Popplio's P.O.V.

It took a while but I finally explained everything to my group, and I can already tell what their exact response would be.

Everyone: "YOU WHAT!?!"

Popplio: *Gulps*

Rowlet: "How could you, Popplio!? That pudding was made by her and that's the only one!!"

Popplio: "I-I didn't know about it until now... It's so awful..."

Fennekin: "Oh no... What are you going to do then? That pudding was a present from someone he truly cares."

Popplio: "I... I don't know anymore..." *Cries*

Comfey: "I-I guess you can just-"

Popplio: "Apologize...? Yeah right... then get struck by his jutsu? There's no way he could forgive me for what I've done... This is all my fault..."

Hyde: "... Well, just cook a new one. It won't be that hard."

Popplio: "Huh?"

Pikachu: "Cook? She can cook?"

Hyde: "Of course she does. Dessert is her specialty. I remember when she used to cook some good dessert back then."

Popplio: "Well that's back then. And I was helped by my Mom that time so I'm not sure if I can cook as well as I was before."

Rowlet: "If you need help, you have us!"

Fennekin: "Yeah! We'll help you make the best pudding for Chairo! I bet even better than what Shiro could do!"

Popplio: "Really?"

Comfey: "Yeah! You can count on us! It will be the best pudding that Chairo ever tasted in his life!"

Hyde: "Come on Popsicle! Let's give it a shot! For him!"

Popplio: "You guys..." *Wipes her tears away* "Understood. We shall do it!!"

Rowlet: "Alright everyone!! Operation: Chestnut Pudding is a go!!"

Everyone: "YEAH!!"

Dartix: "You could've go for a better name than that."

Dartix: "Shut it!!"

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We hides inside the bushes in front of Litten's house as we peak through the window and saw Chairo was there, sitting all alone in the living room while watching TV

Popplio: "Alright, you guys remember the plan, right?"

Rowlet: "Yeah. Hyde will take Chairo away somewhere to distract him while the rest of us get in and start making that pudding for him."

Hyde: "And I will have to distract him as long as I could until you guys are finished with the dessert."

Popplio: "You guys still brought the ingredients?"

Pikachu: *Shows a plastic bag* "All ready."

Popplio: "Then we are good to go! Come on Hyde!"

Hyde: "Alright alright!"

Hyde hops out of the bushes and runs towards the door. He then press the doorbell before someone opens it, it was Incineroar which wasn't what he hoped for.

Hyde: (Oh crap...)

Incineroar: "Hyde!! It's been a long time, buddy!"

Hyde: "Haha! Y-Yeah, umm... Is Chairo here? I wanna hang out with him today."

Incineroar: "Oh? He's here! We can play Let's go Eevee together if you want!"

Hyde: "Umm... actually, I—"

Incineroar: "Or maybe I can take you both to the Laser Tag game at that Theme Park! What do you say?"

Hyde: (Oh! This is my chance!) *Smirks* "Actually, that doesn't sound bad. And we should bring Chairo along to add more to our team."

Incineroar: "Great idea! Hey Chairo, come here!"

Chairo: "Hmm?" *Walks towards him* "Yes, Incineroar?"

Incineroar: "You wanna come with us? We're gonna go hang out together!"

Hyde: "And we really want you to join along!"

Chairo: "Oh? Sure, it's been a while since we hang out together."

Incineroar: "Alright! In the car, you two!"

Incineroar brought Chairo and Hyde away, but Hyde looked back for a bit and gives the group a thumbs up saying it's working.

Popplio: *Sweatdrops* "I actually wasn't imagining Incineroar would come along."

Fennekin: "Same."

Rowlet: "Well, we did say hang out with Chairo to distract him."

Pikachu: "True, though I didn't imagine him would go this creative."

After Incineroar's car drive away from the house, the group quickly hops out of the bushes and enters the house in a face pace and into the Kitchen.

Popplio: "Alright, we should be able to start everything."

Rowlet: "And we need to quick. Who knows how long they will take considering Incineroar is with them."

Comfey: "I'll see if Torracat has some extra ingredients for us to use."

Fennekin: "I'll prepare the tools."

Pikachu: "Hopefully this will go as smooth as we thought."

Litten: "Oh? The Kitchen is crowded today."

Popplio: "Hey Litten! Sorry if we are a bit loud."

Litten: "It's fine. But you guys better clean up afterwards, my Mom won't like dirty Kitchen."

Comfey: "Where is she anyway?"

Litten: "Social gathering. She might come home this evening. What are you guys making anyway?"

Popplio: "We are making pudding for Chairo."

Litten: "Chairo? What do you mean?"

Pikachu: "Popplio ate a pudding that was supposed to be for Chairo, so we help her make a new one."

Fennekin: "She's so caring to him! It might be because she likes him!"

Popplio: *Blushes* "N-No! I—"

Litten: *Sternly* "She doesn't like him."

Popplio: "Huh?"

Litten: "She doesn't like him. She just wanna make up for what she has done, it has nothing to do with her feeling."

Rowlet: *Smirks* "Don't tell me, you are jea—"

Litten: *Glares* "Bird brain? Do you like being conscious?" *Lit his fist with fire*

Rowlet: *Gulps* "Yikes."

Litten: "Don't bother thinking she likes him or anything, that's all."

Litten walks out of the Kitchen and sat down in the living room to watch TV.

Pikachu: "What's with him? When we mention about Popplio liking Chairo, his temper lit up quickly."

