"Mistress, master… you are going to be grandparents."
"Pbbt!" (*Cough, cough)
"Mistress are you alright?"
"Yes, I'll be fine, but I could have sworn you just said that you and Lopunny here were going to have a baby…"
"We did mom, isn't that wonderful?"
All life and emotion looks to be drained from mistress Gardevoir's face at the revelation.
Without provocation mistress disappears and pins Pikachu to the wall in a devastating choking hold.
"Mom what are you doing?!"
"I'm going to remove this piece of…gah!"
"Pikachu!"
Mistress in thrown to the ground paralyzed and Pikachu falls as well trying to fill his lungs with much needed air. Luxio lands in front of his brother prepared to defend should the needs arise.
"Mom just what has gotten into you?!"
"I should have never allowed the two of you to stay here…"
"But what are you talking about mom?"
"Darling stop!"
"No, this needs to be known. We did not take him from his world to ours just so he could knock up our daughter!"
"Pikachu what…"
Sigh… "We were hoping that after we started living here and our job was taken care of, we wouldn't have to worry about going back or even have to worry about going home."
"Pikachu?"
"Luxio?"
"Girls, there is something we need to tell the two of you…"
"What is it?"
"Well actually its two things, but anyways we are not from the Pokémon world nor are we even from this dimension…"
"What…"
"No…"
"But there is one other thing…"
"No!"
"Please sweetie, you need to hear this…"
"Please don't Pikachu, please don't leave me…"
"Leave you? Why would… no, we are never going to leave the two of you behind. Even if you have to crawl back here on our hands and knees.
"Pikachu…"
"Luxio…"
"But the other thing we need to say is that the two of us used to be not only human, but we also used to be of one mind and body…"
XXX
"No… I forbid you from saying anything more!"
"I think we have kept them in the dark long enough mistress…"
"What? What is going on?"
"The real reason why the two of us are here."
"You say anything, you will be no longer welcome in this house, not only that but you will lose your place of employment and will be banished from this island."
"I'd rather lose that, then lie anymore to those that I love."
"What… Pikachu what's going on?"
"Forgive me sweetie, but this must be said."
"What?"
"Luxio and I are not from this world, and to be honest we are not even from this dimension."
"STOP! You say one more word it's over!"
"Forgive me mistress, but I will not lie to the love of my lives any longer."
"What are you talking about Pikachu?"
"Luxio explain."
"Madam Ponyta this relates to both of us so it concerns you as well."
"But…"
"Luxio and I are not brothers in the sense that we have portrayed."
"Pikachu what do you mean, so you aren't brothers?"
"No, the two of us are one and the same. We used to be one singular human being."
"The two of you were human?"
"Yes, one human split into two."
"But how?"
"Honestly, the only thing we can think of, that caused this was the forced trip over here."
"Trip?"
"Yes, we can't exactly remember the details, but we do remember that mistress Gardevoir and master Alakazam had taken us from an accident in our world, just before we were taken and where placed in this one."
"So you two are of one mind?"
"When we got here, yes we were. After we met mistress the first time it was corrected, but not eliminated entirely. After that we were able to act independently, but we can still telepathically speak to one another."
"But why where you brought here."
"If I remember correctly it was to be some supposed hero's to this world."
"Apparently the legendary Pokémon known as Palkia is supposed to go primal in the sometime near future. We haven't felt anything, nor have we noticed anything out of the ordinary."
"But…"
"What is it my love?"
"What supposed to happen after he appears."
"To be honest darling we don't know. From the way your parents portrayed everything, it sounds like it would be a one-way trip."
"You mean?"
"Yes, the battle would probably end with us sacrificing ourselves to stop him."
"No…"
"We don't know anything for certain sweetie… for all we know Palkia my never even awaken in a primal rage…"
"And the exact opposite is true, he could wake up tomorrow just as we have predicted."
"And if he does we will do everything we can to stop him."
"Oh really, you think that a Pikachu and a Luxio can stop a fully unleashed Legendary Pokémon?"
"I don't think, I know we can."
"Really? Prove it. Right here right now."
"As you wish mistress… lets take this outside"
"Pikachu…"
"Its alright my honey bunny, the two of us will prove we are strong enough to beat anything that should attempt to take those away from us that we care about."
"You mean it?"
"I wouldn't have said it if it wasn't true, and I know Luxio feels the same way."
"Yeah, I mean we are one in the same after all."
"So mistress, who is or opponent to prove to you we are ready?"
"Us."
"You mean…"
"Yes, the two of you versus the two of us."
"As you wish, but don't say we didn't warn you.
The four Pokémon step outside, and Lopunny and Madam Ponyta remain at the front door of the house.
