KKD: Ok, now I'm back and… wait… four… five months since the last update?! ...Sheesh, I really have been busy, haven't I? Well, better fix that as soon as I can. Sorry folks, I'll try and get on a more regular basis of uploading when I can. So let's not waste time and cut to Disclaimers.
DISCLAIMERS: KKD Silver doesn't own Pokemon or anything else used/mentioned in this fanfiction. The properties belong to their respective owners including Nintendo, Game Freak, The Pokemon Company, and Satoshi Tajiri. The rest of the ideas within belong to KKD Silver, with many thanks to Pikatwig, whom this story is written for.
Kota, Yoko, and Christina walked around for a bit, exploring the Sapphire Shores again after hearing what Ridge and Tara said earlier about Obatchiko. As they searched, Kota couldn't get his mind off of the statue of the Midday Lycanroc or the story behind it.
"You ok?" Yoko asked.
"Hmm? Oh, yea, I was just thinking about poor Obatchiko," Kota answered.
"What about it?" Christina asked.
"That's a really sad story... I feel kind of bad for the poor guy. If I had a Rockruff... I'd make sure he was loved and cared for no matter what," Kota answered, the girls smiling in response, no one noticing a small purple puppy-like Pokemon similar to Rockruff floating in the trees behind them.
(Cue Opening Theme: Never Surrender)
*With a shot of a spinning Pokeball, we see an image of a map of Alola and a ghostly image of a young Kota before it zoomed to Sinnoh, the image getting older before it passed and stopped on Aldio's map, zooming down to LaziZuli Town where the present day Kota stood with his partner, Flare the Nacoatl. They smiled before running off, the title shining in the sunlight*
Butsukaru tabi ni Ignition, hisoka kokoro moyasu (Every time you strike, my heart ignites and burns) *Kota had Flare practice a bit alongside Yoko and Pal, her Dimefern, the two trainers smirking as they glowed red and green auras respectively *
Ippo datte shinai ze Back Step (Don't take just one step, as it'll only take you back) *Kota then stepped back when he saw his brother step up with a grin, an Ebible floating next to him, flashes of local Pokemon being seen during the brief instrumental*
Ikari no me ga Turn Me On, Ugoki midare teru ze (Those angry eyes turn me on, I violently shake) *A woman in purple, white, and gold stood in a calming pose with several other people before she spotted Kota, and her eyes glared at him, seemingly glowing red with the image of a green bear Pokemon behind her.*
Kanzen kakutei… Look, I'm A Winner (It's confirmed… Look, I'm A Winner!) *Kota is seen taking on various battles with Flare against this team, and then standing victorious, an image of a large blue bird Pokemon behind him*
Kachi tsudzukeru mono dake ga (Only those who always win) *Kota's Mom, Professor Cypress, and Christina looked to Kota before the last of them followed him and Yoko*
Kono sekai shihai suru no sa (Will conquer the world) *The trio stood before a female in shadows before auras of a green bear and blue bird charged and clashed*
Dare ni mo watasanai dare ni mo yuzuranai (I won't let anyone through me or down to anyone) *Flare was seen fighting off against various Pokemon, scenes shifting to see her evolve into her final stage, Kota cheering her on*
Shinji rareru no wa jibun dake (I'll believe it's mine) *Flare then posed with Kota, dancing to perform a Z move, Flare unleashing a massive poisonous fire blast*
Top kiwameru made (Until I've mastered the top) *The trainer/Pokemon duo then turned to see the Aldio Pokemon league in silhouette, ready for them.*
Dare mo ga shitagai dare mo ga hirefusu (Everyone follow me, everyone bow down) *Kota, Yoko, and Christina continued running across the coast of Aldio, turning to see Takeshi coming in with a girl, both with Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma flying overhead*
Saikyou no kajitsu kono te de (Until the ultimate fruit is in your grasp) *Kota turned to see the Aldio Legendary Pokemon up ahead battling as he prepared his Master Ball*
Tsukamu made, Never Surrender~ (Grab it, Never Surrender~!) *With the transition of a spinning Master Ball, we then see Kota catch it as he posed with his friends.*
*As the opening ended, Kota was seen standing on a cliff with Flare as a Nacoatl, Yoko with Pal, and Christina, all standing above the title.*
Pokemon Lapis & Peridot
Gem 3: The Vision in the Tall Grass
We then focus on a small group of Skiddo grazing in the tall grass.
