Hurray! It's time for the next episode! Sorry for the delay- school/finals, a project for senior year needed to be done, work… delays, delays, delays and I'm sorry I took an entire month to update. Hopefully, I'll get the next one out by next week now that I have actual free time.
I'm rambling. I do that. Okay, onto the episode/story/plot of fun.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon or Total Drama Island. If I did, you'd have a choice to be ebil in Pokemon!
Episode 4: Treats for Eats!
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Noibat watched Mothim tap away at his laptop from the rafters of the cabin, as he occasionally paused to munch on a berry from an assortment the bat herself brought him.
"So… what are you doing, doing?"
"Umm… I'm just typing up something. Nothing that interesting." he said, not even looking at her.
"What is it? What is it?"
Mothim chuckled nervously and looked to her, "You sure you want to know?"
The bat nodded to him from her perch.
"Well… I code."
Noibat jumped into the air in surprise, "Code? Like… like hacking!?"
"Err… no, not that kind of stuff." he nodded his head to the plain black laptop on the bed in front of him, "The code I'm doing is for practice- I'm making a simple menu system for an application."
"Sounds neat, neat! Can I see?" she asked, interested.
Mothim was blinked silently, shocked.
"You… want to see?" she nodded once more, "I mean… it's not that interesting…" he muttered.
"Yeah, I think it's cool, so cool." she blushed and covered her face with one of her wings, "E-Especially w-when your d-d-doing it…"
"Umm…" he sighed, "I guess you can watch me, if that's what you want."
Noibat flapped down beside him and softly landed on the bed as he started to type away once more, though slower- uncomfortable that someone was watching him.
Pancham walked into the room to see Noibat watching the moth type away, Mothim clearly uncomfortable with the presence of Noibat. He smirked and walked back out with a silent chuckle at the scene.
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'It's such a charming thing to see Noibat chasing her love. The only problem is that Mothim isn't so receptive of it, being the shut-in that he is. I think a few nudges from me and the others will be needed.' wrote Pancham.
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"It's so awkward to have her just… sitting there, watching me. I'm so used to having no one around me and while I've made some friends- Pancham especially- I've never had someone so… close." said Mothim.
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Buizel sat atop a short hill overlooking the large grassy field dominating the centre of the island. He paused to see Sableye, accompanied by an unlucky Monferno, running away from a muddy Hoopa.
"Oh Sableye, what'd you do now…" he said to himself before chuckling at the many things he imagined having happened, "Then again, I think I don't want to know."
He started to play once more when he realized he had a guest from the sound of soft humming beside him. Looking to his side, he saw Mienfoo resting on the ground, looking up at the sky.
"Oh… hey Mienfoo."
The Martial Arts Pokémon sat up and smiled to him.
"Nice to see you actually noticed someone was here." she laughed, "Sorry for intruding."
Buizel grinned, "It's fine, I'm okay with people listening in."
He put the trumpet to his lips and was about to play once more when he stopped.
"Why did you come up here anyways? I usually see you hanging around Sentret or Sandshrew." asked the sea otter.
"I know but I felt like I needed some time to relax by myself but the spot I usually did so in was already occupied."
Buizel looked at her curiously.
"By who?"
"You."
He looked down at the ground around him and then up and down the knoll before hearing Mienfoo laugh.
"It's not a problem with me that you're here Buizel. You were here first anyways, it's not like I own the hill or anything."
"Oh… cool." he said. He pulled the trumpet up to his mouth, "Uhh… enjoy the show I guess?"
Mienfoo gestured him on, beaming, "I will."
Buizel brought the instrument to his mouth to start once more only to stop again.
"Uhh…" he scratched his head nervously, "If… you know… want to hear any specific song, you can, like… request it."
Mienfoo thought about it for a moment before shaking her head.
"No. I want to hear what you play. We all hear it back at camp… it's really calm and soothing. Total opposite of…"
She turned to see Sableye still running from Hoopa, who had an unconscious Monferno- twigs in her fur and mouth- in his hands.
"GET BACK HERE YOU DAMN IMP!"
Sableye blew a raspberry, "Try me ya' fuckin' useless genie!"
"I'll knock off that tongue of yours!"
Buizel just laughed as he watched Sableye dodge a Knock Off before scratching his head and giving the fighting-type an awkward smile.
"Yeah, everyone says that. Thing is, I really click with carefree people and Sableye is the epitome of that."
"I can see that." replied Mienfoo.
"I think everyone does- Sableye doesn't care, didn't you know?"
She stifled a giggle and laid back into the grass, ignoring the shouts from Sableye.
"So, you're gonna play or just try to delay it some more?"
Buizel looked to her then back to his trumpet and sighed.
"S-sure… Yeah I'll play."
Buizel started to play a soft jazz tune, with Mienfoo listening, humming softly along. Halfway through, he could hear her softly singing as well.
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"She's… so great in pretty much every way but… she'd never like a guy like me. All I do is play the trumpet- nothing special. I don't even know why she's hanging around with me…"
Buizel sighed.
"Plus… she already stated she has a boyfriend. I don't even have a chance to begin with anyway"
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It was late at night when Flaafy felt something sticky slap onto her forehead. She fought the urge to scream in horror, having been awake thinking for the past hour. She sat up to see a note dangling from her forehead.
"It's three in the morning and this guy…" she whispered as she gently pulled it off and looked around, only to see all the girls present and sleeping.
"Fuck they're quick…"
She flipped the note over and scanned before getting up and walking out of the cabin, careful not to make any noise, and to the bathrooms/confessionals knowing the lights were always on.
Sitting down, and shutting off the camera, she read the note.
She gasped and almost dropped it in horror.
"No fucking way."
'Well dearest Flaafy, the time has come for you to do what I ask.
For this task, I want you to steal something quite… precious to someone.
Spoink's pearl.
You have three days. Fail, and I will reveal all within your diary- me and me alone.
- Your best friend'
Flaafy could only shake her head as she left the note behind, now laying on the bathroom floor in the stall,
"No way… I'm not fucking doing that… my diary isn't worth it."
As she left, she missed the yellow reptile sitting behind a bucket in the corner. She scribbled something down in her book and frowned.
[\/\/]
Helioptile stared on blankly.
"I need to set an example."
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Cubone looked to the group of campers around her, comprising Minun, Sentret, Pancham, Spoink, to the pig's horror, and Nidorina.
"You know, I feel like we're missing someone right now…" she looks around.
"Nidorina!"
She raised a paw, "I'm… I'm here."
"Oh… hmm… I feel like I asked someone else to come along but who…?"
Minun jumped up and down, "Was it Raichu?"
"I did ask him!"
Minun smiled.
"He said no; too tired from last time."
Minun frowned, "Aww…"
"You're all forgetting about me."
Sentret tapped his chin thoughtful then shrugged and looked to Pancham.
"I have no clue, do you, mute that can fight back even the strongest of brutes?"
Pancham shook his head.
"Dang."
"Come'on guys, I'm right here."
Spoink snorted, "Maybe you're remembering who you asked to explore the mines wrong- mind you, I didn't even say yes. You just dragged me along, even though all I wanted to do is watch some TV or maybe talk with Victini…"
Spoink stopped bouncing in place for a moment.
"Also, why the mines!?" he yelled in anger.
"Because these mines are sooo~ awesome!"
"And you choose now to check them out in detail?"
Cubone stomped the ground in excitement, "Because the hosts don't expect us to go in now! They stopped me before but now they're sure to leave us alone!"
"Can I not go?" asked the bouncing pig.
"Nope! We need a psychic, just in case!"
"Aaarrrgggghhh…" groaned the pig.
"GUYS!?"
Ledian watched everyone completely ignore her yelling, as if she were invisible. They all continued talking amongst each other even as she flew circles around them.
"Fine, if that's how it's gonna be then I'll be elsewhere!" she scoffed as she flew away, "Better than going through that dump of a mine anyways…"
Cubone looked around, realizing just then who was missing.
"Where's the red bug?"
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"I totally forgot about red bug! How could I be so stupid!?" Cubone said, smacking herself over the head with her bone.
A loud bang on the outside was heard before a shout.
"LEDIAN!"
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Duosion, Raichu and Glaceon were walking around camp, not even giving the red bug a passing glance as she flew past them in a speedy manner; they were too busy discussing their hobbies and personal lives to care.
"Hey, can I go to the bathroom for a moment? I need to freshen up for the women." pleaded Glaceon.
"Hmm? You don't need my permission but… go ahead." said Duosion.
Glaceon ran off, giving both Duosion and Raichu a moment to let out a breath of relief.
"I'm glad he's gone sir. I hate hearing him babble on about his… adventures." complained Raichu.
"I have the same conclusion you do about him. Despite being a general annoyance though, he has his uses." said Duosion.
