A/N: Hello, everyone and welcome to the first chapter of August… oh wait it's December! We are going to continue our beach-themed arc in Dewford for at least another chapter before we boat on on their journey. This time, we will have a Special Guest Star from a Hoenn Gym Leader… yes, Brawly.
I hope you enjoy it.
Back in the land of Hades…
"Ladies and Gentlemen," Persha said, laughing, "Introducing our next Solitary Confinement Hades Beast… His name is… Chan Lee!"
Persha walked away as a metallic beast started walking toward them. He was entirely made of metal with human legs shaped like a Hitmonlee and then fists that looked like Hitmonchan. His face was a Hitmontop with ruby eyes. As a flock of Crobatulas came toward the creature, Chan Lee raised his fists as multiple fists struck the creatures. They fell to the ground instantly.
"Seeing that Iron Crusader was destroyed by those magicians, we need to go all out," said Incinizard.
"Yes…," said Metallico, looking to see Chan Lee destroying the creatures, "As you can see, the rangers are basically done for with this monster."
Persha grinned as she turned around, "And I'm glad we have something so powerful."
Incinizard nodded as he started walking away, "Excellent."
Meanwhile…
Incinizard managed to get to the crust of the Hades Underworld. He stood up as he saw nothing but mountain terrains and skulls and crossbones. Transforming out of his suit, Cedric looked down at the hole and then took out his black and red saber.
"Mystic Force, the next monster looks very tough," he said, pointing the saber into the ground. He closed his eyes as a red and black aura surrounded his saber. His eyes began to glow red as his saber began to glow…
(Poké Rangers logo appears…. A magic wand appears as the logo sparks into beautiful red sparkles. The Magiland logo appears as five Mystic Staffs appear, standing. Immediately, the five Mystic Rangers appear from the Staffs and rush toward battle)
Narrator: Magic, it is a sacred power.
(Flames destroy villages of Magiland from Crobatulas)
Narrator: Magic, it is a journey into the unknown.
(The rangers took out their staffs to release their element attacks)
Narrator: Magic, it is adventurous! Courageous! And its just… MAGIC!
(Five beams combine into one energy to pierce the darkness void as the season logo appears)
Rangers: Poké Rangers Mystic Force!
(The Mystic Rangers hop on their Sky Brooms and fly across the Hoenn Region)
Go fight! Mystic! Mystic! Mystic Force!
(The Mystic Rangers fly across Rustboro City and then turn to Slateport City)
Believe in the future!
(The Mystic Rangers, one by one, are shown on their Sky Brooms)
Okay! All right, courage is in your hands!
(The Mystic Rangers head to a tree top, turn around and fly straight into camera)
Begin the journey!
(A stream of fire emerges out from the surface as the Red Mystic Ranger is shown. Rachel grins as she gives a thumbs up. "Rachel- Red Mystic Ranger" created by MakiZanaX13)
What is that you want to cross over?
(A stream of lightning bolts emerged from the surface as the Yellow Mystic Ranger is shown. Grace grins as she puts her headphones around her neck. "Grace Jackson- Yellow Mystic Ranger" created by NashWalker)
The sky! Go against who you were yesterday.
(A tidal wave flows through the surface as the Blue Mystic Ranger is shown. Lamar grins as he places a Poké Ball in hand. "Lamar Clayton- Blue Mystic Ranger" created by NashWalker)
When you face your fears…
(A breeze of fairy dust blows through the wind as the Pink Mystic Ranger is shown. Urara turns around with her clipboard as she fluffs her hair, smiling. "Urara Nakamura- created by Daniel Kazami)
You begin to tremble
(Leaves surround the trees and the forest as the Green Mystic Ranger is shown. Zander holds a baton in his hand as he gives a thumbs up. "Zander Jackson- Green Mystic Ranger" created by BentleyGirl)
Unleash your magical POWER!
(Zander releases grass moves, Urara releases fairy and flying moves)
Green Earth, Pink Storm
(Lamar releases water attacks, Grace releases lightning bolts)
Blue Wave, Yellow Spark
(Rachel releases flames from her morpher)
Red Fire!
(Rangers, unmorphed, do a team pose… and then transform)
The adventure is just beginning!
(Scenes of Metallico, Persha and Incinizard appear)
Go fight! Poké Rangers Mystic Force
(Crobatulas strike out!)
Get, get! Challenge!
(Rangers run in the woods as explosions surround them)
Chase after the magic called "courage"
(Rangers face the Crobatulas in multiple battles)
(Rangers transform into Mystic Zords)
Go fight! Poké Rangers Mystic Force!
(The Mystic Zords form the Mystic Titan Megazord)
You can see the future!
(Mystic Titan Megazord releases its finisher)
OK! All right! Magic is in your hands!
(Each ranger looks into the camera)
Poké Rangers Mystic Force!
(The five rangers look at the ocean… camera zooms out as the Mystic Spell Seal is shown with the rangers posing)
The journey begins!
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Chapter 14: Punch It!
Gigiru!
