My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Zeraora

Galar. The Isle of Armor. The Pokemon Festival. Afternoon.

Landing here at the Isle of Armor was a ship belonging to the Ranger Union. For the Pokemon Rangers to be here, it related to one Pokemon only. Zeraora. Mustard was expecting them and they managed to show up right after all three trials were over.

Exiting the ship were the rangers and neatly dressed men and women in suits who approached Mustard. The Rangers were mainly here for the action while the suited people were only here to speak with Mustard and Honey.

"Glad you could show!" Mustard chuckled. "This is something I just couldn't handle on my own. Maybe it's my age."

"No worries, Mustard. We've been keeping our eyes on Zerarora for a while, but we could never keep up. You can imagine why. That is, until you told us that it shows up at the Isle of Armor frequently."

"Well, it's her favourite spot, but I don't think she's in the best mood," Honey added. "When she first showed up here, she befriended the Pokemon quickly. But she's also had her rough days. At times, she breaks out into rage out of nowhere and starts moving across the place with a rampage."

"We've barely even approached Zeraora once." Mustard shook his head. Zeraora seemed to have instances were she just goes on a rampage and it was for an unknown reason. Her rampage even involved the actions of the Swords of Justice, who pursued her from the Isle of Armor to the Crown Tundra.

And most likely, other areas in the world since Zeraora has been places. "But if I had to guess, her trigger might have something to do with her emotion. One minute, she's peaceful and sweet but something just snaps within her and it almost looks like she's completely sad. That's what starts the rampage." At least Mustard had an inkling as to what triggers these rampages.

"We've brought some of our best rangers here, even though most are busy with other things at the moment. We can't let the lower-ranking Rangers tackle Zeraora even if there are plenty of them. You don't have to worry with these rangers around. And we even brought along someone who's affiliated with the Ranger Union."

Speaking of whom, this affiliated individual stepped out of the ship once all the rangers had left the area. It wasn't a Pokemon Ranger, but someone who worked with them and was rather talented with a huge array of skills. Emerging from the ship was the one known as a Superwoman. Kidd Summers.

"Kidd here has her experience with Legendary Pokemon. When it comes to our Rangers, Jackie is the best and Kidd is the best ally outside of the Ranger Union."

"You're the one I saw on TV a few years ago!" Honey instantly recognized. Kidd has built up a lot of fame after all thanks to her achievements. "Oh, my goodness! I can't believe I'm actually meeting you!"

"Well, wherever I go, I seem to have a fan waiting for me," Kidd spoke, already having her gear and equipment ready. "So, the Zeraora problem is the most prominent here at the Isle of Armor? That's not an issue. For the most part anyway. We've been trying to calm Zeraora down for a while but...boy does she move around."

"Hopefully, this will be the last time she rampages. I must warn you though...The strength she gets when on a rampage is rather volatile." Mustard wagged his finger, warning Kidd and the Rangers.

"I'll be fine. Usually, I investigate and research Pokemon, but I'm great at tempering them too. With all these rangers around, they can nullify any damage done to the area and I can focus on finding Zeraora. There's no time to waste." Placing her scanning glasses on, Kidd Summers was ready to set out.

---

Zeraora touched the land after moving across the sea thanks to her speed. Following her was Rainbow Dash, who caught the Thunderclap Pokemon greatly off guard. How was it that someone could keep up with her in such a way? On top of that, it was a pony and Zeraora was very much aware of their existence.

"Ze..." Zeraora didn't quite understand it She was so confused that she ended up slowing down, reverting to walking. Of course, Rainbow Dash would slow down her flying just to keep up with her.

"Surprised? I bet you haven't seen many ponies who can move that fast. But then again, they aren't me." Rainbow Dash boasted. "But you? You've gotta be as fast as Pheromosa. At least. How come I've never heard about a Pokemon like you...Unless you're a Mythical?"