"If throwing him to Fraxure is one of them, I volunteer." joked Raichu. "Better than what she's doing to Phantump now."
The pair sat down on the Jolteon cabin porch and watched Chespin and Sandshrew drag Mienfoo and Flaafy into the mess hall behind an irritated Helioptile. He noted that a group of campers playing poker, Aipom, Flygon, Buizel, Sableye, and Monferno, watched them go inside.
"Looks like they're at it again." noted Raichu.
Duosion chuckled, "Yes, a rather annoying aspect of those two. I don't know how they did it, but they angered Helioptile. Stoic as a rock that girl."
"Plain as one too. Cares about things just as much." commented Raichu.
They watched the group playing poker stop their game and follow them into the mess hall when Sandshrew called for them. Aipom was the last one in, giving Duosion a nasty glare before shutting the door.
"That monkey's such an annoyance. Can't wait for when she's gone…" whispered Duosion before shaking his head, "I've been talking to a few of the others here and there amongst the team. Curious thing I found out: They all agree I'm as good a leader as she is and that's key to it all- I'm only as good as her. I need to be as better than her."
"Well, how are you going to be doing that sir?"
Duosion smiled.
"Well, for now, that's where you and Minun come in. The first action we've taken had the correct effect, even if she got an ally in the end, it was the wrong one but she'll still want him, I know she does. I want you or Minun to get it in Mothim's head that Aipom is not the best person in mind for him."
"What do you propose I say to get him to think that? There can't be much that shows her in a bad light." questioned Raichu.
The mouse chuckled.
"Besides using her partner as a reason."
Duosion shook his head, "No, no. Don't think like that, it won't work- no matter how everyone in camp sees their relationship. A better way is to steer him towards someone else- it doesn't have to be me. As long as he doubts she can be of best interest to him."
Raichu hummed in thought before a smile came to his face.
"I think I know of one way sir but I'm not the one for that job. It would better for Minun to do it considering she can vouch for a certain… soldier that has Mothim in her sight." he chuckled nervously, "That and I'm not one for romance."
"I think I know who you're talking about…" Duosion said as he watched Mothim typing away at his computer inside the mess hall, Noibat right beside him, staring at him longingly, "Though, it seems a one-way affair."
"That's because the moth has no clue how to be with the ladies."
The two internally groaned as Glaceon walked back up to them.
"My, that was quick." commented Duosion in a fake surprised tone.
"Being handsome is a natural state for me- it takes little to maintain." he smugly responded.
"Back to the point at hand Raichu: if Minun is willing to do so with Noibat, then you will have problem doing something else?"
"Uh… no sir, why?" asked a suspicious Raichu.
Glaceon raised a brow in concern.
"What did I miss? You're not doing anything without my input, are you?"
Duosion held back a groan, "Don't worry Glaceon, it's not anything you'll be good for."
"Well, if it involved Minun, then I take it's a girl to girl thing?" the blob of ooze nodded, "Then why wouldn't I be good for it? I understand girls well."
"Yeah, when they break your legs." sneered Raichu in his breath.
"You say something rodent?" taunted Glaceon.
"Rodent?" Raichu grabbed Glaceon by the ears and dragged him to eye level. The eeveelution was shocked by how strong he was.
"Please, repeat that for me." the mouse growled.
Duosion immediately separated them and then turned on Glaceon.
"Glaceon, in this alliance, you will cooperate with your partners, not insult them. Do so again, and there will be a consequence."
Glaceon rolled his eyes, "What could you dooOOOOOO-"
His scream of horror faded as he climbed into the sky, only to come back when Duosion brought him back to earth, a look of abstract horror on the eeveelution's face.
"I'll… do as you say… Duosion…" he moaned.
"Thank you."
Duosion turned to Raichu, who gave him thumbs up for the act. The Cell pokémon flew in close to the Mouse pokémon.
"Now Raichu, let's discuss what you'll be doing and what Glaceon has planned for him."
Raichu smirked, a fang showing through.
"Certainly sir."
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"Uuuggghhhh…" groaned Glaceon as he bent over the toilet, "Ooooo… I hate f-f-flying… it makes me sick and it's so… ungraceful…"
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"Either help Noibat get Mothim as a boyfriend or push Mothim to recognize her as a girlfriend…?" Minun said to herself before smiling.
"Eeeeeee~! It's like a dream! I get to play matchmaker, only cuter and nerdier!"
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Sandshrew and Chespin watched Whimsicott scoop ice cream into two large bowls, each with a spoon by the side.
"So, this is what you had in mind?" Flaafy turned to Helioptile as she read a book in the chair next to her, "Ice cream?"
"Shuts'em up." she flipped a page, "Freezes'em up."
"I'm surprised you haven't been driven insane yet…" remarked Buizel as he watched Whimsicott sing a ballad to the duo awaiting their competition to start.
Helioptile lowered the book enough for them to see her eyes.
"You get used to it." she sighed, "Besides, she never leaves me alone so I just… filter her out. I absolutely have no idea what she's singing right now, for example."
"None of us know what she's singing to honest." admitted Aipom.
She heard the doors crash open to see Fraxure dragging in a well-bandaged Sableye.
"I'm fine…" he groaned.
"Am I late to watch these two dumbfucks fight again?" she asked.
"Nope, nope, hasn't started yet." stated Noibat as she watched Mothim continue to type away on his laptop.
"And how are you Noibat?" she asked the bat, "Taking my advice to heart, eh?"
"Uh… no, no I'm not. Sorry, sorry."
"Eh, it's fine."
Everyone else just stared, dumfounded.
"What!? Can't two girls talk!?" demanded Fraxure, throwing Phantump into one of the bowls of ice cream.
"Hey!" screamed Whimsicott angrily.
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"Not when those two girls are total opposites and one of them is my friend!" barked a concerned Flaafy. "Did I miss something these past two days!?"
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"GaAa…" groaned Phantump as he pulled himself from the ice cream.
Chespin sighed in relief.
"Well, that ends…" Whimsicott pulls out another bowl from under the table, "…the fuck you get that from?"
"The por~taaaaal~ to the ot~her~ wooooo~rld~!" sang Whimsicott as she dumped the rest of the ice cream bucket next to her into the new bowl, producing a mound the same size as the one in Sandshrew's.
"I call bullshit." said Aggron.
"I sec'nd the notion." affirmed Sandshrew.
"Thirded." said Sableye.
Helioptile slammed her book closed and jumped onto the table, walking up to the dueling pair.
"No time for questions- only rules: Finish all the ice cream first. You win. Simple."
The two rodents glared at each other menacingly, completely forgetting what Whimsicott had just done a minute ago.
"I'm gonna win you pudgy bitch. That…" taunted Chespin. He eyed the ice cream and held back a gulp, "much is assured."
"I don' think so, you pin-pricked bastard." shot back Sandshrew.
Helioptile opened her book and slammed it shut again.
"Focus." she growled. "Ready?"
"Yeah."
"Nah, yeah."
Helioptile rolled her eyes, "Then get eating."
The two immediately began to the chomp down the ice cream and were making headway for a few minutes, both getting halfway, when they started to slow down.
"What's the matter pudgy? Too sweet?" shot Chespin.
Sandshrew eyed how hesitant he was eating the ice cream what-so-ever.
"Afraid of a little ice cream, you prickly bastard? You don't seem to enjoy it."
Chespin growled, "Fuck you!"
He started to eat faster and immediately regretted it moments later when the first burp came out.
"Oh… Ooo…. oh no…" he mumbled to himself.
Sandshrew herself had slowed down significantly and soon, dropped the spoon, and held her head in pain.
"Aaaaahhh… brain freeze…"
The onlooking crowd of campers soon realized that the two weren't continuing anytime soon once Sandshrew pushed away her bowl.
"Draw." Helioptile said lamely as she watched Sandshrew hold her head in pain, "Wimp."
Mienfoo brought in a cup of water, which Sandshrew gulped down in no time.
"Thanks."
"No problem."
Sandshrew looked around for her rival only to see the other bowl and the spoon on the floor.
"Where is he?" she demanded.
Everyone pointed to the window and she peered out to see a disgusting sight.
"Eeekay… I feel sicker now…"
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"I should've said… ugh… I was lactose intolerant but… Ooo… beating Sandshrew is always a… urp… priority…" Chespin said weakly, covering his mouth in agony.
He suddenly keeled over the toilet and puked.
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"I'm gonna having nightmares. So… disgusting…" lamented a horrified Flygon.
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It was another day, and the sun was barely peaking over the lake, signaling dawn. The campers were all asleep- and were expectingto stay asleep for the rest of the early morning- aside who woke up soon.
"RISE AND SHINE MY CAMPERS! IT'S TIME FOR A CHALLENGE! MEET ME IN THE MESS HALL!"
