Chapter 41: A few Surprises
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon and I didn't make Pokemon Reborn
Ash and Victoria got up a bit earlier than usual, because they wanted to start looking for Saphira as soon as possible.
Ash, Victoria had both of their Pikachu's on their trainer's shoulder and were in front of the house with Laura sending them off.
"Please tell Shelly, Anna and Noel that we're going to look for Saphira." Ash requested making Laura nod in response.
"Of course." Laura replied.
"We'll let you know if we find Saphira or Charlotte." Victoria told Laura gaining a single nod from Laura again
The young couple both nodded before they gave a slight bow to Laura, "Thank you, and thanks for letting us stay here. But we need to get going." Ash thanked Laura with Victoria nodding in agreement.
Laura smiled, "Don't worry about it. Thank you for getting my sister out of that a cursive orphanage." Laura thanked as well.
Ash and Victoria raised their heads, "Don't worry. I wasn't going to let Sigmund continue to do what he did." Ash replied.
"We'll we should get going. Thank you, Laura." Victoria thanked before the two walked away.
Laura watched them leaved while waving goodbye. Soon she placed her hand over her heart, "Please, Ash, Victoria, find them." Laura thought to herself.
Ash and Victoria are walking in the rock path, "Where should we start?" Victoria asked.
Ash looked around and saw a path that they haven't been to before, "Nothing says better then going into the unknown." Ash answered as he pointed at the path making Victoria nod in agreement as they walked down the path.
Soon they came to a small area, where they saw opening with light coming out of it, "I guess that must be the way out." Victoria assumed.
"But we can't leave, not until we find Saphira." Ash remained her girlfriend.
Victoria turned to her boyfriend, "I know, I was just saying that-"
(BOOM)
Victoria was interrupted when an explosion happened on the right side of the cave making the ground shake slightly.
Ash, Victoria and their Pikachu's turned to the explosion with their arms over their faces.
Soon the smoke died down revealing a hole on the side of the wall as the trainers lowered their arms as both Pikachu leap off their trainers' shoulder ready for to fight.
Everyone waited for who or what made the hole to come out with both Pikachu's sparking their checks.
After a tense moments, a Dragonite flew out of the hole, surprising everyone.
The Dragonite turned to his right, then to his left, saw Ash, Victoria and the Pikachu's and narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Finally, you found the way out! Nice work Dragonite!" A voice called out making everyone turn to the hole.
Ash's eyes wide open, "I know that voice!" Ash thought to himself.
Soon Saphira walked out of the hole with dirt stains all over her clothes as well as her hair and it had some small pebbles in her hair as well.
Ash as well as Victoria were surprised when they saw her but even more surprised when they that she didn't even have any injuries.
Saphira turned to her left, saw Ash, Victoria as well as both Pikachu's and smiled, "Hey there strangers!" Saphira greeted as she walked up to them.
She stopped a few feet away from them, saw the shocked expression, smirked and placed her right hand on her hips, "Come now. Did you really think I would go down without a fight?" She asked rhetorically.
Ash and Victoria glanced at each other, before back at Saphira, "To be honest, we hoped that you would be ok, but . . ." Victoria couldn't finish not wanting to tell Saphira the worst-case scenario.
Saphira dropped the smirk and turned to the right, "Well, I will admit. That woman caught me off guard when she mentioned my sisters. I'm still wondering how she even knew about them." Saphira explained confused by her encounter with Lin.
Ash and Victoria didn't answer. Saphira sighed a bit before turning back to the pair, "Well I guess it doesn't matter. I already snuck back into their base and terminated it." Saphira told the pair surprising them.
Saphira walked up to Ash, dug into her pocket, before lifting her right fist in front of Ash, "I even got these." Saphira continued as she opened her fist showing two items shocking everyone.
"No way!" Ash shouted while looking at the items.
The items that are in Saphira's palm is the Ruby Ring and the Amethyst Pendent, "I'm sure you already know this, but Team Meteor are quite desperate to get these. I know one of them belong to Anna, but if she has it then it will put a big target on her back, and I'd sleep better if Anna isn't Team Meteor's target again. So, you hang on to them." Saphira told Ash as she handed them to him.
Ash, placed the ring on his right middle finger, the pendent around his neck and hid it under his collar, "I understand." Ash replied making Saphira nod in response.
"Team Meteor already know that they were taken, but they don't know you have them. I'm going to take the others and relocate them up North in the Carnelia Region. In the cities of Labradorra and Calcenon, the Gyms there belong to me and Charlotte. I'll take everyone up there, it's best if you two go sperate. I know you two can defend yourselves." Saphira explained making them nod in response.
