Hello everyone, Crystal here with a brand new chapter, finally! Man, I did not expect a month to go by without posting a new chapter. To be fair, I needed a break after writing for three months straight.
Dia: So that's why it felt like rounding up all these Wooloo took forever.
Me: Well, trying to make sure they were all there made us all sleepy.
Pearl: True, but I'm surprised counting didn't make Manaphy sleepy.
Ruby: Manaphy was more interested in hugging every single Pokemon.
Emerald: Does Manaphy even know how to count yet?
Sapphire: Manaphy was only born a short while ago, so...
Emerald: Forget I asked. Hey, anything from Hoopa and that friend of his?
Me: As a matter of fact, yes. So, let's go to the review!
To Isokage, glad you liked the chapter. As for the science guy, well, that goes for all of us here.
Dia: Good to hear you guys are doing fine.
Pearl: Hope you and Hoopa continue to stay safe on your quest!
Me: Now, without further ado, cue the disclaimer!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon or Pretty Cure, I only own my OCs. I made this for fun and I hope you all enjoy.
Chapter 17: One Small Step & One Dynamax Leap
"Uh...oops." Riley said, nervously laughing as she rubbed the back of her head. "Guess I should have phrased that better, huh?" Amber nodded her head as Holly picked up Jirachi. Flora let out a small sigh as Aria and Lisia looked at the Dynamax Band.
"What exactly did that wish do?" Aria wondered as Lisia took the Dynamax Band from Riley.
"It doesn't look any different, or feel different." She said as she observed it.
"What about its Aura?" Amber asked, slightly nervous. Flora let out a gulp at the thought of it.
"The Aura that came from the Dynamax Band was really twisted when Amber and I used Aura Sight." She recalled. Aria blinked before closing her eyes and activating her Aura Sight. Focusing on the Dynamax Band, she could see a red and white Aura twisting together, the red Aura blazing more than the white Aura. Opening her eyes, Aria blinked as she let out a hum.
"It does look twisted, but that's because the two Auras are clashing." She said, frowning as she crossed her arms. "I can understand why that would make you two nervous."
"Well, with the red and black Auras clashing with each other, you can't really blame us." Flora told her as she scratched her cheek. "Though what was the most shocking was finding a black Aura Crystal embedded in the Wishing Star."
"Black Aura Crystal?" Aria questioned as she placed her hands on her hips. She didn't see a black Aura coming from the Dynamax Band. Flora nodded as she took the Dynamax Band and then took off the black cover.
"Yes, see...huh?" As Flora pulled out the Wishing Star and turned to where the Aura Crystal was and turned confused. The others gathered around her as Amber and Riley looked surprised. The Aura Crystal wasn't black anymore, but white. "But...it was black!"
"Yeah." Amber agreed. "Flora, Riley, the Professor and I saw that it was black with our own eyes."
"Maybe that's what the wish did?" Jirachi said unsurely. Riley's eyes widened as she smiled.
"Hey yeah!" She exclaimed. "Maybe the Aura Crystal was how they collected dark energy. So when I made that wish, it not only turned the Aura Crystal white, but made it so the dark energy can't be collected."
"Hm, so not only do the Aura Crystals act as Power Spots, but the black ones are also used to gather dark energy." The girls and mythical Pokemon jumped as they saw Aaron standing between Amber and Flora, already writing down notes. "Fascinating! So now there is a white Aura Crystal, will it gather light energy? Theoretically of course." Jirachi quickly hid inside Holly's backpack as the the girls looked at Aaron with annoyed expressions.
"I thought the Professor was lecturing you?" Lisia thought.
"He was, but he finished." Aaron told them as he looked up from his notes. "And what a lecture! I was hanging on every word."
"Did you learn anything at all?" Aria questioned.
"Of course I did!" Aaron exclaimed before getting in her face, excited. He then started listing everything he learn from the experience and lecture at a very fast pace. To Aria though, she didn't really understand half of it. Glaring, she pushed Aaron back as she placed her hands on her hips.
