Hi guys! Welcome back to the next chapter. I apologise for the somewhat late update. I've been fairly busy with exams, and as you all may know, pokemon Sun and Moon is coming out this week :)
It basically means updates will continue to be a little slow. In any case, I will hope that you enjoy this chapter ^^
Disclaimer: I don't own pokemon! If I did, I wouldn't nerf pokemon, only buff where necessary.
''Meloetta'' speech
'Meloetta' thoughts
Inside the Pewter city gym, Brock was silently waiting for a new challenger to approach. A single lamp vaguely showed his calm composure. Otherwise, the place was shrouded in darkness.
It was relatively silent as well, until the sound of footsteps could be heard echoing through the building. Brock smiled inwardly.
'A trainer! And if I have to guess somebody who has just started his journey. This should be interesting,' he thought.
Sure enough, a boy with a Pikachu appeared in front of him.
''Hi! You must be Brock, the gym leader. My name's Ash and I would like to challenge you to a pokemon battle,'' the raven haired boy said enthusiastically.
''You are correct, Ash. I am indeed the gym leader,'' Brock responded, nodding his head. ''However, are you certain you are ready to face me?''
''Huh? What do you mean?''
Brock elaborated. ''Unlike a normal battle, this will be an official league battle. Should you win, then you will receive a badge as proof of your victory over me. We will both choose two pokemon to battle.''
''I know,'' Ash responded.
Brock raised a brow. He hadn't expected such a calm answer. ''And you also know I'll be using rock types, correct?''
''Certainly! My partner and I are more than ready.''
Brock looked unsurely at Ash's cute electric rodent.
'This trainer clearly hasn't done his homework,' he thought disappointingly.
''Tell me, Ash, how long have you been with your Pikachu?''
''About a week, I guess.''
''I can see that.'' Brock nodded. ''Your Pikachu is still in his cute phase. Your partner is not strong enough to win from me yet,'' he concluded. ''However, as a gym leader, I can't decline any challenge. So what's it going to be?''
Ash smiled. ''Oh, but Pikachu is my starter pokemon. He won't be battling because that wouldn't be smart to do. Instead, she will battle you.''
From the shadows, a second pokemon floated in Brock's line of sight. She gave him a cheery smile.
''This is my partner, Meloetta. She will be your opponent!''
''Melo!'' she chirped happily at the baffled look of the gym leader.
''I've never seen a Meloetta before,'' Brock muttered. ''All right then, I'll accept your challenge!''
The lights inside the gym turned on. In front of Ash was a battlefield purely made out of rocks and boulders of all sorts. Brock took the spot at the very end.
''If you're ready, then we will begin.''
''Wait. Can I have a moment to discuss some things with my partner?'' Ash asked.
Brock nodded, a smile spreading on his face. ''Sure. Take as long as you need.''
Ash and Meloetta huddled close, going over their battle strategy once more.
''So, since rock types have weak special defense, we're going to keep on hitting specially. Mainly Psychic, and Hyper voice if necessary.''
''Mel mel,'' she agreed cutely. The small legendary nuzzled Ash's cheek, before taking the spotlight.
''It seems you're ready then, Ash,'' Brock said, excitement running through his veins. Battling an unknown pokemon fired him up. Even though he rather would've been a pokemon breeder, he still had a responsibility of taking care of the gym and his siblings.
''Yes, let's have a great match!''
Brock nodded, and threw his first pokemon on the field. ''Geodude, I choose you.''
The rock and ground type appeared, and looked at his opponent, seemingly unimpressed.
''Since you're the challenger, the first move is all yours, Ash,'' Brock offered.
''Okay! Meloetta, Psychic!'' Ash commanded.
She obeyed cheerfully. Geodude was thrown around the field like a rag doll before he hit the ground with a loud slam.
He didn't get up after that.
''What!?'' Brock shouted flabbergasted. The battle had literally started twenty seconds ago and his first pokemon was already defeated.
'Just what kind of pokemon is Meloetta? Am I dealing with a legendary here?' Brock thought. Sweat dripped from his face; he was about to lose spectacularly.
''Yeah, you did it! Great job, Meloetta!'' Ash praised.
''Pika pika!''
''Mel!'' she cooed back, blowing her trainer a lovely kiss.
''It's not over yet, Ash!'' Brock stated, ''let's see how Meloetta will deal with this!''
Brock threw his Onix on the field. The massive serpent let out a loud roar, however, Meloetta was unfazed.
''Now Onix, use Rock tomb!''
''Psychic, Meloetta!'' Ash countered.
Before Brock's pokemon could even react, the massive rock and ground type was hoisted high in the air. Brock's eyes turned to saucers when Onix was repeatedly slammed into the ground until he simply stopped moving.
''Impossible,'' Brock muttered under his breath.
''Yeah, Meloetta! We won,'' Ash cheered loudly.
''Meloetta!'' the legendary exclaimed sweetly to Ash, hugging her trainer close after a job well done.
Brock returned his fainted pokemon and walked over to Ash, Meloetta and Pikachu. ''Well, that certainly was an interesting match.''
He chuckled and cleared his throat.
