Hello everyone, Crystal here with a brand new chapter. We start back today with the Precure battles. First thing first though, to the review!
To Isokage, glad you liked it. And, as a matter a fact, I am using Aura in this story.
With that done, 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 7: A Rare Power To See
"Come on you slowpokes!" Riley exclaimed as she ran ahead with her Pokemon, her Chimchar and a Shinx. "You're far behind then you should be!" Far behind her was Flora and Amber with their Pokemon. Flora had Piplup and Kricketot running ahead of her and Amber had her Turtwig and a Starly right beside her. While the Pokemon had plenty of energy, Flora and Amber were growing tired. After the Jubilife Contest, the girls spent the night in the Pokemon Center before leaving the next day. Once they left Jubilife City, Riley insisted the three of them do some training for their upcoming gym battles. And by training, she meant they had to join in with their Pokemon as well.
Lisia and Holly were currently fishing, the shiny Shinx by their side, as they watched their friends go back and forth in a wide circle. "Riley sure is serious about training." Holly remarked as she reeled in her line before tossing again.
"No kidding." Lisia agreed. "But this is their first gym battle coming up. It's no wonder they are training so hard."
"Maybe a little too hard." Holly stated before she felt her line tug. Quickly reeling the line in, she blink before groaning at what she caught. It was a red fish Pokemon, Magikarp. Sighing, she took the hook out of the Pokemon's mouth and put it back in the water. "By the way, any idea where Aria went?"
"I think she's somewhere over there." Lisia answered as she pointed to their left. "Said she was going to do some training of her own."
"Did she say what kind of training?" Holly asked.
"Not really...Hey! I got a bite!" Lisia exclaimed as she pulled her rod into the air. Looking behind her, she let out a groan as she recognized the Pokemon. "You again?"
"Psy?" It was a yellow duck Pokemon, a Psyduck.
"Are you just begging to be caught?" She asked it as she reeled in her line. "This is the 5th time already!"
"Psyduck?" The Pokemon looked at her in confusion before waving to her. Lisia waved back with an annoyed expression. Psyduck smiled as it went back into the water.
"What is with that Psyduck?" Lisia wondered out loud. Holly shrugged before reeling in her rod. Riley, Amber and Flora came up to them as their Pokemon went by the shiny Shinx. Flora collapsed to the ground as Amber placed her hands on her knees. Riley placed her hand on her hips as she turned to her friends.
"You guys can't be tired already, we just started." She told them as Amber frowned at her.
"We've been running for 30 minutes." Amber pointed out. "I think we deserve a break. Not to mention Flora is exhausted."
"I'll be fine..." Flora said as she panted. "Just need...to catch my...breath." Riley placed her hands behind her hand as she looked around, before she and the others turned their heads at the sound of an explosion.
"What was that?!" Riley asked as Lisia and Holly stood up.
"I don't know. Let's check it out!" Amber exclaimed as she and Riley returned their Pokemon. Flora watched as her friends ran in the direction the sound was heard.
"Wha-Hey! Wait for me!" She called out as she returned her Pokemon before trying to catch up to them.
"Not again!" Aria exclaimed as she waved away the smoke. She and Sceptile were covered in soot from head to toe. Both shook themselves to get rid of it as Sceptile looked at her in concern. Aria noticed and gave him a small smile. "I'm fine Sceptile. Just frustrated, that's all." Letting out a sigh, she walked a foot away from her Pokemon before getting into a fighting stance. "Let's practice something else, you ready?" Her Pokemon nodded as he got into a fighting stance. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and nodded.
Sceptile nodded as it charged at Aria. Eyes still closed, she waited until Sceptile got close to her. As he made a swipe, she jumped to the right as she delivered a punch. Sceptile blocked it as he swung his tail at her. Aria jumped as she did a backflip, landing on her feet before raising a leg to block Sceptile's arm. They remained locked before they backed off, both smirking as they took the moment to catch their breath. "How am I doing?" She asked, eyes still closed.
"Getting better." Sceptile replied, knowing Aria understood what he was saying. "You managed to block me this time. Been practicing on your own?"
