Pokemon and neon colored ponies, do I have to say more.
Jake is an average college student studying chemistry. But even as an average college student, he finds time to enjoy his hobby of Pokemon. Jake has played every Pokemon game. He collects Pokemon cards to sell to people who might want them while keeping some. Jake could never get enough Pokemon. He would even dream some days that he was a Pokemon trainer and hero. One day while playing Pokemon XD, his screen went black. Jake at first just thought the power went out, but his screen started to go to static. A hand comes out and pulls him into the T.V. Jake is pulled into a multicolored dimension, where he meets the Draconequues, Discord. Discord tells him his home planet is in need of a hero. Discord said that he has been searching for days for one. He tells Jake that he is the one he's been looking for to save his world. Jake accepts to be the hero and with a flash blacks out. When Jake wakes, he finds himself in a new world. He also discovers that he now has six poke balls and a strange metal full arm brace with an optic piece on the left side of his body. With a little exploring, he finds that he is now longer on Earth but a world of neon colored ponies. Now with Discord as his guide, Jake must train his Pokemon team and defeat a dark evil that wishes to destroy Equestria using dark Pokemon. Along the way, Jake will make friends, evolve his Pokemon, catch new ones, and maybe find something special.
*** Note: 'M' rating is only for 'sex' tag, which will be present much further in the story. Other than that the story rates around 'T' to 'E' Pokemon is owned and copyrighted by Nintendo and The Pokemon Company. I own nothing of Pokemon Cover Art by my brother
Jake sat listening to his college lecture course. He ran his hand through his short red hair as he leaned back in his chair and listened to his professor's lecture on chemistry. Jake took notes every so often when the teacher brought something up that might be useful to remember. He blinked his sea green eyes as a yawn came out of his mouth. He continued to lean back and look at the clock on the wall. It was nearly time for class to end and the weekend to begin. He heard the professor stopping and said goodbye to the class. He packed up his backpack and threw it over his shoulder. He pulled his phone from his jeans and placed the headphones back into his ears. He walked out of the college of science and headed back to his dorm.
Jake was a second-year, twenty-year-old, college student working on getting a career in chemistry. He stood about 6', which was average for height in his family. He lived on campus, so with his last class down, he was walking back to his dorm. Jake kept his eyes on the sidewalk in front of him as a yawn escaped his mouth again. He stopped at the crosswalk and waited for the signal to turn to 'walk.' As Jake waited, he searched through his phone to which song to listen to next. He clicked one and saw the light turn. Jake walked across and made it back to his dorm. He went through the security doors and made his way up to his room. His hand reached in and pulled out a pair of keys. Jake moved his hands till he found the key he needed to open the door to his room. He slipped the key into the lock and turned it. His hand grabbed the handle as the other took the key from the lock. Once inside, Jack closed the door and set down his stuff. He sat on his desk chair as he pulled out his homework.
After he had finished it all with the best of his ability, he needed a break. He looked down at the GameCube he had brought from home with his Xbox One and PS4. He clicked it open and grabbed Pokemon XD. One thing that many people knew about Jake was his love for Pokemon. He had every game that the Pokemon company produced. He collected the cards when he got money from his divorced parents. He sold off cards he didn't need to get some more spare cash. He placed the small game disk in the machine and turned it on. He moved his seat over and clicked on his T.V. Jake smiled when the GameCube loading screen came on. He picked up the game where he left off. Jake played through it and let his imagination wander. Jake always wonder what it would be like to be a real Pokemon trainer, but also to be a hero. He laughed as he continued to play on.
After a while, the T.V. went black. Huh, that's weird. He got up and started to check to make sure nothing got pulled from it, but as looked around, every electronic was out. Nothing in his room was working. Ok this is strange, I wonder if it's affecting anybody else. Jake grabbed his keys and went towards the door out of his room until he heard his name whispered out to him.
"Jake."
Jake froze in place as the hairs on his body stood on end. He turned back as his T.V. came on. But all it was, was static. He walked over and tried turning it off, but nothing he did worked. He looked around to see everything was still off. It sent more shivers riding down his spine. Again he heard his name called out in a whisper.
"Jake."
He backed up away from his T.V. Oh crap now I feel like I just entered the movie The Ring. He kept backing up until he touched his back to the wall of his room. He watched the T.V., and his eyes turned to pinpricks as a hand, made of static, came out of it. This isn't happening, I'm just dreaming. He blinked and pinched himself, but nothing was working. Ok, I'm not dreaming, this is real.
"Jake."
"What do you want?" Asked Jake
"You."
"What?"
Jake didn't get an answer as the arm grabbed him and held him tight. Jake tried to struggle against the grip, but it was too tight for him to do a thing. He screamed out, but nobody came. The arm moved back towards the T.V. pulling Jake with it. He couldn't believe what was happening to him. Once Jack was close to his T.V., the hand quickly pulled him in.
***
Jake opened his eyes to see he was floating in mid-air. He looked around to see a multitude of colors all around him. To Jake, it was like he was tripping on a whole new level, even though he never did a drug in his life. This is getting stranger and stranger. He kept floating around till a figure came up. Jake could see this figure was an amalgamation of different pieces body parts. He had a bat wing, a bird wing, a lion's paw, an eagle's talon, a goat foot, a dragon's foot and dragon's tail. His body shaped like that of a snake. He walked up to Jake and with a snap of his fingers, Jake was standing back on solid ground. The figure smiled, but it was too creepy to be a friendly smile. So it caused shivers to run down Jake's spine.
"Sorry, Fluttershy always says I should work on my smile," Said the figure in a modest male voice.
"Who are you?" Asked Jake
"I'm Discord, Lord of Chaos back on my homeworld of Eques." He said
"What are you?" Asked Jake
"Not a bad idea to get everything out of the way. I'm what is known as a Draconequues. We were once a race of creatures that could control chaos magic. The reason that I look like Frankenstein's monster." Said Discord
"So where you the one who brought me into my T.V." Said Jake
"Yes, but we are no longer anywhere near your plain of existence. We are in my plain of existence, the Chaos Realm." Said Discord
"Mind explaining why you freaked the hell out of me back in my dorm and when I can go back to my dorm." Said Jake
Discord rubbed his beard that hung from his chin. He closed his eyes as let out a sigh. "Sadly I need to ask for your help. You see my world is under attack by a dark presence that no one on my planet can understand. I guess I should explain what I'm getting at."
"That'd be great." Said Jake
"Two years ago, Eques was at relative peace. All the nations weren't trying t fight for new land to conquer, that all changed when a dark presence appeared in the deserts of Zebrica. This force was unlike any seen in the history of dark presences. Trust me when I say Eques has plenty of those appearances running around on a daily basis. But this one was different because it used a weapon never seen." Said Discord
"What kind of weapon?" Asked Jake
Discord snapped his eagle claw, and a portion of the field became a movie screen. The screen lit up, and Jake's eyes widened. He watched as dark versions of the Pokemon, he knew and loved were attacking different species of creatures. They ranged from ponies, griffons, zebras and other mystical creatures. The Pokemon kept attacking, and no matter what these creatures did, they couldn't do a thing to stop them. Discord snapped his fingers, and the screen disappeared.
"Now you see why I need your help. You see, Princess Celestia tasked me with finding a hero who knew how to deal with these new weapons. I found myself coming to your planet of Earth. I happen to find myself near your dorm when I happen to hear your thoughts about being something called a Pokemon trainer and a hero. I watched you play your game and saw the same creatures you were using on that screen. You knew them so well, so I knew you were the one to save my world." Said Discord
"Wait let's hold on a second here. You're telling all you know about me is my dream to be a Pokemon trainer and a hero. That's about it, and now you hope that I'll save your world from a dark presence using Shadow Pokemon." Said Jake
"Well, I was hoping you would accept without considering that I just picked you first since I didn't want to search your whole planet for a hero." Said Discord
"That figures, but can I ask why this Princess Celestia told you to come to Earth." Said Jake
"She told me only the inhabitants of planet Earth would be able to understand this new threat and how to defeat it." Said Discord
"Now, what if I don't help." Said Jake
"Then my world will fall into darkness as I fear that I have run out of time. It took me longer than I thought to merge a line from the Chaos Realm to Earth. So my planet's only hope and all the creatures that call it home rest on your shoulders." Said Discord
"Man, talk about giving a guy an enormous burden. But it has always been a dream of mine to be a Pokemon trainer and be the hero like all the Pokemon games, I've played. But I still have a family even if it isn't in the best of conditions. But again, thinking that if I don't choose to help, a whole planet will fall into darkness. Huh, what a burdened you sure can drop on one man's shoulders." Said Jake
Discord just shrugged his shoulder as Jake sighed. He looked down at his hands as he closed them into fists. Do I even have a life back on Earth? My mother and father had a bitter divorce that even bringing them together results in screaming and fighting. I'm an only child, so I have no family to call my own. But I still have my college life but is it going anywhere. I've been struggling with whether or not I feel like the path I'm on is the one I want to be on. Jake released his fist as he sighed and turned back to Discord.
"Discord, I accept your offer. I shall be your world's hero." Said Jake
Discord smiled as he snapped his fingers and a new portal opened up. Discord flew in front of it.
"This will take you to my world, but be warned. Once you step into this portal, there is no turning back. You will be forever a resident of Eques." Said Discord
Jake walked up to portal before closing his eyes. He opened them and looked up at Discord.
"Nothing back on Earth can change my mind." Said Jake
"Great to hear my friend. Now, onward towards becoming my world's hero and Pokemon trainer." Said Discord
Jake just took a breath before jumping into the portal. Discord smiled as he looked at the entrance. Well done Celestia, but how you knew this kid would choose to take this route makes me wonder about you more and more. But never the less, I've got him, and now maybe Eques has a chance to survive the darkness of this new evil. I hope Celestia was right about him. Discord walked in as the portal closed up behind him.
Jake's eyes slowly blinked open. He did it a few times as the light from the sun caused pain to his eyes. After a while, Jake's pupils had dilated to the light, and he was able to have them open all the way. He shook his head as he looked around. Jake could see that he was in a large clearing with only a few trees around him. He pushed himself up and started to stretch out. Well at least I didn't die jumping through the portal. He grabbed his shoulders, but as he was clutching his right shoulder, he noticed something was very different with his left hand. He looked down to see it covered with a metal exoskeleton. It reminded him of the Snag Machine from Pokemon XD. It was the same design as well. Why the hell do I have the Snag Machine? He then left something hooked over his left ear also and pulled it off to see the same Aura Reader from the game.
"Like your new look."
Jake back to see Discord floating over to him.
"I wouldn't consider a metal arm and optic piece a change to my plain t-shirt and sports shorts." Said Jake
"Sorry, I can't give some more stylish clothes. I'm not a fashion designer. So you'll have to ask somepony who is." Said Discord
"Why 'somepony' and not someone?" Asked Jake
"Oh, somepony is the correct wording here in Equestria. As you will find out Jake, this isn't exactly Earth." Said Discord
"Ok, now to more important matters, what is with giving me the Snag Machine and Aura Reader." Said Jake
"Ok." Discord snapped in a piece of paper and a pair of glasses. "The machine on your arm is called a Snag Machine, and the optical part is your Aura Reader. They will help you on your journey to fight this dark presence."
"That's all." Said Jake
"That's all." Said Discord
"That wasn't helpful at all. You told me nothing more than what I knew already." Said Jake
"Well, that's all the page in my hand has on it." Said Discord
Jake just grabbed his hair as he looked at the Lord of Chaos. How did I get stuck with him? Jake stuck his hands in his pockets, but as he was doing so, his left hand rubbed across something on his pants. He pulled up his shirt to see an attachment to his pants that held six Poke Balls. No, freaking way! Real Poke Balls. He picked one up and pressed the middle button. It enlarged to a full-size Poke Ball. He ran his finger over it. This still seems so unreal. Discord came over and looked over his shoulder
"I see you found your team." Said Discord
"My team." Said Jake
"Well, you need a team to face the dark presence's Shadow Pokemon. So I gave your perfect Pokemon team of your own." Said Discord
"Why do I have the feeling that you lied about just picking me because I was the first human you saw. That in truth, someone, I mean somepony, told you to find me," said Jake with a deadpan look on his face.
"I have no idea what you are talking about," said Discord with a scrunched up face and eyes darting back and forth.
"Right, now mind telling me who you gave me." Said Jake
"Why not see for yourself. Click the button on your Aura Reader." Said Discord
Jake shrank the Poke Ball and placed it back with the others and lifted his hand up and touched the button on the optic piece and it clicked on. A little screen appeared over his eye. It came to life as it powered on. Jake looked over to see Discord snap another piece of paper into existence, as well as, his glasses. Really. He cleared his throat before speaking.
"The Aura Reader is an optic piece that allows trainers to watch over their Pokemon. It allows the Pokemon trainer also to see the power of your opponents Pokemon as well. It will give you stats about what has happened to your Pokemon. To see your team, just click the arrows on the side of the optic to scroll through your team. To power off the Aura Reader, press the middle button again." Said Discord
Jake found the divots next to the power button. He pressed it, and Eevee came up. Now on the screen was Eevee's stats as bars and the gender of my Eevee, which happened to be female. Jason clicked over to the next one to see a female Mareep. Next was a female Ralts, a female Espurr, a female Zorua, and a female Cyndaquil. It was six of Jake's favorite Pokemon, but Jake wondered how Discord even knew how he liked these six Pokemon. But Jake knew not to question a crazy creature that's the god of chaos.
"I'm not going to ask how you found that I like these Pokemon, but I am going to question why they are all female." Said Jake
"I didn't know you were gender-specific." Said Discord
Jake clicked the button on my Aura Reader, shutting it off. "Well, you don't have to be testy about it. The only Pokemon I care about gender is Espurr because I love the female Meowstic more."
"I'm glad now we should move forward. We have things to do, partner." Said Discord
"Partners, when did we agree to be partners." Said Jake
"Tell me, do you have a clue how to survive in a world that isn't Earth." Said Discord
Jake was silent as he opened his mouth to respond, but closed it. He placed his finger on his chin before opening his mouth but immediately closing it. He sighed as he had nothing. "Your right."
"Now you see why we're partners." Said Discord
"I see, but I'm not sure I want to be. But I don't have much of a choice since I have no idea how to survive in a world like yours. But before we become official partners, we shack on it," said Jake as he stretched out his left hand
"I can do that." Said Discord
Discord stretched out his lion's paw and took a grasp of Jake's hand. They had shaken each other's hands before a female scream echoed around them.
"What was that?" Asked Jake
"Somepony in need of help. Come on Jake, time to be a hero," said Discord doing a superhero pose.
"As long as you don't do stuff like that again." Said Jake
"Fine, now let's go." Said Discord
***
Discord hovered in the air as Jake ran on the ground. They came out to another clearing where dark smoke was hanging over something. The two stopped as they looked at the smoke.
"Let me guess. The dark presence that has been attacking your planet." Said Jake
"You would be correct." Said Discord
The smoke moved away, and Jake's eyes widened. Behind the smoke was a purple pony. What the? The purple pony had a sapphire mane with violet and rose streaks going through it. A set of wings sat on the pony's back with a horn on the head. A tattoo sat on her plot that was a star with white points coming out with smaller white stars around it.
"Twilight." Said Discord
"You know that purple pony." Said Jake
"Yes, that purple pony is Princess Twilight Sparkle." Said Discord
"You are too late. The princess is already ours." Said the smoke
"Well, sorry to burst your bubble. But we won't let you take Twilight." Said Discord
"Yeah, free the princess." Said Jake
"Fools, you think you can stop me." Said the smoke
"Well, I can't but my friend Jake can." Said Discord
"The strange hairless monkey is going to beat me." Said the smoke
"Hairless monkey, well that's a new one. But I'm a human, and I do hope you remember it." Said Jake
"Hm, human." Said the smoke
The smoked started to form together. Discord and Jake watched as the smoke created a human body. Now the smoke stood as a human, but still made of smoke.
"You didn't tell me they could do that." Said Jake
"Trust me. I had no idea that the smoke could either." Said Discord
"Enough talk, I must deliver the princess to my leader." Said the smoke
"Sorry creepy smoke person, I can't let you do that." Said Jake
"Then I'll have to defeat you." Said the smoke
The smoke human formed a Poke Ball into its hand. It tossed it out, and the Poke Ball opened, and a Shadow Porygon appeared. The smoke human threw out a Shadow Porygon. If I remember, Porygon is a Normal Type Pokemon, which means fighting is the only advantage, while ghost Pokemon can't even do a thing. But I don't have a Fighting Type. So let's see, he wants to play with a Normal Type Pokemon. Then I'll do the same. Jake pressed on his Aura Reader and pushed the arrows over to Eevee. Jake noticed a small number ranging from one to six. I wonder if the number in the corner corresponds to the Poke Ball that holds that Pokemon. Jake took his hand on the first Poke Ball and brought it up. He tossed it out.
"Go, Eevee!" Said Jake
The Poke Ball opened, and the white energy came out. It formed as Jake caught the Poke Ball. The light exploded, and there stood an Eevee.
"Eevee."
"One man, that is too cute." Said Jake
"Maybe you should suppress you girly outbursts till you have beaten the smoke human." Said Discord
"Hey, I was geeking out, not acting girly." Said Jake
"Could have fooled me." Said Discord
"If two have finished arguing, I think it's time we battle." Said the smoke human
Eevee and Porygon faced each other with Jake and Discord on one side and the smoke human on the other.
"Jake listen, your Aura Reader will give you everything you need to know about your foes Pokemon as well as your Pokemon. It will also give you all the moves your Pokemon have at their disposal." Said Discord
"Thanks, now let's see what I can get about this Porygon." Said Jake
Jake looked at the Porygon, and a set of bars appeared on the screen. Hm, Nothing unusual about that Shadow Porygon, which is also correct about Eevee. Hm, so Tackle and Tail Whip are her only moves. I have no idea what Porygon can do, so I'll have to watch him.
"Porygon, Tackle that Eevee." Said the smoke human
Porygon fly at Eevee as Eevee stood ready.
"Crap, what do I do." Said Jake
"Give your Eevee a command, like I don't know, dodge." Said Discord
"Oh right, this isn't the video game. This battle is more like the anime, which means I can tell Eevee to dodge. Eevee dodge Porygon's attack." Said, Jake
Eevee at the last second jumped out of the way.
"Now that's it Eevee. Man, this is better than any video game or daydream." Said Jake
"I think you should concentrate on the fight at hand because if you lose, we lose Twilight. Now get to work." Said Discord
"Right, Eevee use Tail Whip on Porygon, let's lower some of that defense." Said Jake
"Eevee."
Eevee began to wave around its tail, and a circle of energy appeared around it. Eevee shot the power at Porygon, which circled Porygon before disappearing.
"Well, that was interesting." Said Jake
"Check out Porygon on your Aura Reader, and you will see your move's effect." Said Discord
Jake did as he said and an arrow pointing down with the initials for defense next to it. "Interesting, so Aura Reader allows me to see stat changes."
"Yes, now get your head in the game." Said Discord
"Right, Eevee show that imposter Porygon what a real Pokemon can do, Tackle." Said Jake
Eevee ran at Porygon at full speed. It leaped into the air and struck Porygon. Jake cheered as Eevee landed perfectly fine.
"Excellent work Eevee." Said Jake
"Eevee."
"You think will that faze my Porygon, that is funny. Use Quick Attack to strike a blow to that Eevee." Said the smoke human
The Porygon fly towards Eevee, disappearing and reappearing before striking Eevee hard and forcing her to roll across the ground before Eevee got back up.
"Darn, that was a direct attack." Said Jake
"Jake another point I should bring up is the health of your Pokemon. Use your Aura Reader to see what I'm getting at." Said Discord
Jake looked at Eevee through his Aura Reader and saw a green meter turning into red meter "I see a green meter that has slightly transformed into a red meter."
"That's your Pokemon's health bar, never let it fall completely to red. I know you know what that means." Said Discord
"My Pokemon faints, and I lose the fight. Alright, but does that work for my opponent's Pokemon." Said Jake
"Sadly Jake, no, but you should be able to tell when your opponent's Pokemon is on the verge of losing." Said Discord
"Right, Eevee," Eevee looked back at Jake. "Time for another Tail Whip, let's bring down that defense."
Eevee charged another Tail Whip, but the smoke human wasn't going to allow that.
"Porygon, Quick Attack once more."
Porygon once again came at Eevee as she charged a Tail Whip. Jake saw the Porygon coming towards his Pokemon. Time to get her out of the way. Jake gave his order to Eevee.
"Eevee dodge." Eevee jumped away as Porygon reached her. Porygon looked around for his target. "Now finish your Tail Whip." Eevee landed and finished charging Tail Whip and sent it at Porygon. It caught Porygon and Jake smiled as Porygon's defense fell once more. "Now Tackle." Eevee ran forward and struck Porygon straight in the back. Porygon fell to the ground as Eevee landed on the other side.
"Now that's how we get it done." Said Jake
"Excellent work." Said Discord
The smoke human growled as Porygon got up. Eevee readied herself, and Jake watched as a new move appeared, Eevee had learned Quick Attack. How did Eevee already learn Quick Attack.
"Eevee felt the love you had for her and created a bond with you. Through that bond, Eevee learned a new move to help you." Said Discord
"Were you reading my thoughts." Said Jake
"Just this one time." Said Discord
"Well don't plan on doing it anymore, that's too creepy. But besides the point, Eevee let's try out your new move. Go Eevee use Quick Attack." Said Jake
Eevee started to run faster and faster, slowly inching closer and closer to Porygon. Porygon tried to do something. But it was too weak to do anything. Eevee jumped into the air and struck Porygon in the chest, which sent it barreling towards the ground. It crashed into the dirt and fainted. Jake cheered as Eevee had won. Discord smiled as the smoke human just growled.
"Yes, my first real life Pokemon battle and I won." Eevee ran up and jumped into Jake's arm. "You did great as well Eevee."
"Eevee, Eev."
"Don't get too excited Jake the human. You haven't seen the last of us." Said the smoke
"Yeah smoky, well I'm here to stay." Said, Jake
"Ha, funny to think you can stop us. But you haven't seen the last of Team Catastrophe." Said the smoke human
The smoke being turned back into smoke before disappearing. Team Catastrophe, I swear that has to be the worst Pokemon villain team name ever. Jake just shook his head as he let down Eevee and stroked her head before placing her back in her Poke Ball and placing it on his belt. He walked over and looked at the knocked out pony.
"I guess this proves I'm not on Earth anymore." Said Jake
"At least you saved her from Team Catastrophe's clutches." Said Discord
"But why did Team Catastrophe need, um, Twilight." Said Jake
"Team Catastrophe have been trying to get the princesses of Equestria ever since they appeared. It seems they need them for something, but what is still a mystery." Said Discord
"Well, now what do we do?" Asked Jake
"We take her back to her home in Ponyville." Said Discord
Jake watched as Discord started to float ahead. Jake looked at him and the pony. You have to be kidding me. He's making me carry the pony princess. He bent down and picked her up and held her like he would a new bride. Luckly enough she doesn't weigh that much. He saw Discord waving him forward.
"Discord why are you making me carry the princess." Said Jake
"Because you're the hero and I'm just the sidekick. The hero is the one that always saves the princess. I'm here to give moral support." Said Discord
Twilight's lavender eyes opened to see the world around her. She moved her hooves and felt the comfort of her covers. She got up and rubbed her head as she looked around. How did I get in my room? She slowly got out of bed and stretched out her body. But a pain came to her head. Gosh, what did I do to my head? Twilight rubbed the spot and found a nice bruise sitting on her head. Oh that hurts, but how did I get it? Twilight closed her eyes as she rubbed her chin with her hoof. A lightbulb popped into her head as he realized what had happened. I was on the wooded trails next to Ponyville trying to figure out Team Catastrophe. When I heard a snap, and I blacked out after that. But that doesn't explain how I got back home or in my bed. Twilight looked to see her door open, and her assistant, Spike, came in. His purple and green scales still the same as she remembered them.
"Good Twilight your up. I was worried when Discord and some hairless monkey calling himself Jake, appeared at the front door with you knocked out."Said Spike
"I guess a Team Catastrophe grunt got the better of me, wait, a hairless monkey." Said Twilight
"Yeah, he's calling himself Jake, whatever that is." Said Spike
A smile grew on Twilight's face as a new creature was standing right in her library. She ran down the stairs causing Spike to spin in place and fall to the floor. Twilight trotted down the stairs and couldn't believe her eyes. There sitting on her couch was a hairless monkey. She ran forward and jumped onto the sofa and started to poke the hairless monkey. Jake, the hairless monkey, looked over at the lavender pony poking him with her hoof.
"Could you please stop with the poking." Said Jake
She screamed as jumped off the couch causing Discord and Fluttershy, the butter yellow Pegasus with the overly sizeable pink mane, to come into the room. Twilight poked her head up and spoke.
"You can talk Equestrian." Said Twilight
"More like you're speaking English." Said Jake
"In truth both answers are right." Said Discord
"Amazing." Twilight started to use her wings to fly around Jake and poke him. "You are simply an amazing creature for whatever a Jake is."
"What, did you call me a Jake." Said Jake
"Yes, my assistant Spike says that's what you call yourself." Said Twilight
"No, Jake is my name. I'm what's called a human." Said Jake
"But aren't you still a hairless ape." Said Twilight
"Well, I guess that's not completely off, but I do wish you neon colored ponies would stop calling me a hairless ape or monkey. I mean, sure humans are related to primates, but..." Jake stopped as he heard scratching on paper. He turned to see the lavender pony writing everything he said down. "Are you writing down what I'm saying?"
"Yes, every word. Now if you would be so kind to continue your rant about humans and primates." Said Twilight
"Um, well as I was saying, humans and monkeys do share similar traits. But we are two entirely different species. So I would like it if you would no longer call me a hairless Monkey and call me by my real name, Jake." Said Jake
"Understood, by the way, my name is Princess Twilight Sparkle. The newest princess to the nation of Equestria." Said Twilight
"Yeah, your dragon assistant and your friend Fluttershy told me all about you." Said Jake
"I'm glad which means, I can ask you plenty of questions about you. Like, what do you eat, what are your favorites colors, can you use magic, where do you come from, and so much more."
Jake was pushed near the edge of the couch as Twilight was right in his face with a broad smile. Jake darted his eyes back and forth as sweat came down his face. Suddenly, Twilight was lifted into the air and floated away from him.
"No worries Twilight. Jake will happily answer all your questions when all our friends come over. But in the meantime, try not to scare your savior." Said Discord
"Ok, I think, wait, savior." Said Twilight
"Oh yes, Discord and Jake were telling Spike and me how they saved you from Team Catastrophe." Said Fluttershy
"But how Team Catastrophe is using some weapon we've never seen before." Said Twilight
"Well, then it's a good thing I know how to fight them." Said Jake
"I don't understand how you would be able to fight them." Said Twilight
"Jake why don't show Twilight, how you won." Said Discord
Jake pulled off one of his Poke Balls and tossed it up. It opened and revealed Eevee. As soon as Twilight laid eyes on Eevee, her eyes widened and began to twitch. She began to scream at the top of her lungs.
"Why do you have one of those weapons?" Asked Twilight
"Calm down Twilight. These aren't the same Pokemon." Said Fluttershy
"Pokemon." Said Twilight
"The weapons Team Catastrophe is using are called Pokemon. Well, they are more like dark versions of Pokemon. These are the actual Pokemon." Said Jake
"You know Team Catastrophe Pokemon are like shadows of real Pokemon. Maybe we should call them Shadow Pokemon." Said Discord
"Not a bad name, considering I already knew that." Said Jake
"So these Pokemon, as you called them, are on our side." Said Twilight
"Yes, they are," said Fluttershy stroking Eevee's head.
"So I suppose you can control your Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Control is such a harsh word. I would say my Pokemon, and I are more like partners. I make sure they are safe and in turn help me when I call upon them." Said Jake
"How many of these Pokemon do you have with you?" Asked Twilight.
"Including Eevee, I have six Pokemon." Said Jake
"Six Pokemon altogether," said Twilight with twitchy eyes.
"Calm down Twilight. I will personally make sure our friend doesn't think about crossing any lines." Said Discord
"Thanks for the trust, Discord," said Jake with a deadpan look.
"Twilight come over and pet Eevee. You'll see how sweet she is and how she won't hurt us like the Shadow Pokemon of Team Catastrophe." Said Fluttershy
Twilight slowly approached Eevee. Sweat rolled down her face as she approached the Pokemon. Once she stood in front of Eevee, she raised a hoof up to rub Eevee's head. I can't believe that I'm going to pet the very weapon that has been destroying Equestria and all the nations of Eques. But it doesn't look like anything that Team Catastrophe uses. Twilight rested her hoof on Eevee's and started to stroke her head.
"Eevee, Eev."
"See, Eevee is such a sweet creature." Said Fluttershy
"You're right Fluttershy. She's nothing like Team Catastrophe's Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Ah, somepony should take a picture." Said Discord
Soon the door opened up, and Twilight's friends came in. First into the room was the bouncing off the wall, utterly pink pony, Pinkie Pie. Followed by the high-class white unicorn with the violet curled mane, Rarity. Rainbow Dash, the speedster cyan Pegasus with the rainbow mane, flew on inside. Last in was the western earth pony with the orange fur and blond mane and old Stetson, Applejack. Twilight walked up to them and gave them each a hug.
"Twilight we were so worried when we heard the news." Said Rarity
"Yeah, ya ok Sugarcube." Said Applejack
"Yes, lucky for me Discord and Jake were there to help." Said Twilight
The ponies looked behind them to see Jake and Discord waving at them. They looked back at Twilight, and she quickly explained everything before the ponies introduced themselves to Jake.
"So Twilight now, that all our friends are here. You can ask Jake all the questions you want." Said Discord
A board smile plastered itself on Twilight's face as she brought up a scroll and quill pen. "Oh, I sure will."
Jake felt a shiver down his spine. Well, that wasn't creepy at all.
***
Jake sat back on the sofa as he stroked Eevee's head. He gave a happy sigh as it was over. Jake had told the girls everything, from Earth, the history of his people, about himself and Pokemon. He left out the fact that back on Earth, Pokemon was just a game. He had also answered every question that popped into Twilight's head. Twilight had happily gone through scroll after scroll writing every word Jake told her. Filled scrolls sat around her like a tornado had just passed over her. She finally set the last paper down and started to compile them all together before paper clipping them and placing them on her desk.
"I'm impressed you got that much info from everything I told you." Said Jake
"Well, I need thorough notes when I report this all to Princess Celestia." Said Twilight
"Um, yeah. Twilight you don't mind telling about your world. While you were out, I was explaining myself to Fluttershy and Spike. I was hoping to get some info from Fluttershy, but you came down, and well you remember all that." Said Jake
"No problem." Said Twilight
Twilight started to tell Jake all about Equestria. She spoke about the princesses who rule over the land. The princesses are a pony race known as Alicorns. An Alicorn was the combination of all three species of ponies that inhabited Equestria. The princesses are, Princess Celestia who raises the sun, her sister Princess Luna who raises the moon, and the niece of Celestia and Luna, Princess Cadance who watches over the love of ponies. Twilight was the newest and hadn't figured out what she was a princess of yet. Twilight also talked about the three races that existed on Equestria. The unicorn, which had the talent of magic thanks to the horn on their heads, the Pegasi who dealt with the weather and the earth pony, who dealt with the land.
"So did you get it all." Said Twilight
"I think so, but can ask another question." Said Jake
"Sure." Said Twilight
"What's up with the tattoos on each of your butts." Said Jake
Twilight looked at her cutie mark and smiled. "Jake these 'tattoos' as you called it are called cutie marks. They appear on our plot when we find out talent. Mine is for my natural ability in magic."
"Mine darling is for my eye of fashion," said Rarity pointing out her three diamond cutie mark.
"The butterflies of my cutie mark mean my love for caring for animals. It also always me to understand what they say." Said Fluttershy
"The cloud with the rainbow lightning bolt coming out means my love for speed and competition." Said Rainbow
"As ya probably guess from mine, I farm apples," said Applejack looking at her cutie mark.
"Oh, my balloons mean my love for making ponies smile and parties. Which reminds me, I have to plan your 'Welcome to Ponyville' Party." Said Pinkie
Pinkie jumped up from her seat and bounced out the door.
"Is she always that hyper." Said Jake
"Yes, she is darling." Said Rarity
"Also try not to understand Pinkie Pie. She is a mystery that no pony can figure out. Trust me. You'll know it when you see it." Said Twilight
"Jake, can I see the rest of your Pokemon." Said Fluttershy
"Sure." Said Jake
Eevee jumped off his lap, and Jake took off the other five Poke Balls. He tossed them up into the air and they each opened. The white energy came down and formed each Pokemon. The energy exploded off them, and there his Pokemon stood, in front of the ponies in the library. Fluttershy just went up and looked at them all.
"So what are their names, Jake?" Asked Fluttershy
"From left to right, you have Eevee, Mareep, Ralts, Espurr, Zorua, and Cyndaquil." Said Jake
"So cute." Said Fluttershy
"I have to say so too." Said Jake
"Don't tell me you're going to go all girly again." Said Discord
"I told you, I was geeking out, and no I wasn't planning on it." Said Jake
"So Jake, you say Pokemon have many different types, which types do you have." Said Twilight
"Well, Eevee is a Normal Type, Mareep is an Electric Type, Ralts is both a Psychic and Fairy type, Espurr is a Psychic Type, Zorua is a Dark Type, and Cyndaquil is a Fire Type." Said Jake
"Sounds like ya got a strong team." Said Applejack
"Sure do." Said Jake
"So you think you can defeat Team Catastrophe and their Shadow Pokemon with your team of Pokemon." Said Rarity
"With these six Pokemon by my side, I know I can." Said Jake
The Pokemon made their noises as a response to Jake. He jumped into the air and cheered that he was a real trainer now with actual Pokemon. The girls smiled and giggled at Jake. His Pokemon team was as happy as he was as they spoke out about it. But Discord sat looking at Jake and his Pokemon team. I hope you can do it, Jake. Many trails are ahead of you. Trails that will truly test if you are the hero Eques needs. They will also check to see if you truly can master these Pokemon. Only time will tell if you can pass these trails.
Jake stood in Fluttershy's small cottage. Jake's eyes absorbed all he could about the earthy cottage. Holes and bird houses sat inside telling Jake about all the animals that lived in the cabin. Jake also saw all types of food bowls, which said that Fluttershy feeds many different animals. Medical supplies sat on a few shelves with books about animal care next to them. The last thing was a large drawer that he could only believe where Fluttershy kept all of the food her animals ate.
Jake was at the earthy cottage because Fluttershy was making food for his Pokemon. Jake needed a different type of food altogether to feed his Pokemon. They had been spending the whole day trying different recipes for each Pokemon. Fluttershy had examined them and started to experiment to find the perfect blend for each of them. At least I don't have to worry about them starving. Jake looked as Fluttershy came out with a few bowls on each of her wings.
"Jake you wouldn't mind getting the other two dishes in the kitchen." Said Fluttershy
"Ok." He said
He walked into the kitchen and grabbed the last two pet dishes. He walked out and got the door for Fluttershy. They walked out and watched as Jake's Pokemon played around with each other. Fluttershy's animal friends kept their distance as they were unsure what to think of the new alien animals. Eevee and Zorua were chasing each other. Espurr was intensely looking at a flower in her hands. Ralts seemed to watch Eevee and Zorua play. Cyndaquil was just resting in the grass, basking in the rays of the sunlight. Mareep was exploring some of Fluttershy's yard.
"Time to eat." Said Jake
The Pokemon stopped what they were doing and came running over. Jake helped Fluttershy get the food bowls off her wings and set them down on the ground.
"Enjoy, Fluttershy's been working hard to make this food for you." Said Jake
"Oh it was nothing, I make plenty of food for my animal friends from scratch. I hope you all enjoy." Said Fluttershy
The Pokemon made their Pokemon noises as a response to Fluttershy. They each went up to a bowl and started to eat. Jake and Fluttershy could see they were enjoying the meal as they happily ate what was in front of them.
"So Fluttershy, I have to ask. You can understand the sounds animals make. But can you understand what my Pokemon are saying." said Jake
"It seems my cutie mark doesn't give me that ability. I think it only allows me to understand the animals that live on Eques." Said Fluttershy
"Just had to ask, I wonder what Pokemon mean when they speak." Said Jake
***
Jake and Fluttershy drank some tea as they sat on the grass of her front yard. Fluttershy's animals friends had slowly accepted Jake's Pokemon. A few were even happy to play with them, especially Eevee and Zorua. Damn, all I would need is a Fennekin to make that the cutest thing ever. Ralts sat in Jake's lap with Espurr next to him with another flower in her hands. Mareep sat next to Fluttershy resting. Cyndaquil also snoozed away next to Fluttershy, who gently stroked her.
"You know, it strange to think these Pokemon are the same ones that Team Catastrophe have been using to attack us." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah." Said Jake
"Jake I have a question." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah." Said Jake
"Do Pokemon ever grow up?" Asked Fluttershy
"Yeah, but we trainers would call it evolving. You see once a Pokemon grows powerful enough. They evolve into a more powerful form. The forms of my Pokemon right now are their basic forms." Said Jake
"How many times can a Pokemon evolve?" Asked Fluttershy
"Now I should say this, some Pokemon never evolve. Now when a Pokemon can evolve, they either go one step up or two steps up." Said Jake
"So some Pokemon just stay the way they are or evolve once or twice." Said Fluttershy
"That's right." Said Jake
"Do any of your Pokemon Evolve?" Asked Fluttershy
"Yes, why don't we start with Eevee. You see Eevee has eight evolutions it can take. The first three you have to use either a Water Stone, Thunder Stone or Fire Stone to get them. Their names are Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon. The next two you have to get by leveling up Eevee at certain times of the day. Now both of these evolutions need you to have a great friendship with your Eevee. Umbreon, you must train Eevee at night, while Espeon you have to level up in the morning. Now to get another set of evolutions requires certain areas. To gain Leafeon, you must train Eevee next to a mossy rock, while Glaceon comes from training Eevee next to an ice rock. The last evolution, Sylveon, comes from giving Eevee lots of love and teaching it a fairy move. Once that's all done, it will evolve into Sylveon." Said Jake
"Interesting that one Pokemon could have so many different evolutions. So Jake, which would you like Eevee to evolve into." Said Fluttershy
"If I had to choose, Slyveon. Now let's move on and look at Zorua next. Zorua will evolve into Zoroak. So from Zorua, let's talk Ralts. Now Ralts is a particular case because of gender. You see each Ralts will evolve into Kirlia. Now pending if your Kirlia is male, you can use a Dawn Stone to evolve it into a Gallade. But all Ralts can evolve into Gardevoir. Espurr has the same case. You see all Espurr evolve into Meowstic. But the color scheme of Meowstic depends on the gender of Espurr. Now we move to Mareep. Mareep evolves in Flaaffy and Ampharos. Last is Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil will evolve into Quilava and Typhlosion." Said Jake
"Amazing that these creatures could do such a thing. So Jake, are you going to evolve them all." Said Fluttershy
"I have to if I want to have a fighting chance against Team Catastrophe and their Shadow Pokemon." Said Jake
"Jake how many Pokemon are there." Said Fluttershy
"802 Pokemon exist." Said Jake
"What?!" Said Fluttershy
"That's right." Said Jake
"That's crazy to think that many Pokemon exists." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah, it can be. But that's what makes Pokemon so interesting. That there are so many different Pokemon and they each can do so many different things." Said Jake
"Jake I have to ask, how do you use your Pokemon to defeat Team Catastrophe's Shadow Pokemon." Said Fluttershy
"Well, I use my Pokemon to battle the Shadow Pokemon." Said Jake
"You force them to fight." Said Fluttershy
"No, I would never do that. I want my Pokemon to know I stand with them so that they will stand next to me. It's a trainer's job to respect his Pokemon and, in turn, his Pokemon will respect him. It is my duty to know which Pokemon I should use in a fight and when to pull them out. I would never put any Pokemon in harm's way." Said Jake
Fluttershy looked at the Pokemon around her and back at Jake. He looked at her, and he smiled. She smiled back at him.
"You know Jake. I trust that you can help Eques. I also now that you won't put these beautiful creatures in any danger." Said Fluttershy
"Thanks, Fluttershy, now I have a question for you." He said
"What?" Asked Fluttershy
"You see I need somepony to make sure my team is healthy. I saw you had books about helping animals. You wouldn't mind being a nurse for my Pokemon." Said Jake
"Oh, Jake I wouldn't mind." Said Fluttershy
"Thanks, Fluttershy." Said Jake
Jake leaned back and rested in the grass of Fluttershy's front yard. He placed his hands behind his head as he looked up at the sky. He looked up at the beautiful blue sky. This world isn't that bad. Jake closed his eyes to take a gentle nap while his Pokemon played around with Fluttershy watching over them.
Jake held a book in his hands as he read over the words on the page. Twilight sat across from him munching down a sandwich. They were outside at one of the local cafes. The ponies of Ponyville had gotten used to Jake after Pinkie's party, which Jake loved. But he hadn't revealed his Pokemon to any pony outside the mane six and Spike. Ponies were still afraid about Pokemon. So Jake kept his team secret but let them run around the library when Twilight had it closed up and when he went over to Fluttershy's for visits.
Fluttershy had taken her job as Jake's nurse serious. She had made notes about the health of his Pokemon as to know what to check when Jake brought them in. She also still was making Jake's Pokemon food. So Jake had everything he needed to make sure his Pokemon were fed and healthy though he wondered how he could expand out his team. But he had no idea how that was even possible since Pokemon didn't roam around Eques.
Jake closed the book and set it down before stretching out his body.
"Twilight can I ask you something." Said Jake
"Sure." Said Twilight
"I've noticed that there aren't many stallions in Ponyville. Mind telling me why." Said Jake
"Well Jake, the reason is the birth rate of colts. You see the birth rate for colts in only 25%, while filly birth rate is 75%. So to compensate for this Celestia has allowed stallions to create herds. You see a herd is one stallion to the ratio of mares. The rate at this point right now is six mares to one stallion. So in turn, herds are 6:1. The reason for these herds is to raise the stallion population hopefully." Said Twilight
"Huh, well that's interesting." Said Jake
"So what is back on your planet?" Asked Twilight
"Well, back on Earth the ratio of male to female is half for each. It is also the rate for the gender of babies born. So humans stay in monogamy relationships." Said Jake
"Fascinating to think your people don't have to worry about the male population." Said Twilight
Jake just laughed to himself a little at how anything about his world could get a sparkle of desire for knowledge from Twilight. Jake just looked at the sky as he watched the pegasi flying around. I wonder what it would be like to fly through the air. I wish I had a Flying Type Pokemon so it could learn the move fly and let me swore through the sky. Jake was pulled from the heavens when he heard Twilight clear her throat.
"What are thinking about?" Asked Twilight
"Just what it would be like to soar through the sky." Said Jake
"Aren't humans able to fly?" Asked Twilight
"Sort of Twilight as you can see, we humans don't have wings like pegasi. But we did build machines called airplanes that do allow us to fly. We even made rockets, which enabled us to go into space and land on the moon." Said Jake
"Your people keep impressing me with each thing you tell me especially when you don't even have magic on your planet." Said Twilight
"I wouldn't say that is true. I believe the human imagination is our magic as it allows up to invent new things." Said Jake
"An interesting way to look at magic." Said Twilight
"Ha, yeah." Said Jake
The two had laughed a little before Jake spoke up again.
"Twilight how would the ponies of Ponyville react when I show them, my Pokemon team." Said Jake
"Why ask a question like that?" Asked Twilight
"Because, I feel that one day, I will have to show that I use Pokemon. I'm just wondering how the ponies would react." Said Jake
"I wish I knew Jake. Sure some ponies are still afraid of you even after Pinkie's party. But seeing you with Pokemon might scare them no matter what they think. But if that time comes, my friends and I will stand next to you." Said Twilight
"Thanks, Twilight, that means a lot." Said Jake
"Hey, you have proven to my friends and me you aren't like Team Catastrophe. You mean no harm to ponies or any creature of this planet. You are here to help us fight back against a threat that we can't fight. Maybe in time ponies will accept your Pokemon. But it will take time for the ponies of Ponyville to come around." Said Twilight
"In time is probably right." Said Jake
Jake leaned back as Twilight went back to eating her sandwich, but could see Jake was still uneasy. She placed her hoof gently onto his hand that rested on the table for support. Jake looked back at her as she looked at him.
"Jake, you need to stop worrying. My friends and I will never turn our backs on you. We will still be your friends no matter what happens when you show off your Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Thank you, Twilight." Said Jake
The two kept looking at each other before they started to break up and rub their necks with blush coming across their faces.
"That is too cute."
They both looked over to see Discord. Discord had a broad smile on his face and a wiggle in his eyebrow as he looked at Twilight and Jake.
"Discord what are you doing here?" Asked Twilight with a blush still across her face.
"Oh just watching the fun little show. If I knew you two would touch hands, I would have come at a later time." Said Discord
"Please Discord. Twilight was just trying to settle my concerns." Said Jack
"I'm sure that was what was happening," said Discord with a wiggle of his eyebrow.
Twilight looked away as more blush came across her face. Jake just pinched the bridge of his nose as Discord just laughed.
"I swear you take such a beautiful moment and turn it into something else." Said Jake
"What can I say." said Discord
Jake just shook his head at Discord. But they all perked up when they heard screaming. Soon Rarity and Applejack came running up as ponies ran for their lives.
"Rarity and Applejack, what the hay is going on?" Asked Twilight
"Team Catastrophe are here and attacking." Said Rarity
"Partner we could use your help and that team of yours." Said Applejack
Jake looked at the ponies around him, and the ponies that were running around like crazy. His gaze went down to Twilight, and she looked up at him. He looked deeply into her lavender eyes. I knew what he had to do. Jake clenched his fist as he looked at Discord.
"Discord, I'm going to need my stuff." Said Jake
Discord snapped his fingers, and Jake grabbed a bag that appeared. Jake opened the bag to see his Aura Reader, Snag Machine, and his Pokemon. He took out each and placed them on his body. Once he was ready, he looked at the ponies in front of him.
"Let's go save Ponyville." Said Jake
***
Jake, Applejack, Rarity, Twilight and Discord headed towards the center of Ponyville. When they arrived, they saw some of the buildings destroyed and a smoke figure laughing at the destruction and the scared ponies that were around. Jake stopped and placed his hand up to keep the girls back. He and Discord walked forward and stood in front of the Team Catastrophe member. The scared ponies watched as the two walked forward.
"Hey." Team Catastrophe member turned to see Jake and Discord. "Stop attacking and harming these innocent ponies."
"Oh, so you're the hero one of our grunts talked about." Said the Team Catastrophe member in a female voice.
"That's right. I'm Jake the Pokemon Trainer." Said Jake
The Team Catastrophe member had given a smile before the smoke started to disappeared. Jake cocked his head to the side but rubbed his eyes as he watched a human female appear. But she wasn't just an average human female. The Team Catastrophe member was a cat girl. She had black ears and a black tail. Her clothing was a bra with a cat head in the middle and a skirt that happily showed her panties. Jake had to rub his eyes a few more times to make sure he wasn't hallucinating. Man, she is hot. But once she opened her eyes, they were completely black with red pupils. Jake was pushed back by that. That's total blew it for me.
"Ha, I see you're surprised of by my body." She said
"You can say that." Said Jake
"By the way, you were eating up her body. I would say so too." Said Discord
"She is nice looking, but those eyes destroyed for it for me." Said Jake
"Sorry, but I'm not your type anyhow. I prefer men with a little more evil in them." Said the Team Catastrophe member
"Enough talk about this, now who are you?" Asked Jake
"Team Catastrophe calls me Kitty. But enough talk, Jake, it's time for you to lose." Said Kitty
"Will see about that." Said Jake
"Interesting. The grunt we fought a few days ago was only able to create smoke human body. But Kitty can create a full human body, even though she has a few cat features and some strange eyes." Said Discord
"Enough talk, time to fight." Said Kitty
Kitty brought out her hand a Poke Ball appeared in her hand. She tossed it out, and it opened up to reveal a Fennekin. Jake pressed the Aura Reader and pointed it at Fennekin. He could see the stats of Fennekin, but also a strange black aura surrounding the Pokemon. What is that aura around Fennekin? It wasn't on Porygon when I fought the grunt back in the forest.
"It's called a Shadow Aura." Said Discord
"You read my mind again didn't you." Said Jake
"Beside the point, a Shadow Aura is when a Pokemon hasn't entirely turned into a Shadow Pokemon. In terms, the Pokemon can still turn to the side of good." Said Discord
"Interesting, which means I could use it for my team." Said Jake
"That's right." Said Discord
"Wait, how do I even get my hands on Fennekin." Said Jake
"Your Snag Machine is how you will do it. But you need to weaken Fennekin, but not defeat it. When Fennekin has taken enough damage, you can send a Poke Ball to catch it." Said Discord
"Are two quite done with your chit chat. Come on Jake, show me what you got." Said Kitty
"Sure am, now let's see what you go kitty cat." Jake scrolled his Pokemon and landed on Zorua. He grabbed her Poke Ball and looked at it. Jake knew no matter what the ponies thought. He still had friends. "Go, Zorua."
The Poke Ball opened, and Zorua appeared in front of Zorua.
"Zorua."
The ponies gasped as they saw Jake send out a Pokemon. They started to talk about him, but Jake ignored it as he kept his head in the fight. Discord looked down at him and smiled.
"Oh, how cute. Let's see what that Pokemon can do." Said Kitty
"Well then, let me show you. Zorua, start out with Quick Attack." Said Jake
Zorua ran at Fennekin at high speeds and struck Fennekin straight in the head. Fennekin rolled on the ground, and Zorua happily landed on the ground. Kitty growled at Zorua had gotten a Quick Attack onto Fennekin.
"Now Zorua, Tackle Fennekin." Said Jake
"I don't think so, Fennekin, Tackle as well." Said Kitty
Fennekin ran at Zorua as Zorua ran at Fennekin. The two jumped into the air and struck each other's heads. The two landed hard onto the ground. Both sides growled. Jake saw that Zorua had a small amount of her health disappear. Damn, why would she send tell Fennekin to attack Zorua.
"Zorua, Quick Attack." Said Jake
Zorua started to speed up to strike Fennekin. Fennekin waited for its order, but it never came. Zorua hit Fennekin making it roll on the ground. Fennekin stopped in front of Kitty. Kitty looked down as Fennekin looked up.
"Get up and get out there." Said Kitty
Fennekin slowly got up and moved back into the fight.
"Tackle." Said Kitty
Fennekin slowly moved forward, but couldn't get up enough speed to strike Zorua. Zorua jumped out of the way as Fennekin just fell to the ground. Jake saw that Fennekin was weak enough. I believe it is time to take Fennekin from Team Catastrophe.
"Discord, I need a Poke Ball." Said Jake
"Snag Machine is already loaded. All you need to do it press the button on the side of your Snag Machine to bring up a ball. Then let it go." Said Discord
Jake touched the button, and the center of the Snag Machine lit up. Soon a Poke Ball appeared, and Jake held it tight. Jake pulled back his arm and tossed the Poke Ball.
"Go Poke Ball! Snag that Pokemon!" Said Jake
The Poke Ball flew through the air and landed on Fennekin. Fennekin was brought up into the Poke Ball. It fell to the ground and began to shake. Jake chewed the end of his lip as he waited for the ball to stop rocking. He let go of the breath he was holding when the Poke Ball finished shaking. Jake walked forward and picked it up. He looked at it but turned his attention back to Kitty as she laughed.
"I do thank you for taking that weak Fennekin off my hands." Said Kitty
"How could you ever say a thing like that?" Said Jake
"It's easy. Team Catastrophe accepts only powerful Shadow Pokemon. That Fennekin was barely acceptable, so I was going to get rid of her anyhow. Now if you want to see a pure Shadow Pokemon, let me show you to one of my cats." Said Kitty
Another Poke Ball appeared in Kitty's hands. She tossed it up in the air, and the Pokemon appeared in front of Kitty. It was a Shadow Purrlion. Jake looked through and felt his eyes widen. No way! Jake couldn't believe his eyes, Purrloin's attack state was higher than the others.
"By that look on your face, you realized how powerful a real Shadow Pokemon is. Now my cat will happily use your Zorua as a scratching post. Go! Use Shadow Claw." Said Kitty
Purrloin ran on her hind legs as dark claws appeared on its paws.
"Zorua dodge." Said Jake
Zorua jumped away, but Purrloin kept up her attacks. Zorua kept dodging, but Jake just growled. No way Zorua can keep this up. Zorua soon was struck by one of the Shadow Claws. Attacks kept hitting Zorua as Jake watched. There was no break for him to give Zorua a new command.
"Finish that Zorua with a Shadow Ball." Said Kitty
Purrloin charged a Shadow Ball and sent it flying towards Zorua. Zorua was still reeling from Purrloins first attack. It struck Zorua, and she hit the ground and came to a stop next to Jake. Jake watched as her health bar reached nearly depleted. He gently got down and picked up Zorua.
"Zor, Zorua."
"You did great Zorua." Said Jake
Fluttershy flew over and took Zorua.
"Thanks." He said
Fluttershy took Zorua over to the girls. Fluttershy ordered Rainbow to head towards her home and get her medkits. In a minute Rainbow had Fluttershy's med kit for Zorua. Fluttershy had made medkits for each of the Pokemon since each one was different. Jake watched the whole thing before looking back at Kitty with a faint smile on her face and Shadow Purrloin. Zorua was knocked out by attacks that are the same as she is. That tells me this is one robust Purrloin.
"Jake, we need to watch that Purrloin, it could easily beat your whole team." Said Discord
"I realize that, but how do I fight that." Said Jake
"It will be a tough uphill battle, but you can do it. I know you will figure it out." Said Discord
"What's wrong Jake, cat got your tongue," said Kitty laughing.
"Nope." Said Jake
He flicked through his Aura Reader and landed on Mareep. Mareep does know Thunder Wave, which means I could paralyze Purrloin. Jake smiled as he took Mareep's Poke Ball.
"Go Mareep." Said Jake
Mareep appeared now in the battle.
"Mareep."
"He has another one." Said a pony
"How many does he have?" Said a pony
Jake heard the ponies talking about him, but he just ignored them. He had to concentrate on the battle at hand. He couldn't risk getting Mareep hurt.
"Ha, you think that sheep is going to hurt my Purrloin." Said Kitty
"I think you should learn not to underestimate my Pokemon team. Mareep, use Thunder Wave." Said Jake
"Mareep."
Mareep's tail had glowed before it shot it at Purrloin. It didn't do much at first, but Purrloin took a knee as static came off of it. Jake smiled as his Aura Reader told Jake shock wave had paralyzed Purrloin.
"Use Tackle Mareep." Said Jake
Mareep ran forward and struck Purrloin. Purrloin tried to get up but fell back down. Purrloin still was dealing with the effects of the move Thunder Wave.
"Purrloin, get over it and fight." Said Kitty
"Mareep, take down that Purrloin. Tackle once again." Said Jake
Mareep ran at Purrloin and struck it with another Tackle. Purrloin slid and shook itself which made Kitty smile.
"Purrloin, Shadow Ball." Said Kitty
Purrloin charged a Shadow Ball and sent it towards Mareep.
"Mareep, dodge that attack." Said Jake
Mareep was able to dodge the Shadow Ball just as it made contact with the ground. Jake growled as a Shadow Ball had nearly hit his Mareep. That was too close. I need a plan since I can't use Thunder Wave again, and paralyzation only appears at certain times. Jake thought about everything he could use and watched as a new move appeared for Mareep.
"Mar, Mar, Mareep."
"It seems Mareep knows you are in a pickle." Said Discord
"Like I told Fluttershy if I stand for my Pokemon they stand for me. Now Mareep, let's show Kitty how stronger we are. Use Thunderbolt." Said Jake
"Mareep."
Mareep's tail once again glowed as it charged electricity. Once Mareep had enough power charged up, Mareep pointed her tail at Purrloin. Bolts of electricity shot out of Mareeps tail, hitting Purrloin.
"Purrloin."
"Purrloin, no!" Said Kitty
Purrloin fell to the ground, but it wasn't over yet.
"Mareep, Tackle." Said Jake
Mareep ran forward and struck Purrloin. The Tackle was perfect, and Purrloin rolled onto the ground and stopped. It didn't move, and the spiral sat in Purrloins eyes.
"We won!" Said Jake
"Mareep!"
"Well done." Said Discord
"Hooray." Said Pinkie
"Don't celebrate too early." Kitty returned Purrloin to its Poke Ball. "You have only beaten a grunt and one of the commanders of Team Catastrophe. You haven't stopped our plans for world domination."
Kitty returned to her smoke form and disappeared. Jake sighed as it was over, but let the words of Kitty sink in. So she isn't the only commander Team Catastrophe has. But what are their plans for world domination? Jake felt something nudging his leg, and he saw Mareep. He rubbed her head.
"You did great." Said Jake
"Mareep."
Jake saw the ponies look at him with fear in their eyes. I suppose it's going to take a long time for them to accept my Pokemon and me. Jake brought back Mareep and started to walk back to the library with Discord and the mane six following behind him.
***
"Can you believe those ponies, saying those things about you, Jake. I mean, you saved use from Kitty and her Pokemon." Said Rarity
Jake, Discord and the mane six sat in the library. Back on the way to the library, ponies were speaking poorly about Jake. The mane six were disgusted by what the ponies were saying about Jake. They made it back, and Jake brought out his team, and Fluttershy went to work making sure Mareep was alright. Jake sat on the couch holding Fennekin's Poke Ball.
"Can you blame any pony, you have only seen Shadow Pokemon and Team Catastrophe using them against you. But seeing me use Pokemon started to strike that fear that I could be a member as well." Said Jake
"Oh please Jake, you protected us and fought Team Catastrophe. So how could any pony ever think you would do the same." Said Twilight
"Fear is a powerful weapon Twilight. Team Catastrophe has placed that fear firmly in the minds of ponies." Said Discord
"But they shouldn't hate Jake for what Team Catastrophe has been doing." Said Twilight
"Twilight's it's alright. I know it will take time for the ponies of Ponyville to accept me. I'm perfectly fine with it because I know I have at least all of you as my friends." Said Jake
"Thanks, partner, we accept ya as our friend." Said Applejack
"Now to another point. Fennekin is still somewhat of a Shadow Pokemon. So how do we revert Fennekin from her Shadow Pokemon state." Said Jake
"I know exactly where to go. As not to hear more pony comments about Jake, I'll just teleport us where we need to go." Said Discord
Discord snapped his fingers, and they were gone.
***
The group came out, and Jake couldn't believe his eyes. Jake was looking at a massive old tree. Crystals hung down the branches. Crystal gems sat in the tree itself that were designed just like the mane six's cutie marks. The trunk had a sun and moon carved into it. In front of the tree was a flower with a box in the middle. The box had six different keyholes.
"What is this?" Asked Jake
"This is the Tree of Harmony." Said Discord
"Tree of Harmony." Said Jake
"The tree where the Elements of Harmony come from." Said Twilight
"So what's up with the box." Said Jake
"Well Jake, you see evil vines started to attack Ponyville a few months ago. You see the Tree of Harmony is here to keep the balance of harmony in Equestria. The elements came from it, but without out the elements, the tree had grown weak. So my friends and I came here and returned the elements to the tree. In return, the tree gave us this box, but my friends and I haven't to figure out how to open up the box." Said Twilight
"Interesting." Said Jake
"Jake approach the tree to purify Fennekin." Said Discord
Jake looked at Discord before approaching the tree. Jake walked forward till he stood in front of the Tree of Harmony. He watched as a flower appeared before him. It opened up, and Jake looked back at Discord who beckoned him to continue. Jake pulled out Fennekin's Poke Ball and placed it in the flower's center. The flower closed up and started to glow. A dark mist filled the flower petals. Once the light disappeared, the flower petals fell away leaving nothing but the Poke Ball. Jake took the Poke Ball and stepped away. When he as back with his friends, he tossed the ball up. It opened up to reveal Fennekin, a non-Shadow Fennekin. Jake bent down and rubbed Fennekin's head.
Jake happily slept in his bed. Nothing in the world was going to bothering him. His Pokemon around sleeping away as well. Jake rolled over as he happily dreamed away. Even though he knew Twilight liked to wake up early, he never enjoyed it. So Twilight at times would let him sleep a little longer. But today wasn't exactly going to be one of those days.
"Jake get up!" Screamed Twilight as she burst into his room.
Jake rolled out of bed onto the floor, which woke him. His Pokemon yawned and looked at Twilight who frantically danced in place.
"Jake!" She said
Jake poked his half sleep head up to look at Twilight. "What Twilight?"
"You need to get ready, right now." Said Twilight
"Mind telling me what's so important." Said Jake
"Princess Celestia is coming over to visit. I only got a letter from her a few minutes ago. She could be here any minute." A knock came rolling through the library from the front door. "Oh no, she's here!"
Twilight ran down the stairs to answer the knocking on the front door. Jake just rolled his eyes as he got dressed for the morning. His Pokemon looked up at him. He walked down the stairs and saw Twilight talking with another pony. The pony was regal in nature and was royal by sight. Jake could tell it was an alicorn by the fact of both a horn and pair of wings. The alicorn had a white coat and ethereal mane that flowed with no existence of wind. The eyes were magenta in color. Gold jewelry, including a crown, sat on the body of the alicorn. Last was a sun cutie mark. Twilight looked to see Jake standing at the bottom of the steps. She walked over and stood next to him.
"Princess Celestia, please meet Jake the Pokemon trainer." Said Twilight
"Nice to meet you." Said Celestia
"To you to Princess Celestia." Said Jake
Celestia had outstretched her hoof, and Jake took it. He gently gave a kiss to the golden metal hoof covering. Celestia giggled as Jake let it go.
"My, you sure know how to act towards royalty." Said Celestia
"Well thank you, princess. Now, if you excuse me, I have to feed my Pokemon team their breakfast." Said Jake
Jake walked into the kitchen and down the stairs came Jake's Pokemon team. Twilight started to act nervous as she looked at Celestia. Celestia looked at the Pokemon that stood outside the kitchen as Jake brought out a few bowls of food before going back in and bringing out a few more. His Pokemon thanked him with their noises and went to eating. Jake returned to Celestia and Twilight. Celestia still looked at the Pokemon while they happily ate breakfast.
"I see you take such good care them." Said Celestia
"I can't take all the credit. Fluttershy makes their food and makes sure they are healthy." Said Jake
"Ah about that, I want to thank you for defending Ponyville from Team Catastrophe. I'm also sorry how my subjects treated you after you defended them." Said Celestia
"No problem princess, I knew that the ponies would fear me. But I'm ok as I have some great friends, and that is all that matters." Said Jake
"Nice to here my ex-student has a new friend." Said Celestia
"Well, I should thank you for sending her to Ponyville to learn about friendship." Said Jake
"Well, I wish I could stay, but I have work that must be done up in Canterlot." Said Celestia
"Then might I ask why you came down?" Asked Jake
"I came down to see you Jake and to thank you for helping Ponyville and apologize for the way my subjects acted, but also to give you a gift." Said Celestia
"A present." Said Twilight
Celestia walked to the front door and seemed to be talking to somepony. She came back in with a small briefcase. Celestia carried it in her golden aura that came from her horn. She levitated it in front of Jake. Celestia used her magic to pop it open, and inside was Kalos region Pokedex and another Poke Ball. Jake took both before Celestia moved the case down and flipped it over. She opened it, and Twilight also had, a Poke Ball, Pokedex, and Aura Reader in her coat color.
"What are these gifts for?" Asked Jake
Twilight took the gifts in magic before Celestia closed up the briefcase and turned to Jake. "These are a gift to you from me. You see before you came, I had been learning how to defeat Team Catastrophe. I was able to use my magic to take some of their Pokemon and purify them at the Tree of Harmony. But I knew it wouldn't be enough. So I sent Discord out to grab a human from your planet who knew these creatures. I guess he chose you. Now I was just going to give you a Pokemon, but Discord forgot to give you a Pokedex. So I brought you yours."
"But why, give me a Pokemon, an Aura Reader, and Pokedex." Said Twilight
"Because I know Jake can't do it alone. So I'm giving the whole mane six a Pokemon, an Aura Reader, and a Pokedex. Now Jake train them on how to use their Pokemon as it will train yours. Now, I must take my leave to meet the other elements. Oh, one more thing, Jake please come down some time to Canterlot, I will happily treat you to a tour of the city." Said Celestia
"I will, thank you, princess." Said Jake
"Oh please Jake, Celestia is okay." Said Celestia
Celestia walked out the door and closed it. Jake pocketed the Pokedex. He looked at the Poke Ball.
"Why don't you see what Celestia gave you, Twilight." Said Jake
"Ok." Said Twilight
Twilight tossed the Poke Ball up, and it opened up. An Axew appeared in front. Jake took out his Pokedex and pointed it at Axew. Just like the anime, it spoke the entry about Axew.
"Axew the Tusk Pokemon. They use their tusks to crush the berries they eat. Repeated regrowth makes their tusks strong and sharp."
"I hope Spike doesn't get jealous with you having another dragon in the house." Said Jake
"Oh, you. Hello, Axew." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Twilight rubbed Axew's head making her smile and laugh. Oh that is to cute. Jake looked down at his Poke Ball and sent it up, and it opened up. When the light disappeared, a Buneary was standing in front of me. Oh yes! I'll have to thank Celestia when I see her for a Buneary, which happens to be my number one cutest Pokemon. Jake moved his Pokedex over to Buneary.
"Buneary the Rabbit Pokemon. Its ears are always rolled up. They can be forcefully extended to shatter even a large boulder."
"Why hello, Buneary. Welcome aboard my team." Said Jake
"Buneary."
"I wonder what the others got? But I still wonder why Celestia gave me all of this stuff." Said Twilight
"Because I can't do it alone. I need somepony to help train my team. Plus there might be times where I can't always fight, so somepony else will have to step in. Though the Pokedexes are a nice touch." Said Jake
"So what are Pokedexes used for?" Asked Twilight
"They tell you a little info about the Pokemon you see. They also store any Pokemon you might see." Said Jake
"I think we should go see the girls. I bet they're wondering a lot about their Pokemon. Not mentioning, we should get Axew and Buneary checked out by Fluttershy." Said Twilight
"I couldn't agree more." Jake stomach grumbled. "But first some breakfast."
"Oh you, but I could go for some too." Said Twilight
The two walked into the kitchen to get some breakfast as Axew and Buneary mingled with Jake's other Pokemon.
***
Celestia stood in the night air. She watched as her sister's moon rose high to the sky. Celestia watched as Luna placed a few stars in the inky dark sky. She smiled out how well her sister had taken over the night sky again. Celestia felt a magical surge open in her room. A second or so later, Discord walked up to her.
"So you went to see Jake." Said Discord
"Yes, I gave him the Pokedex and a new Pokemon. I also gave the mane six everything they will need to fight alongside him against Team Catastrophe." Said Celestia
"Tell me, are you ever going to tell him the truth. I saw the look on your face when you saw him." Said Discord
"The time isn't right yet." Said Celestia
"Then when is, I've known you for too long Tia. I still see the pain in your eyes when you grab that picture frame. Sooner or later he's going to find out." Said Discord
"You still promise not to tell him about anything." Said Discord
"I swore I would never do such a thing. But I'm just afraid what Jake will think when the truth does come out." Said Discord
"Please leave me Discord." Said Celestia
"As you wish Tia." Said Discord
Discord had snapped his fingers before he disappeared. Once he was gone, Celestia walked over to a closet in her room. She opened it and bent down to an unmarked box. Celestia opened it and pulled out a picture frame. She used her horn to light up the area. Celestia ran her hoof across the glass as tears fell onto it. She sat down on the floor and cried on the picture in her hands. I'm so sorry to you both. Celestia held the picture close to her chest and just cried.
Twilight and Jake, after having breakfast went down to Fluttershy's. Jake could only carry six Pokemon at a time, so he decided to let them out and follow. Twilight did the same with her Axew. They left the library and walked down the streets, which got plenty of ponies giving fearful glares and hateful ones as well. But Jake ignored them and continued towards Fluttershy's. They reached Fluttershy's home. Jake knocked, but Twilight pulled him to back. When they went to the back, Fluttershy was working with some of her animal friends. But also helping out was an Audino.
"Fluttershy." Said Twilight
Fluttershy turned and flew over and hugged Twilight and Jake
"So I see Celestia came by." Said Twilight
"Oh yes, she gave me a Pokedex, an Aura Reader, and this Audino." Said Fluttershy
Jake took out his Pokedex and pointed it at Audino.
"Audino the Hearing Pokemon. Using the feelers on its ears, it can tell how someone is feeling or when an egg might hatch."
"Interesting." Said Twilight
"It sure is. Audino is a perfect match for you Fluttershy. With Audino, it will help you heal up the Pokemon and make sure they are ok." Said Jake
"Jake, mind telling me a little more about Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Sure, Audino is a Normal Type Pokemon. It doesn't evolve, but it does Mega Evolve." Said Jake
"Mega Evolve." Said Twilight
"Yes, you certain Pokemon can evolve into a stronger form of themselves. But it only lasts for as long as the Pokemon battle does. Once the fight is over, it reverts to normal. But the only way to do such an evolution is that the trainer must have a Keystone and a Mega Stone that goes with the Pokemon that can Mega Evolve." Said Jake
"Pokemon just keep fascinating me." Said Twilight
"They sure can be." Said Jake
"I see you have a Pokemon as well, Twilight. Not mentioning a new one for you, Jake." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah, I got myself Axew." Said Twilight
"My new partner is Buneary." Said Jake
"I'm pleased to meet them both, Jake mind talking about them both." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah, I never got to ask about Axew while we ate breakfast." Said Twilight
"Sure, I'll start with your Axew, Twilight. You see Axew is a Dragon Type Pokemon. It can evolve into Fraxure and then into Haxorus. Now Buneary is a Normal Type Pokemon that evolves in Lopunny and with a Mega Stone, into Mega Lopunny." Said Jake
"I see everypony here got a Pokemon as well."
They looked to see Dash land on the ground and a Pokemon land on her back. Jake knew it to be a Starly. He pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at Starly.
"Starly the Starling Pokemon. They flock in great numbers. Though small, they flap their wings with great power."
"I guess Celestia got you a Normal and Flying Type Pokemon. It fits perfect for you Dash." Said Jake
"Yeah, I just hope Tank doesn't get too jealous." Said Rainbow
"Tank?" Asked Jake
"Tank is Rainbow's pet tortoise." Said Fluttershy
"Then how does it follow around Rainbow?" Asked Jake
"Oh, I created a magic propeller and a forever cloud walking spell. It allows Tank to fly around with Rainbow and stay up with her in her cloud home." Said Twilight
"Interesting is Tank good at flying." Said Jake
"If you don't mind a tortoise hitting you in the head." Said Rainbow
"I guess I'll remember to pack a helmet when I see a flying tortoise." Said Jake
"Jake before Rainbow came by..." Rainbow interrupted Twilight as she was asking her question.
"Jake mind telling me about Starly." Said Rainbow
"Starly, as I said, is a Normal and Flying Type Pokemon. It will evolve twice. The evolutions are Staravia and Staraptor." Said Jake
"Sweet." Said Rainbow
"Now Rainbow is done interrupting me. I would like to ask more about Mega Evolution." Said Twilight
"Oh, I guess I did finish explaining it. Well, Mega Evolution is like an old evolution that allows a Pokemon to evolve into another form, but only for a limited time. But only certain Pokemon can Mega Evolve. But it's also hard to do." Said Jake
"Why?" Asked Fluttershy
"You see, as I said before, the Pokemon trainer needs a Keystone. But that's not all. The Pokemon, who Mega Evolves, must have a Mega Stone that goes with them. That is the only way that a Pokemon can Mega Evolve." Said Jake
"Does anything change in the Pokemon?" Asked Twilight
"Well, the Pokemon takes on a new form. But some also gain a new type. For example, Audino becomes a Normal and Fairy Type Pokemon when Mega Evolved. Another is that Buneary becomes a Normal and Fighting Type Pokemon. They also become stronger." Said Jake
"You know Jake. You should write a Pokemon book about this all." Said Twilight
"I guess I could." Said Jake
"It looks like everypony got a Pokemon."
Jake, Fluttershy, Twilight and Rainbow all looked to see Rarity and Applejack coming up. On Rarity's back was a Pachirisu. Following close next to Applejack was a Growlithe.
Jake took out his Pokedex and pointed them at both Pokemon. He first looked at Parchirisu.
"Parchirisu the EleSquirrel. It makes fur balls that crackle with static electricity. It stores them with berries in tree holes."
He moved over his Pokedex to Applejack's Growlithe
"Growlithe the Puppy Pokemon. Growlithe has a superb sense of smell. Once it smells anything, this Pokemon won't forget the scent, no matter what. It uses its advanced olfactory sense to determine the emotions of other living things."
"Nice to see you both got a Pokemon." Said Jake
"Yeah, I was surprised to see the princess. I was even more surprised when I got a Pokemon. My family wasn't tah thrilled about it. But Growlithe is a such a lover." Said Applejack
Applejack ran her hoof across Growlithe's head.
"Growlithe."
"At least Winona and Growlithe got along just fine." Said Applejack
"I was surprised as well, but who could hate such a cute Pokemon as this," said Rarity showing off her Parchirisu
"Parch, Parch, Parchirisu."
"So cute." Said Rarity
"I know Rarity."
Pinkie came bouncing up.
"Pinkie where's your Pokemon?" Asked Fluttershy
Soon a Spinarak came out of Pinkie's mane. "Here he is."
Jake once again brought out his Pokedex and pointed it at Spinarak.
"Spinarak the String Spit Pokemon. The web spun by Spinarak can be considered its second nervous system. It is said that this Pokemon can determine what kind of prey is touching its web just by tiny vibrations it feels through the web strands."
"Neat." Said Jake
"Neat, it's a big bug," said Rarity with a disgusted face.
"That's why he's so cute." Said Pinkie
"Matters who you're asking." Said Rarity
"Calm down Rarity. I like bug Pokemon. They are an unusual type of Pokemon." Said Jake
"Well, you may like them. But I sure don't." Said Rarity
"Partner, mind explainin' our Pokemon to us." Said Applejack
"Might as well, I'll start with Rarity's Parchirisu. Parchirisu is an Electric Type Pokemon. It has no evolutions. Applejack Growlithe's a Fire Type Pokemon. It can evolve into Arcanine. But it must be done with a fire stone. Last is Pinkie's Pokemon, Spinarak. Spinarak is a Bug and Poison Type Pokemon. It will evolve into Ariados." Said Jake
"So it seems all of us have a Pokemon now." Said Twilight
"But I don't understand why." Said Applejack
"I thought it was so we could show that Jake isn't part of Team Catastrophe and that Pokemon can be our friends." Said Rarity
"Rarity you are right, but Celestia told me when she gave me, Buneary, and Twilight, Axew that it is more to help me out. I know I'm the one who will stop Team Catastrophe, but I shouldn't do it alone. So you're going to help me out. Your Pokemon will allow me to train my team and in turn train your Pokemon. Now that we're all here how about a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"I'm totally in." Said Rainbow
"I see why not, it could get us ready for the real thing." Said Twilight
"Then let's do it. But first, we have to figure out the order. Let's see, hmm, I got it. I'll take on Twilight, then Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash will be third, Rarity fourth, with Applejack being fifth and Pinkie will be last." Said Jake
"Sounds fine with us." Said Applejack
"Alright, let's get this kicked into high gear." Said Rainbow
"Star, Starly."
"Fluttershy, you don't mind healing out Pokemon after the fight." Said Jake
"Sure, Audino and I can do it." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"But one major rule were not going to push our Pokemon to exhaustion. So the fight will end when the other sides Pokemon reaches 30% health. I think training shouldn't be a full on battle." Said Jake
"Agreed." Said Fluttershy
"Another thing, you girls can pull out at any time. Nothing is wrong with that. You'll have to start to learn to watch your Pokemon and know when to call it off. As I have said before, trainer and Pokemon must have a strong bond to let the Pokemon know that you won't do anything to harm them. Trust is the greatest thing you can give to your Pokemon." Said Jake
"We understand darling." Said Rarity
"I guess I'm up first. So let's battle Jake." Said Twilight
"Let's do it, Twilight." Said Jake
Jake pulled out his Aura Reader as Twilight did the same. They each placed it over their eyes and activated them. The screen covered both of their eyes.
"Alright, first let me explain the Aura Reader. It will give you all the moves your Pokemon knows so far. The green bar is your Pokemon's health. It will go red when your Pokemon takes damage. It also allows you to see the stats of your opponent's Pokemon as well as yours. It also allows you to see your whole Pokemon team and which number position they are. Last is that it will give stat damage each Pokemon receives. Think you got it all, Twilight." said Jake
"Easy, now let's see what I can do. Axew I choose you." Said Twilight
"Axew."
"Ralts, you're going to be my pick." Said Jake
"Ralts."
"Now let's get this party started. I'll give you the first attack, Twilight." Said Jake
"Axew, let's show him what you got. Use dragon rage." Said Twilight
Blue energy started to form in Axew's mouth as it charged its attack. Jake stood completely fine as he had no worry about him. Axew released the energy at Ralts. Ralts stood as firm as her master. The dragon rage hit its target. Twilight cheered, but as the smoke settled, Ralts was still completely fine.
"What?!" Asked Twilight
"So here's why that didn't work, type advantage." Said Jake
"What?" Asked Twilight
"You see Ralts is both a Psychic and Fairy Type Pokemon. Now, every Pokemon has strengths and weaknesses. It is the job of a trainer to know those strengths and weaknesses and how to use them to their advantage. For instance, Fairy Type Pokemon aren't affected by Dragon-Type moves. So my Ralts doesn't have to fear any Dragon-Type moves. But in turn you Axew better fear my Ralts. For Fairy Type moves are strong against Dragon Type Pokemon. Let's show Twilight what we mean, Ralts." Said Jake
"Ralts, Ralts."
"Ralts use Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Ralts nodded, and she sent out a salvo of hearts from her mouth, straight towards Axew.
"Axew dodge." Said Twilight
Axew made it out of the way as the attack struck the ground.
"Ralts use Teleport." Said Jake
Ralts disappeared causing everypony to look around for Jake's Ralts.
"Ralts appeared behind Axew and used Double Team." Said Jake
Ralts appeared behind Axew and started to split into multiple Ralts. Twilight tried to follow the original, but she lost Jake's Ralts. Jake had her cornered. But Twilight wasn't out yet.
"Axew use Scratch to find the real Ralts." Said Twilight
Axew's hands glowed white as it started to swipe at each Ralts. Each Ralts disappeared into smoke after each strike.
"Ralts, use Confusion." Said Jake
Axew turned as Ralts sent out her mind waves. It wrapped around Axew before exploding off. Axew hit the dirt hard and lost some of its health. But it wasn't done fighting yet. How do I bet Jake's Ralts if I have no idea the strengths and weaknesses of Psychic or Fairy Type Pokemon. Twilight growled under her breath as Axew got up.
"Ralts hit Axew again with Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Ralts once again sent out a salvo of hearts towards Axew.
"Axew dodge." Axew dodged them once again. "Now use Assurance."
Axew's hard grew dark as it ran at Ralts. I forget Axew knows Assurance, a Dark Type move. Wait Dark Type moves are highly effective against Psychic Type Pokemon. Before Jake could give his order to Ralts, Axew had already started to pound Ralts. With one final one, sending Ralts hard to the ground.
"Amazing, Assurance was super effective against Ralts." Said Twilight
"Just for the record Twilight, Psychic Type Pokemon are weak to Dark Type moves. But don't count Ralts out yet. Ralts Teleport." Ralts disappeared before appearing in front of Jake. "Now Double Team." Ralts created three more copies of itself.
"This again." Said Twilight
"No, this will be much different. Ralts Teleport." Said Jake
All four Ralts disappeared causing Twilight to freak out. Soon the four appeared.
"Use Assurance, Axew." Said Twilight
Axew attacked, but each attack only destroyed a copy of Ralts. Twilight started to sweat as the real Ralts wasn't here. Soon Axew was hit with Disarming Voice. It took a good chunk of his health away.
"Now that's a combo. Ralts, let's finish this up with Confusion." Said Jake
Ralts started to create psychic energy which she sent out and attacked Axew. The energy exploded off Axew and caused him to come to a stop next to Twilight.
"That's game. Your Pokemon is at 30% health left." Said Jake
"I guess I have a lot to learn." Said Twilight
"You sure do Twilight, but you did great." Jake bent down to his Ralts. "You also did great."
He rubbed Ralts head as it smiled.
"Ralts, Ralts."
"Now Fluttershy, you're up next." Said Jake
"Ok, you ready Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
Fluttershy stood where Twilight did as Twilight carried back Axew. She rubbed his head as it was his first battle. Audino stood in front of Fluttershy as Jake watched Ralts return to his team. Now let me think here. Audino is just a Normal Type Pokemon. Fighting Type moves work great, but I don't have a Pokemon who can use any yet. But I at least can take on a Normal with a Normal.
Eevee accelerated and struck Audino. It took some of Audino's health, but not a lot. This is going to be an exciting battle with both Audino and Eevee being Normal Type Pokemon. Now, wait, Audino can learn Fairy Type moves, I better watch for those as well. They may not do much, but they will still hurt.
"Audino use Misty Terrain." Said Fluttershy
A pink mist began to cover the area.
"Audino use Play Nice." Said Fluttershy
Audino started to bounce around after a while. Eevee happily joined in. Jake watched as Eevee's attack stat went down.
"Now Audino, use Growl." Said Fluttershy
Audino released a powerful, threatening growl that caused Eevee's attack to drop even more. How is Fluttershy this perfect. She correctly combined two attacking lowering stats. Not mentioning Misty Terrain makes it impossible for stat conditions to play any effect. But Fluttershy wasn't done yet.
"Disarming Voice." She said
Audino released her salvo of heart straight at Eevee.
"Eevee dodge and use Quick Attack."
Eevee used Quick Attack to avoid the attack and go straight for Audino
"Audino dodge." Audino moved out of the way of Eevee's attack. "Now use Disarming Voice."
The hearts once again came at Eevee. This time, they hit causing some of Eevee's health to go down. Eevee hit the ground after the attack.
"Audino finish it with Pound." Said Fluttershy
"Eevee you need to get up and dodge." Said Jake
But it was too late for Eevee. Audino had already reached her. Audino's hand turned white as it struck Eevee toward Jake. Eevee's health went to the 30% percent mark as everypony just looked at the smiling Fluttershy and her Audino.
"I guess you win this one Fluttershy." Said Jake
"I do, yeah us." She flew and hugged Audino. "You did great as well."
"Aud, Audino."
Jake bent down to his bummed Eevee. "Hey, I know we lost. But that's part of training. You still did great, but Fluttershy just had us outmatched with her skills."
"Eevee."
"Don't get too down. We still have plenty of fights ahead of us. I know you'll grow stronger with each passing one." Said Jake
"Eevee, Eev."
"That's my girl." Said Jake
"But how ya do it, Fluttershy?" Asked Applejack
"Oh, well after Celestia gave me Audino, the Pokedex, and Aura Reader. I spent some time using the Aura Reader to understand Audino's moves." Said Fluttershy
"Not a bad strategy. Understanding your Pokemon's moves is one way to know your Pokemon. It's also an excellent way to figure out what each move does so that you can use it effectively in battle. The right move at the wrong time or the wrong move at the right time can mean success or defeat when it comes to a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"So with Fluttershy done, that mean Starly and me are up next." Said Rainbow
"It would seem that way." Said Jake
"Let's make sure Eevee, Ralts, and Axew are alright, Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
They walked off as the three Pokemon went to them. Rainbow flapped over to the battle spot with Starly landing in front of her. She slipped on her Aura Reader and activated it.
"Let's see that Pokemon, Jake." Said Rainbow
"Mareep, you're up for this fight." Said Jake
"So here we go, you ready to fight, Starly." Said Rainbow
"Star, Starly."
"Mareep, let's show them what an Electric Type Pokemon can do." Said Jake
"Mareep, start off this battle with Thunder Wave." Said Jake
Mareep charged up its tail and launched an electric attack at Starly. It struck Starly and paralyzed him.
"Great hit Mareep. Now follow that up with Tackle." Said Jake
Mareep began to run at Starly who was still struggling with being paralyzed.
"Starly use Quick Attack to dodge." Said Rainbow
Before Mareep made contact, Starly disappeared in speed.
