It has been a long time since I wrote a chapter for this crossover. Most of my time writing has been dedicated to my other main ones. I plan to keep updating this one occasionally, but it won't be my focus. Not enough ours in the day and I still have all my real life activities taking up time, work, friends, etc. I wasn't sure when I was going to start updating this again, but a lot of people on a discord server kept asking for an update. I also managed to get a lot of ideas from people there and my brain started coming up with the next few plot ideas. This one will be updated sporadically the best, but look forward for some light hearted fun adventures. I was glad everyone seemed to appreciate my choice of ditto too.
Wanderer No.96: Some of the most entertaining ideas come from deciding which Pokémon represent the trainers.
Brosephg: Ah, this comment was so long ago, you were in the, don't spoil things stage. I'm glad you overcame that.
Wiliamsusanto: I don't want most trainers to just have legendary ones. It ruins the impact. They have to earn one. Though, people like Accelerator who naturally stand above others get one. Since we mostly follow Mikoto's Pokémon journey, we probably won't see much Ditto antics until the start traveling together.
Acpeters: Short? Pssh, they are decent length so people can enjoy it after the long wait. Ditto was well received, which I was happy about.
Liuen: I can only read intentions by facial expressions and the tone of your voice. Words tell me nothing. I'm not going to make Ditto all powerful, it still has to see the Pokémon to transform into it. Ditto can turn into inanimate objects, so I'm sure some interesting situations will happen because of that. Accelerator and Touma always become BFFs. It's their nature. Index will have a different role in this world.
FrodoFighter: Now we get to one of the ones who wanted me to update this. I know you too well now, so your denial doesn't work. Touma will catch a black Rayquaza now. Ditto was the only Pokémon capable of fighting Ditto that wasn't really a legendary. Touma's hidden ability is Attract. The power of friendship is always evident in Pokémon. It's how Ash wins fight without evolving squat. It was ironic a copy beat Mewtwo, if you remember the original movie. Don't you rob your opponent after beating them for cash? Accelerator earns a lot beating people. Their children would be cute. Ditto's transformation was supposed to represent Imouto and now she can make a constant appearance. Using stones should never be taken lightly. The choice can't be taken back. Poor Kuroko, accidently blessing Mikoto's and Touma's union. It's going to see Mikoto and Misaki at once and transform into a hybrid between them.
Formboy1: Hah, no one expects Ditto. I listen to music a lot when writing them too. Shiage Hamazura has the golden Magikarp. Heh, DBZ Pokémon fight. Jolteon's evolution was always planned out.
vietnamese guy: Ditto won't be all powerful. Touma doesn't deserve that. Don't think there is a pure protection Pokémon, so that could be split up among many Pokémon. Ultra Beasts might not show up early on.
WiliamZ0: Over 100 reviews for a light hearted side project, not bad. Deoxys is reserved for another, a better person. Huh, something to balance out Yveltal. I wonder if there was some kind of deer like one to do so. Rampardos will win, or one day mega evolve and its ability will allow Headbutt to hit ghosts. A ground water Pokémon would be tough for their team, but that's why they know Iron Tail and Dragon Claw. Touma doesn't have enough badges to order a Charzard around.
Cyber dragonarmy: Writing gets easier the more you do it. The time it took to write 5k words now extends to maybe 8k. I'm not going to put myself in the story to avoid giving myself good stuff.
Q-Guest: Someone is carrying around a baby Lugia. Would make interesting conversation.
anapaula25972016: Guys fight and then become best friends. They could always be rivals, but you can be friends with rivals.
Chen: Hiatus is over.
dickythamrin077: Shattered Vale is a lot more popular than this one. This is a side project at best. Yeah, if everyone had a legendary, the series would be boring. Most of the moves kind of describe themselves, but I always put a short description. To picture a lot of fight scenes, google the Pokémon once you have the name so you can picture it fight. Maybe Dittos are female and just bi?
SilverStream1706: You can do so much with crossovers, but merging them can be tough. You always favor one over the other. Last Order and Worst will probably be Mikoto's real life sisters and visit her at some point. She would freak out when Last Order really likes Accelerator and I can see Accelerator pretending to be nice to her to piss off Mikoto.
Disclaimer: I do not own Toaru Majutsu no Index or Pokémon. I wish I did so I could retire rich.
"This is going to be great!" Kuroko laughed, as she walked backwards in front of Mikoto. "I can't wait to show my classmates my new Pokémon."
"You're sure in a good mood," Mikoto pointed out, but feeling relieved. "But try not to get ahead of yourself."
Kuroko had been in a sour mood since yesterday, after Mikoto and Touma finished practicing. Mikoto had then returned late with a Thunder Stone, though she pass it off to Kuroko by pretending she saw a sale on one and decided to buy it when it was cheap. All it took was Mikoto reminding Kuroko of her promise to take her out of the city and help her catch a Pokémon to give her mood a complete one eighty. That led to the current situation. Kuroko had packed her red bag with some water, snacks, and a first aid kit, basic gear their teachers told them they should have when traveling. She was also wearing a skirt, sleeveless t-shirt, and a visor to shade her eyes. Mikoto was in her normal shorts, T-shirt, and a cap, her new green backpack over her shoulders. They had just exited the city boundaries and Kuroko took a deep breath of fresh air before answering.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Kuroko asked. "I don't have to wait for my teachers to say we are ready, I get to spend the afternoon with you and no one else, and I'm going to get a new Pokémon. It's a great day."
"Do you have any idea what kind of Pokémon you would like to catch?" Mikoto asked. "I think that would be a good place to start."
"Hmm," Kuroko murmured. "I've seen a lot of pictures, but I don't think I have a preference yet." She grinned slyly at Mikoto. "Maybe an electric type to remind me of you?"
"We might have to have a small competition to catch it then," Mikoto replied jokingly and they both laughed. "Well, if you don't have a preference, I think we should hike up to the lake and take a break while we plot out the route we want to take." She pulled out a map of the surrounding areas. "I know a few places Pokémon tend to congregate, so we just have to find one you want." She looked over at Kuroko. "I know you really want a second partner, but you shouldn't catch one for the sake of catching one."
