Hello! Her's another chapter of my Aura less series. Can't think of much to say in the intro to be honest, although I must remind everyone that my new story in happening next chapter. And speaking of new stories, I will upload a preview of my next story, the Doctor Who/Metroid crossover I have happening with Mr Question Mark. More of my original story will feature in this one. Also, someone upgrade the Bulbapedia Negaishipping hints!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon.
The two men sat across from each other. Although, they were both apart of the same organisation, it was clear one was in charge. The other man didn't have to like it but it didn't matter. There were serious matters to attend to.
"What do you mean a specialist from Kanto is here?" asked the lesser man. He had just heard the news from his superior and he didn't like it. Not only that, their new visitor was a Gym Leader! And that never bode well.
"It won't affect the plan" assured the other man. "The process is almost complete and even if they do manage to find the Problem, it will have gone too out of control to actually solve. It should overload by tomorrow afternoon."
The lesser man's eyes narrowed. Not that the other man could of seen it due to his hood. "Are you sure?"
The other man nodded. "They just arrived in any case and there will be no change." He stood up and looked at the lesser man. "Soon, every single person in the Unova region shall fear the Lower Class."
The lesser man nodded in agreement. "Nothing and no-one will stop us. Not now."
Ash walked over the hill and could barely contain his excitement as he looked down at the city below. He smiled to himself. "Yes! Striaton City, Pikachu! We'll head straight to the Gym!" he added as he ran down the hill only to be stopped as someone grabbed his collar, throwing him off his feet. He and Pikachu landed on the ground with a thump, a small amount of pain flowing through Ash's back. He didn't have to worry about his scar reopening. Delia had sealed it with her aura and only aura could open the old wound.
Still on the ground, he leaned his head back to see the person who had tripped him. With a frown, he saw Iris was standing a ways away putting her hands on her hips, one of the glowing blue. She had obviously used an Aura Hand to grab his shirt collalr. She walked forward and shook her head.
"Honestly, what would you do without me Ash?" she asked. Ash refrained from answering in case she was Aura Listening him like last time. She continued to walk forward, past the fallen Ash. "This is Accumula Town." She said. "Striaton City's the next town over. But as you're a kid, I didn't expect you to know that."
"WHAT?!"
"PIKA!?" cried trainer and Pokémon as they sat up and looked at the town below them. Ash sighed.
"Wow. What a letdown. I really wanted that Gym Battle. Right Pikachu?" he asked his long time companion. Pikachu nodded and let out a "Pikaaaa" of its own.
Iris turned around. "You want a battle?" she asked. Ash had been going on about it ever since they had let the hot springs. Gym Battle this, Gym Battle that. She had been interested about his strategy and when she asked him about it, he had smiled and said that he didn't have one. She had then proceeded to call him a kid and give him a lecture on how to properly get ready for Gym Battles. Poor Pidove and Oshawott as well as Pikachu had to suffer as well for Ash's lack of preparation.
Ash immediately stood up and raced over to her. "Of course!" he said, eyes shining. "I'll even battle you, Iris! I bet you're a strong trainer."
Iris blushed at the comment but shook her head. "No, I'm not going to battle you but I'm heading over to the Pokémon Battle Club for a match."
Ash tilted his head. "The what what?" he asked.
Iris let out a laugh and shook her head. "So clueless. Come on!" She grabbed his hand and he cried out as she led him through the town. He tried to keep up, but she was using her aura to speed herself up, going so fast that Ash's feet actually left the ground.
By the time they had reached it, Ash knew what a kite felt like as it rode the wind. "Here we are!" exclaimed Iris as she looked at the large green building in front of them. On the front was a large symbol of a Pokémon battlefield, coloured in the Pokéball colours of red and white. She looked at Ash and gave him a smile.
"So? How was the trip? My aura made us get here faster."
Ash frowned at her. "Why would you say that? I know that the aura made us faster. I wasn't born yesterday you know."
Iris put on a pretend pout and turned away. Why had she been so eager to flaunt off her aura powers like that? I was almost like she had wanted Ash to feel...
No way. She was definitely NOT aiming to impress Ash. She just wanted to get here ASAP. And with the fact that Ash couldn't use her aura like she could, she had simply helped him.
Ash had walked past her and into the building. She followed quickly. She led him to a small computer that rose out of the floor.
"This is the bulletin board." She explained. She pressed one of the icons and a screen came up that had numerous trainers on it. She clicked on and it expanded, showing them the trainer's Pokémon. "When you register, you have to list your Pokémon as well as the type of Pokémon you want to verse." She clicked on another icon on the trainer's profile and a line graph appeared. On it, there was a dot in between the lines of low and medium. "And this is the aura registration. You have to register your aura level in order to verse trainers who have level as you. It's a great way for trainers to battle anyway they want!"
Ash nodded and tried not to look nervous. He was very good at that. Being in a world full of aura always had situations like this and if he always looked nervous, his secret would be given away immediately. He didn't think he had to register if he wasn't staying.
