Author's Note: Well, I'm back. I'm glad to see Brawl Saga is getting so popular! I certainly enjoying writing it. Keep the reviews coming.
In this chapter, I'm going to be lazy and just put Pikachu, Link, and any other Pokemon's speech in English, but remember that the only people who can understand them are other Pokemon...and Samus. How can Samus understand them? I'll explain that soon enough.
So, without further delay, here is Chapter 4!
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine. NOTHING! At all! Don't own anything.
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Brawl Saga
Chapter 4: I Choose You, Link!
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"Samus! What the heck is going on!? Why am I a Pokemon? FIX THIS NOW!" Link began to desperately scream, even though he knew his friend wouldn't understand him. At least, he thought she wouldn't understand him.
"LINK! Calm down! I need to scan you with my Scan Visor first! Then we'll figure out what happened," Samus said.
"Wait, can you understand me?" Link asked.
"Yes. I have a speech translator built into my helmet. It can translate a large number of languages, including Poke-speech. So just calm down and let me scan you," Samus explained. She pressed a button on the side of her helmet and scanned the former Hylian.
"Hehehehe, I wonder if this means I can catch Link in a Pokeball now," Kirby said. Surprisingly, Pikachu was the one who reacted and thundershocked the pink puffball.
"Moron," the small Pokemon said. Link blinked. He wasn't used to hearing Pikachu's voice say actual words.
"Interesting. It seems someone tampered with your watch somehow and activated Adaption Mode," Samus said as she finished scanning.
"Adaption...mode?" Link asked, bewildered.
Samus seemed to hesitate a bit before saying, "The watch has a function built into it that allows one to adapt themselves to one of the native species of a world so they can blend in easier."
Kirby suddenly bolted up. "You mean this watch could have let me disguise myself as a person in that last world and you made me stay a puffball and hide?" the Star Warrior shouted.
"Yes. To tell the truth, I was hoping that if I could prevent you from discovering Adaption Mode, I would actually have some peace from your stupid pranks and comments on some missions," Samus said.
"Ok, this is all fascinating, but how do we turn it off?" Link said.
"Err, that's the complicated part. You see, the Adaption Mode we have in our watches right now is...a prototype. It can't be turned on and off whenever you want. You have to activate it before traveling to a new world. Once you arrive at your destination, it automatically turns off and you're stuck in your adapted form until you leave that world. So to put it simply...you're going to be stuck as a Trecko until we leave. And we can't leave until we find this Pokemon we're looking for, something called a Lucario. Oh...and there's another complication," Samus said.
"What now!?" Link said.
"Whoever tampered with your watch...also made it so you can't access any of your items or weapons. If we get in a fight, you'll have to completely rely on your abilities as a Treecko. The only good news I can really give you is that my scanner indicates you're considered a Pokemon that belongs to a trainer, so you can't be caught," Samus said.
Link just stood there dumbfounded. All this information was way to much for him. "I'm...stuck like this..." he said, depressed.
Samus frowned, although it was hard to tell with her visor hiding her face. Suddenly, something yellow moved in the corner of Samus's eye, and next thing she knew, Pikachu was over by Link, comforting him.
"Don't worry! I'll help you adapt! I've been a Pokemon all my life, so I can show you the ropes," Pikachu said. Link looked up at him and smiled.
"Link, this is unfortunate, but we need to think about our mission. The sooner we finish finding this whatever-o, the sooner you can be a Hylian again," Dr. Mario said. Link nodded his head.
"Alright team! Let's go!" Link shouted. Then he remembered that right now only two members of the team could understand him. "Samus...could you...you know," he said sheepishly.
Samus laughed as she said, "With Link unable to communicate with two members of the team, I'm going to have temporarily assume command. Alright team! Let's go!" Team Revolution began walking, Pikachu and Link bringing up the rear.
"So Pikachu, what is it like being a Pokemon?" Link asked.
"You should know now! But if you want to know what it's like all the time, I can say it's pretty fun! We're not that different from other animals...we're just smarter and have special powers. Wait until you get into a battle! They're so much fun!" Pikachu said, his voice very young and optimistic sounding.
"Just how old are you?" Link said. Pikachu always acted so much like a little kid, but at the same time sometimes acted very mature when among the other Pokemon.
