Episode 30: Man of Iron P1

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon I do own Hotaru, Ashley, Darnel, and Queen Venomica.

The plane that was carrying Hotaru, her two friends, and her new pet Ziva the Zeraora was about to land in New York City. As they were flying, Hotaru was looking at her first ever pet. She was wondering why Ziva wasn't ever mentioned by Latias or Latios. Still she felt proud that she finally had a pet that her parents had allowed. Ziva at the moment was acting like a real cat despite being a biped like most humans, at the moment she was curled up in a ball on all fours in Hotaru's lap and Hotaru was actually petting her, Ziva was currently also sleeping just like a cat.

Ashely smiled at Hotaru seeing how confused but happy Hotaru looked at now having a pet.

"So what are your plans for her?" Ashley inquired.

Hotaru answered "Right now, I'd like to keep her as a pet as I've never had a pet until now."

She smiled as Ziva stirs "However, I also would like it if she'd help in battles against Cipher."

"That would be a good idea" Darnel admitted "But you'd have to command her to unleash her attacks like any other owner she'd have."

Hotaru frowned as Ziva now opened one eye "He's right mistress."

Hotaru shook her head "No, Ziva, I will not treat you like that. When we get back to Manassas after our mission in New York, you will be free to do whatever move you'd like to do."

"Is that safe mistress?"

"It should be" Hotaru answered "I want you to feel free when we're fighting against Cipher to use your brain to unleash what move you are to unleash. When we get back, I'll teach you to do so, and I have another request."

"Anything mistress" Ziva promised.

Hotaru smiled petting her pet "Then here is my request...I want you to spar against me to train me in further battles. That way we both benefit in the training. On my part I'll be training you so you can think and battle for yourself that way, and as for me, it helps me to perfect my combat skills for future battles. In our spars, I want you to go full out on me, even if you downright beat me."

Ziva gave her a small smile, she wanted to do whatever she could to help her mistress out "Of course mistress, but who will be the one to issue out my commands at first?"

Hotaru looked at her "No, one! Cause I want you to come at me trying to to think on your own terms of the spars. For now though I will attempt to issue out commands while we are in New York City. If I'm occupied then I'd like you to at least take commands from Darnel, he seems to be the only one of us that knows more stuff about Pokemon."

"Will do Mistress" Ziva said looking at Darnel and agreeing to accept commands from him.

Ashley agreed with Hotaru's order to have Ziva also take commands from Darnel, that was the most logical as Darnel was the one that knew more things about Pokemon than any one of them.

Hotaru smiled then looked at Ziva "Ziva...Latias, and Latios never mentioned you were captured by Cipher. Why didn't they inform me a friend of theirs was captured?"

The Zeraora frowned "Most likely cause they were unaware I was captured in the first place. You see they were captured by Cipher first, and they were able to escape before they could be subjected to become Shadow Pokemon. I wasn't captured yet as I had avoided Cipher's capture even fighting them off successfully. Now after they successfully escaped, they launched a whole invasion force led by their president. I was able to defeat nearly all Cipher Peons, and even their Admins even Loveria which is odd that she's not around anymore-"

"She's been petrified" Ashley interrupted her.

Ziva nodded at Ashley's comment "That explains why I haven't seen her, nor is she ever talked about any more there. Anyway, I was able to defeat all of the Cipher members that were scent to capture me...Yet in the end...Their president caught me unaware with his test subject that he kept...The Shadow Pokemon that he dubbed Xd001"

Something in Hotaru's mind snapped as she remembered Cipher's president Greevil and his threat "W-W-W-Wait a second. Three or four days ago, when the three of us and Special Agent Gibb's team was searching for that missing girl...Cipher's president Greevil on a TV screen mentioned something about this XD001 claiming it is the ultimate Shadow Pokemon...Is that the one that finally helped him to capture you?"

Ziva frowned remembering that fateful day "Yes...XD001 belongs to Greevil he carries it around with him at all times only using it on foes he deems requires his absolute attention or apparently to capture me."

