Maelstrom Melodies Chapter 1: A Little Respect and a Pikipek
Welcome to my first singing Fan fiction of Pokemon. Hopefully you enjoy and this and can critique me on how i did. Will post later on Ao3 When i’m accepted.
♫ - Musical Part (for better experience look song up please)
Mite Mite☆Kotchitchi - Momoiro Clover Z
Happy – Pharrell Williams (Not a major role)
Bonus song – Next Chapter
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“You guys ready?! There’s a crowd out there and we’ve gotta tease and please our customers.”
The small bunch of Pokémon roared, squealed and barked in joy and anticipation while the customers were screaming outside. There is a show being held in Alola called the Rainbow Eclipse, it is being held on the beach in Hau’oli City by a man named Mazul and his team. He recently moved to Alola from Unova looking for relaxation and a fun time. Why? It's because he’s the previous champion of the Unova Region. Although his lifestyle was an easy going kind of life, he wanted things to be different than being challenged all the time. In result he gave up his title to a dragon master princess named Iris. She constantly messages him on X-Book to keep up with the times. Anyhow the show is about to begin.
“Okay … Ready. Alakazam use Psychic on the vocal chords.” An Alakazam eyes began to glow and soon Mazul’s voice began to distort into a mess of voices. Once everything calmed down he grabbed a microphone and began speaking in an announcer type of voice. “Good Afternoon Ladies and Gents, Boys and Girls. Welcome to the first ever show for RAIIINNBOOOOWWW ECLIPSE!!!!!” On cue he snapped his fingers and two magnemite’s used flash nearly blinding the few of the crowd. Mazul began to panic but remembered he needed to keep a cool mind. He took slow breaths and continued to the event. “Woah guys, we asked for a party huh? Well today we have a first timer show going for my new addition Pikipek.” A small Pikipek hopped out from behind Mazul and cheered sweetly. The crowd became overhyped to its cuteness that it became startled and scared. Mazul saw and he knew it was going to fly off if he didn’t calm it down soon.
“Okay okay people, simmer down. Little buddy has a song he wants to sing and it’s a wonderful one. Once its over please leave tips and donations in the hat on the end of the stage.” The stage was a small set; it was about the size of a kitchen table for a family of 8 with a floral pattern bed sheet as a curtain hanging over the back. Behind was 2 Loudred’s providing sound and the Alakazam that was still working on Mazul. Once the crowd was calm again he pointed to the Loudred’s and they began playing a fast piano tune with some bass and rezz. As if on cue Alakazam stopped working on the Mazul and began working on the Pikipek. While the Song was starting the crowd began clapping and the Pikipek began stomping back and forth along the stage with joy. The Pikipek then speaks in a child-like voice.
“Hello Everyone!!!! Welcome to the first show!!!! ARE. YOU. READY?!!!!!!” At that moment a bunch of kids and Adults began screaming loudly which attracted more people from the streets to the beach. Again the Pikipek became startled by the live reaction from the crowd. It looked around for Mazul to see the man smiling back at it with a gentle ‘continue’ push. It gave a wary smile at first, but then changed into a confident one. “Okay!!!! If you know the song then sing along, HERE I GO!!!!!” The crowd screamed again. So far the show was starting off successfully, kids were jumping around and adults were dancing with others while watching.
The Pikipek stopped center stage and began singing.
“♪♪mitemite☆kocchicchi kocchi mite hoshii
mitetekuretara dokidoki happii!
mitemite☆mottotton motto mite hoshii
mitetekuretara harihari kiriri! ♪♪”
The crowd screams again while it’s in the middle of its small dance break.
“♪♪pajama hayanugi shinkiroku,
miruku nondara shirohige,
suki na sensei no monomane,
moderu aruki de kidorimasho,
bataashi bataashi ikitsugi,
natsu no oshiri wa masshiro,
sofutokuriimu de seika rannaa♪♪”
The children begin jumping around the stage dancing and singing along which startles the Pikipek again. It begins to fly a little so it can focus on the song but is startled again when it sees more people coming to the venue.
“♪♪mitemite☆mottotton motto mite hoshii
mitetekuretara ureshii na! ♪♪”
The crowd screams louder and terrifies the poor Pikipek to the point it’s about to cry. Due to the current situation the music and vocals began to dissipate and split off.
