McBusted's Pokémon Adventures Part 12 - Mochi Faceoff

 Here is part twelve 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 Kitakami from one of the  Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC The Teal Mask. The McBusted boys meet up with their friend Dominic at Kitakami who introduced them to Kieran and Carmine who shared them about Ogerpon's legends. Together with a group of Pikachus they befriended, they have to fight against the villagers who became under control of Pecharunt's infulence. Enjoy and stayed tuned for more. 

Mochi Faceoff

Chapter 1: All About Ogerpon

 McFly and Busted joined together as McBusted have been touring all over the world of Pokémon. Their latest tour is at Kitakami, a small village surrounded by mountains, rice paddles and lush green trees. “Reminds me of our tour in Japan, just like in Johto” said James looking around in fascination. “It’ll be like a jungle if it were more tropical” said Matt who was near Danny and Dougie. “We are the kings of the jungle!” said Dougie jokingly. “Hey, maybe we should come up with Pokémon bushtucker trials!” suggested Danny.

 They also meet up with their friend and fan Dominic who has arranged to meet them in Kitakami in preparation for their next part of the tour. The boys were happy to meet up with him, especially Danny who hugged him tightly. “We have been having many more adventures during our Pokémon tours Dominic” said Harry. “That’s right, I can’t wait to tell you more about them!” said Tom. “We even got sent to the Hisui region and Mega Evolved Gallade and Gardevoir!” said Charlie who was still hyped with that experience. Dominic was amazed to hear that. “So proud that you all achieved Mega Evolution” said Dominic proudly. “We should show you them someday!” said Danny.

 Afterwards, Dominic introduced them to two local siblings who are his friends; Carmine and Kieran. Carmine was excited to meet them. “Oh wow! I can’t believe I got to meet two of my favourite bands as one big super group! I’m so jealous that Dominic gets to know them personally! I listen to all of your music all the time and now I get to see you play live! The name is Carmine!” said Carmine excitedly. “It’s a pleasure to meet you Carmine” said Harry.

  She then prompted her younger brother Kieran to introduce himself though he was shyer. “Oi Kiki! It’s your turn to say Hi! Don’t be rude in front of my idols!” said Carmine sternly being the bossier, older sister. “Er hi, I am um, Kieran. It’s er, nice to meet you...all” said Kieran. “It’s nice to meet you too” said James warmly. “What was that Kiki? That was lousy!” said Carmine with disapproval. Kieran blushed in response. “Sounds like we have some sibling domination here. I get that all the time” said Tom awkwardly.  “Don’t mind her, you’ll get used to her” said Dominic playing it cool to brush it off.

 Carmine had an idea. “I’ll tell you what Kiki, why don’t you and Dominic tell them about the story about our local hero Ogerpon?” suggested Carmine. “Just what I have planned Carmine” said Dominic. “Exactly, we’ve been heroes, playing the part of helping Ogerpon and Kiki always likes to talk about Ogerpon. So that’ll help to boost your confidence while I go and get some mochis. I got to honour our special guests with our speciality!” said Carmine who went off.

 Kieran plucked up the courage to share Kikakami’s legend about Ogerpon with the McBusted boys. He explained that Ogerpon had travelled to Kitakami with a man who was her friend but the villagers were wary of their appearance, forcing them to isolate themselves in the mountains. The man noticed that the villagers wore masks during their festival so he crafted four masks for the both of them which were known as the Wellspring, Heathflame, Cornerstone and Teal Masks to make them blend in with the other villagers.

 It worked well until the duo were confronted by a hostile Pokémon that resembled a mochi named Pecharunt along with its retainers Okidogi, Munkidori and Fezandipiti who wanted to take their masks for its owners. The man got gravely injured while protecting Ogerpon and her masks. Only the Teal Mask was safe. Saddened by the loss of her friend, Ogerpon took down Pecharunt’s retainers in grief with Percharunt itself was the only survivor who hid itself in a shell. Unfortunately for Ogerpon, the villagers have mistaken her as an evil ogre with the three Pokémon sacrificing themselves for them, calling them The Loyal Three and burying them in a monument. Ogerpon sadly stays hidden in her cave.

