Omniarch of Totality-Thomas Infinity

by Inv Junior- Gigantophis Form

My first self-insert story. Follow me on a grand adventure chalk full of Pokemon battles for the Omega Omnisphere championship and the friends, comrades, enemies, and lovers I'll make along the way. Features Omnipotent/Omniarch of Totality/Pokemon Champion of the Omega Omnisphere/Infinitely removed version of me, as well as Ultra-Verse mechanics and Pokemon on my roster. Pokephilea

4. Chapter 4

Author's Notes: Howdy folks, The Omniarch/Omniarch-1024 is here with the next chapter of my self-insert fic. Things will be picking up quite a bit in this chapter with my first ever gym match and the capturing of two more Pokemon for my ever-increasing roster of Omega Omnisphere Champion caliber Pokemon with Zenith Omnidonae Powers. So without further delay here is the next chapter of Omniarch of Totality-Thomas Infinity. Read, rate, and review at your leisure.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything; all characters are the property of their respective owners. I make no profit from this and write purely for fun.

Dedication: To Dimension Distorter, if you guys haven't checked his story out I vigorously recommend it cuz it is freaking amazing!

Chapter rated for Serena/Self-Insert fluff and a bit of Amourshipping on the side.

Chapter Three: Beautiful Beginnings, Glorious First Battles, and the ESIT that Bonds Us All- Part 2 of 2

When Serena first laid eyes on the man calling himself Thomas Currie, her first thoughts had been quite brief. 'Holy Arceus, he's huge,' and how true that was; six and a half feet tall and roughly two hundred pounds, her new friend was quite the giant. At first she'd been slightly intimidated by him when she saw him while running down the Route 1 road between her hometown and the town of Aquacorde; but it soon became quite clear that he was truly one of those gentle giant types, as sweet and as polite as they come. The look in his eyes when he first locked gazes with her earlier that day had perplexed her however. He looked at her like she was the first person he'd ever seen in his life, and some insane, irrational part of her told her she'd been seared onto his heart that very moment. She didn't know how to feel about that if she was being honest with herself, although he didn't seem to notice the deeply intense look he gave her and was a complete and total gentleman when the two of them set off for Lumiose City together.

The time spent walking to and from Lumiose City together was spent getting to know each other as well; and in that time Serena had learned about his absurd goals, his family, the friends he'd made, and pretty much every mundane aspect of his life in the span of a few hours. He came off as a completely open book who wasn't afraid to speak his mind and had little tact when doing so a lot of the time, but Serena could sense there were some things he held back from her; then again they'd only just met that very same day so she wasn't going to begrudge him some secrets he wished to keep from her. Besides, it wasn't like she was completely, nakedly honest with him about every minute detail of her life either. There was no need for them to be so open with each other, at least not yet and not on the very same day they met.

Thomas's ability to communicate with all types of Pokemon had come as an unexpected but not unpleasant surprise to her, and she found herself curious as to if he was keeping any other unique abilities from her. She'd heard of people in ancient times who could control the power of aura and even people with true psychic abilities like the Gym Leader Olympia. Whether or not her new friend had such abilities was difficult for her to say; but it would be really cool if he did.

"I wish he would've come with me to see Ash's first gym battle," Serena sighed somewhat morosely as she made her way to the Santalune City Gym before recovering and giving a dazzling smile once more. "Ash is going to be so surprised to see me again after all this time," Serena closed her eyes and giggled excitedly, a light blush coloring her cheeks underneath her blue eyes. "I wonder how he'll react when he sees me, I can't wait to find out," she added as an afterthought. She made her way down a flight of stairs and saw the gym drawing nearer to her as she continued her trek through the intimately familiar cityscape she'd walked many times before in the past.

Reaching the front doors, Serena drew a sharp breath, inhaling quickly through her nose before exhaling forcefully out her mouth to help ease the tension and nervousness that had built up all day. Remembering Thomas's warning from before, Serena tried not to let his words affect her too badly and just enjoy this upcoming reunion with Ash. Whether or not he remembered her right off the Zubat didn't remember; she could always jog his memory later. Yet despite her determination to stay positive, the thought of him not remembering her right away seemed to bother her quite a lot. "Okay, here we go," Serena said finally before she pushed open the doors and walked past the hall of photos depicting Pokemon before reaching another set of doors where the sounds of battle could be heard. Pausing for only the briefest moment, Serena eased the door open slowly and the first thing she saw was Ash Ketchum embroiled in a heated battle with a blonde haired Gym Leader.

An adoring, beautiful smile lit up her entire face as she saw the boy she had crushed so heavily on for so many years; close enough for her to touch. 'There he is, it's Ash,' she cooed inwardly, making her way out towards the gym's battlefield before a voice called out to her that wasn't Ash. "Can I help you with something," a woman over in the stands called out to her. Serena saw a blonde haired boy a couple of years younger than her and a little lemon haired girl she assumed was his younger sister beside the older woman. "Um, I was kinda wondering if it would be okay if I watched them battle," Serena offered an excuse for being there, not really into battles but watching Ash kick some ass held a certain appeal to her.

The woman gave her a radiant smile, "Of course, that would be just fine, welcome," she invitingly stated. "Why don't you join us over here," the boy beside the woman suggested. "Yeah, it's getting real good," the little lemon haired girl added as Serena giggled gratefully. "That's so nice of you, thanks," Serena fondly said as she walked over to join them in the stands off to the side just as Ash ordered a Peck attack from a Fletchling much the same as her mother's. The Fletchling and Ash were squaring off against a Surskit while Ash's ridiculously strong Pikachu stood off to the side.

"Ash began this battle with Fletchling and Pikachu is still fresh," the blonde boy informed Serena as the honey haired trainer nodded with a fond smile as Ash seemed to be completely in control of the battle. "Surskit dodge it," Viola cried out as the nimble bug-type skated on a field composed entirely of ice to narrowly evade the incoming flying Pokemon. The red robin Pokemon did a quick 180 in midair as Serena leaned on the rails in her excitement. Seeing Ash immersed in his element like this made Serena's entire body feel very warm, her longing for him suddenly grew painfully intense even while the Gym Leader made her next command. "Surskit, use sticky web to ensnare Fletchling."

Dozens of gobs of webbing shot out from Surskit's antenna in an effort to ensnare Fletchling as Ash's strong voice commanded the bird to dodge. In a series of aerial acrobatics displays Fletchling easily dodged all of the webs. "It dodged everything," the blonde boy stated excitedly. "Alright, attack, attack, attack, attack," the little girl cheered in a pseudo war chant as Serena giggled excitedly. There was only one thing that could make this moment even better for her as she felt a brief flash of melancholy wash over her. 'I wish Thomas was here to see this with me,' she sighed inwardly, momentarily distracted by her thoughts concerning her new friend and wondering how he was progressing with his efforts to obtain some new Pokemon.

As if the heavens or some higher power was listening to her very thoughts and heartfelt wishes, a new person walked into the gym that very instant and Serena's attention was immediately drawn towards the source. Her eyes lit up in pure euphoria as Thomas winked at her with a self-satisfied grin on his face. He made his way over to where they stood and Alexa gave him a quick glance as he stood beside Serena in the stands, sensing the two of them were friends. "You made it," Serena whispered to him adoringly as Thomas nodded. "I wouldn't miss it for the entire world, not if it was important to you," he whispered to her in a voice so soft she had to lean in close to hear him. His statement caused Serena to full-body blush and to feel extremely hot as his words hit her with the force of a rampaging legendary.

"Did you capture the Pokemon you planned to already," she asked him quickly, watching him nod once again. Her eyes widened at that, "how did you capture two Pokemon so fast," she questioned him in surprise while keeping one eye on the battle. Thomas chuckled lightheartedly, "to tell you the truth Serena; I got horse shit lucky, but I also had sufficient motivation to move quickly since I also wanted to make it in time to see this with you," he told her with reverence as he seemed to flash back to his time in the Santalune Forest. Serena's blush seemed to intensify as she wondered what sort of Fletchling and Pikachu he'd captured. She quickly opted to refocus her attention on the battle; missing the rather mysterious smile that lit up Thomas's face as Bonnie and Clemont were too engrossed in the battle between Ash and Viola to notice the newcomer. Thomas chuckled a third and final time as he reflected on his time in Santalune Forest; the addition of MOchu the Pikachu and Ra the Talonflame to his team coming to the forefront of his mind just as Ash finished off Viola's Surskit with a well-placed Razor Wind from Fletchling.

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About Ten Minutes prior to Ash's Gym Battle

'So let me see if I've got this straight; you can do the things you do now because of something called the Zenith Omnidonae Force, and this whole situation is basically your ultimate fantasy come to life,' Timbias asked for clarification as he and I walked through the forests of Santalune in search of the Pikachu and Fletchling I was after. I nodded briskly, as had become custom lately. "Yes, the Zenith Omnidonae Force, or ZOF as I call it; is the force beyond omnipotence and infinity. It allows beings such as myself to surpass the bonds of infinity and break the laws of logic using meta-omnipotence. The ZOF can only be accessed by Zenith Omnidonae or a very select few other beings who can apply the ZOF to whatever singular powers they may or may not possess. For example, the Pikachu I end up capturing would be able to use a less versatile variant of the ZOF to empower his move pool, abilities, and whatever super powers I choose to give him beyond a level of infinity. He'd also be able to temporarily enhance the ZOF in his system using moves like Nasty Plot and other stat enhancers. There are also certain people known as Peta Humans who are basically godlike super humans that can also access the ZOF for a more limited number of superpowers," I explained with my now infinitely enhanced intellect as the Froakie nodded in understanding.

'Makes sense, so wait a minute; if even ordinary almighty beings can't use it, does that mean that even though your Pokemon partners aren't as versatile as a fully omnipotent being, we'd still be able to beat such a being simply because our own powers break their infinite limits," Timbias continued to try and rationalize everything as I couldn't help but break out into a gregarious grin. "Theoretically yes, you could do massive damage to even the most powerful beings in the Omega Omnisphere; even though you guys wouldn't typically be as versatile with an infinite arsenal of superpowers the fact remains that normal omnipotent beings cannot break their boundaryless bounds and the Pikachu and Fletchling I plan to befriend can; as well as yourself Timbias. That's kind of the point of the ZOF, to completely redefine what's possible and impossible," I whispered excitedly as my meta-omni enhanced senses picked up on the traces of a rather strong seeming Pikachu with an indomitable fighting spirit.

