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// Silent Compatability 
// Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World 
// by Amarvax 
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Equestria. Mareidlin Path. Afternoon.

During their search for new Pokemon, Starlight Glimmer and Goh have come across Ember, who was currently on the way to show them a rather special area. Hard to access because of what was protecting it. Joining them was a curious Clobbopus who was only coming along because of how Starlight fed this baby Pokemon. A Place that could be found near the mountain pass called Mareidlin Path was their destination.

"All we have to do is get past that." They came across Mareidlin Path which was a massive mountain pass and the last and only stop towards this Dragon Area. On the Mareidlin Path which had a long rock bridge with large gaps, there was a colossal flux of wind that went off in a unique direction. Wind gales were formed in the shape of two arms on both sides. These gales were blocking the chasms below with how visible and powerful they were and there was even one final gale that was at the end of this Mountain Pass.

"We have to get through that?!" Starlight exclaimed before feeling the hot wind blowing in her direction. She didn't even expect the wind to be that hot.

"That's what every Dragon had to do," Ember confirmed. "We had to wrestle against the wind to make it through. You can imagine that Spike had to do the same thing. Every other Dragon's waiting for us past there."

"H-How did you get past something like this?" Goh questioned, failing to see how anyone could pass through, especially with the chasms on the side.

"Easy. Brute force. That's all that matters. Follow my lead, okay?" Ember smiled before holding out a Poke Ball. "Out you come, Gabite!"

"Gabite!" Gabite was chosen as a candidate for brute force.

"There's no way I can fly through this, so Gabite's my best bet." Ember got on Gabite's back. "I'd recommend you send out a Pokemon who can power through this...or wait 5 hours until the wind calms down a bit. But they're still fierce even then."

"5 hours? Mmmrgh..." Goh grumbled after being given these two options. He could wait or go for it. The gales were fierce but Ember obviously has some experience through them and could use that to enter this Dragon Area. "I really wanna see this place as soon as possible though! If it's brute force, then I know just who to count on!" Goh held out a Poke Ball before throwing it, making up his mind.

"Golurk!" Golurk was chosen as Goh had made up his mind. A great choice considering how bulky Golurk was. But would it be enough to withstand the fierce gales of Mareidlin Path?

"Follow me and don't fall." Ember went onwards with Gabite. Goh would then hitch a ride on Golurk's back with Starlight doing the same. But she would end up being held by Golurk's arms instead. Ember was already ahead as the fierce gales were around her in a second. 

The Dragon Lord narrowed her eyes as Gabite had used Dragon Rush, enveloping himself in an azure light that allowed him to charge in. This was a great method of using brute force, but even then, Gabite wasn't moving as fast as he wished to. The biggest risk was having the gales push him and Ember to the side, prompting in their demise. The arm-like gales were practically crushing against the rock bridge, attempting to throw anyone off them.

"Okay...Counting on you, Golurk!" Goh gulped. "Get us through those gales!"

"Golurk!" Golurk nodded before immediately going for the wrong action. If there was one thing that shouldn't be done here that Ember already stated, it was flying. Flying was the worst approach here. And unfortunately, Golurk's quickest way of travelling was flying as it would ascend into the air, using its jet boosters.

"Wait, Golurk, no!" Goh bellowed out with fear in his eyes but it was too late. The gales had already gotten ahold of Goh, Starlight, Golurk and Clobbopus, disrupting the jets of the Automaton Pokemon. "Aaaaah!"

"G-Gol!"

"Already!?" Ember looked back to see Goh and his group already being messed up by the gales of Mareidlin Path. The gales would smack them around, refusing to let them fall at all. The gale arms were practically playing around with them as their screams would be cut off each time they went all over the place. On the bright side, at least they weren't falling, which was a surprise to Ember. "Hah...Alright then." Ember and Gabite would try and assist in saving them before they could go ahead. And immediately, she had one option that she immediately went for. "Use Stone Edge."

"Gabite!" Gabite would unleash a swarm of stones from his body, shooting them at Goh and the others. But Gabite would make it specific. Instead of making the rocks ascend and hit them out of the sky, he would make the rocks go above them first. These rocks would swarm in the air before being dropped, raining down on Goh's group.

"Oof!" Goh received a smack in the head by the descending rocks. He has certainly received a lot of pain today. From Clobbopus to the Gale Arms and now the Stone Edge from Gabite. Starlight received the same punishment but she did manage to keep Clobbopus safe, who was trying to hit the stones.

