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

McBusted's Pokémon Adventures Part 11 - Home is where is treasure is

 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

McBusted's Pokémon Adventures Part 10 - Mega Legends in Hisui

 Here is part ten 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, only this time, they were sent to the Hisui region from Pokémon Legends Arceus. The McBusted boys have been told by Volo that collecting the plates will send them home. Volo however has a hidden agenda. Enjoy and stay tuned for more. 

Mega Legends in Hisui

 

Chapter 1: Into an ancient land

 McFly and Busted, joined together as a supergroup, McBusted, have been touring throughout the Pokémon regions, but today, they were taking a day off for rehearsals and just taking it easy. They were with their shiny Gallade and shiny Gardevoir.

 The McBusted boys were using this day off to attach their Mega Stones Galladite and Gardevorite (given to them by their fan Dominic back in the Kalos region) onto a bracelet, giving them to the respective Pokémon. They then worked on attaching the Key Stone to a guitar. “We should consider using Mega Evolution soon, starting with these two” suggested Danny. “Yeah and face off each other using their Mega Evolution” said James with a glint in his eye. “I can’t wait to see their Mega Evolution in action just like we have before” said Dougie with interest. Gallade and Gardevoir were eager with the idea.

 Suddenly, something unexpected happened as the McBusted boys, Gallade and Gardevoir were engulfed in a bright, swirling light which led them to a mysterious wormhole before any of them could react (taking their instruments with them). This has taken them to an unfamiliar vast, ancient land. 

 “Hey where are we?” said Danny with puzzlement. “It looks like we’re been sent back in time somehow” concluded Matt looking around. “We didn’t even drive a DeLorean” said Dougie jokingly. “But we can’t stay here! We’ll be touring in Paldea in the next few days!” said Tom anxiously. “But how do we get back?” asked Harry. 

 It was that moment when a man approached them. He had a charismatic smile and a certain mysterious air about him. “Greeting travellers. I am Volo, a humble merchant. Are you all lost? I can tell that you all are not from around here” said Volo who seemed surprised yet calm. Gallade and Gardevoir somehow couldn’t help but be defensive, guarding the McBusted boys. But Charlie moved forward and said “Why yes, we are McFly and Busted as our supergroup McBusted. We were practicing for our tour and we somehow ended up here.” “Can you please tell us what is this place and if you know a way we can get back home?” asked James.

 Volo’s smile widened and said “Certainly, this world is known as Hisui; the land that is full of ancient legends. It seems that all of you were brought here by a force far greater than any of us. But fear not, I know a way that’ll help you to get back to your home.” “Really? That’ll be great” said Harry. “The key to open the portal to return to your home are ancient artefacts known as the Plates of Arceus, the creator of all Pokémon. I believe that gathering all 17 will open that portal.”

 “That sounds great but where do we find them?” asked Tom. “You’ll find all but one according to this map. Come and meet me at Temple of Sinnoh when you have found 16 of them” said Volo, leading them to the gates that’ll lead them to their first destination in Hisui; Obsidian Field lands.

 “Well what are we waiting for? Let’s do this!” said Danny who is excited to have this opportunity for an adventure. As they made their way, Volo looked at them who was hiding something from them. Along the way, Charlie just realised something and said “Wait, did he say the Temple of Sinnoh? Sinnoh the name of the region that we been too!” “Maybe we’re in the land before the modern-day Sinnoh” suggested Dougie. “Guess this could be a chance to see what Sinnoh was like in the old days” said Matt who was intrigued by this conclusion.

 Chapter 2: Frenzied Maythem

 As soon as they arrived in Obsidian Field lands, they found Pokémon who had red eyes and were acting in a berserk state, terrorizing everywhere. Some of which were bigger than their normal size. “Woah! What on earth is going on here?!” cried Harry upon seeing the horrific sight. “I didn’t expect Hisui to be this dangerous” said Charlie wearily.

 There were two clan leaders; Adaman, the leader of the Diamond Clan and Irida, the leader of the Pearl Clan who were using their Pokémon including Leafeon and Glaceon to calm them down but to no avail. Both Adaman and Irida have spotted the McBusted boys. “Stay back! This place is off limits!” warned Adaman. “Could you tell us what’s going on?” asked Tom. “Those Pokémon are acting aggressively out of the blue. We’ve been trying to calm them down but nothing seems to work” answered Irida.

