Hello everyone, Crystal here with a brand new chapter! But first, to the re-whoa!
*I get covered in silly string in multiple colors, before falling down the whole room gets covered in silly string. Hoopa then appears from one of his gold rings.*
Hoopa: Happy April Fool's Day! *Looks at the now empty cans.* Glad I still had plenty of silly string after this morning. Hehe!
Me: Hoopa! *I quickly stand up as I try to get the silly string off of me.*
Hoopa: Yes?
*I stare at him as I try to come up with something, but sigh instead.*
Me: Let's just get through the review first, then you're cleaning this up.
Hoopa: Okay with me!
Me: Right, now let's see. Glad it didn't get cover in silly string.
To Isokage, I do have plans for Riley, but it's going to take a while to execute it. And I already told Hoopa not to steal your ketchup, and I'm sure he won't.
Hoopa: *looks nervous* Okay, let's cue the disclaimer and get this place cleaned! Come on come on!
Me: Hey! Don't push!
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 13: Riley vs a Dynamax Pokemon?!
"So let's see if I got this straight." Aria said as she, Flora, Mew and Hoopa looked at the art piece from earlier. "The Earth Plate and some other types were combined into the Jewel of Life?"
"Well, that's what I've been told." Hoopa confirmed. After the battle against the Dynamax Amaura, the girls and Pokemon went back inside Oreburgh Mining Museum. Thankfully, nobody suspected a thing regarding the town being briefly frozen. Most likely because of the Sinnoh region's cold climate. Once inside, the girls split up into pairs, Amber and Riley, Lisia and Holly, and Aria and Flora. They all decided to stay there until Amber's Pokemon fossil had been restored, so each pair explored other parts of the museum. "Course, only some of the power from the plates were combined into the Jewel of Life."
"So where is the real Jewel of Life?" Flora asked. Hoopa shrugged, he didn't know. Mew shrugged as well, though it floated close to the art piece to get a better look at it.
"Who knows, but if one of the plates is here in Sinnoh, then the rest are too." Mew said as it floated back to Flora.
"How many plates are we talking about?" Aria questioned, crossing her arms as she faced away from the art piece.
"17." Hoopa and Mew said at the same time before smirking. "Jinx!" The two Pokemon then laughed as Aria shook her head. Flora placed a hand to her cheek as she thought about the plates.
"Would the enemy know about the plates?" She asked. Hoopa and Mew shrugged, making Aria frown as she thought of the possibility.
"If they did, they could use the power in the plates for evil." Aria said, Flora nodding in agreement. Mew and Hoopa thought about what Aria said and realized she was right. Sure, they didn't know where the plates came from, but they knew the plates hold a lot of power. If the enemy found a way to use it for evil, who knows what could happen.
"We'll go tell the others this." Mew said before teleporting itself and Hoopa back to the base. Aria let out a sigh before shrugging.
"It's a wonder how they get by without most people seeing them." She said as Flora giggled.
"I guess that's the reason they're called mythical Pokemon." Flora said as she and Aria walked away from the art piece. "By the way, have you ever found any Pokemon fossils back in Hoenn?"
"No, but I did find a lot of evolutionary stones." Aria answered. "Though I only give them to my Pokemon if they want to evolve."
"How many Pokemon do you have?" Flora asked, making Aria stop. "I know you have Sceptile, but what about the rest of your team."
"Uh, well..." Aria looked away as she started to look nervous, something that confused Flora. "I have lots of Pokemon, most of them staying at Professor Birch's lab. As for the ones on my team, I can't really talk about them."
"Why not?" Flora questioned.
"Because!..." Aria exclaimed before stopping, then let out a sigh. "Because if I did, then they might become targets for the enemy." Flora frowned as her eyes dimmed a bit before nodding in understanding. "Don't get me wrong, I do let them out when I can, and I know they can take care of themselves. But they'd all agree to stay inside their Poké Balls unless they needed to otherwise, even before we became Precure. Sorry."
"No. I understand." Flora said with a sad smile. "But I hope I get to meet the rest of your team sometime on this journey." Aria nodded with a smile, she'd hope so as well.
"Come on, let's go check on the others and then see if the Amber's Pokemon fossil has been restored." Aria said, Flora nodding as they went to look for the others. However, Aria stopped as she placed a hand to her head, eyes shut tight. Images started to flood her mind, just like at Lake Verity.
