Chapter 12: To Cook or to Poison
Heracross and Sandslash were sitting in the forest, waiting for Cacturne and Krookodile.
Sandslash sighed… it's only been a day since the last challenge and so the event of the previous night were still affecting him a bit. "Where are they?"
"They'll be here Sandslash, just have some patience." Heracross replied.
"Sorry, I'm just not in the best state of mind." Sandslash said, sighing.
"Yeah, I heard about your little… 'talk', with Zoroark." Heracross said.
"Talk doesn't even begin to describe what that was." Sandslash said. "Do you know how Heliolisk is going to feel when he watches back at all of this? Seeing Zoroark exploit his fear of being alone like it's nothing."
"Well, this is the reason you joined, to stop Zoroark right?" Heracross asked.
"It was either this or devising his murder… this was the only option I had that would work." Sandslash replied.
About a while later, Cacturne and Krookodile arrived. "Sorry it took so lon'. I had ta tell Krookodile da whole story." Cacturne said.
"Did you well him the part of me wanting to kill him?" Sandslash asked.
"That too." Krookodile replied.
"Good… What he is doing it just horrible!" Sandslash said. "He already almost killed two of us… including me, toy with three of our emotions… again including me, and he exploited someone's biggest fear and used them. Heliolisk is likely a crying mess right now as we speak!"
"Calm yourself Sandslash. Now Cacturne, would you mind telling us why you wanted us here?" Heracross asked.
"Well, ya see," Cacturne started, as he was pacing himself, back and forth. "Before, I had a little… 'deal', with Krookodile and Klinklang."
"You mean an alliance?" Heracross spoke out.
"Yes… an alliance." Cacturne responded. "Honestly, we weren't gonna do anythin' bad. We just grouped up ta keep each other safe. I want ya two ta join, but it's obvious dat we have a….. Different objective in mind."
"Yeah….Zoroark's elimination." Sandslash replied.
"Exactly, da four of us knows how twisted dis psychotic fox is. We need ta work together ta eliminate his ass out of here." Cacturne said.
"Hey, I'm already with you, I might as well be in." Krookodile said.
"He fucking almost murdered me." Sandslash noted. "Do I really need to say anything?"
"... As long as you don't do any backstabbing or any shit like that, then I'm in." Heracross said.
"Den it's settled, we'll work together ta take down Zoroark." Cacturne declared.
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Krookodile: "I didn't need the fates in on this one. I already joined Cacturne, so it's really just transitioning into a better deal. Zoroark is going to pay for trying to mess my head with the fate's guidance."
Cacturne: "I may have forgotten ta tell dem that once Zoroark is eliminated, I'm goin' ta smash him good with me and my mace." Cacturne shrugs. "Whoops, my bad."
Heracross: "I hope Sandslash will be okay after this. I don't want this to permanently affect him in a bad way….. You'll never be the same after that happens."
Sandslash: "I'm leaving Excadrill out of this because I don't want her to get caught in the crossfires of this. It's better that way. Zoroark has affected her enough and I'm going to make sure he pays for what he's done… I hope Heliolisk is doing okay now."
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Meanwhile at the Loser Resort…. Heliolisk was in his room… a crying mess. He had watched all the footage of what happen thanks to a few of the other loser making a DVD of all the things Zoroark did involving Heliolisk. After watching it Heliolisk became a wreck… He had his emotions tampered with… His biggest fear was exploited…. He was used… He was used by someone who he thought he loved only to learn that he didn't… He was broken.
There was knocks on his door but Heliolisk didn't answer it. Most of the others were worried about him…. But Heliolisk was just trapped into his depression.
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Monferno and Dragalge were both at their spot in the beach, spending time with each other like normal.
"Things are getting so boring now." Dragalge commented.
"What do you mean?" Monferno asked.
"There hasn't been much excitement lately, nothing worth any fun. I almost wish Staravia was back just to insult her some more…. Almost." Dragalge replied.
"Even saying almost to wanting Staravia back is concerning." Monferno said.
"Very. I just need something to do for once. Something." Dragalge said.
"You mean other than being with me?" Monferno asked.
Dragalge smiled at Monferno. "Yes, other than that."
"I'm sure there is something you can do. Its shouldn't be too hard to find entertainment." Monferno said.
"Well, we could always just-" Dragalge started.
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Scizor meets with Heracross over by the still newly planted Oran Berry tree.
"Morning Beetle" Scizor said with a smile.
"Why hello there Scizor, still looking hot as ever I see?" Heracross asked, not even looking at Scizor and writing something in his journal.
"Yep.. what the hell are you writing?" Scizor asks.
"Stuff." Heracross simply replied.
"What kind of stuff?" Scizor asked back.
"Important stuff" Heracross replied again.
"You're not going to give me any details on that are you?" Scizor asked with a sigh.
"Nope." Heracross said, finishing his writing and placed the journal behind him.
"Whatever then." Scizor said, rolling her eyes.
"Why yes Scizor, you can sit down with me. I don't mind." Heracross said, sarcastically.
Scizor rolled her eyes again, but still sat down next to Heracross. "So how are you doing?"
"Great, assuming you're doing well too?" Heracross asked back.
"Well yeah." Scizor replied. "But…."
"But?" Heracross asked.
"It's just Monferno." Scizor said. "Just about everyday she will come to me to bug me on my dating you or me having the Noibat around when having it around could kill us all. I've just had it with her!"
"Calm down Scizor, you're still my favorite bug around." Heracross assured.
"I'm the only other bug on this island." Scizor pointed out.
"Doesn't mean you're not hot." Heracross replied.
Scizor sighs. "Yeah, you're right. Sorry… I'm just on edge because of her."
"Look, I get it. You two have been against each other lately, but it's not like you can just eliminate her from your team." Heracross said.
"..." Scizor gained a grin. "What if I could?"
Heracross looked at Scizor. "What?"
"Well, if my team happens to lose…" Scizor started. "I can just do some convincing and got votes to take Monferno out."
"... Scizor, this idea. It's completely insane." Heracross said. "No one will actually vote with you with Dragalge on your team. I know she has been on your nerves but-"
"Heracross!" Scizor interrupted. "She has been more than just on my nerves. It's like she is watching me like a cop just waiting for me to do something wrong to get me locked up! I can't take it much longer."
"Scizor. Please, This plan of yours, will go down badly." Heracross stated. "Trust really don't want to mess with Dra-"
"I don't care right now!" Scizor shouted. "I'm sick and tired of Monferno just watching me all the time like I'm a criminal! I want her gone!"
Heracross was shocked that Scizor reacted like this. This was new. "Scizor."
"What!?" Scizor replied
"...Is this how Juvie treated you?" Heracross asked.
"... From my arrest… all the way to my release." Scizor replied.
"... Come here." Heracross said.
Scizor gets close and hugs Heracross
Heracross just keeps the hug for a while. "Don't over think you're a criminal again, you got it?"
"...Okay." Scizor simply replied.
"I need more than that Scizor." Heracross said.
"I promise… I won't." Scizor said.
"There we go. Now, you want to just lay here for a while?" Heracross asked.
"Yes please." Scizor replied.
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Scizor: Scizor sighs. "Yeah, that's how I've been feeling…. Monferno just watching me like that… No, no. I promised Heracross I wouldn't think that… I just need to start calm… Fuck me this will be hard."
Heracross: "I am so relieved she isn't going to do what I think she was planning to. That would've put a lot of people in one big Bunnelby hole. Trust me, that would've been ugly."
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Sandslash was just wandering about, when he suddenly saw Zoroark and Beheeyem walking together. He hid beside a wall on a cabin to listen to them talk.
"Say Beheeyem, can I ask you a honest question?" Zoroark asked.
Beheeyem nods and looks at him like he didn't need to ask.
"Do you know what else we can do?" Zoroark asked.
Beheeyem was shocked Zoroark asked that. Doesn't he always have a plan? She looked at him in confusion.
Zoroark noticed the look. "What? You think I actually plan my ideas out?"
Beheeyem nodded.
Zoroark bursted into laughter. "Oh you're too funny Beheeyem. I have no plans. I always go with the flow really."
Beheeyem looked at him in utter confusion.
