Pokemon: Remix Hearts

by Seanzilla1988

During an expedition for a Grimoir, the girls of Team Remix Heart are caught up in a strange wormhole and end up in a world filled with creatures known as Pokemon. Will they find a way home, or will they be stuck here? (Contains elements from the Pokemon games, manga, and anime. Set after the end of the Blazblue Remix Heart manga)

13. Chapter 13

SZ: He~llo! This is Seanzilla115 once again, along with my good buddy GammaTron.

GammaTron: *screams while crashing in through a wall* Ugh...Never get between a Meganium that knows Headbutt and Frenzy Plant and a plate of cookies. *gets up* And before anyone asks, it involves a tiny cameo in a story so do. not. ask. Otherwise, I'm gonna be dealing with headaches, a rampaging man screaming his name with guns a-blazin', and a Meganium that can only shout its nickname that has a Stance.

SZ: ….okay then. Ahem...anyways, we're getting back to the main story….sorta. The episode this chapter is based on is still kinda filler, but still, should be interesting nonetheless.

GT: Especially with the changes that are gonna happen.

SZ: Mmm hmm. Also...no need for disclaimers. You already know who we own and don't own, so...GT?

GT: Yep. *shouts through the hole while disguising voice* Ivan Ooze sucked! *hides*

SZ: 0-o...what have you done!? *hides*

?: TANTOR?! TAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNTOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRR!

?: Murr-STAKE! *Frenzy Plant slams into the screen with bullets accompanying it and turns it to static* Murstake!

?: SHUT UP!

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Entry 012: Kajun Faycott reporting once again. My original plan after my last entry was to awaken Ashton for training to handle Lt. Surge's Gym. Unfortunately….ugh, it was interrupted by the ever continuing nuisance that is Team Rocket. This time, they were successful in escaping with Pikachu and Berry, but had unintentionally absconded with Noel, Yuki, and Needles. Makoto...was not pleased by that. Ahem...while the rest of us were searching for Team Rocket-with Makoto looking through every nook and cranny for them-Team Rocket was celebrating their victory, unaware that Noel had 'followed' them and-with Needles' help-used a bit of her cooking skills to distract Team Rocket….I am conflicted on feeling sorry for them for having eaten Noel's cooking...or not.

While Team Rocket was...distracted...along with their Pokemon (including a newly-caught Weepinbell) due to, well, Noel's cooking being considered a blessing to all Poison-type Pokemon...and Mai, Needles was able to use her ability with String Shot to get to Pikachu and Berry, use her stronger Poison Sting to dissolve what kept them inside, and brought the two to Noel, letting her run off with the four Pokemon, Yuki in her arms, Pikachu and Berry on her shoulders, and Needles on her back. I am proud that she was able to remain her current 'collected' state despite a giant cocoon connected to her back.

Ahem..meanwhile with the others and I, we were still searching for Noel...before we ended up falling into one of Team Rocket's pitfall traps...despite them being...ahem, 'poisoned' by Noel's cooking… What a truly tenacious group, they are. Though the trap was easy enough to escape from whilst they were distracted with...evacuating the contents of their bodies in nearby bushes...by Brock calling out his Onix, which then sent Team Rocket flying off with a swing of its tail. I wonder why we don't use Onix more often… Moving along. While we were busy with that, Makoto was halted in her progress by two Ursaring...that sorely regretted blocking her from finding Noel. I wonder if they looked like what happened to those poor, poor students that tried to do something humiliating to Noel at Prom and Makoto caught word of it...ahem! Anyways, after reuniting with Berry-who had heard Makoto's yell and..unfortunately forgot which way she came from-, Makoto left to go search for Noel. Speaking of whom, she was currently being chased by Team Rocket's Pokemon, Koffing having spat sludge into Yuki's eyes when Noel tried to give her a command, but they managed to get away with Pikachu's help via electric shock through Weepinbell's vines.

Makoto soon discovered Team Rocket's camp and, after talking to her, finally noticed Berry was with her. She tried asking if she knew where Noel was, but..like I previously stated, she ended up forgetting which path she took...though given the current situation, it is rather understandable...ahem. Anyhow, once she was done searching the campsite, Makoto ran off with both Cherry and Berry in tow to find Noel once more, eventually finding her near a river as she washed out the sludge in Yuki's eyes. It was almost a joyous reunion...that is, until Team Rocket's Weepinbell showed that it knew Power Swing and aimed it at Noel in a surprise attack from the bushes. Needles protected Noel from the attack, but her body began to break apart from the hit. Things appeared to be grim for Needles until it turned out she was ready to evolve into Beedrill. However...when she did, she was vastly different than any other Beedrill, capable of even poisoning Poison-type Pokemon like Jessie's Ariados. With Makoto's directions, Needles was able to defeat all four of Team Rocket's Pokemon at once and send them flying over the trees just as we regrouped with the two. I was rather amazed at how much different Needles was from a normal Beedrill..could this be the result of eating Noel's cooking? Could her cooking affect the evolution of Poison Type Pokemon? ...I. Must. EXPERIMENT!

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"The road's gotta be here somewhere…" Ash muttered as he and the others were walked down a dirt path through the woods...again.

"Ash, did you get us lost again?" Misty asked with an annoyed frown.

"Huh? No way," Ash argued as he held up the map.

"Ashton, the map's upside down," Kajun pointed out.

"..." Ash slowly blinked before closing the map up, "J-just a goof up. Nothing I can't fix really. Besides, I earned two badges after all."

"You didn't earn those badges. You only got them because Brock and my sister felt sorry for you," Misty argued a bit.

"I did too!" Ash snapped.

'And just like that, buttons have been pressed,' Makoto sweatdropped, "Hey now, Misty. It's not that they felt sorry for Ash. I mean, didn't he pass a secret test of character from Brock and he did help save your family's Gym, right?"

"...Well...I guess that's true…" Misty muttered.

"Yeah. And I caught all my Pokemon fair and square," Ash grinned.

"...'Caught them?'" Misty repeated, "Ash, aside from maybe Butterfree and Pidgeotto, most of your Pokemon followed you. This may come as a surprise to you, but real Pokemon trainers actually catch Pokemon on their own."

"...You never give me a break," Ash slumped.

'Way to be blunt,' Makoto cringed before Cherry snorted, flicking her sunglasses down over her eyes, "Oh yeah. Don't forget Ash had to fight Bulbasaur and Cherry here with me to get him."

"She does make a point," Brock spoke up.

"Oh yeah? Well…" Misty paused, trying to think of an argument to that, "...Well he still had help. Up to this point, he had help catching his Pokemon. In fact...I bet he can't catch a Pokemon without any of our help."

"...M-misty, maybe y-" Noel began.

"Oh yeah?! Well I'll show you!" Ash snapped as he shot up, whipping out a Pokeball as he ran off, "I'll be a Pokemon Master, with or without your guys' help!"

"Ash wait! D-and he's gone…" Mai sighed as a majority of the group glared at Misty.

"...What?...What?!" Misty snapped, "..Oh, don't go assuming this is my fault! Ash was the one who started it when he started bragging about his badges again!"

"Can you blame the kid?" Makoto asked, "He's ten. Of course he's gonna act like that."

"Even so, if he's gonna be a Pokemon Trainer, he needs to take this seriously!" Misty argued before she was smacked on the head with a paper fan, "Ow!"

"Misty...calm down," Tsubaki advised, tapping her paper fan in her hand, "We're all tired, and haven't had enough time to rest thanks to Team Rocket's attack this morning. We don't need any arguments to further increase stress."

"It's true," Brock nodded as he held the map, "It's been a long day and while we are lost, I think I can make a decent guess where we're going. Since we were following a map upside-down, we're probably near the Cerulean Cape."

"The Cerulean Cape?" Mai repeated as she looked at the map over Brock's shoulder.

"It's the furthest northern part of the Kanto region, just north of Cerulean City," Brock informed.

"I've been there a lot. During the summer aside from a week or two, people head up there for a bit of fun in the sun," Misty noted, relieved that there was a subject change, "It's also where I caught Starmie when I was first learning how to fish."

"Really?" Makoto asked, earning a nod from the red-headed tomboy, "Oh...cool. Think Ash might try and catch a Pokemon here?"

"Knowing him, he might end up catching a Krabby or something."

"Who's crabby?" Makoto whispered.

"Krabby, the River Crab Pokemon," Kajun corrected as she opened her Pokemon Database Notebook and showed a picture of a cream and orange, four-legged crab-like Pokemon, "I wouldn't be surprised if Ashton did encounter one at the cape." the group then heard Ash's loud scream, "And that sounds like his finger was just pinched by one of its claws."

"...Let's go check on him to make sure he doesn't do anything reckless," Tsubaki sighed a bit.

"Good idea…"

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"Oh wow!" Noel awed as they emerged from the forest to see a magnificent beachline, the setting sun just hitting the gentle waves just right to give it a serene look of peace.

"Wow...talk about amazing…" Makoto whispered, 'Mou...if I wasn't so tired, I would've suggested a nice day at the beach here...provided Dumb, Dumber, and Dumbest don't ruin our fun.'

---

Team Rocket sneezed all at once, 'Who just insulted us?'

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"Alright! I did it!" everyone looked to see Ash running up to a thrown Pokeball lying amongst chopped up pieces of a stick, "Now I really caught one. Good try, Krabby, but not good enough!" a light from the Pokeball soon caught his attention as it began to glow...before it disappeared in a flash of light, "?! Wh...what the?! Where'd my new Krabby go?!"

"Congratulations, Ashton," Kajun's voice snapped Ash out of his shock as the group walked over, "You've captured your seventh Pokemon."

"But I can't find it now," Ash noted in worry.

"That's because you're only allowed six at a time in your Party," Kajun informed, looking at a notebook with six Pokeballs on it, "From what I've read on Dexter, when a Trainer catches a Pokemon when they already have a full Party, then that new one is transported to a Storage System or to, if they're registered for it, Professor Oak's laboratory."

"...So Krabby's with Professor Oak?" Ash asked, "...Now I'm doubly worried."

"Why's that?" Brock asked.

"...You're not assuming he's gonna eat Krabby, are you?" Makoto asked.

"Chi?!" Berry exclaimed in shock.

"..."

"...M-maybe we can try calling him to make sure Krabby's okay?" Noel suggested.

"Good idea," Mai agreed.

"It doesn't help that Krabby pincers are a delicacy and that they can regrow them in a few days after losing them," Kajun added.

"Not helping, Kajun!" Makoto and Tsubaki hissed at her as Ash started to get even more worried.

"Ah! Where's the nearest Pokemon Center?!" Ash asked as he began to look around.

"The nearest one's about…" Brock looked at the map, "A few miles south of here, but we won't be able to reach it with how fast night's approaching."

"Just our luck," Misty sighed, "I'm getting sick of sleeping in sleeping bags!"

"Preach it to the choir, Misty," Makoto agreed, 'They get way too hot in there thanks to my fluffy tail…'

"Vul?" Yuki's ears twitched as she noticed Pikachu looking at something in the distance.

"Pika! Pika!" Pikachu shouted as he began to jump and point.

"Pika?" Ash, Brock, Makoto, and Mai repeated.

"What are you pointing at, Pikachu?" Kajun pondered, following Pikachu's pointed finger to see a light in the distance, "Oh! A lighthouse? Well, that does make sense. There seem to be a few sharp rock formations near it, so it must have been built to avoid any ships from sailing near them."

"Every lighthouse has to have a keeper, and he might have a phone!" Ash beamed, "And I'm gonna use it to call Professor Oak!"

"And they probably have some extra beds!" Misty added, "A sleeping bag is no way for me to get my beauty sleep."

"Let's get going!" Brock called as the group began to run off towards the lighthouse.

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A lone log cabin laid within the forest, looking as if it had been undisturbed in decades. As the setting sun gave way to the night, Jessie, James, and Meowth poked out of a bush and looked around. Confirming the coast was clear, the trio made their way to the cabin and Jessie lightly pressed on a log by the door, revealing a hidden switch and a number pad. Jessie quickly typed in a set of numbers before pulling the switch. The door of the cabin moved back before sliding to the side, exposing a fortified base within. Inside, the young silver-white haired woman sat in a decorative chair, lightly drinking a cup of tea as her green, lizard-like Pokemon leaned against a nearby wall, keeping an eye half-open in its relaxed state.

