Byleth and Beth are sitting down observing all the Pokemon that are present in the garden. Pikachu is doing imitations of many different Pokemon with Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Pichu laughing at the electric rat's impressions. Greninja is observing Charizard and Incineroar lying on the ground having a heated arm wrestling contest. Lucario is standing with his eyes closed and his hands clasped together while Mewtwo is beside him floating with his eyes closed and his arms folded. They are both meditating. The Pokemon Trainers Red and Leaf are sitting across the twin professors eating "jelly filled donuts".
"These are some interesting creatures. I never knew animals could look so different and have super powers." Byleth comments.
"Pokemons are amazing aren't they? You'd be surprised at all the amazing stuff they're capable to do on their own." Red says with his mouth filled with food.
"Seriously. Did you guys know that there are actually eight hundred and ninety Pokemon that exist all around the world?" Leaf informs the twins.
Beth puts her hands up. "Wait. Stop. Did you just say...eight hundred and ninety of these creatures exist? All around the world?! You're also trying to catch all of them? You're both crazy."
"So what makes these Pokemons so special to join this tournament in comparison to others?" Byleth questions.
"Master Hand and Crazy Hand chose the Pokemons they felt were the most popular amongst people. Although, they initially invited Pichu and Jigglypuff to the tournament as jokes. Jigglypuff just kept coming back though. To this day I still question why." Red says.
"So do both of you own all these Pokemon?" Beth asks.
Leaf shakes her head. "No not all of them are ours. Red owns Pikachu, Squirtle, Ivysaur, and Charizard. Jigglypuff and Pichu are the only ones I really own. Lucario and Mewtwo don't have trainers. Greninja and Incineroar don't have their trainers with them at the moment. So they're on their own for now."
"I see. Do these creatures also evolve much like caterpillars evolve into butterflies?" Byleth asks.
"That's right. Pichu is actually the first form of Pikachu who can evolve into a Raichu, it's final form. My Squirtle is in his first evolution. Ivysaur is in her second evolution. Charizard is in his final evolution. Some Pokemons can evolve up to two times. However, there are some Pokemons like Lucario who only evolve once. Lucario is the final evolution." Red answers.
"They do have two other forms that aren't really evolutions, but they make Pokemon really strong. Mega evolutions are when Pokemon evolve to even stronger versions of themselves. Dynamaxing makes Pokemons really gigantic and increases their power tremendously. These special abilities also need the trainers. So they can't do it alone." Leaf further explains.
Lucario approaches the four humans. He begins to stare attentively at Byleth and Beth. Byleth looks to Lucario with his usual stoic expression. Lucario flashes his eyes and then closes them. He begins to sense Byleth and Beth's aura. They were covered in blue aura, he also senses a spiritual source around the twins.
Red turns to Lucario. "Hey, is something wrong Lucario?"
"I was just sensing their aura, just to see if these two were good or evil. I detected no maliciousness within them. However, there is another being that is here with us." Lucario informs. "Reveal yourself to us. I know you are here."
Sothis appears floating behind the twins. "Quite an impressive ability you have to be able to sense my presence. You are a magnificent creature." She compliments.
The Pokemon Trainers are surprised seeing Sothis appear out of thin air. "Woah! What kind of Pokemon is that?!" Red exclaims.
The Progenitor God was not happy being called a Pokemon. "Excuse me mortal?! Do not mistake me as some sort of animal! I am a goddess! I can delete you from existence if I so choose to." She threatens.
"Go ahead. I won't miss them." Mewtwo coldly mutters.
"Sothis, there's no need to get angry. They were just surprised by your appearance that's all. They mean no offense." Byleth tries to assure.
Coming into the garden approaching Byleth and Beth is the self-proclaimed "King of Grappling" and the man with many debts, Balthus.
"Hey there professors! What's the ruckus going on back here?" Balthus looks up to see Sothis beside the twins. "Hey, is that the Progenitor God Sothis?" He asks casually.
"Yeah. When she got summoned, she got summoned as her own physical form. She used to be inside Byleth's head." Beth asks.
"Oh. Pretty cool." Balthus starts. Something inside of him deflated that the image of the Goddess was not a hot babe but a young child instead. No use crying over spilt milk. "Anyways uh, you don't mind if you spare your favorite student some money do ya?" Balthus asks with his best puppy dog eyes.
Byleth was not amused. "I am not lending you money Balthus. Why do you need it anyways?"
The King of Grappling starts to sweat. He begins to scratch his head to think of an excuse. "Well I uh...just...wanted to get a new...shirt. Yeah. A new shirt."
"What do you take us for? A bunch of idiots? You never wear shirts. Also I know about your endless debts, you have a lot to pay mister. You're lucky we're in another world." Sothis says.
"Alright, you got me there. Damn. Can't one over ya can't I? Especially now that you have the goddess around." Balthus turns to see Incineroar flexing and celebrating as Greninja raises his hand in victory. He had won the arm wrestling match against Charizard. Charizard snarls and looks away in disgust.
Balthus quickly rushes to the Pokemon. Incineroar turns to Balthus. The fire cat observes him like he was looking at a parrel version of himself. "Woah! Now look at this cat here! This is the coolest cat I've ever seen in my life! What's his name?"
"That's Incineroar. He's a fire dark type Pokemon who specializes in wrestling." Red answers.
The King of Grappling eyes widened. A huge grin began to appear on his face. "You're a wrestler?! Now that's what I like to hear! You seem like the type of wrestler who doesn't take crap from anybody! Go by your own rules!"
"Incineroar!" The flame cat points to himself proudly.
"I did see that Linhardt guy carrying a small pink ball thing with eyes. How about it tough guy? How about we become wrestling buddies? We can thrash anyone we want."
Incineroar quickly agrees to becoming Balthus's part. The two exchange a manly handshake with each other. "Roar!" The flame cat just grabs Pichu and chucks him in the air.
"Pichuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!" The tiny electric mouse cries.
"I like the way you think." Balthus then picks up Pikachu and chucks him in the same direction Incineroar threw Pichu.
"Pika! Pikaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Pikachu cries.
"Pikachu! Pichu!" The Pokemon trainers cry.
Red angrily approaches Balthus. "Hey! What's the big ide-GAAAH?!"
Balthus grabs Red by his jacket and throws him in the air to Incineroar. "Catch this buddy!" He yells.
Incineroar jumps and catches Red. Leaf, Byleth, Beth, and Sothis quickly move out of the way as the flame cat hits Red German Suplex through the table. Incineroar flexes as it lets out a roar.
"Yeah! Now that's the stuff I'm talking about! Come on bud! Let's have a feast back inside!" Balthus and Incineroar begin to make their way back into the mansion with their arms around each other.
Byleth, Beth, Sothis, and Leaf look over the injured and unconscious Red. His body was very contorted and he was twitching.
"That is definitely a few broken bones. Well at least Balthus found himself a friend." Beth says.
"He can walk it off. I've seen mortals go through worse." Sothis says.
"I'm going to see if Manuela can come and help." Byleth rushes inside the mansion to find the cleric.