"Sure, my main goal is to create chaos for the viewers to watch and enjoy, and to bring suffering to the rest of the competitors, but other than that, I'd be lucky if I had a actual detailed plan on something. Most of the ideas that I think of just comes to me really." Zoroark replied.
Beheeyem just blinked… decided to not argue with that logic.
"Sure, it may be random, sure, it seems like I'm all over the place. But in the end, as long as it brings chaos to others, then you won't get any complaints from me." Zoroark finished.
Beheeyem thought about that for a moment before nodding and smiling. Even if it would be random, it would still be fun, and now she gets all the time she wants with him.
Zoroark noticed her smile and rubbed her head. "So, got any ideas?"
Beheeyem thought for a second.
"It's okay. Take your time. I'm sure it'll just come to you like it does for me." Zoroark assured.
Beheeyem kept thinking for a bit before shaking her head, coming up with nothing for the time being
But Sandslash heard the whole thing.
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Sandslash: "Holy Shit…. That's how he operates… then that makes it hard to actually stop him. Not to mention what these two talked about…. Ugh… I got to talk to Heracross about this later."
Zoroark: Zoroark was just whistling, waiting for some brilliant scheme to pop up in his mind.
Beheeyem: Beheeyem was gesturing like she was giggling from what she came up with.
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Druddigon was searching berries for breakfast. Bruce still kicked him out of the cafeteria and Bloom hasn't been around yet.
He was searching until he heard a monstrous roar. He jumped a bit before realizing who it was.
"Bloom!?" Druddigon shouted.
Soon after, Druddigon sees Bloom fly down before him.
"Hey Bloom." Druddigon said.
She smiled and waved at Druddigon.
"Can you not scare me with those roars please? They still make me jump." Druddigon said.
Bloom looked confused. "I….didn't…...roar."
"What?" Druddigon asked in confusion, not even reacting to her talking. "But I hear a really loud roar that puts mine to shame."
Suddenly, the mighty roar was heard again.
His expression turned to a bit of fear. "What.. What was that?"
It happened again and Druddigon bolted.
Bloom soon followed Druddigon, concerned for the cave dragon.
But soon after wards, a Bewear was only just yawning. "Did I skip breakfast already? I should really get an alarm clock."
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Druddigon: "Seriously! What was that!?"
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Everyone was at the cafeteria getting breakfast. Everyone still sees the "No Druddigons allowed" sign and fear the wrath of Bruce.
Monferno was eating with Dragalge when she sees Scizor coming into the cafeteria, thankfully not with the Noibat this time.
Monferno sighed in relief. "Thank goodness, that Noibat isn't around. No fearing for our lives."
"Please, we'll always fear for our lives with Hannibal and Bruce on the island." Dragalge commented.
"Well Jaba would never let Hannibal actually kill us." Monferno pointed out. "And the only one even on Bruce's bad side is Druddigon so… I think we're doing pretty well."
"MISMAGIUS! I KEEP FUCKING TELLING YOU TO NOT USE YOUR VOODOO DOLLS IN THE CAFETERIA! I AIN'T HAVING NO WITCHCRAFT BULLSHIT IN MY KITCHEN!" Bruce roared at the Ghost type.
"Aww… but it's fun. I'm not hurting anyone." Mismagius said, pouting.
"You were saying?" Dragalge asked.
"I clearly spoke way too soon." Monferno said. "Anyway, I'm just sick and tired of Scizor bringing that Noibat in here when it's presence can literally kill us all… and not in a way we can work around."
But what Monferno didn't realize was that Scizor heard the entire conversation from a nearby table.
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Scizor: "So she still thinks that about me. Like she just assumes I'm trying to kill us all and don't know the dangers or anything. Thanks Monferno, what a nice girl you are."
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Heracross came in to sit down with Cacturne and Sandslash, but he noticed something….off with Sandslash.
"Hey buddy, are you doing okay?" Heracross asked.
"No" Sandslash said.
"Well, what's wrong then?" Heracross asked.
"I… I eavesdropped on Zoroark and Beheeyem talking earlier." Sandslash admitted.
"Oh, and what did Zoroark say?" Cacturne asked, being drawn into the conversation.
"I heard Zoroark say that his main goal was to cause chaos on the island as well as cause suffering to us as well." Sandslash replied. "But he also told Beheeyem that he doesn't really plan things out.. They just come to him as they happen."
"Wait, you're tellin' me dat devil fox over dere has no plans for anythin'?" Cacturne asked, pointing at the Zoroark and Beheeyem.
Zoroark and Beheeyem were playing cards.
"Got any threes?" Zoroark asked, looking at his hand.
Beheeyem looks at her cards and shook her head, even though she had three different sets of threes in her hand.
Sandslash nodded. "That's what I heard exactly from him."
"Well, can't tell if it's a good thing because he could be stuck with no ideas at the moment, or a bad thing because he's 100% unpredictable at this point." Heracross commented.
"Well…. He asked Beheeyem if she had any ideas." Sandslash said.
"We'll keep an eye on her den, incase she does get something pop up in her head. Last time anyone of dem had an idea, Heliolisk became a puppet for weeks." Cacturne remarked.
"Not to mention all the other shit involved in that situation." Sandslash pointed out.
"Well, let's not worry about that now. Let's just focus on getting them out. Worrying about too much at once can cause major problems in the future." Heracross advised.
"Yeah… I guess so." Sandslash agreed.
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Heracross: "With Scizor practically going against Monferno and Sandslash just now telling me this, it makes me wonder if anything else worse happened in my life than this….oh wait, there were worst moments."
Cacturne: "With the three of us, I'm sure we can take dat demon fox. Dere's no way in hell he can take us all out."
Sandslash: "Okay yeah I'm worried. Look what he did to Heliolisk… and then imagine what he could do to everyone else on this show. It's one thing to just create drama in a normal way… but actually literally manipulation emotions and being will to hard and almost kill us is way too far."
Zoroark: Zoroark looked crestfallen. "How did I lose? I never lose in card games, never."
Beheeyem: Beheeyem smirked into the camera and showed the sets of threes she hid from Zoroark. She then winked and made a giggling gesture.
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Druddigon was walking by himself for a while, when he saw Bruce take down the "No Druddigons allowed" sign.
Naturally, he ran over to the cafeteria. "Am I allowed back in?"
"Of course, after a lot of thinking, I believe you learned your lesson. You can now eat here as you wish." Bruce replied.
"Thank you!" Druddigon shouted as he ran into the cafeteria.
But as he was almost at the entrance, Bruce pulled out the Ice Hammer at the last second and whacked Druddigon hard, sending him flying.
Druddigon groaned in a lot of pain. "What the hell..?"
Bruce saw him went and laughed. "Haha! Fucking dumbass!"
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Druddigon: He was rubbed some of his bruises. "Ow… that damn hammer… I almost got back in too… I could fucking taste his food!" He feels his stomach growl and groans. "This bites."
Bruce: Bruce was wiping his Ice Hammer. "When will they ever learn?"
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Krookodile noticed Mismagius pouting at her food.
"What's wrong Missy?" Krookodile asked.
"I don't know, maybe it's that Bruce just banned my voodoo dolls from the cafeteria." Mismagius said. "It's not like I was hurting anyone."
"Bruce is….. Something special alright. But don't let him get you down okay? You can play with them all you want outside the cafeteria. How does that sound?" Krookodile asked, smiling at Mismagius.
Mismagius thought for a second. "Well… I guess it's just one place where they are banned. It's not that bad then. So I guess I'll be okay."
"That's the spirit Missy. Now go finish up so you can play with them." Krookodile said.
Mismagius giggled. "Okay, but be careful. Encourage me too much and your voodoo doll might get some fun as well." She winked at him.
Krookodile blushed. "B-But, didn't the Voodoo doll get ruined in the cauldron?"
"Aww sweetie… did you really think I wouldn't make a new one while you weren't looking?" Mismagius asked with a mischievous grin.
Krookodile just went to his food, getting flustered and also worried by what Mismagius just said.
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Krookodile: "What in the hell has the fates gotten me into?"
Mismagius: She was giggling. "Oh I made a new Kroc Doll… but I'm not going to mess with it too much. It's just cute to see him that flustered like that."
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Croagunk was just eating by himself. With both Snorunt and Klinklang gone, there's really no one to chat with anymore. He just sat there, eating.