"Ora." Zeraora wasn't sure what to make of this. Rainbow Dash kept that bright grin on her face as this was by far the most exciting Pokemon she's ever encountered to date. Zeraora took a seat, resting near a tree while still keeping an eye on Rainbow Dash.

"S-Sorry, if I'm bothering you. I just gotta know more about you. Ya know..." She apologized, knowing she was being a bother. But she couldn't help herself.

"Zeraora..." Zeraora groaned as she was suddenly exhausted. She didn't look like she was out of energy after how fast she ran across the water and fought back against those Sharpedos. But even the fastest beings take the time to rest. But when she sat down, Rainbow Dash noticed something that stuck out which she didn't focus on all that much until now.

On Zeraora, there were visible scratches, showing signs of a battle that she had been in. Either they were recent or in the past. These marks could be found mainly on her upper body and not her lower body. Her legs were safe since those were her strong suit.

"Castform?" Flying out of the saddlebag to meet with Zeraora was Castform. And as soon as he got near the Thunderclap Pokemon, his radioactive cells reacted to Zeraora's presence. The electricity around Zeraora was still brimming even after she stopped running and that immediately triggered Castform's cells. "C-Cast!" Castform jittered around as lightning bolts flew out of his body as well.

"Zera." Zeraora sighed after Castform received a powerful jolt. She just looked rather exhausted at the moment. It was unknown if it was from the strikes she delivered to the Sharpedo or the fact that she ran across water. However, despite how exhausted she appeared, Zeraora did not seem to mind Rainbow Dash's presence. If anything, she was just confused about how Rainbow Dash could keep up with her.

"The Dex wasn't kidding about that electricity." Rainbow Dash gawked. She didn't want to get electrocuted at all if it was that potent to the point where it will always hit its mark. "What region do you even come from?" Curious about what region could possibly have such a Pokemon, she immediately thought it would be Galar. But Galar has such a range of Pokemon unique to it and yet Zeraora felt like a Pokemon that could be anywhere. The Pokedex would be used once more on this electrifying entity.

"Zeraora seems to be an always-moving Pokemon, never sticking to one location a majority of the time. However, the regions of Alola and Galar seem to be reoccurring areas that it visits."

"Sweet. So, Zeraora...You checked out my speed, right? I know you were surprised but we didn't really get to measure ourselves back there at all. If we did, we would've had a race." Rainbow Dash continued the conversation, bringing up the speed comparisons between the two.

"Ora." Zeraora turned her head. Racing with someone else was ridiculous. Not because it couldn't be done, but because the thought of someone being faster than her was out of the question.

"I don't speak Pokemon like Fluttershy does, but I'm guessing you don't think I could keep, huh? I bet Pheromosa could. Just saying."

"Ze!" She scoffed at the notion. Since Alola was apparently a place where Zeraora sometimes visits, she might know about Pheromosa. In response to the notion, Zeraora lightly moved her arm, sending a jolt towards Rainbow Dash.

"Ghhhhhhh!" The pegasus jittered as her body received a sudden shock, messing up her mane. "Okay...You're not a fan of that...Got it."

"Ze," Zeraora smirked, rather enjoying that jolt. It was also humorous that Castform took the jolt better than Rainbow Dash, despite being smaller.

"But if you're a Mythical...How come Mustard didn't bring you up at all?" Rainbow Dash now had to wonder why Zeraora's presence wasn't even acknowledged for a moment by Mustard. At least during the trials. Little did Rainbow Dash know, Mustard already informed Rarity, Applejack and the CMC of this Mythical.

"Guess he didn't know. Oh well! My name's Rainbow Dash by the way. And boy, am I glad to meet you." Rainbow Dash held out her hoof, properly introducing herself. "Sorry for suddenly following you."

Looking at her hoof and assessing everything that's happened so far, Zeraora would stay silent for a moment. Afterwards, she would hold her paw out. However, the paw was soon retracted, much to Rainbow Dash's disappointment. There wasn't a paw or hoof shake at all.

