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BGM: North Province (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"What the hell do you mean the little girl is an Elite Four member?!" Alessandra demanded once she had dragged Rika out of earshot.
"Well, don't look at me, it wasn't my idea that she became an Elite Four. …It was her idea."
"And La Primera just… let her have it?"
"Pretty much. She had a Pokemon as a little companion when she was younger and then next thing we know… she has a whole team. Granted, I helped her catch 'em but-"
"You sure you're not her aunt~?"
Rika sighed. "At this point, she might as well be my surrogate niece."
"How did that little tyke-"
"Tyke? She's nine."
"NINE?! She looks four years old!"
"She's slowly growing."
Alessandra sweatdropped. "Riiiight…"
"She's pretty strong in her own right." Rika said. "Who knows, maybe she'll give you a run for her money… because she's ain't some slouch. She's got some powerful Pokemon on her."
"I feel like you're just hyping her up and then I'll come around and cream her… I'm trying not to sound arrogant over this."
Rika laughed. "Ah, don't worry about it. That's usually the reaction people have when they challenge the Elite Four."
"Soooo, what kind of Pokemon does she have?"
"Oh no, I'm not givin' ya insider info."
"Worth a shot." Alessandra chuckled. "...But seriously though. A nine year old as an Elite Four?"
"Not the first time it happened. I've heard Alola did the same."
"Oh right, Ace."
"Yup." Rika nodded as she walked off. "Well, I'll see ya around. Oh, and by the way, you've technically met all Elite Four members. I'm not saying who though~"
"I did…?" Alessandra wondered as she rubbed her chin in thought. "Let's see… was it any of my teachers? Honestly, out of all of them, I could see someone like Mr. Jacq or Ms. Dendra being in the Elite Four… unless it's one of the Gym Leaders?"
Katy? Brassius? Iono? …Larry?
She chuckled, shaking her head.
"Can't be Larry. The man needs a three week vacation. There's no way it can be him."
She shrugged. "Eh, I'm sure it's someone I've seen in passing. Watch, it's probably Nemona pulling double duty." She snickered at her own joke.
"HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLP!"
Alessandra turned her head curiously. "Sounds like a little girl's in trouble. I'm… sure she's got someone helping out."
Nearby…
"Excuse me, miss blue haired lady!" Poppy said to Jinx who was chatting with Pyrrha.
"Hmm?" Jinx looked down at the little girl.
"How are you not freezing?"
"Oh?" Jinx smiled. "I'm just used to it." She said, ruffling up Poppy's hair and causing her to giggle.
"You're really cute!" Poppy said, giving her a hug. "Here, to warm you up!"
"Aww…" Jinx giggled. "You're just the sweetest little runt, aren't you?"
"Mhm~!"
"Okay, pipsqueak. You ready to head back?" Rika asked.
"Coming!" Poppy ran over and hopped into Rika's arms, immediately climbing on her shoulders.
"Oooof! Kid, you're gettin' heavy…"
"You always say that!" Poppy said as Rika rolled her eyes and walked off while piggybacking her down the mountain.
Alessandra walked over to them. "So, ready to go?"
"Yeah." Gloria nodded. "By the way, did you hear a little lass screamin'?"
"You too?" Alessandra raised an eyebrow. "I'm sure she's fine."
"Oh, by the way…" Cian spoke up as he pulled out two Ultra Balls. "I caught some Pokemon on the way back."
"You did?"
"Yup." Cian called them out.
"Floette!"
"Toooooomb!"
"Oh wow!" Alessandra said in surprise as she pulled out her Pokedex. "Ya know, I never really scanned Ryme's Spiritomb…"
"Spiritomb, the Forbidden Pokemon. Its constant mischief and misdeeds resulted in it being bound to an Odd Keystone by a mysterious spell. It was formed by uniting one hundred and eight spirits. It has been bound to the Odd Keystone to keep it from doing any mischief."
"Floette, the Single Bloom Pokemon and the evolved form of Flabebe. Orange Flower: This Pokémon can draw forth the most power when in sync with orange flowers, compared to flowers of other colors. This Pokémon cannot use moves on its own. When it syncs with flowers, it becomes able to use Grass-type moves."
Smart… Zinnia thought while examining the Floette. Heh, now it's gonna be a hell of a rematch~
"Where'd you find these two?" Marnie wondered as she and Sonia examined the Spiritomb along with Hop.
"Well, I found this Floette just outside of the academy and she took an interest in me, so I captured her. As for the Spiritomb, I came across some ruins while hiking through Glaseado and, me being a history nut, I decided to take a peek and I found the Spiritomb."
"Nice." Perrin said, taking a few quick picks with Mahiru.
The group started to descend where they noticed Bede and Kotoko approaching. "Yo." Bede greeted.
"Where've you been?" Kokoro asked. "You missed Aless' gym battle."
"Yeah, you're lucky Kokoron recorded it." Mabel agreed with Flandre nodding.
"Oh, we just witnessed an arrogant Fairy boy get his just desserts." Kotoko giggled.
"First it was Umber teaching him a lesson, and then-"
"Umber? What was the lad doin' with Team Star?" Gloria wondered.
"If I had to guess, the picnic was ruined and he didn't take it very well."
"Hmm… that's understandable." Erza said, raising her fist and clenching it. "The pure beauty of picnics must not be destroyed by pure neanderthals…" Anime tears ran down her cheeks. "Lightwave understands the assignment of leaving picnics as a beautiful masterpiece!"
Pyrrha sweatdropped. "What…?"
"Since when were you an advocate for picnics?" Jinx wondered.
Someone needs to get out more… Carmine thought.
"Uh… anyway, then when all was said and done, Opal came over and started chasing after him."
"Opal? How did she get he-" Hop blinked. "...You called her, didn't you?"
"Hey, if the old bitty can turn our twink's life around, I'm sure she can do the same for other pink enthusiasts." Marnie said.
Bede sweatdropped. "I see the fashionista's rubbin' off on you…" He mumbled, hearing a giggle from Alessandra. "You should've seen the look on his face though. He was screaming like a girl when Opal ran after him."
"That was him? I thought it was a banshee that I was hearing." Acerola said.
"I thought it was someone peeking under a Mimikyu's sheet…" Alister said.
"Nope, it was Ortega. He's definitely not going to live that down." Kotoko giggled.
"Well… let's head off to the last gym." Alessandra said as her eyes sparkled. "Tulip… a fellow fashionista… eeek! I'm such a fan of her work!"
The group started to descend the mountain.
End BGM
Meanwhile…
BGM: Casseroya Lake (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"Come on… pick up…" Arven said as he was on an island, sitting down and trying to contact Alessandra and Cian.