 “What a sad story. I feel bad for Ogerpon” said Danny sadly. “They’re more like The Lousy Three!” cried Dougie.  “I’m glad you all agree with me. I always believed in Ogerpon ever since this story was passed down by my father” said Kieran who was glad that the McBusted boys were able to sympathise with Ogerpon. “Not to worry as the story doesn’t end there with you and Carmine as Ogerpon’s heroes” said Dominic. “Yeah, that’s right and I shall continue from there! It only happened a few weeks ago but it felt like yesterday” said Kieran. “Go on then, please tell us more!” said Matt who was eager to hear the rest.

 Kieran added that one day, he and Carmine encountered Ogerpon during the annual Festival of Masks, looking for her masks. Having always wanted to meet Ogerpon, Kieran was willing to help prove her innocence. While he and Carmine were investigating, the villagers spotted her and tried to fend her off but as Kieran and Carmine defended her, the ‘The Loyal Three’ monument was accidentally destroyed, reviving the ‘The Loyal Three.’

 This was when the villagers found out about their true nature as they wreaked havoc all over Kikakami while getting hold off Ogerpon’s masks as they were looking for Percharunt, destroying rice field crops, damaging people’s homes and terrorising other Pokémon. But Kieran and Carmine were able to help Ogerpon defeat ‘The Loyal Three’ and get back her masks. Now knowing the full story, the villagers gave Ogerpon their pardon and now acknowledge her as a hero.

 “Alright, great on how it turned out!” cheered Harry. “And both of you did a great job as the heroes that Ogerpon needed” said Charlie happily. “I would needed heroes like you when I was seen as the bad guy back then during the original McBusted days” said James. “You did a great job telling the full story Kieran” said Dominic encouragingly. “Yeah, you had it in you for believing in Ogerpon” said Tom praising his courage.

  Telling the Ogerpon story to the McBusted boys who enjoyed it did help Kieran to gain confidence. “Thanks, you certainly should meet Ogerpon. She’s still shy of others but I know she would like you all” said Kieran, hitting it off. “That’s one Ogre I would like to meet” said Dougie. “In the meantime, you could play the song dedicated to Ogerpon” suggested Dominic, giving them the lyrics to the song Mask of Truth. “Yeah, it’ll be a way to remember the true story of Ogerpon for generations to come” said Kieran. “Certainly, we shall play it in Ogerpon’s honour” said Tom. “We have a day to practise it so it’ll be a good time” said Charlie.

 Meanwhile, Carmine was gathering mochis when she spotted some dark pink mochis on a plate. “I don’t think I’ve seen those mochis before though I am feeling peckish so I might as well help myself” said Carmine.

 Back with the McBusted boys, were practising Mask of Truth which describes Ogerpon’s history when, to their surprise, a group of seven Pikachus showed up, dancing to their song as they were joyfully hopping in line in a synch. “Pikachu!” said the seven Pikachus as they were enjoying their performance.

 Everyone was adored by their dance. “Why hello there fellas!” said Danny.  “You like our singing don’t you?” asked James. The Pikachus were happy to be acknowledged and went over to them, allowing the McBusted boys to pet them. “Awww, I always wanted a Pikachu” said Dougie as he was touching Pikachu’s soft fur. “I wanna bring you home!” said Matt as if he was a kid meeting a Pikachu. “Oh wow! I never seen this many Pikachus before! I guess they were drawn in by your singing!” said Kieran with surprise. “It seems that it was destined for you all to meet them” said Dominic. 

 Unknown to them, the small humanoid-like Pokémon Ogerpon was peeping out of the trees who heard about the song dedicated to her legacy as sung by the McBusted boys. Although she admired their performance, she was still shy, having to slowly regain her trust for other humans (though she is more readily open to Kieran and Carmine with them clearing her name).

