The 'Locke is coming to Unova...
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The 'Locke is coming to Unova...
If you do not know what the 'Locke is.. I will explain in the prolog.
Welcome... To my Poke'mon Black Nuzlocke... Where I will go to Unova, to try to save it and it's residents from total destruction. Not only do I have to stop the 'Locke, to save many innocent Poke'mon lives, but Team Plasma is up to something... And it is my job, to protect Unova from both.
I thought the 'Locke was through, when I defeated it in the Kalos region... But now, I have been called to Unova, to stop it there.
(For those who don't know, a Nuzlocke is basically a playthrough of a poke'mon game, where if one of your poke'mon faints, it dies, and you have to release it (Or leave it in the PC forever). And you can only catch the first poke'mon on a route, or new area. I also have the Duplicitous clause. Basically if I have a patrat, if I encounter another patrat on the next route, I can defeat it, and look for another poke'mon.)
(If you read the below spoilers, READ WITH CAUTION!!! THEY REVEAL HAPPENINGS YOU POSSIBLY HAVEN'T READ YET!)
- Current Alive Poke'mon:
Samurai
(Samurott, Male. Level 5 -)
Twitchy
(Watchog, Male. Level 2-)
Sandy
(Musharna, Male. Level 8-)
Tufty
(Whimsicott, Male. Level 14-)
Shalom
(Mienshao, Female. Level 33-)
Jamie
(Mandibuzz, Female. Level 42-)
- Current Alive-But-in-PC Poke'mon:
Joyce
(Audino, Female. Level 12-)
Thumper
(Scraggy, Male. Level 16-)
Huston
(Klink, Male. Level 26-)
Bob Build
(Gurdurr, Male. Level 28-)
Cutlass
(Shelmet, Female. Level 30-)
Zapper
(Emolga, Male. Level 31-)
Pancake
(Stunfisk, Female. Level 31-)
Cricket
(Palpitoad, Male. Level 32-)
Puppet
(Minccino, Female. Level 32-)
- Current Dead Poke'mon:
Zander
(Pansear, Male. Level 10-14)
*Died to Blitzle's Shockwave*
Ginger
(Unfezent, Female. Level 8-36)
*Died to Drilbur's Rock Slide*
Mistique
(Liepard, Female. Level 4-51)
*Died to Druddigon's Revenge*
Kristoph
(Swanna, Male. Level 25-65)
*Died to Reuniclus's Thunder*
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Story Chapters
- Prologue:
- I heard the phone, and went over to see. I rubbed Sparks' head, as the little champion Plusle was riding on my shoulder. I picked up the phone, and answered it. "Hello?"
"Sarah, we need you. There's something wrong over here." "W..Where are you calling from?" "..Unova." 'Unova? Why would I be needed there? I'm already the champion, and have defeated team Plasma already..' "What's wrong?" "Their.. Their trying to escape..." "Who are?" "Your poke'mon, Sarah! The ones you left here!" 'The baka the second Crew?' "Their running from... Well... The ground, and sky..." "The ground and sky? What's going on over there?!"
"I...I think we're...Being attacked by... The 'Locke..." I gasped "The 'Locke?! Seriously?! I though I'd already defeated that thing!" "Well, apparently not, so.. We need your help." "I'll be right over."
I hung up the phone, and went over to my PC. "Tiki Bird.. I need your help." My beautiful Unfeasant's poke'ball appeared, and Sparks, along with the rest of Team 'Locke were returned to the PC.
I rushed outside, and released Tiki Bird from his poke'ball "Take me to Unova." The male Unfeasant flared his wings with a big squawk I climbed on his back, and he took to the air. Flying towards the region from which he was born.
Once in Unova, what I saw was sadly familiar. All the lights in the region were off. and the sky was pixelated. I looked around, and also saw small patches of the purple void, growing bigger, and wider. I looked around closely.. Looking for a particular thing... Then I saw it. Flying through the sky... The 'Locke
It looked like the shadowy creature you always thought you saw, whenever you flew, or surfed. I pointed to it. "Tiki Bird, chase that...Thing..." Tiki Bird turned to it, and dashed after it. The 'Locke turned around, and charged at us. Tiki Bird wasn't as strong as Twilight was... He couldn't dodge the charge. The 'Locke slammed right into Tiki Bird's wing.
I gasped. Tiki Bird was more affected by the 'Locke's attack on Unova then I thought.
His wing was broken.
We went tumbling to the ground. I saw a patch of void opening up before us. I grabbed Tiki Bird's wing, and straightened it out, allowing Tiki Bird to get . "Get yourself home!" I cried. I had to lean forward so much, to keep Tiki Bird's wing stretched out, so I fell off my Poke'mon. I almost screamed to him "GET YOURSELF HOME!" Tiki Bird squawked at me anxiously.
That was the last thing I heard before I fell into a patch of void... I would defeat the 'Locke from within.
- Chapter 1:
- I watched my friend, the blue suited, black straight haired boy, Cheren pacing across the pink rug in my bedroom angrily. I sighed anxiously. "Where is she!?" Cheren growled. I shrugged. "She should be here soon, I hope." I glanced behind me at the blue and green present sitting on the long table behind me longingly.
Suddenly, a girl in a white dress orange vest and a white beret, came dashing up the stairs to my room.
"I'm sorry I'm late!" She said sadly. I shrugged "That's ok." I said to my best friend. Cheren stomped towards her. "BIANCA!" He shouted. "YOUR MORE THAN AN HOUR LATE!" She cowered before him. I ran over and stepped between my two friends. "Quit it, you two." I huffed.
Cheren took a step back. "Sorry, Sarah." I nodded. "Ok, then." Bianca straightened up. "Yeah, sorry Sarah." I smiled at her. Cheren looked at the present on the table. "I can't wait to get my poke'mon! Hey Sarah, sense Professor Juniper's gift was delivered to you, do you wanna choose first?" I nodded vigorously. "Of course!"
Bianca nodded. "Good idea, Cheren!" Cheren nudged me forward "Go on, already! I wanna meet my poke'mon already!" I pushed him away "In good time." I said jokingly. Walking over to the gift.
I opened it, and saw three poke'balls inside. I pulled all three out, and released their contents. A Snivy, a Tepig, and a Oshawott. I whispered very quietly, so that Cheren, and Bianca couldn't hear. "I have a very special goal here, I am here to defeat the 'Locke. It is terrorizing Unova... It may cost you your life, but... I need one of you to come with me..." I watched their reactions closely. The little Snivy cowered in a terrified manner. 'I need someone braver than this.' I thought. I looked at the Tepig he lifted his head in a proud manner.
'Selfish.' I thought. I looked at the Oshawott. He looked very excited. His eyes shining with glee. I grabbed his poke'ball "I choose you." He gasped. and leaped into my arms.
*??? (Oshawott, Male, level 5-)*
I laughed as I rubbed his head. "We're gonna have such a big adventure!" He giggled. I smiled, and returned him to his poke'ball. He was mine.
- Chapter 2:
- Bianca chose Tepig, leaving Cheren with the Snivy.
"Hey Sarah, wanna battle?" Bianca said enthusiastically "These poke'mon of ours are so little and weak, they couldn't do much damage, and they need to get stronger!
I shrugged. "Why not?" I sent my Oshawott out into battle, against Bianca's Tepig. "OK, here we go! Use Tackle!" My Oshawott charged forward, slamming into the Tepig. "Ok, you use Tackle too!" Bianca instructed her new poke'mon. The little pig creature charged at my Oshawott. The two poke'mon seemed to do about equal damage to each other.
"Ok, again, Oshawott!" The Oshawott charged at the Tepig, leaping into the air, and slamming into it ounce more. "Tail Whip!" Bianca instructed her poke'mon. It whipped it's tail, two and fro. My Oshawott's Tackle didn't seem as strong as before
I groaned. "Again!" My Oshawott used tackle over and over again, and so did Bianca's Tepig. Both poke'mon were clashing in the air, strategically dodging each other, so they could get a hit in. But soon, the damage I had done to Bianca's Tepig while it used Tail-Whip got to it, and it collapsed in exhaustion. I had won the battle.
My Oshawott stopped mid attack, and leaped backwards. Standing right in front of me, and facing Bianca. He panted. I picked him up, and he turned to me. "Good job. I whispered to him." He gave me a determined smile and said "Always, for you, Master!" I chuckled. Cheren walked up to us.
"Um...Guys... Look around you, what do you see?" Bianca and I looked around.... Oh no... "MY ROOM!" It was destroyed! Everything was knocked over, broken, or just plain muddied up. I looked with a shocked expression at my Oshawott. Bianca did the same with her Tepig "These little guys are so little... But so strong... Wow!" I smiled at my little boy. (Please don't hate me for calling my Poke'mon stuff like 'my little boy' pwease ^.^)
That's just what I needed. "Well... You can't be the only ones who battle." Cheren said, walking over to Bianca, and healing her Tepig. He walked over to me "I want you to be my opponent." I nodded as I watched him heal my Oshawott. Cheren took a few steps away from me, and suddenly said "It's ON!" He whipped around, his Snivy leaping out of no where. Oshawott leaped out of my arms, and faced the Snivy, his Scalchop in hand.
"Let's try strategy, this time." I said to him. "This battle may be tougher than the last one. Use Leer." My Oshawott snarled, moving his Scalchop in such a way that it was nerve-racking, that terrified the Snivy, and it's defense fell. It used Tackle. I groaned, as I watched Oshawott take the hit full on. He was thrown backwards, slamming into my leg, and collapsing on the ground.
"Your okay." I whispered. He slowly stood, and I said "Use Leer again." He nodded, and snarled, charging at the Snivy, and stopping inches before it, then he leaped back. The Snivy's defenses fell once more. "You use Leer as well!" Cheren commanded. Snivy suddenly glared at my Oshawott, and he cowered a bit, his defenses lowered. "Don't worry. I think we're ready. Tackle!"
My Oshawott charged, and dropped into a skid about a foot away from the Snivy, He leaned back, so his hand touched the floor as he slid, then suddenly, he jumped up, and hit it's chin. Sending it flying backwards, as soon as it landed, Cheren said "Tackle" and it charged straight on, slamming into Oshawott once more. I moaned a bit. He was near out of energy now. He panted. He was supposedly standing, but he had one hand on the ground.
"ONCE MORE!" I shouted. My Oshawott charged, and at Cheren's command, so did his Snivy. The both leaped, and clashed in the air. They were thrown back, both taking some damage.. But my Oshawott had lowered the Snivy's defenses more than it had lowered my boy's. And the snivy collapsed. Unconscious, and so did my Oshawott, but he had fallen on his back. And was looking up at the ceiling of my room, and panting.
I picked up my Oshawott proudly. Cheren sighed. "Okay, you win." He turned to Bianca. "Let's go apologize to Sarah's mom for the room. Bianca nodded, and they both went downstairs. I followed, after grabbing my Oshawott's poke'ball, which I had accidentally dropped during my battle with Cheren.
Once downstairs, I saw Cheren and Bianca talking to my mom. "We're really sorry." Bianca said. "Oh don't worry about it." My mom responded. "I'll clean up later. I'm glad your having fun." She responded. Cheren and Bianca nodded at the same time. "Thank you." Cheren turned to Bianca "Listen, we should be heading for Professor Juniper's lab."
Bianca nodded "Okay. I'll meet you there. There's something I have to do first." Cheren nodded, and both turned to my mom "Thanks for having us over." Cheren said. My mom nodded. "No problem." And with that Bianca and Cheren left the house.
My mom turned to me. "Poke'mon battles are so interesting, aren't they?" I nodded. My mom handed me a cellphone. "Take this, you might need it." I nodded. "I'll see you later, okay?" My mom nodded, and I ran out the door.
I went to Bianca's house, and I saw her talking with her dad. He was yelling at her, telling her that she couldn't go on an adventure. I looked sympathetically at my friend. "Come on, Bianca." I said softly. "It's time to go." She nodded, and rushed out the door. I turned, and followed her. I raced to the Poke'mon lab. It wasn't far from my house. I saw Cheren and Bianca were there, waiting for me. At quick nods of greeting, we all stepped inside.
Professor Juniper called us to the back, where she explained that she wanted us to complete the poke'dex for her. I wasn't really listening, as she babbled on about how it worked and stuff. I knew it already. Then she turned to me. "Would you like to nickname your poke'mon?" I stammered a bit, not expecting her to ask me that. My Oshawott turned to me "Give me a cool name, okay? It HAS to be cool!" "Okay." I smiled. "Promise?" He said. Glaring at me. "I promise." His eyes shown. I stared at him for a few minutes, then I whispered "I've got it." I looked up at Professor Juniper. "I'll call him... Samurai."
- Chapter 3:
- (I'm removing most of the extremely detailedness out of this story. We're not making enough progress in each chapter. It might come back whenever I catch up to the where I actually am in my Nuzlocke)
After we all picked up a map from my mom, we headed to Accumula town. To get there, we had to go through route 1. As I struggled through the grass, I noticed Samurai started to growl. "What's up?" I asked him "I can smell a poke'mon" I looked around. An then sudden, a Patrat knocked Samurai off my shoulder. The two started fighting. Samurai charged at the Patrat, barely hitting it, as it tried to dodge. It squealed, and was knocked over.
It got up, and Tackled Samurai, but it barely did any damage to him. I grabbed one of my poke'balls, given to me by Professor juniper, and I tossed it at the Patrat. "That was unlucky..." The patrat mumbled right as the poke'ball hit it's head.. 1...2...3...4! It caught! "I will call you Watcher" I said to the Patrat inside the poke'ball.
*Watcher (Male Patrat, Level 2-)*
Samurai jumped up on my shoulder, and looked at the poke'ball. "Welcome, Watcher!" I released him from his poke'ball. "Welcome." I said happily. He glared at me. "Watcher? Seriously? Well, I'll make due. But please, I'd like to be called Twitchy when you get the chance." I looked at him wide-eyed. "..Sure.." And with that, we went to Accumula Town. After a quick tour of the Poke'mon center, with Bianca, given by Professor Juniper, I came out of the red building, and noticed what seemed to be something going on in the Plaza nearby, Cheren beckoned me over.
I went over, and looked around me at all the people waiting to this listen to the speech given by someone in golden robes, and wearing a weird eye piece.. And that HAIR it was rather ridiculous, it looked kinda like a trident head. He began;
"My name is Ghetsis.
I am here, representing Team Plasma.
Today, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to talk to you about Poke'mon liberation."
The people around me gasped. And were murmuring slightly nervously to each other. Cheren, who was standing infront of me, seemed slightly uncomfortable himself, as he held his Snivy closer to him.
Samurai looked at me. "Sarah, does this mean your gonna let me go? I don't wanna leave you!" I picked him up off the ground. "I would never.'
Ghetsis continued;
"I'm sure most of you believe that Humans and Poke'mon are partners, that have come to live together because we want, and need each other.
However
Is that really the truth?
Have you ever concidered that we humans... Only assume that this is the truth?
Poke'mon are subject to the selfish commands of trainers...
They get pushed around when they are our "partners" at work...
Can anyone say with confidence that there is no truth in what I'm saying?"
The crowd again responded anxiously. "I dunno..." Cheren mumbled to himself.
Ghestsis continued
"Poke'mon are no different than humans. They are living beings that contain unknown potential.
They are living beings from which we have much to learn.
Tell me, what is our responsibility towards these wonderful beings called poke'mon?"
Cheren murmured softly "Could it be...Liberation?" The others in the group seemed to be acting more like this as well.
Ghetsis smiled. "That's right! We must liberate Poke'mon!
Then, and only then, will humans and Poke'mon truly be equals.
Everyone, I end my words here today imploring you to consider the relationship between people and poke'mon, and the correct way to proceed.
We sincerely appreciate your attention."
And with that, Ghetsis, and the strange group of men left. I looked at Cheren. He was looking at his Snivy. I put my hand on his shoulder. "Don't. Not yet. Once you do it, you cannot get your Snivy back." Cheren looked at me. "Your right."
The entire audience dispersed, accept three people. Me, Cheren, and one young man. He had long green hair contained in a ponytail, a white shirt, and black pants and ball-cap on. He walked towards me, and Cheren.
"Your poke'mon, just now it was saying.." Cheren interrupted him "Slow down. You talk to fast... And what's this about Poke'mon..Talking? That's a bit odd to say." I looked at Cheren confusedly. I heard Samurai, and Watcher all the time.
The odd young man responded. "Yes, talking... Oh then you two can't hear it either. How sad. My name is N." Cheren scowled. "I'm Cheren, and this is Sarah.
We were asked to complete the Poke'dex, and we just left on our journey." I tried to shush Cheren before he said too much, but it was too late. "..My main goal is to become the Champion, though." Cheren finished. Looking a bit proud. N mumbled something, but I didn't hear what he said, he spoke too fast.
Then he said, a bit louder. "So, your going to confine many, many poke'mon for that, huh?" I groaned. "Cheren!!!" N continued "I'm a trainer too, but I can't help wondering, are Poke'mon really happy that way?" I looked at Samurai, and Watcher. Both nodded vigorously. "I love you." Samurai whispered to me. N must have heard Samurai. He stepped up, and got right in my face. He said in an intimidating voice "Let me hear your poke'mon's voice again!"
Samurai leap at N, and knocked him away from me. "DON'T TOUCH MY TRAINER!" He hissed.
- Chapter 4:
N, startled, tossed a poke'ball onto the ground. A Purrloin came out of it. It was level 8, very high leveled for my little Samurai, who was only level 6, or 7. Samurai snarled, "SAMURAI! WATERGUN!" Samurai nodded, and used the new move he had learned recently. A burst of water as fast as a speeding bullet exploded from Samurai's mouth, and hit the Purrloin.
It stumbled backwards. Then it snarled, and leaped forward. "You know what to do." N murmured to it, in a slightly sinister way. The Purrloin slammed into Samurai with a powerful Scratch. Neither poke'mon seemd to do much damage to each other.
~~
The battle went on for quite a while, but eventually Samurai was victorious.
I returned Samurai to his Poke'ball. Looking at my defeated opponent. He nodded to me. "Thank you for letting me hear your poke'mon's voice." And he walked off. I watched him with interest. Then I said. "That was a difficult battle. We need to train." I went to route two. Not long after wandering in the grass, I felt something scratch my back with an angry yowl. I whipped around. It was a Purrloin. "Samurai?" I said to My Oshawott. He quickly Tackled the young cat who snarled, as he ruffled her fur. She was in low health. So I tossed a poke'ball. "Oh no!" She cried. "My wonderful pelt!!"
1..2...3...4! It caught. "I'll call you Mistique." I said to her, once I released her from her poke'ball.
*Mistique (Purrloin, Female, level 4-)*
I knew of somewhere I could get another poke'mon. One that might help Mistique, and Watcher with their training. I fought my way through Route 2, to Striaton City where I slipped past the PC, and between a space in the tree-line. A little path went through it.
I arrived in the Dream Yard. After some annoying battles, I made it to the back of the dream yard. Where I talked to a little lady with three poke'balls. She looked at Samurai. "An Oshawott, huh?" She said. "Then you'll need this, for the Gym." That's right. The Striaton Gym. Three leaders in one. And they make SURE your weak to their poke'mon. Quite the challange. The lady handed me a poke'ball. I looked at it, and released it's content. A little red monkey looked up at me with big eyes. I looked back at him, then picked him up at hugged him. "Welcome, Zander!" His other teammates greeted the tiny-but-mighty monkey equally as warmly.
*Zander (Pansear, Male, Level 10-)*
And we began training to level 15, to face the gym.
- Chapter 5; "A Nervous Leader":
Training was moving really slowly. Really, REALLY slowly. Zander was training Mistique, Zander would get 8 experience, and Mistique would get 18.
Eventually I decided where everyone was, was good enough.
(Samurai was level 14,
Zander was level 13,
Watcher was level 12,
and Mistique was level 12)
I returned everyone except Zander to their poke'balls. Zander rode on my shoulder, his hand hanging onto my neck, as I walked up to the gym "I'm sorry." The man standing outside said. "One of our Gym leaders isnt here right now." I sighed. "One of?" "Ok, thanks." "I saw him at the Trainer's school. It's not far off."
I nodded, and went to the building two buildings down. I stepped inside the large wooden doors and looked around. My eyes grew wide. "Cheren?" I trotted up to my friend, who was reading the black board in the back of the room. I told him who I was looking for, and his eyes grew wide. "Yeah, he just left. You might have passed him on your way in. I sighed, and started to turn away. "Thank you, Cheren." "No wait!" I looked over my shoulder. "I wanna test out what I've learned.. Can we battle?"
I nodded "Why not?" I sent Mistique into battle (Saving Zander for the Gym leader) and she terrorized Cheren's poke'mon. The fight was an easy win.
I stepped out, after hearing Cheren's disappointed groan at loosing, and thoroughly apologizing to Cheren for how good I was. I walked over to the gym, where a very spiffy green-haired man was standing in the doorway, about to go in.
I trotted up the stairs, and got his attention. "Oh hi!" he greeted "I'm one of the gym leaders here-" "There it is again, one of." "-and you are..? OH!" He said, recognizing my annoyed expression "You want to challange the gym. OK, come right in." I stepped in and looked around for a while. There was a huge red curtain with a flame symbol on it, and three large buttons on the ground. A green one with a leaf symbol, a blue one with a water droplet symbol, and a red one with another flame symbol.
I thought about it, and stepped on the blue button. The button slowly sank below my weight, and the curtains separated. A upbeat 'Ding-Dong' sound played over a P.A system. I looked around me, and then stepped through. Suddenly, a little girl who had been sitting on the chair nearby, stood, and trotted over to me. "Our eyes met, we must battle, Challanger!" She said in a cheery voice. I shrugged. "OK."
The battle was really easy. Zander made quick work of her Lilipup.
I walked over, and saw a Green curtain now, with the leaf symbol on it, and the three same buttons below it. I stepped onto the red Flame button, and the curtain opened. with the same 'Ding-Dong!' I stepped through.
There I faced another trainer. A young man this time. And he too, was also easily defeated by Zander, and Watcher.
Then, I saw a blue curtain, with the Water Droplet symbol on it. I stepped on the button that marked the super effective type. This meant the green button, with the Leaf symbol on it. The curtain opened. Revealing a raised platform, with the well-dressed green-haired gym leader standing on it. Realizing he hadn't noticed me, I raced back to the PC to heal.
Everyone was fully healed. All the trainers defeated, and the puzzle solved. Now, I faced the gym leader. Once I returned to the blue curtain, I pressed the green button once more, and stepped up, and stood on the raised platform. I approached the green-haired Gym Leader.
He looked at me. "Welcome to the Striaton City Poke'mon Gym." He said.
A red haired version of the gym-leader I was talking to, came out from behind the green-haired gym leader. "Is this what they mean by 'One of'?"
He smiled determinedly at me. "I'm Chili! I light things up with Fire-Type poke'mon!"
Another man-this time with blue hair-came out from behind the green-haired Gym Leader, on the other side.
"I'm a Water-Type specialist, and my name is Cress." He said, flipping his shoulder-length hair. "Pleased to meet your acquaintance."
The green-haired gym leader looked all around him, then said "And my name is Cilan, and I like Grass-Type poke'mon." They all did a little spinning dance. Cilan spun around once more than Chili, and Cress. "Um, you see.. As for why the three of us, um, are all here is, well, er.." Chili interrupted Cilan... "Oh, enough! Listen up! The three of us will decide who you battle! Based on the type of first Poke'mon you chose!" "And.. Um... Let's see.." Cilan said. Examining Samurai closely. "That appears to be... Um.. Water type... So... I you will be facing my Grass-Type, um... Poke'mon."
I nodded. "Ok... Lilipup... Go!" Cilan shouted as he tossed a poke'ball infront of him. "ZANDER!" I cried back. Sending my Pansear out into battle.
"Okay, until I say stop, just use Incinerate!" Zander nodded to me, and he leaped into the air, and took a deep breath. Cilan said "Work Up." The Lilipup braced, and his attack, special attack, and defense raised. Then Zander exhaled, and he breathed hot burning fire on the Lilipup. As the fire hit the ground, it bounced off the ground, and hit the Lilipup in the chin.
"Ok, TACKLE!" Cilan said. The Lilipup charged, and slammed into Zander as he landed on the ground. We went on like this for quite a while. Zander using Incinerate, and the Lilipup using Tackle, over and over again. Until finally, the Lilipup collapsed before Zander did. Zander was pretty exhausted though. He was panting, as Cilan sent out his next, and last poke'mon. Pansage.
I ran out, and picked up Zander. I stretched him across my arm, and sprayed him with a potion. Then I put him on the ground. "OK, Work up!" Cilan said to his Pansage. "And you do Incinerate over and over again, once more, please?" Zander nodded, and
used Incinerate. Cilan had his Pansage use Work Up once more before he started to use Vine Whip. His vine whip wasn't very powerful, and it didn't take long of this back and forth banter between Incinerate, and Vine Whip for Zander to defeat Cilan's Pinesage.
"NOO!" Cilan wailed. He called his poke'mon back to it's poke'ball, and approached me, and Zander. "Here, you've earned this." And he handed me a Trio Badge.
I had defeated the Striaton City Gym!!
- Chapter 6:
- We thanked each other, and I left. Zander hopping around excitedly on my shoulders, and hanging happily from my back. I reached behind me, grabbed his hand, and hoisted him into my arms. "You did really well." I congratulated him. He smiled, and looked like he was about to say something to me, when a girl dressed like a Doctor or Scientist came up to me. "Hi there, I'm Fennel." She said, cheerily, but with a hint of haste.
"Professor Juniper asked me to give you something." I tilted my head "Really?" She smiled. "Please, follow me." Zander leaped onto her shoulder, as she turned and started walking towards a nearby house. I followed her. We entered the house. I looked around. It looked like your common house. Pink rug, Living room set, and TV.. Not much special. Fennel turned to me "Your going to meet all the Poke'mon in the Unova region, right?" I shrugged "sure.. Where are we going?" Fennel made a quick gasp. "Oh! The stairs are right over here."
She gestured to a stair case behind her, on the right side of the back of the house. I followed her up the steep, wooden steps. "This is my room. She said. gesturing to the space around her, as we entered the 2nd floor. It had a lot of machinery around, and cool gadgets I didn't understand. "Anyway, so like I said..." She continued. "...I'm Fennel, and as you can see, I'm a Scientist." I nodded, to indicate I was following what she was saying. Zander jumped back onto my shoulder, and stared at Fennel with big eyes.
"In fact, the subject I'm researching is Trainers." And she gestured to Zander on my shoulder. "Professor Juniper is my friend from Collage. She asked me to help you guys." She seemed to remember something, and added. "So! I'll give you something to help you. This is a Hidden Machine for you!" And she handed me a disk, with a label on it. It said "HM01 Cut". I nodded gratefully.
Fennel explained. "There are some moves a Poke'mon can use, even when it's not fighting! With this Hidden Machine, you can teach your Poke'mon a move called Cut. It can cut down a small tree. And you can use this HM as many times as you like. Like a TM (Technical Machine). Isn't that great?" I shrugged. Zander twitched his ear. Fennel continued. "But it's difficult to get poke'mon to forget Hidden Moves once it learns it."
She put her hand to her chin, and said "I have a favor to ask of you too. There's a place called the 'Dreamyard' just outside Striaton City." I glanced at Zander. "I know the place." She smiled "Good. I'd like some Dream Mist that a Poke'mon named Munna gives off." And the rest of her blab, I didn't pay much attention to, or understand.
