This is my longest chapter yet, and also breaks the 100,000 wordcount milestone. Enjoy.
Summary: Jake qualified for Driftveil, and on his two days off realized that he was in love with May, who felt the same. Blazer taught May's Blaziken Close Combat. May felt guilty about keeping out of contact with Ash, and decided to call him.
"Hey May." Ash said.
Upon seeing Ash, May felt overjoyed.
Jake stood in the background, allowing May to talk with her longtime friend. He would enter the conversation when he was invited.
However, May soon noticed the state Ash was in, and naturally asked what happened. "What happened? I haven't seen you in a while, and you look like you've been in an explosion! Did Team Rocket try to take Pikachu again?" She asked with a concerned tone.
Ash started scratching the back of his head nervously. "Actually, no. I haven't seen Team Rocket since before the Unova League. Maybe they've given up? I don't know. Anyways, long story short, Dawn's Mamoswine got out of control, and my Boldore saved me using his Explosion attack. I was just a little close. With that out of the way, how about a proper introduction? A fresh start?"
"Sure." May heaved a sigh of relief. She knew that many of the things that he had gotten into we're much worse than this, so she let it slide. "Hey Ash, how's it going?"
"I'm good. I'm in the Tournament. Like I said, I made it to Driftveil. You caught me while I was about to start packing, but as soon as I saw you call, I ran here as fast as I could so I could see you face to face." Ash said.
Typical Ash, always in a hurry "Driftveil, huh? I'm going there too! We could meet up there!" May squealed in excitement.
"Yeah, I'd love to. Since you're going to Driftveil, I'm assuming Max made it?"
"Actually, no—" May started.
"Then why are you going?" Ash asked impatiently.
"Because my boyfriend invited me. He's in the tournament, and he moved on." May then turned to the side to look at Jake, who was simply standing there, talking to Eevee. "Hey Jake, come meet Ash." She said.
Jake walked over to the phone. "Hey Ash, I'm Jake, May's boyfriend."
Upon seeing Jake's face, Ash's eyes lit up. "You're Jake Smith!"
"Yep."
"This year's Hoenn champ!"
"Yeah, honestly though, it's not that big of a deal. Besides, I've heard that you won the Sinnoh league a while back."
"Yeah, speaking of winning, May I've heard that you won the Hoenn Grand Festival?"
"Yeah. Last year."
"Congrats!"
"Thanks. Congrats on winning the Sinnoh League. Did you challenge the Elite Four?"
"Yeah, I was beaten by Bertha in my second battle though."
"Hey, you made it farther than me. I was beaten by Sidney in my first battle from the first time I beat the Hoenn League." Jake said.
"What about this time? Are you going to challenge them again?" Ash asked.
"Yeah. After the Tournament, I'm going to Sinnoh with May while she competes in contests there. I'm planning on training there. Then after her contest circuit, I'm gonna challenge them."
"Cool. So May, think you can win another Grand Festival?" Ash asked.
"I don't know, but as long as I have Jake's support, I know I'll do well." She said.
The two continued to catch up, and Jake headed outside to let the two talk in peace.
"Alright Eevee, May isn't gonna be done talking anytime soon, so what do you wanna do?"
"Vui! Eevee eev!"
"You're right. Even though May said she got this hat for me because I've been so nice to her, I should still get her something too. But what?"
"Eevee. Eevee!"
You know, that's not such a bad idea. Good thing I keep you around." Jake said.
Eevee gave Jake a playful slap to the face.
"Alright, let's go, but first I want to exchange a few Pokémon." Jake headed back inside and went over to the video phones.
Ash and May were still talking, with May recalling her adventures throughout the Orange Islands. May noticed Jake, and stopped talking.
"I was wondering where you went, why did you leave?" She asked.
"I wanted to let you catch up with Ash. I'm gonna call Professor Birch and exchange a few Pokémon, then head out. I'll meet back up with you later." Jake replied as he picked up one of the adjacent phones.
"Okay." May turned back around and picked back up where she left off with Ash.
A few minutes later, and Jake had his team ready.
Jake was back at the mall, looking for an accessories store. It wasn't long before he came across Capz, which was one of the more popular stores that focused on headwear. He walked inside and started looking around.
"Can I help you with something?" One of the guys who worked there asked.
"Yeah, do you have any bandanas?"
"Bandanas, I think there might be a few in the back left. Let me know if you find them."
"Alright, thanks."
Jake headed over to where the worker told him to go, and found a small section of bandanas. He started picking through them, and was having a hard time finding what exactly he was looking for.
"I doubt she would want a yellow one. Same goes for orange and purple. She already has a green one, and she doesn't wear red anymore. What color should I get her?"
"Eevee! Vui."
"No, brown would not work. That would just look stupid. And I know she doesn't go goth, so black is out too. Maybe white?" Jake continued picking through them, until he came to a blue one. He picked it up, and noticed that it was almost exactly the same as the one May wore now. It had the same white Pokeball symbol on it, and the only difference was the color, as it was blue.
"Well, what do you think?"
"Vui!"
"Thought so." Jake then headed over to the check out. "I'd like to buy this please," he said.
"Ah, I see that you found what you were looking for." The clerk said as he rang the item up. "You don't seem like the type of person to wear a bandana."
"No, not really."
"The dead giveaway was your hat. Anyways, I'm assuming this is a gift?"
