AN: Time for another episode of Total Drama Pokémon!
The next morning had come, and many of the campers were in the Main Lodge, eating breakfast. On today's menu was…
"Slop?" asked Monferno, poking at the lumpy paste.
"Is this healthy to eat?" questioned Spinarak. "I mean, I think mine moved."
"I am not eating this crap!" shouted Wigglytuff defiantly. A gray blur flew past her head and stuck to the wall in a massive glob. All heads turned toward the kitchen, where Jirachi was standing, holding a large spoon.
"YOU'LL EAT IT AND YOU'LL ENJOY IT!" screamed the wish Pokémon.
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"That guy needs to take a chill pill," muttered Delibird. "What he needs is a present. Not that I hand out presents, but he needs one."
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"I survived Woodstock off of this stuff! You guys can handle a few weeks of competition!"
"Well, we're not psychotic hippies," retaliated Sandslash, "so I doubt we will fare as well."
Jirachi was about to come back with a response, when the door opened to the lodge and in walked Absol and Dusklops. A hush fell over the room, and then a general murmur fell over the room. Dusklops sighed and walked over toward the corner. Absol cast an ugly glare towards the others before heading over toward Dusklops.
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"This place is just like the real world," sighed Dusklops. "I've tried to fit in, but I scare people away. Nobody even tries to get to know me."
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Polywag looked down at the floor guiltily.
"I want to be nice to Dusklops, but he scares me. I thought the same way about Aerodactyl, and he helped me, so maybe being nice to Dusklops will also reward me."
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Polywag got up from her seat and started to walk away from her table and friends.
"Where do you think you're going?" demanded Spinarak.
"Over to them," responded Polywag, motioning toward Absol and Dusklops.
"Why would you want to hang-out with creeps like them?" questioned the spider Pokémon.
"You know that some people find Spinarak creepy?" snapped Polywag before stomping away. Spinarak glared at her as she left.
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"I have no idea why she thinks she is so special?" huffed Spinarak. "She's working for the popularity vote. I'm going to have to watch her."
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The doors to the Main Lodge banged open once again, and in floated Celebi.
"How are my favorite torture subjects today?" asked Celebi cheekily.
"Lousy."
"Rotten."
"Terrible."
"I'm glad you're all so happy," replied Celebi, ignoring the snide remarks. "You'll need those upbeat attitudes, because we're changing things up. You all remember that I said the winners of the first challenge would receive a prize?"
Many heads nodded, and some glanced at each other.
"Well our winners Scyther and Spinarak will pick separate everybody into new teams!"
Most of those there groaned, though some cheered. Glameow was actually jumping up and down.
"Let's get this started!" Celebi shouted over the mass of noise. "Everybody, line up along the wall. Scyther and Spinarak, you guys stand on either side of me."
There was a flourish of movement, and after a minute everybody fell into line.
"Alright, here's how this is going to work," announced Celebi. "One of you will pick a contestant. He or she will go onto your team, and the contestant of the same type will go on the other team. Do you get it?"
"I don't!" exclaimed Spinarak.
"Lovely," declared Celebi, ignoring Spinarak, "Who wants to go first?" Scyther raised his scythe. "Excellent, who do you pick?"
Scyther stared at his comrades. "I'll take Lucario." Lucario nodded and walked over to Scyther.
"Hitmontop, that means you are on Spinarak's team!" shouted Celebi. Hitmontop nodded and walked over toward his new teammate.
"I'll take Fearow," decided Spinarak. Fearow flew over next to Hitmontop, while Staravia flew over to Lucario.
Scyther took Absol, leaving Umbreon with Spinarak. Spinarak took Roserade, sending Nidorino to Scyther. Scyther then took Lunatone, giving Jynx to Spinarak.
Spinarak stopped and thought about who she should take.
"Umm, I'll take Polywag," she said after a moment.
Polywag and Scyther both looked shocked.
"Are you joking?" asked Polywag.
"There is no joking," interjected Celebi. "All decisions are final. Polywag goes over to Spinarak and Totodile goes to Scyther."
