HP: Padfoot's Next Great Adventure: Kanto
Clefairy And The Moon Stone
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Harry Potter in any shape or form. This is a non-profit fanfiction for reader's fun and enjoyment, who want to escape from the reality we call LIFE, for a while.
That night, the group found an area to make camp for the night. As the camp fire was going Ash was searching through his bag for something, Padfoot and Pikachu were eating their Poke food, and Brock was explaining to Ash and Misty the news of the Johto League's Elite Four.
"They haven't revealed to the public the identity of the Champion yet, but last week a special report was given on the news that, thanks to the new Champion agreeing to the position, the Kanto and Johto Regions can now have their own separate Champions, instead of sharing anymore," Brock explained while fixing their bowls with the stew he just whipped up.
"The Elite Four line up to face the Champion, whoever he or she is, are; Will, a Master Psychic-Type Trainer, who specializes in Psychic-type Pokémon (image: a man in his early twenties with purple hair, in formal clothes and a mask that covers his eyes).
"Former Kanto Gym Leader Koga from Fuchsia City, a Ninja Master, as well as a Master Poison-type Trainer, who utilizes Poison-type Pokémon (image: a man in his late thirties with graying teal hair, in ninja clothes, and wears a red scarf).
"Karen, a Master Dark-type Trainer, who prefers Dark-type Pokémon over any other (image: a woman in her mid-twenties with silvery-blue eyes and long hair, and wears a yellow shirt and high-heel shoes, and white knee-high pants).
"And finally, another former Kanto Gym Leader, Remus K. Giovanni from Viridian City, a Master Ground-type Trainer, who specializes in Ground-type Pokémon as well as using a Charizard," (image: a man in his early forties with black eyes and hair, and wears an all black formal suit, black over coat, and topped with a black fedora).
The 15 year old hands the two their bowls, Ash found what he was looking for and sat it down so he could eat. "He's the final member of the Elite Four a trainer has to defeat in order to face off against the Johto League's Champion," Brock finishes.
"Wow," Ash looked a little overwhelmed, as did Padfoot and Misty, at how much they had missed out on while in Viridian Forest. "So, Remus is an Elite Trainer now..."
"… and there's still no word from who the Johto Champion is yet," Misty finished.
"Yep, that's big buzz you guys missed last week," Brock stated, now sitting with his traveling companions. "So Ash," getting the boy's attention, "I have to ask, how were you able to make Pikachu's electric attack so strong that it bested my Geodude?"
After swallowing the last of his stew, Ash answered, "While we were in Viridian Forest, I wanted to increase Pikachu's electric output. So I thought, if Pikachu absorbed the electric attacks from both Padfoot and my Gyarados, then Pikachu's electric attacks would be stronger."
"Huh? You have a Gyarados?" Brock gasped.
Ash smiled, "Yep! My very first capture as a trainer!"
"Ar ar!" "Pikachu!" his Pokemon had proud smiles on their faces.
"And the electric attack Padfoot knows is Thunder Punch, and Thunderbolt from Gyarados," Ash supplied.
Once Brock got over his shock about the Gyarados, he spoke, "I think I see what you mean about increasing Pikachu's power by using your other Pokemon to help. That's a good strategy."
"Thanks Brock."
"Now what kind of Pokemon is Padfoot? I have to admit that I've never heard of that Pokémon before," the former gym leader asked.
"I have to admit that I've never heard of a Riolu before either," Misty inputs.
"A Riolu?" Brock questions.
"Well," Ash pulls out a card from his bag and hands it over to Brock and Misty, "here."
Once they have read the info on the card about Riolu's and aura, they gave the card back to Ash.
"Brock," Ash called, "you faced the other trainers that came from Pallet right?" Brock nodded. "Well, how did a trainer by the name of Draco Hawthorn do?" he asked excitedly.
"Ar! Rah Urah?" Padfoot, wanting to know just as much as Ash did, barked: Yeah, how was he?
Brock asked, "You know him?"
Ash and Padfoot nodded.
Brock smiled and said, "Well, he did real good against me. Like you, he came to the gym and challenged me. Like you, he used his starter Pokemon, a Charmander, against my Onix. He won and beat my Geodude with a Seadra, and I believe he had a male Nidoran on him."
"He had a Seadra/Urah!" Both Ash and Padfoot exclaimed.
At Brock's nod, both boy and Pokemon looked at each other and wondered, "How in the world did he get his hands on a Seadra?" "Ar urah?" Padfoot crossed his arms in thought, unsure himself.
While the two were wondering how their friend had caught a Seadra near Pewter City, Misty explained to Brock what Samurai and Ash said about Draco. Needless to say, Brock was impressed.
'These Pallet Town trainers are something else,' he thought.
Ash called to everyone that they need to get an early start in the morning. So, with that said the group bid each other good night and went to sleep.
The next day the group set off once a again heading east of Pewter City. Ash was now using his roller blades his grandfather had packed for him, as he let Brock borrow his bike. While Brock and Misty rode on the bicycles following the Pallet Town trainer, Ash skated along the path, with Pikachu riding on his shoulder and Padfoot running along beside him.
