Before we could officially begin with the finale. There are some stuff I have to clear up:
Um… if you're asking why you can't review for the last chap. It's because that chapter used to be the Ula'Ula one but I deleted those OC lists so...
Marshadow's personality is based on his Pokedex entry. He hides behind others shadow so I made him shortspoken.
That aside, let's begin with the chap!
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We are the champions!
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"… Myself…" Alex muttered under his breath.
"What?" Nihilego questioned, confused by Alex's response. "Can you repeat that?"
"I choose myself to be eliminated," Alex repeated.
"Woah… that's so… selfless," remarked Crimson. "I'm impressed."
"I'm surprised too," agreed Meowzer. "I dunno but it reminds me of something."
"Yaoi?" suggested Poppy. "Sexual intercourse? Libido? Porno!"
"No," Icy said simply.
"Um… but where's Randall and Junior?" asked Clay, nervously. "Are they… dead?"
He shuddered at the thought.
"Maybe… they're safe and are doing unsightly stuff," pointed out Poppy.
"Hmm… I can see the connection," admitted Vivian.
"Wha?" Donald suddenly woke up. "Did my humble presence miss some important events?"
The group all groaned.
"Okay… the finale would be tomorrow and the final four are Juvia, Septh, Ashley and Luther," explained Nihilego.
"Fuck that meteor!" cursed Comf, falling off her seat. "He's going down! COMF STYLEEEE!"
"It's official. She's delusional," drawled Breon, rolling his eyes.
"Um… what about Randall and Junior?" stammered Clay.
The two Incineroar emerged from the cave. Junior was giving Randall a piggyback as they exited.
"Awww… that's so lovely! YAOI REFERENCES!" squealed Poppy.
"Someone… kill me now," moaned Breon.
Randall coughed up some dust as Junior laid him on the floor. "Wha… what happened?"
"You slept with Alex and had children!" explained Poppy, raising her flippers. Breon charged up a ball of electricity which he shot at the Brionne, sending her to the skies. "Team Rocket is blasting off AGGGAAAINNN!"
"Okay… now that's she's gone. We can finally be serious," Breon sighed in relief.
Poppy quickly landed next to him. "What did I miss?"
Pulling Poppy's ear, Breon dragged Poppy towards the villas.
"I love you all!" Poppy screamed as Breon continued to drag her. "Breon is just in love!"
Randall blinked before turning to Junior. "J-Junior, is that you?"
"Of course… who were you expecting? Meowzer?" chuckled Junior.
Meowzer blinked. "Guys… I said sorry!"
"Sorry is not enough," huffed Comf. "We need a blood compact and of course, a human sacrifice! I demand a human sacrifice!"
"Shush… let's not interrupt Junior and Randall's conversation," Icy said in a hushed tone. "They haven't talk with each other for a long time. Let's let them be."
"But… the human sacrifice?" whimpered Comf.
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"Okay… I can only trust people who give human sacrifices and blood compact," explained Comf. "After Septh and Meowzer, I need to keep my guard up!"
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"Do… we even have blood?" Meowzer queried, blinking at the camera.
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"Breon is such a spoilsport," whimpered Poppy. "I'm in my yaoi mood! Tomorrow, I would be in the mood for painting. So, please let me grovel at my genius!"
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"Wow… you became stronger since last time," complimented Randall with a weak smile. "I'm impressed. You might… surpass me."
Nearby, Juvia was looking around franticly. She floated towards the two felines.
"Have anyone of you seen Izaya?" she asked. "He's not here!"
Junior shook his head and the ghost flew off. He then turned back to Randall. "You inspired me so I got you to thank… I couldn't have done it without you."
Randall smiled before groaning. "Ugh… my head hurts!"
"Well… your skull was hit with a rock," pointed out Icy, passing by.
Randall sighed. "Oh…"
"And Alex chose to eliminated himself," added Icy before floating towards the villa.
"I see," muttered Randall. He then tried to smile a Junior. "Junior… your body is almost the equivalent as Jaxxon's… maybe, we should invite you sometime."
He then groaned as he held his head. "Ugh, just bring me to the infirmary or something… my skull might be cracked."
"We're Pokemon," Breon drawled, walking towards the main villa.
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Junior blushed in embarrassment. "Okay. I do have a little crush on Randall… its nothing big, though."
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Juvia looked around as she entered the villa. Strangely, it looked like the Ultra Beasts' house. She quickly floated up the stairs, hoping to find Izaya.
CRASH
Juvia's eyes widened as she bumped into Comf, causing them to both fall to the floor.
"Juvia, you should watch where you're going," scoffed Comf, holding her head in pain.
"Oh… Comf, have you seen Izzy?" Juvia hastily asked. "I'm worried sick."
"He's in his room," said Comf dryly, gesturing to one of the doors on the hallway. "Just… get out of my sight. I have to tend to Randall."
Comf floated off with an annoyed expression
"I wonder what got her worked up." Juvia muttered, confused with Comf's cold demeanor.
She shook her head before opening a door with Izaya's nameplate.
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Ashley was wheeling her brother to the villa. Breon was following them at a reasonable distance.
"Umm… Ashley, I have something to ask you," Ace asked, staring at the ground in contempt.
