SZ: *grins widely with GT and z0 after seeing the trailer for Sword and Shield*...oh this is gonna be good~
GT: ..*pokes head out of the studio* Max, stop dressing up as a Scorbunny! Sam, put away the orange and yellow paint! Don't make me get Foxy on you two!
Z0: I want them all…
SZ: Same...and I am psyched for a new Eeveelution! ...and before anyone argues..think about it. Every second gen, we get a new Eeveelution or two.
GT: Gen 2 gave us Espeon and Umbreon, Gen 4 gave us Leafeon and Glaceon, and Gen 6 got us Sylveon. Here's hoping for either a type Sylveon is stronger against, like Dragon, or weak against, like Steel or Poison.
Z0: I want adorable Dragon Kitty puppy thing.
SZ: Me too!..ahem anyways..let us move onto the story. We do not own jack squat aside from original content, like characters and the like.
GT: So with that in mind, we shall begin! But first…*gets tackled by SZ* Ack! What, what, what?! *ends up in fight cloud and thrown into a closet before it gets locked and blocked by a set of lockers* Why?!
Z0: I know why...you can't boom from in there.
SZ: NO BOOM! We start normal! Like this..*pulls the screen down*
GT: I really hope you didn't pull the screen down. ON wrote some very offensive stuff about gorillas on it.
Z0: HEY! No one gets to talk about my dad...except me! Vegeta level self destruct blast! *explodes in continent sized kaboom*
SZ:...
GT: Z0 did it! Not me!
Entry 039: Howdy pardners! Makoto Nanaya here, bring ya th' daily update on your adventure! *a bonking noise went off* Ow! What? Oh fine, I'll drop the accent...not. Anyway...we were just resting after Ash's little training session with La and Takuma's Incineroar, Dark and Manny...And hoo lordy did they give his Pokemon a rough training session today. It even made Ash's little cinnamon bun of an Eevee annoyed with Pikachu when he asked for mercy. Well, training got cut short due to herd of Tauros charging through! I think Ash has some issues with seeing herds of them due to the Safari Zone...then again, the same could be said with him and Spearow. Anyways...we learned that..well, we ended up at the Big P Pokemon ranch, owned by the Laramie clan, and met Lara, one of the ranch hands and member of said clan, and her Ponyta. She took us to her ranch and boy is the name right. The Big P Ranch is big! ...Pffft...Big 'P'...hilarious…*a smack went off* OW! Okay, okay! Yeesh, you and your paper fans...ahem. Moving on..we then encountered a herd of Dodrio and….Dario….seriously the guy had a huge ego...and Ken had a feeling he would be the type to do anything to win.
After that, Lara took us to a big festival they were doing to prepare for the Big P Pokemon Race that would happen the next day. Oh, all that food was so~ good~! Oh I just loved those funnel cakes, and Honey certainly enjoyed their donuts. As we went through, turns out everyone was rooting for Lara and Ponyta to win. We were gonna check out some more when Dario showed up and said the Tauros were going nuts! After Ash swapped his team with his Tauros, we followed after Lara on her Ponyta to see what the heck was going on! ...I'll admit it, I got tingles in my naughty bits riding a Tauros! It was my sixteenth B-Day on the mechanical bull all over again! Ahh...good times….unfortunately said good times ended when-after her Tauros had calmed down-something spooked Lara's Ponyta, resulting in her falling off and breaking her arm.
Because of this, Lara was unable to compete in the upcoming race...Luckily, we were there to help compete with Ash riding Ponyta, and me and a few of the others riding Ash's Tauros. Well, three Tauros. Ash took two back to replace with Bulbasaur and Squirtle for Pikachu and Berry. Luca found a loophole that let them and him ride on Pokemon as racers. And heck, the day of the race...we met Leaf, Red, and...ugh, ego-boy Gary. Well..least that ego was somewhat quelled...or rather increased when Suicune suddenly appeared and joined the race just as it began. Well...that...that came out of nowhere! Especially since she was wearing weights on her to slow her down and was still in the lead! And a rider that declared any who could beat Suicune would receive a gift from the Legendary! I'm seriously thinking Takuma's right on Ash being a stat boost for rare encounters. Ahem..as for the race...things were going well...ish. See, a bunch of racers' Pokemon would end up in traps, or something would provoke them into fighting….turns out that something was Dumb, Dumber, And Dumbest, otherwise known as Team Rocket. There was even a reverse Vol...huh? What is it, Kajun? ...It wasn't a reversed Voltorb? Electrode? Huh… Well, an Electrode nearly self-destructed, but Suicune stopped it all while not even stopping in her running. Then came the river. While Suicune ran over the water and Squirtle bounce over it like a boat going at high speed with his Water Gun...huh...I need to buy Berry a sailor suit. *whacking noise* Gah! Okay, okay! Shopping later, recap now...while those two got across, the rest of us with heavy Pokemon couldn't go over the rocks...and then the Tauros Tsubaki was riding on turns out to know Surf! Lucky...oh and when the others got to the rest stops from what Tsubaki told me...the reveal that it was Team Rocket-specifically Meowth- that injured Lara...wish I saw what happened, because Ash, the Suicune Rider, Gary, and Dario were nearing the finish line...with Dario having his Dodrio 'attack' both Ponyta and Arcanine in the eyes. Foul! I call 'Fowl!' *multiple whacking noises* Ahem. Apologies, Tsubaki tagging in for Makoto because she's...indisposed at the moment. *muffled shouting goes off* Ignore that. Now then...while it seemed things looked bleak..Ash managed to encourage Ponyta to win, causing her to evolve into Rapidash and managed to beat both Dario and Suicune.
I must give credit where it's due. Ken had his Greninja and La's get Team Rocket. At first, they were going to deny everything, but Suicune said something and Meowth spilled everything, even Dario hiring them and promising Team Rocket full access to the Laramie Clan's assets...honestly, I'm glad about what happened to Dario. Given what he did and was planning on doing...he deserved to be banned from the Big P Ranch. And if what Suicune's racer said was true, he's gonna have to avoid anywhere Flying-Types and Water-Types are from now on. Speaking of Suicune, she gave Ash a Clear Bell, a special bell that, when it rings, means Suicune will battle Ash and if he wins, she'll become his Pokemon! Just as we were leaving, we found out-sorta-from Red that the Gym Leader of Cinnabar Island likes to give out riddles...good thing me and Kajun are making Ash study to be prepared.
"...Okay it's official. We never bring up that jerk of a magician or his Exeggcute or the Exeggutor again," Mai spoke.
"Agreed," Misty added with a frown.
"...You still mad th-"
"While the outfit was nice, he had no right to pull what he did!" Misty snapped.
"Well let's just agree this was one adventure we are glad to be done with," Brock offered.
"(Huh...So that's what an Exeggutor looks like outside of Alola…)" Manny noted, "(They're...short.)"
"And Psychic instead of Dragon," La noted to Manny.
"Wait. Exeggutor are Dragon-Types in Alola?" Ash blinked at that, looking up from a book for a moment.
"Ashton, focus on your studies," Kajun spoke.
"But I…"
"No, no. It's alright, Kajun," La noted, "Alakai?"
=Of course= the Rotom PokeDex replied before displaying what looked like a palm tree on feet with three coconuts for heads and a palm tree tail =The Alolan Form. While Kanto has the Grass/Psychic variety, the large amount of sun Alola gets yearly results in the rapid growth of this Pokemon. There's debate that Alola is where Exeggutor originate from and the minimal sun of other Regions resulted in them growing shorter and developing psychic abilities=
"Now, see I get the shorter part...not so much the Psychic part," Takuma spoke.
