Several minutes later, Ash, Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie ran out their hotel’s front door in a state of messy quick dress and adrenaline-fueled urgency. They found Lysandre already waiting for them, a jeep revved up and ready to do go.
“Hop in,” the red haired man said brusquely.
When they did, he took off at an almost breakneck pace, driving quickly yet skillfully through Laverre’s nighttime streets.
“What is it?!” Ash asked, face full of concern. “What’s the emergency?”
“I’m afraid it seems that Team Rocket is breaking into the nearby Poke Ball Factory, most likely in an attempt to steal all of the invaluable devices produced there for themselves,” Lysandre answered, not taking his eyes off the road. “If they should succeed, Kalos’ Poke Ball industry could be crippled for months. Young trainers would no longer be able to add new Pokemon friends to their teams, and Team Rocket would have free reign to catch thousands of Pokemon for themselves. I happened to witness the start of their attack while I was nearby on some business for Lysandre Labs.”
“That’s awful!” Ash gritted his teeth.
“Pika!” Pikachu agreed.
“Why didn’t you go to the police?” Serena asked.
“Or Valerie?” Clemont added. “She’s closer than we were.”
“I couldn’t go to the police because I suspect that someone highly placed among them is on Team Rocket’s payroll,” Lysandre said as he drove. Noting the shocked looks and hurried protests of denial, he continued. “Don’t be so naïve. Think about it. Team Rocket has attacked you and others countless times during your travels in this region. I simply watch the news and I know that much. And yet, despite all their crimes, they are never arrested. Never placed in prison. While lesser criminals such as that Dolan fellow are snatched up on a regular basis. Why do you think that is? Are our police forces simply mind-bogglingly incompetent in that one specific area? Or is there something deeper at work?”
“But what about Valerie?” Clemont asked again. “You surely can’t think a Gym Leader would side with Team Rocket?”
“I’m not so sure about that,” said Ash, remembering his own eighth gym battle way back in Kanto.
“I do not,” said Lysandre, making a sharp turn with seemingly minimal effort. “But as it happens, Laverre’s Gym Leader is presently out of town. She left to participate in a fashion show in Lumiose City two days ago. One sponsored in part by Lysandre Labs, in fact,” he looked down briefly. “I regret that now.”
“But still, why us?” Ash inquired.
“Because you four have the most experience dealing with Team Rocket of anyone in the Kalos region,” Lysandre answered. “When I realized they were too many to defeat on my own, you were the first ones that came to mind,” he glanced briefly over at Ash. “So, will you help me put an end to their scheme?”
Ash clenched his fist. “Absolutely!”
“We can’t let them get away with this!” Serena said.
Clemont’s glasses shown. “You bet we will!”
“Uh huh!”
“Pika!”
Lysandre smiled again. “Very good.”
Back at the Poke Ball Factory, Team Rocket was hard at work. With wrenches and hammers and crowbars they attacked the generator before them. Wires were cut, bolts and screws pried loose, and essential components torn out and smashed into tiny fragments. The team’s hard work and determination were devoted fully to the task of seeing boss’s will enacted.
Meanwhile, Jessie, James, and Meowth sat on the sidelines and “supervised”.
“Dat’s da way!” Meowth cheered on the Team Rocket grunts who were actually engaged in the sweaty, dirty work. “You can do it! Smash dose gears into iddy-biddy bits!”
“Put your backs into it!” yelled Jessie, pointing dramatically at the generator. “Giovanni is counting on us!”
“You!” James snapped at one grunt who had paused to wipe his brow. “No slacking! Get back to work!”
“Sir yes sir!” the grunt saluted, going back to his task of dismantling one section of the vast machine.
The trio reclined leisurely in the comfy chairs they had confiscated from a manager’s office, allowing two other grunts to fan them.
“Ah,” James said. “Now this is the life!”
“You said it!” echoed Meowth, munching on a sandwich he’d stolen front the refrigerator in the employee lounge.
“I can’t wait to tell the boss what a great success this mission was!” Jessie’s eyes gleamed. “I’m sure he’ll be so pleased that he’ll promote us on the spot!”
“Yeah!” James and Meowth cheered.
“We’ll get raises!”
“Yeah!”
“And new uniforms!”
“Yeah!”
“And one of those great corner offices back at headquarters!”
“Yeah!”
“And a yacht!”
“YEAH!”
“Hey!” Jessie yelled at random grunt. “You’re slacking off! Work harder! For the glory of Team Rocket!”
