SZ: Ahh...I missed working on this. Now..if only GT were here…
GT: *behind SZ, playing Ultra Sun* You rang?
SZ: *yelps* AHH! GT?!...*hugs him* GT! You're back!
GT: Yeah, yeah. *grins while putting my game away* Sorry to be gone for so long, readers. Due to finally getting a house, it took a while to get internet.
SZ: But GT is finally back, so expect new chapters for his stories, and our collab stories in the near future.
GT: Indeed. Such as this. Okay, you all know the spiel of us owning nothing aside from our OCs and everything else is owned by their respective owners, so…*slaps a large sticky note readinging an unusual set of symbols on the curtains behind us*
SZ: ...oh god what is it now?
GT: Oh, digital code that reads something that a certain yellow fox will not like being reminded of involving a blue jackal.
SZ: Oh…WAIT WHAT?!
GT: Doesn't help that I have that same mentioned 'jackal' behind the curtain. *a Lucario peeks his head out before pulling it back behind the curtain* ...We should run before the Dragon Pulses and sharp leaves start flying.
SZ: 0-0….*pales further when a Renamon materialized from a computer screen*...*hightails it out of there*
GT: Smart move. *holds up a bell and rings it before vanishing before the two shot out at each other*
Entry 024: Hey guys and gals, Makoto here again! Whoo, feels like it's been a while huh? Then again, could've been a side-effect of those artificial hot springs in that awesome suite we got to spend the night in for Ash helping with Sabrina's emotion issues. Knew that comedy would be good for battles. Anyway, we just left after having an amazing breakfast-seriously, those pancakes were to die for~!- and we were figuring out where to go next before we bumped into an old buddy of Ash's: Red. ...I am not kidding, the kid's name was Red. Didn't talk at all, yet it felt like he was talking at the same time, which was kinda weird to admit. Yet Ash could understand him easy enough, but that's just because they're friends from the same town. Also…thank Arceus Red was NOTHING like Gary! Seriously, I think I get why Gary's nicknamed 'Blue' now: he's the grumpy one and makes others grumpy too! Ahem..moving on. Anyway, we also learned that there was another Gym in Saffron City and-knowing Ash-decided to head there to check it out...but not before we figured out, thanks to Red bringing out his Starter Char to go off to Fuschia City, that the dragon Mai 'saw' when she tasted the other Mega Stone was a Charizard. We were all in a good mood, too...before some buff jerk kicked out a poor innocent Buneary out of the Gym when we got there.
Seriously, who kicks a cute fluffy bunny!? Oh ho! And to top it off, he barred Ash from trying the gym out because he-and I quote- 'owned a girly Pokemon.' In other words, Pikachu...welp, Brock did try the gentle approach, but when that failed…*knuckles crack*...He let me at 'em. Gotta say, these guys may be buff, but I've lifted heavier back in the academy's gymnasium. So after demonstrating by lifting a guy up, I took on a little mental approach. A few quick words and Ash and me were set up for a Double Battle against the jerk's gym leader, who ordered him to kick the Buneary. The jerk Gym leader, Brick was his name, agreed only if I worked with Buneary and Ash had to use Pikachu. I was fine with that and, after asking, Buneary was fine as well. ...And then he pulls out two fully evolved Pokemon on us! Isn't that...oh I don't know... OVERKILL!? Oh ho..and to top it off, he cheated! CHEATED!-! Ekans in a painting that paralyzes Pokemon with Glare when it heard the command 'Focus Punch!' Oh, and to add salt to the already opened wound after we lost, they tossed us out like yesterday's trash with some of the jerks there saying sexist comments! Oh...did I forget to mention that this gym was full of SEXISTS?! Seriously, that lacky of Brick's even told me and the rest of the girls to-and once more I quote-'Stay by mommy's side and learn how to cook in the kitchen, where we properly belong.' Don't tell Tsubaki this, but I think I made him pee himself when I made a motion to pick him up with one hand again.
Ugh...anyway, we got Pikachu and Buneary to the Pokemon Center, but we had no idea how we were gonna get a rematch since Brick pretty much barred us all from entering. However...thanks to Kajun and a suggestion from Mai, we'd not only be able to get our rematch, but also show how much of a cheater Brick was. I even had a slight idea to teach Buneary a few moves, one of which would be pretty ironic. Once the two were healed up and ready for round 2, we put our plan into motion. Starting off with Hikari doing a little Psychic-Type Teleport Service to grab the one person who we were pretty sure would one up them on their 'macho'. ...If it's not already obvious, the only guy we know who could physically look more 'macho' was none other than Lt. Surge. Lucky for us, Kajun arrived with Hikari in time to learn that Surge had to do a little community service thanks to the inspection on his Gym.
When Surge got in...the guy went full-on Drill Sergeant Nasty on Brick and his entire 'dojo' of meatheads. He was also threatening to excommunicate Brick too, but he was gonna 'overlook' it on the condition he beat me and Ash in a rematch. So the rematch was on! Guy seemed to learn from his mistakes, which suck, but so do we~. Pikachu and Honey-who I nicknamed the Buneary after watching her wolf down on honey-glazed donuts-were rocking house, too. We even got Brick's Crabominable to KO Conkeldurr...and Brick did not enjoy that, so he tried to go with the cheating method. *smirks* Sadly for him...we have Ghost-Types with us...to be precise: a finely polished Honedge and one, surprisingly vindictive, Gengar who can travel through shadows...including the shadows in the secret room behind the picture Ekans was in. After Ekans was knocked out-and during Brick's confusion-I decided to go with a little combo of my own with Honey...Attract, followed by a oh so sweet revenge-filled Focus Punch. And to top it all off? A lovely Zap Cannon finisher delivered by the most badass Pikachu in the world.