"Yeah, it's for my girlfriend. She bought me this hat, so I decided to return the favor and get her a new bandana since she likes to wear them."
"I see. $7.95."
Jake handed over the money and thanked the man. He was given a small bag to put the bandana in and was about to walk out, when the man stopped him.
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but you're Jake Smith, right?"
"Yeah, why?"
"I saw that last battle of yours in the Hoenn League on TV. That was a great battle, and I'll be rooting for you in Driftveil, I heard you made it through."
"Yeah, I'm getting on the ferry tonight. It gets there in a few days."
"Alright, I'll be watching your matches on TV if I get a chance. Good luck in your battles."
"Thanks." Jake said. He then proceeded to walk out the door back into the main section of the mall.
"I'm hungry, and it's nowhere near dinner time yet. What do you wanna get? A pretzel or ice cream?"
"Vui!"
"Pretzel it is then."
After a few minutes of walking, the two came across the food court. It was very crowded, and tables were filling up fast. Jake went up to an empty table near a fountain, and took Eevee off his shoulder.
"Stay here while I go get us some food. Don't go anywhere, and holler if you get into any trouble, although I'm sure that won't be a problem. I need you to save this table for us."
"Vui." Eevee said. He was then placed down on the table by Jake, and his friend headed off to get some food.
Jake came across a pretzel shop, and got in line.
Hmm. Cinnamon or salted? I want cinnamon, but I know Eevee isn't too fond of it. Maybe I should get one of each?
"Next!" The woman behind the counter said.
As Jake was next in line, he walked up to her. "One cinnamon pretzel and one salted pretzel please."
"Coming right up."
The lady called out the order, and a few seconds later a teenage boy came up with two pretzels, one covered in cinnamon, and one covered in salt. He handed them to the lady, who in turn handed them to Jake.
"$11.95."
Jake took out his wallet and was about to hand over the money, when he saw the lady's eyes widen.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"Looks like there's some sort of commotion. Jake turned around, and was shocked at what he saw. A burly man wearing ripped jeans and a black leather jacket was standing in front of the fountain. His back was turned slightly, but Jake saw a devilish grin on his face. In front of him was a Nidoking, and between the fountain and the poison type was none other than Eevee. Eevee was cowering in fear, obviously scared for his life. He seemed to be panting a bit, which wasn't a good sign. There was a bit of a crowd surrounding the area, most of them looking upon the man with disgust, yet they did nothing about it.
"Nidoking, use Double Kick on that pesky Eevee!" The man commanded. "No Pokémon escapes from a Pokeball thrown by me and gets away with it!"
Nidoking complied, and started charging towards the small normal type. His feet started to glow, and jumped into the air. He was about to deliver the super effective attack, when Eevee started to flicker, and multiple copies of him appeared. Nidoking landed awkwardly, passing through the fake Eevee. He lost his balance and stumbled. Eevee took the opportunity to use a Tackle attack from behind. He hit the top part of his back, pushing the Drill Pokémon into the fountain. The ground type landed in the water and roared in pain, scaring the children in the crowd.
"Pathetic. Tyranitar, mash that pipsqueak into a pulp!" The man shouted as he threw a Pokeball. A seven foot reptilian Pokémon appeared, roaring his name, causing some of the adults to back away nervously.
"Renegade Focus Blast, Grace, Psychic!"
Two Pokémon appeared in a flash of light. A Hydreigon appeared and immediately formed a brown ball of energy with his largest head, and shot it at the Tyranitar, dealing massive damage.
The man in the leather jacket reached for another Pokeball, but was enveloped in a blue light, thanks to a psychic attack by a Gardevoir. Nidoking was still struggling to get up from the fountain, weakened by the water inside of it.
Jake ran up to Eevee, and picked him up and started comforting him. He then turned to the immobilized man, rage in his eyes.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" He demanded.
The man laughed. "What makes you think I'll answer to you?"
"Renegade, Head Smash on Tyranitar. Full power."
The dragon type complied, and his body became enveloped in a blue aura. He flew over to Tyranitar at a great speed, who was still recovering from the last attack. Renegade smashed into Tyranitar, sending him flying back. A few people in the crowd had to dive out of the way to avoid being crushed. Tyranitar landed in a heap, knocked out. Renegade didn't fare to well either, taking massive recoil damage.
"I'll ask again. What the fuck do you think you're doing with my Eevee!?"
"If he's yours, then why was he sucked into my Pokeball?" A trainer's Pokémon cannot be captured by another trainer." The man sneered. He was getting uncomfortable being immobilized, and had stopped struggling against the psychic grasp provided by Grace.
"It doesn't matter if I never captured him. Eevee is with me, and you better leave him alone. I'm going to let you go. You better make the right choice and leave. Grace, release him." Jake said sternly.
Grace complied, releasing her grasp on the man. The man laughed once again.
"You don't know what you're getting yourself into kid. No one fucks with Keith Jacobs and gets away with it." Keith said. He reached for two Pokeballs on his belt, and recalled his fallen Pokémon. He then quickly replaced them with two more, and threw them. "Torterra and Aggron, show this punk what he's getting into!"
The Continent Pokémon and the Iron Armor Pokémon materialized in a flash of light. Both roared loudly, causing everyone in the crowd to step back in fear.
"What now kid?" Keith laughed. He then rolled up the sleeve on his right arm, revealing a device that looked like a watch. He pressed a button, and yelled, "Aggron, Mega Evolve!"
