Chapter 14: Recalling A Fight
"[Is around here okay?]" Togekiss asked, still carrying Pikachu and Buneary.
Exhaling slowly, Pikachu nodded. It seemed like the embarrassment had faded enough for him to be able to move without cringing into a coma. "[Y-Yeah… I think I'll live, now.]"
"[Me too…]" Buneary added.
"[Okie dokie, my dears!]" Togekiss replied, setting them down. They both thanked her in response.
"[Well, that was… a thing,]" Pikachu continued.
"[Sure was…]" Buneary replied. She smiled at him. "[Thanks for doing that for me, though. You were so brave, standing in front of everyone just to say that.]"
"[I'll agree with that,]" Togekiss added. "[If I had to make a grand statement like that about the one I like- Um, l-liked… I think I would end up having a mini freak out. Or perhaps a major one.]"
Pikachu chuckled out of both amusement and bashfulness. "[Um, i-it was no problem, really. I just wish I hadn't screwed it up so much. Twice.]"
"[Nahh, you didn't screw it up,]" Buneary reassured. "[Like I said, Ash messed things up the second time… and you easily made things better at the beginning with your cute sappiness~]"
"[H-Hey… what do ya mean 'sappiness'?]" Pikachu replied, paws on hips in mock annoyance.
She moved closer to nudge him in the side. "[Saying you 'couldn't be happier' to be with your 'awesome new girlfriend' sounds pretty sappy to me~!]"
Pikachu rubbed the back of his head. "[W-Well… I guess I was a bit sappy, huh?]"
"['A bit' he says~]" she teased, giggling. "[Not that I'm complaining, of course. It's very, very cute.]"
He smiled. "[Thanks… I think.]"
"[Ohhh, you two are just so cute together it hurts~]" Togekiss said.
Buneary gave her a pleased look, though Pikachu just chuckled embarrassedly. Even after the incident at lunch, he supposed that getting comments like that was going to take some getting used to.
The bird's eyes lit up. "[Oh, yes, that reminds me! I never said it before, so… good work, you too!]" she chimed. "[I guess it's safe to say that your little talk together went well~]"
"[Heh, it sure did,]" Pikachu responded, smiling lightly. "[With a little help from you.]"
She hummed proudly. "[Happy to help~]"
"[Even if that was supposed to be a private conversation…]" Buneary added in a teasing manner.
Togekiss blinked before flusteredly turning away. "[Y-Yes, well… um… s-sorry, sweetie!]"
Buneary giggled. "[I'm glad you did it, don't worry!]"
"[Yeah. Me too,]" Pikachu added.
"[Oh, well… goody!]" Togekiss chimed. "[I'm, er… sorry it had to end the way it did with Ash's comment, though.]"
Pikachu sighed. "[That's alright. They were bound to find some kind of way to embarrass me, eventually.]"
"[Thank goodness Meloetta's good with music,]" Buneary said.
"[Oh, absolutely!]" Togekiss agreed. "[She and I banded together to get you out of the fire.]"
"[Oh yeah? Well, cool, thanks!]" Pikachu replied.
Togekiss hummed happily. "[Again, it was no problem~]" She paused. "[Hmm… so, what do you plan on doing, now? Lunch has barely started, really, so I'd imagine you've got time to kill.]"
Pikachu paused. Buneary also said nothing, immediately.
Suddenly, Pikachu's stomach let a growl loose. His face warmed when both the girls giggled at it. "[W-What? I'm hun-]" He blinked before frowning in a deadpan manner. "[… Oh yeah, I never finished my food.]"
Buneary gasped. "[Oh no, you're right, me neither! We were too busy getting embarrassed…]" she grumbled.
"[Oh no, oh no…]" Togekiss said worriedly. "[Shall we go back and get it?]"
"[N-No way!]" Pikachu and Buneary said at the same time.
"[If anything makes me cringe again, today, my face is gonna implode…]" Buneary said, pulling a fitting face.
