SZ: *wears an entire bodysuit of tinfoil*there. Good and ready.
GT: *Manny the Incineroar at my side* Ready. *looks at Manny* Any Psychic-types you don't know come near, smack them with all the Dark-Type Moves you got.
Manny: *salutes*
SZ: *whispers to the readers*Look. We don't have time to explain, and we're sorry for not getting this particular thing out by halloween, so here's a sorta late scray three-parter to make up for it.
GT: Eeyup. *an Abra appears* EEK! MANNY, PUMMEL IT!
Manny: *Roars before tackling the Abra, who teleported away and caused Many to tackle the screen, shattering it*
Entry 20: H-hello. I-I'm Noel Vermillion. C-considering I haven't made an entry yet, Makoto suggested I'd handle this one, considering how...personal it was for me. Ahem! Now then, wh-while we were on our way to Saffron City, we came across a swarm of Butterfree and learned that it was the Season of Love, a time when Butterfree find their destined loved one and fly out to sea. *sighs blissfully*Just the idea of it sounds like something straight out of one of my soaps…*sighs sadly* I miss my soaps…
...O-Oh! Sorry...Lost track there. N-Now then...Ash sent out Butterfree to join in the celebration and Butterfree found a pink one he really liked. We even met up with Samurai and AJ along the way, and learned a few things from them, such as the Courtship Dance. A-at first I thought Butterfree was doing well….only for the pink one he liked to harshly shoot him down. We had to find him in the forest and give him a motivational talk to get him to try again. I thought it was working well when he tried to be more assertive and show of strong he was, only to be turned down again. I was about to suggest an idea…*growls a bit* only for Team Rocket to arrive to ruin everything by stealing all the Butterfree, including Needles, AJ's Beedrill, and Samurai's Vespiquen! And using a helicopter of all things to do it, too! If Kajun hadn't made it perfectly clear that unless they stumble upon us being from another world, I would've summoned Bolverk then and there AND…*clears throat* S-Sorry...just...I got so angry there.
N-now then, after Ash's Butterfree ran off to go find his beloved, we followed suit before arriving in a canyon like area, eventually finding Butterfree, only...he was injured due to a Fearow that was flying around the area…*frowns* I bet Meowth convinced that Fearow to act as a bodyguard...Cats are cute, but he is the lone exception with how vile and nasty he is! *clears throat* S-Sorry...a-anyway, we finally arrived at the warehouse Team Rocket was hiding in…*growls* and I unloaded all my anger on them by having Yuki use her recently learned Ice Beam! I wanted those three as giant popsicles that I could give to something big, mean, and nasty like a Gyarados or send them to that giant Tentacruel! They deserve nothing less for interrupting something so beautiful and amazing as a giant swarm of adorable very big butterflies all dancing around to find mates! REVENGE! *the sound of something whacking something went off* Owie! S-Sorry, Makoto...Went too far...s-sorry again...Ahem! A-after we sent Team Rocket flying off again and releasing the Butterfree, we thought things were safe...until a Fearow came in and tried to attack the Pink one. Thankfully Ash's Butterfree caused it to retreat, and…*begins to squeal*...SHE DANCED FOR HIM! SHE ACCEPTED HIS ADVANCES! EEEEEEEE! *the sound of a pillow hitting someone went off* Sorry, Makoto...Still, I am so happy that he got the pink one! They look so cute together! But...Ash didn't realize until Kajun pointed it out that for Butterfree to be with his mate...He'd have to Release Butterfree.
Poor Ash...I-I know we said our goodbyes and everything to Butterfree, but he must still be hurting deep down...but I know he won't forget all the times he spent together with Butterfree, and that he wishes him the best of luck on his journey. I know I won't forget Butterfree. Th-Though now we're nearing Saffron City. ...I...I'll admit that it...it feels t-terrifying to me as we're getting c-closer...As if something's keeping an eye on us.
"...So this is the way to Saffron city, huh Misty?" Ash asked with an annoyed frown as the group walked through the woods at night, "I knew we shouldn't have listened to you, but now we'll never get out of here!"
"As if! Your sense of direction is so bad, you can't find yourself in a mirror!" Misty argued.
"Well at least they don't shatter when I look into them!" Ash snapped.
"Why you…!" Misty seethed.
"Cut it out, you two," Brock spoke as he pushed the two away from each other, "You don't want to stand here and insult each other."
"Yes we do!" Ash and Misty snapped.
"Then why are you agreeing with each other?" Makoto joked.
"Because…!" Ash and Misty began before the sounds of laughter filled the air, rather….unsettling laughter, "?"
"Wh-what was that?" Noel meeped as she shot behind Tsubaki.
"M-Maybe it was nothing?" Makoto guessed, hiding behind Mai once more.
'Why does she always hide behind me?' Mai thought, trying very hard not to moan from the squeezing Beastkin hands.
"Perhaps it's just a Ghastly trying to play a trick on us again," Kajun guessed before something came into view, "...or perhaps a little girl."
"Little what?" Tsubaki repeated before looking at where Kajun was.
Across the way from them was a little girl. She seemed to be no older than six years of age wearing a little white/pale-pink dress almost like one a doll would wear and a large sunhat with a red ribbon in it, hiding the upper half of her face in shadows. She was giggling while playing with a blood-red ball.
'...I swear if she starts saying 'you'll float too', I am gonna freak out!' Makoto mentally paled.
"Uh...hey. Do you live around here?" Ash asked the little girl, only for her to giggle as she turned around and ran away, "H-hey! Please don't run away!"
"Ash, m-maybe we shouldn't…" Tsubaki began before Ash ran after the girl, "Darn it, Ash!" Luca popped out of his ball and ran after Ash, "Luca?! Not you, too…"
"Wait! We need directions!" Ash shouted to the little girl, only to be ignored as she ran into the mist, "Wait u-WOAH!" he yelped when Luca suddenly stopped him, "What was that for?!"
"Ri," Luca pointed forward, the mist starting to fade to reveal that Ash was mere inches away from the edge of a cliff.
"Gh!" Ash tensed up before scooting back, "Th-Thanks, Luca."
"Ri," Luca nodded as he looked at where the girl had been in the mist with narrowed eyes.
"Ash!" Brock called out as the others caught up, "You okay?"
"Y-yeah…" Ash slowly nodded, "Though...where'd that little girl go? You don't think she fell off, do you?"
"...I don't think so…" Tsubaki whispered, looking over at Luca as he glared at the mist, 'That girl was intentionally trying to get him to run off the cliff, wasn't she?'