Add it all up, and you got one 'cracked' Brick. Oh, and he even tried to claim we cheated, only for Tsubaki to turn it on him by revealing his cheating method to not just Surge, but the REAL Gym Leader who was away for a training trip in Johto during the whole Sabrina incident. Needless to say...the guy was not happy at the fact Brick pretty much ruined the gym's reputation AND kicked out the female trainers that were originally part of the gym as well. Long story short? Brick was shattered and even passed out from the punishments dealt on him by the Gym Leader. Yeah...that's pretty much karma coming down on Brick right there...oh! And since we won the gym battle-even if Ash can't use his since he already won a badge in Saffron City-, we both got a Gym Badge, and something really rare called a TM, or Technical Machine for short. ...No, really. Apparently, the ones he had were the last two in the whole world. I got Hyper Beam while Ash got Blast Burn...which Lt. Surge made sound even cooler than Hyper Beam by calling it a 'War Ender.' And to end off this good day...Honey decided to come with us, so now I got a cute, yet badass, donut-loving bunny on my team! ...Tsubaki's gonna have to add donuts to the budget now.
"GAH!"
…Brock must've said something he shouldn't…Does this means I get some blackmail pictures?
"Ahh...geez…" Brock muttered, rubbing his bruised cheek as he held onto a tray of rice balls, "I was just joking about these being jelly donuts."
"Bun…!" Honey growled, giving him a glare as she went back to munching on her donuts.
"Never tease a girl about the food she likes most, Brock," Mai sweatdropped, "We are never pretty when it's a trick."
"N...Noted," Brock slowly nodded...while slowly inching away from the possibly still livid Buneary, "...Anyone seen Ash?"
"I-I think he went to go talk to Professor Oak," Noel answered, currently brushing Yuki and Nymph's fur, "I think he's at that phonebooth we passed not too long ago…"
"Kinda surprised they'd have something like that out here…" Mai admitted.
"Most likely there in case someone got lost out here," Tsubaki answered, looking at the map while Kajun was looking over her notes.
"Now let's see...Koko, Hikari, do you have an opinion?" Kajun offered a notebook.
"..." Hikari looked at the algorithm before shaking her head, "Ralts…"
"Esp…" Koko tapped her cheek with a paw before levitating a pencil and made an edit in it, "Esp."
"...Ah. I see. Thank you for noticing that," Kajun thanked.
"...At least she's not going into Science Mode," Misty whispered, sitting on top of a rock with Pikachu as the two were eating some rice balls.
"Cha~" Pikachu sighed in pleasure, the umeboshi in his onigiri being ketchup.
"Ugh…"
"Hmm?" Makoto's ears twitched a bit as she looked ahead, seeing a slumping Ash walk over, "Oh hey. How'd it go?"
"...Gary still has more Badges than me…" Ash sighed.
"We know about Red having more than you, but what about Leaf?"
"The Professor said she just left Celadon after getting her fourth Badge, so were tied," Ash replied before sighing once more, "In terms of Pokemon...I'm still way behind."
"...Gary again?"
"...120."
"Almost the complete Kanto Dex?" Kajun pondered, "That is impressive, but if he's caught that many...then the quality of his Pokemon isn't that well off."
"Huh?" Ash looked up at Kajun.
"Ashton, he may have nearly all the Pokemon in the Kanto Pokedex based on number alone, but he may not use them all and that could lead to a decline in their capabilities when the time comes he needs them most," Kajun explained, "And yet you, with far fewer, are rotating them constantly are you not?"
"Well...yeah," Ash replied, "But what does…?"
"Quality over quantity, Ashton. If you focus on the Pokemon you have now, then you'll be able to bond with them more, and help them grow stronger," Kajun continued, "While numbers can get you far, if they're all not up to what they can truly do then that distance will only take far longer than needed."
"She's right, Ash," Brock spoke, "I mean, just look at some of your Pokemon. Like Charmander." as if proving that point, a blanket snapped out, grabbed a riceball, and returned it to the mentioned Fire-Type where he handed it to a happy Krabby, "See?"
"...I guess you're right…" Ash noted with a small smile, "Heh heh. It helps I had great 'teachers' teaching me."
"Oh…" Kajun gave a slight gasp at that.
"...I think Kajun's heart just skipped a beat at that," Makoto grinned a bit.
"Bee~!" Needles nodded, munching on what seemed to be a censored riceball.
"Heh heh…" Ash gave a sheepish chuckle.
"Mankey~"
"Hmm?" Ash blinked as he looked over at a nearby bush, seeing a small monkey-like Pokemon with a pig snout poking out, "Oh cool! A Mankey!"
'It looks more like a cream-white and brown New World monkey to me…' Kajun compared while Ash took out Dexter.
=Mankey, the Pig Monkey Pokemon…= Cherry, Berry, and Makoto had to cover their mouths at the species name =Mankey specializes in physical fighting, and is very aggressive and short-tempered. When angry, Mankey begins shaking and its breathing turns rough. Its rage peaks quickly, preventing its victim from being able to flee=
"...Looks friendly to me," Mai noted as Mankey hopped over to Brock, looking at the riceballs he was carrying.
