AshFan: … *Looks around for a moment*... where is he? He said he'd be here by now… *Looks at watch*... Oh, come on, Tai. You said you be here.
*BWOOSH*
TaiKetch'em: I'M HERE! I'M HERE!
*Closes portal*
AshFan: Woah! Woah! What are you doing!?
TaiKetch'em: Let's just say I messed up. I uh… I need to hide.
AshFan: Why? Who are you hiding from?
TaiKetch'em: Trust me, you don't wanna know-
Miss Circle: Oh, Taaaaaai. ~
AshFan: … Tai, What did you do?
TaiKetch'em: I-I-
AshFan: What did you do?
TaiKetch'em: I… it started with me taking her test and-
AshFan: Oh god, you failed it, didn't you?
TaiKetch'em: No, I passed it.
AshFan: What?... Then why is she-
TaiKetch'em: I gave her a pack of Oreos.
AshFan: … Well, I don't think she'd be acting-
TaiKetch'em: Double-stuffed.
AshFan: Oh… oh no.
Miss Circle: Tai, I know you're here. ~
TaiKetch'em: Please, hide me! You have to-*Shot with dehydration gun*
AshFan: *Places him in pocket*
*CRASH!*
Miss Circle: TAI! Where is he!?
AshFan: Where is who?
Miss Circle: TAI! I can smell him in here. So where is he?
AshFan: He's not here. But if you do, can you tell him he's late? I've been waiting for the better part of an hour.
Miss Circle squinted at him before growling and leaving. AshFan takes out the block and pours water on it.
TaiKetch'em: AH! OH GOD! OH FUCK! Oh… thank you, man. You're a lifesaver.
AshFan: Yeah, yeah. Just please don't do some shit like that again.
TaiKetch'em: Yeah, noted. Anyway, what are we doing?
AshFan: Hazbin Hotel.
TaiKetch'em: Oh right.
Ash groaned as his eyes started blinking rapidly. Of course, the first thing he saw was his bedroom ceiling, the sunlight slightly in his face. Something felt different this morning though. He felt a small bit of weight on his chest. He seemed confused and tried to sit up, but found it hard to.
AshFan: Yo, guys, get your minds out of the gutter. This isn't a lemon chapter… yet.
He slowly reached up and pushed whatever was on top of him off and onto the bed before he slowly sat up. Rubbing his chest, he took a moment to catch his breath as Pikachu was also woken up. He looked at what was suddenly on top of him and his eyes widened. His Pokemon rose a brow before looking in his direction and eyes went wide as well.
Lying on the bed was a big Pokemon egg with blue spots. The boy looked at his Pokemon before looking back at the egg and hummed for a second before picking it up and examining it.
"How did this get here?" He wondered to himself before looking at Pikachu. "You didn't bring this in here, did you Pikachu?"
"Pika, Pi." The Pokemon says while shaking his head.
"Strange." The boy says before looking back at the egg. "Do you think maybe it was that guy from my dreams who gave this to me?" He asked, getting a shrug in response. "Well, I don't think an egg would just appear out of nowhere."
He held it up higher and it seemed to glow in the sunlight. Then it slightly shook in his hands. It oddly felt like a happy gesture to him. He brought it closer and it slightly shook once more, making him smile before he stood up with it.
"Heh, well, whatever the reason, I can't wait to see what it is." He says before thinking for a moment. "Ya know, maybe the others at the hotel would like to see this."
(Hazbin Hotel)
Charlie was still lying in bed thinking about something… very hard thinking. If it shouldn't come as a surprise, it was about a certain boy. One that I'm sure you all know about. She was fidgeting a bit as she was trying to get it out of her head, but couldn't shake off the feeling as she sat up, her hair and pajamas a mess.
"Hey, Vaggie?" She asks while looking at the other side of the bed. "Are you awake?"
"N-no… shit…" Vaggie says while still turned away from her. "Yes."
"Do you wanna talk?"
"S-sure." She sat up and looked at her. "What's up?
"It's about Ash."
Hearing that, Vaggie's one eye widened. She then started to look back and forth between one end of their room and the other, trying to think of something.
"Uh… w-what about him, exactly?"
"I don't want you to freak out, but I've… well, he's really kind and… really sweet…"
"... Uh, if this is about him coming to Hell and seeing some of the absolutely disturbing things-"
"No, no, it's nothing like that." Charlie quickly clears up. "I know I can't keep him from seeing the rest of it. I know that by now, but that's not what I wanted to talk about."
Vaggie then looked worried for a moment as she held her side of the blanket. "Then, what do you mean?"
"Vaggie, I…" Charlie says before pausing, biting her lower lip as she inhales through her teeth. The other woman was looking at her with concern, anticipating what she might say next. "... I THINK I'VE FALLEN FOR HIM!" She suddenly blurted out.
A minute passed… another minute passed… another minute passed-Okay it wasn't actually that long, maybe a few seconds, but to them, it was that long. Charlie stared at her girlfriend, sweat running down her face as she feared for her response. Vaggie was looking at her with a wide eye, you could swear that even the X over her covered eye also looked shocked.
"... Fuck, I was figured as much." Vaggie then says as the princess looks shocked
"Wait, you knew!?" Charlie asked.
"Yeah, you've been getting red lately ever since he's been showing up."
"Was it that obvious?"
"Babe, we've been dating for the past three years. I still remember how you acted before we were even dating and you're kinda acting like that right now."
"... You're not… upset or anything?"
"Not really. Just a little, but… I was wondering when you'd tell me." Vaggie tells her. "He's… kinda growing onto me, to be honest."
Charlie took a second before giggling. "Is that you kissed him a couple of days ago?"
Vaggie looked shocked before nervously laughing. "You… you saw that?"
"You've been gone for a while so, I was gonna head out and look for you. Then I just so happened to see someone getting a hug. You wouldn't happen to know who it was, would you? ~"
"... No… maybe…"
"You like him too don't you?"
