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BGM: Mossui Town (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
"Hey Erza? Erza!" Nora called out to her as they made their way to the community center, but discovered a lot of destroyed cakes on the ground.
"What's with all the cake?" Carmine wondered as they walked over to it.
"Why do I have this feeling someone just messed with Erza and her cake?" Jaune groaned.
"If you're looking for your red haired friend…" A Paldean student approached. "She was holding a lot of cake and this weird… green bear thing showed up and knocked all of her cake to the ground."
Dread immediately swept through everyone, including Carmine, Kieran and Perrin.
"Oh no, Okidogi earned the wrath of a ghost…" Carmine grimaced.
"Where did you last see them?" Ren asked.
"Last I checked, they went toward the hall. I've never seen your friend so upset, but it was enough to scare the heck out of me…"
"We'll go check it out." Jaune said as they took off running.
End BGM
Once at Kitakami Hall…
BGM: Kitakami Hall (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
"Hmm?" The Caretaker wondered as he saw the group running toward them. "Ah, hello there! If you're looking for the Loyal Three, you just missed them."
"Loyal, schmoyal! They're the Lousiest Three I've ever heard!" Carmine said.
"Lousiest Three? Now now, let's not get too worked up over this, Carmine." The caretaker said before shaking his head. "Ever with that attitude."
"Excuse me, young man." Hideko spoke up. "Would you mind telling us where the so-called "Loyal Three" went?"
"So-called"?" The Caretaker sweatdropped. "Well, if you must know, the three of them came by to retrieve the masks, so we gave the masks to them."
"You GAVE them the masks?!" Perrin said.
"Yes, and they looked rather hungry, so we fed them the finest mochi we had. They all seemed bigger and stronger too."
"YOU FED THEM?!" Mahiru and Carmine yelled.
"We also had to fend off that angry red haired individual. It wasn't easy though… for some reason, we kept phasing through her." A man spoke up. "That said, we successfully held her off just in time for the three to make their way to Oni Mountain. If I had to guess, the red haired woman was playing a game with them."
"YOU HELD OFF AN ANGRY ERZA AND LIVED TO TELL THE TALE?!" Hiyoko yelled in disbelief.
"Where are they now?" Ren asked.
"Heading off to Oni Mountain, more than likely ready to exterminate the ogre that had defeated them befo-"
Suddenly, Pyrrha's Pokeball opened up as her Ursaluna stood tall and let out an angry roar.
"Goodness me! Is that the Bloodmoon Beast?!" The caretaker exclaimed in shock as Bloodmoon took off running toward Oni Mountain.
"Bloodmoon, wait up!" Pyrrha called out.
"Let's go! Ogerpon needs all the help it can get!" Nora exclaimed as they ran off.
End BGM
Meanwhile…
"Rrrgh…!" Erza growled, swinging her blade as Okidogi rolled his arms, having a few cuts on him himself while Munkidori and Fezandipiti watched on.
"Pona…" Ogerpon whispered, having a few scratches on her.
"Yiiip-iiiippp!" Fezandipiti cried, flapping his wings and unleashing the pheromones on Erza.
"Nnngh!" Erza grunted. What the hell is in those pheromones… I can't take my eyes off of it!
Okidogi smirked, cracking his knuckles toward the distracted Erza, a dark purple aura surrounding his fist as he pulled back and lunged forward.
SLAM!
"Grriff?!" Okidogi cried out as Bloodmoon caught the beast's wrist, not caring that he took the blow instead.
BGM: Battle! Vs Hisui Wardens (Pokemon Masters EX)
"Grrrr…" Bloodmoon snarled.
"Yip-ippy?!/Mmkah?!"
"Poni Pon Pon!" Ogerpon's eyes sparkled in happiness as Bloodmoon slammed Okidogi into the ground and unleashed Hammer Arm on Okidogi.
"GRRRIIIFFF!"
Bloodmoon grabbed him by the leg and slammed him into the ground, attempting to smash Munkidori but he got out of the way.
"Mmkah kuh…!" Munkidori whimpered.
"Yipp-ipp!" Fezandipiti tried to use his pheromones on the Ursaluna, but a crossbow bolt nearly hit the wing. "YIPPY?!"
