SZ: *listens to Pikachu no uta*...huh...weird...yet interesting….still weird.
GT: Yep. ...I think Ash's Pikachu corrupted the pack of Pikachu in Kanto and it spread out…
SZ: Oh sweet Arceus….uh...l-let's just begin the story. We don't own Pokemon or Blazblue, so uh….GT? Start it off?
GT: Right. *sees all the Pikachu* Uh…RUN, SZ, RUN! They are after our ketchup! *flees with the fridge*
SZ: Oh crap baskets! *runs after GT as the screen was trampled by a giant herd of Pikachu*
Entry 004: Greetings. It is Cajun Feycott once more. We arrived in Pewter City with no difficulties and were greeted by a man named Flint, who sold Makoto two stones and gave her an interesting stone that reminded me of a Leaf Stone, but the leaf in the colors of an acorn. It is rather interesting...but what did he mean by it naturally found in just two regions? At my last check of Dexter's ItemDex, it said Evolutionary Stones formed all over the world. Could it be there are special types of stones we haven't discovered yet?...Apologies. I seem to be getting off track quite a bit recently.
Once we arrived at the Pokemon Center and checked in our Pokemon for a quick treatment, I and Ashton went to speak with Professor Oak, who switched it to the National PokeDex Mode. I must admit that the Professor and I soon lost the original topic as we began to discuss our observations on the Pokemon I've seen so far. In that time, Noel had taken a walk and ended up winning a baby Alolan Vulpix she named Yuki. While she had Yuki checked on by Nurse Joy, the rest of us went out to get some new clothes since our academy uniforms were getting rather...unkempt. Once we returned to the Pokemon Center...we found out Noel gave Nurse Joy a snack cake she made...we need someone to teach Noel how to cook better, because….n-nevermind.
After that and getting in our new pajamas in our free room at the center, I departed some rather...depressing news to the girls that we may be here for a longer time than expected. But it also worries me. There are Pokemon that are literally gods. Creators of the universe, the elements, the lands, seas, and skies...even Time and Space. I fear that even the Master Unit Amaterasu would fare no match against the likes of Dialga or even Arceus itself. It only makes it more likely that we have ended up in an alternate universe outside of the reaches of Amaterasu's powers. Could there be a Boundary in this world…? Only time will tell.
The next day, we went with Ash to the Pewter City Gym and were introduced to one of the things that Trainers participate in; Gym Battles. They were a test of a Pokemon Trainer's skill to see if they could reach the next level...and it was shown well as Brock, the Gym Leader of Pewter City, forced Ash to surrender using a combination of Screech and Bind from his Onix on Ash's Pikachu. After we treated Pikachu for his injuries from the 'battle,' Flint approached us and showed that Brock was taking care of his little siblings. Oh, poor Makoto...I hope she wasn't feeling homesick from seeing all those younger siblings of Brock's. Ahem! Anyways...Ash was still determined to win against Brock, so Flint came up with a suggestion; to give Pikachu a boost using the old hydroelectric plant located near the city. While this was happening, I was helping Pidgeotto master Steel Wing and Hikari ended up learning Psywave in the process.
The next day arrived and we went to the Gym once more for Ash's rematch against Brock. While we were on the upper railing, we saw that his siblings were all watching the match. Brock let out a Geodude while Ash sent out his Pidgeotto. While Pidgeotto managed to defeat Geodude with a combination of Brave Bird and Steel Wing, she suffered quite a bit of damage due to Brave Bird's effects and Geodude was still able to release a Stealth Rock on the field. Brock then sent out his Onix and used a combination of Rock Tomb, Smack Down, and Bulldoze to knock out Pidgeotto. At first, I thought the Stealth Rock was going to damage Pikachu when Ash brought him out, but the power boost Flint gave him was strong enough to destroy the Stealth Rock and damage Onix...which was surprising given how Onix is a Rock/Ground Type, meaning it should've been immune to Pikachu's attack.
The battle went on after that with Onix attempting to use his previous combination from yesterday on Pikachu, only for Pikachu to dodge using his tail as a spring and then go into an Iron Tail to strike Onix before following up with a combination of Quick Attack, Iron Tail, and Thunderbolt in the tail. Before anything else could be done, the sprinkler system went off, the water damaging Onix further as it tried to get up. Ash seemed hesitant on attacking and it didn't help that Brock's siblings had latched onto him to not 'bully Onix.' What Ash did next was quite surprising...he forfeited the match...which I suppose is fair, given how the sprinkler system went off, meaning it wouldn't be a true victory if Ash had Pikachu attack Onix while he was waterlogged.
As we were starting to leave Pewter City, Brock ended up running all the way to where we were from the Gym...and presented Ash the Boulder Badge. While it was initially confusing, Brock revealed that Ash had passed a Secret Test of Character by not attacking Onix when he was soaked by the sprinkler system. We also learned that Brock's dream was to become a Pokemon Breeder, a person who treats and cares for Pokemon rather than having them battle. We also learned that Flint was actually Brock's father who left on a journey years ago. With Brock dealing his issues out to Flint in the form of a rather long list of caring for his siblings, we now have a Breeder in Training with us who owns a powerful Pokemon. I wonder how things will play out? Given how our next destination is Mt. Moon, which holds many strange tales and mysteries...now my interest is piqued.
"Come on, guys! What's the hold up?" Makoto grinned in a tree, wearing an acorn-colored t-shirt that exposed her navel under an orange and black jacket and acorn-colored shorts with black leggings.
"Not all of us excelled in PE like you…" Mai sweatdropped, wearing a white blouse under a brown aviator's jacket and blue jeans.
"Sorry. Just so dang excited today!" Makoto replied as she jumped down the tree.