"Alright, so all we have to do is feat the two of you in battle, correct?"
"Yes, that is all."
"Then lets get it on!"
"As you wish, darling."
The two look at each other and nod, the two connect their hands together and start to chant.
"(Lord of the universe hear our cry)"
"(Your servants call upon your name)"
"(Grant us the power to vanquish our foes)"
"(Our glorious master and creator)"
"(Grant us your power!)"
"(Lord Arceus)"
The two Pokémon disappear into a globe on white light.
"Gah!"
The two globes explode revealing two completely different Pokémon.
"No…"
"And here we thought those were your final evolutions…"
"Well that's where you thought wrong, now prepare for your defeat!"
"Luxio follow my lead."
"Right."
The four stare each other down until a twirl of leaves blow past.
And in the blink of an eye, Pikachu and Luxio have disappeared.
"What? Where did? Above? No. They are beneath us, Psychic!"
"Damn, they are fast. We need to come up with a plan…"
"Consider it done."
"What did you have in mind?"
"We split them up. I'll take mistress, you take master."
"Wanting some payback?"
"You know it."
"Alright so what's the plan?"
"This! Nasty Plot!"
"What? Since when…"
"Trust me I haven't been slaking one bit since we went on assignment. I've trained myself every other hour of every day."
"So you have, what else do you have in mind?"
Pikachu goes over the plan telepathically with Luxio as Pikachu continues to dig underground.
"I think that should do it, but are you sure it will work?"
"Positive. And if not change it accordingly."
"Let's go!"
"To the surface!"
XXX
"Those two have been underground for quite some time, do you think they are scared?"
"No, Pikachu wouldn't run away from anything… he may not know this but every day at every chance he got, he was doing nothing but training."
"But, how?"
"Even while we are working in the shop, he is using his power to do better than he did before."
"What?"
"Yep, every time he cuts something he gets more and more precise in his attacks. He even uses his electricity to add a kick to our drinks."
"Does he…"
"So there is no way he will run away…"
Suddenly Pikachu pops slowly out of the ground just out of sight of mistress and master.
XXX
"And decoy is in place, move." Luxio whispers
Luxio nods and the two move quickly to their next point.
"Thunder…"
"Denied!"
"Before the attack can connect it is swat towards the ground and the substitute is destroyed."
XXX
"You will have to try better than that, Pikachu…"
"Then I will, thunder!"
Out of a hole on the other side of the plain a bolt of lightning is launched into the sky.
"Now."
"On it!"
Luxio charges out of the hole and charges master with a few attacks intending to separate the two.
"Go ahead my love I will take care of Luxio, you handle Pikachu."
"With pleasure."
Alakazam teleports to a different location and Luxio disappears and reappears out of a different hole.
"Meanwhile Pikachu, draws Gardevoir's attention."
"It's about time I settled this little issue you seem to have with me."
"What are you talking about, Pikachu. I have done nothing."
"Oh really, then how about when I evolved, or when I volunteered to watch over Buneary. All I wanted to do was make you proud. And all you did was treat me like trash."
"I wasn't the one that allowed you to watch over her, Alakazam was. If it would have been up to me you would have watched after her from afar. Never to come any closer than 10 yards."
"Do you really think that would work?"
"Yes."
"You disappoint me mistress. Even this battle is pointless…"
"Oh, then show me what you have learned since your arrival."
"Consider it already done, this entire conversation I have done nothing but distract you will I set up for my attack."
"Set up? Please all you have done is just stand there."
"Heh, then it really shows that my training has paid off. I'm moving faster than your eyes and your mind can follow."
"Really, prove it."
"Then watch as your so called psychic power is overwhelmed by my electric prowess."
"Please you look no stronger than you did five minutes ago."
"That's because I use stat boosters. Agility for speed; charge for defense, and power up; nasty plot for special boost; and rain dance for… well you know."
"But there is no rain you twit."
"Not yet there isn't. Rain dance!"
"No…"
"Honey bunny, you might want to cover your ears this is about to get a little scary."
"But…"
"Please sweetie, the last thing I need is you frightened right now. Tell you what… substitute!"
Another decoy pops into existence and Pikachu tosses it at her using his tail.
"If you feel frightened or scared just hug that for now. That way you won't feel alone."
"Thanks…"
"Now mistress… time for me to end this."
*thunder clap
"Eek!"
"Perfect… And now for my final piece of the puzzle… Thunder!"
"A large bolt of lightning is lobbed into the dark sky."
"You think filling the sky with electricity will defeat me?"
"No, but this will… quick attack!"
"Oh no you don't! Psychic!"
Mistress tries to stop the Pikachu, but he moves out of the way avoid all of her attacks completely.
