Welcome to the next episode of Total Drama Pokémon, which is totally not a copy on any existing story ideas at all and may or may not be in the same universe but I claim plausible deniability on that- all of it! I'm joking, I accredit DarkAmpithere where credit is due, as it should be!
Disclaimer:I don't own Pokémon, TDI or anything that can make me money. Just my pen, which I rent.
Episode 1: Wind, Sky, Water!
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Hoopa was still leading up the two teams up the trail to the first challenge when the elevation started to change drastically.
"This is getting a little silly. Stairs? Really?"
Hoopa turned and shoot a look at Flaafy, who was not far behind.
"Should've added an escalator!" Sableye shot from a distance, making Hoopa growl.
"It's either take the stairs or climb up the hard way." he said, gesturing to the cliffs surrounding them.
Flaafy groaned.
Sentret walked up to the sheep and gave her a pat on the back.
"Eh, don't worry, for soon we will reach the peak and once there, we will see not sun, but accomplishment… was that good?"
"Poetry? Pretty good." she complimented. Sentret smiled.
"Thanks, I work hard. My dream is to become a famous poet but…" he scratched his head and laughed nervously. "Sadly, poetry doesn't pay for college."
Flaafy chuckled. "Same. Honestly, with that prize money, I don't need to go to college. I can just buy a nice piece somewhere outside Olivine, right on the water…"
"That sounds great, great."
The pair looked up to see Noibat just above them.
"Well I grew up in Olivine, 's hard not to stay."
"Stay… stay? But why not move, move away?" asked Noibat.
"I… have my reasons."
"Andwhatmaythosebe?!"
Flaafy and Sentret jumped while Noibat fell out of the air in fright by the sudden interruption.
"Oops… sorry!"
They all saw Buneary standing there, a large sloppy smile on his face.
"It's fine, just don't do it again!" demanded Flaafy.
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"Can people not be rude and butt into private conversations?" complained Flaafy.
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"Flaafy and I see eye to eye. I think we'll be good friends." said Sentret.
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"So Sneasel…" Aipom started, eyeing the dark-type walking alongside. The cat-weasel was eyeing the landscape with a careful eye.
"Yeah?"
"Got any hobbies?"
"No."
Aipom shot her a look of shock. "You don't!?"
"I mean… I do things in my free time but nothing to a serious extent." the cat explained.
"Hmm…" Aipom put a hand to her mouth before having an idea. "Why not learn how to play poker? Or some cool card tricks?"
"I'll think about it." the cat responded icily.
"Okay then…" Aipom looked around at everyone walking along. "Hey, what do you think of the others on our team? Most are okay in my eye."
Sneasel put her hands together before putting a claw each to her chin and looking up in thought.
"Most are average, if not below average. Of note though is that the spider is a loose end, the floating blob is too arrogant, and Glaceon needs his mouth sewn shut."
Aipom chuckled. "What about me?"
"You're... hmm…" Sneasel snickered before flashing a smile and a wink. "You're okay I guess."
Aipom was struck odd by the last part. "What does mean I'm okay?!"
"Okay, average."
Aipom glared. Sneasel gave her a playful smile back.
"Oh really? Average? Is that how it is?" challenged the monkey.
"Want to prove me wrong?" the cat challenged.
"Heck yeah!"
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"Heh... Sneasel. Smarter than she lets on and observant as well- probably has Keen Eyes. Only downside is her snark. She loves to make witty remarks whenever she sees something that worth it. It irks me to no end but it is sometimes funny." said Aipom.
"She fights well too... well, for a runt. I feigned a tie just to not make her feel like a fucking idiot. Hehe... she'll be useful to me."
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"Those two are a really odd pair. They seem like they shouldn't fit together but they do- then again, me and Pancham fit like a glove so no complaints."
Chespin hummed for a moment before snorting.
"I guess it's because Aipom doesn't actually care and loves having fun. I just don't like being told how anything I do is wrong- the second she loses a fight, I'm going to be all over that cat." explained Chespin.
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Walking beside Sableye, Buizel was listening in on the imp's stories on his "adventures" before getting to the island.
"Girl won't call back to this day. I kinda regret it badly- she was a cute one. But hey, I got my car in the end." finished Sableye. Buizel chuckled.
"You're really something else Sableye, I have to hand it to you. I'd never have the guts to do something like that."
Sableye smirked. "Gotta get my kicks somehow."
"Speaking of getting your kicks, what's up with you and that Hoopa? You met each other before?" inquired Buizel, making the rabbit laugh.