"Now look here!" Aria exclaimed as her the tone of her voice lowered. "I know you're excited in all. But the fact remains you helped cause a huge panic today. And not only that, your Pokemon was forced to Dynamax by members of a new evil organization! Doesn't that bother you at all?!" Taking a deep breath, Aria started to calm herself down as Aaron blinked, taking in all she said.
"Well, of course I am, but at the same time no." He stated. "My Pokemon and I have been in Dynamax Battles before, so we're used to it. Heck, everyone in Galar is used to it since even the Pokemon League uses Dynamax Pokemon." Aria frowned as Flora stood next to her.
"But people here in Sinnoh are not used to that at all." Flora pointed out. "And those members of Team Galactic are using the Dynamax phenomenon for evil purposes. Forcing Pokemon, well, most of them, to Dynamax against their free will. Wild Pokemon especially become violent when they are forced to Dynamax."
"And they don't care about the well being of the Pokemon either." Lisia added, frowning. "Whether they were healthy or not...are you even listening?"
"Of course I am!" Aaron assured as he puts his notes away. "Despite the fact Team Galactic is misusing the Dynamax Phenomenon, they still found a way to Dynamax Pokemon without a Power Spot. It's genius! A break through in science!" The girls gave him a deadpanned look as they slowly walked away from him, who was now ranting about Dynamaxing.
"Finally!" Mercury exclaimed as she held her Shadow Band. "My Shadow Band has been fixed at last!" Neptune smiled as Uranus shook her head in amusement. "And with how much dark energy you three have been collecting so far, haha!"
"For someone who's prefers to be a ninja, you sure do talk a lot." Uranus said with a smirk. Mercury frowned as she gave an annoyed glare to the yellow haired girl. Neptune shook her head as Amaura went up to her and nudged her lightly. Smiling, she petted the sail fossil Pokemon as Venus came storming in with the two Galactic grunts.
"Uranus!" She exclaimed as she marched towards the enemy in question. "What's the big idea giving the enemy a Shadow Band?!"
"She what?!" Mercury questioned as Neptune looked surprised. Uranus merely leaned back and closed her eyes.
"My grunts here told me they saw a Dynamax Band in the hands of one of the trainers who beaten them!" Venus explained as they nodded quickly.
"That's right! We totally did!" The first Galactic grunts exclaimed.
"Before we engaged them, we saw them taking out the Wishing Star which was embedded with some sort of black stone." The second Galactic grunts explained.
"Which means that was one of our Shadow Bands." Venus stated. "And seeing as how Uranus was last seen taking a Shadow Band with her...!" Mercury and Neptune glared at Uranus who waved her hand nonchalantly.
"Relax will you." She told them as she opened one eye. "It was a fair deal, and what better way to speed up the process of collecting dark energy than for the enemy to do it for us." The Galactic grunts looked at each other with confused expressions.
"Uh, what's the big deal?" The first grunt asked. "It's not like they can use it, right?"
"Surely a Power Spot is needed for a Dynamax Band to work." The second grunt said in confusion. Venus turned to her grunts as Mercury walked up beside her.
"While you have a valid point, these aren't ordinary Dynamax Bands." Mercury stated as Venus showed off her Shadow Band. "Normally this wouldn't be discussed with Team Galactic grunts, but since you're working under Venus, you might as well know."
"Thanks to our top lead scientist, he has developed a way for a user to Dynamax without a Power Spot." Venus explained. "Using a corrupted version of the Aura Crystals, rare stones filled with light energy, we not only have a portable Power Spot, but are also able to collect dark energy."
"Dark energy?" The grunts asked as all four girls smirked. They turned to where the large tube was, the dark energy now half way filled.
"Dark energy, an energy source we have been gathering in secret for the glory of Team Galactic." Venus explained as she and the other girls shared a secret evil glance. "Of course, we plan to use it for back up use, so we are currently storing it here. And we might have to use the dark energy in the near future...if you useless grunts can't get the information needed for Team Galactic!" The two grunts panicked as Venus gave them an angry look. They immediately started apologizing as the others looked bored.
