Friendo Big Tasty here! And welcome to Pokémon Takeover: Game Genie, the only Pokémon story YOU need to be following/reviewing. The last battle before the final four commences in this chapter….gonna try something different this chapter…let me know what you think!
Calem sighed, "My name's Calem. Calem Xavier. I'm the champion of the Kalos region. But rather than standing around and waiting for my next challengers, I'm able to journey as I please. I have a group of friends; if you want to call them that, and I'm able to do this story with them; it's not perfect, but hey. We've had a few other jobs before this but for the sake of time, I won't go into detail. Besides, you guys don't care about our previous lives. Our boss is kind of-"
"HOW COULD YOU BE SO STUPID," the voice yelled causing the cave to shake, and the boys to cover their ears.
"An ass," Calem narrated.
Wally spoke up, "Sir, we're very sorry that-"
"I just don't see how what we did was so wrong," Brendan responded. You have seemingly no problem when we make fourth wall jokes; even in front of the others."
"The jokes I can handle, but the disguises, the songs, THE CROSSOVER SPECIAL! I didn't even allow that in the contracts."
Lucas interjected, "Well we already promised it so-"
"YOU WHAT?!" the voice asked.
Lucas trembled, "Well it was on the spot…we're sorry?"
Calem shrugged, "Doesn't matter to me. With or without it, I make 100,000 Pokédollars, regardless.
"100,000? In my contract, it said 50,000," Wally snapped.
"Mine said 30,000," Lucas said.
"Wait…you guys get paid," Brendan asked with some annoyance. "In hindsight, maybe reading that contract may have been a good idea."
The other boys remained silent until the voice spoke up. "Ugh, do as you please."
Lucas turned to Wally who sighed rather obviously. "Are you okay, Wally?"
Wally remained lost in his own thoughts.
"Wally!" Lucas yelled.
Wally yelped, "What?! What is it?"
Brendan turned to Wally, "Dude, you haven't been yourself over the past couple of days. What's up?"
Wally sighed, "It's Lisia. Something's bothering her and she won't tell me."
"Yeah, I noticed she's not tackling you like she normally does," Brendan said.
"They're dealing with relationship issues again, ugh," Calem continued to sigh.
"Calem, are you narrating to the audience in your head again," the voice asked.
"Yeah, pretty much," Calem answered honestly.
"Well stop it, we're focusing on something else," Wally said.
"Yeah, can you just focus," Lucas asked.
"My friends are kind of asses too," Calem said.
"And that part you said out loud," Wally and Lucas yelled.
The voice continued, "Calem, I need you to head to Spirit Island; there's an artifact that I need you to find. You'll go alone."
"Fine by me," Calem nodded.
"Wait, why is he going alone," Brendan asked.
The voice chuckled, "Calem is strong enough to handle this on his own."
Brendan growled at that statement, "Please, that's so not cool." He then turned to Calem. Calem turned back to Brendan and the two had a standoff.
"And that's Brendan…we've never really seen eye-to-eye. Why? Cause he's an ass!" Calem thought as a spark flew from both Calem and Brendan's eyes; colliding to form a larger spark.
Cue 1st Ever Battle Intro (youtube watch?v=bDokwN3bkr0) (For music)
Lucas and Calem stand back to back; they begin to slide apart into the background. Meanwhile Wally and Ash cheer on Pikachu and Gallade, who are battling; using Iron Tail and Psycho Cut, respectively. Finally, Brendan stands behind Swampert and activates his Mega Bracelet; there's a bright flash.
The guys, including Ash speak:
Chapter 29:
The Disastrous Life of an Outcast
Calem began to walk to the arena with Cubone and Ledian on his back as he stood next to Lucas; ready for battle.
"Well I better win this battle fast, so I can go on the mission and get it done; this is just terrible timing," Calem said to himself.
"Led," Ledian said nudging him.
"Why should it even matter? I don't even know who our opponents are yet; and even still…my partner's kind of a pain," Calem responded. He walked towards Lucas and assumed his position.
"Ready, buddy," Lucas asked.
"Whatever, let's just get this over with. Who are we facing," Calem asked with little care.