 “Please let us help. We can’t bear to see these Pokémon acting out like this” pleaded Danny. “We may not look it or are not from this world but we do have some expertise in our hands” said James. Adaman can tell that they have determination and spirit. “Well then, we could use some extra helping hand” said Adaman smiling with encouragement. “If you all insist, then please help us to defend those Pokémon that have just been attacked!” said Irida, pointing to some non-frenzied Pokémon that were attacked by a Mismagius and Honchkrow in their larger size which makes them Alpha Pokémon.

 The McBusted boys bravely charged in and Gallade quickly struck Mismagius using his Knock Off and Gardevoir fired her Moonblast at Honchrow, taking them down for super effective damage. The Pokémon that were attacked were grateful for their rescue, rushing over towards the McBusted boys. They include Roserade, Gastrodon in its West Sea Form, Hisusian Decidueye, Ursaluna, Hisusian Typhlosion, Hisusian Goodra and Hisusian Samurott. “I can tell that you all want to help us in return” said Dougie. “Alright, you can count on us!” said Matt. The rescued Pokémon were willing to be their partners.

 Danny teamed up with Roserade to take down a frenzied Gliscor. “Roserade! Fire your Sludge Bomb!” called Danny and the masquerade rose fired its Sludge Bomb at the flying scorpion. This caused Gliscor to become poisoned but it turned out that Gliscor have the ability Poison Heal which heals the damage instead of taking the poison damage. Quickly, Danny makes up for it by commanding Roserade to fire its Leaf Storm to deal massive damage to Gliscor just when it dives towards Roserade using X-Scissor. “As they say, every rose has its thorns” said Danny holding a rose.

 Tom and Gastrodon were up against Lumineon. The butterfly fish took advantage of its graceful movements to outpeed the sea slug and fire its Dazzling Gleam at Gastrodon which was powered up by its Storm Drain ability with Gastrodon firing its Scald earlier. It then fired its own Scald at Gastrodon but it also had Strom Drain, taking no damage from Water-type moves and raising its Special Attack. “How do you like them apples?!” said Tom with Gastrodon unleashing its Earth Power on Lumineon.

 “Say, I recall Danny having a Decidueye. Let’s see how this one matches up with his” said James who teamed up with Hisusian Decidueye to take down a Luxray. The electrical lion charges in with its powerful electrical moves including Supercell Slam which makes it harder for Hisusian Decidueye to fight at close range. However, Luxray was about to use Supercell Slam again when James told Hisuisan Decidueye to dodge at the last second, causing Luxray to miss and hit itself. “Look before you leap as they say” said James causally with Hisuisan Decidueye using this chance to fire its Triple Arrows at Luxray.

 Charlie partnered with Ursaluna who were fighting against an Overqwil. The devious pufferfish with large spikes dodged the land bear’s Headlong Rush and jabbed it using Barb Barrage, causing Ursaluna to become poisoned. However, this turned into strength with Ursaluna’s ability Guts powered it up to gain an Attack boost, dealing extra damage using Facade. “May fugu be banned!” said Charlie as Ursaluna successfully charged in using Headlong Rush.

 “You need a time out!” said Dougie with Yanmega firing its Bug Buzz that shattered the trees. The Hisusian Goodra that Dougie allied with fired its Flash Cannon at the ancient dragonfly Pokémon to stop it from destroying the trees. Yanmega spotted Hisusian Goodra and fired its Energy Ball at it but Hisusian Goodra took no damage with its Sap Sapper ability. “Just like Charlie’s Goodra but without the shell” said Dougie and Hisuisan Goodra finished it off with its Flamethrower.

 “Now this will be an opportunity to try out Tom’s Pokémon that he had in Johto; only more stoner” said Matt who took control of Hisusian Typhlosion, fighting against Steelix. The giant iron snake unleashed its Earthquake which destroyed nearby rocks that shattered into shards. “Quick! Defend yourself with your flames!” said Matt with Hisuisan Typhlosion releasing ghostly flames towards the stones which also hit Steelix, causing a burn. “Now we hex you” said Matt as Hisuian Typhlosion used Hex on Steelix, dealing twice as much damage with it being burned.

