Zane: I hope Auto'll be ok after what Ace did...
Crow: The punk deserved it to be honest. He dissed an awesome idea, and also dissed the guys who came up with it!
Mallow: (taps Nutcase's shoulder. Nutcase turns, then Mallow points towards the audiance)
Me: Oh, hey guys we're on again! Hey everyone, I'm sure your wondering what Zane and Crow are talking about. Our little buddy, Tom Servo has prepared a little presentation in case your curious. Servo, you may begin when ready.
Servo: (is dressed in a tuxedo) Ladies and gentlemen: Many years ago during the mid 1980's, a legend was born. He along with a cast of many colorful characters saved the entire video game industry from extinction. After that, fifteen, now almost sixteen years ago another legend was born. Both legends strived to try to top each other in the video game industry, and both have been able to pull wins for their respective companies several times during their careers. Now, it's 2007, and a new game has been announced which shall unite these two heroes in glorious harmony! Presenting, with help from IGN, the first ever Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog crossover game! (Servo pulls away a sheet revieling an image of Sonic and Mario in what seems to be a hurdle race)
Crow: That's right folks! The dream of many Mario and Sonic fans has come true! IGN has confirmed, with many reliable comments from big names in the industry backing up the claims, that Mario and Sonic are finally sharing a game! The game however is not an adventure title, but rather a competition at the 2008 Olympic games. This allows players to determine who truly is better out of the two famous characters, as well as all of their co-stars. No word as of yet if Eggman and Bowser are gonna be causing trouble during the competition, but it's a safe bet that they might.
Me: As for what we were talking about earlier involving some guy named Auto, we told Gantz this information, and one of his assistants, Auto, completely dismissed the idea. He then dissed both Sega and Nintendo for coming up with the idea, which reslted in him having been blown up by Ace again. I'm suprised the site's still standing after that explosion. Anyway, it's time for the next chapter to PokeMario!
Servo: This chapter starts off with a bang as you will soon find out! Also, there's a song alert here too. now, IT'S FANFIC SIGGGGGGGGN!!!!!!!
Chapter 19: Cutting it Kinda Close, and Sweet Payback
"B.K., dodge now!!!!" Clay's Meowth, B.K. was in the middle of a one-sided battle. While heading towards Cerulean City so Misty could check in with her sisters, a group of Rocket Grunts ambushed the team. Most of the other Rockets that ambushed the group had already been defeated by Ash and the others, and have run off to avoid getting arrested. But the long run of battles wore down the team's pokemon, leaving Clay to battle the remaining grunt, who had a savage DR Scyther.
This giant mantis had already defeated Chicky the Poochyena due to the type disadvantage. Since Clay was still a beginner trainer, so he forgot about the unusual weakness dark pokemon have against bug attacks. B.K. was the team's only hope for a win now. After his trainer issued the command, B.K. deftly jumped over the oncoming Slash attack, which could've scored a one shot knock out considering the difference in experiance between the two pokemon.
Clay said to himself, "If only I had taken Brock's advice to train B.K. how to use Thunder Bolt, then I'd be in a better situation here..." Clay saw how bad B.K. looked, and he felt guilty about having to put B.K. up against a clearly supperior foe, but he had no choice as everyone else's pokemon were too weak to battle after the suprise attack by what looked like thirty-five to fifty Rocket Grunts. Even with Brock, Misty, and Ash's level of experiance, and their best pokemon, they knew that battling a DR Pokemon at this point would be very foolish.
The Rocket Grunt then said, "Scyther, destroy them with Hidden Power!" Scyther fired out a ring of glowing white spheres, which converged into one large ball of light which was then fired at B.K. at high speed. B.K. was knocked back by the attack, and he didn't seem to be able to get up. The Rocket Grunt then said, "Ok, kill that worthless hairball!" Scyther lifted it's right scythe to carry out the command, but the blade was blocked by Clay's hammer.
The Grunt said, "Out of the way, you have lost! A pokemon that can't battle is worthless, and is better off dead!" Clay knocked away the Scyther, and said, "What kind of sick bastard are you!? Pokemon have been here long before any humans set foot on the Earth, and they deserve to be treated with respect as a result!" The grunt then said, "You're too naive for your own good. You'll never understand what we are trying to accomplish!"