Ash had a look through the trainers. There were so many choices! And so many different aura levels! He couldn't choose so he had asked Iris where the entrance was. She looked up from her own bulletin board.
"You're done? Already?" she asked.
"Nope!" said Ash confidently. "You can't judge a trainer by numbers." He pulled his hand into a fist. "You have to see them battle!"
"Pika pikachu!" agreed Pikachu and did the same as Ash.
Iris gave them a blank stare. "You know there are battle videos right?" Ash stared at her and then at Pikachu. He still had his paw in a fist like Ash had. They both slouched as they realised there was no reason to hold the pose any longer.
"What a kid." Said Iris as she led them away from the boards and to the entrance.
The doors down the corridor they were going down opened and Ash and Iris overlooked a battlefield with trainers on both sides readying their Pokémon.
"Yes!" exclaimed Ash. "A battle right off the bat!"
Upon spotting some unfamiliar Pokémon, he reached for his Pokédex and pointed it first to the one on his right.
"Servine, the Grass Snake Pokémon and the evolved form of Snivy. Servine uses its vine to attack other Pokémon and uses aura to extend these vines should they not reach."
Ash looked in amazement at the Pokémon and turned to the one on his left.
"Dewott, the Discipline Pokémon and the evolved form of Oshawott. In order to master its double scalchop technique, Dewott will go through extensive training to sharpen their aura skills to make cutting with their scalchops easier."
Servine's trainer made the first move. (Noooob. Minor characters don't get a description) "Servine!" he cried. "Use Aura Leaf Blade!" Servine cried out and leapt into the air, swinging as its tail glowed blue and green.
"Dodge it, Dewott!" cried Dewott's trainer. Dewott did so and avoided the Aura Leaf Blade. "Use Aura Water Gun!" he cried. Dewott let out a stream of glowing water at the Servine.
"Block it with Aura Leaf Blade!" Servine's tail glowed again and it hit the Aura Water Gun. There was a cracking sound as the auras were made to pit against each other, both sides looking mighty strong.
"Give it your all!" cried Dewott's trainer. Dewott's Aura Water Gun began to glow even brighter as it increased the amount of aura into the attack. There was another cracking sound and Servine was pulled back by the force as it lost the Aura Battle and barrel rolled (this is not Star Fox, MrQuestionMark. This is not Star Fox) and hit the ground. It tried to get up weakly.
"That's enough." Said the referee. He was a tall man that had a moustache that looked to be an upside 'V'. He was wearing a black sleeveless T-shirt and pants, along with a red belt and lining on his clothes (That's right. This guy gets a description!). "Take Servine to the Pokémon Centre."
Servine's trainer picked up Servine and ran out of the building. The referee approached Ash and Iris. "Welcome to the Pokémon Battle Club you two." He said. "I'm Don George, the Battle Manger. Is there anything I can help you with?"
"Yes" said Iris. "My name is Iris and this is Ash. He wants to have a Pokémon battle."
Ash nodded. "Is that OK? Do I have to register or anything?"
Don George shook his head. "Not if you're not planning on staying."
"That's great!" said Ash. "Hear that buddy?" he asked Pikachu who jumped onto Ash's shoulder.
"Pika!" cried Pikachu, who was clearly as excited as Ash was.
"A Pikachu!?" cried Don George in alarm. He reached out his hand and looked at Ash. Ash nodded and Don George patted Pikachu's head. "In the Unova region. Most unusual..." he said.
Dewott's trainer, upon hearing foreign Pokémon's name approached Ash. "Hey." He said. "If that's your Pikachu, you want to have a battle?"
Ash grinned."You're on."
The two trainers took up the positions on the battlefield. Iris sat down on the sidelines. This was the first time that she had actually seen Ash battle. She wondered what combinations he would use as she had never seen him use his aura. Maybe he used it in Pokémon battles? She wondered why she cared so much but focused on the Pokémon battle.
"Dewott's trainer uses a Water Type." She remarked. "So if Ash uses Pikachu, he should be fine."
Ash obviously had the same thought. Pikachu jumped from his shoulder and landed on all fours on the battlefield. "You ready Pikachu?" asked Ash. Pikachu nodded and faced the front. Suddenly, one of Ash's Pokéballs opened and the Pokémon inside popped out.
"Osha!" it cried.
"Oshawott?!" cried Ash and Iris together. "Why are you outside of your Pokéball?" Ash asked. Pikachu had the same question and asked Oshawott. It grinned and led Pikachu off the battlefield, Pikachu clearly having no idea what was going on.
Dewott's trainer assumed Ash had chosen his Pokémon. "Go, Dewott!" he said, releasing Dewott from his Pokéball. Oshawott looked as its evolved form appeared in front of him.
Oshawott looked at the Pokémon in front of him. Was he a match against his evolved form. Nah. No way. He who runs away can live to run away another day. Oshawott went back over to Pikachu and pulled him back onto the battlefield.
