Coral: I'm back~!
Jacob: I see you swapped back to your body.
Coral: Yep. That's the last time I go to Tharja for anything.
Daniel: Fire Emblem Awakening Tharja?
Coral: Yep. Placed a 'curse' on me and made me switch bodies with someone or something. Thankfully she made a counter 'curse' and swapped me back.
Hyna: Why quotations around 'curse'?
Coral: Because they weren't much of a curse if I had an enjoyable time being someone I'm not. Though technically, I kind of was still someone I am.
Jacob: She's not wrong. Anyway, now that you're here, shall we get started with the poll result?
Coral: What poll?
Hyna: The one on your profile.
Coral: Oh, you mean for the opening?
Jacob: Yeah. Though it seems the results are tied. Half of the votes went to 'Alola' and the other half went to 'Be an Arrow'.
Coral: And may I ask why a poll was needed?
*Looking at her confused*
Jacob: Coral, we kind of talked about it. We agreed that it would be a good time to change the opening to something else.
Coral: Oh that one! Hmm... Well, considering we already had the opening done, I know which will come next and which will come after. And by next, I mean now~!
Hyna: Now?
Coral: Yep! Now with that said, let's go to the story~!
Disclaimer: Coral the Leviathan does not own RWBY, Pokemon, or the OCs. They all belong to their original creators.
*OPENING*
(Music intro)
(In a tunnel of rainbow colored streams, the thirteen colors, representing team RWBY, JNPR, Jackson, Seth, Latias, Leafeon and Crescythe, shot like arrow, all heading towards the end of the tunnel. The tunnel opens up to a bright light.)
One dashing arrow!
(Four lights gather together to show Ruby, Jackson, Leafeon and Crescythe.)
One nimble arrow!
(Four lights gather together to show Blake, Yang, Nora and Ren.)
One thinking arrow!
(Five lights gather together to show Seth, Jaune, Weiss, Latias and Pyrrha.)
That's who we are right now!
(The heroes gathered together, with Ruby, Jaune, Jackson and Seth in front, as they all stood with grins of excitements on their faces. The title of the story appears in front of them.)
Let's cross the green mountain, surpass the pure-white clouds,
(Ruby and Crescythe dash up a grassy hill ahead of her team, leaping together into the sky eagerly.)
Color the wasteland and move forward by becoming an arrow!
(Nora racing through Route 13 ahead of team JNPR with Pitfall, while Jaune was exhausted at keeping up with her, but he took a deep breath and pursued, with Pyrrha and Ren behind him.)
Sometimes we suddenly turn, twist or tremble,
(Seth's appears as he lifted several large boulders around him with Psychic, with Alakazam, Espeon and Mismagius right by him. Seth's face is shown up close as the silhouettes of other Pokéhumans he knew panned through his mind.)
It's not like we never get separated either!
(Jackson examining a few of the Mega Stones he collected, while Latias, Leafeon and Quilava watched him. Camera zooms in and pans around Jackson as he placed the stones away, and stood up, looking into the sky with a determined stare.)
I can no longer see the road and sometimes I get lost
(Vanessa running along a dark, eerie path, with the Dark Legendaries and Zetta surrounding the sky around and behind her, while Ruby and the rest of the team were ahead of her.)
But this guy is by my side!
(Ruby and Jackson waved their hands forward as Crescythe and Leafeon leapt over their heads, unleashing Dark Pulse and Solarbeam together. They struck the silhouetted enemies, creating a bright explosion. Jackson and Ruby cheered while their Pokémon looked eagerly back at their trainers.)
Even the dazzling sun hides behind clouds at times
(Valerie stood behind team CFVY with her arms wide, with Coco and Velvet in front. Scene shifts to a girl looking kind of like Jackson holding onto an odd bottle in front of her as the ghostly confined Hoopa and the evil Unbound Hoopa silhouetted on either side behind her.)
But meetings will always bring light!
(Diantha stood on top of a pillar, surrounded by the Kalos Elite Four and the Gym Leaders, facing the heroes. Ruby taps her Mega Ring, Mega-evolving Crescythe in a bright light. Scene goes dark as Team CRDL show themselves, followed by the Flare female scientists, and Xerosic in the center of them.)
One too heated arrow!
(Nathan and two silhoutted girls eagerly jumping about, as a Pichu and Nathan's Aipom danced around them and a Joltik rides on one of the girl's head.)
Two arrows competing with each other!
(Adara and Haloke posing in their performance garments, with Charmeleon and Greninja beside them.)
Three arrows helping each other!