Rachel grinned as she walked into the Pokémon Center. Opening the door to the trainer suite, she noticed that the rest of the rangers weren't there. Rachel groaned as she scratched her head.
"Where did they go?" asked Rachel. She then noticed a white piece of paper that was on the ground. Picking it up, she read it.
Hey Rachel,
When you are done training, come to the Mystic Library. Lamar has some information he's trying to analyze!
Grace
"Oh," said Rachel, taking out her morpher. As she pressed a few buttons, a red aura surrounded her as she disappeared.
Back at the Mystic Library…
Lamar was sitting in a chair with the crystal ball in front of him. He was in a black cloak in his Mystic Force attire. Using his Mystic Morpher, he began to look into the crystal ball began to release a blue aura. He began to scratch his head as he started to see what was going on.
Zander, Urara and Grace were observing on the other side as they waited patiently to hear from Lamar. Turning around, Woodmodore watched as the door opened. Rachel walked in as she placed her Mystic Morpher on her belt.
"So," said Rachel, "What's up?"
"Not much," said Urara, "We are waiting for Lamar to give us more facts on this 'Key to the Gate' business."
"Oh yeah, I forgot all about that," said Rachel, raising an eyebrow as she turned to Urara, "I heard about it from the history books in Magiland."
Lamar lifted his head as he looked at the crystal ball. He shut the Mystic Morpher and placed it on his belt. He then lifted the black hood off of his head as he went to scratch his chin.
"So…," said Lamar, "Rachel, what do you know about the Key to the Gate?"
"Well," said Rachel, "It links between the surface world and the underworld. It also links between Magiland and the underworld. It's a three way link. Obviously, they were able to come to Magiland… and how they got here is still a mystery."
Woodmodore turned around, scratching his head as he turned to the others, "Lamar, what did you see?"
"All I know is I saw a mysterious woman and Incinizard… purple inscriptions, and a whole army of Crobatulas entering a city… plus this massive black and white gate," said Lamar, scratching his head.
"Rangers," said Woodmodore, "If Metallico and the others find the Key to the Gate, all will be lost. We need to find out more about this gate."
Urara turned around as she looked at the other rangers, "So, basically, it's the end of the world if we don't find them. Great! Guess, I'll go get my hair pretty so I can die pretty."
"Will you shut up?" asked Grace, punching her in the stomach, "No one's going to die…"
"Grace, the Crobatula Slayer," said Zander, joking around as he looked at Grace. Grace turned around as she looked at him with anger in her eyes. She smacked him across the face as Zander continued laughing on the floor. Rachel grinned as she turned around and looked at them as she went to leave.
"Where are you going?" asked Lamar, "We have a meeting!"
"I have a meeting at Dewford Gym… my Combusken and Wingull are ready to go," said Rachel.
"Wait…," said Lamar, "Since when did…"
"That's why I wanted to find you guys… and then we got caught up in this," said Rachel, looking at Lamar with a raised eyebrow.
Before Lamar could add on to the conversation, the mirror that was placed on the side of the wall started to glow. A red aura surrounded it as the rangers looked at the Mystic Morphers. The morphers were glowing as Woodmodore turned around. The rangers witnessed Chan Lee throwing punches back and forth, blowing up buildings and destroying tiki bars across the city.
"Great…," said Rachel, "Another beast."
"He's almost similar to Iron Crusader," said Zander, "But, more powerful."
"It seems that this beast is using a lot of boxing…," said Woodmodore, "And I can sense the strong magic. Be careful out there."
Rachel nodded as she looked at the others, "Let's get going."
Ten minutes later…
A flood of people were running across the beach, screaming for their lives as Chan Lee started throwing punches and kicks at trees and buildings. As he continued, a mysterious person stood, watching. He had blue spiky hair, blue eyes and wore orange goggles above his head. He wore a black tank top with red and orange shorts. His Machoke and Hariyama were watching from behind.
"We've got to stop that creature now," he said, "You two ready?"
"... Choke," said Machoke.
"Hariyama," Hariyama said, lifting one leg at a time.
"Gym Leader Brawly, I presume," a voice said.
Brawly turned around as he found out who identified him. It was Persha, who was waving her claws up in the air.
"Ah," said Persha, "So nice to meet the Dewford Gym Leader."
"What's the meaning of this?" asked Brawly, "Dude, you are totally ruining the vibe on this island."
"Bite your tongue," demanded Persha, "You are going to wish you have not said that to me."
Brawly glared at her. As he went to send his Machoke to battle, he saw a yellow bolt of lightning hit Persha in the stomach. Persha, stumbling backwards, turned around as she saw Grace, morphed. Grace landed on the ground as she turned to Brawly, "Are you okay?"
"Yes… thank you," said Brawly, "That was a righteous move!"
Grace turned around as she looked at Persha. She stared at her for a few minutes. It was almost like she has seen a ghost.
"I thought you were dead…," said Grace, "I killed you… that Dawn Crystal should've killed you."
