Here is part eleven of my fan fiction for two of my favourite boy bands McFly and Busted in their super group McBusted where they continued their tour in the world of Pokémon at the Paldea region from the Gen 9 games. During their tour in the Paldea region, the McBusted boys have befriended with a Koriadon and a Miraidon along with Nemona, Arven and Penny who taught them about the Terastal Phenomenon which lead them to bigger secrets that hide within the Paldea region. Enjoy and stay tuned for more.
Home is where is treasure is
Chapter 1: A Paradox encounter
Continuing their tour around the world of Pokémon, McFly
and Busted as joined together as McBusted have arrived in Paldea, a region with
its vast variety of habitats. “I’ve heard from someone saying something about
setting out in the world and finding your treasure” said Tom. “What could that
mean?” asked Charlie with curiosity. “Maybe Paldea has a hidden treasure
somewhere” said Dougie jokingly. “Actually, I believe it’s a metaphorical
treasure you get to decide what’s your treasure as you explore Paldea” said
James in deep thought. “I wonder if we’ll get to find our treasure here?” said
Harry. “Well we better get out there and find it!” said Matt who is ready for
an adventure. “I say that I already have my own treasure; touring and making
music with you all” said Danny. They all smiled and agreed with that.
As they were touring throughout Paldea (including one of
the shows in Levincia when James was wearing an alien-like mask on stage
although he nearly fell off the stage), the McBusted boys took their time to
explore Paldea themselves, obtaining and raising some brand new Pokémon along
the way including Ceruledge for Danny, Skeledirge for Tom, Meowscarada for
James, Baxcalibur for Charlie, Armarouge for Dougie, Kingambit for Matt and
Quaquaval for Harry.
“Now who got my toast?” asked Danny whose toast was missing.
“Sounds like a cat got your breakfast!” said Harry jokingly as the one who
stole his toast as a joke. “Leave my Meowscarada and one of my Sugar Beach
songs out of this!” called James. “Think of all the songs I can come up with,
with the help from Skeledirge!” said Tom as he sang with his Skeledirge. “I bet
Quaquaval can help to inspire dance moves just like back in the days when I was
in Strictly” said Harry.
Danny, Dougie and James were walking by Casseroya Lake
when they found some sushi-like fish known as Tatsugiris (in each of their
forms). “Now that’s some tasty sushi!” said Dougie. “Let’s catch them!” said
Danny and the trio tossed their Pokeballs at them, only for them to miss and
get sprayed by their Water Gun. The Tatsugiris then jumped into the water and a
huge catfish known as a Dondozo emerged from the lake. “Run!” cried James as
they were unnerved by its huge appearance.
Harry and Matt were at Asado Desert and found an
ostrich-like Pokémon Espathra. “Let’s catch it!” said Harry but Espathra ran
away. “Come back!” called Matt but Espathra ran fast using its ability Speed
Boost. It ran in the distance, causing Harry and Matt to lose sight of it. “You
know, I thought your marathon training would have helped here” said Matt
breathlessly. “Oh shut up” muttered Harry.
Tom, Charlie, Gallade and Gardevoir were walking along
the cliff-top beach but the path unexpectedly broke off, causing Gallade and
Gardevoir to fall off. “Oh no!” cried Tom and he and Charlie were trying to
reach them. Luckily, a dolphin Pokémon Palafin spotted this and transformed
into its Hero form, giving the appearance of a superhero and leapt up to rescue
the two shiny Pokémon. “Is it a boat? Is it a Submarine?” asked Tom. “No it’s
Palafin!” said Charlie with Palafin bringing Gallade and Gardevoir to safety.
Tom and Charlie give their thanks to Palafin afterwards.
Sometime later while the McBusted boys were walking along
Poco Beach, Gallade and Gardevoir heard some noises. They alerted them. “What’s
wrong?” asked Matt as they were pointing towards Inlet Grotto. “Hey, I heard
something too” said Harry and Gallade and Gardevoir followed them towards Inlet
Grotto. Inside the cave, they have found a group of Houndour led by a Houndoom
harassing two large Pokémon. One of them resembled a large red bike dragon
known as a Koraidon and the other looks like a big purple motorbike dragon
known as a Miraidon.
“What are they?!” exclaimed Charlie. “I read that they
are the two legendary Pokémon; Koraidon and Miraidon but what are they doing
here?!” said Tom. “Hey! Bog off here!” cried Dougie, trying to repel Houndoom
and its pack, only for them to attack the boys. But Gallade and Gardevoir
protected them with their Close Combat and Moonblast, causing the pack to run
off.
This gives the boys a chance to walk towards the two
legendary Pokémon. “Are you both alright?” said Danny. Koraidon and Miraidon
appreciated their help, giving them a weak but friendly growling sound. They
also seem a little sad as if they’re homesick. “You can come with us” said
James. They both appreciated their offer.
Both Koraidon and Miraidon were gentle but shy and didn’t
have as much strength. The McBusted boys have decided to share their sandwich
for their picnic along with their other Pokémon. “It’ll be a great way to build
up your strength!” said Tom as they gathered their ingredients. “Hope this will
perk them up” said Charlie. “Bet I can make the biggest sandwich!” said Danny
who piled up a lot of fillings. He got a bit carried away and the filling
ingredients collapsed when he tried to put the top bread on. “That’s probably
too big pal” said Matt dryly. Dougie had added a lot of spicy ingredients, so
spicy that when he took a bite out of it, his mouth got burned. “Fire! Fire!”
cried Dougie. Koradion and Miraidon were laughing at their antics. Their other
Pokémon have found it amusing too. This has made the McBusted boys smile.