"Mmmrgh..." Rainbow Dash realized that much like most Mythical Pokemon, Zeraora was rather distant of others that aren't Pokemon and it shows. But on the bright side, she wasn't as hostile as she appeared.

"Zera." Zeraora would then turn her attention to the sky and the landscape of the Isle of Armor. The ship belonging to the Ranger Union was still on her mind. Zeraora, after narrowing her eyes, was already watching out for the Pokemon Rangers. But her attention was immediately steered elsewhere once she heard new sounds coming this way.

"Rainbow Dash?" Encountering Rainbow Dash here at this part of the Isle was none other than Celestia alongside Luna. Moving across the Isle of Armor for a day and they still managed to find new places. This place certainly was bigger than it originally looked from afar.

"Princess Celestia? Luna?"

"I see you've gotten out there as well. What is that Pokemon next to you?" Celestia asked, focused on Zeraora.

"Ze...!" Zeraora suddenly gasped. Her pupils flashed as her eyes jittered. An unexpected reaction came from this the second she spotted Celestia and Luna. And specifically Celestia. It absolutely blindsided her. Once she saw them, the Thunderclap Pokemon stood up, throwing away any exhaustion she had.

Rainbow Dash gasped as Zeraora immediately built up an aura of lightning around her eyes and arms. She stepped back a bit, realizing that getting close would mean that the lightning would strike her. But she could obviously see some tension brewing.

"What?" Luna narrowed her eyes, already being very defensive upon seeing Zeraora summon a threatening aura. Zeraora growled as her lightning was scorching the grass around her. In the eyes of Zeraora, she didn't see Princess Celestia.

Instead, she saw Daybreaker.

The visage of Celestia flashed, showing her confused face which was replaced by the threatening smile of Daybreaker behind a maelstrom of fire before then returning to Celestia. But to Zeraora, she only saw Daybreaker.

"Ora!" Seeing Daybreaker's visage, Zeraora immediately dashed at the Sun Princess. She left behind a burst of lightning that pushed Castform away while jolting Rainbow Dash's mane.

"Ah! Hey!" It was too late for Rainbow Dash to say much. Zeraora was already gone, approaching Celestia and Luna.

"Gardevoir!" However, Passion would not let that happen. Not for a moment. She appeared in a purple flash, leaving her Poke Ball the second Zeraora got close. With Zeraora's fist being thrown, Passion caught the attack by summoning a Dazzling Gealm Sphere in her hand.

"Zera...!" The Thunderclap Pokemon growled, intensely staring at Celestia. Meanwhile, Gardevoir gazed at her with an equally intense stare since someone would dare try and attack Celestia, which was downright unacceptable.

"Wait, Zeraora! What are you doing?!" Rainbow Dash tried approaching, only for Zeraora to push Passion away while her paw was still connecting with the Dazzling Gleam sphere. Rainbow Dash flinched as the flash of lightning went off near her. Celestia quickly moved out of the way once Passion and Zeraora started moving.

"Voir!" Gardevoir would repulse Zeraora by then using Psychic. Her eyes flashed purple as she pushed the Thunderclap Pokemon away with an invisible mental blast.

"Z-Ze!" Zeraora slid on the ground, regaining her balance while digging her paws into the ground and baring her fangs.

"Zeraora! They're my friends! Don't attack them!" Rainbow Dash quickly got in front of the Thunderclap Pokemon. She wasn't sure why Zeraora was suddenly attacking Celestia, specifically.

"Rainbow Dash! Who is this?! What's going on?!" Luna questioned.

"I don't know! It wasn't like this before!"

"Cast! Castform!" Castform would also try calming her down, failing to understand why Zeraora was so hostile all of a sudden. At first, it seemed like she wouldn't act unless necessary as seen by how she stopped the Sharpedo.

