Splatoon: The Brothers and the Others
A Tale of Two Colors | Alpha Version
Maria hopped after the Charizard and Blastoise, concern and determination etched on her squid face. She glanced at Inkopolis straight ahead, frowning. The Pokémon didn't seem too destructive, they seemed more intent on beating each other into submission, but she was still worried for the citizens of Inkopolis. She watched Charizard and Blastoise, Charizard dragging Blastoise across the ground and slamming the turtle into things each chance it had. At this point, any arena the two would end up in would result in lots and lots of leftover rubble. Maria quickly decided that the easiest way to prevent casualties was to battle them then and there. She Super Jumped into the air above Charizard, then switched to Inkling form. There, she took one of the Poké Balls and hurled them towards Charizard. She flinched, noticing the capsule open, light flashing onto Charizard's back, where the Growlithe from before reappeared, the puppy digging its claws into Charizard's back in order to hold you.
"Oh no!" Maria gasped in fright of making a mistake.
Strangely enough, the tiny dog claws sinking into Charizard did more than she anticipated, the dragon howling out from the sudden grappling technique Growlithe used, sinking to the ground. Maria landed on Charizard as well, holding on for dear life. She looked straight ahead, where Inkopolis Plaza was already coming into view, Maria flying past skyscrapers and such on her way there. Already Inklings and other sea life noticed the odd sight of a collection of creatures hurdling towards the plaza, so for probably the umpteenth time, the Inklings evacuated the plaza quickly enough, the shopkeepers dashing away as well. Moe the clownfish made a rude gesture with his fins, Annie apologizing with a shake of her head, everyone making their way out of the plaza, except for the Great Zapfish, which simply closed its eyes as if to shield itself somehow. The four smashed into the plaza, causing cracks to break through the cement somewhat, Maria grunting as they hit. Maria rolled off of Charizard, Growlithe barking at her cautiously, the adult Inkling sitting up and shaking her head in response, ridding her noggin of dizziness.
"I'm fine, I'm fine!" Maria reassured the Growlithe, who simply sat down on the floor, making a sad face towards Maria.
Maria laughed quietly, ruffling the Growlithe's head, then whipped her head around to face Charizard and Blastoise. Blastoise didn't move much, its eyes swirling around dizzily. Maria instantly formulated an idea, reaching for another Poké Ball, experimentally clicking the button in the middle. Nothing happened. Maria smirked, then adjusted her Golf Visor on her head to face backwards for whatever reason, then tossed the Poké Ball with all her might, the small capsule lightly smacking the overgrown turtle, absorbing Blastoise in a white shroud of light, Charizard falling from a Blastoise-sized distance up in the air into the ground with a groan. The capsule wobbled back and forth, the button in the middle glowing red periodically, until the Poké Ball stopped with a click noise, signaling Maria's short triumph. Maria pumped her fist up in the air, grinning, up until she realized that Charizard was getting up. Charizard shook its head, glaring straight at Maria, snorting hot air out of its nostrils. Maria froze in place, Charizard getting to its feet and letting loose a loud roar, cracking windows in the plaza.
"YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT, CAT BREATH!" Moe could be heard shouting in the distance.
"Mrow! (Hey, I don't smell that paw-ful!)" Judd also said.
Maria turned her head in the direction the voices came from, frowning. She turned back to Charizard, who snorted, reaching into the ground. Maria then began worrying, staring down at Growlithe, who adopted a fighting stance. Maria bit her lip. She wasn't too sure she wanted to tangle up close and personal with a fire-breathing dragon, but she also didn't feel great about sending in a puppy to do it either.
Hey, Maria.
Maria snapped towards the sky. "Huh?"
I can give you a few pointers if you like.
Maria then nodded. "I'd appreciate that!"
You can buy my Pokémon walkthrough for only $14.99 if you like.
Maria's eye twitched as Charizard began ripping out a large chunk of the plaza. "No! Any FREE help would be fine right now!"
Okay, okay, fine. Just sign here for a free trial-
"NOW!" Maria screamed angrily, startling the Growlithe.
Heh, just messing with you.
A notepad fell from the sky, landing by Maria's feet. She blinked, quickly shifting into a squid, picking it up, then reverted back to an Inkling, reading the notepad thoroughly, Growlithe getting somewhat anxious, backing up as Charizard demonstrated its might. The contents consisted of Pokémon names. Underlined at the top was Growlithe's name, as well as a relatively decent drawing of the animal. Three words were labeled underneath; Agility, Double Kick, and Flame Burst.
"...Thanks." Maria muttered.
You're welcome.
