YourSecretWeapon

The Sinnoh Chapters 2.0

"So who's first then?" she asked with a smile. "It shall be one of my pokemon against one of yours."

"Since I went first last time.. After you, Aro." Kjolmar took a seat where he could have a good look at the upcoming battle, flowers all around him. Beau seemed to feel restless somehow now that Belle had been retreated to her pokeball. Kjolmar patted him beneath his chin. "You two can play again soon but you have to learn that you can't be together twentyfour-seven." he whispered in comfort. Kjolmar could be a bit strict at times but he always had the best intentions. It was because of this quality that he had gotten so far with Gyarados.

While they waited for Aro's gym battle to begin, Kjolmar worried a bit about Phantump. She was so unpredictable that she had gotten him into trouble before. No wonder his sister Alice had her doubts about Phantump. Kjolmar knew he had to think of something to get that pokemon under control somehow. After all, he had mastered control over Gyarados so it had to be possible. Perhaps he should think of a special training programme for her.

When Gardenia sent out her pokemon, both Kjolmar and Beau started to focus on the battle in front of them. "Rooting for you, Aro!"

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While Belle dealt with the Purugly, Beau focused on the Skuntank. Beau seemed to be able to keep a cool head and dodge a lot of Skuntank's attacks. Those that hit him, weren't very effective. This was the second time that Kjolmar noticed how calm and though Beau could be both in- and outside a battle. He might be a little slower than Belle but he could stand his ground. With a strong Bite attack, Beau finished Skuntank off.

"Argh! Let's go Mars!" Jupiter said and they took a run for it. In the corner was the kidnapped Clefairy who was relieved that it could reunite with its trainer. Beau walked up to Belle to see if she was alright after that fight and snuggled up against her, licking her fur near her ear.

Kjolmar sighed while staring at Aro. "This building might be secure for now but I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of those two. And did I hear that right, are they named after planets? Anyway, let's go get our second gym badge before any other trouble shows up." Kjolmar left Beau out of his pokeball for a bit.

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"You know her?" Kjolmar whispered back. The female appeared to be higher in rank than the grunts they had met so far. But since a certain Cyrus seems to be in charge, this female probably got orders herself. Not long after, another female entered. This one had short red hair. She was dressed similar to Jupiter. Another high rank member of Galactic? "Let me guess, you know her too?"

Kjolmar only had Apollo out with him but both he and Luna were being very quiet. He wondered if they were communicating telepathicly without him knowing. Suddenly Kjolmar felt something, it was as if he was suddenly worried or surprised by something but he didn't know where the feeling came from.

Out of nowhere, Phantump appeared out of her pokeball without permission. "Phantump!" she said proudly, revealing the team to the Galactic females by accident. "Intruders!"

"Phantump, what are you doing?" Kjolmar asked with frustration. He peered at Apollo quickly and wondered if the feeling he had earlier was because Apollo saw Phantump coming out of her pokeball. There was no time to analyse that now, they had been revealed to the villains.

"Skuntank, stop them!" Jupiter said.
"Purugly, go!" the other female said.

Kjolmar retreated Phantump and nodded at Aro.
"Let's see if Beau and Belle can assist each other? I'll deal with Phantump later."

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Kjolmar felt proud at how Aro had handled the fire and he was amazed at how cool that Murkrow was. He had only seen a Murkrow once before, when it battled his Noibat. When he saw how Aro made it his new pokemon, Kjolmar realized he also had to catch some more partners. But first they had to take care of the Galactic problem. Upon arrival in Eterna, Kjolmar remembered something.
"Is it fine if I make a phonecall to my sister before we go? There should be one in the local pokecenter."

A girl that looked a lot like Kjolmar answered the video call. "Brother! How are you?" When she spotted Aro in the background, her eyes widened slightly. "And who is your handsome friend?" Kjolmar gave her a cold stare and ignored her last question. Alice could be a bit flirty sometimes and there was nothing that older brothers hated more about their younger sisters.
"Well, I won the Coal Badge. Gyarados owned that gym fight like usually. How about you, have you started your Kalos quest?"

Alice nodded and showed off her Bug Badge. "Viola's pokemon didn't stand a chance against my Brody."
Kjolmar smiled. "Oh, that's right, I got an Eevee too now, I named him Beau. My friend Aro's Eevee is called Belle."
Alice giggled at that. "Another B!"

