Pokemon Daycare
A 'One of A Kind' and Milotic!
By: Cutegirlmayra (Haven't written for this in a good minute. So please be patient as I try to continue this wonderful pokemon adventure! :D)
The new pokemon daycare theme song!
Poke-poke
Mon-mon
Poke-poke
Mon-mon
Pokemon-! Daycaaare!
-don-
Take my hand~ Together we'll understand~
We're both learning how to beeee~ The best of friends!
Sharing liiiife~
In this poookemon worrrld!
Poke-poke
Mon-mon
Poke-poke
Mon-mon
Poke-poke
Pokemon- DAYCAARRE!
Pii-chu! (Zippity jumps up on screen from a photo of all the daycare kids, Candy, her friends, Pearl, and all the pokemon!)
"Combusk! Combusken!" Combusken was helping hit down the trees with fully ripened fruit on them, double-kicking at fast speeds from one tree to another, as Candy gathered the fallen fruit with the other daycare pokemon, quickly scurrying around to catch them all as they fell down.
"Jiggly! Jigglypuff!" Jigglypuff desperately tried to catch them all, rushing around, but having one too many hit her head, and finally knock her out. "Jig-i-i-i…" with swirls in her eyes, Muchlax looked behind him and revenge blazed in his eyes.
"MUNCHLAX! MUN-MUN-MUN-MUN!" he started moving much faster than normal, as Jigglypuff leaned up and rubbed her head, before her eyes sparkled and she put her tiny little arms up to her mouth, amazed at how sweet he was being for gathering the other fruit up for her.
"Jiggly…"
"Alright, gang! The kids aren't gonna be here for another hour! So let's really make sure we've gathered all the fruit, and then, it's smoothie time!" Candy threw her arm up, as the other pokemon, including Zippity, rasied their arms up too, shouting out as well.
A older man, wearing a nice, fancy suit and hat walked by with his cane, before turning at the excitement and blinking his eyes. "Hmm?"
He started walking towards the fence before looking up in amazement at Combusken.
"Ah! Truly impressive!" he adjusted his glasses, and suddenly seemed to be filled with excitement.
"You there!" He called out to Candy, as she was the only human around, with all the other little pokemon scurrying around for fallen fruit.
"Hm?" Candy turned around, seeing the old man, and worrying it was about taxes…
He pointed to her and then waved his cane for her to come over.
She sweatdropped, "If this is about money again…" she gulped, not really knowing how to talk finances and business, as she slowly moved over to him.
"H-…hello?"
"My dear girl, hello!" He happily spoke up, "Might I ask if that's your brilliantly shining combusken there?"
"O-oh? Combusken?" she blinked, not expecting that as she looked back at her, before turning back to the man and smiling awkwardly. "Y-yeah. She's a pokemon here at the daycare."
"Oh, a daycare! You then raise pokemon here from other trainers?" He asked.
"Oh, no! Not that particular kind. Here, we raise both pokemon from normal daycares and children to work along side one another. We're raising future trainers!" she happily beamed out, a smile from ear to ear, as she loved her purpose in working there.
There had been a lot of goodbyes lately… but a lot of bittersweet memories that she would never forget!
"Ah! I see! So then, might I ask if you're thinking of signing up for the Traveling-Trainers Contest this week?" he leaned on the fence with one of his hands, as Candy suddenly snapped out of her daydream, being taken aback by yet another strange question.
"C-Contest?" She did seem intrigued. "What kind of contest?"
"Y-… you mean you didn't know!?" His surprise to her question made both of them seem rather in shock. "My girl! Haven't you heard of the Traveling-Trainers Contest? They're very popular among the young, you know…especially with the famous Vaporeon of the Aquarium entering… And the incredible amount of prize money that's being offered to the winner of the event… huff-puff-puff!" he trailed off a moment, holding a hand to his chin, before shaking his head and getting back on subject.
