Chapter 3
POV: Technoblade
Everyone had slept well the previous night, thanks in no small part to their complete and utter exhaustion from fighting both Alphonse and Keaton. They had barely come out on top, and that was only because Alphonse had given up when Keaton went down. No one was sure they would’ve survived an enraged Alphonse. Still, Team Maelstrom had a mission, and that was to investigate the giant castle. So, off they went, seeing the green fields, ending up in a large patch of berry bushes, somehow getting lost in Rune’s potato farm (which she set up somehow) and eventually pushing through a large swath of forest (which did not seem happy with them) and getting to the grounds… and then realizing that they could’ve skipped the entire thing by just going across a river/lake/ocean path to end up at the docks. Yes, they would’ve been soaking wet, but soaking wet is preferable to being incredibly itchy and soaking wet (and covered in berry juice). Anyway, they go to the castle, with V being the only clean one. Since V is the only one without dirt, grime, muk, juice, or water on/over her, she goes first to act as a representative. The one to meet them is an Alakazam with a beard.
“Hello there. I am Headmaster Dumbledore. As my title suggests, I am the Headmaster of this prestigious school, which is called Hogwarts. We recently came here due to an ancient artifact being used as a blunt instrument in a last ditch attempt to survive. I’m happy to say that it worked, even if it had… unintended consequences. Come in, I will tell you more.”
The Alakazam telepathed to the group. He then waved what appeared to be a wand, and everyone was suddenly clean. Even V had gotten a new coat of paint. The Rescue Team(s) followed him inside, wowing at the immensity and magic of Hogwarts. Dumbledore then kept walking forward, occasionally taking turns, or going through shortcuts that certainly weren’t there before, and eventually they ended up at the miniature clinic that was labeled HOSPITAL WING in English. Of course, most of their group could only read Common, so they spent a good few minutes asking for translation, and Malachi in particular wanted to have a English to Common Dictionary (or Translation Guide) made. Oddly enough, Rune seemed to perfectly understand the sign, even if it took a few seconds of squinting. Alphonse, V, and Technoblade all inherently understood the sign, seeing as it was their respective primary languages. Eventually, they actually entered the Hospital Wing, and tried to see who was there. V, being the only one up to date on Pokémon (after Gen 9, Worker Drones were created, making Pokémon suddenly obsolete), was the only one who recognized this particular ‘mon. There, in a bed to the left, was a slightly injured (male) Miraidon, with a Zeraora sitting on a chair to his right, and a Celebi floating on his left. V walked forward, before quietly speaking.
“My name’s V. What are yours?”
The Zeraora was the first to speak.
“My name’s Ron Weasley. I don’t think I’ve heard your name before…”
The Celebi was next.
“My name’s Hermione Granger. Are you part of the Guild we asked for help?”
Finally, before V could answer her question, the Miraidon spoke up. Quietly, of course.
“My name’s Harry Potter. I’m the idiot who got us all stuck here. You’re part of the Rescue Team.”
Harry sentence was not a question, but V nodded anyway, to answer both. She then spoke up.
“I’m part of both the Guild and the Rescue Team that was sent to help you guys. Although, from the looks of it, you’re going to need several Teams to not only teach everyone Common, but help everyone work on their moves, abilities, and, well, figuring out what you are. That said, I can tell you what types you all are. Harry, you’re Electric-Dragon, Hermione is Grass-Fairy, and Ron is pure Electric. I personally think Ron should be Electric-Fighting, but that’s not up to me.”
V finished her quiet speech by looking each person in the face as she addressed them. Then a quiet cough behind her grabbed her attention. She looked through the eyes on top of her head, or her ‘true eyes’ as she called them, and saw that the nurse -Madam Pomfrey- was looking at them expectantly. She was also holding several potions.
“Dear, could you please move out of the way? I’ve got to treat my patients, you know.”
Pomfrey said, a hint of irritation in her voice. V got up and moved out of the way, before telling Madam Pomfrey something.
“While Ron is organic, Hermione is something more akin to a plant, and Harry is cybernetic in nature. Give Ron the same treatments you would normally give someone, give Hermione treatments as if you were treating a Fae, and treat Harry like you would a sentient/sapient object that’s mechanical in nature. Nothing related to biology or organs, as that could hurt him. General boosters and repair spells/potions are what I’d suggest.”
Pomfrey looked at her with something akin to surprise, before nodding her head and following her advice. V was proud her medical and engineering skills came in handy. She was also very glad that Nori Doorman passed her knowledge onto her when they were in the Void.
…
That was a weird thing to think. Eh, oh well. V’s fairly sure her life couldn’t get any stranger (probably). Anyway, V walked over to Dumbledore, and asked him something.
“This…” magic”, as you call it, could you show me? I want to see the difference between it and Pokémon moves or Abilities. If for nothing else, I have an academic curiosity to see just what you can do.”
Dumbledore chuckled before nodding. He paused, stroking his mustache as he thought of what he could do that couldn’t be explained away as a Move or Ability. He smiled, having thought of an option. He then spoke quietly to V.
