*sci-fi portal sound*
Omega: *sigh* Of course.
Seishin: What's wrong, Megy?
Omega: *pinches bridge of nose* Yukiro's jumping into Trix's world aga- *eyes widen* YUKIRO?!
Seishin: Hi.
Omega: Wha- If you're here, then who just went to Trix's world?!
Seishin: *Looks at camera* Read and find out!
Ohirume: I don't own Pokémon, Ben 10, Black Clover, RWBY, or Naruto (Shippuden).
Omega: Oh. That's who. Wait, RWBY?
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Ohirume: Also, yes, the chapter is a day early. I've got something going on late tomorrow night and I don't know if I'll be able to post it on time at midnight.
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Fighting Alpine
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The group of Ash, Misty, Brock, Soot, Pikachu, and Clefairy continued on their journey towards Fuchsia City where they would pass by and enter the P1 Grand Prix with Mankey, win, then leave him behind with that guy…
Nah, I'm kidding. They're still at Suzie's salon. Mostly because she offered this:
"Vaaayy!" Ash cried out blissfully as Suzie rubbed the circular fin around his neck.
Suzie smiled, "I'm glad you like it. I have to admit, I'm a little excited to get feedback from a human's perspective."
Ash raised a brow, "I'm not sure it would really work like that. My mind may still be human, but-" He stopped and flinched when Suzie pressed on his tail with her thumb, "Ohhhh!" He laid back down with a smile; ears drooping, "Thaaaat's the good stuff."
Misty, Brock, Soot, Pikachu, Clefairy, and Vulpix sat around the table by the window.
Soot snickered, "Dad sure seems to be enjoying himself."
Pikachu pouted, "Trust me, he is."
Vulpix sweat dropped, 'This'll take some getting used to.'
Brock laid his head on the table in a slump, "A massage from Suzie herself. Why couldn't I have been given such an honor?"
Soot looked at them and smiled sadly, "I mean, Suzie's specialty is Pokémon. I'm not sure humans are her best subject."
Brock groaned.
Misty sighed, "I guess it can't be helped."
Ash overheard and frowned. He looked down sorrowfully. He shook it off and glared in determination, 'I promise I'll figure them out. I'll get back to work as soon as possi-ssi-ssi!' "VAAAYYYY!" 'Okay, after this.'
"Hey, can I get a turn after he's done?" Soot called out.
Suzie kept her eyes on the vaporeon and nodded, "Of course."
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*Meanwhile, in … wherever "The Punchy Pokémon" takes place
Gem: Celadon City
Ohirume: Seriously?!
Walking down a road towards the P1 Grand Prix, was an … unusual group.
One was a human girl with long auburn hair; tied into a ponytail. She wore a green, sleeveless shirt, skinny jeans, white sandals, and had golden-brown eyes.
Seishin: ;P Blatantly stolen from a discontinued story by Mekon. Wait, did I just use an emoticon?! … Why can't I do more?!
Ohirume: Did you really think I'd give you that kind of power permanently?
Seishin: *grumbles*
Next to her was a zoroark with hazel brown eyes, legs that resembled that of a lucario's in terms of structure, darker than average black fur, and a black fox tail that resembled one from a Kanto ninetales.
In other words, it's Faux again. Y'know, from the "Pokémon Land" Omake.
Standing on Faux's shoulder was a pikachu wearing a blue short sleeved, collared jacket with yellow lightning bolts stretching around the waist. On the back, there was a black symbol resembling a bull's head. On the bull's forehead was a blue, upside-down heart with a black bolt of lightning tearing through it.
Finally, there was an average looking lucario with a fully formed Bone Rush attached to his back.
Seishin: Actually original. Hence why he's so bland.
The lucario sweat dropped, "Thank you for that, Seishin."
The pikachu snickered, "Well, he's not wrong, Luke. You're pretty basic."
Luke rolled his eyes with a smirk, "Very funny, Pike. But, at least, I actually received a comment."
Faux sweat dropped, "Uh, Luke?"
The girl raised a brow, "Wait. Isn't Pike's design kind of original too?"
Pike blinked in surprise, "Is it? I thought my jacket was from Oathkeeper0317's profile pic."
Ohirume: That was the original idea, but I misinterpreted the design. When it came time to describe the appearance for this chapter, I just … went with this. The only things I kept were the color and lightning bolts. Or, so I thought.
I did not look at the design closely.
Pike tugged on the collar with a smile, "Aw, whatever. I like it like this."
Seishin: Well, duh. Liking it is in your design. In all seriousness, Rob came up with that on the spot when he was writing this portion of the chapter.
Faux raised a brow and looked into the sky, "Speaking of this chapter, why are we here? This is around time I- uh, Ash released Primeape, right?"
Ohirume: Well, Mankey. But yeah. They're caught up in other stuff and I'm not too sure about Mankey being taken out of the story.
Pike glared at the sky, "Yet, you were fine with tossing out Butterfree." He waited for a few seconds and sighed, "And now he's not answering. Typical."
Faux chuckled and pet him, "Don't worry, bro. We already know how this plays out. We just have to find that girl."
The brunette's eyes narrowed, "What girl?"
"A human girl, Laura." Faux said with a mocking glare. He walked over and slung an arm across her back, "Besides, you know you're my one and only."
Laura smiled softly, "I know. I was just messing with you." She moved closer and puckered her lips. Faux smiled and followed suit.
"Yo, lovebirds!" Pike interrupted from Faux's shoulder, "We're supposed to help what's-her-name with her dad and hitmonchan, remember?" He smirked, "Besides, I don't think this story is supposed to involve human and Pokémon romance."
Laura raised a brow, "Wouldn't I have to be human for that to make sense?"
Faux nodded, "And didn't Trix-"
"Sorry to interrupt." Luke said before pointing down the road, "But, am I to assume that's the hitmonchan we're searching for?"
The Team followed his gaze and saw the Fighting-type punching the air next to a tree.
Pike blinked, "Yup, that's him." He looked at Faux with a smirk, "So, should I do that crazy rocket punch thing?"
Faux chuckled, "Come on, Pike. You know that was just a stupid concept from the start."
Pike pouted, "Oh, come on! It'll actually make sense, this time!" He held up his paws and his electric sacks started to glow yellow.
A surge electricity traveled from his cheeks down to paws and started to take shape around them. After another second, a pair of yellow, glowing, translucent boxing gloves covered his paws; sparking every few seconds.
Pike held up the gloves, "See?! I can even make my own gloves!"
"Faster Hitmonchan! Faster!"
The group looked over to see a man walk up to Hitmonchan.
