Here is part thirteen 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 Pasio from the mobile spin-off Pokémon Masters Ex. With their friend Dominic, the McBusted boys have arrived in Pasio and meet up with Ash Ketchem who helped to train with other trainers to master their Synch Moves. Among them is Paulo who hides a dark secret. Enjoy and stay tuned for more.
Masters of unity
Chapter One – Test of bonds
Two boy bands McFly and Busted as combined in their Super Group McBusted joined by their friend Dominic have been touring all over the Pokémon regions. This time, they were heading to Pasio as the final part of their tour.
“It’s nice to join you all for Pasio’s Pokémon Masters League. It’s where trainers from all over the world get together to compete in a tournament including Gym Leaders, Elite Four, Frontier Brians and Champions and I happened to receive an invitation as a top Pokémon Researcher” said Dominic.
The McBusted boys sound excited to hear about the Pokémon Masters League. “Sounds like a great way to meet all of those trainers! I hope they like our music” said Danny excitedly. “I bet we can beat them all!” said Harry who’s up for a challenge. “Don’t forget that we have picked Pasio for our special event to top off our tour” said James. “Yeah, watch this space. It’ll be a way to decide it all” said Charlie. Dominic was looking forward to that.
As soon as they arrived, they were greeted by Professor Bellis and the founder of Pasio and Pokémon Masters League Lear. “I welcome you all to Pasio. I’m Professor Bellis. I can’t wait to see your special show that’ll entertain trainers gathered from all over the world!” said Professor Bellis shaking their hands. “A pleasure to meet you Professor Bellis” said Matt politely.
She gave them Sync Stones as a way to commemorate their visit. “These Sync Stones enable you to activate a special, powerful move that combines the bond between you and your Pokémon. I hope you’ll consider using them should you ever have a battle here” said Professor Bellis. The McBusted boys were intrigued upon learning about this technique. “Now that sounds cool as a way to create a powerful move using the power of friendship” said Tom with keen interest. “We certainly should consider it!” said James.
“Your music isn’t half bad and all though I remind you all that there are many trainers who are eager to battle. All of them are synched with their partner Pokémon that they have grown with. If your Pokémon battling skills aren’t as good as your singing or if you all aren’t synched enough, then you all won’t stand a chance against them” said Lear slyly. “Oh yeah? We’ve been having our fair share of Pokémon battling throughout our tour!” said Dougie. “He got that right, we even battled Legendaries!” said Tom. That seemed to impress Lear. “Really? I thought you all would be ammeter rock bands” said Lear. “Oh yeah? We like to show you how well we fight!” said James.
Professor Bellis had an idea. “Why don’t you go out there and meet some of the other trainers who have been taking part in tournaments? That way, you’ll get to test how well you sync with your Pokémon” suggested Professor Bellis. “Sounds like a great idea! It’ll get us warmed up for the tour!” said Danny who was eager with the idea. Professor Bellis has contacted the trainers to arrange for them to meet up with The McBusted boys and Dominic. They decided to go with their Eeveelutions as their Sync partners along with their Gallade, Gardevoir and Alakazam who are capable of Mega Evolving. After they left, Lear said to Professor Bellis “By the way, have you seen Hoopa? It seemed to wander off somewhere as of late.”
As soon as they arrived in Centra City, they met up with eight different trainers. They include Brock and Misty; the two Gym Leaders from the Kanto region, Rosa who is a young trainer from Unova, Korrina; one of the Kalos Gym Leaders, Iono and Larry who are the two Paldea Gym Leaders (although Larry is also a member of the Elite Four), Rika who is one of the Paldea Elite Four and Ash Kecthum, a trainer from Pallet Town who is the first champion of Alola, Monarch and World Champion of the Pokémon World Coronation Series.
“Hey, you are all from McFly and Busted and Dominic aren’t you all? I’m Ash and this is my partner Pikachu!” said Ash, making them feel welcome. “That’s us. It’s nice to meet with the winner of the Master’s Eight” said Dominic who was composed but couldn’t contain his excitement.
“Oh my Arceus! I can’t believe I get to battle with you all!” said Korrina excitedly as a huge fan of them. “My Pokémon and I are fans of your music!” said Rosa who was thrilled to meet them in person. “Happy to battle with any fan of ours” said Charlie with a big grin on his face. “My my, there are a lot of trainers who are a fan of us” said Dougie astoundingly.
“Yeah, I saw your show back in Kanto!” said Misty. “I’ve heard you all had encountered Mewtwo during your tour. That must have been eventful” said Brock. “Yeah it was but we beaten it!” said James. “This shows that Flareon and I are synch!” boasted Matt. “That sounds great and all but we would like to test out your skills to see if you are all truly in synch. It’s part of my job after all” said Rika. “Of course we are, just like us as a band!” answered Danny.
“I wouldn’t get too excited if I were you, especially if you have multiple professions that’ll eat away your life” said Larry who sounds worn down. “Er, I happened to have multiple careers that help to spark my creativity” said Tom sheepishly. “Don’t listen to him! My battle with two well-known bands plus a fan of theirs will be a great collaboration for my live stream!” said Iono brightly who is already setting up her streaming kit. “Well that’ll be an honour but we’ll be the ones showing you all how synch we are as a band!” said Harry with his competitive nature firing up. “And we’ll show you all how close we are with our Pokémon; fighting as one!” said Ash as they were ready to fight each other.
