Hello! It's time for another chapter of Kalos Adventure, and it's time for the group to arrive at Parfum Palace! Last chapter, Owen met his third rival (there are two more), Moe, and won the battle after Frogadier evolved and defeated Moe's Clauncher. Now, a rogue Pokemon will cause some problems for Owen, Brooklyn, and Cindy, so let's get going!
shadowmwape: Shulk looks pretty awesome, and I have thought about writing one, I just haven't thought of any good ideas. And I'd like to finish this series before moving on to Smash Bros
tepigsfire758: I think I heard about Villager being able to do that. I played the demo and he's really unique. And lol, it was potatoes
JaceWillcutt: Charizard is love, and life. He's quite shrektastic
Spear2: Charizard's side special is insane! And Captain Falcon's one of my favorites, too
Guest: Frogadier will definitely be a lot stronger, but there might just be a new addition that'll make him look pretty bad ;)
NodokaLover: Nope. He won't be getting either Espurr or Honedge
Pokebat: Greninja's awesome! We should play when it comes out
MCMXCV: That's a shame, my good man. You should try it out if you haven't
ShadowDragon9000: Pac-Man's probably gonna be my main. Either him, Greninja, Duckhunt, or Yoshi. If you can't tell, I'm interested in the really weird characters :P But they're all top tier, apparently :(
LightandSound: Thanks, the compliment is greatly appreciated. And if you're interested, feel free to PM me about the crossover idea, I'm open to just about anything at this point (unless it's a rival, because that would push Owen to six)
Owen's team
Frogadier, (m), level 17, Pound, Lick, Bubble, Quick Attack, Water Pulse*
Charizard, (m), level 69, Flamethrower, Dragon Claw, Seismic Toss, Blast Burn, ?*, ?*
Butterfree, (f), level 22, Tackle, String Shot, Confusion, Gust, Poison Powder*, Sleep Powder*
Pikachu, (m), level 22, Thundershock, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave, Electro Ball*, Double Team*
After Owen's victory over Moe, he and the girls decided to continue their trek to Parfum Palace. Frogadier seemed to be enjoying his newfound strength and leaping ability as he hopped from tree branch to tree branch while racing Charizard, and Litleo was talking with Fennekin. The sun was beginning to set and the group was walking down a road which had trees on both its sides that also extended overhead, giving off the appearance of a tunnel. Parfum Palace was still very far away, but at least it was visible.
"Froga," Frogadier muttered to himself as he continued to hop along the road, though he was disappointed by Charizard blowing him out of the water in their race. Owen heard the disgruntled noise from his starter but didn't know what Frogadier was complaining about, so he didn't pay attention.
"Well, at least we're getting closer," Cindy said to herself while looking into the distance. "I heard it's really expensive to get in, though."
Owen's ears perked up at the statement and then inspected his wallet. A scowl spread across his face when a cloud of dust shot up into his eyes, and he held his wallet out and watched as it fell open lifelessly.
"According to this website, there's a tournament being held at the palace, and competing trainers get in for free!" Brooklyn exclaimed after looking through her Pokedex. She then looked over at Owen and smiled, which caught Charizard's attention, though he didn't say anything. "Are you going to register? The winner supposedly gets an incredible prize," Brooklyn continued, almost as if she was urging Owen to compete.
"I don't know," Owen replied with a shrug. If he really wanted to win Charizard would be his first option, but he wasn't entirely onboard with entering a tournament that hadn't been advertised. Frogadier, however, was enthralled by the idea of showing off his brand new power gained through evolution. As he smirked stupidly, Frogadier glanced over at Fennekin before picturing winning the championship battle for Owen, and a sudden blush appeared on his face.
"Gul!" A figured suddenly hopped in front of Frogadier and crushed him with a swift flick of his tail, sending the water type flying off the branches, but Frogadier twisted his body quickly so that he landed on his feet. Owen, Brooklyn, Cindy, Litleo, Fennekin, and Charizard all turned to see a strange Pokemon standing in-between them and Frogadier, and it glared back at them.