"I'll go get you your Dream Mist." I said calmly. I walked outside, where I quickly stopped, and gave Mistique the HM Cut. She needed new moves.
I headed to the Dreamyard. When I got there, I saw Bianca. She greeted me with a quick wave. “Check this out.” She said. Walking into the nearby ruins behind me. She lead me into a little un-damaged house. Inside we found a Munna. It looked terrified. I approached it, and it backed away from us. “Are you alright?” I whispered. Suddenly two people dressed like Knights appeared. One of them stood on either side of the Munna. “Give us the Dream Mist!” One ordered. The Munna looked between them
Bianca scowled “Huh? Who are you? What are you doing?” They turned to us. The boy said “Are you talking about us? We’re Team Plasma. We battle day and night to liberate Poke’mon from foolish humans.” His female partner said “And what are we doing? The Poke’mon Munna and Musharna emit a mysterious vapor called Dream Mist, which shows people’s dreams.
We’re going to use that to make people want to release their poke’mon!” I gasped, and Samurai released himself from his poke’ball “We’ll show them dreams to manipulate their hearts!”
They smiled, and the boy turned to the Munna, and pushed it to the ground. He then started kicking it, really hard. It looked hurt. “Come ON! Spit out that Dream Mist!”
Bianca stepped forward a bit “Your kicking a Poke’mon to make it give off Dream Mist? That’s mean! Why? Your trainers too, right?” The girl smiled warmly. “That’s right. We’re Poke’mon trainers too, but we’re fighting for a different reason. Unlike you two, we’re fighting for the freedom of Poke’mon.”
The male partner said “And setting poke’mon free means we win Poke’mon battles, and take Poke’mon by force!” Even Samurai seemed a little intimidated, and took a step back. “So… On that note… We’re gonna rescue your Poke’mon from YOU!” He ran up, and before I could do anything, he grabbed Samurai, and ran back to the Munna. “SARAH!!!” Samurai wailed. “SAMMY! I’LL GET YOU BACK!”
“Zander! Get Samurai back!” I said as I tossed his poke’ball in front of me. The Team Plasma grunt’s eyes grew wide, and he tossed a poke’ball infront of him “You can DO this Sarah!” Sammy said hopefully. Though he had a nervous edge to his tone. “It’s okay, Samurai…” I whispered. “Okay, Zander, use Fury Swipes on that Plasma Grunt’s hands, to free Samurai.. We’ve gotta get him back!” Zander nodded, and charged forward.
He leaped up to the Plasma Grunt’s arm level. He slammed the man’s hands with Fury Swipes, soon, his hands gave way, and Samurai jumped from his grip. He ran towards me, and he jumped into my arms. I hugged him tightly. “Good to have you back.” He held me tightly, and said “You too.” “Okay, Zander, Incinerate!” The red-furred monkey smiled at me, and jumped in the air. He took a deep breath, then breathed hot flame on the Patrat.
A couple more Incinerates, and the Patrat was down. His female partner shook her head “I can’t believe you were defeated. Ok, my turn.” She sent out a Purrloin.
The Purrloin was was easily defeated as well, by Zander’s powerful Incinerate.
“I can’t believe we were both defeated.” The boy Team Plasma said. “Well… We have to get that Dream Mist.” he went back to the Munna, and started kicking it again. “Come on! Make with that Dream Mist!”
“Huh?” Bianca said in a distressed tone. “That’s ENOUGH!” I snapped. Suddenly Ghetsis, from before, appeared behind the man kicking the Munna. Both Team Plasma members stopped and turned to him. “What are you two goofing off?” He snapped.
Suddenly another Ghetsis appeared on the other side of the Munna. ‘We, Team Plasma, shall separate poke’mon from foolish people!”
Suddenly Both Ghetsis’ disappeared, and a third one appeared behind the Munna. “If you cannot fulfill your duties…”
The Team Plasma grunts freaked out. The girl said to the boy “Th..This isn’t… Ghetsis when he’s gathering followers, or Ghetsis when he’s trying to control people by tricking them with speeches!” The boy responded “Yeah… This is Ghetsis when his plan has failed, and he’s about to issue punishment.. At any rate, let’s hurry, and say sorry so he forgives us!” And they dashed off, as well as Ghetsis disappeared.
Then a strange poke’mon appeared near the Munna. It looked very similar to it, but slightly different. “SHAAR!!” It cried anxiously.
Bianca turned to me “What was that just now? That man Ghetsis, appeared all over the place, and it wasn’t real, was it? Could it have been a dream?
She faced the Poke’mon near the Munna “And that poke’mon…”
Suddenly I heard Fennel’s voice behind me “OH!” We both whipped around. “I couldn’t wait, so I came over. She looked at the Poke’mon near the Munna. “Is that a Musharna?” The Musharna looked at us “Musha..?” The Munna said weakly “Munii!” The Musharna then wrapped the Munna in a pink dust cloud, and carried it off.
Fennel looked at us “Did something happen?” Bianca stumbled over her words, as she tried to explain what had happened to us.
Fennel looked at us strangely “I think I followed that.. See, Musharna evolves from Munna. So seeing Munna in trouble worried it, and it had to help. That’s why there were so many…Ghetsis’ around. It must have used its ability.. Making dreams reality..” She gasped “Which means… Wait a second!” She ran over to the pink cloud left behind by the Musharna. She pulled a jar out of her lab coat, and collected the pink dust “Is this Dream Mist?!”
She walked over to me, and showed me the jar. “With this, I can complete my research! You two come over to my house later, okay?” We looked at each other as she left “How random was that?!” Bianca exclaimed. “Sarah, why don’t you go to Fennel’s house? I’m going to look for that poke’mon we found earlier.” I nodded, and headed back to Fennel’s house.
She gave me some tool or other. I didn’t understand it, nor would I really use it. One I did, I went back to the Dreamyard.
I was walking around in the grass, when I saw something…. It was the Musharna and Munna from before! I walked up to them. The Musharna saw me, and fled. I approached the Munna, and crouched by it. It was very hurt. It could barely look at me. I gently touched it with a poke’ball. “Come with me. I can help you.”
1…2…3…4!
“I’ll call you ‘Sand Man’.” I said softly. Samurai jumped up, and touched the Poke’ball I was holding. “Welcome Sand Man!” He cried happily.
*Sand Man (Munna, Male, level 8-)*
I went to the Poke’mon center, to heal those hurt in the battle with Team Plasma.
- Chapter 7; "SHOCKWAVE":
After I got Sand Man, who I decided to go Route 3. I looked around. It was a very sunny place. I walked along until I saw a patch of long grass. Suddenly Cheren walked up to me. “Hey.” He said. Tossing a poke’ball between is hands “Let’s test our strength.” I nodded “Sure.” I sent Samurai out, and he sent his Snivy out.
I switched to Zander, and he Incinerated the Snivy, and it was an easy win. He also had a Purrloin, but I had grown very strong, and so the Purrloin wasn’t much much trouble. I had defeated Cheren.
Suddenly some Team Plasma grunts cam running past “OUT OF OUR WAY!” Me and Cheren took a step back, as they ran past us. We looked after them with confused looks. “What was that about?” Cheren murmured.
Suddenly Bianca and a little girl came running up to us with panicked expressions.
“Bianca? Why were you running?” Cheren asked in a startled voice.
“Hey!” She panted “Where were those people headed?” Cheren replied “That way, but..” He gestured behind us, to the direction the Team Plasma grunts had gone before. “..Why are you running now?” He finished his sentence.
“Oh, seriously?” Bianca groaned in a frustrated tone. “They run so fast!” The little girl with her whimpered, and looked at Bianca “Miss…Oh… My poke’mon..?” And she started crying. Bianca crouched, and held the little girl’s shoulders. “It’ll be okay, it’ll be okay. Don’t cry.” Cheren took a step forward. “Bianca, really, why were you running?” I glared at him ”You’re really so caught up on that?”
“You have to hear this!” Bianca exclaimed “Those people stole this girl’s poke’mon!” She said in a frustrated tone.
Cheren sighed “You should have spoken up sooner.” He turned to me. “Sarah, we’re gonna get that poke’mon back.” He turned to Bianca “Bianca, stay with this girl’s side.” She nodded. Cheren and I ran to the entrance of this cave at the end of the sunny path. We ran inside, and when we got inside, we saw the two Team Plasma members we were looking for. “Sarah!” Cheren said, beckoning me to his side. “This bothersome bunch doesn’t really listen to reason.”
I stood next to him, and I looked at the Team Plasma goons. “That child cannot use a poke’mon to it’s full potential. Doesn’t that make the poke’mon sad? Same with all your poke’mon! So HAND THEM OVER! Or better yet, WE’LL JUST TAKE THEM FROM YOU!” And he grabbed my bag, that held all my poke’balls. We had a tug-of-war over it. “SAMURAI!!” I cried. Samurai popped out of his poke’ball, and slammed into the Team Plasma grunt’s arm with Tackle.
He released the bag pretty easily, and sent his Patrat into battle. Samurai easily defeated it with Water Gun. As I said before, I’m stronger now.
“Wha..? How could we lose, when we have right on our side?!” The little girl’s poke’ball fell from his hand. I ran over and grabbed it before the Team Plasma grunt could, and bolted back to Cheren. He smiled at me “Good job, Sarah. Now, go return the poke’mon to the little girl.” I nodded, and was about to turn and leave, when two more grunts appeared “YOU NEED NOT RETURN IT!” They exclaimed to their partners. The other Team Plasma grunts moved out of the way, and the newcomers faced us “How troublesome.” One said. “Not only do you not understand, but you got in our way too. In a double battle, we will DEAFEAT YOU!”
Suddenly they both sent out a Patrat. Cheren looked at me “You wanna fight along side me as my partner?” I nodded, and sent out Samurai. Cheren sent out his Snivy. “THEN LET’S SHOW THEM HOW IT’S DONE!” We worked together to defeat them I have Samurai use Water Gun, then Cheren’s Snivy would follow up with a Vine Whip. Ultimately defeating the Team Plasma grunts.
One scowled “In order to liberate Poke’mon from Foolish People… We will take your Poke’mon!”
Cheren turned his nose up, and crossed his arms. “Whatever…What a waste of time. Come on, what reason could possibly justify stealing poke’mon and people?” “Poke’mon trainers like you, are making Poke’mon suffer.” Cheren scowled “What do you mean, Trainers are making Poke’mon suffer? I don’t get that at all.”
A team plasma grunt that we had fought before the double battle walked up. “You can take that poke’mon back to its trainer. But be aware of how this poke’mon suffers from being used by trainers. Someday, open your eyes to your own complicity.”
And they left. Cheren said something to me, I didn’t really listen.
After giving the poke’mon back, to Bianca (The little girl was rather happy) I went and looked for some tall grass. It wasn’t hard to find.
I walked around in it, then a little Pidove fly away. Then it turned around, and shot air at me and Samurai. “It’s using Gust!” I told him. “Use Tackle! Don’t kill it!” Samurai jumped into the air, hitting the Pidove in the belly. She collapsed to the ground. With only a few HP. I tossed a poke’ball at the Pidove.
1…2…3… It didn’t catch. She burst forth, and used Gust again.
I used another Poke’ball.
1…2…3…4!
I laughed “Hey there. I think I’ll call you Ginger.”
*Ginger (Pidove, Female, level 8-)*
I went back to Striaton City, and healed Ginger, and Samurai.
Then I went back to route 3
I took a branching path of route three down, that I hadn’t taken before because of Team Plasma.
To go there, I had to pass Bianca and the little girl. They both heartily thanked me, before I went on my way. I was walking along, taking on the scenery, when I encountered a Poke’mon trainer. “Hey! Let’s battle!” I looked at him with wide eyes. “Sure.” I sent out Ginger. She was in the front of my bag, because I wanted her to gain levels. (While I was walking around, she had gained a few levels, and was now level 10)
My opponent sent out a level 13 Blitzle. I smiled ”It probably doesn’t have any electric attacks. And if it does, they’re not offensive.” “Use Gust!” I called. Suddenly, The Blitzle use Shockwave. “Shockwave?!” I said in a shocked tone. It slammed right into Ginger. She screeched. “Ginger!” I exclaimed. She collapsed to the ground. Panting. “Oh man…” I murmured. I pulled her back, and sent out Samurai. “TACKLE!” I yelled. Samurai charged, and leaped at the Blitzle for a Tackle, but the Blitzle used Shockwave again. Samurai screamed. “SAMURAAAIII!” He hit the ground, hard, and tumbled backwards. He groaned weakly. “Ok, this is IT! ZANDER! GET IT!” Zander was released from his Poke’ball.
He leaped into the air, and used Incinerate. The Blitzle used Shockwave, and took a little less than half his health. He groaned as he hit the ground (Landing on his feet though.) “INCINERATE AGAIN!” I called. The incinerate had done about half the Blitzle’s health. But the Blitzle was faster, and hit Zander with another Shockwave before he used Incinerate. And when he did, his weakened body meant he did less damage to the Blitzle. It still lived. I glanced nervously at his weakened, and quivering body. ”I can’t switch him out… I wish I could… But no one else is strong enough.” I closed my eyes, then opened them again. “INCINERATE! WITH ALL THE SPEED IN THE WORLD!”
The other trainer (A young man, dressed in brown, with blond hair) chuckled at me. “It’s too late for you. Game over..”
Samurai regained consciousness, and slowly sat up. I took my chance to run over, and grab Ginger. She was really weak.
Zander looked over his shoulder at me and Samurai. He gave a weak smile, then turned and dashed towards the Blitzle. The Blitzle reared, then slammed down hard, sending a powerful Shockwave Zander’s way. “ZANDEEEERRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!” Samurai wailed. The Shockwave slammed into Zander’s stomach. Sending him crashing backwards. “Oh no..” I whispered. I ran over to him. He was quivering. Shaking, with sparks of electricity coming from him. “Oh, PLEASE no!” I wailed. Samurai forced himself to his feet, and rushed over.
Zander’s breathing was very shallow, and very quickly getting worse. Samurai put his hands on Zander’s arm. “Zander..” He whispered nervously. I put my ear to his chest… I heard nothing… Zander.. Was dead…- A pic of Zander's Death:
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Watcher had quickly dealt with the murderous Blitzle. And the Blitzle's trainer didn't say a word to us. He just sat there.
We found a good place, and buried Zander. My little Fire Monkey... All my poke'mon were present. Mistique seemed to be the most hurt. She put her divaish ways aside, to mourn her lost mentor. Samurai wrapped his arm around her, and she leaned on him. Ginger and Sand Man weren't has hurt as the others. They hadn't really gotten to know Zander yet.
Once the burial was over, I took the others to the PC, where they could recover from the difficult battle. Once everyone was healed, I did a quick head count. "...Sand Man, Ginger, Watcher, Mistique.... Where's Samurai?" The poke'mon looked around. They didn't know where he was. I returned everyone to their poke'balls, and went looking around Route 3.
It didn't take me long to find Samurai. He was training. Punching a Telephone pole over and over again. He seemed rather angry. "Oh Samurai.." I murmured sympathetically. As I approached him, I noticed his hands were glowing.
"Samurai?" He punched harder, and said through gritted teeth "LEAVE ME ALONE! I'M TRAINING!" He said I walked over to him. "ZANDER DIED PROTECTING ME! I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN AGAIN! I'M STRONGER THAN THAT! I'VE GOTTA BE!" I noticed the white glow spreading across Samurai's body. "Uh... Samurai." Suddenly He screamed in pain, and stumbled away from the Telephone pole. The white glow enveloped his entire body, and he started to be lifted into the air. "Samurai!" I said with slight glee.
He was so bright, I could barely look at him, then suddenly, he collapsed to the ground. All the white glow gone. I looked up at him... He was different.. Very different. He had evolved. He was a Dewott now. Samurai, the Dewott.
- Chapter 8:
- I watched as Samurai showed himself off to the rest of his team mates. I thought to myself, ”You know… We might be a bit weak for what we’re going to be doing next… Training might do us some good…””Samurai, you had a good idea.” I said to the young Dewott. “Let’s get training!”
During the couple days we trained, Mistique, and Watcher were fighting against each other for the experience, when suddenly, as soon as Watcher slammed into Mistique with a powerful bite, she started glowing. My eyes grew wide in surprise. “Mistique! Your evolving!” Suddenly I heard a loud cry from the light so bright that I couldn’t see what was inside… The cry was one I had never heard before… Suddenly all the light dispersed. Leaving Mistique totally changed, totally different, a Liepard now.
She looked at herself, and lifted her tail happily. “I look so gorgeous now.” She said, closing her eyes in glee. Watcher looked on with big eyes, but said nothing.
Later on, both Ginger, and Watcher evolved Ginger evolved from a Pidove into a Tranquill, and Watcher evolved from a Patrat, into a Watchhog.
All my poke’mon were rather excited at the changes taking place in the team.
By the end of training, everyone on my team was level 25. I was ready to face the next Gym leader. But before I did, I went right through Nacrene City, and to Pinwheel Forest. Or more, the entrance to it. I wanted to catch a fighting type, to help me with the Normal types of the Gym. I looked around in the tall grass (After facing a couple trainers) and suddenly encountered a poke’mon…
It was an Audino. I sighed. “I was hoping for a Fighting Type…” She shrugged “I may not be a fighting type, but I may be able to help.” I shrugged. “Watcher, use Super Fang.” Watcher took a step forward, and slowly opened his mouth, then huge slightly transparent fangs appeared around the Audino. Then Watcher slammed his mouth closed, and the fangs slammed into the Audino. She squealed. “Good.” I tossed a Dusk Ball at her… It made a weird sound, and when it pulled her into the air, it shook once before it fell, and it only shook once on the ground before it captured… It was a Critical Capture.
“I’ll call you Joyce.” I said to her.
*Joyce (Audino, Female, level 12-)*
I looked at her poke’ball. “I’m not going to train you right now, but…I’ll leave you with someone who will take care of you until I need you.” I then dropped her off at the Day Care center on Route 3
I decided I would go fight the Gym Leader without her, so I went back to Nacrene City.
I just entered the city when Cheren came running up to me. “Let’s test how strong each other are! Let’s battle!”
I laughed “I just trained. I doubt you can even inflict damage on my poke’mon!” He smirked “Yeah, right.” And we sent out our poke’mon. It was an easy win for Samurai. I snickered as Cheren let out a pathetic groan. “Aaaw! I thought I’d grown stronger sense we last fought.” I put my hands on my hips. “It hasn’t been that long sense then.” He shrugged, “True.” And then he walked off. I continued for the Gym. As I walked up the stairs, N walked out. He was very stiff, as he continued walking forward, forcing me to back down the stairs quickly.
He smiled at me. A smile that kind of unnerved me. “I … want to see things no one can see the Ideals of Poke’mon inside Poke’balls. The truths of how Trainers should be.” In a moment of me being a bit selfish, I thought to myself. ”And I’m the perfect model of how Trainers should be.” N didn’t hear me, so he continued. “…And a future where Poke’mon have become perfect. Do you feel the same?” I shrugged. “Sure.” He titled his head “That so?” He got right up in my face once more, and said in a deep tone. “I think my friends and I should test you, to see if you see this future, too.”
Samurai let himself out of his Poke’ball once more, and knocked N away once more. And once again, out of fright, N sent out his Pidove. Samurai easily defeated N. Especially after our training. I shrugged. “I’m sorry, but I’m just stronger than before.” N sighed, and looked down “Right now, my friends aren’t strong enough to save all Poke’mon. Maybe I can’t solve the equation that will change the world, so I need power. Power enough to make anyone agree with me.”
He walked by me, almost bumping into me as he walked past. I turned around to watch him. My eyes wide with surprise, at what he was saying. He suddenly stopped in his path. And without turning to me said “I know what power I need… Zekrom! The legendary poke’mon that, along with the hero, created the Unova Region. It’s my turn to be that hero. And you and I will be friends.” And he walked off.
I thought to myself Zekrom… If Team Plasma ends up with Zekrom on their side, things could get bad!” I returned Samurai (Who had been standing next to me this whole time) to his Poke’ball. And I entered the building.
I looked around. Wasn’t this supposed to be a Gym? It was a museum! I saw a male Sientist approach me. “Welcome! I’m Hawes, the associate Director. Sense you were kind enough to visit, I’ll give you a tour. He showed me around the museum, and the things she showed were fairly amazing. I even saw a Dragonite Skeleton. Then he showed me to a door “This is our Gym. The Gym Leader, Lenora, is actually my wife.” I nodded “Alright then.” He smiled. “Ok, I’m going now. You can continue looking around, if you want. Or whatever.” I looked at the door that lead to the gym. And walked through it. “Here I go… Lenora! I shall DEFEAT YOU!”
- Chapter 9; "Digging for Bones":
- (I’m going to cut some details about the gym out, because I have allot of info to cover in this chapter, so I must make it brief. :()
The gym was kind of dark. It was lined with book cases, and there were trainers placed throughout the room. I looked, around, and started walking up to a book that caught my eye. I quickly thumbed through it, then I noticed a little paper in the back, I looked at it and read it. “Use clues written on little notes like this, in books all over the room to salve the puzzle to get to me. I want to see how smart you are. ~ Lenora” I used hints given from little notes like the one I had just read hidden on the back covers of certain books all over the room to find Lenora. After I solved the last one, (By pressing a lever hidden behind the book) the bookcase it was placed in started to move.
A staircase was revealed right under where the bookcase had been, I looked down it timidly, then slowly made my way down. A dark haired, and skinned woman stood there, Her arms crossed her smiled at you. “The director of the Nacrene Museum, and leader of the Nacrene Gym, it’s me! Lenora!
Well then, Challanger, I’m going to research how to battle with the poke’mon you’ve so lovingly raised!” And she sent out her Herdier. I sent out Samurai. And the Herdier wasn’t much trouble. Then she sent out her Watchhog. I sent out Watcher, thinking ”Watchhog against Watchhog, this might be fun.” That didn’t go so well. Neither poke’mon did much to each other.
I scowled. “Ok, Ginger, finish this up.” I returned Watcher to his Poke’ball (After he gave off a quick Super Fang) and sent out Ginger, who easily defeated the Watchhog. I had beaten Lenora!
Suddenly her husband came rushing over “DEAR!” I whipped around, and both Lenora and I looked at her husband with wide eyes. “DEAR! COME QUICKLY! TEAM PLASMA IS TRYING TO STEAL SOME BONES!” We all three rushed upstairs, and ran to the Dragonite Skeleton. Team Plasma were surrounding it.
Lenora approached them, and stood next to her husband. “Now you wait! Enough fooling around!” One of the Team Plasma grunts smiled “So you’ve come, Gym leader. We Team Plasma, claim the Museum’s dragon skull, in the name of poke’mon Liberation!” Another grunt said “to show you we’re serious, we’ll steal it right before your eyes!” They turned to the skeleton. “Well then, here’s our Smoke Screen!” And suddenly the room was filled with smoke. I couldn’t see what poke’mon used Smoke Screen or anything.”
When the smoke cleared, the skull was gone and so where the team plasma grunts. Lenora walked foreword slowly. “What’s going on?” She said. Her voice cracked with sorrow. Then she ran outside. Hawes turned to me. “Oh, oh… We have to go after them!” And the two of us ran outside after Lenora. By the time I got out there, Lenora was looking around. She had lost Team Plasma.
Suddenly a rather weird looking man, with poofy orange hair (Not that Lenora’s hair wasn’t poofy, it was HUGE!) walked up to us. He adjusted his green shirt. “Good day, Lenora. Find any good fossils lately?” Lenora tilted her head. “This is a surprise visit! Are you suffering from artists block again?” She turned to me. “Sarah, this is Burgh. He may not look like it, but he’s Castelia City’s Gym leader.” I looked at him, a weird expression on my face ”Doesn’t LOOK like a Gym leader? Got that right.”
Burgh looked at me, slightly offended. “Eh..? Just looking for a change of pace.” He said in a playful whine. He looked around “Seems hectic or something around here. What’s up?” Lenora scowled “What’s UP?! Someone just walked away with my exhibit! That’s what’s UP!!” Suddenly I felt a tap on my shoulder. I whipped around. It was Bianca! “Hi, Sarah! What’s everybody doing here?” Cheren walked up behind her. “Sarah, is there some kind of problem?” Lenora turned to us, and we turned to her. “And these two are…?” I could tell she was slightly annoyed. I gestured to them “This is Bianca, and Cheren. Their my friends.” She nodded “Your friends… Oh! I see. Bianca and Cheren are trainers as well. Ok, then. Let’s split up and search. I’ll head this way.” She looked around her. “Everyone! Cheren and Bianca, you stay here, at the Museum.”
She turned to Burgh, and looked between Burgh and I. “Burgh, Sarah, you guys go look in Pinwheel Forest. Got it? Burgh, you show the way.” She looked around at all of us. “I’m counting on you, everyone!” And she ran off in the direction she had indicated she would go earlier. I turned to Burgh. “Uh-huh. You are…Sarah, is it? Are you raring to go round up some robbers?” He gestured for me to follow, and dashed off. Bianca gave me a machine that would help me find hidden items.
Then I dashed off after Burgh. I found Burgh standing just inside Pinwheel Forest. He explained that there were two paths a paved one, and one that would wind through the woods. He said he would take the straight paved path. And told me to take the path winding through the forest to see if there were any Plasma grunts hiding in there. I sighed “FIIIINE.” And I walked off mumbling unhappily.
I wandered through the forest, until I found a patch of longer grass. I tried to walk through it, but suddenly a Cottoney flew away. It whipped around, and attacked me! I shoved it away. It made an angry sounding cry. I sent out Watcher. “Ok, use Super Fang!” It did half the Cottoney’s health, as usual, and I tossed a poke’ball at it.
1…2…3…4! It caught.
“I’ll call you… Tufty.” My Poke’mon greeted him happily. We needed a party of 6.
*Tufty (Cottoney, Male, level 14-)*
After I caught Tufty, I put him in the front of my party, and continued following a decently clear path through the trees. Along the way I found a few Plasma trainers. All easily defeated by… My overly powerful poke’mon. None of the grunts had the skull though. Until I encountered one particular grunt…
He whipped around to me “A pursuer?! A kid like you… Beat some of us? That can’t be helped, but… I’LL TAKE YOU ON NOW!” He sent out his poke’mon, and I sent out Samurai and Tufty (Tufty just observed.) He and his poke’mon were easily defeated. I puffed out my chest proudly. “Some KID, huh?” He scowled. “FINE Take your stupid skull!” He handed it to me, and backed away a bit.
“So the dream our king had… The dream we had…Won’t come true?”
Suddenly a weirdly dressed man (He looked like a monk) approached us. He walked right past me, and stood infront of the Grunt. “How are you holding up, fellow subject of our King?” The Plasma grunt gasped in shock and his eyes grew wide. “Gorm of the Seven Sages!” He looked down guiltily. “I’m mortified that this skull, which we went through so much trouble to obtain, was stolen from us so easily.” Gorm nodded “That is not important. We can afford to abandon the Dragon skull. According to our research, this is NOT the legendary poke’mon for which Team Plasma is looking. It is completely unrelated.”
I tilted my head. “Legendary Poke’mon?” Then I remembered what N had said to me earlier; ‘He suddenly stopped in his path. And without turning to me said “I know what power I need… Zekrom! The legendary poke’mon that, along with the hero, created the Unova Region. It’s my turn to be that hero. And you and I will be friends.” And he walked off.’ I thought to myself ”So… N is actually going through with his plans? He’s looking for Zekrom. It won’t be long now. There will be a final stand between us! I don’t doubt it.”
