Pokemon: Remix Hearts

by Seanzilla1988

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

35. Chapter 35

SZ: *finishes watching a comic dub about Shiny Eevee*...oh….oh my poor heart…

GT: Poor little Shiny Eevee...Stupid abandoning Leafeon...

Z0: Oh its gonna take awhile to get over that one *walks over and changes SZ's heart out with a new not broken one* there we go *slaps his back starting him back up*

SZ: Better...ahem. Hey guys and gals. Welcome to another chapter of Remix Hearts

Z0: I'm a guest writer!

GT: Eeyup. He's gonna be a guest for a few chapters. And, like we said last time, we're rearranging chapters a bit.

SZ: mm hmm.

Z0: I'm only a temp for the moment so all I can say is Aye!

GT: So do enjoy everyone. As usual, we own no one but our OCs. And now…*puts up a sign reading 'Daxter is a Weasel' before walking off*

Z0: That's bad right? *sees the others gone* Guys?! Guys?! What's gonna happen...am I gonna die?

Daxter of Jak & Daxter: *hums while entering* Okay, seems pretty nice here. May have to talk to Jak on being in one of the things they make he…*sees the sign* WEASEL?!

SZ: *offscreen* Z0 run!

Z0: Whoop-whoop-whoop! *runs off as a flash of light*

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Entry 034: Hi, it's Mai. *pauses before giggling at her own rhyme* Well, on our way to Fuschia City, we ended up getting lost again. We ended up stopping for a rest, but….Misty couldn't relax due to Psyduck. And...honestly I could see why. Not a few minutes after Psyduck got out, he got a headache from cold water, and ended up breaking Cherry's sunglasses...which earned everyone a zap from her. Makoto promised to get her new lenses and we went on our way. Eventually, we came across of bridge made from a single log over a deep chasm and a building on the other side that got Tsubaki a little too close to Kajun's Science Mode for comfort. It took a bit to get Ash across...which is understandable. I mean, we have not had any luck with wooden bridges over deep chasms.

We decided to enter the place...only to fall into all kinds of traps fitted for ninjas. Like invisible walls, fake walls...Voltorbs. All the while, Ash tried to chase after a Venonat. Eventually, he ended up pinned to a wall by shuriken by a girl named Janine. Turns out we ended up in a training ground for ninja. She challenged us and Ash was going to accept...when Kajun went instead. Yeah...I'm starting to think that Kajun has become a bit...protective of Ash. And by 'protective,' I mean 'The one time these punks made one of Makoto's little siblings cry when we were visiting her family one break and she pummeled them into the ER' protective. In this case, it was Kajun having Koko pummel Janine's Venonat and break her facade of being a serious ninja when she's really a Kunoichi in training. It went on until a Greninja's Water Shuriken got between Koko and Venonat.

Said Greninja belonged to Koga, the Fuschia City Gym Leader. Turns out we turned the wrong direction and ended up in his Training Grounds instead of the city...where his Gym is right beside the Pokemon Center. *sighs* Of course it would be...honestly. We really need to check the map every now and then when we get lost...And check to make sure it isn't upside down or turned to one side or the other. Ahem...anyways, Ash challenged Koga for the Soul Badge, and Koga accepted...using his SEVEN Badge run team...Turns out he watched Misty's Gym Battle that Daisy posted on the site Gym Leaders have to submit a video a month to involving Gym Battles they do...where she used the THREE Badge run team instead of the TWO Badge Run team...along with videos of Ash's other Gym Battles. He gave Ash a few minutes to shuffle his team around with Hikari's Teleport to do some express switching with Pokemon at Oak's Lab.

Koga first sent out a Salazzle while Ash brought out Squirtle….that Sallazle was a tough one. Koga was one step ahead of Ash's every move, seemingly reading what he was gonna do like what Kajun did with Janine. Eventually, Squirtle's glasses broke and Ash made up a lie about him getting it from an anime. I don't know what Salazzle said, but boy did Squirtle get mad...mad enough to use a move it shouldn't learn until it's a Blastoise. It was a tough battle, but both Salazzle and Squirtle went down in a double KO, leaving Ash and Koga with one Pokemon each. Koga sent out an Alolan Muk while Ash sent out Gengar. It's kinda interesting about Alolan Muk. They don't have the stink of their Kantonian selves and are used to help eat waste so there's no need for garbage dumps in Alola, just recycle centers. Though this Muk has a mean ability called Power of Alchemy which let it use Salazzle's Ability Corrosion...which let it poison Gengar. It was hard..but Ash manage to surprise us all by having Gengar Mega Evolve...who proceeded to...well...be kinda crazy. Changing the shape of his body, pulling out random clothes...even pulling out fake guns to fire his attacks was...the weirdest thing I've ever saw...not even the Watermelon incident was this bizarre.

After giving Ash the Soul Badge, Koga let us stay for the night...and Janine was introduced to Noel's cooking and the Poison-Type Pokemon loving it. Brock traded some recipes with her since he was the one who writes down what Noel uses for her recipes and everyone enjoyed a nice hot springs that was in the training grounds. The day after, Koga had a Venomoth teleport us to Fuschia City so that he could open the Gym while we went to the Pokemon Center and met up with La, Ken, and, surprisingly, Takuma. La found a book about the Rainbow Hero and we talked a bit about it. And before we could go for Takuma's attempt to win the Soul Badge himself, we ran into the Zorua all the way back when we met Soren. Turns out it was following us the entire time since we left that town. It challenge Kajun to a battle once Luka translated for Zorua. A battle of wits I might add. Unfortunately...Kajun and Hikari was his opponents. Kajun revealed she managed to buy some of those weird Typing Balls from the SS Anne when she used one to catch Zorua and named him Houdini. Well, with our group bigger now, I wonder if things are gonna be easier or harder.

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"...Seriously, how'd we get lost again?!" Makoto exclaimed, "We checked the map and everything!"

"To think a small berry collecting trip turned to this…" Ken muttered with a slight sweatdrop.

"I'm starting to think someone here is cursed." Takuma spoke up.

"Pi?" Pikachu's ears twitched a bit when he heard something.

"Hmm? Pikachu, wh-" Ash began.

"Ee~"

"Oh! That sounds like an Eevee!" Noel realized before all the Eevee in their group popped out of their balls.

"Fla…" Booster blinked as she looked around, moving to a nearby bushed before looking through it, "Flar?!"

"What's wrong, Booster?" Makoto asked as she walked over, "...Guys, there's an Eevee tied up here."

"?!" Ken's eyes widened as he ran over, looking over the bushes to see an Eevee inside a small tree stump, a collar around it with a few food bowls around it, "...phew. It's not Cross' handywork…"

"Oh, I know this." Takuma spoke up, peeking over Ken's shoulder, "This is pretty common for kids who try and hide a Pokemon they want to keep. For whatever reason...it varies, but this Eevee is clearly healthy and fed, but hidden way out here from people."

"That's still not right," Tsubaki frowned.

"(Hiya!)" Booster greeted, "(I'm Booster. These are my sisters Nymph, Astrea, Celsius, and of course Meema Koko.)"

"(...you're not gonna try and convince me to evolve like big bro, are you)?" the collared Eevee asked cautiously.

"(Huh?)"

"(Booster, dear, let me)," Koko offered as she walked up, "(It's alright. No one's going to force anything. It's up to you if you want to evolve after all.)"

"(...That's not what my big bros and their Trainers say…)" Eevee sighed a bit, "(...I miss Mikey…)"

"Any ideas what they are talking about?" Takuma asked.

"Hmm...I'm not sure," Ken answered before noticing someone on Eevee's collar, "...Stone Town...that's the town known for distributing Evolution Stones here in Kanto...anyone have the map?"

"Right here," La replied as she handed Ken the map before kneeling down to the tied up Eevee and whispered, "Don't worry. We'll take you to 'Mikey,' okay?"

"(How did she know I missed Mikey?)" Eevee gasped.

"(She says she was blessed by the Tapus of Alola)," Koko replied.

"(The Tapus?)"

"(Legendary Pokemon.)"

"(Oh! Cool!)"

"Hmm...oh good. We're not too far from Stone Town," Ken answered as he looked up from the map, "Once we're done there, it's just a short trip back to Fuschia City."

"Huh?" Makoto looked at the map, "Aw nuts. We went right instead of straight."

"We really need to keep better track of the map…" Mai sweatdropped.

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"Let's see...314 Stone Ridge way…" Tsubaki whispered, looking at the directions of the town after reading Eevee's collar, "It should be right up ahead.

"Seriously, why would they hide Eevee all the way out here?" Misty pondered.

"Usually in these type of cases, it's either the parent not wanting their child to interact with Pokemon, or they can't afford to keep said Pokemon at home," Ken answered.

"Then there's always the rare times when it's because the parents wanting to do something to the Pokemon that the child doesn't want to happen," La added, "Or something got taken out of context and things escalated."

"The Eevee is very much healthy and taken care of. I have to believe the kid did it with the intent to protect their Eevee. Even I can tell that this little one cares for its trainer greatly. However, the way he cringed at seeing his evolutions gives me a hint as to what might have happened." Takuma spoke.

"Most likely," Brock nodded, "We'll just have to find out once we get to the address."

"Don't worry, Eevee. We'll get you to your trainer," Noel assured Eevee, holding him close with Yuki and Nymph.

"Eee~!" Nymph added with a small smile.

"...Eee…" Eevee blushed a bit before looking ahead, his ears perking up, "Ee!"

"I think we're close...by…" Makoto trailed off as the others looked ahead, seeing a fairly large mansion not too far from them "?!"

"Wow…" the boys awed in surprise.

"Whoever owns Eevee must be rich," Ash awed.

"Pika…"

"...I think there's a garden party going on in the front yard," Kajun noted, seeing a few people walk by the gates with a few Evolved Pokemon, "...My guess is that it's an Evolution based party."

"Not just any Evolution either. That's a Poliwrath and over there's a Cloyster," Misty noted, "Those two need Water Stones to evolve. And over there's a Ninetails, which needs a Fire Stone."

"Best to blend in, I suppose," La noted before letting out Ho'oilo and earning Yuki's attention.

"Vul!" Yuki beamed as she hopped out of Noel's arms, approaching La's Ninetails before stopping a bit, "(...h...hello.)"

"(Hello, little one,)" Ho'oilo greeted, nuzzling her a little.

"Not a bad idea," Brock noted as he took Vulpix' Pokeball out, "Come out, Vulpix."

"Vulpix."

"Um, Koko, do you think if I give you Gengar, you can…" Ash began before Gengar's ball was gone and Eevee was dropped on his head, "Thanks."

"Okay...Staryu, Starmie, c-" Misty began.

"Psy~"

"Dang it, Psyduck!" Misty snapped.

"Emol~!" Cherry growled as she poked out of Makoto's tail, glaring at Psyduck.

"Psyduck?" Psyduck tilted his head.

"Not you, Psyduck," Misty sighed, returning the duck while letting out her Starter and Staryu.

"Come on. Let's hurry inside," Ash spoke up as he walked forward.

"...right."

