Chapter 6: Mimikyu VS Pikachu! Fake VS Real!
Last time on "Pokémon Alola Journey", Kaito had a strange dream of all the Water Type Pokémon of Alola calling him their Prince underwater, as he wakes up only to realize that it was a dream as he changes to his original outfit to head for Prof. Kukui's house under his mother's reminder and request.
As the Alola boy and his Sea Weasel Pokémon got there, they both received a happy welcome from both Ash and their rocky friend, Rockruff, that seemed to be living with the Professor in the house! With Ash and Kaito in present, the Alola Professor presented the boys their Alola Pokédex, which a Pokémon named Rotom goes into!
To the boys' amazement and surprise, Rotom was able to speak through the Pokédex and would be able to assist the two on their trials while they were in the Alola region.
Taking Rotom to the Pokémon School, the Mythical Pokémon inside the device was welcomed by Kaito's classmates and the Principal, as the two seemed to get along by making Pokémon gags, to Kaito's annoyance. With Prof. Kukui giving them all permission to head for the forest, Ash gets excited to catch his very first Alola Pokémon!
But meanwhile, while Kaito and his classmates were about to have fun, Shizuka and Kazuma in different places discovers that their son is related to the merfolk legend about a lost Prince that bonds with many Water Type Pokémon in the Alola region.
At the entrance of the forest, Kaito took a step forward as he was planning on leading the group for a while. "Well... This is it! The forest that's near the Pokémon School..." Kaito said with a deep breath, remembering the times when he and Buizel would usually visit the forest after school a few times.
Ash stepped up as well, until he remembered something about this forest. "Hey, Kai... Isn't this the same forest when we were trying to catch that Bug Type Pokémon that we chased all the way here?" Ash asked in realization, as he scratched his head with a bit of confusion.
Kaito blinked in realization, until Mallow piped up the question. "A Bug Type Pokémon? You mean, you two chased it into the forest here?" Mallow asked as the Kanto trainer nodded before he tried to explain in what the Pokémon looked like and on how he and Kaito met each other again.
"Yeah! It happened on the day when I met Kaito and you guys the first time. Pikachu and I met a strange Pokémon that looked like a Bug Type that likes to dig underground... I was amazed at first, until it started pinching my nose! It kinda hurt, really..." Ash explained sheepishly.
"Pinched your nose? A Pokémon that likes to dig underground? Could it have been... a Grubbin?" Lillie asked as Rotom buzzed to show the data and information of the Pokémon Lillie had just mentioned.
"Leave the data and information to me! Grubbin, the Larva Pokémon. A Bug-Type. Grubbin scrapes trees with its large jaws and drinks their sap. It makes its home underground." Rotom buzzed as Kaito sheepishly smiled at seeing the familiar Pokémon.
"That's the same one, alright... It tried to get away from us fast when Ash had started chasing it." Kaito said as Lana giggled at the thought of it, with Popplio snickering as well.
"That would've been funny if we were to have seen it..." "Pop Pop Pop!" Lana giggled as Popplio clapped his hands happily as Ash poured at Lana and her partner making fun of him.
"Come on, Lana. Knock it off." Ash said as Kiawe stepped up, asking Ash and Kaito another question.
"So then, what happened after that?" Kiawe asked as Kaito folded his arms before he sighed as he shook his head. There was one memory that he couldn't forget... as it was all frightening and sudden.
"After we lost Grubbin, we were approached by a pink bear Pokémon named Bewear... I don't think I could ever forget the screeching and rampaging it had caused in the forest..." Kaito said as Lillie frowned at that.
"Bewear... That Pokémon is something to be really cautious about when you're near it..." Lillie said as Rotom immediately searched the information for Bewear as well!
"Another data to be added! Bewear, the Strong Arm Pokémon. A Normal and Fighting Type. Bewear has extremely powerful arms, and it's very dangerous. It waves its arms in a friendly fashion, but this is a means of warning. Approach with caution." Rotom buzzed as Ash gulped.
"Boy, I'll remember on not to approach Bewear carelessly ever again..." Ash said as he remembered when Bewear slashed multiple trees and chased both him and Kaito at the middle of the forest!
"After we managed to lose Bewear, we saw you and Charizard flying for the Pokémon School, which was great timing since I needed to go there." Kaito said as Kiawe folded his arms, while nodding in understanding.
"I see..." Kiawe said as Mallow gave a reminder to the others on whether they're going to enter the forest or not.
"Um? Is anyone going inside the forest? We won't be able to see new Alola Pokémon in there if we just stay standing out here!" Mallow said as this startled everyone else before they agreed to go in. Once they did, Lillie started to shake a little as her fear of Pokémon lingered inside her.
"I just hope the forest Pokémon won't attack us all of a sudden..." Lillie said as Sophocles smirked as he began to tease his friend for her fear of Pokémon.
"Scared? You never were scared when we came here several times, Lillie." Sophocles said as this only caused Lillie to huff and turn her head away from him, as she once again denied of fearing Pokémon.
