Crossroads of Kalos Chapter 2: Lost in Lumiose, a X-overs + Pokémon Crossover fanfic

Turns out researching moves by playing Pokémon can be really distracing. Go figure.

Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to any franchise I am shamelessly borrowing from. If I did I could probably pay down America's debt os something. What I wouldn't do for that kind of money...

"Speaking"

'Thinking'

And without further ado:

Chapter 2: Lost in Lumiose.

"…Where the hell is Lysandre café?"

Kuchiki Rukia was lost.

It should have been simple to find. The sad fact was, however, that the proverbial floodgates to the city had brought so many people that a simple "look for a red café near the magenta plaza Pokémon center" had become quite the nightmare, as most people were tall enough to block her view. The cabs had ended up taking a day off due to the sheer amount of pedestrians flooding the streets. Added up, this meant she could hardly see two meters ahead of her. At some point she had been caught up in the stream of tourists and was now completely lost. As in, so lost she could not even call Ichigo for help, because she could not describe where she had ended up.

When she found him, she was gonna turn HIM into a ghost.

"May I help you with something?"

She had tried asking around the had stumbled – read: been pushed – into, but when you had a hard time seeing the wall across the street good advice could only get you so far, and nobody had enough time to take her where she needed to go, what with all the costumers that needed attending to.

"I need to go somewhere, but I can't seem to find it. I've tried asking around, but I can hardly see through the crowd. Could you, or do you know someone who can, take me to Lysandre café?"

"You're in luck, I just so happen to be a freelance tourist guide. It is quite a while from here, but I can take you there for a small price of one hundred thousand pokédollars."

"What? That's insane! Do I look like the champion or something? Where would I get that kind of money?"

The few people who had offered also seemed to demand outrageous prices for their services. At least the woman was the first to ask for money and not what she assumed was the local slang for a night in the hay. That being said, for that amount of money she could have taken several trips around the city in a cab and not even spend half of that.

"I guess you could always try finding it yourself if you don't like my prices. Unless you want to settle the matter in another way, that is."

"Like what?"

"I have a friend who has access to the Battle Institute's facilities. He usually hosts battles so he can study which attacks, combos and Pokémon cause certain injuries, so he can treat them more efficiently. I'll get him to lend me his field and we'll settle this with a Pokémon battle. If you win, I'll take you there for the asking price of a taxi, but if I win you pay what you have. All of it. Deal?"

Rukia had to struggle to keep her face steady at that one.

"Deal. Does 3 vs. 3 sound good to you?"

"Perfect. Let's go, then."

"So are the two of you ready, then? The battle will be a 3-on-3 battle, no substitutions that will end when either one of you are unable to use any of your selected Pokémon."

"Sounds about right. Thanks for taking the time to arrange this, by the way."

"No problem. Now all you two need to do is enter your name and trainer class into the screen before you, as well as the Pokémon you'll be using, and then I can get back to the Pokémon center. It's busy times, you know."

"Yeah, thanks for the help, Chopper."

Entry complete. The battle between Tourist guide Nami and Lass Rukia will begin shortly. The challengers' Pokémon are:

Tourist guide Nami's Lass Rukia's

Clima Takuto (Castform) Sode no Shirayuki (Froslass)

Log Pose (Probopass) Jigokucho (Elegant pattern Vivillon)

Waver (Seadra) Sokatsui (Chandelure)

You may begin once each contestant has selected his or her first Pokémon. Selection confirmed. Thank you for choosing the Battle institute. We remind you that all battles are recorded for training purposes.

"I choose you, Sode no Shirayuki!"

"Go, Waver"

"Sode no Shirayuki, use Double team, then Ominous wind!"

"Waver, counter it all with Twister!"

In an instant, the Froslass seemed to be all over the field, causing a strange purple wind to blow. The Seadra's twister met it, and as the two wind-based attacks struggled for dominance, they eventually fused together into a field-wide purple twister. When the wind cleared, only the two Pokémon remained. Despite the large area of effect, both attacks had been relatively weak, so neither side had taken much damage.

"Double team and then Ominous wind!"

"Bit of a one-trick pony, are we? Twister again!"

Once more, the two winds met, but this time the purple winds managed to overpower the twister and send the Seadra flying.

"What? What just happened?"

"Ominous wind has a chance of boosting all of Sode no Shirayuki's stats. Didn't you know that?"

"You haven't won yet. Waver, use Surf!"

"Stop it with Blizzard!"

Seemingly out of nowhere a large body of water appeared, ready to crash down on the Froslass. The wave then froze in its tracks, as it was enveloped in the freezing storms.