Golurk received some damage because of the Stone Edge as the fierce barrage of stones was working, bringing them all down. Soon, they would crash into the ground with Golurk being the first to land and everyone else ended up on top of the Automaton Pokemon

"Ugh..." Goh and the others groaned as they were free from the fierce gales. At least in the air. It was safer on the ground but not by much. Afterwards, they would continue on their way, following Ember's lead if they wanted to be safe. With her guidance, they could get past a lot of obstacles on Mareidlin Path.

Scaling mountains wasn't easy either. After they got past the bridge, the fierce gales even littered the mountainscape of Mareidlin Path, threatening to push them off and send them back to the ground. It took Golurk's brute strength to help them scale these mountains.

With the large rocks falling from the mountains, Clobbopus was itching to strike those as well, only for Starlight to restrain him. The Tantrum Pokemon was eager but this three-year-old curiosity is what could lead him into some major and painful trouble. And along the way, Goh could feel his stomach growl. He had yet to eat at all thanks to Clobbopus, making this journey quite the struggle for him. He was hoping that this Dragon-Type Area had all the food he could eat.



Drake Volcano.

Eventually, they reached their destination. When they all climbed the summit of this massive mountain pass, they witnessed the land before them, nestled in between a volcano-shaped area. The way it was formed looked like the structure of a volcano from the inside and the outside.

And of course, plenty of Dragon-Type Pokemon and Pokemon that belonged to the Dragon Egg Group could be found. Big or small, rare or common, there was  Dragon here in some way, shape or form. And there were also the Equestrian Dragons that were here with their respective Pokemon.

"Feast your eyes on this." Ember showed off the area known as Drake Valley. It was practically a counterpart to the Dragon Lands but with a bigger emphasis on the Pokemon instead. But noticeably, instead of magma, a familiar energy was spurting out of the ground in large craters. It greatly resembled that of Dragon-Type Energy, specifically Dragon Pulse or even Dragon Claw as there were varying colours. The colours of Dragon Magic were just that distinct from other forms of magic due to how arcane and fierce it appeared.

"Oh, it was worth coming up here! Look at all the food!" But Goh was focused on the food instead of the Pokemon. The Dragons had to eat something and despite having the appearance of a volcano, there was still some other form of nature within here. Trees were present, holding fruits on their branches. It was rather ironic that there were no flames at all in this area despite the appearance.

"There he is! Spike!" Starlight would fixate her attention on Spike, who she managed to spot. Neither her nor Goh were fixated on the Pokemon at all. By yelling out Spike's name, he got the attention of the Baby Dragon who was seen with his Axew and Goodra. He would wave back at them once Goh and Starlight were spotted as Ember would descend to the land after returning her Gabite.

"Clobbopus!" And for Clobbopus, his curiosity was rising once more. He laid his eyes on all of these Dragon Pokemon, feeling the powerful urge to punch all of them. Starlight would levitate herself and Clobbopus to head back down while Golurk would carry the starving and exhausted Goh.



"Mmm! Finally!" At last, Goh got to eat something, tasting the fruits from the trees. His stomach was filled with joy once more after the travesty that happened earlier today. "I needed this..."

"So. Are you here to catch some Pokemon like everyone else?" Spike asked them.

"We are. For Goh, it's standard but for me, I'm taking a huge leap in this. It'd be great if Hatterene had more friends in the party, after all." said Starlight as her eyes navigated across the lands, seeing which Pokemon were here. "Convenient that a place like this exists. Makes it easier for Dragon Trainers to get started in their career. Well...if they can get past here. We were wrestling with the wind earlier."

"It is, isn't it?" Ember agreed. "But it's quite limited. There's not that many species of Dragons here and not every Dragon is here. If only most of them weren't Legendaries..."

"Still a great place to start. I mean, Dragons are always the best addition to any team if you ask me." Spike proudly said, holding his chest high along with Goodra and Axew. "You're in good hands, Starlight. Catching them might not be that easy though..."

"That's gonna make it all the more worth it if it's challenging," Goh said. "I gotta show Ash this later on. How are you gonna approach this though, Starlight? I'll do what I do best."

"I don't actually have a way of approaching it. Hatterene's the only Pokemon I ever caught and that was by us meeting instead of any real action." Starlight shook her head as her method of catching Pokemon was practically non-existent. Hatterene was her only Pokemon and that did not require any effort at all.

"Fair enough. But you'd better not be timid about this. Especially around Dragons." Ember narrowed her eyes at Starlight Glimmer. "Because these Dragons won't make it easy on you at all. If you fail to catch them, they'll retaliate with greater force and up the difficulty. They're fierce after all."