 “Bet I can make this Samurott stronger than the one Charlie has” said Harry who fights Whiscash with his Hisusian Samurott. The catfish Pokémon charged into Hisusian Samurott using Liquidation but Harry ordered Hisusian Samurott to stop its tracks with its shell blade using Ceaseless Edge. This has also released Spikes which hurts Whiscash, weakening it further for Hisusian Samurott to finish it off using Sucker Punch before it could strike.

 A few more frenzied Pokémon were left remaining including Wyrdeer who charged in using Psyshield Bash and Vespiquen who summoned its underlings to attack using Attack Order but Gallade stopped Wyrdeer’s tracks by holding it with its blades and Gardevoir repelling the underlings using Hyper Voice (it has also copoed Wyrdeer's ability Intimidate using Trace which lower it's atack stat which helped Gallade to make it easier to restain it), allowing the McBusted boy’s Pokémon to finish them off.

 Once the frenzied Pokémon were subdued, Adaman and Irida have led them towards their camp so that they could get away from these Pokémon while they can. They also healed the McBusted boy's Pokémon’s wounds. “I can tell that you all have the expertise when it comes to Pokémon along with the compassion and determination to help them” said Adaman who was proud of them. “It’s no wonder the Pokémon you have rescued have taken a liking to you. Your teamwork is amazing too for a large group” said Irida with amazement.

 “Trust us, we’ve been raising and battling Pokémon during our tour, having adventures along the way” explained Tom. “We may come from different pop bands but we are close friends with each other” said Charlie as they all looked at each other in the eye. “It’s just like us clans. We were rivals yet the recent incidents involved frenzied Pokémon have brought us closer” said Adaman. “Yeah, we all love Pokémon after all even if I have to stick with him for a while longer” said Irida. “Oh come on now, I’m not that bad aren’t I?” teased Adaman, much to Irida’s annoyance. “Well it’s just like when we have to put up with this lot!” said Harry humouring them. “It’s just my luck to breathe the same space as you!” said James joining in their banter. Everyone laughed.

 Once they regained their composure, Irida asked “So what brings you all here?” “We came from another world and were told that the plates would help us to bring us back home” explained Danny. “Come to think of it, we have found this plate which was unearthed by the Pokémon that were fought earlier. Consider this our reward” said Adaman who gave them a Mind Plate. “We can’t thank you all enough!” said Matt.

 The McBusted boys then resumed their quest. After they left, Irida said to Adaman “I’m not sure if those plates would have such power to bring them back home. Maybe I should have told them” Adaman had an idea. “Didn’t they say they’re a pop band? I recall finding this song at The Temple of Sinnoh that is said to reach the heavens. Let’s go and check it out” said Adaman.

 In the meantime, The McBusted boys have worked together to find the other plates throughout Hisui, keeping each other safe, fighting out more frenzied Pokémon, helping others (including defending a group of Bidoofs from a Frenzied Alpha Crobat) and raising their new Pokémon. They were then ready to meet up with Volo at The Temple of Sinnoh.

 Chapter 3: A Mega Revelation

As the McBusted boys meet up with Volo on top of The Temple of Sinnoh,  “Thank you all for doing all the hard work for me” said Volo showing them the final plate; The Spooky Plate. “Huh? What do you mean?” asked Matt who suddenly felt wary. “You all have exactly what I needed” said Volo smiling but it was a sinister smile, rather than a friendly one as a time-space rift was opening with dark, powerful energy. Gallade and Gardevoir were on guard as they fierily protected the McBusted boys.

 “What’s happening?” said Tom who was feeling a nervous vibe. “Alright, what’s going going on here?” demanded Harry. “Fools, you believe that the plates have the power to send you all home? They have the power I needed to summon Arceus. Long have I waited to have this chance of meeting it!” said Volo whose true nature was slowly unravelling.

 Volo then admitted “If you all wondering how you all got here in the first place and why those Pokémon have become frenzied; then it just happened to be the result of me using Giratina; the Pokémon that was sealed away from this world due to its violence to open up the space-time rift so that I can meet Arceus. After all, it wanted to have its own back on Arceus for banishing it” “So you lied to us!” cried Charlie. “No wonder those Pokémon have gone crazy all just to suit yourself!” exclaimed James. “So what of it? All of these are merely by-products if I were to achieve my goal at my price” said Volo indifferently.

