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ThatOneVolcarona


Just an Ecuatorian brony/pokefan that likes to write stuf

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Steven Stone is an adventurer, a researcher, a hero, a scientist, a Pokémon right activist, a millionaire, and overall, a Pokémon lover. He has worked several years to make Earth a better world, to get rid of all the evil and the corruption that has tormented it for years. He has seen the rise of heroes and the fall of villains. And when his world seemed to be changing for the best, he left his title as Hoenn's regional champion, and left to explore the world and solve its mysteries.

Unfortunately, his look of reality was far from true. In the eyes of their own God, humanity was a plague, they had to be judged, and punished for their actions.

Earth was abandoned, and those deemed worthy were transported to a magical planet in a completely different universe, Equus.

Steven now finds himself with his trusty, yet cold and soulless companion; a pony thief in the search for adventure and a tendency to attract problems; a sarcastic, negative, disrespectful and almost-suicidal Sylveon; and far many other unusual characters he'd never thought he'd befriend. He'll travel far and wide in search for answers, as he also tries to convince a stubborn almighty being from changing his mind. Just another Tuesday for the former Champion

(Contains swearing and sex references)

Notes:
A side story of "A New World, a New Way" by Zeusdemigod131. Look for it if you want to give it a read, it's awesome!

Oh and by the way. English isn't my main language, so if I make any mistakes, or if I could replace some words or phrase to make it look better, then put it on the comments and I´ll see if I can fix it.

Huge thanks to Madacon for the cover pic. He's an amazing artist and such a great guy!

Chapters (10)
Comments ( 113 )

looking good.
..poor Stephen...everyone knows Scizor can't learn fly

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Steven cries at night because he can't soar the skies...

(That is not cannon, goes against his character, but I like imagining that.)

well..that could of gone better...

and thus the sylvion joined the party

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Haha, you live up to your name, don't you? Seeing someone as active and positive as you always makes me smile :pinkiesmile:

Thanks for passing by, I hope you enjoyed the changes!

ur style of writing is still somewhat questionable in my opinion, and u have a nasty habit of using the word 'on' instead of 'in', but....

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Guilty... I'll try to fix that in the future, I'm slowly learning. Hopefully I'll become a better writer in the future

5791823 if i may, a trick that i use is that after i write something i dont start to edit it myself until about a week has passed after i finish it, three days at the absolute minimum...just long enough that im no longer familar with what i wrote myself. i find that i catch a lot more of my errors that way...

5791842 I should try that... thanks for the advice

Ahh, it's done. Funny that Steven doesn't know that Scizor can't fly. I thought he specialized in steel types. Hmm, well technically they can fly, but only if they use strong upwards air currents for assistance.

He, I must have missed that the first time. It's actually good to see a Pokemon that's willing to stand up to their own trainer, in contrast to most that just obey.

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i wonder if he can use moves to create the updraft? i.e i think Scizor can use Arial ace?

Humble aliens aren't that rare. Are they?

Where the hell did that Sylveon come from? Putting up that much of a fight against a champion level pokemon that has a type advantage is not natural. Does the 4-move limit apply? I always thought that was just a gameplay mechanic for balance purposes, you'd think that for Pokemon, learning moves is no different from learning natural skills.

It's only occurred to me now that you've rewrote this, but now that you've rewrote this, all my previous comments are gone.:applecry:

5792367 Sorry for the comments .-. I didn't know that

As for Frederick... mehehehehee

Won't spoil it out :p

And so, Steven Stone, former champion of Hoenn, began his oddest adventure yet, as this new world, Equs, opened new ways for him. New challenges, new adventures, new friends, and new foes. A new world, a new way, and a still highly confused champion.

I totally heard this in the Pokemon series narrator's voice as I read it. So if that was your intention, well done. Also most people spell Equs with two u's.

And so, Steven Stone’s adventure in this new land begins. With an unconventional partner, he will venture through the darkest parts of Equus, and meet friends and foes. A new challenge in a new land, as figures from the past and new faces will turn this adventure, into the weirdest, toughest,, and most amazing adventure Steven ever had.

This is the minute amount of OCD I have talking, so feel free to disregard it. If you are going to keep doing these at the end, please be consistent in format and bold them so I can more easily hear it in my head as a Pokemon series narrator voice-over. (See my comment in the previous chapter if this confuses you.)

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About your first comment

My mistake >_> Fixed. And thanks, I was trying to give that reaction.

About your second comment

Yeah.... not my best one, changed it, and hopefully fixed it, but I will try to do better ones in the future

Comment posted by Scarletmenace deleted Mar 30th, 2015

Did ya delete one of your chapters?