As if hearing the question, Luca looked away from the mist to her. He glanced over at Ash and then the mist and giving a nod.
'...I knew it…' Tsubaki mentally frowned, 'But why though?...In fact, what's someone like her doing out here in the middle of the night?' her eyes widened, '...Unless…'
"Holy moley!" Makoto's exclamation made Tsubaki look at her, "Is that Saffron City?"
"Hmm?" Tsubaki blinked as she turned back towards the cliff, seeing a large city in the distance, "I believe so...right, Brock?"
"That's right," Brock nodded, "That's Saffron City, one of the largest cities in Kanto. Known as the shining, golden city of commerce."
"And home to Sabrina, the Gym Leader stationed there," Kajun added as she looked over at Ash, "Are you prepared in case you want to challenge her?"
"Yeah."
"Good, then let's be on our way."
"...Grr...where are they…?" the leader of Team Rocket whispered, Persian resting nearby as an assistant walked in, "Status report on Aoiro and Karai's location."
"Still none, sir," she shook her head, "No one has heard anything from them in weeks since they arrived at Saffron City."
The leader managed to hide his gritting teeth, "Keep trying until you get in contact with them."
"Understood s-"
=ZXzxz-lo? He-Mbxx?!= A muffled voice came from the communicator on the leader's desk.
"?!" the leader looked at his communicator before pressing on the receiver, "White Truth? Black Ideal? Respond!"
=I...do not hav-BZZT! Much time…Sabrina...she-BBZT! Too dangerous...= Aoiro's voice faintly came out.
"What's going on out there? What happened to the troops sent with you?"
=Insta-BZZT! terminated...Black Ideal...transf-BZZT! Last...warning...stay awa-BZZT! Saffron City…=
"White Truth? ...Aoiro...AOIRO!" the leader shouted.
=Father...I...sor-BZZT!= was all Aoiro's voice said before the communication died.
"..."
"...S-Sir?"
"...Prepare the copter," the leader ordered.
"Y-Yes, sir. Where should I tell the pilot to…"
"Facility 1."
"?! Y-Yes, sir."
"Also, you will forget what you just heard. Understood?"
"Y-yes, sir!" the assistant nodded before rushing out.
"Rrrr?" Persian looked up at the leader.
"It's time to see how he can handle a psychic instead of a Psychic-type," the leader narrowed his eyes.
"Now THIS is what I call a city," Ash awed as the group began walking through the entrance leading into the city.
"Yeah," Brock nodded in agreement, "But first things first, we should try and find the Pokemon Center."
"Good idea," Tsubaki nodded before spotting a nearby Officer Jenny, "Oh! Perhaps we can ask her for some directions."
"Good idea, Tsubaki," Kajun agreed.
"And not try to get a bit of her hair for DNA testing," Tsubaki added, swiping the tweaser in Kajun's hand.
"...Fine…" Kajun muttered as she walked over to the Officer Jenny, "Excuse me, w-"
"Hello...welcome to Saffron City…" Jenny greeted, her voice sounding...kinda mono-tone and her eyes looking dull, "Do you need directions to the Pokemon Center...or perhaps to the Gym where Lady Sabrina lives?"
"...um...the Pokemon Center please," Kajun answered.
"Just follow this path...and it will take you there…" Jenny answered, pointing down the street next to her, "Have a nice day…"
"...y-yes...thank you…" Kajun slowly nodded as she carefully walked back to the others, "...Okay. Something seems...off here."
"True...You think what Lt. Surge was warning us about was a lot more than he said?" Tsubaki pondered.
"Most likely...in fact…" Mai began nervously as she looked around the city, "Doesn't this place feel like..it's abandoned to any of you?"
"...Please tell me Sabrina's not secretly a Ghost Type Gym Leader too…" Makoto gulped.
"I don't think there's a Psychic/Ghost-Type Pokemon," Brock admitted, "But yeah...this feels...off. Really off."
"...M-maybe we should go to the Pokemon Center," Misty suggested, a nervous tone in her voice, "W-we can rest there and try not to worry about the creepy possibility that there are ghosts here."
"G-good idea…" Noel nodded, visibly shaking as Yuki and Nymph jumped straight into Makoto's tail.
"Fully agreed!" Makoto declared...from behind Mai.
'WILL YOU STOP GROPING ME WHEN YOU GET SCARED?!' Mai mentally snapped.
"Uh...hello? Is anyone home?" Ash called out as the group entered the pokemon Center.
"Hello..and welcome to the Saffron City Pokemon Center…" Nurse Joy greeted, her voice monotone and her eyes dull as well, "How may I assist you?"
"Uh...Could we have some rooms for the night, please?" Ash blinked twice.
"Of course…" Joy nodded, "If you need to make a call, choose wisely. You can only have one during your stay here…we hope you enjoy your stay, and meet with Lady Sabrina soon…"
'...Something seems wrong here…' Tsubaki thought as she stared at Nurse Joy, 'First Officer Jenny, and now Nurse Joy….what could be doing this….?' "Kajun?"
"Yes?"
"When we get to our rooms later, I need to confirm something," Tsubaki whispered to her.
"Agreed," Kajun nodded.
"I...guess I'll go call Professor Oak," Ash spoke as he began to look for the phone, "I need to see how Squirtle is doing."
"You do that, Ashton...we'll be in our rooms in the meantime," Kajun answered.
"Okay. What did you want to ask me?" Kajun asked once she and the rest of Team Remix Heart were in their own room.
"Are there any Pokemon capable of controlling minds?" Tsubaki asked, making Makoto and Noel tense up.
"Wh...why ask that, Tsubaki?" Mai cautiously asked as Tsubaki looked around the room.
"Because I think A: a Pokemon is controlling everyone in the city, or B: there's an incredibly powerful psychic living here, and is doing the same thing," Tsubaki whispered to them.
"...I had a feeling you were going to ask that," Kajun noted as she pulled out her Pokemon notebook, "Let's see….here it is. Malamar."
"Malawhat?" Makoto repeated as Kajun showed a sketch of a squid-like Pokemon with a purple beak and sinister yellow eyes, "Yeesh. I'd hate to be in the same room as this."
"Trust me. You don't," Kajun shook her head, "Malamar are powerful Psychic/Dark types, capable of controlling people's minds if they are allowed to further develop their psychic powers."
"?!"
"But don't worry. Malamar and their pre-evolution, Inkay, are native to Kalos," Kajun assured before holding her chin in thought, "Which means it most likely might be the latter, Tsubaki."