"My dear girl, they're comprised of traveling contest judges who go from city to city, searching out talent, prestige, and finesse!" he flung out his hand a little, before turning back to Candy. "I'd dare say you had a winning chance with that there, one of a kind, Combusken of yours!" he pointed once more his cane to Combusken, but never left his fixed stare towards Candy.
"I wouldn't miss this opportunity if I were you!" he encouraged. "That Combusken could be a sure-in winning for Beauty! Think about it." He tilted his hat and continued onward down the road.
Candy spun around with stars in her eyes, "Winner…~" almost in a daydream it seemed, she pictured Combusken with a 'Miss Traveling-Trainer Contest' banner around her in a diagonal, holding flowers as Candy threw up the cash-prize. "It's perfect!"
"Pearl, please!"
"We have children arriving shortly."
"B-but they travel! This might be our only chance to-!"
"Now, Candy. I know that man made you excited and all, but have you even spoken with Combusken about this subject?"
Pearl brought up a good point, as Candy pouted and quickly turned to look outside the window, seeing Combusken stand triumphantly breathing hard over the baskets of fruit the others had collected, and seeing them all happily rejoice in a hard days work together.
"Hmm… let's see!" Candy took courage and raced out, as Pearl just sighed and continued preparing the kitchen for things. "Really, a beauty contest, I remember those days." She looked to Octavius, her precious Octillery, as he smiled and waved his two front tentacles. "Octi! Octi!"
"Combusken! What do you say?" Candy held her hands out in tight fist in front of her, looking anxious to hear a reply or action of some sort to show Combusken was willing to compete.
"Combusk..?" Combusken looked confused, before glaring down and folding her arms, turning her head briskly away. "Ken!" she said that as if she was 'pfft!'ing to the side.
"WHHHAAA?!" Candy was so surprised, "Combusken, come on!" she jumped on top of Combusken, pulling it's head to the side, before zipping down and trying to unfold her arms and then zipping behind her to shake her side to side. "You can't be serious! You can win, I know you can! The old man said so! Come on, you'll be great! Please compete with me!"
"I've never been to a contest before!"
"Me neither!"
"….."
The twins, Cleo, and Brandon all walked up to Candy as she had to compose herself when she noticed they were watching her.
"Ehem, well, we won't be going if I can't get Combusken to approve of it." She sighed, placing two hands on her hips, then looking over her shoulder and talking through fish-lips back at Combusken. "You wouldn't want to disappoint the kids~"
Combusken sweatdropped, but shook her head in defiance again. "Combusk! Combusken, busk!" stopping her foot down a few times, it looked certain she wasn't willing to compete at all…
"….Vaporeon will be there…"
Suddenly, as Combusken was walking away, she tensed up, jolting, and froze.
Her eyes suddenly slowly began to sparkle as her life-time hero splashed forth with incredible beauty, and Combusken blazing right beside her.
The daydream ended as Combusken quickly turned around, holding a hand out and pounding her chest. "Combusken, busken!"
"Then you'll do it!" Candy jumped for joy, "Whoo-hoo! Fieldtrip!"
The kids, all having been given smoothies from Pearl, raised their arms up too, slurping their drinks. "MMmmm!"
Pearl sighed, "I suppose this means I'll have to compete too." She raised her arms up in a shrug, as Candy twitched back, flinching into a weird position.
"AHK! What do you mean, YOU TOO?!" Worried she couldn't defeat Pearl at anything, she was really afraid she may not win the prize!
"Well, that prize money's very tempting. We could do a lot of good with it around the daycare… and besides, if we're both competing, we have an extra shot at getting it for the daycare. Unless…" She suddenly glared at Candy, looming over her as Candy withered down into a small chibi-crying child. "You were planning to keep all the prize money for yourself…?"
"Eh-heh-heh-heh…" Candy faked a laugh to try to get Pearl off her back, and then nodded reluctantly. "Of course not… Pearl… I was only thinking of the good of the daycare!" She struck a hero's pose, as the children cheered, all except Mia.