"Now come back and finish it." Said Rainbow
Starly came back and struck Mareep. Mareep hit the ground and rolled, but got right back on her feet. Starly flew in the sky above Mareep.
"Starly, Tackle." Said Rainbow
Starly came down at Mareep.
"Mareep, dodge." Mareep moved out of the way of Starly. "Now use Thunder Shock."
Mareep started to charge her tail.
"Starly dodge it." Said Rainbow
Starly tried but couldn't dodge. He couldn't move as static came off of his body. Mareep had her attack fully charged and let go the electricity in her tail. It struck Starly and caused massive damage to the Flying Type Pokemon. Rainbow growled, but Starly was still in the fight.
"Starly use Growl." Said Rainbow
Starly growled at Mareep causing some of Mareep's attack to go down.
"Now use Quick Attack." Said Rainbow
Starly speed towards Mareep.
"Dodge." Mareep jumped out of the way. "Use Tackle."
Mareep tried to strike Starly, but Rainbow was one step ahead.
"Use Quick Attack to get out of the way." Starly speed behind Mareep and safely out of the of Mareep's attack. "Wing Attack."
Starly's wings glowed white as he went down towards Mareep. The attack struck Mareep causing damage. Mareep landed next to Jake.
"You're quick on the draw, Rainbow." Said Jake
"Sure am, don't call me the fastest flyer for nothing." Said Dash
"Glad to hear that, but let's see if you can dodge this. Mareep, use Thunderbolt." Said Jake
Mareep charged her tail once again, but the electricity also surged all across her body. Rainbow knew what was coming as she had seen Mareep use Thunderbolt to defeat Shadow Purrloin.
"Starly attack Mareep with Quick Attack." Said Rainbow
But the static returned, and Mareep had charged all the electricity she needed. She released it straight at Starly. Volts of electricity struck Starly. Once it was over, Starly feel to the ground with 30% health left. Jake claimed another victory for his Pokemon.
"That's game." Said Jake
"Dang it, I lost." Said Rainbow
"Don't feel down Rainbow, you did great." Said Jake
"Yeah." She picked up Starly and nuzzled her nose to his beak. "You were awesome, let's get you healed up."
"Great job Mareep." Said Jake
"Mareep."
"Now let's see, who is next up." Said Jake
"That would be Pachirisu and me." Said Rarity
"Then come on down." Said Jake
Rarity walked on down and placed on her Aura Reader, and Pachirisu walked out in front of her.
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Espurr, your up." Said Jake
Espurr got up and walked over and stood in front of Jake.
"Es, Espurr."
"So you ready, Rarity." Said Jake
"As I'll ever be." Said Rarity
"Then let's battle. I'll give you the first move." Said Jake
"Let's show them our stuff. Start off with Growl." Said Rarity
Pachirisu began to growl loudly at Espurr, causing Espurr's attack to go down.
"That's how we do it, darling. Now show Espurr your Quick Attack." Said Rarity
Pachirisu got down on all fours and began to run at top speeds toward Espurr. Pachirisu was too fast for Jake to give an order and struck Espurr. Espurr was pushed back a bit. Pachirisu reappeared back on Rarity's side.
"Nice hit Rarity, but let me show you what a real Psychic Type Pokemon can do. Confusion, Espurr." Said Jake
Espurr's eyes glowed as it started to store psychic energy. Once complete it released it Pachirisu. It struck Pachirisu, and as the smoke cleared, Pachirisu was wobbling around.
"Yes, I confused Pachirisu." Said Jake
"You what?" Asked Rarity
"Easy, your Pachirisu is confused now. So if you attempt an attack, you might just have a good chance having your Pachirisu striking itself. But it also gives me an open opportunity. Now Espurr, Covet." Said Jake
Espurr ran up to Pachrisu and started to smack it with its paw, and after Pachirsu had fallen to the ground, Espurr began to search Pachirisu. But Espurr found nothing, so it returned to Jake. Pachirisu got back up but no longer confused
"Now if your Espurr is quite done frisking my Pokemon. Pachirisu, let's show him some electricity. Spark." Said Rarity
Pachirisu began to glow in blue electricity, and once charged, Pachirisu released it at Espurr.
"Dodge." Espurr moved out of the way. "Now Confusion once more."
Espurr released another torrent of psychic energy at Pachirisu. It exploded as it made contact with the electric Pokemon. Pachirisu landed next to Rarity with only 30% health left. Jake raised his fist into the air as he had won yet another battle. But this time, he won it with his Espurr.
"Lost, oh well. Win some lose some. Great job Pachirisu, let's get you healed up." Said Rarity
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Great job Espurr. Now return to the others." Espurr ran off, and Jake looked at his Zorua. "Get up here Zorua. You're going to take on Growlithe."
"Zorua."
Zorua ran up and stood in front of Jake as Applejack took her place. Her Aura Reader was already covering her eye. Her Growlithe was already ready for battle.
"We shall see partner. Growlithe, Ember." Said Applejack
Growlithe's mouth formed fire in its mouth before launching out a shot out an ember of fire.
"Zorua dodge." Zorua moved out of the way of the Ember. "now use Scratch."
Zorua ran up at Growlithe, and her front paws glowed white. She started to scratch Growlithe across his whole body. Jake smirked, but Growlithe jumped away and faced Zorua.
"Flamethrower." Said Applejack
Growlithe closed his mouth, and it opened it. He released a torrent of flames straight at Zorua. Jake had no time to order Zorua away as the fire consumed her. Jake raised his arms as the flames burnt away the land. Once it was over, Zorua still stood, but slight burn marks sat on her body.
"Show what a loyal dog can do, Flame Charge." Said Applejack
"Growlithe."
Growlithe began to run towards Zorua as she struggled to get over the Flamethrower.
"Zorua, you need to move." Said Jake
Growlithe's began to be consumed by fire. Growlithe began to run faster and faster as more fire consumed him. Once it had enough, it jumped and struck Zorua, once again lowering her health. Jake growled as Zorua rolled in front of him. She slowly got up but fell back down. Even though Zorua wasn't at 30% health, but she couldn't go on. Jake watched as Growlithe's speed went up from using Flame Charge.
"Zorua, can you fight." Said Jake
Zorua struggled to get up but fell back down the ground.
"Looks like you won Applejack, I won't push Zorua any further." Said Jake
"Did ya hear that, Growlithe. We won!" Said Applejack
"Grow, Growlithe."
Growlithe jumped up and began to lick Applejack. She laughed as Jake picked up Zorua. She looked away as she felt sorry that she lost. But Jake just rubbed his nose across her nose.
"Don't pout, Zorua. You're still getting over battling Kitty's Purrloin. With a little more training, you will defeat any opponent." Said Jake
"Zorua."
"Fluttershy, you and Audino don't mind healing her up." Said Jake
"No problem Jake, that's why I'm the nurse." Said Fluttershy
"Aud, Audino."
"Well Pinkie, your last up. You ready to show me what your Spinarak can do." Said Jake
"Sure am." Said Pinkie
"Spin, Spinarak."
"Well, let's see. Cyndaquil you're going to face off against Spinarak." Said Jake
"Cyndaquil."
"Jake, that doesn't seem right. I think my Spinarak would be at a disadvantage." Said Pinkie
"Yes, that is right Pinkie. But you each need to learn to battle even if you are at a disadvantage. So you still up for it, Pinkie." Said Jake
"You know it." She bounced over and placed Spinarak down before getting into a battle position. "Let's do this."
"Pinkie you are a bundle of unlimited energy. But I agree, let's battle." Said Jake
"Spinarak, String Shot." Said Pinkie
Spinarak shot out silky threads from its back end that wrapped Cyndaquil tight. Through the Aura Reader, both sides could see Cyndaquils speed lower. Cyndaquil tried to break free, but Jake had the answer for his poor Pokemon.
"Cyndaquil use your fire to burn the silk away." Said Jake
"Cyndaquil."
Cyndaquil's back grew red hot as the fire burned away the silk. Cydaquil was now free of the webbing.
"Now, Smoke Screen." Said Jake
Cyndaquil released from its mouth a thick layer of smoke. It covered the field hiding everything in sight. Pinkie coughed as she tried to look for Cyndaquil as much as her Spinarak was doing. Jake had his opening to attack Spinarak.
"Cyndaquil, Flame Wheel." Said Jake
Pinkie and Spinarak watched as a wheel of fire came burning towards them. It struck Spinarak taking a good chunk of Spinarak's health with it. Since Spinarak was a Bug Type Pokemon, Fire Type moves were very efficient against Spinarak. But even after getting hit with a Flame Wheel Spinarak was still in the fight.
"Use Poison Sting." Said Pinkie
Spinarak started to shoot out a lot of Poison spikes. Cyndaquil did her best dodge them, but a few times, they hit her. But it didn't take a significant portion of her health. That was until Jake saw Cyndaquil fall to the ground with purple bubbles coming from her. Shoot, Spinarak was able to poison Cyndaquil. I'm going to have to finish this fight, quick.
"Cyndaquil, Flame Charge." Said Jake
Cyndaquil began to run at Spinarak as flames began to consume her body. Pinkie watched as Cyndaquil came at her spider.
"Dodge now by leaping into the air using your string." Said Pinkie
Spinarak shot out a line of string and attached it to a tree. Once attached, it pulled itself up and was safe as Cyndaquil passed right under Spinarak. Cyndaquil stopped its attack as it made no contact with Spinarak. She looked around for the insect but flinched when the effects of being poisoned took away more of her health.
"Spinarak, Leech Life." Said Pinkie
Spinarak fell from the tree and bite down on Cyndaquil. It began to drain the life force of Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil flamed up its back to force Spinarak off as it had down with String Shot. Spinarak let go and got away from Cyndaquil. Cyndaquil turned to face her opponent but fell to the ground. She had reached 30% health. Jake sighed as Pinkie bounced happily up and down.
"You win this one, Pinkie." Said Jake
"Yeah!" Said Pinkie
Fluttershy flew over with Audino and helped out. Cyndaquil. Jake walked up and stroked her head.
"You get some rest. You did great." Said Jake
"Cyn, da, Cyndaquil."
***
The mane six and Jake all sat on a hill facing the sun as it lowered into the horizon. They had packed a little picnic to celebrate today. The Pokemon slept around their partners as the fun of the day had taken its toll on them. Jake released a sigh as watched the sun creep ever closer to the horizon.
"Today was a perfect day." Said Jake
"Sure was." Said Twilight
"Though I wish ponies didn't fear Pokemon as they do. Maybe then they could see the beauty of Pokemon." Said Rarity
"In time they will see the truth of Pokemon." Said Jake
"So what now?" Asked Fluttershy
"We train and prepare ourselves for the coming battles. Team Catastrophe isn't going to stop till they have what they want. They won't care who gets hurt in the process. So we need to be ready to fight back when the time comes." Said Jake
"That's right, now that were armed, we can do some real damage." Said Rainbow
"Calm down Rainbow, remember, your Pokemon isn't a lifeless weapon. They are living, breathing creatures just like us." Said Jake
"He's right." Said Applejack
"But even so, we do now having a fighting chance. It's a long way to the top from this point on. It will be a struggle, but one I think united we can survive. So how about it, all together," said Jake as he placed his hand forward.
"You can count me in. I will never leave your side." Said Twilight
"Partner, ya got me as well." Said Applejack
"I don't usually partake in such crazy things, but I'll make an exception. You can count Rarity in as well." Said Rarity
"Oh yeah." Said Rainbow
"This is going to be fun." Said Pinkie
"You have my help as well." Said Fluttershy
Each mare placed a hoof on top of Jake's hand.
"Then together nothing can stop us. We are now the line of defense between Equestria and Team Catastrophe. With our Pokemon and each other, there is no task we won't be able to overcome. Together we will put an end to Team Catastrophe and show this world the wonders of Pokemon." Said Jake
The girls cheered as they each raised their hooves to the sky. They all looked out at the sun as it finally started to disappear into the horizon. The perfect way to end such a perfect day.
Jake sat on the couch of the library holding a book in his hands. With nothing much to do around Ponyville, since ponies saw him as a threat, he decided to understand the world around him. Even though Jake had been here a few weeks, Jake never found time to sit down and just figure out the history of the world around him. He flipped the page he was on when he heard the door open. He looked up to see Twilight and Spike coming in. Twilight had plenty of groceries in her magic and Spike's hands. He closed the book and got up to help.
"Need some help?" He asked
"Oh thanks, Jake." Said Twilight
Twilight gave Jake the bags of Pokemon food that she had picked up from Fluttershy.
"Man did Fluttershy sure made some large bags of Pokemon food." Said Jake
"No kidding, you should see her food storage area. The thing is packed high with bags of Pokemon food." Said Spike
"Well, at least we know Fluttershy will have plenty of food for our Pokemon." Said Jake
"I guess." Said Spike
"So the Pokemon still playing outside." Said Twilight
Not wanting to keep their Pokemon from having fun outside, Twilight created a way to do so. She created a protection spell around the backyard to allow their Pokemon to run freely outside. When ponies would pass by, they wouldn't see or hear them. It allowed their Pokemon to play outside and letting them not worry about the ponies harming them.
Jake walked up and looked out the window and saw them all. Eevee and Zorua were running around. Espurr was just watching them. Ralts was sitting next to Mareep who slept peacefully in the sun. Buneary and Fennekin seemed to be chatting with Axew. Cyndaquil was just sleeping where the most sun was. Jake just laughed out how strange his Pokemon were. He helped Twilight take the food down to the basement. They came back up and helped Spike get the groceries into the kitchen. Once done, Jake opened the door to let the Pokemon back in.
"Come on all of you, time to come in." Said Jake
All the Pokemon saw him and came running into the house. Jake closed the door, and Twilight levitated in food for them all. Each bowl marked with each Pokemon's name. Twilight placed them on the ground, and they each began to eat. Spike came in from the kitchen with a tub of ice cream.
"I'm not sure if this house can hold all these Pokemon." Said Spike
"I know for sure. You can't have that much ice cream." Said Twilight
Twilight levitated the tub and metal spoon away from Spike before he took a bite. It floated back into the kitchen and then came back out in a bowl. It landed in Spike's claws, and he scowled Twilight
"You remember the last time you ate a tub of ice cream." Said Twilight
He huffed before taking a bite from the bowl of ice cream making Twilight roll her eyes.
"I do think Spike is right, if my team or yours, Twilight, do expand. How are we going to keep all these Pokemon in the library? Especially when they evolve." Said Jake
"Hm, well we can worry about that later." Said Twilight
"I guess." Said Jake
Jake returned to the couch and returned to his book. Twilight sat next to him pulling up her book. Spike just sat down with his ice cream as the Pokemon continued to eat. They were all being peaceful till the flash of a camera. They all looked at Discord holding a camera and shaking a picture.
"What a great family picture." Said Discord
"I swear Discord. I regret ever being partners with you." Said Jake
Discord sat next to Jake. He placed his hand on his shoulder. "Come on Jake. You know you love our partnership."
"Oh please." Said Jake
"Discord, don't you have anything better to do." Said Twilight
"No." Said Discord
Jake was about to retort, but a loud, crazy knocking came to the library door. The Pokemon looked up as the knocking kept up. They waited for the knocking to stop, but never did. Instead, it continued and increased in pace. Twilight sighed as the pony would never leave the door. She got up and headed towards the door. She opened it and was pushed out of the way as Rarity and Applejack came in. They were frantic.
"Girls calm down." Rarity and Applejack looked up at Jake and calmed down. "Now what is the problem."
"Our sisters!" Said them both.
"Sisters?" Asked Jake
"Yes, Rarity and Applejack have sisters. Apple Bloom is Applejack's sister, and Sweetie Belle is Rarity's sister." Said Twilight
"Exactly how was I supposed to know that. I never meet Apple Bloom or Sweetie Belle" Said Jake
"That is true." Said Twilight
"Now what's wrong with Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle that needs you knocking like crazy ponies on my door." Said Twilight
"This." Said Rarity
Rairty levitated over a letter, and Jake took it in his hand. He looked at Rarity
"I got the same one as well, partner." Said Applejack
Discord looked over Jake's shoulder. Jake opened the note and read it out loud.
Dear ponies who read this letter. We have captured your loved ones who attend the local school. If you ever want to see them again, we ask that you bring Jake to us. If Jake doesn't appear within two hours of this letter reaching you, we will take your love ones away. Have a beautiful day from Team Catastrophe.
"Now you see why we were crazy frantic." Said Rarity
"Partner, you're our only hope here." Said Applejack
"Yes, your Pokemon are the best for this situation." Said Rarity
Jake read the note again and folded it up. He walked up the stairs and then came back down with the Snag Machine on his arm. His Pokemon belt on his waist with six Poke Balls. He took each one off and returned the Pokemon to it. He took Espurr, Ralts, Zorua, Fennekin, Buneary and Mareep. The others would follow close behind. He didn't want to give this Team Catastrophe member any advantage against his Pokemon team.
"Show me to this school." Said Jake
Applejack and Rarity nodded. Then the two ran off, and Jake followed with the rest of his team, Twilight, Spike, and Discord.
***
The crew arrived as ponies encircled around the school. A black smoke covered the school as the fillies and colts peaked out of the window plus a mare. Jake pushed through the crowd of ponies as the others did it as well. Once they pushed through, they looked around and finally smoke figured humans appeared. Jake stood in front with Discord next to him. Jake's other Pokemon kept behind Twilight.
"I'm here now, so how wants to fight." Said Jake
A female laughter filled the air. The smoke figures moved, and Jake saw yet another human animal hybrid step forward. Again she was yet another female. This time, instead of a cat, the female was a fox. She had red fox ears and a red fox tail. Her clothing was a red bra with a fox head in the middle and a red skirt that showed off her panties like Kitty. Her eyes were also black with red pupils. Dang another hybrid girl.
"I see you've arrived. I thought you were going to let me take these kids and teacher away." Said the female Tem Catastrophe member.
"Who are you?" Asked Jake
"They call me Foxy."
"What do you plan to do with those ponies." Said Jake
"Our plan is to convert them to our cause. Our fight takes warriors, and these ponies will be our new fighters." Said Foxy
"Well, that would be if I didn't come here. Now you wanted a battle, so let's battle." Said Jake
"I'm glad. Our battle will be a three on three. If you win, I'll leave these poor ponies alone. But if you lose, I'll take them, and you'll never see them again." Said Foxy
"That sure is a bet." Said Discord
"Yes it is, but we don't have a choice. Alright, let's get this started." Said Jake
"Let's get going." A Poke Ball appeared in Foxy's hand. "Mienfoo."
Foxy tossed the Poke Ball, and it opened it to a Mienfoo. Jake pressed his Aura Reader online, and it came up. He saw that Mienfoo was glowing. So I can snag this Mienfoo. Time to move into action. Jake grabbed his Ralts and threw it out.
"Ralts, I choose you." Said Jake
His Poke Ball opened up and out came Ralts.
"Ralts."
"Now Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Ralts sent out a salvo of hearts.
"Mienfoo dodge." Mienfoo leaped away from the attack. "Now double slap."
Mienfoo came down and started to run towards Ralts. Its hands glowed hit as it approached Ralts.
"Ralts Teleport." Said Jake
Ralts disappeared as Mienfoo reached Ralts. Mienfoo looked around for Ralts.
"Ralts come out of Teleport and use Confusion." Said Jake
Ralts came out right behind Mienfoo and struck it with Confusion. The attack hit Mienfoo hard causing extra damage since Fighting Types were weak against Psychic-Type moves. Since it was effective, Mienfoo became confused. Foxy growled at her Mienfoo now confused.
"Double Slap." Said Foxy
Mienfoo's paws glowed white but instead of striking Ralts. It struck itself. Jake had what he needed.
"Ralts, Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Ralts sent out a salvo of hearts that struck Mienfoo. Jake saw that it was enough for him to catch Mienfoo. He summoned out a Poke Ball from his Snag Machine and held it in his hand. He pulled back his hand to throw the Poke Ball.
"Go, Poke Ball! Snag that Pokemon!" Said Jake
He tossed out the Poke Ball, and it touched Mienfoo and sucked up the Pokemon. It landed on the ground and shook back and forth as the red dot blinked in the middle. Jake bit his lip but sighed when the ball stopped shaking. Discord summoned the ball over and tossed it into Jake's hand. It shrank down. Jake gave it to Twilight to hold.
"I'll say, you truly are an interesting character. Why you would ever want to save such weak Pokemon is beyond me." Said Foxy
"Because all Pokemon deserve a better life than as a weapon." Said Jake
"That's an utterly pointless statement, but let's continue." Another Poke Ball formed in Foxy's hand. "Let's see if your Ralts can deal with this, Yamask."
She tossed off the Poke Ball, and a Yamask appeared. So she's going Ghost Type on my Psychic Type. Better switch out Ralts. Jake was about to call Ralts back, but Foxy stopped his action."
"Mean Look." Said Foxy
Yamask came up to Ralts and gave a dark face at her. Ralts shook with fear, and her Poke Ball could no longer bring her back. Damn.
"Ha, now that your Ralts can no longer leave this battle, let's play. Yamask, Shadow Ball."
Yamask formed a ball of dark energy and sent it barreling into Ralts. It struck Ralts hard and sent her skidding into the ground. Foxy just laughed as Ralts slowly got up. Jake growled as there wasn't much he could do for his Ralts. Foxy pointed her hand at Ralts.
"Shadow Ball."
Yamask sent out another shadow ball at Ralts.
"Teleport." Said Jake
Ralts disappeared as Jake covered himself as the shadow ball struck the ground in front of him.
"Jake." Said Applejack
"I'm all right." Said Jake
Ralts appeared in front of Jake. Jake looked down and saw half of her health was gone. Jake growled as Foxy's Yamask pretty much made it impossible for him to strike a critical blow to Yamask or retreat out his Ralts. I'm stuck with no other option but to fight. Jake decided he couldn't stand around and let his Ralts take any more damage. Jake had to fight back.
"Use Confusion, Ralts." Said Jake
Ralts started to raise her hands and sent waves of psychic energy at Yamask, and it struck Yamask. Jake smiled, but that ended when a Shadow Ball came straight towards them and hit Ralts. The explosion was strong as Jake raised his arms to block the incoming smoke. When the dust settled, Ralts was out cold. She had lost. Jake growled under his breath before he raised Ralts' Poke Ball and bringing her back in.
"You tried your best Ralts. You get some rest. I'll get you to Fluttershy's after this." Said Jake
"Everypony move!"
Jake and Discord turned to see Fluttershy coming running up with Audino.
"Jake I came as soon as I could. Audino and I are ready to heal up your Pokemon when you need us." Said Fluttershy
"Thanks, Fluttershy." Jake opened the Poke Ball in his hand and brought out Ralts. She was still hurt as she laid in Audino's hands. "Take care of her Fluttershy."
"Will do." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
The two ran back as Jake turned back to Foxy and Yamask. Jake pulled his second Pokemon.
"Zorua, show them what a Dark Type Pokemon can do." Said Jake
Jake tossed Zorua's Poke Ball, and it opened up to reveal Zorua. Jake caught the ball as it came back to him.
"Zor, Zorua."
"Hm, so this is your second choose. No matter, my Yamask will make quick work of it. Now Shadow Ball."
Yamask started to charge a Shadow Ball. Even though it was a Ghost-Type move and weak against Zorua, Jake didn't want to take a chance.
"Quick Attack." Said Jake
Zorua started to book it at extreme speeds as she headed towards Yamask. At that point, Yamask released it Shadow Ball, but Zorua dodged it.
"Now stop Quick Attack and use Pursuit." Said Jake
Zorua glowed dark as it jumped up and gave a damaging blow to Yamask. Zorua flipped through the air and landed on her feet in front of Jake.
"I'm impressed human. I thought you were crazy attacking me with a Normal Type move against my Ghost Type Yamask. But using it to dodge my Yamask's Shadow Ball and use it to get close to attack with Pursuit. But it will take a lot more than that to beat my Yamask." Yamask appeared in front of Foxy. "Now let's see how your Zorua deals with this. Yamask, Will-O-Wisp."
A set of dark flame began to surround Yamask and sent out towards Zorua. Jake knew what would happen if he let that attack hit.
"Dodge." Said Jake
Zorua moved out of the way, but Foxy just smiled, showing off her fox-like teeth. As soon as Zorua had cleared the first set, another set of blue fire flames came at her. This time, consuming her in the fire. Zorua screamed out as the flames engulfed her. Damn, Zorua's now burned. After the flames had died down, small embers kept coming off of Zorua. Foxy laughed at Zorua's pain.
"This is too fun, but I think I'm going to make your Pokemon an even easier one to defeat. Yamask Curse." Said Foxy
"But if you do that, Yamask will faint." Said Jake
"Huh, you lose some to win some. Now do it Yamask." Said Foxy
Two nails began to glow above both Zorua's and Yamask's heads. Zorua was still struggling to get over having a burn condition come upon her. Both pins came down, and everything went silent as Zorua scream out in pain as the nail was driven into her skull as Yamask continued to curse Zorua. But it also inflicted damage to the user, Yamask lost all of its health and fainted after the move finished. Zorua fell to her knees struggling to catch her breath.
"I can hardly imagine the pain. But from that scream, I know it had to hurt." Said Jake
"What a move, but with such a strange effect. Why would such a move exist." Said Discord
"It beats me, but it did knock out her Yamask. But it felt me with a burned and Zorua that will lose a fourth of its health when we finish a turn." Said Jake
"Yes it may be a disturbing, but quite useful. Your Zorua's screams were music to my ears. But let's get back to it. Let me show you to my most prized Shadow Pokemon, though I doubt you can catch her. Go, Shadow Vulpix!"
"Get ready Jake. Her Shadow Pokemon is about to hit the stage." Said Discord
"Right." Said Jake
Foxy threw up a Poke Ball, and out popped a Vulpix. Jake couldn't believe what his Aura Reader was telling him. Foxy's Vulpix was showing high status in speed. No wonder she mentioned about catching it.
"As you probably saw by now, my Vulpix is quite fast. My sister, Kitty might like power, but we foxes would rather have speed over power." Said Foxy
"Sister." Said Jake
"Oh did I forget to bring that up. Yes, Kitty is my sister. I have two other sisters. They are Bunny and Rough. I bet you can guess the animal connected with them." Said Foxy
"If I had to guess, a rabbit and dog." Said Jake
"Correct, now I think I should put your Zorua out of her misery. Vulpix, Flame Charge." Said Foxy
Vulpix ran towards Zorua at incredible speeds. As Vulpix ran, her body became consumed in fire. She ran right into Zorua, causing another explosion and a small amount of heat. Once the smoke cleared, Zorua laid at Jake's feet out cold. Jake growled but started to feel knots in his stomach. I forgot that Pokemon who uses Flame Charge gains a speed boost. Her Vulpix now became a little faster than before.
"Jake right now isn't time to get cold feet. Give Zorua to Audino and fight back. I know your party doesn't have anything counter her Fire Type. But you are the only hope for those fillies and colts have." Said Discord
Jake looked back at the school with the scared school fillies and colts. He then turned back to the crowd. Jake could see fear in their eyes, but not of his Pokemon and himself, but of losing family members. Jake then looked at Twilight. Her eyes told him to fight on. Discord's right, this is no time to doubt myself. I can't let Foxy take all those innocent fillies and colts from their families. These ponies may not see me as a hero, but I know one thing, I am a hero. Jake bent down and gently picked up Zorua.
"Zor."
"Save your strength girl. Fluttershy and Audino will make sure they have you back up and in fighting shape in no time." Said Jake
Audino came over, and Jake gently laid down Zorua in her hands. Audino walked back to Fluttershy. Jake turned back to Foxy and her Vulpix.
"How sweet of you to care for such a weak Pokemon. My sister was right about you. You know nothing of Pokemon." Said Foxy
"No, you're wrong." Foxy perked up to that. "I understand Pokemon completely. You see them as nothing more but weapons to use whenever you feel like it. You use them to spread pain and misery where you want. But that's not what Pokemon are. Pokemon are supposed to be our friends. We as trainers are to grow a close bond of friendship with our partner Pokemon. That bond of friendship is why I understand Pokemon. My Pokemon are my friends, and I would gladly do anything to make sure they are safe. So to prove to you that any my Pokemon and I have a strong bond and that bond is what will beat you. I'll use the Pokemon I snagged from your sister. Fennekin, let's show them what you got." Said Jake
Jake tossed Fennekin's Poke Ball, and it opened up to reveal her.
"Fenne, Fennekin."
"That is hilarious. You think a weak little Fennekin is going to put a stop to my Vulpix. Well, then you have to be the stupidest hero I've ever seen." Said Foxy
"I'm no hero Foxy. I'm just a man looking out for those who need help." Said Jake
"Well now, isn't that interesting. Well, I think this should be a fun time for my Vulpix. Flame Charge Vulpix." Said Foxy
"Don't back down, Fennekin. Use Flame Charge as well." Said Jake
Both Vulpix and Fennekin started to speed at each other and become engulfed in flames. They ran into each other, and soon they struck each other, and a small explosion followed. The wind blew around as Vulpix landed safely on Foxy's side. Fennekin slid to Jake but was out of breath. But both sides Pokemon now had raised speed, but Vulpix was still faster. But Jake was confused as to why Vulpix didn't lose any health.
"Flamethrower." Said Foxy
Vulpix pulled backs its head as a fire grew inside. It brought it back down and released it at Fennekin.
"Fennekin, Flame Charge to dodge." Said Jake
Fennekin started to run and burst into flames and escaped Vulpix's Flamethrower. Fennekin then ran right into Vulpix. Fennekin landed the attack and rose her speed, but Jake saw no significant damage to Vulpix. Foxy started to laugh as Vulpix stood firm.
"This is too fun. I would have thought you would have known a particular ability that certain Fire Type Pokemon can have." Jake's eyes widened, and he began to curse under his breath. "By those reactions, you figured it out. My Vulpix just happens to have such an ability. My Vulpix knows Flash Fire."
"Flash Fire." Said Disord
"We're pretty much screwed. Flash Fire makes a Fire Type Pokemon invincible to fire moves. But it also raises their attack or special attack. From the look of it, it seems Vulpix now has increased attack." Said Jake
"This is going to make things much harder if any of Fennekin's fire moves won't do a thing but raise Vulpix attack or special attack. You need to watch your back here Jake. Fennekin is your last Pokemon, and if you lose, we will lose those fillies and colts." Said Discord
Jake looked at the school and then at the Vulpix. Damn, this just got a whole lot harder than I thought.
"Don't give up, Jake." Jake turned back to Twilight. "Don't give in to her. I know you'll find a way out. You always find a way to be the hero."
Jake smiled and gave Twilight a thumbs up. She smiled, and he saw the others standing next to her, and his two healed up Pokemon standing to give him words of encouragement with their Pokemon speech. Jake turned back to the battlefield of Fennekin vs. Vulpix. I know I can win this, I just can no longer use Fire-Type Moves. Lucky for me, Fennekin has some non-Fire Type moves.
"Fennekin, Tail Whip." Said Jake
Fennekin moved her tail around to create a ring of energy before sending it at Vulpix. The ring wrapped around Vulpix and disappeared, but it lowered Vulpix's defense.
"Once more." Said Jake
"I would rather you don't do that. Ember, my beautiful Vulpix." Said Foxy
Vulpix pulled back its head and pulled it back down and shot off an ember.
"Dodge." Said Jake
Fennekin moved out of the way and sent its Tail Whip right at Vulpix. Again it landed, and Vulpix's defense lowered.
"Scratch." Said Jake
Fennekin ran right up to the Vulpix, and her paw turned white as it formed a set of claws. It struck Vulpix across the face. Vulpix slid, but Fennekin hadn't finished with the attack just yet.
"Do it over and over again." Said Jake
Fennekin turned both of her paws white and started to nail her scratches across Vulpix. It took a moderate amount of the health of Vulpix. Vulpix slid back breathing slightly heavy after that attack onslaught. Fennekin stood next to Jake ready for her orders.
"So how about that." Said Jake
"You'll pay for ever doing such a thing to my Vulpix. Why don't we show him what you can do? Quick Attack." Said Foxy
Vulpix began to run at incredible speeds right towards Fennekin. So much so, that Fennekin didn't have time to dodge the attack as Vulpix struck Fennekin.
"Now Flame Charge." Said Foxy
Vulpix began to run again, and soon flames engulfed her, and before Jake could give Fennekin an order, the attack hit. Fennekin rolled out of the smoke hurt. Jake also watched as Vulpix's speed once again rose. Jake looked down as Fennekin got up.
"As fun as this has been, I have a schedule to keep. Vulpix, Flamethrower." Said Foxy
Vulpix pulled backs its head and brought it down and released a torrent of flames. The flames consumed a large area, and Fennekin got caught in that range. Jake felt the heat of the fire heating up his body as it continued to flow from Vulpix's mouth. Once it was over, Fennekin laid on the ground with scorched fur. Only 25% of her health remained. No, this can't be happening.
"Fennekin, you need to get up." Said Jake
"Ha, this is," Foxy stopped when Fennekin slowly pushed herself up from the ground. "I see she has some fight left in her. Oh well, I'll just have to burn it out of her. Ember."
Vulpix released a shot of fire from is the mouth, and it struck Fennekin hard. She rolled to the ground close to Jake as she lost more of her health. Fennekin slowly got up and walked herself back to the battle. But the fight had already taken so much of Fennekin's health. It was hard for her to walk to the center of the fighting area. Jake gripped his fist as Fennekin made it to the middle and readied herself.
"This is too funny, on well. Let's end that Fennekin once and for all. Flamethrower." Said Foxy
Vulpix pulled back its head and brought it down releasing the stored up flames. They engulfed Fennekin.
"Fennekin, NO!" Said Jake
But soon a light started to come out of the flames. Vulpix stopped, and the crowd all watched as a strange white light had engulfed Fennekin.
"What's happening?" Asked Discord
Jake realized what was happening to his Fennekin. He smiled, "It seems we're still in this fight. Fennekin is evolving."
"What?" Screamed Foxy
The light started to form out Fennekin as she took to two feet. Her tail became bigger with a stick coming out of it. She grew hands, and her ears grew larger with more red fur coming out. Last was her upper body fur looked like a dress of sorts. Once the light had formed a new body, it disappeared, and Fennekin no longer stood, but now Braixen stood.
"Braixen."
"Alright, my Fennekin evolved." Said Jake
"It was unbelievable, some strange form of light took over Fennekin and now made it into something else. Interesting." Said Twilight
"How did you get your Fennekin to evolve?" Asked Foxy
"Because of our bond as Trainer and Pokemon. Now let me show you what my Braixen can do. Let's try out your new move, Braixen, and I'm afraid though Foxy that Flash Fire won't hold up to this. Go, Psybeam." Said Jake
Braixen grabbed the stick that was attached to its tail. She aimed it at Vulpix, and psychic energy began to charge at the end of the stick. Once charged a blast of energy went towards Vulpix. It landed a critical hit.
"Critical hit, now the tide is turning our way." Said Jake
"You'll pay for that. Vulpix, Flamethrower." Said Foxy
Vulpix released a torrent of flames from its mouth toward Braixen.
"I think we'll counter with our Flamethrower. Do it Braxien." Said Jake
Braixen's stick end burst into flames before pointing at the flames coming towards her and releasing her torrent of flames. Each set of flames meet, and they exploded off each other. Braixen pushed with all her might into her Flamethrower as did Vulpix, but Braixen started to win out. Soon the flames stopped.
"Psybeam." Said Jake
Braixen released her psychic energy at Vulpix landing an attack on Fire Type Pokemon. Jake watched as the health dropped away from the Psybeam. One more strong attack should do it. Jake scanned over Braixen's move and found an interesting one. He gave a nice smile. This will end it right her and now.
"Braixen, Psychic." Said Jake
Braixen's eyes began to glow blue as did the end of the stick. Soon Vulpix was engulfed in a blue aura. Braixen raised Vulpix to the sky before pointing her stick to the ground. Vulpix came tumbling down to the ground, hard. A small amount of dust came up, and once it settled, Vulpix was out. Braixen had won.
"That's it, we won." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
Braixen ran and jumped into Jake's arms. He laughed as he caught his newly evolved Pokemon.
"That was fantastic, Braixen." Said Jake
"Braixen."
"Don't celebrate too early." Said Foxy
Jake and Braixen turned back to Foxy as she placed her shrunk Poke Ball away.
"You may have beaten Kitty and me. But that still leaves Bunny and Rough for you to take on. So take this victory, but don't let it get to your head kid." Said Foxy
The dark clouds disappeared from the school. Jake watched as Foxy and Team Catastrophe disappeared in the smoke. Once they were gone, Jake pressed his Aura Reader off and sighed. He turned to see fillies and colts being comforted by their families. He saw the happy faces on Applejack's and Rarity's faces as they each cuddled a filly.
"I do believe you are a hero." Said Discord
"Maybe I am." Said Jake
"Now everypony, our hero must leave you all. I think his Pokemon and him deserve a break." Said Discord
With a snap of Discord's fingers. Jake and his Pokemon team disappeared with Fluttershy and Audino.
***
Twilight stepped down her stairs after writing the princess about what had transpired today. She made her way downstairs. She saw that Jake was fast asleep with a book covering his face. He was lightly snoring as he slept. Twilight looked to see Jake's Pokemon all sleeping as was her Axew. She was about to remove the book when she heard a knock on her door. It's nine at night. What pony is knocking at this hour? Twilight approached the door and unlocked it. She opened it to see Mayor Mare.
"Mayor Mare." Said Twilight
"Can we talk." Said Mayor Mare
Twilight stepped out and closed the door and placed a soundproofing spell over the door. She didn't want to disturb the sleeping residents of her house.
"What do you want to talk about?" Asked Twilight
"I want you to tell Jake that everypony of Ponyville is sorry for how we have been treating him." Said Mayor Mare
"Sorry, you're finally sorry after weeks of calling him nothing but a monster. Why now, do you want to be sorry," said Twilight with a hint of anger in her words.
"Because he saved the fillies and colts of Mrs. Cheerilee's school." Said Mayor Mare
"So after weeks of ignoring him and calling him out on being our enemy, you find the truth. He saves the town from Kitty of Team Catastrophe and never used his Pokemon to attack Ponyville, but you only see that he is not our enemy after he saves Ponyville's school. You know Mayor Mare, I was always impressed that this town was able to accept anypony who came in. But the second Jake throws out a Pokemon, Ponyville turns tail at him. So, Mayor Mare, you can tell the ponies of Ponyville, if they want to apologize to Jake, they each come here and apologize to him in person. Don't come asking my friends or me for help because they will tell you the same thing I did." Said Twilight
She turned around and walked into the house. She closed and locked the door with a sigh. She saw Jake still snoozing on the couch. I guess Jake will be staying the couch tonight. Twilight walked up and began to remove the book. She saw that he had fallen asleep reading about Star Swirl the Bearded and his ideas of magic. She placed the book away and brought over a blanket. She placed it over him.
"Sleep tight, Jake." She said
She looked at him as he slept. She gently got up and pressed her lips against his forehead. It made her heart flutter, and her face turned red. Why did I just do that? Twilight pressed her hoof against her face but smiled that she was happy she did it. She knew he would never know and he did deserve a gift for saving the fillies and colts of Mrs. Cheerilee's school.
Jake walked into Applejack's farm. He had decided it was time to get a job. Jake couldn't live off of Twilight forever. He had taken a few days after the fight with Foxy in searching out jobs. But Jake only found one job, Applejack's farm that would work. So here he was about to try to get a job at Applejack's farm. Jake decided to take Braixen, Espurr, and Zorua with him just in case Team Catastrophe showed up. He walked into the farm and was amazed at all the apple trees that lined the farm. It was his first time visiting the farm.
"This is one large apple farm. Now, where's Applejack." Said Jake
He heard the sound of something striking a tree. He followed the sound and saw Applejack striking a tree with her back hooves. The force caused apples to fall from the tree. Growlithe barked as he picked up apples that fell on the ground and threw them into a basket. Applejack whipped the sweat from her brow.
"Hey, Applejack." Said Jake
Applejack turned to see Jake, "Howdy partner, what can I do for ya, today."
"I was hoping you could give me a job at the farm. I'm tired of living off of Twilight. So I decided I need to pitch in something to help out the library." Said Jake
"Well, we are looking for help around the farm from time tah time. But I can't give ya a full-time job here." Said Applejack
"Hey, any work you got is appreciated." Said Jake
"Great because I could use you for a job right now. I need some help removing some tree stumps. My brother tried to remove them but threw out his back. So ya mind helping out there." Said Applejack
"I think I might be able to help." Said Jake
Applejack walked with Jake following behind her. Growlithe ran forward barking as he ran back to Applejack. Applejack led Jake to an open field with a few tree stumps.
"We cut these apple trees down a few days ago. We need these stumps moved so we can plant fresh new apple trees." Said Applejack
"I got this. Espurr, come on out." Said Jake
He tossed Espurr's Poke Ball, and it opened up to reveal the Restraint Pokemon.
"Espurr, Es."
"Espurr use Psychic to remove all these tree stumps." Said Jake
Espurr's eyes glowed blue as did the stumps. They budged against the ground as Espurr raised her hands up to the sky. The stumps started to move up, and Applejack moved her hat up as the stumps began to pull away from the ground. Espurr set each of the tree stumps down on the ground after removing them.
"Espurr."
"Now Braixen come on out." Said Jake
He tossed Braixen's Poke Ball, and it opened to reveal the Fox Pokemon.
"Braix, Braixen."
"Use Flamethrower to burn those tree stumps." Said Jake
Braixen pulled her stick wand from her tail and ignited it. A second later a torrent of flames burst out and consumed the stumps. Braixen stopped her attack as everything was now ash. Braixen placed her wand back into her tail.
"Well done you two." Said Jake
"Braixen."
"Espurr."
"I got tah say. Pokemon sure makes life easier. So who's the last one ya brought." Said Applejack
"Oh, Zorua." Said Jake
He tossed the Poke Ball and let out Zorua.
"Zor, Zorua."
"Man, Fluttershy sure knows her craft of healing. Zorua doesn't look like she took on Foxy's Pokemon at all." Said Applejack
"Yeah, Fluttershy is a great nurse, don't you girls think?" Said Jake
His Pokemon spoke out in their native language to him.
"Well, it's about lunch time. How about ya come in and have some of my family's cookin'. Plus I can pay ya for helpin' out." Said Applejack
"So I got the part-time job." Said Jake
"Yeah, I call ya when we need the help. Sorry, I can't hire ya full-time." Said Applejack
"No problem Applejack, but can I ask you a question." Said Jake
"Ya." Said Applejack
"Where are the other workers." Said Jake
"Other works, partner this is a family farm. The only workers are my granny, my brother, and my sister." Said Applejack
"Your whole family takes care of this entire farm." Said Jake
"That's right, impressed." Said Applejack
"Yeah, I sure am." Said Jake
"Well, let's head in and get some lunch." Said Applejack
***
Jake leaned in his chair rubbing his full stomach.
"That was the best meal I've ever had." Said Jake
"Glad you enjoyed, partner. Ponies love my family's cookin'." Said Applejack
"I'll say." Said Jake
"I'll tell Granny Smith we have another fan of our cookin'." Said Applejack
Jake saw each of Pokemon still enjoying their Pokemon food. Applejack got up and grabbed two mugs and poured a liquid into them. She walked back over and placed them down.
"Now the last course, I present ya the Apple Family's greatest item, our apple cider. Ponies line up for miles when cider season comes tah get a taste of it. We make and keep a few barrels for ourselves tah share with friends." Said Applejack
"Well, I guess I can find a place to put it." Said Jake
"Well, cheers partner." Said Applejack
"Cheers." Said Jake
They hit their mugs together and began to take back the liquid. For Jake, it was like drinking liquid gold how great it was. He was sad when the final drop hit his tongue. He smacked his lips together at the flavor.
" That was delicious, Applejack. You weren't kidding about how great this cider is." Said Jake
"Glad ya enjoyed it." Said Applejack
"So Applejack, I was wondering if you knew some place I could get a full-time job." Said Jake
"I'm not tah sure. But I think I overheard Cheerilee talking about needed a teaching assistant." Said Applejack
"Hm, that would work if I didn't have everypony fearing me." Said Jake
"Don't beat yourself over it, Jake. Ponies just don't understand that you aren't a threat to us. Before you came, we saw anypony with Pokemon a threat to us. I mean, Pokemon were being used to attack us and not perceived as friends. But ponies will sooner or later see that you're a hero. I also want to thank ya partner for savin' my sister. It means a lot to this family." Said Applejack
"Hey no problem Applejack, that's what we heroes do." Said Jake
Applejack giggled as Jake flexed what little muscle he had. Well after enjoying a bit more conversation. Applejack gave Jake a brown sack with his payment of bits. Jake was impressed the first time he learned the currency of Equestria was gold coins. He wasn't sure how an economy could be so stable with gold. But Jake shrugged as this world had many things that were crazy. He thanked Applejack and returned his Pokemon to their Poke Balls and left the farm. He waved goodbye to Applejack as he headed towards the library.
***
Jake opened the library door to see Twilight on the couch with her head in a book, as usual. She perked up when she heard the door open and close. She looked over her book to see Jake had come home.
"Hi, Jake, any luck at Applejack's." Said Twilight
"Some, Applejack hired me part-time to help around the farm when she needs me. But other than that, no luck. But she did say Cheerilee was looking for help at the school. That's the pony who runs the local school I saved, right." Said Jake
"That's right." Said Twilight
"I don't know how well I would be at teaching, but I could learn. I just wish ponies didn't see me as a threat." Said Jake
Twilight cursed under her breath as ponies didn't usually curse out loud. "Well Jake, I'm sure they'll come around one day. I mean you did save the school from Team Catastrophe."
"Yeah, that is true, but enough of that. I thought since it's such a beautiful day outside. Let's go out to the meadow outside Ponyville and let our Pokemon play around." Said Jake
"I like that idea." Said Twilight
She closed up her book and went into the kitchen. A few minutes later, she came out with a picnic basket.
"Will make it into a picnic." Said Twilight
Jake smiled as he went to the back door and called in the Pokemon. They all came in, and Jake closed the door. He released Braxien, Zorua, and Espurr from their Poke Balls. Twilight locked up the library and went over to the stairs and called Spike.
"Spike." The baby dragon came down the stairs. "I, Jake, and the Pokemon are going out on a picnic. You want to come."
"Sure, it's better than this boring old library." Said Spike
"Well, I think that's all of us." Said Jake
"Alright." Said Twilight
Twilight's horn flared lavender as everybody around Twilight, glowed purple. Soon with a flash of white, they disappeared from the library.
***
They all came out of the teleportation in the meadow just outside Ponyville. Twilight set down the basket and pulled out a blanket from it.
"Well you all have fun, but just stay close." Said Jake
All the Pokemon spoke in their native language before running off to play with each other. Jake sat down on the blanket as he watched his Pokemon play with each other. He was happy to see Mienfoo adjusting to being a part of this team nicely. Twilight pulled out a few snacks and laid them out. Jake looked up at the clear blue sky with not a cloud in sight.
"I'm going to take a nap, wake me if you need me." Said Jake
"No problem, Spike and I will make sure to watch the Pokemon." Said Twilight
Jake laid on his back and placed his hands on his stomach as he closed his eyes and began to nap. Twilight looked over as she saw Jake was out of it. I guess he had some of Applejack's cooking. It always puts ponies to sleep after eating it. She pulled out the book she was reading and continued where she left off. She kept her eyes on the Pokemon as they ran freely around the meadow. She looked back at Spike as he threw gemstones into his mouth.
Spike was happily munching away, and she saw no problem with the Pokemon. So she returned to her book. After a while, Twilight heard the sound of something coming near them. She peeked over her book and saw a small smoke trail. The Pokemon perked up and saw the same thing. Twilight was about to wake Jake to get him ready but sighed when she saw that it was just Scootaloo's scooter. She laid back down as the scooter came riding up to them with the Pokemon watching the three fillies come to a stop. They weren't afraid of ponies because none have ever hurt them. Scootaloo stopped her scooter and hopped off as Sweetie Belle, and Apple Bloom got off out of the cart attached to the back of the scooter.
"Hi, girls, what can I do you for?" Asked Twilight
"We came to talk with Jake." Said, Sweetie Belle
"Yeah, we wanted to talk with him in the library, but when we arrived, we saw the close sign. So we rode around Ponyville till we saw you all out here in the meadow." Said Scootaloo
"Well, Jake's sleeping right now. So what did you girls want to talk to him about?" Said Twilight
"We wanted to say thank him for savin' us." Said, Apple Bloom
Twilight looked at Jake and the three fillies. She knew it wouldn't be such a bad idea for them to say it to him their selves. She got up and started to poke Jake in the stomach.
"Jake, time to wake up." Said Twilight
She kept gently tapping Jake in the stomach. He slowly opened his and saw Twilight's violet eyes staring down at him. Huh, I never realized how beautiful her eyes are in the sunlight. Jake yawned as he raised a hand and booped Twilight on the nose. Twilight went cross-eyed before scrunching up her nose. Jake just laughed at her reaction.
"Mind explaining that?" Asked Twilight
"I always wondered what would happen if I booped a pony's nose. I mean, your nose is so boop able. So whatcha need." Said Jake
"Some fillies from the school, you saved, want to thank you for saving them." Said Twilight
Jake got up and saw three fillies standing looking at him. He remembered two hugging Applejack and Rarity.
"Well, hello, so mind introducing yourselves." Said Jake
"Sure, I'm Apple Bloom. I'm Applejack's sister."
Jake looked over Apple Bloom. She had an olive coat with an amaranth mane with a crimson bow in her mane. Her eyes were gamboge in color. She didn't have a cutie mark. The next filly walked up. She had a white coat with a mulberry and rose streak mane. She had harlequin colored eyes. She had a horn on her head, which made her a unicorn. She also didn't have a cutie mark.
"Hi, I'm Sweetie Belle. Rarity is my older sister."
"Yeah and I'm Scootaloo."
The last filly pushed Sweetie out of the way. She had an orange coat with a purple mane. She also had purple eyes. A pair of small wings sat on her back, which made her a Pegasus. She also didn't have a cutie mark.
"And we are." Scootaloo had looked at the others before each took a breath. Jake saw Twilight lay her ears tight to her head and Spike cover his ears." CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" Jake and his Pokemon cringed at how loud the three fillies were
"Well, that was loud. But I'm pleased to meet all of you. I'm Jake and let me introduce you to my Pokemon. Girls come on over." His Pokemon came closer to Jake "Let me introduce you to Zorua, Ralts, Mareep, Espurr, Eevee, Cyndaquil, Buneary, Braixen, and Mienfoo. Say, hello girls." Said Jake
The Pokemon spoke their hello's in their native language.
"What about that one?" Asked Apple Bloom pointing to Axew
"Oh, that's Axew, he's my Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Axew."
"Man those Pokemon are so much cooler close up than when we saw them from inside the school. We watched the whole fight, and you were awesome, but not as awesome as Rainbow Dash, she will always be the coolest." Said Scootaloo
"Ha, well thank you." Said Jake
"Yeah, so we came here tah thank ya. But also tah tell ya, we're sorry." Said, Apple Bloom
"Sorry for what?" Asked Jake
"For treating, you like you were the enemy. We were afraid of you. But after watching you fight for us. It helped us realize you were never here to hurt us. So will you accept our apology." Said Sweetie
"Please." Said Scootaloo and Apple Bloom
They each gave Jake puppy dogs eyes with quivering lower lips. It melted Jake's heart how cute it was. He chuckled before smiling at them.
"Ok, I accept your apology." Said Jake
"Hooray." Said all three fillies.
"So can I pet one." Said Sweetie
"I see why not, just be gentle. Just like a dog or cat, my Pokemon will tell you where they liked to be pet." Said Jake
"Eev, Eevee."
Eevee got out from the other Pokemon and stood in front of Sweetie Belle. "It seems Eevee wants you to pet her. Go ahead. She's every sweet." Said Jake
Sweetie Belle walked up and began to stroke Eevee's head with her hoof.
"Eevee, Eevee."
"Wow, she's so soft and sweet." Said Sweetie
Apple Bloom and Scootaloo joined Sweetie Belle. Jake could see Eevee was enjoying every minute of it. After a while, the CMC started to ask Jake all the questions they had about Pokemon. Jake was happy to respond to anything the CMC had concerning Pokemon.
"I now understand what my sister sees in Growlithe." Said, Apple Bloom
"Yeah same with Pachirisu." Said Sweetie
"Oh man, I wish I could have a Pokemon." Said Scootaloo
"Yeah." Said, Apple Bloom
"I like the enthusiasm girls, but owning a Pokemon isn't like owning a dog or cat. Pokemon take a whole lot more work to make sure they are healthy and happy. You have to create a bond with a Pokemon for them to fully trust you. That's why it's much harder to take care of a Pokemon than an average animal. But your more than welcome to come down to the library and spend some time with mine. Or in the case of two of you, get to the know the Pokemon your sisters have. Apple Bloom, play around with Growlithe and bond with him. He's a Pokemon that will stick by your side through the thick and thin. Sweetie Belle, Pachirisu may be hyperactive, but she is a bundle of fun. Just play around with her and stroke her where she wants you to pet her. Scootaloo, you seem to idolize Rainbow, so ask her to allow you to get to know Starly. If you do that and form a bond with those Pokemon, then I have no fear that each of you could handle a Pokemon yourself. But it takes time and patience to form that bond, so you can't rush it. The bond of friendship between trainer and Pokemon takes time. But it is worth it in the end." Said Jake
"Yeah, thanks, Jake. You'll see we'll be great trainers like you one day." Said Scootaloo
"Now that's the spirit. Strive to be the best no matter how hard the challenge." Said Jake
"Well, it's getting late I know your families will start to worry about you all. Plus we have to get back to the library." Said Twilight
"Right, so girls just do as I said. If you ever want to come and ask some more questions, I'm always open to take more. Plus if you ever need any help, just come and ask." Said Jake
"Thanks again Jake," said the CMC together.
Scootaloo got on her scooter, and Apple Bloom and Sweetie got in the cart. Scootaloo pushed away the three were off. They waved back at Jake as he waved at them. Once they were out of sight, he chuckled to himself.
"Great kids." Said Jake
"Yeah, they maybe hyper at times, but they are sweet." Said Twilight
"So I was thinking, how about we walk back to Ponyville. The evening air is such a waste if we teleport." Said Jake
"Yeah, plus Spike never likes to teleport while asleep. He always blows chunks when we pull out. I prefer not to be cleaning that up." Said Twilight
Jake turned to see Spike fast asleep. He helped Twilight pack up and counted to make sure all the Pokemon were present. Once they were all present, Jake picked up Spike and rested him on Twilight's back. He grabbed the basket, and they made their way back to the library. They were entering Ponyville as ponies were getting closed up for the night. The ponies would stop and look at Twilight, Jake, the Pokemon. Twilight kept her gaze forward not wanting to make eye contact with a single pony. Jake just kept his eye on the party of Pokemon in front of him. He wanted to ensure none of them ran off. Soon the ponies stopped staring and went back to whatever they were doing. Twilight raised an eyebrow at how weird it was that they weren't shouting at Jake or hiding from him. I wonder what's up with everypony. Maybe they finally see Jake and his Pokemon aren't a threat anymore.
"It seems Ponyville has changed." Said Jake
"Yeah, so Jake was I think back to earlier today." Said Twilight
"Yeah what about it." Said Jake
"Well, you told me that you didn't think you could teach. But today, while the CMC were there, you proved you could teach. You taught each of them so much about Pokemon and teaching me a few things. I especially enjoyed the last part you told the CMC about the bond between Pokemon and trainer. I know from that. You could be a teacher." Said Twilight
"Hey, thanks, Twilight and you know it was fun teaching Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo about Pokemon. Maybe I should see this Cheerilee and take a chance at being a teacher. It wouldn't hurt to try and score the job." Said Jake
"That's the spirit." Said Twilight
"Twilight."
The group stopped as they saw a mare come trotting up to them. The mare had a cerise coat with a rose mane with a light version of her mane color streaking through it. She had harlequin colored eyes. Her cutie mark was of three sunflowers with happy faces on them. She had no horn or wings, so it made her an earth pony. She came to a slow trot as she came up to the group.
"Um, Twilight's who's this?" Asked Jake
"Oh, this pony here is Cheerilee." Said Twilight
"Yes, that's me." Said Cheerilee
"Nice to finally meet you Mrs. Cheerilee, I'm Jake." Said Jake
"Please, Jake, Cheerilee is fine. Mrs. Cheerilee makes me feel like my mother." Said Cheerilee
"So what did you call me out for Cheerilee?" Asked Twilight
"Well, I was on my way to the library, but saw you all walking there. So I shouted to get your attention." Said Cheerilee
"So what can we do you for, Cheerilee." Said Jake
"I wanted to come and thank you, Jake, for saving the school children and me, and to apologize for the way I've been acting towards you." Said Cheerilee
"Well, no offense Cheerilee, but I never noticed you hating on me. But apology accepted and you don't have to thank me. It's my job to help protect those from Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
"Sometimes you are too modest." Said Twilight
"Well, I still want to thank you. I was so afraid when the school got covered in smoke. I swore that was the end of me, but then you came and took on Team Catastrophe even though ponies never treated you with any respect. I watched the whole match and knew from the way you stood and fought. You were here to help us." Said Cheerilee
"Well, no matter what any pony did to me was irrelevant. I can't stand by and let Team Catastrophe hurt innocent ponies. I could never live with myself if I did." Said Jake
"If there is anything I can do to help repay what you did, just tell me." Said Jake
"Ok." Jake felt Twilight nudge him with her flank and he looked down to see her gesturing towards Cheerilee. It finally snapped in his head what Twilight was trying to tell him. "Cheerilee. I've heard around that you were looking for a teaching assistant. I'm in the job market and wondering if I could get a chance to apply and interview for the job."
"Well, you are the first pony ever to ask about that job, and I've had it posted up for a while. So forget the application and interview, you have the job." Said Cheerilee
"Really?" Asked Jake
"Yes and make to get some shut eye. School starts tomorrow at eight o'clock, so make sure to come an hour early so I can give you a run down of the day and how the school works." Said Cheerilee
"Thanks again Cheerilee." Said Jake
They had shaken hoof and hand before Cheerilee walked off to her home.
"Thanks for getting me to ask, Twilight." Said Jake
"Hey, that's what friends are for, Jake. But now, let's get back to the library. You have a busy day tomorrow, Mr. Jake." Said Twilight
"Ha, I think I'll just have them call me Jake." said Jake
They walked back to the library as the sun started to set on a great day for Jake and Twilight.
Jake looked at himself in the mirror in his room. He was wearing a blue polo shirt and a pair of jeans. He was making sure he looked presentable since it was his first day as a teacher. I'm thankful for Rarity making this all on such short notice. He smiled at her handy work and went downstairs. All the Pokemon were happily eating away as he stepped into the kitchen. Twilight was sitting down with a cup of coffee and her breakfast. Spike was having his breakfast as well.
"Well, how do I look?" Asked Jake
Twilight and Spike looked up at him. Twilight liked how Jake looked. The clothing made him quite handsome. It caused a small blush to come to Twilight's cheeks before she shook it off. One thing she did notice was that he looked ready to march in front of a lecture hall full of students.
"Like a teacher, but you seem to be missing something." Said Twilight
"What, I swore I had everything." Said Jake
Twilight giggled she as used her horn to tie a bow tie around his neck. She then floated up a mirror for him to see. Jake saw the change to his clothing.
"Huh, it does fit. Thanks, Twilight." Said Jake
"No problem, now sit down and get something eat. You have to be at the school in a little while." Said Twilight
Jake sat down and began to eat the pancakes that Spike had made. Spike always impresses me with his cooking. I wonder how well Twilight can cook. Jake just shrugged it off as he continued to eat.
"So are you going to take any of your Pokemon with you." Said Twilight
"Hm, considering Team Catastrophe could appear at any time. I think it wouldn't hurt to have a few Pokemon to help me out." Said Jake
"So you going to take?" Asked Twilight
"Hm." Jake tapped his chin thinking about all the Pokemon he had. "I'll take Braixen, Espurr, and Eevee."
Twilight nodded at his response and went back to eating. Jake did the same. After Jake had finished his breakfast, he collected his Aura Reader and called the Pokemon he was taking with him. Twilight came out and handed him a backpack.
"What's in here?" Asked Jake
"A lunch I packed you and food for your Pokemon, plus a little extra. Now get out of here and have a good day." Said Twilight
"Alright, see you later today Twilight." Said Jake
He placed the backpack over his shoulder and walked out the door with Braixen, Espurr, and Eevee following close behind him. Twilight closed the door behind him. Jake looked at the door before heading towards the school.
***
Jake found the school pretty easy as he had already been there once. He pushed the door open, and Cheerilee was sitting at her desk looking over some papers.
"I'm here Cheerilee." Said Jake
Cheerilee turned to see Jake. She gave him a genuine smile. "Glad to see you made it. Oh, and you brought some of your Pokemon." Said Cheerilee
"I hope you don't mind." Said Jake
"No, I don't mind. Though if you would introduce me to your Pokemon that'd be great." Said Cheerilee
"Oh sure, Cheerilee meet Braixen, Espurr, and Eevee." Said Jake
"Hello all of you, I'm Cheerilee, the teacher of this school." Said Cheerilee
The Pokemon responded by speaking to her in their native language.
"They sure are interesting. Now Jake let's talk about what your job is here as a teacher." Said Cheerilee
"I thought I was a teaching assistant." Said Jake
"Well, I thought it over last night, and I would prefer if you taught next to me." Said Cheerliee
"Well, if you want me to be a teacher, then I'll do it." Said Jake
"Great, because you're going to teach today." Said Cheerilee
"What?" Asked Jake
"Yes, I want to see how well you can deal with teaching because I might from time to time leave you to teaching the school. So today I want to see if you can do it. But no worries as I have created the lesson plan already. All you have to do it follow it." Said Cheerilee
"I think I can do that." Said Jake
Cheerilee searched through her papers and found the lesson plan. She pushed it over so Jake could grab it and read it over. Seems simple enough. Jake was looking at it and found that most of the day was spent teaching stuff he learned from Earth. But that ended when he found sections about stuff that clearly attached to Equestria. Or maybe not. Cheerilee looked up to see him deep in thought on a few pages.
"No worries Jake. If you need help with anything Equestrian, I'm here. I know you aren't fully knowledged in Equestrian topics as I am. But everything you need to teach today is right there. Just follow it, and you will do fine." Said Cheerilee
"Thanks, Cheerilee. Yeah, that's the only thing that you teach that schools on Earth don't teach." Said Jake
"So Earth has schools as well." Said Cheerilee
"Yes, we humans go to school to get an education just like ponies. We have Elementary school, middle school, and high school. But humans don't get cutie marks, so we go to a school called College. There we learn about the profession we want to enter. It is expensive but worth it when you have a great trade." Said Jake
"So what were you studying?" Asked Cheerilee
"Chemistry." Said Jake
"Interesting, well you should be great when we start studying chemistry." Said Cheerilee
"Well, I'm glad." Said Jake
Cheerilee and Jake had some small talk while his Pokemon sat on the ground. Soon a bell began to ring, and fillies and colt started to come in. Jake swallowed the lump in his throat. But he left a hoof press on his leg. Jake saw Cheerilee smile up at him. He sighed as he knew everything would ok.
"Jake!"
Jake looked to see the CMC coming in. Jake bent down and hugged the three fillies.
"What are ya doin' here?" Asked Apple Bloom
"Oh, I'm going to be teaching here." Said Jake
"You're going to be teaching us." Said, Sweetie Belle
"Well, Cheerilee and I will be your teaching all of you. Now just because we're friends doesn't mean I'll hold back the rules for you three." Said Jake
"We understand Jake." Said Scootaloo
"Great, now go take your seats." Said Jake
The CMC ran off to their seats as Cheerilee came walking up.
"I think I made a perfect choice of hiring you." Said Cheerilee
"Thanks, Cheerilee." Said Jake
Soon the bell rang again, and Cheerilee walked over to the door and made sure no more ponies were coming. She closed the door and began to walk up to the front of the class.
"Good morning class." Said Cheerilee
"Good morning, Mrs. Cheerilee." Said the students
"Now, I would like everypony to give a warm welcome to Jake." Jake waved at the class. "He will be a teacher here at the school. So I now you will all give him the same respect that you give me. Now, why not come up here and introduce yourself, Jake."
Jake walked forward, "Hello class. I'm Jake, and that's what you can call me. Now the creatures behind are my Pokemon. From left to right are Braixen, Espurr, and Eevee. They will be helping me out. Say, hello girls." Each Pokemon spoke in their native language. "Now I little about me. Um, well I'm human and a Pokemon Trainer. I was in college back on my home world of Earth studying to be a chemist. If any of you need to get a hold of me, I live at the library. Now I think we have a few minutes to take any questions you have."
A filly in the back row raised her hoof. Jake pointed to it. "So where's your cutie mark."
"Good question, you see humans don't get cutie marks. You see we go to what's called College. We do four to five years of learning a trade. We take that knowledge and use it in the field we wish to do. Like I said, I was studying chemistry so that I could be a chemist. Now anymore."
Another hoof went up from a colt in the second row. Jake pointed to it. "Were you scared when you fought that strange fox girl."
"I sure was, but I had my partner Pokemon by my side. So I pushed past my fear to fight no matter how hard it is. That's the reason Fennekin evolved in Braixen." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
"I think I can take one more." Said Jake
A filly in the front row raised her hoof to the sky. Jake pointed to her. "So will be a strict teacher."
Jake had to chuckle at that, "Well, in my whole life I wondered what it would be like to answer that question. So I thank you for the question, but here's my answer. As long as each of you tries and attempts everything no matter if you understand it or not, then I won't be so strict. My policy is that if you do the work, then I see no reason why I should get more rigid with my teaching. But if I see that you aren't holding up to the level I know each of you can do. Then I will get stricter. Now, if any of you still have questions, whether about my Pokemon or me, then ask me later. Now, let's get into today's lesson."
Jake went over and grabbed the lesson plan.
"So we start today with English. So I'll write down a sentence on the chalkboard, and I want you to write it down in the correct form. Then I'm going to call one of you out to tell me how to fix it. So let's begin." Said Jake
Jake went throughout the day teaching what Cheerilee had on her lesson plan. Cheerilee watched as Jake taught the class. She smiled as she watched Jake. Espurr was only of Jake's Pokemon that was looking at him. Braixen and Eevee had fallen asleep. After a while of teaching, a bell rang as Jake finished the math lesson.
"That's lunch and recess." Said Cheerilee
The students ran out as Jake sighed. Braixen and Eevee woke up as Jake grabbed his bag.
"Enjoy lunch, Jake." Said Cheerilee
"Thanks, come on girls." Said Jake
His Pokemon followed him out. Jake saw all the ponies playing or eating. He found an empty bench and placed his bag down. Jake pulled out his Pokemon's food bowls and pulled out zip lock bags full of food. He poured the Pokemon food into the bowl and placed them down for his Pokemon. They each sat down and began to eat as he pulled out his lunch. I wonder what Twilight packed for me. He opened the brown bag and pulled out a sandwich. PB&J. He also found an apple and bottle of water. He took a bite and enjoyed the sandwich as he watched over the colts and fillies eating and playing.
Jake kept eating till he heard a familiar sing-song voice call out to him.
"Jake darling."
He turned to see the fashion marshmallow mare come trotting up to him. A warm smile on Rarity's face. Rarity came up to him before he spoke to her.
"Hi Rarity, what are you doing here?" Asked Jake
"Well I was going to ask you something at the library, but Twilight told me you were at the school. So here I am, but first, why are you at the school. And those clothes just look dashing on you." Said Rarity
"Yeah they sure do and thanks for making them on short notice. Now to why I'm here, well because I'm teaching here now, well next to Cheerilee." Said Jake
"Good for you darling, I now understand the need for more professional clothing." Said Rarity
"Yeah, but now to the question you were going to ask me when you went to the library." Said Jake
"Oh right, I..." Rarity was interrupted as three fillies came running up.
"Jake we got something to ask you, hey sister." Said Sweetie
"Hi, Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo." Said Rarity
"Well, you three are going to have to wait, Rarity was going to ask me something first. So go ahead Rarity." Said Jake
"Thank you, darling. Now I was hoping for a rematch. Pachirisu and I have been training hard to beat you. So what do you say, want to have a Pokemon battle." Said Rarity
"Oh cool, that's what we were going to ask. We wanted to see you in action again Jake. Maybe even help us to get ready to be trainers." Said Scootaloo
"Well, I believe we still have time. Why not, I could use the fight and the training for my girls." Said Jake
"Thank you, darling." Said Rarity
Rarity and Jake walked out to an open part of the playground. The CMC sat on the sidelines as did Jake's Pokemon. Eevee was snuggling up to Sweetie Belle. Sweetie laughed and stroked the Pokemon. Rarity used her magic to pull out her Poke Ball.
"Go, Pachirisu."
Rarity tossed the ball to reveal the hyperactive electric Pokemon.
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Espurr, you're going to fight." Said Jake
Espurr walked onto the battlefield.
"Es, Espurr."
"So the 30% rule okay with you Rarity." Said Jake
"Nothing wrong with it with me." Said Rarity
Other students stopped what they were doing and walked over. Jake could see that an audience was growing. Even Cheerilee had come out to see what was going on. Jake decided to speak up.
"It seems we have an audience. I won't be messing up your plans, right Cheerilee." Said Jake
"Oh not at all, in fact, it would be fun to see a regular Pokemon battle." Said Cheerilee
"Alright, so you ready to give a show, Rarity." Said Jake
"As always darling, but know Pachirisu, and I won't be holding back a thing." Said Rarity
"I'm glad because Espurr and I won't be holding back either." Said Jake
"That'll be all right with us darling. Pachirisu, Quick Attack." Said Rarity
Pachirisu started to speed quickly towards Espurr. Jake waited for the right time to give his command to Espurr.
"Espurr, dodge." Espurr had moved out of the way before Pachirisu struck her. "Now use Psybeam."
Espurr had raised her ears before a multi-color blast of energy struck Pachirisu. Pachirisu hit the ground before getting back up.
"You ok, Pachirisu." Said Rarity
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Perfect now let's show Jake one of your new moves. Electro Ball." Said Rarity
Pachirisu started to charge her ball electricity to her tail, and before long an blue ball of electricity sat on her tail. Pachirisu jumped into the air and spun herself around and launched her Electro Ball at Espurr. Jake didn't have time to react as the attack struck Espurr. A small explosion followed as Jake watched Espurr come sliding back to him. She shook her head and looked up at Jake with the same expression she always had on her face. Pachirisu landed on the ground in front of Rarity.
"What do you think darling?" Said Rarity
"Now that's a move, you must put in some time training Pachirisu for her to learn Electro Ball. But Espurr and I aren't going to let you win. Espurr, Psyshock." Said Jake
Espurr raised her ears as a ball of purple energy formed in her paws. Espurr then took it in one hand before tossing it at Pachirisu. As the attack flew through the air, it split into three small orbs.
"I don't think so, Spark." Said Rarity
Pachirisu started to glow blue before she let out a torrent of blue electricity. It destroyed the attack. But as soon as that attack ended, Pachirisu was lifted from the from the ground in a blue aura.
"Great job Epsurr, now toss Pachirisu back into the ground."
Espurr lowered her paws back towards the ground, and Pachirisu struck it hard. But Pachirisu still got back up.
"I have to give you credit, Rarity. Using Spark to destroy Psyshock was an interesting idea. But it left you open for Espurr's Psychic. And from the looks of it, one more attack from Espurr should do the trick and finish this match." Said Jake
"Don't count us out just yet. Pachirisu, Electro Ball." Said Rarity
"Psyshock, Espurr." Said Jake
They began to charge their attacks, and it wasn't long before they launched them at each other. Psyshock split off into three purple orbs again as Electro Ball came down. The Electro Ball tore right through Espurr's attack. The Electro ball came down towards Espurr.
"Reflect, Espurr." Said Jake
Espurr raised her paws as her ears opened up. A screen of energy came up and blocking the Electro Ball. The attack struck and exploded off the screen of light. Espurr slid back, but Jake sighed as she only took half the damage that Electro Ball could deal Espurr.
"What was that?" Asked Rarity
"Reflect, it raises my Pokemon's defense. So your Electro Ball didn't deal as much damage as if it hit Espurr directly." Said Jake
"Fine enough, Pachirisu, Spark." Said Rarity
Pachirisu charged her fur with blue electricity came running at Espurr. Espurr looked up Jake, and he gave her a thumbs up. Espurr looked back at Pachirisu.
"Now, Psyshock." Said Jake
Espurr charged her attack once again let it go. The energy once again splits into three smaller purple orbs. They went right towards Pachirisu and struck her. Pachirisu was pushed back by the attack, and it caused her Spark to end. Rarity was about to give her next command, but Pachirisu once again was lifted to the sky in a blue aura. Rarity knew it was Epsurr's Psychic.
"Finish it Espurr." Said Jake
Espurr lowered her paws to the ground, and Pachirisu came tumbling down towards the ground. She struck the ground with a cloud of dust coming from the impact area. Pachirisu slowly got out of the crater.
"Pach, Pachirisu."
"It's over Pachirisu darling." Said Rarity
"We won, great job Espurr." Said Jake
"Es, Espurr."
Rarity walked up to her bumped out Pokemon. She started to stroke her head.
"You did great darling." Said Rarity
"That's right, Pachirisu." Jake came walking up with Espurr. "You two gave Espurr and me a challenge. I can see you two are perfect for each other."
"Thank you darling, but know one day, I will beat you." Said Rarity
"That's the spirit Rarity, never give up, no matter the challenge." Said Jake
"Now I think I'm going to take Pachirisu back to the boutique and get her healed up. Goodbye, Jake." Said Rarity
Jake waved goodbye as Rarity trotted off with Pachirisu on her back. He turned to the students who were amazed by the fight. He smiled as he placed his Aura Reader into his pocket.
"Well, kids, that's a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"Yes, it was interesting. Now everypony back to your seats. It's time for class again." Said Cheerilee
The fillies and colts ran back into the school house. Cheerilee walked back followed by Jake and his Pokemon. Braixen handed Jake his backpack. He reached in and pulled out medicine. Twilight is always so prepared. He healed up Espurr and walked into the school to finish up teaching for the day.
***
Jake opened the library door with his Pokemon behind him. He opened the back door to let his girls play with others. He then stepped upstairs to his room to change. Twilight came out of her room and smiled at Jake.
"So how was your first day of teaching." Said Jake
"Great, I think I'm going to enjoy being a teacher and thanks for packing some health restoring items. They came in handy after my fight with Rarity." Said Jake
A train roared down the tracks that laid across Equestria. Black smoke was spreading out into the sky from the engine. The sound of the train moving down the tracks filled the airwaves. The train was the same smoke color that all Team Catastrophe members were. It rolled down the tracks as it sped to arrive at its station to drop off its cargo, new wild Pokemon to become new Shadow Pokemon. Even though the crew of the train was confident that they were safe, a figure flew through the air. A large cloak hid a Pegasus from being identified. Nothing other than the wings of the Pegasus hung out of the cloak, which was a dark rich blue color. The Pegasus folded in its wings and landed on the train. It pulled out a Poke Ball and threw it up. It opened up to reveal a Gliscor. The Pegasus pointed to the train, and the Gliscor nodded.
The Gliscor's pincers glowed white before they bashed into the train roof. Both the Pegasus and Gliscor jumped into the train and slowly made their way to the holding area. They evaded any guards that were walking around. Plus Gliscor made short work of them by knocking them out, so they didn't find the entrance the two came through.
"We're coming towards Appleloosa. We have to break these Pokemon out now." Said the Pegasus in a female voice.
"Gliscor."
The female Pegasus and Gliscor entered the room. They saw all the Pokemon trapped in cages all over the place. The female Pegasus recognized them as Wurmple and Beautifly. They looked at the Pegasus and Gliscor as they came walking in. The bug Pokemon spoke out to them both in distress and fear.
"You have nothing to worry about, I've come to save you. Gliscor, break us loose from the train." Said the Pegasus
The Gliscor nodded and moved to the front and opened the door. Its pincers once again went white before the latch that kept this cart with the train broke away. Soon the train car began to slow down, and the Pegasus looked out the window. She smiled under her hood before pulling out another Poke Ball and tossing it up. It opened to reveal as an Excadrill came out.
"Excadrill."
"Break out all these Pokemon." Said the Pegasus
Excadrill understood as it walked around and broke the locks with its claws. Gliscor helped out as well, and soon all the Pokemon were free. The Pegasus pointed to a wall, and Exacdrill formed a ball of blue energy in its claws before releasing it. Once it touched the train wall, it exploding making a large hole.
"Now you're free." Said Pegasus
The bug Pokemon escaped through the hole as the Pegasus smiled. Another mission successful. She returned her Pokemon before spreading her wings and leaving the train car on the tracks as the Bug Type Pokemon ran for freedom.
***
Kitty chewed her lower lip as she leaned against a cart. Two Shadow Rapidash bucked at the ground as Kitty waited for the train. How did I get stuck with this boring job. She had growled under her breath before she heard footsteps. She looked over to see her sister, Foxy, walking towards her.
"How much longer?" Asked Kitty
"The train should be arriving soon." Said Foxy
"I hate waiting for shipments of wild Pokemon. Why couldn't Bunny deal with this? She's better than you and me." Said Kitty
"Because she's training to take on Jake. Plus this is our punishment for failing." Said Foxy
"Yeah, I can't believe that stupid human beat us both." Said Kitty
"Yes, sister." Said Foxy
Kitty sighed as she heard the train coming down the rails. "Finally, the faster we unload those Pokemon, the sooner we can go home. I want to train my new Shadow Pokemon so that I can beat Jake."
"Are you still on that." Said Foxy
"Yes Foxy, I'm going to make him pay for every beating me." Said Kitty
"If I had to guess sister, I would think you had a crush on the human." Said Foxy
"I don't have a crush on him," said Kitty with a hint of blush on her cheeks.
Foxy laughed as the train started to come to a stop, but their eyes went wide when it was just the train and fuel cart. They ran up and saw the conductor stepping out.
"Where is the rest of the train?" Asked Kitty
"What are you talking about?" Asked the conductor
"Why don't you look." Said Foxy
The conductor turned and couldn't believe his eyes. "What happened to my train."
"We're asking that question." Said Kitty
"I don't know what happened." Said the conductor
"Leader Kitty," A Team Catastrophe member, came up to the cat girl. "We've discovered the rest of the train about five miles back. The Pokemon holding cart was blasted open. Our members also recall something knocking them out and the final train car had a whole in the roof. Apparently, somebody or somepony knew of our train and sunk on it and freed the Pokemon."
"This is perfect, how did anyone know of our train was going to be traveling these rails. Great, this job just got a whole lot harder!" Said Kitty
"Calm down sister, now do you have any idea where the Pokemon might have gone." Said Foxy
"Yes, we believe they were heading to the apple fields of Appleloosa. They aren't far from where the train cars stopped." Said the Team Catastrophe member.
"Even better, now Jake will be one our tail with that sun princess." Said Kitty
"It doesn't matter sister. We have to get those Pokmon back. We can't fail again." Foxy turned to the Team Catastrophe members around them. "This is our orders. We are going to get back those Pokemon back. I want all members to search the apple fields of Appleloosa. Then you will respond to Kitty and me. And let nothing get in your way. Now, get going!"
The Team Catastrophe members saluted before disappearing into their smoke forms and going off towards the apple fields of Appleloosa. Kitty and Foxy got on the cart with the Shadow Rapidashs. Foxy took the reins of the two Shadow Pokemon and snapped them. Soon the Shadow Rapidashs were off to Appleloosa.
"Let's just hope the news hasn't hit the sun princess's ears." Said Kitty
"Yes, let's hope." Said Foxy
***
Jake and Applejack were standing in Ponyville market trying to sell a fresh crop of apples. Jake had his Buneary and Espurr holding signs to help Applejack sell apples. Growlithe just sleeping next to the hooves of Applejack. A few ponies stopped by and bought some apples and left. It was the weekend, so Jake was off from teaching. Since Big Mac had to make some repairs to the barn, Applejack called Jake to help sell apples. It was a slow day to sell apples even with Buneary and Espurr.
"Well, at least we sold some of the apples." Said Applejack
"Yeah, but I do enjoy slow days. Better than the crazy week I have." Said Jake
"I bet, but Apple Bloom sure does enjoy you teaching her." Said Applejack
"Yeah, she, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo are fun to teach." Said Jake
After a little while later, Jake and Applejack heard marching. They both looked to see a set of Royal Guards coming towards them. Jake raised his eye to it, and Growlithe woke to see the guards coming forward. Buneary bounced behind Jake's leg, and Espurr just watched. Ponies in the market stood out of the path as the guards continued to march towards the apple stand. Soon they stopped, and Jake just raised his eyebrow as Growlithe got in front of Applejack to guard her.
Soon a guard came forward to the cart. He activated his horn and from a bag came a rolled piece of paper came out. The unicorn unrolled it and cleared his throat.
"Jake and Applejack, you have been called for your service to the princess. Now to present you with this mission, Princess Celestia." Said the guard
The guards parted and in came Celestia. Ponies in the market bowed as Celestia walked forward. Buneary peeked her head behind Jake's leg as Growlithe settled down. Soon Celestia was standing in front of the cart.
"Princess Celestia." Said Applejack
Applejack bowed to Celestia
"Hi, princess." Said Jake
"Jake's that no way to treat the princess." Said Applejack
"Please Applejack. I don't mind. I wish my subjects were as laid back as Jake is at times." Said Celestia
"I'm glad, so what can Applejack and I do for you?" Asked Jake
"I need your assistance Applejack and Jake." Said Celestia
"Let me guess, Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
"That's right." Said Celestia
"Well, I could understand your need for Jake. But why ya need my help. I'm not as great a trainer as Jake." Said Applejack
"I need your help fair Applejack because of where I shall be teleporting us." Said Celestia
"That would be?" Asked Jake
"A town called Appleloosa." Said Celestia
"Appleloosa." Said Jake
"Yeah, a town out in the western portion of Equestria. It is a large producer of apples. Some of my family lives there. Twilight and the others came up once with me to plant a tree from my family's orchard. We also solved a fight between the Buffalo and the ponies of Appleloosa. But what's goin' up at Appleloosa that requires both Jake and me." Said Applejack
"You see, I received a letter from the sheriff of Appleloosa, Sheriff Silverstar. He said that something seems to be eating some of the apples. I thought first it was just average animals until the letter stated that one resident saw a pink worm. I searched all files of native animals of Eques, and nothing matched it. So I knew it had to be something new and the only new creatures to Eques are Pokemon. So any ideas which Pokemon it might be?" Said Celestia
"A pink worm, it might be a Wurmple. But how did a Wurmple get in Appleloosa." Said Jake
"I've been wondering the same question. So Jake and Applejack, will you help me with this task. I'm afraid that Sherriff Silverstar doesn't see the truth of Pokemon like Ponyville has. So he might seek to hurt them or worse. I don't want anything bad to happen to any Pokemon in my nation. But I also want to make sure Team Catastrophe doesn't get their hands on these Pokemon. So what do you say?" Said Celestia
"You can count me in, Celestia." Said Jake
"Yeah, ya got me tah." Said Applejack
"I thank you both, so you ready Jake." Said Celestia
Jake only had two Pokemon, his Buneary, and his Espurr. I wonder if I should bring a third Pokemon. Jake tapped his chin and knew which Pokemon to bring.
"Princess, just wait here. I need to pick up one more partner. Buneary and Espurr, return."
Jake held their ball up, and red beams brought them back into their Poke Balls. He then ran off. After a few minutes, he returned to Celestia and Applejack, who had returned Growlithe to his Poke Ball.
"I'm back." He said
"I'm glad, who did you have to pick up?" Asked Celestia
"Ralts, she might come in handy. So I'm ready to go." Said Jake
"Alright, then everypony away we go." Said Celestia
Celestia's horn began to glow gold and everypony next to Celestia began to glow the same color. Jake looked at his body as the color surrounded him. Then with a flash of white, they disappeared.
***
A flash of white filled the area as everypony came out of the teleportation. But the second Jake pulled out. His body felt off. He fell to the ground and started to spit up.
"Jake ya ok." Said Applejack
"The world is spinning." Said Jake
"Oh, I didn't realize you might have never teleported long distances before. Sorry, Jake." Said Celestia
"No problem princess, just let me get my body back together and I'll be fine." Said Jake
After a minute of wanting to vomit and with Applejack rubbing his back, Jake was back up and running. He took in a few breaths and gave a thumbs up to Celestia. She had smiled before they all began to walk towards the front gate. Once Jake entered the town, he couldn't believe his eyes.
