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"HELLO!" a familiar large, white lion greeted, his blue eyes glowing in front of the cameras. "AND WELCOME TO ANOTHER EPISODE OF TOTAL… POKEMON… ALOLA!"
A white and purple bat with golden crescent edges on her wings flew up next to him, her pink eyes shining with excitement. "This season, we brought in fourteen competitors from all over Alola to compete for 100,000 Poke!"
"That's right, there have been tears, cheers, fears, and… very very annoying jeers…" Solgaleo stated, saying the final part through grit teeth.
"Yeah…" Lunala nodded in agreement. "It's been rough as all hell, but that ends soon!"
"We started with fourteen and now we're down to three!" Solgaleo announced. "Hakamo-o practically dominated in the previous challenge, and due to a forfeit by Tsareena, earned herself a spot in the finals."
"That's right. Now we're down to Tsareena and Dhelmise," Lunala continued. "A worthy competitor who showed that she was more than what she made herself out to be, and a smug jackass who gets off on agitating others to the core. What a duo!"
"And we'll be seeing which of those two will be joining Hakamo-o in the finals later on today. But, for now, let's hear a few words from the three…" Solgaleo trailed off.
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Hakamo-o had one leg folded over another. She sighed. "Am I glad that I'm in the finals? Sure. Do I think I truly earned it? Yes… and no, thanks to Tsareena."
She got up on her feet. "I've had to play the fucking role of the serious bitch for my team and possibly made a ton of people think I have issues. Well, I'm fucking sorry! My upbringing was tough and I didn't know how to act around others that weren't from my surroundings. My bad!"
She took a breath. "Well, I guess my experience here wasn't that bad…" she continued. "I've a few good friends, got a girlfriend, surprisingly, and… now I'm here. It just… it feels so weird to think about," she said, putting her hands to her head.
She looked to her right and sighed. "I just hope I'm able to pull through in the finals, because at this point, looking back… I don't know what to expect."
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"Final three, bitches!" Dhelmise laughed. "All I have to do is get rid of the smart-dumb bitch and I'll be ready to kick the overconfidence out of Hakamo-o. Then, I get to burn the money and go on with my life! It'll be perfect!"
"Do I regret anything?" he asked himself. "Meh, not really. These losers just need to learn to get thicker skin and retort harder. If you take what I say seriously, that's your own fault."
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Tsareena sat in silence in the confessional for a few seconds before beginning to speak. "Well, I have to say that this experience has been one comparable to a recycling bin. A few good samaritans who belong inside, the trash that ends up in it anyway, the truck that takes away everything, and the driver of said truck…"
"But, I suppose that goes for any reality show these days anyway," Tsareena said with a shrug. "I have to say though, I'm surprised that I was able to make it this far after being brought back. I would have expected them to be insensitive once again, but, I suppose revealing myself a bit helped me last as well."
"Well, at this point, my main goal is to take out Dhelmise, and then Hakamo-o," Tsareena replied. "Then, all of this would be worth it."
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Lunala sighed after hearing what Dhelmise said. "I swear, he wants people to kill him… and he's a fucking ghost-type. Hell, I want to kill him, but I can't…"
"Yeah, I'm sure everyone in this competition wants to kill Dhelmise. Except for Pyukumuku and… maybe Bewear," Solgaleo responded. "And… speaking of them, we're bringing them back for a while to get their thoughts of the final three!"
"That's right, we've rented a small mansion for four days where the competitors who lost their chance at the moo-lah get to come back and chill," Lunala explained. "It's on Poni Island, so let's go and take a visit…"
The two hosts glowed blue and pink, respectively, and vanished from the unnamed area they were in.
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The lion and bat appeared in front of a familiar house, where music could be heard playing loudly as lights coming from the windows changed colors periodically.
"Okay, so maybe it's not a mansion, and more of Tyranitar's waffle safe-haven, but eh, it's still a decent place," Solgaleo stated with a shrug as Lunala shook her head with an exasperated sigh.
Solgaleo went up and knocked on the door before opening it; the loud music immediately filled the outside as he and Lunala entered the building, with the bat closing the door behind her.
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Immediately, upon seeing them, the music was turned down, and the contestants that were inside all gazed at them in either annoyance or interest.
"About time you two made it," Gumshoos said, closing her book before folding her arms.
"Ugh… I was hoping you losers would stay as far away as possible," Togedemaru drawled. The Roly-Poly Pokemon was sitting in the corner of the living room with ice cream coating different parts of her body and about twenty different empty gallons of the delectable dessert surrounding her.
"Uh, earth to glutton, they're the reason that we're here in the first place," Incineroar stated, sitting on the couch with his feet on the coffee table. "So, maybe show a bit of respect."
"Oh, go sit on your boyfriend's dick," Togedemaru said, placing a tub of ice cream over her face.
Lycanroc, who was sitting next to the tiger, giggled upon seeing her do this.
"Well, good to see that you all are still doing relatively well…" Lunala commented, looking around before her eyes settled on Mudsdale, who seemed to be much bigger than usual. She eyed the Draft Horse tentatively, as she held a very distant, dismal expression as she lied on a cushion near the back corner. "Uh… how you doing, Mudsdale?"
Mudsdale didn't respond, choosing to just sit her head down.
"Meh, she's been like that ever since she got here," Bewear spoke apathetically with a shrug, holding a can of Razz-Cheri Soda. "Hasn't said anything and is just looking like a lost Growlithe…"
"Uh, isn't she the mother of your child?" Solgaleo queried, a bit shocked at his demeanor. "Shouldn't you be a bit more… I dunno… concerned?!"
"Well, considering that she won't return any of my calls, tell me about the appointments, and still insists on trying to get plowed by any willing male that passes her by, she can kindly kiss my ass," Bewear replied, glowering at Mudsdale, who only glowered back. "I just want my child to be in a safe environment when he or her comes out. I don't think growing up in a place full of sex and used condoms will be suitable…"
"YOU RUINED MY LIFE!" Mudsdale cried.
"YOU RUINED IT YOURSELF, BITCH! YOU KNOW THAT I GET FUCKING LOST IN MY OWN HEAD!"
"Doesn't necessarily make it right…" Gumshoos chimed in.
"Okay, can we not talk about their little sexual escapades?" Passimian insisted, who was sitting on an ottoman, wanting to get back on track. "Why'd you two want us all back here?"
"Yeah, it's a bit strange considering that we all freaking lost," Drampa drawled as he lied in the hallway.
"SILENCE MOLESTER!" Shiinotic blustered from the back room, pointing at the Placid Pokemon with condemnation.
Drampa gave him a look. "I'm not even a… oh forget it…"
"Anyways…" Solgaleo spoke, attempting to get things back on track. "You guys are all here so that we can get your thoughts on the final three and also so you guys can watch the live feed from tonight's challenge."
"Oh… that's why the television has all of it on it, now," Pyukumuku said, sitting on top of the television. The screen currently had all of them on it with a red 'LIVE' in the top left corner.
Lunala chuckled sheepishly. "Anyways, what do you all think?"
"Hakamo-o is the only one that really deserves to be there," Passimian stated instantaneously. "Dhelmise should have been gone a long time ago, and Tsareena got eliminated first. She didn't deserve to come back, no matter how smart she really is…"
"HA! I disagree," Togedemaru said, taking the tub off of her face. "If anything, Dhelmise deserves to win, no matter how annoying he is."
"Oh, I've got to hear this," Oricorio said, sitting on the table in her Pa'u Form.
