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''Meloetta'' Speech

'Meloetta' Thoughts

On a small island off the coast of Saffron city, the damaged S.S. Anne safely docked the harbor. Thanks to Meloetta and Dragonite's amazing work, they'd saved the massive cruiser from certain calamity under Ash's command. Naturally, they were received as heroes by the locals, who were all ecstatic to see the raven haired boy in person.

''There he is, that brave kid over there saved the S.S. Anne!''

''Does he really have a legendary?''

''I heard his legendary was able to hold the entire ship in place with her psychic powers alone.''

''Thanks, son, you're a true hero. We could never repay you for what you did.''

''His Pikachu is so cute! I bet he's strong too.''

Ash and Pikachu could only react embarrassed to all the praise they received, while Meloetta—who was currently invisible—stifled a joyful giggle. She absolutely loved how adorable Ash was at the moment and gave him a sweet hug.

The crowd, however, was quickly dispersed by a handful of flamboyant looking men in swimming attire. Amidst them, a cranky old lady took the spotlight.

''You there, young man,'' she began, getting the attention from the crowd as well. ''I heard you saved the S.S. Anne. Is that correct?''

''Yes it is, ma'am. But I couldn't have done it without my pokemon,'' Ash replied honestly.

The old lady nodded her head. ''Then it's true. Excellent! I am Nastina, and I require your help. Do you see that construction site over there?'' She pointed to a coral reef in the ocean.

Ash nodded his head. He'd seen it the moment it was in eyesight; it was pretty hard to miss.

''Good. My plan is to build an exclusive hotel on the ocean for wealthy tourists there. However, my building plans are being hindered by a school of meddling Tentacool. They're a big nuisance to me and my construction workers. That's why I want you to exterminate all of them!'' An evil glint appeared in her eyes. ''If you manage to accomplish the task, I'll give you a million dollars. So, what do you say, legendary trainer. Are you up for it?''

For a moment, it was deadly silent, before the raven haired trainer answered slowly. ''So, let me get this straight.'' He snapped with his finger and immediately, Meloetta became visible, shocking the crowd severely. She had a scowl on her face, just as Pikachu and Ash had. ''You want me to use the power of my legendary pokemon to hurt these Tentacool because they're defending their home you're destroying?''

''Eh,'' she stuttered, rubbing the back of her head. ''You see—''

''Not only that,'' Ash snarled, ''but you also want to bribe me with money. Nastina, if you think you'll be getting away with this, you're mistaken.''

Ash turned his back to her and walked away, ending the conversation.

Nastina harrumphed, crossing her arms indignantly. ''Whatever. The same offer still stands for whoever can help me get rid of these Tentacool. You don't have to worry about your pokemon. With this special stun sauce I made, it'll be easy peasy!''

Most of the crowd looked uneasy after Ash's solid answer, yet there were still a couple of guys who accepted all too eagerly.

Meanwhile, Ash was pretty frustrated. He couldn't believe that just happened. Angrily, he walked to Hutber Port's pokemon center.

''Pika Pikachu!''

''Melo mel.''

''I know guys.'' He sighed. ''But how am I suppose to ignore her? What she's doing is pure evil, yet I can't just go around destroying her site either.'' Ash looked back at the coral reef and the speedboat heading towards it. ''I guess there's nothing I can do here.''

Just then, under the widening eyes of the raven haired boy, a massive Tentacruel appeared out of nowhere. It was easily as big as Dragonite and twice as pissed off.

''Nastina's stun sauce,'' Ash muttered, putting two and two together. It must've landed on a Tentacool and evolved it into the beast that it was right now.

''I'll take my words back,'' Ash whispered, eyeing the tidal wave that was fastly approaching the port. It was filled with hundreds of angry Tentacool, as well as the Tentacruel.

Panic broke out; people ran for their lives, desperate to stay ahead of the tsunami that threatened to destroy the port.

''Sylveon, I choose you!'' Ash shouted, releasing his loyal fairy type. ''Listen, sweetie. Go with Pikachu. Get as many people to safety as you can.''

She nodded her head, understanding the seriousness of the situation. The electric rodent beckoned her over. ''Showtime, squirt.''

''Yes, uncle Pika. Let's go!''

The dynamic duo left their trainer while Ash gave Meloetta directions. ''You know what to do, Meloetta. The wave and the Tentacool are yours. That Tentacruel is going to meet his match soon enough.''

Meloetta smirked, nuzzled Ash and then floated into the sky like a comet.

At the same time, Tentacruel was fixated on the port with hatred in his eyes. 'You humans destroyed my home, now I'm going to destroy yours,' he thought maliciously.

However, something very unsuspecting happened. A very small being floated in the sky, and then, that being released such a powerful psychic blast that it destroyed his tsunami entirely. His whole attack collapsed like a pudding, shocking the Tentacruel to the bone.

'What in the world?'

Unfortunately, it didn't stop there. A bright light released a giant Dragonite in front of him, ready for battle, if his stance was any indication.

