Narrator: After crossing Paths with a large flock of Taillow, Ash and Twilight meet up with Brack and Cadance who agree to join the two on their journey! But as they were getting acquainted, The Taillow Leader appeared once again! Now, Ash and Pikachu face off against a ‘Gutsy’ Flying Flying Type! How will this Battle turn out!?
“Whoa, they both seem pretty even.” Cadance commented as she watched both Pikachu and Taillow collide with their Quick Attacks.
“Yea, but that was only the first move. You never know how a battles gonna turn out from that.” Brock said. Twilight kept her thoughts to herself as she saw this as a good opportunity to see two pokemon of equal power battle one another. Pikachu and Taillow separated and landed a few feet away from each other.
“Pikachu, Double Team!” Ash commanded.
“PIKA!” Pikachu then split himself into ten clones of himself and he surrounded Taillow. Taillow didn’t seem worried though, she’d see this trick plenty of times and she knew how to counter it.
“Pikachu, Jump and use Thunderbolt!” Ash commanded. All ten Pikachu’s jumped towards Taillow and the real one who was behind her prepared to attack.
“PI-KA-” “TAILLOW!” Taillow Screeched, releasing large soundwaves that made all the Pikachu clones disappear and causing the real one to hold his ears in pain. Pikachu wasn’t the only one covering his ears, Ash and the rest of the Group were as well.
“AHH! What is this!?” Cadance whined as she felt her ears were bleeding.
“That’s BoomBurst!” Brock yelled.
“BoomBurst!?” Twilight asked.
“It’s a move similar to Screech and Supersonic, except that the power of the soundwaves actually do damage to the enemies of the user.” Brock explained.
“So that’s what it did last time.” Ash said remembering his last fight with Taillow.
Flashback…
“Pikachu, Thunder!” Ash Commanded.
“PIKA-CHUU!” Pikachu yelled as he released a larger bolt of electricity from his cheek. The Taillow leader smirked at the incoming attack.
“TAILLOW!!!!” The Taillow screeched, releasing large soundwaves that caused the Thunder attack to dissipate and cause Pikachu to fly backwards.
“PIKACHU!” Ash yelled in a worried tone.
Back to Present...
“It was so strong that it cancelled out Pikachu’s Thunderbolt, how are we gonna handle this?'' Ash asked himself. Taillow then turned around and saw that Pikachu was still mid-air and holding his ears.
“Gotcha!” She said in a satisfied tone before charging Pikachu again with another Quick Attack.
“PIKACHU, LOOK OUT!” Ash tried to warn his partner. “Pikachu opened his eyes slightly and saw Taillow closing in on him.
“Aww, this is gonna hurt.” He thought before Taillow stuck him in the gut at full speed.
“PIKA!” Pikachu crashed into the ground causing the ground to shake slightly.
“Pikachu!” Ash said in a concerned tone. Cadance, Twilight and Brock flinched at seeing the yellow mouse crash into the ground.
“That’s gotta hurt, taking a Direct Hit from a Quick Attack” Brock said.
“That Taillow is something else, she’s both managed to stop Ash and Pikachu’s strategy and land a powerful hit.'' Twilight analyzed. Cadance wasn’t sure what to think of all of this, she wasn’t one for fighting but it seemed this was how this world worked and she really couldn’t do anything about that.
“I hope Pikachu is ok.” She said quietly. Marill, Budew and Vulpix watched on with wide eyes.
“He’s gonna be feeling that one in the morning.” Vulpix said shaking her head. “Got that right, that hit was nasty!” Budew said. Marill was very worried for the Yellow mouse and was about to run over and help him, only to be stopped by Vulpix.
“Easy there, don’t interfere.” She said in a stern tone.
“Why, he needs help!” Marill yelled. Vulpix wasn’t phased by the blue mouse’s outburst.
“Calm yourself, it’ll take more than that to keep that dolt down. Just keep watching.” Vulpix said before putting her attention back onto the battle.