"You've tried to call them at least fifteen times." Cinder said.
"I've counted twenty." Wendy responded.
"Nah, it was at least thirty." Ludwig said.
Bowsette knelt down and patted Arven on the back. "Maybe you oughta cool it with the phone calls until they pick up?"
"Agh, I know… I'm just… so excited that we're on the last Titan but they're not answering." Arven said.
"Yo, Morton! Ease up on that Pokemon!" Roy said, slapping him on the back that made Morton spit out a Stretchy form Tatsugiri.
"Tatsuuuu…" The Tatsugiri moaned, shaking off the saliva and hopping away.
"MORTON CAN'T HELP IT. SUSHI GOOD."
"Yeah, I know, but they're still Pokemon, dude." Roy said. "...Seriously, why are they sushi anyway?"
"Okay… one more time." Arven called them up again.
"Hello?" Alessandra's voice answered.
"YES!" Arven fist pumped. "Er, I mean, hey!"
"Oh hey Arvie. What's up?"
Arvie? Arven raised an eyebrow. "I've been trying to call ya for the past half hour but you weren't responding. Cian wasn't picking up either."
"Oh, that's because we were up in Glaseado."
"Ooooh, okay. That checks out. Glaseado has terrible service up there."
"Right. Need something?"
"We just narrowed down the last location of the False Titan Pokemon. It's somewhere in Casseroya."
"Oh cool! We'll be right there! Do we know what it looks like?"
"No clue. It's not like it'll just come out and say "I am the Titan" or anything. That's crazy!" Arven laughed, hearing Alessandra giggle.
"We'll meet up with you short-... oh come on, really? Right now?"
"What's up?"
"Apparently, Ms. Raifort called up Cian and said she found some stakes for the next Ruinous Pokemon."
"Ruinous… what now?" Arven raised an eyebrow.
"Long story, but if you see a laser shoot up into the sky, it's another Pokemon being released."
"...The heck is Raifort doing?" Arven sweatdropped.
"Anyway, see ya in a bit!"
Alessandra hung up.
Arven scratched his head. "Ms. Raifort's always been an odd one…"
He then stood up as he walked around the island with Cinder and Co. "Ya know, despite you being several oddballs, you guys aren't all that bad."
"Oh please! We live and BREATHE the chaos of our oddballity!" Iggy said.
"...Is "oddballity" even a word?" Arven asked deadpanned.
"It is now!"
"I see…" Arven glanced over at Cinder. "Where did you even find these people?"
"They're my siblings. What can you do?" Cinder chuckled with a nonchalant shrug.
"I have… SO many questions." Arven said.
Nearby, Eddie walked over toward a bigger than usual Tatsugiri. "Whoa… that's a big fella! Hey guys! Come check this out!"
Everyone approached the large Tatsugiri.
"MORTON EAT BIG FISH."
"Don't even think about it!" Roy said, trying to prevent Morton from doing so.
"Huh, definitely bigger than all the rest of 'em." Rei said as Arven knelt down.
"Cute too."
The Tatsugiri looked up at Arven.
"Hey big guy." Arven greeted.
"I'ma… I'ma… I'ma Taitaaaaan!"
"Aw, cute. You know how to spea-... wait, WHAT?" Arven said in shock and before anyone knew it, a big Dondozo breached out of the water and gulped up the Tatsugiri. "Whoa! I was not expecting the food chain in action today!"
"BIG CATFISH ATE MORTON'S FOOD."
"I don't think that would've been a five course meal anyway, pal!" Roy said.
"I'll cook up some fish filet for you later, big guy." Cinder reassured.
"DONDOOOOOOO!"
BGM: Titan Pokemon Battle (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
The False "Titan" - Dondozo
Cinder called out Acnologia, who immediately breathed fire into the air to intimidate the Dondozo. The Dondozo backed up a bit before using Water Pulse on the Charizard. Acnologia quickly flew out of the way to avoid the Water Pulse.
This thing's a Water Type… I might be in trouble here. Cinder thought.
"Don't worry, Cinder. I'll help you out!" Arven said, calling out a Greedent.
"MORTON CHOOSE MORTWORM." Morton said as he called out his Orthworm as Greedent pulled out some berries and chomped down before unleashing Bullet Seed while Orthworm decided to slither up and clobbered him with his arms, then used Headbutt.
Dondozo shook it off and jumped up into the air, attempting to Body Slam on Greedent but he jumped away as he used Bullet Seed again while Acnologia used Dragon Breath and Orthworm used Iron Tail to smack Dondozo into the water.
Before anyone knew it, Dondozo retreated into the watery depths below, swimming toward the island nearby.
End BGM
"Quick, after it!" Arven said, recalling Greedent and dove into the water, but Cinder activated her Maiden Powers and caught Arven by the ankle. "Wah! Cinder, what are you…?"
"I personally wouldn't want to go in there." She said, motioning her head toward a few Veluza and a few Gyarados that were eyeballing him.
Arven grimaced. "Good call…"
Wendy created some ice from her wand and ice skated over as the others followed her, though Rei resorted to floating over the water, and by the time they got there, Dondozo smacked the wall to open up a cave as he opened his mouth as Tatsugiri popped out and "swam" inside.
"Wait… the little guy's alive?" Arven wondered as Tatsugiri came back with some Herba Mystica and threw it into Dondozo's mouth before hopping back in.
"Or he's suicidal." Cinder said, letting go of Arven once they were back on the ground.
"Dondozo, the Big Catfish Pokemon. This Pokémon is a glutton, but it's bad at getting food. It teams up with a Tatsugiri to catch prey. It treats Tatsugiri like its boss and follows it loyally. Though powerful, Dondozo is apparently not very smart."
They turned to see Alessandra and Miraidon coming over, the former using her Pokedex on the Dondozo as Miraidon hopped out of the water as Alessandra got off and called out her Skiploom and Dolliv.
"What kind of boss lets their minion eat them?" Cinder wondered.
"Clearly that one. I'm seeing it as a symbiotic relationship."
"Yeah, that makes sense."
BGM: Titan Pokemon Battle
"Alright, Pluffy and Oliver, let's show this big guy a thing or two!" Alessandra said.
"Skip!"
"Doll!"
"MORTWORM COMING THROUGH." Morton yelled as he rode his Orthworm over toward them as Arven called out his Greedent once more.
Dondozo let out a cry and used Aqua Tail on Acnologia, but he got out of the way and used Dragon Breath again, striking the Dondozo as the Greedent ate his berries and opened fire with Bullet Seed with Pluffy joining in with Bullet Seed while Oliver charged up an Energy Ball and fired it directly at the "Titan" Pokemon, then Orthworm used Iron Tail.