"Hell no! I'd be dead probably, he despises me already!"
Buizel raised his eyebrow. "What'd you do?"
"Made a few jokes. Dude's a little girl and couldn't take it, then he pranks me in the confessional, so I struck back." he explained.
"Wow, that's pretty…"
"Petty? I know. I bet ten that he's on his period."
"From the way he's acted so far, he can't be. He acted more childish than some of tha' girls I know!"
The pair looked to their right to see Sandshrew, smile on her face.
"Well, I'll take your word for it. 'Sides, if I said that, he'd be pissed and pissing his diaper while crying to Victini." said Sableye, a smirk on his face.
Both Buizel and Sandshrew laughed.
"Oh gods, there's an image!" said Buizel. Sandshrew hung onto him, unable to stand straight due to laughing so hard.
"Geez, that's something to see!"
Hoopa ground his teeth trying to ignore the insults he heard behind him.
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"Sableye may be the end of me- either Hoopa will kill us both or I'll die laughing. Either way, I'm glad to know him." admitted Buizel.
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"I'm going to destroy that imp." snarled Hoopa.
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"How far are we walking? I'm tired." complained Galvantula.
"Lazy, wimpy, piece of shit spider." muttered Tauros, only to receive a shock from her. "YOW!
"Say it louder next time. I don't like straining my hearing."
"I request the same civilian!" approved Raichu. "If you have something to say, say it!"
Tauros shot both electric types an angry glare but when both crackled with electricity, he backed down.
"Who's really the wimp here?" joked Duosion.
Fraxure chuckled as she walked past him. "He is. Fucker can't fight and screams like a girl when actually confronted."
"He's... all talk." noted Nidorina, stepping back when the two glanced at her.
"And has no bite what-so-ever." added continued Chespin. "Kinda weak really."
Tauros could only mutter unmentionable things to himself as they continued to talk about him. He drew up courage to confront them once more but Hoopa put an end to it.
"Alright kids, we're here." the mischief maker announced.
The campers walked onto the top of a flat bluff overlooking the lakeside below, separated by a long drop. Nearby something was hidden underneath a cloth, Victini seen peeking underneath mumbling to himself.
"Whoa…" said Monferno, observing the drop. "That's… a drop."
Flygon looked down and whistled. "I'll feel bad for anyone who jumps from here."
"I'll say- at least you can fly…" commented Aipom.
"Well today everyone, you'll all be flying!"
They all turned to see Victini now floating in front of the hidden object, hands clasped together, and a large smile on his face.
"We are?! That sounds like fun!" chimed Minun.
Victini chuckled. "Well, yes it would be but you're not flying on a plane or on a flying type." he psychically tugged the sheet of cloth off to reveal what was underneath. "You'll be flying with this!"
"Is that…" started a shocked Mothim.
"A catapult! I've always wanted to see one!" shouted Cubone in glee.
"The thing looks like it'll fall apart in one go." observed Sneasel.
Helioptile snorted, "I agree."
"As do I." droned Galvantula.
"It will not!" he shot back, "And now you have, my skull adorned victim! The first challenge will have you all being launched from here via the catapult…" he gestured to the object in question.
"How barbaric." commented Helioptile.
"I concur." agreed Duosion. "And hurry up."
Victini glared at him. "Alright bubble boy…" he grumbled for moment then continued his previous train of thought, "From here, towards the lake! And there's more!"
"Is there?" Galvantula sarcastically said, dampening the hosts mood slightly.
"Yes…" he growled before shaking it off, "Come to the edge, everyone!" he shouted.
"I don't see anything unusual." observed Flaafy.
"Because it isn't!" Victini pointed to a set of rings floating on the water, which was a large green ring with a smaller blue one inside, which had an even smaller red in the middle.
"See those? That's where you'll will be aiming! Miss and you get only one point. Land within the green ring and it's three, within the blue and its five! The red one, the hardest and smallest to land in, is a whole ten points! Your goal is to get the most but you can only earn points if you go!"
"So you're saying I have to potentially do grievous harm to myself to possibly lose?" asked Glaceon in shock.
"Not fun, not fun at all!" cried Noibat.
"Don't worry, the most that will happen is that you drown but Hoopa will make sure that won't happen. Right Hoops?"
Said co-host glared ominously at his superior but relented and gave a small nod once Victini stared at him.
"That makes me feel oh-so-much better…" groaned Monferno. "Not like I'm still jumping into water or anything."
"You~ bet~ter~!" sang Whimsicott, making the fire/fighting type flinch in surprise.