 “Still, I am only merely a step away from my goal. As soon as I meet up with Arceus, I’m going to use its powers to wipe out the imperfections of this world and create a brand new one even if it means wiping out everyone living in this world including Pokémon but to do that, then hand me over these plates this instant!” demanded Volo who became consumed with insanity. “No way! We aren’t going to let some madman destroy the world after lying to us!” yelled Dougie. “We’ll be the ones who’ll put an end to your ambitions for the sake of this world!” declared Danny with their Pokémon prepared for battle.  “Humph, suit yourself! I’ll have to take you all out by force!” cried Volo with Giratina in its Altered form have appeared.

 The battle against Volo and Giratina was a fierce one but the boys fought back with everything they had.  Danny and Matt commanded their Roserade and Hisuian Typhlosion to fire their Extrasensory and Inferno Paradise at the Draco Meteors, protecting the other Pokémon for Charlie’s Ursaluna and Harry’s Hisuian Samurott to charge in with their Headlong Rush and Ceaseless Edge.

 Giratina vanishes and reappears, striking them with Shadow Force which takes them by surprise. But James’ Hisuian Decidueye and Gallade boldly strike back with their Leaf Blade and Psyblade. Giratina fired its Aura Spheres at them but Tom’s Gastrodon and Dougie’s  Hisuian Goodra took them out with their Hydro Pump an Draco Meteor. Gardevoir followed up the attack with Lumina Crash.

 Giratina then struck with Earth Power which was heading towards Hisuian Decidueye, Hisuian Typhlosion and Ursaluna but Roserade, Gastrodon, Hisuian Goodra and Hisuian Samurott helped to defend them by intercepting the move (including Gastrodon’s own Earth Power) as ordered by the McFly boys. Giratina then used Shadow Force towards the McFly boys’ Pokémon but the Busted boy’s Pokémon defended them. Their Pokémon then combined their attacks for a powerful hit that seemingly took out Giratina.

 “Alright we did it!” cheered Matt. “That monster of yours is no match for our teamwork combined!” bragged Harry. But Volo wasn’t backing down just yet. “Oh really? That was only merely a taster on what Giratina is capable of...this is where its true power shines!” boasted Volo with Giratina changing into its Origin form, much to the McBusted’s boys disbelief.

 Giratina in its Altered Form was much faster and stronger, using its serpentine body to dodge attacks including Roserade’s Leaf Storm, Hisusian Decidueye’s Sucker Punch, Ursalina’s Headlong Rush, Hisuian Samurott’s Liquidation and Gallade’s Leaf Blade while striking them with Shadow Force. Its Aura Sphere and Earth Power were able to cut through other Pokémon’s attacks including Gastrodon’s Earth Power, Hisuian Typhlosion’s Inferno Paradise and Gardevoir’s Aura Sphere and not even Hisuisan Goodra could withstand them as much. It then fired Draco Meteor which knocked out all but Gallade and Gardevoir who both narrowly avoided it.

 “No!” cried Danny. “You all deserve a good rest” said Charlie as they returned their Pokémon to the Pokeballs given by Adaman and Irida. “Ha! That’s the full power of Giratina; master of Antimatter!” gloated Volo. With Gallade and Gardevoir only remaining, they fought their hardest but were unable to withstand Giratina’s attacks with Gallade tripping over Earth Power and Gardevoir’s Moonblast getting destroyed by Aura Sphere. “No use, save yourselves!” cried Matt fearfully. “We can’t lose here!” yelled Harry. “It’s a pity that you all ended up in the harsh world of Hisui. Giratina, strike them down!” said Volo who ordered Giratina to fire its Draco Meteor at the McBusted boys who all crowded together in fear.

 But Gallade and Gardevoir refused to give up on their Megastones responding to the keystones on the McBusted’s boys guitars. It was their determination to protect their masters that activated their Mega Evolutions. With their newfound extra powers, they defended them from the Draco Meteors using Psyblade and Lumina Crash. “Alright! You both Mega Evolved for us!” cheered Danny. Mega Gallade and Mega Gardevoir proudly looked at them. “Now show us what both of you can do!” said James. "Humph, Mega Evolution is just a cheap tactic that makes weak Pokémon stronger" said Volo who tried to mantain his composure to mask his disbelief. 

 Both Mega Gallade and Mega Gardevoir were faster and stronger with Mega Gallade using Close Combat to take out any incoming projectiles including Draco Meteor and Aura Sphere and Mega Gardevoir’s Hyper Voice becoming a Fairy-type move via her Pixilate, scoring a super effective hit on Giratina who tried to ambush them with Shadow Force. They also dodged its Earth Power for them to sucker punch Giratina using Knock Off and Moonblast.

