Late in the morning, Lyra and Bon Bon were just on their way out of the house to run errands. (Mostly wedding stuff.) As she walked out the door, Lyra turned around to Butters and Breeze.
“Are you two sure you'll be ok watching the house while we're gone?” the unicorn asked the two Butterfree.
“We should be fine,” Breeze said. “But out of curiosity, what should we do if Felix and the others come back and you aren't here?”
“Just tell them where we are,” Bon Bon replied. “If they want to come find us, they're welcome. Oh, and make sure they find the note on the fridge if they haven't had anything to eat yet.”
“You got it,” Butters said, doing a salute. “Have fun dress shopping and such.”
“Thanks,” Lyra said. She and Bon Bon then turned and walked off. “Bye you two.”
“Bye!” Butters and Breeze called while waving.
Once the ponies were gone, Butters and Breeze closed the door and went back into the house. “So...” Butters said to his brother. “Do you have any idea how we're supposed to do this 'house-sitting' thing?”
“I'd guess we just stay here and keep the house safe,” Breeze replied.
“From burglars and stuff?”
“I... guess.”
The two just floated in the middle of the living room in silence for a little while after that. At that point, Butters was about to proclaim that he was bored before he was stopped by a knock at the door. “Is it burglars?” Butters whispered.
“I don't think so,” Breeze replied. “But let's at least make sure.”
“Okay. You go check the door, I'm gonna grab a frying pan.” Before Breeze could stop him, Butters had already flown into the kitchen.
“This can't end well,” Breeze deadpanned. He then flew to the door and looked through the peephole to find Felix and the others standing at the door. “This really can't end well.” The Butterfree then opened the door. “Felix, Kanga, Roo, Pinky, hello all!”
“Morning Breeze,” Felix said. “Where are Lyra and Bon Bon?”
“They left a few minutes ago,” Breeze replied. “They went to-”
“YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!” Butters shouted as he flew at top speed towards everyone, holding a frying pan high. However, he was stopped by an invisible force, which happened to be Pinky using Psychic.
“Hello, Butters,” Pinky said.
“Oh, hi guys,” Butters said sheepishly. “I was, uh... practicing something.”
“Okay...” Felix said. “Go ahead and let him go, Pinky.” The Slowbro complied and released her hold on Butters, allowing the Butterfree to fly on his own again.
“Sorry about that,” Butters said. Then, in an attempt to change the subject, he asked “Hey, where's Tartar? How come he's not with his mate right now?”
Pinky tried to smoothly and discreetly hide behind Kanga when she heard Butters mention that last part. Felix noticed this, but ignored it. “He didn't want to scare any ponies, so he decided to stay at the mountain for the time being,” Felix said to Butters.
“Okay,” Butters said with a nod. “I suppose I could understand that.”
“So... Lyra and Bon Bon are out for the morning, huh?” Kanga asked.
“Yes they are,” Breeze said. “They went shopping for things for their wedding. They said you could go find them later if you wanted to, but they also said there was a note on the fridge they wanted you to read.”
“Okay, thanks,” Felix said. “Yeah, I think we're gonna rest here for a while before we do anything else around town today. We did spend most of this morning walking, after all.”
“I can imagine,” Butters said. “It's an easy fly up and down that mountain, but on foot, no thanks.”
Felix laughed a little at this, as did the others. They then walked into the house. Pinky and Kanga were quick to sit down, but Felix and Roo made their way to the fridge. Before even opening the fridge, Felix found the note Lyra and Bon Bon had left, grabbed it with one of his vines, and read it.
Felix and company,
Bon Bon and I will be out of the house until this afternoon. In the meantime, there's some apple pie in the fridge for everyone. Butters and Breeze already ate breakfast with us, but if they want some pie, you're welcome to share with them.
As for something to do, you can either come find us at one of the shops listed on the back of this note or you can find something to do in town. Ponyville is fairly eventful if you know where to look, and the ponies are much less weary of Pokemon than they were two days ago, so you should be alright.
Sorry to leave you alone like this, but we'll try to hang out this afternoon if you want to.
Sincerely, Lyra.