"And why do you have these grunts again?" Neptune asked as Venus silenced them.
"I wonder that myself." She admitted in a whisper. "Look, you two got names? Or do I have refer you as Grunt A and Grunt B?" The two Grunts knelt before her as they introduced themselves.
"Names Akahito, Commander Venus." The first Galactic grunt introduced.
"Galactic Grunt Itsuki at your service, Commander Venus." The second Galactic grunt introduced. Venus let out a happy sigh as she placed her hands on her cheeks.
"It feels so good to hear that!" She softly exclaimed to herself before getting a cheeky grin. "Well then, Akahito and Itsuki, it's great to have you on board. Now if you will follow me..." She started leading the two grunts away as she had an evil gleam in her eyes. "I will show you the training area, where we will have some fun!" Mercury, Uranus and Neptune sweat dropped when they heard that.
"This will be interesting to say the least..." Neptune said slowly.
"Indeed, but at least she gave a convincing reason why we're gathering dark energy." Mercury said, before letting out a sigh. "We can't let the boss know about this unless we have to." Neptune and Uranus nodded in agreement as they all have serious looks on their faces.
"Looks like the rules are the same for the Floaroma Contest." Holly said to herself as she was doing research on her personal laptop. After parting ways with Professor Rowan, his assistant Aaron, and Looker, the group decided to go rest at the Pokemon Center. Everyone was mostly doing their own thing, which meant there was time for Holly to check up on the next contest. Jirachi was sleeping next to her on top of her bag. Smiling, Holly closed the laptop and gently lifted Jirachi up, not waking the mythical Pokemon as she slipped the laptop back into the bag. Flora and Lisia walked up to her as she placed Jirachi in her lap.
"Hey, everyone's heading to the café to eat." Lisia told her. "You coming?"
"Can a Jigglypuff sing?" Holly asked with a smile.
"Well, Jigglypuff can use Sing, but..." Flora was interrupted as Holly giggled.
"I mean yes." Holly gently picked up Jirachi as she grabbed her bag and followed her friends into the café. Once they arrived, the three girls got their food and met up with Aria, Amber and Riley. Already having fed their Pokemon, they were staying inside their Poké Balls. Jirachi also ate earlier, so he continued to rest as the girls ate.
"So maybe tomorrow once we leave Jubilife City, we can see if I can Dynamax one of my Pokemon." Riley suggested as the others thought about.
"Well, it would probably attract less attention if we were out of the city if you try that." Amber said, Holly nodding in agreement.
"On the other hand, it might be best to wait until the enemy shows up." Aria said, already finished with her meal. "That way they don't target Riley's Pokemon before testing the waters, so to speak."
"Right, plus we may not even have to transform if Riley wins." Flora pointed out. Lisia frowned at the thought.
"I don't know about that." She said unsurely. "I mean, Dynamax is something you can do only once in battle, right? I remember hearing that somewhere."
"Lisia has a point, it isn't something you can do all the time." Holly said, agreeing with Lisia. "Even the enemy has to wait until they can Dynamax again."
"So we wait until the perfect time to strike!" Riley exclaimed as she and the rest finished eating. "Then we show them the true power of Dynamax Pokemon!"
"The true power?" The others asked as Riley smirked, standing up.
"Yep!" She exclaimed. "The true power from the bonds of Trainer and Pokemon!"
"Can you keep it down?" Jirachi asked, opening one eye as Riley looked down. "There are people trying to sleep, let alone eat." Riley blinked as she looked around and saw people looking at her. Cheeks turning red, Riley quickly sat down as she let out a sheepish laugh. Flora and Amber shook their heads as Aria, Lisia and Holly all sighed.
"Well, in any case, those bad guys from Team Galactic won't know what hit them." Riley said confidently before taking a big bite out of her meal. "Besides, what could go wrong?"
