Pokemon: Friends to the End
Chapter 69: The Bells Are Singing!
In a grassy field...
Brock was feeding Happiny some pokemon food while Dawn was feeding Buneary and Denise was feeding Hoothoot.
Ash was training with his Gligar.
"Now ready Gligar?"Ash asked with a smile.
"Gligar!"Gligar responded and flew to the sky.
"Just like that."Ash said. "Now give me a right turn!"
Unfortunately, the Ground/Flying Type makes a wrong turn causing Ash to point it out.
"Hey that's the wrong way!"Ash called out.
Gligar was beginning to have difficultly to fly.
"Gligar look out!"Ash protested.
Gligar unable to recover and ends up crashing down on a rock.
"Ouch..."Denise mumbled.
"Hoothoot."Hoothoot replied.
Ash and Pikachu rushed up to Gligar.
"Aw man, Gligar are you okay?"Ash asked.
"Gligar."Gligar replied while sweat dropping.
"Ash Ketchum that was awfully dangerous!"Dawn retorted.
"Sorry, I guess Gligar doesn't glide too well."Ash responded.
"Oh really?"Dawn questioned.
Denise notice Dawn was flicking through Poke Chic, a fashion magazine for Pokémon Stylists that features Pokémon in outfits.
"Hey Dawn, are you looking through that magazine again?"Ash asked.
"Yeah, what's that?"Brock asked while holding Happiny.
"It's called Poke Chic."Dawn replied showing the magazine pages to her friends. "Dressing your pokemon in its latest fashion in all the rates in Sinnoh."
"Oh isn't that interesting."Brock remarked.
Dawn turned the next page which showed a Hoothoot wearing a top hat and the other page showed a female Hoothoot wearing a pretty blue veil on her head.
"Hoothoot, I should get you that nice veil, wouldn't you agree?"Denise joked.
Hoothoot swept dropped at his trainer's response.
"Hoothoot."Hoothoot mumbled.
"Relax, I'm just kidding."Denise assured.
"And here is Buneary's favourite."Dawn admitted showing a page of a Pikachu wearing a weird vest.
"Pika."Pikachu said nervously.
"Your not interested in that, are you Pikachu?"Ash asked hopefully.
"Pika."Pikachu replied and shook his head.
"Sis, do you still have the vest that you designed?"Denise asked.
"Yeah, it's right here."Dawn replied and pulls out a orange vest. "Ta da!"
"Hey wow, nice work, Dawn."Ash commented.
"Pika!"Pikachu said happily.
"To be honest mum sewed it and send it to us."Dawn admitted.
"Right because she knows your terrible at sewing."Denise commented with a smirk.
"Hoothoot."Hoothoot chuckled lightly.
"Oh..."Ash said with a sheepish smile.
"Pika..."Pikachu responded.
"That's not true, Dennie."Dawn argued with a frown. "I'm the one who designed it."
"Buneary, bun, bun."Buneary answered.
Dawn placed the orange vest on Buneary.
Buneary smiled which meant she loved it.
"Perfect fit."Dawn giggled.
"It suits you well, Buneary."Denise stated kindly.
"Happiny."Happiny agreed.
"It looks great on you."Brock remarked.
"It sure does."Ash added.
Pikachu and Hoothoot spoke in approval causing Buneary to blush shyly.
Then the Rabbit Pokemon heard something from the bushes.
"What is it, Buneary?"Dawn asked. "What's wrong?"
Buneary closed its eyes to concentrate in order to hear the sound more carefully.
Then the heroes saw a Chingling coming out of the bushes.
"Chingling!"
"Aw, who's this little cutie bell?"Denise asked with a smile.
"It's a Chingling."Brock replied.
"A Chingling, huh?"Dawn said and took out her pokedex.
"Chingling the Bell Pokémon."Dawn's Pokedex said. "It makes sounds by vibrating an orb in the back of its throat and it moves by hopping."
Chingling uses its orb to hug Buneary, Hoothoot and then Pikachu.
"That's one happy pokemon."Dawn commented.
Chingling then hugs Ash causing Denise to giggle softly at the sight before the Bell Pokemon hugged Dawn.
"You sure like everybody don't you?"Dawn asked.
"That's for sure."Ash responded with a small smile.
Then Gligar went on the Pallet Town Trainer's back to hug him.
