A/N: Here's the next chapter! ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE END.
"Let's take a break, team!"
Rachel was training her Pokémon on the shores of Pacificdalog Town. The rangers were enjoying a wonderful beach day as they were looking at the sun shining above them. Grace and Urara were talking and doing their nails as they were spilling today's tea. Zander and Lamar were in an arm wrestling match, betting who was going to buy the squad lunch and Cedric and Seb were sitting down on the beach, looking at the ocean.
"So…" Cedric said, "Are you sure?"
"Yeah," said Seb, "I've read about in my studies. A book called Machoptaro told me about it. Granted it was in the Johto Region in Mt. Mortar."
"You want to find the Terra Club though," said Cedric, "So, you can meet Machopatro?"
"Why not?" asked Seb, "Cedric, let me tell you something. Once I joined the rangers, Pokémon Hunting was no longer my thing… I wanted to be a historian."
"You stopped since that incident with the Slayers," said Cedric, "I taught you."
"Yeah, you did. But, I love history more," said Seb, looking at Cedric, "And when this is all over, I am going to look at more ancient artifacts."
Cedric turned around as he laughed, "You are only a treasure hunter just to get your magic back…"
"But, I learned so much from treasure hunting," said Seb, grinning as he looked at the sun, "Who knows what's out there and I plan to do more."
Suddenly, there was a loud explosion to the right of them. The ground beneath them began to tremble as the rangers stumbled. Immediately, Seb's Relic Detector started beeping.
"Guys, there is a big earthquake on the half of the region… and its epicenter is at Mt. Mortar," said Jack, looking at the screen.
"Why Mt. Mortar?" asked Seb.
"I don't know. But, whatever it is, I need you back at HQ," said Jack.
Seb turned to Cedric as they got up from the sand. Cedric looked at Seb as he grabbed his backpack, "I hope not."
Back at Ranger HQ…
The doors opened from the back side as the rangers walked over, still wearing their bathing suits and beach bags as Jack and Max arrived. Max shook his head as he turned to them, "I don't get it."
"What?" asked Jack.
"So, that earthquake came from Mt. Mortar, one of the biggest mountains of Johto. During the time, it seems someone picked up the Terra Club!" Max said, "At least, that's what we heard from sources."
Seb grinned as he opened his book, "See? I told you! Then, Machoptaro will appear!"
"You know about the legend?" Max asked.
Seb nodded as he looked at the book, "Yeah. Whoever moves the Terra Club will summon and he will kill whatever ogres are out there."
"But…" said Grace, looking at the red ranger, "Didn't ogres stop existing after a while?"
"True…," said Seb, "But, this is what makes history so awesome!"
"It's a myth," said Cedric, looking at the red ranger, "I swear, cuz. You have a vivid imagination."
Seb looked at Cedric and muttered under his breath, "At least I have one."
Suddenly, there was a yellow blip. The rangers turned around as they saw a screen lit up. Seb looked up as he turned to the other rangers. The blip was heading straight toward the northern islands of Pacificdalog Town. Immediately, Seb knew exactly where they were heading, seeing from what he saw on the map, "Let's go greet them."
Chapter 38: Pokémon Parents
"Ha!" Brent shouted, fiddling with the Terra Club. The Ranger Slayers sat down in front of the river. He grinned, turning to the team as he was swinging it around like an inexperienced fighter. Nick grabbed the club from him, causing Brent to stop. Brent grumbled as he looked at Nick. Nick shook his head as he gave it to Justen. Justen nodded, examining it, "This will definitely be worth it."
"Are you sure this will work?" Celia asked, looking at the club, "We flew all the way to Johto for this to destroy the rangers, so it better be worth it!"
"She's right," said Chloe, turning to Celia, "I am not dealing with another one of your antics again."
"What do you mean?" asked Justen.
"The goal of using the artifacts and using ranger tech is to become evil villains and dominate the planet," said Nick, "Now, that our bounty hunter days are over."
"Yeah, but…," said Chloe, turning to Nick, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the rangers probably have more artifacts due to every failed plan!"
"And, it wouldn't surprise me if they have four jewels by now," said Brent, looking at them, "I mean, they are after the Crown of Weather."
Nick laughed as he looked at them, "I don't give a crap about the crown. As long as we have the technology to destroy them… and then become the ultimate super criminal gang, who cares?"
Justen nodded as he turned around, "With what we learned, the rangers are pretty much finished."
BOOM!
Justen and the others hit deck as Seb and the other stepped forward. Justen looked at them as he turned to the Terra Club, "Rangers…"
"Don't 'Rangers' us," said Cedric, looking at the Terra Club. He looked at Seb who was surprised to see the artifact as well, "Hand over the club."
Nick laughed as he turned to them. He raised the club and smacked it on the ground. The rangers shook as they landed on the dirt. Nick laughed as he brought the club to Chloe, "We're going to leave now. Goodbye, rangers!"
In a flash of white light, the Ranger Slayers teleported instantly. The rangers looked at each other as the trees were blowing around them. Urara looked at them as she put her hand to her chin, "This is really bad."
"Uh-huh," said Grace, "Johto artifacts?"
Seb nodded as he turned to the group, "And… who knows."
Suddenly, a bright white light started shining around them as they were all spinning around, knocking into each other. Landing on the dirt, Rachel looked up as she turned around to see something bright and pink. Rachel stood there in surprise as she was looking at it, "It's huge."
"What?" asked Urara, "OH!"
Grace looked at it as she turned to the object, "Um… that's the biggest Pecha Berry I've ever seen."
Seb turned around as he saw the Pecha Berry. It was the size of his height as he walked over toward it, "This is it!"
Cedric rolled his eyes as Seb walked over. Cedric turned Seb around, "You can't honestly believe it."
Seb touched the Pecha Berry as he looked at Cedric, "For once, you need to-."
