Hello again, readers! I'm back with a new chapter for this story! I'm happy to see that lots of people favorited and followed this story! Keep your reviews coming in as well! Speaking of which, I'll answer the ones from last chapter:
Shadowdragon9802: Thank you! I apologize for the suspense. As for Lucario being one of the pokemon, well, you won't be disappointed when you read this chapter!
Batthan the Dark Knight: Hmm, to be honest, I never thought to plan out that scene. Never fear, I know exactly where to put it now!
Perseus12: Well, thanks! I don't plan on ending this story anytime soon!
NoSignalBlueScreen: Thank you very much! I agree that the ideas with Arceus' plates are good, but I wasn't sure how I could make that work, especially after seeing it in so many different stories, so I took a different path. I explained in my profile that I really like the idea of shapeshifting, and at the time, I thought I was the first person to come up with this idea. Hm, you make a good point there. Not to worry, Sparky won't forget his pokemon! In fact, (SPOILER) Sparky will eventually find a way to summon his pokemon again, though that is a long way off from now.
Sornosquinfallen: Thanks a lot!
The review left by Insane Dominator was SUPER long (which, don't get me wrong, I'm pleased about!) and so, just like in my other story, it gets the honor of being answered at the ending A/N! There's a lot mentioned in it that I plan on addressing, but I can't do it here because my opening A/N would be WAY too long.
Now, on with the story!
Chapter 2 – The Frigid Rescue Mission
The walk to Magnolia Town took some time, but there was plenty of time for Lucy to get to know Sparky.
Just like Natsu and Happy, the Celestial Mage was shocked to learn that Sparky was from another world, one that didn't have Magic, and she seemed interested by the different kinds of pokemon there were. Though, the idea that there could be another world wasn't too hard for her to believe since her Celestial Spirits were also from their own world. He told her about the events leading up to his arrival on Earthland, and like Natsu, she was stunned. "So, you were fighting a dragon?" she asked in awe.
"Yeah, but it didn't last very long. In fact, I didn't actually get a chance to attack," the trainer answered. "He's not called a Legendary for nothing. My pokemon managed to block one of his attacks, but he hit us with his signature attack, which is how we ended up here."
Lucy's eyes widened upon hearing that. As they continued on to the town, he informed her about all 18 pokemon types and their strengths and weaknesses to each other, which the blonde seemed to understand better than Natsu and Happy.
As they walked, Happy thought of another question to ask. "Hey, Sparky," he said, getting the blond's attention. "What was that move you used to stop Bora's attack from hitting us?"
"That was Greninja's Water Pledge, though he's got more than one way of using it," Sparky replied.
Finally, the four of them arrived in Magnolia. Once everyone had a moment to recover their breath, the pink-haired teen and the flying cat led the two blonds to their Guild. After a few minutes of navigation, the four of them finally came to a stop in front of a large building with the words "Fairy Tail" on it in big, purple letters.
"Here we are!" Happy announced. Sparky and Lucy gazed at the building in wonder. Then Natsu kicked the door open.
"We made it back alive!" he screamed.
"We're home!" Happy added.
Despite Natsu's loud greeting, everyone welcomed him back with smiles, as if that was a regular thing. The two non-members looked around as their own smiles grew wider. "Everyone seems pretty friendly," the trainer commented.
A boy with brown hair and buck teeth spoke up. "So, I heard about what happened in Hargeon, Natsu. Had to go starting trouble, did ya—?" He was cut off when Natsu kicked him in the face, sending him flying into a table.
Sparky blinked in surprise. "Well, that was unexpected."
"What did you do that for?!" Lucy shrieked.
"You lied about that Salamander! I'm going to kick your butt!" the pink-haired Dragon Slayer yelled, a tick mark over his head.
The boy stood up from the remains of the table with a tick mark over his head as well. "Don't get mad at me, I'm not the one to blame! I was just passing along a rumor I heard!"
"That was just a rumor?!"
"You wanna fight?!"
"Let's go!" Before the two blonds knew it, the two boys began to brawl, causing people to go flying into the air.
"Now, now, Natsu, I think you should calm dooooooow—!" Happy didn't get to finish his statement as someone crashed into him, making him bounce off some people before hitting the ground. Natsu's brawl caused almost all of the other members to start fighting.
Lucy chose to ignore all of the fighting for the moment. "Wow… I can't believe I'm actually standing in the Fairy Tail Guild Hall!"
"Well, if one thing can be said for this Guild, it's… lively?" Sparky said, sweatdropping as he witnessed everyone altercate.
Among the brawling members was a boy with dark blue hair and eyes. "So Natsu finally made it back, did he?" he shouted. Lucy screamed in embarrassment, understandable since the boy was almost entirely nude; he only wore a pair of black boxers.
He stomped over to where Natsu was beating up the boy with buck teeth. "It's time to settle this once and for all!"
"Gray, your clothes," said a woman sitting at a counter nearby.
"There's no time for that!" the boy, Gray, snapped back.
The woman who spoke had long, wavy brown hair and purple eyes. She wore a blue bikini top that exposed much of her cleavage and brown capri pants. She had on two metal bracelets around her biceps and completed her look with a pair of high-heeled sandals. This was Cana Alberona. She let out a sigh. "None of the men here have class. This is why I don't date." She proceeded to lift up a large barrel and gulp down its contents. Lucy gawked at the amount of alcohol she was consuming while Sparky was just surprised at her strength.
Gray made it over to where Natsu currently had the other boy's arm behind his back. "Come here and fight me, Natsu!" he demanded.
"Not until you put some clothes on!" the Dragon Slayer shot back.
"It's only noon and you boys are already whining like a bunch of spoiled babies," said a deeper voice, making Sparky and Lucy look over to the owner. It was a man, taller than both of them, wearing a black coat with a high collar that shielded his neck and black pants. He wore brown sandals on his feet. He had white hair and a scar under his right eye. His name was Elfman Strauss. He flexed his muscles. "I'm a real man! You want me to prove it to ya?!"
"Funny, I thought he was going to stop the fight," Sparky muttered.
"I can't believe he's actually encouraging this!" the Celestial Mage agreed.
Then Natsu and Gray reared their arms back and punched Elfman away. The trainer deadpanned. "That didn't take long," he remarked.
"He was taken down that easily?!" Lucy exclaimed in disbelief.
"Yeesh, it's so noisy in here." The two blonds turned around to see the speaker. It was an orange-haired teen with glasses over his eyes. He had on a green, fur-lined jacket over an orange shirt. He also wore black pants and brown shoes. There were two ladies at his sides. His name was Loke.
The two girls at his sides gasped when the glasses-wearing teen was suddenly nailed in the forehead by a flying cup. "Are you okay?" they asked as Loke's eyes narrowed.