"You can't kill the Queen of the Vampires," said Persha, twirling around, "I am immortal!"
Grace stood with anger as the other rangers arrived. Rachel, Urara, Lamar, and Zander stood there, frozen as they noticed that she came back to life.
"How the hell…," said Urara, "Never mind. Just leave!"
"No thanks, my dear," said Persha, grinning as she put her left hand on her hip, "Chan Lee is going to brutally beat your butt and smash your heads repeatedly into the ground because, well, that's how we do things. Chan Lee?"
Chan Lee stomped on the ground, ready to strike, "Please… show them your punches."
Chan Lee grumbled as he tightened his fists. Immediately, a barrage of fists occurred as the rangers were hit with full force. Sparks flew out of their suits as they landed on the ground. Grace turned around as she looked at Chan Lee, analyzing the moves in her head as she began to come to a conclusion of how to defeat the beast.
"I see…," said Grace, getting up from the ground, she then noticed something with Chan Lee, "I figured it out."
"What are you doing?" asked Rachel.
Grace put her fists up and started walking toward him. As Chan Lee threw a punch, she dodged to the right and then she dodged to the left. She ducked every other punch until she got to his stomach. She then clenched her fists as yellow lightning bolts surrounded her right fist.
"Thunder Punch!"
As she punched him in the stomach with full force, Chan Lee was hit hard. Sparks flew as he started backing down.
"Shit… she found the weak spot," said Persha.
As Grace went to strike again, Chan Lee looked up as he threw a punch. This time, the punch went across and then up across her chin. The power of the punch was so fierce that her chin went up fast. She then went to punch as she slowly lowered her head, only to have his fist punch her fist with full force. She felt a snap in her fingers as she landed on the ground. A yellow aura surrounded her as she morphed out. Brawly stood there with surprise as he looked up. Rachel and the others turned around as she looked at Grace. Grace was screaming in pain as she couldn't move her fingers, "MY HAND!"
"Ha!" shouted Persha, "Not even the yellow ranger could face my beast."
Chan Lee started bouncing around throwing air punches, laughing and smiling. Persha grinned as she touched his shoulders, "Even though you found his weak spot, you seem to be a formidable opponent against him. I'm going to go back to the underworld now and… get him ready. He will face you again."
Disappearing, Grace groaned as she was being helped by her friends. Brawly turned around as he looked at her, "Why don't we go to my gym?"
Dewford Gym…
The gym was full of weight training machines and free weights. Brawly had his pupils fighting each other while some were using surfboards for balance conditioning. His Pokémon were training as Grace was sitting down with medical bandages and medicine.
"So," said Brawly, "You five are Poké Rangers?"
"Yes," said Grace, wrapping her arm around with Zander tying it. She had a yellow glaze container that had the words "Bone Injury" written on it, "We've been traveling and fighting these dark beasts."
"I see. I actually know a few of them. They're Samurai Rangers," said Brawly.
Lamar turned around, "Wait. You trained the Samurai Rangers?"
"No. I helped Flannery, Winona, Liza, Tate, Juan, and Wattson pick the five who would be worthy based off their ability. Nothing more," said Brawly, scratching his head, "But, that was 2013."
Grace sighed as she turned to him, "Well, I'm glad that you helped. However, I wonder how we are going to be able to stop him now."
"It seems he's not fond of team ups," said Urara, "He expects a one-on-one."
Lamar laughed, "So, we basically got a Rocky."
The rangers turned around as he looked at him. Lamar was still laughing as he turned around and looked at them, "You didn't see the movie?"
Rachel shook her head. Lamar sighed, "Well, Rachel is excused, the rest of you need to see it."
"Well," said Grace, turning to Rachel, "Rachel, how would you like to fight for me?"
"ME?" asked Rachel, looking at Grace. She looked at her and then started laughing, "I mean, I don't know how to box."
Grace looked at her. Rachel looked at Grace as she stood up, glaring at her, "I am asking as a friend. I've saved you many a time. It only makes sense if you try to help me."
Rachel shook her head as she turned around, "... I'll try."
Urara, Zander and Lamar nodded as they walked with Rachel. Grace turned to Brawly as she smiled with ease, "Thank you for your help. Hopefully, when we're done, Rachel will battle you."
"Cool," said Brawly with excitement, "I can't wait."
The five of them turned around as they exited the gym. As the door closed, he stood up and turned to his Machoke.
"She's going to chicken out," said Brawly, "I don't think Rachel will be ready to take him on."
"... Choke," said Machoke, nodding his head slowly.
"Come on, buddy. We got some training to do," said Brawly.
"Choke!" Machoke responded, walking with him.
Meanwhile...
Persha sighed as she looked at Chan Lee back in the Hades Underworld. Cedric, who was sitting down, observing, was watching Chan Lee's body wither in pain. He sighed, scratching his head as Persha walked toward him.
"You've been missing, a lot… my warlock," said Persha.
"Sorry," said Cedric, laughing, "I guess I must be… distant."