“Pikachu, you ok?” Ash asked. Pikachu opened his eyes and then took a deep breath before standing up again.
“PIKA PIKA!” Pikachu said in a determined tone.
“That’s my buddy!” Ash cheered. Marill just looked on with wide eyes, while Vulpix and Budew smiled.
“Told you.” Vulpix said. Pikachu looked up at Taillow and smirked at her.
“I have to admit, that was a good one. You pack a mean punch there.
” Pikachu said. Taillow Smirked back.
“Flattery won’t stop me from taking you down, you know that right?” She asked.
“Heh, just trying to be nice.” Pikachu then turned to Ash as his cheeks began to spark.
“Pika Pika!” He said to his Trainer.
“I got you Buddy, let’s keep this going. Thunderbolt!” Ash Commanded.
“PI-KA-CHU!” Pikachu screamed as a massive bolt of electricity was healing straight for Taillow. Taillow quickly maneuvered out of the way and her wings began to glow.
“Nice try, take this!” She screamed as she charged Pikachu again.
“What’s going on with Taillow, why are it’s wings glowing?” Cadance asked curiously.
“That’s Wing Attack, it’s a basic Flying-Type move. Since Pikachu is an Electric-Type, this attack shouldn’t do that much damage.” Brock explained.
“Pikachu as soon as Taillow gets close dodge with Quick attack and then use Thunderbolt!” Ash instrusted. Pikachu nodded and used Quick Attack to jump onto a large rock.
“PI-KA-CHU!” Pikachu screamed, releasing another massive bolt of electricity. This time, luck wasn’t on Taillow’s side as she was struck by the Thunderbolt.
“TAIIILLLL!” She screamed in pain before falling to the ground with electricity covering her body.
“Nice one Buddy!” Ash said with a smile.
“Pika Pi!” Pikachu cheered. Marill and Budew also cheered as Vulpix just nodded her head.
“Alright, nice one you two.” Brock said. Cadance and Twilight cringed a bit seeing the Taillow take that Thunderbolt, but they had to admit that what Ash did was impressive. Pikachu then looked back at Taillow who was still on the ground.
“I know you’re not done yet, stop playing dead.” He said to her. Taillow heard this and slowly got up.
“Hehe, Alright.” Taillow then turned to face Pikachu with sparks still surrounding her body. “That was pretty sneaky, you and your trainer are pretty good.” She complimented.
“Oh, so now you’re going the flattery route?” Pikachu said with a smirk.
“Had to try, right?” Taillow then flapped its wings and took to the skies again. “Back to business.” Taillow said getting ready to attack again, causing Pikachu to do the same. Ash watched Pikachu talking to Taillow and knew that the two were enjoying the battle.
“This Taillow is amazing, she is strong, brave and has some serious endurance. She would make an amazing teammate.” Ash thought to himself. Taillow then charged with another Quick Attack.
“Pikachu, Dodge!” Ash Commanded his partner. Pikachu quickly jumped into the air to avoid the Quick Attack. Unfortunately for him, Taillow was fast enough to grab Pikachu’s tail in her beak.
“PIKA!” Pikachu yelled as he was being dragged through the air by his tail.
“Wow! That Taillow really is something else, Pikachu may have dodged the direct attack but she adapted and went about it another way by grabbing his tail.” Twilight said impressed with the Flying-Type.
“I have to agree, no wonder she leads that entire flock of Taillow.” Brock said putting a hand on his chin. Cadance still said nothing, but she had to admit that this battle was quite interesting.
“What is that Dolt doing? HEY, PULL IT TOGETHER PIKACHU!” Vulpix Scolded.
“YOU WANNA SWITCH PLACES PIXIE?” Pikachu yelled while still being dragged by Taillow. Marill and Budew watched that argument with differing opinions.
“This is hilarious.” Budew said with a smile.
“To you maybe, how dare she yell at him like that.” Marill said with a scowl on her face.