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"Ohh~ Look at all those evolved Pokemon," James noted as Team Rocket spied on the party from the distance, "We got to have them."

"And there's a lot of Evolution Stones we can steal and sell for a high price," Jessie added.

"Let's be lucky Lady Kira's on a food break right now," Meowth added, "Who knows? Maybe we can get on her good side if we snatch all those primo Pokemon."

"Not to mention all that food…" James drooled.

"...Wait. What about Lady Aoiro and Karai?" Jessie blinked a bit, "How are we…?"

"They're keeping Kira busy," Meowth quickly added.

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"Grr...where's my pudding…?" Kira frowned as she sat at a set up decorated table.

"O-on it's way, sister," Aoiro assured before whispering to Karai, "Please tell me you didn't forget her special pudding."

"I'm looking, damn it!" Karai hissed as she looked through their food portions, "I know I packed it up in here!"

"A-anything you'd like while you wait, Kira?" Aoiro nervously asked as she turned back around.

"...Do you have any burger ingredients?"

"O-of course."

"Then I'll take a bacon double cheese burger with caramelized onions, tomatoes, chipotle ketchup, lettuce…" Kira paused before frowning dangerously, "No pickles."

"Gh?! O-on it!" Karai freaked, grabbing the required items as she rushed for the grill.

'She may be a slob...but thank Arceus she knows how to cook a good meal…' Aoiro mentally sighed in relief.

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"Okay. Now that we got some evolutions out of the way, how about we compare some attacks?" a young man with spiky electric-orange hair asked, A Jolteon standing near him, "...Wait…" he blinked when he noticed something, "Eevee?"

"Hmm?" two other young men, one with fiery red hair and the other with cool blue hair stylized after a Vaporeon blinked as they looked in the orangette's direction, seeing Ash and co walking in, "Oh!"

"There he is!" the three beamed a bit as they ran over.

"So this is the right place?" Takuma muttered.

"We were wondering where you went," the blonde noted.

"Thanks for finding Eevee for us," the blunette thanked the group as he took Eevee from Noel.

"This is perfect! Now that the star is here, we can finally begin!" the redette beamed.

"Eevee's a star?" Misty blinked.

"Vui?" the group's Eevee tilted their heads.

"Whoa. There's a lot of Eevee with them," the blonde noted in surprise.

"Perfect! Now we can really have a big show!" the redette beamed.

"Hey, Mikey! Eevee's come back!" the blunette shouted.

"...oh…" a depressed voice noted as a young boy with brown hair moved from behind a table, "...no…"

"Eui!" Eevee beamed, hopping out of the blunette's arms as he ran up to the young boy.

"...I think I'm understanding now," La noted.

"...Who found him?" Mikey asked.

"They did," the blonde pointed to Ash and the others.

"...Why'd you bring him back…?" Mikey asked them, a sad depressed tone in his voice.

"Well...we-" Ash began

"Listen, Mikey!" the blonde declared, earning the young boy's attention, "One day you're gonna be a Pokemon Tainer just like us."

"Do you really think you can win your first battle with an unevolved Eevee?" the blunette asked.

"All of us won our battles because we evolved our Eevees," the redette added, "There's no other way to win! The key to Pokemon is evolution!"

"But...I don't care about battles," Mikey stated

"DON'T CARE?!" the three snapped.

"FLAR/VAPOR/JOLT!" Flareon, Vaporeon, and Jolteon added.

"Everyone's been waiting for you to see what you evolve Eevee into," the blunette stated.

"So pick, Mikey. Which of these three do you want to evolve Eevee into?" the blonde asked, motioning to the three Eeveelutions before him, "It's obvious you wanna go with Jolteon, right?"

"No way! He wants Flareon!" the redette snapped at the blonde.

"Mikey, I'm sure you want a Vaporeon, right?" the blunette asked Mikey.

"Oh...I get it now…" Takuma spoke up, "Welp...this is gonna be normal hanging out with you guys from now on, huh?"

"Most likely," Makoto replied.

"This family sure is competitive…" Bock noted.

"Hey, give the kid a break!" Ash snapped at the three older brothers, "Isn't he too young to battle?"

"Why do you think we threw this party for him and Eevee?" te blonde countered..

"All Trainers start training at a young age," the blunette added.

"Yeah. One of these days you're gonna evolve Pikachu into Raichu, right?" the redette asked before looking at the girls' Eevee's, Yuki, and Vulpix, "Same for your Eevees and two Vulpix, right? You'll evolve those three right?"

"If so, we suggest evolving the Eevee's into Flareon, Vaporeon, or Jolteon," the blunette added.

"You do know there's more than just those three, right?" Kajun pointed out.

"True, but nothing tops the original trio," the blonde stated.

"To each their own I suppose…" Takuma shrugged, "...I'm gonna go check the food out real quick."

"...you do that," Ken said with a slight frown, glaring a bit at Mikey's brothers.

"So? You gonna evolve your Pokemon or no?" the blonde asked, "We got plenty of stones to go around."

"...well…" Ash began.

"No. I can't just force Vulpix to evolve," Brock stated, "She's really important to me."

"I...I like Yuki the way she is," Noel added.

"DON'T BE STUPID!" the three older brothers snapped.

"H-hey! No need to yell!" Ash yelped.

"Evolution is what Pokemon are all about!" the blonde declared, "So come on! Evolve your Pokemon already!"

"These guys are rather adamant, aren't they?" Makoto sweatdropped.

"(Oh! Oh! I wanna evolve!)" Ash's Eevee cheered.

"(Really?)" the boys' Eeveelutions asked.

"(Yep! I wanna be as awesome as Big Bro Pikachu!)" Eevee beamed.

"(...meh. He'd be better as a Raichu)," Jolteon waved off, "(But if ya wanna be more awesome than him, evolve into a Jolteon like me!).

"(Huh? What do you mean, mister? He clobbers Raichu like it's nothing!)" Eevee tilted his head.

"(Huh?!)"

"(Looks like he shut you down,)" Flareon smirked before noticing Booster, "(...Well, hello~)"

"(Hey. Interesting party)," Booster greeted.

"(Thanks. How's about we ditch these guys and get something spicy? Us Flareons gotta stick together)" Flareon said.

"(Mmm...Nah. I'm more into chestnut parfaits myself,)" Booster shrugged, "(Big Sis Makoto, my Trainer, got me into them.)"

"(Huh?! A Flareon...that likes cold stuff?!)" Flareon gawked.

"(Guess you got freezer burned, bro,)" Vaporeon snickered.

Booster laughed, "(Nice one!)"

"(Thank you, madam.)"

"So..what do ya wanna Evolve your Eevee into? Jolteon, Flareon, or Vaporeon?" the Blonde asked Ash once more.

"As Kajun pointed out, there's more than just those three Eeveelutions," Ken pointed out, "Maybe your brother would want one of the others instead."

"NO WAY! THE ORIGINAL TRIO IS BEST!" the three snapped.

"Not if you keep forcing it on your brother like that!" Ken argued before pulling out a Premier Ball, "Serenity, mind coming out please?"

Ken tossed the ball out. It bounced once before opening up, revealing a tiny dog-like Pokemon with white/silver fur. Its body sported a pair of bows on the neck and on the side of the forehead while two ribbons grew out of each ribbon. The ends of the bows, its paws, ears, and ribbons were all a pure blue. It opened its large pink eyes and smiled, a circle of stars popping around it for a moment.

"Vui…" Nymph awed.

"Pretty…" Noel whispered in awe as Ash took Dexter out.

=Sylveon, the Intertwining Pokemon, and the evolved form of Eevee when it is deeply loved for and knows a Fairy-Type Move. The ribbons of a Sylveon can release an aura that calms those that sense it. Sylveon wraps its ribbonlike feelers around its Trainer's arm because this touch enables it to read its Trainer's feelings=

"(Hello…)" Serenity greeted, a kind smile on her face as her blue curved fluffy tail wagged just a little.

"(...)" Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon slowly blinked before bluring up to the Shiny Pokemon.

"(Hey beautiful, what brings you t-ack!)" Jolteon gasped when a spray of water blew him away.

"(Ignore him, madam. He's a bit rough around the ed-)" Vaporeon began before Flareon tackled him away.

"(Why not hang out with someone with a real fiery passion~)" Flareon flirted before Jolteon kicked him in the face with his back feet, "(Ow! Hey I saw her first!)"

"(You wish!)"

"(You're both being incredibly rude…)"

"(You tried flirting with her too, fin head!)"

"(Fin Head?! H-how dare you!)"

"(Excuse me.)"

"(Yes~?) the three Eeveelutions asked in unison as they looked at Serenity.

"(You three seem nice and all, but...do not take this the wrong way, but I already have someone.)"

"(HUH?!)"

"(But do not worry...)" Serenity paused as she shot them a soft kind smile, "(I'm sure you three will find love)"

"(Gh?! Sh...she's….an angel…)" the three gasped before falling over, hearts in their eyes.

"Gh?! H-how did you…?" the reddete began with a gawk.

"You won't believe how many Pokemon try hitting on Serenity," Ken chuckled a bit before frowning a little once more, "But seriously, this proves there's more than just those three Eeveelutions for Mikey to evolve his Pokemon..or perhaps he doesn't want to evolve Eevee."

"What?! That's stupid!" the blonde huffed, "Who ever heard of a trainer who doesn't want to evolve their Pokemon?"

"Or even want to battle?" the red date added.

"There's always Contest Battles," La pointed out.

"...PFFT!" the three brothers laughed at that.

"Oh! Oh that's good!" the blunette laughed a bit.

"As if Mikey wants to participate in one of those girly things!" the redette laughed.

"No Male Trainer would be caught dead in those over glorified beauty contest!" the blonde added, "Only girls would enjoy that!"

"What was that?" Misty growled out as Mai held her back as Noel was being distracted by Makoto's tail.

"Wah...these guys will never mature will they?" Takuma asked, eating a plate of food, "I've met toddlers more mature."

"Agreed," Makoto frowned a bit.

"...Come on. Let's go enjoy the party," Ken spoke up, shooting the three brothers one more stern glare before walking away with Serenity.

"Let's go eat all their food!" Takuma offered happily to change the mood, "They got really fancy cake!"

"Cake?!" the girls gasped in glee.

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"Honestly...who do those three think they are?" Makoto huffed, angrily chewing on a slice of cake, "Thinking they know what's best for Mikey...If I was their sister, I'd smack them upside the head for being so stupid."

"It's up to Eevee if he wants to evolve or not," La agreed, "When I got an Ice Stone, I made sure to ask Ho'oilo if she wanted to evolve. If she refused, I'd respect her decision."

"Try telling that to those three," Makoto muttered, jabbing a thumb at Mikey's older brothers as they talked with a Trainer with a freshly evolved Raichu, "They're so adamant on evolving Pokemon and battling, they just brush anything else off."

"The world is large and vast. Right now, their mindsets are focused in the area they live in." Takuma spoke, "Traveling the world I've learned no two places will give you the same combat experience. Each region is filled with their own unique Pokemon and battling styles. When you look at the world all together...you're forced to open your mind."