"Next time WON'T be a warning shot!" Carmine said coldly.
"Mmmkay!" Munkidori smirked, attempting to use his psychic powers on Carmine… but a blow to the head from Kieran's club was enough to knock him on his butt. "Kaaaah…!" Munkidori cried, a massive goose egg forming on his head.
Bloodmoon threw an uppercut into Okidogi, knocking him back as he used Blood Moon directly on Fezandipiti. "Yiiiipppp!" Fezandipti cried as he was knocked down.
Okidogi got back up and let out a growl toward his friends as they nodded and jumped/flew down the cliff, landing in the water and taking off.
End BGM
"Yeah, you better run!" Carmine growled. "Honestly…"
"You alright?" Hiyoko asked Erza.
"Well… I still need to clobber that Okidogi, but yes… I'm okay."
"Good… because uh… how did you let those folks hold you back?"
Erza groaned. "It was… not my finest moment." She mumbled, looking away while blushing in embarrassment.
BGM: Kitakami Region (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
"Luna Urs." The Ursaluna knelt down toward Ogerpon, patting her on the head. "Luna Lun?"
"Poni Pon~!" Ogerpon smiled and turned toward the others. "Pon Pon?"
"Ogerpon…" Kieran whispered, looking at her in awe. "I… I've been a huge fan of you for the longest time." He said as he walked over to her. "Do you-"
"Poni!" Ogerpon hid behind Bloodmoon shyly.
Kieran sighed. "Was I too headstrong…? I was too headstrong, wasn't I?"
Carmine frowned. "Kiki…"
Ren had an idea and slowly approached Ogerpon. "Hey, it's okay. We're friends…" He said calmly, reaching his hand out to Ogerpon.
"Pon…" Ogerpon whispered as Bloodmoon nudged her, giving her a nod. "Poooon…" Ogerpon slowly approached Ren, locking eyes with him and smiled. "Poni Pon!" Ogerpon smiled, taking his hand and gave him a hug. He smiled, gently patting her head.
"I wonder…" Nora aimed her phone at Ogerpon to scan.
"Ogerpon, the Mask Pokemon. This Pokémon's type changes based on which mask she's wearing. She confounds her enemies with nimble movements and kicks. This mischief-loving Pokémon is full of curiosity. She battles by drawing out the type-based energy contained within her masks."
"Her?" Nora wondered as she looked further into it. "One hundred percent female. How about that!"
Ogerpon curiously looked over at Nora and approached her. With a smile, she hugged Nora, followed by everyone else.
"Oho! My, you're definitely cuter up close!" Carmine giggled.
"Hey cutie~!" Perrin smiled.
"Aww, I wanna pinch those cheeks~!" Jinx gushed.
"Soft and gentle…" Hiyoko softly smiled, hugging Ogerpon back.
"My word, you're a sociable one!" Hideko giggled.
"Aww, just what I needed…" Erza smiled.
"Aww, affectionate~!" Mahiru smiled, hugging her back as she also hugged Jaune before turning to Pyrrha, happily latching on to her.
"You're a cute one…" Pyrrha said, gently rubbing her head as the corners of her lips slowly twitched, something everyone took notice of before the frown came back.
"Hey… Ogerpon? Can… can I have a hug too?" Kieran asked.
Ogerpon turned to Kieran and approached him… before stopping. Her face frowned, as if she was feeling unhealthy dark vibes around him. She slowly backed up and hid behind Ren.
Kieran frowned. "Was it something I did? Do I stink?" Kieran wondered, smelling his armpits real quick. "Hah! Hah!' He breathed into his hand to smell it. "...Still minty." He mumbled.
Does she sense it…? Carmine wondered.
"So, I hate to ruin this moment, but… the Lousy Three are still out there." Hiyoko said.
"We definitely need to find all three, but where would they be?" Hideko wondered.
"Let's ask around town. I'm sure they might know." Jaune said.
"Right." Mahiru nodded. "Let's go."
"Come on, Ogerpon." Ren said gently.
"Pona!" Ogerpon nodded as they headed back to Mossui.
Near the bridge at Mossui…
"Poni Pon…" Ogerpon whimpered, cowering in fear upon seeing the town. She flashed back to the time where the residents threw rocks at her and Momotaro, the latter protecting her.