Comment posted by ThatOneVolcarona deleted Apr 3rd, 2015

5817043 HOLY BUTTS

For some reason it unpublished a chapter >_>

Soooo...they will be going to the Everfree huh? :duck: :pinkiecrazy:

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OH HELL NO
Uses Frederick as a meat shield

Frederick: Put me down you asshole

NO IF I GO DOWN, YOU GO DOWN FIRST

5824720 Ps. I love the Everfree fic madness :p

I must like Fox too much, I always feel like people are idiots when they call her evil.

5923416 It's all part of the show, maybe Steven will have a different POV next chapter? (You'll find it soon as I'm about to publish it)

Comment posted by xBUBBA1995x deleted Apr 30th, 2015

after

“Uh...like this?” he thought.

all the way to

There’s a reason we stopped using… our instincts.”

everything is in italics

"Try it, just try to give us one reason why we should believe you?" Errr, why would she bother? You've made it clear you won't listen anyway.
It's also very hypocritical for Steven to treat Fox like a criminal, yet he treats Pockets very affectionately despite essentially being the same things.

5927571 I don't have control over Eric's lines.

And with Steven, although I admit I didn't make it very clear, he's blinded by what happened years ago, so yeah. That's why he lets her go so easily, because he knows deep inside she's not a real criminal.

I should have thought of making that clearer

His pale-skinned hands had been replaced by a pair of round, lime green pincers that were divided from his new long, thin arms by his steel bracelets. His wide shoulders sported a silver cover, which covered the usual metal plating; this lead him to inspect the rest of his body. His skin had been replaced with lime-green metallic armor, and his chest had the appearance a v-neck that revealed a layer dark-green chitin beneath the layer of metal. His lower body now showed an insectoid abdomen, and his legs were not what they used to be, with two large hip joints, thin thighs, and wide calves. His feet were tipped with one clawed toe in the front and another in the back.
All of the fog in his head disappeared. He now realized that he was taller, and that his eyes were now located at a weird angle, each one at a side of the now pointed head; he raised his new pincers and touched the back of his head and felt a trio of three horns, each one going in a different direction, and it all felt weird now.

A Shiny Scizor. I half expected him to be a Metagross or something.

Wild Aggron Appeared!

Oh boy. Aggrons are tough, unless you have a Fighting type, which Steven doesn't.

"A Pokémon that doesn’t even know his moves, that’s sad. Let me end with your misery. HEAD SMASH!" The Aggron cried. An Aggron with Head Smash, Steven had the worst luck sometimes, Head Smash was one of the most powerful moves out there, dealing a massive hit through the use of the user’s head, combined with an additional boost provided by the Aggron’s Rock typing, its only drawback being the damage that the user received. But with Aggron´s ability, Rock Head, the recoil was no problem.

OH yeah.

"Meteor Mash" a robotic voice exclaimed in the distance. The Aggron was interrupted by a silver blur that rapidly hit the beast on the head.

Sweet!

“Steven, I’m awaiting orders. I suggest exploiting his weakness to Fighting type moves. According to my calculations, two Hammer Arms should put his health to a stop.”
“Sounds good to me. What do you say buddy, want to wreck an Aggron?” Steven asked
“Affirmative.”

Awesome!

Wild AGGRON fainted!

Ah memories.

"I am the Mayor of Tall Tale," The red earth pony said "Mayor Grumble, and as a mayor, I demand an explanation!" The mayor was not happy, his city had just been destroyed by a steel monster, and he needed to blame it on someone, and for him, the best option was to blame it on Steven and Layton.

Great, he wants a scapegoat.

"You two should really end this discussion" Layton proposed

Agreed.

"Woah, what the?-- Earthquake!?" Steven exclaimed alarmed, while he felt like if he was being punched from below. The ponies and the Pokemon also fell to the ground, as the earth shook with mighty force, completely destroying an already seriously damaged building, and slightly damaging many others. Steven searched for his partner, to find his front left leg firmly fixed into the ground. Layton was the one behind the Earthquake attack. The Iron Leg Pokemon wanted to stop both the irritated Mayor, and the offended trainer, and he succeeded.
"Good, now that I have you attention, let me set things clear for you both, and for the sake of all the citizens that are observing us. My name is Layton, and my partner here is called Steven Stone. I still do not know how, or why, but we have been sent to your planet" Layon explained

Thank you. Also, LayTon.

Steven, intrigued by the lone hooded figure and the odd statue, stepped closer to have a better look. The hooded figure heard him get inside the museum, but didn't pay much attention to him. Steven reached the odd statue, it was a fairy like creature, some sort of butterfly mixed with a pony; large antennas on top, a long beard that reached the floor; curly hair with the same height of his head; and long, abundant eyelashes.

A Breezie.

The former human advanced towards her, grabbing an old looking painting that depicted a bulky brown pony, with a brown tall fedora, and a whip on his belt. He grabbed another one, which depicted two pegasus ponies, wearing long coats and safari hats, cameras at their side, they seemed to be filming some sort of movie on the forests. He passed them to the unicorn, who saw them and chuckled.

