Disclaimer: I do not own the Pokemon franchise let alone the species featured in this story. It is also worth note that this is a follow-up to a series I worked on for a long time called Earth's Protectors, which was heavily inspired by Kinnikuman. (Specifically, it takes place between the first one and the second one) As such, it might be worth it to read the first one and its direct follow-up to get a better understanding of this story, though it is a very, very long read, so I don't blame you if you'd rather not. Though one thing worth note for newcomers, in which I imagine most people reading this would be, since this is based on Kinnikuman, some Pokemon designs have been altered to fit with this reality.
There was once a time when alien beings of various different races came to Earth and were met with harsh treatment. Humans feared and hated them, doing whatever they could to make sure these creatures could never live among them. But that all changed when a young yellow mouse named Pikachu saved the world from a villainous seahorse.
Since then, many others soon rose up and were accepted by humans, vowing to fight and protect them from those who still wished to seize control over Earth. For generations, this went on with dangers frequently being averted. In fact, before this story began, all evil threatening Earth seemed to have been dealt with after an evil being by the name of Hoopa was defeated and sentenced to life in prison.
Our story is set ten years after the event in question took place in the very prison Hoopa was locked in. It was located on a planet not too far from Earth aptly known as Hero Planet.
A pair of security guards, one male and one female, were currently watching over the prisoners as the male took a seat and sighed, "I swear, sometimes I wonder why we even bother with this. It's not as if any of these guys are gonna escape," his partner shrugging and replying, "Hey, it makes our job easier. Though still, I do sometimes envy the other guards. They get to watch over the more recent prisoners while we're stuck with the ones our parents fought."
The male turned to face a snake made entirely out of steel, though due to her old age, her body had rusted over the years and she only had a few teeth left. The guard took a deep breath and said, "Look at Steelix over here. How does a giant snake made of metal look so non-threatening? It boggles the mind."
The female guard shrugged her shoulders and stated, "Still, it's hard to believe some of these guys are behind bars. I mean, look at Deoxys over there," both gazing upon an alien-like being.
He had a reddish-orange metal suit covering all but his face and two of four tentacles on each side, his skin underneath being blue with a purple stripe down the center of his face. He had long tapering legs with segmented blue stripes right above his knees. Each side of his head had a rectangular protrusion that resembled an ear and he had a purple crystalline organ on his chest. Currently, his tentacles were curled in a double helix knot.
Though while his outward appearance was intimidating, his composure was far from it. He was currently slumped down with his legs spread apart, his eyes fixated on the stone floor.
"Just think, he was once one of the biggest threats to mankind," the female stated, "He even had six powerful followers until Machamp and his friends came along and defeated all of them."
Deoxys narrowed his eyelids upon hearing this. He remembered it plain as day. He used to be the scourge of the galaxy, conquering one planet after the next. Earth was almost his until he came to Tokyo and was challenged by seven heroes with their best being a reptilian man with large muscles, four arms and fish lips.
When he and that man fought, things had started heavily in the alien's favour. But in the end, Machamp came out on top with a move he had only just invented, one he called the Ultimate Driver.
Just thinking about it made Deoxys tense up and breathe heavily. However, he stopped when the male guard asking, "Oh, speaking of Machamp, did you hear Machoke and Gardevoir had their child this morning? It's all over the news."
"No way!" the female guard gasped, "I really need to be more up to date with these things!" before turning to her partner and enquiring, "So, have they thought of name for him yet?"
"Well, the kid's name is Machop, but you'll never believe it," the male replied with a grin, "Machop is a girl. Up until now, members of the Mach family have always been male, well, not counting their wives, of course," the female guard looking beyond pleased by this.
However, Deoxys cared not for this information. Somehow, just the fact that the Mach family was still alive and going strong brought out not only great anger but great intrigue. And when the guards mentioned how they were currently living in Tokyo just like Machamp back in the day, this was all the alien needed to know.
With that in mind, he rose to his feet and thought, 'Perhaps it is time to make my return. I've been wasting away in this cell, feeling sorry for myself all these years. But despite my age, I think-' his train of thought cutting off briefly before he took a deep breath and his mind added, 'No, I am one hundred percent certain I can still get my revenge on the Mach family, and I'll start by making sure the next generation won't be a threat to me.'