“I have a spell in mind. I suppose you wouldn’t mind if I stunned one of your teammates? I’ll wake him up right after.”
V thought about it for a moment, before pointing at Malachi, who had joined in the conversation. Malachi, startled, was about to protest, before he recalled that with the exception of him, Dielle, Inigo, and Keaton, none of them were regular Pokémon. He nodded firmly, allowing Dumbledore to stun him and prove his magic.
“Stupefy!” The Headmaster intoned (which everyone present could understand. During the walk to the Wing, both parties had discovered that they could understand each other without the need for telepathy). Malachi wobbled for a second, before promptly falling over. Meanwhile, V was rapidly taking notes, with Technoblade (who knew the most about the franchise) correcting her whenever she got something wrong. After about a minute, V bent down and checked Malachi, partly to note more things down, and partly because she was concerned about him. The reason V was taking so many notes was because she wanted to know as much as she could, so she could defend herself as much as possible. That, and the notetaking reminded her of Uzi whenever she got too invested in a project and V had to physically haul her away to make her eat and sleep. This happened a concerning number of times. Anyway, V turned to Dumbledore, and flashed a message on her screen.
“He’s safe and unharmed. Vitals looking good. Wake him up.”
Dumbledore nodded, before gesturing to V to move away. He then took out his wand with a flourish (he had done the Stunner wandless, as it was easier to do that way), and then incanted the spell while pointing the wand at Malachi’s chest.
“Rennervate!”
Malachi woke up with a start, seeming confused and disoriented. V lightly cleared her throat, and Malachi jumped at the sound, before calming down. After a few minutes (*cough* hours *cough*) of notetaking, questions, answers, Magical theory, and a few other things, everyone seemed satisfied with the result. Dumbledore now knew significantly more about Pokémon, Pokémon biology, Types, Abilities, Moves, and had a Beginner’s Guide To Common with him (He was going to copy the text later on, and have all the students fluent enough to write and read in it). In exchange, Team Maelstrom got wands, Magic Knowledge, and several Beginner’s Guides to various Magical Subjects. Also, the Guildmaster promised to send several High-Ranking members of the Guild to help with teaching. And to make sure everyone wasn’t as overworked.
Eventually, everyone decided it would be best if Dumbledore lead them all to the Great Hall, and then he (Dumbledore) would teleport into his normal spot, while Team Maelstrom stayed behind the door until Dumbledore gave them a mental cue.
~~~This Timeskip was brought to you by Marvel Industries~~~\
So, they had followed Dumbledore. And now, Team Maelstrom (along with Alphonse and Keaton) waited behind the Great Hall. It should be noted that it was lunch time at this point, so all of the students, sans the ones in the Hospital Wing, along with all the teachers, except the DADA professor and Madam Pomfrey, were in the Great Hall, about to eat. Dumbledore tapped his fork on his glass once, and immediately all noise quieted down. Dumbledore rose up from his chair (V had detached one of her eyes, attached it to a metal wire/string, and poked it through a crack in the door to see what was happening. It was very painful), and began speaking.
“Now, while I’m sure you all want to eat your lunch, I have a few announcements to make. First, as you may have known, Professor Quirrell died the day before. It turned out that he had been possessed by a dark wizard, and tried to kill Harry Potter. Somehow, Mr. Potter managed to hit Professor Quirrell in the head with the Philosopher’s Stone. We’re not quite sure how this transpired, but the end result is evident amongst us. Worry not, though. We are trying our best to find a way back to Earth. However, we have also contacted the locals, and met with their Guildmaster. He, and his assistant, Keaton, have come with one of what they refer to as “Rescue Teams” to make sure there was nothing to worry about, and to make sure everyone was safe. As it is, no one needs to worry. As for Mr. Potter, he and his friends are currently in the Hospital Wing, so you may go over there and give them well wishes if you want to. The Guildmaster has also decided to send several high-ranking Guild members to assist us and teach us the ‘ways of the land’, as it would be.”
“Now, burst through the doors!” Dumbledore mentally told them.
