SZ: *hums I'm Unbeatable*
GammaTron: *riding on Ms. Stake the newly evolved Meganium's back* You seem chipper, SZ.
SZ: Well I finally did make top 10 at my local yugioh tournament, so yeah...I am in a good mood.
GT: Awesome!
SZ: Yup. Also one a 30$ raffle, got a new deck box, and saw the latest trailer for Cross Tag Battle, along with gameplay for Yang finally!
GT: And Blake. ...You didn't see Blake in the announcement trailer this time?
SZ: Oh I saw her, and oh man..I am so stoked for Cross Tag Battle!
GT: Eeyup. *sees the reader* Oop! SZ, we're on.
SZ: Huh?*sees the reader*...oh! Eh heh heh...hey guys and gals!
GT: Welcome to another chapter of Remix Hearts! Now lately, SZ and I have been chatting, and we've agreed that-given how many episodes there are-we're just going to skip some and just make references to them if we feel they wouldn't do much for the plot.
SZ: True. So very true. Plus...I'm sure there's certain filler episodes you want us to skip, ranging from the groan worthy ones to the anger inducing ones with how stupid they made certain characters.
GT: Very true. I mean, while the original writers did a good job at times...some episodes just make them feel out of character. Then again, the times they're more angry at each other could be attributed to being tired after walking for so long without a good place to rest…
SZ: True...well least those aren't as bad as the ones in…*shudders* the Black and White season of the Pokemon anime.
GT: Oh, that will be satisfying in flipping the script there...and fixing it. I mean, what?! Ash lost to a dunce who only had five Pokemon...all because his Riolu evolved into Lucario?! That's as stupid as their deus ex machina in Sinnoh with the damn ass with TWO LEGENDARY POKEMON!
SZ: Oh massively…
Ms. Stake: Miistake! *holds up a tablet of Pokemon game plays with players using Legendary Pokemon on the Elite Four*
SZ: ...Those are the games. This is the anime, where the Pokemon League is an official tournament setting, so...using Legendaries in something like that is just...just cheap!
GT: Very true, but good attempt at arguing, Ms. Stake. *pets her head, earning a happy squeal* Now let's get on with it! You know we own no one but the OCs! Ms. Stake, Frenzy Plant!
SZ: Wait wh-?!
Ms. Stake: MiiiiiSTAKE! *trees erupt behind her, whipping out various hurting implements...and a crusty poop-smeared plunger*
SZ:...I don't even wanna know where that plunger came from!
Ms. Stake: Miistake! *the trees tackle the camera and start beating it up*
Entry 029: Greetings once more. I am Kajun Faycott. After several days had passed, the Celadon City Gym was reopen for Gym Challengers with Ashton at the front. After two difficult battles-one of which involving Primeape and Gloom that quite a few of us wish to not recall-, it was down to Pikachu and Tangela. After a few hard attacks from both Pokemon, Pikachu utilized a combination attack Ashton called the Pseudo Volt Tackle-or PVT for short-to defeat Tangela and earn his Rainbow Badge, leaving him with only three Badges left to obtain before he could officially participate in the Pokemon League. I'm so proud of how far he's come since the day we met.
While we were at the Center, waiting for his three Pokemon that had participated in the battle to heal, Ashton called his mother and ended up being scolded for not calling sooner. *sighs* I'll need to make sure he always calls her whenever we get to Pokemon Centers it seems. After spending some time talking with her and Ashton's Pokemon being fully healed up, a Trainer ran in with a heavily injured Vaporeon. The reason for this? Entei. ...Yes. There was sightings of an Entei in the area and he confirmed it and admitted to trying to battle the Legendary Beast with his Vaporeon...only to be defeated by the most basic Fire-Type Move: an Ember. Just one attack...and Vaporeon had to go into the ER. A Vaporeon..a Pokemon known for it's high Special Defense and health...that alone shows just how powerful Legendary Pokemon are...and knowing Ashton...*sighs* Honestly, we tried to warn him, and yet he ran out to go look for Entei anyway...We had Hikari use Teleport to get into the forest. Tsubaki and I began to dissuade Ashton from attempting his endeavor...before Hikari spun us around.
It...I knew Legendary Pokemon were said to be, well, legendary...but Entei was simply...stunning. Each step taken was as if it had taken it with purpose, each movement revealing the immense inner strength and power within. It knew it was powerful and considered us as not important enough to be bothered by. Ahem! Sorry...It appeared that I have gotten ahead of myself there...ahem. Now then, the silence was soon broken when Ken, along with his Greninja Kage broke the silence when they two attempted to catch Entei...who merely used Roar to send Kage back into his PokeBall… Let's just be thankful said roar didn't cause a volcano to appear. We eventually ran into La as well and….we found her trying to free a Rufflet that was tied down to a tree and refused her help. Ash sent up Charmander to talk with the Rufflet after we realized that it was most likely a repeat of his abandonment by Damien.
And that was a bit of an understatement. Rufflet's original Trainer appeared as, when Rufflet showed affection, the Trainer smacked it away! When we defended Rufflet, he spoke of how strength only matters. He told us his name was Cross and had his Incineroar use Smokescreen to let them leave after we kept holding him back with a hand to the shoulder each time he tried to leave. Honestly...it felt as if we were dealing with the complete antithesis to Ashton when it comes to how one sees Pokemon! And something tells me we'll be seeing more of him as we travel… Anyway, just before it started to rain, we got Rufflet-once Mai had got him free form the rope Cross tied him to-to a cave so we could tend to him… While we were in the cave, we learned that La was actually a Pokemon Professor currently taking a break for the Indigo League. Her profession? Legendary Pokemon and the Ultra Wormholes. Though...she was unaware of Entei being in the forest until we told her we encountered one.
After we began to rest, Entei appeared in the cave while the majority of us were sound asleep with La and Ashton being the only ones to witness Entei's arrival. From what Ashton told me, La told him the legend of how Entei, Suicune, and Raikou were 'born' by the power of Ho-Oh. It was him shouting aout Ho-Oh that woke the rest of us up while he went to his hanging jacket and pulled out an actual feather belonging to Ho-Oh. La became excited and told us that the feather was actually a rare item known as the Rainbow Wing, given to just one Trainer that Ho-Oh has declared to become the 'Rainbow Hero' and are given the chance to catch the Legendary Bird! Though now...we need to be extremely careful and make sure that, no matter what, Team Rocket never finds out about the Rainbow Wing. I'm worried if they do and grab it, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou will find and kill Ashton.
Once the storm was gone in the morning, we awoke once more...to see that Entei had left a Fire Stone that Booster used to evolve into a Flareon. While I will admit Booster looked even fluffier than before...I suggest not picking her up if she sneezes….Thank Arceus Makoto had a spare shirt on her… When we began to leave the cave, a rainbow appeared in the morning sky. La explained to us that the Rainbow Wing would guide Ashton to where Ho-Oh is and, when he pulled it out, the Rainbow Wing began to shine strongly in the direction of the end of the rainbow that was made. It appears that the mountain range near Fuschia City is where we're going to have to travel to to meet Ho-Oh.
"Mmm…" Misty muttered, her eye twitching as she looked at the Pokeball containing a small yellow duck-like Pokemon.
=Psyduck, the Duck Pokemon. Psyduck is constantly stunned by its headache and is unable to think very clearly. It usually stands immobile, trying to calm its headache. However, when its headache becomes too severe, it releases tension in the form of strong psychic powers. The use of these powers produces brain waves identical to those seen in sleepers, and the Pokémon is unable to recall these episodes= Dexter informed.
"...Just why?!" Misty complained.
"What's wrong with a Psyduck? It's kinda cute," Makoto noted.
"Yes, but before they evolve, Psyducks are a major headache to deal with!" Misty argued.
"Of course they're a headache. They've always got one," Makoto noted, "Didn't you hear Dexter just say that?"
