Hi, everyone. Sorry about the wait. Obviously with Christmas and everything, I wanted a short break. But here we go, chapter 15. This must definitely be a record for me to hit...but oh well, two events will happen in this chapter. The first was alluded to in the previous chapter and the second is one that was planned for the last chapter but we left out due to chapter length and such.
''ASH! What do I do!?'' cried Luchia, as she began to shake nervously. She didn't know what to think as she looked down at the glowing, shaking and cracking egg in front of her. Numerous questions were invaded her mind: what if the Gible didn't like her? What if she wasn't ready for a actual newborn? How would it impact her friendships with her other Pokemon.
Suddenly, she felt something wrap around her arm. Looking over, she saw Sylveon with a happy smile. ''Calm down, mommy. The baby will like you regardless and I know from experience that you will be a great parent. I may have not be a exact newborn, but I was still a baby when you took me in. You'll be fine and I'm sure everybody will agree with me on that point.''
Misty came closer and hug her girlfriend. ''Sylveon's correct. And before you question how I know, it's obvious from both of your faces about what your telepathically communicating about.'' Luchia sweatdropped a bit, now knowing that nothing could past her girlfriend for some reason. ''Now, Ash. Come and help me find a blanket for the baby.''
Ash nervously chuckled, putting her thumb up to her sister. ''We'll be right back. Just keep the egg warm, that's all you need to do.'' With that, she and Misty went off to find that Blanket. Luchia simply blinked, thinking that had gone by way to quickly.
Cynthia chuckled as she walked over to her girlfriend's sister. ''Our girlfriends are so similar in characteristics, aren't they. Both tomboys and they both are adorable when embarrassed.'' Luchia could only slowly nod, before a blush formed along her cheeks at the thought of her girlfriend. Cynthia smiled. ''You and Misty are so close, aren't you?''
Luchia blushed, before slowly nodding with a faint smile. ''Yeah...I love her so much. She's cute and she'll do anything to protect me...I owe my life to her.'' Her face saddened, as she looked down at the egg on her lap. ''I just wish I didn't make her suffer so often...'' A couple of tears dribbled down her face. Her hair moved slightly as her mark glowed in response to her sadness.
Cynthia, who had only heard the basics of Luchia's differences, was shocked at the sight of the black mark that was now omitting a dark glow. She wasn't sure what to do, besides going up and hugging the poor girl before she went into a vision or something. She gently scooted to the left and hugged the ginger from the side. ''Shh, it's okay. Misty wouldn't want to see you like this, Luchia, and you know that.''
However, no answer came from her friend's lips. Instead, Cynthia was forced to watch as the girl's blue eyes went blank and filled with unshed tears as visions overwhelmed her. She tightened the hug, in attempt to stop the visions that were obviously plaguing the ginger haired girl. Eventually, she heard strained panting and looked up to see Luchia's teary face that display a look of despair and something else, like she had seen a ghost. She could only watch as Luchia rapidly shook her head and smacked her cheeks. ''W-what was that...'' Was all she could muster.
Cynthia slowly began to speak, removing her arms from around the Aura Guardian. ''What happened, Luchia?''
''I-I...I remember crying over the fact I always make Mist cry...t-then, my visions overwhelmed me out of nowhere.'' She paused, eyes widening with shock as she slowly retold what she saw. ''I saw a...Pokemon, but not one I've ever seen before...It had a pink coat and was shaped similarly to the Mythical Pokemon Mew, but there were abnormalities...it had red cheeks and it's ears were shaped similarly to a Pikachu, including a red tip...and it's tail was shaped like a Pikachu, but was long...''
Cynthia's face overwrote with shock, as she looked at the girl before her. ''So, basically. Your saw a Pokemon that looked like a mix between a Pikachu and a Mew? What else happened in the vision?''
''Well, I saw this Pokemon being tested on by scientists...but I couldn't do anything but watch as it cried out, telling them to stop but they wouldn't listen.'' The unshed tears began to fall. ''...I wanna know where this Pokemon is...so I can save it...''
''B-but how do you know that the Pokemon is real?'' questioned Cynthia, unsure. ''You could have simply imagined it...''
Luchia shook her head, knowing that the blonde didn't understand. ''You don't understand, Cynthia...those visions, they always come out real. I met my Charmander, thanks to one...and now, I'm sure that I'll meet this Mew/Pikachu hybrid on my journey...'' She gently brought her hand to her face and whipped away the remaining tears. ''I just hope that I'm not gonna be too late...''