Vaggie hesitated at first, turning away. "He is… more than I expected… and honestly, it's kinda a relief to know a guy who's decent… at least 'one' anyway." She paused in thought.
"You know, maybe we could, you know… let him join us." Charlie starts to say as Vaggie looks at her like she is insane. "I know, I know, but we can make an exception."
"But… he's… young, not even an adult yet. And also… I don't know if he'd be alright with that. Just up and dating a demon and an… other demon."
"Again, I know, technically he is almost one. It's just one year apart, right?" Charlie says before brushing some hair back. "Besides, even if he says no, he still will be here for us. We'll just have him as a friend." She says before moving closer to her, cupping her cheek. "And you know I'll always love you, no matter what."
"I know. I will still love you too."
"Yeah, nothing will change."
They then shared a small kiss between each other before they decided to get up for the day.
(Sometime later)
Everyone was getting ready to do their duties for the day… well, not everyone, but most-No, it was the minority. The Pokemon that stayed there tried to do some help, but there wasn't much for them to do.
Well, a certain someone was missing. In fact, while the princess was at the wall with papers in hand, a flash appeared in the middle of the hotel and there our greatest hero and his Pokemon pal arrived right on time. The aforementioned trainer adjusted the straps on the backpack a bit as it weighed on his back.
"Ash! Welcome back." Charlie says as she turns to face him.
"Hi, Charlie. Good to be back." Ash says before raising a brow. "Uh… what's… that?"
"Hmm?" The princess says before looking back at the wall which was covered in papers. "Oh, this? This is our activity board. These are all the activities I have set out for the residents of the hotel who will hopefully… be arriving at some point… and once we can convince the angels to give us a chance… hopefully."
"Yeah, I'm sure they'll come around… if possible." The boy says as he grabbed his backpack strap to keep it from falling.
He decided to take a look around Tauros was eating kibble from his food bowl as Keekee was trying to sneak an extra treat, only to back away from the Pokemon's glare. Oshawott was playing with Husk's fur when the cat took him off and placed him on Heracross who was drinking honey. Gible was helping Niffty with the bug issue, and Charizard was back at Oak's ranch.
"Looks like the Pokemon are settling in pretty well." The boy says with a smile.
"Pika, Pikachu." Pikachu says.
"Yeah, thanks for bringing over food for them." Vaggie says while putting a bag of Pokemon kibble away.
"No problem. I figured some might be staying here for a while." Ash says before Keekee jumps up onto his other shoulder and rubs against him while purring.
"Well, they weren't the only ones who liked it." Charlie says while petting the cat's head before Razzle and Dazzle appear and suddenly start sniffing at the boy's backpack. "Razzle, Dazzle, I don't think there's food in there."
"Actually, I don't think that's what they're sniffing." Ash says before taking one strap off. "Up for a surprise today?"
"Surprise? Is it another Pokemon?" Charlie says as Vaggie walks over.
"You can say that." He says while taking his bag off and kneeling as he placed it down. "And… wa bam!" He says while pulling out the egg from his backpack bringing sparkles to the princess' eyes.
"Ooh! Wow, what is it?"
"This is a Pokemon egg. I found it this morning before breakfast."
"Holy shit. That is huge." Vaggie says in amazement.
"That's what she said!" Angel says, getting a glare.
"Uh… y-yeah, we all heard Vaggie say that." Ash said, not getting what the demon meant as the princess and her girlfriend felt their hearts get stabbed… metaphorically.
"I cannot with this kid." Angel muttered under his breath.
As they were talking, they didn't notice a small fly watching from a distance… that fly's eyes suddenly pushed out.
(Meanwhile)
"Forget about him. Do you know what's in it?" Charlie asked.
"Unfortunately not. I was gonna take it to Professor Oak to see if he could figure it out, but I am excited to see what it could be." Ash explained.
"He didn't even get a 'that's what she said' joke? Which part of the fucking Earth does this brat come from?" Valentino says before Vox shushes him.
"Eh, I don't care. That phrase died out a century ago." Velvette says before getting shushed as well.
"What are you talking about? People still say that." Valentino says, getting shushed again.
"No, they don't."
"Yes, they do."
"When was the last fucking time you heard someone say 'that's what she said' before?"
"Well, clearly they still say it! Even this brat should know what that means."
"Will you two shut the fuck up!? I'm trying to listen." Vox says with a glare.
"Vox there's literally nothing happening. They're just talking about a giant fucking egg the kid brought with him." Velvette says.
"You don't know that. Just shut up." The TV head says as the other two roll their eyes.
"So where did you get this thing… other than from ya know, your world." Vaggie asks with interest.
"Well, would you believe me if I said it just appeared in my bed when I woke up?" Ash tells them.
"It did?"
"Yeah, I don't know. Maybe the same guy in my dreams gave it to me." He continued as Vox grew interested.
"Guy in his dreams?"
(Hotel)
"Still a bit of a mystery but… well, just have to wait for this to hatch. Right little guy?" Ash says while rubbing the egg as it nudged a bit.
"That is amazing. Angel, come here. You gotta see this." Charlie says while ushering the other demon over.
"I can see from over here, toots. Not interested." Angel says.
Razzle and Dazzle on the other hand went up to the egg and started sniffing it. They touched it with their paws and it started shaking before they took their paws off. Keekee got down from the boy's shoulder and sniffed it as well… despite the lack of a nose.
"What isssss everyone getting so excited about?" Pentious says as he comes down the stairs before his sight lands on the egg and his eyes sparkle. "Ohhhhhhhhh, what is this magnificent egg?" He says as he slides down right in front of it.
"Somehow I'm not surprised that's his reaction." Vaggie says with a smirk.
"Hey, Husk, you wanna see this?" Ash asked as the cat waved him off before he started downing a drink. "Eh, it's not a big deal… where's Alastor though?"