"…An old friend," Lucas responded. "Drapion, let's go!" Lucas released Drapion which landed on the field and growled at Lucas.
"Okay pal! Let's make it a good one today," Lucas happily said to Drapion. Drapion simply spit at Lucas' face.
Calem sighed, "You're up, Ledian." Ledian nodded as it flew off Calem's shoulder, high-fived Cubone, and landed on top of Drapion. Drapion simply shrugged him off.
"Plusle, let's go/Minun, it's ShowTime," two voices said as a Plusle and Minun appeared on the battlefield; posing.
"Who in the hell," Calem said as he looked at the two trainers across the battlefield. Both were wearing Pokémon Ranger jackets and red headbands. The boy had dark blue hair and blue eyes. The girl had her teal colored hair tied into a ponytail and had beautiful red eyes. (I'm not a creep, I swear!)
"Well look who it is. I mean I knew it'd be against you guys, but I'm still in shock about this battle," the boy said.
Lucas smiled and nodded, "Lunick and Solana!"
The girl ranger smiled and waved, "Long time, no see boys."
A small smile appeared on Calem's face, "Well, it looks like this battle may be kind of fun."
Lunick sweatdropped, "Missed you too pal! But enough of these pleasantries! Minun, Discharge!" Minun built up a large amount of blue electricity in its body and released streaks of it towards Ledian.
"Light Screen," Calem commanded. Ledian created a yellow barrier that blocked the attack rather easily.
"Plusle, Echoed Voice," Solana yelled. Plusle sent waves out of its mouth at Drapion.
"Cross Poison," Lucas yelled. Drapion grunted and threw a purple X at the Plusle's attack; the attacks cancelled each other out.
"That the best you can do," Lucas asked. "Rock Slide, Drapion." Drapion manifested multiple rocks and hurled them towards the Cheering Pokémon.
"Dodge," both rangers said. Minun and Plusle grabbed hands and leaped into the air; every now and then jumping off rocks being thrown their way.
"Silver Wind, Ledian," Calem said. Ledian sent a blast of powdery scales towards the duo. Minun threw Plusle towards the ground; Plusle landed on her feet on the ground, but Minun took the full brunt of the attack.
"Wow, Plusle was saved by Minun; talk about a chivalrous action," Steven announced.
"Chivalry! Chivalry! Chivalry," the crowd chanted.
Lunick got giddy, "All those beautiful girls, chanting for us, Minun; it's DELIGHTFUL!"
Solana groaned, "Geez, you such a goofball."
Lunick turned, "Admit it; you love me."
"As if," Solana said. Minun had landed on its feet, but was scratched up thanks to the attack. Plusle checked on Minun who gave her a thumbs up (or at least tried to).
"Plusle, Helping Hand," Solana said. Plusle emitted a blue lightning and sent it at Minun who surrounded himself with it.
"Hmph, nice! Minun, Trump Card," Lunick said. Minun manifested six large, red cards and hurled them towards Drapion and Ledian. Thanks to Helping Hand's power the cards were much faster and both Pokémon were hit with three cards each. Drapion landed on the ground with a hard hit, while Ledian hit Drapion in the face, thanks to the momentum.
Drapion flicked Ledian off him and grunted; angrily. Ledian slowly got up and dusted itself off. Calem looked at Ledian and noticed one of its left arms was injured.
"We gotta finish this quick. I don't know if Ledian can take too much more," Lucas said with concern.
Calem smirked, "Tch, fine. Ledian, you can still go, right?" Ledian looked at its trainer and nodded.
"Alright then, Silver Wind," Calem said. Ledian blew a blast of wind at the two Cheerleading Pokémon. Both felt the full effects of the attack. Ledian felt energized by the attack, thus getting its stats raised.
"Nice! Drapion, Cross Poison," Lucas said. Drapion fired another poisonous X at the two Pokémon; making a direct hit.
"Now, Rock Slide/Mach Punch," Lucas and Calem said respectively. Drapion threw a cavalcade of rocks towards Ledian, who in turn rapidly punched the rocks towards Plusle and Minun; the rocks collided with the two, who fell unconscious.
