Here we go…

000

Tsareena had been eliminated just three days ago. It was now the Monday of the next week. It wasn't that obvious, but it could be assumed that the challenges were going to be held on Mondays and Fridays. The show was only going to be going on for ten weeks, after all.

000

Incineroar was snoring yet again in his bed in the hotel. This time, it seemed like he had added extra sheets to his bed in order to weigh down the others and ensure that they stayed over him. The Heel Pokemon was panting and drooling in his sleep, his tail unconsciously raised, having probably the most lucid dream he's had there.

However, that dream was soon interrupted by banging at his door. The sounds immediately woke him out of his slumber, causing him to growl. He looked at the clock next to him and saw that it was 10:49 AM. He rose up, wiping his mouth of his drool. The banging had changed into knocking at the door, and, not wanting to leave the bed just yet due to an 'uprising in the south', he decided to yell back.

"WHAT?!"

"Finally!" the voice replied. It was Passimian. "Aren't you gonna come get breakfast? It's almost 11:00!"

Incineroar groaned. "I like to sleep in!" he replied. "I'll...I'll be down there later", he said, staring at his crotch, which had a bulge noticeable even through the numerous sets of sheets.

"Alright, then", said Passimian.

Incineroar groaned. "Is it too much to just sleep in around here? If they didn't wake us up early, why would I care about waking up?"

He realized that he couldn't go back to sleep now, so he decided to go ahead and turn on the television before rising up out of the bed, his 'soldier' still standing at attention, much to his embarrassment. "Dammit, babe. Only thinking about you causes this to happen…"

He headed into the bathroom, closing the door behind him.

000

On the seventh floor, Pyukumuku was snoozing in a bean bag chair as Bewear lifted weights while staring at the television. The program that was playing was a soap opera, weirdly enough, and the Strong Arm Pokemon was very invested.

"No...Karol…" he said in dismay, continuing to pump the iron in his paws.

Bewear had gotten up at 4 AM to come up here. But, wanting to have company, he broke into Pyukumuku's room and brought him up there with him. He didn't want to disturb the girls' rest and he was sure that Dhelmise wouldn't be interested at all. Plus, Pyukumuku was probably the nicest one on the team, to him.

He heard someone coming towards the area. He recognized the footstep pattern almost instantly, his ears twitching. Mudsdale entered the room, and upon seeing Bewear, was both unsurprised and annoyed.

Normally, Bewear would have greeted her, but he knew that she'd just reject it and probably leave. So, he decided to keep his focus on the soap opera. Mudsdale raised a brow initially, confused, but she gained a smile afterwards.

000

"Huh...maybe he finally gets it…" Mudsdale said.

000

Mudsdale went over to a large treadmill and found that someone needed to set the speed and turn it on for her so she could get her run on.

She looked at the video game half of the floor and saw Pyukumuku asleep in a chair, meaning that speaking to Bewear was her only option. She sighed.

"Bewear…" she started, begrudgingly.

He either didn't hear her or he was just that focused on the soap opera. She's known him for years, so she knew that he couldn't focus on things for long periods of time. He was ignoring her, which was weird for him.

"BEWEAR!" she shouted, unintentionally causing Pyukumuku to stir in his sleep.

This time, the bear turned around, still lifting his weights. Now with his attention, she huffed. "Why were you just ignoring me?"

"You don't like me…" he said immediately.

Mudsdale...didn't really have a response to that. She didn't despise him or anything, he was just annoying and too clingy in her eyes. She sighed. "Even so. Could you help me out with the treadmill WITHOUT smashing it?"

Bewear dropped his weights and walked over to her. He pressed the 'Start' button on the treadmill. The belt started moving and Bewear started to leave, only to be called back by Mudsdale.

"Bewear, I'm not done!" she called, making the bruin stop and turn back around. "Can you adjust the incline and increase the speed, too?"

Bewear stared blankly at her for a few seconds before holding the incline button, making the treadmill rise up on one side, making it into a ramp. He then repeatedly hit the 'Speed' button, increasing the speed to 75 miles per hour. Once he did so, he went back to his weights and started lifting them again.

She rolled her eyes before hopping onto the treadmill and started to run.

000

"If Muddy doesn't like me and we're on opposing teams, why is she suddenly asking me to do things for her?" asked Bewear. "It's confusing…"

000

Hakamo-o, Lycanroc, and Oricorio were inside of Lycanroc's room this time, as coming to Hakamo-o's room every time was just going to get old and annoy her. With her serious nature, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

They had only been at the hotel for five days now and Lycanroc's room was already a wreck. The lamps were knocked over, her sheets were strewn about, her headboard had numerous claw marks, her pillows were ripped, and her TV was tilted to the side a bit. Her drapes were also shredded.

"What….the hell happened in here?" asked Hakamo-o, looking at the carnage.

Lycanroc giggled. "You should see my room at home…it's worse…"

Oricorio, who was in her Baile Style once again, shook her head. "Why did this happen, señorita?"

"I don't know. It's a sleep thing. My dreams are really vivid and sexy sometimes, which is why the bed is like that, but then I also have extremely bad nightmares sometimes and I end up fighting things in my sleep and wake up on the floor or somewhere else…" Lycanroc explained sheepishly.

"That's...weird…" Hakamo-o commented as Lycanroc sat on her partially broken couch.

"Yeah, maybe, but oh well…" said Lycanroc. "Can't do anything about it…"

Oricorio peered at the clock next to her bed, which was somehow still in one piece, and saw that it was 11:23. Usually they'd be at a challenge by now, but it seemed like it was going to be another day of doing nothing.

"How long do you think it's going to be before we have another challenge?" Oricorio asked.

"It's been two days…not counting today", said Lycanroc. "I'm sure we'll have one soon enough."

"And hopefully with Tsareena gone, we'll actually be successful…" Hakamo-o added, taking a seat on Lycanroc's bed.

The wolf yawned before turning on the AC near the couch.

"Whoa, whoa, what are you doing?!" Hakamo-o exclaimed, seeing this.

"What? I'm hot…" Lycanroc replied, raising her head over the vents.

"Well just...be sure to turn it off soon. I uh...I hate the cold…" Hakamo-o replied.

"You're a dragon-type, so that's to be expected…" Oricorio giggled, causing Hakamo-o to give her a look.

"Thanks for that…" Hakamo-o said as she reached for the remote, which was on the floor with Lycanroc's sheets.

She pressed the Power button, turning on the TV, which immediately showed static. "What the-" she started. "Does your TV not work?"

"Considering that it's got a small crack near the top and is tilted, I say...si", Oricorio said, flying over to the edge of the television and pointing out a crack.

"Oops…" Lycanroc replied sheepishly. "Looks like I won't be having any TV in here…"

"Sheesh, your nightmares must be more than bad if you're able to break the TV by giving it a small crack…"

"Don't you see my ripped drapes?" she replied, pointing to her ripped drapes still hanging from the window. "I think that's enough evidence of how things go when I have nightmares…"

"Fair enough…"

"So chicas, if we aren't having another challenge today, what do you think we should do?" Oricorio asked, flying to the overturned lamp.

The other two exchanged looks. There wasn't really that much for them to do. The only things that the hotel seemed to have was video games and a weight room. This wasn't necessarily a bad thing, but Lycanroc wasn't into exercise and loved video games, while Hakamo-o despised video games and loved to exercise and train; they couldn't really have fun together if they went up there.

"Well, I don't think there's much-"

Lycanroc suddenly gasped with a smile, getting an idea. "We can go to the beach!" she exclaimed giddily. "They didn't say that we couldn't leave the hotel when they weren't around, so this is the perfect opportunity!"

"Uh...I'm not so sure…" Hakamo-o said, blushing a bit. "I mean, what's the point?"

"To have fun, girl!" Lycanroc said, rising up and going over to sit next to her. "Think about it. Sun, sand, fresh air, swimming, it's perfect!"

"Uh...not sure I get the appeal…" Hakamo-o replied.

"Come on señorita. It shall be muy divertido!" Oricorio cheered, flying back onto her head scale. "Perhaps we can invite some of the señors to come with us~"

"Oh...I'm definitely down for that…" Lycanroc said with a libidinous smile. "Incineroar will be putty in my hands when he sees me all wet. Speaking of that. If we're gonna go to the beach, we're gonna need bathing suits!"

"Um...Lycanroc, we don't wear clothes anyway", Hakamo-o replied. "What's the point?"

"To look sexy for the guys!" Lycanroc replied. "Come on, Haka, you can't be that lost when it comes to fun can you?"

Hakamo-o sighed. "What I think is fun is different from everyone else's perception of it…"

"Okay...well, what do you find fun, chica?" asked Oricorio.

"Training…"

Lycanroc and Oricorio sat in silence for a few seconds, expecting her to say more.

"And…?"

"That's it. I just like to train", Hakamo-o responded. "I was always put down as a Jangmo-o since I was a girl and I kept losing battles to other guys. Everyone around called me weak and I hated it! So, I just started training and not stopping. Eventually, I evolved before everyone else because of it and they started to hate me more because I was stronger than they were…"

Lycanroc and Oricorio gave her sympathetic looks.

"I just ended up shutting down and never leaving my house because of all of the dirty looks and threats I got and I wasn't really interested in what other girls were doing since they labeled me as quote, 'The Butch Bitch'. So, sorry if I'm a bit weird…"

"No need to apologize at all", Lycanroc said. "Everyone's weird in their own way. I mean, look at this room!" she reminded. "And Oricorio's got her daily form change deal going on. You're perfectly fine…"

Hakamo-o actually cracked a small smile. "Okay, I guess. But I'm not wearing a swimsuit."

"Fine…" Lycanroc said, rolling her eyes before standing up. "Now, let's get going!"

Oricorio and Lycanroc headed to the door, with Hakamo-o staring at the ground for a few seconds before letting out a breath and following them.

000

"I feel bad for Hakamo-o", Lycanroc expressed. "Being shunned for being different should never happen to anyone; now she's all...weird and doesn't know how to just have fun. Well, luckily, I'm on the case."

000

"Lycanroc's such a wild card…" Hakamo-o said. "I mean, I'm glad she's trying to help me, but we're two different people and I'm not sure how things are gonna go."

"I like being serious because it keeps me on track with what I'm doing", she continued. "I mean, sure, I don't do a lot of fun things, but what is the point of fun if it's really different for everyone? Not everyone likes the same things…"

000

Gumshoos was watching Law and Order once again in her room. It wasn't a marathon like it was yesterday, much to her dismay. However, the few episodes that were on were bound to be helpful and entertaining for her.

She had always been interested in these kinds of shows. Any type of show about investigations and jail, she loved. Because of this, she was always considered the oddball in high school. She never went to parties, she hardly made friends, she was the only one who turned in every assignment on time and didn't complain when a vast amount of homework was given in a short period of time.

She didn't mind all of this, though, as she had a vision for herself and was going to go for it no matter what anyone said. Her stomach rumbled slightly and she held it a bit. "Ooh...shouldn't have drunk all of that Pinap Juice", she commented as she got off of her bed and headed to the bathroom.

After a minute, she returned, wiping her hands with a towel. However, she saw someone that made her jump back in surprise and slight fear. Shiinotic.

The Illuminating Pokemon was sitting on her bed, staring at the television. He didn't even seem to acknowledge her.

"Um...Shiinotic? What the hell are you doing in my room?" she asked, vexation evident in her tone.

She got no response, as he continued staring. Like an ignored wife, she stood in his way of the television, but his gaze seemed to pierce right through her, making her move instantaneously. She growled. "Shiinotic!"

The mushroom being didn't budge. She got closer, though she didn't want to, and waved her hand in front of his face.

"LAW!" he started, causing her to jerk her hand back and take a few steps back. "It is the form of the aristocracy for the bloody Miltank teets that enter us through our bowels and exit through our tracheas. We don't know goes on up there, but it feels pretty damn good, like a Tentacruel sucking all of its tentacles and getting blazed by a Jellicent while a Wailord watches from the sun. Criminality is just when we all just sit around on large Pineco and let the sharp point stab our buttcheeks while blood oozes from the mouths of Jynx who've been doing fellatio on a Ditto. Yeah…"

Gumshoos didn't respond to that and just decided to leave her room. If he was there, she knew that she was going to lose braincells.

She closed the door behind her and started rubbing her temples. "Why does everything he say make no sense at all? It must be a mental disability or something…"

She pressed the up button for the elevator, wanting to find Mudsdale and see what she was up to. When the elevator doors opened, she paled, as she saw Shiinotic standing inside with his smile. "There's no escape from the dongs of silence…" he spoke, the same thing he had told Pyukumuku before using Sleep Powder on him.

"The stairs it is…" Gumshoos said in her head as she turned around and the elevator doors closed. She walked down the hall until she found a door that had a sign to the right of it with the word 'Stairs' and an arrow pointing in the direction of the door.

She pushed open the door and immediately saw Shiinotic standing behind it. "No escapes…" he whispered creepily.