"DON!" Dondozo cried as it proceeded to use Order Up, smacking everyone with cooked up sushi… not that Morton was complaining as he caught one and ate it up happily.
"MORTON CONTENT."
"Don…" Dondozo sweatdropped at Morton's antics.
Dondozo proceeded to use Body Slam on Orthworm, only for it to Dig to go underground and then came back up to uppercut Dondozo, knocking the catfish into the air as he slammed into the water belly up and KO'd, and then spat out Tatsugiri.
"Taitan! Taitaaaaan!" Tatsugiri cried as Alessandra scanned it.
"Tatsugiri, the Mimicry Pokemon - Curly Form: This is a small dragon Pokémon. It lives inside the mouth of Dondozo to protect itself from enemies on the outside. Tatsugiri is an extremely cunning Pokémon. It feigns weakness to lure in prey, then orders its partner to attack."
"What do you MEAN that's a Dragon type?!" The gang said in unison.
The TRUE Titan - Titan Tatsugiri
Tatsugiri smirked and proceeded to flick its tail as if to Taunt its enemies, which just seemed to annoy Acnologia as he immediately went for a Flamethrower as Tatsugiri moved out of the way, only for Acnologia to smirk and flew down and hit it with a point blank Dragon Breath.
"Taitaaaa!" Tatsugiri cried as he was knocked back as it responded with Dragon Pulse, but Acnologia got out of the way as Alessandra switched tactics and called out Athena.
"Whoa! Where'd you get a Dragonite?" Arven wondered as Athena swooped in and used Dragon Rush right as it used Icy Wind on Oliver and Pluffy.
"Taita?!" Tatsugiri yelped as the Dragonite slammed into him. "TAITAAAAA!" Tatsugiri cried as it was knocked onto Dondozo's belly, where it flopped over as it had swirly eyes, KO'd.
Ludwig rubbed his chin and proceeded to throw magic at the Tatsugiri, where it transformed into a Dive Ball and pulled it in, where it bounced on Dondozo's belly and shook three times before clicking, then Larry did the same and fired magic, where it transformed into a Net Ball and pulled the big Pokemon inside, where both Pokeballs plopped into the water, where the Net Ball clicked.
"Got 'em!" Larry smiled, high fiving Ludwig.
End BGM
Alessandra smiled as she turned toward her Skiploom and Dolliv. "Way to go, you two!"
"Skip!"
"Doll!"
Suddenly, both started to glow as Alessandra's eyes widened in surprise as they evolved into Jumpluff and Arboliva.
"Pluff Pluff!"
"Arbo!"
"Oooh, awesome~!" Alessandra grinned as she scanned the two Pokemon.
"Arboliva, the Olive Pokemon and the final evolved form of Smolliv. This calm Pokémon is very compassionate. It will share its delicious, nutrient-rich oil with weakened Pokémon. This Pokémon drives back enemies by launching its rich, aromatic oil at them with enough force to smash a boulder."
"Jumpluff, the Cottonweed Pokemon and the final evolved form of Hoppip. Beware its cotton spores. If you accidentally breathe them in, you'll be racked with coughs and itchiness. Jumpluff travels on seasonal winds. Once its cotton spores run out, its journey ends, as does its life."
"Huh?!" Alessandra's eyes widened at the last bit and looked toward her Jumpluff. "Um… best not to use Cotton Spore then…"
"Pluff…" Pluffy agreed.
"Well, uh… guess that'll do." Arven said. "Come on, let's go make that sandwich."
With a nod, everyone walked in where they would see the Herba Mystica at the other side.
"Alriiiight! There it is!" Arven smiled as they walked over as he knelt down, opening up his book right after he picked it up.
BGM: Let's Make a Sandwich (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
"Alright, let's see what the book has to say…. Oooh, it seems the Spicy Herba Mystica boosts your metabolism! It gives your circulation a boost and helps flush out all the toxins… along with a ton of sweat!"
Arven closed the book. "Alright, Gloria, fire it up!"
"Already on it!"
"Excuse me… you wouldn't mind if a special guest joined you, would you not?"
Pause BGM
"Huh? Who said that?" Arven turned his head.
"I did."
They would see Arceus walking in.
"Wh-buh-dah-wha…?! Ar-Ar-Ar-Ar-Ar-Arceus?!" Arven exclaimed in surprise as Alessandra looked on in shock.
"H-Holy shi- no… don't curse in front of the god…" Carmine said.
"Almighty Sinnoh…" Perrin whispered as she felt herself kneel down in front of him.
Arceus approached before turning his attention to Perrin, letting out a chuckle. "There is no need for that, young Perrin."
"R-Right… sorry…" Perrin rose up with an embarrassed blush on her face.
"Wh-what brings you here?" Arven asked.
"I've heard a great deal over Paldea's delectable sandwiches and I've come to try them. Word on the street is that you combine that with Galar's Curry." Arceus said. "...Oh, hello Mewtwo."
"Arceus." Mewtwo rolled his eyes, recalling how Arceus' "business trip to Paldea" was to try out the sandwiches.
"We… well… we shouldn't disappoint God himself! We should… wait, why aren't you all in shock like this?!" Arven asked.
"Oh, we tend to bump into him all the time. We're kinda tight." Coco said.
"What she said." Jaune nodded.
"Indeed." Arceus chuckled.
"WHAT?! YOU'RE BEST BUDS WITH ARCEUS?!" Perrin yelled. "...You guys are way too cool."
"Y-Y-You guys are… aw maaaaan, I'm a bit jealous." Arven said.
"...Goodness almighty, Raifort has the worst timing." Alessandra could only say.
"So, lad, you wannae help or you wannae gawk at Arceus some more?" Gloria spoke up.
"O-oh, right!" Arven nodded as they went right to work.
Resume BGM
Several sandwiches made later…
"My, that is a sad tale." Arceus said. "How curious that a Pokecenter or potions would not work on your Mabosstiff."
"Yeah…" Arven nodded.
"And you two are fine as is?" Arceus wondered, curiously looking at the Iron Treads and Great Tusk.
"Donpha." Both nodded.
"Hmm…" Arceus closed his eyes and unleashed his cosmic godly power on the two Paradox Pokemon, but to everyone's surprise, they didn't change at all. "What…?! Not even I could change you back to how you were?"
"So it's permanent…" Mewtwo said.
"Curious… just how strong are these Tera Crystals, I wonder? Makes me wonder about this Terapagos…"
Alessandra put a sandwich in a bag for her bro's Koraidon and then handed a sandwich piece for her Miraidon.
"Agia!" Miraidon smiled and took a bite, where he started glowing immediately. "Gia!"