"[Same for my cheeks melting,]" Pikachu agreed. "[I don't wanna warm 'em up any more if I can help it…]"
"[Ooh, well that's a pickle, then,]" Togekiss said. "[You need your lunch, or you won't have the energy to blast away that naughty Team Rocket today, will you?]"
He was about to respond, but then it occurred to him… he hadn't done that in ages, had he? Heck, he hadn't even encountered them in what felt like forever. And the last time he'd seen them, not only had they been dressed in black, but they'd also been so… serious and competent. What was even up with that?
He was about to comment on it, but Togekiss accidentally cut in. "[Oh well. I shall go and get your bowls myself~]" she said.
He paused again before exhaling and smiling. "[Er… okay then, thanks.]"
She smiled back before starting back towards the camp.
"[Ooh, wait, actually…!]" Buneary said suddenly, stopping her. "[I wouldn't mind going hunting for some berries for lunch, instead.]"
"[Oh, cool idea!]" Pikachu said. "[Um… if we're doing that, I guess you can have the pellets to yourself,]" he said to Togekiss. He grinned. "[You could even share 'em with 'someone', if ya want.]"
Togekiss spluttered briefly before regaining her composure. "[Oh, um, o-okay then! I'll… keep that in mind, thank you.]"
He chuckled in response. Surprisingly, Buneary also chuckled along, as if in on the joke.
"[Um, a-anyway!]" Togekiss continued. "[I'll leave you two to it, then. Have fun~!]" She spread her wings and began to take off.
The couple gave her their goodbyes as she flew off into the sky.
"[… So, er… you know who it is, do you?]" Pikachu asked.
"[Heehee, yup! But, unlike Emolga, I'm sworn to secrecy~]" She winked before stalling. "[… Even if Togekiss told my secret… but hey. She gets a pass, today.]"
He chuckled. "[Can't argue with that. Hm… but why'd you let her know? You knew everyone else on your team for way longer.]"
"[She's the most trustworthy, naturally. Piplup would've blabbed immediately… Pachirisu would've let it slip while ranting… Buizel, Quilava and Ambipom would've teased you twice as much for it… and Mamoswine… well, he figured it out, too, but I don't think he cared enough to make a big deal out of it. And then there's your old team, but that's a whooole different kettle of fish.]"
"[Hehe, well, fair enough. I don't think I would've even trusted Ash with that kind of knowledge.]"
"[After what he did at freaking lunch, I'm not surprised! Has he always been that… um…]" She slowly tapped her paws together, "[… y'know… 'touched by an angel?']"
He laughed before shaking his head. "[Um… no. I mean, he's never been the brightest spark, but, he, er… kinda got a bit worse.]"
"[Oh dear…]"
"[I remember the first day we got to Unova… that was the day I knew we were in for some very special days, indeed.]" He gestured towards the nearby woods. "[Hey, how about I tell you about it on the way to the berry bushes?]"
She clung to his arm. "[Sounds good, babe~!]"
Smiling from the action, he led her away to the forest. "[So… we arrived at Juniper's lab, all excited… and Oak went on this huge tangent about who Juniper is, and what she does. Something about giving away starter pokémon…]" Remembering what came next , he chuckled heavily. "[A-And Ash's only response was… "Awesome! … Starter pokémon!"]"
She stared incredulously. Soon after, she laughed heavily. "[Holy moly, really?]"
"[Yeah! Oh, man, and the awful, awful pun he made when he was introduced to the tepig that was there… "That's a fire-type! Nice and fiery!"]" He stalled for a second, wondering if she even knew what one of those was.
Surprisingly, however, she laughed along, as if getting it. "[You call that a pun? Good lord…]"
He blinked before mentally shrugging. "[Haha, yeah. He apparently sounded so proud of himself for it, too! It was pretty strange.]"
"[Man… did he have puns for the oshawott and snivy, too?]"
