Okay another chapter and this one has significance this time! ^_^
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XIV-Muddy's hidden passion
As Tai walked across the road towards the next city which was weird to him as he stared at the town seeing a large building that was poking out from amongst the buildings? "Interesting place for a sky scraper…." Tai muttered but that wasn't the weirdest thing he caught sight of a nearby lake. For some reason it was a purplish green he went towards it.
"Riiiiiiuuufff," Rio muttered holding his nose in disgust and running from Tai's side just to get away from the smell that wafted from the lake Tai had to back up at well, he vomited at the smell then saw the lake itself. The water was chunky oily and looked like vomit making him throw up again.
"Ruuurrrrgggggggg." Tai groaned as they ran. "Disgusting does someone know about this?!" he groaned.
POP! Out of his Pokeball on his own volition was Muddy who seemed to glare at the lake. "Kiiiiiiiirrrrr." He snarled.
"Muddy?" Tai asked. The usually relaxed water type was snarling and acting like Blaze when something made him mad.
"KIP!" he shouted running off towards the town. "Muddy wait!" Tai called chasing after him.
"Raauu!" Rio cried running after the two eventually the two found themselves in town square where the people had gathered. They were listening to a large man with a grey goatee and a silver wig of sorts it laid flat on his head. His suit was very neat and clean and was a dark grey with a white shirt and a green pocket cloth.
"Hello ladies and Gentlemen, I thank you all for coming and it is with great pleasure that I introduce Cal-Corp's latest product." He said.
The people clapped, however they suddenly heard Tai call out to his Pokemon. To their surprise a Mudkip appeared on stage. "KIIIP!" he shouted using strength on the CEO knocking him into the ground his toupee flopping to the side of his head.
"Muddy!" Tai called as he and Rio bounded up to the stage, Muddy was about to attack again but Tai grabbed him holding him tightly in his arms.
"Are you insane, what's gotten into you!" he shouted angrily as Muddy, struggled to get out. Tai yelped and tried to run as two guards appeared, but he was grabbed. "Let me go!"
"It's alright." Said a lady with bright, pink hair, in braids with a small pony tail in the back, she was wearing a short cut black sleeveless turtle neck that bared her mid-drift. She had a black belt with a pink heart buckle. On her red jeans were pink diamonds with black rims. She also wore black high heels with orange sunglasses, they sheened as they focused on Tai his image appearing in them.
"Uhhhh…." Tai muttered as Muddy tried to struggle Rio was on his back hanging from his shoulders.
"It was an accident wasn't it?" she asked.
"Uhh I guess miss, Malva but still he attacked the boss." One of the guards said.
"Like she said it was an accident!" Tai protested. "I don't know why he acted like that we saw some gooped up lake and then he just took off."
"You see, no harm intended on the trainer's part." Malva replied. Tai frowned not sure what to think of that comment, "why don't you leave him to me I'll escort him out." Malva replied.
"Uh sure miss Malva." Said the guards as they let Tai go he shot them a dirty look as he rubbed his arms.
"Alright young man lets go." Malva said.
"Uh sure." Tai muttered looking at Muddy glaring murderously at the Ceo and his guards as Malva lead him off. "Muddy what was with you, that was something I'd expect from Blaze not you!"
"Blaze?" Malva asked.
"My Charmander, but Muddy's usually so relaxed!" Tai sighed.
"Hmm, you should try to see what your Mudkip is feeling you know its anger was triggered with that lake." Malva pointed out.
"You know about it?" Tai asked.
"I'm on a secret mission to find out how it got like this." Malva replied. "As a Member of the Elite4 of Kalos it's my duty."
"Elite4?!" Tai asked in shock.
"Raauu!?" Rio gasped in shock.
"Right, we don't just sit around and wait for the winner of the league tournaments. We need to make sure that the Kalos region is safe from threats like this. That idiot has been dumping chemicals into the lake causing its condition almost all the Pokémon that lived there have died." Malva said.
"That's terrible!" Tai stated.