"...That's what I was afraid of…" Tsubaki sighed a bit, "And I think I might know who it could be…"
"Wh...who?" Noel asked nervously, holding Yuki and Nymph tight.
"Sabrina."
"What?"
"Think about it. That one trainer we ran into a week or so ago was freaked out because he lost to her and her Psychic Pokemon," Tsubaki explained, "Also, did you notice how both Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy referred Sabrina as 'Lady Sabrina'?"
"Yeah…?"
"Furthermore, that little girl we saw in the woods outside Saffron City. Isn't it mysterious that she was nowhere to be seen when she ran into the mist?"
"Ts-Tsubaki...I don't like where you're going with this…" Makoto gulped as she and Mai hugged each other, Noel holding onto the former's tail tightly as she shook while the two Eevee, one Pachirisu, one Alolan Vulpix, and one Emolga all hugging one another in the tail.
"But it does make sense," Kajun nodded, "But to control an entire city…? Perhaps she's only able to control a few people at a time and others are afraid she'll control them, so they're most likely staying in their homes."
"Hence why Saffron City feels like it's abandoned," Tsubaki surmised a bit.
"...Is it possible Ash can skip the Gym here?" Mai nervously asked.
"If you recall Cerulean City, then no. If anything, us trying to convince him it's not worth it is all the more reason for him to do it," Tsubaki shook her head.
"Mmm~~!" Mai, Makoto, and Noel whimpered at that, waterfall tears going down their cheeks.
"If he does end up challenging her…" Kajun paused as she looked out the window, "I just hope the training we did will be enough…"
It was the next morning, and the group was making their way towards the Saffron City Gym with an eerie mist covering the area a bit.
"Are you sure you want to challenge her now?" Makoto asked.
"Yeah," Ash nodded, "With the training Kajun and her Pokemon had with me and my Pokemon, I'm sure we'll be able to do great in there. Right, Pikachu?" he earned no reply, "...Pikachu?"
"Chu…" Pikachu whimpered, his tail poking out of Makoto's tail.
"Oh, come on…" Ash slumped as a man in a green tracksuit ran by him.
"If you're trying to compete in the Pokemon League, I suggest you give up and avoid this gym."
"?!" Tsubaki and Kajun looked at the man as he ran off, 'He's not controlled.'
'So Sabrina must have a limit on the number she can control…' Tsubaki thought.
"...What does he know? If I can't get the badge here, then I can't compete in the Pokemon League," Ash huffed a bit as the group walked into the gym, "Hello? Anyone in here?"
Silence was his answer as the group looked on at the large hallways before them.
"...Yeah. This place doesn't have a creepy vibe to it at all…" Makoto said sarcastically...hiding right behind Tsubaki with Noel and Mai.
"Makoto, if you don't let go now, I will figure out how Force Palm works and test it on you," Tsubaki seethed before Makoto's hands left where they had been, "Thank you."
"...Okay. This is really creepy…" Misty admitted as they looked around, "Maybe no one is h-"
"What are you kids doing here?"
"?!" the group tensed up before seeing a man in a white lab-coat walk towards them, a medical mask on his face.
"Uh…I came here to challenge Sabrina for her Gym Badge," Ash spoke up, earning a low chuckle from the man, "?"
"You want to challenge Lady Sabrina, child?"
"Th-that's right."
"Uh...question," Misty spoke up, earning the man's attention, "Where exactly is everyone else?"
"Hmph. You came to challenge her grace and yet you know nothing of her followers," the man scoffed as he pulled out a metal spoon, "Observe."
'Oh god...don't tell me that he's gonna…' Makoto thought as, after a few moments of the man staring intently at the spoon...it bent backwards, '...Why? I mean, just...why do psychics always bend spoons?! Don't they know what a waste that is if you have a chestnut parfait and no spoon except for the bent ones?!'
"Wh-what was that?!" Ash gawked.
"Telekinesis. You can't control a Psychic-Type unless you fully master your psychic powers," the man explained.
"Really now?" Kajun pondered.
"Correct," the man nodded, "Here in Lady Sabrina's Gym, we help train those who wish to learn the ways of psychic and help them fully master it. However, if you do not possess the gift…" his eyes narrowed at the group, "Then you do not belong in Lady Sabrina's city."
"I see…" Kajun noted.
"Now come. We should not keep her grace waiting," the man stated as he walked off.
"Her grace?" Makoto repeated under her breath.
"He must be referring to Sabrina," Brock quietly noted.
"This is getting creepier and creepier the longer we're here," Misty gulped.
After a few moments of walking down the hallway, the group arrived to a pair of large purple doors with red gems embedded in them. The man walked up to the doors and pushed them open, exposing a large arena with four large fires burning at the four corners of the arena. On the other side of the room, a figure was seen behind a black veil.
"This...this looks more like a temple then a Pokemon Gym," Brock noted.
"Wh-whatever it's like...I don't like it," Misty admitted with a gulp.
"Oh great Sabrina, these people have come to challenge you," the man spoke as he bowed before the veil, "Heh...though I do not understand why you should waste your time on a group of weaklings and non-believers like them."
"Weaklings?! I…" Ash began before seeing something appear from behind the veil, "?!"
"I….it's that little girl from before…" Noel whispered with wide eyes.
The little girl's eyes glowed red from beneath her hat. The man gasped out as the imprint of a hand formed on his neck as it began to constrict itself.
"Gah...forgive me...great one…" the man gasped out, "It is...not my place...to decide who...you battle…!" the hand imprint soon disappeared from his neck, letting him breath as he ran out of the arena, a look of fear on his face.
"...is...is that really Sabrina….?" Mai nervously asked with wide eyes.
"Ri…" Luca kept near Tsubaki but moved a bit more in front of his Trainer.
"...Uh…" Ash began.
"Ashton, choose your words carefully," Kajun whispered.
"R-right…" Ash nodded before taking in a breath, "Sabrina, I...I'd like to compete for your Gym Badge."
"...Okay," the little girl giggled a bit.
"Wait. That's it?" Ash blinked, "Heh...well o-"
"But…" the little girl began, catching their attention, "If you lose, you'll have to be my friends and play with me."
"Well...That doesn't seem too bad," Ash noted, "Sure!"
"You sure that's a good idea, Ash?" Misty cautiously asked.
"Of course! I mean, she is a little girl after all," Ash grinned a bit.
"...I wouldn't be too sure about that," Tsubaki spoke with a slight frown as the veil raised up.