Clay then said, "That's probobly the only thing me and my friends will believe you say, dumbass! Only a total fucking moron would do anything like this! The people of this world owe their lives largely to that of the pokemon, and you guys obviously don't appreciate what you got! As a result you force these cruel experiments on these animals to further your own gain, and you partner up with a satanic cult which has now placed you on the list of evil people God will never forgive no matter how many times you try to repent your sins!"
At this moment, the others were talking amongst themselves. Zane said with an impressed tone in his voice, "Wow, Clay could pass as a philosopher." Luigi then said, "Well, he did spend a lot of time hanging around Princess Peach when he was a kid. When Mario and I were to busy with the family business during the first six years of Clay's life, Peach was kind enough to babysit for us. As a result, he learned much of what he knows from Peach and Toadsworth." Zane then said, "I guess that also includes the philisophical stuff too."
During this time, B.K. was able to fight his weariness long enough to hear his trainer, as well as the words of Luigi and Zane. B.K. then felt new strength entering him, but he still couldn't get up. But when the DR Scyther blasted Clay with a Razor Wind attack, B.K. knew that enough was enough. Vivian was about to try to beat the Scyther herself, but B.K. got up, and said a few things in Poke language. Meowth translated by saying, "B.K. says that he's heard enough talk, and that Bug Breath is goin' down for not only trying to kill him but for hitting his trainer."
The grunt laughed at B.K., and said, "What can you expect to do!? You're just a worthless Meowth!" B.K. glared at the grunt, then jumped in and gave him a taste of his Fury Swipes. Scyther rushed in to try to make his kill, but B.K. did his Pay Day and Slash combo that Clay had taught him to score a critical blow to Scyther's chin. The Scyther was stunned long enough for Ash to work his Snag Machine to bag the DR Scyther. The grunt had lost his best pokemon, but he refused to go down as he sent out all of his other pokemon, which were a Houndoom, Nidoking, Kadabra, and a Marowak.
B.K. wasn't afraid of these new odds. Instead he smirked as he began to glow a familiar white glow. B.K. got down on all fours as his body became longer and more athletic. His legs became longer and more muscle-bound. His tail lengthened, and his claws grew sharper. When the light faded, he was no longer a Meowth: He was now a Persian.
Clay was able to gather enough strength to check his pokedex, which said, "Persian, the Classycat pokemon. Beneath a Persian's sleek, classy exterior lies the heart of a warrior and hunter. With a top running speed of nearly fifty miles per hour, and claws capable of shredding chain-mail, Persian should not be treated lightly."
B.K. then began growling his new opponents with his now matured voice. Meowth then translated what B.K. had said, "He's sayin' 'this is your only warning! Get lost, and never show your faces again or I'll personally tear you apart!'" B.K. then lengthened his coiled tail to it's full length, which is a Persian's way of telling how experianced it is, and that it shouldn't be taken lightly.
R/B/Y Gym battle theme plays
Kadabra was the first to launch an attack, as it fired a Psybeam in B.K.'s direction. B.K. used Double Team to avoide the attack, then struck back with a Shadow Ball that KO'd Kadabra. Marowak tried to strike with a Bone Rush attack, but B.K.'s Fury Swipes blocked each strike of Marowak's weapon, and the final swipe of B.K.'s paw knocked the bone out of Marowak's hand, and straight into the air. B.K. then jumped towards the bone, and used Iron Tail to send the bone back towards Marowak, and the resulting blow to Marowak's gut knocked him out.
Houndoom was next. Normally, a fight between a cat and dog would likely be in favor of the dog due to the size difference between the two species, but B.K. was no slouch. Especially since Persian were about the same size as a Houndoom, thus giving B.K. an excellent chance at winning. Houndoom tried a flamethrower, but the attack missed. Both pokemon began using Faint Attack as they phazed out of sight, and reappered to strike each other. They then rushed together, and began biting and clawing each other.
Clay tried to calm B.K. down, but B.K. just let out a loud growl. Meowth said, "He said, 'no offense, but I'm not gonna stop until this guy decides to leave. And apparently by taking these traitorous excuses of pokemon down is the only way to do it!'" With one final Slash, B.K. stunned Houndoom long enough for B.K. to rush in with a Double Edge attack for the win. Clay then said, "I didn't teach him to do that attack..." Brock then said, "When a pokemon evolves, it learns moves it may not be able to learn in it's previous form. Either that, or B.K's father knew Double Edge, and he wasn't able to get the move down perfectly until now."
