"speaking"
"Thinking"
On with the story
Ken was climbing up a cliff, as he had Gabite and Lairon helping him
After journeying to Pastoria city, Ken battled against Makishimu Mask and won the Fen Badge
He is right now on the way to Celestic town as he had to pass some forests and some cliffs before reaching to the place
Gabite and Lairon climbs the Cliff while Ken was holding on to them
"just a few more climbs" Ken said as Gabite and Lairon continued climbing up before they reached to the top
"good work" Ken smiled as he calls back Gabite and Lairon to their Pokeball
Ken continued on foot, he ventured into the forest as he encountered some Wild Pokemons who were living there
He smiles as a pair of Pachirisu smiles and waved at him, he waved back before focusing on the road
Darkrai appeared out the shadows as the Pachirisu were startled by its appearance and scrammed
The Pitch Black Pokemon looks to them before disappearing into the shadow and followed Ken
Ken enters a route lounge as he went to the receptionist security and got his permission to enter the town
Ken now arrives to Celestic Town as he sees the amazing town filled with the many histories of Sinnoh
"Shirona said that I would meet her here" Ken said as he looks around for any signs of Shirona before activating his Poketch but it ran out of batteries "darn it"
Ken went to a nearby Café as he ordered some dessert while changing the batteries of his Poketch
As he was doing so, someone came running past him
"I want the special Celestial Banana Cookie Ice Cream special!" the person exclaimed to a waitress
"I'm sorry, but we've ran out of the menu" the waitress replied making the person sulk
"eeeh? But you've promised me that you would leave one for me!" the person pouted
"I'm really sorry! But that customer just ordered it before you and policy are policy" the waitress said pointing to Ken who finished changing the batteries of his Poketch
Ken dialed Shirona's number on the Poketch as he instantly hears the sound of a Poketch ringing near him
Ken turns around and finds Shirona looking back at him in surprise
"Ken?" "Shirona?"
The two looks at each other as the waitress close her mouth that formed an O shape
After the whole accidental meeting, Ken and Shirona were sitting together as a waitress serves them some drinks
"to think that I would meet you at my favorite hometown café" Shirona said as she gave back the menu to the waitress
""coincidental like a Xatu"? I guess" Ken said in a wise voice
"I guess so" Shirona replied with a smile
"I'll leave with your orders" the waitress said as she leaves the two while having a smile
"now that I remember, you have a certain liking to ice cream, don't you?" Ken asked before pushing his dessert towards Shirona "here you can have it, I haven't touched it yet"
"are you sure? I mean you've ordered it first" Shirona said to Ken
"it's fine. "always be gentle as a Miltank to women" is what my grandpa always said" Ken said as Shirona smiles before taking a spoonful of ice cream and instantly enjoys the taste
"here is your love love special Combee couple smoothie!" the waitress came back with a drink that had two straw combined into it "enjoy!"
"eh? We didn't order this" Ken told the waitress a bit confused
"it's a special order!" the waitress replied with a smile before having a cheeky smile to Shirona who blushed a bit
"hey! Kia!" Shirona exclaimed but the waitress just walks away all happy
"geez, that girl never changed since then" Shirona grumbles a bit
"friends of yours?" Ken asked
"since Trainer school" Shirona stated while taking another spoonful of her ice cream "she always liked doing this to me and to someone who she thinks I like"
"someone you like?" Ken blinked a few times before realizing what she meant "oh, seeing you're the Champion and all, I guess it's obvious that you get a lot of admirers"
"they only see me as the Champion, other than that I'm nothing else to them" Shirona said with a bit of a frown "if I'm ever wanting to see someone, I want to be seen as who I am, not my title"
"I see you as yourself, though" Ken said making Shirona look to him "strong, graceful, and kind. That's who you are, Shirona. Anyone who sees you as the champion must have a Slowpoke of a personality"
Shirona blushed a bit as her blonde hair covered her eyes "i-I see"
Ken smiles as he didn't realize his words effect towards her
Kia snickers as she cheekily grins look at the two
"looks like Shirona has a boyfriend now~! I've got to get this to everyone!"