Aggron then became enveloped in a purple light, and a brown sphere soon surrounded him. A few seconds later, he broke out of it, revealing a much bulkier version of himself. His body was thicker, and his tail got longer. His stance changed to one that was hunched over, and he roared loudly, causing everyone in the crowd to back away even further.
Jake sighed. He turned to Eevee. "Bud, I know you're scared right now, but I need you to stand back." He placed Eevee down on the floor, and Eevee quickly scampered back. "Renegade, stay with Eevee. Grace, this isn't your fight. Return." Jake recalled the psychic/fairy type and placed her Pokeball on his belt. He then pulled out two Pokeballs and threw them immediately.
"Blazer and Maverick, engage!"
The shiny Blaze Pokémon and the Mach Pokémon appeared in a flash of light. They looked at their opponents, then at each other, and nodded in understanding.
Jake then looked at Blazer. "I know this isn't your favorite thing to do, but I really need you to pull through for me. Okay?"
Blazer nodded, and tensed his body in anticipation.
Jake pressed the button on his watch, which happened to be a mega ring, and Blazer started glowing pink. A brown sphere soon enveloped him, and a few seconds later, he broke out of it, revealing his mega form. His feathers on the back of his head were now a cream color, and they pointed upwards. The yellow on his legs was replaced by black, and his wrists now had two ropes of flames shooting out.
Blazer wasn't a huge fan of mega evolution. He liked his newfound speed and power, but he always felt odd while in the process of mega evolving. However, he knew that Jake would only call for it when the situation was dire, and would perform his duty to the best of his ability. He sensed the rage coming from Jake, which made him a but angry.
"Aww, the kid has his own Mega Evolution. No matter, nothing gets past Aggron's defenses, not even super effective moves thanks to Filter. Now tell me, what are you gonna so?" Keith taunted.
Jake pulled out Grace's Pokeball again. After releasing her, he told her to protect the bystanders and make sure that nobody got hurt. He thought for a few seconds, before releasing his remaining two Pokémon. Riptide and Blade appeared and looked at their trainer expectantly.
"Same thing as Grace, keep everyone back. I don't want anyone getting hurt."
His two Pokémon nodded, and proceeded to do what they were told.
Jake then turned back to Keith. "Time to settle this. Maverick, Flamethrower on Aggron, Blazer, you too!" He commanded.
"Aggron, Iron Defense! Torterra, Earth Power on Blaziken!"
Both of Jake's Pokémon opened their mouths, releasing streams of flames. They made contact with the bulky steel type, who was glowing silver. Torterra stamped one of his feet onto the ground, causing a split to form underneath Blazer. A yellow energy poured out, causing the fire type to lose his focus.
"Blazer, Blaze Rush into Ice Punch!"
Blazer burst into flames, and crashed into Torterra in a flash. His fist then became coated with Ice, and he smashed it into the turtle's head, dealing massive damage.
"Maverick, Earth Power on Aggron! Blazer trap Torterra with Rock Tomb!"
"Aggron, Rock Polish into Dragon Claw!"
Blazer slammed his foot into the ground, and rocks appeared underneath Torterra, and quickly closed around him, preventing him from moving. Aggron's body glowed white, and the bulky steel type became much faster. He charged into Maverick, who had just launched his attack, and slammed a glowing claw into his side, sending the dragon type flying back. He landed in a heap, and struggled to get up.
Jake realized that he was in a bad situation. He had Torterra in check, but Aggron was now twice as fast as he was before, and Maverick had taken serious damage from that Dragon Claw attack.
Focus, if I go into thought, he'll just attack me before I can react.
"Blazer, Blaze Kick on Aggron! Maverick, finish Torterra off with Ice Fang!"
Maverick finally got up, and flew over to where Torterra was struggling to break free. He finally did so, only to be met with an Ice Fang to the face. He roared in pain, and collapsed onto the ground, defeated.
Keith quickly recalled him, and then gave a command to Aggron. "Send that Blaziken back with a Headbutt!"
As Blazer charged in, his foot went ablaze, and he struck Aggron on the head. The Iron Armor Pokémon retaliated by sending him flying back with a Headbutt attack.
"Break your fall with Acrobatics!" Jake yelled.
Blazer landed on his hands, and performed a roll, which broke his fall. He got up to his feet, and struck a fighting pose, awaiting his next order.
Damnit, once Aggron Mega evolves, his defense is too damn high! Blazer can out speed him, thanks to Speed Boost, but High Jump Kick is too risky. Fuck it, here goes nothing.
"Rock Tomb!"
Blazer stomped his foot into the ground, and rocks quickly surrounded Aggron. The success was short lived, however, as Aggron broke out of it with arrogant ease.
Both Aggron and Keith laughed. "Dumbass kid, no matter what you try, Aggron will counter it. And don't even think about trying a special attack, nothing gets through Aggron's Iron Defense." Keith taunted.
"I've dealt with people like you before, and I'll do it again. Blazer, Close Combat!"
Blazer was upon Aggron in a flash, thanks to Speed Boost. He then started rapidly punching and kicking the steel titan, preventing any sort of counter attack. He then performed a Low Kick, tripping and dealing massive damage to Aggron.
"Finish with Blaze Kick!"
While all this was happening, Maverick was standing in the background, recovering his energy. He knew that he didn't have much of a chance at mega evolution, so he stood back and hoped for the best. However, when he heard Keith call for a Metal Burst attack, he knew he had to act fast to save the battle.
