I TOOK WHAT'S YOURS, I MADE HER MINE!
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Mudsdale was tossing and turning in her bed. She had been feeling weird the last few days: stomach cramps, nausea, she felt her stomach get larger, but she hadn't been eating. It was weird. She knew that these were all symptoms of something, but she didn't want to say the word. She hated it.
She didn't want the possibility of it being true, but she had no idea how to figure it out. The only person that she'd had sex with was Bewear, so if she was….with child, it was most definitely his. She growled in aggravation before turning over and looking at the clock on her nightstand. 8:46 PM.
She sighed and stared at the ceiling, tears starting to form a bit in her eyes. She didn't want to be pregnant. She wasn't ready. And on international television, too? The backlash that she'd get would be far too immense for her to handle.
Why could she just keep control of herself? If Bewear hadn't ever had sex with her here, none of this would've happened. She wouldn't have ended up turning the tables and begging for him to pound her at every waking moment. It was shocking, too. She only let him go in there once, out of all of the times they did it. It was always in the other area or her mouth.
She wasn't sure, but she was certain. She was pregnant...with Bewear's child. Just the though made her sick to her stomach. Actually, it wasn't even just the thought. She gagged and threw up in a trash can near the corner of her bed. She never wanted to be pregnant; she never wanted to be a mother. The thought of raising a child just never interested her. She wanted her freedom.
Gumshoos was right. She should've stopped. Now she was likely going to get eliminated from the competition; well, as long as they didn't know. She remembered her mom explaining to her that pregnancies lasted at least nine months, so she was a bit confident that no one would find out until that time. She just still couldn't believe it. She was against abortion, so when and if she had this kid, she'd be giving it up in an instant. She wasn't going to be telling Bewear; he was too emotionless to care anyway.
She huffed and decided to just sleep for the rest of the night. Tomorrow's challenge was going to be in the morning, so she needed as much sleep as possible.
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Hakamo-o was sitting against the wall on the seventh floor chewing on a Pocky stick from the box she got from the pantry. She didn't understand the point of the previous challenge. If there wasn't going to be an elimination, what was the point of doing the challenge?
She wanted a reward after doing hard work, but not losing a player seemed to fill that place. She sighed in annoyance, holding her head.
"You okay, Haka?"
She looked up and saw Lycanroc lying in front of her.
"No. The last challenge pissed me off. We did all of that bullshit and lost!"
"Yeah, but at least we didn't lose anyone…" Lycanroc said, focusing on the bright side. "I mean, who'd we even vote out if we had to?"
"Pyukumuku…" she said instantly. "No offense to him, he's just the weakest link."
"Oh, well...you've certainly thought about it, huh?" she asked.
"How could I not?" Hakamo-o queried. "There's always the possibility of us losing, so we've all gotta think about it at some point…"
"I understand that, but...everyone has their own strengths-"
"-and weaknesses. And out of everyone on the team, Pyukumuku has the least usability and you know it," Hakamo-o replied. "He's nice, he's cute, and he's had a sad life, but we can't negate that fact."
Lycanroc looked over toward Bewear, who was lifting weights as usual, and Pyukmuku was asleep on the weights. She looked down and realized that she was right. However, the same could apply to herself or even Oricorio!
Dhelmise had his ghostliness, Hakamo-o was a leader and was very strong, and Bewear was just pure muscle. She wasn't one to put herself down, but she really didn't have anything that'd be known as 'beneficial' to the team. Sure, she was smart in some regard, but she was just a fun-loving, outgoing girl who loved messing around. She neglected to see her own usability.
She didn't feel like Hakamo-o would be helpful in explaining what made her usable; she had doubt that even she knew.
"Uh...yeah…" Lycanroc said softly. "I...uh...I guess you're right…" she trailed off as she started standing up. "Well, I'm gonna...go find Incineroar. You...keep doing this, I guess", she said, giggling.
Hakamo-o smiled softly as she left, putting another Pocky in her mouth.
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Oricorio, in her Pom-Pom Style groaned in annoyance as she lied on her bed. Her team lost, and she was actually happy, but it immediately changed when Lunala revealed that it wasn't an elimination challenge. She was really hoping that she could convince the girls to vote for Bewear with her. She wanted to just ask them beforehand, but she didn't want to raise suspicion in them.
"Challenge results were so unfair. Why couldn't we get rid of Bewear?!" she exclaimed.
She didn't want to resort to cheating to ensure that her team lost again, but she wanted to get rid of him so bad. Well, she wanted to get rid of any threat. Maybe if she could convince the other team to out Mudsdale, it'd be fine.
She sighed. Her head hurt just thinking about the situation. She turned to the clock and saw that it was 9:06 PM. Since tomorrow's challenge was going to be in the morning, she decided to go ahead and take a shower that night so that she wouldn't waste time in the morning.
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"Okay, if we lose the next challenge, I convince the girls to get rid of Bewear", Oricorio said. "If the Lunalas lose, I convince them to get rid of Mudsdale. There."
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Incineroar was watching a movie on television about male strippers. He was so focused on the gyrating hips and their tattoos on their arms and lower backs that he didn't realize that there was knocking on his door. After a while, the knocking got louder and he groaned, rising up to open the door.
Opening it, he was actually happy to see Lycanroc standing there. "Hey~" she greeted.
"Hey cutie…" he replied. "Come on in…"
Lycanroc jumped onto him, wrapping her arms around neck so that their noses touched. Incineroar chuckled. "Y'know if I was straight, this'd be the part where I threw you on the bed and had my way with you…"
Lycanroc giggled. "And I'd be completely fine with that~" she whispered seductively.
"I bet", Incineroar replied as Lycanroc released him and got back on her own two feet. "So, what brings you to my neck of the woods?" he asked, heading back to his couch.
"Nothing really. Just bored…" she replied as she sauntered over and hopped into his lap, eyeing the television.
"Oh~" she admired. "Magic Mach, huh?"
"Damn right…" Incineroar said, watching it intently.
Lycanroc couldn't help but laugh. "You're such a horncat…"
"Actually I haven't been that since last week…" Incineroar replied, still staring intently at the screen.
Lycanroc shook her head playfully before recalling another reason she came in here. She wasn't that comfortable with talking about it with Hakamo-o, but maybe Incineroar would understand, even though he was one of two useful players on his team.
"Incineroar...can I ask you something?" she asked softly.
"Sure. Go ahead…" Incineroar said, focusing his attention to her as she sat up.
"Be honest...do you think I'm useful on my team?" she asked sheepishly.
Incineroar rose a brow in confusion. "What brought up this question? Did they call you useless or something?"
