Sorry it took so long for new chapter and you can hate me all you want, because I deserve it fully. I only got the excuse that I ended in a bad writers block, but got helped through it from a friend on fanfiction.net. So here it is!
Brock groans as he wakes up with a light pain in his side and mutters ”Damn that pokémon…” He hears a chuckle and turns and sees Ash grinning at him.
“Slept well Brock?” He asked with an amused voice.
He glared at him lightly and moved out of the bed “Smartass.” He looked around, noticing this wasn’t the room he had slept in at Applejack’s farm and asked “Where am I?”
“Sugarcube Corner. Home of the Cakes and Pinkie Pie.” He answered with a smile “I thought you might wanted to know where I live in this world, if you ever needed to talk.” The last part was more added as partly concern for his friend, while Ash had always run directly into adventures and new things, was Brock more of a thinker and sometimes thought too much of a situation and tended to overreact a little.
Brock smiled to Ash and said “Yeah that would be nice… This is rather weird for me and takes some time to accept. I still have trouble believing it actually, but I will accept it at some point I guess…”
Ash laughed and said “That’s more like it pal! By the way, the girls have a request. You, me and a pokémon battle. They want to see a full powered battle, between two professionals and Fluttershy are rather curious about your line of work as pokémon breeder, so we have a busy schedule in front of us today.”
Brock groaned again, but got up and looked around and asked “Where are my pokéballs?”
“Right here buddy.” Ash answered and handed him the two lether strips to put around his leg, each had three pokéballs attracted. He nodded with a smile and took them around his legs, before headed out with Ash.
As they walked through Ponyville, got Brock many surprised and curious looks, some because he was new, other because he had the same thing as Ash did and a few because of his unusual eyes. Something that no one had ever seen in Equestria. Brock looked around curiously and asked Ash “So how did the city react to your pokémon the first time you showed them?”
Ash smiled and said “They react well enough, took some good explanations and a promise that Charizard would not eat them, to make them trust him in particularly as he is the scariest of them all from an outside, but they trust them now...
Speaking of Charizard and the gang, we should go check how they do on their new work.”
Brock looked surprised, as Ash had never mentioned that. A few days ago he and the Major met and discussed it, and made a deal, that the pokémons could work on a construction site, as long they wanted, but they could also help in other places, if they wanted too, as long they didn’t do anything of harm to the city.
They both walked towards the place where a new building was being constructed and he walked over to the pony in charge, as Brock watched the pokémon team walk around, either carrying large plants, blocks of stone or wood, while Pikachu, being a smaller pokémon, ran around with tools to the workers. Ash met the pony and asked with a grin “Hey Sarge! How’s it going with the building?”
The pony in question, Builder Sarge, turned around and grinned to Ash and said “Better than ever before thanks to your pokémon friends. The working speed has improved by at least thrice, and one of your pokémon is at least two ponies in working value, they just seem to never tire out. I thank you for offering their help, we could never have finished in time without them!”
Ash smiled and shook his head “Thank them. I do not force them if they don’t want too, but I personally think they are just as happy with this, as they got quickly bored of just sitting around all day with nothing to do and no one to fight.”
Sarge nodded, not needing to answer and turned back to his work, as Ash turned to Charizard, who was carrying over a bunch of wooden planks as he said “Hey Charizard! Enjoy work?”
Charizard grinned and growled lightly, giving him a thumb up, before continuing with his work. Ash just shook his head amused and walked back to Brock, who nodded and continued towards Twilight’s place, hoping the girls was there, as they hadn’t seen them around town yet.
Few minutes later they arrived in the library and true to their suspicions, were the whole group gathered there, chatting and enjoying themselves as Applejack and Rainbow was hoof-wrestling and Pinkie was chatting happily with Fluttershy, Rarity was being admired by Spike as she drew sketches to new dresses and Twilight was curled together with a large book. Ash grinned and said “Hey girls. How are you doing?”