Gumshoos twitched before running back toward the elevator and pressing the button repeatedly while looking behind her. The doors opened again, showing the Illuminating Pokemon again, with his same smile. Gumshoos growled and entered the elevator before throwing him out and pressing the seventh floor button. The doors closed and it went up.

000

Passimian and Incineroar had gone to the seventh floor to play a few video games. Mudsdale, distracted by the noise influx coming from the television, groaned and decided to leave. She was going to go take a walk around the island.

"Bewear!" she said, nudging his back, making him drop his weights.

He turned around and looked up at her, making her feel a bit uncomfortable

"Uh...could ya by chance turn off the treadmill?" she asked. "I'm about to head out."

"Can I-"

"NO" she said sternly. "Could you just do this for me without wanting something in return? I'm not doing anything huge. I'm just going out…"

Mudsdale turned around and started heading to the elevator, only to suddenly feel extra weight on her back. She stopped and turned around to see Bewear on her back. She groaned and sat down, only for Bewear to tilt in the direction of her back, as he was clinging to her side. Her eyes widened at this.

"BEWEAR!" she exclaimed.

The Strong Arm Pokemon released, making himself slide onto the ground on his back. She rose back up and went back to the elevator, only for Gumshoos to step out and accidentally bump into her.

"Oh. Hey Mudsdale…"

"Hey Gumshoos", she greeted back. "I know you're not here for what's over there", Mudsdale joked, gesturing to the games and exercise equipment…"

"Yeah, you'd be right in that regard…" Gumshoos replied. "I actually came here to see what you were doing…"

"Oh, I was just running, but those two had their game too loud and it was very very annoying…" she explained, shaking her head.

Gumshoos giggled. "Understandable. The sound of whatever they're playing is bound to cause agitation and loss of focus…"

"Uh huh…" Mudsdale replied. "Well, I'm about to go for a walk. You wanna come?"

"Fine with me…" said Gumshoos, pressing the elevator button again. "I think I need something calming after what just happened…"

The elevator doors opened and the two stepped inside, still talking. Passimian and Incineroar had paused their game to listen to the conversations, as Pyukumuku, who had moved to a weight stand, did as well. Once the girls left and they saw Bewear still lying on the ground, they exchanged looks.

"Uh...Bewear. I think that you should stop chasing after her…" Passimian commented. "It's obvious that she doesn't like you, so why keep trying?"

"She started it. She said she loved me…" Bewear stated, still lying on his back.

"Wait, what?!" all three guys exclaimed in shock.

"Yeah…" he started.

-000-

Moans and groans were heard from behind a bush. "Be-Bewear...s-so gooood…." a young Mudbray moaned.

The two were 'fooling around', as they did ever so often when they were younger. Bewear had evolved only a couple days prior and at the moment was giving Mudbray the ride of her life. She could barely even speak as they continued their little romp.

After a few more minutes, though, it ended, with her cuddling up to Bewear. "I love you…" she said, kissing his cheek before falling asleep under his arm.

Bewear blushed, as that was the first time she ever said that. He looked down at her before pulling her a bit closer to himself.

-000-

The guys all gaped upon hearing that story. Mudsdale told the guy that she LOVED him, but was treating him like this?

"Wait wait...so you're telling us...that you used to screw when you were younger and she loved it every time...even saying that she loved you…"

"And she's pushing you away from her like that?" Pyukumuku finished for the Teamwork Pokemon.

Bewear sighed before finally sitting up. "I don't know what happened, but...I guess it's not gonna get that better…"

He walked over to the still moving treadmill and accidentally smashed it after slamming the 'Stop' button.

"Have you tried talking to her about it?" asked Passimian.

"How can he?" Incineroar replied, folding his arms. "She shuts him down any time he gets close…"

"Well, maybe you guys can talk to her for him…" Pyukumuku suggested.

"Uh...why us?" asked Incineroar, not really interested in helping people with their relationship troubles. Not that there was one to even begin with here. He was just acting supportive to get on more good sides. Granted, he believed both Pyukumuku and Bewear were idiots, but it couldn't hurt.

"You guys are on the same team…." Pyukumuku explains. "It makes more sense that way…'

"And, not to be rude, but why would we do that if we're on opposing teams?" Incineroar queried. "It'd distract her from challenges."

"He's got a point there, little dude…" Passimian replied, agreeing with the Heel Pokemon beside him. "We do that, those two get all lovey-dovey, and our team takes the brunt of the effect since he's already lovestruck…"

"Well, there goes that…" Pyukumuku replied, making Bewear sigh to himself as he picked up his weights and continued lifting them. Passimian and Incineroar returned to their basketball video game.

"Bewear...you've been lifting those things for almost eight hours", Pyukumuku stated, making the guys gape upon hearing that. They didn't stop playing though. "I think it's time to stop…"

"No…"

Pyukumuku sweatdropped.

000

Dhelmise had left the hotel much earlier, as soon as he finished his breakfast. He was at Paniola Ranch, talking to the Miltank there, as he knew a few of them already because of his previous jobs. He used to be a delivery boy back at his home in Seafolk Village and he made stops here frequently.

"So, what made you sign up for this show you're talking about?" one of them asked.

"I just think it'll be fun to mess with the other people here", Dhelmise explained. "I don't really care about the money…"

"Honey, if you just plan on 'messing' with people, why would you sign up for a competition in which you will have to compete in different challenges to do so?" asked the same Miltank. "Why not just mess with people around your village?"

"Because they know me", Dhelmise said simply. "It's more fun this way. And why not have a one in fourteen, well thirteen now, chance at winning $100,000 in addition?"

"Oh...well I hope you're careful, sweetie…" a different Miltank urged, rubbing his hub.

"I will. Don't worry…" he responded in a hearty tone.

"Oh, I hope you're not being sardonic…"

Dhelmise chuckled. "I'll see you all later. Tell Tauros that I said 'Hello'", he said as he started floating back to the hotel.

000

"Messing the others is gonna be a bit hard and it's also not. It's about half and half when it comes to gullibility. At least I hope…"

000

Togedemaru had a large plate of food from the buffet area of the hotel. The Roly-Poly Pokemon had a bit of an obsession with food; after getting all of that food from the mall, she had a hankering for more.

She had been in there since 6 in the morning, just stuffing her face. She knew it was unhealthy for her, but she didn't care. She sat near the windows so she could see if anyone had left. She had seen Dhelmise leave not so long after she had first entered. She saw Lycanroc, Hakamo-o, and Oricorio leave thirty minutes prior and head to the Apparel Shop for whatever reason. She also saw Gumshoos and Mudsdale leave like fifteen minutes prior. She rolled her eyes as she placed a glazed bagel into her mouth.

She moaned softly as the taste hit her mouth. "Amazing…" she said chewing.

She just so happened to look out the window again and saw Dhelmise floating back to the hotel. She rose a brow. "Hmm...what's he up to?" she asked.

She had a feeling that he was doing something sneaky, but since he was a bit hard to read, she couldn't decipher what it was. Needing to keep a 'friendly' and 'approachable' demeanor, she decided not to confront the Sea Creeper and decided to keep eating.

"Okay…" she said to herself, chewing a bit more of her food before swallowing. "If I'm gonna take down these other idiots...I need to be more sneaky and not so blatant when trying to get information…"

She bit into a Blaziken leg as she gazed out of the window again, only to see Shiinotic's face. Shocked, she jumped back and nearly choked on the meat in her mouth. She quickly swallowed before panting erratically. She looked back at the window and saw nothing. She twitched before gripping the floor furiously.

000

"Shiinotic has to GO!" Togedemaru growled.

000

Hakamo-o, Oricorio, and Lycanroc were inside of the Apparel Shop. Hakamo-o was simply leaning against the wall as Lycanroc and Oricorio tried on different swimsuits.

"Which one do you think the guys like more?" Lycanroc asked, wearing a light orange bikini top and bottom. "This one, or the lavender one?"

"Uh...I'm not that into fashion, so I can't really say…" Hakamo-o replied, a bit uncomfortable.

"Oricorio?"

"Hmm...I say the lavender, chica…" Oricorio replied as she wore a small, black full body swimsuit with white stripes on the sides. "It goes well with your fur tone."

"You think so?" Lycanroc replied, posing in front of a mirror. "It looked like it clashed a bit too much…"

"Trust me, chica…" Oricorio replied.

"If you say so…" Lycanroc said as she got the lavender suit and went back into the dressing room.

A few minutes later, Lycanroc returned with a sparkling lavender bikini top and a thin bikini bottom. There were a couple of thin ribbons connecting the two and four more around her waist. She came out with a pose, winking.

Hakamo-o, seeing this, couldn't help but twitch. She never got why girls had to try to make themselves look sexy to please guys. She'd probably do the same to please a guy that she liked, too, but she just didn't get the concept.

"So...you think this'll make the guys go wild?" Lycanroc asked, turning around.

"Most likely, yes…" Hakamo-o responded. "Though I hope you don't expect to get laid or anything. They forbid that…"

"ACTUALLY", Lycanroc started. "They said that we could do anything we wanted as long as we DON'T get pregnant…"

"Okay, a-" Hakamo-o started before realizing what she was getting at. She facepalmed and shook her head. "That...that's sick…"

"Not if you clean…" Lycanroc said with a wink, making both Oricorio and Hakamo-o shudder at the thought.

"Now, if we're all good, let's go get the guys t-" she stopped mid sentence, seeing an unwanted player at the door.

Drampa was staring inside of the store, his head leaning against the door with his tongue hanging out.

"Ay caramba…" Oricorio stated, holding her head with a wing. "Este arrastramiento tiene problemas…"

"I don't know what you just said, but you said it…" Lycanroc said, nodding in agreement.

"I've got this…" Hakamo-o said, approaching the door with a sinister grin while popping her knuckles. Despite seeing her coming from a section of his eye, Drampa remained at the door with his same thirsty expression, staring directly at Lycanroc and Oricorio.

She thrust the door open harshly, knocking the dragon out of his stare. A bit disoriented, the Placid Pokemon slithered back and shook his head to clear out the fuzziness. As soon as he did, though, he was hit with a Sky Uppercut again, launching him over the railing and into the water below.

"Nice work…" Lycanroc commented, coming out behind her.

Hakamo-o was rubbing her wrist. Drampa was weak, but his head was still unnecessarily thick, which would probably explain his actions. "Thanks…" she replied. "Well, if you're still insistent on going to the beach, I'm just gonna go ahead since you plan on seducing some of the guys into coming, too…"

Lycanroc giggled. "Alright. Your loss…" Lycanroc said as she headed back towards the hotel, strutting.

"I'd go as well, but...I'd just rather not", Oricorio stated as she and Hakamo-o started heading down the street.

000

"Come on, come on, PASS IT!" Incineroar yelled as his featureless gray player refused to pass the basketball to the others, no matter what buttons on the controller he mashed. The game was on an ZBox, which Incineroar already hated. This was just adding more fuel to the fire. "COME ON!

Passimian was enjoying Incineroar's frustration as his players, which were featureless and white, moved together and scored him more and more points after stealing the ball numerous times.

The final buzzer rang out, and the final scores were:

Packing Passimian - 132

Insidious Incineroar - 5

"Whoo!" Passimian cheered. "Good game."

Incineroar twitched, not wanting to lose his cool. He took a deep breath. "Yeah, good game…" he strained before standing up. "Excuse me a second…"

He walked out of the area and down the hall, where a furious roar was heard, followed by a bashing sound. Pyukumuku and Passimian exchanged looks of surprise, while Bewear just continued to watch his soaps on the television.

Incineroar returned to the area, his left arm covered in a dusty, white powder.

"Uh...you okay?" asked Passimian.

Incineroar gave him a look in response, resulting in Passimian turning back around to face the screen. Incineroar shook his arm a bit to get a bit more of the dust off of his arm. "Fuck it, I'm going back to my room…"

Just as he headed back to the elevator, it opened up on its own and Lycanroc sauntered out in her bikini. Instantly, Incineroar froze. Passimian had turned back around and his eyes immediately widened as she sauntered in. Pyukumuku waved, showing little interest, and Bewear continued to work out.

"Hello boys~" she said, her voice full of lust. Incineroar grew extremely uncomfortable, while Passimian actually tripped over the bean bag chair he was sitting in trying to rush towards her.

"Uh...hey, Lycanroc…" he greeted, leaning against the wall in a 'cool' fashion. "What brings you up here in that...very fitting swimsuit?"

"Well…" Lycanroc started, sauntering toward Incineroar, feeling his chest, making him even more uncomfortable. "I was coming to see if you big...sexy...men would like to join me and a few of the girls at the beach…"

"I'll be right there…" said Passimian, pressing the elevator button feverishly.

"Wait for me! I want to go, too!" Pyukumuku said, hopping off of the stand and toward the elevator. The door opened and Passimian hopped in, with Pyukumuku following behind him.

The door closed, leaving Bewear as the only other person on the floor besides the two of them. Lycanroc gave Incineroar a seductive smile, while the tiger had fear in his eyes. He REALLY wasn't interested in connecting with her that way, he just needed her to know that he was unavailable so that they could build a faux friendship.