"Ah! I'm not scared! Like I said before, I love Pokémon! I just like to study them from afar so they don't get angry or start attacking." Lillie said as Kaito sweat dropped from what his classmate was saying.
"That's the same as saying you're scared, Lillie..." Kaito said as he shook his head with a frown. "Bu bui..." Buizel said as he kept his grip onto his human brother's left shoulder. The walk continued on as the students kept walking around.
"There's nothing here so far..." Mallow said as Lana held Popplio close to her.
"Whatever could come out... It can be coming out right now." Lana said cautiously. Popplio curiously looked around until it saw something rustling ahead! "Pop Pop! Popplio!" Popplio barked as everyone turned their attention to the rustling bushes!
"What could that be...?" Lillie said in worry as Kaito stepped up with a serious look on his face.
"A forest Pokémon, no doubt. You guys mind if I take this one?" Kaito asked as Kiawe and Lana both shook their heads with smiles on their faces. "Go ahead, Kai. It's great to make new friends with the Pokémon you meet in here." Lana said with a smile.
"She's right. And you only have Buizel in your tram, right? I think it's a good idea for you to catch a Pokémon that you've never met in Alola so far." Kiawe said as Kaito nodded back with thanks.
"Thanks, you two." Kaito said as he turned to Ash, who nodded back in understanding. Despair of wanting to catch an Alola Pokémon first, Ash knew that Kaito was in Alola longer than he was, which meant Kaito only had Buizel for two years.
"Go knock 'em dead, Kaito!" Ash said, earning another nod from the Alola boy. He turned to Buizel, who nodded in understanding. The Sea Weasel Pokémon jumped in front of him, making a battle stance as the Alola boy called for the first attack, aiming for the bushes that were rustling, even now!
"Here goes... Buizel, aim for the rustling bushes with Aqua Jet!" Kaito yelled as Buizel focused his power! He surrounded himself with water before he dove towards the rustling bushes, only for something to come out, as if it was anticipating Buizel to come and attack it!
Everyone all blinked their eyes in surprise until they noticed a familiar Pokémon, but with a small different appearance on its face! It was a Rockruff! But of course, it wasn't the friendly Rockruff everyone knew back at the Pokémon School.
This Rockruff had a scar across its left eye, with small scratches all over its body, and it even had a fierce looking personality! It glared at Buizel, who glared back, knowing that this was a battle that he would have to partake in.
"Everyone... Stay back. I believe this is one battle that's going to be difficult, whether if we have the Type advantage or not." Kaito said with a serious look, causing his six classmates to stand back and watch the difficult battle begin between Buizel and the wild and fierce Rockruff.
The Rockruff began by using Howl! Its body glowed a little with red aura to show that its power increased with the effect of the move it had used! Lillie noticed this and pointed out the move in reminder for her friend.
"It's using Howl! That's going to make its attacks stronger! Be careful, Kaito!" Lillie said as Kaito nodded a little in understanding. "Got it... If that's the case, Buizel, use Rain Dance!" Kaito cried as Buizel lifted his paws to summon the rain clouds!
Dark clouds surrounded his trainer, himself, and his Rock Type opponent as rain began to pour down, which would give him the advantage in the battle. Rockruff paid no mind to the rain as Ash noticed this, causing him to frown a little.
"That's weird... I thought all Rock Types would be afraid of the rain, but that Rockruff doesn't seem to be even paying attention to it at all!" Ash said as Rotom buzzed in, buzzing his confusion as well.
"It really is strange, you're right! Any Rock Types would be reluctant to battle, should they pelted by weathers like hail or by rain! This Rockruff must be a unique one to not notice the weather created by Rain Dance!" Rotom buzzed as Kiawe narrowed his eyes.
"I guess this means Water Type moves won't be as much effective if you put it that way..." Kiawe said as Lana kept her belief in her best friend hard, with Popplio doing the same in its mind.
"Kai will be able to go through this! Buizel, too!" Lana said confidently. "Popplio... Pop!" Popplio said as Sophocles and Mallow chuckled silently together, as they knew on how Lana and Kaito were close to each other when it comes to Kaito challenging another Pokémon or a Trainer in a battle.
Whenever Kaito would face a difficult challenge against a strong, wild Pokémon or an experienced Trainer, Lana would always believe in Kaito to win, while Popplio would always believe that its best friend would win the match.
Everyone turned their attention back to the battle as Rockruff growled before he dashed towards Buizel with a huge amount of speed! "That's fast!" Ash gasped as Buizel managed to dodge out of the way, thanks to his ability, Swift Swim. Kaito then prepared to counter back with the same move!
"Now Buizel! Aqua Jet!" Kaito cried out as Buizel surrounded himself with water again, only for the Rain Dance to power his moves! The Sea Weasel Pokémon charged to bash Rockruff as the Puppy Pokémon stood his ground! Then, to everyone's surprise, it took the super effective Water Type attack!
"It took the powered up Aqua Jet!?" Kaito said in shock as the wild Rockruff skidded back, its fiery personality still going wild. Buizel flipped to the ground, suspicious to the fact that Rockruff didn't seem hurt by his Aqua Jet attack.