When Kjolmar told Alice about his Riolu and about Noibat's evolution, Alice's happy mood was replaced by a worried frown. "There is one pokemon you left here who has been causing quite some problems. I just can't get her to listen at all."
Kjolmar sighed. "I bet I know who you mean. She's always been like that. You know what, why don't you send her over to me and I'll try to get her to obey eventually."

After the transfer, they said their goodbyes. "Bye Aro!" Alice added, causing Kjolmar to roll his eyes at her.
A man came running into the pokecenter, completely out of breath. "Are you the training Professor Rowan told me about? You are here to help with Team Galactic right? They took my Clefairy!"
Kjolmar nodded firmly. "With my Phantump with me, they won't realize what kind of trouble they are in. Let's go!"

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Unlike Belle, Beau chose to walk besides Kjolmar rather than getting onto his shoulder. He walked with a certain confidence and determination, traits that weren't always evident for a cute pokemon like Eevee. Kjolmar noticed it and wondered if they could use that confidence in their favor in battles. Beau himself wasn't exactly thinking about battles just yet but he was definitely ready to defend Belle if it would be needed.

Eterna forest was filled with bug pokemon. Kjolmar didn't like those at all and shivered every now and then. All of a sudden he noticed smoke coming from further down the forest. "Look, smoke! Do you think there is a fire? I hope this isn't Han and Pyroar's doing!" He looked at Aro firmly. "Lets check it out."

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When the sunlight became stronger, Beau searched for a cool place in the shadow of the trees. Still keeping his eyes on Belle, Beau decided to rest for a bit.

While Aro trained with Dante, Kjolmar decided to take a seat next to Apollo in order to watch the battle between Dante and Luna. "Watch Luna's actions closely, Apollo, I am certain you can become powerful like her." When Luna shot an aura sphere, Kjolmar looked at Apollo. "Can you already do that too?" Apollo nodded but didn't try to prove it or anything. "Could you show me?" Kjolmar asked him but Apollo just ignored his second question and focused on the battle he was watching. It was likely that he didn't even hear the second question but Kjolmar decided to let it go for now. "Orrr... We could just watch the battle."

The battle was over and both pokemon could use some healing. Aro looked very conflicted about it and returned all his pokemon to their pokeballs except for Belle. When Seren was retreated, Gyarados screeched and splashed some water all the way to Aro. "Hey! Behave! I told you that Aro is our friend." Kjolmar said to Gyarados and retreated him to his pokeball.

After also retreating Apollo, Kjolmar deccided to let Beau out in order for him to be around Belle for now.

Kjolmar walked up to Aro closely and placed his hand on his shoulder in comfort.
"Hey man, they will both be fine, they just need to rest a bit in the pokecenter. Getting worn out is often a part of the battle, you shouldn't get too worried about it. But it does suit you that you care so much, it's understandable that you are protective of them. Come on, let's get to the pokecenter and then to Eternea Gym before Beau and Belle start making babies of their own."

Kjolmar laughed out loud at the confused stares of Beau and Belle, who hadn't exactly understood what he meant.

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"At least your sister is older than you. I had a really hard time not being overprotective of my younger sister, specially since we don't have any parents anymore. But now that she decided to start her own journey, I will just have to trust that she will be fine. I promised not to call her all the time but I feel like I'm allowed to make a call later today. At least to brag about the new badge."

Kjolmar gazed to Milotic and Gyarados. "It seems like each of our pokemon has found a friend in each other. Well, except for Noivern, who is too busy being a toddler at the moment."
Kjolmar's gaze shifted towards the tree where Noivern was in and he gasped at the sight of an empty tree.
"Speaking of Noivern, where did she go?"

Noivern came flying from a completely other side, diving towards Dante and attacking it. It weren't very focused or powerful attacks, just small ones to get things out of her system. "Noivern, what are you doing? Stop that at once!" Just like Apollo, Dante had recently hatched and could be considered relatively young. Noivern on the other hand should know better. Kjolmar retreated Noivern in order to bring some peace in the chaos. "And here I thought Gyarados would be the one to stir things up."

Kjolmar sighed. "Noivern is not going to be happy about being retreated but she has to learn she can't just go around and attack friends for who knows what reason. I came so far with Gyarados, I don't know if I have the energy to tame another loose canon."

He sat down and waved at the two Eevee's -Beau & Belle-, and at the two Riolu's -Apollo & Luna-. "At least they are enjoying themselves. We should do this more often. But we can't get sidetracked too much, there is still the Galactric problem at Eternea City. And with Han around, I'm not so sure we can only focus on gym battles."