Padfoot had his orange backpack strapped to his back, still carrying around his three Pewter City stones inside. Ash was glad he bought those stones. Misty just didn't know how picky Padfoot can be about such stuff. Sure there were plenty of stones in the forest he could have took, but to Padfoot, those stones didn't feel or smell right to the masked jackal. If Padfoot likes the way something feels or smells to him, he'll let you know.
Like he did with his three stones. The reason he brought them to Ash, was to get Ash's approval on the weight of the stones. Padfoot knew Ash wouldn't buy them if he thought they were too heavy for the shiny Pokemon. So, the bipedal, canine had to compromise with himself, chose the three he knew he liked the most, and make sure that he could handle the weight. And that's that.
Ash felt Padfoot's happiness at being able to train while traveling. After all, running with heavy stones on your back, and trying to keep up with your trainer was good exercise for the leg muscles. And once Padfoot takes off the backpack, he be a little faster than he was earlier. That was what Padfoot and Ash are aiming for during their travels. Increasing Padfoot's speed.
They stopped for lunch at noon, sat around for about an hour, then set off again, this time on foot. Their path leading them to Mt. Moon.
As the Ash, Padfoot, Misty, and Brock were hiking up the trail that led to the mountain, Pikachu was snoozing on Ash's backpack, behind Ash's head.
Padfoot decided to ignore the electric-type for the time being.
Misty said, "Mt. Moon. Doesn't the name sound romantic?"
Brock added, "People say that a huge meteor crashed into the mountain back in prehistoric times."
"A meteor." Ash said in wonder.
"Is it really true?" asked Misty.
"The meteor is called the Moon Stone," Brock said.
Misty smiles, "Oh! now that's romantic!"
Just then a yell was heard and it woke Pikachu. "Look over there!" Ash says, and the group run towards the sound. When they got there, they are alarmed to see a man being attacked by a flock of Zubat.
"It's a bunch of Zubat!" Ash said.
"And their attacking that guy!" Misty pointed out.
Ash pulled out his Pokedex, "Dexter analyze."
Ping. Zubat: Blind Pokemon with supersonic powers. Zubat live in caves and hate to fly outside in daylight.
"Well not these Zubat, obviously," Ash says, looking at the flying poison types.
"Ar ar, rah." Padfoot nodded in agreement.
"This is no time for jokes," Misty yells at Ash, making him and Padfoot flinch from her. "That guy needs our help!"
"Then why are you just standing there and not helping, huh?" Ash looked at her, eyebrow raised, and Padfoot's arms crossed over his chest, looking at Misty with a dead pan look, at her unjustified temper.
These actions made Misty stop herself and blush at being called out, at not doing anything herself.
Ash turned from the red head and said, "But you are right about the joking around bit, I'm sorry."
He then turned to the cowering man, "Pikachu! Thunder Shock!"
Pikachu jumped off Ash's head.
"Pi," as Pikachu started storing his electricity, the man was able to get a glimpse at Ash, Padfoot, and Pikachu before Pikachu unleashed its' attack, "Pika... Chuuuu!"
Pikachu zapped the Zubats and made them retreat back into the cave, but the man was also zapped as well.
"Ow, ow oohh!" the man on the ground groaned.
"Are you ok?" Ash came over and asked with his Pokemon.
The man was back on his feet in a heart beat scaring Ash and his Pokemon.
"You guys are the greatest!" the man stated, tears running down his face, as he hugged Ash with Pikachu sandwiched in between them.
Padfoot managed to avoid be captured in the hug, and sweat drop at the strange man suffocating his brother and teammate. Misty and Brock looked on in confusion.
Ash muffled, "Really, it was nothing!" could barely be heard.
"I'm talking super fantabulistic! I'm talking two thumps up! Way up! The best rescue I've ever had!" The man says, still squeezing Ash and Pikachu.
Pikachu, not liked being squished in the middle, let a Thunder Shock. Shocking the man and consequently Ash as well. Padfoot watched as the man fell down, but was right back up again, like nothing ever happened. This made the former wizard scratch the back of his head in confusion.
"They say man's best friend is a Pokémon and with you two(Ash & Pikachu) I believe it," the man said fixing his glasses.
Ash immediately felt a spike of anger, jealousy, hurt, and fear come through the bond he and Padfoot had, and knew Padfoot didn't like that analogy the strange man made. It certainly wasn't helping that Ash was holding Pikachu at the time as well. Ash had to make things clear right then.
"Oh, that's nice and all, but Padfoot here," he gestured for Padfoot to come over, which he did and stood by Ash's side proudly, Ash put his hand on Padfoot's head, "is my best friend for 4 years now. Pikachu here," he gestured Pikachu he was holding, "is my starter Pokémon." he felt Padfoot's negative emotions fade away a bit.
"Oh really!" he adjusted his glasses again, looking at the shiny Pokemon, "I've never seen this Pokemon before. Oh! I'm to moved! Such friendship, I thought I'd never see. When the Zubat began attacking me. I thought I was done for when who should arrive, 3 heroes to whom I thank I'm alive. I'm ALIVE!" his echo being heard from the cliff in his own mind, and towards the mountains a distance away. "Thank you so much! Thank you!" he ended with tears facing away from them.
