Time for another great chapter of this crossover. It's leading up to another big event I have planned to introduce a new character. No matter what happens, I always find myself gravitating back to this story. Crossovers are way more fun than I realized they were and not a friend of mine showed me other series I want to make with crossovers, so it looks like my time available to sleep will be dwindling away. Glad people seemed satisfied with the previous adventure and I think it answered a lot of questions people had. Well, without further delay, onwards to comments.
Brosephg: One day, I will get you to spoil things. One day! Pokémon adventure is as following: MC gets involved in something, finds legendary Pokémon, does not catch legendary, MC does other things, events go back to normal. Does anyone actually dislike Ruiko? She's one of those who you just can't hate. Rampardos is OP, nerf it!
Acpeters: As this is a side project, the events aren't as long and drawn out. It's supposed to be for amusement. Time travel is a very precise endeavor. One of Arceus's attacks caused it to move slightly and the time dilation was disturbed. I personally like my main one slightly more, as so many ideas have formed together to create a story rich with plot, but this one is more for fun and thus, don't have to work at it nearly as seriously.
WiliamZ0: Hah, my first work takes a while to read and so does ACUL0. The generic harem protagonist was a joke. Touma Kamijou was designed by the original author NOT to be one. Touma will have to get a Charzard before he can make it go primal.
Salishious: Pssh, Rampardos doesn't know Judgement. It knows Headbutt, Ice Beam, Ancient Power, and Super Headbutt.
Chen: Everyone has preferences. I never hold that against anyone.
vietnamese guy: Huh, will have to find a trainer for it.
Formboy1: Not sure why Spark gets hated on so much, but I'm on Team Mystic, so doesn't affect me. Unown was made for Ruiko, like the most perfect Pokémon. I google how to spell Pokémon names ALL the time. Time travel is one of the many ways to catch dinosaurs.
Wiliamsusanto: Rampardos knows It knows Headbutt, Ice Beam, Ancient Power, and a move yet to be shown. Rampardos is not the… brightest bulb in the world? It would easily forget people it only saw once after a while.
Agent Nine: You know what? I have no idea. This story has no plot predetermined.
PocketDuelMonsters: Touma's secret Pokémon is about to be revealed and he will eventually catch another one. I will spoil that Darkrai belongs to a person already. They haven't been revealed yet though.
ReaperOfShadows125: Mikoto found the Pokémon and helped send it to Touma through time travel. Touma then uses the Rampardos to meet Mikoto with, who then recognizes Rampardos when traveling back in time so she could find it and send it back to Touma. (This is why time travel is confusing.)
Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or Pokémon. I wish I did so I could retire rich.
"Kuroko," Mikoto sighed. "I'll say it again. You don't have to come with me. It's only practice."
"But there's no telling what that ape is going to do when I'm not around," Kuroko replied earnestly. "During practice, he might pretend to trip to cop a feel. Trust me, all guys are the same."
"I doubt that," Mikoto sighed. What does she think he has actually done? She glanced at the egg in her incubator she was carrying. She had told Kuroko she was only bringing it in case it started to hatch, but she actually wanted Touma to see it. "Besides," she glanced down at Pikachu, who was walking next to them. "If he tried anything, Pikachu would shock him."
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed with a nod.
"I'll be counting on you," Kuroko said to Pikachu and smiled. She felt better now. "You know, I'm still having a hard time processing what you and Saten-san said happened to you yesterday. Even with the proof, it was so…"
"Unbelievable?" Mikoto asked with a grin and Kuroko nodded. "I was there and still think that." Mikoto briefly remembered the look of disbelief on Kazari's and Kuroko's faces yesterday after Mikoto and Ruiko described what had happened to them. It took a good part of the ride back to Academy City to answer all their questions. It had been obvious Kuroko wanted to believe her, but her reaction was understandable. Mikoto and Ruiko had returned only a few moments after Kuroko had lost sight of them. It wasn't until Ruiko showed off her Unown when they got off the bus, their story was finally verified. Mikoto also showed them a picture of Arceus on her phone, something she had kept from them so they wouldn't freak out on the ride back. Kazari actually started to freak out a little bit and Ruiko dragged her back to their dorm to try to calm her down before she made a scene.
"Still," Kuroko continued and looked up at the sky. "To actually see Arceus…" She looked over at Mikoto. "I take it you don't want this information spread around, right?"
"Yeah," Mikoto admitted. "Imagine what others would say."
"I think it would only confirm to them how amazing you are," Kuroko replied with a laugh while Mikoto groaned. "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret and I'm sure Uiharu will say the same thing to Saten-san." She looked around. "Why are we meeting the ape outside of the city anyways?" Kuroko suddenly asked. "There are plenty of practice fields a lot closer."
"We are probably going to train against his Rampardos," Mikoto explained. "As it's one of our more powerful Pokémon. The thing is, Rampardos is rare, so it will draw a lot of attention. It's why he is using his Chameleon. He doesn't like to stand out."