"Every chance I get, you know that." Aria pointed out before charging at him, fist pulled back as she punched him. Sceptile dodge it, then ducked as Aria used a swipe kick at him.
"I know. But since this whole..." He swung his tail at Aria, who dodge it, before standing up. "Precure thing started, well..."
"That what, I'd be slacking?" She asked as she punched twice, Sceptile moving his head to the side to dodge them. "As if, you know I take this seriously since...!" She got knocked down as Sceptile swung his tail at her. Aria opened her eyes as she let out a sigh, pushing the memories back once more. Sceptile frowned before offering a claw to her to which she accepted.
"I was trying to say that it is a good thing." He said as Aria went over to her bag, pulled a bottle of water out and started drinking. "Not the fact that Pokemon are being forced to Dynamax, but that you have some friends." Aria wiped her mouth as she pulled out a Sitrus Berry and tossed it to Sceptile. The Pokemon took a bite as Aria walked back over to him.
"Are you trying to say that I'm working too hard?" She asked as Sceptile nodded, taking another bite as Aria frowned at him. "Well, you know why."
"You're still not over it." Sceptile stated as Aria looked away. "That's probably why it backfired." Aria stayed silent as she looked down. "Do your friends know?"
"About what?" Aria questioned.
"You know..." Sceptile said as he finished his Sitrus Berry. Aria shook her head as she took another sip of her water. "You should tell them, given that 4 of them have Aura Crystals."
"That doesn't automatically mean-!" Aria stopped as she noticed Sceptile turn his head. "Something up?"
"I think your friends are coming." He said as Aria blinked before closing her eyes for a moment before opening them.
"Yeah, but why?" Aria wondered. "I told them I was going to come back after training."
"They probably heard the explosion earlier." Sceptile said as he crossed his arms. Aria winced as she realized her Pokemon was right. "Now would be a good time to tell them."
"I'll do it when I feel ready." She told him as Sceptile gave her a knowing look. Sighing, she placed her hand on her hips, knowing Sceptile wasn't going to drop it until she did so. "Fine! I'll tell them." Sceptile smiled as he promptly returned himself, he had considered that a victory. Aria bit her lip as she saw her friends running towards her. She waved at them as they skidded to a stop. "Hey girls, where's the fire?" She asked them.
"Aria? Did you hear an explosion?" Amber asked as Aria scratched her cheek.
"Well, truth be told, I caused that explosion." She told them as she looked away. The girls looked at her in surprise.
"How? What happened?" Holly asked as Aria took a deep breath. She was about to explain before she noticed something.
"Uh, did Flora come with you?" She asked as the others looked around, all confused as they didn't see their friend.
"I thought she did." Riley said as Amber placed a hand to her forehead.
"Great! We left her behind because she was still exhausted from running so long." She figured as Aria frowned.
"Well, why don't we go find her and I'll explain exactly what happened." Aria suggested as she started walking back to the pond. The others followed suit, still wanting to know exactly what happened. 'I'll explain once everyone is together.' Aria thought to herself. She let out another sigh as she crossed her arms. "Not quite looking forward to it, but Sceptile has a point. Now that I'm traveling with them, they'll have to know."
"Where did everyone go?" Flora said as she looked around her. She had lost sight of her friends as she was still tired from running. Flora frowned as she slumped a bit. "Maybe I should have stayed near the pond."
"Hey, you!" Flora blinked as she straightened up, then looked around in confusion. She yelped as someone jumped in front of her, before she recognized the person.
"Ah, you're..." Flora started as the girl stood up, mentally flinching. "You're the one from Lake Verity." Internally, the girl relaxed as Flora got a good look at her. She wore a violet scarf that covers part of her face, waist band, black sleeveless shirt and pants with a violet arm bands. Her outfit reminded her of a ninja. Brown eyes stared at her as Flora felt chills crawl up her spine, the look was cold. "Um, can I help you?"
"When the eyes of trainers meet, that's when they battle." The girl told her as she brought out a Poké Ball. "One on one battle, do you accept the terms?"
"Uh..." Flora could tell this girl was serious, but nodded as she brought out a Poké Ball.