"Yes it is; it's such a shame that was once such a beautiful lake." Malva agreed.
"Why hasn't anyone found out don't they care?!" Tai asked.
"They do protesters gather out there every day and people bring in the surviving Pokémon for help but the CEO just ignores them at best and basically does the opposite or make ads to tick them off at worst." Malva replied.
Tai frowned, "there's gotta be someway…"
"Look this is for me to worry about. A Kid like you should head on your journey and pay this no mind." Malva replied.
Tai thought about this and nodded, keeping Muddy in his arms as he went. After some walking he noticed that the lake stretch beside the town, how could they not know it was even here?! Tai however suddenly saw a Magikarp and a Whooper sick and laying on the shore. "OH NO!" Tai cried as he picked up the Pokémon rushing them back to town Muddy and Rio on his tail.
Eventually Tai reached the Pokémon Center, "NURSE JOY!" he called.
"Oh!" She called seeing Tai come in with the sick Pokémon, "What happened?!"
"I don't know but they're dying please help them!" Tai cried practically in tears.
"Don't worry I'll do everything I can." She replied taking them into the room with Wigglytuff following.
Tai sighed and left the center. "I don't wanna watch." He sighed letting a couple of tears fall.
"MUDKIP MUD MID MUD KIP MUD MUDKIP!" he roared running off.
"Muddy!" Tai called. "Ohhhh not again!" he cried.
Muddy raced through the town with Tai and Rio followed. Tai suddenly saw a huge group of people with signs screaming and shouting at the gate Tai managed to pick up Muddy and hide while several security guards trying to disperse the masses.
Tai hid near a nearby bar fence Muddy however wriggled out of his arms and rushed away. "Muddy!" he hissed. Tai had to suck in some air to squeeze through Rio got through with less difficulty but thanks to having to take it slow Muddy was gone. "Muddy." Tai sadly said.
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The CEO stared at the two from Team Rocket. It was a crime organization in Kanto but had spread to Sinnoh with rumors of members appearing in Unova. Kalos seemed frightened by the idea that such a cruel and unscrupulous Organization could one day make their way to their shores. To him however this seemed like an opportunity. "So you say you can get rid of the Protesters that have been pestering me and threatening my workers?"
"Of course, for a small price," Cassidy replied.
"Team Rocket ten percent of profits in exchange we'll find places for your company to set up shop in our established regions and keep away any protesters there." Butch added.
"Very good." The CEO replied.
Muddy made his way up the stairs and stopped growling Tai finally caught up to him and heard voices.
"There are lots of places in Kanto you could set up a factory, Mount Moon Viridian Forest and all kinds of places in Sinnoh it's huge." Said Butch's voice.
"Team Rocket?" Tai asked quickly pulling out his Holocaster and hitting record.
"There are laws against dumping waste, in these regions." Cassidy warned.
"There are laws in Kalos I just ignore them besides if Team Rocket can give me some peace and quiet I'd be more than willing to pay them." The CEO replied.
Tai gasped looking down at his Holocaster unaware that a guard had come up behind him Tai suddenly felt himself get grabbed. "HEY!" he cried.
"What was that?" Cassidy asked as the Guards dragged Tai and his two Pokemon into the room.
"Let me go!" Tai cried.
"Aura- The Brat!" Butch and Cassidy said together.
"Well looks like we have a little snoop." The CEO said, "Why don't you give that to me." He said reaching for Tai's Holocaster.
"Muddy Ice beam!" Tai called.
"KIIIIIPPP!" he shouted freezing the face of the guard who had him and Rio and the two dropped Rio grabbed the Holocaster and ran off trying to drag Muddy with him as he screamed trying to get back to him.
"You brat where would they have gone!?" the CEO asked.
"Search me." Tai defiantly grumbled.
"Fine we'll just make sure they come back for you, tie him up!" the CEO said.
"Yes sir!" they replied dragging a screaming Tai off.
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Muddy was trying to get back to the factory was Rio pulled him back "Muddy stop!" Rio called pulling him back.
