New chapter, guys! Enjoy. ^^

Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon! If I did, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon would feature new Alola pokemon instead of only fusions and UB's.


~Guest: Will she have a shape shifting ability?

No.

~Guest: There better be some training soon. And some more captures.

No more captures, maybe a bit more training later on.

~Guest: MAN if my notifications told me these last 2 chapters where I out would have read them sooner... Keep up the beautiful work!

Thanks a lot for the praise and kind words! I hope you enjoy this chapter! :)


''Meloetta'' Speech

'Meloetta' Thoughts


At last, Ash and his pokemon arrived on Cinnabar Island. The raven haired trainer couldn't believe how beautiful it was. Locals always stated Cinnabar Island was Kanto's own little piece of Alola, and from what he saw, he had to agree.

''Wow, this place is almost like a paradise,'' he noted. Pikachu and Meloetta nodded their heads. They were both perched neatly on top of Ash's shoulders as they looked around.

Palm trees bristled soothingly in the salty breeze of the wind, and the temperature was nothing but pleasant. The city itself was pretty old, but that gave it its charm. It was like they went on a trip back in time.

''Can you imagine most cities used to look like this a few hundred years ago?'' Meloetta chirped to Pikachu.

''Barely. Cinnabar Island almost looks like a museum.''

''I think it's very cool, though. Ever since skyscrapers were introduced, cities began to grow cold and business like. Cinnabar Island has none of that!''

Pikachu nodded his head. ''I've to agree with you on that one. I think Azumarill and Sylveon would enjoy it. Not sure about Rapidash or Dragonite.''

''I'm sure they can appreciate something like this as well,'' Meloetta responded. She then turned her attention to Ash, and pointed to an old mansion just on the outskirt of the city. It looked pretty abandoned.

''Melo mel!'' she sang adventurously.

''Huh? You want to explore that place, Meloetta?''

She nodded her head, while Pikachu gave her a flat look. ''You're kidding, right? You know I hate abandoned places. It gives me the creeps,'' he complained.

''Oh, come on now, Pikachu, it'll be fun. Legends say Mewtwo was born in that mansion. Maybe we find something cool!''

''Or maybe we find a bunch of ghost pokemon who only want to mess with you.'' Pikachu surely hadn't forgotten that stunt the Haunter in Lavender town pulled on him.

''Don't worry. I'll handle those ghost-types and their shenanigans. It'll be fun, I promise.''

Pikachu sighed, rubbed his temple and then gave a reluctant nod to her. ''Oh, all right, then. But not for too long. I'm kinda hungry, so I want to go to the pokemon center as soon as possible.''

Meloetta cooed, gave Pikachu a nuzzle and then a soft series of cries to Ash to show Pikachu was okay with it too.

''Great! Then let's go to the old mansion right now,'' Ash said joyfully.


Inside the old mansion, five sinister shadows were whispering to each other nervously. Hidden cameras had picked up someone approaching, and once they saw the face of the raven haired trainer, they knew they were in trouble.

''We can't let the twerp get inside, he'll find us sooner or later, and then Project M will be busted,'' Jessie whispered.

''Jessie, dear,'' Cassidy remarked, ''we simply have to use our defense mechanism. Combining our talents together will provide professor Zumba with enough time to evacuate and bring the prototype to the boss.''

The other Rocket agents nodded their heads. ''I say we give him a little surprise right now,'' Butch suggested.

''Yeah, good idea, Botch,'' James agreed.

''It's Butch!''


Just when Ash and his pokemon were about to enter the old mansion, the ground began to shake and rumble heavily, like an earthquake, or even like when Dragonite would move over land. It definitely had that odd familiarity, Ash noted, and he dreaded what it could possibly be.

The shaking and rumbling got louder, and now Ash realized it definitely was something big moving slowly towards their destination.

Meloetta's eyes narrowed. She sensed this was not one being, but multiple beings all seemingly floating in the air, like they were sitting in a cock-pit of a massive robot. Not a second later, she realized this was exactly the case.

''Meloetta, Melo mel!'' she warned her trainer. She had a vague suspicion who was controlling the robot, which would soon be visible looming over the mansion, and with each step the mechanical contraption took to get closer, that suspicion was proven to be right.

''Please tell me you're not being serious,'' Ash asked desperately, but he could smell the stench of oil now, the metallic frame of the robot creaking as it was forced into movement. It was huge, even when the robot wasn't visible yet; Ash could tell by the vibrations that almost threatened to sink Cinnabar Island back into the ocean.

The raven haired trainer backed off slowly, and gave a single nod to both Pikachu and Meloetta. ''Get all the people and pokemon into safety, Dragonite will handle this.''

The two pokemon went to work immediately, while Ash threw a pokeball into the air. ''Dragonite, I choose you!'' he shouted. The giant, ancient Dragon-type appeared, and he instantly saw what was wrong.

Not too far from him, a giant robot, with the letter R printed in bold and red paining on the front of its frame, was steadily heading towards the old mansion.

Then, a loudspeaker came to life and the robot halted. ''Ash Ketchum, prepare for trouble,'' a familiar, feminine voice said.

''And we're here with back-up, so make it double,'' a somewhat masculine, but still very familiar voice added.

Ash cut them off right then and there. He ordered Dragonite to use Extreme Speed, and when he made contact, the robot was smashed backwards, sliding over its back until it made a massive splash all the way into the ocean.

''Dragonite, I've had it with Team Rocket and their idiotic motto,'' Ash said dangerously. ''I want you to go all out on that robot. Tear it to pieces so we can capture those Rocket agents and put them in jail where they belong.''

The Dragon-type roared at the top of his lungs. Frankly, he was pretty tired of Team Rocket too. 'Finally,' he thought, grinning happily, 'I can get to exert some pent up energy.'