"Team Rocket members Jessie, James, and Meowth reporting for duty," Jessie informed as the trio saluted.

"...Good," the young woman spoke up as she gently placed her cup down, "You made it on time...probably the only right thing you three have done so far lately." before the trio could move, the green Pokemon turned into a blur, shooting past James before stopping beside her, a bag with a sample of Noel's cooking inside of it, "And what is this?"

"A sample of a new toxic substance," James informed quickly, "While it has a...rather negative reaction to many, Poison-type Pokemon just can't seem to get enough of it. I was nearly throttled in getting this sample from our Pokemon before they could eat it."

"...I see," the woman noted as she looked at it, "...Why is it censored?"

"Dat's da thing, ma'am. We have no clue how it does dat, but it just does," Meowth replied, "But we also noticed dat when a Poison-type dat eats dat stuff uses a Poison-type move, it becomes a lot stronger den it was before."

"...Interesting. A food that has the same effect-if not better-as a Poison Barb," the woman noted, "...You three found something rather interesting here…" her Pokemon was given the bag before it placed it in a clear tube and put into a nearby device, the tube glowing before it and the contents vanished, "Research and Development will take it from here on examining it."

"O-of course, ma'am," James nodded nervously.

"Now...onto the mission," the woman said as she gained a serious expression, "As my father may have told you, there have been sightings of a Dragonite around Cerulean Cape recently," a holographic image appeared beside her, showing a dragonic, bipedal Pokemon with light-orange skin, dragonic wings with blue insides, and a horn on the top of its head between two antennae, "As you know, Dragonite are extremely powerful and versatile Pokemon, capable of learning moves such as Earthquake, Stone Edge, Extreme Speed, and even the Elemental Punches. A Pseudo Legendary such as this would make a great aspect for Team Rocket's Goal."

"Yes, ma'am," the trio nodded.

"When and if you encounter it...do not engage," the woman ordered, "The one here in Cerulean Cape is too strong for you three to handle, so don't even attempt to attack it…" a scowl soon grew on her face, "Even with stuff you frivolously buy using my father's money."

"?!"

"Don't think I don't know about you three spending my father's money on such ridiculous items," the woman stated, "For example, this 'flying baseball stadium' I've heard about from a report...that was your doing, wasn't it?" the flinches from the trio told her all she needed to know,, "...Ugh...and then there's the repair kits you buy to mend that ridiculous hot air balloon of yours…"

"Wh-what's wrong wit' da b-?" Meowth began.

"You draw too much attention to yourselves," the woman explained, the scowl still on her face, "You're part of a criminal organization that attacks from the shadows, not a circus troupe." she then adopted a thinking posture, "Then again...your antics do tend to cause more attention upon yourselves than upon other operations such as the one in Celadon City…" she frowned, "Regardless, this mission is of the utmost importance and you are not to mess this up...or else."

"Y-yes, ma'am!" Jessie, James, and Meowth saluted with a gulp.

"Good…" the woman nodded as she picked her cup back up, "Evergreen, please escort these three into the next room."

"Sceptile," the Pokemon nodded.

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"I can't believe it took us so long to get here," Brock noted as night had completely fallen as they reached the main building of the lighthouse.

"Well it did look closer in the distance kinda," Makoto said as they walked up to the door, "...Huh. Talk about attention to detail. Whoever owns this place carved pics of Pokemon on the door."

"Not just any Pokemon, Makoto," Kajun replied as she looked at them, "All of these Pokemon on the door...they're all Legendary or Pseudo-Legendary Pokemon."

"...She's right," Brock spoke, "I've seen a few of these in books before. The Bird Trio, the Regis, even Dragonite and Salamence!"

"Well, we won't find answers unless we ring the doorbell," Misty noted, pointing at a box with a red button by the speaker on it.

"...I got it," Mai offered as she walked up to the box and pressed the button, causing a loud, eerie bell-like sound to happen, "?!"

'Yeah...that doesn't make this place scream 'haunted'...' Makoto thought as Noel hid behind her.

=Who's there?= a voice asked from the box.

"...Uh…" Brock began a bit nervously before clearing his throat, "Excuse us sir, but we're travellers and we're lost."

"We got a small emergency here, and we need to use your telephone please," Ash added before Misty pushed him out of the way, "Woah!"

"We've been camping out for quite a while, and I'd sure appreciate a nice comfy bed," Misty stated.

=I have some available rooms and a video phone if you need them, but will you assist me in something before I agree to lending those out?=

"Hmm? And that is?"

=Well...two things actually. One; can any of you cook without using tofu?= the voice asked =I've been eating nothing but the stuff since my cook went on vacation. Don't get me wrong, I like the stuff, but when it's the only thing you eat for every meal…? Yeah...=

"Oh. I c…" Noel began before Tsubaki covered her mouth, the red head's eyes wide with worry and fright.

"Just show me the kitchen and what supplies you have and I can whip something up no sweat," Brock informed quickly.

=Phew. That's good. Now the other? Well...uh...seeing is believing, I suppose. Just...promise you will not scream, okay?=

"...Um...of course, sir," Brock nodded.

=Thank you...please come on in= the voice said as the doors began to slowly open =The video phone should be near you once you come inside=

The inside of the building seemed more like a large hallway of an old castle, with pillars reaching the ceiling along the sides of the middle of the building, leading towards a large stairway. Ash was the first inside, looking around before finding a computer with a phone shaped like a plant of sorts with the roots resembling two legs, leaves for arms, and a yellow bell-shaped head with large pink lips and beady black eyes. Ash dug in one of his backpack's pockets before pulling out a slip of paper and quickly ran over to the device. He typed down the number on the slip of paper on one of the leaves before the head popped off on a cable. Ash put the 'phone' to the side of his head as the screen turned on...revealing Oak about to cook something in a boiling pot.

=Oh? Well hi, Ash. You caught me cooking dinner= Oak greeted =My cook is on vacation, and I've got to fend for myself until she returns=

"W-Wait, professor! You're not eating my Krabby, are you?" Ash asked in worry.

=Oh don't worry. I'm taking good care of your Krabby= Oak assured as he moved a bit, revealing Krabby in a fishbowl with a small sticker of Ash's face on it =See? It's right here=

"Phew…" Ash sighed in relief as Makoto peeked over his shoulder.

"Why's it in a fishbowl?" Makoto asked.

=Hm? Now who's this, Ash?= Oak asked.

"Oh! This is Makoto. She's a friend like Kajun is," Ash introduced, "But...yeah. Why is Krabby in a fishbowl?"

=Just standard Water-type examination procedures here= Oak replied =I don't want anything bad to happen to the other Pokemon if there's a chance that your Krabby has an infectious disease. Same goes for the one my grandson caught=

"What?! You mean Gary caught a Krabby too?!"

=Yes. Quite the catch, too. Take a look for yourself= Oak said as he moved the camera a bit, showing a much larger Krabby inside of a fishbowl even larger than the one Ash's Krabby was in.

"Holy Krabby! That's a big one!" Makoto gawked, "Where'd he find one that big?"

=From the capture data in the Pokeball, Vermillion City's harbour= Oak replied =Rather interesting really. Gary is filling his Pokedex rather quickly, especially considering he's captured about 70 Pokemon by now=

"You gotta be kidding me! Seventy?!" Ash dropped the phone in shock before Berry caught it and hopped onto Makoto's shoulder with it.

=Yes. It's amazing how effective Quick Balls are= Oak nodded =Though he does use a few Dusk Balls and Timer Balls as well, more the former than the latter=

"The only other kind aside from normal PokeBalls that I have is just Squirtle's Net Ball," Ash frowned.

=Squirtle? You found a Wild Squirtle?= Oak asked.

"Charmander and Bulbasaur, too," Makoto added, "One after another, even!"

Oak laughed at that =Remarkable! There are hardly any Pokemon Trainers out there that can say that they have all three Kanto Starters! Even Gary doesn't have that achievement on his list of captures=

"Really?!" Ash asked, earning a nod from him, 'Yes! In your face, Gary!'

=By the way, where exactly are you calling from? Even though it's a bit dark, I think it seems familiar= Oak noted.

"We're at a lighthouse at the Cerulean Cape," Ash replied as the others walked over.

=Cerulean Cape? ...Oh! Now I recognize the place!= Oak realized =Yes! Ash, you're in the lighthouse owned by the man behind the transport system for the Kanto and Johto regions! His name is Bill and he's a colleague of mine that I tend to talk with about Pokemon= he frowned =Though, he missed the last call time we made last week. If you see him, try to figure out why he hasn't called and ask him about the Pokemon he breeds there=

"...Alright. I'll make sure," Ash nodded.

=Thank you, Ash. I...uh oh! Tofu's done! C-catch you later!= Oak said as the screen shut off.

"...Um...well…" the voice from before spoke up, "There's...an explanation on why I missed the call last week."

"Eh?" the group blinked before the lights suddenly turned on.

"O-Over here, by the stairs," the voice informed.

Everyone turned to the stairs and a set of mixed reactions came upon them. The figure at the top of the stairs was...wrong. A human's arm ended in the purple paw of a feline while a pant leg was shredded by the feline-like leg that had tried to fit in it, the end of the hind leg paw morphing into a human's foot. Parts of the figure's face were stretched and twisted, almost as if it were a failed blending of cat and man that was made by a blender. A tail came out of the middle of its back, split at the end into two and each time it waved, the figure's form had a barely visible tense to it, as if pain coursed through its entire form.

"Wh...what the..?" Mai blinked in surprise and shock as Makoto and Noel instantly hid behind Tsubaki.

"I...I'm Bill," the thing greeted, visibly cringing in pain from the simple waving gesture made, "Th...This is what was the other request was for."

"...What exactly happened?" Kajun asked.

"Well...I was testing something out, and I ended up fusing myself with one of the Pokemon here," Bill answered before holding his head a bit, "She...er...ow...ugh...she isn't taking it too well...neither am I for that matter…"

"...Can you take us to where the incident occurred?" Kajun asked once more.

"Yes, yes I can," Bill complied, "Th-This way...before she starts screaming in my head again...or is it her head...our head?"

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"This lighthouse is owned by the self-termed 'PokéManiac' Masaki 'Bill' Sonezaki, age twenty-three," Aoiro informed as she stood before a projector, the Team Rocket trio sitting nearby with notebooks out, "Bought five years ago, Bill works here studying and breeding a species of Pokemon known as Eevee. His Starter was an Abra that became an Alakazam and is often used for deliveries. Currently, the Alakazam in question is at Professor Oak's ranch, being treated for a sprained ankle so that removes avoiding its detection from the equation."

"Uh huh. Uh huh…" the trio nodded as they wrote this down.

"Anything else we should know?" James asked.

"Yes," Aorio nodded before pointing at Meowth, "You and Serenade will be infiltrating the building and stealing one of the Eevee eggs while the rest of us will attempt to capture the giant Dragonite."

"S-Serenade…?" Meowth repeated before he was suddenly lifted off the ground, "Ahh!"

"Same as always I see..." a voice spoke in Meowth's mind as the scratch cat Pokemon was turned around, letting him look at a predominately white with blue accents, humanoid cat-like Pokemon with its ears curled in, a pair of tails lazily waving behind her.

"Oh! H-h-hey dere, Serenade. R-ready ta go ta work," Meowth saluted while upside down in the air.

"You better. I'm not going to miss time with my mistress due to your screw up…" Serenade stated with a slight frown as Meowth was dropped on his face.

"Ugh! N-noted…" Meowth's muffled response went.

"Please hold your displeasure at all this until post-mission, Serenade," Aoiro instructed, "Now then, Bill appears to release a unique signal towards the ocean nearly every night. Team Rocket scientists have figured out that it is a greeting in Dragonite tongue but played at such a loud frequency, only Pokemon the size of the lighthouse would be able to hear it normally."

"...And you don't want us to engage it, correct?" Jessie asked.

"Yes. Your job will act as distractions to Bill, making sure he is outside and away from the building," Aoiro informed, "I have been authorized with a few Heavy Balls to capture the giant Dragonite due to its immense size. Make sure you don't mess this up...or else."

