The sun was high in the sky, and the air was warm. Seawater slowly brushed against the shoreline, as a light breeze wafted through the palm trees.
Beneath one of those trees was a young girl wearing a light pink top and a pair of shorts, in addition to a bright red Hibiscus above her right ear. Her long red pigtails swayed lightly in the wind as she looked out at the horizon.
Her name was Hanasaki Tsubomi, and she was standing in the same spot where she had been earlier that day. She and her family had been on vacation in the Bahamas, and she had decided to do a little exploring on her own. Her grandma had called the place she was visiting "The Isle of Flowers," and Tsubomi was adamant about finding the field of flowers that just had to exist in a place with such a name.
It was then that she had heard the sound of a motor out at sea. Looking out over the waves, she could see a small two-person vessel. That was normal enough, but what spiked Tsubomi's interest was the occupant: a large blue frog-like creature with an abnormally long tongue.
She didn't realize at the time, but the frog was a Greninja named Tungstain Lickboot, and the boat also held the kidnapped MiniChu Jr., a young Pikachu who like Tsubomi had been in the Bahamas vacationing with his parents. If only she had known....
Then..."Tsubomi, Tsubomi-desu! Are you alright?!"
She smiled, relieved to see Chypre, her fairy companion, hovering in the air in front of her. She pulling the small white and green creature to her chest and held her closely. "I'm sorry for worrying you Chypre. I'm alright, I was just...thinking how things could have been different."
But before Chypre could give a response, the two heard another voice in the distance. "Tsubomi?"
The two friends turned to see T-Bone, the talking cat who had made them aware of the situation. He was a big furry creature in black and red military uniform. He was coming from the nearby resort where Tsubomi's parents were staying.
"Chance," Tsubomi said, turning around to greet the anthropomorphic feline. "Are we ready to go yet?"
The cat nodded. "She'll be here any minute, and then we can be on our way. And you can call me T-Bone, miss."
"She..." Tsubomi repeated the word he had used, somewhat confused. Who else was coming with them?
It didn't take long for her to find out, as she soon could hear the thrusters of an aircraft descending from the sky above her. It looked similar to a fighter jet, except it was adorning the same black and red arrangement as T-Bone's uniform.
"Alright, here we go," T-Bone said as he leaped into the pilot's seat. "Tsubomi, you sure are in for a treat! Not just anyone gets a chance to ride in the most advanced aircraft of Megakat City."
Tsubomi looked the vehicle over with a puzzled expression. "What makes it so special? Isn't it just a machine like any other?" She didn't know what else to say. Chypre nodded in agreement.
T-Bone's jaw literally dropped as he heard Tsubomi's words. "You have cat to be kitten meow..." he muttered to himself as Tsubomi climbed into the passenger seat. Chypre flew in behind her as the canopy glass began to seal around them.
"Just mapping our course..." T-Bone said as Tsubomi and Chypre looked out at the island they were about to leave. Somewhere down there were Tsubomi's parents, not knowing what kind of trouble their daughter was getting into. And also there were MamaChu and PapaChu, hoping for their son's safe return.
"And we're off!" In what seemed like mere seconds, the island shrunk and shrunk until it had faded into the distance. The Turbokat was now flying low over the Atlantic Ocean, following the trajectory that Tsubomi had seen Lickboot taking earlier.
"Any sign of them?" Tsubomi asked. T-Bone shook his head. There was now no land in sight, and she was beginning to worry that they may not be able to find MiniChu Jr. after all.
But then Chypre's eyes grew wide as she pointed to the western horizon."A light! I see a light-desu!"
Tsubomi and T-Bone both looked where the fairy was pointing. "What the...what is that?" Tsubomi whispered as the source of the light came closer and closer. By now it was evident that it was a bird. But no regular bird....
"Zapdos," T-Bone said, recognizing it. "The legendary bird Pok?mon. I had thought it was only a myth-"
SHREEEEEEEKK!! SHREEEEEKK!!
The Pok?mon's deafening call blasted through the air like a summer storm. T-Bone, trying to keep his sanity intact, turned the Turbokat to face Zapdos head on. "Prepare for my Purrfect Clawbbering!" he shouted as he began to deploy a missile.