"AAAHH!" Monferno yelled as she jumped out of bed and face planted onto the floor.
"Mmpphmm…" she groaned.
"A challenge early in morning…?" asked Flaafy as she struggled to get out bed, "I'm going to strangle that orange turd…"
"Not before I do." growled Fraxure.
"Save a hit or two fa' me." added Sandshrew.
The door between the two sections of the cabin opened and a sleepy looking Buizel peered through.
"I heard a bang… is everyone okay?"
The girls simply pointed to Monferno as she dozed off on the floor.
"Ah, alright. I'll leave her be." he said, shutting the door.
Minutes later, the Jolteons left their cabin to the mess hall with Flaafy unhappily dragging Monferno along behind her.
"Why did I have to do this?" she asked everyone else.
"You were the closest." chimed Helioptile as she walked along beside her, book in hand.
"And that means something!?"
"Not so loud… I just woke up…" complained Sentret.
"Why couldn't this challenge be later in the day?" complained Sableye as he stretched, "I don't even understand how that turd of a host even has the energy to do this."
Buizel yawned, "I don't know dude- maybe he snorted a line."
"Heh… maybe he… he shot himself up…"
"Yeah, that too…" Sableye paused, "Wait a sec… I know that snarky tone far too well…"
He turned to see Sneasel, who's eyes were bloodshot and fur ruffled about wildly. Sableye jumped back in shock.
"Holy fuck, did a train hit'cha?"
Sneasel grabbed a rock and etched 'train' onto it before throwing right at him, striking him in the cheek.
"Hit you… instead…"
Sableye rubbed his cheek and snorted, "Ya' got me there."
"What happened to you guys?" Mienfoo asked Aipom. She opened her mouth to answer but fell onto Sneasel with a snore instead.
"Lack… of sleep…" droned Mothim as he passed her, barely in the air. He then promptly plopped down onto Flygon.
"What? How did that happen?" Spoink asked incredulously.
Pancham held up his notepad, as every other Flareon were too irritated to answer and simply walked past the Jolteons.
'Phantump kept everyone up with his snoring. Only me and him slept all of last night.'
True to Pancham's writing, everyone was giving Phantump the cold shoulder and dirty looks- even from Cubone and Minun.
Whimsicott tilted her head confused.
"Snoring?"
'He lost his medicine.'
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"I can't help it if my medicine go missing! It's not my fault its gone!" Phantump said, his mask heavily damaged.
"IT FUCKING IS!" yelled his teammates.
"…okay maybe it is."
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"We're here for the entire SUMMER. And he brings ONE WEEKS WORTH of the very thing he needed to keep his snoring to a minimum- then makes a bullshit excuse!" yelled Ledian.
"I knew he a bit of an idiot but this is another level of stupid!"
[\/\/]
Once piled inside the mess hall, they were all greeted by the sight of Victini and Jirachi wearing chef's uniforms, Hoopa nowhere in sight.
"Welcome campers to the first ever, Total Drama Eating Extravaganza!" announced Victini.
"Why so fucking early you orange dickface!?" roared Fraxure.
"Simple! I felt extra energetic today when I woke up, so I decided to do the challenge an hour early so we can all enjoy the morning!"
"It's… FIVE A.M." noted an irritated Glaceon.
"Don't care!" Victini gestured over to Jirachi, "Anyways, today's challenge is courtesy of Jirachi and her amazing cooking! So, don't forgot to give compliments to her!"
Sneasel scoffed and rubbed her eyes.
"Compliments? I... I only have complaints."
She caught Jiarchi's glare as well as her teleporting a frying pan into her hand. She showcased a few example swings, which was more than enough for the cat to immediately change her tone.
"I take it back, you're cooking will likely be amazing."
Jirachi smiled with a fierce look in her eyes. She held the frying pan as if it were a sword.
"Why thank you Sneasel. I hope you all enjoy my food though. I work very hard when I cook."
Everyone nervously smiled back.
[\/\/]
"No one insults my cooking." said Jirachi, a crazy smile on her face.
[\/\/]
"Should say that the last person to insult Jirachi's cooking has not recovered yet." admitted Victini.
He scratched the back of his head and looked away.
"Yo Marshadow, hope you're doing okay bro… I did warn you…"
[\/\/]
"So… how does this all work…" Mothim barely got out before dozing off on Flygon's back.
"Thanks for asking my sleepy moth! It's all quite simple!" replied Victini.
Duosion yawned as he groaned.
"There's that word. Simple."
"Out a different mouth, it'd mean what it means, but him…" added Flaafy.
Victini floated over to a table in the centre of the mess hall, a chair on each side. The rest of the seats gathered around the table.
"Here is where the entire challenge happens! The basics of it is that there two campers competing in each round. Whoever finishes first or lasts the longest wins the round."
"So, how many rounds are there?" asked Mienfoo.
Victini flashed a smug grin and held up a peace sign.
"It's ten to win! Better like the seat you guys pick- this'll take all morning!"
The campers groaned in chorus, a few of the Flareons even flopping to the floor exhausted.
"That's the spirit! Now, who from each team will go first and set this all up?" he asked.
Fraxure grunted, "I'll go. Get this bullshit over with."
She sat down in one chair while Flygon waddled up to the other chair. To everyone's shock, he decided to toss down Mothim into the seat instead of sitting himself.
"He took a free ride, so he can go first." he said, clearly irritated.
"Man… he's different when he's tired." commented Chespin. He almost slipped out of his chair but Pancham caught him.
Pancham shrugged and wrote back, 'We're all different when we're tired.'
"You're… you're not even any different looking though, how?"
'Sleep disorder. I take pills.'
"You…" Chespin leaned back into his seat, ready to snooze, "You're a lucky bastard."
"Well, now that we have our two competitors'! Let's get the show on the road." Victini uncovered a TV screen on the wall, "After this round, it'll be random matchups. But let's first see what dish comes first! Hold your breaths and stomachs, we have over one-hundred dishes that could be selected!"
The screen flashed a multitude of meals before slowing to a stop to show them all the first meal.
"And first up is… fried tofu!" announced Victini.
"Truly, a feast for the worthy…" commented Helioptile.
"Tofu… is nice." said Nidorina.
There was silence as Victini waited for something to happen. When a few minutes passed, he frowned and folded his arms in anger.
"HOOPA! GET OUT HERE!"
"Ugh…"
The genie came through the doors of the kitchen to reveal the two plates of tofu, as well as the maid uniform that had been forced onto him by Jirachi.
"I feel… so silly…"
Sableye couldn't help but laugh at his enemy's situation.
"Hahahaha! I knew you needed a clean slate their genie! But a waitress!?"
"Cut it out or I cut it out for you." he growled as he set the two plates on the table.
The clatter woke Mothim up.
"Ehh…" he looked around, "What's… what's going on."
"Your first up in the challenge! Finish the plate first to win a point for your team." Victini chuckled and teleported an air-horn into his hand, "So get ready!"
"Wa-wait!"
Victini blew the horn, signaling the start of the round. Everyone expected Fraxure to devour it all in one go but instead, all she did was stare at the tofu.
"Fraxure, what're you waiting for!?" yelled Monferno, finally awake, "It's just tofu!"
"It's healthy shit! I don't eat healthy shit!"
"I should mention that if you refuse to eat, you forfeit the round! So, you better think quick before I disqualify you!" taunted Victini.
Fraxure looked down at the tofu once more, then to the sleepy moth on the other side, lightly nibbling at the tofu, nowhere close to doing anything other than wetting it with his mouth.
"Fraxure… just eat one. You'd win by default. The moth is in no state to eat." said Buizel.
The dragon picked up a piece and sniffed it. She gagged.
"Ugh… if I have too…"
She gulped the piece down and shuddered.
"Ooo… that tasted… wrong…"
She paused.
"Wait a sec…" she smacked her lips a few times, "Is that mint?"
Victini snickered.
"Well, I never said those 100 dishes were made plain, did I? Be on your toes- the dishes could taste like anything." he said with a wicked smile on his face.
[\/\/]
"This guy will always find something to twist around in these challenges. I can only imagine future challenges with that in mind now. It's been a mundane adventure so far." said Cubone.
[\/\/]
Victini floated over to Mothim and listened in for a moment. The moth was snoring.
"Fraxure wins the round by default!" he presses a button on the repurposed flip-phone, "Next up is…"
The screen stopped on a picture of apple pie, with smaller pictures of Noibat and Minun at each side.
"Noibat and Minun eating pie!"
"I can do it, I can do it." said the bat as she flapped over, taking Fraxure's place.
They all watched Minun sluggishly hop into the chair- uncharacteristic of the mouse.
"You okay, okay Minun?" the bat asked in concern.
