Omega: Are you sure about this?

Ohirume: Not by a whole lot, but I thought we could go ahead and get this one over with. Also, I couldn't think of a way to make this episode interesting.

Omega: The readers didn't seem too fond of it last time.

Faux: *pouts* It wasn't that bad.

Luke, Pike, and Laura: *simultaneous nod while glaring*

Ohirume: *sigh* Will you four just go already?

Omega: Fine. *sci-fi portal sound* Come on guys! *Jumps*

Illavera and Mizuro: WOO! *Jump*

Nuevo: *sweat drops before jumping*

Ohirume: *looks at readers* Alright. You all can probably guess what's about to happen. So, I apologize in advance.

Omega: *pokes out of portal* Also, B.F.P., go ahead and get that 'decent chap' comment ready.

*sci-fi portal sound*

Ohirume: I don't own Pokémon, Ben 10, FLCL, Kill La Kill, Akame Ga Kill, Parasyte, Castle, or Naruto.

And, once again, I'm sorry.

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Paras, Parasect, Parasyte (the mushroom bug wants to evolve, why?)

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"COME ON OUT!"

Sixteen pokéballs burst open as all of Ash, Brock, and Misty's Pokémon appeared in a flash and looked over at their trainers. Most perked up in mild surprise upon finding four pikachu and Clefairy in front of them. Even more surprising was the fifth pikachu staring at Ash's inflated pool in bright eyed awe.

Muk blinked in surprise, "What did we mi-"

"We're sorry!" Ash, Brock, and Misty blurted out while slumped forward in shame.

The released Pokémon all stared in confusion.

"What?" Geodude asked.

Brock looked back up with a sad smile, "We're sorry for leaving you all in your pokéballs for almost five days. We were preoccupied and couldn't let you out."

Charmander's eyes widened slightly.

Pidgeotto stared in confusion, "We- what are you-"

Misty raised a digit on her paw, "And we know that that doesn't excuse making all of you go hungry like that."

Krabby raised a claw with a deadpanned expression, "Okay, seriously. What are you ta-" The River Crab Pokémon was cut off by Squirtle pushing his claw down.

The other Water-type put his paws together with a sly smirk, "Go on."

"Well, before we start," Misty said before glancing at her flopping Goldfish Pokémon and her Dragon Pokémon who was currently lying on his stomach; sweat dropping, "can someone fill up the pool for Goldeen and Horsea?"

"Yes! We'd really appreciate that!" Goldeen called out.

"Please!" Horsea whined.

Starmie raised a side spike, "On it."

Staryu turned to face Starmie, "I'll help. It'll go faster with both of us."

Starmie faced them and their top three spikes bent down and back up for a moment; their version of a nod, "Thank you sibling."

The Star Shape and Mysterious Pokémon hopped over to the small pool and started filling it up with Water Gun. Electra jumped slightly and stared in surprise as they did this. She went back to her bright smile a moment later and started bouncing excitedly.

Ash leaned closer to Misty and whispered, "The two of them are siblings?"

Misty blinked in surprise, "It's news to me too."

The Water-types finished filling the pool. Mankey went ahead and picked up Goldeen and Horsea before throwing them -not gently- into the pool. The resulting splash soaked the long-haired pikachu.

Electra snapped out of it and blinked in surprise. She shook herself dry before glaring at Mankey, "Hey! What was that for?!"

Mankey raised a brow before looking at the pikachu-trainers while pointing a thumb at Electra, "So, who's the newbie?"

The Pig Monkey jumped when Brock appeared in front of him in a white flash. Onix and Vulpix's jaws dropped, Geodude blinked in surprise, Zubat stared at Brock stiffly with his jaw hanging as usual, and every other in-the-dark Pokémon just stared in pure shock. Except Psyduck, who still hadn't put it together that the weird eyed pikachus were their trainers.

Brock smiled before walking over to the female pikachu and placing a paw on her back, "Everyone, meet Electra. She'll be joining us from now on."

Electra waved with a nervous smile while sweat dropping, "H-hi." She leaned closer to Brock and whispered, "You're sure they won't think I'm weird?"

Brock chuckled, "I promise they won't. Besides, I think their trainers are a lot crazier than anything about you."

Electra chuckled before smiling softly, "Thanks."

Ash perked up with a smile, "Anyway, to make it up to all of you for the last few days. For the next," He slapped the watch's symbol on his stomach.

Lockdown Mode in-effect. Approximate time until release: seventeen hours and three minutes.

"No pokéballs," Brock followed.

"No scheduled training," Misty continued; making Mankey slump slightly.

"Aaaand." Soot's voice went on from nowhere; causing all of the non-Mouse and Fairy Pokémon the flinch and look around for her. They all flinched again when Soot literally appeared behind Ash and their eyes widened in awe.

Soot and Ash grinned and held up a paw as they stood in front of a massive pile of Pokémon food and various berries, "ALL YOU CAN EAT!"

Squirtle pumped a fist, "WOO!"

The small horde of Pokémon charged the pile and started tearing into it immediately. Electra smiled brightly before she ran over to join them. Brock walked over as well.

Horsea looked at the pile of food sadly, "I want some too."

Goldeen sighed, "One of the downsides to being water-bound."

"Did you actually think I forgot about you guys?"

The pair flinched slightly and swam over to one of the edges and looked over it. Misty smiled up at them while standing on all fours with a large bowl of Pokémon food and berries on her back.