"Alright, that just leaves Mabosstiff." Arven said as he called him out, handing him a piece as Mabosstiff took it. "That's it… easy does it…"
Mabosstiff didn't react.
End BGM
"Come on, bud… we've come so far…" Arven said, gently kneeling down and petting him. "You just have to come through… you just… have to…"
He sniffled. "We always played fetch… your favorite game. You just… have to get better. After so long…"
He got up, tears swelling in his eyes as he accidentally bumped the Pokeball as it rolled off the rock and moved toward Mabosstiff.
"We've come so far…" Arven said, his voice cracking as he side punched the cave wall in sadness. "So far for… for this…? Was it not meant to be…?"
"Baw-ruff!" A happy bark echoed in the cave.
BGM: Mabosstiff's Recovery (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
Arven gasped, his eyes widening as he turned around to see Mabosstiff up and at 'em while wagging his tail excitedly.
"Ma-Mabosstiff?!" Arven exclaimed as he ran over, stumbling and falling over as he crawled over to his now healthy dog. "Y-You're…!"
Mabosstiff barked happily and licked up his face as everyone either cheered or cried in Wendy, Iggy and Lemmy's case, though Mewtwo nodded with a hidden smile while Arceus simply smiled.
A wave of emotion swarmed over Alessandra as tears swelled in her eyes, immediately thinking of Balto as an arm wrapped around her, belonging to Gloria. Alessandra leaned into Gloria, trying to contain her tears as Hop jumped in and hugged her.
"Woooo! The big guy's done it~!" Nora cheered as she went in to hug Mabosstiff along with Jinx while JPR and Erza knelt down to pet the Mabosstiff with Perrin, Mahiru and Carmine wiped some tears while the former two snapped some pictures.
Cinder smiled, kneeling down and rubbing Arven's back. "You did it…" She softly said while Acnologia had seen the whole thing. He witnessed Arven crying and on the verge of giving up but Mabosstiff pulled through in the end. Their bond was unbroken… something he never had given his rough abused life.
The one eyed Charizard felt a twinge in his chest as he let out a small growl and walked out of the cave.
"Hmm?" Cinder turned to Acnologia. She curiously got up and walked after him.
"Y-You…" Alessandra swallowed after she wiped her tears. "I'm happy for you, Arvie."
Arven smiled. "Well… you helped me with Mabosstiff, I might as well help you and your bro out with Balto. It's the least I can do!"
"Baw-ruff!" Mabosstiff agreed.
Alessandra felt choked up again. "Th-Thanks…"
End BGM
"Ro-to-to-to!"
Alessandra answered it. "He-hello?"
BGM: Professor Turo/Sada (Pokemon Scarlet/Violet)
"Alessandra, this is Professor Turo. Are you okay?"
That voice… Arven thought.
"Yeah, I'm fine… I was just… having an emotional moment."
"I see. We detected that Miraidon gained more of its power. What of Koraidon?"
"My bro got sidetracked with Raifort. Turns out she's sane, but is… really into history in a very… unhealthy way. They're bringing out the Ruinous Pokemon."
"That would explain the seismic activity as of late…"
"You have some nerve showing your voice around here." Arven said in disgust.
"...Arven? Is that you?"
"Yes, dad, it's me." Arven folded his arms. "I presume that you are with mom too?"
"Yes. Anyway, once Koraidon is back to his full power, head to Poco Path as soon as you possibly can when you are able with Arven."
"And why should they go with me?" Arven asked.
"Because you are the only one who can go into the lab."
Arven growled. "What the hell is this! I don't see or hear from you for YEARS and this is what you have to say to me? No "Hi son", no "I love you", just… why the hell am I your damn errand boy?!"
"We've tried for years to try and communicate with you."
"Well, you didn't try hard enough!" Arven snapped.
There was an awkward chill in the air that made even Arceus uneasy.
"...As soon as you are able, take the sandwich to Koraidon and go to Poco Path at the lighthouse."
Turo hung up.
End BGM
Arven let out an annoyed sigh. "Sorry you had to hear that. You probably figured it out, but that was my old man. Sada is my mother."
"Yeah, they've been in communication with us over the Raidons." Alessandra explained.
"That figures… you happened to be their errand people. That's typical of them…"
"I feel like there is more than meets the eye here." Arceus said. "Maybe it'd be best not to give them a hard time when you reunite? I'm sure they have a good reason."
"What good reason?" Mewtwo spoke up. "As far as I am aware, those two are playing god with a time machine and turning ordinary Pokemon into Paradoxes. The Donphan, Ruby's Misdreavus and Rodin's Delibird. There has to be some foul play going on."
"Hmm… perhaps. But we do not know what their real reason is." Arceus said. "Hmm… curious. Time shenanigans are afoot and Dialga has not come in to check things out. How peculiar…"
"Maybe he's sleeping on the job." Bowsette rolled her eyes.
"That is unusual for him. I'll see what is going on. If he is under the weather, I suppose a sandwich or two will perk him up, especially these delectable curry sandwiches~"
Mewtwo rolled his eyes.
Meanwhile…
BGM: Hurt (Nine Inch Nails)
Acnologia stood at the edge of the island, looking down at his reflection in the water, seeing a face that he hardly recognized.
And all because he was poached from his favorite rock as a Charmander.
"Well, how about that! Not every day I come across a different colored Charmander. Come along you… I think you'll give me quite a bit of cash. Heheheh…"
"No scratches, mint condition, I'll give you nine hundred thousand Pokedollars for this thing."
"Nine hundred thousand?! I'll take it!"
First it was failing to snag an egg from a Sneasel…
"Bloody useless thing, you cost me a Sneasel!"
To running away after burning down the abuser's tent and wanting to get back to his rock, to getting caught by another poacher and being forced to train against a Rhyperior and then forced to take on a Nidoqueen for the poacher, and then evolving later on while training against the Rhyperior.
"I'd like to take this Charmeleon off of your hands. It's not every day I snagged a shiny one."
"You want to snag THIS one?! Pah! Yeah, good luck! You ain't takin' it from me!"
"I wasn't asking."
Then he was taken by the Iron Masked Marauder, and by some miracle, he got away from it and was healed up by a kind Gardevoir… and then was captured by another poacher who was very whip happy to the point he got his eye taken out by it.
And then he snapped…
"Thanks for not helping me catch this stupid thing. You're useless! Perhaps I should take out your other eye to make you behave!"
…Catching the whip…
"You dare defy me? It's going to take a lot more than that!"
"Char… CHAR! CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!"
And then evolving, giving that small Chikorita time to escape…
"Hmph! So you evolved! You going to make yourself useful now?"