Minun scowled at Noibat and let out a quiet growl.
"No… I'm not."
Minun and Noibat began to eat slowly though it was clear Minun was not in the mood for any sort of jeering or cheering of any kind.
"Come Minun, eat a little faster!" shouted Phantump.
Minun stopped and glared at him. She snorted and picked up the pie.
"Meanie." she growled as she threw the tin of pie at him, splattering its contents all over his mask.
"Hey!"
[\/\/]
"Wow is missing sleep that bad?" observed Spoink.
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"It's like watching that one episode of the original show, where that one soldier was exhausted… only multiplied by anentire team being exhausted." commented Raichu.
He shuddered.
"Thank goodness we weren't racing and that I wasn't that tired. Always woke up O-four-hundred anyways."
[\/\/]
"Minun, you're disqualified!" announced Victini.
"Don't even ca…" she fell asleep before she could finish the sentence.
Victini teleported the Minus Pokémon to her seat and started up the roulette once more. He let out a chuckle when it stopped.
"Next round is between Buizel and Sneasel with a full box of sushi for them to munch on! Hope you two like…"
Victini noticed that both campers were already in the seats and ready to eat, impatiently waiting for Hoopa to bring out the food.
"…seafood." he coughed awkwardly, "My, aren't you two eager?"
"I… I haven't had breakfast and you tell me there's…" she yawned, "Fish that needs eating. What else is there to say?" explained Sneasel.
Buizel shrugged, "I like fish as well. Same with the breakfast thing."
"Well then, let's get this going then… HOOPA!" the host bellowed.
The genie came out and set down two plates full of sushi on the table. The moment Victini yelled go, having deafened everyone once more, the duo tore into the food. Within thirty seconds, they both finished their plates, leaving everyone speechless.
"Okay…" Sneasel picked at her teeth with a claw, "I will say, I take back the no compliments thing for real. That was good. Love the taste of strawberry."
"I agree." Buizel said, a fulfilled grin on his face, "And my food tasted of apples. Jirachi's that good huh?"
"I got my degree for a reason!" Jirachi yelled from the kitchen.
"It's great that you two enjoyed that and all but… who won?" asked Monferno.
Victini went to answer only to realize he didn't have the answer.
"As awesome as I am, I must admit that I don't know myself…" he popped his cellphone into existence, "But that's what production teams are for! Good thing they watch everything!"
Before he could do anything, a chime from the phone told him a text came in- it told him all he needed to know.
"Well, it seems the winner of this round is Sneasel by a few milliseconds! First point for the Flareons! Don't mess up now you guys or else you're going back to the campfire ceremony! But I prefer it to be honest!"
"Cool. Maybe our luck will turn around now." she said as she back down next to Aipom. The monkey laid her head on the cat.
"Mm… maybe…" the monkey replied a yawn interrupting her, "Though... we're all still… tired…"
"You can lay as long as you want."
Aipom giggled as she laid onto Sneasel in earnest.
"Thanks… so soft…"
Whimsicott snickered, elbowing Sandshrew, "Look at that! Cute isn't it!"
"Yeah, they make a good pair."
Monferno sniggered, "Think so?"
"I heard they are one already." affirmed Whimsicott.
"Really?" asked Mienfoo. Whimsicott nodded.
"I know the two are rarely seen apart but sheesh. That's heckuva step ta' take." commented Sandshrew.
Flygon overheard the conversation, as did most of the Flareons, though no one said anything to the sleeping pair.
[\/\/]
"It's almost like they didn't take that step at all or something. Oh well, it's just a rumor. It'll go away… eventually." said Whimsicott.
[\/\/]
"I don't know whether to tell them or not- tell them and they get angry at me for telling them 'lies'. Don't and they get angry at me for not telling them."
Flygon sighed as he began to clean his goggles nervously.
"Why me…?"
[\/\/]
The next round declared by Victini had Nidorina beating out the picky eater Glaceon when it came to eating tomato soup.
"Really Glaceon? You're giving up because it's tomato soup?" asked an irritated Aipom.
"I hate tomatoes." the eeveelution simply replied.
"Tastes…" Nidorina took another small sip, "Tastes… like vanilla…?"
"It does?" he took one sip of his soup and spat it out, "Ugh! W-what is that?"
A snicker was heard from the kitchen.
"Seaweed!"
"AHH!" he yelled, rushing out of the mess hall.
[\/\/]
Glaceon could be seen brushing his teeth intensely.
"RRRRRRRRRR!" he growled as he continued to brush.
[\/\/]
After that loss, it was Helioptile beating out Cubone when the burrito's they were given were spicier than imagined for one of the two.
"AAAAAHHHHH!" cried Cubone as she ran for the kitchen in search of water. A splash from within told them all she dived into the sink.
"Get out of there Cubone!" they all heard Jirachi yell.
"What the hell was in that thing?" inquired Spoink as he eyed the barely eaten burrito she left behind, "Is it that spicy?"
"Tabasco sauce mixed with Figy berry juices and habanero peppers…" said Helioptile as she took another bite of it and shrugged, "Aftertaste of wasabi; not that bad."
Everyone looked at her in horror.
"It's my favorite combo!" Victini cheered as he took a bite of his own burrito.
"I'm melting just thinking about that combination." commented Sneasel.
"Same here and I'm not an Ice type." said Sableye.
"I got the same feeling too and I'm a Fire-type." said Monferno.
Buizel laughed, "Knowing you, it'd actually set your mouth on fire."
Monferno rolled her eyes, "Don't say that, it might actually happen."
Cubone walked back out from the kitchen, tears in her eyes.
"That wasn't a fun time…" she whined.
"Well you lost, so the fun was lost twice as much!" chipped Victini, "Another point to the Jolteons!"
[\/\/]
"Eaten spicy food since I was a kid. Nothing new." noted Helioptile.
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"I eat gems for a living, not hot-sauce. Dunno why everyone's so shocked I hate spicy shit."
[\/\/]
Up next, Mienfoo and Raichu ate a pile of hot dogs.
"Ugh…"
"Come on Rai-rai!" cheered Minun.
Rather, Mienfoo ate a pile of hot dogs while Raichu made a small dent in the stack of them, unable to keep up with the Martial Arts Pokémon.
"How in the world is a soldier bad at eating!? Aren't you guys always hungry!?" ranted Aipom.
"It's…" he burped, "It's called rations. We eat twice a day and the portions are small... you get used to it…"
Aipom put a hand to her head and groaned. A yawn came after.
"That's… that's just great. Not like we're losing or anything."
Duosion snorted, "Leave Raichu alone Aipom, bullying him won't make him eat all the food."
"I'm just saying, at least I try when it comes to challenges, instead of just giving up from a tiny stomachache!"
"So really, you're telling me, in truth, that you'd bully your teammates to win? Because all you've done so far is insult Raichu." shot Duosion.
His words ignited Aipom's temper but she kept a calm face at the challenge of Duosion's words.
"No, I'm just saying I have my assumptions about what everyone on this team can achieve." she replied.
Duosion chuckled, knowing he has her where he wants.
"Assumptions? Having assumptions about what your teammates can do, doesn't make for a good leader. Do you assume we're all capable of doing things you can? Or better yet, what your darling pet can do without her voice."
"What does that mean!?" Sneasel yelled in anger.
"You know exactly what that means you snarky bitch!" Glaceon retorted.
"Rich coming from the playfox!"
Aipom ignored the two yelling back and forth, focusing more on the murmurs from both sides of the room- they weren't in her favor. She could yell at herself internally for being stupid enough to fall for his trap.
"What a team leader you are Aipom- can't even control yourself, let alone your subordinate." Raichu pointed out as he sat back down, "A wonder why Duosion is better. He should lead this team."
"Well it's nice you think that Raichu." replied Duosion.
Murmurs of agreement among her team put Aipom in a fouler mood while all Flygon and Sneasel could do is sneak a worried glance at each other, unable to say anything to rectify the situation.
[\/\/]
"That bastard can twist any situation into his own gain," Aipom let out a long yawn, "…It didn't help I'm tired. I need a plan."
[\/\/]
"I feel the lack of sleep is clouding my dear rival's judgement and words. Sadly, I had nothing to do with that. That was all Raichu." Duosion said smugly.
[\/\/]
Victini took one look at the TV screen and grinned.
"Monferno, Pancham, you two will be eating gelatin!"
"Oh boy, gelatin!" the Fire-type chirped as she ran over to the table. She tripped and fell over- slamming face first into it.
"Ooo… That's gotta hurt!" commented Victini as she picked herself up.
"I'm… I'm fine…"
Pancham walked over and quietly pulled her up and helped her into her seat before sitting across from her.
"How courteous." said Jirachi as she watched from the kitchen window, "You should do that more babe."
