My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Floral Breakthrough

Equestria. Ponyville. Nightfall.

Getting back up and gathering some strength, Daisy and Paradise were determined to try and override Shrivel's terrifying magic. Their bodies had already been shrivelled up in some parts while some of the Ponyville citizens were encased in Grass coating, becoming horrific works of art. And with the moisture in the air slowly being shrivelled up, it looked like Ponyville would be another catalyst and possibly the biggest catalyst of the Black Crusade, unless something was done soon.

And in the eyes of Daisy and Paradise, the only way to save them was by pulling off what they did back with the Despair Plant Garden. If they had the strength to do it. And the moment they connected their hooves, the magic lying within them would be unleashed.

A flash of magic soon turned physical and formed flowers. Their respective flowers bloomed in unison, overlaying the shrivelled grass and even bringing new life into it. The Daisies and Paradise flowers multiplied instantly, appearing in the blink of an eye.

The sisters had their eyes glow a verdant green even though they looked to be in pain thanks to their shrivelled parts. However, they were even attempting to affect themselves, connecting their hooves and hoping their magic would rub off on each other. Rarity and everypony else got to finally see this magic up close in all of its glory. it was just as amazing as Twilight described it.

"Unbelievable! You're creating a new landscape?!" Shrivel gasped. "This is what her majesty spoke of. I refuse to let that happen on this night!"

However, this time, retaliation would strike. Shrivel still had magic to spare despite her damaged body. And by her own will, she made the shrivelled flowers fight back. The grass that remained shrivelled would rise and rush towards the approaching Daisies and Paradise Flowers. Soon, it was a confrontation between the three parts of nature.

"I...It hurts..." But this time, Daisy wasn't at her best thanks to Shrivel's magic and the same went for Paradise. Fighting against the Shrivelled grass while combining their strength was taxing to their damaged bodies. Their shrivelled hooves were trembling, slowly coming apart. They still had to focus when pulling off this magic.

"No! They're not strong enough!" Rarity could see it.

"This is nothing...!" Paradise groaned, trying to make herself look tougher. But she wasn't fooling anyone. The pressure of this clash ended up blowing her shrivelled hoof away. And with her shrivelled hoof gone, flowing into the wind, she lost her balance. Now she only had three hooves on her which were also being shrivelled up.

Paradise fell on her stomach, weakening the Paradise Flowers which prompted the Shrivelled Grass to push forward, consuming some of the flowers that stood in its way. Daisy was next, loving her back hoof which prompted her to fall over as well. Her Daises would soon be pushed back thanks to this loss of focus.

"Finished already?! Where's all that bravado you had earlier?!" Shrivel grinned after witnessing them drop to the floor with ease. She saw this as her victory once more. To her, she was only being delayed by pitiful retaliations. From the very beginning, Shrivel was confident that she would win and all signs pointed to her emerging as the victor with what she's pulled.

However, Daisy and Paradise were not so quick to falter. Despite their lost hooves, they would still fight back even with their lost parts. They lost their focus but regained it when remembering what they were dealing with and what was at stake. They still had hooves that could act as they raised them in the air, using them to make a counterattack. The Daisies and Paradise Flowers would make a comeback, blooming across the grass once more. Shrivel's smile faded once she saw the flowers returning, fighting back against her shrivelled grass.

One side of Ponyville was shrivelled while the other was blooming. The blooming flowers attempted to reach Rarity and the others but struggled to do so, just narrowly missing them by an inch. Alas, in their state, their magic could only go so far without straining themselves. And it seemed that fully straining themselves was the only way to achieve victory.

"Rapidash! Quick! Use Fire Blast!"

"R-Rapidash!" Rapidash was one of the few Pokemon that could break through the shrivelled grass. Of course, those few Pokemon were only Fire-Types. The grass could not fully trap Rapidash, only his legs. His flaming tail shielded him from the rest of the grass but he was still being slowed down, unfortunately.