"Let's see… grass type, grass type…" Kota muttered to himself as his group wandered into the area with Skiddo before he noticed the small goats, "Eh. That'll work."
And so, Kota approached the Skiddo, calling out his Nacoatl as it hissed.
The two Pokémon fought rather ferociously with Skiddo trying to trample Flare and drain her of her health while the snake blasted fire at the small goat. Then, Flare used Constrict to bind the goat in place before Kota threw his Pokéball at the goat. The group waited, counting to 3 as the group watched patiently. Then, the ball pinged, indicating a success.
"YOSHA! I GOT A SKIDDO!" Kota cheered as Flare hissed in victory before he checked his Pokedex.
-Skiddo, the Mount Pokemon. Rumored to be the first Pokemon to befriend humans, it has a placid disposition, generating its own energy via the sunlight.-
"Neat," Kota noted.
"Nice work," Christina smiled, making Kota blush as Yoko just looked happy for the two.
"Well, That was quick. I think I'll wait until later to find a new Pokémon," Yoko shrugged, "Wanna head back to Quarton?"
"Sure, I guess. Need to get ready for our first gym battle," Kota nodded.
"Yea, and I need to get my report in to Professor Cypress," Christina added.
The group smiled as they walked back towards Quarton, unaware of the purple puppy floating nearby, rocks forming near its neck.
"I wonder how Takeshi's doing now?" Kota wondered.
Meanwhile, in Alola in Melemele Island, Takeshi was walking towards Verdant Cavern before spotting some unusual people, a man and a woman, both looking like something out of the original Tron.
"Who the…?" He whispered, ducking out of sight so they wouldn't see him.
"So down this route lies Verdant Cavern," The male noted, "It is one of the places in this land filled with the Blinding One's power… Most certainly worth our investigating."
"Yup, the aua levels are really high!" The girl added.
"Calm yourself, Zossie," the male uttered, "It will be difficult for us to investigate it, though, since we do not use Pokémon of our own… We will have to think of some other way. Perhaps we could use our technology to find a way to control Pokémon…"
"Maybe I could go in as a trial-goer?" The Girl, presumably Zossie, asked, "Take on a trial and everything? Though I don't have one of those challenge amulet thingies…"
"Did you get that, Rock? Rotom?" Takeshi whispered, his Litten meowing as the Rotom-dex floated next to him after the figures walked away.
"Those folkzzz… What do you want to bet they're sweating in thozzze skintight suits? ZZ-ZZ-ZZ!" Rotom buzzed.
"Well, better follow them," Takeshi shrugged as his team did so.
Kota smiles as he arrived back at the Pokémon Center with Christina and Yoko, the young boy having Flare out with both the timid Vormadice and the more naive Skiddo just so his team could get to know each other. The Vormadice hid behind the Skiddo to hide from the Nacoatl while said Skiddo just got friendly with the snake despite it being constricted earlier.
"Don't worry, Brave. You and Goat will get along fine with Flare. I'm sure," Kota smiled.
"Seriously? Flare? Brave? Goat? Those are some pretty stupid names!" a voice spoke, making Kota surprised before turning to see a familiar face, belonging to a boy with short black hair, brown eyes, and wearing a dark blue vest over a green shirt, grey shorts, and black shoes.
"Bro?" Kota gawked, a bit hesitant to see him.
"I'm just kidding, Kota," the boy chuckled before giving Kota a hug.
"...Gee… thanks," Kota sighed before hesitantly giving the boy a hug as the girls looked to him in confusion.
"Who's this?" Yoko asked.
"Oh, this is my brother, Ken," Kota answered as the boy chuckled, picking up a Pokeball of his own.
"I was already out and about preparing for my own challenge on the league and thought I'd check on my bro after getting the news from our mom," Ken grinned.
"Oh yea, I heard of you briefly from Professor Cypress," Christina realized, "She didn't mention you as much as she did Kota and your mom, Kiki, but she said you liked training Pokémon for her."
"Yea, just keeping them in top form is all," Ken grinned, "Speaking of, bro, I see you got a few Pokémon yourself. Care to go for a small match?"
"I don't see why not," Kota shrugged as he took his team outside with his brother.