"It could be that they needed to develop it due to the way they battle with their Dragon Type required the tail and long neck," Kajun speculated.
"True," Ken nodded, "...and the fact their Wood Hammer Attacks HURT."
"Gre…" Kage muttered, rubbing his arm as he rested against a tree with Hanzo.
"Nah, still doesn't make sense to me." Takuma scratched his head along with Dark, "All I know is they are a lot easier for Dark in this region."
"(I...had a wonderful time)" Dark chuckled.
"Huh...I wonder if I should go to Alola…" Ash muttered before Hanzo pulled up the book back to Ash, "Yeah, yeah…I thought I was done with this stuff when I turned ten..."
"You know there is such a thing as school for people older than 10, right?" Takuma pointed out, "If you want to get a gig like a professor, you need to attend university and the likes. Truth of the matter is...you're never done with school!"
"...aw man," Ash slumped at that.
"Its true, Ash, so better get to studying," Brock smiled, "Besides some of the greatest Pokemon champions have also had great careers outside of just being the Champion."
"(La can attest to that…)" Manny chuckled, earning a light elbow by the bluenette, "(Oh, right. Telepathic Lucario)" he looked around, "(...Huh...Where'd he go?)"
"(Meditating…)" Berry answered, her tail pointing to the currently meditating Luca, "(So...Why the hush-hush on the champ stuff?)"
"(Because the League she was champion of isn't...um…)" Manny glanced at La, who nodded, "(You know her field of study right?)"
"(Mega Black Holes, right?)" Cherry asked.
"(Ultra Wormholes. And why that's important is because...)" Manny corrected.
"All right, we'll do a quick review and then you can do Pokemon training," Tsubaki informed Ash, none of them paying attention to the two squirrels gawking at Manny as he continued to talk.
"Oh finally!" Ash sighed in relief.
"Not so 'finally'!" Takuma smiled, "I'm training you with how to deal with Fire-type experts!"
"..."
"I'll tell them if you're lying," Luca warned, still in his meditative position.
"H-Huh?! I wasn't…"
"When one lies, their aura fluctuates. No matter how well they lie, the aura only tell the truth."
"..." Ash slumped, "Okay…"
"(I don't wanna be incinerated…)" Pikachu whimpered.
"(Ah relax little guy...you're not a good match up for a Fire gym anyway. Fire and Electric are neutral to one another.)" Dark pointed out, "(It'd be better for your trainer to use his Water, Ground, Rock and so forth types. Unless he actually does send you in for EVERY fight.)"
"(Hey! I beat up a Geodude with electricity and would've done the same to an Onix if the water system didn't go off!)"
"(You do know I hear this guy's Strongest is a Magmortar...the evolution to Magmar, the Pokemon which lives in...well...magma,)" Dark pointed out.
"(...Koko, please get Squirtle, Eevee, and Runs-On-Water!)" Pikachu called.
"(Right...ri-ACHOO!)"
"Oh! Yuki, careful!" Noel gasped as she picked the snow kit up, "We just gave you a bath."
"Vul…" Yuki sniffled before sneezing again.
"...pe…." Koko mummered, covered head to toe in snow as her eyes conveyed a look of annoyance before she sneezed.
"Is everything okay?" La asked.
"...there's probably a high pollen count in the air," Ken guessed.
Noel placed a hand on Yuki's forehead, "Ah! Yuki's warmer than normal."
"Well...that is not normal pollen," Takuma spoke, "We should return our Pokemon to their balls and head for a Pokemon Center."
"(WHAT?!)" Pikachu screamed before jumping into Ash's backpack, "(NEVAH! I would rather die than go into one of those vile things again!)"
"(Kid...you got problems,)" Both Incineroar deadpanned.
"Says the one who screams when I pull his out," La deadpanned.
"(Oh come on. I do not…)" Manny began before La pulled out a PokeBall with a Fireball-shaped sticker, "EEEEEEK!" he jumped into Dark's arms, startling the other Heel Pokemon, "(Evil, vile, demonic container! Ruiner of shirts! Begone, I say!)"
"(Oi…)" Dark sighed just dropping him, "(I feel like I should feel shame for the both of us given that…)"
"There should be one down this route," Brock noted, looking at the map...before La turned it ninety degrees clockwise, "..." Brock pointed at a different path, "I mean, there should be one down this route. The other would've taken us through a Poison/Grass-Type preserve."
"That's a pretty big difference!" Takuma complained, "Still...we should ball up any Pokemon...who are normal...and okay with it, so incase any of them are sick as well it doesn't get worse. Also so they don't spread it to the others. No offense La but I'm not dragging around a sick Incineroar...again..."
"(One time!)" Dark crossed his arms.
"Six!"
"It's understandable," La assured, "A sick Incineroar is no laughing matter...or cheap when it comes to clothing budgets."
"(It was one time!)"
"I told you to not play in the snow and you ignored me," La deadpanned, "And you lost your allowance for a month to pay for the new clothes we had to buy to replace your closet and mine after you sneezed out a Blast Burn."
"Wait, what?" Ash looked up.
"Sometimes, when a Pokemon gets a cold, they'll accidentally use their attacks upon sneezing," La explained.
"They say it's worse with breath and elemental attacks." Brock added, "So if it spreads to say Pikachu...he'll be a walking electric time bomb."
"Are you sure?" Makoto asked before Koko sneezed...and Ken and Brock fell over, their noses bleeding like broken pipes, Takuma looked away, and Kajun covered Ash's eyes, "...She used Teleport on my clothes, didn't she?"
"I'm sad to say...Yes, Ma'am…" Takuma muttered, looking away, "Oh, hey look. Snorlax shaped cloud."
"...dang it…" Makoto muttered, using her tail to cover herself, "Okay...who has a spare set of clothes I can borrow for the time being?"
"..."
"I'll just...take these two," Takuma spoke, dragging the two nose bleeders and dragging them off and away.
"Hello! Welcome to the Po…" Nurse Joy began before blinking twice, "You came from near the preserve with a Psychic or Fire-Type out."
"How'd you guess?" Makoto asked, wearing a copy of La's clothes.
"This happens more often than you'd think," Joy sighed, "Would you like me to check your Pokemon?"
"Yes please," Mai nodded.
"Yes please!" everyone added.
"Okay then…I'll just need your Pokemon and Pokeballs then."
"Gotcha," Ken nodded.
"...why do you two have…"
"No reason," Ken and Brock replied in unison.
"Vul!" Yuki sneeze, freezing the counter, "Pix…"
"Oh dear. How old is she?" Joy asked.
"Five months," Noel replied as Yuki sniffled.
"She'll be checked on a bit longer than the others then," Joy warned as a Chansey pushed a cart with several empty trays over for them to put their Pokeballs on.
"E-Eh? Why?"
"Sometimes, the pollen will have a negative reaction to Pokemon younger than a year old if they're not a Grass-Type or a Poison-Type," Joy explained.
"I can agree to that," Ken spoke, "When Serenity was still a little Eevee, she got a bad allergy cold during spring."
"...Please check Nymph as well," Noel said, instantly handing both Yuki and Nymph's Pokeball to Nurse Joy.
"Do you know the age of 'Nymph?'"
"Esp…" Koko tapped Kajun's arm seven times.
