Chapter 21 Rainbowmon?
Later that day we were all still outside, and, oddly enough, the rainbow hadn't disappeared yet.
Spectra had remained in the same still position staring at the rainbow for several minutes.
I finally inquired what was wrong, "Mew?"
Spectra chirped, "Spect," pointing a wing upward.
I lifted my gaze to the rainbow, and was startled to see a sparkling, golden bird flying towards us. I let out a gasp of amazement, and Ash turned his head and looked up.
"Pikachu! That's the bird we saw! Remember?" Ash was excited.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded. He remembered.
The majestic avian in question alighted on the ground in front of us, beautiful and rainbow-colored.
Lugia spoke in our minds, Welcome, friend. What is the trouble this time?
Flapping its wings in frustration, the bird spoke, "Ho-oh ho. Oh oh oh ho oh oh ho ho!"
[I sensed a Rainbow-Type hatching. I came to enlist the help of its trainer though I didn't expect to find you here.]
Pikachu translated to Ash, who relayed it to Misty and Brock.
What's happening in the land of the Rainbowmon? Lugia questioned.
The Rainbowmon? I was confused.
Lugia explained, Beyond the rainbow there is a mystical land much like ours, but there are no humans located there. Some of the Pokémon-like creatures, which are called Rainbowmon, have the same names and looks as our Pokémon. Others look slightly different and have partially different names, and others vary incredibly.
"But I thought there was no end to the rainbow," Misty said.
"Ho ho. Ho, oh oh ho oh hoho ho oh.]
[There isn't. At least, unless you're with a Flying-Type Rainbowmon.]
Yes. And all the Rainbowmon have at least two Types. Rainbow is a Pokémon Type, just like Spectra. However, in the land of the Rainbowmon creatures can not be contained in Pokéballs, Lugia told us.
"Not even Pokémon?" Brock asked.
Not even Pokémon, Lugia confirmed.
"Ho-oh oh oh oh ho ho oooohhh ho. Ho-oh oh oh ho."
[The Flying types and their evolutions have allied themselves against the others. I am powerless to stop them.]
After a string of translation, Ash asked, "Surely there aren't that many Flying-types and their evolutions."
"Ho-oh oh hoho oohh hooo. Hooo ooooh ho ho."
[There are approximately fifty in all. It includes our equivilant of Legendary Birds.]
And you need us to help stop them? I guessed. It wasn't that hard.
Ho-oh nodded.
Lugia thought for a moment, then realized something and his eyes lit up. You're worried that if they don't stop warring soon then they shall also journey over the rainbow and try to take over here as well?
Ho-oh gave a grim, beaky smile, "Ho-oh oh ohoh ho hoho, oh-ho."
[You always were good at finding hidden meanings, old friend.]
Surprisingly, Ash had now completed that weird thing he could do when he'd heard a Pokémon talk for a while, and told Misty and Brock what Ho-oh had said.
I was now convinced that he was a Psychic Pokémon in another life.
"Ho-oh?" Ziggy questioned, then she giggled.
Ho-oh turned his eyes to the little black cat, "Oh, ho-oh ho ho."
[Ah, I see you have a Duplicmew.]
"A Duplicmew?" Ash was confused.
Ho-oh nodded, and proceeded to explain.
[Duplicmew is a Psychic/Morphing Type, and is extremely rare. It's nearly identical to Mew, but has fewer true psychic attacks and defenses. It compensates for this with its Psycopy attack, which is a unique ability to psychically duplicate any move used against it and execute it against its opponent. Although this duplication only lasts for an hour at most, it means that, by the end of a battle, a Duplicmew will be able to use all its opponent's attacks and defenses, which makes it extremely difficult to beat. Once it finally reaches level 55, Duplicmew evolves into Duplicat, the legendary cat that is the avatar of the Morphing-type.]
After Ash explained, with much prompting from Pikachu, Brock laughed, "That sounds like a mouthful...What about the Pokémon League, Ash?"
"Oh yeah..." Ash strained his mind, then sighed. "I guess I just won't go this year..." He seemed sad.
"Well, then what are we waiting for?" Misty asked.
"Ho-oh. Oh-ho ho hoho *oh* ho. Oh ho hoho. Oooooooh hooo ho oh ooooh," the colorful bird told Ash.
[One more thing. It would be best if you brought *only* Flying Pokémon. The battle will mostly be an aerial one. Since we have the advantage of greater numbers they will take the advantage of a war high above the ground.]
"But what about Pikachu?" Ash was worried.
Ho-oh gave a toothless grin, "Ho-oh oh hoooo oooooh ho, oh-oh?
[You don't think I'd make you leave your famous electric rat behind, do you?]
Pikachu grunted angrily at the "rat" comment, and Ash questioned quizzically, "Famous?"
Ho-oh laughed, "Oh. Oooohh ho, ho-oh oh oooh hooo. Hoooo oh oh hoho oh, ho ho ooohh, ho."