''Anyway, since you won, I present you with this official symbol: the Boulder badge. Please accept it.''
Ash thanked Brock profusely and took the item with grace.
''All right, I got a Boulder badge!''
The raven haired boy did a little victory pose while his pokemon joined in happily. Brock just smiled.
''Listen closely, Ash. If you aim to be the very best, my advice would be to head for Mt. Moon. Behind it, you will find Cerulean city, where the second gym leader is located.''
''I'll keep that in mind, thanks, Brock.''
Ash waved him goodbye, leaving the gym and heading towards the pokemon center.
After Ash and his two pokemon had eaten, the young man was contemplating what the best course of action was. After breezing through Viridian forest and now the first gym, maybe it was a good idea to catch a new pokemon for his team.
''What do you guys think? Viridian forest was a good place to train you, Pikachu, but an additional sparring partner around the same level as you would be nice.''
''Pika!'' he agreed wholeheartedly.
''Besides, some type coverage never hurts.''
''Melo mel.''
''Hmm? What's that, Meloetta?'' Ash questioned.
The cute legendary was holding a local newspaper, and was pointing with one of her dainty hands at a picture.
''Huh? An annual pokemon dance competition?''
Meloetta nodded her head enthusiastically.
''But how's that going to help us catch a new friend?''
The legendary pokemon stifled a giggle. She gave her trainer a quick peck on the lips before redirecting his attention to the bottom of the article.
''First prize includes a trophy, one-thousand pokedollars... and an Eevee?''
Quickly, Ash read on.
''This Eevee is bred specifically for battle. Since there are so many evolutions for this pokemon, the winner may choose its moveset. Should the desired evolution require a particular item, then this will be included in the prize too.''
Ash gasped.
''Do you know what this means?''
''Mel melo!'' she nodded.
''I can evolve it in whatever I want! It would be perfect.''
''Pikachu pika?''
''Huh? How am I going to win this event?''
Pikachu nodded.
''Oh yeah.'' Ash laughed sheepishly. ''Can you dance, Pikachu?''
The electric rodent smiled and did some silly moves, confirming Ash's suspicions.
''Right. So, I know you can sing, Meloetta, but can you dance as well?''
The small legendary grinned mischievously. ''Melo meloetta,'' she stated with a small blush.
''I have to wait and see, huh? Well, I trust you. Let's sign up then.''
Meloetta squealed and gave Ash another quick peck on the lips. Mentally, she was preparing herself to reveal another side to her trainer entirely.
''Next up, we will have Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town, and his pokemon, Meloetta!''
The crowd cheered loudly while the judges expectantly waited to see something beautiful.
Ash and Pikachu were watching on the sideline. Meloetta gave her trainer a cute wink, before she closed her eyes and beautiful music began to play.
Slowly, Meloetta began to sing on the beat, but as she did so, she began to glow and change as well.
The whole crowd, including the judges and Ash, watched with awe as Meloetta changed from her Aria form to her Pirouette form.
A lump was stuck in Ash's throat. It was like meeting Meloetta all over again, and it seemed she enjoyed his reaction all too much.
She giggled, a blush overcoming her features. The small legendary gracefully swayed her hips to and fro, her body putting on a show for her trainer, and her trainer only.
While the crowd was watching her magnificent dance with bated breath as well, Meloetta's attention was solely focused on Ash. Only for Ash she would truly dance; this was just the tip of the iceberg of what she was capable of, and the raven haired boy knew it damn well.
Up and down she went, her improvised choreography better than any other pokemon dance the judges had ever seen.
Finally, she ended her performance with a beautiful jump split, landing gracefully on her small feet.
The crowd erupted in loud cheers after what they just had witnessed. Even the judges were clapping like crazy.
Meloetta panted. She hadn't felt so happy and appreciated in forever. That feeling was only augmented tenfold when her trainer hugged her from behind.
''You were so amazing,'' Ash praised. ''But I bet you can do much better if you wanted to,'' he whispered in her ear.
''Mel,'' she replied huskily.
''Dance for me tonight?''
She wanted nothing more than to kiss him right then and there, but kept her composure. If Ash wanted a private show, she was more than happy to give him one.
''Mel mel,'' she said eagerly.
After Ash and Meloetta had left the stage, and all the other contestants had had their chance to shine, it was no surprise who the winner was going to be.
Meloetta had absolutely blown the competition away, and with much praise, Ash accepted his trophy and prize money.
''Congratulations, young man. You are the first trainer to ever win this competition at such a young age. You may be proud of yourself.''
''Thank you, but it's my pokemon who you should praise.''
Meloetta gave her trainer a sweet kiss on his cheek out of appreciation.
''It seems she's very close to you as well. Anyway, as you know, you've also won your very own Eevee. Have you already decided in which pokemon you want it to evolve?''
''In fact, my pokemon and I have talked about it, and came to an agreement rather quickly.''
Ash grinned, before giving his answer.
Did you guys like it, love it, hate it? Review please :) Let me know which Eeveelution Ash should get. The best answer will probably decide the outcome. Until next time ^^
~Syrup-Waffle