The referee raised the flag, "Plusle and Minun are unable to battle! Drapion and Ledian are the winners; and the victory goes to Lucas and Calem, CaLucas!"
The crowd roared with CaLucas chants that made Lucas giddy with excitement.
"Way to go, Drapion," Lucas said. Drapion grunted at Lucas. Ledian flew back to Calem's shoulder.
"As usual, good work," Calem noted. Ledian smiled as he was returned by Calem. "To think that Lucas and I won that easily. I mean sure, the rangers aren't exactly supposed to be top trainers, but the fact that the past two battles were easier compared to everyone else's battles makes me think-"
"Huh? What's up, dude," Lucas asked his partner.
Calem patted him on the head, "Nah, it's nothing." Lucas titled his head in confusion. "Look I gotta go to the island and Cubone's not ready; can you watch him?"
Lucas blinked, "Yeah, sure."
Cubone shook its head, "Bone!"
Calem looked at his Pokémon, grabbed him from his shoulders, and looked him in the eyes.
"Listen Cubone," Calem started. "I've made up my mind, and once a man makes up his mind, he has to stick to what he says. Understand?"
Cubone grunted with an annoyed look and gave in as Calem handed him to Lucas; Calem then walked out.
Lucas faced Cubone as he held him, "Hey, Cubone. It's your Uncle Lucas!" Cubone whacked Lucas on the nose with his bone.
"Ow," Lucas exclaimed.
Lunick and Solana approached Lucas. "Good to see you, old pal," Lunick said. "The guys treating you okay?"
"Well of course," Lucas said hugging Lunick and then hugging Solana.
"Hey how come only Lucas gets the attention," Brendan said as he and Wally appeared behind the group.
Lunick laughed as he hugged Wally while patting on the back and soon hugged Brendan in a tight embrace.
Brendan and Wally turned to Solana and hugged her, "Aw, good to see you kids!"
Brendan laughed, "Kids? We're only a few years younger than you guys! You're not that even that much more mature."
Solana laughed, "Ha! Please, we're trained, diligent rangers-"
"So I can just call you?" Lunick said to Lyra in the audience.
Lyra giggled, "Sure. I've always had a thing for guys in uniform!" she said flirtatiously.
"Well alright then, I'll be sure to- OW!" Lunick yelped as Solana dragged him by his collar.
"We're here on a mission, not here to see you flirt with girls," Solana said with some annoyance.
"Why can't we do both," Lunick said with some poutiness in his voice. Wally and Brendan laughed.
Lyra hopped over the railing with a microphone in her hand. She spoke into it.
"So, Lucas….Another dominant showing for you and your team as you make the semi-finals. But is there any concern that you these easier battles haven't prepared you enough for the big times?"
Lucas spoke into the mic, "You see Lyra, it doesn't matter the strength of the opponent! The fact that our teamwork is has been this powerful that we've been able to take out so many opponents with relative ease makes us that powerful."
Brendan approached the mic, "Well that's cute and all, buuuuuuuut that won't be enough to stop the Brendan and May Factor! We have strength, charisma, good looks; and that's just me! Let's see how you do against some real competition!"
Lyra spoke, "If you don't win this, you do know that there's a chance that Dane will never love you, right?"
Lucas began to stammer, "What?! Who told you that?"
Wally facepalmed, "She's so obviously playing you."
Brendan grabbed the mic, "Well you'll need all the Dawn you can get after we're through with you! You can't beat our team's speed."
Lucas laughed, "Yeah, you're fast alright. You're even faster than anyone I know; probably explains why you're single!" The audience 'Oohed' and laughed. Wally tried to hold his composure together.
"Ow," Brendan said.
"Yeah, I'm sorry, I felt bad saying that one," Lucas said.
"No, it was a great burn, but damn-" Brendan replied.
"Make him cry, Lucas," someone yelled.
"Yeah, he's a jerk," another fan yelled.
Brendan scratched his head, "This is turning kind of mean; what have I ever done wrong?"
"Weeeell," Lyra started.
Meanwhile With Calem
Calem had arrived on Spirit Island with little to no problems. He got off the boat and began to walk off until he heard the boat captain.