When the Nidoking stepped up, Clay thought, "Ok, so if B.K. might know moves I don't know of, I'd better check to see which ones he might be able to use." Clay took a peek at his Pokedex, and saw a special move which he thought would come in handy now, seeing as Nidoking was rushing in at top speed. "B.K., Fake Out now!" B.K. lunged at Nidoking, and made it look like he was going to attack head on. Ninstead, he darted around, which suprised Nidoking, leaving it open to B.K.'s Double Edge, which sent Nidoking into a nearby boulder.
Nidoking charged again, and now Fake Out would be useless since it only works as an opening move. But B.K. stood his ground, and then jumped at the last minute to strike with a gravity-fed Iron Tail. The attack hit Nidoking on the head quite hard, as it was now clutching it's head in pain. B.K. then finished the battle with a very special move called Return. The move caused a heart shaped energy field to surround B.K. as he charged forward, and crashed into Nidoking. The attack was enough to bring Nidoking down. The Rocket grunt recalled his pokemon and fled the scene.
Song ends. Mario's victory theme fromSuper Smash Bros. (Melee) plays
Clay then checked his pokedex for info on Return: "Return is a special normal-type move that has a varying attack power depending on how strong the user's friendship is with it's trainer. The stronger the bond, the more powerful Return becomes." Clay was impressed by this bit of info, and was glad to see B.K. was able to pull through.
Clay then said to B.K., "Glad to see you handled that quickly. But now what do we do? Cerulean City's still about ten miles away, and we seriously need to get to a Pokemon Center!" Everyone began looking around for the possible hope of finding some Oran berries, or perhaps some items wayward trainers may have accidentally dropped, but there was nothing. Plus, the team was running low on medical supplies, so Brock would be unable to treat everyone's pokemon.
Luigi then said, "I knew we should have picked up more goods at Pewter City!" Normally, Clay would say that there'd be no sense in crying about that now, but this time he couldn't help but agree with his older brother. Goombario then said, "We should search for some herbs that can help with the healing process. A lot of the flora of this world is identical to what we have back home, so I might be able to find a few things if someone could give me a hand."
Max then said, "I'll come along. I can help compare whatever you're familiar with with stuff found in this world." Ash then said, "I'll come along too." Pikachu, despite being very weak at the moment, also wanted to come. Vivian then said, "Same here. I learned a few things from Clay and Luigi's older brother about medicine, and I think I can help." The three went into a nearby forest to search for natural medicine.
When Clay went to get his camping gear ready for another night under the stars, he saw Zane was staring at the sky. Clay said, "Something on your mind?" Zane then said, "Oh no, I was wondering when our 'payback' towards Crow would get here." Clay smiled. That morning before the Rocket ambush, they had arranged a little gift from home to arrive to use against Crow for that horrid prank from the other day. Besides, a laugh could help the pokemon recover a bit.
Finally, Ash, Max, Vivian, and Goombario returned with a few herbs and some berries. Suprisingly they ran into a wild Chansey, which Vivian caught after remembering how helpful they were at healing injured pokemon. The greatest part was that they didn't have to battle it, as Ash's Pikachu was able to tell Chansey about what had happened. Chansey then agreed to help since it was their nature to help an injured creature, weither human or pokemon. Vivian took an empty pokeball and then captured it without fail.
Back with Zane and Clay, they were ready to spring their trick on poor Crow, who was busy helping Brock and Chansey with the medicine. Clay then said, "Ok, wait for dinner to be started, THEN come out. Got it?" A laid back sounding voice said, "Ok, you got it." Clay and Zane then went back to the campsite. Cambot noticed them, and said, "What took you guys?" Zane then said, "We were just looking around to make sure no trouble decides to pop up."
After the final pokemon was treated, Brock said, "Ok Donphan, your free to go." Ash's Donphan slowly walked back to his trainer, so he wouldn't irritate his injuries. Brock then said, "I'll check them again in the morning. But after that, it's Cerulean City or bust as we gotta get to the Pokemon Center for more professional treatment." Misty then said, "We were able to go this distance without a pokemon Center before, we can do it again." Kooper then said, "Assuming we don't run into anymore trouble along the way." Brock then went t get dinner started, as everyone was starving after these events.
While Brock prepared Dinner, Vivian's new Chansey gave Brock a few of her eggs so the meal could help the healing process even further. Crow was curious about what Brock was cooiking this time, so he asked, "What's for dinner tonight?" Brock then said, "I decided we should try something a bit different this time. We've got enough stuff for whatever anyone wants tonight, so I'll be taking requests." Crow then said, "Oh good! I'll help get everyone's orders down!"