"Rrrr!" But all Zeraora could see was the visage of the intimidating alicorn. She wasn't even listening to Castform. All of her rage was targeted towards Princess Celestia while Luna was ignored. Once more, the Thunderclap Pokemon rushed in for another attack. And this time, she would try and get Gardevoir out of the way.

"Gardevoir!" On high alert, Passion would sway her head, avoiding the incoming swing from the Electric-Type. But as soon as she dodged it, the lightning managed to strike her. Just as the Pokedex said, Zeraora's lightning was still viable to land even if it missed. The Embrace Pokemon was caught off guard by this. She swore she avoided the attack. Another swing came from Zeraora while Gardevoir was staggered, however, the Psychic-Fairy-Type was able to quickly put up a Psychic Barrier to block it.

Zeraora smashed against the barrier, only to fail when trying to break through it. After failing to destroy it once, Zeraora tried again, rapidly swinging at it with fists as fast as lightning.

"Princess Celestia! I didn't see this coming, honestly! It was totally fine a few minutes ago, I swear." Rainbow Dash flew over to Celestia while Zeraora was viciously hitting Gardevoir's Psychic Barrier.

"It's fine, Rainbow Dash." However, Celestia understood that this was something that Rainbow Dash didn't expect. "It seems like it's driven by rage. I saw it erupt the second it looked at me. Passion can most definitely feel it too."

"But why? Did something happen when she saw you?"

"Not a clue. But what I do know is that she needs to be tempered. Look around you." Celestia showed Rainbow Dash the damage Zeraora was causing. Due to how frantic and destructive her electricity was, each hit she delivered out of pure aggression was damaging the landscape. The pegasus gasped as the grass and stone had been scorched by Zeraora's lightning. In fact, it seems like Plasma was responsible for this instead of any electricity.

Each hit she delivered sent a fierce blast of lightning that started attacking the landscape of the Isle of Armor and it seems to be getting bigger and stronger.

"Putting it to sleep is the way to go. Darkrai!" Luna bellowed.

Emerging from the shadows nearby was the Pitch Blck Pokemon, who was already prepared to act. He was once again moving in secrecy, only appearing when needed. Once Darkrai appeared, he already had a Dark Void in his hands to put Zeraora to sleep.

"Ze?" Sensing Darkrai's presence behind her, Zeraora quickly halted her attack, leaping into the air to avoid the Dark Void. She managed to evade it as the move only hit the barrier, doing nothing. "Ora!" After entering the air, Zeraora continued her attack, throwing down a blast of lightning from above.

"Voir!" Gardevoir quickly raised her arms up, dispersing the barrier and turning its particles into a Thunderbolt. She unleashed her own blast of lightning that clashed with Zeraora's, creating a mighty spark. Once the two attacks clashed for a moment, they both combusted.

Zeraora would descend, fiercely hitting the ground after landing. Those azure eyes of her eyes locked onto Celestia. She just couldn't see past Daybreaker's appearance. But Celestia knew that this was simply a result of something triggering Zeraora's rage and it had something to do with her. But even she didn't understand it.

"Stop, Zeraora!" Getting in front of Gardevoir, Celestia and Darkrai was Rainbow Dash as she held her hooves out. "What's up with you?!"

"Ze...! Zera...!" Zeraora's lightning suddenly started growing and growing, getting even more fierce. The landscape was being greatly threatened as well as the Pokemon living here. But before Zeraora could do anything else, her eyes would pulsate once more. She held onto her head, groaning and grunting as that odd feeling kicked in once more.

Gripping the scorched grass, the Thunderclap Pokemon was unable to go in for another attack even though she wished to. Feeling an uncomfortable pain that rendered her unable to continue fighting, she suddenly ran off. Without saying anything else, Zeraora took off, leaving behind the sound of thunder and a flash of lightning at the same time. Rainbow Dash tried saying something, but she was quickly stopped by Celestia.

She had no idea what had just happened. Everything seemed so fine in the beginning and she was just getting to know Zeraora by having small talk with her. As soon as Celestia arrived, all of that changed drastically.