Felix sighed after reading the note. “Apple pie, huh?” he asked himself. “I think I'm already starting to miss filleted Finneon.” Pushing the thought aside, Felix opened the fridge to find all sorts of apple-related foodstuffs. “Caramel apples, apple fritters... where's the apple pie? Aha!” The Meganium found the pie, pulled it out with his vines, closed the fridge, and set the pie on the counter. “Not my first choice, but who can say no to pie?”
“I can't!” Roo shouted while raising her hand.
“I figured that much,” Felix said with a smile. “Now, I need to cut this pie. Do I look for a knife or do I try to use Razor Leaf on it?” It was only a few seconds of deliberation before Felix turned and began looking for a knife.
Meanwhile in the living room, Kanga and Pinky were catching Butters and Breeze up on what's been going on with them.
“I'm happy you've found almost everyone on your team,” Butters said. “And congrats to both of you for finally getting your mates.”
“Heh... thanks,” Pinky said, giving a small sigh.
“What's wrong?” Breeze asked the Slowbro, cocking his head to the side.
“Well, the thing is-” Pinky started.
“Who wants pie?” Felix called, he and Roo carrying in six plates with pie on them. (Roo was only carrying two, and Felix carried the rest by balancing them on his vines.) “A slice for everyone.”
“Thanks Felix,” Kanga said as Felix handed her her slice.
“No problem,” Felix replied as he handed a slice to each Pinky and Butters, with Roo handing a plate to Breeze. “You two wanted pie, right?”
“Oh. Sure,” Butters said as he took his place. “Thank you, Felix.”
Everyone ate, and within an hour, everyone was ready to do something. Butters and Breeze went out for a midday flight, Felix, Kanga, and Roo went for a walk through the town, and Pinky volunteered to take over house-sitting so she could be alone for a time.
“We'll be back in less than an hour, Pinky,” Felix said to the Slowbro as he, Kanga, and Roo walked out the door.
“Go ahead and take your time,” Pinky said. “I'll be fine here.”
“If you say so,” Felix said. “See ya.”
“Don't have too much fun without me,” Pinky said as Felix and Kanga turned and walked off.
“So what should we do?” Kanga asked. “Go find Lyra and Bon Bon and accompany them?”
“Maybe later,” Felix replied. “For now, I kinda just wanna wander and familiarize myself with this town. Besides, we'll be able to spend more time together that way.”
“Oh you,” Kanga laughed, leaning in to give Felix a quick kiss.
The three walked on down the street for a little while, passing all sorts of ponies and Pokemon. None were even remotely familiar to the group, but something that caught their eye was how many were coexisting. The ponies had known of the Pokemon's existence for less than three days and some were already working and living together in harmony. Even if Felix, Kanga, and Roo didn't realize that this was mostly because Ponyville was the town that everything happened to and this made the ponies less susceptible to panic and more so to adapting, it was still a wonderful sight to them.
After some more walking, they passed by the cafe. However, one sight at the cafe stopped them. Two creatures who looked like ponies were sitting together. They weren't ponies, however, and the three Pokemon could recognize that instantly.
“Hey look, there are some Rapidash over there,” Roo pointed out.
“You're right,” Felix said, taking a closer look at the two. “I'd almost forgotten what they look like.”
Kanga just looked at the two Rapidash in silence before a thought occurred to her. “Hey Felix,” she said, “don't we know at least one Rapidash?”
“I... think you're right,” Felix said with a nod. “And if I've been turned into a Meganium, it's not impossible that Marcus was turned into a Rapidash. You wanna go see if it's him and Blitz?”
“It's a one in a million chance, but ok,” Kanga replied. The three then walked towards the Rapidash.
“I still can't believe all they have here is apples,” Marcus said while looking around.
“Well, it is a different world from the one we're used to, honey,” Blitz replied.
“I know, but still...” Marcus replied. “Eh, who cares if all we have to eat is apples? I'm just glad we can really be together now.”
“Are you saying our relationship wasn't real on Earth?” Blitz teased.
“No, no. I was just saying...”
Marcus stopped when he heard an “ahem” behind him. Both him and Blitz turned around to find a Meganium and a Kangaskhan standing behind him.