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Croagunk: Croagunk sighed. "Snorunt is gone… and Klinklang, who promised her to keep me safe, got voted out right after her. I'm just all along… even my morning meditation has been harder lately. I think it's just been hard being alone like this, even if I'm used to it in sense. Maybe I should try just hanging around others on the island more, that may help."
Klinklang: Klinklang was inside the loser land resort's confessional. "Did I know I was going to get eliminated right after Snorunt? Yes. Did I know of that information when I made the deal with Snorunt? Yes. Do I care that I basically conned the deal to only being my side though? Not even the slightest. Lesson number one Snorunt, never make a deal with a strategist."
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Jaba and Hannibal enter the cafeteria.
"Good Morning Everyone." Jaba said
"Good night if you're on the other side of the world." Banette said, going to sleep right after she said that.
"That… just happened." Monferno said.
"Eh, could've been worse to be honest." Dragalge remarked.
"Sleeping Banette aside, today you all be competing in a cooking challenge." Jaba announced.
Heracross groaned internally. "Why me?"
"Cooking? Oh I love cooking." Zoroark said, getting excited already.
"Alright everyone, this should be easy." Hannibal started. "You losers will be going into your teams to cook three separate courses. Lunch, dinner, and dessert. You will judged by four judges that will be revealed later. For right now, everyone decide who should be head chef for each team."
The two teams got together to do just that.
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Sandslash: "A cooking challenge… It can't be too bad. It's just a simple challenge. Wonder why Heracross groaned though."
Heracross: Heracross was slowly banging his head on the side of the confessional, over, and over, and over.
Dragalge: "A cooking challenge?" Dragalge sighed, annoying. "This is too easy. Honestly, the creators truly must be running out of ideas with challenges."
"FOURTH WALL!" Someone shouted.
"WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP?!" Dragalge roared.
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On the Deadly Darkrais' side.
"Sorry everyone, but I have bad news." Heracross announced. "But I can't be your head chef for today's challenge."
"What, why?" Excadrill asked
"Excadrill, I have solved mysteries more times than you can count, I've avoided great perils on a daily basis, I've stopped crimes before they even happened without a sweat. But when it comes to cooking, I literally blow up the oven every time I try. I'm no chef, not in the slightest." Heracross admitted.
"Every time you blow up an oven… I'm fairly sure that's a curse." Mismagius said.
"Don't go there Mismagius. I may be slightly believe Krookodile's luck, but I'm not believe curses or witchcraft in the slightest." Heracross remarked.
"We're getting off topic." Croagunk said. "We need a head chef."
"Don't look at me. I may be a leader, but I ain't no culinary chef. I don't have time ta learn dat stuff." Cacturne replied.
"Well I can't do it." Croagunk admitted.
"I'm a shut in…. You're crazy if you think I can be a head chef." Excadrill pointed out.
"I may gamble, but I'm not trying my luck on cooking. Too many things for the fates to supervise at once." Krookodile added.
"So that leaves… me and Mismagius." Sandslash noted
"Missy, you do stuff in your caldron, you think you can be head chef?" Krookodile asked.
"That's to make potions and everything. Not actual food." Mismagius said. "There is a good difference. Plus, I think a survivalist like Sandslash would be good with food."
"Cooking is still cooking Mismagius. Plus, Sandslash may be able to cook, but it's mostly for basic things, right Sandslash?" Heracross asked.
"Basic meals or the occasional drink to stop venom." Sandslash replied.
"We don't need basic meals, we need something that will blow them away…. But not literally. What do you say Mismagius, wanna lead the team for the day?" Heracross asked.
Mismagius thought for a second. "Okay. I'll do it."
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Mismagius: "I'm not sure if I'm the best choice to do this but… I'm the only real chance we have so I may as well try. It can't be that ba- oh wait… Heracross blows up ovens… Dear Arceus help me."
Heracross: "I'm not kidding when I say I blow up the ovens every time I touch them. Those devilish machines has got to be my greatest foe yet."
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On the Grandiose Giratinas' side.
"So, anyone want to be head chef?" Dragalge asked.
"Not me… I'm not the best cook in the world." Scizor admitted
"Never really learned how to be the best cook around." Monferno said.
"Well worry no more, because I can be your head chef." Zoroark replied, grinning confidently.
Beheeyem nodded in confidence as well, seconding Zoroark.
"Well, that settles it. If Zoroark thinks he can be head chef, then I won't complain. Say, where's Druddigon?" Dragalge asked.
Just as Dragalge said that, Druddigon came crawling to his team slowly in fatigue.
"Hey….. team…" Druddigon weakly said before falling to the floor groaning
"... We'll have him do something light. Everyone, let's work some magic!" Zoroark shouted.
The rest of the team, excluding Beheeyem and Druddigon, cheered.
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Monferno: "Well, if Zoroark says he can lead us then by all means. I trust him. Plus I think we should be fine provided that Scizor doesn't do anything to screw us over."
Scizor: "I guess we should be okay in this challenge… but if Monferno messes this up for us then there goes our chances."
Druddigon: "Ugh… This bites… that hammer hurt so badly and I'm so weak right now… hell I'm having a hard t-time-" Before he could finish he falls over to the ground groaning. "Dammit."
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Everyone went to the judging table and saw Jaba, Hannibal, Bruce…. And a Bewear?
"Okay is no one going to ask… okay I will. Why is there Bewear here?" Croagunk asked.
"He's my food taster. I thought it would be nice for him to get some free food." Bruce replied.
The Bewear smiled and waved to the campers.
"Well, I see no harm in it." Sandslash said.
"Anyways, the four of us will give scores out of five when we try your food. And since I don't want you all going blindly into a food battlefield with no idea what to expect it's only fair we share what kind of food we like." Jaba explained. "Personally, I'll eat most of anything, but I do like sweet food and cold food."
"I prefer hot and spicy food though. I hate anything cold. You have to make it steaming hot. I also prefer meats over veggies." Hannibal said.
"I have an iron stomach, but, it would be nice if you gave me berries or any plants in your food. Bug type and all that. Just nothing sweet or anything like that, too rich for me. But I swear to Arceus, if you put anything spicy in my food, I will fucking come over this table, and beat you to death!" Bruce threatened, showing off his Ice Hammer to be more frightening.
Most of everyone gulped in fear.
"I can eat anything No preference on meat or veggies. BUT, if you put honey on something, you'll definitely have my vote." The Bewear said.
"Um.. is that all?" Excadrill asked.
"Yep. Now get cooking." Jaba said.
The two teams separate to their two kitchens.
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Sandslash: His eye was twitching. "Did you pay close attention to all of what they said? It's impossible to get perfect score! Bruce hates what Hannibal likes and if we add honey to get more from the Bewear then it'll be too sweet for Bruce as well. The only one Bruce's taste don't mess with is Jaba because they both like cold food and Jaba isn't picky with food taste."
Mismagius: "Well… this sucks. How am I going to blow them away if half the judges are so picky!?"
Druddigon: "Of course would make this challenge hell for us and threaten us with death along with way… Just peachy"
Zoroark: Zoroark chuckled. "This is not a problem for me, I'm still going to win it all for my team. All the judge's preferences aside, this challenge is a cake walk."
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On the Deadly Darkrais' side. "So, got any ideas on what we should cook first?" Heracross asked.
Mismagius started thinking. "Well we do need to consider what our judges said on their taste in food."
"One likes sweet and cold food, one likes hot and spicy meat, one likes berries and plants, and one likes anythin' with honey on it." Cacturne said.
"Well good news is that Jaba and the Bewear will eat anything from the sound of it." Sandslash pointed out.
"That only helps so much." Croagunk simply said.
"Don't forget, anything spicy and Bruce kills us all. And I don't think even the fates will save us from his wrath" Krookodile added.
"But without anything spicy or hot, then we lose any points from Hannibal." Excadrill said.
"... Are… Are we just screwed?" Sandslash asked. "It's either a lot of points or we die."
"No… There has to be something." Mismagius said. "Let's take this one at a time. Lunch, who could we appeal to with that course?"
"We could do something with sandwiches, since they're cold for Jaba ta like." Cacturne replied
Mismagius nodded. "That will work. Plus they won't be too hard to make."