Goldeen blinked in shock, "Okay, seriously, what did we miss?"

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*Meanwhile

Two figures walked side by side through the forest. Wild Pokémon could be seen running and jumping all around playfully; minding their own business. They both ignored that.

One of them was an eighteen-year-old with black hair and brown eyes. He wore a metallic green, long-sleeve jacket with black lightning bolts stretching across the arms and abdomen, and a pair of eye symbols with yellow sclera and red pupils on the shoulders. He wore matching green jeans and black sneakers. He also had a raichu tail wrapped around his waist with the bolt acting as a buckle.

A.K.A. Omega.

The other was a seventeen-year-old with mid-length purple hair and black eyes. He wore a dark purple and black jacket with a teal undershirt, gray jeans, and blue and black sneakers with white soles.

"Why are we doing this again?" The purple haired one asked while sweat dropping.

"Don't ask me, Nuevo." Omega said with his arms crossed, "Rob's the one who decides this crag." He paused and groaned, "Hate this censoring system."

"Yeah, agreed." Nuevo responded while still sweat dropping. He looked back, "By the way, should we be worried about them?"

Omega followed his gaze. Standing a few feet behind them were two more figures looking around the forest in awe; one male and one female.

The guy was a seventeen-year old with spikey, Mahogany Hair and Dark Viridian eyes. He wore a black collared shirt, purple cargo pants, and a white belt. Most notable was the brown bass guitar strapped to his back.

The girl -also seventeen- had long light brown hair and blue eyes. She wore a red short-sleeved shirt with a navy-blue semi-circle on it, dark blue shorts, and red shoes with yellow and white stripes.

The guy looked all around with a bright smile, "This is so awesome! New animals! New plant life! New … Everything!" His eyes lit up, "I've always wanted to do an Isekai!"

The girl's eyes lit up and she pointed up at a mankey in a tree, "Look at that one! It looks like a big puff ball with a pig nose!" She looked around before spotting a victreebel. Her eyes widened in awe, "Woah! Look at the size of that pitcher plant! And-" She caught sight of a venomoth and flinched, "Dear Arc that is a big moth." She blinked in surprise, "Wait, Arc? Like Noah's Ark?"

Omega sweat dropped, "Maybe." He looked back at Nuevo, "Come to think of it, why don't you seem that interested?"

Nuevo shrugged, "You know I've never been that much into cartoons or Video Games."

Omega shrugged, "Fair enough." He looked back at the pair and motioned for them to come, "Mizuro! Illavera! Come on! We need to discuss something!"

The pair ran over.

The guy, Mizuro, pouted, "Let me guess. You're going to say we need to stick to the task at hand and not get distracted."

Omega gave a small smile, "Not this time. We need to discuss our cover names."

Illavera blinked in surprise, "Why do we need cover names? It's not like anyone would recognize-" She stopped and deadpanned, "Actually never mind. I just remembered where we were." She sighed and crossed her arms, "And I was so excited to learn about the local flora and fauna." She stopped before looking back at the victreebel, "Or, however it works in this world."

Omega chuckled lightly, reached into his back pocket, pulled out a large red device, and held it out to her, "Here."

Illavera blinked in surprise, took the box, and looked at it with a raised brow, "What's this?"

"A Pokédex." Omega responded, "Its essentially an electronic encyclopedia on all things Pokémon and has a built-in scanner for ease of use. I swiped it off Faux before we left."

Faux: HEY!

Illavera smiled brightly, "Awesome!" She opened it and pointed it towards the mankey.

Omega put a hand over it, "Later. Right now," He reached into a jacket pocket and pulled out three name cards with colored backs; one purple, one brown, and one pink, "they should be easy enough for each of you to memorize."

Nuevo took one and raised a brow upon looking at it, "Really? It's just my middle name and-" He blinked in surprise and squinted, "Wait, you misspelled my last name."

Omega snapped and pointed at him, "Exactly."

"WHAT?!" Mizuro blurted out upon seeing the name. He looked at Omega with a bright smile, "You actually made my last name-"

Omega smirked, "Yup. I wanted to make sure you wouldn't forget it."

Illavera raised a brow while staring at her card, "What does-" Her eyes widened, "Oh right." She looked at Omega with a smile, "Like an opposite to your last name."

Omega nodded with a soft smile, "Also correct."

Illavera smiled softly as well, "Thanks." She brought up the Pokédex and smiled excitedly, "Sooooo-"

Omega rolled his eyes with a smile, "Yeah. Go ahead. Just do it as we walk."

"YES!" Illavera called out while pumping a fist. She immediately pointed the device at the mankey.

Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokémon. A Fighting-type. Known for its superior footwork, it packs a powerful punch.

Nuevo glanced at the device with a raised brow, "How does footwork translate to-"

Although Mankey is usually calm, it does have a bad temper. Once Mankey begins to Thrash, stopping it is impossible.

Illavera's eyes widened before she looked up at the Fighting-type warily, "So, don't make the monkey mad. Got it." She then pointed the dex at the victreebel.

Victreebel, the Flycatcher Pokémon. A Grass and Poison-type and the evolved form of Weepinbell. Victreebel lures its prey with the sweet aroma of honey. Swallowed whole, the prey is dissolved in a day, bones and all.

Everyone in the group's eyes widened in shock.

Illavera stared at Victreebel frightenedly, "I- I thought lifeforms didn't eat each other in this world."

Omega blinked in surprise, "I … thought that too."