Deoxys knew that Hero Planet Jail's bars were made from an insanely strong metal that could handle any kind of attack, thus he needed a more creative way to escape. As such, he closed his eyes and fell backward, lying unconscious on the floor while both guards turned and gasped.
"Oh my god!" the male gasped, both running over, "I didn't even think he was that old."
The female shrugged and said, "Oh well. Guess we'd better take him out," opening up the cell and slowly approaching him. However, she rested her hand against his chest first to make sure he really was dead, and sure enough, after a few seconds, she confirmed that the alien had no heartbeat.
Many other villains stared and watched the guards lift up the alien's body and carry him out of the cell. But just as they were ready to head toward the door and let the higher-ups know what was going on, Deoxys opened his eyes and said, "Wow, that was easier than I thought."
The guards had no time to react when he leapt out of their grip, a pinkish-purple aura surrounding his tentacles. He then proceeded to send two into each one's chest, knocking them both out cold while shouting, "COSMIC WHIP!"
However, he was not yet finished. As such, he lifted up both guards, resting two tentacles around each one's head and twisting them hard enough to snap their necks.
The villains all watched this in stunned silence for a few seconds before breaking out into cheers and applause for the alien. Deoxys bowed and said, "Thank you. You've all been a great audience."
But just as he was about to head out the door, he stopped when a white cicada asked, "Hey, aren't you gonna let us out?" Steelix nodding and saying, "Yeah, don't forget us. We all want to help you get revenge."
Deoxys turned to face all of the villains still behind bars and stated, "Well, that is very flattering, and I'd love to help you all out, but I can tell none of you would be of any use to me. You've all weakened significantly with age. No, I need younger fighters on my side."
"Are you for real!?" a red crocodile retorted, "For god's sake, Deoxys, we used to be partners! Are you saying I'm too weak to serve you!?" the alien folding his tentacles and sighing, "As a matter of fact, I am, Krookodile. You were once good help for me, but now you're just as pathetic as I thought I was all these years. Now, if you don't mind, I have a one-way trip to Tokyo to get to," the crocodile looking at her arms to notice she had barely any muscle in them.
With all of this in mind, the alien simply turned and left while all of the villains still locked up watched with helpless expressions in their eyes. Now they were unsure whether or not they wanted him to accomplish his goals.
We now take you to Tokyo, Japan. Today seemed like any other day with citizens going about their everyday lives. And in a lovely house, a twenty five year old greyish-blue reptilian man had just come arrived from a long day of work. With ridges atop his head and a fairly muscly build, this was Machoke. He was currently dressed in a grey business suit and long black pants.
Upon stepping through the door, he stretched and yawned before calling out, "I'm back!" as a high-pitched feminine voice squeaked, "Welcome home, honey!"
Machoke had a wide smile when his darling wife, Gardevoir, entered the room. She was a lovely young woman with a slender build and a lower body that resembled a gown. Her skin was mostly white, save for her arms and hair, which were green. She also had a red spike on her chest, though it was only sharp enough to cut open any clothes she wore and nothing else.
Currently, the woman was dressed in a red jersey that Machoke had bought for her a long time ago and sported a spiked collar around her neck that she never took off. Though most of all, she was currently holding their new-born child, Machop. She looked very similar to Machoke, although she was the first member of his family to have a tail.
The man walked over to Gardevoir and reached an arm around her shoulder, kissing her on the cheek and looking down at his daughter, asking, "Hello, Machop. Were you well behaved for Mommy?" the girl reaching up toward the man.
Seeing this, Machoke leaned in closer only to grit his teeth in pain when Machop took hold of his cheeks and stretched them out. Thus he reeled his head back and groaned, "Damn, she really is a chip off the old block."
Gardevoir giggled and replied, "Yep. I bet she'll even outdo you someday," Machoke rubbing his cheeks and uttering, "Hey, let's not go that far."
He then took a deep breath and sat down on the couch, groaning, "It's funny, even after three years, I'm still not used to office work. As dangerous as heroism was, at least it was exciting. Sitting in a cubicle all day is just boring."
