//------------------------------// // Pheromosa Parade // Story: My Little Pokémon: Grander World // by Amarvax //------------------------------// Galar. Hulbury Town. Day. Entering her home was the Gym Leader of Hulbury, Nessa. At this moment, she was preparing for one of her jobs. A Fashion Model. She was already dressed for her job but before she could depart a few things had to be done. "Maybe I am being too hard on them. I mean, even though they got used to Pokemon for only 4 years, they're still new trainers." Nessa said, speaking to someone on the phone. At this moment, she was thinking about her intensity against those aiming to take part in the Equestria League, admitting to the difficulty she set for them. "I know, Sonia. I think I'll take it easy. I mean, I have to as a Gym Leader. Can't use everything or-" "Mosa! Mosa-Mosa!" Her sentence was soon cut off once she saw that she had an unwanted guest. And that guest ended up being one of the many Pheromosas suddenly roaming around, stealing anything clean and dazzling. And Nessa's home was an obvious target considering who she was. In its arms were Nessa's dresses that she uses for her fashion shoots. All of it had now been snagged by the Lissome Pokemon and its materialistic nature. Nessa had no idea what was going on as the news hadn't reached her yet but she was about to experience it for herself. "Huh?! Hey!" She bellowed at the Ultra Beast. "My dresses!" "Pheroooo~!" Pheromosa would realize that it had been caught and immediately went to taunting Pheromosa. The Lissome Pokemon can be rather petty, especially when taking something from another. It stuck its tongue out and winked at Nessa, Pheromosa would be off, leaving behind a strong wind pressure that blew Nessa's hair and dress. The Ultra Beast fled, off to steal more from others. "I-I can't believe this!" Nessa growled, furiously stomping the floor. She was way too slow to stop this as her room was now also a mess after some furniture had been knocked over by Pheromosa's antics. "Was your home raided by a Pheromosa?" Sonia spoke through the phone, already knowing about the sudden Pheromosa invasion. With how swiftly they were moving, it was natural they'd show up from place to place, being noticed by people and Pokemon for their thefts. Equestria. Ponyville. The Pokemon House. Over at the Pokemon House, the colourful residents there were not aware of what was happening across the globe. Compared to what they had to deal with in the form of the Black Crusade, the Pheromosa Invasion was something one would call small potatoes. Fluttershy certainly wasn't aware as she was too busy making food for her Pokemon. Many of the Pokemon had gathered around Fluttershy, starving as some had their tongues out. "It'll be ready soon enough. Snorlax." She would then eye down, who could already be seen trying to move in. But once he was spotted, Snorlax would come to a halt, needing some time to wait. Just then, a clang and crash could be heard. Audino heard it and so did everyone else. This sound was rather destructive as it sounded like something had fallen over. Another sound similar to it would occur as Fluttershy paused her work. "Wooper!" Running through those doors were three Woopers, who each had cups on their heads, making it hard for them to see. "Breloom...!" Breloom spun out of the room with a bump on its head, feeling rather dizzy. And it didn't stop there. Another crashing sound was heard as flying through those doors were objects. Objects that the Pokemon used to entertain themselves and interact with. Now they were just being tossed. "What's wrong!? What happened?!" Fluttershy would have to put a stop to cooking her food just to see what this ruckus was. Some of the items came flying her way, prompting Fluttershy to duck. Audino was unfortunately hit by some but she had amazing defence to make sure that she wouldn't take any noticeable damage from it. Or even that much damage at all. "Pheromo! Phe!" It was a Pheromosa. One had found its way into the Pokemon House and was already searching for something of value. It had to be clean, pristine and fancy. However, to Pheromosa's dismay, because so many Pokemon lived here, it wouldn't get anything pristine. Pheromosa shuddered just being here. This place was the definition of unclean. Not that it was dirty but because of the many elements that surround it and the Pokemon that roam and live within it, it had that ick to it. The Lissome Pokemon couldn't help but shiver and hold onto itself. "Hippo?" A Hippopotas would walk up to Pheromosa out of curiosity which immediately garnered a reaction from the Ultra Beast. It could tell that Hippopotas was unclean, causing it to shriek. With no hesitation, Pheromosa would kick Hippopotas the second it got a bit too close. Very soon, Hippopotas went flying thanks to Pheromosa's staggering physical strength. "Hiiiiipo!" The other Pokemon were currently being terrorized