My Little Pokémon: Grander World

by Amarvax

Lower Misplaced Lands

Author's Note:

Now that we have a new story, publishing chapters is similar to how the early days of My Little Pokemon started. Slow and with less words but it will pick up. I remember publishing chapters around 8 or 9 pm. Much later than what I ended up doing. But now, I feel more comfortable publishing chapters at any time I want while still keeping it daily. Finishing the first one allowed me to feel comfortable with doing so.

Holon. Holon Jungle.

After spotting their fair share of Pokemon that have been uniquely affected by the Delta Storms, Ash, Twilight, Goh and Starlight would take a small break. By this point, their Pokemon have already swapped types thanks to the Delta Storms. Pikachu still kept his hot feet after becoming a Fire-Type, playing around with them. He would interact with Espeon and Grookey who had now become Water and Rock-Types. Espeon felt a bit wobbly thanks to her Water-Typing. This was somewhat reminiscent of her fellow Eeveelution Vaporeon. Meanwhile, Grookey didn't notice any changes at all.

"Careful with those feet, Pikachu. You'll start a fire at this rate." Twilight warned him. "But you might change types soon."

"So. Figured out why the Delta Pokemon are acting differently now, Twilight?" Ash questioned while stuffing his face.

"Nothing yet. I figured I'd try and contact Professor Pine but she didn't respond. She might be busy trying to figure this out as well. Or she could be over at the site where Reshiram went missing. Maybe many others are as well because it's oddly quiet here at Holon."

"It's a small region, so it would be quiet. But, we didn't even approach here by going through one of the settlements. I haven't seen any of them either. Do you think they're adjusting to this new world for a place so small?" Starlight wondered. Indeed, they mainly showed up in the jungle without going through any of the settlements. Only the biomes were used for their arrivals as they have yet to see other trainers

"Maybe. We should be close to those cliffs by now, right?" Goh spoke. "But we haven't seen any unique Delta Pokemon yet, like Applejack's Riolu."

"This map I've got shows what kind of Delta Pokemon we can expect here. A Delta Foongus, Croagunk, Dwebble and apparently a Kabuto." Twilight received a digital overview of the jungle and the type of Pokemon that reside here.

"A Delta Kabuto!?" Goh stood up after hearing that. "That's a double rarity! A Delta and a Fossil!"

"A double rarity would be Rarity's own Pokemon. An Ultra Beast and a Milotic." Starlight joked, giggling at her own humour as it worked in tandem with Goh's words.

"You know...there might be a chance that with this expanded world, Reshiram's Light Stone was affected too," said Twilight, thinking about Jirachi's effect on other Pokemon. "Since the Earth and the Universe are bigger than before, the landscapes were obviously altered. Which means, Reshiram's Light Stone, wherever it originally was, ended up elsewhere."

"But if we use the Time Flower, we can still find out what happened before that," Ash added. "Right after we finish up, we'll head out and-" Right as Ash was ready to grab the nearest cupcake, it would suddenly burn up in front of him. The cupcake was lost, incinerated in a flash which prompted Ash to pull his hand back "Eh?!"

"Pikachu?!" Noticing this sudden incineration, Pikachu, Espeon and Grookey would turn to see the ones responsible for this.

"Croagunk." A Delta Pokemon. Specifically, a Delta Croagunk. These Croagunk appeared differently from their standard Sinnohan counterparts. For the most part, they had the same build, however, the colours were now purely orange with spurts of flames being around their hands and feet, replacing the poison as these were Fire-Types. They even had two small horns extruding from their hands while also possessing red eyes instead of yellow eyes.

"A Delta Croagunk!" Ash and everyone would hold up their Pokedexes to these Delta Variants.

"Delta Croagunk. The Flame Mouth Pokemon. Its cheeks hold large amounts of fire. It generates thick smog to sneak up behind its opponents and attack them. They have high domain over the jungle compared to most Pokemon and are more mischievous than their Sinnohan Counterparts."

"So cool!" Ash's eyes lit up, completely ignoring what the Croagunk did to that cupcake and only admiring their appearances. "A Fire Croagunk!"

"High domain over the jungle?" Starlight repeated what the Pokedex shared. "I can see why. Maybe the jungle's evolved to resist flames as well?"