Turning around, Metallico walked from one side of the cave to the other. The Crobatulas roared as Chan Lee started fist pumping in the air. Metallico grinned as he put his hand on Chan Lee, "I heard you did a fine job defeating the rangers… specifically, the yellow ranger and she put up a good fight! However… she knows your weak spot."
Metallico grabbed a metal pole. On either end, there were silver balls attached to it, heavier than the pole, "It's time for some conditioning!"
The Crobatulas flew down, holding Chan Lee as Metallico swung toward his stomach. The creature cried out as he kept swinging.
"No pain, no gain!" he said, laughing out loud.
The beating continued and all Cedric could do was watch in horror. His face was down as he looked at the dark ground, looking at Persha as she grinned. She put her hand on his chin and lifted his head up.
"Cheer up," she said, kissing him full on the lips. Cedric's eyes began to glow bright red as he transformed into Incinizard.
Meanwhile…
Rachel was dressed in a red t-shirt with white shorts and silver sneakers with red laces. She had red boxing gloves on as she walked toward Granite Cave, north of Dewford Island. As they reached toward one end of the coastline, Grace grabbed a bag full of Poké Balls, courtesy of Brawly, who will bring them back when she was done. Zander, Urara and Lamar had three more bags of them. As they got to the edge of the coast with the sun high up, the rangers looked at each other as Grace turned around. This time, she carried a sling.
"So, what is boxing?" asked Rachel.
"Boxing is a match where it is usually one-on-one," said Lamar, "The goal is to knock out your opponent within the ring."
"Ring?" asked Rachel.
"Yeah, like Brawly's gym. He has a ring upstairs where he challenges his trainers," said Grace, looking at Rachel, "So, that means that you have to pretend that this is a ring."
"What's with the Poké Balls though?" asked Grace.
Urara grinned as she turned around, "This is where I come to play."
She released her Mystic Morpher as she turned to the others, "My turn! Magi Magiro!"
A flash of pink light surrounded her as she turned into a pink pitching machine. A silver slot appeared as Grace placed a Poké Ball in the slot. As Urara, who was the machine turned the switch on the ball flew. Rachel screamed as she ducked. The Poké Ball landed on the ground.
"What is the meaning of this?" asked Rachel.
"Simple," said Grace, walking over to notice two holes. One on either side. She then took a black pad and placed it on her left hand, "You need to dodge all of them to get to punch my hand. If you get hit by a Poké Ball, you got to start again."
"That's a waste of Poké Balls. What if you break one?" asked Rachel.
"As long as you can defeat the monster, it doesn't matter. We can always buy more," said Zander, "Ready, Lamar?"
Lamar nodded, "Yup."
"Wait. Why don't you two fight… you are manly men," she said, smiling. Zander opened the bag and went to place the Poké Balls in the slot, ignoring what he said. Lamar, following suit, did the same thing.
"You are not getting yourself out of this one," said Grace.
"Yup," said Lamar. Walking over to her, he put his hands on her shoulders, "Grace asked you to do it. Plus, last time I checked, you are our leader and you have known these creatures more than what you and I know."
Rachel sighed as she turned around, "Okay."
"Urara, do it," said Grace.
"Here we go!" shouted Urara.
One Poké Ball was thrown right at Rachel. Rachel dodged the first attack. The other one was shot and she went to twirl around and dodge.
"Urara stop!" shouted Grace.
Urara stopped throwing as Grace stood out in front, "You are doing it wrong! You can't just twirl! You got to duck, use your hands! Again!"
Rachel shook her head as she crossed her arms, angry that Grace was yelling at her from across the field, "You know for a human on Earth, she is a drill seargent. You know, she's just a DJ with just strong expectations. Since when does SHE give high expectations for a ranger? Doesn't she understand that I-."
Before she could say anything, a Poké Ball smacked her in the face. Rachel fell backwards and landed on the ground.
"YOU NEED TO STOP DAY DREAMING!" shouted Grace, "Again!"
The Poké Ball was going right for Rachel's face. Rachel dodged once and then dodged again. As one hit her in the arm. Grace kept signaling stop and go as Rachel kept fighting back and forth with her boxing gloves. Thirty minutes passed and Rachel kept getting closer as it got faster, but when she was hit over and over, she had to start at the beginning. Grace tapped Urara on the back, "That's enough for today."
A pink aura surrounded her as Urara transformed out of her form. The other rangers went to pick up Poké Balls. Grace walked over and turned to Rachel as Rachel looked up, "Hi…"
"That… was… despicable," said Grace, looking at Rachel with an angry look.
"I dodged some of them and I was able to get three-quarters of the way," said Rachel.
"And then you stopped…," said Grace, pointing to her and darting her eyes with anger, "Because you were thinking about other things, like that gym battle."
Rachel sighed as she turned around, "Well, yeah… and…"
"Why are you holding back?" asked Grace.
"Because I didn't want to fight a monster head on that could do that much damage! You more or less drafted me and last time I checked, I am the leader of the group!" shouted Rachel.
"Really?" asked Grace.
