Chapter 155 Hoop's the Culprit Part 4

Ash and Julia are continuing to chase after the Corin Rogue, they also chase them at the Regi World, and much to their surprise, they find the Umbral Cain in front of them.

Julia: Is that Cain?

Lin: Ooooh, wait, is that- shoot, I didn't mean to send HIM over here. That's not a friend- SO sorry about that little mix up, our staff will get that cleaned up right away! Here, let's just- we'll make that go away.

Just then, the green portal appears and Cain is gone again.

Ash: Just great...I thought we are going to save Cain...

Lin: That's better! Now just forget you ever saw anything, okay? The real one is juuuuuuuust ahead!

After getting out of the ring, they find themselves at the World of Swords of Justice, after getting to the beach where they found Umbral Samson, the person standing in front of them is another Umbral, but much to their surprise and horror: Terra. The only difference is that she's not having her rainbow hair, just green.

Ash: Oh no...not her...

Terra: oH. shE broughT mE bacK?

Julia: Isn't she the one back at Labradorra?

Ash: Yeah...the former Ground Type Leader...

Terra: whY? i waS surE shE waS donE witH mE in labradorrA. shE coulD havE madE mE wiN iF shE wanteD. shE onlY loseS becausE shE wantS tO ...i caN prettY mucH guesS everythinG thaT happeneD whilE i waS ouT.

Ash and Julia are also surprised that the girl is talking normally instead of some porn fanfiction or other things.

Terra: yoU brokE thE resT oF teaM meteoR, goT alL thE keyS bacK, shE tooK yoU tO thE citadeL, openeD thE neW worlD, anD theN leT yoU wiN. righT? you'rE probablY thinkinG, "She didn't let me win, I won with my own power!" nO, shE leT yoU wiN. trusT mE. shE goT boreD oF thaT dolL a lonG timE agO. iT couldn'T saY mucH aT firsT, buT eventuallY shE learneD tO makE iT speaK. speakinG througH iT waS stilL difficulT thougH, sO- (Breaks the fourth wall) caN wE stoP witH thE creepY musiC? i'M noT tryinG tO bE intimidatinG herE. (Music stop) thankS.

Julia: Did you hear some music? I don't think I've heard it.

Ash: Me neither.

Terra: sO yoU beaT thE dolL anD liN pretendeD tO bE defeateD buT thE neW worlD alreadY existS sO noW a buncH oF stupiD stufF keepS happeninG. thaT dolL originallY onlY existeD sO shE coulD geT herselF ouT. buT theN shE starteD havinG fuN witH iT. shE didn'T geT ouT, diD shE? shE wenT froM beinG trappeD bY thE closeD worlD tO beinG trappeD bY heR owN poweR. anD noW thaT she'S gettinG boreD, shE broughT mE bacK. basicallY, once agaiN, i'M jusT herE tO plaY a parT and meeT other'S expectationS... (Looks at herself) oH mY goD, caN yoU geT thiS stupiD blacK aurA ofF oF mE alreadY? i sweaR it'S madE oF `Juice That Makes You Dramatically Monologue`. jusT fighT oR whateveR and it'lL comE ofF.

Ash: I'll battle her, Julia. You're an Electric Leader and she's Ground.

Julia: Aww...I want to boom on her face...

Then Terra sends out Claydol first, while Ash goes for Blacephalon, and since it is not the Glitch Field, so Ash can battle seriously on the Ashen Beach field. Claydol basically uses Reflect and Light Screen to boost the defenses, and then it goes for Stealth Rock to set the field, but Blacephalon goes for Shadow Ball and Mind Blown to knock the Pokemon out.

The second Pokemon is Palossand, and it goes for Shadow Ball to knock the Blacephalon out, so Ash goes for Greninja to battle. Greninja goes for Water Shuriken, but the ability and the Shore Up are making it harder to beat. And when Greninja goes for Ice Beam, Palossand is eventually knocked out. The third Pokemon is Swampert, and Ash switches into Venusaur, and Mega Evolve the Pokemon. Venusaur lands the Petal Dance, which manages to deal a lot of damage, but Swampert goes for Earth Power, which is also super effective. In the end, Swampert is defeated after another Petal Dance and Venusaur gets confused after that.

The fourth Pokemon is Golurk, with the Zen Headbutt and the Field Effect, Venusaur is defeated. Ash switches to Absol next and goes for Night Slash, and since Golurk has the Choice Band, it can't use other moves, and it eventually is defeated. The fifth Pokemon is Quagsire, and Absol gets poisoned by Toxic and is defeated by Mud Bomb, so Ash goes for Cobalion, using Sacred Sword and the Field Effect, it manages to defeat Quagsire.