"N...noted," Jessie and James gulped.

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"I was performing tests with a new invention," Bill explained as they entered a master bedroom-sized room with a computer and two large pod-like devices at the other side of the room, "My friend Espeon was with me at the time, playing with a toy mouse. The invention would be a teleporter for human to travel from one region to another without the need for boats or planes." he grunted, holding his head, "Ugh. I know you get airsick. Quit bugging me on that."

"...I see," Kajun noted as she looked at the pod-like devices, "...And I take it your Espeon friend knocked their toy into one of the pods and followed it into one of the pods?"

"Yes. At the same time, I set up a timed program to test to see if a human could be teleported…" Bill replied before cringing as he saw his reflection on the monitor, "...and did not notice her in the other pod until it was too late. And I can't type any commands or work a mouse in this state." he held up his 'paws,' "See? Too tiny and jerky to properly work a computer." he cringed once more, "Well excuse me if your paws are tiny…"

"This reminds me so much of this one movie involving the same thing, expect the scientist dies at the end and the pregnant love interest gave birth to an egg and died from it," Makoto sweatdropped.

"...Hmm…" Kajun pondered as she looked at the pods, "So you need one of us to operate the computer to separate you both."

"Yes. It's a program called the Cell Separation System. I made that after my test involving an apple and a banana," Bill replied before holding his head again, "Yes, yes, I know you're still mad about that." he sighed, "Please help. I can't take much more of hearing her in my...her...our head."

"...Of course," Kajun nodded, "Please enter one of the pods, Bill."

"Thank you," Bill thanked as he managed to get into one of the pods, letting the door close behind him, "Okay. We're ready in here. And hurry. She's starting to sing an annoying song to pass the time again."

Kajun nodded as she walked up to the console. As she began to startup the program, the others looked on.

"That...What was that…?" Misty shuddered.

"That's going to be the subject of so many of my nightmares for the next few weeks," Mai admitted.

"Y...yeah…" Noel nervously nodded.

"I-I'm sure everything will turn out just fine once Bill is back to normal," Tsubaki assured, "Right, K-"

"Shh! I need focus…" Kajun hushed, focusing on the console before her, 'This level of programming is something else...I've never seen anything as detailed like this before in terms of teleportation without an Ars.' she continued to type before clicking on something, "Beginning Cell Separation process."

With that, the two pods started to whire to life as a light was seen from the small windows in the front. It lasted for a few minutes until the machines started to die down, smoke and steam escaping from one of the pods as it slowly began to open up. Stumbling out of it was a young man in his early twenties with trim brown hair. He wore a blue button shirt and brown slacks along with a watch. Stumbling out of the other pod was a purple cat-like Pokemon with a red gem on its forehead, large blue eyes, and a long tail that split into two near the end.

=Espeon, the Sun Pokemon, and the evolved form of Eevee at maximum happiness in the daytime= Dexter informed =Espeon is extremely loyal to any Trainer it considers to be worthy. It is said that this Pokémon developed its precognitive powers to protect its Trainer from harm=

"Phew...thank you…" the man spoke in Bill's voice, sighing in relief as the Espeon cleaned itself, "I was afraid we were gonna be stuck like that forever…"

"Espe…" the Espeon huffed as she walked away from him, stopping near Kajun as she began to rub herself against the purplette's legs, purring a bit.

"Well, hello to you as well," Kajun greeted, kneeling down a little to pet the feline-like Pokemon's head.

"Espe~" Espeon purred, rubbing her head against Kajun's hand as her tail swayed a bit.

"Again, thank you so much for getting us out of that sticky situation," Bill spoke up once more to the group, "We've been stuck like that for quite a while…" a huff from Espeon caught his attention, "...oh come now. I didn't mean for that to happen. It was your own fault f-OW!"

"Espeon..." Espeon huffed as she gently put down the book she used to hit him with via Psychic.

"Guess she doesn't like her flaws pointed out," Makoto sweatdropped.

"You are correct on that more or less…" Bill muttered, rubbing his head a bit, "She has always been the most stubborn out of the Eevees I help raise here."

"What's an Eevee?" Mai asked.

"The pre-evolved form of Espeon," Bill explained, "Come. I'll show you what they look like."

With that, Bill led them out of the room and down a hallway. They stopped before a door with a sun with a crescent moon in the sun on it. Bill opened the door and yelped as several little Pokemon jumped him. They were mammalian, quadruped creatures with primarily brown fur. The tip of all their bushy tails and large furry collars were cream-colored and had short, slender legs with three small toes and a pink paw pad on each foot. They all had big brown eyes, long pointed ears, and a small black nose. As the girls started cooing over the little creatures and Brock was attempting to help Bill up, Ash took out Dexter.

=Eevee, the Evolution Pokemon. Eevee has an unstable genetic makeup that suddenly mutates due to the environment in which it lives. Radiation from various stones causes this Pokémon to evolve. Current studies show it can evolve into an incredible eight different species of Pokémon= Dexter informed.

"Esp!" Espeon gave a call as she jumped off Kajun's shoulder, earning the attention of the several little bundle of brown fur.

"Eevee!" they cheered as they ran over and began to nuzzle her.

'K...kawaii….' Noel thought as she fidgeted a bit, resisting the urge to hug one of the adorable bundles of fluff as Yuki jumped out of her arms.

"Vul?" Yuki blinked a bit, earning the attention from one of the Eevee's.

"Vee?" the Eevee tilted its head before beaming, "Ee! Eevee-vee!"

"Vul!" Yuki beamed a bit in return as the two began to run around a bit, running into the open room filled with fluffy pet beds, automatic feeders, water bowls, and a children's play area.

"So you help raise all these Eevee?" Tsubaki asked Bill.

"Not just them. There are more inside a-" Bill began before something blurred passed him, "...what just happened?"

"...Cute little fuzzy animal no bigger than a foot," Makoto calculated, "Times a bunch of it…" she pointed inside where Noel was cuddling and being cuddled by the Eevee in there, "...equals one very happy and cuddle-giving Noel."

Noel giggled as she cuddled some of the Eevee around her while Yuki was busy playing with her new friend, 'So cute...so fluffy...ahhh...Heaven~'

"Heh heh. It would seem they've taken a shine to your friend," Bill noted with a slight chuckle.

"You take care of all these Eevee by yourself?" Brock asked.

"Well, it's not just me," Bill replied, "I also have the assistance of my Starter and, when she wants to, Espeon. Though, it's just me at the moment with rare help from her since my Alakazam is being treated for a sprained ankle at Professor Oak's lab."

"I see...well I bet it's hard taken care of all these cute...adorable…" Makoto trailed off as she looked at the various Eevee in the room, "...fuzzy...sweet…" an Eevee soon walked up to her, giving her a curious yet cute look, "...small..."

"Ee…" the Eevee smiled a bit.

"...Precious little cinnamon buns!" Makoto squealed as she picked it up and began to nuzzle it against her cheek, "Who's a cute wittle girl?! You are, you wittle cinnamon bun you~!"

"Chi…" Berry deadpanned, poking out of Makoto's tail.

"Mol…" Cherry deadpanned, also poking out of her tail.

"Oh come on, you two," Makoto showed them the Eevee, "You have to admit that they're almost as adorable as you two."

"Ee~" the Eevee's tail wagged.

"..." both Cherry and Berry tried to keep a straight face, '(Ooh...why did Arceus have to make Eevee hatchlings so adorable?!)'

"..So Bill…" Tsubaki spoke up, earning the young researcher's attention as she looked at a few pictures hanging up in the room, "What are these Pokemon pictures hanging in here? The only two I seem to recognize are the ones of Vaporeon and Espeon."

"Oh. Those are the other evolved forms of Eevee," Bill explained, "Currently there are eight in total. Jolteon, Flareon, Vaporeon, Espeon, Umbreon, Glaceon, Leafeon, and Sylveon."

"That's a lot of evolved forms," Ash noted.

"Of course. That's because Eevee has, well, unstable DNA," Bill informed, earning Kajun's attention.

"Unstable DNA?" Kajun repeated.

"Yes. But not volatile unstable. What I mean is that for some reason that we haven't been able to fully study is that the DNA of an Eevee, outside of its appearance, is constantly changing and when it evolves, finally settles down," Bill explained, "For example, an Espeon comes from an Eevee that has a strong friendship with someone and they have a battle in the daytime while an Umbreon is the same, but when you battle during the night."

"Interesting," Kajun nodded.

As the two started talking, and everyone else backed away as they realized both has entered Science Mode, Ash looked around, "Man...I haven't seen this many Eevee since I was six and went to summer camp in Kalos."

"You've been to Kalos?!" Misty nearly exclaimed at that.

"Well...yeah. It was for a summer camp my mom signed me up for when I was six. On a trip during it, we ended up near Geosenge Town and got swarmed by a lot of Eevee that smelled some chocolate bars Gary and Leaf had stashed in their pockets," Ash explained.

"Leaf?"

"...She's the girl we saw on the video involving Lt. Surge," Ash explained.

"Ohh…" Misty nodded before cringing, "...Ohh…that's right..."

"Yeah," Ash frowned before looking down after a small yelp went off, seeing an Eevee with messy hair on its head shaking its head from running into Ash's leg before crouching down, giving an adorable growl and headbutted his leg again and getting the same results that Ash had first seen.

"Oh not again," Bill sighed as he picked up the Eevee by the scruff of its neck, "This one likes to fight a little too much for its own good."

"Oh...so he a little trouble maker, eh?" Makoto asked.

"More or less…" Bill sighed a bit, "Like a little firecracker he is."

"He's kinda cool," Ash noted as he held a hand out and rubbed the top of its head, earning a fussy noise from the Eevee, "Guess you don't like your hair getting messed up either."

"Be thankful it didn't bite you like it does when I try to do something with its fur," Bill noted as he put the Eevee down beside Espeon, who attempted to attack Ash's leg once more when Espeon put a paw on its tail to stop it.

"...I take it that happened with you?" Makoto asked.

"...Yes..." Bill sighed, "I went through so many medkits after dealing with his little 'bite' fits."

"Ahh…I see..." Makoto noted.

"...By the way, what's with the lighthouse you have near your home?" Mai asked, "I've been wondering a bit about it since we got here."

"The lighthouse?" Bill repeated, "Ah, yes. You see, I've studied many kinds of Pokemon growing up, and learned many things. I know there are over eight hundred different species of Pokemon, but there's the possibility there might be more out there. There's always something new to look for in our lives, and in ourselves."

"Something to look for?" Ash repeated.

"Yes. There's a lot for us to look for, inside and outside ourselves," Bill continued, "There's meaning for every creature, a meaning for all Pokemon, and a meaning for all us humans too." he turned to another door and opened it, revealing a large hallway with the walls filled with carvings of hundreds of Pokemon, "There are so many out there, some of which have become endangered or even extinct. Some people even wear costumes of Pokemon to see what it's like to be them, such as fossil hunters sometimes putting on disguises of an extinct Pokemon like Kabuto." he looked over at Makoto, "Though your friend there seems to just prefer wearing the ears and tail of a Pachirisu dyed in her hair color."

"It's not a co…" Makoto began before Berry jumped into her backpack, "Berry? What are you doing?"

"Chipa," Berry got out and held up Makoto's stone with the heart carving on it.

"Oh!" Bill gasped as he walked over to get a better look, "That's a fossil. Wherever did you find it?"

"Pewter City," Makoto answered, "Why?"

"I see...So if you found it there, it could be Pewter was once beneath the seafloor," Bill noted, "This is a fossil that was once a prehistoric Pokemon known as Tirtouga. It's rumored to be a Rock and Water-type Pokemon." he looked at Makoto, "Should you go to Cinnabar Island, there's a laboratory there that, if you bring them this fossil, could revive the Pokemon it once was."

"Really?" Makoto blinked, earning a nod in response, "...Huh. Sweet." '...Though now I'm scared of Kajun's Science Mode more…'

"Cloning?" Kajun asked, her eyes starting to get a familiar glint to them when Tsubaki whapped her on the head with a comically oversized paper folding fan.

"No! Bad, Kajun, bad. No Science Mode more than once a day," Tsubaki scolded.

