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''Meloetta'' Speech
'Meloetta' Thoughts
Just outside Vermillion city—in the woods where Ash knew he wouldn't be bothered by anybody—he and his pokemon were about to release Dragonite for the first time.
''Melo mel,'' his petite legendary chirped sweetly. She saw how hesitant Ash was, and gave him a lovely kiss on his cheek in assurance.
''I know he isn't going to harm me. I trust you, Meloetta. It's just—''
He looked at the cowering form of Eevee, who had hidden herself behind Pikachu.
''He's kinda massive.''
''I have to agree with Ash on this one,'' Pikachu stated. ''We look like Caterpie in comparison to him.''
Meloetta gave the electric rodent a sweet smile. ''It'll be okay, Pikachu, don't worry. He will listen to Ash no doubt.''
''Really?'' Eevee quivered.
''Yes, honey. He'll be a big friendly giant. Just watch.''
She nodded to Ash, who steeled himself. ''Okay, here goes nothing.''
He threw the pokeball into the air, and in front of him his Dragonite materialized. Just like the raven haired trainer remembered, he was simply huge.
The dragon-type looked confused for a moment, until he noticed Ash and his pokemon in front of him when he looked down. Gently, he held out one of his massive paws for the trainer to climb up on. Ash and his pokemon took the invitation, and got hoisted high into the air, until they were at eye level with Dragonite.
From here, Ash could see all of the woods and Vermillion city clearly. He was amazed at the breathtaking scenery.
''Awesome,'' Eevee whispered, her fear completely forgotten as she stared with wide eyes in every direction. Pikachu too, was in awe. He couldn't believe how high up they were.
''Trainer,'' the Dragonite grumbled calmly, ''You and Meloetta have bested me. Therefore, you have gained my respect. So it'll be an honour training under your care.''
He bowed his head deeply for the raven haired boy, and even though Ash couldn't understand him exactly, his gesture was crystal clear.
Ash blushed deeply, and rubbed his head out of embarrassment. ''Thank you, Dragonite. I'll be sure to treat you with lots of care and kindness. My name's Ash, by the way, and these will be your new partners, Pikachu and Eevee. You have already met Meloetta, of course.''
Dragonite gave them a kind smile. ''It is nice to meet you, Pikachu and Eevee. Please, don't let my size scare you away.''
He then focused his attention on the melodical legendary. ''And it seems I underestimated your power, Meloetta. I am very impressed with your strength. It's no wonder you've chosen Ash as your trainer. It seems to me he's a very pure soul.''
Meloetta giggled while taking a seat on Ash's shoulder and giving him another kiss on the cheek.
''Well, he is the chosen one, after all.''
Dragonite's eyes widened a bit, but then a small smile formed on his lips. ''I see. It doesn't surprise me that much. Just like it doesn't surprise me that you like Ash romantically, really. It's pretty obvious.''
A shy blush spread on Meloetta's cheeks. He figured that out way too fast, and it made Pikachu snicker. ''I think you and I are going to be great pals.''
Dragonite's smile turned smug. ''Oh? Is our small lady here a bit embarrassed about the fact she has feelings for our trainer? Adorable.''
Both Pikachu and Dragonite burst out in laughter, while Meloetta puffed up her flustered cheeks in annoyance. ''Great. Now I have to deal with two guys teasing me,'' she muttered.
Meanwhile, Eevee had mustered up all of her courage, and walked forward on Dragonite's open palm.
''Oh, hello there, small one,'' Dragonite greeted kindly when he saw her approach him.
Eevee gulped. His voice still sounded like crackling thunder, even if he was speaking gently. She steeled her shuddering muscles and closed her eyes, preparing herself to be brave. ''Dragonite, will you be my friend?'' she blurted out, her innocent question catching the giant completely off guard.
''Huh, I didn't expect that,'' he mumbled under his breath. Eevee could still hear him loud and clear, though. The range of his voice was that great.
''Eevee, what makes you think I won't be your friend?''
''Your size,'' she squeaked back honestly.
The dragon-type rumbled. ''I see. I can assure you, small one, that my size won't be a factor in anything, especially not in our future friendship.'' He gave her a soft smile. ''So, I'd love to be your friend.''
Eevee's eyes sparkled with joy, and she yipped happily in response. ''Yay! Thank you, Dragonite! We'll be the best of friends.''