After the short meeting in the café, Ken was being guided around the town by Shirona who gave him a tour of her hometown
"and this is the last spot of our tour" Shirona said as she showed Ken a giant building behind her "the Celestic Town Research Center. this is the place where my grandmother, Prof. Karashina researches the history of Sinnoh"
Ken hummed in curiosity as he finds many statues around the place
"is this a statue of one of the two legendary Pokemons?" Ken asked as he was looking at the statue of Dialga
Shirona nodded as she looks to the statue of Dialga
"the Pokemon who controls time, Dialga. it is said to be able to manipulate time to its own will" Shirona said before looking to another statue beside Dialga "and here is the Pokemon who controls over space, Palkia. Just like Dialga, this Pokemon manipulate space"
"in ancient times, when the world was never born, Palkia created space and Dialga created time, and the two Pokemon would eventually create our world"
"what about those?" Ken asked as he was pointing to two other statues near Palkia and Dialga
"those are Giratina and Arceus" Shirona replied as she and Ken walks towards the two statues "Giratina is unlike Palkia or Dialga, this Pokemon is said to rule a world that is reverse to ours"
"reverse to ours?" Ken asked confused as Shirona nodded
"there have been many theories from time to time but many believed that there is another world or maybe even more than the world we know" Shirona explained "it is like looking at a mirror, our world and the reverse world"
"then how about this Arceus?" Ken asked looking at the statue "does this Pokemon govern a certain element?"
"It does" Shirona replied "and its our whole world"
"what?" Ken asked confused
"this Pokemon is unlike the other three. This Pokemon is truly a God" Shirona said looking at the statue "none knows where Arceus came from but it is the Pokemon that created the entire universe and the Pokemon and us humans"
"amazing" Ken said amazed to know such a Pokemon have existed
"and it's also said that Arceus is always watching Pokemons and Humans as we are like its Children" a voice spoke as Ken and Shirona turns around to see an old woman wearing a lab coat
"Grandmother" Shirona greeted her with a smile before looking to Ken "let me introduce you to her, Ken"
"her name is Prof. Karashina, she's the Celestic Research Head Professor and my grandmother"
"pleasure to meet you, mam" Ken said with a slight bow as a sign of respect to the elder
"the pleasure is all mine" Karashina said as she eyed Ken and started walking around him
"um…" Ken muttered out as Karashina looks at him up and down
"you've caught a very fine young man, Shirona" Karashina said as she looks at Ken in the eye "strong yet kind eyes..fufufu, you don't see young men with eyes like him nowadays"
"t-thanks, I guess?" Ken said as he thought that she was complementing her
"haaa, I can finally relax for my granddaughter has found her man" Karashina said with a smile as Shirona instantly blushed from her grandmother's words
"Grandmother!" Shirona exclaimed a bit embarrassed "he's my friend!"
"if he is your friend, then why are you blushing so much? Hmm? Is it because you've got hit with his Attract?" Karashina said as this made Shirona blushed harder
"grandmother! Will you stop it!" Shirona exclaimed as Karashina chuckles before the elder looks to Ken
"my granddaughter is a bit of an airhead but please bear with her, sonny" Karashina said as Shirona blushed even more
"o-okay?" Ken said in reply
"grandmother!" Shirona screamed at her grandmother as she couldn't take it
After getting the tour of the town, Ken was invited to Shirona's home to stay for the night
"here we are" Shirona said as she opened the door of her home before entering in with Ken following by
"sorry for intruding" Ken said as he politely takes off his shoes before stacking them to the shoe rack and then use the house slippers, provided by Shirona
"settle in, I'll make some tea" Shirona said as she went to the kitchen while Ken sat in the living room
As he sat there, he saw that there were many pictures around the room
Ken looks to one picture as he sees a Young Shirona smiling so happily as she was crowned the Sinnoh League Champion
He smiles before looking to the others; a picture of her with the Elite Four, a picture of her with her grandmother in her younger days, and lastly the picture of her with him in their victory of winning the Indigo League together
Ken took the picture frame and smiled to it before feeling something rubbing against his leg
He looks down and sees Shirona's Glaceon rubbing its head to his leg
Ken place back the picture frame before kneeling down and started petting Glaceon's head
"looks like Glaceon remembers you, Ken" Shirona said as she came back with a tray of tea
She placed the tray to the table as she places one cup for her before the other for Ken
"I'm just glad that Glaceon remembers me as a friend rather than an opponent" Ken said scratching Glaceon's under chin that got the Pokemon to smile in delight "first impression to other Pokemon is always the important moment for a trainer"
"true" Shirona said sitting down as Glaceon went to her and jumped to her lap "but Glaceon is gentle"
Shirona started to pet Glaceon's back as the Ice Type Pokemon nuzzles to Shirona's hand
Ken smiles before sitting down and takes his cup of tea
The day turned to night as Ken was at Shirona's home backyard as her Pokemon were out on the field
"long time no see, Garchomp" Ken said to Shirona's partner Pokemon as he petted her head
Garchomp smiled as it leans its head to Ken's hand
"now that I think about it" Ken said before calling out Gabite "I think a certain someone might want to meet you"
"oh, a Gabite, and a rather unique one" Shirona came out of her home in a baby blue nightdress as Glaceon was beside her
"I've caught him a few weeks back" Ken said petting Gabite's head "after that, we got strong together with everyone, right Gabite?"