"Seven months," Kajun stated, earning a nod from her Psychic Type before the Espeon sneezed.
"Well, it was a Psychic-Type," Joy noted as a Chansey handed a blushing Mai a bathrobe.
"Ah this needs to stop…" Takuma groaned, covering Ash's eyes with his jacket as he carried off the two nosebleeders again.
"Where did she even teleport them to?" Mai grumbled.
"...I have the feeling Koko or Hikari has a cold," Oak noted as Primeape carefully picked up and folded the pile of clothes that had appeared in the lab and put them by the backpacks that had come with them, "Just to be sure, I'd better try and call them to let them know...before they panic over wondering where their stuff ended up." he walked over to the computer, "Okay, so the last call came from the Laramie Clan's ranch, so that means they're probably near the Poison Ivy Nature Preserve, and the closest one there is this number here." he opened his drawer to grab the list of numbers for Pokemon Centers only to find it barren, "...Krabby!"
=Ah. Found it!= Alakai beamed as his screen displayed a photograph of an entrance =The Poison Ivy Nature Preserve, named that because the majority of Pokemon that inhabit the preserve are Poison and Grass-Types. They're the ones who raise Bulbasaur for Professor Oak to give out to new Trainers=
"So this is some kind of Bulbasaur Paradise…" Takuma noted, "No wonder our Pokemon got sick...who knows what the younger ones are letting loose with their limited control of their powder moves."
"Huh? Someone raised them?" Ash pondered.
=You didn't think he could do his job and raise hatchlings, do you?= Alakai asked =No. There are three places Professor Oak gets the Starters from. Bulbasaur come from there. Squirtle come from Everfall Island, the native homeland of Squirtle's evolutionary line and the entire island is a nature preserve= Alakai's screen displayed an island with several waterfalls going into large pools of water before changing to a rocky valley =And Charmander come from the Charicific Valley in Johto. It's said that these three places are where the Mega Evolutions for all three first appeared=
"Bulbasaur land, Squirtle Land, and Charmander Lands," Takuma simplified for the confused Ash and Makoto.
"Oh…" both nodded.
"...Bulbasaur and Squirtle have Mega Evolutions?" Kajun asked, notebook out.
=Yes. Mega Venusaur and Mega Blastoise. Though Charizard is special since he has two: Mega Charizard X and Mega Charizard Y=
"X and Y?"
"The concept of split Mega Evolutions was discovered in Kalos and the terminology stems from a legend from their region which explains how Mega Stones work and originate from," Takuma spoke, "X in reference to one Legendary and Y the other. There are said to be other Pokemon with this split Mega concept...but Charizard is by far the most famous. His X form becomes an actual Dragon, via losing his Flying Typing for Dragon-Type and becomes a much more physical fighter due to gaining the ability Tough Claw."
=And Y becomes more streamlined, can intensify the sun's power without needing to know Sunny Day via its new Ability Drought, and is more speed oriented= Alakai noted as his screen displayed a Charizard before it split into two, displaying a pitch black Charizard with blue underbelly, spikes growing out of its body, and blue flames continuously coming out of its mouth on one side and a longer, more streamlined Charizard with more horns on its head and wings growing out of its arms on the other.
"That's the one Ash has," Mai noted, pointing at the black Charizard.
=Ah. He has Charizardite X then= Alakai noted =When Charmander evolves, I do hope I will be there. I've only have video footage of when La battled against Mega Charizard Y=
"Wait...question...Takuma, how did you know all that?" Makoto asked.
"Kalos is where I had a majority of my first adventure. While there, I began to grow interested in Mega Evolution battles, so most of my team have Mega Evolutions," Takuma explained, "It's common to show your Keystone before challenging someone to a Mega Evolution battle." he added, opening his belt again, "Something about the concept of growing your bond with your partner and achieving a new power beyond normal evolution clicked with me."
"Really?"
"Yup."
"...Didn't you find a Mega Stone too, Makoto?" Misty asked, looking at the 'Pachirisu' girl.
"...I think so...let me check.." Makoto muttered as she began to search through her tail before pulling out the Mega Stone, "Mai said it'd be for Needles."
=Beedrillite then= Alakai noted, displaying a more intimidating-looking Beedrill with a longer, sharper stinger, and two more growing from its lower legs =It's always a hassle trying to get a picture of them in real life and not from a recording due to how fast they are. Though with Needles, I am unsure how she'll look due to her unique appearance=
"...I need something to help Needles Mega Evolve…" Makoto whispered before she slowly looked at Takuma, her tail shooting up, "Also Taku...fight me and Needles. We NEED to try to make her Mega Evolve!"
"It's not that simple, in order to Mega Evolve you need one of two items: a Key stone...or a Z Move bracelet from Alola," he explained, "Both are mediums that allow you to channel part of your aura into the stone, effectively linking your souls and bring out this new power."
"Oh! Mr. Fuji gave Ash and me them! ...Shoot! Koko teleported mine away since it was in my glove!" Makoto exclaimed.
"Professor Oak wants to talk to you…!" Brock called out with his face, specifically his nose, bandaged shut to keep the blood from flowing again.
"Professor Oak?" Ash pondered as he ran over to where Brock was on the video phone, "Oh, hey there! ...Um...Is everything okay?"
=It's fine here. But I think your Krabby and Gary's are collaborating now= Oak informed, his clothes covered in cuts =Now the reason I'm calling is to ask if either Koko or Hikari was out when you were passing the Poison Ivy Nature Preserve=
"Koko," Makoto and Mai deadpanned.
=Ah. I knew it'd be one of them, because your clothes are here along with your backpacks= Oak explained =And I forgot to tell you this last time, Ash, but congratulations! Suicune has given you a great honor=
"Huh? You...know what Suicune gave me?" Ash asked.
=Me and everyone who was watching the event on TV in Kanto= Oak informed.
"Oh…" he blinked at realizing how big that all actually was.
=Yes, and your mother is especially proud of you for winning such a big race= Oak added =I wish you luck in getting her to become your Pokemon. Once Hikari or Koko are available, have them come to my lab and I can give them your stuff, you two=
"Thanks, Professor," Mai thanked.
"Guess we'll have to wait 'till we can get your stuff back before having that battle." Takuma laughed.
"Yeah…" Makoto mutterd, "...In the meantime...food, because I am hungry~!"
=Hm? Battle?=
"We were going to see what Needles will look like when she Mega Evolves," Ash explained.
=Ah...Do you have a Mega Stone and Key Stone, Makoto?=
"Yep. I have Needles' with me since it was in my tail, but the Key Stone's on my glove," Makoto replied before Oak checked the pile and held up the mentioned glove.
=Remarkable= Oak noted =I knew that Ash obtained one from the video Koga posted of his battle with Ash, but didn't expect there to be more than one with your group. While you wait for one of them to be ready to use Teleport, would it be fine if I study this Key Stone, Makoto?=
"...Well sure. I don't mind," Makoto shrugged.
=Excellent. I await Hikari or Koko then= Oak nodded before pausing =Oh wait. There is one more thing. I received a call from the preserve. Could you go there and meet an acquaintance of mine who raises the Bulbasaur that get sent to me for new Trainers?=
"Hmm?" Ash blinked at that, "Sure but...is something up?"
=Apparently...the Bulbasaur are missing=
"Missing?!"