Iris smirked. "Well, that was easy to solve." She said.
Ash frowned. "Um...Thanks Oshawott." He said. "Return". Oshawott did so as the red beam pulled in back inside the Pokéball. "Let's get this battle started!" Ash exclaimed.
Dewott's trainer nodded. Iris leaned forward in anticipation wondering how Ash would use his aura in a Pokémon battle.
"Alright" said Don George. "Let the battle-"
Jessie looked around the premises. It was clear. Obviously, Accumula Town had never heard of thieves.
"The coat is clear." She reported.
James and Meowth appeared beside her and moved forward towards one of the doors of the structure near them. "The perfect opportunity to get more supplies." James said.
The approached the door and it opened without a fuss. Jessie arched an eyebrow. "No security. Pretty careless." She noted
James and Meowth looked around inside. "It doesn't matter. We just get any we can find and-"he cried out as a dark shape leaped near him and he stumbled, looking in the direction that the shape had leapt.
An alarm went off and James looked in the direction of the sound. "Oh dear." He said as he spotted both the alarm and the security camera.
"Not good." Said Jessie.
"Let's get out of here!" said James and the three scrambled away.
Dewott's trainer nodded. Iris leaned forward in anticipation wondering how Ash would use his aura in a Pokémon battle.
"Alright" said Don George. "Let the battle-"
An alarm went off and both trainers looked up. Iris did as well, part of her curious but another part disappointed that she hadn't see Ash's aura yet.
The automatic entrance doors opened and three men came in.
"Sir!" cried one. "It's the emergency alarm."
"It's coming from the storage area." Said another.
"Perhaps the mystery Pokémon?" suggested the third.
"Got it." Said Don George. "Sorry boys but we'll have to cancel the Pokémon battle." He walked off.
"Mystery Pokémon?" asked Ash.
"How cool is that?" exclaimed Iris as she ran up to Ash.
Ash looked at her, his eyes sparkling with intrigue. "Yeah. Let's check it out." He ran after Don George, Iris and Pikachu following him.
They followed them to the storage area where Don George and the three men were looking around. "Not much was stolen." One man said.
Dion George nodded and looked at the security camera on the side of the building. "Let's check out the security footage."
Don George led Iris and Ash towards the security room.
"So Don George? What been happening lately?" Ash asked.
"Well, recently, there has been small amounts of food stolen. Not only that but we have been seeing unidentified Pokémon sightings as well. So we set up the security camera to find out what has been happening."
"Awesome!" cried Ash. "It's a new kind of Pokémon, I just know it! And I'm gonna catch it!".
Iris shook her head. "New Pokémon don't just suddenly appear Ash. Don't be such a kid."
"Ax Axew!" cried Axew, saying the first thing it had in a while.
Ash's hopes deflated like a balloon. "You're right" he mumbled.
Don George patted him on the back. "But still, the excitement is just great!" Ash smiled in return and nodded.
"Sir." Said the man at the computer. "I've got the footage."
Don George nodded. "Play it."
The door was open. There was a flash of black that passed by as quick as it came and James stumbled out of the storage room. The alarm went off.
James looked at the camera. "Oh dear." He said.
"That's not good." Jessie said.
"Let's get out of here!" cried James and the Team Rocket trio scrambled away.
Ash groaned. "Not Team Rocket..." he complained.
"Team Rocket?" asked Don George to Ash. "Who're they?"
"A bunch of mean people who steal Pokémon from others." Ash explained.
Iris massaged her temples. "Just thinking about them gives me a headache." She said.
"Ax". Agreed Axew with a frown.
"Well..." said Don George as he filed away the people known as Team Rocket for later. "There was more on the camera than just that."
"There was?" asked Ash.
"I'd like you to play the beginning of the security tape once more" instructed Don George to the man at the computer.
He nodded and played the footage back, this time putting it on sloooooooooooooowwww-mooooooooooooooooooooo.(Slow-mo, just in case you didn't get that)
The door was open. There was a flash of black that passed by as quick as it came and James stumbled out of the storage room. The alarm went off.
"Huh?" said Iris as she noticed the flash of black easier because of the sloooooooooooowwwww-mooooooooooooo. (Again, slow-mo). "What is that?" she asked.
"A shadow" observed Ash as he looked closer.
"Skinny, small and dark." Iris said as she too looked closer.
Ash looked at the mystery Pokémon. It looked familiar but somehow the shape was...different than what he thought it would be. He reached into his Pokédex and had a browse through. Thank goodness the Pokémon data from his other adventures around the Pokémon world was saved in there, otherwise he would be lost. When he found what he was looking for, he showed it to Son George. "Looks like this to me." He said.
"Umbreon, the Moonlight Pokémon and an evolve form of Eevee. Umbreon's aura is increased as the moon shines on its body and t becomes most powerful on a full moon."