Maybe a real one after this game was over...

"Uh...I'm not really-" Incineroar started before being hushed by one of her fingers.

"Are you gonna come to beach...or am I gonna have to persuade you?" she asked with naughty intentions.

"Uh...no persuasion needed…" Incineroar said, clapping his hands together, causing a bit of white dust to fly off. "First, though. I'm gonna go get cleaned up-"

"What's the point?" Lycanroc asked, grabbing his dusty arm. "We're going to the beach anyway. The beach has water…"

"The water's not boiling hot, so yeah...it's not really likely that I'm gonna be getting in…" Incineroar replied as he pressed the elevator button.

"Well, I'll come with you, then…" Lycanroc said as the elevator doors opened and Incineroar stepped inside. He groaned to himself. He needed to hurry up and just tell her so that things won't escalate and she won't feel betrayed in the end if it gets up in the air.

In the elevator, Lycanroc continued to mess with Incineroar a bit. When the elevator stopped and they headed to his room, he had made up his mind that he was going to tell her now. He entered his room, with her following him inside.

Upon entering, she saw that his bed was in almost the same condition as hers, a few extra sheets lying on the floor.

"Alright, look Lycanroc…" Incineroar started as he sat on his couch. Unexpectedly, Lycanroc sat in his lap, making him groan.

"Lycanroc...you need to stop with the seduction…" he stated. "You're a nice girl, but...I'm...uh…"

"Gay?" she giggled.

Incineroar was confused. "Uh, well. Yeah...how did-"

Lycanroc stood up from his lap and grabbed under his chin. "You're so cute. I could tell from the way you've been looking at Passimian. We're on different teams, but I'm pretty observant…"

"Wait...hold on. If you knew, why've you still been flirting with me like this?!"

"Because I wanted to see how long it'd take for you to break…" she giggled, booping his nose.

Incineroar gaped before blushing. He had been played.

"So, do you hate me now...or do you still wanna go to the beach?" she asked, swaying her hips as she headed to the door.

Incineroar grumbled before rising from his couch. "Three things. Let me wash my arm, stop saying that I 'broke', and PLEASE keep this to yourself. Only you and Passimian know and I'd like to keep it that way around here…"

"Why so secretive?"

"It's nobody's business and I don't want to be questioned about my personal life…" he replied, folding his arms with a look and tone that radiated seriousness.

"Well...you know that I'M gonna be asking questions, but deal…" Lycanroc said with a wink before leaving his room.

When she left, Incineroar chuckled a smile as he entered his restroom. "Clever, clever girl. I need to get her number before this show's over. I need a couple of female friends…"

000

"Gotta admit. She got me. Didn't think she knew…" Incineroar said. "And if she's gonna keep that same personality through this game, she's gonna be a very worthy ally…"

000

Dhelmise was floating through the hotel, in the search for...anyone, really. He hadn't really interacted with anyone for the entire day. Yeah, he had gone to visit his lady friends for a few hours, but he didn't expect to be all alone!

"Where the hell is everyone?" he asked grumpily as he entered the elevator from the fourth floor. He had knocked on the doors of both Pyukumuku's and Bewear's rooms and got no answer. Granted, it was past noon, so he shouldn't have even tried there to begin with. He was going up to the seventh floor now. Certainly SOMEONE had to be up there.

The elevator dinged and doors opened. The first thing he noticed was a large hole to the right side.

"What the hell happened up here?" he asked as he floated out of the elevator and floated toward the main area. There, he finally saw somebody.

"Bewear! Finally…" Dhelmise exclaimed needily. "Where the heck is everybody?"

"Out", the red panda plush replied instantly, continuing to lift his weights while staring at the television.

Dhelmise didn't expect a response that quick, but he also groaned upon being given that vague information. "Okay...out WHERE?"

"Beach…" he replied in the exact same manner, still not turning to face him.

"ALL of them?!" Dhelmise exclaimed.

"No…"

"Then where are the ones-"

"Don't know…"

Dhelmise remained silent; it was obvious that this was how he was going to respond to every question. "Thanks for nothing…" Dhelmise replied, floating back to the elevator. The seaweed was hoping that the bear would be able to communicate like a normal being, but he was surely mistaken.

He hit the elevator button again and the doors automatically opened. He entered and he pressed the first floor button. The elevators took a while to go down, so he started to do a bit of thinking. Why did everyone suddenly decide to up and leave the hotel together? He understood that this was their normal social time and it seemed like there wasn't going to be a challenge today, but it was still a competition! They should be planning their next moves! He may have been there just to screw with people, but the money was still a good thing to think about.

The elevator stopped at the second level, which perplexed him. Didn't Bewear say that everyone was at the beach?

The doors opened, showing Togedemaru, with red and orange sauce and crumbs around her face. She held two corn dogs, both slathered with mustard, as she entered the elevator.

"Dhelmise? I haven't seen you all day…" Togedemaru greeted, despite seeing him leave the hotel and come back through the window of the second floor.

The Sea Creeper Pokemon wanted to stay stagnant and silence in the presence of her, as he didn't care for her at all, but he needed some type of interaction, even if it was with her. "I haven't seen ANYONE all day. Except for you and Bewear…" he drawled as the elevator doors closed. "I leave on personal business and come back to an almost completely empty hotel! I thought that this was a competition, not a vacation. I mean the slacking days are great, but come on…"

"Huh. You're the last person I'd expect to be complaining about there being no challenges…" Togedemaru replied before biting into one of her corndogs. "The way you act makes it seem like you don't care about anything and that, well…. you're a snarky jackass. No offense."

Dhelmise knew she was going to rub him the wrong way as soon as he encountered her the first day there. He wasn't offended by the comment or anything, he had been called both smartass and jackass by numerous people before. Something about her just irked him; she had a shitty mood the first time she met everyone. Now all of a sudden she was acting like everyone is a friend? To him, that was bull.

"None taken…" he replied. "You know, the way you act makes it seem, at least to me, that you have things to hide. Well...other than the food in your stomach. You were very pissy when we all first met, why the sudden change?"

"...I was cranky…" she responded, frowning. Now she definitely knew that he was up to something. She continued, "I needed sleep."

"Uh huh...and I needed a bit of Pinap Jelly on my toast when I Power Whipped my mother…" Dhelmise replied.

The elevator doors opened and they both stepped out, well Dhelmise floated out, and were actually going in the same direction. Dhelmise was going to the beach to see what the heck everyone was doing. Togedemaru was going as well, seeing as everyone else was leaving. She wasn't really a following type, but when she felt alone, she goes with the majority.

She finished up one of her corndogs before tossing the stick into the trash on the way out. Dhelmise went ahead and phased into the ground to avoid being with Togedemaru any longer.

Togedemaru rolled her eyes and bit into her other corndog before heading toward the beach.

000

Gumshoos and Mudsdale were heading back from their walk. They had walked up to Route 5's Pokemon Center and were now heading back. They had remained silent for most of the walk, as even though they enjoyed each other's company better than the others', there wasn't much the two had in common.

Mudsdale liked to run, but that was the only real thing that Gumshoos could get out of her at this time. Most of the times they interacted it was all about her. It was like she didn't want anyone to know anything about her, as she always changed the subject when Gumshoos asked her something.

It all added up to her life either being embarrassing or wretched. With the way she's treating Bewear and vice-versa, the former would probably the most logical reason. However, no matter how many times she asked, she got the same reply.

"I don't want to talk about it…" Mudsdale replied. "But, what about you? Uh...are you a virgin?"

Gumshoos stopped walking immediately as a blush appeared on her face. She gaped. "Really? We went from you and Bewear's past...to virginity talk?!"

Mudsdale realized that she'd probably just made things awkward for her. She just had to change the subject somehow! She did NOT want to talk about Bewear at all. What happened in their past needed to stay there.

"Sorry…" she apologized. "Could you...just not ask about my and Bewear's history? It brings up memories that I'd like to suppress…"

"Is it that bad for you?" Gumshoos questioned. "Sorry for asking so much…"

"It's no problem." Mudsdale replied as the two of them began walking again, having stopped next to Paniola Ranch,"Curiosity gets the best of us, just...please don't bring us up in the same light anymore."

Gumshoos gave her a nod of understanding, making a small smile appear on Mudsdale's face as they continued through Paniola Town and to Route 4. The two of them saw Togedemaru walking past the route and heading toward the rest of the city. This perplexed them. Why would she of all people be leaving the hotel? What reason did she have?

The two decided to ignore her for now and just headed back to the hotel. Entering, Gumshoos' stomach growled. She hadn't eaten since 5:20 AM and it was almost 1:10 PM.

"You hungry?" Mudsdale asked with a giggle, hearing her stomach growl.

"Yeah...haven't eaten since earlier this morning…" Gumshoos replied, holding her stomach as it growled again.

"Well, maybe you should stop waking up and eating so early. Maybe you won't have to deal with this again…" Mudsdale suggested. She always woke up around 9 or 10 AM, so she was A-OK when it came to hunger and rest. She understood that Gumshoos was pretty work centered and so she'd want to wake up early and get things done beforehand, but there was no real work to be done here, so she should just be relaxing until the challenge.

"I'm not always hungry like this. I don't know why I am now…" she replied as the two stood in the elevator as it went up.

It opened on the second floor and the two of them entered the buffet. Mudsdale wasn't really hungry, so she decided to head back up to the seventh floor. Hopefully everyone there was gone and she could continue to exercise in peace. Much to her chagrin, Bewear was still there, while everyone else was gone.

Mudsdale didn't want to talk to him, but this was just aggravating. She walked behind him with an angry glare. "BEWEAR!"

The bear didn't even flinch. He dropped his weights at his feet and turned to her with his same thousand yard stare. She recoiled back a bit before regaining her composure and tightening her glare again. "Why...are you here?"

Bewear didn't respond, he just continued staring at her. Mudsdale gulped and took a single step back. This particular gaze pierced into her soul, bringing back the memories of their childhood. She didn't know why Bewear was having this big of an effect on her now. She looked around the setting and guessed that it was simply because they were completely alone together. Every other time, someone was around them as well and she was able to assert herself to the bear with ease. Now that she was alone with him, though, she felt...nervous.

She looked around frantically, trying hard to avoid looking into his eyes. However, that plan when south as Bewear grabbed either side of her face and planted a kiss on her lips, causing her to blush quickly. Mudsdale was stunned at this action and kicked him in the stomach to stop him. Once free from the lip-lock, she panted softly as Bewear picked himself back up and started lifting his weights again.

Mudsdale was still recovering from the sudden kiss, as she was still blushing and panting to herself as she shakily made her way back to the elevators.

000

Mudsdale gulped. "That was...that was just too sudden", she said before groaning. "Why does he have to be so good at kissing? I still remember all of those times as kids!"

She shook her head. "No, no, no, no…" she repeated, as if pleading with someone. She took a breath before looking directly at the camera. "Okay, look. Bewear and I used to mess around when we were kids. No intimate connection at all. We were just best friends with benefits. But...then he started getting too clingy for my liking and I dropped him. That was that."

"I started fooling around with other guys and he kept coming out of nowhere and scaring them off and I got tired of it!" Mudsdale exclaimed. "Now we're here, he's kissing me again, and reminding me of when it was just us. I'm not gonna fall for it. At least I hope I don't."

000

Majority of the other contestants were at the beach. Hakamo-o and Oricorio were lying in beach chairs; Hakamo-o was shaded by an umbrella, while Oricorio was in the open. Pyukumuku was lying on the beach shore, while Lycanroc and Passimian were in the water splashing each other. Incineroar was watching from the side wall with his arms folded, refusing to enter the water without a floatation device. Togedemaru was making a sandcastle near the others to hold herself over.

She was tempted to go in the water and use Thunder to electrocute Lycanroc and Passimian just for the heck of it, but that would do two bad things for her. She'd get spotted by the others, ruining any chance of her plan working, and she'd get a cramp thanks to her eating. So, making these castles would have to suffice.

"Man...isn't this estupendo?!" Oricorio exclaimed cheerily as she sipped from a soda can through a straw.

"Uh...probably not…" Hakamo-o replied, her arms folded. "It's not that stupid…"

"Que?" Oricorio asked before understanding what Hakamo-o was talking about. She giggled. "No, no, no…" she replied. "Estupendo means great…"

Hakamo-o chortled to herself. "Whatever floats your boat", she said as she laid back in her chair. Suddenly, the umbrella shading her was knocked away and replaced by an uneven shadow, as a sopping wet Drampa glared down at her, his hair standing on end. It was a glare that said 'I am going to destroy you'.

Hakamo-o glared back, unfazed. She kicked him in his stomach-area, making him groan and fall forward as she moved out of the way. The dragon whimpered upon impact and Hakamo-o dusted her hands off before going around to Drampa's backside. She retracted her leg far enough back before kicking him right in the goods, causing him to let out a loud yell that caused Pikipek to fly from trees.