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Story Chapters 2
- Chapter 10:
- Gorm turned to me, and with a serious tone, said “But we will not allow anyone to disrupt our plans, and get away with it.” He glared at me “We will fix it so you never interfere with us again!” Samurai pulled out his Scalchop, and Tufty gasped next to me. Then suddenly, Burgh appeared, and stood next to me. “Oh sweet, my bug poke’mon were getting all worked up, so here I come, and what do I spy with my little eye?” He mumbled something I couldn’t understand “Are you here to help your friends whom I defeated?”
Before Gorm could respond, Lenora appeared, and stood on the other side of me. “Sarah! Burgh!” Again, she mumbled something I couldn’t understand. Something about Cheren and Bianca. She scowled at Gorm and his companion. “And what are you supposed to be? Is this guy the boss?” She gestured to Gorm. He looked at her confusedly “I am Gorm, one of the Seven Sages of Team Plasma.” His look became more determined. “And Ghetsis, another one of the Seven Sages, will liberate Poke’mon with words alone! The other of the Seven Sages have ordered their compatriots to take Poke’mon with full force!” Samurai made a low growl, and slowly moved his Scalchop infront of him.
“But the odds are against us now.” Gorm continued. “To you, the Bug Poke’mon user Burgh, and the Normal Poke’mon user Lenora, I say… Know your enemies, know yourself, and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. This time, we shall retreat quietly. To secure the Liberation of Poke’mon we shall steal Poke’mon from Trainers! Even though you are Gym Leaders, we will not tolerate any further obstruction from you.” He lifted his head. Samurai growled more. “In any case, we will settle this someday.” He smiled. “I hope you are looking forward to that as much as I.” Samurai suddenly screeched, and he rushed forward in a powerful Razor Shell.
He slashed downward through the air, but his Scalchop hit earth instead of Gorm. The Team Plasma goons were gone. Sammy’s tail lashed frustratedly as he pulled his Scalchop out of the ground, and dusted it off. I went over and stroked his head “One day, Samurai. One day.” “They’re a speedy bunch.” Lenora murmured. She turned to Burgh. “What are you planning to do now, Burgh? Go after them?”
Burgh put his hand to his chin. “Hmm… Well, we got back the stolen skull, and if we corner them, there’s no telling what they might do. I think I’ll be heading back, Lenora.” He turned to me “Well, well now. I’ll be waiting for your challenge at Cestelia City Poke’mon Gym. Yes indeed. I’m certainly looking forward to it!” And he turned, and walked off. Lenora turned to me. “Sarah, you’re holding the Dragon Skull you worked so hard to get back, right?” I gasped. “OH YEAH!” I hurriedly pulled it out of my bag, and handed it to her. “Thank you.” She said with a nod. “With a kind trainer like you taking care of them, the Poke’mon you have must be happy.” Sammy nodded vigorously. Running up, and hugging my leg. I laughed at him, and hoisted him up onto my shoulder.
Lenora smiled at him. “Here’s a token of my gratitude. Please use it carefully.” And she held out a dark shimmering stone. Suddenly Sand Man released himself from his poke’ball. He looked at the stone his eyes wide with wonder. I took it from Lenora, and gently held it out to the young Munna. “It’s a Moon Stone.” Lenora explained to both me, and Sand Man. “Some Poke’mon evolve when you use this on them.” Sand Man reached out, and gently touched it with his snout.
All of the sudden, he was enveloped in the dark shimmering light of the Moon Stone. The Moon Stone was enveloped as well. I heard Sand Man scream from inside the light, and I gasped. “Sand Man!” And the light dispersed. And Sand Man collapsed. “Wait…” I whispered “That looks like..” Lenora finished my sentence. “Musharna!” Sand Man had evolved! And because of the stone, as well! Lenora explained that she had to go put the Dragon Skull back, and wished me well on my journey. I nodded, and she left.
After briefly training Tufty so that he matched his team mates, I made my way through Pinwheel Forest (Using the more direct route) I went over Skyarrow Bridge, which my poke’mon rather enjoyed, and to Castelia City. I made my way over to where I saw Burgh’s gym, and walked up to its entrance. Suddenly Cheren came out. I made way for him to exit the building. “Hey Sarah. I just challenged the Gym Leader Burgh.” I nodded “Yeah? How did that go?” Cheren looked over his shoulder back at the Gym. “He’s a seasoned Gym Leader. He made me work for my badge. But for me, Bug Type poke’mon aren’t much of a challenge.” I nodded “Me either. I have Ginger, my Tranquill by my side.”
Cheren nodded “I’m going to win like this against all Unova’s Gym Leaders!” He looked all determine, as he continued “And then, I’m going to go the Poke’mon Leauge, and out preform the Champion!” He smiled. “And that will make me feel truly alive.” And he left. Then suddenly Burgh came running out of the Gym. He had a panicked look on his face. “What’s wrong?” I said sternly.
- Chapter 11; "Gettin' Slimy, Sticky, and overall Icky":
- “Ah hah!” Burgh said. A relieved tone in his voice. “You’re the one who fought Team Plasma in Pinwheel Forest…If I remember, your name is Sarah! Come to challenge the Gym, I suppose?” I nodded slowly. My face still betraying the concern I had for how hurried, and anxious Burgh seemed. He seemed stressed, as he said “Aww. Sorry, but could you wait a bit? I was informed that Team Plasma has shown up!” He got a smile. “In fact… Come with me! I’m going to the dock at Prime Pier!” And he ran off.
I chased after him. Running full tilt I raced alongside him to the dock. I gasped. I saw a girl crouched next to someone sitting on their knees… And that someone, was Bianca!! I ran over to her. She was sobbing hysterically. “Bianca! Bianca! What’s wrong?!” I said getting down on one knee, and putting my arm across her back. She took a couple minutes, and caught her breath. “M..My…Munna!!...T…Team Plas…Plasma STOLE IT!!” And at those words she began sobbing again. “Oh no!” I whispered. Leaning in close, and pressing my cheek against hers (Wet with tears as it was) “We’ll get it back.” The black haired young girl who was with Bianca when we got there, looked up at me “I heard this lady scream, and ran after the thief as fast as I could, but this city is so big, and so crowded.. So I lost the thief.
Burgh smiled comfortingly at the girl. “Iris, I know you did everything you could.” Iris pouted. “But this is so bad! Taking people’s Poke’mon is really bad!” I nodded. “We will find your Munna.” I promised to Bianca. Just then, a team Plasma grunt appeared. He was approaching us, he didn’t seem to see us though. He suddenly looked up, and froze. “Sense it was so easy the last time… I thought I’d come back for another poke’mon…” The grunt muttered to himself. I scowled, and rubbed Bianca’s back comfortingly. “But I see a Gym Leader here… Things might be more difficult… Rethinking… Must… Get out of here!” And he started to back away nervously.
Then he dashed off. Burgh and I were instantly on our feet and dashing after the grunt. I rushed alongside Burgh. Making quick turns to keep up with our target. As we were running, I noticed something, and was just about to mention it, but Burgh beat me to it. “The Gym? Why would he go to the Gym?” I shrugged. Sure enough, the Team Plasma grunt rushed down the alley where the gym was hidden. When we got there, there were three team plasma grunts (Including the one we were chasing) guarding the entrance to a building across the street from the Gym.
We approached them. Both of us panting. The one we had been chasing scowled at us. “What are you doing here? There’s no one inside… None of the Seven Sages are in there either.” I lifted my eyebrow. Seriously?! “Do you think we can take them? Burgh smiled. “Of course.” I fought the grunt we had been chasing, and Burgh took on the other two.
They were easily defeated. They kinda freaked out when they lost “Oh no! We’ve got to inform the Seven Sages immediately!” And they all three rushed inside. Bianca, and Iris appeared. “Your going to take on the Team Plasma grunts?” I nodded. “then we’re coming with you. Come’on!” Bianca gestured to Iris, and the two of them followed Burgh and I inside the building.
Inside the Team Plasma grunts were talking with some of the Seven Sages. “How DARE you!?” The team Plasma grunts turned to us, and held out their poke’balls. “Stop.” Gorm, one of the Seven Sages said. “Your poke’mon are weak. You cannot win. Give back the poke’mon.” They looked at Gorm… And one of them let out a poke’mon it was a Munna. They Munna saw Bianca, and squealed. It floated quickly over to Bianca, and she hugged it. Gorm looked up at us. “We’ll leave for now. We have what we wanted. So… Enjoy your victory, while you have it.”
And they left. Bianca hugged me tightly “THANK YOU! THANK YOU!!!” I laughed, and hugged her back. Burgh turned to me. “Thank you for your help, Sarah.” I nodded. “Now that Team Plasma is out, come visit me at my gym at any time.” I nodded. Bianca stopped hugging me. “Ok, I’m going to go now.” And she and Iris left.
Burgh left too, and went to his gym. I left, and trained up Tufty until he was level 25 like his teammates.
I entered the Castellia City Gym, and looked around.
Walls of Honey, and switched which seemed to open metal gates blocking certain walls… And trainers littered here and there. I stepped on the switch right infront of me. And the gate infront of me opened. I put my arm infront of my face, and squeezed my way through the honey. I stumbled out the other side. And I continued like this for a good while. Sometimes the switches would have trainers hidden in them. But they weren’t very difficult. As long as I didn’t used Tufty.
”Okay, all these Bug Poke’mon are no problem… I will defeat you Burgh!” I made my way through the wall of Honey infront of me, until I entered a small room, with some steep, wide, purple stairs leading upwards. I ascended them. (After healing my poke’mon, of course) and entered another small room, with Burgh standing in the middle of it.
He smiled at me “Thank you for your help back there, with Team Plasma.” He chuckled. “My Bug Poke’mon are scurrying with excitement about getting to battle with you.” And he sent out a Whirlapeed. I sent out Ginger. The battle started.
Ginger easily defeated his Whirlapeed. I scowled when I saw his next poke’mon. Ginger flapped her wings slowly. Suddenly a Dwebble appeared out of his poke’ball. Ginger screeched. “DWEBBLE! ROCK RECORD!” Burgh called. The Dwebble lifted its claws and he started to form a huge rock between his claws. Ginger charged for an Air Slash. I gasped. “GINGER! RETURN!”
The red beam shooting from her poke’ball snatched her up just in time before she slammed into the Dwebble. And I released Samurai. “SAMURAI!! WATER PULSE!” Samurai was about to create a ring of water, when suddenly, the huge Rock Record slammed into him. He screeched in pain, and flew backwards. waved his arms in a circle, creating a ring of water, then he slammed his hands into it, sending it flying towards the Dwebble. It created echoes of itself.
It slammed into the Dwebble. Easily KOing it. It slammed into the wall, and fainted from pain. Samurai panted. Holding his stomach in pain. “Okay, Samurai. Your done.” He turned to me. Then he clicked his tongue, winked at me, and pointed at me all at the same time. Then he let the red beam from his Poke’ball envelope him. “Ginger! Your up!” Ginger burst from her Poke’ball. Taking to the air. Burgh sent out his last poke’mon. A Levanni. The Levanni instantly looked up at Ginger in the sky. “Ginger! Air Slash!” She dove at the Levanni. Her wings starting to glow. “Levanni! Magical Leaf!” Burgh shouted The Levanni jerked her arm, like it was a sword, and glowing rainbow-y leaves shot from it, aimed at Ginger
They slammed into Ginger, but they didn’t do much other than alter her course. She spread her wings out, and made a sharp turn upwards. She flew behind Levanni, and dove again. This time, She got close enough with her glowing wings, and flapped them vigorously. Shooting beams of air at the Levanni. Who groaned, and stumbled away. My little Tranquill dove at her again. “AIR SLASH!” I called. “RAZOR LEAF!” Burgh called back. I gasped. “DODGE IT!” Ginger flapped her wings vigorously, trying to break from her dive, and alter her direction just enough to dodge the leaves flying at her. She started to tilt herself away from the leaves, but he ended up banking right into a leaf.
She screeched, and went crashing to the ground. “GINGER!” I cried. She slowly, and shakily got to her feet. She scowled at the Levanni, who was panting exhaustedly. Ginger charged at the Levanni, though she didn’t fly. She swiped one wing, (The one that wasn’t hit) and sent more air waves flying at the Levanni, who was too tired to dodge. The Levanni stumbled backwards again, but Ginger couldn’t stop herself. She screech in shock, and slammed right into the Levanni. Ginger fell on top of the Levanni.
The Levanni had fainted. Ginger slowly got up. Panting. I ran over and hugged her. “OH GINGER! I’M SO HAPPY!!” She squawked happily. Burgh walked up. Crouching down, and stroking his Levanni, who was slowly sitting up, before he walked over to Ginger and I. “Good job, Sarah. Here, you’ve earned this.” And he handed me the Insect Badge. I hugged him “Thank you!” before I lifted Ginger into my arms. “Com’on.” I said softly to her “Let’s get you all fixed up.” And I went to heal.
- Chapter 12:
- After I healed my poke’mon, I found myself in a tall dark building, with orange trim, straight back from the alley near the poke’mon center. I walked in, and a man approached me. “Little miss… I’m the official name rater… Do you want me to rate a poke’mon’s name?” I nodded. “Two poke’mon, actually.” I sent out Watcher and Sand Man from their poke’balls. “Here’s my Watchog, and my Musharna. They are named Watcher and Sand Man respectively.”
He nodded “Well then… Let me see… Their names are quite good. Quite lucky… But… I can change them if you’d like…” I rubbed my chin “hmm…”
A couple minutes later, I looked at the freshly printed papers I held in my hands. I read the words written on the tops. “Twitchy, the Watchog, and Sandy, the Musharna… I like that.” I murmured to the two poke’mon walking alongside me. They nodded Twitchy looked up at me. “I like the name Twitchy.” Sandy nodded at him. “I like my new name too.” And we met up with the rest of the team, who were training for the gym. To get to where we were training, we had to pass where a traveling nurse seemed to hang around allot I looked up at her. “Hey. How are they doing?” “Good.” She replied. “I’m keepin’ them from hurtin’ themselves too much.” I nodded “perfect.”
And walked past her to greet my poke’mon
Samurai looked up at me, panting “Good timing. I just finished.” I nodded to him. “OK, then. Twitchy, you’re up. He nodded, and faced the Audino we had hired to help us train (We pretty much always hired Audino to help us train. They taught my poke’mon allot.)
Twitchy charged forward in a Super Fang. The Audino knocked him away with a strong Double Slap. Then it charged forward for more hits. It hit 3 times, and did about a third of Twitchy’s health. He got up to his feet, a bit shaky. “Com’on Twitch!” I called. “I know you can handle this Audino!” He growled, and charged forward. His Super Fang hit, but the Audino slapped him to the ground. Expecting Twitchy to be able to handle it, I looked over at Mistique who was watching the battle beside me. “You’re ready for your turn?” Mistique looked at me, and nodded. Suddenly I heard Samurai call in a panicked voice.
“SARAH!! TWITCHY’S NOT BREATHING!” I whipped around and Gasped. Mistique looked over and gasped as well. The two of us rushed over. “TWITCHY!” I gasped crouching next to the unconscious Watchog. The Audino lifted her snout. “Well if no one’s going to fight me.” I glanced angrily “Sandy?” “Yep.” And he dashed for her in a Zen Headbutt. I called over my shoulder “HELP! SOMEBODY HELP!! I THINK HE’S DYING!” Samurai looked up at me and gasped. ”Not him too…” The nurse ran over and crouched next to him. “Not good… I’m going to see if I can resuscitate him.” I looked up at her with wide eyes “Does that mean he’s already… Dead…?” He made one of her hands a fist with her palm down, and put her other hand on top of her fist.
Suddenly she started pushing hard on Twitchy’s chest I sighed nervously ”She’s doing CPR? This must be really serious!” “Come on Twitch…” I whispered softly “You can do this…” Suddenly his eyes shot open, and he made a huge gasp, than started coughing. The Nurse sighed in a relieved tone. “He should be fine now.” I nodded. Then I noticed a black mark on his fur where the nurse had done CPR. A large round spot. I stood up. The nurse looked at me. “He should rest a while before he continues training. I nodded “Alright.” She stood up, and helped Twitchy to his feet. I held his paws, and gently pulled him over to me, to lean against my stomach.
“I’ll take you to get healed.” I whispered softly. I picked him up, and held him leaning against my shoulder like I was carrying a sleeping child. I could hear his breathing in my ear. It was soft, and raspy. ”He sure took allot from that double slap, didn’t he?” I thought to myself. After healing him, I let everyone train a bit more. (Incuding Twitchy after the other five had had their chance) They weren’t ready for the next gym yet, but I had some stuff I wanted to do first.
I headed to Route 4, just past the Castelia Gym.
Bianca was waiting for me. “Hey.” She said smiling “You ready for a poke’mon battle?” I shrugged. “Why not?” She giggled excitedly. She ran over and talked to the Gate Keeper, who said it was okay if we battled.
When we did battle, I noticed that her Tepig had grown quite a bit stronger, and had evolved into a Pignite already. But even still, she was easily defeated. My poke’mon might have been a little over powered. I then moved on to Route 4
Cheren was waiting for me. He had a poke’ball in his hand “I’ve been waiting for you to get the insect badge.. Let’s see who’s the stronger trainer!” And he tossed the poke’ball in his hand on the ground. And our battle commenced. It went fairly easily. Not as easily as my battle with Bianca, but I luckily didn’t even come close to loosing someone. He sighed. “Man, your really strong. I’m going to go ahead to Nimbassa. See ya!” and he walked off. I moved on into the deep sand of Route 4.
I was walking through the deep sand, when all of the sudden, I tripped over what felt like a rock. Then I heard a sound come from deep under the sand, then all of the sudden, a Scraggy leaped out of the ground, and punched me right in the face. I fell backwards, (As much as I could, with sand up to my waist) And grabbed Samurai’s poke’ball, tossing it onto the Sand. Samurai popped out “Okay, Samurai..” I said “We’re trying to catch this one!” I tossed a poke’ball… It was another Critical Capture.
*Thumper (Scraggy, Male, Level 14-)*
I then continued on, into Nimbassa City.. The biggest City in Unova! At the route gate, Professor Juniper and Cheren were there. Professor juniper beckoned me. “I was talking to Elesa, the Electric Type Gym Leader of Nimbassa, and something about what she said reminded me of you guys… So here, take these. And she handed me and Cheren Ultra Balls. I looked at them. Professor explained that these were stronger than Poke’ Balls and Great Balls, and that they would catch poke’mon more easily. Then she said she was going to go find Bianca and giver her her Ultra Balls.
Cheren turned to me “I’m going to go catch more poke’mon from Route 4.” I nodded “Ok.” And I continued on into Nimbassa. I first stepped into the city, and I saw two team Plasma grunts threatening an old man I saw at the Poke’mon Day Care where I had left Joyce. “We know you’re the owner of the Day Care.” They said intimidatingly.
“We’re taking poke’mon away from people… Sense you work at the day care, we figure you must have allot of poke’mon! Hand ‘em over!” He backed away slowly “What kind of nonsense is this?!” I ran forward and stepped between him and the Team Plasma grunts. I faced the Day care man’s attackers “How DARE you!!” I snapped “Can’t you see he’s an old man?!! Threatening him like this… How stupid!” I could hear the old man whisper to me over my shoulder “Please, help me.” I nodded to him. The Team plasma grunts scowled. “If you’re going to get in our way, we’ll take your poke’mon too!” And he ran at me to try and get my bag from me.
Twitchy released himself from his poke’ball, and punched the grunt backwards. The grunt was quickly on his feet, and sending out his own Watchog. His Watchog was no match for mine, and Twitchy won. Terrified, both grunts gasped and backed away “Uh… Uh… To the Amusement Park! Run!” And they took off. I turned to the Day Care man. “Are you alright?” He nodded. “Here. Take this as a token of my gratitude.” And he gave me a bike. I looked at it wide eyed “really?” “Yes. You earned it, for saving me.” I smiled. “Thank you!” “I need to go back to the Day Care… Thanks again, young trainer.” And he walked off. And I began to walk around.
I was exploring Nimbassa, when suddenly someone stepped outside. He looked at me, and ran over. “Listen.. I want you to have this.” He said. And he handed me a golden, glowing stone.. I looked at it. “It’s a Sun Stone.” He explained. It makes poke’mon like, Cottonee evolve.” ”Cottonee?” I glanced at Tufty’s poke’ball. I quickly released him. “Here, take this!” I said, and I handed him the Sun Stone. Suddenly him, and the Sun Stone were enveloped in a golden light and when light quickly dispersed, he was a fully evolved Whimsicott.
The poke’mon in my team all gathered around, and cheerfully congratulated him. Allot of them playing in his now much bigger cottony tail. I hugged him (Though I couldn’t entirely wrap my arms around his fluff) and said “Oh Tufty! You’re so awesome!” Leaving him in the front of my party, I continued to explore Nimbassa. Then I remembered.. ‘The Gym leader.. (Whom I have no Poke’mon that are super effective against) is way stronger than the others… I’ve gotta train!’ And that’s what I did.
While training, Samurai was trying to teach Ginger how to use Razor Shell… It obviously wasn’t going so well.. The poor Tranquil was very confused. Then suddenly she said “Water…? Samurai, I’m not a Water Type, like you, and I don’t have Scalchops, like you… Let me try sharpening the air that flows over my wings, when I fly..?” Samurai shrugged “Whatever floats your boat.” And she dashed at a tree. She moved her wings in such a way that the air that flowed over her wings was narrow, and sharp. And as she passed a nearby tree, It toppled, for it had been cut by something…. The air flowing around Ginger’s wings..
I looked up, and gasped when I saw the fallen tree “Ginger! You learned Air Slash!” “Air Slash..?” Samurai said disappointedly “But I was trying to teach her Razor Shell!” I giggled. I was about to say something, but Ginger interrupted me. I whipped around. She was squawking in fright and almost terror. Her body beginning to glow.. “Ginger!” I gasped excitedly. She collapsed to the ground. Her body no longer glowing.. She looked different… She was an Unfezent now. She took to the air, she was much faster, and more agile than before. I watched her proudly. Samurai and the other cheering her on, as she flew around them.
After her little show, we continued training. And we trained until everyone was level 35… We could take the gym now…
- Chapter 13; "I Thought you were a Friend!":
- I went into the Amusement Park where the gym was, and I was about to enter the gym, when N approached me. He had an agitated look on his face. “You’re looking for team Plasma, right?” I nodded. “Can ya help me out?” He got a soft smile on his face. “They ran into the Amusement Park. Come with me.” I followed him. Samurai was riding on my shoulder (Though he was getting quite heavy by now, being as tall as my waist.) N walked over to the Ferris Wheel at the other end of the Amusement Park. He looked around, than turned to me.
“They’re not here. Let’s ride the Ferris Wheel and see if we can spot them.” I was about to object, but he grabbed my shoulders (knocking Samurai off) than shoved me inside as he was shoving me into the Ferris Wheel he said “I love Ferris Wheels. They’re like an elegant collection of formulas.” I quickly got to my feet (After N pushed me into the Ferris Wheel car) and sat in a seat. N pulled the lever to start the Ferris Wheel, and got in, sitting across from me in the car.
“First, I must tell you… I am the King of Team Plasma.” I gasped, my eyes wide. ”So he won’t be helping me find those Team Plasma Grunts, I guess… Than why did he bring me here, to tell me he was a member of Team Plasma? But… That only makes him my enemy.” N glanced at me. I was still deep in thought. “Ghetsis asked me to work with him to save the Poke’mon.” He got a tone that said he didn’t quite know what words to use to explain this to me. “I wonder how many Poke’mon exists in this world…”
We were silent the rest of the Ferris Wheel ride. In my mind, I was trying to contemplate what I was going to do with N. We were still silent as we got off the Ferris wheel. I turned to him, about to say something, when I saw the two Team Plasma grunts I was looking for standing right behind him. “My Lord N!” One said “Your safe, Sire!” The other one said. Without turning away, or even taking his eyes off me, he said.
“There’s no problem. Your part of the people we brought in to help save poke’mon, so your under my protection as well.” He suddenly whipped around to them. “Go! Quickly! While I battle, you retreat!” I gasped, my eyes growing wide. Samurai (Who had been waiting for me) leaped in front of me. N quickly turned to me. “Now then, Sarah, do you follow my logic?” I gritted my teeth. “No, of COURSE not! I know you wanna stop the Nuzlocke as much as I do… But breaking so many hearts, by stealing poke’mon from people… That isn’t right!” N sighed disappointment was obvious on his face.
He uttered something I couldn’t hear, then he said “Well then, the future I envision… Maybe I can’t win against you, but I’ll battle you to buy time for these members of Team Plasma to get away!” ”And sacrifice his poke’mon in the process? Is he really this devoted to his cause?” He sent out his first poke’mon. I tried to run past N, but his poke’mon slammed me back. I slowly stood up. Holding my stomach with one arm. “Samurai! Go!”
When our battle finished, he crouched beside his defeated poke’mon. Samurai stood there, panting. He looked up at me. “You’re quite strong. But I have a future that I must change, and for that to happen… He walked over, and stood right infront of me, so close I could feel his breath on my face. His voice was so loud, it was almost a scream. The true depth of his evil shown, as he shouted “I WILL DEFEAT THE CHAMPION, AND BECOME UNBEATABLE UNLIKE ANY OTHER!” He clutched his fists, and a scary smile spread on his face. “I WILL MAKE EVERY TRAINER FREE ALL OF THEIR POKE’MON! JUST TRY AND STOP ME!” I gritted my teeth.
A small fire began to burn in my chest. I could see the same determined fire burning in N’s eyes… I WOULD stop him! He stopped shouting, but his voice held the hint of a laugh, as he said “The only way you can be with poke’mon, is if you collect all eight badges, and head to the Poke’mon League!” Ge grabbed my vest, and pulled me, so that we were pressing up against each other. “Come defeat me there, if you dare.” And he shoved me away. I stumbled backwards, and feel over. Samurai walked over to me. I watched N go.. “Oh man… What have we gotten ourselves into…” I whispered to Samurai, my partner.
I stood up, and readjusted my vest on my shoulders. Then I looked at Samurai. “The first step to defeating N now, is defeating this gym, so let’s go. And we headed to the gym, not far off. I entered the gym. And what I saw was a dark large room, filled to the brim with roller coasters, lit up with neon lights, of various colors, with switches placed at each platform between coasters to change their direction. Trainers blocked those switches, and sometimes rode the coasters that I was trying to ride.
But eventually I made my way to the Gym Leader, Elesa. I looked at her “Hey. You ready to battle?” She smiled. “Well then… You’re the trainer from before, aren’t you? Well… Let’s have a fun battle!” And she sent out her Emolga. I had Twitchy deal with her poke’mon. And he did a great job of it! Infact, her supposed strongest poke’mon, her Zebstrika, was the easiest for Twitchy to deal with. “Well,” Elesa said, after giving me the Bolt Badge. “You can’t move on from here, to Driftveil, because the bridge is up. I’ll talk to Clay about that.” I nodded “thanks.” And I followed Elesa to where the bridge was. When we got there, I saw Cheren in the crowd of people waiting to cross. “Hey Cheren!” I called. He turned to me, and walked over. “Hey Sarah.” I waved. “Hey, um, are you waiting to cross into Driftveil?” He nodded. “Yeah. Are you?” I nodded back. “Elesa here, is going to talk to Clay about it.” He looked at the Gym Leader standing next to me. “All righty then.” The three of us made our way through the crowd, when a strangely dressed man approached us. He wore a firey red cloak-like jacket, and his hair looked like red flames as well.