Faux: They don't. The Pokédex is talking about berries and fruit.

Nuevo looked at the sky in dumbfound shock, "Then why the absolute freaking Yvel did the thing mention bones?"

Faux: … Uh- Huh … That is kind of weird.

Ohirume: Don't think about it.

Mizuro snickered, "Hah. Rick quote."

Nuevo raised a brow, "Who the freak is Ri-" He was cut off and flinched when Mizuro pulled the base off his back and pointed the headstock at him.

Mizuro glared and put his hand over the strings threateningly, "Don't."

Nuevo just continued staring at the base, "… okay, then."

Omega sighed before turning back towards the path and gesturing for them to follow, "Come on. The sooner we do whatever it is we're here to do, the sooner we can leave."

The others ran after him. Omega, Mizuro, Nuevo, and Illavera came up to the village shortly and stood on the hill overlooking the small, quaint village.

Illavera smiled, "Woah. It's actually a little village. I almost never thought I'd see one like this."

Nuevo smiled softly, "No kidding. You'd never see one of these back in the city."

Mizuro grinned, "It's almost like your family's old-" He stopped and flinched, "Oh." He looked at Omega sorrowfully, "sorry."

Omega sighed, "It's fine. Let's go." He started walking down the trail.

Illavera immediately ran after Omega and put an arm around his back. Nuevo followed as well and slapped Mizuro in the back of the head as he passed.

The guy grimaced and rubbed the back of his head, "I deserved that." He followed as well.

After the quartet disappeared, Team Rocket crashed into a bush behind them.

Jessie laid on her back in a daze, "H- how long were we in the sky for?"

"Uuuuuhh" James groaned, "Four days?"

Meowth just laid on the ground face first and mumbled incoherently.

"Oh no! Are you okay?!"

Jessie and James looked over to see a girl with green hair and buns looking over Meowth worriedly. She was wearing a pink bow on the back of her head, long red pants, and a white top.

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*Electra, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle

Electra squealed happily while chowing down on the Pokémon food. She finally got to try Brock's recipe.

She swallowed and her eyes lit up, "Oh dear Arceus! Where have you been all my life?!" She bit into it again.

Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur watched as she devoured the food excitedly. The three of them shared a worried look.

They looked back and Squirtle asked, "Hey, um, Electra. Right?"

Electra swallowed again before looking over at them with a smile, "Yeah?"

"Were you, uh … well-" Bulbasaur started before glancing at Charmander warily, "um…"

Squirtle glanced at the Fire-type as well before scratching his head and mumbling, "How do we say this without-"

"Were you abandoned by a trainer too?" Charmander asked Electra suddenly.

Electra flinched and her eyes widened in shock. Squirtle and Bulbasaur looked at him in surprise.

"Charmander…" Bulbasaur muttered somberly.

Charmander looked at the Grass/Poison-type and Water-type with a soft smile, "It's okay. Really." He took a deep breath, "Still. Thank you for trying."

Squirtle smiled softly, "No problem, bud."

"W- wait, what?" Electra said before looking around at them worriedly, "That can happen?"

Bulbasaur nodded with a frown, "Yeah. All three of us were abandoned by our trainers before Ash."

Squirtle glanced at Charmander with a somber expression, "Some of us had it worse than others."

Charmander looked down with a sad smile, "yeah…" He shook it off and perked up, "But it's better now. Ash isn't anything like my old mas-" He jerked slightly and cleared his throat, "m-my old trainer."

Bulbasaur brought out a vine and placed it on Charmander's shoulder while smiling softly, "Yeah."

Squirtle sighed, "Still, this kind of thing happens to a lot of Pokémon. I actually used to lead a team of four other squirtles who were also abandoned."

"B- but I don't want that to happen!" Electra cried out in alarm as she jumped to her hind paws; startling the starters. She grabbed her head with a frightened look, "I finally found a trainer- no, THREE of them who understand me and are okay with me not battling! I- I don't wanna lose that! I CAN'T lose that! If they leave me behind, I- I wouldn't even know how to get back to the tribe! I- I-" She started hyperventilating.

Charmander ran up to her, grabbed her shoulders, and started shaking her, "Hey! Electra! Calm down! Take deep breaths." He smiled softly, "Ash, Brock, and Misty are not going to abandon you. They never will."

Electra looked at him in surprise before looking at Squirtle worriedly, "But- but you said that-"

"I didn't say the whole story." Squirtle interrupted with a soft smile, "My old trainer," He gestured to the other starters, "All of ours were humans who didn't care about us." He put a paw on his chest and smirked, "I mean, seriously. My stupid trainer threw me away because she thought I wasn't cute."

Bulbasaur snickered, "Mine left me behind because they thought I wasn't strong enough. They were one of those, 'why train when you can have the best' types. I wouldn't be surprised if they were still badge-less."

Charmander smiled sadly, "And Damien… he- um…"

"He was a bad person."

All four of them flinched and looked over to see Ash and Pikachu looking at them with soft smiles.

"A- Ash! Pikachu!" Charmander said in alarm. He frowned, "How much did you hear?"

"All of it." Ash said; still smiling softly. He tapped his pointed ear, "These really do pick up on a lot."

"And it's true." Pikachu said before walking up to Electra and placing a paw on her shoulder, "Everything they said was true. And so was what you said."

Electra looked at him in surprise, "What I said?"