"Yeah, right. I read those brainwaves a mile away." She slurped her smoothie.
The contest was being held in the city's park, deep in it's center, as Candy, the kids, and Pearl walked along to sign up.
Brandon, in desperate fear, stayed low and close to Candy, holding Yamask, but his grip was so tight as he looked up at all the people around and attractions around him that the little hole upon which Yamask looked out of to see through chipped. Yamask flinched back in fright as Brandon quickly adjusted his hold on the egg, having it wiggle in Yamask's frightened movements and making sure he didn't drop it.
He rushed to keep up with the gang.
"Woah! Look at all this, Zippity!" Candy stated, having her Pichu on her shoulder, as Zippity looked around and nodded, liking the feel of competition around her.
"Alright, Combusken! Are you ready to go?" She turned around, before not seeing Combusken, and began to freak, spreading her limbs as she looked around in fright, even below her. "AHH-AHH-AHHHH! W-Where'd she go!?"
Pearl slightly chuckled, holding a hand over her mouth. "My, my,… has my competition already lost her pokemon?"
"Ah! Miss Pearl! I never knew you could turn so competitive!" Candy freaked out, before Tia and Mia reached up to each side of her long, hoop like dress, and tugged on her cotton-balls to the side of her attire. "H-huh?"
"Please remain calm." Tia began, before Mia pointed a ways away, and continued for her sister.
"Combusken's just admiring Vaporeon."
Vaporeon had shipped over a small see-through glassed water bowl, so others could admire it's swift and beautiful performance as it practiced for the actual competition.
Combusken's hands were together, gazing in amazement at the beautiful movements and splashes of Vaporeon, disappearing beneath the water before emerging, leaving a sense of wonder over her audience.
Candy looked over and sighed, before smiling and walking up to Combusken, waving to the girls to take care of Brandon and Cleo for her as she went to compete.
"Combusken… Do you want to show Vaporeon what you're really made of?"
Combusken blinked, before turning around to Candy.
In it's mind, no one could beat Vaporeon.
She looked down, disheartened, before looking up and smiling with a nod, but not sure how much it really believed in itself. "Busk…"
"Right, then let's sign up and show them what were-!"
"Attention! The star of the Beauty Traveling-Trainer's Contest! Milotic!"
A flash of lights suddenly hit the center stage, as Candy was cut off, leaving the two to look around before their eyes settled on the stage.
A blare of trumpets, before streamers flew out to the audience.
The crowd rushed in and around the performance, as from a great wave effect, Milotic rode on the streamers and pops of confetti filled the stage.
She landed gracefully, putting her tail near her face and fanning herself, blinking her beautiful eyes, before swirling the confetti in a swirl around her, swishing it back into the air, and then basking in it as it flew down.
Finally, she turned to her audience, and winked.
The crowd roared, as Combusken and Candy both stared in wide-eyed horror at their competition.
"N-…No one told me their would be effects…" Candy was worried, she didn't know how to perform!
And the one dude she knew did was miles and miles away…
She teared up a moment with Combusken. "If we thought Vaporeon was tough competition, we're really sinking deep with all these water types!" she suddenly shook her head, "No! We won't let them distract everyone from the beauty of Fire-type pokemon! R-right, Combusken?"
Trying to stay optimistic, Candy turned to Combusken, who shakily nodded in fear, not wanting to disappoint Candy.
"W-wha!? Hey! Snap out of it!" Candy lightly whacked Combusken on her face, and then held out her face for Combusken to whack back, but did it a bit too strongly as their was a red mark on it, and more tears in her eyes afterwords. "W-we can't let them get to us! This is their tactic! To make us scared and-"
"And now! Presenting the wonderful Pearl and her beautiful Octavius!"
The two dared not turn around, as they heard her old lady laugh and the crowd cheer behind them.
"We're dead meat." Candy finally let slip out of her mouth.
The two still signed up and the first round began.
"Now, the lovely Vaporeon, star of our popular Aquarium! Will perform her first round!"