"I'll try harder next time Jira." Victini sweetly replied.
[\/\/]
"Watching those two flirt with each other… time to time. It's so different from how… he acts between us and her. Mean one second… sweet the next." said Nidorina.
[\/\/]
Monferno grinned, "Thanks, Pancham."
'You're welcome.' he wrote back.
Hoopa, reluctantly as before, brought the plates of gelatin, ignoring the jeers from Sableye. After Victini let them start, it wasn't long until something happened.
"She's choking!" cried Mienfoo as she watched Monferno choke on the gelatin.
Pancham dropped his spoon and hopped over the table, giving the monkey a few forceful smacks on the back, clearing her throat.
Monferno took a deep breath, then a few more, before looking at the panda.
"Th…" she gulped, "Thank you dude."
The panda gave her friendly smile and shrugged, handing her a note.
'No big deal. Help is help.'
"You still, did save her Pancham and for that you get a point; minding the fact, she technically was disqualified anyways."
'No problem?'
Victini smiled.
"Also, thanks for saving me from paying many, many hospital bills…"
"Because that's important Vicky!" Jirachi yelled from the kitchen.
"It would be on you to pay as well! We share a bank account!" he yelled back, only to laugh nervously when he realized he said that aloud.
"Heheee…. Forget you all heard that." he said as he started the roulette up again.
"No promises." said Helioptile. Victini blew the air horn next to her, making her jump into the air, "You asshole."
"Thanks." the host accepted. He glanced at the screen and smiled. "Just a reminder, it's 5 for the Jolteons and a measly 1 for the Flareons! So, with that in mind, next up is Sentret and Ledian eating ice cream- random flavors for extra fun!"
"Let's hurry up. I'd like to sleep sometime soon." said Ledian as she laid her head on the table.
"I agree." said Sentret before scratching his head at the sight of the red bug.
"Who are you again?"
"He just said my name!" she barked, making him and the rest of the camper's flinch.
"Man, that red bug is grouchy!" said Whimsicott. She laughed, "She needs some cheer to go with that sneer!"
Ledian chose her right to remain silent as Hoopa dropped the two plates of ice cream in front of them. Hers was chocolate while Sentret's was mint.
"Oh mint, how fresh it can be- as fresh as the new breath of a newborn or-"
Victini blew the air horn, cutting him off. The two immediately dug into the ice cream but soon, Sentret had to stop.
"Ahh… brain freeze…" he said as he held his head in pain.
Ledian ignored his cries of pain and continued to eat the ice cream. Sentret's massive headache did not subside by the time Ledian had already finished.
"And Ledian wins this round!" announced Victini, "Seems the Flareons are catching a break once more."
"Now… how did that red bug eat all that fucking ice cream without getting brain freeze?" questioned Fraxure.
Helioptile snorted, "Biology."
"That doesn't explain jack shit!"
"You don't need to know more than that."
Fraxure picked Helioptile's book out of her hands and threw it at the trash bin but missed.
"You don't need to read so much shit if you're gonna act like snarky bitch number two, fucking bookworm."
Helioptile just glared at her as she walked over to pick it back up.
[\/\/]
"Thug." Helioptile wrote in her book, "Make her pay later."
[\/\/]
"That bookworm is starting to get on my wrong side! If she keeps it up, I'm dumping a book or two of hers into the lake!" yelled Fraxure.
[\/\/]
The next rounds ended with Aggron easily beating Whimsicott when it came to eating ten assorted pastries. Then came Duosion going against Sableye eating something simple.
"Macaroni?" Duosion said as he floated into his seat, "I hadn't eaten that since I was five."
"Same, but I was seven when I stopped."
"Well today you two are lucky to enjoy it once more!" Victini said as Hoopa placed down two large bowls of macaroni and cheese, "Enjoy!"
He blew the air horn and the two quickly dug into the food, both noting it tasted rather plain. They were neck and neck for a few minutes until Sableye dug his spoon farther in, uncovering something hissing.
"What the…?" he said as he pushed some of the cheesy pasta out of the way, "What is that noise?"
"What'd you find?" asked Buizel as he tried to see for himself, as did everyone else.
Sableye moved some more of the macaroni out of the way only to see a small explosive sitting amongst the cheesy food.
"Oh fu-"
It went off, covering the imp in a layer of macaroni and flinging him onto the floor. He slowly got up, digging his claws into the table and back into the seat. He wiped some of the cheese of his face to see Hoopa floating there, phone in hand, taking pictures.
"AHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA! Say… CHEESE!" he yelled, taking a hoard of pictures.
"I think it's safe to say Duosion won this round." Victini said, giving Hoopa a glare, "Go clean up- I don't want Flygon's excellent work to be of waste just yet."
"Yeah! I work hard to keep this whole camp clean!" the dragon shouted.
Sneasel shot him a worried look.
"You have a problem."
"No I don't!"
Sableye got up and starting to walk away, only to stop. He threw two globs of ruined macaroni, smacking Hoopa straight in the face and knocking the camera out of his hands.
"Cheese, bitch."
As the genie roared in anger, the imp walked out.
[\/\/]
"I should've expected that. Probably what Hoopa was wearing the get'up for."
Sableye chuckled, "May hate'em with my guts but I 'ave ta' admit, he works 'ard ta' make a prank work."
[\/\/]
"It was worth the docked pay." said a smug Hoopa, his body slightly singed.
He coughed out soot, "It was not worth the Fire Blast from Vic."
[\/\/]
"Well, with that…" Victini angrily eyed the crispy Hoopa in the corner, "Interruption, out of the way. The score is now 5 Jolteons, 4 Flareons! Flareons, you're catching up!"
The Flareons gave a half-hearted cheer, most of them having woken up along the way.
"Jolteons, don't slip and lose now!" he turned to the screen, "Next round is Flygon and Spoink eating…" Victini started to laugh, "Hahahaa, how ironic! Cheesecake!"
Once healed by Jirachi Hoopa set down the food, the two went straight to eating though they had noticeably unique styles of eating.
"Flygon, stop being so precise and eat the entire thing!" yelled Chespin as Flygon carefully cut a small piece.
"But I have to be exact! It's the only way for me!"
"Just shove it all down your throat! You got a big mouth and throat and stuff!" said Phantump.
He turned and noticed everyone on both sides giving him a wide-eyed stare.
"What?!"
"Do you… do you know what you just said?" said Aipom.
"I said he has a big th-"
He felt a pair of hands cover his mouth. He saw Pancham shaking his head.
"No dude… no." Buizel said for everyone else.
[\/\/]
"What'd I say!?" Phantump yelled, confused.
[\/\/]
"Mother of all gods, I've never met someone so shut-in like this before." said Chespin.
[\/\/]
Flygon soon lost to Spoink, his slow pace no match for the piglet. With him down, the floodgates of loss continued once more for the Flareons. Fraxure won against Raichu in a contest eating chocolate strawberries.
"Come on Fraxure, it's both sugary an' healthy! It's neutral!" encouraged Sandshrew.
Fraxure sighed and reluctantly ate one while Raichu tried to stomach eating at all after the last round he ate.
"Sorry guys. I'm full…" he said, leaning back in his chair.
"Not this again." moaned Aipom.
Flygon put a hand on her shoulder.
"I think staying silent is better this time."
Aipom growled quietly, her tail bending the back-piece to her chair with ease.
[\/\/]
"That girl is about to explode! I'm the only one allowed to be that furious!" said an insulted Fraxure.
[\/\/]
The next round was no better, with Sneasel pitted against Mienfoo eating meatloaf.
"Ugh… it smells terrible and it's so greasy. Hell, there's enough oil on this meat to fuel a truck." Sneasel said as she pushed the plate away, holding back a gag.
"Eat it icicle breath! We're losing!" yelled Chespin.
"Yeah, yeah!" jeered Minun, "Eat the disgusting food, you mean-meanie!"
Sneasel scowled and turned back to Mienfoo, expecting her to be gagging as well. Instead saw her easily eating up the meatloaf with one hand, the other holding her nose shut. Mienfoo noticed her staring and smiled.
"What's wrong? Cold-heart can't take something warm?" the Martial Arts Pokémon taunted.
Sneasel scoffed and left the table without a word.
[\/\/]
Mienfoo glanced up to the camera as she leaned over the toilet, her face green.
"Worth… urp… it…"
[\/\/]
Victini and the campers watched the screen flicker through various pictures before it settled on three new ones.
"Well, it looks like the inevitable has been chosen! Sandshrew and Chespin, you two are up!"
"Finally, I get to prove I'm better once more!" yelled Chespin as he walked over to the table.
"Your green bastard ass ain't winnin' 'gainst me!" Sandshrew shot back, sitting across from him.
The two growled at each other, ignoring the host at the side of the table, who tried in vain to get their attention.