"Listen. Whatever mischief you're planning, we don't want any part of it." Twilight would rather not deal with whatever the Croagunk had planned. "I've been down this road before. Not as much as you, Ash."

"Ah, let's just try and talk to them. They've got full control over this place, right? We don't wanna be rude to them. They might even know something about Reshiram." Ash wagged his finger, approaching the Delta Croagunk. "Hey there."

"Croa?" The Croagunk would gaze at Ash's hand which was offered up for a handshake. That bright smile on his face also made him inviting. The Croagunk looked at each other as this wasn't the response they were expecting. After all, they incinerated a cupcake from afar, expecting Ash to show irritation. "Croagunk." Deciding to shake his hand, one of the Croagunk would gladly oblige after witnessing Ash's kindness.

"Gyaahaha!" But of course, since they had flames on their hands at all times, this was a scorching handshake that made Ash grimace but also made the other Croagunk chuckle. "T-That was my bad..."

"Croa-Croa-Croa!"

"Phew..." Starlight sighed as she was glad this didn't turn out how she was expecting. She expected either a chase or an immediate Pokemon Battle. But thanks to Ash, that was avoided along with any potential conflict.

"If they have high domain over this jungle, doesn't that mean there's a main boss? Delta Toxicroak?" Goh said, believing there to be a Delta Toxicroak somewhere around.

"Probably. But it isn't shown on the map at all." However, Twilight could not fully confirm the existence of Delta Toxicroak in the jungle. It was only Croagunk. "I would ask Professor Pine, but she's not responding. Or anyone really..."

"It's only the jungle that's lively and the Mirage Forest we passed by. It's a bit too quiet, don't you think?" Goh felt uneasy with how silent Holon currently. At least, when it came to the settlements which weren't in sight.

"Settlement Alfa's the nearest to the jungle from what I hear. Did any of you see it?" Ash asked, but he would soon receive headshakes from his friends. "Hmm...Something's up."

"Croa. Croagunk." A Croagunk would then grab Ash by the arm, holding back the flames to inflict no damage on him. The Delta Pokemon would then tug on his arm as if it needed something from Ash.

"Yeah, what's up?"

"Pika?" Pikachu would approach the Croagunk, choosing to be the best translator he could possibly be.

"Croa...Croa-Croagunk."

"Pi?!" From hearing Croagunk's words, Pikachu would suddenly jerk back along with Espeon and Grookey.

"What is it, Pikachu?" Ash asked, wondering what Pikachu heard that would spark a reaction from him and the other two Pokemon.

"Pika! Pikachu!" Pikachu would then run ahead, prompting Ash to do the same. Ash knew that Pikachu was right on the nose to lead him somewhere based on what the Croagunk shared. It was proof of their almighty bond.

"Ash! Wait!" Twilight stood up before using her magic to wrap everything as fast as she could. The Croagunk would follow Ash and Pikachu, knowing something of great value that was too eager not to discover. Twilight, Goh and Starlight would soon follow them to whatever the Croagunk had found.

With one Croagunk being ahead to lead the way and Pikachu being behind, they would pass by familiar areas, retreading their steps. From what Ash and the others could make of this interaction, it could relate to the eerie silence in Holon at the moment. Only the Pokemon made it lively, enjoying their Delta abilities and using them in whatever which way they could.

They would jump over lakes and pass through vines with the strength of Pikachu's Iron Tail and the flames from the Delta Croagunk who would torch them upon contact. Naturally, since this was a jungle, a colossal waterfall could be seen nearby. Ash's group would carefully scale upwards on the higher parts of this jungle, hearing the crashing waves from the waterfall.

The higher they went, the more they noticed how the clouds were closer than expected. Twilight would be the first to notice this before everyone else did. "We're getting closer to those clouds than we thought...We haven't been travelling for that long, have we?"

"Not really. Maybe this part of the jungle is just that high?" Goh shrugged, unable to clearly answer this. The higher they went, the closer they got to the end as they were just near the waterfall from this distance. The Croagunk, thankfully, weren't leading them to their doom or even leading them to a Delta Toxicroak. Instead, it led to something far greater.