"Aw come on!"Ash complained. "I know you like me!"
He then collapsed on the floor with the Ground/Flying Type.
"It seems Gligar is a huge fan of you."Denise said with a hint of amusement.
Ash stood up and took out a pokeball.
"Gligar, return."He ordered.
Gligar returned back in its pokeball.
"There you are, Chingling!"
The heroes see a magician woman walking up to Chingling.
"Chingling, what in the world are you doing out here?"the woman asked. "You know you shouldn't go off alone."
"I guess that means Chingling is your pokemon."Ash suggested.
"That's right my name is Francesca."the woman replied.
"Hey there, my name is Ash."Ash answered.
"Hello, my name is Dawn."Dawn said.
"And I'm her twin sister, Denise."Denise responded.
"Hello!"Brock flirted and held Francesca's hands. "Please call me Brock! Francesca a lovely name, my heart is ringing like a bell~"
Croagunk then poison jabs his trainer to stop flirting.
"Sorry, I knocked out."Brock muttered in pain.
He then got dragged away by Croagunk.
"Wow, your Chingling is so adorable."Dawn admitted.
"Thank you."Francesca replied. "Though to be honest, it is a little spoiled."
Chingling gives it's trainer a hug.
"Would you cut that out!"Francesca begged.
"It's great to see your Chingling so happy."Ash commented.
"Well I agree with you, but to the point the thing is I'm a pokemon magician."Francesca admitted.
"Whoa, a pokemon magician?"Ash said in surprise.
"So I guess you know some magic tricks."Denise responded with a smile.
Francesca nodded in respond and then decided to do a magic show.
"Alright then the pokemon magic show is about to begin."Francesca announced.
The four heroes clapped while Pikachu, Buneary, Piplup and Hoothoot cheered.
Francesca removes the tablecloth revealing Chingling underneath.
"Ta da!"She said.
"Chingling!"Chingling replied.
The group cheered at them.
Francesca places the tablecloth on Chingling again and when she removed it showed two Chinglings.
"Wow!"Dawn said. "Now there's two Chingling!"
Francesca places the tablecloth on the two Chinglings and a third Chingling then appears next to the other two.
"Are you sure?"Francesca asked with a smile.
"Now there are three Chinglings."Ash remarked.
"Ready?"Francesca asked.
The three Chinglings began to sing beautifully together.
"Such lovely music."Denise admitted.
"They are in harmony!"Dawn added.
"And I'm in harmony with you!"Brock cried.
The three Chinglings do their singing again causing a Pidgey to come out of Francesca's hat.
"Wow, a Pidgey."Ash chuckled.
The Pidgey flew above the three Chinglings while they continued their singing.
Pikachu, Buneary, Piplup and Hoothoot cheered at them.
"Those three are great."Ash remarked.
"We've been doing our act to children of all ages."Francesca explained.
"I'm sure they love it as I do you."Brock flirted while blushing.
"That's awesome, isn't that right Buneary?"Dawn asked.
"Bun bun!"Buneary agreed while jumping in joy.
"And now for my next trick."Francesca said and placed her hands together causing a wand to appear in her grasp.
The three Chinglings began to sing again.
Francesca tries to make a flower appear from her wand, but her first Chingling spoils it.
"Oh no."Francesca said sadly. "You ruined it!"
The Chingling nuzzles her trainer's cheek in return.
"See this Chingling means well, but it always messes up the act when jumping into my arms right in middle of the magic show."Francesca explained.
The four heroes walked up to them.
"I can see that might be a big problem."Brock commented.
The Chingling with the green ribbon began pulling Buneary's paw.
"Won't you give it a rest?"Francesca asked. "I'm just getting tired of this Chingling's clinging."
"Maybe if you put this Chingling in a pokemon battle that might do the trick."Ash suggested.
"Excellent idea."Brock agreed. "Pokemon become mature when battling so that's a great idea."
"A pokemon battle?"Francesca asked. "I've never been to one before."
"You just leave it to us and we'll show you how is done."
Ash and Denise decided to battle each other to help Francesca.
"Hoothoot, are you ready?"Denise asked.
"Hoothoot!"Hoothoot replied confidently.
"Alright Gligar, I choose you!"Ash stated.
His pokeball opened and Gligar came out.