“Yes… ma’am…” she grumbled.
“I’m a miss! And don’t you forget it, grandma!”
Sullenly, the poor, unnamed grunt went back to her monotonous duties, while her commanders sat around and did not much of anything.
“I love being the boss!” said Jessie, James, and Meowth as one. They relaxed comfortably, completely missing the resentful glares they got from the Rocket grunts around them.
The instant Lysandre’s jeep pulled to a stop in front of the factory, Ash and his friends leapt out of it almost at once. With the boy and his Pikachu in the lead, the group raced through the opened door and down the dark and empty hallways. None could see anything, but Pikachu’s sensitive ears could make out the noises coming from their enemies, and they quickly began to follow his lead. Despite being tiny with short legs, the little yellow Pokemon easily out-sped them all, frequently having to wait for his humans friends to catch up. At least, he led them out into a more open area, wherein they immediately spotted a small group of humans surrounding a much larger machine.
“Great job, team!” came a voice that they all instantly recognized as Jessie’s. “That’s three down and two to go!”
“Now, if you’ll just grab dese chairs here and get a move on, we can finish smashin’ dis place-”
“Team Rocket!” Ash shouted, his words echoing easily throughout the cavernous factory floor.
“Huh?” several heads turned at once. “GAH!” Jessie, James, and Meowth all jumped when they saw who had arrived.
“Da twerps!” Meowth yelped.
“What are you doing here?!” Jessie screamed at them.
“We’re not gonna let you guys stop everyone else from getting Poke Balls!” Clemont declared, glasses shining ominously.
“That’s right!” Serena’s fist was balled. “You cowards, how could you do something so despicable?”
James clenched his own fist. “Listen twerp, this has nothing to do with you or your little pals!”
“Yeah! So why don’t ya just buzz off already and leave da grownups ta do our stuff?!”
“No chance!” Ash declared.
“Pikachu!” Pikachu’s cheeks sparked dangerously.
“Well, what are you waiting for!” Jessie yelled at the Rocket grunts. “Get them!”
“Right!” the other members of Team Rocket reached for their belts, tossing Poke Balls into the air. All sorts of Pokemon took shape, including Rhydon, Golbat, Golem, Weepinbell, Grimer, Gloom, Doduo, and Rattata.
“That’s the way!” James cheered. “Now get rid of them!”
“And we’ll see you on da other side!” Meowth added.
With that, the trio turned and ran in the opposite direction. They quickly disappeared amongst the winding machinery of the factory’s assembly line.
“Get back here!” Ash yelled, starting to chase them.
The next second, the Rhydon interposed itself, stopping him dead in his tracks. It gave Ash a quick smack with its tail, sending him tumbling back the way he had come.
“Ash, are you alright?!” concern was writ large over Serena’s face as she hurried to his side. “Speak to me!”
“I’m… ok,” Ash managed as he sat up, gritting his teeth. “We’ve gotta… stop Team Rocket!”
“Fat chance, kid,” laughed one grunt. “Rhydon here will make short work of you lot!”
“Rhhhhyyy!” the Pokemon flexed its powerful muscles and roared.
“Yeah, we’ll just see about that!” Serena grabbed two Poke Balls. “Go, Braixen and Pancham!”
“Chespin, Bunnelby, Luxray, come out!” Clemont shouted, throwing his three Poke Balls into the fray.
“So, you’re gonna make a fight of it after all,” the man said. “This should be amusing.” He snapped his fingers and pointed. Team Rocket’s group of Pokemon growled menacingly, advancing as a group on Ash and his friends.
“Ash,” said Clemont as he and Serena helped him to his feet. “We’ll take care of these guys here!”
“You go after those other three and make sure that they don’t destroy this place!” Serena added.
Ash looked at the Team Rocket grunts, then at the way the trio had fled, then back at his friends again. “Right!” he nodded, before running into the maze of machinery, Pikachu at his side.
Behind him, the sounds of battle began.
When Ash finally caught up to Jessie, James, and Meowth, the trio were clustered around another of the massive machines, hurriedly swinging away at it with hammers. Their efforts were much less subtle and precise than the others had been, amounting to little more than smashing anything that looked important and hoping for the best.
“Team Rocket!” he called out, Pikachu leaping off his shoulder. “Stop right there!”
“You know,” James said, looking up. “You really are annoyingly persistent.”
“Stay outta dis, kid!” Meowth pointed. “If ya know what’s good for ya!”
“I’m not letting you guys wreck up this factory!” Ash declared through gritted teeth.