INDIANA JONES PONY!

"As I told the mayor, I’m not here to be part of political debate, I’m here to inform and be informed, but until now, there has been none of that" Layton said calmly, yet annoyed, he didn’t have that much patience for snobs.

Heh.

"Since he was ten, around 18 years ago." Layton answered

So he's at least 28.

"You know, I heard from a little Taillow that you like mudkips" Professor Birch said with a friendly voice.

No.

"Just forget about it, we have to leave now. I swear to Arceus, if this kid for some reason decides by himself to go on a Pokemon adventure, I'll wear flower shirts and shorts, and I’ll go to anger management courses." Scott laughed on the inside at his own idea, but remained with that serious look that he always used near Steven.
"Add sunglasses to that and I might consider it" Interrupted Steven tauntingly

Oh the irony.

"Cashie looks a little tired, sir. I think we have to let them rest for a bit," Said Wallace softly

Ah yes, the pathetic last of the Gym Leaders of Ruby and Sapphire and the Champion in Emerald, a joke if you've got a good Grass move or Thunderbolt. Preferably both as I thin khe has a Whiscash.

"You are not the first one to comment on Feebas´ looks. Many trainers lucky enough to find one ignore them, and throw them back to the river. At least it's not the same luck as its distant relative, Magikarp. They are eaten daily with no remorse. People can't see that in every Pokemon, there's beauty, inner beauty. If you dislike a Pokemon, it's because you have not given it the time to show you what it's capable of, you have not given it the time to love you, and for you to love it back. This Feebas is my best friend, I'd give my life for her and I can feel she'd do the same for me."

That and they evolve into motherf*cking Milotic.

"You mean, the cave no worker is supposed to go into? The one with the curse? Yeah that sound like a good idea." Replied Steven sarcastically.
" Great! We'll go there as soon as we land, adults never realise when we are gone."

Sarcasm blind I see.

"We are all alone, my dear. No friends to help you. On the other hand, I have plenty of friends here." Said the same sinister voice. This time Steven was able to find the source, as the words came directly from the floating smile and eyes, which were now too close to Steven for his own comfort. The red, round eyes around them glowed white, on a way in which the room became slightly more illuminated. Steven could now see the owner of the sinister face, a witch hat, three gems surrounding it´s neck, and a purple, ethereal dress; a Mismagius.

Oh dear.

“Fire! Put it off! Put it off!” Steven exclaimed, running around in circles while trying to take off his suit. Loud laughs could be heard all around the room. The Mismagius, who was also laughing, used Flash to completely illuminate the room to reveal the ones responsible for the prank. Around him, six Metang showed to be the owners of the red, circle eyes; and between two of them, a young teen and his Seadra were also laughing out loud; Wallace looked at the burning suit and decided to help Steven.
“Ki-King, use wat- Water Gun” Wallace ordered while laughing. The Seadra, who was also enjoying the show, shoot a powerful Water Gun towards Steven, getting him all wet. This caused even more euphorical laughs to come out of the audience. Steven gazed at Wallace angrily, taking off his wet safetysuit.

That was mean.

“You know what? I can’t really remember… my memory is not that good anymore, maybe if I had a little… incentive” said the sailor while stretching his arm out, showing the palm of his hand and his fingers moving crazily. Both Mr. Stone and Scott knew what he meant with that.

Seriously?

“These are my sons and daughters, Steven Stone, Pokémon that escaped the hands of the human trainers and their damned Pokeballs. I built this home myself with my iron fist, and I take care of them with my life. Specially, my only true son of blood, of course, implying that I have blood. “ As he said this, a silver colored Beldum appeared from behind the Chief. His eye and Steven’s met directly, Steven’s light blue eyes with the red round eye of the small creature. For some reason, Steven felt fascinated about this Pokémon, like if they were connected by a bond of destiny.

A Beldum, Steven's Beldum.

“What do you care? He is a Pokémon, an animal, he has no feelings, he is needy, he is annoying, and he is dangerous!” Replied the sailor.

No, he is a real living sentient being.

“Well let's see how this ‘awesome’ Pokémon´s head explo-” Marcus Tide could not finish his sentence, as a silver and gold Beldum Take Down’ed him to the ground, breaking a couple of ribs. “Damned creatures! Jonah, Frank, come in here and help me out!” The old man called.

All right Beldum!

One tall man, with a blue coat, and black and white hair was with them. The Gym Leader of Sootopolis had arrived there to help the authorities with the criminals. He spotted Wallace, who was hugging the fainted Seadra with tears on his eyes.
“What’s wrong, kid?” Asked Juan.

Ah, so this goes by Emerald instead of Ruby or Sapphire.

