The Pokémon Reserve

The gang were getting near to Mt. Silver, but now they were on the way to the Pokémon Preserve area, Larvitar's birth place.

"Are we there at the Pokémon Preserve yet?" Misty asked.

Brock looked at the map. "Actually we are," he said, "It says we need to cross the bridge, that's in front of us, and then we will be in the preserve in no time."

"That's great," Ashlyn smiled and turned to Larvitar, "You hear that Larvitar? We're at your home at last."

Larvitar jumped out of Ashlyn's arms and ran over the bridge.

"Hey wait for us, Larvitar!" Brock called out.

The gang followed Larvitar at once.

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Larvitar was happily walking through the preserve area.

"Larvitar probably remembers this place." Misty suggested.

"Well Pokémon do see and feel what's happening in the world outside their egg." Ashlyn pointed out.

"Then Larvitar must have seen much of this area in his egg before he got stolen." Volkner added.

Brock nodded, "I agree."

Suddenly everyone heard a roar.

"What was that?" Misty asked, a bit frightened.

Before her question could be answered, a large, bipedal, dinosaurian Pokémon with a green, armor-like hide covering its body. It has two pairs of pointed teeth: one in the upper jaw and one in the lower. Several spikes of varying size protrude from the back of its head, neck, and shoulders. Both sides of its chest, the center of its back, and its knees have two triangular holes. There is a gray, diamond-shaped patch of scales covering its belly, and a smaller one on its back. It has three claws on its feet and hands. A ring of spikes surrounds the tip of its tail and it appeared in front of the gang.

"It's Tyranitar." Brock said.

Ashlyn looked up Tyranitar on her Rotom phone:

[Tyranitar, the armor Pokémon. The final evolved form of Larvitar. In just one of its mighty hands, it has the power to make the ground shake and mountains crumble.]

The gang noticed a scar on the Tyranitar's chest.

"It's the same Tyranitar we saw in Larvitar's memories before." Brock stated.

"And that means this is Larvitar's mother." Volkner realized.

"Larvitar, this is your mother. Go say hi." Ashlyn suggested.

Larvitar glanced at Ashlyn and turned back to Tyranitar. Ashlyn knelt behind Larvitar.

"Its okay, Larvitar. She'll know its you." Ashlyn assured Larvitar.

Larvitar turned to Ashlyn, "Larvitar? (Really?)" He asked.

Ashlyn nodded. Larvitar turned back to Tyranitar and slowly began walking towards her. Then he stood a little bit in front of her.

"Larv, Larvitar. Larv. Larvitar Larv Larv Larvitar. (Mom, It's me. Your son. I got separated from when those three men took me from you.)" Larvitar stated.

Tyranitar stared at Larvitar and leaned down and sniffed Larvitar. She blinked in shocked and gazed at Larvitar.

"Growl? Growl? (Son? Is it really you?)" Tyranitar asked.

Larvitar nodded with tears in the corner of his eyes. Tyranitar smiled and picked up her son. The two nuzzled against each other happily.

"Larvitar. Larv Larvitar. (Oh mom. There some people I want you to meet.)" Larvitar said.

Tyranitar blinked, "Growl? (Who?)"

Larvitar turned towards Ashlyn and the others, "Larv Larv Larvitar. Larv, Larv, Larv, Larvitar, Larv, Larv. Larvitar Larv Larv. (These are my friends. Ashlyn, Tesla, Volkner, Brock, Misty, and Togepi. They took care of me as we were coming to find you.)" Larvitar explained.

Tyranitar blinked in shock and gazed at the gang with interest. She walked over to the gang and stood in front of them.

"Growl Growl Growl? (You found my son and took care of him for me?)" Tyranitar asked.

Ashlyn nodded, "Yes. As soon as Larvitar hatched from his egg, I promised him that I would bring him home to you." She said.

"Growl. (You have my thanks.)" Tyranitar nodded to the gang.

"You're welcome. We're all glad that Larvitar is finally home." Ashlyn admitted.

"Yeah. Its a relief to all of us." Brock agreed.

Suddenly an orange ball came out of nowhere, and then trapped Tyranitar and Larvitar into a big sticky net.

"Where did that thing come from?" Misty gasped.

At that moment, a robot appeared next to the gang. Ashlyn recognized that machine; it belonged to those poachers who took Larvitar as an egg!

The three poachers appeared on top of the robot and introduced themselves as Braggo, Chico and Blurt; also known as the Pokémon Poacher Brothers.

"Wait a minute, I recognized those three!" Brock said.