This attracted the attention to some nearby people who happened to be fans of McFly, Busted and McBusted. “Hey! It’s the McFly and Busted boys!” said one of the fans. “And they’re having a battle!” said another fan. “Let’s give them our support and cheer them on!” said the fan girl excitedly. “Why does that guy get to battle with them? I’m so jealous” ranted one of the fans.
The fans cheered for the McBusted boys before their battle. “Hey McFly! Good luck with your battle!” cheered the McFly fans. “We believe in you Busted!” applauded the Busted fans. The McBusted turned to them, appreciating their support. “Thanks, we’ll win this for you all!” said Danny. “Cheers, we’ll make you all proud!” said James.
Charlie and his Vaporeon were up against Rosa and her Serperior. They had a type disadvantage but that didn’t concern them with Charlie staying calm which adapts well with Vaporeon going with the flow like the flowing water; using its defensive capabilities to block Serperior’s moves using Protect and hit hard back using Ice Beam, a move that makes them prepared against Grass types.
“Wow, that was great thinking of you there!” said Rosa who admired Charlie’s style of battling. “Thanks there, it’s all about using your creative mind just like coming up with music” said Charlie. “Now that’s an interesting perspective. However, my Serperior and I vow to battle every trainer in the world, showing our bond that makes us stronger together!” said Rosa as her Serperior fired its Energy Ball at Vaporeon before it could protect itself. Vaporeon fired more Ice Beams but Serperior dodged them with its Speed that matched Rosa’s energy. “And now, it’s all or nothing!” said Rosa and her Seperior unleashed its Synch Move; Shoot for the Stars Leaf Storm which took out Vaporeon. “Now I’m seeing the stars” said Charlie upon defeat.
Tom and his Jolteon were up against Larry and his Dundunsparce. “And now, prepare to be zapped by my Jolteon’s lighting-fast attacks that match its lighting-quick speed just like in superhero movies!” said Tom, using his love for pop culture and cool, calculative talent to command his Jolteon to dodge Dundunsparce’s attacks with its speed while firing its Thunderbolts.
But Larry kept his cool and said “Now now, why don’t we keep it plain and simple?” and his Dundunsparce unleashed a powerful sound wave attack using Boomburst to intercept the Thunderbolts. The loud noise has also stunned Jolteon. “Now that is loud and clear above the noise!” yelled Tom covering his ears. “I would have thought that you pop stars are used to this kind of thing” said Larry as he used this chance to perform his Synch Move; Exceptional Everyman Hyper Drill with his Dundunsparce point its tail towards Jolteon, spinning towards it at exceptionally high speed which knocked it out.
Matt and his Flareon fight with Brock and his Tyranitar. Even with type disadvantage, Matt was still fired up as his Flareon, giving him a challenge. “We’ll show that we can deal with anything even with type advantage!” said Matt with confidence with Flareon charging into Brock’s Tyranitar with full force using Super Power, a move that he had prepared for matchups like this. Even with his fiery passion and high energy, Matt knows to keep things under control just like he has been striving for in regard with his addiction as shown when he told Flareon to use its speed to dodge the incoming Stone Edge.
“I admire your passion and will but that won’t be enough to overcome what you’re up against” said Brock calmly and ordered Tyranitar to use Rock Tomb. The surrounding rocks have slowed down Flareon which made it exposed to Brock’s Synch Move; Synature Rock-Solid Stone Edge, beating it down.
“Come on Espeon, we can do this!” said Danny who battled against Rika and her Clodsire. “Give it your all kiddo” said Rika encouragingly yet calmly. Although Danny is known to be clumsy, he synchs well with his Espeon who balances out his impulsiveness with its wisdom, helping to draw out his hidden smarter side. This is shown when Danny commands Espeon to set up Substitute to scout for Clodsire’s attacks, giving it opportunities to use Psychic, taking advantage of Clodsire’s weakness to Psychic type moves.
But Rika remained composed and said “You have thought that well.” “Why thanks, it shows that I can be talented at Pokémon battles just like for my music” said Danny. “That certainly gives you potential. However, while my Clodsire lacks in speed, we make it up with our endurance and power combined which gives us an edge!” said Rika with Clodsire using Recover to heal the damage. It then slammed into the Substitute using Heavy Slam, breaking the decoy. Rika then shocked the earth using her Synch move Paldea League Interviewer Earth Power. As both Danny and Espeon felt the tremor, Rika commanded Clodsire to strike Espeon using Megahorn, dealing super-effective damage to knock it out.
Harry and his Umbreon were up against Misty and her Starmie. Harry’s competitive streak and mischievous heart match well with the Dark Type Eeveelution Umbreon who can take blows with its defensives which helps it to allow it to strike as shown when it strikes back Starmie using Foul Play after firing its Bubblebeam. “We shall win this with the type advantage!” bragged Harry with confidence.