"He certainly doesn't look like the poetic type," Misty said.
Ash and his Pokémon sweat drop at this.
"Ar urah, rah rah, rah ar? Urah rah ar ar," Padfoot muttered: A bit of a nutter he is? Completely mental.
The former wizard nodded his head his head at the thought and frowned at the man.
The man got up form his knees and grabbed Ash's hands. "Did I mention how grateful I am?"
Ash looked uncomfortable at the man and asked, "Yeah um, why where the Zubat attacking you Mr...?"
"Ar ar rah, urah rah urah," Padfoot muttered: Probably annoyed them as well.
Only to get lightly kicked by Ash's leg. He looks up and see Ash giving him the look.
"Padfoot be nice," he said to his brother.
"Ar?" Padfoot, innocently and smiling at Ash, barked: What?
The man gasped at the 'Mr.' part, "Never call me Mr.! My names Seimore! Seimore the Scientist! Knowledge! Research! I'm Seimore the Scientist!"
The gang looked on with sweat drops.
"Ar a..fffmm!" Padfoot started, but Ash quickly put his hand over the canine's mouth.
Seimore then led the gang through the cave. "You see? The cave is all lit up inside. Somebody has strung these lights through the whole cave, but the Pokémon in this cave need the dark. These lights are up setting them and are making them confused."
"Which is probably why the Zubat left the cave and attacked you," Brock concluded.
"Look here," Seimore pointed out, "these Paras are planting their mushrooms everywhere, and the hot lights are drying up these Sandshrew."
Padfoot and Pikachu whined at the state the cave Pokémon were in. "That's why I'm here. On patrol to protect the mountain from the trouble makers attack against these caves," Seimore finished.
"Trouble makers," asked Misty, "why attack a cave?"
Seimore stops and turns to the group. "I'm afraid it's because of the Moon Stone."
The gang stopped and Ash asked, "The Moon Stone?"
"Ar rah?" Padfoot, tilting his head, barked: What's that?
Seimore answered, "Exactly," then he smiled, "The Moon Stone is an awesome boulder, a million years old or even older. Deep in these caves the meteor hides. Though no explorer has found the place, of the legendary rock from space.
"We studied its fragments for many an hour, and discovers it increases a Pokémon's power. And that's why the attackers are here, they've come to take the Moon Stone or so I fear." Seimore now looked worried.
Ash and the gang watched the scientists antics, Padfoot and Pikachu glanced at each other and shrugged their shoulders, then turned back to the weird human.
"The Moon Stone..." Ash wondered out loud, Padfoot frowned at this.
"Ever since I was a little boy, I believed Pokémon came from outer space," Seimore stated.
"From outer space?!" Misty and Brock repeated in surprise.
Ash and Padfoot, on the other hand, both looked at Seimore as if he truly did hit his head on too many Moon Stones.
"Yes! And where you ask is the space craft that brought them to earth, in this cave... it's the Moon Stone!"
Misty, skeptically, said, "It sure is an original theory."
"But don't you see, it means the Moon Stone belongs to the Pokémon! We humans must not take it from them!" he then looks over at Ash, who flinched at Seimore's gaze directed at him, "You agree with me don't you?" he asked Ash, after grabbing the boys hands.
Brock, Misty, and Pikachu a sweat-drops on their faces at this. Padfoot looked about ready to karate chop the weirdo scientist.
Ash stared into Seimore's eyes and contemplated whether or not to agree with Seimore's theory, or call him a complete nutter, like Padfoot thought earlier of the guy. Luckily he didn't have to answer.
"Clefairy, clefairy, clefairy," a light pink Pokémon jumped by the group holding what looks like a stone. They all turned as one to the passing by Pokémon.
"Ah!" Seimore exclaimed.
"That looks like a Clefairy," Brock observed, as it continued to hop around.
Misty gasped in awe, "Awe it's so cute," she had light blush on her cheeks.
Ash began to scan the Pokémon.
Ping. Clefairy. This impish Pokémon is friendly and peaceful. It is believed to live inside of Mt. Moon. Although very few have been seen by humans.
"Ah! I've got to catch it," Ash exclaimed, excitedly enlarging a Poke ball.
"Ah, you can't," Seimore quickly grabbed Ash by the arm, allowing the wild Clefairy to escape.
Ash looked dejected, and turned towards Seimore for an explanation. "Sorry, but it's best if you just let it stay here. I hope you understand?"
Ash looked the scientist in the eye, then nodded, "Sure, Seimore, I understand."
Just then Clefairy voice was heard from the tunnel it just took. The gang ran into the tunnel to see what the matter was. Upon arriving in the tunnel, they spotted a familiar feline Pokemon.
"It's, Meowth!" Ash identified.
"Meowth! What are you ding here?" the surprised cat asked.
"Looking for trouble makers like you!" Ash responded.
"Urah, ar ar," Padfoot motioned for Pikachu to see to Clefairy.