"I know what you mean," Gardevoir sighed, "I do miss the thrill of entering the ring in front of millions, but hey, I kinda like the life we have," Machoke remarking, "Easy for you to say. You're a professional singer. That's at least fun."
Gardevoir took a deep breath and walked over to the man, taking a seat next to him. She then held up Machop who smiled at her father and giggled, reaching out for him again. Machoke turned and smiled as he said, "Well, I guess parenthood is exciting too. Besides, once she's old enough, I can teach her all my best moves," a proud grin on his face.
His wife nodded and tickled Machop's belly, the baby giggling more while she said, "And I can teach her mine too. Though whether she decides to become a hero or not will be up to her," Machoke nodding and replying, "Yeah. Of course," looking back to how his own mother more-or-less forced him to go to Hero School back in his teen years.
He then thought for a few seconds before asking, "Hey, what say we call up the others for a celebration, eh? You know, throw Machop here a little belated birthday party?" Gardevoir giggling, "Most people don't do that until their kid turns one," both looking deep into each other's eyes and exclaiming, "Let's do it!" Machop looking at both of them in confusion.
With that, Machoke immediately pulled out his phone and scrolled through his contacts, calling up Gardevoir's brother, Gallade, first. He had moved to France shortly after his own marriage, so this was a long-distance call, but in the end, it was worth it.
Gallade had a similar colour scheme as Gardevoir, though his body was quite different. His upper body was green while his lower body was white, his head matching that save for his helmet-shaped hair, a blue spike protruding from his skull. His midsection resembled a wide disc and his forearms looked like blades.
He was currently at work, specifically at a bakery where he was currently icing a cake. However, his eyes widened when he felt his phone vibrate in a pair of pants he wore for when he went out. As such, his hands slipped and left a scribbled mess atop the cake, the man grinning nervously while his manager turned to him with her hands against her hips.
After explaining what just happened, he stepped into the break area and pulled out his phone. As soon as he noticed the number, he sighed and answered it, asking, "What do you want, Machoke? You almost cost me my job."
"Oh, sorry," the man uttered with a light sweat drop on the side of his head. However, as soon as he discussed his plan, Gallade's annoyance turned to a big grin, the green man exclaiming, "That's a great idea! I'm sure my boss will understand."
And so, after talking a bit more and hanging up, he went back to his work station and stared at his boss, thinking, 'No, she'd never understand me booking time off for this,' thus he rubbed the back of his neck and uttered, "Uh, Josephine, ma'am, there's a family emergency back in Tokyo. Gardevoir has been in a, er, terrible accident and I need to be there for her as soon as-"
"Can it," the woman sighed, "I overheard your conversation in there," the man staring as she added, "You had your phone on speaker," the other bakers nodding.
She then smiled and sighed, "I think what you're doing is sweet. Go be with your family, alright?" Gallade staring silently with his jaw dropped before giving his boss a hug, shouting, "Thank you so much!"
Josephine's eyes widened while she patted the green man lightly on the back. Then when he let go, she said, "I know I can be hard on you, but you're a hard worker. That one little mishap with the icing is not going to cost you your job. But just so you know, this is officially your vacation this year," Gallade looking down and sighing, "So much for Summer fun. Hitmonchan is not gonna be happy."
Meanwhile, in Texas, a tall humanoid named Blaziken was enjoying her day off. The majority of her was red, though along the back of her head were beige hair-like feathers that also covered her chest and the lower halves of her legs were yellow.
Needless to say, when she saw Machoke call her up, she answered immediately and said, "Howdy," nodding her head as a light smile formed on her face. Thus she rose to her feet and said, "Hell yeah I'm in. I'll see you within the next twenty four hours."
And of course, Machoke called up many others as well. There was a green and white insect named Scyther along with her human wife, Reika. There was also a blue dog named Lucario and a parrot who grew up in Spain but now lived in Tokyo named Hawlucha.
Though there was one person he would dare not forget to call. The one in question was a purple monkey with a big hand on the tip of her tail. This was Aipom, his former trainer who now had her own martial arts school for kids. She had just finished a late lesson with one of her pupils, both bowing to one-another.
"You've done well today, Densuke," she said with a smile as the boy asked, "Are you sure? I still feel like my form might be too sloppy," only for the monkey to shake her head and reply, "Believe you me, you're progressing really well. Just keep at it and you'll be kicking butt in no time."