He stopped talking as a flash of white light surrounded the Pecha Berry. The Pecha Berry split open as the two rangers looked over, noticing a baby Machop. The rangers looked at each other as Machop started kicking and crying. Seb grinned as he held Machop, "Guys, its Machoptaro! YES!"
"Right now… its screaming and crying," said Lamar, covering his ears.
"How do I stop it?" asked Seb.
Grace sighed, "You've always wanted a Pokémon. Well, now's the time to raise it from birth."
"I never learned how," said Seb.
Grace rolled her eyes as the other rangers face planted. Urara walked over as she held Machop, "Allow me."
Urara took out her stethoscope as she was examining Machop. Urara took a deep breath as she looked at Seb, "Y'all better have Moo Moo Milk. He's starving!"
"Moo Moo Milk?" asked the rangers.
Seb ran over to his backpack, grabbing a bottle of Moo Moo Milk, just fresh from the store. As he opened the bottle, he ran over to Machoptaro, feeding the young Machop. Immediately, Machop stopped crying and looked at Seb. He reached up crawling on Seb. Cedric sighed as he looked at Seb and then noticed Machoptaro was staring at Cedric. Cedric turned away as Machoptaro started to cry. Cedric turned around in agony, walking forward. He then stopped crying with a smile. Cedric turned around as he looked at Seb, "Wait… you mean…."
"We were the first two he saw," said Seb.
"Oh, no… no… no… no… nope! I am too young to have kids! Nope, nope, a whole lot of nope," said Cedric, "I deny-."
SMACK!
Cedric received a huge bump on the head from Urara as she looked at him, "Calm down… it's just a baby," she responded as she grinned, "But, the fact that the two of you are raising him… this is going to be fun."
"Fun, you say?" asked Cedric, "Raising a child is almost like raising a Pokémon."
"Hey, I forgot to mention," said Urara, "It is a Pokémon."
As Urara turned away, Cedric took a deep breath as he turned to Seb, "So, where do we begin?"
"Well," said Grace, "You can start by getting it checked by Nurse Joy in Pacificdalog Town. You are also going to need supply Pokémon Food and actually buy medicine."
"But, we don't plan on getting it into Pokémon battles," said Seb.
"How is he going to get stronger without battle experience?" asked Grace, looking at Seb and then turning to Rachel, "Rachel understands that."
Rachel nodded, "She has a point."
Seb took a deep breath as he carried Machoptaro with him back to the Pokémon Center. The others followed him as Urara took a step back. Grace turned around as she noticed Urara looking at her scanner. Urara looked up, "You can go ahead."
"What's going on?" asked Grace.
Urara sighed as she turned around, "Machoptaro is not your normal baby Machop."
"What do you mean?" asked Grace.
"Pokémon hatches from eggs… and they don't usually cry that much unless Machoptaro was malnourished. Regardless, I have to go to Ranger HQ and learn more about this," said Urara, looking at Grace as she put away her green scanner.
"Well, would you like company?" asked Grace, staring at Urara as she put her hands in her pockets.
Urara raised an eyebrow as she turned to her, "Well, I mean, sure."
Grace turned around, as she noticed also a silver and black sword that was on the ground. Picking it up, she walked with Urara back to Ranger HQ.
Meanwhile…
Machoptaro looked up innocently as he was looking at Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy grinned as she and Chansey were examining Machoptaro. Seb sighed as he grabbed his backpack as he looked at Nurse Joy, sighing as he went to sit down in the waiting area as they were doing their procedures. Opening his book, the door slid open to his right. Seb turned around as he noticed Cedric walking down the hall. Cedric grinned as he looked at him, "So, how's he doing?"
"Good," said Seb, looking at his book, "He stopped crying."
"Oh that's good. Obviously he likes you more," said Cedric.
"It was only a good twenty minutes of crying," said Seb, shaking his head as he put his head into the book.
"Well, look at it this way… if you and Grace ever have kids, you got first hand experience!" Cedric grinned.
Seb looked up as he turned to Cedric, "And… what about you? You're married."
As the two was about to argue, a Chansey walked over, slapping both of them across the face. Cedric looked at Seb as he turned to Chansey. Chansey shook her head as she pointed to Machoptaro.
"Chansey… **insert long rant**," she said.
"But, we found him that way," said Seb, looking at Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy walked over with Machoptaro, "It seems your Machop needs a lot of food. How dare you not feed your Pokémon?"
Seb stood erect as he looked at Nurse Joy, "With all due respect, we found him that way."
"Oh…," said Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy walked over as she grabbed a green bag. Seb looked through as he received the bag, looking at all the medicines.
"This is good medicine for Machop. Have him take those supplements and food items and he will be find by tomorrow," said Nurse Joy, grinning.
Seb nodded as he looked at Nurse Joy, "Thank you, Nurse Joy."
He then turned over to Chansey. Chansey looked a little down as Nurse Joy looked at him, "I apologize for the Doubleslap attack. Ever since we got this Pokémon from Cerulean Cave, it has been hard to tame her. It won't happen again."
"It's all good," said Cedric, pulling Seb by the arm, "Let's go, pal."
Back at Ranger HQ….
The doors opened up as Grace walked toward Urara, "So, you are trying to tell me that Machoptaro did actually come from that enormous Pecha Berry?"
"Yes," said Urara, turning to Grace as she pulled out her grey palm pilot. She took out her pen as she opened the screen, showing her a 3D version of what Urara saw in her visor, "I modified my ranger suit to detect biological signatures. He is 100 percent pure Machop."
"Interesting," said Max, looking at the team, "Especially, seeing it came from Johto."
Zander sighed as he looked at him, "You mean to tell me that this tale that Seb was so excited about is actually real?"
Max raised an eyebrow as he went toward the main panel. Pointing to the big screen, the rangers turned around as they saw a letter, "Steven sent me this earlier today. This came from Lance himself."