Ashley stopped pushing, furrowing a brow. "What?"
Breon groaned as he noticed that the two stopped. "Better leave…" He overtook the siblings, hastily trudging to the villa.
"Okay… now that he's gone… umm…" said Ace with long gaps between each word. He sighed in disappointment. "I'm not yet ready to see your reaction… I don't want to see you hurt."
"I know, that's why you don't want me dating those creepy admirers," pointed out Ashley, giving him a concerned look. "You can tell me."
"Well… do you trust me?" queried Ace, hands shaking.
"What?" said Ashley, confused with Ace's remark. "What do you mean? Of course, I trust you!"
"Really? Even after I stole that piece of paper before the challenge where I got eliminated?" questioned Ace smugly.
"Of course not. You're my brother so I know that you're doing for my own good," admitted Ashley. She then coughed, cocking a brow. "On second thought, what was written on the paper?"
"Beware," Ace replied simply.
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Ashley shuddered. "That message may be short… but it is quite alarming that Juvia sent it to me. How much does she knows?"
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"I'm glad that Ashley still trusts me… but… I'm guilty that I didn't trust her," said Ace bitterly.
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Juvia gasped as she entered the room. There, sitting on the bed was Izaya looking at the ceiling wistfully. She made herself invisible before reappearing behind the bat.
"BOOO!" she yelled playfully.
Izaya chuckled as he turned around towards the cloth. He smiled. "Juvia…" He then frowned. "Are you eliminated already?"
Juvia shook her head. "Nope, the finale is about to start tomorrow!"
"So… we have enough time," chuckled Izaya, nuzzling Juvia's neck.
Juvia blushed. "Iz…"
Juvia moaned as Izaya pinned her to the bed where they began kissing.
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Poppy sat down on her bed, sketching the room she was currently staying in. Since it resembled her room in Ultra Space, it wasn't a difficult task.
She then looked up from her sketch pad to see Junior wining at her.
"Oh… you want to see my sketch too?" she asked playfully, putting her sketch pad down.
Junior jumped onto the bed, landing next to the Brionne. "Yup!"
"How's Randall?"
"Comf's tending to him. I hope he gets better…"
"It's the skull! It would be veeerrryyy long befforreee Randall could heal."
Junior kissed Poppy's cheek as his tail swished faster. "Pops… let's… just go to sleep."
"Oh… I know all of your mannerisms," pointed out Poppy. "I watch you sleep. I sometimes enter the others' rooms… you can't defeat me!"
Junior blushed as Poppy rubbed his arm. "Poppy, stop that! It tickles!"
Poppy giggled as she started tracing her flipper on Junior's chest.
Junior continued to blush as Poppy continue to finger walk up his chest. As he was about to lock lips with her…
"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU GUYS DOING?!"
Poppy and Junior both turned towards the scream. They then eyed Comf, who was standing near the door with a disgusted expression on her face.
"Comf, we didn't see you there," expressed Poppy, covering her lower body with the blanket.
"I knew something was up!" exclaimed Comf, with a hint of repulsion to her tone. "You can't trust two teens to stay in a room together without having sexual contact!"
"Don't say that," retorted Junior, attempting to calm down the Comfey. However, his boisterous and commanding voice did the opposite.
"Eeeek! Why are you trying to intimidate me? Gang rape?!" shrieked Comf with a scowl. "Stay away from me!"
Junior gulped. "I'm n-not trying to intimidate you…"
"Comf… just leave," requested Poppy, folding her flippers.
Comf rolled her eyes before leaving.
Poppy then turned to Junior with a seductive smile. "Sooo… shall we continue?"
Junior sighed before facing away. "Maybe not this time… I don't feel like it."
"Jun… is it about Comf's comment about you intimidating her?" queried Poppy, furrowing her brows in concern. "Don't mind that… your voice is fine."
"Just… leave," requested Junior, voice hardening. "I need some time to think…"
Poppy nodded, stepping off the bed with her sketch pad before leaving the room.
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Crimson and Meowzer were just walking around the hallway, when Comf stormed out of Poppy's room. She quickly floated towards Crimson.
"You, me… let's sleep together," growled Comf with a disgruntled expression.
"Weren't you supposed to be taking care of Randall?" pointed out Crimson, folding her arms. "And… what were you doing in Poppy's room?!"
At that time, Poppy exited the said room, rushing downstairs.
"Oh no… are you-"
"No," explained Comf. "I noticed some noise and entered… I saw Junior and Poppy… being cutesy with each other."
"Awww," gushed Crimson.
"No aws!" growled Comf, raising her appendages in anger. She was not annoyed, she was envious… very very envious. "Just go with me!"
Crimson groaned as Comf pulled her towards a random room.
"Well… that was awkward," commented Meowzer.
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THE NEXT DAY!
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"FINAL FOUR CONTESTANTS! PLEASE HEAD TO THE BEACH FOR THE FINAL CHALLENGE!" chimed in Nihilego's voice through the intercom.
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"Woah… didn't really expect to make it this far," admitted Luther, rubbing his side in embarrassment. "I would like to thank everyone for being such good friends… and Alex, thank you… you too, Randall!"
He then sighed. "Wish me luck."