"Uh...R-Right." The unicorn stammered after seeing Ember's serious expression and hearing her warning. "I'll try. But everyone here looks so lively though..."

"What's wrong with that?" Goh asked before attempting to finish off his food, only to see Clobbopus swoop in and snag it. "Ah! Hey!"

"Clobbo!"

"Well, I'd rather them not be so lively. That's all." Starlight squeed. "Not many Pokemon fit that bill, unfortunately. And the ones that do are hard to come by."

"Do you even wanna catch another Pokemon? Sounds picky to me." Ember questioned.

"Well, no. It's not that I don't want another Pokemon. You won't believe how much I wish to have as many Pokemon as everypony else." Starlight sighed. "Twilight has her own Pokemon and the ones at PokePark. Fluttershy has everyone back at the Pokemon House. Pinkie Pie practically has a whole catalogue of Pokemon because of Mew and she even has a group of Slurpuff, just like how Rarity has multiple Leavanny and Applejack has multiple Golurks. Everyone's got more Pokemon with them and I really want that as well."

"So what's holding you back then? It's gotta be something big." Spike requested an answer. Whatever was holding back Starlight from catching more Pokemon must be potent.

"It should've been easy to figure out but...I guess I should say it now that i've got this chance. It's Hatterene. Hatterene's the reason why. My choices have been picky because of how she is." Starlight finally gave an answer. "The Hatterene species hate strong emotions. You all know that. And unfortunately, finding another Pokemon that isn't packing any strong emotions is tougher than it looks."

"Oh, so that's why." Goh, Ember and Spike all collectively said. The reasoning for Starlight not having another Pokemon on her team was revealed. Hatterene was the main crux of this issue because of how violent she can get if strong emotions are present.

And that was the greatest strength of the Pokemon World. These Strange and Wonderful Creatures are all packing powerful emotions. Good or bad. Whether it was the fiery passion of Infernape, Incineroar and other Fire-Types or even the mischievous and cunning natures of Ghost and Dark-Types, they were all harbouring emotions that were potent.

But for Hatterene, even though the only emotion she's shown was hostility, she was still exempt from most other emotions, being mostly deadpan due to how well Starlight has kept her away from her friends. Which was a shame since Hatterene never had the opportunity to spend as much time with her friends because of this.

"It sucks too. Hatterene's practically alone because of that." Starlight looked down. "I've been keeping a low profile myself around her. I've never let her out of her Poke Ball that much unless we're working at Twilight's lab or it's just us back at the castle. It's scary knowing how she'll lash out if any strong emotions are shown but at the same time...I feel really bad for her. I don't want Hatterene to be alone but it's hard finding a solution to this."

It was rather saddening. Her own tendencies held her back from making many friends. As far as things go, Hatterene's only friend was Starlight even if she has teamed up with Pikachu, Espeon, Audino and the others in battle against terrifying foes. She was willing to help them in those instances but everything else was non-existent.

"Huh. I never thought about it that way." Goh said after realizing this massive issue.

"Yeah." Ember scratched her hair. "Uh, I take back what I said then. That sucks. I can't think of any Pokemon that can work with her. And you haven't tried finding another Hatterene or something?"

"Believe me...I've tried. But it looks like her species is rare in their own right." Starlight grumbled. "That's why I need to find the perfect Pokemon. Someone Hatterene can be around at all times. But I just don't know."

"Hmmm..." Spike thought for a moment, trying to see what he could think of. How can this be solved so that both Starlight and Hatterene were satisfied? Truly a predicament that wasn't easy to solve with how violent Hatterene can be. And most have seen this violence at its peak. Some can still remember seeing a giant Hatterene in the sky, furious about the love that was being spread during Valentine's Day and Hearts and Hooves Day.

That was the kind of destruction Starlight was trying to avoid. And unfortunately, because of this fear, Starlight has made it difficult for herself to catch another Pokemon.

"Maybe...you can ask Hatterene herself?" Spike suggested but he wasn't even sure about that. He was just shooting for suggestions at this point.

"I guess so." Starlight would use her magic to hold out a Poke Ball. Out of it came the Silent Pokemon Hatterene.

"Hatterene."

"Clobbo." After finishing the food Goh was trying to finish up, Clobbopus, now having a full stomach once more, was itching to get into some action. And all of these Dragons were prime candidates for some swinging. And the first one that caught his attention was Spike's Equestrian Axew. However, once Hatterene was sent out, his attention changed. "Clobbopus!"