"This is Appleloosa." Said Jake
"Sure is, partner." Said Applejack
Jake looked around and was impressed. It looked just like an old western town you might see in a movie starring John Wayne. He had expected a showdown at high noon or am old western robbery to happen. But nothing like that happened. Only thing was ponies in old western clothing just walking around the town.
"Wow, looks just like an old western town I saw in a few old western movies." Said Jake
"Well, Appleloosa was an old settlement, so the ponies of Applelooosa like to keep to their rich history. The reason Appleloosa looks this way." Said Celestia
"Cool." Said Jake
They walked further, and soon two ponies came up to the crew. They were both stallions. The first stallion had a gold coat with a gamboge mane with amber highlights and pistachio colored eyes. His cutie mark was of an apple. He was also wearing a leather vest and a cowboy hat. The other stallion had an amber coat with a dark amber mane. His eyes were azure. His cutie mark was a silver star. He wore a blue vest with a red ascot and a black cowboy hat, and he also had a black mustache.
"Princess were glad ya came." Said the stallion with the silver star cutie mark.
"Yes, now let me introduce you to a friend of mine. Jake, this is Sheriff Silverstar and Braeburn. You two, this is Jake." Said Celestia
"Nice to meet you too." Said Jake
"As well." Said Silverstar
"Yes, sir and howdy, Applejack." Said Braeburn
"Hi, Braeburn." Said Applejack
"You two are family." Said Jake
"Yeah, Braeburn is one of my many family members that live across Equestria." Said Applejack
"Ok, so mind explaining what's going on here?" Asked Jake
"Better if I show ya." Said Silverstar
Celestia told her guards just to wait for her. Then Silverstar took the group out to the apple fields. Soon they were on a group of tree bare of apples and apple cores all over the place.
"This is the crime scene. We thought it was just some critters or fruit bats. But that was until one of our people saw a strange pink worm. So that's why we called ya, princess." Said Silverstar
"Well it seems something was hungry, but I don't think one worm could do all of this." Said Jake
"What ya sayin'." Said Braeburn
"That you might have more than just one animal eating your apples." Said Jake
"Oh great and they can be anywhere in the orchard." Said Braeburn
"We don't have to search the whole orchard. Applejack, have Growlithe smell the apple cores. His nose should be able to guide us to the animals that ate these apples." Said Jake
"Good thinking Jake." Said Applejack
"What's a Growlithe?" Asked Silverstar
Applejack pulled out her Poke Ball and tossed it up. It opened and revealed Growlithe. Silverstar and Braeburn couldn't believe their eyes as Growlithe ran around Applejack and began to lick her. Applejack laughed before calming down Growlithe.
"Alright boy, I need ya tah lead us tah some Pokemon. Now sniff those apples and find me some Pokemon." Said Applejack
"Grow."
Growlithe went around smelling the apple cores. He then began to bark before running off. Jake motioned to follow, and they followed Growlithe. They kept running till reached a large area of apple trees and they all saw what Growlithe found.
"Pokemon." Said Silverstar
"Yeah, Wurmple and Beautifly." Said Jake
Wurmples and Beautifly moved around the area. The Beautifly sat in trees and flew around. They were all eating apples in the trees. Jake removed his Pokedex and activated it. He pointed it at a Wurmple first.
"Wurmple the Worm Pokemon. Using the spikes on its rear end, Wurmple peels the bark off trees and feeds on the sap that oozes out. This Pokémon's feet are tipped with suction pads that allow it to cling to glass without slipping."
Jake moved the Pokedex over to a Beautifly.
"Beautifly the Butterfly Pokemon and the evolved form of Silcoon. Beautifly's favorite food is the sweet pollen of flowers. If you want to see this Pokémon, just leave a potted flower by an open window. Beautifly is sure to come looking for pollen."
"Wow, this is cool." Said Jake
"But what are they doin' in our orchard." Said Braeburn
"I don't know." Said Celestia
Jake walked forward to look at the Pokemon. But they quickly ran away to hide. Jake saw a Wurmple hiding behind a tree. He gently bent down and stretched out his hand. The Wurmple still coward behind the tree. Jake stayed quiet and just kept his ground. Slowly the Wurmple poked its head from the tree and looked at Jake. Jake had a smile on his face. The Wurmple moved from the tree and smelled Jake's hand.
"See, I'm not a threat to you." Said Jake
The Wurmple seemed to calm down and started to crawl up Jake's arm. Jake smiled as he took his other hand and began to stroke the Wurmple's chin.
"Wurmple."
"Well, aren't you friendly." Said Jake
Soon the other Pokemon came out as they saw Jake wasn't a threat to them. A Beautifly flew over and landed on Jake's free shoulder.
"Well hello to you too." Said Jake
"Beautifly."
"It seems you've made a connection." Said Celestia
"Sure have." Said Jake
"But they seemed to be afraid of you in the beginning." Said Applejack
"Yeah, if I have to say. I think these Pokemon might be wild. But I want to know where they came from." Said Jake
"Well, how cares where they came from, how do we get rid of them." Said Silverstar
"Get rid of them. These Pokemon don't mean you any harm." Said Jake
"But how do you know that." Said Braeburn
"Because these Pokemon were afraid of me." Said Jake
"But even with that, Pokemon are threats to ponies. Team Catastrophe will come after us. So these Pokemon need to leave." Said Silverstar
"Then where shall they go. Team Catastrophe will hunt them down and turn them into Shadow Pokemon. No Pokemon should have a life like that." Said Jake
"That is none of our concern." Said Silverstar
"Now that's enough." Celestia walked forward. "I will not have such peaceful creatures transformed into weapons. Silverstar we will discuss what to do with these Pokemon later. But for right now, we will leave them be. Let us return to Appleloosa, and there we shall figure out what to do with the Pokemon."
"Yes, Princess Celestia." Said Silverstar
Jake let down the Wurmple, and the Beautifly flew off to a tree. Jake waved goodbye to the Pokemon as he followed Celestia out of the orchard. But little did the little group know that two Team Catastrophe members were watching the whole thing. They nodded to each other and disappeared.
***
Kitty and Foxy walked around the orchard. They were using their ears to try to hear any sounds, but nothing was helping them. Kitty was growing more and more impatient with the passing time.
"This is impossible." Said Kitty
"Calm down Kitty." Said Foxy
"I will not calm down. We have been searching for who knows how long, and we haven't found any sign of those Bug Type Pokemon. I don't know how much longer I can take looking at apples." Said Kitty
Soon two Team Catastrophe members came up to the two animal girls. They took their forms and bowed to them.
"What do you have to report?" Asked Foxy
"We have discovered the whereabouts of the Pokemon. Jake and the sun princess are also here in town, but they have left to return to the town to discuss the Pokemon." Said a Team Catastrophe member.
"Perfect, find the others and gather the cages. It's time we get our Pokemon back." Said Foxy
"Yes, Commander Foxy." Said a Team Catastrophe
"Well, sister looks like you won't have to complain any longer." Said Foxy
"Well, at least it better than searching." Said Kitty
One member went off to collect the other Team Catastrophe members, and the other led Kitty and Foxy to the Pokemon. It didn't take them long to arrive where the wild Pokemon were. Soon the other members with the cages appeared. Kitty and Foxy grabbed their Poke Balls and tossed them up. Out came a Shadow Vulpix and Shadow Glameow.
"Alright, Shadow Vulpix and Glameow will lead the Pokemon over to us then you all put them in the cages. Is that understood." Said Foxy
The members saluted, and Foxy looked at Kitty. She smiled as her Shadow Glameow was ready.
"Ready?" Asked Foxy
"Ready." Said Kitty
"Vulpix, Flamethrower." Said Foxy
"Shadow Claw, Glameow." Said Kitty
The two Shadow Pokemon ran out and started to attack the Bug Type Pokemon. Vulpix and Glameow moved the Pokemon towards the Team Catastrophe members with cages ready. The second the Pokemon reached the pens, the doors were snapped shut. Soon all the Pokemon were caught expect a single Beautifly. It flew away knowing it needed help and knew where to get it. Kitty saw the Beautifly flying away. She pointed to two of the members.
"Catch that Beautifly. We must have all the Pokemon before we return to base." Said Kitty
The two saluted and turned into smoke and went off to catch the Beautifly.
***
Jake tapped his fingers as he drank his mug of apple cider. Applejack was next to him downing her mug. They were outside a meeting hall where Sheriff Silverstar, Braeburn, and Celestia were talking about how to deal with the Wurmple and Beautifly they found in the orchard. Two guards watched over the door.
"Man, how much longer are they going to talk?" Asked Jake
"Beats me, partner." Said Applejack
"I just hope Celestia can let the Wurmple and Beautifly live here. They seemed happy in the orchard." Said Jake
"I want also want tah see the Pokemon happy too. But Jake, Silverstar had a nice point. Team Catastrophe could come looking for them. It could put Appleloosa in danger." Said Applejack
"I know, but all Celestia has to do is teleport me in here. Then I'll deal with any Team Catastrophe members that decided to come here. But just because these wild Pokemon might attract the attention of Team Catastrophe doesn't mean they should be hurt or moved." said Jake
"I guess ya have a point." Said Applejack
Soon the door opened, and Celestia walked out with Silverstar and Braeburn. Jake and Applejack got up to see them, but before anypony could speak another pony came barging in. It was a mare, and she was in a panic.
"Sheriff Silverstar one of those creatures Team Catastrophe use is flying around." Said the mare
"Show me." Said Silverstar
They all ran out to see a Beautifly flying around scaring the ponies of Appleloosa. The second it saw Jake, it flew down. He extended his arm to left the Bug Type Pokemon land. He rubbed its head to calm it down as it seemed to be in a panic.
"What are you doing out here?" Asked Jake
"Beaut, Beautifly."
"What do ya think it said." Said Applejack
Jake rubbed his chin, but his question got answered as a claw captured the Beautifly and pulled it towards two members of Team Catastrophe.
"Yes." Said one of the members
"Hey let go of that Beautifly." Said Jake
But soon all the ponies heard the sound of hooves marching across the ground. They turned to see the two Shadow Rapidash come up pulling a cart. It came to a stop, and Jake saw all the Bug Type Pokemon in cages tied down to the wagon.
"Well, it looks like you didn't fail me."
Jake knew that female voice and watched as Foxy, and then Kitty got down from the cart.
"Foxy and Kitty, you're here hunting the Pokemon." Said Jake
"That's right, and that's because of you." Said Kitty
"Yes, we also have to thank you, Jake. You see somebody attacked our train that was shipping these new recruits and set them free. We swore it would have taken us forever to find them. But you found them for us, and we thank you for that." Said Foxy
"So you take wild Pokemon and turn them into Shadow Pokemon." Said Jake
"That's right, how else do you think we get the Pokemon we use." Said Kitty
"Well, I won't let you take those Bug Type Pokemon. So if you want to leave this town with them, you'll have to beat me in a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"Oh, I've been waiting for this." Said Kitty
"No Kitty, you two." Foxy pointed to the two members with the Beautifly. "Battle him."
"Yes, ma'am." Said one of the members
One of the members gave the cage to Kitty, and she placed it on the wagon. The two members walked forward, and each formed a Poke Ball.
"Well, two against one seems hardly far." Said Jake
"No, it doesn't. So that's why it'll be two against two." Said Applejack
She walked up to Jake's side. Jake smiled down at Applejack as she tipped her hat to him.
"How nice, but let's get this fight going." Said one of the members.
Jake and Applejack threw on their Aura Readers. Celestia and the ponies of Appleloosa watched as the fight began. Jake and Applejack took their Poke Balls and tossed them out.
"Go Growlithe." Said Applejack
"Ralts, your up." Said Jake
Both Poke Balls opened up and sent out their Pokemon before heading back to the owner.
"Growlithe."
"Ralts."
The Team Catastrophe threw up their Poke Balls.
"Go Porygon2." Said one
"Get them, Poochyena." Said the other
The two Pokemon appeared before Applejack and Jake.
"Poryon2."
"Poochyena."
Jake took out his Pokedex to get the information on the two Pokemon he and Applejack were facing. He first pointed it to Porygon2.
"Porygon2 the Virtual Pokemon and the evolved form of Porygon. Porygon2 was created by humans using the power of science. The man-made Pokémon has been endowed with artificial intelligence that enables it to learn new gestures and emotions on its own."
Jake then moved over to the Poochyena.
"Poochyena the Bite Pokemon. At first sight, Poochyena takes a bite at anything that moves. This Pokémon chases after prey until the victim becomes exhausted. However, it may turn tail if the prey strikes back."
"Now the two of you better now fail us." Said Kitty
"Don't worry Kitty. We will not." Said a member
"Alright, Applejack listen up." Applejack looked up at Jake. "Double battles are a little different than one on one. We need to work together to beat our foes. That means we need to watch each other's backs. We also need to make sure not to get in front of each other. Listen, you take on Poochyena since it's a Dark Type Pokemon and Ralts has a disadvantage. So I need you to take care of Poochyena, while I'll have Ralts take on Poryon2."
"Sounds like a plan tah me. Alright, time to put Team Catastrophe to bed." Said Applejack
"Yeah right, will show why all should fear Team Catastrophe." Said a member
"Poochyena, use bite." Said the first member
"Porygon2 use Psyshock." Said the second member
"Growlithe attack Poochyena with Flame Charge." Said Applejack
"Ralts use Psyshock as well." Said Jake
Poochyena ran forward with its teeth glowing white. Porygon2 began to charge a dark sphere for letting it go and having it split into three dark streams. Growlithe ran forward with fire consuming him before striking Poochyena. Ralts charged a black orb and released it, upon which it broke into three beams and hit Poryon2's attack.
"Now Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Ralts released a salvo of hearts straight toward both Poochyena and Porygon2. The hit was successful, and Poochyena took extra damage since Dark Type Pokemon were against Fairy Type moves. But the fight wasn't over yet as both Pokemon got back up. But Jake and Applejack's Pokemon weren't done yet either.
"Poochyena use Shadow Ball." Said the first member
"Use Shadow Ball as well, Porygon2." Said the second member
Both Pokemon charged up dark energy and condensed into a ball before letting it loose at Growlithe and Ralts.
"Ralts use Teleport on you and Growlithe." Said Jake
Ralts had raised its arms before the two Pokemon disappeared, and the Shadow Balls struck the ground. They came back in front of Jake and Applejack with no harm.
"Use Double Team, Poochyena." Said the first member
"You as well Porygon2." Said the second member
Both Porygon2 and Poochyena started to create copies of themselves. The copies spread across the battlefield, making Ralts and Growlithe look around trying to find the real Poochyena and Porygon2.
"Great how do we find the real ones." Said Applejack
"Easy we strike down the copies." Said Jake
"Alright, Flamethrower Growlithe." Said Applejack
"Disarming Voice, Ralts." Said Jake
Growlithe releases a torrent of flames from its mouth, and Ralts sent out a salvo of hearts. It took out the clones, but that was it.
"That makes no sense." Said Jake
"Yes, it does. Now Poochyena, Crunch." Said the first member
Jake was too late to give Ralts an order as Poochyena bit down hard on his Pokemon. Ralts cried out as Poochyena's teeth sank into Ralts.
"Now Porygon2, Zap Cannon." Said the second member
Porygon2 appeared and started to charge a yellow orb with a red center. It flung it straight at Growlithe, landing a critical hit.
"Growlithe!" Said Applejack
Poochyena tossed around Ralts before throwing her into Growlithe. It then ran off back to stand next to Porygon2. Both Team Catastrophe members smiled as Ralts and Growlithe slowly got up.
"Poochyena use Dark Pulse." Said the first member
Poochyena closed its mouth and then opened its mouth and released a powerful wave of dark energy came out. It struck the two wounded Pokemon. Applejack and Jake watched as their Pokemon's health lowered even more. Ralts landed away from Growlithe. The second member saw this.
"Let's finish that Ralts, Porygon2. Use Thunder on Ralts." Said the second member
Porygon2 launched a thunderbolt into the sky, and dark clouds began to form over Ralts.
"Ralts, NO!" Said Jake
Ralts looked up as a yellow light started to form in the middle.
"Growlithe defend Ralts with your body." Said Applejack
Growlithe jumped up and moved over Ralts as a thunderbolt came down on Growlithe. Growlithe howled in pain as the attack hit. Jake and Applejack watched as Growlithe took the attack for Ralts. Once it was over, Growlithe fell over with barely any health left.
"Applejack." Said Jake
"Ya told me to keep Ralts safe, and that's what we did. Right Growlithe." Said Applejack
"Grow, Growlithe."
"Thank you Growlithe for shielding Ralts. But Applejack, Growlithe can't take another attack after taking that Thunder." Said Jake
"I know, but neither can Ralts." Said Applejack
"Yeah, we need a plan here." Said Jake
"It looks like you lost." Said the first member
"That's right, you," said the second member paused as something was happening to Ralts.
A white light engulfed Ralts as everybody and pony watched. Jake smiled as he knew what was happening
"Oh great this again." Said Foxy
"Jake is Ralts." Said Applejack
"Evolving." Said Jake
Ralts body changed as the light changed Ralts to her second form. Then the light exploded off. Now standing where Ralts stood was a Kirlia.
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Alright, Ralts evolved into Kirlia." Said Jake
Jake pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at Kirlia.
"Kirlia the Emotion Pokemon and the evolved form of Ralts. It is said that a Kirlia that is exposed to the positive emotions of its Trainer grows beautiful. This Pokémon controls psychokinetic powers with its highly developed brain."
"But why did it evolve?" Asked Applejack
"I think Ralts was moved by Growlithe's sacrifice to save her. You wanted to get stronger so you could protect Growlithe, right Kirlia." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Doesn't matter, you'll still be down one Pokemon." Said the second member
"That's what you think. Kirlia let's try out a new move. Use Heal Pulse on Growlithe." Said Jake
Kirlia placed her hands on Growlithe, and its eyes began to turn blue, and Growlithe wounds started to disappear. Kirlia pulled off, and Growlithe was back to normal.
"Huh, but how?" Asked Applejack
"Simple, Heal Pulse heals a significant portion of a Pokemon's health. So you ready to finish this fight." Said Jake
"You know it, partner." Said Applejack
"It looks like we are back into this fight. Applejack how about we try something." Said Jake
He bent down and began to whisper in her ear.
"That's crazy partner. I like it." Said Applejack
"Then let's do it. Alright, Kirlia get onto Growlithe's back" Said Jake
Kirlia got onto Growlithe's back. Then Applejack gave her order, "Growlithe run right at Poochyena and Porygon2."
Growlithe began to run with Kirlia on his back towards Poochyena and Porygon2
"I have no idea what's up with that, but who cares. Shadow Ball, Poochyena." Said the first member
"Same, Porygon2." Said the second member
Both Pokemon launched dark orbs at Kirlia and Growlithe. Jake smiled as everything was working out.
"Protect Kirlia." Said Jake
Kirlia's eyes glowed blue as a shield formed in front of Growlithe. The Shadow Balls struck the guard but did no damage. Growlithe and kirlia shortened the gap. Jake smiled as it was time to finish the fight.
"Kirlia jump off of Growlithe." Kirlia got up and leaped off of Growlithe. "Now use Psychic on Porygon2." Kirlia's eyes glowed blue as it took hold of Porygon2. "Now toss it into Poochyena." Kirlia pointed her hand at Poochyena and Porygon2 went into the Dark Type Pokemon. Kirlia landed on the ground gracefully. "Alright, your up Applejack. Finish this fight."
"Growlithe, Flame Charge." Said Applejack
Growlithe ran faster and faster so that he could catch on fire. He increased in speed and with a jump, struck Poochyena and Porygon2. He came running back picking up Kirlia. He stopped in front of Applejack and Jake. They watched as the smoke cleared and two knocked out Pokemon sat on Team Catastrophe's side.
"Looks like another win for team Equestria." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Grow, Growlithe."
"You two did great." Said Applejack
Growlithe jumped onto Applejack and began to cover her face in wet kisses from his tongue. Applejack laughed as she got herself back up. She smiled as she rubbed Growlithe's head.
"I'm proud of you Kirlia." Said Jake
"Kirlia."
Jake picked up Kirlia and held her in his hands. She gave him a hug, which Jake returned. He placed her on his shoulders and held onto his head to stay up. Applejack straightened up her hat as we looked at Team Catastrophe
"You idiots." Said Kitty
"Now release those Pokemon." Said Jake
"Not in your lifetime, human. But since the grunts of Team Catastrophe can't do a thing. I guess it's my turn." Said Kitty
"Our turn sister, we are one this mission together." Said Foxy
"Fine." said Kitty
"So let's get this match going." Said Jake
"That's enough Jake." Jake turned to see Celestia coming up to him. "You already fought a great battle today. You don't need to worry yourself about this match. I'll take this one."
"Seriously." Said Applejack
"Wait, we're going to take on you." said Kitty
"That's right. Jake deserves a rest plus I can no longer sit on the sidelines and watch you attack my people or hurt these innocent creatures. I've sat and watched for too long. It's time I put my hoof down and fight back." Said Celestia
"How are you going to do that, you don't even have any Pokemon?" Asked Kitty
"Oh my, your right. Guard come here." A Solar Guard came up with a briefcase in his teeth. "Thank." Celestia took the suitcase in her magic and opened it up. Soon two clips with three Poke Balls appeared in her magic. Celestia attached one to each of her flanks. Next, she placed a gold Aura Reader on her ear so when activated. It would cover her left eye. She gave the briefcase back to her guard who left to the return to the others. "Now I think I'm ready."
"You have Pokemon." Said Kitty
"That's correct, Princess Celestia herself has six Pokemon of her own. If I'm correct, I have a full team of Pokemon." Said Celestia
"I can't believe it. Princess Celestia has had Pokemon this whole time." Said Applejack
"I wonder what Pokemon she plays with." Said Jake
"Whatever, it doesn't matter if you have Pokemon or not. We will still defeat you." Said Foxy
"That's right, and once word gets out that we defeated the princess of the sun, we'll be right back where we need to be and be back to challenging you, Jake." Said Kitty
"I wouldn't count your chickens before they hatch. You've haven't even seen one of my Pokemon. In fact, you didn't even know I had Pokemon." Said Celestia
"Who cares, you can't have anything that powerful on that team of yours. So this should be a cake walk. Plus this has to be your first time battling, so another score for us. Now without further ado, let's get the show on the round." Said Kitty
"Agreed sister." Said Foxy
"By the time this fight is over, you will understand why I am the best princess." Said Celestia
"Best princess?" Asked Jake
"There's this talk that goes around Equestria of which of the princesses of Equestria are the best." Said Applejack
"Interesting, I wonder who the best princess is." Said Jake
"I think Twilight, but I might be biased since she is my friend in all." Said Applejack
"Aura Reader online." Said Celestia
Celestia pressed the button on her Aura Reader, and it booted up. Two rods came out of the reader. One went in front of Celestia's face and the other into the sky behind her ear with a round sphere at the end. The one behind Celestia's ear opened up into the shape of the sun with the ball in the middle. The one in front of her eye opened up and pressed against her eye before a yellow screened appeared over it. Celestia smiled when her Aura Reader was online.
"That is a sweet Aura Reader." Said Jake
"Kirlia."
"Now, shall we begin this battle." Said Celestia
"Gladly." Said Kitty
"You will not stop us from achieving our mission." Said Foxy
They each threw up a Poke Ball and out came their Pokemon.
"Liepard."
"Vulpix."
"So Kitty evolved her Purrlion into a Liepard." Said Jake
Jake pulled his Pokedex to get the lowdown on Liepard. He pointed it at the feline.
"Liepard the Cruel Pokemon and the evolved form of Purrlion. Their beautiful form comes from the muscles they have developed. They run silently in the night."
"So Kitty has an evolved Pokemon too." Said Applejack
"Looks that way." Said Jake
"So what you going to send at Princess Celestia." Said Kitty
"Our Shadow Pokemon are created to be perfect." Said Foxy
"Yes, but nothing is perfect. There will always be imperfections." Said Celestia
She used her magic to levitate over to Poke Balls and tossed them up. "Come on out my boys. Go Lucario and Gallade."
The Poke Balls opened up and out the white energy. Once it hit the ground, they formed the shapes of two Pokemon and before the light disappeared. Now standing in front of Celestia was a Lucario and Gallade.
"Lucario."
"Gallade."
"WHAT!" Said Kitty
"Amazing." Said Jake
Jake pulled his Pokedex once again to get the information of Celestia's Pokemon. He first pointed to Lucario.
"Lucario the Aura Pokemon and the evolved form of Riolu. By catching the aura emanating from others, it can read their thoughts and movements."
Jake moved his Pokedex on over to Gallade.
"Gallade the Blade Pokemon and the evolved form of male Kirlia. Because it can sense what its foe is thinking, its attacks burst out first, fast, and fierce."
"Those Pokemon look robust." Said Applejack
"They should be. Lucario is a Fighting and Steel Type Pokemon, while Gallade is a Fighting and Psychic Type Pokemon. I'm impressed just by the fact Celestia has such Pokemon." Said Jake
"There not just Pokemon Jake, they happen to be my personal guards." Said Celestia
"What?!" Said Jake
"Yes, but now I think I need to get my head into this fight. So are you boys ready." Said Celestia
"Lucario."
"Gallade."
"Well no matter who you chose to be your Pokemon, we'll still wipe the floor with you." Said Kitty
"I couldn't agree more." Said Foxy
"Then I'll gladly give you the first attack." Said Celestia
"Thank you, but you'll regret giving us first attack. Liepard, Shadow Claw." Said Kitty
"Use Flame Charge, Vulpix." Said Foxy
Liepard's front paw grew into a dark version of itself and jumped into the air. Vulpix began to run as fast as it could. Soon flames covered it as it headed for its target.
"Protect, both you." Said Celestia
Lucario and Gallade both raised a hand and shields formed in front of them. Both Liepard's and Vulpix's attacks did nothing to Celestia's Pokemon. Celestia smiled as her Pokemon dropped their defenses.
"Now Gallade use Teleport on you and Lucario." Said Celestia
Gallade touched Lucario, and they were gone. Vupix and Liepard looked around for their foes.
"Now come on out and use Power-Up Punch." Said Celestia
The two Pokemon appeared in front of Liepard and Vulpix and before Kitty or Foxy could give an order, Vulpix, and Liepard were hit hard by Lucario and Gallade.
"Follow that up with continuous Power-Up Punch." Said Celestia
Lucario and Gallade began to throw Power-Up Punch after Power-Up Punch on Vulpix and Liepard. Celestia watched as she waited and smiled when it was time for another move.
"Now Close Combat." Said Celestia
Lucario and Gallade stopped Power-Up Punch but then began to lay down a combo of kicks and punches on Vulpix and Liepard. With a final hit each, they sent their foes into each other. They then jumped back to stand in front of Celestia.
"Well done boys, but before they decided to get up, let's give another attack. Focus Blast." Said Celestia
Both placed their hands together as a blue energy ball formed in the center. Vulpix and Liepard were slowly getting back up.
"Get up!" Ordered Kitty
"Fire now." Said Celestia
Both Pokemon released their blue orbs straight towards the two Shadow Pokemon. Vulpix and Liepard looked to see the attack coming. They couldn't move fast enough to escape, and the blast hit them both with a massive explosion. Celestia smiled as she knew the outcome of this fight. Everybody and pony waited patiently for the smoke to clear and when it did, Shadow Liepard and Shadow Vulpix were out.
"No way!" Said Applejack
"I can't believe it. Celestia beat them without even getting a scratch on her Pokemon." Said Jake
"NO!!!!" Said Kitty
"It just isn't possible that she beat us. How is Celestia that skilled as a trainer." Said Foxy
"It seems you counted your chickens before they hatched. So because of that, I win." Said Celestia
"Now the matter of those captured Pokemon." Said Celestia
"If you think will be giving you them, you're out of your mind." Said Kitty
"Yes, these Pokemon are our new recruits to become Shadow Pokemon." Said Foxy
"That would if they were still in cages." Said Celestia
"Huh." Said Kitty
"Gallade use Psychic to break the cages." Said Celestia
Gallade's eyes turned blue as did the cages. Soon the cages were torn open, and the Beautifly flew out, and Gallade used Psychic to bring the Wurmple out. He sent them down behind Celestia. The Beautifly flew away and landed on trees behind Celestia. Jake brought out one of his hands and let the Beautifly land on it.
"Glad to see you're free." Said Jake
"Beautifly."
"No!!!!" Said Kitty
"Now here is my only warning, ever came back here again, I won't hold back the power of my Lucario and Gallade. Now leave!" Said Celestia
"Sister, what's the plan." Said Kitty
"We have only one. I would prefer not to deal with Celestia's Lucario and Gallade. Team Catastrophe full retreat. But be warned, we will defeat you, Princess Celestia and Jake. This world will belong to Team Catastrophe." Said Foxy
"Not as long as my Pokemon and I stand." Said Jake
"Kirlia."
Foxy and Kitty got on the cart, and the Shadow Rapidashs ran off with the other Team Catastrophe members following close. Soon they all disappeared into smoke.
"Lucario!"
"Yes, that was a marvelous victory. I thank you both for your service again. I'm proud to call you my guards." Said Celestia
"Lucario."
"Gallade."
"Princess Celestia." She turned to see Jake and Applejack running up. "That was unbelievable, Princess Celestia."
"Kirlia."
"Yeah, that was an incredible battle." Said Applejack
"Growlithe."
"Yes, but I'm glad I was able to help and able to free the Wurmple and Beautifly." Said Celestia
"But what amazes me more is the fact that you have a team of Pokemon. So I was wondering how you got your hands on a team of Pokemon." Said Jake
"Oh, Jake that is such a long story that will have to wait for another time. Right now, I think we need to get these Wurmple and Beautifly their home." Said Celestia
"Which would be?" Asked Applejack
"Why the Appleloosa apple orchards of course. They seemed to be at home when we found them. I see no reason to take them from this place." She walked forward to Sheriff Silverstar and Braeburn. "Now I think we should go back and talk again."
Ater about twenty minutes Celestia came out with Silverstar and Braeburn. Her Pokemon guards close to her. Jake came up to Celestia.
"Well." He said
"The Wurmple and Beautifly will be staying her in Appleloosa in an area that will be their own." Said Celestia
Jake smiled as he followed Celestia outside. They gathered the Wurmple and Beautifly and took them back where they first meet them. Celestia ordered her guards to place up signs in a ten-mile radius that would symbolize the area that the Wurmple and Beautifly are allowed to have as their own. Once finished, Jake stood looking at the happy Bug Type Pokemon. The Beautifly he made friends landed on his arm, and he rubbed under her chin. He released her back into the area as he and Celestia left.
"So in conclusion ponies of Appleloosa, the ten-mile area that my guards have marked is a Pokemon only area. No harvesting of apples may happen. No pony may also try to change the lines, or I will know about it. I've placed a spell that will tell me if anypony is harming those Bug Type Pokemon. But do not fear, but I will also have a spell on the orchard to make sure that if Team Catastrophe returns, I will know. I hope to see one day this town accept the Pokemon that live in the farm. On one final note, punishment will follow anypony who breaks these laws. I hope you all have a lovely day." Said Celestia
Celestia stepped away to where Jake and Applejack were standing.
"I do hope one day the ponies of Appleloosa will find it in their hearts to accept the Wurmple and Beautifly." Said Jake
"It will take time Jake, but I could see it happening." Said Celestia
"Yeah, me tah. If Ponyville ponies can accept you and your Pokemon, then I see Appleloosa doin' the same." Said Applejack
"Now I thank you both for your service." Said Celestia
"No problem Celestia, glad I could help." Said Jake
"Me tah." Said Applejack
"Now let me return you to Ponyville." Said Celestia
"Thank you, Celestia." Said Jake
Celesti charged her horn, and they disappeared in a flash of white light.
***
Celestia walked the halls of her castle. Her sister was now in charge as night had fallen upon Equestria. Lucario and Gallade following behind her. After today's events, she decided to let her Lucario and Gallade follow her as the personal guards they were. She pushed open her door, and Lucario closed it as Gallade got the lights. But as the lights came up, they could all see a figure sitting in the middle of the room.
"How long have you been waiting?" Asked Celestia
"Only a few minutes. I saw you fight today, a marvelous show," Said the figure
"Well, I am tired of sitting and watching Team Catastrophe attack my country. Did you happen to catch Jake's fight." Said Celestia
"Yes, the human is a skilled trainer." Said the figure
"Glad to know that you think that way. Now, what do you have to report? I see our attack on the train was successful. Make sure to give my praise to the pony that took on the mission." Said Celestia
"I will Princess Celestia. Now, we have not yet found where they take the wild Pokemon or where they get them. We will continue to gather data and intercept trains with new wild Pokemon." Said the figure
"Perfect, but tell your ponies to be on their guard. I believe after this attack. They will be probably be increasing security." Said Celestia
"Understood, Princess Celestia and do have a restful night." Said the figure
The figure walked to the balcony and took to the air. Celestia closed the doors with her magic as Lucario looked out the window. He turned to Celestia as she sat down looking at herself in a mirror.
"Do you think this Jake is the one?" Asked Lucario through telepathy
Celestia looked at herself in the mirror as she placed her crown down. She sighed as her mane stopped moving. She looked again at herself. "Yes, he is the one who will stop 'him' once and for all."
Jake sat outside munching down a sandwich that Twilight had once again made for him. His Zorua, Buneary, and Kirlia were enjoying their Pokemon food. He was looking over papers that Cheerilee wanted him to grade. He twirled his red pen in his hands and looked over the papers and marked what was wrong. He swallowed what was in his mouth as he placed the final mark on the last paper. He put it in the stack next to him and then into a folder. He then pulled out an apple and started to rub it against his shirt and bit into it. I don't know how Applejack makes her apples so sweet tasting.
He kept munching down the apple as he saw Twilight come walking down with Axew on her back. She came up to him as Axew got off and joined his Pokemon.
"Twilight, what are you doing up here at school?" Asked Jake
"I came to ask you something." Said Twilight
Jake watched as she was rubbing one of her front hooves against the other. Jake raised his eyebrow to Twilight as she began to look away from his gaze.
"So what is it?" Asked Jake
"Um, you see." Twilight sighed before looking at Jake. "Tonight there is going to be a meteorite shower. I was hoping if you would like to come with me and see it."
Jake could see a minor blush on her cheeks. Her blushing face is so cute.
"Sure." Said Jake
"Oh thank you, Jake. See you in the meadow outside of Ponyville. Just look for me." Said Twilight
"Alright see you till then." Said Jake
Axew got back on Twilight's back, and she walked off. Jake watched her as ate more of his apple. He heard the bell ring and gathered all his stuff and headed back to the school to hand out the graded papers and continue the day's class.
***
Night fell across Equestria, and Jake was walking in the beauty of the evening. He always found that nights in Equestria more beautiful than those on Earth. Jake walked out of the town to a large grassy meadow. He looked around and found a hill. Twilight sat on a blanket with a picnic basket. Jake walked up to her as Twilight was looking up at the starry sky.
"Hi, Twilight." He said
She turned to Jake and smiled. "Thanks for coming Jake."
He sat down and looked around. "So anypony else joining us."
"Nope, it's just you and me," said Twilight with a slight blush.
"So I guess we can call it a date." Said Jake
Twilight stared at him and her pupils shrunk before looking away as a blush came to her face. Jake laughed at Twilight as he began to scratch behind her ear. The scratching calmed her down, and she looked at Jake's smiling face. She always did enjoy his smile and when he scratched behind the ear
"I'm just joking with you, Twilight." He said
She smiled before looking back at the night sky as she saw Jake lay down looking up.
"Jake can you tell me little about your life before you came to Equestria." Said Twilight
"Sure, well it's nothing like I have here. In the beginning, I had a life I enjoyed and loved, but that all ended when I was ten. My parents had begun to argue a lot around that time, but I never found out why. Even when I turned eighteen, they never did tell me why they got divorced. So after about two months of that, my parents were divorced from each other. It was a hard time in my life because I didn't have the happy family I had before. I swore at times I was the reason that my parents split. I would keep myself at night just trying to think of what I did that caused them to hate each other. I grew up visiting my mother every other weekend and some holidays since my father won custody of me. Those weren't fun times in my life and when my mom and dad meet they just fought. I think that was the reason I started to part myself from them. After I turned eighteen, I barely had contact with my parents. I then went to college and kept to myself, didn't have many friends. I think everything that happened to my in my past was probably the major factor that let me come here when Discord asked for my help." He said
"I'm sorry you went through that all." Said Twilight
"Thanks, but in a strange way, I'm happy it happened. If all that hadn't happened I wouldn't be here in this amazing world. I wouldn't have met you and the others. I wouldn't have such great friends. Plus I wouldn't have my dream of being a Pokemon Trainer and seeing Pokemon for real. My past doesn't compare to my current life." Said Jake
"Glad to hear." Said Twilight
"So what about you, what's your story." Said Jake
"Well, I have no idea where to begin. My life has always been a crazy roller coaster of ups and downs. I was a shy filly back in Canterlot who didn't have any friends. The only real friends I had were my brother and my foal-sitter. They were the only ones I considered friends. I remember all the fillies and colts called me a bookworm because I always had my head in a book. My love books always began after I learned to read. I just couldn't keep my head out of books. But I also found a passion in magic after seeing Celestia raise the sun."
"After that day, I started to study up on magic. At first, it was hard to grasp, but I got a handle on it, so much so, that my parents got me a chance to enter Celestia's School for Gifted Unicorns. But to get into the school, a unicorn had to perform a magical test. I was so nervous of failing the test that I couldn't show what I learned all those years. But then came this explosion and suddenly magic flowed through my body like crazy. I hatched Spike and made him into a giant version of himself, I levitated the overseers of the test and turned my parents into plants. That's when Celestia came in and settled me down. After I had calmed down, everything went back to normal. Celestia was so impressed with my skills she made me her personal student. That was the day I also got my cutie mark. I also learned that a Sonic Rainboom caused my surge. I later learned that Rainbow had created it. It was also what gave my friends and me our cutie marks and our bond of friendship."
"Well, I went through life with my head still in books. I made some friends, but I never hung out. I stayed glued to books and learning that I never saw a reason to make or spend time with friends. Then the day came for Nightmare Moon's return. That's the day I came to Ponyville and met, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Fluttershy. They helped me see what it is like to have friends. That was how I discovered that we each were the bearers of the Elements of Harmony. We freed Luna from Nightmare Moon, and I stayed here in Ponyville."
"Everyday after that, I learned something new about friendship. The girls and I have faced many challenges that tested our friendship, but we always came out on top. Then, in the end, my greatest test came when I had to finish a spell that Star Swirl the Bearded couldn't finish. I switched up my friend's cutie marks and later changed them back, and that's when Celestia granted me alicornhood. I then became the next princess of Equestria. But didn't want to be in a castle away from my friends, so I came back to Ponyville to be with my friends and now learn lessons about how to be a princess, so one day I can be as great as Celestia, Luna, and Cadance." Said Twilight
"Man Twilight sounds like you sure had a crazy life." Said Jake
"Yeah, my life sure has been crazy. But I wouldn't trade it in for anything else." Said Twilight
"Jake I have another question for you." Said Twilight
"Yeah." Said Jake
"Do you have somepony special to you." Said Twilight
"Huh." Said Jake
"You know, love," said Twilight with a slight blush.
"Oh, you mean a girlfriend, nope. Like I said I didn't have many friends back on Earth. Plus I just didn't find that one that felt right. So I have to ask, why did you want to know?" Said Jake
"Oh, I just was wondering if somebody might be worried that they can't find you." Said Twilight
"Nope, I don't think anybody would care if I disappeared. I didn't have any friends I would call close. I separated myself from my parents, and at times made me wonder if they even cared for me. So I bet nobody on Earth even cares if I'm gone or not. I didn't have much contact with my professors because I didn't need them. So it could be said that I was already gone." Said Jake
Twilight placed a hoof on Jake's hand. He had on his stomach. He looked up at her lavender eyes.
"Jake I know I might never understand your life you had back on Earth, but here you are loved. The girls and I care deeply about you. I'm also happy that you came here and I know the kids at Cheerilee's school would miss you with you weren't teaching. I think you didn't have a place back on Earth, but I believe you found your place here on Eques, as a teacher, friend, and Pokemon Trainer. I think you were always destined to come here to Eques." Said Twilight
Jake smiled as he got up. He looked at Twilight. "Thank you Twilight, and yeah I do feel like this is my home."
Twilight smiled but stopped when Jake turned his head and looked up at the sky.
"Turn around Twilight. It's starting." Said Jake
She did and saw many shooting stars coming across the night sky. She looked back at Jake. I'm happy you came into my life, Jake. She scooted herself a little closer to Jake and watched as the shooting stars traveled across the night sky.
***
"So, today we will be learning the Order of Operations. The Order of Operations is necessary because if you don't follow it, you will get wrong answers. So the order is anything in parentheses, follow by going left to right to find any multiplication and division, and last is that you perform addition and subtract from left to right. Now let's practice. I'll write a problem on the board, and I want you all to copy it down and try. Then I'll call on one of you to give me what you have." Said Jake
Jake took the chalk and started to place down a problem and stood back to let the students write it down and work on it. Cheerilee was grading some homework. But she made sure she was ready just in case Jake needed help with anything related to Equestria. Jake's Pokemon he had with him were Kirlia, Cyndaquil, and Buneary. Once he thought the class had enough time, he spoke again.
"Alright now let's see. Scootaloo, what answer did you get." Said Jake
Ever student turned to Scootaloo, but she wasn't paying attention.
"Scootaloo!" Scootaloo perked up at that. She saw the class looking at her. "Now that I have your attention, what is your answer."
"Answer." Said Scootaloo
"Yes, Scootaloo, the answer to the question on the board I asked every student to copy and do. So do you have a reply." Said Jake
"Um, yes I do." She said
"Ok, then what is it." Said Jake
"Um, two." Said Scootaloo
Jake looked at the problem. The question was 5*(3+3)/2.
"Scootaloo please don't lie to me that you have the answer. Also, pay attention in class. Pipsqueak, do you have a reply." Said Jake
"Yes, 15." Said Pipsqueak
"That's right, now could you tell the class how you got the answer, especially for Scootaloo." Said Jake
Scootaloo sunk in her chair as Pipsqueak told how he got the answer. After Pipsqueak had finished his explanation, the bell rang.
"Alright, class enjoy lunch and recess." The fillies and colts ran out. "Scootaloo before you go, I want to talk with you."
Scootaloo stopped and walked up to Jake. Cheerilee walked out with her lunch to give Jake privacy to talk with Scootaloo. He sat down in his chair and looked at Scootaloo as she sat down on one of the front desks.
"Scootaloo, I don't mind if you told me you didn't have catch what I asked or didn't have an answer, I wouldn't have minded. But to go ahead and give me an answer that clearly is a lie doesn't hold water with me. So now mind telling me what's going on." Said Jake
"Sorry Jake, I just couldn't take my eyes off this stone I found today when I woke up." Said Scootaloo
"Stone, can I see." Said Jake
"You are the teacher." Said Scootaloo
"Scootaloo, I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed you want to lie to me. Now show me this stone. I promise to return it to you." Said Jake
"Ok." Said Scootaloo
She walked back to her desk and opened it up and pulled out a small bag. She walked back and placed it in front of Jake. He opened the bag and out came a marble. Jake picked it up, but he couldn't believe his eyes, in his hands wasn't just a marble or ordinary stone, it was a Mega Stone, which allowed Pokemon to Mega Evolve. It can't be a Mega Stone. He looked at it, and it was a pink stone and inside was a spinning object that had the colors of tan, a dark pink and light pink. It is, it is a Mega Stone.
"Scootaloo, I think you found more than just a stone." Said Jake
"Huh." She said
"You found Audinite." Said Jake
"What?" Asked Scootaloo
"You see in the world of Pokemon. There are certain Pokemon that do something called Mega Evolve. Mega Evolution can only happen when the trainer has a Key Stone, and the Pokemon has its specific Mega Stone. Here we have Audinite, so with a Key Stone, an Audino can evolve into its Mega Evolution." Said Jake
"Wait, Fluttershy has Audino. So she could Mega Evolve Audino." Said Scootaloo
"Yes, but even if Fluttershy has a Key Stone she needs one more component to make it work." Said Jake
"That would be?" Asked Scootaloo
"A strong bond with the Audino. You see Mega Evolution isn't a continual evolution. It only lasts as long as the battle does. But to successfully achieve the evolution, trainer and Pokemon must have an unbreakable bond between each other. When the trainer has a Key Stone, the particular Pokemon their Mega Stone, and an unbreakable bond. Then a Pokemon can perform Mega Evolution. Tell me where you found this." Said Jake
"Outside my house this morning. It was lying in the front yard." Said Scootaloo
Jake just looked at that stone as he brought it up to the light. Mega Stones in Equestria, but how. But even with Mega Stones here unless Key Stones exist, then they are useless. But I wonder if Key Stones are in Equestria. I need to report this to Celestia.
"Scootaloo, I'm going to keep this until Celestia deems what to do with it. If Mega Stones are here on Equestria, it means Key Stones might exist as well." Said Scootaloo
"Ok." Said Scootaloo
"Alright, you can go to lunch but don't breath a word to this to anypony. We can't let Team Catastrophe hear that Mega Stones are here in Equestria. It would make Shadow Pokemon who can Mega Evolve that much worse to fight." Said Jake
"Understood Jake, my lips are sealed. So are we ok with me lying today." Said Scootaloo
"Yes we are Scootaloo, but please don't lie to me anymore, ok." Said Jake
"Ok." Said Scootaloo
She ran to get her lunch and left as Jake looked at the stone one last time. Mega Evolution is coming into reality.
***
Jake opened the door to the library with his Pokemon coming in.
"Spike are you here?" Asked Jake
He came out of the kitchen. "Yeah, I am."
"Where's Twilight?" Asked Jake
"She said that she wanted to get into some training with Axew. She wants to make sure she's ready just case you need her in a battle." Said Spike
"Understandable, now Spike I need you to take a note." Said Jake
"On it." Spike stopped mid motion and burped up a letter. "Jake, it's for you."
"Well, Celestia must be reading my mind now." Said Jake
He took the scroll and unrolled it. He decided to read it out loud.
Dear Jake,
I send this letter to request that you and the mane six report to Canterlot. Attached to this letter is a set of tickets to ride in the Royal Train Car. You see, last night, a meteor shower passed over Equestria. This meteor shower is the second natural meteor shower to go over Equestria. After the shower, my guard found a strange stone in my garden. I have a slight idea of what it is, but I wish to confirm my suspicion with you. So please came as fast as you can. Signed Princess Celestia
"Sounds like trouble." Said Spike
"Sure does, Spike. Now, Spike, I want you to gather everypony at the train station. I'm going to get the team I want to take and set up everything for the others. Think you can do that for me, Spike." Said Jake
"Sure can." Said Spike
He ran out the library as Jake ran up the stairs to his room. He changed out of his work clothes and grabbed his Pokemon items. He went back downstairs and let his Pokemon into the library.
"Alright, I've got an important mission from Celestia. So I'm going to take six of you with me, and the others will have to stay here at the library. Those I leave, I'll leave enough supplies to make it as long as I'm gone. I shouldn't be more than a few hours. Think those who stay can survive without me, Twilight or Spike." Said Jake
His Pokemon spoke back to him in their Pokemon speech. He smiled as he looked at them. He looked at them and decided on his team. He decided on taking Kirlia, Braxien, Zorua, Cyndaquil, Mareep, and Mienfoo. He placed them in their Poke Balls and set out Pokemon food and water. He made sure they could get outside and then exited the library. He made sure to lock it and off he went to the train station.
***
The train ride down wasn't that bad. The Pokemon hung out with each other as Jake explained about the Mega Stone Scootaloo found. Jake believed that somehow the appearance of the Mega Stones corresponds to the meteor shower he and Twilight watched last night. Once they reached Canterlot, a group of Royal Guards led them to the castle. Jake walked in the front with the girls following behind. Rarity walked in the back with Twilight.
"So you and Jake had your first date." Said Rarity
"What? No, we were just spending some quality time together," said Twilight trying to hide her blush.
"Oh please darling, I know how you look at him." Said Rarity
"Please Rarity, Jake is nothing more than a friend." Said Twilight
"Oh, is that so. Well, darling, that blush on your cheeks says otherwise." Said Rarity
"This is nothing. You just caught me off guard." Twilight took a breath to calm herself down. "Now listen, Rarity, nothing is happening between Jake and me. I just asked him to be with me as a friend. I wanted to get to know a little more about the human in my home. That was it."
"I'm sure, darling." Said Rarity
Twilight sighed as they reached the castle and were lead through the halls. Jake just looked around as it was his first time being in the castle.
"I have to say. This palace is a sweet place for the princesses to live in." Said Jake
"Yeah, but the best place you should check out is the library. It happens to be the largest in all of Equestria. It happens to be a dream of mine to categorize each book in the library." Said Twilight
"Such an egg head." Said Rainbow
"Nothing wrong with that Rainbow. Knowledge is power as they always say." Said Jake
"Thank you, Jake." Said Twilight
The guards stopped, and another set of guards opened the doors and allowed them into the throne room. Discord was inside talking with Celestia. Celestia's Lucario and Gallade stood by her. The Lucario was meditating while the Gallade stood guard. The guards leading the group stopped, and one cleared his throat.
"Princess, we have brought the mane six and Jake from the train station as you wished." Said the guard
"Thank you, sir guard. You may leave us now. Make sure no pony disturbs us." Said Celestia
"Yes, your highness." Said the guard
The two guards had exited the throne room before Celestia walked down to Jake and the mane six. The mane six bowed as Jake just waved.
"Jake what are you doing. Bow to royalty." Said Twilight
"Please Twilight I've told you time and time again, I don't like friends bowing to me. Isn't that the same way you feel about your friends bowing to you." Said Celestia
Twilight blushed as she rubbed her hoof across her other hoof. Celestia giggled at her ex-students antics.
"So what did you need me to confirm, Celestia." Said Jake
"Yes, Lucario, please be a doll and bring Jake the stone." Said Celestia
The Lucario opened its eyes and walked down to Jake. Jake opened his hand, and the Lacurio placed a stone down in his hand. Celestia's Gallade and Discord came up as Jake inspected the stone. No doubt about it, it's a Mega Stone. The Mega Stone was Gardevoirite. The stone was a pale blue with green, pink and red circling in the middle.
"So is it another Mega Stone, Jake." Said Twilight
"Yes it is, this one happens to be Gardevoirite. When Kirlia evolves into Gardevoir, and I have a Key Stone, then this Mega Stone will make her much more powerful." Said Jake
"So it is as I thought." Said Celestia
"What do you mean?" Asked Jake
"Discord mind explaining this. I have to make preparations for our travels." Said Celestia
She walked out with Lucario and Gallade following close behind her. Jake turned back to Discord.
"What is she talking about?" Asked Jake
"I guess I should tell you what's going on. But for that, I have to say how Pokemon first appeared on Eques." He floated over to a window and looked out it. "You see before you came, Eques was peaceful beside the occasional monster or demon rising from their sleep. But other than that, all the countries were at peace. But five months ago, a meteor shower passed over Eques. Normally this isn't strange since Luna happily can do what she wishes with the night. But the difference here was that this was a natural meteor shower."
"So what's so bad about that? Earth has meteor showers all the time, of course, we don't have a princess who controls the night. But still what's the problem." Said Jake
"The problems is that Luna can control them. But this one came without warning and Luna couldn't control it. Princess Luna has some of the top astrologist working for her to tell of the death of stars, the birth of new ones and when meteors will pass over Eques. But this one was never discovered, it just appeared over Eques and broke apart. A week following it, Team Catastrophe and Pokemon appeared. Then came the fight between Team Catastrophe and Eques. But Pokemon made it impossible to fight back. Every country was now afraid of Team Catastrophe and the new weapons they had. A weapon that no creature of Eques could figure out. With fear of Team Catastrophe being able to conquer our world, Celestia sent me to find a hero. I guess you know what happened after that." Said Discord
"But that doesn't explain what's Celestia preparing." Said Jake
"You see when the first natural meteor shower passed over Eques a strange stone crashed landed in the deserts of Zebrica. But the problem is that stone disappeared within a week of it appearing. But a griffon in Griffonstone happens to know where to find this stone. He is the top researcher of Pokemon and how they came to Eques. So, Celestia has all of us heading to the Griffon Empire to meet him." Said Discord
"Great, I have my remaining team at home with only a days worth of food and water." Said Jake
"No worries Jake. I'll take care of the rest of your team while you travel. I am an all powerful god of chaos. So I'll just teleport myself to Griffonstone when you all arrive." Said Discord
"I guess that work, but I haven't put in a notice to Cheerilee." Said Jake
"Celestia already has that covered. Now, anything else you need to worry about." Said Discord
"Nope, I think that took care of it all." Said Jake
Soon the doors opened, and two Solar Guards came into the room.
"Jake and company, Princess Celestia requires you all at the air docks. The ship is about to leave." Said a guard
"Alright, well it looks like our adventure is heading us off to new lands." Said Jake
"Sure does." Said Twilight
The group followed the guards as Discord just watched. Good luck Jake and safe travels. For I fear that your adventure is about to become that much harder. Discord looked back out the window as he gazed at the horizon that led to the many other countries of Eques. I fear that something new is on the horizon and it isn't Team Catastrophe.
***
Jake and company stopped at the air docks as they looked at a large boat with a large balloon holding it up. Propellers in the back spun around moving it forwarded. Jake whistled at how cool it was.
"I didn't think Equestria had airships." Said Jake
"Oh we have them, most just happen to be military. We got help from the Griffon Empire to craft our airships. They are the leaders of airship designs." Said Twilight
"Still fantastic knowing that ponies that aren't able to fly can travel across the sky." Said Jake
"Glad you like it, Jake." Said Celestia
They all turned to see Princess Celestia coming towards them.
"Yeah, sure it nice." Said Jake
"Sorry to immediately take you from your homes and throw this at you." Said Celestia
"Hey, no problem sounds like you already had everything planned out. But Discord failed to mention what this griffon is researching that we need to go and see him." Said Jake
"Well, you see he's researching Mega Evolution. For it just so happens he can achieve Mega Evolution with his Sceptile." Said Celestia
"Wait, a griffon has learned to achieve Mega Evolution." Said Jake
"That's right." Said Celestia
"How?" Asked Jake
"Well, you'll just have to ask when we make it to Griffonstone. It shouldn't be more than a three-day flight." Said Celestia
"Well, let's get moving." Said Jake
"Ya seem fired up, partner." Said Applejack
"Of course, this is the chance to move my training forward. I have three Pokemon who can achieve Mega Evolution. If I learn from this griffon how to do it, then I'll be one step ahead of Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
"I agree, let's get going." Said Celestia
The group got on broad, and the guards started to release the ropes holding the ship in place. The guard driving reversed the engines, and it began to move backward out of the hanger. The guards waved as the ship moved around and started to move forward. Jake stood at the front as the air passed over him. He looked at the horizon as he headed towards it. He smiled as he knew that in that horizon was the continuation of his destiny.
"Alright Kirlia, you use Psyshock. Cyndaquil, you counter with Flamethrower." Said Jake
Kirlia charged a dark orb before releasing it, which it split into three beams of dark energy. Cyndaquil back flames came to life, and she released a torrent of flames out to counter the Psyshock attack. When the smoke cleared, Jake clapped.
"Alright, that's great girls. Braixen let's get in some training with you and Cyndaquil. Kirlia, you can take a break." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Braix, Braixen."
"He sure is strong." Said Lucario
Celestia watched Jake practice with his time as she sipped on her tea. "Yes, he is quite the trainer. What do you think, Gallade?"
"I believe with more training and higher evolved Pokemon he could be even a match for us." Said Gallade
"Please, I see no Pokemon in his party who could even give me a challenge." Said Lucario
"Don't let your eyes fool you Lucario. The fighting spirit of anypony lies within them and nothing the eyes can see. Use your aura abilities and see what Jake's like." Said Celestia
Lucario closed his eyes and raised his paw and pointed it towards Jake. He lowered it and opened his eyes.
"This human has a heart of kindness, one that he uses to craft strong bonds with the Pokemon that he trains. But I also find a robust fighting spirit, one that reviles your own, Celestia." Said Lucario
"Hm, interesting." Said Celestia
The mane six were tending to their Pokemon as well. Rarity was basking in the sunlight with Pachirisu next to her also basking in the sunlight. Applejack was throwing a ball around for Growlithe to catch and retrieve. Rainbow was trying to teach Starly some of her tricks so she could show the Wonderbolts how great she is. Twilight was doing some minor training with Axew still believing she needed to be ready to help Jake fight back against Team Catastrophe. Fluttershy and Audino watched Jake practice and were ready to heal up his Pokemon after they finished training. Last was Pinkie who was just napping away with Spinarak in her hair sleeping as well. Celestia smiled as she saw how Pokemon should be.
"I'm glad to see such happy Pokemon that they each of them have." Said Celestia
"Yes, this is the way our species should be." Said Gallade
"Yes, I just hope that we find a way to stop Team Catastrophe from turning more innocent Pokemon into Shadow Pokemon and using them as weapons." Said Lucario
"No worries Lucario. We will find a way to stop them and free all the Pokemon under their control." Said Celestia
"This isn't so bad, even though I don't have all my stuff with me." Said Rarity
"That's right. It sure has been relaxin'." Said Applejack
"Well, it has been for us, but I haven't seen Jake relax once on this trip. For the last two days, he's been training." Said Rarity
"Yeah so has Twilight. You would think those two were perfect for each other." Said Rainbow
"Oh please Rainbow, Twilight isn't attracted towards Jake. They just have the same values." Said Applejack
"In reality, you are both right." Said Rarity
Rainbow and Applejack looked at each other and looked at Rarity as she tipped her sunglasses.
"You see I was talking to Twilight before we went on this journey. Ever time I brought something about the time she spent alone with Jake watching the meteor shower, she would blush. She also quickly tried to push me off the topic as if they were just good friends and she's trying to get to know Jake more. But I think Twilight sees that Jake has many of the qualities she has and is attracted to him. But she doesn't want to admit that she's in love." Said Rarity
"You think Twilight has a crush on Jake." Said Applejack
"Oh, darling I do. If didn't have a fashion cutie mark there would be no doubt in my mind I would have a matchmaking cutie mark. I know those two are perfect for each other." Said Rarity
"Yeah, I would trust you with somepony's love life when you can't keep a guy for more than two dates." Said Rainbow
"Oh, and you're doing so much better. I've never seen you date one stallion." Said Rarity
"Please, I don't need any of that mushy gushy stuff. It would mess with my training to be a Wonderbolt." Said Rainbow
"Yeah, that's the reason." Said Applejack
"What's that mean?" Asked Rainbow
"Enough, I know for certain that Jake and Twilight will hook up. I can even say that they will also tie the knot." Said Rarity
"Ya think that'll go that far. I can't even imagine what it would be like under those covers." Said Applejack
"Well, you don't need to when I know that those two are perfect for each other." Said Rarity
"Please, I don't believe that Twilight has a crush on Jake and will date or fool under the covers with him." Said Rainbow
"I have to agree with Rainbow. Twilight and Jake may have the same values. But I don't believe they'll be a couple." Said Applejack
"Then how about a bet." Said Pinkie
The three mares jumped as they looked at Pinkie. They looked where she was sleeping and where she was standing. They just shook their heads they remembered not to try to understand Pinkie Pie.
"What was that, Pinkie?" Asked Rarity
"A bet, Spinarak and I couldn't help but overhear you talking about Twilight and Jake. Well, I have to agree with Rarity." Said Pinkie
"But why?" Asked Applejack
"Because, Applejack, I have ties with the author of this story. So I know that Jake and Twilight will be a couple." Said Pinkie
"Pinkie Pie you can be so random at times. But I agree with the bet. So what's the bet, Pinkie." Said Rainbow
"Well, since we have split ideas about whether Jake and Twilight will have a relationship or not. So here's the bet, we each throw in 50 bits each. The winning side gets the pot, and we split it fifty-fifty for the winning team. So you like it." Said Pinkie
"Spin, Spinarak."
"Alright, I'm in." Said Rainbow
"I never like to gamble, but I'm in." Said Rarity
"You in, Applejack." Said Pinkie
"Yeah, I'm in." Said Applejack
"Alright, we need somepony to keep the bits. I think I know the pony we can trust. I'll go get that pony now." Said Pinkie
Pinkie bounced, and the three ponies waited, and Pinkie came back with Fluttershy. She looked at all the ponies.
"Um, Pinkie said you needed me." Said Fluttershy
"Yes darling, you see Pinkie, Rainbow, Applejack and me have a bet going on right now." Said Rarity
"Um, what's the bet?" Asked Fluttershy
"Rarity and Pinkie believe that Jake and Twilight will fall into a relationship, while Rainbow and I think they won't." Said Applejack
"Ok, but what does this have to do with me?" Asked Fluttershy
"We need somepony that isn't Twilight or Jake to hold the pot money for us." Said Rainbow
"Wait, I just remember we are missing one more pony." Said Pinkie
She bounced off again and came back with Spike.
"So Pinkie says we're having a secret meeting about Jake and Twilight." Said Spike
"That's right. We have a bet going on whether or not Jake and Twilight are going to be a couple. Applejack and I don't think so, while Pinkie and Rarity think so. We have Fluttershy as the pot holder. But what is he for?" Said Rainbow
"Easy, Twilight catches on to things quickly, and we can't have her catch onto our bet. But Spike here lives with the two of them. So he can relay messages to us about what side is currently ahead. That way we can raise the pot." Said Pinkie
"Oh, I like that idea." Said Rainbow
"But won't Twilight get suspicious about Spike watching her flaunt over Jake." Said Rarity
"Or do nothin'." Said Applejack
"Hey no worries, I can do this job easy. I've lived with Twilight since I was a just a small baby dragon. I know how to watch and gather information on her. Plus I can go anywhere in Ponyville I want. So you all have nothing to worry over." Said Spike
"Perfect, so the four of us will bet to which side will win. Spike will give us information and Fluttershy will hold the money. So we all in." Said Pinkie
"Yes." Said Rainbow
"I'm good." Said Applejack
"Oh yes, darling." Said Rarity
"Um, ok." Said Fluttershy
"You can count me in." Said Spike
"Alright were all in, but now we have to Pinkie Promise not to speak a word of this until one side wins." Said Pinkie
"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Said the group
"Great, when we get back will give Fluttershy our fifty bits and keep this quiet." Said Pinkie
"Wait, what about a timeline?" Asked Rainbow
"Yes that is true, how long should we keep this going." Said Rarity
"I think until either Jake tells Twilight he isn't interested or when the two do couple up." Said Applejack
"Fine with me." Said Rarity
"Alright let's all bump hooves and make this official." Said Pinkie
Each of them reached and bumped their hooves and claws, for Spike.
"Um, could I say who I think will win." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah, I just want to put in my opinion." Said Spike
"But you two know you can't join." Said Rarity
"Yeah, but we just want to put our two bits in." Said Spike
"I see no reason why not." Said Applejack
"Well, um, I think Jake and Twilight are perfect for each other. Jake is a kind hearted man and a down to earth. He understands what Twilight says and keeps her mind in check. He's the perfect stallion for Twilight." Said Fluttershy
"I have to say that works too, but I've lived with her. Twilight randomly falls for a guy, but never acts on emotions. If anything she just finds Jake attractive because he's different. Sooner or later she'll move on as she's done countless times before. Twilight doesn't know how to be in a relationship even though I'm sure she's read that book three or four times by now." Said Spike
"Ok, now this bet begins this minute. Now we act normal around them and try not to look like we have a bet on them. Also, remember not a word, or you'll be breaking a Pinkie Promise." Said Pinkie
"And yes we know Pinkie. Breaking a Pinkie Promise is the fastest way to lose a friend." Said Rarity
"So let the bet begin." Said Rainbow
The group looked at each other before nodding and returning to what they were doing before. But little did they realize a certain Pokemon was watching them the whole time.
"Anything interesting." Said Celestia
"Yes, it seems they have a running bet of whether or not Twilight and Jake will become a couple. I do say the alicorn's aura does speak a hint of desire for the human." Said Lucario
"Hm, my ex-student and Jake. I think I like that shipping." Said Celestia
"You like any shipping, your grace." Said Gallade
"What can I say Gallade, shipping is so much fun." Said Celestia
Celestia turned her head as Twilight was walking up to Jake. I wonder what her feelings are towards Jake. Oh well, I guess I'll find out one way or another. But what should their ship name be? Oh, TwiJake, yes I like that.
"Hi, Jake." Said Twilight
Jake turned around to see Twilight coming up with Axew.
"Hey, Twilight." He said
"I was watching you train your Pokemon. You're looking better than ever. So how about it Jake, a one-on-one. I've been training Axew ever since our first fight." Said Twilight
"Alright, I could use something else than training my team against each other to train. Let's see, Cyndaquil, I'm going to have you face Axew." Said Jake
"Cyndaquil."
"Alright, but now we need a referee." Said Twilight
"All you have to do is ask." Discord appeared on a couch with a newspaper. "I'll do it."
"Alright, so same rules as usual." Said Jake
"Jake, could we do a real match. Where the loser will be the side, that can no longer fight. I think to train our Pokemon we have to push them to their limits. Fluttershy is more than able to heal them up." Said Twilight
"Well, what do you think, Cyndaquil?" Asked Jake
"Cyndaquil," as her back flames flared up.
"I think Cyndaquil agrees. You got that, Discord." Said Jake
Discord made everything disappear before landing. "Yes, you will both battle using Cyndaquil and Axew. The losing side will be the side that can no longer fight." Jake nodded. "Great, now let me place you both where you need to stand to make a large enough battling area. Good thing for this being a longship."
Discord rose both Jake and Twilight and their Pokemon and placed them and even ways away. He snapped his fingers, and Disord was in the zebra referee uniform. He blew the whistle in his mouth.
"Alright, this match will be between Jake the Pokemon Trainer from Earth and Twilight Sparkle, the alicorn Pokemon Trainer from Ponyville, will now begin Each side is allowed one Pokemon each. The losing side will be the side whose Pokemon can no longer continue to fight. Now present Pokemon and activate your Aura Readers." Said Discord
"Alright Cyndaquil, let's show Twilight what a Fire-Type can do," said Jake as he activated his Aura Reader.
"Cyndaquil."
"Axew let's show Jake all we learned," said Twilight placing on her Aura Reader.
Axew squinted his eyes as he gave a glare to Cyndaquil. The glare caused Cyndaquil to shake, but not for long. But Jake watched as Cyndaquil's defense went down. An interesting way to begin.
"Follow it up with Slash." Said Twilight
Axew ran forward as on of its claws glowed white before they grew out.
"I don't think we're going to let you hit with that attack. Cynaquil, Smokescreen." Said Jake
Cyndaquil sucked in air before releasing out black smoke. Axew watched as it covered him. Twilight coughed as the smoke moved towards her. But Axew was blind, and Jake could see that from his Aura Reader.
"Cyndaquil, use Flame Wheel." Said Jake
Axew coughed as he searched for Cyndaquil, but stopped when he saw an orange light coming towards him. Soon he felt the heat coming off the orange light. He realized it was Cyndaquil, but it was too late as the attack hit sending him forward. But the attack also cleared away the smoke. Cynadaquil stood proudly on Jake's side after landing the attack. Axew slowly got up on Twilight's side.
"Axew, are you ok." Axew looked back at Twilight. She could read his eyes, and they told everything she needed to know. "Alright, let's make sure to watch that Smokescreen. Now, let's go Dragon Rage."
Axew's stomach began to glow blue before it came up to its mouth and released. The blue energy went straight towards Cyndaquil.
"Cyndaquil, use Flamethrower." Said Jake
Cyndaquil's back flames grew strong as it released a powerful torrent of flames at the attack coming towards her and Jake. The attack hit the Dragon Rage and exploded on contact. The two waited for the smoke cleared before Jake gave his next command.
"Flame Wheel." Said Jake
Cyndaquil enveloped herself in a wheel of fire and sent herself barreling towards Axew.
"I don't think so, Dragon Claw." Said Twilight
Axew's hands grew large with green energy as Cyndaquil came forward. Twilight and Axew watched as Cyndaquil came at them.
"Now Axew." Said Twilight
Axew raised his claws as Cyndaquil hit, but the attack didn't cause damage. It was instead grinding against Axew's Dragon Claw. Soon Cyndaquil stopped, and Twilight smiled.
"Do it, Axew." Said Twilight
Axew raised his claws and slashed Cyndaquil, when Dragon Claw hit Cyndaquil, an explosion followed by Cyndaquil striking the ship's deck from the attack. Those two sure have gotten better. This match is perfect for Cyndaquil and me. But I hope Twilight doesn't think that is the end of Cyndaquil and me.
"Great defense their Twilight. I never expected that." Said Jake
"Sorry if I copied you. But the way you were using moves to block moves was fascinating to me. I couldn't stop myself from trying it as well." Said Twilight
"Hey no problem, it allows me to see it in action with an opponent that isn't my Pokemon. But if you think that put an end to Cyndaquil and me, then you're wrong." Said Jake
"Cyndaquil," as Cyndaquil back flames flared to life.
"Ha, I knew that wouldn't put a damper on you." Said Twilight
"These two sure have trained their Pokemon well." Said Gallade
"Yes, I can feel their fighting spirits raising in them now." Said Lucario
"Axew, Dragon Claw once more." Said Twilight
Axew ran at Cyndaquil as his claws once again covered by large green claws.
"Inferno." Said Jake
Cyndaquil closed her mouth as her back flames roared like crazy. Soon it opened her mouth, and a massive torrent of flames came out. It consumed Axew as Cyndaquil kept releasing it. Once she released the last once of flames, Axew fell to the ground before getting up. But burn marks were left all over Axew's body.
"That's perfect, now Axew's burned." Said Jake
Dang, I'm going have to figure out a way to beat Jake while Axew has a burn condition. I know this isn't going to be easy, but then again, Jake isn't an easy man to beat. Twilight looked at her Axew, who was breathing heavy after the attack. She knew what Jake taught her. She ground her teeth together whether or not to pull Axew out and give Jake the fight. No, I have to see the end of this battle. If I'm going to fight next to Jake, then I have to learn to fight even against the odds. But still, Axew already has a significant portion of his health gone, and the burn effect will stay in play until Fluttershy heals him. Oh, what do I do?
"Twilight," she looked up at Jake. "I know your thinking about your next move. But I know you're also contemplating about whether or not to pull Axew out. Twilight you need to follow what your heart says at this point and not what your mind says. Stop thinking with your brain and follow what your heart says. Sometimes in a battle, it is better to fight with your heart than your mind. Knowing when to pull out and when to continue to fight comes from the heart and not the mind. Remember, Pokemon aren't weapons. They are partners and friends."
Twilight looked at her burned Axew. She smiled as she pressed her Aura Reader, deactivating it.
"Jake, I know what to do here. We lose, I won't push my Axew any further, not without jeopardizing the bond I have with him, even if it costs me yet another loss." Said Twilight
"Glad to hear, Twilight." Said Jake
Discord blew his whistle. "The match is over. Since Twilight has decided to forfeit the game, the winner by default is Jake."
"Well place another win under my belt." Said Jake
"Cyndaquil."
"Yeah, and you did great, Cyndaquil. That Inferno was fantastic. Also same to you Twilight and Axew. Put in some more training, and maybe one day you'll beat me." Said Jake
"Oh, we will, you can count on that." Said Twilight
Fluttershy and Audino got to work as Jake and Twilight had a little chat about the battle as Discord walked over to Celestia.
"Quite the match, even if Twilight did quit in the end." Said Discord
"Yes, but it was an honorable quit." Said Celestia
"Yes, Jake's words were from a person who truly has a strong bond with Pokemon." Said Lucario
"So do you believe he's the one to put an end to this conflict once and for all." Said Discord
"I do Discord." Said Celestia
"Princess Celestia, we are now approaching the Griffon Empire." Said a guard
Everypony looked to see a large mountain cities approaching. Celestia walked forward as Jake looked at the city in front of him.
"So this is the Griffon Empire." Said Jake
"Yes and the largest mountain is Griffonstone, the capital of the Griffon Empire," said Celestia as she pointed out Griffonstone among the mountain cities.
"Well, I guess it's time to meet the master of Mega Evolution." Said Jake
***
"Wait one minute," said Pinkie as she jumped out of the story.
"Pinkie what are you doing?" I asked
"I just want to know if I win the bet. Come on S.M. tell me if I win the bet." Said Pinkie
"Pinkie you know I don't release any spoilers. Even for a pony that enjoys shattering the fourth wall," I said
"You're no fun sometimes S.M. But I hope you all enjoyed this new chapter make sure to comment on whether or not you believe that Twilight and Jake will be a couple. I hope to see you all continue to enjoy this story and continue to support my good friend, S.M." Said Pinkie
Pinkie opened a small portal on my computer screen and jumped back into the story as I sighed when she went back into the story.
"I wonder whether or not there's even a fourth wall for Pinkie to break," I said
The airship came to a stop as griffons working the docks tied the ship down. Once it was tied down, everypony disembarked the ship and stepped onto solid ground.
"So this is Griffonstone. Doesn't look half bad." Said Jake
"Jake word of caution, griffons, are greedy. So watch your bits." Said Twilight
"Noted. Well, Celestia, lead the way." Said Jake
"Gladly." Said Celestia
The group left the docks and went into the central part of town. Griffons walked around shopping and talking. At times they would stop and look at the group walking through the town. Celestia led the way with two of her Solar Guards next to her the whole time. Jake was next to Twilight as he looked at the city. Discord kept the back. They soon reached a small home. Celestia knocked three times, and the group waited.
"So Discord, do you know this Griffon." Said Jake
"I've met him a few times. He's been researching Pokemon for Celestia since they first appeared." Said Discord
"But he doesn't live in Canterlot. Doesn't he fear that Team Catastrophe will be after him for his information." Said Jake
"Well his Sceptile is powerful, and he barely leaves the empire. He only leaves when Princess Celestia requires him to make new research runs. She uses a dummy corporation to send him out. He's completely safe." Said Discord
They all watched as the door opened and an old male Griffon stood at the door. He had a black hair covering his body and white feathers covering his face. Gray patches replaced some parts of his black fur. His wings were brown with silver tips. His eyes were emerald. He had hooved back feet and tan front claws. In one claw was a brown cane.
"Ah, Celestia so sweet to see you." Said the male griffon
"Nice to see you, Cottonwood." Said Celestia
"Yes now please come in, please come in." Said Cottonwood
The group all walked into the modest-sized house. Cottonwood closed the door behind everypony. Celestia's guards stood outside
"So what brings you all here?" Asked Cottonwood
"Sir, I'm Jake the Pokemon Trainer. We came here because of the appearances of Mega Stones." Said Jake
"Ah yes, Celestia told me about you. Nice to finally meet the man who is fighting back against Team Catastrophe. And yes I'm aware that more Mega Stones have appeared in Eques." Said Cottonwood
"More?" Asked Jake
"Yes, you see the first natural meteor shower brought forth the Key Stones and a set of Mega Stones. From my research of fragments of ancient artifacts from that meteor shower. I theorized that a second natural meteor shower would appear over Eques and bring the remaining Mega Stones." Said Cottonwood
"Wait, have you discovered all the Mega Stones from the first meteor shower." Said Jake
"Sadly no, we only found a few. But we believe the remaining Mega Stones are still out there. But were unsure where to find them." Said Celestia
"Yes, but again I might have a solution. I believe that the massive Crystal in the desert of Zebrica might lead us to the others. Now come to my research facility. It has much more space." Said Cottonwood
He walked over and pulled a book from a bookcase, and it moved out of the way.
"Sweet, secret passageway." Said Jake
"Yes can't have my research falling into the wrong hands." Said Cottonwood
The group walked over and began to descend a set of stairs. Cottonwood was last as he closed the door. Once everybody was downstairs, they met with a large open room. Tables sat everywhere with different papers all over them. Stone fragments laid in glass cases to keep them safe from being destroyed. Jake was amazed by it all.
"So this is all research containing to Pokemon." Said Jake
"Yes, I happen to be the top or maybe only researcher of Pokemon." Said Cottonwood
Jake looked at Cottonwood and began to laugh. The others all turned their heads to the side as they were confused on what was so funny.
"Sorry, I just can't believe I didn't put it together. Your Professor Cottonwood. I don't know why the names of professors who study Pokemon are different types of trees." Said Jake
"Hm, that does seem strange. I guess that is funny now I think about it." Said Cottonwood
"Scep, Sceptile."
Everypony turned to see a Sceptile walk into the room. Around the Sceptile's neck was a scarf with Sceptilite in the middle. Jake removed his Pokedex and pointed it at Sceptile.
"Sceptile the Forest Pokemon and evolved form of Grovyle. The leaves growing on Sceptile’s body are very sharp edged. This Pokémon is very agile—it leaps all over the branches of trees and jumps on its foe from above or behind."
"Neat and I bet the stone in the middle of that scarf is Sceptilite." Said Jake
"Yes my boy, you sure are up on your Pokemon." Said Cottonwood
"Well, what can I say." Said Jake
"Now, Cottonwood we came to talk about this second meteor shower. Did the second meteor shower do anything else except bring the remaining Mega Stones to Eques." Said Celestia
"From what I can only theorize, I believe so. I think this shower was only for the purpose of bringing the remaining Mega Stones to our world. But I also found it has allowed the Crystal Temple to appear once again." Said Cottonwood
"Crystal Temple." Said Jake
"A temple built around the Key Stone Crystal. This crystal bestows only those worthy a Key Stone. I believe it is as living as the Tree of Harmony." Said Cottonwood
"What do you mean by that?" Asked Jake
"Jake, some things in Equestria or Eques, aren't all lifeless. A few items seem to have life-like properties. The Tree of Harmony happens to be one of those items." Said Twilight
"Creepy." Said Jake
"Yes, it can be for one who is new to our world. But for us, it is something we live with and know." Said Cottonwood
"I'll keep that in mind the next time I want to chop down a Christmas Tree." Said Jake
"A Christmas Tree?" Asked Twilight
"Tell you about it later. But now Cottonwood, Celestia says you've achieved Mega Evolution." Said Jake
"Why yes, Sceptile and I have accomplished it. It took quite a lot of training to do so. But I can Mega Evolve Sceptile into his Mega Evolution form." Said Cottonwood
"Well, you have to teach me. If I'm going to defeat Team Catastrophe, then I need to master Mega Evolution. As far as this world is concerned, you are the Master of Mega Evolution." Said Jake
"Thank you for that, but before I can train you, you must claim a Key Stone." Said Cottonwood
"Right, I can't begin anything without a Key Stone." Said Jake
"No worries we will be visiting the temple in time." Said Cottonwood
"Ok." Said Jake
"Now to other important news, I discovered more about Pokemon." Said Cottonwood
"That would be?" Asked Celestia
"There seem to be even stronger Pokemon than the ones we now about at the moment." Said Cottonwood
"Even stronger." Said Applejack
"You mean legendary Pokemon." Said Jake
"Yes, my boy that is correct." Said Cottonwood
"Legendary Pokemon." Said Fluttershy
"You see, the Pokemon world has many different regions. Each of these areas has exclusive Pokemon and legendary Pokemon. Legendary Pokemon are stronger than average Pokemon. Some also are connected to certain things. For instance, Palkia is a legendary Pokemon that help create the Sinnoh Region. So to do so Palkia controls the properties of space." Said Jake
"Wow," said Twilight as she scratched it down on the paper in her magic.
"So are these legendary Pokemon dangerous." Said Spike
"Well considering that they are many different legendary Pokemon and they each can control something we can't fathom to control. I would say yes. But they wouldn't be a problem unless Team Catastrophe can catch one and turn it into a Shadow Pokemon." Said Jake
"Hm, you are quite knowledgeable about Pokemon. I only learn from a stone that there were legendary Pokemon. But tell me, Jake. It also talked about a Pokemon god. Mind explaining that one to me." Said Cottonwood
"Well, that has to be referring to Arceus the first Pokemon. You see people believe that the Pokemon world was created by Arceus when he first hatched from his egg. Arceus happens to be the strongest Pokemon because he can become any Pokemon type he wishes when he's using a particular plate. There is a plate for each type of Pokemon. So he is nearly unbeatable if he uses a different plate to force your Pokemon attacks to do no damage or make your Pokemon weak to his attacks. If anything, Arceus should be the Pokemon we never let Team Catastrophe own. If they create a Shadow Arceus, I'm unsure even my team could beat such a Pokemon." Said Jake
"Hm, a scary thought indeed." Said Cottonwood
"So do you believe Team Catastrophe has Arceus." Said Spike
"I doubt it if they did they wouldn't hold back in using him. But it also makes me wonder if they have any of the legendary Pokemon." Said Jake
"If they did, do we stand a chance?" Asked Rarity
"I'm not sure. There are many different legendary Pokemon. But will just have to be on our toes if they do happen to throw out a legendary Pokemon in battle." Said Jake
"Anything else you can report to us, Cottonwood." Said Celestia
"Nothing else to report Celestia. So should we start packing up." Said Cottonwood
"Packing up." Said Jake
"Yes, I also brought you here to help move Cottonwood's research." Said Celestia
"Why, I thought Team Catastrophe kept away from the Griffon Empire." Said Jake
"Yes, but I fear they might come after me. You see on my last expedition two weeks ago to gather more information. Team Catastrophe attacked me. They were after the location of the Crystal Temple, so they could claim Key Stones to use Mega Evolution. Sceptile and I were able to fight them off, but I fear they might be after me and my research. So I'm moving to Canterlot to continue my research into Mega Evolution and the reason Pokemon are here and the rise of Team Catastrophe. Plus you it will allow me to teach you to achieve Mega Evolution when the time comes." Said Cottonwood
"Not a bad idea, Team Catastrophe is dangerous to any pony or griffon seeking to stop them." Said Twilight
"Yes, let's get packing. Twilight, I want you and Jake to return to the airship and tell them to be ready to leave for Zebrica at once." Said Celestia
"Understood Celestia, come on Twilight." Said Jake
"Right." Said Twilight
They ran out back to the airship. Cotton rubbed his chin as he looked at Celestia.
"So you believe his the one to put a stop to this all." Said Cottonwood
"That's the plan." Said Celestia
"Well, I hope he lives up to the plan. The path to peace is never the easy one. Challenges will stand along the way that will be hard for him to pass. But listening to him speak, I think he has a chance to put things back to the way they were." Said Cottonwood
"For all of our sakes, I hope so." Said Discord
"Very right, Discord." Said Celestia
***
Twilight and Jake got off the airship to report to Celestia that the ship was ready to leave the second everypony was on board. They both walked back as they were sure Team Catastrophe was nowhere near the Empire to attack.
"Twilight I've meant to ask you something." Said Jake
"Yeah." Said Twilight
"Well, how did you know about the meteor shower if Princess Luna didn't even have control of it." Said Jake
"Oh that, well you see I love gazing up at the stars. So I happened to notice something was off the night before. I had seen the same thing before Pokemon appeared. So I guessed it was another natural meteor shower." Said Twilight
"That's interesting Twilight. You have to be the smartest alicorn I know." Said Jake
"Oh, Jake." Said Twilight
"No I mean it Twilight." Jake got down to her level and stroked her face. "You are a beautiful, smart alicorn. I don't know why, but I finally see it. You are the one I've been searching for all these years. You are my soul mate."
"Oh, Jake." Said Twilight
The two leaned in and about to lock lips when a voice rang out.
"Hey Twilight, Twilight, Twilight!" Twilight shook her head to see Jake standing over her looking down at her. "You ok, you seemed to zone out there for a second."
"Oh nothing, just a little day dreaming. Were you saying anything I missed," said Twilight blushing like crazy
"Nothing important, now come on." Said Jake
Twilight blushed as she followed behind Jake. Why the heck did that happen to me. I've never had daydreams about stallions like that before. Why then is Jake causing me to feel so different. I've had crushes before, but nothing that takes me to daydreams. Just get ahold of yourself Twilight, Jake is just a friend. He probably doesn't even share the same feelings as you. Yeah, we're just friends, but why do I feel like that's not what I want to be. But soon Jake stopped, and Twilight crashed into Jake's legs. She walked back she rubbed snout. She looked at Jake as he seemed transfixed on something.