"Huh?" Ash blinked twice.
The little girl was sitting in the lap of a young woman, no older than her early twenties at best. In fact...she looked like the little girl if she were that age. The woman wore a figure-hugging red suit with gold buttons on both sides of the front of her long-sleeved dress jacket. Yet...it was the eyes that unnerved most of them. They were cold, uncaring...it was as if all emotion had been erased from her.
"Time for us...to play…" the woman spoke in a eerie monotone voice, as if there was no emotion in it.
"...Okay-I-think-we-should-go-have-a-n-" Makoto began rapidly, about to push her friends out before the doors slammed shut, 'Damn it!...I swear if she has that little girl say 'y...''
"You'll float too…"
'SHE JUST HAD TO SAY THAT!' Mai thought as hands once more squeezed where she did not want them to.
"One on one…" Sabrina spoke as she stood up, hovering a bit as she moved towards the field before landing on her end of the arena, lights turning on the moment she landed, "An all out match. No substitutions. Agreed?"
"Agreed!" Ash nodded.
"Good…" Sabrina said as a PokeBall floated before her, "Come out, Abra."
The PokeBall gently landed on the floor before opening up, revealing the Pokemon within. Abra was a bipedal Pokémon that was primarily yellow. Its face was kite-shaped, with a small, pale yellow snout and two short, pointed ears with pale yellow interiors. Its wide eyes were normally closed. Abra's body was segmented with black skin visible between its joints and along its neck. It had two brown, pauldron-shaped extensions on its shoulders, as well as a brown, fauld-like piece around its chest. It had three fingers and toes, with its fingers considerably shorter than its toes. Its tail was thick and long, with a brown band located near the tip.
=Abra, the Psi Pokemon. By hypnotizing itself, Abra is able to teleport or use any of its other extrasensory abilities at any time. Due to the strain of its telepathic powers, however, Abra sleeps 18 hours each day. If it fails to rest long enough, it will become unable to use its powers= Dexter informed.
"Okay...Eevee, I choose you!" Ash called, sending out the Pokeball.
"Eevuii!" Eevee cheered as he popped out before landing across from Abra, "Ee…!" he blinked twice when a snot bubble came out of Abra's nose, "...Eevee?!"
"Pika?" Pikachu blinked from the sidelines.
"Did….did she just send a sleeping Pokemon out?" Makoto blinked.
"Vui…" Eevee sniffed at Abra before squeaking as it glowed and vanished, only to reappear several feet away...still sound asleep.
"What the…?!" Ash tensed, "Hey! Take this seriously!"
"But I am…"
"GH?! ...Grr….Eevee, try Shadow Ball!"
"Eevee!" Eevee nodded before forming the ball of darkness before his mouth and fired it at Abra, who vanished once more, "VEE?!"
"Oh, come on!" Ash complained as Abra reappeared.
"I really should have trained Ashton to deal with Teleport…" Kajun noted as she looked at her Attack Notebook.
"Rrrr...Eevee, use Quick Attack and try to hit it before it can Teleport!"
"EE!" Eevee nodded before briefly glowing and dashing off in a burst of speed, only to yelp when he hit his head against something, "Vee!"
"Wh-what just happened?" Noel blinked a bit.
"...most likely, Barrier or Reflect," Kajun guessed as she turned a few pages in her notebook, "Both moves increase a Pokemon's defense, but Reflect has double the defensive power of Barrier."
"Vui…" Eevee growled.
"Try using Shadow Strike!" Ash called.
"Eevee!" Eevee nodded before digging underground.
Abra just snoozed softly as he sat there, ignoring Eevee as he was underground.
"Heh...let's see you try and dodge this," Ash smirked, "Now, Eevee!"
Eevee yelled as he burst out right in front of Abra, a Shadow Ball ready to attack. However, both Sabrina and Abra's eyes began to glow a sinister red. Abra vanished just as the attack nearly reached it.
"(AW COME ON!)" Eevee screamed in frustration before something tapped his shoulder, "(What?!)" he turned around before screaming in fright as Abra was now behind him...and awake.
"Gh?!" Ash tensed.
"Childish fools…" Sabrina whispered, "Abra...it is time."
A blue aura came off Abra before his body began to transform before them. Its ears grew larger and pointed as its wide cheeks led down to a thin snout with a red star forming on its forehead. Two long mustache-like tufts of fur emerged from the sides of its snout as its torso became segmented with bulky shoulders, a thick, brown chest, and a small abdomen marked by three red, wavy lines. Its tail grew longer and thicker as its arms grew thinner with brown elbows and ended in three-fingered hands with white claws. Its legs gained prominent knees and large, three-toed feet, also ending in white claws. The evolved Pokemon held out an open hand and the spoon the psychic from earlier had bent appeared in it.
"Kadabra!"
"It evolved!" Misty gasped as Ash took out Dexter once more.
=Kadabra, the Psi Pokemon and the evolved form of Abra. Kadabra holds a silver spoon in its hand. The spoon is used to amplify the alpha waves in its brain. Without the spoon, the Pokémon is said to be limited to half the usual amount of its telekinetic powers= Dexter informed.
"...Hey wait! I thought this was a one on one match!"
"Ashton, evolution does not count as switching out," Kajun informed, holding up a copy of the official league rules she had purchased on the SS Anne, "It's still the same Pokemon, only evolved, so it counts…Though I highly suggest you be careful."
"Right," Ash nodded, "Eevee, Desert Night!"
"Eevee!" Eevee nodded as he started to kick up a lot of dirt into the air while digging into the ground once more.
"...He's just standing there again…." Mai whispered as Kadabra stood in the middle of the dust cloud.
"Come on, Eevee…" Makoto whispered.
"Don't worry. No way Kadabra can see him in this dust cloud," Ash assured.
"...unless he already knows where he is," Tsubaki's eyes widened a bit in realization.
"Huh?"
"Ash, I don't think Kadabra needs to see where Eevee is to know where he's coming from," Tsubaki stated.
"...Oh come on. Are you saying he's reading Eevee's m-" Ash began.
"EE!" Eevee shouted as he bursted out of the ground behind Kadabra, firing a Shadow Ball at the Psychic-Type...only for it to stop mid-air, "Vui?!"
"Da...bra…" Kadabra whispered as he clenched his hand, causing the Shadow Ball to evaporate.
"What the…?!" Ash's eyes widened.
"Disable..." Sabrina ordered.
"Ka…" Kadabra tapped his spoon against Eevee's forehead, causing the tinier Pokemon to freeze for a moment before whatever was holding Eevee to drop him.