"I'm gonna go fight, but only to protect you two," he said, smiling at them charmingly.
"Good luck, Loke!"
"He's definitely off my list," Lucy commented, crossing his face out in a book Sparky assumed she pulled out of her purse. She closed the book and put it away. "What the heck is wrong with everyone? There's not a single sane person in this building!"
"And apparently, almost everyone here likes fighting one another," the trainer added. "I've traveled through five regions and been to a lot of wild places, yet I'm pretty sure I've never been somewhere with people this rowdy."
Just then, a new voice addressed them. "Hello. Are you two new?" Sparky and Lucy turned to see who had spoken to them. Standing behind the two was a pretty girl with long, white hair that went down to her back and bright blue eyes, wearing a maroon dress and heels that were the same color.
Sparky obviously didn't know who she was, but Lucy instantly recognized her. "Oh wow, it's Mirajane! In the flesh!" she squealed. The white-haired girl gave her a sweet smile while the blonde put a questioning expression on her face and pointed at the ruckus. "Uh, don't you think we should stop them?"
"It's always like this here; I just leave them be," Mirajane replied. "Besides, it's kind of fun, don't you think?"
"Incoming!" Sparky suddenly shouted, grabbing Mira's wrist and pulling her forward, just in time to avoid Elfman's body flying past where she had been standing. The large man crashed into a table while the blond teen sighed in relief. "I'm not sure I would call this fun. Someone could get seriously hurt."
Mirajane looked surprised for a moment before she smiled at the trainer. "Why, thank you for that."
He smiled back with a nod, then looked at the other blonde. "Lucy, you might want to take a step back."
Lucy blinked, puzzled, before taking a step back. She started when Gray flew by her in the next second, almost crashing into her. The mage with dark blue hair got back up and glowered at the pink-haired Dragon Slayer, who was snickering and swinging a pair of boxers around his finger. "Give me back my underwear, Natsu!" he yelled indignantly.
The Celestial Mage screamed, mortified that Gray was now totally naked. Unfortunately for her, her scream attracted his attention and he sidled up to her, asking, "Excuse me, miss, could I borrow your underwear?"
"As if!" Lucy shrieked, whacking him away with a paper fan before she found herself being picked up by Loke.
"These guys are all so insensitive. A woman has needs—" He was cut off when a now-recovered Elfman punched him into the air.
"Real men speak with their fists, Loke!" the white-haired man shouted before being kicked away by Natsu.
"I told you to butt out!" the Dragon Slayer yelled.
As the ruckus continued to get louder and even more out of hand, Cana grew more and more agitated. "So much for having a drink in peace," she murmured. The brunette brought out a card and raised it up high. "That's enough, you guys. I suggest that you knock it off!" The card flashed and a Magic seal appeared.
"Oh yeah? Says who?!" Gray countered with his hands together, a light blue energy coming from them as he created his own seal.
Elfman roared while a Magic circle covered his right arm before being replaced by rocks that surrounded it, giving his arm the appearance of a stone gauntlet.
"You punks can be such a nuisance," Loke said as he touched his glowing ring, creating a seal.
Natsu's fists became engulfed in flames. "I'm ready for you all!"
"They always fight like this?!" a terrified Lucy asked while holding onto Happy.
"Uh huh," the blue cat confirmed.
"If it's always like this, then why isn't your guild hall in ruins?" Sparky inquired with genuine curiosity. He got his answer when a giant foot stomped down behind them; the two blonds turned around to see an enormous figure towering over everyone. He blinked. "Ohhh…"
"Will you morons stop bickering like children?!" the giant boomed, its voice sounding like a man.
"He's huge!" Lucy screamed, even more terrified.
"Yeah, he is," Sparky agreed, only mildly surprised.
"How are you not freaking out right now?!"
The trainer looked at her. "Like I said, I've traveled through five regions. I've seen plenty of creatures as big as this guy, maybe even bigger." Lucy stared at him, stunned, while the rest of the guild went deathly quiet as everyone froze. Though Sparky didn't know it, the giant had heard his statement.
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were still here, Master," Mirajane said, addressing the giant.
"Did you say 'Master?!'" the Celestial Mage cried.
Natsu began laughing uproariously. "Man, what a bunch of babies! Looks like I'm the winner of this round—" Then he was promptly crushed underneath the Master's colossal foot. Lucy squeaked at the sight.
The giant looked up and saw two new people in the guild. "It appears we have some new recruits," he said.
"Yes, sir!" Lucy replied nervously while Sparky just nodded calmly.
The giant let out a loud grunt and, to the blonds' escalating surprise, began to shrink. He got smaller and smaller until he was much shorter than them, and he was revealed to be an old man. "Nice to meet ya!" he said cheerfully.
"He's tiny! Is this guy really in charge?" Lucy asked.
"That's right!" Mirajane confirmed. "Allow me to introduce the Fairy Tail Guild Master, Makarov!"
Sparky gazed on in awe. "Huh, I guess great things really do come in small packages." They watched as the short old man jumped toward a railing, accidentally bumping his head before standing on it and clearing his throat. The members below braced themselves for the scolding he was no doubt about to give them.
"You idiots have gone and done it again! Just take a look at all the paperwork the Magic Council sent me this time! This is the biggest pile of complaints yet!" Makarov yelled, waving the stack of papers in front of him. "Have you lost your minds?! All you kids are good for is getting the higher-ups mad at me!" His whole body shook with anger as the guild members looked down in shame. Lucy and Sparky watched this all silently.
Suddenly, the Guild Master's mood seemed to shift. "However…" The pages he was holding were set ablaze. "I say to heck with the Magic Council!" He threw the burning papers down, where Natsu eagerly jumped up and caught them in his mouth.
"Now listen up!" he went on. "Any power that surpasses reason still comes from reason, right? Magic isn't some kind of miraculous power. It is a talent that only works when the flow of energy inside of us and the flow of energy in the natural world are in perfect synchronization. To perform Magic, one must have a strong mind and the ability to focus; it should take over your being and come pouring out of your soul! If all we do is worry about following rules, then our magic will never progress! Don't let those blowhards on the Council scare you; follow the path you believe in! 'Cause that's what makes the Fairy Tail Guild number one!" Makarov finished his speech by sticking his index finger into the air.
All of the members cheered and made the same gesture with their hands. The two blonds beamed in response. "I was right. This place was worth checking out," the trainer thought.
Sometime later, the two non-members were finally receiving their guild emblems. Lucy's mark was pink and located on the back of her right hand, while Sparky's was azure and stamped on his forehead, though obscured by his bangs.