"Who knows? He's always gone for something." Vaggie tells him.
"Gotcha."
"OOH! STAB!" Niffty says while running over with a knife.
"NIFFTY! NO!" Charlie says before the boy grabs the gremlin.
"Niffty! NO! No stab!" Ash says sternly.
"STAB!"
"NO STAB!"
"STAB!"
"NO STAB!"
"Aw…" Niffty says dejectedly before she is dropped.
"Phew." Ash says while wiping his brow as the little gremlin runs off. "I swear we should probably do something about her behavior. I can't have her trying to stab everything and every Pokemon I bring here."
"Yeah, we're trying to work on that." Charlie says.
(Meanwhile)
"... Wow, yeah no Velvette is right. Nothing is happening." Valentino says disappointed.
"UGH! Why are they just standing there!? Give out something personal! Fucking give me something to work with!" Vox says as sparks come from his antenna.
"Yeesh, I tell you one thing about this kid being chummy with Alastor and you're getting this pressed?" Velvette says.
"No one asked you!"
"Thinking we maybe shouldn't have told him anything." Valentino whispers to the smaller Vee.
"Yeah, starting to regret telling him about the meeting." Velvette says under her breath.
(Hotel)
"So, did you just bring that egg here to show off or something?" Husk asks.
"No, this was only something I thought would be nice to show." Ash says before putting the egg back in his backpack and standing up. "I actually wanted to ask you something, Charlie."
"Wha… m-me? I-I…" Charlie stuttered before nervously giggling as she stood up. "Well, ask away. What is it?"
"You remember when I asked you if you wanted to see my world?" He asked as she looked surprised. "Well, how would you like to know?"
Hearing that, the princess' eyes widened with excitement. "Really!?" She asked with joy.
"Yeah, I figured you could use a day off maybe. Just a fun little vacation day." He continued before she grabbed his hands.
"Absolutely!"
"Really? She gets a vacation?" Angel says.
"Yeah, 'cause she's not an asshole." Vaggie tells him.
"I mean, you could come too if you'd like." Ash offered.
"Yeah, uh… no thanks." Angel says before lying down.
"I really think he shouldn't be coming with you anyway." Vaggie says as Pikachu nodded in agreement.
"You mean with us." Charlie corrected her.
"W-what?"
"Yeah, don't you wanna see it too? Wouldn't it be great to see more of his world?"
"I…" Vaggie looked nervous as she looked back and forth between the two. "I guess… it couldn't hurt."
"YES!" Charlie says while hugging her. "This is gonna be amazing!" She says before letting go of her and running off. "I'm gonna go pack!"
"Wait, it's only for a day! Charlie!" Vaggie called, sighing as it was pointless before looking at the rest of the hotel. "Okay, okay… I can do this." She says as she straightens up. "Everyone listen! Me and Charlie are gonna be gone for… the majority of the day, so I want none of you to… well, do anything that will mess up the hotel."
"Okay, relax. We're not 'that' barbaric." Angel says.
"Yeah, well you specifically saying that makes me think otherwise." She said back before looking at the boy. "Can we trust your Pokemon without our supervision?"
"Sure. They can be trusted. It's probably not them you got to worry about." Ash tells them.
"Okay, good. Charlie-"
"I got all the stuff I'll need! I've got-" The princess unzipped her suitcase and started going over all the things she packed, most of which she probably wasn't gonna be using.
"Woah, woah, that's… a lot. I don't think you're gonna be needing all that where we're going." Ash tells her. "Trust me, we're gonna go to a small town, so there won't be much to see other than my Pokemon at the professor's ranch."
"Right, right, just… does it rain there? Cause I brought my raincoat."
"Yeah, it does rain occasionally from time to time."
"Okay. *Zips suitcase up* I'm ready now."
(Meanwhile)
AshFan: Damn, how many cuts do you plan to do.
TaiKetch'em: Give me a break.
"... Draw four." Vox says while placing a card down.
"You piece of shit." Velvette says before grabbing four cards from the stacks and placing one down. "Least it can't get worse."
"Poor choice of words." Valentino says before slamming his last card down. "UNO! CUNTS!
"GODDAMMIT!" Velvette says as she throws her cards while the tall Vee laughs as he pulls all the chips towards him.
"Yeah, yeah." Vox says as he drops his cards before going back to the monitor. "Oh, finally! Come here." He then says as the other Vees go over to see.
"Okay, brace yourselves. I've only done with Pikachu and Charizard before." Ash says as Charlie and Vaggie gather around him, the camera zooming in on them.
"Okay, they're clearly doing something. Show the front of them." Vox says as the camera flies around.
However, the camera didn't fully get around before it showed a white glow enveloping the ones it was watching. Next thing they knew, the screen glitched for a split second and the boy with the other two demons was gone.
"... W-what?" Vox says confused before making the camera zoom more on the spot. "What happened?"
"Defuq did they go?" Velvette said, also confused.
"Hold on." The TV head then rewinds and slows the footage down, not getting any results. "Come on! Stupid fucking thing!" He says while slamming his fist on the console.
"So much for something interesting happening." Valentino says in disappointment.
(Pokemon World)
So, here was a peaceful morning. Delia was getting herself ready for work, Mr. Mime was in the kitchen pouring coffee for her, handing her the mug as she entered and took a sip as she was going to the living room… only to stop short as she saw a sudden glow appear in the middle of it.
Once the glow died down, it revealed her son along with two other girls she didn't recognize.
"Oh fuck, agh!" Vaggie says while rubbing her eyes. "That is way too bright."
"Yeah, I kinda forgot about how bright those were. Me and Pikachu have gotten used to them by now." Ash tells her.
"Woah…" Charlie says while looking around, walking aimlessly. "This… amazing." She says before looking out the window in amazement. "Blue sky, bright sun, and-OW! OW! Okay! OW! Too bright!"