"Are...you three okay?" Misty whispered to Makoto, seeing her and her two earliest Pokemon trying very hard not to laugh.
"Yeah...just...snkr! Peachy…" Makoto snickered.
"Maybe the little guy wants something to eat," Brock noted before offering one.
Mankey sniffed at it while Pikachu walked over. Mankey looked at Pikachu to see he had one of them in his paw. Pikachu took a bite of his to show Mankey how to eat one and Mankey nodded. Taking it, he jumped onto the tree Makoto was sitting under and started eating it.
"He likes it," Ash noted.
"My own special recipe. No artificial ingredients," Brock answered.
"...I don't have a Fighting Type yet…" Ash whispered as he reached for a PokeBall.
"...Ash, hold on. Y-" Tsubaki began.
"PokeBall, go!" Ash declared as he threw the PokeBall at Mankey, who saw it coming and tossed the riceball at it, causing said food to be 'caught', "?!"
"Nice job, Ash. You caught a riceball," Misty snickered, "Kind of a pig-headed move."
"Quiet you…" Ash muttered, shooting her a stink eye.
"Um….g-guys…." Noel spoke, a nervous tone in her voice, "M...Mankey looks angry…"
"...Well, it seems the PokeDex was correct on a quick-temper," Kajun noted, seeing Mankey had jumped down and assumed a fighting stance, its eyes opened in a sharp glare, "And if I'm not mistaken, that's the opening stance of either Da Sheng Men or Thrash."
"Thrash?"
"Man…." Mankey growled out before charging at the group, "MANKEY~!"
"RUN!" Mai freaked as the group ran from the now livid Mankey, returning their Pokemon on pure flight instinct.
"Ashton, we are going over catching etiquette once this is said and done!" Kajun exclaimed.
"Uh...oh! Brock, try tossing a riceball at it!" Ash suggested.
"Ash, I don't think that'll work!" Makoto exclaimed, looking over her shoulder, "That Mankey has the look of someone you don't wanna anger!"
"Whoa!" Misty yelped as she tripped.
"Ah! Misty!" Noel gasped before Mankey charged at her...and then just jumped on her head and headed straight for Ash, "Eh?"
"Oh man!" Ash tensed as Mankey pounced on him and began to claw at him before pulling him into a fight cloud, "GAH!"
"...Food etiquette as well, it seems," Kajun sighed.
"Ash! Are you still alive?" Makoto called.
"Yes, I'm-OW!-still al-GAH!-alive!" Ash yelped before the dust settling as Mankey hopped away...while carrying Ash's hat, "Ugh...what ha….AH! MY HAT!"
"Mankey mankey mankey~" Mankey sang in a mocking tone as he hopped into a tree, putting on Ash's hat.
"Oh you gotta be kidding me…" Ash groaned.
"He went hog wild on you, Ash," Brock noted as Tsubaki was quick in taking out the first aid kit to treat the scratches that managed to draw blood.
"Ugh...that little thief….!" Ash growled out before glaring at Mankey, "Give me my hat back!"
"PFFT!" Mankey blew a raspberry at him.
"WHY YOU…!" Ash snarled.
"Ash, you could always get another hat…" Misty deadpanned.
"A...Another hat?" Ash froze.
"Oh no. It's Mai and her hair ribbon all over again…" Tsubaki groaned.
"Another hat?"
"This is how I act when someone tells me to get another ribbon?" Mai asked.
"Another hat?"
"...Ash?"
"ANOTHER HAT?!" Ash snapped, startling Misty, "YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO GET ONE OF THOSE HATS!? IT'S AN OFFICIAL POKEMON EXPO HAT!"
"Wait...Ah! That's right! Ugh, that emblem was making my head hurt since I thought it was familiar," Brock realized.
"What do you mean?" Noel asked.
"There was a single hat made for a special Pokemon League Expo about three years ago. It's extremely durable that even being blasted with a Magmotar's strongest Fire-Type Move and sat on by a Magcargo wouldn't even fray a single strand," Brock explained, "I think that every single Kantonian sent a card in for the raffle."
"...Oh yeah. I recall entering that same contest," Misty recalled.
"I SENT A MILLION OF THOSE CARDS JUST TO GET THAT HAT!" Ash exclaimed.
'I may have to call Mrs. Ketchum for the actual number…' Kajun thought, "So the symbol on Ash's hat is the one for the Expo?"
"Actually, it's the original symbol for the very first Pokemon League," Brock explained.
"Really?"
"Yeah, so that makes that hat one of a kind."
"And I'm not letting Mankey steal it from me!" Ash growled, shooting up as he began climbing the tree.
"A-Ash, wait! Tsubaki wasn't finished treating..." Noel began before Mankey kicked Ash off, sending him back down to the ground, "...your wounds."
"Seriously, Ash. Stop being so pig-headed and think before just attacking," Mai sighed.
And like that, the dam finally burst and Makoto fell over, laughing, "Pig Monkey~! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA~!" she fell over, kicking her legs into the air, "Wh-What kinda name is a Pig Monkey~!?"
"Honestly…" Tsubaki sighed as she treated Ash's wounds once more.
"Aww~ Did the twerp get a boo boo~?"
'...don't let it be them. Don't let it be them. Don't. Let. It. Be. Them!' Kajun mentally exclaimed as the group slowly looked up, seeing a certain Rocket Trio stranding there, "...Ugh...what are you three doing here?"