"Yes!" shouted Rachel.
Grace shook her head, "I hate to be the bearer of bad news… but you are not acting like one today."
Rachel froze, shocked at what Grace said. Grace raised an eyebrow as she looked at Rachel, "You know what? Go ahead. Go ahead and be a trainer! Go fight Brawly and get that badge. Obviously, that's more important than fighting Hades."
"Grace," said Urara.
"Grace," said Zander, "That's low."
"I'm speaking the truth!" shouted Grace. Rachel turned around as she walked away. Grace turned around and looked at her, "Where are you going?"
"Isn't it obvious? You said I wasn't cut out to fight this beast. Seeing that you know it all, why don't you fight him yourself?" asked Rachel in a calm tone as she walked away. Before Lamar and Zander said anything, Urara walked over to Grace. Grace looked at Urara as the pink ranger crossed her arms and looked at her with anger.
"What?" asked Grace.
"It was enough that she found the courage to lead the team," said Urara, "It's another thing when you belittle someone just because you can do something she can't."
Grace sighed as she looked at Urara, "Well… I'm going to train. One handed or not."
Lamar stopped Grace by pulling her arm, "Hold on… I think you are using Rachel for your own personal vendetta against the creature. We could have handled it together."
"No," said Grace, pointing at Lamar, "He is a boxer for a reason. And Rachel needs to understand that."
"And she's from not this world. She doesn't have experience," said Lamar, looking at Grace. Grace looked at Lamar. She then turned to Zander.
"Don't you dare side…," said Grace.
Zander raised an eyebrow, "I hate to say it, but they're right. She may be a leader, but there are factors to look at… and unfortunately that is something you never thought of."
Grace sighed as she looked at Zander and Lamar. She then turned to Urara as she looked at the trees in anger.
Later that afternoon…
Rachel walked back into town, depressed as she walked toward the Pokémon Center. As she went to open the glass doors, she walked over to Nurse Joy as she placed her three Pokémon in her Poké Balls. Sighing in anger, she turned around as the doors opened. Looking behind, Brawly was sitting there as he was watching Rachel grab the Poké Balls from the express checkup. Turning around, Rachel noticed Brawly, who was behind her. He placed his Poké Balls on the cart, ready to get them healed.
"So," said Brawly, "How did training go?"
Rachel turned to Brawly in a depressed mood, "Horrible."
"I'm sorry to hear," said Brawly, "You want to talk about that?"
"Since when does a gym leader have time to be a therapist?" asked Rachel.
Brawly nodded, "Well, everyone has to have time to rest, right? Come on, I know a really good seafood place. Everything is hand scratched and organic and it's good for healthy trainers and Pokémon!"
Later that night…
Rachel sat across from Brawly. Rachel thought it was kind of awkward to have a gym leader, who knows about their identities as rangers being asked out to dinner. But, it was weird. She then turned around as she noticed her Vulpix, Combusken and Wingull hanging out with Machoke and Hariyama, telling jokes in their own language as she turned around, looking at Brawly.
"So, you are not from here," said Brawly.
"Nope. I'm not from this dimension," said Rachel, "I grew up in Magiland, a place where everything was beautiful."
Looking at the table she was at, she was looking at Brawly, "We didn't even have electricity. It was like the middle ages."
"Middle Ages? With just swords and knights?" asked Brawly.
Rachel nodded as she looked at him, "Pretty much."
"You know in the Middle Ages of our planet, Fighting Pokémon were used to box alongside their trainers?" asked Brawly.
"No way," said Rachel.
"Yeah," said Brawly, "But, seriously, it was rough. Now, you know something."
Rachel grinned as she looked at him. Brawly grinned as he turned to her, "I sense fear in you. What's troubling you?"
Rachel sighed as she looked at Brawly, "I can't box and Grace has expected me to do it and I am the leader of the team. I never fought beasts one-on-one. Well, except Incinizard but I wasn't thinking straight… but, I never faced someone to the death before… or knocked out. I ran for my life when they attacked my land. And then I chose to fight when they came here because I didn't want this planet to fall the same way as Magiland."
"Maybe that should be the reason why you should be training," said Brawly.
"Where are you going with this?" asked Rachel.
Brawly turned around as he signed the check that was on the table, "To the gym."
Later that night…
The Dewford Gym lights were on. Rachel looked up as she noticed the ring that was north of the training center. It was a dark arena with only white lights in the ceiling. She saw a blue mat with red and white string attached to four blue poles. Brawly stood there with his black pads and she was given red boxing gloves.
"What is this?" asked Rachel.
"Brawly's Special Training," he said.
"Special Training?" asked Brawly.
Brawly nodded as he looked at Rachel, "Show me your stance."
Rachel did a usual fighting stance, knees bent with her hands up to her face. Brawly nodded as he checked the stance. He tried to use his feet to knock her down, but she was stable.
"Good. Next, you are going to dodge. When I punch left, you will duck right and when I punch right you will dodge left," said Brawly, "Ready?"
Rachel gulped, "I hope so."