But Misty wasn’t fazed and said “As a Gym Leader, it isn’t always about type advantage! It’s what you do with the matchup you have that counts!” said Misty as her Starmie used its Speed to dodge Umbreon’s attacks which gives Starmie the momentum to unleash its Dazzling Gleam which blinded Umbreon. This gives Misty an opening to use Starmie’s Sync Move Tomboyish Mermaid Bubble Beam which resembles a stronger variation of Bubble Beam. Umbreon wasn’t able to withstand the incoming bubbles and it was knocked out, much to Harry’s disbelief. “If it were a marathon race, I would beat you!” ranted Harry.
James and Leafeon were facing Korrina and her Lucario. “We won’t be holding back but hey, give it your all and show me the power of a Gym Leader!” said James, showing his friendly yet energetic mannerisms to Korrina. “Why of course; Lucario and I won’t be pulling any punches!” replied Korrina. James’ Leafeon is easily adaptable to James’ lively antics like a plant adapting to its environment as shown when James commanded it to block Lucario’s Close Combat using Leaf Blade and strike back as soon as it gained an opening and counter its Meteor Mash using Knock Off, allowing Leafeon to follow up the attack using Leaf Blade.
“Nice work there but wait until you see our true power!” said Korrina who Mega Evolved her Lucario. “A Mega Evolution? Now that gives us a challenge!” said James and he and Leafeon were eager to take it on. Mega Lucario was significantly faster and stronger, evading Leafeon’s Leaf Blade who tried to counter its Close Combat, wearing it down. This gives Mega Lucario a chance to strike using Power-Up Punch which boosts its Attack. “And now, this is the power of Mega Evolution!” said Korrina with her Mega Lucario finishing off Leafeon using its Synch Move Give-it-all-Ya-Got-Power-Up-Punch.
“There’s no doubt that our battle together will gain a lot of views!” said Iono who battles Dougie and his Glaceon with her Bellibot. “Make sure you get my good side” said Dougie. Dougie’s battle style is erratic and unpredictable as Dougie himself and his Glaceon adapts his flashy tactician as it fires its Blizzard towards Bellibot while it used Discharge. As Bellibot was hit by the raging snow, Dougie quickly told Glaceon to fire multiple Shadow Balls, using Blizzard as a distraction to bombard Bellibot.
“Now that is a sparking combination that’ll dazzle my viewers!” said Iono with excitement, bursting with energy just like electricity. “Looks like we’re going to be the stars of your livestream!” bragged Dougie. “Is that so? Don’t forget that this is my stream so only I know how to get the crowd wild like this!” said Iono with Bellibot firing its Zap Cannon at Glaceon which paralysed it. “And now let us shine!” said Iono as this gives Bellibot a chance to fire its Synch Move; Supercharged Streamer Zap Cannon, finishing off Glaceon.
Dominic and Sylveon’s opponents were Ash and his closest companion Pikachu. “I look forward to witnessing your battling style” said Dominic. “Pikachu and I are going to win this!” said Ash who is always pumped for battles. Dominic is a cool and collected fighter who uses smart strategies to catch opponents off guard, using Sylveon’s Pixilate-boosted Hyper Voice to repel Ash’s Pikachu from getting close to it using Quick Attack and Iron Tail (which would have been super effective against Sylveon). Sylveon also used its ribbons to wrap around Pikachu to prevent him from moving. Sylveon’s nurturing nature matches Dominic’s heart of gold to help everyone and idealism to make the world a better place for everyone.
But Ash is the kind of trainer who overcomes any battles by thinking outside the box using his strong bond with his Pikachu and determination. He commanded his Pikachu to use Thunderbolt on Sylveon’s ribbons, allowing Pikachu to break free. “Wow! Even I didn’t see that coming! But we’re still going to win this!” said Dominic with surprise yet determination that matches Ash’s, ordering Sylveon to fire its Hyper Voice. “Pikachu and I can do anything!” said Ash who told Pikachu to use Electro Web to block the move while trapping Sylveon. “And now, let’s do this Pikachu!” said Ash and his Pikachu finished off Sylveon using his Synch Move Best Buds 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt.
The McBusted boys and Dominic were shocked at their defeat. "What was fun" cheered Rosa. “We all lost?” said Dougie in disbelief. “Happy to be of service” said Larry. “You all did your best but I guess we had more experience as Gym Leaders and other professions” said Brock.
Their fans who were cheering the McBusted boys throughout weren’t happy about that as they were jeering stuff like “Boooo! Those battles was fixed!”, “No fair! Those trainers cheated with those fancy powerful moves!” and “We demand that they have a rematch!” “Hey! Who do you think you are all!” cried Misty who wasn’t happy to be on the receiving end of their fans’ wrath. “So sorry, we’ll go easy on them next time” said Rika keeping her composure. “Now now, there’s no need to get upset on our behalf” said Tom trying to keep cool though he was a little embarrassed. “Yeah, we had fun just the same” added Charlie. Their fans went off, vowing to avenge them.
Matt couldn’t help but to be a little discouraged and said “So we’re not synched with our Pokémon?” “Don’t worry, losing is part of the experience even for me as a Gym Leader” said Korrina reassuringly. “As long as you don’t give up and keep on trusting your Pokémon, I know you all will get stronger, just like for my battles” said Ash encouragingly. “Thanks, you are right about that. It’s just like learning from failure during your music career” said Danny. “I always learn each time” said Dominic. “Regardless, we have a lot of views with our stream. The crowd were going nuts!” said Iono. “Glad to be part of your stream” said Dougie.