The two Water-types moved to their new teams. Scyther then took Sandslash, sending Hippotus to Spinarak, and then he received Numel after Spinarak took Monferno. Skarmory went to Scyther, and Magnemite went to Spinarak. Spinarak took Glameow, sending Wigglytuff to Scyther. Scyther took Grovyle, and Spinarak received Snover.
Spinarak stopped once again, thinking about who she should take. Polywag leaned toward Spinarak.
"Take Dusklops, he's a strong contestant," whispered Polywag.
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"I am NOT listening to that tadpole," said Spinarak defiantly. "I am the team leader, NOT her!"
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"I'll take Glaceon," determined Spinarak. Polywag glared at Spinarak as Glaceon and Delibird took their places. Skarmory took the opportunity to take Dusklops, and Shuppet floated to Spinarak. Spinarak took Bagon, sending Gible to Scyther. Scyther concluded the festivities by taking Mareep, sending Electryke with Spinarak.
"Excellent," concluded Celebi. "Spinarak, you guys are the Awesome Articunos, while Scyther, your team are the Majestic Moltres."
Everybody cheered, and started to spread back out toward their friends.
"Whoa, where are you all going?" Celebi half shouted. "We still have a challenge to do!"
A loud groan escaped the mass, causing Celebi to scowl.
"Hey, this challenge is easy," snapped Celebi. "You guys should consider yourselves lucky. Everybody meet up at the bonfire pit for the challenge in five minutes!"
Celebi teleported out of the room, leaving everybody to grumble as the filed out toward the bonfire area. Around the bonfire pit were 32 tree stumps, half of which were colored red, the other half were painted blue. In front of each stump was a long metal pole.
Celebi teleported in front of the group, right next to Mareep, causing her to jump and scream in fright. Jirachi and some of the older evolutions laughed at her until Celebi cleared her throat.
"Glad to see everybody could make it," announced Celebi in an upbeat mood. "This challenge is very simple. Each of you will stand on a stump and hold the bar up. Every five minutes, we will add ten pounds of weight onto it. Last Pokémon standing wins the challenge for their team."
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"This is perfect for me," said Hitmontop happily. "This is a challenge for me to win, and show my worth to this team."
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"If that's all, then get up onto your stumps."
Everybody got onto their stumps, and held up their poles. Some had to hold up the bars in awkward positions. Polywag, who lacked arms, was holding the bar with her mouth.
"Okay everybody, the challenge starts now!"
The first five minutes went by easily, and many of the group were talking among themselves.
"Alright people," announced Celebi, "it's time to add some weight."
Roserade watched Celebi and Jirachi, expecting one of them to come over with some weights, when she felt a sudden pull on her bar.
"What did you guys do?" asked the grass type.
"In each of your stumps is a powerful magnet. Every five minutes, the pulls between the magnets increases by ten pounds," explained. Some of the campers muttered a response, but most were concentrating on their bars. Another five minutes had passed, upping the weight to 20 pounds. Everything was silent for a few seconds, when a loud thud broke the silence. Everybody turned to see Magnemite on ground.
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"I saw Magnemite on the ground, and I started cheering in my head," Polywag said happily. Her face quickly turned into a frown.
"Maybe I shouldn't be so happy."
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"BZZT EMOTION; SADNESS," buzzed Magnemite.
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"Well that's the first contestant down," announced Celebi. "This is where the fun stuff begins."
The next ten minutes passed by, and many of the first evolutions started to fall out.
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"This challenge confirmed that the first-evolutions aren't as strong as the more evolved Pokémon here," sighed Fearow. "Of course I would be stuck on the team with the most first-evolutions."
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A half an hour had passed since the beginning of the challenge, and both Spinarak and Polywag were still in the competition. Both were glaring at each other, and both were struggling to stay up.
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"It had gotten to the point where the only first-evolutions left were Bagon, Gible, Glameow, Spinarak and me," said Polywag. "At that point, the only thing I had on my mind was beating Spinarak."
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"I saw what she was doing, she wanted to beat me," said Spinarak angrily. "I couldn't allow that, I'm the leader of this team and I need to prove it."