"It is indeed 'sweet.' You see, the planet is four and a half billion years old. In all that time, all kinds of Pokemon existed, each of them having many ways of living," Bill noted as some of the carvings began to glow, "Ah...I see that besides your Pikachu, Pachirisu, Emolga, and Vulpix, you also have a Ralts, Butterfree, Charmander, Squirtle, Buizel, Bulbasaur, Onix, Geodude, Zubat, Goldeen, Staryu, Starmie, Pidgeotto, Beedrill, Sandshrew, and...a...a Riolu? Really? There are hardly any humans out there that have one, mainly due to them sometimes breaking their own Pokeballs and running away if the human isn't trustworthy enough."

"How did you know that?" Ash asked in surprise.

"This room has scanners in it that, when they detect a Pokemon, light up the carving related to it," Bill explained, "You're all quite lucky to be Pokemon Trainers. Your goal is to catch all of these kinds of Pokemon. That's a great task."

"...Well so far, I only have seven, one of which is at Professor Oak's," Ash spoke before slumping, "And my rival Gary has seventy…"

"That is impressive of this Gary fellow," Bill noted before looking over at Pikachu on his shoulder, "But you shouldn't compare yourself to someone else just because of how many Pokemon they have. But for now, all I can say is to keep up your work. It is as vital to me as it is to you. But right now..." he smiled as he looked at one carving, "There is just one Pokemon that I am searching for."

"What kind of Pokemon?" Ash asked.

"It's possibly the biggest Pokemon of its kind," Bill replied, "For all I know, it could very well be an Alpha to its species, even."

"But what is it called?" Makoto asked.

"Dragonite."

"?!" Kajun's eyes widened at that, "...and I take the lighthouse is needed in your search for it?"

"Yes, exactly," Bill nodded, "From what I've managed to learn, it's the only one of its unique size and causes it to be lonely. One night, I heard this very strange sound coming across the ocean," Bill pulled out a remote and a melancholy wail reverberated from the lighthouse, "I never truly understood what it meant aside from how lonely it sounded until...the incident," he tried to not look at the annoyed Espeon, the rowdy Eevee held in Psychic above her, "As a side-effect, I could understand Pokemon, hear what they were actually saying. But I tried to avoid it since it caused me migraines if I heard too many voices at once. And yet...when I played the recording, I heard it." he closed his eyes, "'I want...I want to meet you. I want to meet you, the one who wants to be my friend, who won't be afraid of me because of my size.'" he began to play with his remote and the sound suddenly changed, "And, despite some discomfort from it all, I was able to figure out how to say this using that same sound; 'Let's be friends. I may be smaller than you, but I want to be your friend. I want to meet you here at this Lighthouse I live in.'"

Kajun glanced at Espeon, who nodded. Despite the uncomfortable experience, she had also understood the sound and was a bit interested in seeing this giant...so long as it kept as far away from the Eevee hatchlings.

"Which is why I hope some foggy night, that Pokemon might come here to meet a friend it's been seeking for a very long time…" Bill continued before smiling a bit, "I would be so happy to meet it."

"Esp," Espeon floated a clock over to Bill.

"Ah! I need to head to the top of the lighthouse now," Bill noted, "Please. Do come along if you wish to continue to talk."

"But what about the E-" Ash began before Makoto pointed to the room once more, Noel and Yuki still amongst the Eevee in there.

"I don't think you need to worry as long as Noel's there," Makoto assured him, "Now let's go! I want to see this Pokemon for myself!"

---

"The scanners are detecting movement beneath the water," James informed.

"This better not be another false alarm of it being a school of Wishiwashi," Aoiro warned.

"No, no, no," James assured quickly, "The scanners are saying it's a solid thing, not just something that's nearly solid like a school of Wishiwashi, ma'am."

"...I see," Aoiro noted, "For your sake...I hope you're right…"

"Yes, ma'am," James gulped as Jessie entered.

"There's movement at the top of the lighthouse," Jessie informed, "It appears that Bill has some company."

"Company?" Aoiro repeated, "...Who is it?"

"Not sure. But there's a high electrical s…" Jessie stopped when she realized who the company was, "...D'oh...not the twerps!"

"Excuse you?" Aoiro raised a brow at that, "...Explain. Now."

"A group of trainers that we've been following for nearly two months now," James explained, "Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, Brock of Pewter City, Misty of Cerulean City, Mai Natsume, Makoto Nanaya, Noel Vermillion, Kajun Faycott, and Tsubaki Yayoi. Ash Ketchum owns a powerful Pikachu that was the cause of the destruction of the Viridian City Pokemon Center and possibly that swarm of Spearow that we brought in after being sent flying by the explosion. Makoto Nanaya owns both a Pachirisu and an Emolga, both not native to the Kanto Region, while Noel Vermillion owns a Vulpix from the Alola Region and Kajun Faycott has a shiny Ralts from the Hoenn Region."

"..."

"Um...y-you're not mad at us...are you?" Jessie nervously asked.

"...Considering you've spent nearly two months pursuing a group of teenagers and one 10-year old just for a Pikachu, possibly. But…" Aoiro paused as she held her chin a bit, "The shiny Ralts...that's a truly rare find, especially in Hoenn…" her other hand lightly touched a shiny, ruby-red Pokeball with black detailing on her waist as she spoke, "I'll be requesting a search on all of them once the operation is finished. For now, we can use this as the start of our operation. James, are you able to confirm that the scans are not picking up Wishiwashi?"

"Most certainly," James nodded, "The Pokemon that is being detected is massive and solid instead of massive and 'solid' with bits of gaps in-between like a school of Wishiwashi make." he looked over at the scanner, "It's about to surface."

"Good. Once it's close enough, we'll begin the operation."

"Yes, ma'am!"

---

'D'oh...out of all da Pokemon I had t' be paired with, why did it have t' be miss prim and proper?' Meowth thought as he and Serenade snuck through the building, 'Why couldn't I be paired wit' someone like? Like a cute Glameow, or a P-'

"You know I can hear your thoughts, idiot number 3," Serenade spoke, "Also...Glameow evolve into Purrugly...you sure you still want one to be partnered with?" she held a paw up, "On second thought, do not answer that. With your standards, it would be a resounding 'yes' that I would receive."

"D'oh...let's just hurry up and get da Pokemon dat Bill guy has stored here…" Meowth muttered, "Provided we don't run into da twoips here…"

"...You must mean the 'twerps' I've heard you rant about in the depths of your mind… Why do you call them 'twerps' when a majority of them are teenagers?" Serenade asked.

"Because dey...dey...dey're just so goody goody!" Meowth hissed.

"...That is the stupidest reason to call someone 'twerp' ever…" Serenade deadpanned, "Not even that one time Ravage tried to pilfer my cream can top that."

"Y...yeah? Well..y-"

"Just keep your mouth shut. I don't want to pollute my ears further listening to that voice of yours," Serenade huffed, "Besides, we have a job to do, so stop dawdling around and complaining about a bunch of teens and a ten year old."

Meowth frowned at that, 'So we just need to catch one?'

"Yes. Even if we just get a single Eevee, our mission will be a success," Serenade replied.

'I get dat, but why do we need just an Eevee? Why not just grab da whole bunch?'

"And draw attention to ourselves? I don't think so, idiot number 3," Serenade frowned, "One is all we need. Got it?"

'Yeah, yeah.'

---

"Okay...everything should be set," Bill whispered as he and the group stood at the top of the lighthouse, "This time...I know that Dragonite will come."

"Are you going to try to catch Dragonite?" Ash asked.

"Why would I catch it? Meeting it would be enough for me," Bill replied, "Just a chance to study it would make my long wait worthwhile."

"Chi?" Berry poked out of Makoto's tail while her ear twitched.

"You hear something, Berry?" Makoto asked.

"Chipa!" Berry shouted as she pointed ahead.

"Hmm?" Makoto blinked before they heard it...the sound of a lone, somber wail, "?!"

"It's here! The signal!" Bill gasped as he pulled out his remote.

He pressed a button and the lights began to change color with each rotation. Near offshore, the water began to churn before something massive erupted from the deep, giving out the lone, somber wail. As the lights continued to change on the lighthouse as Bill's recorded response continued to play, Dragonite continued its lone, somber wail.

"It sounds...like it's singing…" Tsubaki noted quietly.

"Amazing…" Kajun whispered, one of her notebooks out as she drew something in it, "Who knew Dragonites could grow to be this tall?"

'...okay. This world continues to both surprise and amaze me,' Makoto thought in awe.

---

"What beautiful music," Jessie noted as she, James, and Aoiro were watching the giant Dragonite a bit away from the lighthouse.

"It's very haunting," James agreed, "Yet so sweet."

"That is the beauty of Dragon Type Pokemon…" Aoiro spoke up, "One of the oldest types to roam this world with so many mysteries surrounding them." a sigh soon escaped her lips, "It's a shame we have to remove this Dragonite from its habitat...but it is needed for father's goal." she turned to the two, "Begin your parts of the operation."

"Yes, ma'am!"

---

"Ya hearin' dat?" Meowth asked, looking around, "Whatever's makin' dat song...it's kinda sad."

"It is…" Serenade nodded before looking at a nearby window, "..And I believe that is the source of the noise."

"Hmm?" Meowth blinked as he looked out the window, "Gh?!"

"It must be the Dragonite mistress was talking about...to think there exist one of that size…" Serenade noted, "Regardless, it will soon belong to my mistress' father."

"Y-Yeah...Right," Meowth gulped before seeing the door to the Eevee room, "...Well, if dis ain't da obvious choice."

"Check to see if there's someone inside," Serenade ordered.

"Right," Meowth nodded as he walked over to the door and managed to turn the doorknob and creak open the door a bit without making a sound, "..." he looked back at Serenade, "Dat is a lot of Eevee in dere." he peeked once more, "And a...oh, you gotta be kiddin' me…"

"What is it?"

"Dese group o' Trainers we've been tailin' fer two months now that we call da Twoips are here," Meowth frowned, "Da reason I know dis?" he moved a bit to let Serenade look and see an Alola Vulpix play-fighting with an Eevee, "Dat Vulpix dere belongs to dis one girl dat made da…" he held back a phantom barf, "...da stuff dat was sent ta HQ fer analysis…"

"...I see…" Serenade noted, "I merely brushed off those 'twerps' you mentioned in your mind, but...this might prove useful…how good is she in battle?"

"From what I've seen, she's technically da weakest," Meowth answered, "But dat ain't sayin' much. I'm just hopin' dat da twoip that's half-Pachirisu isn't close enough ta us right now."

"...Half-Pachirisu?"

"I don't know any other Pokemon wit' dat big and bushy a tail," Meowth replied, "Still kinda surprised dat none of da humans have even figured it out dat her tail and ears are da real deal and not the cosplay stuff."

"...You're making this up, aren't you? It is impossible for a human to be half-Pokemon," Serenade frowned.

"Not one bit is it a lie. Da girl really has da ears and tail," Meowth assured, "Look, we can argue later. Right now, what's da plan fer gettin' an Eevee?"

"...While the human and her Pokemon are distracted, we quietly grab one of the sleeping Eevee," Serenade answered, "And since there's a chance you'll end up waking it up, I'll carry it."

"I ain't dat clumsy…" Meowth muttered.

"Need I remind you of the incident with the catnip and yarn ball?"

"We swore dat we'd take dat incident to da grave…" Meowth frowned.

"...Just help me grab one of the sleeping Eevee's before the human notices us," Serenade sighed.

"Fine...but w-" Meowth began as he turned...only to meet face to face with Noel, "..."

"..."

"...Ugh…." Serenade face-pawed, "One job...you had one job…"

"Ah! Meowth!" Noel gasped, slamming the door on his paw.

"?! Me-YEOWCH!" Meowth screamed, managing to pull his paw out and start blowing on it once Noel opened the door upon hearing the scream.

"Oh! S-sorry! I..I mean…" Noel quickly shook her head, "Wh-what are you doing here?!"

"...Prepare for tr-mph?!" Meowth gave a muffled yelp when his mouth was suddenly sealed shut.

"You even say one word of that stupid motto you and idiots one and two came up with, I will have Ravage destroy your personal 'secret' stash of catnip back at HQ," Serenade threatened.