"What are you doing?!" Tsubomi cried out, obviously in a state of panic. "You plan to take on that thing?"
"I have to!" T-Bone said. "But you don't. Chypre, hold on tight to Tsubomi."
"What are you doing?!" Tsubomi yelled, but it was already too late, as T-Bone had activated her emergency escape.
"T-Bone nooooo!" Tsubomi yelled as she felt herself launching into free fall, nearly a kilometre above the open water. And looking up, she could see the Turbokat, now a brilliant shade of yellow, as it succombed to Zapdos' Thunderbolt attack.
"Tsubomi-desu!" Chypre yelled. "Hurry up and transform! We don't have much time!" The small fairy was clinging onto Tsubomi's hair literally hanging on for dear life, but nonetheless she had the sense to keep going.
So did Tsubomi. She didn't know how, but she managed to retrieve her Heart Perfume. And then..."Precure Open My Heart!"
Moments later she had completed her transformation into Cure Blossom, while Chypre had become the cape that allowed her to fly.
The Zapdos, having left the Turbokat in ruins and falling into the ocean, quickly turned to face this new threat.
SHREEEEEKK!! SHREEEEEEKK!
Blossom could see the Pok?mon glowing with electrical energy, obviously preparing to launch an attack. But now she too was glowing with energy, albeit that of flowers. While summoning her Blossom Tact, she aimed it at Zapdos as a large energy flower began to appear.
"How dare you interrupt our search for poor MiniChu Jr.!" Blossom yelled out at the top of her lungs. "I have reached my limit! Pink Forte Waaaaave!!!"
The moment the words escaped her lips, the energy flower blasted towards Zapdos at near-lightning speed. Meanwhile Zapdos unleashed his own power, which was also of course at lightning speed. The two attacks collided, resulting in a maelstrom of pink and yellow energy, as both Blossom and the Zapdos waited to see which was the more powerful strike.
And...it was the flower power! The electricity dispersed, as Blossom's attack broke through blasting Zapdos head on! Blossom watched in amazement as the legendary bird tumbled towards the sea below, defeated.
"It's super-effective-desu!" Chypre cheered.
Blossom let off a huge sigh of relief as well, but her attention quickly returned to the search for MiniChu Jr., and now for T-Bone as well. She scanned the sea in every direction, but could find no trace of land of any kind.
"Zapdos must have someplace to roost nearby," she said, determined to keep going. "Let's keep looking."
And they did. It didn't take long before they found a tiny island in what was now the middle of nowhere. It was only a few dozen metres across, and the only sign of human activity was an abandoned lighthouse at the centre. The structure was surrounded by the charred remains of palm trees, which presumably met their fate at the hands of Zapdos' Thunderbolt.
Blossom landed on the island and transformed back into Tsubomi, while Chypre reverted to her true form as well. The two made their way to the lighthouse, looking for any signs of life and finding none.
But then a creaking sound began to come from the lighthouse. Someone or something was opening the door!
Chypre fled behind Tsubomi, who was shaking with fear and wondering what new type of beast the two would have to face. Was it another legendary Pok?mon? A Desertrian? Something else unimaginabely horrifying? She knew she was about to find out as the door opened wider and a shadowiny figure stepped out.
"Piii...ka?"
Tsubomi's feeling of dread soon became one of relief at the sight of the miniature Pikachu. "MiniChu Jr.? Is that you?"
MiniChu Jr. looked up at Tsubomi but didn't say a word. He was obviously scared out of his mind.
"It's alright," Tsubomi said, kneeling down and offering her hand to the Pikachu. "My name is Tsubomi. Your MamaChu and PapaChu sent me to find you."
"MamaChu...PapaChu..." MiniChu Jr. began. Tsubomi nodded.
But MiniChu Jr. wasn't convinced. "Me want believe you...but why MamaChu and PapaChu send stranger to find me? Big brother LegendChu-he is fantabulously awesome you know-should be here instead!"
"I don't know why this LegendChu didn't come," Tsubomi said, still holding out her hand. "But I did. My name is Hanasaki Tsubomi. I'm really shy but I'm trying to change that. I love flowers and friendship. Maybe we could become friends MiniChu Jr., so that I would no longer be a stranger. Then I could take you home to MamaChu and PapaChu."