"Wow…" Ash awed.

"Battling together with your friends will let you learn how you yourself wish to battle. Developing your own style and art…" he paused, "Is what it means to battle, be it for Gyms, Island Challenges, or even Contests." he chuckled, "I've tried just about everything, I've learned what works for me and my partners. Everyone just needs to find their own thing."

"Very wise words," Kajun noted with a nod, "And if he wanted, young Michael could take a job as a Pokemon caregiver or doctor."

"...But right now," Ken began as he looked over at Mikey, who was sitting by himself with Eevee, "Given how his brothers are, he must think he doesn't have a choice."

"This family is rather competitive. They're just putting on a lot of pressure on the little guy," Brock agreed.

"...Maybe I can try cheering him up," Misty offered, picking up a plate of sandwiches, "He's probably hungry."

"Psy~" Psyduck spoke as his hand grabbed one of the sandwiches.

"...Grr…" Misty's eye twitched before bonking Psyduck on the head, "Stop that! They're not for you!"

"Duck~" Psyduck groaned.

"What's he sayin'?" Makoto whispered to La.

"All he's been saying is 'Head hurts,'" La replied.

"Ah...he's...not much of a thinker, is he?" Takuma muttered.

"More like his headache is more akin to a constant migraine. If you have a Pokemon that knows the move Calm Mind, it could help if they taught Psyduck it," La suggested.

"Calm Mind?" Misty repeated as she blinked twice.

"Yes. You never thought of that, have you?"

"..."

"...I guess not."

"What's Calm Mind?" Ash asked.

"A move where a Pokemon calms their mind via meditation, it allows for their abilities in special attacks and defense to increase." Takuma explained, "It's very useful for Psychic-Types who fight from a distance."

"...You mean…" Misty began with an eye twitch, "All this time...I could've taught Psyduck Calm Mind...and not deal with him constantly popping out just when I'm trying to call another Pokemon?"

"Most likely," La replied before pulling out her blocky red device with a screen on it, "I think I have a Pokemon that knows it."

"...Please do. I...need to do something real quick before I go talk with Mikey," Misty stated.

"...Need to vent?" Makoto guessed.

"What do you think?!" Misty hissed.

"Best advice? Go with smashing rocks. But be careful if they're Pokemon," Makoto advised, blushing a bit, "I made the mistake and ended up chased by an angry Graveller that had the Ability Sturdy."

"...Is that why you came back after venting because of Team Rocket once covered in soot from a Self Destruct?" Tsubaki asked.

"...Yes," Makoto slumped.

"Hey, La, what is that anyway?" Ash asked as Misty stomped off.

"Oh, this is my Pokedex," La explained before it floated in the air and sported round feet and Pikachu tail-shaped arms before the screen displayed a mouth and two eyes, "Say hello, Alakai."

=Alola= the Pokedex greeted, giving a wave resembling a rainbow.

"GH?!" Ash freaked a bit at that as he jumped back, "I-it's alive?!"

=Indeed I am!= Alakai greeted before spinning around and tapped his screen, causing a flash =Oh, nice freak out. Haven't had one that surprising since I met La's boyfriend, Takeru=

Ash pulled out Dexter and it activated, showing an orange top-like Pokemon covered in a yellow aura =Rotom, the Plasma body is composed of plasma. Its electric-like body can enter some kinds of machines and take control in order to make mischief. Research continues on this Pokémon, which could be the power source of a unique motor=

"In Alola, they make a specialized Pokedex that can be used by Rotom to give them a new type of body. The Pokedex and all its information gives them the ability to speak to us. Think of them like a support AI from a video game. Only...friendlier and generally better company." Takuma explained.

"..."

"...Kajun n-" Mai began before Kajun blurred up to Alakai, a notepad already in hand, "Mmm~!"

"Interesting! I've heard Rotom can take over electronics, but I didn't think it would be able to do something such as this!" Kajun beamed as she wrote some things down.

=...Laaaaaa...I'm getting Sophocles vibes from her…= Alakai whimpered, starting to shiver.

"...You know someone with a Science Mode, too?" Makoto paled at that.

=He tried to take me apart with a screwdriver in the middle of the Electrium Z Trial while we were in the dark!=

"Sounds...similar…" they all mumbled, unable to deny a sort of parallel in personality traits there.

"Alakai, does anyone have Calm Mind? We need it to help a little Psyduck with a constant migraine instead of the normal headache," La explained.

=Scanning now…Might take a bit. You did catch one Pokemon in each Route on Alola, after all=

---

"Whew…" Misty sighed a bit in relief, her head a bit wet as she stood near the fountain, "I needed that…Thanks, Horsea."

"Horsea," Horsea smiled.

"...It has been a while since you had a good swim," Misty smiled a bit, "You enjoy yourself, Horsea."

"Horsea!" Horsea beamed.

'I really need to remember to stock up on those Water Seals for the Seal Ball,' Misty thought before looking over at Mikey.

"...What am I gonna do…?" Mikey whispered to himself.

"Vui?" his Eevee looked up at him, tilting his head.

"Eevee…" Mikey whispered before a plate of sandwiches were held before him, "Hmm?"

"Hungry?" Mikey looked up to see Misty looking at him, "You were sitting by yourself and looked a bit hungry."

"...True…" Mikey muttered as Misty sat next to him.

"Vee!" Eevee beamed as he hopped out of his arms and began to eat the Pokemon food placed to the side.

"...You really don't want Eevee to evolve, do you?" Misty asked.

"...No, but my Brothers only care about evolving and battling Pokemon," Mikey sighed, "It's why I hid Eevee all the way out in the woods just for the day. That way, nobody could make me force him to evolve."

"But Eevee looked really lonely out there," Misty pointed out.

"I was gonna go pick him up later," Mikey admitted as Eevee nuzzled against him, "I don't care if he evolves or not, I just want him to be my best friend."

Misty nodded, "I can see your point." Staryu and Starmie flew over to them, "These are Staryu and Starmie. I hatched them both out of their Eggs and Starmie was my Starter. At first, I didn't want her to evolve since I was worried she wouldn't be the same."

"That's always the biggest worry for any Trainer," the two looked over to see Ken approach them with Serenity, "Luckily there's a little item known as an Everstone."

"Everstone?" Mikey blinked.

"It prevents Pokemon from evolving," Ken explained.

"Oh, that's a great idea," Misty noted, "If we had even a shard of it and hid it on Eevee, then he wouldn't evolve no matter what Evolution Stone touched him."

"Yup. And luckily…" Ken began as he reached into his bag, pulling out a soft grey stone, "I came prepared. Always have the right item for any situation," he then looked down at Serenity, "It's how I met Serenity here to be honest."

"Sylve~" Serenity smiled.

"Really?"

"Yup," Ken nodded before gaining a sad expression, "She was weak when I found here."

"...She wasn't abandoned by a Trainer, was she?" Misty asked with a light frown.

"Try abandoned by her own mother," Ken stated.

"?!"

"You see...sometimes when a Shiny Pokemon is born in the wild...the mother will abandon it in order to insure the safety of the rest of the hatchlings," Ken explained as he knelt down a bit, rubbing Serenity's head gently, "She was freezing and weak, using a leaf to try and hide herself from predators when I first found her."

"That's terrible!" Misty gasped.

"It is...I was able to nurse her back to health, and she's been with me ever since she was a hatchling," Ken added as he gave Serenity a soft smile, "I didn't care if she evolved or not, I loved her just the way she was."

"That's the real power a trainer has." Takuma spoke as he walked over, "The bonds with our partners, they give birth to amazing miracles at times. We've been discovering such powers for a long time, like Mega-Evolution and Z moves."

"Z Moves?" Mikey blinked a bit, "...oh! I've heard of those before...I think I…" Mikey began as he dug his pockets a bit and pulled out a small Z crystal with a faint image of an Eevee tail in it, "I think this is one, right?"

"Oh! That's Eeveeium Z!" La beamed as she ran over, "It's something extremely special since only Eevee can use it." she pulled out a similar Z-Crystal, "I got mine from a retired Trainer that used to train an Eevee. Where did you find that?"

"I found it near the woods when I went to go hide Eevee," Mikey explained before looking down at the Z Crystal, "So Eevee is the only one who can use this?"

"Yes," La nodded before digging into her backpack, "Now let's see...Ah." she pulled out a Z-Ring, "Ah, good. I didn't lose it. Tapu Bulu would've had my head for bongo practice if I lost it."

"Huh?" Mikey blinked before La handed him the Z-Ring, "...f-for me?"

"In Alola, we use these Z-Rings with the Z Crystals to bring out Z Moves," La explained, "Now watch." she moved back before swinging her arms up then down to a side before moving the opposite side arm upwards in the opposite direction before bending her elbows, making a 'Z' with her arms, "This is the Pose to use Eeveeium Z."

"...You mean like this?" Mikey asked as he tried mimicking her movements.

"Almost. You just need to move your arms more carefully," La began in her explanation as Ash and the others watched the trio.

"Those three really are nice people," Tsubaki noted with a small smile, "It's great to know there's honest people like them out in the world."

"Like Takuma said...the world is wide and vast," Brock smiled.

"Yup. A-" Mai began before she noticed something, "...Heads up, Mikey's brothers are coming."

"Great...the elemental meatheads are gonna ruin the fun," Makoto muttered.

"Yo, Mikey! Have you decided which Pokemon to evolve Eevee into?" the Flareon brother asked, "Flareon, right?"

"No, a Jolteon," the Jolteon brother spoke.

"A Vaporeon," the Vaporeon brother added.

"...Uh…" Mikey began nervously.

"It's okay, Mikey. You can do it," Misty whispered to him, putting a hand on his shoulder in reassurance.

"Uh, you guys, I uh…" Mikey began before something shattered the table with stone on it, "Ah!"

"Hit. mon. lee," Hitmonlee counted, juggling the stones with a kick.

"What the?! Who invited him?!" the Jolteon Brother demanded.

"Prepare for trouble!"

"Make it double…"

"Oh not again," Kajun groaned before hearing a panicked shushing.

"Do ya want dem to know we's was doin' it when dey told us strictly ta not ta do it?!" Meowth demanded as the balloon lowered down towards the area.

"Gh?! R...right…" the two nodded quickly.

"W-Weezing, Smokescreen go!" James called out.

"Weezing!" Weezing rasped out before releasing a blast of black smoke out over the area.

"Ack! Oh c-ack!-come on!" Makoto complained as the smoke covered the entire garden.

"P-Pidgeotto, Gust!" Ash called out as he sent out Pidgeotto.

"Pidgeo~!" Pidgeotto crowed as she quickly blew the smoke away, revealing Team Rocket and all the Evolutionary Stones were missing.

"Ah! The Stones have been taken!" the Jolteon brother gasped.

"Not just that, our Pokemon are gone too!" the Flareon brother gasped.

"What?!" the Vaporeon brother gasped as they looked around, seeing barely any Pokemon in sight.

"Ahh! Horsea!" Misty gasped.

"Y-Yuki! Nymph! Where are you?!" Noel called out as she looked around in worry.