Nevertheless, the Sandwiches have helped to increase
Koraidon and Miraidon’s strengths. They weren’t at their full strength but they
had enough power to transport the McBusted boys including by gliding on the
air, climbing on walls or swimming across the water. This gives the McBusted
boys a chance to see more of Paldea with the McFly boys riding on Koraidon and
the Busted boys riding on Miraidon. “Woah! Paldea is beautiful!” said Danny
with amazement as the two legendary Pokémon took them on the top of a mountain.
“Koradion shall be our Dragon Ball!” said Tom. “I bet Miraidon can take us to
the Year 3000!” said James.They all smiled affectionely with each other, happy that they all get to see Paldea's beauty together.
On top of the mountain, they have found some glowing
herbs. “Hey, they are fancy-looking herbs” said Matt. “Let’s take some for our
ingredients” said Harry. The McBusted boys were already having a huge adventure
in Paldea with Koradion and Miraidon by their side but their adventure was
about to get bigger. Little that they know that someone was aware of the
McBusted boys befriending the two legendary Pokémon as tracked on their phones.
Chapter 2:
Terastallization Lesson
During their break, The McBusted boys received an invitation
from the chairwoman of the Naranja Academy and Paldea’s top champion Geeta for
a visit to Naranja Academy, offering to show them a demonstration about
Terallization; a phenomenon that occurs within the Paldea region.
“Terallization sounds interesting” said Danny who is open to learning about it.
“The Naranja Academy looks so huge” said Tom as he looked at the huge building
with fascination as they were making their way. “Those students look
enthusiastic to learn all about Pokémon. Bet it’s what they go to school for”
said James taking notice of the aspiring young Pokémon trainers.
They meet up with Geeta at the reception hall. “Welcome to
the Paldea region, McFly and Busted. I’m Geeta. I’ve been hearing about you
all” said Geeta, greeting them in a composed, professional manner. “It’s a pleasure
to meet you Ms Geeta” said Harry as they all shook hands with her. “We’ve been
having fun, seeing what Paldea has in store for us while touring” said Charlie.
“That’s great to hear. I thought while you are touring, it’ll be a good
opportunity to learn about Terallization” said Geeta.
“It’ll be my pleasure, as long as we’re not going to have
boring school lessons” said Dougie jokingly. Tom glared at Dougie, the one who
is known to have a big mouth. But Geeta seemed to appreciate Dougie’s humour as
shown by her bright smile. “Don’t worry, I can assure you that we at the
Naranja Academy strive to brighten our students with engaging lessons as you’re
about to find out if you all follow me” said Geeta, leading them to the
battlefield.
Once they arrive, she sends out her Glimmora, using her
Pokémon to demonstrate Terallization. “Terastallization is Paldea’s speciality
that can be used for battles. It can change or enhance the Pokémon’s typing as
you’re about to see for yourself” said Geeta who charged up her Tera Orb and
tossed it towards Glimmora, causing the flower jewel Pokémon to become
crystallized with a ghost-like jewel to appear on its head.
“Wow! That’s amazing!” said Matt upon witnessing
Terasllization for the first time. “With Terastallization; this Glimmora of
mine is now a Ghost type. It can be used to make the Pokémon’s typing stronger
or turn the tide of the battle with its type changed until the end of the
battle” said Geeta. “Now that is something that I could try for my battles!”
said Harry who is the competitive one. “I’m glad you said that as you’ll be
having the chance to test out Terallization yourselves. Consider these Tera Orbs
a gift for your visit to Paldea” said Geeta, handing over the Tera Orbs. “Thank
for very much Ms Geeta! I can’t wait to see my Pokémon shine like yours!” said
Tom as the McBusted boys were delighted with the offer.
“My pleasure though this is where you’ll get to test it out
yourselves with my fellow aspiring students who will be battling with you all”
said Geeta with three young students made their way to the battlefield. They
were Nemona, Arven and Penny. “Hi! I am Nemona! I’ve been watching your show and
I can’t hold my excitement to battle you all!” said Nemona showing her
friendliness and enthusiasm. “It’s a pleasure to have a Pokémon battle with a
fan of ours” said Danny smiling. “I don’t know why I am called here but still,
I guess I’ll get to see if your battling skills can measure up with your
singing” said Arven who sounds a little guarded. “You bet we will!” said
Dougie. “I...can’t believe I get to battle with you all! I’m...a fan of your
music too” said Penny who was star-struck being the shy one. “Don’t worry, it’s
always a delight to meet you fans” said James gently.
Geeta has arranged a tag battle with the three students who
will Terastallized one of their Pokémon. Nemona will be battling Tom and Harry,
Arven gets to fight with Charlie and Matt and Penny is assigned to battle with
Danny, James and Dougie. “I’ll be watching to see how you all battle. Good luck
to you all” said Geeta as the tag-battle commence.
“I’m the School Council President and Top President! You
both better match my skills!” said Nemona eagerly, sending out her Pawmot and
Orthworm to fight against Tom’s Skeledirge and Harry’s Quaquaval. “You bet we
will!” said Tom as they both terastallized their Pokémon with Tom’s singing
crocodile becoming a Fire-type and Harry’s dancing duck becoming a
Water-type. Nemona terastallized her Pawmot, becoming a pure
Electric-type which powered up the fighting marmot’s Double Shock attack as
said by Nemona “This is going to get shocking!” Tom had a clever idea and
commanded Skeledirge to fire its Torch Song at Pawmot to intercept it before it
could attack Harry’s Quaquaval with Torch Song becoming stronger via
Teratallization.