"Well...we were just in the area, and wanted to come borrow a cup of Pokemon...permanently," Jessie replied with a smirk.
"Um, Jessie, I thought we were going to go get a repair k-" James began before Jessie elbowed him, "OW!"
"Shut! Up!" Jessie hissed.
"(...That balloon we see you ride in got a hole in it and you're just here by chance, aren't you?)" Pikachu deadpanned.
"Well...er...Shaddup!" Meowth exclaimed before Mankey hopped in front of them, "Eh?"
"...What does this thing want…?" Jessie muttered as Mankey sniffed them.
"...Buzz off!" James exclaimed as he kicked Mankey away.
"...And they just made it worse," Mai facepalmed.
"...You twerps should be lucky we're not allowed to use our motto right now," Jessie spoke, unaware of Mankey slowly rising up, "So in return for that lucky break, and given how tired you all are, you will hand Pikachu to us, given how tired and weak you all are right now."
"Vul…" Yuki began to speak before squeaking with Nymph and both tried to hide deeper into Noel's arms, their tails sticking straight up.
"Uh...in case you guys didn't notice, we're dealing with a Mankey problem here, and…by the looks of things, you just made it worse," Makoto stated.
"Mankey?" James repeated.
"Oh, I know dose things. Dey're always gettin' angry over the tiniest of things like a drop of water hitting dem on da head," Meowth spoke up, "And den when dey get really really mad…" he paled and began to shiver, slowly looking behind him, "Dey...dey...dey evolve straight away…"
"Evolve…?" Jessie and James repeated as they looked over, only to tense to see Mankey glaring right at them, his eyes glowing a fierce white as his entire body began to glow.
"Could it be that the adrenaline acts as a catalyst?" Kajun pondered before Hikari popped out of her ball to whack her with a paper fan.
Mankey began to grow bigger until he was able to reach Ash's neck by standing up as the muscles in his arms swelled up like balloons while the brown on them completely covered them. The tail seemed to shrink until it was gone while the limbs adopted black metal bands while the hands seemed to fuse together into what appeared to resemble boxing gloves.
"PRIMEAPE~!"
"...We're supposed to be afraid of this furball?" Jessie deadpanned, "Please. Meowth hacked up hairballs more scary than that th-"
*BAM!*
Jessie screamed as she flew threw the air from a kick from Primeape, only to stop when she crashed face first into a rock...actually, it was more that her head was in the rock. Kajun's eyes widened as she noticed that despite the impact, there were very few cracks in the rock.
'Did...Did Primeape or Jessie manipulate physics? Because that rock should have shattered on impact...or Jessie's head should've broken open,' Kajun pondered
"...Ash…?" Noel whimpered as Ash took out Dexter.
=Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokemon, and the Evolved Form of Mankey. Primeape is easily angered; even the slightest glance of eye contact will make it furious. Once it has its sight on you, it'll chase you forever= Dexter informed.
"Come again?" Tsubaki blinked twice.
=It will chase anyone who upsets it and will not stop until it has caught its quarry. Even if it is awoken from sleep, it will groggily chase whatever woke it. It will never forgive opponents who have angered it. Even after it has beaten them down until they can't move, it never ever forgives=
"...Okay...so Jessie mocked him just now…" Brock noted, "James kicked him, Makoto laughed at him, and Ash ruined his lunch."
"...In short…" Makoto began as Primeape glared at all of them, "...Yeah. We're boned right now…"
"RUN AWAY!" James freaked as he and Meowth bolted out of there, grabbing Jessie as they ran screaming.
"Wait! Running away only makes it…!" Kajun began before Primeape pounded on Team Rocket, pulling them into a large fightcloud, "...angrier…"
"...Ah!" Ash gasped, seeing his hat had fallen off Primeape in his tackle of the trio and landed near them, "My hat! Pikachu, grab it!"
"Pi!" Pikachu nodded as he rushed for Ash's hat, only to skid to a hat as Primeape landed right in front of said hat, "?!"
"Ah! Don't look it in the eyes!" Misty warned as Kajun had her back to them, bending down.
"Pika!" Pikachu freaked as he closed his eyes shut, trying not to look into Primeape's eyes.
"..."
Pikachu opened an eye and shut it fast, "Chu…"
"What is Pikachu doing?" Noel asked.
"I think he's trying to look if Primape's not looking at him but he's afraid Primeape is looking at him," Tsubaki replied.
"...It doesn't look like it's working…" Mai whispered, seeing Primeape still glaring down at Pikachu.
Eventually, Pikachu opened an eye...just in time for Primeape to catch it. Pikachu panicked as Primeape adopted a giddy expression on catching Pikachu's eyes. He kicked behind him and a baseball hat landed on his head as he gave a victorious laugh.
"Huh? That's…" Ash began before noticing Hikari was wearing his hat now...while Kajun returned her, "Ah! K-Ka…"
"I'll give it back when we get away from this," Kajun whispered.
"...Good idea. Let's sneak away while it's…" Tsubaki began.
=It is unwise to steal a Primeape's belongings= Dexter stated =If noticed, Primeape will resort to calling a tribe, whether it is its own or a neighboring one, and lead the charge on its target(s)=
"...Ashton, some days I cherish you being so proverbially trigger happy with Dexter...and others...are these," Kajun sighed as Primeape danced about before reaching up to mimic Ash turning it around again...only to pause.