''Tentacruel,'' the dragon-type rumbled. ''At the request of my trainer and all the humans on this port, your message has been received loud and clear. Please stop your pursuit of harming innocent lives. We'll promise you to leave your coral reef alone.''

''Are you working for the humans?'' he answered back in annoyance. ''That'll make you no better then they are! Humans have been destroying this planet for far too long.''

Dragonite nodded his large head. ''It's true, Tentacruel. You don't think that I, as an ancient pokemon, don't know this? However, it is but a small portion of these humans that are causing all the trouble. We'll punish the one who's behind this accordingly. Now please leave peacefully, or else I have to consider you as a threat and take you out.''

Tentacruel's eyes flashed with malice. ''Take me out? I'm bringing justice on these humans and you dare to defy me, ancient one? My Tentacool will bring terror on this port and once I've destroyed you, I'm going to destroy every human civilization in Kanto!'' He roared threateningly.

The large Dragonite shook his head. ''Have you forgotten the one who has stopped your tsunami into nothing? She's driving off your army as we speak, just look around. Even if you manage to defeat me, which I doubt, she's stronger than I am. The outcome is clear, Tentacruel. Don't fight the inevitable. I'll give you one last chance to leave.''

Tentacruel couldn't believe it. He thought the explosions going off all around him were buildings being destroyed, but instead, it was the petite pokemon handling his Tentacool with ease. His left eye twitched. His rage reached a breaking point, and with an angry hiss, attacked Dragonite with a volley of poisonous sludge.

''Dragonite, counter it with your Wing Attack!'' Ash shouted.

The giant gave an affirmative rumble. His wings glowed as bright as the sun and he gave a loud roar as he flapped them violently against the incoming Sludge Bomb. The resulting clap reduced the Tentacruel's attack into nothing, while the pressurized air hit the Tentacruel head-on, blowing him away and making him crash violently into the ocean.

''Great job, Dragonite! Now, follow up with Extreme Speed. Don't give this Tentacruel time to recover!''

He obeyed his trainer with a nod. The otherwise slow dragon-type suddenly vanished for the naked eye and when he reappeared, used all of his momentum to slap his massive tail into Tentacruel's body, destructively sliding him over the surface of the ocean like a hockey puck until he came to a stop against the construction site of Nastina with a loud crash, making all of it explode.

Dragonite eyed his handy work with satisfaction. He may not be able to control his power, but his aim was deadly accurate, as always.

''Two birds with one stone,'' he rumbled to himself with a small smile. However, to his stupor, Tentacruel wasn't defeated yet. From the smoke and flames, a teal colored beam was fired straight at his body. Unable to dodge, the four times super effective Ice Beam hit him straight on, breaking his Multiscale.

Dragonite gritted his teeth. That hurt him more then he cared to admit. With a snarl, he looked back at the heavily damaged Tentacruel. The only reason the water and poison-type was still able to battle was because of sheer willpower alone.

''It's over, Tentacruel. Give up now. I don't want to hurt you any further,'' Dragonite warned, desperately trying to keep his cool. The last thing he wanted was to lose control and destroy the port himself because of his carelessness. One Earthquake would be more than enough.

He chuckled sinisterly while writhing in pain. ''Maybe. However, I will not let my efforts be in vain. You can protect yourself, I see. But, can you protect your trainer as well?'' he hissed.

In the next second, he shot another Ice Beam. However, this one was angled perfectly at Ash, with all of the intentions to get rid of him.

''Bad move,'' Dragonite replied calmly. He didn't even bother to intercept.

The beam never came close to Ash. It was destroyed in a matter of seconds by a telekinetic force. Meloetta floated calmly in front of the raven haired trainer, but her face screamed murderous intent.

''How dare you?'' she spat venomously. Her eyes were glowing white with her psychic powers and her aura radiated hatred. ''I've been going easy on your Tentacool,'' she seethed, ''but now, you've got my full attention.''

Tentacruel could only whimper under her piercing gaze. ''Crap.''

Not much later, the issue had been dealt with. Nastina's plans were literally burning away in front of her eyes, while the Tentacool and the giant Tentacruel formed no threat anymore. Slowly, everything seemed to return to normal.

''Great job, you guys,'' Ash praised his pokemon. ''You were all amazing.''

''Pika pika!''

''Sylveon!''

''Mel!''

Ash eyed his giant dragon-type with a big smile. ''You did great too, Dragonite. Why don't you take a nice rest? Return.''

He gave an appreciative nod to his trainer, before being sucked back into his pokeball.

Looking around, Ash saw the cruiser he was waiting for docking the harbor. ''That's our ticket to Saffron city. What do you say, guys? You eager for another gym battle?''

''You betcha, Ash,'' Pikachu cheered.

''Of course, Daddy!'' Sylveon sang happily.

''Anytime, Ash,'' Meloetta chirped.

''Then, let's get our fourth badge!''

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~Syrup-Waffle