"Old? Well, if I remember correctly...I'm ten!" he said.
"Ten? That doesn't seem very old," he said.
"It's not really...most Pikachus actually live up into their fifties. We're one of the longer lived species," Pikachu said.
"Really...so what kind of Pokemon am I? I heard Samus call me a Tree-something," Link said.
"You're a Treecko! A Grass-type Pokemon. Treeckos are a pretty rare species, and are pretty powerful too," Pikachu said.
"What kind of moves do I know?" Link asked. He was eager to know all he could about being a Pokemon. Just as PIkachu was about to speak, a loud noise broke their conversation. Link and Pikachu looked up.
The loud noise was the sound of a flock of Starly. The small Normal-and-Flying-type Pokemon soon flocked around the five members of Team Revolution, pecking fiercely.
"What the?" Link shouted.
"I've heard about this from a cousin of mine in the Sinnoh area...she said that lately the local Starly have been getting very aggressive for some strange reason!" Pikachu said.
"Link! Pikachu! Do something!" Samus shouted. Link looked up and remembered. He was a Pokemon now! Somehow, his Pokemon instincts began to take over. He jumped into the air and used Slam on one of the Starlies, which immediately fell to the ground. Link assumed it was a low-level Starly. Another Starly used Tackle on Link, which caused him to painfully slam into the ground. Just as the Starly was about to Tackle him again, he heard the sound of electricity and looked up to see Pikachu using Thunderbolt on the Starly. It fainted.
Suddenly, a new voice was heard among the chaos of the Starly flock. A young, female voice cried out, "Sparky! Go! Use Thunder!" The sound of a Pokeball opening was heard.
"Thunder!" Link heard another voice shout, this voice also female but similar to Pikachu's voice. A loud thunderclap was heard as a large bolt of lightning crashed down from the sky, startling the Starly flock and causing it to fly off. Link looked around. He saw a girl standing on the road. She wore a low cut black tank top, with a little bit of some piece of white clothing peeking up from under it, covering her boobs. This tank top went down and slightly covered her hips, a very short pink skirt jutting out from underneath the tank top and traveling a few more inches down. She wore a pair of pink boots that went half way up her lower leg, with black socks that were so long they came out of the top of the boots and reached her knees. Her outfit was finished off with a white hat that reminded Link of his own hat, and a red scarf. On her arm was a bag, and she also wore a read watch with a large screen for a watch. Beside her stood a female Pikachu, a fact Link could figure out by the small dent in the Pikachu's tail For some reason, a long red scarf was tied around the Pikachu's neck, making her look like some kind of cheesy Japanese hero. The Pokemon trainer girl had her hand in a weird symbol, her pointer and ring finger folded down as she stretched out her thumb, pinky, and middle finger.
"Viewtiful victory as always, Sparky!" the girl said.
"Sparky? Is that you, cousin?" Pikachu said as he ran forward to the scarf-wearing Pikachu. The two Pikachus circled each other, sniffing. After a few moments of sniffing, the female Pikachu glomped the Smasher.
"Pikachu! How are you doing? Having fun fighting people?" Sparky said.
"Yeah! It's so much different from a Pokemon battle!" Pikachu replied.
Samus then walked up to the young trainer who had saved them. "Thanks...um, what's your name?" the bounty hunter asked, her hand stretched out.
"Aryll. It's nice to meet you, um...what's your name?" the trainer girl said as she shook Samus's hand.
"I'm Samus Aran," the bounty hunter said.
"O...M...G! You're SAMUS!? I'M SUCH A BIG FAN OF THE METROID GAMES! WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN SINNOH!" Aryll suddenly blurted out, even individually pronouncing each letter of the popular internet abbreviation. Although it was impossible to see, Samus was blushing. She had never once met such an enthusiastic fangirl.
"Err...I'm here with some friends on behalf on the Super Smash Bros. Tournament," Samus said.
"ORLY? That is soooooooooo cool! I always watch the Super Smash Bros. Tournament on TV! Not to mention I always get their games when they come out. I mean, I even have a Wii in my Secret Base so I can play when I'm underground!" Aryll said, once again going so far as to attempt to pronounce a piece of Internet slang. She looked around at Samus's companions. "That's Kirby, that's Dr. Mario, this Pikachu must be the one who participates in the Tournament, and...is that a Treecko in a Kokiri Tunic?" she said as she pointed at each Smasher, ending on a very confused and slightly weirded out Link.