=Yes...we don't know why this is happening and I was hoping you could assist us in this= Oak stated before frowning =For all we know...Team Rocket could be involved=
"Hopefully not a certain trio…" Mai deadpanned, overhearing Kajun repeatedly whispering to herself 'please don't be them' over and over.
"Alright...let's go tie them up again." Takuma sighed, pulling out chains instead of rope this time.
"...Are the chains really…" Tsubaki began before stopping herself, "...on second thought, we may need something sturdier…"
"What? Like the ropes used to tie giant ships to the docks?" Takuma asked before they both smirked.
"We'll get right on it once Nurse Joy is done looking at our Pokemon," Ash assured.
=Wonderful= Oak nodded =I wish you all the best of luck then= a crash went off in the background =...Excuse me...Krabby! You better not h-AHH! Muk no!= he yelped as the screen went black.
"Muk's a hugger…" Takuma muttered.
"Excuse me!" Joy called, "Your Pokemon are ready!"
"Coming," La replied.
"I had to give most of them shots to deal with the pollen in the air," Nurse Joy explained as Pikachu, Manny, and Luca all rubbed their behinds, "Though your Alolan Vulpix and Espeon have a flu caused by it. They'll have to stay here for a day to get better. Also we had to give your Vulpix a pacifier because she's started to grow her sixth tail."
"Oh? She's teething?" Noel asked.
"That is correct."
"That...sounds adorable…." Takuma muttered.
"They're both in a private room at the moment if you want to see them," Joy offered.
"Please," Kajun replied before letting out Hikari, "Hikari, I need you to go to Professor Oak. Koko teleported some things there by accident to be picked up."
"Kirli," Hikari nodded before she vanished, a few moments passing before she returned, "Kirlia Kirl."
"Thanks," Makoto thanked, quickly taking her clothes with Mai before they went to get changed.
"Ahh! Don't drag me Mak.." Mai began before tensing, "...Makoto don't you dare."
"Don't what?"
"You know what!"
"I don…" Makoto began.
"(Hello!)" the two looked down at Kyo, "(Big Sis asked me to come help Ms. Mai if Ms. Makoto made her feel bad)"
"Kyo's going to 'hug' you if you do whatever Mai thinks you're going to do," Luca informed.
"Ulp...N-Noted…" Makoto gulped.
"Oh thank Arceus…" Mai sighed in relief.
"...So he encountered Suicune as well…" Kira noted with a slight frown, sitting at the table with her sisters, "...Just who is this Ash Ketchum, and how is he able to attract the attention of the Legends?"
"Let's see…" Aoiro held a tablet as she looked at the information, "Ashton Satoshi Ketchum. Age: 11. Mother: Delia Ketchum, owner of the Catch 'em Diner on Pallet Town, age 27. Nothing about his father except he was last seen with his father eight years ago leaving Pallet. Starter: Pikachu. Was the fourth best student in school in his age group in all physical classes, showing he's more of a kinetic learner…"
"Ugh...Get on with it~" Karai groaned.
"...We also know he is travelling with someone with a Lucario, two people who are experts in Z-Moves and Mega Evolution respectively, and currently possess the Clear Bell and...the Rainbow Wing."
"And don't forget...her…" Karai added.
"You mean Noel Vermillion," Aoiro stated, "We have little to no information on her outside of her Alolan Vulpix being her registered Starter and those guns of hers...the ones named Bolverk."
"..." Kira scowled, "It's as if she's smacking us in the face with Mu…"
"Grr...tell me about it," Karai growled, her nails nearly scrapping the table.
"You spent the most time with them due to Saffron City," Kira noted.
"I have. Ms. Vermillion...she acted just like Mu," Aoiro admitted, "Her care for everyone she cares for, her love of small, fluffy Pokemon...her issue with her chest size…"
"...I would laugh, but don't feel like it since it would disrespect her memory," Karai sighed.
"Do you think Fuji lied?" Kira questioned.
"No. I was there when father received the report on the video phone. The anguish he showed father when he reported the failure was something no one can truly fake," Aoiro replied, "The only other explanation I could guess is…"
"Is?" Karai frowned.
"From the files we managed to sneak out of the IPP, a member of their group, an Anabel, comes from another world via the Ultra Wormhole. Records and tests prove her to be a complete match to a young girl named Anabel that's been recruited by Scott for a 'Battle Frontier' project due to go into effect in a few years, yet the Anabel from the Ultra Wormhole has no memories outside of a few vague ones that they believe is the result of coming through the Ultra Wormhole."
"?! Sis, you...you're not serious, are ya? We...We all saw that...that…"
"We never saw her be eaten before it closed," Aoiro interrupted Karai, "We saw what it did to Bolverk, but...but she was never near its mouth when the Ultra Wormhole closed."
"...Are you insisting…" Kira began.
"The only way to prove it wrong is getting samples of her DNA," Aoiro replied, "But...if...if it does match…"
"...Who's the closest cell near them?" Kira questioned.
"Rocket Cell 7331," Aoiro replied.
"Ah. Butt and Cassidy," Karai noted.
"Butch and Cassidy," Aoiro corrected.
"...Contact them and-if possible-have them obtain a sample of Noel Vermillion's DNA," Kira ordered.
"Right," Aoiro nodded.
"...If...if she is her...what do we tell dad?" Karai asked, "You girls remember how he was when...when it happened, right?"
"...we'll never forget that…" Kira whispered, an actual sad look appearing on her face, "The look of rage, sadness, and despair on his face…"
The other two simply nodded, their own faces reflecting Kira's.
"Sorry, Pikachu, but you gotta wear that since you don't wanna go into your ball," Ash noted as they walked down a forest path.
"Pika…" Pikachu glowered, his muzzle covered by a bright orange gas mask.
"You're not the only one who has to wear one due to refusal to go in their ball," Luca noted, motioning to himself, Manny, Cherry, and Berry all wearing the same thing.
"(We should've convinced Makoto to stay like Kajun and Noel did…)" Cherry muttered.
"(But noooo. She wanted to come along…)" Berry added, dressed up as Indiana Jones.
"(...We're stealing her share of the chestnuts for this, right?)"
"(Big time.)"
"...I think you better keep an eye on your Pokemon, Makoto," Ken whispered to the 'cosplayer'.
"Huh? Why?" Makoto pondered.
"I think I see the preserve up ahead," Brock spoke.
"Well that wasn't the longest trip." Takuma spoke.
"Well we did go the right way this time," Misty pointed out, shooting a small glare at Ash.
"Oh come on! Don't blame me for everytime we got lost!" Ash argued.
"It's kinda fair. I mean, all of us outside of La, Ken, and Takuma, have gotten us lost at least once," Mai added, "Often by holding the map up the wrong way."
"You guys need to invest in a digital map…" Takuma muttered.
=I can offer one, though I would need permission from Professor Oak to interface with your PokeDex= Alakai noted.
"I think this is it," La noted as they approached a moderate-sized building with a stone statue shaped like a Bulbasaur outside of it.
"See...Bulbasaur place," Takuma smirked.
"Guess we go in," Ash noted as he knocked on the door, "Hello! Professor Oak sent us!"
"If you happen to have a trio of REALLY annoying people here please tell us...and if you three are in there...come out now...and I won't hurt you!" Takuma added, "Or so help me we hand you over to Makoto."
"...no. Go away," a gruff voice spoke, "There's no need for you br-I mean kids' assistance. Everything is perfectly fine."
"...odd," Tsubaki spoke with a frown, "Because Professor Oak said the Bulbasaur in this place were going missing."
