Challenge Team Break: Part 1

Hey, Scottie! Are you ready for summer?!

Calm down, Gloria. Look how gobsmacked Scottie is.

Sorry! I'm just so happy to see you!

*sigh*

Sorry 'bout that, Scottie. Actually, we've been lookin' for you.

Yeah! Marnie and I are going to open a pop-up eatery on the beach!

We're going to call it...Dine-A-Max!

I'm not as keen on the idea, what with it bein' so hot outside...but Gloria really wants to do it.

Thanks, Marnie!

That's why we were looking for you, because we need your help!

We have permission from Sawyer to set up shop, so all we need now is a few more people to help us out!

If you're OK with joining our team, come find us at the beach!

Yeah... If you can, come help us out a bit.

We hope to see you there!

Our beachside pop-up, Dine-A-Max, is open for business!

Mallow, we have two orders... One Z-Set and one curry, please.

Thanks for stopping by! I'll whip those up in no time!

Hmm... What do you recommend I try?

Um... Well...

We've got just the thing for you! Why don't you try our order roulette?

What's that?

I'm glad you asked! My Inteleon, which traveled around Galar with me, is a crack-shot sniper with Water Gun!

This order roulette is a brand-new way of ordering food that showcases his talents!

We'll spin the roulette wheel and have Inteleon take a shot at it to place your order!

Each section of the wheel is a different menu item! We've got Z-Sets, curry, Rage Candy Bars...

And last but not least, "On the House"! Hit that spot, and you'll get any menu item you choose for free!

Oh my! What a deal!

Inteleon is gonna keep his aim steady on a set point. All you have to do is let him know when you want him to shoot!

OK! I'll give it a try!

One roulette order, coming up!

Here goes the roulette! Give us the signal!

And off it spins! Give us the signal!

Now!

Whoa! That's amazing!

You hit "On the House"!

Wonderful! Then...I'll have a Z-Set, please!

Gloria's amazin'. I've gotta step up my game.

She's made good use of Inteleon's best skills... So maybe Grimmsnarl and I can do the same!

I wanna order, pwease!

Huh? Oh, sure. What would ya like?

Waaah! Waaah! You're both so scary!

Wait, both of us?

Marnie, what's wrong?

Gloria! I, uh...

It's OK! Marnie, could you help out over there for a bit? I'll take care of this kid!

Yeah... Thanks, Gloria.

Good work, everyone! Dine-A-Max had so many customers today!

Let's keep up the pace and get even more customers tomorrow!

Yeah!

Sorry, I'm knackered. I'm gonna head home for the day...

Marnie?

Watch this.

Why can't I smile right? I've gotta do better than this!

Hi, Marnie.

Are you...practicing how to smile?

Yeah. I wanna learn how to smile like Gloria, though I know it's silly to try at this point...

I wouldn't think that at all! Look at how hard you're working!

That little girl who cried earlier today was just a little startled, that's all.

Thanks, Marley.

But I think it's important to smile if you're workin' in front of customers!

You're such a hard worker, Marnie.

I'm not good at expressing myself, either. So I think I understand how you feel.

Hey, Marley? What made you decide to help us run Dine-A-Max?

Well... I figured it'd be more fun to give it a try rather than just turn it down because I'm not good at it.

Huh, I guess that's the same as me.

Would you mind if...if I practiced smiling with you?

Please do! Can I ask ya for some advice while you're here?

*chuckle* Sure. I'll do what I can!

What was that? Sounded like it was comin' from our pop-up!

Yeah! Break it all!

Hey, cut it out! Why are ya doin' this?

Oh, it's you!

None of your business! Machamp, keep breaking that!

Ack! Noooooo! Machamp!

I'll ask ya again: Why are ya doin' this?

W-we were trying to reform ourselves!

We worked really hard to build a beachside pop-up, all on our own!

But then you all came along and stole all of our customers...

I mean...we know it's not right...but with our sales dropping so much, we didn't know what else to do...

I'm sorry! If you're gonna punish someone for this, punish me! It was my idea, not hers!

Marnie...these people are feeling bad for what they did.

Yeah, I know. I can tell, 'cause I know some people who're just like 'em...

Y'know what?

I've got an idea for how I can help ya.

Leave it to me!

Marnie and Marley are late today...

Sorry to keep ya waitin'!

Good morning! There's a lot we need you to prep...

Sorry! We've got some new plans, actually...

Starting today, Marley and I are gonna be helpin' out Team Break with their pop-up!

What?

I've found somethin' that I wanna do.

What's up with you all of a sudden? Why are y...

It's OK, Mallow! I'm sure Marnie has a good reason.

I guess, but...

