My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Preparations for a New World

Kanto. Pallet Town. Afternoon.

Returning to Pallet Town were Ash and Gordie after going around Ponyville for a while. And upon returning, they witnessed what their mothers went through this whole time. Their competition was already going but they have already done quite a lot in just two hours.

They witnessed what their mothers have crafted. Clay sculptures, knitted clothing and so much more were piled up. And next to those objects was a scoreboard, keeping track of their competition. From the looks of it, they've lost their fair share of events and yet they somehow managed to tie, showing that they were even.

Currently, they were in the midst of another competition which seemed to involve catching large ice cream cones bigger than their body. And this would be done with massive ice cream cones. They had such gargantuan objects as this was all courtesy of Pinkie Pie. The scoops were dropped by Pinkie's Mew and Rainbow Dash's Braviary along with other Flying-Type Pokemon and it was up to Delia and Melony to try and catch them with the cones.

"Come on you two! Try and catch it!" Hilbert howled. "Whoever gets the most wins this one!"

"What does this have to do with mothers?" Spectrum Shade asked, unsure how this connects to Motherly activities. Everything here so far has been related to Mothers.

"Mmm?" Applejack shrugged, unsure of how to answer that. This just seemed like something else that was distant from Motherly Activities. It just seemed like a test of strength more than anything. The cones were also heavy as the mothers had to use their full strength to catch the falling ice cream which would most definitely leave a strong impact upon making contact.

"I just have to keep an eye on the shadows..." Delia observed, quickly moving to where the nearest shadow was that was getting larger. She made the right call moving to that shadow as she barely managed to catch the large vanilla scoop, getting it into the cone. Delia's body trembled after the scoop was dropped. "Success!"

"This isn't an issue at all for me~" Melony had her own way of doing this. She would already know where the scoops were falling from just by looking up instead of focusing on the shadows like Delia. Perhaps it was her life in Circhester that helped out.

Both sides were catching ice cream scoops of different flavours, piling them up to create a tasty and colossal treat. The crowd watched as the mothers were eyeing down the scoops and shadows like hawks. Or in this case, Braviary. Scoop after scoop was being grabbed but they definitely missed some by being off the mark. The scoops that missed would splash onto the ground but it also prompted Pinkie Pie to lunge in. Since they were so large, it felt like jumping into a pool as her entire body was sucked in.

"Gross, Pinkie! You could taste dirt!" Rainbow Dash gagged. She never knew Pinkie Pie would go to those lengths just for a sweet snag.

"It's fine! If I eat it from the top as fast as I can, it'll be safe!" Pinkie blurted with her mouth already full of ice. "Mmm. Mint."

"Mom! Awesome! You're still going!" Ash said with amazement, seeing his mother persevere after so many events and keeping up with Gordie's mother.

"Still mom?" Gordie felt differently about this. "It feels like we weren't even gone for that long. And what about the Yard Sale?"

"Time!" Time ran out. They had gathered quite a number of scoops. "10 Scoops in total. You love to see it. A shame someone's gonna wanna eat this. Their poor teeth..."

The mothers then dropped their ice cream cones as their arms were rather tired from holding all that weight. As soon as it was dropped, catching them both with Psychic was Mew. He wanted to devour these large scoops of ice cream after all. By licking his lips, the New Species Pokemon gravitated the scoops towards him.

"Hah...That's 18 points for me, Melony. How are you faring?" Delia breathed in and out as hr arms were trembling. She and Melony both exhausted themselves because of their competitive nature.

"18 as well. Seems we've reached a standstill. Yet again..." Meloy held her head, feeling her stamina falling. Any longer and she might fail at her next event.

"And plenty of money." Hilbert grinned as he loaded himself with money thanks to encouraging this competition. "You're doing great, ladies! Think you can keep it up for a while?"

"N-Not sure. Whew.." Delia took a deep breath, realizing she was now reaching her limit. "I've lost track of time completely."

"Agreed... I can't think of anything that comes to mind yet." Melony groaned. " As expected of my Pen Pal. We truly are on the same page. At least, I hope so."

"That was pretty awesome for something so petty." Spectrum Shade commented.

"Petty? Nah. That was worth it." Rainbow Dash begged to differ. "Those two are now rivals, Spectrum! Just like how you and I are now."