"...uh well…." the voice began before a bonk went off, "Ow!"
"Ignore him. He's an idiot," a female voice spoke, "Now then. There really isn't any problem. It was just a false alarm. The Bulbasaur were just playing a game of hide and seek is all."
"Are you sure?" Brock asked as everyone failed to notice Takuma walk off and around the building.
"Yes I'm sure," the female voice assured, "And even if they try and get out, we made sure. There's a special security measure to make sure nothing except us enters."
"Gah~!" Takuma's cry of pain echoed in the air.
"...You children aren't thieves, are you?"
"N-no ma'am," Ash quickly shook his head.
"Good. Then you have a good day."
"...well that was odd," Mai blinked as Takuma staggered back, a bit burnt up as his hair was poofed up into an afro.
"Okay...whoever's here has some really good security…" Takuma muttered, coughing up a bit of smoke.
"Their Auras flickered," Luca stated as he audibly growled.
"...I knew it," Tsubaki frowned, "...Ken, La, have Kage and Hanzo scan the area for any possible entry ways. Makoto, join them."
"Huh?! Wh-"
"If I recall, you were training for the stealth division of the intelligence department," she argued, "Might as well put that training to the test."
"...fine..."
"Intelligence? Ah, a military academy," La realized before letting out Hanzo, "Hanzo, scout for entryways that aren't this one and disable any traps set up. Makoto will assist."
"Kage, you do the same," Ken said, his own Greninja already out.
"Gre/Gekkou," the two nodded before going off...until Hanzo returned, picked up the Squirrel Beastkin, grabbed Alakai, and vanished once more.
"Gah! That's nuts!" Makoto exclaimed when the trio 'appeared' on the other side of the building.
=Hanzo, why did you grab me?!=
"Gekkouga."
=Translating for you? Ah, I suppose=
"Gek."
=You're welcome=
"Let's just look for a way in," Makoto whispered to them as she examined the building, looking for a possible entrance.
"Kou," Hanzo pointed to a vent up above them.
=He says 'Perhaps the vents.'=
"...good idea," Makoto nodded, crouching down before jumping up at the vent, gripping it and about to pull it out...only for her hands to slip, "?!"
Hanzo jumped up and caught the Beastkin before landing.
=Well, that was a bust= Alakai noted as he flew up and took a picture =It seems they put a Sludge attack on the grates=
"Mm...they thought of everything…" Makoto muttered.
=Hanzo says 'not everything'= Alakai translated as the Greninja reached into his sleeve and pulled out a long cloth before handing it to Alakai and spoke =Ah, tie it up and then you two will pull=
"Got it," Makoto saluted.
Alakai flew up to the grate and tied one end of the cloth to it. He waved down to the two and tossed the other end down. Makoto and Hanzo caught it and nodded to one another before pulling. Alakai yelped as the grate popped out and smacked him, sending him crashing down between them. Makoto flinched when the grate then smacked Alakai.
=Ughhhh...did it come off?= Alakai asked.
"...yeah...it did," Makoto answered, picking him up as she jumped for the now opened grate and climbed in, followed behind by Hanzo.
Kage just stood there as he looked around, keeping an eye out for any security guards.
"Idiot! What were you thinking?!" a female figure hissed, slapping a male figure, "You nearly made them suspicious of us...and I am not gonna be a failure like Jessie!"
"It wasn't my fault! They just wouldn't leave! I was running out of stuff!"
"Ugh, we may as well get things finished up. Put them in the balls and get ready to have them transported to base."
"Alright, alright, I'm on it. We better be fast. Those brats could be back again."
"Even if they do...our security system will make sure they can't interfere."
'One day without these situations...Is that too much to ask?' Makoto mentally complained so as to not give herself away from her and Hanzo's hiding spot, 'Given what the woman said before, these must be some work Frenemies of the three idiots…and more competent.'
"We should have them all loaded up soon and we can get out of here." the male sighed, "Thanks for the help, by the way…"
"I…" the woman began before a ring went off, "..." she pulled out a cell phone, "Yes? ...Lady White Truth. Yes, how may we assist you at this moment?"
=How are things proceeding on your end?= Aoiro asked once she was put on speaker.
"Everything is going according to plan."
=Good...did you happen to encounter a group consisting of a few young adults, teens, and a young boy with a Pikachu?=
"...uh...yes?" the female figure replied in a confused manner, "Why?"
"Uh, we got them to go away...was...was that bad?" the male muttered in a similarly confused manner.
=...=
"...we goofed, didn't we?"
=No, just...you have a secondary objective when they return= Aoiro informed =Obtain DNA samples of a young woman by the name of Noel Vermillion. She is the Trainer who has an Alolan Vulpix with her and also has an Eevee and a Milotic. Do not attempt to steal their Pokemon even if you have an opportunity. Obtain the samples when they return and retreat with what you already have obtained=
"Huh...DNA sample?" the male asked, utterly confused.
'Noel?!' Makoto panicked.
=Did I repeat myself? Yes, a DNA sample. Now do not screw this up...or else two hours in Black Ideal's training camp….RANK X=
"Y-Yes, ma'am!" both replied.
=Good=
"Um...White Truth, ma'am? Don't you mean 'if?'" the man asked.
=No. When it involves Ash Ketchum and those around him, there is no 'if,' there is only 'when'= Aoiro replied.
"Oh…" he muttered.
=Yes...now do not mess it up. White Truth out=
"...What could be so important about that Ketchum brat and that Vermillion girl?" the female figure asked.
'Hoo boy...better go warn the o-' Makoto mentally began as she began to back up with Hanzo, tensing when her foot stepped on a piece of wood, "?!"
"What was that?!"
'Ah Acorns….' she mentally complained 'What kind of luck is this honestly…'
"Something must be in the vents," the woman scowled, "Raticate, sniff them out."
"Cate!"
"?!" Makoto tensed when she heard something coming at her and Hanzo at high speed, 'Uh think Raticate...that's a...what was it? Oh right...G-giant Rat!'
"CATE!" Raticate snarled as he leapt at them, teeth bared and prepared to bite down on them. However, it blinked upon realizing...it wasn't moving at all.
"Gek…" Hanzo said slowly as he brought the Raticate to face level, "(You realize now...I must hurt you...violently…)"
"(...Ulp)" Raticate gulped.
"Gekkouga!"
"Whoa…" Makoto awed as what happened was too spectacular for words, '...Okay. La has the best Greninja ever! ...No offense to Ken's, of course.'
Kage seem to tense a little bit, as if feeling someone just said something about him…
"What's happening? I hear something violent happening…" the male muttered before Raticate crashed into a wooden box, "Ahh! Raticate!"
"Cate~"
"Welp...too late to stealth back out." Makoto sighed, lifting up a giant wooden crate over her head.
"That's one strong girl…" the male awed at that.
"CATCH!" she shouted while tossing it at them.
"Ahh!" the man yelped as he and the female figure jumped out of the way.
"Okay…" Makoto began as she hopped down, Hanzo jumping down next to her, "So who are you guys? And no introduction Motto!"
"...hmph. If it bothers you so, then prepare for trouble…"
"And you better make it double."
"Here's our mission, so you better listen!"
"Oh my Arceus, what did I just say?!" Makoto snapped, "No! No no no no no! None of that! Both of you, shut the hell up!"