"Why those…!" Makoto began as she reached for Needles' Pokeball, only to grab nothing, "...oh come on! They stole all our Pokemon too!?"

"What?" Kajun blinked as she touched her belt, "?! ...Those no good….!"

"...La, please tell me they didn't snatch your, Ken, and Takuma's Pokemon too," Mai nervously asked.

"Mine are always inside my jacket." Takuma revealed all six still inside his pockets custom holder.

"Check."

"I still have mine. A…" Ken began before he noticed something missing, "?!...Serenity...they took her! Oh those sons of a Seviper!"

"They took the food too?!" the Flareon Brother exclaimed.

"WHAT?!" Makoto exclaimed.

"I guess it's our turn then huh?" Takuma chuckled, "Time for a Kanto debut buddy, come on Django!" he spoke throwing a ball high into the air before a light slammed into the ground shaking everything, the smoke began to clear as a figure stood up the sounds of metal clanging against metal heard.

"Kommo-O!" a voice roared as the pokemon stepped out revealing a large grey skinned dragon covered head to toe in large armor plated grey scales with gold edges, the scales above its clawed hands where red in the center. Its tail jangled from the large scales along the edge forming a mace like image, its head was covered in gold scales forming a headdress shape. The Kommo-O stomped the ground and flexed its arms, causing its scales to jingle with each movement.

=Kommo-O, the Scaly Pokemon and the final form of Jangmo-o. Kommo-o, having completed its harsh training, returns to its birthplace to protect Jangmo-o. However, it only watches over them from a distance. Because it does not wish to fight weak foes, it clangs its scales together when it senses someone approaching. This ringing sound alerts others of its presence. The power of this Pokémon's uppercut is enough to send foes flying. Simply raising its arms can generate enough force to change its surroundings. According to legend, Kommo-o's glittering scales are meant to drive away a great darkness. The reason it seeks strong opponents is also said to be a quest for power to defeat the darkness=

"Alakai!" La called.

=I was under a table when it happened= Alakai informed as he flew over.

"Team Rocket took everyone," La scowled.

=What?!= Alakai exclaimed before looking at her waist, seeing no Pokeballs =Oh...They're dead, aren't they?=

"Yes, yes they are," La scowled.

=So who do you…=

"Hanzo."

=H-Hanzo?! Hoo boy, you really are angry...or excited…= Alakai muttered before two circular panels slid out on his hands and made a Pokeball appear in them, littered in scratches.

"Huh? Why's that one scratched up?" Ash blinked.

"Y-"

"The balloon!" Brock exclaimed ,seeing Team Rocket's balloon flying away, "They're getting away!"

"Oh no they're not," La scowled, picking up the scratched Pokeball, "Hanzo, Water Shuriken!"

The scratched ball, instead of transforming like all of La's others, opened up like a normal one. The white light quickly took shape before a shuriken of water shot out, striking the balloon and popping a hole in it. The thrower landed, revealing it to be a Greninja...littered in terrible scars. While he wore a dark-blue long jacket to hide most of them, the obvious missing chunk of his tongue that seemed to have been bitten off was easily revealed.

"Perfect shot!" Makoto shouted as the basket crashed into the ground, "Alright you three, give…!" Makoto began as she ran over, only to blink a bit, "...It's empty."

"Eh?!"

"...Those three…" Tsubaki frowned, "It was a decoy…"

"Hanzo, study," La ordered.

"Gekkouga," Hanzo nodded before dashing over to the basket.

"Ge what now?" Ash blinked.

"Hanzo isn't from this world," La whispered to Ash, "His world was...eaten by an Ultra Beast. His original Trainer and him tried to fight the Ultra Beast, but..."

"...Oh…" Ash cringed, realizing what she meant.

"(Silk strands from an Ariados were used to control the mechanics of this balloon through the wind catching in the Weepinbell Razor Leaf stuck in it)," Hanzo observed before picking up a strand of Meowth's fur and sniffed it, "(Freshly fallen. They can't have gotten far…)"

"If only I had Luca with me…" Tsubaki whispered in worry before she noticed something near the front gate, "...I think I see something."

"Hmm?" the others blinked as Tsubaki ran over to the gate and knelt down a bit.

"...Tire tracks...and ink…" Tsubaki whispered, dabbing her fingers in the oil a bit, "Horsea's ink at that…"

"Gek."

"?!" Tsubaki flinched before looking to see Hanzo kneeling down beside her, looking at the tracks and nodded before rushing off down the trail.

"After that Greninja!"

"Let's go, Django!" Takuma declared.

"Kommo-O!" Django roared as he followed after Hanzo.

---

"Urp! Ahh...nothin' beats a victory meal…" Meowth sighed blissfully, rubbing his full tummy as Team Rocket sat down on a picnic blanket, tons of empty plates and trays surrounding them.

"We've been beaten so many times, I've forgot what victory tasted like," James quipped before Jessie bonked him on the head, "Ow!"

"Quiet you," Jessie frowned before looking at the multiple cages filled with Pokemon with a caged basket holding a few Pokeballs, "Let's just take in the moment we stole all these Pokemon, especially the Twerps' Pokemon."

"(Oh, I do hope you didn't take La's Pokeballs)," Ho'oilo noted, Vulpix and Yuki poking out of her tails.

"Of course we-urp! Did! Da more Pokemon da better!" Meowth beamed.

"(U-Uhm...M-Ms. Ho'oilo? Why did you ask that?)" Yuki asked.

"(Because if they did, they've invoked the wrath of a former Champion who's strongest Pokemon wasn't on her belt at the time of the theft,)" Ho'oilo replied.

"(...They dead,)" Cherry deadpanned from a cage container her, Jolteon, Berry, and Pikachu.

"(It's okay, little ones. Just stay near me,)" Serenity assured the shivering Eevees from the cage next over.

"(You! Big! Meanies!)" Ash's Eevee growled as he kept Headbutting the cage, "(When! I! Get! Outta here! You're! Bitten!)"

"Ooh~! We're so scawed~!" Meowth mocked with a laugh, "Plus, we broke da power box fer da Pokemon Center in town so dey can't get any others!"

"(Clever...yet stupid feline…)" Koko stated.

"Oi! D-"

"Shh! Here comes Aoiro and Karai!" James quickly hissed.

"Ugh...that should keep her busy," Karai muttered as she and Aoiro walked over, "I slaved making those damn burgers just for her."

"Yes, I suppose it sh…" Aoiro began before seeing the caged Pokemon, "...Did you three steal all these while we were gone?"

"We did!" Jessie beamed.

"...Huh. For once, you three didn't screw up," Karai admitted before looking down at the plates, "...seriously? You even stole their food?"

"And some Evolution stones!" Meowth grinned as he opened a case filled with various Evolution Stones.

"...Heh. Guess I was wrong about you three. You're not idiots at all," Karai grinned.

"It is impressive," Aoiro noted in agreement as she looked over the caged Pokemon before coming to the one with Pikachu in it, "...You even stole from the Trainer we're following."

"And we stole all the Pokemon belonging to the other twerps," James added.

"I see...But, tell me just one thing…" Aoiro pointed at the cage holding Horsea, "Did you put a cork in its mouth before leaving the area?"

"..."

"..."

"..."

"...I take it back. You're all idiots," Karai deadpanned.

"Huh? Wh-Why?" Meowth asked before Horsea shot ink into his face, "Ack!"

"That's why," Aoiro answered, "It most likely left a trail."

"..."

"..."

"..."

"I'll get started Teleporting Pokemon to the base," Serenade sighed, putting a paw on the cage filled with a Poliwrath, Bellossom, Vileplume, Eggxecutor, and a Cloyster before vanishing with it.

"...In the meantime…" Jessie began as she shot up, "How about we use some of those stones on the Eevee? Ooh! Better yet, use all of them on one single Eevee!"

"That's stupid," Karai snorted, "Only one stone's gonna work."

"But did anyone ever try all of them on an Eevee at once?" Jessie argued.

"...As in a simultaneous contact?" Aoiro questioned.

"Exactly!" Jessie snapped her fingers.

"Considering we're on a time limit, we will only have a single attempt," Aoiro noted as Serenade returned and took another cage of Stone-Evolved Pokemon.

"Perfect!" Jessie beamed as she handed James and Meowth a stone.

"I'm game!"

"Count me in!"

"Vui…" Mikey's Eevee gulped in worry.

"Vee…" Ash's Eevee growled.

"Go!" Team Rocket declared as they all charged at Mikey's Eevee, arms held out as they aimed the stones at him.

"Squirtle, Water Gun!"

"Gh?!"

"Squirtle squirt! Squi…!" Squirtle began before Psyduck moved in front of him, "?!"

"Psy~" Psyduck spoke before...spitting out a small trickle of water at Team Rocket.

"...Okay, that…yeah. That's just outright embarrassing…" Karai sweatdropped.

"Psyduck…" Misty groaned before Jessie, James, and Meowth yelped as the Fire, Water, and Thunder Stones were knocked out of their hands by needles made of a white energy.

"(So...this world has you three here…)" Hanzo noted as the trio looked at him standing on Django.

"Huh? Does that Greninja have a sore throat?" James pondered.

"...That is one scarred lookin' Greninja," Karai noted, "...That's metal as hell."

"It appears we've run out of time," Aoiro noted, "Oh for th…" Aoiro began before looking at the opened cages, "...you three left the keys in your getaway vehicle...didn't you?"

"They did," La replied as Ken showed them.

"You really should keep a better track of your belongings," Ken smirked.

"Why you…!" Jessie growled before taking the cage holding the Eevee, "We'll just have to settle with Eevee then!"

"Forget it, you old hag! We won't let that happen!" Misty snapped.

"...What….did...you...just...call….me…?" Jessie slowly asked, multiple tick marks growing on her face as her eye twitched violently.

"Not wrong there," Karai snorted a laugh.

"GRRRR!" Jessie snarled out, fire engulfing her before she began spitting out fire, "RAAAAH!"

"Gah! Jessie evolved into a Rageon!" Meowth freaked as he and James hugged each other in fear.

"Ariados, Arbok, come out!" Jessie ordered, "JAMES!"

"Gh?! R-right!" James yelped, "Weezing, Hitmonlee, Weepinbell!"

"Okay, let's…" Ash began before Takuma held an arm up, "Huh?"

"Let us three handle this," Takuma advised as Django ran over to before him while Hanzo jumped off and landed before La, "Focus on rescuing those Eevee."

"...Help?" Meowth begged Karai and Aoiro.

"...Actually...yeah. I want some payback for what happened at the SS Anne," Karai grinned as she stepped out, "Chaos, let's rock!"

Chaos roared as it emerged from its ball. Hanzo narrowed his eyes at the three-headed Pokemon while shifting into a fighting stance.

"...I would say 'no'...but…" Aoiro began as she glared a bit at Takuma, "...A rematch sounds fitting...Lancelot, come forth."

"Ho? The black knight comes back," Takuma noted, "Django, let's rumble."

"I'll deal with the other two then," Ken spoke, Serenity standing in front of him as he looked over at Mikey's older brothers, "You three want in on this or no?"