Steven sat down, and looked at the blue sky, as leaves began flowing with the calm wind, “Why… why did he bring us here… He created our planet, we all were his creations… why did he leave it. There must be a reason… I need to know, I need to get back. We can’t just ignore all the progress we have made and leave the Earth to rot, who knows, it may be just end up blowing up for all we know. We need to go back, we need to save what’s left of our planet.” The former human stood up, as the sun reflecting on his chitin, showcasing sparkles that surrounded his body. A shiny aura present only on shiny Pokémon.

Clever.

“Come on, give me some credit! I am like a real life Robin Hoof!”
Steven stopped for a second, before recognizing the name “You mean, Robin Hood, right?”

Not really.

“A Champion is like… the strongest of knights in a kingdom.” Steven continued, “Back on Earth, these knights were called trainers, they lead their Pokémon to battles against other trainers, or wild Pokémon. There’s a challenge for every trainer that wishes to do it, the Gym Badge challenge. They can choose to fight eight trainers spread around the region that are placed in what we call Gyms, and if you defeat what we call a Gym Leader, you’ll get a badge. With each badge you collect, the challenge gets harder, meaning the next Gym you’ll challenge will be a bigger challenge. If a trainer manages to gather all the eight badges, that trainer can participate in an annual tournament, in which the winner gets to challenge the four strongest trainers in the region. If the trainer manages to defeat the Elite Four as we call them, he or she can challenge the Champion to try to get their title.” The former Champion explained, trying to make it as simple as possible.

Fair enough.

“Well no. I’m a former Champion. One trainer has defeated me before, and although he didn’t take the title, I gave the title up to another trainer, my friend, Wallace.”

Interesting.

“It means... I decided to take you with us. You seem to be trustworthy enough, thief.” The former champion deadpanned, before moving back towards the forest.
“I prefer the term, ‘hero of the people’ Thank you very much.” Pockets said elegantly, following the Steel type.
“And I will never call you that way.”

HEH!

Fact of the day: Chief and his father fought in the Great Kalos War. Chief's father died in the war, and Chief himself lost his eyesight. The knowledge and experience Chief gathered there were transferred to Layton, so fighting against multiple opponents and/or with type disadvantage is not a problem for Layton.

Cool.

“You taught me to not use my powers when someone is trying to accomplish something by themselves. Besides, I was amused by the pony’s attempts to catch a fish.”

I see.

“Glad you enjoyed my lil’ show talking saucer.” Pockets chuckled. “But tell me, how could you possibly take a fish out of the water with ease?”
Layton looked directly at the calm river. A glow came out of both his eyes and the river glowed with them. Suddenly, dozens of different types of fishes, both Pokémon and native, floated above the river helplessly. Layton tilted his head to the right, making the fishes swim on the air like if they were in water, he titled it to the right, and the fishes started swimming on a Sharpedo pattern, then a Salemence, Latios, and finally, a pattern of himself; before throwing them all into the water. Pockets’ mouth wide open, she still couldn’t believe the power these new creatures were capable of. Steven laughed at the expression of shock in Pockets’ face, thing that upset her.

That's how.

“Hell yeah, lets get that… thief” She said reluctantly.
“Irony at its finest” Steven taunted, as the trio prepared to venture through the forest.

I know.

“Oh come on, don’t be so rude, handsome, you pretty much challenged me to a Pokémon battle, although if you invite me to dinner, I could just forget about it and give you love instead of fight” The Serperior said flirtatiously

Ooh myy!

“Yes, yes, I am fine… that brat has been causing chaos on this forest since Arceus brought us to this strange place. Heard many complains of his idiotic attitude and bad behaviour. Odd for a Sylveon if you ask me”

Causing chaos you say? Oh Discord...

“Shadow Ball” He shouted, releasing a purple sphere projectile that rapidly aimed towards Layton, hitting him right in his face, slowing him down, yet not stopping him.
“The damage done by that Shadow Ball was considerable, be advised, this Pokémon is no strange to battles” Layton told the pair, who was following closely.

Interesting, despite Metagross having high special defense I think, this kid is strong. Also, no strangeR.

“A human…” The Sylveon’s voice turned darker, and more serious, his senseless expression remained the same, before releasing a Moonblast, which barely affected Layton.
“I thought your intellectual capabilities were higher than this, fairy moves won’t hurt me” He taunted
“I know, I just wanted to start the fight” The Sylveon replied, getting ready to face the Steel monster in front of him.

A fight. With a Metagross. And the Champion Of Hoenn, well, ex Champion,'s Metagross. You're f*cked. Especially considering your Fairy moves which would normally get STAB for, aren't going to phase him.

“One against one, classic old-school battle, one Pokémon moves, the other one replies afterwards. Four moves is the limit you can use in battle. You can dodge, and you can use healing moves, but if I recall correctly, Metagross posses none so don’t mind about that one.” Frederick explained

Defining the rules, fair enough.