"Jake is something wrong." Said Twilight
"Something is off. It's too quiet." Said Jake
Twilight hadn't even noticed that it had grown quieter while they were walking back. She felt something was off. But before she could talk again, she felt Jake take hold of her and dive behind a cart as an explosion followed where they were standing. Twilight looked at Jake as he peeked around the corner. She could feel his heart beat and body heat from how close he held her to his body. She started to blush up crazy from it.
"Um, Jake you can let go of me." She said
Jake looked at the blushing Twilight and how close he was holding her. He blushed himself and let her go with a chuckle.
"Sorry," he said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Hey, no problem," said Twilight rubbing her hoof.
The two stared awkwardly at each other for a while until Twilight remembered what happened before the awkward moment.
"What tried to attack us?" Asked Twilight
"An Energy Ball. An attack from a Pokemon. But I can't see where. Though I'm unsure if that attack was for us." Said Jake
Soon the sounds of a ship moving across the sky filled the air, and they both looked to see a massive ship flying towards them.
"Well, I think I found our attacker. But I still don't see the Pokemon that attacked us." Said Jake
"Who cares Jake, we need to get to Celestia and warn her. Now hold on, I'm going to teleport us." Said Twilight
"I don't know Twilight. I still haven't gotten over that long range teleportation Celestia used back when I went to Appleloosa." Said Jake
"I know, Applejack told me. Now listen just calm yourself, and you'll be fine." Said Twilight
Jake took a calming breath and happened to look up at the ship as he saw a set of attacks coming at him and Twilight. Twilight nearly finished with her spell. I'm sorry Twilight. He pushed Twilight out of the way, and she started to disappear as the attack came at Jake
"JAKE!" Screamed Twilight
She teleported away and appeared on the floor of the lab.
"Twilight darling." Said Rarity
"Jake, he's in trouble." Said Twilight
"Twilight calm down, what's gonin' on." Said Applejack
"Griffonstone is under attack." Said Twilight
Soon heavy shaking rattled the lab.
"What was that?" Asked Cottonwood
"Before I teleported a ship was appearing over Griffonstone. Then Jake pushed me out of the way as an attack came at us." Said Twilight
"Jake's hurt, then why are we talking here. We need to go make sure he's ok." Said Rainbow
"Agreed." Said Celestia
They all ran out of the building. The groups all watched as Griffons moved all over the place as they looked to see a large ship hovering over the city. Different types of Pokemon attacks struck the city.
"Team Catastrophe." Said Fluttershy
"No, we have no record of Team Catastrophe using airships." Said Celestia
"Then who are they?" Asked Rainbow
"Forget them. We need to find Jake. He could be hurt." Said Twilight
"Twilight calm down, we have two problems. We need to make sure these griffons aren't hurt. We also need to deal with finding Jake. We'll split up. Twilight, Rainbow, Fluttershy, and Spike will search for Jake, while, Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Cottonwood and I will deal with the attacks." The group nodded and went off. But before Twilight went out, Celestia placed her hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "It will be alright Twilight."
"I hope so, Princess Celestia." Said Twilight
Celestia sighed as she watched Twilight run off. She began to charge her horn and blasted it at an attack coming at her. She pulled off two of her Poke Balls and released Lucario and Gallade.
"Boys, we have a city to defend." Said Celestia
They nodded and began to attack back.
"Spark." Said Rarity
Parchirisu released blue electricity to destroy many of the attacks. Next to her was Growlithe and Applejack. Growlithe was releasing a torrent of flames to stop the attacks. Pinkie fired off her party cannon as Spinarak shot off Poison Sting attacks. Celestia stood next to Cottonwood as their Pokemon fought back.
Twilight, Rainbow, Spike, and Fluttershy ran through the chaos searching for Jake. Starly was helping Rainbow by searching the area and defending her against incoming attacks. Fluttershy and Audino helped those that needed medical attention while Twilight hadn't released Axew and Spike rode on her back.
"Oh, where could he be." Said Twilight
"Um, Twilight." Said Spike
He pointed to a hand sticking out of some rubble. Twilight's heart stopped as she looked at it. She ran towards and used her magic to move all the debris. Once it was gone, she found Jake. Spike got off of her as Twilight walked up to Jake and placed her ear up to his chest. Oh please be alive. I don't know if I could live without you in my life. Spike watched as Twilight laid her head on Jake's chest.
"Twilight." He said
"A heartbeat, I hear a heartbeat." Said Twilight
"Thank Celestia." Said Spike
Twilight began to shake him awake, but he didn't respond. Fluttershy came up with Audino.
"Oh, my is he." Said Fluttershy
"No, he has a heartbeat and Jake's breathing. But he isn't waking." Said Twilight
"Jake are you there, Jake." Said Fluttershy
"Glad to see you found him. So why isn't he awake. Is he." Said Rainbow
"No, but I think he might be knocked out. I'm not sure if that is the reason or he suffered a concussion that placed him in a coma. But he's alive, and that's what's important." Said Fluttershy
"How long do you think he'll be out?" Asked Twilight
"I'm not a doctor Twilight, but what I've read he could wake at any minute or." Said Fluttershy
"Or what, Fluttershy." Said Twilight
"Or not at all." Said Fluttershy
Twilight broke at that point that the person she had just been holding a while ago was now possibly in a coma for life. But the worst was that she was unsure if he would ever wake up. She started to feel tears well up in her eyes, and she sniffed as she looked down at Jake.
"Why did you have to save me, you idiot." Said Twilight
Soon the others came up and saw the scene.
"Somepony please tell me that Jake's not dead." Said Rarity
"No, he's alive. But I believe he's in a coma. But I have no idea if he'll wake from it." Said Fluttershy
"I see, I'll get some of my guards to transport him onto the ship. We must not move him. He might have sustained neck injury. Lucario, return to the ship and get my medical guards. Tell them of the situation." Said Celestia
"Lucario."
Lucario began to book it down the road.
"How will Lucario communicate with the guards?" Asked Rarity
"Telepathy, he can use it to speak our language. It is how I talk to him." Said Celestia
Celestia walked over to Twilight as she was still crying over Jake. She placed a hoof on her shoulder. Twilight looked up to Celestia with her tear filled eyes.
"Calm yourself, Twilight. I'll get the best doctors we have, and we'll have him on his feet again." Said Celestia
"I hope so, princess." Said Twilight
Soon a set of pegasi Solar Guards came up with a stretcher and medical supplies. Lucario followed close behind them.
"Princess Celestia, I believe were going to have some new visitors." Said Cottonwood
Everypony looked as a something came down from the ship. Soon the object landed, and they could see it was a pony and two Pokemon. The pony had a gray coat and a black mane. On the hooves were white armor with a symbol on it. The symbol was of Poke Ball with an infinite symbol over it. White body armor covered the pony's upper body with the same word written in gold on each side. The name read, "Quantum." The pony's head was cover in a helmet with a large black screen. The mask hid the face of the pony. Neither horn nor wings sat on the pony, so it was an earth pony. The stature of the pony made it evident that this pony was a stallion.
Next to the stallion were two cat-like creatures. Around each of their necks were strange collars. Twilight pulled out Jake's Pokedex out using her magic and pointed it at the cat-like creatures. She activated it and listened to the Pokedex speak.
"Meowstic the Constraint Pokemon and evolved form of Espurr. When in danger, it raises its ears and releases enough psychic power to grind a 10-ton truck to dust."
"So that's what Jake's Espurr will evolve into." Said Applejack
"Yes, but why are their two versions." Said Rarity
"Lucario, any ideas." Said Celestia
"Yes, Meowstic are one of the specific Pokemon that change depending on gender. The white one is when you evolve a female Espurr, and the blue is a male Espurr." Said Lucario
"From what my Lucario tells me when an Espurr evolves and depending on the gender it will take one of the two forms. The white Meowstic is the female, and the blue Meowstic is the male version." Said Celestia
"So we should expect Jake to have a white Meowstic because his Espurr is female." Said Fluttershy
"But I don't understand what reason those Meowstics have collars around their necks." Said Applejack
"Yeah, and what's up with the word 'Quantum.'" Said Rarity
"I have a bad feeling about all of this. So all of you be on your hooves." Said Cottonwood
Celestia stepped forward to confront the stallion.
"Who are you?" The stallion didn't answer. "I asked who are you." Again the stallion didn't answer. "I am Princess Celestia, so I order you to respond."
Celestia took a step forward, and the male Meowstic rose his ears and launched a Shadow Ball at Celestia. But Lucario countered it with an Aura Sphere.
"Are you ok?" Asked Lucario
"Yes, thank you for the save, Lucario. Now, I'll ask again, who are you?" Said Celestia
The stallion turned his head towards Celestia. Celestia couldn't see the stallion's eyes, but she knew that the identity of a pony was their cutie mark, but when she looked there wasn't one. That's not possible! Anypony his age should have their cutie mark. But where is his cutie mark? Celestia looked back at the face mask of the stallion.
"I am Quantum."
As the stallion spoke, the voice came out as a robotic. Also, strange red bars appeared on the screen when the stallion spoke.
"What the hay is goin' on?" Asked Applejack
"You are Quantum." Said Celestia
"Yes I am Quantum, we are all Quantum." Said Quantum
"What?" Asked Celestia
"As I said I am Quantum, we are Quantum." Said Quantum
"I got a bad feeling about this." Said Spike
"I have one as well." Said Twilight
"That makes no sense. I'll ask again, what is your birth name." Said Celestia
"Quantum is my name. It is all our names. I know nothing else than Quantum. Quantum is me. I am Quantum." Said Quantum
"But you are a stallion, so where is your cutie mark." Said Celestia
"Quantum has no need for such things. Quantum is all and, all is Quantum. We are all similar in the eyes of Quantum." Said Quantum
"So your name is not Quantum?" Asked Celestia
"I am Quantum, we all are Quantum." Said Quantum
"I'm getting nowhere with this stallion." Said Celestia
"Let me try, Celestia." Said Cottonwood
"Be my guest." Said Celestia
Cottonwood stepped where Celestia stood. "You say your name is Quantum."
"Yes, I am Quantum." Said Quantum
"You also say there are more of you, correct." Said Cottonwood
"Yes, we are all Quantum." Said Quantum
"Now what is Quantum besides you and us." Said Cottonwood
"Quantum is the future." Said Quantum
"The future." Said Cottonwood
"Yes, Quantum is the future of Eques. Quantum will create the perfect world where no longer will there be no difference but similarity. All shall embrace Quantum as I have. All shall become Quantum. The future is Quantum." Said Quantum
"But how will you claim this future?" Asked Cottonwood
"Pokemon, Pokemon are the key to Quantum." Said Quantum
"How so?" Asked Cottonwood
"Quantum will make Pokemon ours and use them to create peace. They will advance our learning and used to power our world. For this is why Pokemon appeared on Eques. They are tools for Quantum." Said Quantum
"If I understood that, you seek to enslave Pokemon and use them to create your world of peace." Said Cottonwood
"You are correct." Said Quantum
"That's horrible." Said Rarity
"So the collars around both Meowstics' necks are control collars." Said Cottonwood
"Again you answer right. These collars are how Quantum controls our tools. These collars allow Pokemon to be trained to do what Quantum wishes without hesitation. Quantum must control Pokemon for that is Quantum's mission." Said Quantum
"That's even worse. I could never imagine doing such a thing to my Pachirisu." Said Rarity
"But Quantum will let you see why. The future is Quantum as Quantum saw the future. We are Quantum, and you will join Quantum. All are Quantum and peace will be achieved by Quantum." Said Quantum
"I know for certain that's not the world I want." Said Rainbow
"Quantum is the future, join Quantum and become one like us all. Join and become similar and serve Quantum. Quantum is me and is you. We are all Quantum." Said Quantum
"Yeah right, you want me to join, you'll have to beat me first." Said Rainbow
"Quantum will be your future as is all our futures. We all will be similar and a part of Quantum." Said Quantum
"But what about Team Catastrophe, they aren't part of Quantum." Said Celestia
"No, but we do not fear Team Catastrophe. They are weak and do not see Quantum as we have. They shall join Quantum as all will. Quantum is the future, and all will follow Quantum. Only Quantum shall stand on Eques. Quantum is the future." Said Quantum
"Enough of this crazy talk. You've attacked my home, and so forth attacked me. If you want me to join Quantum, then you will have to beat me in a Pokemon battle. If you win, I'll become Quantum, but if you lose, you leave and never return to Griffonstone." Said Cottonwood
Cottonwood grabbed his monocle from an opening in his cane and placed it over his left eye. "Sceptile get out there."
"Sceptile."
"Tyranitar, you are called to serve Quantum." Said Quantum
Quantum threw up a Poke Ball and out came a large Pokemon with a collar around its neck.
"Tyranitar."
"That's a large Pokemon." Said Applejack
Twilight pulled up Jake's Pokedex again and pointed it at Tyranitar and activated it.
"Tyranitar the Armor Pokemon and evolved form of Pupitar. Tyranitar is so overwhelmingly powerful, it can bring down a whole mountain to make its nest. This Pokémon wanders about in mountains seeking new opponents to fight."
"So a Rock and Dark Type Pokemon. You've played a Pokemon that Sceptile has an advantage in battle." Said Cottonwood
"Quantum sees no weakness, Quantum has perfect Pokemon tools." Said Quantum
"If you say so. Sceptile, Leaf Blade." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile ran forward, and soon the leaves on his arms began to glow green as he crossed them.
"Tyranitar, Shadow Claw." Said Quantum
The claws of Tyranitar glowed black. Soon Sceptile reached Tyranitar, and the two clashed attacks. Sparks exploded off they kept exchanging attacks at each other.
"Sceptile jump back and use Energy Ball." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile jumped back and placed his hands together as he charged a green orb.
"Dark Pulse." Said Quantum
Tyranitar closed its mouth before releasing a wave of dark energy at Sceptile. Sceptile released the Energy Ball at the Dark Pulse, and the two attacks collided and exploded onto each other. Sceptile landed next to Cottonwood.
"You see Quantum has no weakness." Said Quantum
"Don't count your chickens before they hatch. Everything has a weakness. It just takes some time to learn how to find that weakness." Said Cottonwood
"Quantum has no weakness, for Quantum has no difference. Prepare to be a part of Quantum." Said Quantum
"You haven't beaten me yet. But now I think it is time take it up a notch. Don't you think, Sceptile." Said Cottonwood
"Sceptile."
"Then let's do it." Cottonwood flipped a hidden area on the top of the cane. Inside was a Key Stone. He ran a claw over it. "Key Stone listen to my heart and go Mega Evolution."
The Key Stone and Sceptilite began to both glow bright. Soon energy waves came out of both stones and connected to each other. A white light engulfed Sceptile and began to change him.
"What's happening?" Asked Twilight
"Mega Evolution." Said Celestia
Soon the light exploded off, and a multi-color DNA symbol appeared before disappearing.
"Sceptile!"
"So that's a Mega Evolved Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Amazing what Pokemon can do." Said Spike
"Quantum does not fear this Pokemon." Said Quantum
"Doesn't matter, time to finish this fight." Said Cottonwood
"Quantum agrees." Said Quantum
"Dragon Claw." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile ran forward as green claws covered his hands.
"Tyranitar, same move." Said Quantum
Tyranitar ran forward as its claws also became green claws. Soon the two Pokemon reached each other and began to bash their claws against each other. Sparks came from the same type of move bashing against each other.
"Jump back, Sceptile." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile jumped back to where Cottonwood was standing.
"Grass Knot." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile's eyes glowed green before he placed his hands on the ground. The ground shook and grass blades wrapped around Tyranitar's leg. When Tyranitar tried to move, but the second it did, it fell over to the ground. Cottonwood smiled as that attack did extra damage from it being a Grass Type move.
"Now Sunny Day." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile shot the end of its tail into the air. It exploded, and soon the sun began to glow brighter as Tyranitar began to get up.
"Solar Beam." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile's tail began to glow white as it began to charge the sunlight. Tyranitar finally got back onto its feet.
"Quantum orders you to use Hyper Beam." Said Quantum
Tyranitar closed his mouth as energy formed inside. Tyranitar pulled its head back before releasing an orange beam. It was sent straight towards Sceptile. Sceptile's tail finished absorbing the light and turned completely white. Then Sceptile opened its mouth, and a white beam shot straight out of its mouth. The two attacks bashed against each other. The center was where the two attacks met, and it wasn't moving. The stalemate kept pushing back and forth, with no side gaining an advantage.
"Give it all you got, Sceptile." Said Cottonwood
Sceptille pushed, even more, energy into the attack. Soon Sceptile's Solar Beam began to win out against Tyranitar's Hyper Beam. Soon the Solar Beam struck Tyranitar and exploded. When the smoke cleared, and Tyranitar fell onto a knee.
"Now finish it with Leaf Blade." Said Cottonwood
Sceptile ran forward as the leaves in the ends of its arms grew large and glowed green. Sceptile crossed his hands over his chest and sped up and then struck Tyranitar and came to a sliding stop. Tyranitar fell to the ground with spirals over its eyes.
"It's not possible, Quantum can't lose." Said Quantum
"Well, Quantum has." Said Cottonwood
Quantum returned the Tyranitar to its Poke Ball.
"Quantum has failed, but Quantum isn't over yet. All shall be Quantum." Said Quantum
The Meowstics opened their ears, and they all began to levitate off the ground.
"Quantum will turn, and all of you will be Quantum for Quantum is the future of all." Said Quantum
Soon the stallion and Meowstics were gone. Then the ship began to reverse itself and soon disappeared into the distance. Sceptile walked back as he reverted to his original form.
"That was strange." Said Applejack
"Yes." Said Rarity
"Princess Celestia." She turned to see the guards finishing up Jake. "We got him on the stretcher but were unsure how much damage he sustained from the attack. We believe he has a concussion and needs medical attention to make sure his spine and neck are fine. We can't do that on the ship."
"The Griffon Empire doesn't have the best medical practices that Equestria has. But Zebrica has an excellent health care system. They should be able to help Jake out." Said Cottonwood
"Yes, get Jake onto the ship and reset our course for Zeco, the capital city of Zebrica." Said Celestia
"Understood Princess Celestia." Said a guard
Both guards took hold of the stretcher and began to fly off. Twilight watched as they flew away. Rarity came up and set her hoof on Twilight's back.
"It will be alright darling." Said Rarity
"I hope so Rarity. I hope so because I think we're going to need Jake more than ever." Said Twilight
Jake slowly opened his eyes but closed them as a bright light hit them. He squinted his eyes open to have them adjust to the light. When they fitted to the light, Jake fully opened his eyes. He saw that he was in a peaceful meadow. Jake looked around to see it was just a vast field of flowers. He slowly got up and looked around and then turned to see a table. What the? He started to walk towards the table.
He saw a table set for two people. Each side of the table had a tea cup and in the middle was a teapot. Also, cream and sugar containers sat next to the teapot. Jake just raised his eyebrow and looked around. Well, this is strange. He looked back at the table and saw that a place card was sitting on the seat in front of him. He picked it up and saw his name on it. Ok now, I'm freaked out.
"Glad to see your up."
Jake looked back to see a pony behind him. He jumped back as the pony cocked his head to the side.
"Didn't mean to startle you. Sorry about that friend." Said the pony
Jake now looked over the pony to see that it was a stallion with both wings and a horn. So Jake new this stallion was an alicorn. The stallion's coat was as white as the pure snow. His mane was a vibrant red color. His eyes happened to sea green. I don't know why, but that stallion feels like I'm looking in a mirror. The stallion went around and sat down on the other seat.
"Take a seat, Jake." He said
Jake pulled out the seat as the alicorn stallion used his magic, which was a gold aura, to pour tea into both cups.
"Would you like any cream or sugar?" Asked the stallion
"Just two sugar cubes." Said Jake
The stallion used his magic to place two sugar cubes in his tea.
"Um, who are you?" Asked Jake
"Oh right, I guess I never introduced myself. Stupid me, I'm new at this. First off I'm your guardian angel, so you can just call me Angel."
"Guardian angel." Said Jake
"That's right." Said Angel
"My guardian angel is a stallion, who strangely looks like me in stallion form." Said Jake
"I can't explain that one, I guess our creator wanted you to feel comfortable since you aren't a pony yourself." Said Angel
"I'll say, so um. If I'm talking to my guardian angel, does that mean I'm dead, and this place is the place between heaven and hell or whatever you ponies call those places." Said Jake
"Well heaven to us it the golden pastures and Tartarus is our hell. But no, you're not dead." Said Angel
"Thank goodness, but where then where am I?" Asked Jake
"Oh your mind, you yes you're in a coma right now." Said Angel
"Coma!" Said Jake
"Yeah, you got a nasty concussion when you took that attack in Griffonstone." Said Angel
"But where am I now." Said Jake
"I don't know." Said Angel
"What do you mean you don't know?" Asked Jake
"All I can tell you is that you're in a coma. I can't say how long you've been in here or where you are in the outside world. Sorry, friend." Said Angel
"Great, I have no idea what's going in the outside world. Oh, I hope everything is ok. Tell me how does time work here." Said Jake
"You probably won't like this either. You see time here moves extremely slow and so forth what might feel like a minute to you and me could be a day on the outside." Said Angel
"That's even better." Said Jake
"Hey calm down friend, that's why I'm here. Your guardian angel is here to get you out." Said Angel
"How are you going to do that?" Asked Jake
"Easy, I just can." Said Angel
"That makes no sense at all." Said Jake
"Hey just trying to lighten the mood here, friend." Said Angel
"I guess you are." Said Jake
"Hey don't get down friend, I swear to you, I know how to get you out." Said Angel
"Thanks, so when do we embark." Said Jake
"After you finish your tea." Said Angel
"Why?" Asked Jake
"Well, we can't have you getting thirsty on our journey. We have a long walk ahead of us to get to the exit." Said Angel
"How long?" Asked Jake
"As long as you make it." Said Angel
Jake looked at the tea.
"This won't have any effect on me in the outside world." Said Jake
"Nope, it's called mind tea, it will help you make the travel of your mind." Said Angel
Jake looked back down at it and began to sip the tea. Hm, not bad. Jake continued to drink until all his tea was gone and he placed the empty cup on the plate.
"Now, let's get walking." Said Angel
Jake and Angel got up and began to walk across the meadow of flowers. Soon they both reached a door.
"What's with the door?" Asked Jake
"It's the door to your mind. Now shall you open it." Said Angel
Jake walked up and grabbed the knob and turned it. He pushed it open and entered a dark room. He walked in, and the door closed behind him. Jake turned around to see nothing but black. When he turned back, there were three doors in front of him. Angel came walking up next to him.
"Now you pick a door." Said Angel
"Why do I have to go through all of this to get out of my coma?" Asked Jake
"Wish I could tell you Jake, but I can't." Said Angel
"Why?" Asked Jake
"Because I have no idea." Said Angel
"What!?" Screamed Jake
"Like I said, I'm new to this thing." Said Angel
Jake huffed as he approached the three doors. He stepped up to the first door. Jake grabbed the knob and turned it. He pushed it open, and suddenly he was falling out of the sky.
"Man, this is fun." Said Angel
Jake looked to see Angel lounging in the air as he fell with Jake.
"How can you be so calm?" Asked Jake
"Easy, this is your mind." Said Angel
Jake raised his eyebrow before remembering this was his mind. He wished for him to be standing on the ground. He closed his eyes, and when he opened them, he was on a hill with a single tree over hanging over him. Angel was leaning against the tree.
"Try to remember that this is your mind and you can do anything in your mind." Said Angel
"Yeah, but I still don't understand how this is all connected to a coma." Said Jake
"I don't know either, the creator told me to guide you through three different doors, and that was it." Said Angel
"That's real helpful." Said Jake
"Hey, I don't always have the answers." Said Angel
"I bet, so what do these doors lead to?" Asked Jake
"That you have to find out yourself. Sorry, I can't go any further. This part is where you have to go it alone. But don't worry we'll see each other again." Said Angel
"I can hardly wait." Said Jake
Jake began to walk forward but turned to see the tree behind him. But he couldn't see Angel. Jake just shook his head as Jake kept moving forward. As he kept walking, he saw the sky turn red, and the smell of smoke filled the air. What the? Jake then began to run towards the smell of the smoke and the light of the fire. He stopped when he saw it, Ponyville was on fire.
"NO!" Said Jake
He ran right into town dodging the roaring flames. He couldn't find a single pony around. He coughed as the smoke was getting into his lungs. He turned around, and his eyes widened when he saw a lavender alicorn lying only a couple of feet from the library. Jake ran forward and got down to Twilight's level and flipped her over. Jake held Twilight in his arms.
"Twilight, Twilight please talk to me." Said Jake
Twilight opened her eyes. She looked up at Jake. She slowly raised a hoof and ran it across Jake's cheek before a faint smile came to her face. Then her hoof dropped as she closed her eyes once and for all.
"Twilight, NO!"
"You've failed human."
Jake didn't know that voice. When he looked up, he saw Arceus looking down at him. Expect Arceus was a Shadow Pokemon.
"You failed your mission to stop Team Catastrophe and so forth let all these ponies die." Said Arceus
"Die." Said Jake
"Just look around you." Said Arceus
Jake slowly turned his head, and his heart started to pump even faster than before. Around him were lifeless ponies. He stood up and couldn't believe his eyes.
"No, no, I didn't cause this. You did Arceus, you and Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
"No this is your fault, you failed to protect them. You are the only one to blame for the loss of so many lives." Said Arceus
Soon Arceus flew up into the sky leaving Jake holding a lifeless Twilight and other dead ponies around him.
"NOOO!"
Jake blinked his eyes, and he was now in front of two doors.
"Glad to see your back." Said Angel
"Back, back from what?" Asked Jake
"Your fear." Said Angel
"Fear." Said Jake
"Yes, you see the creator told me that for you to exit your coma, you must pass the three fears that linger in your head. Only then can you return to the real world." Said Angel
"Ok, let's just stop right here. I can't be in a typical coma. I've never heard somebody who came out of coma passing through doors to get out." Said Jake
"Well, I guess you are right. You are in a coma. That is correct, but you're not in a natural coma. You see, when that Pokemon attack hit you, a surge of magic followed, and you ended up in a magical coma. They are entirely similar to an average coma, and unless a unicorn is near when you go into it, there is no way to tell it from a normal coma caused by a concussion." Said Angel
"But what caused this surge of magic. I know for certain I have no way to control magic." Said Jake
"Well, you see all creatures of Eques have a small portion of magic in their system. If you didn't, well you wouldn't survive an hour here in Eques. So you have magic in you, probably from whoever brought you here to keep you safe. So somehow that Pokemon attack caused your magic to surge and place you in this coma. So this is the reason I'm here because the creator needs you to get out of this coma. You are the best hope Eques has against its foes." Said Angel
"So let me guess that these two remaining doors are the two remaining fears I have." Said Jake
"Yes." Said Angel
"But it makes no sense why I would fear such things. The first door was if I failed and let everypony die, but I've never thought like that." Said Jake
"Jake you don't have to think of the fear to fear it. Sometimes the worst fears are the ones we never think could happen. These happen to be those concerns." Said Angel
"But why do I have to go through them." Said Jake
"Because the creator wants to make sure you don't fall into these types of fears." Said Angel
"I guess I can understand that. Well, time to move towards door number two." Said Jake
"Goodluck Jake, I'll be waiting." Said Angel
Jake grabbed the second doorknob and opened the door. He stepped into darkness before a set of lights come on. They made a straight line for him to follow. He followed the lights until he reached a set of doors. He pushed the large doors open and came out into a dark sky. Though it wasn't night, it was morning. He couldn't tell which area yet. He kept walking forward and found the area was full of slum houses. Ponies walked around looking like skin and bone. They looked up and began to run away. Jake raised his eyebrow. He kept walking until he found a large castle that mirrored the one in Canterlot. He then couldn't believe what he saw. Statues of him all over the place. Smoke behind him as he wore a black coat. He looked down at himself and saw he was wearing it as smoke was coming off of him.
"Glad to see you out, Commander Jake."
Jake knew that voice from his battling this person. He turned to see Foxy and Kitty walking towards him. They stopped and slowly moved their tails across his body. He felt shivers run down his spine as they brushed their animal tails across his body. They lend against him as he saw two Team Catastrophe grunts coming towards him. They dropped down Twilight, who was also just skin and bones. A ring sat on her horn and chains on her hooves. She also had a ring locking her wings in place. She looked up at Jake, and he could see her eyes were dead.
"What's going on?" Asked Jake
"Well Commander Jake, you have to decide the fate of the traitor, Twilight Sparkle." Said Kitty
"Traitor." Said Jake
"Traitor because she planned a revolt up against you and Team Catastrophe." Said Foxy
"Is this what you wanted, was my friendship worth nothing to you, Jake. Was all our friend's bonds worth anything to you." Said Twilight
"Jake doesn't care about friendship." Said Foxy
"That's right. Jake doesn't care about ponies. He wants to be with those who are like him. Team Catastrophe filled that hole for him." Said Kitty
"Yes, and with him, we achieved our goal of world control and the victory of Team Catastrophe. So Jake, what is the punishment for the traitor." Said Foxy
"Why Jake, why?" Asked Twilight
Jake blinked his eyes, and only one door was in front of him. He turned around and saw Angel sitting at a table eating a sandwich. He looked up to see Jake looking at him.
"I see you made it out of the second door. So what was that fear?" Said Angel
"I traitored my duties as the protector of Eques and became a member of Team Catastrophe. Then I took over Eques as a dictator." Said Jake
"Now the question is, why." Said Angel
"Because Kitty and Foxy and even the grunts of Team Catastrophe are human and I'm human. I guess it's the idea that I want to be with those who are similar to me." Said Jake
"Well, I hope you remember that and now, open the last door." Said Angel
Jake turned to the last door and grabbed the knob. Jake twisted the knob and pushed open the door. He stepped in and found himself in a waiting room. It was a standard waiting room. Soon another door opened, and Jake raised his eyebrow to it.
"Jake, please come in." Said a male voice
Jake stepped forward and saw the room had a desk and a lounging couch. Then there was another human sighting in the chamber. The person was behind the sofa sitting on a chair. The human was a male human. He stood about 5'10''. He had no hair on his head with brown eyes. He was also wearing a brown suit.
"Ah, Jake I'm so glad your here. Please sit down." Said the man
"Who are you?" Asked Jake
"Jake, don't you remember me. Well, I'm Dr. Martin. I'm your therapist. Now just lie down and let's talk." Said, Dr. Martin
Jake walked over and laid down on the couch.
"Now let's talk about these dreams you keep having about being a Pokemon trainer in a world of colorful ponies." Said, Dr. Martin
"Wait it was all just a dream. I'm still on Earth." Said Jake
"Yes, you've always been on Earth. So tell me about these dreams so I can help you discover why these ideas keep plaguing your thoughts. Especially this lavender pony by the name of Twilight Sparkle." Said, Dr. Martin
"Twilight Sparkle." Said Jake
"Yes, you told me that most of your dreams are around them. Do you have any idea why you think most of your dreams are about Twilight?" Said, Dr. Martin
Before Jake could answer, he blinked his eyes, and now he was sitting at a table with Angel across from him. Jake looked to see he was back in the meadow of flowers. He looked back to Angel.
"So your last fear is that everything is just a dream. Impressive my friend." Said Angel
"How did you that was my fear?" Asked Jake
"Oh, I knew your fears before you even entered." Said Angel
"Ok, but I have something to ask." Said Jake
"Yeah." Said Angel
"Each one of these fears all had one thing in common. Each had Twilight in them. Why was Twilight the main pony of all my fears." Said Jake
"Wish I could say, Jake. But that is for you to figure out." Said Angel
"Ok, but what happens now." Said Jake
"Now, you go home. But remember Jake, these fears are real to you. They are concerns that sit at the back of your mind and are real. Never forget what you saw behind those doors because these all can become a reality. I also hope you find out the reason Twilight appeared in every one of those fears. Goodluck my friend." Said Angel
Angel tapped his hooves together, and soon a light opened above Jake, and he started to disappear.
"Wait, Angel will I see you again." Said Jake
"Yes, but I'll say this. If you do see me again, you might not like the reason. But I believe we will see each other again." Said Angel
Soon Jake was completely gone and looked to see a smiling face of Angel. Then just a bright light consumed everything in his vision.
***
Jake's eyes opened and looked around. He heard the sound of a heart monitor beeping off. He slowly pushed himself up and looked around. He couldn't tell where he was, but he was in a hospital. He soon heard a door open and saw Twilight coming into the room. Jake saw that she was sad as she had ears plastered to her head.
"Why the long face, Twilight." Said Jake
Twilight's ears perked up at Jake's voice. She looked up to see Jake's smiling face. Tears run down Twilight's cheeks as she looked at Jake's smiling face.
"Jake." She said
Twilight flung herself into Jake's chest. Twilight cried as she wrapped her hooves around Jake's back. Jake ran his hands through her mane trying to calm her down.
"Is ok Twilight, I'm ok." Said Jake
"Jake, I'm so glad to hear your voice again." Said Twilight
"Yeah, so mind telling what happened while I was out." Said Jake
Twilight pulled her head back and started to tell Jake everything that happened while he was out. She spoke about Quantum and what they seek for the future of Eques. Twilight also talked about seeing a Mega Evolution Pokemon. She finished it by telling him that Celestia brought him here to Zeco to get him medical help.
"You've been out for three days, but the zebras were unsure if you would ever wake up or if you would stay in your coma forever. Celestia was already working on transporting you to Canterlot since we can't stay here much longer. I'm happy you're back with us, Jake." Said Twilight
"I'm happy to." Said Jake
"So I guess I should tell the others that your up." Said Twilight
"Ok." Said Jake
Twilight hopped off his bed and went towards the door. She opened it and turned around to see Jake's smiling face. Twilight smiled back and then went out the door. When she was gone, Jake stopped smiling. He ran his hand across his face. He could feel stubble coming out of his face. But that wasn't what was important to him. What was important was another fact.
"So all the fronts have shown themselves. Team Catastrophe, Quantum, and us. But only one question remains, which team will win it all and which side will be the first to fall." Said Jake
The equestrian airship flew across the desert sand. The ship had left the Zeco after the zebra doctors gave Jake a clean bill of health, though they couldn't explain why he just woke up. Jake also kept his conversation with Angel and fears to himself. He didn't want to worry his friends. When Twilight returned with her friends, Pinkie tackled Jake and gave him a giant bear hug. He nearly passed out again from it, but Twilight got her off. The others said how happy they were and happy he was back. They also gave the same story that Twilight told Jake. After Jake had got himself back to the way he was, they boarded the airship, and the group was off. Cottonwood still believed that the Crystal Temple was still out there.
The ship flew over the Zecarian Desert that consumed all of Zebrica. Jake looked out across the sands as he looked for a building to be popping up from the sands. He sighed as it was just endless sands. Twilight came walking up to him as Jake gave a sigh.
"I give up. I don't know how we will find anything in this desert." Said Jake
"Hey don't give up just yet. Cottonwood says that the Crystal Temple is out there." Said Twilight
"I guess your right." Said Jake
The two stood on the deck of the ship as it soared through the sky. The hot sun beating down on them as they looked at the endless desert sand. Jake wiped the sweat from his brow as Twilight spread her wings to cool down her body and use them to fan herself. Jake couldn't give up now as he had to deal with Quantum and Team Catastrophe now. He sighed again and decided he and Twilight needed to get out of the sun for a while.
"Twilight let's go inside, we should cool down ourselves before we end up seeing mirages." Said Jake
"Not a bad idea." Said Twilight
The two walked back into the interior of the ship. Jake stopped in the kitchen and pulled out two water bottles. He walked back were Twilight was sitting in front of a fan. The wind of the fan was cooling off her body from the hot desert sun. Her wings still open and trying to cool herself off. Jake smiled as he sat down across from her.
"I thought you ponies praised the sun." Said Jake
"So funny Jake, but the deserts of Eques are much different than the lands of Equestria." Said Twilight
"Oh, how so?" Asked Jake
"First off, Celestia doesn't control the heat, Cloudsdale and the pegasi deal with that. But here in a desert, the vast areas of sand absorb the heat from the sun and bakes this area. So it becomes hot for those who aren't used to the heat. I don't now how the Zebra tribes make it." Said Twilight
"Zebra tribes." Said Jake
"Yes, even though you saw Zeco, the capital of Zebrica, the Zebras are more split into tribes. Many different tribes live in the desert. I just wish I knew how the Zebras make it. I could hardly stand just being in Zeco." Said Twilight
"Well Twilight, they probably adopted to the environment, while you are more adapted to the weather teams of Equestria." Said Jake
"I guess." Jake opened his bottle and began to drink from it. Twilight looked at hers. "Jake you wouldn't mind opening mine up. I can't concentrate long enough to use my magic." Jake stopped what he was doing and grabbed the bottle and opened it. "Um, mind helping me drink." Twilight blushed at that statement.
Jake just smiled and grabbed her bottle and placed it in her mouth. She happily drank the cold water. I just hope my friends don't see this. I don't know how I even explain this to them. Well, it is sweet of him to do all of this, even though I could use my hooves to drink. But still, it's nice to have him so close to me again. Jake removed the bottle and placed it on the table.
"Thanks, Jake and can we keep this between us." Said Twilight
"Sure." Said Jake
Jake stayed next to Twilight as the fan cooled her off. Then Celestia came into the kitchen. Twilight and Jake turned to her.
"I see I found you two." Said Celestia
"What's up, Celestia?" Asked Jake
"We are approaching the temple." Said Celestia
"Great." Said Jake
Jake got from the seat and went out with Twilight following close behind. Celestia followed close behind Twilight. Everypony was standing on the deck as they all watched the massive stone temple appear.
"So that's the Crystal Temple." Said Jake
"Yes." Said Cottonwood
The airship began to descend to the sand below. When the ship landed, the gangplank went into the sand. Jake and the other walked down to the sands. Once Celestia was off, she turned to her guards.
"Stay with the ship. Only disembark if Team Catastrophe or Quantum appear." Said Celestia
"Yes, princess." Said a guard
Celestia turned back and caught herself back with the group as they stood at the open entrance. They all walked into the building but found as they kept going further and further, it grew darker.
"Oh great, how are we supposed to see anything in here." Said Rarity
"Rarity you are a unicorn." Said Rainbow
"So." Said Rarity
"Use your horn. I know you can use an illumination spell." Said Rainbow
"Oh right, my bad." Said Rarity
Soon the glow of Rarity's horn filled the dark passage. Twilight did the same, followed by Celestia.
"What spell is that?" Asked Jake
"Illumination, any unicorn can learn it. It allows for our horns to glow brightly with our magic aura. It's a great way to travel in the dark." Said Twilight
"Well now that we have light let us continue onward." Said Cottonwood
The group proceeded through the dark passage with the light of the unicorns. They all looked around as Jake placed his hand on his Poke Ball belt. He wanted to make sure he was ready the second he needed one of his teammates. They continued forward with Cottonwood and his Sceptile leading the way. Then came a girly scream. Everypony turned to see Rarity running and hiding behind Jake's legs.
"What's wrong?" Asked Jake
"I saw something." Said Rarity
"What did it look like?" Asked Twilight
"Well, it was black and was oddly shaped. Oh, and it had one eye." Said Rarity
"Did it say anything?" Asked Twilight
"Darling I didn't wait around to listen." Said Rarity
"Rarity my only question is why are cowering behind my legs when you have Parchirisu." Said Jake
Rarity looked up and then back at the Poke Ball sitting on her belt. She laughed and started to blush in embarrassment. She walked away from Jake's legs and turned around. The second she did she was face to face with a multitude of eyes.
"Darlings, the eyes are back." Said Rarity
The team saw the multitudes of eyes through the darkness. Jake took Kirlia's Poke Ball and brought her out. But after he did, he started to look at those eyes. They seemed to remind him of something. Then finally a light bulb lit in his head.
"I don't think we need to worry. We all can stand down." Said Jake
"Kirlia."
"That means you to Kirlia." Said Jake
"Why are we standing darling? Shouldn't we be attacking those eyes." Said Rarity
"Because these eyes belong to a Pokemon. More importantly, they are Unown." Said Jake
"Unown." Said Twilight
"Unown, I remember now they are strange Pokemon that represent the alphabet. They reside in the temple. I was wondering why they didn't appear yet." Said Cottonwood
"Well, it looks like they are here. Please come out, Unown, we won't hurt you." Said Jake
Soon alphabet Pokemon appeared from the darkness. They floated around the light looking at everypony. Jake removed his Pokedex and pointed it at one of the Unowns.
"Unown the Symbol Pokemon. This Pokémon is shaped like ancient writing. It is a mystery as to which came first, the ancient writings or the various Unown. Research into this topic is ongoing but nothing is known."
"Interesting, they do look like they letters of the alphabet." Said Twilight
"Yes, it took me a while to figure out what they meant. It seems that wherever the Pokemon come from, the Unown are like a form of written language." Said Cottonwood
"So they live in places like this." Said Applejack
"Yes, so that means we are in the right place if this temple is full of Unown." Said Jake
"Then what are we waiting for, let's get our Key Stones." Said Pinkie
THe group continued forward with the Unown following next to them. Jake picked up Kirlia and placed her on his shoulders. She used his head to stabilize herself on him. He couldn't bare putting her back in her Poke Ball after bringing her out. They continue onward until they found a light at the end of the hall. The unicorns deactivated their horns as they approached the light. Then they all entered a large chamber room. But they all couldn't believe their eyes at the crystal that sat in the temple. It was a large green, blue and pink rock with the black DNA symbol in the middle. It sat in the middle glowing bright in the light.
"Kir, Kirlia."
"You said it Kirlia." Said Jake
"I welcome you all to the crystal that from it brings the Key Stone." Said Cottonwood
"That's fabulous darlings. We found it. But now the question is how we get a Key Stone from it." Said Rarity
"I know we hit it." Said Rainbow
Rainbow was getting ready to fly up and kick it when Jake grabbed her tail. She yipped and looked back at Jake as he held it tight. She blushed a little with him grabbing her tail.
"Mind letting go." Said Rainbow
"Rainbow I don't think striking the crystal is the way to go. I believe you need to look at the Unown." Said Jake
Rainbow turned and saw the Unowns' eyes were turning red and looking angerly at her. She gulped down the lump in her throat and landed as Jake let go of her tail. The Unown watched before going back to normal. Everypony calmed down as the Unown went back to normal
"Rainbow try thinking next time. You could have gotten us into a fight." Said Twilight
"Sorry." Said Rainbow
"So Cottonwood, how do we get a Key Stone then." Said Jake
"Well, I received mine from the Unown." Said Cottonwood
Jake rubbed his chin and looked at the Unown. How to get the Unown to trust us enough to get a Key Stone from them. Jake wondered what to do. Then he saw an Unown with a box. The Unown approached him. Jake took the gift and saw the others get a box. But Celestia didn't receive one as well as Cottonwood. I wonder why Celestia didn't get one. Then the Unown went to the front and watched the group. They all looked at each other and opened the boxes.
Jake then pulled out a silver necklace with a J Unown at the end. In the place where the eye was, was a Keystone. Jake turned to the others as the others pulling out their gift. Each of them got a bracelet with an Unown that connected with the first letter of their names and in the place of the eye was a Keystone.
"Interesting, the Unown just gave me a Key Stone. Strange that they would give you an item that holds the Key Stone." Said Cottonwood
"It is, but Pokemon are still a mystery to us. Have any ideas, Jake?" Said Celestia
"I got nothing. The Unown are a strange Pokemon." Jake turned to the Unown. "I want to thank you for this. I promise to use it for the right reasons."
"Unown."
Soon the Unown left them. Jake placed the necklace around his neck and pulled out the two Mega Stones. He turned to see the girls putting on the bracelets onto their hooves. Jake looked at the Mega Stone that would go Kirlia when she evolved into Gardevoir. But he had Audino's Mega Stone. He walked over to Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy this is yours." Jake handed Fluttershy the Audinite. "It's Audinite. It will allow you to Mega Evolve Audino when the time comes."
"Oh, thank you, Jake." Said Fluttershy
"Well, it seems we got our Key Stones, but Celestia." Celestia looked at Twilight. "You didn't receive one."
"I guess it wasn't my time. I guess when the Unown think it is my time, I'll receive mine." Said Celestia
"Well, I think this trip was successful." Said Jake
"Expect for the part where ya were in a coma and Quantum." Said Applejack
"Well, besides that, everything was perfect." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"See Kirlia agrees." Said Jake
The girls just rolled their eyes as Jake laughed. The girls followed suit with Jake as Celestia smiled with Cottonwood.
***
The airship flew through the night air as it headed towards Canterlot. Jake stood outside looking at the evening sky. He was also enjoying the cold air. Jake took in a relaxing breath. Jake then heard the sound of hooves clopping towards him. He turned to see Twilight coming towards him.
"I thought you might find you out here." Said Twilight
"Why's that?" Asked Jake
"Well, I checked your room, and you weren't there. I then remembered that you enjoy the night sky. So I suspected you might be out here." Said Twilight
"I guess then I'm predictable. But I just can't stop looking up at the evening sky. Something about Luna's nights just draws me to them. I can't explain it, but something just makes it that way." Said Jake
"Glad to hear you enjoy Luna's nights. She works hard to please the ponies of Equestria after her return with beautiful nights. It seems to work as many ponies love the night as much as they enjoy the day. You know I love looking at the stars too. Sit down, and I'll point out some of my favorite constellations to you." Said Twilight
The two sat down, and Twilight start to point out constellations to Jake. She also talked about general knowledge of stars. Jake listened to her as he looked at the night sky, but started to lose his thought as he looked at the stars. Soon he felt something on his shoulder. Jake looked to see Twilight had fallen asleep while talking to him. Jake smiled as he looked at her. I think it's time for bed. Jake gently got up as not to wake Twilight. She woke for a second but yawned and curled herself up on the deck of the ship. Jake chuckled a little as he picked her up and carried her to her room.
He held her bridal style, so it allowed Twilight the complete access to nuzzle her head into his chest. Jake stopped as he looked down at her. He blushed as she continued to do it. He blushed even harder when she began to nuzzle her muzzle into the crook of his neck. Soon she stopped and settled herself into Jake's chest. He smiled as he continued on his walk.
He reached her room and opened the door. He pulled back the covers and laid her down. He brought the covers up, and she naturally took them in her hooves. It's always so interesting to see how ponies use their hooves like we humans use our hands. Jake shrugged his shoulders as he started to head towards the door, but stopped when he heard Twilight murmur something in her sleep. He went back over to her to try to see what she said. But the second his head went down was the second Twilight's head went up. Their lips locked in a kiss. Jake's face went as red as it could. After a few seconds, Twilight let go of his lips and rolled over. She had a content smile on her face. Jake, on the other hand, had a shocked expression plastered on his face.
Did I just kiss Twilight? Did my lips touch Twilight's lips? Jake touched his lips as he looked at Twilight happily sleeping away. He just turned around and left her room. But again Jake stopped and turned around.
"Jake." Said Twilight
Jake stayed silent as he left her room. He exited Twilight's room and closed the door. Jake went down to his room and went into it. He opened the door and closed it. Jake went to his bed and got under his covers. He still didn't know what to think about with the kiss. It was just an accident that we kissed each other. Yeah, it doesn't mean a thing. But Jake pressed his fingers to his lips as he recalled the feeling that came with the kiss. Jake smiled as he got under his covers and laid his head on his pillow. He closed his eyes and awaited to enter Luna's realm of dreams.
Ponies in brown cloaks moved throughout the grounds. They kept to the shadows as they approached their target. It was a slow process with all the guards that patrolled the area. Finally, the chance these ponies had been waiting for had come. It was time to strike a critical blow to Team Catastrophe. It was time to destroy the shadowing factory.
After Celestia had returned, she was updated by her secret pony organization that they found the shadow factory Team Catastrophe was using to create Shadow Pokemon. The plan was a simple one, blow it to kingdom come. Celestia ordered the captain of the group to gather all available soldiers he had and prepare for an attack. It was an attack Celestia had been waiting for since the first appearance of Team Catastrophe. But it would also give them a leg up on Team Catastrophe with Quantum rearing its head. She didn't want a war on two fronts since there weren't enough trained Pokemon trainers to fight two fronts. So this attack was of the utmost importance to Celestia.
The ponies reached a large hill that overlooked the facility. Celestia held a pair of binoculars up to her face as she looked over the factory. Lucario and Gallade next to her ready to fight the second Celestia need them. She turned around to see all the ponies arriving. Instead of her gold armor, she wore when in battle, she wore the armor connected to the group of ponies she was leading into battle. It was a lightweight gray armor since this was a fight in a war. It covered her torso and her hooves. She had her mane tied up in a ponytail and her tail tied tight to her plot She never let it flow while in battle. She didn't wear any item that showed her status as a princess of Equestria. She was now just a soldier fighting for the freedom of Pokemon. On the side of the armor was a picture. It was an image of an open Poke Ball. They were known as the Liberation Core. They were a freedom army that worked entirely under the table for Celestia. Not even Luna knew about them.
"Princess, we are all here." Said a pony
"Thank you, Captain Speed." Celestia turned to the ponies. "My little ponies, we come here today to strike a critical blow in the gears of Team Catastrophe's war machine. We can no longer allow Team Catastrophe to shadow innocent Pokemon. We must put a stop to their ways at once. We must take a foothold in this war now that we have Quantum. So my ponies, prepare for war."
The ponies cheered as they began to take off their cloaks. All three species of Equestria were present in the army. They all wore the same armor that Celestia did. They each slipped on a gray visor over their eyes. These visors acted as an intercom system and as an Aura Reader. Celestia pulled on hers as she looked at the factory. Captain Speed came up to her as she looked at the facility. Captain Speed was an earth pony with a brown coat and red mane. His cutie mark was a shadow.
"You know there is no going back from this attack." Said Captain Speed
"I know Speed, but we can't stop now. We can't have Equestria fighting in a war on two fronts." Said Celestia
"I agree, so with this, we should slow Team Catastrophe down giving us time to figure out Quantum." Said Speed
"That's right. We must know more about our new enemy. So tell me, Captain, you ready to fight for freedom." Said Celestia
"As always, General Celestia." Said Speed
"Then let's go to war." Said Celestia
She placed the visor over her eyes as she looked at Lucario and Gallade. They both nodded at her. She turned back to her forces.
"Trust in your partner Pokemon and have faith. We will achieve victory here. Remember the plan and keep each other safe. I wish you all luck." Celestia turned back around, and her army got behind her. "CHARGE!"
Ponies ran down the fill wth Celestia and Speed leading the charge. The Team Catastrophe members standing guard saw the army of ponies approaching them.
"Sound the alarm." Said a member
Another Team Catastrophe member nodded and went over and hit a switch. A siren blared through the air. Smoke trails started to appear around the factory. Celestia looked to her army.
"Prepare for battle because here we go." Said Celestia
"Yes, ma'am." Said the ponies
They took their Poke Balls and launched them up, freeing the Pokemon. The Team Catastrophe followed suit with their Pokemon. Then the clash came as two sides began to battle it out. Pokemon moves went everywhere as two sides Pokemon fought. But the Liberation Core was more prepared as their Pokemon struck out Team Catastrophe's Pokemon. The chance was coming, and Celestia was going to take it.
"Lucario and Gallade, Focus Blast." Said Celestia
Both of her Pokemon charged their attacks and when charged launched them at the wall of the factory. The duel attack exploded on the wall, creating a hole for the Liberation Core to enter the facility.
"Forward, into the factory." Said Celestia
"Celestia, should I give the demolition squad the order to set the charges." Said Speed
"Yes, we must turn this factory to rubble." Said Celestia
"Yes, Celestia. Demolition squad, you're free to set charges. Remember to set the timers for fifteen minutes." Said Speed
"Yes, sir." Said the demolition squad
The Liberation Core ran into the factory as more Team Catastrophe grunts appeared to stop their assault. But Celestia's Gallade and Lucario made quick work of the grunts. It allowed her forces to continue forward. The attack is becoming a success, but now to find where they are holding the Pokemon.
"Alright, time to bring this factory done once and for all. You know your teams and your objectives. Remember to call for backup if needed. But once demolition squad gives the countdown call, set your timers for fifteen minutes. Remember also to watch your Pokemon. Now let's make Team Catastrophe ever regret messing with the ponies of Equestria." Said Celestia
"Yes, ma'am." Said the ponies
"Speed, let's get going, we have Pokemon to free." Said Celestia
"Yes, Celestia." Said Speed
The team broke off and soon spread across the factory to attack it on all fronts. Celestia, Speed, Celestia guards, and a few ponies ran to the chamber where Team Catastrophe kept the wild Pokemon. They reached the door, and Celestia pointed to it. Lucario charged and Aura Sphere and bashed it on the door. It exploded in, and the crew went into the room. Expect a person was waiting for them. Celestia recognized the person as one of the two elites of Team Catastrophe. The person was human just like Jake was. He stood at 6'3'' with red hair and black eyes with red pupils. Black framed glasses covered his eyes. He wore a black suit with a white undershirt and red tie. Next to him were heavily armored Team Catastrophe members. Damn, it looks like this mission just got a whole lot harder.
"I welcome you all. I've been waiting for you all." Said the human
"Damn it, Izzy. I swore our intelligence told us he wouldn't be present." Said Speed
"Well, sadly your intelligence is off, while mine is perfect. I am impressed Princess Celestia with your skills as a general and a trainer. Your attack is proving to be a thorn in my side. I was watching it from my office, and I guess I was tired of seeing you attack my factory. I'll say this much. Your teams will now be dealing with my guards, and they won't lose as easy as the grunts. So I hope your army can deal with them." Said the human
"I should have known you'd be here. I guess I was hoping for an easy victory." Said Celestia
"Sadly that's not how this works. I didn't become an elite of Team Catastrophe by sitting around and watching. I became one by acting and not waiting for things to happen. I make things happen. Now I believe it's time I get rid of you all from my factory." Said Izzy
"Ponies, leave Izzy to Speed and me. You free the Pokemon." Said Celestia
"Yes, ma'am." Said a pony
The ponies ran off to free the Pokemon as Celestia and Speed stood front and center to Izzy. Izzy snapped his fingers and pointed to the ponies running off.
"Make sure they don't do anything to our holding center." Said Izzy
"Yes, Commander Izzy." Said one of the guards
The two guards near him turned to smoke and went down the passage. Now it was just Celestia, her Pokemon guards, Speed, and Izzy. Izzy pushed his glasses up his nose as he pulled out one of his Poke Balls. Speed grabbed one of his Poke Balls.
"If you give up know, I will make sure your forces and their Pokemon won't receive a harsh punishment." Said Izzy
"Sorry, but we don't make deals with mad men." Said Speed
"Sorry to hear that. I guess it's understandable since you don't understand the meaning of, 'give up.' But I'll make you understand it because I have never lost a match in my whole life. Every challenger who has come up to face me have all lost. I will not lose to you, and I will prove it by only using one Pokemon." Said Izzy
"I just think your nuts, and that's it. So let's see you handle us." Speed tossed up his Pokemon Ball. "Come on out, Bewear." The Poke Ball opened up and out came the Normal and Fighting Type Pokemon, Bewear.
"Bewear."
"Get ready both of you." Said Celestia
"Yes, princess." Said Lucario
"Understood." Said Gallade
The two walked forward and prepared for battle. Izzy smiled as he again pushed his glasses up his nose. He chuckled a little as he looked at the Pokemon in front of him.
"If this is the best you got, then you should have given up when you had the chance." Izzy tossed his Poke Ball. "Dragonite come to your master." The Poke Ball opened and out came a Shadow Dragonite. It roared as it appeared. "Now to save the time from pointless questions that will arise from those Aura Readers, I'll just tell you straight up everything about my Dragonite. My Dragonite is a pure Shadow Pokemon of my creation. It is perfectly balanced and can overcome its weaknesses perfectly. I give you my Dragonite, the first Pokemon I ever shadowed. It is the first successful Shadow Pokemon to appear from all of our work. Now it will crush your Pokemon into the ground without a problem."
Speed and Celestia growled as they looked at the Dragon and Flying Type Pokemon. Izzy laughed again as Dragonite stared down his prey. He snorted smoke from his nostrils as he waited for his command.
"Be on your toes, Speed. I have feeling battling Izzy is going to take everything we got." Said Celestia
"Understood." Said Speed
But as Speed looked at the Dragonite, he knew it was nearly impossible to bring that Pokemon down. But all we need to do is wait for the demolition team to set the charges and for them to go off. Then we can escape here without figure out how to defeat such a Pokemon. Then the speaker on both Celestia's and Speed's Aura Readers went live.
"Fifteen minutes until detonation. Repeat, fifteen minutes until this place is going up in smoke."
Perfect timing. Speed nodded to Celestia as they both placed up the countdown on their Aura Readers. They had to last for fifteen minutes in this fight. If they could do that, the explosions would cause Izzy to be distracted and give them a chance to attack and escape. It was the only plan the two had that would work.
"So you ready to lose." Said Izzy
"Sorry, but you're going to lose, you and all of Team Catastrophe." Said Speed
"Alright let's start it out with my Pokemon. Lucario, Aura Sphere, and Gallade, Psycho Cut." Said Celestia
"Bewear give him a taste of your Focus Blast." Said Speed
Lucario charged a blue sphere of energy and released it straight at Dragonite. Gallade's arm blades glow pink before being shot right at Dragonite in pink waves. Bewear placed its hands together and launched a blast of energy. The attacks went barreling right towards Dragonite who stood ready to take them. Izzy smiled as he snapped his fingers.
"Flamethrower." Said Izzy
Dragonite pulled backs its head as flames came from its mouth. Then it released the torrent of flames and destroyed the attacks. Then from the smoke, Dragonite had taken to the air. It now was above the group of Pokemon it was fighting.
"Let's see a bunch of Fighting Types deal with this, Twister." Said Izzy
Dragonite's wings began to glow white before it started to flap them. Gusts of heavy wind blew around the team. The wind pushed the Pokemon back while throwing up debris hurting the Pokemon in the process. When Dragonite finished, it took back to the ground. Celestia and Speed growled, but their Pokemon were still up and fighting.
"I am impressed that your Pokemon are still fighting even after I used a move that is super effective against them. But I shouldn't be surprised by that. I mean that are the Pokemon of Captain Speed of the Equestrian Special Forces and Princess Celestia, the monarchy of Equestria. But raw force won't beat me down, now let's continue this fight. Fire Blast, Dragonite." Said Izzy
Dragonite closed its mouth, and flames again started to spit out of the side of it. Soon Dragonite released it, and a large flaming symbol went barreling towards Dragonite's opponents.
"Gallade and Lucario, Protect." Said Celestia
Gallade and Lucario moved in front and placed up their hands and shields appeared. The Fire Blast hit the shields. It exploded when it made contact, but caused no damage. Lucario and Gallade dropped their defenses. Bewear ran past them as Speed readied his order.
"Hammer Arm." Said Speed
Bewear's arm glowed white and then struck Dragonite's stomach hard. Even though it lowered, Bewear's speed it was worth the strength of the attack. Then Gallade and Lucario appeared behind Bewear.
"Now both of you use, Focus Blast." Said Celestia
Gallade and Lucario started to charge their attacks and launched them at Dragonite. It hit the Dragon, and Flying Type Pokemon and Gallade teleported the crew back to Celestia and Speed. They all looked at the smoke, and soon Dragonite flapped its wings, and they all saw that Dragonite looked the same. It roared as Izzy just smiled behind his pet.
"Like I said, my Dragonite is the perfect Shadow Pokemon." Said Izzy
"Then let's see if your perfect Pokemon can handle one of its weaknesses. Bewear, Rock Slide." Said Speed
Bewear raised its paws, and white energy portals appeared around Dragonite. Gray stones came out of portals and started to fall towards Dragonite. But it didn't faze Dragonite one bit. It just blew smoke from its nose.
"Dragon Claw." Said Izzy
Dragonite's arms grew green and grew out and started to bash away the rocks one after the other until the attack didn't do a thing. Speed growled that his attack didn't do a thing. Izzy just smiled as he snapped his fingers again.
"Dragon Rush." Said Izzy
Dragonite took to the air and then when it reached a certain height, started to descend back to the ground. A blue energy surrounded Dragonite, and the power took the shape of a dragon. Dragonite came down too fast for Speed or Celestia to get their orders out. Their Pokemon were struck hard by the attack. An explosion followed, and Lucario, Gallade, and Bewear hit the area around their trainers as Dragonite landed next to Izzy and snorted out smoke.
"Bewear, you ok girl." Said Speed
Bewear slowly got up, but Speed could see she was tired and hurt. Celestia watched as Lucario and Gallade slowly got up from their positions.
"How are you both holding up?" Asked Celestia
"I could be better." Said Gallade
"Damn that Dragonite." Said Lucario
Izzy began to laugh as he watched his enemies get themselves together. "This is what I call fun. Usually, my enemies fall within the first few attacks and don't get much off before Dragonite takes them down. But you two have proved your Pokemon are well trained. But training isn't enough to beat me. But please continue what you are doing, my Dragonite enjoys playing with his foe before finishing them off."
"Drag, Dragonite."
"Celestia, I'm unsure if we can go much longer. Bewear, Gallade, Lucario can't take much more of this." Said Speed
Captain Speed is right, my boys can't take another beating from that Dragonite. Celestia bit her lip as she tried to think of some way to get out of this. Then her answer came to her. The answer came over the intercom in her Aura Reader.
"Te minus two minutes till detonation."
She smiled and pointed her hoof at Dragonite. "Gallade use Psychic."
Gallade's eyes went blue as he took ahold of Dragonite and started to throw the Dragon and Flying Type Pokemon around, bashing it against anything solid.
"Lucario, Close Combat." Said Celestia
Lucario began to run forward, and Gallade threw Dragonite into the ground. Dragonite got up as Lucario threw a punch directly into its face. Lucario started to throw a volley of punches and kicks at Dragonite.
"Superpower, Bewear." Said Speed
Bewear roared as a blue aura surrounded her. She took ahold of the wall next to her and started to pull until a chunk came off. She held the piece wall over her head and readied to toss it.
"Lucario, get out of the way." Said Celestia
Lucario turned to see Bewear about to toss the chunk of wall. He leaped back and gave one more kick to the head of Dragonite before somersaulting out of the way. With the path clear of friendlies, Bewear tossed the chunk of wall straight at Dragonite, striking the Pokemon. But Dragonite brushed the rubble from the attack away as it didn't seem fazed at all. Izzy stood proud and proper as he flicked a few pieces of stone for his suit coat. He took his glasses off and took a cloth from the pocket of his suit and cleaned them off.
"Impressive combo of moves, I'll say that much. But other than that, just a waste of your time." Izzy placed his glasses back on and pushed them up. "I'm going to say this, straight up attacking won't hurt my Dragonite and what do you do, you straight up attack. But this time you did combo yourselves together to make your attacks more effective." Izzy folded the cloth and slipped it back into his suit coat pocket. "That attack just makes me wonder what purpose it holds."
"Killing time." Said Speed
Izzy raised his eyebrows until explosion ran through the facility. One explosion after another rocked the factory. The intercom went hot as the bombings continued.
"Detonation has begun. Full-scale destruction of the shadow factory has started."
"What is going on?" Asked Izzy
"The destruction of your factory." Said Celestia
Izzy growled and was about to give Dragonite an order, but a chunk of the ceiling fell in front of them. The debris from the roof now covered the battlefield. It gave adequate cover to Speed, Celestia, and their Pokemon. The two sides stared at each other before Celestia and Speed with their Pokemon left. Izzy watched as they left the area. He brushed a few flecks of dirt from his suit.
"It seems the fight is over." Said Izzy
Soon one of Izzy's personal guards appeared.
"Commander Izzy, the factory is going up in flames." said the guard
"Yes I know, it seems I underestimated the lengths at which they were taking to stop this factory. But tell me, did that find 'it.'" Said Izzy
"No sir, they never found 'it.' We moved it out it the factory the second the alarms went off. It is safe and sound." Said the guard
"Excellent, then let us leave as well. There is nothing left for us here." Said Izzy
"Yes, sir." Said the guard
Izzy walked away with Dragonite and the guard following close behind as an explosion followed where they stood. Meanwhile, ponies ran out of the factory as explosions erupted around them.
"Full retreat, all soldiers full retreat." Said Speed
Ponies ran every which way as the factory came tumbling down. Soon Celestia, Speed, and their Pokemon made it out of the plant just as a massive explosion erupted through the facility. Celestia, Speed and their Pokemon went to where all the ponies were standing. Medics were hard at work healing the wounds the Liberation Core's Pokemon received. A Medic came over and started to treat, Lucario, Gallade, Bewear. Celestia removed the Aura Reader and watched as the factory fell in on itself. Minor explosions continued to rocket throughout the plant. Captain Speed came up to her, removing his Aura Reader as well, which showed that his sight was only in his right eye as the left had a large scar crossing over the eye and the eye was a milky white.
"Truly a sight to behold." Said Speed
"Yes it is Speed, with this victory, we are one step closer to achieving our true goal, the full end to Team Catastrophe." Said Celestia
"Yes, this does bring us one step closer. I just hope this cripples Team Catastrophe long enough to give us time to start our investigation into Quantum." Said Speed
"Yes, but keep a task force ready to strike blows to Team Catastrophe, if need be." Said Celestia
"As you wish, princess." Said Celestia
Celestia turned to watch Speed walk to his units. She turned her head back to the burning factory. She believed that once this plant was up in smoke that it would ease her mind. But with fighting Izzy in the plant didn't let her mind relax. I should feel happy that we put a crippling blow in Team Catastrophe, but I fear that we didn't do a thing to them. I don't know why, but in the back of my mind, I believe something else was at that factory, something that will change the tide of this war for Team Catastrophe. Celestia sighed as she turned around to make sure her personal guards were ok. But even with that fear, I must have hope. Hope that we are on track to victory.
Twilight placed the last object in her saddle bags. She closed them up and used her magic to put them on her back. She walked over and made sure she had everything on her list. She smiled as she rolled it up and put it in her saddle bags. Spike sat on the couch watching her with Axew next to him. Twilight used her magic to set Axew on her back and turned to Spike.
"Spike, I'm going out to train for a while. Your in charge of Jake's Pokemon and the library. If Jake comes home and I'm not around, tell him I'm out and will be back later. Think you can handle it here." Said Twilight
"Twilight, I got this, plus I have your list to help me." Said Spike
"Good, I hope you have a good day. Now let's go train Axew." Said Twilight
"Ax, Axew."
Twilight walked to the door and using her magic open it and close it. She then proceeded to head towards her training ground. It was a forest that boarded the Everfree Forest. It had plenty of trees for Axew to practice his attacks. She started training after Jake returned with Applejack when they went to Appleloosa, but after Jake had needed up in a coma, she wanted to make sure she was ready to take his place. She wanted to ensure she was ready if Jake couldn't get to her. Plus she wanted to take some pressure off of Jake and help out with battling Team Catastrophe. So to do that was to train her Axew to his top form. She also had to evolve her Axew, and she knew only from training could that happen. So after coming back to Ponyville from Griffonstone and Zeco, she began to train Axew when Jake was at work.
Twilight waved to the ponies that were in the marketplace. The ponies of Ponyville were now completely comfortable with Pokemon and didn't fear Jake or Pokemon. So it allowed Twilight to walk freely with Axew on her back as Jake walked freely with his Pokemon to school. But a few ponies still believed Jake to be a threat and Pokemon to be nothing more than weapons. But that was common for anything that occurred in Equestria. There would be ponies who accepted life and those who didn't.
She made her way out of the marketplace and out of Ponyville to the meadow that sat outside the town. She walked across the field until she found her training woods. She entered the clearing Axew made with his Dragon Rage move. She used her magic to place Axew down and then her saddle bags. She opened them and put on her Aura Reader. She activated it and looked at Axew.
"Alright Axew, let's train super hard today." Said Twilight
"Axew."
"So let's begin with a few old moves, nothing like making sure we aren't rusty in any ability." Said Twilight
"Axew."
"Let's first us, Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
Axew nodded his head and turned towards a tree. He closed his mouth as a blue energy formed in his stomach. Then he opened his mouth and out came a massive blast of energy. It shattered the tree to pieces.
"Great work Axew. Alright next up is Dragon Claw." Said Twilight
Axew ran towards another dead looking tree, and his claws became large green ones, and he leaped into the air and struck the tree. He landed behind the tree, and it split into chunks. Twilight cheered as Axew walked back to her. Axew's moves are grower stronger with each passing day. I'm not sure if it's time yet, but maybe Axew will evolve to his second form. It would great if Axew would take to his second form.
"Axew those two moves are looking even better. I bet everything on it that you're close to evolving." Said Twilight
"Ax, Axew."
"But let's not stop training now, let's work on a new move." Twilight used her magic to bring over some of the pieces of the tree that Axew cut apart from his Dragon Claw. "Axew I'm going to toss these up in the air, and I want you to hit them with Dragon Pulse."
"Axew."
Twilight took one of the pieces and tossed it up in the air for Axew. Axew charged a turquoise sphere of energy outside of his mouth before launching it at the piece of wood. The attack hit and destroyed the chunk of timber. Twilight pumped her hoof in the air before sending up a few more for Axew to hit. Each of which Axew hit and obliterated. Twilight bounced around happily and rubbed Axew's head.
***
While Twilight and Axew were training, a creature walked the forest. It was an animal not native to the woods. It was a Pokemon known as Deino. The Dark and Dragon Type Pokemon wandered aimlessly in the forest. With it being blind it bumped into things and also bit anything it could get its mouth around. It tried desperately to figure out where it was. Its stomach growled as it showed a need for hunger.
"De, Deino."
It kept around walking bumping and biting things until it stopped when it heard an explosion not far from where it was standing. It wasn't sure what it came from but knew it could be better than wandering around hungry. It decided to walk towards the sounds. Soon it reached a large open area. It just turned its head and tried to figure our if anything was in the open area. It walked out hoping that something was here.
Twilight patted Axew's head after yet another perfect hit from his Dragon Pulse.
"Perfect Axew, it seems we have that attack down well. I think it's time we take a break and eat." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Twilight walked back to her saddlebags and saw a Pokemon wondering around the open area not far from where she was standing. A Pokemon, in these woods. But how is that possible. Axew walked forward to look at the wondering Pokemon. She could see the Pokemon was having a hard time locating anything at all. It seemed to hit things like a tree or bite a random plant. Twilight opened her saddlebags and pulled out her Pokedex. She activated it and pointed it at the new Pokemon.
"Deino the Irate Pokemon. They cannot see, so they tackle and bite to learn about their surroundings. Their bodies are covered in wounds."
"So that's why it was acting like that. It can't see a thing." Said Twilight
She watched as the Deino bit a plant and began to pull it from the ground. She watched as the Pokemon ate it. I bet it's hungry. Twilight got into her saddlebags once again and pulled out a bowl. She pulled out a bag of Pokemon food. She had taken plenty with her today. And my friends say it's stupid to pack extra. She finished filling the bowl and called out to the Pokemon.
"Here Deino, come here." Said Twilight
The Deino heard Twilight's voice and turned around to the sound. It wasn't quite sure where the sound was coming from, but it had a clue. It began to walk towards the sound of Twilight's voice.
"That's right, just keep coming this way. I got some Pokemon food for you." Said Twilight
The Deino walked a little more until it felt something touch its head. Twilight placed out her hoof to stop the Pokemon from walking any further. On instinct, Deino opened its mouth and took a bite of Twilight's hoof. Twilight gritted her teeth together and closed her mouth as not to scare the Dark and Dragon Type Pokemon away. She just held her screams back with all her might. Finally, the Deino let go, and Twilight sighed that the pain was gone. She looked to see the Pokemon didn't bite down to hard.
"Well, I should have realized you would bite down on my hoof. Well, here you are." Twilight placed the food in front of the Deino. "Go ahead, eat up. I have plenty more in my saddlebags."
The Deino bent its head down and found a bowl of Pokemon food. It took a bite of the first piece and chewed it before going back in and eating more of the Pokemon food.
"I see we were hungry, which remind me. I should feed you as well, Axew." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Twilight pulled out another bowl and poured Pokemon food into it for Axew. She turned to see the Deino had finished all of its food. Twilight walked over and poured more into the bowl. The Deino got back down to the bowl and began to eat again. Twilight sat down and pulled a daisy and daffodil sandwich and started to eat it. She looked around still trying to figure out how the Deino got in the woods. I wonder if it escaped Team Catastrophe like the Wurmple and Beautifly that live in the orchards of Appleloosa. Twilight just looked at the Pokemon as she at her food. Her Axew next to her eating away. She saw the Deino once again finish the bowl of food. It tapped the bowl with its head.
"Deino."
"I supposed that means you want more. Well, I got plenty more." Said Twilight
She levitated a bag of food and poured another full bowl. The Deino happily gorged itself on the Pokemon food. She smiled as she watched Dark and Dragon Type Pokemon eat away. Hm, what should I do. I wonder if I can catch it and make a partner. But how do I even do that? Jake never explained to me the process of catching a wild Pokemon. Twilight kept wondering the idea until something caught her ears, something was moving towards them. She turned her head to look around. Axew and Deino also stopped eating as they also felt something was off. Twilight got up and looked around. Something's here with us.
Twilight scanned the forest, and finally, she saw smoke coming out of the trees. But it wasn't white smoke, it was gray, which meant only one thing. Team Catastrophe. The smoke took the figure of a human as it always did. Twilight took her battle stance, even though magic couldn't do a thing to them. Great cornered again by a Team Catastrophe member. Well, at least this time I got Axew to protect me.
"What do we have here, a little pony princess all alone." Said the Team Catastrophe member
"Team Catastrophe, what are you doing here?" Asked Twilight
"I'm glad you asked, you see a few days ago our factory where we shadow Pokemon went up in flames. Our captive Pokemon got out thanks to the Liberation Core. So I've been on the hunt for those Pokemon." Said the Team Catastrophe
"So, let me guess. This Deino is one of the Pokemon that escaped your factory." Said Twilight
"That's right, now if you could hand it over to me and I'll be on my way." Said the Team Catastrophe member
"As if, I would let you hurt this innocent Pokemon. So if you to take this Deino, you'll have to beat me." Said Twilight
"If that's how you want to play, I can play your game." He pulled a Poke Ball from behind him. "When I defeat you, little pony princess, I'll take both that Deino and that Axew."
"In your dreams." Said Twilight
"Then let's see if you can beat me." Said the Team Catastrophe member
"Axew show this Team Catastrophe member how a princess battles." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Axew walked forward, and the Team Catastrophe member smiled.
"If that's all you got against me then this battle won't last long. Let me introduce you to my friend, Porygon-Z." Said the Team Catastrophe
The Team Catastrophe tossed up the Poke Ball and out came his Pokemon. Twilight used her magic to pull over her Pokedex and activated it. She wanted to get the scope on her opponents Pokemon.
"Porygon-Z the Virtual Pokemon and the evolved form of Porygon2. Additional software was installed to make it a better Pokémon. It began acting oddly, however."
Alright, so that's the evolution of Porygon2, which is the evolution of Porygon. So it's a Normal Type Pokemon. But I'm going to have to be on my toes since his Porygon evolved twice. Twilight took her stance and activated her Aura Reader and decided to give the first attack.
"Axew let's start out with Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
Axew closed its mouth, and a blue sphere appeared in his stomach before moving up to Axew's mouth. Once there, he released the blue energy attack straight at Porygon-Z.
"Agility." Said the Team Catastrophe member
Porygon-Z disappeared right as the attack was about to hit. Twilight blinked her eyes in shock. Suddenly, Porygon-Z flashed all over the map. Twilight watched as Porygon-Z's speed went up. Ok, this might be harder than I thought. Twilight turned back to the Deino behind her. But I can't let that speed get to me. No, I have to stay focused. If I don't that Team Catastrophe member will take this poor Pokemon back and make it into a Shadow Pokemon. I can't let that happen. I'm a princess, and as a princess, it is my duty to protect those in need, even if I don't have a clue about what princess I am.
"If you think speed is going to stop me from hitting your Pokemon, you're dead wrong. Axew let's show him some of our training. Dragon Pulse, but don't let go until I say so." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Axew began to charge a turquoise sphere and waited for Twilight to give him his order to fire. Twilight watched Porygon-Z as it wiped around the map. She stuck out her tongue as she studied its movements. She smiled when she had where it would pop up next.
"Axew fire at the tree just left of you." Said Twilight
Axew released the sphere and right on target, it hit Porygon-Z, sending it to the ground. The Team Catastrophe member couldn't believe his eyes as his Porygon-Z hit the ground.
"How?" Asked the Team Catastrophe member
"When you have a friend with a need for speed like I do, you learn to pick up on things when watching said friend fly as fast as she can." Said Twilight
"Interesting, but that won't stop me from winning." Said the Team Catastrophe
"We'll see about that. Axew, give him a taste of your Dragon Claw." Said Twilight
Axew ran forward, and large green claws appeared as Porygon-Z got itself back together.
"Porygon-Z, show this pony what you can do, Ice Beam. Freeze that worthless dragon." Said the Team Catastrophe member
Porygon-Z detached its arms and began to spin them around. The area in front of its body began to grow cold. Then before Axew could attack, a beam of ice was shot right at Axew. It landed a critical blow and sent Axew back and tumbling into the ground. Axew stopped just short of Twilight with half of his health taken away.
No. Twilight looked at Porygon-Z as it floated around. She bit her lip as she looked down at Axew and the Deino behind her. She saw Axew get up and looked back at her. Twilight could see the determination in his eyes. Even though he took an Ice Beam, a move that he's weak against, he still wants to fight. Yeah, I can't give up just because that Team Catastrophe member's Porygon-Z has a move that can defeat Axew easily. Yeah, I have to fight just like Jake would. He would find a way to fight, reckoning he would use Mienfoo to beat that Porygon-Z, but I'll have to do with what I got. And what I got is my determination and Axew.
"If you think an Ice Beam is going to scare us, then you're wasting your time. Axew and I won't let that push us aside. Axew, Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
Axew charged the attack before letting out the blast of blue energy.
"Ice Beam." Said the Team Catastrophe member
The Porygon-Z charged its Ice Beam and let it rip. Both attacks collided and started to push against each other. Twilight bit her lip as she watched Axew pour more power into his attack to push it against Porygon-Z's Ice Beam. The Team Catastrophe member stood firm as he watched his Porygon-Z push Axew's attack back. Twilight started to bit her lip more as Axew's Dragon Rage wasn't doing a thing. Axew struggled with all his might, but he wasn't strong enough, and Porygon-Z's attack landed and dealt massive damage to Axew. When the smoke cleared from the attack, Axew was lying on the ground with barely any health left and struggled to get up.
"AXEW!" Said Twilight
She ran over and looked at her Pokemon. She then heard laughing coming from the Team Catastrophe member.
"You see, I knew you were too weak. I should have just taken that Deino and Axew from you, but I wanted to entertain your idea of a fight. But it looks like it was a waste of my time and my Pokemon's power. Face it, princess, you're nothing like that human or Princess Celestia. I'll bet you'll never be like them that at all." Said the Team Catastrophe member
Is he right, am I too weak. I don't know what to do anymore. Axew can't fight, and I don't have any backup Pokemon. Twilight closed her eyes trying to fight back her tears. He's right, I am weak. I'm not ever going to be like Jake, no matter how hard a train. I'll never reach the levels of my former teacher. I don't even know why I was even chosen to be a princess. I'm a failure at both being a princess and a Pokemon trainer.
Twilight felt tears run down her face and then something rubbing her muzzle. She opened her eyes and saw the Deino rubbing his head on her face to dry up her tears.
"De, Dei, Deino."
She then saw Axew do the same with his claws.
"Axew, ew, ew."
"You both don't think I'm a failure." Said Twilight
They both nodded at her.
"Even though I can't protect you both." Said Twilight
"Axew, Ax, Axew."
"Deino, De, Deino."
They went back to rubbing Twilight's tears away. I may not understand what they are telling me, but I get the picture. They don't want me to give up. Yeah, I can't give up. Every time I've had a chance to give up, I've always pulled through. So I can't give up now, I have a duty to uphold. That duty is to protect Pokemon and ponies from the forces of evil as a princess, a bearer of the Elements of Harmony and as a Pokemon trainer.
Twilight hugged both her Pokemon.
"Thank you, both for opening my eyes. I needed to see that I can't give up as long as I have friends that need help. And you two are my friends." Said Twilight
"If the soap opera is over with, I think it's time to end this battle once and for all." Said the Team Catastrophe
Twilight got up and wiped the last of the tears from her face. "You're right. It's time to end this once and for all."
"Axew."
"Deino."
"Alright Axew, you still want to fight this battle." Said Twilight
"Axew."
Twilight and bent down and rubbed Axew's head. "Thank you for being so strong and kind, Axew."
Just then a light engulfed Axew. Twilight backed up with Deino. Axew's evolving.
"What, he's evolving because of some love and care." Said the Team Catastrophe
Axew's body grew out, and his body showed much more muscle mass. His tusks expanded out and looked even sharper. Then the light exploded off revealing Axew's new form.
"Fraxure!"
Twilight used her horn to bring over her Pokedex and point it at her evolved Axew.
"Fraxure the Axe Jaw Pokemon and the evolved form of Axew. Their tusks can shatter rocks. Territory battles between Fraxure can be intensely violent."
"Amazing Fraxure, you evolved." Said Twilight
"Deino."
"Frax, Fraxure."
"Who cares, I'll still wipe the floor with you." Said the Team Catastrophe
He has a point, but I can't let negativity get in the way. No, this fight is mine. Twilight looked through Fraxure's move list and found a move she never saw before. Hm, Giga Impact, perfect. Twilight pointed her hoof at Porygon-Z
"Fraxure I think it's time we send this Team Catastrophe member back from which he came. Finish this fight with Giga Impact!" Said Twilight
Fraxure roared as an invisible energy started to surround him. He looked at Porygon-Z as a bright flash of light appeared over Fraxure's face. He then shot himself at Porygon-Z. Twilight couldn't believe the speed Fraxure was running out and as Fraxure ran purple and yellow streaks began to spin around his body covering him completely in the attack. Fraxure leaped into the air, and before the Team Catastrophe member could give his order, Fraxure landed his attack. A tremendous explosion followed by Fraxure landing right next to Twilight breathing heavily. They all waited for the smoke to clear and when it finally passed, Porygon-Z was lying on the ground with spirals in its eyes. Twilight smiled and jumped into the air.
"We won!" Said Twilight
"Fraxure!"
"Deino!"
Fraxure ran up and hugged Twilight as she returned it. Fraxure let her go, and she began to pet Deino on the head. The Team Catastrophe member returned his Pokemon and looked at the alicorn princess. Twilight looked up after laughing to see the Team Catastrophe member was gone. She sighed that it was all over.
"Well, I think it's time we go home. Hopefully Jake can help me out with you, Deino." Said Twilight
"Deino."
"I guess you'll also have to start walking, Fraxure. I don't think I can carry you on my back anymore." Said Twilight
"Fraxure."
"Well, let's go home. I think I could use the comfort of a calm library right about now." Said Twilight
Both Pokemon nodded, and Twilight used her magic to attach her saddle bags. Once they were tight, she proceeded out of the forest with Fraxure and Deino behind her. For my first battle with Team Catastrophe, I wasn't half bad. She smiled as she walked back to her home to tell Jake everything.
***
But before Twilight decided to go to the library, she stopping by Fluttershy's to get both Fraxure and Deino checked out. Fluttershy was amazed by the look of Fraxure. She told Twilight she was happy to see that Axew evolved. Twilight told her she was happy as well. She also told Fluttershy about her battle with Team Catastrophe and how she thought she lost, but in the end won with the help of her Pokemon to motivate her forward. Fluttershy smiled as she and Audino finished their check-ups of Twilight's Pokemon. She also told Twilight that Deino was a male. Twilight thanked Fluttershy for her help and headed back to the library.
Once she got there, she found Jake sitting on the couch doing work with Espurr and Kirlia enjoying some Pokemon food. When Jake saw Fraxure and Deino, he immediately turned to Twilight. She began to tell him her whole tale about everything that had transpired while he was at school.