"J-just please don't get too overexcited, Makoto," Noel stated, wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt, white gloves, and a white skirt ending at her knees, as she looked down at Yuki, "I don't want you to startle Yuki."
"Right...sorry, Noellie, Yuki."
"Mt. Moon. Ah, doesn't the name sound romantic?" Misty asked with a small smile.
"Mmm-hmm," Noel nodded, smiling as well, "Maybe under a full moon with this in view…"
"With the perfect guy of your dreams presenting an engagement ring…" Misty went on before both girls sighed in bliss.
"Well they're certainly enjoying themselves," Tsubaki noted, wearing a cream blouse and a pair of jeans with a cream skirt over it.
"People say that a huge meteor crashed into the mountain back in prehistoric times," Brock spoke up.
"A meteor?" Cajun repeated, a periwinkle shirt with a butterfly design on the back and an ankle-length violet skirt on her.
"Yeah. it's called the Moon Stone," Brock added.
"The Moon Stone...Oh," Noel gasped softly for a moment as she closed her eyes, "'The moon's light shines gently on the Moon Stone, illuminating the cave as a sense of calm befell the area…'"
"Oh, that was nice," Misty complimented.
"Th-thank you. I…" Noel began before a scream was heard, snapping Pikachu and Berry awake from their slumber, the former resting on top of Ash's backpack while the latter poked her head out of Makoto's tail, "Wh-what was that?"
"It sounds like someone in trouble," Mai noted.
"I'll check it out," Makoto offered as she quickly climbed up the tree and looked out, "Spot anything, Berry?"
"Chi…" Berry muttered as she looked out, her eyes narrowing before she pointed with her tail, "Chipa!"
"Berry found it!" Makoto called as she began to jump through the trees in the direction Berry pointed, "Race ya!"
"Hey wait up!" Ash called out as he ran after her.
"She wasn't kidding when she said she was excited today," Tsubaki whispered as she and the others followed suit.
By the time they arrived, they spotted someone being attacked by a flock of strange bat-like Pokemon. They had mouths and large ears with purple insides along with the insides of their wings, but they had no eyes and their feet were just thin points. The person being attacked was currently crouched into a ball, trying not to be bitten.
"It's a swarm of Zubat," Cajun noted as Ash pulled out Dexter.
=Zubat, the Bat Pokemon. Zubat lives in abundance in caves. It has evolved to have neither eyes nor nostrils, instead navigating through dark environments with echolocation. It will leave its abode at night with a mass of other Zubat in order to seek prey. During the daytime, Zubat sleeps hanging upside down in caves, forests, or under the eaves of old buildings, avoiding sunlight at all costs. Daylight causes Zubat to become unhealthy, and prolonged exposure can even burn its skin. However, captured and trained Zubat have been recorded as being much more tenacious in the daytime, even when directly exposed to sunbeams= Dexter analyzed.
"Well, guess these guys are in for some burns," Ash noted, earning a bop on the head with a paper fan.
"Wow...talk about a Zubatty situation," Makoto noted before she was hit on the head with a paper fan, "Ow!"
"Now is not the time for jokes, Makoto, Ash," Tsubaki frowned a bit, "That man needs help."
"Oh, right," Makoto blinked.
"Pikachu…"
"Berry…"
"Thunderbolt!" the two called out as their Electric Types jumped out before their trainers, cheeks sparking.
"Pi/Pa…" both jumped at the Zubat, "Ka/Chi…" both let out a blast of lightning, striking all the Zubat, "CHU/RISU!"
As the attack ended, the Zubat flew back into the cave they had come out out, some smoking a bit from the electrocution.
"Ah...oh...oh…" the man groaned out, his lab coat ruffled and dirtied.
"Easy now," Tsubaki advised as she and Mai helped the man up.
"Are you okay?" Mai asked.
"...wow!" the man exclaimed, startling the two as he pulled Ash into a hug, "You guys are the greatest!"
"Oh, wait! Pikachu…" Makoto began.
"CHUUUUU!"
*BZZZZZZZZRT!*
"...doesn't...like...guys hugging him…" Makoto cringed.
"..." the man slowly groaned as he and Ash fell...before the former shot straight back up, "They say man's best friend is a Pokemon, and with you two, I believe it!"
"Uh, hello? Me and Berry helped t-" Makoto began.
"I'm so moved! Such friendship I thought I'd never see, when the Zubat began attacking me. I thought I was done for, but who should arrive? Two heroes to whom I'm alive!" the man declared as he threw his arms out, "I'M ALIIIIIIIIIIVE! Thank you so much! Thank you!"
"Seriously, what are we? Chopped liver?" Makoto asked in a deadpan.
"Chipa…" Berry deadpanned.
"Did I mentioned how grateful I am?" the man asked as he looked at Ash.
"A lot...but um, anyway, why were the Zubat attacking you mister?" Ash asked, earning a gasp from the man.
"Never call me that! My name is Seymour! Seymour the Scientist!" the man stated before he posed, "Knowledge! Research! Love! Courage! I am Seymour the Scientist of the Pewter City Museum!"
"...Where did that background come from?" Noel pondered, seeing Seymour stand before a sunset backdrop.
"Ahem!" Tsubaki cleared her throat, catching his attention, "A...pleasure to meet you, Seymour, but I believe Ash asked you why the Zubat were attacking you...in fact…" she paused for a moment as she held her chin a bit, "Why were there Zubat out in the open during the day?"
"...It's because somebody strung up some lights through Mt. Moon," Seymour replied with a frown.
"Lights?" Makoto blinked twice.
"Come with me," Seymour informed as he lead everyone into the cave, showing the rows of lights above them, "The Pokemon here need the dark. These lights are making them angry and confused."