"No. I mean...just watch…" Misty sighed as she pulled out Staryu's Pokeball, "Misty calls St-"
"Psy~"
"...See?!" Misty snapped as she pointed an accusing finger at Psyduck, who had just popped out of his ball before Misty could throw out Staryu.
"...You're not still mad about what happened with that Drowzee and Hypno, are you?" Mai couldn't help but ask.
"Aren't you, Makoto, and Noel?"
"Uh…" Mai blushed.
"U-Um…" Noel squeaked, blushing madly, as Makoto whistled innocently.
"Now what did you four act like again? A Seal, a Pachirisu, a Clefairy, and a Litten?" Kajun pondered.
"How were we supposed to know you're not supposed to look into Hypno's coin thing?!" Makoto exclaimed.
"Oh wow! Look at that!" Ash exclaimed.
Everyone turned to Ash to see him pointing ahead down the paved road. Performing boxing movements was a humanoid Pokemon with tan skin. There were five blunt protrusions on top of its head, and it had extensions resembling pads over its shoulders. It appeared to be wearing a light purple tunic and kilt, as well as red boxing gloves and light purple boxing shoes. Ash aimed Dexter at the Pokemon.
=Hitmonchan, the Punching Pokemon, and one of three evolved forms of Tyrogue. It is able to throw punches too quick to be seen with the naked eye. By punching with a corkscrew motion, it is even capable of drilling through concrete. However, Wild Hitmonchan requires a break every three minutes while fighting. Despite the need for frequent breaks, it has an unwavering spirit and will never give up in a difficult situation= Dexter informed.
"...I'm gonna try and catch it," Ash grinned as he put Dexter away, "Let's go, Pikachu."
"Pi?!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"If you can defeat Hitmonchan, you'll become a world champion Pokemon!" Ash encouraged.
"Pi…" Pikachu envisioned himself being pummeled in a ring...and jumped into Makoto's tail before poking out, a concerned Berry hugging him, "Pika…"
"Come on. You don't have to be afraid. I'll even teach you my special punch."
"You have a special punch?" Makoto raised a brow.
"Yup! It's unbeatable!" Ash grinned before Honey popped out of her ball.
"Bun?" the Buneary looked up at Ash.
"I think Honey wants to learn it, too," Makoto giggled.
"In that case, the first thing she and Pikachu needs to know is the basics," Ash explained, "You just gotta keep your left up, and jab with your right."
"Since when did Ash become a boxing expert?" Brock pondered.
"It could be he's watched boxing before," Mai guessed before giggling at Pikachu and Honey copying Ash, "It's kinda cute."
"You know if he wanted help with boxing, I could've helped out on that at least," Makoto offered.
"Didn't you KO your opponents in the first round during the special boxing tournament the academy was holding?" Tsubaki pointed out.
"Your point?"
"..."
"Hmm...need some boxing gloves…" Ash muttered before reaching into his backpack, "I know I have a pair in here...oh! Here they are!"
"Why do you have boxing gloves?" Brock raised a brow.
"...You? You are the one who's asking that?" Makoto deadpanned, "Really?"
"What do you mean?" Brock asked.
"You have an entire table in your backpack with fancy Pokemon-print china," Makoto noted.
"Your point?"
"..." Makoto facepalmed.
"Hey Hitmonchan!"
"Chan?" Hitmonchan looked up to see Ash staring at him, Pikachu wearing a pair of red boxing gloves.
"You up for a match?" Ash asked.
"..Chan…" Hitmonchan looked down at Pikachu, who gave a few quick jabs to the air, "...Monchan."
"Pika?!"
"Let's teach him a lesson, Pikachu!" Ash declared, "Attack!"
"Pika!"
*DING!*
"...Where'd you get the bell?" Tsubaki asked.
"It was in Brock's backpack," Misty replied.
"Of course it was…" Tsubaki deadpanned.
"Oof...Ash forgot an important rule, it seems," Makoto cringed as she saw Hitmonchan lazily keeping an arm stretched out diagonally, the end pressing lightly against Pikachu's forehead as he kept trying to punch Hitmonchan, "Control of the ring."
"Mmm...what t...oh! Pikachu, let's use that special punch I just taught you!" Ash ordered, "Ultra Rocket Punch!"
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded, jumping back as he reeled a fist back, his cheeks sparking, "Pika...pika…" he swung his fist at Hitmonchan...and the glove erupted like a rocket taking off, "PIKACHU!"
"The heck?!" Makoto yelped as Hitomanchan was startled.
The smoke behind the glove dissipated, revealing Pikachu still on the end of it. He slammed his glove-covered paw into Hitmonchan's face, sending it skidding back a bit.
"Got him!" Ash pumped his fist..before seeing Hitmonchan rubbing his cheek a bit, "...Uh…"
"So much for the great Rocket Punch," Brock sweatdropped.
"How many times do I have to tell ya? Don't drop yer guard," a voice spoke, making Hitmonchan look over to see a man with a muscular build with a red towel around his neck, "Keep yer gloves up, Hitmonchan, 'cause there's bright and smart, and then there's cocky and stupid!"
"...Chan!"
"Now go knock dat pipsqueak out and show 'em why yer da king of punching!" the man ordered.
Like a switch being thrown, Hitmonchan became a blur. Pikachu yelped before ending up receiving an uppercut into a barrage of punches from the opposite hand. With one jab, Pikachu was sent into Ash's direction, his eyes replaced with swirls.
"Ahh! Pikachu!" Ash freaked as he picked up Pikachu, "Are you okay?"
"Chu~" Pikachu groaned out.
"I declare Hitmonchan da winner!" the man declared, "Great work dere champ!"
"Chan!"
"Who the heck is this guy?" Ash questioned.
"Mostly likely his Trainer," Kajun guessed.
"Trainer? The guy looks more like a coach than a trainer," Makoto noted, 'Wonder if he tried nicknaming his Hitmonchan Rocky at one point.'
"Gotta admit, dat punch yer Pikachu sent out was impressive," the man noted, "Against Pokemon in its weight class, it'd be a surefire knockout."
"Really?"
"Yup. I-"
"Daddy!" the group looked over to see a girl with her red/brown hair tied up into a ponytail run over, standing between them and the man, "Daddy, please come home!"
"R-Rebecca?" the man blinked.
"Daddy...please quit Pokemon training and come home with me."
"...I can't. I won't go home until me and Hitmonchan are da champions of da P-1 Grand Prix."
"But...daddy…"
"Hey, kid. If yer ever lookin' fer a rematch or want ta improve on dat punch, I'll be at da Gym dat way," the man told Ash before he and Hitmonchan jogged off.
"...Wait a second...Was that guy a Gym Leader?!" Makoto gawked.
"...Oh well he's more of a coa-…" the girl began before Brock was before her.
"Can I be of help, young lady?"
"Brock, no," Tsubaki frowned as she tugged him back by the scruff of his shirt.
"...Listen," Rebecca spoke up once more before bowing, "I'm really sorry my father bothered you. It's just...you're all Pokemon Trainers, right?"
"We are, yes," Tsubaki nodded.
"Then can I ask you all a favor? A really really big favor?"
"Feel free to ask!" Brock exclaimed as he was before her once more, "We'll be help in anyway possible!"
"Brock, no."
"Brock, yes!"
*WHAM!*
"Brock, no," Makoto deadpanned as she dragged an knocked out Brock away, a large smoking bump on his noggin, "But we can at least hear what she needs help with."
"...Thank you," Rebecca nodded before taking a deep breath, "Please defeat my father's Hitmonchan."
"...Huh?" most of the group blinked twice.
"Huh, so it's not a Pokemon Gym, but a gym-gym," Makoto blinked a few times as the group looked around a moderately-sized gym before looking at a sign, "Fighting Spirit Gym, huh? Well, guy's got a lot of that."
"Y-yeah…" Noel nodded before looking at a poster a light-brown humanoid Pokemon with clawed feet and cream spring-like limbs on the front, prepping for a kick with the words 'Silph Presents P-1 Grand Prix' emblemized on the lower left corner of the poster, "...um, what's the P-1 Grand Prix?"