"Interesting story Twilight, I'm glad you were able to win." Said Jake
"Yes, and it wouldn't have been possible without these two next to me." Said Twilight
"I'll say, and I'm proud to see your Axew evolved into Fraxure. Just one more evolution until he reaches Haxorus. I'll say, you have a strong bond with Fraxure, and because of that bond, he was able to evolve. But I also see that this Deino also seems to have bonded with you. I think the aspect that both Axew and you were putting your lives on the line to protect him, allowed him to form a bond with you." Said Jake
"So Jake, about that. You never said what trainers do when they encounter wild Pokemon. Because it seems that there might be wild Pokemon in Eques now." Said Twilight
"Yeah, Celestia sent over a scroll detailing that Team Catastrophe's major Shadow Factory was attacked by some group of freedom ponies called the Liberation Core. She believes that the wild Pokemon that once were in the factory are now free and roaming Eques, though it seems the facility was here in Equestria, so most of the wild Pokemon should be traveling Equestria. And with your battle today with the Team Catastrophe member, it shows that they are hunting down the wild Pokemon. Hm, this life sure gets interesting with each passing day." Said Jake
"So does Celestia want us to round them up?" Asked Twilight
"No, she just wants us to be on the look out for them. If we do find any wild Pokemon, we are to protect them from Team Catastrophe and find them a place to live and stay safe. I'm going to talk with Applejack tomorrow to see if we could turn some of her property into a sanctuary for wild Pokemon that need a safe place to stay. Sure it might cut into her crop, but I believe it will be worth it in the long-run." Said Jake
"Glad to hear, but now back to my question." Said Twilight
"Oh right, I guess I didn't explain that yet." Jake blushed as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, usually when a trainer encounters a wild Pokemon, they would battle it and then capture it. But on the other hand, if the Pokemon forms a tight bond with the trainer and wishes to go peacefully, then all you need to do is present a Poke Ball, and the Pokemon should enter it on its own."
"Great, but I don't have a spare Poke Ball." Said Twilight
"No worries, I got you covered Twilight." Jake got up and went upstairs. After a minute, he came down with a Poke Ball. He tossed it over to Twilight, and she caught it in her magic. "There you are Twilight. so go ahead, catch your first Pokemon."
"Thanks, Jake," Twilight turned herself to face Deino. "Deino, I would love it if you would join Fraxure and me on our team. I promise to take good care of you and train you to your fullest potential. So one day you'll evolve into your final evolution."
Twilight held out the Poke Ball in her hoof. The Deino smiled before hitting it with his head. The Poke Ball opened up, and Deino turned into a red beam. The Poke Ball clamped down, and Twilight held it in her hooves. She watched as the red dot in the center go on and off. She bit her lip until it stopped and popped. Twilight smiled as she saw Deino was going to stay with her. She couldn't hold it in and exploded in happiness.
"I caught my first Pokemon!" Said Twilight
"Frax, Fraxure!"
"Great job Twilight." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Es, Espurr."
Spike then came down the stairs rubbing his eyes to get the sleep out of them.
"What's with all the excitement?" Asked Spike
"Come down here Spike and meet my new Pokemon." Said Twilight
Spike came down the stairs and yawned as she stood next to Twilight. He looked up at the Fraxure standing next to Twilight
"That new Pokemon," said Spike pointing to Fraxure.
"No that's Fraxure, the evolved form of Axew." Said Twilight
"Oh, well where's this new Pokemon?" Asked Spike
"I'll show you," she tossed up the Poke Ball. "Come on out, Deino."
The Poke Ball opened up to reveal Deino to Spike.
"Deino."
"Spike this is Deino, my new Pokemon partner." Said Twilight
"Huh, interesting now I'm going back to my nap." Said Spike
Spike turned around but screamed and looked back to see Deino clamped down on his tail.
"Well, I think he likes you, Spike." Said Jake
"I couldn't agree more." Twilight walked up and stroked Deino's head. He let go Spike's tail and rubbed his head on Twilight's muzzle. "Welcome to the team Deino."
Jake and the mane six happily sat outside in the crisp summer air. It was a perfect day for a picnic and to let all the Pokemon roam free and play with each other. It also gave Deino, Twilight's newest partner, a chance to meet the others. It had already been a week since Twilight started to train Deino. She could already tell Deino was going to be a powerful Pokemon for her team. The girls were also happy to see Axew had evolved into Fraxure and that Twilight had a new partner. They all started to wonder if they would get new Pokemon partners. Jake said anything was possible with wild Pokemon now roaming Equestria.
Jake also in that time had started to keep a journal of all the Pokemon he and his friends owned. He had, Eevee, Mareep, Kirlia, Espurr, Zorua, Cyndaquil, Braixen, Mienfoo, and Buneary. He also recorded the other's Pokemon. Twilight had both Fraxure and Deino. Rarity had Parchirisu. Fluttershy had Audino and Rainbow had Starly. Then finally Applejack had Growlithe, and Pinkie had Spinarak. Jake felt more at ease with this journal as it allowed him to see who had what. Jake also decided to do it because he knew that his team as with his friends' Pokemon teams would grow out and become larger. He thought it might be difficult to remember so many Pokemon and who their partner was.
So our story picks up with the group enjoying the rays of Celestia's sun. The Pokemon were running around playing, napping or just talking among themselves. The groups were Eevee, Zorua, Parchirisu, and Growlithe were running around with each other. Espurr just watched them with her thousand yard stare. Buneary was hopping around picking flowers and looking at them. Fraxure was sitting just watching the other Pokemon as Deino slept next to him. Cyndaquil and Braixen were practicing their fire moves together. Mareep napped away in the sun with Applejack leaning up against her with her hat covering her face. Audino and Fluttershy were practicing trying to achieve Mega Evolution. Rainbow slept on a cloud with Starly sleeping on her back. Pinkie was doing a puzzle with Rarity as Spinarak slept in Pinkie's mane. Jake and Twilight sat next to each other, Twilight with her head in a book and Jake doing some training with Mienfoo. Kirlia slept snuggled in Jake's chest.
"Alright Mienfoo, now let's try something new." Just scrolled through Mienfoo's attacks with his Aura Reader. "Alright let's see a Focus Blast."
Mienfoo nodded her head and started to charge and fire a Focus Blast at a wall of magic Twilight created for Mienfoo.
"What would drive Mienfoo to want to practice fighting when were here to relax and play." Said Twilight
"To Mienfoo training is relaxation." Said Jake
"Mien, Mienfoo."
"See." Said Jake
"If you say so." Twilight back to her book, but looked back at Jake. "Jake I have a question for you."
"Yeah, Twilight." Said Jake
"Deino, in the time I've had him. I don't think I ever asked you the evolution line." Said Twilight
"Yeah, I am surprised you didn't ask right away. But I think now is the best time to talk about Deino. You see Deino has two evolutions they go through. First, Deino will evolve into Zweilous, a two-headed dragon. Then from Zweilous, it evolves into its final form, Hydreigon, a three-headed dragon, with two heads being its arms. Now Twilight I want to bring this up, Deino's evolution line is often hard to control, especially Hydreigon. So just know you're up for an uphill battle once Deino evolves into Zweilous." Said Jake
"Hm, you mean my loving Deino is going to get harder to control once it evolves into his second form." Said Twilight
"More than that, Hydregion is a hard Pokemon to keep under control. But I know with your talents and skills you'll have your Hydregion well trained." Said Jake
Twilight blushed and pushed a few strands of mane back behind her ears. "Thanks for the compliment Jake."
"You're welcome." Said Jake
Twilight looked at his broad smile and turned away as she felt her her face growing more flush. Keep calm Twilight, stay calm. Twilight sighed as she went back to her book. Finally, Mienfoo walked over, and Jake gave her a water bottle. She took it and began to drink the water inside.
"I guess your done training for the day." Said Jake
"Mienfoo."
"Glad to hear, now why not take a rest." said Jake
Mienofoo sat down and just drank the water as Jake stroked Kirlia's hair. Jake reached behind him and grabbed a large book and opened it up where the pen kept his spot. He began to read the questions and answer them. Twilight looked over and cocked her head at such a strange looking book.
"What are you doing, Jake?" Asked Twilight
"Oh well, to continue teaching here, I need my teaching license. Mayor Mare came by school two days ago and told me that in three weeks the test would be held here in Ponyville. So I bought this book from that local bookstore and had been doing questions from it. I have to be prepared for the test if I want to official teach here in Ponyville." Said Jake
"Hm, mind if I test you." Said Twilight
"Not a bad idea, I could use the practice than just reading a question over and over." Twilight took the book in her magic. "Go back to chapter one and quiz me on the questions."
"Alright." She flipped to the first chapter and spotted a problem. "Before the age of Celestia and Luna, how was Equestria divided."
"Equestria was divided into three sections. They were the unicorns, pegasi, and earth ponies." Said Jake
"Ok, hm, after the land of Equestria was founded by the gathering of the three races. Who were the first rulers of Equestria." Said Twilight
"King Stone Sword and Queen Fire Stone." Said Jake
"Perfect, let's see if I can find something harder. Oh, in the fifteenth year of the King and Queen. What major event transpired in this time frame." Said Twilight
"The great Changeling war that caused the death of King Stone Sword and the deaths of over 50,000 thousand soldiers." Said Jake
"That's right. Let's see what chapter two holds." Twilight flipped to the next chapter. "Magic, my favorite subject. Now let me see what can I give you. Oh, explain the process by which unicorns can use magic."
"Unicorns have a natural pool of magic inside their bodies. They pull from this pool the needed amount of energy into their horns. The horn acts as a conductor to active the of magical energy and thus can create one of their spells. A unicorn can only use magic up to the point in which they run out of it in their bodies. Unicorns natural pull magic from the land around them to restore the magic depleted in spells. It just takes time for a unicorn to have a full pool of magic again." Said Jake
"Well, I would have gone into greater detail about how the horn can turn the magic in our bodies into the magic you see, but that's me. Great work Jake, now let's what else I can quiz you on that contains magic." She flipped a few pages and landed on something Jake clearly was struggling grasping. She giggled as she knew the answer right off the back. "Ok, The Horn is an old scientific study by Star Swirl the Bearded on the topic of unicorn horns. Recap the three top conclusions of Star Swirl's research in the passage given."
"Ok, let me think. Star Swirl discovered that, um, oh I should know this. Come on brain think." Jake gave a sigh of defeat after ten seconds. "I give up."
"Well, it is a tough question. Even in here you don't have the right answers. They even give you the whole section. But then again, you're not from this planet, so stuff like Star Swirl's writing can be confusing. He never wrote straight what his answers were. He liked to hide them in mystery for those smart enough to figure them out. But the answer is the Magic Pool that sits in our horns, the aura glow, which converts the natural magic into a physical force, and a horns fragile nature." Said Twilight
"Fragile, they don't look weak." Said Jake
"Well, Jake a unicorn's horn is cartilage. You see if you dug up a unicorn's skeleton, you would see that none of the skulls have horns. That's because the horn isn't bone as most ponies think. The horn is cartilage infused with magic which allows us to perform our spells. Now with enough strength, you could break the horn of a unicorn right off, and even though it is cartilage, it won't grow back. Unicorns only have one horn for their entire life. But if you break a horn it won't do you any good because the inner workings of the horn won't work because the horn no longer has a connection to magic." Said Twilight
"Interesting." said Jake
Jake reached out his left hand and started to rub Twilight's horn. The second he began to move it up and down, Twilight began to blush. Jake's touching my horn, he's touching my horn! Twilight kept her mouth closed as Jake explored her horn, but she couldn't take it and let out a moan of pleasure. The second she did, she covered her mouth with her hooves and Jake retracted his hand. He started to form a blush across his cheeks as he looked at Twilight and she looked at him. They both turned themselves away from each other. After they both had calmed down, they looked at each other again.
"Sorry about that Twilight, I didn't know rubbing your horn like that would cause you to moan." Said Jake
"No, it's my fault. I should have warned that the horn of a unicorn is an erogenous zone." Said Twilight
"That might have been a good idea, but you were right about it not being bone. It doesn't feel like it is bone." Said Jake
"Well, I'm glad you realized that." Said Twilight
The two looked away from each other. Jake was rubbing his neck, and Twilight was rubbing her hoof.
"Twilight, can we forget that this ever happened." Said Jake
"Oh, yeah I sure can. I don't want to be awkward with you. Yeah, let's just forget everything." Said Twilight
"Glad to hear." Said Jake
The two shook hand and hoof and went back to relaxing. Jake picked up his book and went to the chapter he was already working on before Twilight quizzed him. But Twilight couldn't get her mind off the fact that her crush rubbed his hand up and down her horn. She also couldn't get the feeling she felt when he rubbed his hand across it. She desperately wanted Jake to run his hand across it again so she could feel that feeling once again. Because a unicorn couldn't stimulate her horn, it only became erogenous when somepony else rubbed it. Oh Jake, I wish I could tell you how I feel. But I'm still unsure if you would even want a pony as your lover. Twilight let out a small sigh and went back to her book, but every so often would look up at Jake and looked at his face as the gears of his mind worked on a problem in the book.
After a while, Jake closed up his book and yawned. He leaned back and stretched out, but still courteous to Kirlia. Mienfoo was already asleep next to him. He started to close his eyes, but they didn't stay closed for long because somepony was breathing in his ear. He moved his head to the left and found Discord.
"I should have known." Said Jake
He got up, and as he did, he woke Kirlia up. He rubbed her head as she started to rub the sleep out of her eyes. Discord floated up and sat down.
"So what do you want, Discord?" Asked Jake
Discord handed Jake an envelope. He took it and looked to see it was a plain envelope. Twilight had closed up her book when she Discord, knowing nothing good comes from Discord. Twilight stood next to Jake as he opened the envelope. Jake reached in and pulled out seven tickets.
"Tickets." Said Twilight
"Read what they are too." Said Discord
Jake pulled one out and read it aloud. "Welcome to the show stopping and spectacular show of the Wonderbolts."
"Wonderbolts!" Said Rainbow
Jake was pushed back as Rainbow was suddenly in his face with Starly flapping down and landing on Rainbow's head. Twilight used her magic to pull Rainbow back.
"Yeah, that's what the ticket says, I suppose that's what they all say." Jake paused as he looked over the ticket. "These also seem to be box sets for their show today at two o'clock."
"Box seats, those are impossible to get. How did you get a ticket for them." Said Rainbow
Twilight the took the envelope and looked at the rest of the tickets. "They're all for the box seats."
"Ok, Discord what's your game?" Asked Jake
"Game, why would I pull a game against you, Jake. I spent my personal funds to get those tickets." Said Discord
"Then why is there a note here for Jake with Spitfire's signature on it," said Twilight pull out a folded piece of paper.
Jake took the note and opened it and read it aloud. "Dear Jake, my name is General Spitfire, leader of the Wonderbolts. I heard that you have never seen one of our shows since your time here on Equestria. So I would like to invite you, your Pokemon and your friends to see our show today. But there is one condition attached to the tickets you will receive. I hear you are a top notch Pokemon trainer and are battling back against Team Catastrophe. Well, I would like to see how robust those skills are. So to keep your tickets, if you do come, you must battle me in a one-on-one battle. Discord has informed me of the Pokemon in your possession, and I wish to take on your Espurr. If you comply with this agreement, meet me in the Wonderbolts locker room. You should have a pass to do so also in the envelope. Hope to see you at our show and hope for that battle. Signed, General Spitfire."
"Wait, Spitfire has a Pokemon and is challenging you to a Pokemon battle if you use these tickets." Said Twilight
"Looks like it and she already chose the Pokemon she wishes for me to use." Said Jake
"Who cares, we get to see the Wonderbolts in the best seats of the Wonderbolts' Stadium. We can't accept her offer and not go." Said Rainbow
"Rainbow, if you weren't paying attention to Jake. The tickets are only usable if Jake doesn't accept to battle Spitfire. So altogether it's Jake's choice if we go." Said Twilight
"I see no reason why we shouldn't go. It would be fun to see the Wonderbolts. But I don't understand how Spitfire has a Pokemon." Said Jake
"No worries, that's why I'm here." Said Discord
"Ok, Discord, explain away." Said Jake
"You see before you came Jake. Celestia wanted a way to fight back against Team Catastrophe. So she chose a select few to take Pokemon and train them. Spitfire happened to be one of those ponies, because of being a General in the Wonderbolts." Said Discord
"I guess that would explain why Celestia had a team of Pokemon and how she gave the mane six and me Pokemon when I first met her." Said Jake
"It does help, but who else has Pokemon, Discord." Said Twilight
"Sorry, I can't give out that information because it happens to be sensitive in nature." Said Discord
"Well, I guess we'll just find out as times continues." Said Jake
"So are we going to see the Wonderbolts." Said Rainbow
"I see no reason why not." Said Jake
"Hooray!" Rainbow flipped through the air and hugged Jake. "Oh thank you, Jake."
"Hey, no problem Rainbow." Said Jake
***
Twilight's balloon landed on the clouds of the cloud city of Cloudsdale. The others happily jumped out of the basket. Jake, on the other hand, wasn't too sure about it all yet. Twilight could see Jake wasn't getting out of the balloon basket.
"Jake it's fine. The cloud walking spell will let you walk on the clouds like a Pegasus." Said Twilight
"But I don't understand how a city can even stand on clouds let alone me." Said Jake
"Jake darling, look at me. I'm not a Pegasus, and I'm fine on the clouds." Said Rarity
"Yeah partner, Twilight's spell works fine." Said Applejack
"Don't worry Jake, if you fall I'll just catch you." Said Rainbow
"I still don't know." Said Jake
"No worries I got this." Said Discord
Discord snapped his fingers and Jake began to float up into the air. Discord pulled one of his eagle claw fingers to himself. Jake floated out of the basket and Discord snapped his fingers again, and Jake fell, but instead of falling through the air, he was on a white puffy cloud. Jake slowly got up and got to his feet.
"There, I got him out and onto the clouds." Said Discord
"How do you feel, Jake?" Asked Twilight
"Fine, considering a second ago, I swore I would plummet to my death. Sorry for doubting your skills Twilight, but when I think of clouds, I think of water vapor." Said Jake
"No problem, you're still not used to all the things that make Equestria magical." Said Twilight
"Yeah like how a city can be built right on top of clouds." Said Jake
"So now that we got Jake out of the basket, can we go see the Wonderbolts now." Said Rainbow
"I don't see what the rush is, Rainbow. We have tickets, so we have spots to watch the show." Said Jake
"I know that, but if we get there early, the Wonderbolts might be out practicing, and I can watch them." Said Rainbow
The group looked at each other before proceeding through the clouds to the city. But Jake was having a hard time still accepting that he wouldn't fall through the clouds to his death. So Twilight walked next to him to calm his nerves. After a while, Jake found his footing in the clouds and left his nervousness behind him. They proceed into the city, and Jake took in all the sights as they walked. A few pegasi stopped and watched the group, but went about their business after a while. After a while of walking, they reached a large round arena with a large sign on it reading, 'Wonderbolts' Stadium.'
"Impressive reminds me of a race track." Said Jake
"Well, the Wonderbolts do hold races here that ponies can come and watch." Said Twilight
"So flying stunts, acrobatics, and racing, that seems like one crazy job." Said Jake
"Not mention that the Wonderbolts are a militant outfit. If Princess Celestia needed them to fight a battle or war, she could call upon them for support." Said Twilight
"Man, that's life." Said Jake
"Yeah, and because of such a life, only the best pegasi across Equestria can join. I'm still working on my flying skills so that one day I can join." Said Rainbow
"Well, since we're here and looking at the outside of a building is boring. Let's go see our seats." Said Jake
The other nodded, and they headed to the ticket collection. The group showed their tickets and a Solar Guard took them up to the box seats. The box seats were inside a room with large glass windows. It gave the best view of the whole arena. Jake had asked the guard before he left to where the Wonderbolts locker room was. The guard told Jake the instructions and left. Rainbow just pressed her face up against the window as she looked outside.
"So AWESOME!" Said Rainbow
"These are some excellent seats." Said Jake
"Reckoning to keep them you have to battle Spitfire." Said Discord
"Well knowing Jake and his skills, he'll win." Said Rarity
"I don't know if I can, Rarity. Spitfire's had her Pokemon longer than I have. Not mentioning, Espurr is the only Pokemon I'm allowed to use." Said Jake
"Partner, you'll go great." Said Applejack
"Yeah and even if you do lose, will still smile for you." Said Pinkie
"Thanks, guys, now I need to go chat with Spitfire to see when she wants to hold this battle." Said Jake
"Oh, I'll come along." Said Rainbow
"I don't think that's going to work, Rainbow." Jake pulled out a card. "Unless you got one of these Rainbow, I don't believe that you can follow."
"Right, but hey tell Spitfire I say hi." Said Rainbow
"Will do." Said Jake
Jake exited the room and following the guard's advice went to the locker room.
***
Two large Solar Guards watched over the doors to the locker room. Jake walked up to them. They placed their hooves in front of the door to block him.
"No one may pass through this door but members of the Wonderbolts." Said, one guard
Jake pulled out the card and showed it to both guards. They nodded their heads and lowered their hooves. Jake thanked them and entered the door. He walked around the locker room until he found a Pegasus next to a locker. The Pegasus's coat was a gold color, and the mane was an orange color with amber stripes. The eyes were an orange color as well. The cutie mark was a capital L on fire. The Pegasus closed the locker and turned to see Jake staring.
"So you must be Jake." Said the Pegasus
"And you?" Asked Jake
"Names Spitfire, General Spitfire."
"Oh so your Spitfire, and yes, I'm Jake."
The two shook hand and hoof.
"Glad to see you took my offer. I beat Rainbow went crazy when she learned about the tickets." Said Spitfire
"Yeah, she sure did. She sure loves you guys, and I'll see why today. Oh and Rainbow says hi." Said Jake
"Well, tell her hi as well. So I bet you're here to talk about our battle to fulfill the payment for the tickets." Said Spitfire
"Yeah, so when do you want to hold it." Said Jake
"Right here at Wonderbolts' Stadium at halftime. You see I've heard your impressive, and I want to see for myself. As Discord told you, I was one of the few who was chosen to train a Pokemon for the fight against Team Catastrophe. So I did just that to be ready to fight. Of course, they never attacked Cloudsdale, and by the time I got to the battle, they left. But it seems you've placed yourself as one of their top enemies with beating two of their commanders. So after hearing that, I want to see how strong you truly are." Said Spitfire
"I see, so why just one Pokemon for this battle." Said Jake
"That's all I got. Since the Wonderbolts are mostly a sports team to entertain the masses of ponies, I couldn't train more than one Pokemon. So did you bring the Pokemon I wanted to fight up against." Said Spitfire
"Yeah I did, I brought my Espurr." Said Jake
"Perfect, now the battle will be held at halftime. We usually have bands or other stuff entertain our guests, but I think a Pokemon battle between you and me should do the trick. I'll have a guard get you ready before our halftime." Said Spitfire
"Alright, sounds like a plan." Said Jake
"Glad to hear and oh, don't hold back. Give me everything you got." Said Spitfire
"Don't worry I'll be giving it my all." Said Jake
The two shook hand and hoof again, and Jake could see the spark of battle in Spitfire's eyes and Spitfire could see it in Jake's eyes.
"Well, I have to get dressed for the show today. I do hope you enjoy." Said Jake
"I'll try." Said Jake
He turned around and left the locker room. I think this is going to be an interesting battle. He went up to the chamber to watch the Wonderbolts perform their show.
***
Jake leaned up against a wall as he held Espurr's Poke Ball. He had enjoyed watching the show. He could see why Rainbow loved the Wonderbolts so much. After a while of watching and Rainbow explaining most of the tricks, a guard came up and got Jake. His friends wished him luck and went down to the gate to wait to enter the packed arena. He sighed as he got himself ready for the match. Then he heard the announcer start to talk to the crowd.
"Welcome ponies and lovers of the Wonderbolts. Let me hear you scream!" The crowd screamed out as told. "Perfect today we have a special halftime for all of you. For your viewing pleasure, we have for you a Pokemon battle. Let me hear you scream!" The crowd roared with excitement. "Now that's what I wanted to hear. So let's meet our contestants. First up is the new pony on the block. He comes from an entirely different world than ours. So lets here it for Equestria's one and only human, Jake the Pokemon Trainer."
Jake smiled as he walked out to the scream ponies. He waved at them. So this is what it feels like to have fans screaming your name. I think I could get used to something like this. Jake reached the place he was supposed to stand for the battle.
"His opponent is a force of nature. We all know her and lover her. So let's give a scream for the one and only, General Spitfire of the Wonderbolts." Said the announcer
Jake looked at the gate until he looked up and saw three smoke trails coming down. Had to give a flashy entrance, huh, Spitfire. The pegasi split off from Spitfire and did a few tricks with her, and they flew up, and fireworks exploded around them as they split off. Spitfire came down and landed on her spot.
"Hello, everypony!" Said Spitfire
The crowd cheered loudly for Spitfire as she waved at them all.
"I welcome you all to our halftime program. So as our announcer said, we will be having a Pokemon battle. So I do hope you enjoy it. And also make sure to scream as loud as you can for the Pokemon. Let them hear you scream." Said Spitfire
The crowd went up in an uproar once again.
"You sure can get a crowd fired up, Spitfire." Said Jake
"Comes with the job, have to make sure the crowds pleased otherwise what's the point of having a show." Said Spitfire
"Good point." Said Jake
"So here are the rules, each side can only use one Pokemon each. The battle will end when one sides Pokemon can no longer fight. So without further ado, let's see some Pokemon." Said the announcer
Spitfire took out her Poke Ball and activated it. She threw it up in the air, and it opened up.
"Come on out, Talonflame." Said Spitfire
Just as Spitfire said, the Pokemon that appeared out of the Poke Ball was a Talonflame
"Talonflame."
So her Pokemon is a Tolanflame. Well, I'm up for a fierce fight considering a Talonflame is the fully evolved form of Fletchling. Jake pulled his Pokedex to get some information on Talonflame.
"Talonflame the Scorching Pokemon and the evolved form of Fletchinder. In the fever of an exciting battle, it showers embers from the gaps between its feathers and takes to the air."
"Interesting to see you have a Talonflame. And might I add it looks well trained." Said Jake
"Thank you Jake, so why not show the crowd what my majestic bird will face." Said Spitfire
Jake pulled his Poke Ball and tossed it out. "You're up, Espurr. Let's show Spitfire what a Psychic Type can do."
The Poke Ball popped open and out came Espurr.
"Espurr."
"The battle will be between Espurr and Talonflame. So without any further delays, let's battle!" Said the announcer
Jake threw on his Aura Reader and activated it, while Spitfire twisted the lens of her goggles. So her Aura Reader is her flight goggles, now that is cool. But I need to watch it with her. Espurr has no Electric Type moves, as of yet, and Talonflame is both a Flying and Fire Type Pokemon.
"Spitfire, since this is your stadium and your fans. How about you take first move." Said Jake
"Don't mind if I do. Talonflame, Aerial Ace." Said Spitfire
Talonflame went high into the air before starting to descend towards Espurr. As it flew down, it caught speed and soon wind formed around it. Jake waited for the right moment to give his command to Espurr when he saw Talonflame make it to the ground. It started to head towards his Pokemon.
"Espurr, show Talonflame your Psyshock." Said Jake
Espurr placed her hands together and charged a dark orb before sending at Talonflame. As it went towards Talonflame, the sphere split into three different attacks and barrelled right into Talonflame.
"Barrel roll out of that attack." Talonflame broke off Aerial Ace and used the speed to barrel roll out of the assault. "Now strike with Flame Charge."
Talonflame sped towards Espurr once again and ignited on fire. It struck Espurr and flew up. Espurr slid back and shook off the attack. Damn that was clever. Hm, so it seems she might have taught Talonflame some of the tricks she knows as a Wonderbolt.
"Did you see that?" Asked Rainbow
"It sure was impressive." Said Applejack
"Spitfire used Aerial Ace to boost her Talonflame's speed so that when Espurr attacked, it allowed Talonflame to get out of the assault. Then afterward, attack Espurr again. Spitfire sure has trained Talonflame well." Said Twilight
"That's just the tip of the iceberg with Spitfire. Her Talonflame is trained using stunts that the Wonderbolts use. In turn, Jake is going to have to change his battle tactics to fight Spitfire." Said Discord
The ponies looked down at Jake.
"How are you doing, Espurr?" Asked Jake
"Es, Espurr."
"Alright then, Espurr, Calm Mind." Said Jake
Espurr closed her eyes she settled her mind. Then a flash of energy came off of Espurr. Since most of Espurr's psychic attacks are special class attacks, Calm Mind will give me a boost. But Spitfire is no common opponent, so I'm going to have to think of a different way of attaching her Talonflame. Jake stood ready as did Espurr.
"Talonflame, use Flame Charge once again." Said Spitfire
Talonflame soared towards Espurr and ignited on fire.
"Reflect." Said Jake
Espurr placed a shield around itself just as Talonflame landed the attack. But even with Reflect, Espurr was pushed back by the assault. But didn't lose as much health as the first time Flame Charge hit Espurr.
"Ok Espurr, I think it's finally time we show Spitfire what we can do. First off start with Double Team." Said Jake
Espurr began to create copies of itself, and the copies produced copies. In turn, Espurrs covered the field, and only one was the real Espurr.
"Now all of you, Psyshock." Said Jake
Each Espurr began to charge a dark sphere of energy, though they were just copying the real Espurr. Spitfire smiled as the Espurrs released the attack.
"Interesting, but no dice with me. Agility." Said Spitfire
Talonflame began to take the skies and suddenly sped up. Espurr's attack was useless as Talonflame was too fast. Jake growled as Talonflame just sped around him.
"Now, Aerial Ace." Said Spitfire
With the speed boost of Agility in play, Talonflame came quickly back to the ground and started to bash through each copy of Espurr until only one Espurr stood, the original. Spitfire smiled as she gave her next order to Talonflame.
"Agility once again." Said Spitfire
Talonflame again soared through the skies becoming that much faster. Damn, Talonflame's speed grown thanks to those two Agility boosts. Fine, if Spitfire wants to play that way, then I'll play the same way to.
"Espurr, Calm Mind." Said Jake
Espurr closed her eyes and Spitfire smirked as she had everything in play.
"Brave Bird." Said Spitfire
Talonflame soared high into the sky before using its new found speed to launch itself back down. Jake realized he played right into Spitfire's trap. Shoot! Talonflame started to collect energy around itself and dust as well. Talonflame was heading right for the ground, but before Talonflame hit, it shot itself at Espurr. As it did, the energy around it sparked, and a blue energy covered Talonflame. It sped right towards Espurr and right as Epsurr finished Calm Mind, Brave Bird struck, breaking right through Reflect and causing massive damage to Espurr. Espurr went flying back and came to a rolling stop just in front Jake. Damn! Talonflame landed in front of Spitfire as static came off of its body.
"That was so AWESOME!" Said Rainbow
"Yes, Spitfire is proving to be a skilled opponent for Jake." Said Rarity
"I'm not if sure Jake can win this one." Said Applejack
"Discord, what's with the static coming off of Talonflame." Said Twilight
"That's the after effect of Brave Bird. You see Brave Bird is a powerful move for a Flying Type Pokemon to achieve, but to fully use it comes at a cost. You see a Pokemon who completes and hits with Brave Bird will find that they must endure a recoil. But by the look of Talonflame, it seems Spitfire trained Talonflame to shrug it off like nothing." Said Discord
The ponies looked down as Jake helped Espurr to her feet.
"How are you doing girl?" He asked
"Es, Espurr."
"Glad to hear that you're ok." Jake paused as he looked at Talonflame. "I'm not sure what to do anymore, Espurr. Spitfire's Talonflame is well trained. The attacks I ordered you to use, didn't even make contact and Talonflame has hit you already three times. I'm not sure if I can even win this battle. I don't want to push you anymore after taking that Brave Bird. So tell me, do you want to continue to fight or want to give up this fight. I won't hate if you choose not to fight. So Espurr what's your choice because I don't want to push you to fight anymore if you don't want to battle."
Espurr looked at Jake and back at Talonflame and Spitfire. It looked back up at Jake and then walked back onto the battlefield. It stood ready to fight as it looked back at Jake
"Es, Espurr, Es."
"Ok then, back to the fight then." Said Jake
"Jake, you sure do have a strong bond with your Pokemon. I like that about you. I heard how you let Espurr choose whether or not to continue the fight. That shows the real bond between Pokemon and trainer. I will say this. You are a Wonderbolt in my eyes. We Wonderbolts have to look out for each other and know when one can't go on any longer. But this is still a battle, and one of us has to win, so let's continue our fight." Said Spitfire
"Thank you Spitfire, and I agree. One of us will win, and it will be Espurr and me." Said Jake
"Espurr."
"A heart of a warrior, huh, now I understand what Celestia sees in you. Ok then, let's see what you got. Give it to me Jake, give it all to me." Said Spitfire
But before Jake could give his command a glow took over Espurr. The crowd was silent as the light shined across the stadium.
"Folks what you are seeing is the evolution of Pokemon." Said the announcer
Soon the light exploded off Espurr and now stood a new Pokemon.
"Meowstic."
"Espurr you evolved into a Meowstic that's great." Said Jake
"Amazing, simply amazing, it seems your bond with Espurr allowed her to evolve." Said Spitfire
"Oh just look how cute she is. The last time we saw a Meowstic was when Quantum showed up. Oh, I hope Jake will let me look at her up close. I could make so many designs from the beauty of Espurr." Said Rarity
Jake removed his Pokedex and pointed it at Meowstic.
"Meowstic the Constraint Pokemon and evolved form of Espurr. When in danger, it raises its ears and releases enough psychic power to grind a 10-ton truck to dust."
"Alright Mewostic, you ready to show everybody what you got." Said Jake
"Meow, Meowstic."
"So let's first go with Confusion." Said Jake
Meowstic raised her ears and as she closed her eyes. When the ears reached full height, strange eyeball patterns appeared. They began to glow as psychic energy was sent straight at Talonflame. Talonflame was hit with it and shrugged it off as Meowstic lowered her ears and opened her eyes.
"Now that's power, Talonflame let's not let them get the upper hand. Aerial Ace." Said Spitfire
Talonflame flew high in the air and came down with wind forming around it. Jake watched as Talonflame missed the ground and came speeding at Meowstic. I hope this gamble works.
"Meowstic take that attack." Meowstic braced herself and took the full attack, and just as Talonflame was going up, Jake gave his order. "Grab onto Talonflame and go for a ride."
Meowstic took hold of Talonflame and went soaring into the sky.
"Confusion and don't let up." Said Jake
Meowstic hooked herself around Talonflame's neck and began to attack with Confusion.
"Get Meowstic off of you." Said Spitfire
Talonflame began to fly like crazy trying to break loose of Meowstic as Meowstic hit Talonflame with a continual barrage of Confusions. Soon the attacks were taking effect, and Jake smiled. Well, that gamble paid off.
"Meowstic jump off and use Psychic on yourself to lower yourself back to the ground." Said Jake
Meowstic let go and created a blue aura around itself and landed safely to the ground. Talonflame, on the other hand, was now just flying out of control, clearly showing it was confused.
"Now Psychic Talonflame back to the ground." Said Jake
Meowstic concentrated her power around Talonflame and wiped Talonflame down to the ground. Talonflame struck the ground and slowly got up. Jake pointed at Talonflame and gave his final order.
"Charge Beam." Said Jake
Electricity spun around the ears of Meowstic as it started to charge in the middle of her ears. Then when it was complete, Meowstic let the attack go and a beam of electricity went straight towards Talonflame.
"Talonflame, take to the air." Said Spitfire
But Talonflame was too exhausted from Meowstic's Confusion and being smashed into the ground with Psychic. So Spitfire could only watch as Meowstic's Charge Beam struck Talonflame. Charge Beam shocked Talonflame hard before Talonflame fell to the floor, unconscious and no longer able to fight. The crowd was silent until a massive cheer went out.
"That's it, folks. The battle is over. Jake and Meowstic are the winners. So let them hear you scream." Said the announcer
"Yes, we won!" Jake ran up and picked up Meowstic. "You did it, girl, you won, and you evolved."
"Meow, Meowstic."
Jake hugged her and placed her on his shoulders so they could wave to the crowd. Spitfire walked up to Talonflame as it got itself up. She stroked its head.
"It's ok boy, I know we wanted to win. But you did great. I couldn't ask for a better Pokemon partner." Said Spitfire
"Talon, Talonflame."
Jake walked up to Spitfire and outstretched a hand to her.
"Thank you, Spitfire, for the great battle." Said Jake
Spitfire took his offer. She placed her hoof in his open palm. "You bet."
The two shook as they both waved to the crowd as they continued to cheer for them both and the great Pokemon battle they all witnessed.
***
"Best day ever!" Said Dash
"Yeah, today was pretty great. What do you think, Meowstic?" Said Jake
"Meowstic."
"Glad to see another one of your Pokemon evolved, Jake." Said Twilight
"Thanks." Said Jake
After Jake had won the battle, he returned and showed off Mewostic. Of course, Rarity got up and personal and started to look over Meowstic. She smiled as she began to disappear into her mind of fashion. Twilight came up next while Dash was talking with Jake about the fight. Twilight wanted to get a closer look at the eye shapes that hid under Meowstic's ears. But Jake stopped her from doing it. He told her that the only way to control the immense psychic energy a Meowstic had was to keep their ears covered. Twilight felt disappointed that she couldn't get a glimpse until Meowstic moved up her ears and started to levitate things to allow Twilight a peak.
For the rest of the time, the group watched the second half, and Jake let Meowstic stay out since she deserved it and after the show had finished the group left to get to Twilight's balloon. They were nearly halfway when Jake heard his name called out to him. He turned to see Spitfire, out of uniform, come flying to him.
"Spitfire, what can I do for you?" Asked Jake
"Nothing, I came by to give you something. Jake, you proved yourself to me. Watching the way you had treated your Espurr before she evolved into a Meowstic made me think. The exact reason I wanted Discord to bring you up here is so that I could see whether or not you deserve to fight for us. I feared that you would start to turn against us and with your skill, I thought you would defeat us and rule over Equestria or even all of Eques. But through this battle, I saw your not that type of pony. You are a hero as ponies have been saying. So I wanted to give you a gift to symbolize our hopes to fight together against any foe so seeks to hurt both Pokemon and pony. Usually, I only give these out to ponies who make my team, but I guess I can make a compromise for you." Spitfire opened Jake's hand and dropped a pin in it. "This pin is the Wonderbolts team pin. Only members of the Wonderbolts are permitted to have one. So Jake welcome to the Wonderbolts. Now I wish I could stay, but I got things to do." Spitfire took to the air but looked back down at Jake. "Never be afraid to call me in, Jake. I'm ready to fight along side you the second you need help."
Spitfire took off back to the city as Jake waved goodbye. Jake then looked down at the pin. The pin was the shape of Wonderbolts symbol of a lightning bolt and a pair of wings on it. Well, I guess today got even better. Jake pocketed the pin and continued towards the balloon with the others, and Dash stood flapped staring aimlessly with her jaw wide open.
"Rainbow, you going to stay like that all day." Said Jake
"I...I...I can't believe it. I've worked my whole life to be a Wonderbolt, but you become one after just one battle with Spitfire." Said Rainbow
"What can I say, I guess I'm the best pony around," said Jake with a wink to Rainbow.
"Not funny Jake, not funny at all." Said Rainbow
"You're right, your still the best flyer. But hey, you'll join one day." Said Jake
"Yeah, I guess." Said Rainbow
The group continued as the sun began to set on yet another beautiful day.
Jake and Twilight walked in the morning hours with Braixen, Meowstic, and Mienfoo following close behind. They were on their way to the school so Jake could begin his job again, though this week was going to be different than the other weeks Jake spent teaching at the school. In the past, Jake taught with Cheerilee watching over him, but she had to make it to Manehattan for a conference that was going to take the week. So Jake was in charge of teaching, but instead of teaching what he regularly taught, he was doing something fun. Jake decided to get the class educated on the facts of Pokemon. Jake thought of the idea when he noticed the class taking a strong liking to his Pokemon partners and with the inclusion of wild Pokemon. Jake wanted to make sure the young fillies and colts had an understanding of Pokemon. Jake asked Twilight to come along just in case he needed some help with things.
"So ready to be my lovely assistant." Said Jake
"Sure am, and I think it's fun you're going to teach the kids about Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Well, with them taking an interest in Pokemon and with wild Pokemon on the loose, I want to make sure that I educated them on the matter." Said Jake
"Still this should be fun for them. A whole week of not having to learn anything that relates to the usual school curriculum. I wish I had a teacher like you, Jake, back when I was in school." Said Twilight
"I bet, but I wish I knew how fun it is to teach when I was in college. I would have switched majors from chemistry to teaching in a heart beat." Said Jake
"I So I guess you enjoy teaching." Said Twilight
"I sure do." Sad Jake
The group had finally come to a stop in front of the school house. Jake took out the keys, Cheerilee gave him and unlocked the front door. They entered, and Jake set down his bag and began to pull out papers. He set them down on the desk and then grabbed a paper and gave it to Twilight.
"What's this?" Asked Twilight
"The agenda for the day." Said Jake
"Oh." Said Twilight
Twilight took it in her magic and sat down and began to read it over as Jake sat down and made sure he had everything. He then looked over to Meowstic as she looked at him. He looked at her hard, and she kept looking at him. Jake squinted his eyes at here, and Meowstic didn't move a muscle. Twilight looked up from the document as Braixen and Mienfoo were watching Jake and Meowstic having a staring competition.
"Jake, what are you doing?" Asked Twilight
Jake sighed, "Well, I've been trying to speak to Meowstic."
"By staring at her." Said Twilight
"Well, Twilight, you see Psychic Pokemon can learn the move Telepathy. It allows Psychic Type Pokemon to speak to their trainers through our minds. I'm just surprised Meowstic doesn't have the ability." Said Jake
"Oh I have the ability, I just like watching you make stupid faces."
"What, who said that?" Asked Jake
"Said what?" Asked Twilight
"Wait," Jake went over and picked Meowstic up. "You spoke to me didn't you."
"Yes, I did." Said Meowstic
"Yes, you can use Telepathy." Said Jake
"So Meowstic can talk to you." Said Twilight
"Sure can, but now why all of a sudden did you speak to me when you evolved over three days ago." Said Jake
"Because I like watching you make a fool of yourself." Said Meowstic
She smiled as Jake just sighed. He set her down and sat back down.
"So since you can talk, I guess I can have you translate Pokemon speech." Said Jake
"That is true." Said Meowstic
"So what's the deal?" Asked Twilight
"Oh right, she isn't speaking to you. So it seems with this connection, Meowstic can translate for me what the other Pokemon are saying." Said Jake
"Wow, Meowstic can you link to me so I can hear what you say as well." Said Twilight
"Let her know Jake that I can only make one connection and that's with my trainer." Said Meowstic
"Sorry Twilight, she can't do more than the one connection. But if you ask her questions, I'll tell you the answer Meowstic gives me." Said Jake
"Oh, but still it is cool to think that Psychic Pokemon can talk through telepathically. I only know of a few unicorns who have achieved that level of magic." Said Twilight
"Who?" Asked Jake
"Oh, well unless you can build a time machine and go back in time. I would see no point of telling you." Said Twilight
"Oh, so there all dead." Said Jake
"That's right, since to achieve telepathy in a unicorn or alicorn takes a considerable amount of magic, more than the two species have to spare. So if a unicorn or alicorn tries to achieve the spell and completes it, you'll shave off half of your life span." Said Twilight
"Ouch, that's brutal." Said Jake
"At least you don't have to worry about me losing my life over this." Said Meowstic
"Well, I think we should get the classroom ready for class." Said Jake
The others nodded, and they started to get the classroom ready. After getting the classroom ready, students began to pile in but stopped to look at Meowstic. Jake let them pet and examine Meowstic, but told them not to pull on her ears as things wouldn't go so well. After a while, the bell ran, and Braixen looked outside and closed the door. Braixen nodded to Jake, and he got up to the front as Twilight got into his seat.
"Good morning class." Said Jake
"Good morning Jake." Said the class
"So to being the day, I'm going to go over a few announcements. First off as many of you saw today coming into class, my Espurr evolved into a Meowstic. You'll get plenty more time to check her out at lunch, but please remember not to try to pull her ears up. Meowstic keep their ears covered to keep their psychic abilities under control. Second off, Cheerilee won't be here this week as she has a conference she has to attend. So I'll be teaching this week with the help of Twilight. Now usually I would teach you something Cheerilee put together or something you have to learn, but I thought, for this week, we could have some fun. Personally, I don't like to sit in a classroom and teach stuff that's annoying and trust me when I say that school can be boring. I went through 12 grades of school and a year and half of college. So I've decided to teach you all something more fun. For this week you'll be learning about Pokemon. The reason is simple, many of you show love for Pokemon and I could see many of you owning and training Pokemon. But before you can do any of that, you have to understand Pokemon and the dangers that come with them. So that's what we'll be learning in class today. Now for today I'll be lecturing on some topics and tomorrow we'll be outside, and I'll demonstrate Pokemon moves. Then I'll give you all a chance to fight with Pokemon. So I think that covers my announcements." Jake pulled the papers and gave them to Twilight. "What you are getting from Twilight is a packet of all the information for this week. Don't lose that packet or I'll have to give you a zero for this assignment. Cheerilee and I have decided this will either boost your grade as extra credit or do nothing. So if you want the extra credit help, I recommend you know where this paper is at all times." Twilight came back and sat back down. "So let's open to page one and begin." Jake pulled a packet for himself and flipped the page as did Twilight. "So you can see on this page we have here are the collection of all Pokemon and the types of each Pokemon can be."
Jake looked to see Apple Bloom's hoof go up.
"Yes, Apple Bloom." Said Jake
"Are there truly 802 Pokemon." Said, Apple Bloom
"Yes, there are. You see many different regions comprise the world of Pokemon. Some Pokemon you can only find in those areas. For instance, you can only find Braixen in the Kalos Region." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
"Now this number doesn't include Pokemon that have Mega Evolution forms and Alolan Forms of certain Pokemon. But it does include regular Pokemon and legendary Pokemon." Said Jake
Another student raised their hoof for Jake.
"Yes." Said Jake
"What's Mega Evolution?" Asked the student
"Good question, and don't worry I'll go through the others as well. You see Mega Evolution is a particular evolution that occurs in selective Pokemon." Jake pulled his necklace with the Key Stone on it. "In my hand is a Key Stone, one part of Mega Evolution. The other part is what is called a Mega Stone. The trainer must have a Key Stone and the Pokemon a Mega Stone to even begin Mega Evolution. But the other important step why it is so hard is that the Pokemon and trainer must have a bond with each other. Only with all of those combined can you achieve Mega Evolution. Sorry, I can't show you it right now, but the second I can, I'll make sure to show you all." Jake took a breath of fresh air before continuing. "Now average Pokemon are like Braixen, Meowstic, and Mienfoo. Alolan Form Pokemon are Pokemon that reside in a particular region, but when they appeared on the islands of the Alolan Region, they took on different forms. If I happen to capture or come upon an Alolan Form Pokemon, I'll make sure to bring it. Now to the last category, Legendary Pokemon. Legendary Pokemon are unbelievable powerful and the hardest Pokemon to even find."
Sweetie's hoof went into the air.
"Question, Sweetie Belle." Said Jake
"Can you tell us about a Legendary Pokemon." Said Sweetie
"I would love to hear about some Legendary Pokemon as well." Said Twilight
"Ok, since it is impossible I'll ever catch a Legendary Pokemon, I guess we can talk about." Jake paused to think of a story to tell. "Ok, one of the many Legendaries that roam the world of Pokemon is Arceus. He is the god of all Pokemon. People believe he was the creator of their world. Another is the mighty Giratina who resides in the Distortion World. He pretty much is the Pokemon version of my worlds devil. Let me think, oh another is the great Mew. Mew is considered to be the first Pokemon. It can learn any move you wish to teach it. So those happen to be a few of the many Legendary Pokemon. Now let's get into what I'm going to show today. Today I'm going to teach you all the Pokemon Types." Jake faced the board and began to write. "There are eighteen distinct types of Pokemon. They are, Normal, Fire, Water, Grass, Electric, Ice, Fighting, Poison, Ground, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Ghost, Dragon, Dark, Steel, and Fairy."
"We have to memorize them all." Said a student
Jake turned back around. "I know it does seem crazy, but yes. You must know the types so you can use their weaknesses against them. The reason it's important is that some Pokemon aren't just one type. You see many Pokemon can have dual types. My Kirlia, for example, is a Psychic and Fairy Type. Another reason you must know Pokemon Types is because certain types are better at fighting others. For example, when facing up against Gengar, a Ghost, and Poison Type Pokemon, you wouldn't want to go with a Normal Type as Normal Type moves won't do a thing. You could go with a Psychic Type, but you play the risk of losing because Ghost Type moves are super effective against Psychic Types even if a Psychic-Type move is super effective against Poison Types." Said Jake
Apple Bloom once again rose her hoof.
"But you said some Pokemon have dual types, how does knowin' these Pokemon Types help with that." Said, Apple Bloom
"Good question because you can use a Pokemon that is effective against both types. For example, Paras is a Grass and Bug Type Pokemon. If I didn't know that, I couldn't play the best Pokemon for the situation. But with that knowledge, I know that they are both weak to Fire-Type Pokemon so forth, I would send out Braixen to fight Paras and have her attack with one of her fire moves to cause four times the damage to Paras." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
"So the importance of knowing types is the basis of Pokemon if you don't know the types of Pokemon. You won't make it as a trainer. Every trainer must are aware of their Pokemon Types and how to use them to their fullest capacities. Now let's start talking about weaknesses and moves that aren't going to deal any damage at all to certain Pokemon."
For the rest of the time up to lunch, Jake spoke about Pokemon Types. He made sure to place plenty of examples and stop when students weren't getting the material or just needed to catch up. Jake got plenty of question and happily answered them. He continued to teach until the lunch and recesses bell went off. The class grabbed their lunches and ran outside with Jake, his Pokemon, and Twilight following close behind. Twilight and Jake found a bench to sit on and pulled out their lunches. Jake got his Pokemon their food and set it out for them.
"You know Jake. I'm happy you let me come. Listening to you today expanded my knowledge of Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Glad I could expand your knowledge." Said Jake
"I'm just surprised those kids got it." Said Meowstic
"Well, kids are like sponges Meowstic, they'll suck information right up. Plus if they want to be trainers they'll have to understand this stuff backward and forwards." Said Jake
"True." Said Twilight
They continued to eat lunch until Jake saw Fluttershy coming up with her saddlebags attached to her.
"Hey Fluttershy, what are you doing here?" Asked Jake
"Oh, I came by to give you something." Said Fluttershy
"What?" Asked Jake
Fluttershy opened her saddlebags and pulled out an egg.
"You're giving Jake an egg." Said Twilight
"Not just any egg, Twilight. The egg in Fluttershy's hooves is a Pokemon egg." Said Jake
The egg was white with green spots over it. Jake took it in his hands and held it.
"Pokemon egg, well I guess that's why Audino was checking it." Said Fluttershy
"So where did you find it Fluttershy?" Asked Twilight
"Oh, Harry my bear friend found it. He saw a snake trying to eat it, so he scared the snake away and brought me the egg. That's when Audino took it and began to use her feelers on it. I was thinking of keeping it, but with all my animal friends, many of which like the taste of eggs, I decided not to. So I decided that you should have it, Jake." Said Fluttershy
"Well, thank you Fluttershy. I'll have to visit Audino with Meowstic to see how long until it hatches the Pokemon inside." Said Jake
"What's that Jake?"
Jake saw the CMC come walking up to him.
"This is a Pokemon egg, girls. You see when Pokemon are born. They are born as eggs." Said Jake
"Like how a baby chicken is born." Said, Apple Bloom
"Right, so when a chicken lays an egg, you have to wait for the egg to hatch and then out comes the baby chick. The same goes for Pokemon." Said Jake
"So what will hatch from it?" Asked Scootaloo
"That's the mystery we'll just have to wait to solve." Said Jake
"So how long will it take?" Asked Sweetie
"I'm not sure, but with Fluttershy's Audino, I should get a rough estimate on how long before a new Pokemon comes into this world." Said Jake
"Cool." Said the CMC together
Jake chuckled but could see Meowstic was acting off. She was scanning the around them and seemed on edge.
"Meowstic, you ok girl." Said Jake
"Something's not right. I feel like something is coming towards us." Said Meowstic
Jake raised his eyebrow to Meowstic but saw Braixen was also on edge as was Mienfoo. Then Jake felt it, something watching him. Then on cue, the whole school went silent.
"Twilight use your magic to get the kids next to us. I got a feeling were about to have unexpected guests." Said Jake
"Right." Said Twilight
Twilght used her magic to teleport all the kids together, and she counted to make sure she got them all. Just as she finished, Braixen wiped her stick out, and Jake gave the egg to Fluttershy. A gray smoke started to form around the school. The school kids got close to each other and shivered as they knew who was here. Then the smoke turned into human figures.
"Team Catastrophe." Said Twilight
"What are they doing here?" Asked Fluttershy
"I'm not sure." Said Jake
But something was different, and Jake could tell. Five Team Catastrophe members surrounded him but none of them attacked or sent out Pokemon. Instead, they stood silent and looked at the group.
"Why are they just standing there like statues. I thought they would have attacked by now." Said Twilight
"Twilight." Said Fluttershy
Fluttershy pointed to an area as black smoke started to come out. Once inside the circle, it formed into a new character, one that Jake, Fluttershy or Twilight had never seen before. This one was human in nature but covered in armor, and instead of gray smoke, the smoke was black as coal. The eyes of the smoke figure were as red as the devil's eyes. The armored human scanned the place and laid its eyes on the egg.
"Give me that egg," said the figure in a demonic voice.
Jake got in front of Fluttershy as Fluttershy placed the egg in her saddlebags. "Not in your lifetime buddy. But since we need some introductions here, mind telling us what or who you are."
"I am one of the Elite Guard to Team Catastrophe Elite Izzy." Said the Elite Guard
"Izzy." Said Jake
"Yes you may know of Commander Kitty and Foxy, but they are underlings compared to Team Catastrophe Elite Izzy. I am one of his personally trained guards he chose from the Team Catastrophe grunts that you have faced before. I am known to all Team Catastrophe members as upper class." Said the Elite Guard
"I guess that explains why the other Team Catastrophe members are just standing like statues." Said Jake
"Yes, for I am in command of them. Now give me the egg, and I won't cause you any more problems." Said the Elite Guard
"If you want it so bad, you'll have to go through me." Said Jake
"As you wish, we shall have a one-on-one Pokemon battle. If you win, I'll let you keep the egg and leave this place. But you lose, you will turn over the egg to me." Said the Elite Guard
"Ok, then let's battle." Said Jake
"Before we battle, you must choose who to use." Said the Elite Guard
"Ok, Braixen your up, girl." Braixen walked forward. "Mienfoo and Meowstic, you watch over the kids and Pokemon egg with Twilight and Fluttershy."
"Ok." Said Meowstic
"Mienfoo."
"You ready Braixen."
"Braixen."
"Now I'll show you my Pokemon, and so forth our battle begins. Go Gyarados." Said the Elite Guard
He threw a Poke Ball and out came a giant water serpent creature. It roared at the top of its lungs and caused Braixen to back up. Great, a Water and Flying Type Pokemon. This battle just got a whole lot harder to win with me being at a significant disadvantage.
"Now that our Pokemon are on the field let the battle begin." Said the Elite Guard
"Yes, let the battle begin," Said Jake throwing on his Aura Reader
"Twilight isn't Jake at a disadvantage here." Said Fluttershy
"Sadly yes, I believe that Pokemon is Gyarados. If I remember right, it is a Water and Flying Type." Said Twilight
Fluttershy removed her Pokedex and pointed it at Gyarados.
"Gyarados the Atrocious Pokemon and evolved form of Magikarp. When Magikarp evolves into Gyarados, its brain cells undergo a structural transformation. It is said that this transformation is to blame for this Pokémon's wildly violent nature."
"Gyarados, attack with Hydro Pump." Said the Elite Guard
"Braixen, Protect." Said Jake
Gyarados closed its mouth before firing a high-velocity jet of water at Braixen. Braixen wiped out her stick and placed up a shield just as the attack struck. Braixen gripped her stick with both hands as Jake gritted his teeth together. If Hydro Pump is that powerful, I hate to see any other water attack. Ok, I'm going to have to play it safe here but at the same time hard. Braixen is not going to last long against water based attacks.
"Gyarados, Rain Dance." Said the Elite Guard
Gyarados began to dance around, and soon clouds began to form overhead before the rain started to come down. Even better. Twilight placed a spell up to protect the kids, her, Meowstic, Mienfoo, and Fluttershy from the rain. But she could see Jake and Braixen becoming soaked with rain.
"Braixen, Psybeam." Said Jake
Braixen dropped her shield and spun her stick around to cast a blast of multicolor energy. It Gyarados, but only did only slight damage. The Elite Guard chuckled at the weak attempt to harm his Pokemon.
"If that's all the Braixen has to offer, then that egg is mine. Unless you wish to surrender now and let me take it off your hands." Said the Elite Guard
"No way, I won't you the chance to hurt the Pokemon that will hatch from that egg. Braixen may have the disadvantage in this fight, but that won't stop us." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
"Fine then Gyarados will teach why you don't mess with an Elite Guard to Izzy. First off, let's raise some of your stats, Gyarados. Use Dragon Dance." Gyarados roared as a red, and pink aura covered itself before disappearing. "Now Dragon Rage."
Gyarados closed its mouth before releasing a torrent of blue flames.
"Dodge." Said Jake
Braixen rolled out of the way, but when she tried to get up, she slipped. Jake looked down to see the land was getting muddy from all the rain. The Elite Guard also saw this and gave his next order.
"Show no mercy with Hydro Pump." Said the Elite Guard
The Gyarados turned to Braixen as she tried to get up. It closed its mouth before releasing another salvo of water. Braixen got her footing but was hit with the water attack, dealing massive damage. She went sliding back, being covered in more mud and making it hard for her to move. Damn, if Braixen takes any other water attack, she'll lose. Jake rubbed his wet hair as he watched Braixen get up and try to get her footing.
"Ha, so this is the great human I've heard so much from Kitty and Foxy. You're not worth my time, so I'll be taking that egg now. Gyarados, end it with Hydro Pump once again." Said the Elite Guard
I need to think of something quick or else. Jake thought, quickly, as Gyarados prepared to fire its Hydro Pump. Jake then got an idea that might just win him the battle. But the only downfall was if Braixen could handle his plan.
"Protect." Said Jake
Braixen wiped out her stick and placed a shield as Gyarados fired its attack at her. The water bashed against the shield and Braixen was safe from the assault of water.
"Braixen let's end this rain, Sunny Day." Said Jake
Braixen raised her wand to the sky and fired a spark. The attack exploded into a bright flash that brought back the sun and dried the land. Braixen walked back to Jake brushing the mud from her coat. When I get home, I'll clean you right up, Braixen. But now it is time to fight back.
"I do not fear your sun. Gyarados, use your second to last Hydro Pump." Said the Elite Guard
"Braixen use the power of this sun and use Flamethrower." Said Jake
Gyarados closed its mouth, and Braixen charged the end of her stick. The two fired off their attacks, and they met in the middle. The Elite Guard began to laugh at the situation.
"If this is your big plan to defeat me, it's worthless. Fire attacks don't do squat to my Gyarados." Said the Elite
"Who said I was hoping for a win. You see basic science tells me that when you heat water to a hundred degrees, you make steam. So when a Flamethrower powered up Sunny Day and a Hydro Pump decreased by Sunny Day tells me I'm going to get steam." Jake paused as steam started to fill the battlefield. "Well, I guess science is right again."
The battlefield was clouded in steam as the ponies on the outside with Meowstic, and Mienfoo watched.
"Impressive tactic." Said Twilight
"But what's his plan with the steam now." Said Fluttershy
"Your plan is to cover the field in steam, what a worthless idea." Said the Elite Guard
"Yes it does seem worthless, but it quite hard to hit your opponent if hidden from view. Now Braixen, Double Team." Braixen began to split into copies. "Let's show our friend what we can do. Attack with Scratch."
The Braixens started to run towards Gyarados. They jumped around hidden by the steam. Gyarados roared out as the real Braixen kept striking blow after blow onto Gyarados. The Elite Guard growled and decided he had enough of this nonsense.
"Twister." Said the Elite Guard
Gyarados used its tail to start to form a twister to take away the cover and destroy the Braixen copies only leaving the real one in front of Jake.
"Now Psychic." Said Jake
Braixen concentrated on Gyarados, and soon her eyes went blue, and blue aura covered Gyarados. Braixen raised her stick high to the sky and then brought it down quickly to the ground and Gyarados came smashing down.
"Now Psyshock." Said Jake
Braixen spun her stick around creating a dark orb and sent it flying. As it flew towards Gyarados, it split into three attacks and hit Gyarados. But Jake didn't let up.
"Now Psybeam." Said Jake
Braixen spun her stick around and sent out a wave of multicolor energy. It again struck Gyarados.
"Psychic again." Said Jake
Braixen covered Gyarados in a blue aura and lifted him into the air before smashing him down again.
"Now how about we show you what a Fir Type can do. Let's finish it with a fire move Braixen, go Fire Blast." Said Jake
Braixen held her stick tight with both hands as the tip burst into flames. Braixen roared as she charged all the fire in her body and sent it flying in the natural Fire Blast shape. With the boost from Sunny Day, it was stronger than a typical Fire Blast.
"And for good measures, Psyschock." Said Jake
Braixen charged yet another dark orb and sent it flying. The sphere split into three attacks and combined with the flying Fire Blast. Together the two attacks landed with a mighty explosion. Jake bit his lip as he looked at Braixen. She was breathing at an extraordinary rate. Sorry for pushing you girl, but it was all I could do to defeat Gyarados. Jake looked at the smoke and much to his relief, Gyarados was out.
"NO, how is possible! NOOOO!" Said the Elite Guard
"Thank Celestia for this battle being over." Said Jake
"Yes thank her every much." Said Twilight
"I thought I was going to faint watching Braixen lose to Gyarados." Said Fluttershy
Jake sighed but watched as Braixen started to topple over. He ran up and caught her before she fell over. He helped her keep to her feet.
"You did great girl, sorry I pushed you in the end. But you held out for my crazy plan." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
Braixen nuzzled Jake's cheek as he blushed. Meanwhile, the Elite Guard returned his Gyarados and looked at Jake. I see why Izzy finds him so fascinating to study.
"Jake this battle may be yours, but the war is not." Said the Elite Guard
"That may be, but I'm planning to put a stop to you once and for all. So you all can plan for that." Said Jake
"We'll see." Said the Elite Guard
All of Team Catastrophe members including the Elite Guard turned to smoke and disappeared. Once gone, Fluttershy went towards Braixen and pulled a medical kit from her saddlebags. Jake set Braixen down so Fluttershy could look over her. Jake sighed as ran his hands through his still damp hair. Jake then felt something strange about him and saw he was completely dry. He turned to Twilight who came walking up with his two other Pokemon.
"Quick drying spell." Said Twilight
"Thanks, Twilight and oh, Fluttershy how is Braixen." Said Jake
"Other than tired and covered in dried mud, she'll be fine." Said Fluttershy
"Braixen when we get home, I'll get all that mud off of you." Said Jake
"Braixen."
"Braixen says she'll like that." Said Meowstic
"So Jake what was your plan after you used Sunny Day." Said Twilight
"In truth Twilight, I didn't have a plan. I knew I couldn't beat Gyarados up front not with Braixen taking significant damage. I used the steam to gain the upper hand, but it all came down to whether Braixen could do non-stop attacking. I'm proud she was able to get it down." Said Jake
"Braix, Braixen."
"Now I think I could use a good break." Jake turned back to the class as they looked at him. "So class, I know today I was going to continue teaching, but I don't think I can do it. So I'm going to let school out early. For homework, I want you to look through part one of the packet and bring any questions you have tomorrow. You all can look ahead if you wish and we'll be doing part two tomorrow. Have a great rest of your day, class."
The kids looked at each other cheering in happiness. They went back into the school house and gathered their stuff and ran off to their homes. Jake chuckled as he sat down on the ground before lying down.
"You know Jake. You are impressive. If it was me fighting, up there, I think I would freeze with fear." Said Twilight
"Well, to tell the truth, I swore I was going to lose. But I knew I couldn't let that happen. So I calmed myself and knew what I had to do, even if it sucked every once of Braixen's strength to do it." Said Jake
"Well, at least we get to keep the Pokemon egg and keep it safe." Said Twilight
Jake got up as Twilight levitated the egg into his hands from Fluttershy's saddlebags. Jake held it tight in his grasp as he ran a hand over it.
"Well, now we wait to see who my new edition to my team will be." Said Jake
***
In the distance stood a well-dressed figure. The Elite Guard from the battle took form as he bowed in front of his master, Izzy. Izzy removed his glasses and started to clean them.
"Forgive me, Izzy. I have failed you." Said the Elite Guard
"No, you haven't my faithful servant. Yes, our mission was to recover the egg, and I see we failed that. But your fight was so much better than any Pokemon that can hatch from that egg. It showed me more about this human Pokemon trainer Celestia has fighting for her. That my guard is better than a lousy egg." Said Izzy
"Thank you, Izzy." Said the Elite Guard
"Now come along, I must give my report." Said Izzy
"If I may ask, Izzy. Why have you not yet attacked him? I know that you could beat him with just your Shadow Dragonite alone." Said the Elite Guard
"Becuase he isn't ready yet. You see my servant. Jake is like fine wine. You don't drink fine wine util it has aged. So why battle a trainer still growing ripe with flavor. Anyway, I'll let the girls deal with him and prepare him while I continue to watch and understand. Only by knowing your enemy forward and backward can you strike the blow that will cripple them." Said Izzy
"I understand Izzy." Said the Elite Guard
The Elite stood next to Izzy as he watched Jake pick up Braixen and begin to walk home. You continue to impress me, Jake. But just you wait, when we meet on the battlefield, I'm going to tear every living shred of hope from your body. Then when I tear the final shred of you apart, all that will be left is an empty husk of a trainer. So continue to grow stronger, because I want my battle with you to be the best I've ever had. So that when I see you fall to my feet, you'll know real power. Izzy chuckled as he and the Elite Guard disappeared into smoke as gently breeze took them both away.
Fluttershy flapped her wings as a group of squirrels climbed off her body into their tree home.
"There my little friends and make sure to be more careful. The forest can be a dangerous place." Said Fluttershy
The squirrels spoke back that they acknowledged Fluttershy's advice. They went into their home as Fluttershy took back to the ground. Audino came up to her as Fluttershy landed.
"Well, Audino, that's done for the day." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Now how about we head back to our home." Said Fluttershy
Fluttershy began to walk with Audino back to her home. It was a custom that Fluttershy visited the local forests that boarded the Everfree Forest to make sure the animals were ok. She always carried medical supplies at the ready to help at a seconds notice. She never liked to see an animal hurt. She also made sure to ask the animals how they were doing and if they needed help with anything. This morning was no different as she was returning a squirrel family after a storm that blew them from their homes. She was happy to see them finally back in their tree. But each time she placed an animal back in the wild, it hurt. Her cutie mark gave her firm connections to animals and such caused her to feel sad when animals left her. But not all animals left her as she still had Angel Bunny, Harry the bear, and Audino, her reliable Pokemon partner.
In the time Celestia gave Fluttershy, Audino, she grew a strong bond, with the Normal Type Pokemon. She trained Audino in combat from time to time, but they mostly dealt with medical needs of the others Pokemon. Audino was also helpful when it came to her animal friends needing help. She was happy to have Audino as her Pokemon. But after seeing Twilight with a new Pokemon and all of Jake's Pokemon. She thought about what it would be like to have another Pokemon. She also wondered what it would be like to have a Pokemon that can evolve. She knew Audino could never evolve and she asked herself how it might feel to see your Pokemon evolve. She knew Twilight and Jake had found that feeling. It came to Twilight when Axew evolved in Fraxure and when Jake's Fennekin evolved into Braixen, Ralts evolving into Kirlia, and Espurr evolving into Meowstic. But she as she thought about it more, she did want to find that feeling, but not at the cost of her friendship with Audino.
She looked over at the Normal Type Pokemon that walked next to her with a medical bag on her back. Audino never seemed to mind caring the medical supplies they needed when she and Fluttershy went out. Fluttershy was more than happy to place all the stuff in her saddlebags. But Audino seemed to like to carry the medical supplies. She looked at the Mega Stone bracelet Rarity made for Audino so she could wear her Mega Stone, Audinite. Fluttershy peeked her eyes down to her Key Stone bracelet around her hoof. She got from the Unowns when she and her friends visited the Crystal Temple. Since that day, she was working hard with Audino to achieve Mega Evolution. She knew to help fight back against Team Catastrophe. She had Mega Evolve her Audino. From the times that practiced to achieve Mega Evolution, Fluttershy could feel her and Audino's bond growing that much stronger. She knew that she was close to unlocking Mega Evolution.
As the two walked back to Fluttershy's cottage, they both heard loud cries of pain. Fluttershy, acting on her instinct to help an animal in need, followed the sound. Audino close behind her. They came out to a small opening and found the animal crying. The second she laid eyes on the creature, she knew it wasn't a species common to Equestria. No, it was a Pokemon, but Fluttershy didn't know which one. But she could tell it looked like a dog Pokemon. Audino approached the Pokemon and removed the medical supplies and got to work on the Pokemon. Fluttershy pulled out her Pokedex and pointed it at the dog Pokemon.
"Lillipup the Puppy Pokemon. The long hair around its face provides an amazing radar that lets it sense subtle changes in its surroundings."
"So you're a Lillipup." Said Fluttershy
"Lillipup."
Fluttershy approached the Pokemon, but it yipped in fear. Poor thing, must have been a Pokemon that escaped the Shadow Factory explosion. The poor dear is probably scared I'll hurt it. But I have to get close to look it over. Fluttershy got down low as she did with most her animal friends at times were scared. She used the tactic to make herself look less threatening, even though she as the least scary pony in her group of friends. She slowly crept towards the Lillipup, so that the Pokemon could get used to Fluttershy. When it yipped, Fluttershy backed off. She then would go at it again, and soon she was in hoof length of the Pokemon. She gently reached out on her front hooves to allow the Pokemon to smell her. She wanted to make sure the Lillipup understood that she was a friend and not a foe. Audino stayed quiet the whole time to let Fluttershy get close to the Lillipup and not hurt it.
The Lillipup took a few sniffs of Fluttershy's hoof before giving a gently lick. Fluttershy smiled as she got close to the Puppy Pokemon and stroked its head.
"See, I'm not scary. Now, let Audino and me look you over." Said Fluttershy
"Aud, Audino."
Fluttershy kept Lillipup calm as Audino checked over the Pokemon. Fluttershy's stroking seemed to calm Lillipup allowing Audino to look over the Pokemon. She pulled out a few jars of medicine and began to open them.
"Now this might sting, but it's going to be ok. The stinging only last for a short couple of seconds." Fluttershy pointed to the Pokemon food she packed just in case she ran into some wild Pokemon and if Audino needed a snack. Audino handed the bag to Fluttershy. She opened it and pulled out some of the Pokemon food. "Here, eat this, and you'll forget about the pain altogether."
From years of experience, she knew the food was an excellent way to distract animals from pain. Lillipup took a sniff of the food before taking one in its mouth. It chewed it up and swallowed before a glimmer of light shined in its eyes.
"Pup, Lilli, Lillipup."
It began to eat the rest of the food in Fluttershy's hoof. Hungery little one. She dipped her hoof back in and pulled out another pile off food, and Lillipup ate it as Audino applied the ointment in the jars to the wounds of Lillipup. The Lillipup hadn't even realized it as Audino pulled out some bandages and placed them on the Puppy Pokemon when it finished the food in Fluttershy's hoof it licked it.
"Oh your so sweet and if you look, you're all right." Said Fluttershy
The Lillipup turned to see Audino returning the medical supplies to the bag. It barked happily is got up and ran around. Fluttershy giggled at how happy it was as she allowed Audino to have some of the Pokemon food left for good work.
"You sure energetic." Said Fluttershy
"Lilli, Lillipup."
"Well, I do hope you stay out of harm's way. Let's go, Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
Fluttershy and Audino got up and left the jolly Lillipup. The Lillipup saw this and ran after them barking happily. Fluttershy stopped and looked at the Pokemon. She could see a happy smile on its face as it wagged its tail.
"Do you want to come home with me, Lillipup?" Asked Fluttershy
"Lillipup."
"Well, I was looking for another Pokemon to help around my home. What do you think, Audino, shall we take Lillipup with us?" Said Fluttershy
"Aud, Audino."
"Well, Lillpup it seems like Audino and I are in agreement. You can join us and be another Pokemon partner." Said Fluttershy
"Lilli, Lillipup."
"Well, then let's go see Jake. He should be able to give me a Poke Ball so that I can capture you." Said Fluttershy
"Lillipup."
Fluttershy smiled as she stroked Lillipup's head, but then she heard growling coming towards them. She looked up to see a large dog Pokemon with horns on its head coming towards them. Lillipup ran behind Fluttershy and shook with fear. So this strange horned dog was what attacked Lillipup. Fluttershy got her Pokedex out again and pointed it at the horned dog Pokemon.
"Houndoom the Dark Pokemon and evolved form of Houndour. In a Houndoom pack, the one with its horns raked sharply toward the back serves a leadership role. These Pokémon choose their leader by fighting among themselves."
"Hound, Houndoom."
It growled again and slowly approached the group.
"Is this the Pokemon that attack you, Lillipup." Said Fluttershy
The Lillipup shook its head as the Houndoom walked closer still growling. Fluttershy backed up with Audino and Lillipup, but the Houndoom kept walking towards them. Fluttershy backed herself up with Audino and Lillipup into a tree with the Houndoom approaching them. Fluttershy started to shake until Audino stepped in front of Fluttershy.
"Audino, you want to fight." Said Fluttershy
"Aud, Audino."
"Alright then, let's battle." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Hound, Houndoom."
Fluttershy pulled her Aura Reader out and placed it over her eye and activated it.
THe Houndoom growled before running at Audino with it teeth growing white and larger. Fluttershy wasn't sure what move it was using, but she couldn't let it hit.
"Audino, dodge." Said Fluttershy
Audino moved out of the way, and the Houndoom struck a tree as it missed its target. It got up and shook off the pain.
"Let's first lower that attack, Baby-Doll Eyes." Said Fluttershy
Audino closed her eyes before opening them up. They were vast and innocent looking. It caused Houndoom to back off a little, but the Houndoom shook itself back into the game. It then ran at Audino again, but this time, the teeth burst into flames.
"Audino, dodge again." Said Fluttershy
Audino was ready to dodge the and Houndoom knew it. Once Audino dodge, the Houndoom followed. Fluttershy was unable to help as the Houndoom found Audino's arm and bit down. An explosion followed, and the Houndoom was standing on the other side ready to attack as Audino held her arm where a set of teeth marks were.
"Audino are you ok." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Ok, let's see if it can handle this. Go, Disarming Voice." Said Fluttershy
Audino placed her hands on her mouth and sent out a salvo of hearts at Houndoom. Audino hit the Houndoom, but it wasn't ready to give up yet. It began to run to the left of Audino but then disappeared. Fluttershy and Audino looked around for it, but then Houndoom reappeared behind Audino. Fluttershy couldn't get an order out, and Houndoom gave a nice set of scratches to Audino's back. It then jumped off of Audino's back and turned back at Audino. It closed its mouth and released a Flamethrower attack. Fluttershy raised her hoof as flames consumed Audino. Once they lowered, Audino fell to her knee.
"Audino!" Said Fluttershy
Audino got back up even though she was hurt. Oh Audino what can I do. I'm not like Jake, who would have beaten this Houndoom already. Oh, I wish I could figure something out. Fluttershy closed her eyes and tried to think of something when she felt something different in her. She felt a feeling of connection and warmth. She looked at Audino and Audino looked at her. I'm not sure why, but I want to try Mega Evolution. I don't know if it will work, but what else can I do. Fluttershy sighed as she brought up her Key Stone. She pressed her Key Stone and let her heart speak for her.
"Key Stone, listen to my heart, go Mega Evolution." Said Fluttershy
Soon beams of electricity shot out of the Key Stone and Mega Stone. The lines of energy connected and turned pink. Fluttershy watched as a light consumed Audino. Fluttershy watched as the light transformed Audino. Then it burst from her, and she yelled as a DNA symbol appeared over her head and disappeared.
"I did it. I mean we did it. We did it! We achieved Mega Evolution!" Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
The Houndoom growled, which told Fluttershy she was still in a fight. She got her head back in the game.
"Audino let's heal some of that damage. Heal Pulse." Said Fluttershy
Audino placed her hands together, and waves of energy surrounded itself. Fluttershy saw it was also calming the wild Houndoom. Looks like my chance just opened up.
"Audino, Dazzling Gleam." Said Fluttershy
Audino started to glow a rainbow color before it pointed both of her hands at the Houndoom and rainbow rays shot from Audino to the Houndoom. The Houndoom was struck with the attack and hit a tree. But Fluttershy watched it get up. I don't want to hurt the poor thing much more. I need to finish this fight by forcing it to run away. Fluttershy scanned Audino's move list as the Houndoom came running at them. Once again the Houndoom's fangs ignited consuming them in flames. Can't let that hit.
"Audino dodge." Said Fluttershy
Audino nodded, and as Houndoom jumped, Audino moved out of the way, but before the Houndoom could land, Fluttershy gave her attack order to Audino.
"Pound." Said Fluttershy
Audino's hand grew white before striking the Houndoom on the side of the face and sending it into a tree. Please just ran away. The Houndoom got up but could see it couldn't beat Audino in her Mega Evolution form. So it backed off and ran into the forest. Fluttershy sighed as the fight was over. She looked to see Audino once again in the strange light that allowed her to Mega Evolve. When the light disappeared, Audino was standing in front of Fluttershy in her usual form.
"Well, Audino, it looks like we win." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Lillipup."
Fluttershy turned and smiled at the Puppy Pokemon. She stroked its head and smiled that it was safe.
"I'm glad you're safe Lillipup. Now, let's go head to the library and have Jake help me make you one of my Pokemon partners. Also, I'll get you patched up at the library as well, Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Aud, Audino."
"Lilli, Lillipup."
Fluttershy picked up the medical bag and placed it on her back as Audino deserved a break from carrying it. The group turned and began to walk out of the forest to the library so that Jake can help Fluttershy claim her new Pokemon partner, Lillipup.
The bell rang as the school day official ended. Jake grabbed the eraser and started to clean the chalkboard as students filed out of the school. Cheerilee closed her grading book and began to pack up her saddlebags. Braixen was helping clean up the classroom. Meowstic used her psychic powers to place all of Jake's stuff away, and Zorua watched over the Pokemon egg. Jake smiled as yet another school day finished.
"Well, I think we can close shop for the day, Cheerilee." Said Jake
"Yes Jake, and I do want to thank you for taking over teaching while I was in Manehattan." Said Cheerilee
"Hey no problem, I had Twilight to make sure I made it." Said Jake
"Yes, and I heard the students loved the week you taught." Said Cheerilee
Jake picked up his bag and the Pokemon egg, "Well, I got to make sure the students understand Pokemon."
"Yes, now I wish you a good day Jake. I'll see you Monday, and oh, good luck on your teaching exam. I know you'll pass and have your license." Said Cheerilee
"Thanks, Cheerilee." Said Jake
Jake walked back into town with his three Pokemon following close behind. Another week passed him. And in that week, Twilight and him and spent plenty of time studying for Jake's teaching license exam. Jake couldn't lie, he loved the way Twilight helped him remember the facts he needed for the test. She was an excellent study buddy to have. The test was this Saturday, early in the morning. So today was his last day to get in any last minute studying before the test. But even though Jake thought he wasn't ready, Twilight believed he was ready for the test. So Jake trusted what Twilight said and kept up his confidence, but he still wanted to run things over to make sure that he understood it all. Jake didn't want to take any risks. He wanted to be one hundred percent sure he could get a passing grade on this test.
But other things had also transpired in this week. For one, Jake learned of Fluttershy's new Pokemon, Lillipup. She told Jake about how she saved it from a Houndoom, and it seemed to attach himself, the Lillipup was a male, to Fluttershy. So Jake gave Fluttershy a Poke Ball, and Fluttershy captured her second Pokemon. Jake told Fluttershy that Lillipup was a Normal Type Pokemon and its evolution line of Herdier and Stoutland. But the big news that shocked him was Fluttershy was able to Mega Evolve Audino. Jake asked to see it, and Fluttershy proved it by Mega Evolving Audino. Jake gave congrats to Fluttershy for Mega Evolving Audino. Fluttershy thanked Jake and left.
Also in that time, Jake took up practicing his Pokemon against his friends. He wanted to make sure they were sharp and ready for the fights to come. But Jake also wanted to try to get some of his Pokemon to evolve to their next stage. He had many Pokemon which, he thought would have evolved already, but yet hadn't. But Jake wasn't pushy. He would let his girls evolve when they felt like it was time for them.
Jake kept making his way back to the library but saw Twilight coming towards him with Fraxure and Deino. He smiled as Twilight came to a stop and smiled back at him.
"What are doing out here, Twilight?" Asked Jake
"Coming to see." She said
"Why?" Asked Jake
"Well, I've wanted to have a fight with you. I've meant to see what Deino can do in a fight. So how about it?" Said Twilight
"I'm always up for a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"Great, but first let's get some food. I've been craving a daffodil and daisy sandwich." Said Twilight
"Well, I guess I could go for something." Said Jake
The two walked off to the local cafe Twilight just loved. Jake and Twilight got a seat outside because of their Pokemon. The waiter came out and got their orders and left. Twilight teleported in the Pokemon's food bowls and Pokemon food. The Pokemon cheered as they saw food. Twilight poured out the food and let them eat as Jake and Twilight waited for their meal.
"So how was school?" Asked Twilight
"The usual." Said Jake
"Glad to hear you haven't had anything crazy happen to you while teaching." Said Twilight
"You don't call the fight with that Elite Guard crazy." Said Jake
"Well, I mean in teaching students, not battling Team Catastrophe. Now that I think about it, they've been silent as of late." Said Twilight
"Yeah, ever since that fight with the Elite Guard they haven't attacked." Said Jake
"Isn't that a good thing." Said Meowstic
"I guess." Said Jake
"But what bothers me is that since we first saw Quantum in the Griffonstone, we haven't heard or seen them. I would have thought we would have heard something about them since their one purpose is to create peace through turning all into Quantum and enslaving Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Yeah, but you also said that they seek to defeat Team Catastrophe. Well, maybe we're not hearing from them is because Quantum and Catastrophe are dealing with each other." Said Jake
"Maybe, but I do enjoy the peace." Said Twilight
"Yeah." Said Jake
Soon the waiter returned with Jake and Twilight's food and they dug into it. Soon they finished it, and Twilight ordered some tea for her and Jake. The waiter returned with a tea pot and two tea cups. Twilight thanked the waiter and poured some tea for her and Jake.
"So ready for tomorrow." Said Twilight
"As ready as I'll be. But first I'm going to skim the book to make sure I got everything down." Said Jake
"Jake I told you don't have to do that, you know everything. Skimming the book isn't going to do more than start to make you doubt yourself. If you can remember all those facts about Pokemon, then why doubt yourself with this test." Said Twilight
"But Twilight, this is a major exam. If I don't pass, then I can't continue to teach." Said Jake
Jake closed his eyes and sighed, but felt the warm touch of fur over his hand. He opened his eyes to see a smiling Twilight. Her smile always filled Jake with happiness. Jake always enjoyed her smile. A warm, loving smile was always something he wanted in a girlfriend.
"Jake, you'll do fine. Plus even if you don't pass, Cheerilee will keep you. Sure you can't teach the school without Cheerilee giving you a lesson plan, but you'll still be teaching. Plus there's always next time." Said Twilight
He smiled as he held her hoof, "You're right Twilight. I should have confidence in myself."
"That's it, Jake." Said Twilight
The two smiled at each other before Jake let go of her hoof and went to his tea. Twilight's right, I can't doubt myself. Sure in college I crammed for tests and never felt ready, but this time I do. Ok, Jake, you can do this. Jake sipped his tea as Twilight did the same.
***
Twilight, Jake, and Fluttershy walked out to the large meadow area. After finishing their food, they returned to the library. Jake changed out of his clothing and collected his Pokemon. When they headed out to the meadow, they ran into Fluttershy. She decided to come with them to heal their Pokemon after the fight and to referee the match. Jake and Twilight stood apart from each ready to fight as they both had on their Aura Readers.
"Um, ok, this fight will be between Jake and Twilight. Both of you are allowed to use two Pokemon each. The fight will end when one sides Pokemon can no longer fight." Said Fluttershy
Twilight threw out Deino's Pokeball and out came the Dark and Dragon Type Pokemon.