“Pika pika!”
“You’re getting on my last nerve!” Jessie snarled, reaching for her belt. “Go, Pumpkaboo!”
“Inkay, you’re on!”
“Pikachu, Electro Ball!”
Team Rocket’s two Pokemon burst from their balls in silvery light, while Pikachu ran at them and leaped into the air. He formed a glowing orb of brilliant yellow electricity above his tail, then flipped mid-leap and flung it at his two floating adversaries.
“Pumpkaboo, dodge!”
“Inkay, you too!”
The two flying Pokemon darted to either side, allowing Pikachu’s attack to pass them by. It slammed into one of the factory walls, exploding in a great flash that left an enormous scorch mark but not much more.
“Inkay, Psybeam at once!”
“Use Shadow Ball, Pumpkaboo!”
Inkay flipped upside down and fired a multicolored stream of energy from its yellow spots, while Pumpkboo created its own purple-black orb and threw it at Pikachu.
“Pikachu, dodge and use Volt Tackle!”
Pikachu bolted with amazing speed, zigzagging to avoid the strikes of both of Team Rocket’s Pokemon. As he ran, his cheeks crackled and his body began to be surrounded by a yellow glow. By the time he leaped into the air at Pumpkaboo, it was a full-fledged electrical storm in its own right.
Pumpkaboo cried out as it took the impact and electrical discharge head on. It was sent flying back, directly into a singularly unfortunate Inkay. The two tumbled from the air, then rolled along the ground to wind up in a great heap at Team Rocket’s collective feet.
“Now,” Ash pointed. “Use Thunderbolt!”
“Pikaaaa… CHU!”
Pikachu released an enormous bolt of electricity, which flew up and then arced down to land directly atop Team Rocket. All five members screamed as they were, for what felt like the millionth time, electrocuted by the infernal yellow rat that had so dominated their lives these many years. When at length the flow stopped, all of them collapsed to the ground like puppets with their strings cut.
“Alright, Pikachu!” Ash cheered as his Pokemon leapt into his arms. “You did it, buddy!”
“Pika Pikachu!” he smiled.
“Not so… fast,” came a weak voice.
Ash and Pikachu looked back at Team Rocket. James, though sparking and smoking from his most recent trip through the Pika-wringer, was forcing himself to his feet. A spark of determination shown in his eyes.
“We’re not done… yet,” he winced as he grabbed another Poke Ball and managed to limply toss it. “Go… Celestia!”
When Celestia first felt herself being called out, she was actually asleep. The Poke Ball was warm, comfortable, and safe, which made being thrown suddenly all the more disrupting. When she appeared in the trademark silver light, the first thing the princess did was stretch her wings and yawn broadly.
“You!” came a voice.
Celestia glanced and her eyes widened, then narrowed. It was the horrible boy and the yellow rat that had so senselessly attacked her before! She realized instantly that they were in the Poke Ball Factory – what were these two doing there? Why would they want to interfere now? What could possibly motivate them to-
Then Celestia’ keen eyes spotted something further back in the darkness. The figure was a good distance back from the boy and shrouded in the shadows, but she couldn’t fail to identify him almost instantly. It was Lysandre, apparent leader of Team Flare. And he was watching the lot of them. Celestia turned her attention back to the yellow rat, her eyes virtual slits.
“So,” she said. “You’re with him, are you? I might have known.”
“You’re Team Rocket’s new Pokemon!” the yellow creature responded, cheeks sparking. “We won’t let you win here!”
“We’ll see about that.”
“Pikachu,” the boy’s voice cut in. “Use Iron Tail!”
“On it!” the yellow Pokemon answered, darting forward. It covered ground with surprising speed, its tail rapidly lighting up with powerful silver energies. A second later it leaped into the air, flying straight at Celestia.
“Celestia, Psychic!” she heard James’ voice from behind her.
“You got it!” Celestia’s eyes lit up with her golden glow.
Just as Pikachu was about to bring its glowing tail down on her head again, it found itself floating in midair, surrounded by Celestia’s power. It squirmed, looking shocked.
“Not this time, rat,” she grinned, before hurling it backwards with all her strength.
Pikachu crashed into one of the metal walls with a great echoing clang. It slid to the floor, leaving a notable impression where it had hit. It stumbled as it tried to get up, head rocking back and forth.
“Pikachu!” the boy called. “Are you alright?!”
Pikachu shook its head briefly, then took up a more aggressive posture. “Just fine, Ash!” it called. “Now let’s electrify this witch!”