Elesa greeted him “Hello, Alder. What brings you here?” He was about to answer, when Cheren piped up “Who is this guy?” His tone was very disrespectful. I glanced at him ”When had Cheren become so distrusting? Because of all I know, I should be the only one with that right, right now.” Elesa gasped. “CHEREN! THIS IS ALDER THE CHAMPION!!! How DARE YOU SPEAK TO HIM THAT WAY!” Cheren scowled at her, then turned his cold gaze back on Alder. “Champion, huh? What’s the Champion doing out here with a bunch of weaklings? Shouldn’t the CHAMPION be up at the poke’mon league, taking on Challangers?” Alder gave him a confused glance. “The Champion can go wherever he likes. I like walking around Unova occasionally. It gives me some presence.” Cheren sighed. “I’m going to become Champion one day. And when I do, I’ll stay where I belong. In the Poke’mon League!” I sighed unhappily. “Chereeenn!” I whispered to him. “Quite cocky.” Alder murmured.
“Before you become champion, Cheren. You should learn to love your poke’mon more.” He sighed. Alder looked between the three of us “Well, I have to go. I will wait expectantly for your challenges.” And he walked off. Elesa and I both gave Cheren an angry glare. “Right..” Elesa said, in a slightly shaky tone. “Time to call Clay.” She grabbed her Cell phone, and called Clay. She told him some Challangers were on their way over, and he needed to lower the bridge. After a minute of silence. She said her goodbyes, and ended the call. Then the bridge began decending, until a walkable path was made. “Right. Go ahead, and head on to Driftveil City. Cheren dashed ahead of me, as I walked across the bridge. Suddenly a Ducklett dashed at me. I gasped and barely dodged. Twitchy’s poke’ball (Which was in my hand this whole time.) Wasn’t as lucky. “TWITCHY!” I cried in a freaked out tone. Suddenly I saw his poke’ball begin to glow, and a lithe figure of the Watchog I owned fell to the ground. “GINGER!” I cried. The Unfezent dashed out of her poke’ball, and caught Twitchy on her back.
She landed on the ground. Panting under the weight of her companion. Twitchy hopped off her back, with a nod of thanks. “Good job Ginger. Return. Twitchy, SUPER FANG!” The beautiful bird poke’mon returned to her poke’ball, and Twitchy leaped into the air, and bit down hard on the Ducklett’s wing. Both came crashing to the ground. “Twitchy, get away from it!” He nodded and leaped away. I tossed a poke’ball at the exhausted Ducklett.
1…2…3…4! It caught
It took me a minute, but I eventually decided on the name Kristoph.
*Kristoph (Ducklett, Male. Level 25-)*
Kristoph was sent to the PC, and we continued onto Driftveil.
I was walking over the small bridge at the entrance to Driftveil City, when I saw Cheren talking to a man dressed as a Cowboy. He saw the two of us, and scowled “Humph! So yer the trainers Elesa was talkin’ about, huh? I’m Clay, the Gym Leader ‘round these parts. Don’t be expectin’ no welcome now! ‘Cause when we lowered that bridge, those Team Plasma guys we’d caught done escaped in all the ruckus!” I scowled ”Team Plasma, huh? They’re so frustrating!!! N will pay for what he’s done!”
Cheren lowered his head, and fixed his glasses “Oh what a bother.” He lifted his gaze, an annoyed look on his face ”Oh Cheren, don’t you start!” I begged him mentally. But start, he did “We’re grateful that you lowered the bridge, but how is it our fault that they escaped?” I moaned aloud. Cheren gave me a confused glance. Clay scowled “Ya can say whatever ya want, but what’s important is that y’all showed up, then Team Plasma escaped. Maybe it’s a bit heavy handed, but you oughtta start lookin’ for Team Plasma too. Y’all talented Trainers, right?” I smiled Cheren just closed his eyes “Yes.” I said finally. Clay walked away.
Then he turned around “Tell ya what. Ya find Team Plasma for me, and I’ll let ya challenge my Gym.” He smirked “Lives all about give and take.” I nodded “I was gonna do that anyway!” I fist pumped, with the energy built up by enthusiasm. ”I’ve GOTTA take N down! It’s my goal now!” I looked over at Cheren, and he was completely slumped. He was the exact opposite of me.
“Well…” He mumbled. “I suppose that’s fair.” He straightened, meeting my wide eyes full of innocent confusion. “But really, we would have looked for Team Plasma even if he hadn’t asked.” I got a determined look “Oh yeah! Definitely!” Suddenly Cheren got the same determined look “I can get stronger while beating that bothersome bunch!” He took a step forward bursting with the same enthusiasm as me. “Dang! I’ll go ahead!” And he ran off. “HEY WAIT!” And I dashed after him.
We made our way to the south end of Driftveil… It was called Cold Storage… It was rather cold
Cheren and I hunted around the area, until we found an open Cargo box (like the ones you put on ships) we walked inside, and made our way to the back. We found pretty much a wall of Team Plasma Grunts protecting one of the Seven Sages. We approached them they all gasped when they saw us. Cheren looked at me “You take one side, I’ll take the other.” I nodded “Alright!” I ran forward, and challenged the trainers, one by one. While challenging this one girl, as I battled her, I noticed she was a bit wobbly, and her skin was really pale, almost blue, with cold.
After I defeated her, she said “I feel…Really sleepy…For some reason…” And she collapsed. I gasped. “We may be enemies, but I don’t want you to die!” I crouched down, and wrapped her in Cheren’s jacket (Which took allot of convincing to get from him) and moved on to the other trainers.
“SAMURAI!! WATER PULSE!” The little Dewott waved his arms in a circle in front of him, and slammed it towards the Herdier that was his opponent The Herdier collapsed. Samurai panted. “I…Hate…Team…Plasma..” He panted. “Me to, Samurai. Me too.” He looked up at me with wide eyes. Suddenly, he began to glow. Cheren watched with a shocked expression, as the light from my poke’mon enveloped the darkness inside the cargo box, then suddenly, it dispersed. I gasped. RRROOOOAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR Samurai looked around wildly, gritting his teeth. Swaying his shell sword to, and throw… He was a Samurott now. I ran up and hugged him. “I’m… Huge now..” he gasped “I’m so proud!” I whispered to him.
Cheren looked at Samurai with a shocked expression. “Congratulations Sarah! Your Samurott is amazing!” “His name is Samurai.” I said, smiling at my friend. Suddenly, Clay and some police men came rushing in. “Ya guys are good. So, ya can challenge my gym!” He turned to the police behind him “Take them away.” And the police took all of the defeated Team Plasma members away.
- Chapter 14; "Digging through a Rock Slide:
- Cheren turned to me “Alright… I’m going to train for the gym. I’ll see you later.” I nodded, and followed him out “I’m gonna head straight for the gym.” He nodded, and we went our separate ways.
I made my way to the gym, where I found Ghetsis. Discussing the transfer of the Team Plasma grunts we just captured with Clay. And for some reason, Clay let Ghetsis have the Team Plasma grunts, and the Sage. I scowled at him as he looked at me. “Come, challenge my gym.” And he walked inside. I followed him, but he was gone by the time I entered, Clay had disappeared. I looked around. The whole area was full of elevators. The correct path guarded by trainers. I made my way through the whole area, until I finally made my way down to Clay.
He smirked. “Well, looks like it’s about time to see what makes Elesa take such a shine to ‘ya!” And he sent out his poke’mon. His poke’mon were easily defeated by Samurai, and Tufty, he wasn’t much of a challenge for me.
Clay scowled. “Hmm… I see but I sure don’t like it! For such a youngin’ ya have an imposin’ battle style. I know ya got people who can dig up yer potential! Here! Take this!” And he gave me the Quake Badge. Afterwards he told me he had a TM for me, but that he would give it to me at the cave entrance at Route 6.
I made my way there. As I was entering Route 6, Bianca came running up to me. “Have you been at the gym?” She asked me excitedly “Wow! That’s Driftveil’s Gym Badge!” She gasped excitedly. Then she got a determined look on her face. “I can’t get all distracted by your shiny new badge... When people meet, they battle!” And we both sent out our poke’mon. Bianca was defeated easily. I rubbed her shoulder “keep growing. You’ll do well.” “Here, take this.” She said, and she handed me an HM. She handed me HM Fly. I very quickly taught it to Ginger. “THANK!” I squealed, and I hugged her. Afterwards I walked up to the entrance to the cave at the end of the route, and I saw a huge yellow web in the way. Suddenly Clay walked up behind me. “Thanks for waitin’. He said to me. “This looks to have been made by a Garvantula.” He explained. “Ok, Krokorock, let’s go.” His Krokorock easily destroyed the web. “This is Chargestone Cave. Enjoy yourself. And he walked off. I watched him go curiously.
Then I shrugged, and walked inside. I didn’t get far before suddenly a Klink flew down from the ceiling, and attacked me. I tossed Twitchy out. “TWITCHY! SUPER FANG!” Twitchy took out half the Klink’s strength. I tossed a poke’ball..
1…2…3…4! It caught
I looked at him. “Huston. It MUST be Huston!”
*Hudson (Klink, Male. Level 26-)*
And Huston was sent to the PC.
I continued walking, then suddenly two people dressed like ninjas appeared out of nowhere, and grabbed my shoulders “Come.” Is all they said. And they tugged me down along the cave a bit, until I saw N. I scowled, as they dragged me up to him. “My lord, N, we brought the one you wanted.” They said, and they all shoved me forward. I stumbled, and fell forward on my hands and knees at N’s feet.
N looked down on me with a scowl, then his gaze softened, and he reached down, grabbed my hand, and helped me to my feet. “Ah yes. That was the shadow Triad, just now. Ghetsis enlisted them in Team Plasma. Apparently, they were the ones who prepared the Galvantula nest at the cave entrance.” He looked around, as I scowled suspiciously at him. “Chargestone Cave. I like this place. Formulas express electricity, and it’s connection to poke’mon. If people did not exist, this would be an ideal place.” He put his hand on my shoulder, digging his fingers into my skin. I moaned softly. “You have been chosen, you know. Does it surprise you I said that.” I shook my head. My face still slightly twisted in pain. Then I pulled my shoulder away from his grip. He turned away from me.
He scowled “Such news should be a surprise..” He shrugged. “I told Ghetsis about you and your friends.” He sounded rather intimidating…Like he was planning on hurting Cheren and Bianca! I scowled at him defensively. I wouldn’t let him hurt them! “After I did, he apparently used the Shadow Triad to find out about you.” He put his hand to his chin, and looked up at the ceiling. “Cheren is pursuing the ideal of strength.” He smirked, and said in a sarcastic voice “Poor Bianca has faced the sad truth that not everyone can become stronger.” Than he pointed at me, his whole arm stretched towards me. “And you are not swayed either way-“ He put his hand back in his chin, though this time he stared at me, like he was examining me with his eyes. “More of a neutral presence.” He smiled, slightly evilly. “Which is apparently a good thing.”
He turned his back on me, and lifted his nose proudly. “Team Plasma will be waiting for you ahead.” I watched after him. My face locked in a frown. ”Well, what else am I supposed to do? I guess I’ll go on. If N has more to say to me, let him say it. I may be able to use it against him in the future.” And I walked on. N had already disappeared into the darkness.
I was walking along the tunnels, alight with sparking electricity, when suddenly a trainer rushed up to me. “HEY! Let’s BATTLE!” I nodded “Sure!” I sent out Twitchy, he sent out his Drilbur. Ginger freed herself from her poke’ball. “Twitchy, your exhausted from all those other battles. Let me handle this.” He nodded, and went to stand by me. Ginger hovered above the Drilbur, watching him closely. “Okay, Ginger! Air Slash!” I called. She charged forward for an Air Slash. As she was flying in close, she saw the Drilbur sharpen his claws on each other. ”Hone Claws?” I thought. ”A move that makes your attacks stronger… He must have a plan in mind.” “Hey Ginger! Let’s finish this off quickly, just to be safe!” Ginger slammed into the Drilbur, doing decent damage, but it would be a few more attacks before this Drilbur was defeated. “Ok, again!” And she charged for another Air Slash. The Drilbur used Hone Claws again. This was very confusing. The damage Ginger did this time meant that one more attack would end this fight. “Okay, Ginger! One more time!” I said she charged forward. Suddenly, the Drilbur lifted his claws. I gasped. The ceiling started to crumble… It was Rock Slide he was using!
“GINGER GET OUT OF THERE!” Twitchy who was standing next to me, gasped. She was agilely dodging the attacks, until one rock… Hit her straight in the back. She slammed hard into the ground. With the rock pinning her, she was unable to dodge the other rocks. And they created a mini mountain of stones ontop of her. All I could see was her wing-tip. “GINGEER!!!” Twitchy cried. He charged forward and tried desperately to dig her out from the pile of stones. I wiped a tear from my eye, and tried to hold back my sobs as best as I could. I put my hand on Twitchy’s shoulder. He slowed his digging, and looked up at me. Tears streaming from his eyes, as they were mine. “Twitchy… There’s no way she could have survived that.”- A Pic of Ginger's Death:
He broke into sobs. I crouched next to him. Hearing him sob, made me start to cry much harder as well. I crouched down next to the heartbroken Watchog, and put my arm across his back. I looked up at the murderous Drilbur, and his Trainer. “Don’t worry Twitchy, we will avenge her!” I grabbed Tufty’s poke’ball. “TUFTY! GO!” And I released the Whimsicott from his poke’ball.
He made quick work of the Ground-Type Drilbur. And with his Razor Leaf, he also helped us recover Gingers beaten and battered body from the Rock Slide-wreckage. I carried her in my arms, the rest of the way through Chargestone Cave.
- Chapter 15:
- I was a good portion of the way through Chargestone Cave, when suddenly I heard a voice behind, me. I whipped around. (Ginger in my arms, and tears still streaming down my face from her loss) Not seeming to notice the dead poke’mon I was carrying, Bianca walked right past me, up to a floating, electrically charged stone in front of us. “Sarah, did you know this?” She asked excitedly. “The floating stones move when you touch them!” I put Ginger carefully down, stomped up, and punched Bianca right in the face. “Wh..WHAT DID I…” She stopped when she saw the dead unfezent’s body laying next to me. “Oh… I’m so sorry.” I leaned away from her, and wiped my tears. “Don’t apologize… Just don’t do it in the first place.” I growled, picking Ginger up once more.
Suddenly professor Juniper approached us. I looked at her curiously. What was she doing way out here?
“Hi there!” She said cheerfully. Then she saw Ginger in my arms, and said more solemnly “How are you, Sarah.” I looked away. “Not well, at the moment.” She put her hand on my shoulder. “You’ll be alright. It’ll get better.” Then she straightened herself up again, and looked around. “This place is always charged with lots of electricity that Poke’mon like.” She looked at Bianca “The electric charges react from one stone to another, and that’s why some of the stones are floating.” I nodded “Um, can I go now?” She shook her head. “One minute.” Then she continued “But, not all the stones can be pushed. My father asked me to research Klink, which is a poke’mon that looks like a gear.” I nodded. “I know, I have one.” “You do?” She said excitedly. “I’m researching the origins of poke’mon and the era they appeared. “
I nodded. Then she said something that I couldn’t hear very well. “Oh yeah! Sarah, this is for you.” And she walked up to me, and gave me a Lucky Egg. I forced a smile, and put it in my bag. “Thanks.” And I walked off. (Still carrying Ginger in my arms.) and made my way further into Chargestone Cave. Eventually the Shadow Triad appeared again, and shoved me across this bridge, and a bit further on the path, until we encountered one of those floating stones. “Team Plasma is waiting for you ahead.” I nodded slowly. And continued to move forward. Eventually, I saw Team Plasma Grunts scattered along the path. I fought my way through them, and eventually found a staircase up, and climbed it. I looked around “Hello?” I saw N, standing there, waiting for me.
He closed his eyes when he saw me. “Many different values mix together, and the world becomes grey.” He looked up an me with a scowl, and gritted his teeth. And with a raised voice said “THAT IS UNFORGIVABLE! I WILL SEPARATE POKE’MON FROM PEOPLE, AND BLACK AND WHITE WILL BE CLEARLY DISTINCT!” He scowled at me. I sighed. “But WHY?” He gave me an eerie smile “Only then, will poke’mon become perfect beings.” He raised his voice again “Yes! That is my dream! The dream I MUST fulfill!” He tilted his head kind of. “Sarah, do you have a dream of your own?” I nodded “I have a goal. The dream your describing seems to be more a goal, than a dream, that is unreachable.” He lifted his hand to quiet me. “You have a dream, that’s wonderful.” He looked up at me with a determined smile. “I will learn what dream you have in battle!” I gasped. Samurai released himself from his poke’ball, and N sent out his poke’mon, and our battle commenced. Of course, it was easily, won, but I couldn’t help thinking what difference Ginger would have made if she were alive. N slammed his forehead with his hand “Tsk, WHY?! Is it IMPOSSIBLE for me to win while feeling bad about being a Trainer?!” My eyes grew wide, and I took a step forward. “So… You don’t want to be a trainer, but you are… For the safety of all Unova?” ”Why… Am I actually gaining respect for him?! He is my ENEMY!” He shook his head “As if I could pursue Ideals with something as meaningless as a Poke’mon battle.” He leaned down, and picked up his collapsed Joltic I looked down into my arms at Gingers body… We both knew the same pain… He shook his head wildly, and I thought I saw a few tears come from his eyes “As if that could make me worthy to become friends with the Legendary Poke’mon!” Just then Bianca came running up “SARAH!” I looked over my shoulder. “Just a little further to Mistralton City.” I nodded Professor Juniper came up behind Bianca.
She looked at her and smiled. “Bianca, you have good ears. I can’t believe you heard Sarah’s voice from that far away.” I glanced at N. He was staring at Bianca, and Juniper with a confused expression. Professor Juniper looked up at N. “Sarah, who is this trainer?” N smiled softly “Professor Juniper, what are you thinking? You appear to have no qualms with the relationships between Poke’mon and people. You put poke’mon into categories using arbitrary rules and think you can understand them like that.” He shook his head. I watched him with a frown growing on my face. ”He may have been hurt by the death of his Joltic just now, but.. That doesn’t mean his way of thinking has changed… I still must defeat him” N continued “The very idea of a Poke’dex REVOLTS me!” He walked over and stood right infront of Professor Juniper “What do you have to say for yourself?!” Professor Juniper grabbed his shoulder, and pushed him back a step “Oh my, looks like you’re not my biggest fan.” She smiled “your opinion is understandable, it happens to be different from mine, which is equally understandable.”
N gave her a surprised look… He looked so young compared to this adult he was standing in front of. She held her hand out to him. “How about if all people get to decide for themselves how to relate to poke’mon?” N scowled “You think I should just allow people to think whatever they want, and treat poke’mon however they want?! No matter if the poke’mon SUFFER?!” He raised his voice “I REFUSE to tolerate the existence of a world like that!!” And he stormed off, into Mistralton City.I looked over my shoulder at Professor Juniper, and Bianca, to see their reactions to my… Acquaintance…
Professor Juniper looked a little taken aback by N’s attitude “Well I didn’t expect him to change his mind right away…But I hope he’ll spend a little time trying to understand how others feel.” I looked at her and nodded “Yeah, and before it’s too late..”
Professor Juniper turned away “Well, I’m going to collect a little more data. For poke’mon and people to get to know one another, they need to learn about one another.” And she walked off. Bianca started to back away “Um… Sarah, I’m going to go with Professor Juniper, because I’m her body guard.” And she dashed off. I nodded, then turned, and headed into Mistralton City.
- Chapter 16; "Putting Spirits, to Rest":
- I entered the city, and looked around, and saw a Poke’mon Center. ”Thank goodness!” I thought to myself. I healed up my surviving poke’mon. Then there, at the entrance to Chargestone Cave, I buried Ginger, with all my poke’mon present. I went back to the PC, and after letting the Day Care people take care of him for a short while, I pulled Kristoph out of the PC. I was heading for Route 7, to see what poke’mon I would be able to catch from there, and possibly get some training in, when two people approached me. One looked like a middle aged man, and the other a young pretty girl, with red hair, and a silver outfit. The man stepped up to me “Oh hey! Sarah, right?” I nodded slowly. Let me see your Poke’dex for a moment.” I pulled it out of my bag, but I was hesitant to give it to him. Then he just took it from my hands, and began looking at it.
He smiled “So what do we have here… Oh! You’ve found 53 poke’mon, eh? Staggering! You’ve seen a Klink! You’re becoming quite the trainer!” Suddenly his eyes grew wide, and he gave an embarrassed chuckle “Excuse me, I got a little excited, and forgot my manners. My name’s Juniper, Cedric Juniper.” “Are you related to….” He chuckled “Heh, the professor who gave you the poke’dex is my daughter!” I lifted my eyebrows in surprise ”so that’s why he was so interested in my poke’dex” Cedric continued “That girl told me allot about you.” He smiled “It really makes my day to meet you. In honor of our meeting, I’m going to upgrade your Poke’dex.” And he did something with my poke’dex, before handing it back to me.
Then the girl who had appeared with Cedric approached him “Professor, who’s that Trainer?” He began to blush as he turned to her. “Oh! I forgot my introductions, Skyla, this is a friend of my daughter’s. Sarah here is traveling Unova to complete the poke’dex.” “Not exactly…” I murmured under my breath. Skyla turned to me, and her face lit up “Oh I see! So that means you’ll be challenging the gym! Oh boy, I’m really looking forward to it!” Cedric turned back to me “That’s right Sarah. You should challenge the gym! If nothing else, this gym is really out there!” I lifted my hands “I will! I will!” I chuckled a little. “I’m not ready yet though.” He nodded “okay then.” He turned to Skyla “See you Skyla, if something else comes up, I’ll let you know.” She frowned “Professor, my plane is a Cargo plane. It carries Cargo, not people.” She shook her head “And your talking as if places like Kanto, and Sinnoh are right around the corner!” He smiled “Awe, Skyla. If you keep frowning, your face might freeze like that, and that’d be a shame.”
He put his hands on his hips. “People and Poke’mon, we all have to help each other out. See ya later.” And he walked off. “Sheesh.” Skyla growled. She mumbled something, than turned to me “Heads up Sarah! As a Gym Leader, I’d be happy for you to challenge the gym, but there’s something I need to take care of first.” She turned to a tower, barely visible off in the distance “Just now, as I was flying the Cargo plane. I saw something ontop of Celestial Tower. I’m sure it’s a sick poke’mon! And if it is, I can’t just leave it there. I have to look into it right away. I’m leaving for Route 7’s Celestial Tower. You can come along if you want.” And she ran off. I made my way to the Celestial Tower more slowly. As I was meandering my way through route 7, with its long grass, and elevated wooden walkways, I stepped on something a bit squishy, and then felt something tickling my leg. I quickly lifted my foot off whatever I had just stepped on, and looked at my leg. It was covered in yellow spores. I looked down into the grass, just in time to see a Faint attack coming, and dodge it. I looked at my assailant, it was a Foongus. I sent out Twitchy, and had him use Super Fang. Then I tossed a poke’ball.
1..2…3…4! It caught
I ended up naming the Foongus Foonie
*Foonie (Foongus, Female. Level 29-)*
She was sent to the PC, and I continued on my way to Celestial Tower. I finally made my way there, and entered and looked around. It was a wide open room, with walls of concrete, and a large winding staircase leading upwards to another level. The floor… Was wall to wall Gravestones. I gasped. ”Oh my…” I was making my way up the staircase, when one of the little candles lighting up the room, opened eyes! I gasped, and jumped back a step, and almost fell down the stairs. I looked at the little candle. ”A Litwick!” It leaped out of the candle holder, and rubbed itself against my leg (It’s flame not touching me) I crouched down “Hey there little one! Do you wanna go with me?” The Litwick nodded vigorously. I pulled out a poke’ball, and gently touched it to her head.
1..2..3…4!
The Litwick was easily caught. I named it, Aromamatsu
*Aromamatsu (Litwick, Female. Level 26-)*
She was sent to the PC, and I continued to the top of Celestial Tower. Each room was just like the ground floor, flat, wide, and filled with Gravestones (And trainers, who didn’t act….Normal) I finally made my way to the top, where I saw a Tranquil fly away from Skyla, who was crouching on one knee, watching the poke’mon fly away. She was on a raised platform, with a huge bell in front of her. She heard me, and stood up. “Hey Sarah!” She said, smiling and turning to me. “I was right. What I saw was a hurt poke’mon. But it’s fine now. I gave it a Max revive, then it felt better and flew away.” ”How come she can use those during a Nuzlocke? I thought they would have been deemed unusable? Looks like by defeating the Gym leaders, I’m breaking the Nuzlocke.” I smiled “Good!” She laughed “Hehe, don’t I have great eyesight?! No matter how far away things are, a piolet’s eyes can see them!” She glanced at the big bell infront of us “Oh that’s right! Sense you came this far, why don’t you ring the bell? Celestial Tower’s bell is for soothing the spirit’s of poke’mon” “Sure.” I said. My voice loosing it’s cheer.
As I approached, Skyla explained that the bell makes a different sound for each person that rings it. I grabbed the rope that would ring the bell ”Zander, Ginger, this is for you.” and I pulled. *Ding* *Dong* *Ding* *Dong* Skyla smiled. “What a pretty sound. Well, come challenge my gym whenever your ready.” And she walked off. I had Kristoph fly me back to the City.
I then prepared for the gym, and began training.
In his first battle, Kristoph seemed quite frightened. The little Ducklett was shivering, and shaking, as he tried to attack with moves that didn’t seem to hurt the Audino we were training with very much.. “Um… Sarah…” He whimpered “Yeah?” “I..I don’t think I can take this!” I leaned down and rubbed his head. “Don’t worry. I won’t let you die that easily.” And I had him stand beside me, as Sandy took care of the Audino for him. He watched wide-eyed “You… Really wouldn’t let me do something I couldn’t handle?!” I smiled “Of course not. Don’t worry about it, okay, Kristoph?” He smiled “Ok!” Then he started to glow
I gasped “already!?” He screeched in a cry unheard of for a Ducklett, and the light dispersed. He flared his gorgeous white wings and called “SWAAANNNAAAA!!!” I laughed “Wow! Kristoph you evolved!” He looked down at me “I felt safe with you… And that made me really happy.” He got a determined look on his face “I can take anything now!” He smirked, as much as a bird with such a large beak can “Even Samurai, possibly!” I chuckled “I doubt that for a little while still.” He laughed. “Well, let’s continue our training… We can’t stick around here all day. Team Plasma probably already has the legendary poke’mon in their grasp.”
And so we continued training until everyone was level 45.
I then made my to the gym. Filled with cannons meant to shoot Trainers to different areas of the room. I hopped into one of the cannons, and pressed a button behind me. It fired. I screamed and failed as I was thrown across the room. I luckily landed on my feet, even though I stumbled forward a bit, I caught my balance… I would have to do this several more times.
The second to last time, I was shot from the cannon, and I thought it was going pretty fast… A bit… Too fast… I slammed into the wall. Almost knocked unconscious, I flopped from the wall, onto the ground. It took me a minute, but I slowly regained myself. Then, I stood up, and fired myself out of the last cannon.
