A Tepig's Tale

Episode 82

PokeStar Studios 

Blaise's Pokemon continue to act in movie after movie after movie after movie, while Lasagna and Ontario relax and explore the set 

Lasagna: Gotta say, this studio is pretty fancy. 

Ontario: It sure is. Glad you and some of the others got to see this place. 

Lasagna: Yeah. I heard you even got a cameo in one of them. Must be nice to have a bit of fame huh? 

Ontario: Yeah, I guess. You're not upset about not being in the films, are you? 

Lasagna: Me personally, I was never a big movie guy, so it's fine. I just hope the others are doing well. 

McFly: whistling Enough stalling you guys, we've got more movies to shoot! 

Pignati: McFly, we've been at this for 8 hours nonstop. Can't we take a break? 

McFly: Absolutely not! The more time you aren't on set filming is more time wasted. That these movies won't come out, which means less money coming into our pocketbooks, which means the higher ups are going to get really mad! 

Aidan: Why are you like this? 

Jade: Can't we at least spice things up a bit with an animated movie perhaps? 

McFly: Animated? scoffs and laughs What are you, 9 years old? Animated movies are for children, and when those children grow up and get nostalgic for those movies, we remake them in live action to show them what the real vision of those movies are supposed to be. 

Harmony: But doesn't live action take away a lot of the character from an animated character, which is the whole point of animation, to be expressive in ways not possible in live action? 

McFly: Ok, missy. Do you know just how much live action movies make compared to animated? I'd tell you but it would be redundant as I'd could list over 100 of these things! 

Lasagna: ... Is he always like this on set? 

Ontario: I have no idea. 

Producer: Um, Mr. McFly, we have this Wile. E. Coyote vs Acme movie we've been working on and I just want to ask you if... 

McFly: Is it live action? 

Producer: Um, well no. We've been working on it for years and... 

McFly: CAN IT! And the movie itself! That will make for a nice tax break for us. Now shoo! Me and my associates have some 'REAl' movies to shoot here. You! Vaporeon! Go out there and lose some fights! 

Aidan freezes McFly in place 

Aidan: You're welcome. 

meanwhile, in an unknown location in Unova, Shimmer wonders throughout the night, no thoughts within her mind 

Shimmer: ... Why do I, feel this way...? This, emptiness... After everything I did to get my revenge, I still feel, nothing. What's... wrong with me? past memories flood in NO! Don't... think... about it... Leave me alone! 

suddenly, a memory of Shantae flashes in her mind, with Shimmer comforting her after another rejection 

Shimmer: You holding up well? 

Shantae: ... A bit, yeah. I definitely feel much better with you around though. 

Shimmer: Well hey, I'll always have your back when you're down. 

Shantae: And I promise, that no matter where life takes us, I'll be there for you. Nothing can stand between us. 

the two smile back at each other, as the memory fades out back to Shimmer 

Shimmer: ... Shantae. She was, so loyal, so attached to me. She was always the first one to back me up in any situation. She, respected me. And I... I... more memories flood in AGH! MAKE IT STOP!!! WHY!? WHY DID YOU SAVE ME SHANTAE!??!!? WHY!?!!?!?!! 

???: Because I need to know. 

Shimmer looks behind her, and a figure that looks just like her approaches her 

Shantae: I need to know, what happened to my sister... 

to be continued