Mega Revelations
Alec's POV
The group was walking through the forest on the way to Shalour City enjoying the nice weather. "Ah, this is such beautiful weather. It feels so nice out," Serena comments.
"Best thing to do on a day like this is run," Ash says.
"Well if that's the case… race ya!" Alec shouts as he runs ahead of Ash who immediately pursues with the rest of the group trying to catch up. As Alec and Ash run, Alec noticed that one of Ethan's ears perk when a girl in roller skates jumps over the two.
"I found a trainer!" she shouts as she hops over them.
"Who are you?" Ash asks as the rest of the group catches up.
"Can we help you with something?" Clement asks.
"Number 99, and that's going to be you," the girl says pointing at Ash.
"99? What are you talking about?" Ash questions as a Lucario jumps over the group and lands beside the girl.
"A Pokémon battle, of course, what else?" the girl says. Alec then recognizes her.
"Well, well, well. Look at what the Lucario skated in," Alec said causing the girl to look at him.
"Alec! Good to see you again," Korrina said and high fived Alec.
"Wait, you two know each other?" Serena asks.
"Yeah, we do. Alec challenged my grandfather, the former Shalour City Gym Leader, and defeated him in an amazing battle. This guy's crazy strong," Korrina says causing Alec to blush in embarrassment.
"Everyone, this is Korrina. She's the current Shalour City Gym Leader," Alec introduces then the group introduces themselves.
"Hang on, so your the Shalour Gym Leader!?" Ash asks surprised.
"You got it. So how about our battle?" Korrina asks Ash who nods. The group heads to an open field nearby to battle. Ash was going with Pikachu while Korrina was going with Lucario. "Go on Ash, make the first move," Korrina tells him.
"You got it. Let's do this buddy. Quick Attack!" Ash commands.
"Lucario, stop them!" Korrina shouts. Lucario runs right into Pikachu's Quick Attack, stopping it cold before sending Pikachu into the air.
"Iron Tail, let's go!" Pikachu goes in for the attack, but Lucario blocks it again.
"It deflected it," Bonnie comments.
"I get the feeling that Lucario is capable of much more," Clement comments.
"Lucario is powerful, Ash is going to have a tough time beating it," Alec points out.
"Come on Ash and Pikachu, you can do it!" Serena cheers. Ash then has Pikachu go for Iron Tail again, but Lucario dodges them all before using Swords Dance.
"Bone Rush!" Korrina calls out. The attack hits Pikachu hard, sending him flying toward Ash.
"Clever, using Swords Dance to increase Lucario's attack power, then hitting Pikachu with a super-effective move. That had to do a ton of damage," Alec comments.
[If Pikachu doesn't do something to turn this around soon, then Lucario has won this,] Ethan says. Lucario goes for another Bone Rush and hits Pikachu into the air. Then, without waiting for Korrina's command, Lucario used Power-Up Punch. Pikachu lands on the ground with swirls in his eyes. [Did Lucario just use an attack without command?]
"I think so. And if Korrina is trying to do what I think she's trying to do, then it may go badly," Alec answers. The rest of the group runs toward Pikachu and Korrina gives him a Sitrus Berry. Korrina and Ash's stomachs then growl, leading Clement to prepare lunch.
"I can't believe Clement made all of this," Korrina says amazed as she eats a sandwich. "Delicious, your cooking is number one," Korrina says to Clement.
"I appreciate the compliment. Thank you," Clement responds.
"How're the Poké Puffs?" Serena asks the Pokémon, who are really enjoying them.
"Well, they must be good if Ethan is eating them. He's usually pretty picky," Alec points out, seeing his partner chow down.
"That's great!" Serena says.
"So, Korrina, I take it this was a gift from your grandfather?" Alec asks pointing to the keystone on Korena's glove, who nods.
"Wow, your keystone looks just like the one Diantha has," Bonnie points out, which gets Alec's attention.
"Hang on, you've all met Diantha?" Alec asks.
"Yeah, and her Mega Gardevoir too," Ash answers.
"So, is Lucario able to Mega Evolve?" Serena asks.
"No, not yet, Lucario doesn't have a Mega Stone yet. Though I have seen a lot of Mega Evolved Pokémon, like Alec's—" Korrina starts as Alec covers her mouth.
"Alec has a Pokémon that can Mega Evolve?" questioned Ash.
"Did I mention that the food tastes amazing?" Alec asked before Korrina could say anything else. Korrina seemed to take the hint and didn't say any more. The rest of the group shrugged and continued eating. As the group finished their lunch and packed up, a truck shows up and someone on a microphone asks Korrina if Lucario was her partner. The truck's trailer then opens up to reveal three people who identify themselves as the Mega Evolution Consulting Group. "I'm sorry, the what?" Alec asks.
"Our job is to give you a consultation concerning how strong your Pokémon will become and what moves it will use once it mega evolves," the small man says. Alec was a bit confused. He never heard about Pokémon learning new moves just because it mega evolved.