"Dein, Deino."
"So going with Deino first, alright, Buneary you're up." Said Jake
Jake took Buneary's Pokeball and tossed it out and out came the Rabbit Pokemon.
"Bun, Bun, Buneary."
"Twilight, since you asked for this fight, I'll allow you the first move." Said Jake
"Well thank you, Jake. Deino begin with Tackle." Said Twilight
Deino charged forward towards Buneary.
"Buneary, hop out of the way." Said Jake
Buneary hopped out of the way as Deino came still barreling towards Jake.
"Deino, stop." Said Twilight
Deino came to a stop as Jake moved out of the way. Deino looked around before turning and bumping into Jake and taking a bite of his leg. Jake winced, but he had gotten used to the fact that Deino learned through biting and headbutting.
"Deino let go of Jake's leg." Said Twilight
Deino let go of Jake's leg and ran back to Twilight. She stroked his head and moved back to the fight as Buneary got herself ready for Deino to attack.
"Buneary how about we go on the assault. Buneary attack with Pound." Said Jake
Buneary ran forward as her right paw became white. Twilight surfed through Deino's move set to try to find a way to counter Jake's attack.
"Deino, counter with Headbutt." Said Twilight
Deino charged forward with his head down. Soon the two attacks hit each other followed by a small explosion which shot each Pokemon back to their owners.
"You ok, Buneary."
"Bun."
"How about you, Deino?" Asked Twilight
"Deino."
"Then let's show off a Dragon Type move. Dragon Rage, Deino." Said Twilight
Deino closed his mouth as a blue sphere of energy grew in his stomach. He then opened his mouth and out came a large blast of blue energy.
"Buneary, Bounce." Said Jake
Buneary pressed her legs against the ground before hopping into the air. Everypony watched as Buneary flew through the air. They all then watched as Buneary came down and landed right on Deino's head crashing it into the ground before somersaulting back to Jake. Twilight watched as Deino pulled himself from the ground and shook his head before roaring to tell he was still in the fight.
"Deino, use Double Team." Deino started to create copies of himself. "Now charge Buneary with Headbutt."
The Deinoes started to run straight at Buneary.
"Ice Beam, Buneary." Said Jake
Buneary charged a small ball of ice in front of her mouth before releasing rays of ice at the Deinoes, but none of them were the real Deino. Buneary looked around until Twilight gave her next order.
"Crunch."
Deino bit down hard onto Buneary before tossing her away. Deino then ran back to Twilight.
"Headbutt." Said Twilight
Deino once again charged Buneary as Buneary slowly struggled to get to her feet.
"Buneary, Ice Punch." Said Jake
Buneary looked as Deino got closer and closer to her. Buneary's right paw grew cold as she charged her Ice Punch. But right before Deino hit, Buneary attacked Deino. With Deino being half Dragon Type, the attack did double damage. Deino rolled back after Buneary nailed the Ice Punch. Twilight huffed as she watched Deino get back to his feet.
"Well, I'll give Deino credit. He's holding up great." Said Jake
"Thanks and that's the same Buneary." Said Twilight
"Thank you Twilight, but time to finish this fight. Buneary Dizzy Punch." Said Jake
Buneary ran forward and started to strike Deino with her ears. Deino took the attacks, but Twilight could see Deino wasn't doing good against it.
"Deino, bite Buneary's ear." Said Twilight
Deino opened his mouth and bit down on one of Buneary's ears. Buneary struggled to pull her ear of Deino's ear.
"Buneary, use Ice Punch to break free." Said Jake
"I don't think so, toss Buneary to the sky." Said Twilight
Before Buneary could even charge her Ice Punch, Deino tossed her into the sky.
"Now Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
Deino charged a blue sphere in his chest before releasing the blue energy at the helpless Buneary. Jake couldn't do a thing but watch Deino's attack hit Buneary. Then from the smoke, Buneary came crashing back down to the ground. Jake ran up and saw Buneary was out of the fight.
"Buneary is unable to battle. Deino is the winner." Said Fluttershy
"Deino."
"Great work, Deino." Said Twilight
Jake picked up Buneary as she came back to reality. He smiled as he stroked her head.
"You did great Buneary. I couldn't ask for anything else from you. Now rest up." Said Jake
Jake handed Fluttershy his Buneary as he took his place and looked at Deino and Twilight. Deino sure is strong, I can't even tell if he's reached exhaustion yet. But even if I beat Deino, I have to deal with Fraxure. Jake grabbed Kirlia's Pokeball. Even though Kirlia's Psychic-Type moves are useless against Deino's Dark Type, but the Fairy Type moves will win me the fight and give me an advantage against Fraxure.
"Kirlia, I choose you." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Kirlia begin with Dazzling Gleam." Said Jake
Kirlia's body began to glow white before beams of rainbow light shot right at Deino. Twilight watched as the rays struck Deino head on and after the light show ended, Deino was out cold.
"Deino is unable to fight, Kirlia wins." Said Fluttershy
"Kirlia."
Twilight sighed as she walked forward and stroked Deino's head.
"Great work Deino, Fluttershy will help you get well now." Said Twilight
"Dein, Deino."
Deino stuck out his tongue and licked Twilight's cheek causing her to laugh before Audino lead Deino off the battlefield. Twilight looked at Jake as he stroked Kirlia's head. The Psychic and Fairy Type Pokemon smiled and laughed as she enjoyed Jake's kindness. So it's Kirlia vs. Fraxure. It's going to be an uphill battle since I'm at a disadvantage. But I'm not going to give up.
Twilight took her place as Jake back to his standing position. Kirlia walked forward as Twilight took Fraxure's ball. She tossed it up, sending out the Dragon Type Pokemon.
"Fraxure."
"So here we are, on our last two Pokemon Twilight. Now if you remember, our first battle was between Axew and Ralts. So now it's between Fraxure and Kirlia. So let's see what you got Twilight, give it all you got." Said Jake
"You know I will, even if Fraxure and I are at a disadvantage." Said Twilight
"Great to hear, so let's begin. Calm Mind, Kirlia" Said Jake
Kirlia placed her hands together as, and energy field appeared around Kirlia.
"Will boost ourselves as well, Fraxure. Go Dragon Dance." Said Twilight
Fraxure roared as a red energy surrounded him. Both finished powering up at the same time.
"Fraxure begin with Assurance." Said Twilight
Fraxure ran at Kirlia with both of his hands glowing white. Jake waited for Fraxure to get closer before telling Kirlia what he wanted her to do.
"Teleport." Said Jake
Kirlia disappeared just as Fraxure made it to Kirlia. Fraxure looked around for Kirlia as did Twilight.
"Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Kirlia appeared behind Fraxure and sent out a salvo of hearts.
"Use Dragon Rage to counter." Said Twilight
Fraxure charged his blue sphere and released the attack and exploded off of Kirlia's attack. Smoke filled the area around the two Pokemon.
"Shadow Claw." Said Twilight
Fraxure leaped out of the smoke with a large dark claw and struck Kirlia.
"Now Payback." Said Twilight
Fraxure's left hand formed a violet comet and struck Kirlia back towards Jake. She landed on the ground and rolled towards Jake, but got back to her feet.
"Kirlia, I think we should heal some of that damage. Heal Pulse." Said Jake
Kirlia closed her eyes as an energy field covered her and restored her. Kirlia opened her eyes and looked at Fraxure who looked back at Kirlia.
"Kirlia, Future Sight." Said Jake
Kirlia opened a set of portal over her head and sent psychic energy into each other them. They closed up, and Kirlia looked at Fraxure.
"Now Disarming Voice." Said Jake
Kirlia sent out a salvo of hearts at Fraxure once again.
"Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
Fraxure charged the attack and let it go to destroy Kirlia's attack. But in the smoke, Kirlia took the advantage. Another salvo of hearts struck Fraxure causing double damage. The attack caused Fraxure to slide back towards Twilight, but he was still in the fight.
"Kirlia, use Teleport." Said Jake
Kirlia teleported away causing Fraxure to look around with Twilight, but neither noticed that Future Sight was about to hit. The wormholes opened up above Fraxure, and psychic energy started to strike Fraxure. Twilight covered herself as the attacks came down on top of Fraxure. But the assault didn't end there. Kirlia came out of in front of Fraxure.
"Now Draining Kiss." Said Jake
Kirlia leaped up to give Fraxure a kiss to drain his life energy, but Twilight was able to get Fraxure to attack.
"Payback." Said Twilight
Thanks to having Future Sight hit him, Fraxure's Payback dealt double damage. The attack hit Kirlia right in the gut and sent her right into the ground hard. Once the smoke cleared from Future Sight, Fraxure was breathing heavy as his hand cooled from Payback. Kirlia slowly pushed herself off the ground. She was breathing heavily as well.
"Fraxure let's end this, Giga Impact." Said Twilight
Fraxure roared as he began to run towards Kirlia. Orange energy streaks appeared around him. Jake looked at Kirlia who was still coming off Fraxure's Payback. I can still win this if Kirlia can use Protect in time. Then, I can have Kirlia use a Fairy Type move and finish off Fraxure . Soon a purple energy surrounded Fraxure and sped even faster at Kirlia.
"Kirlia, use Protect." Said Jake
Kirlia started to form the shield, but Fraxure's Giga Impact landed the attack on Kirlia. A massive explosion followed, and after the smoke had cleared, Kirlia was laying on the ground knocked out.
"Kirlia is unable to battle, which means Fraxure and Twilight win the battle." Said Fluttershy
Twilight heard Fluttershy's words, but it took a few seconds before her brain put everything together.
"I won...I won...ha...I WON!" Said Twilight
"Fraxure!"
"Deino!"
"I can't believe it, I won. I beat Jake. I won!" Said Twilight
Twilight hopped around like a happy filly. She ran up and hugged Fraxure as Deino came running up to them. Twilight hugged them both as she smiled and laughed at her first victory against Jake. Jake walked up and picked up Kirlia, and she looked at Jake with sad eyes. He smiled as she rubbed her head.
"Turn that frown upside down, Kirlia. You did great; Twilight just got the better of us." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"But now next time will get her back." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"I'll take her, Jake." Said Fluttershy
Jake handed over Kirlia to Fluttershy as she flew back to Audino. Buneary hopped over to Jake, and Jake picked her and placed her on his shoulders. He walked over to the still celebrating Twilight. Twilight turned to see Jake smiling at her. She smiled back as she removed her Aura Reader and put it into her saddlebags. She then told Fraxure to go over to Fluttershy and Audino for medical attention.
"So I guess I win this match." Said Twilight
"Yes, it does seem that way." Said Jake
"But I know not to let it get to my head." Said Twilight
"That's true, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't celebrate right now." Said Jake
"Yeah, but I think I got it all out. So how about we have that snack I packed and let our Pokemon eat before heading back to Ponyville." Said Twilight
"Not a bad idea." Said Jake
***
Twilight, Jake, and Fluttershy walked back into the town after feeding their Pokemon and enjoying a slight snack. But as Jake entered Ponyville, he felt like something was off. He stopped and looked around. Something's not right. Twilight and Fluttershy stopped and looked behind them as Jake looked around at the town.
"Something wrong, Jake?" Asked Twilight
"Look around you; something feels off." Said Jake
Twilight and Fluttershy looked around as they saw the town was like a ghost town.
"Strange, vendors should still be out selling." Said Twilight
"Yeah, and ponies never stay inside with a day like this." Said Fluttershy
"Let's head to the library." Said Twilight
The crew continued towards the library and opened the door to find a table with a tea set, set up and Spike sitting at the table.
"Spike." Said Twilight
Twilight walked forward as Jake saw seven more seats. He saw a piece of paper in front of each with Twilight's, Rarity's, Fluttershy's, Rainbow's, Applejack's and Pinkie's names. He then saw the head seat also had one. Fluttershy crept to her place and grabbed the paper. Twilight poked Spike, and he didn't move.
"Spike." Said Twilight
Jake grabbed the paper in front of him. He saw the title read, 'Mad Hatter.' Mad Hatter, what does that mean? Jake saw as Twilight poked Spike again and he fell over with a sound of wood hitting the floor. Twilight screamed as she backed up. Jake and Fluttershy ran over to her and saw Spike laying the floor. Jake reached out and grabbed the wooden Spike.
"Ok, now we have official hit weird." Said Jake
"I'll say." Said Twilight
"But what's up all of this?" Asked Fluttershy
Jake looked at the paper in his hand. He opened it up and read it aloud.
"Come one and all to the first every whole city tea party hosted by the Mad Hatter and his friends. So if you wish to attend just drop down the rabbit hole." Said Jake
"What does all that mean?" Asked Twilight
"Well, first Twilight, have you ever heard of a book called Alice in Wonderland." Said Jake
"No, I haven't, should I." Said Twilight
"Well, it's a book about a girl named Alice who follows a rabbit into a magic world. One of the characters she meets is a man named the Mad Hatter who likes to have tea parties. If I have to guess, whoever set this up is telling us that I'm the Mad Hatter and you're going to have a tea party with me." Said Jake
"Interesting story, which I could read it. But what do think it all means?" Asked Twilight
"Next, we check on the others." Said Jake
"Right, but wait what about your other Pokemon." Said Fluttershy
"Applejack's." Said Jake
"Why?" Asked Fluttershy
"There helping her work on the area that will be a Pokemon sanctuary." Said Jake
"Enough talk, let's get moving." Said Twilight
The two nodded, and they headed off to see if the others were ok.
***
The group walked Ponyville heading for the town hall. After finding that their friends in the town were safe, they headed out to the farm. They found Applejack and Jake's other Pokemon safe. They then headed back into town trying to figure out what happened and found a note that told them to come to the town hall. So the group with their Pokemon went towards the town hall. Discord appeared when he felt something was off and brought Jake's Snag Machine. He also got the others Pokeballs. He placed as his Pokemon in their balls and put them in his pockets to keep them safe.
"Well, we're here." Said Rarity
The group had reached their destination and saw nothing out of the ordinary.
"I'm glad you all came."
They looked to the front stairs of the town hall as an another hybrid human. This one was a rabbit and human hybrid. She had long white ears and a white cotton tail. She wore a white bra with a rabbit head in the middle. She also had a white skirt that showed her panties. Her eyes were still the same as the other two hybrid girls. If I had to guess that's Bunny, the third of the four Team Catastrophe admins.
"Another one." Said Rarity
"Remember that Foxy said that we would meet two more. Now if I had to guess by your animal features, you're Bunny." Said Jake
"Ding ding, you win. I'm Bunny, the third admin of Team Catastrophe." Said Bunny
"What have you done to the ponies of Ponyville?" Asked Twilight
"Getting them ready for the party." Said Bunny
"Party, I like parties." Said Pinkie
"Great then you'll love this party." Said Bunny
"So what type of party are we having?" Asked Pinkie
"A conquest tea party." Said Bunny
"I've never heard of a party like that, but where are the guests." Said Pinkie
"Here they are." Said Bunny
She snapped her fingers, and soon the group heard movement. They then saw as everypony of Ponyville came towards them with all different types of hats.
"What's wrong with them?" Asked Rainbow
"From the look of it, they seemed zombified." Said Pinkie
"More like, they're mind controlled." Said Bunny
"Mind-controlled." Said Jake
"That's right, the hats on their heads let me control them." Bunny showed a metal box with a button on it. "And I control them with this device."
"Why are you doing of all this?" Asked Twilight
"Because that's what I do. You see, I train all of Team Catastrophe's grunts, but now my training is coming into question because of you, Jake. So that's why I'm here."
"So you want to try to beat me." Said Jake
"That's right, but you won't just have to beat me, you'll have to beat every resident of this little town. Think you can win." Said Bunny
Soon Pokeballs appeared in each residents hands. Jake looked at Bunny who smiled at him.
"But you wouldn't have to fight if you take a simple offer." Said Bunny
"What offer?" Asked Jake
Bunny bounced on over to Jake. She laid her chest up against his and ran her finger across his chest.
"If you decided to become my Mad Hatter, then I'll release all these ponies from my control." Said Bunny
"So you want me to join Team Catastrophe, and you'll let go of those under your mind control." Said Jake
"That's right big boy. So you ready to jump down my rabbit hole." Said Bunny
Twilight started to growl as she watched Bunny tease up Jake. She wanted to zap her with one of her attack spells. But luckily Jake pushed Bunny away from her.
"I would rather live the rest of life in chains then join you and Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
Bunny looked at Jake as Twilight sighed before Bunny puffed up her cheeks.
"You're telling me you would rather stay here with these ponies rather than be with people that are like you." Said Bunny
"That's right." Said Jake
"Fine, if that's what you want, then I guess we're going to have a Pokemon battle." Said Bunny
"Looks that way, and if I win you release these ponies and leave Ponyville." Said Jake
"Ok, and if I win, then you have to come with me and join Team Catastrophe." Said Bunny
"I guess I have to go with those odds." Said Jake
"Yes you do, now my minions take care of the ponies." Said Bunny
"Girls get yourself ready." Said Jake
"We know, partner." Said Applejack
Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack and Pinkie Pie let loose their Pokemon as the Mane Six stood against the residents of Ponyville. The hypnotized ponies released their Pokemon. Discord stood next to Jake as he looked at Bunny.
"Now, unlike my two sisters, I don't play one Pokemon at a time. We will do a double battle, so you think you can handle it." Said Bunny
"We'll see." Said Jake
"We'll see how cocky you are when you lose to me." Said Bunny
Bunny formed two Poke Balls and tossed them up and out came two Pokemon, but both were the same Pokemon. Both Pokemon were Bunnelby. Bunny's playing two Bunnelbies. But as Jake placed on his Aura Reader, he saw neither had a Shadow Aura, which meant he couldn't snag either of them. But Jake couldn't find anything out of the ordinary. Hm, neither Bunnelby has a robust stat unlike Kitty's Liepard and Foxy's Vulpix. But I shouldn't let my guard down. Jake removed his Pokedex and pointed it one of the Bunnelbies.
"Bunnelby the Digging Pokemon. They use their large ears to dig burrows. They will dig the whole night through."
Ok, so two Normal Type Pokemon, so I should go Mienfoo, but who else. Jake thought it over before taking both Poke Balls and tossed them out.
"Let's go, Mienfoo and Buneary." Said Jake
Both Poke Balls opened up, and out came Buneary and Mienfoo.
"Mienfoo."
"Bun, Buneary."
"So you're going your Buneary and Mienfoo. Now let's get hopping down the bunny trail." Said Bunny
"Yeah, let's go." Said Jake
"Girls, get ready." Said Twilight
"We know, darling." Said Rarity
"No worries Twilight, we got this." Said Rainbow
"You ready, Jake." Said Discord
"Always." Said Jake
"Now if we are all ready, then let's fight." Said Bunny
"Bunnelbies, use Agility." Said Bunny
The Bunnelbies began to hop back and forth as their speed began to go up.
"Buneary attack with Dizzy Punch and Mienfoo, Meditate." Said Jake
Mienfoo placed her hands together and began to raise her attack stat. Buneary ran forward at the Bunnelbies.
"I don't think so, Dig." Said Bunny
Both Bunnelbies jumped into the air and placed their ears together and spun like a drill before diving into the ground. Buneary stopped and looked around, and Mienfoo stopped her meditation. She looked around just like Buneary. Jake bit his lip as he looked around. Where the heck are they going to come up? Jake looked around until the ground broke in the middle of Buneary and Miefoo and out came both Bunnelbies.
"Now hit with Mud Shot." Said Bunny
A golden orb formed between each of the Bunnelbies ears and one launched the attack at Buneary and one attack Mienfoo. The bunnelbies sent out the golden spheres, and they split into shots of mud. Each shot of mud hit their mark. Buneary and Mienfoo got to their feet as both Bunnelbies looked at them. Damn, this might be harder than I thought. I hope the others are doing better than me.
Meanwhile, the Mane Six were dealing with the residents of Ponyville.
"Growlithe attack with Flamethrower." Said Applejack
Growlithe released a torrent of flames consuming a Poochyena in flames. When the flames died down, the Poochyena was out. Applejack sighed as the pony she was facing returned the Pokemon and walked away. But another one appeared. Darn it, how many ponies live in Ponyville. Applejack got ready for her next opponent.
"Fraxure, Dragon Claw." Said Twilight
Fraxure was facing two Pokemon, a Stufful and a Gabite. Fraxure ran past both and struck both Pokemon. The Stufful and Gabite went down as Fraxure walked back to Twilight and roared, but that ended when three ponies walked forward and released three Gabties. Jake please hurry.
"Fraxure get ready for a fight." Said Twilight
"Fraxure."
"Audino, let's do it." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
Fluttershy pressed her Key Stone and let began to Mega Evolution process.
"Let's go Mega Evolution." Said Fluttershy
Beams of energy from Fluttershy's Key Stone and Audino's Audinite connected, and soon Audino became her Mega Form.
"Now Dazzling Gleam." Said Fluttershy
Audino charged a sphere of light before releasing it into beams of rainbows. It struck the two Yamasks facing Audino. Both went down, but two Poochyenas appeared. Fluttershy stood her ground with Audino.
Rainbow watched as Starly flew around the sky with a Murkrow hot on his tail. Rainbow could see that her Starly was losing speed as the Murkrow was catching up. Shoot what do I do.
"Murkrow, attack with Pursuit." Said Rainbow's opponent
Murkrow sped forward and struck Starly hard. Starly started to descend and hit the ground in front of Rainbow.
"Starly!" Screamed Rainbow
Rainbow rushed forward to pick up her Pokemon.
"You ok boy." Said Rainbow
"Star, Starly."
"You're Pokemon is weak, and you shall fail." Said Rainbow opponent
"You shut it; my Starly isn't weak. He's perfect just the way he is." Said Rainbow
Before the pony facing Rainbow could speak back, a light formed around Starly. Starly's evolving. Rainbow released Starly, and he evolved into a Staravia.
"Staravia."
"Starly you evolved." Said Rainbow
"Star."
"Alright now were back into this fight. Let's try out that move we've been practicing. Staravia attack with Aerial Ace." Said Rainbow
Staravia took to the air and then came back down to the ground and before hitting the ground sped towards the Murkrow. Staravia hit dead center on the Murkrow and knocked it out. The pony growled as it returned the Murkrow and stepped away. Rainbow cheered until two more Murkrow appeared with two ponies.
"Looks like were not down yet, boy. So you ready to fight." Said Rainbow
"Staravia."
"Glad to hear." Said Rainbow
"Pachirisu, Electro Ball." Said Rarity
Pachirisu charged a blue ball of electricity on her tail and flipped into the hair before releasing it at a Tentacool. The Electric Type attack caused double the damage to the Tentacool, knocking it out.
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Don't celebrate just yet darling; we still haven't won just yet." Said Rarity
"That's right, now come on out, Tentacruel."
The pony tossed up a Poke Ball and out came a Tentacruel. Pachirisu and Rarity got ready, but Rarity could see her Pokemon wouldn't hold out forever. Jake, please hurry, I'm not sure how long before Pachirisu can no longer fight. But I'll continue as long as Pachirisu can.
"Electro Ball once more, Pachirisu." Said Rarity
Spinarak breathed heavily as a Houndour fell to the ground. But the fight nearly needed Spinarak. Pinkie could see that Spinarak wouldn't hold out against another Pokemon that had Spinarak's weakness. But Pinkie wasn't going to give up just yet. She had to see this to the end. She looked down at her friends and saw how exhausted they were. Their Pokemon weren't fairing much better as she could see the constant battles were getting to them. She did see Rainbow's Starly had evolved. But she turned her head to look at Jake. She could see he wasn't faring any better.
Pinkie sighed as she turned her head back to her fight. She took in a fresh breath and watched as a Poochyena became her next opponent.
"Alright, let's show them what we can do, Spinarak." Said Pinkie
"Spin, Spinarak."
Another set of Mud Shots landed right on top of Buneary and Mienfoo. Jake gritted his teeth as both his exhausted Pokemon got to their feet. I'm not sure how much longer either of them can hold out. Even with having the advantage with Mienfoo, I'm still getting my ass beaten here. Jake mind stopped working once he heard Bunny laughing as both of her Bunnelbies stood by her.
"Oh my, to think I would be winning. But I guess that's what you get when you're dealing with a tactical specialist." Said Bunny
"Tactical specialist." Said Jake
"As I said before, I'm the one who trains Team Catastrophe grunts. Now, unlike Foxy or Kitty who decided one stat is all you need to win a battle, I'm more of the planner. As you saw, neither Bunnelby has an offensive stat that's because I train my mind. When you train the mind, you know all the ways to defeat your opponent. Even the smallest of movements can tell me what you're going to do." Said Bunny
"Interesting, so her mind is her major weapon." Said Discord
"It would explain how she's kept one step ahead of me the whole time. It would also explain her knowledge of mind control." Said Jake
"Yes, but how do we beat her if she understands how you battle by the faintest of movements." Said Discord
"I wish I knew." Said Jake
Jake could hear the battle raging behind him. He turned his head to see that the Mane Six weren't holding up much better. Jake did see Starly was now Staravia. But he could see exhaustion coming over all of them. They won't last much longer at this rate. I need a way to beat Bunny. But how? Jake rubbed his head and suddenly something to his mind. She's reading my body language. That's how to be the key.
"Do you have something?" Asked Discord
"Yeah, I think she reads my body language and uses that to predict how I'm going to act. I don't know how she knows the move I'm going to use or that, but I think she learns how through body language, much how a poker player has signs that say something about them. All I need to do is put on my poker face and not give her any signals. I think that'll stump her long enough for me to take the lead." Said Jake
"Interesting plan, she must be quite the knowledgeable one to know how to pick up such little details and use them to win battles." Said Discord
"Are you two done chatting over there? I would like to get back to winning." Said Bunny
"As you wish Bunny." Jake took stood straight up and closed his eyes before removing his Aura Reader. He placed it in his pocket and looked at Bunny. "You see I understand you now. I believe your reading my body language and using that to gauge how I'm going to attack. It's no more different than a poker player who gives signs about certain things. Now, let's see you fight when I don't even give an order. Buneary and Mienfoo, I want you both to attack with any move you wish. I'm not going to tell you how to fight. So give it your all."
"What!?" Said Bunny
"It's time to put your knowledge to the test." Said Jake
"You can't do that, that's cheating." Said Bunny
"Cheating, Pokemon have minds of their own. They can think for themselves. I don't see a reason why a trainer always needs to give Pokemon orders to attack. Pokemon fight in the wild and never hear the commands of a trainer. So think of it like this, Bunny, my Pokemon are going to show you what they can do without me even giving an order. So Buneary and Mienfoo, show Bunny what you can do." Said Jake
"Buneary."
"Mienfoo."
Buneary and Mienfoo ran forward as both looked at each other. Mienfoo ran as fast as she could. Bunny just watched as Jake stood as stiff as a tree. Mienfoo landed a Pound on one of the Bunnelbies before using Low Kick on the other. Bunny watched as Buneary hopped up into the sky and Mienfoo somersaulted away. Buneary then landed her attack on both Bunnelbies and followed up with Ice Punch. Buneary then bounced away as Mienfoo released a Focus Blast hitting both Bunnelbies.
Bunny couldn't believe her eyes as Buneary and Mienfoo clapped their hands together in victory.
"No, this can't be!" Said Bunny
"Impressive." Said Discord
"I fully understand you Bunny. You learned how body language conveys the types of moves people will ask their Pokemon to use. So when I go for a particular attack, you see the signs my body gives off and react to it. In turn, that allowed you to gain the upper hand in our battle. I believe you learned all of the little twitches and movements from training the grunts of Team Catastrophe. So you use that knowledge to fight. But when I don't give an order, you can't fight. You've put all your time and training into learning body language that when it comes to a battle that you can't read, you can't win. So now that I have you on the ropes, I shall win this fight. Buneary and Mienfoo attack with everything you have left, show her what my partner Pokemon can do." Said Jake
Buneary and Mienfoo nodded before nodded at each other and began the attack on Bunny.
"Impressive deduction, Jake." Said Discord
"Thank you, Discord." Said Jake
Buneary and Mienfoo begin it off with running at both Bunnelbies before jumping into the air.
"Fine, if that's how you want to play then I'll play. Use Mud Shot the both of you." Said Bunny
Both Bunnelby began charging a golden sphere before launching them at Buneary and Mienfoo. When the orbs went towards Buneary and Mienfoo, they turned into piles of mud. Buneary took charge and moved forward creating a shield by using Protect. The Mud Shot from both Bunnelbies hit the shield and did no damage. Then Mienfoo came out of the smoke and used Drain Punch on one of the Bunnelbies. The other got hoisted into the air by Buneary and thrown down into the ground with Buneary using Circle Throw. Both attacks caused double the damage being that both were Fighting Type moves. Jake smiled as he stood firm with Discord by his side.
Buneary and Mienfoo jumped away and nodded before Buneary started to charge and Ice Beam and Mienfoo a Focus Blast.
"Dig, both of you." Said Bunny
But her Bunnelbies were slow to get up and didn't make it into the dirt fast enough as the Ice Beam hit them both. It also froze them in ice and making it an easy target for Mienfoo to strike. Mienfoo released the Focus Blast, and it hit the ice block. Both Bunnelbies came flying out and hitting the ground. Both Bunnelbies tried to get up but fell back to the ground defeated. Bunny just looked at her knocked out Pokemon with a gaping mouth. She blinked her eyes to make sure she got the whole picture, but now matter how times Bunny blinked, she saw the same thing. She had lost to Jake. She fell to her knees and accepted defeat.
"I lost." Said Bunny
"Looks like it." Said Jake
Jake walked forward to a celebrating Buneary and Mienfoo. He stroked both their heads and continued to make his way to Bunny who looked up at him.
"Now a deal is a deal. Release the ponies of Ponyville." Said Jake
Bunny huffed and crossed her arms across her chest.
"You cheated and plus you shouldn't expect someone evil to go through with such deals." Said Bunny
"Yes, but that's why his partner is the god of chaos." Said Discord
Discord snapped his fingers and in his lion paw appeared the control to the mind control hats. Discord crushed it and caused every pony in Ponyville to go back to normal. The Mane Six watched as all the ponies gained back their minds. They looked around and tried to figure out what happened and what they were doing. Bunny just growled as she got up and whistled, dark clouds surrounded the area around them.
"I won't forget this loss, Jake. But don't get too comfy, you still haven't met Rough, and she's the best of us. So goodbye for now hero of Equestria." Said Bunny
In a matter of seconds, the smoke disappeared into the horizon as the sun was starting to set. Jake sighed as he looked back at the Mane Six who took some time to relax as their Pokemon fell to the ground exhausted. Well, I won, but that sure proved that I have a lot of training to do before I meet the last admin and sister of Team Catastrophe.
"Can somepony tell me what happened here?" Asked Spike
***
Twilight sat on a bench outside Ponyville town hall scanning over a book. She flipped a page as she heard the door of the town hall open. She looked to see ponies filling out looking exhausted, but the one she was looking for walked on two legs. She saw Jake walk out as he headed over to her. She placed a marker in her book and put it into her saddlebags.
"So how was it?" Asked Twilight
"Exhausting." Said Jake
"But now the big question, think you passed?" Asked Twilight
"No doubt in my mind." Said Jake
Twilight giggled, "I told you would do fine."
"Yeah, and thanks, Twilight, for everything you did for me. I don't now how I could repay all the time you spent with me." Said Jake
"I don't need anything in return Jake. I'm just happy to see you happy. But if you insist, you could buy lunch." Said Twilight
"Yeah, so our usual place." Said Jake
"You know it." Said Twilight
Twilight jumped down and surprised when Jake took her saddlebags. She blushed a little but thanked him as they walked off to the cafe to have a much-needed lunch.
***
Izzy stood looking out a window in the control room down at the grunts of Team Catastrophe. The grunts were working on his device he smuggled out of the Shadow Factory. He heard the door opened and in came one of his guards. The guard bowed to Izzy.
"Progress report." Said Izzy
"The machine in near completion. We should be able to test it out in the coming days. We also have reports that Bunny lost to Jake." Said the guard
"Of course, she may be smart, but her downfall is that she exclusively fights by reading body language, once her opponent realizes that, she falls from her grace. So, I guess that leaves Rough." Said Izzy
"Yes and our master requires a report on our progress." Said the guard
"Tell him we are on schedule." Said Izzy
"Yes, Commander Izzy." Said the guard
Izzy watched as the guard left and turned his attention back to the grunts. We may have lost the Shadow Factory, but that was just a front for us. The actual reason we had that factory was for my ultimate weapon. Once it goes online, nothing will stop us from creating the strongest Shadow Pokemon ever. Izzy turned his attention to a covered cage. He gave an evil smile as he knew what sat inside that cage would prove to be the beginning of the end of Eques. Soon this world will bow to Team Catastrophe.
Izzy laughed as the grunts continued to work on Izzy's machine that would lead to victory for Team Catastrophe.
Celestia sat in her dining room gorging herself on a whole cake as she usually did when she took a break from court. Lucario and Gallade sat next to her, watching Celestia shovel cake into her mouth. They each were just having a simple slice of cake. Lucario turned to Gallade and spoke to him.
"Shouldn't we stop her?" Asked Lucario
"You remember the last time you tried to separate Celestia from her cake." Said Gallade
Lucario had blinked his eyes before he shivered as he turned to look at the sun princess still scarfing down cake. He remembered how crazy she went when he tried to stop her from eating her cake. Lucario learned that day not to mess with Celestia and her sweets, even though he knew it was bad for her to eat sweets constantly, he also didn't mind where it was going. Lucario also hadn't even realized he was staring at Celestia's growing plot.
"Praising the sun, Lucario." Said Gallade
Lucario blushed before turning his attention away from Celestia's plot, "I have no idea what you're talking about, Gallade."
"I'm sure, Lucario." Chuckled Gallade
"Something funny?" Asked Celestia
Gallade's laughing had attracted the attention of the princess, who had finished her cake and wiping her mouth clean of frosting.
"Nothing Celestia." Said Lucario
"Ok, but now we must get back to court." Said Celestia
Lucario and Gallade nodded, but soon a guard came into the dining room. He took off his helmet and bowed to Princess Celestia
"What is it, sir guard?" Asked Celestia
"The city of Manehattan requires your help, princess." Said the guard
"What help do they require?" Asked Celestia
"Pokemon help." Said the guard
"What does he mean by that?" Asked Lucario
"Yes sir guard, what do you mean?" Asked Celestia
"A Pokemon has been attacking the ponies of Manehattan. They don't know how to handle it, and many citizens fear for their lives as the Pokemon has put three ponies in the hospital." Said the guard
Celestia couldn't believe her ears that a Pokemon was attacking her ponies. She wasn't sure what to make of it, but it all sounded too similar to her. Celestia looked at Lucario as he looked at her. She then returned to her guard.
"Tell the mayor of Manehattan that I'll help them deal with the problem. But inform the mayor under no circumstance does he harm that Pokemon. If they do anything to that Pokemon, then let the mayor know he'll be dealing with my wraith." Said Celestia
The guard bowed to Celestia before rushing out of the dining room. Celestia then turned around to look at Gallade and Lucario.
"Well, let's get going, we have someone that we need to pick up." Said Celestia
The two nodded, and they were off to save Manehattan and a Pokemon. But first, they had to make a quick stop.
***
Jake snoozed away on the couch with Kirlia curled up on his chest. Jake had a magazine about recent pony news, which contained his last fight with Bunny of Team Catastrophe, over his face.
"JAKE!"
Jake jumped up as he heard Twilight's voice and her opening the door like a mad mare. Kirlia woke up and fell onto the couch. Jake looked down at Kirlia as she rubbed her head.
"Sorry, Kirlia." Said Jake
He gently picked her up and set her down in his lap as he yawned and stretched as Twilight trotted over to him.
"What so important Twilight that it requires you screaming?" Asked Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"See, even Kirlia agrees." Said Jake
"Sorry, I wasn't expecting you to be sleeping." Blushed Twilight
"Well, what was so important?" Asked Jake
"Oh right," Twilight floated over a large envelope in her magic. "This."
"That." Said Jake
"Yes, this envelope happens to contain your test results. I saw it in the mail when I came back from my time with Fluttershy. I guess I got a little too excited." Said Twilight
"I'll say." Said Jake
"Kirlia."
"Well, aren't you going to open it and see if you going to a be teacher or not." Said Twilight
Jake took the envelope from Twilight's magic and moved over for her to sit down. He held the rest of his teaching exam. Kirlia looked up at Jake as he still held the envelope. Even Twilight cocked her head to the side.
"Aren't you going to open it?" Asked Twilight
"I'm just a little nervous, Twilight." Answered Jake
"Nervous, nervous about what?" Questioned Twilight
"That I passed, I mean my whole career here is riding on what's inside this envelope. Sure, I can stay an assistant to Cheerilee, but that's all I'll be. I'm just afraid that I didn't pass, even though I felt great on test day." Said Jake
"Jake, you have nothing to fear. I know you passed." Said Twilight
"Kir, Kirlia."
"Yeah, nothing at all." Meowstic stepped from the kitchen.
"I guess you're all right. I have nothing to fear from this envelope. I still have plenty more chances to become a teacher." Said Jake
"That's the spirit." Said Twilight
Jake unhooked the clip folding the seal of the envelope in place. He then tore the seal away. He reached inside and pulled out a set of papers. It was his test and the answers that went with it. Jake set aside as Meowstic got up on the couch. Jake then pulled the last paper inside.
"Well, here we go." Jake cleared his throat, "Dear Jake Knight..."
"Wait, Knight, what is that?" Asked Twilight
"Knight is my last name. In the human world, we distinguish people by their last names." Said Jake
"Hmm, interesting. I guess ponies don't need that because of our names are never similar as with our cutie marks. But sorry to interrupt you, Jake. Please continue." Said Twilight
"Ok, now where was I, oh yeah. Dear Jake Knight, this letter is to tell you that you've passed the teaching exam. We would like to forward our congrats to you and our hopes for your future as a teacher here in the world of Equestria. In two or three days after receiving this envelope, you'll receive your official license. We hope you will brighten the minds of the future of Equestria. Signed the Education Board of Equestria."
"Jake that's great!" Exclaimed
"Kir, Kirlia!"
"Yeah." Said Meowstic
"Thanks, guys and I couldn't have done it without you Twilight." Said Jake
"Oh Jake, you're going to make me blush." Said Twilight
"No, I mean that. If you hadn't helped me study, then I don't think I would be receiving my teaching license," said Jake
"Well, it was a team effort. Now, I believe we should head over to Sugar Cube Corner. I think we should have Pinkie put a party together for you." Said Twilight
"Yeah, let's get going." Said Jake
But as Twilight opened the door of the library, she and Jake saw Celestia standing at the entrance ready to knock.
"Oh, Twilight, what great timing? I was about to knock to see if you were home." Said Celestia
"Princess Celestia, what are you doing here?" Asked Twilight
"I've come because I need Jake's help once again." Said Celestia
Jake got up and went to the door, "What's up, Celestia?"
"One of my guards reported to me that a Pokemon is attacking the citizens of Manehattan." Said Celestia
"Could it be a Pokemon from Team Catastrophe." Said Twilight
"No, I believe it might be a wild Pokemon as I never heard of an incident with Team Catastrophe in Manehattan." Said Celestia
"So why do you need me, Celestia? I'm sure you can deal with the problem." Said Jake
"Because I was hoping you could help calm down the Pokemon. I believe it might be a Pokemon that escaped the Shadowing Factory. I don't wish to fight it; I'm hoping to calm it down and see if it'll join us." Said Celestia
"Ok, I think I can help you with that." Said Jake
"Thank you, Jake. Now we must hurry as this Pokemon has already put three of my ponies in the hospital. I'm afraid of what the citizens of Manehattan will do to it. Not all of Equestria has accepted that Pokemon can be friends. So I ask you to only take two Pokemon with you." Said Celestia
"Ok," Jake turned back to look at Meowstic and Kirlia. "I'll take Kirlia and Meowstic."
"Excellent, Twilight." Twilight looked up at her old teacher, "Will you come as well. I hear you evolved your Axew and I think a powerful Dragon Type might help us just in case the Pokemon attacks us."
"Understood, Princess Celestia." Said Twilight
I'll be waiting outside for you both." Said Celestia
The two nodded as Twilight closed the door and ran off to tell Spike of her leaving and to care for the Pokemon. She placed Fraxure in his Poke Ball and patted Deino on the head. Jake put Kirlia and Meowstic into their Poke Balls and grabbed a few Poke Balls to catch the wild Pokemon. He then grabbed his Aura Reader, and Pokedex Twilight came down, and he nodded at her.
"I guess we'll have to put your party on hold." Said Twilight
"I guess so, but saving a Pokemon beats a party any day in my book." Said Jake
"Yeah." Nodded Twilight
The two went out the door and stood next to Celestia, "You two ready."
"Yes, we are." Said Twilight
"Alright, then prepare to teleport. Jake, sorry, but we'll be long-range jumping." Said Celestia
"No problem Celestia." Said Jake
"Then here we go." Said Celestia
A golden glow started to surround the group before they disappeared in a flash of white.
***
The flash of white appeared in front of the government building where the mayor of Manehattan runs Manehattan. Jake felt light headed again and sat on the steps and Twilight comforted him.
"At least I'm better than the first time I jumped like that." Said Jake
"Just breath Jake, your body should catch up with you soon." Said Twilight
"Princess Celestia."
The group turned to see a stallion descending the stairs of the government building. He had a brown coat and a light brown mane. A brown handlebar mustache sat on his face He was wearing half of a black suit with a white undershirt and black tie. He had a gavel on his flank.
"Mayor Stomp, good to see you." Said Celestia
Mayor Stomp bowed to the princess of the sun, "The same here, Princess Celestia. I'm just glad you could make it."
"Yes, but I also brought a few friends," she gestured to Twilight and Jake, who got back to his feet. "Mayor Stomp let me introduce you to Princess Twilight Sparkle and Jake the Pokemon trainer."
"What a great honor to meet the newest princess of Equestria." Said Mayor Stomp
"Nice to meet you as well." Said Twilight
"And nice to meet you as well, sir." Said Mayor Stomp
"The same here." Said Jake
"Now, what can you tell us about the Pokemon that's been attacking Manehattan?" Asked Celestia
"Yes, well from the three cases, we have a few common factors. First, all the attacks have occurred near water, and each pony attacked had massive bruises covering their bodies. But the Pokemon also attacked one of the boats that ship ponies over to the Statue of Liberty. It caused extensive damage to the ship. Luckily, it didn't have anyone on it. But that's about it." Said Mayor Stomp
"Thank you, Mayor Stomp. Jake, does it ring any bells for you." Said Celestia
"Hmm, well, we know we're dealing with a Water Type. But for it to cause massive damage to a ship, it has to be a Steel Type. Only one Pokemon with that combination, the Pokemon is an Empoleon." Said Jake
"So what will you do?" Asked Mayor Stomp
"Try and reason with it. If that doesn't work, then I guess we'll have to fight and weaken it to help it." Said Jake
"Well, I wish you all luck. The last case happened in Central Park; I think it might still be there." Said Mayor Stomp
"Thank you, Mayor Stomp. Let's move." Said Celestia
The group ran from the government building and headed toward Central Park.
***
"So even Equestria's version of Manhattan has a Central Park. Pretty amazing." Said Jake
"So Manehattan reminds you of home." Said Twilight
"Sure does, Twilight, Manehattan looks just like Manhattan on Earth. But I need to get my head in the game; we're here to find an Empoleon." Said Jake
"But how do we find it here. Or even know if it's still in the park." Said Twilight
"Twilight has a point; I could use my magic to scan for it. But I have no idea how to even scan for it." Said Celestia
"Then let's use a Pokemon to find a Pokemon." Said Jake
Jake pulled Meowstic's Poke Ball and tossed it up, releasing the Constraint Pokemon. She opened her eyes and stretched as she looked at Jake.
"What's up?" Asked Meowstic
"Can you use your psychic powers to see if you can sense for an Empoleon." Said Jake
"I'll see what I can do." Said Meowstic
Meowstic opened her ears, and her eyes glowed as she began to use her psychic powers. It didn't take long for Meowstic to lower her ears back into place and for her eyes to go back to normal.
"I found a large Pokemon not far from here. But it seems to be on the move." Said Meowstic
"Great work, Meowstic." Said Jake
"Point the way, Meowstic." Said Twilight
Meowstic nodded and gestured for Jake to pick her up. He picked her up, and she pointed the way. Jake motioned to Twilight and Celestia as they ran down the path where Meowstic felt the presence. The group soon came out to a large area of ponies playing near a large pond.
"This the place?" Asked Twilight
"Meowstic." Said Jake
"One hundred percent, I felt the presence of a Pokemon here." Said Meowstic
"Well, Empoleon is a Water Type. So it makes sense for it to stick to the water. So I guess we should make our way to the pond and wait." Said Jake
The two ponies nodded as they made their way into the crowd. The crowd bowed to Princess Celestia as she walked. Some looked at Jake before backing away as they saw Meowstic sitting on his shoulder. Some were whispering about Jake. It reminded Twilight of how Ponyville treated Jake after they had discovered he had Pokemon, even though he saved Ponyville from Kitty.
"They sure don't like me." Said Meowstic
"Give them credit, Meowstic. A Pokemon is attacking them, and they don't have any way to fight back against it. It's understandable for them to be scared." Said Jake
Soon Jake, Twilight, and Celestia watched as the water rippled on the pond before a Pokemon jumped out of the water and came down to the ground using Metal Claw to strike the ground. The ponies near the area ran away as the Pokemon landed. It removed it flipper and looked at Jake pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at the Pokemon.
"Empoleon the Emperor Pokemon. The three horns that extend from its beak attest to its power. The leader has the biggest horns."
"So that's an Empoleon?" Asked Twilight
"That's right." Answered Jake
"Now what?" Asked Twilight
"Jake, think you can talk to it using Meowstic." Said Celestia
"I believe we can." Jake put Meowstic down, "I need you to help me settle down Empoleon."
"Understood, just tell me what you want to say and I'll speak to him and translate what he says to you." Said Meowstic
Meowstic stepped forward, but Jake turned back to Twilight and Celestia, "Just be ready if negotiations fail."
The two nodded as Jake stepped behind Meowstic, but kept his distance not to enrage the Empoleon that Meowstic stood in front. Jake placed his Aura Reader over his eye, so he could be ready to fight. The Empoleon looked at Jake and Meowstic.
"Meowstic ask it why it's attacking ponies." Said Jake
"Meow, Meowstic."
"Empoleon."
"It first says it can understand you, so direct its questions at him." Said Meowstic
"Ok, then why are you attacking ponies, Empoleon?" Asked Jake
"Empol, Empoleon."
"Because of what they did to him." Said Meowstic
"Huh." Said Jake
"Em, Empol, Empoleon."
"He says that these ponies hurt him and he won't stop until he hurts them. He's seeking justice for what happened to him." Said Meowstic
"Justice for what happened to him, what does that mean? I know for a fact that you're the first Pokemon to touch Manehattan soil. So how are these picnicking ponies hurting you?" Said Jake
"Empoleon."
"He says that he's been here for over three months. He also states he doesn't care who these ponies are. He believes that all ponies deserve the same fate." Said Meowstic
"What, three months?! How's that possible, when this is the first time Manehattan ponies are laying their eyes on you?" Asked Jake
"Empol, Empoleon."
"He says that he was in a cage in an abandoned warehouse on the docks of Manehattan. He broke free from the cage and attacked the ponies trying to put him on a ship. It seems they were taking him and many more Pokemon somewhere else." Said Meowstic
"Empoleon."
"He's done talking. He wants to know if you stand with the ponies." Said Meowstic
"Empoleon, I'm not sure of what you all said. But I will not let you hurt these innocent ponies." Said Jake
"Empoleon."
Soon Empoleon shot out a Hydro Pump at Jake. Jake grabbed Meowstic and moved to the side as the Hydro Pump hit the ground.
"He said that if you stand with the vile ponies, then you will accept the same fate as them." Said Meowstic
"Well, so much for a peaceful conversation." Said Jake
Soon Jake looked to see Empoleon coming at them with Metal Claw. But Lucario smashed Empoleon with his Aura Sphere and sent him flying.
"You two, ok?" Asked Lucario
"Yeah, thanks." Said Jake
Jake got up and saw Twilight and Celestia running up to him.
"You ok, Jake?" Asked Twilight
"Yeah, thanks to Lucario here," as Jake gestured to Lucario. "Thanks for the save, Princess Celestia." Said Jake
"No problem Jake, but what did you get out of Empoleon?" Asked Celestia
"It seems that he was caged here in Manehattan for three months. He escaped from his cage when ponies were placing him on a ship. He believes that all ponies are similar to the ones that imprisoned him. He's seeking justice for what those ponies did to him." Said Jake
"Wait, ponies had him caged up and were hurting him." Said Twilight
"Seems that way." Said Jake
"Did he say what they did to him?" Asked Celestia
"Sorry, Celestia, but he asked which side I stood for, and once I said ponies, he attacked." Said Jake
"Well, it seems to get more information out of him, we'll have to weaken him." Said Celestia
"Alright." Said Twilight
"Prepare yourselves; he's getting up." Said Lucario
The group turned to see Empoleon coming towards them. Jake activated his Aura Reader and brought out Kirlia to fight next to Meowstic, while Twilight brought out Fraxure and enabled her reader.
"Everypony ready?" Celestia and Twilight nodded, "Then let's do this."
Empoleon roared as water formed around it, and it shot itself at the group. The team dodged, and Jake gave his orders.
"Kirlia and Meowstic use Shadow Ball." Said Jake
Meowstic raised her ears and formed a sphere of dark energy between her ears. Kirlia placed her hands together and created her Shadow Ball and then once each of them had it complete they released their attacks. But Empoleon's fins glowed white before he destroyed both Shadow Balls.
Lucario then leaped into the air, "Bone Rush."
Lucario placed his paws together and created a blue bone and started to use it to attack Empoleon.
"Fraxure, Dragon Pulse." Said Twilight
Fraxure charged an aqua green sphere in front of its face before releasing it at Empoleon. But Empoleon quickly formed Metal Claw and destroyed Dragon Pulse. Then closed its mouth and released a Hydro Pump at Lucario. Lucario leaped away and landed next to Celestia.
"You ok?" Asked Celestia
"Yes, but I'm surprised about something." Said Lucario
"What?" Asked Celestia
"Empoleon seems to have been trained. No wild Pokemon would know how to fight as well as Empoleon does." Said Lucario
"I wonder what happened to him. But we won't know unless we bring him down." Said Celestia
"Agreed." Said Lucario
"Meowstic use Psychic, and Kirlia hit it with Thunderbolt." Said Jake
Meowstic surrounded Empoleon in a blue glow and lifted him from the ground. Kirlia raised her hands above her head and pointed her hands at Empoleon and launched a bolt of thunder at Empoleon. With Empoleon being a Water Type, it did double damage. Meowstic then smashed Empoleon into the ground.
"Fraxure, Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
"Aura Sphere." Said Celestia
Fraxure and Lucario charged up both of their attacks before releasing them right at Empoleon, in which they exploded on impact. The group watched the smoke of the destroyed area.
"Is that it." Said Twilight
"Fraxure."
"I'm not sure." Said Jake
Soon Empoleon came out of the smoke spinning like a top. The group had moved before Empoleon came back at them.
"Kirlia, Protect now!" Exclaimed Jake
Kirlia raised her hands, and a shield defended her, and the group as Empoleon slammed right into it before flipping away and landing on the ground behind them.
"Great work, Kirlia." Said Jake
"Kir, Kirlia."
"What was that?" Asked Twilight
"Drill Peck." Said Jake
"Empoleon, Empol, Empoleon."
"He just told us that our attempts to defeat him are useless." Said Lucario
"Makes sense, we haven't even made a dent in him." Said Jake
"Somepony trained him well." Said Celestia
"Empoleon!"
"He didn't like the word train. He's saying more like forced to learn his moves. Compelled to grow stronger so that he wouldn't end up like the others." Said Lucario
"Others?" Asked Jake
"Empoleon."
"Like the other Pokemon in the same position as him." Said Meowstic
"Empoleon please we aren't your enemy. We want to help you and understand you. So please tell us what all of this means." Said Jake
Empoleon closed his beak and fired off another Hydro Pump at Jake, which Meowstic used Protect to stop.
"Thanks, Meowstic." Said Jake
"I think you also got your answer." Said Meowstic
"I'll say, but I don't understand what happened to him." Said Jake
Empoleon raised his fins into the sky and a large whirlpool formed over his head.
"Shoot, he's using Whirlpool." Said Jake
Empoleon launched the Whirlpool at the groups Pokemon and caught them all in the pool of spinning water. Empoleon jumped into the air and began to use Drill Peak again and dived into the water. The Pokemon screamed out as Empoleon hit them with Drill Peak.
"Kirlia, Teleport all of you out of there." Said Jake
Soon all the Pokemon appeared in front of their owners, dripping wet and hurt. But the damage was just minor as each hadn't lost a lot of health.
"Good thinking Jake." Said Celestia
"I'm going to smell like a wet fur." Said Meowstic
"I think that's the least of our worries." The group turned to see Empoleon burst out of the water and land on the ground, "We still need a plan to defeat Empoleon."
Empoleon turned around and jumped into the water behind him, confusing the trainers. But Jake's gut was telling him to prepare for something big. I got a bad feeling about this. Soon the water began to shack, and Empoleon came bursting out using a large wave.
"What's that move?!" Asked Twilight
"Surf." Said Jake
The wave approached the group, and they all watched as the water smashed right into them. The wave also toppled over trees. But the water soon disappeared, and all the trainers and Pokemon were everywhere. Twilight got up and shook herself dry as Fraxure walked over to him with Meowstic on his head. She shook herself off. Lucario stood next to Celestia trying to catch his breath.
"You ok, Princess Celestia." Said Lucario
"I may be wet, but I'm ok. I least I won't have to worry about bathing for a while." Said Celestia
"Princess."
The two looked to see Twilight, Fraxure, and Meowstic running over to her.
"Are you ok, Celestia?" Asked Twilight
"Yes, Twilight, I am. Wait, where's Jake?" Asked Celestia
"Meow, Meowstic."
The group looked to see Empoleon hovering over Jake. Twilight's eyes widened as Empoleon had his fins glowing white. Jake was still slowly coming back from the wave. Kirlia also got herself back together to see Empoleon about to attack Jake. Twilight could only look in horror as Empoleon was about to strike down Jake. Meowstic tried to raise her ears, but her wet fur made her ears too heavy to move. Fraxure and Lucario were still recovering from the wave. Kirlia was the closest and began to run towards Jake.
Jake coughed as he looked behind him to see Empoleon ready to attack with Metal Claw. Damn. Jake closed his eyes awaiting the pain of Metal Claw, but instead, he heard a voice, a new voice.
"Stay away from my master."
Empoleon's Metal Claw had struck the move Protect, but by a new Pokemon. Jake looked to see a Gardevoir hovering over him.
"What, where did that Pokemon come from?" Asked Twilight
"That's Gardevoir, the final evolution of Ralts." Said Lucario
"That would mean, Kirlia evolved." Said Twilight
Gardevoir pushed away Empoleon and then reached down to help her master up from the ground.
"Are you ok, master?" Asked Gardevoir
"Yeah, thanks for the save Gardevoir. What caused you to evolve?" Asked Jake
"I evolved to save you, master. A Gardevoir protects her master." Said Gardevoir
"Well, I'm glad I brought you along, even if you're at a disadvantage." Said Jake
"JAKE!!"
Jake turned to see Twilight, Fraxure, Meowstic, Celestia, and Lucario running up to him. Twilight immediately took flight and jumped into his arms snuggling her muzzle into his neck.
"Oh Jake, I thought we lost you." Said Twilight
"I'm ok Twilight, thanks to Gardevoir." Said Jake
"Yes, I will let nothing harm my master." Said Gardevoir
Twilight looked at Gardevoir, "You just spoke in my head like, Lucario."
"Yes, I'm able to make multiple metal connections, unlike Meowstic." Said Gardevoir
"So cool." Said Twilight
"Empoleon," the group turned to the still standing Empoleon. "Empol, Empoleon."
"What's he saying?" Asked Jake
"Why I defended you, master." Gardevoir then turned her attention back to Empoleon, "The reason I support my master is that he's my friend and trainer. I'm not sure what happened to you Empoleon, but I won't let you harm innocent bystanders. You can trust me when I say that my master is somebody you can trust. We just want to help you and other Pokemon like you."
"Empoleon."
"No, we never came here to return you. We came here to stop you from putting ponies in the hospital. We just want to understand you." Said Gardevoir
"Empoleon."
"Yes, you can trust my master. He won't hurt you. He has plenty of Pokemon back where we come from that will vouch for his kindness. Even Fraxure, Lucario, and Meowstic will tell you that their trainers would never hurt us. We are friends and companions to them." Said Gardevoir
"Fraxure."
"Everything Gardevoir speaks is true." Said Lucario
"She's right on the money." Said Meowstic
"Empoleon, trust us. If somepony hurt you or is hurting other Pokemon, then we wish to help them. I came here to this world to help Pokemon in need. I won't stand by and let innocent Pokemon get hurt. So please, just talk to us, and I swear we won't do anything to you." Said Jake
Empoleon looked at the trio of trainers and the Pokemon before looking at Gardevoir. He looked away and seemed to be thinking before turning back to them.
"Empol."
"He says he'll talk to us." Said Gardevoir
"Ok, now that's what I wanted to hear." Said Jake
***
After settling down, Empoleon spoke to Gardevoir alone to tell her the whole story. The trio made sure their Pokemon were all right and waited for Gardevoir to return.
"I wonder what they're talking about?" Asked Twilight
"I'm not sure, she's speaking in Pokemon tongue." Said Jake
"I'm just glad we didn't have to fight Empoleon anymore." Said Celestia
"Yes, princess, I'm sure if we continued the fight, we would have lost." Said Jake
"And we would see you in a hospital bed." Said Meowstic
"Yeah, but putting myself in danger to help Pokemon is my job." Said Jake
Soon Gardevoir came back with Empoleon.
"I guess you're done talking." Said Jake
"Yes, and ready to tell you everything." Said Gardevoir
"Then start at the beginning." Said Celestia
Gardevoir and started to spin her tale. She told the group that Empoleon came here on a Team Catastrophe train before a group of ponies attacked it. The ponies loaded him and the other Pokemon onto carts and rode off. He took him and the other Pokemon here and placed them in a large warehouse near the water. Inside the building was a ring. Gardevoir paused as she thought whether to continue.
"Master, I'm not sure if I can say what happened next. I would have never thought the ponies of this world would be so dark to Pokemon." Said Gardevoir
"Then just tell me." Said Jake
Gardevoir limited her telepathy to Jake, and the group watched as Jake's expression went from nothing to surprise to disgust.
"Dear God." Said Jake
"What?" Asked Twilight
"They're using Pokemon in underground fighting rings. The Pokemon fight to the death for internment. That's why Empoleon didn't trust ponies." Said Jake
"Mother of me." Said Celestia
"No way." Said Twilight
"Yes, Empoleon was able to escape when they were shipping them away. He couldn't trust any pony because he believed they were all in on the ring." Said Gardevoir
"Empoleon, would you show us to the warehouse. As the princess of this land, it's my duty to punish all evil. And I can tell you; this is a great evil I will not let continue." Said Celestia
Empoleon nodded and began to walk off with the others following close behind.
***
The group stopped in front of a pair of large doors that led into a waterfront storehouse.
"This the place?" Asked Jake
"Empoleon."
"How do we get inside?" Asked Twilight
Celestia walked forward and charged her horn and released a powerful attack spell, turning the door to splinters. Celestia walked inside with Lucario following behind her. Twilight and Jake followed with their Pokemon and saw the giant arena in the middle. Jake stepped forward and saw the metal mesh covering it, making it impossible for Pokemon to escape.
"Empoleon says that they would give the fighting Pokemon a shot that would turn them feral that way they would fight without question." Said Gardevoir
Jake walked forward to see spots where cages would go.
"Empoleon also says they gave them enough food and water to survive. The ponies would hose them down to clean them and the cages." Said Gardevoir
"Sick, just plain sick. What pony would do such a thing?" Said Jake
Celestia returned and looked at the arena.
"Now what?" Asked Twilight
"We find these rings and put a stop to them. We can't let this continue." Said Jake
"I agree, but we must first deal with something else." Said Celestia
"What's that?" Asked Jake
"What to do with Empoleon?" Said Celestia
"Master, I believe I have the answer. Empoleon wishes to fight with you master. He believes that you have no intention to keep these rings alive and wants to help you free the Pokemon entrapped in this life." Said Gardevoir
"Empoleon, I'm honored, and I promise you that we will stop these illegal fighting rings." Jake stretched out his hand, and Empoleon looked at it before raising a flipper and shaking it, "Welcome aboard, Empoleon."
"Empoleon."
"Now, I think it's time to return you to your home. Oh, and Jake," Jake turned his attention to Celestia. "Congrats on becoming a teacher."
"Thank you Celestia, but how did you know?" Asked Jake
"Because I made your certificate. Now let us return and begin the search for the rings." Said Celestia
Jake and Twilight nodded before Celestia surrounded the group in the golden glow of her magic and soon they disappeared in a flash of white.
Ponies of the Liberation Core stood around chatting with each other as they ready themselves for the attack against the illegal Pokemon fighting rings. After Celestia returned to Canterlot, she ordered Captain Speed to her room and told her of her new findings and wished for Speed to look into the matter. He agreed and sent out his best agents, the Sky brothers. They returned within three days of a location of a fighting ring located outside of Appleloosa.
After Speed got the information and relaid it back to Celestia, the Liberation Core went into action. Speed gathered all the ponies he could who weren't looking into Quantum or Team Catastrophe. But even with that, Speed was able to gather a strong enough force.
Speed walked among his troops as they talked and mingled. He was waiting for the sky brothers to return from scouting the area. He wanted to make sure that no pony running the ring noticed their advancement. He looked around at his troops and spotted Celestia sitting alone looking out at the horizon. Her Lucario stood next to her. Speed watched as Celestia moved her lips, so he could tell she was chatting with her Lucario. He thought about going and talking with the princess and updating her on the timetable but decided not to. Speed then turned his attention to a set of flapping wings.
He looked to the sky to see two pegasi in grey armor descend to the ground. One had a red coat and blue mane, while the other had a blue coat and red mane. The two pegasi were the Sky Brothers. The red mane Pegasus was Sky Hawk, and the other was Sky Raiser, and the two happened to be twins. To tell the two apart better, Sky Raiser had scars covering his muzzle and face. All his wounds came from battles in close combat. Sky Hawk had no scars covering his body, so it was an easy way to tell the two apart.
"Report." Said Speed
Sky Raiser stepped forward, "It seems our intelligence was right. Just south of here is an old storage shed, where ponies are entering. We noticed metal cages of all sizes and Pokemon happen to be inside. But it seems we arrived before the fights are starting up."
"Thank you, Raiser." Said Speed
"So we are attacking, sir?" Asked Sky Hawk
"Soon, Sky Hawk, but be patient. We must make sure we follow the plan. One wrong step and the leader of this ring will be on us. We must capture all those who are participating in this offensive action." Said Speed
"We wait for your call, sir." Said Sky Raiser
The Sky brothers left, and Speed walked over to Celestia. Celestia turned her head when she heard hoof steps behind her. She turned her head to see Speed coming up to her.
"I assume the Sky brothers are back." Said Celestia
"Yes, and it seems that we are free to move forward with the operation. But we should get going; it seems the fighting might start soon." Said Speed
"Very well, call the troops together." Said Celestia
"Yes, princess." Said Speed
Speed walked away and began to rally the troops together for a debriefing of the mission. Celestia turned back to the horizon. She looked at her beautiful country that her sunlit. She got up and turned around followed by her Lucario.
"You going to be ok, Celestia?" Asked Lucario
"I'm ok, Lucario." Said Celestia
Lucario nodded as the two entered the large group of ponies gathered together.
"Alright, it's time we begin our assault on this Pokemon fighting ring. To give the layout of the plan, I turn you all to General Celestia." Said Speed
Celestia stepped forward, "Thank you Captain Speed. Ponies of the Liberation Core, our mission is simple. Destroy this Pokemon fighting ring. We cannot let such actions as pitting Pokemon against each other in bloody combat live in Equestria. So now to the operation. Captain Speed and I shall enter the fighting ring using disguises. The rest of you will take down the outside guards. Pegasi will take the skies and earth ponies and unicorn the grounds. Unless stated otherwise, we are not using Pokemon. Once you all have secured the perimeter, Captain Speed will give the order, and you charge inside. Unicorns will blow the doors away, and all units will charge inside and takedown all ponies and get them ready for transport back to Canterlot. We then secure the Pokemon and transport them to Canterlot for safety. Last is secure any information you can to find out the whereabouts of more rings. Does every pony understand?" All the ponies nodded at Celestia. "Then mission is ago."
"You heard the general, get moving." Said Speed
All the ponies saluted and went to their teams to begin the mission. Speed nodded to Celestia as they headed off to the infiltrate the ring.
***
Celestia and Speed watched as ponies walked into the old storage shed. She looked at Speed as she began her spell. It was a simple illusion spell to make them appear different. Once Celestia finished the spell, she was now a unicorn with a purple coat and sapphire mane. Her eyes were still the same color. Her cutie mark was now of silk garments. Speed was now a rich black color with a white mane. He had a bleeding sword for a cutie mark. His eye color was the same as was his scar.
"Remember your code name?" Asked Celestia
"Yes, I'm Scar, a disgraced Solar Gaurd. I'm now a hired hit man." Said Speed
"And I'm Soft Silk, a fashion designer, but also control a large underground mafia ring out of Manehattan." Said Celestia
Celestia then turned to her Lucario as she finished placing on a metal muzzle and Celestia used her magic to tie his hands together and put a rope leash around his neck.
"You ready, Lucario?" Asked Celestia
"Yes." Said Lucario
"Then let's move." Said Celestia
The trio walked out of the trees to the front of the storehouse. An earth pony stallion with a red coat and silver mane with a cutie mark of a hammer was guarding the door of the warehouse. He stood at the front doors letting ponies into the storehouse. Celestia used her magic to hold the rope around Lucario's neck. Speed stood next to her as they approached the stallion. The trio approached the stallion, but he stopped them.
"Halt, who are you?" Asked the stallion
"I'm Scar, and this is Soft Silk." Said Speed
"Yes, we heard about a fun new sport happening here. So we decided to come and see it for ourselves, and maybe even compete." Said Celestia
The stallion looked at the Lucario. Lucario growled, but Celestia pulled on the leash to calm him down.
"Sorry, I'm still training him to know who the master is." Said Celestia
"Well, I hope you both enjoy the show. Oh, and if you want to enter your Lucario, just look for the front desk." Said the stallion
"Thank you, kind sir." Said Celestia
Scar entered first followed by Celestia and her pulling Lucario with her. The trio entered the building and found a large crowd of ponies gambling, smoking eating and drinking as they sat around a large mesh covered hole. Cages sat at the edge of the room with Pokemon sitting inside. Ponies stood next to the cages looking at the Pokemon inside. A table sat where ponies were registering Pokemon for the upcoming battles. Celestia looked around for a seat and found it.
"Vile ponies." Said Celestia
"I agree." Said Speed
Speed pressed his right hoof to his ear as Celestia looked around at her ponies. Why do these ponies see fit to do this? What drives these ponies to be so vile and violent? Celestia got pulled from her thoughts when she felt Speed poking her. She turned to him.
"Units are on the move. ETA, two minutes before they can breach the front doors." Said Speed
"What a beautiful Pokemon?"
Celestia and Speed turned to an earth pony stallion looking over Lucario. He had a gold coat and a silver mane. He was wearing an elegant suit, and his mane styled back. He had gray eyes as she scanned over Lucario and his cutie mark was of gold bricks.
"Yes, quite a beautiful specimen." The stallion stopped when he saw Celestia and Speed looking at him. "Sorry, I can't help myself when a see such a perfect Pokemon. Now let me introduce myself, I'm Solid Gold. I'm the master of this ring."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Soft Silk, and this is Scar, an employee of sorts." Said Celestia
"Well, welcome to my fighting rings. I must ask, your first time." Said Gold
"Yes, so don't mind telling me what is going to happen?" Asked Celestia
"Oh, I would love to. The fight begins with two Pokemon. We give them a drug that turns them completely feral. We tell you the Pokemon who are going to fight, and you bet, if you wish. Then sit back and watch the gore. The fight usually ends one way, with death." Said Gold
"So it's a fight to the death." Said Speed
"Pretty much, now Mrs. Silk is the Lucario yours." Said Gold
"Oh, yes, I found in an alleyway and just knew he was perfect for such events. I came today to see if it's worth wasting my time keeping him for future fights." Said Celestia
Gold looked at Lucario, "I have no doubts that he could kill many of the competitors, once he's feral. Or you could use him as a breeding slave; I'm sure he could produce powerful kin." Said Gold
Lucario growled and tried to attack Gold. Gold just smiled as Celestia pulled Lucario on his leash to control him.
"Stop it you beast." Said Celestia
Lucario turned to her and growled, but stopped when Celestia slapped himself across the face hard with her magic.
"Want to growl at your master again." Said Celestia
Lucario growled again but stopped as Celestia nailed him again with her magic. Celestia glared down at Lucario, and he began to whimper as he held his face. Celestia smiled as she looked at Gold.
"I'm sorry about that." Said Celestia
"No problem, Mrs. Silk, I'm not scared of these beasts. Let them growl and snarl; they'll all know their place in time. Now, I must excuse myself to prepare for the upcoming fights. I do hope you enjoy them, Mrs. Silk." Said Gold
Gold picked up Celestia's right hoof and kissed it. Celestia giggled as Gold turned and left. Celestia watched as Gold left before shaking her hoof. She then turned to her Lucario as he rubbed his face.
"Sorry, Lucario." Said Celestia
"No need to apologize, we were just keeping up with your cover." Said Lucario
"Yes, but I felt so disgusted with myself when I struck you. I promise you; I'll make it up to you." Said Celestia
"You don't need to do anything, Celestia. I was just playing my part; I know you wouldn't harm me in any way." Said Lucario
Celestia nodded as she looked to Speed who lowered his hoof from his ear.
"Teams just finished last checks. All ponies guarding the area are down for the count. We are now ready for infiltration." Said Speed
"Understood, tell the troops to get into position and await your order." Said Celestia
"Understood." Said Speed
Celestia turned her attention back to the front as she watched as Solid Gold stepped up to a box and stood upon it. He cleared his throat and quieted down the crowd.
"Ponies of Equestria, I welcome you to my fighting ring." Ponies cheered and struck their hooves onto the ground. Gold rose his hoof to calm the crowd. "I know you all are excited to see our first fight and what a treat do I have for you." The ponies cheered once again. "Now let's get this competition started, in the first corner, I bring you the terror of terrors, the mighty Houndoom."
A unicorn levitated up a cage and opened the mesh lining and dropped out a Houndoom. The Dark and Fire Type Pokemon roared as it looked at the crowd of ponies.
"And now it's competitor, just for your enjoyment. Let's give up for the fresh meat, Riolu." Said Gold
Another cage entered and out came a Riolu. But unlike the Houndoom, it wasn't doped up. It looked around until it heard a growl and looked at the crazy Houndoom staring death into the Riolu's eyes.
"Folks, let's see some bloodshed!" Exclaimed Gold
The ponies roared as the Houndoom charged the Riolu with its mouth wide open. The Riolu dodged and just made it out of the way of the attack of the Houndoom. The Dark and Fire Type Pokemon struck the wall hard but didn't seem fazed as it turned on the Riolu and released a powerful Flamethrower. The Riolu brought up Protect, but the Flamethrower overpowered the Riolu and consumed it in flames. The crowd roared as the flames consumed Riolu
"Looks like the Riolu took that one front and center!" Announced Gold
The Riolu came out of the flames covered in burns. It breathed, heavily, as it tried to stand on its two feet. The Houndoom growled as it charged the Riolu. The Riolu couldn't move in time, and the Houndoom struck it in the chest before colliding with the wall.
"That might leave a mark!" Announced Gold
The Houndoom backed up as the poor wounded Riolu fell to the ground. But the Houndoom didn't let up as it attacked again. It bit down on the Riolu with its teeth and not the Pokemon attack Bite. Riolu shouted out in pain as Houndoom shook the Fighting Type Pokemon back and forth like a ragdoll. Soon the Houndoom tossed the Pokemon into the opposite wall. Blood dripped from its teeth and mouth. The Riolu had a nice set of marks covering its torso. It could barely move as its wounds bleed. The Houndoom howled as the crowd roared.
Celestia just watched motionlessly. She had her eyes trained not to the fight but her people. She felt bile building up in her stomach as she watched her ponies cheer on the bloodshed. She felt disgusted for what her ponies were doing. She heard them cheering and yelling for the Houndoom to tear the Riolu to shreds. She knew her species wasn't a violent one, but hearing them scream for bloodshed made her recant that statement. She looked at the Houndoom and dying Riolu and then up on the betting board. She watched as the amount kept skyrocketing for the Houndoom. Now they were betting how the Houndoom would kill the Riolu. Celestia could feel her rage at its peak.
"Order the attack." Said Celestia
Speed looked up at Celestia and nodded. He placed his hoof up to his ear and relaid the order to the army outside. He got a confirmation that they understood and were beginning breaching.
"They'll be breaching in a matter of minutes." Said Speed
Celestia nodded and turned her attention back the fight. The Riolu wasn't moving, and the Houndoom was approaching the Fighting Type Pokemon. Celestia had enough of the fight; she wasn't going to let the Houndoom kill the Riolu. She activated her horn and fired off a spell blowing apart the mesh covering and giving her a smoke cover to enter the arena. Once inside, she used a spell to put the Houndoom to sleep. Then the smoke finally was disappeared thanks to some unicorns.
"Who dares disturb the fight?" Asked Gold
"I do." Celestia flapped her wings to remove the smoke around her. Ponies gasped as they looked at the silver armored Celestia. They also saw a sleeping Houndoom.
"Princess Celestia, how did you get here?" Asked Gold
"Easy I walked through your front door. Now you all are under arrest and shall be put on trial for illegal fighting." Said Celestia
The ponies laughed, "Look around, princess, we outnumber you."
Soon an explosion echoed the room. Celestia smiled as the Liberation Core entered and started to take down the ponies. Pegasi took to the airs to keep other Pegasi from escaping. Unicorns using their magic to paralyze ponies and earth ponies using brute strength. Captain Speed was also in the fight as was Lucario. Captain's Speed disguise fell when Celestia released the spell keeping it going. Lucario easily got out of his binds and ran for Gold and tackled him to the ground to prevent him from running.
In a matter of minutes, the Liberation Core had incapacitated all the ponies in attendance. A pair of pegasi flew down and took ahold of the sleeping Houndoom and flew back to the main floor. Celestia picked up the wounded and dying Riolu in her hooves. It coughed up a good amount of blood. But Celestia was happy to see the Pokemon still fighting to live. Blood of the Riolu was soaking her white hooves. She took flight and came to a pair of medical ponies. She handed over the Riolu, and they ran off to treat the wounds. Other ponies were removing Pokemon from their cages and leading them outside where they could get food and water.
Celestia looked at her bloodstained hooves that held the Riolu. The blood was still wet and matting her fur. She watched as it dripped from the hairs of her hooves. She then turned to her Lucario holding Solid Gold.
"Speed, start removing the prisoners." Said Celestia
"Yes, ma'am." Said Speed
Speed turned and began to relay his orders, and the Liberation Core went to work. Celestia walked over to Solid Gold. She used her magic to pick him up and freeing her Lucario from holding him.
"I want you to go check on the Riolu and the Pokemon." Said Celestia
"Yes." Lucario turned to leave but turned back to Celestia. He wanted to talk, but decided to leave Celestia to her business. He turned back and left, but took a few prisoners with him.
Solid Gold tried to break free from Celestia's magical grip, but he couldn't. Soon he turned and landed his eyes on Celestia's. He started to shake as he looked at Celestia's lifeless eyes that could scare even the most fearless of creatures. Gold could feel her eyes boring holes into his soul.
"You think I'm going to talk." Said Gold
Celestia didn't respond; she just stared at him blankly. Her eyes never turned away from him. It was like she was in a trance. Gold wiggled at how uncomfortable her stare was. He tried to look away. But Celestia moved him closer to her and made sure they were at eye level. He started to sweat as her eyes bore right into his.
"You think I'm afraid of you." Said Gold
"You should be." Said Celestia
The color washed from Gold's face as he heard Celestia's voice. She normally had a motherly voice, but this one was dark and sadistic. It sounded as if the Grim Reaper was talking through her to him. Soon he felt Celestia walking and the next thing he knew, he was falling to the ground. He found himself in the pit. He looked up at Celestia as she removed her shoes from her right hoof and dipped it into the blood covering her left hoof. She began to hum a tune as she wrote on the ground.
"What are you doing?" Demanded Gold
Celestia didn't answer; she kept humming her tune and continued to write.
"You can't keep me in here!" Exclaimed Gold
But Celestia didn't answer and just kept humming. Gold couldn't stop shaking as he heard her hum. He wasn't sure why, but her humming was haunting to him. She then finished scrawling on the stones above the pit. She then placed her shoe on once again and then looked down at Solid Gold and gave a wicked smile and spoke in a demonic tone.
"You should have feared sun."
Gold backed himself into the corner as Celestia smiled as she walked away and left Gold shivering in the corner of the pit. He then saw a single drop of blood drip from the top of the ring. He watched the blood drop head towards the ground. He watched as it hit the ground, and then suddenly a large flash of light followed. He screamed as light engulfed him
***
"I checked everything, sir. All units accounted for and ready to go. We also have all prisoners accounted for and ready for transport. All the Pokemon are under the care of the medical officers and Lucario is keeping them calm. We searched the place and found nothing tangible to lead us to another ring or the masterminds. But, we are waiting for General Celestia and the stallion she had in her magic." Said Sky Hawk
"Understood Sky Hawk, let's get working on transporting the prisoners to Canterlot as well as the Pokemon." Said Speed
"Yes, sir." Said Sky Hawk
Sky Hawk and Speed turned to see Celestia stepping out of the storage unit. But she didn't have Solid Gold with her. Speed wondered where Gold was. He was about to go and ask, but an explosion interrupted him. All the Liberation Core stopped to watch the warehouse go up in flames. Ponies watched as Celestia just walked past them humming her tune. Speed recognized the tune as the Wrath of the Sun. A tune all guards, Lunar and Solar knew too well. A song to remember as you serve the Equestrian Kingdom.
Speed turned back to the flaming storehouse. He then began to sing the haunting song of Princess Celestia.
"Oh little one, oh little one. Hear my song. Love the sun; oh love the sun. But always be fearful of the sun. For its rays know all evil. And if it finds evil, know that it will purge it. So little one, oh little one, fear the sun. Fear the sun's holy wrath. For those who don't learn to fear the sun. Will find only her wrath!"
Jake sat at Cheerilee's desk or his and Cheerilee's desk as he was now a full-blown teacher. He was watching Button Mash put up the last math homework problem he assigned the previous night. Cheerilee decided to take a small vacation now that Jake was co-teaching with her. He had been teaching without Cheerilee for nearly a week. It did feel weird to him when Jake first came into the schoolhouse alone with his lesson plan that wasn't made by Cheerilee. But he got used to it as this was his job for the rest of his life here, in Equestria. Well being a teacher and a Pokemon trainer.
Button Mash finished putting the problem up, and Jake nodded as he took up the answer sheet and nodded.
"Great work Button Mash, you got the right answer. Class if you don't have the answer Button Mash has, please copy down the steps he did. All of this will be on the test next week." Said Jake
The students started to record the work. Jake only had Gardevoir with him. But right outside the schoolhouse sat Empoleon. After returning to Ponyville, Empoleon asked Jake not to place him in a Poke Ball. Jake then took him to a day he was working at the school, and the kids seemed to love him. Empoleon sure didn't trust ponies, but he appeared to trust the fillies and colts of the school. So Empoleon stays with Jake at the library, but outside, and goes to the school when Jake does. In a way, Jake now had a robust Pokemon to help him defend the school.
Soon Jake heard the bells ringing meaning that class was over.
"Well, that's class for the week. Remember you all have your math tests next Tuesday, and Mrs. Cheerilee will be back teaching you next Friday but enjoy your weekends." Said Jake
The kids ran out of the schoolhouse ready to once again be free of school for two days. Jake packed up his bag and straightened up the school room before grabbing the Pokemon egg and locking up the library. He waved for Empoleon to follow him as they left to return to the library.
"A made it a full week teaching on your own, master." Said Gardevoir
"Yeah, I sure did." Said Jake
"But you did stumble the first two days if I recall." Said Gardevoir
"I was nervous, give me a break." Said Jake
Gardevoir giggled at her master's comment. Jake rolled his eyes as the trio entered Ponyville market. Jake then stopped as he saw Twilight at a vendor buying up food with both Fraxure and Deino with her. Jake motioned for the crew to follow him as they walked over to Twilight.
"Twilight."
Twilight turned her attention to Jake walking towards her with his Pokemon behind him.
"Afternoon, Jake, finished with teaching for the day." Said Twilight
"That's right." Said Jake
"Well, this makes your first official week as a teacher. How do you feel?" Asked Twilight
"Like a teacher." Said Jake
"Well, I'm glad. Oh, you're still going to the farm tomorrow." Said Twilight
"I wouldn't miss it, considering it's my idea." Said Jake
For the past week, Jake and Applejack finalized the plan for a retreat for the groups Pokemon. Jake came to help Applejack and his friends whenever he could. It would take some time, but it would be worth it in the in the end for a place his and his friends Pokemon could spend time together and stay if they wanted. Plus the library wasn't big enough for Jake and Twilight's Pokemon plus themselves and Spike.
"I'll glad because the library is starting to feel a little cramped." Said Twilight
"A little, I hope to get down by the time Fall comes around." Said Jake
"I forgot Fall is coming into season soon. You'll get to experience your first Fall season here in Equestria." Said Twilight
"Yeah, but it'll probably be like every Fall back on Earth." Commented Jake
Twilight just rolled her eyes as she paid for what she needed and placed it in her saddlebags. Jake stayed with Twilight and talked while they walked through the market. They would stop so Twilight could buy something else, or to get Deino to stop chewing on something, which was often. They were leaving the market when they saw Applejack and Rarity talking, so Jake and Twilight went over to them.
"Girls, what's up?" Asked Twilight
"Oh, Rarity was showin' me these strange stones she dug up today." Said Applejack
"Yes, I go out and dig up precious stones to give my fashion an edge. Well, I was digging and found these strange stones. I tried checking the books I have on stones of Equestria, but they weren't in the book." Said Rarity
"Can I see one of these stones?" Asked Jake
Rarity used her magic to bring over a bag of rocks. She pulled out a stone with a lightning bolt in the middle. Jake held the egg in his right hand as he took the stone in his other hand. He looked over the stone.
"Well, that's interesting." Said Jake
"What?" Asked Twilight
"Well, this happens to be a Thunder Stone. A unique stone that can evolve certain Electric Type Pokemon." Jake bent down and pulled out other stones. "It seems that you found one of every evolution stone."
"Evolution stone." Said Applejack
"You see, Pokemon sometimes have specific ways of evolution. Growlithe is a good example. Haven't you ever wondered why Growlithe hadn't evolved yet to Arcanine." Said Jake
"I have been wonderin' that." Said Applejack
"That's because Growlithe needs a Fire Stone to evolve." Jake pulled out the Fire Stone. A red stone with a fire in the middle and handed it to Applejack. "That's a Fire Stone. Give that to Growlithe, and he'll evolve. But do be mindful, you shouldn't force Pokemon into evolution. You should see if Growlithe wants to evolve because once you give him the stone, there's no going back."
"I will partner, but what other stones are there?" Asked Applejack
"Well, you have the Leaf Stone, Water Stone, Moon Stone, Sun Stone, Dawn Stone, Dusk and Shiny Stone. Plus the two I mentioned before. Each stone given to a specific Pokemon will evolve them and is the only way to evolve them. For example, give an Eevee a Water Stone, you get a Vaporeon. A Thunder Stone, Jolteon and finally a Fire Stone, you get a Flareon." Said Jake
"I didn't think Pokemon could get any more complicated." Said Applejack
"I agree, but why now did I dig them up. I've used the same dig site for years, even with the Diamond Dogs, but I've never seen evolution stones before." Said Rarity
"Maybe it has to do with the appearance of Pokemon on Eques." Said Jake
"Could be, master." Said Gardevoir
"I guess that's a question for Professor Cottonwood." Said Jake
"Well, I wish I could stay and chat, but I have a farm tah take care of, see ya'll." Said Applejack
We waved goodbye to Applejack and Jake told Rarity to keep the evolution stones safe just in case they need them. Rarity agreed and said her farewell before leaving to her shop.