"Of course we do!" the Flareon Brother snapped.

"No one steals our Pokemon and gets away with it!" the Jolteon Brother added.

"Especially our little brother's!" the Vaporeon Brother agreed, their Eeveelutions all snarling at the trio holding the caged Eevee.

"Perfect...four Pokemon for each of us then," Ken smirked a little, "You guys got the Poison Types and I'll handle the Hitmonlee."

"(Let's get them, shall we?)" Serenity asked.

"(Aye, Lady Serenity!)" the trio declared.

"(Whipped)," Berry snickered with Cherry.

"Arbok, Poison Sting!"

"Cha!" Arbok hissed as he sent out poisonous needles at Jolteon, who became a blur within a second, "?!"

"Jolteon, let's give it a taste of your own needles! Pin Missile!" The Jolteon Brother ordered.

"Jolt-jolt-jolt~!" Jolteon howled before his fur stuck up and began to fire a barrage of glowing needles out of it, covering the snake in them to the point Arbok couldn't move without being in pain through the needles burying deeper into him.

"Chaos, hit that overgrown frog with Tri Attack!" Karai ordered.

Chaos roared as a sphere of energy formed in each mouth-one blue, one red, and one yellow-before firing a beam from each. La whistled sharply and Hanzo slammed the ground with a hard stomp, forcing up a rectangle of ground to rise up and tank the attacks. She gave a sharp clap and Hanzo erupted out of the smoke, a pair of tanto made of dark energy in both hand. He shot around Chaos, slashing into the dragon repeatedly.

"Lancelot...Psycho Cut," Aoiro ordered, "Do not let his Kommo-o out of your sight."

"Django Iron Defense!" Takuma ordered.

"Kommo!" Django shouted crossing his arms as his scales all began shining like metal and took the attack. Django lowered his arms, showing almost no visible damage.

"Bulk up!" Takuma ordered as he and Django flexed their arms.

Django growled as he began glowing with a red aura.

"Shadow Claw!"

"O!-!" Django roared, slammin its claws into the ground as a dark line shot across the ground. A giant construct of purple energy formed a giant claw as it came down on Lancelot.

"...Lancelot, Counter," Aoiro ordered, a small smirk on her face.

"Lade…" Lancelot whispered as he grabbed the claw just as Django was before him, reeling one of his arms back before slamming his bladed elbow into the Kommo-O's stomach, causing him to cough out as he rocketed back.

"Do not think this will be like last time," Aoiro stated to Takuma.

"Heh...alright then." Takuma smirked, closing his eyes as they all heard the clanging of Django's scales, "Then I guess…" he went on slowly opening his eyes, "I'll have to look at all of you seriously now." he spoke as his eyes narrowed into a very intimidating glare, "Django, Bulk Up max power." he said as Django stood up as the red aura grew larger than before.

"Kommo...O!-!-!" Django roared as the ground beneath him began cracking.

"Woah...Takuma and Django got super scary…" Makoto whispered with wide eyes.

"I haven't gone full out because I don't take you seriously. But if you are able to fight me on this level, then I'll meet you at it!" Takuma spoke, "This...is the level I've obtained from traveling the world over. Django...Dragon Claw!"

Django jumped high into the air as it reared its arm back, blue fiery energy formed around its claws forming giant claw constructs as he came down. Django roared slashing down at the ground just as Lancelot jumped...however, the impact shook the ground like an earthquake and sent dust and rocks flying everywhere. Everyone shielded their eyes as the wind sent dust flying in every direction.

"GAh~ why're the twerps always around such scary trai-" James began as the dust settled, "Wait...where'd Vaporeon g-"

"Vaporeon, Aurora Beam!"

"WEE?!" Weezing tensed as a beam struck him from the nearby lake, dropping the Poison-type in a block of ice.

"Gah! Grr...Hitmonlee, High Jump Kick!"

"Hit!" Hitmonlee jumped into the air, his legs glowing.

"Serenity...a light Hyper Voice if you please?" Ken asked his Shiny Pokemon.

"Syl~!" Serenity replied before inhaling and let out a loud shout that let out a pink shockwave, "VEON!"

"Lee?!" Hitmonlee tensed before the attack hit him and blew back, crashing right into Chaos.

"Hey, fruit basket! Watch where your Pokemon are sent flying!" Karai snapped.

"Chance!" La declared, attaching an ice-blue Z-Crystal with a snowflake in it onto her Z-Ring, "Hanzo!"

"Gekkouga!" Hanzo nodded as the two crossed their arms before them and pulled them up into an 'X' that they slowly rose above their heads before splitting it to the sides and then pointed both arms forwards, letting the Z-Power flow into Hanzo.

"Not again!" Team Rocket freaked, about to make a run for it.

"I don't think so! Flareon, block their escape with Fire Spin!"

"FLAREON!" Flareon roared as he released a blast of flames ahead of Team Rocket, making a vortex of flames in their path and forced them to halt.

"With the chills of an eternal winter! Hanzo, Subzero Slammer!" La commanded.

Hanzo slammed a hand onto the ground, causing a pillar of ice to grow beneath him. He inhaled deeply before firing a massive ice-blue beam at Chaos, freezing her and Hitmonlee in a chunk of ice. The ice exploded into an explosion made of it before it shattered, revealing the two passed out with swirls in place of their eyes and littered with frost.

"Ahh! Not again!" Karai exclaimed.

"Whoa~" Mikey awed, 'That was a Z-Move…?'

"Lade!" Lancelot grunted as he skidded before Aoiro.

"It seems we're going to have to perform a tacti…" Aoiro began.

"Fuck that!" Karai snarled before pulling out a Pokeball, "Rampage, get that bitch!"

"GAH! NO!" Team Rocket freaked.

"YES! I-" Karai began.

"What's going on here?"

"?!" Team Rocket, Aoiro, and Karai tensed at that, the five slowly turning to see Kira slowly approaching them with a frown and a grey mask resembling a dragon's head made of ice.

"Th….the Empty Void…." Team Rocket whispered in fear.

"Empty Void?" Ash repeated, tilting his head.

"I was about to enjoy my dessert before an explosion of ice went off," Kira frowned before noticing the others, "..."

"Some kind of higher up?" Takuma spoke as Django growled.

"...word of advice….run….now," Karai warned, a tone of fear in her voice.

Hanzo moved before La, a Water Shuriken in hand, "(La, this feeling…)"

"It's just like on Ula-ula Island," La nodded, tensing up as well.

"That's a joke, right?" Takuma frowned, stepping forward, "You try and steal our Pokemon and those of others and you think you have a right to tell us to run!?"

"You don't understand…" Aoiro spoke, fear in her voice as well, "None of you are strong enough to face her."

"I don't care what your group of criminals call strong!"

"...hmph...a cocky one I see…" Kira noted before snapped her fingers, "Velvet, Hades' Pokeball please."

"Yes, milady," Velvet replied as she tapped her staff and a Dusk Ball with the green replaced with a glowing scarlet appeared in Kira's open hand.

"...Why do I feel like death's about to approach?" Makoto whispered.

"Considering the name she's given the Pokemon in there? It may be named that for a reason," Kajun frowned.

"Hades…arise," Kira spoke as she held the Dusk Ball out.

It opened before an explosion of ghastly smoke intertwined with the wails of those in agony erupted from it. The smoke spun around in the air before a small stone emerged from the back of it. Multiple sickly green eyes appeared within the spiraling smoke along with a jagged smile. It let out a roar sounding like numerous lives wailing in agony.

"GH?!" Noel tensed as she ran behind Makoto...along with Mai and Misty.

=Eeek! S-Spiritomb!= Alakai yelped as his screen displayed the Pokemon at the same time Ash was checking Dexter =Known as the Forbidden Pokemon, it is a Ghost/Dark-Type! It was formed by uniting 108 spirits. Due to the horrendous deeds of all 108 spirits that made it up, they are sealed within an Odd Keystone with the oldest being over 500 years ago!=

"Not good….Spiritomb are incredibly dangerous Pokemon," Brock gritted his teeth.

"...One….two…..three….four…" Kira counted each of the battling and non-battling Pokemon out, "...Too small, but…" she paused as she raised her arm out, causing her sleeve to go down to reveal a pitch-black Z-Ring with a galaxy color to it, a Dark colored Z-crystal attached to it, "It should be enough…"

"A black Z-Ring?" La pondered in surprise.

"A gift from the Gods...ones that proved my strength…" Kira stated as she began to pose a bit, going through the same poses La did with Manny for the first Z-Move Ash had seen, "With the power of the empty void of space….Hades, Black Hole Eclipse…"

The Spiritomb cackled as it shot into the air. It went into the stone before it exploded into a massive black and red sphere, letting loose black lightning that stuck all over as a powerful suction came from it. Hanzo formed a tanto of darkness and stabbed it into the ground as the Eeveelutions- aside from the caged Eevees-, Arbok, Wheezing, Django, Ariados, and even the knocked out Hitmonlee and Chaos were sucked into the sphere.

"W-what is this?!" Misty screamed, holding onto Horsea tightly.

"A-aAAH!" Ash yelped as he started to be sucked into it, passing Hanzo.

"?!" Hanzo's eyes widened before his tongue shot out, grabbing Ash's waist.

"Come on, Django hold on!" Takuma called to his Kommo-O inside the sphere.

After several seconds, the sphere detonated, engulfing the area in smoke. The smoke dissipated, revealing the ground had actually remained damaged from the move as judged by the deep crater, revealing those that were sucked into it...with heavily wounded, injuries all over them. A shaking Hanzo slowly pulled Ash over to him, keeping the eleven-year-old close as Spiritomb floated down, cackling in a cacophony of various laughs.

"Serenity!" Ken gasped as he ran into the crater, carefully picking up the heavily injured Sylveon, "Serenity, are you alright?"

"Sy...ve…." Serenity weakly answered.

"Ko…" Django grunted as he tried to stand, only to cough up some blood as he fell over again.

"Django!"

"...Such...such terrifying power…" Tsubaki whispered with wide, fearful eyes.

"It...it was as if the gates to the Distortion World opened…" Brock added.

"This is why we tried to tell you to run…" Aoiro spoke as Team Rocket hid behind her with Karai, "Empty Void...she's too strong for any of you."

Ash looked at the downed Pokemon and then at Spiritomb, "It...It's laughing at them…"

"Th-that's what Hades does…" Karai gulped, peeking from behind Aoiro, "He...he laughs at those he deems weaker than him."

"He hurt everyone's Pokemon...and he's just laughing…" Ash grit his teeth.

"Gekkouga…" Hanzo growled.

"Hang in there, Jolteon…" the Jolteon brother whispered, he and his brothers holding their injured Eeveelutions.

"Quite...pathetic," Kira stated.

"?!" Ash and Hanzo's eyes snapped to her.

"The reason those Pokemon lost…" Kira began as she stared at the group, "We won because they relied on their emotions...emotions like love, hate, fear, rage...They're all a sin…ones...that must be purged, for emotions...make you weak."

"They don't/Gekko!" Ash and Hanzo snapped.