"...Ha! That was nothing, Eevee, let's try Shadow Ball again!"
"Ee…" Eevee began as he opened his mouth, only...for nothing to happen, "?!"
"...Uh...try Quick attack!"
"Eevee!" Eevee shouted as he began to run, only to end up tripping.
"...uh….Dig?"
"Eevee!" Eevee shouted as he tried to dig, only to flinch when he scrapped his paw against the ground.
"What's going on?! Why can't Eevee use any of his moves?!" Ash exclaimed.
"Kadabra used Disable. It's a move where it can make a Pokemon forget how to use its moves," Kajun informed, "Did you forget about when Koko used it on Cherry yesterday when she stole Koko's food?"
"I thought it only disabled one move!"
"Yes, but if the Psychic Pokemon is strong enough, Disable can...well, disable all of a Pokemon's moves," Kajun clarified.
"Then how can I…?!" Ash began.
"Psychic…" Sabrina ordered, her eyes glowing red once more.
"Dabra…" Kadabra whispered as his eyes glowed red.
A blue aura appeared briefly on Eevee before he got up on his hind legs and began to do a silly dance.
"Heh heh...h-hey look, Eevee's doing a little victory dance…" Ash chuckled a bit before Misty smacked him, "OW!"
"Dummy! Kadabra's using Psychic to control him!" Misty snapped.
"Ee…." Eevee whispered a bit before he floated up ,"Vui?" he blinked before he was suddenly slammed into the ceiling, "Vee!"
Kadabra said nothing as he continued to move his head slightly up and down, causing Eevee to slam into the ceiling and ground repeatedly, up to the point where bruises started to form as he began to bleed a bit.
"Ah! Eevee!" Ash gasped as Luca and Pikachu grit their teeth at the sight.
"V-Vee…"
"...Grr….that's it! Stop the match!" Ash shouted as he ran out to the field.
"...Do you surrender then?" Sabrina asked, Kadabra pausing in his psychic assault on Eevee.
"I...I forfeit…" Ash nodded.
"Very well…" Sabrina said, "Kadabra, release him."
"Dabra…" Kadabra nodded as his eyes stopped glowing, causing Eevee to fall back to the ground before Ash quickly caught him.
"Eevee, are you alright?" Ash asked his Pokemon, concern and worry in his voice as the others caught up to him.
"Ee...vee…" Eevee weakly answered, some blood going over one eye and making him keep it closed.
"Don't let Eevee fall asleep, Ash," Tsubaki advised, "He may have a concussion from what Kadabra did."
"Ri…" Luca growled as he glared at Kadabra.
"Pika..." Piakchu growled, his cheeks sparking.
"I win…" the little girl in Sabrina's arms giggled, "You promised I could play with you all."
At that, Makoto was glad that her tail was sticking up already. Before anyone could say anything, the girl's red eyes glowed under her hat and the group vanished. They reappeared in a town and landed in a large pile.
"Gah!" Brock grunted underneath Ash and the girls of the group.
"Ah! Is Eevee okay?" Ash asked.
"I caught him," Kajun informed on the top of the pile while lightly patting Eevee's cheek to keep him awake.
"Thank goodness…" Ash sighed in relief, "...But...where are we?".
"Looks like we've been Teleported," Brock noted once everyone got off of him.
"Sabrina must have done it," Misty noted, "But...there's no one here."
"I do not like this one bit…" Makoto gulped as Tsubaki pulled out a medical kit from her bag.
"Let's find a place to rest for now so I can tend to Eevee's wounds," Tsubaki suggested, 'I don't like the looks of this place. There's something….off about it.'
"Good idea," Brock agreed.
"Hello? Is anyone home?" Ash called as the group walked into one of the houses, only to get silence in response, "...Guess they're not."
"Vee…"
"Don't worry. We'll get you treated as fast as we can," Tsubaki assured, still trying to keep the Eevee awake as Kajun pulled out the medical kit while the others began to walk around the house.
"In the meantime, w-" Makoto began before looking at a nearby table, some food placed out on a few plates, "...Well hello, second breakfast~"
"Makoto…" Tsubaki began with a frown.
"Oh relax. I'm sure they won't mind," Makoto grinned as she walked over to the table, picking up the slice of cake, "Bottoms up!" she was about to take a bite before pausing, "...Wait…"
"Wh-what's wrong?" Noel asked as Makoto sniffed the cake before tensing up, "...Makoto?"
"...It's fake~~!" Makoto whined.
"Seems you can't have your cake and eat it, too," Mai joked.
"Not the time for jokes," Kajun shook her head as she took out a cream-colored spray bottle with a green container in it, "Remind me to thank those three next time we see them for this Full Restore."
"Yeah. Still can't believe they had one," Mai admitted.
"Ahh!" Noel screamed from the bathroom before running out, a heavy blush on her face, "G-gomen, ma'am! I-I-I didn't see you in there!"
"You found someone, Noellie?" Makoto asked as the others, minus Kajun and Tsubaki, ran over.
"H-hai! Th-they were taking a bath when I came in a...w-wait…" Noel blinked, "Sh...she didn't scream…" she slowly peeked her head back into the bathroom before tensing, "Sh….she's a doll!"
"Something's not right here," Ash noted, "Why does Sabrina have a giant doll in her bathtub?"
"...Uh…" the older members of the group looked at one another.
"That's kinda creepy," Misty agreed, "It's like those mannequins at shops...but, yeah, why would she have one in the bathtub?"
"...We'll tell you when you're both older," Brock informed, trying very hard not to blush at the implications.
"...Huh?" Ash and Misty blinked.
"...Wait a minute," Tsubaki spoke up, "Fake food...giant doll….oh no."
"'Oh no?' Why 'oh no'?" Ash asked.
"That's not a giant doll. It's a normal sized doll," Tsubaki noted as she and Kajun ran over, Eevee's head now bandaged and the bleeding gone, "We've been shrunk by Sabrina!"
"Eh?!"
"You mean...she shrunk us?!" Makoto exclaimed before it dawned on her, "...That's what she meant by 'playing with her'...She's turned us into her own personal toys!"
"Bingo~" Young Sabrina's voice giggled, causing the group to tense up.
"V-v-vui…" Eevee whimpered in Kajun's arms.
"I can play with you all…" Young Sabrina's voice began as the roof of the house was lifted up, letting the group see her and the older Sabrina look down at them, "Forever~"
"Incoming hand!" Makoto screamed.