(Cypher stands in front with a silhouetted girl and boy standing right behind him, an Empoleon, Magnezone, and Heliolisk beside their respective trainers.)
That's why the heart doesn't break!
(The eleven heroes and, excluding Latias, their leading Pokémon beside them, with Ruby in the center of the team.)
Arrow, move forward!
(All of them shot into the air with streams of light at their feet or tails.)
Arrow, shine even more than now! Pierce your dream!
(They all gather together, forming an arrowhead that became a shining stream of light, shooting towards the skies above Kalos.)
At the end of Dedenne's tale, everyone was speechless. The three Fairy-type Pokemon behind Dedenne were given looks of grief from recalling how they were abandoned. The Antenna Pokemon had tears in his eyes, feeling so upset at the way Cardin treated him. Some of the group were looking sympathetic at the four Pokemon, while others were realizing and disgusted by the reasons behind team CRDL joining Neo Team Flare. However, one among them was actually petrified at what she had heard.
"They... plan to create a DMA for all of Kalos?!" Lyanne asked in a horrified tone. "No, no, no! I don't want to be a part of that! I don't want my brother's Soul Dew to be used for that machine!" The others looked to her and noticed how her pupils shrunken in terror and how sharp her breathing got.
"Is it really that dangerous?" Weiss asked, scared to see Lyanne so scared.
"Lyanne, please calm down," Jackson told her, as he held the disguised Latias's hands in his. "We won't let them use you for that machine. We promise you; they will not take you away, no matter what!"
Leafeon and Pyrrha came next to her, assuring for her safety. It took a while, but Lyanne managed to calm herself down slightly, yet it definitely looked like she was still frightened by what was told.
"I... I'm sorry," she apologized. "It's just... the last time the DMA was used, a pair of thieves used my unwilling brother for it, as well as the previous Soul Dew. It drained my brother's energy so quickly, and the Soul Dew was tainted black, because it was being used for impure intentions. I was able to save him thanks to a foreigner's aid. But when the Soul Dew was destroyed, the DMA went haywire and nearly destroyed the city. My brother and I combined our powers to save it. But... But..."
The tears started to form in her eyes, recalling that very day. She was unable to handle the sad, parting memories. Lyanne placed her face in her hands and started to sob. Yang went over to Lyanne's side and pulled her into one of her hugs. They all could understand what had happened afterwards.
"Latios was so weak at that point that he literally used everything to save that city," Jackson finished in a sympathetic tone, having heard this story once before. "His body became the new Soul Dew to replace the old one. His spirit still lives on and has given Lyanne guidance. But even so, that memory left a scar in her heart. The thought of the DMA being used by villains left her terrified of the machine."
Seth turned to the four Pokémon and said, "Guess we have you guys to thank you for telling us all this. We now know what Neo Team Flare and CRDL are trying to do. And it's all thanks to you."
"Yeah. Thanks a lot for telling us this!" Ruby followed.
"We didn't do much," Swirlix answered.
"But we are glad to be of some use to you," Floette added. "At least we were useful to one of your kind, rather than constantly being called weak."
"We've been training hard since that day, trying to survive in a world we've forgotten all about," Dedenne stated. "I refuse to be called a pipsqueak or a weakling again. Cardin's gonna realize the mistake he made in abandoning me."
Knowing Lyanne was in good hands with Yang, Jackson approached the Pokémon next to Seth, who looked back at him.
"Well, we wouldn't think of you guys as weak," the Pokehuman said.
"Yeah. I mean, you did make it all the way over here from the outskirts of Santalune City without a trainer of your own," Jackson pointed out. "Believe me, that's not an easy trek. You managed to tough it out by yourselves and made it all the way here on your own. Great job!"
Dedenne was surprised. He had not been praised for his efforts like this before. Hearing the praise made him feel all warm and happy inside. He wiped away his tears and smiled. "Of course! What do you expect from the four of us?!"
"We would feel kinda bad if you guys were left alone like this after we just saw one another," Ruby pointed out. "If you want, you could join us. It could be fun to have you guys along with us for the trip."
"She's right," Crescythe agreed. "See, we are trying to find Vanessa, but we have no idea where she could be. We've been traveling throughout Kalos, challenging gyms and getting stronger. We wouldn't mind your assistance, if you want it."
"Well…I'm not sure," Dedenne answered. "I know you guys are nice, but I still want to get stronger my way, so that when I meet Cardin, he's gonna regret ever abandoning me!"
"E-Even so, I wouldn't mind going along with them," Cottonee stammered.