"Also before I forget, if you go through that exit you'll find yourselves in the Aventurine Woods as well as Route one you'll find the Nature Centre and if you go East to that you'll find a castle that belongs to the Psychic Gym Leader." Saphira explained.
"Thank you Saphira." Ash thanked while nodding in response.
"No worries. We'll, I got to go. Travel Safe!" Saphira whished the pair as she walked in the direction where they came from.
Once she was gone, Ash reached into his bag, pulled out the Sapphira bracelet and placed it on his right wrist, "It's better if I keep all of the keys close to me where I can keep an eye on them at all times." Ash explained making Victoria nod in agreement.
"Yeah, with all the things that has happened or about to happen, Team Meteor will try everything to get them." Victoria agreed.
"Pika." Both Pikachu's agreed before they climb to their trainers' shoulder.
"In the meantime, I'll continue to battle the gyms, and we need to find the Emerald." Ash added on making Victoria nod again in agreement.
"Well, lucky for you, I know they way to the Castle." Victoria told Ash.
Ash smiled and gestured forward, "Lead the way." Ash told Victoria making her giggle a bit, before she started to walk, with Ash right beside her.
As they travelled through the forest Ash stopped walking making Victoria turn to him confused, "Ash what's wrong?" Victoria asked.
Ash didn't answer instead he turned to the right started running in that direction, "Ash! Where are you going?!" Victoria asked before running after him.
As they ran on Victoria started to hear branches snapping sound. Soon they came out of the bush, saw a Heracross as well as a Pinsir that have cornered two Pokemon who were up against a tree.
Both Pokemon were about Pikachu's height as well as standing on two feet. One looks like a small lizard that has blue skin, with a light blue face with similar colour eyes, a yellow fin on the top of its head that is bordered in dark blue.
The other one looks like a rabbit, it has a white body, it also has a yellow band-shape across its nose, it has orange markings around its ears, toes as well as its neck and with a darker orange markings on the top of its ears.
The blue Pokemon is terrified with tears coming from its eyes and its behind the rabbit-like Pokemon who is growing at Heracross and Pinsir.
"I know Heracross and Pinsir, but I don't recognize the other two." Victoria whispered.
"Yeah I don't either, but I can't just stand by." Ash replied as he leaped out of the bush.
"HEY!"
All four Pokemon turn to him, "You leave those two alone!" Ash demanded while pointing at the two unknown Pokemon surprising the two mentioned.
Heracross's horn glowed white and flew towards Ash, while Pinsir opened its mouth, created a brown sphere that flew towards Ash.
"Infernape come out use Mach Punch!" Ash released Infernape, who fists glowed white.
Infernape and Heracross slammed their attack against each other, but Infernape easily overpowered Heracross sending Heracross flying.
When swung his left fist into the orb, sending it back, slamming it into Pinsir creating an explosion.
The rabbit Pokemon is an awe by Infernape while the small blue Pokemon is watching as well but trying its best to keep itself hidden.
Heracross as well as Pinsir got back on their feet, glared at Infernape who is starring back at them.
Both Bug Pokemon fired a black beam that flew towards Infernape, "Infernape use Dig!"
Infernape leaped backwards, digging a hole in the ground avoided the beams making them hit tress that exploded and snapped both trees off their stumps.
Heracross and Pinsir must recharge, allowing Infernape to spring up from the ground in front of the pair, "Infernape use Flare Blitz!"
Infernape's body surrounded by orange as well as red fire, before it changed to blue as well as white and flew at the pair.
Infernape slammed into both Pokemon and sent them flying. Heracross as well as Pinsir flew past the two smaller Pokemon, both Bug Pokemon slammed into a tree each behind the smaller Pokemon as they slowly fell on the ground and now unconscious.
The smaller Pokemon starred at the unconscious Bug Pokemon in shock before they turned to back, saw Infernape, Ash as well as Victoria who are now in front of them and looking down.
The Blue Pokemon ran behind the tree they were up against while the rabbit-like Pokemon who in a stance ready for battle.
Ash saw this and turned to Infernape, "Infernape, Pikachu can you tell them that we don't mean them any harm." Ash requested making the pair nod in response before Pikachu leaped off Ash's right shoulder.
Poke Speech
"Hey, calm down, we don't mean you any harm." Pikachu told the pair who didn't looked convinced.
"Why should we believe you?" The Rabbit Pokemon asked in a male voice not lowering his guard.