"Errr...it's complicated, but that's Link. He's just stuck as a Treecko right now," Samus explained. Link glared at the armored women. The last thing he needed was everyone knowing that he was a Treecko. Aryll just ran over and picked Link up, hugging him tightly.
"Awwww! Link, you make such a cute Treecko! I could just hug you all day!" she said. She stood up and hugged Link ever tighter. The former Hylian struggled in her arms. He had never felt so undignified in his entire life. Loud laughter was heard from Kirby.
"I feel sorry for you kid. Aryll-sama can be a bit weird sometimes, but you get used to it after awhile," Sparky said. She and Pikachu had now moved beside Aryll.
"Oh, Sparky! I see you've found a new friend! You don't get to play with other Pikachus very often. I guess I'll let you stay out of your Pokeball for now," Aryll said. She set Link on the ground. "Link, you should meet some of my other Pokemon!" the girl then said. She reached into a hidden pocket on the back of her bad and pulled out five Pokeballs. She threw them in the air and shouted, "Alright everyone, time to meet some new friends!" What came out surprised Link.
The first Pokemon was a large penguin who appeared to be partially made of metal. His wings ended in sharp blades, and three sharp gold claws were on the underside. He looked like he was wearing a metal tuxedo, and three pointy horns extended from his beak in the shape of a trident. The second Pokemon was a large blue dragon with red wings and a couple of other red features. Next was a weird creature that looked like some kind of strange rose person with a cape. The fourth Pokemon was a weird birdman with powerful legs. The final Pokemon was an anthromorphic dog with a yellow chest, black legs and paws as well as a black band of fur around the eyes, and blue fur everywhere else. Two metal spikes came off the back of its hands, and two odd black appendages of some sort came off the back of its head. Link had expected such a girl to have a team of cutesy Pokemon, not this team of what looked like fierce fighters!
"Everyone, let me introduce you to my Pokemon. That penguin over there is my Empoleon. His name is Empoleon Dynamite. That dragon is Saphira, my Salamence. The rose over there is Thorn the Roserade. That chicken thing is Phoenix, my Blaziken. And last but not least is Ryu, my Lucario.," Aryll explained as she pointed at each Pokemon.
"A Lucario!? We're looking for a Lucario to recruit for the Tournament!" Samus said excitedly.
Aryll turned to her Lucario. "What about it Ryu-kun? Want to go be in the Super Smash Bros. Tournament?" she asked.
"If you do not mind, Aryll-sama, I would prefer to stay at your side," Ryu replied. If Link wasn't a Treecko right now, he would have noticed what Kirby was about to point out.
"THAT POKEMON JUST SPOKE ENGLISH!" the pink puffball shouted. Everyone was staring at Ryu, even Link and Pikachu.
"Of course! Lucarios are some of the most intelligent Pokemon! They can usually speak English. And sorry about Ryu...he kind of sees himself as my yojimbo. He doesn't like to be very far from me. He hates it when I take him out of the team for any reason, even if it's just for a little while. But...if you're still looking for a Lucario, I know a guy who could find you one! I could take you to see him on Saphira! But...I don't think I could really take all of you. I mean, Saphira isn't that big," Aryll said. She recalled all of her Pokemon except for Saphira.
"Well then, we'll have to take you up on your offer. Doc and I will go with Aryll to meet this guy. Kirby, stay here with Link and Pikachu. Stay out of trouble, and don't wander off," Samus said. She walked over to the large Dragon-and-Flying-type Pokemon. Aryll and Dr. Mario were already on it's back, slightly crowded. Samus rolled up into her morph ball and jumped into Aryll's lap.
"Alright Saphira! Last time I heard from him, Riley was back on Iron Island for some reason. So I want you to fly to Canalave City, ok? Let's go girl," Aryll said as she stroked the Salamence's neck.
"Do not worry, Aryll-sama! I shall carry us there swiftly!" was Saphira's response, an answer that most of the people there didn't even understand. With a loud roar, Saphira flapped her powerful wings and began to take off into the sky. Moments later the mighty dragon was a mere speck in the sky.