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"Why do I feel remorse?" Septh asked himself. "For the last few days, I feel this weird feeling that tells me that I'm wrong… is this guilt?"
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"I'm so excited for the finale!" exclaimed Ashley, stubbing hands clasped. "I'm not expecting myself to win but I can still try!"
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"Izaya is so cute last night," mused Juvia dreamily. She then shook her head. "But… I must be determined and focus!"
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The final four were all standing on the beach. A new set of bleachers faced them. On the bleachers were all of the eliminated campers.
"Um… what is the challenge exactly?" Juvia asked, titling her head in confusion. "Are we redoing the Undella one?"
"It's a race," declared Nihilego, flailing her tentacles cheerily. "One huge race that would determine our first winner!"
"Didn't we did that already?" pointed out Breon with a smug expression. "Are you running out of ideas?"
"Shaddup Breon, this is completely original," growled Nihilego, clenching her tentacles.
"I agree, this is completely unoriginal," agreed Crimson, propping down her hands down to her waist. "We should get something original… like a cook-off!"
"I think that's another show," pointed out Guzzlord, nibbling on a small cookie. "Well… I love that idea but that's not finale-worthy."
"Just don't complain," said Nihilego with a sour expression. "We have to begin already!"
She then cleared her throat, turning towards the final four. "Okay, your challenge is not only a race, it seemingly resembles the structure of the Amazing Race."
"I know that show," mused Juvia cheerily.
"Yup, almost everyone does," expressed Nihilego. She then clapped her eyes. "But… I still want to explain the challenge! Well… the challenge is simple. There are two hosts plus… our lovable friend, Marshadow!"
From the bleachers, Marshadow sheepishly waved at the crowd.
"We created on challenge each… and each challenge would serve as a checkpoint."
"Checkpoint?" questioned Luther, stroking his chin with a smug look.
"Well… after completing a challenge, you must press a button which means that you can continue, however if you're the last finalist to mash that buzzer, you're eliminated from the finale," explained Nihilego, flailing her tentacles in excitement. "Oh… we also hid clues… the first clue is in Undella Town… where we are now so keep your eyes peeled for that."
The finalists all gulped, nodding.
"Umm… can't you give us info on where the challenges would be held?" requested Juvia.
"No… you would have to traverse… the whole world!" exclaimed Nihilego.
"I can't see how they can travel around the world in one day," admitted Alex.
"Good thing you dropped out, huh?" Crimson teased.
Alex rolled his eyes.
"We have wormholes!" reminded Nihilego.
"Oh…"
"Okay… is everyone ready?" Nihilego asked, taking out a gun.
"Eeepp! Ms. Jellyfish has a gun!" yelped Clay, hiding behind Breon in fear. "My master would cry if I die…"
"That's a starter gun, you fool," grunted Comf, rolling her eyes. "It's not dangerous!"
"Comf… stop," said Poppy.
"Yeah… don't mind Clay," agreed Junior.
Comf rolled her eyes.
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"Yup, I don't mind anyone unless I could trust them," said Comf with a distasteful expression. "But… all of them look shady. Junior is intimidating, if you ask me."
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"Umm… I'm ready," Ashley said nervously.
Luther, Septh and Juvia nodded in agreement.
"OKAY! GET READY… GET SET… GOOO!"
Nihilego chuckled sadistically as she fired the starting gun at the sky.
The final four looked around franticly for any sign of clue that would lead them to the first challenge.
Juvia started digging up a hole using her psychic powers, trying to find any clue underneath the sands.
She sighed as she spotted Septh floating towards town. Ashley was checking near the water while Luther was tinkering something with his spare parts.
She then noticed something shiny sticking under the sand. It was red in color and was luminescent. Juvia cautiously grabbed it. It was not a gem nor anything valuable. It was just a piece of paper however, Juvia was still marveling at her discovery. "How did they make paper glow and shine?" she asked herself, eyes glistening with excitement.
"For the first challenge, take a plunge underwater and go to a cave," she read quietly. She then cheered. "Yay! I'm in the lead."
She silently made herself invisible, plunging herself into the cold waters.
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"I know that I'm keeping all of this info secret but… this is a contest and I need to even out our chances… even Septh's," explained Juvia.
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Septh peered inside a house, checking if there's no one around. He sighed as he entered silently. Recently, he was becoming contemplative about his actions. He was now… doubting himself.
He sighed as he checked the kitchen, opening all of the cupboards and drawers. "Where… have all the time gone?"
He remembered his frie- ahem, former friend. After almost killing him, his friend… told him to scram. He was untrusted by his own friend. He didn't even know what came over him. And now, he was doubting himself. He hurt Randall… Meowzer… Ashley and Ace. "I wish… I can turn back time…"
He floated up the stairs towards the bedroom. He eyed the bookshelf across the room to spot the clue. He then floated towards the bed, he used his telekinesis to remove the blanket and lying under it was a bright piece of paper.
He levitated it towards him before reading its contents. "For the first challenge, take a plunge underwater and go to a cave."
He then blinked, memories forcing their way into his cold and complex mind. "Comf… that's where… she quit."
He closed his eyes, gripping on the sheet of paper, almost crumpling it. "I… need… to k-kill?" He sounded unsure near the end. His mind was divided into two after all… he was kind… but he was also dangerous.