"No, no. I'm just unsure about how long I'll last here if my team's gonna go by the 'least usable' rule and vote each out that way…" she explained. "I'm just wondering when it'll be my time…"
"Well...that's gonna be a pretty difficult decision when it comes down to it", Incineroar replied. "You girls have become good friends, right?"
"Yeah…"
"Well, you have two fodder players before you. Pyukumuku and Bewear," Incineroar reminded. "If you girls stick together, you may-"
"No, no, no. I'm not asking about strategies to keep me in", Lycanroc said, smacking his chest lightly. "Just...do you think that I'm useful?" she asked with puppy-dog eyes.
"Of course you're useful…" Incineroar finally answered, not really affected by the puppy-dog eyes since he used them all the time at home. "Everyone's useful in some way. You're the one who brings the fun and sense back to your team. Without you, I feel like Hakamo-o would've exploded by now…"
Lycanroc giggled. "I can see that."
"Yeah. So, in a way you're the glue that holds your team together…" Incineroar replied.
Lycanroc smiled. "Thanks…" she said, kissing his cheek.
"No problem…" Incineroar replied, ruffling her mane a bit.
Lycanroc turned her attention back to the television, snuggling against his chest.
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"I really like Incineroar. He's so cool, cute, and goofy. If he wasn't gay, I'd totally date him", she said.
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Dhelmise was back in his room, thinking about his next move. Certainly there was more he could do to mess with the others. He didn't even get to do much of anything in the last challenge or the last few days. Everyone wasn't around at certain times and he liked large audiences. Hence why he usually threw insults around during challenges; he didn't like communicating with others that much in private. He did it, but he didn't really WANT to. At home, he was usually antisocial and just liked planning things alone. He just acted out for attention and to amuse himself, hoping to push others away.
He didn't really need friends, anyway. He just needed to prove his worth in order to stay in the game. Nothing more. He didn't really care about anyone anyway, as he was only here to stir up drama and trigger them. The exposure on television was a drawback, but he was at least having fun annoying the others, especially the hosts. They were just so easy to annoy.
He still had his jokes saved up from last Monday, as well a few more he came up throughout the week. He just needed the right punchline from some of them. What he did in the last challenge was all improvised due to the situation and who and what he was seeing. He really wanted to try some of his newer material out. He had one person he wanted to work on the most though. Mudsdale.
He had been noticing her behavior lately. Mood swings, her lack of eating, her growing gut, he knew for a fact that the draft horse was pregnant. He wasn't even the teensiest bit surprised. The way she lusted for Bewear ensured that she'd be pregnant, even with where she claimed it went.
He wondered how the hosts would feel if he told them. He actually already knew; if a girl got pregnant on a show like this, they'd be eliminated for their safety and the child's. That would be a good thing for him; despite hating the show itself, he still wanted a chance to win, and being that Mudsdale was a threat, it was great opportunity.
Suddenly, a thought entered his head. "Maybe if we lose, I could bring up Mudsdale, get her eliminated, and we could still lose someone…"
That sounded like a good plan, and in doing so, the others would dislike him even more. It was a win-win. It was getting close to 9:30, but he wasn't tired, so he switched on his television and started watching another show going on.
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11 hours passed
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Togedemaru woke up inside of the pantry. She had been using a loaf of bread as a pillow and covered herself with an old white sheet that was there. She yawned and smacked her lips before unwrapping the bread and take a piece out.
She headed out of the pantry and saw that a few of the others had gotten up earlier or just came down earlier than usual, as they were grabbing as much food as they could despite it being Solgaleo's turn to host.
She looked at the clock and gave them looks, especially seeing that a few of them were piling up food.
"Er-hem!" she cleared her throat angrily.
Hakamo-o, Lycanroc, and Incineroar turned to her before heading out with their large plates. Togedemaru huffed and rolled her eyes before going over and checking out what all was left. There was still plenty left over for her, much to her happiness.
With the others gone, she started thinking about outing Mudsdale again, but she knew it'd be impossible. She knew that she and Incineroar were gonna get rid of her the next time they lost; she needed to ensure her safety somehow, but she didn't know what to do. There wasn't much that she could do anyway. She just needed to make sure that they won these next challenges. It was the only way.
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"Those two fuckers are not gonna cost me this game. I deserve it!" Togedemaru blared. "Horse bitch has got to go. I know she's the one who probably convinced Incineroar…"
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"Wow, uh...is all of that food really necessary?" asked Oricorio, back in her Pa'u Style as Hakamo-o, Incineroar, and Lycanroc came up with enough food for everyone up there. The only ones excluded from the seventh floor were Dhelmise and Togedemaru.
"Hey, we've got an hour and a half…" Incineroar replied. "And I'd rather not risk the living garbage disposal down there eating everything like last time."
"What were the odds that she would?" asked Pyukumuku.
"High…" Hakamo-o replied. "She's a fatass…"
Pyukumuku remained quiet.
"Let's just try to eat in peace and wait to be called down…" said Lycanroc, not wanting insults to be thrown around. Though, she had to admit that it was true.
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Solgaleo walked into the kitchen in the hall, finally hungry after a few hours of awakening. He had a nightmare about Entei trying to get under him again, but because of his sleeping schedule, he had to dream it, as waking up at night made him feel sick. Ironic, right?
He spied Victini putting a toaster strudel into the toaster and raised a brow. Victini usually hated toaster strudels, so why was he heating one up. Plus, those were his!
"Victini, if you're trying to piss me off by eating my food, then you're only gonna hurt yourself…" the large lion said, walking up to the small, floating fox.
The fox turned around and immediately Solgaleo realized that it wasn't the normal, sadistic Victini. It was the naive, semi-caring one. He could have sworn that something happened with Mewtwo's experiments. There shouldn't be two Victini that are complete, polar opposites of each other.
"Sorry Solgaleo, but my helper ate all of my own toaster strudels and the only ones that are awesome tasting are the ones from here…"
"Uhh...they're just taken from the store. We're legendaries. We don't really have to pay for anything unless we want to…" Solgaleo explained.
"We don't?! I mean, I knew we could DO whatever we wanted but-" Victini exclaimed incredulously before letting out a groan. "This stupid moral compass of mine has been making me broke and I didn't even have to pay for anything!"
"How am I one of the only ones around here who knows that?" Solgaleo asked to himself before speaking up again. "And doesn't 'do whatever we want' include paying or not paying anyway?"
Victini face-pawed. "Well, thanks...now I know that I don't have to pay for anything…"
"What's up with you?" Solgaleo asked genuinely curious. "Aren't you usually a bit more upbeat?"