"I wasn't planning on running if that's what you mean! I'm not some dog or fox who can't take a puddle!" she shot back.
"Alright, which team wants to go first?" asked Victini.
"We do!" Aipom shouted, horrifying her team.
"I don't want to die!" cried Mothim.
"Let them go first and they'll show us how much it'll hurt!" shouted Glaceon.
"I second the notion." she glared at Glaceon. "Better to get over with it really."
"No!" wailed Phantump.
"Yes!" mocked Victini. "Alright then, the Flareon's are going first! Go on and do your thing guys while me and the Jolteons watch! Don't get too hurt! I don't like paying hospital fees!" announced Victini jovially.
Victini, Hoopa, and the Jolteons walked back to a roped off area near the edge to watch. Glaceon angrily got in Aipom's face, who didn't seem concerned.
"Are you nuts! Why volunteer for all of us!?"
Duosion floated forward. "I agree with him… for now." he mumbled. "You didn't discuss this with any of us."
Aipom gave them a wave of her hand. "And? All I did was make an executive decision. Besides as Sneasel said, better now than later."
"Who made you leader?" challenged Chespin.
"No one, but we need one and I decided it'll be me. Just trust me, you won't regret when we win."
Glaceon spit on the ground beside her, creating a small patch of ice.
"We'll see about that bitch."
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"She's not my leader, any day of the week! Besides, she's nowhere near my standard anyways." said Glaceon.
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"Who goes first, leader?" Chespin asked mockingly.
Aipom tapped her chin. "Well, we need a control shot or else we'd just keep missing. Hmm…"
Sneasel tapped her on the shoulder. "Me or Ledian. We're the average of the team when it comes to size."
"Ehm?" hummed Ledian. "Me?"
"Well, since you have wings Ledian, and Victini didn't say you couldn't use them, how about you go first then Sneasel?"
Ledian shrugged. "Alright, I'll go. Don't miss though- I'm not that fast when it comes to flying."
Ledian took her position in the bucket of the catapult and, with some aiming adjustments, was launched away.
"Don't go splat, don't go splat…" Phantump aid to herself, covering her eyes.
"Scared?" asked Mothim.
"I don't like blood all that much." the ghost whined.
"Then I can assume horror movies aren't your thing." said Mothim.
"Well I didn't say that...!" she paused and shuddered. "I... kinda like them- sort of! My favorite one..."
Mothim could only groan as the ghost droned on.
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"Nice girl but… note to self, talk less with her unless I want to talk about movies and comics." Mothim told himself.
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Ledian flew at the lake with tremendous speed but, thankfully for everyone, did not smash straight into the water before the rings. In fact, with some help from her wings, she drove straight into the red zone.
Popping her head out of the water, she gave three thumbs up.
"I'm cool!"
"That was a great first shot! Ten points already for the Flareon's!" announced Victini.
Aipom smiled to her team. "See! We got this!"
Duosion snorted. "I'd like to believe that but Ledian put herself there."
Aipom ignored the slight and beckoned her cat friend over. "You're up next."
"Yeah, yeah…" she said flippantly.
Sneasel was launched, not without adjustments, towards the lake but missed the red zone by only a meter.
"So much for having this, huh?" mocked Duosion.
"If all you're going to do is insult me, why don't you go next?" offered Aipom.
"Sure. I'd be glad to."
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"She expects everyone to sit back and let her order us around but I'm not having it. I will make sure of it, Aipom." ranted Duosion.
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Duosion flew away, netting ten points, much to Aipom's chagrin. After him, Pancham silently volunteered and got three points, as well as Minun.
"Oh, the waters cold! It's not fun!" she whined as Ledian hauled her up. Minun was struggling in her grip, uncomfortable.
"Please stop squirming or do you wanna go back in the water?" implored Ledian.
"I wanna swim!"
Ledian could only sigh as she let the mouse have her way, dropping her back into the water.
"Whatever you say." she deadpanned, waiting for the next arrival.
Raichu and Cubone went after Minun, both landing far shorter than her, ending up with three points each.
"Do I have to go?" asked Glaceon.
Aipom huffed. "Of course you moron! You want to lose?"
"Yes, but this body isn't made for breaking, it's made to be looked at it." said Glaceon as he showed himself off.
Aipom scowled at him before shaking her head. "Alright, it comes to this."
"Hmm? Given uUUPPP!" he screamed as Aipom grabbed him by her tail and threw him into the bucket. She launched him before he could right himself.
"YOU BIIIIIIIIIiii…" his scream faded away before a splash could be heard. He had landed in the three-point zone.