"The Pokemon Number 1 Grand Prix...It's a tournament for Fighting-Type Pokemon only," Rebecca explained, none of them aware of a pair of eyes peeking out of Ash's shadow briefly at the mention of that, "Because my father wants to win the P-1, he's training all the time and has lately been ignoring his family."
"...What?" Makoto frowned at that.
"So you think that if someone defeats his Hitmonchan, he'll come to his senses and come home?" Kajun asked.
"That's right."
"...Just l-!" Brock began.
"We'll do it," Makoto spoke, "Well...Tsubaki and Ash's Pokemon can, but we can help train 'em up."
"Huh?" Ash and Tsubaki looked at Makoto.
"She's right. Out of all of us, Ashton and Tsubaki are the only ones with a Fighting-Type," Kajun noted, "Riolu and Primeape to be exact."
"Wait. You want Ash to use Primeape?" Misty tensed at that, "But...he barely listens to orders from Ash."
"Well, duh! He hasn't been given the right challenge for him," Makoto noted, "Tell ya what? Ash and I will focus on training up the big guy for the P-1 while everyone else helps Luka."
"...That does sound like a good idea," Kajun admitted, "...Okay, Makoto. We'll leave Primeape to you and Ashton."
"Alright!" Makoto pumped a fist.
"Huh...a new Pokemon match," James noted as Team Rocket was looking at the P-1 Grand Prix poster.
"Hey check out da prize!" Meowth exclaimed as he pointed to an image of a gold-plated belt.
"Ohh~! I'd love to get my hands on that belt!" Jessie beamed.
"And if we sold it, we'd make millions and have all you can eat buffets for life!"
"Unlimited food~" Meowth drooled.
"Can't you numbskulls think of anything but food?!" Jessie demanded as she walloped them with paper folding fans.
"Well, what would you do wit' da money?" Meowth groaned, an orange mark across his face in the shape of the fan's flat side.
"Well, normally, I'd go get a complete makeover, get some of the latest clothes that are in fashion, and spend a nice quiet night at home with friends," Jessie replied, "But we need that cash for purchasing materials for new inventions to capture rare Pokemon since Lady Aoiro said if we want to build something like the floating stadium, then we need to buy the supplies ourselves."
"What happened to it anyway?" James pondered.
"...You want to use that for what?" Aoiro deadpanned.
"What? It's a giant moving stadium," Karai argued, "Think about it! We could sell it out for people who want concerts where you can't make a concert hall or use it like an actual baseball stadium, but double or triple the price of the standard tickets saying the extra pricing is for the fuel and repairs."
"...I don't know you. I don't know you…" Aoiro muttered as she walked away, pinching the bridge of her nose to quell the incoming headache.
"Aw come on!" Karai threw her hands up before huffing, "Fine. I'll just call pops and see what he thinks." she dug out a phone and dialed, "Hey, dad! You know that big flying stadium those three had built? ...Yeah, those three that aren't allowed to contact us for another few weeks still. ...Well, why don't we use it as a public thing, ya know? We have Rocket Operatives manning the stands and keeping track of any Trainers that come to whatever we're selling tickets for and, if they've got some strong or rare Pokemon, we make up a special raffle saying that they've won and, when we have them alone, knock 'em out and take their Pokemon?" a pause happened, "Okay, why are you repeating what Aoiro's repeating?! I can't have good ideas sometimes?! ...Hello? ...Hello?! ...Ugh...screw it! Might as well watch the P-1 Grand Prix and bet on someone!"
"We do have one issue," Meowth noted, "We don't gots a Fightin'-Type."
"Well, we'll just have to 'borrow' one, won't we?" Jessie smirked as she looked around, "Such as…" her eyes spotted a very tall man in a big grey jacket and fedora with a Hitmonlee following him, "...that one."
"Hitmonlee, the Kicking Fiend…" James whispered.
"From da poster, it looks like he was last year's winner," Meowth added.
"...Perfect," the trio smirked.
"Okay, we got less than a day to train for this thing," Makoto noted as she strapped on a pair of boxing gloves.
"Uh, Makoto? Are you sure you want to do this?" Ash asked, holding Primeape's ball, while Berry, Cherry, and Booster were sitting on a bench.
"Trust me, Ash. I've taken on tougher," Makoto assured as she bopped her boxing gloves together, "So let 'im out!"
"Okay...Primeape, come on out!" Ash called as he tossed Primeape's ball, letting it open and release Primeape on the other corner of the boxing ring.
"PRIME!" Primeape roared, flexing his muscles.
"Okay, Primeape, listen up!" Makoto shouted, getting Primeape's attention, "We're here to train you up so you can fight…" she pointed a fist over at a poster of Hitmonchan, "That guy, who will be competing in a tournament filled with Fighting Pokemon!"
"...Ape," Primeape snorted, waving Makoto off.
*WHAM!*
"PRIMEAPE!?" Primeape roared, a large bump on his head as he jumped back into the ring and charged at Makoto.
"See? Rookie mistake number one and two," Makoto stated as she dodged his rapid punches, "Never ever underestimate your opponent, and never let your guard down." she delivered a series of jabs that knocked Primeape back before giving a hook that sent him face-first into the mat, "With how you fight, you'd make a dangerous Slugger-style boxer."
"Prime!" Primeape snapped as he shot up.
"But! The Pokemon in this here tournament have been training for it all their lives, meaning they are experts when it comes to fighting!" Makoto added as she ducked under a swing from Primeape, giving a series of jabs to Primeape's face to send him stumbling back, "And look at what's going on now? I'm no Pokemon, but here I am getting in tons of blows that are hurting you, yet you can't even hit me once."
"Prime…."
"In fact...I noticed the only moves you've been using are Scratch and Thrash...you gotta have more moves than that, rookie," Makoto added as she hopped in place a bit, "If your opponent catches onto those moves, they'll find an easy way to counter them like what I'm doing."
"Prime?!" Primeape tensed a bit at that, "Primeape!"
"See? Y-woah!" Makoto yelped as she barely avoided a double forearm chop from Primeape, "...Not bad. Hey Ash, what move was that!?"
"Let's see…" Ash muttered as he pulled out Dexter.
=Cross Chop, a Fighting-Type move with a base power of 120 that has a high chance of landing a critical hit=
"...See, Primeape? Surprise your opponent like that, and you'll get the upper hand," Makoto smirked, "In fact….hey, Ash. See if you can get Kajun."
"Huh? Why?"
"We're gonna help Primeape learn something...something no one will see coming," Makoto answered with a grin, making both Ash and Primeape blink in confusion.
"I've never seen a Riolu before," Rebecca admitted as she watched Luka punching and kicking at a punching bag that was being held in place by Geodude being carried by Terra.
"They're mostly native to Sinnoh, so it's understandable," Tsubaki nodded while Noel held a water bottle and towel in her hands, "Kajun, any info one the Pokemon competing in the P-1 Grand Prix?"
"Just one in particular so far," Kajun answered as she looked at a newspaper, "Hitmonlee the Kicking Fiend. He was last year's champion and...it's very understandable. Hitmonlee are known for their fast and powerful kicks and their high attack. What's more, their legs can stretch like rubber, letting it run with lengthy strides and gives it greater reach for its kicks."
"I see...any abilities we should know about?"
"Three in particular. Limber, which prevents the Pokemon from becoming paralyzed, Reckless, which increases recoil damage, and Unburden, which doubles the user's speed once they use up their held item."
"Noted," Tsubaki nodded, "The ones we should be careful most of are Limber and Unburden. If Hitmonlee has either of those, it will be hard to beat if we have to fight them before facing Hitmonchan."
"(Come on! Come on! That the best you got? That the best you got?)" Geodude mocked, "(Mah granny can punch harder than you! And she's only got one arm!)"
"(Hah!)" Luka shouted as he kicked the sandbag hard, nearly using Blaze Kick on it before delivering a powerful Force Palm to it.
"(Seriously, is that it?! I know Dunsparce stronger than you!)"