"Yeah, don't look directly at that without sunglasses." Ash says while putting a hand on her shoulder. "What do you think Vaggie?"
"Well, it's uh…" Vaggie says, still squinting her eyes a bit. "Colorful."
"This may be a little early, but thank you for bringing us up here, Ash." Charlie says, still as cheerful as ever.
"Trust me, you haven't seen anything yet. Right now, we should probably head out before my mom gets back home. If she sees us-"
Ash didn't finish as they heard a shattering sound, Vaggie immediately drew her spear in defense as they all looked at the source of the sound and looked shocked. Delia was standing there, looking just as shocked as they were, mug shards at her feet along with a puddle of coffee as she stared at them.
"... Ah, crapbaskets." Ash says.
(Hotel)
"Surprised you didn't want to go there." Husk says as he is cleaning a glass. "Ya know since you always tried fucking those things he brings."
"Yeah well, the last one he brought here didn't even understand. And my cheek still stings thanks to that fucking monkey." Angel says while rubbing his cheek.
"Maybe you shouldn't be harassing them then." The cat says as Oshawott climbs on him. "Stop! Seriously."
He says before plucking the otter off of him and dropping him on the floor. Dejected, Oshawott got up and wandered off.
"Considering how frightening these things are… I'd rather not take my chances." Pentious says shivering a bit.
"Pussy." Angel says.
(... Meanwhile again…)
"How did they do that!?" Vox yelled in annoyance as the camera went around the hotel.
"Vox, I don't think flying around the ratty place is gonna do anything." Valentino tells him.
"There's gotta something… ugh." The TV head groaned before he walked away.
"Hey, hey, easy now, Caro." The other demon says while going to his aid. "We'll think of something."
Velvette looked back at the screen. She squinted and saw Oshawott and Gible wander out of the hotel. Then hummed in thought.
"I might have a bit of a proposal." She says, getting her colleagues' attention.
(Pokemon World)
"So… let me… just have a moment to understand." Delia says as she sits at the table with her son and guests. "You were given this magical phone-"
"Arc Phone." Ash corrects.
"R-right, that… and you-you… you have been… going to literal Hell and back these past days you've been disappearing to… with these… groups of demons?"
"It's just one group actually." Charlie says while nervously laughing. "But yeah, technically all that stuff is true."
"Absolutely. It is…" Vaggie says while rubbing the back of her head.
"Pika, Pi." Pikachu says.
Delia stared at them for a moment, taking all she just heard in as Mr. Mime was behind her in fear. The woman inhaled deeply before standing up.
"Right, right." She mutters to herself as she starts pacing back and forth.
"Are you, mad?" Ash asked, still nervous.
"No, no, I'm perfectly fine. It's just demons existing, and my son going to Hell. Why not?"
"W-well, it's not all as bad as you may… I retract that statement actually. But even though we are demons and… I am technically the princess of Hell, we are not the heartless demons you may take us for." Charlie explains as best as she could.
"Okay, and uh… I-I'm guessing you're the person who's needed help for a project, right?"
"Yes, that is me. I'm working on a hotel for sinners-"
"Okay, okay, uh… this… this is a lot to take in, especially when it's still morning."
"So… you don't have a problem with Charlie or Vaggie?" Ash asked in hope.
"No, no, they're fine, they… unless they do something, they're fine." Delia says as Mr. Mime meekly peeks from the corner, shivering while holding a crucifix. "What I am more upset about is you lying to me."
"Hold on, technically I didn't lie. I said I was helping someone on a project… just not the details on what."
"Yeah, that still counts as a lie, Ash." Delia tells him, Charlie raising a hand before Vaggie pulls it down, shaking her head.
"Well, maybe you could tell me those right now. This project doesn't involve… gruesome things, does it?"
"No, no, absolutely not! It's uh… well-"
"We're running a hotel for rehabilitating sinners." Vaggie explains for him.
"Yeah, exactly."
"... Oh… that's not what I was expecting to hear." Delia says. "Especially-"
"From a demon. Yeah, I know, but I don't like seeing my people suffer like this." Charlie says before getting an idea. "I think I have a song that might help you understand."
"Wait, Charlie, you don't… oh boy. Okay, sit down and… well, just listen." Vaggie says as the woman didn't get it, but sat anyway.
"Does she have a new song to sing?" Ash asked.
"Nope." She says as Charlie snaps her fingers and the lights go out.
AshFan: And cue us fast-forwarding through the song 'Inside of every Demon is a Rainbow' just because.
TaiKetch'em: Why don't we just have her explain it in more heartwarming dialogue?
AshFan: Cause it'd take too long.
TaiKetch'em: Isn't this supposed to be a filler chapter or something?
AshFan: Yes and no.
TaiKetch'em: Is it just because you're too lazy to write that-?
AshFan: *Into phone* Hello, Ms. Circle-
TaiKetch'em: OKAY! OKAY! I get it!
Once the song was over, Charlie huffed and puffed for air as she sat down. Ash and Pikachu did a small clap as Vaggie rubbed her face. They looked at Delia with hope, seeing her looking less shocked and just surprised.
"Well, that was… certainly nice." The older Ketchum says with a bit of sweat dripping down her head.
"So, you get why I'm trying to do this, right?" Charlie asked.
"Yes, it's uh…" Delia starts saying. "Well, it's still a lot to take in but… it's nice to know that there's someone as sweet as you in such a… no offense, but-"
"Horrible place?"
"Yes, and well, I am glad my little boy was able to meet someone like you rather than… someone else."
"Hahaha, uh… it's good to see you're alright with them Mom, but… uh…" Ash says before muttering. "We can't keep padding for filler for too long."
"What?" Charlie and Vaggie say.
"What?" He said back.
"What did you say?" Vaggie asked.
"Nothing. Uh… Mom, you're late for work."
"Oh, right! I completely forgot." Delia says as she got up and ran to the door. "Have fun with… day! Bye!" She says as she leaves while slamming the door.