“That’s the spirit!” Ash clenched his fist. “Now, use Electro Ball!”
Pikachu’s cheeks crackled with energy as it leapt into the air. An electrical orb took shape above its tail, which it immediately hurled at her.
“Dodge it!” James yelled.
Celestia jumped into the air, her powerful wings beating. They carried her up as the attack struck where she had stood and exploded. The factory was more than spacious enough to fly in, allowing her to put considerable distance between herself and the ground in seconds.
“That’s the way!” she heard James cheering.
On her own initiative, Celestia decided it was time to employ one of her new tricks. She drew back her head, opened her jaw wide, and sucked in a great lung-full of air. She willed her power into action. In microseconds the oxygen was superheated, then set alight. Celestia whipped her head back down to unleash a rapidly-expanding cone of yellow-orange flame. It sped down at Pikachu, but the yellow rat was fast. It darted aside in a silver blur, completely avoiding the strike.
“You know Flamethrower?!” James’ tone was elated. “Alright, use that once more!”
“Dodge it!"
Celestia drew back her head and did as she was bidden. Another stream of fire descended towards Pikachu, but once again the infuriatingly quick Pokemon dodged around it, leaving only a red-hot spot in the factory floor as evidence. Snarling, she summoned another Flamethrower, and then another. It was no good; the accursed rodent darted around them all. Pikachu, she realized, was too far away. It could dodge faster than the Flamethrower could reach it from this distance.
“Pikachu, shoot it out of the sky with Thunderbolt!”
Pikachu leapt into the air and squeezed its tiny body tight. A truly prodigious bolt of yellow lightning cut through the air towards the princess.
“Dodge it!” James commanded.
But Celestia’s expert eye could see that the bolt was already too close and too large to avoid, so her brain made a snap decision to pull out a new trick instead. Her eyes lit up briefly, and then a bubble of turquoise energy formed around her. Thunderbolt scored a direct hit and exploded against the field, but when the smoke cleared Celestia stood unharmed.
“Wow, Protect too?!” James sounded awed. “You really are full of surprises! Alright,” he clenched his fist and pointed. “Celestia, get closer and use Flamethrower!”
“With pleasure,” she answered, folding her wings in and commencing a dive bomb.
“Pikachu, counter with Electro Ball!”
Celestia swooped down, mouth wide and inner fire building. Pikachu stayed right where it was, another orb forming around the tip of its tail. Both locked eyes for a fraction of a second, then unleashed their power. A jet of all-consuming flame met a sphere of electricity at the midpoint between the two adversaries. For just one, perfect moment, the two attacks pressed against one another to creature a sculpture of unearthly beauty.
And then they exploded.
Celestia landed, hacking and coughing as the smoke filled the factory and her lungs alike. She spread her swanlike wings wide and flapped as hard as she could, creating a small gust in very short order. In moments she could see James again. He smiled and gave her a thumbs up. She returned the smile, though she noted that his arm appeared a little shaky.
The smoke slowly faded away, and Celestia’s eyes narrowed when she saw that the brat and his Pikachu were still standing. Pikachu was even smiling confidently, cheeks crackling and little feet pawing against the floor.
“Alright Pikachu,” Ash pointed. “Use Iron Tail once more!”
“Just a hunch,” James said. “But Celestia, use Steel Wing!”
The princess smiled. He’d read her priorities like an open book.
The two Pokemon launched themselves at one another. Pikachu’s tail once again shown with the silvery energies of the Steel-type attack. Celestia’s right wing also came alive with this power. Right before the two connected, the princess silently thanked the local Fletchinder for her assistance. Glowing tail met glowing wing with enough force to send both combatants flying backwards.
Celestia, as the larger and heavier of the two, managed to keep her balance, hooves skidding roughly against metal as she slid across the floor. Pikachu, by contrast, was sent soaring a not inconsiderate distance, twirling wildly in the air. Still, it managed to land nimbly on its tiny feet. It glared at her, cheeks still crackling. Celestia gritted her teeth and returned the glare.
“Another Iron Tail!” Ash ordered.
“This time, use Psychic!” James countered.
Pikachu rushed across the floor, quick as ever and tail alight once more. Celestia waited, allowing it to reach her move’s most optimal range. Pikachu leaped into the air and swung its tail for her face, only to again be caught mid-leap by her golden glow.
“That’s it!” James cheered her on.
Meanwhile, Ash… grinned?