"Really?" Kuroko asked confused. "That's unusual. Usually strong trainers want to show off. Entering a tournament is no way to stay anonymous."
"His friend and I pushed him into it," Mikoto admitted. "But I'm going to respect his wishes."
"So kind to even the lowest lifeforms," Kuroko swooned and clasped her hands together. Mikoto rolled her eyes, but didn't say anything. Kuroko would warm up to him in time, hopefully. They almost reached the rendezvous point when Kuroko sighed. "I wish I could help train you onee-sama, but Abra really needs to evolve before it can start using offensive moves." Her eyes widened when she realized something. "Uiharu and Saten-san both have more Pokémon than me! I'm falling behind!"
"Calm down," Mikoto told her and put a hand on Kuroko's shoulders, as she grabbed her hair in frustration. "Number's don't mean anything, but how about this. After school tomorrow, we can go and look for a second Pokémon for you. "
"Just us?"
"Yeah. We haven't done much together recently."
"You want to go on a date?" Kuroko asked in surprise. Mikoto's mouth fell open in shock. Her brain tried to understand how Kuroko had come to that conclusion. Before she could say anything, Kuroko continued. "Onee-sama has finally decided to return my love!" Kuroko cheered and clasped her hands together. "I knew after all this time she would realize her feelings for me! After she and I find the perfect Pokémon for me, we can find a shady spot on the hill and watch the sunset." A sickening smile spread on her face. "When the sun goes down we can embrace each other as our clothes-…ouch!" Mikoto hit her.
"Get your mind out of the gutter," Mikoto growled. "Or we won't go at all." Kuroko gasped and quickly shut her mouth. Seriously, she won't understand I'm not into girls. I prefer boys, like T… some of those Pokémon champions. They started walking down a small path and entered a clearing where Mikoto had told Touma about. It was close enough to get here easily, but out of the way enough to hopefully avoid being disturbed. To Mikoto's surprise, Touma had actually beaten her. Huh, I actually expected him to be late… Why is she here?! Mikoto's eyes narrowed at the blonde girl sitting and laughing on a rock next to him.
"Shokuhou-san is with him?" Kuroko whispered. "You mentioned she was also with you in the mentorship program, but you didn't say she would be here."
"I didn't know," Mikoto replied. "It turned out they knew each other when they were younger, before she went overseas for a while. I bet he mentioned it to her and she wanted to come watch."
"A childhood friend?" Kuroko looked deep in thought and then grinned, something Mikoto did not miss. It was obvious what Kuroko was thinking, even though Mikoto had told her there was nothing romantic between herself and Touma. Kuroko started walking forward faster and Mikoto had to rush to follow. "Hello Shokuhou-san!" Kuroko called out cheerfully. As they got closer, Mikoto noticed all of Touma's and Misaki's Pokémon were out. Rampardos was pacing around and obviously bored. Charmeleon was sprawled out on a rock and was trying to sleep, but was finding it difficult as Sylveon kept snuggling up next to it. The white Vulpix was sitting in Misaki's lap and she was brushing it. Vulpix looked really happy with her technique. Surprisingly, Riolu was working out in front of Touma and Misaki. It seemed to be practicing punching and kicking.
"Why, hello Shirai-san," Misaki called out politely when Kuroko drew near. "I didn't know you were going to come. Hello Misaka-san. I was beginning to wonder what was keeping you."
"We arrived fifteen minutes early," Mikoto pointed and scowled at her. Mikoto's eyes traveled to the incubator holding Misaki's egg, nestled in the grass. Dang, she thought the same thing.
"Your Vulpix is so pretty," Kuroko complimented and knelt down in front of Misaki. Vulpix looked happy at the compliment, but Riolu quickly hid behind Touma. "What's with him?" she asked Touma.
"Riolu gets nervous easily around new people," Touma explained. "I've been working with him to conquer his stage fright. Hopefully, our practice today will be able to inspire him." He turned to Mikoto. "Glad you could make it."
"It was my idea," Mikoto told him and looked away. That was definitely more than a hello. Could he mean he was really glad I showed up? Kuroko scowled when she saw their exchange.
"I hope you have a plan on how you expect to train, Ape," Kuroko said.
"Shirai-san," Misaki admonished. "You know it's rude to call someone names." Her eyes flashed dangerously. "Why would you do such a thing to him?" Kuroko looked away slightly embarrassed, but did not apologize.
"Long story," Mikoto answered with a sigh.
"I have an idea actually," Touma admitted to Kuroko and all three girls looked at him. "Misaka and I have to learn to fight together, so the problem lies in who our opponents will be. Rampardos was willing to be our opponent…"
"Rampardos!" Rampardos called out and pawed at the dirt with its foot.
"…but a two on one would hardly prepare us for two opponents. We need a second Pokémon to team up with Rampardos." He glanced back at Riolu, who had stuck its head out from behind him. "I don't think your first battle should be a two on two." Riolu nodded and sat down next to Touma, but kept a wary eye on Kuroko.