"I can't I have to get him I have to stop him!" Muddy protested.
"Why do you see what just happened!? Tai and the others are in their slimy grasp now we need to think with our heads not our muscles!" Rio snapped.
"Says you!" Muddy growled. "I got in there once I can get in there again!"
"And DIE?!" Rio snarled. "You know that Tai is still hurting over Helioptile and he only knew her for a day! Imagine what will happen if it's one of us! I don't want to think about that because most of my thoughts drift to him taking his shoes off!" he growled as the two Pokemon glared at each other.
Muddy however eventually backed down thinking about Tai. "I'm sorry….."
"Why are you acting this way?" Rio asked.
"Because…..my home….it ended up like that lake when Team Snagem was rounding up Pokemon to be either shadow Pokemon or just sold in the black market they came and basically destroyed the lake it was filled with chemicals dirt and debris." Muddy explained.
"I'm so sorry." Rio muttered in horror.
"It just, it made me so angry that lake can't be fixed I don't know if this one can it's in even worse shape than my old home." Muddy cried.
"I'm sure there's a way." Rio muttered comforting him. "You need to tell Tai your feelings even if we can't communicate on the level that Ash and his Pokemon can yet, he still know somehow."
"How though?" Muddy.
"Aura, something, I don't know." Rio frowned hanging his head.
A lady passed by them instantly they ran after her calling to her. "Raauuuuu!" Rio cried.
"I know the two of you…." Malva muttered.
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Tai was hung from the ceiling from the ropes that were wrapped around his arms pinning them tightly to his sides with his wrists tied together in the back a large thick cloth covered his mouth he watched as the door opening. "Mmmmrfff!" Tai called.
In came Rio and Muddy who looked up to see him however the door shut behind them.
"So you little gnats finally came he's been waiting for you." the CEO said as Tai passed him a side glare. "But you were stupid to just come here."
"Not this time!" said a voice making Tai's head shoot up.
A Houndoom appeared jumping over them. "Houurrr!" he snarled.
"Mmm!?" Tai asked staring at Houndoom had as her trainer walked out from the shadows.
"You're willing to team up with Criminals and wreck our world just to keep yourself high on top?" Malva asked.
"So what if I am." He stated unaware that Malva had the Holocaster recording. "If I can keep those annoying protesters out of my hair then I'm good with any opportunity that pops up." he eyed Muddy viciously. "Human and Pokemon alike."
"Kiiiiii." Muddy growled.
Tai struggled and got his mouth free. "Leave my Mudkip alone! Rio cut me down with Shadow claw!"
"Ra!" Rio shouted jumping up and cutting him down Tai managed to land on his feet as Rio went on to cut the ropes tying him up.
"Not so fast, go Gotharita!" Cassidy shouted.
"Go Mienshao!" Butch called.
POP! "Meeiin!" Mienshao roared.
"Gotthhh!" Gothirita called.
"Houndoom," Malva called.
"Hourrr!" Houndoom called running up.
"Alright, Go Magmortor!" Malva said as she threw another Pokeball revealing a large meancing looking Pokemon with a beak and fire patterns with two cannons for hands.
"Whoa!" Tai muttered taking out his Pokedex.
"Magmortar the blast Pokemon and the evolved form of Magmar: Magmortar can blast fire balls over 3,600 degrees from the ends of its arms. Its breath is so hot that it sizzles and heats the air around it."
"Gotharita Dark Pulse!" Cassidy shouted.
"GOTHHIA!" it cried unleashing the attack.
"Alright then we'll use Dark Pulse too!" Malva declared
"Houururr!" she shouted unleashing a burst of black rings that burst through Gotharita's like nothing hitting her.
"Whoa that's a lot of power!" Tai stated.
"You!" the CEO suddenly shouted glaring at the boy. "Go Excadrill!" he shouted.
POP! "EXCAAAAA!" he shouted. This Excadrill was different from Iris's it was a dirty blood color with bright blue spots the Silver on it's claws and horn were a different shade of Silver as well.