"You okay?" Jinx asked.
"Pona Poni…"
"Oh, I know why." Carmine said. "The townsfolk wouldn't exactly be thrilled to have her walk around town. Agh… but if we leave her here all alone, she'll get ambushed by those assholes."
"I'll stay and accompany her." Pyrrha said.
"Are you sure, Pyrrha?" Jaune asked with concern. "Those three are-"
"I know what they're capable of… yet Bloodmoon toppled Okidogi down. If he can handle him, I'm sure he can handle the other two on his own. We'll be okay."
"Okay… but call us if they show up again." Hiyoko requested.
"I will." Pyrrha nodded. "Come on, Ogerpon. Let's go into those fields."
"Poni~!" Ogerpon smiled, walking into the grass with Pyrrha.
"Let's go." Jaune said as they walked through the bridge.
End BGM
BGM: Mossui Town
"Okay, split up. We'll cover more ground if we ask about the three." Ren said as they nodded.
"Excuse me… have you seen any of the Loyal Three around here?" Carmine asked as some locals paled up just at the sight of Carmine and quickly hightailed it out of there. "Aw come on…"
Nearby, Nora walked around with her Tinkaton, both of them looking around for any info.
"Going for a walk?" A man asked.
"We're just looking for the Loyal Three."
"Tinka!"
"Hmm… well, I do recall seeing Okidogi hanging around in the Barrens. It's probably trying to woo the Kirlia and Indeedee over there…"
"Thank you." Nora walked off. "Come on, Magnhild."
"Tinka!"
With Jaune, he walked around and saw Erza asking around for questions, but they were hiding away from her.
"Oh come on, it was just the one time with those cakes!" Erza frowned.
"Ouch…" Jaune whispered.
"Looking for something?" A kid asked.
"Looking for the Loyal Three."
"The Loyal Three… I did see Munkidori running toward the Wistful Fields. I think he was heading toward the lake."
Perrin walked by and overheard them. The lake? I know where that is!
"Have any of you seen any of the Lous-... er, "Loyal" Three?" Hiyoko asked.
"I think I saw Fezandipiti hanging around Oni Mountain…" A local said.
Still hanging around there, eh? Hiyoko thought.
End BGM
Meanwhile, with Pyrrha and Ogerpon…
"Aipah! Aipah!" An Aipom waved toward Ogerpon on a tree.
"Pona Pon~!" Ogerpon waved as they were sitting in the grass.
"Hmm, so cute…" Pyrrha said, the corners of her lips twitching as if fighting to go up but went back down to a frown.
Ogerpon turned toward Pyrrha. "Pona Pon?"
"Hmm?" Pyrrha wondered. "What is it?"
"Poni Ponya Pon."
"...I have to admit, the way you speak reminds me of someone I know."
Ogerpon tilted her head. "Pona?"
"It almost sounds… identical to "Poyo"."
"Pon… yo?"
"Sorta similar to that, yes."
"Pona Pon." Ogerpon smiled.
"Hey Pyrrha!"
They turned to see the group approaching them.
"Find anything?" Pyrrha asked.
"Yeah, the Lousy Three are all over Kitakami." Hiyoko said.
Perrin pulled out a map, placing it down on the ground. "Okay, so basically… Munkidori is chilling around here at Wisteria Pond. Okidogi is around here at Paradise Barrens… and Fezandipiti… all we got is that it's somewhere in Oni Mountain. No one's said anything about where in Oni Mountain though."
"So… we split up, knock 'em out and get the masks back?" Pyrrha asked.
"Hell yeah!" Jinx nodded.
"You guys… go on ahead without me." Kieran suddenly said.
"What? Why?" Carmine asked.
"I've… got stuff to do." Kieran said.
"Sweetie, are you sure?" Hideko asked.
"I'm sure, grandma." He nodded and took off running.
Carmine frowned. "Kiki… just don't do anything reckless."
"Alright, let's move out. The more we stay here and do nothing, the more likely the Three will get stronger." Ren said.
"Yeah! Let's do this!" Carmine exclaimed as they all nodded and took off in different directions.
