GT: *listening to 'I'm Back (To Rise)'* Hoo boy...Can't get this song out of my noggin. Curse and bless thee, Death Battle.
SZ: *nods* It was a rather good Death Battle, and next week...know what? I'll keep it spoiler free in case anyone hasn't seen the episode yet.
GT: Agreed. But it's a good song, especially when you're playing a fighting game like Pokken Tournament on the Wii U.
SZ: which I wish I had...maybe I'll get the updated version on Switch once I get that system...speaking of Pokemon, I believe it's time for some fun in the sun for the group.
GT: Very true. Oh, so very true. For those of you who were from the time of the first season of Pokemon, you may very well know of the original cluster of episodes that were banned for a multitude of reasons.
SZ: One such episode being banned due to a certain….scene involving James.
GT: That and all the girls in swimsuits...probably…
SZ: Yeah...ahem. Anyways...no need for disclaimer since you guys know who we own and don't own. GT, care to start us off as usual?
GT: Yep. *sends out a Kyogre...holding the Blue Orb* Moana, use Surf!
SZ:...*pulls out a large umbrella* Overboard again I see….
GT: Yep. *giant tidal wave hits*
Entry 015: Kajun Faycott reporting once more. After spending a day to let Pikachu and Eevee rest from their victory against Surge, we began to make our way to leave the town for another route. As we passed by the harbor, we stumbled upon the SS Anne. Misty was hoping to board it, but...we didn't have the money for tickets, so we had to make our way….until we came across….ugh...two women in school cloths with one saying 'cool' in a very...very...VERY annoying manner. I was close to performing a few 'practice' kata on that one had Makoto not noticed and got Mai to help her restrain me without notice by others.
Ugh...moving on...we ended up receiving tickets to board the SS Anne, and honestly...it was rather enjoyable for a time. While the rest of us were off searching about the ship, Noel ended up running into a 'salesman' that was giving away Feebas...and ended up getting a shiny one for free when Makoto noticed that he was trying to scam her with a Magikarp he painted to look like one. Excellent work as always in protecting Noel, Makoto, excellent work as always. While Tsubaki and I were at another booth, perusing the various Pokeballs that were available for purchase, a battle at a nearby area earned our attention. Coming upon Misty, Brock, and Ashton-whom were also watching the battle-, we learned that it was between two Trainers and their Incineroar and Greninja, Pokemon from Alola and Kalos respectively, the latter of which winning the match before another trainer from Alola challenged him to a battle...and it's where we first saw it...A Z-Move.
It was...well...I'm not sure where to begin. Apparently, you require a Z-Ring, or Z-Necklace in the case of the Trainer that used it, the right Z-Crystal for the move you want, the right Pokemon with the right move(s), and a set of movements. The end result...was an extremely powerful move...I must learn more about Z-Moves! Ahem...sorry...almost got off track...we soon ended up meeting the others, but...Tsubaki seemed to be suspicious about the workers of the SS Anne...and I honestly can't blame her. Getting those tickets seemed too easy...the three trainers from before thought the same, so we ended up working together, waiting for whoever's set this up to strike.
We didn't have to wait long. A little bit after the ship cast off to sea, Team Rocket attacked. They had disguised themselves as members of the ship's crew and were going to steal all the Pokemon from the trainers. ...Though...the most idiotic move was made on their part. They forgot to bring Pokemon with them while everyone there had Pokemon, many of them being fully evolved. Everything was going well...until that woman appeared again, along with what we assumed was her partner and sister. The first was bad enough once she brought out her Gallade once more, but her partner...she had two incredibly powerful Pokemon with her, Hydreigon and a Shiny Charizard. Takuma (one of the trainers we've met and was helping us) was dealing with White Truth's Gallade and Sceptile, the two of which having Mega Evolved (another thing we learned about before the trap) while the rest of us...while the Hydreigon was taken out from a Z-Move courtesy of La's Ninetails, but that other woman...Karai...her Charizard...I...have no words to describe it. The insane power held within it's single Flamethrower was so powerful that I could feel the immense heat even when a Sandstorm attack blocked it and became a wall of glass. It did not help that her Charizard was holding back on us. Things were looking bleak...until they were forced to retreat due to SS Anne being caught up in a powerful storm.
No one had even noticed we had gone straight into it due to the ambush! When we had to abandon ship...the captain was already trying to abandon it on a lifeboat by himself. …Honestly...ahem. Once everyone was on board the lifeboats, we got away in time as the SS Anne sank into the ocean below. While the SS Anne was enjoyable and we were able to purchase quite a few things thanks to the discounts that were being given at the booths, I would not recommend traveling aboard the luxury cruise ship due to the staff being members of an organization that steals Pokemon from Trainers. I'm just glad we managed to get to a beachfront city…
"Okay...that should do for supplies," Tsubaki noted as she and Kajun left the local PokeMart, "This should last us until we get to the next city."
"True," Kajun agreed as she took out a notebook with a sticker of the Pokemon League's symbol, "From what the cashier said, we're closest to Celadon City in terms of Gym locations, so there will be some training on Grass-Types and the different combinations that entail."
"Interesting," Tsubaki noted, "If Ash plays his cards right, he could possibly win the gym battle with just Charmander or Pidgeotto alone."
"Most likely, but it wouldn't hurt to train him in the unexpected," Kajun stated, "Most Grass Types may be normal or half Poison, but there are some that are half Water and even one that I believe is half Flying."
"I see," Tsubaki nodded, "So maybe we sh-" she looked around, "Where did the others go?"
"French fried flounder! Seven Layered Crabcakes! Get them while they're cold!" Brock's voice called out.
"Eh?" the two blinked as they looked further to the left, seeing Brock and Ash standing in front of an old beach-side restaurant of sorts, the two wearing green and blue swim shorts respectively with Ash also in his jacket and hat.
"Try our new five-alarm Lobster bowl! Get them wh-" Ash began.
"Ashton, what are you doing?" Kajun asked as the two walked over.
"Gh?!" Ash and Brock tensed up, "Uh...nothing?"
"...Ugh...what did you do?" Tsubaki sighed.
"Well...we were enjoying ourselves at the beach-Makoto's suggestion-, and...well…" Brock began with a sheepish chuckle, "We ended up taking Moe's boat and ended up crashing it into the dock, so...now we have to pay him back the money by working for him."
"...Moe?" Kajun raised a brow as Tsubaki's eye twitched.
"And where is Makoto?" Tsubaki asked, a glint in her eye.
"Being a waitress with Misty and Noel," Ash replied, pointing inside.
"More like trying," Makoto's voice countered, "We're barely getting any custo-"
"Makoto…"
"Uh oh...Mai, hide me!" Makoto yelped as Tsubaki entered, seeing the Squirrel Beastkin wearing an acorn-colored sling bikini with just a tiny apron over that as she ran behind a counter.
"Uh...h-hey, Tsubaki," Mai waved from the window to the kitchen, wearing a blue one-piece swimsuit that had an oval opening on the top to show her cleavage.
"Mai, we will be talking about going off on your own when we made plans and getting into trouble when those plans go awry later," Tsubaki glowered, making Mai whimper, "Makoto Nanaya, I see your tail poking out from there!"
"Gh?!" Makoto tensed as she shot up, holding her hands up in defense, "I swear to god and Arceus we didn't know it was Moe's boat!"
"Which you crashed into my dock!" an elderly voiced snapped.