"Get ready Timbias, we're nearing a Pikachu right now," I informed him as Timbias nodded excitedly; eager to fight his first ever wild Pokemon battle and hoping to impress me, his impossible trainer. There was absolutely nothing about what I could do that he'd ever understand I reckoned, but I could sense he wanted so badly to adopt the same inhuman lifestyle and abilities I had somehow acquired. I could sense he was hoping to impress Serena's Fennekin with the powers I helped him acquire and I had every intention of helping him in every way I could without losing my sense of morality in the process. I may have lost everything in my former life to get to this point but I was going to make the best of it and never look back if I could help it, and I was going to start by helping Timbias with his… problem among other things; including the addition of new team members to help him increase his own powers.

I could sense the Pikachu's overwhelmingly strong negative feelings bleeding through in the EST or as I suddenly realized it was called; the ESIT which stood for Emotional Spectrum of Infinite Totalities. You see, as a Zenith Omnidony my abilities stretched far beyond this version of the Omega Omnisphere into the realm of absurdities; and I had recently learned from my meta-omniscient knowledge base that there were countless alternatives to the Omega Omnisphere we dwelt in currently out there in the Realm of Absurdities. I also came to the realization that I was far stronger with the ZOF than I initially anticipated; but what really shocked me was that I was at least as strong as if not stronger with the ZOF then Appaneesty himself. It was at this point that the reality of my situation far surpassed even my wildest expectations, and I couldn't have been happier or more palpably content to be wrong about something. There were countless versions of Totality's Mightiest Heroes, Zeneptron, and quite possibly even the UV and its greatest gods and heroes. There were countless factions of the ON in each Omega Omnisphere; which also meant that the EST and ON themselves had to extend beyond the confines of this totality as well, encompassing all of them.

Speaking of sensing negative emotions, I could also still feel Serena's desire to have me there with her when she saw Ash's first gym match. I felt guilty when I felt how important this had been to her and I simply brushed it off. Making a vow to make it in time to watch the gym match with her by any means necessary; I ventured further into the darker parts of the woods as a lone Pikachu stood sparking his cheeks threateningly at us. He had clearly been training based on the state of the surrounding burnt tree stumps which were still smoking from being struck by electrical energy. A few Pidgy's and Bug-types lied around with swirls from eyes as I noticed the Pikachu standing between us and them protectively. I quickly assessed the situation and realized these Pokemon must have volunteered to train and battle with the Pikachu, which explained why Pikachu was still protective of them.

Sensing I'd have to be extremely cautious with the way I treated this situation to prevent it from escalating, I sent a wave of calming emotions over to the Pikachu via subtle manipulations of the ESIT. "Hey, it's alright you guys, we're not here to hurt anyone," I said soothingly as the Pikachu seemed to relax a bit momentarily before recovering and sparking his cheeks warningly at us once more. Timbias was eager to begin the battle to help me capture the Pikachu but I could sense that wasn't going to happen right away. "Piikaaa," the mouse Pokemon squeaked warningly at us, telling us to come no further as I nodded respectfully and slowly sat myself down in the foliage and leaf litter; deliberately making myself appear smaller and less threatening as the Pikachu twitched his ears at me with slight pangs of curiosity washing over the ESIT.

Deciding to delve a little deeper to discern why the Pikachu was so naturally aggressive, I was disgusted and enraged to discover that he'd been captured by poachers and watched his family get taken away from him. Apparently the Pokemon of the forest had rallied together to chase the poachers away and in the excitement this lone Pikachu had managed to escape and help the others as well. Unfortunately, the Pokemon that had already been shipped off could not be rescued; which meant a tragic forced separation for this Pikachu from his family. Feeling sympathy beyond words permeate every fiber of my being, I somehow managed to steady my voice even as I got a little choked up emotionally, prompting the Pikachu to stare at me in obvious perplexity.

"I am so sorry, I can only imagine how losing your loved ones to poachers must have felt," I sympathetically stated to break the ice as Pikachu's eyes widened. 'How did you…' the Pikachu demanded in pure shock via Pokespeech as I smiled with compassion and hastened to explain. "I have abilities and can do things no other human on this earth can do; among my many powers is the power of empathy. I can sense the emotions of people and Pokemon alike and even see into their hearts and souls. This allows me to sense what they've experienced emotionally throughout their entire lives," I explained to him as the Pikachu lost all remaining traces of hostility upon hearing that. 'All the emotions, of everybody and everything?' he asked, just for clarification as I nodded with a smile.

"It's an honor Pikachu, being able to bear everybody else's pain without breaking; it also makes me one of the most compassionate people you will ever know so there is that," I informed him. With that said I sensed I had finally earned the Pikachu's trust as he stopped sparking and walked over to me. Tilting his head curiously he proceeded to ask me some questions, 'So, you know my story and all; but what's yours?' We all sat together in the leaf-dotted forest floor as though it were a normal occurrence, and I was momentarily amazed by the complete absence of any bugs crawling up my pants and only the Bug-type Pokemon milling about.

'You'll be very surprised when he does tell you; I'm really open minded but it'll be difficult for him to convince some of our kind of his sincerity,' Timbias interjected as I decided to save us all some time and merely created a mental image inside of the Pikachu's head repeating my entire conversation with Timbias in the span of a heartbeat. This caused the lightning mouse to stumble back in confusion for a moment before he recovered. 'Some kind of telepathic imagery or something,' he whispered in Pokespeech as I nodded. "I thought it would save us some time, it also helps that I'm slowing down time across the entire world because I have somewhere I want to be when this is all done," I explained simply as the Pikachu understood my intentions.

'So you wish to befriend me and join forces with me in an effort to fulfill these insane goals you've set for yourself; from what you've shared with me I can also tell you have an idea on what powers you'll be giving me if I do accept,' Pikachu stated rather than asked. I smiled at him with my legs crossed, "the choice is yours of course whether or not you accept this offer and as Timbias said you are most welcome to not believe any of this or what I can do; you can pass it off as me being a strong psychic with powers or illusion or whatever paranormal abilities are accepted in your world. I can also promise you however, that regardless of whether or not you believe me and the full complexities that make up my nature… we'll find the sons of bitches who took your family away from you and end them, and no I am not talking about their poaching careers. I hope when we do kill these bastards and set everything up that you'll continue to travel with me in my ongoing quest to become the Omega Omnisphere Champion of Pokemon to end all OO champs," I told him as Pikachu stared at me in perplexity.

'If you can do even half the things you say you can couldn't we find them now, before they hurt anyone else,' Pikachu asked me as I scratched my chin a little bit. "We could, but we need a plan of attack and going after these guys simply for the sake of a personal vendetta isn't going to help anyone Pikachu. I want them dead or permanently crippled as much as you do and we will make sure that happens, but I want to make sure we don't corrupt ourselves along the way. All that killing them in cold blood will do is set us all on a warpath against evildoers throughout the Omega Omnisphere, and trust me there are far worse and more dangerous monsters out there than a couple of stupid poachers. I know it's hard, believe me I do I swear I really do; but for the time being we need to lie low. In the name of the Man of Infinities however and everything I hold most dear, I vow that they will get what's coming to them Pikachu and I don't go back on my word when it's about something as serious as this. We'll slaughter them if they hurt anyone else, I promise you," I reassured him with barely containable rage and malice as Pikachu nodded and grinned at me with razor sharp rodent teeth.

'It's a deal then, we'll travel together across the greater cosmos and I'll become the strongest Pikachu and eventually Raichu there's ever been throughout the whole of creation; but only so long as you honor your end of our bargain. I want those bastards who took my family away from me either dead or unable to ever again hurt another living soul by any means,' Pikachu's tone held no room for arguments or bullshit as I gave him a savage grin. I couldn't believe how quickly and how easily I had been able to convince him of everything I was; especially when I was still figuring everything out myself. I didn't count on my luck lasting though and opted to humor any skeptics that may have come my way. People and Pokemon were welcome to believe whatever they wished and I wasn't here to prove my godhood to anyone or rub it in people's faces; I just wanted to have a fun time with the powers I now possessed and the Pokemon I captured, whether or not anyone actually believed my story was up to them, and what a hard to believe story it was to. I briefly shook the astonishingly open-minded Pikachu's paw in a friendly gesture.

"Alright it's settled then, welcome to the family. Oh but wait, we need to do the usual thing trainers and wild Pokemon do when it comes to deciding that wild Pokemon's fate; it's a tradition on this planet. So if you're up for it Pikachu Timbias and I here would be honored to take you on in our first ever wild Pokemon battle," I challenged him kindly as Pikachu's feral grin faded into a much less intimidating smile. 'Please, the honor is totally mine,' Pikachu insistently said as he ran back into the darkest parts of the woods and sparked his cheeks in a challenging fashion. I slowly stood back up and Timbias jumped out in front of me to meet Pikachu head on as a grin slowly made its way on my face.

Inspiration struck and an idea came as I bent reality a bit and transported the three of us away to a totality of my own design. Suddenly it appeared as though the two of us and Pikachu were standing amidst of the deepest reaches of space; in the center of a massive galaxy cluster where an ultra-massive black hole was consuming massive amounts of gas, heat, and energy. The extreme environment made it completely uninhabitable for anyone but the mightiest beings in the universe and beyond.

The singularity was also occasionally spitting out 100 million light-year streams of pure solar energy that put the strongest gamma bursts to absolute shame. All in all, Pikachu and Timbias were blown away as my meta-omnipotent powers of illusion took hold and an incandescent, semi-translucent battling platform appeared beneath us and floated aimlessly in the cosmos; maintaining a perfect geostationary orbit around the colossal black hole and allowing one to appreciate the completely alien scenery while battling. It was all in their heads but it felt real enough, even the pull of the black hole and the complete absence of air in space could've been real if I willed it; but I had arranged for life support for the two of them as Timbias whistled appreciatively and Pikachu simply shrugged it off and recovered as the three of us stood on the constantly moving platform.