The crowd screamed in excitement.
The stage filled with a powerful smoke.
"Ah! A wonderful Haze to start us off!"
An Aurora beam lit the Haze into beautiful colors, as a huge wave came crashing to the side of the stage from her humble water bowl from it's side.
"A powerful Surf attack! Followed by a Dive onto the set! The Haze has been cleared away as Vaporeon spins it's beautiful tail to reveal itself!"
The crowd cheered, her wonderful moves receiving a lot of praise from the judges.
Candy squinted her eyes, before crying out in shock.
She grabbed Combusken's beak, making her squawk in surprise and resist, before looking over to see the man from the fence.
"It's the old man! He was secretly a judge!" Candy exclaimed.
The kids below cheered as water splashed on their faces.
Cleo's eyes were shut by the water, and she felt around for a napkin.
Feeling around, she finally got a hold of Brandon's blanket, and wiped her eyes.
The action froze Brandon in horror, as he didn't dare yank it away, but just softly teared up in absolute shock at her wipe her nose on it and then thank him kindly with a curtsey, as if he had offered her it.
Jigglypuff remained happily waving her arms about, giddy as ever to have been splashed and living out a childhood memory of her first time seeing Vaporeon, as if she couldn't recall the team rocket incident.
"Next! Take a breath-taking look at Pearl's Octillery!"
A beautiful Bubblebeam covered the stage and flew out towards the audience, as the shadows flew out a powerful Signal Beam, having the light reflect off the bubbles.
"It's another light show, folks!"
A powerful Scald popped the bubbles, as Octillery graced the stage with a Ice beam, sending it straight up, as it wiggled it's mouth around to form a beautiful sculpture of Pearl, flying down and using Captivate to seal the deal.
The audience, under Captivate, had hearts in their eyes, and cheered!
"What a wonderful show of true beauty! Thank you so much for that!"
Pearl laughed her elderly laugh, standing in front of the ice sculpture of herself and looking like she just took over the world.
With anime sweatdrops, Combusken and Candy both looked very disturbed. "Pearl can be… uh… a bit carried away too sometimes… huh?" Combusken nodded at Candy's comment.
"At last! We our STAR!"
An Aqua ring filled the stage with a moment of light.
"Our one and only~"
A Safeguard continued to have her glow as she changed into beautiful positions each time.
"Milotttttiiiicccc!"
A Water Pulse shot forth as she seemed to be swimming in air through the ripples.
The crowd aww'd as she Waterfalled up from the stage through the ripples, having them break and disappear, before Rain Dancing with a Light Screen right after.
The crowd was amazed at the beautiful lights being reflected onto the downpour of rain, as Milotic's face reflected as a beautiful shadow in the lights reflected onto the rain pouring down.
"What a sight!"
An Aqua Tail broke the Waterfall and the Light Screen, as she fell downward.
"OH NO!"
The crowd gasped, just seconds before impact, Milotic's eyes opened from her freefall, as she spun around and rode on a Blizzard's wind and snow fall, rushing under her to break her fall as she landed onto the snowy stage, and posed, flipping her fan-tail over her and hiding half her face again. Blinking her eyes, the snow fall beautifully made her look like a Geisha.
The crowd roared with approval, as the judges nodded their heads in unison.
"How could anyone ever top that!?"
Candy and Combusken gawked before slowly turning to each other, realizing they really didn't stand a chance.
"Next! A budding new star! Combusken!"
Combusken was pushed onto the stage by Candy, as she quickly tried to keep her confidence going. "Come on, Combusken! Show them your moves!"
Combusken froze in the spotlight, as someone in the audience coughed.
"You've got this! Just like in the garden orchard!"
Combusken shook her head, and nodded, kicking up her feet for a Double Kick.
"…..That's not beauty, folks!"
The audience seemed to peer down at Combusken, who sweatdropped and looked awkward in front of everyone.