Soon Yoko, Pal, and Christina sat on the sidelines watching Kota and Ken stare each other down.
"Same rules as when we tested back in Sinnoh? First person to knock out all the other's Pokemon wins?" Ken checked.
"Yep. Sounds about right," Kota nodded.
"Here goes. RR, I choose you!" Ken shouted, throwing a Pokeball as a Cucurunner popped out of it.
"Ok then. Let's do it, Goat!" Kota called out, sending out his Skiddo as the two Pokemon glared at each other.
"Ok, RR, Mud Shot!"
"Goat, Tackle!"
Goat rushed in and while it got hit by the mud, it plowed through and tackled the Cucurunner, knocking it to the ground.
"RR, get up, quick!" Ken shouted as the bird got up.
"Goat, Vine Whip!" Kota responded as the young Mount Pokemon shot vines at the bird, whipping it a bit before it could counter.
"Peck!"
The Cucurunner, RR, suddenly pecked the young Skiddo when it had the chance, but then the young goat launched seeds from its leafy coat into the feathers of the bird. The more it pecked, the more RR seemed to be drained until it was soon knocked out.
"Good job, RR. Return," Ken smiled, calling back his Cucurunner, "Now let's try something new. Come on out, Clover!"
With that, he called out a small bee-like Pokemon with the body of a honeycomb, having three heads. The bee buzzed excitedly in response.
"A Combee?" Yoko gawked as Christina checked her Pokedex app.
-Combee, the Tiny Bee Pokemon. A trio together since birth, it always collects and delivers honey for the hive. At night, they cluster to form a beehive around Vespiquen and sleep.-
"Come on, Clover, use Gust!" Ken shouted as the little bee flapped its wings faster, causing a gust of wind to stir up, making Goat start to lose its footing a bit.
"No! Goat, come back!" Kota called out, returning the goat to its Pokeball, "Flare, you're up!"
With that, he got his signature snake partner out and it hissed at the bee despite the gust.
"Keep going with the gust, Clover!" Ken shouted as the winds picked up.
"Flare, Acid Spray!" Kota countered as the Nacoatl spat out a purple mist at the Combee, causing it to stop the winds.
"Shoot!" Ken groaned, tossing Clover an Oran Berry, which the bee ate.
"Now Flare, use Ember!" Kota shouted, making the snake spit out fire on the bee, causing it to buzz in pain and fall down, knocked out.
"Not bad, bro," Ken smiled, returning Clover to his ball, "But now you face my regional starter of choice. KP, let's go!"
With that, Ken tossed his Pokeball, calling out Ebible, letting out it's cute bubble stream.
"You mean that little shrimp?" Yoko asked.
"Oh, but he is no shrimp, my dear. KP, my friend… is a King PRAWN! KP, BUBBLE THAT SNAKE!" Ken responded, the shrimp firing a stream of bubbles at Flare, making the snake hiss in pain.
"Shoot! Flare, return!" Kota panicked, calling back his starter before pulling out another Pokeball, "Ok, Goat, come back out!"
The Skiddo was summoned once again.
"KP, use pound!" Ken responded as the shrimp leaped over to smack the goat.
"Goat, Vine Whip!" Kota countered as the young goat smacked the shrimp aside with it's vines, several times.
"Don't give up!" Ken called out, using another Oran Berry, but the shrimp just got hit again, causing the Ebible to faint, Ken sighing in defeat, "Well done, bro."
Ken returned the Ebible to its ball and approached his bro, "You've done me AND Dad proud."
"Thank you. That means a lot," Kota smiled, the two brothers hugging it out.
"Just… expect me to drop by on your journey now and then to test you further. I want to see you get strong and hopefully surpass the Elite 4."
"Alright… thank you," Kota smiled before he noticed a small purple fog nearby in the light of the setting sun, "Uh… excuse me. I'll be back."
With that, Kota ran off after the purple fog, confusing the girls and the Dimefern as he followed the purple mist. He managed to avoid most of the sculptures lining the streets and what Pokemon and people were still working on them before finding a lone patch of tall grass hidden from the main city, seeing a rustling in the grass.
"Hello?" he asked, moving the grass out of the way to see a small litter of Rockruff pups, shivering in the cold, alone, "Oh, you poor pups."
The small brown puppies with rock collars looked at Kota with their blue eyes and whimpered a bit, scared before slowly approaching him.