"Not to mention we can put berries in it to get points from Bruce." Sandslash pointed out.
"Then what's for Dinner?" Croagunk asked.
"We're going to have to bite the bullet… maybe something a bit hot and spicy." Mismagius said. "We need points from Hannibal somewhere."
"Are you insane? I want to be alive when I leave this island, not leave in a body bag." Heracross remarked.
"Well we're likely going to get no points from Hannibal for Lunch due to it being cold and not spicy" Mismagius pointed out. "Plus he hate veggies."
"Look, don't get me wrong, I agree with your logic. But I want to live. If Bruce taste anything hot, we, are, dead. No losing the challenge, no winning the money, no going home, dead." Heracross repeated.
"I don't think Jaba would let Bruce actually kill us." Excadrill pointed out.
"He let him keep dat Ice Hammer for Arceus knows how long" Cacturne replied.
"I'm pretty sure every living soul on this island is scared of Bruce…" Sandslash said. "So what can we do then? Just try something with meat?"
"We'll figure it out later. Let's just focus on Lunch right now." Mismagius advised.
"We can figure things out on the way." Croagunk said, with most of the others nodding in agreement.
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Croagunk: "... I don't like our chances"
Heracross: "If we do actually make anything spicy for dinner, it's been an honor being on this show."
Mismagius: "This is not going to end well… How can we even appeal to Hannibal when in doing so we die? This challenge is not as simple as I thought."
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On the Grandiose Giratinas' side.
"Alright everyone, you all ready to start cooking?!" Zoroark asked.
"That depends, am I allowed to poison Bruce's food?" Druddigon asked, having been seated down to reserve his energy.
"No. You're not allowed to poison Bruce's food. No matter how much we all want to." Zoroark replied.
Druddigon groaned.
"Resting dragon aside, what exactly are we doing?" Monferno asked.
"We, are going to make egg omelets, with Lum berry juice as the sauce. With a very tiny hint of honey.
"... Go on." Monferno said, impressed.
"You see, the omelet is for Hannibal to love since it's technically meat. The Berry juice is for both Jaba and Bruce to love. And since Bewear is a Bear, he'll be the only one to taste the honey inside the omelet. Boom, all of their preferences are accounted for." Zoroark replied.
Beheeyem clapped a little after Zoroark explained the dish.
"Well that's lunch." Scizor pointed. "What about dinner and dessert?"
"That, will be planned out later. But for right now, we have lunch to make. Let's get ready to win this challenge!" Zoroark shouted in excitement.
The rest of the team, except Banette, who was still asleep, cheered as they got to work.
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Monferno: "Got to admit… I'm impressed with Zoroark. He knows what he's doing."
Dragalge: "I have to admit, Zoroark is doing so far. Let's see if he can keep this up."
Zoroark: Zoroark chuckled. "Like I said, cakewalk."
Banette: Banette was still asleep, snoring away in the confessional. How she got here while being asleep is a question no one can answer.
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"Alright guys! We got to get these sandwiches right if we want to stand a chance!" Mismagius said to her team.
"We're tryin' are best here ya know!" Cacturne shouted.
"Are we or are we not toasting the bread?" Excadrill asked.
"Toast them. Hannibal might give us a 1 with that." Croagunk reasoned.
The Darkrais was working hard on the sandwiches while on the other side the Giratinas were running like a oiled machine.
"Eggs are cooking great!" Monferno shouted to Zoroark.
"Excellent! Dragalge, how is the sauce?!" Zoroark asked.
"The sauce is being made to perfection!" Dragalge replied.
"Great! Scizor, how is the honey?!" Zoroark asked.
"Sweet as… well honey!" Scizor said. Druddigon snickered at her trying to be funny and she glared. "Oh shut up!"
"Very good! Druddigon, did you manage to wake up Banette yet?!" Zoroark asked. "Not yet!" Druddigon replied before turning to the sleeping Banette. "Banette… Wake up! Um… Um… Sandslash found yourself place!"
Banette jolted up, wide awake. "Not the safe place!"
Druddigon blinked. "I.. I didn't think that would have worked. Sorry Banette, you're safe place is safe no worries. I needed to wake you up."
"Oh, okay. Thank Arceus." Banette said as she sighed in relief.
"Now help the team." Druddigon said. "Today is a cooking challenge."
"Yay!" Banette shouted with glee.
"We're almost done everyone! Keep it up!" Zoroark shouted
"And… Done on my end!" Monferno shouted.
"Great! Anyone else done?!" Zoroark asked
"The Honey is ready!" Scizor relied.
"And the sauce?!" Zoroark asked.
"Sauce finished!" Dragalge replied.
"Then let's get this all together and get ready to serve!" Zoroark concluded.
Everyone nodded and got to work getting everything ready
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Monferno: "Oh yeah. This is going to turn out great…. It took all I had to not take a bite out of the eggs. What? They looked so good."
Druddigon: "Glad I got Banette awake.. Extra hands in the challenge. Plus I don't want her being voted out for sleeping all day."
Banette: "Why did Druddigon wake me up in the middle of the night? I'm still very sleepy." Banette gave a huge yawn.
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It was now time to present the first course.
"Okay, I think we're good." Mismagius said. "Heracross, mind coming with me to present the food?"
"I don't mind at all." Heracross replied
"Thank you. Come one lets go!" Mismagius said.
"You ready Beheeyem? You got the plates?" Zoroark asked Beheeyem.
Beheeyem nodded, holding up the plates with Psychic.
Zoroark grins. "Then let's go!"
Java and the other judges were at their booth.
Jaba sees the contestants coming. "Ah, I see you brought our food out. Care to explain our lunch?"
Mismagius and Heracross brought their food to the judges first
"For lunch, we decided to make some sandwiches, with slices of Oran berries, lettuce, cheese made from Moo Moo Milk, and toasted bread." Mismagius said as Heracross gives the judges their food. "We really do hope you enjoy."
They see the food in front of them and decided to dig in.
After a bit of eating.
"Hmm.. this taste pretty good." Jaba said. "I'll give you a four out of five."
"Yuck! There's no meat anywhere! I'm giving this a one out of five." Hannibal replied.
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Croagunk: "I was kidding when I said we'd get a point from him… I thought he would give us a zero."
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"I like the lettuce and Oran berries. Three out of five." Brute commented
Mismagius and Heracross smiled hearing that rating. They weren't dead yet.
"Wow this is good! Four out of five!" Bewear shouted happily.
"That's a score of Twelve for lunch. Good job." Jaba said. "Next."
Zoroark and Beheeyem were next and brought their food.
Beheeyem used Psychic to give the judges their food.
"And just what did you make for us?" Jaba asked
"Well, I haven you know I made egg omelettes, with Oran berry sauce, and a teeny hint of honey." Zoroark replied.
Jaba, Hannibal, and Bruce watched as Bewear went to town on his omelette after hearing the word honey.
The three looked at their food as they started eating it as well.
After eating. "Wow! That was a good omelette. I'll give it a four as well." Jaba siad.
"Damn this is delicious! In giving this a four as well!" Hannibal shouted.
"Someone's happy" Jaba said with a small smirk.
"I can barely taste the honey. So it's not too sweet. Four out of five." Bruce added.
"All fours so that's a sixteen for you, Zoroark." Jaba said.
Zoroark grinned and bowed as he went to his team.
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Mismagius: "We're already down four points for lunch. Guess we have to step it up with dinner. We need points from Hannibal!"
Beheeyem: She was clapping to herself on how well lunch went.
Zoroark: Zoroark chuckled. "You see, me and my brothers didn't have parents. It was just me in charge of cooking them food. It took a while but my skills went from shit, to masterpieces. The other team might as well give it up now."
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On the Deadly Darkrais' side, the team was figuring out what to do for dinner.
"Hmmm…." Excadrill said trying to think.
"What are we going to do?" Sandslash asked.
Krookodile was thinking, until he thought of an idea. "Missy, you're a witch. Can't you make some potion or something like that to have all the judges taste to their preference?"
Everyone just looked at Mismagius as she was thinking. "I.. I think I can do just that. That may gives us an edge the other team doesn't have."
"So we'll cook something generic, and Missy can cook some potions to 'spice things up'. Pleasing all the judges is now possible." Krookodile concluded.