Gabite nodded as it then looks to Garchomp
"mind letting me see the Sinnoh Pokemon, you've caught?" Shirona asked as Ken nodded with a smile before calling out everyone to the field
Golurk appeared before the Automaton Pokemon got into a glaring contest with Garchomp as the two were ready for a fight
"easy now, we're here as friends not enemies" Ken told the two as he eased them off of each other
"I see that Golurk wants a rematch with Garchomp" Shirona said with a slight giggle before looking to the other Pokemons, Ken had with him
"a Gabite, a Lairon, a Starly, a Drapion, and Golurk. You've got five Pokemons, huh?" Shirona asked As Ken nodded "why did you decided to start with a new team?"
"let's just say that "a recently evolved Buttefree must fly free into the outside world filled with the unknown", like that?" Ken said with a smile
"I see" Shirona said with a smile as she petted Gabite's head "I know that this is a bit forward, but mind having a small battle with me?"
"sure" Ken said before looking to Golurk who pumped up his fists "Golurk here seems to be very eager for a fight"
Garchomp let out a cry to Shirona as she nodded "and so is Garchomp"
Ken was now facing against Shirona in her hometown as the two were standing in the grass field and Ken's other Pokemons with Glaceon are the spectators
"a quick round should be good" Shirona said as Ken nodded
"ready Golurk?" Ken asked as Golurk punched both of its fists together in response
"ladies first! Garchomp! Dragon Rush!" Shirona ordered out as Garchomp growls before dashing towards Golurk in the Dragon Rush
"start off with Dragon Rush, eh?" Ken said with a smirk "Golurk! Trick Room! And then follow it up with Shadow Punch!"
Golurk's eyes glowed purple before the Trick Room encased their battle field
Garchomp came dashing with the Dragon Rush but Golurk dashed in response before firing the Shadow Punch
The two attacks collided against each other as Golurk and Garchomp skidded from the attack but were undamaged
"Golurk! Dynamic Punch!" Ken punched out his fist as Golurk flied towards Garchomp at high speed with its right fist pulled back
"Garchomp! Dig!" Shirona ordered out as Garchomp digs a hole underground and dodged the incoming Dynamic Punch
"oh no you don't! Golurk! Direct that Dynamic Punch to the ground!" Ken shouted as Golurk came flying down before punching the ground with its Dynamic Punch
The Dynamic Punch made the ground shake before it shattered and breaks
Garchomp came flying out of the ground as the Dragon Pokemon readied its talon at Golurk
"not bad, Ken. You've created a battle strategy against Garchomp's dig, I see" Shirona said with a smile "Garchomp! Draco Meteor!"
Garchomp charged up energy in its jaw before firing an energy ball to the sky that exploded as dozens of energy balls came raining down
"use Darkest Lariat while spinning to block the attack!" Ken shouted as Golurk's fists were covered in dark energy before the Automaton Pokemon spins around like a top as the energy attack came bouncing off of it "now charge through!"
Golurk came spinning at Garchomp as the spinning Darkest Lariat attack hits Garchomp hard
Garchomp grunts in pain as the Dragon pokemon came crashing to the field
"not bad! Flamethrower!" Shirona shouted out as Garchomp got up before spewing out flames at Golurk
"charge forth and use Dynamic Punch!" Ken shouted as Golurk charged towards Garchomp with both of its fist up
The flames hits Golurk hard but the Automaton Pokemon keeps on charging towards Garchomp
Garchomp keeps firing out the Flamethrower before it soon ran out of power
Golurk swipes away the flames before readying its Dynamic Punch but soon stop when a loud explosion brought out everyone's attention to the town
"an explosion!?" Ken exclaimed in surprise
"it came from the Research Facility!" Shirona exclaimed before running towards the town with Garchomp and Glaceon following
"wait! Shirona!" Ken exclaimed before following her "come on guys!"
Golurk and the others nodded as they followed their trainer
The Celestic Research Facility was burning in flames as a giant robotic machine that was in the form of a giant Machamp
The giant machine was destroying the research facility as it breaks it down with its robotic arms
Many scientists were running away as Karashina were helping them evacuate
"get away!" Karashina shouted before looking to the giant robot that was destroying the research facility
"Grandmother!" Karashina heard Shirona's shouting as she turns to see her and Ken running to her
"Shirona! Ken!" Karashina stated in surprise
"what's going on here!?" Ken asked before looking to the giant machine that was wrecking the place "what is that?! A robot!?"