"Are we really rivals though?" The vampire who shared a similar colour scheme to Rainbow Dash doubted. Their previous battle didn't exactly make them rivals. At least, not yet.

"Hey, mom. About the meetup tomorrow-" Ash approached Delia, ready to bring up the Royal Phantasy. He knows for a fact that Delia would be prepared for it in a heartbeat.

"Not now, sweetie. Mommy's busy." Delia halted Ash. "Even though I'm burning myself out, I have a little bit left in the tank. There's just one last thing we can do before this ends."

"Eh? You can keep going?" Melony gulped. Delia was more persistent than she expected.

"I'm tired but that doesn't mean I'm giving up." Delia grinned, having that same drive that Ash possessed. "If it means I can win, I'll see this through to the end."

"My, you're a wild one..." Melony's eyes widened, amazed by what she was hearing. "But can't this wait?"

"Hmm...I suppose so. How about we form an agreement? Let's not make this the last time we do this. We still have tomorrow to go through." Delia held her hand out, prompting Melony to do the same. "From now on, we aren't just Pen Pals. We'll try and rival each other in what we do and claim victory."

"I agree. This isn't over, Delia. Not until I head home." Melony smiled. On this day, these Pen Pals were now rivals. They were still friends but now they had a powerful competitive nature. But the second they performed a handshake, they both had the same idea. A thumb war.

The two of them rapidly moved their thumbs around, trying to dominate one another. They both wanted to finish off with a single victory. Both once again, they tied as they pressed their thumbs against each other at full force. The result was them harming their thumbs as they immediately pulled back. They injured themselves attempting that, equally sucking on their sore thumbs. Afterwards, the two looked at each other before collectively laughing.

This was plenty of fun. There was something rather enjoyable about having someone competing with you while also being on good terms. Delia Ketchum now had herself a rival. Looks like she wasn't too old for that.

"Then. We'll see who's the best when the Pokemon Festival comes around?" Delia questioned.

"Oh, absolutely. But right now, I need to see the items you left behind for me my dear Pen Pal."

"Right, of course. And you still have some of those gifts left, right? It wasn't just the cake." Delia and Melony would continue with their day, getting back to what they were planning to do in the first place. In the end, they hung out with each other after all. Just not in the way they all expected.

"Pallet Town might not be familiar with me, but I'm sure the rest of Kanto will know who I am." Gordie was still chasing that fame, hoping that it was as widespread as it seems. "I'll be seeing you soon at Circhester then, Ash."

"Thanks. But how come a Pokemon World Championships battle was notified from our Rotomphones? I thought for sure it would've gone off. I still have Melony's notification."

"Ah...About that..." Gordie nervously rubbed the back of his hair. "I um...I'm not anywhere near your rank. Or in your class. Truth is, I'm pretty midway in the Great Class."

"You are? I thought you'd be higher than that. In the Ultra Class."

"I was but I lost badly." Gordie groaned, holding onto his face as thinking about that loss was very much unpleasant. "And the worst part is...I lost to my own mother!" Gordie revealed that his own mother decreased his chances of reaching the Master 8. In the Pokemon World Championships, even Family can take on each other and that will often lead to sabotages such as this.

"You ranked down because of your mom? Is she that good?" Pinkie Pie asked after finishing up the top of the ice cream. The rest would be cleaned up by Mr Mime.

"She taught me everything I know. She's more than good." The Rock-Type specialist sighed. "Sorry that I didn't tell you earlier, Ash. I thought you wouldn't notice it. If we were around the same rank and class, we'd be having our battle to reach Leon already."

"Ah, don't sweat it, Gordie! I'm sure we'll have our battle someday!" Ash laughed, patting Gordie's back. "Maybe after I battle Melony, you can catch up in no time flat!"

"Pika-Pika!" Pikachu would do the same, patting his small hands on Gordie's back. Gordie already had support thanks to this fans and now he had support from Ash. He wasn't a fan but someone who was the perfect representation of a friend. And perhaps, that was even better.

The Yard Sale would continue now that the competition was over. For now. The items were still up for sale and Hilbert was currently loaded with money. Obviously, Hilbert was up to something with this much money and Ethan and Brendan feared what that might be.