 The McBusted boys were so far enjoying their time in Kitakami, meeting up with Dominic, hearing Ogerpon’s story from their new friend Kieran and having a surprise encounter with some Pikachus but little do they know that this is only the beginning as it was about to get chaotic.

 Chapter 2 Mochi Madness

 Carmine has just shown up out of nowhere. “Carmine! You took a while. You just missed out on the McBusted boys practising The Mask of Truth” said Dominic. “And a whole bunch of Pikachus have shown up!” said Kieran. But Carmine was unresponsive with a blank expression and her eyes turning purple. “Uh, Carmine? Are you ok?” asked Kieran who was puzzled since he is used to his older sister being loud.

 Suddenly, Carmine unexpectedly performed a weird dance, saying the word “Mochi!” over and over again. Everyone was confused with this erratic behaviour of the blue. “Carmine? What has got into you?!” cried Kieran. “Carmine, can you hear us?!” called Tom. “That dance...doesn’t seem natural” said Danny who felt uneasy. “Um, guys, I think you all should take a look at this” said Dominic, pointing to the villagers who were performing the exact same dance. “Mochi! Mochi!” said the villagers. It was like they were all under a strange spell.

 “What’s going on here? Everyone’s acting really weird” said Harry with his voice tinged with concern. “This is...not their way of greeting us isn’t it?” said Matt who was unnerved which this strange phenomenon. “What do they mean by Mochi?” asked Charlie. Dougie got out his phone to record this but Tom glared at him, prompting him to put it away.

 Carmine then sends out her Pokémon Sinistcha. The macha tea Pokémon then attacked Kieran and the others using Matcha Gotcha, indicating that the Pokémon was processed too. “Stop! What has got into you?!” yelled Kieran. “Woah! That green liquid looks like it could dissolve us!” said James, noticing that the green tea stain was hot. “I wouldn’t want it to ruin my shirt!” said Danny. “On the plus side that would have been a good opportunity to provide us some service” said Dougie slyly. Danny smiled while blushing as their way to brighten up the situation.

 They then noticed the villagers using their Pokémon to attack Ogerpon who was forced to come out of hiding by ‘The Loyal Three’ who also showed up. “It’s them!” yelled Kieran. “Stop! Leave Ogerpon alone!” cried Dominic. The Pikachus helped to defend Ogerpon by firing their Thunderbolts at ‘The Loyal Three’. “Good job Pikachus!” said Tom. “I bet it was those three who were behind this!” said Charlie. “We gotta help to stop Carmine and the others from attacking Ogerpon!” said Kieran. The Pikachus went over to the McBusted boys, saying “Pika! Pika!” to them.  The boys understood what they were thinking. “You want to help us to fight?” asked Danny. “Then let’s do this together!” Charlie (as they quickly checked their Pokedexs on what moves those Pikachu have). “Leave Ogerpon to me while you all take care of the villagers” said Dominic. Gallade and Gardevoir provided as back up too.

 Kieran and the McBusted boys teamed up with their Pikachus to fight Carmine and the other villagers. “Alright Pikachu, let them have it!” said Danny with determination as they were facing a villager’s Farigiraf. Danny’s Pikachu impulsively charged into the quadrupedal giraffe using Quick Attack but the move was blocked with its ability Armor Tail, causing Pikachu to lose its course and bumped into a tree. “Whoops! That’s the kind of thing I would do!” said Danny and they both laughed it off.

 Farigiraf then fired its Twin Beam towards Pikachu, sending it into the fountain.  Danny then had an idea. “Pikachu! Use the water from the fountain to use Splishy Splash!” said Danny. Pikachu was thinking the same thing and summoned a wave using the fountain water that soaked Farigiraf, causing it to become paralysed. “Alright, now’s our chance!” cheered Danny and Pikachu shocked Farigiraf using Thunderbolt.