“Wow! I never seen a move working like that!” said Nemona
with surprise. “I happened to have my thinking cap on just like when it comes
to my writing” said Tom. “And now it’s my time to shine with our dance!” said
Harry with Quaquaval using Aqua Step towards Pawmot but it was blocked by
Orthworm using Body Press combined with its defensives. “Nice try but we’re not
backing down that easily!” said Nemona with the iron worm-like Pokémon charging
in with Iron Head. Tom’s Skeledirge blocked Orthworm using Torch Song.
With it being super effective, Orthworm was knocked out.
“Well done there but we aren’t giving up yet!” said Nemona with Pawmot using
Double Shock once again. Harry told Quaquaval to stop its tracks using Aqua
Jet. With Teratallization increasing Aqua Jet’s power, it did a huge amount of
damage to Pawmot, knocking it out. “Alright! We’re the best!” cheered Harry, high-fiving
Tom. “You both did amazing here!” said Nemona who was thrilled to battle them
regardless of the outcome.
Arven sends out his Toadscruel and Garganacal to fight
Charlie’s Baxcalibur and Matt’s Kingambit. “Feast your eyes on this!” said
Arven who Teratallizated his Toadscruel into a Water type. “Let’s give it a try
ourselves!” said Matt as he and Charlie Terallizated their Pokémon into the
Dark and Ice-type respectively. Charlie commanded his Baxcalibur to fire its
Icicle Spear at Toadscruel but because it changed typing, it resisted Icicle
Spear whereas it would otherwise be weak against it. But Charlie noticed
something else. “Hey, isn’t it supposed to work with Teratllization?” he asked.
“Moves that hit more than once are not affected by Teratllization apparently.
Don’t know how it works but hey, you’ll get a taste of our power Pal!” said
Arven who commanded his Toadscruel to use Spore on Baxcalibur, sending it to
sleep.
“No! Wake up!” cried Charlie. “I’ll take it from here!” said
Matt. “Not so fast here!” said Arven as his Garganacal used Salt Cure on
Kingambit. “Bet this will make you feel salty!” bragged Arven with Matt’s
samurai metal king chest piece taking some damage from the Salt Cure. “Well
when the going gets tough, I keep on preserving!” replied Matt boldly with his
Kingambit using Swords Dance and then striking hard at the rocky formation
Pokémon with Kowtow Clave.
“Woah! Can’t let you get away with that!” said Arven with
his Toadscruel using Earth Power towards the two Pokémon. The shock wave on the
earth has woken up Baxcalibur. “Alright! Now we’re back in action!” said
Charlie with Baxcalibur firing its Scale Shot. “Quick Toadscruel, don’t let
up!” called Arven who was about to fire its Earth Power but Kingambit strike
first using Sucker Punch. “I got your back!” called Matt. “I owe you one!” said
Charlie with his icy dragon charging into the mushroom Pokémon using Glaive
Rush. “Guess I underestimated you both!” said Arven upon defeat.
“My Veevees shall shine!” said Penny sending out her
Sylveon, Espeon and Glaceon. “We better shine too. Let’s go!” said Danny as he,
Dougie and James Terastallize their Ceruledge, Armarogue and Meowscarda with
the first two becoming Fire types and Meowscarda becoming a Grass type. “It’s
time to Terastallize! Be who really want to be and shine like the twinking
stars!” said Penny who Terastallize her Sylveon, enchanting its Fairy type. Her
Sylveon fired its Hyper Voice (which became a Fairy-type move via Pixiliate
ability). The sound wave powered up by Terastallization has stunned the trio’s
Pokémon. “My ears!” cried Dougie melodramatically. “See? I may not look like
but we Veevees shine as a team!” said Penny. “Well we better show our
teamwork!” said James who commanded his masked Cat to toss its Flower Trick at
Sylveon. The explosive flower has hit Sylveon, forcing it to stop using Hyper
Voice.
“Thanks there, now it’s our turn!” said Danny with the
sword-wielding fire-type Pokémon charging in. Penny commanded Glaceon to repel
it using Blizzard but Danny told his Ceruledge to fight against the attack by
swinging its swords using Bitter Blade. Espeon then used Psychic to stop its
tracks, only for Armarogue to fire its Armor Cannon towards Glaceon as told by
Dougie.
But Penny wasn’t going down just yet. “I bet you all are not
ready for this” said Penny with Espeon and Glaceon using Helping Hand on
Sylveon. It was getting ready to fire its Hyper Voice that got powered up.
“Let’s give each other our own helping hand!” said Danny. “Showing what we can
do as a supergroup!” said James as Meowscarda and Armarogue both fired their
Flower Trick and Armor Cannon towards Sylveon’s Hyper Voice. The impact of the
moves combined created a huge explosion. Cerluedge used this as an opportunity
to strike a devastating blow at the three Eeveelutions using Bitter Blade.
“Just as I planned” said Dougie. “Woah, you three are pretty strong” said Penny
with her Eeveelutions knocked out.
Geeta clapped her hands. “You all did well, not only using
Terastallization but also your teamwork combined to turn the tide of the
battle. You three did well too” said Geeta proudly. “Of course, we all come out
on top as a super group !” said Harry proudly. “It was a great lesson Ms Geeta”
said Matt thanking her.