Pikachu nodded and ran over to the pink Pokemon. "Pika?" it asked Clefairy was it alright.
"Clefairy?" it asked if Pikachu was friend.
Pikachu nodded, "Pikachu."
"Clefairy," it responded in relief and nodded.
"So, Team Rocket is causing all of the trouble around here, what a surprise," Ash says.
"Ar ar ar." Padfoot agreed, trying to locate the other two with his limited aura senses.
"We've got to stop them, before they start anymore trouble," Brock suggested.
"Trouble," came a woman's voice. "Make that double," the voice belonging to a man. The gang looked up, and spotted the other two members.
{Cue the Music... Action!}
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all peoples within our nation."
"To denounce the evils of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light."
"Surrender now or prepare to fight."
"Meowth that's right."
{Annndddd... Cut!}
"They sure are show-offs," Seimore didn't look impressed.
"Don't you guys ever get tired of saying the same things over and over?" Ash asked tiredly.
"Ar," Padfoot nodded his head in agreement.
Jessie smirked wickedly at them. "You're just jealous, boy..."
"... because we won't let you join us," James finished.
"Why would I want join up with you three clowns?" he scratched the right side of his face with his index finger, raised eyebrow.
"Ar ar, urah?" Padfoot, crossing his arms, supporting his brother's question, barked: Yeah, why would he?
"You put the lights in this cave," Brock accused. "It's your fault the Pokémon who live here are so confused."
Jessie and James continues to smirk, "What a shame." "How will we ever forgive ourselves?" rhetorically, asking.
"We want to get our hands on the Moon Stone, so we can power up our Pokémon with it," Meowth supplied the reason.
"With the Moon Stone in our hands, nothing will stop us," Jessie said.
"We won't let you get away with it," Ash told the three villains, as Padfoot slipped off his backpack, preparing for the fight that is to ensure.
"You want a rock," Brock pointed around them. "Take one of these, then get lost!"
"Get lost, how rude," Jessie said insulted.
"Let's teach him manners," James replied.
They threw down their digging equipment.
Ash and Brock grabbed a Poke ball each. "Keep an eye on Seimore and Clefairy." Ash whispered Misty. "Make a run for it when you get the chance."
Misty nodded. "Right."
Then Jessie & James jumped and said in unison, "Ready or not," they threw their Poké Balls, "Ekans/Koffing."
Ash and Brock threw theirs as well. "Pidgeotto! I choose you!" "Here we go!"
As Jessie and James landed, Ekans and Koffing emerged from their Poké Balls. "Ekanssss/Koffing!"
As well as, Ash and Brock's Pokemon. "Pidgeooo!"
Brock's Pokemon turned out to be... a Zubat!
"A Zubat?" "Urah?" both boy and Riolu were surprised.
"I captured it, just before we entered the cave," Brock said with a smile.
Ash slumped and Padfoot smacked his own forehead. "Ah, I should have caught one."
"Ar ar, rah ar urah," Padfoot muttered angrily: It's that idiot scientists' fault.
"Koffing, Smog Attack!"
"Koffing," the poison-type exhaled a dark green cloud towards the two flying-types.
"Pidgeotto, Whirlwind now!" Ash called out.
"Zubat, Double Team with Pidgeotto!" Brock followed it up.
And the two flying-types flapped their wings rapidly, pushing back the Smog towards Jessie & James' way.
"What's this?" James exclaimed, as he and Jessie's view was blocked.
Ash and Brock grinned, "Not too bad!" Ash said.
"Hurry, now's our chance," Misty pushed Seimore down the tunnel, not noticing a certain talking cat sneaking off after them.
"Pidgeotto, Wing Attack!" Ash ordered.
Ekans came in fast, in an attempt to use Bite on Pidgeotto...
SLAP!
Only to get slapped to the right by a strong right Wing Attack, courtesy of Pidgeotto, sending the snake flying into its fellow poison-type, that tried to tackle Zubat. The two went down after colliding.
"Hey, thanks Ash," Brock thanked.
"Sure no prob."
Zubat screeched its thanks Pidgeotto for the save as well, and Pidgeotto nodded to its flying partner.
"Zubat, go Supersonic!" Zubat let out a frequency that can't be heard by human ears, but Pokemon can. This made both poison-types so confused that they started attacking each other.
"Ah, oh no!" James cried out in fear.
"Ekans, Koffing?" "What's the matter with you weaklings?" Jessie and James called out, respectively.
"Ekans and Koffing are getting confused," Brock said to Ash.
"Pidgeotto, use Whirlwind now! Blow them all the way out of the cave!" Ash called out to his feathered friend.
"Pidge, ge ge ge ge ge!" the flying-type flapped his wings hard so hard that it literally knocked Ekans and Koffing into the masters, sending them flying into the dark parts of the cave.
"It's time Team Rocket blasted off..." "You may have won this round, but we'll be back!" James and Jessie shouted, fading out of sight.
"We did it, yeah!" Ash exclaimed, excitedly and bumped his arm with Brock's.