"Don't look at me," Kuroko huffed. "First, I wouldn't want to battle onee-sana and, second, Abra isn't really for duels." She tossed out a pokeball and Abra appeared in a flash of red light. "But I think letting him watch your practice battle is a good idea. I assume that's why your other Pokémon are out." Touma nodded.
"Eevee, Magnemite," Mikoto said and tossed out her last two pokeballs. Both of her Pokémon appeared in a flash of red light. She then set her incubator with her egg down next to Misaki's. While she did this, Eevee bounded over to Charmeleon and greeted him. Charmeleon opened a single eye and nodded in acknowledgement. Sylveon, on the other hand, scowled. She actually let go of Charmeleon and hopped down next to Eevee.
"Sylv, Sylveon Sylveon, veon!"
"Eevee, vee Eev Eevee!" The argument was getting heated and Charmeleon sighed.
"Char, Charmeleon!" Sylveon and Eevee stopped arguing and looked ashamed. Charmeleon rolled over and went back to sleep. While the lovebirds were fighting, Magnemite flew over to Rampardos and landed on its head. Rampardos looked at it a second and flung it up into the air. Magnemite flew back down and Rampardos proceeded to ram it again back into the air. This process kept repeating and looked like Rampardos was playing with a ball. Pikachu, seeing that its trainers were still talking, walked over to Abra and sat down next to it.
"We could use one of mine I suppose," Mikoto said thoughtfully. "Magnemite has the most experience fighting without a trainer."
"It seems to be able to get along with Rampardos," Touma pointed out and the girls looked at the two Pokémon playing. No one could resist laughing, even Kuroko. "I suppose Magnemite would be our best-…"
"I can do it," Misaki volunteered suddenly.
"What?!" Mikoto asked in shock. "Have you even battled before?"
"Of course I have," Misaki replied indignantly. "We hold practice matches in school all the time, you know that. Sylveon is rather strong." Sylveon's ears perked up when it heard its name.
"Do you think Sylveon would be able to…?" Touma's voice trailed off and he gestured with his head toward Charmeleon.
"She would not be excited about the prospect," Misaki admitted. "But if it was to help him in the long run, she would give it her all."
"I suppose that should be fine then," Touma admitted.
"Hear that Sylveon?" Misaki called out. "We get to help our friends train."
"Sylveon!" Sylveon replied excitedly and bounded over to them. Charmeleon opened an eye and then sat up. It could tell the fight was about to begin and it had to be awake. Without much further discussion, Touma and Mikoto gathered on one side of the field with Pikachu and Charmeleon, while Misaki moved to the other side with Rampardos and Sylveon. Misaki turned to Sylveon.
"I know you like Charmeleon," Misaki whispered. "But we have to give it our all so he can improve." Sylveon nodded vigorously.
"Pikachu?" Mikoto asked. "Are you ready?"
"Pika!"
"Glad to hear it, let's show Shokuhou-san and Rampardos how strong you are."
"Charmeleon," Touma said. "Let's give it our all too." Charmeleon only gave him the stink eye and then yawned. "Great," he sighed. "I suppose that's the best I can hope for." Mikoto giggled.
Charmeleon is going to try. It's just like at his school.
"I guess I'll be the referee," Kuroko sighed. She was the only one not actively participating in the battle. All the other Pokémon were sitting together and were planning to watch. "Remember, this is training, so try to hold back a little." She glanced at Rampardos, who was bounding on its feet in anticipation. "Are both sides ready?" Misaki smiled and nodded, Touma nodded, but something occurred to Mikoto.
"Hang on," she said. "This is training, so we might not have to keep having a full battle. Kuroko, as the only one who can objectively observe, feel free to stop the battle if you notice a major issue. The sooner we identify our weaknesses, the sooner we can start fixing them. If we only go over our weaknesses after a tough fight, we won't be able to work on changing until everyone has rested up."
"That's smart," Touma complimented and Mikoto felt happier than she really should have.
"Excellent idea onee-sama," Kuroko agreed and scowled at Touma. "I don't have a lot of experience watching tag team battles, but I'll try to identify problem areas."
"That's all we ask," Mikoto told her and signaled she was ready. Kuroko nodded and held up her hand.
"Begin!" she yelled and brought her hand down.
Let's start off strong and show Shokuhou-san what a real Pokémon battle is like. Mikoto, for some reason, really felt like showing off. "Pikachu!" Mikoto called out. "Electro Ball on Sylveon!"
"Flamethrower on Rampardos!" Touma told Charmeleon. While Pikachu jumped into the air and formed a ball of electricity at the base of its tail, Charmeleon opened its mouth and unleashed a cone of fire. Pikachu's Electro Ball flew through the air but, due to distance, Sylveon had plenty of time to dodge to the right. Rampardos, on the other hand, must have decided dodging was too much work. Instead, Rampardos lowered its head and plowed straight threw the Flamethrower. Fire was not very effective against rock, plus Rampardos had a very sturdy skull. Right before Rampardos collided with Charmeleon, Charmeleon stopped its flame and jumped to the side to avoid the Headbutt. "Good job, now keep avoiding and strike back with Dragon Claw!" Charmeleon's hands turned green as it dodged Rampardos again and tried to strike back when an opening appeared.