Afterwards, Geeta allowed them to interact with the students
and explore the rest of the academy while she made her leave for some work to
do. Nemona and her friends used this chance to get to know the McBusted boys
more. “I am really happy to battle you all” said Nemona. “You have shown a lot
of energy there” said Tom. “Yeah, I strive to make friends and battle with
every Pokémon trainer which always thrills me each time, especially since I
don’t get to spend as much time with my parents who are always busy away from
home. And being the top champion makes others feel alienated from me at times”
said Nemona with a small smile as if she sounded somewhat sad. "We're happy to be your friend. Everyone is my friend after all" said James, referring to one of his Safe Journey Home songs which made Nemona smile turn brighter.
“I am really shy and only have a few friends including those
two and my Star Brigade. Like I said, I am a fan of your music though I get
bullied a lot for it, especially with me enjoying your supergroup” said Penny
sadly. “Sorry to hear. Don’t let anyone get you down with what you like. Your
support always gets us going” said Danny encouraging her. Their support has
made Nemona and Penny smile. Penny explained that her Star Brigade helps to
defend students from being bullied and to look after other people’s Pokémon
when they get hurt.
Nemona and Penny opening up to the McBusted boys has
encouraged Arven to do the same. “I...suppose you all are not half bad. I don’t
have a lot of friends too though I guess my mannerisms come from raising myself
with my Mother and Father are barely around, busy with their research” said
Arven bitterly. The McBusted boys were sorry to hear that. “Some of us have
some family issues of my own so you’re not alone” said Matt. “Thanks...there’s
something that I want to show you all” said Arven as he led them to the
corridor towards his room.
Chapter 3: Scars and Secrets
Arven’s room was guarded by two members of Penny’s Star
Brigade; Eri and Ortega. “It’s not like you to bring a large group here Arven”
said Eri. “It’s ok Eri, they are the boys from McFly and Busted” said Penny.
“Eri, you idiot! How you could not recognise them? You know that Penny is a
huge fan of them!” exclaimed Ortega. Eri was flushed with embarrassment. “I’m
so sorry! I was so caught up in my duties that I didn’t notice any of you!”
cried Eri, crouching down on the floor, much to the McBusted boy's
awkwardness. “Er, it happened so no big deal” said Charlie. “I’m sure
you’re doing a good job being the security” said Tom complimenting her. Eri got
up and said “Really? Thanks. You all have my permission to enter” said Eri,
allowing Arven to open his room.
Inside Arven’s room was his Pokémon Mabosstiff which
resembled a huge black dog who was lying on the ground limping. It was with the
other members of The Star Brigade Glacomo, Mela and Atticus who were trying to
heal it. “This is my partner Pokémon Mabosstiff” said Arven. He explained that
his Mabosstiff had got heavily injured while they were in Area Zero, trying to
find his parents. The Pokémon that injured them resembled a rampaging and
metallic machine.
“We’ve been trying to help Arven to heal his Mabosstiff
but to no avail. Not even a Pokémon centre or any existing potions can help”
said Mela as she was giving it a massage. “It’s like an incurable poison that
is slowly eating its life away” said Atticus grimy. The McBusted boys felt
sorry for it. “The poor thing. I’m sorry to hear that” said Danny sadly. “I
wish we had a way to help” said Matt sympathetically.
Arven got out two books that had the colours scarlet and
violet. “According to these books, it’s said that the Herba Mystica is known to
heal any Pokémon. It’s something that I’ve been searching for a while yet we
don’t know where we could find them” said Arven. Dougie remembered something.
“Come to think of it, we did find some fancy-looking herbs yesterday” said
Dougie. This has surprised Arven. “Really? Show me them!” he demanded. The
McBusted boys handed Arven the herbs. “...That’s it! They’re the Herba
Mystica!” exclaimed Arven. “Here, feel free. Anything to help out your friend”
said James and they kindly gave Arven the Herba Mystica.
Mabosstiff has made a full recovery after eating the
Herba Mystica, much to everyone’s delight, especially Arven. “Mabosstiff! I’m
so glad that you’re back to full health!” cheered Arven as he embraced his
Mabosstiff who happily jumped on its owner. The McBusted boys were happy to
witness this. Arven then said to the McBusted boys “I owe you all a lot. But
still, I must ask where did you find them and how?” “We happened to find
two Pokémon that you can ride on. They’re the ones who took us to a mountain
where we have found some Herba Mystica” explained Harry. Arven seemed
surprised. “What? Please show me the two Pokémon!” said Arven.
The McBusted boys have sent out Koraidon and Miraidon,
much to the surprise of Arven and the others. “What are they?!” cried Mela.
“Wow! They look fascinating!” said Nemona with fascination. “Those are...the
Pokémon that my parents have been bringing back from their own time with their
time machine!” said Arven with some contempt. “So you know them?” asked Danny.
“Surly they can’t be the Pokémon who attacked your Mabosstiff. They seem so
friendly” said Tom as they witnessed Koraidon and Miraidon acting friendly
towards Mabosstiff and being curious about Arven’s other friends including
Nemona who admired them and Penny despite her shyness.
Arven explained that Koraidon came from the past and
Miraidon came from the future. His family looked after them at their home for a
while until the two Pokémon attracted unwanted attention so his parents brought
them back to Zero Lab where they spent most of their time, causing Arven to
resent Koraidon and Miraidon for taking away his parents. One day, Arven and
his Mabosstiff went to Area Zero to look for his parents, only for Mabosstiff
to become attacked by a more hostile Koraidon and Miraidon which is what caused
those injuries.
The McBusted boys again felt sorry for Arven and
Mabosstiff. “That must have been traumatising for poor Mabosstiff” said
Charlie. Penny then added “I can tell that those Koraidon and Miradion feel
homesick; wanting to go back home but are too scared to get back to where they
were brought from.” She is good at reading Pokémon’s feelings. “I wonder if we
can help them?” asked Matt.