They reached the summit of the jungle which was nestled between a large palm tree and a Tropius that was peacefully sleeping next to it. And upon reaching this summit, they would witness the grandiose yet warped sight before then.

Settlement Foxtrot, Settlement Oscar and other Settlements could be seen at a lower level. The settlements had been found but they were not placed in their usual locations. In fact, the Holon Desert was not where it was supposed to be. It was at the East, housing the Holon Pyramid as always while the Holon Grasslands were at the West.

These two biomes had been stretched out while the settlements were misplaced, surrounded by what seemed to be a spiral of magic with strange symbols emanating out of them. Something was definitely not right.

"W-What is this?!" Twilight stammered. "When did the main Holon Settlement get down there?!"

"They're all surrounded by some weird magical force...and look at that great crater!" Starlight would even notice how they were all within an astronomically large crater. "And how did these biomes all end up here?"

"Is this because of the world and universe expanding?!" Goh gasped.

"No. It's something different." Ash shook his head, gazing at the magic. "That might be our answer. All of that weird magic around it...Croagunk. If you do have a Delta Toxicroak...is it there?"

"Croagunk." The Croagunk confirmed it. The existence of the Delta Toxicroak could be found over at that assortment of settlements and the larger crater.

"That must mean Professor Pine is there too!" Twilight took out her Xtransceiver, attempting to call the professor once more. However, not only did she receive no response at all once again, but the cause behind it was revealed. The Xtransceiver would glitch out in response to the sudden flare of magic from that massive crater. "So...That magical field's been blocking communications."

"Who did this?" Starlight wondered. "Is it someone we know? Maybe a vampire?!"

"Only one way to find out. Don't worry, Croagunk. We'll get your boss back and find a way to put everything back to how it was." Ash reassured as he and the Croagunk would now work alongside each other. And with the help of the Delta Croagunk, they might possibly find out who is behind this.

"We can't ever catch a break, can we?" Starlight sighed. "Well, we had a few months of peace until Hearth's Warming passed so I can't complain. But how are we going to get down there? That spiral of magic looks pretty aggressive and we could risk falling in that massive crater."

"Leave that to me." Twilight smiled as she would deal with the magical spiral that shielded the massive area. "I'm not sure what those symbols are, but with Rift Magic, I can sort this out. As for when we get in there...let's head for the main Holon Settlement first."

"Gotcha! Let's go, Dragonite!" Ash would send out his Dragonite for aerial control.

"Dragonite!"

"Go, Flygon!" And Goh would go straight for his Flygon.

"Flygon!"

"Croagunk. You'll all be with me." Twilight would outline the Delta Croagunk in a telekinetic hold to bring them down. Meanwhile, Espeon and Grookey would hop on the backs of Dragonite and Flygon while Starlight would levitate herself. They were all set to enter this mishmash of settlements and the massive crater.

But unbeknownst to them all, they were being watched. Right near the waterfall, an eye would pop out of the rocks, spotting Ash's group while hiding in plain sight, blending in with the environment. This eye would then multiple, camouflaging on whatever it appeared as multiple eyes would be viewing this group and their eventual descent into the areas.

The eyes would then turn into draconic mouths, giggling eerily without any nearby Pokemon noticing. Afterwards, the many mouths that were scattered across the jungle would speak.

"Finally, they've found it. The famous Ash Ketchum and Princess Twilight Sparkle will arrive here after all. Oh, and I suppose their two lesser-known sidekicks as well." The voices said, referring to Goh and Starlight as sidekicks. Though they could not hear the mouths, Goh and Starlight would sneeze, feeling like someone was talking about them. "I can't wait for them to show up. We're going to have a truly fun game when they get here."

This mysterious voice would then vanish along with the mouths. Likely, it came from the same area where all the settlements could be seen. No one knew why this was the case. At least, no one at the higher biomes. This was certainly not Jirachi's doing but another powerful force. Ash and his friends would get to the bottom of this as the journey continues.

Chapter 4 End.

Comments

[ArcticAce01]

Hopefully, They will be ok when they go see what is going on

[Zeprto678]

Maybe each of them could catch a Delta Pokémon of their own?

[Rider09]

many eyes? who could it be?