"Hatt?" The Psychic-Fairy-Type looked up to see a baby suddenly approaching her as this was the first thing she saw. "Hatterene?!"

"Not this again!" Starlight gasped as her eyes nearly popped out of her head. 

"Puss!" Before anyone could stop him, Clobbopus swung his tentacles at the Silent Pokemon, catching her off guard before she could do anything. And it was a direct hit too, straight to the face with a powerful smack.

"GAH!" Starlight and her friends collectively bellowed with shock before covering their mouths. They couldn't express their shock because that would spark a reaction out of Hatterene, so their screams were suddenly cut. However, judging by what Hatterene received, a reaction would be imminent.

"It's all over..." Starlight thought to herself as Clobbopus managed to turn things upside down in a matter of minutes.

After receiving that powerful smack to the face, Hatterene's eyes would open for a bit. Even she was bewildered and amazed by what just happened. Starlight put her hooves together, praying for whatever came next. But to the Dragons who saw this, they had to applaud Clobbopus for delivering such a swift and hard blow at the same time for being a baby.

"Hatterene..." Hatterene would then look back at Clobbopus with her fierce eyes, witnessing how the Tantrum Pokemon would spin his tentacles around, itching for another blow.

"Clobbopus, please don't do this...!" Starlight silently said, pleading for the Fighting-Type to cease whatever action he would pull off next.

Ember and Spike looked at each other, readying themselves for the worst. Hatterene may be a Fairy-Type but that won't stop them from retaliating if needed. After all, this seemed like a strong instance of Hatterene lashing out. She can sense hostility after all.

However, after a moment of silence, nothing happened. Nothing except Clobbopus delivering another powerful swing onto Hatterene's lower body. "Clo! Clobbopus!" The Tantrum Pokemon would continuously punch Hatterene, dealing little damage because of the Type Difference.

All the while, Hatterene would simply look down at the baby, doing absolutely nothing about this. She did not lash out, she did not grab him with her tentacle, she did not unleash a Fairy-Type or Psychic-Type attack at all. She did nothing but watch him swing at her, much to the shock of Starlight.

"Eh?" Reasonably, Starlight was blown away by this. How can this be? After everything she spoke about to her friends and the worries that were brought up, all of a sudden, Hatterene wasn't lashing out at this assault.

"She's not doing anything?" Spike narrowed his eyes, showing visible signs of confusion. What was the point of all of that if Hatterene was just standing there, doing nothing?

"Yeah? What's up with that?" Goh scratched his hair.

"I'm totally lost about this. What's going on?" Ember needed an answer as well.

"Hatterene." Hatterene would then look back at Starlight, having an unchanging expression before then turning her eyes back at the Tantrum Pokemon, who wasn't getting tired of smacking Hatterene.

"Clo?" But of course, all of this swinging meant his tentacles would drop once more. And indeed they did, right in front of the SIlent Pokemon. Clobbopus ceased his swinging once he saw his tentacles drop, knowing he couldn't do any damage with this. It's not like he was doing substantial damage in the first place.

Ember and Spike wanted to squeal after seeing Clobbopus' tentacles fall off but they would risk alarming Hatterene if they did. Silence and a strong composure was the key here to avoiding any conflict.

"Hatterene." Suddenly, Hatterene did something, using her claw to pick the tentacles that came off. After grabbing them, she would hold the tentacles out to Clobbopus, offering them back to him. In a way, she was trying to get him to put them back on, but that wasn't how it worked obviously. Clobbopus could just wait for them to grow back.

"Oh...I get it." It was then that Starlight received a powerful realization as to why Hatterene wasn't lashing out at Clobbopus even after that right hook to the face.

"You do?" Spike, Ember and Goh said in unison, wondering what Starlight had spotted.

"It might be because of two things. Either it's because Clobbopus is a baby or because he's not showing off any strong emotions at all."

"Uhh...Are you sure? He just punched her out in the open, the moment she showed up." Ember wasn't too sure about that.

"I'm serious. It's in the Pokedex entry. It says that Clobbopus is very curious, which is what leads to it punching whatever it can find. But it doesn't seem to be from a place of strong emotions. Then there's how he isn't alarmed when his tentacles fall off because he knows they'll grow back. He has the mind of a three-year-old which means that there isn't much to show off. No offence, Clobbopus."

"Clobbopus." But Clobbopus wasn't listening. Instead, he was resorting to headbutting Hatterene while waiting for his tentacles to regrow.