Just then, their phones were ringing, much to their
surprise. The McBusted boys answered them. It was a message from Arven’s
parents Professor Sada and Professor Turo. The message said “Greetings, do not
be alarmed but we are aware that you have the Koraidon and Miraidon that we are
familiar with. If you want to help them to bring them back to their homes, then
please come to the deepest part of Area Zero”.
“Never thought we would have a one-way ticket to Area
Zero” said James as the McBusted boys were astonished. “Area Zero? Are they
insane?! That place is off limits!” said Ortega. “It’s full of dangerous
Pokémon which is what has caused this Mabosstiff’s injuries. Are you sure you
want to take that risk?” asked Atticus cautiously. “I think we should take that
offer. It’ll be the only way to help Koraidon and Miraidon” said Tom bravely.
“You can count me in! My Pokémon and I will give you all a helping hand!” said
Nemona. “I want to help you all too. It’s the least I can do for battling you
all” said Penny.
“What about you Arven? You said that your parents are
still in there?” asked Harry. “Maybe this could be your chance to find them,
for you to let them know how much you missed them” added Danny. “I suppose so,
giving them a piece of my mind for leaving me and Mabosstiff alone” said Arven.
The Star Brigade have chosen to remain behind with Eri telling Penny to be
careful.
They were making their preparations with Glacomo giving
them a capsule. “Here, I figured you all would need this for your Tera Balls. I
call it the Tera Charger. It helps to charge up your Tera Balls at any time in
case you all use Terastallization without using Pokémon Centres as you’ll
otherwise only be able to use Terastallization once per battle though it’s only
a prototype” said Glacomo. “Thanks, this will come in handy” said Dougie. “Oh,
did I mention that I regularly jam to your music?” added Glacomo. “Well, we’re
flattered with that” said Danny smiling. The Star Brigade also offered the
McBusted boys to change their Pokémon’s Tera Types using the Tera Shards.
Chapter 4: Honey we’re home
The McBusted boys, Nemona, Arven, and Penny all went to
Area Zero which is located in the Great Crater of Paldea, the place that was
shrouded by mystery. Koraidon and Miraidon were still nervous upon
arrival. The McBusted boys offered to return to their Pokeballs. “Don’t
worry about it” said Danny reassuring Koraidon. “Yeah, don’t force yourself
until you’re ready” said James gently. They have encountered many strange
Pokémon with some looks like dinosaur or robotic versions of Pokémon that they
have met or caught before.
“What’s with those getups?” asked Matt with bewilderment.
“Guess that's what some Pokémon look like in the Year 300 yet it’s so bizarre”
said James. “And looks like they’ve been fused with a dinosaur. I would say
they rock like for my book but I say they look uncanny” said Dougie. The
Paradox Pokémon were hostile and started to attack so they had no choice but to
fight them while they made their way down to the lab where Professor Sada and
Professor Tubo are said to be found.
Danny and Dougie were helping Nemona fight some Slither
Wings and Iron Moths, the ancient and futuristic versions of Volcaronas.
Danny’s Ceruledge blocked Slither Wings from using First Impression with its
blades and Dougie’s Armarogue fired its Armor Cannon towards Iron Moth’s Sludge
Bomb, protecting Nemona’s Pawmot which gave it its cue to strike the Paradox
Pokémon with its Double Shock. “You both have great teamwork!” said Nemona
cheering them. “It’s just like what we do as a band!” said Danny as they held
each other’s shoulders. “Also one time when we were on The Cube but it was
Danny who did most of the work” said Dougie.
Slither Wings and Iron Moth were far from out yet with
Slither Wings knocking their Pokémon using Stomping Tantrum, hitting them hard
for super effective damage (which powered up having to fail using First
Impression beforehand) which gives Iron Moth a chance to charge up its Meteor
Beam. “Quick Danny, we better change their typing!” called Dougie. “I’m with
you Doug!” said Danny and they Terastallize their Ceruledge and Armarogue into
a Fairy type, taking less damage from Meteor Beam for them to fight back with
Ceruledge picking up a nearby stone and hit Slither Wings using Poltergeist
with Danny coming up with that idea himself and Armarogue using Psyshock to hit
Iron Moth for super effective damage.
“Wow! You all have the potential to compete with
me!” said Nemona praising them with her Pawmot finishing them off using Close
Combat. “We wouldn’t have made it here without all of your training” said Danny
modestly. “Yeah, we’re merely the students and you’re our teacher” said Dougie.
This made Nemona blush.
Tom and Harry were helping Arven to face multiple Flutter
Manes and Scream Tails, the ancient versions of Misdrevus and Jigglypuff. Tom
and Harry Terastallize their Skeldirge and Quaquaval into the Fairy and Steel
type to lessen the weakness against their Ghost and Fairy type moves. Skeldirge
was able to hit Flutter Mane hard with Torch Song while ignoring its Special
Attack and Special Defense Boost from Calm Mind with its Unaware ability.
Harry’s Quaquaval managed to take out a Scream Tail using Aqua Step, gaining an
Attack boost with its Moxie ability.
“Nothing can stop us now!” said Harry with
overconfidence. “Don’t celebrate too soon now” warned Tom with more Flutter
Manes and Scream Tails coming their way, firing multiple Shadow Balls and
Expanding Force which were too much for Skeldirge and Quaquaval to handle. “You
leave it to my buddy and I!” said Arven who Terastallize his Mabosstiff,
enchanting its Dark type and took out the moves with its boosted Church.
