YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE OF SOMETHING YOU SEE!

000

After his move to get rid of Mudsdale and unintentionally Bewear, Dhelmise had been getting the cold shoulder from nearly everyone. He didn't necessarily care, but he still felt that it was an exaggeration to still be upset about something that was bound to happen anyway.

He had a feeling that they were moreso upset that he just exposed her, which was still equally as dumb to be upset about. All of the viewers that weren't prepubescent teenagers would've known that she was pregnant anyway. Even if he hadn't told, it still would've been obvious if Solgaleo was going to say she and Bewear were both coincidentally going to be eliminated. It didn't take a rocket scientist.

So, at the moment, the Sea Creeper Pokemon was just hanging on his nail in his room. It was Monday morning, so he knew that there wouldn't be a challenge until around 6:00 PM. He decided to just hang there until he felt like going anywhere. He just watched a bit of another show. There were just so many of them.

As he tuned in, he heard a knock at his door, surprising him. Considering the silence he'd been getting from everyone around the hotel, who the hell would want to visit him? It was just 7:16 in the morning, too, so this added more suspicion.

He floated off of his wall and floated to his door. "Who is it?" he asked abrasively.

"Open the door, asshole…" he heard the voice reply impatiently. It was Oricorio's voice, more specifically her Pom-Pom Style's voice; he hated that style the most out of them all.

"What do you want?" he asked vexedly.

"Open the door you heartless seaweed soul…" Oricorio rhymed, her tone still impatient.

"This is my own private domicile and I will not be harassed…bitch," he replied as he started floating back to his bed.

"DHELMISE! I NEED TO TALK TO YOU!" she exclaimed, banging on his door. "I'M FINE WITH WHAT YOU DID! IT'S TRUE!"

Dhelmise twitched. The rhyming was so annoying and cringey, but he was interested as to why she claimed not to be as pissed as the others. He floated back over to the door and opened it, revealing the yellow cheerleader bird.

"Finally!" she said, flying inside of his room.

"This is trespassing; I didn't tell you to come in…" Dhelmise replied, leaving his door open. "Please leave and just stand here." Oricorio groaned in annoyance as she flew back to the door. When she landed, he leered at her. "Okay, come in…"

Oricorio twitched and used Air Slash on him, causing him a lot of damage, but mainly causing him to look at her with an unamused expression. She flew into the seaweed's room and noticed that his room still looked untouched. The only difference was that there were scrapes on the wall above the bed, where she saw his pillow nailed to the wall with a very long nail. She was very perplexed, but she didn't want to know.

"Alright birdbrain, what do you want?" Dhelmise asked, wanting her to get to the point. "You say that you're fine with what I did, but why is that?"

"I'm thinking progressively…" she replied.

"I don't want any car insurance…" he replied in a deadpan tone, which Oricorio responded with an annoyed grunt. This was going to be annoying as hell.

"I'm trying to offer allegiance to you", Oricorio explained, keeping a calm tone. "We lose again and you are through."

"Okay…so, you want to make an alliance with me?" Dhelmise presumed.

Oricorio tilted her head in a way to say 'sorta'. "In a way", she replied. "All I know is that no threats need to stay. You did good with exposing Mudsdale, you got rid of two heavy hitters. Now we need to out Incineroar and we'll be free of possible bullshitters…"

"What about Hakamo-o?" he replied, trying to keep a neutral tone as the rhyming was annoying the crap out of him.

"If it comes down to it and she needs to go, Pyukumuku, you, and I will make sure she doesn't win the dough…" Oricorio said remorselessly. Yes, Hakamo-o was a good friend, but if it came down to the two of them getting the money, she'd rather it be herself.

"Wait, you talked to the cucumber about this already?" Dhelmise asked, a bit surprised.

"Well...no", Oricorio replied. "But I'm sure if I do, he'll be set to go…"

"Okay just stop with the rhyming already…" Dhelmise exclaimed. "I dunno why you're doing it, but just fucking stop it…"

"Do you think I WANT to do this shit?!" Oricorio exclaimed. "I wish I was able to quit!"

"Yeah, uh huh…" Dhelmise replied, not really believing her. He didn't believe that her personality truly changed when she changed styles. He believed it was all an act. This was mainly because changing appearance doesn't change your mindset unless you Mega Evolve. "So you want to somehow get rid of Incineroar, who is on the OPPOSITE team. And get of Hakamo-o, who is supposedly your friend, on this team so we don't have threats in the merge?"

"Good to see that you comprehend…now let's make this game amend..." Oricorio said as she started flying back to his open door.

When she left, Dhelmise tsked before floating back to his door and closing it. "She really is a birdbrain. Now I have more dirt to expose…" he said to himself. However, once he really started thinking about it, realized that everything may blow up in his face. She chose to speak to him for a reason other than the heat he was under at the moment.

She was friends with both Hakamo-o and Lycanroc. If he ended up exposing her plan, she could easily lie and say that he was just making everything up to get her eliminated. And because they hated him anyway, they're vote him out in a heartbeat!

"That sneaky little-" he growled. "Ugh...I guess she's smarter than I fucking thought! She's talking about getting rid of threats when doing shit like this makes HER a threat. Ugh...I'm gonna have to try to do some serious convincing if I want her out of here…"

000

Oricorio chirped. "Easy. That idiot will try to expose me, but no one will believe him because he's him. I get rid of him, then all I have to do is try and do some convincing to get Hakamo-o out or hope that Incineroar gets the boot if the Lunalas win again…"

000

Pyukumuku was in his room with a book entitled 'Socializing for Dummies'. He found the book underneath his bed after wanting to find lint for whatever reason. He had seen someone on another show reading a book like this and was surprised when he found the same one. It was a bit helpful for the player who used it on the other show, so he hoped that it'd work the same for him.

"Try to insert yourself in conversations and see how well you fit. Do not seem desperate…" he read, before having a mixed reaction. "But, doesn't doing that make things awkward? What if they look at me funny?" he asked to no one in particular.

He looked back down at the book. "If they look back at you funny or act as if you don't belong, stay vigilant. Try to keep your composure and press on…" he continued reading.

He sighed and closed the book and turned to his right. "You think I can do it, Frank?"

A doll made of lint with button eyes was seen next to him. It didn't respond, naturally.

"You're right. I'll do it!" he exclaimed before hopping off of his bed and heading to the bathroom. He hopped into the bathtub and turned on the cold water. He liked taking cold baths because they always calmed his nerves. He could speak rather well, but he was so used to being ignored and looked over that he no longer had the courage to speak unless someone else started the conversation or if he was well-established with the one he conversed with.