"(Where have you been in my training?)" Terra blinked twice as he looked up at Geodude.
"(You never bothered to ask. Aw come on, rookie! You call that a kick? Mah granpappy's got a stronger kick than that! And he's a flippin' Walreign!)"
"(Wow...think you can coach me next?)"
"(Sure...Oh, come on! You're lighter than a Ghastly right now!)"
"(What?)"
*BAM!*
"Ooh…" Mai cringed at the new hole in the wall, "S-Sorry…"
"This has happened more than you think," Rebecca sighed as she pulled out a ball, releasing a large, humanoid, muscular Pokemon that appeared to be wearing black speedos and a belt, "Machoke, another hole in the wall. Boxing bag again."
"Choke…" the Pokemon facepalmed as he moved over to a closet and pulled out several cinder blocks with one hand and a hundred pound bag of cement.
"(...Okay, so we both agree. Never mention Ghastly around him again.)" Geodude noted as he stumbled in through the front door with Terra.
"(Agreed,)" Terra agreed before both groaned and collapsed on their faces.
It was the next day, and everyone was gathered inside a fairly large dome, many people sitting down in their seats as they looked down at a boxing ring with a Pokeball emblem in the center. In the men's restroom, a stall opened and a figure wearing a large grey trenchcoat and fedora stepped out. The figure raised their hat up a bit, exposing James' face.
"Well, we've got the Pokemon," James noted as he held up a Pokeball with Hitmonlee inside of it before turning to the man that had been with Hitmonlee the day before, now stripped of his clothes and tied up completely, "Team Rocket thanks you for the newest addition."
"Mmmm!" the man gave a muffled yell before the door was slammed shut.
"Koffing, Smog," James ordered as he walked out, placing an 'Out of Order' sign on the restroom door.
"Koffing~"
James pulled out a black Pokeball with a red 'R' on the lid. He pressed the buttons on the two balls against one another. Hitmonlee glowed before vanishing from the standard issued PokeBall and appeared inside of the other. He tossed the now-empty ball into the trash can as he walked by one, smirking a little.
"Welcome to Team Rocket, Hitmonlee."
"Come on. Start already…" Karai muttered, watching the event on TV as she had a huge bucket of popcorn on one side and a large cup on the other.
"The list of competitors, Lady Black Ideal," a grunt informed, handing her a compiled list, "We've also received a notification on our systems that one of the Snag Rocket Balls was just used."
"And?"
"The test was a complete success. The Pokemon has been registered as a Hitmonlee and the subliminal messaging that is converting it into completely loyalty to the Rocket Cause is at full efficiency."
"Sweet~ So who caught it?"
"Operative James of Team Rocket Cell 1337."
"...Of course it would be one of those idiots…" Karai muttered, "...Meh. Least he did good on the test run for the Snag Ball. Knew stealing that stuff when Team Snagem went kaput was a good move. Now...let's see who's competing..." she muttered as she looked at the list, "...Huh. The brat traveling with Pachirisu girl is competing...and so is last year's champ...sweet~"
"Will you be betting on the champion again this year?"
"Oh, what do you think?" Karai grinned.
"...Fair enough...oh. I should inform you that your sister is joining the bet as well."
"...Come again?" Karai blinked, "Wait...Who did she bet on?!"
"The Primeape belonging to Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, age 11 with the unusual Starter Pokemon being a Pikachu yet also owns all three Kanto Starters, having caught them all in succession on a single Route."
=Greetings one and all. Welcome to this year's P-1 Grand Prix!= the announcer called out through the speakers =This year we have many amazing Trainers and Pokemon participating, but only one will come out as this year's champ!=
"You think the training was good enough?" Misty asked as she and the others were sitting within the crowd.
"I'm sure. They did spend all day training for this," Brock assured.
"I'll say. And I think I did a good job humbling the big guy," Makoto's voice noted.
"Oh, there you are, Ma…" Mai began before blinking twice.
"What?" Makoto asked.
The Squirrel Beastkin had gotten rid of her previous attire and was now decked out in a new set of clothes. On top of her head was a cap with an acorn with a pair of flaming lightning bolts behind it in an 'X' formation, a pair of slits on the top letting her expose her ears. She had on a red collared shirt with white detailing and a zipper front with an enticing amount of cleavage exposed along with her belly button. Over that was a black and acorn-colored open jacket with a large collar and the sleeves rolled up to her elbows. On the back of the jacket was an intricate emblem that appeared to resemble a fusion of a tree with a diamond and a cathedral. The lower half of the jacket split down the middle to let her tail be free while the split ends ended in large gold buckles. A pair of body-hugging jeans fit snug on her lower half with a black belt and an acorn-shaped buckle on it. There was a hole cut out on the back to let her tail not be caught while a pair of running sneakers covered her feet. Completing the outfit was a pair of fingerless gloves with acorn-shaped holes in the back of them, trimmed in yellow.
"...Makoto, where did you get that?"
"Oh this?" Makoto replied as she motioned to her outfit, "Well given yesterday, I wanted to dress up in a coach like manner and...well, the outfit grew on me, so I'm keeping it."
"...Makoto, did you wear that yesterday around Ashton?" Kajun's eye twitched.
"Huh? Well, yeah. Heck, he's the one who picked out the hat," Makoto replied, tipping her hat a bit.
"...Zip that up right this instant," Kajun ordered.
"B-"
"Now."
"..." Makoto zipped her shirt up fully, slowly moving behind Mai with wide eyes.
"Better."
'Okay...I think Kajun is becoming overprotective of Ash…' Mai thought.
"Oh! A-Ash is up first," Noel spoke, causing the group to look over to see Ash standing outside the ring with Primeape inside said ring, glaring down at a Machop.
A Pokemon wearing a referee's uniform stepped onto the ring. It was a humanoid, bipedal Pokémon that resembled a yoga practitioner. It had a gray body with red and yellow adornments. A red headpiece with three bulb-like extensions covered the upper portion of its head: one on top and one on either side. Its large, focused eyes were slightly covered by the headpiece, and its red lips seemed to be in a rounded or puckered position. Its legs appeared to be covered with puffy, red pants that had a large yellow spot on the knees and yellow bands next to the hips.
"(Alright, I want good, clean, fair fight. No hitting between the legs, no cheap shots, and especially no OHK Moves)" the referee informed, "(Now let's get it on!)"
=And Referee Medicham starts it!= the announcer declared as the Pokemon swung a hand down before jumping back in time with a bell ringing once =And Machop starts things off with a Close Combat! He's gotten into Primeape's guard and has sent the larger Pokemon back into the post! He may be small, but he packs plenty of power!=
"That could work for Primeape then…" Kajun noted, making the others look at her, "Simple, Close Combat…"
"Lowers the using Pokemon's Defense and Special Defense in exchange for causing heavy damage," Makoto finished, making Kajun double take, "...What? I borrowed your book on Fighting-Type moves while we were training Primeape."
"Prime!" Primeape jumped up and attempted a kick when Machop caught the foot and began to spin it around.
=Incredible strength from Machop! For those unaware, Machop are the Superpower Pokemon! Machop's muscles are special—they never get sore no matter how much they are used in exercise. This Pokémon has sufficient power to hurl a hundred adult humans as evident by not even breaking a sweat from swinging Primeape around like this!= the announcer informed.
"Come on, Primeape! You can do it!" Ash called.
=It looks like Machop is getting ready for a Seismic Toss!=
"Seismic Toss?" Ash repeated before his eyes widened, "Ah! That's the move that gets stronger the stronger the Pokemon using it is! He's gonna throw Primeape!"
"MaaaaaCHOP!" Machop roared as he threw Primeape over the ropes.
"Ah! Primeape!" Ash yelped as he ran to where Primeape was falling, "I got you!" he jumped up and grunted as Primeape collided with him, knocking them down to the ground.
=And Primeape is out of the ring! Better hurry up and get back in before the ref counts to ten!= the announcer warned as Medicam made a chopping motion with his arm as a '1' appeared on the screens above the ring.