He shook his head. He had a challenge to win.
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Luther nodded as he eyed his finished device. It seemed to be a metal detector but it wasn't.
"Hmm… since the clue is written on paper, I will use this… paper detector," he thought to himself, nodding in satisfaction.
He then held the handle then began walking around the beach, hoping to hear that repeated beep which signifies that there's paper beneath the sand.
BEEP… BEEPPP
Luther perked up as he heard the beeping. He quickly dug through the sand using his hands since he was far too excited.
He quickly pulled out a colorful glittery piece of paper. He quickly turned to Ashley who was struggling in her search.
"Hmm… should I help her?" Luther asked himself, closing his eye in contempt. As he opened his eyes, he noticed Septh having a talk with Ashley. Instinctively, he approached the duo.
"Sooo… a murderous meteor is talk with the cottonweed," he said nervously, narrowing his eyes in suspicion. "Are you sabotaging her?"
Ashley shrugs. "He just approached me, holding this paper… he says it's the clue." Ashley gestured to the shiny paper levitating above the meteor.
Luther squinted, examining the details on the levitating paper and comparing it with the paper on his person. "Hmm… it is… the clue."
"So… you think I was lying?" said Septh sheepishly.
"Well… you did cause some mayhem," pointed out Ashley, continuing to dig deeper. "Oomph… why can't I find a clue?!"
"Um… we can share," suggested Septh.
"No thanks… this is the final challenge! What's the joy of winning, knowing that you didn't exert any effort," said Ashley.
Septh sighed, heading to the water. Luther gave Ashley one last look before following Septh to the water.
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Juvia continued to pant as she arrived at an underwater cavern. Nihilego winked at the ghost as she arrived.
"WHOOPEE! YOU'RE THE FIRST CONTESTANT TO ARRIVE!" exclaimed Nihilego, flailing her tentacles in excitement.
"Umm… how can we talk… when we're underwater?" Juvia questioned, tilting her head in confusion.
"Don't mind the descriptions… this is not an underwater cavern… we're in those… strange cave that you can only access underwater but it's still overwater," explained Nihilego, scratching her head sheepishly. "And you… why are you panting? You're a ghost and you don't need air."
"Don't mind that… just tell me the challenge," expressed Juvia.
"Well… the first task is… to test your mental capabilities!" stated Nihilego cheerily. "You can't make it far without any… intelligence… so be prepared!"
"Umm… okay."
"The leg can be divided into three parts… the first part is searching for a bottle of neurotoxins," explained Nihilego, gesturing to the crevices located at one side of the cave. "Stick you app- oh… we were supposed to ban the use of psychic powers but… two of you don't even have appendages." Nihilego face-palmed.
"Sooo… what should I do?" Juvia asked, concerned.
"Um…" stammered Nihilego nervously, hands on her head. "You would… use your legs?"
"I don't have any legs either," Juvia blatantly pointed out.
"Okay… you can use psychic power but…" Nihilego quickly took out a pink blindfold. "You have to wear this!"
Juvia levitated the blindfold towards her, eyeing it in wonder. "This makes people blind! Fascinating!"
"Ookay… you would have to stick your hand but in your case, use your psychic power to find the bottle of neurotoxins which you would have to shoot using slingshot at the bulls-eye." She gestured to the dart board tacked on the opposite side of the creivces.
"What's the third part?" Juvia asked, eyes glimmering behind the blindfold.
"Well… there is no third part, I would activate a portal for you only and you can go to the second challenge… don't worry the next two challenges are in places that you know," explained Nihilego.
Juvia nodded, starting to use her telepathy.
"Oh yeah… before I forget, there's only one bottle of neurotoxin for each crevice and there's three crevices? So… if you miss the bulls-eye, Guzzlord would place another one and… there are other identical bottles and there are Toxapex in there too."
"Yeah."
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Ashley grunted as she continued to dig up a hole in an attempt to find a clue. She was having second thoughts… maybe, she should've accepted Septh's-
"Soo… are you going to accept my aid now?" Septh asked.
"WHAT?! I thought you went ahead," admitted Ashley, baffled by Septh's change of tune.
"Ugh… I don't know either!" groaned Septh, core glowing darkly. "I don't know anymore!"
"Just kiss already!" Poppy shouted from the bleachers, clapping her flippers cheerily. "It would be a new pairing… meteorxplant!"
Ashley shook her head. "I don't think I can read you… you're… dynamic!"
Septh rolled his eyes. "Just follow me… we have to go to a cave. Luther and Juvia are both ahead of us so we need to catch up."
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Luther kept his cool as he retrieved a bottle of white liquid through the crevice. He noticed Juvia struggling as it was harder to control psychic powers when you can't see.
"You need help?" Luther asked the cloth, grabbing a slingshot from the pedestal conveniently placed beside the jellyfish.
Juvia shook her head, continuing with her attempt of getting a bottle of neurotoxins. "I'll be fine."
Luther sighed as he stretched the rubber on the slingshot, positioning the bottle carefully. He squinted, attempting to aim for the bulls-eyes. Releasing the rubber, the bottle was hurled towards the target. Fortunately, it hit the bulls-eye.
"Try again," drawled Nihilego drowsily.