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Another five minutes passed, and Polywag was starting to gasp for air. She was still glaring at Spinarak, when the thud of the metal bar hitting ground caused everybody to turn and look. Lucario had dropped his pole.
Lucario seemed disappointed with himself. "Sorry guys, the bar slipped," he said simply.
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Lucario looked at the camera grinning.
"Did the bar really slip? Of course not. I just don't want to be seen as a huge threat to early in the game."
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Polywag opened her mouth in shock, allowing her bar to fall to the floor. Spinarak laughed at the look on Polywag's face, causing her to drop her pole also.
"Well it looks like Lucario, Polywag and Spinarak are all out of the competition," announced Celebi.
The three got off their podiums and joined the others. Lucario looked around toward his fellow drop-outs. What he noticed was certain groups were forming among the first-evolutions.
"So the games have begun."
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Another twenty minutes passed, and more campers were falling out. Fearow, Staravia and Skarmory fell out nearly together, because their lack of arms and hands left them unable to grip their bars. Lunatone also fell out due to his lack of arms, and his psychic powers eventually gave out. Glaceon, Nidorino, Absol, Sandslash, Umbreon, Roserade, Scyther and Glameow all fell out due to the weight on the bar being simply too heavy.
Things had gotten quiet; all the remaining contestants were concentrating hard on their bars. Jynx looked up from her bar, and she saw Wigglytuff staring directly at her. Jynx glanced back down thinking hard.
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"The person here that I distrust the most is Jynx," said Wigglytuff, relaxing on the wall of the confessional. "I know she is going to use her looks to control the game, and though her game won't affect me for now, there will be a merge at some point. That's when she would be a problem. So if I can get Jynx out soon, then I won't have to worry about Jynx."
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Jynx looked back up toward Wigglytuff, who was still staring at her, and then released her bar. Wigglytuff's eyes widened in shock, and then she started smirking. Wigglytuff then dropped her bar and stepped off.
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Jynx was in the confessional, her face hidden in her hands.
"I knew she was after me," sighed Jynx. "I could have stayed in that challenge a lot longer, my psychic powers were holding on strong. What I did was a test to see Wigglytuff's reaction, and she failed. She is simply out to beat me, which creates a problem for me."
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"What are you doing?" shouted Sandslash at Wigglytuff.
"I was tired," Wigglytuff simply said.
"You let go and just stepped off. You're breathing is still strong. There is no way that you are tired."
"What does it matter to you?" snapped Wigglytuff.
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"That Sandslash is a pain in my side," snapped Wigglytuff. "What makes him think that he can question everything that everyone does? Hell, I beat him in that last challenge."
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Wigglytuff wandered over toward where Nidorino and Skarmory were sitting.
"I want you two to meet me in the Main Lodge in 3 minutes," whispered Wigglytuff before she walked off toward the bathrooms. Nidorino and Skarmory glanced at each other before they got up and headed off.
Sandslash watched this through narrowed eyes, and pursued the others. Unknown to him, Jynx was also watching the progressions from afar, and she watched as Sandslash followed the trio toward the Main Lodge.
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"So I'm sitting at the challenge, and I noticed certain people leaving," said Shuppet. "So of course I had to follow them."
A wide grin broke out on Shuppet's face.
"I also decided to pull a small prank while I was in there listening."
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"Alright you two, I want to make an alliance with you," announced Wigglytuff. "I need to eliminate Jynx, and to do that I need the strongest competitors who won't fall for her fakeness. That's where you guys come in."
Nidorino and Skarmory glanced at each other.
"What's in it for us?" asked Skarmory.
"You get protection from being eliminated and the satisfaction of being friends with the most powerful player here."
Nidorino nodded eagerly, while Skarmory continued to look skeptical.
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"I do not like Wigglytuff," confided Skarmory, "but sometimes it's better to keep your enemies close. Heed my words, I will not fallow Wigglytuff, but I will do what I can to keep her from going after me."
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"Alright, I'll be on your team," declared Skarmory.