"Lance, like… Dragon Master?" asked Lamar.
Max nodded as he walked over, turning to the letter. Grace went to look as she was looking at who it was sent to, "Wow, it was sent to every single Elite Four member and Champion."
Max went to read the letter aloud:
Good morning all Elite Four Members and Champions,
At around 8:30 this morning (Johto Time), a worldwide earthquake was heard around the world. Luckily, it seems all of the damage was minimal in your areas. However, in Johto, Mt. Mortar has been seriously damaged due to the earthquake. A group of individuals grabbed the Terra Club, the club that holds the source to Mt. Mortar and its strength. The damage has left serious trainers and Pokémon severely injured.
If used incorrectly, the Terra Club could destroy the Pokémon World. It seems that they are en route to the Hoenn Region.
Steven and Wallace, it is important that you capture these people and bring the club back to Mt. Mortar. I heard those Poké Rangers still have been protecting the region. Can we please have them aid us?
Sincerely,
Lance
Dragon Master
Johto League Champion
Kanto Elite Four Member
"So," said Grace, "The Ranger Slayers are going to steal other artifacts from other regions now… and Johto has plenty of history to go around."
Lamar turned around as he looked at Grace, "Adding on to the club, do we know any additional information?"
"Sadly," said Max, "It is still being researched. But, Machoptaro must've arrived here in Hoenn to finish the job."
Rachel turned around as she looked at the team, "Well, while we are waiting, why don't we start looking for the base? We find the base, we destroy their plans, grab the club and we will transport it ourselves back to Johto?"
The rangers stood there silently as they looked at each other and then nodded slowly as they went to begin their operation. As they did, the doors opened as they notice Seb and Cedric walking in the headquarters. However, the rangers were astonished as they were looking at Machoptaro. Machoptaro grew a foot bigger as he went to speak.
"… Hi," he said.
The rangers looked at each other and then at Seb and Cedric. Cedric and Seb nodded as they looked at him, "Yep. He can talk."
Immediately, Grace and Zander jumped in front of the team as Grace showed Machoptaro the sword, "I'm guessing you know how to use this?"
"Do you know how to use a Low Kick? Karate Chop?"
"And you speak human?"
Machoptaro felt chills down his spine, full of anxiety as he made a fist, punching Zander and kicking Grace. Machoptaro dashed around as he hid behind Seb. Seb turned to Grace and Zander as he looked at the two of them. Holding Grace's hand, Seb pulled her up, "He's not ready for those questions."
"Well, he better start talking," said Grace, "We were requested by Lance, the Dragon Master to seal the Terra Club back to Mt. Mortar."
"Lance?" asked Cedric, looking at Seb. Seb chuckled as Cedric started to turn against the wall, "I don't want to deal with him."
"Huh?" asked Grace, curious to why Cedric was so short when he heard Lance come out of Grace's mouth.
"Lance arrested Cedric during his first bounty hunter gig… Three Dragonites are not fun," said Seb. Cedric nodded slowly as he turned to them, "Do we have to make an appearance?"
"We kind of do," said Urara, looking at Cedric, "It doesn't belong in Hoenn. It belongs back in Mt. Mortar."
Cedric turned around as he looked at Machoptaro. Machoptaro looked over as he picked up the black sword. Pulling the blade out of its hold, he saw the gold and silver shining as he turned to the team. He sighed as he put the blade together.
"Wait…," said Rachel, sitting down, "Are you supposed to fight them?"
Machoptaro went to back away, but Rachel put her hand up. Machoptaro hid as she knelt down, "It must be hard meeting humans when you don't trust them, do you?"
The rangers looked up as Machoptaro was lifted by Rachel. Machoptaro grinned as he looked at her. Rachel grinned as she spun him around. The rangers looked at them in surprise as Machoptaro walked over to her, "Yes… I have to fight them. Dad, Mom… I'm hungry."
"Dad?" asked Cedric, pointing to himself.
"Mom?" asked Seb, looking at Cedric, "No… Nope. Rachel's mom!"
Rachel grinned, "Try… Aunt Rachel to you. He saw you when the berry hatched. Therefore, he thinks your its mother. So, feed him."
"Uh…," said Seb.
Cedric turned around as he looked at Seb, "Chansey."
Seb nodded quickly as he went to grab his bag, "Where is that bag of veggies?"
The next morning…
Seb was laying down in his bed, cuddling next to Grace in the Pokémon Center. As he was snoring beyond belief, the sun was piercing through the window. As he turned to his back, sleeping away, he felt something warm touch his shoulder.
"Grace… not now," said Seb, turning his head to the opposite, "Machoptaro took a lot out of me…"
He then began to feel tapping on his shoulder, "No… Grace…"
Grace opened her eyes as she looked at Seb. Seb opened his eyes as he looked at her, "Honey, I'm not-."
"It wasn't me," said Grace, waking up. Seb turned around as he noticed Machoptaro standing over him. He grew at least two feet as Seb jolted from his bed. Grace looked over as she noticed, "What in the world?"
"Hi!" he said, "I feel so tall."
"You are two feet higher than a normal Machop," said Grace, looking at Seb. As she pulled off the covers, now dressed in a black t-shirt and yellow pants. She stood in front of Machoptaro, noticing the height difference, "He's the same height as me."
"No…," said Seb, turning to Machoptaro in disbelief. Getting up, he was only dressed in black shorts as he stood in front of Machoptaro, "Oh…"
Machoptaro nodded as he punched Seb in the stomach. Seb grunted as he took the punch. Grace looked at the punch. As he released, a red fist print appeared on Seb's upper abs. He looked at Grace as he went to fall, "So much… power."
Landing on the bed, Machoptaro looked at his fist, "Wow… that is a lot!"
Grace sighed as she looked at him, "Well, you knocked on him out… I need coffee. Do you want any breakfast?"