"WHAT! I HIT THE BULLS-EYE!" pointed out Luther, gesturing to the broken pieces of glass.
"That's not neurotoxins," explained Nihilego with a giggle.
"Then what is it?!"
"Cum…"
Luther froze. "This is turning out to be the weirdest finale I've ever seen."
"Don't blame me! Blame our contacts!" emphasized Nihilego.
Ashley and Septh both arrived at the entrance of the cave, both out of breath. Nihilego quickly brief them on the challenge, ushering them to the crevices.
"Finally!" Juvia yelled triumphantly, removing her blindfold with her psychic powers while levitating a bottle. "That was easier than what I expected."
"Stop!" warned Nihilego. "You need that blindfold to use the blindfold to be fair! Same for you, Septh!"
Juvia groaned, retying the blindfold.
Ashley quickly retrieved a bottle then ran to the pedestal to retrieve a slingshot. She aimed at the target but missed the bulls-eye.
Luther followed but also flubbed with his aim.
Juvia groaned as she continued to adjust her aim. With limited senses, she was having a hard time with the challenge. Septh, also having the same handicap, was also having trouble.
Nihilego sighed impatiently as she slouched on her chair. She can't wait for the next two legs to begin. She made some… surprises for the contestants.
BEEP… BEEP
Nihilego clapped her tentacles in joy. Someone finally finished the first leg.
Ashley grinned to herself as she held her sling shot. "Did I pass?"
Nihilego nodded as a wormhole formed behind her. "Pass through this… if anyone else tries to sneak past me… I'll kill them."
Ashley giggled as she ran into the wormhole.
"Chop chop, the finale isn't over yet!"
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Ashley found herself in open field. In front of her was stairs. She cautiously hovered over the stairs, wary of any trap that might emerge.
She then reached the top where a large trampoline was placed. She squinted, noticing a hovering net far in the horizon. A sign was placed next to the trampoline.
"This trampoline is a special trampoline. You need to activate its bounciness by entering a number-code. Shrubs-red flowers-mushrooms," she read quietly. She stood up, rubbing her chin in contempt. "Hmm… I must land into that net, perhaps? Dammit Nihilego, why didn't you include all of the rules to the sign."
She then noticed a number keypad attached to one of the legs of the trampoline. She quickly inputted random numbers. "Three numbers… there are 999 options soo… I would have to make due with random button mashing."
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Luther continued to pant as he adjusted his aim. "One last try," he muttered to himself. Closing his eyes and stretching the slingshot, he shot the bottle of white liquid.
BEEP… BEEP
"Finally!" Luther said triumphantly.
Nihilego nodded, gesturing to another wormhole that appeared beside her.
Luther chuckled as he ran into the wormhole.
Juvia groaned, wary of the thought that she and Septh were the only ones who remained.
Septh levitated a bottle over his head in worry. This was the first bottle that he retrieved. He was slightly relieved that Juvia was having the same problems.
Juvia sighed as she eyed the levitating red blindfold. She closed her eyes as she tied it around her head. "I need to do this…"
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Luther groaned as his eyes fluttered open. He was lying on his back. As he struggled to stand up, he noticed that he was standing on thick ice.
His eyes widened. There was nothing but ice around him. He was in an ice wasteland. He then noticed a piece of paper lying on the ice.
"Find a way back to Icirrus City… you're near the Moor of Icirrus… at town, you'll find a wormhole to the last event. If you're the last one to complete the second task, you'll be sent back to the bleachers," Luther read aloud.
He furrowed his brows. "Wha? It's spring… there should be no snow or… ice here."
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"Okay… we called Kyurem to help us with this challenge," Nihilego explained. "And… Luther's task is more difficult than the one who will recieve the last task and Ashley so that we could give either Septh or Juvia a head start. I kinda expected that one of them would be delayed with the slingshot-ing and I was right."
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Juvia grunted as she floated back to the crevices after failing with her aim. After a couple of seconds, she retrieved another bottle. If you're asking how she knew that he got the bottle: it was because, if she was levitating an item, her mind would usually feel heavy.
She sighed as she felt her way back to where she was supposed to use the slingshot. She could hear glass shattering but no beeping which means that Septh must have failed.
Juvia took a breath before releasing the rubber on the slingshot.
BEEP… BEEP
Juvia cheered, removing the blindfold with telekinesis. "Finally! I did it!"
Septh sighed, looking at the ground with a wistful expression. "Oh well… I tried."
Juvia quickly noticed Septh before approaching the meteor with a concerned expression. "You look glum? And… you're acting… weird, in my opinion."
"Shouldn't you continue with the finale?" questioned Septh. "I may have lost my chance at victory but you still have yours… don't be concerned of me… not after what I've done."
"..."
The room was silent. Juvia can't find the words to say. Septh was then teleported out of the room.
"Juvia… the wormhole awaits," Nihilego smugly said, gesturing to a newly-formed wormhole in the opposite direction where the wormhole Luther passed was located.
Juvia took one last deep breath before entering the wormhole.
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Ashley huffed as she inputted the number 501 on the keypad. "Geez… what could be the code?!" She looked around franticly for any sign of clue.
Her gaze then focused on a flower patch. She cautiously floated down the stairs towards the flower patch. The array of flowers were coloured red.