The three were left in the dining room to themselves now. They looked at each other, even Pikachu who didn't have anything to add.
"Well, your mother is nice." Charlie says.
(Hotel)
Gible and Oshawott were happily wandering around the building, not a care in the world. The shark Pokemon started climbing the wall on the side while the otter tried to follow along, his shell falling off and landing on the ground.
With a sigh, the otter hopped down and picked it up, but he ended up finding an apple nearby and went over to happily munch on it… getting stuffed in a bag in the same second.
Gible was still climbing before he heard a strange buzzing noise and turned only to be faced with a bag full of apples. His eyes sparkled before he jumped into the bag which was then closed and tied.
(Pokemon World)
After a second, they went up to the front door and Ash grabbed the knob. "Ready? Cause if you think it's amazing from a window, it's a lot more in person."
He then opened the door and the sunlight flowed into the room, blinding the other two. They stepped out, being blessed with the view of the small town they were in. The Princess as always had an excited look on her face, squinting a bit as she was greeted by a gentle breeze.
"Oh… I-I… haha, ah…" Charlie says before she suddenly falls backward into Vaggie's arms.
"Is… is she okay?" Ash asked with concern.
"Yeah, she's…" Vaggie tells him while looking at the princess' smiling unconscious face. "Perfectly fine."
(Bro you are doing more cuts than my other boss does)
AshFan: SHUT UP! Just do your job.
TaiKetch'em: You make someone do your cuts for you?
AshFan: Don't you?
TaiKetch'em: No, why would you need someone for that?
AshFan: Can we stop questioning things and get on with the story already?
(Whatever… sometime later after the princess is awake)
"Look at this place! This is even more beautiful in person!" Charlie says all giddy.
"It is kind of a relief to walk around somewhere without hearing gunshots and death everywhere." Vaggie says while still trying to cover his eyes. "Shouldn't we… I don't know be wearing disguises or something?"
"You should be fine. I mean, you two don't really look much like demons so it shouldn't be a problem." Ash tells her.
"Yeah, but…" They stopped and looked at the princess who went to the body of water running a hand through it. "You sure we won't be getting looks."
"No, we should be fine." Ash tells her while patting her on the shoulder as he goes over to the princess. "Trust me, I've been traveling across several regions for seven years, I've seen a few things that aren't that big of a deal."
"Pikachu!" Pikachu says as well.
"Seven years?... Wait, I thought you said you were seventeen!" Vaggie says as she runs to catch up with him.
While Charlie was still moving her hands around in the water, only pulling them up when something else came up. A creature that looked like a small baby seal with a horn on its forehead stared up at her in curiosity.
"Hi there." She says while waving before the seal suddenly squirted water out of its mouth at her, causing her to spit before laughing as she tried to cover it before it was done.
"Seel! Seel!" The little Pokemon cheered happily as it bounced in the water while clapping its flippers.
"Having fun?" Ash asked as he crouched beside her. "This Pokemon is called Seel. Usually, they come out during the cold weather, surprised there is one out here." He says while petting the Pokemon who cooed before it disappeared into the water.
"Lucky us, then." Charlie says while wringing out her hair. "Seals look… different from what I've heard."
"What do they look like?"
"Well, they don't have horns." Vaggie says while kneeling down, trying to help her girlfriend dry off with a towel she brought with her. "Or shoot water."
Right as she said that the Seel came back up and shot water at them, catching them off guard. Vaggie spat while trying to block it, but Charlie still laughed as it didn't stop until the two of them were soaked. Ash and Pikachu laughed a bit before they were also sprayed with water. The Seel stopped and hopped up while clapping its flippers. The group just laughed it off.
(Meanwhile)
Oshawott and Gible woke up not able to see anything, causing the otter to freak out and run around before running into something that caused him to fall on his back. Then the blanket was pulled off revealing them to be in cages in some kind of headquarters, and they were able to see in person the Vees.
"This was way too easy." Vox says while looking at the two Pokemon.
"Told ya not to doubt me." Velvette says while on her phone.
"Okay, we've got them now. So, what's the plan?" Valentino asks in curiosity.
"Isn't obvious." Vox says with a smirk as he walks up to them. "Little Princess Bleeding Heart won't just hand that kid over willingly. No… that boy is gonna be coming to us."
"So…?"
"What? You fucking stupid? If that kid wants his pets back, then he's gonna have to give himself up to us. Leave that stupid hotel and that piece of shit Alastor. No boy, one less deal for him to make. Once that's done and done, then we can figure out a new plan to keep him from making a deal with Lucifer's brat."
"Plus, it's easier to pick off the smaller ones first, right?" Velvette says before taking a picture of the two, making them blink from the flash. "I can't wait to see that little shit bow in humility."
"Or ya know, bow to take a mouthful." Valentino says before laughing.
"OSH! OSHAWOTT!" Oshawott says while shaking the cage.
"Oh, pipe down." Vox yells at the otter.
"Well, if push comes to shove, we could also sell these things on the market." Val says before getting sprayed by Oshawott's Water Gun that sent him crashing against the wall, soaking him before it was done and he spat out any remaining. "You little-!"
"Val!" Vox says while blocking him. "Take it easy. It's just a bit of water." He says before looking at the Pokemon with a smile. "If were to, let's make sure they're in one piece." He says while his left eye starts creating spirals.
The two Pokemon's eyes were also overtaken by the spirals before the TV head chuckled as he turned and walked away with the other Vees. The Pokemon shook their eyes as they recovered from the mental attack, glaring at the two.
Oshawott then heard something shuffle behind, then a 'PSST' sound as he turned around and got startled before falling backward.
"Shh, shh! It's okay!" The one behind him says in a soft tone. "Don't worry little guys. Imma bout to break your asses out of here."