“Sorry to interrupt,” the Meganium said, “but I wanted to ask you... would you care for a pizza?”
Upon hearing this question, Marcus's eyes went wide. “Only if it comes with a cupcake,” the Rapidash replied.
“In that case, you're golden,” the Meganium finished with a smile.
Marcus couldn't believe his ears. “Felix, is that you?”
“It's me, Marcus,” Felix replied. “Surprise.”
Marcus quickly got up and hugged his old friend. “Felix, it's so good to see you again!”
“Ow! Ow! Fire on your head!” Felix shouted, causing Marcus to quickly release the Meganium from his embrace.
“Heh... sorry about that,” Marcus said. “I'm still getting used to this body.”
“It's ok,” Felix said. “I'm really happy to see you again, too.”
“Hold on,” Roo said. “I'm sorry, but I forgot who these two were.”
Felix and Marcus looked at each other and smiled. “How could you forget Marcus?” Felix asked. “My childhood friend who you've met about five times?”
“Wanted in four regions for loving Blitz over there?” Marcus added, indicating the female Rapidash, who had gotten up and joined her mate.
“Oh yeah!” Roo said. “I remember Felix talking about you now. You two met seven years ago at a summer camp and were best friends ever since.”
“And aren't you the reason why Felix doesn't see a problem with Pokephilia?” Kanga added.
“You flatter me, Kanga,” Marcus joked.
“So what are you two doing here?” Felix asked. “Well, I suppose it's obvious that you two aren't here entirely by your own free will, so what I should say is, what have you been up to?”
“Not much,” Blitz replied. “Looking for team members, making love, trying not to burn a forest down. Nothing too eventful.”
“So far we've only found Tiny,” Marcus said. “He's around town somewhere. As for Mangol, Ki, Princess, and Aria... nothing.”
“Oh,” Felix said. “Well don't worry. I found Drake earlier today, and he and Nana are looking for Mangol in the Everfree Forest as we speak. Maybe if I see them again, I can have them look for the rest of your team.”
“Thanks Felix,” Marcus said. “Out of curiosity, the Everfree Forest is...?”
“That forest outside of town that you probably woke up in,” Felix answered. “The ponies have said it's a weird place, but so far I haven't seen anything unusual.”
“Same here,” Marcus said. “So what about you? What's been going on on your end?”
“Not much,” Felix replied. “For starters, Kanga and I are together. And I mean 'together' together.”
“Really?” Marcus asked, shocked. “Congratulations you two. Ki always said there was something between you two, but the rest of my team, including me, had our doubts.”
“Well, it didn't actually happen until we got here,” Kanga admitted. “But the feelings have been there for a while. All we needed was a little push, and... here we are.”
“But you haven't actually...” Blitz started.
“Not yet,” Felix interrupted. “We're not quite there yet.”
“Hopefully sometime soon, though,” Kanga said, placing an arm around Felix.
“I get it,” Marcus said. “With me and Blitz, it was almost two weeks before we... did that.”
“I still remember that day like it was yesterday,” Blitz said, leaning in to give Marcus a kiss on the cheek.
“As for my team,” Felix said, doing his best to change the subject, “I've found almost everyone. Drake and Nana are in the Everfree, Tartar's at the top of that mountain over there, and Pinky's also here in town. We just don't know where Piggy is.”
“Well, looks like we've got some catching up to do if we want to beat you in team finding,” Blitz joked. “But still, we're happy for you guys.”
“But that's enough about what's happened here in Equestria,” Felix said. “The last time we saw each other was near Violet City. A lot's happened since then.”
“Oh, don't I know it,” Marcus said with a laugh as he sat back down at the table he and Blitz were at, followed by everyone else. “But you go ahead and tell us about your adventures first.”
Roughly an hour later...
All five Pokemon at the cafe were laughing following a break in one of Felix's stories.
“So then I ask the Gyarados' trainer 'Are you sure you should be using your mother for this battle?'” Felix continued. “And that's when the gloves came off and the Pokeballs fell. He charged at me like a raging Tauros, and I swear he couldn't have been stopped by a wall of Bastiodon. So I did the only thing I could have done: sidestep. And you should have seen his face when he fell into that pit. The perfect combination of rage, confusion, and pure stupidity. And that, my friends, is how you take down a band of poachers with nothing but insults and a Dunsparce.”