 “Pikachu! Unleash your Thunderbolt!” called Tom and his Pikachu fired its electric-type attack towards the villager’s Rabsca but the floating beetle-like Pokémon fired its Bug Buzz to intercept the attack. It then summoned a light blue transparent wall that surrounded the area using Trick Room. This caused Pikachu to move slower while in contrast, Rabsca moved a lot faster as said by Tom “Bah! No fun when you’re slower!”

 Tom’s Pikachu was struggling to keep up with Rabsca but Tom remained cool and had an idea to break Trick Room when he saw Rabsca moving Pikachu with its telekinesis up in the air using Psychic. Pikachu who also remained focused under pressure was thinking the same thing as it pointed upwards, looking at Tom. “My thoughts exactly Pikachu, let’s break through Trick Room by flying up with your Floaty Fall!” said Tom. Pikachu was happy that they were both thinking the same thing and summoned balloons to fly into the roof using Floaty Fall, escaping from Trick Room and then flying down into the Trick Room, breaking through it and hitting Rabsca directly, causing Trick Room to fade away. “Alright! Now we’re back up to speed!” said Tom and Pikachu attacked Rabsca again using Thunderbolt.

 “Pikachu! Don’t get squashed by a pancake and get away from the hammer!” cried Dougie as his Pikachu narrowly avoided the villager’s Tinkaton slamming down its hammer using Gigaton Hammer. “And now, unleash your Thunder!” said Dougie and his Pikachu used Thunder but it missed. Tinkaton then forced Pikachu to use Thunder repeatedly by using Encore. “Stop or you’re gonna wreck the whole place with your Thunder!” cried Dougie but Pikachu was unable to stop using the move over and over under the effects of Thunder. Tinkaton was able to predict every time when Thunder was going to land who dodged the move.

 Pikachu however grinned at Dougie. As if he was reading its mind, he had an idea. “Let’s make get them hoisted by their own petard shall we?” said Dougie. Being the erratic thinkers they are, they decided to use this to their advantage by Pikachu using Thunder to surround Tinkaton, limiting its movements until Thunder hit its large hammer when it was about to use Gigaton Hammer. The hammer landed on the fountain, much to Tinkaton’s dismay. “Ha! Ha! If they want that hammer that badly, then they’ll going to have to get it!” taunted Dougie with his Pikachu prompted to go into the fountain. As Tinkaton made its way to retrieve its hammer, Dougie immediately told Pikachu to use Splishy Splash. Pikachu enjoyed this trickery at Tinkaton’s expense as much as Dougie does.

 “Come on! We gotta break through!” cried Harry in frustration as he and his Pikachu tried to break through a villager’s Forretress’ defensives using Thunder Punch but the metallic bagworm Pokémon was able to handle hits with its huge defensive and hit hard back using Gyro Ball and Body Press. It also laid some Spikes which hurt Harry’s Pikachu every time it tried to get near it.

 But Harry and his Pikachu refused to give up because they share the same competitive streak that strive them to do better. They both understood that feeling with Harry coming up with an idea. “Let’s win this shall we?” said Harry. Pikachu nodded and Harry commanded it to jump into the air as soon as Forretress charged in using Gyro Ball, flying upwards with the balloons that it summoned. It then dived into Forretress with a great force using Floaty Fall. This caused Forretress to fall flat on the ground where the Spikes were laid, causing them to be unearthed. “Ha! They’re no match for us!” bragged Harry and his Pikachu unleashed its Thunderbolt while Forretress was exposed.

 James’ Pikachu had a tough matchup against a villager’s Flapple who resisted its Electric type attacks as a Grass and Dragon type and hit hard with apples falling towards it using Grav Apple. But that didn’t stop them as they came up with the idea of slicing through the apples using Iron Tail. “Let’s see how do they like them apples? See what I did there?!” said James.