"...fine," the female frowned as she stepped into the spotlight, revealing that she had bright orange hair and was wearing a female variant of the team rocket suit, "I'm Cassidy, and that's my partner Biff."
"Gh?! It's Butch!" the male snapped as he jumped out, revealing he had short green hair, "Seriously?! You know my name!"
"Got it, Dumb and Dumber Two, the less memorable sequel," Makoto brutally replied.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL US?!" Cassidy and Butch snapped.
"So...where's Dumbest two?" Makoto asked, "Since you're the less memorable ones, you must have some snarky talking Pokemon as your 'mascot'."
Hanzo pointed at Raticate. He then shrugged as if to imply he assumed it was him.
"...wow...couldn't get a cat…"
"...wait. Are you trying to compare us to Jessie and James?!" Cassidy snapped, "We are NOTHING like those two failures!"
"Failures?" Makoto blinked, "I'd figure those two were just really lucky or related to a higher up to explain why they keep showing up surrounded by your organization's head honchos. Didn't peg them as Evil academy dropouts…wow and they still get to work on top level missions with your bosses!" Hanzo slapped his face at that, "What...it's confusing...their organization hierarchy is...Confusing!"
"You shut it!" Butch snapped
"Shut up, Bill!" Makoto snapped.
"IT'S BUTCH, YA FREAKY PACHIRISU-COSTUMED BRAT!"
"Heavy computer to the face!" Makoto shouted, lifting a giant computer up.
"AH!" they panicked while ducking out of the way again.
"Hanzo, free any Pokemon they caught!" Makoto quickly ordered as she looked for more heavy things to throw at them.
"Kouga," Hanzo nodded.
='I am on it,' he says= Alakai informed.
"What is up with that brat!?" Butch complained, "Oh no another one! How is she so strong?!"
"Push ups, sit ups, and PLENTY of juice!" Makoto shouted while lifting up two large crates, "These sound like they have sharp things in them." she smiled before tossing them at both of them.
"AHH!" the two freaked as they jumped out of the way.
"Butch, do something about her!"
"Oh now y-!"
"DON'T YOU START WITH ME!"
"Do you two need a minute...or a relationship counselor?" Makoto asked, holding up a table, "It seems like you both have some deep and long standing emotional issues. Or you're just not right to work together." she went on as she swung the table, almost striking them had they not panicked and fallen backwards.
"Oh for...I'll do it myself!" Cassidy snapped as she shot up, holding up a Pokeball, "I'll use one of the Pokemon we caught for the boss...Tangrowth, get her!"
"Uh-oh…" Makoto realized as the Pokemon formed before her, revealing it to be a man-sized mass of blue vines with red stubby feet, eyes poking out near the top, and two long 'arms' ending in red 'fingers,' "Oh I am thinking up some very unladylike jokes…and I'm both proud and ashamed of myself for it..."
"Tang…." Tangrowth spoke, looking down at her.
"Look! A Legendary Pokemon!" she pointed behind Tangrowth, the Pokemon stomping and turning around to look, even putting its 'hand' over its eyes to focus better, only to turn around and find an empty spot where Makoto use to be.
"..."
"Oh my god. I cant believe that w-AHH!" Makoto screamed, falling over in the middle of her run and she hit the ground, "Ahh! Ah...that hurt…" she quickly looked down to see a vine wrapped around her leg, "Oh that's not good…"
"Tang," Tangrowth growled.
"Hold on! Is that a pure grass type?" Makoto asked, pointing at Tangrowth.
"Yeah!" Butch shouted before he was slapped across the back of the head, "I mean nope…"
"Thanks Dumb-dumb!" Makoto waved before throwing a PokeBall, "Needles, Poison Jab!"
"Bee!"
"Ahh! What's with that Beedrill?!" Butch and Cassidy freaked.
"How rude," Makoto puffed her cheeks at that response, "Just for that...get them, too!"
"Bee!" Needles complied as she sent out a flurry of poisoned needles at Tangrowth and the two Rocket members.
"Gah! Vine Whip, hurry!" Butch yelped.
Needles used Poison Jab to counter all the vines that were sent her way. Tangrowth shrugged as it was unsure what to do about that. It then tensed up and turned around to see Needles had stung him in this moment of confusion. With a gurgling groan, the giant grass type tipped over towards the Team Rocket duo.
"AHH!" the two freaked as they jumped out of the way just as Tangrowth fell over, the vine ensnaring Makoto coming loose.
"Thanks, Needles!" Makoto beamed before she heard the doors opened, "..and Hanzo calling in the backup!"
"Back up!?"
"Duh! Everyone was waiting like right outside," Makoto smirked.
"...You didn't check on that Greninja?!" Cassidy hissed at Butch.
"How was i…?!"
"Team Rocket!" Ash shouted as he and the others ran over, "You….uh….you're not Team Rocket…"
"They look like pallet swaps…" Takuma muttered.
"..." Cassidy grinned as she and Butch shot up, "Prepare for trouble."
"Make it Double!"
"We're on a mission, so you better listen!"
"Oh no…." Tsubaki facepalmed.
"Men and Women...the plan!" Takuma shouted as everyone produced noise canceling headphones and put them on.
"What the...Hey! You can't do that!" Cassidy snapped, "The motto is everything!"
"I'm sorry, what? We can't hear you over the cringe," Ken quipped.
"I'm not sure what he said, but I'm sure it burned!" Takuma added.
"Yeah! Whatever they said…" Ash trailed off.
"This has benefits...and pitfalls." Makoto shrugged.
"What?" Brock asked.
Hanzo and Kage shared a look with each other before facepalming at the Trainers. Lip reading was a blessing and a curse.
"...Grr…" Cassidy and Butch's eyes twitched madly at this.
"I think the only one who'd be able to tell the others what's being said is Luca," La muttered.
"You are correct. I can do that," Luca noted, "But I suggest we deal with them and then have Nurse Joy look over the Bulbasaurs Hanzo and Kage freed."
"Sounds good to me!" Makoto grinned, cracking her knuckles.
"...Makoto just made a hearing pun," Luca informed.
*BOP*
"Owie!" Makoto yelped.
"...Hey, I don't see no Alolan Vulpix," Butch noted.
"The girl with them isn't even with them," Cassidy frowned.
"Excuse you?" Mai blinked as Luca provided what they said.
"They want Noel," Makoto simplified.
"Alright, Pokemon is one crime I won't forgive, but people now?" Takuma sighed, "Let's just send them blasting off and get on with the day."
"Right!" everyone agreed as Brock sent out Vulpix and Geodude with Misty sending out Starmie and Horsea, the latter floating thanks to a Water Seal on his ball.
"Considering the place, come on out, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle!" Ash called, sending out the Starter Trio.
"(Huh...Never thought I'd be back in this place…)" Bulbasaur noted before Charmander tapped his shoulder and pointed at Team Rocket, "(...Right. Team Rocket in a place where there are hatchlings and have probably hurt them already. They're dead!)"
"Uh wait. That's like more than…"
"Come on, Dark!" Takuma called out as his Incineroar landed and roared, making the two members of Team Rocket jump.
"(No, Manny?)" Hanzo asked.
"No, it's already overkill," La shrugged, "Just go all out, okay?"
"(With pleasure)," Hanzo nodded, summoning a pair of tanto made of shadows.
"...Y-"
"Don't bother. The security system is down," Tsubaki spoke.