Incineroar couldn't hold back his laughter and while Passimian and Pyukumuku both flinched. Oricorio was unfazed and Togedemaru had to hold in her laugh. Lycanroc was the only one who didn't take notice to the situation as she didn't care much about what Hakamo-o did to Drampa since he was always the instigator. She swam over towards Incineroar, who was catching his breath from laughter.

Once she was close enough she splashed water on him, causing him to hiss and jump away, looking at his damp body. He clenched his fists and glared at Lycanroc, who was laughing. He charged towards her, but she noticed and immediately jumped back into the water, which made him skid to a halt.

Lycanroc blew a Razz Berry before swimming back towards the others. Incineroar growled. "HOW CAN YOU EVEN SWIM? YOU'RE A ROCK-TYPE!"

"I LEARNED~!" she replied back, performing a backstroke.

-000-

Dhelmise was at the bottom of the ocean while all of this occurred. After getting to the beach, he had decided not to question them and just let them have their fun. The thought came through his head that, with Tsareena gone, maybe his team didn't need to talk about strategies since they'd done pretty well in the last challenge, barring Tsareena.

He decided that here would be a good place to start thinking of a plan of his own. If he was going to mess with these others, he was going to need information on them. Being a Ghost-type, this task was going to be easy to accomplish. He just needed a good enough situation to where he could gather it without just sneaking into everyone's room like a pervert.

"Hmm...knowing these shows, there's gotta be a trivia type of challenge coming up sooner or later. So, I guess I'll have to gather info on my own in the meantime…"

"BAYLEEF HAVE NO BONERS!" he heard someone exclaim, causing him to jerk up from the sandy bottom. He looked around quickly before jumping back, seeing Shiinotic standing there, under water, with nothing covering his head.

"How the hell did you even get down here without drowning?!" Dhelmise exclaimed, completely mystified by this. He knew the guy was creepy and nonsensical, but this was a whole new level of 'What the fuck?'

"You just need to let the dying breaths of the sand enter your body and suckle on your kidneys in order for Slaking Kong to plow you through a wall and make a large hole through your body so that Joltik and Flabebe can feed on your corpse so that their touch compels you to sell your soul to Giratina, the dark underlord of the universe…" Shiinotic stated, not blinking once and keeping his same smile throughout.

Dhelmise stared at him.

Shiinotic continued to stare back.

Dhelmise was completely done with him at this point. It may just be the fifth day, but this was just too much. He was prepared to just rise from the depths, but he just had to question Shiinotic once more.

"Are you high?"

"I drink the blood of the innocent…" he replied in his same manner.

Dhelmise immediately just floated up and away from the psychotic mushroom, leaving Shiinotic alone at the bottom, still staring forward.

000

"If his team doesn't eliminate him first, I'm going to question everything that's ever occurred in my life up to this moment…" Dhelmise stated.

000

Dhelmise rose from the sea, startling the others a bit, as they did not know that he was down there.

"Dude, where'd you come from?!" Passimian exclaimed, surprised.

"An egg, just like each of us did…" Dhelmise responded stoically.

"Smart-ass…" Togedemaru muttered under her breath as the seaweed ghost floated toward the beachfront.

The few activities continued, with Incineroar starting to build a sand fort out of complete boredom, putting Togedemaru's to shame, as she growled in annoyance before belching, causing her own sandcastle to fall. Hakamo-o had to get another chair from a further side of the beach and placed it on the other side of Oricorio's. She then proceeded to pick up the umbrella that Drampa had knocked away and placed it to the right of it so that she could be shaded again. There wasn't any sunscreen, anyway. Oricorio was just sunbathing in her suit. Being in her Fire-type form, she was perfectly fine and didn't need to worry about sunburn. Drampa just remained in the chair he had initially fainted in due to Hakamo-o's attack to his stomach and privates. He was actually very comfortable in that position, and despite him being interested in everyone there, mostly Oricorio and Lycanroc at that moment, he decided to just stay stationary and catch a few Zs on his own terms.

Lycanroc and Passimian were still playing in the water, much to Incineroar's surprise; he began getting a bit suspicious. Prior to this, they hadn't really interacted with each other to this degree, and both of them knew that he was gay, which was making him a bit agitated. He didn't mind that they were playing together in general, but he knew damn well that just splashing in the water was not an activity that exemplified fun. He continued watching them for a while, which Dhelmise seemed to notice. The grimace on his face made Dhelmise believe that he had something on his mind that had to deal with Lycanroc and Passimian, who were still having fun in the water.

"Hmm…" he thought. "Interesting…"

Shiinotic walked back to shore from the depths of the ocean with his same creepy expression. "WATER is-"

Shiinotic began going on a tangent about what water was, as everyone either covered their ears or tried to ignore him. He continued talking, even when everyone had made it clear that they didn't care. Once he finished, he stated. "Trying to escape the dongs of silence is futile in the ovaries of computers…"

"Okay, beach time is over. I'm going back to the hotel…" Hakamo-o said as she started sitting up. If Shiinotic was going to be there, she didn't want to be.

"Aw come on guys", Lycanroc said, swimming back onto the shore. "Can't you just ignore him?" she asked, gesturing to the Illuminating Pokemon.

"No escapes…" Shiinotic whispered.

"Yeah, no thanks...I'd like to keep my braincells…" Hakamo-o replied as she folded her arms and started to stand up and leave.

"Yeah, it's 2:30, anyway and I'm pretty hungry…" Passimian said, swimming back to the shore as well.

Hakamo-o watched his wet body as he came out and shook himself off. She couldn't help but blush a small bit before continuing to head back.

Others followed suit. Dhelmise phased into the ground and Incineroar followed Hakamo-o and Passimian. Oricorio flew back, and Togedemaru started walking back as well, kicking over Incineroar's fort in the process.

Lycanroc sighed, and upon seeing that the only ones left were Drampa, Shiinotic, and Pyukumuku, she shook her head and started heading back to the hotel as well.

000

"Shiinotic is different, yes, but why would you let his mere presence ruin your fun?" asked Lycanroc. "That's not the right way to think…"

000

As the time approached 3 o'clock, all of the the contestants found themselves back at the hotel, some more relieved than others.

Drampa was heading to the elevator, following the others, and saw that both of them were being filled by the others. He wouldn't have minded just getting and getting all squished together with the others for a short while.

However, as he thought about that idea, the doors closed, leaving him alone. He groaned.

000

"These brats are so intolerant and rude…" Drampa muttered. "They should take it as a compliment that I'd wish to ravage them all…"

000

After the elevators closed, Drampa pressed the button and waited for one to come down. As he waited for the others to get off and for one of the elevators to return, he felt a chill run down his spine. He turned around, but didn't see anyone or anything behind him. He turned back around and jumped back in surprise, seeing Shiinotic staring at him.

Drampa studied the mushroom for a while before seeing the right elevator door open. He entered, and he could feel Shiinotic still staring at him. He turned back around and saw that what he felt was indeed the case. The Illuminating Pokemon's blank, soulless eyes were making him uncomfortable. The fact that he was also a Fairy-type added to this feeling.

He had never paid him any mind due to him trying to get around the others, but now that he was experiencing him...he understood why the others didn't want him around. The mushroom was indeed creepy. Drampa hadn't pressed any buttons in the elevator, so they remained open for quite some time.

Eventually, Drampa pressed the button to the seventh floor and the doors closed, allowing him to actually breathe; he held his breath the entire time Shiinotic stared at him without even knowing it!

After a short while, he made it to the seventh floor. He moved in and saw that the only one there was Bewear. A small grew on his face as he slithered out of the elevator and in the direction of the bear. He got closer, eventually slithering his neck around him.

BAM!

Drampa lay on the floor, unconscious. Bewear had bashed him in the head with one of the dumbbells he was lifting, not wanting to deal with him.

000

"No…" Bewear simply stated.

000

Most of the guys, along with Lycanroc and Togedemaru, had decided to play a game of truth or dare in Passimian's room; they were bored. Dhelmise was initially against it due to it being a game for chicks when they have slumber parties. However, he knew that this game could provide him with valuable information if the right questions were asked. So, he decided to join in.

"Alright, the game's truth or dare", Lycanroc said placing a glass bottle on the floor. Pyukumuku, Passimian, Togedemaru, and Lycanroc were sitting on the floor, while Dhelmise floated and Incineroar sat on Passimian's bed. "Pretty self explanatory, so I'm not gonna waste time explaining. Who wants to go first?"

"I'll go…" Togedemaru said, immediately spinning the bottle. It landed on Pyukumuku, much to her dismay. However, she kept a smile. "Okay...Pyukumuku, truth or dare?"

"Dare please…" he replied.

"Okay...I dare you...to flush yourself down the toilet", Togedemaru stated, making Incineroar and Passimian stifle laughs.

"Wow, that's wild..." Lycanroc giggled. "You gonna do it little guy?"

Pyukumuku sighed. "I would, but I'm just worried about how I'd get back here…"

'You'll be fine. Don't even worry about it…" Togedemaru replied.

"Uh...okay…" Pyukumuku said as he hopped into the bathroom.

"Someone check and make sure that he does it…" Togedemaru replied.

"On it…" Dhelmise replied as he floated to the bathroom door. He saw Pyukumuku on the toilet seat and hopped inside of the bowl before flushing. He was surprised that the guy actually went through with it! That was humorous, but foolish.

"He actually went through with it…" Dhelmise said, floating back over.

"Wait, he did?" Incineroar queried, surprised. "I expected him to back out in the last minute…"

"Well he didn't…" Dhelmise replied. "I don't know whether to be proud for him going through with it, or disappointed in him for being dumb enough to go through with it…"

"Well, let's not dwell on that right now…" said Lycanroc. "Why don't we get him back here?"

"Uh...and how do you suppose we do that?" asked Togedemaru. "He's in the sewers by now…"

"Wait...you mean you didn't have a plan to get him back to begin with?" Passimian exclaimed.

"I didn't think he'd actually do it!" Togedemaru exclaimed.

"Oh boy…"

"Don't worry...I guess I'LL have to go and get him back", Dhelmise stated. "I'm the only one here with the capabilities…"

"I have no objections…" Lycanroc said with a smirk.

"Same", Passimian said.

Togedemaru and Incineroar both shrugged, making Dhelmise sigh in annoyance. "You'd better not say any good stuff while I'm gone…"

He entered the bathroom before phasing under the toilet and following the pipes.

"Well, now that he's gone...let's move on shall we?" asked Lycanroc. "Since Pyukumuku's out of commission at the moment, I'll go next…"

She spun the bottle and it landed on Passimian. "Ooo~ Truth or dare?"

"Truth…" Passimian said, folding his arms with a smirk.

"What are your opinions on all of us girls here?" she asked, causing him to pale a bit and blush. Incineroar chuckled at this.

"Well?" the tiger urged.

Passimian sighed. "No offense to any of them if I say something bad", he started. "Gumshoos is boring, but very smart. Mudsdale, to me, is a bitch for what she's doing to Bewear. Tsareena was hot, but dumb as a sack of bricks. Oricorio's cute and exotic. Hakamo-o's my type of chick. Lycanroc, you're sexy and pretty wild, and Togedemaru...I still can't really say much about you since all you've been doing is eating, so I guess I'll just say...lazy?"

Togedemaru shrugged with a nonchalant expression, but on the inside, she was smirking. With him talking down the girls on his own team, she could tell them to vote him out. However, it'll depend if they care that much or not.

"Aw...so you think I'm sexy, huh?" Lycanroc said, leaning in closer to him, making him blush and start to stutter. She then suddenly backed away. "But since you seem to have a bit of a thing for Hakamo-o, I guess I can tell her-"

"What? No!" Passimian exclaimed. "I just said she's my type. I like serious chicks who're feisty and as strong as me. I barely know her and it's too early to even consider that…"

"Whatever you say, big boy…" Lycanroc said with a giggle.

Passimian sighed as he spun the bottle; he hoped that Lycanroc wouldn't be crazy enough to actually tell Hakamo-o what he said. On second thought, he just had to hope Hakamo-o didn't want to talk to him about it once she finds out. The bottle stopped spinning, but it didn't point at anyone, so he decided that it was Incineroar's turn since he hadn't said or done anything in the game yet. "Incineroar, truth or dare?" he asked.

"Truth…" Incineroar replied before cursing in his head. "Fuck! I should've said dare!"

"Are you a top or bottom?" he asked, making Lycanroc giggle and making Togedemaru raise a brow in curiosity.

Incineroar twitched. "I'd like to switch to dare…"

"Oh-ho no you don't", Passimian replied. "You said truth, so you've got truth. Now, are you in control or do you let your girl be in control?"

Incineroar was relieved that they were portraying him as straight since Togedemaru was there, but he still didn't feel comfortable answering because they knew the truth! He groaned.

"I'm a bottom. There…" he replied, blushing while looking away with his arms folded.

Both Lycanroc and Passimian were surprised at that revelation; it was really unexpected.

"Wow, never pictured you being the submissive type", Lycanroc giggled. "I figured you'd be the one giving it out because of your build and personality…"

"I'm changing the subject…" Incineroar stated immediately, spinning the bottle. It landed on Lycanroc, much to his joy. "Okay...truth or dare?"