Blazer ignited his foot, and was about to strike Aggron, when he was pushed away by Maverick. Aggron let out an ear piercing screech, and the energy waves slammed into the Mach Pokémon, knocking him out cold instantly.
Jake's eyes widened. Shit. What the fuck just happened? He thought for a second, recalling the last few seconds. Realization then hit him.
He pulled out Maverick's Pokeball and recalled him. "Thanks for saving Blazer. You probably saved this battle." He said as he placed the Pokeball on his belt.
If Metal Burst knocked Maverick out, then Aggron can't have much energy left
"Blazer, Close Combat one more time!" Jake commanded.
"Block it with Iron Tail! Then go into Focus Punch!" Keith shouted.
Blazer got up to his feet and regained his composure. He then sped over to Mega Aggron and started relentlessly attacking him without any sort of letup. Aggron's taile glowed white, and he slammed it into the fire type, sending him flying back. He then charged towards Blazer with a glowing fist ready to strike at an astounding speed, thanks to his previous Rock Polish.
"Protect!" Jake yelled frantically.
A green bubble appeared over Blaziken, just before Aggron struck him. His fist collided with the barrier, causing him to roar in pain.
"Flamethrower now!"
Blazer opened his mouth and released a jet of flames, which struck the steel type dead on. Aggron roared in pain, and burn marks were visible on the front of his body.
"Earthquake!" Keith demanded.
Jake's eyes widened. An attack like that in the middle of a food court would surely cause massive damage to the structure of the mall, as well as potentially injure anyone who was watching the battle. League standard battlefields were specially constructed to be able to take any sort of Pokémon attack. Malls were constructed to house tons of people and stores, not take Earthquake attacks.
"Grace and Blade, stop that Aggron with Psychic. NOW!"
His two psychic types complied, and immobilized the mega beast with their psychic powers.
"You have one chance to recall Aggron. I suggest you take it." Jake said coldly.
"Like I'm gonna listen to you. Aggron, break free!"
"Blazer, finish him off with a High Jump Kick!"
Blazer jumped into the air, and aimed his knee at the immobilized steel type. Aggron was doing his best to break free, but the hold was too strong. Blazer landed the attack, and Aggron finally collapsed under the attack. He flashed white, before returning to his base form. Blazer did the same, and immediately fell to his knees from exhaustion. He was still conscious, but was panting heavily.
"Blazer, return. You've earned the rest." Jake said sincerely.
Before Jake could do anything, Keith spoke up. "Don't think this is over. I still have two Pokémon left. He started to reach for his two remaining Pokeballs, before a feminine voice called out.
"Gardevoir, restrain him with Psychic! Arcanine, Roar!"
Keith once again felt himself restrained by a psychic grasp. An Arcanine appeared in a flash, and roared all of Jake's Pokémon back into their Pokeballs. Grace, Riptide, Blade, and Renegade were sucked back into their Pokeballs. Eevee, scared out of his wits, jumped into a bewildered Jake's arms.
"Now, stand down." The woman walked out, revealing a slim figure with blue green hair in a police uniform.
Jake recognized her as Officer Jenny.
"Both of you are under arrest for disturbance of the peace. Do you know how much trouble you could have caused with your battle? Someone could have been seriously hurt."
Two more police officers arrived and handcuffed Keith first. Before they could cuff Jake, he placed Eevee down and called out Riptide. "Go find May, and tell her what happened." The two Pokémon nodded, and Eevee quickly hopped on Riptide's back, and they ran off.
Jake was then cuffed. "Leave those two alone. My girlfriend needs to know, and they're going to find her. I can guarantee they won't cause trouble." Jake said pleadingly.
"I don't care. You're under arrest, and so are your Pokémon." Jenny said. "After them!" She yelled. A third police officer appeared, saluted, and ran off after Jake's Pokémon after he was given Riptide's Pokeball.
Jake's Pokeballs were seized, and he was led off. The crowd parted to let the officers through, and some were held back for questioning.
(Begin Pokespeak.)
"Come on, you need to go faster! They'll catch up to us!" Eevee shouted. He was hanging onto the shoulders of Riptide, who was running away as fast as he could. They made their way through the mall, and people who were unaware of the fiasco in the food court were surprised when they saw a Swampert with an Eevee on his back running away from a chasing police officer.
"Sorry, I'm going as fast as I can. It's not my fault that my species is cursed with slow speed. We're made to take hits and deal damage, not to out speed our foes." Riptide replied as he was running. He turned a corner and saw an exit.
"There's the exit! Now we just need to find the Pokémon Center! That's where May is!" Eevee pointed out.
"I see it!" Riptide said as he ran towards the exit."
They got outside, and Riptide stopped. "Which way?" He asked.
"To the left! I remember coming in this way with Jake." Eevee replied.
"Alright, hold on little buddy." Riptide said as he started running again.
"Hey, you two, stop in the name of the law!" The police officer called after them.
(A/N there's a bit of a skewed timeline here, you'll see what I mean later)
May had just finished talking to Ash, after she promised to meet up with him at Driftveil for the umpteenth time. She was just about to leave, when she remembered that Jake had left.
Where did he go? she asked herself. Oh well, might as well go to the mall, I'll call him and tell him to meet me there. She then took out her Pokenav and dialed Jake's number. After about thirty seconds of ringing, it went to voicemail.