"Yes, I'm sure we all do," Incineroar said, sitting up. "Go ahead tubby, enlighten us on why an insensitive son of a bitch with a superiority complex deserves to win more than hard workers…"
"Hakamo-o is too much of a try-hard, and Tsareena didn't need to come back at all," Togedemaru replied. "Dhelmise was just being himself the entire time and got on people's nerves…"
"Oh, so because he's naturally a jackass with no sense of empathy, that's makes it completely fine," Gumshoos sarcastically reasoned.
"Okay, and who do you want to win, then, law brat?" the hedgehog responded before putting another spoonful of ice cream in her mouth.
"Tsareena, of course," Gumshoos replied. "I feel that it's about time that an intelligent female won a competition. And she'd be the first to do so after being brought back."
"That's dumb," Drampa huffed. "She got tossed first, and because she played all of us by pretending to be a dumb bitch, she deserves to win more. Good logic there…"
"Well Drampa, who did you want to win?" Lunala queried.
The normal- and dragon-type sighed. "I don't care," he muttered.
"Then your opinion doesn't matter," Oricorio stated. "Anyways, I want Hakamo-o to win. I don't really care about Tsareena that much and, other than Togedemaru, I don't think anyone wants the bastard to win."
"I second that," Incineroar spoke up.
"I guess I third it, then," Lycanroc added. "Though, I don't mind Tsareena winning either. As for Dhelmise, I no longer have any comment on him."
"Alright," Solgaleo started, turning to Mudsdale.
Feeling his gaze, Mudsdale looked away. "I don't care who wins…"
"Uh… alright then…" Solgaleo replied, understanding her demeanor. "Bewear, Pyuk?"
"I'm okay," Pyukumuku said, sitting on Bewear's head, surprising Lunala a bit, who looked back at the television, where they saw him sitting last.
"Wait, weren't you just on the television?" Lunala queried.
Pyukumuku could only blink in response, making her sigh. "Nevermind. So, what say you guys?"
"It doesn't matter. Someone still wins!" Pyukumuku chirped.
Bewear shrugged. "I don't have preference…"
"Huh, well, alright then," Solgaleo replied. "Well, we're gonna give them a few moments to just chill and everything, so you guys just relax and enjoy the live feed."
"Did this impact anything like in the other shows?" Lycanroc queried.
"Nope, not really. You guys just get more camera time and your thoughts are now out in the open," Lunala replied. "Now, you guys just proceed with your get together and we'll catch you later."
"Can't we just leave?" Passimian questioned.
"Well, I mean, you can, but I don't suggest it," Solgaleo replied. "I don't think any of you live here, and the boats aren't gonna take you back home unless you pay them…"
Passimian groaned as the two hosts exited the house.
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"And there you have it! It seems like Hakamo-o has the most support at the moment," Solgaleo said once he and his counterpart exited. "Will she be able to pull through in the finals is the question…"
"But, the bigger question is… who will be joining her?" Lunala chimed in. "We'll find out when we-"
The Moone Pokemon let out a yawn, interrupting her train of thought. "-do the challenge later on tonight. Since it's my turn to host."
"Yep," Solgaleo said with a smirk. "So, we'll head back to the hall, and you all enjoy the final three's interactions as you would…"
The two of them glowed once again before teleporting away.
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Hakamo-o was on the seventh floor of the hotel, lifting weights to strengthen her arms and body in preparation for the finale. She didn't know what she was going to be getting into, but she needed this prep.
She was still a bit upset at Tsareena for just handing her the win after what she did to Lycanroc, but deep down, she was thankful. As she continued to lift her weights, she heard the chime of the elevator doors, signifying that Tsareena was coming over. She let out an annoyed sigh.
The Scaly Pokemon was correct, as the Fruit Pokemon made her presence known, coming around the corner. She folded her arms, watching as Hakamo-o continued working out.
Hakamo-o gave her a look of uninterest and distrust before turning away. Tsareena glared at her; she told herself that she was going to drop it, but she couldn't. "Look, Hakamo-o, I still don't quite understand why you insist on holding this stupid grudge against me for doing something that anyone would do, but I really implore you to have an open mind and get rid of it."
"It's not a stupid grudge, I just think you're a fucking hypocrite. That's it," Hakamo-o replied, still not facing her. "Oh and uh… thanks for forfeiting…"
"So… you still hold resentment toward me, but you're also thanking me?" Tsareena pieced together.
"Yep," Hakamo-o replied, moving to the elliptical machine. "Now, if you're not up here to do something important, I'd appreciate if you left me alone…"
Tsareena shook her head before starting to walk away. "You were doing well, personality wise prior to the final four, but now you've just turned into a stubborn bitch with a lack of common decency..."
Hearing that, Hakamo-o stopped moving and glared at the grass-type as she entered the elevator.
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"Oh what does she know?" Hakamo-o questioned, folding her arms. "I gave her a thanks, but because I still don't trust her… I'm stubborn and have no common decency? Ha! Bullshit…"
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Dhelmise whistled to himself as he went to the cafe to get himself some more fruit. He didn't have any thoughts about what the challenge could be nor did he really care. He just wanted to beat Tsareena and shut her psychological bullshit up.
"These bitches won't know what hit 'em when I'm done," he said to himself with a chortle.
As he prepared the exit the cafe, he looked at the clock and saw that it was 1: 38 PM. He let out a sigh. "Five more hours until I'm in the final two."
As proceeded out of the doors, he saw Tsareena heading forward with an agitated expression. He grinned inwardly. "Aw, what's the matter? You're not supposed to have a resting bitch face until I kick your ass in tonight's challenge…"
"Oh cram it, Dhelmise…" Tsareena retorted with a glare. "Your petty insults will only make karma bite you in the ass…"
"One, I have no visible ass for karma to bite, and two, you're a psychology bitch, you're not supposed to believe in that karma shit anyway," Dhelmise retorted.
Tsareena scoffed. "You're impossible!"
"-to beat. Yes I am…" Dhelmise finished, mockingly.
Tsareena just shook her head with a vexed groan, proceeding into the cafe. Dhelmise snorted. "What a loser…" he commented before floating up through the ceiling.
000
"So, anyone have any bets on who's gonna get in the final two and win?" Solgaleo queried, sitting among his fellow non-busy legendaries at the hall.
"I'll be honest, I couldn't care less," Darkrai commented, his arms folded.
"Yeah, you and Lunala were boring, and so were your challenges, so yeah, it doesn't matter," Tornadus commented with a shrug.
"Tornadus, you haven't even hosted one of the shows and you've been here FAR longer than I have," Solgaleo replied. "I don't think you should be saying anything negative…"
"Well, I just hope Dhelmise wins," Rayquaza spoke up. "He may be a piece of shit, but with the influx of female winners, the girls are getting pretty annoying…"
"I guess I understand that…" Solgaleo said with a shrug. "Anyone else?"
"Shouldn't you be hiding from Entei?" Genesect queried, not caring about the Sunne Pokemon's questions.
Solgaleo groaned. "Is it too much to fucking ask for some sort of feedback?!"
"Uh…" Mew started, floating over. "You realize that a majority of these guys aren't reliable for feedback at all, right? They don't care about other shows unless they're pain-filled or something, well, minus Rayquaza…"
Solgaleo groaned. "Well, what do you think, then?"
"I'll be honest, I haven't been interested in any of the other shows…" Mew explained. "I'm practically a slave in my own series at this point, so I don't really bother."