"...Which is why the Zubat left the cave and attacked you," Brock surmised.
"Yeah. Look here," Seymour said as he pointed to some Pokemon resembling orange bugs with big eyes and two mushrooms on their backs, "The Paras are planting their mushrooms everywhere," he then pointed to a pangolin-like Pokemon with a white underbelly and a sandstone-like body that was lying down with a tired look, "And the hot lights are drying up these Sandshrew."
"Oh, poor little guy," Makoto noted as Mai walked over and pulled out a bowl and a bottle of water.
"Here you are," Mai offered, pouring the water into the bowl and putting it down before the Sandshrew.
"Sand…" the Sandshrew spoke up, its voice a bit scratchy, as it crawled over to start drinking the water.
"Who would do something like this?" Noel asked.
"Troublemakers that are after the Moon Stone," Seymour answered.
"The Moon Stone?" Ash repeated.
"That's right," Seymour nodded before he began to recite, "The Moon Stone is an awesome boulder a million years old, or even older! Deep in these caves the meteor hides, though no explorer has found the hidden place of the legendary rock from space! We've studied its fragments for many an hour, and discovered it increases a Pokemon's power. That is why the attackers are here, they've come to take the Moon Stone, or so I fear!"
"...I think you and Noel would get along well," Makoto sweatdropped.
"...You sure know a lot about the Moon Stone, Seymour," Cajun noted.
"Of course! Ever since I was a little boy, I believe the Pokemon came to our planet from outer space!"
"Outer….space?" everyone repeated.
"Yes. And where, you ask, is the spacecraft that brought them to our planet? In this cave! It's the Moon Stone!" Seymour stated.
"It sure is an original theory…" Misty noted awkwardly.
"Don't you see?! It means the Moon Stone belongs to the Pokemon! We humans must not take it from them!" Seymour exclaimed before looking over at Ash, "You and your friends agree with me, don't you?!"
"Uh-huh! Uh-huh!" Ash nodded quickly.
"Clefairy~ Clefairy~"
The group looked to the side just in time to see a Pokemon skipping by. It was a bipedal, pink Pokémon with a chubby, vaguely star-shaped body. A small, pointed tooth protruded from the upper left corner of its mouth. It had wrinkles beside its black, oval eyes, dark pink, oval markings on its cheeks, two small wings, and large, pointed ears with brown tips. A tuft of fur curled over its forehead, much like its large, upward-curling tail. Each stocky arm had two small claws and a thumb on each hand, and each of its feet had a single toenail. In its hands was a clear stone that seemed to shine like the moon at night, a pair of thick leaves wrapped around it.
"C-Cute…" Noel gasped.
"It's so cute!" Misty cooed.
"That looks like a Clefairy," Brock noted as Ash, since Seymour released his hands when they saw it, quickly checked Dexter.
=Clefairy, the Fairy Pokemon. Clefairy is very shy and rarely shows itself to humans. On the rare occasions it does come down from its mountain home, it can be seen dancing under the light of the full moon. Once the sun starts to rise, it returns home where it sleeps nestled with other Clefairy. Though incapable of flight, Clefairy's wings can store moonlight and allow it to float= Dexter explained.
"Talk about a chance encounter," Cajun noted as she looked at her notebook, "Clefairy are extremely rare, and are hardly encountered in the wild."
"Really?! Oh, I gotta catch it!" Ash beamed, about to pull out a PokeBall before…
"You can't!" Seymour shouted as he grabbed Ash's arm, "I'm sorry, but it's best you let it stay here. I hope you understand."
"Aw, it left," Noel whined a little, even Yuki giving a sad whine, as Clefairy left their sight.
"...Sure, Seymour, I understand," Ash nodded before they heard Clefairy cry out in alarm.
"Aw don't worry! Don't be scared of Meowth!"
"...Oh no…" Makoto facepalmed, recognizing that voice.
Cajun's eye twitched as she was the first to run in the direction Clefairy went.
"Hey, wait up!" Mai called out as she and the others followed.
"Now come here nice and s-" Meowth began before he noticed Cajun running into the area, "Oh no! Not you again, ya bookish twoipette!"
"I could say the same to you, troublemaking stalker," Cajun frowned.
"We are not stalkers!" Meowth argued.
"Do you follow us around on purpose and refuse to leave us alone?"
"Yeah?"
"Then you're stalkers."
"Gh?!" Meowth tensed at that.
"And if you're here, I take it your two cohorts are here causing trouble as well?"
"Indeed," Jessie's voice replied.
"And make that double," Jame's voice added.
"Don't you dare start that foolishness here," Cajun looked towards where the voices came from, "That is the worst bit of your stalking."
"We are not stalkers!" Jessie snapped, "We are thieves! Get it right, you twerp!"
"And don't mock the motto!" James added, "We worked hard on it!"
"It's repetitive," Cajun replied just as the others caught up with her.
"You're just jealous because you're not in our group, little girl," Jessie huffed.
"No thank you. I would rather not be labeled as a stalker and possible pedophiles," Cajun replied, causing Team Rocket to start gaping and trying to form coherent sentences, "Which, considering one of us is only ten, would possibly label you two as ones."
"I...wh...Pedophiles?!" Jessie snapped, "How dare you!"
"..." Brock began to open his mouth.
"No, no, no. Let her handle it," Makoto hushed under her breath as she discreetly motioned to where Clefairy had been against a wall, which Brock took notice of.
"Wh...whatever! We don't have time to mess with you!" Jessie huffed.
"Once we have the Moon Stone, our Pokemon will be even stronger," James added.
"One issue," Cajun informed before motioning to where Clefairy had been, "You're missing one Clefairy and one stone."