"Yes, please!" he said, grinning.
Grace looked at the coffee maker on the stand as she was putting a cup on. As she placed the K-Cup in the coffee maker, she headed to the Pokémon food box, seeing a full bag of Pokémon food not open. She put the food in a bowl as Grace was looking at the clock, "It is not even 6 in the morning."
"Well… I was going through some growing pains," said Machoptaro.
Grace nodded as she went to sit down, "I guess I'm not used to seeing something like this."
As she went to sit down, she heard a knock at the door. Grace took a deep breath as she went to take a sip. Machoptaro walked over as he went to open the door. Opening the door, Grace heard the sound of someone gasping in response. Grace turned around as Cedric walked in, dressed as he walked toward them, "How?"
"Food," said Machoptaro, eating the whole bowl in one sitting.
Grace sighed as she turned to Machoptaro, "You do eat a lot."
Cedric laughed as he turned around to look, "I guess then you will be able to fight the ogres in no time."
"I hope I'm ready," said Machoptaro, looking at him.
"It's just Ranger Slayers," said Cedric, "You will be fine."
"Well," Grace said as she turned around, looking at Seb, "It seems your cousin is down for the count. Why don't you and Cedric go have some fun?"
"It's 5:45 in the morning, I highly-," said Cedric, but he noticed Grace darting her eyes at him. Cedric nodded slowly, "Let's go on a morning training!"
Machoptaro nodded as he walked toward Cedric, "Thanks, pal."
Cedric shook his head as he looked at Grace. Grace grinned, "You all owe me two hours."
Cedric said nothing as he closed the door. Grace turned around as she sat down on the bed with coffee in her hand. She turned around as she noticed Seb coming around, in agony, "Where is he?"
"He's with Cedric," said Grace.
Seb grinned as he went to put his hand around her, "Good…" he said.
Grace slapped him across the face. Seb turned around as he looked. Grace shook her head as she went to sip her coffee, "Seb, you all ruined my morning. Peace and quiet is what I need. You, Machoptaro and Cedric is not what I need right now."
"But, honey… what about-?" asked Seb, hearing a little whine but Grace rolled her eyes, "No… I want to have my coffee and I want to rest. My Pokémon know my routine and you should know out of all people."
The pink ranger finished her coffee and went to lay down in the bed. Seb went to lay down next to her as he turned the opposite way. Grace shook her head as she looked at the opposite side.
"How can you sleep when you have caffeine?" asked Seb.
"It was decaf. I accidentally made decaf," said Grace, closing her eyes to go to sleep.
Outside…
"Use Low Sweep!"
Machoptaro slid across the sand, kicking Sharpedo in the face as it landed in the ocean. Machoptaro grinned as he looked at Cedric, "Yeah, I did it!"
"Good job!" shouted Cedric, looking at him, "Now if I only had Poké Balls, I would catch it."
Machoptaro looked over as he walked over to him, "It sucks that I have to go back when this is done. You would be a great trainer… Seb too."
Cedric sighed as he looked at him, "I wish you could continue with us too."
Meanwhile…
Urara, who has been up all night, was sitting down at Ranger HQ as she was drinking her coffee. On her tenth cup, she was looking at the computer as she was examining the black and silver saber that was next to the Pecha Berry they found, plus what the rangers found as well. She shook her head as she was putting her hand through her hair as the door opened behind her. Turning around, JT, who woke up for his shift, walked over as he spoke to her, "You look frustrated."
"JT, I am lost," said Urara, looking at the evidence, "I am still trying to figure this out. Machoptaro grows exponentially to be the size of you and me, Machoptaro can learn high level attacks quickly. I don't understand the connection to the sword… this makes no sense!"
JT turned around as he looked at the saber. Pulling the blade protector away, he noticed the silver and orange inscription, "Did you notice this?"
Urara looked over as she examined the blade message, "No…"
JT placed the saber on the desk as he took a tool from the desk. The tool was a green scanner with a silver palm-pilot. He scanned it as he was looking at the inscriptions, "It seems legit to me."
Urara leaned over as she typed what JT scanned in the computer. Clicking, she then noticed a few pictures and images. Urara turned around as she looked at the Blue Dino Ranger, "I think we hit the jackpot."
JT nodded as he was looking at the pictures, "Cave paintings…"
The rangers were examining the pictures of Machoptaro destroying ogres and other people who took the Terra Club. Urara slowly nodded as she looked at each picture. She turned around as she went to JT, "JT, this is exactly what I was looking for."
"So, the story is true," said JT.
"Correct," said Urara, "But… we won't know until the Slayers use the club… we could be waiting for days. But, I can now go to sleep knowing that Seb actually had a story."
Urara closed her laptop and placed the laptop in the backpack. As she went to place her backpack on her back, she sighed as she went to leave, "Good luck repairing zords."
"Thanks… this is Day 20…," said JT, walking toward the elevator.
Back in Pacificdalog Town…
Zander, Lamar and Rachel were sitting down as they were having breakfast. They were all wide-eyed and bushy tailed as they were having a friendly conversation. As the conversation continued, the rangers were talking about the next destination: Ever Grande Stadium on Ever Grande Island. As the three were talking, they noticed the door open. Rachel looked up to notice a sleep-deprived Urara, who stopped by.
"Hey, breakfast?" asked Lamar.
"No," said Urara, "I am going back to bed."
"You and Grace… and Seb," said Rachel, shaking her head, "Why were you up all night?"
"Did you want to know more about Machoptaro? I couldn't sleep," said Urara, "Unlike you, who has to be at Ever Grande in four days."
"Don't remind me," the yellow ranger responded, "Anywho, what did you find?"
"Seb's story checks out," said Urara, "The saber is the key to Machoptaro and the cave paintings I was able to find resembled him fighting ogres. But, we can't use the weapon until the Ranger Slayers use the club."