"So which is it?" Goh asked. "The baby part or the curiosity part?"

"Curiosity is an emotion. A complex one once a baby matures and gets a hang of it. But I think it might be both. Clobbopus just doesn't give off strong emotions at all. He's just a baby. Which means...He's perfect!"

"That's the perfect Pokemon?" The two Dragons collectively uttered. It was hard to believe considering how they've seen Baby Pokemon in action. Most Baby Pokemon are hyperactive and can never sit still, radiating emotions of all kinds.

Most. Clobbopus seemed to be the exception. Whether it was this one Clobbopus or the entire species of babies, it was a perfect response to Hatterene's nature. Hatterene would then pick up the Tantrum Pokemon, placing him on top of his head as she still showed no signs of hostility. But being around here any longer might spark something up.

"Clo?" Clobbopus looked down before attempting to put his arms on Hatterene's eyes but failed to do so because the tentacles have not regrown yet.

"Hm. Not exactly what I had in mind though." Starlight held out a new Poke Ball. "But...I don't mind. Hey, Clobbopus."

"Clobbo?" Clobbopus would turn to face the unicorn after his name was called out.

"How about it? You can have all the food you want and punch as much as you want with how many places we get to explore. Would you like to come with us?"

"Clobbopus?" Clobbopus pondered for a moment before looking down at Hatterene. 

In response, Clobbopus would lunge off the Silent Pokemon's head, going straight for the Poke Ball that Starlight held out. She had him at Food. That's all she needed to say. With an impressive lunge, he would headbutt the Poke Ball, immediately having his body shrink with the signature red light. Afterwards, the Poke Ball would drop to the ground before performing some shakes.

1...2...3...Gotcha! Clobbopus was caught.

At last. A piece of Starlight's heart had been restored. Her second Pokemon and it was a Pokemon that could be safe around Hatterene. "Finally..." Starlight laid on her back afterwards. She was at peace as she now had another Pokemon. "I'm glad that's over with it."

"Great work, Starlight. So I guess...the answer was babies the whole time?" Goh said, wondering if Baby Pokemon were the key to this issue.

"No. Any other Baby Pokemon would've been a problem. It had to be someone who wasn't harbouring any strong emotions at all but wasn't emotionless either. Clobbopus just happened to be that exact baby with only one thing on his mind. Punching. Not much went into that I guess...How are you feeling, Hatteren?"

"Hatterene." Hatterene simply shrugged as she didn't have a proper response to this. Surprisingly, even for her, this wasn't anything too special. It's like she didn't care at all about this.

"Y-You don't care that much?" Starlight's face looked like it broke. "Are you telling me I was worried for nothing?"

"I wouldn't say anything." Ember walked over. "You were just worried about what would happen to your other Pokemon, that's all. Perfectly reasonable. But now you've got the right Pokemon to sort that out."

"Yeah..." Starlight put on a soft smile, satisfied with this decision. She now had a rather rambunctious Pokemon on her side but it wasn't rambunctious to the point where it got on Hatterene's nerves.

"Now you just gotta pray that he doesn't evolve." Ember immediately shot Starlight with a horrifying batch of words that she didn't take into account at first. Clobbopus' evolution.

"I'll...worry about that when I get there. For now..." She lifted the Poke Ball, releasing Clobbopus from it. "Let me rest."

"As for us, we've still got business here." said Goh. "This whole area can't go to waste. And I'm surprised we haven't heard about it until now."

"That's because this place is pretty recent," Spike answered. "It showed up after the worlds merged is what I heard. So it wasn't here before."

"And there's a good chance there's more like this out there. I saw a Mountain that looks like Wings one time." Ember added, referring to the Winged Mountain that had shown up recently. "Look out for anything that looks new.

"Clobbo!" Now that he was on Starlight's team, he had a punching bag in the form of Hatterene. His tentacles regrew the second he showed up out of the Poke Ball, going for a second round against the Silent Pokemon. Once again, Hatterene would just take it before using her claw to pet the baby Pokemon.

"Maybe it is just the fact that he's a baby...Maybe..." Starlight uttered before putting herself to sleep. After stressing about this Hatterene issue and finding the right Pokemon, she most certainly needed it. Other issues will show up and overcoming them will be an obstacle, considering the Pokemon she has. But much like today, her friends will do their best to come up with something, even if Clobbopus was the one who solved it. Then again, he was now a friend of Starlight from now on.

As the journey continues.


Chapter 83 End.