"Come on. I'll find you a new place," he assured, the pups following him before he noticed a sudden new member of their group, this one being a purple one, "Huh. Must be a shiny. You can come, too."
The Rockruffs just followed him, Kota unaware of the wisps coming off its tail and ears.
Ken had left Quarton by that point, but Kota had just returned to the Pokemon Center with the young Rockruffs, which counted a total of 8 pups.
"We'll find a place for these puppies," the nurse assured.
"Oh, thank you," Kota smiled as Yoko checked her Pokedex.
-Rockruff, The Puppy Pokemon. A great beginner Pokémon, Rockruffs can sense emotions of people and help calm them.-
"Oh~!" Yoko smiled before Christina noticed the purple Rockruff.
"Something's off about this one, though," she noted, making Kota give it a second look.
"...Eh, must be a shiny," he figured.
"I guess… not many people see shiny Pokemon, so I guess it makes sense."
The purple Rockruff just approached Kota and barked at him before nuzzling his leg. Kota smiles and petted the pup, but touching the mist coming off its body made Kota sense a hint of sorrow in the pup as well as make him realize something.
"Um… girls? Do Rockruffs have mist like this coming off them?" He asked, the girls shaking their heads to say no, "I think we may have found a new Pokémon."
"Oh! I was wondering where this Kochurei was," the nurse realized, "Lately, this ghostly pups help lost, orphaned, or abandoned Pokémon find new homes around here. I guess it felt you were the nearest person it could trust."
"Kochurei?" Kota questioned as Christina checked her Pokédex.
-Kochurei, the Ghost Pup Pokémon. The wandering soul of an orphaned puppy, Kochurei have been known to wander and comfort the downtrodden. It rarely leaves whoever it considers its pack.-
"Wow… that's kind of sad and sweet," Kota noted.
"Kinda like Obatchiko," Yoko recalled.
"Yea."
The Kochurei looked a bit nervous before floating over to Kota, the Rockruffs being comforted by the nurse.
"Don't worry. She's going to find them a new home. You did a good job, lil' Ghostie," Kota assured, the ghost pup looking better and licking Kota's face, making him chuckle as the girls smiled at the sight.
"So cute," Christina smiled before the Kochurei pulled out a Pokéball from Kota's bag.
"Eh? First time I saw a Pokémon want to join a trainer so willingly," Yoko gawked.
"Yea… that's a first. I knew Kochurei were friendly, but this is new for me, too," the nurse added.
"So… do you want to join my team?" Kota asked, the Kochurei yipping happily before tapping the ball on its button before getting sucked into it, and the ball quickly catching the ghost pup, "Welcome to the team, Ghostie."
The ball just shook in response.
"So, you got two more members for your team, including your grass-type," Christina added, "Think you're ready to take on Ridge?"
"Maybe I should train Goat for a bit first and have the others get ready to be back-up," Kota shrugged, smiling a bit as he prepared to go out on the next trip.
"I'm sure he's gonna do fine," Yoko smiled, "Well, I'd better go find more for my team as well. I'm off to find a Water type."
Yoko and Christina walked out as well, looking ready for whatever came their way.
Next Time on Pokemon Lapis and Peridot…
Kota takes on the Gym Leader of Quarton City, Ridge, but the gym itself is quite the marvel for him to deal with as well. Can he make it to Ridge without trouble? And even then, something may await him after the match. Will he be prepared for that?
Gem 4: Crossing a New Ridge
Grab it and Never Surrender!
KKD: *sighs* And there we have it. My first real update since February. I'm sorry I haven't updated this in so long. Classes made it hard to do so. Hopefully, I'll have more time to do so now that they are done. Also, as a side note, I just remembered that as of the time I'm writing this, my parents are actually going to a trip to Italy starting the day after I post this, May 17th, 2018, and I'm writing about an Italy based region. Funny how that works, isn't it? Anyway, I already have several Pokemon on my list for a new Pokedex, but hopefully, I'll keep getting more for this story, but if you guys have any ideas, send them to me via PM or in your review using the formats below.
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KKD: Thanks again for all your help and patience. Until next time, stay tuned for more of Pokemon Lapis and Peridot. Until then, ore wa KKD Silver the Crossover King, and I'll see you next time. *salutes* Jaa ne.