The way they fight, Mikoto thought as she watched Charmeleon and Rampardos. It looks like they have practiced against each other a lot and this is a common occurrence. Mikoto was distracted for only a moment, but it was enough for Misaki to take advantage of it.
"Disarming voice!" Sylveon opened its mouth and released a beam of purplish hearts in a loud shrieking voice. The hearts made direct contact with Pikachu and sent it flying backwards.
"Pikachu!" Mikoto shouted, while she mentally berated herself for losing focus. Pikachu landed on its feet and shook its head, but looked fine. Disarming Voice was a fast attack, but it wasn't the most powerful of moves. "Hit Sylveon with Quick Attack!" Pikachu bolted forward and a trail of white light was left behind it.
"Stop it with Swift!" Misaki called out and Mikoto was glad to hear a slight anxiety in her voice.
She's not used to the pressure of real battles, only our school ones. While Tokiwadai wanted their students to act like the class battles were real, many of the girls came from upper class families. That meant the battles turned into more formal fights with neither side really wanting to be the aggressor. That was a big reason Mikoto started looking for challenges outside of her school. "Dodge and use Thunder Shock!" The barrage of whitish-yellow stars that flew from Sylveon's ribbons was too dense for a Quick Attack to get through, so Pikachu stopped and jumped backwards to allow the stars to collide harmlessly with the ground. Pikachu's cheeks started to spark up and a bolt of electricity fired from its body in a flash. Sylveon cried out and closed its eyes as it was struck by the direct electrical attack. "Great job Pikachu!"
"Sylveon!" Misaki gasped and Sylveon finally managed to move after the electricity subsided. "Please say you are okay!" Sylveon turned and nodded. "Phew," she sighed. "Counter with Disarm-…!" She was cut off as a torrent of flames flew between Pikachu and Sylveon, which caused them both to jump backwards to avoid the heat. Charmeleon then came flying through the air and landed on the ground hard. Its back legs sunk into the ground and it was forced to jab one of its arms into the ground to stabilize.
"Smokescreen while it's confused!" Touma yelled and Charmeleon swung its tail to engulf the area around Rampardos with thick black smoke from the flame on its tail. Mikoto again got distracted watching the fight, but Misaki didn't miss a beat.
"Sylveon," Misaki said seriously. "Draining Kiss." Sylveon bounded over to Charmeleon before Touma and Mikoto realized the danger. The battle with Rampardos had been much flashier. Charmeleon had just turned when Sylveon stopped right next to it. Sylveon leaned over and kissed Charmeleon gently on the cheek, and then leaped away. Charmeleon spun around on the spot and shook his head back and forth, but it looked slightly weaker. Sylveon, on the other hand, looked brand new, even after the blow it suffered from Pikachu. "Heh, Draining Kiss absorbs Sylveon's opponent's energy. Of course, she doesn't use it often and only on certain Pokémon." Misaki winked at Mikoto. Eevee in the background cried out in indignation.
Life draining skills, Mikoto thought. Hurts your opponent's Pokémon and heals your own. They can change the battle in an instant. She crossed her arms and kept her face passive. "You only bought yourself time!"
"Not bad Mi-chan!" Touma complimented. "You really improved!"Misaki beamed and Mikoto suddenly felt annoyed. Before she could speak up though, Rampardos came barreling out of the smokescreen. It looked around and saw Pikachu. Rampardos lowered its head and prepared to charge when someone else spoke up.
"Stop the battle!" Kuroko called out. All the Pokémon halted instantly and stared at her, along with their trainers. "I didn't think it would be so soon, but I saw several major flaws in your teamwork." Rampardos looked the most disappointed the fight was over already.
"Really?" Mikoto asked. "Already?"
"What where they?" Misaki asked, as she walked over to join them all.
"Have a seat," Kuroko ordered and gestured to the rocks. The other girls and Touma sat down while Kuroko stood in front of them. "It's mostly for onee-sama and the ape. I hope you don't mind Shokuhou-san."
"Nonsense," she replied and waved her hand dismissively. Mikoto noticed her eye twitched slightly when Kuroko called Touma an ape. "The point was to train those two, not me."
"What was wrong Shirai-san?" Touma asked. "The fight was pretty close."
"That's just it," Kuroko pointed out. "It shouldn't have been. You and onee-sama should have easily won. From what I heard, your Charmeleon beat Rampardos before and that's how you caught it. You should have been able to defeat him again. Onee-sama also has a lot more experience in battles than Shokuhou-san does. The fight should have been completely one-sided."
"I was winning against Sylveon," Mikoto protested and her Pikachu and Eevee nodded. Misaki and Sylveon scowled slightly.