"Well, considering that my legendary license expired-"
Solgaleo cut him off immediately. "Whoa whoa whoa...legendary license? What're you talking about?"
"The license that we all get that show that we are legendaries when we're in public?" Victini asked, pulling out the license he had.
"Float that in front of my eyes, please…"
Victini did so and immediately Solgaleo stifled a laugh. Victini was confused about his suppressed laugh. What was it for?
"Uh...dude. You realize that Kyurem made that, right?" Solgaleo questioned, making Victini laugh in return.
"Come on, that's not true. Arceus gave it to me…" he replied.
"Uh huh...she didn't give anyone else one of those…" Solgaleo retorted. "And there's tiny print on the bottom right corner that had 'KYS' on it."
"What?" Victini asked, looking at the bottom right corner of his license and seeing the 'KYS'. He face-pawed again before tearing up the license. "WHY AM I BEING SO DUMB?!"
"Hey, at least you're not being stalked by someone who only wants your 'D'..." Solgaleo replied, making Victini stare at him blankly for a few seconds.
"I...don't know how to respond to that…" Victini said as his toaster strudel popped up from the toaster. He pulled it out and took a bite as Solgaleo groaned before teleporting another pack into the cabinet.
His own stomach growled as he put two of his own toaster strudels into the toaster. As he waited, he noticed Victini eyeing him, as if examining him.
"Uh...you're staring, dude…"
"Oh, right, right. I was just thinking...it felt kinda easy talking to you", he explained.
Solgaleo chuckled. "Thanks...I don't get that a lot."
"Weird...but you're still kinda new to the reality show scene, right?" he asked.
"I suppose so…" Solgaleo replied.
"How many competitors do you have right now?" he asked.
"Uh...like nine are left right now…" Solgaleo said, pulling the number from memory. "It would've been eight, but Lunala decided not to make her challenge an elimination one…"
"That sounds good enough…" Victini said. "What do you say to a crossover episode?"
"Oh, well...sure", Solgaleo said as his strudels popped up.
"Okay great, so I'll have to plan a challenge that's epic..." he replied.
"Well I have all of my challenges already planned, so you could...just go along with mine or Lunalas when the time comes if you want…" Solgaleo responded. "When we get to our merge seems like a good time for a crossover…"
"Planning ahead...I like it…" Victini said with a supportive nod. "So...your merge it is. I'm already at the merge for my show, so it'll end up being a double special…"
Solgaleo nodded before teleporting out of the kitchen.
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Dhelmise was in the shower, moistening himself. "CONTESTANTS! COME ON DOWN!" he heard over the speakers.
Dhelmise groaned. "Of course…"
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After a few minutes, everyone came down.
"Hello", Solgaleo greeted. "How do you all feel?"
"Awful", Dhelmise responded. "We're still in this competition…"
"Oh, so you wanna be eliminated. You heard him Solgaleos…" Solgaleo replied. "He feels awful that he's still got a chance. Be sure to vote him out if you guys lose again."
"Hey, screw off!"
"Hey, you said it yourself…" Solgaleo replied. "Plus, I doubt even you can 'screw off', so no. Now, let's head to the ferry terminal and be on our way to Ula'Ula..."
They all started heading out of the hotel and, seeing an opportunity, Dhelmise floated next to Mudsdale. "Hello Mrs. Bewear…" he teased softly so that only she heard.
Mudsdale growled and gave him a death glare. "Don't. Call me that. I want nothing to do with that emotionless, rapist, prick!"
"Whoa...rapist?" Dhelmise asked, stopping in place. That came out of nowhere. "Isn't that a bit...harsh?"
"No. He forced himself on me and I told him no, but he did it anyway…" Mudsdale said. "If I lose this game, at least I'll be able to go to court…"
Dhelmise couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Uh...didn't you like it and proceed to stalk him? Even force him a couple of times?"
"Oh please. Guys can't be raped unless it's by another guy…" Mudsdale replied before continuing to follow the others, ignoring the point Dhelmise was making.
The Sea Creeper sighed to himself. "Female ignorance...ya gotta fucking hate it…" he mumbled to himself.
"DHELMISE! GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!" he heard Hakamo-o yell to him.
"I HAVE NO VISIBLE ASS!" he shouted back as he floated after them.
They all reached the dock, where the boat was waiting with the ramp down. They all climbed aboard, with Solgaleo being the last to board as the ramp came up.
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"Okay, Mudsdale got me off track on the way to the damn ferry, but I'm going to make sure that she knows that I know her issue," Dhelmise explained. "A little blackmail can go a long way…"
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The ferry took them to Ula'Ula Island. The ramp dropped and they all piled off of the boat. Knowing the routine, they all stood and waited for the majestic white lion to come off of the boat.
"COME ON KIMBA, WE DON'T HAVE ALL DAY!" Dhelmise shouted.
Solgaleo teleported behind all of them with an vexed expression. "Right here…" he said, startling most of them before they turned around to face him.
"Now," he continued. "Your next challenge will be held mainly in Haina Desert, so I am going to teleport us to Route 13…"
"Does the 20 minute home rule apply now?!" Incineroar asked with a piercing glare. "Because Tapu Village is literally RIGHT NEXT to that route…"
Solgaleo figured that he'd be persistent about this; this was the second time he's asked about this on Ula'ula Island. No one else ever wanted to go home for their twenty minutes from what he's seen. Because of this, he decided to appease him. "You know what...okay. If you want to possibly miss instruction and be the cause of your team's loss, then sure. Feel free to go…"
"We have an advantage. I'm sure we'll be fine…" Incineroar reasoned with a smirk.
Mudsdale and Togedemaru exchanged looks.
"Whatever you say…" Solgaleo replied. He teleported them all to Route 13.
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They all appeared on Route 13. There was a motel on the far right, an oasis dead center in the route with flourishing trees and shrubs, and three trailers with boxes and barrels in front of them; one across from the desert entrance, and the others on the left side against the mountain.
"Alright Incineroar, you can-"
Immediately, the tiger rushed off, with Solgaleo groaning. "Intern A...follow him and when he gets there, start his twenty minutes…"
"Yes sir…" the Alolan Rattata intern said from offscreen as he followed Incineroar.
"Okay…" Solgaleo started. "Today's challenge is fairly simple. All you have to do is make your way to Tapu Bulu's shrine, WITHOUT ghostly or psychic abilities, and deliver…"
An Alolan Sandshrew intern walked toward him with two wide, rectangular boxes. They were white on the top and green around the sides.
"...these Premium Dazzler Doughnuts…" Solgaleo finished.
Togedemaru paled, her left eye twitching a bit as her stomach suddenly growled. "Those doughnuts are known as the best in the entire region!" Togedemaru exclaimed, shaking.
