Hey, guys! Victory Paradox here. I'm publishing this new Total Pokemon story! Latias and Latios will be hosting this story, and seventy campers will be competing.

So far, the story seems to be coming along pretty well, I'm sure the next chapter will be out soon.

I do not town Total Drama, Pokemon, or the idea for Total Pokemon. Really the only thing in this that I do own is the plot and characters I suppose.

Before we begin, I need to thank Candy Corn Snorunt (formerly Seedot929) for helping me out with this story. The initial plot and all the characters were developed by both of us several years ago, and many of them have been recycled into some of his stories. This story is the base for many of his Total Pokemon stories, as well as most of mine that were never published. I didn't think the story in its original state would ever get published, but I'm going to try to do just that. Wish me luck!

I promise, the characters will get a lot easier to understand as you go on. I know seventy is a lot (as in probably too many) for one chapter, but give it a shot. You'll learn to know all of them soon.

Please let me know what you think! Review, I'd love to hear from you!

-static-

"Hello, everyone!" announced a red and white Dragon Pokemon with a cheerful expression on her face. "I'm Latias, and you're watching Total Pokemon Island! Hosted by myself, of course, and my brother, Latios. Say hi, Latios!"

"Hi," said Latios, annoyed. He looked very similar to Latias, but was blue and white instead. "There. It's done. Now can we introduce the campers?"

"So pushy," muttered Latias. "Well, yes, we'll introduce them in a minute. On this show, we'll be introducing to you seventy Pokemon who will be competing on this show for one million dollars! Each episode, the competitors, who will be split onto two teams, will vote out fellow competitors until there are only two left, who will face off in the finals."

"Why the heck did we bring in seventy competitors?" asked Latios, even more annoyed. "Do you know how long it's going to take to get used to all of them?"

"Well, I left the interns in charge of selecting applicants…you know how they can be," said Latias dismissively. "Anyway, now let's get to the fun part—introducing the competitors!"

The camera zooms off toward a red carpet, which a cluster of Pokemon can be seen gathered behind. Some wave at the camera, while others frown or make other faces.

"First up, we have Aipom!" announced Latias.

"Oh, awesome!" announced a small purple monkey Pokemon. "I'm Aipom. You guys ready for this thing?"

"Ready as I'll ever be," muttered Latios.

Aipom's eyes narrowed. "What, not ready to deal with a group of teenagers for a few months? You picked the wrong job, man."

Latios growled in annoyance. "You're making it worse, kid. Move along."

Aipom grinned. "Sure. Glad to help." Then he walked off the carpet to an area past Latias and Latios.

"Misdreavus!" called Latias.

"Awesome!" exclaimed Misdreavus. "This show is going to be so much fun! You guys aren't gonna know what hit you!"

"Is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Latias asked cautiously.

"You decide," Misdreavus said, grinning mischievously. Then she floated over next to Aipom as Latias called up Graveler.

"Graveler, welcome!" Latias announced.

Graveler grunted. "Sure," he responded, walking off.

"Apparently the interns didn't pick them based on charm," Latios noted. Latias nodded.

"Hey, I've got loads of charm!" called Aipom, offended. Misdreavus rolled her eyes but grinned.

"Moving along...Plusle!" announced Latias. A small rodent Pokemon with red ears and plus signs on his cheeks moved up...followed by a similar looking Pokemon with light blue ears and minus signs on hers.

"Plusle...and who's this?" asked Latias.

"I'm Minun. I'm his twin sister," the blue-eared Pokemon responded politely.

Latias blinked. "I didn't know we had siblings on the show."

"Well, you sent acceptance forms to both of us, so we figured we could both get on the show," Plusle said awkwardly.

"Yeah, I mean, we thought it was okay," said Minun in an unsure tone.

Latios checked the list on the clipboard he was holding. "Yep. Minun's in the competition. Welcome aboard, kids."

"Thanks," they both said at the same time, walking over to the small crowd.

"Next up, Oshawott!" announced Latias.

"OH BOY!" said a loud voice from the crowd who hadn't been introduced yet. A small blue otter Pokemon with a shell on his chest ran up to Latias and Latios quickly. When he got there, he started speaking quickly. "I'm Oshawott! I'm here to compete! Victory is mine!" Then he struck a pose and put on sunglasses.

"That's...cool, Oshawott," said Latias kindly. "Now go stand with the others."

"Okey-doke, here I come!" he announced, bounding off toward the others. He greeted all the others, who responded back except Graveler, before settling down near Plusle and Minun.

"And...welcome to the show, Jolteon!" said Latias. A fox-like Pokemon with spiky yellow fur walked over to the hosts, a satisfied look on his face.

"Hey, guys. Glad to be here," Jolteon said confidently.

"We're glad to have you," said Latias.

Jolteon grinned. "You should be. I'm gonna make sure this competition stays interesting."

"Okay, you get limited time in the spotlight this episode. Move along," grumbled Latios.

"Sure," said Jolteon, his attitude not even fazed by Latios's annoyance. Then Latias called up Kricketune, and a red, cricket-like bug with a large mustache approached the hosts.

"Hi, I'm Kricketune," he greeted. "Thanks for having me here. Hopefully being here will inspire me to write some music."

"You're a musician?" asked Latias.

"Uh, yeah...that was kinda my whole audition tape," Kricketune responded in confusion. "How I was going to use the money to further my musical career if I win..."

"We didn't have time to learn your whole life story before picking you for the competition, bud. Now move along," Latios interjected. Kricketune shrugged and continued walking.

"Mime Jr., you're next!" Latias announced. A small, pink clown Pokemon with a blue hat on her head approached the camera.

"Hi, guys. I'm Mime Jr. Glad to be here," she greeted simply, smiling at the hosts.

"Nice to have you," said Latias.

"Thanks," she responded with a smile, before heading over to stand by the others.

"Munna? Are you here?" questioned Latias. A small, pink flowered Pokemon floated over to the hosts with a haughty expression on her face. Meanwhile, a green snake-like Pokemon with a leafy tail walked over and smirked at her as she got onscreen. The pink Pokemon turned around and stared at the green Pokemon.

"Ugh, why are you staring at me?" she asked.

"Just waiting for you to screw up your introduction," the green Pokemon responded smugly.

"I hate you," the pink Pokemon seethed.

"Right back at you," the green Pokemon replied smoothly.

"Who's that?" asked Latias.

"Ugh. That's Snivy. I'm Munna," explained the pink Pokemon.

"Why is she here now though?" asked Latias.

"Well, somehow you picked both her and me to be on the competition...and I knew her from school. I HATE her," Munna emphasized.

"Ditto," Snivy added. "She's an idiot. Don't give her too much chance to show it."

"UGH!" Munna growled. "I'm done. How she managed to get on the show, I'll never know." Then Munna floated over to the crowd of Pokemon who had already been introduced.

"Well, Snivy, you might as well come on up," Latios said. "You're already here."

"Cool," said Snivy. "Then, in that case, I'm Snivy. Here to win the competition, and of course, to beat out Munna. She won't be here too long anyway," Snivy added, a competitive gleam in her eye.

"Wow, you guys hate each other," said Latios approvingly. "I like it."

"Maybe it will add to ratings," Latias agreed hopefully. "Anyway, next we're introducing Mudkip!"

A small blue Pokemon with a fin on his head walked up. He was carrying a camera and filming what was going on.

"Sweet!" he exclaimed as he reached the hosts. "You guys are Latias and Latios! I've been looking forward to meeting you!"

"Why are you filming? You're on TV," Latios questioned.

"I'm making a documentary. I just love filming," Mudkip explained as if it were obvious.

"I see," said Latios.

"Well, Mudkip, hopefully you'll last long enough to film the finale," Latias said optimistically.