The mysterious Pokemon's body was covered in white hair, and it had a pair of floppy brown ears. It looked very similar to a dog, though it was bipedal, which was a bit creepy. Its tail also had a patch of green hair that looked like a paintbrush, and it twirled its tail in its right paw.
"Smeargle, the Painter Pokemon. It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks," Brooklyn's Pokedex announced as the girl scanned the dog whose tongue was sticking out.
"I think we might've intruded on its territory," Owen whispered to the two girls and their fire types, who nodded in agreement. "Smeargle, we don't mean any harm. We're just passing through to visit the Parfum Palace," Owen explained while stepping towards the normal type.
"Smear!" Smeargle cried aggressively before spraining towards Owen and whacking him with her tail.
"Froga!" Frogadier exclaimed as Owen was sent flying backwards from the attack. The frog glared at Smeargle and vice versa, and the two Pokemon continued to glare at each other as Litleo and Fennekin crept forward and prepared a sneak attack.
"Ember!" Brooklyn and Cindy commanded in unison while pointing at Smeargle. The two fire type's charged forwards at the same time and shot bullets of fire towards Smeargle, whose back was facing the attacking Pokemon. Much to everyone's shock, Smeargle shot straight into the air, avoiding the combined Ember attacks, which pummeled Frogadier, who cried out in pain and frustration.
"Gle," Smeargle laughed as Frogadier brushed the dirt off his back. The blue Pokemon dashed forwards and prepared to beat the normal type to a bloody pulp, but Smeargle was too quick. As Frogadier swung his arms violently, Smeargle ducked and evaded each attack before her tail began to glow silver, and she smacked Frogadier across the face.
"Charizard, let's finish this!" Owen shouted as he got back on his feet. Charizard landed on the ground powerfully and roared before looking down at his smug opponent, who had to have been at least forty levels lower than him. "Flamethrower!" Charizard reared his head back and released a wave of fire that flew towards Smeargle, but the strange Pokemon countered. As the attack sped towards her, Smeargle grabbed her tail and waved it like a brush, and she was suddenly covered in a bright red light. Then, she released a Flamethrower attack just like Charizard's, and they collided.
"Wow, that's a strong Pokemon," Brooklyn remarked as the Flamethrower attacks cancelled each other out. Charizard simply glared at Smeargle before releasing a large amount of air from his nostrils, signaling that he was about to get serious, which intimidated Smeargle. He didn't want to hurt the vastly weaker Pokemon, but copying his attack? That rubbed Charizard the wrong way.
"That's why I'm gonna catch it!" Owen shouted as he grabbed a Pokeball off his belt and tossed it in the air before catching it again. "Charizard, use Seismic Toss!" Owen roared. Charizard opened his wings and zipped over towards Smeargle, grabbing her in the process. The winged lizard then flew straight up before flying in a circle and descending straight towards the ground. Just before they could hit the ground, Charizard hurled Smeargle as hard as he could, and he flew back to Owen's side while Frogadier hopped over too.
"Smeargle!" the wild Pokemon shouted as she hopped back up and darted towards Owen. Both Charizard and Froakie swung at the crazed Pokemon, but she dodged both attacks and grabbed Owen's backpack that was on the ground. Then, she bolted down the road, leaving a cloud of dust behind her.
"Hey! Get back here!" Owen screamed as he sprinted after the wild Pokemon that had just stolen all of his possessions, including his badge case. Frogadier and Charizard followed close behind while Cindy, Brooklyn, Fennekin, and Litleo sweat dropped before running after Owen and his starters.
000
"Where is that Smeargle?" Owen shouted angrily as he walked around the woods that were several hundred feet away from the Parfum Palace. He angrily bit his lip and waited for Charizard, Frogadier, Pikachu, and Butterfree to return and give him information on Smeargle's location. The two flying types were the first to return, and they both shook their head disappointedly. Owen stomped on the ground in rage, knowing that if he didn't find his backpack, he'd have to challenge Viola to another battle, and he wasn't about to go all the way back to Santalune.