"S-sorry again, Mr. Moe!" Noel yelped, a lime-green bikini on her and exposing an intricate black tattoo above her small, developing bosom.
"We're going to be stuck here forever," Misty sighed, wearing a red bikini with gold trimming and a white shirt with the bottom tied in the front.
"Oh! Excuse me for a moment," Brock told Tsubaki and Kajun as he walked up to a couple, "Excuse me. Would you two like to try some of our food?"
"...What do you think?" the man asked as he looked at his girlfriend.
"Looks like a real dud," the woman huffed, "Let's go to the better looking one next door."
"And we lost another one…" Brock slumped as the couple walked off.
"Welcome to Brutella's Ocean Chateau."
'...Don't tell me…' Kajun's eye twitched as she looked to the side, seeing a certain female Team Rocket Member standing near a fancy looking restaurant, wearing a female waitress outfit.
"Come up to our terrace. Enjoy our seafood and sea view!" Jessie continued before seeing them, "..." she smirked before pulling an eyelid down and blew a raspberry.
"Not them again," Brock sighed.
"If you're trying to attract customers, think again," Jessie smirked, "A top quality restaurant attracts top quality people."
"And a no quality dive attracts the bottom feeders," James added from the terrace, wearing a male waiter outfit while carrying a tray of drinks with one hand, "Bottom feeders like you all."
"Yeah, ya losers!" Meowth added, "Go back to da boonies where ya belong!"
"At least we do not stalk children," Kajun huffed.
"Gh?!"
"And Kajun turns it around again!" Makoto cheered a bit before meeping at the glare Tsubaki gave her.
"Mm...how are we gonna attract some customers…?" Ash muttered, crossing his arms and he pondered for a bit, "...Oh! I got it!" he beamed as he pulled out his five PokeBalls, "Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgeotto, Eevee, come on out!"
"Bulba/Char/Squir/Pigeo~/Vuii~!"
"...What are you up to, Ashton?" Kajun raised a brow.
"Simple," Ash gave her a clever smirk in response, "Pikachu, Eevee and Squirtle can pass out flyers to the people on the beach, Pidgeotto can use her gust to keep the charcoal hot, Charmander can help with the flame broiling, and Bulbasaur can help Noel and Misty with the customers."
"Hey, why am I…" Makoto began before Tsubaki put a hand on her shoulder, "?!"
"You will be helping pass out flyers with Berry, Cherry, and Booster," Tsubaki informed, "Mai, I'll be helping you in the kitchen. Kajun, budget and business strategy."
"Of course," Kajun nodded.
"Just one more thing…" Tsubaki began in a very...very...very stern tone, "If Luca or I catch any of you slacking off...I will be very crossed. Understood?"
"Hey! Only I…" an old man in a straw-hat began from the kitchen...before Tsubaki glared right at him, "...can work the flame broiler. Yeah...that's what I meant to say…eh heh heh..."
"I don't believe this…" James frowned as he, Jessie, and Meowth looked to see a large crowd of people going in and out of the restaurant next door, "Everyone's eating at the Twerpeteria."
"I think I see one reason," Meowth spoke up, looking at the beach to see Makoto surrounded by guys as she handed out flyers as Pikachu and Squirtle handed out more flyers with the two Eevee, Pachirisu, and Emolga giving adorable looks that caused the Pokemon to be surrounded by little kids and girls, "Dey're using both cuteness and sexual appeal."
"What?! I could do that too!" Jessie growled, "Grr...if the customers keep eating there, we won't make enough money to pay back that old wench!"
"What was that?!" an old woman's voice snapped.
"N-nothing!" Jessie replied quickly.
"Time to do some reconnaissance," James noted, letting out Weepinbell, "Don't get caught and go with Meowth to spy on that place. See what they're doing and report back to Jessie and I immediately."
"Bell," Weepinbell nodded as he and Meowth snuck over to the restaurant next door.
"That was actually a good plan," Jessie noted.
"Thanks!"
"Better than you losing our last paycheck to buy that stupid fish," Jessie added.
"Hey, hey, hey! You leave Queen out of this!" James argued before lightly petting a gold-painted Pokeball, a Magikarp inside of it, "There, there. I know you're going to be amazing. Jessie's just being a meanie is all."
*POW*
"What was that?" Jessie growled, smacking the baseball bat in her hand repeatedly into the other as she stood over James, a smoking bruise on his skull.
"N...nothing…" James whimpered.
"That's what I thought…"
"How're we doing with c-oh excuse me. Customers, Kajun?" Misty called out, carefully navigating through the crowded restaurant.
"At this moment, we have about twenty-seven tables all occupied with at minimum two customers and six at maximum," Kajun responded, wearing a conservative purple swimsuit with the back completely exposed with a butterfly-themed fannypack above her behind, "We've served well over three times the amount in the last two hours. Brock, Ashton, we need three more tables with umbrellas out here."
"On it!" Ash and Brock replied as they rushed to the back.
"Is Table Eight's noodles ready?" Noel asked.
"Almost," Mai replied, "Keep the fire going, Charmander. Terra, bring that crate of spices over."
"Shrew!" Terra saluted as he ran over to a crate and picked it up despite it being three times his size and walked over to her.
"Aqua, make some more ice cubes for the drinks. We're running low," Mai ordered, "Celsius, don't touch that plate. It's for Table Four."
"Ee…" the stoic Eevee sighed as she paused in her reaching of a plate with a crab on it.
"Tsubaki, how's that shaved ice coming along?" Moe asked as he flipped some shish kabobs over.
"We're going as fast as we can," Tsubaki replied, wearing a frilly pink bikini with a Hibiscus-themed sarong, as Luca kept turning the crank of an ice shaver while Astrea and Nymph were working together to collect the shaved ice that fell out into bowls below it and onto the table for Tsubaki to switch with empty ones and then flavor the ice, "Outdoor Table One's cherry and blueberry are ready."
"Excellent! Keep up the good work!" Moe smiled brightly, "Heh heh...I haven't had this many customers in years! Maybe you kids stealing my boat was a blessing in disguise!"
"We'll still work to pay off the damage, rest assured," Tsubaki noted.
"At the rate you kids are going, you'll pay off the damages and then some!" Moe laughed as he put the kabobs on plates, "Tables Nine, Four, and Outdoor Table Two's orders are ready!"
"O-on it, Mr. Moe!" Noel called out as she and Bulbasaur took the plates and carefully carried them off.
"Heh heh...I'd like to see that witch Brutella top this!"
Unaware to them, a bell nearby got up and ran off. Once it was at the other restaurant, the bell got off and revealed Meowth beneath. Weepinbell began to talk and Meowth started translating.
"Da Twoips are using their Pokemon to help pull in da customers and help wit' da cookin'," Meowth informed, "Dey got Charmander at da stoves, keepin' the flames strong, da Buizel on makin' ice fer da drinks and da shaved ice, da Riolu's workin' with two Eevee on makin' da shaved ice, and all da others are either helping ta soive da customers or attractin' dem wit' deir cuteness."
"Shoot! Those twerps are smarter than we thought…" Jessie frowned before an idea popped into her head...a rather..sinister idea, "And so are we. Meowth...I think it's time you do what you do best...sabotage."
"Youse got it!" Meowth smirked, "I'll need Ariados, Ekans, Koffing, a big fan, and a few bananas fer dis job."
"Good."
"Here ya go!" Makoto grinned as she handed another flyer out, Cherry on her shoulder, "This is going great. Right, Cherry?"