"Aw, man, I hope so!" Mudkip agreed. Then he walked over to where the other competitors were standing, still filming everything. Aipom stuck his face in front of the camera and made a goofy face, and he and Mudkip both broke out in laughter.

"Hey, Ludicolo! You're next!" Latias called into the audience. A tall striped Pokemon with a green hat stepped out of the audience. He had a happy smile on his face.

"Hey, mon!" Good to see you!" said Ludicolo. He had a bit of an accent, but he seemed genuinely happy to be there. "I'm glad you accepted me. I love making new friends, mon! Maybe we can even get some parties going on this show!"

"Parties?" asked Latias.

"Live to party!" responded Ludicolo as if that explained everything. Then he walked over to the audience and stood near Kricketune, and the two began chatting animatedly.

"Um...Snorlax, you're next," said Latias quickly. A large Pokemon walked up...a very large Pokemon.

"Hey, guys, I'm Snorlax," he said casually. Then he paused and rubbed his stomach. "Is there any food here, by chance?" he asked meekly. "I'm hungry."

"All in good time, Snorlax, all in good time," Latias responded vaguely. Snorlax sighed unhappily and continued walking.

"Numel, come on up! You're next!" Latias called cheerfully. This was met with a quiet groan.

"Do I really have to? I just got comfortable."

"Yes, Numel, if you want to be on the show," said Latias impatiently.

"Fine..." said Numel. A tan camel Pokemon appeared onscreen, looking tired and lazy. "I'm Numel. It's just great being on this show. So glad to be here. Whoop-de-freaking-do. I'm gonna go sleep now."

"Such enthusiasm!" Latios mocked. "This is gonna be great."

"I don't care," said Numel sullenly. "I really don't care." He ambled over to where the other competitors were standing as Latias called for Woobat.

A small, furry blue bat with a pink, heart-shaped nose fluttered up to Latias and Latios. "Hi, guys, I'm Woobat," she said shyly. "Thanks for having me...you know, despite my issue."

"Right...what issue was that, um, again?" asked Latias. "You know, setting up the show, we've been...flustered. Some stuff might have slipped our minds."

"Oh...well, I, um, have some severe vision impairments...like, I'm mostly blind because I lived in a cave and didn't go out into actual light until I was, like, 12, or something," said Woobat. "I mean, I have echolocation and stuff so I'll be okay."

"Oh...right, well, we're glad to have you. You can go fly over by the other competitors...can you find them?" asked Latias, not wanting to seem rude (to Woobat or the viewers).

"Yeah, I'll be fine-ow!" Woobat cried, falling onto the ground; she had accidentally collided with Graveler. "Yeah, I'm fine."

"Cool. Could Nidoran get up here?" asked Latios, since Latias had been staring at Woobat, who got up off the ground and seemed fine, making conversation with Mime Jr.

"Oh...that's me!" exclaimed a small voice from in back. A small, blue rodent-like Pokemon with large teeth and big ears walked up. She looked nervous. "I'm Nidoran."

"Hey, Nidoran, how are you? Ready for the show?" asked Latias.

"Oh...I don't know," said Nidoran timidly. "I've never been on a reality show before...seems pretty scary,"

"You'll be fine if you don't make everyone hate you," assured Latios. Nidoran gave him a spooked look, but was forced to walk away as Latias had called up Glaceon, the next competitor.

The Pokemon that walked up was a light blue fox Pokemon with long blue ears. She was stunningly pretty and many of the male Pokemon, Latios included, stared as she walked up. From the audience, Jolteon and Aipom whistled. Glaceon smiled modestly.

"Hi, I'm Glaceon," she greeted. Latias smiled at her, while Latios looked at her stupidly.

"You're pretty," he said slowly.

"Oh...um, well, I'm working on getting a modeling contract...there's a company that really wants me. But, um, thanks for informing me," she said, with a laugh at the end.

"Good to have you on the show, Glaceon," Latias said. "I apologize for my brother," she added.

"Oh, it's fine," Glaceon laughed. Then she relaxed. "But make no mistake, I'm here to win. Don't let looks fool you."

"Good to know," said Latias. Latios suddenly snapped out of his trance and directed Glaceon to stand over by the others. She stood by Misdreavus, but some of the males, like Jolteon and Aipom, slowly inched toward her.

"Gligar, come on up!" Latias announced, checking Latios's list. A pink scorpion Pokemon with blue wings glided out of the larger crowd and down to where Latias and Latios were flying. She had a cocky grin on her face.

"Hello, everyone. Name's Gligar, and I'm in it to win it. So don't forget it," said Gligar. She nodded at the other competitors, who acknowledged her. "I'm a bit independent, but I'm a pretty good team player too. I think we'll all get along."

"That was...a pretty well handled intro, Gligar," Latias admitted. "I don't feel the need to ask you anything. You can head over there."

"Thanks," she responded, before drifting over to the crowd, settling near Numel and Snivy, who was still glaring daggers at Munna across the crowd.

"Meowth, your presence is requested!" Latias announced. A cream-colored cat with large eyes and a golden coin resting on his forehead jumped out of the crowd and rushed toward Latias and Latios.

"WHERE'S THE MONEY?" he questioned immediately, a threatening gleam in his eyes as he stared at the hosts.

"Um, you have to win it?" Latios drawled sarcastically.

"Aw, shucks," said Meowth, sighing. "I'm just here for the money. I love money. Money makes the world go 'round. And it's so shiny!"

"Do you have anything to say that's not about money?" Latios inquired.

Meowth considered for a second. "Not really."

"Then go stand over by the others," he said tiredly. Meowth saluted and walked over to the others.

"Cherubi, you're up!" said Latias. Suddenly, something sailed through the air and landed near Latias. "Oh, what's this?" she asked, interested.

"Why is it on fire?" asked Latios, unsettled. Then his eyes widened. "OH CRAP THAT'S A-"

"BOMB!" exclaimed a small, red Pokemon that looked like two cherries connected to each other. She jumped towards Latias and Latios right as the bomb exploded. It didn't really hurt anyone, but it left Latias and Latios covered in soot. Latias frowned at the cherry Pokemon while Latios growled.

"Cherubi?" asked Latias, a hard tone in her voice.

"Yep," she said proudly. Then, a maniacal gleam entered her eyes. "I LIKE BOMBS!

With that, she cackled and hopped away into the crowd.

"Good to see our campers have healthy life habits...such as a money obsession and fascination with explosives," said Latios quietly. Latias nodded, exasperated.

"Pidove, can you please come up here...as non-lethally as possible?" said Latias, adding the second part as an afterthought.

A small, plain-looking gray bird with some darker gray sections on his wings fluttered up to the hosts. "O-oh, I'm Pidove," he stuttered nervously. He didn't make eye contact with the hosts and looked as if he were having a panic attack.

"Pidove, are you okay?" asked Latias, concerned.

"I-I'm j-just really nervous," Pidove informed her. "I get n-nervous a lot..."

"Well, you'd better get over that soon, the competitors aren't going to like it if your nervousness prevents you from helping the team," Latios told him harshly. This looked like it made Pidove even more nervous, and he quickly flapped over to the other competitors, settling by Woobat and Mime Jr., who didn't look very threatening to Pidove.

"Next up, Garchomp! Where are you?" asked Latias to the crowd. A large, dark blue dragon Pokemon with sharp teeth and wings and a yellow, star-shaped patch on her head approached the hosts. She had a defiant, angry, and mean look in her eyes.

"I'm here," Garchomp growled. She gazed at the competitors. "Let's get this thing started," she added, a cruel grin starting on her face. "Wouldn't want to prevent any action from happening."

"Yes, indeed!" agreed Latias. "Now, we need Hoothoot!" she announced as Garchomp stomped into the crowd, settling near Numel.