However, when it came to ranged attacks, that was a different story. Arcanine's pupils glowed orange and his whole body was soon enveloped in a fiery aura. He then fires five blasts of fire from its body in the form of a 大 symbol. The Fire Blast came flying in, crashing into the Shrivelled Grass that fought against the Blooming Daises and Paradise Flowers.

With this interference, the Shrivelled grass lost some of its control. This gave Daisy and Paradise the opportunity to gain the edge over this struggle.

"Ampharos! U-Use...Thunder!" A struggling Rarity yelled as her face was being consumed by the grass. Right as she spoke to Ampharos, her face was soon enveloped in shrivelled grass, making her another victim. Pheromosa was next, despite her height. The grass trapped the Lissome Pokemon much like it trapped the rest of her friends.

"Pha...Ampharos!" Ampharos' arms, lower and upper body were restrained but not his face. Not yet. Unable to use Thunder from his entire body, Ampharos would instead use his mouth. A flash of lightning crashed out of his mouth, intercepting the shrivelled grass as well, giving support to the Flora Ponies.

Once more, the Shrivelled grass lost some of its control as Shrivel looked back at Ponyville and its remaining residents. Those who could still act and have yet to become works of art did what they had to do. They threw their own ranged moves at the Shrivelled grass.

Fire, Stars, Grass and streams of Water flew in to help the Flora Ponies, disrupting the Shrivelled Grass' movements. All the remaining Pokemon used whatever attack they had in their arsenal before they were turned to grass sculptures, preventing Shrivel from gaining the advantage.

And in terms of ponies, unicorn magic was used at last. Bolts of magic flew in, joining the Infinity Energy moves and further tipping the scales for the Flora Ponies. Even Rarity, who had her face restrained, still had her horn poking out slightly, having the chance to shoot out one bolt of magic at least before being trapped by the Shrivelled grass. Emerald Aura released the strongest one yet thanks to her Rift Magic, using all she had before being encased herself.

And as for Shrivel, she certainly didn't have the strength to stop this at all. She could only watch in agitation and give out orders to her grass. But giving out orders wouldn't do her any good and the Despair Plant was still asleep. "You can't be doing this!"

"Thanks, everypony!" Daisy thanked her fellow citizens for assisting her.

"You're just one pony without anypony else. You were gonna lose once you met the entire town..." A strained Paradise said, telling Shrivel that her loss was already decided the second she arrived. The unity of Ponyville is what she had to face.

Shrivel grizzled her teeth, looking around her to see the encased ponies and Pokemon who all interfered with her grass and fought back fiercely. Indeed, Ponyville was truly formidable for a place so peaceful. Shrivel experienced it herself. With the bonds they've formed with their Pokemon thanks to guidance from Ash and everyone else gave them strength.

Ponyville wasn't just a random town. Not with all of these ponies and Pokemon here to work together, even in their toughest hours. And it truly showed how much they've grown ever since. Daisy and Paradise were part of that growth, thanks to the life they were given by Twilight Sparkle.

They looked at each other, before nodding in unison. Now that they had this advantage, they couldn't let it slip away from them. The Flora Ponies went the distance to strain themselves some more, unleashing the full force of their magic. And with that, the Shrivelled Grass lost.

The blooming flowers consumed the Shrivelled Grass, replacing them with something truly beautiful. Shrivel pulled back as the Daises and Paradise Flowers were approaching her. She hissed violently, trying to get away, only to be covered by them. She received a somewhat similar treatment to what she did to everypony else.

And with their magic spreading across Ponyville, decorating it with flowers, it would also affect those caught up tin the Shrivelled Grass. The Grass Sculptures were being overwritten by this Creation Magic. Rarity found herself being freed thanks to the Blooming Serenity. And the first thing she felt was not the air but the soft and gentle touch of the flowers that brought her freedom. Rarity sighed, feeling at peace once these flowers touched her.

All those captured by the Shrivelled Grass were freed, feeling the serenity of these flowers. Even the destroyed buildings were being decorated, looking less unsightly with these floral additions. Beauty had been brought back to Ponyville. For the most part. Daisy and Paradise succeeded but they couldn't have done it without the assistance of Ponyville.