He felt that he was in good standing with his teammates and Incineroar, sorta, but he never really spoke to them casually. He was always with Bewear, who he was the most comfortable with out of everyone. With him gone, he was a bit nervous about what he could say or add to a conversation. He was more of an observer and listener than a contributor when it came to conversations he wasn't a part of, so he was nervous about trying to join in one.

When the tub filled up halfway, he turned off the water and sat at the bottom of the tub for a while, eventually falling asleep. After a while, he woke back up and realized that he was still in the tub! He pulled the plug out, draining the water, which took about two minutes, as he pulled himself up and out of the tub. He headed out of the bathroom and hopped back into his bedroom to check the time. It was-

"9:54?!" he read in shock. "I was asleep in my bathtub for two hours?! Frank!? Why didn't you get me?!"

The doll didn't respond. He chuckled to himself. "Oh….silly me. I forgot really cold water makes me sleepy…" he said as he continued dripping water on the carpet.

He sighed to himself. "Well, hopefully everyone else is awake by now and I can see if the book is right…"

000

Incineroar was asleep on the beanbag chairs on the seventh floor, with Lycanroc lying over him, asleep as well. The lights were turned off and the television was still on.

Hakamo-o got out of the elevator and saw the lights off. She immediately turned them back on and headed to the exercise equipment. Specifically the elliptical machine. She knew that Lycanroc and Incineroar were in the vicinity, but she wasn't really concerned since they were still asleep.

The machine started up, with the beeps and the sounds causing the tiger and wolf to stir in their sleep. Eventually, Lycanroc woke up, her head near Incineroar's crotch. Her eyes widened and she immediately lifted her head up, causing the tiger to wake up due to the sudden lack of pressure on his legs.

Incineroar yawned and sat up, with Lycanroc lying back against his chest, still drowsy. Incineroar chuckled. "I can see that someone's still tired as fuck…"

"Duh…" she said, looking him in the eyes. "When you fell asleep, I kept watching until 2…" she replied.

"No one told you to do that…" Incineroar purred.

"Okay, if you two are gonna have an affair, it's best not to do it here…" Hakamo-o said, coming over upon hearing the two awake.

"Affair?" Incineroar questioned, turning to her. "Pfft. I would never risk the relationship I have. NEVER. I have too good a thing going on."

"Well, this closeness just looks a bit suspect. That's all I'm trying to say," Hakamo-o explained. Observing the tiger and wolf's interactions just brought up too many questions to her. Why were they always so close? Unbothered by lewd physical contact with each other? Looking so intimately towards each other? So open?

"The most we'd get out of each other is if she came over to our house for a threesome…" Incineroar explained shamelessly, folding his arms.

Hakamo-o blanched upon hearing that. How had they gotten so close that they were completely comfortable speaking to each other in that manner? It just didn't make sense to her.

Lycanroc giggled after hearing Incineroar's comment. "You sure your man wouldn't mind~?" Lycanroc asked jokingly.

"Oh I'm fine with him getting with girls as long as he wears a condom and I'm in the room; the only one who gets the good stuff is me…" Incineroar said haughtily.

Hakamo-o shuddered at the thought as she remembered him guzzling the semen from the Would You Rather challenge at Vast Poni Canyon. This was getting X-rated quickly and the two had just woken up! She just shook her head.

Lycanroc saw the look on discomfort on Hakamo-o's face and snickered. "Alright Incineroar, I think that's enough sexual talk…" she said, patting the tiger's chest. However, she instantly remembered that she wanted to talk to her with Incineroar and Oricorio to help her gain confidence around guys.

Oricorio wasn't around, sure, but this could still work without her. Hakamo-o started heading back to the exercise equipment. As she did, Lycanroc whispered something in Incineroar's ear, which caused a small smile to appear on his face.

"You sure she'd want that?" Incineroar whispered back. "She doesn't seem like the kind of girl who's into relationships."

"That doesn't matter. I just want her to have confidence and to not be so stiff and uncomfortable around guys when they're joking, flirting, talking to her, or anything."

"So...like you?"

"No. I still want her to be her own person, just not as...uptight in a way", she replied. "You get it?"

"Aw, alright. Well, we'll see what'll happen…" Incineroar whispered back.

Lycanroc nodded as the two looked back at her as she got back on the elliptical machine.

000

"Okay, so Incineroar and I are gonna talk to Hakamo-o later on today and see if we can help her gain some confidence…" said Lycanroc.

000

After dealing with Dhelmise, Oricorio went to the buffet area to talk to Togedemaru. Why? Because she needed her to stay in the game instead of Incineroar.

Oricorio found Togedemaru at her normal table, but she didn't have a bunch of food like she usually did. Instead, she just had a couple of bacon strips, what seemed to be eggs sunny side up, buttered toast, and a glass of Pinap Juice. A strange choice, especially for Togedemaru's standards.

Oricorio flew over to her, landing on the back of a chair to face her. "Hello Togedemaru. I was wondering if I could talk to you…"

"Hmm...let's see", she started. "You're on the opposite team; you're in your annoying rhyming style; and you've never really talked to me around here period. So...I'm gonna say...NO."

Oricorio gave her a serious glare. "Look. Don't be a schnook. I'm only here to say that you have my support for your team. Taking down a big guy like Incineroar would be any competitive girl's dream."

"Uh huh...thanks…" she replied uncaringly. "I don't really need your support…"

"Well, just know that you have it anyway…" Oricorio replied, annoyed by her attitude. "And if you guys somehow win, at the merge I'll help make sure he doesn't stay."

"Whatever…" Togedemaru said as she started munching on a piece of bacon.

Oricorio glared and grabbed a piece of toast from her plate before flying off.

"HEY!" Togedemaru shouted after her. She growled. "Dumb bitch…"

000

"It's down to me and Incineroar. If we lose this next challenge, I have no idea how this is going to work", Togedemaru said. "But, I'm gonna make sure that it doesn't come to that. And if we still end up losing, well, I'll ensure that the faggot feline is the one to go…"

"Oricorio needs to watch herself…" she continued. "She's talking about supporting me when her teammates are friends with-" she paused mid sentence, gaining a sinister smile. "That...gives me an idea."

000

The contestants, excluding Dhelmise went to the beach at twelve o'clock on the dot and stayed there for a long while playing and relaxing for the most part. At 4:51 PM, four of them were all on the beach playing volleyball. Lycanroc had found a volleyball net in a closet in the hotel and Incineroar brought it down and set it up. She and Incineroar were on one team, while Oricorio and Hakamo-o were on the other.

Togedemaru was playing horseshoes by herself. In the same closet that Lycanroc found the net, she had found a spike and a couple of horseshoes.