"Wow!" said Iris as she looked closer. "That's so cool!"
"But Umbreon aren't native to Unova". Said Don George. "If we discovered one, it would be a huge find."
He ran outside and the others followed.
"Alright!" he said as everyone was outside. "Let's go find us an Umbreon!" the men all dispersed and went looking.
"Ash." Said iris after the men had left. "Why don't we go and help them out?"
"Sure!" he agreed. "Let's go."
The lesser man was getting anxious. That Kanto gym Leader had just contacted Officer Jenny and was asking for her assistance in the matter of what she was called for. He eavesdropped on the conversation but failed to hear the Gym Leader's side of it.
"What do you mean; we have to wait until tomorrow? Just because you think you should follow a hunch that could solve the case won't make that boy's suffering any easier.
The Gym Leader responded but the lesser man had scrambled away. By tomorrow afternoon the process would be complete. And with the Gym Leader stalling for whatever reason, it gave the Lower Class more time to complete their plans.
He smiled. Soon. Soon.
Team Rocket peered around the side of the building watching as Don George and his assistants looked through the bushes.
"This throws a wrench into our plans to escape" groaned Jessie. But what were these fools doing?
"Don George sir." Said one of the assistants. Jessie, James and Meowth leaned in closer to hear better. "It appears the Umbreon has not passed through here."
"Right." Replied Don George. "Try over there and I'll do over here."
Jessie looked at James and they both leaned down to make sure that Meowth could hear them better. "It seems that we assumed wrong. Those people aren't looking for us but rather an Umbreon." Said James.
"Yes. And while they're doing that we can continue and complete our first objective: getting supplies."
Meowth nodded. "Thank goodness for that Umbreon showing up. It's the perfect distraction."
Jessie ignored him and reached into one of their briefcases and pulled out a bucket of black paint. "Yes, Meowth." She said with a devious smile. "Yes it is."
Don George and his assistants kept on searching. Cries of "Not over here sir!" echoed through the air and Don George was getting fed up with all of their failures.
Jessie nodded over to Meowth who was now covered in a pattern similar to an Umbreon. He tapped the side of the building he was on which attracted the attention of Don George.
"Catch me if you can..." taunted Meowth silently and dashed away, using his aura to increase his speed.
"There it is!" exclaimed Don George and like Meowth chased after it, his feet glowing blue with aura as the chase began...
Iris sat down and used her aura to place Pokémon food all around the area. She watched amused as Ash did it all by hand while she just relaxed and used a small part of her aura to do so. While it took Ash a longer while, she had already set down 20 Pokémon food containers in the space of 4 minutes. Ash on the other hand had set down 1...in the space of 4 minutes, distracting by all the food in front of him.
"Are you done Ash?" she asked dragging Ash's attention away from the food. Ash peered out of the building and looked around for her and scowled when he saw her on the ground, using her aura. Why couldn't she do this by hand? It was a simple enough task. It just showed how people relied on their aura too much. But that wasn't really a problem for Ash...
"Yep." He said with a smile. "What do you want to do now?"
Iris sat up and looked at all the Pokémon food she had set up. "Well...I guess we should split up and look for Umbreon separately. Because it came out of the storeroom and also because food was stolen, I'd say it was really hungry so this plan has to work. "Ash nodded. "Oh! And keep your voice down. You don't want to startle it."
Ash nodded and walked away as Iris did so in the opposite direction. Before he was too far away, Ash felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around, only to see Iris's Aura Hand next to him. "Wah!" he cried out in surprise. What did she want now?
He looked at Iris who had a look of amusement on her face. Was his surprise funny or something? "What?" he asked.
"Tell me if you see Umbreon. It's mine to catch!" Before Ash could protest she had hurried away and the Aura Hand had faded until it was no longer there.
Ash shook his head. "She would say that." He said.
"Pika" agreed Pikachu. All of a sudden, Ash's Pokéball belt flashed and a familiar figure appeared, beating its scalchop. Pikachu and Ash looked at it in surprise and it turned around, beating its scalchop in even more excitement.
"You wanna help Oshawott?" asked Ash.
"Oshawott Oshawott!" came the reply.
Ash knelt down to address his Pokémon. "Alright Oshawott, you and Pikachu guard this area. I'll go get some ore bait for Umbreon." He turned and ran off. "Be good and careful!" he said as he rounded the corner.
Pikachu waved off its trainer. Oshawott yawned and looked at one of the Pokémon food containers in the storeroom. Pikachu went over and slapped its hand away.
"Pika! Pikachu!" it protested. Oshawott gave a bored look and was going to slap Pikachu away using its aura but remembered the conversation he had with Ash a few nights ago...
Ash had just explained that he had no aura and Oshawott was still taking it in. He had even shown him the scar that had been caused because he had no aura and Oshawott was certainly surprised.
"Osha?" it had asked.
