Chapter 7: Rise of the Devil

(Somewhere in the Underworld)

Pit and Ash were riding Team Rocket's hot air balloon with Jessie, James, and Meowth in the balloon with them. While Jessie, James, and Meowth were working the controls, Pit, Ash, and Pikachu were looking out for trouble. Pit, for some reason, had a can of Mountain Dew.

Pit- I can't believe Lady Palutena is relying on the three stooges to get us inside Medusa's palace undetected. (Gulps)

Ash- As silly as they are, they do surprisingly manage to sneak into numerous places, even if they usually don't leave as gracefully as they enter. Besides, Medusa won't be expecting this hot air balloon.

Pit- I guess you have a point.

James- Sorry to interrupt your conversation, but how much further until we reach this palace?

Pit- Not long. In fact, it's just about to come into view right now.

Then they all saw this scary looking castle just below them.

Jessie- (in a sarcastic tone) Well that looks inviting.

Pit- It's Medusa, Goddess of Darkness we're talking about. What'd you expect?

Meowth- Actually, I was expecting snakes and the place to be decorated with just about everyone she's turned to stone.

Pikachu- Pika Pi!

Ash looked at where Pikachu was pointing at and saw a few Underworld monsters called Monoeyes flying close by.

Ash- Pit, we got company!

Pit- Lady Palutena!

Palutena (telepathically to Pit, Ash, Jessie, James, and Meowth)- Power of transparency!

Suddenly, the hot air balloon became invisible and they flew right passed the Monoeyes.

James- I've got to admit, your goddess is full of surprises.

Pit- You don't know the half of it.

Meowth- Got any more of that Mountain Dew?

(At Medusa's Underworld palace)

Team Rocket managed to land their hot air balloon at one of the towers connected to the palace.

Pit- Finally! Now let's find Medusa and kick her ass before she summons Satan!

Ash- Just remember we have to try and make sure no one knows we're here until we find my friends.

Jessie- Well good luck with that!

James- Because if you think we're sticking around, you're wrong! We're out of here!

Meowth- See yah, twerps!

Suddenly, a giant version of Palutena's hand appeared out of nowhere and slapped Team Rocket in the face.

James- Fine, we'll stay.

Meowth- Hey look! A treasure chest! We might get to score some loot after all!

Jessie, James, and Meowth rushed for the treasure chest in the distance.

Pit- Wait! Stop you fools! That's not a treasure chest!

Too late. Once they got close, the treasure chest suddenly grew a pair of legs and began rapidly kicking them like Chun-Li from Street Fighter. It even kicked James in the balls and crushed the sack. Then it kicked Team Rocket to the wall and it made one big creator when they crashed into it. Their faces had several lumps, teeth were missing, and not to mention James' crushed ball sack. Then the strange creature began running away like crazy in an almost cartoonish fashion, until Pit destroyed it with one of his light arrows.

Ash- Pit, what the hell was that?!

Pit- That was a Mimicutie and they're one of the most god damn annoying enemies you'll ever encounter in the Underworld. They pose as treasure chests and spring into action when someone gets too close.

Jessie, James, and Meowth- (Groan)

Ash- Maybe we should do something about that.

Pit- Ok. Lady Palutena, can you fix them up?

Palutena (telepathically to Pit and Ash)- Alright. Power of healing!

Then a blue flash brushed over Team Rocket and suddenly they were good as new. Even James' ball sack was fixed.

Pit- There you go. Lady Palutena made it all better.

Jessie- Do you think your goddess can also help to improve my image? Like make my hair shinier or improve my already amazing beauty?

Palutena (telepathically to Jessie)- Seriously. Don't push it.

Ash, Pit, and Team Rocket began moving through the castle. Pit had no trouble at all. Ash got through ok with the help of some of his Poke'mon, but Team Rocket was hopeless in moving through the Underworld castle. A Clubberskull almost pulled them apart like taffy, Tempura Wizards turned them into tempuras, and there were more Mimicutie attacks. Pit and Ash did go back to save them each time they were attacked.

Pit- If you three keep this up, Medusa will find out we're here in no time.

Eventually, they arrived at this big room with a huge curtain covering up most of the room. Pit and Ash stopped to remove a bear trap off of Jessie, James, and Meowth.

Pit- Let's just hope that after all of the commotion you've caused, Medusa still doesn't know we're here.

James- Is it really that bad if that snake lady knows were here?