"Run for it!" Ash screamed as the group ran just before Young Sabrina could grab them.
"How'd she even shrink us?!" Mai shouted as the group ran down the street.
"She must've used telekinesis!" Brock exclaimed.
"How does that work?!" Mai gawked.
"Psychics and Magic are a big load of…" Makoto began.
"Makoto!" Tsubaki barked.
"What?! I'm scared okay?!" Makoto exclaimed before the group saw something up ahead, "...Oh great! Now we're trapped! Can this get any worse?!"
"Let's play catch…"
"...It just did…" Noel whispered with wide eyes as she turned around.
"...why?" Misty nervously asked.
"Sh-she just rolled a giant ball at us."
"Oh. Well that's not so b-GIANT BALL?!" Misty screamed.
Everyone looked over their shoulders to see a giant ball rolling right at them.
"AW COME ON!" Makoto screamed in exasperation, "Can one good thing happen to us right now?! JUST ONE LITTLE THING?!"
"Apparently not!" Mai replied as she looked ahead to see a 'giant' framed picture of little girl Sabrina held by a man with short blue-green hair and a red-haired woman in a yellow dress, "Dead end up ahead!"
"We're gonna get squashed!" Ash shouted.
"Listen!" a voice shouted, making the group tense up before the jogger from earlier appeared before them, "Let your minds rely on mine!"
"What the…?!" Tsubaki gasped before the man's eyes glowed blue and the group vanished, letting the ball harmlessly bounce off the picture and roll to the little girl's feet.
"That was fun...let's play again next time…" Young Sabrina giggled.
"Gah!" the group yelped as they appeared in a park far from the Gym before ending up in a dogpile.
"Are we out of the doll play area?" Makoto groaned.
"I hope so…." Mai groaned.
"E-e-e-e-e-eev-v-v-vuii…" Eevee whimpered, trying to bury himself into Ash's backpack.
"P...Poor Eevee…" Noel whispered in concern as they managed to untangle themselves.
"I tried to warn you, but you didn't listen," the group looked up to see the jogger looking down at them "You're not the only ones I had to rescue from her recently."
"...What...do you mean?" Misty cautiously asked.
"He's referring to me," a familiar voice spoke up.
"Hmm?" Ash blinked as he looked at some nearby bushes, seeing a female figure walk out in a silver trench coat and fedora.
"Who are you?" Misty asked.
"...It should be rather obvious…" the figure whispered as they took their fedora off.
"Ahh! It's you!" Ash yelped as the group shot up, "That lady from the Lighthouse!"
"Correct…" Aoiro nodded before wincing a bit, bringing a hand up to the bandage over one of her eyes.
"Did Sabrina do that to you?" Ash asked.
"...She did…" Aoiro slowly nodded before frowning, "That woman...she's far too dangerous."
"And this is coming from a lady who took down the Starters of two Gym Leaders in one move…" Misty whispered.
"...Wait. Where's that rocker girl that was with you back at the SS Anne?" Makoto asked.
"..."
"I was too late to rescue the other or those they brought with them," the jogger informed after a moment of tense silence.
"...Did...did Sabrina...k-kill them?" Noel whispered, fear evident in her voice.
"No...far worse," Aoiro shook her head, "Be thankful you didn't anger Sabrina when you did."
"I suggest you give up your crazy attempts at challenging her gym," the jogger advised, "Leave Saffron City and never come back here."
"But...I can't do that," Ash argued, "If I don't win her badge, then I can't compete in the Pokemon League."
"Then I suggest you give up that dream," the jogger advised, his hat shadowing over his eyes, "With how strong she is right now, no one in the entire Kanto Region can defeat Sabrina and her Psychic Pokemon."
"Yes we can! We just need to move quicker in attacking before she can use her Psychic powers!" Ash defended, "Or do a lot of training on how to catch a Pokemon Teleporting."
"That won't work," Aoiro spoke, earning his attention, "No matter what kind of strategy you come up with, Sabrina will always be one step ahead."
"The moment you entered this city, she knew all your strategies for battling Psychics," the jogger added, "With her natural psychic abilities amplified by her Psychic-Type Pokemon, she's nearly unstoppable."
"Pi…" Pikachu gulped a bit at that.
"...If Sabria really is this dangerous, then why hasn't Officer Jenny tr-" Misty began.
"Sabrina has control over her mind," Aoiro stated before looking at Tsubaki and Kajun, "I take you both came to that conclusion the moment you saw her and Nurse Joy?"
"Indeed," Kajun confirmed, 'That and the fact that Brock has not yet attempted to flirt with either the officer nor the nurse.'
"...Then I suggest you all leave Saffron and avoid it, less she does the same to you," Aoiro advised.
"...No way. Not i-"
"Enough!" the jogger shouted as his eyes glowed, an aura appearing around Ash.
"Huh? Wh-" Ash began before his pants were suddenly pulled down, "AHH!"
"A-Ash!? WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Misty freaked as she covered her eyes.
"A hula in his undies is my guess," Makoto replied.
"I-it's not me! I'm not doing this!" Ash yelped as his body moved on its own.
"Heh...If you cannot beat me, you haven't a chance against Sabrina," the jogger smirked as the aura disappeared.
"...Th-then teach me to use psy…" Ash began as he pulled his pants up.
"You have to be born with telekinetic powers. It's not something you can learn," Aoiro stated, "And even then, Sabrina would be too powerful for you to fight against."
"Then how can I beat her?! I'm not giving up my chance to compete in the Pokemon League!" Ash argued as he began to march at the man only to be pushed back by a pulse of psychic energy from the man.
"I believe we're done here," the man shook his head as he turned to walk off.
"Hold on!" Ash grunted as he got up.
"Ashton, hold on…" Kajun began.
"No! I'm not giving up! I won't stop until he tells me how to beat her!" Ash snapped as he began marching towards the man again.
"...He really is determined…" Aoiro quietly noted as she looked on, '...He has pulled a miracle before against me...could he do it again…?'
"...There is one way, but it's too dangerous," the jogger sighed.
"Huh?"
"The Pokemon Tower in Lavender Town. There you can find Ghost Type and a few Dark Types living there," the jogger advised, "But...I wouldn't recommend it."
"...wh-why's that?" Noel nervously asked as Yuki hid behind her.
"...The Black Fog…" Aoiro spoke, earning the man's attention, "That's what you're referring to, correct?"
"I am."
"Uh...what's the Black Fog?" Ash blinked in confusion.
"Think the Ghost-type equivalent of a certain Lighthouse encounter," Aoiro responded.