Pikachu then begins to charge energy into his tail does a front flip into a backflip by using his tail as a springboard.
"Iron tail!"
"Hmph… pathetic… Protect!"
"Feint!"
The attack strikes Gardevoir pushing her back momentarily.
Meanwhile Pikachu, springs himself back into the air only this time high into the sky.
"Charge!"
"Please you think all your powers ups will matter when you can't even strike your target?"
"Oh then I guess I will have to try harder then."
'He's gonna try something, best remain on high alert'
"Charge!"
"Again?!"
"Heh…"
The sky begins to churn as it prepares to strike the island with its full force.
"Come on, give me all ya got!"
The sky drops a single powerful bolt of lightning onto the small electric mouse.
'Now!'
"Mistress!"
"Thief!"
"What?"
Luxio charges in and before mistress can react steals her orb.
"No!"
"Ha! Not so tough without your orb are you!"
"Now, take the full front of my training! Volt Tackle!"
"No way…"
"The glowing white orb that is Pikachu suddenly turns yellow and is dropping at high speed towards Gardevoir."
"Even without it I am still strong enough to stop you! Psychic!"
But upon unleashing her attack her control is broken instantly.
"Its too much…"
"Volt Tackle, over limit!"
Pikachu impacts Gardevoir just as Alakazam appear and protects Gardevoir from the assault using every barrier he can throw up.
"No, don't risk yourself for me!"
"We are a team and we will not lose as long as I draw breath."
"Then I guess we will have to even the odds then shall we?"
"No…"
"Luxio!"
"Right! Charge!"
Luxio charges himself up and one last bolt strikes him dead on.
Luxio is encased in a bright white light once again as his power is pushed beyond his limits.
"Luxio…"
"Luxray!"
"Just as I thought, now Luxray you know what to do!"
"Thanks brother now, it's your turn!"
Luxray turns around and looks at the girls.
"Ponyta darling, throw me the present in your bag please."
"Oh… sure!"
She does as requested, and lobs the stone towards her newly evolved mate.
"Perfect, Pikachu it's coming your way!"
Luxray redirects the stone with his tail towards Pikachu.
"No you don't!"
"Yes we do, Thunder bolt!"
"No…"
With you both occupied by our attack you can only watch as out victory is secured.
The stone hits Pikachu allowing his body to grow and change.
"Yes! I can feel the power flowing through me! Brother it's time we ended this!"
"Lets!"
"The two already powerful attacks, suddenly weaken before stopping."
"Why did they stop?"
"You two have secured your victory boys why did…"
"Deception is sometimes your greatest asset…"
"What…"
Before the two psychics can finish Raichu and Luxray pump them full of electricity knocking them out.
"and that's game, set, and match."
"Yeah, your plan went along perfectly, bro!"
"Yes it did, but I think we should really get these two to Lady Squirtle's clinic before they get injured any futher…"
"No need to boys…"
"Lady Squirtle!"
"We saw the fight, and were actually expecting the two of you to be the ones we picked up not the Mistress and Master."
"Well Milady, we had everything to lose and a whole lot more to gain."
"Well I must say the two of you battled masterfully."
"Is our strength and evolution proof enough for you mistress?"
"She can't hear…"
"Yes, you two have proved… yourselves…more than capable… especially since… you managed to defeat… both of us…"
"We will not fail you mistress."
"We know you won't. Just remember this…"
"What is it mistress?"
"You break their hearts and you will not live to see your future. I don't care what is going on at the time."
"Of course mistress."
XXX
After mistress and master are dropped off at the clinic, Luxray and Ponyta return to their home while Raichu and Lopunny return to their shop to finish up for the day.
Business goes well until they get a rather large unlikely customer…
"Woah…"
"Yes, can I order smoothie please?" a large shadow asks laying in front of the stand
"Sure what size and how big?"
"What size you have?"
Raichu goes through his routine lines detailing what they have while continuing to serve and fills orders for other customers.
"What picture for?"
"Oh that… that is for our little contest we have going on right now."
"Contest? Me like contest."
Raichu explains to him the details while still continuing to serve drinks.
"Okay. Me take biggest drink with all kinds of berries you have."
"Alright…" Raichu says with a sigh
Raichu calls back for Lopunny to take over while he begins to prepare.
Raichu steps out back and using his new found strength heaves the largest metal container they have.
"I knew I did the right thing by investing in this." Raichu mutters to himself as he taps the container he just set down
All the customers present, gawk and the size of the new smoothie container.
"Sweet Arceus! Just how many can that feed?"
"Well lets just say, that it should be able to fill up at least two Snorlax or just about every family on this island twice over."
"Wow…"
"Alright honey bunny let me get up top and then start throwing me the ingredients."