With a loud BANG, the doors to the Great Hall opened, allowing all the students to see The Guildmaster, Keaton, and Team Maelstrom walking through the Hall. (V was listening to the speech, and put her eye back in in time. She had a slight grimace on, as she had twisted it slightly too far.) Alphonse was at the head of the group, with Keaton on his shoulder. Behind them, Malachi calmly walked on the wooden floor. Behind Malachi, the group walked while V mostly hovered over their heads. After about a minute, everyone had gotten up to Dumbledore, and had turned around to look at the students. V talked to Techno about the teachers, putting names to faces. Snape was a three-headed blue and black floating hydra: a Hydreigon. McGonagall was a more ground bound dragon, standing on two legs with a darker shade of blue hide on the outside and a hammerhead like head: a Garchomp. Flitwick on the other hand, or paw as it were, was a large and bulky yellow dragon-like creature, with small yellow wings that were blue on the inside, and a kind face: a Dragonite. Hooch was a tall, avian Pokémon that resembled an owl with a leafy hood that covered her head and shoulders, and that partially covers her face: a Decidueye. (A note about hooch: her head and neck coverings are red, with orange and white accents, and together they resemble an ayaigasa. In other words, she’s a Hisuian Decidueye.) There were a few other teachers, but none of them were that noteworthy. Techno then began to look over the students, and paused as he saw a multitude of different types of Pokémon. He noticed that only the 7th years were either fully evolved or unable to evolve. The 1st years were mostly first stage Pokémon and relatively weak. RELATIVELY. They could still hurt him, but they’d at best be a nuisance. The same goes for the 2nd and 3rd years as well. In 4th year were a few middle stage ‘mons, with some looking in between, much like Malachi. In 5th year, it was half and half, and in 6th year, it was mostly middle stage with a few final stages. Techno shook himself slightly. What was that? Why did he suddenly analyze all of these students like they could be threats? They’re just children. Still, he couldn’t shake the feeling something was off. Techno wasn’t the only one recovering from something, as the rest of Team Maelstrom (except Alphonse and Keaton, oddly enough) were shaking themselves and looking generally confused. When Techno turned to Alphonse, he was looking at Team Maelstrom with this odd look in his eyes, one that promised pain and violence. Techno, not wanting any of the kids to get hurt, slapped both Alphonse and Keaton with a hard SMACK. It knocked them out of… whatever that was, and they shared a concerned look. Alphonse looked towards Dumbledore, silently asking if they could leave, and Dumbledore nodded, a concerned expression upon his face. Team Maelstrom left Hogwarts and its grounds, heading towards Twinleaf Town.
~~~Timeskip~~~
Eventually, everyone was settled, and after they had gone to the local healing center to check if everyone was alright (they were), they had gone back to their respective homes/bases. Some time later, it became night, and they were now in this current situation.
“Where’d the extra rooms come from?!” Malachi cried in confusion, sure he had only bought a one-room house with a single basement room.
Evidently, his house either had an expansion charm on it (unlikely, the wizards arrived the day before) or Alphonse (which was weird to think of the Guildmaster as, but what could he do?) making it into a base had made it so the house always expanded for new residents (possible). It would explain both Inigo and Dielle getting rooms, while Rune had to make her own bed and sleep near Malachi (before they became Team Maelstrom). It would also explain why the two rooms they had for V and Techno were so different. V’s room was full of machinery, star gazing equipment (telescopes, star maps, etc.), a miniature petting zoo (full of animals, not Pokémon), and several terrariums (mini homes for reptiles, bugs, or sea life) of all sorts. There was a bed, but it didn’t look all that used. There was, however, a large pipe-like thing that no one had any idea how to use (there was a small slot in it that would fit V’s nanite acid container perfectly…), or why it was there (except V, who chuckled upon seeing it). There was also an entire wall of shelves, all of which had glasses and/or glasses containers, cleaner, and other things related to glasses. It was very confusing and seemed like what would happen if you meshed a group of people into one person. When asked about this, V simply chuckled and said that it was to remember some friends. Techno’s room was also quite odd. There was a desk with an odd device on it, several racks on the wall with various things hanging on them, a few weapon racks, and several chests/barrels/storage items to store things in. There were also quite a few bookshelves, and shelves with books in/on them. While V’s room was a whirlwind of color with a mainly gray-silver color as an undertone, Techno’s room was mainly wood, and in color at least, looked like a regular room, akin to Inigo’s or Dielle’s. Techno refused to tell anyone why his room looked like that, simply stating that it was from before he came here. His bed was a large rectangle, with red wool taking up 2/3 of the top (excepting the wood), and white wool taking up the rest. The bed was about half as tall as Techno himself, but it was surprisingly easy to get in and rest. The group found this out by taking turns getting in and attempting to sleep in it as a challenge. The point was to fall asleep, and everyone won in that regard. Yes, even V. Irregardless of confusing houses and confounding rooms, by the time day rolled around, everyone was awake and alert. It was around this point Maelstrom had the ability to talk to Malachi again, or, in other words, Malachi was ready to talk to Maelstrom again. Malachi had told V and Techno about Maelstrom, but even that wasn’t enough to prepare them to hear a glowing artifact, especially a female one.
“Ah! My Champion, I’m sorry for what happened when we last spoke. I’ve grown to forgive you for silencing me, as I wasn’t quite in my right mind at the time. Please, under no circumstances, can you bring me to that area again. I have been seeing everything so far, and I must say that you have risen terrifically up to the role of leader!” Maelstrom said happily to Malachi, who had looked uncertain and worried before this. Hearing that Maelstrom, one of his closest friends, had not only forgiven him but thought of him as a great leader, was very relieving for Malachi. Hearing that Maelstrom was sorry for what happened and that she didn’t want to be near the Time Gear anymore was just the cherry on top.
Meanwhile, V and Techno were blue-screening, quite literally in the case of the former. But regardless, one more set of eyes and ears couldn’t hurt, even in the form of a sentient rock. Anyway, Team Maelstrom headed down to Twinleaf Town, wanting to train, and see just how skilled V and Techno are.