An awesome gift from  animefan1 showing Ricky and his partner Dewey Dragonite initiating two new recruits into Team Rubber Rocket, though things don’t turn out quite as smoothly as they initially expected...

Story included below:

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They had no idea how long they had been knocked out... however long it was, the last thing the kitsune and the totodile knight remembered was being chased through the woods by a nefarious-looking rubber rocket rattata; they had no idea what he wanted from them, but the growing rumors of a rubber rocket resurgence was spreading from city to city, and they felt certain that travelling during the day and in pairs would be the safest bet.... they didn't count on the rubber rockets travelling during the day in pairs, too. From above them, out of nowhere, a playful-looking rubber rocket dragonite poured a barrel of glistening black rubber on top of them, and the force of the deluge of liquid rubber overwhelmed their senses as they fell backward, trying in vein to get it off, the last thing they saw before they were fully enveloped was the rattata giving a sneaky grin, while the dragonite just gazed with a playful expression on his face, and everything went black, their hearts, lungs, even their brains seemed to suddenly cease all function.....

.... eventually the 2 of them started to regain themselves, and they heard some voices nearby...

"Awww, Ricky boss, they came out so cute, especially the totodile, look how cuddly and squeaky he looks!"

"Yeah, he'll definitely serve us well, especially if we can help him evolve him to his Feraligatr stage. he'll be one helluva bruiser in the muscle division. I'm surprised that this guy came through the wash the way he did; usually we'd get a Zoroark or Ninetales or even a Delphox from a grown kitsune, but regardless, I can feel alot of magic potential in him. He'll make a nice asset to the magic research department... Ah, looks like they're starting to come to! Come on, lets get 'em situated."

The Rattata and Dragonite help the 2 of them back on their feet, still disoriented by what just happened, the fox being first to slowly take notice. As the Rattata pulled him up, he noticed his hand... it was grey and shiny.... the clothes were gone, there was nothing on his body; his whole body was situated in a shiny rubber rocket uniform, and on his crotch vicinity, he saw his name, altered with a barcode next to it, a look of absolute worry overcoming him as he realized what was happening, as did his totodile companion, who saw his body in a rubber rocket covering, his markings implemented into the design, too, and his armor and helm completely dissolved away from the ensuing transformation. Both of them tugged at their chest area to try and rip off the suit, only for them both to get a sharp pain resonate through them until they finally let go, then they saw their new rubber rocket hats on top, and as before, tried to yank them off, only to receive more pain until they lifted their grip, all the while, the Rattata and Dragonite were standing by and watching, the Rattata taking pleasure at the site, while the Dragonite was confused.

"Boss? I don't get it, why are our new buddies trying to hurt themselves?"

""Heheheh... this is a rarity. That gunk may have saturated through their bodies and turned 'em into pure rubber, but doesn't seem like they've been affected by the reprogramming, they're going completely coo-coo at their sudden alterations! I wonder how long until they notice-"

The fox and totodile started to feel more thoroughly at their chest areas, and noticed something completely out of the ordinary: no heartbeat, no rib cages, no lungs for breathing, they were beginning to panic at the fact they were still alive and well despite their internal organs having just been completely liquefied with no biological process to keep them going, leaving the Rattata to constantly giggle and chuckle, though the Dragonite could only look on in despair at what he was looking at.

"Heh, that hit me for a second during my initiation, but I've never seen new members so perplexed at their new faculties for such a long period!! Ahhhh, this is too entertaining, but I gotta keep watching, heheheeeeh!”

"Oh, those poor guys, Boss... without their mental conditioning, they have no idea what they're supposed to do. Does that mean they won't want to be our friends and help us serve Team Rubber Rocket?"

" Not necessarily, Dew', we'll just need to take a more indirect approach to properly recruit them. I say we should take these guys under our wing; take 'em to our headquarters, help them get acquainted with their new brethren, and acclimate them to the devious and nefarious dealings of team rubber rocket until we can help darken their hearts and tempt them to the side of evil the old fashioned way! You handle the lil' gator, I'll take foxy, here."

At this point, the Rattata and Dragonite grunts make their way up, and start to get chummy, the Rattata putting his hand around the newly minted rubber rocket fox, as the dragonite was about to give a hug to the totodile who was still processing his situation, at which point he could simply look in more awe than usual! The rubber fox looked nervously at the Rattata as he gave a sly wink to him.

" My apologies, my fellow rubber grunt, you were, uh..... kinda.... supposed to, hmmmm, what's the most delicate way to put this.... you weren't supposed to be aware of what was going on after you were converted, so I wager this whole thing about being turned into a rubber rocket member is a BIG shock for you and your little buddy, there. First of all, it's nothing personal, our organization's main drive is to gain control over the planet and spread our dark influence, whether by stealing pokemon, expensive goods, or in your case, converting new members to grow our ranks. *the fox gives a bewildered look, unable to even come up with an answer, though starts to open his mouth to speak*- ANNNYway... sorry to interrupt whatever pointless and futile counter argument you were gonna open with, but long story short, your minds may still be your own, but by all rights, your bodies have already been marked and labelled as property of team rubber rocket, so by all rights, you and your pal are ours to do with as we please, so I'd recommend you just make it easier, and not try to fight- *the fox starts to speak up- "Now, now, don't see this as a bad thing! You oughta be THANKING us from saving you guys from the mediocre mundaneness of law-abiding citizenry. Stick with us, and you'll get alot of kick backs and rewards for it: during your off days, you get ALL the grub you can chow on, whether pizza, malasada, milkshakes, whatever! Plus, with these specially designed bodies, there's no fear of heart burn, no fear of stomach aches, no fears of heart attacks, NO FEAR OF ANY PAIN PERIOD!.... though I'd be careful around extreme heat or cold.... too much heat, you might get melty, and too much cold, you may get slightly, errl... fractured. Plus, once we've conquered the world and turned all the citizens of the world to rubber rockets in our servitude, if you and your buddy work really hard and do our evil bidding really well, we'll even GIVE you guys a squad of rubber rocket grunts, properly programmed AND ready to serve your every whim, bowing to you, worshipping you like squeaky, rubbery gods, answering your every need and care 24 hours a day! So, c'mon, new pal ah mine, I think I've done enough talking for the both of us, so what do ya say?"

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Pic and story by the talented  animefan1, who also owns Nuffie the Fox.

Ricky the Alolan Rattata Rubber Rocket belongs to  buckydeerling (me)

Dewey the Dragonite Rubber Rocket belongs to  soul-silver-dragon

Lockjaw/Lucas the Totodile Knight belongs to  Lockjaw-Totoknight