"Gligar!"
Gligar appeared in the battlefield.
"Okay Gligar, look sharp."Ash instructed.
"Gligar."Gligar replied.
"Chingling those nice people are having a pokemon battle, so pay attention."Francesca instructed.
"Chingling."Chingling answered.
"Alright begin!"Brock announced.
"Hoothoot, let's start with Supersonic!"Denise ordered.
Hoothoot fired a bizarre sound wave towards Gligar.
"Alright, dodge it, Gligar!"Ash ordered.
Gligar dodged Hoothoot's Supersonic.
"Great, use X-Scissors!"Ash ordered.
Gligar's claws started glowing.
"Quick, Reflect, Hoothoot!"Denise ordered.
Hoothoot creates a wall of light to block Gligar's attack.
"Oh my they are so powerful!"Francesca said.
"Gligar use Sand Attack!"Ash ordered.
Gligar threw sand on Hoothoot causing him to close his eyes.
"Hoothoot use Silver Wind!"Denise rodered.
Hoothoot uses his wings to make wind and blow powdery scales on Gligar sending him flying on the ground.
Some of the powdery scales went on Buneary's vest.
"Careful Dennie!"Dawn complained. "Your getting Buneary's vest dirty!"
"Geez, sorry."Denise apologised.
"Gligar, are you okay?"Ash asked.
"Gligar!"Gligar replied and stood up.
"Gligar, Steel Wing, go!"Ash ordered.
Gligar hits Hoothoot with Steel Wing.
"Oh no, you don't!"Denise said. "Hoothoot use Aerial Ace!"
Hoothoot flew in very fast speed and slammed into Gligar.
"Stop that's it!"Brock ordered. "Now both sides are able to show great attacks."
"Right."Ash agreed and looked at Gligar. "Gligar, you showed them how is it done."
Gligar nodded. "Gligar!"
"Hoothoot that was impressive."Denise remarked kindly and stroked her Flying Type's head. "I'm so proud of you."
"Hoothoot hoot."Hoothoot replied with a smile.
Francesca looked at her Chingling.
"Chingling, do you want to give it a try?"Francesca asked.
"Chingling, chingling."Chingling answered.
Now it was Francesca against Ash.
"Now Turtwig, I choose you!"Ash stated.
His pokeball opened and Turtwig appeared in the battlefield.
"Turtwig!"
"Okay, what we're doing is to show that Chingling how to battle."Ash instructed.
"Turtwig, turt!"Turtwig said.
"Now if I can remember things correctly, Chingling knows how to use Confusion, Astonish and Hidden Power."Francesca complemented.
"Alright begin!"Brock stated.
"Here we go!"Francesca said.
"Chingling."Chingling replied.
The Bell Pokemon then went up to Turtwig and hugged him.
"Come on, stop fooling around!"Francesca stated.
She removed Chingling from holding onto Turtwig.
"Let's take it from the top."Ash suggested while sweat dropping.
"Hear that Chingling, let's go, use Astonish!"Francesca commented.
Chingling didn't attack and responded at it's trainer.
"Come on, use your move!"Francesca stated.
"You can do it, Chingling!"Dawn admitted.
"Turtwig is a grass type so you have the advantage!"Denise reminded.
"Chingling?"Chingling asked.
"Okay, we'll start, Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"Ash ordered.
Turtwig uses Razor Leaf and knocks out Chingling.
"Chingling!"Francesca said worriedly.
"Sorry that was a little rough."Ash apologised.
"Ash Ketchum, I call that a foul!"Dawn stated.
Francesca and the group rushed up to Chingling, but before they could they fell into a trap.
"What's this hole doing here?"Francesca asked.
"I can only guess."Denise mumbled.
Then Team Rocket appeared on their Air Balloon.
"Excuse me, but would you like some cheese with that wine?"
"That moaning is way off the line!"
"On the Wind!"
"Pass the Stars!"
"At least I feel fine!"
"On the Wind!"
"Pass the Stars!"
"In your Ear!"
"Bringing chaos in a brick neck pace!"
"Dashing all hope and putting fear in its place!"
"A rose by any other name is just as sweet!"
"When everything is worse our work is complete!"
"Jessie!"
"James!"
"Meowth now that's a name!"
"Putting the do gooders in their place!"