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Nightfall came once more for Pallet Town as the second day of the Yard Sale came to a close But instead of partaing in the Yard Sale tomorrow, the Ketchum Family had something else to look forward to. The Royal Phantasy. Delia was already seen picking out new dresses for this meetup as she wanted to make sure she was presentable.

Outside, tents could be seen that were put up. These were tents that were made by Hilbert, Brendan and Ethan as they stayed behind yet again. Joining them was none other than Spectrum Shade, who was resting next to a tree. She wasn't asleep. Just hanging out.

As for Red, he was sitting on a table with the rest of the Yard Sale items, keeping an eye out for anyone that would try and steal from it in the middle of the night. He had nothing to fear with the vampires also around. Then again, Red didn't fear much.

Plenty of royal figures were going to be there after all. "Hmm...Those dresses that were made from the Sea Temple Crystals might fit." She commented, deciding on what to wear at last.

As for Ash, he wasn't thinking about what to wear. Ash would just wear what he always does. If anything, this was his royal outfit that was originally made by Rarity, who considers all of her clothing to be prized possessions. Ash thought about what would happen at the Royal Phantasy tomorrow. Celestia was going to make it interesting for sure but he wondered about the rest of the monarchs. He knew quite a few but there were more out there who would be unfamiliar.

"A meeting of royalty. I am glad I get to be involved with it." said Sombra, the former King of the Crystal Empire.

"I think they'll hear you out, Sombra. You're more of a King than me anyway." Ash said while laying on his bed. "Whenever any of that serious stuff comes up, I know for a fact you'll fill me in on it."

"That is true. Very much true." Sombra smiled, loving that compliment "But I have to admit boy. You are worthy of being King of the Sea. They choose royalty differently compared to other places. However, that doesn't change the fact that you've earned such a status. You are your own king."

"Thanks. It's still taking me a while to get used to this King stuff. But everyone back at the Sea Temple are more than just my subjects. They're my friends."

"Subjects? Friends? Please..." Sombra scoffed at that. "There is a clear difference between the two. Friends are those that should be outside of your kingdom and control. Unless that is your way as King."

"You got that right!" Ash grinned. "It's much better that way. Just like how all my Pokemon are my friends. I'd rather have buddies than subjects, ya know."

"Pikachu."

"So be it. I can't stop you. But tomorrow, just don't make an absolute fool of yourself." Sombra warned. "But I have a feeling that will be absolutely impossible."

Ash laughed before closing his eyes, ready to call it a day. A different kind of day was waiting for him the moment he wakes up. He will soon be part of something big.

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Equestria. Canterlot. Nightfall.

Speaking of the Royal Phantasy. The one who was organizing it was already more than ready, even this late at night. Celestia could seen overseeing her subjects finishing up the final touches for this eventual meeting. A table larger than anything she's had was placed down with plenty of chairs. This room was going to be filled with monarchies after all. Big or small.

Celestia would also oversee the food which needed to be ready for the guests tomorrow. Helping out with the feast was her partner Alcremie, who was focused on the pastry side of things. "Alcremie!"

"Mmm..." Celestia licked her lips. She was the most excited for that. No matter what food is laid out at the meeting, the cake will always be her favourite. Entering the room to oversee the preparations was Princess Luna, who was always expected to be awake at this time. It was not yet time for her to enter the Dream Realm. "This will be great, Luna. Forming a meeting between the many kingdoms is a great approach."

"I agree. But it does make me rather nervous." Luna commented. "There are some kingdoms we haven't heard from in a while ever since we got used to living with Pokemon. How do you believe they're faring now? Especially now that our worlds have become one."

"That's why we're having this meeting. To sort it out. It will be a conference to discuss current events and debate plans for the future. The matters discussed and decided for this Phantasy could affect the entire world and this will be the first of many."

"How many days will have to make this conference? Does five sound good enough?" Luna asked. A conference wasn't just a one-day thing. It was something that needed plenty of time considering it was the entire world on the line.

"Well, one thing is for sure. A lot of egos will be in the room." Celestia made a light chuckle. As this is a meeting of leaders of nations, a full-scale war could be initiated if something goes wrong. But I'll make sure none of that ever happens."

"Hopefully..." Luna shuddered. "Please tell me I won't have to be part of it? I mean, I am vital to Equestria but..."