“Just what I was hoping you would do. Pikachu, close-range Thunderbolt now!”
The yellow Pokemon came alight with electrical energy, which surged forth almost instantaneously. Pikachu and Celestia were only feet apart. She had no chance of dodging.
Celestia shrieked as she was caught full on by the attack. Thousands of volts coursed through her entire body, instantly breaking her concentrating. Pikachu only redoubled the attack as it dropped, electrocuting the princess with such force that she was sent screaming back the way she had come. Her body impacted on something solid that toppled over to form a heap with her alongside it. Electricity continued to flow through her and onto whatever it was that she was atop. After a few more seconds, the flow ceased. A moment later, she was able to peek an eye open and…
James?
“James?!” she shook the blackened, sparking human a little. “Are you alright?! Speak to me!”
“Did someone… get the number of that… banana… Tentacruel?” he mumbled.
Celestia released a breath she hadn’t realized that she’d been holding. At least he was alive. Glancing around, she saw that the entire Team Rocket trio she knew, plus Pumpkaboo and Inkay, were in the same state. They had been charred in places by electricity, and a few errant sparks still danced about them. They were all breathing, but none of them looked to be getting up any time soon.
“Alright Pikachu,” Ash’s voice cut through her mind. “Let’s finish this with one more Thunderbolt!”
“You got it!” answered Pikachu, smiling confidently as its cheeks yet again surged with electrical power.
Wait, “finish this”? What did that mean, Team Rocket was already-
Celestia’s eyes went wide.
Her friends?
NO!!!
Pikachu leaped into the air and unleashed its largest crackling stream of electricity. It tore through space at an alarming pace, arcing downwards towards Team Rocket. It never got there.
Celestia’s horn glowed a brilliant white color for a fraction of a second, and then overflowed with energy. A vast stream of yellow-orange energy lanced out and met Pikachu’s Thunderbolt head-on.
And brushed it aside with consummate ease.
Pikachu, caught by surprise in midair, never stood a chance. Celestia’s attack surged right through its attack and hit it directly in the chest. The energy beam carried it all the way into Ash’s own chest and still had plenty of power to pick him up and throw the whole tangled pile into one of the walls, where it promptly exploded.
Celestia stood tall and proud, placing her own body between Team Rocket and the enemy. She watched carefully as the black smoke slowly faded to nothing, alert for any sign of the boy or his rat. The princess half-expected that they would come charging out for another round at any moment, but when the smoke finally cleared, the truth was quite the opposite. Ash and Pikachu lay blackened and unmoving at the base of the equally-blackened factory wall. They weren’t even attempting to rise, simply laying sprawled out and smoking where they had fallen. It was only the slight rise and fall of their chests that told her that they were still alive at all.
Celestia nodded her head and snorted. Good. Maybe now she could help Team Rocket and they could finish this mission and get out of-
“Enough!” a deep voice cut into her thoughts.
Celestia immediately about-faced to regard the source, and then cursed herself for a fool. In all the excitement of battling Ash and Pikachu, she’d allowed the other enemy in the factory to slip from her mind. It was a careless mistake that, fortunately, it seemed he hadn’t decided to take full advantage of. A surprise attack might have reversed the course of that battle.
Lysandre stepped into what light there was, holding an ordinary red and white Poke Ball in his hands.
“Enough of this!” he said. “I will not permit you to succeed here! Filth like Team Rocket must be cleansed from this world, and I will see it done!”
“Not if I beat you first,” Celestia answered, eyes narrowed. "Like I did your little friend there."
“My oldest friend,” Lysandre looked down at his Poke Ball. “My dearest partner. I have need of you!” he tossed it high into the air. “Go, Gyarados!”
i feel like celestia should know solar beam and hyper beam is she doesn't already
FINALLY!
finally Celestia gets even with that electric rat, with style I mite had
Shit is about to hit the fan everyone.
Now grab an umbrella.
Woah, that was an intense epic battle! I can't believe a Rocket's pokémon won against that Pikachu for once!
I guess everybody's been taking training tips from Vegeta.
Hm. Flying / Water v. Fairy / Fire.
Well, Celestia isn't going to have fun. Good to see no nonsense with Twilight too. That's a relief.
So, anyone else think it'd be funny if Tia grabbed the pokeball out of Lysandre's hand and then started beating him with it before it opened, resulting in a very large, heavy pokemon sitting on him? Sure they'd still end up fighting but it'd deffinitely be a comedic moment.