"There! You're both official members of Fairy Tail!" Mira informed them once she was done. Lucy admired her new mark before the two new members went over to show Natsu and Happy. The Dragon Slayer congratulated the two of them, though he got Lucy's name wrong, which led to the blonde angrily correcting him. As the four conversed, they were approached by none other than the Guild Master.
"Excuse me, young man," he began, getting their attention. "What is your name?"
The teen in question smiled. "My name is Sparky."
"Sparky… Tell me, where are you from?" he asked inquisitively. The question gained the other guild members' attention as well.
At the sudden question, the trainer's smile dropped in surprise and he blinked. Before he could answer, though, Natsu put his arm on his friend's shoulder with a grin and spoke up. "Sparky here is from another world with lots of dragons and creatures called pickymon!"
"They're called pokemon, Natsu," Happy corrected with a deadpan expression while Sparky chuckled a bit nervously.
However, nobody seemed shocked or surprised. Almost everyone stared at him skeptically. Gray was the first to respond to their words. "Man, Natsu, are you really that gullible? Believing something like that; you really do have flames for brains."
The Dragon Slayer was instantly in his face. "What was that, ya pervy stripper?!"
"I said you're an idiot for falling for something like that, ya flaming moron!" Gray retorted.
"Oh yeah, well—"
"Enough!" To their surprise, as well as the surprise of the guild, Sparky was the one to break them up. He got between them and kept both at arm's length. He turned to Gray with a stern look, but it was quickly replaced with confusion. "Weren't you just wearing clothes?" True to his words, the dark blue-haired teen was once again wearing nothing but his boxers.
"What are you talking abo—GAH!" He screamed when he realized that he was almost completely naked again and scrambled for his clothes. The trainer just gazed at him, puzzled at how he managed to take off his clothes without noticing. Of course, judging from the lack of reaction from the other members, this probably happened far more often than he would care to think.
Sparky shook his head to clear it. "Getting back on topic, I wasn't lying or trying to trick Natsu when I told him that. I really am from another world."
Before Gray could respond, Makarov spoke up. "And this world… has dragons in it?" He sounded the slightest bit skeptical, though who could blame him?
"Well… they are dragons, but they're pokemon dragons," Sparky explained. "From what Natsu and Happy told me, they're not like the dragons on this world. They are rare, but still a lot more common than they are here."
The Guild Master hummed as he processed the trainer's words. "…Well, I don't think I've heard of anything like this before, and frankly, your story does sound a bit far-fetched."
Sparky shrugged. "That's understandable. This is a first for me, too."
"In any case, would you mind showing us one of your pokemon as proof?" At this point, everyone in the guild was staring at the newest member with curiosity.
"Not at all," Sparky said before rubbing the back of his head sheepishly. "Of course, things are about to get a little weirder."
Before the old man could question that, a blue and black seal appeared under the blond teen's feet, much to everyone's shock, excluding Natsu, Happy, and Lucy. Sparky was engulfed in a bright light; once it faded, Greninja was standing where the trainer had been.
As everyone looked on stunned, especially Mirajane and Elfman, the three that had been in Hargeon smiled in remembrance. "Hey, I remember this one!" Natsu exclaimed.
"It's the frog that can attack with water!" Happy added.
"I'm pretty sure this pokemon's name was Greninja," Lucy supplied.
The Ninja Pokemon nodded in confirmation. "Indeed." He addressed the other members of the guild. "My name is Greninja."
Everyone's reactions ranged from shock to curiosity, though overall, they were nothing short of astonished. Of course, this was to be expected.
"Whoa! Did you see that?"
"I've never seen an animal like that before..."
"So this is a pokemon?"
Just then, the pokemon's body shone brightly, the white light forcing some of the members to look away. When the light died down, everyone saw Greninja had been replaced with Sparky. "Yes, that's a pokemon. I'll be honest, though, the whole 'using Magic' thing is also pretty new to me since Magic doesn't exist in my world," the trainer confessed.
Of course, this revelation left everyone as stunned as when they saw Greninja. Mirajane stepped forward. "Really? Because that looked a lot like Take Over Magic."
"It was super manly!" Elfman added.
Sparky tilted his head in thought. "Take Over Magic? Haven't I heard that somewhere?" Then he remembered. "Oh yeah, that Bora guy mentioned something about it on his ship."
He was pulled from his thoughts when Makarov started speaking again. "Well, Sparky, why don't you tell us more about your world?"
The trainer nodded. "Okay," he said. He began by telling them about the different pokemon types as well as some of the different kinds of pokemon, like he did with Natsu, Happy, and Lucy. He received mixed reactions from his new guildmates; surprise was prevalent on their faces, but he also saw curiosity, interest, and awe.
Once he was done with that, he told everyone that he was a Pokemon Trainer and what they did. "I've been a trainer for five years, ever since I was 13," Sparky revealed.
"Isn't that a bit too young to go around training destructive creatures, like the ones you have that can use water and electricity to attack?" Lucy questioned.
Sparky crossed his arms and pouted. "Well, that was actually one of the more recent rules. It used to be 10." Everyone's eyes bulged out at that, wondering why he looked so upset at that, but the blond teen just went on, now smirking. "And besides, Pikachu and Greninja aren't even close to being the most destructive pokemon I have on hand."
Once again, everyone looked surprised, though the Guild Master looked more horrified than surprised. "Please, please, don't let this kid be another Natsu," he thought.
"Anyway, before a trainer can officially begin their journey, they're given a pokemon to start with; a starter pokemon," Sparky explained. "Greninja is my starter."
"So that frog was your first pokemon?" Gray inquired.
The trainer didn't answer for a moment; he just closed his eyes as if he were remembering something. He opened his eyes and smiled, though if one looked closely, they would see a hint of sadness. "More or less," he answered.
His response perplexed everyone, but before anyone could question it, Sparky continued talking. "I started my journey in Kalos, my home region. Since then, I've traveled through four other regions, the last one being Sinnoh. However, in Sinnoh, there was an evil organization called Team Galactic, led by a guy named Cyrus." Sparky's face was grim as he spoke about the organization he fought. "His goal… was the destruction of the universe. Afterward, he was going to create a new universe with himself as the ruler."
Everyone gasped upon hearing that. "That's terrible!" Lucy exclaimed. "How would he accomplish something like that?"
"He planned to use the powers of the Legendary Pokemon, Dialga and Palkia," Sparky explained.
"These Legendary Pokemon… I assume they're stronger than the average pokemon," Makarov mused.