"Okay, our name is Team Tyrannize, because we will rule over the competition."
Nidorino laughed, while Skarmory rolled his eyes. As his eyes moved up, he noticed the ceiling fan was shaking. He watched as a couple screws fell from their holes. Skarmory took a step back and watched as the fan fell and landed in front of Wigglytuff and Nidorino.
"SHIT!" yelled Nidorino while Wigglytuff let out a high-pitched scream.
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"Did you see the look on their faces?" said Shuppet while laughing like a maniac. After getting a hold of her emotions, she put a serious look on her face.
"Skarmory was not affected though. I sense a challenge!"
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Sandslash wandered back toward the challenge. He had just heard everything that Wigglytuff was planning, and he was thinking about telling the others about it. Sandslash turned and saw Jynx hurrying toward him.
"Do you need something?" asked the ground-type.
"No, but you do," replied Jynx.
Sandslash cocked his head in confusion.
"You do realize that I am safe from Wigglytuff for a while. But you're not."
"Alright, but why would Wigglytuff go after me?"
"Because Wigglytuff is annoyed by you and because you are seen as a threat to her alliance. Just something for you to think about."
Sandslash watched as Jynx walked away before he hurried back to the challenge. As he walked up he noticed that Monferno and Grovyle had dropped out, and soon after he arrived, Hitmontop dropped out, leaving Bagon the only one left for the Articunos, while the Motres' had Gible and Dusklops. Sandslash walked over to where Lucario and Grovyle were sitting.
"Guys, I have a problem, and I need your help," whispered Sandslash, who hoped to avoid attraction.
"What's wrong?" asked Grovyle.
"Wigglytuff has made an alliance with Nidorino and Skarmory, and they are going to target me," explained Sandslash.
"What do you want us to do?"
"I want to make a counter alliance against Wigglytuff to protect myself."
"I won't do it," said Lucario flatly.
"You do realize that she is going after all the stronger members of the team to better her chances," continued Sandslash.
"I don't care. Alliances are immoral things used to target people. I won't be part of one."
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Sandslash shook his head.
"I don't get that guy. I mean, it's one thing to be noble, but it's another to be stupid."
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Sandslash stared as Lucario got up and left. Sandslash turned back toward Grovyle.
"What about you?"
"I don't see a point in a two person alliance. I promise I won't vote against you, but I'm declining for now."
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"Personally, I agree with Sandslash," stated Grovyle. "But for an alliance to be successful, it must have numbers. He just doesn't have the numbers."
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Hippotus, Snover, and Spinarak were sitting together playing cards.
"Got any threes?"
"Go fish."
Snover leaned over to draw a card, and she noticed Grovyle walking by.
"Don't you think he's so hot?" she asked while motioning toward Grovyle.
Hippotus shrugged.
"He's not my type," said the ground type.
"You don't like tall, dark, and handsome?" inquired Snover.
"If you like tall and dark then you can have Dusklops," put in Spinarak.
Snover blanched, which caused Hippotus and Spinarak. Behind them, a bush rustled and a noise was heard.
"Who's there?" demanded Spinarak. The bush rustled again. The trio crept behind the bush. No one was there.
"Over there!" shouted Hippotus, motioning back toward the cabins. Magnemite was there, floating quicker than usual back toward the cabins. The three girls started to follow Magnemite.
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"Don't drop it Bagon!"
"You can do it Gible!"
"Don't stop now you guys!"
It had been nearly two hours since the beginning of the challenge, and the strain of the weight was starting to show on the Dragon types. Most of the other contestants were standing around the two Pokémon, cheering them on.
Gible looked over at Bagon. She didn't have much strength left, but she believed she had enough to beat out Bagon.
"30 seconds until more weight will be added," announced Celebi.
Bagon glanced at Gible once again. He knew he had to beat Gible, but Bagon knew he couldn't take much more weight.
"Okay guys, the weight will be added in 3… 2… 1… NOW!"
Right after Celebi shouted, a loud thud sounded and everyone gasped. Bagon and Gible both dropped their bars at the same time, thus they were both eliminated at the same time.