"Pika!" Pikachu cried as he and Frogadier appeared and sat on the branches above Owen's head. He continued pointing towards the direction from which he and Frogadier came from, and Owen looked at Charizard and Butterfree, who took to the sky. As he ran after his Pokemon, Owen pulled out his Pokedex and called Brooklyn and Cindy, who were also searching for Smeargle.
"What's up?" Cindy replied as her face appeared on the screen of the hi-tech device.
"Any luck?" Owen inquired, hoping that Cindy had retrieved his backpack, which held his badge case. Cindy, however, shook her head, causing Owen to hang his head disappointedly before Brooklyn joined the group call.
"Sorry, we haven't found anything yet, but Fennekin picked up on some tracks that look like Smeargle's," the girl informed Owen.
"Alright, we'll head over to you now. Just signal where you are, and Charizard and Butterfree will be there soon." With that, Owen ended the call and he saw a series of orange bullets of fire fly straight into the air. Charizard then swooped down and picked him, Frogadier, and Pikachu up before zipping towards Brooklyn with Butterfree following.
000
"Litleo, have you found anything yet?" Cindy quizzed as she and her Pokemon looked through several different bushes and checked around the trees.
"Leo," Litleo replied dejectedly before sniffing the ground. The lion cub's head suddenly shot into the air and he began sniffing the air before darting past Cindy, who chased after her Pokemon. "Lit!" Litleo cried as he stopped in front of a large tree and began growling. Cindy appeared behind her Pokemon and looked up at the tree, seeing Smeargle sitting on a branch looking through Owen's backpack.
"Hey, stop that!" Cindy shouted at the Pokemon that looked higher than a kite. The artistic dog looked down at Cindy with her droopy eyes, and she threw Owen's backpack down at Cindy. The girl and her Litleo hopped away from the bag, but they realized that Smeargle was holding Owen's badge case with her tail.
"Smear-mear," Smeargle taunted as she stuck her tongue out at Litleo, who began to growl angrily. Cindy could sense the rage of her Pokemon, and she knew exactly what he wanted to do.
"Hit the tree with Headbutt!" Cindy yelled, not wanting to set the forest on fire with an Ember. Litleo swiped his paws against the ground before charging forward and slamming into the tree, causing it to shake violently. Smeargle instantly lost her balance and fell off the branch she was standing on, but she twirled in the air and landed on the ground. Before she landed, Smeargle had used her tail like a brush and she was covered in a bright red light.
"Gle!" Smeargle cried before running as fast as she could. Cindy and Litleo were so shocked by the wild Pokemon's speed that Litleo was crushed by Smeargle's attack, which seemed to be Headbutt.
"Li!" Litleo cried as he rolled across the ground and a sharp pain occurred in his head, which was where Smeargle had struck.
"Come on, Litleo, we've gotta give this everything we have! Use Ember!" Litleo looked up at Smeargle wearily before opening his mouth and shooting a wave of orange bullets towards the copycat Pokemon. Smeargle gave Cindy and Litleo a devilish smirk after she climbed up the tree to evade the Ember attack, and she taunted them by wiggling her finger.
"Smmm…" Smeargle hummed as she reared her head back and began to build up air in her chest. "Eargle!" she roared as a wave of fire flew out of her mouth and engulfed Litleo, who cried out in pain before falling on his side.
"Litleo!" Cindy cried out as she ran to the injured Pokemon's side. She then looked over at Smeargle in disgust as the normal type tossed Owen's badge case in the air before catching it, and then she disappeared.
000
"So you didn't find anything?" Brooklyn asked as Owen and his Pokemon continued searching the area. After they met up, the two teens and their five Pokemon continued searching for any leads that could take them to Smeargle.
"Nothing. At least you found these tracks, though. Charizard, Butterfree, Pikachu, would you mind looking for Cindy? I haven't heard from her and I'm getting a little worried," Owen told the three Pokemon. Brooklyn glared at Owen when she heard his reasoning, though nobody noticed. The aforementioned Pokemon nodded, and Charizard reluctantly allowed Pikachu to hop onto his back before he took off with Butterfree.
