//------------------------------// // Tree's a Crowd! Pt.1 // Story: Twilight's Realm: Advanced Generation // by CosmicAlchemist24 //------------------------------// Location: Petalburg Woods Narrator: After adding Eevee to their family, We rejoin our Heroes trekking through Petalburg Woods after a filling Breakfast. "Eevee!" Eevee said as he, Pikachu, Taillow and Forretress were now on their backs with happy smiles and full bellies. Cadance and Twilight couldn't help but giggle at the four while Ash and Brock were cleaning up. Marill, Vulpix and Budew just shook their heads at the four.  "Alright, we're done here." Brock said, packing up the last of his cooking supplies. Ash smiled at this and fixed his hat. "Yup, now we can get a move on. Just a few more days til we hit Rustboro City and my first Gym battle!" Twilight heard this and she nodded her head.  “That means we need to start training again and you need to catch a pokemon to use against said gym.” Ash’s happy face faltered causing Pikachu and Taillow to look at him with concern.  “What did Sparkle mean by that?” Taillow asked in confusion. “The Gym is Rock-Type. Meaning, the two of us are at a massive disadvantage." Pikachu explained. Taillow scoffed at what Pikachu said and raised her head high. "Oh please, I've handled plenty of Rock-Types in my time leading the flock. This will be no problem." She said in a confident tone. Pikachu, Forretress and Vulpix just shook their heads. "She's about to get a rude awakening when we hit that gym." Vulpix said. Ash sighed and spoke up once again.  "You're right, I either need to catch a pokémon good against Rock-Types or teach Pikachu and Taillow some new moves."  Pokemon Advanced  The group had been walking for a good thirty minutes along with their pokemon and during that time Ash was thinking about how to deal with the Rustboro Gym. Pikachu and Taillow were worried for their Trainer as were Twilight, Brock and Cadance.  “He’s been like that for a while now.” Twilight said.  “He has a lot on his mind, this is gonna be his first Gym battle in the Hoenn Region and right now he’s at a major type disadvantage.” Brock explained. Cadance was still new to the whole Typing thing, but she made an educated guess. “Am I right in saying that an Electric-Type and a Flying-Type would do bad in a Rock-Type Gym?” Brock nodded. “Yup, while electric attacks would do decent damage to a Rock-Type most are part Ground-Type which Electric-Type moves are ineffective against. "And Flying-Types are super weak to Rock-Type moves." Twilight said, adding to Brock's explanation. Cadance understood and nodded her head. Brock then took a book from his bag and opened it to show a Woman with long brown hair and wearing a black dress. "This is the Gym Leader, her name is Roxanne. Her Gym rules are two on two and her pokemon for people with no badges are Geodude and Nosepass." Brock explained showing the girls the book. Twilight then opened her Pokedex and searched for Geodude. Geodude, the Rock Pokémon When Geodude sleeps deeply, it buries itself halfway into the ground. It will not awaken even if hikers step on it unwittingly. In the morning, this Pokémon rolls downhill in search of food. Twilight then looked up the second Pokemon. Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon  It uses powerful magnetism to drag its prey toward it. It’s also been known to pull in metal, which it collects and uses to protect itself. "Interesting." Twilight said, putting her Pokedex away. Ash then let out a sigh.  "How am I gonna handle this?" He asked himself but loud enough for everyone to hear him. Marill and the rest of the pokemon all caught up to Pikachu and Taillow. "You two alright?" Marill asked in a concerned tone. Pikachu and Taillow nodded.  "We're fine, it's Ash we're worried about." Taillow said.  "Yea, he's really thinking hard about this. He's worried we might not be enough for the Gym." Pikachu explained. Taillow heard this and narrowed her eyes. "He should have more faith in us, i mean is a Gym battle that much different than a wild battle?" She said irritated. Vulpix then spoke up.  "From what I've seen from traveling with Ash and Brock, yes. Gym battles are much more brutal and stressful." Taillow was a tad taken aback by what Vulpix said and turned to Pikachu. "Are they really that bad?" She asked. Pikachu nodded.  "I've been in many Gym battles, I've both won and lost in them as well. It's never easy losing a battle with both mine and Ash’s pride on the line." Taillow's confidence began to drop as she heard this, Pikachu to her was a strong Pokemon and one that can handle a lot of pain. “Yeesh, stressful.” Eevee said, shivering a bit. Hearing Pikachu admit this though made Taillow question her own strength and if she was up to the challenge of taking on Gyms. Forretress then spoke up. "Not easy to think about, is it?" Taillow shook her head. Marill and Budew also had to take Pikachu's words to heart, they were participating in Gym battles with Twilight and they didn't want to let her down. Twilight then caught up with Ash and put a hand on his shoulder. “Hey, quit thinking so much. We have plenty of time before we make it there, don’t torture yourself with this.” Ash turned to the Equestria girl and he smiled at her. “You’re right, I shouldn’t worry so much. Besides, as long as Pikachu, Taillow and I work hard we’ll be fine.” he said in confidence. Pikachu and Taillow cheered for their trainer’s improved mood. Cadance and Brock took a sigh of relief before the latter saw something moving in the trees.  “Hey guys, check it out?” She said pointing upwards. Everyone looked to the trees and saw multiple green lizard-like creatures moving from tree to tree.  “Whoa, what are they?” Ash asked as he and Twilight looked in wonder.  “They’re Treecko, the Grass-Type starter for the Hoenn region.” Brock explained. Ash nodded and pulled out his Pokedex. Treecko, the Wood Gecko Pokemon Treecko is cool, calm, and collected—it never panics under any situation. If a bigger foe were to glare at this Pokémon, it would glare right back without conceding an inch of ground.  “Awesome!” Ash exclaimed before putting his pokedex away.  “This must be their territory within the woods.” Brock theorized. Ash’s smile got bigger and a great idea was formed.  “Quite the opportunity has presented itself.” Brock knew that tone in Ash’s voice all too well.  “You’re gonna catch one of them?” Ash nodded and took a pokeball out of his pocket.  “Taillow, wanna give me a hand with this?” The Flying-Type smirked andflew in front of her trainer, but as she did a stray twig landed in front of Taillow stopping her advance.  “What the-” Ash’s words were cut short as multiple small glowing leaves pelted Taillow. “TAIL!” She yelled before falling to the ground.  “Taillow!” Brock, Cadance and Twilight gasped at what just happened.  “What was that?” Cadance asked in shock.  “It was too small for Magical Leaf, so it might have been Leafage. It’s a basic Grass-Type move. Must have been powerful if Taillow was knocked back so easily.” Eevee ran up to Taillow along with the other pokemon.  “Are you alright?” Eevee asked in concern. Taillow shook her head and got up.  “I’m fine, I was just caught off guard.” Before she could get back into the air a thin stick was thrown in front of her and Eevee. Ash and the others looked up again to see a lone Treecko standing above them in a tree with a twig in its mouth.  “Tree Treecko Tree!” He said, staring at Ash with a sharp look.  “Hey, what’s your problem?” Ash asked with a growl. Treecko just smirked and jumped out of the tree. He then aimed for Pikachu and smacked his tail against the Yellow Mouse’s face. “Pika!” Pikachu yelled as he was pushed back. Marill and Budew quickly went over to him to make sure he was alright. The rest of the Treecko in the trees all stopped to see what was to them a familiar sight.  “He’s at it again.” One of the Treecko said with a sigh. “That kid is such a pain, why can’t we just go on a food hunt without him picking a fight.” Another one said with a groan. An Older looking Treecko sighed as well.  “Once he gets like this, there is no stopping him. We’ll meet him back at the tree.” The Treecko pack nodded and continued on, leaving the reckless youth to face Ash and his friends. Brock had taken notice of this and wondered why they all left him alone, while Cadance glared at the Grass-Type and stepped forward. “Who do you think you are, how dare you attack us for no reason!” She said in a scolding tone. Whenever Cadance used this tone, most would fold immediately, but Treecko was not fazed and he raised his paw.  “Treec-KO!” Treecko yelled as he outstretched his paw and released multiple small glowing leaves all aimed at Cadance. Eevee quickly jumped in front of his trainer and transformed into Flareon. Immediately after, he released a Fire Spin attack from his mouth, burning away the leaves and shocking Treecko.  “Thank you Vee!” Cadance said in a grateful tone. Flareon morphed back into Eevee and he nodded his head. Ash then glared at the Treecko.  “That’s it! You want a battle, you got one! Taillow, you good?” The Flying-Type nodded her head and got in front of Ash again with her sharp eyes fixed on the Treecko.  “That was a cheap shot and I’ll make you pay for it.” She said angrily. The Grass-Type just rolled his eyes. “Enough talk, just fight.” he said in a cool tone. Taillow’s anger rose after hearing his nonchalant comment.  “You’re dead!” Ash narrowed his eyes and outstretched his hand. “Taillow, Quick Attack!” Taillow took off as a white aura covered her body. Treecko simply closed his eyes and swiftly moved to the left, avoiding the Quick Attack. Ash and Taillow's eyes widened in shock. Brock, Cadance and Twilight were no better. "That’s crazy! How did he dodge Quick Attack?" Twilight asked. "Most Priority attacks are normally assured hits. That must mean that Treecko has some very strong senses and crazy speed." Brock explained. "Quite the Grass-Type, doesn't make him any less a jerk though." Cadance grumbled. Pikachu ran back over to Ash and he glared at the Treecko. "I want in!"  "Stay out of it Pikachu, I got this!" Taillow said with a small growl. Pikachu took a deep breath and nodded his head. Taillow flew back to Ash who recomposed himself.  "Ok so we're gonna have to deal with this in a different way. Taillow, BoomBurst!" Taillow smirked and flew above Treecko. "TAIL-LOW!" She released a power soundwave towards The Grass-Type. Treecko saw this and braced himself as the soundwaves hit him. "Tree…Tree…" Ash saw that Treecko was getting pushed back and decided to keep the momentum.  "Taillow, Wing Attack and aim for his legs!" Taillow immediately stopped Boomburst and flew down to the Treecko with great speed. Treecko was a tad disoriented from the Boomburst, but when he saw Taillow heading for him, he slammed his tail into the ground allowing him to jump into a nearby tree. Taillow was pissed that he dodged again but while she was in her thoughts… "TAIL!" Taillow screamed before she realized that the moment Treecko jumped into the tree, she was flying into said tree and bounced off. Everyone flinched at the Flying-Type crashing into the tree. "Ooh, that's gonna leave a mark." Eevee said, shaking his head. "She'll be feeling that tomorrow."Budew said. The rest of the pokemon nodded at their comments. "That was bad." Twilight said hoping Taillow was alright. "I know that Treecko is a real piece of work." Cadance said, narrowing her eyes. Brock didn’t say anything, as a Gym Leader he could tell that Treecko was very well trained. Ash saw it too, he didn’t know much about the Treecko species, but a jump like that by only using its tail must take a lot of strength. Treecko chuckled to himself as he watched the scene unfold.  “You know, you’re supposed to land in the tree, not smack into it.” Taillow was at her wit's end with this Treecko and she took to the skies again. Ash saw that Taillow was angry and that wasn’t good.  “Taillow, c’mon back!” Taillow turned to her trainer with a look of betrayal. “You’re letting him get to you, you need to calm yourself or let Pikachu handle it!” He said in a stern tone. Taillow stared at Ash and she took a deep breath.  “Taillow Tail.” She said with a nod. Ash nodded back and looked towards the Grass Starter. “He’s a quick one, his reflexes are really good. Let’s put them to the test! Taillow, Quick Attack!” Taillow was once again covered in a white aura and attempted to hit Treecko. “Doing the same thing won’t help you, your trainer’s not very bright.” Treecko said before lifting his paw again and gathering leaves. Ash smirked. “Thought so, Taillow Boomburst!” Taillow opened its beak and released another sonic wave causing Treecko to lose its concentration and cover its ears again. “Go Taillow!” Ash cheered. Taillow then stopped her boomburst and slammed into the Grass-Type with her Quick Attack. Treecko began falling out of the tree and Ash took the opportunity.  “Don’t let up Taillow, Wing Attack!” She heard the final command and looped back around with her wings glowing and just as Treecko was about to hit the ground, she stuck him in the back with her wings, sending him into another tree and hitting his head. “Nice job!” Ash commended. Taillow smirked at the compliment.  “That was amazing! Ash really knew what he was doing!” Twilight said with excitement.” Ash gave the Equestria Girl a fake hurt expression.  “You thought I didn’t, that hurts Twi.” The Bearer of Magic just rolled her eyes at the boy. “You and Taillow did great, quite the combo attack.” Cadance complemented. Brock nodded his head but kept his eyes on Treecko who was slowly getting up.  Pikachu and the other Pokemon began to cheer for Taillow’s victory to which she just puffed out her chest slightly.  “Nice combo, my turn.”  “Taillow, MOVE!” Brock called out! Ash and Taillow turned around, but the Flying-Type was met with Treecko’s tail slamming her in the face. “Tail!” She screamed. The assault wasn’t over yet, Treecko was covered in a white aura and took off at blinding speed and punched Taillow in the gut sending her into the air!  “TAILLOW/ PIKA PIKA!” Ash and Pikachu yelled in concern. Everyone winced at the impact of the gut punch. “Sweet Arceus, that’s gotta hurt!” Marill said in horror. “That’s putting it mildly.” Vulpix said with wide eyes. Treecko jumped high in the sky and was now above Taillow who was starting her descent.  “See-Ya!” Treecko said as he raised his paw and gathered and orb leaves in his hand and dashed towards Taillow slamming the orb in her face. “TAIL!” Taillow screamed as she was sent back down into the ground making a small crater. Ash and Pikachu were speechless, neither knew how to comprehend what just happened. Treecko removed his paw from Taillow’s face revealing that she was unconscious and he smirked.  “That was fun.” He said before looking back at Ash and his group. He then waved them off and began jumping away from them. Ash watched as the Grass-Type left and once he was out of sight, he made his way over to Taillow. “Oh man…”