Pokemon & Splatoon: The Crossover Series

Chapter 14: Orb of Evil

(Artazon, Paldea Region)

After defeating Brassius, Ash has moved up in the ranks of the World Coronation Series and has officially begun his hike through the Normal Class. Now, he needs to find another opponent that's higher in the ranks than him.

Nemona already couldn't shut up about Ash battling Geeta. Now she's amazed at defeating Brassius. "Ash, you're an amazing trainer!"

Ash couldn't help but smile. "Thanks, Nemona."

The Squid Sisters now wandered where they're going to go next. But right now, they were watching a streamer on Callie's Rotom Phone to entertain themselves and see some of the talented people of this region.

Ash was now curious about what they were watching. "Hey, what are you guys watching?"

Callie shows Ash and Nemona her phone. "After I got my phone, I was playing around with it for anything fun. Then I found this streamer who does all sorts of things, her name is Iono."

Nemona flew her eyes open. "Did you say Iono?!"

"Do you know who she is?"

"Yes! Iono is another gym leader!"

"What?!"

Suddenly, Ash received a notification on his Rotom Phone. It was a list of recommended trainers he had gotten after beating Brassius, and sure enough, Iono is on the list. "Hey, Iono is in the World Coronation Series, too! And it says she's ranked 1252!"

"Wow, that's so high in the ranks, and I didn't know she was a gym leader." Said Marie.

"That settles it! I'm challenging Iono for my next battle!"

"So, you're planning on challenging Iono next." Said a voice from behind them, revealing to be Brassius.

"Brassius!"

"Iono is the gym leader of the City of Levincia. The quickest way to Levincia is leaving through the north gate of Artazon. From there, you will need to cross the river to find the path that will lead to Levincia. If all goes well, you all should be there in no time."

"Alright! Let's go now!" As Ash tries to leave, Brassius grabbed on to his backpack, preventing him from moving.

"What's the rush? You and your Pokemon must be exhausted after that intense battle. Why not stay here for the night? After all, it's getting dark already, and the motel here in Artazon does make some of the best chocolate cake around."

"Ooh, chocolate cake?!" Callie said as she now realized she was getting really hungry.

"I happen to have a coupon for a free night stay, so I might as well give it to you guys."

Ash was thrilled and happily accepted the coupon. "Thanks, Brassius."

"You all have a good evening now, I need to get back to my studio to finish some of my latest masterpieces." Brassius waves goodbye and heads back to the gym.

With Brassius gone, it was time for Nemona to be on her way as well. "Anyway, I should be heading back to the academy now."

Then, Ash is reminded of something he needs to ask Nemona. "Wait, Nemona, before you go, we want to ask you if you know this strange trainer we met on our way here."

"Alright, what did he look like?"

"Well, he had green eyes, long blonde hair, and carries a big yellow backpack."

Soon, Nemona flew her eyes open. "Oh, that must have been Arven."

"Arven?"

Soon, they noticed it was getting darker outside, so Nemona had to leave immediately. "Sorry, but I got to get going now. If I'm late for tomorrow's assignment, the principal is definitely going to be in front of my face."