"[Hmm… I dunno. To be honest… at the time I was being studied by Juniper to make sure I wasn't sick, or anything. But Oshawott told me about the tepig thing. He also told me that Ash said something about Snivy looking 'full of confidence', and that Oshawott himself was really cute. That's all, though. Maybe. Hopefully.]"
"[Ah, well, alrighty then. Ooh, is Oshawott the one who was there at Cynthia's place?]"
"[Yup! He's on my team.]"
"[Oh, awesome! Ah, and you sound pretty familiar with that snivy… so I'll bet she's the one from lunch, isn't she?]"
He chuckled. "[Ahh, not quite. He's one that belongs to a… 'friend' of Ash's, called Trip. The snake's a bit stuck up and full of himself, but he's an alright kid. Even if he did make me look bad that one time…]"
"[Ah, okay then. Huh, what did he do?]"
"[… Well…]"
Smirking half-excitedly, and half-cockily, Pikachu got onto all fours and took up a battling pose. Alright, his first battle in Unova! He had to make sure to put on a show!
Pulling out his pokéball, Trip yelled "Snivy… go get 'em now!" and opened it up. A white light came out from it and quickly formed into the grassy snake in question.
The snivy looked at Pikachu is disdain. "[The scrawny-looking mouse from earlier? Ohh, if I must…!]" he said in a rather flamboyant voice, taking on a battle pose.
Pikachu rolled his eyes. Mouthy kid. "[Hah. Not the worst thing I've ever been called,]" he replied, smirking. "[You should try harder!]"
"[Oh, I'm sure there's more to come, don't you worry!]" He grinned. "[Though mayyybe you'll surprise me, who knows?]"
"[Planning on it!]"
"Pikachu, let's do it!" he heard Ash cry from behind him.
He gave his trainer a confident nod before turning back to his opponent. He looked at Trip in surprise when he saw the kid pointing his camera at him and snapping some shots.
"Why are you always taking pictures?" Ash asked, probably referring to the other times Trip had done the same thing. "If you wanted some of Pikachu, I could'a gotten him to pose for ya!"
Pikachu gave him a slightly perturbed look. Oh no, he never looked good in pictures, let alone when he was posing!
Thankfully, Trip just rose an eyebrow before shaking his head. "… Don't do that. I'm recording my journey, so I want the pictures to be genuine."
"And you need to take photos for that?" Ash asked, scratching the side of his head. "Sounds kinda pointless. All I need to remember mine is just my brain!"
"… What did you do yesterday?"
Ash gave him a blank look. "… Er… I came to Unova, and-" He paused again. "… Or was that today?" He gave a big shrug and chuckled sheepishly. "Y'know what? I don't remember."
"… Hmm."
Pikachu felt his face go really warm. For crying out loud…
Snivy looked weirded out. "[… My word, your trainer is dimwitted, isn't he?]"
"[… Yeah,]" Pikachu replied, turning away from him to hide his face.
As he did, he quickly glanced around for the other pokémon's reactions. When he saw nobody around, however, his ears dipped slightly. Oh yeah. No friends, yet. None in Unova, anyway. Dang… he didn't think he would miss his friends from Sinnoh so quickly. They'd been some of the best he'd ever met in a region. Especially her… He missed her warm smile, and her jokes, and he certainly wouldn't have minded her cheers for this upcoming battle.
… Oh man, if his friends were around and could read minds… Maybe there was at least one good thing about them being gone. Not much of one, of course, but heyho.
He was startled out of his thoughts when his eyes met another pokémon's from behind a tree nearby. An oshawott. Huh, what was he doing out here? Wasn't he a starter pokémon? Was he wild, or had he come from Juniper's lab?
Once the surprise wore off, Pikachu tried to get a better look at the otter's face out of… curiosity. He noticed that he seemed to be doing the same thing, himself.
However, a command from Ash caught the mouse's attention. "Pikachu, use Quick Attack!" he called out.
With a yelp, Pikachu twisted on the spot to face his opponent while charging energy to his paws and feet. Giving a battle cry, he ran forwards like a gust of wind towards the snake.