“Are you trying to teach me how to battle? You may be experimented, yet you are still not a real threat. Bullet Punch!” The Iron Leg Pokémon exclaimed with his robotic voice. A brighter orange glow emanated from his left claw, before a fast punch flew towards Frederick. The move hit, yet the Sylveon was strong enough to hold it, even if it did some serious damage, but he was still standing.

ExperiENCed.

“You underestimate me, metal arse.” As Frederick said this, his feelers started shining a bright pink, and small ethereal stars started circling around him, he closed his eyes as the feelers glowed even brighter. He left out a devilish grin, and left out a small cry, “I do have, one last, Wish…” As he called for the move, the stars circled around him, as a beam of light was shot towards the sky.
"I doubt many wild Pokémon could come up with such a strategy. You've trained for battles like this one, battles with disadvantage. To reduce my accuracy, so you can avoid as many hits as possible, while healing as soon as your receive a hit. Not many would keep Sand Attack as a move, after all, yet the only way to learn Shadow Ball, is with a trainer. You choose this style of battle because that's what you are used to, what you were trained for." Layton pointed out, releasing a loud laugh in the Sylveon.

Exactly.

“An improvised Stone Edge… I definitely made a huge mistake when breaking the rules…” With his last breath, he used another Double Team, six copies started running on different directions, getting away from the Metagross. Layton tilted his head, and each of the sharp rocks followed the copies, each one of them hitting their targets, knocking the original down.

Yep.

“You are wrong.” Frederick rebutted, sighing and standing up once again, walking around. “If he wanted me death, he would need a couple more moves, and something stronger like Meteor Mash. The Bullet Punch was enough to put me unconscious, yet not to kill me. Of course, I could still feel the hate on that attack.” The Fairy type chuckled.
“I am not able to hate” Layton replied unamused.
“Sure thing, metal arse.”

HEH!

“CAN YOU TWO STOP?!” Both Pockets and Steven shouted, as the two Pokémon were face to face already, sparks coming out of their eyes.

Thank you.

“Snorlax, the Sleeping Pokémon. One of the heaviest known species, Snorlax consumes around 900 pounds of food each day, and after it does so, it goes back to sleep until his hunger comes back. This routine is repeated every day of the Snorlax’s life. They are lazy and docile, yet if one is interrupted during his slumber in an inappropriate way, its wrath can destroy buildings.” Layton informed, on an extremely robotic way, almost as if the answer was automatic.
“Did you install a freaking Pokedex on this guy or something?” Frederick asked dryly
“I did, it helps a lot on other regions. A good friend of mine helped me with a filled national dex and Layton memorized every entry, and their alternative versions. “ Steven answered almost proudly.

Of course.

“Although it behaves differently from Pokémon, the poison on her body seems to be spreading. She is under a Poison status, and the poison turns more aggressive as time goes on, similar to how the move usually works. And even though she would resist more time than a poisoned Pokémon, I am afraid that the poison would ultimately kill her.” Layton informed monotoned.

Uh oh.

“We require your body” Layton explained. The Bunnelby’s mouth dropped open, as he couldn't process what had just been said.

You aren't good at this, are you?

“My body works with magnetism. I posses magnetized fibers that connect my Nervous System, and what some humans called the Magnetic System. An organ inside my body releases a magnetized gas that counters my weight. These two systems work together to utilize the small amounts of…” Layton stopped for a couple of seconds after seeing Pockets’ face of confusion, and decided to use a more simple explanation, “Everything has some level of magnetism, my body uses that to hover, but due to how small the magnetic capabilities of some materials are, I can’t float freely, hence the reason of why you can’t travel on me, as your weight would counter the gas produced in me. This train is made from wood and metal, and some of these materials are highly magnetic, that’s why my body is able to just float around it.”

NEERD!

“We can’t just get in the train and have a free ride. Other people paid for this, who knows how much money. This is illegal, Frederick brings the medicine, and we should keep moving, on foot.” Steven rebutted, glaring at the pony that just ignored the response, not because she wanted to, but because her stomach started burning with extreme pain, bending her over. Steven got closer to her, and saw how a tear dropped from her eye. He leaned down and rubbed her back, as a sensation that tickled Pockets made her chuckle.
“This would be sweet... if it wasn’t metal.” She joked, trying to be her usual self.

Aye.

A golden ring started floating in the air. The ring came from a saddlebag that was abandoned in the middle of the cart, and that same saddlebag held many valuable items. A small sword, a rolled painting, a golden cane, and just a few seconds ago, a color-changing gem. Pockets had left her loot bag in the middle of the cart, and the invisible figure was now taking her latest addition. Out of instinct, she tried to grab it, her current strength not allowing her to launch at her, yet still throwing a bag off the pile that was serving as a hiding spot

Oh dear.