"Dare…" Lycanroc said confidently, folding her arms. "Bring it on, big daddy…"

Incineroar gave her a look. "Don't...don't call me that. Anyway, I dare you to give Passimian a lap dance…"

"What!?" Passimian exclaimed in shock. "I mean thanks, but why?!"

"Yeah...why?" Lycanroc asked, raising a brow, not necessarily complaining.

"Why not?" he replied, folding his arms with a cocky grin.

"Fair enough…" Lycanroc said with a smirk before climbing into Passimian's lap.

Togedemaru groaned in annoyance.

000

"Sexual talk and actions annoy the hell out of me. This isn't softcore porn!" Togedemaru blustered.

000

"Fuck...my life…" Incineroar growled.

000

Hakamo-o was doing pull-ups in her doorway. The players on her team were either hanging with others or doing their own things, and due to her not really being much of a HUGE people person. She couldn't just up and start casual conversation, but if someone else initiated it, which had been happening most of the time there, she was fine.

She wasn't sure if she wanted to actually make friends while she was there. Sure, she had Oricorio and Lycanroc, but she considered them more as close acquaintances, and it was mainly because they were on the same team. If this was a show where it was everyone for themselves,

she wouldn't have been talking to anyone.

But, that wasn't the case. She dropped down and closed her hotel room door before heading into her restroom, closing the door after. She sat down on the toilet with a sigh as she started thinking more about the competition.

Everyone had an equal chance at the game, with the exclusion of Drampa and Shiinotic, and with thirteen of them remaining, she couldn't help but feel a bit nervous and anxious. The idea of making friends actually popped up in her mind again, as having allies would ensure her safety if her team lost more challenges.

Knowing these shows, however, she knew that when the merge came and it was really everyone for themselves, she was going to be targeted, that is if she makes to the merge anyway. She sighed as she rose up and flushed the toilet.

"I'm gonna have to make an alliance…" she said to herself. "So, I'll have to hope that we keep winning challenges so that I can keep people in…"

She exited her restroom, only to see Shiinotic standing there with a smile. Immediately, she closed the door and held the door closed.

000

"...He needs to go…" Hakamo-o said with a frown.

000

Gumshoos had returned to her room after seeing everyone return from wherever they were. Her television was still on, so she went over to her drapes and opened them, letting the sunshine inside. She sat on her bed, seeing that Criminal Minds was now on.

Looking at her clock, she saw that it was exactly 3:30 PM. At this time, she figured that there wasn't going to be another challenge, so she decided to take a short nap .

However, not even seconds later-

"CONTESTANTS!" Gumshoos jumped back up immediately as Solgaleo's voice echoed over the speakers in her room.

"Your challenge will start at 6:00 PM, so try and rest up as much as you can! You will meet in front of the hotel! That is all."

Gumshoos sighed. "I should have expected that. They did say that they'd be hosting in intervals…"

She went ahead and lied back down on her bed.

000

Almost all of the contestants returned to their own rooms to either watch TV or sleep for the hours up until the they were called down. Incineroar and Passimian had decided to go back up to the seventh floor to play a few games until it was time to go. Passimian didn't have a guaranteed sleep schedule anyway and Incineroar usually stayed up until midnight with his husband until one or both of them fell asleep; he did have random fits of narcolepsy at times, though.

Bewear had finally left after being on the floor, standing in the same spot, lifting weights, and staring at the television for over five hours. He had dragged Drampa into the elevator with him after the call over the speakers. Simultaneously, that was when Passimian and Incineroar entered.

"Dude...I still can't believe that Pyukumuku went through with everything he was dared!" Passimian exclaimed.

"Me either…" Incineroar said, sitting in one of the bean bag chairs. "So, how was the lap dance?"

Passimian gave him a "Fuck you" look, which made Incineroar chortle.

"Aw...what's the matter?" asked Incineroar. "Didn't expect her to have that much of an affect on you?"

"She licked my cheek and grinded in my lap, what do you expect?!" Passimian exclaimed, a blush appearing on his face. "Hell, I bet you liked seeing it…"

Incineroar sneered. "You'll never know…" he said mischievously.

Passimian groaned as he looked through the games before grumbling to himself.

"So what game are we playing?" Incineroar asked, laying on stomach with his legs held up.

"Hell, I don't know. What do you wa-" he started before turning around and seeing him in that new position. He groaned before turning back around toward the games.

"What?" Incineroar asked after seeing his reaction.

"Put your legs down…" he stated simply.

Incineroar rolled his eyes. He was likely making the lemur 'uncomfortable' somehow by being in his own comfortable position. Passimian grabbed Grand Theft Auto V and placed it into the system, replacing the previous game.

"GTA V, huh?" Incineroar asked with a grin. "I'm gonna destroy you…"

"Oh please…" Passimian said, rolling his eyes. "I'll snipe you from wherever you are…"

"Doubt it…" Incineroar stated.

The elevator doors opened with a DING, and Lycanroc came out with a cheeky grin.

"What's up guys?"

Incineroar chuckled, while Passimian groaned as his blush re-emerged.

000

Mudsdale was lying in her bed with her drapes closed and her television off. She'd been there in that position ever since Bewear kissed her. Her initial bold and confident demeanor was currently replaced with anxiety and fear. She had no idea why she was feeling this way all of a sudden, but she was.

"What the hell is wrong with me?" she muttered. "It was just a kiss. We'd kissed more when we were kids! Calm down and focus on the damn game. Get some sleep...everything will be fine."

She closed her eyes and started to sleep to build up some strength for the challenge. Not too long after, she felt paws around her waist. She didn't think much of it at first, but when she felt something familiar around her lower regions, her eyes popped open. She saw that she was laying on Bewear, his arms wrapped around her stomach.

"What the- Bewear, I said ny-aaaahhh!" she groaned.

-000-

"AAAAHHHHHHHH!" Mudsdale screamed as she shot up in her bed. She looked around, panting erratically and sweating profusely. She looked down, her panting starting to slow down.

Turning to her clock, she saw that it read 5:54 PM. Her eyes widened as she looked at the window and saw that the sun was starting to set. She quickly jumped out of bed and knocked her door open so that she wouldn't be late.

000

Everyone was either already in the front of the hotel or on their way. Lunala was there five minutes early, much to her dismay. She wanted to get ALL of her hours of sleep, no matter how many minutes or seconds remained.

The hotel doors opened and Mudsdale came out, the last one to arrive.

"Right on time…" Lunala said with a small yawn. "Now, who's ready for tonight's challenge?!"

No one replied, as some who decided to nap were still a bit drowsy. Lunala smiled. "Good…"

"Hey, as a head's up, could you just tell us when you guys are gonna do the challenges so that we know in advance?" asked Gumshoos.

"And make it convenient and not at all difficult for you? Of course not!" Lunala replied, making a few of them groan.

"Now, your challenge today will be occurring on this island, so follow me…" Lunala said, floated towards Route 4.

-000-

The contestants were all lead to Brooklet Hill, where they saw the standard wooden bridge leading across the first lake. However, there was platforms on either side of the bridge: six on the left side and seven on the right.

The platforms looked like they were made of cheap driftwood, as there were noticeable holes and pieces broken off that were still floating the the water. Each platform was held stationary by an anchor underneath them. On the platforms themselves were long, iron stems with rectangular ends that had red buttons on them.

"Welcome to your first challenge!" Lunala introduced.

"What's with all of the shitty looking platforms?" asked Hakamo-o.

"I was getting to that…" Lunala responded. "Now, all of you will take a platform. I will then ask you questions regarding Total Pokemon history. Whether it be from this show, or any other show that has aired."

"Wait, that's not fair!" Gumshoos blustered. "Not all of us have seen every show!"

"Well this challenge will go by quickly, then, won't it?" Lunala replied with a sneer, making Gumshoos sigh.

000

"I mostly watch shows that deal with my career path, whether it be fictional or not", Gumshoos explained. "The only show I've seen like this is the one with Mew and Mewtwo as hosts."

000

"I've got this challenge in the bag", Togedemaru said confidently. "I've watched almost every one of the shows, including the ones that got cancelled after a few episodes!"

000

Shiinotic was staring at the camera as its feed started producing static.

000

The Solgaleos each took a platform on the left side, while the Lunalas took the ones on the right. The more heavyset competitors had to be careful and steady.

"Alright", Lunala started. "Here's how it will go. When one team answers a question correctly, one of the platforms on the other team will collapse. If you are standing on that platform, you are out and you are not allowed to answer any questions. The team that has more players remaining will win an advantage in the next challenge…"

000

"I have ample knowledge on these shows thanks to the internet…" Hakamo-o explained. "I wanted to know what I was in for, so…"

"But, it looks like I may not get a chance if someone else answers faster", she concluded.

000

"Okay," Lunala began. "Let's start off with a pretty easy one. Who are the main producers for all of these shows?"

Togedemaru used her needle to hit her button quickly before Hakamo-o had a chance. The Scaly Pokemon growled as Togedemaru smirked.

"Arceus and Giratina are the producers of majority of them", she answered.

"Correct", Lunala said before turning to the Solgaleos' side.

Bewear's platform wobbled a bit before collapsing under his feet, sending him into the water. He resurfaced quickly and swam to the middle bridge before climbing out and shaking himself off. He gazed at Mudsdale for a few seconds, which she thankfully ignored.

He then sat down on the bridge, dipping his legs in the water.

"Next question. Who was eliminated first on Ultimate Total Pokemon Island and why?" asked Lunala.

This time, Hakamo-o was able to hit her buzzer first, much to Togedemaru's dismay. "Yanma, because she wouldn't shut the hell up."

"Correct!"

Mudsdale's platform began creaking, which should have already happened considering her initial weight, and she was dropped into the water. Bewear immediately dove in to help her, knowing that she couldn't swim that well.

He brought her up and helped her onto the bridge. Back around others, she regained her confidence and knocked him back into the water

"Hey, that wasn't called for, Mudsdale. The guy just helped you!" Passimian exclaimed.

"I didn't ask him to…" Mudsdale replied with an annoyed tone as she crossed the bridge and sat at the other end.

"Okay...next question", Lunala said, moving on from the situation. "One of the main romantic conflicts in Total Pokemon World Tour was between which three players?"

"Wait...which one?" asked Togedemaru.

"Yeah, one was hosted by Mew and Mewtwo and the other had Mew and Victini…" Hakamo-o replied.

"Hmm...thinking about it, both of them had romantic conflicts, so three from either one will do… Lunala stated.

Surprisingly, Drampa hit his button. "Vina, Volante, and Razor…"

Everyone looked at him in shock before looking back at Lunala, who was just as surprised.

"Well, he's right…" Lunala said. She turned back to the Solgaleos.

Oricorio's platform started wobbling and she immediately flew up so that she wouldn't be dropped into the water. "¿Por qué yo?!" she exclaimed with a glare.

"It's random and no hablo taco language…" Lunala replied, making Oricorio growl. The Dancing Pokemon flew to the bridge and stood next to Bewear. "Next question. In Total Pokkemon Island, with two 'K's', which contestants is the only one to have their name in an episode title?"

"Oh great, episode guide bullshit…." Togedemaru commented. "I don't pay attention to that, I just watch!"

Hakamo-o recalled seeing the misspelled show title on Google. She had seen some reviews, but she couldn't place a title.

No one else could really say anything either, as they didn't remember much themselves. Another shocking event occurred, as SHIINOTIC hit his button this time.

"Oh no…" Passimian mumbled, hold his head.

"Sableye", he stated in the calmest tone anyone had ever heard from him. They all looked toward Lunala again, whose mouth was agape.

"Uh...y-yeah", she said, nodding.

Everyone remained silent, not knowing what to say. Lycanroc's platform wobbled.

"Of course…" she stated as she leapt from the platform immediately.

"Alright, so far three players are remaining for the Solgaleos and six for the Lunalas", said Lunala. "So...pretty good standings so far…"

"Bias!"

"You're damn right…" Lunala replied. "Next one. In Pokemon Drama Island, the one with Jirachi and Diancie, in the fear challenge 'Phobia Frenzy' which two competitors shared the same fear?"

Drampa hit his button again. "Noivern and Druddigon."

"Correct again…" Lunala said. "Man, my team is on a roll…"

"I say again...BIAS!" Dhelmise exclaimed.

In response, his platform disintegrated, but since he was floating, nothing happened.

"Real mature…"

"Next!" Lunala said, ignoring Dhelmise's comment. "In Total Pokemon Redux, which new contestant was actually a disguise for an old one?"

Hakamo-o hit her button quickly. "Probopass."

"Correct", Lunala said before turning to her team.

Gumshoos' platform broke apart, dropping her into the water. She sighed. "Oh well, didn't really know much of this anyway…" she said as she swam to the middle bridge.

"In Fuzzboy's Total Pokemon Island, who is the main host and why?"

"What kind of name is Fuzzboy?" Incineroar asked. "And why is it taking ownership if Arceus and Giratina are the so-called 'producers' of these shows?"

"They have their own canon," Lunala replied simply.