"You sure you can handle this rough type of island? Not a whole lot of people come back in the same shape as when they arrived," the man said.
Calem simply nodded and walked off. He released Greninja and they begin to explore. Every now and then a Pokémon would jump out and attack them, but Greninja would knock them out instantly with one Water Shuriken.
"So we're looking for some artifact that the boss wants us to find. Stay En Garde," Calem said. Greninja simply nodded.
As the two kept walking, Calem heard some footsteps behind him. "If you're gonna keep following us, we're going to attack."
"Whoa," the voice said. Calem turned to see Tierno, Trevor, and Serena.
"What're you two doing here," Calem asked.
Tierno laughed, "Well, we heard that you were heading here-"
Trevor intervened, "So we figured we'd give you some company."
"They forced me to tag along," Serena said. "Being here once on this awful island was enough."
"Can't you just be on your own," Calem asked. The three sweatdropped.
"Well if it gets too dangerous, we can have each other backs," Trevor said.
"And some of my dance moves can help us dodge," Tierno said.
"Still no," Calem replied. He began to walk off with Greninja until Serena cut him off.
"Aw, come on, you big grouch," she said. "Let's go; if I have to deal with these vicious Pokémon by myself, our moms will never forgive you. And neither will I!"
Serena walked off leading the three boys as they lamented, "Serena can be kind of scary," they all thought.
They continued walking until a Sableye appeared. It prepared to fire a Shadow Ball but Greninja hit it with a Water Shuriken; immediately knocking it out.
"Too bad that wasn't Brendan's freaky Sableye," Calem said.
"Too bad that wasn't Brendan," Serena countered.
"True," the boys replied.
"So what exactly are you looking for, Calem," Trevor asked.
"Something called the 'Morpheus Stone'," Calem responded while barley acknowledging the group.
"Morpheus Stone," the group asked. (A/N: See? I can come up with original stuff….not that anyone was asking…)
"What is a Morpheus Stone," Tierno asked.
Calem started inspecting the area, with Greninja behind him. "I'm not entirely sure. All I know is, it has something to do with changing a Pokémon's strength and abilities."
"Why are you looking for that," Trevor asked.
Calem immediately froze. He knew that revealing the real reason to his 'friends' might get him in trouble.
"Well-" Calem started.
"Eh, it doesn't really matter. Let's just find it and get out of here," Serena said hurrying along. The boys reluctantly followed her as their search continued.
After a few minutes of silence, Serena noticed Calem and Greninja throwing stones out of their way.
"So…any idea what the stone looks like," she said picking up stones.
"That's not it," Calem replied. Serena picked up another one.
"Not it either."
Serena got annoyed, "Well what does it look like?"
Calem confessed, "…I'm not sure."
Serena turned red and cowered over him, "STOP WASTING MY TIME!"
Calem raised an eyebrow rather calmly and was about to respond until there was a loud snoring sound startling her; prompting her to press herself up against Calem for protection.
The two looked behind them to see a small nest containing a grey Pokémon who seemed to be holding a log. It was snoring rather loudly.
Serena realized she was still clinging to Calem; she pushed herself off and blushed, but he didn't notice.
"Who's that Pokémon," Calem asked. Serena pulled out her Pokédex and scanned the sleeping creature.
"Data not found," the machine said.
"What? That's weird," Calem responded.
"Yeah. Do you think Lucas would know anything about it," Serena asked.
"Maybe, I'll call him," Calem said. Suddenly there was a flash; startling them. The two turned to see Trevor and Tierno; the former holding a camera.
"Where'd you come from," Calem and Serena asked.
With Lucas
"So it's a sleeping mammal-like creature holding a log…yeah, doesn't sound familiar to me either, but if you send me the picture, I can research it," Lucas said to his Pokétch.
"Thanks," Calem answered. "We'll e back soon." As Lucas hung up, he messaged the picture to his father and Professor Rowan. He then looked over at Cubone who had just woken up from its nap. He picked up Cubone and headed towards the front desk of the Pokémon Center for his team.
"Thanks so much Nurse Joy," Lucas bowed.
Nurse Joy smiled, "You're very welcome, Lucas."