"We're Team Rocket..."
"In your face!"
"Yeah!"
"So you see Chingling is not the only one with talent."Jessie admitted.
"So what's your point?"Francesca asked.
"Yeah you stink!"Dawn commented. "Francesca, let's go!"
"Dashing off, Chingling!"James stated.
A net grabbed Chingling and trapped her in it.
"Oh no, they got my Chingling!"Francesca said.
"We're not so bad!"Meowth remarked. "We only took one!"
"That's one too many!"Ash retorted and looked at Turtwig. "Quick Turtwig use Razor Leaf!"
Turtwig fired Razor Leaf but the net didn't cut.
James laughed. "This net is over your heads!"
"Buneary use Ice Beam!"Dawn ordered.
Buneary fired Ice Beam causing the net to break and Chingling to fall down.
"But it's not brain freeze proof!"James panicked.
"Hoothoot catch Chingling!"Denise ordered
Hoothoot quickly flew up to catch Chingling and caught her before flying back to the ground.
"Dawn, can you get Happiny in the air?"Brock asked.
"You got it, Brock."Dawn replied and looked at Buneary. "Buneary, put Happiny on your back and use Bounce!"
Buneary launches Happiny into the air.
"Now Happiny use Pound!"Brock ordered.
Happiny uses Pound on Team Rocket's air balloon causing the three baddies to collapse in the trees ahead.
"Mummy I wanna go home!"Jessie cried out.
"We're blasting off~"James sang.
"We're blasting off~"Jessie sang.
"We're blasting off~"Meowth sang.
"We're blasting off again!"Team Rocket sang and disappeared in the sky.
Francesca went up to her Chingling.
"Chingling are you okay?"She asked.
"Chingling."Chingling responded.
"You've been through a lot."Ash said as he bend down on his knees.
Chingling then bounced on Ash's neck causing him to fall down.
"I guess Chingling hasn't matured yet."Denise admitted with a sheepish smile.
"Oh dear."Francesca commented.
Afterwards...
Francesca tried the Three Part Harmony again, but Chingling keeps hugging Ash randomly.
"Chingling you have to stop doing this!"Francesca reminded. "Think of the children waiting to see us in the next town."
She the notice a robot Chingling sitting in Chingling's place.
"What's this?"Francesca asked.
"Now four Chinglings?"Dawn said in surprise.
"Francesca did you have four Chinglings before?"Ash asked.
"No."Francesca answered. "I had three Chinglings the whole time."
"Maybe this Chingling came by and wanted to hang out after hearing the others?"Ash suggested.
"Well let's see if they can all sing."Francesca said with a smile. "And go!"
The three Chinglings began to sing beautifully but the fourth Chingling let out a horrible groan startling the group.
"What an awful sound!"Denise retorted.
"You know there is something really weird about this Chingling."Ash stated.
"Your right, Ash."Brock agreed.
Then the fourth Chingling opened its mouth creating a smokescreen.
"It's a fake!"Brock stated.
"But how?!"Dawn asked.
"Guys make sure to stay together!"Denise reminded.
Then the black smoke vanished.
"Buneary, Piplup, are you okay?"Dawn asked.
"Buneary."Buneary replied.
"Piplup."Piplup responded.
Hoothoot flew on Denise's shoulder.
"Hoothoot your okay?"Denise asked.
Hoothoot nodded and smiled. "Hoot."
Ash looked at Pikachu.
"What about you?"He asked.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu answered.
Francesca notice her three Chinglings were gone.
"Hey, where are my Chinglings?"She asked worriedly.
The four heroes notice the three Chinglings were no longer in sight.
"They're gone!"Brock said.
"Hoothoot think you have enough energy to look for Francesca's Chinglings?"Denise asked.
Hoothoot nodded and flew to the sky.
Hoothoot turned each side of his head to scan the parts of the forest for the three Chinglings.
The Owl Pokemon then spotted Jessie and Meowth with two of the Chinglings causing him to fly back where his trainer and friends were.
The four heroes and Francesca walked in the forest looking for the Chinglings.
"Chinglings, where are you?"Brock asked.
"Come on, say something!"Dawn called out.
"Hoothoot!"
The group spotted Hoothoot in the sky.
"Hoothoot did you find them?"Denise asked.
