Welcome everyone to the newest chapter of Pokémon Takeover: Game Genie! Even with my messed up laptop screen, I'm still experiencing a writer's high. Hopefully it will last; let's see how our friends deal with their contest training.

Dream World

There was a collision. People were in shock, the ambulances were scrambling and could barely do anything. Then, a boy stood in the crowd, tears in his eyes, he drops the sunglasses that were in his hands. He cries out, "Daddy!"

"Gah!" Calem screamed as he shot out of bed, sweat pouring down his face. He took a deep breath, put a shirt on and headed outside to the beach. It was around 3:00; so everyone else was asleep. There weren't even many Pokémon roaming about. He looked upon the crescent moon and simply sighed as he normally would. "What are you doing up?" a voice said.

He turned to see Serena in her pajamas, "Couldn't sleep?" she asked. Calem shook his head, "Nightmare." Serena put a hand on his shoulder, "Is it the same one?" Calem didn't answer; he simply turned back to the moon. "I know it's hard to think about, but it's something you'll have to get past. You're the champion; you can do it!" Calem finally turned back to her, "Thanks; by the way, why are you up?" Serena giggled, "Our rooms are right next to each other, I heard you scream." Calem responded, "S-Sorry." "It's fine." she responded.

"So you think you're ready to tell everyone?" Calem calmly asked. Serena's smile fell, "I don't know Calem; how would they react? If they knew wouldn't that just complicate things; it happened, so let's just move on from it. Okay?" "Fine." Calem said giving up. He wasn't angry with what she said, but he seemed a bit concerned. "I mean what would Shauna say?" Serena continued; obviously not picking up on the fact that Calem had already moved on. "Why would she care?" he asked. Serena mentally frowned, "Never mind. I'm gonna go back to bed. You should too." she said before walking off. Calem continued to look at the moon before speaking aloud to himself, "Can never read that girl."

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Trevor and Tierno grab Calem and pose while he just groans. Ash, Serena, Clemont and Bonnie pose like they do in the anime with Serena sliding closer to Ash. Shauna and Dawn pose back to back with their arms folded; smiling. Lucas seems to be wearing a glove. He then cocks it like a gun. Brendan with his back turned puts his hat on and spins around. He smashes into May. They both glare at each other and Wally tries to break them up.

Our Four Heroes Say:

Chapter 8:

Family Matters

The gang only had a few days to prepare for the contest, so Dawn and May trained for the rest of the week. May decided to train her Glaceon and Mismagius while Dawn trained Piplup and Zorua. Lucas was helping Dawn prepare, but May had decided to work alone. "Piplup, Drill Peck!" Piplup's beak grew and it began spinning towards Galvantula. "Galvantula, Electro Ball," said Lucas as Galvantula fired the electric ball towards the spinning penguin, colliding with it. "Lup!" it cried out. "Can you still go Piplup?" Dawn said. Piplup nodded in confirmation.

"Now Zorua, use Shadow Ball!" Dawn said. Zorua fired a dark ball from outside its mouth towards Galvantula. "Drapion, deflect it with Cross Poison!" Drapion made an X with its claws and fired the purple X towards the shadow ball; causing an explosion. The smoke cleared and all four Pokémon were panting heavily. "Well I think that's enough for now. Don't you think, Dawn?" Lucas asked. "Yeah, take five everyone." Dawn replied.

The Pokémon each did so; Zorua and Piplup by eating berries, and Galvantula and Drapion by napping. While Dawn and Lucas talked, their friends watched on. "Looks like they're getting really strong; they'll be tough to beat." Shauna said while watching them. "Well they'll need to be; those other competitors will be tough to beat." Wally added. "Well if anyone can win, it's Dawn she can do it!" Ash exclaimed. Shauna and Wally both exchanged looks, "But what about May? Whose side are you on?" they both asked. Ash responded rather quickly, "Well they're both my friends, so I'll be happy no matter who wins!" Wally and Shauna both deadpanned, "Cop Out." Ash rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment before looking towards Calem, "Everything okay Calem?" "Y-Yeah you're eve more quiet than usual." Shauna added. Wally, obviously still deadpanning said, "Really? Seems normal to me." Calem finally turned to the group, "I'm fine." he said. Shauna kept the worried look on her face, "Calem if you need to talk about something, then-" Shauna was cut off my the bushes behind them rustling. The gang turned around and readied their Poké balls; Ledian even got off Calem's shoulder and readied its punches. Before they could release their Pokémon, a small creature appeared, "Bone." it shyly cried.