Pikachu stopped telling his story as he noticed Buneary beaming for some reason. "[Huh… you sure liked that, didn't ya?]" he said.
"[Heehee, sorry,]" she replied, blushing. "[It's just… you missed me that much, huh?]"
He chuckled bashfully and looked towards the forest on the horizon. "[Well… you were one of my best friends in Sinnoh, what can I say?]"
"[D'aww~! You're so cute and sappy~]"
He grinned and rolled his eyes. "[Again with the sappy thing…]"
She giggled. "[Not my fault it's true~]" She huffed lightly. "[You're a lot better than that snivy was, anyway. He sounded like a total jerk.]"
"[Heh, nah… I mean, like I said before, he really is up his own huge nose… but he never says anything to upset people, I don't think. He just really speaks his own mind, is all.]"
"[Huh, well… alright. If ya say so.]"
"[He's never that way towards Oshawott, though. I think he really respects him, for some reason.]"
"[Huh, okay then. How cute!]" She paused in what seemed to be thought. "[Y'know, hearing about him… what got you so interested when you saw Oshawott?]"
"[Ahh, nothing much. It's just… Oshawott reminded me of someone I knew, once. It was a bit nostalgic.]"
"[Huh… alrighty then, neat! Anyone I know?]"
"[Doubt it. It wasn't someone from Sinnoh.]"
"[Huh, okay.]"
"[Don't worry, I'll tell you about 'em at some point… but one story at a time!]"
She pouted. "[Aww… Well, fair enough.]"
"[Heh, well, anyway…]"
Pikachu continued running towards the snivy, Quick Attack fueling his rapid speed.
The snivy huffed. "[Oh, puh-leeeease! Your saaad little attack won't even leave a scuff mar-]"
Pikachu rammed into him, knocking him high into the air with a cry of pain.
"[Owww…! N-Never mind…!]" he yelped. However, he flipped around and landed on his feet, skidding backwards.
"Snivy! Tackle!" Trip called out.
"[At once! Prepare yourself!]" he called out, running towards Pikachu.
"Pikachu, dodge it, quick!" Ash called out.
The mouse didn't need to be told twice. He jumped, sailing over the snivy's attack. He did that again and again as the snivy kept lunging at him.
"Good one!" Ash complimented. Pikachu hoped that it was for him, but, with Ash being as hopelessly friendly as he was, it was hard to tell. "Now… use Thunderbolt!" he yelled after gesticulating hot-bloodedly.
Pikachu leapt high into the air and, with a backflip, made some fair distance from the snake. As he flew through the air, he charged his electricity. "[You ready? Take this!]"
… Nothing happened. Nothing but a few worthless sparks. Landing on the ground, he stared forwards in confusion. What the…!?
The snivy rammed into him all of a sudden, interrupting his thoughts. "[Ha haa! Too slow on the trigger!]" he taunted.
Pikachu painfully tumbled backwards before landing onto his four paws. Ouch… nice hit. Still, that was nothing he couldn't handle! Though… what had that been all about?
"Alright, Pikachu, Thunderbolt, again!" Ash called out.
Pikachu tried to charge some electricity again. However, once more, nothing happened. Nothing but sparks. He also felt really tired all of a sudden, and sweat poured down his head. H-Huh? But Juniper had said he was fine, though…
"Hey, what's wrong, Pikachu?" Ash called out, sounding worried.
"[N-Nothing…!]" Pikachu panted out. Really, though, he felt strangely exhausted…
"You're really trying?" Trip asked. Pikachu wasn't sure if he was actually confused or if he was just being condescending.
"'Course we are!" Ash retorted. "Pikachu, use Volt Tackle!"
"[I-I'll try!]" Pikachu called back, going into a sprint. As he ran, he gave off his battle cry. However, hard as he tried, nothing electrical happened at all. Not even sparks.
He slowed and eventually came to a stop as heavy fatigue kicked in out of nowhere. Oh, good lord, it was like when he was fat, all over again, but worse…
"Okay, is this some kind of strategy?" Trip asked amusedly, seeming half-sassy and half-actually curious. "Calling moves that you can't even use?"