"WHAT?!" Team Rocket freaked.
"Ugh! She distracted us!" James growled, "Koffing, get her!"
"Ekans, Ariados, sic her!" Jessie called.
"So it's a battle then…" Cajun noted as she took her Premiere Ball out, "Very well. Hikari, let's go."
"We'll back you up," Brock informed as he and Ash stood beside her, "Geodude, let's go!"
"Butterfree, I choose you!" Ash called as the six Pokemon appeared.
"Koffing, use Smog!" James ordered.
"Koffing…" Koffing called out as it began to release a cloud of smoke at the trio.
"Butterfree, use Whirlwind!" Ash ordered.
"Reeee~" Butterfree began to flap his wings as fast as he could, sending the cloud of Smog right back at Team Rocket's Pokemon.
"Psywave, Hikari!" Cajun ordered rather loudly.
"Ralts…" Hikari whispered as she formed a small ball of psychic energy before sending it out as it turned into a large wave of psychic energy.
"Counter with Electro Web!" Jessie ordered.
"Dos!" Ariados shouted he spat out a large web from the smog, electricity crackling off it.
The wave of psychic energy and electric web collided, making a small explosion.
"And just when the smoke was clearing," Ash frowned, "Butterfree, use Whirlwind again!"
"Reee~" The strong winds blew away the smoke, revealing just Koffing and Ariados.
"What?! Where's…" Ash began before the ground exploded, Ekans going into the air from Geodude's uppercut.
"Nice work, Geodude! Now use Rock Throw before it can recover!" Brock ordered.
"DUDE!" Geodude roared as he grabbed a nearby rock the size of him and swung it at the airborne Ekans, forcing it to crash into the ceiling.
"When did he get down there?!" Jessie growled.
"When Cajun shouted her order, I told Geodude to use Dig at the same time," Brock explained, "I thought your Ekans might know Dig as well, so I thought having him underground would be a good idea."
"That's our travelling Gym Leader," Cajun nodded with an appreciative smile.
"Ariados, use Sludge Bomb!"
"Sludge Attack, Koffing!"
"Aria/Koffing!" the two called out as Ariados fired a large glob of sludge, Koffing adding to the attack with its own sludge.
"Hikari, use Confusion."
Butterfree, help her out!"
"Reeee~" Butterfree nodded before his eyes glowed at the same time Hikari's eyes did.
"Huh?" Ash blinked twice before the glob of sludge split into two spheres that went back at the two Poison Types, knocking them down.
"It seems that Butterfree knows Confusion as well," Cajun observed.
"Geodude, send them packing with Mega Punch!" Brock ordered.
"Geodude!" Geodude nodded before charging at the downed trio of Pokemon and slammed a glowing fist into them, "GEODUDE!"
Jessie and James yelped as the trio slammed into them and sent them right down the tunnel and out of sight. Butterfree clapped happily at Geodude while Hikari just nodded.
"We did it!" Ash pumped his fist in victory.
"Nice job," Brock added as he and Ash bumped arms with each other.
"...Something's not right," Cajun spoke up, a small frown on her face, "It was just Jessie and James there before we sent them flying…"
"Really?" Ash blinked twice before his eyes widened, "Oh yeah! Where's Meowth?!"
"Ahh! C-Clefairy wait!" Noel called as Clefairy jumped out of a hole and outside.
"She's running away!" Misty exclaimed.
"For something so small, it sure hops away fast," Makoto muttered as they gave chase.
"Clefairy~Clefairy~" Clefairy said as she jumped up a small cliff, using the ledges to get higher.
"Clefairy, come back!" Seymour pleaded.
"Meowth's gotcha now!"
"...Berry?"
"Pachi!" Berry nodded as Makoto threw her up onto the naturally-made bridge that Clefairy had gotten onto, landing right between Clefairy and Meowth.
"Well now, looks like we'll be going for a t-" Meowth began before Berry smacked him with her tail, "...did...did you just smack me with yer tail?!"
"(You better scram or else, you mangy cat…)" Berry growled.
"Ooh, I'm so scared of da tiny little girlie in a dress..." Meowth mocked.
*BZZRT*
"...dat can zap like dat Pikachu…" Meowth groaned as he fell over, sparks coming off him.
"Chipa," Berry grinned as the others caught up with her.
"Great job!" Makoto cheered as she gave her Pachirisu a hug.
"D'oh…" Meowth groaned before he shook his head and shot up, "No more games! Hand over da Clefairy and Moon Stone!"
"Fairy…" Clefairy whimpered as she hid behind Noel.
"I've got this one," Misty spoke before throwing a PokeBall with a kiss, "Misty calls Staryu!"
The ball glowed before transforming into a new Pokemon. It was a golden-brown sea star-like Pokémon with five appendages, said appendages surrounding a red jewel that seemed similar to a madreporite which was held in place by a golden ring looped around Staryu's left "leg."
"It's...a starfish with a gem on it," Mai noted.
'...This is why Misty was offering her Pokemon to Ash before he faced Brock,' Tsubaki thought, 'She uses Water Pokemon.'
"Use Swift!" Misty ordered.
Staryu let out a noise, strangely sounding like 'Hiyah,' before its gem glowed. A barrage of energy shaped like stars shot out and struck Meowth all over, sending him into the air.
"Now use Water Gun!" Misty added.
Staryu complied once more and fired a blast of pressurized water from its top appendage. The water shot right into Meowth's open mouth and his body started to inflate like a balloon. Once it was as big as Misty, Staryu cut off the water and Meowth rocketed off from the release of water from his body.
"Bye, Meowth! Have a nice trip!" Misty waved.