Ash understood what Oshawott meant, probably because he had had this conversation many times. "the reason I'm telling you this Oshawott is because I want you to stop using your aura."
"OSHA!?" Oshawott cried. Stop using aura? But, but...
"I know it seems impossible Oshawott." Ash had said. Iris was off getting some food so she hadn't heard Oshawott's cry. "But your aura is your life-force. And if you keep on using it..."
Oshawott imagined what he would look like without any life-force. A picture of a tombstone flashed into its head. Oshawott nodded its head. He had never thought about the consequences of using aura. Of course, it was just a theory but even still...it was a scary thought. And anyway, it was not like his aura would completely disappear. Look at Pikachu. Plenty of aura and Oshawott had never even seen him use it once.
Ash smiled and hugged his Pokémon. "Thanks Oshawott. Before you know it, you'll be so powerful using normal attacks that you won't need to use aura."
Oshawott returned the smile and had hugged Ash back.
Oshawott hesitated from using aura. He had promised his trainer and he was going to keep it. Instead, he just flicked Pikachu away. Pikachu had not been expecting that.
"Pika?" it cried as it stumbled and ran into a stack of precariously balanced crates. They tilted slightly and then all hell broke loose. Crate after filled crate, they fell from their perch onto Pikachu's head. By the time it was over, Pikachu had developed one massive headache. Not only that but a large metal pan had also fell and landed on Pikachu's head with a clonk. Pikachu fainted, unnoticed by Oshawott, as another crate fell on Pikachu upside down, removing it from Oshawott's perspective.
"Osha?" asked Oshawott. Where was Pikachu? Oshawott's stomach growled. There were more important things at hand. Oshawott picked up more Pokémon food and began eating.
Ash hid behind the bushes and looked at the Pokémon food he had set down. He didn't have the ability to camouflage himself using aura like some Pokémon Rangers like Kellyn but he hoped that no-one would see him. He watched as the shadows move and a shape appeared from one of the corners of the building.
"Umbreon. Good to see you." Ash whispered as the shape got closer. He reached for a Pokéball and stood up ready to take on the Umbreon. Now that he was standing up, he could get a better look at the Pokémon, and it definitely wasn't Umbreon. Unsure of what it was, he reached for his Pokédex.
"Tepig, the Fire Pig Pokémon. Tepig shoots fire out of its snout but smoke when it feels unwell. The level of aura that a Tepig has will determine the temperature of the flames it shoots out."
Ash compared the two. The one in front of him was fairly skinny and dirty. No wonder he had confused the two. He doubted he could have identified it as a Tepig without the Pokédex and he had seen one before. Tepig was fiddling with its mouth nod Ash leaned his head forward.
Around Tepig's snout was a rope that prevented it from opening it and eating the Pokémon food. Ash looked at it in surprise. How had that happened? It didn't matter. The only thing to do was to get it off. He came out from behind the bushes and approached Tepig. Tepig looked up in alarm but Ash put his hands in front of him as to not alarm the Pokémon. "Hey, hey. It's OK. I'm-"He was about to continue when Iris rounded the corner and appeared not so far from Tepig. Tepig in alarm scrambled away using what was left of its aura to increase its speed.
"Hey!" cried out Ash as he ran on foot towards the Pokémon. He stopped in front of Iris. "I found out what the mystery Pokémon was!" he cried and chase after Tepig.
"Already?" questioned Iris as he ran off. "Hey! Wait! I called it first. It's mine! Aaaaaaaaaash!" he cried as she followed, not using her aura as she couldn't see the Pokémon as it was blocked by Ash's body.
Tepig rounded a corner it thought was safe and stopped. In front of it was a large wall that it could have scaled easily, had its aura not been so depleted. It was going to turn around but Ash skidded in front of the only exit. For a non-aura user, he sure was fast. Ash walked closer to Tepig, arms in front so Tepig could see what he was doing with his hands. Tepig back against the wall in fright.
"Don't worry." Assured Ash. "I'm not here to hurt you." He bent down and picked up the Tepig who struggled in his arms. "C-Calm down." Sid ash as the Tepig continued to struggle. "I'm not going to hurt you." Tepig stopped struggling and looked at the trainer. The trainer was right. If he had wanted to hurt Tepig, he would have done so already. But Tepig wasn't going down without a fight. He snorted smoke into Ash's face. Iris backed off from where she stood, behind Ash. She didn't want any of that in HER face.
Ash coughed and smiled at the Tepig. "That was pretty toasty." Ash commented. "You must have a pretty high level of aura."
Tepig looked at the trainer in awe. The trainer...wasn't angry? And he had even complimented Tepig's aura. In addition to the smile, one thing was clear. This boy wasn't going to hurt Tepig.
"Do you want to eat some Pokémon food?" asked Ash. Tepig nodded without hesitation and Ash put Tepig on his lap. Tepig stopped struggling and stayed still as Ash tried to get rid of the rope on its snout. "Stay still." Said Ash in a calm voice. "Let me get that off you."