His snivy looked slightly concerned. "[Hmm… oddly clever for such an oaf of a trainer. I hope you two aren't actually professionals, because I wanted to win my first real match…]"
Panting, Pikachu wondered if he should say anything about that. He decided to just play along with it for his own ego, however.
A rustle in the bushes suddenly caught his attention. When he looked, he saw that oshawott again, still hiding behind that tree. Huh… was he watching the battle?
Seeing that the otter looked slightly concerned, Pikachu flashed him a small smile. It seemed to work in relieving him somewhat. The sight rejuvenated Pikachu by a ton… so he bit down and prepared for action again.
Pikachu stopped telling his story when he noticed Buneary looking concerned. "[Hey… you alright?]" he asked, stopping next to one of the many trees of the forest they were in.
She made a slight sound of surprise before also stopping. She nodded. "[Y-Yeah, it's just… what happened? Why were you so sick?]" she asked.
He smiled at the concern. "[Heh, well, I'm alright now, don't'cha worry.]"
"[But… so sick that you couldn't zap anymore? What was up with that?]"
"[Um… I think it had something to do with Zekrom being unleashed upon the world, or whatever. It messed with me and a whole load of other electric-types by overloading us. Heck, I think it messed with loads of technology and stuff, too.]"
She held a paw up to her mouth. "[J-Jeez…]"
He rubbed the back of his head. "[I'd tell you more, but… honestly, my memory's a bit fuzzy about what happened after. Even though it'd only been, like… a few months ago.]"
She clicked her tongue. "[Oh, youu… I guess you always have had a less than stellar memory for stuff.]"
"[Eheh, yeah… All I remember is that it hurt a frick ton… and then it didn't, and I was fighting fit right after. Nowhere near as bad as the time I nearly exploded after going rabid in Hoenn.]"
She breathed a sigh of relief. "[Ah, alright then. I guess that's- What!?]" she exclaimed, eyes widening.
He chuckled awkwardly. "[… Electric overload can get pretty serious for us rodents, sometimes.]"
Her eyes began to water. "[W-What do you mean electric overload can make you explode!?]"
He flusteredly shook his paws. "[H-Hey, only in extreme cases! I usually get it, and I haven't died yet, so…]" He paused. "[… Uh oh.]"
"[Yet!?]" She burst into tears. "[Nooo, don't explode and dieeeee!]" She lunged forwards and wrapped her arms around him.
Fearing the death grip, he rapidly shook his head. "[I-I won't! P-Pachirisu went through a similar thing, remember? And what happened, again?]"
"[… Brock helped with his machine thing…]" Buneary mumbled, sniffling.
"[Yeah, he drained the electricity with it! And the same thing'll happen again next time I get electrical buildup. Brock'll…]" He paused again. Whoops. "[Um… I mean…]"
"[Oh no, b-but Brock isn't here!]" Tears began to stream down her face again. "[Oh no, you're doomed, aren't you!? And Pachirisu, too!]" she wailed. Her hugging slowly tightened out of stress.
He wheezed. "[W-Well… I'll just… g-go to a pokémon center! Or a professor! That'll do it!]"
"[… R-Really?]"
"[Yeah! Besides…]" He gasped when he realized something. "[Right, yeah! The time I almost exploded and went rabid involved Team Rocket! They were doing… something with a device, and accidentally made me overdose on electricity! So I doubt they'll try that again.]"
Her grip slackened, allowing him to grab some precious oxygen. "[Oh… well… I guess that's alright, then,]" she said, calming down significantly.
He smiled gently. "[Yeah. So no more crying over worst case scenarios, alright?]" Freeing an arm, he wiped her tears away. "[I don't want no tears staining my…]" Face warming, he took a breath, "[… um… m-my little sweet potato's face.]"