Okidogi - Ren, Nora, Erza, Mahiru & Basalt
"Pon Pon!" Ogerpon said as she decided to travel with Ren.
"Okay, the big guy should be close by…" Mahiru said as they looked around the Barrens.
"...Hey guys? What would you say if, uh… Okidogi looked more like Donkey Kong?" Nora asked.
"I'd say we'd be in for a rough fight. Why?" Ren asked.
"I found him!" Nora pointed in the distance as they saw Okidogi looking much bigger than before, not to mention he was flexing his muscles, daring anyone to challenge him to a fight.
"Pona…" Ogerpon grimaced.
"What… the hell did he eat?" Mahiru wondered as Basalt let out a growl.
"Something was in that mochi." Erza said with a glare.
Okidogi spotted them and with a smirk, he got in a wrestler stance. "GRRIIIIFFIIIIIC!"
"You want to wrestle? Fine!" Erza immediately requipped, changing her outfit into a leather scarlet red sports bra and boxing shorts, complete with a domino mask, her hair changing the same.
Mahiru blinked. "You… auditioning for the WWE or something? Ah, never mind. Let's do this, Basalt!"
"Ready, Magnhild?"
"Ton!"
Ren called out Rami. "Ready to go."
Nora suddenly brought out her hammer. "I have a feeling we're gonna have to get physical ourselves. He looks like he's ready to come at us too!"
Ren pulled out his weapons. "I'm with you on that."
"GRRIIIIIFFFF!"
BGM: Battle! Loyal Three (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet: The Teal Mask)
The Muscular Dog - Titanic Okidogi
Okidogi let out a roar and went straight for Erza, running forward as Erza let out a war cry and did the same, both of them grasping each other's hands, the former smirking while the latter was scowling at him.
"Grr if if!" Okidogi smirked, pulling back his fist and punching Erza… but the fist went through her. "Grrif?!"
"HRAAAAAAAAH!" Erza swung her arms and slammed Okidogi to the ground as both Magnhild and Nora jumped over and swung their hammers into Okidogi's chest.
"Grriiiiffff!" Okidogi grunted as he got back up, swinging his arm around and throwing a Brutal Swing on Nora, but she rolled out of the way as Rami used Snipe Shot while Ren ran around and shot him.
Mahiru took a few steps back as her camera transformed into a rifle, getting on one knee and firing at Okidogi. Okidogi turned toward Mahiru and jumped into the air, his fist turning purple as he unleashed Poison Jab, but Basalt backed up and took the hit before firing a point blank laser at him, knocking Okidogi down.
"Thanks, big guy!" Mahiru smiled, pulling out a Pecha Berry and giving it to him just in case he got poisoned.
Okidogi unleashed Hammer Arm on the ground, creating a shockwave but Erza jumped over it as Okidogi flashed his fangs and Crunched down, but Erza grabbed his jaws and threw out a massive uppercut to his lower jaw, making his head snap back as he stumbled a bit.
"Poni Pon Pon~!" Ogerpon cheered, as everyone felt a boost of strength wash over them.
"Might as well call you Mini-Futaba!" Nora snickered as she and Magnhild swung their hammers at Okidogi, but he caught them with his hands with a sinister smirk, only to get shot in the face by Ren, Rami and Mahiru, making him loosen his grip a bit as both hammer wielders swung into his gut, then Erza jumped over and used a haymaker on his cheek, knocking him sideways and slamming into the ground.
Okidogi got back up with a snarl, turning toward Ren and Rami as he used Brutal Swing on them but they both avoided the attack as Basalt charged forward and rammed into him, pushing him back as Okidogi used Hammer Arm in response. With a snarl, Basalt backed up and smaked him away with his tail, firing another point blank laser at him in response.
Nora pulled out an Ultra Ball. "I got him!" She said, throwing the Ultra Ball at him as it bounced off of his head and pulled him in.
One shake.
Two shakes.
Suddenly, Okidogi broke free and grabbed the Ultra Ball. "Grriff iff!" He smirked, crushing it with his hand as he approached Nora with a smirk, only for Erza to jump behind him, summoning her Purgatory sword and slamming it on his head.
"IFFFIIIIIC!" Okidogi yelped as he slammed into the ground, shrinking back down to normal size with a massive goose egg on his head, where Nora threw another Ultra Ball and pulled him in.