=Hm?= Alakai pondered =La, there's a resonance emanating from Ash and Hanzo=

"Resonance?" Brock asked confused, "What does that mean resonance?"

=Resonance: the quality or state of being resonant= Alakai informed.

"Wait...like with Mega Evolution or Z moves?" Takuma asked for clarification.

"You believe me wrong?" Kira questioned.

"Very wrong!" Ash responded, Hanzo speaking at the same time, "Those things you call 'weak' are what we all cherish! I've had it with meeting jerks who keep saying the same thing and treat others like that!"

=Searching...searching...Ah! La, the resonance is reaching maximum compatibility!=

"Could it be…?" La pondered, "I thought he lost it after what happened on Ula'ula Island."

"...Then why not prove me wrong?" Kira challenged, "Prove to me that emotions aren't weak...That they aren't a sin to this world."

"Ash!" La called, "I think Hanzo wants to work with you!"

"Gekkouga," Hanzo nodded, his eyes glowing.

"Huh...well I don't really understand...but okay!" Ash nodded.

"Gekko/Let's go!" Ash and Hanzo shouted, seemingly moving in synch, "Hanzo, full power/Kouga, gekkouga!"

At that, a vortex of water erupted around Hanzo. It dispersed into four swirling whips of water that quickly took shape of tiny fairy wings on Hanzo's back. He had grown black spikes on the sides of his 'ears'/fins as a red plus-shaped crest had appeared on his forehead. Underneath his clothes, the cream on his body had reshaped into a new pattern.

=Reading...La, it's activated! Ability Battle Bond has awakened once more!= Alakai cheered.

"A Forme Change?" Aoiro pondered before noticing a glow coming from Ash's jacket...resembling a feather, '?! He has a Rainbow Wing!'

'Battle Bond? ...That wasn't in Dexter's database!' Kajun thought as she quickly began to write in a notebook.

"Water Shuriken!" Ash called.

"Hades, Pro-" Kira began.

Hanzo grabbed the fairy wings on his back and tore them off, revealing it to be a giant shuriken of water that he threw immediately. Before Hades could make a barrier to block it, the shuriken collided with the Ghost/Dark-Type, pushing it back with an explosion.

"Aerial Ace!" Ash called as Hanzo vanished before the explosion's smoke dispersed, revealing Hanzo with glowing fists and feet beneath Hades before he proceeded to slam an uppercut into Hades and then vanished and appeared above the enemy Pokemon, delivering a kick that sent Hades crashing into the ground.

"?! He...hit Hades?" Aoiro whispered with wide eyes.

"He hit Hades?!" Karai gawked.

"He hit Hades?!" Jessie, James, and Meowth gawked.

"What is this power?" Brock asked, shocked at seeing this development.

"It wasn't Mega Evolution…" Takuma spoke, surprised but smiling.

"It was a surprise to Alakai and I when he first did this when he first became a part of my team," La explained, "He knocked out a friend's Raichu and then a vortex of water and he suddenly changed into this. When we took him to Nurse Joy, she said that he didn't have Protean or Torrent as his Abilities."

=Considering it happens only in battles, I took the opportunity to name this new Ability Battle Bond= Alakai added.

"Hades, Shadow Ball," Kira ordered.

Hades began rising with a cackle as he formed a sphere of pure shadows and darkness.

"Night Slash!" Ash called.

"Gekko…" Hanzo reached behind his waist as the Shadow Ball fired at him...before swinging out a darkness-made tanto that sliced the attack in two, exploding harmlessly behind him.

"How…" the many of Team Rocket asked, shocked seeing this development.

"How does he know that Greninja could do those moves?" Misty gawked.

"He's been reading up on Greninja since seeing Kage," Kajun explained, "Seems that seeing him made him want one as well."

"Really? Wow...Heh. Guess I inspired him a bit then with Kage," Ken chuckled a bit.

"S...sis...you're seeing this, right?" Karai whispered with wide eyes.

"I am...but...but I'm not sure I can believe it," Aoiro replied, seeing Hanzo cut through another Shadow Ball, "Empty Void...she's...actually being driven back…"

"...I'm not…" Kira frowned, "Hades, Shadow Pulse."

Hades cackled before forming a Shadow Ball. Hades fired the sphere along with a massive pulse of darkness at the same time that seemed to spiral around the attack.

"Give it all you got, Hanzo! Water Shuriken!"

"Gekko!" Hanzo roared, grabbing the water shuriken on its back...which tripled in size as he held it up before tossing forward like a buzzsaw that tore through the ground and the combination attack and flew right at Hades, who was too stunned to move.

"Why does everything have to explode today?!" Makoto yelped, using her tail to protect Boomer from the smoke that came from the explosive impact of the attack.

The smoke cleared after several tense moments...revealing just the stone that housed Hades, a large crack going down the middle.

"?!" Kira's eyes slightly widened behind her mask.

"...he...he just...KOed Hades…" Karai gawked.

"...you…" Kira began with a frown, "Velvet….Mercury's Pokeball."

"?! M...my lady?"

"It seems I've underestimated this child…" Kira whispered, "As such...I'll use my strongest Pokemon on him. So Velvet….Mercury's Pokeball...now."

"Y…" Velvet began before a ringtone went off, "...Um...One second, please?" she pulled out a cell phone out of her fur and read the text message, "Oh! Um...My lady?"

"What?"

"Your father learned you arrived to base and did not come see him to give a status report. He demands that I bring you to him at once," Velvet informed.

"...Very well…" Kira frowned as she returned Hades, "Sisters, Idiots 1-3, we're leaving."

"Yes, ma'am!" all five replied quickly.

"You got lucky this time…" Kira stated as she stared at Ash, "Next time we meet...it will not be so fortunate…"

"I'm sorry," Velvet apologized, tapping the ground with her staff before the four humans and two Pokemon vanished.

Hanzo stared at where they were before relaxing. His body glowed before reverting back to its previous form, the water shuriken splashing down into a puddle of water behind him.

"A...ahh...ah woah.." Ash panted out as he fell onto his back, "Oh...oh geez…"

"Ashton?" Kajun pondered as she helped him up, 'He looks completely exhausted…'

"Eevee!" Mikey called as he ran over to the cage and managed to open it...letting him get jumped by all the Eevee.

"What just happened? Why'd Ash fall over like that?" Mai asked as she looked at the oldest members of the group.

"I'm not sure. This didn't happen when Hanzo used to activate Battle Bond," La admitted.

=Feedback from their resonation perhaps?= Alakai suggested.

"...Perhapes...the resonation was too much for Ash once Hanzo transformed back to normal," Tsubaki guessed.

"Okay...how come you didn't tell us you had an awesome transforming Greninja?" Ken asked.

"You never asked just like with me being a Professor," La deadpanned.

"You use that line a lot, don't you?" Takuma asked bluntly.

"Quite a bit since he learned I was a Professor," La sighed.

"I get the feeling there is only one man who really knows everything about you and it's your boyfriend, isn't it?" Takuma once more bluntly asked.

"In terms of human men? Yes," La replied, "In non-human men? My whole team and my boyfriend's team."

"Told ya." Takuma spoke, turning to Ken.

"I know. You don't have to remind me," Ken deadpanned.

"Wait a minute… Were you two betting on me?!" La demanded.

"Oh no...just noticing a lot of common bits around you is all." Takuma revealed.

"He was making bets," Ken stated.

"..." Takuma sighed before wrapping his arms around Ken in a half nelson, "Tap out...you better tap out."

"Alakai, I need my little Mimikyu friend," La ordered as her eye twitched, holding up a Z-Crystal with a strange face inside of it.

=Getting Kyo= Alakai deadpanned.

"Um...could we perhaps focus on important things?" Noel asked, getting their attention.

"Right! Right!" La turned around, pulling out Full Restores from her backpack.

"Phew…"

"Don't fall asleep tonight," La whispered as she walked past the two to hand out the Full Restores.

"Dude…" Takuma spoke up in a frightened tone.

"...Your own fault…" Ken gulped at Takuma, "You got us into this…"

---

"Man...What a downer to a good party," the Flareon brother sighed as Police cars drove away from the mansion, "We got the stones back, but a lot of Trainers lost the Pokemon they brought to evolve to the party."

"I knew we should've got some security…" the Vaporeon brother muttered.

"True. It's just a relief that no one's blaming us for losing their Pokemon and are blaming Team Rocket instead," the Jolteon brother noted as he crossed his arms over his chest.

"Speaking of whom...man...who knew they'd have someone that scary in their group…?" the Flareon Brother shivered.

"No kidding. One move, and all our Pokemon got taken out just like that," the Jolteon brother added.

"You three got off lucky," the three turned to see Ken and Takuma approaching them, Ken speaking, "Be thankful it was Team Rocket, and not Team Snagem."

"Team who?"

"A really dangerous group fmo the Orre region," Ken explained, "When they stole someone's Pokemon...that person could no longer get it back, nor could it recognize its former Trainer anymore."

"...Wait. Why…"

"Shadow Pokemon...the Pokemon they stole would become Shadow Pokemon, Pokemon whose hearts had been sealed away...and becoming berserk weapons," Ken frowned.

"...Wait. I think I heard about them once," the Vaporeon brother spoke, "Didn't they disband?"

"They did, but there are those still out there that'll take the chance to bring Shadow Pokemon back…" Ken stated as he began to walk away, "Even if it meant ruining the lives of an entire region."

"There are many bad people. Teams are becoming more and more common all over the world. Some are big organizations others just a group of jerks. But all of them can be very dangerous. Like he said..." Takuma paused as he followed Ken, "Be lucky it was Team Rocket this time."

"...We better check on Mikey to see if he's okay," the Jolteon brother spoke once they let that info soak in.

"Agreed," the other two nodded.

---

"How are they doing?" Mikey asked La, who was tending to the Pokemon that were injured during the battle with Kajun and Hikari providing some assistance.

"So long as those three…" La motioned to Jolteon, Flareon, and Vaporeon...all wearing cones on their necks, "...keep those on, they'll be fully recovered in a few days."

"(Stupid cone…)" the three Eeveelutions muttered.

"...And what about Serenity?" Mikey asked, concerned for the Sylveon.

"She just needs some sleep is all," La assured, motioning to the sleeping Shiny with a few bandages on her waist and right ear, "Considering the Z-Move was a Dark-Type, she took far less damage compared to others who were caught in it."

"Oh...G-good thing then," Mikey nodded as his Eevee hopped onto the bed next to him, "...If I was brave enough, do...you think I'd make a difference in that battle back there?"

"Hmm?"

"The Z-Move. What..would happen if I use it and follow it with Baton Pass?"

"Well, the Z-Move is called Extreme Evoboost, and it increases all of an Eevee's stats drastically, almost as if taking in power from all its evolutions into its own body," Kajun explained, "With Baton Pass, you could get Eevee out and send out a Pokemon and increase that Pokemon's stats by what Eevee gained. But that would only work if you had another Pokemon."

"Oh….I see," Mikey noted, "I asked because maybe if I had Eevee use it on your Greninja when he transformed, then…"

"Mikey!"