Solgaleo looked down with a sigh as he rose up and started heading out of the living room as the others watched him go.
"What a wimp…" Latios commented.
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Solgaleo went up to his room and just lied down on his bed. "First, Dhelmise drives us insane, now nobody wants to give us any thoughts or advice for the finals."
He let out a breath and looked around. He eyed the clock and saw that it was nearing two o'clock. "Well, I guess if no one else really cares… might as well just take a nap and turn in early…"
The lion sprawled out on his bed before reaching for his bottle of antidepressants. He took out two of them before heaving them down his gullet. "Fuck my life…" he groaned.
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4 hours later
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The Moone Pokemon woke up from her slumber with a screeching sound. She had woken up in Yveltal's room once again, a small smile on her face. She took a breath. "Alright, time to see who's getting in the finals…"
Her body glowed a bright pink and she teleported out of her boyfriend's room.
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The lunar bat teleported herself into the lobby of the large hotel. There, waiting for her, were the three finalists. They were sitting in silence; once she entered the lobby, they all immediately rose up.
"About time you got here…" Dhelmise commented.
"Oh shut it," Lunala snapped immediately. She took a breath and turned to Hakamo-o. "Now, congratulations to Hakamo-o for earning a spot in the finals…"
Hakamo-o folded her arms with a smile and nodded.
"You have the choice of either coming along to watch, or waiting for the results back here," Lunala continued.
"Oh, I'm coming…" Hakamo-o stated sternly. "I need to see what these two will truly be capable of…"
Dhelmise snorted. "Keep your panties on. You pansies should both know what I'm capable of at this point…"
"Talking shit while being a piece of shit simultaneously?" Tsareena jeered.
"Lame…" Dhelmise replied.
"Okay, Tsareena, and scum of the Pokemon World, are you two ready for you guys' semi-final challenge?" Lunala queried.
"Of course!" Dhelmise responded, as Tsareena simply nodded.
"Alright then… to the Aether Paradise!" Lunala announced as they all glowed pink and were teleported away.
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The four of them appeared in a large, lab-like facility. The insides were pure white and light gray. Patterned walls filled the area, giving it a sci-fi vibe. The four of them stood between two 'front desks' that sat across from each other. They each had an aqua colored barrier around the top of them and had no one occupying either.
"Welcome… to the Aether Paradise," Lunala introduced. "An artificial island that acts as a safe haven for feral Pokemon who want to stay true to their natural instincts…"
"Those reject bitches get their own literal safe space?" Dhelmise remarked. "What the hell is wrong with the world?"
"You. You're what's wrong with the world," Tsareena responded, making Dhelmise metaphorically roll his eyes.
"Alright, you two, ready for me to explain your challenge?" Lunala asked.
"Will you stop asking and just speak, woman!?" Dhelmise urged.
Lunala growled. "Fine. You guys' goal is to find files on the nine UBs and take them to the Preservation Room, which will be the sight of the second, deciding challenge."
"The files are located on the dock, in the Conservation Area, the Lab Area, in the hallway, Labs A and B, outside, the main building, and a bedroom," Lunala continued. "But, I implore you to be careful, as there will be three Type: Null patrolling this place. If one of them catches you, you will be brought back here, where you will have to stay for two full minutes before you're able to continue."
"Once you get to the Preservation Room, you will find two pressure pads on either side of the room that have been specially modified to only press down when all nine files are placed atop of them," Lunala explained. "Once the pads are down, you will be faced with the deciding challenge: fighting a Silvally!"
Tsareena and Dhelmise both gaped at how much they had to do. This was actual finale level difficulty!
"Whichever one of you is able to collect the files and defeat the Silvally the fastest earns a spot in the finale alongside Hakamo-o," Lunala finished. "Are there any questions before we begin?"
"Yeah, uh… are you sure you didn't get this challenge and the finale challenges mixed up? BECAUSE THIS IS A FUCK TON!" Dhelmise exclaimed.
Lunala sneered. "Looks like someone's confidence just left the building."
"Oh it didn't leave, this is just something I'd expect to do in the finals, not the semi-finals!"
"Well, too bad," Hakamo-o chortled. "You two have to prove yourselves somehow…"
Tsareena gave her a look. "Just remember that I'm the reason that you're even in your position…"
Hakamo-o glare at her, folding her arms.
"Anything else?" Lunala asked.
The two semi-finalists remained silent.
"Alright then, your challenge begins in three… two… one… GO!"
Dhelmise instantly knocked Tsareena over to the side before phasing through the ceiling. "So long, bitch!"
Tsareena growled, and got back on her feet. She rushed over and got on the triangular elevator, pressing a button that sent her down.
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Dhelmise entered the Conservation Area and immediately found himself along a bunch of connected pathways. The area was rather vast, with different Pokemon sitting on the ground level, as the pathways were above the area.
There was water along the ground, alongside a few rocks, creating a decent environment for any water-type pokemon staying there. There were also mini islands in the water that held foliage and trees
Among the Pokemon there, there were Starmie, Corsola, Grimer, a few Pachirisu in the trees, a few Pikipek and Fletchling flying around, Slowpoke, and many more. The Sea Creeper Pokemon moved along the pathways very hesitantly, not knowing whether a Type: Null was in the vicinity.
"Come on, come on…" he said as he looked over either side of the path he was floating across. He made it to a wider platform area that was empty and looked around for any sight of a file. He floated to the edge and looked around in the water, thinking that she'd likely put a file somewhere out there.
Much to his chagrin, he was incorrect, meaning that he'd have to continue around the joint. As he proceeded down the pathways, he looked around, seeing the interactions between the feral Pokemon that inhabited the area.
"What type of mentally handicapped nimrods think that staying feral will be a much better choice than learning to function normally?" Dhelmise muttered to himself as he continued forward.
He looked down along the sides, watching the Slowpoke interact with a Psyduck. "Well… as normal as possible for certain ones…"
The Sea Creeper Pokemon found himself at a large path opening. There, he was a manila folder lying on the ground. Seeing this, Dhelmise was a bit hesitant, as it was situated like a trap.
"Okay, I'm not an idiot, so… let's just do this…" he said. He used Anchor Shot, firing his anchor at the file, causing it to slide through the gates and into the water.
Dhelmise groaned.
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Tsareena made it to the dock, where she saw an exit door and a few boats floating in the water. There were two 'piers' on either side. There were numerous boxes sitting on the side walls.
Seeing all of this, the Fruit Pokemon proceeded forward, but stopped upon seeing a figure climbing onto the dock. The figure was very chimeric in appearance, have a black body with green, insectoid forelegs, and purple scales decorating its hind legs. It had a fin for a tail. There were gray frills covering its front, with a brown and green contraption attached to its head.
Tsareena gasped and swiftly looked around before rushing toward the boxes. The Type: Null that emerged from the boat scanned its location carefully. With a grunt, it moved forward to scan the area. Tsareena carefully peered around the edge of a box to see where the Synthetic Pokemon was headed.
Seeing it head in the opposite direction, she went around the other side of the box and sat down for a few seconds before peeking around once again. She saw the Type: Null walking toward the opposite wall, where a few more boxes were located. She let out a soft sigh.
"Close one," she whispered to herself. She looked over at the now clear dock and swiftly and silently rushed toward the end of it.
Hearing the tapping of toes, the Type: Null jerked its head around, only to see nothing. With a suspicious huff, it turned around and started heading back toward the docking area.