"That could be a while… if Justen is smart enough," said Zander.
"Exactly. So, I am going to take a snooze and then I'll join you in a few hours," said Urara, grinning. Grabbing her backpack, she turned around as she went to walk away, "I'm sure Maurice is wondering where I'm at."
"Maurice… oh, Furfrou," said Zander, pouring another cup.
"You need more coffee," said Rachel.
Later that morning…
Seb was now wearing a black t-shirt with a red stripe across and white and brown plaid shorts with blue and white sneakers. He yawned as he noticed Grace was still wearing black and grey sweatpants and a pink t-shirt this time.
"Honey, breakfast ends in an hour. Rachel has been nagging us," said Seb.
"Seb… if you want to go, go," said Grace, looking at Seb, "I prefer a few hours of peace."
Seb nodded as he looked at her, "Fine."
Walking over toward the door, he turned the golden knob and left the room. Grace rolled her eyes as she sat down at the couch, reading a new book.
Seb walked down the stairs toward the main lobby of the Pokémon Center, where he still saw Zander, Lamar and Rachel hanging in the commons. Reaching the bottom step, Seb walked over as he sat down with the three of them,
"Oh, look it's the mother of Machoptaro. Where is he?" asked Lamar, "Shouldn't you know where your child is?"
"You are so funny," said Seb, shaking his head, grabbing a cup of coffee, "He's with Cedric, training."
"And you're not there?" asked Rachel.
Seb looked up as he turned to the yellow ranger, "Rach, he is now my height and he punched me in the stomach at 5:45 this morning."
Lamar spat his coffee out as he looked at Seb. Seb shook his head as he turned to Lamar. Lamar stood in shock as he looked at everyone, "Okay, then. Well, your story checked out."
Seb looked up in curiosity as Lamar filled him in on what Urara said this morning, "Wait… so that saber and pictures are…"
"Legit," said Rachel, looking at the red ranger, "That's why we asked. Because if the Slayers use the club, we need to bring the saber with us so he can fight them."
"Ah," said Seb, looking at him, "Yeah, I should probably go find them."
Lamar placed his hand on Seb's shoulder, "Eat first. Can't run around without an empty stomach."
Seb nodded as he grabbed the handheld kiosk, ordering breakfast. As he pressed a few buttons, the door opened to hear familiar voice.
"I don't think I'll be able to beat those Slayers," a familiar voice said.
"You are going to fight them and you will do your best!"
Seb looked over as he noticed Machoptaro and Cedric arguing. Everyone turned around as they were looking at the two of them. As they were arguing about mini things, Seb took a deep breath as he looked at Cedric.
"You two!" he shouted.
Suddenly, Cedric and Machoptaro looked at Seb. Machoptaro turned around as he noticed everyone staring at him. Machoptaro bent his head down as he started running up the stairs. As everyone continued their conversation, Seb got out of the table and walked up to Cedric, "What did you do?"
"He got attacked by another Sharpedo and cried about it after he did so well. I told him he had to tough it up," said Cedric.
"Cedric, even though he's grown, he's still a baby Pokémon," said Seb.
"Fine, you coddle him… eventually he's going to have to train and fight them," said Cedric.
Seb turned around as he went to walk away. He wanted to punch Cedric in the face but the last thing he wanted to do was be kicked out of the Pokémon Center for disorderly conduct. As he walked up the stairs, he turned around to notice the door to his room propped open. Walking in, Grace was petting him as Seb walked in. Seb turned around as he looked at her and Machoptaro, who had a red cut on his arm.
"How did you get that?" asked Seb.
"Cedric made me fight a whole bunch of Sharpedo. He said it was to toughen me up," he said.
Grace turned around as she looked at the wounds, "I've seen wounds on my Pokémon when I first trained that weren't as bad as these."
Seb turned around as he took his Relic Detector. He opened his morpher as he went to speak, "Cedric, get to my room now."
Closing the Relic Detector, he looked at Machoptaro as he went to look at him, "Once I have a talk with your father, I am going to check you in with Nurse Joy. We need to get you some medicine."
As the door opened up, Seb walked over as Cedric walked into the room. Seb grabbed him by the collar of his shirt, "What the heck, man?"
"So, he got injured… whoop dee-dee. We get injured and we get healed…," said Cedric.
Seb clenched his fist and threw a jab across Cedric's face. Cedric got up as he looked at him as Seb's face. Seb was full of anger as he looked at Machoptaro, "He is a Pokémon! A kid Pokémon! He's probably a beginner Pokémon. Fending off Sharpedo is the dumbest thing you can do."
"Well, how do you want to train him? Go find a Poochyena nest?" asked Cedric.
"Duh…," said Seb, "But, his injuries were on the border line of moderate. You are very lucky he made it here alive!"
Cedric walked toward him, "Sebastian, I am only going to say this once: He needs to fight the Slayers so he can bring the Terra Club back to Mt. Mortar."
"That's understandable," said Seb, "But, it has to be on his time. Not yours. He is still a Pokémon and this is an example of what bad trainers do… or did you forget when you were a bounty hunter?"
"Bounty Hunters don't have time for coddling. You've gone soft!" shouted Cedric.
"And you aren't a bounty hunter! If you are going to raise a Pokémon, you have to understand how they feel. It's not always about power. You are sounding just like Silver…," he said.
Cedric stopped talking as he looked at him. Seb crossed his arms as he looked at Cedric. Grace looked at him as Machoptaro said nothing. Grace grabbed Machoptaro carefully and walked him out of the room. Cedric looked at him, "You compare me to Silver? Giovanni's son?"
"Yeah, I am," said Seb, "Because you are too tough. There's a difference between being a dormat, being kind, yet firm and being hostile. You were on the extreme."
Cedric looked at him as he grabbed him by the shirt, "I don't ever plan on being Silver! Don't you dare to compare me to him."