'SON OF A…!' Mai began to curse vehemently in her head the very instant she realized what Aoiro just implied before Terra popped out of one of her Pokeballs and caught Makoto's hands in mid-reaching, "...Thank you, Terra."
"Shrew…" Terra grunted, struggling a bit with how strong Makoto was.
"S...so it's...a giant Ghost Pokemon?" Misty gulped as she and Noel hid behind Makoto.
"Correct. A Haunter specifically," Aoiro clarified, "In ancient times, a few Pokemon were referred to as gods, and the Black Fog...you could consider it a demon as it used Dream Eater to steal and eat the souls of both Pokemon and humans."
"(Someone make her stop talking!)" Terra pleaded, thinking he heard a few bones in his paws cracking under the pressure.
"As I said, while Lavender Town is the closest place to obtain a Pokemon that could help you, I wouldn't recommend it," the jogger shook his head.
"...Then I'll just have to capture a Ghost Pokemon before th-" Ash began.
"Did you not hear us, child?!" Aoiro snapped, causing Ash to tense up as her good eye became slit, "If you even step foot in the Pokemon Tower, you're basically giving yourself a Death Wish!"
"Vui…" Eevee whimpered from Ash's backpack.
"I don't care! Sabrina really hurt Eevee with her Kadabra and I won't let her get away with hurting anyone else!" Ash argued, "My dream is to become a Pokemon Master, and I'm not gonna be scared off by Sabrina, or this Black Fog!"
"Pika!" Pikachu added.
"...Dreams…" Aoiro whispered at that.
-flashback-
"Father...I have a question," a younger Aoiro spoke as she walked up to her father.
"Hm? What is it, Aoiro?"
"Are dreams...really important?" she asked, "Karai says she's going to become a rock and roll master when she grows up, but she plays terribly on her guitar…"
"...What brought this on, my eldest daughter?"
"...Karai said I do not have a dream during our argument...I do not understand, father. How does one obtain a dream outside of sleep?"
"Hmm...Well, the dream that your sister has...is also a goal."
"Hm?"
"For many, their dreams act as their goal in life, having a good idea on what they want to be," her father explained, "They have set up a long-term goal with smaller steps in-between that are, more often than not, unaware to them until they are presented to them."
"...I see…" she noted as she took these words in, "...Father?"
"Hm?"
"I think I might know what my dream is...even if it means going down a dark path…" Aoiro paused as a faint smile grew on her face, "I...want to become a guardian...someone...to protect those they cherish most…"
"...Even if it means doing questionable choices, my eldest daughter?"
"...Yes father. Even if I must walk through the Distortion World itself, I will protect and serve those closest to me."
"..." her father nodded, a small smile on his lips.
-flashback end-
'...ugh...Karai, you owe me for this…' Aoiro mentally sighed as her eye changed back to normal, "Are you absolutely sure you want to do this, child? There's no guaranteed chance you'll survive."
"I'm not going to give up," Ash replied as determined as ever.
"...Very well, then let's go."
"Beg pardon?" Ash blinked.
"Currently our goals intertwine with one another. You want to defeat Sabrina so you can win her badge, and I want to rescue my team," Aoiro explained, "Therefore, I will assist in helping you obtain a Pokemon to help defeat Sabrina, and think an escape plan in case we run into the Black Fog." 'And hopefully make sure those three idiots don't do anything to anger it.'
"...Why should we trust you?" Makoto frowned a bit, "You could be leading us into a trap for all we know."
"Riolu."
Aoiro looked down at Luca. The Riolu kept his eyes looking at both her covered and uncovered eyes.
"What's Luca doing?" Ash asked as Pikachu stood ready.
"Checking to see if she's telling the truth through her aura," Tsubaki answered, earning his attention, "I've been studying up a bit on Aura Guardians from what books I could find. They would use this technique to determine if someone is giving the genuine truth, or if they're trying to lie and escape from them."
After a few moments of tense silence, Luca walked over to Tsubaki. Tsubaki looked down at her Starter and he gave a nod.
"Well?" Mai spoke up.
"...She's telling the truth," Tsubaki nodded.
"Okay, we're trusting you, little guy," Makoto noted.
"Ri," Luca nodded before holding a paw up to one of his eyes to Pikachu and the other Pokemon that were out.
"...If you are still suspicious of me, then this might help…" Aoiro spoke as she pulled out what looked like a black and red collar.
"A collar?" Misty blinked.
"...It's a shock collar, isn't it?" Kajun asked, earning a nod in response.
"Sh...shock collar?!"
"It's fine," Aoiro assured as she adjusted something inside the collar, "Should I or my Pokemon attempt to do anything harmful to any of you, it'll produce a pseudo Thunder Wave on me, leaving me paralyzed for a few minutes," she explained as she put the collar on.
"But...doesn't that seem extreme?" Ash asked.
"Considering her actions during our previous encounters, it's enough," Brock replied as Onix kept his lone eye glaring at Aoiro from his ball on Brock's belt.
"He's right," Aoiro nodded a bit, wincing a bit as she held a hand over her covered eye again for a moment, "...Once Sabrina has been defeated, we will both go our separate ways."
"...What of Jessie, James, and Meowth?" Kajun spoke up, a slight frown on her face, "What will you do about them if we encounter them?"
"If they attempt something, I'll discipline them immediately," Aoiro replied.
"...Fair enough I suppose…" Kajun slowly nodded, "But I want you to promise me they won't use that ridiculous motto of theirs should we encounter them after this alliance is over with."
"..." Aoiro gave a slow sigh at that, 'I was wondering when someone would complain on that…' "...Very well. I will order them to not use that motto for at least a month, or else they'll be put on sewer duty for a month. Deal?"
"Fair enough," Kajun agreed.
"Good," Aoiro nodded as she turned around, "Then let's head off. Lavender Town is not too far from here. We should arrive there by nightfall."
'Who let her be in charge?' Makoto pondered as she looked to where the jogger had been only for him to have vanished, 'And of course the psychic leaves so we can't ask him questions…ugh...why does it have to be ghosts?!'
"(Seriously! Trying to lift Onix is easier than the pressure her hands are putting on my paws!)" Terra complained.
"Can someone please get Makoto away from me before she ends up breaking Terra's arms?!" Mai snapped.
"Ralts…"
"Huh?" Makoto looked behind her to see Hikari on her tail, her glowing eyes looking into her own, "Oh...sleepy now…"
"(Oh thank you, thank you, and thank you!)" Terra sighed in relief as the snoozing Makoto released him.