Ashley remembered the message on the sign. "Shrubs, red flowers, mushrooms… so I have to count those… that's not difficult."
She counted the red flowers carefully. "Sixteen… wait a minute… there's only three numbers… one for the number of shrubs… the second one for the number of red flowers and the third for the number of mushrooms… Sixteen can't fit into one number space."
She then noticed some mushroom growing near a crooked tree.
She cautiously approached it, hoping to find some answers.
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Juvia groaned as she lifted her face from the grass. She found herself near a marsh. Railroad tracks passed through parts of the marsh.
Juvia then noticed a piece of paper lying on the grass, along with a paper bag. Peering into the paper bag, she found PokeBalls. She deduced that this might be vital for her task.
"Catch a Mudkip," she read. Dropping the paper to the ground, she examined her surroundings. There was no one in sight.
"Hmm… Mudkip is very rare… it can rarely be found in the wild… so I should do this carefully and precisely," Juvia muttered to herself.
She nearly jumped when she heard some rustling from the bushes.
A Wooper emerged.
"Awwwwww," gushed Juvia, approaching the mudfish.
Midway, she stopped. She can't be distracted… not this time. She shook her head, floating to the other way.
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Luther grunted as he made his way through thickets of trees. His trash bag was now caked with snow as snow continued to drop from above.
Luther shivered. His body was turning blue from the low temperature. He wanted to make an invention that would assist him but it was too cold so he decided to be cautious.
He then squinted as he noticed some lights far in the distance. Quickly, he ran towards the lights.
Ashley counted the mushrooms. It amounted to twelve mushrooms. She also counted the shrubs… fifty. She franticly floated around, trying to find any sort of clue. But a strange force field prevented her access to outer reaches of the area so she was stuck in the circular area.
Suddenly, a memory came back to her.
"A 'dash bar' or what you call a 'minus sign' signifies subtraction."
Ashley yawned. Even the memory of Ace's lectures was boring. But… it gave her an idea. She hovered back to the stairs, this time, she was quickly floating over it. She approached the sign quickly.
"Shrubs minus red flowers minus mushrooms… damn, why did they include mathematics to the finale?" Ashley muttered to herself. "Mental block?"
She then took a moment to compose herself. "Fifty shrubs-"
Juvia hid behind the bushes. Her gaze was fixated on the snare that she placed on the grass. She levitated her PokeBall close to the ground so that the Mudkip won't notice her.
Rustling can then be heard from the nearby bushes.
Juvia's grip on the PokeBall tightened as the Pokemon emerged. It a blue Pokemon with a creamish belly and orange gills on its face. A Mudkip.
Luther stumbled on a rock, causing him to land on the snow face-first. Groaning, he lifted his face from the ground.
Lights… however, they were not your normal kind of lights. The lights flickered… like Christmas lights.
Luther grunted as he struggled to stand up.
"Twenty two," muttered Ashley. "The number code is 022…"
She hastily made her way to the keypad, pressing the required buttons with extreme force.
Meanwhile in Undella Town, Nihilego was anxiously waiting for the results.
"Oh my… after their tasks… they would all be sent to Humilau… where they'll have a race back to Undella… however… one of them would fall before that," Nihilego said to herself.
Poppy clapped her flippers. "Yahoo! It would all be over soon!"
"Y-yeah," Septh muttered.
"Shaddup bastard!" growled Comf.
Luther groaned he stepped foot on solid concrete. A colorful portal stood in front of him. With a smile he wobble into it.
Ashley huffed as she continued to bounce on the trampoline, she continued to jump, hoping to get enough force to land on the net.
She closed her eyes and jumped… her stubs no longer felt the trampoline.
Juvia marvelled at the PokeBall which now contained the Mudkip, however, her moment was interrupted as the ground began to shook.
The PokeBall rolled away from Juvia's grasp. Juvia yelped as a wormhole formed nearby.
"It looks like I found the finish line…"
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"I hope I'm not lagging behind," Juvia said, concerned.
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Luther groaned as he lifted his face from the ground. He seems to be near the ocean as he hears waves. Nearby, he noticed another competitor, he carefully approached the competitor who also regained consciousness.
"Luther… is that you?" Juvia moaned, eyes opening. "Is this the finale?"
Luther chuckled. "I don't know…"
Juvia stood up and began hovering over the sand. "Blech… remove sand from edible objects list…"
"Final two, the final challenge is a race back to Undella Town!" chimed in Nihilego's voice from out of nowhere.
Juvia's eyes widened, darting from Luther to the ocean. "Crap, I need to hurry!"
Juvia hovered quickly to the water. Taking a deep breath, she started floating over the water.
Luther, on the other hand, was struggling. He didn't have the advantage of floating whatsoever. He wobbled towards the docks where a speed boat wa stationed. "This would have to do," he muttered.
Luther hopped onto the boat, turning on the motor. The boat quickly sped after Juvia.
Juvia gulped as she hears the sound of motor. Sure, she had an advantage but she can't outspeed a speed boat. Perhaps, she can teleport?
"NO TELEPORTING!" added Nihilego.
Juvia sighed, continuing to drift across the bay.
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Ashley blinked as she was teleported back to the bleachers.
"W-what happened?" she queried.