“♪♪a-a-ano mabu-bushii ohisama ni-ni-ni mimamorarete
k-k-k-kyou mo tt-t-t-tanoshikatta ne ♪♪”
Things became blurry for the poor thing and it flew off east of the beach, west if you look from the audience side. It cried out and its voice became dysfunctional, but the one thing everyone heard in the mix had everyone but Mazul confused. “WAAAAAHAHHHHHH MAZUL, SAVE ME!!!!! PIPIPIPPPII--- I CAN’T--- PIPIPIPI ---MORE.” With that Mazul began running off for the poor bird. “Alakazam, Pack up with the loudred’ n go home. To everyone else, I’m sorry the show is ending shortly have a good evening.” The man ran haphazardly for his Pikipek who was flying fast and dangerous. The Pikipek flew over a grand volcano like mountain, in which the man became scared with the fear of it falling into dangerous heat. Once he saw it made it over but couldn’t see it anymore he ran far down the end of Hau’oli City to Route 1.
While that was going on the people of Mele Mele became upset that the good show ended immediately. The Loudred neatly put the stuff into a pile and stood beside the Alakazam. The last of the crowd turned to them and watched as the three of the Pokémon and the equipment disappeared in thin air, leaving sand fluttering around the stage area. Slowly but surely the beach became a deserted place in minutes. The man ran further and further down the route passing by the tall mountain and a school. He ran so hard that his breathing was short and quick, but he wasn’t giving up on his little buddy. Not after he just got him only being in Alola for two weeks. Soon he stopped at a house that had a for sale sign that split into 3 paths, two going uphill and one going down to another beach. Mazul begins to panic because he doesn’t see his little bird anywhere after the Mountain-Volcano sight.
“Little Buddy! Where are you?! I should have waited til you were ready to perform. I’m sorry I have let you down. Please come to me” he screams with his hands cupped around his mouth. The man turns left and right to see if he could spot it but it was already turning night time and getting dark fast. Soon after screaming again he hears small whistles coming down one of the upper hill paths in a jolly tune. Mazul looks up the path going up top and sees an elderly man walking with a beat going his way. “♪♪Doo – doo- dooooo- clap along if you feel dew—doo –doo –dooo – dooodie- doo- doo. Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth.♪♪” The man stops in front of Mazul and raises an eyebrow with a smile. “Alola young man, is everything alright tonight? It seems like you have a load on your shoulders at the moment.”
“Alola sir, at the moment I’m looking for a small Pikipek. It was with me during a performance on Hau’oli Beach, but it got a case of stage fright and flew away in this direction.”
“Hmmm, why not catch a new one? There’s plenty of ‘em here in the Alola Region. It doesn’t make sense to keep one if it runs away when the tough gets going.”
“Sir, With all due respect, I don’t want any other Pikipek. The Pikipek I found two weeks ago is a very special, charismatic, joyful and spontaneous Pokémon and I refuse to give up on my little buddy. And I---“
“Have you caught it yet?”
At that moment Mazul didn’t know what to say. He’s used to being a trainer and battling against others, but he has left that life behind to move forward and make others happy. The man opened one of his eyes to look at him. The man could tell Mazul was honest with his caring words. But he wanted to see more, he wanted to see what his will was worth. Mazul turned away towards the beachfront path near the mountain and began to walk. The elder man followed behind him.
“I haven’t caught it … yet. I want to value it individually before making it a member … no, I’m sorry. I want it to be my friend. That’s why I’ve spent two weeks playing and singing with it.” The Elder man opened both of his eyes in small shock.
“Singing?! Oh, you mean like how they actually speak but we hear it as a sound. Okay then ---“
“No sir.” Mazul turned around and gave the man a serious look. “Like actually vocal with human speech. I … I came from a region where it’s hard to live unless you make it your world. I chose my world, and that’s to sing with my Pokémon.”
The elder man was baffled by the sudden serious nature of the man in front of him. He was even more confused that a man believed that Pokémon can sing in human tongue. But what he was certain about is how the man spoke in honesty and a calm aura surrounded him in good spirits. That being said, they both continued walking until they arrived at an old looking shack with a hole in the window. The lights were on and they could hear something barking on the inside. To be honest, the elder man was interested in the topic of vocally inclined Pokémon and wanted to see it performed. But before he can ask the young man beside him the question, he has to check on the scene to make sure his people of Mele Mele were okay. He goes up and knocks at the door, which barely held on tight.