"Yoo-hoo? Sandshrew? Chespin? You two listening? I said you two are eating sundae's!" he asked.
They ignored him.
"Well, I guess it'll be a surprise." he said as Hoopa glided past him.
The two barely noticed the two plates placed next to them and balked in horror.
"Su-sundae's?" asked a horrified Chespin.
Victini nodded, "Yup! Ice cream sundaes for the two of you! Let's see how many you two can finish!"
Sandshrew stared at the vanilla ice cream in the glass cup, covered in whipped cream, chocolate syrup, and topped with a Cheri berry. She could see root beer at the bottom.
She gulped in horror.
[\/\/]
"Ice cream isn't so bad but…" Sandshrew let out a nervous laugh.
"It's just after seeing Chespin 'url… I don't wanna eat ice cream anytime soon." explained Sandshrew.
[\/\/]
"D… do I have to?" asked Chespin.
"We're down by four," she yelled, a bit harsher than usual "of course you do!" yelled Aipom.
"No, he doesn't!" interjected Minun, "Quit if you want Chespin!"
Aipom glared at the mouse.
"We're losing! Do you want to lose?"
Minun puffed her cheeks and challenged her stare.
Chespin stared at the ice cream, as did Sandshrew. Even after Victini blew the air horn, they stared. Cheering from both sides didn't help.
"Come on Sandshrew! You're better than that green piece of shit!" yelled Fraxure.
"Just one bowl Sandy!" cheered Whimsicott.
'Try if you can Chespin!' the sign Pancham held up said.
"You can do it! Just think it's an adventure!" said Cubone.
Finally, they both caved in and started eating the sundae, if reluctantly. Even then, they both finished the first bowl in record time and by the second, were more focused on beating each other than taking their time.
"I'm… going… to… beat… you… you… pudgy… bitch…" Chespin said between each scoop of ice cream.
"We'll… see… 'bout… that… green…. bastard…" replied Sandshrew.
It was by the fifth bowl that both slowed down, though it was more obvious that Chespin wasn't slowing down due to brain freeze.
"Oooo… urp…" he groaned as he held his grumbling stomach.
It did not go unnoticed.
"Whoa, Chespin, you… okay?" asked Cubone.
"That doesn't sound good." commented Sentret.
Duosion gave a curious glance at the sick chipmunk.
"Sounds like he's got a stomachache. Nothing some time will fix."
"Yeah, and Sandshrew has brain freeze." added Raichu.
"Umm… this isn't good…" said Buizel, remembering yesterday's events well.
"I think this'll be worse than last time…" said Monferno.
Chespin's face started to go green, signaling his team that his problem was much, much worse than they thought.
"Uhh… you all sure he's okey-doke?" asked Minun.
Flygon gulped, "I think I'm about to see what I don't want to see… again…"
"What do you mean again?" echoed Duosion and Raichu.
Amongst the chatter, Helioptile slammed her book shut, catching everyone's attention.
"Chespin is lactose intolerant. Just ate ice cream. Add."
Total silence, apart from Chespin's growling stomach.
"Chespin, are you nuts!?" yelled Ledian.
"Wanted… urgh… to win…"
"Not if you gotta puke!" said an alarmed Aipom as she started to back away, as did Sneasel and Flygon, "I mean, I knew you had problems with dairy but…"
The eyes of all the other campers rounded on her.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Don't you all look at me! I'm not the only one who knew!"
Duosion narrowed his eyes, "But even then, you said nothing?"
"Worst leader ever! I told you he didn't have too!" cried Minun.
Aipom stood on her sat and turned to the mouse and ready to scream. It took Sneasel desperately pulling her back into her seat and covering her mouth to stop her.
As the two alliances came to blows, Chespin finally rushed out of the mess hall to blow chunks. He could be heard puking through the doors, disgusting some of the campers but thankfully, wasn't enough to cause of wave of hurling. Sandshrew on the other hand, slammed her head onto the table in pain.
"Well, I can safely say that Chespin has lost this round!" yelled Victini, "Flareons, one more loss and its game over for you all man!"
"What a cheesy reference." moaned Phantump.
"Looks who's talking!" yelled Fraxure.
"I for one like the reference." said Spoink, "It helps he used a few times beforehand."
"Right you are my bouncy porkster!" cheered Victini as he activated what he decided to term, the Randomificator.
"Is that trademarked?" Hoopa yelled from the kitchen.
Victini smiled, "It is now!"
"Do you have the money to do so babe?" quipped Jirachi.
Victini groaned as the campers and his co-hosts laughed.
[\/\/]
"I find it funny that a bunch of high school students and hell, a few college freshmen, probably have more money than the host of the show. Said show where the prize is 5 million poke! I think he needs more than we do." commented Sentret.
[\/\/]
"Phantump against Flaafy eating burgers and fries!" Victini announced once the Randomificator picked the match-up, both campers moving to sit at the table once he did. "Remember Flareon's, It's 9 to 4 right now! You need Phantump to win to keep from losing the challenge!"
"Even then, it's a stretch." pointed out Sentret.
"Hah, yeah, we won." Fraxure said smugly.
"Phantump... you better not lose." growled Aipom, barely containing her anger.
Victini smiled as Phantump frowned at everyone's words.
"No pressure!"
"You better win Phantump or else!" yelled Glaceon, "You made us all tired- the least your dorky butt could do for us all."
"Burgers, huh?" Phantump said, trying to stay calm as he floated over the seat, "I always loved some good burgers. The best are the ones I ate at this convention for…"
Phantump caught Flaafy's glare.
"I don't care."
"Alright then. Another time but to be hon-"
He stopped when Hoopa set down the large trays of neatly made burgers onto the table in front of the two campers.
"Enjoy." he growled.
"Well, do as he said you two!" Victini said, blowing the air horn after.
The two went to work devouring the burgers, going as quickly as possible without choking. As they did, Helioptile moved slightly closer to Nidorina and kicked her chair. The Poison Pin Pokémon glanced over to see a note written in her book- small but clear enough for her to read.
'Poison the next round of food.'
Nidorina watched Helioptile stealthily rip the note out and deftly hand it to Whimsicott, who hide it in her fluff. She heeded the order without question and poisoned the second round as it passed her, Hoopa unaware of the condition of the food being less than healthy and everyone else oblivious to her sabotage.
It took little time for the poison to affect both contestants but one was far more affected than the other, thanks to being part Grass-type.
"Ooooo…" groaned Phantump as he held his stomach.
"Is Phantump okay?" asked Cubone as she watched the ghost cover his mouth.
"Seems like he overdid it. Must be gas." observed Duosion.
"Last time someone looked sick- last round mind you- it was worse than that?" said Buizel.
"I'm being optimistic."
Sandshrew whistled but held her head in pain when she did.
"That ghost looks like he's gonna blow. More than pin-prick bastard did just then."
"Flaafy ain't doing hot either." Monferno pointed out.
As she pointed out, the sheep was also covering her mouth, clearly trying to hold out the inevitable for as long as she could.
"This turned from an eating competition to whoever holds in their lunch longer. Disgusting." said Flygon.
Pancham handed him a note which he read aloud.
"Don't look." repeated Flygon, "Why's that?"
Pancham slowly put a hand to his face at Flygon's stupidity.
Phantump finally couldn't take it anymore and finally let loose what he'd been trying to stop, showering the floor with vomit. In turn, this made Flaafy vomit onto the floor as well.
"Ooo…" Flygon groaned before covering his mouth in agony. He failed to stop himself from puking as well. In turn, Glaceon, Cubone and Minun all puked at the sight of the dragon vomiting.
"Oh gods…" Spoink said as he began to feel nauseous. When Flaafy reeled again, he couldn't stop himself.
Watching Spoink hurl lead Noibat to do so as well, then Sentret. Before long, much of both teams had brought back all the food eat the entire morning onto the mess hall floor.
[\/\/]
"Not the best thing to sit through. Worse when I saw the floor afterwards." said Flygon, his voice monotone.
[\/\/]
"This show took a turn from comedy to tragedy in one good throw." joked Sableye.
[\/\/]
"Well aside from all the vomiting, I think this challenge has been am-a-zing! Sadly, we now have to wrap it all up before any of you need something more than bedrest and a trip to the infirmary."
"I feel… like my lungs come out…" groaned Flaafy.
Victini floated over to the table as she clutched at her stomach and tugged her arm into the air with a laugh.
"I can definitely say Flaafy won that round and with that, victory is in the hands of the Jolly Jolteons!"
The Jolteons who hadn't puked yet cheered while the ones who did, did their best to try and cheer.
Victini turned to the other team, "Flareons, you guys have lost once again and are going to the campfire ceremony tonight. Have fun deciding who you all want to leave on the Mantine of Disappointment once more!"