"Good." The girl said as she backed up a few feet.
"My name is Flora by the way." Flora introduced herself.
"...Elena. That's all you need to know." 'Elena' said as she smirked under her scarf. 'This is going perfect, she doesn't even suspect who I, Mercury, really am.' She thought to herself. 'Now, to see what she can do in battle.'
"Piplup, I choose you!" Flora exclaimed as she let out the penguin Pokemon.
"Go Sobble." 'Elena' called out as her Pokemon came out. Sobble is a blue chameleon like Pokemon with a yellow fin on its head. Flora brought out her Pokedex and scanned the Pokemon.
Sobble, the Water Lizard Pokemon.
A Water Type.
When it gets wet, its skin changes color, and this Pokemon becomes invisible as if it were camouflaged.
Flora put away her Pokedex as she kept the entry in her mind. This wasn't going to be an easy battle. "You may have the first move." 'Elena' told her as Flora frowned.
"Better start smart." She whispered. "Piplup, use Pound!" Flora ordered as Piplup nodded. Flipper glowing white, he ran to the Pokemon and not him with the attack before jumping back. Sobble teared up a bit as 'Elena' made the next move.
"You use Pound as well.' She told her Pokemon who drove the tears back. Hand glowing white, Sobble ran up to Piplup and used the attack on it.
"Use Growl!" Flora commanded as Piplup did so, causing Sobble's attack to decrease.
"Use your Growl." 'Elena' commanded as Sobble used the same move on Piplup, it's attack lowered as well.
"She has the same moves as us." Flora whispered to herself. "Piplup, jump into the air and use Bubble while spinning!" Piplup nodded as he jumped into the air and spun, using Bubble at the same time.
"Use Water Gun to counter." 'Elena' ordered as Sobble released a strong stream of water towards the bubbles, making them pop as the attack struck. Piplup landed as it shook the water off. "We seem to be evenly matched." She stated as Flora frowned.
"It seems that way." Flora agreed as both water types stared at each other.
"In that case, Sobble, use Water Gun, straight into the air." 'Elena' ordered. Flora's eyes widened as she knew what her opponent was planning.
"Quick! Use Pound!" Flora called out as Piplup quickly ran towards Sobble, flipper glowing white. Sobble released the attack above it before stopping. The water poured down on the Pokemon, causing it to slowly turn invisible as it blended in with its surroundings. Piplup stopped as he hit nothing at the last second. Looking around in confusion, he turned to his trainer who had fear and confusion on her face. 'Just like the Pokedex said, Sobble is invisible.' She thought as she scanned the area.
"Use Pound, multiple times." 'Elena' ordered as in sudden flash, Piplup kept getting hit at a fast pace. Flora didn't know what to do as neither one of them could see the Water Lizard Pokemon. 'She's hesitating. Now I can finish this!' Piplup kept getting hit back at forth, not able to move as the attacks were too fast for the Pokemon.
"Finish with Ice Shard!" She exclaimed as the Pound attacks stopped. Before Piplup could relax, he was hit by multiple shards of ice that sent him flying back into Flora's arms. Flora looked down in shock as she saw that Piplup had fainted. She sank to the floor as she hugged her Pokemon. Sobble smiled as it changed its skin color back to normal, then ran towards it's trainer. "Mission accomplished, now return." 'Elena' told Sobble as the Pokemon gave a salute while being returned.
"Oh Piplup..." Flora said as her opponent walked over to her.
"If you want a rematch, I'll be in the area. Otherwise, you better quit while you're ahead and go home." That was all the ninja girl said before she dropped a smoke bomb, vanishing without a trace. Flora bit her lip as she hugged her Pokemon before returning him. Tears slowly falling as she hugged herself. Unlike her first loss, this one seemed harder to take.
'Elena', aka Mercury, stopped at a far distance from where she left Flora. Moving the scarf off her face, she turned as Venus showed up. "So, how did the battle go?" She asked.
"Just as planned, I won and she didn't even see it coming." Mercury said as she changed from her ninja outfit to her uniform. Flipping her now violet hair back, she gave an evil smirk as she recalled the battle. "Not to mention I crushed her spirits, it should make it quite difficult for her to fight back as Pretty Cure."