"If we wanted to hurt you, we would've done it by now." Infernape answered making the rabbit and the lizard Pokemon turn to him.
The rabbit Pokemon walked backwards still facing Ash's Pokemon until he was next to the lizard Pokemon turned to each other, "W-what should we d-do?" The Lizard Pokemon asked in a timid male voice.
The rabbit didn't answer but he turned and started to pace back and forth while looking at the ground trying to figure out what the best option, "Should we trust them? We have no idea where we are, and we don't know where to go from here." The rabbit Pokemon thought to himself before he turned to Ash's group.
"Ok, well go with you, but if try anything you'll be sorry." The rabbit Pokemon replied.
Pikachu and Infernape nodded in response.
Human Speech
Pikachu and Infernape turned to their trainer who nodded in response telling him it's ok.
Ash smiled as he walked up to the pair and bent down. He took off his backpack, pulled two Oran Berries and offered it to the pair.
The rabbit slowly approached him cautiously, grabbed the two berries, before hopping back to the lizard Pokemon, gave one to blue Lizard, who grabbed it and both devoured it in an instant.
Once they did, they turned to him and slowly walked up to him.
Ash smiled as he picked them up, one in each arm as Pikachu climbed on Ash's right shoulder before Ash turned to Victoria, "Hey Victoria where is the Nature Centre from here?" Ash asked.
"it's not too far from here, about a 5-minute walk if we get back on the path." Victoria answered making Ash nod, before he returned Infernape and the pair walked back the way they came.
It took ten minutes to get to the Nature Centre, where they saw a man around his mid-20's wearing a lab coat, with a black shirt, grey jeans and who is writing notes on a clipboard with three Miltank's in front of him.
"Excuse me!" Ash shouted making the man and Miltank's turn to him, "Do you have a healing unit here?" Ash asked.
The man nodded, "Of course we do, come inside." The man answered as he walked inside with Ash and Victoria following him.
Inside they saw a high-tech place with scientists walking around the room who are either writing notes, talking with each other or scanning some Pokemon.
Ash and Victoria followed the man up the stairs, where they saw a healing machine.
"Here you go." The man told the pair.
"Thank you, sir." Ash thanked the man as he did a slight bow.
"Don't worry about it, now if you'll excuse me." The man replied as he walked back downstairs.
Ash and Victoria walked up to the machine, place them inside, making the two Pokemon confused by this, "Don't worry, it's going to heal any injuries you have." Ash reassured the pair making them nod in response.
Ash turned the machine on making the glass doors closed as the machine started to glow slightly, healing the injuries that were on the two Pokemon.
Then the machine stopped glowing, the glass doors opened, allowing the two Pokemon to jump out of the machine, landed in front of raven hair trainers and did some stretches.
Ash took out his Pokedex and started to scan the rabbit, "No data." The Pokedex said as a question mark appeared on the screen.
Ash and Victoria were confused and surprised by this, "No data?" Ash asked confused as he turned the Pokedex to the other one.
"No data." The Pokedex repeated with a question mark on the screen again.
"Again, no data." Ash said confused.
"Maybe Ame knows." Victoria told Ash making him nod in response.
He looked around, until he saw a video telephone, walked up to it, dialled Ame's number and waited.
Soon the screen turned on revealing Ame on the other end, "Hi Ash!" Ame greeted.
"Hey Ame." Ash greeted back.
"Hi Ame." Victoria greeted as well.
"Hi Victoria, how are you two going?" Ame asked.
"We're going good thank you." Victoria answered.
"So, what do I owe the pleasure?" Ame asked again.
"You see I saved two Pokemon and when I tried to scan them the Pokedex didn't recognise them." Ash explained.
Ame raised her right brow confused, "Can I see these Pokemon?" Ame requested making the pair nod in response.
Ash gave the phone to Victoria, bent down, picked up the pair and showed them to Ame.
Ame's eyes wide open, "Wow!" Ame shouted surprised.
"You know these two?" Ash asked.
"Yes, I do. They're starter Pokemon that you can receive in the Galar Region." Ame answered surprising everyone.
"Really?!" Ash asked surprised.
"Pika?!"
"Yeah, the blue one is called Sobble and the white one is called Scorbunny." Ame told the names of the pair.
"Sobble and Scorbunny huh?" Ash said out loud.
"Hey Ash, put your Pokedex in the slot." Ame told Ash.