"Oh, that's me," a small brown owl Pokemon with large red eyes noted. "Sorry about the holdup. I'm Hoothoot," she said, introducing herself. "Glad to be here, I've been wanting to enter one of these competitions for a while."

"Any particular reason?" asked Latias, interested.

"Just want to see how my wits hold me up in a game like this," Hoothoot responded. "Nothing wrong with that, right?"

"Not at all," said Latias. "Now you can go stand over there by the others. Smeargle, you're next!"

"Okay, I'm ready then!" said Smeargle, a white beagle Pokemon with a beret on her head and some green paint on her long tail. "Anyway, I'm Smeargle. I want to thank you guys so much for letting me be here; I never thought I'd be accepted."

"Well, you seem pretty artistic, and artistic people are big right now, so I'm sure you'll have loads of fans," said Latias generously. In fact, she didn't really know anything about Smeargle, but she appeared artistic, so Latias was just making guesses about her personality.

"Oh, I love making art," Smeargle agreed pleasantly. "It's my passion in life. There's nothing more powerful than making art from your own soul."

"Okay, enough art-speak, we have other competitors to introduce," Latios interjected impatiently, cutting her off. Smeargle gave him a look before shrugging and walking off. Meanwhile, Latias called up Tepig, the next competitor.

"Hi there," said Tepig, a small orange pig Pokemon with long ears and black legs. "Good to be here. I've always kinda wanted to try one of these shows."

"Awesome," said Latios. "Anything else?"

Tepig frowned. "I'll move along...I guess it's better I don't say too much right now."

"Yeah, Latios isn't super happy right now," Latias said confidentially. "Then again, he never is."

"I resent that," retorted Latios.

"You resent most people," Latias shot back. "And before we get into verbal conflict, let's get Spiritomb up here." Latios looked like he was about to say something but decided against it.

"Um, hey," said Spiritomb, a Ghost Pokemon that looked like a swirling purple vortex with a spooky green face hidden inside of a rock. "What's up?"

"Oh...hi, Spiritomb," said Latias, vaguely surprised at his polite response, since Spiritomb were usually somewhat evil Pokemon.

Spiritomb looked at her wearily. "Let me guess, you're surprised that I'm not going to spout some insane world-domination scheme because I'm a Spiritomb and we're known for being evil," he guessed.

Latias looked rather shocked. "I mean, yeah...somewhat."

"I've heard it all before. Species stereotypes are wrong. I'm not a bad guy," Spiritomb insisted. "Just give me a shot."

"Well, you're on the show, so we have no choice, technically," pointed out Latias.

Latios looked at Spiritomb with an approving look on his face. "Good for you, defying species stereotypes. It takes a lot of bravery to do that."

Spiritomb looked shocked at Latios's admiration, but he smiled. "Thanks." Then he hopped over to the crowd slowly, since his physical body was just a rock. Misdreavus soon floated over to him and they began talking.

"All right, Drapion, you're up!" announced Latias. A large scorpion Pokemon that looked completely different from Gligar walked up. She was large and purple, with four legs and two arms that extended directly from her head. The arms had very sharp and dangerous looking pincers on them, as did her tail. She had a somewhat neutral expression on her face that could be read as a frown as she got closer to the campers.

"I'm Drapion. Don't get in my way and I won't get in yours." This warning was all she gave before she walked over to the other campers.

"You could let us say something," Latias said, a bit ticked off. Drapion gave no indication that she heard, so Latias called up Wooper, the next camper, in defeat.

"Hi, guys!" he greeted the hosts. "I'm Wooper! I'm so excited for this competition! How cool is it that I get to be on a reality show, right?" he said enthusiastically. "This is just great. I'm sure I'll make lots of friends! They seem like a nice bunch, after all!"

"If you ignore Drapion, Garchomp, Numel, Cherubi, Graveler..." said Latios, snickering.

"Total Pokemon Island, here I come!" finished Wooper, walking over to the crowd.

"I like that one's spirit," commented Latias.

"He's okay," Latios agreed. "Who's up next?"

"Kingdra, apparently," said Latias. "Hey, Kingdra, you here?"

"Yes," said a blue seahorse Pokemon, who floated gracefully over to the hosts. Before she could start further, though, a voice came from the audience, saying "Wooper? Is that you?"

Wooper turned around. "Wynaut?"

"It is you!" shouted a small blue Pokemon, running from the crowd. He was tiny and blue, with happy looking eyes and a widely smiling mouth, as well as short legs.

"Wynaut!" Wooper repeated, running over to him. "It's so good to see you, buddy!"

"You too!" said Wynaut. "This competition is perfect now! I'm so lucky to be able to be on a show with my best friend!"

"You know each other?" asked Latios, surprised.

"Yeah, this is my best friend, Wynaut!" exclaimed Wooper. "I had no idea he was on the show! Wow! This is awesome!"

"I'm glad to be here!" said Wynaut, smiling even wider.

The blue seahorse Pokemon behind them cleared her throat. "Can I talk?" she asked.

"Sure!" said Wynaut happily, walking over to the crowd with Wooper. She cleared her throat again and began speaking.

"My name is Kingdra. I'm glad to be on the competition, and I have no intention of letting anyone else walk away with that million."

"Good," said Latias. "We encourage competition. You know, since we're running one."

If Kingdra found this at all funny, she gave no indication. Instead, she nodded at them and floated over to stand by the others.

"Uh, can we get Carnivine up here?" asked Latias. Suddenly, a large green Pokemon tackled her, shouting "Willewillewillewillewilleyeah!"

"AAAAH!" screamed Latias, visibly alarmed. "GET HIM OFF ME!"

"Hold your horses, weirdo," said Latios, using Psychic energy to pull Carnivine off of Latias. On closer inspection, he was a Venus flytrap looking Pokemon with a huge mouth and legs made out of vines. His face had a strange expression that could only be described as mild insanity on it. "What was that you said there?" Latios asked.

"Willewillewillewillewilleyeah!" Carnivine yelled. "It is the battle cry...OF MY PEOPLE! Actually, just me. I'm my people."

"Uh, cool. Go stand over there, and try to refrain from attacking the other competitors...yet," said Latios, a bit perturbed.

"Will do, dragon man! Willewillewillewillewilleyeah!" Carnivine shouted again before racing over to the other competitors.

"Now that you mention it, I think the interns did get a couple competitors from insane asylums," Latias admitted suddenly.

"I didn't admit it...but I'm not at all surprised," said Latios seriously. He checked the list. "Happiny, you're up next. And I hope to Arceus that you're normal."

A small pink Pokemon with red pants and a pink ponytail walked up, carrying a white stone. "Of course I'm normal!" she said indignantly. "I don't think most of us are like that...at least, not me."

"That's good," said Latias. "Frankly, I'm glad."

"Thanks," said Happiny, smiling. "Oh, but before we start the show, I'd like to inform everyone that I'm sponsoring the Pokemon Center! Please stop there if you're injured or need help. We're always glad to help!"

"Okay, two issues," said Latios. Happiny looked at him. "Yes?"

"Well, first off, no way you're old enough to work at the Pokemon Center. We picked teenagers, and no teenager can have qualifications to be a nurse."

"Well, I have an internship," explained Happiny. "But my whole family works there."

"And second, you guys kinda have a monopoly over the whole Pokemon health care thing so it's not like anyone really has a choice except to stop there if there injured."

Happiny frowned. "I'm not answering that." Then she walked over by the other competitors and settled down near Munna.

"Skitty, you're up! Welcome to the show!" said Latias. After she said this, a tiny pink cat Pokemon approached them, smiling pleasantly.