Seb broke free as he looked at Cedric. Seb headed toward the door, "Then, prove it cuz."
A few hours later…
The Ranger Slayers were sitting together as they were getting the robot ready to go in an undisclosed location. Chloe, Brent and Nick were sitting down in the front cockpit as Celia and Justen were fixing the device in the back.
"Are you sure this Terra Club will work?" asked Chloe.
"Yes," said Brent, turning around, "I did a simulation already."
"Johto artifacts plus Ranger Slayer tech is good stuff," said Nick, turning to them, "And, we are going to have so much fun."
Chloe turned around as she was pressing a few buttons on the console. All the lights were green as she looked at the plugs connected to the club. The club began to glow in a blue aura as she looked at the screen.
"Terra Club is installed and ready," said Chloe.
"Good," said Nick, turning around, "Justen, are we ready?"
"Let's get it done…," said Justen, sitting in his seat, "Activate robot!"
Brent pressed the button on his console. Outside, the main lights showed the description of the robot. It was a humanoid Machoke with black and silver gatling guns on either side of his shoulders. It had ruby armor on its torso and arms. It also had sapphire shin guards.
"Macho Robo…," said Justen, laughing, "Let's go shoot up the town!"
Nick muttered as he looked at Justen as he pressed a few buttons, "Worst… name… ever."
Meanwhile…
Seb managed to bring back the black and silver saber to the Pokémon Center as he went to pack up his backpack. Turning around, he noticed Machoptaro was standing outside the balcony. Seb walked over as he turned to the balcony, opening the window. Machoptaro turned to Seb as his eyes started to glow.
"The ogres… they are here…" said Machoptaro, "Seb, I am so scared."
Seb grabbed the black saber and stretched it out toward him, "I am not letting you do this alone."
"But…," said Machoptaro.
"It's the 21st century. We don't have to rely on our own will as much. We have each other," said Seb, reaching for the saber. They heard some explosions as Seb turned over. Seb noticed the Macho Robo stomping forward, shooting the building down. Seb reached for his Relic Detector, "Rangers, we got a robot in town."
Machoptaro nodded as he grabbed the saber from Seb. Seb turned around as he activated his morpher, "Relic Hunters, Start Up!"
In a flash of red light, Seb flipped forward as he followed Machoptaro toward battle. As he was following, Cedric stood there to watch. He looked over as he stretched out his morpher. Saying nothing, he followed them.
As Seb and Machoptaro got to the front, Justen turned around as he aimed the gun directly at Machoptaro. Seb nodded as Machoptaro jumped up. Machoptaro took his saber and cut one of the gatling guns. The saber was glowing in green as the wires were cut off. Sparks flew as the Slayers were hanging on for dear life. Immediately, a flash of light appeared in front of Machoptaro as he landed, revealing the slayers. Justen took out his weapon, releasing ruby energy beams. Machoptaro blocked the weapon with his saber and then used a Low Sweep attack, hitting Justen. Justen grabbed him and tried to throw him down. Immediately, Chloe went to shoot him down with her arrows. Machoptaro blocked the attack as he went in for the kill.
"Seb!"
Seb turned around as he noticed Cedric was heading toward him, "So, you are going to let him fight?"
Seb looked at Cedric, "Cedric, he doesn't need my help. But, I will support him. That's what being a good trainer is all about."
Immediately, Brent slashed Machoptaro across with his tonfas. Nick turned around as he kicked him with a spinning hook kick.
"Rock Slash!"
As he raised his saber, a green aura surrounded it as he aimed his weapon down. The rocks erupted as it headed straight toward Machoptaro. Before Machoptaro felt the impact, two beings appeared in front of him, guarding him with weapons.
"Seb! Cedric!"
Seb and Cedric blocked the attack with the Blaze Lance and the Meta Tector, breaking the attack off. Nick stepped forward, "I almost had that little Pokémon bow to us until you got in the way."
"He's not here to bow to you!" Cedric shouted, "He's here to defeat you… and we are here to help him!"
Machoptaro nodded as he stepped forward, "Hand over the Terra Club."
"Ha…," said Justen, "No way. After using that club, the damage we could do here is significant. We're going to Johto next once we blow this whole region up."
Machoptaro stretched out his saber. An orange aura surrounded it as he looked at Justen, "No one… and I mean… no one will use that club for evil."
"Seb!"
The rangers turned around as Grace and the others arrived. Seb turned around as he looked at the other rangers arriving.
"We are here to help too," said Grace, turning to them.
"Ah…" said Justen, "Obviously, the eight of you are needed to stop us… well, it's a battle!"
Seb turned around as he looked at the others, "Take the Slayers down, attack!"
Grace, Urara and Rachel faced Celia and Chloe on one side of the beach. Grace took out her Psychic Cutters, blocking the attack from Celia's weapon. Celia released lime beams again as Grace flipped to the side. Rachel blocked it with her Thunder Scoopers. Chloe then released purplish arrows as explosions surrounded them. Next, Urara jumped forward with her Scepter Dagger. A green aura surrounded it as she raised it above overhead.
"Solar Cross!"
Gaining energy from the sun, the blade came down as solar energy headed vertically and horizontally, almost in a cross formation. Celia and Chloe were hit as the rangers were hit by the attack. Landing on the ground, the three rangers stood in front with their weapons.
Lamar and Zander faced Brent and Justen. Justen transformed his weapon into a saber as he charged forward.
"Draco Impulse!"
Releasing red draconic waves, Lamar blocked it with his Doom Hammer. Lamar pushed Justen away as he slammed him across with his hammer. Brent went to strike Lamar for Zander to release a blast of water energy from his Swamp Blaster. Brent and Justen landed on the ground as they went to lift up from the beach.
"Quickly, before they get up!" shouted Lamar.
"Yup!" shouted Zander.