Tsareena looked around the dock for just a few seconds, as the dock was clear of obstacles. There was no file to be found, causing her to sigh in exasperation. Hearing the pitter-patter of feet heading in her direction, the Fruit Pokemon gasped and looked around for a hiding spot. Soon enough, the chimera turned the corner, only to see… nothing.
It looked around and, still not convinced, decided to inspect the boat. It walked up to the watercraft and immediately hopped aboard to search it.
Below, in the water, Tsareena was floating, waiting for the chimeric Pokemon to leave the area. She hadn't had a chance to search the boat, so when the Type: Null left, it would be the perfect chance.
After a full minute of searching the small boat, the Type: Null hopped off, making the boat rock a bit. Once she felt that it was out of the vicinity, she started climbing up the side of it.
She pulled herself aboard the boat, making sure to stay crouched to stay out of the Type: Null's line of sight. Checking around the watercraft, the Fruit Pokemon grew annoyed and anxious at the possibility of Dhelmise already being ahead of her.
She checked under the seats and in the glove compartment, attempting to find one of the files. "Come on… come on…" she muttered, sifting through the papers already in the glove compartment.
Having no success, she groaned softly. "Damn it, if they're not here, where the hell could they be?"
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Dhelmise was staring out at the water, seeing the now soaked file being torn apart by the water and the Corsola that approached it. "Well… looks like that one's gone…"
Dhelmise was a bit agitated at the fact that he lost the first file, but he knew that droning on about it wasn't going to help anything. He proceeded along another path in order to try and find another file.
"This is the dumbest thing I've ever had to deal with…" Dhelmise muttered as he continued along the white, pearly paths with barriers. He continued floating along the way before stopping in his tracks. He saw a figure walking along another path; it was a Type: Null.
Dhelmise phased into the ground to avoid detection as the Type: Null happened to turn down the path he was initially floating on. Dhelmise decided to keep himself invisible to make things much easier.
Rising back up after the Synthetic Pokemon walked away, the ghost- and grass-type proceeded to look around for another file. As he looked around, he eyed a Marill that was splashing water around. He noticed that the floor was soaked in water and the banisters were dripping wet.
He sighed as he passed by the area, getting splashed by the Marill. His body, despite being invisible, still dripped water, leaving a trail of water drops.
Unluckily for Dhelmise, the Type: Null had turned back around, feeling the presence of someone in the area, other than the feral Pokemon. It followed its senses, leading it down the same path Dhelmise was taking.
Dhelmise grumbled to himself as he shook himself off, only for his seaweed to stop momentarily before continuing to drip.
"Ugh, as much as I enjoy the water, now is not the time…" Dhelmise commented to himself as he eventually reached a dead end. Surrounded by banisters, the Sea Creeper Pokemon eyed the tree before him. He groaned before momentarily making himself visible. "Who the fuck even thought that this would be a good idea?!"
A sharp growl followed Dhelmise's response. Turning around, he found himself in the presence of the Type: Null.
"Aw… fuck," Dhelmise groaned.
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Tsareena slowly got off of the boat and began pondering about where the files could be. The boat was barren, so that meant that the files were either around the boxes that she was hiding behind, or around the corner in the area where the Type: Null retreated.
"Arceus damn it!" she whisper-shouted to herself as she eyed the area that she had retreated from moments ago.
She made her way back over to the boxes hesitantly, unsure of where the Type: Null was now. Hugging the wall, Tsareena moved carefully toward the corner. She peeked around, and saw the Type: Null was breaking the boxes open.
There was nothing in any of them , which made the Type: Null a bit more agitated. It just knew that something was around.
Amidst the destruction of the other boxes, Tsareena snuck back over to the bunch of boxes she was initially hiding behind.
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Back at the house on Poni, the others were watching intently, anxious to see what was going to happen.
"Wow, Dhelmise was right, this does feel like the finale," Pyukumuku commented, still sitting on Bewear's head, as the Strong Arm Pokemon sat on the floor.
"True enough…" Drampa added nonchalantly, still lying in the hallway.
"I just hope that Dhelmise loses. That's all I want at this point…" Incineroar stated, his legs crossed.
Nearly everyone muttered in agreement, excluding Togedemaru, who only rolled her eyes.
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Lunala and Hakamo-o were watching the feed from the miniature cameras following the two semi-finalists.
"Looks like Dhelmise is getting caught…" Lunala said with a smirk.
"Serves him right," Hakamo-o stated, folding her arms. "As much as I don't trust her, I hope Tsareena kicks his ass."
Lunala, upon hearing that, turned to the dragon- and fighting-type. "Hakamo-o, do you really think that that's the right attitude to have toward her?"
"What do you mean?" Hakamo-o queried, giving the Moone Pokemon a look of befuddlement.
"Well, she helped you get to the finals, and you're saying that you don't trust her; you're pretty much giving her the cold shoulder for helping you out…"
"I didn't need her fucking help," Hakamo-o spat venomously. "She's a grass-type, and not to sound typist, they're notoriously weak…"
Lunala gazed at her tentatively. "And yet Dhelmise was able to give you a run for your money…"
Hakamo-o scoffed. "That doesn't count. The bastard just kept throwing opponents over the edge!"
"That doesn't matter; it was allowed," Lunala replied. "If Tsareena actually had the skill and ability to beat almost every opponent, she'd be the one standing here, and you'd have the possibility of losing…"
Hakamo-o's hard gaze softened a bit, but a scowl remained on her face. "She's confusing as fuck. She eliminates Lycanroc with no remorse, and then decides to back down and just let me win? What kind of bullshit is that!?"
"Actually, she did show a bit of remorse," Lunala replied. "I think you were too blinded by rage to realize it. And her giving up her spot was likely her way of trying to make things right with you, because Lycanroc was hardly affected by being eliminated. You were the one taking it to heart."
Hakamo-o looked down in silence, a thoughtful expression on her face. Those possibilities had hardly crossed her mind; she was just so full of rage and ended up interpreting the Fruit Pokemon's acts of kindness as mindfucks to piss her off.
She sighed. "Great… now I feel like shit."
"Well, Dhelmise is shit, so don't get so down on yourself," Lunala replied, patting the Scaly Pokemon on the back.
000
Hakamo-o sighed, holding her face. "Now I feel awful. Great…"
000
Dhelmise, after phasing through the ground again to avoid the Type: Null, re-emerged on the opposite side of it and whacked it with his anchor, sending it into the tree.
The Sea Creeper Pokemon decided to turn invisible once again and float in the direction of where he came.
"Stupid challenge…" he muttered as he passed by the wet spot of the path. Instead of turning this time, he kept going forward.
After doing so, he took a left and found himself in another dead end. However, unlike the last one, there was a file sitting there.
"Finally…" he drawled as he floated toward and picked up the file. He then phased through the floor, making sure that he didn't lose the file.
-000-
He floated down from the floor in the Conservation Area and sighed in relief. He was out of the makeshift labyrinth; now he had to get the remaining files.
He looked forward, seeing Lunala and Hakamo-o eyeing him in annoyance. He muttered something incoherent before starting to float up. He then realized that he needed a file from the docking area.
With a gruff sigh, he phased through the ground and into the docking area. Once he went down, he noticed Tsareena ducking behind some boxes and a Type: Null heading in her direction. He chuckled to himself.
"Loser…" he said to himself as he turned invisible once again and floated down. Heading toward the destroyed boxes, the seaweed-anchor combo made sure to keep his eye on the Type: Null to make sure it didn't turn around.
