Paradise Pokeball System

Vol. 2 Chapter 54: Catching Everyone’s Attention

"Alright, you guys can battle. Just please don't act all crazy and stuff. This is already probably going to freak them out, ," I said to Nemona, and the two nodded as I ended the call.

"Who were you talking to?" the boy asked, and I turned to look at the two.

"...Umm, my Pokémon?" I replied with a bit of a questioning tone that made the two give me funny looks. "You will see what I am talking about, just send your Pokémon out, and then I will do my thing, since my... Pokémon might take a bit longer..."

I felt so uneasy about this that I was starting to feel like there was a rock in my stomach. I had said yes, but this was really it. I was going to reveal to the world that I not only changed the Pokémon that I caught, but that I also caught humans as well. Iono was already recording this all from inside Prisma, so the news would spread like wildfire.

"Well... Sure, I guess! We did challenge you!" The red haired girl said with an uneasy look, but then threw the Poke ball in her hand. "Go, Arcanine!"

The boy looked at the girl beside him and shook his head, but then tossed his ball in the air. "Go, Ursaring!" A large, bright green bear emerged, and roared, making the others cover their ears.

I nodded at both Pokémon, but then my phone buzzed again, but this time it was a text from Iono.

-Scratch the first plan! Send Grusha and Me out, but I want you to really put some effort into it! This is my big debut as your Pokémon, and I know it is going to have a lot of mixed reactions, but the views are going to be through the roof! Don't let me down, and I might just let you in the backdoor, if you know what I mean?- From Iono.

I raised my eyebrow, and then shook my head as I summoned Grusha's ball in one hand, and Iono's in the other. The two other trainers and their two Pokémon watched as I pulled the balls back in an underhanded swinging motion.

"Alright. You said that Iono is your favorite streamer? Then I have a bit of a treat for you today. Go, Iono! Go, Grusha!" I called out, mustering all the enthusiasm I could manage with my stress about everything.

Both trainer's gave me strange looks, but when the balls hit the ground and opened up, their mouths dropped open and pure shock. Though, to start it was mostly because the forms that appeared were almost instantly covered by smoke bombs that had been sent off.

"Ladies and gentlemens! It's time for the Iono Zone!"

The smoke cleared, and Iono and Grusha stood in a strange pose with their arms up and out with their backs to each other.

"Hey, hey, heyyy! Your eyeballs are MINE—caught in my Electroweb! Whosawhatsit? Iono! I'm the Ex-Gym Leader here! 'Ello, 'ello, hola! Ciao and bonjour!" Iono announced, a metal microphone forming in her hand as Magnemite shaped camera's peeled off the pink and silver metal dress she was wearing.

"Grusha, Grusha!" Grusha cheered, jumped up, her breast flying around in the top she was wearing, and I facepalmed, wondering how this could get any worse.

"Wait!" The red haired girl shouted out, and ran between her own Pokémon and Iono and Grusha. "Are you really the real Iono? Didn't I just see you come out of a Poke ball?!"

Iono was quiet for a moment, her eyes shifting around for a moment, before she smiled brightly, cheering like Grusha. "Yes, I am the one and only Iono!"

The girl gasped, but then her face became serious. "Then how did you get inside that poke ball?"

I was about to try and explain, but Iono was too fast. "I asked to be caught by my one and only amazing Master! Landon!"

Everyone looked at me, and to say I felt awkward was an understatement, but I had been mentally preparing myself. I just waved and smiled, but the girl and boy looked back at Iono and then their own Pokémon.

"This is a joke, right? How is that even possible? What is even happening?" the girl asked, but then turned and glared at me. "You actually captured two gym leaders? I had heard a rumor about you being a people catcher, and now I see it was true!"

Yeah, I saw that coming, but bright pink wings burst from Iono's back and she floated up in the air with a smile that I could see barely contained below the surface. While Iono liked to play tricks and all, I knew that she wouldn't lose her cool in front of all her fans in a live stream. This was my only achor I had in hopes of weathering the storm I just unleashed.

"I was the one that forced him to catch me! A bit underhanded, but now I have the sweetest streaming setup in the world! You think he forced us? No, he gave us the option to become more than just trainers!" Iono declared, and then landed on the ground as the wings vanished.

"So what if Landon caught a few people or Pokémon," Grusha stated, and I turned to see her smiling at me. "He's a nice guy. Plus, Iono and I aren't the only ones, but we are the ones you Pokémon have to face! Grusha, Grusha!"

"Why do you keep saying your name?!" The boy with brown hair asked with a bit of a red face, and Grusha giggled, then did it again.

"Grusha, Grusha!" She said with determination, and Iono nodded.

"I agree, it is time, but first," Iono said, and then turned to me.

I put up my hand. "How did you understand her?" I asked, and Iono rolled her eyes.

"I know everything."

I was about to question that, but Iono had a very serious face. "No, but seriously. I'm the best streamer in the world. It is my job to know and understand. Plus, she's not even speaking another language, so it is easy."

"She's not speaking a language, what is she speaking?" I asked, but Iono just tossed me her phone that had the stream on it and the chat, but there was something else.

Both Joy and Jolene were sitting at a booth that made it look like they were the hosts, and they both had their own cameras that were focused on them, and there were so many chat messages flying by that I could barely read them.

"What the fuck? How are you even able to watch this? The chat is just a blur," I said, and Iono smiled.

"Just try to answer the major questions, and we will take care of the battle!" Iono cheered, and then looked at Grusha, whose body had just frozen over with Ice. "Are you ready?"

The ice shattered, and to my surprise and praise, Grusha was wearing a full blue bodysuit underneath. Grusha turned to Iono and nodded, "Grusha, Grusha!"

"All right, fans! Heyyy! It's time for my very first battle, so don't forget to hit that like button and subscribe, and don't forget to give us a little love by commenting, and make sure to check out the video on the official channel," Iono said, and I looked at the chat.