"Emol!" Cherry smiled.
"At the rate we're going, we'll pay back the money and have enough time to enjoy ourselves at the beach," Makoto grinned as she handed another flyer over, "Enjoy your stay at Moe's Sea Shack, home of th-" a strong wind picked up, pulling her flyers away, "Ah! The flyers!"
"Emolga?!" Cherry exclaimed before seeing Pikachu, Berry, and Squirtle chasing more of the flyers that they had blown out of their paws.
"What?!" Makoto gasped before seeing Eevee and Booster whining as they were trying to get sludge off of their bodies, "What's going on?!"
"Heh heh heh…" Meowth snickered, hiding behind some bushes with Koffing and a large fan on wheels.
A window slid open a little and a small tube slid out of it, Moe, Mai, and Charmander unaware of it as they were busy cooking. The tube reached near the flames beneath the fire grill. Meowth peeked and gave a thumbs up to Koffing, who had the other end of the tube in his mouth. Koffing gave a nod with his eyes before blowing into the tube. Gas erupted from the other end of the tube just a Charmander released a Flamethrower.
*BOOM!*
Mai and Moe groaned, covered in soot, as their food was completely burnt. Charmander freaked out as Terra and Aqua ran over before they stepped in some sludge and crashed into the table Luca was on, knocking him and the ice shaver off and broke it from hitting the floor. Outside, a group of friends were sitting down at a table when the ground caved in, making them yelp while the collapse broke the umbrella and table. Another table caved into the ground followed by another before Ekans poked out beside Meowth, who gave a thumbs up to the snake.
"Here's your order sir," Misty said as she placed some food down, "Hope you enjoy it a-"
"Bulbasaur?!"
*CRASH!*
"Hmm?" Misty blinked as she turned around, seeing Bulbasaur lying flat on the ground, some broken dishes surrounding him, "Bulbasaur, what's wr-WOAH!"
*CRASH!*
Meowth snickered outside the place, tossing another banana peel into the place as Ariados fired another String Shot into it, catching Noel's foot and sending her to the floor and sending her bowls of shaved ice into the air.
"What is…?" Kajun began before the bowls hit her in the face, "Gh?!" she stepped back right onto a banana peel and flipped onto her back, "Gah!"
"Kajun!" Ash gasped as he ran over, helping her up, "Are y-"
"What kind of service is this?!" a man complained.
"Watch where you're going next time, ya dumb bimbo!" another snapped.
"I hate this place!" a woman cried as the crowd began to shrink with every passing second, a majority of them taking their money back with interest as they left.
"...What...just happened?" Brock asked, the restaurant now completely empty.
"After calculating the damage, and paying back the customers their money with interest due to 'emotional damage'..." Kajun paused, looking at a calculator before sighing, "There's nothing left…"
"We should've let Needles at 'em when the 'emotional damage' crud came up," Makoto huffed.
"Moe, I'm deeply sorry," Tsubaki sighed.
"Yeah...we were only trying to help, but now..we made things worse…" Ash added with his own sigh.
"You all did the best you could…" Moe assured before sighing a bit, "At least things were going good for a while until those accidents occurred."
"...I'm starting to think those weren't accidents," Misty spoke, a frown evident on her face, "Those were way too convenient to be…"
"Well, well, well...what do we have here?" a voice spoke up.
"...Brutella…" Moe frowned as he looked at the doorway, seeing a short elderly woman with red hair done into pigtails, Team Rocket standing behind her.
"No more reservations I take it?" Brutella asked, a smug smile on her face as she looked around, "If this keeps up, you might have to finally go out of business, Moe...not that I care if this place goes under anyway. The more junk off my beach the better."
"Why do you care?" Ash frowned as he and Moe got up.
"I could care less, ya little brat," Brutella stated, not once looking at him as she looked at Moe, "You better start paying back the money you owe me, plus interest for the damage you caused all my customers by tomorrow. If not..well I'll just have to take that boat of yours instead."
"No, please! Take anything you want, just not that boat!" Moe pleaded.
"See ya tomorrow…" Brutella said as she walked off, giving off a smug chuckle as she left.
"The clock's ticking~" James smirked.
"Hope you don't get the money…" Jessie began.
"Because dat boat is our honey!" Meowth finished as the trio blew raspberries at the group before walking off, laughing.
"We'll pick it up tomorrow~!" James called out.
"Those guys…" Ash growled, his hand clenching up into a fist.
Moe groaned as he collapsed into a chair, "The deadline's tomorrow...there's no way I can earn the money in less than a single day...I guess I'll have to sell my boat to Brutella..."
"Esp," Koko spoke up.
"What's wrong?" Kajun asked before Koko levitated a few strands up to her, "Hm?" she reached out and took one, "A bit sticky...almost a bit like…" her eyes widened, "Why those lousy, infuriating, despicable hoodlums!"
"Huh?"
"Misty, you were correct on your assumption...those weren't accidents," Kajun stated with a frown as she turned to them, holding up the string, "Mai, tongue."
"Tongue?" Ash blinked twice.
"I'll explain soon," Kajun stated as Mai carefully licked the strand.
"Mai?!" Misty gawked before the bluenette shook with an angry look forming on her face.
"Team Rocket did all that!" Mai growled, "Meowth used a fan to blow the flyers, Ekans to dig under the sand to collapse the outdoor tables, Koffing to use Sludge on Booster and Eevee and then blow up the grill, and Ariados and some banana peels to trip everyone else up!"
"What?!" the others-minus Kajun-gasped at that.
"How did you figure that out, little lady?" Moe asked.
"Mai has a powerful sense of taste. So much that she can only eat Noel's cooking without experiencing all the 'memories' of whatever she eats," Kajun explained.
'That explains a lot…' Ash, Misty, and Brock thought.
"Unfortunately, this won't be enough evidence to prove that it was them," Kajun frowned, "I can't believe I'm saying this, but they actually did a decent job at hiding any evidence that it was them who sabotaged us. We were using bananas in some of the recipes which would explain the peels and Needles was let out to attract customers who were interested in seeing her unique appearance, so that would also explain the String Shot silk."
"So let's get back at 'em!" Makoto scowled as Booster and Eevee growled in agreement.
"We can't…" Tsubaki sighed, "That woman would just use it as an excuse to make it that Moe was the one who planned it, making sure he'd lose his restaurant and his boat."
"That boat seems really important to you," Misty noted.
"For years, I've dreamed of living in Alola or the Orange Islands, sailing between the islands and selling my cooking to the people there," Moe spoke before sighing, "But I guess it was never meant to be."
"Don't say that, Moe!" Ash shouted, startling Moe a bit as he looked at him, "You can't give up on your dream. You have to follow it, no matter what." he then looked over at his Pokemon, "It's always my dream to become the world's greatest Pokemon Trainer. I know it's not easy, but I'm gonna do everything I can to make it come true." he then looked back at moe, "So please, Moe. You can't give up, not when your dream is so close to coming true."
"No way are we gonna let that old hag have her way!" Makoto banged her fists together.
"We'll all work together to get you that money, Moe," Brock assured.
"We'll help you achieve your dream, Mr. Moe," Noel added with the others nodding in agreement alongside cries of agreement from the Pokemon.
"...Do you all really believe it's possible?" Moe asked.
"We'll make it happen," Ash nodded.
"In one day?"
"Well...how much money do you owe?" Misty asked.
"Any of you have a pen and paper?"
"Right here," Kajun answered, placing said items down.