Vaporeon held her tailfin over her eyes, turning her head away, as Milotic lowered her head and fanned herself so she wouldn't have to see. Octillery looked worried…
"Octi… Octi…"
Combusken began to tear up, charging off the stage.
"What's this?"
"Hold on, Combusken!" Candy stopped her, being off stage, as she struggled to move past her. "J-just hold on a second, okay!?"
Combusken did, finally, stop struggling but kept her head down as Candy spoke to her, lowering her head to also speak to her, having her arms on her shoulders to keep her still.
"Look, it's time to be more than a fangirl of Vaporeon's beauty and tricks! It's time to create your own kind of beautiful!"
Combusken looked up to Candy, "Combusk..?"
"That Milotic may seem stunning… but that's because that it's own kind of beauty! You don't need to be a water type pokemon to be spectacular! Everyone has a personal beauty to them! And I now you've got your own kinda beauty that no pokemon in the ENTIRE WORLD can duplicate! It's because it's yours, Combusken! You are truly 'One of a Kind!', now show everyone your hot stuff!"
"Combusk…ken.." Combusken's expression lightened up, it looked deeply touched by Candy's words, and blinked to get rid of the last stray tears in it's eyes, before looking more determined than ever. "Combusken!"
As it raced back to the spotlight, the judge man, who before looked disappointed, suddenly stood on the edge of his seat, leaning forward on his podium. "Ohh..?"
"What's this? Don't cut Combusken out just yet!"
Combusken looked down,… then up with a new found fire, as it blazed forth a powerful Flamethrower.
"Ah!" the audience looked amazed, as the whole stage filled with fire, and Combusken stood in the mist of flames, before strutting up to the front of it.
"That's a new move!" Candy blinked her eyes in amazement, and then jumped with joy, "Go, Combusken!"
"It's literally burning up a new anthem for itself!"
A mighty Swords Dance broke out, as Combusken would use it's arm-wings to kick up the remaining embers of it's fire around itself during it's dance.
"A beautiful show of talent and strength!"
Combusken didn't know many moves, so continued to dance use the fire's around it to aid it in it's movements.
The crowd cheered, wanting more moves from Combusken. "Com-busk-en! Com-Busk-en!" as they chanted, Combusken looked around at the people, and a new found love for performing was born, as it even noticed Vaporeon and Octillery thumping their cheers, one with her tail and the other with his limbs.
Milotic looked to the two, not understanding why they were cheering for such a rookie, and haughtily turned it's head away from the sight, keeping it's tail up in front of it.
The stage was fire proof, so soon, the flames died down, as Combusken just wished it could evolve or learn another move after another to impress the audience, but the viewers soon realized she had nothing more to give…
Suddenly, Zippity, being recalled into Candy's pokeball, jumped out of it once more and ran to the set, firing off a large electrical spark.
The people didn't understand what was happening, but then Jigglypuff jumped up and started dancing too, as Vaporeon and Octillery joined them on the stage, as they all danced and played off, knowing Combusken still wanted to perform.
"Well, look at this folks! Though Combusken had combusted, it still had a few embers left to spark! Thanks to it's friends! Let's all join them and dance as well!"
The crowd happily sprang to life, dancing as Candy jumped and grabbed a microphone,-
Bllllazzze~ To the staaaage! A grand new beauty is given to liiiiifffeee! On the da-a-ance floor~
Pearl was actually pleasantly shocked at Candy's singing talent, and the park band heard the tune and started to play a beat for it as well!
Coooommme to liiiife! Let the fire's insssiiiidde! Bllllazze~ To the staaage! As a whole new beauty, is reborn through~ Your new you!
The song ended and the judges all rose up to clap.
"That's not exactly a beautiful performance we're used too…" One of the women stated, "But it was certainly a nice change of things. I can see a star being born this day, in a powerful and firey way!"
"I knew I saw a winner! O-of sorts!" The old man stated, and held up a thumbs up. "With time, and a good coach too, you're going to blaze out of this world, kid!"