by Pheromosa's greedy actions as it was too dedicated to finding something clean in this sanctuary for Pokemon. Their rooms have been ruined as Pheromosa's speed meant that it went from room to room in seconds. When finally entering the other room, Fluttershy gazed upon the one responsible for this. "Wow! A Pheromosa!" Fluttershy gasped after seeing a Pheromosa present here. She instantly knew it was not Rarity's Pheromosa since she was a Shiny Pheromosa. This, along with the others, was a standard Pheromosa. "What brings you here today?" She asked with a polite voice while also swaying her head to avoid a flying ball. "Mosa?" Pheromosa soon noticed Fluttershy. And upon noticing her, the jackpot had been hit. Fluttershy stood out from the rest. Not just because she was a pony but because she was completely clean. Pheromosa swore it could even see the sparkles coming from her. And once it saw Fluttershy, the decision was final and clear. Pheromosa wouldn't take something but someone. "There must be another Ultra Wormhole around. Maybe near and far," said Fluttershy, unaware of what was coming next. She was more focused on getting acquainted with Pheromosa. "Well, it'd be wonderful to have an Ultra Beast here at the Pokemon House. That would be a first. Before this, we actually had a Kyogre show up and-" "Phe!" In a flash, Fluttershy was swept off her feet by the Lissome Pokemon. It moved faster than anyone could see, already being the fastest Pokemon here. "Oh my!" Fluttershy yelped after being grabbed. And at the same time she was grabbed, she was also being carried away. "A-Audino?!" Audino gasped. Even Bayleef was too slow to stop this as her leaf did not go off. "Boot?!" Raboot shook his head. He would turn around to see Pheromosa fleeing the scene, attempting to leave the Pokemon House. Now that it had something clean, Pheromosa was going to keep her. But of course, this made everyone in the Pokemon House fully alert. Their caretaker was gone as Raboot was only pursuing her. "Ra! Raboot!" The Crystal Empire. The Crystal Empire. Home to the valuable crystals. And a free feeding ground for the Sableye, who populated this empire, taking and eating as many crystals as they wanted. They were lucky to find such a place as the crystals seem to regenerate with new ones popping up constantly. "Sableye!" To the Sableye, this was paradise. As always, they were currently scarfing down the crystals, chipping them off the walls and ground or even finding fallen crystals lying around. The citizens didn't mind at all. It has been going on ever since the Crystal Empire had been revived. "Sa?" But in the midst of the Sableye's daily routine, the second they went for the next batch of crystals with one of them being relatively large to consume, someone was already doing what they were doing. But for a different gain. When trying to pull this large crystal away, someone else had grabbed onto it. "Pheromo." Yet another Pheromosa. Ash and the others were right. The Crystal Empire was a very obvious target for the Pheromosa. Instead of grabbing it with its hands, Pheromosa was stepping on it, finding plenty of interest in this large crystal which was absolutely pristine. "S-Sableye?!" Looking up, the Sableye each saw this towering creature who cast a shadow over all of them. "Pheromosa~" Pheromosa looked down with a devious grin, knowing that the Sableye wanted it. But it was too bad. It would now belong to the Ultra Beast. The Shadow Pokemon would try pulling the crystal away from Pheromosa but the physical strength of Pheromosa's legs was just too strong. It may be a supple and light Pokemon but its strength made up for it. "Eye! Sableye!" Struggling to pull the crystal away, the other Sableye would support it, pulling on the crystal as well. They would even pull the Sableye in the front, attempting to boost their chances, Alas, they were not strong enough even with their numbers. "Phero-Phero-Phero!" Pheromosa just laughed at their struggle, seeing how feeble they looked while it was completely overpowering them with just one foot. Very soon, the other Sableye called for help. The Sableye across the Crystal Empire heard the cries of their brethren. There was a valuable crystal which could feed them all for weeks and they needed to possess it. But at this very moment, a towering entity was preventing them from achieving their goal. All the Sableye stopped what they were doing to converge at one spot. They climbed across the buildings, leaping off them, moving rapidly across the Crystal Empire. But Pheromosa was not bothered. They could bring an entire army of Sableye and that wouldn't be enough. And in this case, they were bringing an army as Pheromosa was still very much confident. "What is happening over there?" A Crystal Pony said, watching as the Sableye were swarming to one direction. Many of the residents had to look, wondering why the Shadow Pokemon were skipping out on