I approached Skyla, on her high platform. She smiled “Hehe, I’ve been waiting for you.” “I know.” I nodded. “Did you enjoy flying, with the help of the Mistralton Gym Cannons?” “Not…Really…” I said rubbing my still sore head. “They’re my pride, and joy!” “Yeaaah…” I murmured awkwardly. She got out a poke’ball from her belt “This time, let’s try something else!” And our battle began. Her battle wasn’t so easily won, but Twitchy, and Mistique delt with it well.
“You’re an amazing Poke’mon Trainer.” She said to me. “My Poke’mon and I are happy because, for the first time in a while, we could fight with our full strength.” She handed out her Jet Badge, and I took it “This is an official League Gym badge.” Skyla said happily. “I think it’ll look good on you.” I smiled “thanks!” And I put my 6th badge in its case. I had defeated Skyla!
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Re: The 'Locke is coming to Unova...
Story Chapters 3
- Chapter 17:
- Skyla told me that she saw Team Plasma heading towards Icirrus City, through route 7. I nodded to her, and made my way out of the Gym. I stepped outside, and saw N come around the corner. I scowled at him. He looked at me, and smiled softly. “They may say it is for understanding one another, but what Trainers really use battles for is to compete…”
I shrugged. “Sure, but that isn’t a bad thing. Testing each other’s power, and striving to be better, so that we can overcome our rivals is what makes us stronger.” N scowled “But they hurt each other’s Poke’mon!” I looked away. “That’s true, but… I honestly don’t think the poke’mon mind.” I looked down at Mistique next to me. “Do you mind battling just for competition? For sport?” Mistique shook her head “It’s all in good fun, dear.” She murmured softly. N scowled at her. “Am I the only one who finds this terribly painful?!” He took a step towards us. Mistique backed away a step. I stood my ground. He looked at me “Whater… I’m going to talk to your poke’mon.” And he shoved me aside, and crouched infront of Mistique, who was hissing at him.
He was looking at her, but he continued talking to me “I’ve been living with poke’mon sense I was born, so it’s easier for me to talk with them than with people… Because Poke’mon never tell lies.” I just watched him with a stern look on my face, like a mother watching a large dog with her baby. He put his hand on Mistique’s face. “Hey, Mistique. Would you… Please tell me what kind of Trainer Sarah is?” Mistique gently put a paw on his hand, and moved it away. “Sorry dearie, but we’re on opposite sides of this fence. I can’t just… Give you all my information on sweet little Sarah there, can I?” I could tell he tensed at her words, and that made me stiffen.
“Now little Liepard.” He growled “I would appreciate it, if you’d please just make this easier on Sarah, AND yourself, and tell me what I want to know.” Mistique pulled away with a hiss. “No! Mister… Green hair!” She lifted her paw to take another step back, but N grabbed it, and leaned intimidatingly close to her. She struggled to pull away, but failed. “I’ve had enough of your games…” He whispered softly, and quietly. “You said yourself, Sarah is my enemy… Therefore, I shouldn’t be too sad… If she has to build another grave.”
Mistique yowled in fright and struggled until she was free of his grip. She cowered with her tail wrapped around her paws. “Alright! Alright! My, my mister, your words cut like claws. Anyway, I’ll tell you what I know. Sarah was born in Nevema Town, lives with her Mom, and was given the poke’dex, to start of a Journey to see the world… That’s all I know!”
N stood “There, that wasn’t so hard… So let me get this straight-“ And he relay the information he had just gotten on me, back to Mistique, she nodded continually, at all the facts, then ran back to me, and hid behind my legs. I looked down at her ”Good job, Mistique. I’m glad you didn’t tell him that I was out to defeat the ‘Locke.” N turned to me “this Liepard trusts you for some reason.. That’s good! If every person, and Poke’mon cared about one another like you two do, I could watch over the future of people and Poke’mon without having to liberate people from poke’mon who just use them.”
I returned Mistique back to her poke’ball, and said nothing. N continued, “Ghetsis is using Team Plasma to search for some special stones. The Light Stone, and the Dark Stone. These two stones hold the essence of the legendary poke’mon. It is said that when they lost their physical form, they fell into a slumber, and were transformed. Now, they wait for the hero’s arrival…” I listened with interest prodding my heart. I thought ”If I’m going to have any chance against Team Plasma, and Zekrom, I’m going to need the other Legendary dragon to help me.”
N’s voice grew passionate as he continued “I shall resurrect a Legendary Dragon-Type poke’mon from one of these stones, and become it’s friend! That will show the world, that I am the new hero! Everyone will follow what I say!” He turned away from me, and shook his head slowly.
“My vision is to change the world without using force. Trying to change the world by force will just make others resist.” [/i]”Like me?[/i] I thought slightly grumpily
N smiled at me “If people resist, the ones that are hurt are the innocent poke’mon used by…. Foolish Trainers.” I gritted my teeth behind my quivering lips, and stiff, cold, frown. N looked away again. “You understand. Poke’mon are not just tools for people to use!... As a result… Poke’mon and Trainers who care about one another, like you and your Poke’mon will be separated.”
I sighed, to relieve some of the tension built up in my body. I suddenly felt N reach over and put an arm on my shoulder. “And that does break my heart a little.” I shoved him off “Well I’m glad!” He huffed at me, and walked away.
I then made my way through Route 7, to Twist Mountain.
- Chapter 18; "Ice-Cold Katie":
- I made it to the entrance of Twist Mountain, when Cheren came running up to me. “Hey, we’ve both grown stronger, right?” I nodded slowly “Let’s battle.” I smirked, and sent out Mistique poke’mon, and he sent out his poke’mon. Mistique easily won. She panted, her legs quivering as Cheren’s last poke’mon collapsed to the ground. I crouched, and rubbed her head “Good job, girl.” She looked up at me, breathing heavily “Thanks, dearie.” I returned her to her poke’ball. Cheren looked up at me “Good job…” Suddenly Alder appeared on a ledge above us, he made the astounding leap down. “Good show!” He chuckled. I nodded in thanks.
Cheren scowled “I just lost because I was weak… How can you still say ‘Good Show’? Alder scowled at him. “Can you accept a complement without the stinging remark?” He shook his head “I’ve asked you before, but what do you plan to do after becoming strong?” Cheren shrugged. “Once I become strong, that will be the purpose of my existance, correct?” Alder looked at us. “Well, I must go... You two have fun on your journey to Icirrus City.”
I nodded “Thanks, Alder.” And I made my way through the entrance to the cave. Clay was standing there "Hey there you two." I nodded in greeting "Us Gym Leaders had a meeting, and now we're lookin' for Team Plasma, but they seem to be hiding under a rock! Anyways, that shouldn't bother you two. Go enjoy yer poke'mon." I nodded "Oh it concerns me more than you know." "Thanks, Clay." He nodded. "Now I'll be moving on. You two enjoy yourselves." I nodded "Thank you." I continued on my way through Twist Mountain. As I walked along the dirt paths, I was suddenly ambushed by a small section of guard rails. I whipped around to where it came from. A Gurdurr faced me, growling. "Twitchy, let's go!" I had Twitchy use Super Fang, and I tossed a poke'ball.
1...2...3...4! It caught
The Gurdurr didn't put up too much of a fight.
*Bob Build (Gurdurr, Male. Level 28-)
There weren’t very many Team Plasma grunts only one, actually at the exit "Hey! I hear your strong, but your only strong because of the Poke'mon that you control! Poke'mon will only be safe once there free! So release them!" Cheren (Who had followed me) scowled "If you wanna liberate poke'mon, and want everyone to free their poke'mon, start with yours! Release your poke'mon!" Before the Team Plasma grunt could respond, another grunt appeared next to him. "Hey. N has got the power he needs to change the world forever... We should head to the tower." "Yeah." The grunt responded, and he followed his partner out I made my way out the entrance myself.
I looked at Mistique next to me as we crossed into the playful town of Icirrus. She looked tired, and she had a limp on her hind leg where a huge rock from Rockslide had hit her. (Though Samurai and Tufty dealt with most of the poke’mon there.) I gently picked her up. She gasped in pain as I touched her leg. I glanced around. I couldn’t clearly see the Poke’mon Center… the few buildings in Icirrus must have been blocking it. I looked around for someone who might be able to help…
I saw a trainer a little ways off. She looked a bit like me. Her vest and her shirt were inverted; whereas my vest was black, and my shirt was white, she had a white vest, and a black shirt. She wore her pink and white ball-cap facing forwards as I wore mine backwards, ever sense Zander died. It’s my testament to me, and my poke’mon of what I’m not really sure. Anyway, she had straight long hair, as mine was wavy, and had much more volume. The clothes she wore were musty, and dirty. I could tell by looking at her that she had been affected by the ‘Locke as much as I had, if not more.
She was holding a Krokorok that looked like it was constantly jabbering on, and on… Though I couldn’t hear what it said.
I squinted slightly ”If she’s been affected by the lock, as I think, then maybe she’ll know where I can find a poke’mon center for my little ones.” I carefully put Mistique down, and ran up to her.
“Excuse me, do you know where I can find-“ She looked at me, her eyebrows raised and her eyes slightly wild “Oh hey! Can you hold him for a sec?” And she shoved the Krokorok into my arms. I stumbled a bit at his weight, and looked up at her confusedly “Um… Wh…Wha..” The Krokorok chattered on “Oh HEY new person! I like the hat! Can I have the hat? OOH OOH!” And he licked my face without warning. I leaned away from him, moaning uncomfortably. “Uummmm Tastes like…. SPACE!!!!!!”
I glanced up pleadingly at the Krokorok’s trainer. She just sat staring at us, like she was observing our interactions. “Why is nothing happening?” I took a timid step forward “Er.. Um…” And I held the Krokorok out to his trainer “What do you mean nothing’s happening?” I was utterly confused now. The Krokorok looked up at the girl “She’s a cupcake, isn’t she? Or maybe a brick… I still wanna eat her!!” She looked down at him “But he’s not evolving… He should be evolving! Don’t Krokoroks evolve when traded?!” I stammered a bit before collecting myself. I put him down, and pretended to know what I was doing, as I examined him. “HeyI HeyI Hey HEEY HEEY!!” I leaned away from the jaws about to bite my head off, and murmured “what…?” He gaped his jaws wide open and whispered “I have a secret!”
I lifted a lone eyebrow, still unsettled by the oddities of this meeting. “What… Secret..?” He seemed to writhe in his own insanity as he rasped “FOOORRRTTYYYYY!!!!” I blinked, and slowly stood, willing the Krokorok to move away from me. His eyes sparkled as he continued “I evolve at level forty… Don’t tell Katie!!” I tilted my head ”Katie? That must be his trainer.” I looked up at…Katie.. She scowled at her Krokorok “I heard that, Tanis.” He smiled “Oop, off to jail!!” He lifted his head “Give my love to Darla! Wait… Who’s Darla?” Katie picked him up once more “Ok, thanks for the help! I’ve gotta get back to training if I’m gonna stand a chance against Creepy Green-haired Kid.” “Cree… You’re not talking about N, are you?” I called after Katie she looked over her shoulder “Yeah, I am. How do you know him?”
I struggled to find the words to explain.. “Um… Let’s just say I’m onto him…” She tilted her head “He did say something about another hero…” Tanis looked up at her “Ooh! Ooh! Was it PICKLES?!!” She didn’t seem to hear him. I continued “Yeah… He did. There are two legendary dragons. But I thought N was going after one of them.” “Yeah, he is.. Actually, I think he’s already got it. Reshiram looks so cool by his side.” I shook my head “Wait a second, he’s going after Zekrom…” “Really? Did he say Zekrom?” I nodded “Yeah, several times.” She closed her eyes “Ok, I need to ask him about you.” She opened her eyes once more “Have you fought the Ice Gym yet?” I shook my head “No, not yet. I just got here.” I gestured to Mistique standing behind me “We’re looking for a poke’mon center, actually.”
Katie seemed kind of out of it all of a sudden “Oh.. Well, there’s one over there. Just be careful, okay?” I nodded slowly. “You alright?” “Yeah, I..I’m fine. Just remember, Cryogonal’s fast, like legitimately fast! Remember that. That could mean the difference between life and death, okay?” She turned away from me, and walked off to go train. I watched after her for a minute. Mistique walked up next to me “Who was that, Sarah?” I didn’t look at her as I replied “I dunno… But I doubt this is the last time we’ll see each other.” I picked her up, and carried her to the Poke’mon center, and healed.
And since I had recently trained, I felt myself already ready, and made my way to the Icirrus City Gym.. Cold as a Castellia Cone. I walked inside, and looked around. The floor was covered in Ice, with patches of stone, here and there. And random curved small walls that looked like they would help direct were I slid. I took a step on the ice, and began slipping around (Falling more than once) and fighting more than a few trainers with the help of Samurai’s Revenge, until I finally made my way to the Gym Leader.
The gym leader, Brycen wore clothes that didn’t appear fitting for such a cold place. When I saw him I was confused as to how he was staying warm. He smiled at me, as I approached “You appear ready to face the Gym leader then…” He pulled out a poke’ball. “BRING IT!” Samurai roared and our battle begun. Samura and Mistique easily dealt with him, and his poke’mon. Even his supposedly tough Beartic was easy for my little Sammy. He nodded in respect to me “In honor of your stout heart, I will give you this.” And he gave me the Freeze Badge. As I put it away, Brycen noticed my other badges. “You have seven badges!” I nodded “One more to go.” He pulled a TM out from a bag he kept behind him “Here, I want you to have this too. It’s TM79 Frost Breath. I took it. “Thanks!” ”Even though none of my poke’mon can learn Frost Breath…”
And as I made my way out of the Gym, I saw out of the corner of my eye, a lead pipe leaning against the door. I went over and examined it. “This looks like it’s been used by a Gurdurr.. But why is it here?” I looked around, and saw no other challengers but myself, and I left the pipe to be collected by it’s original owners, whoever they were.
- Chapter 19:
- I stepped outside, and Bianca and Cheren were waiting for me Cheren looked down “Sarah, I’ve been talking with Bianca, and I’m wondering.” I tilted my head “Yeah?” “Since we left Nuvema Town, has something about me… Changed?” I shrugged “Sure it has. All three of us have grown in strength, and found out what we’re really supposed to do here.” He looked down “Thinking about what I want to do, what I should do… It felt like there was nothing… Have I really become stronger, or is it just my poke’mon that have?” “It’s you too.” I answered quickly “You have way more spirit now, than you did when we left.” I was biting my tongue as hard as I could about his new found attitude. He was obviously very vulnerable right now.
He shook his head, putting his hands to his ears, and Bianca and I looked at him with concern as he wailed “I don’t know anymore!!” Bianca put her arm on his shoulder “Hey, hey. Cheer up Cheren! Isn’t it nice to see everyone? Sarah! Know what? This time, I’ll go to the Poke’mon Fan Club! I’m really searching, for what I want to do, and what I can do!” Suddenly, Brycen appeared out of the Gym, and stood next to me looking at Cheren and Bianca. “Who are you?” He asked calmly. Bianca glanced at Cheren, then back at Brycen “Who, us? I’m Bianca-“ here she gestured to Cheren who was looking down deep in thought. “And this is Cheren.” Bianca finished Brycen looked around “I know your there!” He growled. “Why don’t you show yourself?!”
Suddenly the Shadow Triad appeared, surrounding us. Brycen and I, and Cheren and Bianca stood back to back facing our sudden assailants The one closest to me got a look in his eyes of slight joy “Impressive, Gym leader of Icirrus City, we the Shadow Triad are beings of the shadows, and not easily noticed.” He put a hand on my shoulder, and I stiffened. The Triad member closet to Brycen closed his eyes “Our mission was to speak only with Sarah, but so be it. Ghetsis has a message for you: Come to Dragon Spiral Tower.” The one closet to Cheren and Bianca said “It is there that our Lord N waits for you. Now, our mission is complete.” Brycen scowled “Dragon Spiral Tower? What’s going on?” The Shadow Triad said nothing, and started to move away.
Brycen too a step forward, away from me, and towards Cheren and Bianca “Hey! Tell me!” They disappeared. I felt my tense muscles relax, and looked at Brycen. He was still thoroughly confused “Now, hang on…” He looked at Cheren “young man, if you’re here for a Gym Challenge, please hang on for a bit… I’ve gotta go to Dragon Spiral Tower!” Cheren nodded “I’m going too! Dragon Spiral Tower is to the north, right?” And the two of them left for the Tower.” Bianca approached me “W..WOAH! What just happened there?! I guess all I can do right now is go to Dragon Spiral Tower… I’m going north.”
I made my way there myself, and entered the tall grass to train. Suddenly I heard a mechanical laugh suddenly an Emolga dashed out of the grass and tried to attack me. Twitchy jumped in his attack’s way, and blocked it. He landed, and suddenly he started shaking uncontrollably. “Twitchy?” He screamed, and fell over. I gasped, and crouched next to him. “You ok?” I saw the fur on the black mark on his chest standing on end, while the rest of his fur was still flat. ”That mark…I’ve never seen it before… What is it?” I flattened the fur on his chest, and he slowly calmed down. After a minute, he slowly sat up. “You ok?” He rubbed his head “I hope so… But my chest hurts…” I felt his chest. His heart was beating extremely rapidly. “Just calm down… You’ll be fine.” “Right.” Twitchy stood up, and used Super fang on the Emolga. I tossed a poke’ball at it.
1…2…3…4
*Zapper (Emolga, Male. Level 31-)*
I left him in the Poke’mon Day Care for a while.
I trained in the entrance for a while, until everyone was level 50. Then I headed into Dragon Spiral Tower. I was walking along, when suddenly something punched me in the stomach, and sent me flying… I skidded to a halt, and tossed Twitchy’s poke’ball to the ground. He looked around. Suddenly a Mienfoo charged forward, and punched Twitchy, Twitchy didn’t seem to fazed. I gasped “A MIENFOO?! A MIENFOO?! A MIENFOOOOO!!!!!!!” I squealed with delight. I had always wanted to train a Mienfoo. “Twitchy! Super Fang!” He hit the Mienfoo with it, and I tossed a Poke’ball.
1…2…3…4! It caught
“OH MAI GOSH! I’M SO HAPPY!” I hugged the poke’ball, before it was sent to the PC. “I’ll name you Shalom. It means Peace, and I hope you’ll bring a day of peace to Unova one day.”
*Shalom (Mienfoo, Female. Level 33-)*
She was sent to the PC, and I moved further into the room on the bottom floor of the Dragon Spiral Tower. Cheren appeared on an upper ledge. He looked down at me “Hey, you can climb up the broken pillars too, you know. It’s tough, but doable.” And he disappeared back into the doorway he had appeared from I waved my hand in thanks, and clamored my way up the pillar, and across the top half that made a very nice bridge, and followed Cheren. I climbed my way up like this for quite a while. Occasionally a Team Plasma grunt or two would try and stop me, but they weren’t very difficult. I was very curious to reach the top. As I was going, the floor began rumbling, and I was hearing some loud noises on the upper floors. Suddenly I heard N screech “IT’S SHOCKING!!!” And burst into laughter. I growled ”What’s going on? Maybe Katie was right… What if he already has the dragon?!”
I ran forward, until I saw one of the seven sages talking to four Team Plasma Grunts. I slowed down “NO! NOTHING MUST GET IN THE WAY OF LORD N RIGHT NOW! STOP THAT TRAINER!” The Sage exclaimed. The Team Plasma grunts surrounded me, and I had to battle them all. It took an annoyingly long time to battle them, and several close calls to my Poke’mon. But I made it, and after healing everyone with a Hyper potion, continued. The Sage, ran away.
I drastically quickened my pace until I reached the top… And what I saw on the other side was astounding.. N was staring up at a huge black figure it stared at me. I gasped “Zekrom…” The humungous black dragon was surrounded in a ball of faint blue crackling light of electricity. N gestured for me to approach, without taking his eyes of Zekrom.
I approached very slowly. N whispered “So what do you think, Sarah? What do you think of the powerful form of the poke’mon who appears before, and fights beside the hero that will lead the way to a new world.” He laughed maliciously “Now, Zekrom and I will head to the Poke’mon League and defeat the Champion! AHHAHAHAAA!” He snickered, then shook his head. “This will be the last of the poke’mon battles that hurt Poke’mon so!” The Zekrom flew away, in a might blast from his wings. N turned to me, and poked my forehead “If you *poke* stop me, *poke* you must become a *poke* hero as *poke* well!” He straightened up, and in an intimidating whisper, continued “That’s right. When Zekrom’s counterpart, Reshiram, recognizes you-“ His voice grew loud once more. “We will FINALLY BE EVEN! And then you can…Try… To stop us!” He leaned forward and poked my forehead once more “*poke* well what will *poke* you do?”
I grew a soft smile ”I’ve got bigger plans than you know… If I guessed right… She’ll be waiting for me there.” N, obviously not hearing me, continued “My prediction? If the future that I see is true, you will meet Reshiram. The poke’mon with you believe in you so strongly… Will you be the one who interferes with my formula for changing the world?” He sounded intimidating once more “If you want to protect the bonds between the Poke’mon and People, you must search for Reshiram!” I nodded and softly replied “I know.” N chuckled “I’m sure it’s waiting for you, in the form of the Light Stone.” And he walked off.
Zekrom flew by, and N leaped on, and they flew off together. I scowled after them ”This is getting very bad. I never dreamed it would get this far. Well. All I can do now, is obtain the Light Stone, and make my way to the Poke’mon League.”
- Chapter 20:
- *This Chapter is LONG, and the Poke'mon I catch... I just give it a bio, nothing more. I'm sorry for that, but I'm doing what I can.. This chapter is about twice as long as your average chapter, so ya'know... Bare with me... Allot of writing... ALLOT....*
Brycen and Cheren appeared out of the door I had just entered through. I glanced behind me at them “Hey guys.” Cheren looked at me with wide eyes, and pointed to N, and Zekrom’s exit point “SARAH! DID YOU SEE WHAT JUST FLEW OFF JUST NOW?!” I nodded. Maintaining a serious look on my face. Brycen shook his head “How could this happen?” Cheren turned to me, a look of awe still frozen on his face. “Why..That was that guy N, right? Why was he with the Legendary Poke’mon?” I sighed. “Zekrom has chosen N.. He told me to meet him at the Poke’mon league, once I have the Light Stone, containing Reshiram, and fight him… I only hope I can win…” Cheren gasped “He couldn’t really be the hero, could he?!” He shook himself “Did I hear right, he told you to look for the other legendary poke’mon?!” I nodded. A look of concern, and duty, locked on my face.
Brycen put his arm on Cheren’s shoulder “Calm down! First, we go back. It’s more important to decide what we’re gonna do next, than analyze what just happened.” And we made our way to the Entrance to the tower.
Bianca and Cedric were waiting there for us. We promptly proceeded to update them on what had just happened to me up in the Tower. Cedric shook his head “Astounding. I never would have imagined the Dragon-Type poke’mon would return now.” Mentally I disagreed, but I shoved my will to object to the back of my mind, and continued listening to the conversation around me. Cheren murmured “That guy called N… Team Plasma’s boss apparently reawakened the Legendary poke’mon. He told Sarah to look for the other Legendary poke’mon, and flew away.” I nodded Bianca looked at him confused. “Huh? There are two legendary Dragon-Type poke’mon?”
I was about to answer, when Alder did it for me. “Yes, yes there are.” He approached us from a couple yards off. He stood next to Bianca. Cedric smiled “Why, if it isn’t Alder! It’s been a while, how have you been?” Alder lifted a hand to quiet him “No time for chitchat! Those violent flashes of lightning that flashed from the tower.. That poke’mon has got the power to destroy the world!!” I inhaled deeply. ”And I have to FIGHT that thing?! And WIN?! Without losing anyone?!” I suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, and looked at the floor to calm myself. Feeling my heartrate sky-rocket.
Alder didn’t notice, and continued…Scaring me… “If it’s on Team Plasma’s side, and Team Plasma tells everyone to release their poke’mon… No matter whether it comes from fear or admiration… The world can’t help but change.” I moaned softly. Then shook myself. I must be determined. I can DO this! I am the only one who can! Alder continued “It will become a world where we are separated from Poke’mon…” Cedrc interrupted “Right. Moreover, the boss of Team Plasma, N, who reawakened Zekrom, apparently said to look for the other poke’mon Reshiram.” I nodded to him “Right! And that’s precisely what I plan to do!” Alder smiled at me “If I remember the myth, Zekrom’s powerful electricity, along with the other poke’mon, Devastated ancient Unova in an instant! Even knowing that, N is still wanting to awaken the other?!” I shook my head “He’s crazy, trust me.”
Bianca seemed nervous “H-Huh?! Isn’t it dangerous to bring back a poke’mon that powerful?” I nodded “Yeah. But if I’m gonna defeat Zekrom, I need Reshiram by my side.” Alder sighed “Miss, you are a very kind person. Still, I don’t know if the other poke’mon will be able to stand up to it. Because, no matter what, it’s a legendary being. I don’t like the idea of taking orders from N, but searching for the dragon from stone, might not be a bad plan.” I rolled my eyes “That’s what I said.”
Alder glared at me. “We certainly can’t let Team Plasma reawaken both of them!” I shrugged “I guess that’s important too. But I don’t think they would. How stupid can they be?” Alder put his hand on my shoulder. “I don’t know, Sarah. But we can’t underestimate them.” He turned and faced the rest of us. “Since I’ve traveled all over Unova I have an idea of where it might be.” I tilted my head curiously. “Let’s head to Relic Castle! Sarah, everyone, I’m going!”
Cedric closed his eyes “I see. We’ll leave that to you. I’m going to investigate the tower. Hopefully, I’ll find something.” Brycen turned to him. “Then, I’ll go with you.” And the two of them headed back inside the tower. Cheren looked down, resting his chin on his hand. “I think I understand better now. Being able to do something for Poke’mon, for somebody at a time like this, is strength…I’m sure of it!
And my strength is something given to me by pioke’mon.” He lifted his gaze to Alder “Ok, Champion, let’s hurry!” And him and Alder ran towards Relic Castle. I let Kristoph out of his Poke’ball, and had him fly me to Nimbassa. I could make my way to Relic Castle much more easily from there.
The sand storms raging through the Desert Resort were difficult, but I made my way to the center of the entrance to the Resort, I saw weird stone statues surrounding what looked like stairs leading down into the sand. I was about to walk down them, but Cheren came running up to me “This is the entrance to the Relic Castle.” He explained. “Impressive getting here before me. I couldn’t have done it without my poke’mon… Anyway…” He ran up and grabbed my arm, and started pulling me down the stairs “Alder went ahead already, so let’s hurry!” And we ran down the stairs.
~Poke’mon Caught in Relic Castle:~
*Zane (Krokorok, Male. Level 36-)*
The ground in Relic Castle was covered in about two feet of sand, and there were holes in the floor were sand was pouring to the floor below. It looked like you could easily get caught in the sand pouring into one of those holes… I treaded carefully. I found some stairs leading down, and at the bottom was one of the seven Sages, Ryoku. He scowled “Ghetsis told us that ounce again we should test how much power you have. We will see if you can defeat Team Plasma!” And he stepped aside, gesturing past him, towards one of the holes in the floor, guarded by a Team plasma grunt. The team Plasma grunt battle was easy, and I timidly made my way to the edge of the hole. Suddenly, the sand under my feet started moving, and I slipped down the steep slope of sand into the hole.