"Yes," Kuroko admitted and the pain look on her face made Mikoto realize how much Kuroko really did not want to criticize her. "I don't like saying this," she sighed. "You would have won in a one on one match, like I said. However, the situation changed completely in a single moment." Mikoto raised an eyebrow. "Charmeleon and Rampardos gave her the opening."
"Ah," Misaki said and everyone turned to her. "Teamwork!"
"Huh?" Touma asked.
"Ape," Kuroko said exasperatedly. "You and Charmeleon were the reason she couldn't have a flawless victory." Touma still looked confused and Kuroko face palmed. "Do I have to spell it out? Charmeleon was forced near Sylveon and you gave her the opportunity to recover with Draining Kiss, all because you were too focused on your own opponent."
"Of course!" Mikoto gasped. "We were fighting like we normally do, but we normally fight one on one. We can team up on a single opponent."
"Exactly!" Kuroko agreed. "I knew you would understand." She scowled at Touma. "Shokuhou-san was the one who actually realized that first." Mikoto looked at Misaki, who nodded, but Mikoto was not fooled. Misaki had not been thinking that when she had Sylveon kiss Charmeleon. "We watched a couple tournaments in class and one of our teachers really enjoyed two on two battles. While it may look similar to normal battles, teamwork changes how the fights should be handled. Professional trainers usually have specific Pokémon they use for them, usually with a move like Helping Hands to increase their partner's power."
"You really know your stuff," Touma complimented her.
"Obviously I do," Kuroko huffed, but looked slightly mollified. "It's common knowledge. The question is, why didn't you know this?"
"If I might add something," Misaki said and they turned to her. "If Charmeleon had used Smokescreen earlier and then teamed up with Pikachu against Sylveon, you probably could have taken her out of the battle. Sylveon's defense isn't nearly has high as Rampardos' is."
They have good points, Mikoto had to admit to herself. She had confidence in her own skills, but she really didn't have much experience as a team. It was all new to her. Something suddenly occurred to her. "When we fought at your school," Mikoto told Touma. "We did the same thing. We tried to win one on one, but your classmates ganged up on us first. They started to pull ahead before Charmeleon saved Eevee and we were able to strike at them together." Touma rubbed his chin as he thought about it, but Kuroko nodded.
"Onee-sama showed us that video yesterday," Kuroko said. "I noticed it too."
"You're very perceptive," Misaki complimented.
"She wants to be a teacher at some point," Mikoto told her. "Or a police officer." The four of them began to put their heads together and started discussing what they noticed in Mikoto's and Touma's battle strategy, while also pointing out what they could have done differently. Pikachu was listening closely, but Charmeleon only seemed to be partially listening, as it laid on the grass with its head propped up on its arm. Rampardos went back to playing with Magnemite while Eevee started to chat with Rilou, who seemed to be okay with her. Misaki's Vulpix and Sylveon laid down next to her and waited patiently for their trainers to talk. I'm actually surprised at how good she was. Sure, it was obvious Sylveon hasn't been involved in many battles, but Shokuhou-san's battle strategy was fine. About fifteen minutes later, they broke apart back to their sides of the field to try out several new strategies.
"Let's do this right," Kuroko announced and everyone nodded. "Begin!"
Mikoto lost track of how many times they stopped and discussed their progress, but that was because she didn't care.
She had way too much fun.
"I have to go this way," Touma informed the girls when they entered the city. "Meeting some friends of mine."
"Okay," Mikoto said. That's right, he doesn't normally hang out with us. They had practice for several hours and she had temporarily forgotten that.
"Bye Touma-kun," Misaki beamed. "Have fun with your friends."
"About time," Kuroko huffed, which only got her scowled from Misaki and Mikoto. Touma didn't seem to hear, waved goodbye, and left down another street.
"Kuroko," Mikoto sighed. "Please be nicer to him. It's not like he has done anything to you to warrant that attitude." Oh, I missed the opportunity to ask about where he found his Rampardos. It's too much of coincidence his knew Ice Beam and so did that one Saten-san and I encountered. Our practice was too intense and with Kuroko and Shokuhou-san there, it slipped my mind.
"He's done everything," Kuroko protested.
"Like?" Misaki asked, with a combination of amusement and curiosity. Mikoto believed the only reason Misaki wasn't upset was because Misaki knew what Kuroko was like, and she trusted Touma.
"He keeps trying to steal you away from me!" Kuroko cried out and grabbed Mikoto around the stomach. "He's cutting into our alone time!" Misaki had to cover her mouth with her hand to avoid laughing loudly.
"He's not stealing me away from anyone," Mikoto sighed and pried off Kuroko's iron grip. "You know we need to practice and you even came, which actually helped quite a bit." She added that last part to try to sooth Kuroko emotionally and, judging by the smile, it worked. "But," she added and Kuroko froze. "If you keep insulting him, it might be best you don't come when we practice."
"But what if he tries something?"