"Ugh…" Ash grunted as he and Primeape got up, the latter getting off Ash before the latter could get up, "Are you okay, Primeape?"
"Prime~" Primeape sniffled, eyes watering as he looked at Ash, before nodding and wiping the tears out, adopting his tough expression once more, "Primeape!"
"Okay. Watch out for Seismic Toss and give it everything you got!" Ash ordered.
"Prime!" Primeape banged his fists together with a nod before jumping back into the ring just as Medicam was at 7 in his ten count.
=And Primeape's back in the ring!=
"That's strange," Misty noted.
"What is?" Rebecca asked.
"Primeape normally just does his own thing in battles," Misty noted as Ash began to call out moves with Primeape actually doing them, "And yet...now he's actually listening to Ash."
"Guess our training yesterday got to him," Makoto figured, "That, or Ash's proven that he's someone he can fight alongside with."
"Scratch!" Ash called.
"Pri-pri-pri-pri!" Primeape delivered a series of scratches at Machop, who blocked with an arm.
"Now jump as high as you can above Machop!"
"Rime!" Primeape called as he jumped into the air with the hanging lights behind him, forcing Machop to squint his eyes.
"Now go for a Mega Kick!"
"PRIME!" Primeape roared as his went down at Machop, his reared back leg glowing.
He swung his foot out and slammed it into Machop. Machop was sent all the way to the other side of the ring and skidded to a halt on his back. Medicham walked up to Machop and saw its eyes were replaced with swirls.
"Medi!" Medicham moved over to Primeape and raised his fist while using Psychic to float the hammer and ring the bell three times.
=And it's over! Primeape wins by knock out!=
"Now dat's a tough Primeape," Rebecca's father noted from his viewing spot with Hitmonchan.
"Chan."
=Now for our next match up: Hitmonlee VS Luca the Riolu!= the announcer declared =For those of you who are unaware, Riolu are natives to the Kalos, Sinnoh, Unova, and Alola Regions which makes them incredibly rare to see in the Kanto Region! They are said to be the pure embodiment of justice and fairplay! But let's see how this embodiment can handle the sheer for of the Kicking Fiend!=
"Right off the bat…" Tsubaki noted with a small gulp.
"Of all the people I had to go against, it had to be one of the twerps…" James whispered.
"(May the best man win…)" Luka bowed a bit.
"(Yeah...said man being me, puppy,") Hitmonlee taunted.
"(Alright, I want good, clean, fair fight. No hitting between the legs, no cheap shots, and especially no OHK Moves)" the referee informed, "(Now let's get it on!)"
=And Referee Medicham starts it!=
"Luka, Force Palm!"
"Ri…"
"Hitmonlee, Counter!" James called, making his voice sound deeper and rougher.
"?! Luka, wait!" Tsubaki called.
Luka didn't hear Tsubaki, already in mid lunge. Hitmonlee moved to the side, avoiding the extended paw, before slamming a kick into Luka's gut. Luka gagged as his eyes widened before he was sent into the air.
"Pummel it in the sky!" James ordered.
Hitmonlee bent down before shooting up above Luka. Hitmonlee roared as he proceeded to deliver a series of rapid bicycle kicks to Luka before ending with a spinning front kick. Luka crashed into the ring's mat, causing it to buckle in a little.
=Ohh~! That's gotta hurt…= the announcer cringed as Luka struggled to get back up =But it seems the perky little Aura Pokemon isn't out just yet!=
"Need to play this safe...Luka, Double Team!"
"Ri...Rio!" Luka complied as he began splitting into multiple copies of himself.
"I don't think so. Hitmonlee, Mind Reader into Mega Blaze Kick!"
"Mind Reader?" Misty repeated.
"A move that guarantees a hit for moves that have low accuracy, like Zap Cannon, Inferno, and Mega Kick," Kajun explained.
As multiple Luka moved about, Hitmonlee closed his eyes as they started to glow softly. In the dark created by closing his eyes, Hitmonlee didn't 'see' multiple Riolu moving about but just one. White flames erupted around his left leg as Luka charged up an Aura Sphere, copied by his Double Team. Luka moved to charge at him straight ahead before Hitmonlee's eye snapped open and he performed a roundhouse kick. Luka yelped as an explosion went off from the impact.
"Luka!" Tsubaki cried out before the little black and blue Pokemon came out of the smoke caused by the explosion and slammed into the ropes before landing on his face, "Oh no...Luka…" a red towel was held out to her, "?"
"When it comes to battlin', there's a time when you can win but also a time when ya have ta admit defeat," Rebecca's father noted, offering the towel to her, "Yer Riolu's put up a good fight, but da experience dat Hitmonlee's got far outclasses him."
"...I suppose you're right…" Tsubaki nodded, taking the towel before tossing it into the air.
"Cham!" Medicham called as he held up Hitmonlee's arm.
=And Luka's Trainer has thrown in the towel!= the announcer called as Tsubaki carefully picked up Luka =That was a brutal battle on the Kicking Fiend's end=
"R-ri…" Luka grunted weakly.
"Shh...It's okay, Luka," Tsubaki spoke softly, stroking his head, "I still think you're a wonderful Pokemon."
"...Lu…"
"Poor Luka…" Noel whispered in worry.
"Man...Now we see how Hitmonlee earned that title…" Mai noted.
"He didn't give Luka even a single chance until the end and even then it was just a false sense of getting a hit in," Makoto scowled.
"Whoo! Now that's what I'm talking about!" Karai whooped, "Kicking Fiend all the way!"
"Come now, Karai," Aoiro shook her head, "That was completely and unnecessarily brutal."
"I know...It's the best kind!" Karai grinned before frowning a bit, "Hey slacker! Where's my peanut butter cups!? I've been waiting 10 minutes for them!"
"Here you are, madam! We made them larger than normal as apologies for the lateness!" a grunt replied as he carted in a serving cart with several dish-sized peanut butter cups on top, "And even added the candy version of them inside!"
"Oh hell yeah~! You are forgiven!" Karai beamed before picking one up and began munching down on it, "Mmm~ So good~~" she looked back at Aoiro, "So ya gonna change yer bet ta the Kicking Fiend?"
"Not at all," Aoiro replied, gently running a hand through her Shiny Eevee's fur, "My bet is still upon Ash Ketchum winning."
"Your loss….hey….How's about we sweetin' the bet?"
"...I'm listening."
"My guy wins…" Karai paused as she pondered for a moment, "...You let me do whatever I want for a whole week."
"And when Ash Ketchum wins?" Aoiro questioned.
"Your choice," Karai shrugged before grinning, "Not like he's gonna win anyway~"
"Very well. When he wins, I will have my choice," Aoiro nodded, shaking her sister's hand.
"Deal," Karai smirked.
=And now for the last semi-final match! It's the Kicking Fiend, Hitmonlee, going up against last year's second place runner, Anthony's Fighting Spirit Gym's very own Punching Master Hitmonchan!=
"This is a tough opponent. If Hitmonlee gets KOed by him, we lose," Jessie's voice whispered from the cloak.
"Which is why Meowth came up with something special just in case," James assured.
"Jes remember, Hitmonchan, keep on movin, and keep on fightin'!" Rebecca's father shouted to hitmonchan, "Remember, yer a champion!"
"(Got it, coach,)" Hitmonchan nodded.
=And Medicham starts the match!= the announcer called as the bell rang =Hitmonchan is moving fast on his feet, dodging all the kicks Hitmonlee's sending out! I can hardly believe it myself, folks! Normally, Hitmonlee are faster than their punching counterpart yet the opposite is happening right now!=
"Heh. Aw yeah! Dat weight training's payin' off!" Anthony grinned.
"Whoo! Go Hitmonchan!" Makoto cheered on.
"Makoto, did you forg-" Tsubaki began, holding a bandaged up Luka in her arms.
"I do, but that doesn't mean I can't help cheer him on," Makoto answered, "Come on, Hitmonchan! Give him one for Luka!"