"Maybe, but you only took out half of Pretty Cure." Venus pointed out as Mercury frowned.
"And Neptune's plan failed because you and Uranus chicken out at the last minute." She retorted as Venus shivered.
"We told you we saw Darkrai!" Venus exclaimed.
"And I saw Mew, you're point?" Mercury countered as Venus glared at her.
"There is a difference between seeing a cute and cuddly Mew and a terrifying nightmare like Darkrai!" She puffed her cheeks as she turned away. Mercury rolled her eyes as she looked at her wrist as she frowned. She couldn't Dynamax Pokemon anytime soon.
"Wait for my signal, then Dynamax the nearest Pokemon near me, got it?" Mercury told her as Venus gave a salute.
"Got it! I already have one in mind." She told her ally before looking nervous. "Though I don't think you'll like who I pick."
"Just who do you have in mind?" Mercury asked.
"Well..." Venus hesitated as she tried to figure out how to say it.
"Feeling better now?" Amber asked Flora as she drank some water, nodding sadly. After a minute of crying, the others had found her and together all 6 girls went back to the pond to relax. Flora had calmed down as she explained what had happened before they found her. The others, especially Aria, frowned as Flora told them what her opponent said.
"Man, how can anyone say that?" Riley asked as she clenched her fist.
"With no concern, that sounds exactly like Elena alright." Aria said as the others turned to her.
"You know her?" Holly asked as Aria nodded.
"Elena is the biggest thorn in the side as you can get." She told them as she crossed her arms. "While she cares about Pokemon, she is also an experienced trainer who thinks anyone weaker than her doesn't stand a chance."
"Experienced? But she used a starter Pokemon from Galar." Holly pointed out as Aria took a deep breath.
"She also has a Charizard, which Sceptile and I have battle with since we first met." Aria stated in a serious tone. "I wouldn't be surprised if she was starting fresh here in Sinnoh."
"So, you two are rivals?" Lisia guessed.
"I like to think of her as a rival, but she sees me as a major enemy." Aria said. "Been that way ever since our first Pokemon battle."
"Have you won against her?" Flora asked.
"Despite the type advantage she has, yeah, we've won plenty of times." Aria answered. "And she isn't nothing to sneeze at."
"Oh, great..." Flora said sarcastically. Sure she knew who her opponent really was, it didn't make things easier. "How do I even defeat her if Piplup and I can't even see our opponent?" Piplup had been healed thanks to Holly, and he was eager for a rematch. In a way, so was she, but Flora didn't know what to do. At that moment, Sceptile chose that moment to come out of its Poké Ball. He gave his trainer a knowing look as Aria let out a sigh.
"I know! I know..." She said as the others looked at her in confusion. Taking a deep breath, she stood up as she looked at her five friends. "Well, remember that explosion from earlier and I told most of you that I caused it?" They all nodded. "Well, I meant it quite literally. You see...Oh! It's better to show then tell." She said as she stood far back from the others as they watched her. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes as she placed her hands near each other. The others looked at each other in confusion before turning back to Aria.
Aria tighten her expression, eyes still close as a small blue light started to shine in her hands. The girls widened their eyes in shock as the blue light started rolling and growing in place. Aria's expression tighten again as she struggled to keep the blue glowing sphere in place as it started wavering. In a flash, the light exploded as smoke surrounded all of them. Everyone coughed as the smoke disappeared, all Trainers and Pokemon covered in soot. Aria shook the soot off of her before walking back to the others. "Sorry about that, but that's how it had happened." She told them as the others brushed off the soot. The shiny Shinx and Sceptile shook off the soot as the girls looked at her in shock.
"Aria?" Holly asked. "Did you...? Was that an Aura Sphere?!" Aria nodded as she sat down.
"How...?" Amber asked as Riley got into Aria's face.
"That is awesome! You have to teach me how to do that!" She exclaimed as she was pulled back by Amber and Flora. Aria blinked before shaking her head.
"Sorry to say, but it's not that simple." Aria told her. "You have to be able to use Aura in the first place."