I clamored on like this through Team Plasma grunt battles, down stairs, and falling through holes… A few not on purpose… Until I reached the floor directly above the bottom; I was looking around, and I saw something on the floor. Black, and shining. I picked them up. Glasses! Black Sun Glasses! I smiled happily. ”I know just who should wear these…” I released Mistique from her poke’ball. The instant her paws touched the sand, she lifted one up, and examined it. Little tiny grains of sand were stuck between the hairs. She looked up, and scowled at me “Why have you brought me here, to the bottom of the earth?!” I chuckled “Because I have something for you.” I crouched down, and put the glasses on her. She looked marvelous. She stammered. “O..Oh…Oh my..! These…Well… These… Are STUPENDIOUS! Dearie, you have such good taste!” And she reared up, and licked my face. I giggled, and stroked her head, before pushing her off me. She looked up at me “Thank you so much for this amazing accessory!” I nodded “your welcome!” And I returned her to her poke’ball. I had to keep going, down to the bottom.
Eventually, I made it there. There were huge dunes of sand where I landed, I looked up, after examining the ground beneath me, and saw Ghetsis and Alder facing each other Cheren landed behind me, after falling through the same hole. “Whew! I finally caught up!” Alder’s voice was serious as he called “You two. Come here… Come to my side.” I obediently trotted over to the Champion, and stood next to him, Facing Ghetsis. Cheren did the same. Ghetsis slowly smiled. “It looks like everyone is here. It looks like you’re working hard to resurrect Reshiram, the other Dragon-Type poke’mon, aren’t you? But it appears the Light Stone you seek is not here.” Ghetsis drew close to me. “Well then, congratulations are in order! Sarah, you were chosen by our King. If you truly desire to keep the world as it is, where Poke’mon live alongside people, you must bring the other Dragon-type Poke’mon spoken of in legend, and battle with our king.”
I smirked “And I plan on WINNING!” Ghetsis laughed. “Otherwise, Team plasma will steal ever poke’mon from every person in the world-“ His voice grew steadily louder as he spoke “-and release them all!!” He laughed. I frowned. I had a feeling Ghetsis was hiding allot of power under his sage’s coat. Alder’s voice held a low tone as he spoke. “Release them, you say? Do poke’mon who live with their trainers actually want that? Is the liberation you talk about really just stealing poke’mon from people?” Ghetsis raised his eyebrows “What’s this? Champion Alder, even though illness took the Poke’mon that had been your partner for many years, and you haven’t had a serious battle in all that time… Even you, who ordered the Elite Four to protect the Poke’mon League, and left to wander the Unova Region alone… Even a Champion like you now wants to protect a world where poke’mon and people live together? Team Plasma’s king will show the people of Unova that he is stronger than a Champion who keeps poke’mon BOUND!” I gasped and stepped infront of him “Give it a rest! You have no idea what’s it’s like to lose a poke’mon! It’s not a weakness, it’s a strength, so don’t go throwing it around like an INSULT!” Ghetsis scowled at me “and just like the hero who founded Unova, he will be accompanied by the legendary poke’mon.
He will hive this order! “Tainers, release your Poke’mon!” For this, we have prepared a suitable castle for the Legendary Zekrom and our king!” I could hear Alder’s rage infused breath behind me. “I WON’T LOOSE!” He shouted “I will fight for all the Trainers who love their poke’mon, and for all the Pok’mon who believe in their Trainers!” Ghetsis seemed unamused. “Our king has no interest in you. He has already determined that victory against you is assured.” I gritted my teeth. “I said it before, and I’ll say it again… STOP INSULTING HIM!” Alder put his hand on my shoulder to quiet me. “So, you stayed behind just to tell me that? Just to make a fool of me?” Ghetsis smiled “Of course not. I’m doing this out of kindness. Yes kindness. I’m making sure the Champion doesn’t get hurt for no reason. Granted, the moment when someone loses all hope…” He chuckled in a strange chuckle. “I really do love to watch that moment. Well then, farewell.” And he walked off. Shoving me out of the way to do so.
“You’re sick.” I mumbled after him. Cheren looked up at the Champion. “Alder, what are you going to do now?” Alder turned to him, and put his hand to his chin. “hmm… It seems like my only choice is to return to the Poke’mon league, and battle N.” I looked at him worriedly, and put my hand on his arm “But that’s my job. You can’t win against him alone!” He sighed, and turned to me “But it bothers me to do exactly what Ghetsis wants… More importantly, what should we do about the Light Stone?” I turned to him. “We should look for it. I need Reshiram if I’m gonna be able to help you.” Cheren looked around. “Alder, why don’t we go outside for now?” Alder nodded “Yes… That’s a good idea. It’s hard to breathe in here!” And we made our way outside… To the SAND STORM
I coughed as I swatted at the sand infront of my face. “Yeah *cough* easier to breathe alright! *cough*” Cheren scowled at me “It’s hard to put into words, but I’ll never forgive them for this!” I shook my head “Me *cough* either!” Alder shook his head. “What could that guy called N possibly want?” I glared at him “To rule the world maybe? *cough*” Alder shook his head “that’s not what I mean… Could he be trying to prove he’s right by winning the battle of the two dragons?” I shrugged “*cough* sure. He might *cough* want the dragons to prove to him that what he’s doing is *cough* ok.” ”So I’ve rattled ‘im! Good for me!!” Suddenly I heard my Xtransceiver (Better known as a cellphone) ring. I picked it up and looked at it. It was Professor Juniper. “Sarah! Sarah!! Hello? Sarah!! Oh! You picked up! Hey, Sarah. Come to the museum in Nacrene City immediately! Right away, got it?! I mean RIGHT NOW!” And she hung up. I just stared in surprise at the excitement, fear and overall anxiety in her voice. I looked up at Alder and Cheren, my eyes wide with concern. Alder reflected my concern “I could hear Professor Juniper’s voice from clear over here! Seems like something big is happening! I wonder what is waiting at the museum in Nacrene City. I’ll go on ahead! He released a flying-type poke’mon from it’s poke’ball, and flew away. I did the same. I released Kristoph from his poke’ball, and climbed atop his back. I glanced down at Cheren “I’ll look around here once more. I don’t want to believe what Ghetsis says…” “Neither do I.” I responded and took off.
Once in Nacrene, I ran to the Museum. I saw Alder, Cedric, Professor Juniper, and Bianca all standing around the entrance waiting for me. I ran up to them, panting. “What’s up?” Juniper nodded in greeting “Alder told me what’s going on. Sarah, your caught up in something serious it seems.” “From the very beginning.” I laughed. Still slightly out of breath. Lenora came out of the museum. She was holding something in her hands. It was no bigger than a baseball, but she handled it with such care, like a delicate glass orb. The sun making the white gloss shimmer in the light. She looked up at me “Is this it?” Everyone leaned in to see what she had. Bianca gasped “Whoa… Isn’t that the… stone… Found in the Desert Resort?” Lenora nodded “Yes, that’s right. But is this really a Dragon-type poke’mon?” Cedric said in an awed voice “Surely… When I investigated Dragon Spiral Tower, I found elements that were dated to the same era as this Light Stone.” I felt my eyes sparkle as I gazed upon this small orb in Lenora’s hand ”So this.. Is the Light Stone? How magnificent!”
Professor Juniper smiled at her dad “I looked into that.” Lenora looked at her. “Impressive as always.” Bianca looked down shyly “But you know, we’re lucky… ‘Cause what If Team Plasma, like, noticed that old stone that time….” I gasped. “Your right, Bianca! I saw this stone when I challenged the gym! Man, that feels like a million years ago.” Lenora nodded “that’s a good point, Bianca. It’s clear to me that they were trying to steal the Dragon Skull so they could revive the legendary Dragon-type poke’mon.” She took a couple steps towards me. “If you would, Sarah… Take this…” And she gently held out the Light Stone. Alder looked surprised “Wait a moment, Sarah!” He shook his head “If you take this Light Stone, that means you’ll be the one to battle N if anything happens to me.” I shuddered “And that’s what makes me nervous.” He looked at me worriedly “Are you really ok with that?” I gulped “I have to be. This is the whole reason I became a trainer.
He nodded “I understand. You are determined to take on this duty.” And he gestured to the Light Stone “then here it is. Be strong.” Lenora looked up at him “I see. If things don’t go as planned, you’ll use this Light Stone. You’ll protect the true future for us, and Poke’mon. Sarah, we’re counting on you. Please take care of yourself.” I sighed, looking down. “I’ll try.” And I gently reached into her hands, and grabbed the little white orb she held within her palms. I held it close to myself as I looked at it “It’s beautiful.” I whispered I gently put it in my bag. Suddenly Cederic murmured “So, how do we wake the Dragon-Type from the stone, then?” No one seemed like they quite knew the response. Myself included. I had no idea!
Lenora suddenly seemed to come up with an idea “That’s it! We’ve got them, don’t we?” Alder’s eyes lit up “Ah-hah! We’ve got those two!” He turned to me “Sarah! Go to Opelucid City. The Gym Leader of that city uses Dragon-Type Poke’mon. The Gym leader could know something. I’ll go ahead and wait for you there!” He waved goodbye, and flew off with his poke’mon again. Juniper seemed to suddenly catch on “That’s right! Opelucid City’s Drayden might know something!” Cedric looked at me “Hey, Sarah. Never forget that you always have Poke’mon right by your side.” Professor Juniper nodded. And said she’d go back to the lab and do more research on the Dragon-Type poke’mon, and how to awaken them. And her, and Cedric left. I watched them go nervously. Lenora saw, and put a hand on my back. “Don’t worry. If we have something for you, we’ll come running to find you!” I nodded “Thanks.” Bianca chuckled quietly “Ooh. Sounds real serious… Um, that’s about all I got out of it…” I slammed my forehead with my palm “Biancaaa I’m gonna need you! Try and keep up, ok?” She chuckled nervously.
I shook myself. “Anyway, I’m off to Opelucid City. See you guys there!” And I flew using Kristoph to Icirrus, and made my way through route 8, to the entrance of Tubeline Bridge.
- Chapter 21:
- (Poke’mon Caught:
Icirrus City~
*Cutlass (Shelmet, Female. Level 30-)*
Moor of Icirrus:
*Pancake (Stunfisk, Female. Level 31-)
Route 8
*Cricket (Palpitoad, Male. Level 32-)*
Sorry about not mentioning Cutlass earlier, I totally forgot about her xDD)
I was at the entrance to the small building where the Tubeline bridge began, when Bianca walked up to me. “Sarah!” I looked over my shoulder “yeah, Bianca?” She sighed “As I’ve been traveling lately, I’ve been thinking about things. Things like what I can do with my life, and what I want to do, but… I’m thinking how cool it would be to be a model like Elesa. And then, how cool it would be to do research on Poke’mon like Professor Juniper. If that’s what I want to do, I’m gonna have to know a lot about poke’mon. Sooo….. Would you please battle me?” I nodded “Of course! But you’re not gonna win.”
She was easily dealt with, as I predicted, but I tried to go easy on her, so she had a chance. She was very observant of how her poke’mon moved, and how my poke’mon moved as well, as we fought. After I defeated her, she sighed. “Good job. Here, I want you to have this for what’s ahead.” And she gave me a Full Restore. I took it gratefully. “Thank you Bianca.” I murmured. She smiled at me “In Castelia City, my precious Poke’mon was stolen by Team Plasma, so I really really understand. If Team Plasma forces everyone to liberate their poke’mon, there will be nothing but sad people. Sarah! Stop Team Plasma! Don’t allow poke’mon to be stolen from trainers who love them! I think that’s the truth- or ideal- that you’ve been pursuing, Sarah.” I smirked, and said “Will do! And… Honestly, I don’t know what I’m pursuing. I’m one for the Truth, yeah. But I came here with a purpose, one that MUST be fulfilled.” Bianca looked nervous. “Oh dear, here I’ve come all this way, and I’m afraid I’m bothering you when you’re going through so much.” I shook my head “Not at all.”
She looked a bit upset now “All I wanted was to help you relax, Sarah.” I put my hand on her shoulder “I’ll be ok, alright?” She smiled “Yeah, knowing you, you’ll be fine! Definitely! You’ll totally be fine! I guarantee it!” I nodded “There you go. You just calm down. I’ll see you there, ok? I’ve got Drayden to deal with first.” She chuckled, and stammered as she fumbled for words “A..Anyway, you know what I mean… Yeah… So, bye-bye!” I and she walked off.
I was making my way across the bridge, when I felt a cold chill shoot through my spine. I looked closely at the shadows of the dark Tubeline Bridge I saw what looked like three shadowy figures crouching in the darkness. I sighed. “Come on out. If you have something to say, say it. I don’t want you following me right now.” The three figures approached, and surrounded me. It was the Shadow Triad “Come.” One growled. The shoved my back forcing me to move quickly across the bridge, to where Ghetsis was waiting. “Ghetsis. We brought the one you wanted.” And they left me to stand behind him.
He smiled, as I reached for my bag protectively “Excellent. It seems you have obtained the Light Stone.” I moaned too softly too softly for Ghetsis to hear me. ”How did he… URG!” He nodded “I congratulate you on a job well done.” He began pacing in front of me, like the stage performance I had listened in on in Striaton City… When I first met N. He looked at me “It is my lord N’s thought that the two holders of the legendary Poke’mon should put their beliefs on the line, and strive to find which is the true hero. This is not not necessary, however. From his infancy, I provided him with the education required to become the hero of legend.” I lifted my eyebrows “You knew him as a baby?” He paused, and looked at me with a stern expression for a moment before continuing “Indeed, he as been so acknowledged the legendary poke’mon as it’s hero. Such purity of purpose is his.” He glanced up at the sky for a moment as he paced, then stood infront of me once more.
“The liberation of Poke’mon of which I… Of which Team Plasma, speaks is the separation of Poke’mon from foolish people!” His voice sounded passionate. “That’s the truth! All trainers will become HELPLESS TO RESIST US!” He smiled softly “We alone will be able to use Poke’mon.” He turned to the Shadow Triad “The preparations are compete.” He turned to me once more “When my perfect plan is set in motion, first a few gullible Poke’mon trainers who are unable to resist Team Plasma will release their poke’mon. Then that number will become a hundred, then a thousand! In no time, even the Gym Leaders and the Champion will become unable to fight us. Having a Poke’mon will be considered a bad thing!” I sharply inhaled… This was BAD. He saw my twinge of nervousness, and smiled “Even people like the sad little Bianca whose poke’mon was stolen in Castelia, will be unable to face public opinion and will release their poke’mon!
That’s the kind of world we’ll make!”
He approached me and stood really close, looming over me as I looked up at him. “You may have the Stone, but there’s no chance whatsoever that the legendary Poke’mon will accept you as the hero.” He glanced down at my bag that held my poke’mon. “So, if you’re not willing to hand over your precious Poke’mon, I suggest you search for some courage.” His voice grew low and intimidating “because your going to need it.” And with that he walked off, and the Shadow Triad disappeared. I took a deep breath. “I hope not… I don’t wanna loose anyone else.” I made my way across the rest of the bridge, and into Route 9.
I decided to check out the long grass and see what I could find. Suddenly a little Furrball attacked me. Though it’s dull teeth didn’t hurt me much. I pushed it off “Woah! A Minccino!” Twitchy leaped out, and used Super Fang, sense I didn’t want to kill it, and I tossed a Poke’ball.
1…2…3...4! It caught
*Puppet (Minccino, Female. Level 32-)*
Puppet was sent to the PC.
I made my way throught Route 9 (Which was just a straight shot.) to Opelucid. I walked in, and looked around at the neon sidewalks. And crazy atmosphere. I saw Alder, and ran up to him He looked over his shoulder at me. “Hello, Sarah. This way.” And he lead me to where Ghetsis was making another one of his speeches. Alder scowled “Ghetsis, what a liar. Desperately trying to con everyone with his speech.” He growled, too quiet for Ghetsis, or the rest of the crowd to hear.
Ghetsis spoke up, and began pacing. “That’s correct! Our lord N has combined his power with the legendary Dragon-type Poke’mon, and intends to create a new world. We herald the return of the hero of Unova, founder of this Region. The crowd murmured anxiously. I heard a slightly familiar voice call “Legend?!” Ghetsis ignored them, and continued “Poke’mon are different from people. They are living beings who contain unknown potential. They are living beings from whom we humans have much to learn. They are beings whose greatness we should acknowledge! Beings who should be freed from our oppression! We, Team Plasma, invite you to join us! We all want to create a new world where people and Poke’mon are both free!”
He paused and faced the crowd “Ladies and gentlemen, I ask you now… Please, release your poke’mon!” He lowered his head in a slight bow “And so I end my plea to you today. Thank you one and all for your attention.” And they walked off. Team Plasma grunts surrounding Ghetsis. The crowd seemed unnerved by the speech. They all started clamoring to each other. “is it true? Have we been making poke’mon suffer?” I over heard one man say to his wife ”No, they want to be with us! Ghetsis and all of Team Plasma just want power over us! But I will not let that happen.”
They all dispersed except four of us.
Alder, myself, some man, with a white shirt and brown overalls, he had white hair, and wore a white cloth over his mouth and nose, well, he was there, with… Iris?! What was she doing here?! Iris was asking the man about the speech. “What was that about? That speech was off-the-charts strange!” The man looked at her “The cooperation of people and Poke’mon is how Unova came to exist to begin with. If poke’mon didn’t really want anything to do with humans, they would simply leave… Capturing a poke’mon in a Poke’ball doesn’t mean you've captured its heart
Alder turned to me “Let’s go, Sarah.” And he lead me over to Iris and the white-haired man.
Once we were standing in front of them, Alder announced our presence “It’s been a while, Iris, and Drayden.” The two of them looked up at us ”So that’s Drayden?” I thought curiously Iris’s eyes lit up when she saw the Champion. “Oh! Mr. Alder!” She looked at me confusedly “… And the girl who helped me out that time…” I sighed unhappily “It’s Sarah. SARAH!” Drayden looked at Alder “What’s wrong? What does the wandering Champion who left the Poke’mon League need from us?” Alder sighed “Briefly, my request is this. Tell us about the legendary Dragon-type Poke’mon!” Iris tilted her head “Are you talking about Zekrom? Or Reshiram? What’s the sudden interest?” Drayden turned to her. “Moments ago, a troublemaker known as Ghetsis was here. He said a Trainer named N has reawakened Zekrom…” Alder nodded “Yes! That Trainer called N apparently told Sarah here to search for the other Dragon-Type Poke’mon!” Drayden put his hand to his head “Let me see if I have this straight… This N, or what have you, presumes to set the two Dragon-Type Poke’mon against each other in battle to test his convictions?
Iris gasped “Oh, no! The Dragon-type Poke’mon get along so well!” Alder looked at the young girl. “That’s right, Iris. The ones who make the Poke’mon battle are the Trainers, and it’s so the Trainers and the Poke’mon can get to know each other better.” Alder looked at me and sighed “I’m going to the Poke’mon League. No, I guess in this case I should say I’m ‘returning’ to the Poke’mon League.” He chuckled lightly “of course, I’ll defeat N! I’ll teach him about the beauty of this world, where Poke’mon and Trainers live together in harmony!” His voice became more serious as he added “Also, Sarah, I’ll await your arrival.” I nodded “You can count on me.” He smiled “Once you’ve obtained the Opelucid Badge, come to the League!” I nodded “I promise I will.” He put his hand on my shoulder “The Opelucid Gym Leader is TOUGH. Be careful!” He glanced at Drayden, who was giving me a weird look.
Then he straightened and turned to them “Farewell. I’m counting on you, Drayden, and Iris!” And he left.
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Story Chapters 4
- Chapter 22; "Druddigon's Revenge":
Iris looked at Drayden disappointedly “Aww! He’s gone. Is he okay? He looked kinda scary.” I walked up and put my hand on her shoulder. Drayden smiled as much as he could behind his mask. “Don’t worry Iris.” He murmured “He’s the strongest Trainer in all of Unova.” I sighed ”I doubt that. I’d bet even N is stronger now. I know losing my dear poke’mon has given me more strength.” Drayden moved his warm gaze towards me “Well, Sarah is it?” I nodded “Come to my home.” I let go of Iris and made a quick nod of acknowledgement. Drayden began “As Alder asked, I’ll tell you everything I can about the legendary Dragon-type Poke’mon.” “Okay.” I said as cheerily as I could muster, with the serious mood. Drayden walked off, and Iris caught my attention by tapping me.
“Do you know where Drayden’s home is?” I asked her. She smiled happily “You bet! If it’s Opelucid City, I can take you anywhere. As for the story of Zekrom and Reshiram, we’ll tell you all we know about it!” I sighed. “Okay, let’s hear it.” She gestured ahead of her. “This way!” And we started walking together. Iris kept gesturing and calling to me when I started to go the wrong way, which was fairly often.
We went down a narrow path past the Poke’mon Center Iris pointed to the house infront of us “Just a little farther!” We entered what was apparently Drayden’s house, and Iris walked over, and stood next to Drayden who was waiting for us. His room was dark, and didn’t really have any furniture in it. I looked around surprised, and confused. I approached Iris and Drayden. Drayden closes his eyes, and begun. “I’ll explain.” He pointed to my bag. “What you are holding is the Light Stone. Reshiram, who will likely awaken from the Light Stone, and Zekrom, who is already awake, were once the same Poke’mon.” Iris smiled at him. “That single Dragon Poke’mon, along with twin heroes, brought a new region into being.” Iris said, her tone still oddly cheery.
“And people and Poke’mon had happy lives!” She finished flailing her arms in the air as gestures. Drayden put his hand on her shoulder to calm her. “One day, however. The twin heroes, the older brother who sought truth, and the younger brother who sought ideals, began to argue about how to decide which one of them was right… The single Dragon-Type Poke’mon that had been with them all that time split its body into two. One sided with the older brother, and the other with the younger brother.” Iris took over. “In its pursuit of ideals, the black Dragon-type Poke’mon sought to usher in a new and better world… Its name was Zekrom.” I nodded, trying to take it all in. Iris smiled and continued “And the other, the white Dragon-type Poke’mon, sought truth, and to usher in a new world—a world of good. Its name was Reshiram.”
Drayden nodded to Iris. “Because the two of them were once the same entity, their battle raged endlessly. And neither one could be declared the winner. They simply exhausted themselves. The twin heroes proclaimed that there was no side that was right and ceased the conflict.” Iris hushed him with her hand “But, but… The two heroes’ sons started the battle again! And an instant later, Zekrom and Reshiram destroyed Unova with lightning and fire! Then they disappeared.
But, but… If people work with Poke’mon in the right way, we don’t have to worry anymore about the world being destroyed. I mean, Zekrom and Reshiram worked hard for everyone and made a new region! So, it should be alright, I think.” Drayden waited for her to finish, and continued “True. Poke’mon cannot speak. People may hurt Poke’mon even more by imposing their selfish thoughts on them, but, no matter what, Poke’mon and people believe in each other, need each other, and will continue to live together…” Iris cheered gleefully at Drayden’s words “Yeah!” Then her attitude returned to as serious as it could be (Which wasn’t very serious at all) as she continued. “So I’m never gonna forgive Team Plasma for trying to separate Poke’mon and us!” Drayden hushed her. “Sorry. We got a little off topic at the end. That is everything we know.” He sighed “Unfortunately, we don’t know how to wake up the legendary Poke’mon…”
He grew a slightly determined look “I made a promise to Alder. You must win the Gym Badge from the Opelucid Poke’mon Gym. Sarah…” his tone took a change that I didn’t expect… Maybe one I didn’t like… “I’ll be waiting for your challenge at the Poke’mon Gym.” And he walked off. I nodded in thanks to Iris, and left, myself. I made my way to the Gym. Mistique in the front of my party. The room was composed of two black snake-like mechanical dragons. You walked on their back, and controlled their head’s position by jumping on their arms. As I made my way through, my opponents were Fracture. Allot of Fracture… And a Dino thrown in there somewhere. Mistique moved her glasses in such a way they shined “I think I can take this dearie.” She purred. I nodded “Go for it.” And she completely owned the Fractures.
We were at fourth or fifth trainer. He was dressed in black. I sent Mistique out. “Alrightie girl! Let’s go!” Mistique leaped forward from walking alongside me. He sent out a Fracture. I sighed in relief inwardly. I was starting to gain confidence in Mistique. “Night Slash!” He lashed her tail back and forth “Through these glasses… Everything is darker… Even the night…” And she leaped forward and her claws grew dark as she slashed the Fracture. The Fracture stumbled backwards, and fell over. The trainer called him back to his poke’ball. And sent out a…Druddigon.. I exhaled nervously. “Ok, Mistique… The quicker the better.” She nodded, her glasses glinted again. “Right. Fast. On it, dearie.” And she leaped forward, and used Night Slash again. The Druddigon roared, and stumbled backwards. He snarled and growled. His trainer whispered something to him. And he charged forward at Mistique “HOW DAAAARE YOUUU!??!?!?!” Mistique gasped, and cowered away from him. He landed infront of her, and punched her right in the chin.
She went flying backwards, and slammed into the dragon we had been walking around on. I gasped and looked over my shoulder. I ran over and caught her before she fell off the platform we were standing on, and fell to my knees. Mistique still in my arms. I felt tears welling up in my eyes as I looked at her. She was writhing in pain in my arms. “Mistique…” I whispered sorrowfully. I gently removed her glasses, and examined them. Not a scratch on them. I closed my eyes, and a tear streaked down my cheek.
I gently lifted her chin. She yowled in pain. I winced at the wound that resided on her beautiful neck. ”There isn’t enough time… To get her to a Poke’mon Center…” I felt more tears streaking down my face and I began to sniffle. My heart aching with pain for my beloved poke’mon. Mistique opened her eyes. Dull and clouded over with pain, and the nearness of death. She slowly reached up her head, and licked the tears away from my left cheek. “There.” She rasped. “Now you’re…Beautiful…Again…” I heard a soft exhale come from her mouth, as her head fell limp in my arms. I burst into an uncontrollable sob. “MISTIQUE!! PLEASE COME BACK!! COME’ON! ONE MORE BREATH! THAT’S ALL I WANT!!! ONE…More…Breath…” I began to sob once more, and I squeezed Mistique close to my chest. ”Please...Protect her now, God..” after about 30 seconds of me just squeezing my dead poke’mon close to me, and sobbing. I slowly began to calm down a bit. Still near sobbing, I slowly set Mistique’s body down in front of me.- A Pic of Mistique's Death:
I released my other poke’mon from their poke’balls. They all gathered around Mistique’s body. I leaned for comfort against Samurai’s powerful foreleg, and whispered to him “I’m so scared, Sammy. So very scared…. If I can’t survive the Dragon Gym without losing someone, how am I possibly going to survive N?” Samurai looked at me. His own eyes wet with tears. “S..Sarah… There’s nothing you can do… Misti..Mistique, would have wanted you.. To… Continue.” I smiled softly. I looked up at Twitchy “Hey, Twitchy… Can you please…” I stood up, and rage started to fill me. “DEAL WITH THAT BOZO WHO KILLED OUR FRIEND!?!?!” Twitchy growled, and whipped around. Charging forward, and slamming into the Druddigon with a Hyper Fang. It went down with one hit. The trainer looked at me “…Move on.” I ran up and punched him “THAT’S ALL YOU CAN SAY, YOU MURDERER?!” He scrambled away from me. I turned to my Poke’mon… Seeing Mistique’s body caused the grief to return, and I said “come on, you guys… Let’s go…” And I walked over, and picked up Mistique’s body, and lead the other poke’mon out of the gym.