 Flapple then charged into Pikachu using Dragon Rush, knocking it onto the ground. “Don’t worry there, you got this” said James reassuring it. Encouraged by James’ encouragement, Pikachu charged into the worm-like Dragon attached to the apple at high speed using Zippy Zap, hitting hard with a critical hit. “Alright, let’s have some more!” said James with both of them sharing the same energetic energy with Pikachu continued to pace around using Zippy Zap to match Flapple’s speed, overwhelming it.

 Matt and his Pikachu also had a tricky matchup with them up against a villager’s Appletun who shares the same typing as Flapple (with both of them evolved from Applin) and having a high endurance with its round body. It fired its Apple Acid at Matt’s Pikachu which lowered its Special Defense. But they weren’t put off by this with their brave, bold moves. “Pikachu! Use Zippy Zap to dodge the Apple Acid!” said Matt and his Pikachu used its faster speed to avoid Apple Acid.

Just as Pikachu was about to charge into the Apple-Pie like Dragon, it was about to fire its Energy Ball at Pikachu but with his quick thinking, Matt said “Right where we wanted it! Trap Appletun using Electro Web!” said Matt and Pikachu summoned a spider web made out of electricity that trapped it. “Alright! We sure let down its guard!” bragged Matt. Pikachu was proud to take that risk to turn things around and then slammed into the trapped Appletun using Zippy Zap.

 Charlie and his Pikachu battled against a villager’s Medicham who was a tough opponent with powerful physical attacks including Hi-Jump Kick, Zen Headbutt and Focus Punch. The humanoid yoga Pokémon can also sense Pikachu’s movements with its sixth sense, allowing it to gracefully predict and dodge its attacks.

 But both of them keep their calm. “Let’s wait patiently until we have an opening” said Charlie. Pikachu was thinking the same thing as they watched Medicham’s movements who jumped into the air, about to use Hi-Jump Kick. “Ok now!” called Charlie and Pikachu dodged out of the way, causing Medicham to keep going and crash onto the ground. “Now that got to hurt!” said Charlie with amusement. His Pikachu agreed. Medicham then charged into Pikachu using Zen Headbutt. Charlie told Pikachu to counter it using Volt Tackle, earning their victory.

 Kieran used his Hydrapple against Carmine’s Sinistcha. “You have to snap out of it! I know you’re in there!” called Kieran as his Hydrapple fired its Fickle Beam to intercept Sinistcha’s Macha Gotcha. Sinsitcha then fired its Shadow Ball at the apple hydra. Hydrapple countered it using Syrup Bomb. As both moves collided, Sinsitcha used his opportunity to spray its Macha Gotcha on Hydrapple which caused it to get burned.

 “Dang! I knew my sister is a tricky fighter!” cried Kieran as Hydrapple then got hit by Sinsitcha’s Hex. But Hydrapple refused to give up and healed the damage using Recover and then fired its Fickle Beam which successfully hit Sinsitcha. “I know you can do it Hydrapple! Finish them using Draco Meteor!” said Kieran and Hydrapple and Sinsitcha became pounded by the meteor attack. “Sorry Carmine but I can’t let you do this for Ogerpon’s sake!” said Kieran.

 Meanwhile, Dominic was defending Ogerpon against ‘The Loyal Three’ using three of his Pokémon that he brought at the time; Toxtricity in its Low Key Form, Ninjask and Cyclizar. “I know how you felt being an outcast and I am not going to let anyone stand alone just for who they are” said Dominic with compassion, relating to Ogerpon with what he has experienced because of his sexuality.

 It was far from an easy battle against ‘The Loyal Three’. Okidogi serves as muscles out of the three, using his brawn to take on any opponent as shown when it grabbed Toxtricity and tossed it into the wall using Brutal Swing. The punk rock lizard tried to fight back using Overdrive but the muscular dog-like Pokémon dodged and charged in using Hi-Horse Power, dealing great damage on Toxtricity with it being super effective.