Ash has offered to help the McBusted boys and Dominic to train them and to master their Synch moves while the other trainers went off to their separate ways. They were happy to be accompanied by him. Meanwhile, someone was watching in the distance and said to himself “Those fans were making a loud noise. They planned to cause some trouble…”
Chapter 2 – Becoming the very best
Ash helped Dominic and the McBusted boys to train their Eeveelutions, Gallade, Gardevoir, Alakzam and other Pokémon to master their Synch Moves. The McBusted boys and Dominic appreciated being mentored by a trainer from a younger generation while in return, they told Ash about the adventures they had and sharing him their music.
“Wow, you all meet a lot of Pokémon!” said Ash with amazement. “Yeah, it was great seeing all those Pokémon and the worlds they live in” said Danny. “We learned a lot while saving their worlds along the way” said James. “So what made you want to take part in the Pokémon Masters League?” asked Dougie. “To tell you the truth, I don’t know how I ended up in Pasio. It’s like I was sent here by some kind of portal all of a sudden though I find myself battling all kinds of trainers. Some of which I recognise from my travels but they treat me as if I’m some kind of stranger” answered Ash who sounded somewhat perplexed.
Dominic had an explanation. “You must have come from another time and another dimension from the other trainers that were brought here. It’s like there are different kinds of alternative worlds where every other trainer has taken a different path. Why, even we may have our alternative selves from a different timeline.” “...Men I’m so confused” said Ash who couldn’t comprehend this at all. “I know Kid, it’s making my head spin” said Dougie. “It’s way too complicated for me” said Matt with the McBusted boys didn’t quite get it either. They all have a good laugh out of this though.
The McBusted boys offered Ash to try their instruments. He did his best playing the guitars, bass and drums but he can only make some low-key noises, much to Pikachu’s annoyance and the McBusted boys’ amusement. “Maybe I’ll stick with Pokémon battles” said Ash sheepishly. “No worries, you did your best” said Tom gently. “Yeah, as long as you don’t break my drums” said Harry jokingly. “It takes a lot of practice to master them” said Charlie.
They continued their training with Ash getting the other Gym Leaders to spar with Dominic and the McBusted boys, swapping with their Eeveelutions, Gallade, Gardevoir and Alakazam. They were able to come up with strategies that caught their opponents off guard while relying on their trust with their Pokémon as instructed by Ash, helping them to awaken their Sync Stones. Along the way, they interacted with the Gym Leaders including exchanging advice or getting to know each other.
“You did well though you gotta remember to synch with your Pokémon’s moves correct, just like with your instruments” said Piers who is a Gym Leader from Galar. “A clear mind can help you to guide you to victory” said Sabrina, a Kanto Gym Leader. “Right, they makes sense thanks” said Charlie. “Don’t be afraid to take risks and believe in your Pokémon although I have to work on being open to others” said Allistar who is also a Gym Leader from Galar. “Don’t worry kid, that mask looks cute on you” said Dougie gently. “Remember to use your loss and frustration as a motivation to do better, just how I strive to wake up early before the Rage Candy Bars are sold out” said Bruno. The McBusted boys were perplexed by this.
“You said you are all from two boy bands? We got to rock together someday!” said Roxie, one of the Gym Leaders from Unova. “You bet we will!” said Matt excitedly. “So I use the prize money from the battles I had to help with the unfortunate. It’s good to use Pokémon battles for a good cause while having fun” said Crasher Wake; the Gym Leader from Sinnoh. “Yeah, the day is worthwhile when you make people smile as once said by my Grandfather” said Danny.
Afterwards, Ash has introduced them to Paulo. “This is Paulo, he and his sister Tina were the ones who introduced me to the Pokémon Masters Tournament since I was sent here” said Ash. “I was watching your battle the other day. You all have potential as one big group” said Paulo. “Nice to meet you though too bad you have to see us lose” said Harry. “I know but still, I can tell that all of you have the conviction to push yourselves to great strength despite your adversary” said Paulo. “Well why don’t you see how strong they have gotten by battling one of them?” suggested Ash. “I’m up for it” said Dominic volunteering. Paulo agreed to do so as his way to get to know them more.
Paulo sends out his Hydreigon up against Dominic’s Alakazam. Even with type disadvantage, Dominic and Alakazam were able to hold their ground with their trust in one another and Ash’s training as shown when they appear to communicate without saying a word as if they were telepathic and Dominic comes up with ways to overcome Hydreigon’s attacks including using Psychic to deflect its Dragon Pulse and firing its Focus Blast to hit Hydreigon for super effective damage.
“You can do it Dominic!” cheered Danny. “Wow! Dominic and his Alakazam are synch even without saying a word!” said Tom with fascination. “But will they Mega Evolve or use their Synch move?” asked James. “I say he’ll only use them when the time is right” said Ash. Just as Alakazam was about to fire another Focus Blast, Paulo called off the battle. “Sorry but something has come up. I’ll let you win this one for now” said Paulo who recalled his Hydreigon and made his leave. Despite this ‘win’, Dominic had a hunch that something felt off.