She gasped in what sounded like delight. Then, her tears instantly vanishing, she held him tight. "[D'awww~! Heeheehee, okay~]" she cooed, her cheek rubbing against his affectionately.
He sighed in relief. Jeez, she was like a pregnant woman, sometimes. He'd heard that, because of hormones or something, they tended to cry at the drop of a hat fairly often, too… until their mood swung around to something completely different. Thank the lord she wasn't actually carrying an egg… though he was sure he was set to have fun experiencing that from her, one day.
… Sweat began to pour down his forehead. Oh, dear lord, what was he even implying!? He cringed heavily at his mind's wandering. Man, maybe he was getting a bit too comfortable with things…
He forced a huge smile when she broke away from him and looked at him. "[So, um… sorry, I totally interrupted the story! Where were we, again?]" she asked, holding his paw.
"[Um… y-yeah, that's alright. So, um…]" he started, "[I smiled, to let Oshawott know I was doing alright, and he smiled back, after.]"
"[Oh yeah, I remember! And that gave you the motivation to keep going, right?]"
"[Right! I'm really thankful he was there, or I might've given up early.]" He rolled his eyes. "[… Even if he wasn't supposed to have left the lab…]"
She giggled. "[Naughty kid.]"
Buneary using the word kid reminded him of his dumb thought, making his face warm slightly. "[Y-Yeah.]" He took a breath to keep his thoughts on track. "[Um… after that…]"
"Alright, Iron Tail!" Ash ordered.
Staring down the snivy, Pikachu brought energy to his tail. Thankfully, it actually… um… did…
He was suddenly standing on a seat, next to a bed. Buneary was lying in it and cooing over something in her arms, which was wrapped up in cloth.
He excitedly moved closer to get a better look. It was a yellow egg with a cream fluff pattern on the underside.
He felt himself utterly beam at the sight of her carrying their newborn-
Pikachu frantically shook his head. Oh god, no, where was his mind going!? Damn it, now that it'd crossed his mind, it was distracting him! He didn't even want to have kids right now! Especially not when they'd just started dating!
"[Huh? Pikachu?]" Buneary asked, looking at him oddly. "[Why'd you stop? What happened when you tried to use Iron Tail?]"
… Don't say anything about babies, don't say anything about babies, don't say anything about- "[B-Babies,]" he stuttered out. He immediately slapped his paws over his mouth afterwards, but it was too late.
Her eyes widened. "[B-Babies!? What?]"
He paused for a long time before nodding slowly. "[Y-Yeah, um…]" He slung an arm around her. "[Yeah, 'baby'! Let's go and get some food, first, and then I'll continue. I'm a bit starved, y'see, so... Eheh, yeah.]"
"[Ohhh, okay.]" She blushed and looked bashful. "['Baby'… Heehee~]"
He chuckled, trying not to let his voice crack. "[I'm trying all sorts of new stuff today, huh?]" he said, rubbing the back of his head.
"[No kidding! I like it.]"
"[Heh… in that case, I'll do it more, then. Just for you.]"
She hummed happily and nuzzled him. "[Thanks~]"
"[No probs,]" he replied, smiling. He pointed onwards, to a deeper part of the forest. "[For now, though… it's berry time!]"
"[Yeah! Let's go!]" she said excitedly. "[Race you there!]"
"[Alright, you're on!]"
Pikachu set off running as Buneary hopped along.
Racing alongside her, he couldn't help but smile. Regardless of what their future held, he was excited to find out.
Speaking of kids, though... he couldn't help but wonder what she would think if he told her that by dating him… she was already technically an adoptive mother.
… That was definitely a story for another time.
TO BE CONTINUED!
Finished: 24/03 (March)/2018
Word count: 3,979
VGS2's pointless notes: I swear to God, if everyone starts saying "OMG Babies when!?" in their reviews… XP (JK, you can do that if you want. But you won't be the first, I assure you!)
Either way, I hope you enjoyed this brief voyage into battling! I won't lie… I mostly just did it to just break up all the conversationing that was going on. Even though a lot of that still happened, lel.