"Alright you guys; I've set the scene but rest assured we've never actually left the forest. I've simply warped reality to completely alter the world around us as we perceive it. Thanks to my powers of illusion, it only looks like we're floating in space but we really haven't; so just enjoy the scenic view while we fight," I informed them as Pikachu grinned excitedly like the Cheshire Cat and I did a quick psychic scan of my Froakie to determine what moves he had and which ones I should start off with. I was going to have a lot of fun spamming Nasty Plots to enhance the ZOF in Timbias's system when he was Thomas Infinity Greninja; not to mention I was going to be able to do that with Pikachu right off the bat.

I also looked forward to my Fletchling spamming Swords Dance when he was a Talonflame; hell I might actually use my Peta Luck ability to simply capture a Talonflame right off the bat and save myself some time. Unlike the games where a set number of Pokemon species appeared in certain environments; Pokemon like Talonflame were far more likely to appear in the real life version of Santalune Forest rather than a simple Fletchling. All in all, this was going to be an epic way to spend my now eternally perpetuated existence. With the Zenith Omnidonae Force I might live even longer than forever; for all I know I might have already lived longer than forever, if I had ever been a Zenith Omnidony in a past life and was simply returning to my roots this lifetime around that is, but that was an idea to entertain later, right now I had some asses to kick and names to take.

"Okay, enough overthinking everything, let's do this," I slapped my face repeatedly in an effort to focus myself as the list of Timbias's moves was committed to memory inside my mind. 'Hmm ah man, Quick Attack, Lick, Water Pulse, Smokescreen, Smack Down, Substitute, Bounce, Double Team, Toxic, Hidden Power, Taunt, Ice Beam, Protect, Rain Dance, Dig, Rock Tomb, Aerial Ace, Façade, Rest, Attract, Thief, Scald, Acrobatics, Rock Slide, Grass Knot, Swagger, U-Turn, Power-Up Punch, Cut, Surf, Mind Reader, Toxic Spikes, Water Pledge…

Holy Shit, Timbias is sure as hell giving me a whole lot to work with here. That's almost every God damn move a Froakie can use naturally in the games. Hell, that's all the really good ones, he must have self-taught himself a lot and trained really hard to get to this point and to one-up Ash-Greninja in an effort to impress Serena's Fennekin. Plus, with Protean he's guaranteed STAB for all of those moves even when trained to a meta-omnipotent level of skill and power; the ZOF guarantees that his powers will never cap out even at their otherwise infinite limits,' I mused internally at superluminal rates as the time dilation ceased and I knew Timbias and I were ready.

I felt sympathetic of the young but exceptionally talented Froakie's situation with the Fennekin he harbored a burning passion for. He had some issues with confidence but I would do everything I could to help him win the heart of the object of his affections; barring manipulation of the ESIT or other illegitimate means involving stripping said Fennekin of her free will or even subtly manipulating her. If Timbias and I were going to work together on this, it had to be done the right and proper way; Fennekin had to return his feelings of her own free will or the end results wouldn't be as satisfying because we cheated.

Finally deciding on an opening move to start off with, I took command of a real life Pokemon battle for the first time ever. "Alright Timbias, let's start off with Power-Up Punch," I commanded with a fan-boyish squeal of excitement. The Froakie started rapidly hopping to Pikachu with his right fist glowing with an orb of power and light. I repressed another squeal as I sensed Timbias's typing changing to that of a pure Fighting-type, guaranteeing STAB and a more effective hit from the punch. 'Alright, that's what I'm talking about; taste some Thunderbolt bitches,' Pikachu grinned gregariously as his body became outlined in a blinding yellow electricity. Timbias and I answered his feral grin with ones of our own as an arc of lightning sailed through the air towards my starter which he dodged with an apparent practiced ease; all the while never losing his momentum or the power he channeled into his Power-Up Punch.

There was a grunt of pain from Pikachu as Timbias made contact and slammed into him full force with the move; the attack creating a small shock wave and sending the lightning mouse sailing through the air. He did a backflip and landed shakily on all fours, surprised by the Froakie's speed and precision. As the Power-Up Punch attack faded and my very own Froakie leaped to the other side of the battling platform to await further instructions, I watched as a red down covered Timbias briefly indicating his now drastically increased physical attack. As Pikachu recovered I decided to press our advantage, while at the same time I was unable to believe that this was really happening but equally unable to deny the truth of the situation. I could feel the force of Timbias's attack as he punched Pikachu. I could feel his power levels climbing as well as the full Zenith Omnidonae Force that lay in a beyond boundless inner world within him; equal to my own and slowly manifesting itself as Timbias continued to gain experience.

"Alright Timbias, don't let up and continue using Power-Up Punch; also, are you able to use combination attacks," I asked him as Timbias looked at me like I had lost my head. 'Am I able to… please, of course I can combine my attacks; so far I can use up to any three of my attacks at the same time,' he informed me matter-of-factually as I grinned. Using any three of his attacks in unison was not bad at all; but before his training was through I'd have him using dozens if not hundreds of attacks in simultaneous combinations, especially when he was Thomas Infinity Greninja. I'd probably have that beast spamming Omni Force and Omni-Type Judgement combinations among other things. My God this was going to be fucking beyond epic!

"Okay, use Double Team to boost your evasiveness and to distract our opponent; and have all of your copies spam Power-Up Punch as well as…" I paused as I thought of a decent third and final attack to use as Timbias grinned at me expectantly. I had an answer almost right away as Pikachu sportingly allowed us to open up with the first attack. "Alright, use Dig and have all of the copies dive into the hole; then use your Protean ability in tandem with all three of the attacks at once," I commanded as Timbias and Pikachu both looked at me in shock. 'Uh, can I really do that now," Timbias wondered curiously as I smirked. "Timbias, you're the starter Pokemon of an Omega Omnisphere Champion and Zenith Omnidony to boot; there is literally absolutely nothing you cannot do so long as you never lose faith in yourself," I promised him as the frog-like Pokemon nodded slowly before multiple illusory copies of him appeared all over the battling platform. The ultra-massive black hole spat a huge stream of solar energy that illuminated the field with an unearthly light as the copies all followed Timbias into the hole he dug in the platform, all of them disappearing with their firsts glowing with energy.

Pikachu answered our battle strategy by zipping all over the battlefield using what appeared to be Extremespeed, essentially vanishing in a whirl of speed as my mouth full open. "No way, you're using that as cover to spam Nasty Plot aren't you," I smirked as my eyes tracked his insanely rapid movements, watching the continuous red downs moving up his body and putting his special attack through the roof as Pikachu flashed me a grin in super speed. He then proceeded to jump up high into the air and deliver an Iron Tail straight into the ground, ripping apart the entire battling platform and showering everything with a maelstrom of dirt, rocks, and earth as the unexpected force catapulted Timbias straight out of the ground; enabling Pikachu to slam his Iron Tail into the combination Ground, Fighting, and Normal-type Pokemon in a maneuver reminiscent of Ash's Pikachu in the Anime. At the same time however, Timbias had managed to hit Pikachu with his own potent Power-Up Punch and now had a far higher physical attack stat as he was launched straight into the now uneven ground while Pikachu landed deftly on his hind legs.

'Take that Iron Tail right to the face, ouch though; that Power-Up Punch really hurt. I have to admit you guys are the strongest opponents I've fought with in a long time,' Pikachu complimented us as Timbias got right back up with nary a scratch on him. I grinned when I remembered that Steel-type moves like Iron Tail were ineffective against Fighting-types, and Froakie was now a combination Ground, Normal, and Fighting-type Pokemon thanks to the Protean/combination move trick I had developed when writing my Fanfiction story about Ash Ketchum 9 by 6. I was glad to see it actually worked in real life without me having to cheat, and boy was Pikachu in for one helluva surprise if he tried to use an electric attack. I was surprised however, Pikachu had clearly been training and grinding really hard in this forest for many years; most likely in preparation to take down those poachers I reckoned. Honestly, he was good, really good; he was super well trained for a wild Pokemon and was already capable of using Extremespeed and Nasty Plot among other things.

His entire body was constantly giving off a potent amount of static electricity now as the spammed Nasty Plots put his Special Attack through the roof; I could seriously hardly wait to see what he could do when I infused him with the ZOF as well as the ability to apply the Omni-type attribute to all of his electric attacks. I also planned on giving him a select few other powers as well including ZOF enhanced Chaos Energy and a meta-omnipotent Chaos Energy Form as well as the ability to run and boost his speed infinitum and beyond like Sonic the Hedgehog only much faster. On top of that I just had to give him the power to use Final Color Blaster at a beyond almighty level as well as the regular homing attack and invariant speed spin dash attack and other epic shit. Then he'd be able to say, taste the motherfucking rainbow bitches! Ah man, this was going to be fucking sweet! I think I said that already but whatever. Actually on second thought, I figured just ZOF enhanced Hyper Go-on Energy would be sufficient and endowing him with both would be redundant at this point.

I started getting more into the fight, taking a more commanding stance as the cosmic display continued to dazzle everyone and we battled amongst the stars. "Timbias, use Scald on Pikachu," I said as Timbias nodded and a jet of superheated, highly pressurized water and water vapor streamed from the Froakie towards Pikachu as said mouse put up a protective force field of green energy; shielding himself from the attack as I pressed onward. The water from Scald had glanced harmlessly off the shield but had gotten all over the uneven battling field as Timbias zoomed all about the fighting terrain without needing instructions from me. This gave me an idea as I knew what to use next.

"Use Ice Beam on the battling platform, freeze the soaked ground solid and create an icy arena," I commanded as Timbias grinned manically and hastened to do exactly that. Pikachu didn't look too worried as the frog shot a large beam of minus 100-degree Celsius ice into the air, which broke off into dozens of smaller arcs that rained down on the field. Every part of the field that the ice arcs touched instantly flash froze, and like a ripple effect the frozen ice rain spread further and faster across the field with each and every bit of ice that struck the ground.