"A Cubone?" Shauna, Ash, and Wally said. The Cubone looked normal, but it seemed frightened. Unfortunately, Ash didn't pick up on that, "Hey little guy," he said getting close to Cubone. "Cubone!" it cried before running behind Calem's leg, due to him being the closest hiding space. "What'd I say?" Ash asked. Wally answered, "You must have scared it; Cubone are known for being rather shy; trust me I would know."

"Sorry, Cubone." Ash stated. Cubone slowly stepped out from behind Calem's leg and made a face at Ash. "Hey you don't have to be-" Cubone backed off for a moment and almost tackled itself into Calem's arms for protection; Calem stumbled but he found his footing. "I think you two are done interacting for the day. Are you hungry little guy?" Shauna asked, while pulling out a pink Pokémon Puff. This caused Cubone to further bury its head into Calem's chest until Calem spoke, "It's okay; she's a friend."

Shauna blushed for a moment, "F-Friend?" she said in almost shock. Cubone looked up at Calem and despite the blank look on his face, trusted him. It sniffed the Poké Puff, took it into its hands, and took a bite. "Bone!" it cried out in joy before finishing it in seconds. It squealed again before smiling at Shauna and trying its best to wrap its arms around Calem. "Huh? What's going on?" he asked. "Well it looks like Cubone likes you." Ash said with a smile. "Yeah, almost like you're a parent." Wally added. Calem put Cubone down; it made a sad face but Calem didn't seem to notice. "Well anyways, I have some stuff to do; I'll see you guys later." Calem said before walking away. Ledian returned to his shoulder as he walked away, but faced the group so it could wave back to them.

As Calem was walking he felt Ledian nudging him, "Led! Ian!" "Hm? What is it?" Calem asked. Ledian pointed back towards the group. Everyone appeared to be in place, but when Calem looked down he noticed Cubone was still there; a few feet behind him. He stared at it for a few moments until he turned and continued walking. Cubone responded by following after him; staying a few feet behind on every step. When Calem turned again, Cubone stopped. He started waking again; Cubone continued to follow. Shauna giggled, "That is so CUTE!"

"Good work, you too!" May exclaimed to her Glaceon and Mismagius. They both cried out in joy. "If we keep up the practice; we should win this contest, no doubt. We just have to keep trying." She was about to return them before she heard a voice, "One more time, Leafeon!" May and her Pokémon turned to see Brendan and Leafeon training. Leafeon formed a small energy ball and shot it towards the water. The water began to ripple, but the ball faded after not too long. Leafeon hung its head in shame, "Leaf." Brendan followed suit, "Oh well. It can't be helped." "Having trouble huh?" May asked, startling Brendan.

"Come to rub it in?" May frowned, "Please, it doesn't help me that the Hoenn Champion is struggling. I'm a coordinator; remember?" Brendan calmed down, "Sorry May." Glaceon and Mismagius approached Leafeon. "Glaceon! Glace! Glace!" Glaceon said. Leafeon began to blush at the proximity that they were in. Leafeon spoke, "Leafeon. Eon. Leaf." smiling int the process. Glaceon growled and hit Leafeon with her paw. "Hey!" Brendan yelled. "Glaceon!" it cried. Mismagius got between the two Pokémon.

"Magius." It calmly said. It then closed its eyes and slowly began building up energy. The energy began to form into a green ball. It finally shot it across the ocean; it flew until it collided with a rock; destroying it. Mismagius turned to Leafeon, "Magius! Mis!" Leafeon nodded and took a deep breath. It began to concentrate and form energy. It felt like it was starting to phase out, but Leafeon kept pushing forward, "You can do it Leafeon!" Brendan cheered. "Yeah Leafeon, keep trying!" Leafeon continued to form the energy ball through its mouth. After a few more moments, the leaf on Leafeon's head began to glow; suddenly the energy ball got bigger than even Mismagius' was.