One shake.
Two shakes.
Three shakes.
Click!
End BGM
"Pona Pon Pon!" Ogerpon cheered.
"So, how do you feel after that?" Mahiru asked Erza.
"A lot better." Erza nodded as Nora picked up the Ultra Ball.
"What made you decide you wanted him?" Ren asked.
"I dunno… something just came over me." Nora responded while Ren picked up the Cornerstone Mask.
Munkidori - Jaune, Perrin, Hiyoko, Jinx
"Here it is." Perrin said as she climbed over some cliff walls with the others. "The Wisteria Pond."
"Woooow, it's so pretty!" Hiyoko said.
"I wanna take a dip in it." Jinx said.
"...Guys? I think our friend had a heck of a growth spurt." Jaune said as they saw a giant Munkidori in front of them.
Hiyoko immediately brought her fans out. "Well, you know what they say… the bigger they are-"
Jinx brought out her rocket launcher. "-The harder they'll fall~!" She smirked as Perrin called out her Noctowl and Jaune sent out Galahad. Jaune then looked at Hiyoko and Jinx before unsheathing his sword.
Munkidori turned toward the four and smirked. "MMMKAAAAAAAY!"
BGM: Battle! Loyal Three
The Precognition Monkey - Titanic Munkidori
Jinx immediately revved up her minigun and fired at Munkidori, but the latter immediately used Psychic to block the bullets and sent them flying back to Jinx. She quickly rolled out of the way and fired a rocket but Munkidori also stopped it and tossed it to the side, the rocket exploding in the water and sending a small tidal wave that washed away some Lotad.
Hiyoko got in a stance, quickly swinging her fans around in a dance as cherry blossom petals swirled around her, where everyone felt a boost of power go through them.
"Whoa, where'd you learn that?" Jaune asked.
"The Mushroom Kingdom and Remnant have plenty of opportunities to grow~" Hiyoko softly hummed. Munkidori eyeballed Hiyoko and threw a Shadow Ball at her. "Like so!" She flashed her tessans did a graceful dance before connecting her tessan to the Shadow Ball, tossed it up like a tennis ball and sent it back toward Munkidori, hitting him in the face.
"Munka!" Munkidori yelped in surprise as Galahad used Night Slash and Noctowl used Moonblast on him.
Jaune glanced at the pond nearby as he had an idea. "Galahad, use King's Shield on me!"
"Aegi!" His Aegislash nodded, using King's Shield on him as Jaune closed his eyes, aiming his hand at the water as it started to rise up.
"What in…?!" Perrin said in surprise as Munkidori turned around in curiosity and noticed the water turning into a gigantic water sword and swung down, but Munkidori used Psychic to hold it in place.
Jinx let out a smirk, pulling out a Flame Chomper and threw it toward Munkidori, where it landed on the ground and exploded. "Mmmkaaah!" Munkidori cried, losing his psychic grip on the water as Jaune manipulated it to slam it down on Munkidori, then he sent the water back into the pond.
"Water manipulation?" Perrin asked as Jaune nodded. "Man, you guys continue to amaze me!"
"Mmmkah… MMMKAAAAY!" Munkidori unleashed Sludge Wave on the group, but Galahad got up front and used King's Shield to protect everyone, though Jinx decided to run through the Sludge Wave like it's no big deal.
"Jinx!" Perrin called out.
"She'll be fine!" Hiyoko told her as Munkidori looked at Jinx in surprise before using Shadow Ball on her, but Jinx slid underneath it and pulled out her shock pistol, shooting him point blank, which was enough to paralyze the giant monkey.
"Munka…!" Munkidori grunted as Noctowl flew over and used Hypnosis on Munkidori. "Mmm… kaaaay…" Munkidori yawned as he drowsily used another Shadow Ball that missed Noctowl.
"Galahad, give me a boost!" Hiyoko requested.
"Aegi!" Galahad nodded as he got into position as Hiyoko ran over and jumped on his shield as Galahad launched Hiyoko into the air, where she did a few graceful flips and spins before swinging her tessan into the Shadow Ball, reflecting it back toward Munkidori and slammed into him as he fell on his back, KO'd and asleep as Hiyoko gracefully landed right as Munkidori shrunk back down to normal size.