Incineroar smirked at this. If she wasn't sure, then that meant that the host wasn't a legendary. The shows that are produced by Arceus and Giratina have legendaries as hosts, so this meant that the host wasn't a legendary.

He hit his button. "Larvesta because he lost rock-paper-scissors."

"Correct", Lunala replied giddily. She turned to the Solgaleos.

Hakamo-o's eyes widened as she looked behind her and saw that only Pyukumuku was remaining. She felt her own platform start to shake and she dropped into the water. She growled before climbing onto the bridge, which was nearby. "Well, we're screwed."

"Okay, next question…" Lunala continued. "In Total Xtreme Island, on the episode 'Truth or False?', what song did Kaden completely sexualize to seduce Gareth?"

Much to everyone's surprise, except for Lycanroc and Bewear, Pyukumuku hit his button.

"A Whole New World", he answered.

"Uh...correct", said Lunala.

Passimian's platform broke apart, sending him into the water. "Well...looks like this is my bath for tonight…"

"Next question…" Lunala said. "On Total Bachelor Island, what is the bachelor's name?"

Incineroar was prepared to hit his button, but Pyukumuku beat him to it.

"Paxton…" he answered.

"Correct again…" Lunala said.

Drampa's platform wobbled before breaking apart, dropping him into the water. "I prefer if I'm the one making others wet…" he stated in a serious tone.

"Disgusting…" Lunala stated, giving him a look. "Next question. In Total Pokemon Insane Island, how many challenges had two parts?"

Togedemaru started to think, but Pyukumuku hit his button immediately.

"Five…"

Lunala growled a bit. "Correct again…"

Incineroar was dropped into the water.

"Damn it!" he exclaimed, holding onto one of the pieces of wood to keep himself up.

Togedemaru growled, glaring at Pyukumuku, while Shiinotic kept his same expression.

"Okay, next question…" Lunala started. "In Total Pokemon Idiotic Island, who was the main torturer?"

Pyukumuku hit his button again milliseconds before Togedemaru did. "Kavi.."

Lunala glared at the Sea Cucumber Pokemon. "Correct…"

Togedemaru felt her platform start to wobble and break and she was dropped into the water. "Fuck!"

Shiinotic kept his same expression.

"Okay...final question…" Lunala said. "In the Pokemon Drama Island hosted by Latios and Latias, what was Baltoy's talent in 'The Talentless Show'?"

Now, this was a question that Pyukumuku knew, but also didn't know. He recalled Latios and Latias' show, but he had forgotten what happened in the episodes.

Shiinotic, on the other hand, hit his button. "He solved a Rubik's Cube."

"C-CORRECT!" Lunala cheered. "The Lunalas get the advantage!"

The Lunalas all cheered, while the Solgaleos gaped in shock. Shiinotic walked on the water's surface, towards them all, immediately causing his team's cheering to cease and be replaced with the same expression as the Solgaleos.

Even Lunala was stupefied, but she had to regain her composure. She cleared her throat. "Er-hem, well. Let's move on to the next challenge, shall we?"

000

Everyone went further down Brooklet Hill, stopping at the larger lakes with waterfalls formed on the right side. In the approaching night sky, it was rather hard to see anything, so light poles had been added around to aid whoever was there. There were two fishing rods lying against a wall near the dock in the middle of the area.

"Okay competitors your next challenge will involve fishing", Lunala explained, eliciting a groan from Incineroar.

"I fucking hate fishing…" he growled, folding his arms.

"Ironic coming from a cat…" Dhelmise stated nonchalantly.

"Fuck you, seaweed boy!" Incineroar snarled.

"Moving on…" Lunala said, interrupting their interaction. "Your goal for this part will be to try and catch three Feebas."

"Wait, aren't those things ultra rare around here?!" Passimian queried. "How do you expect us to find one? Let alone three?!"

"You guys don't have to worry about that", Lunala said with a giddy smile. "Because you guys won the last challenge, you guys get...this", she said as a large bag dropped onto Drampa's head, making him groan upon his head meeting the ground.

"Feebas Feed: Lure those goddamn bastards out…." Mudsdale read from the bag.

"I like the slogan…" Togedemaru commented with a giggle.

"Yep…" Lunala said.

"Okay...so what do we get?" asked Lycanroc.

"Absolutely nothing…" Lunala said. "You guys lost the last challenge, so no help for you. You'd better hope you don't just find Magikarp…"

The Solgaleos glared.

"Puta…" Oricorio commented.

"I'm going to assume that means thanks…" Lunala stated. "You're welcome."

"Actually, that means-"

Passimian covered Gumshoos' mouth immediately. He didn't want her to cause them any trouble, because looking at them, they looked ready to throw down.

"O...kay. Weird…" she said. "Anyways. Three Feebas is your goal. The team that captures all three of them first will win an advantage in the final challenge. I'll be back at the hall watching your progress. And….GO!" she exclaimed before vanishing.

000

"Alright, so who's going to do the fishing?" Passimian asked.

The other Lunalas all stared at him, as if he didn't know that he was the only one with the capability and possible interest.

"Why are you guys just staring at me?"

"Uh...you're the only one who can do it efficiently with no issues with it…" Drampa stated. "So...yeah…"

"You've got arms…"

"Well, I'm allergic to fish, for one. Other than that, these babies are for mainly jerking…" Drampa stated blatantly, not caring what they thought.

That resulted in everyone taking a step away from him, with the exception of Shiinotic.

"Other than that disgusting revelation, what's the rest of you guys' excuses?!" Passimian said, folding his arms in annoyance.

"I hate fishing with a passion", Incineroar repeated.

"I'm not built for it, obviously!" Mudsdale said, stomping a hoof, causing a hole to form in the ground.

"Look at me...do you really think me handling fish bigger than me is a good idea?" Togedemaru replied.

"Sports aren't my thing…" Gumshoos said simply.

"Wait...fishing's a sport?" asked Incineroar. "How the hell is sitting down with a rod in your hand a sport?"

"Lots of physical exertion goes into it...trust me…" Drampa stated, making the others stare at him disgust. "What?!"

000

"Alright, I'll do the fishing. You guys just...try to help us somehow…" said Hakamo-o as she grabbed a fishing rod.

"I swear this is bullshit", Dhelmise. "Our team always gets fucked over!"

"It's just the second challenge…" Lycanroc said, rolling her eyes. "I'm just as pissed as the rest of you, but even I know that it's not that serious. How do we even know if their bullshit fish food even works?"

"We could try it ourselves…" Pyukumuku said.

The others turned and saw Bewear holding a bag of Feebas Feed. They stared in shock.

"Wait...where'd you two get that?!"

"I took it…" Bewear said without hesitation.

"Uh...I don't think they'll allow cheating, amigos…" Oricorio said, looking at the bag.

"Okay…" Bewear said as he prepared to throw the bag.

"WAIT!" Dhelmise exclaimed, so that only their team could hear. "Who said anything about cheating?"

"They took their advantage. I doubt Lunala will stand for it…" Hakamo-o replied.

"She floats…" Dhelmise replied. "She doesn't have to stand for it…"

Hakamo-o groaned in annoyance, holding her head.

"Now, about that bag…" Dhelmise started. "Who says we can't dump the entire thing inside so that no one really has an advantage?"

The others exchanged glances. It wasn't necessarily a bad idea, but they weren't sure on how well it would work. They didn't want to lose another challenge, that was for certain, but what if it backfired?

"Are you in or not?" asked Dhelmise.

"Fine…" Hakamo-o stated. "Go for it…"

"Alright...drop the bag…" Dhelmise directed. Bewear threw the bag down on the ground and Dhelmise sliced it with his anchor before lifting it up and hovering it over the lake.

-000-

Passimian noticed that the Feebas Feed had disappeared.

"Where the hell did the-" Passimian started before seeing the Feebas Feed bag hovering over the lake. "HEY!"

The Lunalas saw their bag be ripped open more and start being scattered around the water.

"What the hell are you doing, you cheaters?!" Togedemaru exclaimed.

"Oh nothing...just sharing your reward with us…" Dhelmise said as the bag finally emptied and was dropped back on their side. "There, all done. Now all of us have an equal chance!"

"If we end up losing because of you, there's going to be hell to pay!" Mudsdale growled.

"Oh please, Lunala's watching right now. If she had any objections, she'd have come back and complained," Dhelmise retorted. "So...fair game."

"You are going down!" Incineroar roared.

000

Incineroar was chuckling. "Gotta admit, the bastard's got some smart tactics. Nothing wrong with adding a bit more poorness from the inside…"

000

Hakamo-o and Passimian both sat down with the fishing rods, determined to catch Feebas first. Oricorio was on Hakamo-o's side, while Passimian was alone. The others either swam to the opposite side to explore or went back from where they came to slack off and relax.

Mudsdale and Gumshoos were two who were heading back to the Pokemon Center on Route 5. There wasn't a pint to them just sticking around if Passimian was gonna do all of the work of fishing. There wasn't much either of them could do anyway. Mudsdale wasn't a strong swimmer, obvious from the way Bewear had to help her in the last challenge, and Gumshoos just was just uninterested.

On their way back up, they had to pass through some thick grass. However, as they made their way up-

"Muddy!"

"Oh, you've gotta be kidding me…" Mudsdale stated, closing her eyes in annoyance.

"Well, I'm just gonna keep going, you deal with Bewear because I'm sure that there's some things that need to be worked out now…" Gumshoos said as she continued walking.

"Wait, Gum-"

"Muddy…" she heard as she turned around with a glare.

This time, Bewear wasn't going to just take that. Hours of watching soap operas had given him much more awareness to his situation. "Will you stop fucking looking at me like that?" he said seriously, which was shocking for Mudsdale, as she never knew he had a serious tone of voice. "Why the hell are you acting like this? Why HAVE you been acting like this?"

"I could ask the same question to you, clingy…" she retorted, keeping her glare.

"I'm sorry, but weren't YOU the one who said that you loved me when we were younger?"

"Keyword: YOUNGER", Mudsdale said. "I didn't really mean it! We fucked. Girls say that sometimes, and unless they're really dating, IT DOESN'T MATTER."

"We were just fooling around; we were just FRIENDS, nothing more…" Mudsdale stomped.

Bewear just stared at her, which she countered with her same glare. There was silence between the two, and due to this, Mudsdale started to leave. As soon as her back was turned, though, he started.

"You know...I find it funny that with all of the times that we've 'fooled around', you didn't get pregnant. And it is also funny how many times you asked ME to screw YOU. Kinda makes you a nympho for me…" Bewear stated, making her growl and turn back around.

"Oh please. I've had many other guys take a ride on me that were way better than you!" she growled.

"You know...you only let me bang you as a Mudbray. As soon as you evolved, you...practically just dropped me like I was a side piece instead of a friend", Bewear said. "Maybe if you'd have talked to me instead of just ignoring me and treating me like a stalker, we wouldn't even have this problem…"

"You'd still be doing the same thing. I know it. You can't even comprehend the simplest of requests…" Mudsdale stated. "In school, everyone called you retarded since you could barely do anything right!"

Bringing that up, Mudsdale noticed that Bewear's eyes grew dark. She recalled all of the times she was with other guys and how violent he was towards them. But, he wouldn't really hurt her...right?

He started taking a few steps towards her, as if he was going to harm her. Mudsdale started backing away. "B-Bewear? Bewear!?"

The Strong Arm Pokemon wasn't hearing her, bringing up him being labeled as retarded just reminded him of all of crappy times he had at school as a Stufful. Being bullied every day, failing classes, getting detention for fights he didn't try to start, all of it flooded his mind as he tried to keep his mind blank for this entire game. But now, thanks to Mudsdale, someone he thought to be a FRIEND, it was all coming back. Needless to say, he was pissed.

Mudsdale started running off, but Bewear quickly caught up with her and held her down on her stomach. Mudsdale used High Horsepower and kicked him in the face. He continued to hold her down, but he shook his head quickly before looking around and seeing where he was. He looked down and saw that he was over Mudsdale.

"Oh, hi Muddy!" he greeted, as if their interactions prior hadn't happened at all. "Did you want to play our game again?" he said, picking her up before sitting on the floor with her in his lap.

Mudsdale's eyes widened. What was going on!? Was she dreaming again?! She felt something large and familiar near her rear and she blushed like mad upon seeing what it was.

"Mother of Arceus, he's gotten huge!" she thought, starting to panic. "Bewear stop."

"Come on Muddy, you love this game!" he said cheerily, in the exact same tone she remembered as a Mudbray.

"N-No...Please be dreaming, please be dreaming, please be dreaming…"

000

A loud moan echoed throughout Brooklet Hill, surprising majority of the other contestants. The source was familiar, making a few of them worried.

"What the heck was that?" asked Togedemaru.

"I don't know. It kinda sounded like Mudsdale though…" Passimian said as he reeled in yet another Magikarp. He growled before throwing it right back into the water.

000

Mudsdale smacked her lips, a blush on her face. "Uh-m...that was...1000 times better than any other guy I've been with, including when we were just kids. I uh...I wish that that hadn't happened on live television."