"Hey, everyone! I'm so glad to be here!" said Skitty. "I wasn't sure if you'd accept my application...I mean, I've never done anything big before...but this is kind of my way of plunging into the world. My parents always said the best way to experience the world is to experience it firsthand!" Then she paused. "Oh, Arceus, I'm sorry, did I ramble?" she said, looking ashamed. "I'm really sorry, sometimes I do that."

"No, you're fine," assured Latias.

"Oh, good...sorry for wasting your time then," said Skitty.

Latias gave her a look.

"I'm apologizing for everything now...I do that a lot," Skitty said apologetically. "Sorry."

Then she smacked her face with her tail and said "I'm gonna go stand over by the others before this gets any worse..." She walked over to the other competitors, standing by Glaceon.

"All right, Swellow, come on over!" said Latias. A dark blue bird Pokemon with powerful wings swooped down and landed between Latias and Latios, smiling.

"Hey, thanks for having me!" she greeted. "I'm Swellow, but you clearly knew that. I'm looking forward to this show, so thanks for having me. Seems like it'll be an adventure, and I love adventures!"

"Not sure if you're gonna like this adventure, but it's too late to back out now," chuckled Latios.

"I'm willing to risk it," said Swellow coolly. Then she flew over to the crowd, landing near Gligar.

"Let's get Buizel out here!" announced Latias. "Come on up, Buizel!"

"Haha, thanks!" said Buizel, an orange weasel Pokemon with what looked like a yellow inner tube around his neck. He was carrying a large surfboard. This time, many of the female Pokemon stared as many of the males had stared at Glaceon; many of them found him very attractive. "So, how are the waves here?"

"What?" asked Latias, confused.

"The waves. For surfing," Buizel elaborated.

"You know, when we looked into buying an island for a television show, the quality of its surfing wasn't exactly high on our priority list," said Latios, annoyed.

"You're right, sorry," conceded Buizel. "That was a stupid first question. Thanks for having me, though! It's just that I really like surfing, so I figured maybe I could try some out here."

"You'll be able to find out yourself, I'm sure," said Latias consolingly. "Now go stand over there, by the others."

"Gotcha," said Buizel, winking and flashing Latias a thumbs up, which she blushed at. Nidoran, Munna, Snivy, Happiny, and several other female competitors moved towards him when he arrived, though Munna and Snivy glared at each other as soon as they realized they had approached each other.

"Welcome, Marowak!" Latias announced, bringing forth another competitor. "Will we be done soon?" she asked Latios while waiting for Marowak.

"We're about halfway done," observed Latios. "This will be a long episode."

A brown Pokemon wearing a skull on his head and carrying a bone in his hand walked over and greeted the hosts. "Thank you for having me," he said formally. "I am Marowak. It's very good to be here. I only hope I can keep up with the competition."

"Judging by some of these Pokemon...it shouldn't be too hard," Latios told him.

"Well, I certainly hope they prove worthy competition-a game is most fun with stronger opponents, wouldn't you agree?"

"Actually, I just like to win," said Latios bluntly.

"Same," Latias admitted.

"To each their own," said Marowak, shrugging indifferently. He walked over to stand by the other competitors as Latias called Wormadam over. Wormadam was a small, bagworm-like Pokemon covered in a leafy dress.

"I certainly hope this episode will be over soon. We've been waiting here for a long time, and frankly, the behavior of some of these other competitors is atrocious!" she huffed.

"Yeah, sorry, we have lots more to introduce and there's nothing you can do about it," said Latias unsympathetically. "You can go stand over there if it would make you feel better."

"Not especially. I do hope your accommodations for us are appropriate as well," she added before haughtily moving over towards the other competitors.

"Appropriate for our budget," muttered Latias under her breath. Latios chuckled. "Mothim, come up here!" As a moth Pokemon with large yellow wings fluttered up, Latias's eyes opened wider. "Hold on, you wouldn't happen to be related to Wormadam here, would you?"

"Nope," said the moth, in a very relaxed tone. "Name's Mothim. It's totally chill to be here, dude. It's gonna be great in this competition. I'm hoping to meet some new friends, and maybe hook up with a girl, you know?"

"You're not the only one who wants that, Mothim. But welcome to the show!" said Latias.

"Thanks, man. Peace out," he said calmly before flying over to the others and settling down near Drapion, who initially looked upset, but eventually decided since he wasn't bothering her she didn't need to do anything about him.

"Glameow!" called Latias. Another cat Pokemon walked out of the crowd, this one gray. She had piercing eyes as she looked at the competitors, but her expression was friendly.

"Hi, I'm Glameow," she greeted the hosts warmly. "Uh, thanks for accepting me. I'm hoping to go far this time. I'm doing this for my friends, they wanted me to compete."

"Why?" asked Latios. "Did they want to get away from you for the summer?"

Glameow laughed, though Latios's comment was almost an insult. "Well, to be honest, they wanted me to get a boyfriend, but...honestly, I'll take the money too. Whatever works," she amended.

"Well, maybe you'll be lucky enough for both, Glameow. Only time will tell. And now, it's time to meet our next competitor, Luxray! Hello, Luxray!"

Luxray, a black and blue tiger Pokemon with spiky hair and eyes even more piercing than Glameow's, looked around at the other competitors. He appeared physically powerful and fairly attractive; Glaceon, who hadn't really been that interested in Buizel when he appeared, looked much more attentive towards Luxray (much to Jolteon and Aipom's disappointments). His eyes continued to sweep the other competitors until he reached Latias and Latios, who he gave a confident smile to.

"The name's Luxray," he said quickly. "I'm here to compete, and I'm going to go all the way to the top. No one's going to get in my way...so don't make an enemy of me," he said, eyes flashing. "I've done a lot of training, so you don't want to mess with me."

"We'll all keep that in mind, Luxray," said Latias. "Now go stand over there. We have to introduce Pidgeot. Pidgeot!"

After Latias called him, a tan bird with brown wings and bright yellow and red feathers cascading from his head flew over to Latias.

"Hello, lovely lady," he said, smiling at Latias. "And good sir," he added, looking at Latios. "Thanks for having me on the show. I promise I won't let you down."

"Thank you," said Latias, flattered. "Good to have you."

"Go over by the others, suck-up," said Latios.

"I'm just trying to be polite; no need to get offended," said Pidgeot, rolling his eyes. "But I'll go do that." As he flew away, Latias called for Shellos to go up.

"Coming!" called a female voice. "I'm sorry...I'm a tad slow."

A small, pink slug Pokemon came sliding toward them. Though she was slow, she had a kind smile on her face and smiled at everyone she passed.

"Well, I'm Shellos. I don't have a lot that I want to say, but I hope I win! I'm going to try my hardest!" she said with determination.

"Good, Shellos. I'm sure that will get you far," said Latias kindly. "Now let's bring up Cloyster!"

"Ah, yes," said a smooth voice in the crowd. "Now I can enact my plot to dominate the competition. First Total Pokemon Island, then the world! With all the money from the show I can build a death ray, and once I take out the-"

"Cloyster?" asked Latias in evident confusion. "Why are you discussing your plans for world domination on live television?"

"Ah, yes. Wrong place, wrong time," said Cloyster, who slowly hopped over to the hosts; he was contained in a large shell, leaving only his sinister, grinning face exposed, so he didn't move very fast, just like Shellos. "However, one day, I swear upon Arceus, you will all bow down to me and praise Cloyster, your king and savior, who rose up from the ashes to destroy the modern dynasty of reality television with his powers granted by the-"

"Cloyster, please move," groaned Latias, exasperated.

"I'm pretty sure the interns said they got him from juvie. He wants to conquer the world or something," Latios said thoughtfully.

"Ya THINK?" asked Latias sarcastically.

"Electrike, come on up," called Latios, since Latias was busy being annoyed. "How are you today?"