"I have been getting tired of the lonesomeness of our journey," Floette stated. "Perhaps having a new trainer would bring a new kind of pace in our lives."
"If they can give me food, I am more than eager to come along!" Swirlix stated.
"Great! So who do you guys want to join with?" Ruby asked. "Cause I wouldn't mind any of you guys!"
"If you guys don't mind performing, I could have you join me," Weiss added.
"And if you need a strength boost, I have the perfect workout session to put you guys through!" Nora exclaimed.
"Thats very kind of all of you," Floette responded. "We'll think about who we would like to join, if that is okay."
"Sure, take your time," Seth answered.
Just then, they heard a pair of loud roars coming from the top of the rocky walls. Everyone looked up and saw that there were two figures up high, both on two feet, and looking pretty tough. For some reason, the Remnant group saw that they had similar looks to the Nidorina and Nidorino before.
"Okay, those guys look pretty angry," Jaune noticed as the team backed away from the cliff wall that the two Pokémon were standing on top of.
"Could those be what those other Pokemon from earlier evolve into?" Blake asked.
"You got it. That's Nidoking and Nidoqueen!" Leafeon informed her.
Blake and Jaune pulled out their Pokédex to examine the Pokémon above.
"Nidoking, the Drill Pokemon. Nidoking's thick tail packs enormously destructive power. With one swing, it can topple a metal transmission tower. Once this Pokemon goes on a rampage, there is no stopping it. Nidoqueen, the Drill Pokemon. Nidoqueen's body is encased in extremely hard scales. It is adept at sending foes flying with harsh tackles. This Pokémon is at its strongest when it is defending its young."
Both Pokémon leapt off the cliff, slamming on the ground in front of the heroes, roaring with all their might at them.
"What's gotten into them?!" Pyrrha questioned.
"Are they the leaders of that group of Nidorino and Nidorina before?" Ren asked.
"Most likely, but we were able to sort things out with them!" Jackson recalled. "I don't understand why they're getting so aggravated like this!"
"Jackson, look!" Seth pointed to their necks.
Two of them had a sort of mechanical collar around their throats, both were flashing red as the two Pokémon were in agony, yelling and roaring furiously at the group of heroes.
"What are those things around their necks?" Nora asked.
"They're obviously the reason behind their fury," Jackson answered.
"You don't think it's like with Tyranitar, do you?" Ruby guessed.
"It must be, for those things to cause those Pokemon to go on a complete rampage," Seth confirmed.
"We need to remove those collars!" Lyanne said.
"Uh, problem: they are too aggravated to let us get near them!" Weiss pointed out in a sarcastic tone.
Just then, Dedenne stepped forward, ready to fight. "We can handle these guys!" he declared. "Floette, Cottonee, Swirlix! Let's put these guys down and destroy those collars!"
"Hold on! They're both Poison-type Pokémon, which are super-effective against all of you!" Crescythe warned them.
"Not only that, but they are both Ground-type, so your electric attacks won't work!" Leafeon added.
"We won't know until we try, right guys?!" the Antenna Pokemon asked his fellow small Fairy-types.
"B-B-But I'm scared!" Cottonee stammered.
"These Pokémon will be a bit more dangerous than those other Pokémon, but we should at least try," Floette pointed out.
"This is too much to swallow," Swirlix muttered.
Both Dedenne and Floette charged in willingly at the two aggravated Pokémon.
"Try this! Magical Leaf!" Floette declared, sending a cascade of energy leaves at the Nidoqueen, which the blue Drill Pokemon endured pretty easily.
"Time for Play Rough!" Dedenne declared. He charged in and smacked and whipped the Nidoking with his stubby hands and tail. However, the attack proved pointless against his big opponent.
The Nidoqueen fired off a series of Poison Sting darts, striking the poor Floette and sending her tossed backwards onto the ground at Seth's feet. At the same time, Nidoking's horn glowed as he unleashed Megahorn, hammering it at Dedenne and sending it flying back to Jackson's feet.
"Guys!" Jackson gasped as he and Seth went to make sure the two were okay.
"I... can't give up now," Dedenne moaned, getting back to his feet. "I want to be stronger. I refuse to be a weak little Pokémon, like what Cardin said. I want to be the best, no matter what. I won't lose!"
"Dedenne..." Cottonee muttered in admiration to his leader.
"I want to be a useful Pokémon, too," Floette agreed, floating back up. "We have made it this far, so we should keep... going..." She almost fell back to the ground again from weakness, but Seth caught her in his hands.
"Floette!" Swirlix muttered in shock.