The trainer nodded. "A lot stronger. In fact, Dialga and Palkia are some of the stronger Legendaries. They're the masters of time and space, respectively." He shook his head to get back on track. "Anyway, he might've succeeded if me and my friend Tony hadn't put a stop to it. We fought Team Galactic whenever we had the chance, defeating them in battle and delaying their plans. Despite our efforts, however, Team Galactic still managed to capture three other Legendary Pokemon. Though they weren't as powerful as Dialga and Palkia, they were still crucial to their plans."
Everyone in the guild looked interested to hear Sparky's story; even Cana had put down her large barrel to listen. "So what did you do next?" she asked.
"They needed the three to create an object called a Red Chain, and they needed two Red Chains. Fortunately, Tony and I were able to free the Legendaries before Team Galactic could even finish making one of them," Sparky said. "However, Cyrus still tried to go ahead with his plan, even with an unfinished Red Chain. He escaped to a place known as Spear Pillar and the two of us went after him, though we were a little slowed down by some of the lower ranked members of Team Galactic.
"After we took them down and made it to Spear Pillar, we found Cyrus with two of the higher ranked members of Team Galactic: his Commanders, Mars and Jupiter. Tony assured me that he could beat them on his own, so I went ahead to fight Cyrus." The trainer's eyes hardened as he remembered it. "Our battle ended with me as the victor, but Cyrus tried to use the Red Chain, anyway. While Cyrus did manage to summon Palkia, he couldn't control it with the imperfect object, so Palkia attacked him. In its rage, Palkia attacked me as well, and its spatial powers sent me into this dimension," Sparky concluded.
The guild was quiet as the story of Sparky's adventure settled in their heads. Gray broke the silence. "Man, that's gotta be the craziest story I've ever heard," he remarked.
"For once, I agree with the stripper," Natsu said, earning a glare from the dark blue-haired teen. "That's one wild adventure, Sparky."
The trainer nodded in agreement. "Crazy as it is, it's all true." He frowned, now a little worried. "I do hope things are okay on Tony's end." He hadn't given it much thought before, what with everything that had happened, but retelling the story reminded him that his best friend had been on Spear Pillar with him. Tony didn't know what happened to Sparky; he probably thought he was dead. Not to mention, he possibly had to deal with the enraged Legendary.
"Is your friend strong?"
Sparky blinked and turned to the Dragon Slayer, who had asked the question. "Well, yeah. Tony's been a trainer for as long as I have, and he's defeated me in battle a couple of times," he answered.
"Then you don't have anything to worry about!" Natsu assured him with a grin. "You were only taken down because you were caught off guard. If Tory really is as strong as you say, then he should be able to handle himself!"
Sparky deadpanned. "His name is Tony, Natsu." Then he smiled. "But yeah, you're right! I shouldn't be worried! I'm sure he can take care of himself!" Everyone smiled at his enthusiasm. "As for me, I may be stuck in a new world, but I'm gonna make the most of it!"
"Well, Sparky, I think you'll make an excellent addition to the guild," Makarov told him, making the trainer beam at him.
"Great!" the Dragon Slayer exclaimed. "Now that we've gotten the formalities out of the way…" His fist ignited as he held it up. "… let's fight, Sparky!"
The blond teen looked at him in surprise and confusion. "You… want to fight?" he asked uncertainly. Natsu nodded in confirmation. "Why?"
"Because you're strong, and I like fighting strong people!" the pink-haired teen answered. "So come on! Let's go, you and me!"
Sparky was silent for a while before he finally spoke. "As fun as that sounds, I'm going to have to decline your challenge. Keep in mind that I still haven't fully gotten used to my Magic, and you haven't even seen my whole team."
Natsu pouted in disappointment. "Aw man, I don't care about that! I just want to fight!"
"You wouldn't know what to expect," Sparky said. "Even with Greninja and Pikachu, you don't know the full extent of what they can do." He stopped to think for a second. "How about this: once you know all six of my pokemon, we can have a fight. How does that sound?"
Natsu thought about his offer before relenting. "Alright, it's a deal! Come on, let's go find a job! That way, we can help you get more used to your Magic!" He took off for the Request Board.
"Aye, sir!" the blue cat cheered, flying after his friend.
Sparky smiled, following after the two. "Sounds like a plan."
Everyone stared at the newest member of the guild, wondering just what exactly he and his pokemon were capable of. Then there were a few people who were thinking, "Fighting is this guy's definition of fun?"
Once the trio reached the board, where another guy was just standing and staring, the Dragon Slayer started scanning it, searching for a suitable job, while Happy reminded him to choose one with a large reward. After a little while, Natsu selected one. "Wow, 160,000 Jewel just to get rid of some thieves?!"
"That sounds perfect!" Happy chimed in.
"Yeah, let's do it!" Sparky agreed.
Just then, the three heard a voice behind them. "How come my dad hasn't come back yet?" They looked over to see a little boy, no older than six, talking to the Guild Master.
"You're starting to work my nerves, Romeo. You're a wizard's son, so have faith in your father and wait patiently for him to return," he replied.
"But sir, he told me he would only be gone for three days, and it's been over a week now!"
Makarov thought for a second. "If I recall, Macao took the job on Mt. Hakobe."
"That's right, and it's not that far from here, so why won't anyone go look for him?!" Romeo questioned insistently.
"Listen, kid, your old man's a wizard! And like any other wizard in this Guild, he can take care of himself! Now go home, have some milk and cookies, and wait!" Makarov yelled.
The young boy clenched his fist before socking the old man in the face. "Jerk!" he screamed. Romeo ran out of the guild hall, crying. "I hate you all!"
Sparky frowned as he watched the little boy run off, finding the Guild Master to be too harsh on him when he was just anxious about his father. He would be more upset if he couldn't sense that Makarov was also feeling worried. "He could've handled that better," the trainer thought.
A loud crash got his attention and he turned to see that Natsu had smashed the job paper he had been holding onto the board so hard that the board dented. "Hey, what do you think you're doing, Natsu? You almost broke the board!" the man standing nearby complained. However, the pink-haired teen ignored him, wordlessly grabbing his backpack and treading out the door with his cat partner in tow.
Sparky had a pretty good idea where he was going.
Romeo was walking down the street, sobbing at the fact that no one from Fairy Tail was willing to help him. As he continued to cry, he felt a hand pat his head for a brief second as a sign of comfort. The little boy looked up to see Natsu pass by with a serious expression on his face.
Once Natsu was out of sight, Romeo felt another hand rest on his head. Looking up to the hand's owner, he saw a blond-haired teen he had never seen before smiling at him reassuringly. "We'll bring him back. Don't worry," the teen promised before running to catch up to his pink-haired friend. Romeo stared after him with slight wonder.
Natsu and Happy were just leaving Magnolia when they heard someone calling the former's name. The duo turned around to see Sparky approaching them. "What is it, Sparky?" Natsu inquired.