"Good riddance." joked Mienfoo.
"I give Aipom a lot of respect for that." observed Flaafy.
"Same." agreed Monferno.
Glaceon broke the surface and looked around.
"Where is that bug!?"
On the shore, Ledian was watching him with a smirk.
"Shouldn't you be getting him? He is a fellow soldier." Raichu asked her.
Sneasel scoffed. "Leave the idiot to drown. He'll learn a thing about keeping his mouth shut then."
A shout caught their attention and they all turned to watch the ice type flail as he tried to swim and yell at the same time. His eyes were solely focused on Ledian but his words were drowned out by splashing water.
"Let me enjoy this." said Ledian. "I'll get him in a bit."
"YOU ASSHOLES! COME GET MEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
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"Sometimes, not helping someone is the way to go." said Ledian, a smile on her face.
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"I swear I'm going to freeze off her wings and wear them as a part of my next set of clothes to show off!" snarled a sopping wet Glaceon.
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Mothim launched off next and guided himself to the red ring, earning his team ten points. Flygon went next and landed in the ten-point zone as well.
He popped his head out of the water, a look of panic on his face. "Oh gods, this water! Get me out of it!"
He saw Ledian and Mothim look at each other and shake their heads.
"You're too heavy." said Ledian.
"Not even both of us together would be able to lift you." agreed Mothim.
"Ooohh…" moaned Flygon. "I'm going to need a very long shower after this…"
Chespin then arrived, landing far away in the three-point zone. He quickly swam over to them.
"Can I get a ride?" he asked the two bug/flying type.
"Sure." Ledian responded, lifting him out of the water.
Flygon gave her a look of pleading. "What about me!?"
"As I said, too heavy." Mothim commented.
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"Flygon needs to grow up a little. It's just water." said Mothim. "Besides, me and Ledian aren't that strong. We can only do so much considering we're about a tenth of his weight."
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"They don't understand! You don't know what's in this water! So much bacteria, germs, VIRUSES!" shouted Flygon. He grabbed a bottle of hand sanitizer from off-screen and squirted some into his hands.
"It freaks me out just thinking about!"
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"Galvantula, are you going?" Phantump asked the spider, who was trying to nap. "It's just you, me, Aggron and Aipom now."
"Go away loser. I'm not going." she responded.
"I'm not a loser!" she retorted but Galvantula didn't acknowledge the words. A snore from her confirmed to the ghost that she went back to sleep. "Oh..."
"What's going on over there?" asked Aipom.
"Aipom, Galvantula won't go." reported Phantump.
Aipom peered at the sleeping spider under the tree. She shook her head.
"Can't do much about it. I can't lift her up without shocking me. We'll just have to do without the lazy-ass."
Phantump nodded. "Okay then! I'll go next. This'll be fun, like being launched out a cannon in Super Mario!"
Aipom gave Aggron a glance and he just snorted. Neither made a comment about this odd reference.
"Just get in the bucket dude." ordered Aipom. "Fucking weirdo…"
Phantump floated into the bucket and gave the call of ready to her. Just as she was about to launch her, she realized something.
"Wait, I just realized I'm not going to go far- I'm a ghost! I float!"
It was too late to stop Aipom as she pulled the lever before she could stop her. She flew up above the water but not far. She fell straight into the water below and into the rocks but in a panic, managed to go through them without harm.
"I'm okay!" she shouted as she came out of the water.
"Well that was disappointing." admitted Aipom. "I'm next. Aggron you launch me… assuming you don't want to go."
Aggron folded his arms and stared at her. "I'm not."
"Right." she climbed into the bucket. "Ready when you are!"
Aggron launched her away without fanfare and she ended up landing in the blue zone, earning five last points for her team.
Victini clapped his hands together. "Well, it looks like the Flareon's are finished! They wound up earning 71 points! Can you all beat that?"
"We can, we can!" shouted Noibat.
"Easy stuff." said Fraxure.
"Well then hop to it!" ordered Victini.
The Jolteon's made their way to the catapult and were stumped on who should go first.
"I'm not going first." offered Nidorina.
"Neither am I. I like my body to stay intact." chimed Flaafy.
"I want to see someone fuck up first." admitted Fraxure.
"Ah, but how should one know if they are intact if one does not do anything of tact." lectured Sentret, only to get glares from the ladies.
"Put your mouth where the money is then." growled Fraxure, making him flinch.
Sentret sighed. "Fine, I'll go."
Sentret, with adjustments to the catapult, flew away and earned the team ten points, setting the bar high for his team.