"Hey, it's Jake. I'm not here right now, obviously, so leave me a message and I'll call you back when I can."
There was a beep on the other end, signaling May to leave her message.
"Hey Jake, call me back as soon as you can. I just finished talking to Ash, and I want to meet up with you at the mall. Bye." She then hung up and sighed. Wow, it's a bit weird being alone now. Ever since Jake and I got together, we've basically been inseparable.
May then pulled out a Pokeball. "Glaceon, come on out!" She said as she threw it. The Fresh Snow Pokémon appeared, and she cuddled up to May's leg. Despite her being an ice type, her body was quite warm.
"Hey Glaceon, care to keep me company?"
"Glay! Glaceon!"
"Thought so. Now come on, we're heading to the mall to meet up with Jake. At least if he got my message."
"Glaceon!"
The two headed off to the direction of the mall. They walked in silence, with nothing out of the ordinary happening. About ten minutes later, they arrived. Just before the two were about to head inside, Glaceon turned around.
"Swampert!"
"Eevee!"
Upon hearing the two voices, May also turned around. She saw a Swampert with an Eevee on his back burst out of the entrance. They were running away from a cop, who wasn't too far behind.
"Could it be?" May asked herself.
Her question was answered when the Swampert stopped in front of May, and the Eevee jumped into her arms.
"Where's Jake?" May asked.
"Eevee. Eev. Eevee!"
"Damnit, I wish I could understand you." May said.
"Hey, put that Pokémon down!" The police officer said as he finally caught up.
"Why? I know him, along with the Swampert. And why are you chasing them?" May inquired.
"Because they're under arrest!" The policeman answered.
"How can you arrest a Pokémon?"
"A Pokémon is arrested when its trainer has been arrested."
"Wait, you mean Jake has been arrested!?"
Both Swampert and Eevee nodded.
"Take me to the station, I want to talk to Officer Jenny about this." May demanded.
"Calm down there kid. Your friend, or whatever he is to you, was arrested for disturbing the peace. He battled this guy in the middle of the food court."
"I'm sure there was a good reason for it. Now tell me, was the other person arrested too?"
"Yes. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to take these two Pokémon back to the station." The office pulled out a Pokeball and pressed the button, which recalled Riptide. "Hand over the Eevee."
Eevee cowered in fear, and snuggled into May's arms. "Let me go with you. He won't go anywhere. I promise." May said.
"If you're lying to me, you'll be taken in under impediment of arrest." the policeman said in a harsh tone. "Follow me."
He started walking, and May quickly recalled Glaceon, who stood there speechless. Eevee still buried his head into May's arms.
"Don't worry, we'll figure this out." May said, trying to comfort the small normal type. She then started to follow the policeman.
Jake, what have you gotten yourself into?
Jake was sitting in the interrogation room. The room was bare, except for a table, two chairs, and a security camera. He had been waiting for almost thirty minutes, when the door finally opened. A burly man who looked to be in his late twenties or early thirties walked in. He held a clipboard and a pen, and sat down across from Jake.
"So what's the deal?" Jake asked nervously.
"First, I want to hear your side of the story, just so I can cross check it with eyewitness reports. So don't even think about lying." The man said in a stern tone.
"And what about Keith?"
"That's none of your concern."
"Aright. So I had just gone to the food court with Eevee, when I noticed that it was crowded. I told him to save us a table while I went to get us two pretzels. Nothing happened until the lady behind the counter pointed out a commotion behind me. When I turned around, I saw Keith standing behind his Nidoking, who was in a battle position against Eevee, who I could tell had just broken out of a Pokeball."
"Why was Eevee sucked into a Pokeball if he's yours?" The man asked.
"Because I've never officially captured him. I saved him from a poacher almost six years ago, and he refused to be put in a Pokeball."
The man seemed satisfied by the answer. "Carry on."
"Anyways, Keith ordered a Double Kick, and Eevee dodged with Double Team, then pushed him into the fountain with a Tackle attack, just like I taught him to. He then rambled and called out his Tyranitar. That's when I intervened. I ran over and called out my Hydreigon to use Focus Blast on Tyranitar, and my Gardevoir to use Psychic on Keith to immobilize him. He then introduced himself, and I gave him a chance to walk away, but he refused. He called out his Torterra and Aggron, mega evolving the Aggron. I'll admit that I lost control of my anger, and I called out my Blaziken and Garchomp. I mega evolved Blaziken. I told my Hydreigon to protect Eevee, and called out my Gardevoir, Gallade, and Swampert to make sure everyone was back far enough so no one got hurt. Then we battled. He lost Torterra, while I lost Garchomp. He called for an Earthquake attack, and I knew that it would cause serious collateral damage. I told my Gardevoir and Gallade to immobilize Aggron with Psychic, and gave Keith one last chance to stand down. Once again he refused, so I told my Blaziken to knock it out with a High Jump Kick. The rest you already know. Jenny intervened, and here we are."
"And why did you tell your Swampert and Eevee to run off?"
"So they could alert my girlfriend as to what happened."
"Alright, come with me." The man said as he stood up.
"Where are we going?"
"To the cell blocks. You'll stay there until we make a decision on whether to arrest you or not."
Jake sighed. He knew that there was no use in arguing. But he had to make one thing clear. "If you do decide to let me go, can you please hurry up? I need to catch the ferry to Driftveil in two hours, and I can't miss it."