"Keep your gloves up!" He shouted, "Remember! Fighting smart hurts less than fighting stupid!"
Hitmonchan nodded with a determined glare, "Right!" He went back to punching the air.
Laura raised a brow, "Is that the father?"
Faux nodded, "Yup."
"Daddy!" A red-haired girl called out as she ran over to the man, "Daddy, please come home."
The man blinked in surprise "Rebecca?"
"And there's his daughter." Faux said.
Luke glanced at Pike with a smirk, "It appears your window of opportunity has closed."
Pike grumbled and shook his paws. The gloves faded into literal sparks.
Laura giggled before walking towards them, "Come on, let's get this show on the road."
The rest followed.
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*Rebecca
"Daddy," Rebecca begged, "please quit Pokémon training and come home with me."
Her father frowned, "I won't come home until I become champion of the P1 Grand Prix."
"But, daddy-"
The man raised a hand, "I'm sorry, Rebecca, but my minds made up." He walked past her, "I'll be at the gym if you need me. Come on, Hitmonchan."
The Fighting-type followed.
Rebecca clenched a fist and started tearing up. She sat down under the tree in fetal position.
"Are you okay?"
Rebecca flinched and looked up to see a beautiful brunette looking down at her with a worried frown.
Rebecca stood up and wiped away the tears, "Y-yeah. I'm okay."
Laura's frowned deepened, "Are you sure?" She looked to her side, "Maybe there's something we can help you with."
Rebecca followed her gaze and her eyes widened upon seeing a lucario and a strange, tailed zoroark with a jacket-wearing pikachu on its shoulder, "A-are those your Pokémon?"
Laura smiled and nodded, "Yup." She gestured to the Dark-type, "This is Ash."
Faux saluted with a grin, "Nice to meet you!"
Laura gestured to the Electric-type, "That's Pike."
The mouse flashed a V-sign and smiled, "What's up?"
Laura gestured to the Fighting/Steel-type, "This is Luke."
The bipedal canine bowed respectfully, "Greetings."
She then gestured to herself, "And my name is Laura Neon." She held out a hand to the girl, "Now, who are you?"
Rebecca shook her hand, "My name is Rebecca." She frowned, "I know this is sudden, but can I ask you for a favor?"
Laura cocked her head, "What is it?"
Rebecca looked at Laura hopefully, "Please, I want you to defeat my father's hitmonchan!"
"Act surprised!" Faux whispered harshly.
Laura blinked in surprise, "Huh?"
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*Later; Fighting Spirit Gym
Luke looked around at the exercise equipment in surprise, "I was not aware any of our worlds had gyms like this."
Faux chuckled, "It caught me off guard the first time too. Usually, these kinds of places have the word 'dojo' or 'club' in their name."
Pike glanced at Laura from Faux's shoulder, "By the way, Brock was supposed to notice that sign on the wall and ask what the P1 was."
Laura glanced at him and nodded slightly.
Laura looked at a wall next to her and blinked in 'surprise' upon seeing the poster, "Hey Rebecca, what's the P1 Grand Prix?"
"It's short for the Pokémon number one Grand Prix." Rebecca responded, "It's a tournament for fighting Pokémon." She looked down somberly, "Because my father wants to win the P1, he's training all the time and ignoring his family." She looked up at Laura with a soft smile, "I'm hoping that if you can defeat Hitmonchan, my dad will come to his senses and come home."
Luke sweat dropped, "That logic seems incredibly flawed."
Faux elbowed him, "Shut it. It worked last time."
Laura glanced at Faux before looking back at Rebecca with a smile, "Sure, I'd be happy to help." She looked at the lucario in the room, "What do you say, Luke?"
Luke looked at the zoroark and pikachu, "Are the contestants strong, at all?"
Pike nodded with smile, "Yeah. By Pokémon standards."
Luke sweat dropped, "Oh." He sighed and nodded, "Fine. I might as well."
Laura looked back at Rebecca with a smile, "Alright, looks like he's in."
Rebecca smiled sadly, "Thank you." She frowned, "But are sure he'll be able to win? My father's hitmonchan is very powerful and I've heard that Steel-types aren't very good against Fighting-types."
Faux, Luke, Pike, and Laura sweat dropped at that.
Laura looked at a dumbbell rack across the room and smirked, "Rebecca, how much do you think all those weights weigh, together? Three tons?"
Rebecca blinked in surprise and looked at the rack, "Um, yeah. I guess."
Laura smiled, "Cool." She looked at Luke, "Show her what you can do."
Luke smirked, "With pleasure." He started walking over to the dumbbell rack.
Faux, Pike, and Laura watched with sly smiles. Rebecca raised a brow.
Luke put a paw under the rack and lifted the entire thing over his head with one paw. Rebecca's jaw dropped and stared in shock.
Luke blinked in surprise and looked up, "Huh." He looked back at the four of them, "I believe this is closer to two and a half tons."
Laura smiled, "I think we're good."
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*P1 Grand Prix Arena
Ladies and Gentlemen, An announcer said over a loudspeaker, welcome on and all to our fighting Pokémon festival, the P1 Grand Prix! The contestants are about to enter the ring!
A pokéball symbol beside the ring opened up and Rebecca's father and Hitmonchan came up on a lift.
Introducing the number one contender! The Fighting Machine! Hitmonchan and its trainer, Anthony!
A hitmonlee jumped onto the stage and landed next to Team Rocket doubling up in a trench coat for some reason.
And now the challenger! The Kicking Fiend! Hitmonlee, along with its trainer, Giant!
Jessie waved at the crowd. James started wobbling under the coat.
Jessie glared and whispered harshly, "Stand up straight! You're making me dizzy!"
"I'm tired." James whimpered, "Let's trade pla- AH!" He cried out as Jessie squeezed his head between her thighs.
Seishin: *Zarbon moan*
Omega: That seemed forced.
Seishin: It was.
"Quit complaining!" Jessie argued.
In another corner, Laura, Faux, and Pike waved to the crowd. Luke stood next to them with his arms crossed.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, a new Pokémon trainer competing here in her P1 debut! Please welcome the lovely Laura Neon of Alto Mare!
The crowd cheered for her. Amid the cheers were a few comments that Faux's eye twitch.
Rebecca sat in the stands; hands held together, "Good luck, Laura."
Jessie glared at Laura, "Who does that girl think she is? Taking all the attention for herself?"
"Who are you talking abou-" James peeked out from the coat and immediately saw Laura. Hearts filled his eyes, "Whoa! Look at her!"
Faux glared at him and spoke through clenched teeth, "Buzz off!"
James flinched and hid in the coat again, "Jess, that black ninetales just spoke!"