"I know," Kuroko agreed. "I'm pretty sure I will know it when I see it."
The two of them followed the road, which led them past a small side path that would take them to the lake. Once they left the main road, they started to see more Pokémon. There were plenty of birds, bugs, canines, and, once they arrived at the lake, Mikoto saw a couple Rhyhorns lazing around the shores of the lake and connecting rivers. The rivers connected several lakes together, before they reach the mountains in the distance. The entire trip had only been about thirty minutes, so they found some shade under a large tree near the shore, sat down, and began to plan their journey, while watching some nearby Pokémon have fun. A couple fish were jumping into the air, before landing with a small splash.
"I am beginning to see why you enjoy coming out here so much," Kuroko said to Mikoto. "It's really peaceful."
"It is," Mikoto agreed. "But you still have to be careful. Not all Pokémon are friendly and then there are hazards you have to watch out for." She pulled out her map and laid it down on the ground. "I was thinking we follow the river from this lake in a loop and then split off about here to arrive back in the city. We should see quite a few Pokémon and, hopefully, one you like."
"Sounds like a plan," Kuroko said. "You know more about the area than I do." They got up, packed their things and started walking between the lakeshore and the tree line. They didn't get far, when several Zigzagoons, white and brown stripped raccoon Pokémon crossed their path. They seemed to be heading for the water and the two girls let them pass.
The hike wasn't as exciting as some of Mikoto's previous excursions, especially when Touma was involved, but Kuroko's presence made the hike enjoyable and fun. They not only got to see a variety of Pokémon, which mainly consisted of water, bug, and normal types, but Kuroko kept referencing things she learned about them in class. She hadn't see many of them outside of a simple textbook, so Mikoto kept telling her stories about some of the things she had seen them do. Nothing seemed to excite Kuroko enough to want to catch them though, and Mikoto kept looking around for anything that might.
"What about one of those?" Mikoto asked, pointing to several Beautiflies hanging around a grove of flowers. Beautifly was a butterfly-like Pokémon with two pairs of wings. It had large blue eyes and black antennae with rounded tips. Its face, underside, and four stubby limbs were gray, while the rest of its body was black. The main body of its wings was black with large, yellow markings, and smaller red and blue markings. The upper pair of wings was larger and had a line of yellow along the top edge, while each of the lower wings had a long, round-tipped extension on the bottom. "They are pretty popular."
"Maybe," Kuroko murmured and then shook her head. "I know I really shouldn't be picky in what I catch, but this will be my first one."
"I understand completely," Mikoto reassured her. "This is entirely up to you. Don't let anyone tell you that you have to catch something for the sake of catching something."
"You sure you aren't just telling me that so I don't bug you about catching a non-electric type?" Kuroko asked slyly.
"O-of course not," Mikoto stammered and diverted eye contact.
"I've given up trying to convince you otherwise," Kuroko continued. "You proved you will overcome any obstacle you face, including type disadvantage. I'll just support for you like I always have done."
"And I'll support you, too," Mikoto replied, smiling broadly. Now, if only I can get you to befriend Kamijou. I'm sure if you two hang out a bit and talk, you will get along. She would love for her best friend and friend slash mentor to get along, so she wouldn't have to hang out with them separately. Ruiko and Kazari were both fine with Touma and thought he was nice. She pondered this while they continued hiking, only partially listening to Kuroko talk about a few classmates who had similar Pokémon to the ones around them. Suddenly, Kuroko stopped and threw out an arm in front of Mikoto.
"There," Kuroko whispered and pointed to a rock near the river. "It's adorable." Mikoto turned to see a small, bipedal, rabbit-like Pokémon with brown ears that curled up. It had two types of fur on its body: a light tan fleece that covered most of its lower body, feet, and the tips of its ears, and a smooth chocolate colored pelt on the upper half of its body. It also had a small, triangular pink nose, pink paw pads on the undersides of its feet, and small tan spots above its eyes. The small brown puff tail twitched slightly as the Pokémon bit into a berry. Mikoto vaguely recognized it and pulled out her Pokedex.
"Buneary, the Rabbit Pokémon. By quickly extending its rolled-up ears, it can launch a powerful attack against its enemies. It tucks its head into its fur to sleep on cold nights."
"It is pretty cute," Mikoto admitted. "That fur looks really soft."
"I want that one," Kuroko announced and grabbed the pokeball on her hip. "Come on out, Abra! It's time to catch our first friend." She threw the pokeball and Abra appeared in a flash of red light. It was actually standing up this time, rather than sitting and trying to sleep. Buneary turned toward them, gulped down the rest of the berry, and jumped high into the air to land in front of Abra.
"Bun, Buneary!" It said, before spinning on one of its foot.
"Wait!" Mikoto ordered, as something dawned on her. "Doesn't Abra only know teleport? How is he going to fight?"
"I took a page from you book," Kuroko laughed. "Ready, Abra?" Abra nodded. "Great, use Psyshock!" A ball of blue and purple aura appeared in its hands. A second later, it flew forward at Buneary, though it merely jumped to the left to avoid it. Its powerful hind legs allowed Buneary to move quickly and jump incredibly high. The ball of psychic energy hit the ground behind it with a small explosion.
"When did you teach Abra that?" Mikoto demanded surprised.
"I bought a TM!" Kuroko replied, her eyes still on the battle as Buneary charged forward. A Technical Machine, or TM for short, was a machine used by Pokémon Trainers to teach a Pokémon a new move that it might not be able to learn otherwise. It was a tool developed years ago, but Academy City started producing them in mass quantities. One of the ears of Buneary began to spark up and it closed in on Abra. "Quick, dodge with Teleport!" Abra disappeared a second before Buneary swung at the spot with its ear. Instead, Buneary hit the ground and a small burst of electricity flared up. Abra reappeared about ten feet behind it. "What was that?" Kuroko asked Mikoto worriedly.
"I think that was Thunder Punch," Mikoto replied. "Who would have thought a normal type would know that?"
"Now I want it even more," Kuroko stated with a devious grin. "It totally reminds me of you."
"What? Why?" Mikoto demanded, as Buneary charged at Abra again, its ears spinning slightly.