Celestia's moves at present:
Flamethrower
Steel Wing
Protect
Psychic
Hyper Voice*
Mean Look*
Fly*
Hyper Beam**
*: Demonstrated the use or the capacity for it.
**: Assumed.
And as a suggestion to the author, moves that would be thematic for Celestia:
Solar Beam: Gather sunlight, and unleash it as a beam. No charge-up if user is in intense sunlight.
Sunny Day: Causes very intense sunlight temporarily, and clears other weather conditions. Also restores 2/3 of the user's hp. Fails in heavy rain, but ironically not stated to be unusable at night. Which means Celestia could summon sunlight... at night. ... Also raises Fire Type move effectiveness by 50%. Can couple with Solar Beam to remove the charge-up.
Heat Wave: Fire damage, chance of igniting enemies. Can be a beam, superheated breath, or if desired, simply emanating from the Princess of the Sun. Damages all enemies.
Sacred Fire: 50% chance to ignite an enemy, deals fire damage. Previously signature move of Ho-oh.
Light of Ruin: Fairy-type. Normally exclusive to Floette, it would make sense for Celestia to be able to draw from her inner light. Deals massive damage, but recoils on the user for 1/2 the damage done.
Though honestly? The idea of Celestia actually summoning sunlight at night (or of Luna using Moonlight during the day) just because of WHO THEY ARE would be infinitely awesome.
Darn, I was hoping she'd know Sunny Day.
What a battle! But it's not quite finished yet... Go Celestia!
Nice. Nice.
Sun goddess vs. Steven Magnet's long lost cousin. This should be fun.
6208249 Or would celly potentially get a beefed up sunny day that basically works like Desolate land for five turns?
If you hear that sentence out of the mouth of a thousand-year-old Equestrian, run.
On second thought, scratch that. Running won't even help any more at that point. You're just royally screwed.
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Actually since it's suggested she has the Solar Power ability, her special attack would rise to 1.5x normal, but I think she'd take 1/8th of her max hp in damage each turn.
Now when Tia gets pissed then it might become Desolate Lands, given that she's operating on dragon-ball style of power spikes. Stress and emotion equates to ass-kicking.
GO ATTACK THE TRAINER DAMN IT!
6208334 That gave mee a chucklee
What!? Pikachu gave up Volt Tackle in Unova! It hasn't used it since!
Crap. Type advantage and mega evolution coming up.
What time is this happening again? If it's night, I think she's screwed. But if she can use Morning Sun, or if it actually transitions to morning while they're fighting, I can see Celestia pulling through with this.
But the biggest problem I see here is long-term; not only are Ash and Pikachu personal enemies (although having exacted vengeance for her earlier mistreatment will hopefully limit her animosity against them as individuals), but now she thinks they work with Lysandre, too. I don't know if Team Rocket would ever speak of the Twerps in a positive enough manner that they'd bring up how many times he's saved the world (they've certainly been there to see them all). And Ash is pretty likely to get Twilight at some point... I really don't think Twilight and Celestia would fight each other (although I could see them turning it into a lesson on sparring and combat strategy, mixed in with some conversation) and they would at most think the other is being mislead by the people that they're working with.
But injury to their respective allies could prompt them to be more forceful than normal, and if each thinks the other is being mislead into helping destroy the world, I could see them actually fighting (to subdue, obviously). I wouldn't have put any support between the idea that they could, but if she thinks Twilight's being duped by Team Flare? At best they would stand aside and not interfere with rest of the fights, but with a world's life at stake I don't think they would.
On a side note, I'm glad to see the "attacking Team Rocket after they've been beaten" thing addressed as a sorta shitty thing to do.
6208405 Think Celestia will get some kind of alternate form?
You know, I should have realized it sooner, but friendship is going to cause them to evolve isn't it?
At least those two little bastards got what was coming to them. But now Lysandre, opportunistic douche that he is, is gonna finish the job. Great chapter!
How strong is Celestia, anyways? The only physical move we've seen her use is Steel Wing (power of 70), which managed to cancel out Iron Tail (power of 100). As an alicorn she should have a lot of physical power, but she's a Celestia, the Sun Princess Pokemon now, not an alicorn.
I really want her to meet a Pokemon with a connection to the sun and see what happens to it around her.
6208249 Add in Morning Sun for healing, and it's thematic as all hell.
I don't know if she could actually turn night into day, but I think she could probably make a small sun. By "small", I mean, "everyone's going 'holy shit, what happened to the night?' in a 10 mile radius."