"(...Wait a second…)" Primeape paused mid-step as he felt the rim of the baseball hat, "(This piece is flatter and harder than before…)" he took it off and looked at it, "(Hey! Where'd the green banana go?!)" he then slowly glared at the group, "Prime…"
"Uh oh...Uh...Pikachu, Zap Cannon!" Ash yelped.
"PIKACHU~!"
*BZZZT!*
"...PRIME~~~~!"
"It didn't work?!" Ash gawked as Primeape began to beat his chest wildly, giving out a roar as the nearby trees and bushes began to shake like mad, "..."
"...And here comes the tribe," Makoto gulped before Mankeys erupted from the trees and bushes as they all charged with Primeape in the lead.
"(GIMME BACK DA BANANA!)" Primeape roared.
"...RUN!" Ash freaked as the group ran, the group of livid pig monkeys chasing after them.
"Ugh….I'm gonna skin that ape…." Jessie growled/groaned from underneath the small pile of herself, James, and Meowth.
"Jessie...I think it's safe to say we should stay out of this one…." James whimpered.
"No! We're catching Pikachu if it…!" Jessie began before their communicator went off, "...H...hello?"
=Hey, dumbasses= Karai's voice came out =We lost your signal two hours ago...the hell happened?=
"...We were going to get a repair kit when we were attacked by the twerps, and then by…."
=Didn't sis tell you to stay away from them for a while?= Karai frowned.
"Well..yes but...but then we were attacked by a Mankey that evolved into a Primeape!" Jessie answered.
=...Fruit cup. Details= Karai ordered James =What really happened?=
"Ariados and Weepinbell broke a hole in the balloon when they were practicing Venoshock and Energy Ball and I kicked a Mankey by accident when we ran into the group we've been ordered to avoid for a while and it was already enraged by the group we've been ordered to stay away from for a while and it became a Primeape and beat us up!" James replied quickly.
=...Well sucks to be you guys right now…= Karai deadpanned =...Wait. It didn't call a tribe on you all, did it? Because those things hold a deeper grudge than Fearow when pissed off beyond belief=
"Not us," James replied before hearing said tribe as the group ran by them, "Ah! The other group made it call a tribe!"
=Okay! I know how to deal with these! First, put the Rocket PokeBalls you were issued on the ground around you= Karai ordered.
"Uh-huh."
=Then you stay in the middle of the circle…=
"Got that," Meowth replied.
=And now tuck your heads between your legs and kiss your asses goodbye= Karai snickered before hanging up.
"...You know, some days it doesn't pay to work for people like her…" James paled a bit.
"Uh-h…" the other two began to agree before Primeape stomped them to act as a springboard to get closer to the group, "Gah!"
The tribe followed after that. While some of them followed Primeape's lead, the rest were not so fortunate. Despite the repeated ringing in their ears, the trio could make out the sounds of PokeBalls opening, Mankeys screeching in surprise, clicks, and then teleporting noises. By the time the last of the balls were off to base, the trio were embedded in the road with footprints all over their backs.
"Looks like Team Rocket's stomped on again…" the trio groaned into the earth.
"Seriously, those things are vindictive!" Makoto exclaimed as the group ran through a canyon area, Primeape and the tribe still hot on their tail, "Kajun, can't you have Hikari use Teleport?!"
"She hasn't learned to do it in moments of panic!" Kajun replied, 'And she has Ash's hat…'
"Then how are we supposed to get away from this thing?!" Makoto exclaimed.
"Usually in a tribe, the Alpha rules over the lesser members!" Tsubaki explained, "Take out the Alpha, and the rest will follow!"
"How is that gonna work?! Primeape took Pikachu's Zap Cannon head on and is still standing!" Misty shouted.
"Maybe Gengar could…" Mai began.
"We can't! Gengar thought Professor Oak was making a joke about him when he showed me a Pokemon Poem he wrote while we were talking and managed to get his Pokeball into the transporter before I realized what happened!" Ash replied.
"SERIOUSLY?!" Makoto exclaimed.
"Well, it was bad…" Ash cringed, "'Gengar, no other Pokemon around it will hun-gar."
"...Okay, that is bad…" Noel cringed.
"Cringe later! Run now!" Brock yelled before he got an idea, "Wait...Ash, you deal with Primeape while me and Kajun block off the Mankey!"
"Eh?! Why me?!" Kajun exclaimed.
"Because you have the only two Psychic Type Pokemon in our group!"
"...That is a fair point," Kajun agreed, "Though you're incorrect. Misty, we'll require Starmie as well."
"Got it! ...Wait, but Primeape will see…" Misty began.
"I'll have Onix blocking the Mankey, that way Primeape won't see the hat."
"Great, Brock!" Mai beamed.
"But what if Primeape goes after Makoto first?" Noel asked.
"It was a laugh at the species name, not him!" Makoto argued.
"CAN YOU PLEASE STOP ARGUING SO WE CAN DEAL WITH THESE LITERAL MONKEYS ON OUR BACKS?!" Tsubaki snapped.
"Onix, cut off the Mankey from Primeape!" Brock called, throwing out his Starter's PokeBall.
"Wark!" Onix roared out, slamming right between the tribe of Mankey while Primeape continued to charge towards the group, mainly Ash.
"So we need Primeape to go after just me and not Makoto, right?" Ash asked.
"Ashton, that question is loaded and you very well know it."
Ash replied by skidding to a halt and spun around. Primeape skidded as his eyes made contact with Ash's determined one.
"Well...at least he didn't go after m-" Makoto began with a whisper.