“Steven, I’ve confirmed the species of the thief. She seems to be a Zoroark. Due to her typing, we need to stay close to her or I may not be able to find it again.” Layton informed, waving like a misplaced scarf with the wind.

Interesting.

“I don’t have time to deal with a punny Hydreigon like you. Didn’t your hoard teach you to not mess with Fairy types? Oh right, your kind is not smart enough to know when they are at a disadvantage.” The Sylveon jumped, and released two smaller Moonblasts from his feelers, which rapidly flew towards the Dragon type, who somehow managed to dodge them. “A regular Hydreigon wouldn’t be able to do that. Who is this idiot?

A human turned into one?

“Alright, now I’m REALLY curious. Since when can a Bunnelby do that?” A shiny Zoroark appeared from the darkness, revealing herself. Her hat and her cape wouldn’t mean much for many, but it did for both Steven and Layton, who identified the outfit immediately.

Well hello Phantom Fox Thief.

“Ah yes, Mr. Stone. Now that you mention it, the voice did sound familiar,” Fox chuckled. “So how’d the research go? Hope you're not still sore over that banana peel,” She chuckled, remembering the incident which Steven did not want to remember… an Aggron, slipping due to a banana peel. Some nights he still wondered how that was even possible.

Becaue it's f*cking funny.

“Layton, get this gunk off me, please…” To face Fox once again was a rare opportunity. To be humiliated again… it got on his nerves. But it soon didn’t matter, as three figures appeared in the horizon, two of them familiar, and one of them worryingly new.
“Steven…”
“I see it Layton… a Hydreigon.”

Oh hell.

“Ocarina...” The flute read. Pockets grabbed the ocarina, placing the mouthpiece inside her muzzle, and her hoofs covering two of the holes With all the strenght she was able to give in her current situation, she managed to blow out a soft note, which soothed her tired ears. Moving her right hoof, she blowed once again, this time with a screech as a result, which unsettled her.

I wonder if it's an Ocarina of Time?

“Steven, his power is weaker than the power of a regular Hydreigon. I can easily detect his mental waves, and his defenses are not properly developed. He doesn’t seem to be a natural Hydreigon.
“Human?”
“Apparently

Called it.

“....so you really are Steven Stone.”

Yep.

“...Eric...Eric Angelo. Just your regular trainer.”

Hm...

“I met her a long time ago, on the first years of me being a Champion. One of my duties was to protect the region from evil, that included thieves like Fox. I studied the patterns, the way they behaved, ready for the moment which I knew would come. That day, when she appeared right in front of me, stealing the first major discovery I ever made, I was ready. I was ready to face the tall, slim ‘gentleman’ that had used Hoenn as his playground for years. But I was greeted by a trickster girl instead, a prankster that saw me like I was nothing more than a toy. She played us all for fools, broke every single strategy I had planned, her style was completely different than her predecessor.
She fooled me and risked years of investigation in a subject I’ve been studying for so long. She gave it back just like that later on, some sort of twisted prank that she thought was funny. A way to introduce the new Fox to the world. Less than a month later, she was already in Kalos, she was gone, out of my reach.” Steven looked at his Metagross, with a determined look on his face, “They say that you shouldn’t cry over spilled milk, I say you should clean the mess instead. A chance for revenge against Fox is a once in a lifetime opportunity, an opportunity I’m not going to waste. Not everything is lost, I may be able to redeem myself, even if it’s something as insignificant as catching a criminal. Thief or not, I’m bringing that prankster to justice.”

Yeah, good luck with that.

“Uhm, okay, if you say so. Sorry for what’s coming Mrs and Mr. Thieves.” The Volcarona said softly, as the Bug type’s wings started to flap faster.

You and Fluttershy would get along.

“You’re finished, Fox!” he thought, remembering the plan they had.

Doubt it.

The timid Volcarona nodded softly. “Uhm...I think so.” His eyes found it’s way beside Eric to see a Scizor staring at them. As per the usual timidness, he quickly shied away.

Right, a male Fluttershy voice, gotcha.

“I know that... “ Steven sighed, before looking at all the presents, did they really have a chance against Fox? "But something tells me we aren't losing today."

Yeah, good luck with that.

“If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to start from scratch, this is a plan B, Layton will only enter your mind if Fox manages to escape the ambush. She can only go one way, down, and if she does that you should be able to stun them out, especially with Layton controlling your movements.” The Scizor continued, giving a nod to Layton, who jumped on Pockets’ back.
“The Bunnelby will stay with you, that way Layton will be able to protect you from any unexpected events.”

Yeah, good luck, you'll need it.

“I’m helping!” Grinned the unicorn. He was about to receive enough stunning spells to cause permanent paralysis, maybe even killing him in the spot. Whatever the results may be, Pockets and Layton were not going to risk it.