“Calm yourself Mary, from what I’ve seen this is how they communicate.” Budew said comforting her teammate. Marill already knew this, but that didn’t mean she had to like it.
“Pikachu, Thunderbolt NOW!” Ash said in a panicked tone.
“Pi-Ka-CHUU!!!” Pikachu said as he covered himself and Taillow in electricity. Taillow felt so many volts coursing through her body, but she endured it and tossed Pikachu onto the ground causing a massive dust cloud. Taillow began to breathe deeply and didn’t notice that she was losing altitude. Ash saw this and decided to take advantage of it.
“Pikachu use Quick Attack!'' He commanded. Taillow heard the command and watched the Dust cloud with narrowed eyes. Unfortunately for her, Pikachu shot out of the cloud with great speed and slammed into Taillow’s gut.
“TAIL!” She yelled in pain as a small spark of electricity covered her body and she crashed onto the ground.
“Alright!” Ash cheered. Pikachu landed on the ground and smirked at the fallen Taillow.
“That was incredible!” Brock said with a smile.
“Ash and Pikachu really are amazing when it comes to battling.” Twilight said with excitement in her voice. Cadance’s eyes were wide, even after being blindsided by the Taillow leader, Ash and Pikachu were able to turn it around and deal a massive blow to their opponent.
“Such teamwork.” She whispered to herself. Vulpix smirked at the yellow mouse.
“Took you long enough.” She said. Pikachu looked back at the fox pokemon.
“I say again, do you wanna switch places since you think this is so easy?” Pikachu asked, smirking back at his old friend. Vulpix just rolled her eyes.
“Nice job Pikachu, You really gave it to her!” Budew praised. Pikachu put up a peace sign and turned back to his opponent. Marill was very impressed with Ash and Pikachu...mostly Pikachu.
“He really is strong.” She said to herself. Ash and Pikachu watched on as Taillow was still on the ground, but neither knew if it was over or not.
“Stay on your guard buddy.” Ash said.
“Pika Pi.” Pikachu said with a nod. Taillow then slowly got back up with that small spark of electricity still covering her body.
“Alright… You’re even better… than I thought. But I think it’s time for me to end this.” Taillow said as she was finally up and she glared at Pikachu. The yellow mouse got back in his battle stance.
“End it huh, let’s see you try.” He said.
“Oh trust me, I WILL!” Taillow yelled as she spread her wings and was not covered in a red aura. Ash and Pikachu’s eyes widened.
“Crap! Her ‘Guts’ ability has been activated.” Ash said in a slightly worried tone. Brock, Twilight and her team knew what this was, but Cadance was very lost.
“What’s going on, why is she glowing red?” She asked curiously.
“Taillow’s ‘Guts’ Ability. If a pokemon with ‘Guts’ is plagued with a status condition like Paralysis, Poison or Burn, their attack power increases and their temper grows out of control.” Brock explained. Cadance paled at that explanation and she worried for Ash and his yellow partner. Ash narrowed his eyes at the Taillow leader as she took to the skies once again.
“Pikachu, no more being careless! We need to take her down!” Ash said, full of determination. “Pika Pika!” Pikachu agreed with his trainer.
“THE ONLY ONE GOING DOWN HERE IS YOU!” Taillow yelled as she released another Boomburst, sending Pikachu back a few feet. The spectators covered their ears as this Boomburst was way more powerful than the last one and it was painful.
“AHH! IT HURTS!” Twilight Yelled in pain.
“THAT BOOST IN POWER IS REALLY BEING SHOWN HERE” Brock also yelled.
“MY EARS ARE BLEEDING!” Cadance yelled.
“FOR ARCEUS’S SAKE, MAKE IT STOP!” Marill screamed. Vulpix and Marill were both praying for the same thing as they covered their ears while budew was cursing Arceus for not giving her arms or hands. Ash also covered his ears but did his best to work through the pain.