"Shh. Don't ruin it," Kajun hushed as some of the Mankeys began leaping out from behind Onix, "Koko, Hikari!"
"Espeon/Ralts!"
"Starmie, Psychic!" Misty called.
"Hyah!" Starmie declared as it came out, releasing a pulse of psychic energy from its core.
"I'm the one who got you mad in the first place, so leave my friends out of it," Ash pulled out a Pokeball, "I'm gonna catch you, Primeape!"
"Prime…" Primeape growled.
"Krabby, Soap Pain!" Ash called as he threw the ball out.
"Kookrie," Krabby spoke as it came out.
"Prime?" Primeape looked down at Krabby before laughing, "Pri-pri-pri-pri~" Krabby responded by shooting Bubble into Primeape's eyes, "PRIME?!" he snarled at the crab, his eyes now red from the stinging, "Primeape! Prime-prime?!"
"Muddy Expression!" Ash called.
"(Who has a muddy expression?!)" Primeape snapped at Ash...before Krabby slapped him in the face with Mud-Shot, leaving his face covered in mud, "...(Oh you're crabmeat now!)"
"Krabby, return!"
"(WHAT?!)" Primeape hollered before Bulbasaur was sent out, "...(Bring the crab back out!)"
"(Crab! Crab! Crab!)" the Mankeys hollered as they were all tossed about one by one.
"(As you can see, it's about the amount of force you put in your thoughts to do this, Hikari)," Koko instructed as she and Starmie were tossing them about, "(Akin to the ball exercise you did with Butterfr...)" she covered her mouth with a paw.
"(I miss him…)" Hikari slumped.
"Bulbasaur, Hidden in the Leaves!" Ash called.
"Prime?"
"Bulba," Bulbasaur nodded before releasing a flurry of Razor Leaf attacks.
Primeape started punching the leaves, knocking them away from him. By the end of it, Primeape laughed as he pointed at a fist at Bulbasaur before Bulbasaur pointed at the other fist with a vine. Primeape blinked before looking at the fist...where a seed was stuck to it. As if on cue, the seed opened and tangled Primeape up in roots.
"Got him!" Ash grinned as Leech Seed went to work.
"Pri...pri…" Primape's fur turned red as he ripped the roots apart, "PRIMEAPE!-!-!"
"Ack! Don't got him!" Ash yelped, returning Bulbasaur and sending out Charmander, "Charmander, I choose you!"
"Charmander!" Charmander cheered before screaming at seeing the livid Primeape literally jumping in anger, causing the ground to shake.
"F-Flamethrower!"
"Ch-" Charmander began before Primeape pounced on him and began to pummel him through stomping, "CHAR!"
"That's Stomping Tantrum!" Kajun realized, "Considering that Primeape didn't block all the attacks on him, his last move would be considered a failure...meaning that it's twice as powerful as normal!"
"Not helping, Kaj-" Misty began before a Mankey jumped off her head, "Ow!"
"(One with the mind meanies down! NOW FOR OTHER!)" Mankey screeched as it fell at Kajun, its feet glowing a bit, "(Stomping Tantrum! Stomping Tantrum!)"
"Oh crud! Kajun!" Makoto freaked before Hikari teleported in front of her trainer, "Eh?"
"Ralts…" Hikari's eyes glowed before a Protect blocked the Mankey.
"Mankey!" Mankey screeched as it jumped once more, its fur turning red as it performed Stomping Tantrum once more at Kajun.
"Ralts…" Hikari actually growled before her body lit up.
"H...Hikari…?" Kajun blinked in surprise.
"Wait...i-is she…?" Noel began in realization.
"She's evolving..." Tsubaki finished.
Hikari grew taller, reaching around two feet and seven inches in height. Blue legs emerged from the bottom of her body while the white part that had been her legs formed into a tutu of sorts. Her arms grew longer as a second digit formed on them as the horns on her head shifted to the sides, causing her hair to reshape to two ponytails on the sides and a pointed part in the middle of it, separating her two visible orange eyes.
"Kirlia…" the evolved Hikari stated calmly, yet a hint of threat in it.
"She evolved!" Kajun awed.
Hikari's horns glowed with her eyes. Mankey nearly landed on Kajun when it was blasted away from her by an odd pinkish/purple burst. Mankey crashed into a rock before his fur turned back to normal and collapsed on his back, its eyes replaced with swirls.
"What was that?" Mai gawked.
"That was...Psyshock," Kajun realized.
"Ps-Psyshock?" Noel repeated.
"It's a Special move that acts more like a physical move, ignoring the target's Special Defense," Brock explained.
"(Ack! One of the mind ones evolved!)" a Mankey yelped.
"(Alpha still fighting though!)" another pointed over at Primeape stilling pummeling Charmander.
"Oh, Charmander…" Ash gulped before noticing Charmander's tail flame was, instead of growing smaller, getting larger, "Huh? The flame on his tail...What's happening?"
=Rage, a Normal-Type Move. For some Pokemon, when Rage is used, they are unable to stop attacking until their opponent is defeated or they are. Each time a Pokemon that uses Rage is hit, its attack increases= Dexter informed.
"Charmander...he's been using Rage the whole time Primeape's been pummeling him!" Ash's eyes widened as at that point, Primeape had to jump back from the Primeape-sized fire erupting from the tip of Charmander's tail.