Iris was going to stop him to avoid hurting Tepig but stopped. She knew that Ash wasn't going to hurt this Pokémon. It wasn't in him. "Be careful." She said. "It looks tight."
Ash nodded. "It is."
She came in closer and leaned next to Ash. "Here. Let me help." Her finger glowed blue as she pointed it to the rope, sharpening her nail to cut through the rope."
Ash used one hand to grab Iris's. She immediately blushed. What was he doing? She looked up at him and he had a gentle smile on. "Thanks Iris. But if you use aura, he might hurt Tepig. The rope's pretty tight, so if you were to cut it, you might hurt Tepig." He let go of her hand and worked on the rope. Iris's finger lost its aura glow. "Thanks any way." He said as he looked at the rope, rubbing his face to get some of the soot out of his eyes. "Who would do this to a Pokémon?" he asked.
Iris looked on as Ash continued to get the rope off without aura. Once he had done so, Iris had come back with a plate of Pokémon food that Ash offered to Tepig, using a cloth he had to wipe off the dirt on Tepig. Tepig looked gratefully at iris and then at Ash. Ash nodded. "Don't let me stop you." He said as Tepig smiled and began o gulf down the food.
Ash laughed and patted Tepig. "Hold on." He said. "You don't want to choke. Take it easy." Tepig complied but still ate the food in a fast manner, only slowly than before. "There's another bowl if you're still hungry" said Ash.
Iris looked at the smiling Ash who looked at Tepig. This boy had so much care for Pokémon, one that she had rarely seen in some adults. She guessed that in Ash's eyes, Pokémon were equals that the world was meant to be shared with. That was a view that was rarely shared by people. She herself didn't really put too much thought into the matter but now that she saw Ash she realised just how much the boy loved Pokémon. She smiled at Ash. This boy was alright. And all in all, she decided that she didn't mind travelling with him. He was a kid but in the end, he was a nice guy. And that's all that mattered to Iris.
Meowth bounded away from Don George and his assistants, running out of aura as he did so. He had been at this for the past 10 minutes and he was getting tired. All he wanted to do was stop...
Meowth stopped as he noticed the wall in front of him. He reckoned he could leap over it using his aura but he wasn't sure. Just to be safe, he stopped in front of the wall.
He looked back and saw Don George and his three assistants surrounding him. Meowth sighed. Looks like the Meowth's out of the bag he thought. (heh, heh. See what I did there?).
Meowth waited for the jumping and the throwing of a net and the whooping of a successful capture but there was none. Instead there was...crying? Meowth look up in confusion. The three men were holding each other and sobbing.
"To think, we found the first Umbreon in the Unova region." Cried Don George. The others cried as well. "I can't wait to tell my brothers and cousins. We'll be famous!"
"Yes, sir. We'll be in history and drive really cool looking cars and-" began one of the assistants but Meowth didn't catch the rest.
Great, he thought. Now that they've gone and captured me, I feel all guilty for making them feel so happy. Looks like I'll have to spill the beans...
Meowth stepped forward. "Listen guys." Said Meowth. Don George and his assistants looked at Meowth. "I'm sorry to say this but I'm not Umbreon." Don George looked at Meowth confused.
"What do you mean?" he asked.
Meowth rubbed his charm so that the black paint was wiped off, revealing the gold charm underneath. "See this. I'm just a Meowth who's just passing by."
"You're-you're just a talking Meowth?" asked Don George.
Meowth nodded and walked away. "Sorry fellas but that's the way the cookie crumbles." Don George and his assistants watched as Meowth walked away. Don George fell to his knees.
"Just a talking Meowth!" he said as he hit the ground with his fist. "Not the Unova region's first Umbreon, but a talking-. Wait. A talking Meowth?"
Don George looked to where Meowth had headed but he was running too fast. Don George looked up at the sky and yelled "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Oshawott had finished eating and was lying in the shade of the boxes. As such, when Jessie and James peered in, they didn't see it.
"No-one here." Said Jessie.
James nodded. "Good thing we cut through the alarm system wires. Jessie, you keep watch." Jessie nodded and James walked inside the storeroom. He looked through many of the boxes and frowned. Just Pokémon food. Disappointed he kicked one of the boxes on the floor and let out a yelp. Jessie came in.
"What happened?" she asked.
James just had to point at the thing under the box and understood. "Pikachu." She said with a grin.
Oshawott peered from behind his box. This was not good. This was good at all.
Ash held the sleeping Tepig in his arms. He had gone through 4 bowls of the Pokémon food until he was happy and then immediately fell asleep.
"Tepig seems happier after all that food." Said Iris as she walked next to Ash.
Ash nodded. "Yeah. Things will be just fine." He said as they both walked towards the entrance to the Battle Club. Just as soon as they were near it, Don George and his assistants walked out and saw Ash.
"Hey Ash!" called Don George.
"Don George". Replied Ash.