"You… finished your task last," Nihilego explained, facing the water with excitement. "So… just sit pretty while we wait for Juvia and Luther."
Ashley sighed as she slumped on her seat.
Ace gave her a look before averting his gaze.
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"I feel ashamed," remarked Ashley glumly. "I guess… I was too confident."
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Juvia grunts as an island stood in front of her. Sure, she can phase through it but… her abilities were quite unreliable as of now.
She sighed as she entered the cave through the opening.
Luther's speed boat all docked as it reached the island. Luther stumbled off the boat. He needed to outspeed Juvia.
Luther entered the cave. He was still affected by the incident in Twist Mountain so he hastily proceeded with caution.
Luther tried to make his way by tailing after Juvia but the ghost was nowhere to be heard. Luther climb up some steps to higher ground.
He squinted and noticed a purplish dot wandering around the cave.
"Juvia…" muttered Luther.
Juvia hummed to herself as she hovered around the cave. Juvia was exploring the cave to find any way out. But… luck wasn't on her side. She silently groaned as she reached a dead end.
She turned around, retracing her steps. She hovered over stairs. She hovered over rocks. After all of that hovering, the exit was still not yet found.
Juvia then looked up. She eyed Luther who looked so small from afar. She sighed before continuing with her journey.
As she hovered over another rock, the earth trembled.
Juvia groaned as she fell to the floor. She was baffled by the stupidity of Arceus by not giving Shuppets the ability Levitation even though they clearly float.
Luther fell from the top levels, landing on the ground nearby with a hard thud.
Juvia groaned as she struggled to stand up. "L-Luther, are you okay?"
Luther groaned. His right hand was… fractured by the fall. His jaw was slightly altered but he could still talk fine. This finale was getting more painful.
The trembling stopped. Juvia took a moment to regain her composure. She was thankful that she had no bones to break, otherwise, she would be screwed.
She finally stood up. She slowly hovered to luther. The trash bag looked at her in pain. "J-just go…"
"No…" Juvia said simply, shaking her head. "A good opponent is a sportsman… I think… so I would have to help you!"
Luther chuckled weakly, coughing up a small amount of blood in the process. "O-okay… baggy alliance mate…"
Juvia levitated Luther gently. "Thank Arceus that I'm a nice girl or else this wouldn't end nicely!"
Luther smiled weakly.
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"This season had a lot of injuries," remarked Breon with a frown. "Alex, Ace, Septh after being beat up a Comf awhile ago, Randall, my brain is injured from long exposure from Clay and now Luther!"
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Juvia grunted as she finally found an opening. Still levitating Luther, she floated out of the cave. Thankfully, she was in a different area so she didn't take a wrong turn back to space one.
She hovered over the water… when she realized something. She was not levitating Luther anymore.
The trash bag was on the shore, face planted on the sand. The trash bag lifted his face from the sand, eyes directed at the cloth who was still near the shore but was continuing to float towards the finish.
Was she… leaving him?
Luther slowly examined his surroundings when he noticed a cannon conveniently placed on the beach. "Well… this probably if any non-levitating Pokemon makes it to the finale…"
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"I've just noticed… I'm the only finalist that can't float!" remarked Luther, raising his arms. "Septh, Ashley and Juvia have advantages… thankfully, I only have one opponent."
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Luther groaned he lowered the cannon so he could enter it. But… how is he going to light-
Luther smiled as he held a button. This button was the one that can fire the cannon so lighting it was unnecessary.
With a determined smile, he pressed the button.
Juvia continued to pant as she hovered across the water. She felt guilty leaving Luther behind but… she feels that Luther would just-
BOOMMMM
Juvia stopped as the sound of something explode entered her ear drums.
Her eyes bugged out as she eyed at Luther who was hurtling towards her direction in full speed.
She quickly floated towards the finish line. She was happy that Luther was alright but she needs to speed up to give Luther a challenge… challenge… Juvia sighed in contemplation as she floated faster. All of this thinking reminded her of Izaya who was watching this right now.
And…
She needs to do her best.
Luther can't help but scream as he was shot from the cannon. His eyes were focused on Juvia, his friend and opponent.
But… friendship can't change the competition. They were both giving it their all.
Then… Luther fell. Luther managed to stay afloat by using his rare swimming/floating skills. He grunted as he continued to swim. Luckily, he was neck-to-neck with Juvia who was floating nearby.
"I'm sorry Juvia!" he said loudly to the cloth.
The cloth's eyes widened as a sludge bomb hit her face. "Oh my! I feel violated… in a bad way!"
Juvia quickly charged up a Shadow Ball, attempting to aim it at the Trubbish despite the sludge covering up her vision. "Sorry," she mouthed.
Luther flinched as the Shadow Ball hit the nearby waters, making him back up a little. "Venoshock!"
Juvia froze as the venom hit her. "Owie… I'm over it."
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"How can she last through poison moves?" Luther asked, baffled.
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"Izzy and I trained hard… petty venom isn't enough to stop me!" explained Juvia with a determined smirk.
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Luther gritted his teeth as Juvia removed the sludge on her face with telekinesis but while she's distracted, he tried to open his trash bag… but it won't.
"Embargo," Juvia giggled. "You can't use items so no invention can save you now!"