"Hit!" Hitmonchan called out before disappearing in a blur, "Mon!" he appeared below Hitmonlee, a fist engulfed in electricity, before delivering an uppercut, "CHAN!"
=And a mean Thunderpunch from Hitmonchan!=
"James…" Jessie's voice hissed.
"Tap the floor twice," James ordered.
Jessie quickly tapped the floor twice. Beneath the stage, Meowth's ear twitched.
"Ah, too fast fer Hitmonlee, eh? Then let's gum up da works wit' some glue!" Meowth grinned as he pulled out a syringe with glue inside of it.
"Five taps as fast as possible," James said.
Meowth's ear twitched as he heard the five quick taps. He moved and poked the syringe in a spot on the mat and pushed the plunger in. On top of the mat, Hitmonchan moved to the right before grunting as he fell over.
"Ah! Hitmonchan!" Anthony gasped.
"He tripped!" Makoto gasped as Hitmonlee began to unleash a brutal series of kicks to Hitmonchan.
=What an upset! Hitmonchan's trip has caused Hitmonlee to get the opening it needed to begin releasing its devastating assault!= the announcer called =Hitmonchan's barely holding on now!=
"Hitmonchan!" Anthony called.
"Finish it, Hitmonlee! Mega Blaze Kick!"
"Hitmon…"
"Stop it!" Rebecca called out as she ran into the ring, getting between Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee, the latter charging right towards the former, "Don't hurt my father's Pokemon!"
"Rebecca!" Anthony gasped.
Just before Hitmonlee's kick could make contact, Anthony quickly shot out into the ring and got in front of his daughter, taking the kick full force before he was sent crashing into the turnbuckle, causing it to bend a bit. Medicham blew a whistle while moving between Hitmonlee and the three, halting the match.
"Are you okay?" Ash asked as he ran over.
"I'm fine. Don't worry 'bout it," Anthony replied as he began to get up.
"Oh, daddy…" Rebecca gasped as she went over to him.
"...Are you hurt, Rebecca?"
"I'm fine," Rebecca replied.
Anthony nodded before throwing his towel to Medicham, "I give up."
=Winner by forfeit, Hitmonlee!= the announcer declared as Medicham held up Hitmonlee's arm.
"Ah, good work, Hitmonchan. Are you okay?" Anthony asked as he helped his Pokemon off the ring.
"Monchan…" Hitmonchan nodded.
"Good...and Rebecca? I'm sorry I worried you and yer mother so much," Anthony added.
"Oh, daddy…" Rebecca sniffled before hugging him.
"Isn't that great?" Ash smiled, "They're back together."
"Yup. There's nothing better than family," Makoto added...while giving off a mental sad sigh, 'Just hope my family's doing okay back home…'
"Just one more battle, Ash," Misty spoke, earning Ash's attention.
"A-all you need to do is beat Hitmonlee," Noel added.
"Pika/Vul!" Pikachu and Yuki added.
"I wouldn't bet on it," the group looked over to see Hitmonlee's trainer walk over, Jessie's voice strangely coming out of him, "We can't wait to show you goodie goodies what losers you really are. We're gonna win that championship belt."
"Jessie, hush!" James hissed before wincing a bit.
"..." Makoto looked around, "Huh...Was expecting Kajun to complain."
"Well, tough luck with that," Jessie smirked as she poked her head out of the jacket with a paper, "We registered for this and were approved of wearing this, too."
"Wait a second...That Hitmonlee's your Pokemon?" Misty gawked as she looked at the sheet.
"Well t-" James began before Jessie elbowed him, "Yes! The original owner traded him to us for a Rattata, saying they were much calmer than a Hitmonlee and less damaging to his bank accounts for repair bills."
"...You're behind what happened with Hitmonchan, aren't you?" Tsubaki frowned.
"Not me," James replied, "All I was doing was telling Hitmonlee what to do. Besides, didn't you see? He tripped. How could we have done anything?"
"...Noel, check the ring."
"Um...Well...Makoto, that's a problem. With all the fighting and that last Mega Flame Kick, most of the stage where Hitmonchan was is scorched," Noel replied.
"So where's Meowth?" Makoto asked.
"Over there," the two pointed at a nearby area in the crowd where their Pokemon were all out on two seats, Ekans waving a flag and Weepinbell having a foam finger on a vine while Meowth was beside Ariados, seemingly sound asleep and dressed up as a tourist.
"...This isn't over," Makoto frowned at them, "Primeape's gonna wipe the floor with Hitmonlee's face when he's done."
"Oh yeah. Well we'll show you twerps your place," Jessie argued.
"You can bet your buffet on that," James added before Jessie elbowed him again, "Gh!"
"Stop bringing up all you can eat buffets!"
"What's wrong with those?" Makoto asked.
"See? She gets it!" another elbow was delivered, "GH! Ahahaha..."
"...Sorry. Did not mean to hit you there," Jessie apologized as she walked off, carrying the very-much-in-pain James.
=We'll be taking a ten minute break to bring in a new ring, folks= the announcer informed.
"How'd they do it...how'd they cheat…?" Tsubaki whispered to herself, holding her chin in thought, "Just one piece of evidence would show...but knowing those three, they've probably destroyed it."
"Wish we had Kajun with us to help make sure…" Mai muttered.
"Where did she even go?" Brock pondered.
"I'm back. Sorry, the line was rather long," Kajun apologized as she walked over, "May I ask what I missed?"
"..."
"...Team Rocket?"
"They legally entered and got permission to dressed up as a tall guy in a jacket. They own last year's champ Hitmonlee, beat Hitmonchan, and we have no idea if they cheated or not," Mai listed.
"They even had a counter for asking where Meowth was," Misty added as she pointed over to where Team Rocket's Pokemon were.
"...That's a fake."
"Eh?"
"Look closer at 'Meowth', Noel," Kajun advised.
"...Um…" Noel whispered as she squinted her eyes, "...Oh! It...it's a stuffed Meowth in disguise."
"What?!" Tsubaki exclaimed, "Of all the…"
"Now the issue is that if we point it out now, they could spin it around that Meowth must have left it to let their Pokemon stay in the seats," Kajun frowned.
"And most likely any other evidence of their cheating is all gone thanks to the last battle and them changing the stage," Mai frowned.
"And your Super Taste wouldn't be much for evidence, Mai," Brock frowned, "I mean, I've seen it in action a few times, yet I still can't fully believe it."
"It's understandable...but…" Mai began.
=And we are back!=
(Cue: Randy Orton - Voices (Entrance Theme) feat. Rev Theory)
=Ladies and Gentlemen! Introducing our first fighter: He's mean, he's crude, and he'll kick you so hard you'll be knocked back to the last century! He's the Kicking Fiend, Hit-mon-lee~!=
The screens displayed Hitmonlee walking towards the ring with Jessie and James still in their outfit, the Pokemon demonstrating a few kicks at the audience. He performed a triple front flip and landed in the ring as Team Rocket stood by their side of the ring.
"...Well...At least it wasn't their normal motto," Mai owlishly blinked with the others.
=Now for his challenger:=
(Switch to: Mick Gordon (feat. Omega Sparx) - I'm Back (to Rise))
=A new contender on the scene travelling with a new Trainer from Pallet Town that's recently earned his fifth Badge with his help. He's here to prove that he can be the best of the best! He's Wild Beast PRIIIIIIIIIIIIMEAPEEEEEEEE~!=
The monitors displayed Ash and Primeape walking down through the entrance opposite of Team Rocket's. Primeape pumped his arms in the air and made a few mock punching motions at the cheering crowd. Primeape jumped onto the ring and the two Pokemon approached one another.
"(Heh. You think you've got what it takes to beat the champ, little chimp?)" Hitmonlee sneered.
"(Oh, you better believe it. You're going down so hard, your great grandkids will be feeling the aches and bruises, slinky leg!)"
"(Heh. You won't even make it to Round 2, wimp!)"