You crazy fool!

The Bunnelby grunted, and jumped on Pockets’ head, pulling her hair, “In that case I’ll go with you!”
“Gah, dude, stop that! Seriously, we can’t take you there, it’s too dangerous!”
“I’m a brave Pokémon, I can deal with anything!” The Bunnelby said proudly, “Besides, you guys owe me my veggies, the Scizor said that you would give me a cabbage, and I won’t accept anything but a cabbage!”

This is like Misty and May. Except with more mind control and less fried bikes.

Fox just smirked, before tossing a few metal balls at each of them, and when the balls impacted, the grunts were coated in sticky webbing, before Weavile fired an Ice Beam at each of them, freezing them solid. “What a cold welcome. Didn’t your mother raise you better?” Fox taunted in amusement, as they started to advance towards Gray Hat.

That's a bad pun.

“These ones…” The Bunnelby hummed, taking a better look at the product safely kept in the boxes, “They seem to be fresh, and they smell good...but they remind me of cabbages, so I won’t take them!”

You little...

“Don’t worry about me, as of you” The Steel type glared at the young unicorn. “Kid. I don’t know what kind of lies Fox told you, but if you think this is some sort of game, you are wrong. Fox is a criminal, and helping her only means you’ll end up like she will, in jail. Go back to your parents, I don’t think they’d like this.”
“But Miss Fox helped my parents a lot. It's because of her the bad ponies can’t hurt them anymore!” The unicorn shot back. “And she’s trying to do it again. If she doesn’t stop that bad pony from getting that ring, a lot of ponies might get hurt!”
“Bad pony? What bad pony? The only bad person here is Fox!”
The Unicorn stamped his hoof in annoyance. “No she isn’t! Miss Fox is the good guy...girl here! The bad pony is that crime lord mom and dad were talking about!”

Stupid friggin complex stuff.

“Two boxes of carrots,two boxes of turnips, a box of tomatoes, a crate full of lettuce, ten apples, a cardboard box full of orange juice, some olives; and fully cooked hamburger, double cheese, extra pickles, and enough ketchup to fill a small cup… are you satisfied now?”
The Bunnelby took a good look at the food in front of him. Smelling each box and sighing in joy with each sniff. He closed his eyes, and smiled.
“Yup, this should do!”

FINALLY!

“Thanks… same to you, if the staff sees you with all that food, they’re gonna be mad, hide in the luggage and eat fast before we reach the city, you should be able to do an escape as soon as they start delivering the bags.” Pockets said calmly, analyzing the fact that she just wished to kick an innocent child off a moving train, and wondering how she gotthat idea.

Got that. Space between both words.

“Going somewhere?” came a sly voice from behind him. Turning to the source, he saw the Pokemon from before, all three of them having confident smirks on their faces, and not a single one of his grunts in sight.
“Gah, guards!” Gray Hat called, but there was no response, as all of his henchmen were already knocked out. “My mother always told me, if you want something done right, do it yourself,” he muttered darkly as he pulled out the ring.
“And my dad always told me to be prepared,” Fox laughed, as from the ceiling, a rope of webbing shot out, snagging the ring in Gray Hat’s magical grasp and promptly pulled it back to Fox, who grabbed the ring. “Checkmate,” she chuckled.

She's good.

Gray Hat became alarmed, as his ultimate weapon was taken away from him with extreme ease, “What, No! Drop that ring, you don’t know what kind of pow- WOAH!” Grey Hat rushed towards Fox, yet slipped and falling due to a lone banana peel that was in the way.
“...that was random,” Fox blinked, before she noticed Rascal idly eating an already peeled banana. “...what am I going to do with you sometimes,” she chuckled in amusement. “Well, at least we go the-”

Random, AND hilarious.

“Hey lame brain, I bet your mom was so retarded, she named you after the first thing she saw,” she taunted.
“WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER? YOU… DESPICABLE THING,” Knives and lances started floating around him, all surrounded in the aura of the ring’s power. “DIE YOU SCUM!”
But before he could actually do anything, a small metal ball went splat on his face, covering it in pink paint. “Whoops, too slow, PINK hat!” Fox laughed. “Heh, no wonder you need that ring. You probably couldn’t catch a snail with your regular power!” she laughed, before running up the ladder and out the hatch to the roof, her team following closely.
“YOU DESPICABLE THING!” Gray Hat fired a massive red beam towards the gang, who swiftly dodged it. The roof was no more, as a giant hole revealed the calm nightsky.

Oh yeah, how inventive.

Toichi shrugged at that. “Yeah, but its not a bad thing I guess. Speaking of which, Mr. Stone told me to give you this,” he said, giving her the Mega Stone. “He said it was very important.”

A Mega Stone, I wonder...