…To dislocating his shoulder and burning him alive before he took off, declaring all humans were garbage and wanting them all to burn, taking it out on an entire village that did not deserve his wrath…
And then he had met Cinder. Of course, he was all eager to burn her but Bowsette stepped in to save her, and then next thing he knew, he was in space and trying to be tamed by that dragon tamer.
It all started to change when that big alien attacked the Observatory. As far as he cared, they all deserved to die, but Cinder got through to him and decided to help the humans just so Cinder would get off his back.
…And yet, helping the humans made him feel… good. A warm feeling in his cold dark heart.
It flickered brighter when he stepped in to save Cinder and Bowsette from an angry Salem inside of a Seer, and then had a begrudging respect for her.
Come to think of it, Cinder was the only human who showed him kindness and how did he repay her? A somewhat friendly Flamethrower to the face. And yet, despite her best efforts, he kept pushing her away.
Humans are evil… or so he thought.
The humans that Cinder hung out with are good people, especially these trainers in Paldea. That boy who was all sad regarding that Mabosstiff and relieved that he bounced back.
…Maybe… maybe not all humans are evil.
And that he just needs to let go of his grudge.
He hardly recognized himself in the reflection anyway. All he saw was a monster, not a happy go lucky Charmander that he once was.
A tear escaped his eye.
"Rawr…"
A soft hand touched his back as he turned his head to see Cinder.
"Feeling okay, bud?" Cinder softly asked.
Acnologia turned to her and gave her a soft headbutt to her forehead. "Oh… what's gotten over you?" Cinder wondered as Acnologia let out some soft growls.
"It seems he's letting go of his grudge." A voice said as Cinder turned to see Mewtwo who was leaning on the rock wall behind her. "I can relate, I know where he's coming from regarding humans… but it was not until a selfless act from a human during my battle with Mew was when I realized… that the circumstances of one's birth is irrelevant and it is what you do with that gift of life that determines who you are."
Cinder's eyes widened as she turned around, forming a small scowl before letting out a sigh. "...Where were you when I was having a shitty early life?"
"It seems as if you both have something in common." Mewtwo said. "Acnologia is realizing that not all humans are bad because you showed him kindness, just as your adoptive Koopa mother showed you kindness."
Cinder looked toward Acnologia. "Hug?"
Acnologia said nothing as he moved forward and hugged Cinder. The latter smiled and returned the hug, rubbing his back. "There you go… just let it out."
End BGM
Arven sighed as he walked out. "So, Aless… how many gym battles do you have left?"
"Just Tulip's." Alessandra responded. "She's my last one."
"Oh, that's all? …Wait, Grusha's the last one to deal with last I've heard." Arven said as he closed his eyes. "Actually, considering he's right next to Ryme, I can see why you would go for him."
"Yeah, so we made an executive decision." Gloria said.
"Don't blame ya. Alright. We'll make a detour to Alfornada and then we'll head back to Poco Path."
"You're coming with us?" Jaune asked.
"Why not? Gives me something to do besides waiting for you to get to the lighthouse." Arven said. "...Come to think of it, a few of us seem to be missing. Where was Umber and his party?"
"From what Kotoko and I have seen, his girlfriends came to visit so they're out on a picnic date." Bede said.
"Ah, that makes sense… wait, girlfriends… plural?"
"Yes." Kotoko nodded.
"Huh, well, someone's a casanova. Good for him!" Arven chuckled.
"You know what, I think we'll come with you too." Cinder said.
"Yeah, we've never seen one of your gym battles, so this should be fun!" Bowsette said.
"Alright, suit yourselves." Alessandra nodded.
Suddenly, the ground started to rumble as a massively dark green light shot up into the sky.
BGM: Danger! There's Trouble! - Version 3 (Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX)
"Whoa! What the heck?! That's way too close!" Arven exclaimed.
"POOOOOOOUUUUUUURRRRR!"
"On my way, bro!" Alessandra said as she hopped on Miraidon and took off.
"Okay, now I'm curious." Cinder said, activating her Maiden powers and flying off as Acnologia followed.
"H-hey! Don't leave us behind!" Arven exclaimed as Gloria called out Eternatus for everyone to hitch a ride as Gloria turned into her Latias form and flew off as Ren used his wind manipulation to fly off with them.
With the others…
"Ting-Lu, the Ruinous Pokemon. The fear poured into an ancient ritual vessel has clad itself in rocks and dirt to become a Pokémon. It slowly brings its exceedingly heavy head down upon the ground, splitting the earth open with huge fissures that run over one hundred and sixty feet deep."
"Oh, that's comforting!" Zinnia said.
"We must be vigilant on this one. There's no telling what'll happen." Raifort said. "Cian, what's the typing?"
"Dark/Ground." Cian said.
"That's all I needed to hear." She said, calling out her Lumineon as Zinnia called out her Noivern, then Cian called out Houdini.
"Poooouuuuur!"
"Need some help?" A voice asked as Weiss dropped in as Meryl landed her Phoenix, then the former called out Calyrex.
"This thing's Dark/Ground and create fissures by lowering its head!" Cian warned.
"Then we must be vigilant." Calyrex said as Weiss also called out Glastrier as Calyrex hopped on his noble steed.
End BGM
BGM: Battle! Legendary Quartet (Pokemon Scarlet and Violet)
The Vessel of Fear - Ting-Lu
Ting-Lu lowered his head toward the ground, creating a large fissure that opened up as they quickly got out of the way as Glastrier charged forward, while Calyrex waved his hand to close the fissure as he then used Glacial Lance while Ting-Lu charged ahead, both of them clashing and were knocked back.
Ting-Lu let out a cry and used Ruination on Calyrex, but Glastrier jumped out of the way as Calyrex shot an Energy Ball at him at the same time as Houdini used Flower Trick. Ting-Lu responded with Rock Slide on an incoming Noivern as she maneuvered out of the way, but a stray rock hit her in the wing.
"Noi…!" Noivern winced before using Super Fang, chomping down on Ting-Lu as it let out a cry while Lumineon unleashed Dazzling Gleam on him. Ting-Lu, however, got out of the way and lowered his head to try to open up a fissure in front of the Lumineon and Raifort, but both got out of the way as Calyrex closed the fissure.
At that moment, Alessandra came in and Miraidon screeched to a halt as she threw out Rio, who immediately ran over and used Aqua Cutter on Ting-Lu, who responded by headbutting Rio, both clashing as they were knocked back as Ogerpon jumped off of the cliff side near it and landed on Ting-Lu's body.
"Pour?!"
"Pona Pon Pon!" Ogerpon cried, only for Ting-Lu to try and buck her off. "Poooonnnnaaaa!"