Shrouded in darkness, the sounds of two Pokemon could be heard battling each other, pink and blue colliding. The blue pushed through, causing a crack in the pink light. One last cry was heard as the pink vanished, and it ended.
"Aria?" Flora asked, bringing Aria back to reality. Opening her eyes, Aria could see that Flora was looking at her with concern in her eyes.
"I'm fine Flora." She told her friend, knowing what she was probably going to ask. Instead, Flora frowned, still concerned.
"Do you often get headaches like that?" Flora asked her, Aria frowning as she took a moment to respond.
"Not really." She admitted. "This is only the second time this has happened. And it's hard to explain." Flora tilted her head as she remembered the first time it happened.
"Maybe it has something to do with being Pretty Cure?" She guessed, though wasn't quite sure.
"Maybe." Aria shrugged as they started walking again. "I'll ask one of the mythical Pokemon about it later." At that moment, Lisia and Holly came up to them, both of them excited.
"Hey, Amber says that they're done." Lisia said excitedly.
"Come on, let's go see." Holly said as she and Lisia started on ahead. Aria and Flora exchange a glance before following after their friends. Once the four reached Amber and Riley, who were at the counter, they all saw how excited Amber was, holding a Poké Ball.
"Ready to meet our new friend?" Amber asked. The others nodded in excitement, ready to see the new Pokemon. Riley's eyes lit up as she got an idea, turning to the others as Amber enlarged the Poké Ball.
"Let's do this outside, then we could introduce our Pokemon to Amber's new one." Riley suggested, the others thinking it over before nodding.
"Then let's go, I'm already excited to meet the newest addition to my team." Amber said, her face beaming as she held her Poké Ball close.
"It's alright Amaura, there's nothing to be afraid of." Neptune told her new Pokemon inside their base. The restored fossil Pokemon was currently observing its surroundings, slightly worried as the Pokemon looked at its trainer. After returning to the base, Neptune took her time explaining things to help calm it down. Once she was sure Amaura understood, she changed out of her disguise and proved she was the same person. Currently, they were the only ones in the room, Neptune insisting that Uranus go somewhere else. She knew that Amaura already had a fear of her ally due to her rushed actions.
"See, this is where my allies and I stay." She told her Pokemon as it started to calm down. "Consider this your new home."
"Amaura." The Pokemon nudged against her trainer, who in turn rubbed the Pokemon's neck.
"I know you'll have to go into battles eventually." Neptune said before looking at a nearby poster for a Pokemon Contest. "But I think Contest might be a fun way to get you used to the modern world." She went over and grabbed the poster and showed it to Amaura. "See, you have to be in front of tons of people, which might be scary at first." Amaura frowned when it heard that. "However, I want you to watch the performances and see if you like them. If you do, then you could be a star!"
Amaura turned confused, it couldn't turn into a star. Neptune noticed how confused Amaura was, then smiled as she pulled up a video from the Jubilife Contest. She then started to play it as it started showing all the performances that were recorded. Amaura stayed silent as it sat down, intrigued with the video and what was on it. "You can watch this while I talk to my ally." She said as she prepared to leave. "And don't worry, I'll be sure to give her quite the scolding." With that, she vanished, leaving Amaura alone. The Pokemon stayed silent as it watched the first performance, eyes sparkling as it continued watching.
"Come on out everybody!" The girls, minus Aria, exclaimed as they all let their Pokemon out. Flora's Piplup, Kricketune and Ponyta were the first to come out. Lisia's Shiny Pokemon came out next, Totodile, Ledyba and Shinx giving off a sparkle for a brief moment. Next were Holly's Pokemon, Cyndaquil, Azurill and Pichu. Then Amber's Turtwig, Starly and Machop. Then Riley's Chimchar, a regular Shinx, and Kazza the Abra. Finally, Aria's Sceptile came out, though the others were confused why she'd only sent out one Pokemon. Aria gave them the same reason she told Flora to the others, and they accepted it, though wondered what other Pokemon she had.
"Okay everybody, we have a new friend with us." Amber told the Pokemon. "So say hi to our new friend!" With that, she threw the Poké Ball into the air, letting out the Pokemon that had been restored from the fossil.