Using an Iron Tail and slamming it into the ground to steady himself in the field of ice, Pikachu left himself as a sitting duck; and I realized this battle was essentially playing out in a similar manner to the battle between Ash and Viola. It was kind of like the Omega Omnisphere's idea of a joke or dramatic irony, or perhaps even a combination of the two. The only difference is I wouldn't lose to this Pikachu like Viola did to Ash; I had faith that Timbias could win even as the lightning mouse fired off an Electro Ball powerful enough to turn it blue instead of the usual yellow you see from electric type Pokemon in the Anime. Like natural lightning I could somehow sense this orb of electrical lightning was well into the gigawatt range thanks to the barrage of Nasty Plots, and it would hit like a fucking truck if Timbias took the attack to the face, no matter if he was a ground-type at the moment. Lightning in nature could char the earth and burn trees to a crisp so if the attack was powerful enough then we'd have a serious problem.

"Timbias, Double-Team to dodge, then skate on the ice while using a full powered Quick Attack," I quickly commanded. I was relieved when the Froakie somehow managed to dodge the supercharged Electro Ball and with blinding speed and precision; he materialized right in front of the startled Pikachu. The lightning mouse had only the chance to look on in shock and slight indignation as Timbias literally super skated his way to victory in a manner akin to Shadow the Hedgehog; the white aura of light illuminating his entire body as he vanished in a whirl of speed not unlike Pikachu's Extremespeed from earlier. The combination of his attack enhancements via Power-up Punch and the sheer speed at which he skated on the eyes, plus the normal type STAB he got thanks too Protean, all became simply too much for Pikachu as he was launched straight into a tree and smashed a hole right into the trunk; not enough to tear all the way through it but enough to put a pretty major dent.

'Ow, ouch, okay… you guys win, uncle and all that jazz,' Pikachu groaned with what appeared to be little more than an achy body as Timbias and I rushed over to him and the illusion I had created of the cosmic battle field faded to reveal Santalune Forest once again. "You alright, if you want I can heal you myself; or we could take you to Nurse Joy at the Pokemon Center. The thing about my healing methods is they can be instantaneous and the pain just literally vanishes in a split-second; but while that is good for treating serious injuries and affliction when you're only slightly scraped up like right now there is an almost excruciating relief that comes from getting treated the old fashioned way. Sometimes certain pains are good ones, so if that's how you prefer being treated Pikachu then I will defer to Nurse Joy's expertise on this matter. Same goes for you Timbias," I told them as Pikachu quirked an eyebrow at me in mild confusion.

'Right, I don't think I understood even half of what you were saying, but for now I think I'll let the experts at healing treat me. It's nothing personal, but we've only just met you and I and I still haven't really gotten an idea for the kind of trainer and person you are yet so…' Pikachu said, trying and somewhat succeeding at not coming off as indelicate as I merely shot him a warm yet slightly maddening grin. "Not to worry my friend, no offense personal or otherwise taken… it saves me the trouble of having to treat you myself, so how's about it? You going to come with us now," I asked him as Pikachu nodded without even hesitating.

'It is what we agreed on remember, and I don't care what kind of powers you think you've got if you fuck me over on the promise you made… I'm coming after you to,' Pikachu warned me as my expression hardened. "I wouldn't dream of it… those pathetic examples of the human race are going to pay… dearly Pikachu, and when we do kill them off, and we will… their souls will be subjected too eternal emotional and spiritual torture until they repent, and if they do not… they will remain in the metaphysical realm I created for such sinners until the end of time itself," I spat out bitterly, causing Timbias and even Pikachu to stare at me in slight apprehension.

'Alrighty then, you mean to tell me that you can actually… do that?' Pikachu asked me, slightly unnerved by whatever malicious intent was leaking off of me. "Yep," I said simply, popping the P emphatically as Timbias nodded in understanding and Pikachu grinned. 'Dude, remind me never to get on your bad side… that's quite a capacity for evil you're sporting, and I am not easily intimidated,' Pikachu said in a somewhat softer tone as I felt myself calm down a little. "Sorry you guys, it wasn't you I was angry at; and I'm sorry if I freaked you guys out," I whispered apologetically as both Pokemon shrugged it off and smiled, while Timbias smiled; Pikachu more or less grinned like a feral imp.

"Okay, so let's get you sorted Pikachu; what do you think of the nickname Meta-Omnichu, or just MOchu for short, big M and O, small c," I suggested somewhat hopefully. The lightning mouse took less than three seconds to mull it over, 'sounds like a description more than a nickname; I love it, let's do this bitch,' he guffawed eagerly and with that I pulled out my Astral Gem and pointed it at MOchu before yelling the words. "Capture on," and with that a beam of white light shot out in a straight line and dematerialized the Pikachu before pulling it inside of my precious Gem atom by atom and reconstructing him inside.

During his regeneration inside the infinity diamond or whatever one wants to call it; I took the liberty of adding ZOF enhancements to his natural abilities allowing them to reach their infinite limits and go beyond them, and with those enhancements I also added the Omni-type attribute to all of his electric attacks and even the Hyper Go-On energy featured in the video game Sonic Colors with all the Wisp powers and abilities included. With his nearly complete arsenal of Sonic Universe based abilities and the Omni-type attribute of Electric-type moves intermingling with the ZOF in his system; they too were given the capacity to go above and beyond infinite power levels. "Alright you guys, with all that out of the way; let's go and catch ourselves a Talonflame," I announced with exuberant passion as both my Pokemon companions matched my eagerness and Timbias returned himself to my Astral Gem to rest up a bit for the next battle we would fight together.

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Back at the Santalune City Gym, Thomas grinned as he reflected upon that earlier fight with MOchu and with Ra the Talonflame; and as he suspected his initial luck didn't last long. The Talonflame he had used his Peta Luck capabilities to run into and capture didn't believe a word he said about his alleged godhood and was slow to trust him because of that. He did agree to go with Thomas however, especially when he had spent much of his adult life alone and without a flock to look out for; he was also willing to accept that Thomas was perhaps a powerful psychic or aura guardian-type person with a god complex, so that helped a little. And despite thinking he had a god complex or whatever Ra was able to tell his new trainer was for all intents and purposes, a really nice guy. For his part Thomas let the lucky bird believe in his own version of what he believed to be the truth, and even kept Timbias and MOchu from trying to convince him otherwise, much to their chagrin.

"It's a lot to take in all at once you guys; I honestly was surprised when you two came to me with minds that were already so opened but I knew it was only a matter of time before I caught a Pokemon who couldn't except this absurd reality of my situation," he had said, and both his first two Pokemon seemed to accept that explanation for now and got more comfortable with Ra. Even while the Gale Wings Talonflame did not accept Thomas's frankly insane notions and abilities; Thomas still bestowed unto him the powers of the Zenith Omnidony as well as some ZOF enhanced Meta Luck of his own, ensuring that all his endeavors would succeed perfectly no matter what. As if that wasn't all bad enough, but the Pokemon himself was quite naturally OP.

'Hmm, Hone Claws, Bulk Up, Swords Dance, Agility, Swagger, Brave Bird, Flare Blitz, Flame Charge, Tailwind, Acrobatics, Snatch, Roost, Quick Guard, and Heat Wave to name a few; Ra can use every single move a Talonflame can use in the sixth gen Pokemon games and I'd imagine Roost and Brave Bird would be a useful combination for maximum damage output and recovery both rolled into one. And even with things like Hone Claws and the like he can even learn Snatch and steal additional stat boosts from any of his opponents, Fuck man this is gonna be sweet!' He still reeled with shock at how lucky he had gotten with that particular Talonflame but he supposed that's what happens when using Meta Luck. Now he'd passed that ability on to him and his hopes were that he could make a believer out of his newest team member yet.

Thomas's thoughts were dragged back to the present as Viola's voice broke out. "Vivillon use Hurricane," she commanded and he smirked at that. 'Her signature Pokemon never had that move in the Anime, it was passed off as gust but with Hurricane I'd imagine Ash's loss in his first gym match would have been much more readily accepted by the fan base.' He looked over to his right and saw Serena, Bonnie, and Clemont fully engrossed in the ongoing gym match. He couldn't help smiling seeing Serena look so unbelievably happy and the real life version of Bonnie looked and sounded even more adorable than she did in real life; seeing Clemont was also a mild shock. For starters he looked more like a teenager of 14 than the so called ten years of age he and Ash probably were in the Anime; Bonnie looked she was 9 and possibly even closer to 10, and Ash's voice was deeper and more masculine in this universe than he ever was in the Anime.

These little differences were the most startling contrasts in Thomas's opinion, and would take some getting used to. Pokespeech however sounded the exact same, that is when Thomas wasn't focusing on the translated versions of it as much and just listened for the sounds of Pika Pi or the like. As he returned to the battle field he saw the effects of Hurricane were devastating to the poor Fletchling, the gale force winds whipping it about in the air like a mini tornado before cratering the earth with her body. She emerged from the smoke with swirls for eyes as Thomas grinned in anticipation and Serena and the others seemed somewhat shaken by the more evened odds between them.

"Pikachu has a type advantage and is still fresh; Ash just might win this," Thomas heard Clemont say over to his right as the beautiful real life version of Alexa grinned. "Don't count Viola out just yet; she's not the sort of person to part with her gym badges easily," she told him as Thomas refrained from commenting. Serena had her hands folded together in what looked like some sort of prayer; her look of slight worry mixed with complete faith in Ash as Thomas did what he considered a bold move and put his hand over on hers in what he hoped was a comforting gesture. "Don't worry, if you what you've told me is true then Ash will come out the other side of this a victor; don't lose heart now Serena," he gently prodded her and she beamed at me before returning her complete focus to the battle. He saw Bonnie watching the two of them briefly out of the corner of his eye before she decided to save her questions for later and faced the gym below them.

"Alright Pikachu, you're up buddy," Ash called out with that confident grin of his in place as the battle worn lightning mouse ran out to his side of the field and sparked his cheeks in anticipation of a good match. Unbeknownst to anyone else in the room Thomas was totally geeking out at seeing the real life version of Ash freaking Ketchum and his trusty partner for the first time. How many people on his earth got to live out their ultimate fantasy outside the realm of their dizziest daydreams; not very many he reckoned, he'd have to find some way of telling his world's Rey about all of this, even if he broke like 20 fundamental laws of Totality in the process of doing so.