"Excellent team work," Brock commented, then both looked confused.
Ash asked, "Hey, wait a minute, aren't we forgetting something?" "Yeah something's missing..." then it them both, "Ah! Where's Meowth!"
"Pikapi!" Pikachu got Ash and Brock's attention. "Pika," and pointed to the orange backpack lying on the ground.
"Oh! Padfoot's gone after them!" Ash picked up the pack.
"Let's go after them, Ash."
"Right!"
"Clefairy, clefairy," the Clefairy jumped out of the hole.
"Oh no," Misty said, "Clefairy's running away!"
Clefairy continues its way up the rocky mountain. Misty and Seimore tried to climb up after it. "Clefairy, come back," Seimore calls after it. They climbed a bit higher and heard Clefairy's cry.
"Clefairy!" Misty shouted at seeing the pink Pokémon fall straight into Misty, who collided with Seimore, and all three fell into the stream below them.
Once they got their bearings, Meowth lands on a rock nearby. "Alright, give me that Moon Stone," he then shows his sharp claws.
Seimore, nervously, tried to placate the cat, "Meowth, I'm sure we can be reasonable about this."
"No, we can't," Meowth jumps at them... and was intercepted by Padfoot in mid-air.
"Meowth!?" the Scratch Cat Pokemon shocked to see the shiny Riolu.
Padfoot grabbed hold the cat with both paws. He pulled him in, did a 180 degree spin, while in mid-air, and threw Meowth further straight up into the sky. Padfoot touched down on the rock Meowth previously vacated.
"Thanks Padfoot!" Misty said.
Padfoot saluted her.
"I'll take it from here. Go, Staryu!" she called out. Staryu materialized in the water. "Water Gun, now!"
The starfish Pokemon aimed its attack at the, now falling Meowth's opened mouth, filling him up like a balloon. And like a balloon, Meowth went shooting out of sight, spewing water from his mouth.
Both Meowth and Padfoot waved at the flying cat.
"Bye Meowth! Have a nice drip!" Misty says.
Padfoot stops waving and looks at Misty, a sweat-drop appeared on the back of his head.
"Clefairy," Clefairy looking in wonder at the fading cat, standing on the rock beside Padfoot, still holding the Moon Stone.
"Staryu, return," she returned her Pokemon, not seeing Padfoot's look.
Ash, Pikachu, and Brock came running down a path towards them.
"Hey!" Ash called out. "Is everybody alright?"
"We won't be bothered by Meowth anymore, thanks to Padfoot and Misty the Mighty!" Misty said with a smirk.
Padfoot sighed and just shrugged his shoulders.
The gang hung around the area and rested. Hours later it was sunset. Misty was sitting on a rock, Padfoot and Pikachu were talking to Clefairy. Pidgeotto was out with Ash, and Seimore watching Brock feeding his Zubat.
"What's that?" Ash asked Brock.
"This is Pokemon food," Brock answered. "made from my own secret recipe. The ingredients are specially blended for each Pokémon."
"Hmm. Here, try this Pidgeotto," he offered to the flying-type.
Pidgeotto took it in his talon and pecked at the pellet-like food.
Ash asks, "How's it taste?"
"Pidgeoo," the bird responded, nodded and went back to pecking at it.
"I've been developing it for years, I keep improving on the recipe. I'll make a batch for Padfoot and Pikachu," the 15 year old says, still feeding his Zubat.
"I'll try some," Seimore took one and popped it into his mouth and chewed. "Mmm, hmm, mmm, not bad," while chewing he said.
"Really?" Ash sweat-drops at Seimore eating one.
"Well," Ash turned to Brock, who was speaking, "you might not like it, but the Pokémon sure do."
"Ar ar, rah ar." Padfoot smiled politely.
"Pi chu." Pikachu said encouragingly
"Clefairy, clefairy." Clefairy replied.
"Pika, Pikachu?" "Urah?" both asked what Clefairy meant.
"Clefairy," it elaborated for the two.
"Pika/Urah!" they understood.
"It seems like their becoming friends, I wonder what their talking about," Ash commented.
"Can't you find out by just listening to what Padfoot is saying, like you normally do?" Misty asked.
"It doesn't work that way," Ash tried to explain. "I can only tell what Padfoot is feeling, per say, on an emotional level. I know, it comes across to others watching us as talking, but it's really us sending our feelings to each other. We communicate our feelings and thoughts to one another."
"Empathy," Brock stated.
"Empathy?" Misty and Seimore asked.
"Yeah, it's the only thing that comes to mind," Brock said, "Ash can sense Padfoot's feelings, and follow his thought patterns, accurately enough, to know what Padfoot is trying to convey to Ash," Brock looked to Ash. "You probably never noticed, because you have been with Padfoot for so long, it became second nature for you to understand him."
"My, my, that is amazing... in theory, of course," Seimore adjusted his glasses.
Padfoot, Pikachu, and Clefairy stood up. "Pikapi." "Clefairy." Padfoot adjusting his backpack.
"Huh, what's up guys?" Ash asked.
The Pokémon moved to leave, Ash the others following.