Popplio: "He's been like that too back when me and Hyde date each other."

Rowlet: "Look guys! We should stop worrying about this and start cooking!"

Popplio: "R-Right! Pikachu and Fennekin make the pastry cream, while the rest of us focus on the pudding!"

Pikachu: "Roger!"

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Meanwhile somewhere in the Theme Park right at the Laser Tag game, Chairo, Incineroar, and Hyde were hiding behind one of the inflatable walls to cover from the enemy.

Hyde: "Man, there are too many of them!"

Incineroar: "Yes, and they are clever too. Can't you think of any tactic, Chairo?"

Chairo: "Hmm... I do have one."

Chairo summons a ball made out of wood before rolling it towards one of the inflatable walls before the ball shakes along with the wall.

Golduck: "Aha! I got you now!"

The Golduck went to the inflatable wall but only found the wooden ball before he picks it up.

Golduck: "Huh? What is this doing—"

Chairo: "Behind you."

Golduck: "Eh?"

Just when he turned around, Chairo shoots his laser gun at Golduck's armor which eliminates him from the game.

Golduck: "Agh blast it!"

Incineroar: "Good work Chairo! You're so clever at this!"

Hyde: "Yeah! You should play with us more often!"

Chairo: "Thanks guys. Now let's focus, we have 2 enemies left."

Hyde: "Right behind you!"

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Back in Litten's house, Popplio and the group were busy stirring the ingredients together for the pudding while taking turns on the stirring and Litten was listening their conversation through the Living Room.

Fennekin: "Hey Popplio? Are you sure you don't like Chairo?"

Popplio: *Blushes* "D-Do you really have to bring that up in a time like this?"

Pikachu: "It make sense since Popplio and Chairo are awfully close to each other these days."

Comfey: "Yeah! Last time you were to Litten, now you are close to Chairo! There's a pattern here!"

Popplio: *Blushes madly* "C-Come on guys! Knocking it off!"

Litten: "Grr..." *Glows red a bit*

Rowlet: *Fans himself* "Hey guys? Is it getting hot or is it just me?"

Fennekin: "Must be the stove. Should we tone down the fire temperature?"

Popplio: "Y-Yeah! Ahem! Yep, we should. We want to get the right mixture for both the pastry cream and the pudding." *Tone the fire down*

Rowlet: "Oh guys, did you know? Incineroar's online survey has come to the final result!"

Pikachu: "Woah! Did it?! What's the final result?"

Popplio: "Oh no..."

Rowlet: "And... you might not like the result, but—"

Popplio: "I already hate the survey ever since it started."

Rowlet: "Cheslio shipping's score is 1% ahead than Litlio shipping!"

Popplio: *Blushes madly* "WHAT?!?!"

Litten: "Ngrh?!"

Comfey: "I knew it!! It has the upper hand!!"

Popplio: "W-Wait what?! I-I..."

Litten: "Grrr... Why the heck?!"

Litten starts glowing even brighter as the entire house was coated with heat and the stove was letting out flames that boil the pudding and the pastry cream.

Popplio: "Ah! Wh-What's happening?!" *Tries to turn off the stove*

Pikachu: "Th-The entire house feels like an oven here!"

Litten: "Grr..." *Slowly walks out of the house*

Popplio: "We have to put these into the fridge to cool it down!!"

Fennekin: "Alright!"

Popplio and Fennekin pour the liquids into its respective bowl and brought it to the fridge, but the heat made it unable to produce cold but instead heat.

Popplio: "Ah!! This is madness!!"

Fennekin: "What do we do?!"

Comfey: "U-Umm... guys?"

Rowlet: "What is it Comfey?!"

Comfey: "They're back!"

Pikachu: "This couldn't get any worse..."

Popplio: "Umm... uhh... We should hide in my room and rethink a new plan!!"

The group quickly flee upstairs and then enters Popplio's room before locking the door just in time before Chairo and the others returns.

Chairo: "We're back!"

Hyde: "Fyuh... is this a house or a beach? I'm burning hot here."

Incineroar: "I think Litten used his power. Let me just..."

Incineroar bring his hand forward before the heat around the house starts flowing into his hand until everything cools down and all the heat was formed into a fireball on his hand.

Incineroar: "All done."

Hyde: "That's more like it!"

Chairo: "I wonder where everyone is."

Incineroar: "My wife is at a gathering, I'm not sure about the two."

Hyde: *Sweatdrops* "Y-Yeah, I wonder where they are..." (Where are they?! Shouldn't they be done by now?!)

Incineroar: "How about we play some Let's go Eevee?"

Chairo: "Sure."

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Popplio's group were still hiding in Popplio's room while they were looking at what supposed to be the pudding and the pastry cream which instead turn out to be two bowls of sweet goo.

Popplio: "This is a disaster... It shouldn't have ended like this..."

Pikachu: "Well, it could've been worse though."

Fennekin: "It seems like the heat has cooled itself down."

Rowlet: "But what do we do about this? I don't think this can be a pudding anymore, it's all just goo."

Popplio: "... You guys should head back home."

Comfey: "Huh? What?"

Popplio: "And take Hyde with you guys, I'm going to stay here and finish the rest."

Rowlet: "Really? You have a plan to fix this?"

Popplio: "I think so. Now go, sneak towards the back door and give signal to Hyde to return back as well."

Pikachu: "Alright, good luck Popplio."

Popplio: "... I'm going to need it."

To be continued