“Alola, is everything okay in there?!”
Mazul walks out towards the beach checking for sand prints.
“Yes, everything is okay. I’ll be right there in a second.”
Numerous amounts of barking, yipping and chirping are heard in the worn down house while the elderly man is outside. Lots of things falling and clanging can be heard as well. Meanwhile, Mazul sits on the beach sand and contemplates in his thoughts about the whole situation. The younger man being easily frustrated about the situation becomes sad and more frustrated that he lost his first Alolan friend too soon. He begins to bury his head in his knees. Back at the house a young lady answers the door.
“Good eve … Oh! Alola Grand Kahuna Hala. How are you doing tonight? Taking an evening stroll?”
“I was Lil’ Lillie. Alola! Is everything okay in there?”
The young girl giggles. “Yes ... Sort of. You see, a strange thing happened. I was up in my loft getting ready to write in my journal about the day and I heard the window break. The professor was in the lab in the basement too when he heard the crash and came up to check if I and the Pokemon inside were okay. When we both came to the main floor … Rockruff, Stufful and Snubbul were barking at a small Pikipek that was flying crazily around the room. Heck, even the Corsola’s and Luvdisc’s in the tank were gurgling.”
The elder man raises an eyebrow. (Hmmm, Could it be a coincidence that this small bird Pokémon in the house ... is that young man’s Pikipek?!) The elder man is escorted in by the young girl and sees the professor inside hopping around to catch the bird while the three small Pokémon are barking in circles. The professor stops what he is doing and tends to the elder man with full attention, even though his appearance is distraught.
“Woah! Alola Kupuna. What’s going on?”
“Alola Kukui, Nothing much at all. What’s the situation in this house? It seems like Tapu Koko paid a sweet visit in here.”
“Ah. The mess right here? Oh it’s nothing I can’t handle. A small crash and burn victim is in here and won’t leave for some reason. I was in the middle of speaking to a new student when the crash happened. The interview had to be cut short but they got the spot, they should be here in two to three months.”
“Wonderful. Ahem, I think I might know who this little fella belongs to.”
“Do you? Well by all means, take him Hala. I don’t think I can survive a night with an ‘Uproar’ in a ‘Round’ manner like this.”
Hala reaches out to the bird like a tree branch and lets it perch its talons on his arms. Lillie looks at him with a pained expression causing the elderly man to bellow in a grand laughter. The professor looks at him with inspiration, seeing that the man is not bleeding at all he kind of got jealous too. Hala continues to laugh and walks out the house having the two others follow behind him. That’s when they get curious to why the man is walking towards the ocean water.
“Um, Kahuna Hala. Why are we going towards the sea? Are we not looking for a trainer?”
“Hmmm?! It’s a grand surprise for me and you two. The man is here and hopefully this is the Pikipek he desires.”
The young girl and the professor both stare at each other before continuing on the cold breezy beach at night with the Kahuna. Hala then walks up to Mazul, who is slouched over on the sand, and touches his head with the unoccupied hand. The young man looks up and sees the elderly man and his Pikipek in the other arm calmly perched.
“Little Buddy!!! He found you!!!”
The small bird squeaks in joy and flies into the trainers’ chest. The Kahuna begins to chuckle a bit and then laughs with a tumultuous amount of joy. Meanwhile the professor and the girl are relieved and confused at the same time. The messy professor and the young girl both begin to question the boisterous old man. (What is the grand surprise that he mentioned about?) The laughter and joy calms down and they all come to a halt in the dead silence in the night.
“Thank-you mister Hala, I guess if we didn’t cross paths I would’ve lost my little buddy forever. Its thanks to you we can be together again.”
The silence is wearing thin and is getting quite uncomfortable for all of them.
“Oh, it’s rude of me to not give my name back huh? My name is Mazul Un … Um, I’m new here to Alola. Nice to meet ya.”
The smile is a killer smile. So warm that it can melt madness away. It instantly makes all of them perk up as if they were the ones being rude.
"It's a pleasure to meet you too, young man. Behind me are the Professor and his assistant. They are the ones who were in care for your Pikipek. It crashed into their house.”
“That house near the ocean? I’m very sorry. It was frightened and ran away from its special day act.”