"Hmm?" Mikey blinked as he looked over, seeing his brothers enter the room.

"You okay, little bro?"

"You're still not shook up are ya?"

"Did you get hurt? If so...mom and dad would kill us."

"No I'm fine." he shook his head, "It's just….well…"

"Well what?" the three blinked.

"I...decided to become an Eevee trainer."

"Hmm?"

"Well I just think Eevee and I have so much we want to try. Not a lot of people train an Eevee just to keep it an Eevee." he went on, "And...honestly, I was scared if Eevee evolved, he'd become different and wouldn't be the same."

"..."

'...ugh...guess th-' La began mentally.

"Well why didn't you say so?" the three brothers asked.

"HUH?!"

"If ya wanted to be an Eevee trainer, you could've just said so," The Vaporeon brother stated.

"He did try…" Kajun pointed out, "But you were so caught up in your little 'competition' in trying to get him to evolve his Eevee into something YOU want, you didn't listen."

"...she has a point," the Vaporeon brother admitted, "We...do tend to get competitive...especially you two Sparky and Pyro."

"Oh like you're one to talk, Rainer," the Flareon brother frowned.

"Who was it that tried pushing Mikey into evolving Eevee into Flareon the most?" Rainer countered.

"Easy, Sparky."

"Ye-hey!"

"So...this really is how your brothers normally act…" Kajun noted with a sweatdrop, "How...interesting…"

"Kirli…"

"You should see them when they try fighting over a girl they like…" Mikey sighed a bit.

---

"(Sneaky...easy does it…)" Ash's Eevee whispered, moving about to get closer to the table filled with evolution stones, "(Just...a little...more…)"

"(What are you doing?)"

"(Gh?! B-big bro!)" Ash's Eevee yelped as he turned, seeing Pikachu giving him a deadpanned stare.

"(You aren't that sneaky…)" he shook his head, "(You know you could just tell Ash and he'd let you...)"

"(Wait...really?)"

"(Though if you did evolve, it might mean no more being scratched by his Meema in the right spots.)"

"(What?!)"

"(Well think of it. If you become a Jolteon, you get all spiky...or a Vaporeon your soft fur is replaced with scales. Flareon might be okay but you'd be way too warm for anyone to want to hold you for too long.)" Pikachu went on as if 'musing' to himself and ignoring the looks forming on the young evolution Pokemon's face as he processed all of it, "(But eh what do I know…)" he shrugged, walking off and leaving Eevee standing there with his face blank as his mind had been blown and was now trying to put itself back together.

"(...mind...blown…)" Eevee whispered as he fell over.

---

"Whatcha looking at, Noel?" Makoto asked, looking over Noel's shoulder to see her looking at a book.

"Hm? It's...nothing."

"...'All info on the famous Stone Town Hot Springs'" Makoto read.

"?!" Misty shot up from her seat at that before she rushed over, "It's real?!"

"How are we finding so many hot springs?" Mai asked.

"Luck I guess," Makoto shrugged.

"...Misty, please explain?" Tsubaki asked, pausing from reading her own book.

"The Stone Town Hot Springs is one of the best Hot Springs in the entire world due to the minerals caused by the Evolutions Stones mined here," Misty explained, "It even says girls who bathe in it grow."

"?! G...grow…?" Noel repeated.

"Yeah," Misty replied with a nod.

"...We should go to these," Noel noted.

"Exactly," Misty agreed.

"Where are they?"

"Just outside of town."

"TO THE HOT SPRINGS!" Noel declared, practically flying out of the place in her hurry.

"Huh...Must be some pretty neat hot springs here," Makoto noted.

"And there goes Misty," Mai said as the tomboy ran out, "...We should follow them."

"Agreed," Tsubaki and Makoto nodded.

"Should we get La and Kajun?" Mai asked.

"Yup."

---

"Hungry…" Ash muttered as he rested in bed

"Oh come on, Ash. It wasn't that long ago that we ate." Brock spoke up.

"I know, but still. That battle took way more out of me then I thought," Ash argued.

"I honestly don't get it...but after what happened, I guess you did earn yourself a snack." Brock sighed.

"Ah...but not many places will be open at this late hour." Takuma groaned, "Well I heard the local hot spring has a nice little place to grab a bite to eat while you wait on the bath to open."

"Oh?"

"I heard about that," Ken spoke up, "I heard they serve a really tasty ramen you can get in a variety of flavors."

"Really?"

"Yup. Personally, I like to go with a mix with some spiciness added in," Ken added with a chuckle, "I like to personally call it the Heatran Special."

"Ooh! That sounds good!" Takuma smiled, "I hope they have a seafood special. I love seafood broth ramen."

"Actually, that sounds pretty good," Brock admitted

"It does sound good." Ash nodded, "It's a cool night, so something warm sounds great."

"Oh, I hope they have Gyoza! That goes great with Ramen!" Takuma cheered as they all got their stuff together to leave.

"Think we should get the girls?" Ash asked.

"Nah. I'm sure they'll be fine," Takuma assured, "But for now...guys night out!"

---

"What do you think they're talking about?" James whispered as he, Jessie, and Meowth were far from the doors leading to their boss' office.

"I've got no clue," Meowth replied softly.

"Hopefully nothing serious…" Jessie whispered.

"Well after all that's happened, I can't help but worry." James spoke, "I mean we've been running across Trainers who are really strong. And the Twerp just did something amazing and defeated that Pokemon."

"I dink dat Rotom in dat weird Pokedex called it an Ability called Battle Bond," Meowth noted, "Speakin' of...How are da others?"

"They're all in the recovery ward on the base," Jessie explained, "The doctors say they'll be better in a week." she frowned, "But still...This is getting big; very big. I mean, the Twerp never showed being able to make Pokemon he just met do something like that."

"Maybe it has to be that Greninja specifically." James offered, "After all from what I read, it is a very rare starter Pokemon from Kalos."

"...Okay, so we might need to plan for if he ever gets one then," Jessie noted.

"Yeah: plan our funerals or retirement," Meowth deadpanned.

"Meowth has a point. If the Twerp ever does get one, what hope do we have of stopping it? Did you see the power it had?" James added.

"We'll figure something out. Maybe teach some stronger Electric-Type or Fairy-Type moves to one of our Pokemon or catch one of those types," Jessie snorted.

"Your pride is as amazing as ever…" James muttered.

---

"...What?" Kira frowned a bit at what her father said.

"Must I repeat myself, Kira?" their father asked.

"Father, this is unreasonable," Kira frowned, "I just recently got back, and this is what I'm greeted back with? Barring me from the field?"

"Kira, as your leader, I require you here for a reason," their father explained, "And considering you did not bother to call when you arrived to the mainland, think of this also as me as your father telling you that you are grounded until further notice."

"I would have were it not for some pressing information," Kira countered.

"?!" Aoiro and Karai nearly tensed at that, 'Oh please no…'

"You are referring to the Four Colors of Pallet then?" their leader asked.

"The who?" Aoiro questioned.

"When Karai's operation was discovered and taken down, the Pallet Town Trainer called Leaf called her and Gary Oak two members of the 'Four Colors of Pallet,'" their leader explained, "Based on there being four Trainers that came out this year from Pallet Town, we are assuming that these four are the ones she spoke of."

"...and the one carrying the Rainbow Wing?" Kira stated.

"?" their leader looked at them with a raised brow.

"...Ashton Satoshi Ketchum is confirmed to be in possession of a Rainbow Wing," Aoiro confirmed, "Furthermore, Team Rocket Cell 1337 has also confirmed that he travels with a Trainer, Tsubaki Yayoi, that now own a Lucario."

"!" their leader's eyes widened, "Has it been confirmed if he has awakened Aura?"

"No."

"Has he performed anything in your presence that could make him a threat to our operations at this time?"

Kira scowled as she clenched his fists, "He took down Hades with a borrowed Greninja that, based on a RotomDex near the Greninja's Trainer analyzing, triggered a lost Ability."

"Velvet?" their leader asked.

"I took pictures," Velvet confirmed, showing the transformed Hanzo at various angles in battle with Hades, "Its stats seemed to have been supercharged in this form with its Water Shuriken attack being far stronger in comparison to other Greninja recorded."

"...Battle Bond…" their leader frowned, "I've read of this…"

"Sir?" Aoiro pondered.

"It only appears in Pokemon who've truly synched with their trainer," their leader explained, "The only drawback is that the Pokemon in question loses any Abilities it used to have." he looked at them, "And you say that this Greninja was merely on loan?"

"Yes," Kira confirmed before Velvet showed a picture of La, "This is the Trainer who owns that Greninja. Currently, we only know her name is La and that her Starter was not the Greninja, but an Incineroar."

"I'll have our informants find more information on this woman," their leader noted before frowning, "But to be able to achieve Battle Bond with a Pokemon of another Trainer...It's likely that this Greninja...is from another world, brought here by an Ultra Wormhole."

"?!" the trio of sisters tensed at the mentioning of that phenomenon.

"Aoiro, considering your time spent around them during the Saffron City Operations, I am tasking you with Team Rocket cell 1337 to observe Mr. Ketchum. If he knows of the Rainbow Wing's power, then he may be heading to find where Ho-Oh will appear next," their leader ordered, "Report at once if he makes contact with Ho-Oh, but do not engage."

"...Understood, leader," Aoiro bowed in respect.

"Karai?"

"Y-yes sir?!" Karai quickly saluted.

"Report to the Rocket Base on the Sevii Islands," he ordered, "They believe they have a lead on a Mythical Legendary." he then looked at Kira, "Kira, you will be staying with me at the Viridian City base. Dismissed."

"Yes, sir," the trio replied.

"Oh, and inform Rocket Cell 1337 they will be getting an increase in their earnings for their current work in observing and, at times, confronting Ash Ketchum and those he travels with."

"...Of course," the three bowed.

---

"Ha~" Mai sighed in content, "I think we're getting spoiled by all these hot springs we've been finding."

"I'm not complaining'~" Makoto purred out, resting her head along the edge of the hot springs.

"Chipa/Ga~" Cherry and Berry agreed, floating by her on their backs.

"Maybe coming here wasn't such a bad idea after all…" Tsubaki sighed a bit, enjoying the soothing waters, "Kajun, how're you holding up?"

"I think she's busy at the moment," Mai noted, seeing that Kajun and La were talking with one another, a glint in Kajun's eyes, "She's slipped into Science Mode."

"...meh. Too relaxed to care~" Makoto waved off, "Come on~ Just forget about it and relax."

"Misty, this was the best idea you've had today," Noel sighed happily as the two sat together, Horsea and Yuki, wearing a floatation ring, playing water tag before them.

"I know, right?" Misty giggled, "It's so nice in this spring."

"Agreed...massively agreed~" Makoto sighed out as she slipped further into the hot springs.

Noel and Misty looked over at her and then down at their bodies, 'Oh...I hope this spring does as it says…'

"...Makoto, no."

"Hmm~?"

"Don't even think about it," Tsubaki frowned.

"Think about what~?"

"You know what…"

"I have no clue what you mean." Makoto smirked.