Turning to Kaito, the Alola boy understood what Buizel wanted as Kaito called for another attack! "If that didn't work, then maybe this combo will! Buizel, use Agility with Aqua Jet together!" Kaito cried as Buizel once again charged towards Rockruff, but this time by increasing his speed!
Buizel bashed Rockruff multiple times back to back, as Rockruff managed to keep his ground, even with the multiple super effective attacks. This left the classmates and even the Alola boy surprised as Buizel landed on the ground, showing a surprised look to see Rockruff still standing.
"No way... Even after the super effective attacks, that Rockruff is still standing!" Sophocles said as Rotom buzzed in his confusion, too. "With the amount of damage it took, a normal Rockruff should've passed out about five times!" Rotom buzzed, much to Mallow's shock and amazement.
"Five times!? Just how strong is this one!?" Mallow said as Kaito kept a close eye on it, with Buizel doing the same. Rockruff growled and let out a battle howl to summon multiple boulders! Buizel widened his eyes in shock as Kaito called for an evasion call.
"That's Rock Slide...! Dodge them all with Agility, Buizel! Quick!" Kaito cried out as Buizel did so, using the speed from his Psychic Type attack and with his Swift Swim ability, the boulders were all dodged! That was a mistake for Buizel as he noticed too late to see Rockruff right in front of him!
The Sea Weasel Pokémon gasped as Rockruff but onto his body, dealing critical damage! Buizel shreked in pain, causing shocks to occur to everyone as they didn't see Rockruff move until now!
"Buizel, no! Quick! Get him off of you with Ice Punch!" Kaito yelled out loud. Hearing his human brother, Buizel focused his powers on his fists, turning them both into ice! He punched Rockruff at the side of its face and sharp neck several times, with Rockruff using Bite even harder!
Both Pokémon struggled to keep battling and to keep damaging each other until both of them jumped back, with the Puppy Pokémon letting go of his Water Type opponent. The two glared at each other, before they grinned at each other!
Kaito noticed this and smiled a little, as he knew what his best friend was seeing Rockruff as. "I guess this means you've found a new rival... Huh, Buizel?" Kaito asked as Buizel nodded in confirmation.
"Bu bui... Bui..." Buizel said as Ash smiled at this. "Rockruff and Buizel as rivals...? Kinda reminds me of the time when one of my Pokémon made rivals with a certain Pokémon when I traveled in Kalos..." Ash said as the battle continued on!
Rockruff howled again to summon more boulders to create another Rock Slide attack as Buizel braced himself for it!
"We can't let the same thing happen, so let's try another method! Buizel, dodge those boulders with Aqua Jet!" Kaito yelled as Buizel did so, using the rain and his move to evade all the boulders! Then, as Kaito expected Rockruff to do, it was right in front of his partner, preparing to use Bite!
"We got you! Ice Punch, let's go!" Kaito cried as Buizel evaded Bite by jumping in the air! He then punched Rockruff away with the Ice Type attack, causing Rockruff to skid back and endure the hit it took after his sneak atayck was countered!
Brushing away the pain it took, Rockruff panted, looking exhausted as Buizel was losing stamina as well. Both Pokémon looked like they were ready to battle, and so was Kaito. But just before the battle could continue, another howling noise came from a fair amount of distance!
Kaito and Buizel blinked, along with the six classmates and their Pokémon partners! Rockruff widened his eyes before he grumbled a little as it fled out of the battle scene, heading to where the howling noise came from!
"Wait! Where are you going!?" Kaito asked as Buizel snapped at the Puppy Pokémon for it to come back. But it was already too late, as Rockruff was already out of sight. The rain stopped as the battle was over, leaving the Sea Weasel Pokémon and his human brother drenched a little.
The others ran over as they looked to where Rockruff had run off to. "Why did it suddenly leave? Was it because of that howling all of us just heard?" Sophocles asked as Kiawe believed it to be a good reason.
"It must've gone back to its family. No other species of Pokémon would be calling for Rockruff unless it's by one of the members in its pack." Kiawe said as Lillie nodded in agreement as she explained about Rockruff pack.
"I read about Rockruff and its evolutionary form, Lycanroc, before... It says that there were rare times when a Rockruff made a pack out of the Rockruff and Lycanroc species... If there were to be a pack of them, then the Rockruff that would battle trainers and other Pokémon would mostly win all the time!" Lillie said with a frown.
"It would win most of the time...? That's kind of... far-fetched..." Kaito said with a frown as Lillie nodded sadly in agreement with a suspicious look.
"I know it may be hard to believe, but it's true... There were many reports of Trainers and other wild Pokémon being defeated by a pack of Rockruff and Lycanroc once..." Lillie said as Mallow asked with a curious look on her face.
"So, do you think those reports involved the Rockruff we just met? That Rockruff's pack?" Mallow asked as Lillie nodded in confirmation. "Yes. It's quite possible that it comes from that same pack where all the reports were coming from." Lillie said as Kaito shook his drenched head.
