AN: Hello again all!

K: What's up?

P: A fair few things, I think.

T: Let's see. *Leafing through a notepad.* Yeah, a few things is about right.

SV: Let's get this started! We don't own Pokemon.

Chapter 19.

'Right, I think I've got that down.' Ash said, floating around.

'Yeah.' Mew agreed. 'Quick teleportation is pretty odd, but once you get it right it can be really helpful for fighting.' Ash nodded.

'Thanks for helping me to learn this stuff. It's surprisingly hard, actually.'

'Yeah. It's pretty odd to get used to new powers.' Mew smiled. 'I had tons of trouble at first, and since I was the only one of my kind at that point, it was more awkward than this.'

'That's… actually pretty surprising.' Ash blinked. 'I always think that you guys just appeared with the complete knowledge of what you can do.'

'Well, we all had some grasp of what our abilities were. The main thing was Transform.' Mew demonstrated this by changing to a Pidgeot, then Swellow, then a Dragonite, before going back to her normal shape. 'I was actually terrified of using Transform for a good few hundred years, between us. I was scared of making some kind of mistake and screwing something up. I got over it eventually, and slowly learned to use the other forms.'

'Huh.' Ash shrugged. 'I guess that makes sense. Shall we head back?' Mew closed her eyes, checking around the dimension.

'Well, everyone else finished the little bits extra we set up, and I think we're done too. What's the time out there?' Ash pulled at the air, and a small tear appeared.

'Looks like about an hour's passed.'

'Right, let's go gather them all up and do a small bit of specialised training for the TM moves they can get.'

'That feels kinda cheap, but whatever.' He shrugged. 'I'll see you there.' Taking advantage of the teleport practise they had been doing, he warped back to the domes where their Pokemon teams still sat. He waved a paw and the domes disappeared. 'Hey guys, come group up!' Mew fluttered in behind him, and waved as well. A small stadium floor appeared, and the teams met up there.

'Hello Mew.' Sarie bowed slightly. 'And to you too, Mew child.'

'Please, no formalities. I believe I mentioned this earlier, but the formalities are a pain.'

'Ok. What is it we need?'

'Well, the last time we were here, we did move tutoring after that.' Crimson informed them. 'I assume that's what this is now?'

'Correct.' Mew nodded. 'Now, the plan is as follows. Bolt and Crimson, you two need to keep practising Iron Tail and Metal Claw. I'll summon up something for you to practise on in a minute. Flutter and Dart, you don't learn any TM moves until you evolve to your last forms, but there's a couple of moves you can learn now; Electroweb and Bug Bite.' The two small bugs looked down despondently. 'Don't worry, I think you're both close to evolution. Either that, or this world is messed up slightly and stopping you from evolving, but we'll find out when we leave.'

'Well, that's ok then.' Dart said.

'Anyway, continuing on.' She chuckled quietly. 'Arch and Sarie, both of you are Flying types, so we can do Steel Wing. Sarie can learn Bug Bite with the other two, while Arch does Uproar.'

'Sounds good to me.' Arch nodded.

'Me as well.' Sarie smiled nervously.

'Right, glad that's sorted.' Mew waved again, causing two Regirock to appear. All of the Pokemon flinched back. 'Crimson, Bolt, you'll practise with the Regirock. Low power mode is up, so they can't hurt all that much. They're about as powerful as a Geodude.'

'Right, ok.' Crimson nodded. 'Can you set us up a battleground?'

'Naturally.' Another wave, and the small group had been moved to a further edge of the island, near the mountains. Mew's voice floated in telepathically. 'You'll be fighting separately, obviously, since it's a single battle, but have fun.' They split off into two sets and started. From back at the main section, small blasts could be heard.

'Right, that's sorted.' Ash stated. 'How'll we split this?'

'If you don't mind, I'd rather you worked with the bugs. Start with Electroweb, and we'll start with Steel Wing.' Mew said.

'Fine with me. Come on, we'll move out of the way.' Ash picked up the two bugs and moved them away. 'What Pokemon should I use?' He asked Mew privately.

'Go for Galvantula.' She replied. 'They're Electric/Bug types from Unova that naturally know the move.'

'Gotcha.' He sent back. 'What about you?'

'Skarmory.'

'The Steel/Flying type from Johto?'

'Yep, that's the one. Good memory.'

'Right, what do we do?' Dart asked. Ash placed them down and transformed carefully.

'Right. First of all, you need to get the feel for electrical energy to be able to make the Electroweb yourself.' He held out an arm and made a small Electroball there. 'Here, feel this, but be careful.' As Dart moved forward, a rock flew overhead.