"Then I will handle it," Mikoto said firmly. He wouldn't dare, not that I would mind… bad Mikoto. "You know I can handle myself."
"We won't be able to spend as much time together then!" Kuroko gasped.
"We eat together, live in the same room, and go to the same school," Mikoto replied. "We are together a lot. If I have to practice for a couple hours every few days, it's not that big of a deal."
"But-…" Kuroko started to say again and, this time, it was Misaki who spoke up.
"Shirai-san," Misaki said calming, but a small smile was on her face. "I have something to tell you that might put your fears to ease." Kuroko and Mikoto turned to look at her before Misaki pulled Kuroko away from Mikoto. Misaki leaned over and whispered something into Kuroko's ear. Mikoto saw Kuroko's eye widened slightly and then blush. A frown formed on Mikoto's lips when she saw her reaction.
What is she telling her?
"Okay," Misaki said and beamed sweetly at them as she pulled away from Kuroko. "It was fun, but I must be off. Many things to do and not enough hours in the day, plus I promised to show a couple of friends my egg." She gestured to the incubator in her arms. "Bye Shirai-san, Miiiissssaaakkkaa-saaan." Mikoto flinched slightly at how Misaki stretched out her name, so she distracted herself by looking at the egg she was carrying in her own incubator. Misaki finally left, which only made Mikoto happy, and then Kuroko turned to her.
"Our homework is done and we have a while before curfew," Kuroko said. "Was there anything you wanted to do today?"
"Whatever you want," Mikoto told her. We can spend the evening together, as long as when we get back to the dorm she doesn't tries to hop into my bed. I lost track of how many times I have had Pikachu shock her for that.
"Yay!" Kuroko cheered and grabbed Mikoto's hand. She dragged her off and Mikoto could not resist smiling at the cheerful expression on her best friend's face. The rest of their time together passed without incident. They took the bus downtown and started to browse all the shops. Kuroko needed to pick up a few amenities, while Mikoto busied herself looking at the new Pokémon gear. She finally caved and bought herself a new green backpack, since the straps on her old one were wearing down. They stopped at a café and had a pleasant dinner while Mikoto listened to Kuroko complain about some of her classmates and how the teachers kept treating them like children. This was something Mikoto could relate too and they had an enjoyable time, especially on their teachers who kept saying experiences were the key to success, but would only teach them theory. Eventually, the sun began to set and they had to start making their way back to their dorms.
"Oh," Mikoto said and she suddenly remembered something she wanted to do today. "There's something I need to pick up real quick. Can you take my egg back to our dorm?"
"I can," Kuroko confirmed, but she raised an eyebrow. "I can go with you if you want. It's not a problem."
"It shouldn't take long," Mikoto replied quickly. "It's just holding this egg is getting tiring. I'm sure you also want to drop off your stuff in the dorm too." She gestured to the bag in Kuroko's hand. There's no way I'm going to tell her I want to quickly read the new manga that came out yesterday before the store closes. Mikoto was running through more excuses in her mind incase Kuroko didn't buy it.
"Okay," Kuroko finally agreed. "Don't be late. Our supervisor has been increasing room checks recently."
"I promise," Mikoto replied and they both shuddered at the thought of what would happen if their demon dorm supervisor found out they had missed curfew. They parted ways and Mikoto proceeded towards the bookstore. She was almost there, when she saw several people running past her in the direction of the park. Only a few partial sentences reached her ears.
"…if we all gang up we can win…"
"…knock him down a few pegs…"
"…the champion…"
Wonder what that was about, Mikoto thought. She looked at the bookstore to her right and then to the people dashing off into the distance. Oh, what the hell. They can't be up to any good with talking about ganging up on someone. Her curiosity got the better of her and she followed them. She kept her distance, but was easily able to keep up with them. All that exploring outside of the city kept her in shape. The guys were definitely heading toward the park and she heard the sound of a couple explosions and cries of Pokémon. Sounds like a lot of people are battling. Could they actually be ganging up on someone? She rushed in the direction of the sound and stopped behind a tree. What she saw shocked her.
There were easily twenty people on one side of a field facing a single person. The few who just showed up moved behind the others.
Yet, everyone who had been there already were returning their Pokémon while the single individual's Pokémon looked completely unharmed. The single trainer's Pokémon had a sleek black body with four slender legs and crimson eyes. There were two pairs of pointed teeth visible when it opened its mouth, one in the upper jaw and one in the lower. The ears were long and pointed and had a bushy tail, each with a yellow band around them. Its forehead and legs had yellow rings on them. The yellow markings were glowing slightly. Mikoto held up her Pokedex.
"Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon, and an evolved form of Eevee. The rings of Umbreon's body glow faintly when exposed to the moon's aura, and it gains a mysterious power."
"I can't believe it," one guy yelled to the others. "Twenty on one and we couldn't even land a hit on it!"