all of these crystals. Soon, plenty of Sableye showed up, all aiming to take the crystal away from Pheromosa. With a smug look on its face, the Lissome Pokemon gladly welcomed them to try and only saw this as a futile effort. "Oh wow! Is that one of those Ultra Beasts?! Rarity has one!" Naturally, this garnered the attention of not just the Crystal Empire residents but also the older Princess Flurry Heart from another universe. She pressed her face against the window, gazing at the Ultra Beast. She only knew about Rarity's Ultra Beast and that was really the most common Ultra Beast everyone has seen. The others either leave after showing up to this world or have never been seen or heard of before. "Uh...What's going on?" Shining Armor said, showing up with Cadence. "A Pheromosa?" "Doesn't look like Rarity's." Cadence observed. Very soon, she saw how Pheromosa was skillfully kicking away the Sableye with just one leg. Some of them tried to crawl over Pheromosa to distract it. Naturally, not only did this disgust the Lissome Pokemon but it was also a way for the Sableye to get hurt as they were being sent flying. "But it's clearly here for that massive crystal." "I want an Ultra Beast...I lost Giratina so maybe this can make up for it." As for Flurry Heart, she had something else in mind. Having Pheromosa as her own Pokemon. "I gotta make it happen! I'll be right back!" "Ah! Flurry Heart, wait!" Cadence yelled as Flurry Heart teleported out of the castle. "You don't even have a Pokemon with you!" Saddle Lake. Meanwhile, here at Saddle Lake, Rarity had come up with the perfect way to attract all the Pheromosas. Thanks to Ash's plan which involved getting the Pheromosas to focus on one thing, Rarity and by extension, Cinccino would work on tidying up the one thing the Pheromosas would most definitely gravitate towards. She created a monument. And that monument was of a Pheromosa. Rarity had the brilliant idea of making something that the Pheromosa would love and it just happened to be themselves. She was certainly on to something, knowing how materialistic the Pheromosa can be. She was once the same, seeing herself as highly important. And in a way she was, but so was everyone else around her. "This will do the trick!" Rarity boasted. "Woah...That is massive." Goh gawked. "A Pheromosa monument made out of platinum. I think that'll do the trick. "Hah...I was lucky that Rift Magic allowed me to make platinum. But that was way harder than I thought." Twilight Sparkle and Cold Colt played a part in it. By using Rift Magic, they managed to make platinum. Rare but doable but what they really struggled with was making enough of it to craft such a monument. Making sure it was completely neat was done by Rarity who was the Queen of Pristine. And of course, Cinccino helped out, always willing to make something clean. "I'm surprised it was that hard for you. I thought Platinum was super easy since you have Rift Magic." said Pinkie Pie. "Believe me, it's not." Twilight groaned. Rift Magic allows me to create anything within my limits as long as I know the molecular structure of whatever I'm making. And believe, Platinum's Molecular Structure is something else." "It's perfect, really." Rarity placed her hoof on the monument. The second they see this, they will be in love. The Pheromosas look out for themselves. I shall call it the Pheromosa Idol! It truly matches your excellence, Pheromosa." "Mosa!" Rarity's Pheromosa was pleased to hear that. What a lovely compliment from her best friend. "But won't some of them find it pretty suspicious? I don't think the other Pheromosas expect to see more of them here since they're all showing up together. And if they see that, they might think something is up." Goh added. "Nonsense. They'll be too enamoured by it to think about such a thing. But if they do, I'll make up an excuse. As if this thing has been here from the start. And I know the perfect excuse!" "Is it from one of your movies?" Twilight uttered weakly. "Exactly. Built a generation ago, this idol here at Equestria is here to celebrate each new generation and the advances brought by each of them across time. Its position within this community is meant to represent the strong unity of this community and the way everybody is almost considered as one big family. Every element was crafted and created with superior materials from local suppliers, ensuring this monument will stand the tests of time and be part of the community for ages." "Cool story!" Pinkie Pie, Mew, Ash, Pikachu, CInccino and Pheromosa would collectively applaud it even if it came from one of the PokeStar Studios Movies Rarity was in. "Alright. Now that we have it, all we have to do is find the right spot for all the Pheromosas to show up. It has to be a place where it can stand out. Much like how Canterlot Castle can be seen in the distance." Rarity explained what else had to be done. "I gotcha. That way everyone can see