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Kjolmar was amazed at the size of Noivern. Then he frowned. "You're huge, Noivern. I'm afraid you will have to go back in your pokeball. Noivern protested stubbornly and glared at Apollo, who was laying back in Kjolmar's arms.
Apollo noticed the glare and jumped to the ground. "I'll walk if that helps putting Noivern at ease." he mentally told Luna in order to get the message spread.
Noivern growled and hit his wing against Kjolmar's belt, hitting his pokeball button. Noivern returned to his pokeball by his own choice, but he wasn't very pleased about it. "Sorry Noivern, I'll let you back out as soon opportunity presents itself."

"The guy in red was Han." Kjolmar explained to Aro "He used to be a member of Team Flare, a villainous organisation in Kalos. They are disbanded now but he still keeps a grudge against me for defeating them. His Pyroar is very powerful. Despite the fire type being weak to the water type, Pyroar is quite the challenge for Gyarados. I've defeated him before but to be honest, I was lucky to have mega evolution on my side."

When Aro rested in the meadow and let all of his pokemon out, Kjolmar followed his example. Well, he didn't let Gyarados out for several reasons: there wasn't a water surface nearby and Gyarados could be quite antisocial. But the others could rest in the meadow.

Beau immediately went to play with Belle. Kjolmar smiled as both the Eevee's were running circles around each other. He noticed how Beau's fur was just that little darker than Belle's. Ideal for telling them apart.

Apollo made his way to Luna and sat down next to her. "I wish Kjolmar could hear me, like Aro can hear you." he mentally said to Luna. His voice sounded quite neutral so it was difficult to say how he felt about that.

Noivern seemed happy to get out so soon but he was also still a bit annoyed by having to go inside his pokeball earlier. He flapped his wings and landed on a nearby tree to take a rest.

Kjolmar laughed out loud. "Man, Aro, look at this. Two of my pokemon prefer being near you, one of my pokemon is upset with me and my last one can't even be unleashed without complete ravage. I'm clueless how I beat two region champions already." He looked at all his unleashed pokemon one by one and then sighed. "You know what, I'm going to let Gyarados out at the stream nearby. Even he deserves a break. Can I count on you to keep an eye on my pokemon for a minute? Beau is playing with Belle anyway and Apollo seems occupied with Luna. And I doubt Noivern will wake up soon. Be right back."

At the stream, Gyarados was let out. It roared fiercely but when he noticed only Kjolmar was around, he instantly calmed down. Gyarados lowered his head so he could rub it against Kjolmar's body. "Hey boy, are you well rested? That was quite the gym battle back there. Well done! Splash around as much as you want, I'll come get you in a bit, okay?" Gyarados blinked his eyes in agreement and dived underwater.

Back at the meadow, Kjolmar grinned at Beau and Belle trying to catch each others tail. He sat down next to Aro and felt pleased that he isn't taking this journey alone. "You know, my sister also has an Eevee. He's called Brody. It's my sister's first year to go on an adventure so she's facing the gym leaders back home first." Kjolmar quietly watched Dante for a few seconds but then turned back to Aro. "Do you have any siblings?"

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After he was explained about Cyrus, Team Galactic and even the special bond that he'd have with Riolu one day, Kjolmar was asked about his mega stone. "Well... There is two parts to that. First you something called a key stone, like the one you can see in my watch right here." He showed Aro how the key stone was clicked into the watch.

"Then you need the right mega stone for your pokemon to have it mega evolve."
Kjolmar realized Aro wouldn't have asked about it if he had known all of this. "My apologies. I wrongly assumed every trainer was told about this at the start of his quest. At least, that's how it happens in Kalos. Perhaps Rowan knows more about it but he kept it to himself until he fully understands it? Or maybe that old man is becoming senile after all. Hehe, don't tell him I said that."

"Every pokemon that can mega evolve, has a different mega stone." Kjolmar continued.
"For example, Gyarados is wearing a collar with gyaradosite. A Gardevoir would wear gardevoirite, and so on."

Kjolmar glared at Apollo. He couldn't quite hear him through telepathy yet but he just knew it would happen one day. "Actually, mega evolving also requires a strong bond between a trainer and his pokemon, similar to Riolu's telepathy. Perhaps Luna would be able to mega evolve if you found the correct mega stone, I don't know all the pokemon that can mega evolve. But if that is the case, I can gladly ask my region's professor to send us an extra keystone for you."

After Aro's egg hatched into a Chimchar, the team was on their way to Floroma town. But before they got there, a net captured Noibat and a male Pyroar grabbed the net with its mouth and started running.
"A Pyroar in Sinnoh?" Kjolmar gasped. "Don't tell me that he followed me all the way here?"