"We did it..." Paradise smiled before passing out. She expended all of her magic and passed out like she did back then. So did Daisy as they were both out of it. But they certainly deserved it after doing what they needed to do. And when connecting their hooves, they regenerated parts of their shrivelled body together.

"Daisy! Paradise!" Running through the beautiful, flower-filled and serene land was Rarity, appearing next to the downed Flora Ponies. At last, she could reach them. The unicorn would soon see how peaceful these two looked when passed out, healing each other and the rest of Ponyville.

However, Ponyville was not truly healed. The Disease Mist was still active after all even with the Despair Plant asleep. Not to mention there were vampires still heading for Ponyville but it was unknown how close they were. Once more, Equestria gained the edge but victory was not truly theirs against Magehold.

And speaking of the Despair Plant, the flowers reached everywhere and that included the Bullfrog as well. After the flowers finished what had to be done, the Despair Plant's Abyss-like eyes would open once more. It was finally awake. And it had the flowers to thank for that. Rarity and everypony else gasped, seeing the dreaded creature from Magehold awaken.

This was the worst possible time for it to awaken as it stood up tall once more, casting a shadow over the decorated town, stunning the residents. Some of them had fear strike their hearts, fearing that it would never be over. They were finally starting to know what dread felt like. The dreadful fact that their enemies would not relent until they were destroyed.

Mega Ampharos, Pheromosa, Roserade, Rapidash, Stoutland and Meowstic stood in the front, attempting to protect everyone here.

"E-Excellent..." Shrivel's eyes poked out of the flowers that covered her. Even when covered, her raspy and wrinkly voice was still being heard. "It's just as I said before! Bullfrog...Put an end to this pitiful struggle and crush them at once!"

However, they all soon came to find out that the Bullfrog did not take action. Despite Shrivel's orders, the Bullfrog did not attack. No signs of its tongue being used as a weapon and no signs of it preparing to leap into the air. Instead, it would suck in the air.

The Bullfrog made an odd sound when doing so but it was for a purpose. It did the exact opposite of what it once performed. It wasn't attacking. But rather, helping. The Disease Mist froze for a moment before suddenly redirecting its movements. It was all going in reverse, directly to the source. Bullfrog was sucking in the mist itself, removing it from the atmosphere.

The ponies and Pokemon were once again shocked, seeing this turn of events. Shrivel was the most stunned out of everyone. She couldn't believe her eyes. No longer was Ponyville covered in a Disease Mist. It regained its clean and gentle air once more. And it was saved by the one who caused it in the beginning.

"No! That can't be!" Shrivel roared out of frustration while everyone else cheered with elated happiness. Finally, they were free from the mist. This was done by all of them coming together and working as a town to achieve victory. And ironically, Bullfrog was part of that victory.

"Daisy and Paradise's flowers. It affected it, didn't it?" Rarity suspected that this was Daisy and Paradise's doing. They were the only ones who could calm and befriend a Despair Plant after all. "These two are honestly amazing."

"So...is it over?" A tired Sweetie Belle said, believing it to be the end.

"Not yet. Not when you're all still ill." Emerald Aura shut that down instantly. "My spell will run out eventually. You don't have too much time. Those who came down with common illnesses will be fine now that the mist is gone but anyone with those Magehold curses will still struggle unless something is done."

"T-That's right!" Hearing that, Shrivel, being the opportunist that she was, exclaimed with malice once more. "In the end, some of you are going down! And you have the rest of the Dread League to deal with! I'll be watching your eventual-"

"Mosa!" Having enough of Shrivel's blabber, Pheromosa would smack her on the head with a swift kick. Shrivel would soon pass out, staying silent for once. If only they could keep her around but by this point, they were expecting Shrivel to combust as always and make an exit.

"Now that that's been dealt with, what now?" Rarity asked.

"I'm not sure. We haven't dealt with these curses at all." Mayor Mare looked at her hoof with black cracks. "I'm not sure if we will make it through to the end at this rate. Oh, where is Fluttershy...?"

"Fluttershy will be back. Surely, she has to find something that can help us." Rarity looked up in the sky. "Hopefully. Pheromosa. Ampharos. Get these two to bed, please."