"Can you tell us what XD001 looks like?" Ashley inquired.

Ziva scratched her head as her mind was scrambled from that event "I'm sorry, what it looked like is the only thing that they erased from my memories. Greevil saw to it personally that I wouldn't be able to remember what XD001 looked like as if to keep it a secret from everyone in the world. Yet he let the memory of it beating me with ease be kept. All I remember it was a pitch dark with red eyes. All other details escape my mind."

Ziva snapped "I probably could've fought against it better but that man decided to wait till Loveria and Miror B were defeated by me to step in, that way I was too exhausted to fight against XD001 effectively."

Hotaru frowned hearing this if Ziva her pet was defeated by Greevil so effectively then that was telling her that if she ever crossed paths with Greevil then she would have to make sure that if she had to confront XD001, she had to confront it while not exhausted."

Ziva gave her a warning "Mistress...Greevil...Not only has XD001, but six other Shadow Pokemon...Off all powerful legendary Pokemon tucked away in his Pokeballs."

Hotaru didn't like this development and her face clearly shown just as the pilot's voice came over the intercom system "Now approaching New York City Airport. Time is 9:00 AM."

Hotaru was still frowning on the info Ziva just gave them, she thought Greevil would be a pushover but yet, not only did she have to deal with this XD001 effectively but six other Shadow Legendary Pokemon. This promised that he wouldn't be an easy win, in fact he'd probably be her strongest enemy yet by far due to him having a team of Shadow Pokemon that were legendary based.

Ashley and Darnel were also concerned for this wondering if Hotaru could defeat Cipher's leader.

*Intro- Latias's voice- Three years ago, my brother Latios and I made our escape from Cipher taking the Rototrix with us. For three years we had avoided being captured and turned into Shadow Pokemon as well as keeping the Rototrix safe from Cipher whom were making plans to use it for their own evil needs. Three years later, Cipher has remerged selling Shadow Pokemon to Earth in a bid to take over the universe. Luckily my brother and I managed to save a girl in need and gave her the Rototrix a device that transforms the wielder into a Pokegirl or Pokeboy of 14 different types of Pokemon. Now she has the difficult task in not defeating Cipher but purifying all of the Shadow Pokemon. Hotaru certainly has a difficult task to do but she's the only chance two worlds have and I have a feeling, Hotarumon 14 is going to stop Cipher's plans once and for all.

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Hotaru's plane does land and after getting their luggage the trio with Ziva at their side were now walking to the hotel to check in so they could begin their journey to find Tony Stark. As they were walking Hotaru's mind was still set on figuring out how to deal with Greevil and his team including XD001. Her mind was too focused on that problem and not focusing on the immediate task. Darnel notices this but so does Ashley. Ashley rubbed Hotaru's back to comfort her "Hotaru. Please don't think too much on that at the moment. Our focus as you said should be finding Tony Stark."

Hotaru realized Ashley was right but she couldn't shake off the fact that Greevil and her one day would be destined to meet and she had doubts she'd be ready for it. It Ziva wasn't ready then again she was tired out from battling against Cipher forces that when XD001 came out to battle her she was unprepared and easily captured. As they get to the Hotel, Hotaru was taking notes of New York City. One thing for sure it was bigger than her home area of Mananas Virginia. They get to the hotel and check in. Luckily Ashley had chosen a Hotel where they allowed pets as long as they were with the owners at all times. Once checked in the three humans and one Pokemon began to walk around the city.

"Okay" Hotaru muttered after a while "Where do we find Tony Stark?"

"That wasn't something we thought through" Darnel admitted.

Ashley checked out the time "Hmm...It's ten AM and Tony is a teenager right?"

"That's correct" Darnel admitted.

"Then like us he must be going to school!"

"Last I checked about that issue" Darnel said to Ashley "He was one of the lucky teenagers, he didn't go to school."

"Lucky!" was the very jealous response from the two girls.

"So" Ziva inquired "Where would he be at?"

"Stark International" Darnel suggested "That's the company his father owns!"