Lucas headed back to his spot and sighed.
"Man, this battle wasn't that much harder but I'm still tired," he said to himself. He looked at Cubone who had a sad look on your face.
"Hey don't feel bad, Cubone. The reason he wants you to stay is because he's worrying about you; that island was pretty dangerous when we went," Lucas stated.
Cubone then hit Lucas again, "Ow," Lucas yelped. "I feel like Brendan trained you."
As Lucas headed back to his room, he placed Cubone in the care of his Infernape. He examined the egg on his desk. Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.
"Come in," Lucas said. Dawn opened the door and smiled.
"Hey, Lucas," Dawn said. "Great job out there today!"
Lucas chuckled, "Thanks babe; but to be honest, I can't wait till your next contest."
Dawn nodded, "Yeah, I gotta say though, you freaking out over that interview with Lyra was kind of cute."
Lucas uncomfortably laughed, "Yeah, sure. Hilarious."
Dawn frowned, "Hey, don't be like that. She was just teasing you; she's always like that."
"She doesn't even know your name," Lucas stated.
Dawn shook her head, "Good point."
There was an awkward silence for a moment. Lucas then turned on the T.V. to add some noise.
"News flash Kimberly: you are not the center of everyone's universe," a man with a green shirt said.
*Click*
"I hate to break it to you, but what people call "love" is just a chemical reaction that compels animals to breed. It hits hard Morty then it slowly fades leaving you stranded in a failing marriage. I did it. Your parents are going to do it. Break the cycle Morty, rise above, focus on science," the man in the lab coat said. (A/N: Props to anyone who can figure where these quotes come from…well…mainly the first one; second one's obvious.)
Dawn then snatched the remote and turned the T.V. off and slumped onto Lucas' bed.
"Was it a rerun," Lucas asked jokingly.
Dawn frowned even more, "You're not funny."
Lucas grew confused, "What'd I do?"
Dawn sighed, "Are we…okay?"
"What? Why are you asking that," Lucas said sitting down next to her.
Dawn continued, "Lucas, how long have we been together?"
Lucas immediately spoke, "494 days, 15 hours, 52 minutes. Seriously, what's up?"
Dawn looked into Lucas' eyes, "I…I feel guilty."
"Why," Lucas said.
"I feel guilty because…in all of this time, I still haven't said I love you. I just feel like after over a year, nothing has changed. Lisia and Wally seem so happy, and May and Drew are getting along nicely, but I feel like nowadays whenever we hangout, it always ends badly or with me on top of you," she sadly said.
Lucas simply answered, "Yeah, but I told you that it doesn't matter to me when you say it back."
Dawn spoke, "But…I don't know if I can say it yet."
Lucas' smile began to dwindle, "….Well I'm still okay with-"
"No, you have to tell me something else," Dawn cut him off.
Lucas continued, "We're gonna be together for-"
Dawn's heart started racing, "Lucas I need you to say something that isn't super romantic like 'we'll survive anything' or some unrealistic sappy thing! I have no idea how I feel and it's really scaring me! I feel like I don't like you as much as you like me, and I hate that! Please, if you can be honest with me and tell me that it bothers you even a TINY BIT, then we can work through this!" Dawn was shaking and tears were filling up in her eyes.
Lucas was shocked; he knew that things were different than they used to be, but he never realized Dawn would be so concerned about it. They weren't normally the type to talk about these issues, but he could understand why.
"Dawn, I," Lucas began.
Back with Calem
Calem, Serena, and the others had pretty much circled the dangerous island with no luck as to what Calem was looking for. Unfortunately, Tierno and Trevor were slowing down.
"Should we…head back..soon," Tierno spoke; panting in between words.
Calem continued walking, "If you guys, wanna head back, that's fine. I have to finish my goal."
Trevor followed suit, "I think that we need to finish too; I'll go with him." Tierno gave him a look that spoke, "Are you insane?"
"Impressive resolve," Calem thought aloud.
"What'd you say," Trevor asked.
Calem turned back around, "Nothing, let's go." The two walked off.
Tierno looked at Serena and smiled, "So we're all alone?"