"So you not stranger, you MiniChu Jr.'s friend? MiniChu Jr. love that idea, Aunty Tsubomi!" And with that he took Tsubomi's hand.
At that same moment Chypre decided to come back from behind Tsubomi. "Hello, I'm Chypre-des-"
"Aaaaahhhhh" MiniChu Jr. began to run away again.
A few minutes later, after everyone was calmed down again, MiniChu Jr. informed Tsubomi and Chypre about LickBoot's plan. The kidnapping was just a ploy to draw out the AKChu, which should be on its way to the resort where MamaChu, PapaChu, and Tsubomi's parents were all waiting. And along with them was LickBoot, who could now steal the churner with little to no resistance.
"We fell right into his trap," Tsubomi said, collapsing to the ground and looking out to the sea. "There's no way we can make it back in time."
But then..."Wait Tsubomi, look-desu!"
It was Chypre pointing towards the setting sun. Tsubomi looked, and saw what had to be a speedboat, except it quite obviously was not originally designed to be one.
"Don't think you can take me out so easily," T-Bone said as his Turbokat-boat came ashore. "Keep that Pawsitive Cattitude of yours going! We still have a mission to complete."
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A few hours had passed, and MamaChu and PapaChu were lounging on the beach waiting for news of their son.
"I can't believe you didn't just give it to him!" MamaChu was saying to PapaChu, obviously furious about his decision to not hand the churner over right away.
"The AKChu is a national treasure MamaChu," PapaChu replied. "It's the same one used by Ash Ketchum back in his trainer days. I can't just give it to a hardened criminal like LickBoot."
"But you CAN let him have our precious MiniChu Jr.!" MamaChu shot back, madder than ever.
"I didn't say," PapaChu responded, getting quite mad himself.
"Would you two just SHUT UP!" LickBoot said. "I can't hear myself think here."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Who was that?" PapaChu finally said to break the silence. He then gasped. "And where's the AKChu! I left it right here!"
But it was too late. LickBoot was already long gone, hopping along the sandy beach hurrying to his getaway helicopter. He could taste victory on the tip of his tongue as he took the final leap into the-
"Pink Forte Wave!"
LickBoot watched in horror as the helicopter burst into a ball of pink light. Before he could even think about counter-attacking he was slammed to the ground with a single kick from Blossom. T-Bone then took over, keeping the Greninja pinned to the ground as he handcuffed him.
By this time MamaChu and PapaChu had arrived, just as MiniChu Jr. was stepping off the Turbokat-boat onto dry land. "MamaChu, PapaChu!" MiniChu Jr. cried out as he ran towards them.
"I'm so glad you're okay MiniChu Jr.!" PapaChu said.
"Are you hurt at all?" MamaChu said "You must have been through quite a lot!"
"Me fine, me fine! Aunty Tsubomi and Uncle T-Bone protect me!"
PapaChu then scurried down to where Blossom and T-Bone were. "Oh, I can't thank you enough for what you've done. My little Minichu Jr. is safe and sound, and it's all thanks to you."
"No sweat," T-Bone said. Blossom nodded.
PapaChu was about to go back to MamaChu and MiniChu Jr., but he suddenly remembered something very important. "Oh yes, may I please have the AKChu returned to me immediately? It's a national treasure you know, and I must see to returning it."
"You mean this?" Blossom said, holding up a badly damaged chunk of metal, clearly with the imprint of her boot on the side. "I guess LickBoot was carrying it when I...when I..."
She stopped, not knowing what else to say.
As for PapaChu, he was now a brilliant shade of red. "You WHAT? How could you-."
"PapaChu, let's do Pika Dance!" It was MiniChu Jr. already swinging his tail back and forth to the beat. MamaChu was doing the same.
"Alright, let's put on some Catchy Mewsic!" T-Bone said as he went to join in on the fun.
Blossom soon followed, leaving PapaChu there to stare at what remained of the AKChu. But then he looked to his dear wife and son, laughing and singing and dancing to the beat, and he realized that they were all that mattered. And so he too began the Pika Dance.
The End