Hotaru scanned the scene and saw a building that said the words they were looking for "Then let's check it out."

The four now make their way to Stark International. When they got there, it soon became apparent that it was huge and only a billionaire or maybe a millionaire would be able to own such a building.

As they get there though, they saw a bald headed man wearing a business suit whom saw them. His name was Obadiah Stane and normally this man would be in the building working but he had arrived to the building late due to a dental appointment that he had planned. He turned towards the three kids "What are you three kids doing out of school?!"

"We are looking for Tony Stark" Hotaru answered.

"Tony Stark hugh?" the bald headed man inquired.

"Yes sir!" Hotaru said in a military but respectful tone.

"Ah, a girl whose being raised by a military family" the man said "I like that type of person."

Ashley then spoke for Hotaru "We're looking for Tony as we need his help on something. We heard his father owned Stark International and we've come to see him. I don't suppose you know him."

"I do know Howard Stark" the bald headed man admitted "He was my boss."

"Was?" Darnel asked not liking the term was.

Hotaru didn't ether but she asked "As in he's been replaced? And who are you?"

"I see you thr-" the man paused looking at Ziva "I mean four are not from around here. I don't usually do this but I can clearly see you need some much needed info. Come with me to my temporary office and I'll explain everything."

Taking his hint and lead the four walked with Stane to his office. Once in his office, Stane sat behind his chair but his eyes were bent on Hotaru as he knew from her stance she was ether being raised by someone in the military or was tied to the military somehow, and unknown to Hotaru, Stane's motivation was to sell to the military Stark International weapons, perhaps if he talked to someone like that she could be of help to him, more help than any employee currently in Stark International which was his second reason why he allowed the four guests to walk in without an appointment.

Once in his office Stane spoke as he addressed his guests but mainly to Hotaru "What's your name miss?"

Hotaru answered "I'm Hotaru Hatsumi sir!"

"Hatsumi?" Stane inquired then he nodded "Your father Kenshin is an NCIS agent is he not?"

"That's correct sir!" Hotaru answered.

The man hid a small smile from the four as if he knew he certainly could benefit from Hotaru but went on his explanation with one simple question "Where are you four from?"

Hotaru answered "My two friends Ashley, Darnel, my pet Ziva here and I are from Virginia sir."

"Which would be the reason why you wouldn't have known about such events" Stane said in a saddened tone then he informed the four "Howard Stark was the owner of Stark International. He and his son Tony Stark had many brilliant inventions for Stark International. However on one fateful day, Tony and his father were taking a flight to digging place when their plane mysteriously crashed. Howard had disappeared and many including myself fear that he might be dead."

Hotaru's face turned into a frown hearing this "If Tony is around, tell him I'm sorry for his loss."

"If I ever get to meet him again, I'll be sure to let him know" Stane said then he gave them more info "Normally Tony would've been in position to take over for his father, but he's not of the legal age limit to take over. Which is why I've temporarily taken over, until Tony becomes of legal age to take over his father's company."

"Do you know where we can find him?" Ashley inquired.

Stane did know checking the time "He should be at school by now."

"School?!" Hotaru and Ashley asked shocked at the info.

Stane smiled faintly "He needs to have someway to pass the time, I can't afford to let him stay here underage after all."

"It is against the law" Darnel admitted seeing Hotaru and Ashley glare at him for turning down Ashley's suggestion to look at a school first "What girls?"

Stane agreed with Darnel "Correct, Tony is underage to work here, while it was acceptable to Howard as he did keep Tony out of school, upon his disappearance and possible death, I had to do what Howard would've wanted Tony to do, send him to school. If he's not at school, then he's living with his friend James Rhodes' family."

Ashley was taking this down writing it in a notebook repeating Stane's words "So Tony will ether be as school, or James Rhode and his family."

Stane nodded "Correct."

"What school does he go to?" Hotaru inquired.

"Tomorrow Academy" Stane answered "I'll even give you directions to it."

"Thank you Mr. Stane" Hotaru replied "We'd like that."