Serena shook her head, "Dude, c'mon."
Trevor and Calem continued walking towards the center of the violent island; Trevor stopping to take pictures occasionally.
Calem and Greninja looked at each other with mild indifference before approaching a large boulder with a black pattern in the middle of it.
"Well this is a bit of a problem," Calem stated. "We've surveyed this island for several hours, yet we've hit a dead end. I should tell the boss that-"
Trevor and his Absol approached the boulder. Absol sniffed the middle of the boulder and placed its paw on it; it gently pressed its paw. Suddenly the boulder cracked down the middle and each side fell to the left and right. In the middle of the boulder was a black gem, in the shape of a coin.
Calem's jaw fell and his eyes dilated, "…Or you could just do that."
Trevor shrugged, "What? It was easy enough." He handed Calem the black stone; Trevor and Absol then ran towards the boat.
A very small smile appeared on Calem's face, "He may actually be worth something."
"Ninja," Greninja smirked.
"Please. Like that'd ever happen," Calem said in response.
At the Cave
"So you were able to find the stone," the voice asked.
"Yeah," Calem responded. "Wasn't that difficult to do though."
"Good work. Out of everyone, I knew I could count on you," the voice replied.
Calem nodded, "What's the stone for anyway?"
The voice simply replied, "I'm not sure, but legend has it, the stone is supposed to have a mysterious power that can affect both Pokémon and their trainers."
Calem responded, "That sounds intense. I take it that this isn't the only one?"
"No, there should be more, but for now, your mission is complete," the voice said.
"I can keep going," Calem said.
"You work too hard Calem. Relax for now; it's fine," the voice said.
Calem sighed disappointingly, "Ugh, fine." Calem placed the stone on the ground and left the cave.
"…..And now I'm all alone," the voice spoke.
On the Beach
Calem was walking along the beach in thought, "Geez, it really sucks how he wouldn't just let me find the stones. Why wouldn't he just-"
Calem tripped and fell face first into the sand, "Well it's a good thing the guys didn't see that."
"Mmmph," a voice groaned. Calem turned to see Lisia face down in the sand.
"You tripped me," Calem said.
"Gee, I'm soooo sorry," Lisia said with an annoyed tone. She lifted herself up and sat next to Calem.
Calem sighed, "Fine, what's wrong?"
Lisia huffed sadly, "I have to leave."
"Okay, bye," Calem said about to leave.
"Not now, you idiot," Lisia yelled. "I have to leave for a tour after Steven and Uncle Wallace's wedding. It's in my contract."
Calem raised an eyebrow, "How's that a problem?"
Lisia spoke, "It means that I have to leave with you guys…and most importantly Wally. I can't leave Wally!"
"Well does he know," Calem asked. Lisia shook her head sadly.
"You can't keep this a secret forever. What were you gonna do? Leave without saying goodbye," Calem asked.
"I know, but if I tell him, he'll think we're breaking up, and then we're gonna break up, and I'll never see you guys again, AND I DON'T WANNA LOSE MY WALLYPOP," Lisia shouted while shaking.
"She's as scary as Serena," Calem thought. Lisia suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder and looked towards Calem.
"I know it sucks to talk about, but you have to be honest with Wally. I know what it's like to not tell someone something before it's too late. If you don't tell him, I will," he said with some sternness, yet with a bit of compassion.
Lisia realized what he was talking about and immediately felt guilty. "Calem I'm sorry-"
"Forget it," he quickly said.
Lisia had a small smile appear, "You're right! I'll tell him; good or bad, he deserves to know."
"Good….cause there was no way I was gonna tell him," Calem said bluntly.
Lisia giggled, "I don't care what the others say about you; you're pretty sweet! Thanks Calem!" She then pecked him on the cheek and ran off.
"Well at least she's-Wait what do people say about me," Calem asked himself.
Calem approached Lucas' room and opened the door. He saw Lucas sitting on the bed with his head down. Cubone was sitting next to him.
"What's up, man," Calem asked. Lucas didn't answer at first. Before Calem could ask again, Lucas held up a familiar looking necklace.
"Oh no," Calem said.