'Sorry!' Bolt's voice echoed over.

'Not a problem, just be more careful!' Ash called back. 'Anyway, back to getting Electroweb down.'

Chapter 20.

'Right.' Ash nodded. 'Looks like we're all done.' Mew floated over next to him and nodded.

'I'd say so too. Quick check first?' Each Pokemon nodded, and fired off a Steel Wing, Electroweb and Bug Bite in quick succession.

'Yep, all done.' Ash smiled. 'Can you bring the other two over Mom?'

'Sure thing.' She flashed pink and popped up over by the small starters, before dismissing both of the Regirock and bringing them back over to the main group.

'Had fun, you two?' Ash asked.

'Nope.' They chorused, sitting down and sighing.

'I mean, I'm sure it'll be helpful…' sighed Bolt.

'But I do not want to do that again any time soon.' Crimson continued.

'Twenty medium to long rounds of a Rock party next time?' Ash suggested.

'Sure, I'm fine with that. Crimson?' Bolt looked at his friend, who just nodded.

'Pft, it can't have been that bad.' Arch scoffed. 'You two are just weaklings with no resistance.'

'Oh really now?' Mew said, glaring at him.

'Of course!' He continued in a superior tone, not seeing Mew's look. 'I could take one no problem, and I'm at a type disadvantage. I'm much more powerful than those to, after all.' Both Bolt and Crimson were fuming… Literally, in Crimson's case, while Bolt was more sparking than fuming. In fact, Bolt looked like he was ready to deliver a Flare Shock straight to his face.

'Calm down both of you.' Ash said telepathically. 'Mom's got this. She'll probably also have some popcorn ready.'

Why? Bolt asked mentally, Ash picking it up.

'You'll see.'

'Right then.' She growled. 'Here you go then. One Regirock, all good for you to fight, right now!' Her ending shout made the bird jump, and he dropped the superiority immediately.

'But… right now?' He winced, then covered it. 'I… I mean, sure thing! Let's go!'

'Alright then.' Mew waved her paw. 'Ash, time check.' He once again pulled at the air and looked out of the window.

'Been 'bout half an hour since we last checked.'

'Right. We can do…' She trailed off, running through calculations in her head. 'Right. We can manage it now.' She lifted up all of the other Pokemon, and beckoned Ash to stand next to her. 'Let's get everything set up.' A few flicks of her tail cleared out a big area, around the size of a standard gym arena. A platform appeared off to the side, large enough to hold the entirety of the group. Walls rose from the ground, enclosing the arena and making the shape of the actual gym. The roof was made of a crystalline material which let them see through. Mew then deposited the three bugs and the starters on the platform and teleported Arch down into the gym arena.

'Right!' She broadcast, for the sake of Arch. 'We have half an hour of real time before we need to leave, so we can pass it off as Arch finding us a place far away, half an hour going, and hour training, and a half hour back. So, Ash, keep an eye on the outside time, and I'll call it off when the half hour hits.' She waved again, and another Regirock was brought in. 'This is an unofficial training match for Arch against Regirock. This battle is on a time limit of half an hour real world time, and will end in a draw should that time limit be met. The battle will also end once one of the competitors faints, or should Arch surrender the match before the time limit is reached. I will referee, and Ash will keep track of time.'

'Ash?' Bolt whispered.

'Yeah?'

'Why's Mew suddenly gone insane?'

'She's done this a few times before. mew games aren't common for it, but she's done this craziness before. Normally when someone insults or hurts me.'

'Right. That's good to know.'

'She's used Mew Games as a punishment for me before, but they aren't all that bad. I'm guessing this is the same sort of thing.'

'Right. What's the difference?'

'Well, Mew Games are just what they say they are. They're mini games made by Mew. They aren't meant to harm anyone, and got created because she wanted a way to play with Pokemon without wasting real time. mew games, on the other hand, are the punishment version. They're the not so nice ones. She still doesn't want anyone hurt, they just teach a lesson to the person or Pokemon on the receiving end.'

'Good description.' She said to them, cutting Arch out for a moment. 'Right, are the challengers prepared?' She continued, back to the broadcast.

'Ready and waiting!' Arch called. Regirock just beeped a few times.

'Ok then.' She nodded to Ash, who got ready to start timing. 'Begin!'

*10 real time minutes, around 16 hits for both sides and several near misses later.*

'Ok, nope, I give up!' Arch cried out, flying close to the ceiling and rolling to dodge past a Rock Blast.

'Really?' Mew asked. 'Where'd that confidence go?'

'I think the rock shot it.' Arch cawed, dodging around more blasts. 'Now call it off!'