Ash took out his Pokedex, placed it in the slot that fitted perfectly as a download bar appeared on the screen which was done quickly, "There, now your Pokedex should be allowed to scan them. Victoria you do the same." Ame told the pair as Ash took out his Pokedex as Victoria placed hers as the same download bar appeared.
Ash placed the pair down on the floor, took out his Pokedex again, "Scorbunny the Rabbit Pokémon. Scorbunny loves to run, the special pads on Scorbunny's feet allow it to generate heat which indicates that its ready to battle. Scorbunny's legs allow it to run and jump around its opponent in order to confuse and disorient them." The Pokedex explained Scorbunny as Ash moved it in front of Sobble.
"Sobble the Water Lizard Pokémon. When Sobble touches water it changes colour to blend in with its surroundings in order to camouflage. Sobble can be a bit timid, it someone or something scares Sobble, it will start crying and brawling making anyone who is near Sobble to cry as well, allowing Sobble to escape." The Pokedex explained Sobble.
Ash smiled as he put his Pokedex away, "It sounds like you two are really great Pokemon." Ash complimented with Pikachu nodding in agreement, surprising the pair as Scorbunny rubbed his nose with a grin accepting the compliment while Sobble looked away a bit embarrassed.
Ash smiled at the pair, "So what will you two do?" Ash asked making the pair turn to each other.
Scorbunny and Sobble starred at each other, before they both nodded, before turning back to Ash and both pointed at him, surprising him, "You two . . . want to come with me?" Ash asked making the pair nod in agreement.
Ash smiled as he took out two Poke Balls, Scorbunny leaped towards the Poke Ball, tapped the button with his feet as the Poke Ball sucked him in capturing him without any resistance.
Ash gently tapped the Poke Ball on Sobble's head sucking him in as well and captured him without resistance as well.
Ash stood up, threw the Poke Balls releasing Scorbunny and Sobble, "Welcome to the family." Ash told the pair who smiled, as Sobble climbed to Ash's other shoulder and Scorbunny started to run around him.
Victoria walked up to Ash, "You sure have a way to make Pokemon want to go with you." Victoria told Ash making him scratch his cheek.
"Y-yeah I guess I do have that ability." Ash replied.
Victoria smiled, "That's why I fell in love with you." Victoria replied as she kissed him on the lips with Ash returning the kiss.
Soon the pair broke apart, "I know I really envy you." Ame called out making the pair blush, turned to the screen and saw Ame is still on the line.
They saw Ame with a smirk, "Oh, don't mind me. I'll just go so you two can do lovey things to each other." Ame teased the pair making them blush even more.
Before Ash or Victoria could replay Ame disconnected. After a bit Ash and Victoria sighed before turning to each other, "Shall we?" Ash asked making Victoria nod in response as the pair walked out.
Victoria pulled out her phone, looked at the map and saw the Castle was east from the Nature Centre.
Ash replaced some of his Pokemon so that Scorbunny as well as Sobble can stay and brought a new Poke Ball.
Ash threw the Poke ball releasing Ponyta that sparkled when she appeared.
"Hey Ponyta, do you mind carrying us?" Ash requested making Ponyta nod in response.
Victoria returned her Pikachu, while Ash returned Sobble and Scorbunny before they mounted Ponyta, with Ash behind at the front and Victoria wrapping her arms around Ash.
Ash grabbed the vines since Charlotte left before she could give him the reins, "Go." Ash ordered as he flicked the reins as Ponyta started to gallop east.
As Ponyta gallop across the field Ash was deep in thought, "Why do I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen?" Ash thought to himself before shaking his head and flicked the vines making Ponyta go faster.
Meanwhile
"So, Hoopa needs to understand. Grenkan and Zykan need to get to Ashkan who is in the Reborn region." Hoopa explained wanting to make sure.
Greninja and both Zygarde nodded in response, "Yes, exactly that." Z2 replied.
Hoopa smiled, "Ok." Hoopa replied as the ring around his stomach grew, flew off his body and flew towards the trio.
"Alley-Hoopa ring!" Hoopa chanted as the ring opened a portal.
"Say hi to Ashkan for Hoopa!" Hoopa requested making Greninja nod before he and both Zygardes who are in their 10-percent form jumped through the portal and out of sight.
Author's Notes.
Well another Chapter, sorry, if it wasn't as long as my pervious chapters.
I decide to give Ash, Sobble and Scorbunny, because those two are my favourite starter Pokemon in Sword and Shield. As well as Greninja, Squishy and Z2 are now in the Reborn Region.
Let me know what you've thought and let me know if I should give any other Galar Pokemon in my story. Bye.