"...You'll never take us alive!" Butch shouted as he attempted to book it only to fall over, "Gah!" he looked to see a blanket wrapped around his left leg, the other end held by a smug Charmander, "Oh, ya gotta be kiddin' me. Who teaches a Charmander how ta fight like this?!"
"He really likes his blanket," Ash shrugged.
"Grr…" Cassidy growled out, looking around for something before spying a lone Pokeball, "..."
"...what's she…." Ken began as Cassidy rushed for the Pokeball, "Oi, stop her!"
"Got it!" Cassidy snapped as she picked the ball up, "Come out, Vileplume!"
"?!" Ken tensed at that, "Everyone cover your faces!"
The Pokeball opened up and let out a white energy. The energy collected before becoming a new Pokemon. It appeared to resemble a Gloom at first, however it was much bigger. Its body was an ivy green in color while the top of its head sported a massive orange flower with white spots. A ring of stars briefly appeared around it.
=Vileplume, the Flower Pokemon and the final evolved form of Oddish if a Leaf Stone is used on a Gloom. Vileplume has the world's largest petals. They are used to attract prey that are then doused with toxic spores. Once the prey are immobilized, this Pokémon catches and devours them= Dexter informed.
"Vileplume…."
"Stun Spore, Vileplume!"
"Dark, Flamethrower! Burn it all up!" Takuma ordered.
"Charmander, help him out!" Ash ordered.
"Grrr/Char!" the two replied.
The two Fire-Types unleashed powerful streams of fire, the flames serving to burn up all the spores before they could get close to them. Thankfully their combined flame had the force to draw in almost all of the spores before they could reach them.
"We can't keep up a trick like that for long. Vileplumes can produce stuff like that almost limitlessly, but even Fire types can't use Flamethrower all day," Takuma spoke.
"And when it comes to Stun Spores from a Vileplume, they can be very fatal if left unattended," Ken added, "It's why they're one of the most dangerous Pokemon on the planet."
"Well, Electric types and their immunity to paralysis could maybe power through…" Takuma muttered.
"Pika?" Pikachu asked.
"...Berry, Cherry? Mind helping him out?" Makoto whispered to her two Electric Pokemon.
"Is that cosplaying brat speaking to her tail?" Butch blinked at the sight.
"Not a…" Makoto began.
"Emol/Chipa!" the Squirrely Duo cheered as they jumped out and stood beside Pikachu before rubbing their cheeks against his, sending out electricity through their cheeks.
"They're using Nuzzle," Tsubaki realized.
=And since Pikachu has Lightningrod as an Ability…= Alakai noted as Pikachu began to spark with electricity, smirking =We may need to take shelter=
"Ah good thing I called you up big guy." Takuma smirked at that as he held up a Pokeball with a new Pokemon partner of his, "As soon as Ash gives Pikachu the order, everyone get behind me!"
"Right!" everyone agreed.
"Pikachu, Zap Cannon!" Ash ordered.
"Zap what?" Butch and Cassidy asked.
"Pika-pika...PIKACHU!" Pikachu shouted as he focused all his accumulated energy into a massive orb of electric energy, it deformed and seemed to stretch forward before shooting like a railgun round at blinding speeds at the Team Rocket duo and Vileplume.
*BOOOM!*
"What just…!" Cassidy began as she flew out of the new hole formed in the ceiling of the facility.
"...HAPPENED?!" Butch finished as he followed after her.
"Vile~" Vileplume groaned, completely blacked while sparking with Raticate.
"...Cassidy, I think w-"
"Butch, don't you dare say it…!"
"We're blasting off!"
"I TOLD YOU NOT TO SAY IT!"
"...Honestly, I was expecting them to pull a giant robot out of nowhere," Makoto spoke as they watched the duo flying in the distance.
"Golurk…" the Pokemon which protected them muttered as it stood and towered over them.
"No, not you, big guy." Takuma smiled, patting the large pokemon made of blue colored earthly material, with brown bands around its giant arms, and ankles, and a similar patch keeping a giant crack in its chest closed.
=That's a Golurk, the Automaton Pokemon. They evolve from little Golett. Some say that ancient people invented Golurk to serve as a laborer. It follows its master's orders faithfully= Alakai noted before tapping the patch on its body =But be really careful. When the seal on its chest is removed, it rages indiscriminately, turning a whole town around it into a mountain of rubble. And if they're flying when that comes off, they can't keep control of it and go crashing down=
"Wait...it flies?!" Makoto gawked.
"Gol…" Golurk nodded.
"He says 'he does,'" La confirmed, earning a surprised noise from Golurk, "Yes, I understand you perfectly."
"Meet Golurk, he's an old friend of mine. He's really strong but he prefers peace if he can help it." Takuma smiled, "He's just a big old softy. Ah, he doesn't have gender...but I find it rude to call him an 'it.'"
"Gol…"
"Golurk thanks you for giving him a gender," La noted before pointing at a ranting Bulbasaur, "And will you please stop cursing at Team Rocket already? They're gone and hatchlings are in the other room. Honestly, you'd make an entire cruise ship filled with sailors blush."
"Pika-pi!" Pikachu laughed at Bulbasaur for being punished for his language.
"...Bulba."
"Is..is everything okay?" Noel asked as she poked her head in.
"Well...bad guys are gone, baby Bulbasaurs are safe, and...we got a lot of explaining to do." Takuma summed up as he and Ash looked at the hole in the ceiling.
"Golurk…" Golurk held up a hammer and some wood.
=I'll get the repairmen of our Ohana ready= Alakai sighed.
"(Not bad, kid. Good flaming there)," Dark chuckled, patting Charmander's head.
"We just cause a mess wherever we go, huh?" Brock sighed as they began looking at how to fix this.
"(Thanks)," Charmander thanked before pausing, "(Huh...I feel funny.)"
"(Did you inhale some of that spore stuff?)" Squirtle asked before yelping as Charmander began to glow, "(Whoa!)" he put his sunglasses on, "(Never leave anywhere without these.)"
"(It would appear his body is changing.)" Golurk spoke.
"...Oh! Charmander's starting to evolve!" Mai realized.
Charmander's body rose up, reaching three feet, seven inches in height. His bright orange scales darkened into a dark red. His snout became longer as his eyes narrowed. A single horn-like protrusion grew out of the back of his head.
"Char...meleon!" the Fire-Type roared as the flame on his tail was stronger than normal.
"He evolved!" Ash beamed.
=Charmeleon, the Flame Pokemon, and the evolved form of Charmander. When a Charmeleon swings its tail, the flame on the tip of it reaches unbearable levels of heat. Charmeleon has a vicious nature and will constantly seek out opponents. Strong opponents excite this Pokémon, causing it to spout bluish-white flames that torch its surroundings. However, it will relax once it has won. It is rare in the wild, but it can be found in mountainous areas= Dexter informed.
"So cool! Way to go Char…" Ash began before Charmeleon blew flames at him, "...ow."
"(Hey! What was that for?!)" Pikachu snapped.
"(Tch...losers,)" Charmeleon scoffed, snorting some flames as he curled up and began to sleep, "(Anyone needs me...don't. Unless it's a strong Pokemon, piss off.)"
"(And someone just hit his rebellious teen phase….)" Berry deadpanned.
"Oh, that's not good," La cringed, "We'll need to triple his training to break him out of that. Otherwise, you'll be stuck with a Charizard that falls asleep during important things if there's nothing to fight or if there's nothing he considers worth battling."
"What?!" Ash gawked.