"!?" Meowth froze at that.

"Good," Serenade noted.

'What is this Pokemon? Why is it with Meowth? How did they get in here?!' Noel thought as she prepared to shut the door again when a pulse of Psychic energy broke the door and knocked her away from it while startling the Eevee into hiding under the play area.

"Grab one of the Eevee and the Vulpix," Serenade ordered, "I'll keep the human occupied while finding out what secrets she holds."

"Got it! I-" Meowth began when Yuki sneezed on him, freezing him solid.

"...Really? You lost to an almost two month old hatchling?" Serenade's eye twitched, "I'm starting to think you and your idiot cohorts do belong in a circus troupe."

'Sh….sh….sh….shaddup…' Meowth gave a mental, yet shivered response.

'...I need to tell the others…' Noel thought as she quickly got up and ran to a nearby window and opened it, "M-minna! Team R-" the window was forced shut on her, "Ahh!"

"There will be none of that," Serenade informed.

"?!" Noel tensed up, "...Wh-who said that?" she cautiously turned towards Serenade, "...W...was that..?"

"Me? Correct...and you need to stay quiet…" Serenade stated as she began to form a sphere of dark energy in her paws.

"?!"

---

"You all heard that a few seconds ago..right? Mai asked the group.

"Huh? Heard what?" Misty asked.

"It sounded like Noel calling to us," Mai answered.

"She must have realized we were gone and was startled by Dragonite's singing," Makoto noted as Dragonite continued its way towards the lighthouse.

"Maybe...but why would she say 'Team' also?" Mai asked.

"Team?" Tsubaki repeated.

"..." Kajun sighed, "Just once. Just...why must it be here and now?"

"What are you…" Makoto began to ask before an explosion struck Dragonite, "?!"

"Ahh! Dragonite!" Bill gasped out as Dragonite wailed out in pain before its tail began to swing at the lighthouse, "?!"

"It's gonna hit us!" Brock exclaimed before another explosion struck Dragonite, making it stumble back and barely miss them.

"We need to hurry out of here now!" Misty shouted.

"Ah! D-Dragonite…!" Bill called out.

"We'll go hurry and find Noel! Ash, you and the others hurry and find out who's attacking Dragonite!" Tsubaki ordered as she, Mai, Makoto, and Kajun ran off.

"More than likely, the one's attacking Dragonite and who cut off Noel's shout are Team Rocket," Kajun scowled.

"T-Team Rocket?" Bill paled a bit, "The criminal organization? Here?! ...oh no!" he gasped as he ran off.

"Bill, wait!" Ash called out as he, Misty, and Brock followed after him with Pikachu and Espeon in tow.

---

"Ugh...I hate bein' frozen…" Meowth grumbled as he managed to chip off the last of the ice holding him in place.

"Hand over the Vulpix's ball and leave or else," Serenade ordered.

"N-no!" Noel argued before yelping, rolling out of teh way of a dark energy sphere fired by Serenade, "Y-Yuki, Powdered Snow!"

"Vul…" Yuki began before Serenade shot a glare at her, "?!"

"Even if you are a hatchling...I'm not afraid to harm you if you attack me…" Serenade stated.

"V-v-vul…" Yuki whimpered as she backed away.

"That's what I thought…" Serenade said as she turned back towards Noel, preparing another dark energy sphere, "Now again, hand over the Vulpix' Pokeball. Meowth, get one of those Eevee."

"Ya got it," Meowth nodded as he began to approach the hiding Eevee, "Come here, Eevee-eevee-eevee~"

'Th...This is bad…' Noel thought, her breathing starting to quicken, 'No one...No one's near here...Yuki can't move or she'll be hurt...They...They're going to take the Eevee...They're going to take Yuki…' she blinked and, for a brief moment, a menacing beast within a forest was coming at her, '?!' "B...B…"

"Hmm?" Serenade raised a brow.

"BOLVERK!" Noel cried out as a pair of blue rings of light appeared before her.

"What?!" Serenade gasped before a burning pain erupted on her stomach and her face, knocking her away.

"What da?!" Meowth exclaimed before barely dodging what looked like an energy bullet, nearly singing the tip of his tail, "?!" he slowly looked over at Noel, her head tilted down while in her hands were a pair of large silver handguns with reddish-brown handles, "She was packin' heat?!"

"Gah….dang it…" Serenade grunted as she forced herself up, "Those...those are not normal guns… They appeared from nowhere!"

"Arcus Diabolus…" Noel banged the butts of the guns together before assuming a fighting stance with them, tilting her head up to show a cold, determined expression, "Bolverk."

"B...Bol-wh…" Meowth began before yelping, barely dodging another energy bullet, "E-easy on da tail!"

"Move!" Serenade snapped, using her psychic power to pull Meowth away from a physical strike aimed at him.

Noel spun around and her weapons glowed, combining them into a shotgun, "Freyja!"

"Dey combine?!" Meowth freaked.

"Protect!" a green barrier formed around the two.

"Useless," Noel stated as she pulled the trigger.

"GAH!" Serenade cried out as she was knocked back, the wisps of the energy bullet fading from the impact to her stomach, "It...it got through Protect...this girl….she's not normal…We need to retreat."

"No need t' tell me twice!" Meowth freaked, picking Serenade up as he tried to run.

The shotgun glowed before Noel now held a multi-barreled machine gun, "Fenrir!"

"AHH!" Meowth's eyes bugged out as he bolted out of there, a rain of energy bullets following after him.

"..." Noel stayed in her position for a few moments after Meowth was long gone before she collapsed to her knees, the machine gun splitting into its two gun forms before shrinking down to the size of charms, "It...It came again…"

"Vul?"

"?!" Noel turned to see Yuki run over, worry on her face, "Y-Yuki…"

"Vul!" Yuki put her front paws on one of Noel's legs, looking up at her in worry.

"...I-it's okay…" Noel quietly assured the young snow-kit as she gently rubbed her head, I...I'm really sorry you and the Eevee had to see that."

"Ee…" Noel looked over to see a few of the Eevee cautiously moving up to her, worry evident in their eyes.

"Oh! I...I'm sorry...I…" Noel paused as she hung her head, "I...I didn't mean to scare you all...I...I was just so scared...scared you were gonna be…"

"NOELLIE!"

"Eh? M-Makoto?" Noel looked to the door just in time to see Makoto skidding by the broken door and a crash going off a few seconds later.

"Noel, are you alright?" Tsubaki asked as she and the other girls ran in.

"M...minna…" Noel whispered before sniffling a bit, "I...I'm so glad you came!"

"Noel, are you o-?" Mai began before Makoto came running in.

"ALRIGHT! WHERE'S TEAM ROCKET?! I'M GONNA HAVE BERRY AND CHERRY SHOCK THEM IMMENSELY FOR MESSING WITH MY PRECIOUS LITTLE CINNAMON ROLLS!" Makoto exclaimed.

"Vee…?" one of the few Eevee that had approached Noel deadpanned, looking at Yuki while pointed at Makoto.

"Pix…" Yuki seemed to laugh sheepishly, a bead of sweat going down the back of her head.

"...Seriously, where's Team Rocket?" Makoto asked once more as she looked around.

"I...It was just Meowth…" Noel spoke up, earning their attention, "Meowth...a-and another cat Pokemon I haven't seen before."

"Where did they go?" Mai asked.

"Um...I...I scared them off," Noel replied before putting holding up the charms, "With Bolverk."

"Bolverk?!" Makoto gawked, "B-But you left them on your bed at the academy when we went on that trip that ended with us here!"

"I-I did! D...demo…" Noel paused as she looked at her charms, "H...how did I manage to summon them here?"

"We can figure that out later," Kajun advised, "For now, can you describe the other cat that was with Meowth?"

"I...I think it had mostly white fur with bits of blue, a-and it used some psychic moves to destroy the door and shut the window…" Noel explained as best she could, "O-oh! A-and it kept firing shadow-like energy spheres at me wh-while speaking to me mentally."

"I see…" Kajun nodded as she flipped through her PokeDex notebook before holding it out to Noel, the page showing the description, "This is the one?"

"Oh! H-hai!" Noel nodded, "That's the one that was with Meowth...demo…" she tilted her head slightly, "Why are there two different colored versions of it?"

"It's a Meowstic, Noel," Kajun explained, "It evolves from a Pokemon called Espurr and, depending on the gender, will look different when it becomes a Meowstic. They're Psychic-types, like Hikari."

"O-oh! So that's why I could understand it?" Noel asked.

"Yes, but they'd have to be extremely skilled in order to talk mentally...which raises a few questions…" Kajun frowned a bit, "What is Team Rocket doing with a Pokemon native to only Kalos?"

"...Good question," Tsubaki noted as she held her chin.

"...Hold on. Before we ran off, I think I heard Bill mention something about Team Rocket being a Criminal Organization," Makoto spoke up, "...That can't be right. I mean, it's just those three, right?"

"...What if they're just subordinates?" Kajun pondered, "Their repeated failures to catch Berry and Pikachu could have caused them to have to be put under someone higher for a period of time."

"That's most likely the case," Tsubaki noted.

"..Wait. If that's true…" Mai began in realization.

"...We need to get back to Ash and the others," the girls said in unison as they all ran out, Noel scooping up Yuki as they did.

"...Ee…?" the Eevee that were still out blinked, the four looking at eachother for a moment.

---

"One more round should weaken it enough," Jessie noted as James loaded another round into a bazooka.

"These rounds made with a concentrated Moonlight attack sure are doing wonders," James noted.

"Of course. Father made sure to hire the best people for the Research department," Aoiro nodded, "There is nothing Team Rocket cannot…"

"Hey!"

Aoiro glanced over her shoulder to see Ash, Misty, and Brock running up, "I see...so I take it these are the 'twerps' as you dub them?"

"Hmm?" Jessie blinked as she and James looked over, "Ahh! That's them alright! James, motto t-!"

"Don't even think about it," Aoiro stated as she gave them a death glare.

"Y-Yes, ma'am," both gulped.

"You two focus on the Dragonite," Aoiro ordered as she looked over at Ash and co as they came to a stop, "I'll deal with them myself."

"Team Rocket! I should've known you'd be behind this!" Misty frowned.

"How c-" Brock began before he noticed Aoiro, "...Woah! What a knockout!"

"Excuse you?" Aoiro raised a brow.

"Who are you?" Ash asked.

"My codename is White Truth, one of the top ranking members of Team Rocket, but…" a serious expression appeared on her face as she grasped the ruby-red Pokeball, "I doubt you'll remember after tonight."

"You're with them?" Misty asked in disbelief.

"Correct," Aoiro answered, "...I assume you all think Team Rocket is just these two and their pet Meowth?" silence was her response, causing the silver-white haired woman to chuckle a bit, "How laughable...Team Rocket is much bigger than you think." she looked over at Bill as he finally caught up with the group, "And I believe he knows about us as well."

"Gh?!" Bill tensed up as Espeon hissed.

"But once more, I doubt you all will remember after tonight," Aoiro stated as she tossed her Ruby-Red Pokeball into the air, "Lancelot, come forth!"

With that, the Pokeball glowed before opening up, releasing a white light that transformed into a Pokemon that landed on a foot and knee. Rising up, the Pokemon was fully revealed. It was a black, bipedal Pokémon. Its lower body consisted of rounded hips with strong legs and wore a belt with a gold buckle on it. It had a thin gold torso with sharp, blood-red horns sticking out of its chest and back. Its arms were shaped like tonfas with extendable blades in its elbows. Its head resembled a gladiator's helmet with a black face and a blood-red head crest and spikes on the sides of its face. It wore a pitch black cape with a red inside, connected to it by a gold chain with a strange gem with a pink and blue 'leaf' in it attached to the chain.

"What the?! What Pokemon is that?!" Ash gasped as he quickly pulled out Dexter.

=Gallade, the Blade Pokemon and the final evolved form of Ralts using a Dawn Stone on a male Kirlia. A master of courtesy and swordsmanship, it fights using extending swords on its elbows. Because it can sense what its foe is thinking, its attacks burst out first, fast, and fierce= Dexter informed, showing a white and green version of the Pokemon on its screen.