"Teleport!" Kuroko shouted to Abra. Buneary's attack missed again, as Abra suddenly appeared behind it. "Psyshock!" Abra fired another blast of psychic energy and this time it hit its mark. Buneary was knocked backwards, but bounced up to its feat instantly. Psyshock was not the most powerful psychic attack. "It uses electricity and likes to fight. Plus, it's cute." Mikoto rolled her eyes at this. Buneary dusted itself off with its ears and then its face suddenly grew sad, its eyes shining. Kuroko suddenly felt sorry for it. Buneary had just eaten and then was attacked by a stranger. Even Abra seemed slightly hesitant to attack now.
"It's a trap!" Mikoto yelled out in warning, but it was too late. Buneary grinned and charged forward, to hit Abra with one of its ears, sending Abra flying backwards. "It was using Baby-Doll Eyes to lower Abra's attack."
"That devious…," Kuroko growled. "Abra, are you okay?" Abra stood up and nodded. "Great, now use-… Where did it go?!" She turned left and right and noticed Buneary bounding toward the forest. It looked back at her and smirked. "Don't let it get away, Psyshock!" In Abra's defense, it tried. Reacting immediately, it shot the blast of energy at Buneary, but there was quite a bit of distance between them. Buneary jumped to the left and disappeared into the bushes. The blast hit something past the first line of trees and there was a small flash. Mikoto and Kuroko stood in shocked silence, staring at the spot Buneary disappeared. A buzzing sound broke the silence and the girls turned to each other.
"What was that?" Mikoto asked.
"You don't know?" Kuroko replied.
"It's defiantly not a good sign." Mikoto turned and her eyes widened as a Pokémon appeared and headed toward them. A large bipedal, yellow wasp with four legs instead of six emerged from the trees. Its head was round with a slightly pointed mouth, large, red eyes, and black antennae with a sharp bend in the middle. Its forelegs were tipped with long, conical stingers. The other two legs were long, segmented, and insectoid in shape. It also had two pairs of rounded, veined wings, and another stinger on its yellow-and-black striped abdomen. There was some dust on its abdomen, indicating it had been partially hit by Abra's attack. "A Beedril…" Kuroko frowned at Mikoto's words and held up her Pokedex.
"Beedrill, the Poison Bee Pokémon and the evolved form of Kakuna. Beedrills fly quickly and attack using poison stingers on their fore legs and tail. They are extremely territorial and no one should ever approach its nest. If angered, they will attack in a furious swarm."
"Pikachu!" Mikoto yelled and threw a pokeball. "Thunder Shock!" she instantly ordered, when Pikachu appeared in a flash of red light. Pikachu turned to see the Beedril flying at them.
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed and rushed forward, its body beginning to glow yellow. It jumped into the air and unleashed a blast of electricity. The Beedrill shifted to the side in midair and the electricity flew past it, into the trees.
This turned out to be a huge mistake.
There must have been a Beedrill nest nearby, because the sound of angry buzzing grew louder. A second later, easily two dozen equally as angry Beedrills emerged from the trees to join the first one. Kuroko's eyes widened and she turned to Mikoto, as Abra teleported back into her arms. Pikachu started scooting backwards as the swarm drew near.
"Onee-sama?" Kuroko asked nervously. "I hope you have a plan."
"I do," Mikoto replied and Kuroko sighed in relief. "RUN!" Kuroko jumped and turned to rush after her and Pikachu. They were not prepared to face off against a swarm of Beedrills. They ran away as fast as they could, but the Beedrills were gaining on them.
"We aren't going to lose them!" Kuroko cried and her eyes darted to the lake. "Do they like water?!"
"I don't know!" Mikoto answered, gasping for breath as they kept sprinting full speed. "And I don't think we can hold our breath long enough!" Her eyes darted to the woods. "Left! We can lose them in the trees!" Kuroko nodded and they bolted into the woods. The trees grew thicker and they could barely see each other, but the buzzing sound was growing softer. The Beedrills were spreading out to find them, so it was slowing them down. Mikoto didn't grow complacent and kept urging Kuroko forward. They finally burst out into a grass field and kept moving. Eventually, the buzzing disappeared and they sat down, trying to catch their breath. Only Abra was fine, as Kuroko carried it.
"That… was… fun," Kuroko panted.
"Reminds me of when I first met Kamijou," Mikoto laughed. "He was being chased too."
"Chased?" Kuroko asked and looked over at her with a mixture of curiosity and suspicion. "You didn't tell me that."
"Slipped my mind," Mikoto lied, trying to hide the fact she never meant to tell Kuroko that.
"Onee-sama-…," Kuroko said slowly, but was interrupted by a faint buzzing. "Oh, no! Did they find us?" A yellow and black blur flew out of the forest above them. A single Beedrill looked around, noticed the girls, and made a beeline straight toward them.
"Pikachu!" Mikoto shouted. "Thunder-…" She shut her mouth when she saw Pikachu was exhausted from all that running. "Return!" She held out a pokeball and Pikachu disappeared into it. Jolteons, turn. She grabbed another pokeball, but Kuroko's shout distracted her.
"Abra, Psyshock!"
A large orb of the blueish-purple energy flew at Beedrill. Due to Kuroko's sudden order, it didn't have time to dodge and the attack made direct contact. Beedrill was a bug-type, which was actually strong offensively against psychic types like Abra, but it was also a poison-type, which was weak against psychic attacks. A fight between the two Pokémon was going to quickly turn into who could make the most direct hits. Beedrill flew backwards in the air, but stabilized itself. The stingers on Beedrill's arms glowed white and fired multiple small, white needles at Abra. Abra teleported out of the way and they rained down harmless against the ground.
"Pin Missile," Mikoto muttered. "That Beedrill is definitely a high level."
"Keep up the hit and run tactics!" Kuroko called out to Abra. Abra kept unleashing blast after blast of psychic energy, before being forced to teleport out of the way of the returning Pin Missile. However, the Beedrill was faster and began to dodge the attacks by simply shifting to the side, right before the attack made contact. It then unleashed a counter attack, which was giving Abra less and less time to aim or dodge. Then, the second Abra teleported, the Beedrill had zipped down and started unleashed a fury of jabs with its arm stingers. Abra did not have time to dodge and was knocked backwards. The Bedrail flew high into the air and its stingers began to glow slightly purple.