 Munkidori serves as the brains of the group, coming up with devious tactics to outwit its foes. Ninjask uses its Speed Boost to outspeed Munkidori but the cunning monkey observes its movements, setting up Future Sight. Dominic was smart too, commanding Ninjask to set up Substitute as a decoy while accumulating Speed Boosts. Ninjask used this to strike Munkidori using Leech Life but Munkidori predicted this and fired his Sludge Wave directly at Ninjask, breaking its decoy. The ninja cicada-like Pokémon was then hit by Future Sight just as Munkidori planned. He then fired its Psyshock to brutally take it down further.

 Fezandipiti is a vain Pokémon who values his beauty above all else. Cyclizar charges into the pretty avian Pokémon using Iron Head with Dominic knowing that its Dragon-type moves have no effect on Fairy type Pokémon but Fezandpiti released his pheromones which captivated Cyclizar making it bewitched by its beauty. This gives Fezandpiti a chance to ruthlessly take it down using Play Rough. Once the bike-lizard Pokémon came around, Dominic told it to use Ice Spinner as a way to repel the pheromones but Fezandpiti charged in using Cross Poison which stopped Cyclizar’s tracks, causing it to become dizzy.

 Dominic felt wary of having to be backed into a corner. It somehow reminded him of when he was bullied for his sexuality. ‘The Loyal Three’ used this opportunity to attack Ogerpon. Dominic quickly covered her and braced himself when he was about to get attacked by ‘The Loyal Three’ but he was saved by the McBusted’s boys Gallade and Gardevoir who used their Psyblade and Lumina Crash. ‘The Loyal Three’ dealt heavy damage with them being weak to Psychic-type moves. “Always remember that you’re not alone, just like for one of my songs” said Danny. “We’re always with you as a friend which reminds me of one of my Safe Journey Home songs” said James. Dominic smiled at them which brings him back to when the McBusted boys stood up for him.

 Dominic regained his composure and ordered Toxtricity to switch out using Volt Switch. He then switches in Oricorio in its Baile Style. Okidogi was about to punch it using Drain Punch but Dominic commanded Oricorio to fire its Hurricane which made Okidogi dizzy. “Now show off your dance!” called Dominic and the Flamenco dancing bird finished off Okidogi with its Revelation Dance.

 Ninjask used Baton Pass, switching out to Dominic’s Sawsbuck in its Summer Form. Having gained the Speed Boosts from Ninjask, it became faster than Munkidori who had trouble calculating its movements. The deer-like Pokémon battered the Psyshock using Horn Leech and charged into Munkidori using Double Edge.

 Cyclizar just about had enough energy to use Shed Tail, switching out to Octillery while hiding behind the Substitute provided. Fezendpiti once again released his pheromones but the octopus Pokémon fired its Octazooka at the pheromones to repel them while hitting Fezendpiti, covering him in ink. Being the kind of Pokémon that values his beauty, he wasn’t happy being sprayed by ink and angrily attacked Octillery using Play Rough but Octillery was protected by the Substitute which gave it an opening to finish off Fezendpiti using Hydro Pump.

  “Muscles, brains and beauty are all great to have. Shame that they are wasted by the likes of you three” said Dominic upon winning against ‘The Loyal Three’ who made their retreat once again. Ogerpon admired Dominic and the others for defending her which helped her to warm up to them.

 After the McBusted boys and the others defeated Carmine, the processed villagers and ‘The Loyal Three’, a strange, small Pokémon that was hiding in its shell that resembled a mochi appeared. “What is that?” asked Danny who was perplexed by its appearance. “It looks like a mochi” said Dougie analysing it. The shell opened which revealed a small rounded sinister-looking Pokémon. “...That’s Pecharunt!” said Kieran.