"Exactly. Tapu Bulu loves his doughnuts…" Solgaleo said.
"Why the hell are we delivering doughnuts in specific?" asked Hakamo-o. "And why specifically to Tapu Bulu?"
"Because originality…" Solgaleo replied blatantly. "Deal with it."
Hakamo-o folded her arms and grumbled to herself.
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"I knew I should've just stayed at home…" Hakamo-o muttered.
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"Now, this desert is pretty standard, except...it's a maze…"
"We live in Alola...we know about the desert…" Dhelmise explained as a few others nodded in agreement.
"Okay...well, if you know so much, you won't have any trouble navigating through the traps and puzzles that have been placed inside…" Solgaleo replied.
Everyone remained silent.
"That's what I thought…" Solgaleo continued. "You all never learn to just let me finish before speaking out."
"Just get on with the explanation…" Mudsdale egged on.
Solgaleo gave her a look of knowing, which caused her to look away quickly.
"Well, the traps are the standard. Pitfalls, quicksand, cages, attacking Pokemon, you know, the works", he revealed. "However, each area that you come across will have a different riddle module or puzzle that you must solve in order to leave that area. The first team to make it to the Ruins of Abundance will win an advantage in the next challenge."
"There's gonna be ANOTHER challenge after this one?" Oricorio asked in surprised.
"It depends on how long it takes…" said Solgaleo. "If you're smart enough to find the ruins fast, there will be a next challenge; if it takes a while and you all get disoriented, then there likely won't be another one."
"That doesn't mean take your sweet time just so you don't get another challenge, however," the Sunne Pokemon continued. "This is still a race…"
The members of each team exchanged glances of uncertainty. The desert was essentially a more dangerous labyrinth now and they would get lost, undoubtedly.
"Now, since the Lunalas won Monday's challenge. You guys get a map to help you navigate through the sandy domain…" Solgaleo explained as the Alolan Sandshrew handed Togedemaru a map with a wink, causing her to use Thunder on it, paralyzing it.
"And Solgaleos…"
"We get jack shit...we already know…" Dhelmise finished for him.
"True, but you have more players to work with," Solgaleo said, trying to bring the bright side up.
"Oh goody…" Oricorio said dejectedly.
"Now. You all have your task, so get going", Solgaleo said, moving out of the way of the entrance to the Haina Desert.
The Solgaleos immediately rushed inside, but as Togedemaru started going in as well, Mudsdale stopped her.
"Wait!" she said, looking in the direction where Incineroar ran.
"WAIT?!" Togedemaru blustered in confusion. "Why the hell would we wait?! If he insists on going home every time we come here, it's obvious that he doesn't care about the game! So, if we lose, even with the map. He needs to go!"
Mudsdale, despite being in allegiance with Incineroar to take out Togedemaru, understood where she was coming from and it actually made sense. If he didn't come back in time, he could screw them over and she'd have to vote him if this was going to be a recurring factor. She didn't want it to go that way, though. "Fine…" she finally replied, turning back around. The two rushed into the desert.
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"If Incineroar ends up costing us the challenge, I'm still gonna vote for Togedemaru. But, I'm also gonna have to talk to him and make sure that he isn't always doing this when we come to Ula'ula", Mudsdale explained.
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Incineroar knocked on one of the first doors of the apartment building in which he lived. He pushed an ear against the door and hoped that he was here. He sometimes left to take a walk to the beach, but he didn't want to stray away from his required destination. He still needed to get back to the competition.
He knocked again, and this time he heard a bit of shuffling. He tail swished excitedly as the door soon opened, revealing a Lucario standing there, who he immediately pounced on and locked lips with, with the intern starting his twenty minutes.
"Babe, what are you doing here?!" Lucario asked before gaining a dejected expression. "You didn't get eliminated did you?"
"No~" Incineroar said, sitting up on his crotch. "They said that we could have twenty minutes home if we're on our home island and nearby…"
"Wait, so you're missing the competition right now?"
"Well, yeah, but we have the advantage, so it's fine…" Incineroar replied.
"Okay, great...how many players are left on your team?" he asked.
"Uh...well there's just three of us left, but it's still fine!" Incineroar said sheepishly before kissing him again.
"How many are on the other team?" he asked seriously.
Incineroar looked to the side. "S-Six…"
Lucario's eyes widened. "You need to get back to that competition", he said immediately. "If you guys lose, you could end up getting eliminated because you're here!"
"That's not an issue…" he responded. "Two of us are teaming up against the third one…"
Lucario groaned, facepalming. "Well, I suppose that's okay. It's not really cheating, so I guess I'm fine with that…"
Incineroar purred. "Y'know...we could have a quickie. That way I can get back to the competition faster…"
"Didn't we talk about getting me out of your head so that you can focus on the competition!?" Lucario exclaimed. "I don't think sex will help in that!"
"Pleeeeease…." Incineroar begged, giving him kitty cat eyes. "I promise I won't come back if you just plow me good enough…"
"Arceus, is this gonna be on television?" he asked, a bit worried about the word choice Incineroar was using.
"Hey Incineroar, you've got 14 minutes and 32 seconds left…" the Alolan Rattata intern reminded.
"I'll take that as a yes…" Lucario groaned.
He picked up Incineroar and started taking him into their back bedroom. The intern just sighed as he started hearing harsh banging, creaking, and roars coming from the room. He shuddered in disgust. "I shoulda just took the job at Torchic-Fil-A…"
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"Arceus, this is bright as hell…" Hakamo-o groaned, shielding her eyes with her arm.
"Sunlight. Warmth...it burns", Bewear said, looking at the sun. He put Pyukumuku on his head, due to the mucus coating his body working as sunscreen.
"Uh… so where do we go?" asked Lycanroc, seeing three paths that they could go down, two with podiums in front of them, and one wit square puzzle in the ground in front of it. Eight blocks filled it.
"Well, two out of three of these have podiums, so maybe we should go for the odd one out…" Oricorio reasoned as she held the doughnut boxes.
"So, the left…" Pyukumuku said as they all started heading to that puzzle.
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Togedemaru and Mudsdale entered the same vicinity and saw the Solgaleos in front of the left path.
"What does the map say?" Mudsdale asked, seeing them working on the left puzzle as she balanced the box of doughnuts on her back.
"It says to go right…" Togedemaru said, eyeing the map.
The two girls headed to the right path with one of the podiums. The Solgaleos saw them and immediately turned their attention to them.
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"They have the map!" exclaimed Dhelmise. "Why don't we just wait for them and follow?"
