help a little." Liepard said.
"Really? So you're dat desperate ta be in my alliance?" Cacturne asked.
"I'm not sure if desperate is the word I'd use" Liepard commented "But, I do want some allies around here that can help keep me safe for a bit."
"Fine, ya can be in my alliance, if ya can do dis one thing for me." Cacturne requested.
"And that would be?" Liepard asked.
"I want ya ta eliminate someone from da other team." Cacturne said.
"What!? How am I going to do that?" Liepard asked him.
"Well, I thought it would be easy, considering da fact dat ya can charm most of da men here, and your sly words come convince the women dar as well." Cacturne replied.
"You… have a good point there" Liepard said "Anyone in particular you want out or?"
Cacturne grinned at this.
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Cacturne: "Dis is excellent. If Liepard pulls through for me, a great target I've wanted gone for a while will be eliminated. And if she fails, I'll just have her eliminated. Sorry, but I can't have someone knowing too much. It's bad for business."
Liepard: She sighs "I have to do this, don't I? It's for my own safety so… if I must."
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Banette ran her way to the Darkrai's podium. She saw a knocked out Druddigon as the Flag was right there, completely unguarded.
She grinned. "For Lord Magikarp!" She ran and easily grabbed the Flag. Only when she did, she was electrocuted by Emolga, who was grabbing on to the flag as well.
While she was being electrocuted, Klinklang came out of nowhere and slammed her with Wild Charge, throwing her off and knocking her out
"And that's 2-0." Klinklang simply said.
Emolga held a big smile. "Yeah! This is actually kinda fun."
"Yes, quite. So, should we get rid of the bodies, or let the police handle this?" Klinklang joked.
She giggled. "Hm… Well Excadrill is making holes. We could always dump them in those."
Klinklang looked at Emolga. "I like the way you think, partner in crime." He then winks at her.
She winked back.
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Emolga: "Okay, yeah. He is skeptical about Krookodile being a god… But Klinklang can be pretty cool. As for what I said about the bodies…. Let's just say this isn't the first time I've electrocuted someone with a metal pole involved. Never get between me and my makeup or it will not be pretty"
Klinklang: "Emolga may be delusional, when it comes to Krookodile being a god, but she has this cruel sense of humor that I can… relate. After all, this isn't the first time I had to hide something from the 'police'."
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Sandslash was just walking over to Heliolisk as the lizard was finishing up a rope trap.
"It is set up?" Sandslash asked
"Yep! Last one too. These should be a good first line of defense before they reach the flag. Where's Excadrill?" Heliolisk asked
"She's back at the flag. When we went over there, Klinklang and Emolga were being oddly buddy buddy. I think I heard something about running from the cops.. I've chosen to ignore it" Sandslash replied
"Yeah, it might be better that way. So how did you get this idea for the rope traps and pitfalls?" Heliolisk asked as the two of them started to walk back to the flag.
"I have a lot of survival skills. I know about traps, berries, how to survive in a lot of different environments. That's why I had you and Excadrill help. She could make holes while you could tie the rope together with me because I have large claws. I didn't think you would be so good with your hands though." Sandslash replied
"Thanks Sandslash. I've always been good with my hands and with tools. I'm really good with machines as well." Heliolisk said
Sandslash smiled "Well that's pretty cool. I guess we both have our own talents, don't we?"
"Yeah, we do." Heliolisk replied as they walked back to the flag
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Sandslash: "Heliolisk seems like a really nice guy. Plus he really helped me with the rope because of long claws and all" He notices the hole and claw marks. "Um… did an Ursaring get locked in here or something?"
Heliolisk: "I'll admit… Sandslash is great to be around. Maybe I should start spending more time with him. I'm sure it wouldn't hurt anyone"
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Sandslash and Heliolisk were walking when they heard something. "AH! HELP!" It sounded like Snorunt.
"That was Snorunt! We need to help her!" Heliolisk said
"Yeah, let's go!" Sandslash said as they ran over to where the voice came from.
They run and see Snorunt high above them, trapped in the rope trap. "Where did this come from?! Did I make this and forgot about it?!"
"No Snorunt, that was us. Sorry about that" Sandslash said, going to get her down
"Hey Snorunt, where is Croagunk?" Heliolisk asked "You two went together, right?"