Fraxure was surprised. "Well fuck, he did it."
"I'll go next." said Sandshrew. "Might as well do 't now."
Sandshrew went off to land in the green zone, earning three points while Whimsicott, who went after, ended up getting the team another ten points. Nidorina quietly went ahead and earned three more after the singing ram.
"We should go next. Might as well." Buizel told Sableye.
"Sure. Long as my fur stays on me."
The two went to walk up to the catapult but stopped when someone shouted, "Stop right there, bright eyes."
Sableye span around and shot a look of anger, knowing well who called him that.
"What do want genie? Here to grant those wishes? 'Cause I didn't wish for you to arrive."
Hoopa flew up to the pair but focused on Sableye alone. He sighed,
"I'm here to offer you something."
"And what's that? All the money in the world? We all know that'd be a trick." Sableye shot back.
"No, a chance." Hoopa responded through his teeth. "I give you one… one chance to apologize and shut your mouth with these stupid genie jokes and annoying insults."
"One chance huh?" Sableye chuckled before it turned into laughter, "Alright, how about this. You grant me one wish: Go fuck yourself! I'm not listening to you, because you're not the boss of me- that would be myself!"
Hoopa snickered darkly. "Fine, I see how it is. You're going to regret this gem boy."
Hoopa flew off, leaving the two alone. Sableye scoffed.
"Yeah, I'm real scared."
Buizel was confused. "Is it that annoying? I thought those jokes were funny."
"The genie doesn't have a funny bone- which makes sense, he's got no arms!"
The two went off to earn three points each for their team as Hoopa continued to fume.
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"I don't take orders from some half-washed genie." said Sableye.
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"He's got guts defying Hoopa like that. Pretty cool if you ask me." commented Monferno.
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Noibat went after the duo, flapping her way into the ten-point red zone with ease. Buneary, after some begging from Spoink, went after her and earned the team an easy five points. The rabbit cheered to him from below to jump.
Spoink just sighed. "I hope he knows I can't swim."
"Let him be, he doesn't know any better." Flaafy said as she hopped into the bucket herself.
"This isn't looking good." Mienfoo noted as she mentally counted the points, watching Flaafy land in the green zone all the while. "We may not get enough."
Helioptile scoffed. "If we lose, then we lose."
"Don't you care about winning?" shot back Mienfoo.
The reptile turned a page in her book.
"Nope. Apathy is my state of mind."
The martial artist blinked quietly before stepping away from her and towards the catapult.
"Alright, if that's the case. Then how about we go for a ride? You said you don't care, so you wouldn't care if I picked you up."
"Wait, what?"
The reptile was so stunned that when the fighting-type simply picked her up, she dropped the book she was reading. Mienfoo climbed into the catapult with her in hand, though not without struggling.
"Let me go!" she shouted. Mienfoo tightened her grip.
"Launch us." ordered Mienfoo.
Spoink obliged without a word, sending them off. They landed in the blue zone, earning five points each. Helioptile clung to Mienfoo's head.
"Don't ever do that again! I can't even swim!"
Mienfoo snorted. "I thought you didn't care, Ms. Apathy?"
"Grr…" Helioptile growled back.
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"I'm going to enjoy shocking her later on." remarked Helioptile.
She sighed.
"No, no... that's not how I do things... I'll make her pay later some other way instead." she said, writing something down in her book.
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"She may be mad but I knew she wouldn't go if I didn't do that. The more points, the better." commented Mienfoo.
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Monferno climbed into the bucket, confusing Spoink.
"You sure you want to go? I'm sure a fire-type like you doesn't want to get wet."
Monferno pumped her fist. "I'm ready for anything! Even…" she gulped nervously, "a little water."
Spoink shook his head. "Alright then, whatever you say."
He psychically pulled the lever, launching the monkey into the air. Sadly, for Monferno, the wind had other plans, pushing her the wrong way and back into the cliff.
"WAAAAAHHH-"
THUMP!
She slammed right into the base of the cliff before slowly falling off and bonking her head on one of the rocks below her.
"Ooo… Ow…" she groaned.
"That had to hurt." said Chespin, observing Jirachi lift the monkey from spot.
"I'll say, I'm shocked she isn't in a coma." said Buizel.
"She's thick-headed." interjected Sneasel.
The two glared at her.
"No one asked you." shot Buizel.
Sneasel folded her arms and scoffed.
"Just a joke… but I'm right anyways. What fire-type jumps into water willingly?"