"Not a bad idea at all…" said Oricorio, handing Bewear the box of doughnuts.
"Well, let's just complete this puzzle anyway," Lycanroc said. "If they see us just waiting, they may-"
"They may what?" asked Dhelmise. "They can't stop us from just following them. Every time they have an advantage, we use it to benefit ourselves anyway…"
"Yeah, Dhelmise is right. There's no point in finishing this puzzle if we're just gonna follow them…." Hakamo-o added.
"But do you really think that they'll just leave paths open after one team is done?" Lycanroc asked.
"We don't know if the interns are dumb or not, so we'll just have to wait and see", Oricorio answered, looking at the team across from them.
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"They're just watching us…" Mudsdale observed, feeling the Solgaleos' eyes piercing the back of her neck.
"Of course they are…" Togedemaru groaned. "Those assholes always steal our advantages and end up winning. Not this time…"
Mudsdale raised a brow. "What do you have in mind?"
"You'll see…" said Togedemaru. "Now, help me solve this stupid riddle."
What is as big as a Wailord, but weighs absolutely nothing?
"Its shadow…" Mudsdale said effortlessly. "Come on, that riddle was on Crashbox…"
"Sorry, I actually watched funny things on television as a child", Togedemaru replied before pressing the answer button. "Its shadow…"
The podium glowed bright green and an invisible barrier that was blocking the way turned visible for a split second and shattered.
"Let's get going", Togedemaru said as she and Mudsdale headed forward.
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"Come o-" Hakamo-o started before walking forward and bumping into something. However, there was nothing visible there. "What the hell?"
Lycanroc moved and placed her paws forward, feeling resistance. She was just as confused and surprised as Hakamo-o. "Wha-"
"I think this is a precautionary measure in case we try to just follow…" Oricorio thought out loud. "Guess they're tired of our tactics…"
"Well, this sucks…" Bewear said.
"I guess we're gonna have to do this puzzle and go this way…" Pyukumuku said.
"Oh please...I can go through this…" Dhelmise said, floating forward, only to be casually punched down into the ground by Bewear. "WHY?!"
"No ghostliness…" Bewear reminded.
"Shit, he's right", Hakamo-o said, her hands on her hips. "We can't do anything about this other than finish this damn puzzle."
"What is this puzzle even supposed to be?" asked Lycanroc while Dhelmise got out of the hole he was in thanks to Bewear.
"Well, obviously it's a slider puzzle. We need to make the picture…" Dhelmise explained. "Whatever the hell it is…"
The blocks that were inside of the square formed an arrow-like shape, which Pyukumuku seemed to notice. "I think it's an arrow", he said as his gut-hand came out. "See, there are triangles on the edges of a couple of them and they're going in opposite directions and stuff."
"Hey, no point in not trying…" said Oricorio. "Can we pick up the blocks?"
"Of course not! It's a-"
Bewear placed the doughnuts down and picked up one of the blocks thanks to the one hole being there. Dhelmise sighed. "I stand corrected."
"Well, this just got much easier…" said Hakamo-o, folding her arms as Bewear proceeded to take all of the blocks out of the ground.
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The intern was twitching, as he heard running water, but the grunts and roars continued. He looked at the stopwatch in his paw and saw that he just had two minutes left.
"Two...minutes...MORE?!" he exclaimed. "HELL NO!"
He proceeded to stomp into their room so that he could get Incineroar and head back. Anything was better than this! He heard the water turn off and sighed in relief, but still heard soft panting. He banged on their closed door and tapped his right foot impatiently. After a while, the door opened and a now Mega evolved Lucario opened the door with a towel around his waist, a large, noticeable bulge coming from the towel.
He shielded his eyes. "Hey, can you tell Incineroar to come on? He's gonna end up losing time in the challenge…"
Lucario nodded without saying a word, his fur dripping. "Babe! You gotta go!"
Incineroar moaned dejectedly. The intern heard the bed creaking and soon, a shaky, soaked Incineroar came into view and leaned against Lucario, purring. "I love you~" he purred.
"Love you, too…" he replied as they shared a brief kiss.
When disconnected, Lucario grinned. "Now, get outta here and focus on the game. You've gotten what you've wanted…"
"You bet I did~" Incineroar said leaning against him with a lovestruck expression on his face.
Lucario gave him a serious glare, which immediately caused Incineroar to sigh as he exited the room. The intern mumbled to himself as they headed out the front door.
"They don't pay me enough for this…" he muttered.
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Solgaleo was sitting outside the entrance of Haina Desert watching the live footage. He was amused by the barriers that were placed around each individual riddle and puzzle. If they approached one, they'd have to stay and complete that one instead of stopping midway and just following the others. He knew that he was supposed to want his team to win, but it wasn't like he and Lunala were betting, so he didn't really care as much as he did initially.
So far the Lunalas were in the lead, of course, and the Solgaleos were just getting done with the puzzle.
The intern and Incineroar returned, with Incineroar having a bit of a dopey smile on his face. Seeing this, Solgaleo looked to the intern, who looked peeved. "A. Ratt, why the long face?"
"I do NOT want to talk about it…" he said, stomping offscreen.
"O...kay", Solgaleo said, a bit confused. "Incineroar, you're lucky that your team's in the lead right now, but the Solgaleos are catching up. They just finished their first puzzle."
"Crap…" Incineroar groaned, regaining focus. "What are we even supposed to be doing?!"
"I'm sure your teammates will fill you in…" Solgaleo said as Incineroar vanished from before him.
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"Ahhh!" Incineroar shouted before landing face first into the sand in front of the girls. He lifted his head with a groan as Togedemaru carelessly walked over his head and over his body as Mudsdale kept walking carefully to keep the doughnuts balanced in the box.
Incineroar got up with a growl. "You didn't have to walk on me, ya walking pin cushion!" he said, shaking his fur, only for some sand to stick due to his fur still being slightly wet.
"Meanwhile, you abandoned us to go fucking home for twenty minutes…" Togedemaru retorted. "You don't get to complain!"
Incineroar glared at her, but noticed that Mudsdale had the same agitated look. He looked down vexedly before eyeing the box on her back.
"Whoa! Doughnuts?!" he exclaimed, picking up the box and opening it.
"NO!" Mudsdale exclaimed, stopping him before he ate one. "We're supposed to deliver those things to Tapu Bulu for the challenge!"
Incineroar caught himself and put the doughnut back into the box. And since Mudsdale's movements would likely cause them to tip over, he decided to keep carrying them. "Why the hell are we delivering doughnuts to a deity?" Incineroar queried.