"Cranidos!" The Pokemon exclaimed, revealing to everyone that the Pokemon restored was a Cranidos. The new Pokemon looked around as it saw it was surrounded by Pokemon it had never seen before. All the Pokemon gave a greeting to Cranidos, who tilted its head before focusing on Sceptile. It stared at the older Pokemon, before charging into him, surprising the trainers. Sceptile blinked as Cranidos rammed into him, but didn't feel much pain. Cranidos kept headbutting Sceptile, getting frustrated as it wasn't doing anything. Sceptile shook his head before looking up at his trainer.
"This one seems eager to pick a fight." He said, Aria translating for the others.
"We can see that Sceptile." Aria told him as Amber slowly walked up to Cranidos and knelt down.
"Um, excuse me Cranidos?" Cranidos stopped attacking as it turned around to face the girl. "Hi, my name is Amber. And I'm your new trainer and friend." Cranidos stared at her before backing up slightly, Amber starting to feel nervous, hoping Cranidos didn't charge at her. The Pokemon instead titled its head, becoming confused.
"Friend...?" Cranidos asked, though only Aria and Flora could understand the Pokemon. From the tone of the voice, they assumed he was male. "I have no friends." He said sadly, looking down. Amber turned her head to Aria and Flora for a translation.
"He says he has no friends." Aria said, Cranidos blinking as he turned to her. Amber smiled as she spread her arms out.
"Well, now you have lots of friends." Amber said. "And if you're wondering, Aria and Flora, those girls over there." Aria and Flora waved as Amber pointed to them. "They can understand Pokemon better than the rest of us, and basically translate for the rest of us."
"Pokemon?" Cranidos asked before shaking his head. "Who you calling a Pokemon?!" Sceptile let out a chuckle, causing Cranidos to turn to him. "What's so funny?"
"Pokemon is short for Pocket Monster." He told the Pokemon. "It's the term used by humans, which we Pokemon have accepted from the day we are born."
"Do I look like I can fit into a pocket?" Cranidos asked, the trainers giggling after Aria translated what he said.
"Looks like we have a lot of explaining to do." Amber said as she slowly stood up. "But first, let's get you introduced to everyone first." At that moment, a small shadow started to make its way towards the group, staying hidden as it watched the humans and Pokemon interact. Slowly, it looked at each of the girls before settling on Riley. The girl wearing the cap started laughing as Cranidos tried to attack the Abra, but missed due to Teleport. The shadow lifted slightly from it's spot, dark orange eyes becoming visible before sinking back into the ground. The shadow moved towards Riley's shadow, blending in without anyone realizing it was there.
"Are we done?" Uranus asked after listening to a 30 minute lecture from Neptune. At this point, this was nothing new and she learned how to tune it out. "Cause if we are, I'm ready to go gather more dark energy."
"Oh no you don't!" Neptune exclaimed as she placed her hand on her hips. "If you think-!"
"I plan on using one of my Pokemon this time." Uranus interrupted, bringing out a Poké Ball. "So get off my back already, the sooner we gather dark energy, the sooner we can defeat Pretty Cure. For. Good!" Neptune stayed silent as she crossed her arms.
"You're just trying to lure that Pretty Cure that defeated the Dynamax Glameow." She stated, waving her hand with a dull expression. "You should focus on the current threat, given she hasn't made an appearance since then." Uranus frowned as she clenched her free hand.
"Whatever, they'll see who is stronger." Was all she said before vanishing. Neptune sighed, pushing her sea green hair back.
"Honestly, all that girl thinks about is being the strongest." She said before bringing out a hand mirror and smiled. "Then again, this does give the opportunity to freshen up. Especially since this will be strike three for Uranus." Neptune let out a chuckle as she winked into the mirror before vanishing as well.
After explaining and introducing everyone to Cranidos, they decided to eat dinner, the mythical Pokemon joining them. Manaphy was very happy to see Holly, who happily gave the baby mythical plenty of milk she had prepared. It didn't take long for the Trainers and Pokemon to eat, but spent most of the time talking with each other. They all had a good time, and soon they all returned to the Pokemon Center to rest for the night. Since Manaphy didn't want to leave Holly again, the mythical Pokemon decided to sleep with the girls tonight.
Mew and Magearna slept with Flora and Aria, Victini, Manaphy and Jirachi with Lisia and Holly, and Celebi and Hoopa with Amber and Riley. Course, when night had come, only one mythical Pokemon couldn't sleep. Celebi let out a deep sigh as it tried to get comfortable, but couldn't. There was too much in her mind, and it was mainly on something Riley had suggested during dinner. Since she wasn't a Precure, she'd figure she and her Pokemon could join the battle. Her Pokemon, all of the Pokemon got excited at the idea. But she wasn't thrilled with the idea. Sure, she couldn't stop them from trying, but Celebi didn't want anyone else to get wrapped up in this.