"Aura? You mean Aura Crystals?" Lisia asked as Aria shook her head.
"No, but I do admit it actually helps." Aria said as she clutched the grey jewel around her neck. "I mean I am an Aura User, someone who is able to control and sense light or spiritual energy. You know, Aura."
"An Aura User..." Flora said as she thought about it for a minute before something clicked. "That's how you knew where Mercury was that day!" Aria nodded as it started to click with the others.
"So wait, you've been using Aura the entire time we've been together?!" Lisia exclaimed as Aria shrugged.
"Not the entire time, but yeah. Pretty much." Aria answered. "Mostly when I close my eyes for a moment."
"Huh, and I thought it was just a weird quirk you had." Riley said before she received two glared from Flora and Amber. "N-Nothing wrong with that of course."
"I'll take it as a compliment." Aria told her as Riley relaxed. Flora stood up as she touched her Aura Crystal.
"You said the Aura Crystal helped you with Aura, right?" She asked, with Aria nodding. "Then, is there a chance that I can use Aura."
"Maybe." Aria said with a shrug. "But I don't think you need Aura to beat Elena. Course, learning how to sense an opponent might." Flora thought about it for a moment. Aura was very rarely used by humans, and even then they were only heard of in stories. Even if she couldn't use Aura, learning how to sense an opponent might. It would take a lot of practice, but if they managed to do so, it would help in the long run. Flora smiled as she let out Piplup, her Pokemon eager to get started.
"Okay, what do we have to do?" Flora asked as the others looked at her. One by one, they all stood up with a smile on their faces.
"Hey, don't leave us out of this!" Lisia exclaimed.
"That's right, we want to learn too!" Riley told her as Holly and Amber nodded. Aria looked at her friends in surprise before she glanced at Sceptile. Her Pokemon smirked as he crossed his arms. Aria rolled her eyes at her Pokemon before smiling.
"Okay then. We'll all do this together." She told them as they all cheered. Aria closed her eyes for a moment as she took a deep breath. When her eyes were closed, she could see the Aura around her. It was mostly dark blue and grey, except for her friends, which were white. Surveying the area, she saw another white Aura high in one of the trees. Frowning, she took a closer look at the person, and recognized them. Opening them, she sighed as she walked over to the tree.
The others looked at her in confusion as Aria place her hands on her hips. "I know you are up there Rose!" She exclaimed. "Stop spying and come on down from there!" Flora looked up at the tree and didn't see anything. Then someone jumped down from the tree, someone Flora recognized.
"Elena!" She said in surprise as 'Elena' stood up. The girl focused her attention on Aria as she lowered her scarf. Brown eyes locked into blue as her eyes widened in shock. Taking a step back, she got a good look at Aria.
"Impossible!" She said as Aria smirked at her. 'They can't be the same person! They can't!' She thought to herself as Aria gave her a smirk. "White?!"
"Long time no see." Aria said as the others, especially Flora, became even more confused. "Still addressing me by my last name I see. Then again, I did the same thing."
"What? What are you doing here in Sinnoh?" 'Elena' questioned. 'I can't believe I didn't recognize her! She even has her Sceptile out! Then again, she doesn't know I'm Mercury as well.'
"I could ask you the same thing." Aria pointed out as she crossed her arms.
"Well, if you must know I'm competing in the Sinnoh League." 'Elena' told her as she crossed her arms as well. "I happen to see you in the area and I thought we could have a battle for old time sake..." Aria shook her head as she walked over to Flora.
"Hate to break it to you, but I won't battle you until you have your rematch with Flora here." She told 'Elena'. "She already called it, right?"
"Uh, right!" Flora confirmed as she picked up Piplup. "Once I do some special training, I want to have our rematch." 'Elena' frowned as she cursed mentally. This was not going according to plan. Venus shook her head as she tilted her head.
"Who knew Mercury knew one half of Precure? Oh well..." Venus smirked as on the other side of the pond, Psyduck walked out of the water. Her wrist started to glow red as she pointed her hand at the Pokemon. "Time for some fun! Psyduck, Dynamax!" A red beam shot out to the Pokemon as it started to grow to the size of a giant. It let out a confused cry as the sky turned red.