“ASH!” Cried Pinkie out, as she happily jumped over and tackled him to the ground, hugging him tightly, as he laughed at her greeting, while Brock looked confused, but with a smile.
“Pinkie, stop crushing your colt-friend and let him get up.” Said Twilight bemused, making Brock look at Ash surprised.
“Ash. Does coltfriend mean what I think it means?” He asked with a raised eyebrow and a hidden smirk.
Ash blushed lightly, never liked being teased about this, but smiled and nodded, as he kissed Pinkie’s forehead. Brock laughed and said “Good for you buddy, even if it weird you’re dating a pony, but I have seen weirder things for sure on our travels. Besides it wouldn’t be your first time, a creature of different specie fell in love with you right?”
Pinkie narrowed her eyes lightly and looked at Ash “What is he talking about?”
Ash gulped nervously and said “Well… In one of my adventures, I met two legendaries that was siblings and I one of the legendaries was a female and could change into a human. I spent much time with her in her human form without knowing it was her, and she kind of kissed me by surprise. I didn’t kiss back I promise!” He brought his hands up before his face, having knowledge of how hard a mad girl could hit, she giggled and kissed him again.
“I forgive you Ash.” He let out a sigh in relief and relaxed under her as Brock rolled his eyes and turned to Fluttershy and asked with a mild tone.
“So you wanted to know more about my profession?”
She nodded with a smile as she said “Oh yeah. I love helping all kinds of creatures and I want to know more about healing pokémons and help them too!”
Twilight looked up interested and said “I think I join you too, I am too interested. If you will allow this of course Brock?” He nodded with a smile and they left to another part of the library, leaving the rest of the friends for their own.
As the three friends entered the second room, they sat down in some chairs and Fluttershy was surprisingly the first to speak as she asked with a lightly excited smile “Do pokémon breeders help pokémons like doctors and nurses?”
Brock nodded with a smile to the normally shy Pegasus and said “You can say that, but it is also a Breeders job to learn about pokémon, how they live and what they eat, how to make the perfect food for each and every single pokémon and make sure they live in a good environment and stay healthy. We also heal the hurt pokémon and help them get back at top shape.”
Fluttershy looked impressed and happy at his description, while Twilight eagerly took notes as she asked “How long have you been a breeder?”
Brock turned to Twilight and answered with a thoughtful look “Well… I would say 11 years officially, but I have taken care of my many brothers for many years, which gave me experience for taking care of other living beings and what to do to have them live healthy…”
She took another note and asked again, eager about a whole new subject to study “So what would you say is the main thing to understand with being a breeder?”
“Hmm…” Began Brock again “I would say it is patience and kindness…” He didn’t notice Fluttershy perked up with a smile at this “It can take much time to get the trust of a pokémon that was hurt by other humans or even hurt in general and you can’t let your frustrations get the best of you, no matter how hard it might seem, as a hurt pokémon might refuse help or even try to attack you, besides that it also takes a long time to even begin understanding a pokémon and many believes it impossible to even fully understand them, but I don’t believe this true with so many years of Ash and Pikachu…” He smiled fondly at the end of that sentence, thinking about the past.
“Yeah.” Agreed Fluttershy with a brilliant smile, happy to have somepony that shared her interest for creatures and care for them “I feel the same about animals and other critters.”
Twilight looked at her surprised and said “Really? I thought all creatures just naturally trusted.”
Fluttershy shook her head in response and said “Oh no Twilight. Not at all. All of my animal friends have lived there for years, they all took time to learn to trust me, some harder than others. Actually it took a whole year for Angel to even decided to let me near him, he is a stubborn and proud little bunny.”
Brock smiled to her and couldn’t help but comment “Ah. A fellow caretaker I see.” Her eyes widened a little and she blushed, mumbling something he didn’t hear.
Twilight looked up at Brock again, as she inked the quill again and asked “What is your opinion of battles, when your job is to take care of pokémons health and well being?”