“Thanks for the help!” called Tom which gives their
Pokémon a chance to finish them off. “Your Mabosstiff is really loyal to you”
said Harry as he noticed his Mabostiff being protective to Arven throughout.
“Yeah, it’s been my only friend back then” said Arven.
The Busted trio helped Penny to face the futuristic
versions of Tyranitar and Hydreigon; Iron Thorns and Iron Jugulis. James’
Meowscarda used its agile speed to dodge Iron Thorn’s Stone Edge and hit it
hard using Flower Trick and Knock Off (with Protein changing it into a pure
Grass type upon using Flower Trick). “This is one cat you won’t be chasing
away!” said James, referring to one of his Sugar Beach songs.
His Meowscarda did get hit by Iron Thorn’s Stone Edge but
Matt’s Kingambit helped to back it up using Kowtow Cleave. Iron Thorns strike
its Earthquake towards Kingambit. “Not on my watch!” said Matt who Terastallize
his Kingambit into the Flying type, granting it an immunity to Earthquake. “And
now it’s check mate!” said Matt with Kingambit charging into Iron Thorns using
Iron Head.
Just then, Iron Jugulis fired its Hurricane at Kingambit.
Charlie helped them out and commanded his Baxcalibur to fire its Icicle Spear
towards Iron Jugulis. He then Terastallize his Baxcalibur, powering up its
Dragon type and charging its Glaive Rush towards Iron Jugulis. Iron Jugulis
fired its Dark Pulse to stop its tracks but James who Teratallize his
Meowscarda into the Grass type intercepted the attack using Flower Trick,
allowing Charlie’s Baxcalibur to land its move successfully. “We always have each
other’s back” said Charlie smiling.
Another Iron Thorns and Iron Jugulis showed up but Penny
helped them with her Sylveon powering them up using Helping Hand and firing its
Hyper Voice at their attacks which dealt greater damage upon Teratallizing.
“Thanks for the help Penny!” said Charlie. “I may get nervous battling but I do
my best for you all!” said Penny.
As they made their way further down in Area Zero, they
found more Paradox Pokémon that got in the way including Great Tusk and Iron
Treads, the ancient and futuristic versions of Donphan. Gallade and Gardevoir
helped to take care of them with Gallade striking the Iron Threads using Close
Combat and Gardevoir firing her Moonblast at Great Tusk.
They have found one of the research labs that’ll lead
them to Zero Lab. They have found a family portrait that shows Arven when he
was a boy with the pre-evolved form of Mabosstiff Maschiff and his parents.
“Arven, is that....” said Nemona. “It seems like they do care about you even if
they couldn’t be with you” said Danny. “Yes, but...” said Arven with awe.
Just then, they received a message from Professor Sada
and Professor Tubo. “Hello everyone. I...I....I....I.... S-s-s-s-s-sorry. I-I-I
I-I-I’m sssssssssorrrrrrrrrrrr-rrrrrry-eeeeee” said their voices which for some
reason sounded distorted. “What the heck is going on?” said Dougie. “This
doesn’t seem right at all” said Penny wary. They then heard their voices
that said “Initiating restart...Ah, hello. Please forgive our earlier
transmission. It’s probably due to a signal interference. But please continue
to make your way to Area Zero. We believe that you have the Scarlet and Violet
book. Please hand them over upon meeting us” “Now hold on Mother and Father,
why don’t you both explain what you both have been doing all this time, leaving
me all alone?!” demanded Arvan. “Arvan...I...” said Sada’s voice. “Son, I think
it’ll be better if we meet face to face which makes it easier to explain the
situation once you see it with your own eyes” said Tubo. Afterwards, Arvan had
some suspicions and said “Something tells me that they’re....not the real Mom
and Dad”. The McBusted boys were concerned for him. “I have to agree that
there’s...something off about this” said Charlie. “For now, let’s make our way
forward for us to find out ourselves” said Harry rationally.
They were getting near Zero Lab when they were confronted
by Gorging Fire, the ancient counterpart of Entei and Iron Boulder, the
futuristic version of Terrakion. “Shoot! They’re in the way!” cried Matt.
“That’s one monstrous lion! And did that robot turn its head?” said Dougie.
“Leave it to us! We’ll take care of them!” said Nemona. “We’ll buy some time
for you all to go ahead!” said Penny. “Yeah and I’ll deal with my parents once
I catch up!” said Arven who also handed them the Scarlet and Violet book.
“Thanks, be careful there!” said Tom and they made their way into the lab.
Here’s where they have found Professor Turo and Professor
Sada...or so they appear to be. “Welcome to Zero Lab. We’re glad that you’re
all able to make it here” said Professor Turo. “However, we must confess that
the Professors you’re speaking to now are actually AI counterparts, originally
created to serve our real counterparts” said Professor Sada. The McBusted
couldn’t believe what they were hearing. “Huh? You mean that both of you...are
robots?!” cried James. “Hold on! What happened to the real Professors? They
have a son who misses them!” questioned Danny.
The AI versions of Professor Turo and Professor Sada
explained that their real counterparts were the ones who created a time
machine, hoping to gather Pokémon from the past and future to co-exist with
modern-day Pokémon which is part of their research that they were obsessed
with, causing them to be neglectful of Arven although they planned to show him
the paradise they created with those Pokémon. Koraidon and Miraidon were among
the ones that they had brought from their timeline but there was another Koraidon
and Miraidon who were far more aggressive, fatally wounded the original
Professor Turo and Professor Sada while protecting the first Koraidon and
Miraidon, leaving their AIs to take their place. The first Koraidon and
Miraidon were so traumatized that they fled from Area Zero which is how they
meet up with the McBusted boys.