The group chased the Pyroar who was kidnapping Noibat. It led them straight to someone who looked like a trainer, dressed in red. "So that Pyroar IS yours! What are you doing here, Han?"
The boy chuckled. "I went to find you in Lumiose but there was no one there. Then I encountered your sister along the road and tricked her into telling me where you went. Obviously I won't rest until I've taken your gyaradosite and then beat your Gyarados. So how about a trade? You get Noibat back in exchange for your gyaradosite. And afterwards we battle."

Kjolmar was still carrying Apollo in his arms. He whispered something to him. "Okay buddy, here's what we are going to do. Telepathically tell Luna that Aro should make his way around that guy and block him from the other side, so he won't be able to escape. I'll close in from the front."

While Apollo jumped from his arms, Kjolmar slowly walked up to Han. With Han being completely focused on Kjolmar, Apollo saw his chance to use telepathy towards Luna. Kjolmar looked Han straight in the eye while approaching him. "I have a better idea. How about I don't give you anything but we'll battle without using mega evolution. If you win, you get the gyaradosite. If I win, you leave us alone."
Han shook his head. "As if I'm going to take any chances with you. Pyroar is powerful but so is Gyarados, I've experienced that more than once. The deal is simple: the gyaradosite for Noibat's safe return."

Noibat clearly got fed up with the situation and started to hit the net he was captured in from all sides. It screeched loudly while doing so, becoming more and more enraged. Then it started to glow with a bright light. Everyone looked at Noibat and gasped. "Is it...?"

When the light faded, the net broke and Noibat had evolved into Noivern. It pinched its eyes at Han and started flapping its wings, creating a whirlwind that blasted Han away into the distance. Pyroar seemed shocked and started to run after his master.

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With both of them having the Coal Badge, the duo made their way back to Professor Rowan to return the recovered briefcase. "The Professor will be with you shortly. Please have a seat over there." one of his assistents said. Kjolmar sat down and was rather quiet for a few minutes while just staring at Aro.

A trainer called Paul passed them and pauzed in front of them. "You guys are trainers right? Do you happen to have a full team? I'm looking for a six-on-six battle."
Kjolmar shook his head. "Most of my pokemon are back home in Kalos. I only brought two of them with me. Even though I recently gained two new additions to my team, that only brings me to a total of four. My friend here doesn't have six partners on him right now either."
He realised both of them could easily transfer pokemon from their storage but Kjolmar didn't feel up for a battle right now. He first wanted to talk some things through with Aro.
Paul rolled his eyes. "Later then, I'm sure we'll bump into each other. Let me know when you have a full team."

Kjolmar barely responded to it. He didn't know Paul but he was sure that Gyarados alone would guide him to victory. Then again, he shouldn't underestimate other trainers like that. When Paul left and there was still no sign of Rowan, Kjolmar tried to interrupt the silence between him and Aro. "Maybe we should fill our team a bit more, in case more rivals request six-on-six battles. We could search the tall grass outside."

Noibat crawled right next to Apollo, who was sitting in Kjolmar's arms. He accidentally pushed Apollo a bit to the side. Well, at least it looked accidentally. Apollo glowed a little and thought to himself (and therefor indirectly to Luna) "Noibat doesn't seem to like it when I'm the center of Kjolmar's attention."
Kjolmar noticed Apollo glowing and it gave him a tingling sensation, but he couldn't hear his thoughts yet. Wondering a bit why Noibat was being so possessive suddenly, he turned his attention back to Aro.
"So. I bet we both have some questions for each other, I saw you looking at my Gyarados. I'll start. Number one, who is Cyrus? Number two, what happened to you right there after you saw Apollo?"

Meanwhile, a Mesprit was outside the building, looking in through a window. It gazed at Kjolmar intensely. That same Mesprit had been spying on him earlier at Lake Verity, when it had lured Noibat there. When Mesprit heard Rowan approach, it vanished back to its lake.

"Ah, you recovered my research, wonderful!" Rowan said to the duo. "Oh my, it got all mixed up." he said with a frown. Kjolmar figured that happened because he had been going through it. "Those thugs..." he said, giving Aro an apologizing look for the little white lie.
Rowan cleared his throat before adressing the trainers. "I must admitt, I was considering to find help from someone older than you two but you amaze me by retrieving this succesfully. Unfortunately, there is more going on than what meets the eye. Team Galactic has taken over an entire building in Eterna City. Could I count on you to drive them out?"