Sorry, Mallow. It's not that I dislike workin' here at Dine-A-Max or anythin'...

It's just...I wanna compete with Gloria on my own terms!

Course, that's not the only reason. But it is true that I wanna challenge you!

From this point on, we're rivals!

We're gonna have a proper showdown, and I'm not holdin' back!

Yeah, I understand! It's a challenge! And I don't plan on losing!

Neither do I!

I see... So all that happened last night, huh?

I get her reason for leaving us, but...

I don't think helping out a rival eatery is the right solution here.

If you're running a business, there's always going to be some competition to get customers.

But if you stop to help every single store that runs into problems along the way, you might get run out of business yourself!

And even if that Team Break pop-up gets its customers back, that's just temporary. It might not last forever!

I know what you mean, Mallow.

But I think I understand Marnie's feelings, too.

Because we're both from Galar...and we're each other's rival!

Yup! We're both from Galar, and we're each other's rival!

That's why I think I understand where she's coming from.

I know that those Team Break members were doing something wrong.

But I think they really were doing their best to make their pop-up succeed!

I bet that reminded Marnie of the people back in Spikemuth.

She loves them a lot, and they're quite similar to Team Break, if you think about it! So of course she would offer to help them out!

I love how kind she is!

*sigh* I'd say you're pretty kind, too, for letting her leave us like that.

Oh well! Guess we just have to carry on, then!

We'll have to do our very best on our end, too!

I'll see you later. I have to join Marnie now.

Oh, hold on a second!

Could you pass on a message to Marnie for me?

Welcome, welcome! We've got some tasty Z-Noodles for you to slurp right up!

Welcome, welcome!

Boss, your smile looks kinda stiff...

... ... ...

I-it's OK! You're still charming just as you are now!

Thanks...

*sigh* Why can't I do it right...

I was so confident, and I even declared that we were rivals and left the other pop-up...

But I still can't make a single good smile...

No, I have to! Otherwise, I can't face Gloria!

"You can't force a smile."

"You can find other ways to get more customers. Ways that are better suited for you!"

Gloria told me to tell you that.

Gloria? Even though I'm the one who challenged her?

I think that's exactly why she's telling you this.

She also wants to compete with everything she's got. That's why she's giving you this advice.

You two really are great rivals for each other.

Thanks, Marley. I think Gloria would be happy to hear that, too.

I was wondering... Is there anything that makes you smile naturally?

Yeah, of course.

Oi! Is your Machamp doin' anythin' right now?

Nope. No customers are here yet, so he's just loafing around. What're you thinking?

Isn't it obvious? I've thought of somethin' that's sure to bring in loads of customers!

What do you mean?

Well, obviously I mean that we're gonna show everyone some intense Pokémon battles!

Scottie! This batch of Rage Candy Bars is ready!

Ah, this is what I was waiting for! These candy bars are all the rage!

Yeah, these look wild! I can't wait to eat 'em!

Thank you very much! Next customer, please! ...Wait, huh?

What happened to all the people that were here?

Gloria, take a look over there!

The battle's only just begun! Behold this sea of muscular power!

Grimmsnarl! Once you evade that, we're goin' in for a counterattack!

Waaah! We lost!

Yeah! We won!

Whoa! Marnie's smile is so cute!

That calls for a toast! Get me one of those new juices, please!

Could I get an order of Z-Noodles?

Oh, I see! They're selling food and drinks to people who came to watch their Pokémon battles!

Awesome! What a great idea!

Yeah, it's perfect! Marnie's smiles and battles are both looking great!

We should get back to work so we don't fall behind!

Inteleon! Mallow! We've gotta work even harder to make this pop-up a success and beat Marnie!

Thank you so much for helping us, boss!

Thanks to all your help, I think we'll be OK on our own now!

We still have a lot to work on, but we promise to do it the right way from now on!

Yeah... That's how it should be.

I know you can do it! Good luck!

Thanks a bunch!

Hey, Marnie! You did great today!

Thanks. You too.

That idea you had to set up a Pokémon battle viewing area was great!

You're amazing!

I only thought of it 'cause of your advice, Gloria.

Y'know how everyone in Galar loves to watch a proper match between Dynamax Pokémon?

My big bro and I have always tried to show everyone that even if ya can't Dynamax, ya can still have really amazin' battles.

I remembered that...an' it inspired me to set that all up!

Are you going to help them out again tomorrow?

No, I think they'll be fine on their own now.

Tomorrow, I want to work with you again, an' we're gonna get everyone excited about our pop-up!

But don't you worry, I'll make sure to bring in as many customers as you do!

Right back at ya!

We've come here all the way from Galar, after all! Let's have some fun and make tons of memories this summer!