"Mareanie, come on out." Neptune called out as she stood not far from the northern entrance of Jubilife City. Mareanie is a small purple Pokemon with light blue and purple tentacles at the top of its head, covering the body slightly. Mareanie looked up at her trainer before jumping on top of Neptune's head. "Heh. You ready to dazzle our enemies?"
"Reanie!" Mareanie exclaimed, smiling just as wickedly as her trainer.
"I thought so." Neptune said as she walked over to a grass field. With an evil grin, she saw all the wild Pokemon happily playing. "How about we show them how spectacular we are, hm?" Mareanie's eyes gleam darkly as a nearby Pokemon that was green, had tiny stub feet and looked like a rose bud, a Budew. The little Pokemon, shaking in fear, quickly fled the area. It didn't like what it was hearing, and didn't want to stick around to find out what was these two were planning. Neptune frowned as she watch the Pokemon leave before shrugging. There were plenty of others to choose from, so to speak.
Budew kept running until it reached the edges of Jubilife City. Taking a minute to rest, the little Pokemon opened the bud on its head, taking in the last amount of sunlight before night fall. Frowning, Budew looked back before turning ashamed. It knew it was very small, and would often flee from battle. But among its Pokemon friends, it was seen as a coward. It tried not to be like that, but few would always drag it down. Tears started to form in the Pokemon's eyes as it started imagining all the terrible things that were happening right now to all of its friends.
"Holly, why are we outside?" Budew jumped as it heard a voice, quickly hiding as footsteps were heard.
"I just wanted to take in the night sky before going turning in for the night." Letting out a gulp, Budew peaked from its hiding spot to see a girl and a Pokemon, Holly and Jirachi, stopping not far from where it was. "Beautiful isn't it?"
"Yeah, it is." Jirachi agreed as Budew started to become curious. "It's nice to actually see the night sky for more than a week."
"Right, you sleep for every thousand years before waking up for a week." Holly recalled as she held Jirachi closed. "Must have been lonely."
"Yeah, but not too long ago, I made some great friends." Jirachi said, smiling. "We had tons of fun, even though I granted a wish, not by choice, that nearly ate everyone! But at least it was stopped and everyone was okay." Budew shook in fear when it heard that while Holly let out a hum.
"Well, at least you have good memories." Holly said, Jirachi nodding in agreement. Budew was about to leave before it got spotted, but ended up tripping instead and rolled towards Holly. The girl looked down in surprise as she felt something hit her leg. "A Budew?" She asked as Jirachi looked down as well, the wild Budew having swirls in its eyes before freaking out. Budew started running around Holly as she and Jirachi looked confused.
"Um, are you okay?" Jirachi asked, floating down and stopping Budew. The little Pokemon froze up, very speechless as it found itself faced to faced with the mythical Pokemon.
"..."
"..."
"...!" Budew started sweating so much until it fell back, fainting on the spot. An awkward silence as the fainted Budew was picked up. Holly didn't know what to say as Jirachi looked up at her, just as confused as she was.
"Bud...Budew...Budew!" Budew woke up with a start, already looking around in fright. Blinking, it saw that it was standing on a huge bed, to it at least. There was a folded cloth laying where it had been. No wait, it was on Budew's head before it stood up in fright. Fright... "Budew..." The little Pokemon frowned, the events of...what time was it? Well, before fainting, once again gave into fear. Letting out a disappointed sigh, Budew sat down, ashamed.
"Good morning Budew." Budew blinked, standing up as it turned to see two girls walking towards it. The first one it recognized as Holly, the other, Budew didn't know. "How are you feeling?" Holly asked as Budew backed up slightly before nodding, showing it was okay.
"Shy little thing, isn't it?" Lisia asked, Holly nodding. Budew gulped as Holly knelt down on the floor, making level eye contact with each other.
"Budew, I'm sorry if Jirachi and I startled you last night." She apologized. Budew gave a small smile before realizing what she said, then started to freak out again.
"Budew! Budew! Budew!" It kept reaping as it ran in a circle on the bed, Holly standing up and backing away as she and Lisia turned confused.