"Luna, don't worry!" Celestia nudged her little sister. "You know me? I love to make things interesting and as enjoyable as possible. Such as this cake that's being prepared. Right, Alcremie?"

"Cremie!" Alcremie saluted.

"There'll be a lot to do. With a gathering of so many world leaders, some rules and regulations will be put in place. Naturally. But at the same time, I know there are those who crave excitement. One major rule is that everyone are to be disarmed for the duration of this meeting. Weapons are to be expected. As for the Pokemon...They're free to stick around."

"You'll let the Pokemon stay out but not any weapons? I love Pokemon but if we are being honest, they are more powerful than any spear, sword or shield out there. If we do that, the leaders will be rather suspicious and think that we are trying to get rid of them.

"True, true." Celestia couldn't deny that fact. "But, they are also our friends, aren't they? It'll be fine. Trust me, Luna."

"Your majesty. We bring you news." A guard walked in.

"Yes? Is it from one of the many kingdoms?" Celestia questioned.

"Not quite. We've received notice from the ponies of Vanhoover and nearby. They seem to have spotted something odd." The guard spoke. This gained Celestia's attention. Vanhoover is where Premium Polish and her mother Skyblue Shine used to live. Something vital must have happened there. "They aren't 100% positive but they said that they witnessed what looks to be Ash Ketchum around."

"Ash? What about Ash?" Celestia wasn't following. Nothing seemed wrong so far.

"To be specific, it looks like Ash, but it's not him. This woman seems to be very different. The residents of Vanhoover swore that they saw a woman who resembled Ash very closely. Almost a spitting image."

"A spitting image of Ash? When was this?" Luna leaned in, curious.

"When we were patrolling Vanhoover, the nearest location and those living it mentioned that they saw this person not too long ago. A few days back, it sounds like. But for the Vanhoover Citizens, it was only this morning."

"A spitting image of Ash? But a woman?" Celestia squinted her eyes. This did sound rather vital as she wasn't sure what to make of this. "Alright...And what has she been doing?"

"It looks like she's taken custody of the mansion that resides in Vanhoover. She hasn't really done anything of notice yet. However, residents say that she tends to come and go repeatedly. No one approaches her and she doesn't exactly approach anyone else."

"How much do you want to bet this is the cause of Empress Twilight? Or maybe even Daybeaker?" Luna was already throwing in her guesses and suspicions. "Who else would go for that mansion specifically? On top of that, someone that looks like Ash?"

"I know what you mean, Luna. But so far, no one else has managed to perfect the gateway to this day. Even those that have managed to find a way into our universe either don't stay forever and return or they're just stuck here. I doubt Daybreaker or anyone working with her has found the answer to that. If they have, we'd be having plenty of problems so it has to be something else." Celestia thought differently. "Stay around Vanhoover and keep patrolling it. I'll deal with it when the time comes. For now, I have to focus on the upcoming Royal Phantasy."

"Understood, Your Majesty." The guard saluted, leaving the room. This was something that Celestia would take note of. Something was up. She wasn't sure if it was dangerous or not but she couldn't be blind to it.

"What about Ash himself? He'll be here at the meeting. Should we tell him about this?"

"Probably. But I have a good feeling that I know who this lookalike might be. Ash spoke about how his ancestor, Lena Ketchum apparently made her way to the present. I'm guessing this is her. But it's a mystery why she's even here in the first place." Celestia was also aware of the mystery of Luna Ketchum but has yet to really interact with it.

She was already guessing that this lookalike was Lena herself. After all, Lena Ketchum looked a lot like Ash. Aside from apparently his father, she was his perfect double. Just taller and older. But she didn't seem that old at all. Lena looked rather young. Still old but she didn't carry that grandma-like appearance at all.

Plenty of kingdoms would soon gather her at Canterlot. Near and far. Old and new. None would be missed out as it was for the sake of managing this new world. But there was one kingdom that was most definitely excluded from all of this. A kingdom that no one else was aware of. The Harmonia Kingdom. Formed by Ghetsis himself. His existence in this universe was known after his return during the 3rd Pokemon Festival. But as to where he has, Ghetsis already perfectly masked his whereabouts from all.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 256 End.

Comments

[cheerful9]

I wonder if Queen Novo will be at the Royal Phantasy.

[ArcticAce01]

11694995

There is a good chance of that happening