"just a few minutes ago, we found thieves entering the research lab where we kept the Adamant Orb and Luxurious Orb! Those thieves then called out this robot and started to wreck the place!" Karashina said as the giant robot looks to them
"well well, if it ain't the duet Indigo League Champion" a voice spoke out of the robot machine as Ken's eyes widen in surprise
"this voice!" Ken exclaimed in surprise before laughter heard out
Prepare for trouble!
And make it double!
The mecha Machoke's head opened as Yamato and Kosaburo appeared
To protect the world from devastation!
To unite all peoples within our nation!
To denounce the evils of truth and love!
To extend our reach to the stars above!
Yamato!
Kosaburo!
Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!
Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
"I knew it! It's you two again!" Ken shouted as he gritted his teeth in anger
"long time no see, Mr. Champion" Kosaburo said
"I see that you got with your duet" Yamato added in
"why are you two here!?" Ken demanded
"as you might know, these two orbs have a very special property in them," Yamato said as she looks to the side as they had in their possession, the Adamant orb and the Luxurious orb "by studying them, Team Rocket will sure be able to summon the two Legendary Pokemon of time and space, and gain control of them!"
"how foolish can you be!? Are you trying to repeat what Team Galactic failed to do!?" Karashina shouted "you will anger Palkia, and Dialga, even Giratina as well as Arceus himself!"
"ha! We aren't as foolish as those Team Galactic! We Team Rocket will succeed in what they've failed!" Kosaburo exclaimed "our Prof. Bamba is a genius in Pokemon Control! We've controlled many rare Pokemons already!"
Kosaburo heard a ringtone near him as he picks out a phone
"hello?" Kosaburo asked
"IT'S NANBA!" someone shouted out before the call ended
"as I was saying" Kosaburo said before he and Yamato locks in the mecha Machamp's cockpit "we will be taking these orbs and soon Team Rocket will rule the world!"
"these guys never changed! Go! Golurk!" Ken shouted out as Golurk flies in the air before flying towards the Mecha Machamp
"I don't think so!" Yamato shouted out as the Mecha Machamp swatted Golurk to the ground like it was a weak Ninjask
"Golurk!" Ken shouted out
"our Mecha Machamp has been specifically designed to endure all manner of attacks! Not one Pokemon you have can ever deal a dent to this big boy!" Kosaburo explained as the Mecha Machamp pumps up its fist
"let's see about that! Garchomp! Dragon Rush!" Shirona shouted as Garchomp growls before jumping up and then dashed towards the Mecha Machamp
The attack hits its target as a big explosion blew out
Everyone watched as the dust blew out and revealed that Garchomp's Dragon Rush did no damage at all to the machine
"hahaha! Too bad so sad!" Yamato spoke out while laughing
"not yet! Golurk!" Ken shouted as Golurk gets up and flies into the air "Dynamic Punch!"
Golurk flies towards the Mecha Machamp as the Automaton pokemon sends its Dynamic Punch straight at the Mecha Machamp
"we told you It's useless!" Kosaburo shouted as the Mecha Machamp grabs Golurk and clench the Pokemon hard in its grasp
"Golurk!" Ken shouted out as Golurk grunted in pain
"hahahaha, even the Indigo Champion's Golurk deal no damage at all" Yamato said laughing as the Mecha Machamp tightens its hold on Golurk
"Garchomp! Go and save Golurk!" Shirona shouted as Garchomp flied towards Golurk to help him but the Mecha Machamp grabbed Garchomp and started to squeeze on the Dragon Pokemon
"Garchomp!" Shirona shouted out as Garchomp let out a cry of pain
"don't you losers ever learn?" Kosaburo asked
"Drapion! Gabite! Cross Poison and Giga Impact!" Ken shouted as both Pokemon fired out their attacks at the Mecha Machamp
The attacks hits the target but it held the same result
"it didn't work! Hahahaha!" Yamato laughed out before the other two arms of the Mecha Machamp transformed into giant tubes and air started to get sucked into it "we'll be taking your Pokemons now!"