Pyukumuku was just watching, as the game was already even and he didn't want to impose. The book said to insert himself into conversations, not activities.

Incineroar spiked the ball down, getting another point for him and Lycanroc.

"Okay…game point," Hakamo-o said, gaining a smirk. She tossed the ball up and spiked it back down onto the other side.

Lycanroc knocked it back up as it went over the net. Oricorio knocked it back and Incineroar punched it high up into the air. Hakamo-o and Oricorio stared up, waiting for the ball to come back down.

"Oh come on Incineroar, that's unfair!" Oricorio exclaimed before getting hit in the head with the ball, only for it to hit the ground seconds later.

"WE WIN!" Lycanroc cheered, clinging to Incineroar, who smiled.

"Yeah yeah...nice…" Hakamo-o replied disgruntledly, folding her arms as Oricorio rubbed her head.

"Aw...don't be so salty…" Lycanroc playfully said, letting go of Incineroar. "What do you saw we switch partners now?" I'll be on your team and Oricorio can be on Incineroar's…"

"Naw...I'm okay", Hakamo-o replied. "And it's not saltiness. It's disappointment."

"It's just a game, Haka…" Lycanroc said, putting an arm around her. "You can play another round and you know it…"

"I know I can, I just don't want to…" Hakamo-o replied, holding back a laugh.

"Oh…" Lycanroc started before recalling what the plan that they had. "Well, alright then. We can head back to the hotel if you want-"

"No, we don't have to leave the beach. I just don't want to play anymore…" Hakamo-o replied as she sat in her usual chair under the umbrella.

Lycanroc sighed. "Well, two versus one doesn't seem that fair, so I don't know how this game is gonna work now…"

"Hey, Pyukumuku, you wanna play?" asked Oricorio.

Pyukumuku was surprised that he was invited to play; the book didn't say anything about this, so he'd definitely not know what to say. Well, yes, of course, but during the game.

"Um...okay?" Pyukumuku replied as he slinked over to where Hakamo-o was initially standing.

Incineroar was concerned about this matchup and recalled the plan as well. Since she wasn't playing anymore, wouldn't it be a good time to try and talk to her?

"Actually, I'm out, too…" Incineroar said, walking over to where Lycanroc and Hakamo-o were.

Oricorio saw Lycanroc's look and understood what they were about to do. "Oh, uh...yeah, I'm out too. Sorry Pyukumuku…"

"Oh...uh...that's fine", he replied, unbothered about it.

"Let's head back to the hotel," Lycanroc suggested. "We need to talk to you…"

Hakamo-o rose a brow as she noticed the three of them surrounding her. This rose suspicion for her. She wanted to stay at the beach for a while and just relax, but with these three around her, it definitely wasn't going to happen. Eventually, she gave in; she could always come back here alone when there weren't any challenges.

"Fine…" Hakamo-o replied as she stood up. "Let's go back to the hotel…"

"Great...thanks," Lycanroc replied as the four of them started heading back to the hotel. Pyukumuku decided to go after them, not wanting to be alone. Togedemaru, seeing them leave, didn't really care. She pretty much disliked everyone left in the game anyway.

000

The five of them returned to the hotel, where Hakamo-o, Oricorio, and Pyukumuku stayed on the seventh floor, while Incineroar and Lycanroc went to collect food for them.

"What the hell did you guys want to talk to me about?" asked Hakamo-o, getting rather impatient about waiting.

"You'll find out soon enough…" Oricorio replied.

Pyukumuku knew nothing, so he just remained silent until Incineroar and Hakamo-o returned to two large plates of food and snacks. Doughnuts, cakes, gelatin bricks, cheese crackers, sodas, pasta, chicken, chocolate, twinkies, pizza, and much more was brought up.

"Whoa…" Pyukumuku gaped.

"Uh...what's with all of the food?" asked Hakamo-o. "It's almost 5:20 You know that Lunala is gonna be here in the next hour or so…"

"Yes. Who says that we're going to eat ALL of it, though?" asked Lycanroc as she and Incineroar sat down, putting the food in the middle of the circle, or well, pentagon, that they made. "Now...I'm sure you wanna know-"

"What the hell are you talking to me about?" asked Hakamo-o, wanting to cut to the chase.

"This is about your confidence problem when it comes to guys…" Lycanroc explained. "I know that you may not like, need, or care about this, but it needs to be done. We're thinking about this in an outside world standpoint, too, so don't think we're trying to hook you up this time…"

"I don't need this!" Hakamo-o stated, her arms folded. "I'm perfectly with being alone…"

"Are you?" asked Incineroar. "Because from what I've heard, you kissed Passimian before he left, so you do have attraction to males…"

"So what?" asked Hakamo-o. "I'm not gonna date him because he's an idiot! What makes you think that I need this?"

"The way you acted around Passimian, the fact you can't be touched by a guy without blushing, just your overall demeanor…"

"Oh please. Once again, you guys are reaching for something that isn't there…" Hakamo-o replied.

"Are we?" asked Lycanroc. "Cina…"

Incineroar got up and went next to Hakamo-o, wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her close to him. Her eyes widened and she couldn't help but blush.

"Off…" she said.

"My point exactly…" Lycanroc replied. "That's why we're here to talk about it…"

Hakamo-o growled.

"CONTESTANTS! YOU HAVE FORTY MINUTES BEFORE THE CHALLENGE! PREPARE YOURSELVES!"

"That sounds like enough time…" Oricorio chirped.

000

Solgaleo yawned as he headed to the living room, where majority of the other male legendaries were still watching movies. When Palkia mentioned a movie marathon last Monday, he really meant it.

"So what movie are you guys on now?"

"Cheaper by the Dozen 2…" Keldeo replied. "And let me say...this fucking sucks…"

"Right…" Solgaleo replied. "Well, let me know what happens. I'm about to head to bed…"

"No one cares…" Darkrai replied, eating popcorn.

"And by acknowledging it, you showed that you do…" Rayquaza replied.

"SSSHHHHHHHHH", Landorus said, before eating a mini-muffin.

Solgaleo noticed Entei eyeing him and grew uncomfortable once again. He turned around and started heading to his room.

-000-

As he walked down the hall, he heard fast pawsteps coming behind him and groaned. Turning, he saw Entei behind him, staring him down.

"Entei. Fuck...off…" Solgaleo replied.

"I can't do that without you, though~"

"What the hell is up with you?!" Solgaleo exclaimed. "You've been acting like a lustful slut around me ever since I lost the bet! Get angry! Yell at me! Fight me! Anything other than try to fuck me!"

"No thanks…" Entei said, walking closer.