"What's wrong with it?" Lisia asked.
"I don't know!" Holly exclaimed. "Did I say something to upset it?"
"Everything okay in here?" They both turned to see Flora walking into the room. Flora then noticed the freaked out Budew as she turned confused. "Um, what's going on?"
"We have no idea." Lisia said as Flora came up beside her. "It just started freaking out a minute after waking up."
"It did this when Jirachi and I found it last night." Holly told them as Flora knelt down to where she was eye level with the Pokemon.
"Um, excuse me, Budew?" Flora started. "Is there something wrong?"
"They're doomed, doomed, doomed!" Flora blinked as she heard Budew, who sounded like a little girl, exclaiming the same words over and over again.
"Slow down!" She softly exclaimed. "What do you mean, "they're doomed"?"
"They're doomed, doomed, do-wait." Budew stopped freaking out and slowly turned to Flora, and blinked. "Did you just understand me?"
"Yes I did." Flora answered, giving a small smile. "My name is Flora, and thanks to my Aura Crystal, I think, I can understand what Pokemon are saying." Budew stayed silent as she stared at her.
"..."
"..."
"...!" Budew screamed before fainting on the spot, causing Flora to sweat drop at the sight.
"Well, that's a first..." She said slowly before standing back up.
"What was that about being "doomed"?" Lisia questioned.
"She just kept saying that over and over again." Flora said, shrugging. "I don't know what Budew meant though."
"Maybe something is going to happen to her friends?" Holly wondered as the other two shrugged in response. "I mean, if that's the case, then what's going on?"
"Maybe we should go and check the area where Budew is from." Lisia suggested. Flora and Holly nodded in agreement as the latter gently picked up Budew and the three soon left the room.
"Here we are, Route 204." Aria declared once the group stepped outside of Jubilife City. "Where Budew can be found in the wild. Well, near Jubilife City anyway."
"And where our little friend probably came from." Holly added, still holding the unconscious Budew in her arms.
"Still unconscious?" Aria asked. She, Amber and Riley had been filled in on what happened earlier and it didn't take long to leave the city. They did run into Looker on the way, informing them he was moving on to another city since there wasn't a lot of suspicious activity. Holly nodded as she looked at the Pokemon with a concern expression.
"Budew seemed really spooked when Jirachi and I met her." Holly said.
"Or Budew was really star struck about the whole situation." Riley said, a cheeky grin on her face as Amber let out a groan and face palm herself. Riley's grin turned into a frown as she adjusted her hat. "Seriously though, what's gotten that Budew so spooked?"
"Psy-y-y!" A Psyduck cried out as it stumbled towards them before falling down. A purple line could be seen above its bill, glowing purple a bit before turning back to normal. The girls gasped as Flora and Amber went towards the Pokemon's side.
"This Psyduck has been poisoned!" Amber exclaimed as she quickly dug into her bag and pulled out a yellow spray bottle, an Antidote. Using it on Psyduck, the purple line quickly vanished as Psyduck slowly stood up.
"Psy?" Psyduck looked around before spotting Lisia, and smiled. "Psyduck!" Lisia blinked as the Pokemon waved to her.
"Hold up, you're that same Psyduck I kept fishing up on Route 203." She realized as Psyduck nodded. "What happened to you to get poisoned?"
"Psyduck isn't the only one who got poisoned!" Aria exclaimed as she pulled out a pink berry with two leaves on it, Pecha Berry, and gave it to a Starly. "This Starly was poisoned too."
"So was this Bidoof!" Holly exclaimed as Riley was treating the Bidoof with an Antidote.
"How many Pokemon were poisoned?" Flora questioned as Aria used Aura Sight for a moment and gasped.
"Practically most of the wild Pokemon...!" She answered as the others looked around. They could see all sorts of wild Pokemon with purple lines on their face, glowing purple from time to time.
"That's...this is horrible!" Flora softly exclaimed as she covered her mouth.