Charmander grabbed the ends of his blanket and wrapped them into a tightly-wound rope, his eyes glowing red. Primeape raised a brow before Charmander whipped it out and the end wrapped around one of Primeape's legs. The Pig Monkey Pokemon roared as he got up and threw a punch, only for Charmander to dodge by jumping over him. Flicking his blanket again, Charmander snagged Primeape's wrist as he landed on Primeape's opposite shoulder. He pulled and the grabbed fist smashed into Primeape's face. Charmander began to repeat his pulling and Primeape repeatedly smashed his face in with his own fist.
"Ack! He's still in Rage!" Ash realized.
"And that has to be the most painful version of 'why're you hitting yourself' I've ever seen…" Makoto cringed before one of the Mankey grabbed her tail, "?!"
"(Oh! It's real!)" the Mankey exclaimed before three heads poked out of the tail, glaring at him, "(...And it's occupied)"
"...Girls…" Makoto began, her eyes narrowed, "Get 'im."
*BZZT!*
*BZZRT!*
*SLAP-SLAP-SLAPPITY-SLAP-SLAP! CHOMP!*
"Key~!" Maney groaned, covered in scorch marks from electrocution, bite marks from an Eevee, and welts shaped like a very fluffy tail.
"Why isn't Charmander stopping?" Misty cringed as she noticed blood now on the end of Primeape's controlled fist.
"I've seen this before in Trainers who had a Charmader for a Starter," Brock cringed, "A lot of them, when they use Rage, continuously use it until they're knocked out or their opponent is defeated."
"I think it's gotten past that point…" Mai cringed, seeing Primeape's eyes replaced with swirls.
"Ash, for the love of Arceus, THROW A POKEBALL ALREADY!" Makoto screamed.
"Ack!" Ash snapped out of his startlement, "Oh! R-Right! Pokeball, go!"
The Pokeball sailed out and got Primeape just in time for Primeape's fist to meet its owner's face. Charmander fell flat on his face due to Primeape no longer being there as the Pokeball shook once before clicking.
"Char...?" Charmander blinked as it got up with his eyes normal once more, looking around in slight confusion as his tail flame shrank back to normal, "Charmander?"
"Oh thank every Legendary…" Brock sighed in relief, "We're going to need to talk to Ash about Rage."
"(Ack! They catch Alpha!)"
"(Flee for home!)"
The Mankey tribe quickly fled, picking up their knocked out tribe members on the way. Within minutes, they were long gone.
"Oh thank goodness….they're gone…" Tsubaki sighed in relief.
"(Seriously, what happened? I blacked out after the first foot smashed me in the snout)," Charmander asked as he walked over to the other out Pokemon, "(...Huh…When did Hikari evolve?)"
"(A Mankey tried to attack Lady Kajun...)" Hikari replied.
"(Oh...Well, congrats!)" Charmander beamed before screaming, "(My blanket! Why is there blood on my blanket?!)" he started running around, on the verge of tears, "(Get some hot water! Get some disinfectant! I need to clean my blanket!)"
"(Lady Kajun will assist in that…)" Hikari replied.
"Char~man~der~!" Charmander wailed, already at Kajun's feet while waving his blanket with tears going down his cheeks.
"(He doesn't remember going to town on that Primeape?)" Berry asked.
"(Usually happens to a Pokemon after they use Rage…)" Hikari replied.
"...(You have an answer for everything, don't ya?)"
"(I don't have an answer for how a human has Pokemon ears and tail)," Hikari replied as she pointed at Makoto's ears and tail, "(Hmm...Maybe genetics? Or DNA altercation in the sperm or during development in the womb...)"
"(Oh Arceus...she's becoming a mini-Kajun….)" Pikachu paled a bit.
"(Quick! Practice Iron Tail for snapping her out of it!)" Berry panicked.
"...Kajun, I think Hikari's becoming a mini-you…" Makoto whispered, seeing the intense look Hikari was giving her.
"Hm?" Kajun looked over to her and away from the frantic Charmander furiously scrubbing the blood off his blanket in a pan of soapy water, "How so?"
"Because I think she's gone into Science Mode is why!" Makoto replied, backing away from Hikari until Berry, Cherry, and Pikachu's glowing tails slammed on Hikari's head, knocking her out, "Phew…"
"...What a very tiring day…" Mai groaned as she fell onto her butt, "...I'm starting to miss that artificial hot spring at the hotel."
"Me too…" Misty groaned, rubbing her head, "And we have no idea where we are now thank to running around that Primeape."
"Uh...guys?" Mai called nearby as she was looking out at something nearby, "I think I see Celadon City."
"Huh?" the group blinked as they looked out, seeing a fairly large city in the distance.
"...Wow. We actually made it to Celadon in record time…" Makoto blinked.
"I guess it was a good thing Primeape chased us," Misty sweatdropped.
"Whoo-hoo!" Ash cheered as Charmander moved over to his trainer, humming happily while cuddling with his cleaned and heat-dried blanket, "Fifth badge, here I….come…" Ash groaned as he fell over, "Tired…"
"...Maybe we should rest before we head there…" Brock suggested with a sweatdrop.
"Agreed," everyone else compiled as the majority of them let their legs give in, sore from all that running.
"Owie...Not even our teachers at the academy made us run that hard all at once for so long…" Noel whimpered.
"Don't forget the special obstacle course th-" Mai began.
"We swore we never talk about that day…" the rest of the girls of Team Remix Heart spoke in unison.