Stane amazingly was true to his words giving the directions to Tony's school. Once this was done, Ashley, Darnel, Hotaru and Ziva left Stane. Stane indeed had a great impression about Hotaru with her being the daughter of an NCIS agent which was tied close to the us military mainly the Marines. He'd have to find a way to use her while she was here in New York. For now she was free to go.

Once they got outside Stark International and on track to get to Tomorrow Academy with Ashley going off on a rant "DARNEL! FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, WE SHOULD'VE HEADED TO THE SCHOOLS!"

"HEY" Darnel said to her " YOU WERE WITH ME WHEN WE WERE RESEARCHING THIS STUFF, IT DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT TONY LOSING HIS FATHER"

Ashley sighed "Right…"

While the four were walking towards Tomorrow Academy, there was an explosion coming from the bank they had just passed. This caused Ashley to scream and for both herself and Darnel to leap behind Hotaru as two men came out with one firing into the bank. Hotaru stayed seeing the two men closely from behind a bush. One seemed normal, had black hair, and wore a white suit. The other was dressed in black armor and was the one still attacking.

"Good!" The black haired man complimented to his partner "You've got all the bystanders from inside that bank. Now let's go before the cops arrive."

He then saw Hotaru "Check that!"

Hotaru frowned turning to Ashley and Darnel "Go to Tomorrow Academy for your safety!"

"What about you?" Ashley inquired.

Hotaru had little time to act as she heard the other man order the black armored knight "Take care for that brown haired girl! I want no witnesses!"

The Black Knight turned to deal with Hotaru whom turned to Ziva "Follow my friends Ziva, I'll take on this guy on. Just go with my friends and see to it that they get to Tomorrow Academy safely. I can tell that this guy is in the same league as Whiplash, Killer Strike and Unicorn, both of whom I beat in my school."

Ziva agreed "Right mistress!"

The three run off with Hotaru reaching for her Rototrix and turned it to Mismagius and slapped it down "Time to fight!"

White nanobites filled the air "Purple skin almost shadow like, red jewels around her neck, her eyes become yellow and red ghost like, gains a purple witch like hat with pink edgings around it her body also has pink at the edges and when the light show ended Hotaru was "Mismagius!"

As they were running, Ziva turned catching what her mistress turned into "Good call mistress! That man might not be able to land a blow on you as a Ghost type!"

"She's Mismagius ?" Ashley inquired wanting to see Hotaru's bare ghost like breasts. She blushes and looked behind herself to see Hotaru's floating backside including her butt and blushed "Ah…"

"Come on Ashley!" Darnel said "Before we're spotted."

"Right!"

They managed to get to Tomorrow Academy where they saw a red and yellowed armored robot like man flying off the school rooftop towards the bank where the explosion occurred. Luckily two other teens on the school rooftop were looking down towards the new teens and Zeraora. There was a black boy wearing a blue shirt and black pants, then there was a red haired girl in a purple shirt and blue jeans. It was the red haired girl that called down "Hey up here!"

Ashley, Darnel, and Ziva enter the school and go up to the rooftop.

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Back in the bank, the Black Knight now approached Hotaru but blinked when she seemed to float towards a tree and went intangible unseen by the attacker. He scratched his head wondering where she was. Then he began scanning the tree with his red like eyes. The man in the white suit walked towards him "Did you capture her?"

The black Knight turned as if to asking where did he see the girl. Hotaru took this as her time to float out and give the man a kick to his back. The Black Knight flailed his legs as he fell onto the ground right onto his face. He turned his head seeing a purple ghost girl whom spoke "Looking for someone?"

Silently the man turned and tried to punch her but she let the punch float right through her and he slammed his hand right into the tree. Hotaru heard the CRUNCH sound as his hand met the tree almost breaking it. She then flew into the sky and unleashed a Shadow Ball at him. He takes the Shadow Ball in his chest stumbling.

"Not much of a talker are you?" Hotaru asked.

The Black Knight growled and dived for her only for him to go right through her and once more fall on the ground. Hotaru was in between the Black Knight and the man in the white suit "Over here fella!"