"I don't think you're weak at all," Jackson muttered, drawing the attention of Cottonee and Dedenne. "Never once do I consider a Pokémon pathetic in any way. They're all strong and have their own skills in battle. You are a strong Pokémon, but you need some guidance on how to unlock that potential. Let me help you out with that, Dedenne."
"Really?" he asked in shock and amazement.
"Jackson, we need to help these guys out," Seth told him. "If they want to stop these opponents themselves, then let's help them succeed in that goal. We'll destroy those collars with their power!"
"Seth..." Floette muttered, happy to see someone respect their wishes.
"Having Floette fight like that is like having an empty stomach; it's not comfortable at all!" Swirlix stated. "I don't know how powerful I can be, but I will do whatever I can to help fight these guys for her!"
"I-I want to fight, too," Cottonee echoed. "But I'm not sure if I'll be of any use against powerful opponents like these!"
"Should I join in the fray?" Leafeon asked.
"No. What we need is to help them get strong enough to beat these guys," her trainer answered. "If I remember correctly, I think I have something that'll help Cottonee out with that."
"If that's your plan, then I have something for Floette that'll help as well," Seth understood.
The two Drill Pokémon roared as they charged at the two trainers.
"Look out!" Ruby cried out.
"They're going to hit you!" Jaune warned.
Jackson and Seth didn't react to that. Instead, they each pulled out a stone. Jackson had an orange stone shaped like a sun, while Seth had a clear stone with a yellow inside that made it shine.
They held the stones to Cottonee and Floette respectively. Both stones shined brightly and the Pokemon glow a familiar aura. Both of them began to evolve before the team's eyes. Floette grew to a much larger size than before as she change shape. The fluff around Cottonee expanded as he changed. Dedenne and Swirlix were in shock of their comrade's transformations.
When they reappeared, Floette had the look of a flower, with two large leaves produced from the bottom, and the flower she carried now becoming a bouquet mane around her head. Cottonee had a small brown body, with stubby arms and legs, green curled horns, and a large amount of cotton-like substance covering it's back, neck and forehead.
"Holy cow! They both evolved together?!" Yang exclaimed.
"It's thanks to that Sun and Shiny Stone each of them gave," Lyanne explained.
Ruby and Weiss pulled out their Pokedex, pointing them at the Pokémon. "Florges, the Garden Pokemon. It claims exquisite flower gardens as its territory, and it obtains power from basking in the energy emitted by flowering plants. Whimsicott, the Windveiled Pokemon. Like the wind, it can slip through any gap, no matter how small. They pull pranks, such as moving furniture and leaving balls of cotton in homes."
"So, do you guys feel like fighting, now?" Jackson asked the two newly evolved Pokemon.
"Wow! All of a sudden, my fears are gone!" Whimsicott exclaimed. "My evolution did all that?!"
"It would seem that evolving me has also cured me of any of my injuries, as well," Florges added. "Now, I shall put this Pokemon properly in its place."
"Don't forget me!" Dedenne stated, joining Whimsicott. "I started this fight, so I'll end it!"
"And this is a fight that I hunger for!" Swirlix added, standing next to Florges.
The two trainers looked at each other and smirked.
"I'll handle Nidoqueen. Take on that Nidoking," Seth ordered.
"You got it!" Jackson answered. "Let's blade it up!"
All four Pokemon charged at the oncoming opponents. From one side, Nidoqueen unleashed a Body Slam at the two. Seth quickly examined the moves each of them knew from his Pokedex and shouted, "Florges, Petal Blizzard!"
Florges unleashed a storm of petals from her bouquet, causing the Nidoqueen to stop in midair, pressuring the attack with her body.
"Swirlix, use Energy Ball!"
"Eat this!" Swirlix barked, as he unleashed a ball of natural energy at his opponent. The attack struck the midair Pokemon and causing an explosion to send her flying.
Nidoking unleashed a Thrash attack at Dedenne and Whimsicott. The two Pokemon were easily dodging due to the nimble speeds they had. It was making it difficult for the Poison/Ground-type to actually put in a hit. This gave Jackson the opportunity to know the two Pokemon's movesets.
"Got it! Okay, Dedenne, use Flash!" Dedenne used his electricity to unleash a blinding light that halted the Nidoking and made him stumble due to the blindness. "Whimsicott, hit him with Energy Ball!" Jackson followed up. Like Swirlix, Whimsicott fired off a ball of natural energy. The ball hit the Drill Pokémon and sent him falling back.