"We're also aware that your Lucario is looking to Mega Evolve using the stone a Geosenge town," the woman continues. This made both Alec and Korrina suspicious. The three then take Lucario on stage and what surprised Alec was that they took Korrina's keystone as well. Korrina tried to get it back, but they wouldn't give it to her. They then bring Pikachu up, saying that it was possible for Pikachu to mega evolve.
"Hang on a minute," Alec says and the three stop in their tracks. "First of all, how are you aware there's a Lucarionite in Geosenge town?" Alec asks.
"It's our job to know that stuff," the small man says.
"Ok, second, Pikachu can't Mega Evolve. Mega evolution goes beyond normal evolution and in order to do that the Pokémon has to be fully evolved. You people should know that" Alec continues. That's when a hard light cage captures Pikachu, Lucario, and the keystone and the truck closes up. A Meowth shaped balloon then springs from the top and the group sees Team Rocket, who immediately do their motto.
"Come back here!" Ash shouts.
"Fat chance," Meowth says and throws down a smoke bomb. When the smoke clears, Alec gets a brief glance at Team Rocket's balloon.
"We've got to get Pikachu and Lucario back," Korrina says.
"But how do we find them?" Serena asks.
"Leave that to me. Harrow, I need your assistance," Alec says throwing a Poké Ball and a Pidgeot is released. "Harrow, we're looking for a Meowth shaped balloon that has a Pikachu and Lucario inside. They headed somewhere in that direction. I need you to find it then lead us to it" Alec tells him.
[You can count on me,] Harrow responds before flying off in the direction Alec told him to.
"We'd better get moving," Alec says and the group nods then follows Harrow.
Harrow's POV
Harrow was flying at max speed while scanning the sky for his target. Upon seeing it, he is surprised to see the balloon rock in mid-air. He flies in a little closer and sees a Lucario and Pikachu using attacks on the hard light cage. [Pikachu, I have an idea. Use Electro Ball on the cage,] Lucario says. Pikachu follows through while Lucario uses Swords Dance before hitting the Electro Ball with a Power-Up Punch sending it through the cage and balloon. The cage disappears and Harrow catches both Pikachu and Lucario.
[Need some help?] Harrow asks them.
[Thanks, we sure could,] Pikachu answers. Once Harrow puts them on the ground safely, they start to make their way back to the group when Team Rocket shows up again with Pumpkaboo and Inkay out.
"We wouldn't dream of letting you leave so soon," Jessie says. Pikachu then goes for an Electro Ball while Inkay and Pumpkaboo respond with Psybeam and Dark Pulse. But before either attack can hit, Harrow gets in front of Lucario and Pikachu and takes both hits.
Alec's POV
The group catches up to Team Rocket and Alec sees Harrow injured. "Harrow!" he calls out as he runs to him. "You alright?" Alec asks worriedly.
[I'll be okay. I've taken worse,] Harrow answers.
"That's good to hear. Get some rest," Alec says and returns Harrow into his Poké Ball before glaring at Team Rocket.
"I say we settle this with a Pokémon battle, and may the worst twerp lose," Meowth says.
"Alright, I've had enough of you three. You wanna see Mega Evolution, I'll give you Mega Evolution. Light, let's go!" Alec shouts as his Ampharos appears with an Ampharousite on her tail.
"Are you sure we should let Alec do this himself?" Ash asks Korena.
"It's best if we do. When he gets mad, you don't want to be on the receiving end. Though I'm surprised he's using Ampharos, I thought he'd use a different Pokémon," Korrina answers. Alec then grabs the string around his neck and pulls out the keystone attached to it.
"Beyond the limits of nature, Light, mega evolve!" Alec shouts as he touches the keystone. Light's mega stone responds to this, revealing Mega Ampharos. Inkay then uses Psybeam while Pumpkaboo uses Shadow ball. "Dodge it!" Alec commands. Light jumps back avoiding the attacks. "Now use Signal Beam!" The move then hits both Pokémon, knocking them both out since both were weak to bug type moves.
"You won't get away that easily! Feel my Fury Swipes!" Meowth shouts as he runs at Light.
"Focus Blast!" Alec commands and Light launches the attack at Meowth and sends him flying into Team Rocket. "Now, Thunderbolt!" The move hits Team Rocket and sends them into a blast-off. Light then transforms back and looks at Alec.
[Don't you think that was a bit overkill?] Light asks concerned.
"It got rid of them, didn't it. Besides, there's no such thing as 'overkill,'" Alec answers.
"Um, Alec, why are you talking to your Pokemon like you can understand them?" Serena asks.
"Well, that's because I can. Word for word," Alec tells them slowly. As he speaks, he sees their stunned faces.
"You can fully understand Pokémon!? I didn't know there was any form of science that could do that!" Clement says surprised.
"There isn't. I just, can, I honestly don't know why," Alec says. The group seems to accept this for whatever reason, but he wasn't going to complain.
"So, it's on to Geosenge Town to get that Lucarionite," Korrina says. Lucario says his agreement.
"We'd best get going then. I'm on my way to Geosenge Town myself," Alec tells her.
"Can we come? I really want to see Mega Lucario," Ash asks.
"I don't see why not," Alec answers. With that being said, the group heads toward Geosenge town.
I hope you all enjoyed and thanks for reading.