"So it seems our world is somehow adopting to Pokemon living here." Said Twilight
"Could be or one of those two natural meteor showers brought the stones with it. Either it's safe to assume evolution stones now exist in Equestria." Said Jake
Twilight nodded as the two headed back to the library to relax. But soon a voice called out Twilight. A voice Twilight knew all too well. Twilight turned to see a mare coming towards her. The mare had an azure coat with a cornflower mane with cerulean stripes in it. A horn sat on her head, making her a unicorn. The mare's cutie mark was a wand and cap.
"Trixie." Said Twilight
"Who?" Asked Jake
"A unicorn with a talent in magic. I first came in contact with her when she came to Ponyville boasting about her skills. Her boasting nearly got Ponyville destroyed. She later returned with a Dark Alicorn Amulet and challenged me to a magic duel. I lost, but with the powers of my friends, I was able to win. I haven't seen or heard her name ever since that day." Said Twilight
"I wonder why she's back?" Asked Jake
"It's nothing good; I can tell you that." Said Twilight
"It seems Twilight and Trixie have some bad blood between them, master." Said Gardevoir
"That's for sure." Said Jake
"Hello, Twilight Sparkle." Said Trixie
"Trixie, what are you doing here?" Asked Twilight
"What, not even going to say hi." Said Trixie
"Please, every time you come into Ponyville, something bad happens." Said Twilight
"Yes, that is true. But Trixie has turned over a new leaf. Trixie now performs shows in Manehattan." Said Trixie
"Wait, a unicorn performing magic shows." Said Jake
"Yes, magic shows are popular even though ponies see unicorns use magic all the time." Said Twilight
"Plus my cutie mark is in entertaining folks with my magic skills." Said Trixie
"Unless you boast about them." Said Twilight
"Trixie no longer boasts her skills. She uses her skills to entertain the viewing public." Said Trixie
"She sure loves speaking in the third person, master." Said Gardevoir
"You can say that again." Said Jake
"Empoleon."
"Now what do you want, Trixie?" Asked Twilight
"Trixie wishes to battle you, but not in magic, but in Pokemon." Said Trixie
"What, you have Pokemon!?" Asked Twilight
"Don't you remember Twilight." Twilight looked up at Jake. "Remember a few days ago when the headline read that Celestia arrested the leaders of the illegal Pokemon fighting rings. She was now giving ponies a chance to be Pokemon trainers by letting them adopt Pokemon and train them. I suppose that's how Trixie has Pokemon."
"Yes, Trixie was in Canterlot when the princess was holding an adoption fair for new Pokemon trainers. Trixie decided to become a trainer and adopted a few Pokemon. Now, do you accept Trixie's fight." Said Trixie
"Yes, I accept your fight." Said Twilight
"Then I guess I'll referee. But how many Pokemon are we playing first before we get going on the fight?" Said Jake
"Trixie has two, and I see you, Twilight, have two as well. So how about a two-on-two?" Said Trixie
"I'm down with that." Said Twilight
"Ok, now where?" Asked Jake
"Here seems fine with me." Said Twilight
"Trixie has no objections." Said Trixie
"Ok, let's get started then." Twilight turned, and Trixie turned around and walked away to give them a large enough area to fight. Jake walked up to the middle. "Alright, this fight will be between Twilight and Trixie. Each competitor can use two Pokemon each. The battle will end when one sides Pokemon can no longer fight. Now activate your Aura Readers." Twilight and Trixie placed their Aura Readers around their eyes and activated them. "Now battle begin!"
"Deino, you're up first." Said Twilight
Deino ran onto the battlefield.
"Dein, Deino."
"Alright Bergmite, Trixie needs you." Said Trixie
Trixie tossed out an ordinary Poke Ball and out came a Bergmite.
"Bergmite."
Jake pulled his Pokedex from his back pocket. I'm glad I carry this when I go out. Jake activated the Pokedex and pointed it at the Bergmite.
"Bergmite the Ice Chunk Pokemon. It blocks opponents' attacks with the ice that shields its body. It uses cold air to repair any cracks with new ice."
"Master, it seems Twilight is at a disadvantage here." Said Gardevoir
"Yeah, Ice Type Pokemon can deal double damage to Dragon Type Pokemon. Twilight just have to play it smart." Said Jake
Great Trixie just happens to have a Pokemon Type that can deal double the damage to my Deino. But at least I'm not out of using Dragon-Type moves. Ok, just going to have to play it smart. Twilight sighed as she got her mind into the Pokemon battle.
"Trixie will let you, Twilight, go first." Said Trixie
"If you say so, Trixie. Deino start out with Dark Pulse." Said Twilight
A dark energy swelled inside Deino before Deino opened its mouth and released a stream of dark energy. Bergmite stood ready for its orders from Trixie.
"Protect." Said Trixie
Bergmite formed a shield in front of itself and blocked Deino's attack.
"Now Trixie's turn. Bergmite, use Hail." Said Trixie
Bergmite roared as dark clouds formed over the battlefield. Soon it started to snow, but soon hail began to rain down from the sky, striking the group.
"I hate weather moves." Said Jake
"I agree, master." Said Gardevoir
"Empoleon."
Twilight used her magic to place a shield over her, Jake and his Pokemon. Trixie was doing the same.
"Do you like, Trixie's weather?" Asked Trixie
"Hardly." Said Twilight
"Well, you should keep this in mind, Hail damages Pokemon who don't have the Ability, Ice Body. And what do you know, Trixie's Bergmite has such an ability, and it comes with a bonus. Hail now heals my Pokemon instead of hurting it." Said Trixie
"Smart move, Trixie has a way to heal Bergmite and harm Deino at the same time." Said Jake
Twilight watched as Deino's health bar dropped slightly as the chunks of ice hit him. But Twilight couldn't let the weather move Hail stop her. She decided to give her next order to Deino.
"Headbutt." Said Twilight
Deino charged straightforward and struck Bergmite, but Twilight followed it up with another move.
"Follow that up with Crunch." Said Twilight
Deino's teeth turned white as it bit down on Bergmite and shook the Ice Type Pokemon around for tossing Bergmite into the air.
"Now Dragon Pulse." Said Twilight
Deino charged an aqua green sphere inside his mouth before releasing it. The orb went right for Bergmite.
"Counter with Ice Ball." Said Trixie
Bergmite charged a ball of condensed ice and launched it at Dragon Pulse destroying the attack. But Bergmite was still coming to take damage from the fall, or so Twilight thought.
"Bergmite, Avalanche." Said Trixie
Bergmite glowed white before another set of dark clouds appeared, but just over Deino. The chunks of ice fell right down onto Deino, and Bergmite landed on the ice safely and moved his way down from the ice. And much like Twilight, Trixie attacked again while Deino tried to get out from chunks of ice.
"Ice Ball." Said Trixie
Bergmite charged another sphere of condensed ice and launched it at Deino. An explosion followed when the Ice Ball struck the trapped Deino. Deino landed from the smoke next to Twilight heavily damaged. Twilight growled as Deino struggled to stand on his feet. But Deino fell back down as chunks of ice from the move Hail hit him causing the last of his health to disappear. Jake stepped forward to announce the end.
"Deino is unable to battle. The first round goes to Trixie and Bergmite." Said Jake
"Trixie is proud of you, Bergmite." Said Trixie
"Berg, Bergmite."
Twilight walked forward and stroked Deino as he got back to his feet. She walked him over and looked to Fraxure. The two nodded, and Fraxure took center stage.
"Next round, start!" Said Jake
The move Hail once again flared as it struck Fraxure and healed Bergmite.
"Fraxure show Trixie all our hard training. Giga Impact." Said Twilight
Fraxure roared as an orange energy surrounded him as he made a break for Bergmite. Soon the orange energy turned into purple energy with swirling orange energy around it. Fraxure also started to gain speed.
"Ice Ball." Said Trixie
Bergmite charged yet another ball of ice and sent it flying. It struck Fraxure, but it didn't do any damage to Fraxure and Fraxure was able to land Giga Impact against Bergmite. Bergmite went flying and landed in front of Trixie, but could no longer fight. With Bergmite out of commission, the move Hail disappeared, and the sun reappeared over the battlefield. Jake once again stepped forward.
"Round over, the winner is Twilight and Fraxure." Said Jake
"Frax, Fraxure."
Trixie used her magic to levitate up Bergmite's Poke Ball. She used it to return Bergmite.
"Trixie is proud of you, Bergmite. You take a rest now." Trixie placed the Poke Ball away and pulled out a second Poke Ball. "Trixie needs you, Vanillish."
Trixie tossed the Poke Ball and out came Vanillish.
"Vanillish."
Jake pulled out his Pokedex again and pointed at Vanillish.
"Vanillish the Icy Snow Pokemon. They cool down the surrounding air and create ice particles, which they use to freeze their foes."
"So Trixie is using all Ice Type Pokemon." Said Jake
"Vanillish use Blizzard." Said Trixie
Vanillish inhaled air before blowing out chunks of snow and cold air. Fraxure stood his ground as the snow and cold air passed over him. Twilight raised her hoof as she watched as Fraxure's health fell from the attack.
"Fraxure, attack with Dragon Claw." Said Twilight
Fraxure roared as his claws grew into large green claws. Fraxure ran at Vanillish and leaped into the air to strike Vanillish.
"Use Ice Beam." Said Trixie
The air around Vanillish froze, and soon Vanillish sent out a beam of ice. Fraxure saw the beam coming towards him and used his claws to block the attack. When the Ice Beam hit the Dragon Claw, an explosion followed that sent Fraxure into the ground, but Fraxure wasn't done yet as he got up from the dirt and roared.
"You ok, Fraxure?" Asked Twilight
"Fraxure."
"Great, then let's continue this fight." Said Twilight
"Vanillish Ice Beam again." Said Trixie
The air around Vanillish's face froze, and soon another beam of ice shot out at Fraxure.
"Fraxure counter with Dragon Rage." Said Twilight
A blue energy glowed inside of Fraxure before he released a set of blue fire. The two attacks met in the middle of the battlefield. Twilight and Trixie's Pokemon were pushing everything that had into their moves.
"Give it everything, Vanillish." Said Trixie
"Show no mercy, Fraxure." Said Twilight
The two Pokemon listened to their trainers and began to push more energy into corresponding moves. But Fraxure's Dragon Rage was losing out to Vanillish's Ice Beam. Soon Ice Beam pushed right past Fraxure's Dragon Rage and hit Fraxure. An explosion followed and once the dust cleared Twilight saw her Fraxure, encased in a block of ice.
"What?!" Exclaimed Twilight
"That's a lucky shot; Ice Beam has a low chance of freezing the target." Said Jake
"Yes, Trixie now has the upper hand. Let's wrap it up, Vanillish, use Avalanche." Said Trixie
Vanillish glowed white as a set of clouds formed over the frozen Fraxure. Soon chunks of ice fell all over Fraxure. Avalanche kicked up dust as the chunks of ice fell to the ground. But once everything settled, Fraxure sat on the ground with swirls in his eyes.
"The round is over as Fraxure can no longer continue to fight. And since Twilight has no more usable Pokemon, the battle goes to Trixie and her Vanillish." Said Jake
"Yes, Trixie won." Said Trixie
"Van, Vanillish, Van."
Twilight sighed as she shut off her Aura Reader and walked up to her recovering Fraxure.
"Thank you, Fraxure, you did great out there." Said Twilight
"Fraxure."
Trixie returned her Vanillish and walked up to Twilight and reached out her hoof.
"Thank you, Twilight for such a fun battle. Trixie knows she did terrible things in her past, but Trixie is working on turning over a new leaf." Said Trixie
Twilight sighed as she reached out her hoof and bumped Trixie's hoof, "I guess it was a fun battle."
"Goodluck Trixie with training your Pokemon." Said Jake
"Thank you, Jake, Trixie will strive to become the best Pokemon trainer that Equestria will see. You wait and see Twilight Sparkle, Trixie will make it big." Said Trixie
Trixie tossed down a smoke bomb and disappeared, but in the horizon, Jake and Twilight watched as she galloped away.
"Some things never change with that mare." Said Twilight
"I bet." Said Jake
Soon Jake felt the egg in hands starting to shack. Twilight heard it as well as the two watched as Jake's Pokemon egg began to hatch. Soon it popped open, and Jake was holding his new Pokemon, a Popplio.
"Pop, Popplio."
"So my Pokemon egg finally hatches and outcomes a Popplio." Said Jake
Popplio turned to Jake's voice and looked up at the human. He smiled at his newest Pokemon.
"Hi there, Popplio." Said Jake
"Popplio."
Twilight pulled out Jake's Pokedex and pointed it at Popplio.
"Popplio the Sea Lion Pokemon. This Pokémon snorts body fluids from its nose, blowing balloons to smash into its foes. It's famous for being a hard worker."
"Seems like such a cute Pokemon." Said Twilight
"Yeah, now I think we should go see Fluttershy. I need her to check over Popplio, and you could have her look over Deino and Fraxure." Said Jake
"Yeah." Said Twilight
The began to walk out to Fluttershy's cottage when Jake realized something about Trixie.
"Say Twilight." Twilight looked up at Jake, "It seems to me that Trixie might be your first Pokemon trainer rival."
Ponies of Ponyville walked around the large adoption fair set up in the market of Ponyville. Today, Princess Celestia came down with her project of allowing ponies to adopt the Pokemon that she rescued from the illegal fighting rings. She wanted to give all the Pokemon a chance of finding a home. Celestia had already had the fair in many towns across Equestria. Her next stop was Ponyville. Everypony was out and see if they wished to adopt a Pokemon or even become a Pokemon trainer. The mane six and Jake were all walking around the fair all looking for a new Pokemon. These are their stories while at the adoption fair.
Applejack
Applejack walked around the fair looking at all the different types of Pokemon. After waking up to the morning sun and finishing her morning tasks, a Solar Guard approached her and told her about the adoption fair that was happening in Ponyville market today. Applejack thought about going out and checking out the Pokemon. She looked over at her new Arcanine. After coming home with the Fire Stone given to her by Jake, she asked if Growlithe would want to evolve. He seemed to want to as he pressed his head into the stone and evolved into an Arcanine.
Applejack thanked the guard as he flew off. Applejack decided that it was worth going and checking out the Pokemon. It just seemed right to give a chance to a Pokemon that only knew pain and suffering. She took Arcanine with her as they walked out to the market. Once they reached, Applejack noticed how the fair was set up. The festival had eighteen different sections for each of the eighteen Pokemon types. A few booths sold food and others allowed ponies to sign up to be trainers. Applejack scratched her head as she looked around.
"Where the hay do we start?" Asked Applejack
"Arcanine."
"Well, let's just walk around and see what we find." Said Applejack
Arcanine nodded, and the two began to walk around the fair.
***
Applejack had already visited the Ice Type Pokemon and Grass Type Pokemon. She liked a few of the Pokemon from both types but decided not to adopt them. She kept walking around thinking about the right Pokemon type for her. She looked back at her Arcanine, and it seemed to click for her.
"I know, instead of type, maybe I should look for species. My family loves Winona and Winona is a dog. You're a dog Arcanine, so let's find a dog-like Pokemon." Said Applejack
"Arcanine."
"Hmm, I wish Jake was around, he could tell where tah look." Said Applejack
Applejack tapped her her chin and looked around. The closet sections in front of her were Fairy Type or Dark Type. Applejack decided to go into the Dark Type section of the fair. She walked around looking at all the Dark Types. She then appeared in front of a pin with many different dog-like Pokemon running around. A pony walked up to Applejack as she watched them play.
"Enjoying watching them."
Applejack turned to the pony and saw it was a stallion. The stallion had a silver coat and black mane. His eyes were a grey color. He had a horn on top of his head making him a unicorn. The stallion's cutie mark was a pair of crossed spears. The stallion was wearing a Solar Guards battle armor. He smiled at Applejack.
"Yeah, they sure are a lot of fun to watch." Said Applejack
"Yes, they happen to be hatchlings. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Dual Strike, Lieutenant in the 3rd regiment." He said
"Nice tah meet ya. I'm Applejack and behind me is my Pokemon partner, Arcanine." Said Applejack
"Arcanine."
"You have a handsome Pokemon with you. I suppose you're here looking for a new Pokemon to join you." Said Dual
"You can say that. Arcanine is excellent, but I feel compelled to give a home tah new Pokemon." Said Applejack
"Well, that's why the Princess is organizing this fair, to give a chance to all these Pokemon for a new home and life." Said Dual
"So I guess ya know about Dark Type Pokemon." Said Applejack
"You are correct. After Professor Cottonwood came to Canterlot, the princess chose her best guards to learn about each type of Pokemon. I got Dark Types, so know all about Dark Types and those Pokemon that are of that type." Said Dual
"So what can ya tell me about the Pokemon in the pin?" Asked Applejack
"Yes." Dual and Applejack walked over to the pin. "The pin here holds two Pokemon." Daul pointed to a Pokemon covered in grey fur. "That one is Poochyena the Bite Pokemon. It's Dark Type Pokemon and evolves into Mightyena." Dual then the other Pokemon which was black and had what looked bones on its body. "That one is Houndour the Dark Pokemon. It's a Fire and Dark Type Pokemon that evolves into Houndoom. We found these Pokemon as eggs when we raided a building that held an illegal fighting ring. They hatched a few days ago; well expect those two." Dual pointed to a Houndour and Poochyena huddling together keeping away from the group. "We believe those two hatched before we came and were getting trained to fight in the ring. They seem to have a bond together. The princess has ordered that they are adopted together as we tried to split them and they attacked the guards to be together."
"So they stayed together through all the rough of being put tah fight for the enjoyment of ponies." Said Applejack
"Yes, it would seem that way." Said Dual
"Ya don't mind if I jump in and play with them." Said Applejack
"No, go right ahead. If ya need me just call." Said Dual
Applejack thanked him and jumped into the pin. She told Arcanine to stay outside of the pin. He nodded his head as Applejack walked around the group of Pokemon. She played with both the Houndours and Poochyenas. She then set her sights on the two cowering in the corner of the play pin. She tapped her chin and decided to walk over to them.
She walked on over to the Poochyena and Houndour. But once she got close enough, the two Pokemon cowered away from Applejack. I guess Dual Strike is right, those two do fear ponies. But who can blame them, they were being trained to fight for the enjoyment of sick ponies. She looked at the two Pokemon as they shook in fear looking up at her. Applejack could see she was scaring them and decided to back up to give them space.
How do I get close to them, without scaring them? Applejack tapped her chin and finally remembered what Fluttershy taught her about handling scared animals. Ok, Applejack first ya need to make yourself look smaller. Applejack started to get down on her belly trying to get on Poochyena's and Houndour's level. She then slowly walked over to them. If the Pokemon cowered, she stopped and backed up. Take it slow, show them ya mean no harm. Applejack was finally able to get close to both of the Pokemon.
She gave them a sweet smile as they looked at her. Now let's see if I can pet one of them. Again, I need tah take it slow. Applejack lifted out her hoof and decided to try to pet the Poochyena. But she found it surprising that the Houndour jumped in front of Applejack and started to growl at her. Applejack backed her hoof away.
"It's ok; I'm not goin' tah hurt ya or your ya friend." Said Applejack
THe Houndour continued to growl as the Poochyena stayed behind the Fire and Dark Type Pokemon. Applejack just held her ground and waited for the Houndour to calm down. Once it stopped growling, Applejack decided to try again but going for the Houndour. It growled as Applejack moved her hoof. Applejack gently moved her hoof forward and stopped when the Houndour growled at her. She finally got her hoof to rest on the Houndours head. It flinched expecting something harmful, but instead, Applejack just gently stroked its head.
"See, I mean ya no harm." Said Applejack
The Poochyena poked its head around the Houndour. It saw that Applejack wasn't hurting its friend. Applejack turned her attention to the Poochyena and stopped stroking the Houndour and moved to the Poochyena and began to rub its head. The Poochyena flinched but stood firm as Applejack started to rub its head. The Poochyena began to push its head into Applejack's hoof as she stroked its head.
"Ya must like it." Said Applejack
"Well, I am impressed." Applejack turned to see Dual Strike and Arcanine looking at her. "You're the first pony to get close to those two."
"Thanks, I just had to follow one of my friends teachin's." Said Applejack
"Well, she thought you well. So I guess you'll be adopting them." Said Dual
Applejack looked down at the Poochyena and Houndour. They looked at her, and she smiled. She pushed herself up into a sitting position and looked back at Dual.
"I will be, Dual Strike." Said Applejack
"Excellent, I'll get the paperwork ready. Just visit me at the booth when you get out of the pin." Said Dual
Applejack nodded as she got all the way back up and headed for the exit. She motioned the two Pokemon to follow her. They did and exited the pin and soon ran right into Arcanine and hid behind Applejack seeking safety from her. She giggled as she looked up at her first Pokemon partner.
"No need tah fear, Arcanine is a good doggy, right boy." Said Applejack
"Arc, Arcanine."
Arcanine began to lick Applejack's face as she laughed.
"Stop it, boy." Laughed Applejack
Poochyena and Houndour moved away from Applejack as she laughed from Arcanine covering her face in his slobber. He stopped as Applejack nuzzled her face into Arcanine's head. They saw that Arcanine wasn't a threat. Arcanine looked at the two Pokemon and smiled.
"Arcanine."
"Poochyena."
"Houndour."
"Looks like everypony knows each other. Now let's get the adoption process finished show ya two tah your new home." Said Applejack
"Poochyena."
"Houndour."
Applejack smiled as she walked towards where Dual Strike told her where to go.
Rarity
Rarity sighed as she looked at all the Pokemon that sat around in the fair. She had been walking around for an hour with Pachirisu on her back. She was trying to search out a new Pokemon to add to her team. Sure she loved Pachirisu, but she also wanted to compete against her friends. So she needed to find another Pokemon.
"Where to look Parchirisu?" Asked Rarity
"Pach, Pachirisu."
Rarity looked up to see she was entering the Normal Type Pokemon section. Hmm, I wonder what Pokemon reside in this area. She walked the area looking around at the Pokemon. She saw many Solar Guards helping ponies out and patrolling the area. She happened to see a bulletin board. Hmm, I wonder what's on that. Rarity walked up to it, to see it had pictures of Pokemon on it. She saw the top read, 'Normal Type Pokemon up for adoption.'
"Hmm, this might be perfect for me." Said Rarity
Rarity's eyes began to scan the pictures as she looked at the Pokemon. She soon landed on the image of a Skitty.
"Oh that Pokemon sure is cute, don't you think, Pachirisu." Said Rarity
"Pach."
"Let's see if they still have a Skitty up for adoption." Said Rarity
Pachirisu nodded as Rarity looked back at the picture to see under it read, 'booth 34.' Rarity looked at the booth numbers and saw she was at booth 23 and saw them getting more prominent as she looked forward. She moved from the bulletin board to find booth 34.
After a few minutes of walking, she found the booth and looked to see a mare Pegasus Solar Guard stroking the head of a Skitty as others played with toys or slept with their tales wrapped around them. She cooed as she got closer to the pin that held them.
"So cute!" Exclaimed Rarity
"I know." Rarity turned to the Pegasus Solar Guard as she stepped up to Rarity with a Skitty on her back. "I'm Gently Breeze. I'm the head guard of this section here."
"Rarity."
Rarity and the Breeze tapped hooves, and it let Rarity get a good look at the guard. She had a pale blue coat an snow white mane. She had sea blue eyes, and her middle feathers of her wings were a dark blue color. On her flank was an image of the wind.
"Oh, and this is my partner Skitty." Said Breeze
"Skitty."
"Oh, and here's mine, Pachirisu."
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"She seems quite energetic." Said Breeze
"Yes, she sure can be." Said Rarity
"Yes, so I suppose you're here to check out the Skitties up for adoption." Said Breeze
"Yes." Said Rarity
"Well, let me tell you a little about Skitty. Skitty is a Normal Type Pokemon and the Kitten Pokemon. All these Skitties happen to be female. And Skitty evolves in Delcatty once they come into contact with a Moon Stone. So I assume you're going to adopt one?" Said Breeze
"Well, I am looking for a new Pokemon to add to my team, and these Skitties sure are cute." Rarity looked at the Skitties, and it reminded her of Opal her pet cat, which didn't like Pachirisu so much. But a Skitty did remind her of a cat and Opal did need a friend that wasn't an Elesquirrel Pokemon.
"I think I'll adopt one." Said Rarity
"Great, pick out which one you would like to take home with you." Said Breeze
Rarity looked at the small group of Kitten Pokemon. Jake always say that the Pokemon should choose the trainer, not the other way around. Rarity saw a small ball of yarn bounce in front of her and a Skitty running up to grab it. The two made eye contact. The Skitty smiled as it pushed the yarn forward, and Rarity got the message.
Rarity used her magic to pick up the ball of yarn and gently tossed it causing the Skitty to ran after it like a dog running after a stick. The Skitty brought the ball of yarn right back to Rarity.
"Skit, Skitty."
"Seems like that one has taken a liking to you." Said Breeze
"Skitty."
"It would seem so." Rarity used her magic to pick up the Skitty and set it next to her and got down it its level. "Would you Skitty, like to join Pachirisu and me."
"Skit, Skitty."
"I will take that as a yes." Rarity turned around to Pachirisu. "What do you think, Pachirisu?"
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"I think Pachirisu agrees." Rarity got back up and turned to Breeze. "I'll adopt this Skitty."
"Alright, just follow me and will finish the adoption process." Said Breeze
Rarity smiled as she walked behind Breeze with her new Pokemon by her side.
Rainbow Dash
Rainbow flew across the air scanning the adoption fair. Being a Pegasus gave her the advantage to see the whole fair a lot faster than a unicorn or earth pony. Her Staravia following behind her. Rainbow scanned the fair and spotted Applejack walking with two new Pokemon and Rarity filling out paperwork with a Pegasus mare Solar Guard. She also saw Fluttershy near the medical area with her Pokemon, Pinkie bouncing around, and finally Twilight and Jake walking together as per usual.
Rainbow was scanning the whole fair trying to find the one area she was looking for, the Flying Type Pokemon section. She spied it and waved Staravia to follow her down to the ground. Rainbow landed and let Staravia land on her back. Sure her partner wasn't a little Starly any longer, but that didn't stop her from carrying Staravia.
"I hope we can find a cool Pokemon like you, Staravia." Said Rainbow
"Staravia."
Rainbow scanned the Pegasus Solar Guards talking with other ponies asking questions about the Flying Type Pokemon. Rainbow saw many different Pokemon around. She finally saw a cool looking Pokemon up on a perch. A Pegasus stallion Solar Guard was holding out a hoof-full of Pokemon food for it to eat. Rainbow knew it was the Pokemon she needed for her team. She walked on over, and the clip-clop of her hooves on the dirt caused the guard to turn his head to Rainbow.
"Well, hello there ma'am." Said the guard
"Hi, the names Rainbow Dash and on my back is Staravia." Said Rainbow
"Rainbow Dash, yes I thought I recognized you. I'm Heavy Storm, leading guard for all Flying Type Pokemon as well as Sargent for the 105th Pegasus division."
Heavy Storm had a dark grey coat and electric blue mane. His cutie mark was of two dark clouds. His eye color was a dark blue color.
"So what can I do for you, Mrs. Dash?" Asked Storm
"Please Rainbow is ok, but I was going to ask you about the Pokemon behind you." Said Rainbow
Storm turned around and made eye contact with the Pokemon "Yes, the Pokemon here." Storm pointed to the Pokemon, "Is called Pidgeotto, the evolved form of Pidgey. It's the Bird Pokemon and is a Normal and Flying Type Pokemon. It also evolves into Pidgeot, which is its final evolution."
"So is it up for adoption, I'm looking to add a new Pokemon to my team, right Staravia." Said Rainbow
"Star."
"Yes, he's up for adoption, but everypony that has come to try to adopt him, he scares off." Said Storm
"Well, one of my friends told me that the Pokemon chooses the trainer, not the other way around. So maybe Pidgeotto is seeking a trainer he knows worthy to train him." Said Rainbow
"Hmm, I could see that. Most the ponies today were just looking for a Pokemon to be a pet and not a Pokemon for fighting in battles." Said Storm
"Mind if I try?" Asked Rainbow
"No, go right ahead." Said Storm
Rainbow nodded to Staravia to tell him to leave her be. Rainbow began to make her way towards Pidgeotto. The Normal and Flying Type Pokemon watched Rainbow as she moved closer to him. He then moved his eyes up to Staravia, and the two made eye contact. Then Pidgeotto turned back to Rainbow as she began to flap her wings to get off the ground and get at Pidgeotto's level.
"Hi, the names Rainbow Dash and bet you already saw my first partner, Staravia." Said Rainbow
"Star, Staravia."
"So I hear you've been pushing ponies away and I think I know why. Of course, you probably heard me say that you want a good trainer. So I'm here to say I'm one such trainer. I'm not as skilled as one of my friends, but I'm still awesome at Pokemon battles. If you come with me, Pidgeotto, I will train you to the full extent I can. You won't be a pet; you'll be my companion and an honored teammate." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto looked at Rainbow and then back at Staravia. He scanned Starling Pokemon. The two Normal and Flying Pokemon locked eyes. But Pidgeotto broke his gaze when he heard Rainbow speak once again.
"So what do you say, what to join Staravia and me?" Asked Rainbow
Rainbow lifted out a hoof and Pidgeotto looked at it. Rainbow could see that it seemed Pidgeotto was mulling over the question. It then reached out one of its wings and tapped Rainbow's hoof.
"Pidg."
"I think Pidgeotto is accepting your proposal." Said Storm
"Star."
"Is that right, boy." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto nodded to Rainbow symbolizing it was. Rainbow smiled, "Welcome to the team, Pidgeotto."
"Pidgeotto."
"Well, if you would follow me, Rainbow Dash, we'll complete the paperwork, and you can take Pidgeotto to your home." Said Storm
Rainbow nodded and followed Storm while both Staravia and Pidgeotto followed her. The two Pokemon looked at each other before turning their heads back to the front. But Rainbow caught a glimpse of the spark in their eyes. I think Pidgeotto will fit right in with me.
Fluttershy
Instead of walking around the fair and trying to find a new companion to add to her team like her friends, Fluttershy went to one area. She decided that her medical skills could help out the medical staff that Celestia brought with her. She felt it was just right to help all those Pokemon hurt and Fluttershy also knew how to heal Pokemon thanks to being her friend's medical pony.
She still had her Audino with her to help out as well as Lillipup who ran around bringing her and Audino supplies. The medical guards at first weren't sure if they should let Fluttershy help out, but decided to give her a chance. Fluttershy proved her skills as a medic to the guards.
Fluttershy sighed as she wiped the sweat from her brow. Gosh, I never thought I would ever feel so tired with helping Pokemon. She looked at her quite exhausted Audino. The two had been working since the minute the guards accepted them. Lillipup though was still full of energy, but Fluttershy expected that when Lillipup was the Puppy Pokemon.
"I have to say, Mrs. Fluttershy, you sure know how to help Pokemon."
Fluttershy looked over at the head doctor walking up to her. The doctor was a unicorn mare. Her name was Life Savoir. She had a white coat and a cherry red mane with a light red stripe running down the middle of it. Grey freckles were all over her face. Her eyes were an emerald green color. Her cutie mark was medical gauzes. She was also the Solar Guards head field doctor.
"Oh, thank you. I have plenty of practice healing my friends Pokemon. Plus it is easier with Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Well, I have to thank you for coming around. I never expected so many Pokemon to come over today." Said Life
"I'm just happy we could help them all out." Said Fluttershy
"Yes, I'm happy I don't have to put down any more Pokemon." Said Life
"So the rumors were true about Pokemon being put down." Said Fluttershy
"Sadly yes, many of the Pokemon couldn't be saved. I had to put down many of them because we knew they could never be companions. I have to say that was the hardest part of my life. But I was happy to end their pain and misery. I know they're all happy in the Golden Pastors." Said Life
"I think I wouldn't have the guts to put down a Pokemon especially my partners." Said Fluttershy
"Yeah, but sometimes you have to do things you don't want to." Said Life
Fluttershy just nodded and watched as Lillipup brought over a ball for her. She smiled as she picked it up and tossed it for him. He ran off to catch it. Lillipup returned it, and she threw it again.
"That Pokemon sure is full of energy." Said Life
"Yes, but Lillipup is the Puppy Pokemon, so I'm not surprised." Said Fluttershy
Lillipup brought the ball back but this time brought it over to Life Savior. She looked at the Puppy Pokemon as it looked up at her.
"Lillipup."
"You want me to toss the ball." Said Life
"Lillipup."
Life Savior used her magic to pick up the ball and toss it. Lillipup barked and as he ran after it. Life Savoir watched as he brought it right back to her. She used her magic again to toss the ball, and Lillipup once again chased after it. Fluttershy giggled as she watched Lillipup play with Life Savoir.
After a few more tosses Lillipup gave a big old yawn and started to look tuckered out. Fluttershy looked back to see Audino was quite tired as well. I think it's time for us to head home. Fluttershy got up from the ground and used her wing to brush off the dirt from her legs and backside. Audino walked up to the sleeping Lillipup and picked him up. She placed him on Fluttershy's back. Audino then grabbed the ball and put it in the bag that Fluttershy brought with her.
"Well, I think we're going to head home for the day. Thank you again, Life Savoir for letting me help out." Said Fluttershy
"No problem, but could you hold one for a second. I think I might have something for you." Said Life
Fluttershy nodded as she watched Life Savoir runoff. The group only had to wait a minute or two as Life Savoir came back with a Poke Ball in her magic. Fluttershy reached out one of her front hooves and let the Poke Ball rest in her hoof.
"Here you go, for helping us out." Said Life
"Oh thank you, Life, but what Pokemon is inside?" Asked Fluttershy
"A Chansey, its the Egg Pokemon and a Normal Type as well. Oh, and it's a she."Said Life
"Well thank you Life, I'll take good care her." Said Fluttershy
"I know you will." Said Life
Futtershy gave the Poke Ball to Audino to put in the bag, and the group walked off with Audino and Fluttershy waving goodbye to Life Savoir as she waved back.
Pinki Pie
Pinkie Pie bounced around the adoption fair as she smiled and waved at everypony she knew. Her partner, Spinarak, resting in her mane. Most ponies couldn't understand how Pinkie could stand having a spider in her mane, and how she found Spinarak cute. But ponies knew not to try to understand Pinkie Pie as there was no figuring out the party mare.
She was out just like her friends seeing if she wanted to adopt another Pokemon. She hadn't run into any of her friends, but she did see Rainbow flying over the fair. Oh, I can't wait to see what Pokemon everypony got. She squealed as she thought of all the new friends her Spinarak would have.
Pinkie hopped around looking at the Pokemon trying to find a friend for Spinarak that would be around longer than her friends Pokemon. She decided to search out a Bug Type Pokemon since that was what Spinarak's first type was. She hopped around the Bug Type Pokemon section spying all the Bug Type Pokemon. She would stop and look at them before continuing with her sightseeing.
Hmm, I've seen plenty of Pokemon, but which is best for my Spinarak. Pinkie hummed to herself until she felt a disturbance in the air. She stopped dead in her tracks. I sense somepony isn't happy, and I can't have that. Pinkie trotted towards where she felt the sadness. She soon came to a Pokemon pin and inside was a single Pokemon curled up on the ground looking completely sad. Pinkie could tell it was lonely.
"What's wrong little fellow?" Asked Pinkie
The Pokemon looked up at her as Pinkie cocked her head to the side. The Pokemon then laid its head back on the ground still looking depressed.
"He's been like that all day."
Pinkie turned her head to see a stallion earth pony Solar Guard walking up to her. He had a gold coat with a black mane. His eyes were a bright yellow color. On his flank was a picture of a melting pot.
"Who are you?" Asked Pinkie
"Right, I'm Lieutenant Smelt of the fifth regiment. Now, who are you?"
"I'm Pinkie Pie, the party mare of Ponyville."
"I see." Said Smelt
"Oh, you said that Pokemon had been that way all day." Said Pinkie
"Sadly yes, we had other Bug Type Pokemon with it, but those all got adopted by ponies. He tried to get somepony to adopt him, but they just passed him. You see it's called a Venipede, the Centipede Pokemon. It's a Bug and Poison Pokemon." Said Smelt
"How sad, not getting adopted. I can't stand seeing any pony or Pokemon, in this case, frown. Luckily, I know how to cheer him up." Pinkie pulled up the end of her mane and out popped a bag of Pokemon food. Smelt raised his eyebrow at what just happened. Pinkie hopped inside the pin and opened the bag and put the food on the ground. "Food always helps turn those frowns upside food, especially when it's Pinkie Pie's special custom-made Pokemon sweets."
The venipede walked forward to the food Pinkie put to the ground. It sniffed a piece before taking it into food its mouth. Suddenly it smiled as it began to eat the rest of the food.
"Ven, Venipede."
"Another happy customer." Said Pinkie
"Spinarak."
"I'm impressed; I thought I would never see that Venipede smile." Said Smelt
"Well, smiling is always a guarantee when you have something made by yours truly." Said Pinkie
"Venipede."
Pinkie turned back to see the Venipede looking up at her with a happy face. She stroked his head as it seemed to enjoy the treatment Pinkie was giving it. Smelt smiled as he saw Pinkie interact with the Venipede.
"You know, I've been looking for a Pokemon to be Spinarak's friend. How about it Venipede, will you be Spinarak's friend as well as another member of my team." Said Pinkie
"Ven, Venipede."
"I think I'll take that as a yes." Pinkie turned back to Smelt, "So can I adopt him?"
"I see no reason why not. Just trot yourself over to my booth, and we'll finish the paperwork for you to adopt Venipede." Said Smelt
"Great!" Exclaimed Pinkie
"Spinarak."
"Venipede."
Venipede crawled itself up Pinkie and rested on her back as she smiled at him. She hopped over the fence and began to trot over to Smelt when her mind thought of something. I wonder how the Cakes will react. Pinkie shrugged as the Cakes didn't mind Spinarak, so they shouldn't care about Venipede being in the shop. Pinkie smiled as she trotted over to the booth where Smelt was.
Jake and Twilight
"I am impressed." Said Jake
Jake and Twilight decided to attend the fair together. That was a common sight for all ponies in Ponyville. Many ponies knew that if you saw Jake, Twilight was somewhere around and it was vice-versa. The one time people didn't see Twilight and Jake together was when Jake went off to teach.
Jake held Popplio in his hands as he walked with Gardevoir following behind him. Twilight had both her dragons with her, but the two had to stop when Deino decided to bite something, or more often, ponies. Plenty of guards got themselves with a bite mark from Deino. Luckily Fraxure was able to pry Deino off the guards and push him forward.
"Yeah, the princess sure has out down herself. I wonder if the girls found any new Pokemon." Said Twilight
"I wouldn't doubt it." Said Jake
The two walked around the adoption fair stopping at times to look at the Pokemon. Sure the library was getting quite cramped, but that didn't stop the two from thinking about adopting a new Pokemon. The two first started out in the Dragon Type Pokemon section for Twilight. But Twilight didn't seem to find a Pokemon. So the two continued to walk around, with Jake stopping now and then to look at Pokemon.
"It sure is hard not want to adopt all of them." Said Jake
"Yeah, to think all these Pokemon were once going to be used to fight for the enjoyment of sick ponies. I hope Celestia punishes them severely." Said Twilight
"I'm sure she will." Said Jake
Soon the two stopped as they watched bolts of lightning leap into the sky in the Electric-Type Pokemon section. Jake and Twilight looked at each other as they both decided to see what was happening. They ran into the Electric-Type Pokemon area to see what was happening, and they saw a significant amount of Solar Guards moving away as a Raichu tried to attack them. It growled as its paws glowed white.
"Back off, give him space."
Twilight looked to the head guard and recognized it as Captain Speed, a long time friend of her father. She ran up to the captain with Jake and the Pokemon following right behind her.
"Captain Speed." Speed turned to see Twilight running up to him. He smiled as she walked up to her and hugged her.
"Twilight Sparkle, it's nice to see you." Said Speed
"Same here Speed, I can't remember the last time I saw you." Said Twilight
"I remember, you were still just a small filly with your head in a book. But your father always kept me the loop about you." Said Speed
"That's my dad for you, always loves telling stories about me, even more than my mother." Said Twilight
Speed chuckled with Twilight's giggle. Jake just watched and looked back at Gardevoir who shrugged her shoulders.
"Um, Twilight, who are you talking to?" Asked Jake
Twilight turned back to Jake, "Let me introduce you to Captain Speed, a friend of my father. The two went to boot camp together. He's one of the captains of the special forces, which is the same area my father serves as well."
"Yes, and you must be the one and only Jake." Said Speed
"Yes, but how did you know my name?" Asked Jake
"Easy, Princess Celestia talks highly of you." Said Speed
Soon a set of bolts of lightning came towards the group, but Gardevoir quickly brought up a shield blocking the lightning bolts.
"Thanks, Gardevoir." Said Jake
"No need to thank me, master. It's my job to protect you and those you call friends." Said Gardevoir
A Solar Guard came running up to Speed, "Sir, we can't seem to calm down the Raichu."
"Just continue to back off and giving him space. Under no circumstance do any guards approach him." Said Speed
"Understood sir." Said the guard
The guard ran off as Speed sighed.
"What's going on, Speed?" Asked Twilight
"We're trying to calm down a violent Raichu." Said Speed
"Violent?" Asked Gardevoir
"Yes, we discovered the Raichu in a fighting ring in the outskirts of Canterlot. Our guards were releasing him from his cage when he attacked them. That Raichu put three earth ponies in the hospital. We were able to restrain it. We were supposed to put him down, but Celestia ordered that the Raichu not to be put down. We brought him from fair to fair, and all he has done is try to strike out against ponies that approach him." Said Speed
"I don't understand why Celestia would order you not to put the Raichu down. I thought all violent Pokemon were being put down." Said Twilight
"I don't know, but no guard questions Celestia's orders." Said Speed
"Can I see the Raichu?" Asked Jake
"What?!" Exclaimed Twilight
"Master didn't you hear Captain Speed." Said Gardevoir
"Yes, but I still want to see the Raichu with my eyes." Said Jake
"Well, follow me, but do stay behind the guard line." Said Speed
The group walked up to the guard circle, and Jake looked to see male Raichu because of the point on his tail. He growled as he watched the Solar Guards around him. Scars covered its body. No part of the Raichu's body was clear of injuries. Even a long horizontal scar ran across the face of the male Raichu, and also went over the eyes, but Jake could see the Raichu wasn't blind.
"Dear Faust." Said Twilight
"Yes, we believe that Pokemon fought in many battles. We aren't sure how his sight survived with that scar on its face." Said Speed
Jake just looked at the Pokemon and saw something in his eyes. Jake looked past the rage in the Raichu's eyes and found those eyes filled with pain. The pain of being put to fight to the death. Jake also saw fear in the Raichu's eyes. Jake chewed the inside of his cheek as he watched the Raichu discharge another set of lightning bolts at the guards. Unicorn guards put up shields stopping the attacks.
Jake looked down at his Popplio, "Gardevoir take Popplio and under no circumstance do you interfere."
Gardevoir took Popplio, "I don't understand, master."
"You will, Speed." Captain Speed looked up at Jake. "I need you to part your guards."
"Huh." Said Speed
"I'm going to try to calm down that Raichu." Said Jake
"WHAT!!! Are you crazy Jake!?" Exclaimed Twilight
"Master, what are you thinking?" Demanded Gardevoir
"Popplio."
"You realize that the male Raichu could hurt you." Said Speed
"Yes, but I think he's lashing out not because he's violent but out of fear. Just give me a shot." Said Jake
"Master, I can't let you go through this." Said Gardevoir
"You will because I order it as your trainer not to interfere with me." Gardevoir wanted to say something, but Jake beat her to the punch. "But, if it comes down I need help, then you can come in and help. But only when it comes to that point."
"Ok, master, but the second something goes wrong I'm getting you out of there." Said Gardevoir
Jake nodded his head and looked at Twilight. She had a worried expression on her face. He got down to her level and scratched behind her ears, finding that it relaxes her.
"I'm going to be ok, Twilight." Said Jake
Jake got up and looked at Speed. The two nodded before Speed gave his order.
"Open the way for Jake." Speed looked at Jake. "I wish you luck."
"Thanks." Said Jake
Jake walked into through the guards as they murmured that he was crazy. The guards once again blocked the way and unicorns placed the shield back up. Jake looked back at the shield. No turning back. Jake turned his head to see the Raichu borrowing his eyes into Jake. Ok, got to watch my moves. I don't want to end up in a hospital; I won't hear the end of it from both Twilight and Gardevoir. Jake took a gentle step forward but stopped when the Raichu growled.
"It's ok boy; I'm not here to hurt you." Said Jake
The Raichu only growled at Jake as he placed his foot down on the ground. Guards watched as Jake slowly made his way to the Raichu.
"I'm not going to hurt you; I'm here to help you." Said Jake
The Raichu released a set of lightning bolts at Jake. Jake rolled out of the way as the bolts struck the shield. To close, need to take it a little slower.
"Master are you ok?" Asked Gardevoit
"I'm fine, Gardevoir." Said Jake
Jake got back to his feet and moved slowly again to the Raichu. The Raichu watched Jake's movements and nothing else. Jake made sure he kept his eyes on the Raichu as well, not wanting to get hit with one of his attacks. Jake felt his heart trying to tear itself out of his chest. Sweat was rolling down his face from his nerves. Adrenaline was beginning to pump through his blood as his body got ready for an incoming attack from the male Raichu. Jake licked his lips as he grew closer to the Raichu.
"Damn." Said a guard
The Raichu growled as his paws went white and suddenly ran at Jake. Crap! Jake moved out of the way as the Raichu tried to land an attack on Jake. Jake watched each paw as it went for his body. But he wasn't fast enough, and one of the paws struck his chest sending him across the ground. Twilight and Gardevoir gasped as Jake held his chest. Damn, that one hurt. Jake began to cough and covered his mouth, and when he moved his hand away, he saw a small amount blood covering it. Jake felt around his chest and winced in pain. Damn, I think the Raichu broke one of my ribs.
"Master, I'm pulling you out." Said Gardevoir
"No, I order you to stay where you are. I'm fine, and I think I'm getting closer." Said Jake
Jake coughed as a few drops of blood fell from his mouth onto the ground. He spat out the blood in his mouth as he got back to his feet. He wiped his chin as he went back to trying to approach the Raichu.
"Gardevoir, can't you get Jake out of there." Said Twilight
"I would, but he ordered me to stay here. But the second that Raichu lands another attack, I'm going in and getting him out, even if he doesn't want me to." Said Gardevoir
Twilight nodded as she looked back at Jake once again approaching the male Raichu, but slightly slower. Jake, please be careful.
Jake made another step forward and winced as he felt his broken rib move in his body. But even though he was in pain, he pushed forward. I can't give up, and I won't give up. Jake got as close as he could to Raichu. He started to get down on his right knee as he reached out his left hand to the still growling Raichu.
Jake was trying to touch the male Raichu's. The Raichu opened his mouth and bit down on Jake's hand. Jake winced as the Raichu's natural teeth bit down into his flesh and muscle. Gardevoir was ready to move inside but surprised when Jake started to pet the of the Raichu with his free hand.
"It's going to be ok; it's going to be ok." Said Jake
No pony or Pokemon could believe their eyes as Jake sat there with his left hand inside the mouth of the Raichu, while the other was rubbing the male Raichu's head. Soon the Raichu released Jake's hand and looked up at his smiling face. Jake's left hand began to drip blood onto the ground, but it didn't bother him at all. All his attention was on the Raichu.
"See, I mean you no harm." Said Jake
Raichu didn't say anything as it looked at Jake. Ponies stood breathless as they waited for something to happen. Twilight bite her lip nearly drawing blood and praying that nothing wrong would happen. Gardevoir was ready the second she needed to teleport to save her master. She wouldn't let anything terrible happen to her master. But no pony saw what happened next. The once violent Raichu closed his eyes and let Jake pet him.
A sigh of relief went throughout the crowd as nothing terrible happened. Many guards murmured about what they saw. Speed just smiled as he looked at Jake. The princess sure is right about Jake being special. Not one guard has been able to approach that Raichu, but Jake was able to calm him down. Gardevoir and Twilight both released the heaviest of sighs that Jake was ok. The two looked at each other and smiled.
Jake moved his hand away from the head of the Raichu, and it opened its eyes and again looked at Jake's smiling face. It beamed back at Jake. Jake got to his feet slowly as not to continue to put pressure on his broken rib. He got to his feet and slowly made his way to the guards, but turned when he saw the Raichu looking at him. He ushered the Raichu forward, but it didn't move.
"It's alright, stay by me and they won't hurt you, I promise." Siad Jake
The Raichu began to walk forward and stayed right next to Jake as the guards moved. The Raichu started to growl but stopped when he felt Jake rest his right hand on top of his head. The two made it back to Speed who had a medic standing by ready to attend to Jake. Speed nodded to the physician, and he walked up to Jake and began to use his horn to scan Jake's body.
"You sir, have precisely two lower ribs broken and minor lacerations. If you don't mind standing still, I'll get you patched up." Said the medic
The unicorn medic began to place a brace on Jake and patched up his hand, stitching up the wounds and used his magic to make sure the injury was clean. Jake flexed his hand as the doctor gave him a small bottle of pills and gave him a clean bill of health.
Soon the guards dispersed as there was no longer a need for them.
"I am astonished." Jake looked to see Speed, Twilight, Gardevoir, and Twilight Pokemon walked up to him. "I would never have thought anypony could calm down that Raichu."
"But how?" Asked Twilight
"I could that the Raichu wasn't wholly violent, I saw pain and fear in his eyes. The pain of not knowing what it means to be loved. He was only brutal because he felt scared around ponies, and being violent was his only defense. Right, Raichu." Said Jake
The Raichu looked up at Jake and smiled, "Rai, Rai."
"He agrees, master." Said Gardevoir
"So now what?" Asked Twilight
Jake got down on his left knee and started to pet the male Raichu, "So Raichu would you like to join my team. I promise I'm nothing like the ponies who put you in a pit and drugged you to fight. So what do say, Raichu?"
Raichi looked up at Jake and by surprise started to feel tears run down his cheeks. He ran up and hugged Jake rubbing his head into his shirt. Jake rubbed the head of the Raichu calming him down.
"I guess that would be a yes." Said Jake
"Nice to finally see that Raichu go to a happy home. Your friend there is something else, huh, Twilight." Said Speed
Twilight looked at Jake with a smiling spreading across her face, "Yeah, he sure is."
***
The adoption fair finally came to an end as Celestia's sun started to dip into the horizon. Guards began to gather all the Pokemon and break down everything they brought. They loaded them up on carts, and the pegasi flew them off as they had another fair to set up. Ponies walked home with their Pokemon showing them to their new homes. Some were talking about challenging Jake or the mane six to a Pokemon battle. But all in all, it was yet another successful day for Celestia's Pokemon adoption fair.
Jake threw his shirt over his head as he looked at himself in the mirror. He rubbed his clean shaved face and ran his hand through his nicely cut hair. He nodded as he stepped out of the bathroom in the main hall and went down to the main room of the library were Twilight was finishing packing up a picnic basket. Twilight turned when she heard Jake coming down the stairs.
"I guess everything fits." Said Twilight
Jake looked down at his new black swim trunks that Rarity made for him. "Yeah, Rarity sure knows her craft."
"Well, that is her talent. Now let's get going and see the girls at the beach. I can't wait to see what Pokemon the girls adopted." Said Twilight
Jake nodded as he picked up Popplio and walked out with Twilight, levitating the picnic basket, and Spike. Once all the Pokemon were out of the library, Twilight locked the door, and the vast group headed off to the beach.
A week had passed since the adoption fair was here in Ponyville. Jake had healed up nicely with from his wounds but had a few scars covering his left hand. Raichu also felt comfortable around the library, but still hesitant with Twilight and other ponies. But Raichu was starting to settle down. And since that day Twilight and her friends hadn't seen each other. The reason was that everypony was busy with jobs or other things. But today they decided to all meet as it was Saturday and Jake didn't have to work. But also they all wanted to meet as Summer was official ending next week and Fall would be soon settling across Equestria. The effects of Fall coming into the season could already be felt across Ponyville as it was getting cooler. So Twilight decided she and her friends should do one last Summer activity, and the beach was the best option.
***
After a few minutes, Jake, Twilight, and the Pokemon made it to a large lake. The beach Twilight spoke about was connected to the large open lake. Jake saw the girls in the distant and pointed them out to Twilight. She nodded as the group walked off to them. Jake and Twilight's friends turned and waved at Jake and Twilight as they walked up to them. Twilight set down the basket and came together for a group hug.
"I'm glad to see you, girls, again." Said Twilight
"Same here Twi." Said Applejack
"Oh, and nice to see you again Jake. And how do you enjoy those swim trunks I made for you?" Said Rarity
"They fit perfectly, and nice to see you all again." Said Jake
"Popplio."
"Now that we're all here, how about we show off our new Pokemon. Since Jake already has all his Pokemon out, how about you go first." Said Pinkie
"Raichu, come on up buddy." Raichu stepped up to Jake. It looked at the ponies in front of him. "I present you Raichu, the newest member of my team. But before you girls get close, he's still hesitant about ponies. He's still getting used to Twilight."
"Wait, the same Raichu that bit your hand and broke your ribs." Said Rarity
"How did you know about that?" Asked Jake
"Sometimes it's worth spending time with your little sister." Said Rarity
"Yes, but he was only doing it out of self-defense. Right, boy." Said Jake
"Rai, Rai."
"Well, I sadly didn't adopt any new Pokemon, so who wants to go next." Said Twilight
"Oh, I'll go." Pinkie grabbed two Poke Balls and tossed them into the air. "Come on out, Venipede and Ariados." The Poke Balls opened up and out came both Pokemon.
"Ariados."
"Venipede."
"Venipede is new, and my Spinarak evolved into Ariados a day ago when I was training Venipede." Said Pinkie
"It got bigger!" Squealed Rarity
"Yeah, Ariados sure did. You should have seen Mrs. Cake's face when she first saw Ariados hanging from the ceiling in the kitchen." Giggled Pinkie
"I'm surprised the Cakes let you have both those Pokemon with their foals." Said Twilight
"Pound and Pumpkin love Ariados and Venipede, plus my Pokemon wouldn't harm a hair on their heads." Said Pinkie
"Well, how about I call my boys over." Applejack placed her left front hoof into her mouth and whistled and soon her three Pokemon came running over to her. "Like to present, Poochyena, Houndour and my evolved Arcanine."
"Pocchyena."
"Houndour."
"Arcanine."
"So you used the Fire Stone on Growlithe." Said Jake
"Yes sir, and I let Growlithe choose, and you can see the outcome." Said Applejack
"Arc, Arcanine."
"Sticking with dogs, as usual, Applejack." Said Rainbow
"Dogs are great companions, Rainbow." Said Applejack
"Yeah, but let me show you my cool new Pokemon." Rainbow grabbed her two Poke Balls and tossed them up. "Come on out Staravia and Pidgeotto." Both Pokemon appeared flapping their wings next to Rainbow. "Pidgeotto is new to my team."
"Pidgeotto."
"Well, I guess that leaves Fluttershy and me. I guess I can show off my new cute Pokemon." Rarity tossed up her two Poke Balls. "Come on out Skitty and Pachirisu." Rarity's Poke Ball opened up revealing both Pokemon appeared.
"Pach, Pach, Pachirisu."
"Skitty."
"Isn't Skitty so cute, she's my newest member." Said Rarity
"Yeah, she sure is a cute Pokemon. Just make sure to keep all Moon Stones away from her." Said Jake
"I know darling, the guard I was talking with told me that Skitty evolved into Delcatty when she comes into contact with a Moon Stone. So I stored all Evolution Stones in a safe place." Said Rarity
"Um, I guess I'm last." Fluttershy tossed up three Poke Balls. "Audino, Lillipup, and Chansey, come on out." The Poke Balls popped opened freeing Fluttershy's Pokemon.
"Audino."
"Lillipup."
"Chansey."
"Chansey is the newest member of my team. She's also going to help me heal Pokemon with Audino." Said Fluttershy
"Audino."
"Chansey."
"Well, I guess since everypony is here, so let's have fun." Said Pinkie
Everypony and Pokemon cheered as they went to their activities. Popplio pointed Jake to the water, and he nodded. He put Popplio on the ground and removed his shirt and picked the Water Pokemon up again and walked off to the lake. Empoleon followed after him and leaped into the air and splashed down into the water. Jake put Popplio on the ground and let her walk into the water and him following right behind.
The girls got their spots set up. Twilight unloaded her basket and set up the umbrella she brought and set down her towel. She then pulled out her book and began to read it. Gardevoir sat next to her pulling out the book she brought with her. Raichu sat under the umbrella watching the other Pokemon play around but kept his distance from the ponies.
Rarity pulled out her sunglasses and a sunbathing mirror and began to sunbathe as Pachirisu and Skitty played with the other Pokemon. Meowstic took her towel and set it up and laid on her stomach letting the sun heat up her body. Fluttershy tossed a ball for Lillipup. Applejack was leaning against Arcanine as she threw a stick for Poochyena and Houndour. Rainbow Dash and Pinkie decided to set up a volleyball net and play a few rounds as their Pokemon watched. Spike grabbed some sandcastle toys, and Braixen joined him. Everypony and Pokemon were either lounging around or playing with each other.
Rarity looked over to Twilight as her eyes scanned the pages of the book in front of her.
"Darling, you know I've heard some interesting gossip about you." Said Rarity
"That would be." Said Twilight
"That you and Jake are dating." Said Rarity
Twilight stopped dead in her tracks as she looked over at Rarity, "What?!"
"Yes, there's a rumor going around Ponyville that you and Jake are a couple," said Rarity with a sly smile on her face.
"No we aren't, we're far from being a couple. We're just friends," said Twilight as she began to get flustered.
"Well, you could confuse plenty of ponies. I mean you are practically glued to Jake's side." Said Rarity
"I just like spending time with him. He's just fun to be around," said Twilight with a creeping blush spreading across her face.
"Oh please darling, don't lie to me, you like him more than a friend," said Rarity with a wiggle of her eyebrows.
"He's just a friend, Rarity and that's all," said Twilight with her blushing growing slightly darker.
"Darling, you know that's not true. You can't hide the truth from yourself, no matter how much you deny it." Said Rarity
Twilight looked back over to Jake as he played with his Popplio in the lake. She watched as Jake laughed as he played with Poppilo. Twilight could never stop smiling when she was around Jake or watched him. Twilight knew he had all the qualities to be a perfect stallion. She felt her blush continuing to creep over her face. She ducked back into her book to try to calm herself down. She spied her eyes over the book to see Jake coaching Popplio to make a bubble. She could easily see Jake as her perfect partner. Rarity's not wrong, I do feel something for him. Her eyes then went down to her hooves. She looked herself over. Her eyes rested longer on her wings as she ruffled them. But would he even love me. Would Jake be able to get past the fact that I'm a pony or that I'm a princess?. She looked back at Jake as he played with Popplio. She smiled as she got back to her book. Maybe we would work it out, just maybe.
After a while of playing with Popplio in the water, the two got out. Empoleon decided to stay in the water. Popplio shook off her body from the water as Jake pushed his wet hair out of his eyes. He ushered Popplio to follow him. Jake saw that Braixen, Buneary, Pachirisu, and Spike were building a sandcastle together. Cyndaquil was bathing in the sun with Mareep. Eevee was playing around with Skitty and Lillipup. Fluttershy watched them play with Audino and Chansey talking with each other. Zorua slept next to Twilight under the umbrella. Pinkie was building a sandcastle as well with her Pokemon. Rainbow was flipping through the air practicing her tricks but also starting to teach her two Flying Type Pokemon tricks.
Jake also saw that Twilight was now laying out in the sun with her wings outstretched with both her Fraxure and Deino sleeping next to her. Rarity was out cold while still sunbathing. Applejack was slightly sleeping on her snoozing Aracnine as Poochyena and Houndour curled up next to her. Raichu was now snoozing under the shade of the umbrella, and Gardevoir was still reading her book. Jake passed his sleeping Meowstic and touched her back and felt it was quite warm. He decided to move her to some shade, so she didn't get sunburned. He gently picked her up and her towel and carried her into the shade as he grabbed his towel and dried off his body before throwing his shirt over his head and taking the towel to dry off Popplio.
"Welcome back, master, enjoy the water." Said Gardevoir
"Yes, it was delightful. Anything interesting to report." Said Jake
"Just Mrs. Rarity talking about gossip as she usually does. I just hope she doesn't get sunburned since I'm unsure if she put on suntan lotion. I suppose that's the reason you brought over Meowstic." Said Gardevoir
"I prefer not to see any of my Pokemon getting a sunburn." Said Jake
Jake watched as Meowstic yawned and rubbed her eyes as she looked around.
"How did I get here?" She asked
"I moved you so you wouldn't get a sunburn." Said Jake
"Oh, well thanks." Said Meowstic
Jake got into the basket and pulled a book about how to teach better. Cheerilee recommended the book to Jake as it would further his knowledge of teaching in Equestria. Jake did keep his eyes on the Pokemon still active that weren't napping in the sun. He then heard the sound of wings and looked up from his book to see a grinning Rainbow Dash. He knew that meant she wanted something out of him.
"What do you want, Rainbow?" Asked Jake
"I was wondering if you willing to do a Pokemon battle with me." Said Rainbow
Jake rubbed his chin, "I guess it wouldn't hurt." He closed the book and set it down as he got up. "Plus I could use the training." Jake put the book down and pulled out his Aura Reader. He walked out onto the sand and put the Aura Reader on his ear.
"I was thinking a two on two." Said Rainbow
"I'm good with that." Said Jake
"Perfect, hey Fluttershy." Fluttershy looked over at Rainbow. "You don't mind healing our Pokemon after the battle."
"Not at all." Said Fluttershy
"Then we're all set. Let's get going." Said Rainbow
"Lets." Said Jake
The two activated their Aura Readers. The others began to watch as Jake and Rainbow started their fight.
Pidegeotto flew onto the battlefield. Jake scratched his chin as he looked over at his Pokemon. Hmm, who should I pick for this battle? I should challenge Rainbow by using a Pokemon that has one of her weaknesses.
"Mareep your up girl." Said Jake
Mareep hopped herself onto the battlefield. Rainbow cocked her head to the side in confusion.
"Why Mareep and not Raichu?" Asked Rainbow
"Raichu was a pit fighter Pokemon, so he doesn't understand Pokemon battles." Jake looked back at Raichu. "Watch the battle boy; you'll get an understanding of Pokemon battles."
"Rai, Ria."
"Any more questions or shall we fight." Said Jake
"Nope, now Pidgeotto start it off with Quick Attack." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto flew into the air before coming down quickly. Jake waited for the right time to order Mareep and saw his opportunity.
"Dodge, Mareep." Said Jake
Mareep jumped out of the way. Rainbow smiled as she gave her next order.
"Now quickly turn around and use Wing Attack." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto used the momentum of the Quick Attack to spin back and attack Mareep with a Wing Attack. Pidgeotto's glowing wing struck Mareep. Pidgeotto flew back to Rainbow who pumped her hoof in the air as Mareep got herself up from the ground.
"I see you've been practicing." Said Jake
"Of course, it's the only way to be the best." Said Rainbow
"Then let's continue this fight. Charge, Mareep."
Mareep began to charge electricity in her wool coat that covered her. Rainbow watched as Mareep's special defense went up. So he's going to try to bring down Pidgeotto in one blast. We'll see about that.
"Gust." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto began to beat his wings against Mareep. The attack kicked up the sand and sent it flying at Mareep. Jake covered his eyes as Pidgeotto continued to use the move Gust.
"Rainbow, stop it with the wind, you're covering us all with sand!" Whined Rarity
"Kind of the point." Said Rainbow
"Huh." Said Jake
"Just look." Said Rainbow
Jake looked down to see Mareep trying to rub her eyes clean of the sand.
"A natural sand attack. Might have not reduced your accuracy, but does give me a free strick. Pidgeotto attack with Aerial Ace." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto flew high into the sky before coming down and right before he struck the ground, he pulled up and sped right at Mareep. Jake only watched as Pidgeotto hit Mareep. Mareep rolled towards Jake as Pidgeotto flew back next to Rainbow. Jake watched as Mareep got back to her feet. Well, there goes my Charge move. Mareep was still trying to rub the sand from her eyes.
"Pidgeotto let's finish this with Wing Attack." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto flew towards Mareep with both of his wings glowing white. Jake watched as Pidgeotto grew closer and closer. What do I do with Mareep unable to see? Jake scrolled through Mareep's moves and finally found a move. That should do it. Pidgeotto grew closer and closer to Mareep.
"What's Jake doing?" Asked Twilight
"I have no idea." Said Applejack
Jake closely watched Pidgeotto, and when he saw his opportunity, he went for it.
"Discharge Mareep!" Exclaimed Jake
Mareep stopped cleaning her eyes and release bolts of electricity from her wool coat. Rainbow didn't have time to give Pidgeotto a new command and watched as her Flying Type got hit with electricity. Pidgeotto screamed as the attack struck him.
"Get out of their, Pidgeotto!" Exclaimed Rainbow
Pidgeotto used his strength to break free from the attack to fly back to Rainbow. Mareep stopped her attack once she had no more electricity to give for the attack.
"Now that was cool." Said Pinkie
"Jake always seems to find a way to fight when all the odds are against him." Said Twilight
"Very true darling." Said Rarity
"Impressive Jake, but that little attack isn't going to stop Pidgeotto or me." Said Rainbow
"Pidgeotto."
"I know, but proves that even blind Mareep can still attack." Said Jake
"Mareep."
Soon a bright light engulfed Mareep. So Mareep is finally evolving. The group watched as Mareep evolved in front of them. Once the light disappeared, Mareep was now standing on two legs with pink skin and less wool covering her.
"Flaaffy, Flaaf."
"Alright, Mareep evolved into Flaaffy." Said Jake
Twilight searched the picnic basket for her Pokedex. She pulled it out and pointed it at Flaaffy.
"Flaaffy the Wool Pokemon. Flaaffy's wool quality changes so that it can generate a high amount of static electricity with a small amount of wool. The bare and slick parts of its hide are shielded against electricity."
"Well, I didn't expect Mareep to evolve, but I guess that makes the battle more interesting." Said Rainbow
"It does, now Flaaffy let's show them what you can do." Said Jake
"Flaaffy."
"Let's attack with Electro Ball." Said Jake
Flaaffy's tail began to glow as a ball of electricity formed on her tail. Flaaffy jumped into the air and launched the sphere of electricity right at Pidgeotto.
"Use Quick Attack to dodge." Said Rainbow
Pidgeotto sped forward and dodged the Electro Ball and continued right towards Flaaffy. Pidgeotto hit Flaaffy and sent her back to the ground. But it didn't faze her as she got back up ready to continue to fight.
"Let's go Charge once more." Said Jake
Flaaffy once again began to charge electricity inside of her wool. It also rose her special defense.
"So you're going to try to beat us with another single attack from an Electric Type move. We'll see about that. Pidgeotto let's finish Flaaffy off with Aerial Ace."
Pidgeotto soared high into the sky before coming down, missing the ground and speeding right towards Flaaffy.
"Flaaffy attack Pidgeotto with Wild Charge." Said Jake
Flaaffy began to run at full speed at Pidgeotto. As she ran, electricity surrounded her. The two Pokemon came at each other with their attacks. Then in an explosion the two met. Rainbow and Jake watched as their Pokemon came flying out of the smoke and landed on the ground in front of them both. The two looked to see spirals in their eyes symbolizing they could no longer fight.
"Looks like a draw for that battle." Said Jake
"Looks like it." Said Rainbow
Audino and Chansey ran out onto the battlefield. Chansey grabbed Pidgeotto, while Audino took Flaaffy. The two Pokemon returned to Fluttershy, who had her medical kit ready.
"Staravia, you're up boy." Said Rainbow
Staravia flew out onto the battlefield, "Staravia."
Now who should I use against Staravia? Jake thought it over and looked over at Empoleon.
"Empoleon, would you come and fight for me?" Asked Jake
Empoleon looked at Jake before making his way to the surface and stepping in front of Jake.
"So Jake's going with Empoleon." Said Rarity
"Interesting pick." Said Twilight
"Why?" Asked Applejack
"Jake has never fought with Empoleon. I haven't even seen him train with Empoleon." Said Twilight
"Oh, I can't wait to see who will win." Said Pinkie
"So Empoleon is your second pick. Now let's get this fight started. Staravia let's start it out with Agility." Said Rainbow
Staravia began to fly into the sky as he rose his speed.
"Now come on down and attack with Wing Attack." Said Rainbow
Staravia came back down from the sky and started to head towards Empoleon. His wings glowed as he kept growing closer and closer to Empoleon.
"Metal Claw." Said Jake
Empoleon's right fin tip began to glow white as Staravia grew close to Empoleon. Empoleon quickly used his fin to block out Staravia's attack. Staravia flew around Jake and Empoleon to return to Rainbow who was looking at Empoleon. Jake smiled that his countermeasure worked perfectly.
"Now let's show Rainbow and Staravia one of our attacks. Whirlpool!" Said Jake
Empoleon raised his fins above his head as a giant whirlpool formed over his head. He tossed it right at Staravia. Rainbow watched as the attack caught Staravia. Staravia screeched as he tried to break free of the spinning water.
"Now follow it up with Drill Peck." Said Jake
Empoleon's beck began to glow white before he leaped into the air and began to spin around like a top. He went right into the Whirpool and started to use the water to speed himself up. Staravia still couldn't break free of the raging water and allowed Empoleon to strike him. Finally, Empoleon hit Staravia free from the Whirpool and Empoleon landed on the ground next to Jake.
"Now that was impressive." Said Applejack
"Master is always trying to learn new ways to combine our attacks to do more damage." Said Garevoir
"Empoleon let's show what else you got. Surf now, Empoleon." Said Jake
Empoleon ran and jumped into the lake. Rainbow wondered what Jake was planning until Empoleon appeared up from the water riding a massive wave of water. Empoleon rode the wave right towards Rainbow and Staravia. Rainbow was in complete awe the of the wave; she didn't even give an order. Soon the wave came crashing down onto Staravia. Empoleon jumped off the wave and landed next to Jake as the wave of the water returned to the lake and on the ground was a knocked out Staravia.
"Well, I guess that's the end of that." Said Jake
"Empoleon."
Rainbow flew down and helped Staravia back to his feet. He looked at Rainbow with a sad look. She smiled and rubbed his head.
"Don't frown, you did great. Jake just still has the upper hand against us." Said Rainbow
"Staravia."
"That's my boy, now get to Fluttershy to make sure your back to tip-top shape." Said Rainbow
Starvia nodded his head and flew over to Fluttershy. Rainbow then flew to Jake. She held out her hoof to him. He smiled as he took her hoof and shook it.
"Thanks for another great match. But don't let it get to your head. I'll beat you one of these days." Said Rainbow
"No worries and I'll be waiting for that day to come." Said Jake
***
Jake sat outside on the steps of the library looking at the beautiful night sky. He loved looking up at the stars, as he never got a chance to see so many while he was in college. Jake then heard the door open and close and the sound of hooves. He turned to watch Twilight sit next to him.
"I see you're enjoying Luna's beautiful night sky." Said Twilight
"Yeah, I never got sights like these back on Earth." Said Jake
"Do you ever miss Earth, Jake?" Asked Twilight
"Sure I miss my video games, my laptop, phone and well all the technology of Earth. But in truth, I can live without it. So, yes I miss a little bit, but I'm not complaining." Said Jake
"I'm glad to hear." Said Twilight
The two continued to look up at the sky and the beautiful stars. Jake turned to look at Twilight and watched her shiver slightly in the code night air. It wasn't that cold, but it was somewhat chilly. Jake looped his hand around Twilight and pulled her close. She yipped as she felt herself move right next to Jake. Twilight looked up at him as he smiled and held her close. She could feel his body heat from being so close to him. She looked away as she blushed, but she wasn't going to complain. She decided to keep him warm as well. She unfolded her right wing and curled it around him to bring him closer to her.
"Look." Jake pointed the sky as a shooting star went across the night sky. "Make a wish."
They both closed their eyes and began to make their wish before they opened them once again.
"You make your wish?" Asked Jake
"Sure did, I just hope it comes true." Said Twilight
"You and me both." Said Jake
The two continued to hold each other tight as they looked at the beautiful night sky without a care in the world.
The sound of engines roaring filled the skies. A large vessel moved across the blue heavens with an all too familiar symbol on the side of the ship. The symbol of a Poke Ball with an infinity sign over it, the emblem of Quantum.
The ship soared across the sky as the followers of Quantum walked the top of it with Pokemon working around the vessel with collars around their necks. All residents of the world of Eques stood in the armor of Quantum and keeping an eye on the Pokemon. If a Pokemon didn't do what Quantum wanted, Quantum would activate the collar around their neck. The collar would shock the Pokemon back into their position.
Soon the doors at the back of the ship opened all the crew turned to see a male Minotaur walk onto the deck. His upper body fur was a blue color, and his lower body was a black color, and his hooves were a darker shade of black. His horns were a grey color. He was wearing the same armor expect, in the middle of his chest plate was the number three, and like the rest, his whole head was covered in a mask with a black plate in the front. The crew on the deck all saluted him as he passed to the front of the ship. He looked around as he scanned the area. Soon a pony with a grey coat and silver mane walked up to the Minotaur. The pony's build showed that it was a mare.
"Report Quantum." Said the Minotaur
"Quantum Three, we are nearing our destination." Said Quantum
"Excellent, Quantum's mission must move forward. The world must become Quantum so that peace can begin. Quantum is the future of all." Said Quantum Three
"Yes, all will become Quantum." Said Quantum
"All hail Quantum! All hail Quantum!"
The deck crew all began to repeat the same phrase over and over.
"All hail Quantum! All hail Quantum!"
***
Twilight walked through the crowds of Ponyville market. Spike sat on her back. He held a list of items that they needed to pick up for the library. Her saddlebags were already full of stuff they already picked up. Twilight decided to leave her Pokemon back at the library as she didn't see a reason to bring them along for a shopping trip.
"Ok, so we just placed our order for more quills, what's next Spike?" Asked Twilight
Spike looked over the list, "Next we need to pick up your order of new books Princess Celestia sent over."
"Oh, I can hardly wait!" Squealed Twilight
She trotted over to the local post office and stepped up to the front where Derpy sat with a muffin her hooves. Depry swallowed the muffin she had in her mouth before speaking to Twilight, "Hi Twilight, what can I do for you?"
"Hi Derpy, I'm here to pick up a package from Princess Celestia." Said Twilight
"Ok, wait here." Depry got down from her seat and trotted over into the room behind her. Twilight and Spike stood around waiting for Derpy to return. Soon the mailmare returned holding a box under her left wing. She placed it on the counter. "Here you are, Twilight."
Twilight took the package into her magic and placed it into her saddlebags, where she could find space, "Thanks, Derpy."
Twilight walked out of the post office as she heard Spike beginning to scratch a quill across the paper, "What's next Spike?"
"That's it." Said Spike
Twilight stopped and took the paper out of Spike's hand and looked at it. Huh, I guess that's all I needed to do for today. Twilight rolled the paper up and stuffed it into her saddlebags, before turning back to Spike.
"Since we have some free time, how about we stop and get some sweets at Sugar Cube Corner." Said Twilight
"Yeah." Said Spike
Twilight trotted on over to Sugar Cube Corner but stopped when the sound of roaring engines filled the air above Ponyville. Soon a shadow began to cover Ponyville and Twilight looked up and felt her eyes widen as she saw a Quantum ship hovering over Ponyville.
"Isn't that Quantum, Twilight?" Asked Spike
"Yes, but what are they doing here?" Asked Twilight
Ponies stopped and looked at the massive hovering airship as it sat over the town of Ponyville. Twilight heard galloping and turned to see her friends coming her way.
"Darling, did you see who just arrived?" Asked Rarity
"Yeah, it looks like Quantum is down with hiding." Said Twilight
"But why are they here?" Asked Applejack
"I have a good idea." Said Twilight
The group of friends trotted over to the town hall, where the ship was resting over. They arrived to watch as the bottom of the vessel opened up, and soon pegasi started to descend from the opening followed by Griffons.
"Griffons, Quantum now has Griffons." Said Rarity
"Not mentioning Pegasi." Said Rainbow
"They must have been recruitin' while they were hidin'." Said Applejack
Soon the pegasi and Griffons landed on the ground in front of Ponyvill town hall. Ponies began to gather around the town hall as they looked at the pegasi and Griffons and their strange armor. Then out came another figure this time with a Pokemon levitating the figure down. The figure was the male Minotaur with the three on his chest. Twilight used her magic to get her Pokedex to figure out the Pokemon levitating the Minotaur. She pointed it at the Pokemon and Pokedex began to speak.
"Gothitelle the Astral Body Pokemon. Starry skies thousands of light-years away are visible in the space distorted by their intense psychic power."
The Minotaur looked across the vast group of ponies that stood before him.
"Ponies of Ponyville, we are Quantum, and we have come to bring you into the new age of peace." Said Quantum Three
Ponies began to murmur among the crowd about what Quantum Three had just said to them all.
"Quantum is the future for Eques. The future where they will be no war or suffering. A future where they will be no starvation or homeless. A future will there will be no fear of money or becoming poor. Quantum is this future. Quantum is the future of all." Said Quantum Three
"Yeah right." The crowd turned to see Rainbow who spoke out. "We know who you are Quantum; you're a bunch of crazies who think peace comes from enslaving Pokemon and being all the same."
"Quantum remembers you, rainbow Pegasus. You were at Griffonstone when we first came to bring peace to the world. But what you speak is the truth. Pokemon are the tools for gaining the perfect peaceful future. All will become Quantum, and that will ensure peace never is lost. For if all are Quantum, then there won't be a difference, which will cause a disturbance in the peace." Said Quantum Three
"You're completely crazy if we would ever want to be a mindless drone like all of you." Said Rainbow
"You don't have a choice; Quantum has seen the future and the future is Quantum. All shall become Quantum!" Said Quantum Three
"All shall become Quantum! All shall become Quantum!" Said Quantum behind Quantum Three
"Quantum is the future! All shall become Quantum!"
All of Quantum across the ship began to repeat the same phrase, 'All shall become Quantum.' But then it completely stopped as all of Quantum went silent. The silence stayed as ponies looked among themselves as they returned to Quantum.
"What just happened?" Asked Rainbow
"I have no idea." Said Twilight
"I don't know darlings, but I have a bad feeling about all of this." Said Rarity
Soon the black masks on all of Quantum went a bright red as they all began to repeat one single word.
"Anomaly! Anomaly! Anomaly!"
"What's going on?" Asked Rainbow
"I wish I knew." Said Applejack
"Maybe they need their batteries changed." Joked Pinkie
The word 'Anomaly' filled the air around Ponyville as all of Quantum kept repeating that single word. Then it went silent again, but the masks of Quantum all still held their red glow. Everypony watched with baited breath for what would happen next. Soon Quantum turned their heads, and the ponies followed to see Jake standing behind the group of ponies with his Gardevoir next to him and Meowstic resting on his head.
Twilight started to feel a gut a feeling that something was about to happen to Jake. Quantum Three turned entirely towards Jake and began to speak once again.
"The anomaly shows itself to Quantum. Quantum has warned Quantum that the anomaly will show its face one day." Quantum Three pointed one of his fingers at Jake. "Quantum shall stop you before you bring about the Shadowing."
"Shadowing." Murmured Jake
"Master, why are they calling you the 'anomaly?'" Asked Gardevoir
"Beats me." Said Jake
Quantum Three raised his right arm as a blue energy blade came out of it. He leaped into the air and came down fast towards Jake and his Pokemon. Gardevoir quickly acted as she pushed Jake out of the way as Quantum Three landed with his blade slicing into the earth where Jake was standing a second ago. Ponies gasped as they watched the scene. Twilight almost fainted from the fact that Jake nearly kicked the bucket.
"Sweet Celestia, that Quantum Minotaur nearly took Jake's head off!" Exclaimed Applejack
Twilight didn't waste another second as she moved Spike and her bags off her back as she went right towards Jake and Quantum Three. I can't let Quantum hurt Jake! Twilight took to the air and armed an attack spell. Quantum Three got back to his feet as he walked over to Jake, who was trying to get his barrings. Meowstic laid next to him trying to get her barrings as well. Gardevoir was getting back to her feet when she saw Quantum Three nearing her master. Quantum Three raised his blade as he stood over Jake. The Minotaur readied his blade to strike Jake, but the blade hit a shield as Gardevior teleported herself in front of Jake and used Protect. Gardevoir struggled to keep up the shield, but luckily Twilight fired off her attack spell, blasting Quantum Three away from Jake and his Pokemon. She landed on the ground as Jake got himself back to his feet with Meowstic following close behind.
"You ok, Gardevoir?" Asked Jake
"Yes, and thank you, Twilight. I wasn't sure how long I could use Protect." Said Gardevoir
"No problem because as a princess of Equestria, I must protect all who reside in Equestria." Said Twilight
"Yeah, and thanks for the save, Gardevoir." Said Jake
"It was nothing master." Said Gardevoir
"A warning would have been nice though," said Meowstic as she rubbed her head.
"I barely had time to push you and master out of the way, let alone warn you of my plan." Stated Gardevoir
"You dare protect the anomaly." The group turned to see Quantum Three get back on his feet. "You dare defy Quantum the chance to kill the anomaly. You dare risk your world to the Shadowing."
"I dare because I won't let you hurt or kill a friend." Said Twilight
"Friend, you see the bringer of darkness as a friend." Said Quantum Three
"Yes, and I'm not the only one." Said Twilight
Soon the Mane Six were standing next to Jake ready to fight Quantum Three.
"I see, the anomaly has already poisoned your minds. But no worries, you will see the truth when you all become apart of Quantum. Quantum will show you why the anomaly must not live." Said Quantum Three
"As I said before, we're not joining Quantum." Said Rainbow
The other nodded their heads showing they wouldn't become part of Quantum either. Jake pushed past his friends and stood in the front of them.
"Enough of your nonsense. I don't know why you want to kill me, how I'm an anomaly to you or what the Shadowing is, but I know one thing. You can't come to Ponyville thinking you're going to convert it to your crazy ideology without dealing with me. So Quantum how about we settle this problem the old fashion, with a Pokemon battle." Said Jake
"Quantum accepts your challenge to fight. We ask that if we win, that you hand yourself over to Quantum." Said Quantum Three
"Fair enough, but if I win, you never return to Ponyville as long as I live." Said Jake
"Quantum will accept your terms. We also inquire that the battle is a three on three." Said Quantum Three
"I can deal with that." Said Jake
"Then prepare yourself, for I am Quantum Three, the third-ranking leader of Quantum. Quantum gave me the title because I am ruthless in battle, so prepare yourself. Quantum shall defeat you and destroy you. All shall become Quantum for Quantum is the future. All hail Quantum!" Said Quantum Three
Jake put his Aura Reader over his eye and activated it as a Quantum unicorn walked over to Quantum Three and opened a small briefcase holding three Poke Balls. Quantum Three took one of the Poke Balls and turned back to Jake.
"Prepare to lose for none shall stop Quantum." Quantum Three threw the Poke Ball up in the air, and it released the Pokemon inside. "Come out Klang and serve Quantum."
Klang appeared before Quantum Three and Jake. Unlike the other Pokemon that had collars around their necks to control them, Klang had a device resting on the center gear. Twilight pulled her Pokedex from saddlebags that Spike was holding for her. She pointed it at Klang.
"Klang the Gear Pokemon. By changing the direction in which it rotates, it communicates its feelings to others. When angry, it rotates faster."
"So a Steel Type, huh. Well, I'll use a Pokemon who can exploit one of your weakness." Jake grabbed a Pokeball from his belt, "Braixen, let's do it, girl."
Jake's Pokeball opened up and out came Braixen.
"Braixen."
"Quantum fears no weakness for we see no flaw. Klang, begin by using Automize." Said Quantum Three
Klang began to spin its gears faster to increase its speed as well as decrease its weight.