Both Drill Pokemon got back up again, still aggravated due to the collars they were wearing. They came at the four Pokemon with a Megahorn and a Crunch attack ready.
"Cotton Guard, Whimsicott!" Jackson ordered.
"Swirlix, Cotton Spore!" Seth added.
While Whimsicott puffed up its own cotton to gain a great amount of defense against the Megahorn, Swirlix sent cotton flying at Nidoqueen's feet, slowing her down and making her fall over.
"Too cool! They're using Pokemon they just met to overwhelm such powerful opponents!" Ruby squealed.
"They really are professional trainers, aren't they?" Pyrrha asked.
"It's not just how skilled they are as trainers," Lyanne pointed out. "They just have big hearts to care about the Pokemon they use to fight with. They don't care what other people think, but they consider all Pokemon having the potentials of being powerful."
"Whimsicott, use Gust!"
"Swirlix, Fairy Wind!"
Both Pokemon unleashed a large amount of wind together, causing the two Drill Pokemon to falter and endure the weather.
"They're vulnerable! Let's take out those collars!" Jackson declared.
"Way ahead of you!" Seth answered. "Florges, Moonblast!"
"Dedenne, Parabolic Charge!"
Both Pokémon unleashed a ball of moon energy and a stream of electricity at the two Pokemon's collars. Both made their marks and destroyed them, making them crumble to the ground before the Pokemon's feet.
The Nidoking and Nidoqueen started to come around and regain their focus again, now free of the outraging anger.
"Wha... what happened?" Nidoking asked, looking about.
"How did we end up down here?" Nidoqueen questioned.
"Do you remember who put those collars on you?" Ruby asked, pointing to the said destroyed objects by their feet. The two fully evolved Pokemon looked down at the destroyed collars.
"Hold on... Were those on us?" Nidoqueen questioned.
"You don't remember having them put on you?" Crescythe questioned.
"Then tell us what WAS the last thing you remembered?" Dedenne asked.
"Well... I do remember this group of trainers taking interest in our young pack," Nidoking recalled. "They were four young men, all in red."
"Four young men? In red?" Jackson asked, looking at his cohorts.
The description was all too familiar.
Up the rocky area, a bit away from the heroes, Team CRDL, along with a few other team Flare grunts, were piling cage after cage of male and female Nidoran, Nidorino and Nidorina into the truck. Bryony was among the group, making sure the cargo was all taken care of.
"Let's hope this'll please Xerosic after what happened in Brackish City," Russel muttered.
"We lost several members of Neo Team Flare thanks to that failure," Bryony pointed out. "We can't afford to make mistakes like that, again. If we are to gain Latias for our goals, we need to increase our arsenal."
"Hey, with all these Pokémon, we won't lose a second chance at getting Latias!" Cardin assured her.
"Speaking of which, shouldn't we have kept those two Pokémon we placed those Berserk Collars on before?" Sky asked. "They did seem powerful."
"We will, but it would be dangerous for us if they were around while we steal this group," Bryony answered. "As soon as we're done here, we'll collect those two and make this entire batch strong enough to defeat anyone in the way of our goal."
"Hey!" barked a voice off in the distance. The members of Neo Team Flare and CRDL stopped as they turned to see Ruby, Jackson, and their two Pokémon charge up the rocky path with their amazing speeds, with Dedenne and Whimsicott gripping onto Jackson and Leafeon's backs, respectively.
"Not them again!" barked Cardin. "That's the guy that beat us before! He knows where Latias is at!"
"Is that so?" Bryony asked, looking to the two glaring trainers.
The rest of the group, including the Nidoking and Nidoqueen, were catching up to them. Seth made sure that Lyanne would hold back, so as not to be noticed by the group of villains.
"They have our pack!" Nidoqueen gasped.
"How dare they make a fool out of us!" Nidoking growled.
"Crap! It's just our luck they removed the Berserk Collars from those two!" Russel grimaced.
Dove noticed the four familiar Fairy-type Pokemon among the group. "Hold on... Don't those four look familiar to you guys?"
"Cardin!" Dedenne squeaked angrily. "I see you haven't changed at all, have you?!"
"Well, if it isn't the pipsqueak and the rest of our little pack of useless Pokemon," Cardin sneered, recognizing the group all too well. "Decided to try and come back to us again? Forget it! You aren't even worth anything to me or my team!"
"Oh, shut up, will you?!" Jackson barked, infuriated with team CRDL, mostly Cardin. "Dedenne was your first ever partner and you just abandoned him like that?! It's people like you who give trainers like us a bad name!"