Ash smile softly, "Understanding you. Accepting you. You literally described why we're not going to leave you behind." He looked around at Brock and Misty, "Why none of us will."

Pikachu patted her shoulder, "Friends. Remember?"

Electra chuckled softly before smiling softly, "Right. I guess I freaked out over nothing." She perked up, blinked in surprise, and looked at the starters with a frown, "Wait. Why did you think I had a trainer before?"

"You were crazy excited over Pokémon food." Bulbasaur stated, "We've seen it before."

Charmander raised a paw with a nervous chuckle, "Guilty."

Squirtle pointed at her, "Also the name and your necklace. We thought an old trainer gave them to you."

Electra chuckled, "Ah. I actually chose my name myself." She looked down at her necklace with a soft smile and placed a paw on it, "And my brother made this for me as a goodbye gift. So that I'll always remember him."

Squirtle smiled softly, "He sounds like a pretty cool dude."

Electra nodded, "Yeah." She perked up and went back to her regular smile, "Anyway," She looked back at the food, "I've never even heard of Pokémon food until a few days ago." Her smile brightened and her tail started wagging, "I always thought humans were cool, but I never knew they could make something so insanely good."

Ash raised a digit on his paw with a smirk, "And healthy. You can literally have that for every meal for the rest of your life and never have to worry about having an improper diet."

Electra stared at him in surprise before trembling excitedly, "Insaaaane."

Charmander smiled happily, "Definitely insane."

Bulbasaur chuckled lightly. He stopped upon remembering something and looked at Ash, "Hey Ash. Mind if I ask you something?"

Ash looked at him in surprise, "What is it?"

Bulbasaur raised a brow, "What were you, Brock, and Misty talking about when you said we were in our pokéballs for five days. It didn't feel nearly that long."

Ash blinked in surprise, "Wait, what?" He looked at Squirtle and Charmander, "Really?"

Squirtle crossed his arms and looked up thoughtfully, "Yeah. I don't really get it either. It felt like a day at most."

Charmander looked down sadly, "I might have an idea." Everyone looked at him in surprise as he looked back at Ash, "All of our pokéballs were in their smaller forms. Weren't they?"

Ash blinked in surprise again, "Uh … yeah." He raised a brow, "What does that have to do with-" He stopped, jerked, and his eyes widened in realization, "Wait … That's what it feels like to be in stasis?"

Pikachu and Electra looked at Ash in surprise, "Stasis?"

"Y- yeah." Ash stuttered before he looked down thoughtfully, "It's a function that's been in every kind of pokéball for decades. It's supposed to keep Pokémon safe after being hurt in a battle and prevent them from developing claustrophobia or separation anxiety." His ears drooped, "But I never knew that that was how it did it."

Squirtle blinked in surprise, "I still don't get it."

Charmander looked at him with a sad smile, "Time feels slower for anyone who's in stasis. A day slows down to a few hours. You don't feel hungry as often as you usually do. An entire month could go by and it'd only feel like a week." He glanced downward; still smiling sadly, "I probably know that better than-" He was cut off when Ash rammed into him and pulled him into a hug. He looked at his trainer in mild surprise, "Ash?"

"I'm so sorry. It must've been horrible to go through that again." Ash said sorrowfully before hugging him tighter, "I promise you'll never have to go back into your pokéball agai-"

"Stop." Charmander interrupted before pulling Ash out of the hug and placing his paws on Ash's shoulders. He looked into Ash's eyes with a soft smile, "Ash. You've let me- All of us out of our pokéballs for two to three meals every single day since we joined you. You've even let us out to rest, to play, and just do whatever we want." He shifted to a smirk and raised a brow, "And, after all of that, you're apologizing for five little days?" He chuckled and shook his head before going back to his soft smile, "I never had it that good with Damien. Most Pokémon don't have it that good."

"He's right." Bulbasaur jumped in with a soft smile; catching Ash's attention, "Thinking back, I never ate on a daily basis before Melody took me in." He raised a brow and looked to the side in confusion, "Or, what felt like a day when I was in my pokéball, I guess."

Charmander patted Ash's shoulder; catching his attention again, "I'm okay with going back into my pokéball and into stasis again." He pulled him into the hug this time, "Heck, I'd even be okay if you left me in their for the next week."

Ash smiled softly and hugged him back, "Thanks. But, for the record, I'm not going to let it be that long. Even if you'll be perfectly fine, I'll never force you to experience if for that long."

Charmander chuckled softly, "I know."

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*Mossgreen Pharmacy; Interior

An old woman in a hooded cloak sat at a small bench as she ground up some green powder with a wheel grinder. She had a bored expression and started to yawn.

"I think this is the place." Came a man's voice from outside.

The woman perked up and looked at the tent flap. She smiled brightly, 'Finally! Customers!' She got back to work as she waited for them to enter, 'What should I start with this time?' She glanced around for a second before spotting an old favorite, 'Snakeroot.' She took on a creepy smile, 'This'll be fun.'

Although…

"So … do we knock?" A female voice asked. The woman looked over in surprise.

"I'd assume so." A different male said. A small handprint ran across the tent wall. "Though, I'm not sure any of this is solid."

"We could just walk in." A third male's voice suggested.

"Dude, that's breaking and entering." The second guy said, "This could be someone's home for all we know."

The woman raised a brow, 'What are they talking about? Can't they read the sign?'

"Well, there is a sign." The girl said.