He clapped his hands together.
"With that said, I dismiss the Jolteons- you guys deserve some bed-rest. The Flareons on the other hand…"
With a snap of his fingers, a closet's worth of cleaning supplies landed on the table.
"You guys get to clean up the mess hall! Have fun!"
He teleported away, leaving the mess hall silent.
"Phantump…" started Aggron.
"Yeah?"
"I despise you."
[\/\/]
"If I could, I would definitely eat another round of Jirach's cooking. Better than the hot garbage Hoopa cooks for us." complained Sableye.
A portal appeared over his head and a carton of eggs fell on him.
"I egg-spected that."
A pot then fell through, knocking him out.
"No puns you damn imp!"
[\/\/]
"Awesome we won…" Flaafy groaned softly and held her stomach, "At the expense of my health… I think soup is all I'll be eating for the next few days."
She suddenly covered her mouth and keeled over just as the camera cut-off.
[\/\/]
'This challenge is the worst so far. I think I let go of yesterday's dinner as well.' wrote Pancham.
[\/\/]
"I think I've had enough cleaning for the year. Fuck you Phantump." moaned Chespin.
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"Mothy~! Mothy~!" chimed Minun as she ran into the male cabin.
"Whoa, whoa! What're you doing in here!? Guys only!" yelled Glaceon.
"Speaking to Mothim silly!"
The moth poked his head above the screen of his laptop.
"Yes?" he saw it was Minun. "Minun? What's wrong?"
"I need to speak with you about something!"
Before he could answer yes or no, the mouse grabbed him and dragged him outside to shock of the male Flareons.
"Please let me goooooo!" he screamed as she ran to the back of the cabin.
She let go once she stopped and let him breath for a moment.
"What's so important that you dragged me outside!? I have things to do!"
"It's about you and Noibat!"
Mothim gave her a blank look.
"Yeah? And?"
Minun frowned.
"She likes you, you silly moth."
Mothim hummed and looked away.
"Yeah, no. I don't think she wants some nerdy moth who'd rather stare at a computer than talk to people."
"That's what you think! I know she likes you! All you have to do is accept that!"
She took a step closer.
"And I'm going to help you! I think you two make a great pair no matter what either team will think!"
Mothim groaned.
[\/\/]
"This is a waste of time. I'm fine with being friends with her but there's no way she likes me that much." said Mothim.
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"Baby steps everyone!" chirped Minun.
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"Okay, plan time. Now." ordered Aipom as she, Sneasel, and Flygon rested on the dock after an afternoon of mopping- not that Flygon was complaining about that.
"Well, I can firmly say none of us three are leaving this time around. Just one person for sure honestly." affirmed Flygon.
"Phantump. Dork ghost extraordinaire." Sneasel pointed out.
Aipom let out an angry sigh, "Right but that doesn't help us. It doesn't hinder Duosion at all for one and for two, that's a potential recruit gone."
"Well, when it came to being utter dogshit in the challenge, one comes into mind for me and that's Raichu." said Sneasel.
Aipom squealed in joy from something finally going her way.
"Raichu is best buds with Duosion. If he left, it'd be a kick in the teeth!"
"Let's get him then!" chimed Sneasel.
She then hung her head.
"No one's going to just vote for him because I said so now though. I look like an asshole compared to Duosion now and if I say vote for someone close to him…"
"Well, we'll never know unless we try." interjected Flygon, "We should split up and ask around."
"I'm down with that." said Sneasel.
Aipom nodded, "Let's get to it then."
[\/\/]
'I'd rather Raichu leave than Phantump. Raichu seems more like Duosion's lackey than friend. I don't like the look of that.' Pancham's note read.
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"I'll vote Raichu. Phantump may have lost us the challenge but it seemed less like his fault and more the foods." said Ledian.
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"Phantump can leave." said Aggron.
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"An easy choice to make. Phantump." said Chespin.
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"Hope my plan works. If it does, then it knocks that blob down a bunch of pegs. If it doesn't, then no losses. But still… I really want to beat him." said Aipom.
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Duosion smiled confidently, "Nothing Aipom can do right now. All she can do is hope she isn't eliminated but I know for a fact that's not happening. Sad really."
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"I hope her plan works. She's been on the cusp of losing all day…" Sneasel said in a worried tone.
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Victini observed the campers sitting in front of him. All of them looked nervous- it was the first time anyone could really go home. He loved it
"Welcome back Flareons! It's great to see you all again so soon! I bet you all made your choices with your guts!"
A few of them scoffed.
"Well I guess you all aren't in the happiest of moods, so let's not dawdle then."
Jirachi came out with her tray and Hoopa's as well.
"He got knocked out by a pot." she whispered to him. He just nodded and continued.
"Well let's begin with… Pancham!" the panda caught his with a smile.
"Aggron… Minun…. Aipom… Glaceon…"
Phantump sighed. He knew he was going home for sure.
"Sneasel… Mothim… Duosion… Ledian…"
Raichu gave his three comrades a confused look. Surely, he wasn't going home- in all their minds, he did nothing wrong.
"Chespin… Flygon… Cubone…"
Raichu was now silent and wide-eyed. Here he was, bottom two with Phantump. Phantump himself was equally as shocked- he expected Chespin or a unanimous vote.
Instead, it was Raichu of all of people.
"Well Phantump, Raichu, you two are the bottom two. Both of you failed pretty badly during the challenge- Phantump you let it all out in all the wrong ways."
"I'm sorry…"
"Not good enough." Aggron responded harshly.
"And Raichu, you lost both rounds you were in. While Cubone did as well, she had an excuse that made sense and was funny."
"Spicy food hurts and isn't any fun, any way you sell it to me!" she yelled.
Victini continued, "Your excuse however, was not one anyone wants to hear in an eating competition."
"I can't help what I'm trained to live on." said Raichu.
"Well training isn't enough to skate by in a challenge!" said Victini.
Raichu grunted but said nothing.
"But here's the thing that's going to rock everyone here for some time!"
"What now?" asked Duosion, irritated his number two is up to leave.
"It's a tie!"
Silence.
"Wait what? A tie?" questioned Aipom.
"Yup, as in, they got the same number of votes- seven each! And in a tie, a second vote is called but only between the tied campers!"
"Well that's comforting…" groaned Raichu.
"If it was a tie the first time, then why would it change the second time?" asked Cubone.
"It's so that anyone who voted for anyone else will now have to pick between only two of their teammates. In this case though, it's in case someone wants to switch who they voted for." explained Duosion.
He sighed.
"In this case, it works well."
"Yup! Get to it guys. Stuff that ballot box!"
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Aipom punched the wall, "So fucking close! Rrr… I can only hope someone switches in my favor. Why do I always end up having luck decide for me?"
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Duosion scoffed, "One of them will see reason, or really, lack thereof, for voting off Raichu. I have the utmost confidence."
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"It's a tie once more!" announced Victini as he levitated two stacks of paper in front of the Flareons.
"WHAT!?" both Aipom and Duosion yelled in unison.
"I said it right, no need to shout." the host reprimanded the two.
The two turned from staring at him in shock to glaring at each other with absolute animosity.
"So… what happens now? Another vote?" inquired Mothim.
Victini smiled and clapped his hands together.
"A mini-challenge!"
"A… mini-challenge?" Raichu anxiously questioned, "Why does this not sound like a good thing to me?"
Victini chuckled, "You heard right private! A mini-challenge, or really, the 'I Hope I Don't Lose and Go Home Challenge!'. Rolls off the tongue, doesn't it!?"
"No, it doesn't. Please hurry along." groaned Duosion.
"Ah, don't be so sad my favorite blob! It's only your best buddy up for a chance to leave the island!" taunted Victini as he went over to the fire.
"Warms me right up thinking about that." said Aipom smugly. Duosion showered her in pebbles, "Hey!"
"Keep quiet. The host is talking."
Victini pulled out two multicolored balls out of nowhere and held them out in front of him.
"The aim of the game is simple! Make a bet on which ball ends up in the fire first!"
He spun them around to show off the rear- they were numbered one and two accordingly.
"Get it right, you stay on the island. Get it wrong and… well…" he started to look over at the dock, "You all know what happens."
"So, you're 'mini-challenge' is a bet?" challenged Chespin.
"Fitting for the Victory Pokémon, isn't it?" he levitated the two balls in front of him, "Make your picks now."
"Who… who goes first?" questioned Phantump, "And which do I pick?"
Raichu stared at the two balls in silence, trying to work out what to do. The rest of the team was giving him and Phantump advice in which to choose but Raichu didn't acknowledge them while it left Phantump at a loss. Duosion was silent, apart from Pancham, and focused on figuring out which for Raichu to pick when he realized something and relayed it to the mouse.