Black Knight growls once more and comes charging but Hotaru once more is unphased by the charge letting him phase right through her and WHAM! He tackled the man in the white suit. Hotaru floated arms crossed and yawned "Oh boy, aren't you a hot headed individual and simple minded."

"Try your sword" the man in the white suit ordered the Black Knight "It's obvious you can't hit her through brute strength."

Hotaru mocked both not thinking a sword would do anything better than that, after all she'd just go intangible to ensure that it wouldn't hurt her anyway "Do you really think a sword will do your subordinate better?"

The man smirked "We'll see now won't we?"

The Black Knight gets up and takes out a hidden sword in his holster located on his suit, then filled it with energy, charged Hotaru then sliced at her. Hotaru now realized that danger this guy presented she thought his sword would be a simple sword and not an energy charged sword. She goes intangible and it was thanks to doing this the energized sword goes right through her harmlessly for the most part. Annoyed that his attack didn't do anything to her, he waits for her to come tangible again and once she does he swings his sword upright, this time catching her but he didn't cleave her in half as he had hoped to instead he barely found her right shoulder. She grunts leaning down but she manages to blast him in the face with Psybeam sending him sprawling. The Black Knight recovers and brings out a lance and sent a shockwave at her hoping to nail her to prevent her from moving, but unlike the Pokemon move Shockwave which was a 100 percent hit, Hotaru simply floats over by flying onto a branch.

"She counters us so well" the man in the white suit muttered not believing he had seen anything like this before "So why doesn't she attack more often?"

A beam came out of nowhere striking the Black Knight unprepared in his chest causing him to be blasted off his feet briefly then a voiced announced "Well, the clear answer is she's preparing to but honestly she's wearing your Black Knight man out waiting for him to tire then she'll strike."

Hotaru turned her head briefly to see a man in Red and yellow armor "Hey there ghost lady! I see you are doing well here but need a hand?"

"I'd be grateful for the assistance" Hotaru replied.

"Then let's see if we can bring this guy down together? I assume these two are responsible for this robbery."

"They are" Hotaru answered.

"Then let's work together to take them down…"

He turned hearing some sort of robot horse coming "Oh-no...It's Robo Horse again."

Hotaru turned her head seeing that it was indeed some sort of mechanical horse "Hmm…"

The mechanical Steed took aim and began firing missiles at them. The red and yellow man flew into the skies blasting away with beams from his hands while Hotaru went intangible and had the missiles strike Black Knight whom was unprepared for that once more.

"Man" the red and yellow robot like man spoke amazed that Hotaru had that power "It seems like you have intangibility. Wish I had that function...Gotta remember to install such a function for next time."

The two were then forced to dodge energy bolts that the Black Knight fired at them with. Hotaru now had an idea to deal with him. She remembered Danny Phantom's Ghostly Wail, and intended to try to use a move to make him proud thing was she was unsure if such a move could be preformed by a Pokemon, but she had to try as she mentally asked her Rototrix Can we use Ghostly Wail?

"Try using Screech! It's a bred able move Mismagius if she's mated with ether of the four Pokemon Grimer, Muk, Shuppet and Banette!"

Hotaru briefly looked through the images of the four Pokemon Mismagius could mate with for the move and was grossed out, mostly on the Grimer and Muk as she thought OH OUT OF ALL THE POKEMON IN THE WORLD? WHY WOULD MISMAGIUS MATE WITH A PURPLE SLUDGE MONSTERS?!

As she thought of that it grossed her out even more as she muttered silently "I'm soooo making out with Ashley tonight cause I'm not going to get that out of my mind until I do some mating of my own with my lover."

She turned to Iron Man seeing both she and him were dodging more blasts and missiles from the Black Knight. Hotaru caught a glimpse of the man in the white suit making a getaway now that Iron Man had shown up "Oh-no you don't!"

She casts Mean Look on him and he found himself unable to move or escape "WHAT GIVES?!"