"Well, I'm tired. I'm going to take a nap. You two go do Pokemon things," Kirby said as he walked over to a nearby tree, floated up into it and fell asleep in one of the branches.
"So, now what?" Link said.
"I guess we wait," Pikachu said, boredom already creeping into his voice.
The two Pokemon Smashers waited for what seemed like hours, but was really only a couple minutes before their boredom was broken. The sound of many wings flapping was heard, as well as some very loud chirping. Link and Pikachu looked up and saw that the flock of Starly had returned, this time joined by some Staravia. They began to swoop down towards Link and Pikachu. Pikachu shot some Tunderbolts at them, which managed to taken out some of the angry birds but failed to stop their assault. Soon the flock had surrounded the two Smashers and had begun to Peck them.
"Ow! This really hurts!" Link said, each attack making pain shoot through his entire body.
"It's because you're a Grass-type! Flying-type attacks are super effective against you, and it hardly hurts me because Flying-type moves aren't very effective against me," Pikachu said, each Peck seeming like a minor annoyance to him. Every once and a while, he would shoot off a Thunderbolt or a Thunder, which would scatter the flock, only for them to regroup moments later.
Link stared at a Starly that was about to Peck him. Just as it approached him, Link pointed his hand at the Starly and shouted, "GIGA DRAIN!" Green energy began to move from the Starly to him. Link could feel himself getting slightly stronger, although he could also tell that the move hardly hurt the Starling Pokemon at all.
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Meanwhile, in a house on Iron Island, Samus and Dr. Mario sat at a table with Aryll. A young man named Riley was getting some soda's for them from his fridge.
"So, you need to find a Lucario? Well, I don't really want to give up my Lucario, and I don't have any Riolu eggs right now that you could hatch and raise into a Lucario. I doubt Cynthia would want to part with her Lucario either, or Maylene. There is that one Lucario though," Riley said as he placed the sodas on the table. His guests all took a sip of the carbonated drinks, and it was a couple of seconds before Samus spoke up.
"What Lucario?" the armored women said.
"Well, lately there's been this wild Lucario who's been living near Lake Valor. He's very mysterious. I tried to catch him, but he reflected my Pokeball with a stick. He speaks English, something that wild Lucario never do. I think he was abandoned by his trainer. He goes around, protecting other Pokemon, usually by saving them before they're caught by a Trainer," Riley explained.
"Hey! We were by Lake Valor when I found you guys! We should go back and talk to this Lucario!" Aryll said.
"I don't know, Aryll. This Lucario is pretty distrustful of humans. I doubt he'll even let you talk to him," Riley said. Suddenly, a large thunderclap was heard outside and rain began to pound on Riley's house.
"Crap! There's no way Saphira can fly in this kind of weather! We're stuck here! And Lake Valor is all the way on the other side of Sinnoh. I hope Link and Pikachu are alright," Aryll said as she looked out the window, now splattered with water.
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Back at Lake Valor, Link and Pikachu were both very weak. The Starlies and Staravias had been ruthless. Even with all their efforts, Pikachu and Link couldn't drive them off. And through all this fighting, Kirby was still sleeping. Link fell to one knee. He was hurt all over. He closed his eyes and waited for the inevitable end.
It never came. "DRAGON PULSE!" a voice shouted out. Suddenly a blast of energy hit several of the Normal-and-Flying-type Pokemon swarmed around them. Link looked up to see another Lucario. He was charging in, smashing several Starlies and Staravias aside. He scooped up Link in his hands and tossed Pikachu over his shoulder. Then, as Link blacked out from weakness, the Lucario jumped out of the flock and into some nearby trees.
Hours later, Link woke up. He was by a beautiful lake. Pikachu was nearby talking to the Lucario that had saved the two of them. Link saw a bunch of round, blue berries beside him. Link picked one up and ate it. It seemed like it was sweet, spicy, bitter, dry, and sour all at the same time. As he ate it, he also felt a bit of his strength returning. Link picked up several more berries and happily wolfed them down.
"I see you're awake. Eat as many Oran Berries as you want. They grow naturally around here, so don't worry about eating too many," the Lucario said. His voice was much more gruffer than Ryu's voice. Link had noticed that when Aryll's Lucario spoke, his voice was quiet, calm, almost what you would expect a mysterious martial artist character to sound like in an anime. This Lucario, however, sounded much more canine and wild.