The woman grinned, 'Finally. At least one of them has a-'

"And how do you expect any of us to read that gibberish?" Said the guy that was starting to get on her nerves. The woman's jaw dropped.

"… Good point." The girl said in an unsure tone, "It definitely doesn't look like an Indo-European language. Could it be a Sino-Tibetan or Afro-Asiatic kind?"

The old woman stared at the tent flap in shock and muttered, "Euro- Asia- What the Yvel is she talking about?"

Ohirume: It's a made-up language they put in the anime to make it easier for other languages during dubbing. Also, the English dub kept painting over the Japanese text for some reason.

It didn't get a logical pattern or working cipher until Generation 5.

Seishin: Now, get in that pharmacy already! You're getting on the old woman's nerves!

"Alright. Alright." The first voice said. He then muttered something that she couldn't quite make out.

She flinched when the flap started to move and got back to work.

Mizuro pushed the flap aside and looked in, "Hey. Anyone in here?"

The quartet made their way through the dark tent. Jars filled with various roots, powders, and liquids could be seen all around.

The brunette and purple haired guy looked around curiously.

'Woah.' Illavera thought, 'This is actually pretty impressive.'

Nuevo raised a brow, 'We might actually learn some decent remedies from these people.'

"Excuse me, ma'am." Omega said to the old woman with an unreadable expression, "You sell medicine here, right?"

The old woman smirked, 'Bout time!' She cackled, turned to face them, and held up some yellow-ish roots, "I've got some snakeroot that'll cure insomnia and grow hair on your nose and tongue."

Mizuro and Illavera grimaced.

Nuevo raised a brow, "So it's a caffeinated fungus?"

The woman looked at him in confusion, "Huh?"

"A fungus." Nuevo stated, "Hair-like fibers can grow on your tongue when-"

"Stop." Omega interrupted while glancing back at him, "Seriously, Shinji. Just … stop."

"Yeah." Mizuro said while sweat dropping, "I'd rather keep my lunch down."

Illavera gulped with a frown, "Agreed."

The old woman stared at Nuevo in shock, 'That can actually happen?' She glanced at the root warily, 'I thought I made up the tongue part.'

"Grandma," Everyone looked over to see a girl with green hair glaring at the old woman, "I've asked you before not to frighten the customers."

"I wasn't the one scaring them this time." The girl's grandmother responded with a frown, "Trust me. I tried."

Nuevo raised a hand, "Guilty."

The girl looked at Nuevo in surprise. She shook it off and looked back at her grandmother, "Still, we're here to help trainers with our miracle potions, not scare them away."

Nuevo, Mizuro, and Illavera perked up at hearing that.

Omega looked back at her, "So, I take it you work here or co-own the place?"

The girl nodded with a smile, "That's right. I own this pharmacy with my grandma." She gestured to herself, "My name is Cassandra. And you've already met my grandma Lacy."

Nuevo sweat dropped, 'No last names…' He shook it off and waved calmly, "I'm Shinji Robedello."

"My name is Haruka Kaina." Illavera said with a kind smile.

Mizuro flashed a V-sign with a grin, "Shigeru Haruhara." '*internal overjoyed screaming*'

"Satoshi Hayate." Omega said monotonously.

The other three flinched slightly and looked at the man in surprise.

Cassandra smiled kindly, "It's nice to meet you all." She perked up upon realizing something and looked around the group curiously, "Are all of you trainers by chance?"

Mizuro frowned and shook his head, "Sorry, but no. We're just travelers."

Cassandra frowned, "So you really don't have any Pokémon?"

Omega frowned sympathetically, "I-"

Seishin: Tut tut tut.

Omega's eye twitched slightly, 'What?' He coughed into his hand for a moment, "Sorry."

Seishin: You do have some special "training dummies." I believe their initials are J. T., S. M., and M. G. R. O.

Omega's eyes narrowed and cleared his throat, 'I am not using my puppets for this.'

Faux: Well, sorry Omega. But you guys don't have any Pokémon. And humans fighting Pokémon isn't normal.

Mizuro yawned, 'Didn't Trix sucker punch a snake in the third chapter?'

Seishin: So, what if he did? Omega. Puppets.

Omega gritted his teeth, 'Fine! But just one!' He shook his head and looked back at Cassandra, "Anyway, I don't have any Pokémon." He raised a finger, "But, I do have some pretty advanced training dummies."

Cassandra blinked in surprise before raising a brow in confusion, "Advanced how?"

"They can hit back." Omega responded.

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*Misty and her team; in the pool

"You really mean it?!" Horsea cried out happily and bright eyed.

Misty smiled cockily and crossed her arms, "That's right! Around this time tomorrow, your trainers gonna be a vaporeon." She sweat dropped, "Still not used to saying that."

"Don't worry. We're still not used to hearing it." Staryu responded.

"Still, congratulations Misty." Starmie said happily.

Goldeen smiled, "Yeah. No kidding. I can't believe you actually perfected walking on all fours as soon as you did."

Misty snickered, "Was there ever any doubt?"

"Yes." Staryu responded, "Tons."

Starmie made a snickering sound.

Misty glared at them; deadpanned, "You couldn't have pretended, at least?"

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*Brock and his team

Onix stared down at Brock warily, "You know Brick Break?"

Vulpix blinked in surprise, "And a, uh, Rock-type Hidden Power?"

Brock nodded with a smile and held out his paws, "Yeah. Look." His left paw lit up white from the Fighting-type attack and his right took on a faint red glow from the pseudo-Rock-type attack. Brock grinned happily, "It's cool, right?"