"Hang on!" Ren called out as he called out Racer, who swiftly swooped in and used Bug Buzz on the distracted Ting-Lu to weaken it, then zipped out of the way of a Rock Slide and a fissure, swooping in and getting Ogerpon off of Ting-Lu.
"Pon Pon…"
"Accel."
Ting-Lu kicked back its hoof and charged ahead, proceeding to use Bulldoze in its wake as Glastrier charged with Calyrex using Glacial Lance, this time aiming lower and hitting it in the face instead of the vessel, causing Ting-Lu to fall over on its side and slid, creating another fissure that forced everyone to get out of the way.
Ting-Lu staggered to its feet, only to be struck by Lumineon's Ice Beam, causing it to fall as Cian pulled out an Ultra Ball and threw it toward the Ruinous Pokemon, pulling it in as the Ultra Ball bounced on the ground.
One shake.
Two shakes.
Three shakes.
Click!
End BGM
"I think I have a pretty good idea on how this greedy king died." Weiss said.
"How do you think he died?" Raifort wondered.
"Based on the giant fissures that thing made, I'm pretty sure he had the survival instincts of a goldfish."
"That sounds about right…" Mewtwo agreed.
Cian called out Ting-Lu where he used a Hyper Potion to heal it up.
"Pour…"
"Pona Pon Pon~!" Ogerpon waved it over.
"Pour!" Ting-Lu walked over and gently nuzzled her.
"So… that's a Ruinous Pokemon…?" Arven wondered as Sonia and Hop examined the creature. "Looks, uh… intimidating."
"You should see the other two." Cian said, calling out Chien-Pao and Wo-Chien.
"Gah!" Arven yelped. "How many of these things are there?!"
"Pona Pon Poni."
"Four." Gloria translated.
"I see…" Arven said as Chien-Pao pranced over to Arven and proceeded to greet him by rubbing against his legs. "G-Gah! C-Cold… greeting…!"
"NICE KITTY." Morton said as he petted Chien-Pao. "COLD FROSTBITTEN KITTY."
"Oh, you're being dramatic, it's not that cold." Wendy said as he petted him. "Yagh! That's freezing!"
"I don't feel anything." Eddie said.
"You're a Dry Bones!"
"Curious… a frozen cat and he's friendly as can be." Cinder said, scratching him behind the ears.
"Scribe Scribe." Wo-Chien said to Ting-Lu.
"Pour Po…"
Raifort adjusted her glasses. "There's only one more left… and I feel like it's really close. Why, surely there wouldn't be another pure hearted individual going after these stakes."
Meanwhile…
"Huh, what's this?" Ruby wondered, looking at a blue stake and gripping her hand on it, pulling it up effortlessly as it disappeared. "...Neat! I wonder if there's any more."
"Well, let's find out before we take on the last Team Star boss!" Yang said.
Back with them…
Both Schnee sisters looked at each other. "Ruby."
"Pona Pon Pon…" Ogerpon mused, noticing the cracks in the ground.
"It didn't do too much damage with the fissures, thankfully." Calyrex said as Ogerpon put her cudgel on the ground, as grass wrapped around the cracks like a surgery needle and stitched it back together.
"Pon Pon~" Ogerpon smiled.
"Gah, she's just too precious…!" Carmine gushed as Ogerpon skipped over and hugged Ren.
"She sure is." Ren patted her on the head.
"Healer of the land, I take it. Heh, cute." Arven smiled. "Alright, let's head on over to Alfornada, I know the way there."
"So where is it?" Alessandra asked.
"You recall that fork in the road before taking a right toward that Titan Bombirdier? Instead of taking a right, you take a left."
"Oh nice, that won't take any time at all!" Hop said as Zinnia called out Rayquaza right after Alessandra gave her bro the Curry Sandwich for Koraidon.
"Agias!" Koraidon happily ate and then glowed again.
"Now he's able to rock climb."
"Nice!" Cian smiled as he recalled him as they hopped on either Eternatus and Rayquaza and flew to the fork in the road (With Mewtwo using Psychic on Basalt) while Raifort waved goodbye and walked off while Weiss recalled Calyrex and Glastrier, hopped on Meryl's Phoenix and flew off.
Once at the spot…
The Pokemon landed on the ground as they hopped off as Gloria and Zinnia recalled them and then started to walk toward Alfornada.
"Hmm?" Mahiru wondered, spotting a note on a signboard. "Hey!" She called out, catching everyone's attention as she picked up a note.
"A note?" Gloria wondered.
"If you're heading toward Alfornada, then just a head's up, the Gym Test that Tulip has for you is a bit of a weird one. Emotional Spectrum or whatever it is… something about making you look more beautiful. I turned it into a dance because it's me, but knowing you guys, if you want to change it up, now would be a good time. - H."
"Emotional Spectrum…? That's the last gym test?" Marnie raised an eyebrow. "That's… dumb."
"I'm already naturally beautiful but… ooookay…?" Alessandra blinked.
"I don't even want to look pretty. No thank you." Arven said.
"Hmm… I know what to do~" Gloria smiled as they started to walk off while Mahiru walked off with the note in hand.
"I wonder how you've been holding up…"
A few days ago, after JNPR and Co got back…
"My Pokemon journey begins now! Let's ride!"
"Zaaaar!"
Hiyoko burst through the western gate. "Okay, first things first, I need to build a team." She said as she scouted the land until she saw a Pokemon that caught her attention.
She hopped off of the Cyclizar and knelt down. "Tsk tsk tsk." She clicked her tongue and extending her hand out over a shy Fidough.
"Aroo…?" The Fidough wondered as it cautiously approached Hiyoko, sniffing her hand thoroughly before sensing that she was friendly and licked it, then she jumped over and pounced on her, licking her face.
BGM: Comrades (Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones)
"Hehehe! That tickles~!" Hiyoko giggled as she picked him up, stroking his head as she got on the Cyclizar. "Let's go."
"Aroo!" Fidough nuzzled as the Cyclizar took off.
After getting a lot of Pokeballs and storing the Fidough in a Great Ball, Hiyoko wandered around until she spotted a Bronzor giving a trainer some trouble.
"Come on, what's with you?! I just want to knock you out and take you with me so I can evolve my Charcadet!" The trainer said, to which Bronzor used Gyro Ball not on the Charcadet, but the trainer. "AAARGH!" He cried as he fell to the ground, with tiny Squawkabilly flying over his head.
"Charca…" The Charcadet sweatdropped as Bronzor went away, and then spotted an onlooking Hiyoko.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you for some crazy mechanic." Hiyoko reassured as the Bronzor smiled and went up to Hiyoko, dancing around in happiness. "You want to come with?"