Buizel did the same, except that he shook the water off of his orange fur. Once the water was off of his head, the Alola boy folded his arms with a serious look on his face. Remembering in how the Rockruff battled with him and Buizel earlier, he knew that it would come back to them someday.
"If that tough guy comes out again... Then, we'll be ready to fight the little guy again. It had taken a particular interest with Buizel, so I don't think it'll be the last time before we see that tough guy again." Kaito said as Ash agreed with a confident smile to his Alola friend.
"Hey... I'm sure that if it comes back, you two will win for sure!" "Pika Pika!" Ash and Pikachu said together, as they placed their beliefs on the Alola boy and his Sea Weasel Pokémon partner. Seeing how his friend was encouraging him, Kaito nodded back with a look of thanks.
"Thanks, Ash." Kaito said as Buizel said the same to Pikachu. "Bui bui." Buizel said as everyone agreed to continue on into the forest. While Kaito was battling with Rockruff, they hardly made five feet inside the forest, which made their exploring time delayed.
As the seven classmates walked together with their Pokémon partners, the Kanto trainer was determined to catch his very first Alola Pokémon in the Alola region. The feeling of seeing a wild Pokémon made Ash excited as he carefully looked around with both excitement and hope.
"I've got the feeling we'll run into a wild Pokémon really soon!" Ash said as Mallow chuckled as she walked up front, walking backwards with her hands behind her back as she faced the excited Kanto trainer as Kiawe let out an amused chuckle.
"Really?" Kiawe asked as Mallow agreed to settle on the hope for some wild Pokémon soon. "Well, I hope your prediction is right on the money!" Mallow said as Sophocles stretched his arms out, before yawning a little from the small exercise he was having at the moment.
"Agh... I'm tired from all this walking..." Sophocles said as Kaito gave him an unimpressed look.
"Then, start exercising every morning, so you wouldn't feel so exhausted already. Because it's only been ten minutes when we've been walking after that Rockruff battle." Kaito said as Sophocles puffed his cheeks out in annoyance as he complained about the recent remark the Alola boy made just now.
"Hey! I'm not like you, Kai! I'm not the kind of guy who likes to run outdoors so much! So don't judge me for walking so slow in the forest!" Sophocles complained as Kaito just rolled his eyes with an amused look on his face.
"Whatever..." "Bu bui..." Kaito and his Sea Weasel Pokémon cried out as Rotom buzzed in, showing on how much chance the group would have of meeting a wild Pokémon soon in the forest.
"The probability of meeting Pokémon in this area is 83.9%!" Rotom buzzed as Ash blinked, before he noticed a ragged-looking Pokémon up ahead! "Ah! Over there!" Ash exclaimed as everyone turned their attention to see the weird looking Pokémon.
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu cried out as the Pokémon turned to hear the voice it hated so much. Its thoughts were true as it spotted Pikachu right on top of Ash's shoulder! It started to shake, due to fear or hate as Mallow giggled at the realization that Ash's words about a wild Pokémon showing up was true.
"Looks like your feeling was right!" Mallow said as Lana cocked her head in confusion as she noticed the similarity the new Pokémon had with Ash's Pikachu. "A Pikachu? I don't think so..." Lana said as Lillie made the correction.
"Mimikyu! I read about it in a book once! I think it's a-" Lillie started to say until Rotom threw himself into the conversation to explain Mimikyu's details! "Wait! Please, leave the Pokémon descriptions to me!" Rotom said as he explained about the new Pokémon the seven classmates were seeing.
"Mimikyu, the Disguise Pokémon. It's Ghost and Fairy Type. It wears a ragged head cover to look like a Pikachu, but little is known about this Pokémon. It said that a scholar who once tried to look inside met his end." Rotom buzzed, causing Buizel to shiver a little with little fear.
Kairo frowned as he noticed the Continuous shaking Mimikyu was doing, hissing towards the Electric Type Pokémon as Ash made his choice to capture the Ghost-Fairy Type! "Alright, Pikachu! Go and get Mimikyu!" Ash called as Pikachu nodded in understanding!
Oblivious to Mimikyu's hatred towards him, the Electric Type prepared to battle the Disguise Pokémon as Mimikyu knew that it will fight, without backing out. The Kanto trainer and his partner made the first call!
"Pikachu! Use Iron Tail!" Ash cried out as the Mouse Pokémon jumped in the air to land the Steel Type attack towards the Ghost-Fairy Type! However, as the attack made contact, Mimikyu's head bent down, as if it looked as it had its neck broken!
Everyone gasped while Buizel freaked out a little, as both Kiawe and Kaito were bewildered of what they saw as then Iron Tail made the hit. "I can't believe what I'm seeing here!" Kiawe said in shock as Kaito narrowed his eyes.
"Guys... I'm getting a weird feeling that Mimikyu here, is going to fight... to the bitter end until Pikachu is beaten up..." Kaito said as Lana turned to the Alola boy in confusion. "What do you mean, Kai?" Lana asked with a frown.