It was dark out, but thanks to the full moon the gang could see as they made their way up the mountain, following the three running Pokemon.
"Padfoot, Pikachu. Where on earth are you two taking us?" Ash called to his Pokemon.
The three hopped over a bush to stare at another cave entrance. They waited for the humans to catch up. Too bad the only one of the four humans following, that could keep up with them, that was physically fit was Ash.
He was there a moment later. "It's another cave."
...
The gang followed Clefairy, into the cave, through the different tunnels, unto they finally came upon a hidden chamber. The 4 humans gasped in awe. The chamber had a huge opening in the ceiling where the moon was shone, and in the middle of the chamber was the biggest Moon Stone they have ever seen. As the full moon hit it with its rays the Moon Stone sparkled.
"It's core of the Moon Stone." Seimore said.
"This feels like a dream!" Misty said smiling.
"So the Moon Stone Legend is true." Brock said in wonder.
"Hey look," Ash pointed, and everyone looked, "Clefairy is doing something."
Clefairy set the Moon Stone, its been carrying, with the other Moon Stone Fragments around the hue Moon Stone.
Once Clefairy set it down, all the smaller Moon Stone fragments started to glow, then the big Moon Stone began to glow. That drew the other Clefairy from hiding. All gathering to the large Moon Stone.
"There's so many of them," Misty said in amazement.
Then one Clefairy came over. "Clefairy, fairy, fairy, clefairy," it said and bowed.
"Heh, I think it's saying hello, right Padfoot?" Ash asked his brother.
The other humans looked to the green-eyed Riolu, and smiled when he nodded to Ash's question.
"Well, that's a relief." Brock said.
"Oh, look at them!" Misty said excitedly.
They looked and saw the Clefairy jumping and spinning around the Moon Stones, chanting there names.
"Amazing," Seimore observed in excitement. "These Clefairy formed their own society. This is an incredible sight."
"Ar ar?" "Pika, pika?" the two asked the Clefairy that led them there.
"Clefairy, clefair, clefairy!" it told them excitedly.
"Urah!" "Pika, Pikachu!" both were amazed at what they were told.
Ash, feeling the understanding coming through their bond, walked over to Padfoot and knelt down.
"Hey Padfoot," the Riolu looked to his brother, "what's Clefairy been telling you and Pikachu anyway, huh?"
Padfoot put up his right paw into a fist, and bumped it with Ash. A few seconds later, Ash smiled. "Oh! So that's what this is about."
"What, Ash?" asked Misty.
"Yeah, what did Padfoot tell you?" Brock questioned.
"You understand that, just from bumping fists?" Seimore, skeptically asked.
"Of course I do, he's my brother after all." he said it, with a bit of annoyance in his voice. Seimore seemed to not notice, but Misty and Brock did. "Padfoot said the Clefairy pray to the Moon Stone."
Seimore turns away from the boy to look back a the large Moon Stone. "Is it because the Moon Stone fell from the heavens?"
"Then maybe the legends are true." Misty said. "Maybe the Moonstone really did come from space!"
"Yeah, it's possible," Ash commented.
"Of course!" Seimore spun around in excitement, causing the 4 humans, Padfoot and Pikachu to look at him, "It all makes since now!"
"What does?" "Ar ar?" boy and Pokemon asked.
"Outer Space!" Seimore exclaimed. "Pokémon, and the human race, will ride the Moon Stone into space! First to the moon, then to mars, then together to the stars!"
"Stars!" a familiar voice echoed from behind them. They turned and spotted Team Rocket again. "That's our cue," said Meowth.
"You guys sure don't know when to quit, do ya?" Ash asked tiredly at the three, Padfoot growling at them, and Misty sticking out her tongue at them.
"You three keep away from the Moon Stone or else!" Seimore said bravely.
"Pika?" "Clefairy!" Pikachu in confusion, Clefairy in worry.
"Or else?" James asked amused. "I think we've been threatened." Jessie sneered.
"T-the Moon Stone belongs to the Clefairy," his legs shaking in fear, making a shaking sound, "not to you trouble makers. L-leave this cave at o-once."
"What's that unusual sound?" "His knees are shaking." "Sounds like a wimp." Jessie, James, and Meowth said, respectively.
Seimore then charges them, to the surprise of the gang. " I'll show you!"
"No Seimore!" "Rah!" Ash and Padfoot tried to stop him but was too late.
Seimore ran yelling and eyes closed... and Meowth tripped him. "Ha! Did you have a nice trip?"
Seimore got to his knees to realize something's missing. "My glasses. I can't see a thing." and he started crawling along the ground to find them.
Misty, in pity, said, "Oh, Seimore."
"That wasn't fair," he said in anger, Padfoot growling got louder at what Meowth did.
"All's fair in a Pokemon match boy." "Enough talk!" Jessie and James prepared to unleash their Pokémon.
"I agree, let's go Gyarados!" "Onix, let's go!" Ash and Brock throw their Poke balls.
"Koffing/Ekans!" the Poison-types sounded off.
Gyarados and Onix appeared together with twin roars. Their presence scared the Clefairy, and made Ekans and Koffing sweat-drop.