6208455 in other words, she has drought or desloate land as an ability?
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I think mega evolution might be possible for the alicorns here. One might argue that Nightmare Moon's form could be Luna's equivalent of it. But I doubt that any of them will permanently evolve in the standard fashion.
6208465 I think it work more like a primal reversion, in the way that a mega braclet thingy isnt needed.
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That does sound more likely, I hadn't thought of it. I'm still early on Omega Ruby.
6208455 You mean like Volcarona?
6208501 heh, and if she did, i think she would definatly get Desolate Land. (Which is Drought on steriods. water attacks now do NO damage, and using rain dance and the like do NOTHING. oh, and it last until the owner of the ability switches out.)
*huggles Snake* you write so fast
By the end of this I'm almost sure Celestia, Luna and Twilight will be classified as legendaries.
Maybe Discord too if anyone gets a good look at him.
Bah, his Gyrados is crap. I killed it with my Delphox. Also, if I guessed correctly, Celestia's special attack is fairy type. (Or just a boring old Hyper Beam)
6208545 hell, in her current form, she might have Pixilate
OK, been thinking on it for awhile and I just can't get the image out of my head. Since this is far too awesome to happen (May set Celestia's power level too high to make for a good story without some VERY good writing or power creep), I may as well vent in a manner that allows other to enjoy it. Though um, if the author wants to incorporate this or elements thereof, go right ahead.
Celestia was so tired. She had never felt water burning at her coat like that before, at very least without leaving some sort of mark. She didn't even have time to contemplate how much she wanted to back to sleep in her warm, safe pokeball, when another jet of high powered water slammed into her, causing the shield to fracture, and finally break. She found she could not call it back up, but she was the only thing standing between Lysandre and her friends.
Her horn lit with light at the very tip, quickly growing into a fiery gold orb as she considered that possibility. The man before her and his pet monster managing to -- No. She would not even think about it. Her wings lifted her tired body from the earth, just as Lysandre realized what she was about to do.
"Gyrados, Hyper Beam!"
Celestia's head lowered, her own firing just as the draconic beast's throat grew gold, and unleashed it's own. They met for just a brief instant between them, where their payloads erupted in a cataclysm of energy and destruction. The light was blinding, and the sound even worse on her ears. By the time any of the combatants could see again, a portion of the factory was in ruin. One of the assembly lines and the roof overhead had been torn asunder, allowing the glowing light of the moon to shine down in the room now darkened as power failed.
Celestia was out of breath, and the Moon's light seemed to sap at her reserves while the Gyrados was barely winded, already beginning to recover from the last attack.
She was losing.
Her eyes once again briefly left the enemy combatants to alight on Team Rocket. They were still alive. She didn't know if they would be if she failed. When she failed. She grasped for a moment, seeking something -- anything -- she could do. That's when her eyes lit on something that had simply slipped her mind. Something none had commented on, figuring it to be a simple marking. Her cutiemark. It sat on her flank proud as the day it had appeared, and as she took it in, a glimmer shown across her eyes.
"Gyrados, it's time to finish this! Water Gun!"
That grabbed Celestia's attention, but something inside her burned now. She could feel it, as she could in a faint way even when she arrived. The Sun - burning within her even as it did in Equestria. And across the world. Her wings launched her into the air, higher, away from her friends, and forcing the Gyrados to hold its' attack as she rose.
"Please." Her voice came as she poured her power into that connection. As she thought of her friends, and not only who she was, but what she was. And what she wanted. "Please help me. For them."
She hovered in the air for another moment, eyes cast up at the darkened sky. Dawn was still hours away, and the moon looked cooly down upon her. She could practically feel it when the Gyrados let loose with its attack, and as before a great gout of water that ate into her flesh with the chill blasted her, launching her higher. She caught herself on her wings, panting raggedly.
"Please."
Her eyes closed, and she waited, wishing with her heart and pressing with her power.
It answered.
The Moon dimmed, it's silver light dimming into a moment of blackness, causing the lingering sounds of conflict below to slowly silence. From that blackness, the sky began to turn from black into the deepest purple, then brightened to crimson and finally a brilliant gold and bright blue, blotting the stars. And yet no sun appeared in the sky; for it was already there.
Celestia's body gleamed with light as fatigue fled her bones and the chill digging into her tired form warmed with the familiar light and life that she was known for.
To those below her, she shined like the very star she called to, form a silhouette of light. Something within her guided her as that light began to gather at the tip of her horn, impossible to look at directly.