"A normal Mimikyu disguised itself as a Pikachu to make itself be accepted by other Pokémon... But this Mimikyu seems to be a bit more... darker than a normal one. It's like... Mimikyu here has a tremendous amount of hatred towards Pikachu there." Kaito said seriously.
"Hatred? No way... But why?" Mallow asked as the battle went on! The Disguise Pokémon zipped towards Pikachu and scuffled with the Eelctric Type, much to Pikachu's surprise! It smacked and slammed at Pikachu multiple times as Kaito recognized the move Mimikyu was using.
"That's Rough Play! And it's getting rougher, too!" Kaito said as Pikachu was sent back as he skidded to the ground to keep himself from losing balance as Ash was amazed with the power Mimikyu is giving off. "It's strong!" Ash said in shock.
The Disguise Pokémon wasn't done though, as it summoned up the power to use a Shadow Claw! It slashed Pikachu away, knocking him down again! Taking things to change the strategy, the Kanto trainer made a smart move to try and outsmart the Ghost-Faory Type.
"Close range combat is dangerous, Pikachu! Electro Ball!" Ash yelled as Pikachu charged up a ball made of electricity! It launched it towards Mimikyu, who cleverly used Wood Hammer to send the attack right back! Pikachu helped as he narrowly dodged the deflected Electro Ball, causing the other classmates to be worried.
"Way strong..." Sopcholes said in disbelief as Kaito folded his arms with a serious look on his face. He gave a glance at Buizel, who seemed to be worried for his Electric Type friend as Kaito looked back to see the struggle Ash is having with the new Pokémon.
"At this rate, Pikachu will be defeated by Mimikyu's ruthless attacks..." Kaito said silently as Lana and Lillie caught on. "Then, what can Pikachu do, then?" Lana asked in concern as Popplio frowned, feeling worried for its new friend as well.
"Are you okay!?" Ash said, earning a nod from his best friend. "Pika Pika!" Pikachu called out as this caused the other Pokémon to cheer for their Electric Type friend, as he was fighting hard without any plans to give up!
Togedemaru, Popplio, Bounsweet, and Buizel all encouraged Pikachu to keep fighting, causing their trainers to smile too, as they knew that the battle was far from over. With the encouragment Pikachu's friends were giving to his Electric Type, Ash grew even more determined to win and catch Mimikyu.
"Okay! It's your move!" Ash cried out. Pikachu nodded and prepared to make another attack, until a familiar group came by, interfering with the battle! "Just a minute!" The familiar woman smirked as she and her four teammates stepped in front of Mimikyu, confronting the seven classmates!
Kaito, Kiawe, and Mallow all stepped up, the three glaring at the enemies that appeared before them!
"Alright! Who are you!?" Kiawe snapped as the group began a motto that seemed familiar, but different to Ash!
"Did someone ask something? We're here to find out!"
"Noble answers are what we're all about!"
"The beauty so radiant, the flowers and moon hide in shame!
"A single flower of evil, in this fleeting world: Jessie!"
"The nobly heroic man of our times!"
"The master of darkness fighting back against a tragic world! It's James!"
"It's all for one and one for all!"
"A glittering star that always shines bright!"
"Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!"
"Team Rocket, let's fight!"
"That's right!"
"Wobbuffet!"
Everyone looked at the evil trio in bewilderedness and confusion except Ash and Pikachu, as they were tired of their old enemies following them to the same region like always! Rotom was the first to ask in confusion.
"Team Rocket? Can they really take flight?" Rotom asked, causing Jessie to sweat drop before she sarcastically answered the Rotom-Dex's question.
"WE BLAST OFF, YOU DOPE! I mean... we don't fly!" Jessie said with a smirk as James folded his arms, with an arrogant, but confident look on his face.
"You see... Team Rocket is a super-powerful organization!" James said with a blue rose in his hand as Meowth began to mock a Rotom for not getting their motto with an insulting expression on his face!
"What kind of dumb Pokédex doesn't know something great like that?" Meowth asked as Kaito stepped up to defend his device with a cold look on his face. "Maybe it's because you morons weren't making any sense when you were talking in your motto." Kaito said, irking the evil trio off.
"M-Morons!? That's the sixth twerp who's been calling us morons!" Jessie shrieked as Kaito bluntly began to insult the evil trio by pointing at them one at a time.
"You lady... Beauty so radiant? The only thing that I see beautiful here is the quiet and calm forest, unlike your sarcastic personality and your temper. And the flowers and the moon hide in shame? That makes zero sense when it's you who should be hiding in shame, letting the moon shine and letting the flowers bloom." Kaito said bluntly.
"W-What!? Why you...!?" Jessie said as she couldn't find words to snap back as Kaito turned to James this time, who blinked in surprise.
"As for you, blue man... The master of darkness fighting against the tragic world? It's more likely the master of arrogance who's all big talk, but with no brains. And the tragic world? This world wasn't tragic until you and your idiotic comrades came by to stomp the peace down to pieces." Kaito said again bluntly.