Looking through the shattered wood, Dhelmise eyed a manila folder underneath a few pieces of wood. He picked it up with a chortle and started floating back up toward the ceiling.
000
"This is bull!" Incineroar roared. "That bastard shouldn't be allowed to use any ghostly crap!"
"It's called a strategy," Togedemaru retorted. "Plus, Lunala didn't say that it wasn't allowed…"
"Well, at this rate, I'm afraid that Tsareena won't be able to make it," Gumshoos commented with disappointment in her voice.
"Hey, don't count her out just yet! I'm sure she'll push through!" Lycanroc replied.
"Just keep telling yourself that, mutt," Togedemaru replied, earning a glare from Incineroar.
000
Tsareena had just watched as a file floated to the ceiling and seemingly vanished. It had to have been Dhelmise!
"That sneaky prick…" she whispered to herself as a sharp crash interrupted her thoughts. Quickly, she rushed toward the opposite side of the area, where Dhelmise had just gotten his own file. The Type: Null saw her running and immediately rushed after her.
Tsareena, hearing the paws and claws behind her, immediately picked up the pace and slid into the pile of wood. She moved the wood out of her way in order to try and look for the other file.
The Type: Null grew closer, prompting Tsareena to begin throwing the pieces of wood in its direction. Each piece of lumber hit its mark, making the Type: Null slip up a bit upon running over them.
Seeing it do that, Tsareena quickly continued to sift through the wood, eventually finding her own manila folder. "Yes!"
Her attention went back to the Type: Null, which was glaring at her, looking ready to pounce. Tsareena leapt out of the way, holding the folder in her arms, just as the Type: Null tried to attack her.
She rushed toward the elevator and jumped onto it before pressing the button to go up.
-000-
"So… you and Yveltal got together in just an hour?!" Hakamo-o queried, deciding to engage in a conversation with the female host.
It felt a bit weird, as she never really talked 'girl stuff' with anyone other than maybe Lycanroc and Oricorio, to an extent. And, due to the fact that it was Lunala of all Pokemon, it was just strange overall.
Lunala tittered. "Actually just under fifty minutes," she replied. "Love at first sight, what can I say?"
"Uh… you could have gotten to know him a bit better before deciding to commit," Hakamo-o replied. "I mean, I'm not used to relationships in general and don't really know that much, but from what I've heard, relationships are a fundamental process that take time to develop."
"Well… that is true, but legendary relationships are kinda different…" Lunala explained, making Hakamo-o raise a brow.
"How so?"
"Well, ya see-"
Just as he was about to begin, the elevator rose up, and Tsareena panted heavily. Hakamo-o knew that it probably wasn't the best time to apologize or interrupt her flow, so she decided to stay quiet.
"Come on Tsareena, you need to hurry and get the next file from the Conservation Area!" Lunala urged. "There should be a new one around the first few paths since Dhelmise fucked over the first one."
"Wait, are you allowed to do that?" Hakamo-o queried, confused.
"Do you want to go up against Dhelmise?!" Lunala responded back with a serious tone.
Hakamo-o's eyes widened and she turned back to Tsareena. "Listen to the hostess!"
Tsareena nodded and started rushing to the next elevator to get to the area.
000
Dhelmise, after catching a glimpse of a directory on the elevators, realized that the Lab Area was below the docks. He groaned in annoyance and, upon floating through the floor and passing through the docks, soon found himself in the Lab Area. Looking around, he couldn't help but notice that there were two files sitting side by side against the wall. It was as if someone was so lazy that they didn't even bother making them a challenge to retrieve.
Dhelmise floated toward the two of them, but found himself running into a barrier. "Ow! What the-"
He attempted to phase through, but found himself in great pain upon attempting it. It was like an intense burning sensation all over his body, like he was entering a volcano. "Why the hell is… oh…" he groaned in annoyance upon realization.
He floated backwards and launched his anchor at the barrier, only for it to be stopped. However, upon doing so, the Sea Creeper Pokemon noticed something. He retracted his anchor before using Anchor Shot again. Two outlines of doors appeared, each with a strange-looking lock.
"I have to look for a fucking key now?!" he exclaimed. "THIS AIN'T THE FUCKING FINALE!"
Suddenly, the sound of paws and the tapping of claws against the ground could be heard and it was approaching fast. Dhelmise swiftly made himself invisible as the Type: Null entered the vicinity, bursting through the only other door in the area.
When the Synthetic Pokemon came charging in and started looking around, Dhelmise noticed that it had on a necklace with two keys dangling around them. His eyes widened.
000
"You're fucking kidding me, right? This has to be a fucking joke…" Dhelmise remarked deadpan.
000
As the Type: Null retreated back through the door, Dhelmise made himself visible again and sighed to himself. "Hmm...go back up and go the fuck outside to look for files there… or risk a penalty for a fucking key for one file?"
He groaned to himself. "Damn this challenge…"
Dhelmise decided to go after the Type: Null, and felt a bit of anxiety overcome him. His confidence slowly deteriorating and being replaced with annoyance and fatigue.
He floated to the door that the Type: Null emerged from and phased right through it, coming upon the hallway. He turned invisible and started looking for the Type: Null, which didn't prove to be that difficult, as it was walking back toward the door. Dhelmise floated to the side and, without warning, struck the Type: Null used Anchor Shot, rendering it unable to leave the vicinity.
The Type: Null flinched, but also growled as it looked around, seeing nothing. It got into a battle stance before feeling itself be lifted up and the keys around its neck being tossed aside. The Type: Null was then slammed back down as Dhelmise chortled to himself and cockily made himself visible.
"Poor abomination…" he taunted as the Type: Null growled and slowly attempted to get back on its feet. Dhelmise floated to the tossed keys and picked up one of them before swiftly phasing through the door.
The Type: Null glared.
-000-
Dhelmise entered the Lab Area once again and used Anchor Shot, getting the door outlines to appear once more. Using the key, he swiftly tried the left door, with no success. He groaned as the outlines faded away once more, prompting him to hit it again. This time, he tried the right door, which opened.
He went into the other side, grabbing his third file, before heading back out. Not wanting to let Tsareena get an upper hand, he decided to lock the door right back and keep the key on him for now.
As he prepared to go back to the hallway, he turned and was immediately face-to-face with the Type: Null from before. Before he could react, the Type: Null fired a ring of electricity at him, paralyzing him.
Dhelmise groaned as the Type: Null towered above him and grabbed him with one of its claws before dragging him to the elevators.
000
There were shouts of enjoyment as Dhelmise was dragged to the elevator.
"YES! That bastard gets a penalty!" Oricorio chirped. "Things are looking up!"
"Or down," Pyukumuku chirped, attempting to make an elevator joke. Nobody laughed, which was fine with him.
"Let's just hope that Tsareena is able to pull through," Passimian added, his arms folded as he watched with interest.
000
Tsareena returned back up with the file of UB-01 Symbiont, or Nihilego, and walked back to the entrance to place it alongside her first file, which was of UB-02 Beauty, or Pheromosa. She was going to be retrieving her files and bringing them back here to the front desks in order to keep track, even though both females in the vicinity were already offering her assistance and tips.
"Alright, I need seven more…" she muttered to herself before deciding to go to the Lab Area. As she headed to the elevator, she noticed that it was already gone. A few seconds later, though, it came back, with a Type: Null dragging Dhelmise toward the entrance.