The AIs did not agree with their real-world counterpart’s
dream of allowing the Paradox Pokémon to live in Paldea, fearing that they
would wreak havoc on the eco-system which is why they reached out to the
McBusted boys to help them to stop the time machine using the Scarlet and
Violet books.
The McBusted boys felt sad hearing all of this. They
would imagine how would Arven feel about finding out that his parents were dead
all along. “Poor Arven...” said Tom sadly. “I bet it’s going to be
difficult for him to know this. Still, what do we do with these books to stop
the time machine?” asked James. “Place them on the pedestal here to turn off
their power. We will also allow Koraidon and Miraidon to return to their homes
” instructed AI Turo. “There is a catch however. As intelligent as we maybe, we
are programmed to protect the time machine at any cost” said AI Sada. “So our
desires will be overridden by that programming as we are forced to battle you.
But seeing that you all made it this far, we believe that you all will have
what it takes to stop us” said AI Turo. “I guess we have to” said Harry as this
made the McBusted boys feel uneasy but they nevertheless did what they requested.
“Right, we won’t be holding anything back now” said Matt, getting mentally
prepared for what is to come.
“Thanks, it’s up to all of you. Please defeat us”
said AI Sada as soon as they placed the books onto the time machine. They
became more robotic as they were taken over by the programming. “At last, our
dream is within our reach. And all of you are not getting the way!” said AI
Sada and AI Turo, sending out Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant, the paradox
Pokémon that resembled Mega Salamence and a fusion of Mega Gallade and Mega
Gardevoir respectively.
The McFly boys choose to focus on AI Sada’s Roaring Moon,
Terastallizing Gallade (with their Tera Ball fully charged by the Tera Charger
as given by Glacomo) to boost his Psychic typing. Although his Psychic-type
moves would have no effect on Roaring Moon’s Dark typing, it was still useful
to power up his Psyblade to stop Roaring Moon’s tracks when it used Iron Head,
giving their other Pokémon a chance to attack.
Roaring Moon was still a tough opponent who violently
charged in using Outrage, intercepting Ceruledge and Quaquaval’s Close Combat
and Aqua Step and dodging Skeldirge and Armarouge’s Will-o-Wisp (Tom had
planned to burn it and deal more damage using Hex) and Aura Sphere with its
lighting speed and knocking them down using Knock Off. But Gallade helped out
the McFly’s boys by forewarning Roaring Moon’s movements (with Terra Psychic
boosting his Psychic abilities).
This helped the McFly boys to predict where Roaring
Moon would attack next. “Ceruledge, lure Roaring Moon towards the corner!” said
Danny. “That’ll be your chance to weaken Skeldirge using Will-o-Wisp from
behind!” called Tom. With Ceruledge baiting Roaring Moon towards its direction,
this gives Skeldirge a chance to burn it using Will-o-Wisp. “It’s going to move
towards the left Quaquaval! Ambush it using Close Combat!” called Harry. “You
too Armarouge using Aura Sphere!” said Dougie. Both of their Pokémon were able
to follow their plan.
Gallade then got hit by Roaring Moon’s Earthquake which
distracted his movements and gave Roaring Moon its cue to charge in using Knock
Off but the McFly boys’ other Pokémon helped to back him up by blocking its
move, giving Gallade a chance to finish off Roaring Moon using Close Combat.
The Busted boys choose to fight AI Turo’s Iron Valiant,
Terastallizing Gardevoir to power up her Psychic typing and giving her a type
advantage against Iron Valiant. Still, Iron Valiant was a ruthless opponent who
hit fast and hard with a variety of long-range and short-range moves including
Close Combat and Moonblast which makes it hard to predict its moves.
But Gardevoir gave them a helping hand by predicting Iron
Valiant’s movements to forewarn the Busted boys for them to counter its moves
(such as Iron Valiant holding its arms up in the air when it was about to use
Moonblast). “It’s about to use Moonblast! Intercept it using Flower Trick!”
called James. Quickly, his Meowscarda used its Flower Trick to counter Iron
Valiant’s Moonblast, dealing some damage to Iron Valiant in the process. “Quick
Kingambit, Sucker Punch it before it uses Close Combat!” called Matt. Kingambit
quickly strike Iron Valiant just before it was about to use its Close Combat.
“Baxcalibur, use Scale Shot to counter its Thunderbolt!” said Charlie. His Baxcalibur
quickly fired its Scale Shot towards the lighting attack for the other Pokémon
to attack it.
Gardevoir and Iron Valiant fired their Moonblast towards
each other. Iron Valiant’s Moonblast happened to be a bit stronger which caused
Gardevoir to be knocked back by the blast, making her open for Iron Valiant to
strike her using Knock Off but the Busted’s boys charged into Iron Valiant to
intercept it. This gives Gardevoir a chance to fire her Lumina Crash on Iron
Valiant, knocking it out.
“Thank you” said AI Sada. “This should stop the time
machine” said AI Tubo. Just as the McBusted boys have seemingly defeated AI
Sada and AI Tubo, Arven, Nemona and Penny have arrived having to take care of
the Paradox Pokémon. “Are you guys alright?” asked Penny. “We did what we have
to do” replied James. “Arven...they’re...” said Danny who wasn’t sure whenever
they should tell him or how he would handle the news.
“...Mother!...Father!..You both aren’t my parents are you?” said Arven. “Huh?
Arven?” said Nemona.
The McBusted boys were caught off guard with Arven
seemingly figured it out yet the AIs were talking just like his actual parents.