"You three are the terrible poachers who stole Larvitar when he was still just an egg, from Tyranitar!" Misty growled.

Ashlyn and Volkner glared angrily at the three brothers.

"Why yes, we are! Now we'll be-" Braggo bragged.

"Tesla, Thunderbolt them!" Ashlyn ordered.

Tesla let out her electrical attack and zapped the three who yelped in pain from the attack. They fell off the robot and groaned in pain when they hit the ground and started twitching.

"Papilio, use String Shot!" Ashlyn released her Butterfly Pokémon.

{A/N: I decided to name my male Butterfree 'Papilio'}

"Free!" Papilio was released and used his attack to tie up the poachers.

The three brothers' mouths were muffled by the string shot attack, so they weren't able to talk clearly. Fortunately, they couldn't escape.

Ashlyn turned to the trapped Larvitar and Tyranitar.

"Don't worry, we'll get you two out," Ashlyn assured them as she took out a Pokeball, "Go Talos!"

Talos grunted as he appeared.

"Talos, I need you to use X-Scissor to get Larvitar and Tyranitar out of that trap." Ashlyn requested.

Talos nodded and went over to the trapped Pokémon. Both his claws glowed and slashed at the orange net, breaking it into pieces and freeing Larvitar and Tyranitar.

Tyranitar and Larvitar turned to Ashlyn and Tesla. They came over to them and hugged them.

"Growl. (Thank you.)" Tyranitar thanked Ashlyn and Tesla.

"You're welcome." Ashlyn said.

Then the gang turned to the robot. Ashlyn turned to the others.

"How about we destroy this thing?" Ashlyn suggested.

"Sounds good to me." Volkner accepted.

Brock let out his Forretress. Misty let out her Gyarados. Volkner let out his Raichu.

"Everyone, together! Tesla, Thunder Shock! Papilio, Energy Ball! Talos, Tri Attack!"

"Forretress, Gyro Ball!"

"Gyarados, Dragon Pulse!"

"Raichu, Thunderbolt!"

Larvitar and his mother also joined in.

All the attacks hit the robot, causing it to explode into pieces. But then the gang noticed three familiar figures flying into the air.

"TEAM ROCKET'S BLASTING OFF AGAIN!!!" Three familiar voices shouted as they disappeared into the sky.

"Team Rocket?" Brock blinked.

"When did they get here?" Misty asked.

Volkner shrugged, "Who knows?" He asked.

Ashlyn turned the three brothers with an angry glare on her face along with Volkner, Brock, and Misty.

"Hey you know what happens when you come across four very angry Pokémon trainers?" Ashlyn smiled very sweetly, but not in a kind way.

The three poachers started sweating nervously and shook their heads 'no'.

"You're about to find out." Ashlyn cracked her knuckles along with Volkner, Brock, and Misty.

The three brothers gulped with fear.

Three males screams were heard throughout the Pokémon Preserve.

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Ashlyn and Misty stretched their arms while Brock and Volkner rotated their arms, making sure that their muscles were still okay.

"I feel relieved." Ashlyn commented.

"So do I." Misty added.

The three tied up poaching brothers laid out on the ground with black eyes, swollen faces and missing teeth, passed out by all the beatings from the gang.

Ashlyn turned to her Pokémon, "Great job, everyone."

They all smiled and nuzzled against her which made her smile as well. She gave each other a pet on the head. They trilled at her touch. But when Ashlyn began petting Talos's helmet, cracks began to appear on it.

Ashlyn blinked in confusion. "Talos?"

Bigger cracks appeared on Talos's helmet. Suddenly Talos was engulfed in a bright light as his mask broke away and evolved into his true form.

The gang shielded themselves from the bright light but when it died down, they all gasped in shock, amazement, and awe. Ashlyn was speechless when she gazed upon Talos's true form.

Talos now had a mammalian head with mechanical parts. Covering most of its head and neck is a thick, silver mane that extends down over its chest. Its blunt snout is metallic on the bridge of its nose and upper jaw. It has a triangular black nose framed by three red lines, pointed ears with bright pink and black insides, one visible fang on each side of its lower jaw, and a slight overbite. Its eyes are bright silver, have no visible pupils, and appear to be surrounded by an empty, black space. On each side of its head is a circular, metallic drive, with a white circle crossed by a metal line. On top of its head is a large, axe-like fur or feather crest. The tip of the crest as a hooked, metallic piece, while the back has three white feathers.

"Talos,...you broke your mask!" Ashlyn gasped.