"You have got to be kidding me!" Lisia and 'Elena' shouted, but for two different reasons. For Lisia, it's because that was the same Psyduck she kept reeling in while she was fishing. For 'Elena', well, that wasn't the Pokemon Venus was supposed to Dynamax, even though she didn't like her first option either. The shiny Shinx growled as he got near Lisia as Amber and Riley looked shocked at the Dynamax Pokemon.
"So that's what a Dynamax Pokemon looks like up close...!" Amber said as Holly grabbed her hand and started to drag her and Riley away.
"Come on! Let's get out of here!" Holly told them as she nodded to Aria and Flora, who nodded back.
"Elena! I'm asking you to keep my friends safe, you hear?" Aria told her as Lisia grabbed Shinx and started running. 'Elena' looked at Aria with a neutral expression before nodding. Even if she didn't like it, 'Elena' knew she couldn't stay, or she would blow her cover. 'Elena' followed after the others as Hoopa and Mew showed up.
"Looks like you got here before us." Hoopa said as Aria and Flora returned their Pokemon.
"I bet Riley is going to be disappointed that she didn't see the fight." Mew said as Flora giggled.
"Maybe next time." Flora told the Pokemon. She knew that Riley wanted to see them fight ever since learning about it, but they couldn't let 'Elena' see them transform. "I'm surprised Elena agreed with you so quickly."
"She may not like missing out on a battle, but we have each other's respect." Aria said as she and Flora locked hands. "You ready?"
"Ready as I'll ever be." Flora said as she shrugged. Though it had been awhile, they went through the motions as their Aura Crystals glowed.
"Aura Transform! Precure Style!" They exclaimed as the two pillars of light surrounded them. Venus covered her eyes until the light show ended. Uncovering her eyes, she smiled as she saw her enemies.
"The jewel of time, Cure Dia!" Dia exclaimed as she struck a pose, diamond gleaming bright.
"The jewel of space, Cure Pearl!" Pearl exclaimed as she struck a pose, pearls gleaming bright as well.
"Together we are Pretty Cure!" They declared together as they posed before pointing.
"Oh dark soul who's lost its sight," Pearl started. "We guardians shall restore your light!" Dia finished.
"Hi again!" Venus shouted as she waved. "Ready to play today?"
"Really?" Dia asked. "What do you think this is? A game?"
"Isn't that how Pokemon started? Venus asked before smiling. "Though I guess some people started with the anime instead." She said, breaking the fourth wall in the process. The two Pretty Cure looked at each other in confusion before going into a battle stance. Nodding to each other, they let out a battle cry as they charged at the Dynamax Pokemon. Hoopa and Mew cheered them on as the Dynamax Pokemon turned to them.
"Psy?" The Pokemon said before he got knocked down, both girls pulling their fist back before jumping away. Dynamax Psyduck held his head as he sat up, the Pokemon was starting to get a headache. Standing up, he put one foot in the pond, splashing some of the water towards Pretty Cure. They managed to dodge it, though the ground around them started to get muddy. Psyduck shook his head as he stepped back into some mud. "Psyduck? Psy!" Psyduck shook the mud off its foot, some of it flying towards Pretty Cure.
"Look out!" Cure Dia shouted as she and Cure Pearl tried to move out of the way. One managed to hit Pearl in the face as she was knocked back. "Cure Pearl!" Dia exclaimed as she knelt to her partner. "You alright?"
"I can't get this mud off!" Pearl exclaimed as she tried to wipe the mud away. "I can't see!" Dia frowned as she heard laughter coming from Venus. Pearl frowned as she thought back to what happened before, she couldn't win like this. Dia looked at her friend before placing her hands on her shoulders.
"Hey, don't worry about seeing." She told her her as Pearl frowned in confusion. "You can still hear and feel around you, right?"
"Yes." Pearl answered. "You're right in front of me, I think. For some reason I'm seeing white and red, yet my eyes are closed." Cure Dia blinked as she closed her eyes for a moment and turned her head towards Psyduck. With Aura, she could tell that Dynamax Psyduck was red, Venus was a darker red. She knew the white Aura was her. Opening her eyes, she looked at Cure Pearl with surprise.