"Can't sleep?" Hoopa asked, Celebi turning her head as the genie Pokemon went next to her.
"I just can't believe the Pokemon want to fight despite the danger." Celebi said as she frowned. "I was still hesitant to tell awakened Pretty Cure when the danger and risks are..." She didn't want to finish that statement, but she didn't have to.
"Well, history ain't going to repeat itself if that's what you're worried about." Hoopa said as he placed his hands behind his hand. "Besides, they're good kids. And you know most Pokemon love to fight, since it's practically instinct."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Celebi told the genie mythical Pokemon as she frowned. Then Celebi looked down as she shook her head. "I know I can't stop them, but they shouldn't have to go through with this." Hoopa frowned as he set his hands down. "And if the enemy finds a way to harm them or..." Celebi shook her head, not wanting to bring those memories back. "I guess. I guess I'm worrying about nothing."
"No you're not." Hoopa told her. "This is dangerous, but they know that. And they're willing to help stop this threat." Celebi blinked as she turned to Hoopa and stared. "What?"
"I expected you to joke about all this, given that's what you usually do." Celebi admitted. Hoopa gave a chuckle before grinning.
"Maybe later, I'm ready to hit the sack." Hoopa said before yawning. "Night Celebi!"
"...Night Hoopa." Celebi said before going to sleep. Unaware that someone else had been listening in. Riley opened her eyes as she laid in the bed, thinking over what Celebi and Hoopa had talked about. It did explain, somewhat, why Celebi stayed silent and seemed ready to explode. Riley had noticed that after suggesting her idea. Made her wonder what would have happened if Celebi spoke up? They probably would have an argument, Riley figured. Letting out a sigh, she turned onto her side, before noticing something on the nightstand. Riley blinked as she sat up and grabbed the note, wondering how it got there.
Opening the note, she was able to read it because the words glowed in the dark, which she thought was cool. However, as she started reading it, her eyes widened as she realized who it was from. 'That girl who dynamaxed Kazza, she's challenging Pretty Cure!' Riley exclaimed in her thoughts. Frowning, she looked at her friend, who slept soundly. Turning determined, she looked back at the note before nodding. Getting up, hopeful she didn't wake up her friends, got dressed and brought out Kazza. Whispering into her Pokemon's ear, the Abra nodded before using Teleport on himself and Riley. The only thing left was the note, which dropped onto the floor, slightly opened with a symbol of a feather with a stylized G on it.
Early the next morning, inside Oreburgh Gate, Riley walked down to the bottom floor, not before returning Kazza to his Poké Ball. While she did manage to get some sleep after leaving the Pokemon Center, Riley spent some of the night planning a good strategy. One she hoped would work, if her theory was right. Stopping at the spot where the meeting would take place, Riley took a deep breath before turning serious. "Uranus! I know you're here! So come out and face me!" She shouted, some of the Zubat flying around as the yellow haired girl made herself known.
"You're not the one I was looking for." Uranus said simply. Riley smirked as she pointed her thumb at herself.
"I'll have you know I'm just as good as my friends are." She told the enemy, confident in herself. "And given I have one badge under my belt, I think I'm qualified to battle you." Uranus raised an eyebrow, but smirked as she brought out a Poké Ball.
"Confident aren't we?" She asked, enlarging the Poké Ball. "In that case, allow me to explain the rules."
"Since when does the enemy play by the rules?" Riley asked herself, but Uranus managed to hear her. A tick mark appeared on Uranus's forehead, but managed to keep her cool.
"You are allowed to use as many Pokemon against mine as you pleased." She told her, gritting her teeth in the process. "If you managed to defeat me, I'll give you a Dynamax Band. If you lose, you get crushed." Uranus held out the Dynamax Band, which sparkled, Riley turning confused as to why Uranus offered something. Especially since she probably wouldn't stick to her word. "Do we have a deal?"
"On one condition!" Riley exclaimed. "You don't Dynamax any of my Pokemon, got it?"
"Got it." Uranus answered as she tossed her Poké Ball, letting out her choice Pokemon. It was a bird Pokemon with cream and brown feathers, red feathers in the shape of a crest was on its head, along with red and cream tail feathers.