"Seen it happen with a few other Trainers Pokemon before," Brock added, "Usually happens when a Pokemon's Trainer is poorly skilled."
"GH?! P...poorly…!" Ash began before he slumped.
"...oh! N-not that you're poorly skilled, Ash!" Brock sheepishly laughed, realizing his mistake.
"No...he's still a novice. If he doesn't train hard, he could utterly stink at controlling such a strong willed pokemon." Takuma bluntly said.
=Wow. Way to be blunt= Alakai deadpanned.
"We'll have to be even tougher." Takuma added, "I was going easy on you before, but to care for Charmeleon, you'll need the higher level training course! Dark Golurk prepare the rookie."
"(Huh?)" Charmeleon blinked, looking up at Dark who's eyes had a dangerous glint.
"(Hello. Your body has changed. Here are some tips to deal with the changes of...Evolution)" Golurk added as he grabbed the newly evolved Pokemon in his hands tightly, making his eyes bug out for a second due to his grip, "(Vigorous and intense training that will push you to the brink of...sanity.)"
"(...You don't...scare me…)" Charmeleon wheezed.
"(Good. Fear will weaken you)" Golurk spoke, "(The pain will be enough.)"
"(He likes to think himself a coach. He will break you down under a mountain and then remake you.)" Dark chuckled before he shuddered, "(It's intense…)"
"(Should we feel sorry for Charmeleon or no?)" Pikachu whispered to Berry and Cherry.
"(Meh. Thirty berries says he breaks within a day,)" Berry shrugged.
"(I would suggest having Ravage help...but then there'd be nothing left)," Manny noted.
"(Who?)"
"(Dragon-Type she's got. He's got this neat trick of 'eating' the Dragonium Z's Z-Move energy to make him act like this comic book character and smash everything in his way. He got banned from using Dragonium Z after an incident with a cocky Charmeleon pushing one too many buttons)," Manny explained, making Charmeleon freeze up.
"(...)"
"Why does he look like his life just ended before it began?" Mai pondered, noticing the nervous look on Charmelone's face.
"Probably something to 'motivate' him," Makoto shrugged.
=You don't want to know= Alakai informed before shuddering =So glad he's not allowed to use it anymore…=
"Huh?"
=Seriously, don't ask=
=Ah, I see. So Team Rocket was after all the Bulbasaur= Professor Oak noted.
"Yeah. Kage found the workers all tied up in a closet and all the Bulbasaur are being checked up on by Nurse Joy," Ash explained.
"We've had to pass out these face masks to everyone." Brock added as everyone, even the Pokemon included, covered their mouths and noses with masks, "Seems when spooked, the little ones release all sorts of powder moves."
"Charmeleon being the dumb-dumb he is now took a whiff of stun spore and poison powder at the same time and has to be checked out." Takuma added.
=Oof...= Professor Oak cringed at that =Not a good combination to take in all at once…=
"Char...Ch-char...Mel...Char!" Charmeleon slurred, walking around before falling over face first, his legs still kicking, making him drag his face along the ground...and crash into a trashcan.
=...otherwise that would happen….= Oak muttered =Be careful, Ash. Now that's he's evolved, he won't be as faithful as you knew him. You'll have to be more firm and show him that you're still someone to listen to. Though considering who you travel with, it may not be as difficult as other Charmander Trainers that recently evolve them to Charmeleon=
"...and what'll happen once he's a Charizard?" Ash cautiously asked, recalling a bit of what La told him.
=They'll be truly disobedient and won't listen to a single command unless there is a strong opponent. This often causes a Trainer with a Charizard that acts like that to not get past the second half of the Pokemon League since some Trainers tend to use Pokemon that others could see as weak. In fact, I remember one Trainer who got to the final four with a Dunsparce= Oak replied as he rubbed his chin in thought =How such a tiny Pokemon could cause so much damage to a Gyarados I still can't fathom…=
"Dunsparce?" Makoto blinked.
"An incredibly rare Normal Type Pokemon," Kajun explained.
"Really weird looking little fella." Takuma added.
"But satisfying if you manage to catch one," Ken added.
"I made friends with a Hiker who knew where to find them," La noted.
"...What does it look like?" Noel asked out of curiosity.
Alakai displayed the image of a tiny snake-like Pokemon with a short, plump body. Its body was a pale-yellow with blue underbelly. It had white and blue stripes on its back, a blue lower jaw with two spikes underneath the jaw, a yellow drill on the end of its body, and tiny fairy wings. It was in a digital ranch, yawning while sleeping atop a scar-ridden Garchomp twice the size of a regular one.
=The Dunsparce is named Blue Opal= Alakai explained =They're best friends with Ravage=
'Hmm...it's almost akin to a Tsuchinoko,' Tsubaki mentally noted.
=Ahem. If we may get back on track…= Professor Oak spoke, clearing his throat a bit to catch the group's attention =Off that tangent, let us just be glad that the Bulbasaurs are safe and you scared off Team Rocket again=
"Oddly enough, it wasn't the usual three we have to deal with," Misty admitted.
"They were named Cassidy and Bum if I recall," Makoto added.
"IT'S BUTCH!" Butch's voice snapped.
"Yeesh that was loud…" Makoto cringed, "Must be a really sensitive subject for him…"
=Ahem! Regardless on who it was, I advise you to be careful still= Oak advised the group =There may come a time when you end up in over your heads with these people=
"Understood, professor," Ash nodded.
=Wonderful. Now…= Oak began before he sniffed the air as smoke appeared above him =...= Oak frowned at Ash =Ash, there are days I wish you didn't catch that Eevee= a fire alarm went off as the sprinklers went off before he cut the connection just as a tidal wave with Eevee and Krabby on the Tauros that knew Surf showed on the screen.
"...Ash, you own some pretty energetic Pokemon...you know that?" Ken sweatdropped as he looked at him.
"Guess Mom's out of town if Eevee was there," Ash noted, chuckling sheepishly before shaking it off, "Anyway guys, let's head off!"
"Not until we get Charmeleon's treatment done with and Yuki is feeling better," Kajun stated, still pointing at the slurring Fire Type for the former part, "Then we can resume our journey."
"And get you and him back on good standing with one another," La added, "...He's basically saying a lot of things I won't repeat right now. ...And apparently, most of them came from a time Makoto stubbed her toe on a rock."
"Mmm…" Makoto pouted, crossing her arms as she looked away, "One time…"
"...Wait. The only time I really remember Charmander was around you without anyone was when you were with Ash training Primeape…" Kajun recalled as Makoto tensed when her eyes laid on the squirrel Beastkin, "Makoto Nanaya."
"...You'll never take me alive!" Makoto shouted, running off with Kajun giving chase with a large paper fan in one hand and a bar of soap in the other.
"You get back here and suffer after telling me what words you used around him!"
"Nevah!"
"...Should I tell Kajun I didn't even hear her when it happened since Primeape had me distracted?" Ash asked.
"I think she's too far away for you to tell her…" Mai sweatdropped.
"HALP~!" Makoto pleaded.
GT: Well...She's doomed.
SZ: Very much so...also SO SORRY for this being late!
GT: Apologies.
SZ: Real life caught up with us...AGAIN
GT: Yep. But things may be a little quicker. Schedule change at work, so I'll be able to work on things more often.
SZ: Which is good for us and our fics, so stay tuned for more!
Z0: GOODBYE EXPLOSION! *blows up taking half the earth with me*
GT: *on the half that wasn't destroyed* ...Read and review?