“Are... are you serious?” Marcus asked through his laughs. “Man, I couldn't manage any of that on one of my good days.”
“Yeah, Johto seemed to have that effect on me,” Felix said. “It's amazing how creative you can get if you have to, but that was definitely the last time I set my Pokeball belt down while climbing a tree. Enough about the Lake of Rage, though. I should tell you about the prank Drake and Pinky pulled at Blackthorn City a week after that. So when we got there, Lance was in the gym battling Clair, and-”
“Marcus!” a child-like male voice called from above. Everymon at the table looked up to see a Togetic flying towards them.
“Tiny!” Marcus called as the Togetic landed on his trainer's back. “I thought you'd be gone longer.”
“There's a lot of happiness in this town,” Tiny replied with a smile. “In one flight, I gathered enough of it to last me a week.” The Togetic then looked up at Felix, Kanga, and Roo. “Kanga! Roo! Good to see you two. Who's the Meganium?”
“I'm Felix,” Felix replied. “And it's good to see you too, Tiny.”
“Oh really?” Tiny asked. “I thought all the humans were turned into either Ponyta or Rapidash so they'd fit in with these ponies. Looks like I was wrong.” The Togetic laughed to himself before continuing. “Oh, sorry. It's good to see you, Felix. How have you all been?”
“Well, nothing particularly exciting,” Felix replied. “Cleared the Johto League, failed to beat the Elite Four (again), got turned into a Meganium, sucked into a world full of ponies, and finally fell in love with Kanga.”
“That's ni- wait, WHAT?” Tiny shouted, staring at the Meganium and Kangaskhan with wide eyes. He then flew up to the two and just looked at them dumbfoundedly. “You mean... you... and her... and I... and Ki... oh gosh darn it! I can't believe Ki saw it before I did! I mean, you were a human back on Earth, and there was no way it could have-” The Togetic stopped suddenly when he noticed Marcus and Blitz glaring at him. “I mean, uh, congratulations you two. Heh heh.”
“Thank you, Tiny,” Felix said with a smile. “If it's any consolation, we didn't actually admit anything until two days ago.”
“Though the feelings were still there on both sides,” Kanga added. “Make sure you tell Ki that if you see her again.”
Tiny just sighed. “Fiiiiiine,” he said. “Don't get me wrong, I'm legitimately happy for you two. I'm just upset there was a ship that I got wrong, that's all. I mean, I knew Marcus and Blitz would wind up together from the time she was a Ponyta, I knew about Mangol and Drake before anyone else in our parties knew, to not be able to figure you two out is a bit of a blow to my pride.”
“There there, Tiny,” Marcus said as he wrapped his foreleg around the Togetic. “You win some and you lose some, but you can't let the losses hang on you forever.”
“I know,” Tiny replied, quickly flying up and assuming a proud stance. “I'm a Togetic. I don't let things hang on me. If I fall off my game, I get right back on the Rapidash and keep on riding.” To emphasize her point, Tiny quickly flew over and landed on Marcus' back. “See? I'm already back on!”
“Hey, I've watched enough Tauros riding competitions to know how to send you flying off of me in less than 8 seconds,” Marcus teased, earning a snicker from Blitz. “What's so funny?”
“Oh nothing,” Blitz replied with a smile. “I'm just admiring how you've only recently figured out how to walk on your own four hooves, you still can't run at all, and now you want to try to buck a Togetic off your back without falling over.”
“Hey!” Marcus said. “I could totally do it... with practice.”
Felix was laughing to himself quietly as he watched the exchange, but he stopped when he remembered something. “Hey Kanga,” he said, turning to the Kangaskhan, “weren't we supposed to go back and meet Pinky at the house about now?”
“I think you're right,” Kanga replied. She then turned to Marcus, Blitz, and Tiny. “It's been nice catching up with you three, but we need to get going.”
“Okay,” Marcus replied with a nod. “We understand.”
“Now hold on,” Tiny said, flying right up to Felix's face. “You said you were going back to Pinky, correct?”