"Interesting start, but let me show you why weakness plays a significant role in a Pokemon battle. Braixen, use Sunny Day." Said Jake
Braixen grabbed her wand and fired a blast of fire into the sky. The fire exploded and caused the sun to grow even brighter. In Canterlot, Celestia stopped stuffing her face full of cake to fell something was up with the sun but shrugged as she went back to stuffing cake in her face as Lucario and Gallade sat and watched. The citizens of Ponyville covered their eyes from how bright the sun was shining down on the town.
"Now follow up with Flamethrower." Said Jake
Braixen pointed her stick and fire erupted from the end in a violent torrent of flames.
"Wow, now that's a Flamethrower." Stated Applejack
"Sunny Day gives a 50% increase to all Fire Type moves." Said Twilight
The torrent of flames continued their path towards Klang, "Dodge."
Klang moved away from the significant portion of the Flamethrower, but it did strike Klang, causing damage.
"Great work, Braixen." Said Braixen
"Braix, Braixen."
"Don't celebrate too early anomaly. You have yet to defeat, my Klang. Now Klang, use Shift Gears." Klang stopped spinning before spinning the other direction increasing its speed once more as well as its attack. "Now let us attack, use Gear Grind."
Klang sped quickly towards Braixen before spinning its gears as fast as possible. Jake didn't have time to order a defense as Klang struck Braixen to the ground and spun its main gear, grinding Braixen into the dirt.
"Braixen, use Psychic to get Klang off of you!" Exclaimed Jake
Braixen gripped her wand and let her eyes glow blue as she surrounded Klang in blue energy before throwing the Gear Pokemon off of her and into the dirt. Braixen slowly back to her feet and crawled out of the hole. Jake could see the attack took a modest portion of Braixen's health.
"As Quantum spoke before, we have no weakness." Said Quantum Three
"Well, we're just warming up over here. Braixen, let's show them our speed. Flame Charge!" Said Jake
Braixen began to run at Klang before sparking her wand and consuming herself in a ball of fire.
"Dodge." Ordered Quantum Three
Klang moved out of the way of Braixen, "Again, Braixen."
Braixen stopped and turned and began to run again. She sparked herself to once again become a living fireball.
"Dodge once more." Said Quantum Three
Klang dodged Braixen's attack once more, "One more time!"
Braixen stopped and ran right at Klang, sparked her wand and for the third time, became a fireball.
"I expected more anomaly, dodge of the third time, Klang." Said Quantum Three
Klang was about to dodge when Braixen struck the Steel Type Pokemon with Flame Charge, causing double the damage thanks to Klang being weak to Fire-Type Moves. Klang landed on the ground in front of Quantum Three and slowly got back up. Braixen landed next to Jake, panting from all the running.
"You did great, girl." Said Jake
Braixen turned and smiled as she spun her wand in her hands. Jake could see that Sunny Day was over as the sun became normal.
"Klang, Quantum orders you to use Charge." Said Quantum Three
Klang began to charge electrical energy as it spun its gears together.
So Quantum Three is going to try and attack me with an Electric Type move. I need to put a stop to Klang before it charges enough electric energy to do some severe damage to Braixen.
"Braixen, Ember." Said Jake
Braixen aimed her wand and fired off a small ball of fire.
"Protect!" Ordered Quantum Three
Klang brought up a shield to stop the Ember from hitting. Jake smiled as he was hoping Quantum Three would go a more defensive route than attack. Time to show why you don't mess with me, my friends and my town.
"Follow up Braixen with Flame Charge." Said Jake
Braixen once again ran towards Klang and turned herself into a fireball.
"Klang, dodge." Said Quantum Three
Perfect!
"Braixen stop Flame Charge and release a Flamethrower." Said Jake
Braixen broke from Flame Charge and pointed her wand at the retreating Klang and fired her Flamethrower. Klang was unable to escape Braixen's attack and got caught up in the torrent of flames. Braixen stopped her Flamethrower to show that Klang was down and out for the count.
"Alright!" Screamed Jake
"Braixen."
"That's our Jake." Said Pinkie
"Well done." Said Twilight
Quantum Three raised Klang's Pokeball and brought the Pokemon back into its home. Quantum Three set it back into the briefcase that the Quantum Unicorn was still holding. Quantum Three grabbed a second Pokeball, "You once again celebrate too early anomaly. But I guess you should celebrate while you can for once you lose; you will only know pain and suffering. So much that you will beg Quantum to end your life."
"We'll see about that." Said Jake
"Yes, we will, now come and serve Quantum, Sandslash."
Quantum Three threw the Pokeball up and out came the Ground Type Pokemon, Sandslash.
"Sandslash."
Twilight pointed her Pokedex at Sandslash.
"Sandslash the Mouse Pokemon and the evolved form of Sandshrew. Sandslash's body is covered by tough spikes, which are hardened sections of its hide. Once a year, the old spikes fall out, to be replaced with new spikes that grow out from beneath the old ones."
"It's a Ground Type Pokemon, which means Jake is at a disadvantage here." Stated Twilight
The one time I decide not to bring Empoleon along with me. Oh well, I'll have to improvise since Braixen isn't going to last long against a Ground Type Pokemon. Luckily I do have a Pokemon that can deal some damage against Sandslash.
"Braixen return." Jake brought out Braixen's Pokeball and pointed it at her and brought her back inside. He then grabbed a new one from his belt. "Mienfoo you're up."
Jake tossed Mienfoo's Pokeball into the air and out came the Fighting Type Pokemon as Jake caught the Pokeball back in his hands.
"Sandslash, use Sandstorm." Said Quantum Three
Sandslash roared, and soon sand began to fill the area. Ponies covered their eyes as the sand spun around them. Damn, this isn't going to be easy.
"Mienfoo, Meditate." Said Jake
Mienfoo closed her eyes and placed her hands together as she began to Meditate to increase her attack by a level.
"Sandslash, Dig." Said Quantum Three
Sandslash dove into the ground and began to make its way over to Mienfoo, "Detect."
Mienfoo opened her eyes and jumped out of the way as Sandslash came up from the ground, "Follow that up with Force Palm."
Mienfoo landed on the ground and jabbed her palm into the gut of Sandslash doing double damage and sending the Mouse Pokemon away from her. The Mane Six cheered for Jake. But he could see the Sandstorm was taking away the health of Mienfoo. We only have to last five turns before Sandstorm will end and we won't get buffed by it.
"Sandslash, rollout!" Ordered Quantum Three
Sandslash rolled up into a ball and began to roll towards Mienfoo, "Dodge."
Mienfoo jumped out of the way, "Continue Rollout until your smash that Mienfoo!"
Sandslash stopped and quickly turned around causing Mienfoo to dodge once more. Mienfoo landed but had to avoid once more to make it out of the way as Sandslash passed her again. The Sandstorm was beginning to subside making Jake a little happy, but his mind wasn't on the Sandstorm, but Mienfoo and the rolling Sandslash. Finally, Mienfoo was unable to escape Sandslash and got hit. She went flying towards Jake and hit the ground before getting to her feet. She breathed heavily from none stop dodging to keep out of the way of Sandslash.
"Sandstorm once more." Said Quantum
Sandslash roared and caused yet another Sandstorm to rip through Ponyville. Citizens wined, especially Rarity, as the sand blew around them once again. Jake growled and cursed under his breath from the fact that Mienfoo already lost plenty of health from the first Sandstorm and the Rollout, and now he had to deal with yet another Sandstorm.
"Meditate once more, Mienfoo." Said Jake
Mienfoo once again took the form she did when she meditated and raised her attack another level. But the Sandstorm took a little more of her health.
"Bounce, Mienfoo." Said Jake
Mienfoo pressed her legs against the round and launched herself into the air. She hopped out of the raging sand, keeping her health safe for a minute. Mienfoo then spun in the air and pointed her right foot down towards the head of Sandslash.
"Protect." Said Quantum Three
Mienfoo struck the screen Sandslash placed in front of itself to block any damage that Mienfoo would deal.
"Leap off the shield and hit Sandslash with Drain Punch." Said Jake
Mienfoo pushed off the shield as her right hand began to glow green before she struck Sandslash on the head and began to absorb Sandslash's health to restore hers. Mienfoo leaped away and landed next to Jake as Sandstorm took a little more of her health. Sandslash took a knee from losing its health from Drain Punch.
"Quantum orders you to stand!" Said Quantum Three
When Sandslash wouldn't stand on Quantum Three's orders, Quantum Three brought up its right arm. He tapped a button, causing the collar around Sandslashed neck to activate. All the ponies of Ponyville heard Sandslash scream as the collar sent volts of electricity into Sandslash.
"Now stand!" Demanded Quantum Three
Sandslash was slow to stand, but another volt of electricity got it right back to its feet.
"That's horrible." Said Fluttershy
"How can you do that to a Pokemon?" Asked Jake
"Because anomaly, Pokemon are nothing but tools for Quantum to use to bring about the future of peace that Quantum saw. Pokemon have no place in society other than beasts of burden that once they outlive their usefulness are thrown away." Said Quantum Three
"Thrown away?" Asked Jake
"Yes, anomaly, thrown away as in, disposed of." Said Quantum Three
Jake felt everything stop when he put it all together, "You...you...you kill them."
Gasps went throughout the crowd of ponies watching the fight.
"You are right once more anomaly. We dispose or kill any tool that outlives there usefulness. Quantum does not need worthless tools that will not further Quantum's goal. If a tool will not work, what does one do with it? They get rid of it. That's what we do with all Pokemon that become useless. All our tools are expendable to achieve Quantum's goals of peace across the planet of Eques."
"How could you?! How could you kill such sweet and innocent creatures?!" Screamed Fluttershy
Tears ran down her cheeks as she heard Quantum Three tell them that they kill Pokemon. Jake clenched his fists in anger as he looked at Quantum Three.
"Enough," Everypony turned to Jake. "Let's finish this fight once and for all. And when I win, and you lose, I want you to send a message to your fucking leader! Tell him I'm coming for him and I will fucking make him pay for every Pokemon he has killed!"
The girls couldn't believe their ears as Jake outright cursed. Sure the girls knew he swore, because what grown pony doesn't curse. But Jake always did it under his breath or uttered a minor curse word, but not outright saying the word, 'fuck.'
Mienfoo leaped into the air and extended her right leg out to strike the head of Sandslash.
"Quantum orders you, Sandslash to use Protect." Said Quantum Three
Sandslash once again brought up a shield stopping Mienfoo's attack, "Leap off and end it with Drain Punch."
Mienfoo leaped off the shield and hit Sandslash with another Drain Punch, ending the battle as Drain Punch took the last of Sandslash's health. Mienfoo landed next to Jake as Quantum Three returned Sandslash to its Pokeball.
"Well done, Mienfoo." Said Jake
"Mienfoo."
Quantum Three grabbed the last Pokeball and launched it into the air. Once high enough it opened up and out came a Breloom. Twilight once again pointed her Pokedex at Breloom.
"Breloom the Mushroom Pokemon and the evolved form of Shroomish. Breloom closes in on its foe with light and sprightly footwork, then throws punches with its stretchy arms. This Pokémon's fighting technique puts boxers to shame."
Jake returned Mienfoo and looked back at Gardevoir. She walked out and prepared for battle.
"Gardevoir, let's end this." Said Jake
"Yes, master." Said Gardevoir
Jake grabbed his Keystone around his neck and closed his eyes, "Keystone listen to my heart." He opened his eyes as he felt the energy pass through his fingers. "Mega Evolve!"
Waves of energy leaped from Jake's hand to connect to the energy coming from the Mega Stone around Gardevoirs neck. The two lines met as Gardevoir began to change into her mega form. Jake wanted to show Quantum Three that he said what he meant. Soon the energy Gardevoir exploded revealing her Mega Evolution. A DNA symbol hovered above her before disappearing.
"Oh my Celestia, Gardevoir is gorgeous!" Screamed Rarity
"She looks like she's in a weddin' dress." Stated Applejack
"Who cares, just look at how beautiful she looks!" Screamed Rarity
"Quantum does not fear your mega Pokemon." Said Quantum Three
"It's not the Pokemon your should fear but the trainer. Gardevoir, Psychic." Said Jake
Gardevoir's eyes began to glow blue as she surrounded Breloom in a blue aura and raised the Mushroom Pokemon to the sky before pointing her hand down to the ground. Breloom went slamming into the earth below. The attack shaved off some of Breloom's health. The Grass and Fighting Type Pokemon got back to its feet.
"Leech Seed!" Ordered Quantum
Breloom closed its mouth before sending seeds at Gardevoir. The seeds popped open, and vines began to wrap around Gardevoir. She hissed as she felt her life drain from her before balls of energy went flying into Breloom, filling him with health.
"Gardevoir, use Moonblast." Said Jake
Gardevoir raised her hands to sky and everypony watched in amazement as the moon began to rise. And in Canterlot Luna snored and murmured that somepony was messing with the moon, but turned over and continued to sleep and drool all over her pillow. Gardevoir pointed her hands at Breloom and beam of light from the moon went right towards Breloom.
"Protect." Said Quantum Three
Breloom placed a shield in front of itself and stopped the attack. Once the beam was over the moon went back in place causing the other side of the world to question what just happened to the moon. Gardevoir hissed again as Leech Seed leeched off another portion of her health, healing Breloom.
"Mach Punch." Said Quantum Three
Breloom ran towards Gardevoir as his right hand began to glow, "Shadow Ball."
Gardevoir charged a dark sphere in front of her before releasing it towards Breloom. Breloom used Mach Punch to destroy the Shadow Ball but left him open to Gardevoir who grabbed his once again in Psychic and launched him into the ground.
"Follow up with Dazzling Gleam." Said Jake
Gardevoir charged the attack while hissing from Leech Seed. She released Dazzling Gleam as bright colored lights went right towards Breloom, striking him with a critical hit. Breloom didn't have much health left, and Jake didn't let up, "Finish it with Shadow Ball."
Gardevoir charge the attack and sent it flying towards Breloom, "Quantum orders you to dodge."
But Breloom didn't move as the Shadow Ball struck its target and Breloom fell to the ground with spirals in its eyes.
"I won, Quantum Three." Said Jake
Quantum Three returned the Pokemon before putting the Pokeball back into the briefcase. Gardevoir returned to her usual self as Jake turned off his Aura Reader.
"Now get the fuck out of Ponyville and don't come back. And also remember to tell your leader what I said because I'll be waiting." Said Jake
Quantum Three began to chuckle lightly before turning into full-grown laughter as sparks jumped from his suit. His head began to twitch back and forth as the laughing continued to intensify.
"Anomaly, one does not call out Quantum. Quantum is the one who calls you out. But don't fear, when the time comes and it will, you will meet Quantum, and in the end, he will have your head. Then all will praise Quantum when you are no more. Quantum is the future of all. All hail Quantum! All hail Quantum!" Said Quantum Three
He continued to laugh as the Gothitelle grabbed him and itself in its psychic powers, and lifted itself and Quantum Three into the haul of the ship followed by the other members of Quantum. The bottom closed before the engines came to life and the ship flew off. Jake kept his eyes on the vessel as it sped away from Ponyville. I'll be waiting, Quantum and when we meet, I'll make you pay!
***
Night now rested over Ponyville with Luna still trying to figure out who was messing with the moon this morning. Jake sat on the step outside the door of the library. He held his Keystone in his right hand as he rubbed his thumb of the stone. His mind always replaying what Quantum Three told him today in their battle. We dispose or kill any tool that outlives there usefulness. Quantum does not need worthless tools that will not further Quantum's goal. If a tool will not work, what does one do with it? They get rid of it. That's what we do with all Pokemon that become useless. All our tools are expendable to achieve Quantum's goals of peace across the planet of Eques. Jake gripped the Keystone tighter in his right hand as anger for Quantum boiled through his blood.
He heard the door to the library open and close, but he didn't turn around to see who was exiting the library. He then heard that somepony sat next to him and then a warm feathery wing draping over his shoulder. He turned to see Twilight looking at him with a concerned look in her eyes. The two didn't say a word as what was there for Twilight to say. She knew Jake loved Pokemon and hearing that Quantum was killing them made him angry. She knew that he would never let the words of Quantum leave his memories until he defeated their leader. All she could do was be there for him.
Twilight felt Jake lay his hand on her shoulder. She looked over to him to see him calm down. She smiled as she placed her head on his. Saying nothing wasn't the same as saying nothing. Twilight knew he just needed somepony to lean on and she was that pony. The two stayed that way just enjoying each others company after an eventful day.
***
The sounds of metal tapping on metal echoed a long hallway. Dim lights lit the hallway with Quantum on both sides standing guard. Quantum Three walked down the metal hallway towards the door at the end of the hall. Two Quantum earth ponies opened the door to a room covered in darkness, expect a single light that was hanging down from the ceiling shining a small circle of light on the floor.
Quantum Three took a knee as he stood in the light, "Quantum, we discovered the anomaly that you spoke about, but I am here to inform you that I wasn't able to dispose of him."
"No worries, Quantum Three, I witnessed everything from the cameras from your vessel." Said Quantum in an even deeper mechanical voice
"I apologize for failing you Quantum. I am not worthy of calling myself, Quantum." Said Quantum Three
"That may be true, but I shall never push away those who follow me and my dream for this worlds. So raise, Quantum Three and continued to speak the word of Quantum to all. We must increase our ranks if Quantum is going to bring peace to this world." Said Quantum
"Thank you Quantum and praise you. But what about the threat that the anomaly made against you?" Asked Quantum Three
"Quantum will fulfill the anomaly's wish in time, but for now, we must continue to perch and bring in followers. Now go Quantum Three and perch my word for peace is on the horizon." Said Quantum
"Yes, Quantum." Said Quantum Three
Quantum three got up and left the room. Once Quantum heard the doors shut, he flicked up an image of Jake looking up at the vessel as it left Ponyville. Soon dear anomaly we will meet, and it will be you that will perish under my boot.
Jake was looking at the large open field area of Applejack's farm that was becoming a place for Jake and the Mane Six to put their Pokemon when their homes became full. Everything was coming together and was about to become official in a few more weeks, perfect since Fall weather was starting to settle across Equestria. And Jake couldn't wait for Fall break.
"Sure is, Partner. All that is left is to place the roof of the house that will house the Pokemon and to fill the pond." Said Applejack
"To think this was all just an idea and now it's becoming a reality." Said Jake
"I know, partner." Said Applejack
The two went back to Applejack's place and passed Big Mac pulling a cart of apples back to the barn with Arcanine right next to him. Even Poochyena and Houndour were bringing in hauls of apples.
"I see your Pokemon are working great for your farm." Said Jake
"Yes sir, my boys are always ready to help bring in fresh apples." Said Applejack
The group entered the barn before coming out, and once Applejack's Pokemon saw her, they ran up to her. They each began to lick her face as Mac came up as well.
"You doing ok, Big Mac?" Asked Jake
"Eeyup." Said Mac
"You're still a pony of few words." Stated Jake
"Eeyup." Said Mac
Jake chuckled but stopped when he heard hooves come running up to them. They all turned to see Apple Bloom come running up to them. She stopped and tried to catch her breath.
"What's up, Apple Bloom?" Asked Applejack
"Flim Flam brothers." Said Apple Bloom
"Who?" Asked Jake
"The ponies who tried to steal our farm from us." Said Applejack
"And cheated to steal our farm."
The group turned to Granny Smith walking up to them. Arcanine walked over and licked her on the face. She giggled and pushed Arcanine away.
"Down boy." Said Granny
"Apple Bloom, where did you see them?" Asked Applejack
"Coming towards the farm after I finished crusading with my friends." Said Apple Bloom
The sounds of a horn blaring caused the group to come to the front and see the Flim Flam brothers on their Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. Both stallions looked almost the same. Both brothers had olive coats with red and white stripped manes. And both had horns on their heads making them unicorns. On one brother was a red mustache. They both wore blue and white striped shirts with a black bow tie. On their heads were straw hats. One had a single slice of an apple for a cutie mark, and the other had an apple with a slice missing. Jake blinked his eyes as he looked at both stallions. I guess you can't mistake that these two are brothers.
"Flim and Flam, what a surprise is seein' ya two here after we ran ya out of town." Said Applejack
"Um, who's who?" Asked Jake
"Flim is the one without the mustache and Flam is the one with the mustache." Said Granny
"That's all in the past, dear Applejack." Said Flim
"Well, I hope you're not here to bargain because the answer is no, and if you want to steal our farm I'll introduce some new friends." Said Applejack
All three of Applejack's Pokemon came forward growling at the Flim Flam brothers. The brothers smiled at each other before turning back to Applejack.
"Happy to see you have also embraced our worlds, new inhabitants." Said Flam
"My brother and I weren't sure that you would accept these creatures into your life as we have." Said Flim
"What?" Asked Applejack
"Your both trainers, aren't you." Said Jake
"And the famous human Pokemon trainer gets it correct. Yes, Flam and I are official Pokemon trainers." The two used their horns to grab a plastic card from the front pockets of their shirts and showed them off to the Apple Family and Jake. "As you see, we are officially licensed Pokemon trainers."
"What?" Asked Applejack
"Well, Celestia has decided that since Pokemon are becoming an official part of equestrian society that she decided that if people want to train and battle Pokemon, they must have a trainer's license. Twilight and I got ours a few days ago. Don't you remember filling out that paperwork that had the official stamp from the princess." Said Jake
"I was wondering why I had to fill out all that paperwork." Said Applejack
"Yeah, but you don't have to have a license if you won't battle Pokemon against each other and want them more like a pet or companion." Said Jake
"So did you two come to gloat about your new status as trainers or did you come for something else?" Asked Applejack
"We came to challenge you to a Pokemon battle, a double battle to be more precious." Said Flim
"A double battle." Said Applejack
"That's right, so you up for it, Applejack. Or are you too scared that we'll mop the floor with you." Said Flam
"Jake, what are the exact rules on a double battle?" Asked Applejack
"Yes, do tell." Said Flim
"Well, double battles usually are a two v two. Both trainers will use one Pokemon each, and the match will end when one side has no more Pokemon. Doubles can be two trainers v one, which the one trainer will command two Pokemon. And the rare occasion a one v one, where both trainers use a two Pokemon and command both." Said Jake
"Good, then I challenge you both to a two v one." Said Applejack
"Perfect, both my brother and I have only one Pokemon each." Said Flim
"Yes, now dear Jake, would you please be the referee for our match." Said Flam
"Sure." Said Jake
The Flim Flam brothers jumped from their ride as Applejack motioned Poochyena and Houndour over to her. Arcanine sat next to the rest of the family as Jake stood in the middle of the area that Applejack and the Flim Flam brothers made into their battlefield.
"The double battle between Applejack and the Flim Flam brother will begin. Applejack has decided to fight it out alone. The Flim Flam brothers are allowed one Pokemon each at a time, while Applejack can have two Pokemon out at a time. The battle will end when all Pokemon on either side are unable to battle." Jake turned to Applejack, "Since this is your home turf, Applejack. You will bring out your Pokemon first."
"Poochyena and Houndour, let's show them why ya don't mess with the Apple Family." Said Applejack
Poochyena and Houndour ran out onto the battlefield in front of Applejack.
"Poochyena."
"Houndour."
"Flim and Flam, present your Pokemon." Said Jake
"Show no mercy, Oshawott." Said Flim
"Bring the pain, Duskull." Said Flam
The two Pokemon appeared in front of the Flim Flam brothers.
"Oshawott."
"Duskull."
Jake pulled out his Pokedex and pointed it at Oshawott first.
"Oshawott the Sea Otter Pokemon. The scalchop on its stomach isn't just used for battle—it can be used to break open hard berries as well."
Jake then moved his Pokedex over to Duskull.
"Duskull the Requiem Pokemon. Duskull can pass through any wall no matter how thick it may be. Once this Pokémon chooses a target, it will doggedly pursue the intended victim until the break of dawn."
Jake pocketed his Pokedex before speaking, "Now that both sides have their Pokemon, activate your Aura Readers." Applejack, Flim and Flam al placed their Aura Readers on and activated them. "Now let the battle begin!"
"Applejack, my brother and I will give you the first attack seeing as this is your home." Said Flam
"Ok then, Poochyena and Houndour use Bite the both of ya." Said Applejack
The two dog-like Pokemon ran towards Duskull and Oshawott as their teeth began to glow white.
"Oshawott counter Poochyena with Razor Shell." Said Flim
"Counter with Protect, Duskull." Said Flam
Oshawott grabbed the scalchop on the front of his chest. The shell end of it transformed into a blade that Oshawott used to block Poochyena and knock him away as Duskull placed a shield up to protect itself from Houndour.
"Oshawott attack Houndour with Water Gun." Said Flim
"Duskull you attack Poochyena with Shadow Sneak." Said Flam
Oshawott closed its mouth before releasing a blast of water, while Duskull disappeared into a shadow and crept towards Poochyena.
"Houndour, use Ember to counter Water Gun and Poochyena, you dodge Duskull's attack." Said Applejack
Houndour closed its mouth and fired off a fireball to stop Oshawott's Water Gun, and Poochyena dodged Duskull's Shadow Sneak.
"Now let's follow that up with Shadow Ball the both of ya." Said Applejack
Both of Applejack's Pokemon began to charge balls of dark energy before firing them off at both Oshawott and Duskull.
"Duskull use Protect." Said Flam
"Stand behind Duskull, Oshawott." Said Flim
Duskull raised a shield, and that took both Shadow Balls keeping both of Flim Flam brother's Pokemon safe. These two sure are good together.
"Now Oshawott, attack with Aqua Jet, but from the sky." Said Flim
Oshawott covered himself in a trail of water as Oshawott launched itself high into the sky.
"Duskull attack with Pursuit on Poochyena." Said Flam
Duskull went speeding towards Poochyena, who was still paying attention to the flying Oshawott. Ok, that is an interesting tactic.
"Poochyena and Houndour, stop looking at Oshawott and dodge." Said Applejack
The two stopped, but Poochyena didn't move in time as Duskull streak Poochyena with Pursuit, knocking off a little health.
"Crunch of Duskull, Houndour." Said Applejack
Houndour leaped at Duskull with his teeth becoming white, but Flim was ready for Applejack.
"Come on down, Oshawott." Said Flim
Houndour gripped Duskull in its teeth and tossed the Ghost-Type Pokemon around before releasing it. Crunch did double the damage to Duskull because of having a weakness to Dark Type Pokemon moves. But Houndour didn't move in time as Oshawott struck the Dark and Fire Type Pokemon with Aqua Jet, causing double the damage because of Houndours weakness to Water-Type Moves. So they used Oshawott as a distraction to split Poochyena and Houndour apart. Then they allowed Applejack to attack Duskull to enabled Oshawott the perfect opening. No doubt these two have excellent skills for double battles.
Houndour and Poochyena got back to their feet as Duskull got back up and Oshawott stood around for another attack order. Darn Flim and Flam are way better at this double battle than I am. It was easier when Jake was callin' the shots back in Appleloosa; now I see why it takes skill to do a double battle alone.
"Are you giving up, Applejack?" Asked Flam
"Yes, there is nothing wrong with that." Said Flim
"Hardly, an apple never gives up." Said Applejack
"Poochyena, use Sucker Punch on Duskull and Houndour you use Flamethrower on the both of them." Said Applejack
Poochyena ran right at Duskull as Houndour closed its mouth and released a torrent of flames. The Flim Flam brothers smiled as they gave their orders.
"Duskull use Shadow Sneak to escape Poochyena." Said Flam
"Oshawott, use Aqua Jet to stop that Flamethrower." Said Flim
Oshawott once again covered itself in water and jetted itself into the Flamethrower, while Duskull slipped into the shadows to escape Poochyena. Poochyena stopped in his tracks once his target disappeared, and Oshawott was able to turn Houndours Flamethrower into a mist that started to cover the battlefield. Using Oshowatt to cover the field in a fog to hid their Pokemon is a fantastic play.
"Duskull, use Will-O-Wisp on Poochyena." Said Flam
"Attack with Razor Shell, Oshawott on Houndour." Said Flim
Duskull appeared behind Poochyena and sent a set of flames at the Bite Pokemon causing Poochyena to burn, while Oshawott leaped out of the fog and struck his water blade onto the head of Houndour. An explosion followed the attack on Houndour as the Dark Pokemon landed next to Applejack.
Applejack's Pokemon got back to their feet as embers left Poochyena's fur from Will-O-Wisp giving Poochyena a burn condition. The Flim Flam brothers smiled as it was time to end the battle.
"Oshawott attack Poochyena with Razor Shell." Said Flim
"Duskull show that Houndour the might of your Shadow Ball." Said Flam
Oshawott grabbed his scalchop and turned it once more into a sword and ran at Poochyena. Poochyean turned, and Oshawott struck him before returning his scalchop to his chest. Poochyena fell over with spirals in his eyes. Applejack swallowed the lump in her throat as Houndour fell to the ground from Duskull's Shadow Ball, but got right back up.
"I see that Houndour is done yet, Flim." Said Flam
"Yes, I should do something about that, Oshawott put an end to this fight with Water Gun." Said Flim
Oshawott closed its mouth to store up a shot of water before releasing at the tired and exhausted Houndour. The attack hit straight on and down went Houndour for the count. The fight was over. Jake stepped forward and began to speak, "The battle is over! Poochyena and Houndour are unable to battle, meaning that the Flim Flam brothers and their Pokemon, Oshawott, and Duskull are the victors."
The Flim Flam brothers tapped their front hooves together as Oshawott and Duskull celebrated on a victory achieved. Applejack sighed as she walked over to her Pokemon, who were slowly getting back to their feet. Apple Bloom came back with a small med kit for Applejack to treat her Pokemon. She thanked Apple Bloom as she began to heal her Pokemon who looked at her with sorrowful faces.
"Hey stop with the long faces, ya two did great. We need to train a little more and then we'll beat anyone who comes our way, ya hear." Said Applejack
The two spoke back to her as they licked her face. She laughed as both of them kissed her. The Flim Flam brothers returned their Pokemon as they went back to their ride as Applejack walked back to her family.
"Thank you for an exciting battle, dear Applejack." Said Flim
"Yes, it was certainly a fun one." Said Flam
"Yeah, not bad for a couple of stallions who tried to cheat to win my farm." Said Applejack
"Yes, we do apologize for that, and we thank you, Jake, for refereeing our match." Said Flim
"No problem." Said Jake
"Now the bigger question are you competing in the coming competition." Said Flam
"Competition?" Asked Jake
"Since training and battling Pokemon have become a big part of Equestria, Celestia has decided to hold the first ever Pokemon Competition." Said Flim
"All trainers who have at least three Pokemon and registered with the princesses can enter the competition." Said Flim
"My brother and I will be entering it for sure." Said Flam
"Even if it isn't double battles." Stated Applejack
"Yes, because it will give us a chance to show our skills outside of battling together." Said Flim
"Has Celestia said where she's going to hold it and when?" Asked Jake
"I believe from what we have heard, in the winter months in the Crystal Empire as it will give time for ponies to register with the princesses and even others outside of Equestria to register as well as allow trainers to practice and adopt Pokemon. Now my brother and I have a lot of work to do before the competition, so we say goodbye." Said Flam
Their horns came to life as the vehicle started up and the two began to drive away leaving the Apple Family and Jake looking where they drove off.
"So ya goin' tah enter, Jake?" Asked Apple Bloom
Jake rubbed his chin as he thought it over. A chance to meet and battle other trainers, who might be even stronger than me. He smiled as he gave a thumbs up to Apple Bloom.
"You know it." Said Jake
"What about ya, Applejack?" Asked Granny
"Well, it does sound fun and could be a good show of skill." She looked at her team who all looked ready to fight alongside her, "I guess since the boys are in, I'm in as well." She turned back to her team, "You boys ready, because we got a lot of training tah do before the competition."
Her Pokemon spoke back at her as Jake smiled. The first ever Pokemon Competition here we come!
***
Izzy sat back reading over the files in his hands. They were reports on the remain hidden shadowing factories as well as surveillance reports of Quantum. He heard the sound of heavy metal and turned to see one of his guards bowing to him.
"Izzy, the machine is complete." Said the guard
Izzy gave a devilish smile as he closed the file and got up from his chair, "I want you to gather the others and get in contact with Father. It's time we put my invention to the test."
"Yes, Lord Izzy." Said the guard
The guard got up and left the room as Izzy walked up to the window and looked at the cage still tucked away in the corner. Now its time for your big reveal, my friend.
Izzy looked at the vast audience of Team Catastrophe members. He turned to see Kitty, Foxy, Bunny, and Rough, who was a dog with droopy brown ears and a large brown bushy tail. She was wearing the same thing as her sisters, expect with a dog face in the front of her top. Leaned against the wall was the other higher up, Martin. He wore a white button-up shirt and a pair of black pants. He also wore a brown trench coat. His eyes were the same as Izzy's and the admin sisters. One of Izzy's guards came up to him and whispered in his ears.
"Father is here." Said the guard
"Good, bring him on screen." Said Izzy
The guard nodded and pointed and soon the monitors hanging overhead came online and all bowed as a pair of red eyes appeared on the screen.
"Father, I'm glad to know you honored my request for an audience with you." Said Izzy
"Yes Izzy, now let's begin what you wish to show me. I have more important things than to sit here and watch you." Said Father in a dark demonic voice
"Yes, Father." Izzy rose back to his feet and waved a guard to bring the cage forward as well as his device. "As we all know, Team Catastrophe has been able to shadow every Pokemon expect legendaries."
"We know that, Izzy. Why not get to the point!" Said Rough
"I was, Rough before you decided to interrupt me." Izzy cleared his throat before speaking again, "As I was saying before Rough rudely interrupted me, Team Catastrophe has found no way to shadow a legendary. But I believe I have found a way to do it. I present the Shadowor Mark 5."
The guard brought forth the device, which looked like three overlapping rings with points coming out of the center ring.
"The Shadowor Mark 5 is an upgrade to the Mark 4 and Mark 3 models we use in the factories to shadow Pokemon. But this here is far more intense, using three overlapping rings to spread the essence of the shadowing across the Pokemon. The center ring uses magical locks to secure the Pokemon. The rings will break apart and accelerate to shadow a Pokemon fully. The rings also make the Pokemon a perfect shadow Pokemon." Said Izzy
"That's great and all, Izzy. But where is your legendary Pokemon your going to test with your Mark 5." Said Bunny
"I'm glad you asked," Izzy walked over to the cage and grabbed the sheet. "Let me introduce all of Team Catastrophe to the Pitch-Black Pokemon, Darkrai."
Izzy threw off the sheet and there locked in the cage was Darkrai. Gasps went throughout the crowd of Team Catastrophe members. The admin sisters couldn't believe their eyes at the sight of a legendary, nor could Martin. Izzy smiled as he pushed his glasses up on his face.
"Yes, look with awe at one of the great legendaries of the world of Pokemon. It took ten of my best guards to capture him, three of which I lost. But I believe the loss of my guards is worth it in the end." Said Izzy
"When I break free from these cuffs, human, I'll place you in an endless nightmare, where you'll never awake again!" Screamed Darkrai
"Yes, I've heard you say that before. Now let's get Darkrai into the Shadowor Mark 5, Father is a very busy man." Said Izzy
The guards opened the cage and grabbed Darkrai; the Pitch-Black Pokemon fought with all his might to break free as Izzy's guards carried him to the machine. The guards placed Darkrai in the middle, and another guard on the control panel activated the magic locks, locking Darkrai in place. Izzy walked over and took off his glasses off and tucked them into his coat pocket. He grabbed a pair of goggles and placed it over his eyes.
"Now witness pure genius!" Screamed Izzy
He began to tap a few buttons breaking the three rings apart and leaving Darkrai struggling to break the magic locks. Izzy grabbed the throttle and began to push it forward. The outer most ring began to spin slowly followed by the second ring and finally the innermost ring. The rings continued to spin faster and faster around Darkrai. Izzy smiled as he began to turn a knob releasing the shadows into the machine. Sparks began to fly, and the screams of Darkrai echoed the area as Izzy continued to pour more and more more shadows into the machine. Izzy continued to raise the throttle causing the rings to spin ever faster. Izzy smiled as he saw behind the rings was a giant ball of darkness. He tapped a new button, and Tesla coils overhead began to zap the machine with electricity.
"Yes, yes, YES!!!" Screamed Izzy
The rings of the Shadowor Mark 5 spun like no tomorrow. Izzy looked to see the shadow gauge was nearing the top. He began to bring down the throttle and let the rings slow down as he turned another switch to shut off the shadows as well as the Tesla coils. Izzy smiled as he stopped his machine and watched each ring get back into place. Now everyone could see the ball of shadows resting in the middle. Izzy pressed one last button, and a shock wave exploded from the inside of the bubble dispersing the shadows away. Everyone now looked at Darkrai as Izzy took off his goggles and placed them on the control panel and put his glasses back on his face.
"Release him." Said Izzy
The magical locks disappeared, and Darkrai fell to the ground. Izzy stood over the Pitch-Black Pokemon and smiled as Darkrai began to move. Slowly the Pokemon got itself together and stood eye to eye with Izzy. Everyone held their breaths to see what would happen next.
"Who do you serve?" Asked Izzy
"I...I...I...I serve Team Catastrophe." Said Darkrai
The place was quiet as they all heard Darkrai as he spoke the words that he was now loyal to Team Catastrophe.
"And there you have it! I, Izzy, have done the impossible, I have shadowed a legendary Pokemon. And if you all are wondering whether Jake can find a way to capture Darkrai, he won't. Sure there might be a possibility that Jake could bring out the light in Darkrai to catch him and restore him, but I doubt that." Said Izzy
"And why is that?" Asked Kitty
"Because dear Kitty, Darkrai is a shadow legendary. He has the powers and strength of a legendary and power of a perfect shadow Pokemon. I doubt Jake could even beat Darkrai." Said Izzy
"Then how about we test that theory." Said Rough
"I couldn't agree more, Rough." Said Izzy
Rough came out and turned to the screen. She bowed to Father, "Let me test Darkrai against Jake. I am the next admin to face him, and I promise you that I won't lose."
"I highly doubt that, Rough. Your sisters have all lost to the boy, and two of them lost Pokemon to Jake. No, I have a different person in mind. Martin, step forward." Martin walked and bowed to Father, "I want you to take Darkrai and two other shadow Pokemon and do a field test of our first shadow legendary. Show no mercy, Martin."
"I will do as you please, Father." Said Martin
Izzy snapped his finger, and a guard gave him a Pokeball. Izzy showed it to Darkrai who tapped it and entered the ball. It shook once before it blinked that Darkrai was safe inside. Izzy walked over and handed Martin Darkrai. He bowed once more to Father before leaving. Rough was still bowing as she couldn't believe her ears. Father passed her up for Martin, who wasn't even skilled to be at the position he was.
"I think you can leave Rough. Why don't you return to your sisters and prepare for your time to fail." Said Izzy
Rough growled and got up and ushered her sisters to follow.
"Izzy, I want you to continue your research into shadowing Pokemon. I want you to be able to shadow any legendary, no matter the size." Said Father
"No worries, Father, I'm, already in the works of a portable version that will shadow any Pokemon the device comes in contact with." Said Izzy
"Excellent." Said Father
The screens turned off as Izzy smiled as he looked at those around him, "What are you wait for, get back to work!"
The Team Catastrophe members got back to work. Izzy turned and walked back to the machine and rubbed it. Oh yes, what a beautiful machine you are. And with you, nothing will stop Team Catastrophe from ruling the world. Izzy began to laugh as he went back to his office to start work on a smaller version of the Shadowor Mark 5.
Twilight sucked in air as her lungs burned. Her hooves were stomping away at the dirt as she ran for all her life. She peeked behind her shoulder to see the shadows still coming after her. She quickened her pace to avoid them at all cost. She turned her head back to the front to watch as a wall of shadows appear before her. She spied a corner and turned down it. She knew what would happen if she got caught.
Her mind raced with how it all ended. How everything went from peaceful to death and destruction. A world once filled with happiness went to one filled with sadness and despair. Harmony this time could not stop the coming darkness. The darkness took Equestria in weeks and Eques in months. Nopony or creature was safe from it; all were under its control. Not even the princesses could stop the evil that now controls Eques.
Twilight turned again and didn't see a wooden barrel in her path. By the time she turned her head, she already hit the barrel and went hard to the ground. She struck her head on the ground and watched as stars spun around her vision. She couldn't see a thing as her vision was completely blurry, but she could hear footsteps coming near her. She looked to see a pair of boots right in front of her. A snap of a finger and up she went in a blue aura. Twilight was now facing the pony or in this case person that destroyed everything, Jake.
He wore a black shirt and pants as well as a large black overcoat. His eyes now the same as the admins of Team Catastrophe. He was one of them, the traitor that brought the world to its knees. The hero Equestria who protected them now a member and leader of Team Catastrophe. Next to him was his Gardevoir and Meowstic, both Shadow Pokemon now. Twilight fought against Gardevoir's psychic abilities, but she couldn't break them. Psychic Pokemon proved that they could outmatch magic, no matter how powerful the user.
Jake smiled as he ran a hand across her face. He traced every feature on her face.
"Why, Jake, why did you betray us?" She asked
Jake looked at her as he moved his hand away from her, "Because my dear Twilight, you ponies could never give me what I wanted."
"And that would be?" Asked Twilight
"A family. In Team Catastrophe, I feel at home with those that look like me. I can finally be normal and not have to deal with the fact that I'm the only human in a world filled with colorful ponies who think that the power of friendship will save them." Said Jake
"But what about everything our friends did for you, everything that we did together?" Asked Twilight
"Oh that, that was a way to get to know the ponies around me. So that when I felt it was time to join, I could bring you all down. And how easy it was when you all tried to bring me back thinking that friendship would save me, I guess it didn't." Said Jake
He laughed before turning back to Twilight, "But no worries, I'm going to repay your friendship to me."
He snapped his fingers, and Gardevoir brought them back to Jake's castle. Ponies worked around the clock cleaning and making sure the castle was spotless. The Castle that once housed the princesses of Equestria now housed the ruler of the world. Twilight watched as two Catastrophe members pushed open a door and brought her to the throne room. The windows that once showed the stories of Equestria and the triumphs over evil not replaced by Jake sitting in a chair ruling over all the nations as they bowed to him. Shackles covered them. In front of the throne room sat the helmets of all of Quantum, defeated in two years by Jake.
Jake snapped his fingers and out came a table with shackles and straps. Gardevoir put Twilight down before Team Catastrophe members strapped her hooves down, extended her wings and strapped them down. One member placed a ring over her horn, making sure she couldn't do magic. Gardevoir released her aura, and now Twilight was free to look at the contraption.
Jake walked up to her and rubbed his fingers down her spine. The action caused shivers to run down her body. She could feel his gaze staring at her sex as her tail was tied up to expose it. Twilight squirmed as she tried to break free, but she couldn't. She felt his fingers trace around her cutie mark before going up her spine and into the feathers of her wings. Oh, how she dreamed what it would feel like to have his fingers do that to her, but not like this. He stopped as moved away from her.
"Now before we begin, I might as well show you how you'll look at the end." Said Jake
He snapped his fingers and out from the corners of the rooms came Celestia and Luna. Their wings shoved inside rubber sleeves to prevent flight and the growth of new feathers. Their horns cut off to prevent them from using magic. A scar in the shape of an 'X' covered their cutie marks, and finally on their chest was the words, 'Property of Lord Jake.'
"No, you wouldn't dare." Said Twilight
"Oh but he does, Twilight." Said Celestia
"Yes, you'll love being Jake's property. All he's ever talked about is having you." Said Luna
"That's right as payment for your friendship; I decided to keep you as one of my many personal whores." Said Jake
"Please Jake, you don't have to do this, you can still change!" Screamed Twilight
"No Twilight, I won't. You already tried and failed. Now, I think it's time to get you outfitted for your new life in my kingdom and your servitude to me." Said Jake
Jake snapped his fingers, and a Team Catastrophe pushed Twilight's head down and placed a saw on her horn. Twilight looked at Jake as he sat on his throne with Celestia and Luna at his side. She squirmed as she felt the saw touch her horn, on the other side of the inhibitor ring. Then she felt it; the saw beginning to cut her horn away. She felt another pair of hands starting to pluck her feathers. She also felt a knife cut into the flesh of her flanks. She screamed out in pain as she was becoming Jake's property.
***
"AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Twilight screamed at the top of her lungs as she jumped up from her bed. She started to hyperventilate as she tried to catch her breath. A cold sweat dripped down her face and soaked her fur. She then heard her door slam open and in came Jake holding Spike.
"Twilight what's wrong, is somepony in here. No worries I brought a weapon." Said Jake
Jake hoisted Spike in the air and spun him around before seeing that everything was ok. All there was, was Twilight taking in deep breaths and sweat rolling down her face. Jake set Spike down and walked over to her. He got down and placed a hand on her fur, which he felt was wet.
"You ok, Twilight?" Asked Jake
"Yeah, we heard you screaming like somepony was attacking you." Said Spike
Twilight moved her eyes to see Jake. He wasn't like her nightmare; his eyes showed his kind and calm nature. She lunged at him and began to shack like a leaf. She gripped Jake as hard as her hooves would let her. Jake wrapped his hands around Twilight and began to rub them across her sweat soaked fur.
"It's ok, Twilight, it was all a dream. I'm here for you now." Said Jake
Twilight began to calm in Jake's grip because she knew that the Jake in her nightmare was not the one she knew. He would never turn his back to her or her friends. He would never turn to Catastrophe and seek to rule it or turn her into a sex slave. But the nightmare felt different; it felt almost real.
"It's going to be ok, Twilight." Said Jake
"Man, she must have had a bad nightmare." Said Spike
"Is she like this when she normally has a nightmare?" Asked Jake
"No, Luna appears when a pony has a nightmare and destroys it. She makes sure all ponies of Equestria have a restful sleep." Said Spike
"Huh, that's interesting." Said Jake
After a few more minutes, Twilight seemed to get herself under control. She pulled away from Jake. She looked up at his concerned look.
"Thank you." She said
"No problem, I'm always happy to help out a friend." Said Jake
She smiled as went back to hugging him. He smiled as he returned it. Jake could still see whatever happened last night spoked her. He was sure that if Twilight had a nightmare and if Spike was right, and he was, Luna would have appeared before Twilight and banished the nightmare away. It made Jake wonder why Luna didn't appear. Jake broke the hug and smiled at Twilight.
"I think you need a long hot shower. You get that done; I'll throw your sheets in the washer." Said Jake
"Why do my sheets need to go to the washer?" Asked Twilight
"Twilight, um, you wet the bed." Said Spike
Twilight moved her gaze to the large wet spot near her plot. She blushed as she never wet the bed as a mare. She had a routine of using the bathroom before she went to bed. She couldn't believe her assistant and friend saw that she wet the bed like a little filly.
"Hey, it's ok." Twilight turned back to Jake, "Everypony wets the bed now and then. No doubt your body was on a fight or flight instinct, and your body decided to fly away."
"But I'm a grown mare; I shouldn't be wetting the bed." Said Twilight
"It's fine Twilight. Trust me; I think no less of you because of your accident." Said Jake
"Thanks, Jake, and I think I could use that hot shower." Said Twilight
She got out of the covers and rushed to the bathroom as not to let Jake or Spike see her pee covered plot or tail. She closed and locked the bathroom door and began to turn on the shower. Spike grabbed the hamper and Jake removed Twilight's sheets and covers and threw them into the basket. He took it and went downstairs to the laundry room.
***
Jake threw Twilight's bedding into the large wash basin and grabbed some soap and tossed it into the water. He stirred the water to mix the soap with it.
"So is Twilight ok?"
Jake turned to see Gardevoir enter the room, "Yeah, I got her calmed down. She must have had a terrible nightmare; it caused her to pee the bed."
"It must have been." Said Gardevoir
Jake was about to go to work when a knock came to the door. Jake stopped and walked to the door. He wasn't expecting anypony, and no pony knocked to enter the library when it was open. He got up and opened the door to see a mare he had never seen before standing before him. She had a midnight blue coat and a mane that resembled the night sky that swayed without the wind. She had cyan eyes and a moon cutie mark. She had on black jewelry and crown. She also had a pair of wings and a horn, making her an alicorn.
"Um, hello." Said Jake
"You must be the one called Jake." Said the alicorn
"Yes, and you would be?" Asked Jake
"I'm Princess Luna; you know my sister, Princess Celestia." Said Luna
"Oh, well hello, Luna. I was wondering when I would meet the princess of the beautiful nights here." Said Jake
Luna blushed, "Yes, well I'm here because I must speak with you."
"About what?" Asked Jake
"Nightmares." Said Luna
***
A puff of smoke drifted into the air. The smell of tobacco filled the air around the valley that sat splitting Ponyville from the Everfree Forest. Martin stood looking at the town as the residents went about there day, if not a little worried or out of it. He drew the cigarette from his mouth as he blew out the smoke.
Martin smiled as he placed the cigarette back into his mouth. He enjoyed the sight of all the ponies looking over their shoulders or freaking out at the slightest sound or movement. Perfect, just perfect. He smiled as looked to see Darkrai appear next to him.
"Well done, Darkrai, well done." Said Martin
"I aim to please." Said Darkrai
"Yes, last night was a perfect field test of your powers. It's amazing what you can do, and the princess of the moon can't do a thing to stop the nightmares. Oh, what a glorious day today is." Said Martin
"I did find something interesting." Said Darkrai
"What's that?" Asked Martin
"The purple princess's nightmare was about the human turning to Team Catastrophe and ruling over the world as a king. I found it odd her fear goes to the human betraying her and those around him." Said Darkrai
Martin blew out the smoke from his cigarette before putting it back into his mouth. He rolled the end in his teeth as he thought about it. Before turning to Catastrophe, Martin used to be a top-notch detective. He solved many cases that seemed impossible and saved many lives. But he now used his skills to serve Father as an elite of Team Catastrophe.
"Interesting, I find her fear quite interesting. I think I might be able to use that to our advantage." Said Martin
"How?" Asked Darkrai
"Oh, you'll see." Said Martin
He dropped the last bit of his cigarette to the ground and stomped it out with his boot. I think Darkrai gave me the perfect leverage against dear old Jake. Martin smiled as he returned Darkrai and disappeared to lay out his new plan.
***
"So let me get this straight, everypony across Ponyville all had a nightmare last night." Said Jake
"Yes." Said Luna
Luna sat in a chair sipping some tea Spike made for her. Twilight sat next to Jake eating breakfast. She stayed as close to Jake as she could. Jake didn't mind as the nightmare probably was still haunting her. Spike sat at the other end of Twilight. The Pokemon sat around or leaned on things.
"How can that be, Jake and I didn't have nightmares?" Said Spike
"Yes, that was odd that only you two weren't affected." Said Luna
"But for the whole town to all have nightmares. Do you have any idea why?" Asked Jake
"No, which is why I came to you." Said Luna
"Why Jake, princess?" Asked Twilight
"Because I have a theory. My theory is that a Pokemon is causing these nightmares since before Pokemon appeared on this planet, nopony could cause nightmares without me knowing." Said Luna
"A Pokemon that can cause nightmares," Jake scratched his hair as searched his memories. "Well, I do recall Darkrai being able to cause nightmares."
"Darkrai." Said Twilight
Jake pulled out his Pokedex and hopped it had an entry and found it. He showed everybody in the room before pressing play on the recording of information of Darkrai.
"Darkrai the Pitch-Black Pokemon. It chases people and Pokémon from its territory by causing them to experience deep, nightmarish slumbers."
"That would seem to fit the bill." Said Luna
"But why couldn't you get involved, princess?" Asked Twilight
"Celestia and I have discovered that magic doesn't seem to affect Pokemon abilities or moves." Said Luna
"But the question is why Darkrai would attack the ponies of Ponyville. It doesn't seem to be any reason for him to do so." Said Jake
"I agree." Said Luna
"So what now?" Asked Twilight
"We must find Darkrai before he attacks again. Constant nightmares can damage one's mental health as well as psychical health from not being able to get a good night's rest, which reminds me." Luna gave off a big yawn, "I must return to my bed to sleep. I thank you, Jake, for this information. I will speak to my sister about Darkrai, and I will return tonight to speak once more."
"Ok, Luna." Said Jake
Luna nodded before disappearing in a flash of white. Everybody in the room blinked and rubbed their eyes to remove the spots from Luna's teleportation.
"Well, now what?" Asked Spike
"We wait for Darkrai to strike again tonight." Said Jake
***
The night had fallen over Ponyville, and as Luna promised, she returned. Jake and she spoke a while on what to do. They both agreed that Jake would be their line of defense against Darkrai once he appears. Luna would watch over the dreams of the citizens of Ponyville and wake Jake the second Darkrai began his reign of terror. Jake nodded as he entered the library and locked the door. Twilight was on the couch reading a book. Her eyes were heavy as she gave off a cute little yawn.
"Come on, Twilight, let's hit the hay." Said Jake
"Jake, I don't want to experience what I did last night again." Said Twilight
Jake walked up and ran his hands through her mane, "You won't. Luna will wake me the second Darkrai attacks Ponyville. Once we have Darkrai, we'll end this once and for all."
"You promise." Said Twilight
"I promise." Said Jake
Twilight smiled as she closed up the book and placed it on her shelf. She walked up the stairs with Jake, and the two said goodnight. They each went into their rooms. Twilight got under her new covers since her others were drying. She curled up and closed her eyes and began to sleep. She fell right to sleep in hopes of a have a restful nights sleep, too bad someone else had plans for the young princess of Equestria.
***
"Jake wake up! Jake wake up!"
Jake cracked his eyes open to see it was nine in the morning. Why can't Twilight let me sleep in on the weekends? He rubbed his eyes and looked to see Twilight, but instead a panicking Spike.
"Jake get up!" Screamed Spike
"What is it, Spike?" Asked Jake
"Its Twilight, I think something's wrong with her!" Exclaimed Spike
Jake didn't have to hear another word to jump out of bed and rush to see Twilight tossing and turning. Sweat rolling down her face, her back hooves kicking, and she was breathing heavily. She would murmur in her sleep. Jake tried to shake her awake but nothing. Soon Twilight let out a blood-curdling scream as she flailed her hooves around. She continued until she suddenly stopped.
"Jake what's wrong with her, why won't she wake up?" Asked Spike
Jake could tell Spike was scared as was he. He had never seen anything like this. Soon Luna appeared and looked at Twilight.
"I think I have your answer, Darkrai." Said Luna
"What?" Asked Jake
"But you didn't wake Jake up." Said Spike
"It seems this time Darkrai targeted Twilight outright." Said Luna
"What?!" Exclaimed Jake
"Yes, and I'm not sure why. But right now, Twilight is in a forever lasting nightmare." Luna looked down at Twilight as she tossed and turned, "And we need to free her from soon, or she'll have server mental damage."
"Can't you calm her down or something?" Asked Spike
"No, because of what I said before." Said Luna
"How long before she starts taking mental damage?" Asked Jake
"I'm not sure how horrible her nightmare is, but from the way she looks right now, I would say she's already taking mental damage. I can't tell how much or how bad, but I do know that unless we act tonight and defeat Darkrai and have him reverse it, Twilight will take serve mental damage." Said Luna
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go." Said Spike
"That won't work." Said Jake
"What won't work?" Asked Luna
"Darkrai can't reverse what he does. Only a Pokemon called Cresselia can. She is Darkrai's opposite as she brings good dreams as well as being a Pokemon of love. People say that a feather from Cresselia can bring out anyone from a nightmare, even one brought on by Darkrai. But I doubt we'll find Cresselia in time to reverse what Darkrai has done to Twilight." Said Jake
"So you're saying there is nothing we can do." Said Spike
"Yes, unless Cresselia is here in Eques then we have no hope." Said Jake
Spike began to cry and ran up and grabbed Jake's leg. He patted him on the head. Jake looked back at Twilight as she continued to live in her haunting nightmare. I'm sorry, Twilight. Jake felt a few tears run down his cheek.
"Master, you might want to read this."
Everypony turned to see Gardevoir holding a letter made out to Jake. It was already open showing that Gardevoir already read it. He took it in his hands and read it out loud.
Dear Jake,
If you wish to save the pretty princess, then meet me tonight out in the fields outside Ponyville. Bring one Pokemon with you, which everyone you want. If you can beat me in a Pokemon battle, I'll bestow upon you, a feather of Cresselia, a feather that can reverse Darkrai's effects on your friend. It's your choice, and oh, please bring an audience, it'll be more fun that way. But do understand, if you aren't here tonight, then I'll be gone, and you'll never find a way to cure your friend. The time is midnight sharp, hope to see you.
"It seems like somepony is calling us out." Said Luna
"Yes, and I have a feeling they might behind all of this." Said Jake
"But why target Twilight after attacking all of Ponyville?" Asked Gardevoir
"I'm not sure, but somepony has there reasons." Said Jake
"But what if the pony who wrote the note is lying?" Asked Spike
Jake looked at the letter in his hands and looked back at Twilight. He promised her that she would be safe, and he was going to uphold that promise.
"Who cares, I'm doing it one way or another." Said Jake
"Glad to hear, I shall accompany you tonight." Said Luna
"And I'm going as well." Said Spike
"Glad to hear, now I need some time alone to think about who I'm using tonight." Said Jake
The other two nodded as Jake left with Gardevoir behind him. Luna looked at Twilight as she continued to squirm and fight back against her nightmare. Hold on Twilight, we will bring you the cure soon.
***
Jake rubbed Twilight's hoof as she continued to kick and squirm. Jake had his gear on, ready for the fight to come. His Snag Machine resting on his arm, in case he needed it. He knew which Pokemon he was using and that Pokemon was ready to give everything it has to save Twilight.
Jake looked at the clock to see it was nearing 11:45 pm. I guess it's time to go. Jake got up and placed Twilight's hoof down. He moved her mane out of her face and rubbed his hand down her face. He leaned down and planted a kiss on her forehead.
"I'll make this right, Twilight, I promise." Said Jake
He got up and left the room, leaving the door open. He walked down to the central area and saw Spike and Luna were ready to head out. Empoleon stood next to the two of them.
"Take care of Twilight, and alert me if anything changes." Said Jake
"Will do master." Said Gardevoir
Jake turned to the others, "You all ready."
They all nodded, and the group began their walk off to the valley outside of Ponyville. Gardevoir and the other Pokemon watched as they all left. Gardevoir clenched her hand over her heart as she felt something was off, completely off. She worried for her master, but she promised to watch over Twilight for him. She wished he picked her instead of Empoleon. Master, stay strong for I fear you face a significant threat. She sighed as she closed the door of the library and waited for the triumphant return of her master.
***
The group made it right on time to the valley outside Ponyville. The only primary light was coming from Luna's full moon. A gentle wind passed the group as they waited. Soon a voice spoke out to them from the darkness.
"I see you came." Martin appeared before them as he pulled out a box of cigarettes. He opened it and pulled a fresh one out. He stuck it in his mouth before closing and tucking away the box, "I was hoping you would."
"By your look, your with Team Catastrophe." Stated Jake
Martin pulled out a lighter and lit his cigarette, "You got that one right kid. The names Martin, and I'm one of the two elites of Team Catastrophe."
"Elites?" Asked Jake
"Yes, there are two of us, me and a man named Izzy. We serve as the heavy hitting trainers of Team Catastrophe. We do our master's wishes that are way out of the league of the admins of Catastrophe." Said Martin
"So I'm guessing everything for the past two days is your doing." Said Jake
"Right again. But enough talk, you came here for one purpose, to save the princess forever trapped in her nightmare." Said Martin
"So I assume you're keeping to your side of the promise." Said Jake
Martin pulled a beautifully colored feather from his jacket, "Here it is, probably the only feather of Cresselia in all Eques." Martin put it back in his pocket, "Now who did you bring to challenge me?"
"Empoleon." Empoleon walked in front of Jake, "Here's who I chose."
"I see, your Empoleon that you found back in that park in Manehattan. Well, I guess I should show you my Pokemon. But I mean, if you haven't figured it all out yet that would surprise me." Said Martin
He grabbed a Poke Ball from his belt and tossed it into the air. It opened up and unleashed upon the group Jake's worst fear. For there in front of them, all was Darkrai but as a Shadow Pokemon.
"Feast your eyes upon the beauty of a Shadow Legendary Pokemon." Said Martin
"A Shadow Legendary!" Exclaimed Jake
"But that's impossible!" Exclaimed Luna
"Oh it was, but thanks to Izzy, we were able to shadow a legendary Pokemon. Now Jake if you wish to save your friend, all you have to do is defeat Darkrai here in a Pokemon battle. Oh, and all the attacks are Darkrai's choice." Martin pulled a card from his pocket and tossed it to the ground. It gave off a dark pulse across the battlefield, "Oh, and I decided to spice things up a little bit. Now, I believe it is time to begin the match."
"Yes dear human, shall we begin," said Darkrai in a sinister male voice.
Darkrai's voice sent shivers down Jake's, Luna's, Spike's, and Empoleon's spines. Jake shook off his fear and activated his Aura Reader.
"Yes, I think it's time." Said Jake
"Good, now Darkrai, show our friend the true power of a Shadow Legendary!" Exclaimed Martin
"Empoleon start out by attacking with Aqua Jet." Said Jake
Empoleon covered himself in a vale of water and went out towards Darkrai. Darkrai raised his right hand and formed a shield by using the move Protect. The barrier kept Darkrai safe from Empoleon's attack. Empoleon landed next to Jake as Darkrai placed his hands together and formed a Shadow Ball. Darkrai launched the sphere of dark energy at Empoleon.
"Dodge," Empoleon moved out of the way of the attack. "Now follow that up with Metal Claw."
Empoleon ran forwards as the tips of his fins began to glow a white color. Empoleon leaped into the air and came down at Darkrai. Darkrai moved out of the way of the attack as Empoleon struck the ground.
"Follow that up with Drill Peck." Said Jake
Empoleon jumped towards Darkrai and began to spin like a top. The attack struck Darkrai pushing the Pitch-Black Pokemon towards Martin. Martin grinned as he watched Empoleon land back next to Jake. I must say, he sure is giving this fight everything he's got, too bad it won't help. Martin took out his cigarette and puffed out the smoke as Darkrai got himself back together.
Darkrai raised his right hand and out came a wave of dark energy towards Empoleon.
"Counter with Hydro Pump." Said Jake
Empoleon released a massive burst of water. The water bashed and stopped the Dark Pulse that Darkrai sent at Empoleon. But once everything settled, Darkrai was no longer present. Empoleon looked around, and Jake watched as the shadow behind Empoleon began to move.
"Empoleon dodge!" Screamed Jake
But Empoleon was unable to dodge in time, and Darkrai struck the Emperor Pokemon with Feint Attack. Empoleon screamed from the attack, and soon Darkrai returned to Martin. Martin removed his cigarette and gave a wicked smile as he raised three fingers on his right hand. He ticked them down and then pointed to Jake. Jake blinked his eyes before a shooting pain went through his body. He dropped to one knee and covered his mouth as he began to cough. He moved his hand away and saw a small amount of blood covering it. What the hell?!
Jake was slow to get back to his feet. His body felt oddly heavy as he was finally able to get back to normal. He covered his mouth again as he coughed up a little more blood.
"I see you felt my little surprise." Said Martin
"Little surprise." Said Jake
"You remember when I threw down that card that pulsed black across our field of battle." Jake nodded his head, "Well that's what you felt. It's called the Curse Card. It curses the field so that when your Pokemon takes damage, you take it as well, but far more intense than what your Pokemon feels. Oh, and might I mention that the pain never stops and will continue to intensify with each attack that strikes Empoleon." Martin placed his cigarette back in his mouth, "Now I think it's time to continue this fight. Darkrai, show Jake what happens when you mess with Team Catastrophe."
"I will certainly will." Said Darkrai
"Luna, can't you do something?" Asked Spike
"Sadly no. When Martin played the Curse Card, I felt the presence of black magic. The powers of black magic far exceed the power of alicorn magic. " Said Luna
"Then is there anything we can do?" Asked Spike
"At the moment, all we can do is cheer Jake on and wait for him to defeat Darkrai." Said Luna
Jake huffed as the pain still coursed through his body. Damn, Martin wasn't kidding about the pain not going away. I need to be on my toes because I don't want to know what happens when I take another attack. But that isn't going to be easy when considering I'm taking on a Shadow Legendary. But I won't stop fighting until I get that feather and fulfill my promise to Twilight, even if I have to take on more pain.
"Empoleon, Rain Dance." Said jake
Empoleon roars up at the sky, and dark clouds began to form over the night sky. Then a single drop of rain fell from the sky and landed on Luna's snout. She looked up at the sky as it began to rain. She brought her horn to life to cover her and Spike from the rain. The rain caused Martin's cigarette to go out. He took it out and let it fall to the ground.
"I see you're trying to boost your Water Type attacks to get an advantage over Darkrai. Well, it should keep your hopes up high before you learn you have no chance to win." Said Martin
"We'll see about that. Empoleon follow that up with Bubble Beam." Said Jake
Empoleon closed his mouth before opening and releasing a beam of bubbles. Martin smirked as Darkrai used Dark Pulse to stop the attack. Perfect.
"Whirlpool, now!" Exclaimed Jake
Empoleon began to spin in place as he spewed out water, which he crafted into a large pool of water. Empoleon stopped and took hold of the pool of spinning water and chucked it at Darkrai. The Whirlpool struck the Pitch-Black Pokemon and trapping it in the spinning vortex of water.
"Now follow that attack up with Drill Peck." Said Jake
Empoleon's beak began to glow white and extended before he spun like and top and flew through the air. Empoleon hit the spinning water, which further accelerated Empoleon. Empoleon used the Whirlpool to allow him to strike Darkrai multiple times.
"Enough!" Darkrai screamed
Darkrai raised his right hand to the stormy sky and down came a bolt of lightning. The bolt struck the Whirlpool destroying it. Darkrai then pointed one his fingers at Empoleon and out came another bolt of lightning, hitting Empoleon. The Electric Type move caused double the damage to Empoleon. Empoleon struck the ground and Jake mentally prepared himself, but the pain he received was far worse than he expected, and for a brief moment, Jake felt his heart stop. He went down on all fours as he coughed up a large amount of blood. What happened to me? I feel far worse than before and for a second there, did my heart stop. Martin began to laugh as he looked at the struggling Jake.
"I see you felt the effects of what happens when you take another attack, plus the final effect of the Curse Card." Said Martin
"Which is?" Asked Jake as he tried to get to his feet.
"Death." Said Martin
"What!" Screamed Luna
"You heard me right if Empoleon faints, the pain Jake will feel will be enough to kill him outright. From that look on your face, Jake, I would say you felt a slight bit of that." Said Martin
"Jake, what does he mean?" Asked Luna
"For a brief moment, I felt my heart stop before it started up again." Said Jake
"Luna you can't let this continue!" Exclaimed Spike
"There's nothing you can do princess of the night; my master made sure that the Curse Card would only stop if on sides Pokemon can no longer fight. Either Darkrai must faint for Jake to live and survive this fight." Said Martin
Luna growled under breath at Martin's statement. I had my suspicion that I wouldn't be able to interfere, and it seems I was correct. I can only watch and pray that Jake finds a way to win this battle. Luna watched as blood dripped from Jake's mouth as he coughed violently. She could see the toll that the last attack took on his body. Stay strong Jake, and don't give up.
"But I will consider stopping this fight if you join us, Jake." Said Martin
"I would rather die than join you or Team Catastrophe. Plus you can stop asking because I will never join Team Catastrophe." Said Jake
"Oh well, Darkrai finish off this Pokemon trainer once and for all." Said Martin
"With pleasure." Said Darkrai
I need to think of something fast because Empoleon can't take much more damage. I need a new plan if I'm going to beat Darkrai. Otherwise, I'm not going to make it through the night. Jake bit his lip as he looked at Empoleon. He looked up at Darkrai and had to blink his left eye to make sure his failing body wasn't sending mixed symbols to his brain. But there it was, a faint aura coming from Darkrai. A Shadow Aura, which means I can purify him at the Tree of Harmony, which also means I can catch Darkrai with the Snag Machine. But I first have to deal a little more damge.
"Empoleon you still good to fight." Said Jake
"Emp."
"Ok, then let's show them no mercy. Attack with Metal Claw." Said Jake
Empoleon ran forward as the tips of his fins began to glow white. Darkrai raised his right hand and out came a bolt of lightning.
"Block that with Metal Claw." Empoleon sent out his right fin to counter the Thunderbolt, "Follow up with Hydro Pump."
Empoleon closed his mouth and opened it to unleash a torrent of water at Darkrai. Darkrai wasn't expecting that attack and got hit with the Hydro Pump.
"Quickly now, Drill Peck." Said Jake
Empoleon's beak grew white and long before he was once again spinning like a top towards Darkrai. Darkrai was still shaking off the last attack and didn't dodge in time to get out of the way of Empoleon's attack. Empoleon flipped away from Darkrai.
"You'll pay for that." Said Darkrai
Darkrai moved quickly up to Empoleon as a black aura covered both of his fists. Darkrai began to pummel the living hell out Empoleon with Payback. Darkrai struck Empoleon one last time in the face to cause the Emporer Pokemon to fall to the ground. Jake then felt it, the Curse Card sending the pain of attack through his body. He screamed only for a minor of a second before he fell to his knees and finally onto his stomach. There he laid for a solid couple of seconds before he began to cough violently again and push himself back up.
"Fuck!" He screamed
"No doubt about it, your Empoleon is close to fainting if your body went out for a couple of seconds." Said Martin
Jake tried with all his might to get back on his feet. His arms shook as he tried to get to his knees. My body feels extremely heavy. He continued until he got to his knees and finally to his feet. He coughed violently again as blood spilled out of his mouth. Jake then grabbed his knees as he vomited up a small amount of blood. Crap I can feel my body falling apart. I need to end this now, or I'm a dead man.
Jake looked at Darkrai and saw the Shadow Aura was stronger than before. I have no other option left as Empoleon will faint from another attack from Darkrai, and I'll be put in the ground soon after. Jake grabbed his knees again as he once again vomited more blood. He wiped his mouth as he breathed in long heavy breaths.
"I think it's time to end this match once and for all." Said Jake
"I would agree, but I doubt you have any way to defeat Darkrai." Said Martin
"Oh I have a way, and you're about to see it." Said Jake
"You can't be series about thinking of catching Darkrai with your Snag Machine. Darkrai is a perfect Shadow Pokemon; he can't use the Snag Machine to catch him. But go on ahead and try." Said Martin
Jake raised his right hand, and a Poke Ball appeared in it. He clenched it tight as he concentrated on the perfect throw. I have no other options, and I'm not going to let Twilight down. Jake, using the last of his strength, put everything into the toss of the Poke Ball.
"Go Poke Ball! Snag that Pokemon!" Screamed Jake
The Poke Ball soared through the air and hit Darkrai in the head. The Poke Ball went up into the air and opened up. Darkrai returned into red energy and entered the Poke Ball. The sphere closed and landed on the muddy earth as the rain was coming to an end. The Poke Ball began to shack back and forth. The red dot in front of the Poke Ball started to blink as it rocked back and forth.
Jake bit his lip and chewed the inside of his right cheek. If this doesn't work, it's over for me. Plus Twilight will be forever trapped inside her nightmare with no way out. Luna bit her lip as Spike chewed on the end of her claws. Empoleon huffed as he watched the Poke Ball. Martin watched as he waited for the time when Darkrai would come out and finish off Jake.
What felt like hours, but only was a couple of seconds the Poke Ball stopped moving. Martin smiled that Jake's attempt to catch the Shadow Legendary Pokemon failed, but instead, a pop sound went off around the area. An all too familiar sound to Jake because that symbolized that the catch was successful. It was all over; Jake had caught Darkrai and ended the battle.
Martin couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at the Poke Ball resting in the mud. Jake caught him, Jake snagged Darkrai from me. Martin growled as he took out a new cigarette and placed it into his mouth. He removed his lighter and lite the end. Martin put the lighter away and raised his left arm, which called back the Curse Card. He grabbed the card before placing it back in his pocket. Izzy won't be happy to know Jake was able to snag Darkrai, which he swore was a perfect Shadow Pokemon. But then again, this was only a field test for Izzy's new machine. Luna galloped up to Jake as he struggled to keep to his feet. Luna got next to him to allow him to brace himself against her. She used her magic to take hold of the Poke Ball and placed it in Spike's hands.
"You lost Martin, now give me the Lunar Wing." Said Jake
Martin pulled out the wing from his coat pocket, "You know I could leave right now and not give you the wing. I could let you watch as your friend forever slept in her nightmare. But," Martin placed the feather on the grass, "I believe in honoring a deal. The feather is yours fair and square."
Martin turned into smoke leaving the princess of the night, Spike, Jake, and Empoleon in the valley. Spike ran up to the feather took ahold of it and returned. He handed the feather to Jake, who looked at it. Jake smiled before the pain of the Curse Card completely caught up with him. He felt his world growing dark, and he went tumbling into the ground. But Empoleon caught him before he struck the muddy earth. Empoleon picked him up and looked at Luna.
"I believe it's time we return to the library." Said Luna
***
Twilight slowly opened her eyes as gentle rays of the sun struck her fur. She blinked her eyes and looked around to see she was in her bedroom. She slowly pushed herself up and rubbed her head. I feel odd this morning. She jumped out of bed and went to the bathroom. She came out and went down the stairs. She stepped into the kitchen and found Princess Luna sipping a cup of coffee.
Luna turned to Twilight and smiled at her, "Good morning Twilight."
"Morning Princess Luna." Said Twilight
"You feeling well this morning?" Asked Luna
"Well, my head does feel weird." Said Twilight
"Then sit, I believe we have much to discuss." Said Luna
Luna told Twilight everything that happened to her yesterday and about Jake battling Darkrai and nearly losing his life. She caused Twilight to panic about the state of Jake, but Luna quickly calmed down Twilight by telling that he was upstairs resting his bed but told her to let him take it easy as his body would be sore for a few days. After Luna got everything she needed out of her system, she walked out and left Twilight and Spike in the kitchen.
Twilight finished her breakfast and went back up the stairs. She opened Jake's door to see him resting peacefully on his bed. His chest was moving up and down in a calm fashion. She walked up to him and smiled as she placed a hoof against of his hands.
"Thank you, Jake."
She gave off a yawn and decided that she could use some more sleep herself. She brought her horn to life and removed the covers. She covered herself in her purple aura. She lifted herself right into place next to Jake. She released the aura around her and then used her magic to place the covers over them. She gently put her head on his chest as she snuggled close to him. She smiled as she began to close her eyes. Jake's gentle breathing started to put her back to sleep. It wasn't long before she fell asleep next to her hero.
***
Luna walked up to the Tree of Harmony. She stood before the tree and used her magic to pull up the Poke Ball that held Darkrai. The Tree of Harmony brought forth a flower and Luna placed the Poke Ball in the middle of the flower. The petals closed around the Poke Ball. Then another flower appeared and wrapped around the other flower. She watched as each petal filled with a black color. It wasn't long before the petals fell to the ground and all that was left was the Poke Ball. She took it in her magic as the last of the flower fell to the ground.
She tossed the Poke Ball up into the air. It opened up and released a bright light, which took the form of Darkrai. The energy disappeared as Darkrai now floated before Luna. The princess of the night looked at the Pitch-Black Pokemon. The two stared at each other before Luna reached out her right hoof. Darkrai looked at it before reaching his left hand and taking ahold of Luna's hoof.
Princess Celestia sat upon her throne in Canterlot Castle. She laid her face on her right hoof as she blinked her eyes. She looked up at the extensive line of ponies wishing to talk with her. It was another typical day in morning court for the Solar Princess. To her right was her assistant, Raven Inkwell. She had a white coat with a dark brown mane. Her eyes were an orange color. She happened to be an earth pony. Her cutie mark was of an inkwell. She had a pencil behind her right ear and a clipboard in her left hoof. To the left was Gallade.
Celestia yawned as she excused herself. She was listening to her tenth pony today complaining about money Money; I swear it's the only thing that the ponies of Canterlot ever complain to me about. Celestia sighed as she moved to her left hoof.
"Bored, Celestia." Said Gallade
Celestia looked at her loyal Pokemon guard, "You have no idea. I wish that one day a pony in this town would come to me with a real complaint that isn't about money."
"I do agree; I get now why ponies say the Canterlot ponies are rich and stuck up." Said Gallade
"Well, not every pony is terrible. I do enjoy the company of Fancy Pants and his wife, Fleur de Lis." Said Celestia
Celestia looked up at the clock to see that it was time for her to take a slight break from morning court. The chime of the clock made Celestia smile that she now had a break from her ponies. She always enjoyed her time off from morning court, because the constant complaints of ponies could wear her down.
"I'm sorry to say, but morning court will now be taking a two-hour break so that the princess can rest. You may return two hours from now to speak once more with the princess. Guards, please escort the guest out of the castle." Said Raven
The guards began to roundup everypony and moved them out of the throne room. Once the doors closed, Celestia let a tremendous sigh of relief.
"I swore I was going to die of boredom." Said Celestia
"Princess, do enjoy your break, I will get you once it is time to resume morning court." Said Raven
"Thank you, Raven." Said Celestia
She walked down her steps and exited the doors of her throne room. Gallade stayed with Raven to do some of Celestia's paperwork for the day. It would allow her to fully utilize her break from her duties as a princess of Equestria.
***
Celestia reached the archway that led out to her gardens. She excused the guards guarding it. The Solar Guards saluted her as they walked away. She stepped out into the garden and found her Lucario meditating and alongside him was the Riolu she saved. She was happy to see her healed up and acting like a young Pokemon. She began to remove her hoof coverings, her jewelry and finally stopped the flow of magic to her mane. Without the flow of magic, it stopped moving. She sat down next to her Lucario and began to nuzzle his neck.
"It's hard to meditate with you nuzzling me." He said
"That's the reason, Lucario." Said Celestia
He sighed as he opened his eyes and looked at the Solar Princess without any of her defining features. He smiled as he stroked her mane and before scratching behind her right ear. Celestia closed her eyes and began to enjoy his touch.
"Riolu."
Celestia opened her eyes to look at the smiling face of Riolu. Celestia smiled and pulled the Pokemon into a loving hug and kissed her on the head.
"Now you run off and have some fun; you had enough training for right now." Said Celestia
"Riolu!"
Riolu ran off to have fun in Celestia's open garden. She laughed watching her play around. I'm happy to see her time in the pit didn't destroy her childish nature. Celestia moved up and placed her head in the lap of Lucario. He began to stroke her silky smooth mane and scratch behind her ears.
"How goes the training?" Asked Celestia
"Fine, she's coming along nicely." Said Lucario
"I'm glad to hear she's doing great. I'm happy we decided to raise her." Said Celestia
After saving Riolu, Celestia, and Lucario decided to raise the Riolu. Riolu at first didn't like the castle and stayed close to either Celestia's or Lucario's legs. Overtime Riolu was able to come out and trust the ponies that roamed the palace but still kept close to Celestia and Lucario because she wasn't entirely sure if she could trust other ponies.
"But I still don't think I'm father material." Said Lucario
"Please, you're a perfect father to Riolu." Said Celestia
Lucario sighed as he continued to stroke Celestia as the two watched Riolu jump around and play around. Soon Riolu returned with a lily. She presented it to Celestia. She smiled as she let Riolu put it in her hair.
"Thank you." Said Celestia
"Yes, it makes your mother look like the goddess she is." Said Lucario
Celestia blushed as she smiled at Lucario's comment. Riolu them pulled on Celestia's hoof.
"Alright, let's go and play." Said Celestia
The two ran off and began to play and laugh. Lucario smiled as he watched his trainer and his adopted daughter play together as a mother-daughter would. She's a perfect mother. Lucario then felt a presence enter the area and turned to see Captain Speed coming up to him. He stopped as he watched Celestia chase after Riolu.
"I'm happy to see a smile on her face. I can still remember when ponies said that for a large portion of her time ruling alone that they would never see a smile on her face or hear her laugh." Said Speed
"Yes, it is nice to see her smiling face. So what brings you here, Captain Speed?" Said Lucario
"I came by to talk with Celestia about our findings from speaking with Darkrai." Said Speed
Lucario could still remember when Luna brought the Pitch-Black Pokemon into the castle. Luna began to explain what happened the other night and said that Darkrai was now on the side of Equestria. Celestia told Luna to take Darkrai to Captain Speed so that they gather as much information on Team Catastrophe from Darkrai and about the machine that turned him into a Shadow Pokemon.
"So where is Darkrai now?" Asked Lucario
"After we let him go, he told me he was going to head back and thank Jake for saving him. But after that, I'm not sure. I did hear a rumor he might be sticking around the castle. But I'm not sure; I did tell him to watch his back for Team Catastrophe." Said Speed
"I would agree, I hate to see all of Jake's work go down the drain." Said Lucario
"Yes, now I think I'm going to return to my work." Said Speed
He turned and began to make his way back into the castle, but Lucario stopped him. "Don't you want to report to Celestia?"
Speed looked at the laughing Celestia, "It can wait."
Speed began to make his way back into the castle, and Lucario turned back to Celestia. She was laying on her back in the grass tossing Riolu into the air and catching her. Riolu smiled at laughed as she played with Celestia. Speed's right, what he has to say can wait a little longer.
After a while, Raven came out to the garden as Riolu was napping in Celestia's hooves. Celestia was gently stroking her head as Lucario was practicing his battle technics for the fights to come. Celestia looked to see Raven approaching her. Raven stopped and bowed to the princess.
"Your Highness, I've come to inform you that morning court will be resuming in five minutes." Said Raven
Celestia frowned a little that her time was up. She looked down at Riolu sleeping peacefully in her hooves. Celestia didn't want to disturb her. She looked over to Lucario who was now looking at her. She sighed before turning back to Raven.
"Cancel morning court, Raven. I don't want to disturb Riolu, and I think my ponies can solve their problems without me for one day." Said Celestia
"I knew you would say that, princess. So I already had the guards telling ponies that morning court was over and that if they have a problem to come to Luna's night court." Said Raven
Celestia smiled, "Thank you Raven."
"You're welcome, your Highness." Said Raven
Raven turned and began to make her way out of the garden. That's why she's my best assitant. Celestia looked over to Lucario as he went back to training. She smiled as she watched him practice before looking at down at Riolu. She was snoring as she slept. Small twitches would run through her body as she slept, symbolizing a pleasant dream. Celestia smiled as she laid her head down on the ground and began to close her eyes. I think I'll enjoy a nap as well.
***
The moon now hung high in the sky. Celestia was right now tucking Riolu into bed. She was humming one of her favorite songs as she tucked Riolu into her bed. It was a tune her mother sung for her and Luna to help them sleep. Riolu gave a cute little yawn as she grabbed the covers and began to fall asleep. Celestia finished her tune and listened to Riolu's soft snoring. She smiled as she leaned down and kissed Riolu on the forehead.
"Sweet dreams, Riolu." Said Celestia
Riolu smiled as she rolled over in her bed. Celestia turned to the open balcony doors where Lucario stood. She walked out and looked at her loyal Pokemon guard. He was looking out at the city as its nightlife was beginning to take shape. Ponies heading out to clubs or bars were walking the streets of Canterlot. A line was already forming for ponies to meet with Luna for night court. The Lunar Guards patrolled the area and made sure that the castle grounds were safe.
Celestia stepped up to him and placed a hoof on his paw. He looked over to her as the moonlight reflected off her pure white coat.
"You know the moonlight makes you beautiful." Said Lucario
Celestia placed her other hoof over her mouth as she blushed from Lucario's comment, "Thank you Lucario."
"Your welcome, Tia." Said Lucario
Lucario placed his other paw on top of her hoof. The two looked at each other before Celestia pulled her hoof from the grip of his paws and put them on his shoulders. The took looked into each other's eyes, and Lucario let his hands rest on her body. Like magnets, the two moved their lips down to each other and pressed them against each other. It was a soft passionate kiss that only lasted a few seconds before the two pulled away.
"Celestia, don't you think our relationship is wrong?" Asked Lucario
Celestia rubbed her right hoof across his face, "I don't think it's wrong at all. You've always been there for since I first meet you. Sure we had a rough start, but I don't regret ever falling in love with you."
Lucario gave a smile as she moved and planted another kiss on her lips. Celestia moaned as she felt his lips press against hers. The two pulled off, and Celestia got down on all fours.
"Come along, let's get some sleep. We have another busy day." Said Celestia
Lucario nodded as he entered and closed the balcony doors. Celestia got into the bed and got comfortable as Lucario patted Riolu's head. He then got into bed next to Tia. Celestia used her horn to turn out the lights. She got under the covers and began to let Lucario wrap his paws around her.