"Let's end this. Sode no Shirayuki, use Shadow ball!"

"Quick, use Hydro pump!"

The Seadra, still stuck in the frozen wave, shot a powerful blast of water the only way it could, straight ahead, effectively dispelling the rest of the fake Froslass. However, real one had circled around the Seadra, and hit from behind with deadly accuracy.

"Good job, Sode no Shirayuki. Only two more."

"Take a rest, Waver. I choose you, Log pose! Flash cannon!"

"Hit it with Wake-up slap!"

While being hit by Froslass' only fighting-type move certainly must have hurt, the Probopass seemed unfazed as it fired its laser at point-blank range. The Froslass hit the floor, and didn't get up.

"Return, Sode no Shirayuki. I choose you, Sokatsui!" I hope you're ready, partner. Let's start off by throwing your balls at it!"

By the time it took Nami to recover from the shock of that particular wording, the Chandelure had already fired its Shadow and Energy balls at her Probopass.

"Log Pose, use Thunder lance!"

The compass Pokémon took the balls to his face like a champ, while seemingly doing nothing to retaliate.

"I don't think he's listening. Did you get him in a trade or something? Either way we're gonna finish this. Sokatsui, use Flamethrower."

The slight hesitation made all the difference. By the time the luring Pokémon had launched its attack, the Probopass had unleashed its Zap cannon, guaranteed to hit due to the Lock on Rukia had mistaken for disobedience. The bolt of electricity tore through the flames, scattering them completely, before striking the Chandelure dead on.

Nami smiled. 'The best part about combo moves that are rehearsed in advance and given their own name is that no one but you knows what will happen, and so they don't know how to counter it.' At some point in your life, a Pokémon trainer inevitably learns the power of unpredictability. Having very unpredictable friends helped, too.

Rukia, however, was not impressed. She was not showing, because she knew she had to make her opponent underestimate her if her plan was going to work.

"Sokatsui, finish it off with a Fire blast!"

"Stop it with a Power gem!"

Fire blast is not the most accurate attack in a Chandelure's move pool. Also, the paralysis did not exactly help. This was, in retrospect, the very reason the attack hit. The fact that Power gem was not very suited for defense might have been a factor, too.

The powers of fire and rock seemed to miss each other, yet each attack hit well enough to incapacitate their target. Had it not been for that each trainer still had a Pokémon, the fight would have ended in a draw.

"Time to end this. Let's go, Jigokucho!"

"Agreed. Go, Clima Takuto"

The purple butterfly stared at the disembodied floating head.

"Sunny day!"/"Poison powder!"

The sun became bright above them, which was odd, considering they were inside, but neither of them took time to consider it. The Castform now looked like it was cosplaying as the sun, which looked odd when covered in purple dust and with slightly green cheeks, an identifying mark of poison.

"Jigokucho, use Infestation!"

"Despite what you seem to think, this isn't going to last much longer. Clima Takuto, use Flamethrower!"

Beneath the blazing sun, the Vivillon didn't stand a chance. One could almost think that…

"Did you lose on purpose?"

"What are you talking about? I have to pay you every pokédollar I have just so you can take me where I want. Now hurry up and take me there before I find another guide."

Later, at Lysandre café, Nami was walking away with a furious look on her face. The little girl looked and talked like a spoiled little brat, but she was, in fact, flat out broke, something a quick pickpocket had confimed. It was not often she was tricked into working for free, but she couldn't call the kid out on it because then she would have to explain how she knew the kid was broke without pickpoceting her. She was so going to her boss about this. He was not the kind of person to stay in one place however, and while she may be good at finding places, when you wanted to find a person you went to...

"What's wrong? You look suuuuuuper depressed, Nami."

"Not now, Franky, I'm not in the mood. Have you seen that person anywhere?"

"Well, last time I heard he got in a fight about..."

Who could be up next? What could the fight be about? What kind of battle is next? All of these questions and more will be answered next chapter.

A/N

I decided to have characters from the same canon be at least somewhat familiar with each other, so you can probably see at least one of the trainers who will clash next , I have a decent idea of how I want my next 3 chapters to be, but I am still having trouble picturing a team for one character in particular, so if you read this and want to contribute, feel free to do so, if not then heed the spoiler alert.

SPOILER ALERT

I want to make a team for Pain/Pein from the Naruto series, centered around his six "Paths". One of them HAS to be Yveltal, but as for the rest and for which path each should represent I am open for suggestions. The next chapter can and will be written regardless of suggestions, but after that comes the time for Pain/Pein and at that point I either have to use what I've been given or make something up myself. Looking forward to your suggestions.