"Can't you just go to Latios, Heatran, Terrakion, Keldeo, ANYONE else who may be interested?!" Solgaleo asked as he continued walking to his room, with Entei still following him like a lost puppy.

"I would, but none of them really compare to you~"

"I'M BIGGER THAN ALL OF THEM IN HEIGHT! OF COURSE THEY DON'T COMPARE!" Solgaleo roared in protest.

Entei purred in response, licking his lips just thinking about it.

Solgaleo, severely creeped out, started speed walking, but Entei easily caught up with him. Eventually getting tired of his advances, he just teleported to his room. Why he didn't just do this at first...was a mystery.

He sighed in relief as he stretched and prepared to get in his soft, fluffy green bed. His door swung open just as he was about to get in bed. Maybe he should have locked it…

Entei strutted inside, kicking the door closed with his right hind legs. Solgaleo twitched and wanted to leave, but he looked to the side and saw that it was 5:57. His eyes widened, but started to droop as well. He had just told his competitors that they had forty minutes! How did time fly so fast?!

"Entei…" Solgaleo yawned. "I'm begging you. Please...leave me be…"

"Hmm...how about a deal?" Entei started, wanting to bargain. "Every two weeks, you have to please me. You do that...I'll leave you alone…"

Solgaleo groaned. He needed to sleep, but he knew that Entei wouldn't leave him alone unless he agreed. "Fine…" he yawned.

"Good boy…" Entei purred, steadily coming closer.

"Wait...what are you doing!?" Solgaleo exclaimed drowsily, his eyes slowly drooping.

"This is going to start now~"

Solgaleo's eyes finally dropped.

-000-

Lunala woke up with a yawn, rubbing her eyes. "Well...let's go check on Solgaleo, make sure he's sleeping…"

The two regularly checked on each other when they first woke up. They didn't know why, but it just put them at ease in knowing that their sleep schedules were fulfilled. If they weren't asleep, they make sure that they got to bed immediately after.

She flew to Solgaleo's room, and slowly opened the door, causing it to creak a bit. Peeking inside, her eyes widened and she blushed before immediately closing it back. "Arceus, damn it Entei!" she yelled to herself. "That looks wrong on so many levels! Well, at least he's asleep…"

She teleported away, leaving the two lions in the room.

000

Dhelmise was waiting on the first floor as Togedemaru entered the hotel. She had remained at the beach and took a short walk before coming back right on time.

"Where've you been?"

"None of your business," the Roly-Poly Pokemon responded annoyedly. She didn't like him at all, so this was a response that she was happy with giving.

Lunala soon appeared before the two of them, a bit surprised, but also unsurprised. "Oh...it's you two…"

"Like seeing you brightens up our day..." Dhelmise replied.

"I hope you die in a ball of fire…"

"I'm already dead…" Dhelmise replied.

"Good," Lunala replied, flying over to the mic on the front desk. "BRING YOUR ASSES DOWN HERE! TIME FOR NEXT CHALLENGE!" she screeched before flying back over.

"Is the yelling really necessary?" asked Togedemaru.

"Nope", Lunala replied easily before floating in wait of the others.

After a while, the remaining five came out of the elevator. Hakamo-o leered down with a blush on her face, while the other five held their usual expressions.

"About time…" Lunala said upon seeing them. "Come on…" she urged as she floated out, with the others all following her.

Dhelmise glared at Oricorio, though nobody noticed to his lack of a face. He was gonna have to figure out a way to get rid of her, especially if they end up losing the challenge somehow. It was highly unlikely, but it could happen.

Lunala teleported them all away due to the ferries not arriving after six.

000

They all found themselves in what seemed like a boat yard, as they were standing on a structure made of wood and surrounded by water, numerous docks extending from it. Dhelmise recognized this place immediately and chuckled. "Home sweet home…"

"Yeah yeah," Lunala said, waving his comment away. "Welcome back to Poni Island. This challenge, since there is an Exeggutor Island around here, is going to be an egg hunt!"

"Ooh. Like easter eggs?" asked Pyukumuku.

"No", Lunala replied. "Just normal Pokemon eggs."

She started floating towards a Pokemon Center, which had two large nests in front of it. "Now...there are numerous eggs scattered around the Poni Wilds and Ancient Poni Path. The team, that collects the most eggs in two hours, wins."

"Wait, so we're just collecting eggs?" asked Hakamo-o. "No second challenge?"

"Yes. There will be a second challenge, but right now you'll be worrying about this one…" Lunala replied vaguely. "So, I suggest that you all hurry because the sun is setting…and I don't think you'll be able to see..."

"Obviously if we're here and night is approaching…" Dhelmise said, rolling his eyes.

"Hey, I'm just starting to notice…" said Oricorio. "If this is supposed to be an actual show and we're going to the different islands, how come we aren't really seeing any other normal Pokemon like us?"

"They're here, but we don't want them interfering, so we keep them in whatever building they're in or live in…" Lunala explained. "Now. It's 6:20 now. You'll start in ten minutes and you'll end at 8:30."

"Are we allowed to steal eggs?" asked Togedemaru.

"Yes", Lunala replied. "I don't see why not. Gotta make this more interesting somehow…"

"And are we allowed to attack when looking?"

"Nope. Only when defending eggs, if you decide to," Lunala replied. "Now, if you're done wasting your possible planning time, I suggest you all talk."

-000-

"Alright guys...what's the plan?" asked Lycanroc.

"Well, obviously we need someone to guard the eggs," Dhelmise suggested. "Those two are gonna use any advantage that they can to win. There's just two of them for fuck's sake."

"Alright, then I volunteer you…" Oricorio chirped.

"I concur…" Hakamo-o replied.

"Don't use that word. You aren't that smart…" Dhelmise replied, making Hakamo-o growl and clench her fists. She wanted to punch him so bad, but he wasn't worth it. Plus it wouldn't damage him in any way, anyway.

"Dhelmise, can you just do it?" asked Lycanroc. "We don't need to argue or cause any more tension…"

"Lycanroc, these two biddies hate me anyway. I honestly don't care if more tension arises…" Dhelmise replied honestly. "But, I'll do it because you ASKED."

"Oh, go fuck yourself…it's not like you had anything to do..." Oricorio said.

"STOP RHYMING!"

Both Pyukumuku and Lycanroc sighed.

-000-

"We'll take turns looking for eggs. Not much we can actually do with two people…" Incineroar said.

"Who said that you're the boss of me?" asked Togedemaru.

Incineroar groaned. "Don't fucking start. That's the only option we have!"

"No...we can BOTH go...and if we see that there's an egg gone, we take it back…" Togedemaru replied.

Incineroar groaned. "Just do what I say!"

"No…"

Incineroar growled, facepalming. "You know what...fine. If we fuck up, it's your fault. AGAIN."