"Okay, I know this looks bad, but I don't know if me and Bewear are gonna go anywhere with this…" Mudsdale said. "We just banged, yes. It was...absolutely amazing, yes. But...I think a 'just sex' relationship will work better than an actual one. I forgot how good of a performer he was..."

000

"Muddy is pretty…" Bewear praised.

000

Lycanroc had swum across the lake to the other side with Pyukumuku and Dhelmise in order to see if they could find any Feebas in the second lake. Lunala hadn't specified that they had to only search the lake they were brought to, so this gave them a much better chance. However, from the other team, Drampa was following them for his own personal reasons.

On the way, Dhelmise dwelled on their game of Truth or Dare back at the hotel. "Ugh...I still can't believe you flushed yourself down the fucking toilet…" he muttered, shuddering. "Going into the sewers was disgusting…"

"Sorry…" Pyukumuku replied. "I didn't want you to think I was weak."

"Dude, don't underestimate yourself…" Lycanroc said as she climbed out of the water. "You shouldn't do things just because you think others will like you more…"

"Though it would give us more reason to keep you in the game…" Dhlemise replied, causing Lycanroc to glare at him.

"What? You know it's the truth. Easily manipulated people are the best ones to keep!"

Lycanroc facepalmed. "Let's just check the next lake. Maybe it's easier down here."

The three made their way past the grass and to the next lake, which was much smaller than the other one.

"Huh...smaller space. Maybe this WILL make it easy…" Dhelmise commented.

Grass shifted awkwardly behind them, alerting them that someone else was there. Turning around, they noticed a bit of white fur peeking around a corner.

"Drampa...great", Lycanroc groaned.

"Hey, he's not doing anything…" Pyukumuku said. "Maybe we should give him the benefit of the doubt…"

"With our luck, he's jacking off behind the corner…" Dhelmise muttered, turning back around as Lycanroc dove into the water, followed by Pyukumuku. Dhelmise was able to watch them, as the lake wasn't that deep. "Well, good luck…"

Lycanroc rose from the water with a deep breath. "I don't know how this is going to work…" she said, swiping her fur back out of her eyes. "This lake isn't that big or deep, so I doubt that we'll be able to find anything…"

"You find fish in the rocks", Dhelmise replied. "They lead into deeper waters. That's why it's important to make sure the lure goes into the rocks so that you actually have a chance…"

"Wait...if that's the case, why don't you tell Hakamo-o?!" Lycanroc blustered.

"Nobody asked for tips earlier…"

"WE'RE ON A TEAM!"

"Again...nobody asked for any tips earlier…" Dhelmise repeated. "But, I'll go back and let her know."

"That'd be appreciated…" Lycanroc said before going back into the water.

-000-

Drampa, overhearing that claim, smirked to himself. If he could get back to Passimian and let him know about the tip, his team may have a better chance, meaning that he may stay in longer.

He flew back to the dock, where Passimian was sitting with the rod. Incineroar was napping against a corner and Togedemaru was resting against him.

Passimian sighed as he shook his head. "Typical…"

He expected Incineroar to be awake considering what he had been told while they were playing GTA. However, it also made sense considering he mentioned falling asleep when he didn't need to.

Once again, the guy felt like he was doomed due to him being the only one, in his mind, doing anything of use. Shiinotic had won them the previous challenge, but their reward was stolen and now benefitting BOTH teams instead of just theirs and his teammates were either gone or just sitting around either asleep or just watching.

Before the challenges, almost everyone on his team was so exuberant. He even started warming up to Togedemaru, albeit a tiny bit. But, during challenges, he felt completely isolated, which sucked.

He looked towards Hakamo-o and saw that she and Oricorio were starting to drowse, much to his happiness. If they fell asleep, he had more reign over the lake. He suddenly felt a tug on his line and started reeling in whatever it was. With one sharp tug, he reeled in a…

"...NOTHER FUCKING MAGIKARP!?" he exclaimed angrily as he kicked the overabundant fish back into the water.

He turned back toward Hakamo-o and Oricorio, seeing Dhelmise there now. He glared; he had thought that he was a cool guy, but after this display of what he called 'butthurtedness', that thought went south. Granted, this was the competition part, but still.

Suddenly, Drampa landed next to him, startling him and causing him to fall into the water. "Dammit Drampa!"

"Oh come on, you can't blame me for that…" Drampa stated as the lemur climbed back onto the dock.

"You scared me, so...yes I can", Passimian countered. "Why are you here anyway? Shouldn't you be jerking off to children?"

Drampa gave him a look. "I resent that…"

Passimian huffed and sat back down with the fishing rod. Drampa sensed his annoyance and chuckled to himself. "So, big boy...you wanna know a tip?"

"If you touch me, I will rip that mop off of your head!" Passimian snapped, baring his teeth.

"I met an actual tip for fuck sake!" Drampa growled. "I heard Dhelmise telling the others that the rocks are main points to find fish…"

"No shit…" Passimian replied. "Maybe give me tips that I DON'T already know!"

"Okay, well if you know, why aren't you fishing around them?" Drampa retorted.

"I a-" Passimian started before realizing that his fishing line had been drifting underneath the dock, not even making it into any rocks. "Dammit…"

"Feebas!" they all heard.

They turned to the lake and saw the shabby fish hop out of the water briefly before swimming back down.

"Okay, fuck this!" Passimian exclaimed, throwing the rod to Drampa before diving into the water.

-000-

Hakamo-o and Oricorio had watched the Teamwork Pokemon leap into the water to swim after the Feebas. Hakamo-o growled. She was considering going after it, but decided against it after seeing Passimian.

"This is gonna take all night!" Hakamo-o groaned, leaning her head against one of the light poles.

"Aw...it'll be fine senorita. Passimian probably won't-"

A loud splash was heard as Passimian rose up, holding a struggling Feebas. "Finally!" he panted.

Hakamo-o gave Oricorio a look.

"Hey, I wasn't expecting that…" Oricorio responded, gesturing to the monkey swimming back to the dock with the fish.

Hakamo-o sighed before feeling a tug on the fishing rod. She yanked and winded hard, eventually reeling in...a boot.

"Ugh…" both girls groaned. Hakamo-o tossed the boot onto land so that it couldn't get caught again.

"Come on! We have the Feebas Feed in the water!" Hakamo-o exclaimed. "Why isn't it working!?"

Oricorio shrugged, not sure herself. She only stared at the Feebas that Passimian held and frowned in jealousy. Her father considered any fish that he brought home a trophy, so seeing Passimian hold it up mockingly really ate at her.

000

"El chico mono no será tan engreído una vez que este desafío haya terminado…" she muttered, folding her wings aggressively.

000

Gumshoos was sitting in the Pokemon Center on Route 5 with a magazine in her hand. She hadn't brought it, instead she poked around the cafe area and found a stack behind the counter. Each one had a picture of Arceus and Giratina on the cover with the title being 'Total Pokemon Pandemonium!' Apparently the magazine was about the other shows they made and their successes. As she read through, the doors slid open and Mudsdale came in, wobbling a bit and panting softly.

Seeing her in that condition, Gumshoos grew concerned, dropping the magazine and rushing over.

"What happened Mudsdale?" she asked worriedly. "Did Bewear hurt you?!"

Mudsdale looked at her and her blush grew more visible. "Uh...not exactly…"

"Then why are you walking funny and bre-" Gumshoos stopped mid-sentence upon realizing. "Wait...did you two-"

Mudsdale looked away bashfully, shuffling her hooves with her blush still on her face.

"Oh no…" Gumshoos said, facepalming. "Mudsdale, what if you get pregnant?!"

"This was just the first time here!" Mudsdale replied.

"Why the hell did you even fuck him?!" Gumshoos questioned. "Didn't you hate him? How did it escalate from 'Leave me the fuck alone', to 'put it inside of me?' minutes after I left?!"

Mudsdale didn't want to answer, so she chose not to. "I plead the fifth…"

"Plea not accepted…" Gumshoos retorted. "Come on, Mud!"

Mudsdale groaned. "Why does it matter? It's personal!"

"It matters because if you get pregnant, you get eliminated. And if the others find out you're dating a player on the opposite team, they'll get suspicious!"

"Who said that we're dating?" asked Mudsdale as she walked past Gumshoos and toward the cafe.

Gumshoos blinked before shaking her head and rubbing her temples. "Wait...so you two aren't dating?"

"Of course not!" she exclaimed. "We may have had sex, but it doesn't necessarily mean anything."

Gumshoos sighed. "Okay...so you two had sex...and you're not dating...so, what the hell is you two's situation and I'm sorry for asking again but...HOW?!"

"Again...personal", Mudsdale repeated as she picked up a wrapped cinnamon roll from on the side of the counter.

Gumshoos just remained silent and went to sit back at the table with her magazine. Mudsdale tried to tear open the pastry's wrapper, but found that she couldn't really do it on her own. She grunted while holding it with her teeth.

She went over to Gumshoos, who was looking at the ranks of each series. "Geez, you'd think these legendaries would change the names of their shows to differentiate them a bit more…" she said to herself. She shook the wrapper, making the squeak-rattle sound. Gumshoos lowered her magazine and slashed at the wrapper before bringing the magazine back up to her face.

The roll fell onto the table and she immediately ate it. "Thanks…" she said.

"Mhmm…" Gumshoos replied.

Mudsdale was curious at what she was reading, seeing Arceus and Giratina's faces on the cover. "What's that?"

"A magazine…"

"I know that, I mean what's it talking about?"

"The popularity of these types of shows and how they've affected society…" Gumshoos replied. "Apparently children are acting out and trying to experiment with each other more frequently, teenagers have become more rebellious and have been trying to beg their parents to let them sign up for them, and some adults just find the show to be cancerous drivel like they claim all reality television is…"

"Anyone who uses cancer as an insult is an idiot, so I don't think adults' opinions matter in that case…" Mudsdale replied.

"Mhmm…" Gumshoos replied, turning a page. Mudsdale was being stubborn with her, so she was going to just be stubborn with her when it came to more questions.

"So...which one is the most popular?"

"Total Pokemon World Tour…" she said. Yeah, it was never said that she was good at being stubborn.

"Which one?" she asked.

"Mew and Mewtwo's…" she replied.

"Huh...that's cool I guess", said Mudsdale. "How many TPIs are there anyway?"

"240…" she replied.

"WHAT THE…" Mudsdale gaped.

"Yeah...and that's counting the ones that have either been cancelled or on hiatus…" Gumshoos stated.

The two remained in silence for a while. After a while, Mudsdale decided to bring up a topic that she had brushed past earlier. And considering what happened between her and Bewear, she thought that now would be a decent time to talk about it.

"So...are you a virgin or not?"

Gumshoos blushed and she gripped the magazine tightly before scowling at her. "It's personal…" she replied, causing Mudsdale to give her a look.

"Gumshoos, really?" Mudsdale retorted. "Simple yes or no. I'm not asking for details here like you were…"

Gumshoos groaned. That was good point, she hadn't been asking 'yes' or 'no' questions, just about specific details. "No…" she finally admitted.

"Ooh~" Mudsdale said. "Look at you. I'll be honest, I wouldn't have expected it. Not an appearance based thought by the way. Just...the way you carry yourself…"

Gumshoos held back a giggle. "Let's not discuss this further. You got your answer…" Gumshoos replied, lifting the magazine back up to her face.

Mudsdale giggled, rolling her eyes.

000

"Wait wait wait...you did WHAT with Mudsdale?!" Dhelmise exclaimed as Bewear came to the second lake.

"We played bang bang…" Bewear replied as he walked into the water, unintentionally landing on Lycanroc, who immediately swam from under him and rose up, taking a deep breath.

"Be careful next time!" Lycanroc exclaimed, rubbing her head while spitting out water.

"Sorry…" Bewear replied.

"You have any luck?" Dhelmise asked.

"I saw one, but I couldn't get it in time…" she replied, climbing out of the lake. "I think I need a small break. Bewear can handle it now…"

Suddenly, a Feebas launched out of the water, landing in her arms. Pyukumuku hopped out of the water afterwards.

"I punched it out before it went back into the rocks", he explained cheerily.

"Yay", Bewear said, raising his arms.

"We still need two more...not the right time to cheer", Dhelmise replied.

Bewear turned back around and snatched one from the water immediately before raising both of his arms up. The others stared in surprise.

"Well...I guess that comes with having a bear on the team…" Dhelmise stated. "Fishing's a breeze…"

000

"Oh...y-yeah…right there…" Incineroar purred in his sleep, rolling on his back.

Togedemaru's eyes flickered open due to this. Opening, she saw a now glowing Shiinotic staring down at her with his signature smile. She squeaked, her spikes unsheathing and stabbing Incineroar, causing him to wake up from the pain.

"What the hell!?" he roared angrily, but upon seeing Shiinotic's glowing form, he immediately gaped.

"Uh...why the hell are you glowing?!"

"It's about time the two of you woke up!" Passimian exclaimed, sitting on the single Feebas. "Could you actually help out with the challenge now!?"