"Thanks for saving us. What's you name?" Link asked.
The Lucario growled and said, "I have no name. I am merely Lucario, and that is all you need to know me by."
Link seemed slightly shocked. He knew that a lot of Pokemon just went by their species name, including all four of the Pokemon at the Smash Mansion. Still, he hadn't expected the Lucario to be insulted by the concept of having a nickname. Link shrugged his shoulders. "Well, my name is Link," he said.
"That is an odd name for a Treecko. Have you been abandoned by your trainer as well? I saw no humans nearby when you were attacked, and you must not be wild if you have a nickname," the Lucario said.
"No...I don't have a trainer...I know some people, and they're the ones who call me Link, but I don't have a trainer," Link said. He was hopping to convince the Lucario he had always been a Pokemon. The way he said the words abandoned and human made Link feel that the Lucario was abandoned himself, and hated humans because of it.
Pikachu, catching on to Link's plan decided to speak up. "Yeah, he's a friend of mine! He doesn't fight in the Tournament, but he likes to watch and cheer me on," Pikachu said. Link assumed that Pikachu had told him about the Super Smash Bros. Tournament.
"So, you want me to come to this Tournament of yours where I would fight humans and Pokemon. Why me? I don't understand it," the Lucario said, his attention returning to Pikachu.
"Well, we've been looking for a representative of the Lucario species. You seem very powerful, and the only Lucario we've met so far not attached to a trainer. I was a wild Pikachu too, you know. I was told that if I joined the Tournament, I would be caught, but not by a trainer. Master Hand caught me in a Pokeball, but he never makes me go in it. He just did it so I couldn't be caught by someone else. He never orders me around, and everyone mostly treats me as an equal. Sure, sometimes I get treated like a pet, but I don't mind and I doubt you would be treated like a pet because you don't act as much like an animal as I do. Plus, if you joined, you would get to face the strongest Pokemon ever!" Pikachu said.
Link blinked. He knew exactly who Pikachu was talking about. The Lucario didn't.
"Strongest ever? And who is this strongest Pokemon?" Lucario said, a hint of eagerness in his voice. Link could tell this guy lived for a challenge.
"Why, none other than a Legendary Pokemon! The one, the only...Mewtwo!" Pikachu said.
Lucario's eyes lit up. "Mewtwo...I've heard rumors of such a Pokemon. I ACCEPT! I will come to your tournament and face Mewtwo himself!" the Steel-and-Fighting type said with fervor.
"Errr, remember that this invite means that you're only one possible candidate. It's not 100 guaranteed that you'll get a slot, but you're still invited to the Mansion anytime you want, even if you don't get the slot. So you could still fight Mewtwo if you wanted to," Pikachu said, slightly taken aback by the Lucario's behavior. Link looked at him curiously. Why was Pikachu so surprised?
"LINK! PIKACHU!" a familiar voice cried out. Suddenly, Kirby came crashing through the brush. "There you guys are! Samus and the others are back! Boy was Samus mad when she realized you guys ran off. She shot me with a missile to wake me up," the puffball said.
"What kind of Pokemon is this? And who is this Samus who would shoot a Pokemon to wake it up?" Lucario said as he looked at Kirby. Anger seemed to creep into his voice.
"What? I'm not a Pokemon! I'm a...actually, I don't really now what species I am. But I'm not a Pokemon! Wait a second...you're one of those Lucario thingies we're looking to invite to the tournament! And you speak English like that other Lucario we saw!" Kirby said as he slowly turned to face whoever had spoken to him, realizing it was a Lucario when he saw the Pokemon.
"I already invited him," Pikachu said.
"Huh? What's that Pikachu? You know I can't understand you," Kirby said.
"Well in that case, I would like to point out that you're an idiot, a pervert, and you are way too full of yourself. And pink is such a stupid color for a warrior," Link said.
Kirby just looked at him dumbfounded and said, "You guys aren't insulting me behind my backs, are you? Please tell me you aren't...do you know what they just said?" He turned to Lucario when he asked his last question.
Lucario was grinning, slightly amused by the way the two Pokemon before just proved that this strange pink thing was not a Pokemon. "What they've said is not important. They were merely trying to inform you that I've already accepted their invitation to the Smash Tournament," the Pokemon said. Suddenly, the sound of several Pokeballs opening was heard.
