Tropical Fever
By Lord Agravane the Undead
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon or the characters within.
Part 1
"Hey Boss! Guess what?"
Maxie looked up from his laptop to see two of his grunts running towards him.
"M5, M6, what is it?" he asked.
The grunts skidded to a halt in front of Maxie. M5 grinned and M6 wiped his nose on his sleeve, as it was running copiously.
"You're not gonna believe this", said M5 in excitement.
"Believe what? Is it something silly or important? I am really busy, you know".
"Oh Boss, we never bother you with anything silly", said M5 in a hurt tone.
"Yes you do. What about last week, when I was having a shower and you burst in, complaining that M43 had stolen your cupcake and could I come and tell him off".
M5 went red. M6 snorted with laughter, unintentionally covering M5 with snot.
"Alright, this time it's important", said M5, accepting a handkerchief of Maxie. He wiped his face and continued.
"We were shopping at the 7-11 and Professor Birch and Brendan were in the queue in front of us. Naturally we weren't eavesdropping but when the Professor mentioned Kalos, I just had to listen, as I am from there originally".
"Yes, go on", said Maxie.
"He was saying that Professor Sycamore is coming to visit him next week, to do some field work with him. He also said that the Prof is bringing his best mate, Lysandre, with him".
Maxie raised his eyebrows. "Lysandre?" he said. "THE Lysandre. The famous inventor Lysandre? The Boss of Team Flare Lysandre?"
"Yeah, that's the one", said M5. M6 snuffled and nodded his head.
"Lysandre is coming here. To Hoenn!" Maxie sighed in longing. "This is excellent news! Here is our chance to show him that Team Magma are really, really cool!"
"How are we gonna do that, Boss?" M5 asked.
"By meeting him and hanging out with him", Maxie replied. "We already are really cool and he just needs to spend time with us to know that".
"I don't feel so cool", said M6, wiping his nose on the handkerchief.
"Oh, have you got a cold again?" Maxie asked.
"Nah Boss, it's just hay fever".
"Aw, M6, you're always so congested", said Maxie. He patted M6 on the shoulder. "Did you get some antihistamines from the 7-11?"
"Yes Boss and some Team Aqua grunts behind us were making fun of me because I needed them", said M6.
"Oh, just ignore them", said Maxie. "Team Aqua are just plebs. Except for Shelley, of course".
"Ha, you're just saying that cus you fancy her!" M5 smirked.
"Yes, I'm allowed to have a girlfriend, you know", said Maxie. "Wait! Did you say Team Aqua?"
"Yeah, they were annoying us something awful".
Maxie clapped his hand to his forehead.
"Oh no!" he groaned. "I bet they overheard Professor Birch telling Brendan about Lysandre visiting. Now I bet that blockhead Archie will try to impress Lysandre more and make us look uncool".
"Yeah, he'll probably do that Boss", said M5.
Maxie assumed a determined expression.
"Well, he won't succeed. Our new plan for the upcoming weeks. To impress Lysandre at all costs and make him realise that Team Magma are THE coolest villainous team in Hoenn!"
Meanwhile, on Team Aqua's ship, two Aqua grunts were telling Archie about Lysandre's upcoming visit.
"Ha, A303 and A27, lemme get this straight", Archie said. "Lysandre's coming here? To Hoenn?"
"Yeah Boss, for a holiday", said A303.
"And to visit Prof Birch", said A27.
"And to help him with his field work", said A303.
"Professor Sycamore's coming too", said A27.
Archie snorted. "Screw Professor Sycamore!"
"Yeah Boss, he's probably gonna do that too".
"Yeah, of course. Wait, WHAT?" Archie nearly knocked over his rum.
"Argh, bloody hell, that's nearly a full bottle". He grabbed the neck and held it steady. "OK, so when is Lysandre getting here? Naturally, we must invite him round to the ship and impress the socks off him".
"We're not sure Boss", said A27 in a pained voice. "This stupid Magma grunt in front of us kept snorking snot up his nose and drowning out our eavesdropping on Prof Birch's conversation".
"What? Team Magma!" Archie scowled. "Oh, that's bloody great, that is! Now they're gonna try and impress Lysandre more, I just know it".
"Well they can't", said A303 firmly. "We're cooler than them and Lysandre will like us better".
"Of course he will", said Archie. He drank some more rum from the bottle. "And don't worry about exactly when Lysandre is arriving either, that's just a minor detail. By the time Lysandre leaves, he will know that Team Aqua are the best, most awesome team in Hoenn!"