"Y- yeah." Zubat stuttered nervously, "Cool."

Geodude sweat dropped, 'And there goes our advantage over our trainer.'

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*Mossgreen

Paras, the Mushroom Pokémon. A Bug and Grass-type. Rare mushrooms called tochukaso grow on their backs and draw nutrients from the host.

Illavera frowned, "Jeez."

"Nature is a frightening glitch." Nuevo stated, 'Even in fiction.'

Mizuro looked at Cassandra, "So, what exactly are we doing again?"

Cassandra looked back at him with a smile, "I'm trying to help Paras evolve into a parasect."

"Parasect, huh?" Illavera said before looking over the Pokédex. She smiled upon finding a button that had a picture of a speaker on it, pressed it, and said, "Parasect."

An image of the Pokémon appeared on the screen, Parasect, the Mushroom Pokémon. A Bug and Grass-type and the evolved form of Paras. The bug host is controlled by the mushroom on its back. They appear to do all the thinking.

Illavera, Mizuro, and Nuevo stared at the device in shock.

"The-" Nuevo stuttered, "The mushroom takes over its mind?"

Mizuro looked at Cassandra worriedly, "Is that accurate?"

The green haired girl nodded with a smile, "It is. And the mushroom's spores can be used to create a very special potion that can really help Pokémon. I want to use it to help Pokémon all over the world." Her smile saddened as she looked back at her Bug/Grass-type, "But, it's been rather difficult. Paras is afraid of battling."

"Got 'em!" Omega called as he made his way back to the pharmacy. He had a large metallic green suitcase rolling beside him.

Cassandra perked up and ran over to him. Paras followed her. The trio stared in shock as she walked away from them.

Illavera looked at the others and whispered, "Are we really about to help her with this? She's talking about zombifying the poor thing."

Mizuro frowned and nodded, "Yeah. Even if it's for a good cause, this is kind of messed up."

"I think this version is more justified." Nuevo said, "Don't forget, these creatures are as sentient as humans and -if I'm understanding this world's definition of evolution correctly- these bugs do this naturally as they mature. They must be aware of the consequences since their parents are likely parasect." He looked back at Paras, "They're might be a hidden benefit in being taken over like that. One that we can't see and that they've come to look forward to over the generations."

"I believe Nuevo is correct."

The trio perked up and looked at Illavera's left hand as it raised itself. An eye appeared next to her thumb, "It sounds very similar to when a member of my species takes on a host. It may be for survival."

Illavera glared at her hand, "Hidari, your kind kill your host in most cases."

Hidari blinked before looking down sorrowfully, "You make a valid argument." The eye disappeared.

Illavera wiggled her fingers to make sure she had control again. She sighed and looked back at the others, "So, what do we do?"

Nuevo looked back at Omega, "I think it'll be best to let Ash take care of it. He's probably seen this kind of thing before."

.

*Omega, Cassandra, Paras

Cassandra blinked in surprise while looking at the suitcase, "Your training dummies are in that thing?"

Omega laid the suitcase down, "Yup." He clicked a pair of buttons on the side and opened the thing before reaching into it.

The green haired girl frowned, "How long will it take to set them up?"

The man held up his right hand. He was now wearing a pair of green gloves with a spool of thread on the back and a series of metal claws on his fingertips. A large cluster of thin strings extended from his pinky, ring, and middle finger to the case, "At this point, zero seconds." Omega forcefully raised his hand into the air, "3XK!"

Cassandra and Paras jumped as a large figure sprang out of the case and landed in front of them.

"W- woah." The girl stuttered.

.

*Mankey and Muk

Muk laid on the ground with a bored expression as Mankey wailed on him mercilessly with every move in his arsenal. Except Seismic Toss. He learned that lesson back at the Giva Dam construction site.

Long story short, it took Muk five minutes to pull himself back together after that.

"Uh…"

The Pig Monkey stopped punching as both he and Muk perked up and looked over to find Electra staring at them in confusion.

Electra looked at Muk with a frown, "Doesn't that hurt?"

Muk shook in disagreement, "Actually, no. I have a special technique called Impact Repulsion. It makes it so I don't take damage from physical attacks or anything projectile based."

Mankey clenched a fist with a determined glare, "Yvel yeah! This guy makes an awesome punching bag!"

Muk shot Mankey a glance before looking back at Electra, "I put up with it sometimes."

Electra blinked in surprise, "Woah." She smiled, "That must be really useful in a battle."

Muk shrugged, "Yeah. Sort of. But it works best when the opposing trainer is someone who doesn't know how to deal with it." He sweat dropped, "Ash was not one of those trainers."

"Speaking of battles." Mankey said while cracking his knuckles and looking at Electra with a determined glare, "How about we throw down for a round or two?"

Electra flinched and waved her paws with a nervous smile, "N- no thank you. I'm not a battler."

Muk blinked in surprise, "Wait. Really? So, you don't battle at all?"

Electra nodded with a happy smile, "Yup."

Mankey crossed his arms and deadpanned, "Then why the Yvel did you join a band of trainers?"

Electra's smile didn't falter, "Well, because it's something I've always wanted. I've always really liked humans and all of that stuff they can make and use." Her smile saddened as her ears drooped, "But, humans catch Pokémon to battle. I knew how hard it'd be to find even one trainer who'd be okay with me not battling."