Hotaru answered boldly "I don't know who you are Mr. But I'm not going to let you escape the police! I just used a move known as Mean Look, it prevents my opponent I used it on from getting away."

"NOW THAT'S A GOOD IDEA!" the red and yellow robot man complimented "It's something not even I could invent and frankly lady I'm jealous you have such a move."

"Yeah well, don't get cocky" Hotaru responded to him "I'm Hotarumon 14 by the way...Who are you?"

"Hotarumon 14?" the robot man asked "No offense to your name but are you connected to other Monster girls Mananas Virginia has seen?"

"Those might be me too" Hotaru admitted in a shy tone amazed that this robot guy heard about her adventures.

"Nice to meet you! I'm called Iron Man" the robot man said "Why shouldn't we be cocky again?"

Hotaru answered simply "Cause while I trapped him from being able to escape, this brings even more certainly that I don't get beaten because if I do, then that will break the spell."

"Oh!" Iron Man said "A double-edged sword type of move, but...It's still a good move…Now how shall we deal with sir Lance a Lot down there?"

Hotaru answered "I have a few moves I'd like to try out with the last one being the knock out so I'll need you to put up a distraction or bombard him with your attacks."

"Sounds like a plan!" Iron Man admitted "So let's begin now!"

He began firing his projectiles, beam after, beam, after beam! The Black Knight shields himself from the onslaught as Hotaru used this movement to come at him from behind which Count Neferia growls out "She's right behind you!"

"Too late!" Hotaru said as the Black Knight turned to deal with her then she took a deep breathe and unleashed a Screech attack which was so loud it did what she wanted it to do! It perfectly acted like Danny Phantom's Ghostly Wail.

It was so loud that even Iron Man heard it "GEESE THAT WAS LOUD LADY!" he looked at the disrorinated Black Knight and even Count Neferia was clutching his own ears almost knocked out at the loud noise. The Black Knight was covering his ears still trying to get that awful noise out of them when Hotaru seems to vanish. Iron Man blinked using his sensors thinking she fled "Really Hotarumon 14? Leaving already?"

He then saw that she wasn't gone just invisible building up her time. The Black Knight turned trying to find her but Iron Man grabbed onto him and his horse to prevent him from getting away as he knew her plan "Nope you aren't getting away ether sir Lancealot!"

Just as he was speaking Hotaru appeared from behind unleashing a Phantom Force at her opponent striking him right through his back and all that could be heard from the Black Knight as he felt the ghost attack break right through his armor was a girl like scream before falling unconscious to the ground. Count Neferia stood gasping as he had witnessed both heroes defeat the Black Knight well more like Hotarumon 14 just did as she admitted downright to Iron Man "Are all Mafia members this week or it just me? After all hours ago in Virginia I took down Whiplash, Killer Strike, and Unicorn."

Iron Man looked at the defeated villains "Maybe, but it could also mean whatever your powers are the Mafia hasn't exactly adjusted to them...Or...Perhaps they underestimated you...Although taking out Whiplash if it was your first time needs to have some record...I've even had problems with him as he takes the longest for me to defeat. So kudos to you for defeating him."

Police sirens get near as Iron Man spoke "Well not sure where you are going to miss but I gotta get to Tomorrow Academy before lunch hour gets up. Or I'm going to be late for the remaining classes."

Hotaru turned "May I follow you then because I'm searching for Tony Stark. It's sort of why I'm here in New York and not in Virginia."

Iron Man froze temporarily as he heard the name Tony Stark. He flew upward and out of the way of the police with Hotaru at his side. Once out of view of the police. Iron Man flipped off his helmet for Hotaru to see his face, and what she saw stunned her as she was looking at a beautiful boy with short brown hair and black eyes ones that seemed to look at her in an equal tone "You may Hotarumon 14. And if you're looking for Tony Stark...He's me...Now what is it that you need to talk to me about, after all you are about eight hours away from Virginia unless you got here by plane."