"That smirk means you know exactly what I mean…"

"What smirk?"

"The big borderline evil one on your face, the one so big I'm surprised it doesn't hurt your face."

"Evil? Oh please. There's nothing evil here."

"Is this normal?" La whispered to Kajun.

"At times, yes," Kajun replied.

"I'm serious, Makoto Nanaya, don't you even dare think about it."

"Again, I have no idea what you're talking about~"

"What's...exactly going on?" Misty slowly blinked.

"Oh no…" Noel realized what was happening.

"I'm serious don't!"

"Don't do what~?"

"..." Mai began to slowly inch to the edge of the hot springs.

"You know what!"

"No I don't~"

"(What's going on?)" Horsea pondered.

"(I don't know)," Yuki replied.

"Ah...and here I was hoping one moment without Makoto being herself was finally attained..." Noel sighed.

"You try to do that and I will get Izayoi on you!"

"Yeesh. Seriously, Tsubaki, I ain't gonna do anything to you," Makoto assured.

"Well that's a relie…" Tsubaki began.

"Ahn~!" La moaned.

"Wow. You're probably as big as Ms. Litchi," Makoto noted.

"...Darn it, Makoto!" Tsubaki barked.

"?!" Misty blushed at the sight.

"Mmm…" Noel facepalmed with a blush of her own.

"Oh come on, guys. You know me well by now!" Makoto laughed, only to yelp as a wooden wash bucket almost hit her head, "Hey!"

"Makoto Nanaya….!"

"Uh oh...that tone…" Makoto meeped.

"First time being groped by a girl?" Kajun asked as she looked down at La, who only had her blushing head peeking out of the water.

"U-Uh-huh…"

"It usually happens with Makoto during hot springs...usually with Mai."

"I'm sorry for being happy it wasn't me…" Mai spoke up.

"Makoto Nanaya, get back here!"

"No way!"

"Get back here right now!"

"No w…"

"Vul~"

*KRSSSH*

"C-c-c-c-cold~" Makoto shivered in a block of ice.

"Well...we caught her...okay, everyone out of the water and we'll push her back in to defrost."

"P-p-p-p-please do~" Makoto begged.

"Do you feel bad for what you did?" Tsubaki asked.

"N-n-n-no re-re-regrets…"

"...Okay, leave her in there for a while longer," Tsubaki ordered.

"It might be the best. This way, we can enjoy the hot spring in peace." Misty added.

"Well...it does seem a little mean…" Noel spoke as Berry began to use Iron Tail to chip off chunks of the block of ice into some bowls Cherry was holding underneath it.

"H-h-h-hey?!" Makoto asked, seeing that.

"Look if you apologize to La for what you did, we'll unfreeze you. Or stay frozen their while we enjoy the nice warm water. Your call." Tsubaki sighed as they all went back into the water.

"...Sorry…" Makoto muttered.

"Hmm?"

"I said s-sorry!"

"La, as the victim, your verdict on the guilty?" Tsubaki asked, looking over to her.

"...If she does it again, I'll bring out Sho and let him use his personal Z-Move on her," La replied after a moment of thought.

"Sho?"

"My Mimikyu. His Z-Move is called Let's Snuggle Forever...and it involves him covering the target with his costume...with him still inside."

"?!" Kajun paled a bit, "N-Noted."

"H-h-h-h-huh?"

"You don't want to know, Makoto. Just...no," Kajun shook her head.

"She doesn't know, does she?" La asked.

"Huh? What's wrong with a Mimikyu...come to think of it, what is a Mimikyu?" Noel asked.

"Ghost/Fairy Type Pokemon that wears a 'disguise' of a Pikachu...Trust me when I say this, you don't want to remove its disguise," Kajun warned.

"Not another Ghost…" Misty groaned.

---

"This is delicious!" Ash beamed.

"Yum…" Takuma smiled, slurping up the noodles quickly and loudly.

"It's really good," Brock noted with a nod, "I didn't expect them to have ramen noodles made from tofu."

"Ramen is a vast and delicious art form, my friend." Takuma smiled, picking up a piece of gyoza with his chopsticks, "You just need to find the right style for you."

"Agreed," Ken nodded as his bowl was finally placed before him ,"Ahh...about t-are those Tomato Berries and Ghost Peppers?"

"Looks like it," Brock noted, looking at the bowl.

"Pika…" Pikachu groaned in disgust, covering his nose with a paw while eating his bowl of ketchum-coated drained ramen.

"...Well, I've eaten spicy before, so…" Ken began as he picked some ramen up with his chopsticks and put some into his mouth, "Mmm...not bad."

"Not bad?"

"Yeah...wait...actually it's starting to get sorta toasty…" Ken admitted, his face turning red as he began to sweat, "Hoo...hoo sweet Xerneas! Now it's REALLY getting toasty!"

"Milk, please!" Takuma raised his hand as he slurped down the broth.

"Miltank Milk to be precise!" Ken exclaimed, practically breathing fire at this point.

"..." Ash slowly reached for Ken's bowl before Brock pushed Ash's chopsticks away.

"Ash, no."

"Ah! The milk does nothing!" Ken screamed.

"Why'd you go with something so spicy, dude?!" Takuma exclaimed.

"I wanted a challenge!"

"Ah! What do we do?!"

"Well, some people have said dunking their head in the spring helps." one man spoke.

"I got you, buddy!" Takuma shouted, lifting Ken over his shoulder and running off.

"Hurry! Hurry!" Ken shouted, "I think I just learned Flamethrower!"

"We should follow…"Brock sighed jogging after, "I fear first aid is going to be needed."

---

"...Anything yet, Noel?"

"I can't tell...you?"

"Can't tell either…"

"Mmm…"

"What are those two doing over there?" Mai pondered.

"I'm not sure," Tsubaki replied, "Kajun? La?"

The two shrugged.

"...Makoto?"

"How should I know?" Makoto shrugged.

"What about your ears? They aren't just for show."

"All I've been hearing is a growth about the hot springs a-oohh~" Makoto realized, "I think I know…"

"Hmm?"

"Think. What comes to mind when growth is involved?"

"..." the others looked at one another confused, making Makoto groan in annoyance.

"When you say it, I think of Pokemon evolving," La admitted, "Especially Manny…" she sighed, "He was such a cute little kitty, then he got big."

"...Take Pokemon and plants out of the equation. What do you get when growth is involved?"

"..."

"...Oh for…!" Makoto facepalmed before whispering loudly to them, "They want to 'grow' in a certain area!"

"They want to be taller?" Mai asked.

"...Is this hot spring making everyone stupid or something!?" Makoto exclaimed.

"..." La blushed and wiggled in place a little after thinking.

"And not that growing!" Makoto pointed at La, "Though now I'm curious how far you and your boyfriend have gotten for you to think that…"

"...I will use Sho's Z-Move on you..." La narrowed her eyes.

"I'm kind of just enjoying your temper." Tsubaki smiled, "For once, you're the one losing their temper. And after your epic karma moment no less."

"Oh for….they. Want. Big. B-" Makoto began.

"No Takuma wait!"

"FIRE!" Takuma shouted, bursting through the screen and tossing Ken into the water like a bomb.

"?!" the girls looked with wide eyes.

"Ah…" Takuma took a moment to register what he did, "Crap...I done did it again…"

"BWAH!" Ken gasped as he poked out of the water...only to notice the scene, "...Damn it Takuma…"

"Guys, y-woah!" Brock yelped as he skidded to a halt before turning around, "I didn't see anything, just giant peaches!"

"You just made it worse!"

"Huh? What's wrong, guys?" Ash asked.

"Ash, don't look!" Brock panicked.

"Hm?" Ash poked his head out, "...oh." Pikachu pushed down on Ash's hat to hide his eyes while he slowly moved his head back to behind the broken screen, "Sorry."

"In this situation, only one thing can be done," Takuma noted while he nodded to himself...before he jumped up and climbed the roof before running away, "RUN AWAY~!"

"YOU JERKS!" Makoto snapped, lifting up a large rock as Noel and La fainted with large blushes.

"GAH! Wait!" Ken freaked as he ran, "It's not wh-"

"PERVERTS!" Misty screeched.

"WHERE'D SHE GET THAT GIANT MALLET?!"

"WHO CARES?! RUN!"

"Ashton, you get a pass since you didn't make things worse. Brock...run or meet Koko and Hikari when they're practicing Psybeam," Kajun threatened.

"GH?!"

"Also...what did you refer to as 'giant peaches'?" Tsubaki asked with her own frown, "Speak..or Luca will have a word with you."

"BOOK IT, MAN!" Ken and Takuma screamed.

"GAH!" Brock screamed as he bolted for it.

"To be fair, the sign said female bath time ended five minutes ago!" Takuma shouted.

"AND YOU BRING IT UP NOW?!"

"Cherry, Berry, no mercy!"

"PACHIPA/EMOLGA!"

"AHH!"

'...Did Makoto and Misty's chest seem bigger? Maybe...no no. There's no way hot spring waters would have that effect,' Mai thought, shaking her head a bit, '...Wait. Could they...did it get me and the others too?...No no. Probably just imagining things.'

"Just another day, huh Pikachu?" Ash asked on the other side of the screen.

"Pika…" Pikachu sighed, still keeping Ash's hat over the eleven-year-old's eyes.

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"Well...everything hurts..." Takuma groaned.

"You….I blame you…" Ken glared at him with Brock.

"Ow~" Brock groaned...as all three continued to sway underneath the tree branch they were tied to, "Blood's getting to my head…"

"Again, I blame you, Takuma."

"I will take the blame for this. Yes, this was my fault." he spoke, "But this loss shall not rot me! I shall...springboard!" he grunted, swinging around, "Ghh…" he grunted flexing his arms.

"Takuma, you've been at if for an hour...you're not gonna break the ropes."

"I'm seeing spots now…" Brock groaned.

"Trust...my...muscles!"

"We're gonna be out here all night…" Ken groaned.

"Ow my head…" Brock groaned.

"Trust...the...muscle!"

"Takuma we told…"

*Snap!*

"Oh...well...huh...that...should...not have worked." both of them spoke as Takuma fell to the ground face first.

*CRACK*

"And that was the branch…" Ken paled before both yelped and crash landed on Takuma before the branch followed suit.

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GT: Well...that was filled with quite a bit.

Z0: I uncorked the bottle of craziness. *holds up a jar reading anime nonsense*

SZ: Yeah….that...that was crazy.

GT: Still, good developments, good laughs, and bad stuff happened.

Z0: Indeed.

GT: And as for Team Tager…*checks a screen* Yep. Still flying. Dang that Golurk can keep going in the air. ...I blame its Ghost-Typing.

SZ: Yup...speaking of Ghost...that...that battle between Mimikyu and Pikachu in the latest Pokemon episode...wow.

GT: At least Pikachu got a new move out of all of that.

SZ: yup..and the looks on Team Rocket's faces when they saw Mimikyu's Z-Move..they were like 'Oh….crud. Did we just kill Pikachu?!'

GT: *Nods* So until next time, readers, please Read and Review!