Pheromosa and Ampharos would pick up Daisy and Paradise as they needed something comfortable to sleep on. Their beds would do the trick since they modelled them in their image. Literal Flower Beds. For once, Pheromosa would not move fast to get anywhere. Instead, she would gently walk over to Twilight's Castle.

As for the rest of Ponyville, those that have been afflicted with Magehold Curses were stumped. They won but were still prone to suffering. Emerald Aura's spell gave them temporary immunity and kept them stable for now. At the same time, the Despair Plant would stay behind, being static and inactive with nothing else to do.

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Time passed and the spell was weakening. It would reach its end soon and the only thing the ponies could do was help fix up their town. At the same time, arriving at the scene after everything was said and done were Ash and Twilight. Twilight Sparkle came rushing here for the sake of Daisy and Paradise's safety, wanting to see if they were alright. And immediately, she stopped by her castle, riding on the back of Dragonite to get somewhere.

"Daisy! Paradise!" Twilight quickly burst into her castle, not wasting any time. She dashed through her own home, moving through the stairs as quickly as she could with her alicorn speed, only focusing on those two. Ash was way behind thanks to how fast Twilight was moving.

Instantly, the Princess of Friendship burst into the rooms of her daughters, almost breaking the door down with the brute strength she used. She was truly worried for them in the same way a mother would be for her own children. And once she entered their room, Twilight saw Daisy and Paradise peacefully resting there. They had been placed on their Flower Beds by Pheromosa and Ampharos, being at peace after helping save Ponyville from destruction.

A relieved Twilight approached her daughters to see their faces. Both were filled with smiles since they knew how successful their plan was. it was risky considering their conditions, but they pulled it off swimmingly. "Oh, thank goodness. You're okay." Twilight said while they were asleep. She then looked outside the window to see the residents of Ponyville rebuilding their homes after the battle with some of them having black cracks around them. Twilight was rather late to everything and only showed up during the ending.

She even saw the Despair Plant Bullfrog standing there. It was doing nothing at all despite its imposing appearance. Thanks to Daisy and Paradise's magic, the Bullfrog was now an ally to Ponyville, freeing them of the mist it originally made. For now, it was inactive, no longer taking orders from anyone.

"You might be the only ones who can overcome Magehold's diseases," Twilight said while her daughters were asleep. "I don't want you getting hurt but...I also don't want everypony else to suffer. Vampires and their connections to plants are too important to ignore after all. And you two already show so much amazing potential with what you can do to Despair Plants."

"They do." Entering the room was Rarity as she surprised Twilight. Behind her were Pheromosa and Ampharos who ended his Mega Evolution. "They're the ones who prevented our town from being destroyed."

"They already went into action? I thought they were asleep the entire time though..."

"Not at all. Pheromosa and Ampharos put them to bed after they gave it their all. Your daughters are something, Twilight. But are you sure they can cure everypony?"

"I learned a lot about Magehold's Vampires and their connection to Plants. Fluttershy's even found a cure for Swamp Fever. So I'm very sure. And yet, I don't want the worst to happen to them. If this is how they turned out from going into action against whatever was here, I'm scared to know what would happen if they tried absorbing the curses."

"Hm. That is worrying. But we'll have to wait and see. Everpony else here is only safe thanks to Emerald Aura's Temporary Immunity. They don't have much time until it runs out."

"They don't?!" Twilight gasped.

"I'm afraid not." Rarity sighed, shaking her head. "If something isn't done, then the Dread Leauge would have won here either way, Twilight. What do you think we should do?"

Thinking of her daughter's safety, Twilight was truly acting like a mother, wanting the best for them. But at the same time, the rest of the town was on the line. Twilight couldn't just ignore that. She turned to face the Flora Ponies, knowing that the only way to solve this was by asking them.

She wanted them to make the decision. Not to force it on them. But a part of Twilight could count on her daughters. Not much time was left for those afflicted with Magehold's Curses. Time was ticking and their fates were hanging in the balance as the journey continues.

Chapter 146 End.

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