Jessie heeled his chest; making him yelp, "Don't be an idiot!"
Luke sweat dropped, "Are we just going to pretend that that isn't Team Rocket?"
Pike shrugged, "Pretty much."
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*Under the ring
Meowth's eyes widened, 'What the?! Pikachu?!'
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*That cut was probably unnecessary
A machop stood in the ring on an opposite corner to Laura and the others.
And now for our first match! Machop is ready to battle! What Pokémon will Laura use to challenge it?!
Luke sweat dropped, "They, do see me. Right?"
Faux patted his shoulder, "Aw, just get in there, teach."
Luke rolled his eyes before jumping clear over the ring and landing on his corner of the ring in a crouch. He stood back up and crossed his arms.
The ref immediately pointed at him, "Hold on a second! Non-weapon Normal and Fighting-esque moves only! Get rid of that Bone Rush or be disqualified!"
Luke deadpanned, "Seriously?"
Laura leaned over to Faux and mumbled, "Was that a rule last time?"
Faux raised a brow, "First I'm hearing of it."
Luke sighed, pulled the Ground-type move off his back, and broke it over his knee. The move burst out of existence.
The ref nodded, "Better."
Machop smirked, "Not so confident without your little staff now, are you."
Luke rolled his eyes, "I merely prefer it in my fighting style. I can easily win this brawl without it."
Machop's eye twitched, "Cocky little-" He shifted to a sly smirk, "We'll see how confident you are after I beat you into the ground!"
Laura frowned and mumbled, "I'm starting to feel sorry for Machop."
Pike smirked, "I'm not."
The wrestling bell went off.
"Take this!" Machop called out as he shot towards Luke.
The Fighting-type jumped and unleashed a barrage of jabs. Luke brought up and crossed his arms to block.
Machop starts if off with a flurry of ferocious jabs! It may be small, but it sure packs plenty of power!
The Superpower Pokémon wound up and unleashed a harsh punch. Luke blocked again and skidded backwards.
Lucario has been thrown back! It looks like the Steel-type could be in trouble!
Luke rolled his eyes.
Machop smirked, "Not so confident, now. Are we?"
Pike sweat dropped, "Is 'confident' his favorite word or something?"
Luke sighed, "Can we just get this over with? I'm already bored."
Machop gritted his teeth, "That's it!" He charged forward again, "Let's see how confident yyou are against my Seismic-"
He was cut-off by Luke throwing a kick into his chest and punting him.
"Augh!" Machop shot towards the ropes and bounced back towards Luke.
"Aura Sphere!" Luke called out as he formed the attack in his right paw. He intercepted the flying Machop and drove the sphere into its chest, "Impact!"
Machop was thrown out of the ring, over the stands, and slammed into a wall next to one of the entrances. The audience stared, speechless, at the unconscious Fighting-type planted in the wall.
U-um. The announcer stuttered before shaking it off, And Lucario takes the win in one fell swoop!
Anthony gulped; wide eyed, "We may have our work cut out for us."
Luke put his paws together and pulled them apart; forming another Bone Rush. He quickly grabbed the staff and placed it on his back.
The ref glared, "Hey! What did I just say?! Fighting and Normal moves only!"
Luke glared back, "I didn't use it in the battle, and I'll dispel it again before the next round." He jumped out of the ring and landed next to Faux and the others. He glanced at the ref again, "Besides, you do not have the jurisdiction to tell me what I may do before or after a battle. Only during." He walked towards one of the hallways leading out of the area. Pike, Faux, and Laura followed.
The audience stared in shock as they left.
D-did that Pokémon just talk?
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*Team ALPN's dressing room
Ohirume: Wrestling arenas have dressing rooms, right?
Waiting rooms?
Faux laughed and slung an arm across the lucario's back, "Freaking Yvel, Luke! You couldn't have held back just a little?!"
Luke chuckled, "You know fair and well that I held back plenty by letting him hit me at all."
Pike smirked with a raised brow, "Well, sure. But that was still overkill. I mean, you drove him into a wall."
Luke glared mockingly with a sly smirk, "Like you haven't done that to countless other opponents."
Laura chuckled, "He's got ya there, Pike."
The quartet laughed. They were cut off by a knocking on the door.
Faux blinked in surprise and looked at Pike, "Did you order room service?"
Pike raised a brow, "This place has room service?"
The knocking continued.
"Coming!" Laura said as she walked over to the door. She opened it to find some muscular guy in a tank top.
Laura blinked in surprise, "Can I help you?"
The guy smiled confidently and held out a rose, "Of course. All you need to do is say 'yes.'"
Faux glared at the guy.
Laura raised a brow, "Are you … asking me out?"
He started flexing for some reason, "I know, it must come as shock. But, what can I say? Your beauty called to me."
Laura blinked in shock, "Okay, wow. Just, uh- no. Just- no."
The man smirked, "Perfect! I'll pick you up at-" He stopped and blinked, "What?"
Laura deadpanned, "I said 'no.' Besides, I already have a boyfriend. We're very happy together."
The guy snickered and put a hand to his chin, "Oh, is that all? Well, who says he needs to know?"
Luke and Pike's eyes widened, and they glance at Faux warily. The fox had his paw clenched into a fist as he glared daggers at the creep.
Laura's eyes narrowed, "You just keep getting better, don't you?" She said sarcastically before sighing, "Look, it's not happening. I suggest you leave now before you do something you'll regret." She reached for the door to close it.
The meathead grabbed her arm and smirked, "Don't be like that, babe. Now, let's find somewhere nice and quiet to-" He stopped and took on a shocked expression as Faux swiftly kicked him in the, uh … In between the legs … *shiver*
The man groaned and fell to the floor.
Laura smiled slyly, "Like I said." She held Faux passionately; he put in arms around her waist, "Happy." They moved closer before Laura slammed door in the downed man's face.
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Seishin: Hey, readers! We're cutting to the final round like in the anime. Originally, we were going to cut back over the Trix and others at the salon. But Rob's an uncreative idiot who can't even write something as simple as a happy goodbye.
Ohirume: HEY!
Seishin: FIGMENT!
Omega: In honor of the chapter's title, we present: Fighting Gold! English version by Jonathan Young.
Ohirume: The lyrics will be right here, but we suggest looking up the actual song on YouTube. Seriously, it is awesome.
Seishin: Plus, JoYo has done every other JoJo opening … except for Bloody Stream (OP2), Chase (OP6), and Traitor's Requiem (OP9). So far.
Ohirume: Still, he's one of the only people to make End Of The World (OP4) sound good in English. Check him out!