"Get over yourself", Togedemaru replied.

000

Once the ten minutes were up, they gathered themselves again and returned in front of Lunala.

"Alright. Your egg-citing challenge begins...NOW!"

"That...was awful", Dhelmise said.

Lunala growled. "JUST GO!"

Both teams ran to the Poni Wilds, leaving Dhelmise there.

"Didn't you hear me? I said-"

"I'm guarding…"

Lunala twitched before teleporting away.

"Like I thought…" he said, expecting her to leave after hearing that news.

000

All of the competitors rushed there, with Lycanroc immediately finding one in a large tree knot and Hakamo-o finding one in the grass due to its red coloration.

Incineroar and Togedemaru, seeing their instant lucky, immediately ran to the direction of Ancient Poni Path. On the way, Incineroar found an egg amongst a pile of berries under a tree.

"Hey, an egg!" Incineroar noticed.

"Well go get it, cocksucker!" Togedemaru exclaimed. "And you can't get mad because it's true…"

Incineroar clenched his fists with an agitated expression as he stomped over to the tree and picked up the egg before throwing it at Togedemaru. She ran forward and dove for the egg, catching it with her needle. She sighed in relief.

"WHAT THE HELL, JACKASS?!"

"FUCK YOU!" Incineroar roared as he started walking forward.

Togedemaru growled. For such an intimidating looking guy, he sure was a sensitive pussy. No joke intended. Incineroar down the path that led to the ruins, tired of Togedemaru's mouth. She was as bad as Dhelmise. Why the hell did him being gay make it so that he got the corniest, annoying, and dumbest jokes made about him? He was sick of it.

On his way, he saw a few eggs sitting behind trees that were against a broken wall. He rose a brow and decided to go ahead and gather them all for Togedemaru. The little bitch could handle the lifting of the eggs.

He gathered the three eggs that he saw behind trees and, as Togedemaru came over, he walked toward her and gave her the three eggs, only for her to gape and struggle to hold them all.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?" she exclaimed. "YOU KNOW I CAN'T HOLD ALL OF THESE!"

"You'd better go do them one or two at a time, bitch", Incineroar retorted. "This is payback for all of the shit talking and the fact that your dumb plan cost us the last challenge!"

"You're still pissy about that? Get over it! You're still here aren't you?!"

"Yeah, because of Dhelmise exposing Mudsdale!" Incineroar exclaimed. "I know for a fact that you were pitting her against me to get me out!"

"...That may be true", Togedemaru replied. "But at this point, I'm more concerned about winning! There's two of us and I have no idea how the hell we're gonna do an elimination if we lose. The one that's trying to get rid of you right now is Oricorio. It's a fifty-fifty chance for ei-"

"Whoa whoa whoa...did you just say that Oricorio is trying to get rid of me?" Incineroar questioned in disbelief. "The bird that changes her mood and shit with nectar and is friends with Lycanroc and Hakamo-o?"

"Yep. It sounds like a lie, but it's not", she explained. "The bitch came to me in the buffet area and said that getting rid of you gives me a better chance at winning. EVEN THOUGH IT'S AN EQUAL CHANCE OF EITHER OF US GETTING ELIMINATED!"

"I don't believe you…" Incineroar replied.

"You've seen these shows dipshit. You know that it's true," Togedemaru explained. "And to anyone of you morons who are watching this. You saw what happened and you know it's true. If you ever sign up for these shows, you're gonna need to know when to trust and when NOT to trust. It's always the unlikely ones…"

"Gee...thanks for the meaningless warning," Incineroar said in a dry tone. "I doubt that any of the legends who run these shows even let their competitors have the same privileges as us. And you know that people who sign up don't even care and just follow with whatever they perceive as-"

Togedemaru gave him a look before Incineroar groaned to himself. "Crap…"

000

"Alright, we've each got at least one…" said Hakamo-o, as she, Oricorio and Lycanroc held eggs. She had two, Lycanroc had two, and Oricorio just had one. "Well, minus Pyukumuku…"

"And I don't wanna hear Dhelmise's mouth, so…"

Lycanroc sighed. "Don't worry. "I'll take them back…" she said as she took Oricorio's egg.

"You sure?" asked Hakamo-o.

"We have to go ahead and get on the board…" Lycanroc explained. "Just give me the eggs…"

"If you say so…" said Hakamo-o. "We'll look for more…"

Lycanroc nodded as Hakamo-o handed her her two eggs. She carefully started walking back to the Pokemon Center while the other two continued looking.

-000-

Dhelmise was on top of the Pokemon Center overlooking the competition as it unfolded. He wasn't going to say anything, he was just going to observe what they did. Specifically, he was eyeing Oricorio. He still couldn't believe that the bird had him in check. If he exposed her, he wouldn't be believed. If he didn't expose her, Hakamo-o gets eliminated if they lose. He was fine with that, as he didn't care about Hakamo-o anyway, but no one was going to get the drop on him. Especially not a self-produced MPD bird.

He noticed Lycanroc heading back in the direction of the nests and gained a bit of hope. Out of everyone left in the game, the only ones that he didn't dislike were Lycanroc and Pyukumuku, and he believed that they felt the same toward him. He had a feeling that Lycanroc wouldn't believe him because Oricorio was a friend, but at least he could get everything out without being paused or yelled at, which Hakamo-o would undoubtedly do.

When the wolf came around the corner, Dhelmise was waiting on her. Lycanroc saw that he was staring at her, and, after putting the eggs in their team's nest, she turned to him. "What's up, Dhelmise? Enjoying your job?"

"Well, I'm doing jack shit", he replied. "So, I suppose I'm finally fulfilling my life's purpose…"

Lycanroc giggled to herself, but realized that he wasn't laughing. She immediately stopped and rubbed her arm sheepishly. "Oh...you're serious?"

"No. I'm just not laughing…" he replied dryly. "But, I really need to talk to you about something…"

"Uh…" Lycanroc started, looking back in the direction of the others. "Can it wait? I need to get back."

"No, it really can't. It's something serious. I know you probably won't believe me, but you need to just know…" Dhelmise said.

"Uh...alright", Lycanroc said, taking a seat on the nest next to the eggs she brought. "What's up?"

Dhelmise huffed. "Well…" he started. "Oricorio came to me this morning saying that she was okay with what I did to Mudsdale because it got rid of two threats…"

"What?" Lycanroc questioned in a surprised tone.

"Oh wait, there's more," Dhelmise said, clearing his shaft. "She said that she wanted to get rid of Incineroar and Hakamo-o because they're threats, too. "

"Why are you telling me this?" Lycanroc asked, standing up abruptly.