"But...that should be impossible," Bill spoke up as he looked at the Pokemon standing before Aoiro, "There's no Gallade with that for a color scheme. Not even the Shiny Variant has this color."

"Heh...Lancelot is a special case," Aoiro gave a small smirk at that, "Isn't that right, my knight?"

Lancelot merely nodded.

"Ash, you and Bill stay back," Misty advised, "Me and Brock will handle this, right?"

"..."

"...Brock!"

"Huh?! Oh, right!" Brock quickly shook his head, "Onix, let's go!"

"Misty call Starmie!"

"IWAAAARK!" Onix roared as he emerged from his Pokeball while Starmie formed on top of his head.

"...Hmph. This should be easy," Aoiro whispered as she crossed her arms.

"Onix use Slam!"

"Starmie, Hydro Pump!"

Onix roared as he swung his tail at Lancelot, who jumped to the side and avoided the strike that broke apart the ground on impact. He flipped in the air before landing way from Onix's tail as Starmie released a powerful stream of pressurized water at him.

"...Lancelot, deflect with Swords Dance," Aoiro ordered with a snap of a finger and thumb.

Lancelot began to perform a small dance with a grace and elegance only seen by those who perfected the art. As he danced, the water got closer and closer. His eyes glowed as he flexed his hands, causing a pair of swords made of reddish-orange energy to form in them. He performed a small spin and the Hydro Pump was dispersed by the simple movement.

"What?!" Misty gasped.

"Lancelot, Phantom Blade's Garden," Aoiro ordered with another snap.

Lancelot's shadow glowed before it shot out at Onix and Starmie. Onix swung for another Slam attack when his shadow connected with Lancelot's. Onix froze as if he were a statue before a multitude of tentacles, holding broadswords made of a glowing green energy erupted from the connected shadows, quickly stabbing Onix all over and cutting off all ten points on Starmie, the flat end of one sending her crashing near Misty and making a crater on impact. Lancelot's shadow returned to him as Onix collapsed, a deep injury over his left eye while stab wounds littered him.

"?! O...Onix!" Brock called out as he ran over to the injured Rock Snack.

"It...it knocked them both out so easily…" Misty whispered, holding her injured Starmie close.

"It's good that her core in not damaged," Bill noted as he knelt down beside her to look at Starmie, "Her limbs can regenerate so long as that wasn't broken when they were cut off."

Misty nodded as she shot a glare at Aoiro.

"Send out as many Pokemon you want. It won't make a difference against Lancelot," Aoiro stated, a cold look on her face, "Now, st-"

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!"

"PikaCHU~!"

Lancelot stood there as the electric blast headed towards him before backhanding the attack. Pikachu yelped in surprise as the blast struck a nearby tree, breaking it apart.

"?!"

"If I were you, child, I would stay my hand," Aoiro advised as she looked over at Ash, "Lest I have Lancelot go after your Pikachu."

"Better listen to her, twerp," Jessie smirked, "Th-"

"Who said you could turn around?" Aoiro frowned, not once looking at Jessie.

"S-Sorry, ma'am!" Jessie yelped, "James, is it loaded?"

"Of course," James replied, hefting the bazooka on his shoulder.

"Then fire away!"

"On it!" James shouted as he fired at Dragonite once more, causing it to screech out in pain once more.

"Stop that! How could you do such a thing to such a magnificent Dragonite?!" Bill demanded.

"...While I agree that harming such an amazing example of Dragon Pokemon, it's our mission," Aoiro stated, "This Dragonite will be a key part in Team Rocket's goal."

"Team Rocket's goal?" Ash repeated, "Isn't that taking Pikachu, Berry, and any rare Pokemon they can get?"

"...While it is true Team Rocket wants Rare and powerful Pokemon, there's more to it than that, child," Aoiro stated, "You control the world's Pokemon...you control the world itself."

"?! Control the world?" Ash repeated in surprise.

"Correct. We will do what it takes to obtain our goal," Aoiro added, the cold look never leaving her face, "Even if we have to control the gods themselves."

"That's maddening! No one is meant to control the Legendary Pokemon!" Bill argued.

"..." a low chuckle escaped Aoiro's lips, "Who says we're after just the Legendary Pokemon?"

"?! Y...you mean…"

"Yes...those that transcend the legends themselves...the Mystic Pokemon."

"Mystic Pokemon?" Brock repeated as Bill paled even further.

"Are you insane?!" Bill exclaimed, "Those...Those are…!"

"Myths? Hmm hmm…" Aoiro chuckled a bit further, "Who ever said they were myths? Now then, I suggest you leave us be to finish our mission, otherwise Lancelot will not guarantee you will survive."

"Gallade…" Lancelot intoned, shadows wrapping around his hands as they formed blades of pure shadows.

"But...I…" Bill began, trying to find the right words to say as Espeon hissed before...

"CHIPA!"

Lancelot batted another blast of electricity before glancing to see the girls running over, their Pokemon except for Cherry and Luka.

"...More pests," Aoiro frowned.

"They were after the Eevee!" Noel called, earning Aorio's attention.

'What? She...She looks like...but how?' Aoiro pondered before spotting Hikari by Kajun, the Ralts in a standby position, "It is a Shiny…"

"Ash, who is she?" Tsubaki asked as she and her friends stood by Ash, standing ready.

"She calls herself White Truth, and she's a part of Team Rocket," Ash answered, "She...her Gallade is too strong. It took out both Misty and Brock's Pokemon in one move."

"That's an unusual Shiny pattern," Kajun noted.

"Lancelot is a special case," Aoiro stated, "Now then...handover the Ralts, or else."

"Before anything else, I must ask if Team Rocket condones stalking ten year olds," Kajun informed.

"...Pardon?" Aoiro raised a brow as Jessie and James twitched in annoyance.

"I ask because those two over their, along with their Meowth have been stalking us since Viridian City," Kajun stated, "And considering young Ashton here is ten years of age…that would leave me to believe Team Rocket condones stalking ten year olds."

"Or being a bunch of creepy Pedophiles," Makoto bluntly added.

"WE ARE NOT PEDOPHILES AND STALKERS!" Jessie and James snapped as they turned around.

Lancelot aimed a blade at them. The two let out frightened squeaks before resuming in loading another round in their bazooka, sweating heavily.

"...Now then, before anymore interruptions occur, I suggest…" Aoiro began.

"Retreat! RETREAT!"

"..." Aoiro's eye gave a slight twitch as Meowth came running into the area, carrying an injured Serenade.

"We need t' get outta here! One of da twoips i-" Meowth began before Lancelot aimed one of his blades at him, "GH?!"

"...Why did you abandon your mission?" Aoiro demanded as she gave Meowth a cold glare, "And what happened to Serenade?"

"She's crazy! Dat two…" Meowth began before seeing Noel, "...HELP!" Lancelot blinked a few times, trying to register he now had a frightened Meowth and an injured Meowstic on him, the former trying to hide them both under his cape, "Don't let her shoot!"

"Shoot?" Aoiro repeated.

"We were tryin' t' grab one of da Eevee when we found out dat shy twoipette was packin' h-"

"ESPE!"

"Eh?" Meowth blinked as he looked forward...only to come face to face with a angry Espeon, "Gah! I've been plucked from my hidin' spot!"

"Esp-espeon?"

"Meep," Meowth squeaked.

"Espe…" Espeon hissed.

"...I...I think I know what yer thinkin'. 'Should I slam da Meowth dat tried t' snatch an Eevee?' And da answer...may surp-GAH!" Meowth freaked as he was repeatedly slammed into the ground before finally sending him flying through a tree, ending up stuck in it, "Me and my big meowth…"

Aoiro was just ignoring Meowth at the moment as she walked over to Lancelot, who moved to let his master check up on Serenade, 'Serenade...are you okay? What happened in there?'

"...That human...the shy one...she...she's not normal…" Serenade grunted out.

'Not normal?' Aorio pondered.

"She...she summoned some strange guns...they..they managed to get through my Protect…"

'?!' Aoiro glanced at Noel once more, 'An Aura user? Blast...Lancelot, take her out. We don't want an Aura user after Team Rocket.'

"Lade…" Lancelot nodded before he shot towards Noel, his arm blades extended.

*Aoooooooo~!*

The noise managed to startle Lancelot into stumbling a bit, his attack halted. Everyone looked out to see the Dragonite letting out a cry as it began to stand up fully.

"What is going on over there?" James pondered.

---

"(Kajun is insane!)" Cherry snapped as she flew towards the giant Dragon-type minutes earlier.

"(Sending a Riolu to a Pokemon that's most likely feeling betrayed in wanting to make friends with another is a good idea)," Luka noted, "(Riolu and Lucario have a sense of justice ingrained into our very genes, so we never work with those with darker intents)"

"(Not that part! That part of sending tiny ol' me out here!)" Cherry snapped at the Riolu holding her hind feet, "(Why couldn't she have used Pidgeotto or Needles for this?!)"

"(Because Needles can poison anything and is the fastest Pokemon in our group, so she's needed for battling, while Pidgeotto was nowhere near us at the time of the current situation. You were the only other Flying-type on hand)," Luka responded, "(Just land us on its face so that it can see us.)"

"(...I better get something good out of this…)" Cherry muttered as they flew close to Dragonite's face.

"(Doing a good deed is re...Incoming!)" Luka shouted as a bazooka round was heading right for them due to them being between it and Dragonite, "(Zap it before it hits us!)"

"(On it!)" Cherry yelped as she fired a Electro Ball at the bazooka round, causing it to explode once the two impacted and earned a cry of startlement from the giant Dragonite, "(Ugh...If it's not the ringing from the explosion, it's the giant cry of this guy…)"

"(Just get us on its face!)"

"(Okay okay! Yeesh…)" Cherry muttered before they carefully landed on Dragonite's face, "(There. Now say something before he goes crazy!)"

Luka nodded before inhaling, "(PLEASE STOP, ANCIENT ONE!)"

"(Huh? ...Who…)" Dragonite began before he noticed the two Pokemon on his face, "(Little ones...why do you come here? You...you need to leave. I...I thought that it was safe, but…)"

"(CAN YOU TALK QUIETER? MY EARS ARE HURTING!)" Cherry pleaded, pulling down on her ears to try to block the rumble.

"(PLEASE FORGIVE HER! IT HAS BEEN A LONG NIGHT SO FAR, ANCIENT ONE!)" Luka apologized.

"Is this better?"

"(Whoa! How'd he do that?!)" Cherry exclaimed.

"I have been alive for millennia now...You dabble when you get old."

"(Oh...useful…)"

"Indeed...but please little ones. You need to leave...I thought there was a good being here, but...he…"

"(Ancient One, there is a good being here. A human by the name of Bill, who has been trying to meet you for a long time now)," Luka informed, "(It is not his fault for what is harming you! Just as Pokemon tend to form pack with one another, a group of humans and a Meowth have done so for the sake of stealing and hurting others.)"

"You are a Riolu, one of those who cannot side with those with ill-intents...and yet…" the two shook a bit from the sigh that escaped the giant's lips, "I...I am old and tired. So very, very tired...Those who have come before me, those that I could call meema and peepa, my only mate...I am all that is left. I...I hoped, truly believed, that someone out there….someone would truly want to be my friend in my final years...And all I have endured is scream of fears, attacks from those afraid of me due to my size…" his eyes looked at the Riolu on his snout, showing the immense age, the pains and suffering from past experiences showing vividly within, "...And even now, when I felt that someone would be my friend...someone actually managing to reply in my own voice...and all to endure more attacks…"

"(...It...It is true. Many humans are selfish and often attack that which they do not understand…)" Luka admitted, "(And yet...From the Pokeball that I was resting in, I could feel his aura. Whenever he spoke about you, about wanting to meet you and be your friend...It felt like a roaring inferno that just screamed of nothing but the purest intentions.)" he looked at the giant's eyes, "(And it's not just him. There are other humans who truly wish to want to be friends with many Pokemon no matter how different they look or how they act. I travel with a young boy whom has a Pikachu. The Pikachu told me of how he hated the young boy and humans in general, and yet...when they were attacked by an entire flock of Spearow, the young boy shielded him, protected the very Pokemon that hated him with every fiber of his being. He protected that Pikachu as best as he could, not letting it be harmed by the flock.)" he paused for a breath, "(The Pikachu was touched by how far that human was willing to go to protect him that he wanted to stay with the young boy and see more of the one that he now considers his friend and even meet new humans and Pokemon. They want to meet you as well!)" the Riolu looked out to see the faint burst of electricity in a clearing near the lighthouse, "(Even now, he and the young boy are out there, trying to stop the ones who intend to harm you, because they also want to meet you like the human known as Bill does.)"