"Get up, Abra!" Kuroko cried out desperately. "I believe in you!"
"You can do it!" Mikoto also yelled encouragingly. Beedrills planning to poison Abra, that way, even if it teleports, its health will keep dropping. Come on! This is Kuroko's first real fight since the Buneary ran away. A loss will only demoralize her. Mikoto clamped her hands together, fighting herself about getting involved. This was Kuroko's fight and Mikoto knew if she was in Kuroko's shoes, she would get upset if someone interfered. Trainers had to learn to do things themselves. Abra stood up shakily and looked up at the Beedrill beginning to descend.
"I know how strong you are!" Kuroko yelled out. "It's not over unless you give up!" Abra looked over at her, and it gave a brief nod.
Then its body then began to glow with a pure white light.
"Abra!?" Kuroko asked in shock.
"It's evolving!" Mikoto realized. The white outline of Abra began to grow taller and broader. Once, the light faded, a brand new Pokémon stood before them. It was a primarily yellow, humanoid Pokémon, with two large, pointed ears on top of its head, a red star on its forehead, and wide cheeks leading down to a thin snout. Its eyes were deep-set and narrow. Extending from its snout were two mustache-like tufts of fur. The torso was segmented with bulky shoulders, a thick, brown chest, and a small abdomen marked by three red, wavy lines. Attached to the Pokémon's abdomen was a large, thick tail encircled with a brown band near its base. Its arms were thin with brown elbows, and ended in three-fingered hands with white claws, while the legs had prominent knees and large, three-toed feet, also ending in white claws. A metal spoon was held in one hand.
"Kadabra," it announced, while Mikoto and Kuroko held up their Pokedexes.
"Kadabra, the Psi Pokémon and the evolved form of Abra. It stares at its silver spoon to focus its mind and emits more alpha waves while doing so."
"You evolved," Kuroko whispered and then a huge smile appeared. "Go get it, Kadabra!" The Beedrill had hesitated when Abra evolved, but it now swooped down to deliver the poison attack. Kadabra raised its spoon between itself and the Beedrill, before a cone of purple energy flew out from it. Beedrill was unable to move out of the way and began to fly erratically in the air, zigzagging and ducking randomly.
"What was that?" Mikoto asked Kuroko.
"I think that was Confusion," Kuroko answered, as she skimmed her Pokedex. "There's only like a ten percent chance of causing confusion, so we got lucky." Kuroko looked up at the Beedrill. "Kadabra's power increased too, so he can do so much more damage. "Kadabra, show that Beedrill why it should never have messed with us! Use, Psyshock!" The blueish-purple ball returned at the tip of Kadabra's spoon, but it grew in size and intensity. Kadabra aimed carefully and fired a precise shot. The explosion knocked the confused Beedrill out of the sky and it came crashing down into the ground.
"You did it!" Mikoto cheered and hugged Kuroko. Kuroko hugged back, but decided to take it one step too far and felt up Mikoto, while they were both stuck in the embrace. Mikoto replied by hitting her hard on the top of the head. "And you had to ruin the moment."
"Couldn't resist," Kuroko admitted, but she laughed and rushed over to Kadabra. "You did amazing! I can't believe you evolved in the middle of a fight!" She hugged Kadabra tightly.
"Kadabra," Kadabra replied, but looked pleased with itself. "Dabra," it added and pointed. Kuroko turned around and saw the Beedrill struggling to get up.
"You know," Mikoto pointed out, as she walked up. "That Buneary is long gone and that Beedrill isn't too shabby."
"Hmm," Kuroko mused and fidgeted with a pokeball on her belt. "This was our first real fight with a wild Pokémon." She grinned. "You're right. I think this will be a good choice. What do you think?" She directed the question to Kadabra, who nodded. Kuroko threw her pokeball and it hit Beedrill. Beedrill disappeared into the ball in a flash of red light. The seal on the ball glowed red as it shook, once, twice, and finally a third time before falling silent. Kuroko ran over to it, picked up the ball, and held it high above her head. "I caught it! I caught it! My first Pokémon!" She realized she might have been overreacting, stopped, and coughed. "This is a big milestone," she said in a voice of determined calm, while Mikoto giggled.
"Now you have to get use to battling with it," Mikoto reminded her. 'Beedrills are rather aggressive, as we saw. It's going to take some time."
"I know, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the moment." Kuroko pulled out her Pokedex. "It knows, Poison Sting, Fury Attack, Venoshock, and Pin Missile. Not a bad move set. Kadabra learned Kinesis and Confusion too. Today went a lot better than I imagined. I thought I would only get a new partner, but Abra actually evolved."
"That might come in handy tomorrow," Mikoto told her.
"Why?"
"Kamijou and I are training tomorrow, remember." Kuroko nodded at Mikoto's words. "Shokuhou-san has a previous engagement and won't be able to meet up. Even if we use his Rampardos, we need another Pokémon to face off against. I was planning to use Jolteon, but it would be better to have another trainer. Saten-san and Uiharu-san asked to watch one of our sessions, but neither of them have a lot of experience in battles. Maybe you could use Kadabra, since now you have experience. I would really appreciate your help. It's good to face off against different opponents."
"I w-would be h-honored to help," Kuroko stammered. The fact Mikoto thought she was good enough to train with her filled Kuroko with pride. "Saten-san can probably act as the ref. She might enjoy that."
"I think she would." They both laughed. "So, ready to head back? I don't know about you, but I think I got enough exercise today." She reached into her bag and grabbed the water bottle.
"Definitely. I need a shower."
While the girls were heading back, the Buneary they had fought against had found another rock to sit on and bask in the sun. They didn't know this particular Pokémon had a history of manipulating trainers with its cuteness before stealing food or other objects. A few trainers had tried to capture it, but it had always managed to escape. One of the reasons Buneary was still free was because it didn't take risks. If things turned against it, it would flee. There was no reason for honor. It mainly only revealed itself to female trainers, but Kuroko and Mikoto had snuck up on it when it had been distracted, so it had not been prepared to manipulate them. A sound in the brush behind it caused its ear to twitch and then it turned around.