After getting the people's dinner requests, Brock began working overtime to get the food prepared. While he was cooking, Crow was handing Brock the ingrediants. Servo also decided to help, as everyone needed the food ASAP. Zane snuck away from the group to where their mysterious visitor was, and said, "Ok, now's the time to strike!" Zane quickly and quietly snuck back to the campsite so no one noticed he left.
Crow was busy chopping onions when he heard a familiar voice say, "Aw, I can't believe you guys started without me." Crow then said, "Joel? When did you get here!?" When Crow turned, he saw that his old friend, and creator, Joel Robinson was standing next to Brock while wearing a Christian D'Jore Bra and Panty apron! He also had a bellhop uniform draped over his shoulder that looked like it'd fit Crow.
Everyone except Clay and Zane did a double-take, and Crow screamed, "AAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH, GET HIM AWAY FROM MEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" And Crow ran screaming blindly into the night, unaware he was running towards a tree until he ran right into it, causing him to fall apart.
Clay, Joel, and Zane then began laughing at the joke they pulled on Crow. Jessie then said, "What the hell was that about!?" Zane then said, "Remember that nightmare Crow said he had? Well, as a bit of revenge for him dressing up as that monster Clay, Meriee, Vivian, and I saw in that collective nightmare some time ago, we contacted Joel here to come in wearing this apron to scare the hell outta Crow, HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" Joel then said, "To further the sense of impending danger, I brought this bellhop suit along."
Clay was beginning to shed a few tears as he was laughing so hard, it was beginning to hurt a little. He then said, "Mama-mia, I handn't laughed this hard in a long time!" Meowth, Chicky, and B.K. couldn't help but start laughing. They were soon joined by May, Max, then Ash and Vivian. Eventually everyone, human, pokemon, or otherwise began laughing at the scene. Crow then said, "Yeah, laugh it up now guys, 'cause I'm gonna get you two for this!!!"
Clay then said, "Oh, pull yourself together and eat already!" Everyone began laughing harder now, seeing as Crow was in pieces when Clay said that. Then Crow said, "Alright, that's it!" Crow was able to get his head to jump over to where Clay was, and tried to bite him in the leg, but Joel grabbed him and said, "No biting Crow. Now, let's get you fixed up." Joel spent the next few minutes re-building Crow. Eventually, everyone sat down for dinner, and Joel shared a few stories of his time in space with Ash and his friends.
Joel then said, "Oh guys, I gota tell you something: Ever since Luigi and Crow arrived here, E. Gadd sent a few small spy sattilites around the planet to see what you should look out for. We learned a few things about these pokemon, and we saw there were ghost types amongst the many different element types." Luigi quivered in fear when he heard that, and said, "G-g-g-g-ghost pokemon!?"
Joel then said, "Yes, and E. Gadd and I, along with Mike and Gypsy thought that after seeing these DR Pokemon running around that in the off-chance of you guys encountering a few ghost type DR pokemon, that you guys should be prepared to deal with them effectivly. We had one of our sattelites hack into a laboratory computer which had files on the manufacturing information on pokeballs and snag machines."
Max then said, "You know you can get into trouble for that, right?" Joel then said, "I know what we did was illegal, but we had no choice since we wanted to help cover all bases. Anyway, Professor E. Gadd made a special Poltergust which works exclusivly on ghost pokemon that have been altered in one way or another. In this case it will only work on a DR ghost pokemon, if one were to appear. Otherwise the machine will jam, and refuse to work. This way it wont be used for illegal acts." Ash then said, "Wow, smart thinking." Joel nodded, and then said, "Aside from the fact it works only on an altered ghost pokemon, it functions no differently than a normal vacuum cleaner/Poltergust. E. Gadd calls it the Pokegust 4500."
Joel pulled out a vacuum cleaner where the storage compartment looked like an oversized pokeball, which could pass off as a Voltorb judging by the size. Joel then said, "We were also able to contact the man you all know as Professor Oak, and he was able to help put a few finishing touches on this thing. An example would be a special teleportation device which warps the ghost from the inside of the vacuum all the way to the special containment room for the DR pokemon you captured so far."
Servo then said, "Good ol' Joel. Always a resourceful little bastard! I mean that in a good way Joel, so don't be mad." Joel then said, "No worries, Servo. Anyway, I gotta go now. I'm sure everyone's wondering what's taking me so long to get back." Joel went back into the forest where the teleporter pod Gad built was hidden, and blasted off towards home.