"(You'll need a stretcher and a straw when I'm done with you!)"
"(Good, I-wait. Why a straw?)"
"('Cause when I'm done with ya, you won't be able to do nothin' but drink liquids!)"
"(Okay, you two!)" Medicham pushed them away with Psychic, "(Now listen up! I want a clean, fair fight out here! No blows to between the legs or other dirty moves like that! Got that?)"
"Lee/Prime!"
"(Good. Now let's get it on!)"
=Here we go! Aaaaaaaaaaaand...= the announcer cheered as Medicham swung his arm down =FIGHT!=
"Lee~!" Hitmonlee roared as he unleashed a barrage of fast kicks at Primeape, knocking him back.
=And Hitmonlee starts strong and ferocious. Gotta do better at staying out of his range, Primeape!=
Primeape blocked another round of kicks with the back of his arms before he got into Hitmonlee's space and began to dish out a few punches and moved away to avoid a kick. He moved around, giving blows when he could while blocking kicks as fast as he could.
=Primeape's a fast one, but Hitmonlee's clearly overwhelming the guy with his kicks!=
"Come on, Primeape! You can't just keep blocking, attack!" Ash called out.
"It's fine, Ash!" Makoto assured from her seat, "He just needs the right opening, and then he can go for a devastating counter attack."
=And that Mega Kick's put Primeape in the corner! And here he comes with the follow up in the form of multiple Blaze Kicks!=
"Go, Hitmonlee!" James cheered.
"Prime! Prime! Prime!" Primeape grunted, burns starting to form on his arms.
"Hi Jump Kick!"
"Hit!" Hitmonlee jumped into the air, his legs glowing, "Mon!" he shot down at Primeape, feet first, "LEE!"
"!" Primeape performed a forward roll, avoiding the attack and causing Hitmonlee to strike the corner, earning a grunt of pain from the kicking Pokemon.
"Hi Jump Kick hurts the user when it misses," Kajun noted as Primeape unleashing a series of brutal blows, "Is that Slugger-style boxing, Makoto?"
"Yep! I did a crash course on Slugger and Out-boxing!" Makoto grinned, "When he gets close...oh ho~it. Will. Hurt."
=Whoa, whoa, whoa! Am I seeing what I think I'm seeing?! Did the Wild Beast just turn this around on the Kicking Fiend!?= the announcer exclaimed in shock as Primeape jumped back from a Blaze Kick before delivering a fire-engulfed fist to Hitmonlee's face knocking him flat on his face =AWESOME!= Medicham began to count =In a surprising upset, the Kicking Fiend is the first one to fall!=
"James, where's Meowth with that trap?!" Jessie hissed.
"I don't know!" James hissed back, "Come on, Hitmonlee! Kick, kick, kick!"
Hitmonlee snarled as he began to get back up, "(Annoying little fuzzball…)" he turned to Primeape, "(I'll break you like a twig!)"
The two charged at one another when the bell rang and Medicham caught the kick and punch.
=And that's the bell, ending Round 1!= the announcer declared as the two Pokemon went back to their corners =Folks, it looked like the Kicking Fiend was gonna have an easy victory when he got the Wild Beast in the corner like that, but clearly Primeape's moniker is showing us just how accurate it is in this fight!=
"You're gonna show this overgrown monkey his place, Hitmonlee," James encouraged as he handed Hitmonlee a water bottle to drink out of, "You got him in the corner once, you can get him back in it again."
"Lee," Hitmonlee nodded, crushing the emptied bottle.
"Attaboy, Primeape. You're giving it as good as you're taking it," Ash grinned, "Keep this up and I'm sure you're gonna win!"
"Prime!"
"Heh...I'm so proud right now…" Makoto grinend to herself before she noticed Pikachu staring at something, "...something wrong?"
"Pi…" Pikachu whispered before he noticed Meowth crawl out from underneath the ring and ran off, "...Pika."
"Did you see something?" Makoto asked, earning a nod from Pikachu, "Okay. Booster, go with Pikachu."
"Flareon!" Booster nodded as she jumped out of Makoto's tail and went off with Pikachu.
=Moving into Round 2, I'm getting a feeling that it's becoming too close to call= the announcer informed as Medicham kept his arms stretched out as Hitmonlee and Primeape approached each other until he swung his arm down and the bell rang.
"About time. Is it ready, Meowth?" Jessie whispered to the cat Pokemon.
"Yup," Meowth grinned as he held up a remote, "When Hitmonlee jumps, we flip da switch and Primeape gets a good ol' electrical explosion. Hah ha! He'll get a good charge outta dat!"
"Right," Jessie grinned, taking the remote.
"(What you got? Huh? Huh? HUH!)" Primeape roared as he delivered a flurry of punches to block the flurry of kicks sent by Hitmonlee, their limbs practically blurs at this point.
Primeape pulled out a combo of a Fire Punch jab, an Ice Punch hook, and then a Thunder Punch uppercut. He charged in when Hitmonlee grabbed him by the shoulders and delivered a headbutt before going into a Double Kick to Primeape's face, knocking him down.
=Whoa! This time it's Primeape that goes down! But he's back up just as fast as he fell!=
"(Any last words before I beat you down, chimp?)" Hitmonlee asked.
"(Just two...Aerial Combat!)"
"(Aerial wh-?)" Hitmonlee began before Primeape jumped onto the ropes, reeling back before propelling himself forward, a white aura covering his fists.
"Makoto…" Mai began.
"Aerial Ace combined with Close Combat," Makoto answered, "Not only will it contact no matter what, but it WILL cause major damage."
"Lee?!" Hitmonlee exclaimed before Primeape collided with him, delivering a series of fast-paced blows, "Hit! Hit! Hit! Mon! Hitmon! Leemonhit!"
"Priprippripripripripripripripripripri!" Primeape rapidly called out before delivering a hard punch to Hitmonlee's face, "Prime~APE!" he roared before sending him flying towards the turnbuckle, causing him to crash into it.
=And Hitmonlee's down again! This has never happened before with the Kicking Fiend!=
"WHAT?!" Karai screamed, crushing her half empty bucket of popcorn.
"He's a boy with seemingly infinite potential in training Pokemon," Aoiro noted, "Creating surprising methods when it comes to battling that would even impress Top Coordinators from Hoenn and Sinnoh in how they're made."
"Grr...Come on, Hitmonlee! Don't let that Arceus damn pig monkey beat you!" Karai roared at the screen.
"Mega Kick/Punch!"
Hitmonlee's leg glowed bright at the same time Primeape's fist did. The two swung out and their attacks collided, breaking apart to top of the ring. The two began to deliver their attacks fueled by either Mega Punch or Mega Kick, breaking the ground apart further and further with each collision the two attacks made on each other.
"Makoto...I think you did TOO good of a job training Primeape," Tsubaki whispered.
"Are you kidding?! This is epic!"
"(That's the end of this R…)" Medicham began before the two delivered another collision of Mega Punch and Mega Kick, making a shockwave that flipped Medicham over the rope and hit his head on the ground, knocking him out, "Cham…"
=And the ref's knocked out by the shockwave! Hold on, let me check the rules...uh...what the heck? Why don't we have rules on if the ref's knocked out by accident?! Ah, whatever! This is getting too intense and neither's gonna stop! How long can this go?!=
"Jessie, the trap! Flip the trap!" James hissed.
"Not yet," Jessie replied, peeking out, "He's still on the ground."
Primeape slammed his fists, engulfing both in a Mega Punch at the same time as Hitmonlee's legs glowed. The two charged at each other before Hitmonlee moved to the side, stopping his Mega Kicks and startling Primeape. Hitmonlee proceeded to deliver a flurry of Blaze Kick-empowered Mega Kicks to Primeape.
"(You won't even hear the full ten count! GO AND MEET WITH GIRATINA ALREADY!)" Hitmonlee roared as he performed a Low Kick and finally a Mega Kick right to Primeape's face.