"I hate you all…" he commented as the Type: Null stopped dragging him.
"The feeling's mutual," Hakamo-o retorted with a smirk. "Good to see that you're not gonna win."
"Fuck you…"
The Synthetic Pokemon started heading back to the elevator, only to see that it was gone. It grunted in confusion.
-000-
Tsareena had taken the elevator down to the Lab Area, and immediately saw three files scattered across the floor, presumably Dhelmise's. With a smile, she decided to go ahead and retrieve the file that she didn't have just yet.
Picking it up, she saw that it was one for UB: Burst. She hadn't heard of that Ultra Beast just yet, but it didn't really matter. She needed to get the other files before the Type: Null got back. Sure, it didn't have an elevator, but she was worried that it would still find a way.
She went to the door and went through, entering the hallway. She proceeded down the hallway, passing by a door. Looking through the hexagonal, blue windows, she saw two files sitting on a table. Her eyes widened and she moved back in order to open the door and enter the first lab.
As soon as she entered, the Type: Null burst through the door to the hallway. It walked hastily down the hallway before noticing Tsareena in Secret Lab A, grabbing a folder. It glared before standing to the side of the door, ready for her to exit.
-000-
Tsareena glanced around the lab with interest before regaining focus and looking at the table for the files. "UB-04 Blaster," she read on the tab. "Okay, this is four…"
She started heading out the door, and immediately, she found herself being pounced by the Type: Null. she swore to herself as it fired an electric ring toward her, paralyzing her as well.
000
After a while, Dhelmise's paralysis wore off, much to his confusion and delight. "Finally!" he exclaimed as he immediately phased through the ground, moments before the Type: Null came back up with Tsareena.
-000-
Dhelmise made it back down to the Lab Area and immediately saw that only two of his files were still there. With a growl, he turned to the barrier and saw that the other file was still there. "That fucking bitch stole my file? Seriously?"
He used Anchor Shot on the barrier again and opened the right door once again. He tried to get the other one, but found that yet another barrier was separating the two.
He groaned in annoyance. "Fuck this!"
He gathered his files and started heading to the hallway. Passing through the door, he floated down the way with an agitated expression. He entered the first door in the hallway and grabbed the file that was sitting on the table. He decided to make himself invisible and continue, just in case the Type: Null came back. He floated through the wall of Secret Lab A and entered into Secret Lab B through its wall. Inside, he saw that there were numerous lasers inside.
"Oh you've gotta be kidding me…"
000
"Jeez, this is getting crazy," Lycanroc remarked. "Lasers, Type: Null, UB files…"
"Meh, other shows have done worse," Oricorio stated with a shrug. "This is more nerve-wrecking and boring than anything."
"Can't Lunala just give Tsareena the win and save us the torture?" Incineroar urged in annoyance.
"If she does that, Dhelmise has the right to sue. It wouldn't be fair…" Togedemaru replied.
"Oh that's bullshit," Gumshoos stated. "Lunala is a host and we are simply participants that we signed up for. The contracts stated that they are allowed to disqualify anyone that they see fit due to unlawful sexual contact, irritability, or drug use."
Mudsdale's eyes widened as she got to her feet. "Oh really?! So, this bastard forces himself on me, and they still didn't disqualify him?!"
"Uh… considering that you didn't report it to them as such, and, going back over the episode, you said that it was, and I quote, '1000 times better than any guy you've been with…'" Bewear responded with a glare.
"Fuck you!"
"You're already pregnant, slut," Bewear replied, turning away from her.
"Yet you still slept with me…"
"And I regret it…" Bewear replied calmly with a shrug, making Mudsdale gape in shock.
"Okay… back to the show," Passimian said, feeling a bit awkward.
000
Soon enough, Tsareena was able to get back up and placed her next two files next to the other two. "Four down, five to go," she commented before rushing toward the elevator.
"Hurry up!" Hakamo-o exclaimed, making Tsareena roll her eyes.
The Fruit Pokemon stepped onto the triangular elevator pad and pressed the button, sending her downwards.
-000-
She made it back to the Lab Area and noticed that Dhelmise's other files were gone. She rushed through the door to get into the hallway. The Fruit Pokemon ran down the hallway, passing by Secret Lab A, before walking backwards to see if the other file was still there. It wasn't; Dhelmise had been there.
She proceeded down the hall, to the end of it, and noticed two files sitting idly on the floor next to each other. She rose a brow and proceeded to go toward them.
As she did so, she saw the door to Secret Lab B open, and saw a stack of files float out, followed by a few smoke lines. "I hate everything about this challenge…" she heard Dhelmise's voice say.
She growled. "Dhelmise!"
The Sea Creeper Pokemon, upon hearing his name be called, made himself visible and eyed Tsareena with a chortle. "Oh, hello bitch… I saw that you decided to steal my file earlier."
"Hey, it was out in the open, so… fair game," Tsareena retorted.
"I thought that you were supposed to be about fairness and shit…"
"This is the semi-finals, and frankly, you're no better than chewed gum stuck to a sidewalk…"
Dhelmise stared blankly at her. "What the fuck are you on?"
Tsareena groaned. "Just fuck off. I've got important work to do…" she said, pushing past him. As she got close to the files, a couple of guns rose from the darkness, pointing directly at her. Tsareena froze upon seeing this.
"This is shit…" Dhelmise commented as Tsareena backed away. The guns immediately lowered back down. She stomped the ground in irritation.
Dhelmise phased into the ground, which Tsareena instantly took notice to. Seconds later, she saw one of the files vanish through the floor, causing her to gape.
He turned up behind her with the file. "...for you," he finished before cackling and floating to the ceiling.
Tsareena growled before gaining an idea. She stepped toward the other file. The two guns rose up again. Immediately, Tsareena moved her arms together, forming a greenish-yellow ball of energy in her palms. She fired it at the left gun first, destroying it. She sighed in relief; she thought that they were going to be indestructible. She charged up another Energy Ball before tossing it at the other gun, knocking it off of its pole. With that defense mechanism destroyed, Tsareena picked up the file of UB-04 Blade, Kartana.
She started heading back to the Lab Area with her newest file.
000
Dhelmise made it back to the Entrance floor and started heading outside with his files. He just needed three more and he was in the finals.
As he exited the facility part of the artificial island, he felt the sudden warmth and coolness hybrid in the air. In comparison to the chilliness of the inside, he felt like he was actually a bit more free.
Amidst his thoughts as he floated down the path lined by trees, he didn't seem to notice that a Type: Null was stalking behind him. He heard a muffled grunt and as he turned around, he was hit by Thunder Wave, paralyzing him for the second time. "OH COME ON!"
Dhelmise tried making his files invisible, but he had no success as the Type: Null dragged him back into the cold, laboratory environment.
-000-
"This is amazing," Hakamo-o laughed, her arms folded as she watched the Type: Null drag the Sea Creeper Pokemon back into the Entrance area.
"THIS IS BULLSHIT!" Dhelmise exclaimed just as the elevator came up. Tsareena, seeing the scene, paused.
The Type: Null stared her down for a few seconds, prompting Tsareena to step off and back away slowly. The Type: Null let out a low, muffled growl and started stalking toward her, prompting herself to rush outside. The Synthetic Pokemon chased after her, leaving the other three.
"I thought you fucking said that there were only three of those stupid things!"
"Yes, there are, and I also said that they're patrolling the place. Why do you think you and Tsareena didn't have to deal with one in the hallway and Lab Area when you were both there?" Lunala retorted.