As soon as the student left, Aipom was just about to lock up for the night when heard a ringing come from her handbag. As such, she walked over and picked up her phone, holding it up to her ear and asking, "Who is it?"
"Hey, Aipom, it's me," Machoke said with a grin as the monkey gasped, "Machoke! You haven't called in a while! What's up?"
"Well, even though it's already a day too late, we're thinking of holding a birthday party for our little Machop," the man explained, "You feel like coming?" the monkey beaming bright and squealing, "Yes! I'd love to come! I'm sure Takashi would love to come too!"
Needless to say, the arrangements had been made. Sure, it would be a while until all of Machoke's friends and family arrived, but he new this would be perfect for his little girl.
Unfortunately, things were not so happy on Hero Planet. It had not been long until the dead bodies of the guards watching over the old villains were discovered. It did not take much for those who did so to notice that Deoxys had escaped from his cell. And while it took a bit of convincing, ultimately, his old allies felt too much spite not to reveal where he was headed.
As such, a meeting was held in a building simply known as the tower of justice. A wasp with large stingers for hands named Beedrill sat before many different heroes, saying, "We have a serious crisis on our hands. Earlier this very evening, Deoxys broke out of prison."
Everyone in the area gasped before a buffalo named Bouffalant spat, "But how!? Our prison bars are so powerful, even I can't break through them!" the wasp sighing, "I don't know exactly how he did it, but some of the other prisoners did reveal his plan. It turns out he's headed to Tokyo. I assume he intends to get revenge on Machamp for defeating him all those years back."
"Well, then, what's the problem?" a pangolin named Sandshrew asked with a shrug, "Machamp doesn't live in Tokyo anymore," Beedrill sighing, "That's true, but let's not forget, one member of his family still lives there."
After a few seconds, everyone gasped as a snake named Seviper enquired, "You don't suppose he plans to take out his anger on Machoke, do you?" the wasp sighing, "I can't think of any other reason he would go to Tokyo. I'm sure even Deoxys knows that Machamp lives here on Hero Planet. If I had to guess, I'd say he's planning more than just vengeance. He intends to end the Mach legacy for good."
Many of the others gasped save for a blue dog named Riolu who simply said, "I'm not too worried. Don't forget, Machoke defeated Giratina, who was far worse than Deoxys could ever be. Not to mention like Giratina, Deoxys has grown weaker with age. If anything, I don't think Machoke is in any real danger."
"Not quite," Beedrill remarked with a serious look in his eyes while he stood up from his seat, "Something we just discovered is that a few villains from this generation have also broken out of their cells and, well, the guards watching them suffered the same fate. I have reason to believe Deoxys must have freed them so they could serve him. Giratina's biggest weakness was that in the end, he preferred to work alone. Deoxys, on the other hand, for as terrible of a person as he is, can work with a team. Machoke may not have it that easy, especially since he and Aipom are the only heroes left in Tokyo."
"So what are you saying?" Riolu enquired, the wasp turning to him and replying, "I'm saying it's time for me to go back to Tokyo. There's no way in Hell I'm gonna sit back and let Machoke and Aipom face this threat alone."
He remembered back when Giratina had been revived and was brought to another dimension known as the Reverse World to regain his health. Back then, Beedrill had gone to Earth in order to help Machoke. In doing so, he had also broken a big rule, that being that the chairman of Hero Planet could not endanger himself in any way, shape or form. And it was now time for him to do it again.
"You guys stay here and make sure nothing else goes wrong," Beedrill stated to the staff members, "I don't want any of you guys risking your lives. Anyway, I've got a call to make," pulling out a cellphone and dialling up his home phone, knowing that his wife would most likely want to join him for this.
After the wasp left the room, Riolu blinked and sighed, "I miss being useful," the others nodding in agreement.
And sure enough, Beedrill's wife, a purple butterfly named Butterfree was completely on board with this. It was not long until both had boarded a small spaceship and were headed toward Earth. But they would need to be quick since Deoxys and six allies he had freed from prison were less than an hour from entering the planet's atmosphere. And with Machoke and the others blissfully unaware of all of this, things were about to get interesting.