'Things are already happening immensely different in this timeline than the way they went down in the Anime; yet there are enough similarities for it not to be unrecognizable. Ash is clearly a very powerful trainer who has retained all of his hard-earned skills over the years; but he's not a god like some of the UV versions I've created are.' Thomas mused thoughtfully as Ash started things off. "Alright Pikachu, let's finish this with Thunderbolt," Ash commanded with the expert precision of a Pokemon pro as Pikachu leaped into the air and went commando on Vivillon's ass with a massive arc of yellow electricity, way bigger and much more powerful than any MOchu fired off earlier that day.

'Oh wow, I still have a-ways to go yet to catch up with that motherfucker,' MOchu commented from within the Astral Gem as Thomas grinned. "Vivillon use Sleep Powder before he can complete the move," Viola commanded much to the surprise of everyone present excluding Thomas as the strong looking Vivillon sprayed a greenish powder faster than Pikachu could finish charging the attack. Pikachu was knocked off of his axis point and hit the ground from the height of his leap with a dull thud; clearly staggering and struggling to keep his eyes open as Bonnie, Clemont, and Serena all leaned further forward on the rails as a unit, the three of them clearly worried as the battle seemed to shift in Viola's favor.

"Pikachu stay focused," Ash shouted out in an effort to jar his starter back to his senses, for once seeming slightly panicked about the situation as Thomas leaned back and awaited the inevitable. "Alright, a picture perfect opening; Vivillon, end this with Solar Beam," she commanded with all the grace one would expect from a beautiful Gym Leader such as herself. Thomas had to admit that these Pokemon girls were hot as fuck and every bit as gorgeous as they were in some of the more erotic fanfictions he's read them in and even the Hentei pictures he's looked at online. So yes, he was in essence a closet-perv among other things; and with his recently ZOF enhanced super libido it was going to be extremely hard to reign in those desires, especially if the Pokemon World kept throwing these awesome girls his way.

The Vivillon was already beginning to charge the extremely powerful Grass attack and Ash was still urging Pikachu to snap out of it. "Come on buddy, snap out of it; I know you can win this," the pride of Pallet Town urged as Thomas felt a great deal of respect for the young man in these moments. Serena then quickly shouted out her piece and for once Thomas was mildly surprised, having combined scenes from episode 5 and 6 in his head since Ash appeared to be winning the first time around here unlike his Canon counterpart; but still, hearing Serena call out to him before they've even officially reunited was still a bit surprising for the recently deified Zenith Omnidony.

"Ash, remember to never give up," she shouted at him encouragingly as something lit up in Ash's eyes and he immediately regained his focus. "Pikachu, use Electro Ball… on yourself, hurry please," he commanded much more calmly than before and surprisingly enough his words reached his starter Pokemon. Thomas could quite literally hear an Anime-themed turnaround song playing in the background the Pikachu fired an Electro Ball straight up into the air only to return to the source when it hit its highest point of about ten feet.

The electric orb hit Pikachu with a minor explosion that scattered the sleeping powder into the four winds, revealing the lightning mouse wide awake and raring to go once again as Ash did his fist pump thing. "Alright, Pikachu use Electro Ball once more," Ash cheered, and just in time to because by that point Vivillon had finished charging the Solar Beam and fired it straight down towards its opponent in a blinding yellowish white flash. It took Pikachu far less time to fully charge his own attack, and he fired it off just in time to meet the Solar Beam somewhere in the middle of their respective paths.

Viola was shell shocked when the Electro Ball easily overpowered her Vivillon and its attack and sent it smashing through five different sets of palm trees; leaving it flying weirdly with what appeared to be a slightly injured wing. "Oh no, Vivillon," Viola cried, but it was too little too late as Ash ordered one final Thunderbolt from Pikachu, and just like that the battle was over in a flash of lightning as Viola's last and strongest Pokemon fell to the floor with swirls for eyes. Thomas was surprised to learn that he could actually see the swirls in the Pokemon's eyes much the same as they were in the cartoon, but shrugged it off seeing as how certain Anime mechanics and cartoon physics likely abounded in the real version of this world much the same as in the TV show.

Bonnie, Clemont, and Serena all cheered as Viola returned her Pokemon and the Referee waved her flag to Ash's side of the stadium. "The Gym Leader's Pokemon are all unable to battle, that makes Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town the winner of this match," she pointed out officially, as Ash's crowd of friends all ran down to congratulate him and Thomas and Alexa brought up the rear. He stuck to the trees behind the main part of the stadium to give Serena and the others a moment alone with Ash while Alexa simply made her way to her sister's die of the field.

"See, what did I tell you about Ash huh," Alexa seemingly gloated gently, enticing a laugh from the Gym Leader. "Yep, you called it right from the start," Viola chuckled as she made her way over to Ash and the others. "Wow, that was amazing Ash; you're an awesome trainer," Bonnie praised him like a child idolizing her hero. Ash smiled at that as he lifted Pikachu up onto his shoulders, "it wasn't just my victory here; it's all of ours, including yours miss um," Ash paused as his attention focused on the honey blonde girl who sparked a vague hint of recollection in his memory for some reason.

"Serena's my name… hey listen, do you remember…" Serena paused for a moment to collect herself, but didn't get to finish as Viola reached them while holding out the bug badge for Ash. "Here you go Ash, as proof of your victory I hereby present you with your first Kalos Region gym bade; congratulations, well done, let's hope we can battle again sometime," Viola said while offering him the badge which he gingerly took. "That'd be awesome Viola, thank you; alright, we just got… the Bug Badge," Ash said, doing his signature pose alongside Pikachu and Fletchling who had just come out of her Pokeball to bask in the glory of victory.

Serena and the others chuckled at his childlike enthusiasm as Alexa and Viola looked on happily. The moment was interrupted, but not ruined by the sound of gentle and polite applause coming from the back of the room. All eyes were suddenly drawn towards the source as Thomas approached them all with a tremendous smile of ecstasy woven on to his face. "Efficiently done… mister Ketchum. I have to admit I was little concerned for Serena here when she first told me you were a role model of sorts, given your frightful display of recklessness earlier on from atop Prism Tower. But after seeing you and your Pokemon in action today, I can honestly say… she was not exaggerating in her praises of you… Well done, truly I commend you," Thomas chuckled warmly while walking straight on over to them and holding his hand out for Ash to shake.

"Glad you came around, I'm not always that reckless you know," Ash grinned easily as he shook the man's hand, astonished by how strong his grip was. "Be that as it may, it'll cost you some day; just promise me you'll be careful and that'll be enough," Thomas asked him as Ash nodded in agreement. "Pardon me for asking, but who are you," Viola wondered idly, asking the question that was on everybody's mind but Serena's as Thomas blushed somewhat sheepishly.

"Oh my, where are my manners today; I got so caught up in congratulating Ash here that I forgot to introduce myself to the rest of you. Well, let me amend that oversight by telling you all my name right now, Thomas Currie at your service folks; I'm from Viridian City, I'm 24 years old and have been traveling the world for the past six-years now," Thomas introduced himself with a manic grin and a theatrical bowing of his head that made Serena chuckle lightly and the rest of the people present a bit nervous.

"Oh don't worry you guys, I've been hanging with him all day now and I can honestly say while he came off as weird at first he's actually a really nice guy," Serena reassured them all as Thomas playfully glared at her. "Hey, I'm not weird I'm eccentric; I'm the type of guy who weird people wish they were, I have higher standards than that Serena," he jokingly stated as everybody rolled their eyes at him, and just like that the awkwardness from before evaporated.

Bonnie was the first to recover, "hello Thomas, I'm Bonnie, and say hello to Dedenne," she introduced herself merrily as the aforementioned electric hamster climbed atop her head and introduced himself. 'Oh yay a new friend, hello there, new friend; I'm Dedenne, you wouldn't happen to have any Berries on you would you,' he asked me with the same exceeding politeness Canadians took such pride in. Thomas had the distinct impression he and Dedenne were going to get along swimmingly. "Nice to meet you to Bonnie and Dedenne, and yes I do have some berries; but I don't want to ruin your supper either so maybe some other time," Thomas responded much to Dedenne's slight disappointment and everybody else's confusion save Serena's, who merely shook her head at his display.

"I'm Clemont, I'm an inventor, or at least I'm trying to be," Clemont sheepishly admitted as Bonnie interjected. "All of his inventions tend to go boom in our faces," she teasingly remarked as Clemont flushed with embarrassment and Thomas burst out laughing. "Oh man, that's one fantastic sister you've got there Clemont, don't ever let her go," Thomas told him with a surprisingly serious undertone lacing his voice that almost none of them noticed.

"And I'm Ash, and this is my longtime partner Pikachu, and my newly caught Fletchling. Though I'm guessing you already know who I am," Ash finally introduced himself as Fletchling puffed herself up to look bigger and more impressive and Pikachu did a friendly noncommittal wave. 'I can smell a Talonflame on you,' Fletchling stated in my translated version of her Pokespeech whereas Pikachu said something along the lines of. 'Nice to meet ya, I'm Pikachu,' it was simple and to the point, and Thomas rather liked it.

"Good nose you've got there Fletchling, and nice to meet you to Pikachu; also of course I know about you. Not only have our paths crossed at certain intervals during our respective journeys Serena over here wouldn't shut up about you," Thomas smirked teasingly as all eyes fell on Serena this time and she flushed out of embarrassment. She quickly sent a glare Thomas's way for putting her on the spot like that and shyly introduced herself to the rest of the group. "Hi, nice to meet all of you; my name is Serena, and I'm a new trainer starting out here in Kalos," she spoke in that alluring, angelic voice that had Thomas swooning for her almost against his will.

Ash seemed oblivious to her beauty as the rest of them introduced themselves quickly and Thomas quickly made his way over to Viola and her sister who were watching the fond exchanges take place between the group of kids and adults alike. "Um, excuse me miss Viola; I'm hoping you don't mind if I come back here in a couple of days to take your gym challenge on myself, once I've had more training that is," Thomas requested of her kindly as Viola and Alexa both smiled at the man, who easily towered over both of them.