"And guess what? Thanks to your actions, we reunited with these Pokemon, and they told us everything!" Ruby followed. "How you joined, this organizations goals, the DMA thing, and why you want Vanessa and Lyanne!"
"How's that for a double-edge sword?!"
"Well, that's just great," Bryony growled. She angrily glared at Cardin. "You just had to find a way to leak out our plan to more people didn't you?"
"Hey, did I realize that they would learn to understand what their Pokémon were saying? No, because I didn't know that kind of tech existed here!" the leader of CRDL responded.
"Let go of those Pokemon you captured!" Seth demanded, stepping forward with the other two Fairy-types.
"Sure, once you get a life!" Cardin pulled out a device, and pressed a button on it. Immediately, glowing boxes started to activate from all around the vicinity. Pyrrha saw this and dashed in to stop whatever he was planning. However, the boxes sent lines of energy all around the area surrounding Neo Team Flare and anyone else within the perimeter, which transformed into an energy dome.
"What the heck is this?!" Dedenne demanded.
"Great. Another one of those energy cages," Jackson sighed.
"Hey, let me in there!" Nora demanded, hammering her fists on the energy, with Nidoking and Nidoqueen striking the energy with her.
"It's no use," Ren said as he stopped her. "We can't deactivate it from out here. It looks like Jackson, Seth, Ruby and Pyrrha will have to deal with them without us."
Jaune and Yang both looked to Pyrrha and Ruby, respectively, counting on them to free the captured Pokémon.
"Ruby, you, Crescythe, Leafeon and Pyrrha can do whatever you want, but leave Cardin and his chumps to Jackson and me," Seth told her, with Florges and Swirlix confronting Sky and Dove.
"Yeah, I think it's time for them to see how strong their old partners really became," Jackson stated as Dedenne and Whimsicott stood in front of him, glaring at Cardin and Russel.
"Okay then," Ruby nodded in understanding. She and Pyrrha glared at the green-haired woman and the grunts surrounding her.
"Hmph! You make it sound like I'm easy to beat," Bryony huffed. "But you are far from the truth it seems. I am Bryony, one of the chief scientists of Neo Team Flare. As far as I can see, the probability of beating me is far from great."
"That's what you think!" Ruby challenged as she and Crescythe were ready to take her on.
"Wait, Ruby," Pyrrha stopped her, glaring at the woman. "Please, let me fight her. Take on the grunts around her."
"But..." Ruby started, so eager to have a challenge against the leader.
"If you want to fight me that badly, I'll gladly take it!" Bryony barked. She pulled out two Pokeballs. "Go, Leipard! Bisharp!" She called out two Pokémon to the field; one that looked like a dark purple and yellow-bellied cat, and a knight-looking Pokémon with blades on his arms.
"Ruby, trust me!" Pyrrha told her, coming with an idea to convince the silver-eyed leader. "She needs to learn how tough we really are and facing you would be too easy. You can beat those grunts around her." She called out Shanti and Shield to the field to fight.
"It would be too... easy?" Ruby questioned, going from surprised to joyful to smug in an instant. "Well, I guess if you put it like that, I can't argue that beating those other guys will be a walk in the park!"
"Pyrrha totally set her up," Crescythe muttered.
"Still, I don't see you complaining on facing a few meager foes as these," Leafeon pointed out. "Mind if I join you and your partner?"
"I'd be happy to let you fight with me."
At this point, team CRDL called out their prime Pokémon to the field, with Jackson facing Russel and Cardin, while Seth was confronting Sky and Dove.
"Dusclops, show that pipsqueak your Shadow Sneak!" Cardin barked.
"With pleasure," Dusclops answered, descending into the shadows and charging at Dedenne.
"Flash!" Jackson declared.
"Come out, you!" Dedenne barked, leaping up and unleashing a blinding light, causing Cardin and Russel to shield their eyes. The attack also made the shadows vanish, therefore forcing Dusclops to reappear.
"I knew that would work."
"Diggersby, Super Fang!" Russel ordered. Diggersby charged forward with fangs glowing at Whimsicott.
"Stop him with Gust!" Jackson countered. Whimsicott unleashed a gust of wind at him, pushing Diggersby back and making him fall onto Dusclops.
"Not so nervous now, am I?" the little fluff ball asked.
"Hey, what are you doing?!" Cardin barked at Russel.
"It wasn't my fault!" he answered with a tone of defense.
"Let's tie them up. Leech Seed!" Jackson ordered.
"Here you go!" Whimsicott answered, firing seeds quickly from his mouth. The seeds hit the ground beneath his two opponents and roots sprouted out, binding the two down and draining them of their energy.