“Pikachu!” He said in a worried tone. The yellow mouse was struggling with both the soundwaves pushing him back and the pain in his ears.
“Pi...Ka..Pi...Ka!” Pikachu said in pain. Taillow then stopped her Boomburst and charged Pikachu with Quick Attack once again. This time, Pikachu was too disoriented to dodge, was struck in the gut by Taillow’s attack and sent flying into a tree.
“Pi..ka..” Pikachu said as he slid down the tree.
“Pikachu!” Ash said with concern. The spectators all flinched as they all recovered from the Boomburst and saw Pikachu tossed into a tree.
“That Taillow won’t quit!” Brock said worried for Pikachu.
“She was already plenty strong without the ‘Guts’ Boost.” Twilight said. Ash ran over to his partner.
“Pikachu are you ok?” He asked, kneeling down to the yellow mouse. Pikachu opened his eyes and narrowed his eyes at the Taillow.
“Pika Pika!” Pikachu said still willing to fight.
“I hear ya buddy, let’s finish this!” Ash said standing up as Pikachu ran in front of him. Taillow just stared at the yellow mouse with wide eyes.
“How are you still standing after all of that!?” She asked incredulously. Pikachu just looked up at Taillow and smirked.
“Not sure, maybe because I really want to beat you!” Pikachu said with a growl. Taillow then smirked back.
“You got it backwards, I’m the one that’s gonna beat you!” Taillow yelled as she charged in with Quick Attack only this time her wings were glowing once again.
“She’s doing a combination of Quick Attack and Wing Attack!” Brock said in shock.
“That’s gotta take a lot of Power.” Twilight commented. Cadance didn't realize it at first, but she was shaking and she clenched her fists. She didn’t know why but she did.
“I’m shaking… why… am I scared? No… am I… excited?” She asked herself. Ash knew he had to match that Taillow in power and he knew exactly how to.
“Pikachu, Quick Attack and as you’re running use Thunder!” Ash commanded.
“PIKA PIKA-CHU!” Pikachu yelled as he blasted off at full speed.
“PIKA-CHU!!!!” He yelled again as he released a massive lightning bolt that surrounded himself and increased the power of his Quick Attack. Both Taillow and Pikachu kept closing in on one another and once they finally met…
KA-BOOM!
A massive explosion was caused and shockwaves were sent all across the forest. The spectators were shielding themselves from the two powerful attacks.
“Holy Crap!” Brock commented.
“Such power!” Twilight said in shock. The feeling that was welling up in Cadance grew even more both before and during the explosion and she… smiled. Marill was now at her Limit and she began to run forward only to have Vulpix stop her.
“No! I’m not Letting him-” “QUIT BEING A BABY!” Vulpix shouted! Marill flinched at the fox pokemon’s sudden outburst and shrunk. “Pikachu is a fighter, he’d just tell you to come back to this spot and to not interfere. You need to have faith in him, he’ll make it through this.” Vulpix said before looking back at the battle field. Marill continued to stare at the fox for a few seconds before looking back at the explosion. Budew watched the scene unfold and only sighed.
“She’s right you know, Pikachu seems to be having the time of his life. Struggling or not, I think he’s just happy to be fighting a worthy Opponent.'' She said with a smile. Marill took Budew’s words to heart and nodded. The explosion finally died down, but there was still dust covering the field and Ash was worried.
“Pikachu?” He said to himself. After a few seconds, the dust began to let up and both Pikachu and Taillow were on the ground and breathing heavily.
“Y-you… you have… enough… yet?” Taillow asked tiredly. Pikachu didn’t respond right away, he was drained and could barely generate a spark but he smiled at her.
“I’m just getting started.” He said. Taillow stared at Pikachu for a few seconds before smiling at him.
“You really… are something… else, but I need to end this… now.'' Taillow said, spreading her wings again and slowly making her way into the air. Brock saw this and began to worry about Taillow and her wounds.