"We did! We went to the flag, but the brown alien grabbed him and froze him! I went back to get someone for help!" Snorunt replied.
The two of them got Snorunt out of the trap and back on the ground like normal
"There you go Snorunt. Are you okay after that?" Sandslash asked
"Yes, thank you!" She said, before she grinned and jumped back and turned into Zoroark. "Your so kind."
"Zoroark!? You tricked us!" Heliolisk shouted in surprise.
"No shit Sherlock. Now, let's take care of you two." Zoroark went to Heliolisk and tagged him, freezing him on sight. He then turned to Sandslash and used Flamethrower on him, pinning him to a tree with it.
"Le-Let me go!" Sandslash shouted in pain.
"Nah, I want some fun with you, before I go." Zoroark said, before he used Flamethrower on Sandslash some more.
Sandslash was groaning in pain from a fire type move being used on him like that.
"Hmm, you don't seem to be in enough pain." Zoroark said. "Want me to take care of that for you?"
"No!" Sandslash replied "You only had to tag me! Stop using Flamethrower on me!"
"Now why would I waste the opportunity to use Flamethrower on a Pokemon that's 4x's weak to it? It seems like I'd be missing out if you ask me." Zoroark said, as he used it once more.
Sandslash was growing weak fast from the damage Zoroark was doing to him, groaning in pain weakly.
"Hmm, does that seem enough? You look like you could pass out at any moment." Zoroark implied.
Sandslash groaned more. "Just… freeze me… stop this."
Zoroark cackled. "I'll freeze you, but only if you beg for me to."
"Just freeze me already! I don't want to feel the pain much longer! Please, I'm begging you!" Sandslash was begging him/
Zoroark chuckled. "Alright, but only since you asked nicely." He touches Sandslash and freezes him. "Now to get that flag." Zoroark said to himself.
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Sandslash: He was in some bandages "Was burning me alive, almost knocking me out, and forcing me to beg for my life really necessary!?"
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Zoroark went to the flag and saw it was unguarded. He grinned. "Too easy, you should never try to outfox a fox." He used Flamethrower on the Flag, and Emolga screamed in pain as she jumped out.
"EMOLGA!" Klinklang shouted as he came out to help her.
Zoroark grinned as he used Flamethrower on Klinklang, stopping him in his tracks.
Emolga saw this. "Please don't hurt him! I'll do anything, just don't do this Zoroack!"
Zoroark cackled. "Oh begging, it's music to my ears." He stopped and froze Klinklang. He then took the flag and pointed it at Emolga. "You're going to lead me out of those traps, got it?"
She just nodded.
He grinned again. "Excellent."
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Heracross and the other two were waiting for a chance to strike. They really needed to not get into Beheeyem's sight, or it could be bad for their future.
While they were doing that. Krookodile and Mismagius walked in the back and saw the flag and everyone there.
Krookodile grinned. "I knew the fates lead me well." He looks at Mismagius. "I'm going out there, coming with?"
Mismagius grinned as well. "Lead the way."
Krookodile nodded as he ran at the guards. He surprised Beheeyem as he used Crunch on her, doing massive damage.
"NOW!" Heracross shouted.
Croagunk slipped by and grabbed the flag.
"What the?! Get the-" Dragalge couldn't finish as Snorunt used Ice Beam on him, freezing him solid.
Monferno was tagged by Heracross and Xatu just stood there and let it happen as he was frozen by Ice Beam as well.
"Quick Croagunk, get to the base!" Heracross shouted.
"On it!" Croagunk shouted back calmly as he ran through the bushes and trees for cover.
Beheeyem tried to fight back, but Mismagius shot a Shadow Ball on her, knocking her out. "And stay down!" Mismagius shouted.
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After Zoroark made it out of the traps, he froze Emolga and was already halfway there to his base. He was whistling as he twirled the flag around. "Man, this was too easy. It's nothing like the game I would play with my brothers." He said to himself.
Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Croagunk running towards his base… with the Giratina's flag.
Zoroark's jaw dropped, before he panicked and ran as fast as he could.
Meanwhile, Cacturne and Liepard made it to the base, as the flag was already taken. "The flag's already gone? Bummer." Cacturne said.
Suddenly, Zoroark ran past them as he was nearing towards his podium.
"STOP HIM!" Heracross shouted.
While that was happening, Croagunk made it to his base as it was wide open. He made no hesitation as he went for the podium.