"Awesome!" exclaimed Electrike, a small green and yellow canine. "I can't wait to do this show. So many beautiful girls. Hmmm...which one to choose?"

"You joined this show...for the girls?" asked Latios. Then he stopped to consider. "That's probably actually a valid strategy. Good luck, man."

"Thanks," Electrike responded, strutting over to the crowd and flirting with Glaceon, Glameow, and Misdreavus.

"Okay, I'm done being annoyed," said Latias. "Rampardos, it's your turn! Welcome to Total Pokemon Island!"

"Thanks, Latias!" said Rampardos, a gray dinosaur with a hard, blue cranium. "I'm glad to be here! This show sounds like a great idea, and I can't wait to participate!"

"Good, then you'll like this show!" said Latias, smiling. "Now, you can go stand by the others, I guess."

"Sure," said Rampardos, smiling back.

"Next, I guess we have Flareon. Come on up!" Latias greeted.

A red canine Pokemon with a bushy yellow tail walked up, a humorous look in his eyes. He was followed by a similar looking blue Pokemon, but she had fins on her head, and no fur; instead she had a fish-like tail.

"Hey, I'm Flareon," said the red Pokemon, still grinning. "So, you're gonna laugh at this."

"What?" asked Latias warily, eyeing the blue Pokemon, who smiled at her.

"This is Vaporeon. Remember Plusle and Minun, how you didn't know siblings got on the show? Well, they weren't the only pair; Vaporeon is my twin sister too."

"Why does it matter if siblings get on the show anyway?" Vaporeon inquired curiously.

"Well, it increases your chance of getting the money, that's the primary reason," admitted Latias.

Flareon shrugged. "It's your fault for letting us both on the show. Not ours."

"Which intern was in charge of casting? I'm docking their pay," muttered Latios. Vaporeon laughed, and then flashed a smile into the audience, which Jolteon quickly returned. "Are there any more pairs of siblings in there?" Latios sighed. When no one responded, he allowed Latias to read the next name.

"Crawdaunt, you're up!" announced Latias. A red crustacean with a yellow star on his head walked over to the hosts.

"Aye, I be Crawdaunt, lass. Will we be done here soon?" he asked in a pirate voice.

Latias blinked. "Are you a pirate?"

Crawdaunt laughed. "Nay, that would be ridiculous, lass. Pirate! Ha!"

"Right. Of course," said Latias. "Um, we don't have too many more. We're more than halfway done."

"Thank ye much," replied Crawdaunt, hobbling over to the other competitors. Nidoran stared at him curiously, wondering if he actually was a pirate or not.

"Scizor, welcome!" announced Latias. A red bug with two shiny, large claws and a serious expression on her face walked up to the hosts, arms crossed.

"That's me. Thanks for having me on the show," she said expressionlessly. She gave off no outward sign of warmth, but she didn't have a mean aura like some of the other campers who had this; she just seemed to dislike showing off her emotions. "I'll be glad to start competing soon. Seems like a good concept for a show."

"Thanks, Scizor, I appreciate that. You can go stand over there, then," said Latias. Scizor nodded and walked off toward the other competitors.

"Slowking, you're next!" called Latias loudly.

"Golly, I can't wait," said a voice, dripping with cold sarcasm. A large pink Pokemon wearing a large shell crown on his head walked toward them very slowly. He had an expression of loathing in his eyes which didn't change as he looked at every camper. "You must be the hosts."

"Wow, Slowking, way to get into the game," said Latias, rolling her eyes.

Slowking fixed her with a cold stare. "I see no point getting into the game when most of us will leave the competition before long anyway. Additionally, it's not exactly going to help getting chummy with you when you've made it plain you couldn't care less who stays and who goes in this competition."

"Lovely, this one," said Latios. "Now leave, we don't like you either."

"Fine with me," drawled Slowking. He slowly walked over toward the other competitors as Latias called out for Bidoof to come up to introduce herself.

"BIDOOF!" shouted a small brown beaver Pokemon with large front teeth. She folded herself up into a ball and used Rollout to get over to the hosts. Latios had to back away so she didn't collide with him.

"Watch out, will you?" he exclaimed testily. "I'm not trying to die here!"

"Okay!" said Bidoof cheerfully in her high-pitched voice. "I won't kill you then! I'm Bidoof! I like using Rollout! Hope I can win!"

"Great," said Latias with little enthusiasm. "Now go get acquainted with your fellow competitors."

"Okay!" Bidoof repeated, shuffling over to meet some other Pokemon and immediately engaging in conversation with Flareon, who looked incredibly uncomfortable.

"Next, we've got Togetic," said Latias. A white fairy Pokemon with small wings and several blue and red patterns on her stomach flew up to the hosts and settled near them.

"Hi, my name's Togetic. Thanks for inviting me," she said calmly. "I was going to say something, but I feel like everyone else has taken everything I could have said...It's nice to be here though."

"You seem sane," commented Latios.

"I try," said Togetic politely. "Takes some work, though."

"Try not to get eliminated too early then; vote out Cherubi or Carnivine instead," suggested Latias.

"Can do," Togetic responded, before walking over to meet the other competitors.

"Deerling, welcome to the island!" Latias said, introducing a pink deer Pokemon with a yellow flower on her head. She also wore a headband around her head. She smiled in a friendly way as she approached the hosts.

"Hey, I'm Deerling!" she greeted. "I'm ready for the show! I love competitions, so this is a great way for me to test my skills."

"What's with the headband?" asked Latias curiously.

"Oh, that? I'm an athlete." Deerling said, laughing. "I wear it when I exercise. Which is a lot...I do some serious training."

"Then you'll do well with the physical challenges, I'm sure," said Latias. "All right, you can go stand over there.

"Cool," said Deerling, walking over to the others and standing by Skitty.

"Next, we'll have Patrat! Welcome to Total Pokemon Island!" said Latias, who had by now recovered from the annoyances of Slowking and Bidoof.

"Hi, guys-oops!" the brown rodent Pokemon with strange eyes said, tripping on a twig and falling face-first. Everyone laughed, and he stood up and blushed, embarrassed.

"Aww..." he said, disappointed. "I wanted to make a good entrance."

"Well, you failed," said Latios. "Now introduce yourself."

"I'm Patrat. I really wanted to be on the show, because I need to meet some new people! I hope I make friends and money. That would be nice."

"Anything's possible on this show...I mean, Cherubi got on..." said Latios.

"Good luck to you, then, Patrat," said Latias. "Now we'll introduce our next contestant."

"How many more?" asked Latios.

"Fifteen or so."

"Dang, we had a lot," said Latios, shocked.

"You're telling me. Anyway, come on up, Shroomish!"

A small yellowish mushroom Pokemon with green spots walked up to the hosts. "I really don't think I should be here," he said worriedly.

"What do you mean?" asked Latias.

"Well, there are some pretty crazy Pokemon here..." said Shroomish. "And I don't mix well with crazy Pokemon...

"What do you mean by that?" asked Latias.

"Can I leave?"

"No!" insisted Latias.

"Then you'll find out soon enough," sighed Shroomish, walking toward the crowd dejectedly. Suddenly, Carnivine picked him up and threw him at Rampardos, who recoiled in shock.

"I suspect that was it," Latios observed as Shroomish got up miserably.

"Maybe," Latias agreed. "Anyway, moving along. Kirlia!"

"Hey," said a green-and white Pokemon that looked like a ballerina, wearing a white dress. Her eyes were large and red, and her hair was green. She appeared very kind, but lacking some confidence. "Nice to be here. I'm Kirlia. I don't have a lot to say...I'm not sure how I'll do here, but I'm going to give it a shot."

"Well, that's all you can do," said Latias encouragingly.