"A Pidgeotto." Riley said as she brought out her Pokedex.
Pidgeotto, the Bird Pokemon.
A Normal and Flying Type.
It flies over its wide territory in search of prey, downing it with its highly developed claws.
"Oh boy." Riley gulped as she put away the Pokedex, but stood confident as she called out her Pokemon. "Chimchar! Shinx! Kazza! Let's go!" Her Pokemon came out of their Poké Balls, all ready for battle, especially Kazza. Uranus looked surprised to see the Abra, but quickly changed her expression as her wrist glowed red.
"Pidgeotto, Dynamax!" Uranus shouted, aiming her arm at her Pokemon as the red beam shot out. Pidgeotto started to grow to the size of a giant, letting out a shrill cry as the ceiling above them turned dark red and stormy. Kazza frowned as he looked at the Dynamax Pokemon before nodding. Riley nodded as well as she started to give orders.
"Chimchar, use Ember! Shinx, use Spark! And Kazza, use Thunder Punch!" Each Pokemon nodded as they prepared to use their at Dynamax Pidgeotto. Chimchar started first, releasing fire out of his mouth, hitting the Dynamax Pokemon. Shinx and Kazza started to gather electricity, blue electricity surrounding Shinx and yellow electricity surrounding Kazza's hand. Both Pokemon charged at the same time before jumping up, striking the Dynamax Pokemon with their attacks. Although the fire attack didn't cause much damage, the electric attacks did, but Dynamax Pidgeotto didn't show it.
"Use Max Airstream!" Uranus ordered. Dynamax Pidgeotto let out a fierce cry as it started to gather wind around it.
"Kazza, use Teleport to get yourself and the others to dodge!" Riley exclaimed. Uranus raised an eyebrow at that, but stayed silent as she watched the Abra place a hand on the other two Pokemon before using Teleport.
"Aim at the ground." Uranus commanded, Dynamax Pidgeotto aiming at the ground before using Max Airstream. The attack struck the ground, sending the dust and rocks flying, forcing Riley to cover her eyes. Though she couldn't see, she could hear the crowd of her Pokemon as they got hit by the flying rocks.
"Chimchar! Shinx! Kazza! Stay calm!" Riley shouted, hoping her Pokemon heard her. "Use your hearing to find your opponent and use Ember, Spark and Thunder Punch!" Holding her hat, she tried to open her eyes, but the dust started to sting her eyes, so she was forced to close them. She was starting to wish she could see Aura. Riley smiled as the sound of her Pokemon attacking struck something, hopefully the Dynamax Pokemon. However, as the dust settled, she heard a three thumps to the ground and a hard slap. Gasping, she saw that her Pokemon had been slammed to the ground, each in a small crater.
"No way!" Riley cried out in shock.
"It seems I have won." Uranus declared. "And now, I will hold my end of the bargain." Riley thought quickly and returned her Pokemon as Dynamax Pidgeotto stomped its talons on the ground, causing it to shake and made Riley lose her balance. Riley managed to keep her hat in her head, but felt herself freezing up while trying to stand up. Dynamax Pidgeotto looked at her as if she was a Caterpie or Weedle, their favorite kind of prey. Before a command could be given by the enemy, green projectiles appeared and struck the Dynamax Pokemon, causing it to cry out in pain and surprise. Riley smiled as she recognized the attack, though it faltered as she felt herself falling until she hit the ground. Shaking her head, she saw she was surrounded by the mythical Pokemon, with Manaphy even hugging her.
"You sure gave us a shock!" Hoopa exclaimed as Riley stood up.
"Indeed, but at least we got here in time." Celebi said with a small smile, before going over and pulling at Riley's ear. "Now you need a lecture while Pretty Cure handles this!"
"Ow ow ow!" Riley exclaimed as she saw her friends jump over and land on the ground, transformed.
"The jewel of time, Cure Dia!" Cure Dia declared, diamond gleaming as she posed.
"The jewel of space, Cure Pearl!" Cure Pearl declared next, striking a pose as her pearls gleamed.
"The jewel of the land, Cure Ruby!" Cure Ruby declared while posing, rubies gleaming.
"The jewel of the sea, Cure Sapphire!" Cure Sapphire declared, posing as her sapphires gleamed.