Muk smirked, "And yet, you found three."

Electra chuckled, "Yeah. I couldn't believe it at first." She smiled dreamily, "Ash, Brock, and Misty accept me for who I am. They're all okay with what I like and even see me as a friend. It was like a dream actually came true when I met them."

Mankey raised a brow, "But why don't you battle?"

Electra looked at him with a regular smile before shrugging, "That stuff just kind of bores me."

"I see." Mankey said while deadpanning again, "I can already tell that you and I won't get along."

Electra jerked a little in surprise, "Huh?"

.

*Mossgreen

After multiple failed attempts at training Paras and building up their confidence, the still unevolved Mushroom Pokémon ran away frightenedly. The group split up to try and find them.

Omega, Mizuro, and Nuevo ran through the forest as they searched for the Bug-type.

"Faux. Gem." Omega said quickly. "Are you two positive we're going the right way?"

Faux: Positive.

Gem: Yeah. They should be close.

Nuevo frowned, "What about May and Cassandra? Shouldn't they be heading this way too?"

Pearl: No. Illavera is keeping Cassandra busy so that you may deal with Team Rocket how you see fit. I will alert her once you blast them off.

Mizuro gritted his teeth, "Team Rocket."

Omega shot him a glance, "They're not the same ones, Mizuro. You can't blame these versions for what happened to me."

Faux: Didn't we trash Pokémon Land because of Giovanni?

Omega glared at the sky, "Shut up fox."

The brown-haired guy groaned, "Fine. But I still want the first hit."

Nuevo looked ahead, "Well, wish granted."

The three of them came up to a small clearing with Jessie, James, and Meowth standing over a parasect and laughing excitedly.

Mizuro's eyes narrowed, "There you are!"

Jessie, James, and Meowth flinched and turned around to face the other trio.

Before they could say anything, Mizuro pulled the base off his back, reeled back, and shot forward.

He stomped, swung the body of the guitar around, and hit James in the gut, "CHAAANCE!" He kept the momentum, caught Jessie and Meowth in the swing, and shot them into the air.

Team Rocket screamed, "WHAT JUS-" and immediately disappeared with a 'ding' before they could finish.

Nuevo watched with a deadpanned expression as they disappeared, 'He said first hit. Not the last.' He looked at Mizuro, "Don't you think that was a bit much?"

Mizuro looked back at him with a deadpanned glare, "Would you rather I let you use a railgun or an RPG on them?"

Nuevo considered that and shrugged, "Fair."

Omega yawned.

"Parasect!"

The trio of guys looked over to see Illavera and Cassandra running towards them.

The pharmacist ran over to her Mushroom Pokémon with a bright smile and pulled it into a hug, "Parasect! You evolved! I'm so proud of you!"

Illavera walked over to the rest of the group, "Alright, you found it." She looked at the Bug-type's pure white eyes and sweat dropped with a nervous smile, "I'm kind of having mixed feelings about this."

Omega sweat dropped, "Yeah. Same."

Cassandra walked back over to the group of teens and smiled, "I can't thank you all enough for helping. If there's anything I can do to make it up to all of you, please say so."

The quartet shared a look and nodded. They looked back at Cassandra with simple smiles.

"Well, if it's not too much to ask," Omega started, "would you mind pointing us to a cheap inn or hotel or something? All we're really asking for is a place to sleep for the night."

Cassandra blinked in surprise, "That's it? I kind of thought you'd ask for money or free potions."

Illavera waved a hand while smiling, "Nah. We don't want to be a burden."

Cassandra smiled and put a hand to her chest, "Well, how about you just stay at my place for the night? I have a pair of guest bedrooms you can use."

All four stared at her blankly.

"We just met you today." Mizuro said.

Cassandra raised a brow, "Um … yeah. I know."

Nuevo sweat dropped, 'This world is way to innocent.'

.

*The Next Day

All of the natural born Pokémon watched in anticipation as Ash, Brock, and Misty stood on the other side of the small clearing.

After being told what was about to happen, Electra couldn't even attempt to contain her excitement. She was bouncing like a kid in the world's greatest candy store. Afterall, she was finally about to meet humans … that actually looked like humans.

Soot smiled, "It should only be a few more seconds now."

Pikachu smirked, "Good. I've been missing my spot on Ash's shoulder."

Clefairy giggled, "Yeah. Me too."

Onix smiled sadly, "Still, I think I'm gonna miss Brock being able to understand us. Even if it is just temporary."

Goldeen mimicked his expression as she floated in the pool, "Yeah. Me too."

Electra snapped out of her excitement and looked back and forth between Onix and Goldeen in confusion, "Wait a second. Are you saying they won't be able to understand us when they change back?"

Pikachu looked at her in surprise before facepalming, "We completely forgot to mention that."

Soot smiled sadly, "Sorry Electra, but that's right. Only dad can understand Pokémon when he's human. And, even then, he can only understand Pokémon from the same species as what he can turn into."

Clefairy ran over to the female Electric-type and patted her on the back with a kind smile, "Yeah. Like me, you, and Pikachu."

Electra chuckled softly, "Hey. It's better than noth-" She stopped and her eyes widened when a large red flash lit up in the corner of her eye. She looked back toward the trainers and her eyes widened in awe.

Brock started stretching with a smile on his face, "I have to admit, after all that time, it feels nice to be me again."

"No kidding." Misty followed while she rubbed the back of her neck, "That pikachu form actually felt a little cramped." She jerked and looked at Pikachu with a nervous smile, "No offense."