As Brawly jabbed left, she dodged right as he went to swing, she ducked and dodged left and then punched him in the back. Brawly turned around as he looked at her, "That was good. Now, we need to try to get into the stomach."
"The stomach?" asked Rachel, "Oh yeah, weak spot."
"Exactly. Let's go!" shouted Brawly. As he threw a left punch, Rachel dodged it and then dodged right. As she got close, she punched Brawly in the stomach with full force. Brawly coughed a little as he turned to her, "Now, faster."
As he swung fast, Rachel took the blow. She landed on the ground. She got back up.
"Don't give up!" shouted Brawly.
Rachel nodded as she hopped back and forth.
"The secret is to be nimble. I can tell you are tense. You got to be tense when you punch, but when you dodge, you got to be fluid like the waves in the ocean," said Brawly.
Rachel nodded slowly as she carefully looked at her feet position and arms, "Proceed."
Brawly continued the attack and she went at a faster pace. As she ducked, she threw an uppercut at Brawly. Brawly's head went up and then slowly went down. He shook his head, "Close. But, we want the stomach. Try again."
As the fighting persisted on, Grace was watching from the sidelines as she saw Brawly's special training.
'Maybe I was too tough on her,' thought Grace, 'But, she has developed some strong skills.'
She turned around as she walked away to let them continue their training.
Later that night….
Zander and Lamar were sitting down, watching the television in their suite as Grace was wrapping her hand again with another bandage. The bone extraction medicine that Woodmodore sent was not the best from what she remembered. As she went to finish the remaining touches, she heard the door creak open. Turning to her right, Rachel opened the door as she walked in. The look of exhaustion was on her face as she landed on the ground.
"How was… training?" asked Zander.
"Good…," said Rachel, "My Pokémon are ready."
"Are you ready for tomorrow?" asked Lamar, "Because, you are still doing it right?"
"Yes," said Rachel, grinning, "That Knuckle Badge is mine."
Lamar lifted off the couch as he walked over to Rachel, "Can I talk to you, privately?"
Rachel looked at him, confused. Lamar nodded as he opened the door to Zander and Lamar's section. The door closed behind them. Lamar sat on the wall side of the bed as he turned to Rachel with concern.
"You seem concerned," said Rachel.
"Well, because you wouldn't fight, Grace is currently going to fight Chan Lee tomorrow, if he shows," said Lamar.
"Why?" asked Rachel.
"She's really mad that you wouldn't even take on this guy yourself," said Lamar, "Granted, the four of us would be capable of doing that, but she selected you because she thought you could do that."
Rachel sat down on Zander's bed as he looked at her. She took a deep breath, "I thought being a leader was about telling people what to do based off my experience… until I trained tonight. I am scared of taking risks like that. Granted, I have fought monsters by myself with you by my side, I guess the fear of fighting came back when that monster had the ability to break bones. I wasn't expecting to take such a risk."
Lamar nodded slowly, "Well, at least you have come to that realization. But, what caused you to think like that now?"
Rachel sighed as she placed her hands on her head, "Lamar, I spent most of my night training with Brawly."
Lamar looked at Rachel with surprise. Rachel nodded slowly, "Yes. He wasn't just training my Pokémon because that would be cheating. He was training me specifically."
Lamar stood up as he placed both hands out in the air. Rachel got up as she struck a fighting pose. As Lamar swung left, Rachel ducked underneath and then he swung again. Rachel kept dodging and then threw a punch square in the stomach. Lamar fell to the ground as he looked at her. He lifted his shirt, seeing the fist imprint on his stomach. Rachel took a deep breath.
"You are ready," said Lamar, looking at her as he got up, "However, you might want to talk to Grace. She thinks she's ready."
"Not with that medicine," said Rachel.
"What do you mean? I thought it was instant," said Lamar.
"Nope," said Rachel, "The bone medicine heals anybody within 2-4 days. She's stuck on a sling for at least three more days."
Lamar looked down as he turned to Rachel, "So, you would have to fight."
Rachel nodded as she raised an eyebrow, "Yeah. Now, if you will excuse me, I got to take a shower."
She turned to the wooden door and opened it by turning the knob. As she walked into the suite, she looked at Grace, who was putting more on.
"What?" asked Grace.
Rachel turned around as she looked at Grace, "I'll be fighting the creature if he shows tomorrow."
Grace turned around as Rachel went to their room. Grace looked up, "You're not ready!"
Rachel turned around as she looked at Grace, "And you think you can fight him with a crippled hand? Good luck with that."
Rachel turned around, closing the door behind her. Grace sat down on the couch as she turned to Zander. Zander looked at Lamar as Lamar carefully sat down on the couch.
"You okay?" asked Zander.
Lamar, rubbing his stomach, gave a thumbs up gesture toward Zander, "Oh yeah, bro. I'm doing fantastic."