Luther shot another sludge bomb at Juvia. Juvia dodged it before spitting out a single flame. Luther flinched as the flame touched it hand… and it suddenly spread to his whole body.
"Curse you will-o-wisp!" cried Luther, attempting to extinguish the flame with seawater.
"Only holy water can extinguish that," pointed out Juvia, charging up another Shadow Ball while floating along.
Luther swam out of the way. He aimed another Sludge Bomb at the ghost. Juvia giggled as she floated out of the way, forming multiple copies in the process.
"Hiya... bye!" said the Shuppets charging up a Shadow Ball.
Luther's widened as he gets hit by the shadow ball. As the smoke cleared, Luther was unscathed. "I knew that Protect would be useful for times like this!"
Juvia shook her head, turning away from the trash bag. "Oh well… I still have a game to win…"
The copies disappeared as Juvia sped off.
Luther swam faster, trying to catch up with the ghost.
The finish line was visible from the horizon.
Who would win?
Luther caught up with ghost and took the lead.
But Juvia caught up.
Luther… Juvia… Luther… Juvia… Luther… Juvia…
"And the winner of the first season of Ultra Space is…" started Nihlego, pausing for dramatic effect.
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"JUVIA!"
Izaya approached the ghost. "Well… it looks like you win... again."
Juvia giggled. "I try…"
Luther sighed as he walked towards the bleachers.
Icy patted his back. "At least you tried…"
Luther shook his head. "Oh well… I'm happy that Juvia won… she's my friend…"
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Later that evening, Breon was just wandering around the villa. He was quite happy that Juvia won. Though, he would feel the same if Luther won. However, Breon was not contemplating about that… he was thinking about Septh. Poor guy… is hated by nearly everyone. Him? He was fine with the guy. He was one the people who were fine with Septh. Aside from him, Clay.
Breon walked up to Septh's door. He politely knocked, ear leaning closer to the door, waiting for a response. "Septh, are you in here?"
The door suddenly opened so Breon entered. The meteor was lying on the bed… but he was oddly pinker than usual.
"His shell… it cracked," Breon muttered to himself. He then noticed something… a hammer was lying near the meteor but it doesn't seem to be used.
"Wait a minute… self-"
"Breon... just go," Septh said weakly. "I can't redeem myself… the only way is to just die…"
Breon scowled at the meteor. "If you really want to redeem yourself, grow a backbone! Show then that you're not all dark!"
Septh sighed. "Really..?"
"Comf is just full of himself," assured Breon. "You'll fit right in… I'll be your friend…"
Septh sighed. "I guess…"
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Juvia, Izaya, Randall, Ace, Clay and Poppy were seated around a table. A Shuckle was acting as their waiter.
"I would like a Mint Julep!" Juvia said cheerily.
"One shot of whisky," Poppy chirped.
"Uh… we'll just have one bottle of whiskey and a mint julep," Izaya said to the waiter.
Shuckle nodded, wobbling to the bar area.
Poppy giggled as she sketched on her pad. "Sooo… how long have you been lovers?
"It had been long," Izaya replied with a smile. "And we enjoyed every moment of it…"
Poppy giggled. "Okay…" She then turned to Randall who was still in a full body cast. "Is a full body cast really that painful?!"
Randall shuddered.
"Yep… it is," commented Ace.
"Where's Ashley?" Clay asked curiously.
"He's hanging with the others," explained Ace.
Clay nodded. "Okay… but… before we drink, we should make an oath not to drink too much or else we would be drunkards."
"Where's the fun in that?" pouted Poppy as the waiter arrived with their drinks.
Poppy quickly poured herself a glass of whisky. "Drink up!"
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Junior, Alex, Meowzer, Luther and Icy were all talking to each other in Junior's room.
"Luther… how do you feel getting second?" Alex asked the trash bag, crossing his arms.
"It's okay," commented Luther with a hopeful smile. "At least I made it far… I expected an early departure… "
Icy kissed his cheek. "Luther… at least we're together…"
"And we're free from those lackluster challenge!" added Junior nonchalantly.
"A push is all you need," hummed Meowzer creepily.
"Why did we invite her here again?" drawled Alex.
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In the beach, Crimson, Ashley and Comf were all having serious girl talk.
"Comf… you should should ease up on Septh," Crimson said to the lei sternly. "If you continue to act like that, you won't be better than him… so you need to show your cheery generous personality."
Comf growled. "Fuckers, bugger off! I think of my bloody future so fuck off!"
"Comf… don't be like that," Ashley chided, somewhat annoyed. "The season's already over… Juvia won so we can go home."
Comf scowled before returning to the villa.
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Nihilego sighed as she and Guzzlord stood in front of the wormhole.
"Guzzlord… let's tell Victini, Mew, Pheromosa and Buzzwole to stop dumping their eliminated contestants in Ultra Space!"
"Why should we worry? Xurkitree is doing all of the work," pointed out Guzzlord.
Nihilego sighed. "Oh well… let's give our contestants a break… their vacation is coming up."
Guzzlord smirked. "I would like that…"
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And we're done! Juvia wins! Yeah! Stay tuned for Total Pokemon Ultra Vacation, byeeeee!
This chap also foreshadow events in the future so stay tuned for that :)