"..." Dragonite barely turned its head, its eyes looking toward the clearing and barely seeing the humans and Pokemon there, "...The three humans separated from the others...I can hear their thoughts...of their greed and desire to capture me...to use me as a weapon…And yet…"

"(And yet?)" Luka encouraged.

"The others...they...they are...worried...worried f...for me…"

"(Of course they're worried for you! They know that you're lonely and just want friends!)" Cherry noted.

"(Ancient One, please! We plead to you! Give them a chance! Give Bill a chance to be your friend as he honestly wishes to be!)" Luka pleaded.

"...Mmm...those who want to see me...those who want to protect me from the evil ones...I shall repay that kindness with what little strength I have left…" Dragonite declared, "Awooooooo~!"

He rose up fully, despite the pains coursing through his ancient form. His antennae rose up as electricity began to crackle between the tips. They glowed before a massive bolt of lightning erupted from them, splitting the fog and clouds above him. For a few moments, nothing appeared to have happened. Then...the sky broke open as the roar of thunder erupted followed by the lightning slamming down and striking Pikachu.

"Pika?!" Pikachu cried out, yet...Pikachu wasn't feeling any pain from the attack, "Pi?" the lightning seemed to be alive, swirling and going into his red cheeks.

"Um...what's going on with Pikachu?" Makoto asked.

"Lightning rod…" Kajun gasped, "I almost forgot that he has the Ability Lightning rod. It let him soak in Electric-type attacks to increase his own power. Dragonite...it must have known Pikachu had that ability and sent out one of its attacks for Pikachu to soak up!"

"...and considering how ancient Dragonite is…" Tsubaki paused, thinking it over for a bit, "...We need to find cover...fast."

"Pikachu!" Ash called out, earning the electric rodent's attention as the last of the attack was soaked into his tiny form, "Are you okay?"

"Pi...Pika…" Pikachu grunted out, electricity crackling off his cheeks as he stared straight at Team Rocket.

"...I don't like the way Pikachu's looking at us…" James paled.

"Um...White Truth, ma'am, you may need to be educated quickly in a method we have very recently become accustomed to," Jessie gulped.

"...And that is?" Aoiro asked with a raised brow as Lancelot shifted into a defensive position between Pikachu and the three.

"We're about to Blast off!" Meowth shouted from where he was trapped in.

"Blast what?" Aoiro repeated.

"Pikachu, Thunderbolt!" Ash called out.

"Pika-pika…" Pikachu began to tremble as the energy began to rise up and into his cheeks, the red starting to shine brightly before he unleashed a literal beam of lightning, splitting apart the very ground in its path and superheating the air around it to the point that trees nearby were starting to catch fire, "PIKACHU!-!-!"

"?!"

"P-Protect!" Serenade called as a green dome formed around Team Rocket and their Pokemon.

The beam slammed into the barrier before easily shattering it. The attack struck straight and true...and even Dragonite had to cover his eyes from the bright light as a devastating explosion erupted.

"...I may have put too much in that…" Dragonite admitted to himself.

"What...What is this sensation?" Aoiro groaned as the trio of humans and trio of Pokemon erupted from the explosion, their clothing all but tatters and burns and wounds covering their bodies.

"This is the result of being shocked by the twerp's Pikachu, Ma'am," Jessie explained, "And this is what we mean by…"

"Blasting off~~!" Jessie, James, and Meowth screamed.

"I DO NOT LIKE THIS!" Serenade cried as they turned into a twinkle in the distance.

Ash groaned as he tried to get up, yet something was on top of him. The thing on top of him moved, revealing it to be Kajun.

"Are you okay?" Kajun asked.

"I...I am…" Ash grunted, "But...what about the others?"

"We're over here!" Brock coughed out nearby as the smoke of the explosion began to dissipate.

Misty could only gawk as the smoke settled. What had once been part of a large field and forest was now a massive crater the size of a baseball diamond. In front of it, Pikachu was flat on his back, groaning with swirls in place of his eyes.

"E...Espe…" Espeon whispered with wide eyes, poking out from a small hiding place she found...before realizing she was sharing it with five Eevee, "Esp?"

"Vee~!" the rowdy-haired Eevee awed, looking at Pikachu with stars in his eyes.

"H...holy moly…" Makoto gawked, poking out from behind the awakening Onix, "What attack was that?!"

"Th...That was Zap Cannon," Bill gulped, poking out from behind a burnt tree, "An extremely overpowered one at that."

"Z-Zap Cannon?" Noel repeated.

"Possibly one of the most powerful electric Type moves. It has a high chance of missing, but when it does...the target WILL be paralyzed," Bill explained.

"...Does...that mean Pikachu learned a new move then?" Mai asked as Ash ran over and picked up his knocked out Pikachu.

"It...It seems that way…" Noel gulped.

"V-v-v-v-vul…" Yuki nodded before her fur completely poofed out along with the hair of everyone else there.

"CHIPA!" Berry freaked.

"(Okay! We got him to settle down and he's not gonna leave until he meets Bill an…)" Cherry began as she flew over with Luka before seeing everyone, "..."

"(Cherry, don't you dare. Don't you dare…)" Berry began before Cherry fell down, laughing and holding her stomach, "(And she dared)"

"(Ahahaha! Oh that's jsut t-)" Cherry began before her own fur soon poofed up, "(AH?!)"

Luka ignored the freaked out flying squirrel and walked over to Bill, "Riolu."

"...Dragonite helping us…" Bill whispered as he looked down at Luca, "Was...Was that your doing?"

"Rio," Luka nodded before pointing out to Dragonite, who was looking out at them.

"Dragonite...I...I'm…" Bill began as he sighed sadly, "I'm so sorry...I...I had no idea that was going to happen. I...I waited so long to meet you, and yet...our first real meeting was disrupted by those horrid humans...I…"

Dragonite began to sing again. Yet...unlike its somber, lonely tone, this one sounded...happier. Espeon's eye twitched. Bill better not be expecting her to fuse with him again just to translate the Ancient One's lyrics of finally having a friend.

---

=Dragonite, the Dragon Pokemon and the final form of Dratini= Dexter spoke as the sun shined on the lighthouse, where Dragonite was lying on the sand, happily using telepathy to talk with his new friend Bill =Known as 'Kairyu' in ancient times, Dragonite is capable of circling the globe in just 16 hours. It is a kindhearted Pokémon that leads lost and foundering ships in a storm to the safety of land. Its intelligence is said to match that of humans=

"A...amazing.." Noel awed as she looked up at Dragonite before closing her eyes, "'The ancient dragon, who let out his sorrowful cry, searched the earth to look for one to call friend and end his loneliness…'"

"That was a good poem, Noel," Brock noted as he was putting cement on Onix's injuries, startling the blonde.

"U-Um...th-thank you."

"One...two...three…" Makoto counted as she and Tsubaki looked over the Eevee, "Okay..all Eevees are present and accounted for...I think."

"Makoto…" Tsubaki began with a frown.

"Well they're all moving about," Makoto argued, "Did I count one of you twice or something?"

"...Take it out."

"Hm?"

"The Eevee you have hiding in your tail."

"...I have no idea what you're talking about."

"Makoto, its tail is poking out of your own," Tsubaki pointed out before seeing Cherry and Berry trying to hide the tail.

"...That could be any Pokemon's tail," Makoto countered...though Tsubaki wasn't buying it one bit, "...Come on, Tsubaki~"

"No, Makoto…"

"But they're so cute~!" Makoto argued, "You try looking at those faces and say no to those precious little cinnamon buns!"

"No means no, Makoto. Even if they are cute, they…" Tsubaki trailed off as she looked at the Eevee, who were looking right at her, "...They...uh….th-they…"

"She's going to lose," Mai muttered as she had a few Eevee running after a red light on the ground.

"Shrew-shrew," Terra nodded as he was doing pushups with Geodude on his back.

"...N-no no. They need to stay here…" Tsubaki shook her head, "Even if they are cute...precious...fluffy…m...must...resist...must...re..."

"...3….2….1…" Makoto counted down.

"Eevee!" one mewled, nuzzling her leg and earning a cuddle from Tsubaki complete with baby talk and cooing.

"Ee-vee. Ee-vee. Ee-vee," an Eevee that had gotten bored of chasing the light chirped in time of Terra's pushups.

"Shrew...Sand...Shrew…" Terra grunted out.

Geodude...just turned another page of the magazine he was reading. Aqua walked over and look at the sight before snickering. She picked up the bored Eevee before putting it on top of Geodude. Terra collapsed flat on his face as Aqua snickered.

"Ralts…" Hikari shook her head, looking up from a book she was reading as she sat by her master while Espeon and an Eevee laid down near the two.

"Maybe...no no. I doubt that's the case…" Kajun whispered, going through her notebooks, "How did that woman's Gallade end up like that?"

Espeon opened an eye before using Psychic to bring a stick over and wrote in the dirt *Selective breeding on multiple Shiny Pokemon that ended up in the desired coloration?*

"...That's most likely the case," Kajun noted, "Still...who was that woman really?"

---

"...Mmm…" Aorio frowned dangerously at Team Rocket, the silver-white haired woman wearing a silver and azure suit while she had a few bandages on her, "You idiots lied to me…"

"We did no such thing," Jessie argued, "We told you that Pikachu was special."

"Yes, but you left out the part about how strong it is!" Aoiro snapped back, "No normal Pikachu is that strong!"

"Wh-which is why we're trying to capture it for the boss!" James meeped, "B-besides, imagine if it were a Raichu!"

"Normal or Alolan?" Meowth asked.

"Either," James replied.

"...You're right. Honestly...I'm amazed it managed to survive a Thunder from the Dragonite…" Aoiro admitted a bit.

"So you still want us to catch it?!" Team Rocket asked.

"If it helps in Team Rocket's Goal, then yes," Aoiro nodded, "But don't go spending my father's money on such ridiculous things just to capture it."

"Phew...w-"

"And don't constantly go after them," Aoiro added with a frown, "There's a difference between pursuit and obsession, the latter of which will make everyone think Team Rocket is full of pedophilic stalkers."

"Understood!" Meowth grinned, his tail wagging a bit before a clattering sound made them look at a Pokeball that fell out of the curl of his tail, "...Huh?"

Serenade, covered in bandages, used Psychic to float the ball over to her, "You gotta be kidding me."

Aorio looked at it, "...Hm."

"Guess it was when I crashed into dat shelf when I was fleein' from dat crazy Gun Twoip and it got caught in da swirl of my tail," Meowth noted.

Inside the Pokeball, curled up and sound asleep, was a silver and white Eevee.

"...A Shiny...seems you completed your mission after all," Aoiro noted as she took the Pokeball.

"You gonna give it to da boss?" Meowth asked.

"..." Aoiro said nothing as she looked at the Eevee resting within the Pokeball, "...I'm keeping her."

"What?!" Team Rocket gawked at that.

"Father will understand," Aoiro answered their unspoken question.

"But…!" Jessie began.

"Would you rather I let my sister or Butch and Cassidy have her?" Aoiro asked, making them tense up, "...I thought so. Besides, Eve is in good hands with me."

"O-of course, ma'am," Jessie nodded nervously, "S...so what now?"

"...We head to Vermillion City to meet with Karai," Aoiro ordered, "Once we're there, you will be debriefed on the mission aboard the S.S Anne..." she smirked, "...By Karai."

"?!" the trio paled.

"P-Permission to scream loudly?" Meowth asked.

"..." Aoiro said nothing as she pulled out a pair of ear plugs before putting them in her ears, "Granted."

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO~~~~~~~~~~!-!-!-!" the trio screamed at the top of their lungs.