"Thank you," Moe nodded as he wrote something down on the paper before handing it back to her.
"?! I...that…" Kajun whispered with wide eyes, looking at the amount written down.
"Hmm?" Makoto blinked as she looked over Kajun's shoulder, "Gh?! She expects you to pay that much back?! With interest?!"
"And in one day too…" Moe sighed.
"But...that's flat out extortion!" Makoto exclaimed, slamming her hands on the table, "How are we gonna get that much money in one day?!"
"...Mmm…" the group pondered for a moment.
"Might I make a suggestion?" a voice asked, making the group look over to see someone standing in the doorway.
"Professor Oak?" Ash blinked.
"Hello, Ash," Oak greeted, wearing a yellow shirt with pineapple designs on it, "We didn't think to see you here."
"We?" Ash repeated before another person walked in, "?! M-mom?!"
"Hi, Ash. Surprised to see me?" Delia giggled, wearing a form-fitting green swimsuit with a diamond opening in the back and a tiny cream-blue and teal short-sleeved jacket that didn't even reach the middle of her back.
"How come you're both here?" Ash asked in surprise.
"We'll explain that later," Oak assured as he walked up to Ash and handed him an article, "Take a look at this."
"'The Porta Vista Beach Beauty and Pokemon contest,'" Ash read, "Happening today…'"
"...Oh! I get it!" Makoto gasped in realization, "Usually a ton of people come to watch these kinds of events, so we can make a lot of money by advertising and giving out some food and samples! Wait. Is there a cash prize for the two contest, Ash?"
"Um…" Ash looked at the article, "Yeah. It's a costume contest with the theme changing each year and will be announced at the start of the beauty contest."
"Perfect!" Makoto beamed, "We enter a few of our Pokemon into the costume contest while Misty and a few of us other girls compete in the beauty contest, doubling our chances of winning and, hopefully, the money needed!"
"Vee…" Eevee deadpanned, really not wanting to be put into a costume.
Delia giggled as she picked up Eevee, "Oh, aren't you just an adorable little Eevee. Ash did say he had a feisty little Eevee, but I didn't think you'd be so cute as well."
"Ee-vee-ee," Eevee pouted, wanting her to know he was not cute...until Delia started scratching a spot behind his ear, causing him to start purring and try to get more contact with the scratching fingers, "Vee~"
'...Note to self; send Eevee over to Delia's next time Ash sends him over…' Oak thought before looking over at Kajun, who was writing down in a notebook with a bikini sticker on the cover, "Ah. It's a pleasure to meet you in person, Kajun."
"Professor, a pleasure as well," Kajun smiled a bit, "Though I did hope our first meeting would have been under better circumstances."
"True. But when life gives you Pecha Berries, you make Poffins," Oak chuckled, "Might I ask what you're doing right now?"
"Planning out which girls in our group have a better advantage in the Beauty contest. When they announce the theme for the Pokemon Costume contest, I'll need to be ready for which Pokemon would have the best chances of winning depending on the theme," Kajun responded, "Right now, I believe that Misty, Makoto, Mai, and Tsubaki would be the best chances of the six of us."
"Eh? M...me?!" Mai blinked, pointing at herself.
"Last spring break," Kajun stated, causing Mai to freeze with a heavy blush.
"...F...fair enough...I guess."
"Just be thankful that we bought the swimsuits instead of having any Golden Angel this time," Tsubaki noted, giving a glower at a innocently whistling Makoto.
"Golden Angel? What's that?" Misty asked.
"I-" Makoto began before Tsubaki covered her mouth, "Hmph!"
"Nothing! It's...nothing…" Tsubaki answered before glaring at Makoto, "Right...Makoto?" a nod was her response, "Good…"
Delia giggled, "It seems you've surrounded yourself with some good friends, Ashton."
"M-Mom!" Ash blushed.
=Welcome everybody to the Porta Vista Beach Beauty and Pokemon Costume contest= Brock greeted over the speakers as a crowd of people sat before a semi-large stage =I'm Brock Stone of Pewter City, and I'll be here as today's special announcer for both contest, so without further ado, here's our first contestant!=
"The whole place is packed!" Ash awed, "Professor Oak was right!"
"I'll be able to pay Brutella back all her money and the interest!" Moe cheered, tears welling up in his eyes, unaware of Brutella spying nearby and chomping down hard on a handkerchief in anger.
"So, mom, why are you and Professor Oak here?" Ash asked.
"I won a raffle for two free tickets to here," Delia explained with a gentle smile as she looked over at Kajun and Oak, talking vividly with one another, "I didn't expect to see you here, but I'm so glad that you are. And I think Professor Oak is glad as well. Ever since he first talked with Kajun, he's been excited for when you came back to Pallet Town."
Ash shivered, recalling being stuck between her and Oak on the phone when both went into Science Mode, "R-Right…"
"I'm just glad you're doing alright," Delia smiled, "You aren't eating a lot of junk food and not getting into trouble, are you?"
"Of course no…" Ash began before tensing.
"...Ashton, what did you do?"
"Well...I…"
"I'm the one who got him into trouble, Mrs. Ketchum," Moe spoke up, "I hired him and his friends when I really needed help. And more importantly, your son has been a great inspiration to me."
"Really now?" Delia asked before hugging Ash, "Oh, that's my little Ashy~! I'm so proud of you!"
"Th-thanks mom," Ash smiled a bit, blushing a bit in embarrassment at the name.
"Oh! M-Misty's up next," Noel spoke up.
'This is completely embarrassing and degrading, but we need the money,' Misty thought as she kept a cheerful look on her face as she waved to the audience as she walked the catwalk stage.
=This is Misty Waterflower, the lovely and talented Water-type Pokemon Trainer from Cerulean City, who's sure making a big splash here today!= Brock called out over the speakers =But don't let her cute looks fool you into thinking she's an easy Trainer to beat. She's a member of the Cerulean City Gym as one of the four sisters that runs it!=
'Just smile and wave, Misty...smile and wave…' Misty thought to herself.
=Now let's see the costume she made with her Pokemon with her selected theme of Sci-Fi= Brock informed before Squirtle, riding on Starmie, floated down while Squirtle was wearing a helmet made from a bucket and alien patterns painted on his shell and his sunglasses on, glowing red dots on the front of the sunglasses to act as glowing red eyes =This is a very imaginative costume. It's a Starmie acting as the UFO transportation for little alien Squirtle!=
"Squirtle Squit!" Squirtle shouted before spraying a bit of water into the air in a mist that fell on the orangette.
=An out of this world performance!= Brock complimented as a trio of women in different styles of bikini held up an 8, a 9, and a 7 =And she scores a total of 24 for the beauty= they then held up 9s all around =And 27 for her Sci-Fi Squirtle and UFO Starmie! Great job, Misty!=
'Okay...now to walk off a-' Misty began before she was suddenly shoved over, "Ahh!"
"We'll take victory now," Jessie informed, wearing a black two-piece bikini, while James stood beside her, wearing lipstick and an orange bikini with yellow sarong...with actual breasts.
'Of course they'd be in this…' Kajun thought, her eye twitching in annoyance.
"James, what are...aren't you a man?!" Misty snapped as she glared at James.
"It's 'Jammie', darling, and I am," James...er, Jammie replied, "My beauty doesn't exist in men."
"Why don't you do us a favor and go away, flattie," Jessie waved off Misty, "Let real women take it from here."