"The jewel of the skies, Cure Emerald!" Cure Emerald declared last while posing, only four of her emeralds gleaming as on remained dim.
"All together! Shining in the hearts of many, Rainbow Aura Pretty Cure!" They all declared as they posed.
"Oh dark soul who wishes to destroy the light!" Ruby, Sapphire and Emerald started while pointing, though the latter two were slightly confused.
"We guardians shall stand and fight!" Dia and Pearl finished together while pointing.
Uranus gave a wicked grin as soon as she saw Pretty Cure, but was slightly disappointed that she couldn't hold her end of the deal with the first challenger. "This is more like it! What took you so long?"
"Beside the fact that it wasn't until morning that we saw the notes?" Dia sarcastically asked. Uranus shrugged as she looked at Riley, blinking at how many mythical Pokemon were there.
"I'll admit, your friend was confident in her abilities as a Trainer, even managing to cause damage to my Dynamax Pidgeotto." Uranus shook her head as she frowned. "Burning the end I came out strongest, and I will prove that to you! Get ready Pretty Cure!" Pretty Cure got into a battle stances, ready to charge at any moment. "Use Max Airstream again!" The Dynamax Pokemon let out a cry as it sent the stream of air into the ground. The five Precure managed to dodge the attack by jumping into the air. Cure Ruby and Cure Sapphire jumped from the wall to the Dynamax Pokemon, landing a punch and kick on its stomach.
Cure Emerald grabbed Dia and Pearl's hands and swung them around before sending them flying towards Dynamax Pidgeotto. The two grabbed hands as Dynamax Pidgeotto prepared to hit them with its wings. However, Cure Pearl prepared to use her attack as she saw it coming. "Pretty Cure Pearl Aura Warp!" She shouted, causing the two of them to vanish in a pink glow, missing the wing slap. They reappeared at the wall behind the Dynamax Pokemon, looking up before pushing themselves off it. With a battle cry, they punched and kicked Dynamax Pidgeotto at a fast pace, right on the back of the head.
At the same time, Cure Emerald flew in at a fast pace, striking multiple kicks at the Dynamax Pokemon's beak. "Shake them off!" Uranus ordered. Dynamax Pidgeotto then started to flap its wings, causing dust to fly in the air as it started to shake. Dia and Pearl held on tight while Cure Emerald managed to dodge. Landing next to Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald linked hands with them, spinning around like before, but sent them under the Pokemon. Grabbing one leg, they let out a cry before tossing the Dynamax Pokemon towards the wall. Dia and Pearl luckily managed to get off before they got crushed between the wall and the Dynamax Pokemon.
"That was a close one." Pearl said as she placed a hand at her heart.
"Yeah, we almost became part of a sandwich." Dia said, smiling a little. Pearl gave a small chuckle as the others went next to them.
"Looks like Uranus is using one of her own Pokemon, just like Venus did." Ruby said, now that they had a break to talk.
"Is that why we changed what we're supposed to say?" Sapphire asked.
"Yeah, they pulled the switch when I became Cure Ruby." Ruby answered. Dia and Pearl shared a glance before shrugging.
"It seemed appropriate at the time." Pearl told them.
"I think it works." Emerald said. "But it's weird how it comes out naturally."
"Takes some getting used to." Dia said with a shrug. "In any case, it looks like Riley gave us a head start." They looked at the Dynamax Pokemon, who shook its head but winced a little.
"I can't believe she snuck out just to face the enemy." Pearl said as she shook her head.
"And she tells us there's no need to worry." Emerald said, shaking her head as well. "Course, she's always been like that." Pearl nodded in agreement, that was like Riley.
"Getting back to the battle." Sapphire said, frowning as the Dynamax Pokemon raised its wings before lifting into the air. "How do we get a clear shot when it keeps moving?"
"If you girls can keep it at bay, I'll use my attack on it." Dia told them, the others nodding in agreement.
"We'll buy you time, just make sure you don't hit us!" Ruby exclaimed as she, Pearl, Sapphire and Emerald charged at the Dynamax Pokemon. Dia blinked before placing her hands on her hips, giving a fake glare before smiling. Pearl and Emerald jumped into the air as they aimed for the wings, while Ruby and Sapphire aimed for the legs. Uranus saw what they were doing and frowned.
"Send them flying back!" She commanded, Dynamax Pidgeotto prepared to send a fist of wind their way. However, it felt itself get pinned to the wall, the four Pretty Cure pinning the Pokemon so it couldn't move. Dia nodded as her diamond started to glow. Taking a deep breath, she nodded to the others, signaling them to get ready to move.