"Thank you."
The beam that rocketed downward bored into the hole in the factory, melting the edges into slag as it sought out her opponent. The concentrated light of the Sun slammed into the Gyrados, blackening scales on contact and causing it to offer only a pained wail, a sound mirrored by its' trainer.
Like the setting sun, Celestia began to lower from the sky, the light fading as the sky faded from blue, back to a golden crimson, then to black, the light of the Moon reasserting itself. Shining faintly still, Celestia looked to the Gyrados, and felt only sadness. It was blackened, and did not move. It was barely even recognizable. She had taken a life. Lysandre was unconscious, an arm thrown across his face with angry blisters and burns across his face. The floor around the deceased Gyrados steamed, glowing a cherry red, and all was silent.
Then, with all the grace and power due her... Celestia passed out, world swallowed in blackness as she departed from the waking realm.
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Authorities are utterly baffled at the bizarre phenomenon witnessed all across the Kalos region, and even parts of neighboring regions as the night sky was washed out by some source of light on the horizon. Eye-witnesses in Kalos reported seeing the source of the light in the distance, but it quickly became too difficult to look at. Some speculate that this is the work of a Pokemon, but this phenomenon has not been encountered prior, and leading experts refute the claim, stating the sheer amount of power necessary for such an event could not have gone unnoticed until this point in time. In related news...
6208556 VERY well done. What move was that? Light of Ruin? Solerbeam?
Well, Celestia might be boned, especially if she's a fire type. Although, since she's a fairy type, she won't get hurt too bad.
I kinda regard celestial as a legendary in this story. So it's only reasonable that I hope she learns her own unique legendary ability.
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Solar Beam but INCREDIBLY hyped up. It's normal power, increased by Celestia's very impressive Sp Attk, multiplied by 2x because it's a grass-type move, weirdly enough, and increased by another 1.5x because of Celestia's Solar Powered ability, provided it's not a different one unique to her. That, on top of the fact that the sunlight was coming from her.
Light of Ruin would work too though, but either way I wrote her as passing out from exhaustion, not injuries.
6208249 Actually, while that may be silly I still think it would be more realistic
6208607 no, the double damage makes sense, if gryadoes mega evolved, becuase it loses it flying type and gians a dark type.
6208607 still might get used during an near the end rematch if it happens
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I'm stacking the bonuses wrong. Here's the formula in game terms.
(2 * Level + 10) / 250
I don't think this is taken into account in story telling terms.
Celestia's SP Attack*1.5 (from Sunny Day) / Gyrados' Sp Defense
This means that you take her total SP Attack (which is multiplied because she's in 'intense sunlight') and divide it by the Gyrados' SP Defense. For example if one were to say her modified attack were 100, and the gyrados' special defense was 50, she would deal 2x as much damage as:
Attack Base Power
Solar Beam's is 120
Light of Ruin's is 140
And THAT is multiplied by the relevant modifier from type. Grass vs Water = 2x.
So assuming we do not make an attack weaker because of level, her attack would do a minimum of 240 points of damage base, and could potentially do more or less based on attack/defense. There is no cap on how high the Attack / Defense multiplier can go, if attack is high enough and defense low enough. Even if it were only 1.5x, that would still leave the solar beam dealing 360 damage in one blow.
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That was magnificent.
6208644 good point
Ah, good. Glad to see Celestia holding her own now that she has her feet under her. I hope she has learned Sunny Day or this upcoming battle could be difficult.
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Gyarados going Mega could actually be to Celestia's advantage given that Gyarados becomes Water/Dark and any Fairy attack from Celestia would be super effective against him. If her ability is Pixilate then even her Hyper Voice or Hyper Beam would work.
6208671 Pixiliate STAB hyper beam... thats PIANFUL
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Thank you!
6208654 WHAT. JUST WHAT
A very enjoyable chapter. Great job.
Well I hope that when she learned Solar Beam after leveling off Pikachu she forgot Steel Wing. It's not just a terrible move in general, but an all-powerful immortal ruler who behaves as she has is clearly Modest.
My theory is that she, as a new Pokemon, has a new ability--call it Sunny Disposition. It's a permanent, personal Sunny Day effect that neither affects nor is affected by the field. That's why her Solar Beam didn't have to charge.
I hope she eventually goes back to get her hold item, though. Celestial Raiment: doubles Defense and Special Defense when held by Celestia. She'll need it, cause she's a glass cannon.
Dayum, you are just churning these out! And that is awesome.