  Gallade and Gardevoir spotted it and used their psychic powers to reach to Pecharunt’s memories; revealing that it was found by ‘The Loyal Three’ sometime after their defeat. They reunited to feed the villagers its Binding Mochi in order to turn the villagers against Ogerpon. They both projected this to the McBusted boys and the others. “So that’s why those villagers were attacking strangely!” said Tom. “I should have known! Pecharunt is going to pay for taking control of Carmine and the others!” cried Kieran.

 “Um, something tells me we shouldn’t be eating those” said James as Pecharunt tossed its Binding Mochis that it released from its shell halves towards them, attempting to take control of them. Quickly, Gallade and Gardevoir blocked them with their PSI barriers. “Thanks, I certainly wouldn’t want to be its puppet!” said Harry with relief. “I wouldn’t want my wife and kids to see me doing that dance!” said Matt with him dreading that thought. “Come on everyone, we gotta give it everything we got!” said Charlie. The other McBusted boys and their Pikachus agreed and were ready to take on Percharunt while Dominic and Kieran took care of Carmine and the other villagers.

 Chapter 3 – Pikachus Vs Pecharunt

 Pecharunt was far from an easy opponent who dodged or used its shell halves to block the incoming Thunderbolts while having tricks of its own including firing multiple Shadow Balls towards the Pikachus and wrapping them in its corrosive chain using Malignant Chain which badly poisoned team. If that wasn’t bad enough, its ability Poison Puppeteer has also made them confused while poisoned.

 “Oh no Pikachu!” cried Tom as they witnessed the Pikachus being dizzy as they were consumed by Poison. Not even Gallade and Gardevoir had an easy time despite having a type advantage (although they were weak against its Ghost-type moves and Gardevoir also having a weakness against Poison-type moves due to being part of the Fairy type) with Gallade trying to strike it down using Psyblade but Pecharunt dodged him using Phantom Force and strike him before he could sense Pecharunt and Gardevoir’s Lumina Crush got intercepted by its Sludge Wave which allowed her to get hit by the move. Both of them then got caught by the Malignant Chain

 The McBusted boys stood helplessly as they didn’t know what to do. Ogerpon watched this which made her remember everything that Pecharunt did to her and her partner. It wasn’t allowing anyone else to suffer so she charged in and slammed Pecharunt with its cub hard using Ivy Cudgel. “What such power!” said Harry was astonishment. “Now that what I call an Oger Smash!” said Matt.

 Ogerpon then turned to the Pikachus, Gallade and Gardevoir and handed some Pecha Berries which healed their Poisoning. “Alright! Thanks for the help!” called Danny with appreciation. “Now it’s time for a comeback!” said James with their Pokémon ready to have their payback. “How about we give Gallade and Gardevoir some more power?” suggested Dougie. “Right, I’m with you!” said Charlie and they Mega Evolved Gallade and Gardevoir. “I don’t think I have seen Mega Evolution before!” said Kienan with surprise. “Now you’ll get to see it with your own eyes” said Dominic who was happy to see them Mega Evolved. 

 Having to Mega Evolve, their Psychic abilities became enchanted as they were able to forewarn the Pikachus when Pecharunt was about to attack with its Sludge Wave which allowed them to dodge the incoming attacks and having sharper sense to detect Pecharunt when it was about to attack using Phantom Force. Mega Gallade also saved Mega Gardevoir from the Malignant Chain by cutting through them using Psyblade and Mega Gardevoir protected Mega Gallade from Shadow Ball by firing her Lumina Crash.

 Pecharunt once again released its Malignant Chain towards the Pikachus but they worked together with the McBusted boys in their own ways. “Go on Pikachu! Use your speed to outspeed that chain!” called Danny as his Pikachu dodged the chain using its speed. It did trip over at one time but it quickly got up and defended itself with its Thunderbolt. “Pikachu! Let’s fight against the chain using Thunderbolt!” said Tom and his Pikachu shocked the chain to repel it. “See if you can cause it to get tangled by its own chain!” said Dougie. Dougie’s Pikachu followed his idea and lured itself towards Percharunt which caused the chain to hit Percharunt, much to their amusement. “No chain can stop us right Pikachu?” said Harry. His Pikachu agreed and it fired its Thunderbolt to repel the chain which was their way to push themselves to victory.