"I want to help you guys," he answered.
"Really?" Happy asked.
Sparky nodded, grinning. "Of course! It sounds like your friend is in a lot of trouble, so you'll probably need all the help you can get. Besides, you saw Romeo; he's distraught about his father. I wanna help put his worries to rest. This may also be a good opportunity for me to get more comfortable with my Magic."
Natsu had been a bit surprised at Sparky's willingness to help, but soon he grinned back. "Thanks, Sparky! Let's get going!"
"Aye!"
"Lead the way!"
It was now morning, and the trio had surprisingly become a quartet with the addition of Lucy. They were riding to Mt. Hakobe by carriage, which made Natsu's motion sickness flare up. His two human companions could only stare in pity.
"Wow. You really do have serious motion sickness. Just another reason to feel sorry for you," Lucy murmured.
The Dragon Slayer managed to hear her comment amidst his nausea. "What's that supposed to mean?!" he demanded weakly.
"Oh, nothing! Forget I said anything!"
Sparky decided to change the subject. "So what's Mt. Hakobe like?"
As Natsu was in no condition to answer, Happy spoke up. "It's pretty cold there. And very snowy." Just then, their ride came to a stop.
"I guess we're here," the Celestial Mage muttered.
"ALL RIGHT, WE STOPPED MOVING!" Natsu roared, coming back to life.
As he was spewing flames, with his cat dancing at his feet, their driver addressed them. "I'm sorry, but I'm afraid this is as far as I can take you," he called. The four opened the carriage doors to see why.
An intense blizzard was raging outside. The winds were so strong that Happy had to hold onto the door of the carriage to keep from being blown away. "Where exactly are we, Natsu?!" Lucy shouted over the howling winds.
"Is this Mt. Hakobe?" the trainer inquired.
"Aye!" Happy affirmed.
Sometime later, the four were now treading on the mountain, though Lucy was incredibly uncomfortable. "Why the heck is it so cold here?! I know we're on a mountain, but it's summer right now, so there shouldn't be a blizzard like this anywhere!"
"That's what you get for not dressing properly," Natsu chastised her.
"Oh please, it's not like you're dressed for this blizzard either! And Sparky's not much better off than you!"
"Well, you don't hear Sparky complaining, do you?"
The blonde opened her mouth to retort, then realized he had a point. "Wait a minute, you're right!" She whirled to face the other blond. "Hey, Sparky!"
The mentioned teen looked to be concentrating on something, but he snapped out of it and turned to her. "Hm?"
"Why aren't you bothered by the cold?"
Sparky shrugged. "I'm used to it."
"How can you be used to this?!" Lucy shouted in disbelief.
"I've been to many different kinds of cold environments, including a couple of snowy mountains," Sparky revealed. "This blizzard is nothing compared to the one at Mt. Silver. On that mountain, the snowstorm was so thick that I could barely see anything around unless I was inside one of the many caves or at the summit, where it calmed down a bit, but also started to hail."
"Sounds like you've been to lots of places," Happy noted.
The trainer nodded, confirming the cat's statement. "Traveling around the world for 5 years will do that to a guy. But stories about my adventures can wait till later. Right now, we've got to find Macao."
"You got that right!" the Dragon Slayer agreed.
"We can't do that if we freeze to death!" the Celestial Mage protested, grabbing the blanket on Natsu's backpack. "Since you two clearly don't need it, let me take the blanket!"
"Boy, she just doesn't stop talking, does she?" Natsu asked rhetorically.
"Aye," Happy agreed.
Lucy brightened up as she suddenly had an idea. "Oh, I know!" She whipped out one of her Keys, this one being silver. "Open: Gate of the Clock Constellation – Horologium!" She pointed her Key downward and a Magic circle appeared. The face of a clock, along with a few gears, went flying into the air before coming back down as a grandfather clock. Two arms popped out of the clock and were followed by a head coming out of the top.
"Whoa, a clock!" Natsu said in surprise.
"That was awesome!" Happy exclaimed.
"A clock, huh?" Sparky mused. "Can't say there's a pokemon that looks like one." The three of them watched as the blonde opened the glass and stepped into the clock. Once she was settled in, she started speaking, though they couldn't tell what she was saying.
"Wait, what? I can't hear you," Natsu said.
"She says 'I'm staying in here and I'm not coming out!'" Horologium told them.
"Then why did you come with us?"
"'What kind of crazy job would force Macao to come somewhere like here?' the lady questions," Horologium said.
"Yeah, I was wondering about that, too," Sparky added.
The pink-haired teen crossed his arms. "You should've asked that before you left the guild. He went to slay a Vulcan; it's a big monster."
"So he went monster hunting… I've done stuff similar to that on my world," the trainer informed them.
Lucy, on the other hand, looked scared, and she spoke again through the clock. "'I want to go back to the guild!' she proclaims."
"Go ahead and be my guest, I say back," Natsu replied as he began walking away.
"Aye," Happy agreed, following after the Dragon Slayer.
Sparky shot the Celestial Mage an apologetic smile. "Sorry, Lucy." He ran ahead, leaving her alone with her Celestial Spirit.
Now some distance away, Natsu began calling for his friend in hopes that he would respond. "Macao! Where are you?!"
"Macao!" Happy joined in.
Sparky seemed to be deep in concentration again. Once he picked up on something, his eyes snapped open. "Guys! Something's coming this way!" he warned them before facing one direction in particular. Natsu and Happy gazed at him in curiosity, wondering how he could tell, before turning in time to see a large figure jump at them with its arms raised.
Natsu and Sparky leaped back to avoid its arms slamming into the ground where they had been standing. The two covered up to defend themselves from the snow that went flying as a result. The creature stood up and sneered at them while also allowing them to get a good look at it. It was a white monkey, while its face, chest, hands, legs, and tail were black.
"That's a big Vulcan!" the cat noted.
"So this is a Vulcan, huh?" Sparky said, watching as the beast appeared to be looking for something. The three became mystified when it began running away from them.
Meanwhile, Lucy was still inside Horologium, waiting for the others to finish the search. She felt the clock shake and, thinking it was one of her friends, opened her eyes.
She was definitely not expecting to come face-to-face with a giant monkey, so naturally, she started freaking out.
"Me like human woman!" the Vulcan said before it picked up the Spirit.
"So it can talk," Natsu observed.
"'Don't just stand there! Hurry up and save me!' she yells furiously," Horologium relayed to them as the Vulcan carried him, and by extension Lucy, away.
"Well, let's get it!" the pink-haired teen shouted, preparing to charge at the monkey.