"Excadrill!" Tai stated bringing up his Pokedex.
"Excadrill the Subterrene Pokemon and the evolved form of Drillbur: This Pokemon can help with Tunnel construction but it's activities are devastating to subways. This Pokemon's Drill has evolved to the point it can bore into steel plates."
"Drillll…." He growled looking right at Tai lifting his claws slightly.
"That's not good…." Tai muttered in fear. But Muddy suddenly jumped in front of him.
"Mud!" Muddy shouted.
"Muddy!" Tai cried.
"Heh you really think your little fish has a chance against me?" the man sneered.
"Yes Muddy use Water gun!" Tai called.
"MUUDDDD KIIIIPP!" Muddy called.
"Bat it away!" The man called.
"Drill!" he shouted.
"Oh yeah use Ice beam!" Tai called.
"KIIIIIPPP!" he shouted unleashing the attack which encased Excadrill in ice.
"Yes!" Tai cheered. However the CEO smirked. And instantly Excadrill freed itself from the ice.
"But how?!" Tai asked. "Excadrill is a ground type!?"
"And Part Steel Type, and ice type moves aren't very effective against steel type Pokemon." He sneered.
Tai growled. "What can we do?!"
Malva had just finished dealing a blow to Gotharita knocking it out she turned to see Tai battling the CEO. "Tai!"
"I'm fine finish up with the stooges!" Tai called.
"We're not through yet!" Cassidy snapped as she and Butch released her Charizard and Aggron.
"Well, this should be fun." Malva smirked.
"Excadrill metal claw!" the CEO shouted.
"EXCAAADRIL!" he shouted slamming his claws into Muddy who screamed as he fell back.
"Muddy!" Tai cried as he rushed over Muddy had taken quite a bit of damage from two back to back Metal claws. "Maybe you should let Rio battle him he's a fighting type and-"
"Mud, mud mudkip!" he screamed shaking his head.
"A trainer arguing with his Pokemon clearly you don't have much control over them." The CEO chuckled.
Tai snarled as Muddy tried to charge as Tai reach for him a burst of aura entered him and instantly Tai's mind was flooded with Muddy's memories. "Muddy….."
The Mudkip looked back. "Kip?"
"I….understand….this is your battle to stop other places from ending up like your home and that lake!" Tai stated standing up. "Let's do this!"
"Mudkip!" he shouted.
"Use Water Gun again!" Tai called.
"Kiiiiiiippp!" he shouted hitting Excadrill again but the steel type blocked it making Tai growl but then he had a thought.
"Rock Tomb!" Tai called.
"MUUD MUDD KIIIP!" he shouted sending the rocks at Excadrill.
"You must be joking hit them away!" the CEO shouted.
"Drill, drill, drill, drill!" he shouted batting the rocks with his claws.
"Just as I thought use Water gun while it's distracted!" Tai called.
"You!" the CEO snarled.
"DRILL!" he shouted being hit by the attack and shaking it off.
"Excadrill use Submission!" The CEO shouted.
"Since when can Excadrill use that?!" Tai cried.
"DRILL!" he shouted grabbing Muddy and the two were cloaked in an orange light where Excadrill spun in the air over and over and then slammed into the ground.
"MUDDY!" Tai cried however he saw that the little Mudkip was trying to stand he growled at the two.
"Give it up kid we're stronger than you we've been at this longer than you and thanks to Excadrill's steel typing no move that can be super effective will have a dent on us!" he sneered.
"KIP MUUUUDD!" Muddy snarled.
"No way!" Tai called. "Muddy's not willing to give up so neither am I!"
"KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPPPP!" he roared glowing blue.
"Whoa!?" Tai yelped in surprise.
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The Light around Muddy shone as he he grew bigger and became bipedal with bigger fins until the light faded revealing a larger blue Mudkip like creature with a large tail and head fin and smaller Orange spots with a single whisker and circle on its stomach. "MARSHSTOOOOOOOMMMMPPPPP!"