Maria looked straight ahead, where Charizard held a large chunk of rock up, smashing it down onto the ground, scattering the pebbles towards Growlithe. Maria cringed, the Growlithe shaking off the impact decently, yipping at the Charizard. Charizard didn't take the insult well, dashing towards Growlithe, taking flight a short distance off the ground. Maria read through the list, then raised her index finger.
"A-Agility?" She said uncertainly.
Growlithe yipped, and proceeded to dash laps around Charizard, bewildering the dragon, until Growlithe ended up above Charizard again, agitating the larger orange Pokémon. Maria took a step back, letting Charizard smash into one of the barriers of the plaza, who shook its head irritably.
"Hmm...this one looks promising." Maria muttered, looking down the list. "Flame Burst."
Upon hearing that, Growlithe perked up, then gaped its mouth. Charizard snarled, smacking Growlithe off of him, the pup accidentally firing anyways, a glob of flame tossed out of its maw off into Inkopolis.
Maria blinked. "...Well, it's just a small ember. How much can it-"
An explosion went off, smaller embers bursting up into the air, catching to other buildings within seconds. All three of them sat in silence, awkwardly watching as the fire spread. After a while, they turned back to each other, shrugged, then went back to fighting stances. Charizard charged towards Growlithe, claws raised.
"Erm...Double-Kick!" She told the Growlithe.
Growlithe obliged, leaping up towards Charizard, batting the dragon twice using its paws, scratching at it, Charizard simply headbutting the pup, slamming it towards Maria, catching the pup as it landed in her arms. Growlithe whimpered, attempting to struggle out of her grip, Maria rubbing its head. She reached down with one arm, taking a familiar Poké Ball from her pants pockets, then clicked the button in the middle, encapsulating Growlithe, much to its protests. She rubbed the Poké Ball as to reassure Growlithe somehow, stowing away the sphere, taking out another one. She tossed it on the ground before her, a familiar fox shape forming in front of her, Vulpix appearing in a blink of light. Vulpix gave a small yip at Charizard, who smirked, almost laughing at the smaller Pokémon. Maria looked down at the notepad, frowning. She experimentally lifted the first page, where lo and behold, Vulpix's info was written down, with another picture detailing Vulpix in all its multiple tail glory. Like Growlithe, only three words were written down; the words written down being Feint Attack, Hex, and Extrasensory, one of the moves below scribbled over with pen. Maria raised an eyebrow, looking up to the sky.
Maria bit her lip, glancing at Charizard. Charizard was practically trying to curbstomp, leaping up and down using its gigantic wings, Vulpix squeaking each time it touched down close, the fox running around the plaza while Charizard rampaged behind it. Each stomp created a new fissure in the cement, the fact Charizard occasionally shot fire to and fro didn't help the destruction.
"Vulpix! Extrasensory!" Maria called out.
Vulpix's ear twitched. The red fox took a stance, turning around to face Charizard, then glared at Charizard. A glint flashed briefly in its eye, before a blue-violet light washed over Charizard. The orange dragon snarled, before crashing into the ground, groaning in pain and anger. Charizard stood up somewhat wobbly, shaking its head.
"Now...use Feint Attack!" Maria called out, pointing towards Charizard.
Vulpix nodded, then charged towards Charizard, headbutting Charizard, a plume of black smoke coming off where Charizard slammed into it, Charizard snarling. Charizard then scratched at Vulpix with its claws, sending Vulpix reeling backwards.
"Uh...H-Hex!" Maria commanded desperately.
The red fox glared, a dark light and violet flames materializing, but were halted by another slash of Charizard's claws. After the blow, Vulpix attempted to stand up straight, but ultimately found itself too weakened to stand straight anymore, falling back on the ground. Maria gasped, reaching for a Poké Ball, encapsulating Vulpix, sending it back. Maria stowed away the Poké Ball, raising her fists in defense. Charizard smirked, blowing fire her way, which Maria dodged for the most part, her lime tentacles catching fire. Maria grunted, rolling out of the way, tiredly watching Charizard carefully. Charizard stepped forward, raising its claws, Maria's eyes expanding in shock. Under normal circumstances, this would pretty much be the end, and by the end, Maria would black out, lose money, and the Charizard would keep on terrorizing poor Inkopolis...
*But it refused.