"H-Huh? That's just..." James was bewildered, but annoyed as he also couldn't find words to speak back as the Alola boy turned to Meowth, which Buizel took his turn to make blunt insults to the noisy Team Rocket member.
"Bu bui... Bui bui bui. Bu bu... Bu bui." Buizel said with a boring expression as Meoweth started to get pissed off from what Buizel said to him! "Wh-Wh-Wh... What did you just call me!? And what do you mean, I'm the loser here!?" Meowth snapped as Jessie and James were curious to what Buizel said.
"Translate please, Meowth?" Jessie asked as Meowth angrily spoke of what Kaito's partner said to him.
"That orange furball said that I'm just an ordinary Meowth, who's hanging out with morons that's already making me weaker than I already am! And not only that, he says that unlike the other Meowth he'd faced in a battle, he says I look like the weakest one! The loser of all!" Meowth said angrily.
Lana, Mallow, and Lillie giggled at that, while Sophocles and Kiawe chuckled in amusement, leaving Ash confused.
"What's so funny, guys?" Ash asked as Mallow explained with a grin.
"Whenever Kaito sees a person that he believes to be a troublemaker in the Alola region, he criticizes them harshly... harsh enough to make those troublemakers speechless, like what he did just now! And not only Kai, but Buizel catches on and says similar things to a troublemaking Pokémon as well!" Mallow explained.
"Simply put, our Kaito here is the kind of guy who hates troublemakers. That goes for Buizel, too. You can say... they're the same together... Having same personalities and beliefs together... and yeah." Kiawe said with an amused smirk.
"Wow... That sounds kind of harsh of Kai... but still awesome!" Ash said in amazement as Rotom remembered of what Meowth said earlier as he was bewildered of what the Team Rocket member said just now as he zipped over to him!
"I don't have any data, of a Meowth that can speak like a human! This could be the discovery of a new type of Pokémon!" Rotom buzzed excitedly as he zipped around Meowth to take many pictures, annoying Meowth to make him scream at the Rotom-Dex!
"ARGH! WOULD YOU SHUT YOUR ELECTRIC YAP!?" Meowth screamed, scaring Rotom away as the other classmates expressed their confusion of the evil trio as they only heard of Team Skull as the troublemakers of the Alola region.
"Anyways, evil organization...?" Lana asked as she was confused.
"I've never heard of them!" Mallow said as Kiawe shook his head as well. "Not me." He said bluntly.
"Neither have I!" Lillie said as Kaito stood besides Ash, glaring at the evil trio as he gave a glance at his Kanto friend.
"I don't know who they are, either. But what I do know is, is that if they're an evil organization, then that must mean they do terrible things to Pokémon in all regions, right?" Kaito asked, as Ash nodded in agreement.
"Yeah! They're bad guys, who like to steal other people's Pokémon!" Ash said, causing Kaito and Buizel to harden their glares af their new enemies, while causing the other classmates to be shocked by these news as Kiawe and Sophocles didn't like them already.
"Huh!? They steal!?" Mallow said as she and Lana tried to keep Popplio and Bounsweet away from the new troublemakers.
"If they steal Pokémon, then they're thieves!" Sophocles said as Ash confronted his old enemies for their continuous evil tricks.
"You've come to the Alola region to do bad things here too, haven't you!?" Ash snapped as Jessie and James smirked with the obvious belief Ash was giving off.
"Same old genius! I don't know why YOU'RE here, but I'm sick of seeing your twerpy face!" Jessie said in a mocking way as James followed it up with an arrogant tone in his voice.
"We'll simply take your Pikachu and all your friends' Pokémon for our fancy selves!" James said as Jessie turned to the Mimikyu Ash was trying to catch as she pointed to the Disguise Pokémon, desiring to take it as her own!
"And... that Mimikyu! Remember, we found that one first!" Jessie said arrogantly as Kaito sighed. "It's more likely you morons found it last as we were the ones battling it, not you guys?" Kaito said bluntly, causing the evil tiro to be irritated once again.
"NO ONE ASKED YOU, TWERP!" Jessie shrieked until Buizel had had enough of the troublemakers insulting his human brother, as he used Rain Dance to call for rain clouds once again! The evil trio blinked in confusion as they noticed the dark clouds above them!
They all then began to yell in panic as they felt rain pouring down on them!
"HEY! Who let the rain fall down on us!?" Meowth shrieked as James pointed to the Sea Weasel Pokémon, who smirked in amusment, along with his human brother. "It must be that crafty and blunt twerp's Buizel!" James snapped as the rain finally stopped once the evil trio stopped panicking.
Drenched by the rain, Jessie angrily turned to Meowth, commanding him to go and fight! "GRRRR! Okay, Meowth! Go get them both!" Jessie snapped, catching Meowth by surprise!
"EH!? Oh... Urgh...! Word up, Pikachu! I know how strong you are, but today I come out on top! Know this in, or BUST! Fury Swipes!" Meowth snapped as he lunged towards Pikachu with his usual attack! Ash countered immediately with one of Pikachu's special moves!