The two didn't bother answering her, choosing to shoot looks of displease. She sighed and began to walk away.
"Alright, I can see I'm not wanted." she murmured.
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Monferno held a hand to her bandaged head. "I'm fine… I mean, I see five cameras right now, but I'm fine!"
Monferno squinted at the camera, wobbly shifting in place.
"…I hope I'm looking at the right one."
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"Sableye knows when to keep his mouth shut and has a lot empathy for people, but Sneasel loves to butt in and make comments all the time. She's miles better than Tauros though because you can make her go away." said Buizel.
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"Oi, ox! Aren't you going to fucking go or not!?"
Tauros stood far from the catapult as Fraxure was about to get into the bucket. Spoink could only watch as the inevitable happened.
"I'm waiting for you to go, Tusks!"
Fraxure blinked only for a moment before she roared in anger.
"WHAT. DID. YOU. JUST. CALL. ME?"
"Eep." Tauros immediately shrunk in fear of the oncoming dragon before shaking it off. "What sec… I ain't afraid of you!"
Fraxure grabbed him by the horns and roughly dragged him to the catapult.
"Well then let's see if you can handle flying, barbeque steak!"
Tauros struggled in her grip for only a moment before bucking, slipping out of the angry dragon's grasp.
"You go then first, bitch!" he said in a wavering voice.
Fraxure gave Spoink a flat look and the pig snorted.
"Scared Tauros?" asked Spoink.
The bull got in the bouncing pigs face. "I'm not scared."
"Then after you, steak." Fraxure said, gesturing to the catapult's bucket.
Tauros looked between the dragon, the pig, and the catapult before backing up.
"Uh… no thanks." he squeaked.
Fraxure immediately laughed at his cowardice.
"Alright then..." she got in his face, "We lose, it's on your ass, ass."
Fraxure promptly got in the catapult and was launched away, landing in the five-point zone, earning her team the last points for the challenge. As she arrived onshore, Flaafy was there to greet her.
"Is Tauros going?"
Fraxure snorted and shook some water off of her, wetting the sheep to her dismay.
"Nope."
"Then that's game!"
Victini appeared alongside Hoopa and Jirachi, a wide smile on his face.
"Let me just tell you all, it was fun to watch you all scream, shout, and cry as you all did this. I certainly enjoyed, and I think our viewers at home did so too!"
"Can you please just tell us who won?" rushed Duosion.
"Alright brain-blob, if that's how you feel."
He pulled a piece of paper out of thin air, having teleported it in and cleared his throat.
"As you all remember, hopefully, the Fiery Flareons earned 71 points! The Jolly Jolteons need 72 points to win!"
"And did we earn 72 points!?" asked an excited Whimsicott.
"Jolly Jolteons, you guys earned…" Victini floated there silently for a moment, letting the suspense grow for a moment.
"Hurry up." droned Galvantula.
Victini huffed. "Alright then, ruin the moment…" he cleared his throat once more, "The Jolly Jolteons earned…"
Everyone leaned in, in anticipation, this time Chespin put his hand on Galvantula's mouth to keep her quiet.
"70 points."
"Noo~oooo!" cried Whimsicott.
"So close… so far." whined Sentret.
"Hell yeah, we won!" cheered Aipom as she fist-bumped with Sneasel.
"Of course we won, I'm on this team." bragged Glaceon, only for Ledian to drop sand on him.
"Hey!"
"Jolly Jolteon's, said to say you guys lost and so, you guys are the ones heading to the first campfire ceremony!" announced Victini. He quickly turned to the Fiery Flareon's, "Fiery Flareon's, for winning the show's first challenge, you guys win a pretty cool reward- it's at your cabin! Enjoy, and I'll be seeing the Jolteon's later!"
Victini and his two co-hosts quickly disappeared through one of Hoopa's rings, not before he cast a glare at Sableye.
The Flareon's quickly left the beach to find what their reward, leaving the despondent Jolteon's behind.
"How'd we lose?" asked Nidorina.
"Well, only two of us didn't go. Spoink couldn't because he can't swim." Buizel turned to Fraxure, "Why didn't Tauros go? What happened up there?"
Fraxure crossed her arms and scoffed. "He talks shit but he's just a coward. He didn't go and almost pissed himself."
"Well then, that's who leaves." affirmed Whimsicott in a serious voice. Helioptile gave her an odd glance but shook her head after only a moment, going back to her book.
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"Odd… she seemed almost… totally different." observed Helioptile, without book in hand for once.
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"I can't wait for that steak to be kicked off this damn island!" shouted Fraxure.