The robot, while not being as big as Dragonite, didn't have a scratch on its exterior, however. The Team Rocket agents laughed as they got up, tightly secured in their chairs.

''You think we weren't prepared for Dragonite? His Extreme Speed and Dragon Claw attacks are useless, just like his Wing attack is. Whatever you do, this robot won't be damaged by it!'' Butch boldly declared.

''Yeah! This baby here is indestructible,'' Meowth added. ''Eventually, Dragonite will tire out, and then we capture him, just like we did to your Meloetta.''

Ash, in turn, said nothing. If they really were telling the truth, then it had no point attacking them head on. It would only be stalling the inevitable. Still, he wanted to test that hypothesis, before going over to plan B. So he ordered his Dragonite again.

''Use Dragon Claw, full force!'' Ash cried out.

The Rocket goons laughed obnoxiously. ''This robot is like a Fairy-type. It'll do absolutely nothing.''

Confidently, they watched how the massive Dragonite raised his arm in a slashing motion. Pure draconic energy began to dance on the tip of his claws, before he brought it down again with an earth-shaking roar.

Like expected, the energy dissipated on contact, but the massive claw certainly didn't. The robot was smacked away like a rag-doll, something the Rocket goons hadn't anticipated at all. They cried out in surprise, the attack hitting way harder than the Extreme Speed. While the robot hadn't sustained any damage, the people inside the robot did suffer some nasty blows, even when they were tightly secured.

'Just as I thought. Dragonite's attacks really don't do any damage on the outside, but on the inside, those goons probably have it rough. I'll take them away from Cinnabar Island and then let Dragonite unleash his ultimate attack. See how they'll fare then.'

''Ugh… what happened?'' Cassidy asked groggily. She felt like she just came out of a rollercoaster track with a couple of loop-de-loops and corkscrews. The other Rocket agents weren't doing any better. They were completely disoriented for a minute or two before they regained their senses.

When they did, they noticed they were flying, which was completely ludicrous since this robot was way too heavy to be able to fly. Then, with growing dread they realized it was Ash's Dragonite carrying them.

''Hey! What are you doing? Let go of us!'' Meowth screamed.

The ancient pokemon rumbled in what Meowth only could acknowledge as a chuckle. ''As you wish,'' he said thunderously.

Meowth's eyes widened, his body feeling weightless for a second, before gravity's strong grip pulled the robot downwards like a sack of flour.

The Rocket Agents screamed, and from their view, they saw Dragonite following them downwards like a meteor. The ancient pokemon had carried them above a tiny, uninhabited island, where they crashed violently into the ground.

As if it couldn't get any worse, Ash had ordered Dragonite to use Earthquake, and he was going to do that exactly on top of the unmoving Team Rocket robot. With immense speed, he brought down his entire weight on the mecha, the momentum shift and force so big that the entire island sunk back into the ocean with the violence only mother nature or a legendary pokemon could produce.

A massive earthquake followed, as well as a large tsunami traveling at a 360 degree angle away from what once was the small unnamed island. If Ash hadn't warned Meloetta beforehand, nothing would've been left of Cinnabar Island and everything around it.

Miraculously, the robot of Team Rocket did survive, albeit this time, it had gotten damaged severely. The Rocket agents were all knocked out cold, and once Dragonite had forced them out of the robot, he flew back to Cinnabar, where Meloetta had stopped the earthquake and tsunami before it could do any damage.

A couple of officers were already waiting, and they took the Team Rocket agents away. Ash sighed loudly, and shook his head while looking at his Dragonite.

''Thank you. You did great out there,'' he praised.

''It was nothing, Ash,'' he replied gently, although it was still like talking to a thunderstorm. ''It felt great going all out for once. Team Rocket's robot was strong, but it lacked power and speed.''

''Not really a challenge, big guy?'' Meloetta chirped.

He shrugged his shoulders. ''Not like you were. Maybe we ought to have a rematch sometime.''

The petite legendary giggled. ''Sure. I'm all up for a nice fight.''

''I do wonder why Team Rocket showed up so suddenly,'' Pikachu muttered. ''They interrupted us right before we were going to enter the old mansion.''

''You're right,'' Meloetta agreed. ''I actually tried to scan the old mansion earlier, but it's entirely blocked off with some sort of dark-type material. My psychic can't go through it.''

''Well, whatever is down there, it should be long gone now,'' Dragonite brought in. ''That robot felt more like a distraction than a real threat to me.''

Both Pikachu and Meloetta nodded, while Ash got the gist of what his pokemon were talking about and hummed. Deep in thought, he wondered himself what Team Rocket was so desperately hiding for the rest of the world.


Deep inside the Viridian city gym, Giovanni was patiently listening to professor Namba. His report was a speck of good news through all the gloomy clouds Team Rocket found themselves in lately. A small, satisfied smile crept on his lips. It seemed that every cloud had a silver lining after all.

''Boss, the prototype has shown amazing results! It should be fully functional in a week.''

''Excellent, professor Naga! It is a shame we had to give up our remaining Team Rocket agents. It's just you and me now. But, I assure you. Once Project M is running, Team Rocket shall rise to its former glory, and it's all thanks to Ash and Meloetta.''

Giovanni petted his Persian, who purred loudly. ''The data we managed to get from Meloetta was enough to realize this project, and I'll be sure to give Ash and Meloetta a taste of what Project M can really do. They'll be the first to go down.''

A sinister smile took over Giovanni's features.

''I'm already looking forward when they challenge my gym.''


There you have it, folks! Did you guys like it, love it, hate it? Reviews are more than welcome! :) Next chapter, Rapidash versus Blaine's Arcanine. Until then. ^^

~Syrup-Waffle