"Oh go fuck yourself…"
"Nah, you can do that after you lose…" Lunala said with a sneer.
000
Tsareena kept running toward the large building on the opposite side of the island. On her way, she noticed a bunch of files in the middle of the way.
The Type: Null was right on her tail, launching Thunder Wave repeatedly. Tsareena dodged each one, and fought back, using Energy Ball once the Type: Null was further back. The attack hit, sending the Type: Null to the ground momentarily. Tsareena noticed that Dhelmise had a few more files than her, and decided to swipe yet another one and sabotage him.
After all the bullshit he's said and pulled, he deserved it. She finally picked up a file she didn't recognize, UB-03 Lighting, and kicked around the remaining files, sending the papers flying around and tearing a few accidentally.
Once she did that, the Type: Null was able to get up and use Thunder Wave, getting a perfect shot. Tsareena fell to the ground, holding both Kartana and Xurkitree's files.
As she was dragged away by the Type: Null, she smirked to herself. With these, she only needed three more files. She was taken back to the Entrance area.
Once she was back, the Type: Null started heading back outside. Lunala and Hakamo-o gazed at the two.
"So, how do you guys feel so far?" Lunala queried.
"I hate you…" Dhelmise replied.
"Again, the feeling's mutual," Lunala replied, deadpan. "How about you, Tsareena?"
The Fruit Pokemon sighed. "The sooner I'm able to win this, the better."
"Well, unluckily for you, I'm gonna be the victor as soon as this dumb paralysis wears off…" Dhelmise replied as he tried to move.
"Yeah yeah yeah… you're almost done…" Lunala replied.
Another full minute went by, and Dhelmise attempted to move, but couldn't. He growled.
"Okay, this shit isn't funny! Why can't I move?!" Dhelmise exclaimed. "You said two minutes!"
"Hey, it worked correctly the first time, I don't know what's going on now?" Lunala said with a shrug.
"Hey, maybe this is karma," Hakamo-o laughed.
A few seconds later, Tsareena was able to get up and stretch. She gave Dhelmise a cocky expression before kicking him while he was still lying down. "So sorry… not!"
She picked up the other files and stacked them up before putting them under her arm. She turned to Lunala. "Where's the outside file?"
"It's right outside the door," Lunala said cockily.
Hearing this, Dhelmise grew perturbed and enraged. "WHOA! HOLD THE HELL UP! THAT'S NOT EVEN REMOTELY FAIR!"
"Shut it!" Hakamo-o exclaimed before turning back to Tsareena. "Now hurry up and go win this thing!"
Tsareena nodded, taking her files and running outside. Hakamo-o and Lunala stared down at the Sea Creeper Pokemon, who looked very agitated.
"You know, this has been the most bullshit challenge you've even pulled from your ass…" Dhelmise commented.
"I can't wait for the others to kick your ass when you get eliminated…" Lunala replied. "I'm sure Incineroar would most definitely like some fun time with you…"
000
"What? Big Pussy's still upset about a few words? Pathetic…"
"I WILL TEAR HIM APART!" Incineroar roared, as Lycanroc had to keep her friend from smashing the television.
"Just like Dhelmise said… pathetic…" Togedemaru laughed as she walked back to the living room with a stack of toasted waffles.
"No, what's pathetic is that you're still stuffing your face like some sort of garbage disposal…"
"That analogy is shit…" the Roly-Poly Pokemon responded deadpan as she sat down and began feasting on the waffles on her plate.
"So is your attitude," Passimian commented, his arms folded.
"Says the guy who couldn't control his hormones or tell a chick that you want her…" Togedemaru retorted. "And now… she's gone lezzy, so… you shoulda did better…"
"Meanwhile, the chances of you getting a boyfriend are very low considering your personality and tendency to eat any and everything in one go…" Oricorio replied.
Togedemaru scoffed. "I can just get a Munchlax or Snorlax as a man. So, your argument is invalid…"
"Ooh… fat slobs who eat and sleep all of their lives… SCORE!" Drampa commented.
"Quiet, freak!"
Drampa rolled his eyes.
000
Tsareena entered the main building of the island, after having to run from the Type: Null and hit it with Trop Kick.
Panting, the Fruit Pokemon looked around and saw a file sitting on an end table. She walked over to get it, not even caring to whom it belonged. She added it to her stack, holding it under her arm with the rest.
"This… is almost over," she said to herself. "You've got this, Tsareena."
She went toward the door in front of her. They had a black hinge and a yellow diamond over the top. Blue dots decorated a part of the hinges. She took a deep breath before entering through the door.
Entering the next room, she immediately saw a file sitting before a blue pressure pad sitting against the wall. Admiring the rest of the room, she noticed four, yellow geometrical lights hanging from the ceiling.
There was a small table with a couple of chairs across from a decently sized bed. Black tinted windows surrounded a bit of the room's wall. Satin drapes were in front of the chamber with the pressure pad.
"Wow, this room's beautiful," she said approaching the file. Picking it up, a smile grew on her face. "Maybe when I win, I'll be able to remodel my room like this. Maybe even a bit better."
She stepped onto the blue pressure plate, and felt an intern tingling sensation overcome her and she was teleported out of the room.
000
"HA!" Lunala exclaimed. "Now all she has to do is place the files down, get the Silvally out and she wins!"
Dhelmise, still on the ground, continued trying to move. "THIS IS BULLSHIT! ONE OF YOU IS DOING THIS SHIT!"
"Oh I wish we were…" Hakamo-o laughed, staring at the screen across from them. "Come on Tsareena!"
000
Tsareena, examining her new environment, gaped in shock. There was a large platform before her, as she stood on a smaller, octagonal one. The walls were completely white, with numerous squares of varying sizes decorating it. There was water surrounding the entire room. She started walking toward the center and turned to the left, deciding to use the left pressure plate to summon her Silvally.
She smiled as she approached the pressure plate. Suddenly, without warning, a familiar face appeared in front of her. "Nice try, smart-dumb bitch…"
Dhelmise levitated the Fruit Pokemon up before stealing all of her files. Then, not wanting to deal with her further, threw her into the opposing wall and into the water.
000
"WHAT?!" the eliminated contestants bellowed in complete awe.
000
"WHAT?!" Lunala and Hakamo-o both exclaimed, before looking back down on the ground.
The Sea Creeper Pokemon was gone.
000
Dhelmise whistled his same favorite pirate tune as he floated to the opposing pressure plate and dropped the files onto the pressure plate.
A creaking was heard as a cage was lowered from a square in the ceiling. He turned around and watched as the larger Synthetic Pokemon came down. It held an intimidating glare toward him, which he didn't mind at all.
As the cage touched the floor, it immediately opened, allowing the Silvally to charge toward Dhelmise. Its eyes, tail, and spikes were a deep, red color, signifying that it was a fire-type at the moment.
Dhelmise floated upwards, but the Silvally quickly followed, leaping up and swiping him repeatedly with a Multi-Attack.
The Silvally started falling back to the ground, with Dhelmise recoiling from the damage. However, he regained his composure, and, already being completely annoyed by everything that's transpired, formed a large, blue orb from high up and used Surf.
The large wave of water washed over the entire platform, damaging the Silvally, but not knocking it out. Dhelmise then proceeded to fire numerous Shadow Balls at the Silvally as it tried to dodge each one, slipping up on the wet floor every time.