"Don't. Ask. Again." was the reply.
Fuck you Keith. I hope you drop the soap every time you take a fucking shower in prison you bitch Jake thought.
May followed the policeman into the station, and they went over to the front desk.
"I have the two Pokémon of Jake Smith." He said.
The man behind the desk pointed down a hallway. "Third door on your right."
"Come on girl, this way." The policeman said as he led her down the hall.
Eevee was still burying his head into May's chest. It was obvious that he wasn't going to be taken away from her easily. What are they going to do with Eevee? she asked herself.
"Let's go!" The police officer said, snapping May out of her thoughts. She quickly scurried up to where he was standing. "In here," he said.
May walked into the room, which had a table with five Pokeballs on it. There was also a Pokenav, a backpack, and a small shopping bag with something blue in it. On another table, six Pokeballs were present, but May didn't really care about those. When she saw the police officer place Riptide's ball with the other five, she realized that they were Jake's.
The policeman then took out a cage. "Put the Eevee in here."
"Are you crazy? Let him stay here with me! He's not gonna go anywhere!" May protested.
"Now." He said in a cold tone.
May looked at Eevee, who was still cuddling up to her. "I'm sorry, but I have to. I know that you know that it breaks my heart to have you put in there." May said softly.
Eevee picked up his head. There was a sad expression on his face. He then licked her face, followed by a "Vui!" before he jumped onto the table, and started slowly walking towards the open cage. Just as he was about to go inside, the policeman was interrupted by another.
The second policeman whispered into the first's ear, and a few seconds later looked at May.
"Are you May Maple?" He asked.
"Yeah, why?" May asked with a confused tone.
"Come with me, and bring the Eevee."
Upon hearing this, Eevee jumped into May's arms. "Vui!" He said happily, glad that he didn't have to go into the cage.
May followed the second officer out of the room. They walked down a hallway, and walked into another room. This one had a few jail cells, and one of them was occupied. In it was Jake, who had his head down.
Upon hearing footsteps, Jake looked up. His eyes widened when he saw May walk in with Eevee. He immediately got up and walked up to the bars of the cell. "May!" He said happily.
"Jake!" May said. "What the hell did you do?" She demanded. Her tone was cold, and it sent a chill down Jake's spine. Her expression was one that showed concern and anger in it.
"Long story short, some asshat decided it was okay to try and capture Eevee. He then proceeded to battle me in the middle of the food court. I beat him, and I got arrested for disturbance of the peace. Now I'm waiting to see if I've been let go or not." He said solemnly. He then looked at Eevee. "How are you holdin up bud?"
"Vui." Eevee responded with a sad tone.
"Don't worry about me. As long as these guys have brain cells, they'll realize that I'm not the one at fault." He then looked up at May, who still had a cold glare.
"When you get out of here, I want the full story. And don't even think about lying to me." She said coldly.
"Yes dear." Jake said nervously.
A third officer walked in, and there was a quiet discussion between them. Finally, they turned around. One of the officers walked up to the bars with keys in his hands. He then proceeded to unlock the cell. "You're free to go. Follow me to get your stuff." He said. Jake walked out, and the first thing that happened was that Eevee jumped from May's arms to Jake's. He then snuggled up to him affectionately. Jake then followed the officer to the room that had all of Jake's stuff with May close behind.
They got inside the room, and Jake immediately went over to his stuff. He pocketed his Pokenav, and clipped his Pokeballs to his belt. He then put his backpack on is back after placing the small shopping bag inside of it. Realization then hit him as he looked at his mega ring, which also had a watch feature. The time was 5:30.
"May, we gotta go now if we want to catch the ferry. You have all your stuff packed, right?"
"Yeah. I also turned in my key card to the front desk on the way out."
"Good. I'll meet you at the ferry, I haven't checked out of the hotel yet."
The two walked back down the hall, and out the front door.
"Are you gonna make it back in time?" May asked.
"Yeah." Jake replied as he pulled out a Pokeball. He pressed the button, and Grace appeared. "Grace, I need you to teleport us back to the hotel. May, I'll meet you at the ferry. Wait for me, otherwise they won't let you on. Also, take Eevee for me. It's a bit of a strain for more than one passenger while teleporting." Jake handed May Eevee, who decided to hop into her shoulder. Jake then turned to Grace and placed his hand on hers. "Alright, let's go." Jake and Grace disappeared in a flash, leaving May and Eevee alone.
"I guess it's just us now." May said as she started walking towards the harbor. "Is it true? Someone tried to capture you?" She asked in a concerned tone.
"Vui." Eevee said as he nodded solemnly. He remembered the day's events, and started cuddling up to May as tears formed in his eyes.
May stopped walking and turned her full attention to Eevee. "Don't worry, I can guarantee you that Jake will never let anything happen to you. It's just the way he is. He'd go to hell and back to get you back if you were captured." May reassured him.
Eevee looked into her eyes, seeing the sincerity in them. "Vui!" He said as he licked her cheek.
"I don't know what you just said, but I'm glad you're okay. Come on, we have a boat to catch!" May said as she started walking again.
"Where is he?" May asked. To no one in particular. She was pacing back and forth near the check in terminal for the ferry. Eevee sat on a nearby table, keeping a lookout for Jake.
A horn sounded from the ferry, and the loudspeakers started cackling. "Final call for the ferry to Driftveil. Docking ends in ten minutes."