"So how did you meet Cindy?" Brooklyn quizzed jealously as she tried following the tracks left by Smeargle. Fennekin, meanwhile, was too busy glancing over at Frogadier, who had suddenly became unaware of her existence ever since he evolved.
"I was asked to go handle Pikachu and his gang in Santalune Forest, and she happened to be there. I guess she followed me after that, or something," Owen replied nonchalantly.
"Pikachu was in a gang? Geez, you catch some interesting Pokemon," the girl opined before giggling. Owen laughed along until a blast of fire nearly hit him, and he dove to his right while Brooklyn dove to her left. The two then noticed Smeargle was standing about ten feet away from them, and she was tossing Owen's badge case.
"Frogadier, Quick Attack!" Owen ordered without hesitation. Frogadier shot forward as a white streak of light trailed his body, and he attempted to grab his trainer's case. With lighting quick reactions, Smeargle ducked and whipped her tail against Frogadier's legs, causing him to trip and he fell face first.
"Fennekin, help out with Flame Charge!" Brooklyn commanded while throwing her arm forward and pointing at Smeargle. Fennekin bolted as soon as she heard Brooklyn's orders, and she was covered in a bright red coat of fire. Smeargle turned around but was crushed by Fennekin, who had a surprising oomph behind her attack, most likely because of Frogadier being hurt.
"Now use your frubbles to immobilize her, Frogadier!" As Smeargle continued skidding backwards, Frogadier grabbed the bubbles around his neck and chucked them at Smeargle's feet. The normal type was shocked by the velocity behind the attack, and she was essentially glued to the ground. The normal type eventually gave up her attempt at breaking free, but she became scared when Owen and Brooklyn walked over with angered looks on their faces.
"Smeargle, give Owen his badge case," Brooklyn demanded as Owen extended his arm, waiting to receive the case. Reluctantly, Smeargle gave Owen the item, and Frogadier soaked the frubbles with water, allowing Smeargle to move freely.
"Ya know, you really made me work for this," Owen told Smeargle while pointing at his case. "And I'm surprised you're so strong," he complimented, causing Smeargle to smile.
"Me too," Brooklyn chimed in with a smile. "I could use another Pokemon, especially because I have a contest coming up. How about you join me?" the blonde proposed, which was answered with an emphatic yes. "Yay! Go, Pokeball!" After tossing her Pokeball, Brooklyn watched as Smeargle was sucked into the hi-tech device.
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Ping!
"Wahoo! We just got a new teammate, Fennekin!" Brooklyn cheered while dancing.
"Wait what!?" Cindy shouted as she rode on Charizard while holding Pikachu. Once the winged lizard landed, Cindy hopped off and walked over to Brooklyn. "You have some explaining to do."
"Let's do that tomorrow, okay? I just want to get to the Parfum Palace and go to sleep," Owen stated with a yawn, causing the two girls to laugh. "And then I can sign up for that tournament!"
Wow, that took way too long to write. Sorry about that, everyone! I'll have another chapter or two up before Monday because I feel bad about not getting this up on time. Now, Brooklyn caught Smeargle, and Owen will be competing in the tournament at Parfum Palace, where some pretty crazy stuff will be going down. Till next time, peace out.
1) Would you have preferred to see Owen catch Smeargle?
Next Chapter: Hide and Seek: After signing up for what he thought would be a normal tournament, Owen and a few new characters are thrown in for a loop when it turns out they're being hunted by the king's cavalry and other Pokemon in a survival based competition! Being involved in such an insane situation certainly couldn't get any worse, or could it?
Cyllage Arc Chapters
Chapter 16: Heir to the Throne: Charizard vs Furfrou
Chapter 17: Meeting Maria
Chapter 18: Taking the Chateau by Storm
Chapter 19: The Cyllage City Contest
Chapter 20: Hardcore Parkour
Chapter 21: Save the Fossils!