"Whatever poisoned all the Pokemon must be why Budew was so spooked." Holly figured as Budew started to stir. Lisia knelt down to Psyduck, who was holding his head.
"Psyduck, do you know who did all this?" She asked. Psyduck held his head, staring blankly for a minute as Lisia waited for an answer.
"...Headache." Psyduck said, causing Lisia to sweat drop. "Don't know who it was."
"Well, that's not helpful." Lisia admitted as she stood up.
"Too bad Elena is not around." Aria said as she moved on to another Pokemon with a Pecha Berry. "She knows more about all types of poison than anyone I know. So she probably could tell what Pokemon poisoned all of these wild Pokemon."
"Well, you don't need to look to far for the source." Budew woke up with a start as Neptune and her Mareanie came into view. "Though I have to wonder what took you all so long."
"Neptune!" Holly exclaimed as she and the others got into fighting stance. Budew shook in fear before jumping down and hiding behind Holly's leg. Flora pulled out her Pokedex as she scanned the Pokemon on top of the enemy's head.
Mareanie, the Brutal Star Pokemon.
A Poison and Water Type.
It plunges the poison spike on its head into its prey. When the prey is weakened, Mareanie deals the finishing blow with its 10 tentacles.
"It's a shame my Mareanie hasn't evolved yet." Neptune said as Flora put her Pokedex away. "Then the toxins would have been more deadly." Budew shook in fear when she heard that, which Holly took notice of.
"So that's what Budew meant earlier." She said to herself. Holly then glared at Neptune and pointed at her. "You poisoned all of Budew's friends last night!"
"Why would you do that?!" Riley demanded, asking the same question on everyone's minds. Neptune shrugged as Mareanie gave them a wicked smile.
"I'm afraid you girls know too much due to recent events." She stated, frowning slightly. "And what I did to these Pokemon is exactly what's going to happen to you!" The girls frowned as Budew shivered in fright.
"Budew." Holly called, causing said Pokemon to look up. "Stay near Riley while the rest of us handles this. Alright?"
"Budew...?" The Pokemon was confused, but seeing the confident smile on Holly's face seemed to put her at slight ease. So she nodded and quickly hid near Riley, but not too close, with Psyduck joining her. Holly smiled faded as she pulled out her Aura Crystal, taking a few steps forward as she, Aria, Flora, Lisia and Amber prepared transform. Neptune's wrist glowed red as Mareanie jumped down, ready for battle.
"Mareanie, Dynamax!" She exclaimed, Mareanie letting out a cry as the five girls went through the motions.
"Aura Transform! Precure Style!" The five girls exclaimed as the pillars of light surrounded them. Mareanie was struck by the red light, growing to the size of a giant as the sky turn dark red and cloudy. The Dynamax Pokemon let out a battle cry as the pillars of light died down.
"The jewel of time, Cure Dia!" Dia declared as she posed, diamond gleaming.
"The jewel of space, Cure Pearl!" Pearl declared, posing as her pearls gleamed.
"The jewel of the land, Cure Ruby!" Ruby declared with a pose, rubies gleaming.
"The jewel of the sea, Cure Sapphire!" Sapphire declared, striking a pose as her sapphires gleamed.
"The jewel of the skies, Cure Emerald!" Emerald declared last, posing as her emeralds gleamed.
"All together! Shining in the hearts of many, Rainbow Aura Pretty Cure!" They all declared as they posed, then pointed at the enemy.
"Oh dark soul who wishes to destroy the light!" Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald started.
"We guardians shall stand and fight!" Dia and Pearl finished.
Budew gaped in awe as Psyduck smiled, clapping. Riley quickly brought out Kazza, the Abra frowning as the battle got underway. The Precure let out battle cries as they charged at the Dynamax Mareanie. Punches and kicks were delivered, the Dynamax Pokemon using its tentacles to block the attacks before waving them away. Kazza faced Riley as she put on the Dynamax Band. "Kazza, you've done this before." Riley told him. "I need you to Dynamax so we can help our friends. You in?" Kazza nodded.