"Where the hell are you Jake?" May said to no one in particular.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light, and Jake and Grace appeared.
"Phew, just made it!" He turned to May and Eevee. "Come on, the ferry is about to leave." Jake said. Eevee hopped on his shoulder, and Jake took May's hand and started dragging May towards the check in terminal. Grace simply followed them.
Jake pulled out his PokeDex and handed it to the lady behind the desk. "Jake Smith. Guest is May Maple." He said.
"You made it just in time. One moment please." The lady scanned the PokeDex and handed it back to Jake. "Room 202. Here are your keys. Good luck in the tournament." She said.
"Thanks." Jake said as he took the keys. "Let's go May."
The three walked onto the ship, and a minute later, it debarked from port and headed off.
"Wanna go get something to eat?" Jake asked. "I never got to eat my pretzel, and it's basically dinner time."
"Sure."
"First though, I wanna head back to the room." Jake walked over to a conveniently placed map. "Says here that we're on the port side second floor."
"Is that right or left?" May asked.
"Left, I think. Come on." Jake headed off to a stairwell, followed by May, and Grace followed behind her.
The two walked into the room once Jake unlocked the door, and were soon followed by Grace. The room was a medium size, with two full size beds next to each other a few feet apart. Across from the door to the hall was a door to the bathroom, and there was a dresser with a flat screen TV across from the beds. A small armchair was in the back corner of the room, right next to a lamp.
Jake flung his bag on the bed nearest to the door. "I call this bed!" He said. Eevee hopped down onto it, claiming his own spot on the bed. He then curled up for a quick nap.
"Then I guess I get this one." May said as she sat down on the bed next to the one Jake claimed.
"Grace, you wanna stay out of your Pokeball a little longer? I don't mind."
(A/N I mentioned this once before, both Gardevoir and Gallade can speak to Jake through telepathy.)
I don't mind. Will you let Blade stay out of his ball too? Grace asked.
"Yeah, Blade, come on out!" Jake threw another Pokeball, and the Blade Pokémon appeared. He immediately went over to Grace, and started talking to Grace via telepathy, none of which anyone else could hear.
"I noticed that you had a shopping bag earlier with your stuff. What was in it?"
Jake sighed. "I was hoping you didn't see that." He dug through his bag and pulled out the small shopping bag. "I was gonna give this to you earlier, but uh, unforeseen circumstances appeared." Jake said nervously as he handed the bag over.
May took it, and pulled out the blue bandana.
"I got that for you since you got me a hat, and I felt bad about not getting you anything." Jake said.
"Thanks. I can't wear it now, since it doesn't match my outfit. However, I do have another one that this would go perfectly with." May said with a smile. She walked up to Jake and wrapped her arms around him. after a few seconds, she leaned in for a kiss, and Jake followed suit.
On the other side of the room, Grace and Blade were watching the whole thing happen.
I've never seen nor felt Jake happier than now, not even when he won the Hoenn League. Grace said.
Human love is something that us Pokémon will never understand. However, seeing Master Jake happy like this gives a whole new insight to this concept. Blade replied.
To be honest, for as long as I've known him, I never would have thought he would be able to do it.
Do what?
Get a girlfriend. He always seemed so focused on his training, that girls would be the last thing on his mind.
Yet here he is now.
The two looked back over, and noticed that the young couple had broken off.
"Let's go get something to eat. I'll tell you the full story of what happened at the mall over dinner." Jake said.
"Fine by me." May said as she stood up. She went over to her bed, and put her new bandana next to the rest of her stuff.
"Eevee you coming?"
There was no response. Only the rising and falling of Eevee's chest.
"Can you two make sure that Eevee stays out of trouble while we're gone?" Jake asked his two psychic types.
Of course. Grace said.
"Thanks. Come on May, I'm hungry."
"Right behind ya!"
Jake and May were sitting at a table at the all-you-can-eat buffet.
"Good thing competitors and their guest get to eat free, otherwise you'd go broke!" May giggled.
"Well, with your eating habits, it's no surprise."
May glared at him.
"Shit." Jake muttered to himself. "You know that's not what I meant." Jake defended.
"Then what did you mean?" She asked with a harsh tone.
"I meant that no matter how much you eat, you still keep that great figure of yours! Girls across the world would be jealous of you!"
"That's better. Now, I believe that you have some explaining to do about today." May said.
"Alright, it started when Eevee and I went into the food court..." Jake then recalled the story to May exactly as he told it to the policeman in the interrogation room. Once he finished reselling the story, May picked up her chair across from him and pulled it up next to him.
"Now I can see why they let you go. No one should have to deal with something like that." May said sincerely as she put her hand on top of Jake's.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine. I would be worried about Eevee. He was scared shitless today. I haven't seen him look that scared since the day I met him."
"When you saved him from a poacher?"
"Yeah. I swear to Arceus, people like that shouldn't be allowed to exist. Seeing him treat Eevee like that, I don't know. I just lost it. I let my anger get the best of me." Jake said sadly.
"Don't worry about it. You did what you had to do. I have to ask though, what's it like battling against a mega Pokémon?"
"First off, it's scary. The only real chance you have against them are your own Mega Pokémon. Luckily, I have Blazer's mega stone, so he was able to hold his own."
"What mega stones do you have?"
"I only have two. The Blazikenite and Garchompite."
"So you can mega evolve Maverick?"