"Found you," the young girl, who just emerged, said. She had short brown hair in a bobcat, though it was covered by the orange hood of her sleeveless hoody. A white t-shirt and blue hot pants poked out of it. She walked forward and removed a pokeball from inside her front pocket. "You didn't think you would get away from stealing our cake, did you?"
"Bun?" Buneary asked innocently, while it tilted its head cutely.
"Don't try that on me again," the girl scoffed. "I was just going to blast you and leave you somewhere, but you actually have a devious side I can appreciate. So guess what? I'm going to capture you."
"Buneary, Bun Buneary!" Buneary retorted and hopped off the rock. The innocent look on its face vanished as it bounced between each foot, its expression defiant. Its ears started making punching motions.
"Brave," the girl laughed and threw a pokeball. "But stupid all the same." A large brown bear with a yellow circle on its chest appeared in a flash of red light. The expression on its face was one devoid of mercy, as it looked down at the small trembling bunny. "Ursaring," the girl ordered. "Hammer Arm!" The Ursaring charged forward and Buneary tried to avoid it, but the Ursaring was bigger, stronger, and about as fast in the short distance between them. The glowing arm smacked against Buneary and sent it flying into a tree. Buneary was a normal-type and weak to fighting type moves like Hammer Arm. It slid down the tree and sat in a stunned stupor at the base.
"Eary," Buneary gasped, as its head spun. The girl threw a pokeball and Buneary disappeared in a flash of red light. The pokeball shook three times before falling silent. The girl walked up and picked it up, shrugged, and pocketed it.
"I thought it would have put up a better fight," she said with a yawn. "Was it injured?" She glanced at her Ursaring. "Or are you just that strong?" Ursaring beat its chest with an arm and let out a roar. "Sure, we can go with that." She returned Ursaring into its pokeball, before pulling out her phone. "Hey, Frenda? I'm finished with my errand. Where does Mugino need me?"
"Did he respond yet?" Ruiko asked Mikoto, the following day.
"No, but he will eventually or at least meet us there." Mikoto, Kuroko, Ruiko, and Kazari had arrived at the location Touma and Mikoto had practiced Sunday. The problem was, a group of half a dozen people had set up there and were on some kind of picnic or quasi camp out. Rather than disturb them, Mikoto sent Touma a text about a chance of location. There was a clearing she remembered on one side of a river, with a cliff overlooking it. In fact, it was where she and Touma had fallen off during their first encounter, so she knew he had to know where that was. "If we arrive and he hasn't shown, I'll give him a call."
"The Ape really needs to show some manners and message you back immediately," Kuroko huffed.
"He might be in the middle of something important," Kazari stated reasonably. "I mean, if he's trying to catch a wild Pokémon, he could hardly reply to your message."
"True," Mikoto agreed. "But I bet he lost his phone with his luck."
"I could overlook his tardiness if it's the first one," Kuroko relented. "When I caught Beedrill, I was focused purely on that, but losing his phone is entirely his fault."
"I kind of want to catch a Pokémon in an actual battle," Ruiko said wishfully and put her hands behind her head. "Unown joined up after I asked." She glanced over at Kazari. "Then Uiharu just has to walk outside and Pokémon beg to join her."
"Huh?" Mikoto and Kuroko asked confused, looking between the other two.
"Saten-san!" Kazari reprimanded. "I thought you said you wouldn't make a big deal about it."
"But it was funny."
"What happened?" Mikoto asked, the corners of her mouth twitching.
"Did she catch another Pokémon by accident again?" Kuroko pressed, unable to hide her smirk.
"Wasn't so much by accident," Ruiko laughed. "We were hanging out after school yesterday and let our Pokémon out of their poke balls to get some fresh air. Well, Uiharu's Oddish and Chikorita wandered off and when we found them, they had met a new playmate."
"They found a Petilil," Kazari took over. "When they saw us looking for them, they came back and Petilil wanted to stay with its friends. So I handed it a pokeball and it voluntarily was captured. It wasn't an accident like Oddish."
"Petilil, huh?" Mikoto muttered and pulled out her Pokedex. Kuroko peered over her shoulder as she pulled up the information. The Pokémon resembled a plant bulb, such as an onion, and was primarily light green. Its head was tipped with three oblong leaves. Its crescent-shaped white face, seemingly lacking of a nose or mouth, had brown eyes shaped like elongated ovals. A green "bib" was present on its neck, and its lower body consisted of five stubs, two of which acted as arms, and two more acted as legs.
"Petilil, the Bulb Pokémon. Although the leaves on its head are bitter enough to cause dizziness, they provide relief from weariness, even more so when boiled."
"Isn't it cute," Ruiko prodded.
"Yeah," Mikoto agreed. "And has a nice rejuvenation effect too."
"How do you catch so many Pokémon?" Kuroko asked bewildered. "You rarely leave the city except with us."
"They are attracted to her," Ruiko said seriously. "After we watched you guys train a bit, I plan to prove the rumor by putting Uiharu in a field and watching."
"What rumor is this?" Kazari demanded.
"That grass-types love you." Kazari started pounding her fists against Ruiko's chest in embarrassment instead of malice. "I bet some really rare ones would follow you out here."
"That won't happen," Kazari protested.
"I kind of want to see that," Mikoto said.
"Me, too," Kuroko agreed. Kazari turned to them and Ruiko took advantage of her momentary defenselessness. Ruiko reached down and flipped her skirt up, revealing her underwear.
"Green and white today?" Ruiko commented. Kazari blinked and then she processed what happened.
"SATEN-SAAAAANNNNN!"
"It should be right around the corner, there," Mikoto told the others and pointed. The river was going past a large hill, with one side being virtually a rock shelf and the cliff overlooking everything. "So Kuroko, think you can use Beedrill effectively, or are you going to use Kadabra?"
"I'm better with Kadabra," Kuroko answered. "And I need to be at my best to face you."
"I figured as much," Mikoto said casually. "But I heard your Beedrill caused some commotion in class today-…" Her words were cut off as the ground began to shake.