Kirlia smiled. "Thanks." Then she walked over to the other competitors. Like Glaceon, she attracted a lot of attention from the male competitors, though unlike Glaceon, she appeared not to notice.

"And next is Jigglypuff!" said Latias. A small, round pink Pokemon with large eyes walked up to the hosts, smiling.

"Hi!" she greeted in a beautiful, musical voice. "My name's Jigglypuff. Um, I don't have a lot to say. I'd love to meet everyone though! I always love meeting new people!"

"Some of these you might not like so much, actually," said Latios.

"I'll give it a shot," said Jigglypuff, shrugging.

"Suit yourself," conceded Latios, gesturing for her to walk over to the other competitors. Jigglypuff walked over quickly, immediately striking up a conversation with Kirlia.

"Smoochum! You're up!" called Latias.

"OH ARCEUS NO!" exclaimed Shroomish.

"What?" asked Latias assertively.

"She tried to kiss all the guys while we were back there," Tepig explained.

Marowak nodded "He's telling the truth."

Flareon shivered. "It was horrid."

Snorlax frowned. "Normally I don't mind kissing...But I have to know the person first. And the way she goes about it is creepy."

"She's terrifying," agreed Buizel, eyes wide.

"Hi, guys!" Smoochum exclaimed, apparently oblivious to the conversation that had just happened about her. Then, she jumped up and kissed Latios on the cheek. He was surprised, until she said "Yummy!" and started chasing him around.

"STOP OR YOU'RE DISQUALIFIED!" shouted Latios in panic.

"Yeah, Smoochum, we need an intro," said Latias, not sure whether to laugh or be scared.

"Oh, fine," said Smoochum. "I just want kisses while I'm here! Lots of kisses! If I can get a boyfriend, that would be great. If not, no problem! No one minds kisses!"

"I beg to differ!" shouted Flareon.

"FLAREON!" shouted Smoochum, running into the audience. Vaporeon leaned over and whispered "Run," to her brother, which he did immediately, sneaking away, which was hard because all the guys were avoiding Smoochum.

"Okay, well, I'm sorry everyone, just remember, you can blame our interns for this, not us," said Latias.

"Easy for you to say, she's not gonna try and kiss you," said Latios, shivering.

"Anyway, next up is Pachirisu! Welcome to the show!"

"Awesome! Yay!" said Pachirisu, a white squirrel Pokemon with blue stripes. She spoke very quickly and bounced up and down in a hyperactive manner. "So glad to be here! Can't wait to compete! I'm liking this already! WHOO!" Then she walked over to stand by the other Pokemon, chatting with Minun.

"That was fast," said Latios, taken aback at her rapid-fire manner of speech.

"Yes. Yes it was," said Latias. "Oh, and next we have Politoed!"

"YAY!" said the green frog Pokemon. "I'm so excited!"

"Cool! How are you, Politoed?" asked Latias.

"Well, someone told me I'm an idiot," said Politoed. "I don't know what that means. Heh heh, means rhymes with beans. I like crackers. Are you an idiot? I wonder what a cloud is...there's a lot of things I don't know."

"...What?" asked Latias.

"Bye!" said Politoed, walking over to the crowd. He stepped on many Pokemon's feet, causing them to look angrily at him, but he didn't notice, instead singing an incredibly off-key song at the top of his lungs.

"For once in my life, I've got nothing to say," said Latias after a long silence. Latios nodded.

"Hey, guys, can you continue the introductions soon?" asked a voice. "There are only like nine more of us."

"Okay, sure. You can go next...Who are you?" asked Latias.

"Minccino," introduced the gray chinchilla Pokemon. "Nice to meet you all. I'll wish everyone good luck in this show!" she said, addressing the crowd, though by this point few people were paying attention to introductions. "That's it. Um, you can keep going."

"We will, with or without your permission," replied Latios. Minccino gave him an annoyed glare before walking over to the crowd.

"We'll have Weavile next!" announced Latias. A black weasel Pokemon with a red crest on her head and sharp white claws ran up to Latias incredibly fast. She had a stressed, tired, and annoyed look on her face.

"Thank Arceus! That creep wouldn't get away from me," she said. "I thought you'd never call me."

"What creep?" asked Latios, interested.

"Weavile! Weavile! Weavile!" called a voice from the audience.

Weavile pointed into the audience. "That one."

"Weavile!" called the Pokemon again. She was blue and had three cotton puffs growing out of the main part of her body, two of which functioned as arms. She ran up to Weavile and continued calling her name.

"She's been calling my name and asking for my autograph as if I'm famous since I got here. She WON'T STOP BOTHERING ME!" said Weavile, the last part sounding almost deranged.

"Are you famous?" asked Latias.

"No."

"Don't know what to tell you, then. Go over there," Latias offered helplessly. Weavile sighed and walked over to the others, followed by the blue Pokemon.

"Cotton puff!" shouted Latios. "Are you a competitor?"

"Oh, yeah! I'm Jumpluff!" she explained. "I can't believe I'm lucky enough to compete on a show with Weavile!"

"What's so special about Weavile?" Latias asked; unfortunately, Jumpluff hadn't heard this question as she was back to chasing Weavile, who was dodging between the other campers to avoid being seen.

"Let's have Cacnea up next," said Latias. A small green cactus Pokemon with a yellow crown on his head walked up.

"I'm Cacnea," he introduced himself. "Thanks for having me." Then he started walking to the other competitors.

"What, that's it?" asked Latios.

Cacnea shrugged. "If I last long enough on the show to make people care about what happens to me, then they'll know my personality without a description. If not, no point wasting their time."

Latias opened her mouth to object, but decided against it. "Go stand over there, then."

"My plan exactly," Cacnea said tonelessly, continuing to walk.

"All right, Azumarill, you're next," said Latias. A blue Pokemon with white spots and long bunny ears walked up to the hosts, flashing a dazzling smile.

"Hello, Latias and Latios," she greeted. "I'm Azumarill. I think I'm a great fit for this show. After all, these campers will be split into teams, and those teams will need leaders. I think I possess quite a few admirable qualities for becoming a team leader, if that's okay with them," she said, trying and failing to sound modest.

"We'll see what happens when we get teams, then," said Latias.

"Of course," agreed Azumarill. Then she smiled again at Latias and Latios and walked over to the other campers.

"We only have four campers left!" Latias exclaimed in excitement. She checked the list. "Ladies first. Welcome, Meditite."

A short Pokemon with large eyes walked up to the hosts. She was mainly blue, but had a white head and was wearing something that looked like a diaper.

"Is that a diaper?" Latios joked.

Meditite glared at him. "Whatever you do, do NOT. CALL IT. A DIAPER."

"Okay, okay," said Latios, calming down. Meditite glared at him again as she walked away.

"Diaper girl," he whispered when she was too far away to hear him.

"Ignoring Latios being rude...Haunter, you're next."

"Why, thank you," said Haunter, a purple ghost with a long tongue and hands floating separate from his body. "I'd rather not take too long introducing myself, though. Let's start with the rest of the show."

"No objection here," said Latios.

"Okay...then, Absol."

A wolf Pokemon with a large dark blue horn and white fur walked up to the hosts. "My name is Absol. I'll be competing here for however long I last," he said quietly, making no eye contact with anyone. He gave off the impression of being a bit of a loner.

"Okay, wow, everyone's giving really disappointing introductions now," said Latias, thoroughly annoyed. "Scraggy, you're the last one, so yours better be good."

"It will be!" said Scraggy. He was an orange-yellow lizard Pokemon with a large grin and very saggy pants. "I'm Scraggy, and I want to enjoy this competition as much as possible! I'm gonna make as many friends and have as much fun as possible! I liked Ludicolo's idea of parties; I'm all for it! Parties are my expertise," he boasted. "I can't wait to get the ball rolling."