"What the? Some trainer must be getting into a fight! Let's go check it out!" Pikachu said. The three Pokemon and Kirby all raced out towards the road.
Aryll stood there, with Phoenix and Ryu out. Samus and Dr. Mario stood beside them. They were surrounded by several people with strange outfits, who had all released a bunch of strange floating metal discs with eyes that looked vaguely like primitive mirrors.
"Those are Bronzors! Steel-and-Psychic-types," Pikachu explained to Link.
"Didn't anyone tell you I already beat you guys? Your boss is done for, and so is your organization!" Aryll said.
"Foolish girl! We of Team Galactic will never let a loss at your hands stop us. We shall revive out great organization, and we will find our boss so he may lead us to glory once again! And to begin our master plan, we shall first get revenge on you! Now hand over your Pokemon, or we'll attack your new friends here!" one of the people surrounding them said.
"Not so fast! We challenge you to a battle!" Lucario shouted. Everyone looked over to see Kirby and the three Pokemon, all of them looking like they were ready to battle.
"Hahahaha! A talking Lucario! And who do you have to help you? A Pikachu, a Treecko playing dress up, and a deformed Jigglypuff! You pose no threat to us!" one of the grunts said.
"I AM NOT A DEFORMED JIGGLYPUFF! I'm not a Pokemon!" Kirby said.
"Whatever. We shall take you out easily," the grunt that spoke earlier said. Four grunts pulled out Pokeballs and they sent out two Dustoxes and two Beautiflies. The Dustoxes attacked Kirby and Lucario, while a Beautifly attacked Link and its buddy attacked Pikachu.
Link jumped backwards as he dodged a Tackle from the Beautifly. Following his Pokemon instincts, Link began to focus his energy. He felt power build up in him. Reaching his hand backwards, he focused and a ball of energy formed in his hand. "Energy Ball!" Link shouted as he tossed the ball at the Beautifly. The attack collided, but it hardly seemed to faze the Bug-and-Flying-type. "Crap, must not have been very effective," Link said. The Beautifly then began to flap its wings, and Link felt a Gust slam into him. He flew backwards and slammed into a tree. A small stick fell from the branches and landed next to Link. He looked at it. Considering his new size, this stick would probably have a similar balance to his Master Sword. He picked it up and gave it a few test swings. It felt just like he had another sword in his hands. That feeling felt very good to Link. Link used Quick Attack to get close to the Beautifly and slammed the stick into it. The butterfly-like Pokemon fell to the ground, where Link followed through with his attack by using Slam with his tail. The Beautifly took the full force of Link's attack, which had scored a critical hit. The Beautifly fainted. Link looked up to see Pikachu had taken out the Beautifly that had attacked him with a single Thunderbolt. Lucario used Extreme Speed and took out his foe, a Dustox. Kirby just grinned.
"Hey, Lucario! I could use some help! Shoot an attack over here!" Kirby said. Lucario nodded and used Aura Sphere. He hurled it at the Dustox. However, the attack never reached the Bug-and-Poison-type Pokemon. When it was half way between Kirby and the Dustox, Kirby sucked the orb of blue energy up. Swallowing it, he flashed for a second and was suddenly wearing a red headband.
"What the? What's happened? How did you absorb my attack like that?" Lucario said.
"It's what I do, baby! Fighter Kirby is in the house! Say 'ello to my little friends! Fisty, and Punchy!" the puffball said, flexing his arm flaps as he named his hands. Leaping at Dustox, he began to rapidly punch the Pokemon. After a barrage of light punches, Kirby pulled back and smacked the Dustox with a very strong uppercut. Kirby landed and began charging energy. Just as the Dustox was about to hit the ground, Kirby shot out a blast of energy which collided with the Pokemon and sent it flying into one of the numerous Bronzors surrounding Aryll and the others.
"What the?" one of the grunts said. Aryll took the opening. She recalled Ryu and Phoenix and grabbed another Pokeball.