"Because you're one of two people in this entire game who'd listen to me without threatening or yelling at me," Dhelmise replied. " As you've seen, not many people like me…"

"Okay, hold on. If this is true, why would she tell you all of this?" Lycanroc asked, completely taken aback and confused.

"Because she knows that if I told you, Hakamo-o, or anyone else her little plan, no one would believe me because mostly everyone hates me here…" he explained. "And judging by your reaction, you don't believe me, either…"

"It's not that I don't believe you. It's just...I don't know WHAT to think!"

"Well, just keep it in mind anyway," Dhelmise replied with sigh. "Like I said, only you and Pyukumuku would listen to me. Plus, I may be a snarky jackass, but I'm not a liar…"

Lycanroc raked her mane back a bit out of stress before starting to walk away. Dhelmise groaned before calling her back.

"Lycanroc!" he shouted. The wolf turned back to him. "Don't mention it to her…"

Lycanroc just continued walking.

000

"Well. at least SOMEONE is informed now," Dhelmise replied. "Hopefully she believes me…"

000

"He tells me not to mention it, but tells me all of that info?" Lycanroc said, questioningly. "He's right, he hasn't really lied here, at least not that I can remember. But it's still suspicious!"

She groaned. "I'll monitor her behavior a bit and see what happens. I just can't believe that she'd do that!"

000

Pyukumuku was sitting on the beach, staring at himself in the water. He was still recalling the conversation that they all had on the seventh floor.

-000-

"Now, why are you so hostile and reserved when it comes to guys?" asked Lycanroc before popping a doughnut hole into her mouth.

"I kissed Passimian! Doesn't that render this conversation null and void?!"

"No, because you no longer like him, isn't that right?" asked Lycanroc.

Hakamo-o didn't respond, she just blushed, rubbing her arm sheepishly. "Well. I still find him attractive in some aspects, but he's such a dumbass for exposing something that didn't even happen and toying with my emotions!"

"Oh...so you admit that you liked him the same way he liked you?" Incineroar asked with a smirk.

"No. I barely knew him. He was just good looking and I've never had to deal my emotions before", Hakamo-o explained. "I fucking hated it!"

"Well, you can't be like this forever, chick. If you do, you'll never get the meat stick…" Oricorio said.

Hakamo-o growled, flushing in embarrassment. " Stop!"

"You need to get confidence!" Lycanroc exclaimed. "I mean, if you want to save yourself for marriage or something, that's a different story, but I haven't heard you say that once, so that's not a possibility…"

Pyukumuku sat in silence as they continued, but eventually built up enough courage to speak up.

"Maybe she's afraid of being taken advantage of?" he inputted.

Hakamo-o's eyes widened as she looked down and to the side. Seeing this, Lycanroc was surprised. "Pyukster...I think you're onto something…"

Pyukumuku smiled.

000

He was glad that he helped move the conversation forward and help out Hakamo-o. Well, somewhat help her, as the conversation had ceased when they were called down.

"I'm doing good. I'm doing good…" he said to himself before something floated over his reflection. It was an inner tube with an egg on it.

"Huh…" he said, picking it up. "Yay!"

000

The sun started to set and it started getting darker and colder. Togedemaru and Incineroar still had the four eggs and were looking around the Ancient Poni Path.

The house that was sitting on the path had its lights on, signifying that either it was set up for them, or people actually lived there. The teammates exchanged glances.

"Should we check it out?" asked Incineroar, who was now holding the eggs.

Togedemaru walked forward without saying a word and tried opening the door, only for it to not budge. She continued trying, but got no results. "It's locked…" she said.

"Yeah, I can see that," Incineroar replied dryly. "What are we gonna do now?"

Togedemaru turned to the path along the left side of the house. "Hmm…"

She started walking down that path, causing the tiger to groan in annoyance and follow her. The path was clear and, looking at the house, it seemed like it was leading them to another part of the house.

Making it around the corner, they noticed an egg under a palm tree that was in the house's 'backyard'. "Nice…" Togedemaru said, picking up the egg and handing it to Incineroar.

The tiger growled, "Does it look like I can carry six eggs right now? I barely have a grip on these five!". One of the eggs slowly slid from under his arms as he said that and he readjusted himself.

"Well...get one of those palm tree leaves and use it to carry the eggs!" Togedemaru exclaimed, pointing to the leaves on the palm tree in front of them.

Incineroar groaned. "Fine!" he blustered, putting all of the eggs down. He reached up and snagged a few leaves off of the tree.

He placed them down and started bundling them until they were fine. He placed the eggs on them as Togedemaru walked to one of the two back doors.

"You think these are locked, too?"

Incineroar looked up after putting the last egg on the leaves and saw her facing the door next to them. "If the front door was locked, I'm pretty sure those doors are locked, too.

Togedemaru kicked the door, only for it to creak open. She turned to him with a look. "You were saying?"

"How the hell was I supposed to know?" he asked as the two started heading into the house. It was vacant, which was strange considering what Lunala said about normal Pokemon being trapped in their homes.

"You check the back rooms, I'll check in here…" Togedemaru said as they stood in the kitchen. Incineroar gave her a look. "Nah...how about YOU check the back rooms. I'll search up here…"

Togedemaru growled.

"You're not gonna distract yourself with more fo-"

Suddenly, a door was heard creaking open, causing Incineroar to stop mid-sentence. The two froze in place before hearing footprints coming in their direction from the back. The two stayed put, wondering if they'd be allowed to stay and search if they asked. Who didn't want to be on television, right?

The steps got closer and eventually, a green Godzilla-like monster came from around the corner with a shower cap on, a baseball bat, and a plate of waffles. Seeing the two of them, it immediately growled. "What the hell are you doing in my Get Away House?"

"Get Away House?!" Incineroar exclaimed. "Are you a criminal or something?!"

"No...I'm a host of a stupid reality show. The contestants get on my nerves, so whenever I have free time, I come here to unwind…watch TV...eat waffles…" he said before taking a bite of one. "Yeah…"

"Wait...you're the Tyranitar from THAT show?" Togedemaru asked, shocked.

"Yeah…" he replied. "Wait, are you a fan or something? Because the last fan meetup I went to alone resulted in me being handcuffed to a bedpost covered in maple syrup with my wallet missing…"

The two contestants stared blankly at him for a few moments.

"I...I'm not sure how to respond to that…" said Incineroar.

"Just consider us casual viewers," Togedemaru replied, wanting to get to the point. "Anyways, we just needed to check this house for eggs for a challenge…can we?"

"Challenge?" asked Tyranitar, taking another bite. "You two part of a show, too?"