One of Maria's remaining Poké Balls opened up, revealing a somewhat beaten yet now conscious Blastoise, who raised its arms in defense. Charizard slashed at Blastoise, the blow merely scratching it shell. Charizard's irises shrunk in realization, Blastoise lowering its dual cannons on its back, unleashing a barrage of water. The pressure of the water (which under realistic circumstances would shoot Charizard's head off, but this isn't a Pokémon creepypasta, amirite?) launched Charizard towards Inkopolis Tower, where the Great Zapfish was waiting. As soon as Charizard collided with the fish guardian of the tower, the Great Zapfish unleashed a discharge of electricity, shocking Charizard literally and figuratively, the dragon falling down to the floor below with a thud. Maria ran over quickly, then tossed a Poké Ball at the dragon, which caught Charizard quickly. The Poké Ball fell to the ground, then began rolling back and forth, the button on the sphere flashing red. Maria crossed her fingers, her eyes squinting carefully at the Poké Ball, a sigh of relief escaping her lips as the sphere stopped rolling, a light beep sounding off, signaling that Charizard was indeed captured. Maria couldn't believe her luck, picking up the Poké Ball carefully, then looked up to the sky. She cheered as silently as she could, excitement bounding off her, when she froze.
"I could've just wrestled the dragon to the ground." She said slowly, lowering her arms.
But what fun would that be?
Maria rolled her eyes. Behind her, Blastoise still stood, blinking. Maria took a step back, eyes wide, but Blastoise simply retreated into its shell with a yawn, snoring from within. Maria blinked, regaining her initial posture. She walked over to the Blastoise, then began petting its shell, sighing. She reached for her pockets, pulling out a Poké Ball, returning Blastoise to his comfortable small abode. Maria sighed, relieved that the struggle was over. Up until the point where she noticed a light flashing in the sky.
"Oh that's perfect." Maria sighed, running for cover, not at all amused with the events.
She took cover, sitting behind a bench, glancing at the sky from a distance. She expected eldritch abominations or more Pocket Monsters to deal with. What she didn't and most likely would never predict were four other characters, Splin Sharq Ari and Tai, falling from the sky, bouncing off the Great Zapfish, then landing in the puddle of water left over from Blastoise's attack. Maria stared at them in disbelief, watching them get up. Tai walked over to the manhole, Ari following behind, when she noticed the Octoling peck the Inkling on the nose, bewildering Ari. The two traveled down the manhole together, Splin and Sharq waving them off. Maria smiled at them, then stood up, walking over.
Man, I'm gonna have to clean this up sooner or later.
"...If it helps, I can assist you." Maria offered.
Nah, just get the brothers out of here, I'll take care of the rest. Thanks.
"Thank you for that list." Maria said in turn.
Anytime.
Maria then set her sights on the brothers, running up to them. "Splin, Sharq! There you are!"
Splin and Sharq turned to Maria, backing up at her roughed up appearance. Splin made an attempt to say something, sticking his index finger in the air, but ultimately sighed, lowering his finger.
"Looks like we're not the only ones who've had a rough day." Splin said.
Maria sighed. "Tell me about it. I'm just glad you two are safe!"
Maria stooped down to their level, then hugged the two, Sharq hugging back gladly, while Splin just sighed, accepting what's been given to him.
Maria soon broke the hug, standing back up. "Shall we go?"
Splin and Sharq froze for a moment as if remembering something. The two of them glanced at each other, then nodded, walking off with Maria. The three Inklings switched into squids, jetting off into the sky, traveling towards the house on the hills. Maria hummed mid-flight, looking down at where she would usually she her waist. Surprisingly, the Poké Balls were attached to her squid skin. Maria cocked a nonexistent eyebrow, then clicked one of the spheres curiously. A familiar orange dragon popped out, Maria switching to Inkling form, flying on Charizard. She wobbly established balance, then hovered next to Splin and Sharq, grinning and waving. Splin stared at her in shock, then shrugged, keeping on his Super Jump path. Sharq opted to pet the dragon in midair, Charizard taking it contently. The four made their way through the skies, gaining ground on the house.
AN: I don't know if you can tell, but this chapter took longer as I wanted to play through Alpha Sapphire and engross myself in the game so I could more accurately write the Pokémon scenes. That meant finding, catching, and training a Vulpix and Growlithe myself. Hoo boy, I tell you, it was time consuming, but fun all the same. That ends this crossover chapter. After writing it I feel like writing some other new stories for other games, maybe Pokémon Mystery Dungeon? I dunno.
Aside from crossovers and such, let's get right back into the swing of things. Thanks Dread Angel and Ultrapyre for reviewing! I suppose we know why she's quite the cat's meow in this universe, eh Dread?
Judd stared at the flames of Inkopolis, blinking. "Mew. (Oh.)"
Ahem, anyways, Ultrapyre, thanks for pointing that out, I had a bit of a crisis deciding whether to change things around for the sake of the crossover or not, and...well…that happened. Thanks for notifying me, and good luck getting past that writer's block again!
Thanks for reading once more ladies and gentlemen of Fanfiction, this is ThePizzaLovingTurtle, off to finally play the game Splatoon for once!
(After TF2 of course. :P)