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It was late in the evening and sun had already gone down when the Jolteon's convened at the campfire site. Despite the earlier mood after losing, the current one was rather jolly. In fact, the only one even somewhat worried was Tauros but hid his fear with anger- but the ruse was weak.
Victini floated in with Hoopa and Jirachi holding a tray of puff's each, quickly silencing whatever conversation there was.
"Welcome Jolteon's, to the first campfire ceremony of the show! As you all know, if you don't get a puff, you don't get to stay. And you're not coming back ever!"
"Ever?" chimed Whimsicott.
"Never ever, ever!" he shouted enthusiastically, "So, without any other delays…"
He grabbed a puff and a grinned at the campers staring at him in anticipation.
"First up is… Nidorina." The poison type caught the puff in her hands and beamed before shrinking back upon realizing everyone was staring.
"Monferno… Sentret… Buizel…" Monferno's splatted upon her face while the other two simply caught theirs and ate them.
"Whimsicott… Noibat… Spoink…" Noibat nibbled on hers with cheer while Whimsicott pranced around a displeased but none-the-less, happy Spoink.
"Helioptile… Flaafy… Sandshrew…" Helioptile let hers hit the ground, not even flinching when it went splat, while Flaafy and Sandshrew enjoyed theirs.
"Buneary… Mienfoo… Sableye… who somehow got one vote."
Sableye glared at Hoopa, who glared back before Jirachi elbowed him in the gut. Victini handed the three campers their respective puffs, with Sableye holding his up in spite of the genie.
"Suck it genie."
Hoopa's glare intensified.
"Now it comes down to just Fraxure…" the dragon snorted in indifference, "And Tauros…" the ox growled quietly, wanting the whole thing to be over with.
"The first person to be eliminated from the island is…"
Absolutely no one held their breath save Tauros.
"We all know who's going, hurry up." Flaafy called out.
"Okay, once more, you all kill the mood I'm trying to build- I'm making a show here!"
"Know that. Don't care really." proclaimed Sableye.
"Well then... FRAXURE!" Victini threw the last puff to Fraxure. Tauros' gaped at the sight as she smugly held it up for him to view.
"Tauros..." the host turned to Tauros. "Congrats Tauros, you're the first elimination on this show! Quite the achievement!"
Tauros sputtered for a moment, regaining his voices after Fraxure ate the puff whole.
"Fuck all of you weak pieces of shit!" he roared. "I'm the toughest one here! You all need me!"
Fraxure gently tapped the side of his head and grunted, making him jump and squeal in fright.
"Yeah, you're one real tough fucker. How about you go and get out of my sight before I rip those horns out and use them as toothpicks."
To drive her point home, Fraxure grabbed him by the horns and growled in his face. Tauros fought out of her grip and quickly rushed away as the rest of the team laughed at his disappearing form.
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"Fuck this whole thing! And fuck my team! Bunch of wimps! They don't know actual strength… it's just that I wasn't… prepared, yeah!" shouted Tauros.
"No I don't any of my so-called "teammates" to win. Better if one of the Flareon's win!"
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"Real strong competitor there. We dodged a bullet with him." admitted Mienfoo.
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"Man, I thought he would be a real pain in the ass but he's less than one himself." noted Spoink.
"Could it be? Our bull to be was but not a fantasy and a travesty?" said Sentret.
Victini beamed. "Well, that wasn't anything exciting- if anything, totally predictable but 'ey? What can I do about it? Have a good night Jolteons, you never know when the next challenge will begin!"
With that, he and his co-hosts teleported away, leaving them behind in campfire pit.
"Sowhowantstolistentospookystories!?" chirped Buneary.
"Try talking a bit slower for those of us who don't live at five hundred miles per hour." said Helioptile, turning the page of the book she was reading.
"Who wants to hear spooky stories?" he reiterated.
"Not me, not me!" cried Noibat. She frantically took to the air, only to knock over Monferno into the campfire.
Everyone gasped only to breathe a sigh of relief when she sat up unharmed.
"You know, if I weren't a fire-type, this would be pretty gruesome."
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"These guys are growing on me. They're all so nice... I think I'm going to enjoy my time here." said Nidorina.
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"Scary stories are scary stories! No need to hear them, no need to hear them at all!" cried Noibat.
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"This is a pretty cool reward. Not as cool as some new MTG cards but just as good." noted Phantump.