"Hey!" Cardin barked.
"Diggersby, break free!" Russel ordered.
"There's a lot more where that came from, guys," Jackson told them as Dedenne and Whimsicott prepared to continue.
"Scraggy, Headbutt!"
"Loudred, Stomp!"
Sky and Dove's Pokémon charged in at Florges and Swirlix, respectively.
"Swirlix, Sweet Scent!" Seth ordered.
"You hungry? Have a whiff of this!" Swirlix called out, sending a delicious aroma from his body to the two oncoming opponents. It struck them, causing them to slow down and take in the scent with dazed looks.
"Hey, Loudred, what are you doing?!" Dove questioned.
"It's just like that woman before when we first met these guys," Sky recalled Viola and her Surskit before. "Why does this happen to us?"
Just then, the two felt something on the ground. They both looked down and saw grass sprouting from the ground, all about the field.
"Where did this come from?" Cardin questioned, also noticing the grass surrounding them.
"That's Florges's Grassy Terrain," Seth explained. "Like it? The special grass can heal anyone on the field for a certain amount of time, whether it be friend or foe."
"Well that sounds like a benefit for us," Dove stated.
Seth wasn't done explaining. "Although, it has another effect. It can also power up Grass-type moves like this; Petal Blizzard!"
"Take this, you oafs!" Florges barked, as she sent a gust of flower petals that became stronger thanks to the environment's affect, peppering the two opponents vigorously.
"Gah! Hold on, Scraggy!" Sky shouted.
"I take that back. I don't like this move at all!" Dove panicked.
"Those idiots. How can they not beat those two with the Pokémon we provided them?" Bryony questioned.
"They're a lot stronger than they look, aren't they?" Pyrrha questioned. "And so are we! Shanti! Dragon Breath!" Her Bagon unleashed his light blue flames at his opponent.
"Bisharp, Night Slash!" Bryony ordered. Her Pokémon summoned a dark energy blade and blocked the attack easily.
"You think that was gonna stop me?" she questioned Shanti.
"Bisharp, use Iron Head! Leipard, Slash!" Both of Bryony's Pokémon charged in, with their heads and claws glowing.
"Shield, Protect!" Pyrrha called out. Her Shieldon leapt in front of Shanti and called upon a barrier to protect them from the two attacks, as well as sending the two enemies backwards.
"Leipard, Taunt!" Bryony barked.
"Foolish little Pokémon," Leipard sneered at Shieldon with a cocky smirk. "Is defense the only thing you're good at? Surely, you have power to beat me."
Shieldon got ticked off at the taunt and growled, "Oh, I'll show you power. I'll deliver all the power you can take!"
"Shield, what's wrong?" Pyrrha questioned as Leafeon backed away from fighting a grunt's Skorupi.
"Taunt is a move. And it's more than a standard taunt," the verdant Pokémon explained. "It puts a Pokémon into a rage, preventing them from using any non-damaging moves." Leafeon fired off a Solarbeam from her mouth, blasting away the Skorupi and sending it flying.
"In that case, use Iron Head!" Pyrrha ordered.
"Sucker Punch!" Bryony countered.
Shield was about to attack, but Leipard struck her hard before she had a chance, knocking her back.
"A perfect combo, wouldn't you say? Only letting you use attacking moves while striking you with an attack that always strikes before an opponent attacks. Do you realize how futile it is to beat me?"
Pyrrha didn't answered. She knew she was trying to subject her into losing focus, making her an easy target. However, that was not gonna be the case for her. Especially since she came up with an idea. "Shanti, Focus Energy!" The Bagon got himself pumped up as he focused all his energy in any attack Pyrrha will call. "Charge in! Shield, Iron Head!"
"I'll show you power!" Shield barked, charging forward as she was encased in a Steel-type energy.
"That won't work, girl! Sucker Punch!" Leipard charged at Shield again, ready to stop her in her tracks with a strike with her claw.
"Jump, now! Dragon Claw!" Pyrrha suddenly barked out. As Shield leapt up, Shanti, who was right behind her, transferred his energy to his claws, creating a huge set of green, claw-shaped energy around them. He hit Leipard critically and left her vulnerable to be struck head-on by Shield's Iron Head. She got tossed back to Bisharp, knocking her down as Shanti and Shield landed on the ground.
"You got to be kidding me?!" Bryony growled.
Shield shook her head, and questioned, "Geez, did I space out or what?"
"Recovering from the Taunt, I see?" Shanti said.