Getting a good look at the individual, she appeared to be a tall, pale-skinned girl with messy pink hair in a ponytail, very revealing clothes, tattoos on one arm, and the most notable was the big single eye in the middle of her face with an X-shaped pupil. Hearing what she said Oshawott began to get excited.
"Shh! Fucking keep it down!" She whispered before she ducked and hid.
"Hey! I said pipe down over there!" Vox yelled over his shoulder before going to a keyboard.
"Just stay quiet." She tells them as she takes out a lockpick.
"Greetings young mortal. I am sure you must be worried about your little friends that have gone missing." Vox starts to say as a camera floats over them. "And I'm here to tell you that they are in good hands." He then stepped to the side as the girl hid again, the camera showing Oshawott and Gible in their cages before going back to face the Vee. "I just have one request for you. Leave that ratty hotel and come to our buildings alone. We'll talk more after that."
"Are you sure this is a good idea? He could tell the others." Valentino says as the girl starts picking Oshawott's cage lock.
"Oh please, I've seen how he acts first hand." Velvette says. "Knowing him, he's probably the Oh-so-heroic type who thinks he shouldn't drag someone into his problems. He's gonna act stupid and try to solve this situation on his own."
"Hmm, well, it's you two who have hate boners for him."
"I don't have a hate boner for him. I couldn't care less about him. But ya know, seeing him look pathetic would be nice."
The girl managed to get the cage unlocked. "Got it."
"Wha-HEY!" Vox yelled as the girl quickly ducked. "Is… is that thing eating the cage?" Her unibrow rose in puzzlement before looking over.
Gible had eaten his way out of his cage and was still chewing before swallowing. Oshawott looked at him before pushing the cage door open and stepping out.
"Well, there goes that part of the plan." Valentino shrugged.
"Okay, you two get-WOAH!" Vox quickly ducked avoiding another Water Gun which hit the camera and caused it to hit the wall before falling. "Well, thank fuck I have these waterproo-" He says before he sees that the camera was actually destroyed. "What!?"
"Well, that worked better than I thought." The cyclops girl says with a smirk.
Oshawott then stood proudly. Gible jumped down before ushering for the other Pokemon to follow as he burrowed through the floor, the otter bouncing in after him. Several crashes were heard before the Vees ran to the hole and looked beyond shocked as they saw holes breaking through each and every lower floor, leaving behind exposed wires.
"What the FUCK!" Vox says before he zapped into one of the nearby consoles quickly as Velvette took a picture of the damage and Val took off his glasses.
(Back to the Pokemon World)
"And this is the lab of the one and only Professor Oak." Ash says as he and the girls are walking through the lab.
"Damn, this place is way bigger inside." Vaggie says as they arrive in one room in particular.
"I hear that a lot from new visitors. This room in particular is the same room where I gave Ash his first Pokemon." Oak says with a smile.
"Really? You came from here little guy?" Charlie asked.
"Pika, pika." Pikachu tells her.
"Yes, and he was quite the troublemaker too." Oak says.
"Oh come on, I'm sure he didn't do anything that bad."
"Mmhmm. Try getting electrocuted upon first meeting him." Ash tells her, surprising the two demons. "Yeah, he was kinda rebellious when we first met."
"But you two seem so close. How could you ever be mean to each other?" Charlie asked.
"Well, we worked things out." He says as the mouse Pokemon jumps onto his shoulder. "We may have had our ups and downs, but now me and him are partners. And that says a lot more than you think." He continues while scratching Pikachu's cheek.
"Aw!"
"Yes, I was surprised at first, but life is full of surprises." Oak says proudly. "Now, Ash, you called earlier about a Pokemon egg?"
"Huh?... Oh right. Almost forgot." Ash says before taking off his backpack and pulling the egg out of it. "I swear, I feel like these things getting heavier each time."
"Just place it there." Oak says as he moves some things on the table, allowing the boy to place the egg there. "This is a big one."
"Do you know what kind of Pokemon might be in here?"
"Unfortunately no." The old professor said as he inspected it. "You can never really tell what kind of Pokemon are in these. It's hard to say just on looks alone."
"Buuuut…" Charlie says, trailing off for a second.
"But I might be able to run some tests to figure it out. Although, it will take a while." Oak says before walking over to the window. "In the meantime, why don't you show your guests to the ranch? Your other Pokemon might like them."
"Oooh! I would love to see them. Where are they?" Charlie asks with a sparkle in her eyes.
"Just outside. You'll love them." Ash says before going to the door. "Be prepared though 'cause there's gonna be a lot."
"Right." Vaggie says. "I'm sure it's not that many-
(1 Second Later)
-Ho-ly… shit." She finished as they were outside now.
In front of them was a wide area filled with hundreds of different Pokemon all doing their own thing. Charlie couldn't contain herself and fainted yet again, into Ash's arms this time. Vaggie let out a soft laugh before patting her on the head.
(Meanwhile)
Some demons were busy putting together merch before an ear-piercing feedback came from the speakers that interrupted them. "Attention all you knuckleheads! We've got a code gray!" Vox's voice came through the speakers. "There is a mini shark and otter breaking through the building. If you see them, catch them alive!" Then a crash came from the ceiling. "Or don't. I don't give a shit!"
As the dust began to settle, Gible rose while dusting himself off. Oshawott rubbed his head before looking around, and then his eyes widened. There they were surrounded by demons. The otter raised an arm in hopes they were just there to say hi, only for them to pull out knives, much to his shock.
Next thing they knew, Oshawott was running around avoiding attempted stabs by the demons. In an attempt of defense, he used Water Gun on several before using Razor Shell to deflect some of them, knocking them down and sending them flying. He stood in victory for a moment before more appeared and he went back to dodging stabs.
Gible on the other hand hardly moved a muscle as the knives that they attempted to stab him with bounced off his skin. The demons stopped and looked at their knives before one came in with an extra sharp one, only for it to bounce out of his hand and stab another demon. Someone took out a gun, but the bullet just deflected and hit another demon. Gible just used Dragon Pulse and blasted them away.