They all became interested in the fuss that caused the late ruckus. Suddenly an Alakazam appeared behind Mazul and the other three became alert. It’s as if someone let loose a wild Mightyena on them. Mazul turned around and laughed at the Alakazam who laughed back at him. They all questioned the situation because that was never normal. To encounter a wild pokemon and laugh at it like you knew it for so long raised the suspense bar. To calm everyone down Mazul explained that it was his Alakazam. They didn’t believe it until he returned it and pulled it back out of its Pokéball. That’s when the professor interjected.
“Woah now cousin, that was a pretty rad but dangerous move. You gave us all a scare there. How did it know you were here?”
“Via Telepathy. Me and my Alakazam go way back. We’ve bonded over time and troubles and became the best of friends. This is an enlightened skill it shared with me and we use it daily.”
“So you are a psychic that uses psychic typed huh?”
“Call me Kukui, or Professor if you must.”
“Yep, the one and only professor of the Alola Region. Do I not look like one?”
Mazul thinks carefully not to disclose his prior life. He wants to live peacefully in the now new life in Alola. The professor becomes worried about his appearance due to the lack of answer.
“Uhhh … No. But your attitude says otherwise.”
They both take a deep breath of relief for opposing reasons while the air gets comfortable again. That’s when Lille spoke up in turn.
“Kahuna Hala, What is this Grand Surprise that we are supposed to see? Not being rude Mister Mazul, but what does this man have to do with the surprise?”
The three men became startled with the blunt question. Kukui and Hala were both startled by Lillie’s sudden question and shocked that they forgot about the main thing they were there for. Mazul was startled the most not knowing why he was in the topic of discussion. Things were going nowhere fast and Lillie took the moment in her hands. Hala clears his throat before he begins to talk.
“Lil’ Lillie. This man here can make Pokémon sing.”
They all stand there still.
“Kahuna Hala! That’s Preposterous; there is no way that a Pokémon can sing. The only songs they sing are in their dialect, meaning we will never know what they sing. But that may be what you meant right?”
The Kahuna looks forward to Mazul and the Pikipek and Alakazam, making Lillie and Kukui look at them too. Mazul smiled at them but the smile was serious. Alakazam’s eyes began to glow and Mazul spoke in a deeper tone than his usual tone. He then clears his throat and begins to talk.
“What about now lil girl? My Alakazam can make vocal chords shape to will. It doesn’t tear the muscle ligaments in my throat but it is able to alter how I sound and how others sound too.”
Surprised by the change, both Hala and Kukui clap in amusement. Lillie is unfazed by it though.
“Mister Mazul. This still does not prove that Pokémon can sing. It just proves you have great voice acting skills.”
Disheartened by the realistic words coming from the young girl, Mazul encourages Alakazam to change people and perform a duet with the Pikipek. Mazul resumed the act in his normal voice.
The little bird looked at the three nervously and then looked back at Mazul smiling at it. It smiled hard and responded loudly.
The three were shocked at the little Pikipek’s response. This defied all laws of nature and physics. No man was ever supposed to hear a Pokémon talk unless it was telepathy. But the beak moved in sync with the words it spoke. This has to be a joke, a prank, anything that defines something so unrealistic. Lillie was beyond shocked to the point she froze with a jaw open like a Golbat. Just like that Mazul began singing.
“♪♪ This for yooooouuuuuu♪♪”
The Pikipek flies with joy yelling loud. “This is the song He sang when he found me. I won’t let you down Mazul, I love this song.”
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That grants you the promised land from where you began
Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
“♪♪Boy I, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That grants you the promised land from where you began
Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
The Pikipek begins to sing its part while soaring in spirals.
“♪♪I’m on earth
But I’m lonely
I’m slowly
Dissolving
In your world
Cuz is my world is so far away
To find my way I’d do anything♪♪”
The small bird flies back down and perches ontop of Mazul’s head.
“♪♪Yes it's true
I come out when it’s blue
When the sun is all gone
And the gloom is all I ask of you
I hope the weather gets better soon♪♪”
The bird and the young man begin to grove as the song resonates between them and the audience. The Alakazam smirks as if he knew the results were coming all along.
