47th treasure [video]

[captainash]

I can't believe I never tried this before.

['This' being... a Smeargle, apparently. A Smeargle that's standing on Ash's shoulders, about two meters away from the Pokégear. Trainer and Pokémon look at each other quickly.]

Alright, Brushy, on the count of three. One...

[Brushy stretches all his limbs, a serious look on his face. Ash grabs his Pokémon's legs, a grin on his.]

Two...

[Brushy's tail twitches. Ash's grin widens, his grip tightens.]

Three!

[That tail twitch becomes a vigorous overhead horizontal spin, and the pair goes up! ...Up!?]

Come on, let's see if we can reach that bench!

[Ash is now fully off-camera, Gear forgotten. Luckily, another member of his team takes the opportunity to turn it off.]

Comments

[captainash]

They have their successes and moments of competence, once in a while, but nothing that lasts long enough to explain it. Unless our arrival made that much of a difference in the locals' ability to fight back.

[meteorman]

It very well may have. I wouldn't categorize the natives of this universe as conflict-avoidant, but compared to some I've seen they tend to be less, ah... extreme. When almost all fights are settled with Pokemon battles, bringing in a large group of outsiders who have no problems simply giving a troublemaker the old left hook is bound to upset the status-quo.

[captainash]

It's too bad everyone's disarmed and deprived of their powers upon arriving. Between the mobile suits, the swords, the guns and the spells, the effect on the status-quo and Team Rocket's continued existence would have been... interesting.

[meteorman]

Interesting but perhaps too much of an upset to the social order. That kind of flux might have actually been detrimental; I understand why whatever mechanism by which this universe draws outsiders to it may include a failsafe to exclude anything too destructive.

[captainash]

That's a shame. I mean, I can understand why it would be needed, but having my mobile suit around would make travelling so much easier.

[A sympathetic noise from his side. It's okay, trainer; Brushy can help with travel plans now!]