A/N: Ohh wow…terribly sorry it took me forever to update once again…but school is finally OVER!! HUZZAH! Well, anyway, to make up for my laziness, I tried to make this fic extra exciting by giving it an EXTREME title and three chapters! And as always, I do suggest that you read the first three stories first ('Midnight Craziness', 'Lights, Camera, Action', and 'Fun in the Sun'). So yeah enough of my rambling! On to the fic!

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Epic Dare Challenge: The Final Stand

"Aw, FUCK!! How the hell're you--! AAAHH! NO!! I'm pressing it! I'M PRESSING IT! Red, yellow, green, green, red, long yellow--GAHH!! Come! On! FUCK! This--FUUUCK!! Hey! ARGH! NO!!" May was in the middle of an intense Guitar Hero session…..on easy, that is….and she was having a lot of difficulty with her first song.

Drew was standing beside her, attempting to coach her through. "No no no! May, relax! Let Steven do the work! He knows the way! Just concentrate on the notes and--NO! Don't just mash the buttons! Dammit! Yeah, see now you died. You should've listened to me, and Steven would've done the rest….." He shook his head as his girlfriend seethed beside him.

May's eye twitched with anger. "That is the worst game EVER! If Steven is such an amazing, magical guitar, WHY CAN'T I FUCKIN' PLAY?! HUH?! If you of all people can play, then WHY CAN'T I? AM I FUCKIN' RETARDED?! Don't answer that, Drew! You know what? I blame Steven! I try to give him a chance but does he come through for me? OF COURSE NOT!! Y'know why, Drew?! 'CAUSE HE'S A FUCKIN' CONTROLLER! HE CAN'T--!!"

"Whoa whoa whoa! Sheesh, I don't think I've heard you swear this much since last year's can opener incident……And don't blame Steven for your unfortunate lack of gaming skill! Now May, if you'd just chill out and try again, you'd find it's pretty easy, especially if you let Steven--." Drew was interrupted by a glaring May.

"Yeah, easy my ass! Urgh, fine, one more time! But only so I can prove that your pal Steven here is not the perfect stepdancing, jetski riding, hopscotch playing, super heroic, Pokémon master that you think he is! Because plastic guitars can't do ANYTHING!" May growled as she snatched up Steven again, not noticing an unexplainable, creepy glow coming from the red button of the guitar.

Drew flipped his hair in agitation. "Now you've done it, May! Steven's mad at you! You insulted him! He's--!"

"Shut up, Drew!"

Meanwhile, upstairs, Ash was having similar difficulty with another wild video game.

"That's right! Come on, Jimothy! Cute puppy-wuppy! Yes you are, aren't you! Yesss so cute!" Ash continued to talk baby-talk to his Nintendog as he attempted to get it to roll over. However, the virtual golden retriever puppy continued to gambol around, completely ignoring him.

Ash groaned, vigorously tapping the touch screen of his Nintendo DS with the stylus. "Jimothy! Get over here right now! Seriously, this is stupid! Hey! Don't you kick your legs at me! Grrrr! JIMOTHY!! Argh, I hate you! Damn dog! Sheesh! Hey, wait a second! Where are you going? Jimothy? JIMOTHY! AAAHH!! HE'S GONE! NOOO! MISTYYYY!!"

A second later, Misty entered his room. "Ash! What are you screechin' about?! Jeez, you act like it's the end of the world!"

"It is! Jimothy is GONE!! I yelled at him, and then he ran out the door to my house and now he's GONE!! It must be a glitch in the game or something, but you're smart so GET HIM BACK!! We have an agility competition to go to, and I will NOT settle for second place!" Ash frantically held his DS out to her.

Misty blinked at him. "Yeah, whatever." She turned to walk away.

"Hey, wait, Mist!" Ash leaped up to follow her when a sudden clatter from downstairs stopped them both in their tracks.

The two looked at each other questioningly as more banging could be heard, followed by a high-pitched scream and a long string of profanities.

Ash and Misty ran downstairs to find May trying to smash Steven to smithereens. Drew was holding May back, trying desperately to pull her away from his "friend".

"No, May, no! Please! Don't hurt him! He didn't mean it, you just made him mad! Everybody gets mad sometimes, right? Just leave him alone!" With a final tug, Drew shoved May onto the couch and pinned her down.

"Drew! Let me up!" May tried to squirm free of his grasp. "That rabid guitar bit me! He deserves to be punished!"

"He only did it because you didn't believe in his magical abilities!" Drew said through clenched teeth.

Misty rolled her eyes as she watched the spectacle occur. Ash had long since ran into the room yelling "Fight! Fight! Fight!", and no one appeared to be stopping anytime soon. Misty was fed up.