"Wait, Natsu!" Sparky put an arm in front of him to stop him, making the Dragon Slayer stare at him quizzically. "This thing may be responsible for Macao's disappearance. It could be taking Lucy to its shelter, and we might find Macao there."
Natsu's eyes widened slightly. "Huh, I didn't think of that."
"Come on, let's follow that monkey!" the trainer said, taking the lead as they pursued the Vulcan.
In a cave near the summit, the Vulcan had finally placed Horologium down, then proceeded to start dancing around the clock Spirit. Lucy could only remain inside, comical tears running down her face. "'How did I get myself into this mess? And what's with this monkey? Why is he so excited?' she asks tearfully," Horologium said.
Once the Vulcan finished dancing, it stood in front of the clock, staring hungrily at the blonde inside, who shuddered nervously as a result. It stayed like that for some time, until a beeping sound could be heard, and Horologium glowed golden and vanished. "Where'd you go, Horologium?! Don't you disappear on me!" Lucy screamed frantically.
"Sorry, but my time is up. Take care," the Spirit said before leaving completely.
"Give me an extension! Please!" she cried. The Vulcan looked even more excited now that the only thing separating the two of them was gone, but before it could do anything, a voice rang out through the cave.
"Hey, you overgrown ape!" Lucy smiled in relief as she whirled around to face the voice. She spotted Natsu charging toward them like a rampaging Tauros. "Where's Macao?! Tell me!" Then he slipped on the ice and crashed into a wall.
The blonde wizard gazed on in disbelief before she facepalmed. "Why does he always feel the need to make an entrance?" The only upside was that he temporarily took the Vulcan's attention off of Lucy, and as it was turning back to her, it was blasted away by a glowing blue sphere, catching everyone by surprise.
"Don't forget about me!" another voice called out. The attacker was revealed to be Sparky, who was standing nearby with his right arm outstretched. He hurried over to where Natsu had crashed and Lucy was quick to do the same.
"What was that?" she inquired once she reached the other blond. "Was that Magic?"
Sparky shook his head. "No, it's not Magic; I'll explain it to you later. Is Macao here?"
"I don't think anyone else is here besides us," Lucy answered.
"Alright, spill it, monkey! You understand me, don't you?" Natsu shouted as he got back to his feet. He glared at the giant monkey, which had recovered from the trainer's attack and was staring at him in confusion. "What have you done with my friend? He's a human man. Tell me where he is!"
"Man?" it repeated.
"That's right! Where are you hiding him?!" the Dragon Slayer demanded.
"Don't you think you're jumping to conclusions?!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Yeah Natsu, it was just a theory," Sparky agreed. "I don't sense anyone else around."
Lucy was about to ask him what he meant by that when the Vulcan abruptly began making grunting noises and gestured to a hole that led back outside. "Hey, I think he's going to show me!" Natsu stuck his head out of the hole. "Macao!" The next thing he knew, his entire body was shoved out by the Vulcan's huge hand. "MONKEY!" he screamed as he was sent plummeting down the mountain.
"Natsu!" the two blonds shouted in shock and worry.
The Vulcan pounded its chest repeatedly. "No like man! Me like woman!"
Lucy stared out of the hole. "This isn't good. He can't survive out there!"
"Let's not count him out yet," Sparky said, narrowing his eyes at the Vulcan as he began to focus. "For now… nobody knocks my friends into a blizzard! How about you pick on someone your own size!" After he finished speaking a white Magic circle appeared at his feet, larger than the previous two that he had used. The color of the seal indicated that he was using someone other than Pikachu or Greninja. The seal flashed, enveloping the trainer in white light.
"That's right, ya pervy monkey! You're going down!" Lucy gripped her Key Ring and pulled off a golden key. "Open: Gate of the Golden Bull – Taurus!" she chanted. The ground broke apart as a black and white bull erupted from it. On his back was a big ax.
"Cow?" the Vulcan questioned.
Meanwhile, the light coming from Sparky's transformation died down to reveal that the new pokemon Sparky turned into was a lot bigger than the trainer himself. It was dark blue-green primarily, and its most eye-catching feature was its belly, which was enormous. Its face, stomach, and feet were cream-colored. Two fangs could be seen poking up from the lower part of its jaw. It had claws on its hands and feet, and its eyes appeared closed, as if it were asleep on its feet.
After a second, the giant pokemon did react, though, pointing at the Vulcan. "Get ready, because Snorlax is physically the strongest pokemon I have on hand," he spoke, though sounding somewhat sluggish.
"So this pokemon is called Snorlax, huh?" the Celestial Mage mused. She faced the monkey with a determined expression. "You better watch out, 'cause Taurus is the strongest Celestial Spirit I have a contract with it!"
Just then, the bull gazed at Lucy with hearts in his eyes. "Oh wow, Miss Lucy, I almost forgot what a nice figure you had; why don't you give me a smoooooch?"
"Oh yeah, he's a huge perv as well," the blonde sighed. Snorlax stared at him but said nothing.
The Vulcan became angered. "Keep away from my woman!"
That got Taurus' attention. "Your woman?!" he shouted. "Them's fighting words, you mooooonkey!"
"Get him!" Lucy commanded.
Taurus took the ax off his back before jumping into the air. He spun it around and slammed it into the ground, creating a ripple of earth that was sent in the Vulcan's direction. However, the Vulcan evaded the attack with ease.
"He's fast!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Let me try," Snorlax said, starting to run toward the Vulcan. He seemed sluggish in his movements as well, at least until he curled up into a ball. "Rollout!" He rolled at a high speed as he continued his course, but the monkey put its arms out and caught the pokemon, though the impact sent it back a few inches. With some effort, it managed to throw the rolling pokemon over its head.
Sparky crashed into the ground, kicking up some dirt. When it cleared, it showed the Snorlax was back on its feet, looking somewhat shaken up. "He's strong, too," Sparky observed. "Let's try this again. Rollout!" Again, the pokemon curled up into a ball and rolled toward their enemy.
The Vulcan was prepared to send the attack off-course again but was caught off guard when Snorlax suddenly changed direction.
"Whoa, he can tell where he's going like that?" Lucy questioned in awe.
The Sleeping Pokemon continued to roll around the giant monkey until finally heading toward it again. The Vulcan tried once more to stop the attack, but when the Snorlax crashed into it, it was sent flying, much to Lucy and Taurus' shock.
Sparky continued rolling until he was behind where the Vulcan would land. He uncurled himself and slid to a stop as it was coming down, and once the Vulcan was close enough, he grabbed it and restrained it by holding its arms behind its back. "Attack it now!" he called to Taurus as he struggled to hold the beast.
The bull saw what he was doing and prepared himself. He charged at the Vulcan with his ax ready, and he would've successfully swung it at the Vulcan if not for one mishap.