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We've been getting crushed beneath the pressure,
Will of fate is heavier than ever,
It has made a hostage of all our dreams…
Never can escape, and never running…
And we still are desperately struggling…
Ever now, persistent I will be!
… And all the shards of our hope,
Still, ever close…
Lost in the rubble beneath…
This hope, I swear to find…
With my two hands, in time!
Swear, I'll be changing The World,
YOU WILL SEEEEEE!
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FIGHTING GOLD!
You'll only find it in those…
Believe in what is deep inside,
I promise you will shine!
BREAK THE MOLD!
Until your fire dies!
Against the gods toni-ight!
Determined we will Fi-ight!
Ye, who have indomitable souls!
FIGHTING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLD!
Seishin: BACK TO THE CHAP!
Omega: It's-
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"Impact!" Luke called out as he drove an Aura Sphere into Machamp's jaw with an uppercut.
"Chaaaamp!" The pure Fighting-type cried out as he flew out of the ring and slammed into the ground; eyes in swirls.
And with another come-from-behind knockout, Laura's lucario advances to the final round!
"Lu-car-ri-o! Lu-car-ri-o!" The crowd cheered.
Luke formed his Bone Rush again, attached it to his back, and jumped out of the ring again. He landed in between Faux and Laura.
Laura smiled at him, "Looks like you're a fan favorite."
Luke looked around and smirked, "Huh. It's kinda nice."
Now, the Fighting Spirit Gym's very own Hitmonchan, the number two contender at this tournament,
Anthony sweat dropped, 'Really? Number two?'
takes on the legendary kicking fiend Hitmonlee for a chance at the championship!
The wrestling bell went off.
Hitmonchan shot forward and threw a punch. Hitmonlee followed suit and threw a kick.
The pair meet at the center in a stalemate.
"Got to be smart! Got to be strong! Got to keep moving!" Anthony shouted to his Fighting-type.
Hitmonchan nodded, "Right!"
Hitmonlee unleashed a flurry of kicks. Hitmonchan weaved around the kicks effortlessly.
Jessie stared in shock, "Hitmonlee's not landing any kicks."
Meowth's voice came up over a handheld radio, We've got to slow Hitmonchan down! And a little glue oughta do it!
A small puddle of glue seeped onto the stage from below. Hitmonchan stepped in it.
"What the?!" Hitmonchan cried out in alarm. He tried pulling his leg free.
Hitmonlee capitalized and barraged the other tyrogue evolution.
Hitmonchan's in trouble! Hitmonlee's Mega Kick is getting the best of them.
"Hitmonchan!" Anthony cried out in alarm.
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*Meanwhile in the stands
Luke blinked in surprise, "Why do I smell glue?"
Pike's eyes widened in realization before he deadpanned, "Oh, right. Meowth's under the ring."
Laura flinched and whispered harshly, "What?! Shouldn't we do something then?!"
Faux shook his head, "Actually, no. Hitmonlee wins this round." He sweat dropped, "And now I know why."
Luke stared at Faux in shock, "What?! Then why did I have to enter?!"
Pike smirked, "Because Primeape was supposed to win and he's not here." The mouse's eyes widened, "Wait, doesn't something really dangerous happen right about-"
"Finish it, Hitmonlee!" Jessie called out.
Hitmonlee complied and launched at Hitmonchan with Mega Kick.
"Stop it!" Rebecca shouted as she ran down to the ring.
Faux's eyes widened, "Oh, right. One of us should-"
"DIBS!" Pike called out as he jumped out of the stands.
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*Ring
Rebecca jumped out in between Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan, "Don't hurt my father's Pokémon!"
Anthony's eyes widened, "Rebecca!" He ran over to intercept the kick.
"SPARK FORGE! MAGNHILD!"
Everyone's eyes widened as Pike appeared in front of Hitmonlee wielding a massive mechanical yellow hammer; translucent and sparking like the gloves. He swung at Hitmonlee's outstretched foot. They met in a stalemate.
Hitmonlee's eyes widened in shock, "Wh-what the Yvel?!"
Pike smirked, "Boop." He pressed a trigger on the handle and an explosion went off at the face of the hammer.
Hitmonlee was flung backwards and crashed against the rope.
The ref stared in shock; unsure of what to say.
Anthony stared at the Electric-type in pure shock. He snapped out of it and quickly turned around, "Rebecca, are you hur-"
"Daddy!" Rebecca called out as she hugged him.
Anthony smiled sadly and hugged her back, "It's okay, Rebecca." He took the towel off his back and threw it into the ring, "I give up."
The bell went off again.
Anthony throws in the towel! Hitmonlee is the winner!
Pike spun with the hammer, hit the ground with it, and pressed the trigger again. The resulting explosion propelled Pike high into the air. He dispelled the hammer and fell back into the stands. Specifically, right into Faux's mane.
Pike popped out of the zoroark's mane and smiled, "How was that?"
Luke deadpanned, "Flashy and revealing. I thought we were trying to keep a low profile."
Faux smirked with a raised brow, "Really? Did we decide that before or after spoke Human?" He looked up, "Or Rasenganed a hariyama through the roof?"
Luke glanced up at the roof. There was a tarp outside covering massive hole.
Luke chuckled, "Touché" He looked down at Rebecca and Anthony, "So, what about them?"
Faux followed his gaze, "If I remember correctly, he's apologizing about worrying her and her mother. Everything should be okay with them, now."
Laura smiled softly and mumbled, "Good." She looked at Luke, "So, you still up for the final match?"
Luke shrugged with a smirk, "Yeah. Why not? This has been kind of a fun workout." He looked back at the ring and his eyes widened, "Why did Team Rocket lose the trench coat?"
Pike raised a brow, "Uh, good question. Last time, it was because we figured them out."
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**Time Skip**
And now for the final confrontation! Lucario, a newcomer who's battled to this last round with seemingly minimal effort, faces the ferocious footwork of Hitmonlee, the kicking fiend! Get ready, fans, for a match you'll never forget!
Hitmonlee glared at Luke, "You must think you're some big shot. Taking down all of the real fighters like it's no big deal."
Luke raised a brow, "Doesn't that, alone, make me a 'big shot,' as you put it?"
The bell went off.
Hitmonlee shot forward and unleashed a flurry of kicks. Luke dodged every kick effortlessly as he weaved around the attacks.
"Nice work, Luke!" Laura cheered from outside of the ring, "Tire him out!"
Anthony frowned and looked at Laura, "Are you sure about that? He's not gonna get anywhere by just dodging."
Laura nodded, "Trust us. Luke's stamina is way above what you'd expect."
"What are you doing?!" Jessie shouted.
"Kick it! Kick it!" James followed.
Pike smirked, "And that's my queue."
