Chapter 9: Team Lunar

Ash and Alice are about to go inside the Dullfern Forest, but they see Keira standing at the gateway. "Hey, Keira." Ailce says as they go greet her.

"Ash, Alice, how are you doing?" Keira asks.

"Good, I just got my first badge." Ash says as he shows her.

"Already? Wow. I am going to battle her as soon as Rodney is finished." Keira says. "Anyway, I better go do some training before my gym battle! So I'll see you soon." Then Keira leaves.

Alice says, "Keira, Rodney and you, all three of you are really excited about the gym battle."

"Yeah." Ash says as they head inside the forest. As they get there, they see Rick there.

"Hey, I remember you...you're that trainer that has a rare Pokemon like Pikachu back in Serpentine City." Rick says.

"So?" Ash asks.

"I see you won the gym badge...Maybe you are not so weak after all." Rick says.

"Excuse me, who are you to judge him?" Alice speaks out to Ash.

"And who might you be, lady?" Rick asks.

"My name is not important to you." Alice says. "Why are you here and are you just here to bragging about how strong you are?"

Rick says, "You see this web here?" He points at the web with a Spidox on it. "It was made by a Spidox, you gotta cut it down if you wanna get through it, but if you do, it's very likely you'll get attacked by a Spidox, I mean, you are destroying its web..."

"So?" Ash asks as he uses the Clippers on the web, then the Spidox yells, "How dare you!" Then he shoots out the Poison Sting.

"Pikachu, dodge it and then use Thunderbolt!" Ash yells as Pikachu shocks the spider, causing him to fall onto the ground.

Ash then takes out the Pokeball and says, "I am sorry that we break your home, but we need to get passed these woods, how about this, I'll provide you a home, so you don't need to block the road again."

Ash then throws at the Spidox, the Spidox just gets inside and then with three shakes, it gets caught.

Spidox: The Toxic Spider Pokemon: Poison and Bug Type. A single bite from Spidox can cause nausea and drowziness for several hours. They will often attempt to web whatever they bite, regardless of size.

"You did it, Ash." Alice says. "A new capture."

"See, I told you so." Rick says. "Well, the Spidox here are weak, anyway. I know. How about we have a Pokémon battle? I saw your battle against this orange-haired guy. It doesn't seem that you are that strong... Let's see who's really better!''

"You're on." Ash says.

Rick sends out a Pokemon called Paracaw, Ash knows that it is a flying type, he says, "If that's the case, Elecritter, I choose you."

As the Pokemon appears, Paracaw uses Growl, but Elecritter uses Tail Whip to endure the attack, and then it uses Thundershock, causing the bird to fall down.

"Focus your energy and then use Scratch." Rick says as the Paracaw scratches the Elecritter. Ash says, "Thunder Wave, then use Pound to finish it off."

Elecritter then defeats the Pokemon easily, Rick mutters, "Just because you defeat one of my Pokemon doesn't make you strong. Jumple."

Ash sees it as another new Pokemon. Jumple keeps jumping around the Elecritter and then he uses Double Team. In the end, Jumple defeats Elecritter with Quick Attack.

"Return." Ash says as he recalls the Pokemon. "Cheepip, I choose you!" As the second Pokemon appears, Cheepip uses the sky to its advantage. But Jumple's Quick Attack makes it high enough to attack the Pokemon straight forward.

"Those jumps sure are something..." Alice mutters.

"Grass Whistle." Ash says as Rick widens his eyes. Jumple then falls down to the ground asleep. Ash also uses the chance to keep using Wing Attack and defeats the Pokemon.

"I was going easy on you. Now time to face the true ace. Dinomite!" As the final Pokemon appears. Ash says, "Dinomite...seems like a tough opponent."

Dinomite then jumps into the air and gives the Pokemon a nice Power Up Punch, although it is not effective, but with the attack boost and the Black Belt, another Arm Thrust is enough to take out the bird.

"Sylveon, I need your assistance." Ash sends out his final Pokemon, who smiles at the trainer and then focus on the Dinomite. Rick says, "I have never seen it before... but don't you think it is too girly for you?"

"Talk if you like. I treat my Pokemon with love and I won't tolerate any insults towards them." Ash says.

Dinomite then decides to use Arm Thrust again, but Sylveon doesn't seem to take any damage at all, and in the end, Sylveon uses Fairy Wind to defeat the Dinomite.

"You got lucky! We're tired after the Gym battle... Well, I'm out of here. I'll definitely see you later and, next time, you won't be so lucky!'' Rick says as he leaves. Alice says, "He doesn't admit defeat, huh? Not to mention Donna said that he defeated her yesterday. Didn't he go to the Pokemon Center after battle?"