"Did...Did we just see him inflate like one of those carnival balloon games?" Makoto blinked twice as Misty returned Staryu.
"G-Good job, Misty," Noel congratulated, "Staryu was amazing."
"Vul!" Yuki agreed.
"Thank you, Noel," Misty smiled.
"Hey!" everyone looked to see Ash, Brock, and Cajun running up to the group, "Is everyone alright?"
"Yup. We don't have to worry about Meowth thanks to me, Misty the Mighty," Misty replied, a bit of pride in her voice.
"What's that?" Makoto pondered as Brock gave an open can of food with a rock symbol on it to Geodude while opening a bigger one.
"Pokemon food. It's my own special recipe," Brock explained as a Zubat sat on his shoulder, "Each recipe is blended specifically for a different Type of Pokemon."
"Still can't believe he caught one of them…" Ash muttered before Pikachu fell over, gagging, "...Noel made something?"
"Yep," Makoto nodded as she looked over at a set up table nearby, where Mai was eating a Noel-made bowl of noodles as Needles was wolfing down a plate of Noel-made food.
Zubat flew off Brock's shoulder and onto the table while his Trainer started to feed the opened can to his Onix. It let out an inquisitive set of chirps to Needles, who replied enthusiastically and offered a bit. Zubat took a bite of the offered food...before quickly scarfing down the rest Needles had offered.
"And that just confirms it. Noel is a master chef for Poison Type Pokemon," Makoto muttered.
"How can Mai stomach that stuff?" Misty whispered to Tsubaki as she scrubbed Staryu's body with a wet sponge.
"Well...you could say Mai has very sensitive tastebuds," Tsubaki explained, 'To put it lightly.'
"Right," Misty nodded as Brock offered a can with a symbol resembling a bug on it.
Ash opened the can and offered one to Butterfree, "How's it taste?"
"I've been developing the recipes for years, always trying to improve on it," Brock chuckled, "I'll make a batch for Pikachu and Berry once we get to the next town."
"I'll try some," Seymour offered as he took one of the pieces from Ash's can and ate it, "Mm...not bad."
"Really?" Ash pondered before trying one...only to freeze up and try not to throw up.
"You may not like it, but the Pokemon sure do," Brock chuckled sheepishly before looking over at where Needles and Zubat were making pleading noises to Noel for more, holding up the empty plate they were using for their food, "Though...I don't think I'll be able to make anything that Poison Types will love as much as Noel's food…"
"At least it seems that having a bug actually love her cooking is doing a small bit of help for the phobia," Cajun whispered to Makoto.
"Yeah," Makoto nodded before looking over at Berry, Pikachu, and Clefairy, "...Wonder what they're talking about?"
"Pi-chu?"
"Fairy, clefairy."
"Su-Pa-pachi?"
"Clefairy."
"Oh? Pachiri?"
"Fairy."
"Those two seem to make friends really fast," Makoto noted.
"Yeah," Ash agreed before he noticed Pikachu, Berry, and Clefairy standing up, "Something up?"
"Pika-pi," Pikachu pointed before the three jumped off and went off in a direction.
"Guess we're on the move again," Cajun noted as the three Noel-made food eaters whined sadly.
"I can put this into bento boxes for later," Noel offered, earning cheers from the trio.
"What is with these three?" Tsubaki pondered as they followed Pikachu, Berry, and Clefairy up a hill as the full moon rose.
"Where on Earth are you taking us?" Ash pondered before they got up the hill and found another cave.
"This one isn't lit," Cajun observed, "Team Rocket isn't aware of it."
"Let's just hope t…..I almost jinxed it there," Makoto said as they went into the cave.
As the group traveled deeper into the cave, they came across a small clearing, the moon shining down from an opening above. The moonlight shined down upon a massive stone that glittered in the moonlight, tinier stones circling the larger one.
"It's the core of the Moon Stone," Seymour gasped.
"This feels like a dream," Misty awed, Noel nodding in agreement.
"So the Moon Stone legend was true," Brock noted.
"Look. Clefairy's doing something," Mai spoke up, seeing Clefairy approaching the Moon Stone core and put the rock she had in a lone spot.
Once she did, she moved back as the rocks began to glow. The core rock began to glow as multiple Clefairy began to come into the large chamber.
"So...many…" Noel squirmed a little, trying hard not to hug any of them.
The Clefairy they followed walked up to them, "Clefairy~ Fairy-fairy!" she bowed, "Clefairy."
"I think she's trying to thank us," Tsubaki noted.
"It appears so," Brock noted.
"Oh! Look at them," Misty gasped softly, seeing the Clefairy jumping and spinning around the Moon Stone core.
"Amazing. They've formed their own society," Cajun noted, having her notebook out as she wrote something down, "Incredible…"
"So what has that little Clefairy been telling you two, anyway?" Makoto asked, seeing their Clefairy wasn't joining in but talking with Pikachu and Clefairy.
"Pachi…" Berry spoke up.
"Pika-pika! Pi-Pika-pika!" Pikachu added as the two made dancing motions.
"Ooh! I just love charades!" Makoto beamed, "Okay! Um...uh….they're collecting the Moon Stones and…"
"Doing the Macarena!" Ash finished, earning a face fault from the two Pokemon.
"Pika-pika!" Pikachu crossed his arms before Berry got on her knees and put her paws together while closing her eyes as Pikachu made himself try to appear big and respective.
"...Oh! Praising!" Makoto snapped her fingers, "The Clefairy collect the Moon Stones and praise them!"
"So they think the stones are some sort of embodiment of a being they pray to?" Mai asked, earning cheers from the two Electric Types.