=Uh…= Brock looked at the list =Ah. Some late entries like contestant number 1. Shared entry Musashi and Kojirou of Vermillion City= the two posed and the crowd cheered =While I'm unsure of it all, the crowd seems to like them=
"Naturally…" Jessie smirked.
"You're ten years too early for this," James smirked at Misty, who had walked off stage.
"Stupid...balloon…" Misty muttered.
=Now let's see their Pokemon Costume entry. Their theme was 'Unusual Creature.' So let's see what they came up with= Brock informed as the curtains behind them parted, letting a floating creature hover onto the stage, sporting a spiraling hat and a seaweed beard =Well...That...That is unusual. I believe it's an Ekans and a Koffing…= four Ariados legs erupted from the seaweed and acted like arms, making poses of sorts, while two vines extended from out of the spiral hat, waving around =And a Weepinbell and Ariados. A four-in-one combination of something very unusual= the three judges held up straight 9s =27 in Beauty and…= they held up a 6, an 8, and a 10 =...24 in Costume! That...that's a n-=
"Get lost!" a voice snapped before the quartet of Pokemon were suddenly kicked off the stage.
"Huh...I guess he finished his cruise," Oak noted.
"Gary?!" Ash gawked.
"Ah, so that's him," Kajun noted.
=What is with contestants and removing the next contestants off the stage…?= Brock muttered before the trio of judges cleared their throats and gave him looks =Ah! R-Right! A group entry this time consisting of six women all of unique beauty= the six women at Gary's sides all posed, wearing snug-fitting bikinis of different designs =They are all decent Trainers themselves and are constant companions of Trainer Gary Oak of Pallet Town=
"Ash, I know you're out there in the crowd somewhere!" Gary called out, "But I didn't come here to make ya jealous of me, Ashy-boy. I came so my beautiful fans can make ya jealous of me!"
"Gary, Gary, he's our man! He'll trash Ash, we know he can!" the six girls behind him chanted.
"..." Kajun looked over at Ash, "Now I see why being compared to him bothers you so."
"Very…" Ash said through gritted teeth, Noel swearing she saw steam starting to seep out his ears.
"I also heard you have five other girls accompanying ya!" Gary continued, "I already know of the blue haired one, but...I'd like to pass an invitation to invite all five of them to join me as my personal cheerleaders! Better that they come with me than follow a loser like you, Ashy-boy!"
"...My apologies, Professor, but if he comes near me, I feel that I would be unable to restrain myself from showing him the results of my four years in a military academy," Kajun apologized, her eye twitching a bit, "And then letting Hikari and Koko have the rest."
"None taken," Oak sweatdropped.
=They did not sign up for the Pokemon Costume contest, so Judges?= Brock asked as the three held up...a 7, an 8, and another 8 =It's a 23=
"Guess they lost points from Gary's attitude," Misty noted before sighing, "Still…" she looked at her chest and then at the figures of the girls and then slumped, waterfall tears going down her cheeks, "...I still lose even if I have more points."
=Ahem! Um...next up w...= Brock began before something was whispered to him by a stagehand =Uh...Change of plans. Looks like three of the contestants are joining together for one full entry for the Beauty contest=
"Mou…" Noel pouted a little, Nymph and Yuki in her lap, as she watched Gary and his cheerleaders walk off the stage, 'I really hope that it's true what's said about Milotic…'
=Next up, we have Makoto Nanaya, Mai Natsume, and Tsubaki Yayoi= Brock introduced as the three girls walked out, Makoto wearing an yellow sling bikini with a tube top over her impressive bust, Mai in a small blue and gold bikini with the top shaped like paw prints, an cream-colored fluffy tail attached to her bikini bottom, and dog ears on her head, and Tsubaki in a red bikini with a wing-themed bikini top, a feather-like sarong, and a pair of tiny wings in her hair held on by a gold band on her head =This trio of girls are traveling with Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, helping him on his dream of becoming a great Pokemon Trainer. All three of them are graduates of a military academy in a far off Region and came to Kanto as part of their dreams of seeing the world with their friends Noel Vermillion and Kajun Faycott=
"I can't believe you found these in there…" Tsubaki whispered to Makoto as the trio waved and posed for the cheering crowd.
"What can I say? I like to keep you on your toes," Makoto giggled, giving a wink and blowing a kiss.
=And the crowd is in a frenzy= Brock observed =But don't forget the Costume Contest! All three were lucky and their individual categories work well together. Let's see if 'Knights,' 'Unity,' and 'Mystery' can come together!=
Lightning shot through the air before a ball came spinning out of the attack. The ball uncurled before landing on armored feet before the three girls. Terra stood up fully, dressed in a bronze, gold, and orange-colored armor with a flowing blue cape. A jet of water shot through the sky before crashing down by Terra, dispersing to reveal Aqua in blue, gold, and light purple armor with an aquamarine cape. Lightning continued to strike around the two as something weaved through the attacks before a kick dispersed one, allowing Luca to land beside them wearing green, gold, and sky-blue armor that, like the other two, hid his face. Flying above them, a dragon made of black electric-proof material and decorated in colorful material soared above, letting more electricity come out of it as it flew over them. Inside the dragon, Cherry giggled as Berry sent another Discharge out of the 'mouth' of the dragon while on her back.
=Stunning!= Brock awed =A trio of masked knights, standing together to face against a Dragon-type of unknown origins!= the Judges all held up two 9s and a 10 =And a total of 28 for the girls in Beauty!= they then held up 10s =And a perfect score for Costume! Brilliant!=
"(This feels right. My will feels stronger in this stuff)," Terra noted.
"(True...But I can't help but feel like I'm lost in darkness when I'm in this getup)," Aqua admitted.
"(I do not get how humans could enjoy wearing this. It's bulky and slows my movements a bit)," Luca noted, "(And I feel like I am a third wheel for some reason...But this is important. We are being counted on, so I'll bear the awkwardness)."
"Gah...I can't believe the twerps came up with something so brilliant…" Jessie hissed as she and James watched from backstage.
"To combine those three themes so fast and make it like this? It's like they planned to do it from the very beginning," James growled before the old woman grabbed them both and dragged them to her restaurant, "H-hey!"
"Shut it, you two!" Brutella snapped, "I knew you were with Team Rocket the entire time."
"GH?!"
"So I'm giving you two options," Brutella smirked, "You either use the Gyarados Tank I prepared for ya, or...ya got a Magikarp on ya?"
"Of course!" James grinned, holding up his gold Pokeball, "Got Queen a few days ago."
"..." Jessie's eye twitched, "And why do you want a useless thing like that, ma'am?"
"Why go with a Gyarados Tank…" Brutella paused as a dark smirk grew on her face, "When you can have the real thing?"
"...Say what?" Jessie blinked twice.
"She doesn't know," James sighed, shaking his head.
"A pity. Then again, hardly anyone takes the time to think of it," Brutella shook her head, "But regardless, all we need to do is feed it Rare Candies until it evolves."
"That thing can evolve?" Jessie asked.
"Queen is not a thing," James snorted as Brutella pulled out a bag filled with candies wrapped in blue wrappers.
"And those are?"
"Rare Candies. They're a special candy that were made by Sliph Co back in their early days. Made through a special process that was lost in a great fire in Saffron City, they, when given to a Pokemon, release a special concoction that stimulates growth in Pokemon. They're also extremely rare to come by due to it, so you know how much I want Moe's place torn down and that contest ruined if I'm giving you so many."