Faux blinked and looked at him in surprise, "What?"
"You'll see." Pike said as he jumped down from the fox's shoulder and ran under the ring.
Faux blinked in surprise before shrugging. He went back to watching the fight.
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*Under the ring
Pike looked around curiously, "Alright, now where did he put that bomb?" He closed his eyes. After a second, his cheeks started sparking.
He opened his eyes and looked over to see a small metal box attached to the underside of the ring.
The mouse smirked, "There you are."
Pike walked over to the device and looked over it before sweat dropping, "Geez. You are a lot less complex than I remember." He sighed and held out a paw, "Alright, let's get this over with." His cheeks glowed yellow and solid electric screwdriver -flathead- appeared in his right paw.
"Hold it right dere, rodent!"
Pike flinched and looked over to see Meowth glaring at him. He looked closer and saw the remote in the Scratch Cat's paw.
The mouse blinked in surprise, "What are you doing under here?"
Meowth glared and pointed, "I'm here for answas! What's da Yvel's goin' on here?! Who's dat twoipette?! Where's da Phantom?! And why are you wearin' dat stupid jacket?!"
Pike sweat dropped, "I think you have me confused with someone else."
Meowth glare deepened, "Yeah, right! Do ya really expect me ta believe dat dere's two pikachus dat look and sound exactly alike?!"
Pike sighed, "Even if I do look like this other guy, I'm pretty sure I can prove I'm not him." He raised a digit on his right paw, "For one, I've been speaking human this whole time."
Meowth flinched and his eyes widened.
"Second," The mouse turned around and removed his jacket, "this thing."
Meowth's eyes widened in horror at the sight of the massive scar stretching from mouse's right shoulder to left hip.
Pike smirked and pulled his jacket back up, "Frightening, isn't it?" He turned to face Meowth again, "I got that after being killed by a cursed mosquito. Not. Fun."
Pike pointed a finger gun at Meowth, "Third." His cheeks lit up again and a yellow, glowing Glock pistol appeared in his outstretched paw; making Meowth flinch again, "My semblance: Spark Forge. It allows me to create whatever I want out of solid electricity. I just need to know how it works" He smirked, "and remember to make the ammo."
He turned the gun towards one of the ring's legs and fired without a bang. Meowth looked at the leg and his eyes widened again at seeing a solid electric bullet lodged in it.
Pike snapped. The bullet and gun disappeared into sparks.
"And fourth." Pike said as he pointed to the bomb, "I'm smart enough that I've been rewiring this thing, without looking, during our entire conversation. All I had to do was look over it once."
Meowth looked at the explosive and saw Pike's flathead messing with it; suspended in mid-air.
Meowth grimaced and pressed the button on his remote. Nothing happened.
Pike snickered, "Forget it." He held out a paw, "Your detonator's not gonna work." His cheeks flash yet again and a solid electric hand detonator appeared in his paw. He put a 'thumb' over it, "But this one will."
Meowth dropped the remote and tripped backwards, "Wh-what da Yvel are you?"
The Electric-type dispelled the detonator and smirked slyly, "Sorry. I guess I should have introduced myself." He bowed, "Pike Neuron June. Team ALPN technician and weapons expert." He held out his left paw as the bomb fell into it and carried it over to Meowth. He placed it on the ground in front of the cat, "Now, you're gonna take this to your friends and I'll have the pleasure of blasting you all sky high. Literally."
Meowth nodded shakily, "O-okay." Trembling, he picked up the explosive and walked out from under the ring.
Pike snickered, "Too easy." He walked out another side.
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*In the ring
Luke continued dodging Hitmonlee's kicks. The pure Fighting-type was moving much slower than before and panting.
Anthony stared in shock, "Unreal. Hitmonlee's already low on breath Lucario hasn't even broken a sweat."
Laura smiled, "Told ya."
Pike reappeared from under the ring and jumped onto Faux's shoulder.
Faux looked at him, "So, what happened under there?"
Pike shrugged with a smile, "Nothing much." He looked into the ring, "Hey, Luke! You can stop stalling now!"
Laura and Faux looked at Pike in surprise.
Luke smirked, "Finally." He ducked under another kick, got into a handstand, and denotated an Aura Sphere in his hind paw. He spun like a top and leg-swept Hitmonlee.
As Hitmonlee fell to the floor, Luke got back to his hind paws, and drove an Aura Sphere into his chest, "Impact!"
Hitmonlee was slammed into the ground and laid their; swirl eyed.
The wrestling bell rang.
And it's all over! Once again, Laura Neon's incredibly powerful lucario steals the win in one powerful shot! Lucario is the new P1 Pokémon Grand Prix Champion!
Laura ran into the ring and pulled Luke into a hug, "Alright! Luke, you won!"
Faux ran over too and slung an arm across his back, "Nice job, big guy."
"You were awesome!" Pike cheered.
Luke sweat dropped, "I barely did anything."
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*Team Rocket
"Oh, come on!" Jessie cried out as she banged on the edge of the ring.
James laid his head on the ropes, "We even made it to the finals. How could lose again?"
Meowth walked out for under the ring in a daze; clutching the explosive.
Jessie noticed and immediately glared at him, "Meowth, what went wrong?!"
James glared too, "Why are you holding out secret weapon?!"
Meowth glanced towards the ring and saw Pike grinning at him; holding the detonator.
Meowth gulped, "You guys don't wanna know. Just … brace yourselves."
James blinked in surprise, "Brace for what?"
Pike pressed the detonator.
Team Rocket screamed as the device shocked them. Then it exploded.
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*About a mile away from the Grand Prix
Ash rubbed the back of his neck with a smile, "Wow. Suzie really knows her stuff. I'm not sure I've ever felt this loose."
Soot smiled blissfully, "No kidding."
Misty sweat dropped, "Glad you guys enjoyed it."
Brock was still pouting.
Ash glanced back and frowned.
"Team Rocket's blasting off again!"
Everyone flinched and looked right as the tRio disappeared with a 'ding.'
Misty stared in shock as they disappeared, "Was that Team Rocket?"
Ash blinked, "Uh, yeah."
Brock scratched the side of his head, "Did they actually blast themselves off?"
Soot cocked her head, "I mean, it wouldn't be the first time."
Ash frowned, "Still, we should check it out. Make sure everyone's okay."
Everyone else nodded and ran down the road.
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**Time Skip**
Anthony and Rebecca stood along the main road to see off Team ALPN. Pike was, for some reason, standing on Luke's shoulder.
Anthony frowned, "Are you sure you won't take me up on my offer?"
Laura shook her head, "Sorry. But Luke's an important part of our family. We couldn't bear to part with him."