"Hoothoot!"Hoothoot responded and pointed at the direction ahead. "Hoothoot!"
"Well done, my little owl!"Denise remarked. "Lead the way!"
Hoothoot flew to the direction causing the heroes to follow after him.
Ash send the fake Chingling to fire smokescreen on Jessie and Meowth when he and his friends arrived to the scene.
"There is nothing more embarrassing than a twerp trap!"Meowth complained.
The heroes and their pokemon glared at them.
"Your terrible!"Dawn said with a frown.
"I should've have known this was your doing!"Ash stated angrily.
"No its the twerps~"Jessie sang.
"No its the twerps~"Meowth sang.
"Give us back those Chinglings!"Ash demanded.
"Hold on Ash, where is the third Chingling?"Denise asked.
"Right there is two and that's what your going to have!"Jessie stated and took out a pokeball. "Now Dustox, let's go!"
Her pokeball opened and Dustox came out.
"Dustox!"
"Chimchar, I choose you!"Ash said and threw out his pokeball.
His pokeball opened and Chimchar came out.
"Chimchar!"
"Quick Dustox, Tackle!"Jessie ordered.
Dustox flew forward to tackle Chimchar.
"Dodge it and use Flame Wheel!"Ash ordered.
Chimchar dodged Dustox and used Flame Wheel on Jessie and Meowth sending them flying to the sky.
"We're blasting in two part harmony~"Jessie and Meowth sang.
The two disappeared in the sky with Dustox following after them.
"I think your spoiled Chingling that's missing."Dawn said.
"Your right."Francesca responded.
"Hoothoot..."Denise said.
Hoothoot gave a nod and flew ahead.
The heroes arrived to the forest side where James had Mime Jr use Teeter Dance on Chingling.
"There!"Ash commented.
"Chingling dodge it!"Francesca ordered.
Chingling dodged Mime Jr.
"Whoa nice move, Chingling!"Dawn said with a smile.
"Chingling use Hidden Power!"Francesca ordered.
Chingling hit Mime Jr with Hidden Power.
"Direct Hit!"Francesca chuckled.
"Mime Jr, Mimic!"James ordered.
Mime Jr fired Mimic towards Chingling.
"Chingling, dodge it!"Francesca ordered.
Chingling dodged Mime Jr's mimic.
"Confusion!"Francesca ordered.
Chingling used Confusion to send James and Mime Jr into the sky.
"Why?!"James cried. "We wanted to make your song as part of ours!"
"Mime mime!"Mime Jr agreed.
"We're blasting off again~"James sang.
James and Mime Jr disappeared in the sky.
Francesca went up to Chingling.
"Chingling are you okay?"She asked.
"Ching ching!"Chingling replied happily.
"Chingling, your battling was awesome."Ash remarked.
"Yeah that was impressive."Denise commented kindly.
"Chingling, you can have many hugs as you want."Francesca stated.
Chingling jumped into Francesca's arms to hug her.
Later that Evening...
"Well this is where we say, goodbye."Francesca said. "I just can't thank you enough."
"Thanks and take care of yourself."Ash responded.
"The next time we meet, I hope to see another magic show."Dawn admitted.
"And a magical battle too."Denise chuckled.
"Sure count on it."Francesca answered and looked at her Chinglings. "Okay gang, how do we say goodbye?"
The three Chinglings sang to the four heroes in harmony.
"Bun bun!"Buneary said with a smile.
Hoothoot smiled. "Hoothoot hot!"
"Perfect."Dawn complemented.
"Beautiful."Denise added.
"Aha."Brock agreed.
"They can sing right?"Ash asked.
"Pikachu!"Pikachu answered.
The heroes then continued their journey to Pastoria City.
VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG WAIT!
I'll make sure to do the next chapter very soon!
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter
Denise's Team:
Grotle (Male): Solar Beam, Heavy Slam, Razor Leaf and Bite
Eevee (Female): Water Gun, Shadow Ball, Attract and Thunder
Luxio (Male): Spark, Night Slash, Wild Charge and Ice Fang
Kirlia (Female): Psychic, Double Team, Magical Leaf and Confusion
Hoothoot (Male): Silver Wind, Reflect, Aerial Ace and Supersonic
Drifloon (Female): Ominous Wind, Thunderbolt, Will-O-Wisp and Astonish