C: Wrong Characters with Second fgets

Question

I have this code:

char temp;
scanf("%c",&temp);
fgets(variable1,50,stdin);
strtok(variable1, "\n");

printf("%s ", variable1);

This gets a string with the possibility of having spaces and assigns it to the variable variable1. Later, I can print the string with no problem.

The problem comes when I add to code other fgetsfor gets other string in other variable.

if (1) {
    scanf("%c",&temp);
    fgets(variable2,50,stdin);
    strtok(variable2, "\n");

    printf("%s ", variable2);
}

The result complete is:

char temp;
scanf("%c",&temp);
fgets(variable1,50,stdin);
strtok(variable1, "\n");

printf("%s ", variable1);

if (1) {
    scanf("%c",&temp);
    fgets(variable2,50,stdin);
    strtok(variable2, "\n");

    printf("%s ", variable2);
}

variable1 always works correctly. But I try print in some phrases with %s variable2 but the result does not get the first character, only in second scanf. If I put HELLO, variable2 is ELLO.

I have tested using another temp variable, another data, etc. But always get the same error.

Why is this happening?

UPDATE For more information. I use scanf because, if I do not use it, the program does not pause while waiting for the string. I use strtok(variable1, "\n"); to remove the line break.

This program is inside a while and in switch case. I put the complete code:

case 4: printf( "Put equipo: "); 
    scanf("%c",&temp);
    fgets(equipo,50,stdin);
    strtok(equipo, "\n");

    if (Exists(equipo)) {
        printf("Put Piloto ");
        scanf("%c",&temp);
        fgets(piloto,50,stdin);
        strtok(piloto, "\n");
        printf("You said %s and %s", equipo, piloto);
    }

    break;

If I introduce like Equipo HELLO and like Piloto FRIEND, the output is:

You said HELLO and RIEND

Answer 1

Re-written based on OP latest edits to post, and comments...

You describe the need to simply obtain two strings from user input, remove the newlines from each, then package both into a message to stdout. If this description actually matches what you need, change this code section:

...
scanf("%c",&temp);
fgets(equipo,50,stdin);
strtok(equipo, "\n");

if (Exists(equipo)) {
    printf("Put Piloto ");
    scanf("%c",&temp);
    fgets(piloto,50,stdin);
    strtok(piloto, "\n");
    printf("You said %s and %s", equipo, piloto);
...

To this:

...
printf("enter equipo: ");
if(fgets(equipo, sizeof(equipo), stdin))
{
    equipo[strcspn(equipo, "\n")] = 0; //remove newline 
    printf("enter piloto: ");
    if(fgets(piloto, sizeof(piloto), stdin))
    {
        piloto[strcspn(piloto, "\n")] = 0; 
        printf("You said %s and %s", equipo, piloto);
    }
}
...

Note: strtok(piloto, "\n"); works, but has problems if user just hits <return>

By the way, here are some other interesting ways to clear the newline