"That sounds good." Croagunk simply said.
"We have a chance now!" Sandslash said.
"Well, let's get to it then." Heracross insisted.
Everyone cheered and got to work.
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Mismagius: She giggled "Oh boy, will I whip a great potion that will make all the judges love everything we feed them for dinner and dessert! This will be great!""
Krookodile: Krookodile grinned and held his coin. "Time to put in some extra luck on the table." Krookodile then flipped his coin.
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On the Grandiose Giratinas' side.
"Okay Zoroark, what's next?" Druddigon asked.
"Well, it may sound simple, but we're going to make chicken pot pies." Zoroark replied.
"It's got meat for Hannibal, and Jaba and Bewear will eat anything… but aren't we losing points from Bruce?" Scizor asked.
"And farther risking my life at the hands of him!?" Druddigon added in fear
"Here me out everyone. Sure, meats in pot pies, but you can also put vegetables and fruit even if you want." Zoroark replied. "Which means."
"Which means everyone's happy and scaly dragon doesn't die!" Banette shouted out of nowhere.
"Thank Arceus." Druddigon muttered.
"Well, you heard the fox. Let's get this done and win already." Dragalge announced.
Everyone, excluding Beheeyem, cheered and got to work.
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Druddigon: "As long as I don't die, I'm happy."
Banette: "Can I sleep now? It's way too late for this madness." Banette gives a long yawn.
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While the Darkrais were cooking their food, Krookodile was helping Mismagius with her potions.
Mismagius was humming as she was working with joy. "So far so good!"
"Can you tell me again why I'm forced to stir this dangerous caldron?" Krookodile asked.
"Because I'm adding the ingredients and I want to see how you do." Mismagius answered.
"I'm afraid I'll blow up the whole caldron instead." Krookodile remarked.
"You'll be fine." Mismagius said.
"I should probably flip the coin on this." Krookodile said, as he started to do just that.
"No!" Mismagius shouted as he grabbed the coin with Psychic. "Sorry. But…" She smiled. "Just trust me. You'll be fine."
Krookodile gave Mismagius a worried look, before he smile back. "Alright, I trust you."
"Thank you." Mismagius said. "Now to add the finishing touches."
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Mismagius: "I just wanted him to trust me and not using the coin when it came to us. I understand why he uses it and I'm not going to go throw it into the volcano or anything… but I don't want to him to rely on it when it comes to our relationships. It makes it more.. Real."
Krookodile: Krookodile's right arm twitches. "Shit….it's happening again."
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On the Grandiose Giratinas' side, everyone was working on their part of the pot pies. 'Monferno was cutting up chicken for the pie, but Scizor bumped into her. "Hey, watch where you're going!"
Scizor looks at her. "Oh I'm sorry, did the princess almost cut off her hand?"
"Yes actually." Monferno answered. "And if I did, you would have been to blame."
"Well I'm sorry, but I'm trying to get my part of these pies down." Scizor said. "They aren't going to make themselves." Scizor then walked off, continuing to work.
"Whatever." Monferno said as she started cutting again… but nearby them, Beheeyem was watching their little argument.
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Monferno: "I honestly wouldn't have put it past her to bump into me on purpose."
Scizor: "Stay calm Scizor… Stay calm… You promised Heracross."
Beheeyem: She was thinking for a moment, like she had a really good idea.
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It was now time to give dinner to the judges.
"Alright, are we ready?" Mismagius asked.
"Everything's ready Mismagius." Heracross replied.
"Perfect, Let's go." Mismagius said with a smile.
"Is everything ready?" Zoroark asked.
"Um… Looks like it." Druddigon said.
"Then let's blow them away once again." Zoroark said with a grin.
Beheeyem nodded and lifted the pies with Psychic as they went to the judges.
The four were once again at the judging booth with the judges.
"I see that's it dinner time." Jaba said. "Mismagius, what do you have for our dinner?"
"For you all, we made fettuccine alfredo with some slices of lum berries added in for a nice flavor." Mismagius said. "Trust me, I know you'll enjoy."
"Alright then. Let's eat." Jaba said as he started to eat.
They all started to eat and… something happens. Jaba tasted it as cold and sweet, Hannibal tasted it as hot and spicy, Bruce tasted it as cold and tasting like berries and plants, and Bewear just tastes honey.
"Holy crap! This is perfect!" Jaba shouted. "Five out of Five!"
"ARCEUS THIS IS JUST WHAT I LIKE! FIVE OUT OF FIVE AS WELL!" Hannibal shouted.
"I have no idea how you did it, but this JUST HITS THE SPOT! FIVE OUT OF FIVE!" Bruce shouted as well.
"It's so amazing! It tastes just like honey! Five Stars!" Bewear shouts.
"Meaning you get a perfect score, raising your overall total to thirty two points." Jaba said
Mismagius giggled. "So glad you liked it.
"Alright. Zoroark, you're up." Jaba said.
"Well, I have something for you all as well. Chicken pot pies, but with all having amazing ingredients just for your preferences." Zoroark replied.
Beheeyem uses Psychic to give them all the food as Zoroark explained.
The judges all ate the pies.
"Hmm… pretty good. I'll give it a four." Jaba said
"Mmmm, the chicken. Five out of five." Hannibal said.
"Hmmmm. You have the berries and all that….. Four out of five." Bruce added.
"I taste the sweet honey again! Five out of five this time!" Bewear said
"That's an eighteen so you have an overall score of thirty four." Jaba said.
Zoroark grins, they're still in the lead.
"You are dismissed. We will see you for dessert… Best of luck." Jaba said.
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Mismagius: "It worked! It worked! Perfect score! Now we're only two points behind, so there's still hope yet!"
Zoroark: "I have to get a perfect score. If Mismagius pulls whatever she did before twice, we're done for. I have to make sure we win this challenge, even if I have to resort to… other methods."
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"Okay. We have a chance now. We can do this!" Mismagius said.
"So what's for dessert?" Croagunk asked.
"Well… how about a nice cheesecake." Excadrill suggested. "My mom's makes a great Razz Berry Cheesecake that's to die for."
"Cheesecake? Exactly how die worthy this cheesecake is?" Heracross asked.
"My mom worked hard on perfecting her recipe… it's very die worthy" Excadrill said.
"Well, I think a cheesecake sounds lovely." Mismagius said with a smile. "Plus adding a berry flavoring to it will work even better."
"Well, den let's kill the competition!" Cacturne cheered.
Everyone cheered and got to work.
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Excadrill: "What? I may be a shut in but my mom still gave me food… she knows how to bake like crazy."
Mismagius: "Is it wrong that I want to take a slice of the cheesecake we're making and split it with Kroc?"
Krookodile: Krookodile's whole body started slowly shaking. "It's….getting….worse
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Everyone was waiting for Zoroark to come back from wherever he went.
"Where the hell is that fox?" Scizor asked.
"It's only been a minute. Let's just wait it out. We can't do this without him anyways." Dragalge replied, folding his arms.
"Yeah, Yeah." Scizor said.
"Well I hope he comes back… We need this win." Druddigon said.
A little while after, Zoroark came crashing in with a giant book and placed it on a nearby table.
Everyone in the room jumped at that.
"What the hell!?" Druddigon shouted.
"I have the key to our victory!" Zoroark shouted.
"KEY?!" Banette screeched
Everyone looked at Banette.
"Um… Banette.. You okay?" Druddigon asked.
"...Oh, I'm fine. Don't mind me." Banette replied, nervously chuckling.
"Um… Okay then?" Druddigon said.
"Just continue Zoroark." Monferno said. "What's the book for?"
"Well you see, I stole this book from Bruce's kitchen." Zoroark said, opening the book and showing the recipes inside. "Inside has surprisingly the best recipes up to date."
Monferno and Dragalge looked the book over. "Oh wow…. Bruce has a book like this?" Monferno said in fascination.
"How the hell does he serve slop every day with this?" Dragalge asked.
"He must be paid to make the shit he does." Druddigon reasoned.
"But… Jaba would likely want us to have good food." Scizor said. "After all, he wants the best of us."
"Anyways, I was looking in here for something great, when I found this." Zoroark said, as he showed everyone a giant multi-layered cake.