"Yeah, although I've oly done it twice before. Even though he becomes more powerful, he loses speed and his ability to fly, which is one of his trump cards."
"What does he look like? I've seen a picture of a Mega Blaziken before, but not Mega Garchomp."
Hpjake pulled out his Pokenav and went to the Internet browser, and started typing. He then showed a picture to May. It showed a picture of a Garchomp, but this one was different. The posture was more upright, and his legs were a bit bulkier. There as a fin on his back with a notch in it, signifying that he was male. His face was different, as it had a longer chin and a menacing grin. The most notable thing, however, was that his arms no longer had fins and claws. Instead, they formed large scythes at the end.
"Wow, that's kinda scary," May said.
"Yeah. Powerful, but slow. Anyways, I think we should head back to the room. It's getting late, and I don't know if Eevee's still sleeping or not. Hopefully he is."
"Alright, lead the way." May said as she grabbed Jake's hand.
Jake took it, and the two headed off back to the room. On the way, a poster caught Jake's attention, causing him to stop. "Tag Battle Tournament Tomorrow" it said.
"Hey May, look at this!" Jake said.
"What is it?" She asked as she walked over. "Tag battle tournament. Sign up with your partner and have tag battles against other pairs. Winners get a special prize." She read.
"You wanna try it? It's up to you."
May thought for a second. "Sure, but the day after, we have to do what I wanna do. Deal?"
"Deal." Jake said.
The two continued on their way back to the room through the hallway. They got to the door and Jake unlocked it.
Once inside, Jake was tackled to the ground by Eevee.
Sorry, but as soon as Eevee woke up, he was pacing around the room anxiously. Once he heard the door open, he ran over to you and tackled you to the ground. Blade said.
"Don't worry about it. As long as my little bud didn't s cause any trouble, I don't mind." He said to the psychic type. Jake then turned to Eevee, who was rubbing his head against Jake's chest. "Don't worry bud, I'm here." He said quietly as he scratched the normal type behind the ears.
"Vui. Eevee eev!"
"I just went to get something to eat with May. You fell asleep, and I didn't want to wake you up after the long day you had."
"Vui!"
"Okay, next time I'll wake you up."
May stood there, watching Jake and Eevee interact. She smiled at the two.
You're a lucky girl a voice said from inside her mind. It was a soft voice that sounded feminine.
What the hell? Who said that? May thought back as she jumped back.
Don't worry, it's Grace, Jake's Gardevoir. I'm using telepathy to speak to you.
May heaved a sigh of relief. Please don't scare me like that.
Sorry. I just wanted to say that you bring Jake a lot of happiness.
What do you mean?
Ever since he met back up with you, it seems like a piece of him that was missing is now put back into place.
How do you know?
I'm not called the Embrace Pokémon for nothing, you know.
Fair enough.
You know he loves you, right?
Uhh, yeah. May though back, not knowing how to respond.
And do you feel the same? Grace asked.
Yeah. I can safely say that I do. Why?
Although I'm not entirely familiar with the human concept of love, I know that if a 'breakup' occurs between you two, then things would get really bad really fast.
Don't worry, I have no plans of that happening.
Before either of them could say anything else, Jake spoke, breaking their mental link.
"Grace, Blade, sorry, but I'm gonna have to put you two back in your Pokeballs. There's not enough room for all four of us to sleep in here." Jake said.
Don't worry about it, Master Jake. Blade said.
"I thought I told you to stop calling me that." Jake replied with an annoyed tone.
After all you've done for me, you deserve the title, and I refuse to stop calling you it
Jake sighed. "If you say so. He let the two psychic types say their temporary goodbyes, before he recalled them. He then turned to May, who had a slightly shocked look on her face.
"Was Grace talking to you?" He asked.
"Yeah, how did you know?"
"I could tell by the look on your face. She can be a bit intruding at times, but she means well. What did she say to you?" Jake asked.
"Consider it, uh, 'girl talk.' Not something that you need to know." May replied.
"Alright, alright. I'm gonna change for bed. I'm tired, so I'm hitting the sack early."
"Okay."
Jake was lying in bed. He was on his side, and Eevee was asleep in his arms. He was thinking over the day's events. There was a sliver of light that peaked through the window, which fell onto his face.
May was also lying in bed, thinking over the day's events. She then noticed that a sliver of light that fell onto jakes face. She smiled when she saw him dozing off with Eevee on his arms. May, you scored big time she thought to herself, before she drifted off to sleep.
So there it is, chapter 26. I am going to slow down my update schedule to every 3-4 days, as it will allow me to write longer chapters, such as this one. This one was my longest, clocking in at 9k+ words (chapter 12 held the previous record at 7.6k). I'll be the first to admit that some of my recent chapters have been somewhat lacking, and that's because of a lack of motivation and time. That being said, I am in no way canceling or putting this on hold, I'm just giving myself more time to write longer and better chapters.
Please tell me what you thought about the whole mini plot regarding the food court battle. Also, the first real look at mega evolutions. I had one back in chapters 1 and 2 in the dream, but I think that this battle was better written. Please note that they will be making frequent appearances during the full battles in the tournament, which is when they are allowed. The battles will probably be as, if not more intense than this one. Also, please tell me if you want to see more mini plots like this one. If you have a suggestion for one, leave it in a review. If I feel like it could work, I may use it. If so, I'll credit you at the end of the chapter.
That's all from me. As always, read and review everyone!