"That's because you are all trash," the alone white-haired boy spoke up. The boy was wearing casual black and white striped shirt with a light black jacket opened up in the front and black pants. "Seriously, you recognized me and this is the best you could do? I fought you all at once to at least be challenged a microscopic amount." He leered at the group across from him. "Maybe you should all feel what your Pokémon just experienced?" Umbreon growled and stepped forward.
"He's a monster!" someone yelled and people began to flee. A couple of the larger people stood their ground, but the white-haired boy only leered at them and they eventually fled. The boy shook his head.
"I wanted some fresh air and a break from that uptight hag for an hour," the boy sighed and held up a pokeball. "Good job at taking out the trash." Umbreon looked at him and gave a small chirp in acknowledgement before it disappeared in a flash of red light back into the pokeball. Mikoto finally recognized him and she stepped out from behind the tree. The boy noticed her and scowled. "Great, another brat."
"Are you really the champion, Accelerator?" Mikoto asked in a voice of determined calm, but a vein was throbbing in her head. How dare he call me a brat? He's only a couple years older than I am.
"Quit pretending you don't know me," Accelerator sneered. "You probably wanted to join the rest of those losers to hopefully have a chance to defeat me."
"Actually," Mikoto corrected him. "I heard a couple people saying they were planning to gang up on someone and I was going to try to stop them."
"Heh," Accelerator replied and then started laughing. "Oh that is great. A brat tried to be a hero and save a poor helpless trainer from being picked on." His amusement disappeared and he glared at Mikoto. "As you can see brat, no matter how many trash trainers face me, I won't lose."
"That is it!" Mikoto fumed. "I tried to be nice and you keep calling me a brat! I'm not going to take that from an egotistical jerk, no matter who you are!" Pikachu's tired out from the training today and I have not had enough training with Magnemite yet, so that leaves Eevee. If he uses Umbreon though, this could be tough. She grabbed the pokeball on her waist. "I challenge you and will make you apologize!"
"You, challenge me?" Accelerator burst out laughing again. "That is hilarious. I'll humor you though but, when I win, you have to admit you are a trash trainer like the rest of those losers." He pointed in the direction the others had fled. "Maybe I'll use my weakest Pokémon to give you a handicap."
"I don't need your charity!" Mikoto yelled back and threw her Pokeball. "Let's teach him a lesson Eevee!" Eevee appeared in a flash of red light and looked ready to battle.
"You expect to win with an Eevee?" Accelerator asked in a mixture of amusement and distain. "You really underestimate the real world, at least evolve it first." He threw a pokeball and a tall, blue, oval Pokémon Mikoto had never seen before appeared. Its eyes were scrunched like it was looking at a bright light, and it had a jagged upper lip. Its arms were flat and wider towards the tip. Four stubby legs were at the base of its body. There were also two eyespots on its black tail. Mikoto already had her Pokedex out.
"Wobbuffet, the Patient Pokémon. Wobbuffet like to live in dark areas so they can keep their pitch black tail concealed."
"A Patient Pokémon?" Mikoto asked in surprise. "You seem like the kind who only wants to be on offense."
"As I said," Accelerator pointed out with a sneer. "He's my weakest one."
"You are still looking down at us," Mikoto growled and Eevee looked upset too. "Eevee, start off with Swift!" Eevee twirled on the spot and sent a barrage of whitish-yellow stars at Wobbuffet. Wobbuffet doesn't look like it can move quickly, so a fast attack should be able to hit. Then she noticed how calm Accelerator was, but with a trace of amusement.
"Mirror Coat," he said calmly. A white reflective glow appeared around Wobbuffet's body. When Eevee's Swift attack made contact, the stars immediately reversed direction. A surprised Eevee could not react in time and was hit by its own attack.
"Eeveeee!" Eevee cried out as it was thrown backwards into the air.
"Stand up quick!" Mikoto called out and Eevee managed to land shakily to its feet. I didn't think Eevee's Swift was that powerful and she was hit directly for a lot of damage. "If special attacks won't work, Quick Attack!" Eevee flew forward leaving a trail of white light behind it. Accelerator only yawned.
"Counter," he said. Wobbuffet started to glow with an orange outline. Eevee's head made direct contact with Wobbuffet's body and then Eevee was immediately thrown backwards. Its cry of pain echoed across the field as Mikoto could only stare in shock while Accelerator laughed.
Physical and special moves aren't working, Mikoto thought in panic. Eevee can't take another attack like that. It seems like when Wobbuffet reflects an attack, it's even stronger than the original. Head on attacks aren't working, so what if we hit it from behind. "Eevee," Mikoto said and Eevee looked back at her. "Quick attack once more, but hit its blind spot." Eevee nodded and shot off toward Wobbuffet again.
"No matter how many times you repeat the same move," Accelerator told her condescendingly. "It will be the same outcome. Counter again."
"Now!" Mikoto yelled and Eevee made a quick turn to the right to avoid a direct hit. The orange glow faded from Wobbuffet while Eevee darted behind it. "Strike!" Mikoto raised a fist into the air, but Accelerator only raised an eyebrow.