"Pretty Cure Aura Dia Freeze!" She shouted, sending the grey beam from the diamond towards the Dynamax Pokemon, the others moving out of the way as the attack struck. The Pokemon turned grey as it was frozen in time. Making their way towards Cure Dia, they all smiled as they gave her a thumbs up, which she returned. "Ready Pearl?" Dia asked.
"Ready Dia." Pearl answered as they linked hands. "Jewels of time and space." Pearl started, her pearls glowing.
"Transcend together into the gleaming light." Dia finished, her diamond regaining its shine.
"Pretty Cure And Jewel Pulse!" They shouted, sending the twin beams of light towards the Dynamax Pokemon, healing it of any injuries and returning it and the area to normal. Uranus frowned before returning Pidgeotto into its Poké Ball, then turned to where Riley and the mythical Pokemon were.
"Challenger!" She called out before tossing the Dynamax Band towards them. Riley turned confused as she caught the object, seeing that it was the Dynamax Band she had shown her. "Next time you battle me, do it with a Dynamax Pokemon." She then turned to Pretty Cure, glaring at them. "As for you, Pretty Cure, this won't be the last time you see me!" With that, she vanished. The girls blinked as they changed back, somewhat surprised at the declaration. They walked back up to Riley and the mythical Pokemon, who were observing the Dynamax Band. It was white with red and blue edges, a black screen on one side.
"I don't know what's more confusing." Celebi said as she looked at the Dynamax Band. "That she gave Riley something only the enemy has been using so far. Or the fact that she actually held her end to a deal."
"Well, whatever the reason, I think we better make sure this isn't a fake." Riley said. "Because if it isn't, I can fight alongside you guys!" Her eyes started sparkling as Celebi frowned. Did she have to do the lecture again? "But only once my Pokemon and I get stronger." She smiled at Celebi, who gave a small smile of her own. Even though she didn't expect to get lectured by a mythical Pokemon, she knew it was mostly out of concern.
"So, how do we find out if it's fake or not?" Lisia asked.
"We're heading back to Jubilife City." Amber declared after she, Flora and Riley got off the phone. The group was back at the Pokemon Center, joined by Roark, who they bumped into while he was on his way to the mines. After telling Roark what happened and showed him the Dynamax Band, he suggested asking Professor Rowan. They all agreed, and after telling the Pokemon Professor most of the details, he agreed to meet them in Jubilife City and would take a look at the Dynamax Band.
"Once my team is healed, we'll start heading that way." Riley told them before placing her hands behind her head. "Course, we told him it might take a few days to get there."
"That should give us enough time to figure out how to explain things." Flora said as she placed a hand to her cheek.
"It's good that you're going to tell Professor Rowan about this." Roark said as he pushed his glasses back. "And if your other friend is still stationed there, it wouldn't hurt to tell him about this either." Aria nodded in agreement as she remembered what she and Flora promised Looker.
"Might as well show him the notes we somehow got this morning." Aria said as she pulled out the note similar to the one Riley found. "Something about the G makes me a bit suspicious."
"You sure it's not just her signature?" Lisia asked, a bit skeptical.
"If it was, then why didn't she use an U instead?" Aria pointed out. While Aria did want to know why she was seeing images in her mind, this could wait. For now, she wanted to find out more about the enemy, and hope there were only four of them.
And done, finally! That was a lot of silly string. But we got it done fast because Hoopa was actually willing to clean.
Hoopa: Um, Crystal?
Me: Yes Hoopa. *Looks at what he's holding.* Why are you holding a ketchup bottle?
Hoopa: Well, remember when I went on a pranking spree this morning?
Me: Yeah.
Hoopa: Well, I might have grabbed a ketchup bottle instead of one of the silly string cans and used it all up. *Chuckles nervously*
Me: Hoopa! Please tell me that wasn't from-!
Hoopa: I was going to replace it with a new ketchup bottle! And hopefully he won't notice the difference. It's the same kind and he won't know about it.
Me: A little late for that, the mic just recorded your confession.
*Hoopa gulps and freaks out, disappearing into his ring.*
Me: Oh dear, looks like Hoopa is going to be in trouble... *Looks at the readers* Um, thank you all for reading, review if you can, and I'll see you all next time!