Gyarados and Onix looked at each other for a moment, nodded, then turned back to their enemies. Padfoot and Pikachu, want in on the action too, hopped on top of the two large serpents.
Padfoot on top of Gyarados, punching his right fist into his open left paw. "Ar ar, rah!" he barked: Bring, it on!
Pikachu on top of Onix, sparks crackling from his cheeks. "Pika Chu!" he said: Come on, then!
Jessie sneered at them. "Let's show them that size doesn't matter, Ekans underground!"
"Koffing, Smokescreen!" James ordered.
"Ekans!" the purple and yellow snake dived underground.
Koffing released Smokescreen, covering everybody's view. The 4 Pokemon couldn't see, and neither Ash or Brock.
"Cough cough, cough cough, we need to get rid of this smoke," Ash said reaching for Pidgeotto's Poké ball.
"I'll, cough cough, take care of this Ash!" Misty voice cried out, "Butterfree, I choose you!" she calls out her bug/flying-type.
"Freee!" Butterfree sounded off his entry.
"Butterfree! Whirlwind the smoke, quick!" Butterfree flapped his wings hard, blowing the smoke away at Misty's command.
Once the smoke was gone, so was the large Moonstone, and Team Rocket.
"Ah, the Moon Stone is gone!" Ash exclaimed. The gang see a giant Moon Stone size hole where the Moonstone was previously at.
"Team Rocket stole it," Misty stated.
"The match was just a trick so they could sneak away with it," Ash surmised.
"Alright Onix, follow them underground," Brock told it, and Onix used Dig to go after them.
"You two go with him, Padfoot and Gyarados!" Ash commanded.
Padfoot gave a salute and Gyarados gave a sharp nod to Ash, then followed after Onix through the hole the Rock Snake had just made.
"There's still a chance to catch them." Ash said, as the gang ran, or flew in Butterfree's case, out the entrance to catch the three criminals.
"Ah, hahahahahahahaha!" Team Rocket laughed as they were sliding down the mountain with the big Moon Stone tide by ropes to a log raft.
"Nice guys always..." "... finished last!" "We just went from worst, to first, ha!" Jessie, James, and Meowth respectively gloated.
Just then, Onix burst from the ground in their path. The three screamed in fright, and rammed right into Onix's rocky hide, stopping their escape. Onix then pulled himself out of the hole, Padfoot and Gyarados came out next, the little jackal still on top of Gyarados' head.
Ash, Misty, and Brock were arriving to the scene. Misty having returned her Butterfree to its Poké Ball.
"Got them!" Ash stated.
"Nice work Onix, grab them now!" Brock called out.
As Onix charged the three downed villains, James counter-attacked.
"Koffing, Counter!"
Koffing moved to intercept the rock snake... but Koffing was intercepted by a speedy, yellow and black Riolu.
Padfoot used Quick Attack to jump from Gyarados to Onix's head, and straight at Koffing Thunder Punch ready to strike. Once he was close enough, he stuck the poison-type perfectly. Sending it flying into the ground, bouncing off the ground, right into the Moon Stone, and falling back to the ground at the same time Padfoot touched down on the ground.
"Ah!" James was wide eyed and open mouthed shocked at what had just happened to his Pokémon.
"Thanks Padfoot, for coming to Onix's aide." Brock thanked the Riolu.
Misty, Ash, and Pikachu smiling at the shiny Riolu. Onix rumbled his thanks. Gyarados nodding his head in approval, then he and Onix proceeded to surround the thieves to prevent their escape.
"We now have... hey look!" Ash pointed to the hole Onix made. There was somebody in it.
"It's Seimore!" Misty said in surprise. The scientist spotted them, and the Clefairy group from before came out of the hole.
They all jumped in front of Team Rocket and in the center of a Gyarados/Onix ring.
"Meowth, what's going on?" the cat asked, a little freaked out.
"Clefairy clefairy! Clefairy, clefairy, clefairy," the Clefairy had their pointy claw, on both hands, in the air, and started waving them left to right repeatedly, chanting their name.
"What are they doing?" asked Jessie.
"Waving their fingers," James said.
Then Team Rocket started rocking in sync with the Clefairy's fingers.
"This way and that way, this way and that way," Meowth repeated.
They weren't the only ones following the Clefairy's rhythm. Seimore, Onix, Gyarados, and Padfoot also moving with the Clefairy's, as well as Misty, Ash, Pikachu, and Brock.
"I'm getting dizzy." Misty said.
"This is an attack the Clefairy use, called the Metronome." Seimore said while rocking, "I've never seen a Clefairy use the Metronome before, who knows what will happen."
Then they stopped. "Clefairy!" and all the Clefairy lit up.
Padfoot's preservation instincts kicked in overtime, and the shiny Riolu performed Quick Attack to hop over Onix's body and another Quick Attack to get a safe distance from the blast radius, and found cover be hind a tree. Just in time too. An explosion happened. That sent the Clefairy's flying a few feet into the air.
