Battle in Crown City Chapter 1:
Vacation
It had been about a year since Emiko had been called to the Pokémon World. Since then, she and the others had been trying to create a better environment for their home. This wasn't easy, as Mint and Ichigo were constantly fighting.
They had managed to not fight for about a month, and Emiko was just getting her hopes up, when Mint told Ichigo that she was ugly in cat form. This sparked another argument, and Emiko sighed. She had given up trying to stop them.
This fight was starting to get out of hand, and Emiko was getting a headache. Finally, unnoticed by Mint and Ichigo, Emiko left the room, and went to talk to Kisshu.
She found him with Pai in the lab, and as he looked up, she said, "I'm going to the Pokémon World for a while. I'm sick of listening to Mint and Ichigo fight, and I need a break."
"They're at it again?" Kisshu asked.
"Yep," Emiko said. "I'll be back soon."
"Good luck," Pai said. Emiko nodded, and went to get her boots. She then focused on Ash's face, and teleported.
She arrived in a building where Ash, Pikachu, Dawn and Brock were watching TV. It looked like a sports match. There were some other kids there too, and they all looked excited. Emiko went up to Ash, who wasn't paying attention, and tapped his shoulder. Ash turned, startled, and said, "Emiko?"
"Yeah," Emiko said. "I know Pikachu didn't call me, but can I stay for a while?"
"Sure, but why?" Ash asked.
"Ichigo and Mint are fighting nonstop, and I need a break, before I go completely nuts," Emiko said. "I can't go to Earth, so I figured I'd come here, and see if you'd let me stay for a while."
"No problem," Ash said. "We're on our way to Crown City, to watch the Pokémon Baccer Championship."
"What's that?" Emiko asked.
"It's a new type of sport," Brock said. "I think it's kind of like a combination of soccer and Pokémon battling."
"Interesting," Emiko said. "So when are you leaving?"
"Right now," Dawn said. "We're not in Crown City yet."
"Okay," Emiko said. She followed Ash and the others out the door.
A few hours later, they were walking through a forest, and it was getting dark. "Brock, are you sure this is the right way?" Ash asked.
Brock flinched and said, "Of course I am, Ash."
"And that means we're lost again," Dawn sighed.
"Do you guys get lost a lot?" Emiko asked.
"Sometimes," Ash said. "We usually manage to find our way out, though."
Suddenly Pikachu jumped off Ash's shoulder, and said, "Something's wrong."
Emiko's ears twitched. "There's a group of Pokémon chasing something," she said. "Looks like you're right, Pikachu."
"Which way?" Ash asked.
"Straight ahead," Emiko said. She broke into a run, followed by Pikachu and the others. They came to a cliff, where they saw a group of Vigoroth approaching another Pokémon that looked like it was about to fall off the cliff.
"HEY!" Ash shouted. The Vigoroth turned.
"Why are you ganging up on that Pokémon?" Dawn asked.
"It landed on top of me and started laughing at me!" the Vigoroth said angrily.
"That doesn't make it okay to try to push it off the cliff," Emiko said sternly. "Go back to your forest, we'll take care of this Pokémon."
The Vigoroth growled, but turned to the others and said, "Let's go, it's not worth it to tangle with all of them."
The Vigoroth turned and ran into the forest with a final glare at the Pokémon they had been chasing.
"Well, it's good we avoided a fight," Ash said, as he and the others went over to Emiko, who was approaching the Pokémon.
"I wouldn't have needed help anyways," the Pokémon said.
"You were about to get pushed off a cliff, so I disagree," Ash said. Then he realized something, and said, "You talked!"
"So I did," the Pokémon said.
"What's your name?" Emiko asked.
"Zorua," the Pokémon said. Then it sighed. "Mima said I should never talk to strangers. Too late."
"Who's Mima?" Dawn asked.
"Mima's Mima," Zorua said. "I have to save her. Mima was protecting me when we got caught by these really bad people. I think she's down in that city there." Zorua pointed over the cliff.
"Hey, that's Crown City," Brock said.
"All right, we'll help you out," Ash said. "Let's go together."
"Alright, I guess I can let you be my friends," Zorua said. Then he suddenly jumped up, and a pink light surrounded him. When it faded, Zorua looked like Ash!
Everyone's jaws dropped, except for Emiko's. "You can cast illusions?" she asked.
Zorua turned into Pikachu and said, "Yeah, but how'd you know that was an illusion rather than a transformation?"
"Because I can cast illusions too," Emiko said. With that, she closed her eyes, concentrated, and turned into Pikachu as well. Then she looked up at Ash, who was in shock. Emiko giggled and let the illusion drop. "I'm better at making myself look human, though," she said.
"Wow," Ash said.
"It takes more energy than I'd like to use, though, so I don't do it often," Emiko said. "Should we get going?"
"Yeah," Zorua said.
The group followed Zorua down the path to Crown City.
This story might be longer than the others. I hope you like it!