"Earthquake!" Ruiko cried. Kazari fell to the ground and everyone else staggered. The shaking stopped, but then they heard the crashing sound of dirt and rocks colliding with the shore ahead, followed by rocks splashing into water. As the girls watched, part of the cliff began to crumble onto the share and into the river. Mikoto was relieved they were far enough away before the earthquake hit, but then she heard someone yell. A very familiar voice she had burned into her mind.
"Such misfortuuunnnee!"
"Was that…?" Kuroko asked, trailing off as she knew the answer.
"Yep," Mikoto confirmed. "Come on, we need to make sure he's okay." All four of the girl's ran toward the spot they heard Touma yell from. Luckily, they were on the other side of the river, so they didn't have to risk being near the cliff during an aftershock. They turned along the bend and Mikoto saw Touma sitting on his butt, Rampardos next to him and staring intently at the cliff. "Kamijou!" Mikoto called out. "Are you okay?" Touma glanced at her briefly and held up a hand.
"Stay back, Misaka!" He yelled back and she stopped, Kuroko, Ruiko, and Kazari imitating her actions. Touma turned his head back to the cliff and Mikoto's gaze followed his. She gasped when she saw what he was looking at.
It was a Pokémon.
It wasn't the largest Pokémon Mikoto had ever seen, maybe four feet tall, but it seemed to be exerting a kind of pressure as she gazed up at it. It was a quadruped, mammalian Pokémon with a dark blue to black body covered in white fur. It had a ruff around its neck and chest and a tuft on the top of its head adorned with a single blue-black oval. The feline face had almond-shaped, red eyes, a scythe-like tail, and a crescent shaped horn on the side of its head. Its broad feet were equipped with three claws each, and spikes protrude from the heels of its hind legs and the elbows of its front legs. The red eyes darted toward Mikoto and her friends for a moment, before turning back to Rampardos, who scratched the ground angrily with its foot. Ruiko pulled out her Pokedex, while Mikoto kept glancing between Touma and the Pokémon.
"Absol, the Disaster Pokémon. Absol live in steep mountainous regions, and rarely venture down into areas inhabited by humans, but should an Absol be seen by humans, it is said that catastrophe is soon to follow." Mikoto shivered when she heard this.
Was that earthquake caused by Absol? she thought. To her relief, the Absol gave them all one last look, turned around, and disappeared. They waited a moment, to make sure it was truly gone, before rushing over to Touma, who had stood up and started to brush himself off. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Touma reassured her. "He turned to the others. Hey Shirai-san and… Saten-san and Uiharu-san, right?" Ruiko and Kazari nodded.
"Good to see you again, Kamijou-san," Kazari greeted him.
"What did you do?" Kuroko demanded. "Did you and Rampardos cause that rockslide fighting that Absol?"
"Hang on," Ruiko interrupted. "There was an equal chance that Absol caused it. Shouldn't we hear his side at least?"
"I suppose so," Kuroko relented.
"Technically," Touma told them. "I don't think either of us caused it, unless Absol truly can cause disasters just by showing up. I got your message about meeting here, and then my phone died…"
"That explains why you didn't contact me back," Mikoto interrupted. "We figured you were preoccupied fighting something."
"No, Rampardos already beat about ten Rhyhorns already as a warm up."
"Ten?!" Kuroko, Ruiko, and Kazari gasped.
"You learned not to cause a stampede?" Mikoto asked. "Like last time."
"Heh, yeah." Touma rubbed his neck sheepishly. "This time, we challenged the leader and Rampardos beat it in a headbutt competition."
"Rampardos!" Rampardos cheered in triumph.
"What about your fight with the Absol?" Ruiko asked impatiently.
"Saten-san," Kazari scolded. 'Don't interrupt."
"Right," Touma continued. "Anyway, Rampardos and I arrived only a few minutes ago, when that Absol appeared. It wasn't the first time we saw it actually."
"Oh?" Kuroko raised an eyebrow.
"The first time we met it," Touma explained. "Charmander had not evolved yet and we were just coming out of the forest. Absol was standing on a pile of rocks and glaring at us. I thought it was about to attack, so we were prepared to fight, when a bunch of Pokémon ran out of a bunch of trees. Something had started a forest fire not too far away from us and was spreading fast. I never found out what started it, but the Absol disappeared. This time, when Absol appeared, Rampardos decided he wanted to fight it." Rampardos nodded eagerly. "But we couldn't reach it and it wouldn't come down. Then the earthquake hit and the cliff face started to collapse. You all showed up after that and saw what happened."
"Do you think Absol was causing the disasters?" Mikoto asked. "Or was it just sensing them?"
"I… have no idea." Touma shrugged.
"It looked strong," Ruiko said, as she glanced up at the cliff. "I bet Rampardos can't wait to face it." She scratched Rampardos behind the ear and it closed its eyes as it relaxed.
"Please don't encourage him," Touma begged. "He's going to make me hunt Absol down if I'm not careful."
"So Rampardos is the trainer?" Mikoto asked, giggling.
"Very funny," Touma moaned. Kuroko rolled her eyes. She still couldn't figure out what Mikoto saw in him except that he had decently trained Pokémon.
"I think we should move a little further away from this location," Kazari suggested. "While the Absol is gone, we should be weary of aftershocks and possible weak structural integrity in the cliff."
"Good idea," Mikoto agreed and the others had no problem with moving. Five minutes later, they found a nice wide open area to practice. Everyone let out the Pokémon, though Mikoto noticed Touma didn't let out a certain blue blob. She greatly appreciated that, because Kuroko didn't need another reason to be suspicious of him.
"Wow, Saten-san," Touma said. "Is that an Unown? Where did you catch it?"
"Last Saturday during a trip to a temple," Ruiko replied excitedly. "It was all alone and I asked if it wanted to come with me. It did!" The Unown squeaked. The other girls noticed Ruiko didn't mention their trip through time, which they had all agreed would be their secret. Popplio hopped down and started chatting to Pikachu. Jolteon crept over to Charmeleon and started chatting. Charmeleon looked confused for a moment, but relaxed and laid down while occasionally giving a short reply. Kazari's Chikorita and Oddish started wandering over by Kuroko's Beedrill, who seemed to be okay around plant types.