Don George looked at Ash. "Well, we found Umbreon but it was a hoax. A bit upsetting but what can you do?" he asked.
Ash smiled. "Well, this'll cheer you up. Look what we found." Ash showed Don George Tepig.
"What's Tepig doing here?" asked Don George.
'You know that shadow?" asked ash. "Turns out it was really Tepig." Ash showed him the rope. "It was really skinny because of this rope tied around its snout so it couldn't eat. That's why I thought it was an Umbreon when I saw it in the video."
Don George had a long hard look at Tepig. "I know this Tepig!" he exclaimed.
"Really?" asked Ash.
Don George nodded. "He was abandoned by a trainer who came here once. Tepig lost a battle against a Deerling who had a greater aura level than it and the trainer said that Tepig was weak, tied it to a stake and left. I tried to help the Tepig but it chewed itself loose and disappeared. I reckon Tepig must have been looking for its trainer."
Ash gritted his teeth. "Abandoning a Pokémon? Who could someone do that?"
Iris agreed. "If I see that trainer, I'll give him a piece of my mind!" Her anger materialised in the form of aura that swirled around her. Tepig awoke with a start and looked around.
"Sorry we woke you up Tepig" said Ash apologetically.
Don George saw some movement behind Ash and lifted his head. "What's that?" he asked.
Ash and Iris looked around and Team Rocket realised who it was that noticed them. "It's the twerp!" Jessie and James said in unison and surprise.
"Team Rocket!" cried Ash. "What bad stuff are you up to this time?"
"You and your assumptions." Said James as they turned away and left. "Ciao twerp." He added. (To be honest, it's a fairly good assumption. I mean even in this story, Team Rocket have done nothing good)
Oshawott appeared from behind them and pointed. "Osha Osha Oshawott!" he cried pointing at Team Rocket.
Ash turned to Team Rocket, more accurately, the bag that Jessie was holding. It squirmed. "Pika Pikapi!" said the bag. (Reminds me of the blonde joke with the bag of potatoes)
"Who's that voice?" asked Ash. "Is it Pikachu?"
"Who's that voice? So naive indeed." Started Jessie
"We'll answer you when we feel the need!" said James
"Bringing the white light of evil into the future"
"Thrusting the hammer of justice onto the black darkness of the universe"
"Carving our names in the rock of eternity!" cried Meowth as he leapt from the building, using hi aura to increase the distance leapt.
"The fiery destroyer, Jessie."
"With thunderous emotion, I am James." (Not Thundurus the Pokémon you know.
"Wisest of the wise, Meowth!"
"And now gather under the name of Team Rocket!"
"Give me back Pikachu!" cried Ash.
"Why? You left it in a box. We just saved Pikachu. And now we're taking it from you." Said James with a smirk.
"Wrong again!" replied Ash. "Oshawott, use Water Gun!"
Oshawott let loose a stream of water, not was not infused with aura. Meowth reached into the briefcase and pulled out a small remote and clicked it.
There was a flash of light and a blue glowing shield appeared around Team Rocket. "your aura attacks won't-"began Meowth from inside the shield but was interrupted as the Water Gun passed through the shield and drenched the three inside. They cried out in alarm.
"Time to go?" asked James.
Meowth nodded, hit another button and they ascended into the air. "Come back!" yelled Ash as he ran after them.
"No extra seats. See ya twerp." Said James.
"Why you-!" said Ash as he ran forward but he slipped on the leftover water form Oshawott's Water Gun. Using his arms to protect Tepig rather than himself from harm, he hit the ground. "Pikachu!" he cried.
Iris, at the sight of seeing her friend being hurt, thrust an Aura Fist towards Team Rocket. It hit the shield and was absorbed by it, the shield growing and glowing righter than before. (I'm gonna make one of her Aura Fists actually work soon, to avoid Iris from feeling too depressed)
"Your aura attacks won't work on us!" cried Meowth with a smile. "But thanks for the extra energy."
Ash looked angrily at Team Rocket and Tepig leapt out of his arms. "Tepig! Tepig Tepig!" it said.
"You wanna help out?" asked Ash. "Fine with me." Although Tepig was not yet his Pokémon, Ash still maintained his belief that aura should not wasted. There was also the fact that the aura shield had absorbed Iris's Aura Fist and not Oshawott's Water gun that was not aura infused. That led him to one conclusion.
"Tepig, use Ember!" Ash cried. Tepig let loose a bunch of small flames that approached the Aura shield.
Jessie rolled her eyes. "You know that's not going to-"
The Ember hit and went through the shield. Now that the circuits holding it together were burned, the shield exploded and Jessie dropped the bag holding Pikachu is surprise. Pikachu fell out of the bag and panicked, seeing the ground below. Ash ran towards Pikachu, trying his best to reach him in time. Ash skidded as he caught Pikachu and embraced his in his arms. "Pikachu..." he said.
"Pikapi." Replied Pikachu.