Zane then said, "Well, I'm glad we called Joel to pull this little joke then." Max was still confused by some of the stuff Joel had mentioned regarding using a vacuum cleaner to catch ghosts. That's when Goombario said to him, "You see Max, several years ago, Clay and Luigi's older brother, Mario, was captured by evil spirits and was somehow turned into a living painting." Misty then said, "A living painting!? That sounds weird, even for you guys." Clay then said, "You don't know the half of it."
Goombario continued by saying, "Clay and Luigi aren't too fond of ghosts, but they had to go into a haunted mansion to save Mario. They did it by using a special vacuum called a Poltergust 3000, which has a special lining inside the storage compartment which prevents ghosts from slipping through the solid surface. Due to how they can float around in the air, a vacum can trap a ghost as a ghost is almost made of air to begin with, so the Polturgust 3000 was invented to help deal with dangerous and/or troublesome spirits. E. Gadd was too old to try to catch any ghosts during Mario's rescue, so he taught Clay and Luigi how to do the job and save Mario themselves." Clay then said, "Too bad whenever I tried using it, it somehow thought I was a ghost..."
Max then said, "Ok, I think I get it now. With that special lining, there should be no way for a ghost pokemon to escape the Pokegust 4500, that's pretty cool." Zane then remembered what Clay asked him the other day about what was in his bag, and said, "Oh guys, I almost forgot. I gotta show you all something." Zane took his bag, and pulled out an odd-looking egg. It was colored in blue, black, and yellow stripes. Luigi then said, "What kind of egg is that!? It's about the same size as a Yoshi's egg."
Yoshi took a whiff of the egg, and said, "It no Yoshi egg." Clay then said, "Of course not, we know that. Yoshi eggs have spots, not stripes. And the spots only come in one color per egg, not three colors per egg." Zane then said, "I think it might be a pokemon egg. I remembered seeing some large eggs back at Prof. Oak's lab with odd designs all over them that match the colors of a lot of the pokemon we've seen so far." Ash then said, "What do you think, Brock?"
Brock then said, "Well it certainly isn't an osterich egg, that's for sure, so it can't be an oversized Easter egg." Ash then thought to himself, 'I remember seeing that color scheme somewhere before...' The egg moved slightly, showing it was alive and well. Zane then said, "Could someone please give me some advice about how to care for a pokemon egg? I think acting like a chicken, and sitting on it would not be the best idea here..."
Ash, Brock, May, and Misty began telling him how he should care for the egg, as each of them had experiance with a baby pokemon at one point or another in the past. Brock said, "Keeping the egg around healthy and strong pokemon helps the egg grow. The other pokemon will help protect it through instinct."
Ash then said, "It's always a good idea to keep the temperature at the right level so the baby doesn't freeze, or cooks while inside. Though I'm sure a higher or lower temperature might be needed for certain species like Charmander or Lapras."
May then said, "Try to carry it around carefully. I can't stress that enough." Misty then said, "When the egg does hatch, the first person it sees will think he or she is it's mother or father, so try to be as good a father figure as possible."
The four trainers kept explaining what to do and what not to do, and Zane was beginning to start feeling dizzy from all the explanations. He then said, "Ok ok ok ok! I get the point! I think I can handle it now."
Max then said, "Oh, before I forget, be sure to use an empty pokeball on the newly hatched pokemon in order to officially consider it your own." Zane then said, "Thank you Max, I'll remember that." The group then decided to call it a night, and went to sleep.
To be continued...
Me: A special note to those obsessed with competitive pokemon battling (I mean that in a good way): Since this is a fanfic based upon an anime which portrays what Pokemon would be like if it was reality, please hold off on comments refering to the thought Clayton had about teaching B.K. Thunder Bolt. I know the move is weak on Meowth and Persian, but for the purposes of this fanfic, it will be mentioned and eventually put into the story itself. Thank you.
Crow: ...
Mallow: Uh, Crow?
Crow: ...
Servo: I think he's mad...
Zane: What was your first clue?
Crow: I can never trust you again...
Me: Hey, come on! Don't be that way! It's a fanfic, it didn't really happen!
Crow: But it still involved me as the punchline, damnit!
Servo: Oh sure, you pull pranks all the time, and we can't do the same to you.
Me: Hey, hey HEY! No fighting. Crow, it was a joke, and I'm sorry if I made you feel bad, ok?
Crow: Ok...
Me: Good. Now R&R people!