Anthony sighed before smiling sadly, "Alright. I guess I can respect that."
Rebecca walked up and held out a hand, "Thank you, Laura. For everything."
Laura smiled and shook her hand, "We were happy to help. It was nice meeting you guys."
Anthony nodded, "Good luck on your journey."
Laura smiled happily, "Thank you, sir." She turned to leave and looked at Faux, "Come on, Faux. I'll race you to Celadon." She ran into the distance.
Faux smirked, "You're on!" He ran after her.
Luke chuckled, "Children." He ran too.
Pike raised a brow, "Isn't Laura over seven-hundred?"
Luke sweat dropped, "Pike, I'm a thousand."
Anthony and Rebecca waved as they left.
The group of Ash, Misty, Brock, Soot, Pikachu, and Clefairy stared at the pair in confusion.
Pikachu blinked, "Somehow, I feel like we missed something."
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*Faux, Luke, Pike, Laura
Luke held up the P1 belt with a smile; Bone Rush back on his back, "I have to admit. This thing is pretty nice."
Faux smirked, "Yeah. And I can't believe they actually engraved it for you."
Pike rubbed the back of his head, "Actually, that was me."
Laura looked at Pike in surprise, "Really?" She looked at the belt. In the center of the pokéball symbol, it read 'Luke Aaron Rio.' "That explains why your full name is on it." She smiled and walked closer to Faux, "So, third time's the charm?"
Faux smiled, "Sure. But, how about I slip into something a little more comfortable."
The zoroark became covered in a black and red inferno. It faded to reveal a human boy with black hair and the same eyes Faux had; wearing a blue jacket, black undershirt, green gloves, and jeans. He looked at her with a kind smile.
Laura smiled softly, "Aww. The form, we met in."
Faux pulled her closer, "Thought it'd help void the whole Pokémon X Human misconception."
Laura giggled, "Oh, Ash."
The pair leaned in closer to share a kiss.
"Awwwww. Justified Altoshipping."
The four of them flinched and turned to see Yukiro poking his head through a grid patterned hole in the air and smiling softly.
Faux's disguise shattered and he glared at Yukiro, "Oh, come on! You couldn't have given us just a few more seconds?!"
"Nyope." Yukiro responded with a smirk. His hand poked out of the portal and motioned for them to come, "Come on, the chapter's about to end." He disappeared into the portal.
Faux's eye twitched. He sighed in annoyance and held a paw out to Laura with a smile, "Shall we, my lovely dragoness?"
Laura smiled and held his paw, "Lets shall, my brave vulpine."
The pair walked through the portal.
Luke and Pike shared a glance and shrugged before following.
The portal started to close behind them.
"Oh wait!"
Yukiro poked his head back through the portal again.
He smirked, "Hey, readers! We're doing the next comment response on Halloween. So, if you have questions, now's the time." He rubbed the back of his head sheepishly, "Normally, we'd put this in the post-chat, but we're really excited about this one and wanted to make sure people actually read this message." He waved happily, "Sorry for wasting chapter space!"
He disappeared into the portal again and it closed.
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Seishin: I hope you all enjoyed "Fighting Alpine." A chapter entirely about Team ALPN taking over "The Punchy Pokémon."
Luke: Yes. I think they figured that out after the first scene change.
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And now, a special surprise. To close off this chapter, here's a very special Omake that I couldn't fit into the chapter but really wanted to do.
So, I now present: Faux vs Luke!
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And now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special surprise!
The crowd started to whisper and murmur in confusion.
Luke blinked in surprise and looked at Faux, "Did this happen last time?"
Faux frowned, "Uh … no."
A wealthy and anonymous investor has requested an exciting, three-minute exhibition match between Ms. Neon's lucario, apparently named Luke, and her zoroark, Fox! *whispers* What? It is? Apologies everyone! Apparently, the zoroark's name is pronounced Faux!
Rebecca blinked in surprise and looked at Laura, "I thought you said your zoroark's name was Ash."
Laura chuckled nervously, "He, uh, has a few aliases."
Anyway, our investor promises a massive donation towards next year's P1 and a local charity! So, let's give it up for … *whispers* Am I reading this right? Wow. *clears throat* Please give it up for Doctor Nogla Pipinpadaloxicopolis Trembly the … thirty-ninth.
Everyone stared at the speakers in shock.
Anthony blinked, "I, uh … what?"
Faux, Luke, Pike, and Laura shared a look and nodded, "Yukiro."
He also requests that a, and I quote, 'Battle Barrier' be put up for the safety of everyone present! And apparently for the building.
The audience grew nervous and looked at the canine and vulpine apprehensively. Luke glanced around and sighed. Faux waved and chuckled nervously; ears drooping.
One last thing. I'm apparently supposed to say this: Faux, you are not permitted to use any Transmutions or Evolutions! *mutters* whatever that means. And, I am not wearing any underwear! … Wait, what?! No! That was on the cards!
The audience started laughing.
Ugh. If Ms. Neon would please activate this barrier thing, we can start the match.
Rebecca looked at Laura in surprise, "You know what that is?"
Laura nodded with a smile, "Yeah. We use them all the time back home." She reached into Faux's mane and, after a few seconds of feeling around, pulled out a small, black cube with a glowing blue button on top.
Anthony raised a brow, "You keep it in your zoroark's mane?"
Faux and Laura glanced at each other.
"Uh, yeah." Laura said. She pressed the button on the top and a holographic screen appeared over the box.
Everyone looked in shock and awe.
Laura started messing with the screen and spoke to herself, "Alright. Barrier level: maximum. Account for audience stands, exits, referee stand, and announcer box. Reinforce terrain. Selective soundproofing." She looked up, "Account for rafters." She pointed the cube towards the ground, "Scan for trainer zone! Rectangular Area: six-feet-by-eight-feet! Height: ten-feet!" Numerous blue beams shot out and made a holographic rectangle in front of her.
Laura smiled, "That should do it." She looked back to see Anthony, Rebecca, and Hitmonchan staring at her in shock.
She chuckled, "I programmed enough room in the trainer area if you want to watch from here. You just have to step in the box."
Rebecca snapped out of it, "U-um, sure."
The three of them walked over to the lit-up area. Laura joined them and Pike jumped onto her shoulder.
Laura looked at the combatants, "You guys, ready?"
Faux nodded with a smirk, "Yvel, yeah! This is gonna be awesome!"
Luke sweat dropped, "Faux, he said it would only be three minutes."
Faux pouted, "Well, sure. But that's almost as long as our usual sparing time."
Luke rolled his eyes and held out a paw, "We'll handle the barrier."