"Counter." Eevee hit the back of Wobbuffet right when it started to glow orange again. Eevee could do nothing as it was thrown backwards form the force of its own attack being redirected at it. "You are thinking to narrowly," Accelerator told her superiorly. "Counter and Mirror Coat completely surround Wobbuffet's body and return your attacks at double the power. Striking from a blind spot doesn't exist." Mikoto's eye turned from him to Eevee and saw spirals in Eevee's eyes.
"Return," Mikoto said softly and held out her pokeball. A beam of red light shot out and brought Eevee back into it. "You fought well." she whispered softly.
"That's relative," Accelerator laughed and returned his Wobbuffet to its pokeball. "From my end, it was a useless endeavor." Mikoto narrowed her eyes at him. "Now, I believe you have your end of our bet to uphold."
"Tsk," Mikoto clicked her tongue angrily. I made a bet, yes, but I hate him so much. He looks down on everyone. Her pride was taking a serious hit. She was normally okay with losing, plenty of people were stronger than her, but to lose so one-sidedly against this arrogant jerk made her skin crawl. Touma had beaten her pretty easily too, but he was nice about it and Mikoto had been able to land a few blows. Accelerator was only using the battle to mock her, knowing he was much stronger than her. "I am-…" she started to say, while she closed her eyes and made fists with her hands.
"What's going on!?" a familiar voice called out interrupting her. Mikoto opened her eyes and saw Touma walking toward her and Accelerator. "I heard some people were ganging up on someone, but I didn't think it was the champion." His eyes fell on Mikoto and he looked surprised.
Not him, Mikoto thought in horror. She had been ready to say she was a terrible trainer in front of Accelerator, but it was mortifying to say it in front of Touma.
"This brat lost a battle," Accelerator said with a sneer. "As part of the bet with me, she had to admit she's a trash trainer." He laughed and Touma's eye widened. Touma turned to look at Mikoto, who could only divert her eyes. She didn't want him to see this. "Now," Accelerator continued. "It's time for this brat to admit how much of a loser she really-…"
"SHUT UP!" Touma roared suddenly.
"What did you say to me?!" Accelerator told him furiously. "Do you know who you are speaking to?"
"I don't care!" Touma yelled back. "I hate people who look down on others. She's also my friend, so I'm defiantly not going to let you degrade her!" Mikoto felt her heart beat wildly and she was finally able to look at him. "I'm going to knock some sense into you and then make you apologize to her!"
"I'm getting sick of all these losers thinking they are strong enough to face me," Accelerator growled. "I'm going to destroy you so badly, you will give up on trying to be a trainer and go live your life in shame." He grabbed the purple and white pokeball from his belt. "It's time for you to understand what it means to face me." He threw it and there was a flash of red light. A bipedal, humanoid Pokémon appeared. It was primarily gray with a long, purple tail. The tail was thick at the base, but thinned before ending into a small bulb. On top of its head were two short, blunt horns, and its eyes were purple. A tube extended from the back of its skull to the top of its spine, bypassing its neck. It had defined chest and shoulders, which resemble a breastplate. The three digits on each hand and foot had spherical tips. Mikoto shakily held up her Pokedex.
"Mewtwo, the Genetic Pokémon. A Pokémon created by recombining Mew's genes. It's said to have the most savage heart among Pokémon." Mikoto could only gasp. Mewtwo was why Accelerator was so famous. The Pokémon had never been seen before but he had managed to catch it. In the last tournament, Mewtwo had decimated entire teams all by itself. Mikoto could only glance at Touma, who had a fierce expression on his face. She opened her mouth to say he didn't have to fight, but she couldn't form the words. Touma reached down and grabbed his own pokeball.
"I didn't want to do this," Touma sighed. "But you're my only Pokémon capable of fighting him." He threw the ball and a flash of red light appeared. Mikoto gasped at what she saw emerge. It was not one of the three Pokémon she knew Touma had.
It was the most dangerous of all Pokémon.
Not only that, to make the situation even stranger, it was a different color.
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It's time to finally see who Touma's final Pokémon is. Who's that Pokémon? Same rules apply as last time. One point for guessing the type, and five points for the specific Pokémon. Keep track of your own scores.
Vulpix: Sylveon, why does our trainer dislike Pikachu's trainer?
Sylveon: It's not so much dislike, they are only rivals.
Vulpix: Oh, like you and Eevee?
Sylveon: We are not rivals!
Eevee: Sylveon's just a jerk!
Pikachu: Do I have to hear this again? Eevee, you always complain about Sylveon. Hey, Charmeleon, why don't you end this squabble?
Charmeleon: Seems like too much work, tell them to solve their own problems.
Rampardos: We could have a one on one tournament and the winner is right!
Pikachu: Would you be entering it?
Rampardos: Of course!
Vulpix: Why?
Rampardos: To prove Headbutt is always the right move!
All other Pokémon: …
Charmeleon: Now you know why I am always tired.