Misty and Ash came back over, with a lilac blanket. Misty smiled and hugged her girlfriend, being unaware of what just transpired. ''We got you an blanket. Come on, lets put the hatching egg on it.'' Luchia slowly nodded, gently placing her egg down on the blanket as she watched it crack again. ''Look, it's about to hatch, Lucie. Your about to have another baby.''
Luchia nodded, tears forming back in her eyes. The egg cracked more and more, until eventually the Pokemon appeared, the Gible looked up at Luchia and instantly smiled and jumped at her, hugging her. ''Mommy!'' It cried out. Luchia smiled, motherly instincts kicking it as she petted the Gible's head gently. She knew instantly that her newest baby was a male, it was obvious by the voice.
''N'awwh.'' cried Misty, as she hugged her girlfriend. ''Your so cute when your being motherly, Lucie.'' She snuggled against Luchia, who smiled embarrassed. Luchia gently placed Gible on her lap whilst letting Misty hug her, wishing she could hug her back but also enjoying the hug a lot. She wasn't sure what to do, except stay happily in the embrace. ''Lucie, your so cute.'' giggled Misty, seeing the embarrassment.
''D-don't tease me...'' murmured Luchia, going redder then before. She shook her head mentally, turning up to her girlfriend and gently pressing her lips on the other girl's. ''P-please...''
''Ain't gonna happen.'' smirked Misty, snuggling even closer to her embarrassed girlfriend. ''You're too cute not to torment.''
Ash and Cynthia giggled at the cute sight, as they smiled at one another. Cynthia smiled gently. ''You have such a cute sister, Ashy...'' She looked at Luchia gently, with a half-frown. Ash frowned, seeing the face. Cynthia looked back up and smiled. ''Don't worry, I'm okay.'' Ash smiled at the response and kissed her girlfriend gently, much to Cynthia's pleasure.
Ash broke away when a hand tapped her shoulder. She turned to see Misty and Luchia, who was holding Gible. Misty smiled at her. ''Ya know, Ash. When I was watching your battle against Gary, I began to want our battle.''
Ash's eyes widened for a second, but then she smiled. ''Okay, I wanna battle with you as well. How many Pokemon each?''
''3 Pokemon each.''
Ash nodded as she and Misty walked back to the battle field. Luchia smiled, as she followed behind them, carrying her newest baby. Sylveon was walking by her side, with Riolu riding on her back. How that worked wasn't clear, but they didn't seem to care. Charmeleon was on her other side, between her trainer and Cynthia. They sat down on the side lines and prepared to watch.
Misty pulled out her first poke ball. ''Go, Staryu.'' The Star Shape Pokemon appeared. ''I'll start from the bottom, Ash. Don't disappoint me.'' She smirked gently, as she looked at her Pokemon.
Ash simply smiled back. ''Okay then. Go, Bulbasaur!'' His Bulbasaur appeared on the scene, looking very fierce. ''Vine Whip, go! Restrict it's movements.''
''Bulba!'' nodded the Seed Pokemon, as he sent out his vines and grabbed a hold of the Staryu, as Misty was about to call an attack.
The orange haired girl growled, knowing she needed to think fast to get Staryu out of the vines. ''Rapid Spin, Staryu. Cut those vines off you, quickly!'' The Staryu instantly obeyed, begin to spin in the grasp. The Bulbasaur cried out in pain, as his vines were cut one by one. But he stood firm, wanting for his next move call from his trainer.
''Poison Powder!'' cried Ash, knowing that Bulbasaur wouldn't be able to hold on forever. Bulbasaur nodded, sending his powder up his vines and effectively poisoning the Staryu before him, just as it cut the last of his vines. ''Okay, now it'll lose health slowly. I need you to use Razor Leaf on it.''
But, Bulbasaur didn't listen to the next command instantly, as a glow wrapped around his body and transformed him into a Ivysaur. He then summoned a bunch of leaves that shot at the Staryu, who wasn't able to recover from the poison quick enough. The leaves knocked it to the ground and the poison then snatched the rest of it's health.
Misty sighed, recalling her Staryu. ''You'll get your revenge. It's just that he has a type advantage over you.'' She sighed, looking at her 4 other poke balls. She smirked, knowing that she could use a Pokemon that wasn't weak. ''Go, Wigglytuff.''
The Balloon Pokemon appeared, it's shininess becoming obvious. Misty instantly made her call, knowing that Ash had both Sleep Powder and Poison Powder in his move arsenal. ''Sing!''
''Wigglytuff...wiggly...tuff...'' The Pokemon began to sing, instantly causing Ivysaur to begin to fall asleep. ''Tuff!'' smiled the Pokemon, when it realized that the Pokemon was asleep.