Natsu was back.
With a fierce yell, he kicked the Spirit in the face, knocking him out instantly and making him drop his ax. "Taurus!" Lucy screamed in shock.
The surprise of Natsu's return also made Sparky unintentionally loosen his grip on the Vulcan. The monkey slammed its head against the pokemon's, jarring the Snorlax but not actually hurting him. Still, it was enough to make him let go, and the Vulcan jumped away.
"Hey, why are there more monsters now than when I left?" the pink-haired teen inquired, pointing at the Vulcan and Snorlax.
"That was a friend, you idiot! One of my Spirits!" Lucy berated him.
"That guy?" Natsu looked at the pokemon.
"Not him, the bull! That's Sparky!"
Natsu looked interested. "Really?! What's this one called?"
"Snorlax," the pokemon answered, walking over to him.
"Sweet! That's three down now!" Natsu cheered.
Lucy seemed to realize something. "Wait a minute, how were you able to survive out there?" she asked, making the Dragon Slayer turn to her with a smirk.
"Happy came to get me," he replied. He looked up at his feline friend. "Thanks again, little buddy!"
"Aye!" the cat said.
"So you can't handle modes of transportation, but flying with Happy is alright with you?" the Celestial Mage questioned.
"What kind of stupid question is that?" Natsu said, looking aghast. "Happy isn't a mode of transportation, he's my friend! I mean, duh!"
"You're right, it was totally wrong of me to compare the two," Lucy said.
Finally snapping into action, the Vulcan leaped above Natsu, ready to slam its large arm onto him. The Dragon Slayer blocked the attack with one of his own arms, and while the ground under him cracked profusely, Natsu did not falter.
"Now listen up! I consider everyone in the Fairy Tail guild my friends!" he said. The Vulcan kicked Natsu, who blocked the attack with his arms. He was sent skidding back, but he continued talking. "Whether it's Gramps or Mira, or even those annoying jerks, Gray and Elfman!" Lucy looked awed at his words. The Vulcan began charging at Natsu as he stood still. "Happy, Lucy, and Sparky; they're all my friends." The latter two seemed surprised to hear that, though it was hard to tell with Snorlax.
The air around the Dragon Slayer began to heat up as his feet were engulfed in flames. "Which is why…" The monkey jumped up to punch Natsu, but the pink-haired teen was faster and intercepted with a flaming kick to the gut. "... I'm not leaving without Macao!" His kick sent the Vulcan into the ceiling; as it fell down, icicles fell from the ceiling as well. Natsu smirked.
The giant monkey swiped its arms and sent the icicles at Natsu. Lucy moved to get out of the way, but Snorlax suddenly jumped over them and landed in the path of the attack. The icicles slammed into the Sleeping Pokemon but bounced off his huge belly, and his enormous body shielded the other three. "Ice attacks won't do much damage to Snorlax thanks to Thick Fat." Sparks of electricity started coming off of his body as he generated it before firing it as a bolt of lightning. "Thunderbolt!"
Natsu, Lucy, and Happy looked surprised to see that. "Whoa, that looks like the attack that Sparky's Pikachu used," Natsu noted.
"But this pokemon doesn't look like an Electric-type," Happy said.
The bolt crashed into the Vulcan and electrocuted it before sending it flying back. It got back up slowly, then noticed the ax beside it. The beast picked up the weapon and chuckled menacingly.
"Well, that's bad news," Sparky said.
"He got Taurus' ax!" Lucy exclaimed.
"Please, be careful, Miss Lucy," the bull said, dazed.
Brandishing the weapon, the Vulcan charged at the pokemon, who rolled back to avoid the assault. With its original target gone, the monkey went for the next closest person: Natsu. It swung the ax at Natsu, who effortlessly dodged it. He continued to evade the beast's onslaught until he slipped on the ice and fell on his back with a stunned expression.
The Vulcan tried to slam the ax down on the vulnerable Dragon Slayer, but he managed to get to his feet and stopped the weapon inches from his face by grabbing the sides of the blades with his hands. The two entered a struggle, both sides pushing for dominance, while Lucy was trying to wake up her Celestial Spirit.
"Go back, Taurus! If you go back to the Celestial Spirit World, your ax will disappear!" she insisted, but Taurus was unresponsive.
As the Vulcan continued its struggle, it felt a tap on its shoulder. Turning its head, the monkey saw Sparky standing there with a glowing blue fist reared back. "Ice Punch!" he yelled, throwing his fist forward. It connected with the Vulcan's face, sending it stumbling back and causing it to drop the ax. Traces of ice could be seen on its face. With it momentarily distracted, Natsu got a breather and prepared for a final attack.
"Eat this! Fire Dragon's Iron Fist!" he yelled, slamming his fist into the monkey and sending it crashing into a wall. It lay there, upside down and unconscious.
"We beat it!" Happy cheered.
Snorlax's body gave off a bright light before he changed back to Sparky. "Well, that brings back memories," he said with a smile.
"Yeah, but wasn't this monkey supposed to tell us where your friend is?" Lucy reminded them.
"Oh yeah, forgot about that," Natsu admitted sheepishly.
"Well, it doesn't look like he'll be talking anytime soon," the blonde said. Suddenly, the Vulcan's body shone brightly and kicked up some smoke, catching the four off guard.
The light faded and the smoke cleared, allowing everyone to look at the Vulcan again. "What the heck was that?" Natsu inquired. Then his eyes grew wide as he saw what lay ahead of him, or rather, who. "Macao?!"
"Are you telling me that big perverted monkey was actually your friend this whole time?!" Lucy exclaimed in shock.
"What happened to him?" Sparky wondered.
"He must have been Taken Over by the Vulcan," Happy stated.
"What do you mean, Happy?" the trainer asked.
"It must have used a possession spell," the cat explained. "It kind of similar to what you can do, but Vulcans survive by stealing people's bodies. They're evil body snatchers!" The four treated the man's injuries as best as they could. "It looks like he put up a good fight before that Vulcan got to him."
"I think I have something to treat his wounds," Sparky spoke up, getting everyone's attention. "I haven't trained enough yet to heal injuries without completely exhausting myself, but I have a pokemon that can do so. Wait just a moment." With that, he began to focus, until an orange seal, silver near the center, appeared under him. The light flashed, and when it faded, there was a new pokemon there.
The pokemon looked like a canine that was mostly blue and black in color. It had cream-colored fur on its chest as well as a metal spike. Two more metal spikes were on the back of its paws. Its paws and legs were black, and four black appendages hung from the back of its head. It also had a blue tail.
The pokemon opened its eyes, showing off red irises. "I am Lucario," he spoke, surprising them a little.
"This pokemon uses telepathy?" Lucy questioned.