Laura nodded and lobbed him the box, "Good luck you two."
Luke caught it, the pair nodded and jumped high into the air.
Anthony looked at Laura in surprise, "Your lucario and zoroark can talk?"
Pike smirked, "Eh, you get used to it."
The two humans present looked at the mouse in shock.
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*Ring
Luke and Faux landed in the ring in crouch and stood back up with determined smirks.
Luke held up the cube, "Ready?"
Faux clenched a fist, "Oh, yeah."
Luke smiled and tossed the cube into the air, "Battle Barrier! Engage!"
The cube opened up and a series of Protect-like screens appeared over the audience and around the ref's stand. A box made of the same screens appeared around Laura, Pike, Anthony, Rebecca, and Hitmonchan.
Everyone looked around in awe.
Woah. Get ready everyone! 'Cause our special exhibition match is about to begin!
The ref shook off his shock and raised an arm, "Three minutes on the clock!"
An electronic timer lit up over the ref.
"Are both sides ready?!"
Luke pulled the Bone Rush off his back and took up a stance with it. Faux crouched down into a fighting stance.
"READY!" They both shouted.
The ref blinked in surprise, "Woah." He shook it off again and raised his hand again before bringing it down forcefully, "Then, BEGIN!" The timer started counting down.
Faux disappeared from everyone's sight in a blur.
Everyone's eyes widened.
And zoroark has disappeared instant- huh? What?! But that's my whole- *groans* fine. Apparently, part of the instructions is that I have to unplug my microphone for the duration of the battle!
Luke smirked, 'Thank you, Seishin.' He closed his eyes and held the staff upright; aura sensors up.
After a second, Luke's eye shot open, "Link Attack! Metal Rush!" A Metal Claw blade immediately jutted out of the upper right and lower left ends of the Bone Rush; imitating a double headed scythe.
Before anyone could even gasp, Luke spun with the scythe and sliced through an Aura Sphere that was soaring towards him. It was followed by a massive swarm of spheres from all directions.
Luke spun the scythe like a baton and sliced through every Aura Sphere in a fluid series of pinpoint slashes.
The audience stared in shock.
"Wh-what the Yvel?!"
"How is it even doing that?"
After the last sphere was destroyed, Faux shot out of the shadows and dived towards Luke.
Luke turned to face the approaching Dark-type, retracted the upper blade, and aimed the tip of the now single bladed scythe behind him, "Link-in! Aura Sphere!"
A compressed Aura Sphere appeared and detonated at the tip of the scythe; propelling Luke towards Faux.
Luke swung the scythe upwards and tore Faux in half; straight up the middle.
Seishin: *Zarbon moan*
Omega: Stop it!
Everyone in the audience, except Pike and Laura, gasped in horror. That turned to confusion when Faux disappeared in a flash of purple sparks.
"Aw, man!" Everyone flinched and looked up to see Faux standing on the ceiling, upside down, with his tail wrapped around a beam and a second tail protruding from behind him.
Faux pouted and crossed his arms, "How could you tell that wasn't me?"
Luke chuckled, dispelled the blade from his staff, and looked up at him, "You forget that I taught you about aura. You can pump as much as want into your copies, but it's still not going to fool me."
The fox sighed, "Fine." He smiled slyly, "But I can still outnumber you."
Right as Faux said this, seven identical copies jumped out of the shadows and landed in the ring; one tail each.
The referee stared in shock before snapping out of it and pointing, "Hold on a second! This battle is only supposed to be one versus one!"
Luke glared at the man, "They're matter illusion copies. Their existence may seem unfair, but it does not violate any rules."
The ref blinked in surprise, "Matter what?"
"Link Attack! Aerial Sphere!" One of the copies called out as it thrusted an Aerial Ace reinforced Aura Sphere towards Luke, "Impact!"
"Metal Rush." Luke said as another blade popped out from the bottom of the staff and skewered the approaching copy. It burst into purple sparks like the first.
Faux sighed as a third tail materialized behind him, "Weak." He put a paw to his mouth, "Hey! All at once!"
"Go to Yvel you son of a glitch!"
Faux's eyes narrowed and he snapped his claws. The copy exploded and a fourth tail appeared on the real Faux. The other copies gulped.
Faux crossed his arms, "Anyone else feeling rebellious?"
"Nope!"
"We're good!"
The remaining five Fauxs charged Luke.
Luke looked at them and smirked, "Alright, then. Link Attack! Aura Rush!"
The Bone Rush snapped in half. Luke quickly caught second half right before both halves split again; this time connected by a string of Aura.
Anthony's eyes widened, "Are those nunchucks?!"
Laura gave an unsure expression, "Well, you're half right."
Luke spun the weapons and batted away at the copies; sending four of them backwards. The lucario then twirled and kicked the last fake before throwing the nunchuck at it like a disk.
The faux Faux's eyes widened at the sight of the weapon pointing at its face. It deadpanned, "Crag."
Another compressed Aura Sphere shot from the tip of the nunchuck and destroyed the illusionary clone; putting a fifth tail on Faux.
Rebecca's eyes widened, "They can shoot?!"
Pike snickered, "Yeah. Gunchucks."
Luke spun the remaining gunchuck around and shot at another copy that had crashed against the ropes.
The clone looked up, grimaced, and waved its paws, "Wait! Please! At least let me finish my one li-" It was hit and burst out of existence.
He turned to shoot another only for a one of the copies to come from behind and lock him into a Full Nelson; making him drop the divided Bone Rush.
The copy smirked, "Gotcha!" It looked at its doppelganger, "Seven, NOW!"
Seven blinked in surprise, "I thought I was four."
The Full Nelson copy glared, "Just do the thing!"
Seven/Four sighed, "Fine." He held a paw to the ground, "Link Attack! Thunder Daze!" Its claw became shrouded in energy from a combination Night daze and Thunderbolt. It charged forward, "IMPACT!"
Luke smirked, "Nice try. Link Attack! Aura Metal Rush!"
The four split Bone Rush pieces lost their Aura strings, sprouted blades, and started detonating Aura Spheres. The all shot around; ricocheting off the stand barriers.
"OW!" Four/Seven called out as it stopped in its tracks, "What just-" It looked back to see all of the Metal Rush swords digging into its back. It blinked in surprise, "Ah. That explains it." It waved to the crowd with a smirk, "Goodnight everybody!" The weirdly numbered copy burst, and the swords fell to the ground.
Full Nelson blinked in surprise, "Gonna be honest, I forgot you could do that."
Luke chuckled and held out a paw, "Well, you wouldn't be the first. Metal Rush." Another Bone Rush appeared in Luke's paw and a Metal Claw blade shot out and skewered Nelson's head.