"...Then maybe the legend about the Moon Stone coming from space is true," Cajun noted, "...interesti-"
"Of course! It all makes sense now!" Seymour exclaimed, startling the group.
"Wh-what does?" Noel asked.
"Outer space! Pokemon and the human race will ride the Moon Stone into space!" Seymour exclaimed once more, his eyes wide with excitement, "First to the moon, then to Mars, then together to the stars!"
"We've lost him…" Makoto sweatdropped.
"Very much so…" Tsubaki agreed, a bead of sweat dripping down her own face.
"Stars?! Dat's our cue!"
"..." Cajun was thinking very unladylike things as a shadow came over the Moon Stones, causing everyone to look up to see a Meowth-shaped balloon with Team Rocket in it.
"Seriously, these guys don't know when to quit," Mai frowned.
"Hey you three! Keep away from the Moon Stone or else!" Seymour shouted to Team Rocket.
"Or else?" James repeated in a mocking manner.
"I think we're being threatened," Jessie noted with a smirk.
"Th-th-th-th Moon Stone belongs to the Clefairy, not to you t-t-t-t-t-troublemakers!" Seymour argued, his legs shaking like crazy, "L-l-l-leave this cave at once!"
"What's that unusual sound?" James asked.
"His knees are shaking," Jessie smirked.
"Sounds like a wimp," Meowth shook his head.
"I-I-I'll show you!" Seymour shouted as he ran forward, only to end up tripping on something and fell.
"Oops. I dropped my banana peel," Meowth mockingly said, "Did ya have a nice trip, dorky?"
"M-my glasses! I can't see a thing!" Seymour whimpered as he looked around, his glasses missing from his face.
"Oh! Seymour," Misty gasped.
"That was uncalled for," Ash frowned at Team Rocket.
"All's fair in a Pokemon battle, boy," Jessie smirked.
"That wasn't a battle, That was bullying," Tsubaki frowned.
"Fair point," James shrugged before he and Jessie released their Pokemon, "Now it's a battle!"
"Clefairy!" the fairies freaked as they ran away from the Poison Types.
"Fairy Types like Clefairy are weak to Poison Types," Cajun reminded.
"Go, Onix!"
"Let's go, Pikachu!"
"Come on, Berry!" Makoto called.
"Vul…" Yuki began, about to jump out of Noel's arms before she was held back.
"S-sorry, Yuki, but it's too dangerous for you to go out there," Noel stated, 'Still...I wish there was someway I could help.'
"IWAAAAAAAAAARK!" Onix roared out as Ekans, Ariados, and Koffing...slowly turned away and began to move away.
"Hey! Get back in there!" Jessie snapped.
"You three should know better that your Pokemon are all weak against Rock/Ground Types like Onix," Cajun stated
"That and they'll be flattened by the big guy," Makoto added as Pikachu and Berry crackled their electricity on top of Onix's head.
"Koffing, use the biggest Smokescreen you can make!" James ordered.
"Koffing!" Koffing shouted as it expelled a large cloud of smoke, completely engulfing the room and causing everyone to start coughing.
"P-Pidgeotto, clear it away!" Ash coughed out as he sent out his Flying Type.
"Pidgeo~!" Pidgeotto cried out as she released a strong blast of wind to disperse the smoke...revealing the Moon Stone was gone.
"No...the Moon Stone…" Noel whispered.
"Team Rocket must've stole it during the Smokescreen," Tsubaki frowned.
"Shrew!"
"Huh?" Mai looked down to see a Sandshrew poking its head out of the ground by her foot, "Hey, you're the Sandshrew I helped today, aren't you?"
"Shrew!" Sandshrew nodded, "Shreew! Sand-sandshrew-sand!"
"Iwa?" everyone looked at Onix.
"Shre-sand-sa!"
"IWAAAARK!" Onix roared as he dove underground with Sandshrew.
"I think that Sandshrew knows where the Moon Stone is!" Misty realized.
"Come on! They're probably heading outside!" Ash called.
"My glasses...I can't find them," Seymour groaned before a Clefairy put them on his face.
"Fairy!" the Clefairy beamed.
"Oh! Why thank you," Seymour thanked before blinking a bit, "But, why aren't you chasing after the robbers who took your Moon Stone?"
"Fairy?" the Clefairy pondered as they gathered around him.
"The Moon Stone is sacred to you, isn't it?" Seymour asked, "It's your responsibility to take it back from those robbers. Do...do you understand me?"
"Clefairy," one nodded.
"Nice guys finish last!" James laughed as their balloon floated away from the area, the Moon Stone tied below it.
"We just went from woist to foist!" Meowth added.
"IWAAAARRRK!" Onix roared as he emerged from the ground, sending out a large amount of rocks into the air at Team Rocket with his tail.
"It knows Rock Throw?!" Meowth panicked before the rocks collided with their getaway balloon, popping it and sending them crashing into the ground below.
"Nice work, Onix! Grab them, now!" Brock called out as the group ran into the area.
"AAARK!" Onix roared as he dove at Team Rocket.
"Ah! Koffing, use Sludge!" James yelped.
"Koffing!" Koffing upchucked a large amount of sludge, getting into Onix's eyes.
"IWAAAARK!" Onix roared as he tried to get it out.
"Perfect. Ariados, Night Shade while it's blinded!" Jessie ordered.
"Ari…" a dark aura came off Ariados before shooting out in a crescent-shaped blade of it, "ADOS!"
"Onix, look out!" Brock called out.
"Iwar…" Onix grunted out, managing to open one of his eyes to see the attack coming towards him as it slammed right into him, "IWAAAAARK!"
"No, Onix!" Brock called as Onix stumbled out of his hole...to reveal Sandshrew peeking out of it...before Sandshrew was revealed to be on top of Seymour's head.