Terra: arE wE donE yeT? can'T yoU KO mE anY fasteR?

The final Pokemon is the Mega Garchomp, and Ash groans as he knows that this one is hard to beat, but since they're not in the Glitch World, he can use Steel, Dark, and Fairy moves. So he has Cobalion uses Iron Head to make it flinch, but Garchomp goes for Earthquake to deal a lot of damage, in the end, Cobalion goes for another Sacred Sword, knocking the Garchomp out.

Terra: greaT, thankS. (Dark aura disappears) Much better. But if you were expecting me to be back to my usual chaotic persona, I'm going to have to disappoint you. That umbral energy draws out the most destructive parts of a person... Because somebody thought that was a convenient plot device... But in my case, it doesn't really matter. I was already there. I still have some of that juice in me, so bear with it for a moment.

Ash: Okay...

Terra: My parents generally expected me to get good grades, and stay out of trouble, blah-blah-blah. They weren't especially strict compared to other parents, and it's not like they were abusive. But I always got really shaken up whenever I did get in trouble, with them or anyone else. It was crushing. It was ridiculous, but every time it felt like I was about to be char-broiled and executed. Talk about an overreaction. So, to avoid that feeling, I got used to living my life the way others thought I should: Wake up, go to school, do the work, come home, study, go to sleep, rinse, lather, repeat. Just like all other 7 billion whatever people on this planet. Automatic process; automatic life. Stay in line, wait for the mid-life crisis to kick in. All of it is just so pointless.

Ash and Julia for some reason feel sorry for the girl, but they decide not to say anything.

Terra: Then I met her. I met the real her- not that doll. She really... opened my eyes. "If it's pointless anyway, you may as well have fun with it," she said. Break the rules, color outside of the lines- why not? Isn't it better than living a cookie-cutter life? She went on to do just that. She found me, and recruited me to the team to help rescue her. I found freedom under her power. Because with her, the rules didn't matter anyway. She was in it for the same reason- Everything is awful; may as well have some fun. I think I was the only person she trusted because we had that in common. There's probably a lot I could tell you about her and her plans. But I don't think she'd want that. Even now, she's probably watching. (Looks up to see if the portal appears) Aren't you? Did you bring me back out of pity? Or was it boredom?

Ash and Julia expected to hear Lin's voice, but it is nowhere.

Terra: It looks like I'm left out to guess at it now too. I don't care enough to. I didn't ask to come back. Better to go out with a bang than burn out and fade away. And I don't think I have that much zaniness left in me anyway. What about you? Did you find it funny- all of my antics before?

Julia: I think it's funny! You are always going boom and it is fun!

Ash: I guess it's funny, except for trying to kill each other in the tournament of hell.

Terra: Well, that's nice I guess. Sometimes I even annoyed myself with it all. But it's better than withering away under monotony. That's what I told myself. I shouldn't still be here. (Walks towards the Hoopa Ring) Just let me go. All of you.

Ash and Julia are feeling sad for Terra, but they realize that they still have a thief and Hoopa to chase, and when they find them, they start to have a Scrooby-Doo like chase, Julia and Terra weren't inside the chase, until Ash somehow being chased by three Hoopa instead, then a Tyrantrum joins in, and chases the Corin Rouge. Terra was just walking to the middle to see what was going on, only to be chased by the Tyrantrum and Julia also joined in the chase.

The chase has been a hell as Terra's hair starts to turn back to Rainbow and she's getting back to her normal self, after the other five are still chasing, Terra decides to put an end to this.

Terra: (Yells) STOP!

Ash, Hoopa, Julia, Corin-Rogue, and Tyrantrum just look at Terra with confusion, until she takes the giant mallet again.

Terra: hammer time

Then much to their surprise all five of them are being slammed by the giant mallet as they are sent flying.


When Ash wakes up, he finds himself with Julia, Terra, and Sandy at the Grandview Station, with Adrienn and Delia there.

Delia: ...So, let me get this straight. The Chief was an imposter, the train was grounded in the desert, the Red Orb was stolen, the thief got away, Ash suffered head trauma, and an entire pocket of New World space was completely destroyed in an explosion so intense that tremors were felt through the entire desert and city?

Julia: Yep, that about sums it up!