"Abra evolved, Shirai-san?" Touma asked. Kadabra was meditating and levitating a foot off the ground.
"Yes," Kuroko answered. "I trained hard to get Abra to a point where he could enter battles and my hard work paid off. I noticed you haven't evolved or caught any new Pokémon."
"I can tell," Touma admitted. "But Rampardos can't evolve, Charmeleon evolved not terribly long ago, and Riolu has only just begun to battle. Took a while to get over his stage fright."
"Seems to be getting along with Uiharu-san's new addition," laughed Mikoto.
"Their personalities are similar," Kazari admitted, as she watched Riolu and Petilil chat. Riolu was taller than Petilil, so he sat down as they were roughly the same height. Riolu was gesturing while talking to emphasize something. "I'm glad she's making friends. She usually freezes up if anyone besides me or my other Pokémon approach her."
"Then we have the social ones over there," Mikoto said and jabbed her thumb over her shoulder at Rampardos and Magnemite. Those two were playing their usual game of hacky sack with Magnemite being the ball. "Do you think they keep score, or something?"
"I bet Rampardos wants someone to play against," Touma sighed.
"So are we going to practice?" Kuroko asked. "I came out here to help since Shokuhou-san can't."
Sure, Mikoto thought. That was only a convenient excuse for you and you know it.
"We really should," Touma agreed, mollifying Kuroko. "Since we aren't meeting every day, we need as much practice as we can get."
"Why?" Kazari inquired. "Wouldn't it be more beneficial to practice after school every day?"
"The tournament is purely an extracurricular activity," Mikoto reminded her. "We still have normal school work and other activities."
"And Komoe-sensei keeps giving me extra homework to make up for missing class," Touma added, a depressed look on his face. "Rampardos tends to occupy a lot of my time."
"I feel your pain," Ruiko sympathized. "I can barely keep up with my own homework."
"Because you watch too much TV," Kazari told her friend.
"I don't know what you mean," Ruiko replied, as she diverted her eyes, but didn't fool anyone.
"Hey, Saten-san," Kuroko said. "I usually act as the referee, but I'm going to be participating this time. Can you ref?"
"Sure," Ruiko agreed. "I don't really have a lot of experience, but I'll try."
"It's mostly to call off the fight," Mikoto reassured her. "But if you notice a mistake on our part, feel free to stop and let us know. We are trying to improve."
"At least our teamwork is better now," Touma laughed. "We fight together, instead of just on the same side." Mikoto laughed and fist bumped him. Kuroko saw Mikoto's delighted expression and felt rage well up within her, but desperately tried to keep a neutral appurtenance.
"What are the teams going to be?" Kazari asked.
"Rampardos and Kadabra versus Pikachu and Charmeleon," Touma answered. Kuroko, Touma, and Mikoto took their respective positions, while Ruiko stood at the center line.
"I wish we could battle against two people who are used to fighting together," Mikoto mumbled to Touma. "With Rampardos, we are just fighting against two Pokémon, not a team."
"Think Saten-san and Uiharu-san would spar against us?" Touma asked. "They seem close."
"Roommates and best friends," Mikoto informed him. "But they are in Kuroko's year and don't have a lot of experience with battles. I feel it would turn into us training them."
"They are your friends," Touma pointed out. "That wouldn't be a bad thing. Let me know if you ever need some help."
"I'll hold you to it," Mikoto told him firmly, but she grinned. Spending more time with him and my friends? I don't see a downside. As long as my classmates don't scare him away Friday… huh, does he even know about it? "Hey, did your teacher tell you about Friday?"
"Yeah," Touma admitted, but he sounded confused. "I'm supposed to visit your school like you did to mine, but isn't your school, umm, an all girls' school?"
"It is," Mikoto replied blushing slightly. "But mentors have special permission to enter the school grounds when it relates to the program, so don't try to sneak in to see me!" She didn't know why she got all agitated near the end, but she felt so hot.
"Wouldn't dream of it," Touma defended himself quickly. "I have enough misfortune without breaking the school rules."
"Good." Mikoto would never admit she felt disappointed at how fast he agreed. It was as if part of her wanted him to sneak in to see her.
"If you two lovebirds are done strategizing!" Ruiko called out to them. "Are you ready?"
"We aren't lovebirds!" Touma and Mikoto denied, both equally embarrassed. Ruiko only laughed and Kazari looked slightly red from the side line, but she cheered for all of them to do their best. Kuroko was not amused though.
"You better not be trying to seduce her, Ape!"
"I don't even know how to seduce!" Touma shot back. Mikoto face palmed.
"Looks like everyone is ready!" Ruiko called out, raised her hand, and looked between the three trainers and their four Pokémon. "So let's begin!"
Mikoto thought their practice went incredibly well. Pikachu and Charmeleon had gotten used to being able to switch opponents, attacking the same target without hitting each other, and dodge attacks from their blind spots. Mikoto worked on learning how to monitor not only Pikachu's fighting, but the field as a whole. That was one spot Touma seemed to be leagues ahead of her on. He was able to order Charmeleon around the field that always seemed to set Pikachu up to deliver surprise attacks, which Mikoto learned to recognize. Rampardos always fell for the traps, but their attacks barely fazed it. Mikoto started to understand how it was so tough. Rampardos didn't bother to dodge attacks, it just took them and ignored the damage.
Surprisingly, Kuroko seemed to be getting the most out of the training. Touma and Mikoto already knew how to battle, but Kuroko and Abra had not participated in many because Abra had only known Teleport. Now Kadabra had multiple attack options, as well as the ability to teleport around the battlefield. If Mikoto focused on Kadabra, Rampardos would charge forward and wreak havoc, if she ignored Kadabra, its psychic attacks will disrupt Pikachu's attacks. Kuroko was able to work around Rampardos's straight forward attack style and manipulate the field to her advantage. Mikoto was impressed. It was like fighting an actual team. Eventually, they stopped and took a break to rest up and talk about the fight.
"But seriously, that Teleport is a pain to deal with," Touma sighed and fell back into the grass after finishing his snack. "You think you got Kadabra cornered and it suddenly appears behind you."