The next morning…
The rangers were sitting down, eating breakfast and doing their usual routines. Lamar was surprised as Grace was eating with her left hand, enjoying life as she was noticing Rachel. Rachel was eating her bagel while looking up boxing moves on her phone. As she finished the last bite of her bagel, she turned around seeing Brawly, who was waiting for her and the rest of the team.
"So," said Brawly, "Are we ready for a gym battle?"
Rachel nodded, grinning as she got up from the table, "Yes! Shall we?"
"Can we finish eating?" asked Zander, half-asleep, looking at her. No sooner he said that, the Mystic Morphers went off. Zander then looked up at the rest of the team, placing the cereal bowl on the table with anger, "Guess someone decided to rain on my parade… thanks."
The five rangers got up in a mass exodus, walking out the door before Brawly could say anything.
The five rangers dashed toward the beach, where they noticed a massive ring. The ring had four black poles and no chains. They watched as Persha grinned, looking at the team.
"Hi!" she said, "Chan?"
Chan Lee dug out of the ground, as he stood inside the four poles. Grace went to walk toward the pole, only to have Rachel turn around, "It's my turn."
Grace looked at her, wondering what was going on. Rachel slowly nodded as she walked up to the sandy beach, inside the ring. Persha snapped her fingers as the chains surrounded the poles.
"Why are you fighting instead of Yellow?" asked Persha.
"Because… I wanted to," said Rachel, turning to Grace. Grace shook her head as Rachel took out her Mystic Morpher, "Magical Source, Mystic Force!"
A red aura surrounded her as she transformed into her ranger suit. Persha grinned as she took out a golden bell that they would use for fights.
"Round 1… fight!"
Pressing the button, the bell made a sound to start. Chan Lee started throwing a left punch. Rachel dodged the attack. As Chan Lee threw another punch, Rachel jumped over the punch and went to strike. As she went to strike, Chan Lee swung a punch at her face. Rachel screamed as she flew across the ring. She was saved by the chains, only to have them electrocute her.
"What?" asked Zander.
"No way," said Urara.
"That's not fair!" shouted Lamar.
"What's the meaning of this?" asked Grace.
"All's fair in love and war… Pokémon battles, oh and ranger battles, like now," said Persha, grinning.
Grace sighed as she looked at Rachel with anger. Suddenly, her phone began to glow bright yellow as she opened her phone. Her Mystic Morpher released a new spell on the phone.
"Ooh," said Grace, "Rachel, you are going to need some help if he's going to play dirty?"
"What do you recommend?" asked Rachel, being punched in the face and landing on the ground.
"Simple. Gigiru!" shouted Grace, stretching out her morpher. A yellow aura surrounded her morpher as it went to Rachel. Two red boxing gloves appeared on the floor that had an "M" on them. The boxing gloves also had different colored jewels.
"What?" asked Persha.
"Ooh!" shouted Rachel, grabbing them. She slid them both on, "What are these?"
"Mystic Punchers… you're welcome," said Grace, "You're determination kind of helped me realize that you are willing to face your fear. And I was an idiot to not putting my trust in you, even though I drafted you into doing something you didn't want to do."
"Grace, I wasn't thinking straight as a leader," said Rachel, "I hope you can forgive me?"
"CAN WE SAVE THE DRAMATICS? BEAT THAT RANGER UP!" shouted Persha, "BEGIN!"
Chan Lee charged forward with his punches. Rachel immediately dodged the attacks swiftly and with ease. As she twirled around dodging the attacks, an orange glow surrounded her left glove.
"Sky Uppercut!"
She threw an orange punch up in the sky, hitting Chan Lee in the face. She then turned around, seeing he was wide open.
"Fire Punch!"
As she punched his weak spot in the stomach, Chan Lee squirmed as sparks surrounded him. Rachel grinned as she jumped up in excitement, only to get electrocuted. As she landed on the ground, Persha laughed as she started counting down. Rachel was unable to get up. Grace quickly charged in, diving in the sand as she tried to not get caught by the chains.
"Rachel… get up!" she said.
"That was low," said Rachel, coughing as she slowly got up.
"That's right!" said Persha, "We modified his stomach… just incase Grace came to punch him, her hand would have broken completely."
Grace darted her eyes, "So, that was for me?"
"Yep," said Persha, "Take the healer down, the rest is easy. At least, that's how I see it. You are at six, by the way."
Rachel slowly got up from the ground. As she clenched her fists and punched them, Grace stood there with anger as she went back underneath the ring. Running back, Brawly was watching from behind.
"Brawly," said Grace, "What are you doing here?"
"Seeing that the monster was back, I want to see how her training went," said Brawly, raising an eyebrow.
"Wait… she trained with you?" asked Grace.
Chan Lee grumbled as he started bouncing back and forth. Rachel decided to do the same thing. She had to be nimble, relaxed, yet fierce at the same time. Chan Lee threw a strong punch at her. Rachel did a shoulder roll and dodged the attack. Chan Lee went for a jab. Rachel blocked it. As she kept her stance firm, she went to throw a punch in the face. Chan Lee was hit as he landed on the ground. Getting up, he charged his punches.