The ball continued to grow until it was the size of an above average weight ball. "LEAFEON!" it cried as it finally released the ball that was sent rippling through the water. Unfortunately it headed towards one of the other surrounding islands and it flew out of everyone's sight. "Leafeon!" it excitedly cried. "Leafeon that was awesome! You're so amazing!" Brendan said as he picked up Leafeon and began dancing with him from what May saw. Mismagius soon joined in the dance while Glaceon simply smirked. May began to giggle which caused Brendan to stop in place and recompose himself, "Well that was pretty eventful." As he finished talking, Leafeon's head hit his shoulder due to exhaustion. "Rest up pal, I'm proud of you." Brendan said as he recalled Leafeon.

As May recalled her two Pokémon she spoke, "Well looks like I had to teach the champ some moves. How's that feel?" Brendan blushed, "Well I'm too busy winning battles to focus on every move. Coordinators are all perfectionists so it only figures." May glared at him, "Ungrateful son of a bi-" "Anyways, I'm gonna head back, you're welcome to join me if you're not busy." May walked past him and spoke, "Only 'cause I was already heading back anyway." "Yeah sure." Brendan said calmly, "Thanks May." May's glare disappeared and a small smile crossed her face, "You're welcome."

May and Brendan headed back to the Pokémon Center, where they ran into the rest of the group with the exception of Calem, Clemont, Trevor, and Tierno. The group headed towards their rooms until they heard voices coming from Calem's room. Lucas opened the door and saw Calem talking to a woman on a television screen; she was a woman of average height with short brown hair with one end that had been tied into a small ponytail. She wore jeans and a grey sweater over a red shirt; she had a worried look on her face. She speaks, "And you're eating alright and going to bed on time, right?" Calem responded as he usually did, "Of course. How are things at home?" "It's fine. Professor Sycamore is coming for a visit, so everything is nice and tidy."

"Who's this Calem?" Shauna asked. Calem turned, he was shocked at the sight of his so-called friends. His friends piled into his room, "Ms. Xavier!" Lucas, Brendan, Wally, and Serena said with smiles. The woman smiled, "Hello children!" Calem sighed, "Well there's no point in hiding it anymore. These are my friends." he said showing them to the woman. Calem took another deep breath, "Guys, this is Susan. My mom." His friends almost collapsed at that statement, "YOUR MOM?!" they all responded.

The woman smiled, "It's so nice to meet you all after all this time. Calem talks about you all every day when we talk." Everyone began to giggle; Calem turned his head to them, "What?" he asked. "You call your mom every day?" Brendan teased. "That's so precious!" May said. "No." Calem said lying, "Mom!" he said in an uncharacteristically, embarrassed, and whining tone.

She giggled and looked toward Shauna, "And you must be Shauna! Calem talks about you all of the time!" "H-He does?" Shauna stammered. Calem hid his face, "Well I'm glad you guys were able to meet my mom but unfortunately she-" There was a knock on the door on Susan's side of things. "Oh that must be the professor." She turned to Calem and spoke; the worried look came back. "Is there anything at all you need me to send you? Anything you need to talk about? If there is just let me know, okay?" "Don't worry, Mom. I'll be fine."

"Okay, I love you sweetie." Calem nodded, "Okay, bye." Calem turned the T.V. off and when he turned, everyone was grinning. "Don't. Say. Anything." He sternly replied. Brendan laughed, "Whatever you say, 'Momma's Boy'." Brendan began laughing at his own joke, "Well when was the last time you talked to your parents; 'BeeBee'." Brendan's smile faded; Wally and Lucas had serious looks on their faces. They were about to step in before Brendan spoke, "I'm sorry." "So am I." Calem quickly responded. They shook hands and decided to move on, "Anyways," Brendan said before turning back to the group, "More training, anyone?"

A/N: This chapter in particular I was proud of. Calem got a lot to work with today. Don't worry; everything will come to fruition. Even with a messed up laptop screen, nothing will stop me from updating. Let's see if it lasts; keep reviewing and reading! See y'all next time!

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