"Guys!" Ruby called out. Everyone looked to see her waving to them in front of the truck, as Nidoqueen and Nidoking's pack were being freed by Crescythe and Leafeon. All the grunts were lying by their feet, defeated.
"Nice going, Ruby!" Yang cheered.
"Ha! Now that's what I'm talking about!" Jackson whooped.
"This is impossible!" Bryony barked. "She defeated all of our grunts so easily?!"
"And she's freeing all the Pokémon we captured," Cardin growled. "Can't we ever get a break?!"
"Aren't you a bit distracted from our fight?!" Jackson sassed, grabbing Cardin's attention back on him and the two Fairy-types. "Big mistake. Dedenne, Charge Beam! Whimsicott, Energy Ball!"
"Florges, Moonblast! Swirlix, Energy Ball!" Seth followed.
All four Pokémon fired off their attacks at their old trainer's Pokémon, defeating them all together and sending them back to their trainers.
"How..." Cardin questioned. "How is that pipsqueak so much stronger than before?!"
"You didn't give him time to grow and get stronger," the natural Pokemon translator responded. "You didn't give any of your old Pokémon the time. You saw of what they looked like and didn't expect them to be strong. Well, they just proved you wrong!"
The Fairy-type quartet glared at team CRDL, most of which were hesitating.
"It's obvious they outmatch us, here," Bryony said. "We failed to obtain the Pokémon and we can't beat these trainers in our condition. We have no other option than to retreat."
Dove, Sky and Russel looked to Cardin, who glared down, then looked to Jackson and Seth.
"You just got lucky, this time," he told them. "Next time, you won't be so lucky. We will get the Pokémon WE chose stronger, and you will lose. You and those stupid Fairy-types!"
With that, he and the rest of CRDL returned their Pokemon and retreated into the vehicle, along with the rest of the grunts and Bryony. The door closed and the barrier surrounding the field deactivated as they drove off, disappearing along the road, leaving the heroes remaining.
With the battle over, Nidoking and Nidoqueen were happily reunited with their pack.
"We can't thank you enough for what you done," Nidoking told the trainers.
"It was no biggy," Ruby answered. "We're just glad you guys are back together again."
"So what about you guys?" Seth asked the four Fairy-type Pokemon. "You got your wish in beating team CRDL, didn't you?"
"True, but we couldn't have done it without you guys," Florges answered. She then looked down at Dedenne, "I believe someone else is very satisfied with showing Cardin what he can do."
The little Antenna Pokemon was thinking back to when the villains retreated, mainly Cardin. Or rather, the look he had as they left. "Cardin... looked like he was regretting that he abandoned me," he spoke, surprising the others. "It was for a fleeting moment, but I know what I saw."
"Dedenne?" Lyanne questioned.
Realizing he was making a scene, Dedenne shook his head. "But who cares?! He abandoned me, so why should I bother about that? Besides…" He looked to Jackson as he finished. "I think you and I make a better team than me and Cardin, anyway."
"Excuse me?" Jackson asked.
"We've all made the decision during the reunion," Whimsicott stated. "If you want us, Dedenne and I would be more than happy to join you, Jackson."
"As would Swirlix and I for you, Seth," Florges added.
"And if you have a snack, that would be even better~!" Swirlix finished.
Seth laughed at Swirlix's comment, while Jackson smiled at the idea.
"Well, how can I say no to that?" Jackson asked.
"We would be glad to have you guys on our sides," Seth answered.
The two trainers looked to one another and nodded. While Seth pulled out two Pokeballs, Jackson had out two balls the Remnant team had never seen before. Both had green tops and red and yellow markings in front.
"You know, I was kinda wondering what I should do with these Friend Balls. Now I know," the swordsman of a trainer stated.
"Friend Balls?" Blake asked, confused.
"Right. Friend Balls are special balls made in the Johto region," Lyanne explained. "They can give a Pokemon comfort and lots of happiness while being with their trainer."
Jackson and Seth lowered the Pokeballs to their new teammates, all who touched them. They all entered the Pokeballs. The four balls jiggled a few times and click, signaling the capture.
"And with that, two new members enter our group!" Jackson cheered.
"But we do have six Pokémon on us," Seth pointed out, showing the red light on each of his Pokéballs. "We'll have to send over two of our Pokemon now."
"True, but now team CRDL will have to fear another set of Pokémon we have," Ruby stated. "You guys better keep reminding him how much of a mistake it was to leave them."
Jackson and Seth nodded in agreement, looking back at the new teammates they gained for the journey.