“Oh Arven, look how much you have grown” said AI Sada. “We’re sorry to leave
you all alone son” said AI Tubo. Arven looked at them for a moment and was
about to say something until suddenly, the Paradise Protection Protocol was
activated which prevented the AIs from shutting down the time machine and
locking everyone’s Pokeballs that weren’t registered by Sada and Tubo. “Now what’s
going on?!” yelled Dougie. “Looks like it’s going haywire!” cried Matt.
“What’s this?...It cannot be!” cried AI Sada. “Sorry, you
all must run!” yelled AI Tubo as the Paradise Protection Protocol program took
over them. “We must eliminate those who get in the way of our dreams!” said the
AIs, sending out their Koraidon and Miraidon, the ones who attacked their nicer
counterparts and Mabosstiff.
Having to be worn down from their earlier battle, the
McBusted’s boys Pokémon were struggling to stand against Koraidon and Miraidon.
Not even Gallade and Gardevoir were able to help out with their Psychic
abilities with those two becoming fatigued. “You all better hold back for now”
said Tom. “Blast! We can’t lose here! What are we doing to do now?!” cried Harry
frustratingly since they couldn’t use their other Pokémon with their Pokeballs
being locked. Nemona had an idea. “I think it’ll be the best chance to send out
your Koraidon and Miradion!” she suggested. “I suppose it’s our only option at
this point” said Charlie as they sent out those two Pokémon.
Koraidon and Miradion were nervous upon seeing their
aggressive counterparts once again, allowing themselves to get attacked by them
but the McBusted boys have an idea. “Come on Koraidon! You can do it!” cheered
Danny who got his guitar out as if he was playing a song to motivate them. The
other McBusted boys did the same. “Show them who’s boss Miradion!” said James
jamming his guitar. “You both got this!” said Penny joining the support. Even
Arven helped out saying “I know both of you can show that both of you are the
superior ones with the heart!”
Their moral support has helped Koraidon and Miradion to
gain confidence, not only activating their Apex Build and Ultimate Mode that
enables them to fight at their full strength but also for them to Terastallize
into the Dragon type. Everyone was amazed to see Koraidon and Miradion standing
up to their aggressive counterparts with Koraidon intercepting the opposing
Koraidon’s Giga Impact using its Collision Course and Miradion firing its
Electro Drift towards the opposing Miradion’s Hyper Beam.
“Awesome! This shows that our Dragons are superior!” said
Dougie witnessing this. “Looks like they have it in them all along!” said
Nemona as Koraidon fired its Scale Shot towards AI Sada’s Koraidon using
Outrage to stop its tracks and Miradion fired Draco Meteor to intercept AI
Tubo’s Miradion unleashing its Overheat. With the hostile Koradion and Miradion
being dazed from the attacks, Koradion and Miradion charged towards them using
Collusion Course and Electro Drift, fully defeating them.
“Well done. You all have shown great courage even when
faced with challengers” said AI Sada having to be free from the Paradise Protection Protocol. “No matter how difficult your past has
been or how uncertain the future may seem, you are all capable of choosing your
own paths” said AI Tubo. However, it turned out that the time machine cannot be
fully shut down as long as the AIs are present so they decided to fulfil their
master’s dreams of entering the past and future respectively. Before leaving,
the AIs turned to Arven with AI Sada said “Arven, I want to let you know that
even with their time spent with their research, your Mother and Father truly
loved you.” “They give anything to spend more time with you. I know they would
be proud of how much you have grown. Please forgive us for hinding this for so
long” said AI Tubo. “Mom...Dad...” said Arven with emotion. Nemona patted his
shoulder for sympathy.
It was also decided for Koradion and Miradion to follow
the AIs, giving them a chance to finally return to their homes although they
were sad to say goodbye to their friends. The McBusted boys were feeling the
same as they gave them a hug. “Thank you for everything” said Tom. “I hope your
timelines will be welcoming” said Charlie. The McBusted boys then watched
Koradion and Miradion entering the time machine as they followed AI Sada and AI
Tubo, returning into their worlds with a bittersweet smile.
Afterwards, everyone made their leave. “So Arven, how are
you feeling?” asked Harry with concern. “...I guess that deep down, I always
knew yet even if they’re AIs, it felt so real just the same” answered Arven
sombrely. “I know how you feel. It’s never easy having to say goodbye” said
Matt with the McBusted boys still feeling emotional about having to leave
Koradion and Miradion. “Me too having to be lonely for a while” said Penny
giving him her support. “So do I but hey, let’s all take a nice long stroll
together. That way, we won’t ever be lonely” said Nemona. Everyone agreed to
that. The McBusted boys also offered their friends free tickets to see their show the
following day.
The McBusted boys gave it their way with their final show
in Paldea at Mesagoza with Nemona, Arven, Penny, Geeta and The Star Brigade as
part of the audience. The boys also came up with a new song; Paldea’s Treasure
that describes Terastallization (including a riff that mirrors the way the
crystals spark during Terastallization) and the importance of living in the
present, dedicating this to the Koradion and Miradion that they befriended
with, knowing that no matter where they are, they are always thinking of them.
They also Terastallized their Pokémon on stage, making it a big hit for their
audience.
As they depart from Paldea with their friends giving
their thanks and bidding them their farewell, the McBusted boys vow to use the
time they have to keep each other close whenever they’re coming up with new
music or just spending time as close friends. “I may have said this before but
I guess this is truly our treasure” said Danny. “The treasure that is
irreplaceable” said James who once again concurred with him as they all held
each other tightly, vowing to never let each other go.
- Mega McBustedeon
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