Ash- Yes! Remember? She has Serena, Dawn, and Clemont prisoner and she said she'd kill them if we try and do anything until she's resurrected Satan. Besides, we'll have the advantage as long as we still have the element of surprise.

Then the curtain behind them drops and it shows Medusa standing on a stage behind it. There was also Thanatos and Pandora who were guarding the cage that had Serena, Clemont, and Dawn locked inside.

Medusa- You have decided to come to my castle regardless of the threat that I will kill your friends.

Ash- (mutters) Me and my big mouth…

Medusa- But since I've nearly completed the resurrection and because I'm getting a great laugh from Team Rocket's pain, I'll leave your friends be…for now. Until then, Thanatos, Pandora, entertain our guests until the main event is ready!

Thanatos- With pleasure!

Pandora- As you command, Medusa.

Thanatos and Pandora jumped off the stage to face Pit and Ash.

Thanatos- I'll take the Poke'mon Trainer while you deal with Pit.

Pandora- Whatever. I really don't care.

Pit and Ash braced themselves for battle, but then Pit looked behind him and saw Team Rocket was gone.

Pit- Shit! Your buddies ditched us! I knew it was a mistake to trust Team Rocket!

Pandora- You've got bigger things to worry about, Pit.

Then Pandora threw few bombs at Pit, but Pit turned his silver bow into two daggers and knocked them back at her. Before the bombs could hit Pandora, she teleported behind Pit, did a pirouette on Pit's face and knocked him to the wall. Then Pandora pulled out a sword stabbed Pit in the chest with it and Pit burst in a flash of light. However, Pandora quickly received a boot to the head from behind by Pit.

Pandora- How did you…

Pit- Power of playing dead! I fooled Team Rocket with it earlier, remember?

Then Pandora swung her sword at Pit, but Pit blocked with his two daggers. Meanwhile, Ash and his Poke'mon were battling Thanatos. Thanatos turned his fists into Morningstar's tried to punch Ash and Pikachu. Luckily, they dodged.

Ash- Pikachu, thunderbolt!

Pikachu- Pika…CHUUUU!

Pikachu's attack hit Thanatos and knocked him to the wall.

Thanatos- For such a cute little guy, that Pikachu packs quite a wallop! I guess I'll have to change my approach.

Then Thanatos turned into a giant foot.

Pikachu- Pika?

Ash- A foot? That's the best you could come up with?

Thanatos- What? Ever heard of athlete's foot?

Ash- Gross!

Pikachu- Pikachu!

Then the giant foot kicked Ash and Pikachu and knocked them a bit away from Thanatos. Pikachu struggled to get up a bit only to notice he was in the middle of a huge shadow.

Pikachu- Pika?!

Pikachu looked up and saw Thanatos still in his foot form about to step on him.

Thanatos- Let's add Pikachu pancakes to the menu!

The foot was about to step on Pikachu, but then Ash's Talonflame dashed in and got Pikachu out of the way just in time.

Thanatos- Hey! You can't do that! Poke'mon Trainers only use one Poke'mon at a time!

Ash- This isn't a Poke'mon battle. Talonflame, flame charge!

Talonflame- (TWEEET)

Then Talonflame's body was surrounded by fire as it slammed into Thanatos' foot form. The foot got consumed by fire and he changed back into Thanatos.

Ash- Now Pikachu, use iron tail!

Pikachu- Pikachu Pi!

Pikachu jumped into the air as his tail became all shiny. He swung his tail at Thanatos, but Thanatos turned into a bunch of bats upon impact.

Thanatos- Kee!

Ash- I'm sure that's not what a bat sounds like. How about I show you a real bat. Noivern!

Then Ash called out his Noivern and it used boomburst to blow away all the mini Thanatos bats. Thanatos then turned into a giant vase.

Thanatos- I'm just gonna catch a few z's here. By the way, your attacks are useless.

Then Ash pulls out another poke'ball.

Ash- You think so. Hawlucha!

Then Ash called out Hawlucha from its poke'ball.

Hawlucha- Hawlucha!

Ash- Hawlucha, fly up and use flying crest from above.

Hawlucha- Lucha! Hawlucha!

Hawlucha flew up and dropped right into the opening of the vase.

Thanatos- Hold on a minute! How'd you get in here?!

Hawlucha- Hawlucha!

Then the vase shattered to pieces as Hawlucha pounded Thanatos out of the giant vase he put himself in.