Gabite and Drapion tried to hold their ground but they soon got sucked into the vacuum
"Drapion! Gabite!" Ken shouted before gasping in shock as Starly and even Lairon got sucked in
Shirona holds on with her grandmother as the vacuum power was so strong
She looks in shock as Glaceon tried to hold her ground but soon got sucked away
"Glaceon!" Shirona holds onto Glaceon before she and her Pokemon got sucked into the vacuum
"Shirona!" Karashina and Ken shouted out
"looks like we got a stowaway, Setsuburo" Yamato said
"Yeah" Kosaburo agreed with Yamato "and It's Kosaburo!"
"let everyone go or else!" Ken shouted as Yamato and Kosaburo just laughs in response
"or else what? We know that your other Pokemon are back in Kanto! You're out of Pokemon and out of options!" Yamato laughed out as the Mecha Machamp turns to walk away
"wait!" Ken shouted as he chased after the Mecha Machamp
"Ken!" Karashina shouted out
"all we got to do now is to give the professor the orbs and give these Pokemons to Sakaki-sama" Yamato said
"what about her? The stowaway?" Kosaburo asked looking at a screen that showed the image of Shirona and the other captured Pokemon
"dump her out for all I care" Yamato replied "we've got no use for her"
"I said wait!" Ken shouted out as he jumps and grabs a hold of the Mecha Machamp's leg before starting to climb up
"hey, we got another stowaway on our leg" Kosaburo said
"shake it off" Yamato said as the Mecha Machamp shakes its leg and sends Ken flying before crashing to the ground
"now let's get these orbs to the professor" Yamato said
"wait right there!" Ken shouted as he got back up "give back Shirona and the others!"
"oh please!" Yamato said as the Mecha Machamp looks at Ken "what can you do? You don't have any Pokemon with you! You'd better give up or you'll get hurt!"
Ken gritted his teeth before he glared hard at the Mecha Machamp before he clenched his fists tight "unforgivable…unforgivable!"
"UNFORGIVABLE!" Ken shouted out as his eyes turned red for a moment
"what the heck? The guy turned angry all of the sudden" Kosaburo said before he saw a shadow looming around Ken a Darkrai appeared
"that's….Darkrai!" Karashina exclaimed in surprise to see the Pitch Black Pokemon
Ken looks at Darkrai as the Pitch Black Pokemon looks back at Ken and nodded
"go! Shadow Ball!" Ken shouted as Darkrai formed a sphere of dark energy before firing it at the Mecha Machamp
"haha! Won't work!" Yamato shouted as the Mecha Machamp blocked the attack but the force of the Shadow Ball pushed it back "what the!?"
"follow it up with Dark Pulse" Ken ordered out as Darkrai fires a beam of dark ring energies at the Mecha Machamp and instantly destroyed one of its four arms
"how!?" Yamato shouted out as the Mecha Machamp lost one of its robotic arms
"Hyper Beam!" Ken shouted as Darkrai charged its energy into a sphere before it fired its Hyper beam
Another robotic arm was destroyed and Golurk was freed
"Golurk! Use Dynamic Punch and help Garchomp get free!" Ken shouted as Golurk nodded before sending its Dynamic Punch at the other robotic arm and freed Garchomp
"Garchomp save Shirona and the others by using Dragon Rush!" Ken ordered out as Garchomp let out a roar before dashing towards the Mecha Machamp with the Dragon Rush
"counter it!" Yamato screamed before Garchomp broke right through the Mecha Machamp's armor and made a hole right through it
"NO WAY!" Yamato and Kosaburo screamed as the Mecha Machamp exploded
Kosaburo and Yamato were instantly send flying as their mecha robot was destroyed
"how on earth did the super Mecha got destroyed so easily!? The professor said that it was supposed to be invincible!" Yamato exclaimed before looking to Kosaburo who was reading a manual book "what are you doing?"
"the manual said that the armor will wear out if hit with continuous attacks, and it needs an hour to recharge back its defense" Kosaburo reads out the manual as Yamato's jaw drop
"TEAM ROCKET IS BLASTING OFF AGAIN!"
Shirona and the others were falling from the sky as Ken runs towards Shirona and jumps up
He caught her as he crashed to the ground with her on top
"ow…you ok, Shirona?" Ken asked as Shirona nodded in reply while holding Glaceon
Golurk and Garchomp landed near them as so did the other Pokemons
Karashina smiled before seeing Darkrai holding the Adamant orb and the Luxurious orb and gave it to her
"thank you for the assistance, Darkrai" Karashina thanked the Pitch Black Pokemon as Darkrai nodded before disappearing into the shadow
Karashina smiled before looking to Ken and Shirona as the two stands back up with each other and the two smiled to their Pokemon
"looks to me that Ken is the best Nidoking for Shirona who is a lone Nidoqueen" Karashina thought with a smile
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