As Paulo went ahead, he said to himself “...They’re strong, more than me. Maybe they’ll...”
Chapter 3 – A clash of ideas
Meanwhile, the McFly and Busted fans who saw their battle the other day were discussing among themselves. “Those trainers who won against McFly and Busted are clearly overpowered, giving them an unfair advantage!” “Yeah even though some of them had a type disadvantage!” “That’s why we have gathered here to go up to these jerks and give them our piece of mind to avenge the McBusted boys!” “Yeah, I have specially trained my Pokémon to defeat their Pokémon!” “I’m going to prevent them from entering any more tournaments so that if the McBusted boys enter the tournament, they can win!” “Isn’t that guy hanging out with them is also a fan? We should get him to join us!”
Unknown to them, they were overheard by Paulo who led a shady group of masked people who called themselves Team Break and had a mischievous-looking mythical Pokémon that resembled a Dijinn known as a Hoopa in its Unbound form. It’s said to have the power to use its rings to summon Legendary Pokémon and people from different timelines. “Hoopa, stop those fans” said Paulo and Hoopa went over towards the fans and used Hyperspace Fury to savagely beat up the fans’ Pokémon.
The fans tried to stop Hoopa, only for them to become restrained with Hoopa using Psychic and slammed them towards the wall. As instructed by Paulo, Team Break rushed in and steals their Pokémon.
The McBusted boys and the others heard a scream and rushed over towards the distraught fans. “What’s wrong? Are you all alright?” asked Danny. “Our Pokémon! They got stolen by those masked people and that boy!” cried one of them. “It’s the craziest thing! That weird-looking Pokémon showed up out of nowhere and took out our Pokémon!” said another fan. “Don’t worry, we’ll help you all find them!” said Harry reassuring them.
“Do any of you have an idea where did those people go?” asked Dominic. “I think I saw them going that way!” said the fan pointing towards a building in the distance. Ash’s Pikachu picked up a scent and rushed towards that direction, leading everyone while the fans stayed behind with Professor Bellis who showed up, saying that she’ll contact the authorities right away.
The McBusted boys and the others have met up with a young girl with red hair, holding a Rockruff. Ash recognised her as Paulo’s friend. “Tina! Have you heard about...” asked Ash but before he could finish his sentence, Tina said “Yes...it was my friend’s doing.” “...Paulo?!” said Ash in disbelief. “Really? But how?” said James.
Tina explained that sometime a while ago, she and Paulo had an incident with Ghetsis from Team Plasma who held her hostage to force Paulo to bring Lear’s Hoopa in exchange for her safety. But during their battle, Ghetsis used his Kyurem to seemingly kill Rockruff, causing Paulo to snap which allowed him to take control of Hoopa using his Sync Stone, transforming it into its Unbound Form. Once he defeats Ghetsis, Paulo vows to use Hoopa’s new power and join forces with Team Break to wipe out all evil and become the last evil.
Although Tina agreed that those who use Pokémon for evil purposes or harm others should be stopped, his methods would only trend him on a darker path. This is shown when he has successfully taken down other evil organizations or people by using Hoopa Unbound to mercifully take them down without question or a second chance with Team Rocket the latest organization that he defeated.
With Team Break the last evil remaining on Pasio, Paulo told them to use the Rocket Control Machine that he stole from Team Rocket which makes the Pokémon stronger but aggressive, using it on the Pokémon that they stole to encourage strong trainers to take them down so that no more evil will remain.
The McBusted boys and the others felt wary hearing about Paulo’s dark ambitions. Although they understood his intentions and sympathised with what he had gone through, they knew that trending on a dark path would make him just like the very evil organization that he swore to destroy. “I can tell that Paulo has some mental issues” said Dougie sombrely. “I am all for justice but I know that there are those who weren’t always evil to begin with. For that, I cannot agree with his actions” said Dominic with concern. “I am worried that he won’t be the same brother I looked up to. I have found Rockruff who I believe was teleported by Hoopa before it got attacked by Kyurem. If only I had found sooner...” said Tina worriedly. “I swear that he’ll help Paulo to realise his actions” said Ash. “You can leave it to us. I know that he needs support right now” said Matt reassuring her.
They all continued ahead until they were confronted by Team Break and the Pokémon they had stolen from their fans, using them to fight the trainers that they had battled before. Although they were holding their own, they were having difficulties against the number of mind-controlled Pokémon. “You all must be Team Break!” cried Ash. “And we’re going to make you all give those Pokémon back to our fans!” demanded Tom. “Ha! As if we’ll hand over those powerful Pokémon that are ours now!” taunted one of the Team Break members. “We’ll be the ones breaking the bonds!” said another. “Well we shall beat them with our bonds!” said Danny and they chose to battle them with their Gallade and Gardevoir with Dominic and Ash helping them out. Although the McBusted boys were hesitant to take out the Pokémon that are owned by their fans, their minds were fully taken over by The Rocket Machine which makes them instinct fighting machines, giving them no other choice but to fight them.