"...Fair enough…"
SZ: Well...today's chapter sure was ape sh*bleep*t crazy...wait. Who just bleeped me?!
GT: Aw shoot. Did the censors find us?
SZ: Censors?! We don't h….*glares over at Karai*
Karai:...What? What?!
SZ: you brought the censors, didn't you?
Karai: Hell no!
SZ: Then who called them?!
GT: No clue. ...Huh...come to think of it, don't we normally…
*KZZT*
Kajun pinched the bridge of her nose as she sighed, "Our apologies. Our authors seemed to have forgotten about the Pokemon Corner segment, everyone. Thank you for figuring out the controls, Hikari."
"Kirlia!" Hikari beamed, holding a tablet instead of her normal remote.
Kajun nodded as she looked forward, "Greetings once more, and welcome to our special segment again. As always, I am Kajun Faycott, and with me is Koko and my newly evolved Kirlia, Hikari." the two waved, "Today, we'll be talking about two Pokemon with issues with their tempers..." The screen behind her changed to show an image of Mankey and Primeape, "Mankey and Primeape, the Pig Monkey Pokemon." laughter was heard off-screen, "Laugh if you want now, Makoto, but remember Ashton owns a Primeape now." the laughter stopped, "Now then, let's start with Mankey. They are actually the smallest Fighting-Type Pokemon, tied with the Stufful of Alola at standing at one foot and eight inches or 0.5 meters."
"Kirlia," Hikari smiled as she tapped something on her tablet and the screen showed Mankey going about their days in a forest.
"Mankey live in tribes, mostly in forests and mountains. Their habits in their daily lives seem almost akin to simian cultures such as New World monkeys," Kajun explained as the screen changed to show a Mankey calm and just minding its own business when it suddenly snapped and started to attack anything around it, "Mankey have very short tempers. Often, a Mankey will be docile one moment before suddenly attacking something the next. It could be an overabundance of adrenaline in their bodies being produced. In fact, almost everything enrages it. From sleeping, from being alone, nearly everything sets off a Mankey."
"Esp," Koko nodded as the screen changed to show Mankey evolve into Ash's Primeape.
"And by getting angry enough, it evolves into Primeape," Kajun continued, "They are considered rage incarnate by many, due to always being angry, which makes when it becomes furious all the more terrifying." the screen showed an image of a Primeape and then its circulatory system, "When Primeape becomes furious, its blood circulation is boosted. In turn, its muscles are made even stronger. However, it also becomes much less intelligent at the same time. What's interesting to note is that the blood vessels of a Primeape's brain are sturdier than those of other Pokémon, so it can stay healthy despite its constant raging. Not even Psychic-types with their advanced minds have as durable vessels."
"..."
"..."
"No offense to you two, though," Kajun amended, earning a smile from the two.
"Kirli."
"Espe."
Kajun nodded as the screen changed to show some statistics, "Now then, as for how viable both Mankey and Primeape are in combat, they mostly focus on Speed and Attack with just a tiny bit in defense. Make sure that they're a Jolly Nature for that matter with the Ability Defiant and holding a Choice Scarf. By virtue of its Attack stat, the Attack boost from Choice Band, and its ability Defiant, Primeape is a very strong wallbreaker." the screen behind them displayed stats and a list of four moves, "Close Combat makes for a perfect choice with these put into play. U-turn is used to gain momentum, giving a free switch in to a teammate if the foe switches out or you predict correctly versus a check or counter, while also doing a decent amount of damage to Psychic-types. Earthquake is useful neutral coverage which doesn't suffer Gunk Shot's accuracy problems. Gunk Shot is great coverage to have on Primeape because it OHKOes Fairy-types such as Silvally-Fairy. Alternatively, Stone Edge can work over Earthquake if you want to revenge kill Flying-types such as Swanna and Oriocorio, preferably when it's either the ghostly Sensu Style or the fiery Flamenco Style." she smiled, "Well, that's all the time we have for today, so…" a green-painted banana bonked off her head, "Huh? Now who would paint a banana green?"
"(GREEN BANANA!-!-!)"
"Oh not again," Kajun paled just before Primeape tackled the three while grabbing for the banana.
GT: Well...we made a boo-boo it seems. Sorry, Kajun.
Kajun: *glares at GT*...revenge….
GT: That was not my fault. Blame a combination of no internet and the flu on my end.
SZ: Yeah...um...maybe a double update will make up for it?
Kajun:...as long as it doesn't anger me, then yes.
SZ: Cool, so stay tuned readers!
Ash Ketchum: Pikachu [Starter], Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle(At Prof. Oak's ranch), Krabby, Eevee(At Prof. Oak's Ranch), Gengar(At Prof. Oak's Ranch), Primeape
Misty: Goldeen, Staryu, Horsea, Starmie [Starter]
Brock: Geodude, Onix [Starter], Zubat
Makoto Nanaya: Berry(Pachirisu) [Starter], Needles(Beedrill), Cherry(Emolga), Booster(Eevee), Honey(Buneary)
Noel Vermillion: Yuki(Alolan Vulpix) [Starter], Nymph(Eevee), Umi(Feebas)
Tsubaki Yayoi: Luka(Riolu) [Starter], Astrea(Eevee), Sorin(Rockruff), Izayoi(Honedge)
Mai Natsume: Terra(Sandshrew) [Starter], Aqua(Buizel), Celsius(Eevee), Noble(Cubone)
Kajun Faycott: Hikari(Ralts/Kirlia) [Starter], Koko(Espeon)