"Who wins?" asked Totodile.
"It has to be a tie," said Hitmontop. Everyone turned toward Celebi for an answer.
"There last contestant is…" Celebi stopped to create a dramatic pause, when another thud caused all heads to turn sharply.
"DUSKLOPS!" finished Celebi. Dusklops stepped off of his podium and his teammates swarmed him cheering.
"That means the Moltres win, and I will see the Articunos tonight at the Campfire Ceremony," announced Celebi.
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Umbreon and Glameow were sitting outside the guy's cabin, listening to the other team party.
"Who are you voting for tonight?" asked Umbreon.
"I don't know, I really don't want to vote out anybody," replied Glameow. "I want to vote out people who have terrible personalities, not because they messed up at a challenge."
"I know, I hate being in this situation."
Umbreon stopped talking and looked over at Polywag, who was talking to Absol and Dusklops.
"What do you think she's doing with them?" questioned Umbreon.
"She's just being friendly," Glameow said reassuringly. "No offense, but you Dark types and Ghost types can get a bad rap. I think Polywag wants to prove those stereotypes wrong."
"Do you believe in those stereotypes?" asked Umbreon.
"I'm sitting with you, right?"
Umbreon fell silent and watched as Polywag, Dusklops and Absol all walked over to the cabin. Polywag stopped at the bottom of the steps and watched Absol and Dusklops head into the cabin. As Dusklops stepped into the light from the cabin, a loud cheer erupted, which continued even after the door shut.
"What were you guys talking about?" Glameow asked Polywag.
"Absol and I were trying to convince Dusklops to join the party. Dusklops seems to be very shy. Anyway, we should head out; the Campfire Ceremony is starting soon."
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The Awesome Articunos were sitting in front of Celebi on the tree stumps that had been used the earlier challenge. The roaring bonfire cast eerie shadows that created an unsettling feeling.
"Welcome, Awesome Articunos, to the first Campfire Ceremony of Total Drama Pokémon. This is not a place that you want to come too often, because when you are here you must vote out one of your teammates. This place also offers an opportunity to say things to your teammates when they are all here together. Whether you want to say stuff or not is up to you."
Celebi looked around at the contestants lined up eagerly, but nobody spoke up.
"Fine, then I will have to ask you questions," sighed Celebi. Monferno and Fearow both groaned loudly, causing Celebi to grin widely.
"Alright, let's start with you two. How much do you value your team, or would you rather be on the other team?"
Monferno shrugged in response.
"This is a good team with many strong players," said the fire-type. "I think this team stands the best chance of winning the competition."
"But?"
"There are a lot of first-evolutions on this team," interjected Fearow, who received many dirty looks. "I know Bagon lasted the longest in today's challenge, but the rest of them dropped out early."
"Cool, juicy drama," said Celebi. "Spinarak, who would you say is the most valuable on your team?"
"I am, because I am the leader of the team," declared Spinarak. Polywag laughed at the statement, causing Celebi to give Polywag a questioning look.
"Spinarak thinks she is the leader because she picked the team," explained Polywag. "It's a bit ridiculous, honestly. If anything, Spinarak may be the least valuable on the team. She doesn't bring anything special to the team."
"Do you bring anything special to the team?" asked Celebi.
"That would be up to the others to decide."
"So, Hitmontop, how are you voting tonight?"
"I am voting off who I think is the weakest link to this team," said the fighting type.
"Cool, then you can go and vote first," finalized Celebi. Hitmontop shrugged and walked over to the Confessional.
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"I vote for Magnemite," said Hitmontop. "It's nothing personal, but he happens to be the weakest on the team."
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"I know the Spinarak is voting for me," said Polywag. "I'm merely returning the favor."
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"Polywag has to leave now!" shouted Spinarak. "And I should have the votes to get rid of her."
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"BZZT I VOTE FOR POLYWAG, BECAUSE SPINARAK TOLD ME TO."
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"Alright, you guys have cast your votes, which have been tallied. If I call your name then you are safe and you may come get a Pokeblock. Understand?"
Everyone nodded
"Alright, Bagon, you are safe."