The McFly boys helped to back up Larry, Rika, Misty and Iono with their Gallade who used his gallant swordsmen-like movements to slice through the opposing attacks using Psyblade and Leaf Blade including Icicle Spears from Cloyster and Shadow Balls from Xatu, giving him an opening to quickly strike his opponents up close using Close Combat and Knock Off. This also helps to counter his opponent who tries to attack at close range including Breloom using Mach Punch.
Those orders were given from each of the McFly boys which is just like how they corporately play their songs on stage, making them synchronized with each other. “Wow, I can tell that you guys have grown a lot stronger” said Rika as they helped to protect her Clodsire. “Thanks though we have Ash to thank for passing his experience to us” said Tom. “And now, let’s give it our all just like for our shows!” said Danny as they were ready to perform their Sync Move Galaxy Defenders Psyblade with the McFly boys jamming their instruments while Gallade Mega Evolved and charged up his Psyblade which became larger than usual, delivering a powerful PSI slice on Cloyster, Xatu and Breloom which took them out. “And that was our Sync move!” cheered Dougie with Rika and the others watched in amazement. “Winning this as one!” added Harry.
The Busted boys used their Gardevoir to help Rosa, Korrina and Brock who fights gracefully and elegantly like a ballerina by dodging her opponents’ attacks using her psychic scenes including two Rapidash, both in their Kanto and Galarian forms charging in using Flare Blitz and Play Rough and firing her Moonblast and Aura Sphere at their behind. A Dugtrio was about to sneak up on her but she sensed its ambush and stopped its tracks by firing her Hyper Voice.
The Busted boys were fully in synch with their Gardevoir which is like whenever they were writing up songs together. “You boys are really good at this!” said Rosa, giving her support after they defended her Serperior. “All this training has paid off” said Charlie. “And we shall use our experience for this killer move of ours!” said James which was their cue to pull off their synch move Wedding Crashers Lumina Crash with the Busted boys playing their instruments at full blast while Gardevoir Mega Evolved and fired a powerful variant of Lumina Crash which finished off both Rapidash forms and Dugtrio. “Wow! I really felt our combined bond with this one!” cheered Matt.
Dominic teamed up with Ash to fight with Piers, Alistair, Roxie, Crasher Wake, Sabrina and Bruno. Like before with their battle against Paulo, Alakazam makes full use of its psychic capabilities, using its telekinesis to stop its opponent from charging into it or firing their attacks as shown when it stopped Gogoat’s tracks using Horn Leech and Lycanroc Midday Form firing its Stone Edge using Psychic. Both Dominic and Alakazam were fully in synch as they fought smartly as if their brain powers were combined.
Maushold was about to attack Alakazam using Population Bomb but Ash’s Pikachu defended them just in time using his Iron Tail. “It’s all yours Dominic!” said Ash. “Thanks, I owe you one Ash!” said Dominic who was ready to use his Synch Move, Mega Evolving his Alakazam and unleashed a powerful Psychic attack using Over the Rainbow Psychic, defeating Gogoat, Lycanroc and Maushold.
Tina helped out too using her partner Pokémon Flareon, using Flare Blitz to charge into Avalugg using Ice Spinner and Excadrill spinning towards them using Drill Run. “Your Flareon is doing a good job helping us out. Its fiery passion is as strong as mine” said Matt. “Thanks, my Flareon has been my partner. I have so many memories of it since it was an Eevee. I maybe Paulo’s friend but I cannot allow him to tear that bond between people and Pokémon” said Tina as her Flareon fired its Scoring Sand at Grafaiai. “I get that; we as a band hold onto the memories we have that make us who we are today right down in Memory Lane” said Tom. “May that conviction make you strong to help your friend” said Dominic. Tina agreed with them, using all of those feelings into her Sync Move Warm Feelings Fire Impact.
Paulo were watching the battle while he was with Hoopa Unbound (who was also watched by another man at the far back). He said to himself “So they have mastered their Synch Moves. Maybe this will give them strong enough too...” but he was then confronted by Tina and the others. “Paulo! Please stop this! It’s not what I wanted!” begged Tina. “She’s right, you are going too far!” cried Ash. “This is the only way to destroy all evil by all means even if I have to stand alone!” replied Paulo.
Dominic and the McBusted boys attempted to reason and understand Paulo. “There’s nothing wrong with standing up to evil but you cannot destroy all evil by using power alone. It’s something that we can only do together just like how I stood up for my rights” said Dominic firmly. “I’ve been relying on others which have been holding me back. Only I can get stronger on my own so that I can protect myself and those I care about, whatever it takes!” argued Paulo.
“But you cannot become the very thing that you are trying to destroy! There’s always going to be evil in the world, but by using Hoopa like this, it won’t be fair on it as Pokémon are not meant to be used as tools” said Dominic persistently. “What about those Team Break goons of yours? Aren’t you leading them?” asked Dougie. “I’m only using them to eliminate other evil. By making them the last ones to go down, I will deliver justice” answered Paulo, standing firm to his convictions. “But you can only do so much by going it alone. We’ve been through dark patches in our lives but by opening up to others, we can get through it together” said Matt. “This plan of yours will only bring pain to others including those you want to protect, making you no different than those you swore to take down” said James. “If you come with us and put a stop to this, I believe we can help to understand each others’ perspectives” said Danny.