The doors opened as more demons came through, but they were stopped when a bomb landed in front of them, the fuse already down and going off. A cackle came from above as the cyclops jumped and landed on the ground.
"Oh, you're here throwing a party without me?" She laughs before throwing a bomb behind her as it blew up. "You little guys are a fucking riot." She then says as more demons poured in. "You ready for more fun?" She says while pulling out more bombs as the Pokemon looked excited.
(Pokemon World)
"Wow, she's already pretty popular." Ash says.
"Yeah, I think that's just natural for her in a world like this." Vaggie says.
What they were referring to was Charlie in the middle of most of Ash's Pokemon, most of whom were going up to her and rubbing against her as she giggled and started giving hugs. Charizard in particular liked rubbing his head against her as she petted him.
"This kinda does feel like Heaven." Vaggie says as the boy looked at her with a smile. "Uh, I mean… not that I've been to Heaven before, but… uh, this is… what I imagine it to be like. So, probably is what she thinks it's like."
"Well, it's not all sunshine and rainbows, but you know, I like to look at the good side of things. Always keep positive." He tells her before taking a second. "Cause if I don't, then I wouldn't just be letting all my friends down. I wouldn't have any of them to begin with. Especially not Pikachu."
"Pikachu." Pikachu says while rubbing against his trainer.
The woman stared at him for a moment before smiling as she looked back at Charlie who was still having fun getting smothered by the Pokemon. "Yeah, you know, you two are almost like the same person."
"Ya think? I'm not exactly used to seeing uh… certain happening in the middle of the street. No offense."
"None taken." She says before thinking for a moment. "Hey, Ash, if you have a second-"
Before she could finish the boy was suddenly glomped on by a big yellow dinosaur creature with leaves around its neck. It then started happily started rubbing against him in joy.
"Nice to see you too, Bayleaf." The boy says while petting it as it cooed.
"Okay, this is new." Vaggie says as Pikachu jumps onto her shoulder.
"Ah, so sweet. Can you imagine… oh, hello." Charlie says while petting the Pokemon. "What's your name?"
"Yeah, this is Bayleaf." Ash says as he gets up. "She comes from the Johto Region, one of the first ones I've caught there."
"Wait hold on, region? Like, you've traveled continents? Across the…?" Vaggie says while pointing in a random direction.
"Yeah, I've been doing so ever since I was ten." He says, causing her to gawk.
"Wow, I never had that much freedom as a kid." Charlie says.
"Wait! I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I-I… you were allowed to travel across the world far away from home on your own when you were a toddler?" Vaggie asks after comprehending what he just said.
"Of course, everyone who becomes ten can get their Pokemon License and travel." Ash says casually.
"What?"
"Yeah. I mean, I've traveled around Kanto which is this region when I started, and after that-"
"Oh, my god."
"Yeah, I know it might sound a little weird since Pokemon don't exist in your world-"
"Oh, my god…"
"Don't worry, it's actually pretty cool. I met a lot of new friends along the way too. I should call one of them up sometime now that I think about it. Been a while since I've seen them."
"I'd love to meet them too. I bet your friends are just as amazing as your Pokemon are." Charlie says.
"Yeah, I think you'd like a few of them." Ash tells her while tipping his hat before he starts walking. "Come on, I should show you my water Pokemon collection."
"Can't wait!"
As the princess followed the boy, Vaggie stayed back with Pikachu who looked at her. "This world… is something I don't want to begin to understand."
"Pikachu." The mouse Pokemon says while patting her cheek.
(Meanwhile with the Vees)
So the room was now filled with corpses of demons who were unable to defeat the cyclops girl and Pokemon there. After a second, the girl huffed before standing up and looking at the Pokemon.
"Not bad for little shrimps." She laughed.
Gibble patted his stomach while Oshawott struck a victory pose. Unfortunately, the victory was short-lived as the otter quickly jumped out of the way of an incoming bolt.
"Alright, alr-r-right!" Vox says while entering the room as the girl hid. "Can't trust you idiots with anythi-ing." He says in annoyance while charging electricity in his hand. "You want something done, you gotta do it yourself."
Oshawott jumped before avoiding more bolts of electricity before jumping behind Gible. Vox chuckled before shooting another bolt at the shark and hit him directly.
But it failed!
Gible didn't even flinch looking at himself before looking up at the TV head who looked confused. Seeing this, he shot an even more powerful bolt.
But it failed!
Again, the shark Pokemon didn't even seem to feel the attack. Oshawott looked at him and then smiled.
"Seriously? What are these things!?" Vox shouts in disbelief.
"What is it this time?" Valentino says as he and the third Vee enter.
"I'm in the middle of something, Val! I don't-AAAAAGH!" Vox suddenly screamed as Gible jumped and chomped on his head, shocking the other Vees as Vox's screams of pain glitched as it fell to the ground flailing. "GE-GET IT OFF-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F-F! GET IT OFF!"
"Okay! Okay!" Velvette says as she runs over and struggles for a second but manages to pry the Pokemon off of the other Vee, leaving him with a cracked and sparking screen, only for the shark to start chomping at the other Vee. "HOLY SHIT!" She yells as she holds it back.
"Alright!" Valentino says as he creates chains of smoke and wraps them around the Pokemon pulling him up, only for the Pokemon to start chomping at him while being held back. "Oooh, Buon Dio. You are one vicious little thing."
"Ya think? Little fucker just tried to fucking bite my face off." Velvette says while helping up her fallen colleague.
"Oh, shi-i-i-i-it." Vox groans in pain.
"Well, problem solved. Might as well get some stronger cages for-" Val started saying before Gible opened his mouth revealing a glow. "Oh merda."
Outside, a huge blast came out from the side of the VVV building before exploding in the air, raining down on the city below. Citizens all screamed about as they ran, explosions raining down around them.