Budew frowned as she watched the battle take place. While Pretty Cure delivered some damage to Dynamax Mareanie, the giant Pokemon had been slamming them down own by one. Yet despite that, they kept getting back up and continue to fight. "Why?" Budew wonder.
"They're nice." Psyduck said. "They like to help others." Budew was slightly confused but then looked back at the Holly, or Cure Sapphire, and saw how she fought. With Cure Ruby, she delivered a kick right in Dynamax Mareanie's face, surprising the Dynamax Pokemon. Looking at the others, she saw how well they were fighting, despite continuing to be blocked by the giant tentacles. Looking back at Cure Sapphire on more time, Budew nodded to herself as she made a running start.
"Alright Kazza, time to Dynamax!" Riley declared as her wrist glowed red, surprising her for a moment. Budew faced turned determined as she continued to run. "Not how I was going to do it, but whatever. Kazza, Dynamax let's go!" Budew let out a cry as she pushed Kazza out of the way, the red beam hitting her instead. "What the heck!?" Budew grew to the size of a giant before letting out a battle cry, stopping the battle as Pretty Cure turned shocked.
"Budew?!" Sapphire exclaimed, Budew smiling before facing Dynamax Mareanie.
"Riley, what did you do?" Emerald questioned as Riley held her hands up.
"Hey, I was planning on dynamaxing Kazza, not Budew!" She defended. Neptune chuckled as she faced her Dynamax Pokemon.
"Seems we're now in a Dynamax Battle." She said with a smirk. "Dynamax Mareanie, use Max Ooze!" The Dynamax Pokemon let out a battle cry as the ground shook around Dynamax Budew. Two giant purple geyser sprung from the ground near Pretty Cure before a third geyser shot up from under Dynamax Budew, covering it in ooze. Pretty Cure dodged the attack as they the geysers and ooze soon vanished. Looking around, they could see scorch like marks on the ground. Cure Pearl gulped as she looked up at Dynamax Mareanie.
"If we got hit by that attack...!" She started before shaking her head. "I don't even want to think about it."
"Well, at least Dynamax Budew survived that attack." Cure Dia pointed out.
"Right, maybe she can give us an opening?" Cure Sapphire suggested, Cure Ruby nodding in agreement.
"With those giant tentacles, we aren't making any progress." She admitted.
"Then let's get Dynamax Budew to use a grass type move." Cure Emerald said. "Since Dynamax Mareanie is part Water Type, a part Grass Type like Dynamax Budew should help weakened it."
"And hopefully give us an opening for attack!" Cure Pearl finished, Emerald nodding in agreement. Dynamax Budew, having heard the conversation, gulped before glaring at Dynamax Mareanie.
"Budew!" The Dynamax Pokemon cried out, the bud opening up as it shot out four giant seeds towards Dynamax Mareanie. When the seeds landed, giant green mushrooms surrounded the opponent before exploding.
"Dynamax Mareanie!?" Neptune exclaimed in shock, her Dynamax Pokemon crying out in pain as the area around them turned bright green and filled with grass and lots of plants.
"Hey, nice Max Overgrowth!" Riley exclaimed, before scratching her cheek. "At least, I think that's what its called. Right Kazza?" The Abra shrugged, he had been sleeping when Riley was studying Dynamax moves last night.
"Now's our chance!" Dia exclaimed as she, Pearl, Ruby and Emerald charged at Dynamax Mareanie. Jumping into the air, the four Precure let out a battle cry as they delivered punches and kicks in the giant Pokemon's face. As they did so, Cure Sapphire prepared to use her attack, sapphires glowing as she clasped her hands together.
"Pretty Cure Aura Sapphire Bubble!" She exclaimed, giving the cue for the others to back off. Once they did so, the stream of bubbles shot out, surrounding Dynamax Mareanie before combining into one giant bubble. Dynamax Mareanie looked around before growling, using one of its tentacles to try to pop the bubble. However, it only stretched the bubble instead of popping it. Sapphire frowned, the times she used the attack, the Dynamax Pokemon would become calm, but not this time. "Dia! Pearl!" She called out.