"Seymour?" Mai blinked twice before she noticed the Clefairy jumping out of the hole, "And the Clefairy?"
"Hey! What's going on?" Meowth demanded before the Clefairy began to wave their fingers back and forth while chanting.
"What are they doing?" James asked.
"They're waving their fingers," Jessie replied.
"Dis way and dat way and dis way," Meowth noted as Team Rocket began to just follow the fingers waving back and forth.
"Waving their fingers…" Cajun whispered, pondering for a moment before her eyes widened, "It's Metronome."
"Metronome?" Makoto repeated.
"Yes, it's…" Cajun began before she saw that even the others were following the finger movements, even the Pokemon out, "..."
"Sorry...too...mesmerizing…" Noel whispered.
"Con...tinue...Cajun," Tsubaki managed to get out.
"...Metronome...is a move that randomly calls out a different move," Cajun resumed, "Best I can say...brace yourselves."
"Cle-fairy!" all the Clefairy declared as their fingers stopped and started glowing.
The group of Clefairy began to shine brightly. Cracks appeared beneath Team Rocket and the Moon Stone, causing them to look down. Everyone moved back just before a massive eruption went off, sending a scorched Team Rocket into the air and towards the distance.
"Well, it looks like Team Rocket is…" Jessie began.
"Blasting off again!" James finished.
"Dat was da Metronome!" Meowth groaned.
"I give it two thumbs down!"
"Same here!" James and Meowth agreed with Jessie.
"Ekans…" Ekans hissed out behind a chunk of the Moon Stone in its mouth just before they went out of sight, a twinkle in the sky the only thing left behind.
"What was that?!" Misty gawked as they stared at the large hole in the ground.
"Either Explosion, Eruption, or Earth Power," Cajun explained, "Like I said, Metronome randomly calls out a different move when used."
"Oh, the poor Moon Stone," Noel whispered.
"Pix!" Yuki looked up at the sky.
"Huh?" Noel looked up to see the sky filled with a glitter of sorts, "Oh wow~!"
"Glitter?" Makoto pondered.
"Ah! It...It's the Moon Stone!" Seymour realized, "The Metronome's called attack shattered it and now it's raining down!"
"Um, guys?" Mai spoke up, catching their attention, "Something's happening to the Clefairy."
Everyone looked to see as some shards of the Moon Stone landed on the Clefairy, those Clefairy began to glow a soft pink. Their bodies grew larger as their toes gained another claw to them as a pair of spiked wings emerged from their backs.
"Clefable~" the evolved Pokemon called out as Ash took out Dexter.
=Clefable, the Fairy Pokemon, and the evolved form of Clefairy. Clefable is a timid creature that flees when it senses people approaching, and is one of the world's rarest Pokémon. Its sensitive ears can distinctly hear a pin drop from half a mile (one kilometer) away. Because of its acute hearing, it prefers to live in quiet, mountainous areas of which it is protective. Using a bouncy gait, it is able to walk on water and sometimes appears to be flying using its small wings= Dexter informed.
"I think I get it now...When we first saw it, the Clefairy was holding the Moon Stone it had in leaves so it wouldn't touch the stone and evolve!" Tsubaki realized as Clefairy and Clefable began to happily interact with one another, 'Amazing...Not only through experience and metamorphosis...but also by touching a stone? Just what else can cause Pokemon to evolve?'
"Well...it's not exactly one big one anymore, but it still is pretty to see," Makoto noted, watching the Pokemon dance around their pile of Moon Stones in their cavern once more.
"I don't think we could've gotten to Team Rocket so fast if you hadn't led Onix there," Mai noted as she patted the Sandshrew on its head, "Thank you."
"Sandshrew!" Sandshrew beamed as it nuzzled into the petting.
"I think Sandshrew really likes you," Brock noted.
"You think?" Mai giggled as Sandshrew gave a nod, "Do you want to come with us, Sandshrew?"
"Sand!" Sandshrew beamed, jumping into her arms and nuzzling into her bust.
"O-Okay!" Mai laughed, "How about...Sandy?"
"Sand?" Sandshrew deadpanned.
"You're right. Too obvious," Mai sweatdropped, "Hmm...Maybe...Terra?"
"Sand!" Sandshrew nodded, nuzzling into her bust once more.
"Okay! Terra it is!" Mai grinned.
"So what will you do now?" Cajun asked Seymour, "Write a report on your current research on the Clefairy and Clefable for the museum?"
"Actually, I've decided to live here with them," Seymour replied, earning surprised looks from just about all of them, "It's been my life's dream to find the Moon Stone and one day travel the stars with the Clefairy."
"I...I see…" Misty blinked twice.
Tsubaki elbowed Makoto when she started making 'coo-coo' motions with her finger, "I wish you all the luck, Seymour."
"I just hope you send the Pewter Museum a postcard when you do," Brock joked as they went back to watching the Clefairy and Clefable perform their dance.
"Do you really think the Clefairy came from outer space?" Ash asked as they walked along a road away from Mt. Moon.
"Dunno. But it would be fun to imagine if they did," Makoto replied.
"Well if they did or there are Pokemon that come from space, I'll eat two big bowls of Noel's cooking," Misty stated.
"How big?" Tsubaki asked.
"About this big," Misty replied, holding her arms out to about the size of Pidgeotto's wingspan.
"...You are a brave, brave girl," Makoto informed, patting Misty's shoulder with a mock salute, "I salute to you."
"Um...thanks," Misty nodded as the group came across a fork in the road, a signpost in the middle.
"Let's see…" Brock looked at the sign, "It seems that this way leads to Cerulean City," Brock pointed to the left, only Makoto seeing the depressed look forming on Misty's face, "And that way leads to another route."