"Oh my Arceus, that looks beautiful." Scizor said.
"Behold, the Arceus cake!" Zoroark announced. "With the first layer being red velvet, packed with tiny bacon bits. The second layer being full of Berry juice, as much as Oran berries themselves, and the third layer being the Unova's special cheesecake."
Druddigon was drooling. "I want this right now."
"But, we have to make it perfect. One fuck up, and we're done for." Zoroark warned.
"Alright." Monferno said. "Let's get to work!"
The team cheered and got to work.
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Druddigon: "I want that cake."
Scizor: "Okay, all we got to do, is get through this challenge and this cake. Honestly, as long as Monferno doesn't mess around, things should be fine."
Monferno: "That cake is going to be perfect. I can see it now. And as long as Scizor does nothing to mess up, I see it running smoothly"
Beheeyem: She was gesturing as if she was giggling… Perfect. Just perfect.
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The Deadly Darkrais were working on their Razz Berry Cheesecake.
"Excadrill, how is the Razz Berry juice?" Mismagius asked.
"I think we have a good amount. Just getting a bit more." Excadrill answered as she and Sandslash were getting Razz Berry juice.
Mismagius smiled. "Perfect. Hey guys, how is the batter coming?"
"It's really hard to get the batter goin' with THIS for hands." Cacturne replied, showing his fingerless hands.
"Then why not have any of the other guys help you?" Mismagius asked him.
"Don't you remember? If I get anywhere close to that oven, it'll blow up like that." Heracross replied.
"And I'm too busy trying to stir up this cauldron." Krookodile added.
"I'm making the graham cracker base." Croagunk simply said.
"Oh yeah, then try your best Cacturne." Mismagius said. "Maybe Excadrill or Sandslash can help after they finish with the berry juice."
Krookodile's body was shaking as he was stirring, but he then saw his coin at a nearby shelf.
Mismagius went over to him. "And how is my favorite Kroc doing with the cauldron?"
"Oh, looking good Missy." Krookodile said with a smile, though having real trouble keeping it in the inside.
"Great. I think we'll do well for sure." Mismagius said as she smiled.
"Yep, now why don't you supervise the others? Don't want Heracross to blow up the oven now." Krookodile joked.
"Yeah, very true." Mismagius said before kissing his cheek. "Good luck." With that she went over to check on the others.
Krookodile looked back at the coin…. He grabbed it and flipped it real quick and placed it back on the shelf, feeling really better now. Mismagius never noticing a thing.
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Mismagius: "See? He hasn't been flipping the coin and trusting me with the cauldon and look at that? He hasn't blown up."
Krookodile: "I'm so sorry Missy, but I needed to know. Plus, The coin flipped heads, so I couldn't blow up from that cauldron." Krookodile sighed. "I hope it was worth it."
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As the Giratinas were making the cake, Beheeyem took her chance to get her plan rolling.
The cake was so close on being finished, Scizor and Monferno was tasked with baking the cake and making sure it doesn't burn.
Beheeyem took that chance and pointed at the both of them when no one was looking at her. As she pointed to them, her fingers lit up as she started to manipulate both Scizor and Monferno's memories. She reminded the girls of all their arguments, how Monfero couldn't trust Scizor to do most tasks, and how Scizor felt about Monferno deep down. After a moment the girls glared at each other and Beheeyem stopped pointing, going back to her work like she didn't do anything.
Monferno scoffed. "I don't see why you're here at the oven. You're just going to end up overheating the damn thing."
"Oh shut up!" Scizor snapped back at her. "You're the fire type! You'll likely just burn it all up, or even blow it up!"
"Oh, I wouldn't do something so dangerous as that. Unlike a criminal like you." Monferno said.
Scizor's glare got very sharp... She punched Monferno.
"Ow! What the hell!?" Monferno angrily shouted.
"You have no right to call me a criminal!" Scizor shouted. "You don't know anything about me!"
"Well I know you're from Juvie! That should be enough!" Monferno shouted back. "You willingly hold onto a Noibat that could cause us all to die! You're always with Heracross who is on the other team! You can't be trusted!"
"Yes I can Monferno!" Scizor shouted. "I've been helping this team, not hindering! You're acting like all those guards and cops! Just assuming I'm a criminal and can't be trusted when I was innocent! I hate you!"
"Well the feeling is mutual!" Monferno shouted.
Just then the two of them smelled something and looked at the oven. "Oh shit!"
They had left the oven alone for long enough for it to start overheating and burn the cake inside.
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Scizor: "It's not my fault that the oven overheated! It's the monkey's fault! She stated it!"
Monferno: "It's Scizor's fault! If she hadn't punched me and actually done what she needed to do, then maybe the oven wouldn't have overheated!"
Beheeyem: She looked like she was giggling... A job well done
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The rest of the Giratinas came back and saw the cake burned.
"What the fuck happened?!" Zoroark shouted in anger.
Monferno and Scizor pointed at each other. "She caused the over to overheat! No! You did! Not me!"
"BOTH OF YOU! SHUT UP!" Zoroark roared. "THE FUCKING CAKE IS RUINED BECAUSE YOU TWO COULDN'T DO ONE JOB!"
"It's not my fault!" The girls shouted
Zoroark picked a chair and threw it near them at a wall. "I DON'T GIVE A FLYING FUCK WHO STARTED WHAT! IF YOU TWO DON'T MAKE SOMETHING, ONE OF YOU IS OUT OF HERE!"
The girls both looked scared seeing Zoroark like this… they both realized they were screwed.
"Well?! What are you two waiting for?! MOVE IT!" Zoroark roared.
The two of them scrambled to do something in order to fix this.
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Monferno: "Ugh! I can't believe this! Now I have to cover her ass if I don't want to be on the chopping block! This is all that criminal's fault!"
Scizor: "I'm so screwed… I promised Heracross I wouldn't do this… I still have a chance to pull something off… Here's hoping."
Dragalge: Dragalge sighed. "Monferno, I thought you were more mature than this...what happened?"
Zoroark: Zoroark was having an obvious fit. "I MADE THE PERFECT CAKE! THE KEY TO VICTORY! IT WAS SO CLOSE, BUT THE BIMBOS COULDN'T DO ONE FUCKING JOB! AND NOW WE MAY LOSE THIS THING!" Zoroark punches the camera in a fit of rage and the camera glitches out.
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It was now time for the Judges to taste the final course.
"Teams! It's dessert time!" Jaba announced.
"Oh, that's our cue! Let's go Heracross!" Mismagius shouted
"Give me a minute!" Heracross shouted back, as he came with Mismagius with the plates in his hands.
"Perfect, Let's go." Mismagius said, floating to the the judges.
"Alright losers, what do you have this time?" Hannibal asked.
"Razz Berry Cheesecake!" Mismagius said with glee.
Jaba looked at his cake as Heracross gave the judges their plates. "Wow, this looks good."
"Well.. Eat up then." Mismagius said.
And like that the judges ate the cheesecake.
"Hmm… Pretty good. Four out of Five." Jaba said.
"I have no idea why I taste meat in this berry cake, but eh, I'm not going to complain. Three out of Five." Hannibal replied.
"Arceus damn! I don't care how good it tastes, it's so sweet! Ugh, One out of Five." Bruce groaned.
"Oh it's so sweet." Bewear said. "Five out of Five."
"That's thirteen points for dessert, giving you a total of forty five" Jaba said
"Sweet! Thank you!" Mismagius said.
"Alright, Next!" Jaba said.
With that, Scizor and Monferno came out with a flew plates of pie. They started giving them to the judges.
Zoroark was watching with the others, glaring at the two girls while this was going on.
"Here we have some nice lovely pies for the four of you." Monferno said, trying to sound happy.
"So please enjoy." Scizor said in a similar manner.
Jaba gave them a small look but ate his pie along with the other judges.
"Ah, Ah. Hot!" Jaba said, quickly getting water and drinking it. He panted afterwards. "Two out of Five.. a pie should not be spicy."
"OH I LOVE IT! FIVE OUT OF FIVE!" Hannibal shouted, eating it a lot more.
Jaba slides the rest of his pie over to Hannibal. "You can have what's left of mine, Hannibal."
"Hmmm. It taste good." Bewear said. "Four out of Five."