'Time check?' She asked Ash privately.

'About ten minutes.' He answered.

'Right.' She continued to broadcast. 'Arch has surrendered the battle, so this fight is over!' The Regirock stopped firing, and the gym started to deconstruct. Mew floated down to the Regirock, who beeped a few times before vanishing. Arch alighted next to the rest of the group, and preened when Mew returned.

'Ok, so in the end I had to give up, but I'm sure I lasted as long as these two. Right, Ash?'

'Hang on a minute.' Ash waved, manipulating the area to bring up a whiteboard and pen. 'Right, an hour on the dome practise, and a half hour on the special move training for you four…'

'Yes? What's the point of that? I know that both of us had the same amount of time for the training. Now what's the time?'

'Hold on!' He rolled his eyes and motioned with his tail, checking the time outside once more. 'Right. I've got the exact time.'

'And?' He pressed.

'10 minutes, 27 seconds exactly.' Ash replied, motioning again to remove the board and small tear in the world.

'What!?' He shouted. 'But… but how could they last longer than me?'

'How doesn't matter.' Mew stepped in smartly. 'What is important, is what you've learned. You do not have bragging rights if you cannot back them up sufficiently, and you do not belittle your teammates. And remember,' She floated forwards slightly. 'You are not the most powerful Pokemon here. Not by a long shot. So, I suggest you remember your place, and do not insult anyone.'

'Yesmam.' He stuttered.

'Good.' She suddenly returned to her normal, bouncy state. 'Let's get ready to go, then.' She blasted out an area range Heal Pulse, healing everyone up. Both Mew landed, and transformed back to the human shapes.

"Ok then." Ash said, stretching. "We'll head back to camp, get food, and get some rest. Good plan?"

"Yep." Mia replied. "Stupid as it is, we'll have to return you all before we get to camp, then let you out once we get there."

'Why not now?' Flutter asked.

"Well, we don't know how come you haven't evolved yet. Like I said earlier, it might be you're both further off than we thought, or the dimension stops it for whatever reason." Mia explained. "So, we don't want it to be the latter and have a spontaneous double evolution in the camp."

'Ok, that makes sense.' He nodded.

"Thanks. Ready to go?" Everyone nodded, and they flashed pink before leaving.

As soon as they landed, both bugs started to glow white.

"Well, looks like it is the second one." Ash stated.

"Yeah. I'll look into fixing that." Mia nodded.

'Well, that would be appreciated.' Flutter said, as the glow faded.

'Yeah.' Dart hopped a little. 'Guess I've gotta get used to not moving much now.'

"Unfortunately, yeah." Ash patted them both. "Don't worry, you get to evolve again quite soon."

'I'll hold you to that.'

"Ok." Mia held out two Pokeballs. "We'll be letting you out again soon, but for now, return."

"You two as well." All four team members disappeared, and the starters walked over.

"Right. Let's get back to base and start cooking." Mia smiled at Crimson and picked her up as they started walking.

'I hope so!' Bolt grinned for his place on Ash's shoulder. 'Your cooking is awesome!'

"Thanks. I had a lot of time to practise."

"Practise at what?" Misty asked, as they walked into earshot.

"Cooking. I did quite a lot of it back home." She replied.

"Ok. Have a good session?"

"Yeah. Arch went and showed up a good clearing far enough away to not disturb anything, and we spent an hour there."

"Arch?"

"Oh yeah, we nicknamed the rest of the team." Ash explained. "Arch is her Pidgeotto, and Dart is Kakuna. I have Flutter, the Metapod, and Sarie is my Scyther."

"Ok. That's cool." Misty smiled. "Wonder if I should name my team…"

"It sort of depends on the Pokemon's preference. Our team liked the names, so we used them. If you ask your team, maybe they'll want a nickname." Ash told her.

"That makes sense." Misty nodded. "Right, let's get everything set up."

AN: There, happy now? I made a training chapter.

T: Well, it'll do.

K: Why did you do that with Pidgeotto?

SV: Just because. I feel like the bird would be kinda cocky at first, then cool it later. He'll still be a little bit cocky, but it'll fade in time.

P: Sure. Quickly, the poll we put up.

SV: Right. The poll's up now, as you may have noticed. One of the choices is to make the Pokemon Damien leaves an Alolan Pokemon of some type. The poll will be ended when the chapter about Mount Moon is posted, maybe the next day.

K: Should the winning choice be for an Alolan Pokemon, we will put up another poll with a selection of Pokemon it may be. We aren't sure what the choices will be, but we'll think of that if the option wins. Other than that, nothing more to add, see you next time!