The second to last copy deadpanned, "Really?" It exploded.
The last fake sat up and held its head. It looked up and its eyes widened when it saw Luke aiming his staff at its face.
Luke smirked, "Any last words?"
The copy deadpanned, "Moist."
Seishin: *Zarbon moan*
Omega: That's it. Getting a Shotgun.
Seishin: I'm sure he's joking.
Luke frowned, "Thank you for making this easy." He shot from the tip of the staff and destroyed the clone.
Faux dropped down from the ceiling and land in the ring; nine tails flowing behind him.
Luke gave him a disappointed look, "Did the last one really have to say that?"
Faux chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of his head, "Sorry. But you know I don't get a very big say in their personalities."
Luke looked up thoughtfully and shrugged, "Fair enough." He tossed the Bone Rush into the air, "Aura Metal Rush!"
The Bone Rush split into four pieces and sprouted blades from the tips. The four other swords shot up to join them.
Luke sprang into the air and backflipped through the swords; catching them in, uh … let's just say various ways.
Luke landed back in the ring while wielding seven of the blades; none of which in his paws. While standing on one foot, he held one with his left knee, one pressed up to his stomach, one under his left armpit, one in each elbow, and one on either of his shoulders pointing in opposite directions.
"Stinging Eight Sword Style!" Luke said before he caught the eighth sword in his mouth.
Every Pokémon and human present -except, again, Faux, Pike, and Laura- stared in either confusion, shock, or awe. Also, someone's bisharp fainted.
Faux smirked, "Sweet."
Luke front flipped towards Faux.
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*Laura, Pike, Rebecca, Anthony, and Hitmonchan
The group watched in shock and awe as Faux and Luke parried each other's attacks. Well, three of them.
Laura smiled, "Huh. Looks like Luke's finally getting serious."
The humans and Fighting-type flinched and looked at her in shock.
Pike chuckled, "Maybe. But Ash is still gonna trash that old mutt."
An Aura Sphere exploded against their barrier; making Rebecca, Anthony, and Hitmonchan flinch.
Pike smirked, "Hah, nice try, geezer!"
Laura sweat dropped, "Pike, you realize that was just a normal Aura Sphere, right? If he was really trying the barrier would have shattered instantly."
The other three looked at her in shock yet again.
Pike put his paws behind his head, "Maybe." He pointed at the group with them, "But he'd never do that with them in here. Waaaay too lethal."
Rebecca gulped, 'What have I gotten myself into?'
Laura smirked, "Insanity, Rebecca. Pure insanity."
"HUH?!" Rebecca cried out as she looked at her; wide eyed.
Laura looked back and blinked in surprise, "Oh, you didn't say that out loud, did you?" She chuckled nervously, "Sorry, I should have mentioned that I'm a Psychic. Sometimes, I pick up on surface thoughts without realizing."
Pike smiled brightly and pointed at the ring, "Hey, they're at the climax!"
Seishin: Uah Ha- *BANG*
Omega: I warned you.
Seishin: Did you seriously have to shoot me in the head?!
Omega: The fact that you're still talking should be answer enough.
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*Back in the ring
Faux held out a paw, "Finishing Move!" His claws started glowing blue from Aerial Ace as an Aura Sphere appeared on top of a Night Daze. The whole thing started crackling with Thunderbolt, "Auranic Breaker!"
Luke pointed his staff forward, "Finishing Move!" Another Metal Claw blade shot out of the tip of the Bone Rush. The staff then became covered in black and purple Dark Pulse rings before the whole thing became encased in aura from Aura Sphere, "Auranic Javelin!"
The pair broke into a sprint with their attacks pointing at each other. They stomped and thrust forward, "IMPA-"
A buzzer went off and the pair stopped dead in their tracks; wide eyed. They looked at the timer to see it at 0:00. The audience just stared; slack jawed.
Faux pouted, dispelled his move, and crossed his arms, "Aw, man. And I had just gotten warmed up."
Luke released the upgrades on his staff and reattached it to his back, "It's probably for the best." He held up a paw, "Barrier down!" The black cube closed and fell into Luke's paw. All of the barriers faded.
Pike pouted, "Awww. It was just getting good."
I-I- said the announcer as they plugged their mic back in, I have … no words.
Faux reached into his mane. He pulled out and held up an orange, circular stone, "Hey, Laura, I think it's about time we head out."
Laura looked around and saw a few people exiting the stands. Laura raised a brow and her eyes flashed blue.
Laura flinched, "Agreed."
Pike jumped off her shoulder before the pair jumped into the ring and landed next to Faux and Luke.
Faux flicking the stone towards Pike, "All yours, bro."
Pike caught it and looked up at Faux with a raised brow, "Do you really think this is necessary?"
Faux shrugged, "Nah. But it's been a while."
Pike chuckled, "Alright, fine. So, which are we doing? Vultranuc, Saberaichu, or Drailuong?"
Faux smirked and raised a claw, "I was thinking Denkichu Shine Mode."
Luke, Pike, and Laura looked at him in surprise.
Luke blinked in surprise, "Isn't that overkill?"
Faux shrugged again, "Maybe." He pointed ahead, "But, do any of us really want to face them alone?"
They looked where he pointed and could already see people climbing into the ring.
Pike gulped, "Good point." He held up the stone, "Thunder Conduit!" The gem started glowing radiantly. Everyone approaching them stopped and covered their eyes.
Faux held up a paw, "Dark Heart!"
Luke raised a paw too, "Iron Will!"
Laura raised a hand, "Dragon Soul!"
The stone lit up violently and covered the quartet. When the light faded, everyone looked again and found what looked kind of like an evolved version of raichu.
The main differences were the more noticeable claws on its paws, three pronged ears, three additional tails -where the bolts connected at the crevasse instead of the tip-, four small red electric sacks surrounding the larger yellow ones, scruffy white fur traveling up its chest, and the short golden fur that surrounded the rest of its body. The orange gem could be seen on its forehead.
The large mouse smirked, "Fusion Evolution." It said in a voice that sounded like Faux, Luke, Pike, and Laura all at once, "Denkichu Shine Mode."
Seishin: Original design belongs to Twime777 of DeviantArt.
Extra-tailed golden version was made by someone else on DeviantArt, but we couldn't find it again.
Sorry.
Nobody knew how to respond.
Denkichu waved at them happily, "Well, it's been fun, everyone. But, it's about time we give the story back to Trix." Their eyes lit up blue.
They vanished on the spot.
Ohirume: Hope you enjoyed that. Also, everything that happened in this Omake is canon … in the sense that the chapter could have legitimately included all of this.