"Good, Scraggy. Well, you're the last one. Now, we'll get to the rules of the competition," said Latias. "Campers, follow us," she said, as she and Latios drifted away from the area where the first part of the episode had been filmed. The other campers followed.

-static-

"Here's one of our four important locations on this little...miniature tour thing we're doing," said Latias. "The cafeteria!"

"This will be one of your favorite places on the island," explained Latios. "Not only can you eat here, but it's a great place to hang out. Additionally, most challenges will be explained here; the one we're giving you later today is one such example. My kitchen is in the back, but under no circumstances are you allowed back there unless I give you explicit permission or there is a challenge which permits you to go back there. Only me, Latias, and the interns are allowed, and I don't even allow all the interns back there. Any questions?"

"Why can't we go to the kitchen?" asked Jigglypuff. "Is there something there we're not supposed to see?"

"Dead bodies?" Cloyster asked hopefully.

"No...it's just mine," Latios explained unhelpfully.

"Great explanation," Meditite said, rolling her eyes.

"Shut it, diaper girl."

"What did you just say?"

"Nothing."

"Moving on!" Latias interrupted. "There will be two teams in this game. We'll tell you the team names tomorrow. We have lots of small tables around so you can eat with your friends, and two bigger tables which will be used in some team challenges. Any questions?"

"I have one," said Scizor. "What about Mega Evolutions?"

"Hmm...how many of you can Mega Evolve?" asked Latias curiously.

Scizor, Absol, Garchomp, and Pidgeot raised their hands (or other limbs).

"Does Mega Evolution count if we're not at the stage to use it yet? I mean, I could evolve during the competition," said Haunter.

"No," Latias decided. "No Mega Evolution during this competition, or it will result in disqualification.

"Crap," muttered Garchomp. "It's more fun to pummel people as a Mega Garchomp."

Shroomish backed away nervously.

"Any more questions?" asked Latias.

"How are eliminations being handled?" Kricketune asked.

"Well, we're going to explain that next," said Latias, leaving the cafeteria.

"Follow along, children," added Latios, following after her. The campers all filed out.

-static-

"This place is the campfire!" explained Latias.

"Oh, we get to roast marshmallows?" Wynaut asked, smiling.

"I mean, yeah, probably, but that's not the main purpose," said Latias, smiling back-it was hard not to like Wynaut.

"Yes, the main purpose here is that this will be the final destination for most Pokemon on the island before their elimination!" said Latios, pausing for dramatic effect. Nidoran and several other Pokemon gasped.

"How do eliminations work on this show?" asked Skitty.

"Well, after most challenges, there will be a winning team and a losing team. Usually, the penalty for the losing team is having to send home one of their members," explained Latias. "The way campers will usually leave is through voting. Each camper will be able to pick someone on their team that they want to eliminate, and from there, the Pokemon with the most votes will be sent home."

"It's not always going to be that easy," said Latios. "Sometimes, the best performing Pokemon on a team will get immunity. So, if you wanted to send them home, too bad-immunity means you're safe on the island for another round.

"Pretty powerful," said Buizel, impressed.

"It is. It won't be offered in every challenge, but when it is, it's something you want to have," Latias responded.

"What happens when the teams get too small to vote someone out?" asked Shellos.

"Well, eventually we're going to hit a merge-that is, the teams will be combined," Latios explained. "But here and there, we'll place some automatic elimination challenges, especially after the merge. Whoever does the worst will be sent home, no voting necessary!"

"Nice," commented Spiritomb. "That's a way to keep skilled players in the game, no doubt."

"It clearly takes a combination of skill and popularity to place well in this game," Marowak noted.

"Correct, Marowak," said Latias. "Anyway, back to discussions about the campfire. At each campfire, we'll pass out Poffins. If you receive a Poffin, you're safe and you won't be going home that night. But anyone who doesn't receive a Poffin is on the next boat out. Poffins basically symbolize your continuation in the game. Many challenges, we'll eliminate more than one competitor, but not all, and we'll eliminate fewer as the game goes on."

"I could use some Poffins right now," Snorlax moaned.

"Should have asked in the cafeteria," Latios pointed out. Snorlax moaned again.

"Two more locations," Latias promised. "Then you can have some Poffins, Snorlax."

Snorlax brightened and stopped moaning as the campers moved on.

-static-

"Why on earth are we stopping at an outhouse?" asked Wormadam incredulously. "This is disgusting!" Bidoof wrinkled her nose in agreement.

"There are two actually, a guys' and girls' outhouse since there are so many of you," said Latias. "This is the guys' one...girls' is over there," she said, pointing. "Anyway, this outhouse has a double purpose...it serves as your confessional!"

"There's a camera in the outhouse," Hoothoot said flatly, turning the question into a statement of disbelief.

"Yeah! Great, huh?" said Latias.

"Seems to fit the budget of this show about right," said Graveler, snorting.

"Can't deny that," said Aipom, grinning.

"Shut up and listen," said Latios, aggravated.

"As I was saying, it's the confessional. You can confess your thoughts here, say whatever you want about whoever you want, or about how you like the game. It's a pretty handy feature, and the viewers love it. And don't worry, the outhouse is nicer than it looks on the outside. And somewhat soundproof-you have to be right up next to it to hear what someone's saying inside. Also, the clips in here are private, and we won't show them to anyone else on the island...as long as you don't give us reason to."

"You only have two toilets for 70 people?" asked Deerling skeptically. "That's not gonna work."

"Oh, yeah. The main bathrooms are next to the cafeteria. Sorry about that," said Latias. This statement was met with cheers from the campers and a "Willewillewillewillewilleyeah!" from Carnivine.

-static-

"Finally, these are the cabins!" said Latias, gesturing to four cabins, two with a blue male sign on them and two with a pink female sign on them. "Boys, you get two cabins, and girls, you get another two. There are 20 beds in each cabin, as well as 1 bathroom, so you should all have more than enough space. We're gonna give you a chance to drop your stuff in these cabins and socialize before we start our first challenge. We'll get you your team names, so don't worry about that."

"What are the teams going to be?" asked Cacnea.

Surprisingly, Slowking answered the question. "Well, judging by the Pokemon mascots we saw as we walked by, which you somehow missed, they were a Reshiram and a Zekrom, one near each cabin, so logically-"

"SHUT. UP. SLOWKING," seethed Latias. "But yes, you're correct."

"Let's just read the teams off now," suggested Latios.

"Good idea," agreed Latias. "You can do the first one."

"The team with the Reshiram statue outside will be the Fiery Reshirams. It will consist of Jolteon, Patrat, Numel, Cloyster, Bidoof, Mudkip, Pidgeot, Meditite, Luxray, Woobat, Mime Jr., Smoochum, Cherubi, Crawdaunt, Smeargle, Ludicolo, Oshawott, Happiny, Wynaut, Vaporeon, Glameow, Pidove, Absol, Kingdra, Mothim, Tepig, Marowak, Azumarill, Glaceon, Spiritomb, Scraggy, Meowth, Kricketune, Carnivine, and Aipom," announced Latios.

Aipom and Mudkip grinned at each other, happy they were on the same team. Glaceon glanced at Luxray hopefully. Azumarill nodded, seeing some strong players on the team. However, other campers were not thrilled. Wynaut was sad that Wooper was on the other team, while Vaporeon was sad that Flareon had been placed on the other team.

"Are there going to be any team switches?" asked Vaporeon hopefully, looking at Flareon.