Lucario nodded. "Correct. Now if you'll excuse me…" He faced Macao and placed his hands in front of him. "Heal Pulse." A light pink orb appeared in front of him, which then broke apart into sparkles that released waves of light pink energy that enveloped the unconscious man. Gradually, his wounds began to fade away. Once the move was done, Macao looked to be in better condition than before. "That should do it."
"Wow, thanks a ton, Sparky!" Natsu exclaimed.
"No problem," he replied before turning back to normal.
A few seconds later, Macao began to stir before his eyes opened. He took in the Dragon Slayer nearby. "Natsu…"
"You're okay!" Natsu said happily. Lucy and Sparky smiled as well.
"I'm so pathetic… I defeated nineteen of those brutes." At that, the two blonds' smiles dropped in surprise. "But the twentieth… that's the one that got me. I'm so angry with myself… I'm embarrassed to go back and face Romeo."
"You beat nineteen of those things?!" Sparky exclaimed in shock. "We had enough trouble with just one. You must be really strong if you fought off nineteen by yourself!"
"Sparky's right! Don't talk like that; it's still a very impressive feat!" the pink-haired teen agreed. He held out his hand with a grin and Macao clasped it. "Now let's go home. Your little boy's been waiting for ya!" Macao grinned back, and the five of them made their way off the mountain.
Meanwhile, back in Magnolia, Romeo was still waiting for his father to return. He remembered all the times he was teased by the other kids about how the wizards at Fairy Tail did nothing but sit around and get drunk. He had begged his dad to take a job as a result of all the teasing.
Now he was regretting it, feeling that because of his insistence, he might never see his father again. As he sat down crying, he heard someone call out to him. "Hey, Romeo!" Looking up, he saw Natsu, Lucy, Happy, and Sparky coming his way. His eyes widened and tears began to well up in them when he saw Natsu supporting Macao as they walked.
"DAD!" he screamed in joy as he tackled his father to the ground. The tears were now running down his face freely. "You came back! I'm so sorry, dad!"
"No, I'm sorry for making you worry," Macao said.
"I can handle it, because I'm a wizard's son!" The four who rescued Macao watched the scene from the side before they began to walk away.
"Next time those bullies pick on you, here's what I want you to say: 'Can your old man defeat nineteen monsters singlehandedly? Because mine can!'" the man told his son. Romeo grinned widely in response.
As the group of four was heading back to the guild, Romeo called after them. "Natsu! Happy! Thanks for your help!"
"No problem, kiddo," Natsu replied.
"Aye!" Happy added.
"Sparky! Lucy! Thanks for helping 'em bring my daddy back to me!" he shouted.
Sparky grinned at him. "It was my pleasure!" Lucy smiled and waved at him.
Once they got close to the guild, Natsu turned to Sparky. "So Sparky, what do you think of Fairy Tail so far?" he inquired.
The trainer thought for a moment before replying. "Well, so far, I think the members are loud and destructive, yourself included." The Dragon Slayer seemed to deflate a bit upon hearing that. "But that's not so bad; it just means there's never a boring moment in this guild. Plus, it's undeniable that you guys care about each other a lot." Natsu perked back up and smiled, making Sparky smile as well as he watched the guild hall come into view. "I think I'll really enjoy being a member of this guild!"
And once they reached the guild, they were welcomed back by their guildmates.
And that's the end! I am so sorry this took so long! I tried my absolute hardest to finish this chapter before 2017 ended, but I've been swamped. I finished the chapter a couple of days ago and was ready to post it yesterday, but Doc Manager was acting up.
In any case, I'm glad that I did manage to get this out. I wouldn't want you readers to think that I've forgotten about you! :)
So yeah, some stuff was revealed about Sparky: things he's done, places he's been, etc. Also, two more of his pokemon have made their debut: Snorlax and Lucario! I know Lucario wasn't a part of the action this chapter, but I do have a few fights planned out for him in the future.
I also plan on updating my profile soon, so be on the lookout for that in the near future!
Now to answer Insane Dominator's review:
When I first came up with the idea for this story, I knew it would involve Palkia in some way, so I figured that would be where this story would begin. Then I thought, what better way to start than with that fiasco in Pokemon Pearl? Honestly, it was fortunate for me that Pearl was the only Sinnoh Gen 4 game I've played!
I also figured that with a crossover like this, it would be best to start at the beginning, so I decided to go with the first episode! I know it's not necessary, but I felt like it would be best.
Yes, as previously stated last chapter, Sparky is an Aura Guardian. He was actually an Aura Guardian before he came to Earthland; he doesn't actually need to know Magic to use it because it's something he's already had. Concerning your OC, there are some things he can do that she can't (as far as I've read, since I have yet to finish A Contender's Bonds), and vice versa.
Now, concerning his Magic, it is similar to Take Over Magic. To be honest, when I first came up with this idea, I had only watched a select few episodes, so I thought I had been the first one to come up with this idea. Then I watched more of the show and learned about Take Over Magic and I thought, oh well. Might as well go ahead with my idea.
I can understand why you don't like the 'more than 4 moves' rule; after all, that's what the games are all about: pokemon learning only four moves. But I've always felt like 4 moves were too little in terms of diversity for a pokemon. I like versatility in a pokemon, and I wouldn't be able to pull it off if the pokemon in my story only knew four moves.
I'm happy you enjoyed the original twists I left in the chapter! I hope you like what I did in this one as well! As you can see, Sparky is from Kalos but has traveled through more than one region. So no need to worry, there will be some Sinnoh pokemon in this story!
I glad that you're enjoying my story! Maybe one day, it will grow to be like yours in regards to popularity (nah, that could never happen :))!
And yeah, I do plan on adding another original pairing in my story. I've already told you what it is via PM, but I think I'll leave that unknown for now! ;)
I'm delighted that you left such a lengthy review with a lot of content! It shows to me that you really poured out your thoughts: what you liked, what you didn't like, what you hope to see, etc. It tells me that you really read my story thoroughly, and I wish all my reviews could be like that!
With that done, I'll move on to my story recommendations:
One's Road to Remembrance by Insane Dominator – A Fairy Tail fanfiction about a boy named Craig Crius who lost his memories when he was 14. This story is full of action and laughs, so go check it out!
To My Sweet Champion by Insane Dominator – This is a pokemon one-shot featuring another OC, who gets paired with Cynthia. It's also hilarious, so you guys should read it!
The Kunoichi Twins by Sally B. Mcgill – An AU fanfiction where April and Karai are sisters and were separated at birth. Splinter has Karai while Shredder took April. Read it to find out more!
Well, that's it for now. Remember to favorite, follow, and review! Sparky D., out!