Throwing her arms up in disgust, she stormed out of the room. "Alright, whatever! I'm done! Kill each other for all I care! Here I thought we were gonna have a fun two weeks by ourselves but nooo!! Everybody had to go insane on me! Well, not that they weren't insane before but still! So ya hear that, Ash? If your mother ever comes back, you can tell her thanks a lot for abandoning us in this hellhole for all eternity! URGH!"

'Ring ring ring! Ring ring ring! Phone call! Phone call!' The sound of the telephone cut through the air.

Misty groaned. "Anyone gonna get that?" Receiving no reply, she sighed and trudged to the phone in the kitchen, grumbling all the way.

"Ketchum residence." She growled, glaring at the world.

Delia Ketchum's cheerful face appeared on the screen. "Oh, hi, Misty! It's Mrs. Ketchum! How is everything? I--oh! Oh dear! Is everything okay, Misty? You look upset!" Delia furrowed her brow with concern.

Misty quickly put on a fake smile, realizing she had still been glaring at the screen. "Oh, heh, everything's great here, Mrs. Ketchum! Don't worry about us!"

However, Delia still looked anxious. "Are you sure, honey? 'Cause what's all that noise I'm hearing?"

Misty paused, realizing the ruckus in the background must have been audible. Drew and May were still arguing loudly while Ash had begun dancing around them, singing 'Why can't we be friends' at the top of his lungs. Misty sweatdropped. "Yeahhh, uh, can you hold on a sec, Mrs. Ketchum?"

She put her hand over the receiver and turned to the three rambunctious teens. "WILL ALL OF YOU SHUT UP FOR TWO MINUTES?! I'M TRYING TO TALK TO MRS. KETCHUM HERE!!"

Ash, May, and Drew all froze, staring wide-eyed at Misty.

"Thank you!" She turned back to the screen, smiling sweetly. "Sorry about that! You were saying?"

Delia blinked at Misty, looking slightly frightened. "Umm, Misty, is Ash there?"

"Oh, yeah, sure!" Misty gestured to Ash, who was still frozen with shock. "You! C'mere!"

Breaking out of his trance, Ash scrambled over to the phone. "Yeah, Mom?"

"Oh, Ash, honey! There you are! How is everything going there?"

Ash scratched the back of his head absently. "Uhhh, fine, I guess."

Delia smiled. "Well, that's good! And are you remembering to wear fresh you-know-whats every day?"

"Moooomm! You're on speakerphone!" He blushed as Drew began laughing hysterically in the other room.

"Oh, honey, there's nothing to be bashful about! Now you kids did all the chores I asked you to do, right?"

"Yes, Mom, we did them forever ago! Now we're just so dang bored! When are you coming back?"

Another unexpected voice could be heard from behind Delia. "Oh, now Ash. No need to get your britches in a bundle! You know, if you kids are that bored, you could head on over to my lab and spiff it up for me!" Professor Oak walked on-screen, chuckling.

"WAAHH! PROFESSOR OAK! WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?!" Ash yelled.

Delia laughed, looking at the professor fondly. "Oh, Samuel, you are too much!"

Misty snorted, stifling a laugh.

"You see, Ash, Samuel and I met up in Vermilion City, that's where we are now. We chatted for a while, went out to dinner, and then I invited him back to my hotel room so we could--."

"H-Hey, Mom…..we don't need to hear the gruesome details…" Ash interrupted, a large sweatdrop forming on the side of his face.

Delia looked confused. "No, honey, they aren't gruesome at all! In fact, we had quite an enjoyable time! You see, Professor Oak and I were--."

"Mom! Eh! No!" Ash cried, covering his ears. At this point, Misty, May, and Drew were all losing it, laughing their heads off as they rolled around on the floor.

Suddenly, Professor Oak whispered something inaudible into Delia's ear. Her mouth formed a big, round O. "Ash, did you think I was talking about…..? Oh nooooo! Not at all! No sex before marriage! I learned that lesson with your father, and look where I ended up! And I'd hope that you and Misty would take that into consideration as well!"

"SHUT UP, MOM!!" shouted Ash, blushing uncontrollably. "JUST TELL US WHEN THE HELL YOU'RE GETTING BACK!"

Furrowing her brow, Delia frowned. "Ashton Satoshi, watch your language! But no, that's not what I was talking about at all! No, Samuel and I were just discussing you kids' payment for housesitting! Ohhh my….." Delia trailed off, chuckling to herself and wiping her eyes.