"(You are welcome…)" Hikari nodded.
"(Surprised you lasted that long,)" Pikachu admitted.
"(And you didn't help me why?!)"
"(Because me, Berry, and Cherry had a bet on how long you'd last before giving up,)" Pikachu answered.
"(WHAT!?)" Terra snapped as the mention girls grumbled under their breaths as they pawed Pikachu some ketchup packets.
"(Oh don't worry. We'll pick you up some of your favorite berries to make up for it.)"
"(...twenty five Sitrus Berries, and twenty five Razz Berries. Got it?)"
"(Got it.)
(Good. Now someone help me. I think that last squeeze popped some of the bones in my paws out of place and I've got a seven-thirty round of pushups with Geodude)"
"(Hikari?)"
"(Stand still…)"
"(Wait wh-)"
*POP*
"SHREEEEEEEEEE…!-!-!-!-!"
Kajun's Pokemon Study
The curtains rise up, yet no one was there. A monitor lowered before it turned on to static. After a few moments, the static turned into a live feed of Kokonoe.
"Hey. Welcome to the Pokemon Study Corner, or whatever it's called," Kokonoe greeted, "As you can see, Kajun and her Pokemon are currently...unavailable at this moment in time due to issues regarding this current chapter, so it seems that I'll be in charge this time." she sighed, "At least Kajun managed to get me a copy of the PokeDex's data to study." she then typed something in, causing a small window to pop up on the upper right corner of the screen, showing a split image of Abra and Kadabra, "Anyway, let's talk about the Pokemon of today's chapter, Abra and Kadabra."
She paused for a moment. She typed something down and looked at what she looked up off-screen. A scowl formed on her face.
"...Seriously? I...I mean, seriously?! This whole line sounds like a goddamn cheesy stereotypical magical spell!" Kokonoe snapped.
"Ahem! Kokonoe?" a voice spoke from off-camera.
"Right, right…" Kokonoe groaned as the image on the small window changed to a single image of Abra, "Abra, Kadabra, and the third one of this line are all known as the Psi Pokemon...Psi...as in 'Psychic?'" she facepalmed, "That's it. I'm done."
"Kokonoe!"
"Fine, fine…" Kokonoe grumbled, "Abra can only learn one move naturally...Teleport, which can be both useful, and very annoying, especially when you're trying to capture the damn thing for the latter. Only way this annoying little thing can learn anything else is through Technical Machines and Hidden Machines." her screen began running a simulation of an Abra teleporting around while fast asleep, "Abra sleep constantly, often for a minimum of eighteen hours every single day and even eat foods such as berries even while asleep. And if it teleported at any time while it was sleeping then the moment it wakes up, the Abra will end up panicking because it doesn't know where it is." the simulation showed the sleeping Abra wake up and start freaking out comically, "See? Now I'm sure a few of you out there are wondering 'well, why do these things have to sleep so much?' Well, that's because they need that sleep to use their psychic abilities to their fullest potential. The reason for this is because Abra's psychic abilities start to hone while it is in the REM stage of sleeping. This is shown when it evolves into its next form, Kadabra." she typed in something, causing the image to change into a picture of Kadabra, "Upon evolution, it learns both Confusion and Kenesis, which distracts the opponent and lowers their accuracy by….bending the spoon...wow. And I thought Tickle and Splash were uncreative."
"Kokonoe!"
"Yeah, yeah. Like its previous evolution Abra, Kadabra can still sense danger by reading minds, but their power is so much stronger. Kadabra emits alpha waves strong enough to induce headaches, and can even cause clocks to run backwards, machines to malfunction, and delicate devices to cease functioning altogether," Kokonoe went on as she ran simulations on it, "It has a natural range that is, surprisingly, doubled in size when the thing has a spoon and then doubled upon that when it closes its eyes. ...ARE YOU BULLSHITTING ME?!"
"Now calm down, Kok…"
"DON'T YOU TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, TAGER!" Kokonoe roared at offscreen, "THAT MAKES NO SENSE AND YOU KNOW IT! HOW CAN HAVING A GODDAMN SPOON AND CLOSING ITS EYES QUADRUPLE ITS RANGE?! IT'S ILLOGICAL!"
"Er...well...that also gets stacked on."
"...what?"
"The waves increase further in strength the more danger Kadabra faces. And it doesn't help that every single brain cell in Kadabra's brain works in perfect unison when it uses its psychic abilities."
"...Taaaaageeeeer…"
"Ah! Uh...well...There's also a theory!"
"Theory?"
"Yes. A theory exists that this Pokémon was a young boy who couldn't control his psychic powers and ended up transformed into this Pokémon."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...Uh...K…"
"...A human...a little boy at that...turned into a Kadabra?"
"..."
"I….I don't...I don't even...ugh...OMAKE IS OVER! NEXT TIME WE TALK ABOUT SOMETHING LESS HEADACHE INDUCING!"
"But…"
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHH!"
The monitor turned to static as Tager's screams were heard coming from it.
GT: Well...I think Kokonoe got broken by Abra and Kadabra.
SZ: Eeyup...she should be lucky she didn't come across the more confusing Pokemon theories.
GT: Eeyup. Like the Ash in a Coma theory or the one involving Blue's Raticate in the Gen I games and their remakes.
SZ: Yeah...those are freaky...much like…*shudders*the Black Fog…
GT: Hoo boy...That is one scary Pokemon. For those unaware of that name...you may want to look it up on Bulbapedia or look for the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga series. It's also where we got the design for Rampage the Gyarados from.
SZ: Eeyup. In short...more nightmare fuel…
Makoto:...why~~~? Why do we keep running into nightmare fuel inducing stuff?!
GT: Because we're in the first season of the Pokemon anime where it was deep and complex like in Kalos.
SZ: Eeyup.
Makoto: ...We're's gonna be here for a long while, aren't we?
GT: Could be.
SZ: But good news, you're gonna get some time off for a while.
Makoto: Eh? Why?
GT: Because I am moving and won't be able to work with SZ on this for a while.
Makoto: ...So no ghosts for a while?
GT: No ghosts for a while.
Makoto: Oh thank God, Kami, and Arceus.
SZ: Yeah...well I hope you get to your new place safely GT...oh, and happy birthday since by the time this chapter goes up, it's still your birthday.
GT: Thanks.
SZ: No prob. Anyways folks, that's it for now. Until next time, I'm seanzilla115, he's Gammatron…
GT: So read and review!