The dragon-type nodded and got up.
"Monferno and Hitmontop, you are safe."
The two fighting-types high-fived before getting up from their stumps and grabbing their Pokeblocks.
"Umbreon and Glameow are safe."
The two Pokemon nodded and got up.
"Roserade, Glaceon and Jynx."
The three evolved Pokemon let out a sigh of relief and got up. Fearow was smirking, all of the evolved Pokemon were being picked first.
"Snover."
Fearow's grin turned into a frown as Snover received her Pokeblock.
"Shuppet, Hippotus, and Electryke, you are all safe."
The three Pokemon all took their Pokeblocks and stood next to their teammates that had been saved.
"The four of you who are left all received some votes. However, Spinarak received one vote, so she is safe."
Spinarak smirked at Polywag as she received her Pokeblock.
"With two votes, Polywag is also safe."
Spinarak's smirk vanished while Polywag let out a sigh of relief and took her Pokeblock.
"Magnemite and Fearow, each of you received many votes. However, only one of you will be leaving tonight."
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"Spinarak told many of us to vote for Polywag," said Roserade. "But most of us on the team believe that one person has to go."
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"Fearow received a lot of votes for his comment about the first-evolutions," said Hitmontop. "You have to remember that this is also a social game."
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Fearow shouted out in joy as Magnemite hanged his head.
"I'm sorry Magnemite, but you must grab your stuff and leave the island," said Celebi.
Magnemite nodded and left without a word.
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"BZZT I'M NOT SURPRISED NOR AM I UPSET. I HAD SOME FUN, AND MET GOOD PEOPLE.
IF I HAD TO PICK SOMEBODY TO WIN, IT WOULD BE SKARMORY. GOODBYE."
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"That's all for now," announced Celebi. "You guys can head on back to your cabins."
The Articunos nodded and started to leave. Jynx hurried over to Monferno and Fearow and held them back.
"I need your guys' help," said the psychic-type. "Wigglytuff has made an alliance built strictly on taking me out."
"So you want to make an alliance with us?" asked Monferno. Jynx nodded.
"Is that safe?" asked Fearow.
"There's safety in numbers, and you were almost voted out today. Besides, there are no other alliances on our team, so we should be safe."
Monferno thought about it for a second.
"Alright, I'm in," said the fire-type as Fearow nodded in agreement.
"Good, we'll be the Unknown Alliance, because no one knows about this."
Monferno and Fearow nodded before heading toward the cabins.
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Lunatone was sitting outside the boy's cabin, watching the other team come in.
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"What no one knows is that I won this completion," said Lunatone slyly. "I held up Dusklops' bar with my psychic powers. I dropped out so attention wouldn't be brought to my having psychic powers."
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Lunatone watched the Articunos spread out into the cabin. He was looking for somebody in particular.
"Are you looking for me sweetie?" asked a voice.
Lunatone turned to see Jynx standing behind him.
"Yes I was," said Lunatone.
"What do you want?"
"To see if you survived the vote."
"Well, I'm still here."
Lunatone smirked and went back into the cabin. Jynx sighed and sat down on the steps, and stared up at the stars.
That's all for this episode.
Polywag and Spinarak hate each other, Lunatone "cheats", and Wigglytuff is a diva. Hopefully that is the picture I am painting. Oh yeah, Dusklops wasn't loved, but now is. I wonder how long it will last.
At this point, I would like to say that I am trying my hardest for this to be as different from Dark Amphithere's Total Pokemon Island. However, I will have some challenges be the same. I don't like it, but that's how it is. Anyway, tune in next time to see somebody take a dive.
Also, I dare to say that if you review, and in the review you guess who the next contestnat eliminated is, and you get it right (I have predetermined the elimination order), then I will reveal the finishing position of the contestant of your choice. (If you ask about a contestant in the top 5, then I may or may not only say they are in the Top 5). I will message you in response to your reviews.
Magnemite: "BZZT PLEASE REVIEW SO YOUR COMPUTER AND I CAN MEET. I'M SURE SHE'S PRETTY."