'Pick one and throw that one into the fire.'
Raichu heard the message and reached out for one of the balls but hesitated when he realized that it may be the wrong thing to do, and pulled his hand back. Duosion noticed and sent a new message in kind.
'Trust me Raichu. Why would I lie to you?'
The mouse wasted no time and walked up to one of the balls.
"I pick number 1."
He grabbed it and threw it straight into the fire to everyone's disbelief.
"Dude! That's cheating!" yelled Aipom.
"He can't do that!" said Cubone.
Victini smiled and laughed, "Yes he can because…"
The host threw up the last poke puff high into the air and out of sight. It then came back down and stopped mid-air in front of the mouse to everyone's mixed shock and horror.
"He wins the bet! You get to stay Private Raichu!"
"Corporal." he corrected.
"Yeah, yeah." Victini flippantly said as he floated closer to the campers.
"What?" Chespin flatly asked.
"Victini never said he was the one throwing them in." explained Duosion, "So what Raichu did was simple: pick one and throw it in. A soldier's approach if I must say."
"Heh, yeah…" Raichu said nervously, not wanting to admit he had no clue what to do at all.
Victini nodded and pat Raichu rather hard on the shoulder, moving him forward an inch.
"Pretty smart of you to realize I never said I was throwing them! I love technicalities!"
A few of the campers, the ones who voted for him, loudly voiced their complaints.
"Oh, come on!"
"This is horseashit!"
"So unfair!"
He clapped his hands rather loudly, silencing the complaints, "Phantump, have a fun ride on the Mantine of Disappointment!"
He gave the rest of the Flareons a grandiose wave, Jirachi joining in.
"Have a good night all of you! Hope you have sweet dreams, thistime!"
He teleported away and the fire instantly went out, leaving the pit dark.
"I…" was all Aipom squeaked as the rest of the campers slowly filed out of the area.
"Looks like I win for now, huh Aipom?" taunted Duosion as he moved up to her, Raichu grinning right beside him.
The laugh he let out as he left with Raichu and Minun lit the fire in Aipom, one of pure rage, and crafted an inferno; something did not go unnoticed by her two friends as she shook in place, her tail holding onto Flygon tightly.
Flygon whimpered, "Please… let go…"
"Aipom, are you okay?" asked Sneasel.
"No, I'm not." she said through her teeth.
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"I… Rrrr…"
Aipom let out a scream lasting a long minute. She took a few ragged breaths once done before speaking once more.
"Play nice… yeah, just for now… make some plans. Get everyone back on my side. Then I'll win and I can rub it in his faces… yeah, I like that." said Aipom.
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"Sucks that I'm leaving but what can I do? It was all luck. The food, the vote, the bet. All luck and I'm the anti-thesis of luck."
Phantump sighed.
"If I could pick anyone to win? Ledian for sure. She was the only one willing to stand me and I was the only one to ever notice her presence. Now she's gonna be all alone. Kinda like Dr. Castelia after-"
"Sorry for the cut-off folks. He rambled on for the next thirty minutes. It's dorky stuff anyways." - Victini
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Buizel, Monferno, Sableye and Sandshrew were all sitting on the porch enjoying the dusk with a light snack.
"So, another win for us. Another Flareon off the island. This must what it felt for them first two challenges." said Monferno.
"Wonder who left." said Buizel aloud.
"Well from what happen' in tha' challenge, seems like Phantump was next up ta' bat." inferred Sableye.
"True, but it could've been anyone." said Monferno.
"Yeah, nah." Sandshrew pointed to the returning Flareons, "Looks like they're missing the ghost. So, opal boy 'ere is right."
Sableye laughed, "Score one for the imp."
"Eh, we'll see next time."
The clumsy monkey looked over to see Mienfoo and Sentret arriving.
"Hey Mienfoo, Sentret." she greeted.
"Hey guys." greeted Mienfoo as she sat down between her and Buizel.
The other three gave their greetings as well, letting Sentret sit next to Sandshrew.
"So, what're you guys up to?" asked Mienfoo.
"Drinkin' pop and sittin'. I'm up for anything though." answered Sableye.
"Same." echoed Sandshrew and Monferno.
"How about a nice game of truth or dare?" suggested Sentret.
Sableye shined a toothy grin, "Not afraid poet?"
"Why should I be afraid? I'm on the same team as Fraxure."
They all laughed at the joke but stopped once a loud bang on the wall behind them told them she was listening.
"Okay, let's start before she comes outside. I'll go first." offered Buizel.
He thought for a moment.
"Sableye, truth or dare?"
Sableye chuckled, "Dare."
"Pour the rest of your soda on yourself."
The Darkness Pokémon lifted the can above and poured the remaining contents on himself, locking eyes with Buizel the entire time.
"Enjoying the waterworks otter?" he said in a fake flirtatious tone.
Buizel rolled his eyes and smacked the can out of his hand, leading to another round of laughter.
"'Kay, my turn!" said Sableye enthusiastically.
"Not gonna dry off?" asked Sandshrew.
"Nah, I gotta guy for that." he pat Buizel on the back and got a spritz of water for his trouble, "See?"
"Smart. Probably cleaner than the lake." said Monferno.
Sentret shook his head, "We're in Sinnoh. I doubt it's polluted."
"We'll, I ain't taken any chances with the two idiots we have for hosts." Sableye turned to Sandshrew, "Truth or dare, Sandy?"
"Sandshrew. An' truth."
"Is the accent fake?" he asked.
"Is yours?" she shot back.
He chuckled, "Goo' point."
"Mienfoo, truth or dare?" the shrew asked the weasel pokémon.
"Truth."
"Do ya' know any martial arts? I remember hearing ya' don't know any from someone 'ere."
Mienfoo giggled, "I do know some but not much. I'm a novice honestly but I can battle. Then again, it was part of school so…"
"Yeah, yeah, all the basic shit." said Sableye.
Mienfoo nodded, "Yeah, was pretty boring." she turned to Buizel, "Truth or dare Buizel?"
"Uhh… dare?" he tentatively answered.
The Martial Arts Pokémon smiled and gave him a smug look.
"I want you to play your trumpet into the intercom."
Buizel went white, "Wait… I… I can't do that."
"Yeah, first he has to steal that phone the orange turd uses to control everything then gather courage to play his trumpet in public." said Monferno.
"There's always going to Truth but if you refuse that…" warned Mienfoo.
"Truth." he said without hesitation.
Mienfoo smiled.
"Do you like me?"
The group went from laughing at how quick he switched to silence. Mienfoo kept her eyes on the otter.
"Uh… yeah as friend?" she shook her head. He knew what she wanted to her and sighed.
"Yes… I like you." admitted Buizel.
"What I wanted to hear. Thanks for being honest."
Sableye whistled and laughed, "Wanna recite a poem Romeo? We have a good poet on hand to make you one."
Sentret rolled his eyes as Buizel spat water in the imp's face once more.
"Right…" Buizel sighed and turned to Monferno, "Truth or dare?"
Monferno sighed, "Dare."
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"That was sudden. I wonder why she asked him that?" questioned Sentret.
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Monferno sat with an ice pack strapped to the side of her head.
"Who… oooww… who knew that the water to the right of the dock was full of… ooohhh… rocks?"
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Flaafy woke up to someone slapping a note on her face. Again.
"Not this crap again." she whispered to herself.
The sheep got out of bed and quietly made her way to the restrooms to read it alone. Once inside, she carefully read it under the light of the bathroom stall.
'The food poisoning. Want to know who did that? You have one guess.'
Flaafy lightly pat her stomach. She doesn't want to relive the past few hours, having spent them hunched over one of the toilets. Knowing her tormentor was the one who made her sick did not make her any happier to be dealing with them. She continued to read on.
'You will obey my orders or else I will not only spread the pages of your diary but I will also ruin you and everyone around you until you do obey me.
Best get stealing that pearl.
It's not that hard, is it?
- Your Best Friend'
The sheep crushed the note in her hand and sighed. She had decisions to make.
"Food poisoning… if they can do that. What can't they do?" she closed her eyes, "It looks… it looks like I'm stealing Spoink's pearl…"
She sighed and leaned against the wall.
"Sometimes I wish I brought beer…"
And Phantump goes home! Sorry for any Ghost lovers out there but this silly version of Harold isn't going as far the real one. Honestly, on the actual show, I never really liked Harold- I especially thought his beatboxing winning him the talent show was a stretch but plot.
Phantump's position is real shut-in nerd who doesn't know when to stop talking, compared to Mothim, an actual nerd. Also, compared to Mothim, he doesn't generate all that much attention while Mothim has someone in their eyes.
Speaking of that, next episode, love may be kicking up and anger is going to bring out the worst in many in the next challenge- only on TOTAL... DRAMA… POKÉMON!
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