"That's mine and Psyduck's Aura you are seeing." She told her friend as she helped her stand up. "Can you tell where Psyduck is?"
"Somewhere over there, it's really big." Pearl said as she pointed at Psyduck. Dia smiled as she grabbed her hand.
"Good." She said as Pearl looked ahead with a frown. "Now just focus on the red light coming from Psyduck, I'll guide you there."
"Okay, I trust you." Cure Pearl said as Cure Dia looked at her before smiling. Grabbing her partner's hands. She swung her partner around as Pearl tried to focus on the red Aura. At the right moment, Cure Dia let go as Cure Pearl was sent flying towards Dynamax Psyduck. Aiming towards the top, Cure Pearl brought her fist back, but hesitated when the red Aura seemed to grow bigger. Dia winced as she saw Cure Pearl head-butted the Dynamax Pokemon right on its forehead, making the Pokemon cry out in pain. Hoopa laughed for a bit before he saw Mew glaring at him, shutting him up.
"Pretty Cure Aura Pearl Warp!" Cure Pearl cried out as she held her head. Her pearls glowed as the area around her turned pink before vanishing and appearing beside Cure Dia. "Well, that turned out well." She said sarcastically, one of her pearls dimmed as Cure Dia gave a sheepish smile.
"At least you managed to hit it." Cure Dia pointed out as Cure Pearl frowned at her. "Uh, let's hurry up and finish this."
"Right." Pearl agreed as she held out her hand, Cure Dia grabbing it. "Jewels of time and space." She said as her pearls gleamed.
"Transcend together into the gleaming light." Cure Dia finished as her diamond gleamed, both bringing their hands back.
"Pretty Cure Aura Jewel Pulse!" They shouted as they thrust their hands forward, sending the attack towards Psyduck. The Pokemon was relieved of its pain before shrinking down to size. Venus pouted before looking at her wrist and smiled.
"Bye bye!" She exclaimed as she left the area. Mew and Hoopa floated over to Pretty Cure as Psyduck walked up to them.
"You did it!" Mew exclaimed as it gave Cure Pearl a hug. The Precure smiled as she hugged the Pokemon. Dia smiled as she saw the others, except Elena, come up to them.
"You girls alright?" Holly asked as Riley's eyes sparkled.
"You girls look pretty awesome." She said as Cure Dia and Cure Pearl smiled. "You guys look older too, you know?" They nodded as Amber grabbed a washcloth from her bag and wetted it by the pond.
"Psyduck!" The Pokemon exclaimed as he waved to them. Lisia waved back, glad to see the Pokemon was okay.
"Try to stay out of trouble, got it?" She told it, Shinx smiling at it. Psyduck nodded before walking back to the water. Amber handed the wet washcloth to Cure Pearl who started to get rid of the mud. Cure Dia looked around before turning confused.
"Where's Elena?" She asked as Amber shrugged.
"She said she was going to go ahead to Oreburgh City once everything returned to normal." Amber told her as Cure Pearl cleaned herself of the mud. Then she and Cure Dia changed back as Hoopa gave them a grin.
"You guys should have seen it! Cure Pearl headbutted Psyduck like it was nothing! Hoopa exclaimed as Riley's eyes sparkled.
"That is so cool!" She said as Flora rubbed her head before smiling.
"That's not the only thing that happened." She said as the others gathered around her. Flora telling them exactly what happened during the battle as Aria stood off to the side. She smiled as Sceptile came out of his Poké Ball.
"Looks like you had nothing to worry about." He said as Aria nodded in agreement. She had been hesitant to tell them since... Well, Aria didn't want to think about it, but she was glad they accepted it so quickly. "Now you just need to tell them-."
"One thing at a time Sceptile!" She told him, interrupting as she frowned. Then Aria smiled as she glanced at her friends, all of them chatting amongst themselves. "One thing at a time."
And done! Thank you all so much for reading, review if you can and I will see you all next time!