"Sure thing Thomas, but I don't think you really need to take too much time to train if you've been journeying with your Pokemon for 6 years," Viola told him, happy to accept his challenge as soon as her Pokemon were taken to a Pokemon Center and healed right up. To her surprise though, Thomas shook his head with a surprisingly warm and rather charming smile. Admittedly he was quite a lot closer to her age and Alexa's than Ash was; although at 18 Ash was also legally acceptable for them to sleep with assuming one had such an urge. "No um, I was travelling completely alone that whole time; I only just got my Pokemon earlier today," he told them, much to both of their astonishment as Viola's mouth fell open with shock.

"But, isn't that dangerous… traveling the world with no Pokemon to protect you," she asked him a little more loudly than she meant to, earning the attention of Ash and his entourage as well as they came over to find out what was going on. "Not really, not if you're careful, and not if you're smart. I've had… social awkwardness tendencies for most of my life and I always preferred being alone. But recent events have… strengthened my yearning for companionship, otherwise I probably would never have entertained the idea of a Pokemon Partner or any partner for that matter," Thomas explained to everyone present, including Ash and Serena and the Gym Leader alike; he felt bad for having to lie to them even if there was a grain of truth in everything he said, but he needed a story to tell them that wasn't the truth.

'Mortals will believe anything, except for the truth it seems,' Thomas mused somewhat sadly, wondering if that sadness showed on his face as both Viola and Alexa seemed to study his expression more after that. 'The poor guy, he's gone through something… tragic recently that changed his perspective,' Viola thought, having snapped photos of all kinds of people and Pokemon and learning to recognize the looks in their eyes and how they felt in those exact moments she snapped the perfect shot of them.

"Yearning for companionship huh, well when you're done beating Viola, you can come with us, and Serena can to of course," Bonnie offered without hesitation, and Thomas smiled kindly at her incredible ability to just accept a random stranger into her group without any hesitation. The joys of being youthful and naïve always seeing the best in everyone; he was glad to know that outlook hadn't faded from him entirely. He still retained his autistic childlike wonder and his fixative mindset to an insane degree, and he was of the opinion that he and Bonnie were going to be really close before it came time for him to leave this world.

"Um Bonnie, I don't think that was why he said that," Clemont stated unsurely, though he too looked like he was trying to welcome Thomas into their group as Bonnie pouted at him and Thomas grinned. "Ha, quick to trust aren't you little one," he said with a small smile as he got down on one knee to become level with Bonnie's eyes. Bonnie nodded eagerly with a toothy grin, "my daddy always told me to trust my gut, and my gut is telling me that I'm hungry and that you can be trusted," she told him as plainly as day.

Thomas stood back up slowly, smiling over at Clemont, "you should be very proud of your sister Clemont; she's got good instincts, and a very fine head on her shoulders. Those traits will take her very far in any future endeavors she may end up undertaking," Thomas stated to them with a wisdom that seemed to stretch far beyond his years as he gazed at all of them, wondering if they were all in agreement of him coming with them.

"The more the merrier I say, welcome aboard Thomas," Ash invitingly stated as Serena, Alexa, and Viola beamed at his kindness. Thomas nodded eagerly, "I'll tag along and provide certain support like an extra sleeping bag and tent for anyone who needs it; I'll also provide some meals, not to toot my own horn or anything but I'm a fairly decent cook, I can also assist you guys with your training provided of course you do the same for me in exchange. That said, my only condition for these provisions is that you guys also have Serena alone; I'm not going anywhere without her at this point and frankly she's been wanting to meet you for some time now I'd imagine Ash," Thomas smirked at this last part, grinning teasingly at Serena who became suddenly flustered.

"Stop teasing me already," she finally said once she recovered, swatting Thomas on the shoulder somewhat playfully and causing him to stick his tongue out at her like a giant four-year-old. This earned a bout of laughter from Bonnie and Clemont alike while Ash just stood there looking thoroughly confused. With the hilarity died down somewhat, Thomas clapped his hands slightly as though he were suddenly overstimulated and got everyone's attention. "Anyways, all teasing and humor aside; I'd imagine our Pokemon could use some rest at the Pokemon Center. Viola, Alexa, you guys are coming to eh," Thomas suggested, looking back to see Viola and her sister both nodding in accord as the group of friends both new and old departed the gym and made their way towards the Pokemon Center.

They were mildly distracted along the way by Thomas getting up on the fountain and walking along the edge of the pool; drinking in the scenes throughout the city with a never-ending supply of awe and wonder. He quickly jumped down though when he saw them all looking at him and resumed walking with them down the most direct path towards the PC. The automatic doors slid open to admit them and Thomas was the last one in as he took a moment to look around the first real life Pokemon Center he'd ever been in.

They Nurse Joy at the back was just exactly as Thomas pictured; though the naturally pink hair still threw him for a loop. It looked like the type of bubblegum hair that should have been dyed like on his world; except it wasn't dyed here, this was her actual hair color. He and Serena hadn't actually met the Nurse Joy on Route 4 nor stopped at the Pokemon Center there; since having Thomas with her had boosted Serena's courage and allowed them both to pick up the pace. She probably would have lingered behind longer, wasting time looking over her shoulder at everything that moved and being majorly creped out; but since she had a friend with her in this timeline the trip had gone by so much faster and oh so smoother. They had talked about everything under the sun and luckily enough Ash was already battling the gym leader when they reached the City just after the Sun began setting.

Now it was nighttime and Ash had gained his badge almost two days sooner than in the Anime; and Thomas realized that he might have to get used to this world operating on a faster time stream, because after all, it was still the Ultra-Verse. Since they had been so much faster arriving in Santalune City Thomas and Serena hadn't run into the Nurse Joy that lived there, and therefore she didn't even bat an eye at the Nurse Joy here like she would have in the Anime timeline.

"Hello there, welcome to the Pokemon Center you guys; another challenger wear you out Viola," Nurse Joy grinned at the recently defeated Gym Leader as Viola nodded. "Yes, Ash here was a really strong opponent and I have no regrets handing him his gym badge," she answered as Nurse Joy kindly collected up all of their Pokeballs and had her Chansey wheel them into the back. Thomas hung back slightly as Serena suddenly pulled out her Pokeball, "hey that reminds me, Nurse Joy; do you think you can take a look at my Pokemon," she asked the kindhearted Nurse as Fennekin materialized in a flash of white light and the universal sound all kids knew was the sound of a Pokemon opening.

Thomas nearly starting geeking out again just hearing that opening sound reverberate softly through the PC and into his ears, but managed to restrain himself upon realizing he'd have to sign up for the Kalos League and risk exposing his Astral Gem to even more people than he initially expected. He honestly hadn't been expecting to be accepted into Ash's traveling entourage so quickly but then again Ash was the type of person who'd accept almost anyone so long as they didn't rub him the wrong way.

"Um excuse me miss… I mean Nurse Joy, but I would like to sign up for the Kalos League as well while I am here," Thomas finally said as Nurse Joy finished examining Fennekin and Ash scanned her with his Pokedex and all that. Timbias seemed a bit unnerved seeing his crush for the first time in quite a while but Thomas could only grin slightly as Nurse Joy invited the young man over.

"Sure thing, just place your Pokedex on the monitor right here," she instructed him simply, though it wasn't as simple as she thought as Thomas threw all caution to the wind and decided to just come right out with it. He fished his Astral Gem out from under his shirt, much to the confusion of everyone present including Nurse Joy who wondered if he hadn't understood her instructions. "I summon the Pokedex that was entrusted to Thomas J Currie by Professor Sycamore of Lumiose City," Thomas called forth while holding his Astral Gem out in front of his chest. Everybody's eyes widened, including Serena's as the flash of white light beamed straight out then bent on an angle straight into his outstretched hand; the Pokedex materializing into his hand in a burst of multicolored lights like fireworks.

"Well, sorry about the freak light show and all guys; but that's the only way I can call someone or something out of this thing," Thomas told them all, smirking at Serena with a teasing smile as he handed his Pokedex to the still befuddled looking Nurse Joy; who took it inanimately in her hands and stared at it with a mindlessly numb expression. "Wow," Alexa said simply, and Viola nodded in agreement. "No kidding, you're just full of surprises, aren't you Thomas," she chuckled, the two of them recovering first and their reactions allowing the others to get their heads on straight as Thomas rubbed the back of his neck somewhat sheepishly.

"That's going to get right annoying really quick… maybe you guys should just call me Tom from now on if that's okay; Thomas just sounds a little too formal," Thomas said as he gave a dazzling smile, and just like that the weirdness of the situation wore right off. "That was so cool, what is that thing Tom," Bonnie squealed excitedly; being the first to address him by his preferred short form. "It seems like a scientific wonder," Clemont said, adding his two cents worth as Thomas chuckled.

"Not really, it's just a more advanced version of the classic Pokeball; Pokeballs are basically compressed micro-technology that dematerialize Pokemon and reconstruct them atom by atom inside of an artificially constructed pocket dimension. This is the same basic principle, only the pocket dimension inside can hold an unlimited number of items and Pokemon alike; basically, its internal dimensions are infinitely bigger than the outside," Thomas explained like the brilliant lunatic he most assuredly was in everyone's minds now as everybody including Clemont stared at him in utter perplexity.

"Huh, did anyone understand a word of what he just said," Bonnie asked everybody else present as Thomas was filling Nurse Joy in his Astral Gem and how Sycamore had given him a Golden Trainer Card because he showed promise. Bonnie was baffled by the man's inherent brilliance as her traveling companions plus Alexa and Viola all found a table in the cafeteria while their Pokemon were being treated. Her question was met with a series of headshakes, including Clemont's. "I only understood a small portion of that; whoever he is, he's brilliant… more of a genius than I am anyway," Clemont said, seeming hesitant to admit as much as Bonnie sighed with relief.

"Whew, thank goodness; I thought it was just me," Bonnie smiled. "You've known him longer than any of us Serena, has he mentioned anything about this," Clemont asked her. "Not really, thing is he talks all the time but he doesn't really say much; it's a bit weird actually. Aside from the basics like his name and where's he from I don't know much of anything about him," Serena admitted, slightly crestfallen by this since she wanted to get to know him better. They all turned as one to see Thomas talking the poor nurse's ear off with something or other and they had to repress a grin.