''I'm sure of it,'' he agreed with her while nodding his head.
Ash chuckled, largely getting the jist of what Eevee had asked. ''All right then. Could you lower us back to the ground, Dragonite?''
The giant nodded his head. ''Of course, Ash. There's one thing I still need to tell you, though. I may be very strong, but that's also my downside. I can't exactly control my output strength sometimes,'' he admitted shamefully. ''It has left me without company for long periods of time, because I'm afraid I'll destroy too much stuff. So please be careful when using me in crowded areas.''
''Poor guy,'' Meloetta muttered. ''Now I feel bad for hurting you so much.''
''Don't be. It was a great battle. Exactly what I needed after doing nothing for over twenty years,'' the dragon-type reassured kindly.
''And hey, now you've got us,'' Pikachu added. ''So you won't be lonely anymore.''
''Yes, and I thank you guys for that, honestly. It feels great to be with other people again after so long.''
Dragonite's voice was filled with gratefulness, and once he had put Ash, Eevee, Pikachu and Meloetta back down on the ground, the raven haired trainer returned him to his pokeball.
''Okay then! Now, who wants to enjoy a luxury cruise with me?''
In the Viridian city gym, a sinister looking man was sitting behind his desk, idly stroking his purebred Persian. The room was pretty dark, obscuring his face and leaving his true identity in the shadows for the grunts who brought in their reports.
Giovanni liked it this way. The boss of Team Rocket wanted to create a powerful image of himself; somebody who wasn't to be messed with and respected at all times.
He calmly stared at his screen, where three idiot grunts where doing their reports. The only redeeming quality about this trio thus far was that they stayed loyal through and through, and somehow kept on making the most ridiculous robots to catch pokemon. Even Giovanni didn't know where they got all the resources and money to keep making these gigantic mechas, and frankly he wasn't interested in that at the moment.
''What!?'' he shouted loudly, quickly losing his temper while slamming a fist down on his desk. ''Your latest operation in Cerulean city was a bust!? How is it possible you keep on failing these easy assignments I've been giving you? Again and again you've disappointed me!''
''Sorry, boss,'' Jessie, James and Meowth muttered. ''This time, we honestly couldn't do anything about it. There was this twerp and—''
''Spare me your excuses!'' His dark voice thundered through the screen to the Rocket trio while his Persian hissed dangerously.
''You're not going to tell me a single trainer stopped you while you guys were operating a big robot!''
Meowth steeled his growing nerves. ''But boss, he wasn't just your average trainer. He's the twerp with the legendary; he has a Meloetta.'' Both Jessie and James nodded their head in agreement.
This got Giovanni's attention. ''So, it's true then. This kid has a Meloetta, you say?''
''He does, and we know who it is too.''
Giovanni stayed silent for a moment. ''Interesting,'' he noted. Maybe he finally had a good use for these three idiots, after all.
''Rocket agents Jessie, James and Meowth. I request for you to return to headquarters immediately.''
''Yes boss!'' they saluted.
In Pallet town, at the lab, professor Oak was drinking a nice cup of coffee. It had been a busy day, but now, he could finally sit back and relax a little.
'Oh, that reminds me. Ash had recently caught a new pokemon. Let's see what kind of pokemon he has added to his team.'
After a quick search under Ash's name, his available pokemon appeared on screen.
The professor perked his brow in mild surprise at what he saw. 'A Dragonite? Well, that's certainly surprising, but with a Meloetta at his side, if he happened to encouter one, catching it wouldn't be a lot of trouble,' he mused.
Idly, he clicked on the specifics of the pokemon. What he read made him spit out his coffee in absolute shock.
''It's two-hundred feet tall!?'' he yelled out incredulously. It only took the professor a couple more seconds to read the rest of the data, and after he was done, he dropped down on his chair again, absolutely stunned.
''Ash has caught an ancient pokemon... '' Professor Oak was at a loss for words, and looked at his half empty mug.
''I need something stronger.''
Well, things are brewing in the background. It looks like Team Rocket is finally going to prepare a real move to catch Meloetta! Did you guys like it, love it, hate it? Review please, I crave them like breakfast waffles ;) Next chapter Ash vs Gary on the S.S. Anne! Until next time.
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