“Yes,” Felix replied, gently pushing the Togetic back with his vines. Now that Felix thought about it, Pinky and Tiny did have a bit of a rivalry in the past. The only problem was that their rivalry sometimes became rather... hurty. Not just for the two, but also for anyone caught in the blast radius.
“Then we're coming with you,” Tiny stated. “That Slowbro of yours still owes me a game of Chess.”
Felix turned to Kanga and Roo for some kind of input. “I'd assume Lyra and Bon Bon would like to meet them,” Kanga said with a shrug. She then turned to Marcus and Blitz. “Speaking of, where have you two been living for the past three days?”
“Everfree Forest,” Blitz replied. “We found a comfortable cave where we could sleep until we found somewhere in town to live.” The Rapidash then smiled and leaned up against Marcus. “But if we don't find a place here, that cave might make a nice den once we get a family going.”
“Eh heh heh...” Marcus said with a goofy smile. “I, uh... hadn't really thought about that.” Marcus then shook his head and tried to change the subject. “What about you two? Where are you living, I mean?”
“With Lyra and Bon Bon,” Felix replied. “Two ponies who took care of Roo after she was separated from us the first day here.”
“Oh really?” Tiny asked with a chuckle. “Typical Felix. Two days in an alien world and already he's made friends with some of them.”
“Hey, I helped make those friends,” Roo said.
“Yeah, I gotta give credit to Roo on this one,” Felix admitted with a smile. “They're pretty chill around Pokemon, so I'm sure they'd be delighted to meet you guys.”
“Then it's settled,” Tiny proclaimed. “We shall go meet these ponies, 'Lyra and Bon Bon,' so that I can see Pinky again and utterly demolish her in a battle of wits.”
“You do that, Tiny,” Marcus laughed while rubbing his Togetic's head. The Rapidash then turned to Felix. “So... shall we go?”
“Sure,” Felix said. As they all began walking, Felix turned back to the two Rapidash. “Just so you guys know, Lyra and Bon Bon are out of the house right now, so don't expect to meet them right away. Also, I sort of 'adopted' two Butterfree after we woke up in Equestria.”
“Oh boy! More Flying-types to hang out with!” Tiny cheered.
“I thought that would get his mind off Pinky,” Felix whispered to Marcus, the latter of whom chuckled softly.
After a few minutes, the six Pokemon made their way to Lyra and Bon Bon's house. Felix walked up to the door and knocked on it. After a short pause, the doorknob glowed blue before it turned and the door opened with Pinky on the other side.
“Oh good, you guys are back,” the Slowbro said. She then looked past Felix and Kanga to see Marcus and Blitz. “Oh, and I see you found-”
“PINKY!” Tiny suddenly shouted as he dive bombed Pinky and knocked the Slowbro to her back. “Ha! You never were good at anticipating surprises.”
“Tiny?” Pinky asked, using Psychic to lift to Togetic off of her. “Well, I can't say I'm not surprised to see you. But honestly, a surprise attack? Is that how you greet rivals nowadays?”
“You just can't admit that I got the drop on you this time,” Tiny said with a smirk.
“It's good to see those two reunited,” Marcus said with a slight smile.
“It's too bad she's taken,” Blitz added, noticing Tartar's scent on Pinky. “I was sure those two would hit it off one of these days.”
“Actually, don't mention Tartar to Pinky,” Felix said to Blitz. “She sorta... didn't want that to happen. It's a long story, but not one she's gonna want to share right away.”
“Gotcha,” Blitz replied with a nod.
“So...” Pinky continued to Tiny, the latter of whom was finally allowed to fly on his own, “shall we continue where we left off during our last encounter? I happen to have a game of Chess already set up courtesy of an Abra who pranked me a few minutes ago by teleporting away before she and I could begin.”
“It's on,” Tiny replied with a determined expression. The two then made their way into the house and towards the living room, where a game of Chess was ready to be started.
“Just so you know, the pieces are a bit different here,” Pinky warned. Then, with a smile, she added “Think you can figure them out?”
“If it means beating you, certainly,” Tiny replied.
“Those two are so adorable,” Felix laughed as he and the others made their way into the house as well.