"Here goes nothing!" Jaune said, throwing an Ultra Ball at the sleeping Pokemon, pulling him into the Ultra Ball and landing on the grass.
One shake.
Two shakes.
Three shakes.
Click!
End BGM
Hiyoko turned toward Perrin. "Tell me you got all that on camera."
Perrin smiled. "Of course I took pictures of that. I even recorded that awesome finisher at the end!"
"Atta girl!" Hiyoko smiled as Jaune picked up the Ultra Ball.
"I must be crazy if I captured one of the Lousy Three." Jaune said.
"Nah, it's not totally crazy if you caught him to make sure he'd behave." Jinx said as she went over to pick up the Wellspring Mask. "You'd be absolutely crazy if you didn't capture him."
"Fair enough." Jaune nodded.
Fezandipiti - Pyrrha, Carmine, Hideko
"There it is." Hideko said, looking through some binoculars. "Goodness me, he's gotten bigger."
"What?" Carmine took a closer look. "...Shoot, how did it get bigger?"
"Must have been something in the mochi."
"Apparently so." Carmine nodded as they climbed down and made their way to Fezandipiti, who turned his head toward the trio and quickly flew into the cave. "Augh! I couldn't load up my crossbow in time…"
"Hmm, just out of curiosity, what typing is Fezandipiti?" Hideko asked.
"According to this… it's Fairy/Poison." Pyrrha responded.
"Oh, how interesting~" Hideko smiled. "Does it have Levitate?"
"Not that I'm seeing anything, no."
"Most interesting~" Hideko's smile never faded, though it slowly formed into a smirk.
"Come on, let's go in. The bird brain can't hide forever in there." Carmine said as they walked into the cave, where Pyrrha instinctively held her hand up and ignited it to act as a torch. "WHAT IN THE NAME OF-?!" Carmine yelled in surprise, which was enough to startle some Tynamo.
"Pyrokinesis? There's something you don't see every day." Hideko mused.
"It's a long story." Pyrrha responded.
Carmine fidgeted a little. "So… Pyrrha… I… don't mean to intrude on your personal life, but… ever since I've met you, you seem… like you've been going through something. If it's too much, I understand-"
"No… it's okay. I already told Perrin this." Pyrrha took a deep breath and sighed deeply. "You recall Eggman, right?"
BGM: Alleycat (Persona 5)
"Eggman… you mean that weird fat mustached dude that announced to the whole world he was gonna blow up the earth or something?" She asked as Pyrrha nodded. "Yeah, I thought that was a really cool TV pilot where he slammed a floating island into the ground. That was pretty-"
Carmine paused, seeing the pain in Pyrrha's eyes.
"...It… wasn't a TV show…? It… it was actually real?!" Carmine's eyes widened as Pyrrha nodded. "So that nuke that blew up Argus-"
"-Was my home town."
"Oh… Pyrrha…"
"Two weeks before that, I was on my way back home from listening to my ancestor's story when I was kidnapped by Eggman. He brainwashed me, turned me into his robotic minion and… my robotic body refused to listen to my mind. I was forced to watch my robotic body just… make a weapon of mass destruction. I put it into a military unit and watched as it destroyed my home town and then it launched it. All of my friends who were there were lucky that they got out in time and saved what they could… but a lot of folks didn't make it out."
"My word…" Hideko whispered as Carmine had to hold herself steady by leaning on a rock wall, her hands over her mouth.
"I was also forced to eject a friend out into deep space and blow her up… I'm glad she made it out with that fake Chaos Emerald. Another friend managed to pull me out of the robotic body but… by then it was already too late…"
"That would explain why I never saw you smile compared to everyone else… that would put a damper on your mental health." Carmine said. "I made the right call not to fight you when we first met."
"Honestly…? I think I wouldn't have minded if you battled me. It might have taken my mind off things for a few moments."
Carmine frowned. "Even so… you've been through hell. Arceus, I"m glad you're still with us after all of that! Even… if you lost the will to smile."
"Hmm… when we are done, I will bake a batch of cookies. My cookies are known to put smiles on folks who are severely down in the dumps." Hideko said.