Hotaru answered floating alongside him "I'll answer when we get to my friends Ashley, Darnel and my pet Ziva, they were on their way to Tomorrow Academy while I dealt with those two men."

"Sure thing" Tony said as he flipped on his helmet.

The two sped off towards Tomorrow Academy where they met up with Ashley, Darnel, and Ziva but with the two other students that invited Ashley, Darnel and Ziva to come in the school's rooftop. Seeing Hotaru's Mismagius form caused the red haired girl and the black haired black boy wearing the blue shirt to step back.

"It's okay Pepper, and Rhoedy" Ashley said to them.

"You know that ghost girl?" the red haired girl asked in a nervous tone.

"Sure do" Darnel said "She's our friend Hotaru Hatsumi, as a Mismagius. Opponents she takes on call her Hotarumon 14 due to being able to transform into fourteen different types of Pokemon. This form she's in right now is just one of those forms."

Hotaru lands and changes back swiftly and Iron Man lands right next to her, and instantly becomes Tony Stark. Hotaru got a good view of him. He was slightly older than she was and wore a red shirt and blue pants.

"Who was the ones that were robbing the bank this time?" Rhody asked Tony.

"Oh nothing much Rhodey" Tony answered "Just Count Neferia and his accomplice the Black Knight. Hotaru and I hear dealt with them…They shouldn't be around too much for about three days or so."

He turned to Hotaru "But, Hotaru? Who are your two friends-" he caught sight of Ziva "I mean two friends and your pet?"

Hotaru answered "The blond girl is my best friend Ashley, the other black boy is my friend Darnel, and my pet is a Zeraora, named Ziva. Don't worry she won't hurt you...Unless you mean to harm me."

"And she can do a lot of damage" the red haired girl said she introduced herself quickly "I'm Pepper Pots by the way." she then turned to Hotaru "After all she nearly shocked Happy but she only dud that because he caught us unaware of his approach."

Tony turned to Hotaru "You said you, your friends and your pet are here looking for me...What is that reason?"

Hotaru nodded to Darnel whom opened up his backpack to reveal the device. He then spoke for Hotaru "This device is why we are here. You see hours ago at our own middle school, A.I.M sent the Controller to our school to test out this device. He was accompanied by Whiplash, Killer Strike and Unicorn which Hotaru managed to beat them somehow four against one."

"Mostly three against one" Hotaru corrected "Cause the Controller didn't even try to fight, he just bossed the other three around."

"You two didn't try to help her?" Pepper inquired.

"WHAT COULD DARNEL AND I HAVE DONE TO HELP HER?" Ashley demanded "Sure I have magic but I'm no good at it, especially on short notice, and Darnel...Well he's like me outside of my magic we have no super powers. So what could we have done against what Darnel and I both now stand corrected as Super-Villains?"

"But you have Ziva" Pepper pointed out in her defense.

Ziva surprised Pepper, Rhoedy and Tony when she spoke at last "Cause I wasn't always the mistress's pet. Especially at that point. I only just now became her pet, but if I was there, she probably could've used the help."

Hotaru sighed out agreeing with Ziva on that one rubbing her neck as she was reminded about Whiplash's whips connecting with her Butterfly body "You would've...Those chains Whiplash had were full of electricity...Which was bad for my Butterfree form which I used against him."

Hotaru then turned to Tony "This device the Controller used...Captured every student, and staff that was in my school, trapping them in a never ending cyber world experience...And worse of all sense it was the Controller that did it."

Tony did know "OH SHOOT, CONTROLLER CHIPS! The same type of chips that I accidentally developed myself."

Hotaru shook her head yes "We needed to find you Tony because, you are the only one that can break my schoolmates free. Ashley, Darnel, and I we aren't smart enough to undo this device and it was mentioned that you might be able to be the only one of the few that could help us out on this. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for this…"

There was a scream coming from Ashley causing Hotaru to look at her "What is it now?"

Ziva growls "Mistress! Tony...Look up!"