Zoroark was dodging all the other Pokemon, using his disappearing act to disappear and reappear closer and closer to the podium.
"HE'S ALMOST THERE! DON'T LET HIM GET TO THE PODIUM!" Heracross shouted.
Zoroark and Croagunk both made it to their podiums, as they slammed their flags inside them.
They both panted, waiting to see who won.
Jaba turns on the loudspeaker again. "Everyone! The challenge is over! Unfreeze the literally frozen players and meet me in the center of the playing field to hear the results!"
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Zoroark: "I hope I win this, I did too much effort to lose now."
Heracross: "I hope that Croagunk made it in time."
Dragalge: He was livid. "WHERE THE FUCK WAS COFAGRIGUS!"
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Everyone eventually made it. While Dragalge was scolding Cofagrigus for how much of a fuck up he is, Heracross saw the bruises on Sandslash. "Sandslash! What happened?!" He asked.,
"Zoroark decided to have fun with freezing me… with fire" Sandslash replied still weak as Heliolisk was helping him up.
Heracross glared at Zoroark and he just grinned at him. "Bastard." Heracross muttered to himself.
Jaba cleared his throat. "Okay everyone! Now that we did a check on the cameras to see who placed the flag on the podium first, We have a winner…. The Deadly Darkrais, Thanks to Croagunk getting to the podium 2 seconds before Zoroark did!"
All the Deadly Darkrais were cheering as both Zoroark's and Dragalge's jaws dropped. "WHAT THE FUCK?!" They both shouted.
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Croagunk: "I happen to be quite fast for my species. It came from all the training I've done. Looks like it came in handy today" He sported a smirk at the end of that.
Zoroark: He was slashing the walls of the confessional.
Snorunt: She was crying seeing the new slash marks "I'm a monster!"
Zoroark: After that moment of slashing the walls, he calmed down. He takes a deep breath. "THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT! HOW THE FUCK DID I LOSE TO A FUCKING FROG?! I'M FASTER THAN THAT BASTARD DAMMIT?! IF I DIDN'T WASTE MY FUCKING TIME WITH THOSE FUCKING BASTARDS BACK AT THE HOMEBASE, I WOULD'VE WON BY NOW! ARCEUS FUCKING DAMMIT!"
Dragalge: He took a deep breath. "I'm going to have a talk with Cofagrigus… a LONG talk!"
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"You sure you're okay?" Heracross asked. He was with Sandslash and Heliolisk at the infirmary.
"I've been mauled by a really pissed off Ursaring once… I think I'll live… but still, it hurts. I'm actually afraid of fire a bit" Sandslash replied.
Heracross went to Sandslash's ear to whisper. "I wouldn't say that too loud now. You and I both know that there's always a fear challenge. If they know your fear, then your screwed."
Sandslash whispered back to Heracross "Jaba can literally turn into a Psychic type on command… I'm fair sure he knows all our fears by now."
"Not if you play your cards right." Heracross said, as he winked at him. "I'll be outside if you need me, okay?"
"Alright" Sandslash replied as Heracross left.
"Sorry about what happened… I wish I could've helped you" Heliolisk said sadly.
"It's fine Heliolisk, the challenge had you frozen so there was nothing you could do to stop it. It's just too bad he trick us like that." Sandslash said
"Yeah, should've noticed something was off when Snorunt came back for help and Croagunk was frozen. I don't think Croagunk would've gone down like that so easy." Heliolisk mentioned.
"Yeah, likely." Sandslash said. "Still, thanks for helping me walk and bringing me here Heliolisk. I appreciate it" He said that last part with a smile, even through his pain
"No problem. That's friends are for right?" Heliolisk asked
"Yeah. Definitely" Sandslash replied.
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Heliolisk: "I'm glad I was able to help Sandslash after the challenge ended. Zoroark did a number on him. I also have a new friend, so that's a plus. I just hope he gets better quickly."
Sandslash: "I'll be fine. I just need to recover from that. And I really did appreciate Heliolisk helping me the way he did. I'm glad to know that he cares" He looks around the confessional. "What happened this time?"
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As Heracross left the infirmary, he ran into Scizor, who was glaring at him. "Oh, hello there Scizor." Heracross said.
"That was a mean move you pulled on me during the challenge. I did think for a second there that you wanted to be civil. Glad to see that you're just an asshole" Scizor said in a mocking sarcastic tone.