“Don’t worry Pikachu! I know you can do it!” called James. As motivated by James’ support, his Pikachu used its energy to dodge the chains and repel them with its Thunderbolt. “We can do this Pikachu!” said Matt as his Pikachu boldy took on the chain directly by firing its Thunderbolt just before it reached it. “Keep an eye on the chain at all times!” called Charlie as his Pikachu carefully observed the incoming chains for it to dodge and fight back with Thunderboit.

 While Pecharunt was occupied with the Pikachus, Mega Gallade and Mega Gardevoir used this chance to attack it with their Psyblade and Lumina Crash, dealing a lot of damage to Pecharunt. “Alright! Why don’t we finish this with a bang?!” suggested Danny. “You bet, combining all our strength!” said James with their Pikachus rising up and each of them firing their own individual Thunderbolts, each in a different colour of the rainbow towards Pecharunt, taking it down.  It made its retreat. “Now that’s 10,000,000 times stronger than a Thunderbolt!” exclaimed Dougie. “That sounds like a Z-Move that only Pikachu can use” said Dominic who was just as surprised. Carmine and the other villagers became fully free from Pecharunt’s influence.

 Chapter 4 – A Mochi farewell

 Having to save Kitakami, The McBusted boys preceded their concert with The Pikachus and Ogerpon being part of the show as they danced on stage. During their ‘The Masked Truth’ performance, Ogerpon wears each of her masks and shows off her Ivy Cudgel. It was suggested by Kieran. The song became a big hit with the crowd, cheering as Ogerpon slams her Ivy Cudgel in each of her forms.

 After the show, The McBusted boys were with Dominic, Kieran, Carmine and Ogerpon at Kitakami Hall, joining them for the Festival of Masks to celebrate before leaving. They were helping themselves with the food from the food stalls. “It’s a nice opportunity to have a taste of your culture” said James. “It’s certainly a well-earned celebration” said Matt tasting the ice cream.

 “Once again, I can’t thank you enough for saving Ogerpon and freeing my people from Pecharunt’s control” said Kieran. “We have you and Ogerpon to thank too. She did a great job shining on our stage” said Danny, patting Ogerpon’s head. She was content with that. “See Kieran? That was a spectacular performance that you expect nothing less from both bands together! And Ogerpon did a great job getting out of her comfort zone” said Carmine who was still feeling the excitement from the show.

 “Mind you, you did show a bit of performance yourself that would give Tom and I a run for money in Strictly” said Harry.  Carmine was flustered. “You all better not record me doing that mochi-mochi dance! It’s embarrassing as it is!” she cried. “Thank goodness that I got Dougie to delete that” said Tom to himself.  

Speaking of which, Dougie appeared to be silent, standing still. “Dougie, are you feeling ok?” asked Charlie. Suddenly, Dougie went “Mochi! Mochi!” and did the same dance as Carmine and the other villagers. “Oh no! Not you too Dougie!” cried Matt and they tried to restrain him, only for Dougie to stop and say “...Gotcha!” Everyone groaned having to be tricked by Dougie.

 After that event, the McBusted boys were ready to depart Kitakami with the Pikachus coming with them as their new Pokémon. “You are all welcome to be part of our family” said Tom. Their Pikachus were resting on their laps happily. Dominic was travelling with them too for the next part of their Pokémon tour. “It’s great to be with you Dominic” said Danny smiling. “Never I thought I would get to travel with all of you” replied Dominic, looking at Danny in the eyes. Kieran, Carmine and Ogerpon were waving to them with Kieran saying that they were welcome to come back anytime.

As the plane ascended into the skies, the McBusted boys looked at Kikakami once last time, happy to become heroes while making new friends along the way which they are sure to remember for a long time.

 - Mega McBustedeon