She turned her attention back to the screen, but Ash was no longer there. "Ash? Ashton! Where are you? You know, it's not polite to abruptly fall over anime-style, so if you're there, stand up this instant, young man!"

Slowly, Ash shakily stood up again to face his mother.

"There you are! Now, sweetheart, we'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Do you think you can handle yourselves for one more night alone?"

Seeing Ash nod, Delia continued. "Okay then! Hugs and kisses, sweetie! We'll see you tomorrow! And say hi to Drew and May for me!" With a smile, Delia disconnected the call.

After staring blankly at the screen for a minute, Ash sank to the floor once again.

"Oooohhh….."

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"Thank the LORD we only have one more day!" Misty cried jubilantly. "Not that I don't love you all dearly, but, like they say, you never really know a person till you live with them!"

The four teens were sitting around the kitchen table, and the mood had, thankfully, brightened since the joyous news of Mrs. Ketchum's return.

Ash smirked. "Yeah, but Misty, we traveled together for years! I'd say we know each other pretty well."

"But we were doing more stuff then, plus I was constantly trying to hide the fact that I had a mega-insane crush on you. And now that the secret's out and we've got nothin' to hide, I can honestly say that I never wanna share a house with you three ever again!"

"Correction! You four! Can't forget Steven! But amen to that!" Drew smiled, leaning back in his chair.

At this, May rolled her eyes, glancing over at the controller who, after a heated argument, had won a respected place at the table beside Drew.

"Aw come on, Mist! Y'know, when we get married, we'll have to live together for the rest of our lives!" Ash grinned, making kissy-faces.

Misty raised an eyebrow. "No. We'll each have our own apartments, and we'll see each other on weekends."

Ash groaned, but smirked.

"Well, guys, since this is our last full day, I say we do something fun!" May piped up. "And you may recall that I never got to say what I wanted to do!"

"Alright then, May! Shoot!" Drew said.

May grinned as she stood up and began pacing the room. "Well, since this is our last day, we've gotta do something amazing! It's gotta be epic, it's gotta be extreme, it's gotta be intense! But most of all…..it's gotta be competitive!" She shot a dramatic glance at her friends. Pacing the room once more, she continued. "So what could be more epic, extreme, intense, or competitive than….dun dun DUNNN! AN ULTIMATE DARE BATTLE! MUAHAHAAA!!" She threw her arms up into the air, and the lights suddenly flickered.

"Huh?" Misty, May, and Drew all looked around. "Did the power go out?"

The three teens finally looked over to find Ash standing by the light switch.

He grinned sheepishly. "Uhh, no, that was me. I flickered 'em…just thought she needed some…ahem…..dramatic emphasis…on that…statement….yeah…."

"Okaaayy….but, yeah May, I think that sounds like a great idea!" Drew nodded.

"Heh, good! 'Cause I was workin' on that speech all morning!" May giggled.

"So how does this game work?" Ash asked, sitting back down.

"Well, I figured that since there's four of us, not including Steven, Drew! We'd break up into teams, you and Misty versus me and Drew." May explained. "Then, each team comes up with ten dares for the other team to complete. And these can't just be wimpy dares like 'I dare you to eat a bowl full of ketchup and mayonnaise'. No, nothing lame like that! These dares have to be extreme to the max!"

"Excellent!" exclaimed Misty as she rubbed her hands together. "But where are we gonna do this? 'Cause I don't think Pallet Town's gonna be big enough for some of the dares I'm thinkin' of….hehehe…."

Ash tapped his chin. "Well, we could head over to Viridian City for the day! It only takes like twenty minutes to get there! Oh, and we could have a time limit saying we have to meet at seven tonight with all of them done! Yeah!" Suddenly, he frowned. "Hold on, but how are we gonna be sure that the other team's actually doing the dares?"

"Oh, I know!" Drew exclaimed. "Steven can be the judge! BAM! That's it!"

"No!" May shot Drew down yet again. "Each team will get a video camera so they can film it! And Steven stays here!"

Misty leaped up. "Perfect! Come on, Ash!" She shouted, grabbing him. "We'll leave in an hour, guys! But right now, come up with your dares!" With that, the two tore out of the kitchen.

Drew and May watched Ash and Misty leave. Slowly, they turned to face one another, each grinning evilly.

"Ohhh boy….this'll be a day those two will never forget." May said darkly.

Beside her, Drew cracked his knuckles. "Most definitely…."

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A/N: Well, there's chapter one! Drop a review if you want but otherwise, ON TO CHAPTER TWO! Oh and I forgot to mention at the top that this fic contains AAML and DAML (as you've probably already figured out) and even some Eldershipping towards the end heheh (rubs hands together) :PPP