'Okay, can't use Disarming Voice as fairy types are weak to poison types...but I can use.'''Double Slap!''
''Wiggly.'' cried the Pokemon, as she began to slap the Ivysaur. Ash could only watch, trying to coax her Pokemon to awaken.
''Now, Play Rough.'' The move may have been weak to the opposing Pokemon, but it did enough damage to mean that the Pokemon wouldn't wake up until healed once more.
Ash sighed, recalling her Ivysaur. ''Sorry about that, Bud.'' She grabbed her second poke ball and sent out her Pokemon. ''Go, Dratini. Take down that Wigglytuff before it can use Sing again.''
The second shiny Pokemon of the day came out of her ball, giving out a happy squeak. Ash smiled. ''Thunder Bolt!''
''Tini!'' cried the pink Dragon Pokemon, as she summoned a bunch of thunder that landed straight on the Wigglytuff and knocking it out due to the forceful nature of the move.
''Wiggly...'' cried the Pokemon, as she blacked out.
''Ahh, Wigglytuff...'' Misty recalled her Pokemon and sent out her last Pokemon, her Corsola. ''Use Toxic!''
Ash simply smirked, as her Pokemon was poisoned. ''Don't let it affect you, Dratini. You know you'll be fine!'' She then called her move. ''Use Blizzard!'' The Blizzard may not have been effective but it sure worked, as Dratini's skin began to shed, removing the poison status. Misty's face filled with shock. Ash smiled at the response. ''She has the ability Shed Skin, which means she will eventually shed her skin and lose any status afflictions she may have.''
''Now, use Dragon Rush. End this, Dratini!''
The Dragon Rush landed straight on the Corsola, who wasn't prepared. Thus, instantly knocking it out. Misty sank to the ground, sighing as she recalled her Pokemon. ''Looks like you win, Ash. Well, I guess you rightfully deserve the Cascade Badge.'' She got to her feet and handed over her spare badge to the winner, with a somber smile. She had fun, but she couldn't help but feel the sadness of lose.
Ash smiled. ''You fought well, Misty. Even with type weaknesses with Ivysaur, you still pulled through. Don't get to disheartened.'' She turned to her Pokemon. ''Besides, if Dratini didn't have Shed Skin, you may have w-...'' She stopped her sentence short as her shiny began to glow vividly. She knew the sight, as her Pokemon began to grow and form orange balls on her tail and neck, and her ears became feathers.
''Nair!'' cried the Dragonair, as she smiled at her trainer. ''Daddy! Look, I evolved for you!''
Ash couldn't help, but giggle as she petted her Pokemon's head. ''Yep, you did. Great. Both you and Ivysaur did great in that battle.'' The Dragonair squealed in delight at the praise she was receiving.
Luchia ran over and hugged Misty. ''Even though you didn't win, you put up a great fight, Mist. I'm proud of you and of Ash.'' Misty smiled and kissed her girlfriend as she watched Ash and Dragonair. ''Besides, you helped Ivysaur and Dragonair evolve so that must make you happy.''
''Yeah, I guess it does and it allows me to help both you and your sister, as I helped Charmeleon evolve.'' Misty said with a cheeky smile. ''So, come on. Thank me, Lucie.''
Luchia giggled, knowing it was only a act. ''You tease me for being cute, but your just as cute, Misty.'' And she watched as a blush and snarl rapidly formed on her girlfriend's face.
''DON'T TEASE ME!'' cried Misty as she began to chase her girlfriend around the room, causing everybody, except her, to begin laughing at the cute scene. Even Luchia herself, despite being chased. Misty's blush only increased, as she shouted out in frustration. ''Stop laughing!''
Well, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Don't worry, Squirtle will get some spotlight soon. But man, a lot of evolutions in this episode. Enjoy it. Also, I can't help but tease my fave couple. I mean, I love Ash and Cynthia, but Misty and Luchia are just so adorable. Plus, I think that final scene was cute.
Pokemon
Ash
Pikachu (Male)
Pidgeotto (Female)
Butterfree (Male)
Dragonair (Shiny)(Female)
Ivysaur (Male)
Squirtle (Male)
Luchia
Sylveon (Female)
Riolu (Male)
Gyarados (Female)
Charmeleon (Female)
Gible (Male)
Misty
Starmie (Genderless)
Staryu (Genderless)
Goldeen (Female)
Wigglytuff (Shiny) (Female)
Corsola (Female)
Brock
Geodude (Male)
Onix (Male)
Kabuto (Female)
Golbat (Male)
Cynthia
Gible (Female)
Togetic (Male)
Lucario (Female)
Roselia (Female)