"I feel sorry for Nurse Joy having to ask him how that thing works; so basically he doesn't ever need to buy Pokeballs or a backpack to carry his things. He could be hiding anything in that gemstone of his, and we wouldn't even know it," Viola pointed out to them matter-of-factually, and Clemont narrowed his eyes somewhat calculatingly. "Are you insinuating something here," he asked her, not wanting to convict the poor man of stealing anything without substantive proof. Viola raised her hands in a placating gesture, "that's not exactly what I was trying to imply; for all his quirks he doesn't give me any bad vibes but until you guys know more about him… well I," Viola paused and Alexa added her piece.

"Just be careful around him you guys, he revealed an item that could be used to contain anything or anyone he wants against their will; in the wrong hands that could be a very useful means of kidnapping or capturing someone against their will. Plus the facts we know about him are few and far in between, I might wind up doing so journalistic investigating on my part to see if there's been any recent disappearances where the victims were never found or anything; see what that turns up, but like Viola said… we're probably worried for nothing and the guy does seem friendly enough all things considered," Alexa advised them as Serena refused to believe there was even anything to worry about and Ash just shrugged it off and didn't think about it further. They were all startled when a voice penetrated their individual reveries on the new guy.

"And friendly enough it seems to not bear any ill will towards his new friends… some of whom are perfectly content to investigate him behind his back," spoke Thomas suddenly, who they realized had managed to make his way back towards them without their knowing while they had been discussing him. Serena, Ash, Clemont, and Bonnie all looked like they had been caught red handed in a wrongdoing, and Serena felt like she was going to cry before Thomas held up a hand before they could say anything; an understanding smile on his face that made Serena feel ten times better about this uncomfortable situation they found themselves in.

"It's okay guys, Voila's point was exceedingly valid; and I completely understand how you might feel a bit uncomfortable once the implications behind my Astral Gem were brought to light," Thomas said, directing his smile from Bonnie all the way to Serena on both sides of the booth. "Sorry I was gone so long, it took a bit of explaining on my part to reassure Nurse Joy that I didn't have any malicious intentions with this gem and why I took it in the first place. I've tried not to boost of it, and the reason I have it now is to protect others from misusing it; because as Viola here so aptly stated, in the wrong hands it could be very dangerous," Thomas told them all as Serena hung on his every word and Bonnie looked up at him nervously.

"You wouldn't use your gem like what Viola said, would you Tom," Bonnie asked him, seeming almost nervous by him now and Thomas felt his heart break slightly at seeing her sad expression. She had been the first one to believe in him, to extend to him the privilege of tagging along with her, Ash, and the rest of them. Seeing her now, uncertain about that decision; made him all the more determined to prove he was being sincerely benevolent with his powers. "Not at all Bonnie, you guys are most welcome to meet my Pokemon once Nurse Joy has finished treating them inside my Astral Gem. You can see for yourselves that they're not unhappy with their choice for a trainer. Please, I'll do anything to ease you guy's conscience and I don't want there to be any reason for there to be any form of mistrust between us," Thomas whispered in a series of emphatic hand gestures, directing more of his statement at Bonnie than anybody else; surprised by how much her opinion had come to mean to him in such a short amount of time. The little girl was the epitome of a perfect little sister, and considering he was owed for two of them at this point; he felt the pair of them could become close to one another given the chance.

They all took a moment to consider his heartfelt words, even Viola and Alexa who felt bad about putting that thought in Ash and the others heads in the first place; but still they needed to be sure that this man wasn't some sort of threat. "I believe him," Serena finally said after several agonizing moments. "Me to," Bonnie said immediately after, and their opinions on the matter managed to sway the others. Ash laughed the whole tense situation off, "well I guess that's that; welcome to the team officially Thomas. I never had any reason not to trust you so far, you seem like a good guy and I've gotten to be a pretty good judge of character in my time," Ash said to him with a surprising level of wisdom. Thomas supposed that the real life version of Ash Ketchum, who was 18 instead of 10; would have picked up a thing or two along his travels, and he was glad of that.

"That's reassuring for me to hear, thanks you guys," Thomas thanked them as he managed to find a spot to sit on the booth beside Viola and Alexa. "So, I have to admit that was some serious science you spoke to us earlier; didn't think you were that smart to be honest," Clemont said. "Haha, well to truth you the truth guys I'm… autistic," Thomas admitted somewhat self-consciously, surprising everyone at the table; though not the unpleasant kind he noted as Bonnie beamed. "So, you really are just a kid at heart aren't you," she was practically glowing by this point as Thomas rubbed his neck some more; surprised by the positive feedback he was receiving for this admission. "Wow, didn't see that coming; I honestly couldn't even see it," Serena told him, flashing him that perfect and accepting smile of hers he loved so much; seemingly completely unperturbed by this news.

"So you excel at whatever you fixate on; what is your fixation exactly," Clemont couldn't help but wonder as Thomas decided a little white lie never hurt. "That's just it Clemont; I'm an unusual case, I'm fixated on… well, excelling at everything," Thomas said somewhat nervously, knowing full well what he was implying by saying this and not too surprised when Alexa rounded on him with a look of shock. "So wait… you're fixated on being a prodigy," she asked for clarification as he nodded. "Basically yes, though I'm not just fixated on it; I'm succeeding. Not to put too fine a point on it but every endeavor I undertake, every new field I learn of, I tackle with 100 percent of my brain. I've learned to fully hone that mindset and direct it anywhere I wish. Granted I can only focus on one thing at a time or it won't work properly; but after six years of doing this you can imagine I've had more than enough time to become exceedingly proficient in an extremely diverse range of fields, skills, and talents. Right now, putting everything I have into becoming the best possible Pokemon Master I can be, is my number 1 priority," Thomas explained to them as Ash whistled appreciatively and Bonnie gazed at him pure awe and wonder.

Serena simply shook her head, although she was smiling, and even Alexa and Viola looked like they were getting used to Thomas being full of surprises. Clemont however, was skeptical. "But, how can you even do that; most autistic can't just… change their fixation on a whim like you can, can they," he said, almost seeming unsure of whether his knowledge of the disability needed fine tuning or not. Thomas shook his head, "in most cases… no they can't Clemont; you'd be right in most cases, but I've had a lot of help. I uh… did some meditations and drank special teas to awaken the body in mind; and I trained with psychic Pokemon assistance all over the world to get to this point. I've dedicated my life to expanding and broadening my mind, and to studying all fields of knowledge, no matter how obscure.

The Pokemon I trained with, I allowed them to use their psychic abilities to open my mind completely and slowly help me tap into 100 percent of my brain capacity. Most human beings use less than 10 percent of their brains so I was already several steps ahead in that regard; but my willingness to trust Abra and the like to rifle around in my head and basically warp my mind, let's just say they were surprised and even… touched by it. Most people aren't quite that trusting, but I've learned that Pokemon are vastly benevolent creatures; people give them far too little credit actually. My point is, they helped fine tune my autistic mind and gave me this gift of changing my fixations on a whim; I owe them for that, and I've wanted to master the art of Pokemon Battling on an infinite scale ever since. I'll become the most powerful trainer this world has ever or will ever see, and when I do I intend to repay that kindness," Thomas confided in all of them. He was surprised to learn that when he started telling them this somewhat bullshit story he couldn't stop; and within mere seconds he had the whole back story mapped out and fully committed to memory inside his head, making it all too easy to keep track of his own lies.

His story, however dishonest it was, appeared to touch all of them beyond belief; even the analytical Clemont was looking all watery eyed and Serena and Bonnie were both beaming at him. Thomas felt horrible for this deception, wondering if they would ever forgive him when and if they found out. 'It's a necessary evil, there's no way a world without any pre-exposure to the Ultra-Verse and its mechanics would accept the complexities of an Omega Omnisphere Champion and Zenith Omnidony. Even if I have to invent some bullshit stories because I suck at going completely undercover and can't risk anything bleeding out against my will; it's still better if they don't find out the full version of the truth. But even still, I hate having to hide beyond this… veneer of mediocrity,' Thomas thought solemnly even as he grinned outwardly. He knew he would be rubbish at blending in the moment he set foot on this world with all of his powers; he would be too smart, too eccentric, and wouldn't know when to shut his damn mouth. Put simply he would stick out like a sore thumb; so he had to invent these cock and bull stories sooner rather than later to account for any slipups on his part.

"Thomas… that's incredible," Serena softly stated in awed incredulity, and Thomas figured that about summed it all up perfectly. He was still reeling from the shock of undergoing his apotheosis himself and was just about to say something else when the ding indicating that Pokemon were fully healed sounded throughout the building. Their attention was brought to Nurse Joy who was holding out a tray with all of their Pokeballs and Thomas's Astral Gem sitting on top of it. "Here you guys go, your Pokemon have all been treated and are feeling fine," she kindly stated as everybody made their way over.

Viola and Alexa got their Pokemon back first, and decided to take their leave, but not before they said their goodbyes. "I look forward to battling you again Ash, and Thomas; I expect to see you at my gym in three days-time. Don't disappoint me you hear," she said cheekily to him. "Heh, see you then Viola," Thomas called after her. "Bye Alexa, see you later," Ash called after them as Bonnie simply shouted bye and Serena waved at them. As they made their way out of the PC the two sisters were reassured of Thomas's intentions and however brilliant he was; it was clear to them now that he was on their side. The passion with which he spoke of Pokemon conveyed his obvious love for them; the story about the Psychic-type Pokemon helping him open and expand his mind was truly touching, and Thomas's willingness to place the wellbeing of his own mind in their hands spoke of a deep trust few could hope to match. It explained his apparent genius and his deep love of Pokemon, and anyone who could trust Pokemon to that extent was okay in her books as well as her sister's.

"What are you thinking about Alexa," Viola asked her, noticing that the journalist had gone unusually quiet. "I'm thinking that I would still like to investigate that young man; something about his story doesn't sit right with me and I want to make sure it all checks out," Alexa informed her matter-of-factually. "Still don't trust him huh," Viola chuckled somewhat teasingly. "Call it a gut instinct or a journalist's intuition, but he's hiding something; something… huge. Not necessarily bad but big, and something that could one day affect us all," Alexa responded with a careful and measured tone. "You got that much insight just by listening to him babble on," Viola asked her with furrowed eyebrows. "You think I'm crazy don't you?"