“Ash, this battle has to stop. Taillow Isn't going to stop and with those wounds she could risk permanent damage!” He said in a worried tone. Ash’s eyes widened and saw that Brock was right.
“He’s right, but How do I get her to-” An idea came into Ash’s head and he knew what he had to do.
“Pikachu, the battle has to end!” Ash said as he pulled a Pokeball out of his pocket. Pikachu looked back to see the Pokeball in Ash’s hand and he nodded.
“Taillow!” Taillow screeched weakly as she flew towards Pikachu.
“Let’s finish this! Go, Pokeball!” Ash said as he threw his pokeball at Taillow. Before Taillow knew what was happening, the Pokeball hit her on the head causing the ball to open and her body then turned entirely red. The ball quickly snapped shut after Taillow was pulled into it and dropped onto the ground. Ash and Pikachu stared at the Pokeball intensely as the Pokeball began shaking left and right. Twilight, Brock and Cadance were also watching the Pokeball in anticipation. The Pokeball shook once again and after a few seconds, it clicked. Ash and Pikachu took a breath of relief and the latter fell to the ground in exhaustion.
“Pikachu!” As said, running over to his partner and picking him up. “You were amazing Pikachu, thank you.” Ash said with a smile. Pikachu gave a weak smile back.
“Pi..ka..Pi.” He said. Ash then walked over to the Pokeball and picked it up.
“Wow, she was really tough. To think she had us on our toes for so long.” Ash said.
“Pika.” Pikachu said in agreement.
“Ash!” Twilight called out as she, Brock, Cadance and The Pokemon all ran up to him.
“Nice work pal.” Brock praised.
“That battle was so intense, are you ok Pikachu?” Twilight asked the yellow mouse.
“Pika Pika.” Pikachu said waving at the Equestria girl. Cadance was quiet for a few seconds before walking up to Ah and Pikachu with her hair covering her eyes. Ash was nervous about this, but spoke up.
“Are you ok Cadance. The older Equestria girl didn’t answer right away as she grabbed him by his shoulders.
“That… battle… was… AMAZING!!!” Cadance said with figurative stars in her eyes. Ash, Twilight and Brock all stared at Cadance with wide eyes, but said nothing as the older girl continued to fangirl.
“The teamwork between you and Pikachu, the strength of both Pokemon, the respect they both had for each other! It was a sight to behold, I’ve never seen two warriors of equal power and focus give everything they had in such a spectacular fashion!” Cadance gushed. Ash was overwhelmed by Cadance’s words and he scratched the back of his head.
“Um thank you Cadance, me and Pikachu really worked hard to be this strong together.” He said with a chuckle.
“And it shows, you both were so good!” She complimented. Twilight had no words for what she was hearing, she imagined that Cadance would be against these battles, but here she was gushing over them like they were the greatest thing in the world.
“Well that’s a shock huh?” Brock said, pulling Twilight out of her. “I didn’t take Cadance for an action fan.” He said putting his hand on his chin.
“Neither did I, I guess she really has changed since I saw her last.” Twilight said. Marill, Budew and Vulpix just watched the humans interacting.
“That was quite the spectacle, Ash and Pikachu never cease to amaze me.” Vulpix said with a smile.
“They really did a great job, that battle was intense!” Budew said in an excited tone. Marill didn’t say anything, she was worried about Pikachu and there he was smiling with wounds all over him.
“How does he do it?” She asked herself but loud enough for Vulpix and Budew to hear her.
"Because Pikachu is Pikachu that's why." Vulpix that with a smirk. If Pikachu wasn’t in so much pain he’d be rolling his eyes at the orange fox. Ash smiled at his partner and then looked at the Pokeball in his hand.
“Hey Brock, you got any potions on you?” He asked his old traveling companion. Brock nodded and quickly ran over to his bag to grab two hyper potions and two sitrus berries. Ash then pointed the ball to the ground and opened it. In a bright flash of white light Taillow appeared again and looked as if she was gonna pass out. She was breathing deeply, eyes were wide and she was shaking. Ash kneeled down and he and Pikachu gave Taillow worried looks.