A blue aura channeled through Zander's Swamp Blaster as a black aura channeled through Lamar's Doom Hammer.
"Hydro Cannon!"
"Shadow Slammer!"
Dark and water energy combined together as Justen and Brent were hit with the attack. Landing on the ground, Zander placed his Swamp Blaster overhead, "Easy…"
Machoptaro fought Nick as Nick went to strike with his saber. Nick raised his saber as he went to strike, only for Machoptaro to block it. A green aura surrounded his saber as his saber cut through Machoptaro. Machoptaro looked up as Nick then threw a punch in the stomach and then a kick in the face. Machoptaro flew backwards.
"Ha… a pipsqueak Machop tried to fight a humanoid warrior! No Pokémon can destroy a villain of this power. Even if it mastered Mega Evolution, Z-Power… or even Dynamax… you are nothing!" he shouted.
As he went to lunge forward with his saber, red beams came across as Nick was hit. Nick stumbled back as Seb's Relic Blaster was aimed directly at him. Cedric turned around as he looked at Machoptaro, "Are you okay?"
"Why are you helping me after what you did?" asked Machoptaro.
"I guess I was a little… too tough on you," said Cedric, aiming his Steel Sniper.
Nick took a deep breath as he went to fight Machoptaro, "I am going to kill that thing! Get out of my way!"
Machoptaro took a deep breath as he went to step forward. Cedric turned around as he put his hands on Machoptaro, "You did well…"
"But, he's not dead!" shouted Machoptaro.
Cedric shook his head, "It's not about what…. It's about the how and you did well."
Machoptaro looked up to see Nick come forward with his saber. Cedric turned around with his Meta Tector, pushing him away.
"Alright," said Nick. He reached into his belt to reveal a golden egg. As the egg began to glow in lime green, he began to wear golden armor on his chest, shoulders and legs. His saber enhanced. It was a black and lime saber with now silver markings, "Tyranitar Mode!"
Seb stepped forward as he looked at Machoptaro, "I'll handle him."
"But, Seb!" shouted Machoptaro.
"I agree," said Cedric, "He's way too powerful now. We need you to get the club back!"
Machoptaro nodded as Seb stood forward. Seb stretched out the Sentinel Sword, "Sentinel Knight, Combine!"
A golden aura surrounded Seb as he began to lift up from the ground. A red aura surrounded him as the Sentinel Knight released a golden knight armor. Seb was covered, wearing a golden chest plate, shoulder pads, knee pads and boots. He also wore a Dragonite helmet as he stretched out his arm. His arms were covered in ruby gauntlets with blue designs. He also had a sapphire trident that he was able to hold. Finally, the Sentinel Sword turned into an Emerald Saber with golden designs. Landing on the ground, green and white lightning surrounded him.
"Relic Hunter: Hoenn Fighter!"
Nick's saber began to glow in an emerald aura as he went to strike. Seb jumped up as he flew across with the Sentinel Sword. The Sentinel Sword began to glow in a golden aura as his saber flew across.
"Omega Fire!"
A tornado of flames emerged from his gauntlets, piercing Nick away as he flew to the ground.
"Delta Draco Strike!"
Creating a green full moon circle with the saber, Seb struck down. Draconic energy pierced through as Nick was hit. Nick yelled as he dropped his weapon. His whole suit began to deteriorate as he landed on the ground. Justen turned around as he looked at the explosion.
"Nick!"
As he and the other Slayers dashed forward, Seb aimed his saber as Justen stepped forward, carrying Nick from the dirt, "Alright… you want to play it that way! Macho Robo, blow Pacificdalog Town down!"
Immediately, explosions surrounded the area as Macho Robo continued its onslaught. Machoptaro turned around as he looked at him, "How do we get the club back?"
"We have an idea," said Seb. A flash of red light surrounded him as he transformed out of his suit, "Hunter Battleship, undock!"
Within three minutes, the rangers turned around as the Hunter Battleship emerged from the ocean, heading toward the beach.
"Everyone on board!" Seb shouted.
The seven rangers dashed toward the Hunter Battleship. The rangers swam toward the ship, climbing on top of the ship as they went into the hatch. As they opened the hatch, the rangers jumped into the ship. Machoptaro tried to get on, but luckily Cedric managed to pull him up from the ocean. Cedric sealed the hatch as Machoptaro looked around, noticing the bridge as the rangers sat in the ship.
"Hang on tight," said Cedric.
Seb nodded as he looked at the screen.
"All systems ready," said Zander.
Seb withdrew his keycard, "Voyager Fusion!"
As the rangers swiped the keycards, Seb inserted the code on his chair. Pressing the green button, the Hunter Battleship began to levitate.
Electro, the yellow bomber vehicle, which had black lightning stripes around it, extended as it became the lower torso and legs. Shadow, the black freighter stayed connected as the legs lifted up into the air. Shadow rotated 90 degrees as silver bones materialized around the freighter, becoming the upper torso. The blue fighter jet, also known as Hydro, swung across as it split, becoming the shoulder blades. The front of the Battleship, which were the silver wheels with pink and black stripes, also known as Psyche, connected to either side of the freighter becoming the arms, connecting to the fighter jets. The red armored vehicle, known as Inferno, formed the head as it connected to the top of the Megazord. Dark clouds surrounded it as blue lightning bolts surround it.
"Battleship Megazord, battle ready!"
"Activate the club!" shouted Celia.
Pressing the button, the Terra Club was formed from the Macho Robo. The Terra Club swung its club across, slamming a few of the buildings and then slamming into the Battleship Megazord. Sparks flew as the rangers held on. The Terra Club continued to swipe, damaging the robot.
"I am done with this!" shouted Justen, "Gattling Gun!"
Bullets shot out as the Battleship Megazord was hit. Explosions surrounded the Megazord as the robot continued to maneuver forward.