He smiled to her, as Fluttershy grimaced a little, not liking battling very much herself “I’m ok with it actually. It might be because I was a former gym leader, but I find out that many pokémon likes to prove their strength and with battles they learn their weaknesses and can work with them and then become stronger and healthier. Of course there are some trainers that take it way too far and hurts their companions. I disapprove of this way and will react strongly to them.” Fluttershy nodded in agreement again, as Twilight smiled to him.
Suddenly Ash called through the door “Are you done in there? There are quite a few ponies outside the library that is anxious to see Brock and me battle. Apparently the rumor about our planned battle have been spread through the town, there even are a few from Canterlot including Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!”
Twilight gasped in shock, as Brock lost his jaw, while Fluttershy looked surprised as well “T-The battle is going to be watched by both the princesses?!” Cried Twilight out as Brock said loudly “Royalties will watch the battle?!”
“Exactly, so get your fat ass out here Brock and prepare to let my kick it to the moon!” He said excited, while Brock got a look of fire in his eyes and he smirked.
“Not if I defeat you first! I have been training much since we last met!” Brock shoots back with a grin, as he walks out of the door, closely followed by Twilight and Fluttershy. As they entered the main room again, Celestia and Luna stood in the entrance, having been let in by Spike and Celestia was the first to speak as she greeted.
“Hello again my young ponies, I have heard of the planned battle and wished to watch it again, it is most unusual sport of fighting and interesting.” She smiled to Brock, who smiled back nervously.
“Yes, we agree with our sister.” Said Luna with a carefully low tone, having been informed from her sister she had to be careful about her royal canterlot voice. “We wishes to witness this different event as well and if thou allows it, be the power of judge in the battle.”
Ash looked at brock, who nodded with a smile, before he turned to Luna and said with a short bow “It would be an honor Princess Luna.”
One could almost feel the happiness from Luna as he bowed for her in respect and not in fear, as she said, with a lightly warm voice, that made Celestia smile “W-We thank thou for not fearing us Ash Ketchum, it will be a pleasure to be the fair judge of your oncoming battle between friends.”
Ash smiled to her, as Brock patted him on the back, and he said “I see no reason to fear you princess. What happened in the past stays in the past and to be honest. I have faced worse and scarier things than Nightmare Moon.”
She raised an eyebrow, repressing a shutter as he mentioned the name, and Twilight looked confused at him as well as she asked “What kind of things have you faced?”
He smiled sadly as Brock said “Ash here have fought against several large criminal organizations and saved our world several time. In many places Ash also goes under the name ‘The Chosen One’. He have also faced a lot of evil through his adventures and I dare to say, if the world knew about half of the things he have done, they would all be in deep debt to him.”
Ash blushed furiously, as Luna looked with a mix of surprise and respect at him and Twilight gaped lightly and he said “Come on Brock, I just did the right thing to do, I’m sure anyone would have done the same.”
“Ah don’t believe so sugarcube.” Applejack said behind him with a kind smile “Many would have just sought in hiding and that just shows that ya one of the kind and guy one can depend on.” He smiled thankfully to her and nodded.
“I agree with miss. Applejack.” Stated Celestia with a warm smile “From what I just heard you had the choice to save yourself or save others and you always choose the latter. That is what makes you a hero.”
Rainbow, who easily got impatient, said excited “As much as I like this chit-chat, don’t we have a pokémon battle to do?!”
He looked at Brock who nodded and was about to say something, when Applebloom stormed inside the room and cried out “It’s Zecora! She’s back!”
Meanwhile in the Hall of Origin:
Arceus sat and watched the whole day through his dimensional portal, unnoticed by the ponies and the goddess, as he smiled mentally and thought “It was unexpected that his friend joined, but most welcome… I believe they are ready for the next part of the plan. I just hope they won’t react to strongly or bad. I will do it the day after the battle.”