Bruce said nothing…..as his arms were shaking.
The girls saw this and got nervous. Even the others who were watchings saw it, Druddigon running as far away as possible.
"You…...YOU FUCKING MADE THIS SPICY! THAT'S IT, YOU'RE ALL DEAD!" Bruce roared, as he grabbed his Ice Hammer and came over the table to run at the Giratinas.
"Run for it!" Monferno shouted as she ran for her life.
Everyone else was doing the same, trying to avoid Bruce's wrath.
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Monferno: She has some bandages on her head. "Yeah… needless to say things did not go well."
Scizor: She has bandages on her left arm, groaning. "Dammit… That chef is giving my ex boyfriend a run for his money.. And he killed someone!"
Beheeyem: Beheeyem was laying down with some bruises on her body. is head.
Dragalge: Dragalge placed the crown back on his head with bandages oon his right arm and tail. "Fish bastard."
Banette: Banette had bandages all over, but she was still smiling. "I felt funny being hit all over. I was even thrown into someone, but I wonder who." She makes a thoughtful pose.
Druddigon: Druddigon looked like he was in severe pain, with bandages all over his body as well. "Not even running early saved me… He threw Banette at me so that he could catch me."
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The Deadly Darkrais and Grandiose Giratinas were at the main cafeteria now. The Giratinas had bandages all over but they could at least walk… well, except Zoroark, who was unconscious and had to be carried by Druddigon.
Sandslash whispered to Heracross. "In hindsight, maybe we should have never made that hammer a prize in the first place."
"I honestly thought you and Excadrill would outlast Bruce. Remind me next time we make a very deadly weapon as a potential prize." Heracross whispered back.
"Yeah.. like I'm ever letting you do that ever again." Sandslash whispered back
Heracross just rolled his eyes as a response.
Jaba cleared his throat. "Alright, despite that fact that we never gave the overall score for the… um… disaster pie. I think it's very clear by the lack of severe injuries that the Deadly Darkrais won the challenge."
The Darkrais cheered a bit while the Giratines who were conscious groaned.
"Giratines, I will see you at elimination later tonight after you all heal a bit… and for Zoroark to wake up." Jaba said.
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Excadrill: "Well… at least they're alive."
Mismagius: "Okay, so I do feel real bad for the other team… but I'm still happy that we bounced back and won the challenge. This is great."
Heracross: "Shit, with that kind of uproar, I have a feeling Scizor did something. .. I hope she doesn't get eliminated tonight."
Dragalge: "And there goes our winning streak. I hope Monferno doesn't get eliminated for this. I really do."
Monferno: 'Great.. We lost. Now I might get eliminated. That damned bug ruined it all."
Scizor: "I fucking hate this! This wouldn't have happened if she just fucking backed off of me and everything would have been fun. Hell she was the one who added the Tomato berries to the pie.. Doing that almost kill all of us. But… All I had to do was keep my promise… and I couldn't"
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Zoroark was at the infirmary, still unconscious with Beheeyem by his side.
Beheeyem tried waking Zoroark up, by poking him multiple times.
After enough poking, Zoroark groaned as he was waking up.
Beheeyem smiled and waved seeing him awake.
"Ugh, hey Beheeyem. What the hell happened?" Zoroark asked, rubbing the back of his head.
She pointed at him and showed him the memory of what happened from the pie to the point where he blacked out.
Zoroark slowly got pissed again. "Arceus dammit! And I got really invested in this challenge too! How the hell did this happen?!"
Beheeyem rubbed the back of her hand and to the best of her ability, gestured to explained what happened.
Zoroark understood what she said and grew silent. "Beheeyem, you may have had an idea to screw with them, which I applaud for, but cooking is one of my things. You better give me a damn good reason why you took that away from me."
Once again gesturing, Beheeyem explained a bit more of her plan and the effects it would have… the possible chaos it could bring it could surely cause.
Zoroark made a thoughtful pose. "Hmm, that does sound great."
Beheeyem then also gestured in a more seductive way for him, even kissing him.
Zoroark blushed and kissed back. "Alright, you're forgiven."
Beheeyem smiled and kissed back again, as she and laid down with him.
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Beheeyem: Beheeyem was blushing with a kind smiled… she loved that fox.
Zoroark: "I can't get mad at Beheeyem forever, plus," Zoroark grins. "I am excited for what's going to happen with Scizor and Monferno. The results could be, exciting."
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Heracross and Scizor were sitting by their usual tree.
"I don't want to be that guy, but I told you so." Heracross started.
"Shut up, I know, don't rub it in." Scizor mumbled.
"My question is, how are you getting out of this? You kinda made a big situation with Monferno and costed your team the win." Heracross stated.
"I don't know… I don't even know what I should do!" Scizor said. "It was all going fine until one moment and then every blew up." Scizor looked like she was close to crying.
Heracross knew what Scizor was talking about… Beheeyem. But that issue's for later as Heracross hugged Scizor softly. "Please don't cry, those tears may cool down how hot you are."
"Very funny." Scizor said.
"I try my best." Heracross replied.
Scizor sighed. "I'm sorry.. I just promised that I wouldn't act out and feel like I did before and.. Then that happens."
"It's okay. I know you didn't mean it, you're too sweet inside to actually do all that on purpose." Heracross said.
Scizor hugged him. "Thank you." Scizor kissed him.
As Heracross kissed back, Scizor found a way to get out of her problem.
"Heracross… can you do me a favor?" Scizor asked.
"Hm? Yes?" Heracross asked back.
"Can you please, help me vote out Monferno?" Scizor asked.
"Okay one, I don't know how I can do that since I'm on the other team. And two, I don't know. That seems a little wrong." Heracross replied.
"But.. you want me to stay here with you, right?" Scizor asked.
"Well...yeah." Heracross replied. "But-"
"And I want to stay here with you." Scizor said, starting to get really close to Heracross. "Not to mention, Monferno started everything... Shouldn't she go home rather than me?"
"Well…. When you put it like that, maybe." Heracross admitted.
"Then please… help me stay." Scizor said, kissing him.
Heracross thought about for a long while. "...okay, I'll help you stay."
She hugged him tight. "Thank you."
"Anytime Scizor, anytime." Heracross replied.
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Scizor: "I love him.. And as much as I sorta tricked him, I really wanted his helped… Monferno is always the one he comes to me and starts stuff… I want to stay here longer… and be with Heracross more. I can't be blamed can I?"
Heracross: Heracross was banging his head on the side of the confessional. "What." Thump "Have." Thump "I." Thump "Gotten" Thump "Myself." Thump "Into?" Thump
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Dragalge and Monferno were laying on the beach at their usual spot, just laying there and thinking about everything going on right now.
"Monferno, what have you gotten yourself into?" Dragalge asked.
"A big fucking mess." Monferno simply replied.
"You have never exploded like that. Why now?" Dragalge asked more.
. "I don't know." Monferno answered. "I was fine, but then it felt like, everything that I've ever had a problem with her just came flooding into my head and… I just exploded."
Dragalge decided to come closer and comfort her. "I'm not too worried about it." He said.
"How? I'm on the chopping block now because of all that." Monferno said.
"Because while you may be in trouble now, you've always been known to get out of these situations. I have faith in you Monferno. And that's all that matters." Dragalge replied, smiling at her.
Monferno smiled back. "Thank you Dragalge… I'm happy to have you."
"And I for you Monferno." Dragalge replied.
Monferno kissed Dragalge. "I guess we should get ready."
"More like you should get ready. Better go out there and convince the others you're not so bad as they may think." Dragalge advised.
"Yeah. I should." Monferno said, started to get up. "I'll see you later then."
"See you later Monferno." Dragalge replied, as he watch Monferno leave the beach.
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Monferno: "I love that guy so much. I just hope the team listens to me and keep me around. Maybe Scizor leaving would be good for all of our safety."
Dragalge: "All I can do right now is hope. Hope that I'm right about her staying….for both of our sakes."
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It was now late at night at the campfire pit. The Grandiose Giratinas, Jaba, and Hannibal (who had red sauce from the pies on around his mouth) were all there. Hannibal with a plate of Oran Berries as per usual.