"No not at all, I think that if he tripped your radar or whatever then maybe you should look into it. You've got good instincts Alexa, and something may be off about that man; I wouldn't really know it myself but you're about as hardboiled as one can get without being a full-fledged detective," Viola reassured her, and Alexa nodded like she had finally won an internal argument with herself. Starting tomorrow, she'd start looking into Thomas's mysterious past along with her ongoing unofficial investigation of Ash's heroism earlier on.

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I sighed in relief as I checked my Astral Gem and saw that everything was still in there. As I had explained to the baffled Nurse Joy, the Astral Gem could contain Pokemon inside of it just the same as a Pokeball and the Pokemon inside could be healed much the same as a Pokeball as well. I had been able to sense Alexa's general distrust of my intentions right from the get go; and frankly I couldn't blame her. I was being dishonest with everybody here aside from my Pokemon and I had a feeling the lies were going to keep piling on the more I hung with these guys; but I was glad I managed to convince them that I wasn't someone of a malicious sort.

I wasn't lying to them to be deceitful, I was lying to protect them from me, and from people with all my powers and none of my inhibitions. I get that it's some superhero cliché to keep one's true nature a secret from those he loves, but the more who know the greater the risk of something getting out to an enemy before I was ready to handle them. After all, despite my being a Zenith Omnidony I still needed time to acclimate to all of the recent changes I've undergone, and having all the worst members of the ON flock to my current locale before I was ready to challenge them was a big no-no. I guess sometimes you had to do the wrong things for the right reasons, but that didn't mean that I wasn't lying; I was still being dishonest with these truly wonderful people and for that I knew I would have to apologize to them profusely if and when the ever discovered the truth.

'Dude, your mind is like seriously tripped out; me and the others are psychically linked with you and it's scary what goes on inside your head,' MOchu suddenly stated, and I was distracted by my internal justifications when my Astral Gem was back safely around my neck and my Pokemon were able to get inside my head a little. Even Ra the skeptical Talonflame couldn't deny that things inside of my infinite or even beyond infinite mindscape were about as trippy as things could get. 'Most sentient and mortal beings don't have a frame of reference for how a Zenith Omnidony thinks, how our minds work. What you guys are seeing right now is merely an overlay of your minds atop my own, trying to make sense of what you're seeing right now. To make things even more crazy, you guys aren't even linked to the deepest recesses of my mental construct; you're more or less stranded somewhere around the amygdala,' I explained to them with more of that insane brilliance Clemont remarked on only moments ago, the rest of my current entourage oblivious to my ongoing mental conversation with all three of my Pokemon as we sat back down at our preferred booth and a waitress came out to take our order.

"What will it be for you all," the waitress, whom was a pretty brunette with blue eyes who reminded me a little of an older version of May, kindly asked us. 'God damn, is every girl on this earth just insanely hot, or am I just the only one to notice cuz that's the norm for this place,' I mentally asked myself. Serena ordered a garden salad with Oran Berries while Clemont seemed rather fond of the Fried Rice with Pokemon Meat substitute. Ash just ordered some burgers with the same thing and a soda pop; whereas Bonnie and I took our time deciding. 'So that's how the characters of Pokemon can care so much about Pokemon and still eat meat; there are meaty substitutes invented here. I've always wondered that actually and substitutes always seemed the most plausible explanation,' Thomas said in his head, having been so caught up in his internal thoughts he didn't notice the waitress approximately his age grinning at his apparent indecisiveness and cleared her throat softly to get his attention.

"Anything for you, I can come back if you haven't decided yet sweetie," she offered me kindly. "A large poutine please," I stated without actually thinking it through, only to realize my mistake as she stared at me in confusion. "I beg your pardon sir," she asked for further clarification. 'Ah that's right, Poutine was invented in Canada on my earth and none of the other countries even had it on their menu; so why would the Pokemon World be any different,' I suddenly realized upon thinking it through further. 'Fuck that shit, I ein't going my entire journey through here without eating any no goddamn motherfucking Poutine. If these people don't know what that ambrosia is then I'll make em learn,' I suddenly and wildly added as he turned to her to describe, in essence; exactly what I wanted. I also quickly conjured up a never-ending supply of Enigma Berries inside my Astral Gem and even created some big ass containers of dried up Enigmatic Berries ground into a fine powder that I could sprinkle on my food like every man's dream pepper.

"Basically, it's fresh cut, deep fried Kalosian Fries, with shredded cheese or cheese curds on top fresh from the Miltank farms or whatever you guys have got here; then you pretty much drown all that in boiling hot substitute Farfetch'd meat gravy hot enough to melt the cheese and make it stringy," I gave her some very specific-ass instructions that I doubted she could carry through. "Mm, oh that sounds so good; I'll have what he's having please," Bonnie cooed in delight as I smiled at the implications of what exactly this means. "I'll uh… do my best you guys but I don't know if we have the fresh ingredients your friend here mentioned to me. That is quite the recipe you've got there sir. Did you come up with that yourself or something," the pretty waitress asked me as I shrugged. "Meh, yeah I guess so; did a lot of dabbling with home-style cooking a few years back," I told her offhandedly as she smiled, almost flirtatiously. "I rather like a man who has some creativity behind him; maybe when my shift is over you can show me how this poutine of yours is made right," she winked at me suggestively. My eyes suddenly widened to the size of dinner plates as I caught the double-meaning behind her words.

"Are you… asking me out," I suddenly realized, looking to Bonnie, Serena and the others as both girls gave me encouraging smiles and a nod each while Clemont gave me a thumb up and Ash clapped me on the back. Turning back to face the waitress as she nodded in affirmation, I quickly grow a really big smile. "Uh yeah, sure, I'll have to get some ingredients and stuff in preparation for tonight but I'd love to show you the ropes," I stated dreamily, unable to believe that this was truly happening. Of all the things that could have happened to me since arriving in this world; this was not one of the things I expected to happen, at least not anytime this soon. I certainly wasn't about to look this gift horse in the mouth though and I took her up on the offer almost right away.

She walked away looking extremely happy, almost as though she had trouble getting dates; which was preposterous because the girl was positively gorgeous and seemed like a decent person all around. It also didn't hurt that she was reminiscent of one of the most gorgeous female protagonists in the entire Pokemon series. "Did I just seriously read into all that right? I mean, I actually have a date, like a real date… with a real person," I stammered uncontrollably as Bonnie and Serena giggled. "I think this is the first time I've seen you truly surprised by something," the honey blonde performer in the making smirked at me.

"Yeah well, I'm not exactly what I thought to be dating material; girls don't exactly line up to ask me out when they learn of some of my… odder personality quirks," I admitted. Serena looked for a moment like she felt sympathetic towards me, but she soon recovered herself. "Well why not, you're smart, brilliant even; you're funny, and not hard on the eyes either I might admit," Serena blushed while saying this, looking like she would sooner sink into the earth and disappear than admit all that but clearly glad she did. I realized that if it was to reassure me or anyone else she cared for, Serena would very quickly get over whatever embarrassment or shyness she had; clearly her capacity to care for others exceeded nearly all her other emotions.

"You really think all that about me, Serena you hardly know me yet," I told her, but to my surprise Bonnie interjected. "She doesn't have to know every detail of your life to know what kind of person you are; you seem like a really nice guy and any girl worth her salt isn't going to care if you're autistic or not. So go for it; also did you really invent that Poutine," Bonnie gave what was perhaps some of the best advice I'd ever heard come from the little girl's mouth. Said girl's mouth started watering at the thought of the Poutine she was going to eat as I chuckled merrily. I summoned a pepper cylinder resembling item from inside my Astral Gem, in preparation of the inevitable screw-up in the kitchen regarding my Poutine; since I knew they probably wouldn't get it right. At Bonnie's and the others questioning glances I hastened to explain while also replying to Bonnie's question from before.

"Dried up Enigma Berries ground into a fine powder; it's the be-all, end-all of seasonings; another one of my little tricks to ensure even when they screw up our order in there Bonnie, it won't even matter. You see Enigma Berries are as their names suggest, appealing to each person's exact dietary needs and taste buds. To put it bluntly, it could make a pile of Tauros shit perfectly match your favorite food in both taste and texture; while also fulfilling all of your nutritional requirements in one sitting on top of that. In other words, it won't taste like shit, smell like shit, or feel shitty in its texture; but in the back of your minds, you'll still know it's shit. The Enigma Berries simply can't change that much," I resisted the urge to burst out laughing uncontrollably at their expression. "That's disgusting," Serena pretty much shrieked, her face looking somewhat green now and like she lost her appetite while Bonnie did what I couldn't and laughed her ass off. Clemont alternated between trying to scold me for corrupting his sister and not puking his lungs out at what I said. Ash just sat there with an unreadable expression on his face, though he was smiling on the inside watching me and Bonnie interact I reckoned.

"Also yes Bonnie, I suppose I did invent it eh; funny the things that don't really occur to you until others mention them. And don't look at me like that Clemont; your sister already came pre-corrupted, though Arceus only knows how. Honestly, all hilarity aside, I just wanted to say thanks so much you guys; for making me feel welcomed into your group. I've felt like an outsider most of my life looking in on other people. I was blissfully content with my solitude and had even embraced it for a long while; but eventually I grew to isolated and lost my connection to people. After a great degree of honest soul searching and meditation I finally realized that… no man is an island entire of itself. My training with the Psychic-type Pokemon has given me some enlightenment; you see everything in existence was born from the same exact source, all the planets, stars, and suns, even people and Pokemon. You know what that means don't you, we're all connected, everything is connected by one vast wavelength. Love and friendship binds us all together, and you four have reminded me of that" I spoke with reverent passion. The girls, Clemont, and Ash hung on my every word while inside the same mantra repeated itself in my head over and over again. 'Holy sheep shit, I just invented motherfucking Poutine… in the goddamn Pokemon World. I'm gonna be famous for it! Booyeah bitches!'

Author's Notes: And there you have it for now folks, as always read, rate, and review. The Omniarch/Omniarch-1024 is signing off now.