Pikachu sweat dropped, "Some taken./Chu pika."

Brock and Misty looked over at him in surprise before smiling sadly.

"Right." Misty said in slight disappointment, "I guess that's gone too."

They flinched when Ash walked over and slung his arms across their backs.

He smiled at them happily, "Yeah. For now. But we've always got the Change Lenses. Remember?" He grinned, "Just say the word and it's yours."

Brock smiled softly, "Thanks."

Misty nodded; also smiling softly, "Yeah." She perked up, "So, about our deal…"

Ash chuckled nervously, let go of them, and took a step back, "Uh … I'm afraid I can't follow through just yet." The Gym Leaders looked back as he held up the now-red watch. Ash smiled nervously, "During cooldown, I can't even dial up any of my forms. The Lenses won't work until it's ready again."

Misty frowned, "Aw man." She raised a brow, "How long will that be?"

Ash put a hand to his chin, "Well, regular cooldown is approximately one minute for every three minutes that I'm not human. After a Lockdown, it's fifteen minutes for every twelve hours. So, this would be…"

"Two and a half hours." Soot jumped in.

Ash shrugged with a sad smile, "Yeah. Sorry."

Misty smiled and crossed her arms, "It's fine. I've waited ten years to experience what it's like to be a Water-type. What's two hours compared to that?"

Ash chuckled, "Yeah. I guess you're right." He perked up, "Still, I'll let you know as soon as-"

He was cut off by a high-pitched whine. Everyone looked towards the source.

Electra was bouncing excitedly with a massively bright smile and her eyes lit up like a pair of flashlights. She was even leaking sparks from her cheeks.

Ash, Brock, and Misty smiled softly, shared a look, and nodded. The trio walked over to Electra and each held out a hand to her.

Electra snapped out of it and blinked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"She asked what we're doing." Ash translated.

Misty smiled, "Well, we talked it over a few days ago and thought we should let you decide who to officially join."

Brock nodded, "This isn't going to change anything. You just need to be officially registered to one of our trainer accounts so someone else can't catch you."

Ash nodded too, "So, what do you say?"

Electra stared up at them in awe. She smiled softly, "I choose-"

.

*OMNI Force

The team of four made their way back through the forest as they left Mossgreen. Mizuro was strumming a tune on his Bat.

"When a humble young
Graced a ride along
With young Satoshi Hayate
Along came this sooong"

He paused and the beat picked up a little,

"From when the spark-tail fought
Old Ragyo's evil
Her life fiber scourge
At her nails did theeey ravel

They came after me
With masterful deceit
Smashed up my Bat
And they kicked in my teeth

While the angel's swords
Pierced his hunter tale
Still came back, our Walker
He'll never faaaaail"

"Mizuro," Omega interrupted, "you know you weren't there for any of that."

Mizuro chuckled, "Hey, nice timing Sats. Exact same moment Geralt interrupted in the series."

Omega sighed, "Yes. I get that. But that doesn't change what I said."

Mizuro pouted, "Well what would you have said?"

Omega glanced at him harshly, "I wouldn't be singing this stupid parody in the first place."

Mizuro smirked slyly, "Yeah. That's why I'm the fun one. Are you actually going to stop me from continuing?"

Omega was about to respond but was cut off by Illavera.

"Oh, come on, Ash." The girl brunette said while grabbing him by the hand and smiling, "I actually wanna hear where this goes." She looked at Nuevo, "Don't you, Paul?"

The purple haired man shrugged, "Eh."

Omega glanced at Illavera before groaning, "Just get it over with."

Mizuro smirked and strumming again,

"Raise your blades for your Walker
Oh, gracious Kiseijuu
'Ca-demy Hon-nō-ji, o-o-h
You won't keep down our Walker
You freak of The Emptyyyyy-Yyyy-YYYY

In a monstrous world
Fought the Titan horde
That bashes your wall in
And leaves you to mooouuurn

He survived Night Raid's cost
Saw the empire's loss
Smashed the Mid-night Cir-cus
From Bai Jin's naaaaaame

Slayed the Zon-a-pha pest
Got kicked through his chest
He's a friend of Imanity
So give him some reeest

That's our epic tale
A champion prevails
Defeated the villains
Now pour him some aaaaaale

Raise a glass to your Walker
Oh, Island, Paradis
Oh, heroes of Night Raid, o-o-oh
Toss a coin to your Walker
A friend of humanityyyyy-Yyyy-YYYY

Raise a hand to your Walker
Driven Shi-ro-ga-ne
Oh, El-che-a Ci-tay, o-o-oh
Toss a coin to you Walker
A friend of Imanityyyyy-Yyyy-YYYY

Toss a coin to your Walker
Oh, realms Ohirume
Oh, realms Ohirume, a-a-ow
Toss a coin to your Walker
A friend of humanityyyyy-Yyyy-YYYY"

Omega stared at Mizuro; deadpanned. He looked into the sky, "You did not just end that with 'Oh, realms Ohirume'."

Ohirume: I couldn't think of anything else!

…

Ohirume: Yeah, don't worry. We're not doing another 'OC team takes over' for the rest of Kanto. Or possibly the next two regions.

Gem: *pouts* But what about my team?

Ohirume: …

…

Sorry this is a few hours late. I found a new proofreading method that takes a few hours to finish.

But it is efficient as all freaking Yvel.