Mallow: (fixes the last light. Lights come back on) Ok, that's done.
Zane: I am very, very sorry.
Me: Don't worry about it. Anyway, this is a monumental chapter in the story so far!
Ace: Wow, it really must be good then.
Me: I've been woking on this as much as I could for the past four days, Ace. That should give you a fairly good idea f how hard I've been working.
Servo: Most fanfic writers take longer to get quality work up. Even though your stories are great, they still aren't as incredible as some others I've read, mainly because the writers take longer. What's the deal?
Me: If given a small bit of inspiration, either it be thought up by one's self, or an idea provided by a friend, a great idea can form itself in a matter of moments if you happen to have plenty of motivation, and time. I've luckelly got both on my side.
Crow: You really need to get out more.
Me: True, but this kind of thing is the most fun I've had in a long time. I just can't stop! Anyway, IT'S FANFIC SIGGGGGN!!!!!!
Chapter 27: The Meeting of Legends
The following morning, the team awoke slowly, not really wanting to see each other in their new forms. Breakfast went by with barely any words spoken. No one could blame the group for this, seeing as Clay said they had little time to get back to their normal selves. Even the normally cheerful Tom Servo was depressed more than he ever had been before.
Lucy, who was turned into a DR Seviper by Branz, finally broke the silence. She said, "I can't believe this is happening..." Luigi, being as pessemistic as ever, said, "Yeah I know... We might never find that wand..." Crow almost felt the same way to an extent when he said, "True, but we can't give up on the search. We still got a little time left, and that blast Max made obviously didn't send that wand clear across the globe. It has to be somewhere nearby." Brock, who was now a DR Sudowoodo, said, "Crow's right you two. There's no sense in backing down now." Lucy glanced at Brock, and couldn't help but feel more at ease with his words of encouragement. Anxious to change the subject, and eager to continue the search, Clay said, "I think we should get going." Everyone agreed and packed their things as they continued their search for Clay's magic wand.
Some distance away from where Clay's team was, Branz the DR Zangoose was out cold on the ground in a canyon between Olivine and Ecruteak. He stirred a little, and got up after a long eighteen hours of unwanted sleep. He saw the magic wand he stole a short distance away, and he became enraged at the sight of the magic device. He stomped over, and hastily grabbed the wand off the ground. He then said, "Stealing you was a huge mistake! What kind of magic wand can't manipulate a person's mind!?! You're good for nothing except cheap parlor tricks!!!!!"
Branz tried to snap the wand in half, but his incredible strength somehow couldn't break the wand. This made him angrier, and he yelled, "GRRRRAAAAHH!!!!!!! YOU CAN'T EVEN BREAK PROPERLY!!!!!" He was about to chuck the wand deeper into the canyon, when he heard a loud roar. "What was that!?" Branz asked himself. The roar sounded again, and he noted it sounded like a lion. He then heard a powerful voice say, "Hear me! Put the wand down, or face my wrath!!!!"
Branz looked around, wondering where the voice came from. He said to the mystery visitor, "Who's there!? As the next in line ruler of the Dentes Rhohos tribe, I deman you show yourself!!!" The voice then said in response, "You will demand nothing from me, fool! I am more powerful than you can ever comprehend! Your tribe has commited many crimes against nature in this world, and therefore must be destroyed!" Suddenly, a huge jet of flames shot at Branz. Branz barely dodged the flames, then yelled, "I am not afraid of you! Show yourself coward!!!"
The voice then said, "Fine. You shall get your wish." A large beast dropped down in front of Branz. It had reddish brown fur, a mask-like face, and a thick mane covering the rest of it's head along with white fur streaming down it's back that billowed like smoke. The beast then glared at Branz angrily, then spoke in the same booming voice Branz heard before. "I am Entei, lord of flames and a servent of HO-OH! You and your followers are guilty of many terrible crimes against my master's will. You will be punished for what you have done!!!!"
Entei launched another Flamethrower as he roared with anger. Branz narrowly dodged the blast again, then said to himself, 'Entei!? Master Kale warned me that one of those legendary pokemon might meddle in our grand design, but I didn't expect these beasts to be real!' Branz then turned and tried to run. He knew he was strong, but he didn't want to risk fighting Entei, as he feared the great power of the legendary pokemon might spell his demise regardless of the immortality his tribe was famous for.
As he ran, a rainbow-colored beam and a thunderbolt stopped him in his tracks. Branz looked up, and saw two other beasts, equally as intimidating as Entei. One looked like a saber-toothed tiger, and the other looked like a mystical wolf. Branz recognized their looks from descriptions he heard members of Team Rocket mentioning time and time again. "Suicune and Raikou..." He said fearfully. Entei finally caught up, and said, "Give me that wand. Then go back to your master, and tell him his days are numbered." Branz dropped the wand, and vanished in a blast of dark flames. Entei picked up the wand, and said to his partners, "Suicune, take me and Raikou to where you saw the children last. We must give them this wand as soon as possible." Suicune nodded as we ran off with his two partners following close behind.