"Yeah! That might get your smile back!" Carmine said as she hugged Pyrrha, tears falling from her eyes. "You're gonna be okay… I know you will. You're a hell of a trooper… I would have given up a long time ago if that happened to me… but you're still here."
"I know…" Pyrrha sniffled as she hugged her back.
"Is… Eggman still around?"
"Yes…"
Carmine furrowed her eyebrows. "If he shows his face… I will not hesitate to turn him into a pincushion, for your sake."
Carmine pulled away from Pyrrha, giving her a soft smile. "Come on, let's go knock out that Fezandipiti."
"Yeah." Pyrrha nodded as Hideko hugged Pyrrha right after as the ladies then made their way down with Pyrrha using her hand as a torch, climbing their way down until they reached the water as some Snorunt and Sableye curiously looked at them before the trio made their way down toward the cave before they walked outside toward an overlook.
"Fellhorn Gorge… I wonder if it made its way down there…" Hideko mused.
"Well, I guess we'll have to turn arou-" A shadow was cast over them as they looked up to see Fezandipiti coming down. "Or not!" Carmine loaded up a bolt into her crossbow while calling out her Mightyena as Hideko called out her Mamoswine.
Pyrrha pulled out two Pokeballs of her own. "Haruhi, Ferrari. let's go!" She called out.
"Goodraaaaa!" Haruhi cried.
"Revaaaa!"
"A Hisuian Goodra…? Whoa." Carmine breathed before turning toward Fezandipiti. "Alright, bird brain, let's clip your wings!" She said as Pyrrha lifted herself off of the ground, her eyes turning orange.
"Yip-ippppy!" Fezandipiti cried.
BGM: Battle! Loyal Three
The Mesmerizing Bird - Titanic Fezandipti
"Yip-ippy!" Fezandipiti immediately lunged toward Haruhi, immediately using Play Rough… only for Ferrari to drive through and take the hit, then used Gyro Ball to slam into Fezandipti. "Yip…!" He cried as Haruhi unleashed Curse, feeling herself getting more powerful and defensive.
Fezandipiti growled, unleashing Dual Wingbeat on the two Pokemon, only to get hit in the chest by Carmine's crossbolt. "Yiiip!" Fezandipiti cried as Pyrrha flew up and unleashed a stream of fire into Fezandipiti, sending it crashing into the ground.
"Got you. Earthquake!"
"Crunch!" Carmine ordered.
"Mammmooooo!" Mammoswine unleashed Earthquake, the resounding shockwave was enough to hurt Fezandipiti as Mightyena jumped over the shockwave. Ferrari managed to lift up and push Haruhi onto him as both avoided the shockwave.
"Reva Va?"
"Goo!"
Haruhi jumped off and unleashed Dragon Breath on Fezandipiti, which did absolutely nothing, after Mightyena chomped down. "Yip ippp…!" Fezandipti cried as he flew back up and unleashed Dazzling Gleam into Haruhi, but she quickly withdrew into her shell, using Shelter to block the attack. Fezandipiti flew down and tried to kick the shell to lure the Goodra out, only for Ferrari to Spin Out, slamming into the Pokemon to knock it to a wall where Carmine fired a few crossbow bolts, pinning the wings into the wall.
"Let's knock this naughty Pokemon down. Icicle Crash!"
"Mammoooooo!" Mammoswine unleashed Icicle Crash, as icebergs came down and slammed into Fezandipiti, the resulting ice knocked loose the crossbow bolts as Fezandipiti fell to the ground, shrinking back down to size.
Pyrrha pulled out an Ultra Ball. "You're mine!" She threw it toward Fezandipiti, where all of them heard a whizzing sound coming from the Ultra Ball, pulling Fezandipti into the ball.
One erratic shake.
Click!
End BGM
Pyrrha blinked. "Wasn't it three shakes…?"
"I believe that's called a Critical Throw…? I think that's what I've heard about at Blueberry. Still, at least you got it!" Carmine smiled, high fiving Pyrrha.
At that moment, Pyrrha's scroll rang as she pulled it out. "Hello?"
"Pyrrha, do you have Fezandipiti?" Ren asked.
"We just knocked it out."