I buried Mistique in the soft dirt surrounding the Gym. I looked at her grave.. “I am so sorry… This… Shouldn’t have happened.” I turned, my head hung low. I needed someone to help my team as quickly as possible. Someone who could take over, and fill the gaping hole Mistique left in our team. I walked over to the nearby PC, and examined the poke’mon contained within. My eyes glistened with fondness, as I looked over Shalom. I nodded decisively “Shalom, it’s you and me now.” I pulled her out of the PC, and worked really hard to train her so she caught up with the rest of her teammates. She angerly punched the wooden post that I had chosen her to train with. I watched her. Observing how she acted, how strong she was Samurai was standing next to me, and I murmured to him “So, Samurai. What do you think? Does she pass the ‘You--Can--Handle--Yourself Test’? Samurai smiled, a determined look on his face “I think she can do it.” I nodded. “Okay, then. Hey! Shalom!” The little Mienfoo looked over, panting. Her face-fur wet with sweat. And a slightly angry look on her face. “You should be proud of yourself! I wouldn’t think you’d get Samurai’s OK so easily! You passed! You can handle yourself now. You don’t need a trainer.”
Sandy (Otherwise known as Shalom’s trainer) sighed in relief. Shalom’s eyes grew wide “Really?!” She said excitedly. “Yep! Here, go see what you can find in the grass. I’m sure someone’s willing to let you test your metal on them.” Shalom nodded, and wandered into the long grass of Route 9. Suddenly a Liepard jumped out at her. She leaped back easily dodging it’s attack. I gasped my mind was instantly going to MIstique. I sighed sorrowfully. Shalom easily K.Oed it with one Force Palm. She laughed. “I CAN handle myself! I CAN!” She started to glow. My eyes lit up slightly. She was lifted into the air, and the light dispersed. She, unlike most of the poke’mon I had evolved, landed on her feet. She was a fully evolved Mienshao now.
Samurai ran forward and nuzzled her softly “Good job, Shalom. I know you’ll make me proud.” He had his usual determined look on his face. She smiled proudly at him “I know I will, sir Samurai.” (It’s odd, but that’s what she called him. She didn’t give anyone else names like that… She just called Samurai, sir Samurai.)
I sighed anxiously. “Okay then. Your level 50, Shalom, just like the rest of the team.. Let’s finish what Mistique started.” The two poke’mon out on the field nodded, and I returned them to their poke’balls. “Shalom.” I said to the Ultra Ball she was held in “Let’s test your power. It’s your job now to deal with the Dragon Gym, ok?” I could tell she didn’t mind, and made my way back to where everything had happened in the gym.
Surprisingly, Shalom was very trustworthy. She easily dealt with the Fractures that seemed to infest the Gym. I made my way to the final Gym Leader. Drayden. He smiled calmly. Thought I felt anything but calm. “Welcome. Thank you for coming. I am Opelucid Poke’mon Gym’s Leader, Drayden.” “I know.” I responded grumpily He lifted an eyebrow, and continued “as the mayor, I’ve given everything to developing this city. As a Trainer, I’ve simply been pursuing greater strength.” He looked at me as if he was examining me. “But what I’m searching for now is a young Trainer who can show me a bright future. Perhaps you can show me that future, the way Iris has?” And blinded by rage, I sent Shalom out. He sent his Fracture out. It was as easily 1-hitted as all the other Fractures in the gym. Then to my dismay, he sent out a Druddigon. I sent out Shalom fearfully. She was about to attack, but suddenly Twitchy released himself from his Poke’ball. He put his paw infront of Shalom. “Let me handle this, okay, Shalom?” She looked at him with a shocked expression. Then she stood next to me. Twitchy Charged forward.
He Hyper Fanged the Druddigon. It didn’t quite K.O it. ”Oh NO!” I mentally freaked out. And I had good reason. The Druddigon growled “I DON’T LIKE IT WHEN POKE’MON HURT ME!” He charged forward, and just before he punched Twitchy, Twitchy collapsed, and started having a seizure. I gasped, and ran forward. The Druddigon’s foot kicked Twitchy in the gut, and he fell forward. I picked up Twitchy’s convulsing body. “TWITCHY! TWITCHY!!!” I looked at him ”It’s that MARK again! What is it?!” Suddenly I heard him Gasping for breath. “Twitchy! Come on Twitchy! Not you too!” Drayden just sat there. A nervous look of concern on his face, as he patiently waited for me to do something. I didn’t know what to do, so I sprayed him with a Hyper Potion. Slowly, he stopped convulsing, and just lay there in my lap. Panting.
Shalom walked over and crouched by him “thank you for trying.” She whispered softly. I nodded to her, and tossed Tufty’s poke’ball. “OK, Tufty! Try out that new move of yours! Try…. THAT Move!” Tufty looked at me. Excited and nervous at the same time. He nodded. And lifted his head into the air, and I could see his arms shaking with strain. Suddenly a strong windy rain crashed down on the battle field. The Druddigon put his hand up to protect his face. Suddenly a huge gust of wind, mixed with the slick ground because of the rain, cause the Druddigon to slip all the way off the platform we were standing on. Drayden gasped, and looked over the edge. Before the Druddigon hit the ground, Drayden called him back to his Poke’ball. He growled, and faced me. “Alright! This is all I have left!” And he sent out a Haxorus. Shalom looked up. “Can I..?” “Yep.” I said calmly. Regaining my composure, as Twitchy sat up to watch what was going on. Shalom charged forward, and easily took care of the Haxorus with one, or two Drain Punches.
He nodded as he returned his fainted Haxorus to its poke’ball. “Wonderful.” He smiled “I’m grateful we had a chance to meet and battle.” I nodded more reluctantly. He gave me the Legend Badge. I looked at it in awe. It was amazing for the 8th, and final Gym Badge. He also gave me the TM Dragon Tail. I accepted it gratefully. I taught it to Samurai, who seemed happy to be able to slap opponents out of the battle with one swish of his Simatours. Drayden squinted “Head for the Poke’mon League, and go after Alder.” And he told me where it was.
- Chapter 23:
- I exited the gym to heal, but Professor Juniper intercepted me. “…Hello! Was Drayden as tough as ever?” I felt my heart ache “Y…Y..Yes…” I glanced at Mistique’s glasses. Glistening and beautiful between my fingers. I felt my vision go fuzzy as my eyes began to water ”I wish I could see you wear these one more time…” I shook myself. Juniper saw the grief on my face. “Oh, I came to report on how to resurrect the legendary Reshiram. I thought it would be better to tell you in person than over the Xtransceiver. And as for the conclusion… Well, I haven’t figured that out yet.” I sighed. “Oh.” Professor Juniper chuckled awkwardly. “I’m sure the Poke’mon will wake up when it deems someone worthy.” I shrugged “sure.” She smiled weakly. “More importantly, aren’t you amazing!” I couldn’t help, but be flattered. “You have all eight of Unova’s Gym Badges now, right?”
I nodded, grief being replaced by excited, nervous, pride. She smiled, a bit more openly “You’ve become so strong! You probably don’t even know it, but you’ve changed a lot since you left Nuvema Town.” “Really?” ”I don’t doubt it.” She grabbed my shoulder “well then, I’ll show you where such a strong Trainer should head next!” And she lead me to the entrance to Route 10. “Here! This leads to the Badge Check Gates, once you get through Victory Road, which is past the Badge Check Gates, your finally at the Poke’mon League.” She made a quick gasp. “Oh, that just made me think of when I was showing you around the Poke’mon Center in Accumula Town.” I smiled “Me too.” She looked at me curiously “Sarah? Do you regret setting out on your Poke’mon journey?” I hesitated for a moment as I thought about it. “No, of course not.”
Juniper clapped her hands together “Thanks! That’s the greatest answer you could give!” I smiled “Thanks.” Juniper got a distant look in her eyes “I was really able to give you three those Poke’mon as a present!” I smiled. Looking at Samurai’s Poke’ball. “I remember that day fondly.” The poke’ball shook in my hand. Like Samurai was agreeing with me. She nodded “Because Poke’mon create chances to meet more wonderful people and Poke’mon! Sarah, this is a present for you.” And she handed me a poke’ball. It was purple, with an M on it… I gasped. “A Master Ball.” She smiled looking at the Poke’ball in my hand… The most powerful one in the world. She looked up at me “This is the only way I know how to support you, except to say… Be true to yourself.” I nodded “I got it.” She smiled “No matter what happens, stay strong, and keep going with your Poke’mon!” She waved goodbye, and walked off.
I sighed to calm myself. And walked around the grass. Looking for somewhere to train. I then felt something crack under my feet. Gasping I glanced down, a little Vullaby scowled, and shook her wings angrily at me. Gesturing to the crack I had just made in her preciousskullegg shell. I sent Twitchy out, and after Super Fanging it, the Vullaby grew really mad at me. I quickly tossed a poke'ball at it. After several failed attempts..
1..2..3..4! I had caught it.
I looked the squirming, screeching Vullaby in my arms, but away from me by stretching said arms out. "I'll call you Jamie." I said softly Jamie slowed her squirming "FIIIIINE.... I GUEESSS its OKKKK! For now..." She had an angry scowl on her 'pretty' little face.
I heaved a sigh as Jamie was sent to the PC, and returned to Route 10 to train… That training, was going super slowly. It felt like no one was getting any experience at all. Suddenly, I saw a familiar figure walk through the Route gate… “Katie??” I called to her. She looked up “Oh! You! Hey there!” I grabbed Sandy (whom I was currently training) trotted up to her, and shoved him into her arms. “Can you help me train, please?” She got a playful pout on her face “Awww! But I just finished training my guys!” Then she looked down at Sandy… Who was putting on his famous puppy face. His big black eyes sparkled and glistened pathetically at her. Her face slowly began to copy it. I could see her defenses crumbling before my eyes. She looked up at me, all emotion gone from her face. “Okay.” She said simply.
She turned towards the grass. I release all my poke’mon (Except Samurai and Twitchy, who were already done training) explained to them what was going on, and they walked up to Katie, with Tufty lagging behind.
That evening, after some difficult training, we all gathered around a campfire. I looked around at my Poke’mon “Hey, I haven’t properly introduced you guys to each other yet, have I?” They shook their head. I chuckled slightly awkwardly. I looked up at Katie. “Well, this is Samurai, my Samurott, Twitchy, my Watch…” She held out her hand to quiet me “OHMAIGOSH YOU NICKNAME THEM?! FINALLY! You’re the first of BAJILLIONS of people to do that!” I smiled “Yep. I do.” She shook her head “And people say they love their poke’mon when they just leave them with the default species name. Would I call you Human?” I shrugged, my eyes wide with her sudden rant. She smiled “Anyway, I know what they are, just tell me their names.” I nodded, and gestured to the respective poke’mon as I named them “Sandy, Tufty, Kristoph, and Shalom…. Hey, how about your Poke’mon? Other than Tanis, I’ve never met them.”
Her eyes glistened “OH! Tanis! He evolved since you last saw him!” She smiled, and shook her head “He’s still as insane as ever.” Suddenly, without warning she released all her poke’mon. My eyes grew wide with awe as I looked at them. My poke’mon walked over to me, and sat around me to make room for the newcomers. She smiled “So this is Tanis’s giiiirlfriend Tribble, the Cinccino, Jade, the Levanny (She’s the smart one) Lwaxana the… Socially interesting Galvantula, B’Elanna the Chewbacca—I mean Seismitoad , of the group-“ Here she made the typical vibrating noise of her species. Katie continued, “and Tal Shiar, the Bisharp.. She’th vurry theriouth.” Here Tal Shiar glared at her trainer. She chuckled “And you already know Tanis, the Krookodile with ADHD..” Here he said “HHHHAAAAIIII!!!!!” very loudly. Tribble laughed very sweetly.
I nodded “Okay then.” I looked between her Poke’mon “Nice to meet you all.” My poke’mon approached them “Hey!” Samurai introduced himself to the group. Everyone replied curtly, except Tal Shiar, who just nodded, and B’Elanna who just went ‘BRRRRRT’ My team awkwardly mingled with Katie’s. Her poke’mon seemed to mirror her quirkiness. Katie and I lay down around the fire, and I at least, fell asleep to the ramblings on of our poke’mon, as did she, with a big content smile on her face.
That night… My dreams were anything but peaceful…
- Chapter 24; "Victory Road":
- ’I’ve been waiting for you…. I looked up at the strange deep voice that rung through my head. I was standing on a dark grassy plain that seemed to stretch on forever and ever. The sunset that set the sky ablaze seemed to set a rather eerie feel to the whole place. I saw before me a familiar figure. Huge, and intimidating… “Zekrom…” I whispered. Zekrom had the sun behind it, so all I could see was its black outline, and its glowing yellow eyes. “Wh..Where am I?” Zekrom’s eyes squinted. ’Dreams never die. As long as you sustain them.’ My eyes grew wide ”What could he mean by that..?” I heard a deep laugh ring through my subconscious mind. ’I cannot tell you, you will see for yourself. But what I can do is give you a hint.’
Suddenly, I saw flashes of images I didn’t recognize.
‘What am I going to do now..? How am I supposed to carry on?!’
“I had a brother… Once… And I loved him allot, but…. He abandoned me.”
“……. GET THEM!!!”
‘All Seven…?! How… How… We’re dead… Here is where it ends… Here is where… I die…’
“I’m… So sorry… So very sorry… I’m… Sorry for your loss.”
I gasped. Suddenly returning to the silhouetted plain basked in the vibrant light of the Sunset. I looked up at Zekrom. His eyes were closed. ’Just remember… Dreams never die. As long as YOU sustain them.’
I awoke with a start. I felt one of my poke’mon’s soft fur (probably Twitchy) brush my arm, and groan softly as I moved it away from him. I looked around, my eyes wide with surprise, and my mind still reeling from the dream of the night. I glanced at Katie. She was still asleep. I could hear her softly moaning, and mumbling something under her breath. I slowly stood. Rubbing the dirt, and almost microscopic pebbles from my arms, and feeling the impressions they left in my skin. I gently woke Kristoph. (The poke’mon currently Training) and lead him away from the others.
As I made my way past her, Katie suddenly jolted awake (Almost tripping me) and gasped “ UURRHH FLYER!” all in one instant. I jumped away, holding a gasp of surprise deep in my throat. Kristoph, who was walking on my other side, glanced past me at Katie. Her eyes were wide, and yet she looked deep in thought. I tilted my head, “Bad dream?” I murmured softly, as to not wake the poke’mon. “Well, not really BAD but… I was talking to Reshiram.” I squinted my eyes “Reshiram? But I was dreaming about Zekrom last night.” She tilted her head “Well that doesn’t make sense. I’m carrying the Dark Stone, and you’re carrying the Light Stone.”
I lifted my eyebrows “So you’re carrying the Dark Stone? That’s odd… How could we be dreaming about the poke’mon resurrected from each other’s Stones?” ”And how did you know I was carrying the Light Stone?” She looked confused “I dunno, some kind of weird… I just… I dunno… I’ve needed a flyer for some time, and I just dreamed about the flyer to end all flyers! Seriously, can you imagine riding around on the back of that thing?!” She got a glint of excitement in her eye. I smiled, and shook my head “no, that’s ridiculous. Why would such a special poke’mon let us RIDE it?” She got a defiant look on her face “Well, they’ve got to acknowledge us as heroes at some point, how is a hero supposed to get around?” I shrugged (Using my entire arms to do so.) “I dunno, but.. “ I glanced up at the faint figure of the Poke’mon League in the distance. “They’ve better acknowledge us soon.”
“I agree, things are getting really serious.” Katie glanced at her poke’mon, like she was examining them. I followed her gaze. “I hope they can handle it.” I murmured softly. I then walked over to Kristoph, and put my hand on his slim neck. He looked up at me, looking impatient, and slightly excited. “Welp, do you wanna continue training these guys?” I gestured to my team as I spoke “I might as well get some food, and I…We… Should meet N at the League soon… You are going to the League, right? And not just to become the Champion?” I shook myself. “If you’re okay with it, I’m gonna go get that food now… I’ll let you handle the…Kids… While I’m gone.” And I made my way to the route gate, to go back into Opelucid for some food for the Poke’mon.
When I returned, Katie was gone. And so were her poke’mon. The fire had been put out, the rest of my poke’mon were awake, and Shalom was training with Twitchy. I walked up to them “hey, where did Katie go?” I asked Twitchy. He looked up at me “I dunno. She just left. She helped Kristoph and Tufty finish their training… Though Tufty gave her quite the fight for some reason… Anyway, only Shalom is left.” I nodded “Okay, thanks.” And I helped Shalom finish her training. When all my Poke’mon were done training, everyone was level 65. I took a deep breath. “Right… Time for the Poke’mon League!”
And after healing, I made my way through the rest of Route 10, that I hadn’t explored yet. Suddenly I felt someone grab my shoulder, and pull me towards them, I was about to gasp, when I heard Cheren call my name. I whipped around. It was Cheren who had grabbed my shoulder. Bianca walking up behind him. He had an honest look of concern on his face. Bianca piped up “I heard from Professor Juniper and Drayden that you’re heading for the Poke’mon League, right?” I nodded. “Yeah, I’m ready now.” Cheren let go of my shoulder, took a step back, and closed his eyes “Since it’s Alder, since it’s the Champion, I think it will be alright.” I looked sympathetically at him ”I dunno if he really has faith in Alder. He seems to worried right now for that to be the case.”
He looked slightly more determined. “Worst-case scenario, you’ll be fighting Team Plasma’s boss, N.” “Yeah. I’m actually expecting that.” He frowned at me “I need to know if you can handle it.” And he sent out his Poke’mon. I sent out mine, and the battle begun. He was easily defeated, mostly by Shalom. He smiled, and looked relieved as he returned his last poke’mon to its poke’ball. “Yep, you’re something else. And I mean that sincerely.” He walked up, and healed my poke’mon. He sighed “Right now, there is no way I can compete with you, Sarah. If there is anything I can help you with in the battle with N, just say so.” Bianca looked at a little item in her hands. “Sarah, there isn’t much I can do to help, but I want to give you these.” And she walked up to me, and gave me some Max Revives ”Great.. Thanks… Useful..” “Thanks, Bianca.” I murmured out loud.
Bianca looked between Cheren and I. “Still, it’s kinda funny… We’re all so different.” Cheren looked at her confusedly. “Funny? At a time like this?” She nudged him playfully “Come’on, Cheren. Could you smile, just for once?” I couldn’t help but get a big grin, as I watched the two of them interact. Bianca shook her head, still playfully “Being so serious all the time isn’t gonna change anything. You know, sense we’ve met our Poke’mon, and traveled the same roads together, allot has happened. We’ve all changed allot.” I nodded “I know.” She smiled at me “We found out that the things we want to do, and the things we can do are different for each of us, right? That’s what made our journey so worth it.” I nodded, a flush of selfish pride rushing through me.
She smiled giddily “Somehow, this makes me all happy!” Cheren watched her intently “So that’s what you mean.” He murmured half to himself “You’re right that we’re all different, and we should do the things that we can do.” He turned to me “There are as many Truths and Ideals out there as there are People and Poke’mon. The most important thing is that we help each other out. That’s why People and Poke’mon are always by each other’s side.”
He looked down, slightly embarrassed looking “That’s what I’ve come to think lately.” He looked up at me with a defiant expression “Sarah! If anything happens to you, or Alder, I will do everything I can to help you.” He looked away “That’s why I have to keep training, and becoming stronger. Just… Don’t be reckless, ok?” I nodded “I won’t. I promise.” He nodded, and walked off. Bianca watched him go, and whispered quietly “he’s gone…” She turned to me “I wish I could be of more help, or say something inspiring, you know… Well, best foot forward!” And she left. I took a deep breath, and made my way to the Badge Check Gates. There were huge, golden doors, with the symbol of their respective badge on them, and each path to each gate representing the badge I needed to open the most recent gates. But first, I passed under a stone entrance way that looked like unbroken ruins. I made my way to the doors. A man in a black suit stopped me “HALT! The Unqualified may not pass.” (All 8 men would say this, so I’m not gonna write it out more than this once) I stopped. “Whuu..?”
“The key to open this gate is the Trio Badge.” I showed him my Trio Badge, gotten for me with Zander by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Trio Badge, challenge all that you face.”
The man at Gate 2: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Basic Badge!” I showed him my Basic Badge, gotten for me with Ginger, and Twitchy by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Basic Badge! Show the knowledge that you’ve obtained!”
The man at Gate 3: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Insect Badge!” I showed him my Basic Badge, gotten for me with Ginger by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Insect Badge! Fight valiantly like an Insect!” (I looked at him weirdly here)
The man at Gate 4: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Bolt Badge!” I showed him my Bolt Badge, gotten for me with Twitchy, and Mistique by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Bolt Badge! Unfurl a shocking battle!”
The man at Gate 5: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Quake Badge!” I showed him my Quake Badge, gotten for me with Samurai, and Tufty by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Quake Badge! Make your foes’ hearts tremble!”
The man at Gate 6: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Jet Badge!” I showed him my Jet Badge, gotten for me with Twitchy, and Mistique by my side.
The doors opened “Oh holder of the Jet Badge! Blast ahead with tremendous force!” (The path between this gate and the next was terrifying, as I was walking on invisible geysers of air!)
The man at Gate 7: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Freeze Badge!” I showed him my Freeze Badge, gotten for me with Samurai by my side.
“Oh holder of the Freeze Badge! Show the sharp edge of an icicle!”
The man at Gate 8: “Halt! The key to open this gate is the Legend Badge!” I showed him my Legend Badge, gotten for me with Mistique (RIP) Shalom, Twitchy, and Tufty by my side.
“Oh holder of the Legend Badge! Pass through Victory Road beyond here, to the Poke’mon League! Prove that you too, can be a legend!” I nodded, and went past.
Victory Road was like a rocky hillside, without the grass, or trees. I made my way in short sections of cave, and slipped down steep rockslides to reach lower levels. I didn't face too many problems here, and I made it to the Poke’mon League safely. Now, was the Elite Four…
- Chapter 25; "Marchin' through Marshal":
- I approached the entrance. I saw a familiar figure “Hey! So this is where you ran off to. Hi Katie!” She turned to me “Oh hey! So you’re ready to go in, and face N?” I nodded “Really ready!” My poke’mon greeted hers. “Well which one are you going to face first?” I shrugged “I dunno yet. Who are you facing?” She smiled “I’m going to start with Caitlynn, and knock off the hard ones while my guys are still doing well.” She looked at her poke’mon. “Good idea. But I wanna ease into this. So I’ll face whoever I can handle first.” “Marshal might be a good place to start. I’ll see you after we’re done with Caitlynn.” I nodded, and she ran off into the building. I followed her more slowly.
After I bought some items, (Mostly full restores, and ultra-balls) I made my way to a small room with four staircases leading up. A man stopped me. “Hey, you know you’ll be trapped, with no way out, right? Unless your defeated?” I nodded ”Though I hope I’m not defeated” gave one quick nod of acknowledgement “Ok, then you may proceed.” And he let me into the room. The door locked behind me.
I looked around, and I looked up just in time to see Katie disappear up one of the stairs. I approached the statue in the middle of the room. It had a sign on it. It was slightly in riddle, but I made it out to say that the Ghost Elite Four member was up the stairs in the bottom left. The Dark Elite Four was up the stairs in the upper right, the Fighting Elite Four was up the stairs in the bottom left, and the Psychic was up the stairs in the upper left. I thought about it for a minute… “Fighting is the one I could handle most easily… I’ll go there.” And I made my way up the staircase in the bottom left.
I looked like an engineering room, with a metal platform that carried you on rails up a large pillar in the center in the room. I stepped on the platform. It locked behind me, and carried me up the rails. “Wooaah!!” I gasped and stumbled away a little at the sudden motion. A small gate infront of me on the platform opened as I reached the top and slowly walked off. Marshal stood before me, in all his musky glory. He wore dark yellow sweat pants that were ten sizes too big for him, and a white t-shirt with the sleeves cut off. He adjusted the belt that held his pants on.
“Greetings, challenger. My name is Marshal. In order to master the art of fighting, I’m training under my mentor, Alder. My mentor sees your potential as a Trainer, and is taking an interest in you. It is my intention to test you—to take you to the limits of your strength. Kiai!” and he sent out his Sawk. I sent out Sandy. “SANDY! PSYBEAM!” Sandy started building up Dream Mist. Suddenly Shalom released herself from her poke’ball. “Hey, Sarah, can I watch?” I nodded “Sure! Go right ahead.” And she stood next to me. I looked back up at Sandy just in time to see his Psybeam hit, and OHKO the Sawk…. Who stood up and rubbed his stomach ”Sturdy.. I expected as much.” “Sandy! AGAIN!”
This time the Sawk went down. Then he sent out his Thro. And easy K.O for Sandy, and his Psychic moves. Not that did didn’t take tones of damage from the rock moves thrown at him, but he was hanging in there. Suddenly I heard a familiar call… But it was slightly different… “Shalom, did you say something?” She shook her head “No, I don’t think so.” Suddenly I saw what caused the noise “Mieeeeaanshaoouuu!” My eyes grew wide “A Mienshao…” Shalom gasped. “L..Lu..” She charged forward, and wrapped her arms around the male Mienshao infront of her. “LUKAS!” The Mienshao gasped “Shalom?! Is that you?!”
I saw her sides heave in tears as she leaned on… Lukas’s shoulder. “Oh brother, I missed you!” He lowered his head, and rested it on her shoulder. “My dear sis… I am so glad to see you again…” I glanced at Sandy, then back at Shalom, and Lukas—who was apparently her brother—as they tightly hugged each other. I sighed feeling my heart ache for Shalom, as I forced the words. “Shalom, you need to return.” She made a soft gasp, and looked up at me. “Wh..Wha..?” I closed my eyes. “I’m so very sorry… But N needs to be defeated. And the only way we can defeat N, is—“ Shalom finished my sentence “—if we defeat all of the Elite Four’s, including Marshal’s Poke’mon.” Sandy whimpered. “I’ll try not to kill him.”
I could see Shalom pondering her options. Lukas looked at her, nervously, and yet expectantly. “…Trust your Trainer, Shalom. Always.” He whispered in her ear. I saw a tear streak down her face as she looked up at her older brother. I could see the bond between them, as strongly as if it were really visible. The pain in both of their eyes at the realization of what Shalom had to do. Lukas gently moved her hands off his shoulders. She looked down, and slowly made her way over to me. Marshal seemed very confused at the ordeal, not understanding what Lukas and Shalom were saying. She stood next to me, and leaned on me.
Sandy didn’t need me to tell him what to do. He took a deep breath. Lukas took a stance, putting his arm in front of his neck squinting his eyes slightly, making the rounded markings above them move. “..Psybeam.” A beam of what looked like light shot out of Sandy’s mouth, and slammed into the Mienshao’s arm, but a Psychic attack is not one you can block. Lukas screeched. Shalom winced. Lukas fell to his knees. “Shalom.” She seemed to be jolted out of a terrified trance. Her ears laid back, she looked up at her brother, her eyes wide and childish. Lukas groaned, and held his stomach in one hand “I’m sorry… I… Couldn’t come back…For you…” And he collapsed.