The heroes at this moment were busy searching high and low for the magic wand to turn themselves back to normal. Crow, due to his new Murkrow instincts, kept finding objects other than the magic wand simply because they glittered like the jewel in on the end of the magic wand's handle. At one point, Clay got so annoyed by Crow's inability to tell a soda can apart from a magic wand, that he blasted Crow with an Ice Beam. Vivian glared at Clay, then said, "Come on, let him go." Clay gave the block of ice a strong smack, and freed Crow. Crow then said, "What are you tryin' to do, kill me!?!" Clay sighed heavily, and said, "I'm sorry..."
James, who was now a DR Weepinbell, said, "You really need to stop lashing out at everyone." Clay then said, "Yes, but it's getting hard to do that. Every moment that we don't get that wand back, the spell continues to take it's hold on us. In the question of myself, I learned Croconaw are naturally savage and short-tempered, and when they evolve into Feraligatr they only get worse. If we don't get back to our former selves soon, we may not only just be stuck like this, but we may even lose our identities. Everything that makes us ourselves may be overwritten by that spell Branz placed on us. We may even forget each other for that matter."
Luigi then said, "That's it, when we get home I'm gonna issue a recall of all of the magic wands so the manufacturer can improve on these design flaws!" Kooper then said, "If we get home..." That's when everyone heard a powerful, yet kind voice say, "Now now, you shouldn't have to feel like you've lost everything." While everyone began wondering who's voice that was, another powerful voice said, "Do not fear. We are not your enemies. We even have something that belongs to you."
At that moment, the group saw three large pokemon leap seemingly out of nowhere. Ash and his friends recognized the three pokemon as the legendary pokemon of Johto: Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Of course the sight of these pokemon scared the stuffing out of Luigi, so he tried in vain to hide. Entei then spoke to the team. He said, "Please, do not hide. Like I said before, we aren't here to hurt you. Let me and my comrades explain why we are here."
Suicune then addressed the Mushroom Kingdom members of the team by saying, "Ever since you off worlders arrived, our master has observed you. He felt a powerful force had tampered with space and time to bring you here for only one thing: Revenge." Ash having remembered the whole legend regarding the three pokemon in front of him and his friends by heart exclaimed, "Whoa, you mean HO-OH knows about this!?"
Zane then said, "I hear a story coming." Entei then said, "Indeed you do. But, time is a luxury we do not have, so I'll keep it brief the best I can." Goombario then said to no one in particular, "Great, a pokemon version of Merlon..." Entei ignored Goombario's comment, and told his story. "Many centuries ago, there was a war that broke out here in Johto between humans and pokemon. Our master, HO-OH stopped the fighting and was able to bring peace and understanding to the two warring factions. The remaining flame from HO-OH's demand for peace is now used as the centerpiece for the Johto League's tournament flame."
Misty then said, "I remember that story! It was back when that Sneasle and the Machop and Machoke were causing trouble at that shrine where the sacred flame was kept!" Entei nodded, and then said, "Indeed. For a long time after that event, things were peacefull all across the globe. The people of Ecruteak established the Tin Tower so HO-OH could bless the world whenever he needed to rest. This further improved the relations between humans and pokemon. It sadly was not going to last too much longer however..."
The moment Entei spoke those words, he hung his head low solemnly. Crow then said, "I'm guessing this is where things go to hell, right?" Entei nodded again, then said, "One day, a group of evil humans who wished to rule the world stormed our master's home. Their goal was to use HO-OH's own powers to achieve world domination. In his rage, he burned the Tin Tower to the ground, killing the invaders. He however failed to notice three nameless pokemon had also perished in the blaze... After this, Master HO-OH gave new life to the three pokemon. They became the three of us: Raikou, lord of thunder and lightning. Suicune, the north wind reborn. And I, Entei, the lord of flames. He ordered the three of us to scout the world to ensure peace between humans and pokemon, and to offer assistance whenever nessesary. And now is one of those times."
The group was so moved by the story, they almost missed what Entei said at the end. Luigi then said, "Pardon me, but did you say you were going to help us?!" Raikou then said, "Of course. It is our solemn duty after all. We encountered the rouge Zangoose you know as Branz, and we recovered your magic wand." Raikou shook the wand from his mane. The wand dropped to the ground with a dull thud against the grass.