"Because this is a nonsensical competition with nonsensical hosts!" Togedemaru replied brashly. "Now hush. We're coming up to the next area and we need to be watching out for-"
Incineroar unknowingly stepped on a pressure plate buried in the sand, causing a steel cage to appear around them.
"-traps…" Togedemaru finished through grit teeth before turning to Incineroar with a glare. "DAMN IT YOU MORON! IF YOU WOULD'VE STAYED WHERE YOU WERE, WE WOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE SUDDEN ISSUES!"
"Oh, so if I go away, I'm a bad teammate. If I'm here, I'm a bad teammate", Incineroar retorted mockingly. "MAKE UP YOUR MIND HYPOCRITE!"
The two of them proceeded to argue, causing Mudsdale to groan in aggravation. Her stomach started rumbling shortly after, making her eyes widen. "NOW I'm hungry?!"
The two kept arguing on either side of her as she sat in silence.
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"Okay…" Lycanroc started. "Let's get going."
The Solgaleos all went in that direction and were immediately enveloped in a bright white light. They all found themselves on the opposite side of the area they were originally solving the puzzle; they were in front of the riddle module that the Lunalas used.
"What the heck just happened?" asked Oricorio as they all just stood idle in front of the riddle module.
"I have no idea…" said Hakamo-o. "But, I think we did something right since we're out of that barrier area."
"Hold on…" Dhelmise started before using Anchor Shot in the direction of the puzzle they had solved. The anchor hit an invisible force and dropped. "FUCK!"
"Looks like my hunch was right…" said Oricorio. "They've got barriers to keep us from leaving an area unless we actually do the puzzle or solve the riddle in front of it, first."
"Stupid measures!" Hakamo-o growled.
"Hey, at least we can just-" Lycanroc started as she bumped into the opposite wall. "DARN IT!"
"Oh you have got to be kidding me!" Oricorio exclaimed.
"What is as big as a Wailord, but weighs absolutely nothing?" Pyukumuku read as the riddle scrolled across the podium.
"What?" Dhelmise asked.
"It's the riddle we have to solve…"
"Ugh...great", Hakamo-o groaned.
"Its shadow," Bewear answered.
The invisible barrier broke apart, signalling that they could go forward.
"Well...that worked", Oricorio acknowledged.
"Good work Bewear. Let's head forward and see if we can catch up with the Lunalas…" Hakamo-o said as they all ran forward.
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The cage that held the Lunalas had been chewed through, courtesy of Mudsdale. They had continued forward, where they saw two puzzles and a riddle module. A puzzle at the left and right, and a riddle module forward.
"What's the map say now?" asked Mudsdale.
"It says...we go left…" said Togedemaru, looking at the map closely.
"Alright. Let's go…" said Incineroar as he decided to take the lead, walking past them.
"Hey idiot! I'm the one with the map here!" Togedemaru exclaimed as she and Mudsdale got in front of him again.
Incineroar glared. He didn't like how Mudsdale and Togedemaru were suddenly buddy-buddy. He had a feeling that she was playing him and was actually going to try and get rid of him. He decided to let things play out for now and see what happens.
The three of them approached the puzzle, which was a Simisage statue with three separate sections that were able to be moved.
"What the hell is this?" Togedemaru asked perplexedly. She'd never seen a puzzle like this before. "This looks stupid…"
"Well whatever it is, we need to get past it to continue…" Mudsdale said as she decided to take a crack at it. Using her muzzle, she started turning the separate pieces of the statue so that it looked complete.
As she did so, the Solgaleos entered the area.
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"What the hell?!" asked Dhelmise, seeing the cage with a few missing bars.
"Probably one of the traps…" said Hakamo-o, walking around it. "Come on…"
They followed the prints in the sand and eventually saw the Lunalas working on their next puzzle.
"We got them!" Lycanroc exclaimed before noticing Incineroar. "Wait...when did Incineroar get back?"
"Who cares? They have all three players again", said Oricorio. "Let's get over and wait for them to finish."
They decided to walk right behind the Lunalas and wait for them to finish up their puzzle. Not only would they possibly get a free exit, if they got blocked off, they'd know what to do beforehand.
As they all stood in wait, the Lunalas began feeling anxious and annoyed, the Solgaleos' eyes on them.
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"This is the dumbest thing I've ever experienced…" Togedemaru said, turning to the Solgaleos, who were focused on Mudsdale and the statue.
"I'm almost done…" Mudsdale said, moving her muzzle along the bottom section and centering it. "Got it!"
The statue glowed a green color and immediately the Solgaleos, excluding Dhelmise were dropped into a pit, startling the Lunalas as the invisible barrier shattered, allowing them to continue forward.
"Let's hurry…" said Incineroar as they started running forward.
They entered an area with a bunch of sharp, jagged rocks in a circle. Togedemaru looked back at the map. "Uh...it...says to go right."
"Uh huh...and with those rocks, do you suppose we fly or-"
"Mudsdale is large enough to carry us across. Plus, Mudsdale are called to carry people across these rocks all the time, so this should be a breeze for her. Isn't that right?"
Mudsdale huffed. "Yes, but that doesn't mean I WANT to!"
"It's not what you want, it's what you need", Togedemaru told her as she grabbed one of her dreadlocks and climbed onto her back, with Incineroar following suit. "Now giddy up!"
Mudsdale growled to herself before starting to traverse the rocks. The mud coating her hooves made it so the rocks felt like pebbles, and she easily made to to the right side, where a riddle module sat.
"Great...another riddle thingamajigger…" Togedemaru observed as she hopped off of Mudsdale's back.
"Another one?" asked Incineroar.
"If you were here at the beginning you'd know…" Togedemaru replied as she looked at the podium. The riddle scrolled across it. "White when dirty, black when clean…" she read.
"Blackboard!" Incineroar exclaimed immediately, his arms folded.
"...I was about to say that…" Togedemaru said, turning to him with a sardonic expression. She turned back to the podium and spoke, "Blackboard."
The barrier broke, but before they could go forward, Togedemaru halted them. "Wait...I have a plan…"
Mudsdale and Incineroar exchanged bewildered expressions.
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Dhelmise helped the others out of the pit after floating there motionless for a few minutes.
"Why the hell did it take you so long to help us?!" Hakamo-o growled.
"I plead the fifth…" Dhelmise replied.
"You could've at least ran after them!"
"Without the doughnuts?" Dhelmise questioned. Bewear looked at the box of doughnuts in his paws.
"You could have tak-"
"HEY!" Pyukumuku exclaimed, getting everyone's attention. "Can we not argue and just try to get through this, please?"
"The little guy is right…" Lycanroc said with a nod. "Come on", she said as she approached the statue, which had been re-scrambled.