Paulo disagreed. “You all don’t get it. There is no other way!” he snapped. During that moment, Hoopa Unbound suddenly went on a rampage having to be consumed by Paulo’s negative emotions as manifested by his tainted Sync Stone, destroying the Rocket Control Machine and attacking Paulo, turning against him but Gallade, Gardevoir, Alakazam and Pikachu protected him, taking the hits themselves.
“Pikachu!” cried Ash as they rushed over to their injured Pokémon with concern. “Are you alright Alakazam?” asked Dominic. Their Pokémon looked at them with a brave smile. The McBusted boys and Dominic returned their Pokémon back into their Pokeballs for them to rest.
Chapter 4 – Power of Synchronization
“I congratulate you for doing all the work for me” said a shady man who made his appearance. He was Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket. “What? But I thought I defeated you!” exclaimed Paulo. “Didn’t we fight Team Rocket back in Johto?” said Dougie to himself. “You fool, I merely pretended to lose for you to let your guard down so I can take control of Hoopa Unbound myself as a way for me to use its powers to summon Legendary Pokémon while I take control of Pasio, ushering a new age of Team Rocket! You see, Hoopa requires a partner with a mind that is free of doubt for its power to be controlled, something that you clearly lack!” explained Giovanni and he sets Hoopa Unbound to go on a rampage everywhere, destroying nearby buildings in sight and terrorising other trainers.
Paulo was in shock and disbelief. “This is...not what I wanted!” cried Paulo. Lear turned up and angrily said “To be blackmailed is one thing but you have some nerve to use my only friend who was there for me when my Mother died and when my Father dumped me into a strict school who’ll now destroy this very tournament that I call home! I hope you are proud of yourself. This is what you wanted. This is what becoming the last evil has got to you!”
The McBusted boys and the others helped to comfort Paulo. “Paulo, we want to help you” said Tom. “Let us save Hoopa from Giovanni’s control. That way, we can save Pasio” said Harry. “We can confront evil together so that you won’t have to be alone” said Charlie. Paulo looked up to them. Tina held his Rockruff, much to Paulo’s surprise. “It was Hoopa who rescued Rockruff back then by teleporting it away in time but I was the one who found it”. Paulo embraced his Rockruff and said to The McBusted boys and Dominic “...Thanks. Please destroy the last evil for me”. “You have our word” said Dominic with reassurance and they all went off to stop Hoopa while Paulo stayed behind with Ash and the others to fight Team Break who turned against him, siding with Giovanni. Lear also helped out using his Starapator who charges into its foes using Brave Brave.
Dominic and The McBusted boys send out their Eeevelutions, using them to fight Hoopa Unbound and to defend other people and Pokémon. “Do you all think you have the power to stop Hoopa under my control?!” sneered Giovanni. “We’ll show you the power of our bonds together!” answered Danny. “As a band and with our Pokémon!” added James.
Hoopa Unbound often fights by surrounding its opponents in six rings and striking them with its six arms using Hyperspace Fury, taking a lot of damage but Charlie and his Vaporeon stayed calm, keeping an eye on when Hoopa is about to attack for them to protect themselves and others (including the other trainers for them to make a getaway) using Protect. Vaporeon wasn’t able to constantly use Protect against Hoopa’s attacks but Charlie was then thinking outside the box just like Ash would. Just as Hoopa was about to attack Vaporeon using Hyperspace Fury, Charlie said “Vaporeon! Fire your Bouncy Bubble at the fists!” and his Vaporeon followed his instruction, using the powerful bubble attack to intercept Hoopa using its fists to pound on Vaporeon and its teammates, allowing them to attack Hoopa.
Tom and his Jolteon keep their cool with Jolteon using its Speed to dodge Hoopa using Psychic to throw objects at them and his teammates although Hoopa also uses the objects to defend itself from the attacks. “We gotta keep on pressing on by attacking those objects!” said Tom, thinking of a well-thought-out plan while maintaining his composure. Jolteon understood him and fired its Thunderbolt at the objects which made Hoopa open to attacks including Jolteon shooting out its Buzzy Buzz.
The sight of Hoopa causing destruction has made Matt wary but he and Flareon knows that there was no time to be afraid as they took bold action to charge into Hoopa using Flare Blitz who fired its Gunk Shoot towards Flareon. The flames surrounding Flareon protected it from the incoming attacks which allowed Flareon to land the attack on Hoopa, dealing great damage but also hurts Flareon with the recoil damage. “Let’s hold back a bit and focus on giving the others a helping hand?” said Matt gently, knowing its limits. Flareon appreciated him showing concern and concentrated on helping his bandmates and the other trainers by using Sizzly Slide on the Gunk Shoots before it hit anyone.
Although Espeon had a type disadvantage against Hoopa, this did not deter Danny who felt anxious but had the courage to help out his bandmates and the other trainers while facing Hoopa, matching Espeon’s calmness (just like when he did a Bushtucker Trail in I’m a Celebrity when he has to lay in a chamber to get the stars that was full of snakes including one that got into his boxers). He commanded Espeon to use Psychic on the incoming Focus Blasts, deflecting them away. Just when Hoopa was about to use Hyperspace Fury on the others, Danny quickly told Epseon to fire its Dazzling Gleam on Hoopa to defend him, a move that he had prepared up against Dark types. “It’s all to protect everyone!” said Danny as Espeon used Glitzy Glow to set up a Light Screen to reduce the damage taken from Hoopa’s special attacking moves.