"I think I can get a lock on the club," said Urara, "But, we got to get rid of that armor!"
"I got it," said Grace, heading to the TM list. Pressing the list of TMs that are on the screen, she pressed one of them as a purple aura surrounded it, "Shadow Ball, fire!"
A black and pink and purple energy ball formed as it stretched out, heading straight toward the robot. The Macho Robo was hit as explosions surrounded it. Blue and green lights were coming down as the Ranger Slayers were hit.
"Damage was effective," said Rachel, turning around.
Urara nodded, "Defense armor is down…"
"Machoptaro… are you ready?" asked Seb.
Machoptaro turned around as he looked at him, "What?"
"Cedric will go with you," said Seb.
Macho Robo started slamming and throwing the club across. The Battleship Megazord stretched out its arms as the Macho Robo and the Megazord were having a tug of war.
"Come on…" said Justen, "Let's show him we are superior!"
A flash of silver and white light appeared behind him as Cedric arrived. Brent went over to fight Cedric, only for Cedric to use his Steel Sniper to shoot down his cockpit. Brent turned around as lights started flickering and flames were emerging. Cedric turned around as Machoptaro grabbed the Terra Club from the location. Explosions surrounded them as Celia and Chloe tried to go for it. Cedric used his Meta Tector and slashed with his attack.
"Have fun!" shouted Cedric, grabbing Machoptaro. A silver and white light surrounded them as they disappeared.
"Battleship Megazord, Double Corkscrew Drill!"
The golden auras surrounded the arms as it drilled into Macho Robo. The slayers screamed as explosions surrounded them. Quickly, Justen pressed the eject button as the slayers escaped. The Macho Robo landed on the ground, exploding into pieces. The Battleship Megazord stood on the surface, standing down.
"We did it!" shouted Seb, turning around. Machoptaro walked over with the club as he looked at him, "Thank you!"
Later that day…
The sun was setting as Machoptaro arrived along the ocean shore. Machoptaro grinned as he was walking toward the group. Seb and Cedric stood forward as he looked at them, "Thank you for retrieving the club."
"It was a pleasure," said Seb, "I hope that I get to go to Mt. Mortar to visit you again."
Machoptaro took a deep breath as he looked at him, "It would go against the legacy."
Seb looked at him confused. Cedric turned around, "You mean, there's going to be one to replace you?"
Machoptaro nodded slowly, "My job on Earth is done. I get to go back into the land where the other Machoptaro live. But, I am never going to forget you."
He turned around toward Seb as he gave the black and silver saber to him, "Take this as my token of gratitude."
Seb nodded as he grabbed the sword. Machoptaro raised his arms as he hugged Seb tightly. Seb hugged him back harder as he looked at the ocean, "Take care of yourself."
He walked over, after releasing the hug and went toward Cedric. He hugged Cedric as Cedric began to look at him, "Please be careful."
Machoptaro nodded as he walked away. In a flash of light, he transformed into a Pecha Berry as it floated north toward Johto. Zander and the others stood there as Cedric turned around to meet the group. Urara looked at Cedric, "I guess this is hard on you."
"It is," said Cedric, sighing, "But, I think someone else is taking it harder."
Grace walked forward as Seb put his chin down to the beach. Grace looked at him as Seb had some tears in his eyes. Grace reached for a hug. Seb hugged her back as he looked at her, "I feel like I lost a Pokémon and I don't even have my own."
Grace turned around as she looked over, "What's that?"
Seb turned around as he looked at it. It was a grey and blue Pokémon egg as Seb picked it up. Cedric walked over as he looked at him, "That wasn't part of the legend."
Urara walked over as she went to examine it, "It is a legit Pokémon egg!"
Seb grinned as he reached for the egg, "This is Machoptaro's gift. I promise to take good care of it."
Cedric grinned, "Better you than me."
"Stop it!" said Seb, turning around, "If anything learn from this experience… is that every Pokémon is different in how they deal with things. You admitted it today when you protected him."
Cedric nodded as he looked at Seb. Seb raised an eyebrow as he looked at him, "I guess so. I want to go back to the Pokémon Center."
The rangers huddled together as they headed back to the Pokémon Center. The sun was setting with background colors of red, pink and orange and a hint of purple as the day comes to an end.
Next Chapter:
Grace: Really? I have to be a roadie!
Zander: We need that jewel!
Grace: He switched the rings!
Rachel: Uh-oh… where's the prop?
Grace: 20 seconds…
Poké Rangers Relic Hunters Chapter 39: Grace's Big Break
Grace: I am going to be a co-host instead of a DJ? Show me the money!
A/N: So, I needed a filler chapter that was humorous and fun. Machoptaro was a good example. It was fun to see the cousins try to raise a Machop. I thought it was hysterical, but it was great none the less. I wonder what Justen is planning? Well, you are going to have to wait a few weeks to see. I do apologize for not uploading the theme song this chapter... I am doing a "rush" update because... well, I am in busy season... summer is gone!
And now that its Fall! Time for an announcement:
POKE RANGERS DINO CHARGE RANGER SUBMISSION CALL:
I am doing a Casting Call (or a Ranger Submission) for a new Poké Rangers Series. I will need a lot of rangers for this one. Here is what you need to do:
Step 1: Go to my profile and copy/paste the link to your browser. Get rid of all spaces before you hit enter.
Step 2: Please fill out the form (I did write age twice... my bad, but make sure you fill out one with the red star)
Step 3: Submit it!
NO RANGER SUBMISSIONS (OR MONSTERS) WILL BE DONE BY REVIEW/PRIVATE MESSAGE. YOU MUST USE GOOGLE FORMS... :)
Deadline: Saturday, October 1st 2022...
Rangers Needed? Red, Green, Blue, Pink, Gold, Silver, Violet, Cyan and Grey (Black has been picked).
If you have questions, please let me know! See you next update.