"Um…"
"I'll give you a hand bro."
"Ah Luxray, good timing and your help is much appreciated."
Luxray, steps into the back and brings out a cart full of berries.
"Is this the one?"
"Yep, now toss as many as you can until it's empty and continue that until I say."
"Sure."
"The customers just sit as watch as berry after berry is tossed sliced and dumped into the metal pit. After six carts full of berries, a hose is brought out and begins to fill the rest of it will milk."
After a few minutes…
"How much longer, I hungry."
"Just another few minutes. Just need to mix it."
"How do that?"
"Yeah bro, I don't see… oh I see what you got going."
"Good eye."
"Now as a pre-notion to everyone please do not try this at home!" Raichu says to all the customers present
After finishing his statement, Raichu leaps into the metal death trap and soon the occasional tap can be heard.
"Is he alright in there?"
"Yeah he's actually mixing the drink using a combination of quick attack and volt tackle."
"But how is he breathing?"
"He's not, see we have trained our bodies to last a short period of time without air. Although…"
Raichu emerges for a sec taking in a few deep breaths of air before disappear back to the bottom of the flask.
"We can't hold it forever. What he is doing now is showing just how long we have worked to be able to do this."
"Wow…"
After a few more moments Raichu emerges and pulls himself out of the drink panting.
He lets out a sigh of content before standing up.
"Alright Mr. Snorlax if you can finish this drink, berries and all, then it's on the house. Otherwise you will enter our…"
Every return customer present shudders a bit before Raichu finishes.
"Our wall of shame."
"Me no lose me win and make momma proud!"
"Go for it big guy, but remember you gotta finish it. Berries and all, if one berry remains and/or you blow chunks it's over."
The Snorlax nods, before picking up the container and stars to drink.
"Do you think he will finish it?"
"Maybe, but few have tried. All have failed."
"Even you on a really good day?"
"Well let's just say on my really good days, a 5x drink is my max, even after training. I have had about eight customers try for this one all trying to show me up and they all failed."
"Well I'll be…"
"Yeah he's almost done, but there is one thing you haven't heard yet."
"What is that?"
"He ordered a drink with literally every berry flavor we had, and each cart had at least five of every know berry within these islands. Even some of the most flavor full out there."
"You mean…"
"Yep, even the infamous enigma berry floats within the confines of that drink. He may finish the mixture, but I can guarantee he won't finish those."
"Are they really that bad?"
"Yes, when I first tried 'em, they were extremely potent. Most of the time in drinks for new customers I will squeeze some of their juice into the mixture just to add a kick to it."
"Wow…"
"Done."
"Let's see…"
"Well I'll be , but I'm afraid you aren't done yet Mr. Snorlax."
"What me finished drink?!"
"You still have a few berries on the bottom."
"Oh me eat!"
Raichu hops down and picks up each of them one at a time and lobs them into the Snorlax's mouth. After finishing one he lobs another after allowing him to open his mouth again. Two of the three berries have been eaten before Raichu picks up the last one.
"Alright Mr. Snorlax, one more… hey where did he go?"
Luxray taps on the side, in a Morse code telling Raichu what's up.
"So he flew to the forest, I kinda figured he couldn't stomach 'em. Even if Snorlax a known for eating even molded food…"
"Oh well… but he did, good I'll give him that."
Raichu leaps out, and tosses the remaining berry into his mouth.
"Alright since Mr. Snorlax nearly managed to finish it. I'll give him a deduction and one step down from what he got, but…"
"What does that mean Mr. Raichu?"
"Meaning he won't enter the wall of shame and enter the wall of fame but he will only qualify for the 7x drink and he will still have to pay for at least ¾ of the price."
"Well that's mighty nice of you, why the change of heart?"
"Well im feeling generous, and I know for certain that no one on this island will be able to finish anything of this size, even as a group."
"You are one devious chu you know that?"
"Yeah well, gotta give them hope somewhere."
"Raichu!"
"Coming! Well gotta go brother, I need to order more berries for the week, seeing as almost all of them have been eaten…"
"See you at dinner?"
"Yep, tell Ponyta that I look forward to her meal tonight."
XXX
Alright I've had these last two chapters mostly ready just haven't really wanted to post 'em for various reasons. But since I wanted get them up just in case there are a few ppl out there who do read this well here you go.
Also EA is currently on Hiatus due to no inspiration, field training in the military, and waiting on one of my assistants to return to me some content to add to the next chapter. So without it I cant post anything without that content, and since I haven't been able to get a hold of him well… my hands are tied.
Anyways I'm also working on another fic while I wait called Children of a model. Its an OCxElesa fic. So look forward to it in the coming weeks