"Pikachu! Electro Ball!" Ash yelled as Pikachu did so, by charging up the power to send the ball of electricity towards Meowth, who immediately began to panic at the early blast off he could possibly be having! But to his fortunate and surprise, Mimikyu launched a Shadow Ball, deflecting Electro Ball in the process!
Kaito and Ash both widened their eyes in surprise as Meowth on the other hand was thankful for the Disguise Pokémon.
"Mimikyu, you came through like a champ! Thank a lot, pally!" Meowth said gratefully as Kaito sighed before taking a small step back. "I should've known that the little guy would try to interfere since it hates Pikachu by a lot..." Kaito said with a serious look.
He turned to Ash, who seemed worried of what was going on. "I'm sorry to say, Ash... But, I'm afraid Mimikyu won't be your first catch in the Alola region." Kaito said apologetically as the Kanto trainer shook his head before he knew with understanding.
"No... I get it. If the Mimikyu right here hates my good buddy Pikachu that much, then I won't force it to like him! It's better off going with those crooks like Team Rocket!" Ash said with a smirk as Kaito nodded back, agreeing with what his Kanto friend was saying.
"Call me crazy, but I get the strangest feeling Mimikyu is trying to help us out!" Jessie said in surprise as Mimikyu gave a small glance at the evil trio before it began to his strangely, which Meowth seemed to understand... Although, it seems to be creeping him out in the process.
"Huh...? Whoa... Mimikyu wants to give us a hand instead of the chumps!" Meowth said shakily as Jessie was shocked, while James was thankful. "So, I'm sane!?" Jessie asked as James blinked with relief.
"We're truly grateful for all your help! Please explain!" James said as Mimikyu hissed against several times, to make Meowth and his human comrades understand why it wants to help them instead of being friends with Ash and the others. At the same time, Meowth translated to what the Disguise Pokémon was saying.
"It looks like Mimikyu HATES Pikachu!" Meowth said, much to Jessie and James' surprise together.
"Hates?" The two said together in confusion as Kaito sweat dropped before he twitched his eyes in annoyance. "I just said that, you morons. Didn't I?" Kaito said silently before he turned to his six friends, as they all nodded in agreement.
"Mimikyu doesn't look like Pikachu because it wants to! It seems to me there's a whole lot of resent going on! And it's not cool!... Urgh... Do me a favor and don't say anymore scary stuff, will you PLEASE!?" Meowth begged as James smiled sheepishly with a slight understanding.
"Sounds like some complicating feelings in play..." James said as Jessie saw this to their advantage!
"So then, let's not look a gift Mimikyu in the mold! It's all good, Mimikyu! So just attack!" Jessie said arrogantly, as she felt confident for their first win in the Alola region with their new Pokémon at their side.
At the call, Mimikyu began to charge up a giant Shadow Ball to blast Pikachu as Ash and Rotom gave their warning to the Electric Type. "Here it comes, Pikachu!" Ash said in advance.
"Now, be careful!" Rotom buzzed out as Kaito and Buizel prepared to help Ash and Pikachu out in case if they were in a pinch. "This one looks like it can explode really big. Brace yourself!" Kaito said seriously as Buizel and Pikachu got ready to fight back.
Instead of acting like real trainers like they usually do in a Pokémon battle, both Jessie and James began to cheer for Mimikyu with their confident dance instead, much to Meowth's chagrin as he watched his two comrades dance happily for their new Ghost-Fairy Type ally.
"Way to go! You can do it! Ra ra ra!" The two cheered together as Mimikyu's Shadow Ball began to enlarge, showing on how much power Mimikyu is focusing on with the determination to destroy Pikachu! But just then, as Team Rocker were about to enjoy their possibly first win, something grabbed Jessie and James from behind!
The evil trio and Wobbuffet all turned in surprise to see a pink bear Pokémon holding the two members with one arm each! "Wh-What's going on!?" James snapped in shock as the familiar Pokémon began to walk away, with Jessie and James in its two arms!
The two members yelled loudly, as they demanded on to know who the Pokémon was, or what it wanted from them! Meowth and Wobbuffet watched as they were worried of what might be happening to their two human friends! "Hey, big guy! Where are you shlepping my two buddies!?" Meowth said in surprise.
"Wobbuffet!" Wobbuffet cried out in agreement. The Pokémon ignored Meowth and Wobbuffet's cries as it kept moving to where it lived in the forest, much to Jessie and James' protest! "JESSIE! JAMES!" Meowth cried out as Kaito knew who this was.
"It's Bewear! The same one that chased us away from the forest!" Kaito said in disbelief as Ash gulped, before he sighed in relief. "Well, at least it's not after us anymore, huh...?" Ash said with a sigh as Meowth tried to stop Mimikyu and save his two comrades.
"Mimikyu! Save Jessie and James! Move!" "Wobbuffet!" Meowth and Wobbuffet snapped together as Mimikyu turned to the two with a skeptical hiss and refusal as Meowth flailed around, reminding the Disguise Pokémon of what it said to them earlier!