"I can't wait to see you improve!" Another judge said, as the crowd all cheered at the fun Combusken's performance gave them.
After the show, the gang all met up and started praising Combusken.
"I can't believe they let you snatch 2nd place." Pearl shook her head. "But I'm also extremely impressed, and undoubtedly proud of you two." She smiled as Combusken nodded her way, also grinning with her mouth open at how Pearl had turned back to normal, so it seemed.
"That was so cool! A new fire move! Sweet!" Mia and Tia both stated together, as Jigglypuff wanted to sing too, but Candy had kept the microphone away from her so no one fell asleep.
Because of that, Jigglypuff patted Combusken a 'good job' but just looked upset with Candy, and turned an angry pout away from her. "Jigg-…LY!"
Cleo petted Combusken's head, as she lowered it for the little girl to do so. "You weres so cwool!" she cutely chimed out. "Ah! I-I mean…boo-tiful!"
"Miss! Oh sweet Miss!" The judge came bouncing up to the little gang, huffing and puffing in his long jog over to them.
He wasn't exactly fit,…
Leaning on his knees, he wiped some sweat from his brow, and smiled. "I would love to offer your Combusken a chance to come perform with my team. You see, I'm a coach. Haha! I trained that beautiful Milotic from when it was just a little Feebas. I would very much like to trade pokemon with you."
Candy's heart sank, as she immediately turned to the man, hands out in front of her, "Oh, I'm sorry, but we don't-"
Pearl lightly touched Candy's shoulder, and rested her hand there.
Candy turned around, not willing to allow Pearl to say otherwise, before looking up to see Combusken.
So much hope in her eyes, as Vaporeon was standing next to her.
"Vapoooorrr!" she seemed to encourage the offer as well.
Combusken looked to her idol, and nodded to Candy.
Candy started to fill up with tears once more, this time more real, as she turned away. "How could you do that to me!? Knowing I've already lost so many…So many friends!" She put a hand up to her arm, bawling her eyes out, before Pearl lightly patted her back.
Looking down, she stated, "This life is full of experiences, Candy… sometimes, for our friends sakes, we may have to say goodbye a time or two, but never for too long." Candy knew the right thing to do.
With that, the two stood before a Pokemon Center within the city, a machine glowed to life as Candy seemed distant… having caught Combusken to give her her own pokeball, and hesitated putting it in the slot for the machine.
Having said goodbye before, she didn't know what to say to now.
The man placed a pokeball in the machine. "Huff-puff-puff! Shall we?" He fixed his suit, and his mustache danced with the action, before turning to Candy.
He saw her sorrowful look, and her eyes hidden in shadows, as he looked concerned.
"There, there now, my girl. Do not fret. The Traveling-Trainer's contest comes around almost every other year." He tried to cheer her up. "You'll see your beautiful friend blazing across that stage once more, in no time! Or you can call me a failure."
Candy took courage, knowing this was what Combusken wanted, and placed the pokeball in the slot.
The machine made some noises, sucking the pokeballs up, switching ownership, and landed the new pokemon in the corresponding new slots.
"Thank you, I'll take good care of Combusken. She'll be a star in no time!" He held up the pokeball. "Yahoo! My new radiant star is born!" he did a funny walk and dance out of the pokemon center, as Pearl and the kids held to Candy, as she started to cry.
When they went home, Cleo noticed one of the eggs had hatched, as the sorrowing party all looked around.
From the ceiling, a Totodile was free-climbing up the walls! And quickly jumped down to bite Candy on the head.
She froze a moment, before suddenly screaming and running around the room, "GET THIS THING OFF OF MEH!"
It finally detached before landing in Cleo's arms.
Cleo looked down at it, before smiling widely in a huge grin. "You're my new best friend!"
She held it like a baby doll, as it just blinked it's eyes, and raised it's arms up. "Totah! Totodile!"
(Whose the new pokemon Candy got?!
Till next time on- Pokemon Daycare!)