"MY CABBAGES!" One demon yelled.
The Vees all sat on the floor of the building, staring out the giant hole in the wall, all shocked, not caring about the fact that the Pokemon had disappeared from them. Vox managed to get up and walk over to the hole looking out it… then an anger came upon his glitching, damaged face.
"MOTHERFU-U-U-U-U-U-U-UCKER!"
(Meanwhile)
The cyclops girl was running with the two Pokemon in her arms stopping on a building a far distance away before dropping the two. She huffed and puffed, taking a moment to catch her breath. She then looked at the two and slowly started to laugh before falling on her ass as the two Pokemon didn't understand why she was laughing.
"That was fucking awesome!" She says before calming. "Man, I was just going there to fuck with Val. You little shrimps are crazy." She says while giving Oshawott a noogy.
"Osha!" The otter says as he squirms out of her hold.
"You guys have somewhere to stay? I've got a place of my own and it's kinda boring there with nothing to do."
Hearing what she said, Oshawott looked and climbed onto the edge looking around. Once he spotted the hotel, he pointed towards it.
"Oh, you're from that ratty place, eh?" She says as she stood up and looked at it as her hair flowed through the wind. "Yeah, I've got a friend there. Don't know why he decided to stay there of all places."
After a second, she sighed before picking the two up and taking off. Once they arrived, she placed them in front of the place before standing.
"Alright, here you go." She says before the Pokemon looked up at her. "Nah, mate, I ain't staying here. But hey, if you wanna fuck more shit up, you can always come to me. I'm sure Angey can help you find me around."
She turns to leave only to stop and wince in pain before looking down. Gible had his mouth around one of her legs while Oshawott was hugging her other. Seeing them, she chuckled before bending down and patting them on the head.
"Okay, I get it. This ain't gonna be the last time I see you little fuckers." She says as they smile up at her, then let go of her legs, one of which is bleeding. "Haha, look at that. Well, I won't forget ya now." She says as they smile again.
(Inside)
"How the fuck did you lose them!?" Husk yells.
"I don't know! Aren't you supposed to be the responsible one!?" Angel argued back.
"I ain't their fucking owner! I don't have to babysit them!"
"Hello! Hello! Little ones!" Pentious says while looking around as the two continue to argue. "Come out, come out wherever you are! Oh shit… uh… eggies?"
"Sorry, boss. We can't find them." One of the eggs says.
"What are we looking for again?" Another says.
"Oh, I think it was a fish." Another says.
"It's an otter and baby shark!" Pentious groaned in annoyance. "Niffty!"
The gremlin ripped through the wallpaper behind him. "Nope. Nothing."
"Agh… well, surely this won't be a problem. I mean, the mortal boy will surely understand right?"
"Oh, yeah, sure. He totally won't freak out and sick his fucking dragon on us." Angel says.
"Oh, god, we're doomed. Maybe we should call Alastor for this."
"Alastor for what?" The three suddenly jumped as they turned around. "Uh… hello?"
There was Ash with his Pokemon, the girls. They seemed confused by the way the others were acting.
"Oh, uh… aha nothing, nothing at all." Angel says while stepping forward trying to cover it up. "We're just uh… trying to come up with ideas to bring in more guests, yeah."
"... Seriously?" Vaggie says, having the biggest doubts ever.
"Yes, yes, right, 'GUYS'!?"
"Uh, yeah, yeah, uh…" Husk says before pushing the snake forward. "In fact 'he' came up with an idea just now."
"Uh… y-yesssss, yes indeed I… I…" Pentious struggled to try and come up with something but couldn't handle it. "OH! I CAN'T DO IT! Please, forgive me!" He cried as he fell to the floor. "Everything was just going by as usual, but-"
"Oshawott!"
"Not now little otter. I… wha…" He stopped as he saw the two Pokemon run by him. "Wha…?"
"Hey, guys." Ash says before nearly falling as the two jump into his arms. "Woah, miss me much?" He says as the two continue to rub into his arms. "Yeah, I think these two had enough time here."
"Oh thank fuck. Maybe a god is giving us mercy." Angel says after wiping his brow.
"Thank you for showing us your world Ash, this is probably the best day of my life." Charlie says happily.
"Yeah, this was a nice breath of fresh air in all honesty." Vaggie says as well.
"Well, maybe I could take you back at some point. I'm sure the Pokemon would be glad to see you, again." Ash tells them.
"Yeah, I hope that egg also hatches if we do go back. Hopefully anyway."
"Alright. I'm gonna head back now, but I probably won't be here tomorrow."
"Okay, well, maybe when you come back you could bring something for show and tell. I mean, it doesn't have to just be Pokemon, but you could bring one." Charlie tells him.
"That sounds good." Ash says before he pulls out his Arc Phone.
"Okay, I'm going to bed. See ya." Angel says while walking by.
"Yeah, me too." Husk says while doing the same.
"I uh… have to tuck my egg boys in." Pentious says while slithering away.
Heracross and Tauros decided to go up to their trainer and crowd around him. "Guess you guys are done here too, huh?" He asked they nodded. "Alright, see you next time."
"See you soon." Charlie says while waving.
"Yeah, see ya." Vaggie also says.
With a nod, Ash went through his phone and activated the teleporter. Before it fully finished Charlie watched while biting her lip before running up and swiftly planting a kiss on his cheek. Just as he was about to react, he disappeared with his Pokemon.
Vaggie seemed surprised before looking at her girlfriend. "... Did… did you just…?"
"Yeah, I might've gotten a little excited." Charlie says sheepishly.
To be continued…
AshFan: Okay, you done hiding, bud?
TaiKetch'em: Yeah, hopefully, she's gone.
AshFan: Okay, well, the next one is gonna be episode 4. Think you're up for that?
TaiKetch'em: Well, we'll try to do something about that.
AshFan: Anyways thank you for reading and… hopefully you enjoy the next chapter.