She spun the statue around until it resembled the Simisage. The barrier broke again, allowing them to go forward.
They all made it to the next area, seeing the circle of jagged rocks. They didn't really see anyone, which arouse suspicion. Hakamo-o growled. "Dammit! Now we don't know where they went!"
"We can always just check each path…" said Oricorio.
They all stared at the rocks in the middle before giving her a look. "Yeah, good luck…" Dhelmise chuckled. "Four of you can't float or fly, so it's gonna be painful for you…"
"No shit, Sherlock…"
"Well, there's six of us, so two at each path should work fine…" Lycanroc suggested.
"I could've said that," Dhelmise replied.
"Yeah, the problem is these damn rocks!" Hakamo-o exclaimed agitatedly.
Bewear handed the box of doughnuts to Lycanroc before walking toward the rocks and pressing a foot down into them. He felt a bit of a pinch, but it wasn't anything too bad. He lifted his foot and shook it off before going back over and grabbing both Lycanroc and Hakamo-o by their waists and holding them by his sides like suitcases.
"What the hell, Bewear?!"
"Hush," he replied as he started walking across the rocks and heading to the left side. He made it across the jagged rocks, with the bird and ship parts following him. Once across, he put them both down before picking up one foot at a time and wiping stones off that stuck.
"Good job Bewear...but never EVER grab me like that again…" Hakamo-o said, a blush over her face. Lycanroc couldn't help but giggle at that as she handed the doughnuts back to Bewear.
000
"OMA, Haka is so bashful and insecure when it comes to guys talking or touching her and she knows it!" Lycanroc blustered cheerfully. "No wonder she was so eager to get Passimian out of there and unbothered after he left. I mean, she said that she kissed him, but she still went straight back to her old ways!"
"Oricorio and I really need to work on building her confidence around guys…" Lycanroc continued. "But...then again the only guys left are gay, a jerk, far too cute, and...Bewear? I don't really know how to explain the big guy. But, I think Incineroar could still offer some assistance…"
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"Alright, now let's see what this is…" Hakamo-o said, approaching the riddle module that was there. The podium was glowing a green color already, which was a bit confusing. Oricorio raised a brow and flew forward, past where the barrier would would normally be. "This one's already taken care of…" she said.
"Okay, so let's NOT go that way…" Dhelmise said as he started floating in the opposite direction.
"Wait, why not?" asked Pyukumuku.
"It's obviously a trap!" Dhelmise replied. "Would it make sense for a challenge to have something already solved if the challenge is to solve things for yourself?"
"...what?"
The seaweed groaned. "Done path equals bad. Not done path equals good…"
"Oh…"
"Hey, it's probably a fake out. You never know", said Lycanroc. "They could be expecting us to think like you when this is actually the right way…"
"That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard…"
"What?" Lycanroc asked.
"The fact you believe that these hosts think that logically…" Dhelmise replied. "They're all far too dumb and focused on torturing us for ratings and views…"
"Let's just check this place in case…" said Oricorio, knowing Dhelmise was right but still needing Bewear to go.
"You all can go in there, but I'm not…" Dhelmise said adamantly.
"If you cost us this challenge, I swear…"
"Oh please. If anything, YOU guys will be costing us the challenge…"
"Uh huh, we'll see about that…" said Oricorio as the girls entered the area, but the guys remained out.
"Huh, so you guys aren't as dumb as you seem to be…" Dhelmise commented, earning him a Brutal Swing into the ground.
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The girls found themselves in a new area, but there were absolutely no paths that they could follow; a dead end.
"Well, looks like this really was a bust…" Oricorio said.
Hakamo-o groaned. "I hate that that bastard was right!"
"Sorry girls…" Lycanroc said sheepishly, rubbing the back of her head.
"It's no issue at all…" Hakamo-o said, wrapping an arm around her with a sigh. "I just really want this challenge to be over. It is far too hot for this…"
"Uh...not to break up the conversation or anything, but...can I ask you girls a favor?" asked Oricorio.
"Sure, always", Lycanroc replied as Hakamo-o didn't reply, but had a look of agreement.
"Well...and hear me out here, maybe...we should get rid of Bewear…"
"WHAT?!" they both exclaimed in complete shock.
"I-I'm sorry Oricorio, but that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard you say!" Hakamo-o replied. "The guys is a monster powerhouse!"
"Yeah, if we keep him in, he can help us win more challenges!" Lycanroc added.
"But think about it!" Oricorio continued. "A powerhouse like him is sure to make it far if he uses his strength!"
"Not all of the challenges at the merge are strength based…" Hakamo-o replied. "He's a threat, yes, but have you seen how he acts? He wouldn't make it that far anyway!"
"Well, I'd rather not risk being up for elimination if he ends up demolishing a strength based challenge. He's a threat!" she explained. "We need to be thinking ahead! In these shows, we need to out threats first so that we actually have a chance…"
"Uh...Ori. You realize that in these shows that's the wrong way to think…" Lycanroc started.
"What do you mean?"
"In a lot of these shows, people try to get rid of the heavy hitters beforehand because they're a threat, but only end up shooting themselves in the foot because the guy or girl that nobody suspects ends up winning", Lycanroc exclaimed. "If anything, we should be...going...after the...underdogs…" she realized what she was saying and her eyes widened. "Pyukumuku…"
"So...Pyukumuku? Like I suggested earlier today?" Hakamo-o replied.
Lycanroc growled. "Why are we even talking about this suddenly? I mean it's not like we're 100% going to lose!"
Suddenly, rumbling occurred in the area they were in. Numerous Rhyperior and a few Palossand rose from the ground with glares. The girls paled before hurrying back out of the area.
000
"Well, that was a total bust…." said Incineroar.
"Hey, this map is fucking confusing all of a sudden!" Togedemaru exclaimed. "It's saying to go back and we're going back!"
"Are you sure?" asked Mudsdale.
"YES!"
The three of them made it back to the main area, but they saw that the Solgaleos were already heading towards the last entrance. AND THEY HAD ALREADY OPENED IT!
"Oh NO!" Incineroar exclaimed as the three of them started running to the path.
The Solgaleos made it there before they did and stopped before the other riddle module, which was also glowing green.
"Do we trust this?" asked Lycanroc.
"Well, considering that the three of those idiots came running up here, I'm guessing that this is the right way…" Dhelmise replied, looking at Mudsdale, Incineroar, and Togedemaru, with the first two glaring daggers at Togedemaru.
The Solgaleos all followed the path, causing it to immediately lock back off. However, due to already knowing the answer, they immediately got to follow.
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Solgaleo and Tapu Bulu were waiting outside of the ruins. "So...who you betting on?"