"What do you expect us to do?!" Incineroar asked.

"Togedemaru's an Electric-type. Maybe she can...I don't know...shock the water!?" Passimian exclaimed.

"That'd end up helping their team, too", she replied. "So...may not that best of an idea…"

"It doesn't matter. They don't have any Feebas and we just need one more", Passimian replied. "Now come on…"

"Okay, but if they end up winning, it's gonna be your fault…" Togedemaru said, walking over to him. Incineroar just folded his arms and attempted to get back to sleep, but Shiinotic's smiling, glowing form kept him wide awake.

000

"Great...just when things were getting amazing…" Incineroar growled, folding his arms. "Stupid Shiinotic…"

000

Togedemaru used Thunder on the water, causing numerous Magikarp and Finneon to rise to the surface, fainted.

"Thanks for the help!" Hakamo-o exclaimed before a bit of thunder was heard in the sky.

Looking up, they noticed the clouds had turned gray and lights flashed inside of them. Bolts of electricity started emanating from the clouds.

"What the hell?" asked Passimian. "There wasn't anything said about a storm around here!"

"Well, it looks like there is now…" Drampa said. "Better hurry up you slab of hunky man meat…"

"...If you ever refer to me as that again...I'll tear you a new one!"

"Sheesh, it was a compliment!"

"You're a pervert! I ain't gonna accept that from you!"

Drampa groaned, rolling his eyes.

-000-

Hakamo-o pulled hard on her fishing rod, successfully reeling in a Feebas.

"YES! FINALLY!"

"And the Solgaleos win the second challenge!" Lunala exclaimed, teleporting back.

"What?!" Passimian exclaimed. As if on cue, rain began pouring down.

"RAIN is the name of the pee is that is given to fruit scented-"

"SHUT UP!" Incineroar growled before Shiinotic touched him once, sending him to the ground, unconscious.

Everyone in the area stared for a few seconds.

"Uh...right…" Lunala continued.

"How did they win!?" Togedemaru exclaimed. "They only got one Feebas!"

"Actually, three!" a voice cheerily exclaimed.

Lycanroc, Bewear, Dhelmise, and Pyukumuku came from up from the other side of the lake, with Bewear holding two Feebas.

"Dammit!" Passimian exclaimed.

"Can we just move on with the last challenge please?" Incineroar growled. "This stupid rain is annoying me…"

"With pleasure...I guess…" said Lunala said.

000

Everyone made their way to the Totem's Den for their final challenge. The stormy weather was making the water in the vicinity churn aggressively, and the booming thunder and lightning made the scene all the more frightening.

"Time...for your final challenge…" said Lunala.

A roaring sound was heard and immediately, rising from the water, was an enormous blue fish that looked like it was made of smaller ones. It roared intimidatingly at all of the contestants. Two pink heart-shaped fish appeared on either side of it.

"Uh...w-why-"

"Your final challenge...defeating Wishiwashi!"

Almost everyone gaped in shock, causing some rain to enter their mouths.

"You're JOKING, right?!" Gumshoos exclaimed. "In that form, it's one of the most powerful non-legendaries!"

"Exactly why it's a challenge…." Lunala said cheekily. "It's rather simple. Each team will have a chance at battling Wishiwashi and its Alomomola helpers. I will be keeping track of time of how long it takes for it to either knock all of you out or for you to knock it out. The team that lasts the longest or knocks the Wishiwashi out the fastest will win."

"That sounds horrible…" Oricorio stated.

"You are a Fire-type. I expect it to be for you…" Lunala replied.

"Hey! What's our advantage?" Dhelmise exclaimed. "It'd better be something good, too!"

"Oh right...your team won…" Lunala said, rolling her eyes.

"You're damn right. And you'd better not screw us over…" Hakamo-o replied.

Lunala groaned. "Fiiiiiine. You don't have to deal with the Alomomola when you battle it…"

"Wait, we have to fight them, too?!" Mudsdale exclaimed.

"Yep...trust me. You're gonna want to get rid of them as soon as possible…" Lunala replied. "And my team...since you guys lost and have to battle all three of them anyway... you guys can go first."

They all exchanged looks of nervousness, even Togedemaru, who had an advantage over it.

000

"Dear Arceus...please let us live!" Passimian exclaimed.

000

Everyone from the Lunalas were standing on the shore, staring at the 26 foot fish and its smaller associates.

"So...I think if we go one at a time, we'll have an easier time", said Gumshoos. "And by doing so, we'll be able to give more power until someone is able to deliver a final blow…"

"What about the Alomomola?" asked Incineroar, pointing to the two fish.

"Handle them first, just to get them out of the way…" Gumshoos replied. "Lunala made it seem like they actually dealt d-"

She was interrupted by a Hydro Pump, slamming her hard into the rocky wall at the end of the beach. She was connected to the rock momentarily before slumping off, unconscious.

"That's one down…" Lunala said. "COME ON! PAY ATTENTION!"

"Alright, I think Incineroar and I should go first", Mudsdale explained.

"Say WHAT now!?" Incineroar exclaimed.

"You and I are the weakest against it. If we're able to dodge some of its attacks, we may be able to get a few hits in!"

"I sincerely doubt that it'll work…" said Incineroar.

"Just try!" Mudsdale exclaimed before being blasted by a Scald. She growled, feeling a sharp burn in the aftermath. "DAMMIT!"

"Alright, fine…." Incineroar growled. He used Blast Burn, which headed toward the three fish, but evaporated into steam upon touching the water.

"Oh great job, Incineroar, now we can't see!" Togedemaru scolded.

"The rain would've made the shit weaker anyway, don't start with me!" Incineroar retorted.

"Stop arguing! The rain's making the steam dissipate a bit…" Drampa stated.

"Okay perv, why don't you try and get us some progress?!" Togedemaru exclaimed.

"If you insist…" Drampa said. He slithered forward a bit, using Thunderbolt on the three fish, doing a significant amount of damage.

Immediately, though, both Alomomola used Heal Pulse on the Wishiwashi before using it on each other. They all gaped again.

"KILL THEM!" Incineroar exclaimed.

The Wishiwashi used Ice Beam on Drampa, knocking him out cold.

"Shit!" Passimian exclaimed before getting hit by Scald, knocking him into Mudsdale, who got hit again, knocking her out, too.

"Arceus, fuck!" Passimian rose up, feeling a burning sensation all over his body. He looked around and saw that everyone else on his team was suddenly unconscious. He was the only one left. He slowly rose up before getting hit with Hydro Pump, knocking him into the rock, similar to Gumshoos, knocking him out as well.

"And...time!" Lunala exclaimed before looking down at a watch. "Eight minutes, forty-five seconds…"

No response was given from them. The Solgaleos immediately felt uneasy. With the rain boosting its Water-type moves, there was a high chance of it taking them each down with one hit.

"Alright Solgaleos, you guys just have to beat eight minutes and forty-five seconds and you'll win!" Lunala said unenthusiastically.

"Thanks for the confidence…" Dhelmise replied.

"Just shut up and go get obliterated like the others…"

-000-

The Alomomola had been removed, so the only one the Solgaleos had to face was the Wishiwashi.

"Alright guys, we need to put all of our power together if we're gonna try and-"

Dhelmise used Power Whip while Hakamo-o was talking and Bewear used Focus Blast directly after, reverting the Wishiwashi back into its Solo Form within a matter of seconds.

"Alright, all done. Who wants the finishing blow?" Dhelmise asked boredly.

The rest of his teammates, as well as the Lunalas and Lunala herself, stared in complete and utter amazement and shock.

"No! NO!" Togedemaru exclaimed. "I call bullshit! How the hell did you two knock it all the way down to its puny state in seconds?!"

"Because unlike you, we didn't really talk and just ACTED", Dhelmise stated.

"Wishiwashi strong but slow. Attacking fast makes it easy…" Bewear added.

"Apparently so…" Lunala said through grit teeth. "Lunalas, looks like you'll be eliminating someone tonight…"

Thunder boomed as they all exchanged glances.

000

Once everyone made it back to the hotel, the Lunalas immediately went to the seventh floor for a meeting. Lunala had given them ten minutes to converse, similar to Solgaleo.

They were evenly spread about, with Gumshoos sitting on the floor next to Mudsdale closer to the elevators, Passimian and Incineroar were sitting in the bean bag chairs, Togedemaru sat on the treadmill, Drampa sat around the weights and Shiinotic just stood in a back corner.

"Alright...who're we getting rid of?" asked Passimian.

"I nominate Drampa…" Gumshoos started.

"Of course you do…" Drampa muttered, already knowing that they were gonna go for him.

"I second that…" Mudsdale added.

"Third!" Togedemaru added.

"I'm fine with it…" Incineroar stated, shrugging his shoulders.

"Oh COME ON!" Drampa exclaimed. "You're seriously considering booting ME over...THAT?!" he exclaimed, pointing to Shiinotic, who was still in the corner.

"Well, unlike you, he was actually useful in the challenge!" Gumshoos replied.

"I'm sorry, but where were you?" Drampa countered. "You all just want me out because of how I act, but guess what assholes, AT LEAST I'M HELPING WITH THE CHALLENGES!"

"He's...got a fair point…" Passimian suggested.

"D-Did you serious have to fucking think about that?!" Drampa exclaimed angrily. "I was the one who brought the last gem in the last challenge. I was the one who was actually by your side and tried giving you hints that the other team were getting while these others were either sleeping or off doing jack shit, and I also answered fucking questions for the first challenge!"

"Yeah yeah yeah...you're still on the chopping block…" Togedemaru stated.

"Actually...now that that's all come to light...no. No, he's not", Passimian stated. "It pains me to say, but even if he's a creepy perv, some of us haven't given our all to the game in the slightest."

Gumshoos noticed that he was glaring directly in her and Mudsdale's direction, making her uneasy.

"I'm not gonna name any names…"

"Gumshoos", Drampa stated immediately, causing Passimian to glare at him. "What? She hasn't done jack shit in this game so far and she has the nerve to try and nominate ME!"

Passimian sighed. "Yes. Gumshoos, you need to put more effort into this competition. If you don't you're gonna end up getting eliminated."

Gumshoos looked down.

"This is just a warning. And this also goes to all of you. If you start slipping, you either pick yourself up or you're going down", Passimian stated.

"LUNALAS! REPORT BACK TO THE LOBBY!"

"So, who's getting the boot?" asked Mudsdale.

They all exchanged looks.

000

The Lunalas made their way to the lobby, where a peeved Lunala waited. "I thought you guys would be smart enough to handle these challenges, but I apparently thought wrong. Go on into the confessional and place your votes, then go and wait outside..."

000

"I'm considering voting Gumshoos as a warning, but I'll stick with Shiinotic", Passimian stated. "Too creepy."

000

"I'm still voting Drampa. I don't care…" Gumshoos said before reassessing the situation that happened earlier in the day. "On second thought, Shiinotic goes…"

000

"The freak is going down!" Togedemaru exclaimed.

000

"Shiinotic…" Mudsdale stated simply.

000

"I didn't get a chance to do shit to fuck us up, but at least we're still losing a player", Incineroar growled. "I have GOT to focus! Anyways, Shiinotic is too creepy."

000

"Fuck off Gumshoos. You're now number fourteen on my list of players here I'd jerk off to", Drampa stated.

000

Static accompanied Shiinotic's confessional once again.

"LORD of the flies and those divine eyes-"

/ZZZ/

"I shall return and those that have been-"

/ZZZ/

"-violated with a rubber Ducklett into the-"

/ZZZ/

"-baptism of scat and organs all over the face-"

/ZZZ/

"-life goes on...and you shall all perish in the wake…"

000

Everyone was now outside in the dark. It was approaching midnight, and most of the competitors were feeling tired.

Lunala came out. "Alright, the votes are in, and it seems that the one going is...Shiinotic!"

All of the Lunalas smiled and turned to him, he had his same smile plastered on his face. "You all will regret this decision…" he said before his body slowly faded away.

The Lunalas all exchanged looks of fear upon seeing that. Lunala was even creeped out!

"Uh...okay, hurry and get back inside…"

They happily obliged, rushing back into the hotel, leaving Lunala alone.

"And with that disturbing message, we've reached the end of this episode. Will my team completely suck again? Or will the Solgaleos take another loss? Find out next time on Total Pokemon: Alola!" she said being teleporting away.

000

No words. No words at all. Shiinotic got eliminated and...apparently things are gonna get strange for the Lunalas. Lots and lots of things revealed here, actually too many to recap. This was probably the longest chapter I've ever written, so PLEASE review and let me know what you guys think so far. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you all next time on Total Pokemon: Alola! See ya guys, BYE!

000

"REVIEWS are the monstrosities of a Seismitoad's sweaty orifices where the soda cans of the future reside to spill their fluids onto the faces of those who choose to lick doorknobs in public. The specifications make no sense, but the universe allows the urine of the sun to pour onto the genitalia of a Shuckle to impregnate it and cause a cataclysmic meltdown of the human race. Yeah…" Shiinotic stated.