"Who knows, but if he keeps doing that to me, then I will beat him again." Ash sighs.


As they keep moving forward, they see on a tree sitting two birds. Both of them are white, while one of them has a blue belly while the other one is pink. Alice sees them and says, "Aww...they are so cute..."

"Yeah." Ash says as he scans the Pokemon.

Doveheart: The Peaceful Pokemon: Fairy and Flying Type. It's said that the very presence of a single Doveheart can calm even the tensest situations. If both a male and female appear, mortal enemies become life-long allies.

"Mortal enemies become Life-long allies, huh?" Ash asks. "But who is my mortal enemy?"

Alice giggles a little and says, "Well, Ash, about the aura history, I think I forgot to tell you, in the past, Masho Family and Ketchum Family are enemies in the past."

"Huh? But why?" Ash gasps.

"Because of the Rota Kingdom. Queen Rin from the Rota Kingdom is from the Masho Family, but ever since she meets your ancestor Sir Aaron, they fall in love and then she gives the kingdom to the Ketchum family. Rin's family is prohibit of this action, as it is treated as betrayal, so they have a war with the Ketchum Family. Aaron and Rin don't want to have this war, so Sir Aaron decides to ask Mew for help..."

"Hold on a second..." Ash says as he sends out Lucario. Lucario looks at Ash and asks, "Master, what's wrong?" Then he senses Alice's presence and he steps in front of him. "Did this Masho member attacked you?"

"No, Lucario. This is Alice, she is my current traveling partner." Ash says as Lucario then lowers his guard. "I am sorry, Alice. This is Sir Aaron's Lucario."

"Wait, you mean...this Lucario has lived for several hundred years?" Alice asks.

"My former master doesn't want me to come with him in order to stop the war, which is why he imprisoned me in the staff until my current master saved me." Lucario says.

"I see." Alice says. "It is good to meet you though."

Then the two Doveheart flies on Ash and Alice's shoulder. They nudge the two of them and Alice asks, "Are you sure you want to come with us?"

The two birds nod, then both Ash and Alice capture the Pokemon.

"Wow...my first Pokemon that isn't an Ice Type." Alice says.

"I know, but I am sure you can train it as well." Ash smiles at her, which causes her to blush a little at his warm smile.

During the training, Ash looks at the Pokedex and he says, "Let's try out Mystic Wave."

The Doveheart shoots out a mysterious move and then it hits Pikachu, but Pikachu just shakes it off and Ash says, "So it lowers all the stats of Pikachu's by one stage..."

"Yeah." Alice says. "Ash, if you don't know, Doveheart has a special move that is called Amity Wind. This move is so powerful that the opponent can't use any damaging moves for three turns."

"Eh...then let's try to learn this move, Doveheart." Ash says as the Pokemon nods. Alice turns to hers and also says the same thing.

After training for the whole afternoon, the sun is finally set, as they can see the blue glowing in the dark. Ash and Alice decide to check out the glow and they see several black colored bug Pokemon.

"Those are Glowig." Alice says. "And they are so beautiful."

"Glowig?" Ash scans the Pokemon.

Glowig: The Glowing Pokemon: Bug Type. Glowig live in dark forests, with a main diet of leaves. Their glow, while essential for their sight in the dark, make them easy picking for Bird Pokémon.

A Glowig approaches them, shining in front of them as the two smile back at him. "You are so nice. Are you helping us looking in the dark?"

The Pokemon nods, but then it also decides to show Ash and Alice something. He takes them to a temple, where they see a Jumple and a Tadart struggling against a person wearing an unusual uniform.

"Team Lunar..." Alice mutters.

"Don't tell me that it is another evil group..." Ash groans as Pikachu is sparking electricity.

Just then, two more people come out of the opening. And then the woman asks, "Miss Scarlett, was the Earth Stone in there?"

"We've got it, it's ours." Scarlet says.

Then the man says, "We're one step closer to achieving our goal!" But then they feel Ash and Alice's presence. And then the man says, "Someone is spying on us..."

Ash and Alice nod and then they step into the opening. The man asks, "Who are you two? Team Solar spies?"

Scarlett asks, "You two, who are you and what are you doing here? Are you working with Team Solar?"

"No, in fact, I don't even know what is that." Ash says.

"We come because we saw you injuring those two Pokemon." Alice says.

"I don't care. You better not be lying to me, if you are, you tell those loser commanders that the Earth Stone is ours and there's no way they're getting their hands on it!" Scarlett says.

"Miss Scarlett, we'll take care of this little punk!" The female grunt says as the two grunts send out Spidox. Ash and Alice send out their Dovehearts.

"Spidox, use Poison Fang." Both grunts yell as they try to use Super effective moves, but the two bird Pokemon fly up high and then Ash says, "Use Squall Blow." "You as well." Alice says.