-000-
Tsareena had been trying to swim back toward the platform and get back on, but the height was far too high. However, there was one thing that she could do.
Kicking her legs extremely hard, she propelled herself upwards, landing on the platform with an infuriated glare. "DHELMISE!" she screeched.
Dhelmise, seeing this, stifled a laugh, as the Silvally tilted its head in confusion. Seeing this, Dhelmise sneered to himself and blasted another ball of water toward the Silvally, sending both it, and Tsareena over the edge and into the water.
"Ugh! You smug, cheating bastard!"
"Of fuck you…" Dhelmise replied. "You fucked over my files, you dumb bitch, and you stole from me twice, so… yeah. Karma…"
Dhelmise eyed the Silvally, which was weakly trying to swim back to the platform. Dhelmise fired one last Shadow Ball at it, with it letting out a pained bark.
When the smoke cleared… it was revealed to have fainted.
A horn blared. Tsareena looked down in disappointment. Dhelmise didn't say another word. He only teleported out of the vicinity, leaving the Fruit Pokemon with the unconscious Silvally.
000
Everyone in the house on Poni was in silence. Dhelmise just secured his spot… in the finale…
"Well…" Oricorio said, clearing her throat. "Now there's a fifty-fifty chance that we'll have a jackass win… or have a decent person win…"
Lycanroc sighed. "That was kinda cruel…" she remarked.
"Hell, that's smart if you ask me. Pretend to still be paralyzed and then swoop in to take the win? Brilliant!"
Incineroar rose up from his spot, surprising Lycanroc, as well as a few others.
"Uh…" Pyukumuku started. "You think Incineroar will be okay?"
Suddenly, an intense roar of fury was heard, followed by numerous crashes, which made everyone flinch and jump every time it occurred.
"He's not," Drampa stated, before feeling himself being dragged into the room. "HEEEEELP!"
"Oh no…" Lycanroc commented as she hopped off the couch and rushed toward the back to help Drampa and try to calm down Incineroar.
000
Lunala was twitching, unable to register what she'd just seen occur. There was no way. There was just no way!
Dhelmise teleported before the two of them. "There, I'm in the finals now. Can you send Tsareena back now so we can get on with this?" his voice not offering any type of empathy. He was toneless.
"What the hell is wrong with you!?" Hakamo-o exclaimed, clenching her fists.
"She stole from me twice and ruined my fucking files!" Dhelmise shot back. "If that's fucking allowed, then I'm allowed to steal her shit and toss her into water to hinder her. Now suck it up!"
Hakamo-o snarled, glaring daggers at him.
Eventually, Lunala let out a sigh. "Alright… Tsareena's out," she said, having a somber tone. "Dhelmise, you're in… sadly…"
Dhelmise just remained silent, not really caring at this point.
"Alright, uh… congratulations you two. Uh… yeah, I'll send you two back to the hotel, and Tsareena will go to the others…" Lunala replied.
"Whatever…" Dhelmise responded as he and Hakamo-o were teleported away.
Lunala sighed and felt so emotional about the situation. She actually felt a few tears begin to form in her eyes. She quickly wiped them away, but her sniffling couldn't be silenced.
000
Hakamo-o and Dhelmise found themselves back in front of the hotel. Hakamo-o was still completely fed up with the Sea Creeper Pokemon. As he prepared to enter the hotel, she decided to call him out.
"JUST WHO THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!" she roared with a glare.
Dhelmise didn't stop for her. He was done dealing with bullshit. Unluckily, for him, Hakamo-o rushed after him and blocked his way.
"Answer my fucking question or I swear, I will fucking kill you in your sleep!" she snapped, teeth bared.
Dhelmise scoffed. "You know what, you can go fuck yourself…" he said emotionlessly, shoving past her.
"What? Too much of a prick to take responsibility for all of the bullshit you've caused?"
Hearing that made Dhelmise stop. He growled and turned around. "What? Tell me WHAT bullshit I've caused. The most that I've fucking done around here is expose Mudsdale and Bewear and do what I just fucking did to Tsareena to get to this point! Everything else that you may bring up was a fucking result of you fucks getting triggered and lashing out at me. And what do I do? I retaliate. So, I'm sorry that all of you losers don't know how to play the fucking game and get fed up over simple fucking words that you can tune out!"
"WORDS CAN STILL HURT, YOU INSENSITIVE FUCK!"
"Oh… my… Arceus, I never realized! Please! Burn me at the stake for hurting someone's feelings!" Dhelmise responded with a glare. "Now, if you insist on bitching at me over something that seems to have hardly affected you, since you're here, I'm gonna go to my room…"
The ghost- and grass-type floated through the ceiling, leaving a still infuriated Hakamo-o in the lobby.
000
Lunala and Tsareena teleported to the house on Poni Island and immediately saw that it was set alight, with all of the competitors out of it and watching it burn.
Lunala gaped, as Tsareena just stared.
"WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED!?"
"Oh Incineroar got pissed off by Dhelmise winning and burned the house down," Togedemaru said nonchalantly.
"Oh my fucking… and none of you thought to put it out!?"
"You realize there are literally NO water-types here other than Pyukumuku, right?" Oricorio asked. "And he literally knows nothing but status moves…"
Pyukumuku chirped, "Yep."
Lunala sighed as she formed a pink bubble around the house, eventually making the flames go out.
"Nice," Passimian commented before looking to Tsareena. "Uh… hey Tsareena…"
"Hello everyone…" she greeted, rubbing the back of her head sheepishly. "I'm sure this is a bit surprising and you have questions, but-"
"Nope, no questions," Bewear stated.
"Speak for yourself," Gumshoos said, stepping forward. "You and I have a lot to talk about…"
Tsareena rose a brow before giggling. She happened to look around and saw Lycanroc patting Incineroar's back as he sat on a nearby rock holding his head. She walked over to them.
"Hey… uh… you guys okay?"
"Well, Incineroar's still miffed that Dhelmise is in the finals, but… I'm pretty decent," Lycanroc replied. "And.. sorry for what's been going on with Haka…"
"Let's just not talk about it. She apologized when I was paralyzed," Tsareena replied. "Let's just let bygones be bygones…"
Lycanroc smirked and nodded. "Alright then…"
"I hate my life…" Incineroar grumbled as Tsareena joined in on patting his back.
Seeing this, Lunala took a breath. "Alright, everyone! If I may have your attention!"
Everyone turned to face her. "Now, you all will be returning for the finale, so, I've decided to allow you guys back into the hotel until that day comes, which will be Friday."
Immediately, everyone cheered at the fact that they'll be going back.
"Yep, so let's get you all back and see what happens in the finale, eh?" Lunala continued, fighting back the urge to cry.
"Uh… you good?" Shiinotic happened to ask, surprising everyone. He seemed to have just popped up from nowhere!
"Uh…. yeah," Lunala lied with a nod.
"No you're not…" Shiinotic replied with a smile.
"Okay, let's just get you guys out of here…" Lunala said, officially creeped out by the Illuminating Pokemon.
Pink light enveloped everyone as they were teleported away.
000
Don't hurt me! Don't hurt me! I just hope that this was written decently. Hakamo-o vs. Dhelmise! I wonder who'll win… and of course a lot of people are peeved. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed and I'll see you guys next time on Total… Pokemon… Alola! See ya guys, BYE!
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"Review if you please…" Tsareena stated.
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A Tsareena walked in front of a camera before tripping, causing the camera to tilt and focus on her hindquarters.
"Aww…. well, choose me."