Even with their teamwork, Hoopa was still a tough opponent who fired multiple Gunk Shoots and Focus Blasts towards the Eeveelutions, knocking them down. They were about to get attacked by Hoopa’s Hyperspace Fury but Paulo arrived just in time, using his newly evolved Lycanroc Dusk Form to fire its Stone Edge at the rings. Ash and Tina have also arrived with their Pikachu and Flareon attacking Hoopa with their Thunderbolt and Fire Blast. “Thanks for the help there!” said Dominic. “It’s my way to make up for my mistakes” said Paulo. “We are all in this together!” added Ash.
Hoopa used Hyperspace Fury on Umbreon once again but Harry ordered it to use Baddy Bad to set up Reflect to reduce the damage taken from it. “Let’s show that we are better than it!” said Harry with his competitive streak once again as Umbreon used Foul Play. Harry’s mischievous yet good-hearted nature with the striving force to do better as reflected with Umbreon’s Dark typing as shown when he commands Umbreon to defend the others from Hoopa using Hyperspace Fury using Foul Play on its fists.
James’ Leafeon got hit by Gunk Shoot, taking a lot of damage from the move with Leafeon being weak to it. “Don’t give up! Use Sappy Seed!” called James encouragingly and Leafeon summoned a huge stalk that scattered the seeds on Hoopa, using the seeds to restore Leafeon’s health, gaining more energy to fight to match James’ quirky nature yet creative driven nature. James also had the idea of using Leaf Blade to slice through the incoming Gunk Shoots.
Hoopa fired multiple Focus Blasts towards Glaceon. Dougie told it to use Freezy Frost, using the huge crystallised iceberg as a barrier, protecting it and the others. It became shattered by the projectiles but that’s when Dougie quickly told Glaceon to fire its Blizzard on Hoopa, demonstrating their unpredictable trickery. “Ha! You didn’t see that coming did you genie?!” taunted Dougie.
Hoopa once again use Psychic on multiple objects but Dominic quickly tells Sylveon to repel them using Sparkly Swirl. Hoopa then used Hyperspace Fury with Sylveon dodging its fists as they appeared from the rings. “You can do this Sylveon! Together, we shall not only help the others but also Hoopa to free it from Giovanni’s control!” called Dominic. Motivated by his hope and compassion, Sylveon regained composure and fired its Hyper Voice at the rings, breaking them while hitting Hoopa.
Their teamwork has managed to weaken Hoopa but it wasn’t down just yet. “I admit that I am impressed with your teamwork but none of you will stand a chance with this ultimate Sync Moves of ours” said Giovanni as Hoopa was charging up a powerful beam attack made out of dark matter. “Well then, let’s say we all combine our power as one?” said Tom as they were ready to use their Sync Move together. “I’m with you there!” said Charlie.
“It’s time for the grand finale!” said Dougie as they activated their Sync Stones, channelling their power onto their respective Eeeveelutions with each of them firing a beam that represented their typing, all at the same time. They all call it Unity Starry Typing Beam. With all of them combining their bond and determination, all of the beam attacks were able to overpower Hoopa’s attack, dealing massive damage which subdued it, freeing itself from Giovanni’s control as it reverted to its Confined Form. “We did it!” cheered Matt. “How do you like our teamwork?!” bragged Harry. Giovanni accepted his defeat and said “You all may have won this team but mark my words; Team Rocket shall live on!” as he walked off.
The McBusted boys and Dominic have become heroes having to stop Giovanni’s plans and return their fan’s Pokémon. Lear became reunited with Hoopa too. “You guys rock with those Sync Moves!” cheered Ash. “They were a blast out there, I felt truly as one with each and every one of you” said James with them smiling at each other with affection.
Paulo showed up with Tina. “We have all of you to thank for everything” said Tina. “You all shown to be stronger, standing up to evil better than I could” said Paulo. “I believe in you Paulo. As long as you continue to have a heart full of compassion, then you still have what it takes to stand up to evil for others” said Dominic giving him encouragement even with the trouble he has caused. “Just remember that you’re not alone” said Danny warmly. “Yeah, as long as you keep out of trouble Kid” said Dougie. Paulo thanked them and said that he was on probation with the International Police as a way to atone for his actions.
“In the meantime, I guess I have you all to thank, showing that you are all stronger than I thought. I look forward to that battle of yours” said Lear. “You better be there!” said Matt excitedly.
Afterwards, the McBusted boys performed at the Pasio stadium with Dominic, Ash, Paulo, Tina, other trainers that they had met and their fans watching and cheering for them, especially one time when they performed their Eeeveeutions Sync Move (including Dominic’s Sylveon as their special guest) during their song that they come up with ‘Synchro Symphony’ which reflects on the bond between people and Pokémon and their Mega Evolved Pokémon during the encore.
Having to save the world once again, the McBusted boys became closer to their Pokémon, as with each other. Their tour throughout the world of Pokémon has given them memories that they’ll never forget which will all come down to a special show that they have set in store.
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