"Heh heh, not going to lie, that was a dick move. But an effective dick move. Come on, it was a clever trick, wasn't it?" Heracross asked.
Scizor rolled her eyes. "Whatever you say Beetle. Just do me a favor and stop trying to piss me off. I was still in Juvie, so I'm not one to mess with."
"Look hear me out. You may have came from Juvie, and you may beat me to a pulp at any moment, but that doesn't mean that you're still hot as hell." Heracross said, sounding genuine.
Scizor blushed to that, but still glared "Don't try to flatter me!"
"But I'm only saying the truth." Heracross admitted. "I mean, just look at you. You have those claws, that could rip metal in two, those amazing wings, that you may not be able to fly with, but it doesn't mean that their beautiful to look at. You got the perfect curve, for one of your species. Your hot red, as your color is similar to blood. And that face, that face is just perfect. All of that and more, of why you look like the hottest Bug type I've ever seen."
"Re-Really?" Scizor said, losing her glare. "That's really sweet of you to say."
"And all of that was true." Heracross said as he got closer. "I really do see you as the hottest Bug type around. So, what do you say, wanna make a fresh start? No more trying to piss each other off?"
"Sure" Scizor said. "I'm willing to do that" She held her claw out "Shake on it?"
"Of course, with no joy buzzer of course." Heracross said as he shook her claw.
Scizor didn't get frozen this time as they shook hands. "Thank you. Now I better get going. I have to figure out my vote for tonight… again. I'll see you around" Scizor then walked away.
Heracross sighed with relief, before remembering something. "Wait! One more thing!"
She turned around "What is it?"
"You think you wanna, oh what do they call it? Go on a date with me? I've already called you hot as hell, might as well try to ask." Heracross offered.
Scizor gave him a smile. "Sure. I think that would be fine"
Heracross smiled back. "Great, see you then."
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Scizor: "Honestly, I wasn't expecting that from him. Maybe that beetle has a heart after all." She blushed a little after saying that.
Heracross: He gave a big sigh. "Wow, that took a lot, not going to lie. I proved Heliolisk wrong by SO many ways! I got Scizor to not kill me, I got us to not be enemies anymore, I flirted with her twice, I got her to not kill me for pulling that dick move, AND I got her to go on a date with me! Suck it Heliolisk!"
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Before the elimination ceremony would take place, the Royal alliance met up at the beach.
Dragalge slapped Cofagrigus across the face. "WHAT THE FUCK COFAGRIGUS!? WHERE WERE YOU WHEN SHIT WENT DOWN!"
"Damn Dragalge! We already had this talk! I told you! Shit didn't happen and I got tired! I didn't know when I wake up, the flag was already taken and the challenge was already over!" Cofagrigus shouted.
"I DON'T CARE HOW MANY TIMES WE HAVE THIS TALK! I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE FUCK ARE WE GOING TO SAVE YOUR BITCHASS FROM ELIMINATION?!" Dragalge asked.
Druddigon was just reading a book while this was happening. "You know, we could just target someone else. No one didn't know that Cofagrigus fucked up. The only Pokemon that would've known was Beheeyem, you and Cofagrigus."
Dragalge looked at Druddigon. "Yes, that makes sense." He finally calms down. "Alright, so who do we vote for then?"
Druddigon grinned as he closed his book and came to them. "I have an idea, and I'm pretty sure the rest will agree as well."
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Dragalge: Dragalge smiled. "This is now the happiest day ever since I got on this horrid show. I'll sleep well tonight."
Cofagrigus: Cofagrigus looked a little worried still. "I hope this works, I don't want to be remembered as the second Pokemon eliminated, that's not a title to be exactly proud of."
Druddigon: "What? Sometimes I can have good ideas… I just choose not to most of the time."
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It was now nighttime and Jaba and The Grandiose Giratinas were at the campfire pit, the
fire blazing.
"Welcome Giratinas to your next elimination. As you know, if you get an Oran Berry then you are safe. If you don't dock of loser for you and you are eliminated. I have ten Berries and eleven of you. Let's begin." Jaba said.
The team looked around at each other, looking at who would go home.
Heracross was walking by when he saw the elimination ceremony. He figured since he was bored he might as well watch who would be eliminated next. He hid behind a bush and was watching it from there.