"Welcome Giratines to your next elimination. Now we have six Oran Berries and seven of you. As you know, with no berry, you must leave this game. Ready.?" Jaba said
"Get on with it." Druddigon groan, still in bandages as he was injured the worst out of everyone.
"Okay. Then… Druddigon, Banette, Zoroark…." Jaba said.
Zoroark caught his berry while Druddigon's berry hit him in the head but Banette handed it to him. "Thank you."
"Anything Scaly." Banette said, as she caught hers and threw it in the fire.
Druddigon decided not to question it and assumed it was a sacrifice to someone... Seemsed about right.
"... Beheeyem… and… Dragalge." Jaba said.
Beheeyem caught her berry with Psychic and smiled.
Dragalge took his berry, but he looked at Monferno with worry.
"Monferno and Scizor. You girls are in the bottom two tonight." Jaba said. "Now the two of you basically are the cause of your lose… and all the injuries unfortunately. Sadly one of you must go.. And the last Oran Berry goes to…."
The girls looked at each other… a slight glare on each of their faces before turning back to Jaba.
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… "Scizor." Jaba said.
Scizor caught her berry with a sigh.
Dragalge was motionless, as he dropped his berry to the ground.
Monferno looked down. "I guess I'm out."
"I'm sorry Monferno, but you've been eliminated." Jaba said. "You know what to do."
"Yeah, Yeah." Monferno said standing up to get ready. She turned to Dragalge. "Can you come with me?"
"... of course." Dragalge quietly said.
Monferno held his hand as they walked to the dock.
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Heracross: Heracross gave a big sigh. "I went to Druddigon and Banette and convinced them to vote for Monferno. But that's all I could do. Didn't know it was enough until now."
Zoroark: "Now of course I had two choices, either get rid of Scizor and crush that detective to pieces, or take out Monferno and crush Dragalge to pieces. This was a VERY tough decision, with this possibly going both ways. But, I actually for once have an amazing plan at the merge, and taking out Pokemon like Monferno is needed for this plan. It'll be glorious, you'll see."
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Dragalge was quiet all the way until the two made it to the docks..
Monferno looked at him. "Dragalge, are you okay?"
"..." Dragalge was silent.
"Dragalge…. Say something." Monferno urged.
"... I don't want you gone….I thought….hope was enough." Dragalge admitted.
"I know you did… I don't want to leave either but… it's what happened." Monferno said, sadly.
"No, I can't accept that. I won't. Monferno, please. Don't go. How will I go on without you being by my side?" Dragalge asked, starting to tear up.
Monferno was shocked to see him tearing up like this, but kindly smiled at him. "Dragalge, you are a strong guy. You got around fine before you met me I'm sure, and now I want you to be strong without me here. Please…. For me?"
"...Alright. I promise I will." Dragalge replied.
Monferno kissed him. "I love you."
"I love you too Monferno." Dragalge replied.
Monferno gets on the Lapras as Dragalge watch her sail away.
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Dragalge: Dragalge said nothing, as he just looked down in grief. It took a while before he just left the confessional.
Monferno: "It sucks that I had to leave the way I did. I still don't understand why everything in me just blew up in me… But it did. I'm happy to met someone like Dragalge… who would have thought someone like me would end up dating a king? It's still crazy. Anyway, I really hope Dragalge does well and Druddigon as well.. Poor guy is running off of murphy's law and he doesn't deserve as for Scizor.. I don't know, I guess I'll just watch and see what she does. I guess that's all for now. Good Bye."
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Heracross was at his cabin, thinking if what he did was the right thing or not.
Sandslash came over and sit next to him. "You okay Heracross?"
"Yeah… just thinking over some stuff right now." Heracross replied.
What is it?" Sandslash asked.
"I… I may have helped Scizor out of elimination tonight." Heracross admitted.
"You did?" Sandslash asked.
"Yeah…. I did." Heracross replied.
"I guess you're wondering if you did the right thing? Sandslash said.
"Am I that predictable?" Heracross asked.
"Nah, it was just a pretty good guess." Sandslash said with a smirk.
"Touche Sandslash. But yeah, I'm wondering if I did or not." Heracross said.
"Well… Honestly.. I would try to do the same thing if Excadrill was on the other team." Sandslash admitted.
"But does that mean I'm justified?" Heracross asked.
"It was for the one you loved right? Then maybe it was. I think it all depends on the perspective." Sandslash said.
"Yeah, I guess. But I just feel like this will come back to bite me in the ass later on." Heracross remarked.
"Even without Zoroark, stuff like that can still find it's way through the cracks." Sandslash said. "We just have to do are best to deal with what comes our way."
"I guess so Sandslash, I guess so." Heracross said.
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Heracross: "And this is why I need a partner."
Sandslash: "And this is why we're friends. We support each other."
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Zoroark was pacing himself back and forth in the forest, with Beheeyem watching him.
Beheeyem, had no idea why he was pacing and tried getting his attention.
"Hmm. I need some plan or scheme to come up with until the merge. We're so damn close." Zoroark said, ignoring Beheeyem trying to get his attention.
Beheeyem went up and poked him.
Zoroark noticed that. "Yes Beheeyem?"
She gave him a questioning look.
"Oh, right. Well, I'm trying to think of something we can do until merge. Something big, dastardos, truly a big bang until the merge happens." Zoroark explained.
Beheeyem thought about that and soon looked up at Zoroark, and got his attention again, and explaining an idea she has.
"Hmm, no, that won't do. Like I said, we need something big, some a big bang for all to see." Zoroark said. But as he said that, something clicked and he grinned devilishly. "Ah, yes. That would be perfect.".
Beheeyem tilted her head, wondering what he meant.
"Here, I'll explain it to you." Zoroark said, as he started whispering Beheeyem his dastardos plan.
Beheeyem's eyes went wide and she smirked after hearing that.
"This, will be my greatest one yet, my big surprise for all to see. Time to give everyone a show." Zoroark said, grinning darkly.
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Druddigon was walking around the beach by himself, until he just saw Dragalge, just pounding the sand below him with his hands.
Druddigon ran to him, well as much as he could given he was still bandaged up. "Dragalge, are you alright?"
"No, I'm not alright! Monferno is gone dammit!" Dragalge shouted.
Druddigon put a hand on Dragalge's shoulder. "Dude, it'll be okay."
"No, it won't be okay. She's gone…..but." Dragalge started.
"But what?" Dragalge asked.
"That doesn't mean we can't avenge Monferno. Druddigon, we're taking them out. Dammit, we're taking that entire Darkrai team out!" Dragalge replied, turning his grief to rage.
"Yeah!" Druddgion shouted. "That's the spirit ma- Ow ow... Injuries."
"Even if we go to merge, I promise you, every single fucking Darkrai will leave this island! But, there's one more that should leave before anyone else." Dragalge said.
Druddigon groaned a bit from pushing his injuries. "Who?"
Dragalge gave Druddigon a deadly serious look. "Scizor. There's no doubt she did something to make her leave. If she didn't have those fights all the time, Monferno would still be here."
Druddigon nodded… Mostly in fear "Okay."
Dragalge looked back at the sea with pure rage in his eyes. "I'm taking them out, I'm taking all of them out! No one messes with Dragalge for a fucking reason! Time to teach them all that lesson!"
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Roran: What's this?! Roran and Infernape didn't die?! They didn't go ta the black hole of death itself?! What's going on?!
Infernape: Um… yeah… we aren't died. My Laptop on the other hand…. Not so much.
Roran: It committed suicide! That's what happened! And the school, and the work, and then life came around and said, "You're not doing shit while I'm here!"
Infernape: The Universe has a lovely way of coming up to the happy things in the depressing hole known as life and kicking it hard in the balls.
Roran: But, we are alive, well, kicking, shooting. And most importantly, writing!
Infernape: Yep. And now with this finished… I don't know. I'd have more to say but it's 2am where I live and I want to crash hard.
Roran: Please, it's like me Uncle used ta say, "Sleep is for the weak"
Infernape: Huh… that explains a lot. Anyway, there is one more challenge until merge, so place your bets, review, and hope to Arecus no one dies because of Zoroark. I'll see you all Laterz.
Roran: Until then, I'll see ya all later, laddies!
Monferno: Please review, so that criminal doesn't hurt anymore Pokemon here!