it." Ash understood. "But is it big enough?" Pinkie Pie asked. "I don't know about that. It's not even half of Canterlot Castle's size. Maybe we could enlarge it! That way they'll really see it!" "I'm getting to that. This plan isn't finished just yet. I want all the Pheromosas to see it. Twilight. Cold Colt. You can enlarge it, of course. But simply growing it wouldn't do. We also need to find the right place to set it so that it can be seen from afar. Now...Canterlot Castle is built into the side of a tall mountain that overlooks Ponyville. Even the spires of Canterlot, protruding from the mountain, have been shown to be visible from Ponyville. I can see it right now." "Yep." Ash could most definitely see it. Everyone could. Saddle Lake was near Ponyville, thus making Canterlot visible. "So, do we just find a mountain to place this thing or...?" "Something similar." Rarity pondered. "It has to be just right! In the meanwhile. Twilight. Cold. Please enlarge the monument so that we can attract a few Pheromosas. It's time for a test run." "Sure, sure." Twilight sighed before zapping the Pheromosa Idol with her magic. She didn't need that much magic for this as this was a common spell. With the added magic of Cold Colt, the Pheromosa Idol would see an improvement. A massive one. Here at Saddle Lake, the idol would be enlarged for everyone to see. Even the Pokemon who first laid eyes on it. They were obviously starstruck and enamoured by it. Rarity did know how to draw eyes to whatever she wanted. Herself or something else. It grew and grew until reached a considerable height. It far surpassed the trees of Saddle Lake, towering over the entire area, It was now as tall as an everyday apartment. Just the right size for others to notice it but it would truly be noticed until it found the perfect position. "Excellent." Rarity nodded in approval. "Might need an upgrade later on but for the surrounding Pheromosas, this will be perfect!" "And man it's shiny too." Ash and Pikachu squinted their eyes as the Sun really complimented the idol. The reflection was powerful and so was the shine as it caught both of their eyes. "Pika-Pika." "How many Pheromosas will this attract?" Goh asked. "Eh, five or six, maybe. Judging by the news, it sounds like dozens of Pheromosas showed up. As for catching them, well I don't think talking to them will do the trick." "Pheromo." Rarity's Pheromosa would handle that. She would try and deal with them. And if she couldn't, she was expecting Ash and the others to do something. Pheromosa could always count on them after all. "Hm?" But at that moment, Ash's smile quickly faded as his Aura picked up on something. He would turn his head, looking over at the acre of trees. The usual party of Pokemon were present there but nothing out of the ordinary. However, that's not what Ash's Aura was telling him. It was telling him that someone else was approaching. Someone new yet familiar. "Espeon...!" Espeon felt it too. Her fur was frizzling as the gem on her forehead was also glowing. A presence could be felt. Soon, Ash and Espeon felt two presences. "What's wrong? Ash? Eve?" Twilight asked them both. "Talk about intense stares. You don't usually show them unless..." Pinkie Pie observed before scrunching her face. "Is someone bad showing up?!" "Hm. That might be who we're looking for." Rarity had a different reaction, putting on a smile. She was expecting this to be a Pheromosa. Or a few Pheromosas. Either way, she and her friends were ready for whoever was showing up. Footsteps could be heard, rapidly hitting the floor at high speeds. The rest of the Pokemon felt it eventually. They could hear these footsteps, unsure as to what was making that noise. The Pokemon behind them already knew and the ones even further saw it for themselves. Some would even scatter in the face of this enigmatic arrival. The Pokemon nearby would soon scatter as well when seeing the others flee. Whatever it was warranted them to get out of the way unless they wanted to be hurt. And through those trees arrived not one, not two, but three Pheromosas. "Pheromosa!" Indeed, three of them had shown up, attracted to the idol and its splendour. Just as Rarity expected. But not only did they just appear, moving all of the leaves and making them fly, but they were already in the midst of attacking as one Pheromosa in the middle had its leg out. "Mosa?" Rarity's Pheromosa recognized this one Pheromosa. And the other one on the right. The two of them were her friends from the Ultra Desert. Indeed, she had seen them again once more. But this was not a friendly reunion. The middle Pheromosa went in for a kick, prompting Rarity's Pheromosa to duck, narrowly avoiding it. The others gasped after seeing Pheromosa avoid the attack. It seems that they weren't just here to snag the glorious and pristine treasures. These Pheromosas would gladly take it by force. As the journey continues. Chapter 241 End.