"If I call your name, come and get a berry since Hannibal is in bed today. The first Berry goes to…. Zoroark." Jaba said
Zoroark grinned and got his Berry. "I knew those Capture the Flag skill would come in handy."
"Druddigon…. Monferno… Banette…" Jaba announced.
Banette got her berry. "I made it alive once more, thanks to Lord Shuckle."
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Smeargle: "Sometimes…. I wonder how high Banette's insanity stat is. Because it's really high leveled."
Banette: She looked around the confessional. "I'm alone? No more voices talking? Yes! Freedom!" She left the confessional, happily."
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"The next Berries goes to… Smeargle… Xatu…. And Scizor."
"Sweet. Next level." Smeargle commented as she went and got her Berry.
As Scizor got her berry, she saw Heracross hide in the bushes. Heracross gave a wink at her.
"Next Berry goes to… Beheeyem" Jaba said.
Beheeyem grabbed the Berry with Psychic and resisted the urge to crush it as she ate her berry.
"The bottom Staravia…. Cofagrigus… and Dragalge. And unlike last night all three of you did get vote… but with only one of those votes, Dragalge is safe."
As Dragalge got his Berry, he looked at Staravia and grinned. "Break a leg." He simply said as he ate his berry.
"Anything to beat you." Staravia replied
"Staravia and Cofagrigus, the bottom two." Jaba said "Cofagreigus, you made a mistake today that if you didn't, you could have helped your team more with that assault on your base. Staravia… you're just rude and abrasive, always fighting with Dragalge. Maybe your teammates got sick and tired of it after only two days."
"Well, it's obvious who's going home." Heracross muttered to himself. "Cofagrigus fucked up his job. Last time that happened, Marill got eliminated just like that. He's going home tonight, I'm sure of it."
"And the last Berry of the night." Jaba started. "Is…."
Cofagrigus looked a tiny bit worried and Staravia had a glare on her face
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"What?!" Heracross shouted, but not loud enough for anyone to hear.
Staravia had a shocked expression on her face. "WHAT!? Why did you vote me off!? I'm actually a useful member to this team, unlike some people I know!" She glared at Dragalge.
Dragalge grinned as he got up and in front of Staravia's face. "You want to know why you were eliminated? Monferno, tell her why you voted for her."
"Simple," Monferno started "I voted for you Staravia because I was tired of you alway starting a fight with Dragalge. You two bickering would lead us to ruin if any of us didn't vote on of you off. And between the two, Dragalge is a good leader, so you got the boot Staravia… sorry… not"
Dragalge chuckled at that. "Scizor, why did you vote her off?"
Scizor shrugged "Her arguing with you got annoying and I could deal with you Dragalge. So I voted for Staravia. Not liked I know who caused our lose or anything."
Cofagrigus innocently whistled at that.
Dragalge chuckled once more. "Even Smeargle, why did you vote for Staravia?"
"Monferno asked me to" Smeargle said "So I did. I had no problem with it. Staravia had the aggro of our votes ever since this morning."
Dragalge chuckled again as he looked straight at Staravia. "I told you Staravia, I told you that you were going to be eliminated soon. You want to know how I made such a good prediction? Because I knew you weren't anything. You're all bark and no bite. Not even showing once how much of an "athlete" you say you are. You got eliminated quickly in the first challenge by a crocodile, and you weren't even much in this challenge. Compared to me, you're just a spoiled little brat, who complains and argues about every little thing. You know NOTHING, of how a team functions. They all have ears, and eventually, they're going to get tired of hearing our bickering, and they're going to choose which one of us is more valuable. A King with great leadership skills, or an athlete, who barely makes that kind of a title. You lost Staravia, and now you're banished from this island. Leave, and never come back."
Staravia was glaring at Dragalge , she eyes twitching as she looked livid. "FUCK YOU YOU ASSHOLE KING! I HOPE YOU GET OVERTHROWN AND DIE!" She then flew away to the confessional.
Dragalge only chuckled. "Please, if that happens, then you're a great athlete."
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Staravia: She was taking deep breaths as there were many more claw marks all over the walls. "I hate him! I hate him, I hate him, I hate him!" She then sighed "Fine, I'm eliminated. Now I have to deal with being eliminated second. I'm better then this! Ugh! Fuck Dragalge, all I want is for him to lose right now. I don't care what happens to the rest of them… wait no. Monferno can go too. Alright I'm done, bye!"