 “Mega Evolution is so amazing!” said Tom upon watching this. “It’s a good thing we were discussing about Mega Evolution earlier” said Dougie. Giratina attempted to hide and strike once again with Shadow Force but the two Mega Evolutions dodged with their acute senses which gave Mega Gallade a chance to strike with Psyblade. Giratina then fired its Draco Meteors which were intercepted by Mega Gardevoir firing Lumina Crash which hits Giratina, finishing it off.  Having to be weakened, Giratina went back to the portal in its Altered Form.

 “You both were amazing!” cheered Matt as Mega Gallade and Mega Gardevoir reverted back to their base form. “You both have come this far” said Charlie proudly. “No! How could you turn back and ride from these outsiders after I gave you this chance to lure Arceus out of hiding!” yelled Volo who lost all of his composure. He then turned to the McBusted boys and said “I would have got away with it if it weren't for you meddling boy bands! It’s as if all of you have spat out of the space-time rift just to stand in the way of my goals!” “You can’t complain since you wereone who brought us here in the first place!” said Harry. “This world doesn’t need to be remade. It should be reserved for the future generations of the world this is set to become” said James.

 “Humph, you think you’re so smart!” said Volo, surrendering the Spooky Plate to them. “Do what you want, I cannot accept the fact that Arceus may have chosen you all over me. Someday, I will solve each and every one of Hisui’s mysteries and shall conquer Arceus no matter how long it takes!” ranted Volo who left them.

 Chapter 4: Coming Home

 Having to defeat Volo the boys headed back to Jubilife Village left with the Plates as their only option at this point with no clear way home. “Will we ever get back home? We gotta get back to our tour” said Tom worriedly. “Will I ever get to see my wife and kids again?” said Matt with concern.

 They meet up with Adaman and Irida who went over to them. “We thank you all for saving Hisui. Now it’s our turn to repay you” said Adaman gently. “You all said that you came from another world as rock bands? We have found this song that is rumoured to have the power for people to reach out to Arceus. I don’t know if it’s true or not but maybe playing this song could help to summon Arceus” said Irida. The McBusted boys were intrigued to use this opportunity to perform since it’s what they do best after all. “Sure, we’ll give you all the performance of a lifetime” said Danny. “It’ll be like an extra show” said James. "A chance to show you our talent as musicians” said Charlie. “Well I am willing to try by any means to get home” said Harry.

 And so they set up a stage in the middle of Jubilife Village where villagers gathered to experience music from a rock band from another era as they were playing ‘Call to the original one’ where they were fascinated with their style of instruments and vocals. Their voices resonated with the Plates they had collected with the song transcending reality itself. This has caused the sky above them to glow with a huge figure descending towards them. It was The Original One Arceus.

 “We summoned...a God?!” said Dougie with astonishment and he and the others watched in awe with Arceus appearing before them. “You all proved your worth with your strength and bond. For that, I shall return you all to your world where your music can continue to inspire” said Arceus, speaking to them via telepathy and it opened up a portal which is similar to the one that has brought them to Hisui. The McBusted boys thanked Arceus and they waved to the crowd who not only admired their performance but were also grateful for them as heroes. They were allowed to keep the Pokémon that they caught for them to see the modern-day world with the Pokémon willing to stay with them. “We’ll make sure that your legends shall be passed down” said Adaman. “I hope your time will remain peaceful as our legacy will be remembered too” said Irida. “Of course, we will make our people acknowledge your legend” said Dougie as they were sent back to their studio.

 It felt like no time had passed upon their arrival to their own time. “Did that really happen?” asked Harry. “I say so” said Danny as they got out their newly obtained Pokémon from the Hisui region. “And those keystones have certainly been used. I can tell” said Matt as he looked at the keystones. 

“We certainly have gone back in time, just like for one of our songs during the McBusted days” said James. “Been one heck of an adventure with a new song out of it too” said Tom.

 And this is one adventure that they certainly won’t forget having to explore an ancient land, facing powerful Pokémon, overcoming the darkness together and meeting Arceus. On that subject, a huge glowing figure watched over them, knowing that their music would continue to echo through the ages as they inspire hearts.

 - Mega McBustedeon