“A stone? Geez this guy is a mess. What could this possibly be?” Pockets chuckled, placing the crystalline gold and silver stone on her saddlebag, “And what is a kid like you doing in this mess? Steven is not the kind of guy that would just put kids in a fight”

True.

“Aren’t you too young to help out a criminal from an alien planet?” The unicorn joked, “And how exactly are you planning to help her?”
Toichi was about to open his mouth...but promptly closed it, then smirked. “A magician never reveals his secrets.”

You sneaky little...

“Yep. I only got it just now. I owe it to miss Fox for telling me that trick to find out my talent. If it weren’t for her, I’d probably have been jumping from one idea to another like a headless chicken. That would have been REALLY dumb,” he chuckled.
At that moment, a certain trio of Foals in a not-so-far away place sneezed.

HEH!

“You are all weak! WEAK!” Gray Hat shouted, stopping the attacks mid air, and returning them to their attackers,who were forced to dodge…again. “WHY CAN’T YOU UNDERSTAND? YOU ALREADY LOST!”

Loco in the coco. Seriously, that ring is like the Alicorn Amulet.

“Okay,” Alex looked at the Fox gang with an apologetic look. “Sorry, Mrs. Thief.”
“Why you dirty, double crossing…” Shade was about to say, but Fox stopped her.
“Enough, Liepard,” Fox sighed, and raised her arms up in surrender. “After all that, I’m way too beat to want to deal with these two. Sides, I’m fresh out of bombs I was carrying. So its better this way, right?” she sighed.

And cue her being able to get out of this somehow.

“Much obliged,” Fox nodded as they started to walk out of the train carriages. However, just as they were entering the luggage carriage, Toichi suddenly fell over, which the entire Fox gang ran to his side. “You okay, kid?” Rascal asked.
“Layton, analyze his body! Frederick, get ready to run back to the medicine room!” Steven ordered, as he walked towards the young unicorn.
“Steven… I suggest you back off. There’s nothing wrong with--”
“You were really cool Mr. Stone, but sorry, I owe Miss Fox more,” Toichi smiled apologetically, before another of Fox’s bombs levitated out of his mane, and shot at the collective Pokemon, revealing itself to be a Shock Bomb when it detonated.

I knew it.

Pockets grabbed her loot bag, and poked it, “How much do you think this is worth? We may as well spend the night in the most expensive hotel and I’d still have enough money to send to Tall Tale.” But before anyone could reply, the poking on the bag caused a silver-light-blue crystalline rock, with an odd silver and gold pattern in it.

THe Mega Stone...

“Metagrossite, a Mega Stone,” Steven pointed out, before getting closer to the stone and holding it with his pincers, “I found it on Gray Hat’s cart. I gave it to Toichi so he could give it to you, Pockets, and you could hold it for me.”
“Of all the Mega Stones out there, you had to get the Metagrossite, didn’t you?” The Sylveon deadpanned.
“I guess that I got lucky. I still need the Key Stone if I want to mega evolve Layton.”

Indeed.

“Ok, you have no idea how confused I am right now,” Pockets interrupted, poking at the Mega Stone, “What the heck is that thing, what is this mega evolution you guys are talking about, and what on Equus is a Key Stone?”
“Well, where should I start…” Steven left out a soft grin as one of his favorite topics was brought up.
“Great, you just triggered him. Now he won’t stop talking about it.” The Sylveon sighed, before jumping on a table and bracing himself for the long explanation.

Yep.

“Steven let out a soft smile, and took Pockets wildly, kissing her violently on the lips”

Oooh myy!

The duo looked at the source of the voice in shock and embarrassment, their faces completely red, while Frederick chuckled softly at his interruption. “By the way, I wasn’t really asleep, was hearing you two lovebirds compliment each other.”

You are Magnificent.

“…Do you mind if I challenge you to a battle, in the event should we meet again? I always wanted to challenge champions, both ex and current ones.” Eric asked almost shyly.

Heh, you'll struggle against Wallace without any electric or grass moves.

5942731 I've been reading your comments in almost every story you've visited.

And I gotta say, more readers should do this :p

This is so creative, and so cool, and It feels awesome to see these kind-of live reactions. Glad you enjoyed the story! And keep being awesome!

5943847

Aw come on, you're making me blush...

Bubba was here
huh i don't know why but that pisses me off

5944906

First of all.- There shouldn't be a reason for that, maybe the feel that Bubba is everywhere.

Second of all.- Bubba and I are good friends, so yeah.

5945029 i don't hate bubba I'm talking about the sentence "bubba was here"

Hmmmn, I personally dont notice any chages here, in style or the lack of editing...im afraid uve been missing periods, closing quotes, and a few other things as well...other than that, decent chapter, not great, but decent

Hmm, I don't recall seeing much mistakes when I read over this. Might've helped if I did it more than once.

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