"But...doesn't that seem...extreme?" James asked.
"So?" Brutella scoffed, "I'll do anything I can to get filth off my beach...by any means necessary."
'What have we gotten ourselves into…?' Jessie and James thought in slight worry.
=And that was the last entrant for the contest= Brock said as the last trainer and her Pokemon walked off the stage =I'll now tally up to results, and whoever has the most points will be the winners of the Beauty and Pokemon Costume contest!=
"Better?" Tsubaki asked as she took off the last of armor from Luca.
"Ri," Luca nodded, stretching a bit.
"I can't believe you found more cosplay stuff, Makoto," Misty sighed, shaking her head.
"It's not a co…" Makoto began.
"You were all great," Noel spoke as she, Kajun, Oak, Ash, Moe, and Delia walked over.
"Personally, I'm sure that you girls will be the big winners of the costume contest," Moe chuckled, "That was a magnificent act your Pokemon all pulled off. Almost as if it came from legend."
"Heh heh. Thanks," Makoto gave a cheeky smile in response, 'Now we just gotta wait for the results, a-"
"Vul?" Yuki's ears twitched as she looked out at the ocean, seeing something coming from the distance.
"Vui..." Nymph shivered as she jumped into Noel's arms and tried to hide herself in the blond's arms as the Vulpix's nearly-five fluffy tails shook.
"Yuki? Nymph? What's wrong?" Noel asked.
"Vul/Vui~" Yuki and Nymph whimpered.
"...They're scared of something," Tsubaki noted, "But...what? There isn't anything dangerous out here...is there?"
"No...unless…" Kajun began, looking out at the ocean, "...Does anyone have any binoculars on them?"
"I keep a pair on hand with built-in camera just in case," Oak replied as he pulled out a pair, "Never known when you'll find an undiscovered Pokemon or something amazing involving them after all."
"Understandable," Kajun nodded as she took the pair before looking back out at the ocean, "...something's coming this way...but wh…" her eyes soon widened, starting to pale as she lowered the binoculars, "...We need to evacuate everyone...now."
"What? But why?" Delia asked.
"A Gyarados is coming."
"?! G-g-g-g-Gyarados?" Misty began to tremble.
"Misty?" Noel asked, looking at her in concern.
"The Atrocious Pokemon that can leap several times its body length on both land and water? With fang that can crush boulders and scales harder than steel?" Misty trembled, not hearing Noel.
"The very same…" Kajun replied, "Hence why I said that we need to evacuate everyone now before it arrives."
A loud roar erupted in the air. It seemed to reverberate, altering in pitch and tone rapidly while still sounding deep and menacing. A siren began to wail almost immediately after the roar ended.
=Attention! Evacuate the beach at once! A Gyarados has been spotted on the shores! I repeat, a Gyarados has been spotted approaching the shoreline! Please evacuate the beach immediately and head the the nearest shelter!= a recorded message began to blare.
The crowd stayed quiet for a moment before they began to run, screaming as they bolted towards the city and the nearest shelter. Ash took that moment to pull out Dexter and look up Gyarados. Dexter turned on an image and Pikachu gulped a little at it. The image depicted a serpentine Chinese dragon-like Pokémon. It was mostly blue, with a yellow underbelly and yellow spots along its body. It had a three-pointed, dark blue crest on its head and four white, dorsal fins. Its mouth was very large and gaping, bearing four canine teeth. It had one barbel on each side of its face, blue in coloration. Its tailfin was similar in structure to the crest on its head, except with a thin, white fin spread between the points.
=Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokemon and the evolved form of Magikarp= Dexter informed =When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature. Once Gyarados goes on a rampage, its ferociously violent blood doesn't calm until it has burned everything down. There are records of this Pokémon's rampages lasting a whole month=
"Ulp," Ash gulped as Pikachu nearly fell off his shoulder, completely pale.
"...Did Dexter just say it evolves from Magikarp?" Makoto blinked twice.
"M-Makoto, y-y-y-you don't think that…" Noel slowly looked at her Beastkin friend with wide eyes.
"It may be from that shady guy's booth from the SS Anne?" Makoto replied, "Probably."
"B...but...who…?"
"Um….guys?" Mai spoke up, a tone of fear in her voice as she looked out, "I...think the image in Dexter is incorrect…"
"...why?" Ash asked, really hoping the reason was good.
"Because the real thing...it's nightmare fuel…" Mai whispered as she pointed out to the water.
Everyone looked out at the water in time to see a massive beast erupt from it and onto land. It was a Gyarados like the image depicted, yet its form was far more frightening. The scales seemed to be overlayering one another, grinding and gnashing against one another in a violent manner that seemed to give no end in sight. While the spikes on the drawing seemed to round out at the ends, they did no such thing and ended in points that seemed to be able to pierce anything that would touch them. It let out another roar, exposing three rows of sharp fangs within, while its eyes only held pure bloodlust within which it sooned proved to be its intent from the way it created a sphere of orange/white energy that transformed into a beam that shot out and created a crater on the shore near the contest area.
"...Yeah...that is definitely nightmare fuel…" Makoto whispered with wide eyes, her tail sticking straight up and refusing to go down.
"C-c-c-chipa…" Berry whimpered, hugging Cherry and Booster while their tails were all sticking straight up.
"...we need to run…" Tsubaki whispered, hoping it wouldn't hear them.
"But...my shop and boat…" Moe began.
"Are gonna be waste now," a voice spoke up from behind them, making the group turn to see a smirking Brutella looking at them, "Good riddance too."
"...You…" Moe growled as he glared at her, "You had something to do with this, didn't you?!"
"Well...I may have given a Pokemon from Team Rocket a few of these…" Brutella said as she help up a Rare Candy.
"Rare Candy!" Oak gasped, paling.
"Rare Candy?" Ash repeated.
"A banned item that would force Pokemon to evolve when they were not ready," Oak frowned, "Silph Co. originally developed them, but a fire destroyed the blueprints for it and the company gave up all rights to it once a test with one of the pieces caused a force evolution that resulted in it losing all inhibitions and went on a rampage until it was taken down."
"...But...why w…" Kajun began before her eyes widened, "Team Rocket had a Magikarp on them…"
"Bingo," a voice noted as they turned to see Team Rocket standing by.
"What?! Why are you three idiots standing here?!" Brutella snapped.
"She called us 'prey' and tried ta eat us in the sub!" Meowth replied, "She blew up da sub and we were lucky we landed near here!"
"Idiots!" Brutella snapped, "...Well not that it'll matter. Once Moe's shack and the contest is destroyed, I'll finally have my beach clean of annoying filth!"
*SMACK!*
"Gah!" Brutella shouted as she fell over, a handprint on her face, "Grr...who slapped me!? I'll sic Officer Jenny on your for assa-"
"You…" she looked up to see Tsubaki glaring down at her, holding her shivering hand, "You detestable human being…no...you don't even deserve to be called human!"
"You do realize that your restaurant is on the beach as well, correct?" Kajun asked.
"So? I can just rebuild it, make it larger! And put up a sign to keep trash off my beach! I didn't sabotage those other restaurants just to sh-"
"That was you?!" Moe snapped.
"Ri…" Luca growled before another orange/white beam slammed into Brutella's restaurant, blowing it up and leaving just a crater behind.
"...My restaurant...my….MY MONEY!" Brutella exclaimed before glaring at Team Rocket, "This is your fault, you idiots!"