"But you told us you'd help us out if we were in a jam! Forget Pikachu! Right now, you've got to save the ones who are on your side! Dig it!?" Meowth snapped as Mimikyu finally gave up on the first battle, allowing Meowth to pick him up!
He and Wobbuffet then chased after Bewear that still held Jessie and James as the two groaned for their first defeat, due to the Fighting-Normal Type taking them away! "OFF WITH THE NEW BUST!" The two cried out together as the evil trio were soon out of sight.
Onc they were gone, everyone were able to be relieved as Mallow was still confused on what had happened.
"Who were those guys, Ash?" Mallow asked as Kaito sweat dropped from what happened earlier.
"I guess... from what I saw, those morons are the ones that kept stalking you as you traveled through other regions on your previous journey?" Kaito asked as Ash nodded in confirmation.
"Yep. Those guys were the same ones! And come to think of it, you're the sixth person who called them morons! The first being my brother and all..." Ash said as Kaito blinked until he realized the Kanto trainer meant his older brother, Isamu. Kiawe then gave the two a reminder of their failure to catch both Rockruff and Mimikyu.
"We weren't able to catch it..." Kiawe said as Ash knew what his classmate meant.
"Yeah..." Ash said until Lillie brightened everyone's mood up with a reminder for them.
"But that's okay! There are many, many other Pokémon in the Alola region!" Lillie said as Lana added on with a smile on her face.
"There are a lot more chances for the two of you!" Lana said as Ash immediately agreed, not having one bit of disappointment inside him as he grinned at his classmates and to Kaito!
"That's right! Okay, Pikachu! Rotom-Dex! Let's go find some more Pokémon! Kaito and Buizel, too!" Ash said as he ran ahead with Pikachu and Rotom at his side! Kaito smirked as he and Buizel followed along, as they weren't planning on losing to the Kanto trainer and his Electric Type partner.
"The probability of finding a Pokémon in this forest has increased to 96.5%!" Rotom buzzed as Kaito knew what this meant as he realized on how loud their confrontation with Team Rocket was.
"Guess all that commotion must be attracting more wild Pokémon to us." Kaito said as Buizel remained on his left shoulder, as he was also excited with the new friends it could possibly make in the forest. Kiawe, Lillie, Lana, and Mallow all followed as they followed the two boys that were planning to make new Pokémon friends in the Alola region.
What Kaito didn't know, was that his determination would change his life and Buizel's... forever.
Meanwhile...
Kazuma kept researching the legend of the pictures the walls were showing as he managed to decipher some of the ancient words written on the wall with his laptop as he had found it while searching the wall around.
The ocean shores covered the sand before moving away to come back again as Kazuma kept his focus on the walls, as he read the deciphered words.
"'When the lost prince sees the blue moon every night, he shall slowly become his true self. And shall he begin to regain his true self and form, he shall fulfill his life as a human, and return to the sea for all eternity...'" Kazuma read as he widened his eyes in disbelief.
"Kaito... So... could it be true? If it wasn't... I wouldn't have reached here at all..." Kazuma said as he looked back at the ancient wall where a figure of a human child was in the process of transforming into a merchild, never to have the power to walk on land again.
Kazuma gritted his teeth as he shook his head, as he still didn't want to believe it. "Why...? And how...?" Kazuma said bitterly until something splashed behind him, causing the father of Kaito to widen his eyes and slowly turn to see who surprised him.
"Y-You!? Y-You are..." Kazuma started to say as he was now face-to-face with a familiar figure that came from the sea. This figure was so familiar to him as the figure began to speak with Kazuma. "It has been a long time... Hasn't it, Kazuma? My old friend?" The figure with a deep voice said with a small smile on its face.
To be continued...
Kaito's Team:
Buizel (M): (Ice Punch, Agility, Rain Dance, Aqua Jet)
Next chapters:
Chapter 7: Rockruff is Tough or Shy!?
Chapter 8: Rowlet's Leafage! A New Bond!
Chapter 9: The Balloon Dream! Go, Popplio!
Chapter 10: The Water Pokémon to Charm!
Chapter 11: House Mess to Shopping Spree!
Next chapter preview:
Kaito: What is this...? First this little guy here is tough acting, and now it's acting shy?
Lana: Look at that! It's a whole pack of Lycanroc and Rockruff out there, Kai!
Kaito: That's the same one that challenged me and Bui to a battle... Wait, what are they doing!?
Shiho: Those bullies are bullying the poor Rockruff! Help it, big bro!
Kaito: This is wrong... Why are you ganging up on a young one that's no match against all of you!?
Lana: Kai... Maybe this Rockruff could be your new partner... A new friend for you and Buizel...
Events that occurred:
- Kaito, Lana, Kiawe, Mallow, and Lillie meets Team Rocket the first time
- Kaito and Buizel meets a Rockruff that escapes from them
- The Mimikyu Ash tries to catch joins Team Rocket instead
- Kazuma discovers more secrets about the ancient merpeople's legend