[Yes. We have little real news, so I bring back news of Pokémon battles and other events from here. I've told my fellow Rainbowmon of many trainers, but they seem to be very interested in *your* story in particular, Ash.]
"Wow." Ash was speechless, and Misty demanded that he tell them what was going on. When she found out that they could only take Flying-types she yelled.
"What? Why?"
Ash hurried to explain, but her face stayed sour nonetheless. "Can I take Togepi?" Misty sounded desperate.
Ho-oh nodded reluctantly.
Brock wanted to bring at least one more Pokémon, "Can I bring Vulpix as well as Zubat?"
Ho-oh gave another sharp nod. "Ho oh oh."
[Gather your Pokémon now.]
And gather them they did.
Our group consisted of the three humans, Ho-oh, Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Spectra, Ziggy, Charizard, Pidgeotto, Skarmory, Pikachu, Vulpix, Zubat, Togepi, and, of course, me.
Needless to say, Misty and Brock looked at Ash enviously. They didn't have but one Flying-type between them. Misty's face lit up in realization, "Staryu and Starmie can hover! I forgot about them!"
"So can Geodude!" Brock exclaimed.
They wore much happier faces after that.
After more brain-scouring to find out if any hovering/winged Pokémon were left out Ho-oh sighed, "Oh?"
[Ready?]
A chorus of confirmation assaulted Ho-oh's invisible ears.
We were all excited.
Author's Thanks: Thanks BenRG for the whole "Duplicmew" thing. His grand complicated idea, not mine...So...Thanks!!!!
Author's Note: Pardon the weird "Ho-oh oh oh oh oh ho ho ho" thing I have going on for Ho-oh's speech. Since it's not exactly a Psychic Pokémon I didn't want it to speak telepathically, and I wasn't sure how else to express its words...
If you think this is a kinda corny storyline you don't have to read it because it won't be very essential when, as BenRG said, I "...push forward the action a few years..." I just had this idea and wanted to see how it will turn out. It might take a while for me to finish this, so please be patient and stick with me. If you would rather read about a couple years ahead in their story I am going to go ahead and do both at the same time, even if it takes longer to complete...
The couple years ahead story will be entitled "Superfirenfragilmewticexpezapidocious Two". Not very original, eh? Heh, if you take out all of that except for "mew" it would be "mew Two"...
So I'm pathetic. So what?
Any who, the whole rainbow thing probably originates from my future role in the play "Wizard of Oz"
...And wondering if there really *was* somewhere over the rainbow...
Later that day we were all still outside, and, oddly enough, the rainbow hadn't disappeared yet.
Spectra had remained in the same still position staring at the rainbow for several minutes.
I finally inquired what was wrong, "Mew?"
Spectra chirped, "Spect," pointing a wing upward.
I lifted my gaze to the rainbow, and was startled to see a sparkling, golden bird flying towards us. I let out a gasp of amazement, and Ash turned his head and looked up.
"Pikachu! That's the bird we saw! Remember?" Ash was excited.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded. He remembered.
The majestic avian in question alighted on the ground in front of us, beautiful and rainbow-colored.
Lugia spoke in our minds, Welcome, friend. What is the trouble this time?
Flapping its wings in frustration, the bird spoke, "Ho-oh ho. Oh oh oh ho oh oh ho ho!"
[I sensed a Rainbow-Type hatching. I came to enlist the help of its trainer though I didn't expect to find you here.]
Pikachu translated to Ash, who relayed it to Misty and Brock.
What's happening in the land of the Rainbowmon? Lugia questioned.
The Rainbowmon? I was confused.
Lugia explained, Beyond the rainbow there is a mystical land much like ours, but there are no humans located there. Some of the Pokémon-like creatures, which are called Rainbowmon, have the same names and looks as our Pokémon. Others look slightly different and have partially different names, and others vary incredibly.
"But I thought there was no end to the rainbow," Misty said.
"Ho ho. Ho, oh oh ho oh hoho ho oh.]
[There isn't. At least, unless you're with a Flying-Type Rainbowmon.]
Yes. And all the Rainbowmon have at least two Types. Rainbow is a Pokémon Type, just like Spectra. However, in the land of the Rainbowmon creatures can not be contained in Pokéballs, Lugia told us.
"Not even Pokémon?" Brock asked.
Not even Pokémon, Lugia confirmed.
"Ho-oh oh oh oh ho ho oooohhh ho. Ho-oh oh oh ho."
[The Flying types and their evolutions have allied themselves against the others. I am powerless to stop them.]
After a string of translation, Ash asked, "Surely there aren't that many Flying-types and their evolutions."
"Ho-oh oh hoho oohh hooo. Hooo ooooh ho ho."
[There are approximately fifty in all. It includes our equivilant of Legendary Birds.]
And you need us to help stop them? I guessed. It wasn't that hard.
Ho-oh nodded.