"Us?!" Jessie gasped before glaring back ,"You're the one who forcefed James' Magikarp all those Rare Candies!"
"Well you should've stopped me after I fed it 100 of th-"
"You fed it a hundred?! All so you can own the beach for yourself?!" Oak exclaimed, "No wonder it's like this! Eating so many in such a little amount of time must have caused a mutation, making it bigger and far more vicious!"
"Like I care!" Brutella snapped before she attempted to rush off...only to end up running in place, "Wh-what the?! Who's grabbing me?!"
"Hello," Makoto greeted, holding her up by the scruff of her outfit, "My name is Makoto Nanaya. And these…"
*BZZZRT!*
"Are Berry and Cherry. And they do not like you," Makoto stated as Brutella twitched, her body smoking from the dual zaps, "And I'm pretty sure the police aren't gonna like you either once they hear what you've done."
"You….have...no-hack!-proof…" Brutella coughed.
"I beg to differ," Kajun spoke up as she held up the binoculars.
"...What?"
"...You recorded everything she said just now, didn't you?" Mai asked, though it felt more like an obvious statement.
"Of course," Kajun replied, "Though, I do apologize for this ending up as evidence, Professor."
"It's fine. What's important is that we get away from here immediately," Oak replied, cringing as another Hyper Beam hit another part of the beach.
"Good idea," Kajun nodded, "Our safest bet is to run when it's resting. Hyper Beam causes a Pokemon that uses it to rest for a while...hopefully we'll have enough time to reach the shelter."
"Take us with you!" Jessie begged as Team Rocket got on their knees.
"We don't wanna die here~!" James cried.
"...Wait. That's your Gyarados?" Ash asked, pointing at James.
"Yes," James replied.
"Well...Why don't you just return it to its Pokeball?" Ash asked.
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"I...I…" Kajun was slapped upside the head by Koko's tail, "Gah! Ashton, I'm impressed you thought of that before any of us did."
"Well...to be fair...we were kinda freaking out," Ash explained.
"...Fair enough I supp-" Kajun began before a roar from Gyarados went off, "Nevermind! James, call your Pokemon back now!"
"Gh?!" James freaked as he frantically reached for Queen's Pokeball, "Q-Queen, return!"
The red light shot out and hit the Gyarados just as it was about to shoot right at them with a Hyper Beam. Queen turned into the red energy and was sucked up right into the Pokeball, snapping shut the moment the energy was sucked in. James sighed in relief before yelping as the ball jumped out of his hand as Queen seemed to be trying to force herself out.
"SHREW!"
Terra jumped on the ball and rolled up into a ball. The Sandshrew bounced around before managing to uncurl, revealing the ball was covered in duct tape.
"...Oh thank Arceus…" Mai sighed in relief, "It's gone...it's finally gone..."
"True...but…" Tsubaki paused as she looked over at Team Rocket, "It's still technically their Pokemon."
"WE DON'T WANT IT!" Team Rocket exclaimed in fright.
Oak picked up the bound ball, "I'll need to contact Lance about this situation. I'll take this off your hands since you do not want it. I hardly blame you three due to what's happened to it."
"And we have this hag to thank for it," Makoto frowned, holding up Brutella, "We just need to call the police a-" a siren went off as Officer Jenny drove up, a female officer riding beside her in the passenger car, "Good timing."
"What are you people doing here? Don't you know th-" Jenny began.
"It was a Trainer's Magikarp that had been force-fed a hundred Rare Candies by this woman here," Oak informed, showing the Pokeball as Makoto held up Brutella.
"Rare Candies?!" Jenny gasped.
"We also have evidence of her sabotaging other restaurants on the beach to control it," Kajun added as she handed the binoculars to her.
"...That's all I needed to hear," Jenny frowned as she grabbed Brutella, "You're under arrest for sabotage, endangering people's lives, force feeding a Pokemon highly dangerous drugs..."
"And extortion," Makoto added, "She's been extorting Moe here for an insane amount of money."
"...How much?" Jenny asked before Makoto whispered it to her, "?!..." she then glared at Brutella, "You're going away for a long time…"
"Ugh…"
"And you three!" Jenny called out, making Team Rocket freeze up as they tried to sneak away, "You're with Team Rocket...and last I checked, you're behind the SS Anne incident...Officer Ria, take them with you back to the station."
"Yes, ma'am! Should I hold onto the PokeBall for safe keeping as well, ma'am?!"
"Very well," Jenny nodded, "Would that be okay, Professor Oak?"
"Yes...at least until Lance is contacted," Oak answered, giving Ria the Pokeball, "Whatever you do, do not remove that tape."
"Gotcha," Ria nodded before using her free hand to grab Team Rocket, "Come along, you three! You're gonna be interrogated back at the station!"
"I-interrogated?" Jessie gulped.
"Name, Rank, and number!" James yelped.
"Save it until we get to somewhere safe, you idiots," Ria hissed before dropping the three into the sidecar, "You mind if I take the bike, ma'am?!"
"Be sure not to scratch it up, Ria" Jenny stated, "I'll use Arcanine to take Brutella here back to the station."
"Fair enough!" Ria answered, hoping onto the bike before driving off.
'...Why did I feel uneasy around her?' Makoto thought as she watched the bike drive off.
Jessie, James, and Meowth yelped as Ria punted the three into an empty room.
"You three…" Ria began as she shut the door behind her, "You are in a shit load of trouble…"
"Don't kill us!" James begged, "Please don't kill us, officer!"
"Calm down, fruit basket…" Ria huffed as she took her hat off...revealing that she was Karai, "It's only me."
"...I take the plea back! Give us death!" James cried.
"...So…" Karai began as she held up the Pokeball with Queen in it, "This the same Magikarp you got duped into buying, eh?"
"Mmm hmm…"
"...Heh….color me impressed," Karai smirked, "To think a little ugly fish not even fit to be eaten becomes a big bad brute that makes even the toughest sailor piss their pants. You actually got a pretty good Pokemon for a change, fruit boy."
"Th...thank you m-"
"Too bad I'm keeping it," Karai smirked.
"WHAT?!" Jessie, James, and Meowth exclaimed, "WHY?!"
"Hmm...let me give you two reasons," Karai answered, "One, do you want to keep it?"
"NO!" the trio cried out.
"Knew it. And two…" the trio froze as Chaos's jaws were close to their necks, ready to tear them out, "Got it?"
"Yes, ma'am…" the trio whimpered.
"Good. Now…" Karai paused as a door opened up behind them, leading to a sewage area, "Get out of here!"
"No! Not the punt!" was all Team Rocket begged before Karai punted them into the sewage area before the door shut.
"Heh heh...I love doing that…" Karai chuckled before looking at Queen's Pokeball, "...We're gonna cause so much havoc, Rampage."
"Good bye, Moe!"
"Good bye!"
"Good luck in Alola!"
"Good bye, kids!" Moe waved as his boat cast off, "Thanks for all the help! If you're ever in Alola, the meal's on the house!"
"Sweet!" Makoto beamed, "Hope to see you again soon!"
Once the boat was out of sight and they couldn't hear Moe anymore, the group looked at one another with small grins or smiles. Aside from the Gyarados, it had been a particularly great time on the beach. Once they had gotten off the docks, they walked over to where Professor Oak and Delia were waiting nearby. In Delia's arms was a pair of trophies with one sporting a gold star on the top and the other a golden Ditto.
"I still can't believe that those three judges still wanted to announce the winners," Mai noted.