---

This was why the Pokemon Rangers were here. To solve this ongoing problem. Zeraora clearly had something wrong with her that not many knew about. Joined by Kidd Summers, they were searching for Zeraora before she could erupt into another fit of rage here at the Isle of Armor. During their exploration of the Isle of Armor, it didn't take long for those visiting this area to run into the Pokemon Rangers.

Such as Ash's group. After finishing their picnic, they went over to see what that ship in the sky was all about and immediately, their eyes met with the familiar suits of the Pokemon Rangers. The Rangers were seen searching high and low for the Thunderclap Pokemon, looking out for any sounds of thunder. They heard a crash of thunder earlier thanks to Zeraora's actions, so they knew for a fact that she was here.

"What's with all the Pokemon Rangers here?" Scootaloo wondered. "Do you think there's a problem here?"

"I don't know what it would be. Everything seems fine so far." Apple Bloom couldn't see any cause for concern here at the Isle of Armor. Everything had been simple so far. But she and the others had no idea.

"Hey, isn't that...Kidd?!" Immediately, Ash spotted Kidd Summers among the group of Rangers. She wasn't wearing a Ranger Uniform so it was easy to spot her.

"Pi!

"Well, well, well! Look who it is!" Kidd Summers laughed while on top of a hill. She quickly slid down it, approaching the familiar faces of Ash and Pikachu. "Ash! Pikachu! What are the odds of meeting you two here!? How long has it been since we've run into each other?"

"Been a while, yeah. You're here with the Pokemon Rangers?"

"I've been working for them for a while." Kidd took off her Scanner. "In fact, after our wild adventure over at the Tree of Beginning, the company I work for started an alliance with the Ranger Union. We help each other a lot and our combined skills make for an easier mission for all. Right now, we're here on a mission that's been going on for a while now. I'd say for a year."

"Is it a Pokemon or...?" Twilight asked, wondering if it was a Pokemon they were searching for or someone else related to Ghetsis' alliance. Perhaps it was a hidden Despair Plant that was still around.

"You bet." Kidd summers. "Princess. And it's a fast one too. Powerful too. A real fierce combination. The Pokemon we're looking for is a Zeraora."

"Oooh! Ooh! We heard about Zeraora!" Sweetie Belle frantically said, raising her hoof. "Mustard told us!"

"Aw, you already knew?! If we did, we'd be trying to see it ASAP!" Lucas groaned. What a missed opportunity to hear it all from Mustard or even Rarity's group way earlier.

"Guess you're already up to speed then. You may or may not know that Zeraora has been on a rampage since last year. There are times where it suddenly breaks out into a fit of rage with an unknown reason behind it. It moves from place to place, trying to find peace, but it just can't. Not with these outbursts. But it seems like the Isle of Armor is the one place it comes to more than anywhere else."

"A fit of rage? How come?" Ash didn't understand.

"I wish I could answer that, Ash. Honestly. But as for now, me and the Rangers have no idea. That's why we need to reach Zeraora and temper it before it goes on another rampage. If it does, someone could get hurt and today, the Isle of Armor is pretty populated, don't you think?"

"Is Zeraora a naturally violent Pokemon?" Sci-Twi asked.

"No way." But Ash knew how the Zeraora species was. Violence wasn't something they automatically were in the beginning. But for this one Zeraora to suddenly cause such a rampage across the world in certain instances confused him. There was obviously a good reason behind it.

There was only one reason that Zeraora knew. And it had something to do with the visage of Daybreaker when looking at Princess Celestia. At that moment, the sound of Thunder reverberated across the area even though the Isle of Armor was experiencing a Sunny Day. That right there was an indication of Zeraora's movements and hopefully, not a sign of her incoming rampage.

As the journey continues.

Chapter 308 End.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

If I had to guess, this Zeraora came from a place Daybreaker might’ve attack, that’s why it attack her like that