I suddenly jolted awake. Where was I? Last thing I remember, I was headed back to Legitopia... But did I get forced out of the memory world? ...Ugh, seems like it. I'm back in the Pokemon Center. I was pretty surprised to learn that I woke up before sunrise. I decided to tell everyone about this later as I closed my eyes and went back to sleep.
Later, at dawn, I ended up getting up before everyone else did, much to their surprise. I recapped every memory I recovered back in the memory world, including Cory, Esther, and Arkano's fall. But they seemed most interested in the skills I learned there.
"Don't you think the skills you've learned in the memory world would remain with you?" Rotom suggested.
"What do you mean?" I asked, confused.
"Based on what you've told us, the memory world is designed to help you remember things. Perhaps the skills you've learned were simply you remembering what they were, so maybe it would make sense if you still knew how to do it here."
"That would be so cool!" Ash exclaimed. "What kinda skills did you learn? A new spell, maybe?"
"Well, there's Zap," I explain. "It involves me shooting a thunderbolt from my sword. And then there's Psyche Up... or at least, I think that's what it's called. It increases the power of my next attack... or something, I'm not entirely sure how this power of 'tension' works."
"Awesome! Could I battle you?!"
"Wh-?! But I lost to you last time... Which was like, back in Grama."
"Oh, c'mon, don't be like that. After all, you can't knock it 'til you try it, remember?"
"Ah... I see. Alright then! I'll win this time!"
Ash took us to the battlefield outside the Pokemon Center. But I was surprised to see who was there. It was Victor, Gloria, and Hop! What are the odds of running into the three of them here? But I guess in all fairness, we did leave Kogeta Town much later than they did.
"Hey!" Wesley exclaimed. "Aren't those three the guys we helped before?"
"Sure is," Aaron says. "Hey there! Remember us?"
The three of them turned to face us. They seemed happy to see us again, just like we were.
"Look!" Hop says. "It's Ash and the others!"
"Hi there!" Gloria calls out. "Fancy running into you!"
"What're you guys doing here?" I ask them. "It's awesome to see you guys again!"
"We're just training," Victor explains. "We're headed towards Floji. Gotta train for the gym, you know?"
"Ash and I were also gonna do that too, you know."
"I've got an idea!" Ash says. "Let's have a Triple Battle. You three against David and I!"
"But who's gonna be your third?" Rotom asks.
"Mind if I join in?" Robert volunteers. "The Pokemon Fest in Floji is coming up, and I wanna prepare, too."
"Okay, then! Looks like it'll be Ash, David, and Robert against Victor, Gloria, and Hop!"
The six of us took our positions on the battlefield. I've never participated in a Triple Battle before, but this's gonna be fun. Rotom offers to be the judge, and it begins to explain the rules.
"This battle will be a Triple Battle," Rotom says. "Each trainer will use one Pokemon. The battle is over when all Pokemon on one side is unable to continue!"
"Can I fight?" I ask it. "I was gonna test out my new powers, after all."
"Then David will fight! Alright, then! Ready? GO!"
"I choose you, Milcery!"
"Go for it, Aaron!"
"Let's do this, Grookey!"
"Sobble, come out!"
"Raboot, you're up!"
Hop sends out an unfamiliar Pokemon. I wonder if he recently caught that? I asked Rotom for its entry, and it gives me the data I need:
"Raboot," It recites. "The rabbit Pokemon. A Fire-type. And the evolved form of Scorbunny. Its thick and fluffy fur protects it from the cold and enables it to use hotter fire moves."
"Scorbunny was my second Pokemon after Wooloo," Hop explains. "But now it evolved into a Raboot!"
"That's awesome!" Ash exclaims. "Way to go! But let's win this fight, okay, guys? Now, Milcery! Use Tackle on Grookey!"
Milcery goes in and manages to land an attack. I run in after it and slash the same target. Gloria commands Sobble to use Water Pulse on me. I try to dodge, but I still get hit anyway. Water-type moves sure are something to look out for... I think I had to take Sobble out first. I think Zap would be a good choice!
Meanwhile, Grookey uses Scratch on Milcery, while Raboot uses Double Kick on Aaron. Aaron responds by using Ember on Grookey, which deals a super-effective hit! Grookey goes flying. I take this chance to cast Zap on Sobble to chain another super-effective hit. To my surprise, it deals way more damage than I expected it to!
"What the heck?!" Victor yelps. "That's too strong! You alright, Sobble?!"
"Wow," I gasp. "I never expected Zap to be so powerful."
Raboot uses Flame Charge, and it manages to inflict damage on Milcery with a powerful move. Hop commands Raboot to use it again, and there's no time to dodge as it lands the attack on me. Rotom explained that Flame Charge inflicts damage and makes the user faster. Despite being resistant to the move, I could see that its increased speed made it more threatening.
Sobble uses Water Pulse on me again, and I go down. Aaron tries to protect me, but he's too late, and is rendered vulnerable to Grookey's Magical Leaf. He probably would have gotten hit anyway- According to Rotom, Magical Leaf never misses.
Milcery starts spinning around in a panic. Was something wrong with it? Or was it just too scared to know what to do?
"Milcery, stop!" Ash yells. "You've gotta keep it together! Use Draining Kiss on Raboot!"
Comforted by Ash's voice, Milcery pulls itself together. Before Raboot can react, it gets kissed on the cheek as Milcery latches itself onto Raboot. When Milcery finally pulls away, Raboot flinches. It looks really... embarrassed?
"Oh, boy... again?" Hop mutters.
Raboot blushes, and it runs away, hiding behind Hop's leg. Hop nervously chuckles, and pets his friend.
"What's going on?" Ash asks.
"You see, Raboot can be a little... bashful at times," Hop explains. "I think Milcery's Draining Kiss gave it the wrong idea."
After hearing that, I couldn't help but burst out laughing. I had no idea why, but it was just hilarious. Raboot glared at me, still blushing. It looked like it didn't want to battle anymore, but I guess I could understand that.
"That's not funny," Raboot sneers.
"Haha, sorry. I just couldn't help it," I defend myself.
"Alright then," Rotom says. "I'll stop the battle. The battle is a draw!"
"What?!" Ash says, disappointed. "C'mon, Rotom! Why'd you have to end it now?"
"It's alright, Ash," Hop consoles him. "When Raboot gets like this, it's tough to get it back into battle. Let's continue our battle later, okay?"
The one in which David returns to the Pokemon world. And they meet up with the Sword & Shield crew! Although Hop's Raboot seems to get a little too embarrassed in their Triple Battle...
Hop's Raboot is a tad more expressive than most Raboot. Just felt like putting that there.