Phantump was licking at the ice cream in her hand with vigor as she sat on the edge of a small pool beside the Flareon cabin, Ledian and Mothim sitting beside her. Lounging in the water was Cubone, Chespin, Minun, Aipom, Pancham, and Sneasel. Aggron and Duosion were talking quietly to each other on the porch while Raichu stood guard at the door and Flygon cleaned the windows. Galvantula and Glaceon were nowhere to be seen.
"Yeah, okay." Sneasel said dismissively. "Somehow, a pool is worth less than a bunch of cards. Also, Yu-gi-oh is better."
"Hey! MTG is so much more complex and..."
"It's so co~ooool! I've never been in a pool before!" Minun shouted with glee.
"Why's that?" inquired Aipom.
"Because I'm an electric-type silly! I might shock someone! But now I have a chance!" she turned to Cubone, her hand taped to her skull, "Thanks Cubone!"
Cubone beamed. "You're welcome Minun! I've never been shocked before, so it's a chance to feel for something new!"
Chespin, Aipom, Pancham and Sneasel all snuck a glance of unease at each other at her words.
"Minding the potential pain, it's an awesome thing we have here. How about we celebrate it with a toast?" suggested Mothim.
"That sounds nice." agreed Ledian.
"Sure." agreed Chespin.
Pancham held up his notepad, "Definitely."
"Well, to us, the Fiery Flareon's!" Aipom said, raising the soda in her hand, "May we continue winning!"
"FIERY FLAREON'S!" the others cheered, raising whatever they had in their hands.
"Fiery Flareons!" chanted Minun, raising her hand off Cubone, despite the tape, and immediately electrocuting those in the pool. Duosion quickly removed her from the pool, but too late for the four in it to be saved from being toasted.
"That didn't look like fun." he commented as he held Minun in the air. "Are you alright you four?"
Aipom and Sneasel only gave groans in response.
"Aaa… is this how Monferno feels…?" moaned Chespin as he weakly climbed out.
Pancham climbed out of the pool and fainted on the spot with the note "Ow" written on soggy paper covering his face.
"Oopsie…" said Minun.
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"We have a pool~! This is so awesome~!" cheered Minun.
She made a worried look on her face. "But I hurt everyone… I'm so sorry. They banned me too..."
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"Thank goodness I was busy cleaning, that looked like it hurt!" said Flygon. "Oh wait, it wouldn't affect me anyways..."
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It was just past midnight and the lights in all the buildings were out, both teams of campers asleep, dreaming of things to come peacefully.
Beside the two figures meeting in the deserted mess hall.
"Why…" Sneasel yawned, "did you wake me up at one in the morning exactly?"
"Just a question is all, and before you ask, I wanted to do it in private." admitted Aipom.
"Okay well what's the question?" inquired Sneasel as jumped up to sit on the table. Aipom did so as well next to her.
"I want you to join me in an alliance." offered Aipom.
"That's not a question for one, that's an offer. And two: really? You woke me up at one in the morning..." she threw up her hands in frustration, "For this?"
Aipom frowned. "So that's a no then?"
Sneasel held up a finger. "Now, I didn't say that."
"So, you will join?"
The cat nodded.
"Yeah, I'll join. You have my respect. Though two things…"
"What?" asked Aipom.
Sneasel leaned in close and whispered in her ear, "One, this alliance is an alliance of equals and two, don't you dare wake me up in the middle of the night ever again."
Aipom chuckled, punching the cat's arm playfully. "That can be arranged. Sorry for waking you up."
"That's fine." she slapped her over the head playfully, "There, we're even."
"Alright kitty." joked Aipom.
Sneasel got up and started to leave. She stopped and turned to Aipom.
"Good night... and serious talk: don't ever wake me up in the middle of the night again. Understood?"
Aipom nodded with a snicker. "Understood."
Once the door to the mess hall shut, Aipom stood up and snickered.
"Understand? No... you dumb little runt, you'll understand alright."
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Unbeknownst to the two, someone was listening in on the entire conversation. Helioptile backed away from the windows she had been standing under and quietly crept away. She walked away, writing away in the same book she had been reading in earlier.
"Well, that's interesting. Seems she's hiding her true nature. Good blackmail for later."
On the other side of the building, Duosion observed the her exit with a smirk on his face.
"This is interesting…"
Tauros gets the boot! He did so in the original and that hasn't changed- but his attitude definitely did! Never liked him and to be honest, he exists for me to kick someone off early. Maybe he'll do better next time...
The next challenge will have the campers roaming for their hosts in a series of deep tunnels and more factions will rise to meet the challenge…
All next episode on TOTAL… DRAMA… POKÉMON…!
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[Updated 7/17/17]