"Guess they take their jobs seriously," Makoto shrugged, "But hey, we won so that's great. And Moe refused to take more than he needed to fix the boat, so we got a lot more cash than normal."
"Which I will be holding onto," Tsubaki stated.
"Phooey," Makoto pouted.
"Care to come to the suite we're staying in for the night?" Delia offered as the sun was starting to set, "I really would like to get to know your new friends, Ash."
'And to keep petting Eevee,' Mai thought, Eevee once more purring in Delia's arms and being scratched.
"Well...I suppose one more night here wouldn't hurt..." Ash said before nodding, "Sure, mom."
"It'll be nice to know you as well, Mrs. Ketchum," Tsubaki smiled a bit before glancing at Kajun, who was giving a small smile with a bit of an excited look in her eye, 'And Kajun is going to be happy to spend a bit more time with Professor Oak, it seems.'
As Delia led the group off to where she and Professor Oak were staying at, the professor and Kajun had ended up in the back of the ground.
"I must say, you've been doing wonderfully with studying Pokemon and how they interact with humans, changing environments, and other Pokemon," Oak noted, looking at one of Kajun's notebooks.
"I try my best, professor," Kajun nodded with a small smile.
"Though, I am curious," Oak noted as he glanced at the others ahead of them before whispering, "How did you and your friends end up in this world?"
"?!" Kajun's eyes widened.
"Professor Kajun's Pokemon Corner!"
The curtains rose up, revealing Koko and Hikari at their positions...yet Kajun was MIA.
"(Where is Kajun at?)" Koko asked, looking around.
"(I think she's still in shock at the wham line from Professor Oak)," Pikachu replied, standing behind the camera, "(Go on without her)."
"(Is that wise?)" Hikari asked.
"(Do you want to do this on a chapter that doesn't involve the topic of today's Pokemon Corner and get questions on why we didn't do it when it was part of the chapter?)" Pikachu questioned.
"(Fair point)," Koko shrugged, "(Greetings, everyone. Welcome to the Pokemon Corner. Normally, our Mistress Kajun is with us and the one in charge of talking, but she is currently away at the moment so it will just be the two of us today. Say hello, Hikari)"
"(Hello…)"
"(Good, good. Keep going)" Pikachu urged.
"(Today's Pokemon are part of an evolution chain)," Koko went on as Hikari turned the TV on, showing Magikarp and Gyarados, "(It's Magikarp and Gyarados!)"
"(K...keep going…)" Pikachu whispered, shivering a bit.
"(We will start with Magikarp,)" Hikari said as the screen changed to show Magikarp, "(Magikarp are usually common in the wild, only able to use the moves Tackle, Flail, and its signature move...Splash.)"
"(...I still can't take that move seriously. I mean, you just jump up and down repeatedly and no do anything else. Any Pokemon can learn it)," Pikachu noted.
"(Yes, but in a region, Magikarp are a Pokemon beloved by many for one simple reason: their jumping ability)," Koko informed as a simulation was shown of a Magikarp jumping over a mountain, "(Despite them being considered one of the weakest Pokemon in the world, they have powerful tail muscles that, when used, are capable of letting them jump over mountains.)"
"(People often hold festivals focusing around Magikarp, often using their own in a competition to see who could jump highest,)" Hikari added.
"(...I...I'm not sure how to take that…)" Pikachu sweatdropped.
"(Well, a theory is that Magikarp was a fearsome fighter long ago, but due to it being at the top of the fighting chain, it began to overproduce and cause deformities that eventually made Magikarp the fish it is today)," Koko noted, "(Though I believe that it just devolved overtime into a Magikarp because of one simple reason.)"
"(Right…)" Hikari nodded as she changed the screen to a Gyarados roaring.
"(GAH!)" Pikachu screamed as he fell off his seat on the camera.
"(Gyarados, the Atrocious Pokemon. Due to its fierce nature and looks, people tend to believe that Gyarados is actually a Dragon-Type when it's actually Water/Flying)," Koko informed, hiding her amused smirk behind her paw.
"(Despite this, Gyarados are capable of learning various elemental moves such as Flamethrower, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam,)" Hikari added, "(It is even able to use elemental variants of the move Bite.)"
"(...I am so glad Ash did not send me out to fight that thing now)," Pikachu noted, pale as he climbed back onto his seat.
"(Just be glad it didn't evolve on the open sea)," Koko noted, "(An enraged Gyarados on the sea can call upon several other Gyarados in the area and use a joint Dragon Rage attack that creates Waterspouts at the lightest and full on Typhoons at the worst.)"
"(...Why do I feel that would've happened to us had we been stuck on the SS Anne?)" Pikachu asked.
"(No idea…)" Hikari replied.
"(Sea Captains often have powerful Electric-types with them to deal with Gyarados when spotted, but there is another method of handling them in the wild)," Koko informed.
"(And that is...?)" Pikachu asked.
"(A tiny little fish known as Wishiwashi)," Koko replied as the screen showed a tiny white and blue fish.
"(...You're kidding...right?)" Pikachu asked with a sweatdrop.
"(No. Gyarados are scared of Wishiwashi,)" Hikari replied, "(Reason for this lies in its School Form.)"
"(School Form?)" Pikachu asked before the screen changed to a massive blue fish with glowing yellow eyes, "(GAH!)" he glowered at the giggling Hikari, "(You are evil.)"
"(Thank you…)"
"(School Form Wishiwashi terrify Gyarados greatly due to them being far bigger in appearance compared to a Gyarados despite being made of hundreds of Wishiwashi)," Koko noted, her paw once more hiding her amused smirk.
"(There have even been sightings of even larger Wishiwashi around Alola,)" Hikari added once more, "(It does not help they're able to learn the moves Earthquake and Surf.)"
"(Well, that's our Pokemon Corner. I do hope everyone enjoyed it. Next time, Mistress Kajun will hopefully be back and…)" Koko began before a light fixture landed on her, "(GAH!)"
"(It even happens when she's not here…)" Hikari awed, "(...interesting...yet odd.)"
"(Noted…)" Pikachu sweatdropped.
GT: *chuckles* I dropped a wham line on Kajun.
SZ: Heh...yeah. Still, this was a rather good chapter...despite the fact we had a certain Gyarados from one of the Pokemon comics appear in this, A.K.A...the nightmare fuel Gyarados.
GT: Eeyup. And even after almost twenty years of playing the games...I still can't believe that Magikarp evolves into Gyarados.
SZ: Yeah...a small fish evolving into a terrifying sea serpent that's practically nightmare fuel to anyone out at sea.
GT: *nods* Though, what do you think of the twist that was given on the Rare Candies, readers? Pretty surprised, eh?
SZ: Eeyup. While they may be useful in the games, they're most likely dangerous in the anime.
GT: Very true.
SZ: Mmm hmm. Anyways...before we end off, any words you like to say GT?
GT: Yes. Don't eat Rare Candies, people. They taste terrible unless you're a Pokemon.
SZ: Very true. Have a good day, readers.
GT: Bye-bye~! *waves*
Ash Ketchum: Pikachu [Starter], Butterfree(At Professor Oak's ranch), 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), Umi(Feebas)
Tsubaki Yayoi: Luka(Riolu) [Starter], Astrea(Eevee)
Mai Natsume: Terra(Sandshrew) [Starter], Aqua(Buizel), Celsius(Eevee)
Kajun Faycott: Hikari(Ralts) [Starter], Koko(Espeon)