“Oh man, she’s exhausted.” He said to himself. Twilight and Cadance were also worried about the Flying-Type’s Health. Marill, Budew and Vulpix were all shocked that the Flying-type was still standing. Taillow was still breathing heavily and began looking around at the group staring at her.
“What… you still… want more? I can… take you… all…” She said trying her best to raise her wings with little success. Ash could tell that Taillow was feeling a bit threatened.
“Back up you guys, give her some room to breath. Brock I’ll take the Potion and the Berry.” Ash said holding out his hand. Brock handed the items to his friend and then he and the rest of the group except for Ash backed away. Taillow saw this and turned to Ash who still had Pikachu in his arms and a smile on his face.
“Gotta say, you really gave us a run for our money there. Honestly, I thought you had us there in the end.” Ash then placed the berry in front of Taillow who was still eyeing them with both suspicion and confusion. “You’re really strong and I can see why your flock made you their Leader. Word of advice though, You shouldn’t push yourself past the point of exhaustion. You’re no good to anyone if you can’t move or function right.” Ash said with a smile. Pikachu then climbed onto his Trainer’s shoulder and smiled at the Flying-Type.
“How about we call it a draw for now, I know you wanna keep this going but you know as well as I do that we're only going to end up passing out at this point. I suggest you get your strength back and after if you wanna continue this I’m more than willing.'' Pikachu said before Ash held the other sitrus' berry up to his mouth.
“Go on buddy, you earned it after a battle like that.” Ash said with a smile.
“Pika Pika!” Pikachu said before taking a bite out of the berry. Taillow saw this and allowed Pikachu’s words to sink in for a few seconds before sighing.
“Fine, we’ll call it here.” Taillow said as she took a bite of her berry. “But don’t think this is over.” She said with her mouth full. Pikachu smiled at the Flying-Type and nodded at her. Ash had a good feeling that Pikachu and Taillow came to an understanding and Looked over to the group.
“I think we’re ok now.” He said gesturing them to come closer. Brock, Twilight and Cadance all nodded and walked over to Ash.
“You really have a way with words.” Twilight said kneeling next to Ash.
“I’ll say, you really are something else.” Cadance complemented.
“That’s Ash for ya, he always finds a way to make friends even with the most stubborn of people.” Brock said with a chuckle. Budew, Marill and Vulpix walked up to Taillow.
“Quite the battle you had, I never would have thought a Flying-Type would keep that dolt on his toes.” Vulpix said impressed with Taillow. Taillow, feeling her energy coming back due to the sitrus berry, puffed out her chest and smirked.
“Well, I’d be a pretty poor leader if I was easily taken out by a few Thunderbolts.” She said with pride. Budew couldn’t help but laugh at Taillow’s confidence.
“You really are full of yourself! You can back up your talk, but you must love bragging.” She said. Taillow deflated the Grass-Type’s words and narrowed her eyes.
“Shut your mouth or do you wanna be my next opponent?” She asked with a growl. Budew stopped her laughter and quickly hid Marill who shook her head.
“Sorry about her, she has a big mouth.” Marill said.
“HEY!” Budew yelled. Marill rolled her eyes.
“She makes a point though, you've got some serious power! You were really amazing!” Marill Gushed. Taillow felt her confidence grow again.
“Well thank you… but I have to say I didn’t expect Mousey over there to give me so much trouble.” She said looking up to Pikachu who had a smirk on his face.
“How do you think I feel, I haven’t had so much trouble taking down a Flying-Type before and here you come along.” He said with a chuckle. Taillow chuckled along with him. Ash watched as the pokemon seemed to be getting along and could also see that Taillow and Pikachu were on good terms. He then looked at Taillow’s pokeball and he placed it in front of the Flying-Type causing her to look at it in confusion.