Everyone became estatic over this, and Clay then yelled out, "Allright, no more having to worry about anger management!" Clay took the wand and very quickly restored everyone's true forms. Once Vivian was back in her normal Shadow Siren form, she said, "I'm glad to be back on the ground..." Crow then said, "Are you sure I'm normal again? I still have the urge to steal shiny objects..." He then looked over at Servo's head, and the afforementioned robot then said, "Back off molybdenium butt! This head belongs to me! Besides, since when were you ever normal?"
Crow then said, "Watch it you underpants collecting freakshow!" Zane quickly clamped Crow's mouth shut and said, "Ok, no need for you two to argue!!!!" While everyone else (at least Ash and co. anyway) was disgusted by Servo's hobby of collecting underpants, Cambot said to the legendary pokemon, "Please excuse them, they're total idiots. Anyway, before I forget, we were told some time ago there was someone we had to meet here in Johto to save the DR pokemon currently under our care, as well as any others we're bound to see in the future. Do you have any idea who this might be?" Brock then said, Cambot, we aren't pokemon anymore. We wont be able to understand the pokemon anymore unless Meowth translates. Suicune then said, "Our master, HO-OH is whom you've been searching for! His great power will free the ones imprisioned in the darkness you've been fighting against."
Everyone was now shocked as to how they understood Suicune. Entei then said, "Suprised? I must be honest, this is a bit of magic of our own. We observed how you've progressed on this quest so far, and we feel you'd excell even further if you could understand what any pokemon can say regardless of that Meowth's translation or telepathic communication from a psychic pokemon. Consider it a gift for your efforts thus far, as well as a thank you for what you have done in the past."
Casting aside this information, as he was more curious as to how powerful HO-OH was, Zane checked his pokedex for info. The pokedex picture entry for HO-OH was different than the other pictures he had seen so far. Since HO-OH was a legendary pokemon, and thought to be merely myth, the only image available was an artist's rendering of the magificent bird. The pokedex then said, "HO-OH, the Rainbow pokemon. HO-OH is a powerful entity said to possess the powers of a god, meaning it has the power to give and take life. It's capable of seeing into the future, and is said to only show itself before the pure of heart. Sadly, legends say HO-OH dissapeared due to the greed of humans. But the legends also state that it might return if all humans and pokemon can once again co-exist peacefully. It's been said it leaves a rainbow behind whenever it flies as a sign of it's presence."
Meriee was awestruck by the picture shown in Zane's pokedex, and said, "Even though that's just a picture, I can still feel it's mystical presence through that image." Ignoring Meriee's statement, Jessie and James along with Mowth walked up to the group of legendary pokemon. Jessie then said pleadingly, "I hope that our past evils wont count against us now since we've quit Team Rocket..." Meowth then said, "Yeah, we didn't have the heart to cause trouble and to make it double anymore when we heard about this, so please don't hurt us!"
Entei then said, "You three made a wise decision. Although, you three should have quite a long time ago... But that does not matter now. You must meet with our master at once! Ecruteak is your destination. We shall meet you there when HO-OH arrives at the new Tin Tower." With a loud roar from the three beasts, they dashed off at unbelievable speed.
Brock then said, "Well, this is a cause for celebration!" Crow and Servo imeadiately donned baseball caps as they both said in drunken voices while they held a couple of cans of beer, "PARTY DOWN!!!!! WOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Luigi stunned them with a weak jolt of electricity and took away their drinks, dumping them in the grass, and said, "Sorry, this isn't a drunken dorm booze party, paisanos. We have underaged kids here!" Servo then said, Wooops, sorry I forgot..." Crow then said, "We just got our bodies back, and we are excited and happy. Can you blame us for wanting to get drunk to celebrate!?!"
As Luigi continued to argue with the robots, Lucy wanted to try to get Brock alone for a few minutes to make a certain heartfelt confession.
To be continued...
Me: Sorry about the crappy ending for this chapter...
Zane: I don't think anyone will mind.
Ace: (laughs hysterically) Branz just keeps getting into trouble, doesn't he?
Me: I'm not done making a fool out of him yet. But once I am, he'll be back to being the sinister little bastard we knew him as before he arrived in Vermilion with the DR Gyarados towards the end of the story.
MMSB: Speaking of which, how are you gonna incorporate all of the DR Pokemon who joined up by choice, like that Gyarados?
Me: I have something planned for that, so don't worry.
MMSB: Ok.
Mallow: What's Molybdenim?
Crow: It's the metal I'm made off. It's gold-colored, but also has some copper tones mixed in. The properties of Molybdenim are that it has a high boiling point like most metals, durable and flexible. However, in my case, my Molybinum skin doesn't exactly provide much protection to myself. Then my inner workings themselves, while also made from Molybdenim are rather frail, which is why I've taken so much damage over the years...
Servo: Melted, sawed in half, digested, smacked by a high-speed spinning spiked railing,-
Crow: SHUT UP!!!!!!!