"Muddy!" Tai yelped in surprise getting out his Pokedex.
"Marshtomp the Mudfish Pokemon and the evolved form of Mudkip:It's legs have shown clear development allowing to become bipedal however it is best in mud with poor footing even when compared to swimming. Marshtomp will play on the beaches when the tides are low."
"Awesome oh you learnt some moves!" Tai stated reading them then smirking as evilly as he could at the CEO.
"What's that look for?!" he barked.
"Use Brick break!" Tai called.
"MARSHHH STOMP!" he shouted hitting Excadrill hard in the head.
"Let's see Steel type help with that, and I'm assuming Ground typing won't be much help here either?" Tai sneered making the CEO growl, viciously, "use Hydro Pump!"
"STOOOMMMPPPP!" he shouted unprepared and still reeling from brick break Excadrill was hit squarely by the attack into the wall.
"Drilll!" he cried.
"Excadrill!" the CEO cried.
"Use Fireblast both of you!" Malva stated.
"RAUUUUU/TTOOOR!" the two fire types shouted hitting both Aggron and Charizard and knocking them back towards Butch and Cassidy while being engulfed by fire burning them all and sending them flying.
"We're blasting off again!" they cried.
The CEO gasped in surprised but turned to Tai and his Marshtomp, "You little punk!"
"Believe it or not this is the nicest I've been to a slime ball like you." Tai stated. "Use Brick break once more!"
"STOMP!" he shouted rushing forward and slamming Excadrill on the head.
"Keep it up!" Tai called.
Muddy did so hitting him with the attack over and over until Excadrill started to give falling to a knee.
"Finish is with Hydro Pump full power!" Tai shouted.
"STOOMMMMPPPP!" he shouted summoning the largest hydro pump he could muster and sent it into both of them knocking them into the wall and making them down and out.
"YES!" Tai cheered as he and Muddy hugged.
"RAUUUUUUU!" Rio cheered jumping up and down.
Malva smirked and picked up her phone dialing it. "Yup bring them in and I've got evidence to convict the creep."
"Malva we did it!" Tai stated with Muddy and Rio coming up behind him the two happily cheered.
"Indeed and you understood your Mudkip's feelings at a critical moment it would seem." Malva stated.
"I had a little help." Tai replied with a smile. "Will things return to normal here?" Tai asked.
"That lake will never be normal again." Malva said with a snarl. "But can it be healed, well, that remains to be seen." She replied.
Tai nodded, glancing down at Muddy who was frowning but Tai comforted him. "It'll be okay we at least stopped the lake from becoming worse that's a good thing right?"
"Stomp!" he chirped.
"Hey Malva tell me more about your job as a member of the Elite4." Tai replied.
"I'd be honored." Malva replied, "We have time to kill anyway."
As they waited for the Police to arrive Tai was swamped with questions as he watched the now hairless CEO get taken away once everything had died down went to the Pokemon Center to sleep thinking about all that Malva told him. "It's sounds so cool….battling the strongest trainers traveling as long as your back for the winner of the League tournaments, and stopping bad things from happening….Hmmm." Tai fell asleep liking the sound of it he loved to battle and travel.
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The Next day Tai set out with Rio and Muddy by his side, "okay let's hit the road to Cyllage city!"
"STOMP/RAAU!" they cheered as they ran off.
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"You really think he has potential?" Lysandre asked Malva.
"Of course, and he has a hatred for idiots like Carter Malestone, that's a good thing." Malva replied.
"I see." Lysandre replied. "Then perhaps we should keep an eye on him." he smirked sipping his coffee.
Gothrita learns Dark Pulse via TM 97 as does Houndoom Gotharita can also get it as an Egg move
Excadrill learns Submission as an Egg move and Metal Claw at level 15
Marshtomp learns Hydro Pump as an pre-evolution move through Mudkip and Brick break via TM31
So it seems Tai has some followers eh? I feel better about this chapter!
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