Hotaru and Tony looked up just in time to see Erdos's in his helecopter. Once she saw Erdos Hotaru leaped in front of her pet as if to protect her but she saw Erdos banging his fist on the windshield in anger that Zeraora had been freed and was now with her. Angrily he flew off to gather his forces in secret with Hotaru holding Ziva back.

"Let me at him mistress!" Ziva protested "That man must pay for what his father did to me!"

"Calm down Ziva!" Hotaru ordered her own heart was pumping "But we know they are here now too which isn't going to make our stay here easy."

Rhody then asked what was on everyone's minds seeing that Ashley, and Darnel's faces were all full of worry, and how both Ziva and Hotaru were still looking at the empty space that Erdos's helicopter once was at with angry faces of their own "Who was that?"

"Erdos" Hotaru answered "Head of Cipher's efforts on Earth."

"Cipher?" Tony inquired.

Hotaru nodded revealing the Rototrix to Tony "They are the reason why I have this...For this look at Ziva."

Pepper, Rhody and Tony look at Ziva as Hotaru explained "Cipher is nearly like A.I.M a Criminal organization. They have the ability to turn normal Pokemon like Ziva is now into brainless, brainwashed Pokemon known as Shadow Pokemon whom if left unopposed will kill anyone Cipher sets them onto."

"That's not good" Pepper admitted.

"It isn't" Darnel admitted "Especially when you consider Ziva, was once a Shadow Pokemon of theirs, but luckily for her Hotaru managed to purify her and she's now normal."

Ziva was still struggling in Hotaru's grasp trying to take off after Erdos "His father Greevil tortured me endlessly. He turned me into a Shadow Pokemon to serve only Cipher's interest. Captured many other Pokemon to turn into Shadow Pokemon...Mistress let me go!"

"As much as I'd like too, I can't!" Hotaru admitted to Ziva "For all we know, we could be walking into a trap."

"She's right on that one" Tony said feeling bad for Ziva "Sorry for hearing that Ziva. That torture must've been painful, but Hotaru is right, running off like that will only ensure you and your mistress fall into a trap."

Ziva settled down sighing seeing that they were right "Sorry Mistress…"

Hotaru understood why Ziva was upset "There will be a time when you can take out your anger on them and it's rightfully so, but now isn't the time. One we know they are here now which is odd considering that Miror B attacked us before we got to the airport."

"Probably to ether make us miss the flight or delay us" Darnel said "This just means…"

Tony beat him to it gasping "Hotaru…"

"yes?"

Tony then continued "Did anyone of your schoolmates have connections to Cipher? Like a teacher or something?"

"Not that we have proof on" Hotaru said "We were going to investigate Mr. Ardos as Special Agent Gibbs of NCIS said his gut is telling him Ardos is connected somehow...Why?"

Tony answered her "It's quite possible Cipher is here on a revenge mission. Revenge on A.I.M for some odd reason."

Ashley gasped "Hotaru, does that mean what I think it means?"

Hotaru frowned "It's highly possible that Gibbs is right. Mr Ardos is a Cipher member and he's trapped inside this device."

Tony held the device "I'll work on this at the armory after school, Hotaru, but we're going to have to work together on this one to uncover this plot. I'm sure that Erdos is now going to be thinking on what his next approach is knowing you are here, and I'm sure Cipher losing Ziva to you isn't going well in his head ether. For now I urge you and your friends and Ziva to spend the rest of the school day with me, Rhody and Pepper. Then we'll work on these two missions together." he paused looking at Hotaru "If you are in agreement of course."

Hotaru was ready shaking his hand "I'd be a fool not to help. So I'll help."

The four now go back inside the school to prepare for the events that was to follow. AS they were going no one not even Ziva saw a Green Dragon making it's slow way towards New York City.

end of Episode

This was a decent episode to write. We got another battle with Hotaru teaming up with Iron Man and we get some answers about Ziva. Next chapter is Episode 31: Man of Iron P2: Tony starts his work on helping Hotaru out in freeing her entire school, but things turn for the worse when Erdos unleashes his new plan to demolish both Hotaru and A.I.M with Shadow Rayquaza