"And we got the Hearthflame Mask!" Carmine smiled.
"Kieran just dropped by. He's asking us to meet him at the bridge."
"Kieran?" Carmine wondered.
"Hmm, this is interesting…" Hideko mused.
One trip back to the bridge later…
"Okay, everyone seems to be here." Kieran nodded. "Ogerpon, let's go into town."
"Pona Pon?!" Ogerpon said in surprise. "Poni…" She whimpered.
"It's going to be okay. Trust me…"
Carmine frowned. "Kiki, I don't think-"
"Just trust me on this. It will be okay." Kieran softly said.
Ogerpon pondered for a bit before walking up to Pyrrha. "Pona Pon Pon." She said, reaching for her hand.
"You… want to hold my hand?"
"Pona!"
Pyrrha looked at her, before her lips slowly curved upward into a soft smile. Everyone, minus Kieran, looked on with their eyes widening. Nora rubbed her eyes to make sure she wasn't seeing things.
"Okay. Let's go, little one." Pyrrha said, taking her hand as Kieran took the lead.
BGM: Mossui Town
Everyone walked into town where they saw a few townsfolk chatting amongst themselves along with Yukito and the Caretaker.
"Hmm? Ah… so the ogre has arrived." The caretaker said.
"Ponni…" Ogerpon whimpered, feeling nervous and hiding behind Pyrrha while still holding her hand.
"The beast that we had so wrongly misjudged when it was the Loyal Three that were the true delinquents."
"...Pona?" Ogerpon tilted her body. "Poni Pon?"
"Please, forgive us and our ancestors for our horrible misgivings." The caretaker bowed.
"Yes, please forgive us!" The other locals bowed as well.
"Pona Pon…" Ogerpon's eyes sparkled in wonder.
"Whoa, hang on, what's with the about face all of a sudden?" Carmine asked.
Yukito walked forward. "You should thank Kieran for this. I had just put the finishing touches on the Teal Mask when I overheard Kieran explaining what really happened that day. To say that I was horrified on what the people would think was an understatement… however, I was a fool for misjudging the situation."
"Pon Pon Pona." Ogerpon said.
"You're so cool!" A kid said.
"Really cute as well!" Another smiled.
"Yeah!"
Ogerpon's eyes sparkled happily. "Poni Pon Pon!" She jumped happily.
Yukito gave her the Teal Mask. "Here you go." He said gently as Ogerpon took it and put it on.
"Pona Pon!" Ogerpon smiled, taking off her mask and smiled gratefully.
"Aww, this is so sweet!" Carmine gushed.
End BGM
Ogerpon then turned over to Pyrrha, looking into her eyes.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Pon… Puh… P-Pon… ya…"
Pyrrha tilted her head.
Ogerpon smiled brightly. "Pon-rah! Pon-rah!"
BGM: Family (Super Mario Galaxy)
Pyrrha's eyes widened at the mere mention of Ogerpon saying her name. It was enough to make her eyes shimmer with tears swelling in her eyes. Not only that, but she gave Ogerpon a warm genuine toothy smile on her face.
"Yes… th-that's… that's my name…"
"Pon-rah~! Pon-rah~!" Ogerpon happily cried as Pyrrha knelt down and hugged Ogerpon, her smile never ceasing.
Perrin immediately brought out her camera whilst tearing up and taking a photo along with Mahiru.
"How about that…" Hiyoko smiled while Carmine put her hands together near her lips.
"I… I never thought I'd see our girl smile again…!" Nora sniffled, wiping her eyes but more tears started to flow as Ren and Jinx gently patted her on the back. Jaune was also nearly a blubbering mess with a smile on his face.
A few tears flowed out of Erza's eye, looking at Pyrrha's never ceasing smile.
"Welcome back, Pyrrha…"
Yukito smiled. "I guess all's well that ends well."
Kieran chuckled. "Yeah…"
End BGM
However, Kieran's hands closed up, clenching his fists as a deep throaty growl softly escaped his lips. He looked at Ogerpon before giving a sharply harsh glare at Ren.
To be honest, the ending was a little hard to write for me. I couldn't stop crying...
Ibuki: *sniffling* Ibuki doesn't blame ya!
Deadpool: It's enough to make a grown man cry...