Both Delia and Adrienn are speechless, as Julia continues to speak.

Julia: In my defense, I was left unattended with Terra for more than thirty seconds.

Adrienn: ...This is really going to put a damper on our relationship, isn't it?

Terra: Juju an' I got it on like daaaaaaaaayum ;)

Delia: How did you even cause a chemical explosion in the New World with only a giant mallet, four dozen rubber ducks, and a half-eaten Rare Candy?

Sandy: And where did you even get all those rubber ducks?!

Julia: Trust me, you don't wanna know.

Sandy: Yes, I do!

Terra: no u dont ;)

Sandy: No, I don't!

Adrienn: Julia, weren't you being evacuated to the recovery train anyway? How did you even get caught up in this?

Julia: Oh, it's simple! The guy in the officer hat said "This way, please!" so I just went the other way with Ash!

Delia: But why- No, nevermind, forget it... It's not worth it...

Sandy: I saw you dip out and followed you! I would've gotten there sooner but I tripped on a space rock and had to free fall for a while.

Delia: Well, it's a good thing you did. If you hadn't, you would've just been caught in the damage too. You're all incredibly lucky that Sandy was able to recover you from the New World despite the destruction.

Adrienn: Goodness, when Sandy is the responsible one... What's this come to...

Sandy: Hey, I'm super responsible!

Adrienn: Responsible for a lot of problems, maybe!

Sandy: I've never caused a problem in my life!

Julia: Me neither!

Terra: I caused ur mom problems last nite lol

Delia: Ash, did we have to bring her back?

Ash: Even though she might be our enemy, I still don't want anyone to die.

Terra: Awhhh, shux. relationship points +1 I ain't tellin' you secrets no more tho. My brian cells have officially left the building, perished in the war, the fire, whatever.

Sandy: The explosion?

Terra: yeah that disappeared into the atmosphere with one last 'hasta la vista' just like my father.

Delia: Sandy, would you like to play a game?

Sandy: Sure, I love games!

Delia: Cover Terra's mouth. For each sentence you stop her from saying, I'll shred one of your incident reports.

Sandy: You got it!

Terra: wait no, you can't-(Being covered by Sandy's hand) mmrmrrrfffghrrr!

Julia: Isn't that an abuse of power?

Adrienn: Not if they're also digitized.

Sandy: They're what?!

Delia: Multisized! I said they're multisized.

Adrienn: Ash, if you wouldn't mind, I will take custody of the Blue Orb again. We'll see it stored away safely here, since clearly sending it abroad is impractical.

Ash: I don't mind as long as this item is not with me. I don't want that thing to be absorbed just like Pikachu did... (Hands over the orb)

Adrienn: Thank you. (Suddenly changes tone) However, I'm afraid you've been fooled again! For it is I, Corin-Rouge!

Delia: (Sighs after noticing Ash's paled face) Stop scaring my son.

Adrienn: I'm kidding, of course. Don't worry; I'm quite myself.

Julia: You better be kidding! That jerk stood me up! If you were him, I'd knock all of your lights out right here and now!

Delia: Anyway, there is one more upside to all of this. The Hoopa responsible for freeing Corin-Rouge and stealing the orbs has been recovered. It was apparently rendered unconscious amidst the destruction as well. Ash, I'm sure you did your best despite everything. You're the obvious choice of owner to keep it out of any additional trouble.

Sandy: Wait, what about me!?

Adrienn: Didn't you board that train with the intention of stealing the orbs?

Sandy: ...No...

Adrienn: I suppose I'll have to write a report about that too.

Sandy: Not if I shred it first!

Ash: The Hoopa was with you, right? I think I can take care of him considering that he did give me a lot of trouble back in Kalos.

Adrienn: Thank goodness. As always, you're a pillar of stability...

Sandy: (Terra bites Sandy's hand) Ow, she bit me!

Adrienn: ...In a world that desperately needs one.

Sandy: (Terra now licking her hand) Stop licking my hand!

Adrienn: You should be on your way now, your Mom will help you get back home. In the meantime, I have a few final words for the three stoogettes here...

Julia: Isn't a stoogette a kind of mushroom?

Adrienn: No, but they're similarly dangerous if handled poorly. Thank you, Ash.

Ash sighs as he brings the Hoopa and heads back home with Delia, and he sighs as it is such a day.


And I'll end the chapter right here, as you can see, this is the end of the Hoopa quest, and Terra is back. I hope you like this chapter and the next chapter will be the new request.