"Vul?" Yuki's ears twitched as she noticed something on the sign.
"What's wrong?" Noel asked before looking at the sign, "O-Oh! Ash, your name is on it."
"Huh?" Ash blinked before looking at the corner of the sign where a childish drawing of a brown-haired boy was sticking his tongue out with an eyelid pulled down was beside some writing, "'Gary was here. Ash is a…'" he straightened up, "...LOSER?!"
"Gary?" Mai repeated, "Hey. Professor Oak owes him a million dollars."
"OH! I'LL SHOW YOU, GARY!" Ash shouted as he ran in the direction of Cerulean City.
"Ahh! A-Ash, wait up!"
"Why do we always run?" Cajun sighed as they began to follow Ash.
"Dunno, but it's a good workout!" Makoto beamed as she ran ahead.
"Of course you'd think that," Cajun deadpanned.
"Chipa!" Berry cheered, enjoying the breeze from the running.
"Professor Cajun's Pokemon Corner!"
The curtains rose up, revealing the familiar lab backdrop, table, and TV. However, Hikari and Cajun were not in at the moment.
"...Cajun? Um...hello?" Tsubaki spoke as she poked her head in.
She heard the door open and a wet and soggy Cajun walked in followed by Hikari.
"Uh…"
"Don't. Ask. Tsubaki."
"...F….fair enough…" Tsubaki held her hands up as she slowly backed away.
"Well, that was a complete failure," Cajun frowned.
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded before pointing at the 'audience.'
"Hm? Oh!" Cajun walked out and came back in wearing her new traveling clothes and her lab coat, "Hello, everyone. Welcome to yet another rendition of our omake, where I talk about a Pokemon or two that appeared in this chapter. Today we'll be talking about a rather interesting Pokemon. Hikari?"
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as she pulled the remote out, pressing a button as the TV turned on, showing an image of Clefairy.
"Clefairy, the Fairy Pokemon. Originally, scientists believed that Clefairy was a Normal-Type Pokemon until recent tests proved that Clefairy was a Fairy Type, fitting given its classification as the Fairy Pokemon," Cajun explained as a simulation was run of Clefairy being hit by a multitude of Dragon Type Attacks, only for the HP Bar to not even decrease in the slightest amount, "Fairy Types are immune to Dragon Type attacks, so if you have one on your side when there's a Dragon Type on a rampage, then you'll be set. However..." the simulation changed to Clefairy running from a few Poison and Steel Type Pokemon, "If there are Poison and Steel Types about, it is best to avoid those as Fairy Types are weak against those certain types."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as the screen changed to a strange crystal-like substance.
"Clefairy have a unique feature in their anatomy. Clefairy have a secretion from the back of their throat that can harden into a crystal-like substance. They often use this in things they build such as their nests," Cajun explained before Hikari changed the screen to a group of Clefairy dancing around a Moon Stone, "Clefairy have a unique culture of sorts. The evolutionary stone known as the Moon Stone is highly regarded as an item of worship to Clefairy and they often perform dances around a large bundle of them to act as prayer for protection, good health, and a long life."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as the screen now displayed Clefairy evolving into Clefable.
"When exposed to the Moon Stone, Clefairy evolve into Clefable, also known as the Fairy Pokemon," Cajun explained, "Despite them having larger wings they are still incapable of flight and instead store moonlight inside of their wings to let them hover in the air for a time." a simulation began to run where a Clefable was one kilometer away from a falling pin, its back turned to it, "Clefable have a powerful sense of hearing, able to even hear a pin dropping from over a kilometer away." the pin landed and Clefable turned in the direction, an inquisitive expression on its face before changing to a Clefable holding their ears in the middle of a city, "Unfortunately, this also means that Clefable cannot stand the hustle and bustle of living in a city and are often prone to staying as far away from them as possible."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as she pressed a button, causing the screen to change to show Clefairy and Clefable using Metronome.
"Clefairy and Clefable are one of the few Pokemon that naturally learn Metronome as they grow up instead of having to train to learn it," Cajun explained, "Each time, the results are different, but it seems that when used in a group, the attack is the same for each one, amplifying that single attack by the number of Clefairy and Clefable there. However, there has been ongoing research into the move and it seems that there is a list of certain moves that Metronome is incapable of using, such as the Signature Moves of Legendary Pokemon. Still, it is advisable to be prepared for when Metronome is used."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded before turning her head to see a Clefairy beside her.
"Clefairy, Clefairy~" Clefairy chanted as it began to use Metronome.
"How did a Clefairy get in here?" Cajun pondered as Clefairy finished and shined brightly.
*BOOM!*
Cajun coughed as she and Hikari twitched in a crater in their set, "Ex...plosion…"
"Ra...lts…" Hikari slowly nodded before both passed out, the ashes of the curtains falling on them.
GT: Ah, the Clefairy...So mysterious, so adorable, so reclusive.
SZ: And so very hard to encounter and/or catch. Still, it was a very nice chapter overall, and Mai got herself a Sandshrew now.
GT: Eeyup. I wonder how things will be going for our group as they head on their way to Cerulean City?
SZ: Guess we'll have to find out n-*sees a Clefairy hop in*...uh, GT? Is this your…?
GT: No, no it is not. *sees Clefairy start to perform Metronome* ...What is with these Clefairy and using Metronome today?!
SZ: Dunno, but duck for cover!*runs into a nearby bunker*be sure to review and subscribe, folks!
GT: *sees Clefairy bounce high into the air* Did it use Splash? Ah well. See ya in Chapter Se…*Clefairy lands on me hard*...Bounce...it...it used Bounce...I am in pain...