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Said fic's called 'To Hone a Leaf Blade', and it features a flareon who has found his old home, filled with old friends. He finds an old friend in particular (who I'm assuming is a leafeon, considering the title), who he quite likes… but alas, alack! He has been cucked something fierce, as she's already dating!
Like I said, being the poser I am, I haven't read much of it, yet, because I'm an ass… but hey, it looks pretty interesting so far! Especially looking at the summary. Something tells me it won't just be a simple story of eeveelution cuckoldry, though. XP Read on to find out what happens, and be sure to review too!
Fun mistake/s of the day: #1: "[If around here, okay?]" Togekiss asked, still carrying Pikachu and Buneary.
(Sounds like a philosophical question of some kind.)
#2: Buneary gasped. "[Oh no, you're righy, me neithert!
(Me, Tarzan! You, Jane!)
#3: "[Blah blah dialogue,]" Buneary said, pulling a fitting ace.
(What, is she a wiz at card games, or something? "IIIIII'm Mrs. Queen Ice, I'm the gamest in the land! IIIII never play nice, I'm the mouse's right hand woman!" *Bobs up and down continuously* … Guess the reference and win a nod of approval.)
#4: "[Yeah! Oh, man, and the awful, awful pun he made when we were introduced to the tepig that was there…]"
(Um… I actually wrote the entire scene where they're making fun of Ash's horrible pun under the assumption that Pikachu was in the room… but he wasn't. He was being examined by Juniper's machine thing in a different room. Whoops. XD The lesson here is: always research scenes that you're going to include in a fic, kiddies, or prepare to horribly warp canon by accident…)
#5: "[Ahh, not quite. He's one that belongs to a… 'friend' of Ash's, called Trip. He's a bit stuck up and full of himself, but he's an alright kid.]"
(Can you guess who he's talking about, here? The way I wrote it makes it very hard to tell. Especially since it's true, either way… XD)
#6: 'Smirking half-excitedly, and half-cockily Pikachu got onto all fours and took up a battling pose Pulling out his pokéball "[Snivy]"'
(Pikachu becomes a pokémon trainer! And Ash's rival, at that. That might have made for a better movie than just rebooting the first episode, but making it (subjectively) worse. XP)
#7: 'Pulling out his pokéball, Trip called for his new snivy and opened it up'
(He opened up his snivy!? O,o Guess it must be the evil Trip from MewLover54's Critical Condition, then. Or perhaps he became a good guy, considering how rape happy that snake was. What with Servine's threat to Ash's Snivy of: " "I don't care whether you're unconscious or not. I'm going to get my way with you." Good boy, Trip. Showing him what for by Mortal Kombat-ing him to death. XP)
#8: "Guess it must be the evil one from Trip's Critical Condition."
(He's so evil that he stole MewLover54's fic, apparently. XD)
#9: '"[Hah. That's not the worst thing I've ever been called,]" he boasted.'
(Eh? That's not something to boast about. XD "Yeahh, I get insulted all the time! Go me!")
#10: 'Trip rose and eyebrow before shaking his head'
(He lifted into the air and became an eyebrow! Considering his girlfriend, I'm sure Pikachu approves.)
#11: "[D'aww~! You're so cute sand sappy~]"
(A sand sappy sounds like a creature from Xenoblade Chronicles, or something.)
#12: 'With a yelp, Pikachu twisted on the spot to face his poopnent'
(…)
#13: '"[D'awww~! Heeheehee, okay~]" she cooed, her cheeks against his.'
(What? Both of her cheeks-? Oh. Actually, never mind, I see where this is headed. O,o)
#14: 'Man, she was like a pregnant woman. He'd heard that they tend to drop'
(A worrying statement, indeed.)
#15: 'Thank the lord she wasn't actually carrying an egg… though he was sure he was set to have fun experiencing that, one day.'
(Mpreg confirmed! As if this sort of stuff didn't confuse Ash enough, already…)
Next up: Finishing The Fight