"Uh...yeah...we're-"

Tyranitar's eyes widened when he finally realized. "OH CRAP! I FORGOT ABOUT LUNALA AND SOLGALEO'S SHOW! They're gonna kill me for being here!" he exclaimed in a panicked tone as he ran back to the back room.

"Wait, are you on bad terms with them or something?" Incineroar asked as he and Togedemaru followed him to the back.

"Oh...uh…" Tyranitar started. "Dragonite sorta pissed them off and they threatened to ruin our livelihoods if they caught us in their presence again!"

"Well...you done goofed…" Togedemaru commented.

"That meme is dead!" Tyranitar shouted as he quickly ran out of the house with a large garbage bag with waffles inside.

The two of them exchanged looks of confusion as they tried comprehending what the hell just happened.

"What just-"

"We met another shitty host of one of these shitty shows...deal with it and move on…" Togedemaru said as she entered the room he came out of.

Incineroar scratched his head in confusion.

000

The Solgaleos continued looking around the Poni Wilds, finding numerous eggs amongst berries around trees and in the grass. The moonlight that was starting to shine down helped out a bit. Lycanroc noticed that it was a full moon and let out a cheerful howl.

"Lycanroc!" Hakamo-o shouted, stopping her search out of annoyance. "Not helping!"

"Sorry", the wolf whimpered. "Couldn't help myself…"

Hakamo-o shook her head, hiding a small smile. No matter how serious she was, Lycanroc could always put a smile on her face.

Oricorio was searching further away from the others. Their interactions brought a smile to her face as she continued looking. She felt a pang of guilt, but she reminded herself that she needed this to fund her career, which was much more important to her.

She peered on a cliff and saw an egg sitting there. They had gathered six more eggs since the five they initially got. This would bring their total to eleven. She kept marveling at the brilliance of her plan. If they lost, she convinces Pyukumuku to vote with her and Dhelmise, if the other team lost, either one going would be a good thing. She preferred Incineroar going, but still.

She flew up to the cliff and picked up the egg before flying back to the Pokemon Center. Lycanroc was the designated egg toter, but she just wanted to heckle Dhelmise a bit more. He was doomed anyway and no one would believe him.

As Oricorio flew toward the Pokemon Center with an egg, Lycanroc saw her and grew suspicious. She was the one who was supposed to do it anyway. As she got an egg as well from another tree knot, she decided to follow and see if anything transpired between her and Dhelmise.

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Oricorio landed in the nest next to Dhelmise, sitting on the eggs like a mother bird would. She sighed as she turned to him. Dhelmise glared at her as she looked down at the eggs.

"How does it feel to know that your choices are controlled by a choreographer?" Oricorio questioned.

"WANNABE choreographer", Dhelmise replied. "You know that you're not teaching anyone anything…"

"Uh huh, well if we lose and we get Hakamo-o eliminated, maybe when I win, I'll let you be a photographer…"

"...That doesn't correspond to choreography. You're just trying too hard to rhyme. Stop it…"

"Hey, this'll be beneficial to both of us," Oricorio said. "Incineroar and Hakamo-o are both threats and eliminating them will bring a change that is beauteous…"

"STOP IT!"

"Whatever…" Oricorio replied. "You'll thank me, later…"

She took flight back to the Poni Wilds, causing Dhelmise to groan. "Annoying bitch…"

Lycanroc, who was in the water next to the Pokemon Center, overheard everything and gaped in disbelief. Oricorio was...playing them? Dhelmise was right. The wolf climbed back onto the docks of Seafolk Village, her fur dripping as she shook herself dry. Dhelmise was surprised to see her.

"When the hell did you get there?"

"I saw her flying over and I was curious to what was gonna happen because of the info you gave me…"

"Wait, so you heard EVERYTHING?!"

"Yes," Lycanroc replied, tossing her egg into the nest. "I can't fucking believe that she'd do this! She's been plotting against us this entire time!"

"Correction, she's plotting against Incineroar and Hakamo-o. Not us…"

"You mess with my friends, you mess with me, too…" Lycanroc said in a serious tone, something Dhelmise didn't expect to hear. She started walking back to the Poni Wilds, leaving Dhelmise a bit happier.

000

"I'm asexual…" Dhelmise started. "But, I can admit. That was a bit hot…"

000

Hakamo-o noticed Lycanroc coming back with a rather upset look on her face. Concerned, she walked over still carrying her eggs. "What's the matter, Lycanroc?"

She looked behind Hakamo-o and saw Oricorio further back, searching the grass again before turning to Pyukumuku, who was still sitting on the beach.

"Come with me…" she requested, walking over to the beach, holding onto Hakamo-o's elbow.

Oricorio noticed the two of them moving to the beach, toward Pyukumuku. She was a bit suspicious initially, but knowing Lycanroc's personality, she was just gonna talk about something she didn't care about.

-000-

"Pyukumuku, why have you just been sitting here?!" Hakamo-o replied.

"Plot device…" he responded. Both girls blinked in response.

"Now, what did you bring me over here for?" asked Hakamo-o.

Lycanroc glanced back over at Oricorio before turning back to them. "We need to eliminate Oricorio…"

"What?!" Hakamo-o exclaimed, alerting Oricorio, who looked over. Seeing them all huddled, she couldn't help but be very suspicious now. Were they planning something without her? She was going to find out.

"Dang it Haka! You've brought her over!"

Oricorio came over and landed next to them. "What's going on?" she asked.

"Oh nothing…" said Lycanroc. "Just telling them something stupid that Dhelmise said…"

Oricorio's eyes widened. Had he actually told Lycanroc when she went to put the eggs away? Or was it something else?

"Oh…?" she asked, holding her composure. "What'd he say? Something to get him gone..."

"Oh, he just said that Hakamo-o needs to be eliminated because she's a threat…" she explained.

She blinked in response before turning to the direction of him and looking back at them. "Uh huh…it's not gonna happen, but that makes sense. His idiocy has made me completely wince."

"I know right…" Lycanroc lied, rolling her eyes.

"In fact...I'm gonna go give him a piece of my mind…" she said, immediately taking flight. "I'm gonna kick that anchor's behind!" she whispered to herself.

When she left, Lycanroc sighed in relief. "Like I was saying, she needs to go!"

"Why?!" Hakamo-o exclaimed. "If Dhelmise is talking about getting rid of me, why get rid of an ally?!"

"She's not an ally!" Lycanroc replied. "Dhelmise warned me that she planned on taking out you and Incineroar!"

Hakamo-o scoffed at the mention of Dhelmise. "You seriously believe him?!"