"Bronz!"
"Alright then~!"
An Aqua Breed Tauros limped forward, bleeding from its front left leg. It had just gotten into a squabble with several Yungoos and a Gumshoos. While it did hold them off, one Yungoos managed to bite it on the leg before they ran off… and it was hurting like hell.
The Tauros let out an annoyed snort and then heard footsteps. It turned around to intimidate the intruder, but it could only do so much while not applying much pressure on its leg.
"You poor thing, you're hurt…" Hiyoko said as she gently approached the Tauros. The Tauros swung his head to try to intimidate Hiyoko, who simply raised her hands up. "Easy. I just want to take a look." She said calmly, as her calming voice was enough to make the Tauros ease up.
Hiyoko knelt down to take a look at it. "Oh, that looks a bit rough…" She whispered, taking out a Hyper Potion and spraying the leg before pulling out bandages and wrapped it around the Tauros' leg. The Tauros watched on with intrigue as its eyes started to glisten at this kind individual.
Hiyoko stood up. "There we go. Now take it easy and you should be back to normal." She winked as the Tauros moved and nudged her, trying to nuzzle her. "H-hey!" She laughed. "I take it I won you over and you want to come with?" She giggled. "Okay!"
"Waaaatt! Waaaattrel!" A small Wattrel cried as it was in a fallen nest from a tree. Not to mention it's wing looked a bit busted.
"Oh, poor lil' guy…" Hiyoko said as she heard the cries of the Wattrel as she knelt down and sprayed the wing with a Hyper Potion and gently picked it up, letting its talons latch on to her hand.
The Wattrel let out a happy chirp as Hiyoko applied small bandages on the wing. "There, let it heal up…" Hiyoko said as Wattrel hopped up on her shoulder. She gently scratched it on the side of its head.
Hiyoko walked around Asado Desert, having a wet bandana around her neck as she wandered around. She pulled out her bag of gummies and pulled out a few.
Little did she know that a Sandile spotted her and "swam" through the sand undetected.
"Huh, those are some big fellas over there." She said, looking at Iron Treads and Great Tusk wandering around. "I just won't get in their way."
Suddenly, Sandile breached out of the sand and took her gummi bag. "Wha?! Hey!" She exclaimed as the Sandile tried to make a break for it, but something stepped on its tail as it turned around and saw Tauros stepping on its tail.
"Dile…" The Sandile sweatdropped as the Tauros used Raging Bull to clobber the Sandile. He then picked up the bag of gummis and walked back to Hiyoko, giving the bag back to her.
"Thanks, big guy." Hiyoko said, feeding him a few gummis.
"Dile…" Sandile said as he hobbled over toward Hiyoko and bowed his head in respect toward the dancer.
"Oh… I can't stay mad at you with that cute face. Come on."
"Gaaaarchooomp!" A territorial Garchomp lunged at Hiyoko and her Tauros, where even the Cyclizar came in to help out as they were in Alfornada Cavern.
"Aren't we all sunshine and rainbows today." Hiyoko rolled her eyes as a Glimmet watched on with intrigue.
Garchomp unleashed Earthquake, but Tauros jumped over while the Cyclizar took the hit as the former charged toward the Garchomp as it did the same, both of them clashing with headbutts.
"Glimm…" Glimmet said as it decided to fly over and used Venoshock on the Garchomp.
"Gar…!" Garchomp grunted as it glared at the intruder and used Dragon Claw, striking the Glimmet… but in turn, it spread Toxic Spikes upon contact as the Garchomp backed up and stepped on a Toxic Spike. "Gar…!" Garchomp grunted, feeling the effects of the poison kicking in.
"Oooh, Toxic Spikes. Interesting~" Hiyoko said as Garchomp growled and ran off, hoping to find a Pecha Berry.
Hiyoko looked toward the Glimmet, using a Hyper Potion to heal it up. "You're a cutie~"
"Glim Glim~" Glimmet cried and nuzzled against her.
"I believe that's six~" Hiyoko said, capturing it with an Ultra Ball. "Now… let's go kick some ass at the gyms."
End BGM
BGM: Black Cat (Janet Jackson)
"Spido…" Katy's Spidops grunted as it staggered to the ground. Hiyoko had just knocked out the Nymble and was just about to win against Spidops with her Tauros.
What is with this girl? She seems like a seasoned trainer and not a beginner! Katy thought. It seems I have to step it up a notch.
Spidops used Silk Trap, but the Tauros flanked it and proceeded to toss the Spidops away with his horns, knocking it out for the count.
Katy recalled the Spidops and then sent out Heracross.
"Heracro!" Heracross cried.
Heracross, huh? Seems like she knows I'm a seasoned trainer. Helps that I've played Pokemon a lot. Good, this is gonna be fun~!
Hiyoko recalled Tauros and then called out her Bronzor as Heracross squared up and went for a Close Combat, but Bronzor flew up out of the way. Heracross growled and spread his wings, flying up to meet Bronzor and flew over to punch him, but Bronzor was able to outmanuever Heracross and proceeded to use Extrasensory, knocking away Heracross.
"Hera…!" Heracross tried to fly over and smack him with his horn with Megahorn, but Bronzor moved and used Hypnosis, hitting Heracross as it fell and slammed into the ground as Bronzor finished him off with Extrasensory.
"Alright…" Katy recalled Heracross and sent out Teddiursa, proceeding to Terastallize the Pokemon.
"TEDDIIIII!" Teddiursa cried and lunged, using Fury Swipes at the Bronzor and hitting it a few times, but the Fury Swipes hardly did anything as Bronzor used Gyro Ball to push the Teddiursa back before using Hypnosis again, making it fall asleep… however, Katy tossed an Awakening on her as Teddiursa awakened and used Fury Cutter, but it used Heavy Slam to finish off the Teddiursa.
Katy sighed, recalling the Pokemon. "You're definitely a seasoned Pokemon trainer."
"Oh, exposed already? I didn't think I'd get called out so soon." Hiyoko shrugged.
"Still, that was a great match." Katy smiled.
Brassius…
"Bre… looom…" Breloom grunted as it was caught in Toxic Spikes from Glimmet before it collapsed from Wattrel's Pluck attack.
"I've heard from Katy that you were a seasoned fighter, but this… this is pure avant-garde!" Brassius exclaimed, recalling Breloom and then sent out Tsareena as they both charged toward each other as Tsareena went for a Hi Jump Kick, but Wattrel flew out of the way as Tsareena smacked into the windmill.
"Reena…!" Tsareena whimpered as Wattrel Plucked her to finish her off… and then he started to glow and evolved into Killowattrel, the bandages tearing off of his wing.