"Nope! Not this season!" said Latias cheerfully. "Anyway, time for the other team. You guys will be the Stormy Zekroms. Snorlax, Flareon, Jigglypuff, Slowking, Shellos, Drapion, Graveler, Weavile, Munna, Rampardos, Swellow, Politoed, Skitty, Deerling, Wormadam, Plusle, Haunter, Scizor, Hoothoot, Snivy, Togetic, Nidoran, Cacnea, Jumpluff, Gligar, Shroomish, Buizel, Garchomp, Wooper, Minccino, Kirlia, Pachirisu, Electrike, Misdreavus, and Minun will be on this team."

There were mixed reactions about this team as well. Plusle and Minun ran toward each other and high-fived, while Snivy and Munna looked away from each other in disgust. Flareon and Wooper looked similarly disappointed to Vaporeon and Wynaut, while Weavile looked like she'd rather be anywhere but on the same team with Jumpluff.

Electrike nodded approvingly and strolled up to Minccino. "Hey, gorgeous."

"Who are you?" asked Minccino.

"Electrike...and your future boyfriend," Electrike said in a voice he hoped was seductive.

"Yeah...no," said Minccino, turning away. Electrike frowned-he would have to up his game.

Meanwhile, with the Reshirams, Tepig laughed. "Wow, Meditite, it really does look like you're wearing a diaper."

Several seconds later Tepig was lying 10 feet away, unconscious due to Meditite's punch.

"Whoa, calm down there," said Jolteon.

"Nobody calls it a diaper," Meditite raged.

Absol picked up Tepig and put him on his back. "I'll carry him until he wakes up."

Marowak walked over to help. "I'll bring his luggage to the cabin," he added.

"All right, campers!" announced Latias. "Get ready! I want to meet you in the cafeteria in twenty minutes for the challenge! We'll make an announcement when we need you!"

With that, she and Latios teleported away.

"I wish I could teleport," said Patrat, shaking his head sadly.

"I like pellytorking," said Politoed cluelessly, giggling while saying it. Togetic stared at him for a second, then shrugged, walking to the cabin.

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"I don't have a lot to say about this place," admitted Togetic. Then she reconsidered. "On second thought, it's really weird."

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"I gotta win over Minccino! She's the prettiest girl on the island!" Electrike insisted.

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"I really wanted to be on the same team as Wooper," said Wynaut. "Oh well. Maybe if we hit the merge we can work together!"

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"I plan on studying the competition and deciding who would be the biggest threats," explained Azumarill. "Then, I'll just eliminate them. It's that simple."

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"I'm gonna blow up the competition," Cherubi announced, smiling devilishly.

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"Why do the psychos always go after me?" asked Shroomish. "What did I do to deserve this?"

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"I work best alone. I don't want to get close to anyone in the competition. I don't want to risk hurting them—or myself—through elimination...or any other circumstance," said Absol quietly. "It's not worth it."

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"I don't hate other people, I just find them annoying and tedious," said Drapion. "But if they leave me alone, we'll all get along fine for sure."

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"That Pidgeot is pretty attractive," murmured Swellow. "Too bad he's on the other team..."

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"Swellow is very pretty, but she's on the other team," said Pidgeot. "I didn't come here for a relationship, but it's hard to deny the charm...Adventurous, brave girls are definitely my type."

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"I'm gonna start looking for the money! Maybe I can find it and escape the island with it, and no one will ever know!" Meowth exclaimed excitedly. Then he paused. "Wait, if I just said that in the confessional...oh...Latias and Latios are gonna see this, aren't they?"

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"Kill me now," moaned Weavile. "I can't handle this. Jumpluff is going to break me."

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In the Reshirams' boys' cabin, Jolteon chuckled as he inspected the hosts' schedule for the next challenge. He had swiped it off of Latias while she had been explaining things in the cafeteria. The first challenge seemed intimidating, but he was confident he could handle it.

"What are you looking at?"

Jolteon looked up and saw Luxray staring down at him. "Nothing," Jolteon said defensively.

Luxray's eyes narrowed. "Latias was holding that. How did you get it?"

"I took it from her," he said, rolling his eyes. "It's a challenge summary for the next challenge. Want to know what it is?"

"You took that from Latias?" he asked, ignoring the question. "What are you, a thief?"

Jolteon considered. "I guess, technically, yeah. I don't even really know how to read this thing, so it's not helping me. But I was gonna give it back.

"Good," said Luxray, but he didn't look like he meant it. He walked away.

"What's his problem?" Jolteon muttered quietly.

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"As someone who intends to go into police training, let's just say I have a natural dislike of thieves," said Luxray, his eyes flashing dangerously. "I don't think the competition will go too well for Jolteon after this."

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"This bed was mine!"

"No, I was here first, idiot."

"I'm not an idiot! And I was definitely here first!"

In the Zekroms' girls' cabin, Gligar groaned. Munna and Snivy would not shut up. Hoothoot walked over and took the bed closest to Gligar.

"You think they're gonna stop soon?" asked Hoothoot.

"Not likely," Gligar stated in a sad tone. "Unfortunately."

Suddenly a stomping noise was heard and Munna and Snivy's arguing stopped quickly. "What the-" Gligar began, before turning around with Hoothoot.

"If you two do not SHUT UP...I will beat the crap out of you," growled Garchomp. "I'm not afraid to do it...in fact, I'd like to do it. So don't give me a reason."

"Deal," said both Snivy and Munna in unison. After that, they both left the bed, heading for opposite sides of the room. Garchomp shrugged and took the bed they had both left empty, placing her stuff next to it.

"That's one way to deal with that," said Hoothoot. Gligar nodded with a smile. Then the two heard a voice on the intercom.

"CAMPERS! IT'S LATIAS! REPORT TO THE CAFETERIA! YOUR CHALLENGE IS ABOUT TO START!"

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Okay, well, that's it! The first chapter is done. Hopefully you enjoyed it! The next chapter should be out soon and it will feature the first challenge.

If you have any questions, feel free to put them in the review or send them to me in a private message. I'll make sure I address them. As long as it's not major spoilers, that's fine.

Many eliminations in this show will be double or even triple due to the large cast. The next episode will be one such episode.

I'll try to post something on my account soon detailing the characters' personalities. I know it's a lot to get used to seventy characters in such a short amount of time, but this story is going to be a lot about development, and you'll soon have some favorites...and least favorites.

At the suggestion of Outcast Hero, I'm posting a list of the team members at the end of each chapter! Hopefully, this will help you get acquainted.

Fiery Reshirams (35 members):

Absol, Aipom, Azumarill, Bidoof, Carnivine, Cherubi, Cloyster, Crawdaunt, Glaceon, Glameow, Happiny, Jolteon, Kingdra, Kricketune, Ludicolo, Luxray, Marowak, Meditite, Meowth, Mime Jr., Mothim, Mudkip, Numel, Oshawott, Patrat, Pidgeot, Pidove, Scraggy, Smeargle, Smoochum, Spiritomb, Tepig, Vaporeon, Woobat, Wynaut

Stormy Zekroms (35 members):

Buizel, Cacnea, Deerling, Drapion, Electrike, Flareon, Garchomp, Gligar, Graveler, Haunter, Hoothoot, Jigglypuff, Jumpluff, Kirlia, Minccino, Minun, Misdreavus, Munna, Nidoran, Pachirisu, Plusle, Politoed, Rampardos, Scizor, Shellos, Shroomish, Skitty, Slowking, Snivy, Snorlax, Swellow, Togetic, Weavile, Wooper, Wormadam

Preview for next chapter: Next chapter, many campers must be willing to take a huge risk if they want to stay on the competition. Many campers have to face up to their fears in order to stay in the game. One camper is unable to handle the task at hand, while another camper pays for their lack of help to the team.

I stole this idea from Dark Amphithere but...at the end of every episode, characters will ask you to review! Do it for your favorites! (And least favorites. Please review!)

Latias: Review, lovely audience! Without you, this show would never stay on air!

Latios: Yes, review, we're completely dependent on your opinions...