"Hah," Kuroko laughed triumphantly.
"I don't know," Ruiko said. "Charmeleon looked like it could tell where Kadabra was going to appear most of the time, unless Rampardos distracted him."
"Predicted is more like it," Mikoto muttered in agreement. She glanced over at Charmeleon, who was eating one of Ruiko's snacks with Jolteon and Riolu next to him. "How did he do that?"
"There was a Haunter that liked to prank us when he was a Charmander," Touma chuckled. "He had to get used to predicting when it would show up. Think of it as danger sense."
"Do all Pokémon around you cause problems?" Mikoto asked incredulously. "Charmeleon is lethargic, Rampardos is battle crazed, that Absol causes disasters, and don't get me started on that Dit… Haunter."
"Riolu is a sweetheart," Ruiko interrupted. "Right?" She looked at him and tossed a small biscuit. Riolu jumped up, caught it, summersaulted in the air, and landed daintily on his feet, before digging in.
"He's used to you four," Touma reminded her. "Try that in front of a crowd and he will lock up, though he is a lot better now. I might have him practice against Charmeleon soon. At least he can hold back, unlike a certain someone."
"Rampardos?" The Pokémon looked confused when Touma glanced at it.
"I can see why onee-sama likes battling so much," Kuroko added, taking a muffin from Ruiko. "It's really quite a rush. I can't wait till we start doing it for real in school. I mean, we are already so far ahead of the rest of our class. Catching wild Pokémon and venturing into the forests unsupervised. Even Uiharu has three already… speaking of which, where is she?" Kuroko looked around and the others imitated her action, except Ruiko.
"She was with us when we sat down," Mikoto muttered.
"Oh, she's fine," Ruiko reassured them and she quickly elaborated when the others stared at her. "You see, I believe Uiharu can mysteriously attract grass Pokémon. So we decided to test out my theory, after you guys finished your battle, she would go into that field over there for a little bit and see if any come up and befriend her."
"You didn't," Mikoto sighed and face palmed.
"I didn't spray her with incense or anything to attract them when she wasn't looking," Ruiko protested. Mikoto and Kuroko stared at her and she finally relented. "Okay, maybe a little."
"You didn't…," Kuroko moaned.
"We should check up on her," Touma stated and stood up. "There are some aggressive Pokémon around here."
"Kuroko and I ran into a Beedrill nest once," Mikoto said and shivered. Never again.
"She'll be fine," Ruiko said dismissively. "She's close by and it's not like…" They heard a girl scream and Ruiko began to sweat drop. "Okay, maybe we should."
"Hang on!" Mikoto cried out, in hopes Kazari would hear her. "We're coming!" She, the others, and all their Pokémon began to sprint full out toward where they had heard the scream come from. They ran over a small hill and stopped. Chikorita and Oddish were standing about five feet from Kazari, moving back and forth, unsure what to do. Kazari was trying to cover her head, but keeping Petilil safely gripped in her arm, while fighting off the Pokémon towering over her. It was proving to be a challenge. Mikoto wasn't sure what to think. She had never seen this Pokémon before.
It was a large sauropod-like Pokémon with a brown body wrapped in green leaves on its chest and head. It towered over Kazari, but to be fair she wasn't that big. The Pokémon possessed large, broad green leaves on its back. Underneath its head, it had several yellow, banana-like fruits hanging down. The long neck would have made it appeared even taller, if it wasn't bent down to allow its head to make contact with Kazari and doing something Mikoto would be hard pressed to believe. The shock even caused her to not consciously realize she lifted her Pokedex up to see what it was.
"Tropius, the Fruit Pokémon. Tropius can fly through the air by flapping the leaves on its back. It grows stronger in bright sunlight. The fruit that grows around its neck is sweet and popular with children." Mikoto's eyes flickered down to her Pokedex and then back to what Tropius was doing.
It was licking Kazari's hair, mainly her flower headband.
"Help!" Kazari cried, tears in her eyes, as she held Petilil in one arm, while trying to protect her head. "It's trying to eat me!"
"Tropius is a herbivore!" Touma called back to her. "It must think your headband is edible."
"It's not!"
"But doesn't it only eat fruit?" Kuroko asked, gazing at her Pokedex for information. "It wouldn't go after flowers." As Kazari really wasn't in danger, they weren't trying to be overly aggressive, but they were approaching slowly. Rampardos, Charmeleon, Pikachu and Kadabra took the lead.
"I know!" Ruiko exclaimed. "Uiharu recently got some new shampoo that smells like mangos. I bet that's what been attracting all the Pokémon!"
"What?!" Kazari exclaimed in shock.
"You know," mused Mikoto. "I actually wouldn't be too surprised. Many Pokémon used their sense of smell to locate food. It's why if you are camping, all your food should be in airtight containers. It would explain why grass-types congregate around her. Though, Tropius is pretty rare, not even counting it's also a flying-type."
"What should I do?!" wailed Kazari. "Chikorita and Oddish couldn't draw its attention at all!" Mikoto, Touma, Kuroko, and Ruiko all looked at each other. In a brief moment of unity, the Pokémon trainer in all of them emerged and united the different individuals together. All four of them nodded and turned back to Kazari. They told her the same thing simultaneously.
"Catch it!"
Feel free to leave a review, comment, suggestions, or ideas, I love reading them. If you have a question you wish I ask and would like a quick answer, feel free to message me directly. I try to respond to those within a day or two. Comments, I tend to respond to in the next chapter. I am planning to have the eggs hatch next chapter.
Pikachu: Is that why all of you were attracted to master's friend?
Chikorita: Kind of, but she was shy and friendly too, so I liked her.
Oddish: I was just playing with everyone and Chikorita suggested I stay.
Petilil: The other two reassured me she was nice, but she did smell good too.
Tropius: Tiny girl tastes strange.
Everyone: She's not edible!
Rampardos: If I can't fight him, can we go and find that Absol? It looks strong.
Charmeleon: You do what you want, but if you annoy me, I'll tell Ditto you want to fight it.
Rampardos: … I'll be quiet.
Jolteon: Err… what just happened?
Kadabra: I'm sensing we don't want to know.