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That grants you the promised land from where you began
Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That’s granted your every wish since when you began
Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That grants you the promised land from where you began
Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That’s granted your every wish since when you began♪♪”
The three are still astonished but begin to dance as the joy is going through the muscles and bones in their bodies. They can’t believe they are witnessing a performance on a grand level. All together they thought (What else is this man capable of?)
“♪♪I’ve got to
Break away
From the tomb
Cuz I’m quickly
Evolving
In all
That I have come to do
So confined’s been what’s blinding you♪♪”
“♪♪I know you know, where I’m coming from
You know, like, like when you’re far from home♪♪”
The Pikipek flies and perches on an open palm by Mazula. They both signal their wings and arms as if they are searching for someone.
“♪♪Wiped my mind, from the other life♪♪”
“♪♪And oh, you’re hard to find, but I got you from the other side♪♪”
They synchronize in vocal utters and dance/ fly around each other, not missing a beat or bumping into each other.
“♪♪Boy, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That grants you the promised land from where you began♪♪”
They stop dancing to kneel/ stand in the sand with their arms/ wings raised in unison while staring at the stargazed audience.
“♪♪Boy I know, It’s time to enter the consciousness
That’s granted your every wish since when you began. ♪♪”
They both stop singing and smile at each other happily. “That was wonderful Little Buddy! Practice more like this and we can do a concert.” The little Pikipek flutters around his face nuzzling with every pass. “Mazula I … I want to sing with you forever. Please let me be your partner.” The Kahuna, the Professor and the Young Assistant, all bewildered with the event, now had jaws dropped like an Exploud. -/Sure little buddy. I’ll call you … hmmm? Zazu. No … Kimele Lepek? Hmm…/- They sat in silence until he gained a thought. “Welcome to the Family, Kimele Zazul!!!” Just like that they both played like they were best friends from time ago. The others were still frozen from the jaw dropping experience which left them on both sides in an awkward position. Alakazam stopped using Psychic and looked tired, but it still had enough energy to send them home. Taking that note Mazul said their goodbyes for them.
“It was wonderful meeting colorful people of Alola, we wish to see more of you on better terms. Until we meet again.” Just like that the man and Pokémon vanished in thin air leaving the sand flowing in the night wind. The three were left behind on the beach gathering their thoughts together. They still couldn’t believe that they witnessed a miracle, a person and a Pokémon singing with voices. Their individual voices! Kukui began to burn up with excitement as Hala laughed incredulously to the ‘Grand Surprise’. Lillie was still frozen, for she witnessed something on a level that another professor she knew of needed to know immediately for research.
“Woooohhh! That put a fire in my soul. Alola must be shining brightly this year. Let’s see … today is July 23rd of 20XX , and we have encountered an amazing phenomenon. Pokemon actually singing. This is better than getting hit by a Dynamic Punch from a Machamp.”
“Mmmm. Indeed, I bet that Mischevious Tapu Koko was bewildered by that experience.”
“KOOOOO-KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!”
Lillie finally gained consciousness and spoke her words.
“That was ‘The Beginning’, a song performed by Queen Elesa. Fashion Model and Pop Idol, Queen Elesa. Performed perfectly by Man and Mon … Professor Kukui, We have to tell your wife about this!!!!”
“That indeed Lillie, let’s get back to the house with ‘Extreme Speed’.”
“No more Poké Puns for you. Let us make haste to this call.” Lillie groaned while she ran behind a laughing Kukui.
Hala began to walk back up hill from the beach, but then he stopped in his track. Excited, he pulled out a PokéPager from inside his open shirt and called for a Tauros to ride on. The Tauros sensed the Kahuna’s energy and was raring to run. “This must be fate, cause I haven’t been this excited in a long time. Mazul … A man of mystery. Make Alola shine bright and give us great purpose. HIIIYAAAAAAHH!!!” The elder man and the energized Tauros sped up hill to his destination with flair.
While night has fallen and the energy is calming down, things are beyond relaxed at the ‘Slaking Inn’ Motel on route 2. Mazul and the gang cleaned up the room and made beds. Mazul cooked and fed his Pokemon and thanked them for an entertaining day. They all slept soundly. Hopefully they get a new song soon.
-/♪♪You only show me love when it comes to the music♪♪…/-
Startled; Mazul wakes up as if he saw ghosts while the other Pokémon sleep peacefully. “What was that?” Unsure of what that was he rolls back into his sleep.
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