“I’m not sure if you noticed because of all the excitement, but to stop you from pushing yourself I had to capture you.” He explained. Taillow let that information sink in for a few seconds and then she began freaking out.
“CAPTURED!? NO! NO NO NO NO! THIS IS TERRIBLE, I HAVE A FLOCK TO LEAD! I HAVE NEWBIES TO TRAIN! I CAN’T-huh?” Taillow’s rant was cut short as she felt a hand on her head. She looked up and saw Ash smiling at her.
“It’s ok, I understand. You have to take care of your friends.” Ash then picked up the Pokeball and pressed the center of it. After a few seconds, a blue aura surrounded Taillow and dispersed just a quickly.
“There you go, you’re as free as a… bird… That was terrible, sorry.” Ash said, covering his face in shame. Taillow just stared at the boy before letting out a laugh.
“I like this boy!” She said through her laughter. Twilight and Cadance couldn’t help but laugh at the terrible joke while Brock was trying his best not to.
“Oh sweet Celestia! Ash, that was just awful!” Cadance said through her laughter. Ash kept his face covered and shook his head.
“Yea yea, I know.” He said quietly. It wasn’t long before the rest of the Pokemon joined in the laughter as well.
“He is such a dork.” Pikachu said.
“Yeah but he’s your dork.” Marill said through her laughter.
“Got that right!” Budew said, nodding her head.
“Quite.” Vulpix agreed. Ash had finally lifted his head and looked to Taillow.
“Bad pun aside, it was a great battle and you really are strong. I’ll be honest I’m kinda sad that I gotta let you go, having you as part of the team would have been so much fun.” He said, smiling once again.
“He’s right, you and I would have made quite the team.” Pikachu said smiling as well. Taillow just stared at the trainer and his partner as their words entered her mind and… she felt a tad sad.
“They both don’t seem that bad and they got some serious guts… but… my flock.” Taillow looked down, she felt conflicted and it really bothered her. “I think-”
Just as Taillow was about to say something, a massive whirlwind came from nowhere and began pushing the group back.
“AHH!” Cadance and Twilight yelled grabbing onto each other.
“Where the heck did this Whirlwind come from!?” Brock asked, shielding himself. Ash and Pikachu stood firm and did their best to keep their balance.
“I doubt this is mother nature doing her thing.” Budew said hiding behind Marill.
“Yea, but what is it!?” Marill asked. Vulpix did her best to stay balanced, but was sent backwards. Luckily, Brock saw this and Quickly caught her.
“I got you!” He said with a smile.
“Vul!” Vulpix thanked her trainer. Taillow didn’t bother shielding herself as she was used to strong winds but this was confusing her as well.
“Somethings not right here.” She said to herself. After a good minute the Whirlwind died down and the group got their barings again.
“What the heck was that?” Ash asked.
TAILLOW!!
The group looked up to see the Flock of Taillow surrounding them and looking rather intense.
“Whoa whoa! What’s all this about!?” Pikachu said jumping off of Ash’s shoulder. Vulpix jumped in front of Brock while Marill and Budew went to protect Twilight and Cadance.
“Hey Birdbrain, call off your flock!” Budew scolded. Taillow would have gotten mad at the birdbrain comment, but she was too busy wondering why her flock was attacking her and the group without her ordering to do so.
“HEY! What’s the meaning of this? Where is the Lieutenant and why are you attacking!” Taillow said in an angry tone. The flock said nothing, they only stood in place as if awaiting orders from someone else.
“Did you not hear me, answer-” “Ah put a sock in it little bird!” Ash, Brock, and Twilight quickly recognized the voice and looked up to see a familiar hot air balloon.
“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Ash said with a groan.
“These three idiots really never learn.” Brock said gritting his teeth. Twilight just glared at the balloon while Cadance looked confused.
“Twilight, what’s going on? Who are they?” She asked in confusion. Before Twilight could answer, three figures jumped out of the Balloon and landed in front of the group.
Team Rocket XYZ Theme
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