"Well it looks like Team Rocket is..." "blasting off again!" "That was the Metronome!" Jessie, James, and Meowth respectively groaned while flying through the night sky. "I give it two thumbs down!" "Me too!" "Meowth three!" Ding.
Padfoot sweat-dropped at the sight of a large chasm in place of the big Moonstone. It blew up because of the Metronome. He returned to Ash's side to see how big the size of the hole was.
Ash looking at the hole. "Wow!"
"Ar ar rah," Padfoot, in awe as well, barked: You said it.
Just then tiny fragments of the large Moon Stone fell slowly to the earth.
"The Moon Stone," Seimore looked up at the falling fragments.
A few toughing the Clefairy's, evolving them into Clefable.
"The Clefairy are..." "... evolving." Brock and Misty said.
Ash brought out his Pokedex.
Ping. Clefable. An advanced form of Clefairy. These unique creatures are among the rarest Pokémon in the world.
The power of the Moon Stone did this!" Seimore said with astonishment.
The Clefairy and Clefable continued to greet each other.
Not long after that, the gang found themselves back in the cave, instead of a huge Moon Stone, they had a pile of Moonstones they were praying to.
"I've decided to live here with the Clefairy," Seimore said unexpectedly, shocking the gang.
"Huh?" they all said.
"It's been my life's dream to find the Moon Stone, and some day I will travel to stars with the Clefairy," Seimore explains.
"Wow!" Misty said.
"When you do visit outer space, I hope you'll remember to send us a postcard," Brock told the scientist.
Padfoot just rolled his eyes at Seimore, and would have said something smartaleck, if Ash wasn't currently holding his tail prisoner in his right hand. Ash wouldn't let him slide this time, so he kept quiet.
They looked back when a Clefairy came to them and offered Ash a Moon Stone.
"For me?" the Clefairy nodded. "Well, thank you."
"It must be for helping them." Brock speculated.
"I concur with that." Seimore agreed.
"So long Seimore," Ash waved the following morning as they left Mt. Moon. "Good-bye Clefairy."
"Good-bye Ash!" Seimore hollered back from the mountain. "Good-bye Padfoot and Pikachu. And thank you all."
Ash asked his friends as they walked down the path, skeptically, "Do you really think Pokémon really came to earth from outer space?"
"It's fun to imagine they did," Misty answered.
...
Later, the gang came to a fork in the road. There was a sign that read CERULEAN CITY and an arrow pointing right.
"This road leads to Cerulean City," Brock read aloud, "well I guess we're heading the right way."
Misty didn't look too happy, and Padfoot turned his head to look at her. As he felt her positive feelings suddenly take a nose dive.
"And there's something else scribbled here," Brock said.
"Yeah well, they say some kids like to write silly notes on these signs," Ash said, and Padfoot left Misty to see what the kid note said, "what's it say?" Ash looked and he and Padfoot were both instantly angered.
GARY WAS HERE!
ASH IS A LOSER!
P.S. SO IS HIS HOUSE PET, DOGGY!
Ash and Padfoot growled at the message.
"Ahhh, that Gary, WE'LL SHOW YOU!" Ash shouts aloud.
"RAH RAH, URAH!" Padfoot, in anger, hollers/barks: HE'S SO DEAD!
Ash turns to Padfoot and says, "Come on Padfoot, we have to get moving!"
"Ar ar!" he barks back: You bet!
They both took off down the road towards Cerulean City.
"What's the hurry?" Misty calls out to them.
"One minute he's mature, the next he isn't. He'll never learn," Brock says
"Cha, pika pika," Pikachu sighs, and scratches his head, at his two teammates.
To Be Continued. . .
There you go another chapter done hope you all enjoyed it.
Ash's Current Pokemon Team: (9 limit)
Shiny Riolu: (M) Name: Padfoot/Harry Potter
Egg Move: Detect
Moves: Copycat, Force Palm, Quick Attack, Agility, Double Team
Move Tutor: Thunder Punch
Pikachu: (M)
Moves: Quick Attack, Thunder Shock, Thunderbolt
Gyarados: (M)
Moves: Tackle, Bite, Dragon Rage, Thunderbolt, Roar
Pidgeotto: (M)
Moves: Tackle, Gust, Wing Attack, Whirlwind
Misty's Current Pokemon Team:
Goldeen: (F)
Moves: Agility, Horn Attack, Fury Attack
Starmie:
Moves: Tackle, Water Gun, Rapid Spin
Staryu:
Moves: Swift, Water Gun, Tackle
Butterfree: (M)
Moves: Sweet Scent, Tackle, Sleep Powder, Whirlwind
Brock's Current Team:
Onix: (M)
Moves: Tackle, Bind, Dig, Rock Throw
Geodude: (M)
Moves: Seismic Toss, Tackle, Dig
Zubat: (M)
Moves: Whirlwind, Supersonic, Wing Attack
Team Rocket's Pokemon:
James' Pokemon:
Koffing: (M)
Moves: Poison Gas, Sludge, Smog, Tackle
Jessie's Pokemon:
Ekans: (M)
Moves: Wrap, Dig, Bite
Meowth: (M)