Both Pokemon create a giant wind and then it blows the two spider Pokemon and then they crash to the ground fainted.

"Ugh...do I need to do everything myself? Listen kids, I don't know who you are, but you're going down!" Then Scarlett sends out two Pokemon called Skreech and Darcula.

Alice says, "Ash, Skreech is a Ghost Type, so let me take care of it, you take care of Darcula."

"Okay." Ash says. Then Alice sends out Snower while Ash uses Pikachu.

"A Pikachu, so you are from another region...but that won't stop me." Scarlett says.

"We'll see." Ash says.

Pikachu uses Thunderbolt at the Darcula, and it is super effective, so Ash assume that it is also a Flying Type. Not only that, Pikachu uses Electro Web and then it is defeated. As for Alice, Snower uses Ominous Wind, injuring the Pokemon as well as raising her stats. Skreech uses Astonish, trying to deal with a lot of damage, but the Ice Ball appears and it is defeated.

"Drat! I need more Pokemon..." She recalls her Pokemon and says, "Grr...stay out of our way, we're from team Lunar and we're on a mission to take over this region and it's laws. There's no room for the weak, only for the strong should prosper. If you want something, take it, claim it, do whatever you can to get it, that's how the world should be and that's how it will be! If you are lucky you might be one of those strong people who can live in our ideal world."

"Like we will join you..." Alice says coldly.

"No matter, we got what we came for! Smokescreen!" Then the three of them disappear after the smoke. Ash groans, "They get away..."

"Never mind them." Alice says as they notice the two Pokemon on the ground. Ash asks, "Are you alright?"

Tadart sees Ash and says, "No way...is that you? Ash?"

Pikachu gasps, "Bulbasaur?"

"Wait, Bulbasaur? You were Bulbasaur?" Ash asks in surprise. Then Tadart jumps into his arms and hugs him. "No way...so you have become a Tadart..."

"I was looking for you, until I found this Jumple, we saw the grunts trying to steal something inside, so we decide to stop them...but without you...I..."

"It's fine." Ash says. "Charizard will be happy to see you again."

Tadart nods as both him and Jumple are getting healed. In the end, Ash asks if they want to come with them, and the three Pokemon agrees.

Tadart: The Tadpole Pokemon: Poison and Grass Type. Being small and fragile, Tadart uses its leaf to camouflage into the forest environment and keep itself afloat in the water to avoid predators.

Jumple: The Bouncing Pokemon: Bug Type. Some Jumple can jump a hundred times their own height. However, they get blown away easily by the wind and end up miles away from the forests they reside in.

"Now we got six new members in this forest." Ash says.

"Yeah." Alice says, "And this must be the Earth Temple."

Once they get inside the temple, they find a pedastol which is empty, Ash says, "Is there supposed to be on this place?"

"The Earth Stone...but it is gone..." Alice says with a shocked look.

Just then, the place shakes and then a door appears, Ash and Alice walk into the room and find a turtle like Pokemon with spikes on its shell.

"Who are you..." Ash is confused.

"Fear not, Chosen ones." The Pokemon says. "I am Terradon. I was asked to guard the Earth Stone...but unfortunately...I failed..."

"So you are the Legendary Pokemon?" Alice asks as he nods. "Do you know anything about Team Lunar or Team Solar's goals?"

"I do not know anything, but I have a prophecy. It is said that when light and dark fight, the prince of the Sun and the princess of Moon will save the region with balance."

"Prince of Sun?" Ash asks. "Princess of Moon?" Alice asks.

"That is you to find out. But with our mother's orders, I will be joining your team." Terradon says.

"Wait, you mean...my mom wants me to capture you?" Ash gasps.

"Yes." Terradon says.

Then Ash captures the Pokemon, then he also scans him.

Terradon: The Earth Symbol Pokemon: Ground Type. Embodying the element of Earth, Terradon is said to regulate the continents' movement, such that no catastrophic earthquakes happen.

"Well, we just caught a Legendary..." Alice says.

"This is really strange." Ash says. "But I wonder what does the prophecy means...I mean...it doesn't seem like Terradon knows the full prophecy..."

"Maybe we will know later. But right now, how about we set a camp here in this temple?" Alice asks.

"Sure." Ash says as they decide to take some rest.


Team Lunar makes their first appearance, and I let Ash capture Terradon this quick since they are also vital in the story further on. And Ash reunited with his former Bulbasaur, who is now Tadart. I hope you like it, and in the next chapter, we will be back to Looker and the others.

New Pokemon or Evolution: Spidox, Doveheart, Glowig, Tadart (Bulbasaur), Jumple, Terradon