Thanatos- Ok, this is getting annoying very quickly! I'm being made a fool by a damn boy and his small army of fairytale creatures! Let's settle one fairytale with another! Off with their head!

Then Thanatos turned into a bunch of flying swords and they tried to swing at Pikachu, Talonflame, Noivern, and Hawlucha.

Ash- Hold on, guys! Charizard, your turn!

Then Ash called out his Charizard and it used flamethrower on those swords and got them away from the rest of Ash's Poke'mon.

Thanatos- That…owch…all you got?!

Ash pulls out his keystone for mega evolution.

Ash- You're really gonna wish you hadn't of said that, dumbass. Keystone, respond to my heart! Beyond evolution! Mega Evolve!

Then Charizard turned into Mega Charizard.

Mega Charizard- (ROAR)

Thanatos- I'll admit, it looks extremely badass in that black color.

Ash- Use blast burn!

Mega Charizard- (ROAR)

Mega Charizard launched large blue flame from its mouth as it completely engulfed Thanatos.

Thanatos- UNCLE!

After the smoke cleared form the explosion of Mega Charizard's blast burn, Thanatos was covered in soot and there was a huge creator in the wall above were Thanatos was sitting.

Thanatos-**…** you…boy…

Thanatos passed out after that. Then Ash and his Poke'mon turned their attention to Pit who was still fighting Pandora. Pit shot a light arrow and Pandora, but she made a heart shaped crystal appear to reflect Pit's light arrow back at him.

Pandora- You'll have to try better than that, Pitty.

Ash- Use mega punch!

Suddenly, Mega Charizard smashed right through the crystal and decked Pandora in the face and knocked her to the wall.

Pandora- (Moan)

Pandora had two teeth knocked out, blood was dripping down the side of her, and it looked like Pandora's jaw was broken.

Pit- I could've taken her.

Ash- We're short for time. Besides, now we can deal with Medusa.

Medusa- I wouldn't be so sure about that, Poke'mon Trainer. In case you forgot, I still have your…

Medusa turned around and saw Meowth finishing picking the lock to the cage with his claw, freeing Serena, Clemont, and Dawn.

Pit- They didn't ditch us after all. Good on you, Team Rocket. I guess I owe you three an apology.

Palutena (telepathically to Pit)- It was sort of my idea. They might by silly most of the time, but they do have a thing for being sneaky. I told them to get to the cage and free Ash's friends during the chaos. But you are right, they're not really as bad as they keep claiming to be. And it's also the reason why Ash hasn't killed them yet.

Ash- She's actually right on that.

Medusa- You won't get away with that!

Medusa was about to attack Team Rocket and Ash's friend, but Medusa noticed something coming at her from behind.

Pikachu- CHU!

Medusa saw Pikachu's thunderbolt and one of Pit's light arrows being shot at her from behind, so she made a shield to block it just in time.

Pit- Sorry, but you'll have to deal with us now!

Ash- Team Rocket, get Clemont and the others to the hot air balloon, but no sneaky stuff!

James- We got it, twerp.

Jessie- But don't expect us to be all buddy-buddy. Once this mess is over, we're going back to being enemies.

Dawn- I don't want to leave my angel!

James- Sorry, but I don't think we want to stick around here!

Then Jessie, James, and Meowth grabbed Serena, Clemont, and Dawn and took them out of the room.

Medusa- How cute. That girl with the white hat has a crush on you, Pit.

Pit grunted under his breath a bit. Then Ash's Mega Charizard, Pikachu, Noivern, Talonflame, and Hawlucha gathered around Ash.

Ash- You shouldn't have captured my friends, Medusa! Now you have to deal with me and my Poke'mon!

Pit- You've lost, Medusa!

Medusa- Is that what you think? I'd beg to differ.

Suddenly, the ground began to shake like crazy as the Gems of the Lost Realm were shining super bright.

Medusa- You might've beaten my worthless lackeys and freed my hostages, but you failed to notice that I kept the resurrection ritual going the whole time. And now…arise Lord Satan!

Then a giant red coffin appeared on the stage and the lid just popped right off. Out of the coffin came some kind of black smoke and a small red light. The red light floated barely above the coffin and it slowly began taking the form of what looked like a man. This man had short dark hair, a black top hat, a black cape, a fiddle in his left hand, red eyes, and a pair of fangs like a vampire.

Medusa- Satan the Devil, I, Medusa Von Winkybunion, have summoned you to do my bidding! You must obey my will and mine alone!

Satan- (weakly) Hehehehehe…