Talos nodded with a smile and stood in front of Ashlyn, "Growl grunt. (It was because of you that I was able to break free of it.)" He said. He pressed his head against Ashlyn's forehead, "Growl. (Thank you, Ashlyn.)"

Ashlyn smiled as she placed her hands on his cheeks, "You're welcome, Talos."

Suddenly, a siren was heard. At that moment a woman, on a motor bike with a Croconaw seated behind her, arrived. Ashlyn recognized her as Ranger Mason, the protector of the Pokémon Preserve Area.

"Who are you people? What are you doing here?" Ranger Mason questioned the gang "This area is strictly off limits to the general public."

Brock blushed when Ranger Mason took off her sunglasses.

"We're very sorry-" Misty began to apologized until she was interrupted by Brock who stood in front of her.

"Hello there. My name is Brock. Are you Ranger Mason of the Pokémon Preserve by any chance?" Brock asked.

"Yes I am." Ranger Mason confirmed.

"I knew it. It was destiny that we would meet as soon as Prof. Elm gave us this errand. I knew it." Brock said with a dopey smile.

"Ah, right. So you must be the ones who were bringing back the Larvitar." Ranger Mason realized.

"Yes that's us!" Brock proclaimed with red cheeks, "I'm fascinated that someone so young and beautiful could already be a Pokémon Preserve Ranger! Maybe we could get together somewhere quiet, just you and me, and talk about your amazing Pokémon career."

"Uh." Ranger Mason was slightly creeped out.

Misty grabbed Brock by the ear, "OW! My ear!" He yelped.

"You and I will talk about how amazingly stupid you are." Misty said as she dragged him away.

"Toge Togephriii!" Togepi trilled.

"Anyways, we brought Larvitar back to his mom." Ashlyn said, changing the subject.

"Larvitar!" Larvitar smiled as his mom held him in her arms.

"And we got the poaching brothers too." Volkner pointed to the unconscious brothers who were beaten up who were held down by the Pokémon.

"No way! You actually got them?" Ranger Mason questioned them.

Ashlyn nodded, "Yup."

"How did they get so beat up?" Ranger Mason asked, confused.

"I think you're better off not knowing." Ashlyn advised.

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A few minutes later, the unconscious brothers were put in the back of a police van. Then the van drove off.

"I have been after these three for ages now, and thanks to you all, they're finally caught." Ranger Mason said.

"I'm glad that they won't be poaching anymore Pokémon." Misty stated.

"No need to worry. Those three will be paying big for what they've done in jail." Ranger Mason assured them.

"Glad to hear that." Ashlyn said, relieved.

Tyranitar and Larvitar were happy that the poachers were gone.

"Growl, growl growl. (I know I said before, but thank you for everything.)" Tyranitar smiled.

Ashlyn smiled back, "You're welcome, Tyranitar." She turned to Larvitar, "Well Larvitar, you're finally home and back with your mum at last."

Larvitar was happy and hugged Ashlyn. Then he hugged Tesla, Misty, Brock, and Volkner.

Without even saying anything, the gang knew that they were going to miss the little Rock Skin Pokémon who managed to sneak his way into their hearts.

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After finally reuniting Larvitar with his mom, the gang decided that it was now time to leave. They asked Ranger Mason for directions to Silver Town and Ranger Mason told them the way. They bid farewell to Ranger Mason and to Tyranitar and Larvitar.

"We'll never forget the times we had together with you, Larvitar!" Ashlyn shouted.

"We'll miss you!" Misty yelled.

"Raichu!" Tesla shouted.

"Togephriii!" Togepi trilled.

"Goodbye!" Brock yelled.

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So the gang left for Silver Town, happy that their quest of returning Larvitar to Tyranitar was complete at last.

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Pokémon Caught: Heracross (M), Furret (F), Stantler (F), Meganium (F), Typhlosion (M), Togetic (F), Feraligatr (M), Steelix (M), Ampharos (F), Girafarig (F), Misdreavus (F), Inteleon (M), Rillaboom (M), Shiny Greninja (Genji)(M), Shiny Chestnaught (Cybele)(F), Kommo-o (M), Goodra (Nessy)(F), Meowstic (Orin)(M), Meowstic (Bella)(F), Thievul (F), Gothitelle (F), Rapidash (F), Houndoom (M), Shiny Noctowl (M), Zeraora (Raiden)(M), Alolan Raichu (Nariko)(F), Marshadow (M), Murkrow (M), Elekid (F), Celebi (Moriko)(F), Shiny Corsola (Coraline)(F), Ho-Oh (Aveline)(F), Phanpy (Tantor)(M), Latias (F), Latios (M)