"Right!" They exclaimed, nodding as they linked hands.
"Jewels of time and space." Cure Pearl started, pearls gleaming.
"Transcend together into the gleaming light." Cure Dia finished, diamond gleaming.
"Pretty Cure Aura Jewel Pulse!" They exclaimed, thrusting their hands forward as the twin beams of light towards the giant bubble, bursting it as Dynamax Mareanie was healed and returned to normal size. Dynamax Budew also returned to normal size, taking a deep breath and smiled. Then she fell back, swirls in her eyes as she fainted. Cure Sapphire went over and picked up the small Pokemon and smiled.
"You were great Budew, thank you." She said as she and the others changed back before joining her.
"You won this time Pretty Cure!" Neptune declared as she return her Pokemon. "But next time will be very different, just you wait!" With that, she vanished.
"We'll see about that." Holly said as she faced everyone. "For now though, let's get the rest of these wild Pokemon healed."
"Right, most of them are still poisoned!" Lisia realized, she Flora, Amber and Riley becoming slightly panicked.
"Maybe we don't after all." Aria said as she pointed at a nearby tree. "Take a look over there!" The others turned to see the Pokemon they had healed gathering Pecha Berries, giving one to each wild Pokemon that had been poisoned.
"There was a Pecha Berry tree and we didn't see it until now?" Amber asked.
"To be fair, we were more focused on the wild Pokemon than the surrounding area." Flora pointed out as Budew started to wake up.
"Wow...what a dream..." She said before realizing she wasn't on the ground, which freaked her out.
"It's okay!" Holly softly exclaimed as Budew looked up at her. "Everything is going to be okay." Budew looked over to see some of her friends being healed and smiled, nodding in agreement.
"Um, excuse me?" Budew started, the girls turning to the Pokemon as she jumped out of Holly's arms. Turning to face Holly, she smiled shyly. "I just want to say, thank you, for stopping that giant Pokemon." With Flora translating, Holly smiled as she knelt down to the Pokemon.
"You're welcome, but you helped us too." She told Budew.
"But I'm a scaredy Skitty." Budew said, frowning in shame. Then she smiled hopefully, and then turned serious. "You gave me the courage to actually do something for once. So, if it's okay with you, let me come with you. Please!" Holly smiled as she pulled out a Poke Ball, making Budew nervous.
"I'd be happy to have you on my team Budew." She told the Pokemon. Budew smiled as she was about to touch the button when a gold ring appeared out of nowhere, startling her. Jirachi came out of the portal and landed in front of Budew.
"Hi again." Jirachi said, waving a little. "I know we didn't get on the right foot last night, so I wanted to start things again. My name is Jirachi, it's nice to meet you." Jirachi said, smiling as it held out its hand. Budew stayed silent as she stared in awe. The two stared at each other for a minute as the five girls watched in anticipation.
"..."
"..."
"...!" Budew brought out a vine and shook hands with Jirachi, the two smiling as they did so. When Budew brought back the vine however, she started sweating again before falling back.
"Uh...?" Jirachi turned confused as they all saw that Budew had fainted. The girls looked at each, sweat dropping as they looked at each other. Jirachi scratched its head before shrugging. "Maybe I should have waited until everything calmed down first?" That earn a laugh out of the girls as Holly gently picked up their new friend. With Budew joining Holly, along with Riley being able to use the Dynamax Phenomenon, things were going to be very interesting in the future.
And done! Finally got it done!
Ruby: Are we going to have to wait another month for the next chapter?
Me: No!...At least, I don't think so. I'm going to try to get at least one chapter out each week.
Sapphire: That sounds reasonable.
Ruby: Yeah, well, just don't take too long of a break this time.
Me: No promises. (Turns to the readers) Thank you all for reading, review if you can and I'll see you all next time!
Ruby: Hopefully not a month later.
Me: Ruby!