Ash looked up to see Jessie, James and Meowth sail away in hang-gliders. I wonder how he knew that the Aura Shield would only absorb aura attacks and not normal ones, thought James as they sailed away from view.
"Team Rocket really makes me angry!" said Ash. Ash noticed movement beside him and looked at Tepig who had come beside him. Ash placed Pikachu down.
"Tepig. Thanks for your help. You saved Pikachu." Said Ash with a smile. Tepig smiled back.
Iris laughed as she walked closer. "I gotta say Tepig that that Ember was great!" she knelt down and grabbed Tepig's cheeks and pulled them. "You're so cute!" she said.
Iris stood up and reached for a Pokéball. "You know. I'd like to catch you." Tepig smiled back shook its head. Instead, Tepid looked at Ash and walked closer to him, wagging its tail as it did so. Iris let out a wail of disbelief.
Don George appeared from behind and laughed. "It appears that Tepig wants you to be its trainer Ash. And I'd say that Tepig knows a great trainer when it sees one. Raise it well Ash."
Ash blinked and looked at Tepig. "So, you wanna come with me?" he asked. Tepig nodded. Ash nodded and looked around. "I need my hat though. It feels better when I have my hat." Iris sighed as Oshawott came up holding Ash's hat. He took with thanks and pulled out a Pokéball from his belt.
"Alright, Pokéball let's go!" he cried. He threw it at Tepig and it bounced off. Tepig was sucked into the ball and it landed on the ground. It shook once. Twice. Three times. And with a click, the shaking stopped. Ash walked over to the Pokéball and picked it up.
"I caught Tepig!" Ash said pulling that pose everyone knows.
"Pi pikachu!"
"Oshawott!"
Ash looked at his remaining Pokémon. "Alright, you guys, how 'bout we challenge the Striation Gym with Tepig at our side?"
Pikachu and Oshawott nodded.
"Oh yeah. Hey Pikachu?" asked Ash. "What were you doing in that box that Team Rocket talked about?"
Pikachu let out a groan. "Pika pipi pikachu. Pika Pika. PIKAPIKA." He made various hand motions and Ash scratched his chin trying to understand.
Oshawott just sighed.
Iris let out a sigh as well and turned to Don George. "So Don George do you know how to get to Striaton City?"
Don George nodded. "But I suggest you guys stay at the Pokémon Centre tonight. Striaton city is only a day or two from here and you'll see a map at the Pokémon Centre.
Iris nodded in thanks and looked at Ash as he tried to understand what Pikachu was saying. Looks like they were going to spend another day in Accumula Town...
Jessie, James and Meowth all sat in front of the computer.
"I have your next mission" said the boss. "In Striaton City. a certain area needs investigation..."
The lesser man stood outside of the house where the Problem was. He laughed and people passing by looked at him weirdly. Not that it mattered. The Gym Leader was stalling for an unknown reason and the Overload was scheduled to happen tomorrow afternoon. He smiled.
Soon.
And that'll be it for Aura less. Well not the finale but for the end of this chapter. New original story is next and features this mysterious Problem and an Aura Overload. As for Iris, I have updated her aura profile:
Iris
Aura level: Very high
Aua abilities: Using aura to stengthen her attacks
Uses aura to create physical objects like fists and platforms
Uses aura to run faster and leap higher
Uses aura to make parts of her body sharper
Ash's Tepig
Aura level: Medium
Aura abilities: Unknown
The appearance of an old Gym Leader has already been mentioned but let's see if you can pick it up. as for the aura battle, if you thought it was unclear basically when two Pokémon pit their aura against each other, then the Pokémon with the higher aura will prevail. Also, normal attacks and aura attacks are different, as seen by the Aura Shield. and here is my second story featuring my OC, but it's just a preview.
SOMEONE READ MY OTHER STORIES!
"No hassle taking off the panel. Someone else took it off and forgot to place it in properly." He used his fingers to trace one of the wires from the top to the side. "Come to papa." He said as he reached to the side. He felt around there for a minute and then pulled out an object. Precia gasped at the sight of it. It was rectangular and black in size and colour. On both sides was a wire, red on the left, blue on the right and in the middle was the word: SS5L10
"What does that mean?" asked Precia.
Mr Question Mark ignored her and turned to Samus. "Whoever placed this had prior knowledge to the mission. Who knew you had this mission?" he asked.
"Only the Onlooker who briefed me. Didn't see their face." She said.
"Damn." Said Mr Question Mark.
"What's SS5L10?" asked Precia again.
"In order to get to get where we're going, no matter what route we take we have to pass through this point. Star Sequence 5 Lower 10. Someone wants us dead and" He indicated outside. "judging by the constellations outside, we have less than 2 minutes before his thing explodes.
That was my Doctor Who/Metroid crossover. Adevertising people. It works. Hopefully...
Anyway as usual, I will update another Mr Question chapter before I update my original story for this. And as always:
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