Lugia thought for a moment, then realized something and his eyes lit up. You're worried that if they don't stop warring soon then they shall also journey over the rainbow and try to take over here as well?
Ho-oh gave a grim, beaky smile, "Ho-oh oh ohoh ho hoho, oh-ho."
[You always were good at finding hidden meanings, old friend.]
Surprisingly, Ash had now completed that weird thing he could do when he'd heard a Pokémon talk for a while, and told Misty and Brock what Ho-oh had said.
I was now convinced that he was a Psychic Pokémon in another life.
"Ho-oh?" Ziggy questioned, then she giggled.
Ho-oh turned his eyes to the little black cat, "Oh, ho-oh ho ho."
[Ah, I see you have a Duplicmew.]
"A Duplicmew?" Ash was confused.
Ho-oh nodded, and proceeded to explain.
[Duplicmew is a Psychic/Morphing Type, and is extremely rare. It's nearly identical to Mew, but has fewer true psychic attacks and defenses. It compensates for this with its Psycopy attack, which is a unique ability to psychically duplicate any move used against it and execute it against its opponent. Although this duplication only lasts for an hour at most, it means that, by the end of a battle, a Duplicmew will be able to use all its opponent's attacks and defenses, which makes it extremely difficult to beat. Once it finally reaches level 55, Duplicmew evolves into Duplicat, the legendary cat that is the avatar of the Morphing-type.]
After Ash explained, with much prompting from Pikachu, Brock laughed, "That sounds like a mouthful...What about the Pokémon League, Ash?"
"Oh yeah..." Ash strained his mind, then sighed. "I guess I just won't go this year..." He seemed sad.
"Well, then what are we waiting for?" Misty asked.
"Ho-oh. Oh-ho ho hoho *oh* ho. Oh ho hoho. Oooooooh hooo ho oh ooooh," the colorful bird told Ash.
[One more thing. It would be best if you brought *only* Flying Pokémon. The battle will mostly be an aerial one. Since we have the advantage of greater numbers they will take the advantage of a war high above the ground.]
"But what about Pikachu?" Ash was worried.
Ho-oh gave a toothless grin, "Ho-oh oh hoooo oooooh ho, oh-oh?
[You don't think I'd make you leave your famous electric rat behind, do you?]
Pikachu grunted angrily at the "rat" comment, and Ash questioned quizzically, "Famous?"
Ho-oh laughed, "Oh. Oooohh ho, ho-oh oh oooh hooo. Hoooo oh oh hoho oh, ho ho ooohh, ho."
[Yes. We have little real news, so I bring back news of Pokémon battles and other events from here. I've told my fellow Rainbowmon of many trainers, but they seem to be very interested in *your* story in particular, Ash.]
"Wow." Ash was speechless, and Misty demanded that he tell them what was going on. When she found out that they could only take Flying-types she yelled.
"What? Why?"
Ash hurried to explain, but her face stayed sour nonetheless. "Can I take Togepi?" Misty sounded desperate.
Ho-oh nodded reluctantly.
Brock wanted to bring at least one more Pokémon, "Can I bring Vulpix as well as Zubat?"
Ho-oh gave another sharp nod. "Ho oh oh."
[Gather your Pokémon now.]
And gather them they did.
Our group consisted of the three humans, Ho-oh, Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Spectra, Ziggy, Charizard, Pidgeotto, Skarmory, Pikachu, Vulpix, Zubat, Togepi, and, of course, me.
Needless to say, Misty and Brock looked at Ash enviously. They didn't have but one Flying-type between them. Misty's face lit up in realization, "Staryu and Starmie can hover! I forgot about them!"
"So can Geodude!" Brock exclaimed.
They wore much happier faces after that.
After more brain-scouring to find out if any hovering/winged Pokémon were left out Ho-oh sighed, "Oh?"
[Ready?]
A chorus of confirmation assaulted Ho-oh's invisible ears.
We were all excited.
Author's Thanks: Thanks BenRG for the whole "Duplicmew" thing. His grand complicated idea, not mine...So...Thanks!!!!
Author's Note: Pardon the weird "Ho-oh oh oh oh oh ho ho ho" thing I have going on for Ho-oh's speech. Since it's not exactly a Psychic Pokémon I didn't want it to speak telepathically, and I wasn't sure how else to express its words...
If you think this is a kinda corny storyline you don't have to read it because it won't be very essential when, as BenRG said, I "...push forward the action a few years..." I just had this idea and wanted to see how it will turn out. It might take a while for me to finish this, so please be patient and stick with me. If you would rather read about a couple years ahead in their story I am going to go ahead and do both at the same time, even if it takes longer to complete...
The couple years ahead story will be entitled "Superfirenfragilmewticexpezapidocious Two". Not very original, eh? Heh, if you take out all of that except for "mew" it would be "mew Two"...
So I'm pathetic. So what?
Any who, the whole rainbow thing probably originates from my future role in the play "Wizard of Oz"
...And wondering if there really *was* somewhere over the rainbow...