"Kiloooo!"
"Atta boy!" Hiyoko smiled.
"It's beautiful…" Brassius teared up with a smile as the Kilowattrel tore through the rest of his Pokemon as not even Sudowoodo was able to keep up with it.
Iono…
"ELECTROOOOODE!" Electrode unleashed Electric Terrain, only to still get struck by Sandile using Dig to knock it around. Electrode rolled up and tried to use Foul Play, but Sandile got out of the way and used Sand Tomb, and combined together with Glimmet's Toxic Spikes, Electrode went down for the count.
"Geez louise on a pogo stick, what the heck is up with you, girl?" Iono asked, recalling her Electrode and called out her Luxray.
"Sand…" Sandile shuddered at Luxray's intimidation as he immediately used Dig, but Luxray scanned the ground, not caring that it was currently poisoned. Once Sandile emerged, Luxray immediately went for an Ice Fang, striking the Sandile.
"Saaaaand!" Sandile cried before finishing Dig to retaliate.
Luxray immediately Crunched down, but Sandile went back underground as Luxray patiently waited for Sandile to emerge… but the Toxic Spikes was enough to weaken the Luxray and make him lose focus and by the time Ioni tried to bnring out a Full Restore, Sandile breached out and struck Luxray, evolving mid-breach as Luxray slammed into the ground in defeat.
"Kroko!" Krokorok folded his arms with a smirk as Iono recalled Luxray and called out her Mismagius, proceeding to Terastalize it where Hiyoko switched Krokorok up for Bronzor, immediately using Hypnosis to make the Mismagius fall asleep and switched to Fidough where it proceeded to use Work Up and then Played Rough with it.
"Auuugh! This girl's a menace…" Iono fell on her knees in defeat.
Kofu…
"Vaultin' Veluza! I wasn't expectin' a five star Pokemon trainer!" Kofu exclaimed as his Pelipper and Wugtrio had went down from Kilowattrel immediately.
"What can I say, that meal ya gave me energized me~"
Kilowattrel immediately used Electro Ball on Clawitzer, where it let out a grunt and tried to use Dragon Pulse on it, but Kilowattrel corkscrewed out of the way and used Discharge to knock it out for the count.
Kofu recalled Clawitzer and sent out Crabominable and Terastalized it as it used Ice Hammer, but Kilowattrel responded with Electro Ball, making it back up before the Ice Hammer connected and then it used Discharge to finish it off.
"Thanks for the meal~!" Hiyoko giggled.
Pause BGM
Nemona…
"Wait wait wait, hold the phone. You don't even want to Terastallize?"
"Eh, I don't feel like it." Hiyoko said. "Want to challenge myself by not doing it."
"Oh… uh… okay. That's a new one, I was just thinking-"
"Look! Someone over there wants to challenge you!"
Nemona gasped, turning around with a eager grin. "Where?! Is it Aless?!" She excitedly asked as Hiyoko sneakily snagged a Tera Orb from Nemona's hip and took off on her Cyclizar.
"Hehehe, sucker~"
Resume BGM
Larry…
"Of all the trainers I've fought, you are quite the unique individual." Larry said as both Kilowattrel and Braviary clashed against one another as Braviary was pushed back once Kilowattrel used Discharge, as Braviary fell to the ground in defeat, then he called out Dudunsparce while Hiyoko switched gears and called out her Tauros.
"Duduuuun!"
Tauros let out a cry as they both lunged at each other, slamming into one another with sheer force but Tauros shoved Dudunsparce away and used Close Combat to KO it, then Larry called out Staraptor and Terastallzied, but it too was at the mercy of Tauros' Close Combat, knocking it down to the ground.
"Well, I guess that's that. Dessert?"
"I could go for some." Hiyoko smiled.
Ryme…
"Yo yo yo! This battle is getting all wild!" Ryme said as she was already down to her last Pokemon, Terastallizing her Toxtricity as it immediately used Overdrive on Dachsbun, who swiftly jumped out of the way as Tauros slammed into it with Wave Crash to knock Toxtricity back and then Dachsbun finished it off with Crunch.
"Toxaaaa!" Toxtricity fell to the ground.
"You got some wild beats my friend… not bad." Ryme smiled.
Tulip…
"Krooko… DILE!" Krookodile unleashed Foul Play on a poisoned Gallade that was down on his knees, proceeding to get struck by it.
"Galaaaa!" Gallade cried as he fell.
"Such nasty elegance and brutality… you're one of a kind." Tulip said, recalling Gallade and then sent out Florges.
"Flooorgeeees!" Florges threw a Moonblast on him, but he dug through the ground and came out with a Foul Play uppercut, critically striking the Florges. "Flooooorrr!" Florges cried as she retaliated with Petal Blizzard, where Krookodile crossed his arms to brace for impact, taking the Petal Blizzard like a champ and then clamped down with Crunch to finish off Florges.
Tulip let out a sigh. "You're quite the individual. I like you."
Hiyoko smiled. "I had a lot of fun~!"
End BGM
In the present…
Hiyoko stood at the tallest peak of Glaseado with Cyclizar, looking down at Grusha's gym. She looked at her seven gym badges and then put it away, confidently gripping her Ultra Ball.
"One more to go."
Meanwhile...
"Hmhmhm~" Nyx hummed as she was flipping burgers on the grill when her scroll went off. "Hello? Oh hey Gloria, what's up? ..Really? Oh! Yeah, I'd love to come help out with a gym test! Her name's Alessandra? Looks like a fashionista. Blue hair with orange highlights? Perfect, that sticks out like a sore thumb. See ya in a bit!"
She hung up as she put the burgers on some buns and in a plate, putting them down on a table. "Sorry boys, I'd love to stay and chat, but I gotta run." She said, texting the twins to pick her up as Yagami teleported over, took Nyx's hand and teleported back to Paldea.
In some traps were the Koopa Bros where Red was dangling on some rope by his ankle, Black was in a cage, Yellow was caught in a glue trap and Green had his legs covered in ice.
Red let out a groan. "A year of training... for this."
Ibuki: Ooooh! Haven't seen them since Paper RWBY!
Deadpool: I wondered where they ran off to...
Yeah, I've been toying with the idea to bring those goofballs back for a while now. Anyway, shout out to Wyvern for that scene with Acnologia and for Flash with the montage with Hiyoko!
...Okay, but seriously, Nintendo. What the heck are you up to with this Playtest Program? I wanted to participate but I was a half an hour late getting in (Apparently it was filled up within SECONDS, like literally HOW?) and you're making all of your ten thousand participants sign an NDA where they will get to play from October 24th to early November?
First the weirdness with the Alarmo and now THIS? Y'all are up to something...