"I was a bit mixed, but when I left, I heard them talking. She said that getting rid of you and Incineroar was going to give her a better chance to win", she explained, causing Hakamo-o to take a few steps back. "I know. I couldn't believe it either…"

"So...she's not my friend?" Hakamo-o replied. "She just sees me as competition and nothing else?"

Lycanroc sighed. "I guess. I don't know her thoughts on the rest of us, but I know that you and Incineroar are threats in her eyes."

Hakamo-o growled. "Well, she's not gonna get away with it…"

"Okay," Pyukumuku replied.

000

"Okay. Now they know, too," Lycanroc said. "If we lose this challenge, it's bye bye fake friend…"

000

"I'm not upset that Oricorio wanted me gone…" Hakamo-o replied. "I'm pissed at the fact that she had the nerve to actually try and befriend me. She got to know my strengths and my weaknesses. We shared good times. Now I know that those were all lies and she just wants me gone…"

000

"I'm just going with the majority…" said Pyukumuku.

000

"How many eggs is this?" asked Togedemaru, tossing the next one onto the rest of the others.

"Uh...twenty-three…" Incineroar recalled

"Great…" said Togedemaru. "Let's head back to the nests. Maybe we'll find some that we overlooked on the way back…"

"Yeah, maybe…" Incineroar responded as he wrapped the leaves up like a grocery bag. The bag was a bit heavy, but he slung it over his shoulder to help himself a bit. Surprisingly, the leaves didn't budge.

"Come on…" Togedemaru replied as she started walking away, with Incineroar groaning as he followed.

-000-

The two of them made it back to the Poni Wilds, where they saw the Solgaleos looking around for more eggs, albeit less exponentially.

They made it to the Pokemon Center, where they saw Oricorio attempting to attack Dhelmise numerous times.

They put their eggs in the nest, and Incineroar snagged three eggs from the Solgaleos' nest. Since the two were still distracted, Incineroar decided to take more eggs from their nest, eventually leaving them with only three.

Lunala returned to the Pokemon Center. "TIME IS UP!"

"Oh for fuck's sake! That wasn't two hours!" Togedemaru exclaimed.

"Dialga keeps fucking with the time, so feel free to blame her…" Lunala explained. "Let's get you all back here…"

000

Everyone was back in front of the Pokemon Center, where they saw the size difference between the nests!

"WHAT?!" the Solgaleos all shouted.

"We had over twenty eggs! What the hell happened?!" Hakamo-o exclaimed.

"Blame this bitch!" Dhelmise said, gesturing to Oricorio. "She attacked me for NO REASON and thing one and thing two got to steal our eggs!"

"Oricorio! What the hell?!" Lycanroc exclaimed.

"My apologies...I'm just very passionate about my friends…" Oricorio said. "This bastard's time hear needs to end!"

"STOP. RHYMING!"

"Well, Solgaleos, you guys obviously lose…" Lunala said with a smile as the Solgaleos held faux looks of anger as the Lunalas high-pawed. "Let's head back to the hotel so you all can cast your votes. And I doubt that you'll need your ten minute deliberation…"

"You got that right…" Hakamo-o said, seething.

Oricorio smirked, while Dhelmise rolled his nonexistent eyes.

000

"Oricorio, you're gone…" Hakamo-o growled. "You're seriously making me keep Dhelmise in over you!"

000

"Ori...you betrayed our trust. We're not just pawns…" Lycanroc said.

000

"Oricorio…" Pyukumuku said. "Because...uh...yeah."

000

"Bye bye bird brain…" Dhelmise said.

000

"At this point, Dhelmise is gone, no doubt", Oricorio said. "Looks like getting rid of Hakamo-o won't be happening, so I'll pout. Oh well, at least we can still have some fun. Eventually, she'll still be done."

000

The five Solgaleos were all outside, waiting for the results. Oricorio was glaring at Dhelmise, who was just staring forward nonchalantly.

Lunala came out. "Alright. Reviewing the votes, it seems that Oricorio will be the one heading home tonight…"

"WHAT!?" Oricorio squawked, completely shocked.

"That's right feather freak, I told Lycanroc and then she heard you talking shit!" Dhelmise said smugly.

"Wait...you-"

"Ori...you were our friend," Lycanroc said. "How could you that?!"

Oricorio looked down. "I…I just wanted security! I know that with threats here, I'll never have a chance to have my dream!"

"Go to school, bitch…" Dhelmise replied.

Oricorio glared at him. "Fuck off!"

"Just tell me this…" Hakamo-o started. "Did you really consider us friends...or were you just toying with us?"

"I really do consider us friends. It's just...I really want my career to take off and I need money to start it off…" the bird replied. "I'm sorry if I've hurt you…"

"Alright, enough BS," Lunala said. "Time to go, Oricorio…"

Oricorio sighed as she flew toward the ferry terminal, with Lunala following. Pyukumuku and Dhelmise went back into the hotel; Lycanroc and Hakamo-o exchanged looks and followed the host and their 'friend'.

000

"None of them commented on the fact that she stopped the rhyming bullshit when she heard the news…" Dhelmise started. "FUCK! I COULD HAVE TOLD HER OFF!"

000

Oricorio sighed as she got on the boat. She noticed Lycanroc and Hakamo-o heading her way, making her look to the side.

"Sorry again guys…" she apologized.

"In a way, I could see where you're coming from, but come on. Now's not the time", said Hakamo-o. "Being a threat means nothing in these games. It's all chance."

"I suppose…"

"Well, see ya later, Ori…"

The boat started sailing away and the girls headed back to the hotel.

"And there you have it. Oricorio has been eliminated," Lunala announced. "What will happen in the next challenge? You'll have to stay tuned to find out. Right here, on Total...Pokemon...Alola!"

000

And Oricorio's gone. She shows off a strategy and Dhelmise still got the upperhand thanks to Lycanroc. Togedemaru and Incineroar worked decently this time around, Pyukumuku is still adorable and facing a bit of social anxiety, which he'll hopefully get over. Hakamo-o got a bit of help in the male department and well...yeah. We're almost at the merge people! Get hyped! And there's gonna be a special coming up soon, so get hyped for that as well. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed and I'll see you guys next time on Total...Pokemon...Alola! See ya guys, BYE!

000

"Review if you want to just be right. If not, you're thoughts are gonna be out of sight…" Oricorio said.

Stop rhyming!

000

Oricorio, in her Sensu Style, started performing a dance. She waved her fan wings and swayed back and forth before taking a sip of Red Nectar, switching to her Baile Style. She started salsa-ing before doing a backflip and turning into her Pa'u Style. She started slowly swaying back and forth. She twirled, turning into her Pom-Pom Style.

"As you can see, I have skills unmatched", Oricorio said. "Choose me and I swear I won't leave strings attached…"

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