"You know, we were caught in a huge rain storm while we were on Iron Island. I sat around until I remembered I had a Pokemon that could stop the rain. Riley pulled out a laptop he had with him at the time that I could use to access my stored Pokemon. You want to meet the Pokemon who I used to part the clouds? He was a gift from a friend in Hoenn, and a powerful Pokemon. In fact, I would call him a Legend. GO! ARMAGEDDON!" the young trainer said. She hurled a Master Ball high into the air. A beam of energy shot out of it, and everyone watched in awe as a large red creature with sharp claws and lines crossing its body in an unusual pattern emerged from the ball. Suddenly, the sun began to shine very brightly in the sky.
"Impossible...that's a Groudon!" one of the grunts shouted.
"Armageddon! Take these idiots out! Use Fire Blast!" Aryll shouted.
The Groudon began to inhale very deeply. A second later, it exhaled and a large amount of fire came shooting out of its mouth, hitting all the Bronzors. Samus, Aryll, and Dr. Mario all managed to duck just in time to avoid the attack. The Bronzors all fainted. "You are no match for the lord of the land itself!" Armageddon taunted as the Galactic Grunts recalled their Pokemon and fled. Aryll recalled Armageddon and laughed.
"Looks like they were no match for me!" Aryll said. Kirby just stared at the girl.
"Aryll...just how powerful of a trainer are you?" Kirby asked, his voice filled with awe for the girl who had just unleashed a Legendary Pokemon.
"Me? Well, if you must know...I've beaten the Pokemon League Champion, Cynthia. I guess that would make me a Champion too," Aryll said in a slightly innocent voice, as if she didn't understand the prestige of her title. A mischievous grin then crossed her face, which erased any belief that the girl didn't understand her power from Link's mind.
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Moments later, Samus had handed Lucario a identical device to what she had handed Little Mac and explained what it did. Lucario gladly took it and told the assembled group he would look forward to facing them in battle. With those words spoken, he vanished into the forest.
"Well guys, I'm off. I think I'm going to take on the Battle Tower again. Maybe when you guys aren't busy you can come back to Sinnoh for a visit. And next time I see you Link, you better be a Hylian," Aryll said, winking at Link. She then let Saphira out of her Pokeball and flew off into the sky.
Samus looked at everyone and said, "Alright team, mission complete. Time to move onto the next world. It's another Nintendo based world, this time it's from the game Pikmin. I'm going to activate a specialized version of the watches' Adaption Mode. Instead of changing our species, it should just shrink us to a size small enough to interact with the local species, who are smaller than a Gamecube Disc. We're going to invite someone called Captain Olimar. If he accepts, he'll be brought up to our size for the Tournament. Ok, everyone ready? I'm setting the watches." Samus then pressed some buttons on the watch. "Adaption Mode-Size Modification active," a voice spoke from each watch. Link grinned. He was more than ready to be Hylian again. His tail wagged, a motion he wouldn't miss. Pikachu, however, looked sad.
"What's wrong Pikachu?" Link asked.
"Well, it's just I thought it was pretty cool having another Pokemon on the team. I just wish we could still hang out and talk after you become a person again," Pikachu said.
"Don't worry Pikachu. We'll figure out a way for us to hang out some more. Maybe after we're done with this recruitment thing, we can return to Sinnoh or some other region of the Pokemon world every now and again, and I'll be a Treecko again," Link said. While he was eager to be Hylian again, he had slightly enjoyed being a Pokemon and hanging out with Pikachu.
"Thanks Link!" Pikachu said as he glomped the Hero of Time.
"Alright guys, if you're done conversing in Pokemonese, let's go!" Kirby said. Link and Pikachu just rolled their eyes. Samus pressed another button on the watch. The watches began to glow and beep again. The rainbow colored light engulfed the party, and they were gone in a flash.
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Well, that's all for this chapter! How did you like it?
That Aryll girl is based on my character from my Pokemon Diamond version. Yes, I chose the female trainer and named her Aryll. I felt like doing something different. And yes, I really have all the Pokemon on my Diamond version that Aryll had and I have beaten the game. As for the names, yes that's what I really nicknamed all my Pokemon on my Diamond version. Well, except for my Empoleon. Technically his name is Dynamite the Empoleon, but I call him Empoleon Dynamite for the obvious reasons of making a reference to one of my favorite movies. So there.
Oh, and next chapter is a very special chapter that'll be different from all the other chapters so far. I think you'll like it. So please review! If you don't, I'll become emo and go cry in my room.