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"I truly must thank you, all of you, for everything last night," Bill noted, having paused in his chat with Dragonite so the giant could do a quick dive for something to eat, "I owe you all a debt I could never possibly repay…"

"It's fine, Bill. We did what any good person would do," Ash smiled.

"That is true, but still...hm?" Bill looked down to see Espeon and a few Eevee, including the messy-haired one that was looking up at Pikachu on Ash's shoulder, "...Ah. Perhaps you'd all like an Eevee?"

"Excuse me?" Ash blinked as Noel shot up from petting a few Eevee.

"A-Are you serious?" Makoto gawked.

"Indeed I am. You are not the first Trainers that I've given an Eevee to before. A month ago, a young man with a Charmeleon came here and, without even being asked, assisted me with an important project involving extending the range of the storage system to the Sevii Islands. I gave him an Eevee in return for his hard work just as I would like to do with you all," Bill explained.

"A Charmeleon? What did he look like?" Ash asked.

"Well, you remind me a bit of him in terms of attire, but his were white and red," Bill replied, "Though...he didn't really talk much. Hardly anything, really, but it did feel like I was having conversations with him."

"Ah! That's Red!" Ash exclaimed.

"Red?" Mai repeated.

"Another Pallet Town Trainer?" Kajun guessed.

"Yeah," Ash nodded, "He's older than us by a year, but he waited until all four of us were old enough to go on our Pokemon Journey."

"Wow...talk about loyal," Makoto noted.

"Indeed," Bill agreed, "So how about it? Would you all like to take an Eevee with you?"

"...Well…"

"YES PLEASE!" Noel exclaimed, making everyone look at her, "...U-um….i-if that's okay with you."

"Of course. I am the one offering, after all," Bill chuckled.

"Espeon."

"Hm?" Bill knelt down to Espeon, "Yes?" Espeon glanced over her shoulder to Kajun, "Are you sure?" Espeon nodded, "...I shouldn't be surprised. You've never really cared much for living by the sea." he stood up and pulled out a Great Ball, "Ms. Faycott, may I ask that you take Espeon with you?"

"Beg pardon?" Kajun blinked.

"She seems to be close to you despite knowing you for only a day," Bill explained as the Psychic-type walked over and rubbed her head against the purplette's leg, "And, well, she made it abundantly clear to me during our...bonding time...that she wishes to go out and see the world instead of living in a lighthouse."

"I...I see," Kajun noted, slowly registering this info in as she looked down at Espeon, "Do..you truly want to go with me?"

"Espeon…" Espeon nodded, pausing in her purrs as her tail swayed a bit.

"..." Kajun picked Espeon up and gently patted her head, "Very well. I accept, Bill."

"Excellent," Bill smiled as he handed her Espeon's Pokeball, "I know you'll take great care of her."

"It's going to be confusing if we're all getting an Eevee…" Tsubaki noted under her breath, 'Would it be considered wrong to get color-coded collars for them?'

"True…" Makoto admitted as the Eevee hiding in her tail poked its head out, "It would be hard to tell which is Booster."

"Booster?"

"What? She feels like a Booster to me," Makoto shrugged.

'At least it's not a rhyme with 'berry' again,' Misty and Mai sweatdropped.

'An Eevee~! An Eevee~! With Yuki and her...oh! B-But which one would want to come with me?' Noel thought before Yuki ran over with the Eevee she had made friends with, "Oh! Yuki, you made a friend."

"Vul!" Yuki beamed as she and her Eevee friend nuzzled her outstretched hand.

"Vee!" the Eevee chirped.

"...I've made my decision," Noel smiled as she gently picked up the Eevee, "I'll take this one over here, Mr. Bill. I-i mean, it would be a shame to tear these two apart since they became good friends so fast."

"Excellent," Bill nodded, "Friends are an important thing in life, after all."

"Mm hmm," Noel nodded before looking back at her Eevee, "We're gonna be such good friends, Nymph."

"Nymph?"

"W-Well...she's adorable and so tiny," Noel replied as Nymph nuzzled into her before jumping out of her arms and nuzzled with Yuki before the two started playing together again.

"Ahh...fair enough," Bill nodded in understanding.

Tsubaki picked up an Eevee that had approached her, the Eevee giving a curious lookover of the red head, "You're rather curious, aren't you?"

"Ee," the Eevee nodded.

"Would you like to come with me?"

"Vee!" the Eevee smiled.

"Excellent," Tsubaki smiled back as she gently rubbing the Eevee's head, "Glad to have you along, Astrea."

Aqua rolled her eyes as Terra got up, shaking a fist at the Buizel. The Eevee rolled her eyes as she walked over to Buizel and curled up beside her.

"...Hmm…" Mai pondered a bit as she walked over, kneeling down to the curled up Eevee, "Would you like to come along?"

The Eevee opened an eye to look up at her before moving a bit closer to Aqua and closing the eye again. Aqua patted its head before nodding at Mai.

"...I'll take that as a yes then," Mai nodded before pondering a bit, "...hmm...Celsius?"

"Bui," Aqua nodded in agreement.

"Shrew!" Terra agreed as he resumed his push ups.

"Cool. Celsius it is then," Mai smiled.

"EeVEE!"

"Oof!" Ash grunted as he fell over, letting the messy haired Eevee that just gave him a Headbutt start licking his face, "H-hey! Sto-top! That tickles!"

"It seems that one really wants to go with you, Ash," Bill noted.

"Eevee!" the messy haired Eevee nodded.

"Sweet! But…" Ash paused as he got up, "If I do accept Eevee, won't he just be sent to Professor Oak since I already have six Pokemon?"

"True," Bill noted, "But you can always rotate your Pokemon around when you arrive at a Pokemon Center. That way you can have the time to train all your Pokemon and even set up your team for Gym battles you may face."

Ash nodded a bit as he looked down at the messy haired Eevee, "In that case, welcome aboard Eevee."

"Ee!" the messy haired Eevee beamed as he tackled Ash over once more before lickign his cheeks before running around Pikachu, "Eevee! Ee-vui!"

"He seems to adore your Pikachu as well," Bill chuckled.

"After unleashing that massive Zap Cannon last night, who wouldn't?" Makoto asked.

Luka hid an amused grin. He was the only one aside from Terra and the Ancient One that didn't look like puffballs from the remaining static in the air from that attack during the rest of the night.

"(...I feel like I just got laughed at again…)" Berry's eye twitched.

"(You and me both)" Cherry agreed, her eye twitching as well.

"(Oh wow! Her tail's real!)" Booster exclaimed as she poked out between them, "(I thought it was a really good prop like Unca Bill has in his closet! Oop!)" she covered her mouth as her ears drooped, "(I wasn't suppose ta say that…)"

"(It's okay, little Booster,)" Berry smiled as she gently patted the Eevee's head, "(Big Sis Berry and Cherry will look out for ya.)"

"(He has a fake tail in his closet? Is there other stuff in there, too?)" Cherry asked.

"(Uh...Uh-huh! There's a lot of costumes and a really big one of this Ka-boo-toe Pokemon)" Booster beamed.

"..." Cherry fell out of Makoto's tail, kicking her hind paws in the air as she cracked up, earning a raised brow from Makoto, "(Cosplayer! He's a closet cosplayer!)"

"(What's a cosplayer?)" Booster tilted her head.

"(Oh you have a lot to learn, my dear new fluffy sister)" Berry patted Booster's head.

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"Professor Kajun's Pokemon Corner!"

The curtain rose once more, revealing Kajun in her labcoat while Hikari and Koko (Kajun's Espeon) were on the table...with their group's new Eevee's.

"Greetings, and welcome once more, minna," Kajun greeted, "As you all know, I am Kajun Faycott, and with me is Hikari, and my recently obtained Espeon, Koko."

"Espe…" Koko nodded.

"Ralts…" Hikari faintly smiled.

"Today we'll be focusing on one unique Pokemon…" Kajun paused as the Eevee all sneezed, "Eevee."

"Eevee!" the Eevee all chirped in unison.

"Eevee are known as the Evolution Pokemon with a 1' or 0.3 meter average height. This Pokémon is rarely found in the wild, and is mostly only found in cities and towns. However, Eevee is said to have an irregularly shaped genetic structure that allows it to adapt to many different kinds of environments. Eventually, Eevee may evolve to better suit its surroundings," Kajun informed, "One of which is Espeon, who evolves from Eevee with a maximum friendship during the daytime."

"Espeon," Koko purred.

"Another unique thing is that each evolution changes Eevee's typing as well," Kajun went on, "Such as, once again, Espeon changing Eevee from a pure Normal-type to a pure Psychic-type." the screen changed to an image of Espeon using various moves, "Once it becomes an Espeon, it can learn various Psychic Type moves, such as Psybeam and Psychic. Interestingly enough, Eevee, Espeon, and the other 'Eeveelutions' can learn the move Shadow Ball, a rather powerful Ghost Type move that has a chance of lowering the opponent's Special Defense."

Ash's Eevee began to charge one before Koko whapped him upside the head with her tail, giving him a scolding look. Ash's Eevee whistled innocently while trying not to look at her.

"Moving on. Aside from Pikachu, Eevee are pretty popular Pokemon, especially among children and girls," Kajun explained, "They're more often than not taken in as pets instead of as Pokemon raised by Pokemon Trainers. And even then, not many Trainers will use an Eevee if they have something better on hand."

"VEE?!" Ash's Eevee exclaimed in shock.

"Oh do not worry. That won't happen to you," Kajun assured before holding up a notebook with an Eevee's face on the cover, "I already have a few ideas for training already." she blinked and looked at the table, "Where did Nymph go?"

The smallest of the Eevee peeked out from under Koko's legs, shivering.

"...like Pokemon like Trainer I see," Kajun noted before clearing her throat, "I suppose that'll do for now then. Next time, we'll discuss the Evolved form of a certain Pokemon. Which one is it? Well...I'll let you g-" a ringing noise soon caught her attention, "...who on earth?"

Koko's eyes glowed briefly before wrapping her tail around the Eevee's and used Teleport. Hikari tilted her head, wondering where they went, as Kajun pulled out a light-purple cellphone.

"Hello. Kajun Faycott speaking."

=Kajun…=

"Oh? Professor Kokonoe? How did…"

=Not important right now. What's this I hear about you naming a psychic nekomata after me?=

"Hm? O-oh! Um, well…" she put a hand on the receiver, "Hikari, end the segment."

"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as Kajun went back to the phone call.

"Now professor, there's no need to be upset. I just thought…"

=Thought you could use my name without dealing with copyright infringement?=

"No. I just thought it would be cute to be honest."

As Kajun continued to defend herself, Hikari pulled out her remote and pressed a button. A click went off and Hikari looked up. She hopped off the table and walked off stage before the curtains fell right on Kajun.

"Why do these always end in pain?" Kajun groaned.

=I'm not done shouting yet, dammit!=

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SZ: Phew...this took a while to finish...sorry about being so late with this update folks. We...got caught up again.

GT: Real life is evil at times. *playing Pokemon Sun* That and doing a Nuzlocke at the same time is more time consuming.

SZ: Eeyup. Plus we've been distracted with other stories, so...yeah. Ahem, anyways, we hope you enjoyed this chapter folks as we had fun doing this one.

GT: Aye. So make sure you read and review.

SZ: Eeyup. Hope you're all ready for next time as we're gonna have one hell of an electric showdown. Till then, I am Seanzilla115…

GT: You already know I'm GammaTron, so no need to keep repeating that from me.

SZ: *nods* ja ne, and have a good day minna.

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Ash Ketchum: Pikachu [Starter], Butterfree, Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Krabby(At Prof. Oak's ranch), Eevee

Misty: Goldeen, Staryu, Starmie [Starter]

Brock: Geodude, Onix [Starter], Zubat

Makoto Nanaya: Berry(Pachirisu) [Starter], Needles(Beedrill), Cherry(Emolga), Booster(Eevee)

Noel Vermillion: Yuki(Alolan Vulpix) [Starter], Nymph(Eevee)

Tsubaki Yayoi: Luka(Riolu) [Starter], Astrea(Eevee)

Mai Natsume: Terra(Sandshrew) [Starter], Aqua(Buizel), Celsius(Eevee)

Kajun Faycott: Hikari(Ralts) [Starter], Koko(Espeon)