"Mach Punch!"
As he threw multiple punches, Rachel dodged each one quickly. As she got closer, she pushed his arms away.
"ARM THRUST!"
POW! POW! POW! Chan Lee was hit hard in the stomach as she kept punching with the attacks. The shocks were coming, but she ignored them. As the plating was destroyed, she raised her left hand.
"Ice Punch!"
A blue aura surrounded her left fist as it turned to complete ice. She threw the punch in the stomach, causing the weak spot to freeze.
"Fire Punch!"
A red aura surrounded her right fist as it ignited in flames. She threw the punch again in the same spot, melting the water.
"THUNDER PUNCH!"
A yellow aura surrounded both fists as sparks came out. Rachel threw both fists at the weak spot. Chan Lee screamed as he was electrocuted heavily. As Chan Lee started stumbling and waddling, Rachel then threw her final punch.
"Close Combat!"
Punching repeatedly, Chan Lee was defenseless. As he was punched over 20 times, Chan Lee fell to the ground, exploding into pieces.
"Checkmate!" shouted Rachel.
Persha walked forward as the chains were removed. The other rangers, excited ran up to her as Persha looked at Rachel straight in the face. Brawly shook hands with her and then looked up as Persha marched up to Rachel next to her.
"You may have defeated my beast… but just remember, while you were doing this, we are looking for the person responsible to unlock the underworld. You haven't seen the last of me," she said, disappearing in her face. A black aura surrounded her, causing her to disappear.
"Oh believe me," said Rachel, "We haven't."
Later that day…
Rachel grinned as she was walking on the beach with her Combusken and Vulpix. Her Wingull flew in the sky as she looked at the three of them.
"I love you guys!" she said.
Her Pokémon nodded as she walked toward them. As she turned around, she noticed Grace looking at her with a look of guilt. She walked toward Rachel and hugged her with her one arm.
"What's up?" asked Rachel.
"I want to say I'm sorry for being stupid," said Grace, "I shouldn't have thrown you into the wolves of something that you never heard of or even seen. It was my fault."
Rachel grinned as she turned to her, "Well, if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have awesome Mystic Boxing Gloves."
Grace giggled, "True."
As the two rangers walked down the beach, Rachel turned around as she saw Brawly and his Machoke on a surfboard. She stood there in awe as Brawly and Machoke landed on the shore.
"That was some awesome waves," said Brawly, turning to Rachel, "Hey!"
"Hi, are we still having our gym battle?" asked Rachel, raising an eyebrow.
"Tomorrow. You've done enough beating that beast today," said Brawly, giving her a blue and green surfboard.
"What are we doing?" asked Rachel.
"Surfing…," said Brawly, laughing.
Rachel looked at Brawly and then turned to Grace. Grace grinned as she turned to Rachel. Rachel shook her head as Brawly helped her on the surfboard. The other rangers looked at each other as they watched Rachel on a surfboard.
"I need to post this on Snap…," said Urara, taking out her phone.
Lamar and Zander looked at Urara with confusion as Brawly held Rachel close on the waves. Machoke was laying down on the beach, laughing away. Lamar placed his hand on his head and Zander shook his head. Urara was grinning with delight and Grace was nodding very slowly, watching the whole thing happen. Rachel slipped as she fell in the waves…
"WIPEOUT!" shouted the rangers.
Magic Academy 102:
Rachel turned around wearing a red bathing suit and boxing gloves, "Hi, everybody. Today's spell is Gigiru… that's it."
Woodmodore nodded, responding to Rachel's statement, "Gigiru unleashes the Mystic Punchers."
Rachel grinned as she removed one of the gloves, "Each glove has a special Pokémon move, such as Fire Punch."
Pressing the button, the glove flew out. As the glove engulfed in flames, it hit one of the bookshelves in full force and ignited in flames.
"... Oh," said Rachel, "Whoops."
Woodmodore pierced her eyes at Rachel, "You had to burn my collection."
"Hee hee," said Rachel, laughing as she walked away, "See you next chapter!"
Next Time:
Rachel: The Knuckle Badge is mine!
Urara: What is this?
Zander: It's a letter…
Urara: I HAVE AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE!
Rangers: YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED?!
Urara: Time to throw my bachelorette party.
Zander: Uh… not on my watch. We have a monster.
Urara: Yeah, I have a wedding to plan.
Zander: You're nuts!
Poké Rangers Mystic Force Chapter 15: Holy Matrimony- Giruma Magi Majuna
A/N: So, this reminds of the "Rocky" movies or the "Karate Kid" series, but either way, it was a very good chapter to have written. So, the Key to the Gate. Well, obviously this leads into "The Gatekeeper" arc if you have seen Mystic Force. So, next chapter we are going to have some fun.
Starting next year though, if I am not working on new chapters or doing real life things, I am revising the Hoenn series. I realized that I have missed a lot of spots, typos, and some of the universe has holes… so I need to fix it. You will be seeing new adventures but the storyline is the same.
Anyway, Happy New Year!