Lucas sighed, "She said she wasn't really sure that it was working out. That we were more or less just waiting for something that may never happen…"
Calem sat next to him as Cubone moved, "So that's it for you guys?"
Lucas sadly shook his head. Calem put his hand on his friend's shoulder, "Sorry man."
"Yeah, me too," Lucas answered back trying to fight back tears. Before he let loose, Brendan and Wally appeared.
"Hey, what's wrong," Brendan asked. Lucas explained the situation to his friends.
"Sorry man," Wally said. He hugged Lucas who returned it.
"Yeah, man…should we hit her," Brendan said trying to get Lucas to smile. It worked for a brief moment.
"Heh, no that's fine. I'll be fine soon," Lucas answered.
Luckily the four had been friends long enough to know how to cheer each other up.
Brendan started, "Lyra made fun of me in front of an entire crowd today."
Lucas' smile increased, "Yeah, that was funny."
Calem was next, "I had to emotionally connect AND Trevor showed me up."
The boy's laughter continued.
"Lisia once made me practice contest stuff with her," Wally said.
"What was so bad about that," the boys asked.
"She made me wear an Altaria costume….and I got stuck in it for four hours," Wally added.
The boys proceeded to crack up laughing; even Calem couldn't hold in laughter.
Lucas laughed, "Ah, Schadenfreude always makes me laugh."
"Yeah, it almost makes you forget you got dumped," Calem said without thinking.
Brendan almost spoke with his brain unattached, "Yeah, almost makes me forget that May and I made out."
The other three immediately stopped laughing, "YOU KISSED MAY?!"
Brendan snapped, "Who told you-Oh…I did. Don't tell ANYONE!"
"That's what you couldn't tell me," Lucas accused.
"So do you like her or not," Wally asked.
"Should I tell my mom not to paint the garage," Calem asked already uninterested.
"Everyone shut up! It was a one time thing, and she said she would kill me if I told. ZIP IT," Brendan yelled.
Wally teased, "I don't know, I may tell someone-"
Brendan grabbed him by the ear, "You're coming with me, 'best buddy'."
"OW!" Wally yelped. They both left the room with Calem following suit.
Lucas stayed behind for a moment, he reached under the bed to find a box. He opened the box; the box held a picture of him and Dawn, and an additional photo of Dawn's performance. He put the necklace in the box; as he did this, a small amount of tears hit one of the pictures.
A/N: Well admittedly that wasn't the happiest end to a chapter, but it could've been a lot worse. Don't worry guys, there's so much more to this storyline than this week's chapter; the Lucas and Dawn story isn't done yet. Anyways, I feel selfish asking this, but how many of you think about this story while doing something Pokémon related? Do you play a game and think, "Gee I wonder how the guys will be into this." Eh, maybe I'm just egotistical. Stay tuned!
Big Tasty 3:16 says:
Not so fast Morty, you heard your mom. We've got adventures to go on Morty. Just you and me. And sometimes your sister and sometimes your mom but never your dad. You wanna know why Morty? Because he crossed me. Oh it gets darker Morty. Welcome to the darkest year of our adventures. First thing that's different, no more dad Morty. He threatened to turn me in to the government. So I made him and the government go away. I've replaced them both as the de facto patriarch of your family and your universe. Your mom wouldn't have accepted me if I came home without you and your sister, so now you know the real reason I rescued you. I just took over the family Morty and if you tell your mom or sister I said any of this, I'll deny it. And they'll take my side because I'm a hero Morty. And now you're gonna go and do whatever I say Morty. Forever. And I'll go out and I'll find some more of that Mulan Szechuan Teriyaki dipping sauce Morty. Because that's what this is all about Morty. That's my one-arm man. I'm not driven by avenging my dead family Morty. That was fake. I'm driven by finding that McNugget sauce. I want that Mulan McNugget sauce Morty. That's my series arc Morty. If it takes nine seasons. I want my McNugget dipping sauce Szechuan sauce Morty. That's what's going to take us all the way to the end Morty. Season nine more seasons Morty. Nine more seasons until I get that dipping Szechuan sauce. For ninety-seven more years Morty. I want that McNugget sauce Morty!