=I can't believe it! Wild Beast Primeape's down!= the announcer exclaimed =Is this the end of the match?!=
"(...No….you…)" Primeape began before grabbing Hitmonlee's leg, "(You go meet him yourself!)" he roared, getting up before tossing Hitmonlee into the air, a red aura erupting out of his body as his muscles seemed to bulk up.
"Oh!" Ash gasped as he pulled out Dexter.
=Bulk Up, a Fighting-Type move that increases both the user's Attack and Defense=
"Bulk Up…" Ash repeated before grinning.
"Jessie!" James growled.
"Flipping it!" Jessie flipped the switch...only for nothing to happen, "...Meowth…"
"I swear I set da trap up!" Meowth exclaimed quietly.
=Primeape's back up with Bulk Up!-!=
"(AERIAL COMBAT!)" Primeape roared as he jumped into the air and began to deliver a series of fast-hitting blows.
Hitmonlee tried a Mega Blaze Kick only for Primeape's fist to strike the knee. Hitmonlee couldn't even get a chance to cry out in pain at feeling the bone break as a series of blows went into his face. The attack seemed to continue on as Hitmonlee crashed into the ceiling, Primeape continuing his assault as the ceiling began to crack more and more. Primeape reeled his fist back as a Mega Punch charged around it before adding on all three elemental punches over that. He swung the fist and the ceiling exploded. Primeape landed before a frozen, electrified, and burnt Hitmonlee crashed down on Jessie and James.
=MERCIFUL MOTHER OF MEW!-!-!= the Announcer exclaimed =And Wild Beast Primeape takes the title of P1 Grand Champion in absolutely brutal yet epic fashion! Excuse me...I gotta go talk to our builders...and hurl a little...too much...excitement...=
"YES! WE DID IT!" Ash beamed.
"WHOO! THAT'S RIGHT! ATTABOY PRIMEAPE!" Makoto whooped.
"Wha...b-but...h...I...he just...but…" Karai choked out, her eyes wide and her jaw dropped so low, it could've been hitting the floor.
"Now...what was that about me choosing should Ash Ketchum win?" Aoiro asked, a small yet smug smile on her face.
"Vee-vee-vee-vee…" Eve giggled, copying Aoiro's smile.
"...GAH~! I LOST GOOD MONEY ON THAT BATTLE!" Karai screamed, "I even bet my guitar and….oh god...NOT MY GUITAR! NOT MY BABY!"
"You mean 'my baby,'" Aoiro smirked.
"NO HO~!" Karai wailed in absolute despair.
"Meowth...what happened to our secret...weapon…?" James asked as he and Jessie tried to move Hitmonlee off them before finally giving up and returning the kicking Pokemon to its ball.
"I don't know," Meowth replied, sweating a bit as Team Rocket's other Pokemon came over, "I had it all set up and…"
"Pikachu," Meowth looked to see Pikachu crawl out from under the ring with Booster, "Pi."
"Fla," Booster put a box with a red 'R' on it in Meowth's paws before Pikachu got on her back.
"Oh thanks! Really appreciate it, youse guys!" Meowth beamed as the two walked off, "Here's da shock box. Oh good! It's in working...order...where's da switch?"
Pikachu snickered before flicking the switch in his paws. A blue button on the top turned off before a red one lit up. The trio and their Pokemon screamed as they were electrocuted until the box exploded, sending them flying into the distance.
"Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again~!" the trio screamed, turning into a twinkle in the sky.
"And away goes the cheaters…" Makoto smirked to herself as Pikachu and Booster returned, "Good work, ya two."
"Fla/Pika!" the two beamed.
"It sure looks good on you, Primeape," Ash grinned as Primeape flexed in front of a mirror at the Fighting Spirit Gym, the Pokemon wearing a black and gold belt with red detailing and a Pokeball etched in the middle.
"Primeape prime~!" Primeape beamed as he flexed.
"Huh...look at that. It's already reached the news," Makoto noted as she looked at a TV screen showing the news, "'Primetime for Primeape. Watch as we review possibly the most epic P-1 Grand Prix battle in ages.' Oh, hey! They got video footage just before the camera on the ceiling broke from the punching barrage."
"I just hope we don't have to pay for any damage caused by the battle," Tsubaki whispered.
"There was actually a monetary prize with winning, but since the ceiling was broken, they had to use it for repairs," Kajun whispered back.
"At least Primeape got to keep his awesome shiny belt," Makoto grinned, "So proud of ya, big guy!"
"Prime!" Primeape beamed.
"Thank you again, everyone," Rebecca thanked.
"Here's hoping to see you again for next year's P1 Grand Prix," Anthony grinned, "Hitmonchan against Primeape will be a sure fire battle."
"Daddy…"
"Not gonna spend every waking moment like I did this time, that's for sure," Anthony went on, "Family's just as, if not more, important as training."
"Aw, daddy~" Rebecca smiled.
"Chan?" Hitmonchan held a hand out to Primeape.
"Prime!" Primeape took the hand and both shook on having a match next time they met.
Tager's Search and Rescue Mission!
Tager: Greetings, I am Iron Tager. During a trip with friends, Kokonoe's understudy Kajun Faycott and her friends-Makoto Nanaya, Noel Vermillion, Tsubaki Yayoi, and Mai Natsume-were sucked into an Ultra Wormhole. Working with the Ultra Recon Squad, we are now in the world they are in. Hopefully, we will find them soon.
Episode 1: The Center
Officer Jenny's bike it halted before four people, "Welcome to Viridian City!" Officer Jenny blinked a few time, "Um…"
"Our parents had us do a silver diet," Dulse, wearing a purple jacket over blue jeans and a black shirt, explained.
"Yeah! We're travelling with our Uncle Tager here!" Zossie, wearing an orange shirt and a blue skirt, grinned as she motioned to Tager.
"Wow. You're quite a tall guy," Jenny noted, "And...quite muscular, too."
"A diet involving several bananas every meal and a good weight training routine," Tager informed before pulling out a set of pictures, "Excuse me, but I was hoping you could help me, ma'am. I'm looking for some students of mine that came to this region."
"...Oh! Oh yes. They were here a few months back with a young man by the name of Ash Ketchum," Jenny answered, "They even helped the Pokemon Center when Team Rocket attacked."
'Months?!' Tager thought.
=Months?!= Kokonoe exclaimed in a private channel =Hmm...Could it be that until you came with an active link set up for communication that there was a time dilation?=
"Team Rocket were here?" Fifi gasped with wide eyes as her hands covered her mouth.
"Yes, but it was just these three," Jenny answered as she motioned to a warning poster of Jessie, James, and Meowth, "They were sent flying away thanks to Ash Ketchum...while also blowing up the Pokemon Center by accident."
"...He...beat them...by blowing up the place they were robbing?" Zossie blinked twice with wide eyes, "That is so awesome!"
"Do you know where they went?" Tager asked.
"Yep! They went off to Pewter City by going through the Viridian Forest," Jenny explained, "Knowing the last three Pallet Town Trainers, Ash was most likely on his way to participate in the Indigo League by collecting eight Badges."
=Looks like those four thought staying with someone native to this world would be a good idea= Kokonoe noted.
"Merci, Officer," Fifi thanked.
"No problem," Jenny assured before the four left, "Hmm...I wonder if I should've warned them that there's been sightings of a large Pokemon attacking Trainers in the forest lately…" she shrugged, "From how buff their uncle was, I shouldn't be so worried."
GT: Yep! We now have a new segment at the end of the chapters!
SZ: Eeyup. And to change things up from the episode this was based on...Ash will be keeping Priemape! Becuase honestly...in the actual episodes after this...we never saw Primeape again….EVER
GT: And because of the English Dub, we got put on a belief he'd come back, but nope. Original Japanese dub did not have them say Primeape would return. Basically, English Dub gave us lies...it's the jelly donuts all over again.
SZ: Yeah...same thing happened with Pidgeot
GT: Yep. Really crazy, am I right? Ah well...Thanks for reading, everyone! Hope you review, too!
SZ: Yup, so see ya next time!