"I just want my free doughnuts. I don't care…" Tapu Bulu replied.
Soon after he said that, the Solgaleos rushed forward with their box of doughnuts. Bewear handed them to the Land Spirit Pokemon, who smiled and immediately started devouring them without hesitation.
"And the Solgaleos WIN!"
"NO!" Incineroar roared, slamming the box of doughnuts down and stomping on them. "THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT!" he yelled at Togedemaru. "YOU AND YOUR STUPID PLAN!"
Togedemaru rolled her eyes.
"Well Lunalas, uh...this is going to be a bit awkward for you isn't it?" asked Solgaleo. "Going from three to two…and-"
"And I believe that I have information that will aid in the decision beforehand…" Dhelmise said, floating forward.
"Oh, do you now?" asked Solgaleo.
"Yep. Mudsdale here...is PREGNANT!" he announced. Almost everyone's eyes widened upon hearing that news. Mudsdale was gaping at the Sea Creeper's boldness and growled shortly after, tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Wait...how the hell do you know?" asked Hakamo-o.
"Uh...she's showing all of the signs. Are you people BLIND?!" Dhelmise exclaimed. "She's got a bulging belly, she's had mood swings, she hasn't eaten anything in the past few days…"
"What? Were you stalking me?!"
"No. I'm just observant", Dhelmise replied. "I'm not dumb. "Plus, I knew your fooling around with Bewear would get you knocked up sooner or later…"
"Wow...this is good…" said Tapu Bulu, taking another bite of a doughnut.
"I'LL KILL YOU!" Mudsdale yelled, charging towards him, only for him to phase away to avoid damage. He wasn't going to harm a pregnant girl.
"Well...I already knew that she was pregnant Dhelmise. If you'd let me finish, you would have heard me say that due to some private issues, both Mudsdale and Bewear are disqualified from the competition."
"Murr?" Bewear said in surprised.
"What?!" Lycanroc exclaimed. "Why Bewear? SHE'S the one pregnant!"
"Yes, but the guidelines are that if a male contestant gets a female contestant pregnant, both of them are eliminated due to fairness", said Solgaleo. "They both played a part…"
Bewear twitched and turned to Mudsdale, who looked back at him with a tearful look of hatred.
"Wait, so that's it?" asked Togedemaru. "No other elimination?"
"Nope, that's all for today", said Solgaleo. "So, let's all head to the ferry and head back to the hotel…"
He teleported them all back to the terminal.
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"Dhelmise...that was a dick move," Lycanroc said with a glare. "But, I'm glad that she and her baby will be okay. Ugh...it sucks that we lost Bewear, though!"
000
"Dhelmise. You are gone the next time we lose a challenge. Point blank, period", Hakamo-o said angrily.
000
"Not the way I wanted things to go, but absolutely excellent nonetheless…" Oricorio chirped. "Two threats gone and Dhelmise has put a proverbial target on his back. Things are going perfectly…"
000
Pyukumuku sighed. "That was a bad move by Dhelmise. Now I don't have anyone to talk to or hang around with. I'm glad Bewear's a dad, though. Maybe I can be its uncle!"
000
"Welp...that plan failed horribly…" Incineroar said. "Now it's just me and the glutton. How the hell is this gonna work if we lose the next challenge? A coin flip?!"
000
"Two more losers down and a hole team of them to go", Togedemaru said happily. "Time to bring my A-game…"
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Mudsdale and Bewear were walked down to the terminal by Solgaleo, ready to ride the same ferry.
"Uh...we both live on this island. Why are you making us get on this ferry?" asked Mudsdale.
"Because it's a certain tradition. Don't worry. You'll still be safe and sound…" said Solgaleo.
Mudsdale growled and bumped Bewear harshly, making him fall to the ground. "If you hadn't done all of that bullshit, we wouldn't be getting eliminated you jackass!"
Bewear didn't say a word and just rose up and dusted himself off with an annoyed expression, one of the only times he's shown actual emotion. "You act like it's purely my fault. You've forced yourself on me every day since Brooklet Hill until the SAW trap challenge…" he said coherently.
"Don't you spin this around on me when YOU started it off!"
"I can see that this child is going to have a traumatized life…"
"Oh-no. I'm giving this little shit up…" she said heartlessly, shocking both Bewear and Solgaleo.
"Oh, well...uh...I suppose that's-"
"You're gonna do WHAT?!" Bewear growled, glaring at her.
"You heard me", Mudsdale said, glaring back. "I don't want this baby. I NEVER wanted one. And I know damn well that you're not gonna take care of it…"
"And why is that?"
"Because you're a retard! You can't comprehend the simplest of things! You're just the stereotypical strong dumbass! This thing may even catch whatever you have that's made you like this!"
"Wow...so it all comes out now…" Bewear replied before chuckling. "Well let me tell you something bitch. Just because I have mental problems doesn't mean that I don't have a fucking heart. Something that YOU seem to be lacking. So if you insist on talking shit on OUR soon-to-be child just because you're an immature whiny slut who enjoys a long pole with no strings attached, I'll happily take him or her in and let him or her know that their mommy is a irresponsible whore…"
Bewear's words hit her like a ton of bricks and she backed away a bit. "Y-Yo-"
"Nope. You don't get to speak anymore bitch", Bewear continued, folding his arms in a glare. "Don't talk, contact, or touch me again. When you have the baby, that's the only time I wanna hear from you. And if I don't, I'm pressing charges…"
Mudsdale gaped.
"Whoa...this got REAL soap opera-y REALLY quick…" Solgaleo said. "Uh...why don't I just teleport Bewear to the location, and Mudsdale takes the ferry."
"No, don't do that", Bewear said. "Knowing her, she's probably try to jump off and drown herself. I'll take the ferry…"
Tears streamed down Mudsdale's face as she shuddered.
"Uh...alrighty then…" Solgaleo said as Bewear got on the ferry and he teleported Mudsdale away. He turned to the camera. "Well, uh...that was...unexpected to see and hear. What will happen now that the Lunalas are down to two members? Will there be more awkward moments like that? Find out next time on Total...Pokemon...Alola!"
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No words. Just no words. Uh...hope you enjoyed? I'll see you all next time on Total...Pokemon...Alola! See ya guys, BYE!
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"Review…" Bewear said, waving.
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Mudsdale skidded into view as a few of her other friends kept running laps in the background. "I'm an obvious choice for your show. Why? I'm athletic, have a focused mindset, and uh...I've got buns of steel?" she said questioningly. "I honestly don't know what else to say. Just, pick me…"
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Bewear was just seen lifting weights in his room. "Pick please…"
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