Dragalge: Dragalge sighed happily. "And now, peace is finally here. No more annoying bimbo bird to ruin my day. Now everyone can follow my orders with no arguments. This truly is the happiest I've been ever since I got on this show."
Monferno: "I just passed by Dragalge. He seem so happy that Staravia got the boot. I'm glad to see him in great spirits, maybe he'll be a bit nicer to the fist of the team with the royal pain away from him… Oh Arceus, did I just say royal pain?" She was silent for a moment… then she started snickering and then laughing loudly.
Snorunt & Croagunk: Snorunt was crying in the confessional with Croagunk comforting her. "Give her time, She'll likely forget that she thought that she did all this damage to the confessional in the morning" Croagunk said.
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Staravia was on the dock, getting on the Lapras. She looked behind her to her team who all just watched. Dragalge smiled and gave her a little wave. Staravia glared at him as her Lapras sailed away.
As everyone was leaving, Dragalge went to Cofagrigus and whispered in his ear. "Don't fuck up like that again. I don't think we'll have the resources next time to clean up your mess." Cofagrigus looked at him and nodded as everyone left.
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Heracross: "It makes no sense, Cofagrigus should've been eliminated. He's the one who fucked up for his team. Sure, Staravia is a pain, but she shouldn't be booted off THAT quick because of it." He then widened his eyes. "Unless…. Unless Cofagrigus is in a alliance. And if that's the case, then I'll have to stop him quickly, before it's too late."
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Monferno was relaxing on the beach after their team's elimination. She then saw Dragalge go next to her. "Take a nap in the beach are we?" He asked.
"Yeah." Monferno replied. "I thought it would be nice to relax a little. We may have lost twice in a row but that doesn't mean I can't relax a bit."
"Well, I'll tell you one thing, I'm very relaxed now. Like a giant thorn on my side has finally been lifted." Dragalge said.
"I can imagine" Monferno said "So… what now?"
"Now? Now we can start running things smoothly. Now I won't have Staravia to always bicker and argue with. Now, now I can sleep in peace tonight." Dragalge replied.
"That's good. I think I'm going to just relax here for a while longer, before I go back to the cabin… You want to join me?" Monferno asked Dragalge with a smile.
Dragalge looked at her and smiled back. "Is that even a question?"
Monferno laughed as the two of them just relaxed on the beach, talking to each other's presence.
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Monferno: "Is it wrong that I really do like being around Dragalge? Because I do. He's actually a great guy with an ego. Plus, being the only one a king likes in a game with a bunch of others… it's honestly a great feeling to have." She smiled as she spoke but then frowned a little "But if he puts me in a dress than he is a dead man."
Dragalge: "Ah, this calls for a celebration. Maybe I'll go to Heracross and Sandslash for breakfast. I've heard they have this trick to make the food taste better. I'll have my whole team taste good tasting food and we'll celebrate the loss of our most annoying team member. And it's all thanks to Staravia's own stupidity. I swear, if I somehow lose this and see that bird again… I'll actually fight her."
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Krookodile was walking along the beach when he noticed Mismagius float by him. "Hey there Missy, how's it going?"
"Don't call me Missy." Mismagius said with a smile. "And I'm doing good. Hey, wanna go back to my shop? I REALLY need to know how that coin works."
"You can do whatever with it Missy, but you probably won't get anything out of it. It's the fates that guide me the way, not the coin." Krookodile said.
"Oh trust me, when I'm done with it, I'll know everything about your amazing luck." Mismagius assured.
Krookodile chuckled "Whatever you say, Missy."
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Infernape: WOOHOO! Done again! This was a fun chapter to write characters for! I just really hope everything worked out well! What do you think Roran?!
Roran: Everything's fine! Nothing ta worry about! We still have Krookodile viewed as a god, Liepard fucked up majorly and now has ta eliminate someone from the opposite team, good luck with that by the way, and Klinklang and Emolga will probably be future partners in crime! But in the end, the ship didn't sink, so we're all good!
Infernape: Yep! That's good! Hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Next time, we'll have more fun as usual! Please give us feedback and I'll see ya'll laterz!
Roran: I'll see ya around, laddies!
Staravia: She glared at the camera "Review… or I'll claw your eyes out!"