Shalom burst into tears. I reached over and held her close to me. Sandy groaned “I… I tried not to kill him! I…Don’t think…” I lifted my hand to shush him. “Shalom, are you alright?” She looked at me, she looked smaller, and more vulnerable than I’ve ever seen her. “Y…Yeah… I..I should be fine.” I nodded. “Okay, then, one more to go.” And I turned around to face my opponent as he screeched. A tall, muscular, powerful Conkledurr slammed his pillars to the ground. “Right! Sandy! Let’s do this!” Shandy Charged forward, and slammed into him with a Zen Headbut. It did okay damage, but not as much as I was hoping. “Okay, Psybeam!” Sandy opened his mouth and yawned, and waves of energy pulsed from his mouth, and slammed into the Conkledurr. It collapsed to the ground, defeated. I smiled. “Good job, Sandy.” Marshal groaned, returning his Conkledurr to its poke’ball. “There is no strongest Poke’mon, or sole best combination… That’s why it’s difficult to keep winning. However, I think a heart that desires strength and strives to grow is a precious ideal. That’s why I respect you—because you have these things.” We had defeated the first of four Elite Four members.
- Chapter 26; "Cryin' at Caitlin, for Feelin' the Thunder":
- I stepped onto a teleport pad next to Marshall, and it took me back to the main room with all the stairs. I noticed Katie coming out of Caitlin’s room. “Hey! How’d you do?” She smiled “We made it. It was a breeze.” Tanis’s eyes shown “WITH SPRINKLES AND EVERYTHING!” I chuckled “Good! Who are you doing next?” She sat down, and released her poke’mon, giving each of them medical care. I sat down next to her, and released my poke’mon as well, I started giving them hyper potions too. “So, who are you doing next?” I repeated.
She glanced at me “I’m going to see Grimsly next.” And she stood up “I’ve gotta go quick. See ya later!” And she trotted up the stairs I finished healing my poke’mon, and made my way to Caitlin. As I entered her room, I looked around. It looked like a night sky, with shooting stars, and a beautiful dark-blue scenery. In the middle was a cream colored pillar tall and wide, leading into the sky. I couldn’t see what was on top. I approached the edge of the platform I was standing on. It was the same color and design as the pillar.
Suddenly a bubble carried me up, it lifted me through the night sky, and made its way up to the top of the pillar, where it dropped me. I landed on my hands and knees. I stood up slowly, and looked around. In front of me on the tall pillar, was what looked like it could be a bed, one of those beds with the thick light-blocking sheets around it. I took a step closer. “Hello?” I heard a soft mumble from behind the curtains. They slowly opened. A girl was sitting up in the bed. She had really long, flowing blond hair, a pink nightcap and gown on, and looked really sleepy. She got out of bed, and slowly approached me.
She scowled. “Who are you? How impudent are you to disturb my sleep?!” I stammered “Uh… Uh… I’m a challenger… I..N-n-need to fight you!” She huffed. “You appear to possess a combination of strength and kindness. Very well. Make your best effort not to bore me with a yawn-inducing battle, clear?” I scowled ”How can she be so cocky right after Katie destroyed her? Huh… Well, I’ll take her down a notch.” And we sent out our poke’mon. I sent out Shalom, she sent out Reuniclus.
Shalom scowled. “Drain Punch.” I ordered. Shalom charged forward, and slammed into the Reuniclus with a strong fist. It screeched, and flew backwards a step. Then it scowled, and flew forward. It grabbed Shalom’s head before she could dodge, and stared into her eyes. Suddenly she started screaming. She squirmed wildly. “GYAAAHH!! HELP HELP HELP HELP! Help.. He…lp…” And she stopped moving, and lay limp in the Reuniclus’s hands. It let her go. I ran forward, and grabbed her “Shalom! Are you ok? How did… GAH! I’M SO STUPID!” I slammed my forehead with my free hand. “Fighting is WEAK to Psychic! Not STRONG against it!” Shalom looked at me, anger clear in her dull eyes. She slowly sat up.
“Are you OK?” I asked. She nodded. “I think so… Man… That was a nightmare.” I nodded “I’m glad you’re ok.” She stood up next to me. I got to my feet as well. “Ok, Super effective, super effective… AH! Dark Type! Twitchy, you’re up.” Deep in my heart, after the attack Shalom had took, I was starting to get a bad feeling this wouldn’t end well. I was becoming nervous.
Twitchy was released from his Poke’ball, and he landed gracefully on his feet. “Crunch! Go!” And he charged forward. Suddenly Caitlin smiled. Reuniclus put its hands together, and slowly pulled them apart. A red and white ball spun between the hands. The Reuniclus tossed it at Twitchy. I gasped. Twitchy closed his eyes. He was mid leap, he couldn’t dodge. He took a direct attack. He screamed, and slammed into me. I flew backwards. Almost falling off our battle platform. Twitchy was limp in my arms “TWITCHY!” I scowled at the Reuniclus ”That was Focus Blast! Cheater!” Twitchy slowly stood up. He looked very dazed, and weak.
I returned him to his poke’ball. I was starting to panic now. I groaned anxiously, and breathed quickly, and loudly as I thumbed through my poke’mon. No one else had anything for Psychic types… Except Sandy. I tossed him out “USE SHADOW BALL!” Both Poke’mon (Sandy, and Reuniclus) started to form Shadow Balls. And they tossed them at the same time. They collided. (Sandy’s Shadow Ball was slower, so they collided closer to him) And it caused a huge explosion. I barely managed to keep my balance. Sandy and Reuniclus were thrown away from the blast sight. Sandy slowly got up, and started floating again. He looked quite a bit more beat up then the Reuniclus. “How..?” I asked anxiously.
“Your Poke’mon took the brunt of the attack.” Caitlin explained smugly “Of course it’s more hurt.” I glanced at Sandy. He was panting. And he looked barely conscious… All three of my poke’mon currently on the battle field looked pretty bad. Shalom and Twitchy were leaning against each other. Both exhausted. And it looked like Sandy was having trouble staying in the air. My panic grew only stronger. “SAMURAI!!!” I cried, tossing my trusted Samurrot’s poke’ball to the ground. ”No..”
Suddenly, Kristoph released himself from his poke’ball, and caught Samurai’s poke’ball before the large dog-like creature could be released Samurai released himself anyway, and looked confusedly at Kristoph. We both did. “Kristoph, why?” I said softly. He looked at me. He looked nervous, determined, and… Heartbroken? He looked like he was about to cry.
“Sarah… Look at our team.” He whispered. I glanced at them. Most of them where very hurt, and Samurai having no super effective moves. “I have to show you how much danger you’re in!” He said louder. My eyes grew wide “I already know! I’m not doing so well in this battle!” He scowled “You sent out SAMURAI, against her REUNICLUS! No, you don’t know.” I tilted my head ”What do you mean?” I asked mentally. He turned back to the Reuniclus. “The only thing I regret… Is not fulfilling my vow to you… The one I made when I joined you… Right before I evolved? ‘I will protect you. To the very end, I will see you through this and I will protect you, Sarah.’” He closed his eyes. I was growing scared. “Have me use Fly.” He said softly.
I thought about it. Yeah, Fly might be our only chance of taking this Reuniclus down safely. “Go ahead.” I said. He took off into the air. I looked down. Pondering what Kristoph had said. I didn’t notice the tear fall from his eye. I didn’t notice the smiles that spread across Reuniclus, and Caitlin’s faces…. I didn’t notice… The Thunder…
Suddenly Lightning shot down and struck right at my feet. I gasped, and jerked my gaze up, my eyes wide in terror I saw the sky blackened with dark rain clouds, a huge lightning bolt suddenly illuminated my Swanna’s figure. Kristoph screamed . Sparks flew from his body. He collapsed .
“KRISTOOOOOPH!!!” I cried in a panic. I ran forward, and caught his limp body. Falling to my knees at the sudden weight. “NO! NO NO NO NO NO!!! KRISTOPH! NO!!” My face fell to his chest. “I am so sorry…” I whispered. My poke’mon ran over. Shalom, Twitchy, and Sandy crouched around him. Samurai stood back, staring wide eyed.
Kristoph was dead.
I lifted my head again. Sobbing hysterically. This was the final straw. I’d lost all sanity. I was going into total melt down. ”How on earth are we gonna win?! I’m gonna lose everybody! I wanna forfeit! We still have her entire team left! We still have three members of the ELITE FOUR left! WE STILL HAVE TO FACE N! AND GHETSIS!!! WHAT AM I GONNA DO??!!!!”
Just then, the teleport pad next to Caitlin’s bed whirred into life, and Katie appeared on it. She ran over and crouched by me. “Oh gosh! Kristoph!” She murmured. I glanced at her “Wh…What… What am… I gonna do?” I said in a soft, panicked tone. “Calm down, send out Samurai he can take ‘em.” Samurai glanced at her, wide eyed. “H..He.. Kristoph… Did this… For me… To protect… Me…?” His look suddenly changed from fear and shock, to cocky determination “WELL LET’S DO THIS THEN! I WILL FULFILL HIS VOW, AND PROTECT YOU SARAH!” He whipped around “Surf…” I said weakly, though given slight courage at his words. He reared up, a wall of water fallowing his paws, and he slammed down, sending a huge wave crashing into the Reuniclus.
It went down. I gasped, taking a breath for what felt like forever, though I was still terrified.
Caitlin scoffed, and sent out her Gothitelle “This’ll deal with your Samurott” She growled. I healed Twitchy, and sent him into battle against the Gothitelle. With him, and everyone else ‘s help, we managed to take down all her poke’mon. Katie turned out to actually be instrumental in helping me, because she knew our opponent’s move set, she could help me determine who wasn’t weak to any of the moves Caitlin’s poke’mon had.
As her Bronzong went down, Caitlin sighed “As a Trainer, you are both excellent and elegant. Your poke’mon have class.” She nodded “I am very pleased to have battled you.” I heaved an exhausted sigh. I returned Twitchy to his poke’ball, and gently picked up, Kristoph’s body, Katie helping me support him, and we exited via the Teleport Pad.
*Sorry I know what my notification said, but the chapter was getting long, and I felt I needed to end it quickly, so I had to cut out the other poke’mon in Caitlin’s team… I basically swept them with strategically chosen poke’mon. xD*
- Chapter 27; "Feelin' Grim with Grimsly":
(This chapter is so short. Sorry guys, the battle was short xD)
I leaned on Katie’s shoulder. My eyes wide, as I thought on what had just happened. I felt like you could hear my heart pounding a million times a minute. I looked at Kristoph in my arms. ”..Can I do this..?” I heard Katie whisper softly to me “Let’s save Ghost for last. That would mean you should do Dark.” I nodded as if I was barely paying attention. “Ok, then.” And leaving Kristoph’s limp body leaning against the staircase to the Psychic room, I dashed up the stairs to the Dark room.
It looked like a red-carpet room once again with a red pillar in the middle. I was carried up the red pillar by some sort of lifting mechanism Torches along the way lit my path. Terror built up inside me as I looked upon Grimsly. He seemed so confident in is black suit, and red tie. And his black slicked back hair. I cautiously approached him. He saw me, and slowly shook his head. “Man oh man… What is going on today?” I wiped my eyes, and shrugged silently “Challengers are coming one right after another.” He continued “Well, no matter. I am Grimsly of the Elite Four and I will fulfill my duty to be your opponent.”
He sent out his Scrafty, and I sent out Shalom. “Drain Punch!” I ordered. A hint of nervousness in my tone. She charged forward, and slammed her fist into the Scrafty. It was knocked out in one hit. Shalom smiled, and leaped back towards me. My eyes grew wide. A flash of relief and excitement burst through me. Quickly replaced with the fear (less of it but it was still there) as Grimsly sent out his next poke’mon. A Kroododile. “Shalom, your good for now. Samurai, you’re up!” The large muscular figure of my beloved Samurott appeared from his poke’ball. He reared. I used this to my advantage. “SURF!” He slammed the ground and a huge wave of water crashed into the Krookodile. Instantly fainting it. I left Samurai out for Grimsly’s next poke’mon, his Liepard. “Revenge!” It tried to use Nightslash, but Samurai was quicker, and slammed into the Liepard with his horn. Easily KOing it.
Then I returned Samurai, and sent out Shalom once more for his final poke’mon. Bisharp. “Drain Punch!” She charged forward, and slammed into it, KOing it easily. I was gaining my confidence back. Grimsly smiled “If somebody wins a battle, then, without doubt, someone else has lost the battle. That’s the way of battle. A real warrior doesn’t dash off in pursuit of the next victory, nor throw a fit when experiencing loss.” I felt myself blush as I realized I had over reacted to Kristoph’s death. Grimsly continued “A real warrior ponders the next battle.” I nodded smiling weakly.
Then I took the teleport pad back down to the main room, with one elite four member left…. Ghost.
- Chapter 28; "Shapin' up on Shauntal":
- I turned to Katie after we exited the teleport pad, “Only one left… Shauntal. Here we go!” And with Katie’s nod, we rushed together up the final stairs. Inside looked like a dark library at midnight, with rickety, broken stairs spiraling around the round bookcase to the top. A plume of blue fire spun around Katie and I, and carried us up to the top, and dropped us where I heard the clash of thunder above. In front of us was Shauntal. Who wore a black and violet dress, had short straight violet hair, and had a notepad and dark pen in hand. She adjusted her glasses and looked at me.
“’Eyes brimming with dark flame, this man rejected everything other than himself in order to bring about one singular justice…’” Her voice was deep and eerie. And she lowered her head, so the shine from her glasses blocked at least my view of her eyes. I could tell Katie felt me tense beside her. Shantel continued “that’s part of a novel I’m writing. I was inspired by the challenger who was just, and somehow I got a little sad… Excuse me, you’re a challenger, right? I’m the Elite Four’s Ghost-Type Poke’mon user, Shauntal, and I shall be your opponent!” She lifted her head proudly, and sent out her poke’mon. Our battle begun.
I had Twitchy in the front, with his move ‘Crunch’ he would be quite useful. Katie had Tanis. I smiled as I saw him.
Shauntal sent out Cofagrigus. Katie called “CRUNCH SPAM!” to Tanis who nodded at her and leapt forward. “You to, Twitchy!” I called, and Twitchy charged forward after Tanis. Katie started humming a song. A very familiar song. I smiled as I heard the ‘Ghost Busters’ theme. Hearing the song, (And soon singing along) made be begin to feel better. I even began to get excited, as with Tanis and Twitchy working together, Shauntal’s Cofagrigus went down easily. Tanis and Twitchy took the Cofagrigus’s Shadow Ball easily.
Next was Jellicent. I gasped. Twitchy leaped away from it, panting. He fell to one knee. “You can do this.” I said softly to him. At the same time, Katie and I called our Poke’mon back. Katie sent out Jade, and I sent out Tufty. Tufty came out, and instantly shot a Razor Leaf. Jade leaped forward and used Leaf Blade. The Jellicent screeched and floated backwards. Then it scowled at us, and shot an Ice Beam, hitting both Poke’mon. Tufty groaned, and lifted his arms to block his face. He shivered after the attack passed. “Come ON you guys!” Katie said determinedly between verses of the song Tufty and Jade once again attacked simultaneously
The Jellicent went down. I took a deep breath “whoo. Good.” Katie nodded at me Golurk was next. I called Tufty Back, and I pressed Katie into calling Jade back, then we sent out our water-types. Katie sent out Be’LAnna and I sent out Samurai. “SURF!” We said together. Both our Poke’mon used the attack at the same time, causing a HUGE wave that easily KOed the Golurk. Next was Chandelure. Katie and I looked at each other with a smile. “Samurai, Be’LAnna, Surf.” I said. Determinedly. Both poke’mon reared, and slammed the ground creating a huge wave. Samurai then reared again, making the wave even bigger. The Chandelure stood not a chance. But it quickly put out its own flames.
And it survived the attack. I stared wide eyed. “Seriously? Ok, Surf again, Samurai.” “You too, Be’LAnna.” Katie said, with an equal tone of surprise. And with these next two attacks from our water types, our opposing Fire Type went down. Shauntal’s eyes grew wide, as she collected her last fainted poke’mon “Wow. I’m dumbstruck. I know a lot of words, but right now, I can’t figure out how to say this. Perhaps, if the feeling I’m having now is put into words, it will be trapped there. So let me say this… My feeling is that you two are great Trainers!” Katie and I smiled at each other, turned to each other and high fived with both hands. “Now, onto N!” We rushed to the teleport pad, and ran out the other side. We leaped into the large teleport pad that had appeared in the middle of the room, and appeared on the other side.
We saw a huge clearing of sandy dusty ground ahead of us, and a large, wide flight of stairs at the other side of that clearing. We rushed together across the clearing and up the stairs. There we came to a small bride leading to a little platform. “Oh no… ALDER!” I called.
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Story Chapters 5
- Chapter 29; "The Beginning of the End":
- “WOAH…. Alder.” Alder was crouching, holding his stomach in front of N. Who had a rather insane look on his face, with Alder’s poke’mon laying around him. Three of which were dead. “N… Look at Alder… Wat have you done to him?” Katie whispered softly. He smiled “It’s OVER!” He clenched his fists. Smiling at his defeated opponent “Never again will Poke’mon be made to suffer, or be held captive by humans! It’s all thanks to my friend, Rezshikrom.” ”Rezshikrom? What kind of name is that?” “Who is... Rezshikrom? “ I asked agitatedly. N didn’t answer me, but continued talking with the severely wounded Alder. “You may have the title of Champion, but you can’t stop me with just a TITLE!” He laughed hysterically. “Your soft heart has left you WEAK!”
Tanis suddenly reached down, and grabbed Tribble beside him “OY! DON’T KNOCK SOFTIES. THEY’RE QUITE CUDDLY.” He squeezed her.
N lifted his hand to quiet us. “Years ago, you lost your Poke’mon, your partner, to sickness.” I gasped and took a step forward “Those are NOT strings to pull mister!” Katie covered her ears “STOP IT! STOP IT NOW!” N looked at us, but continued talking to Alder. “In order to forget the pain in your heart, you wandered Unova… Who KNOWS how long it’s been sense YOU’VE had to fight with your full strength? I actually kinda like that about you, though.” N said with a mocking laugh. He walked forward, got right down in Alder’s face, and grabbed his shirt. Alder groaned in pan, as N lifted him slightly. “As a Trainer who FAR outmatches the CHAMPION, I shall issue an order across Unova! TRAINERS OF THE WORLD! FREE YOUR POKE’MON!” Alder’s eyes grew wide, and with a hoarse voice he said “I beg you! Seperating people from Poke’mon! Do anything… But.. That!” I clenched my teeth and groaned “You can’t do that… Do you think you won’t be opposed? That you won’t have to face a world of trainers set on destroying you one day?! Your idea is STUPID!” Katie just lowered her head. I glanced at her. All her cheerful spirit seemed to have been drained in one instant.
N still proceeded to ignore us. “You and I both put our beliefs on the line, and fought with all our strength. And I won.” Alder opened his mouth, seemingly to speak, then N cut him off saying, “Do not say another word.”
N finally took notice of us, and turned to face us an angry, look masking his… Joyous heart. “I’ve been waiting.” He growled. “In the future I envisioned, you obtained a stone. And, indeed you have.” He approached us, and without showing any signs of social decency, reached and took both our stones from us. He examined them closely “These stones. Rezshikrom is responding to them.” I leaned towards my partner, and put my arm around her shoulder “It’s alright.” I whispered to Katie. “When did this happen?” She whispered with a cracked voice to N, who was scowling straight at her. “You were the most intelligent I’ve met in this universe.” She continued softly “Your mind was open to change, to wisdom, even to opposition. When did you so suddenly close it? This isn’t you!” N took a step back. Smiling at her “I only did this so you would think there was hope. That hope isn’t necessary now.” She looked away “Ok. Forgive me if I don’t believe you. Do your evil villain thing.” He turned away from us. “Stop.” He looked over his shoulder at us. His look of insanity returning “This is not a suitable place for the LEGENDARY DRAGONS!” He lifted his arms “FROM THE GROUND! RISE UP! THE CASTLE OF TEAM PLASMA! SURROUND THE POKE’MON LEAGUE!!!” The ground suddenly started shaking. It felt like an Earthquake stronger than any I’d ever felt before. I heard the sound of thunder crackling ahead. Suddenly what looked like a black slab burst through the wall. Headed straight for me “SARAH LOOK OUT!” I gasped, but was too slow to dodge. The sudden pain forced me into unconsciousness. Just before my sense of touch faded, I felt Katie grab my arm, and pull me away from whatever was hitting me.
”What has just appeared is Team Plasma’s Castle.” N said with a smile “The King’s words will resound from the heights to all below. You must come to the castle, as well. Everything will be decided there. Whether poke’mon will be liberated from people, or whether poke’mon and people will live together… We will see whose belief is stronger… And our result will change the world.” Katie’s eyes lit up “Sure.” N ascended the black stairs that had rendered me unconscious.
The next thing I knew, Katie was vigorously shaking my shoulders. I opened my eyes. My vision fuzzy for a moment or two before I could focus it. N was gone, Katie was looking… Excited and Cheren was crouched by Alder. Speaking to him, so that I couldn’t hear.“Oh gosh, are you OK?” Katie asked “Yeah.” I responded. Reaching for my hurting stomach. “What HAPPENED?” “Awesome. Perfect. Fantastic.” I tilted my head “Wh.. Why..?” She smiled “You’re ok, and N’s still questioning his beliefs.” I tried to stand up, but my legs were shaky, and I half fell again before leaning on Katie, who helped me to my feet and looking up at her. “The fact that he’s willing to rest the fate of his entire quest on this one battle tells me that there’s still a boatload of hope. The open minded creepy green-haired kid can still be saved! We’re comin’ for you bud!” took a step aside. Realizing I could support myself now, sense my head had come to sorts once more and watched as she took off up the stairs. “WAIT WHERE ARE YOU GOING!?” I dashed after her. She skidded to a halt at the top of the stairs, and turned around. Forcing me to stop midway up. “To battle N with my Dragon. Wanna join me?” I smiled “Of course! But… Where are we?” “look around.” I did as she told
I gasped, my eyes growing wide “um.. Katie… Behind you..” Behind us, standing on the dark blue tile floor, was the 7 sages… Well, 6 of them, anyway. “Oh.. Hey guys! How long have you been there?” She said slightly nervously. One with a red tunic stepped forward “Those in accord with fate are preserved, and those who rebel against fate parish.” One with a greyish tunic stepped forward. “When the Way is forgotten, duty and justice appear.” One with a dark blue-y grey tunic approached “One can lose the forest for the trees.” One with an olive green tunic stepped forward. “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, that is a second mistake.” One with a tan-brown tunic approached “Superior men understand what is right, Inferior men understand what will sell.” The final Sage, one in a purple tunic “There are not two suns in the sky, nor two sovereigns over the people.” I took a step back “We’re… Dead. This is it, it’s over, we’re dead… We can’t handle this!” “Calm down! I’ve met these guys before! All they can do is spout fortune cookie phrases. We can take ‘em easy!” “I’ve met them too!” I snapped. “And we HAVEN’T battled them! Who KNOWS how strong their poke’mon are! AND THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM!!” “Tanis, give her a slap?” I dodged the attack from the Krokodile’s tail. “Have you got it..” She was cut off by a lift of one of the sage’s hands. The approached and half surrounded us. Red tunic said “Well… If anything should happen to our king, it would be disastrous. It would ruin Ghetsis’s perfect plan!” ”Ghetsis’s plan?” :Our lord N will be disappointed, but the six of us shall defeat you here!”
“They know N is making a mistake they know he is putting their work on the line! They’re trying to stop it before it could happen!” Katie said. Trying to comfort me… Somehow I was still unnerved.
Suddenly a familiar voice said “Can ya manage that?” Clay appeared up the stairs, and stood in front of us. ”Still standin’, are ya, you girls?” The Sages backed away. Red Tunic said “You… You’re Driftveil’s…?!” Clay lifted his hand “Hrrmph! Ain’t just me!” “Really? I’d say the evil cowboy is enough.” Katie whispered, mostly to me. Suddenly all the gym leaders (Not including Cilan, Chili, and Cress) all stood in front of us. Blocking the sages from getting to us. Iris was the last to appear up the stairs.
Lenora spoke softly, “So sorry… Not only are we stronger than you, but there are a lot of us!” Blue-y Grey Tunic said “Accursed Gym leaders!” Katie took a confident pose “OOOH Darn right! With a title like that they’re SO intimidating! But seriously though, you’re going down.” “DOOOOOWWN!” Tanis happily added.
Elsa added “Ignoring Team Plasma… That would be a terrible thing for us Gym Leaders to do.” Burgh said “Bianca asked us to come, too.” Brycen lowered his head, but said nothing. Skyla looked at him “I’m fine! Don’t worry!” Iris looked at her, smiling “No need to worry!” Drayden reached his hand behind him “Holders of the stones, pleace proceed!” “COME’ON!” I shouted. Grabbing Katie’s arm. “LET’S GET OUTTA HERE!” I turned and dashed out the door on the side of the room.
“OYY! YOU DON’T HAVE TO DRAG ME!” I let go of her arm, and stumbled a few steps forward before stopping myself “Sorry.. But we need to hurry.
We entered a long hall way with pillars marking multiply doors. Behind one of them was two team plasma grunts. The female approached me. “Your poke’mon..” She said reaching her hand in my bag, and grabbing Kristoph’s Poke’ball. “..It’s dead, isn’t it?” I lowered my head, then nodded “Here, Let us bury him for you.” I looked up at her. “Seriously?” “Yes.” They made a very quick and quaint burial for Kristoph. I didn’t choose a new team member, not yet. No one was pulled from the PC, because I didn’t wanna risk any other poke’mon.
After a bit of wandering these long and tedious halls for a few minutes, it was time to get back on mission.
- Chapter 30; "Confronting N":
- As we were walking along, Katie and I, we heard a voice saying “… Come” we walked forward a few more steps, then I heard a sound behind me and whipped around.. “WOAH!” I said wide eyed. A member of the shadow triad was right behind me. “That’s… Impressive.” Katie smiled “Oh hey ninjas. Are you stalking her too?” “Yeah.” I answered. “It’s actually kinda flattering.” She looked at me “Isn’t it though? Your own personal ninjas!” The shadow triad member lifted his hand to silence us. “In this castle, you may rest your poke’mon, and access your PC.” “I know.” I said softly. He lifted his hand once more. “Fear not.” He gestured in a large archway we were standing infront of. “In there is where you can recover. When you’re finished, it is our lord N’s wish that you be moved to the innermost part of this castle.” I nodded and with a slightly surprised look said “Thanks for the.. Um.. Information.” He nodded, and disappeared into the shadows.
I watched Katie disappear into the room to heal, and waited for her. I had already been there to bury Krsitoph, and so my poke’mon were already in top condition. When Katie returned, we moved on along the long hallway, and turned a corner to ascend some stairs, when we were stopped again. Katie didn’t see the sudden ninja appearance, and slammed right into him. Pulling herself away, she said “hai again ninja!” He didn’t respond directly to her, but said something else. “A battle between you and our lord N will reveal whether our lord N is an ideal hero. It will also reveal how you two feel about protecting the current world, where people live with Poke’mon.” he then disappeared, I grabbed at Katie’s wrist and said “come’on! Let’s go!” Turning and dashing up the stairs. “OYY don’t let me trip!” She called as I tugged her along.
Something caught Katie’s eye about a room at the top of the stairs. I let go of her arm, and followed her into it. It looked like a child’s bedroom. Filled with toys, and building blocks. With a sky wall paper, and grassy carpet. Katie’s poke’mon B’Elanna popped out of her poke’ball, and looked around. Making soft croaking noises as she did so. “Buuaaaaaaa…..” Katie looked at her eyes wide “Oh my gosh. Her brother was here. She’s been looking for him.” I looked at B’Elanna and watched her as she dashed toward an empty fishtank. It had shed skin folded up neatly on the bottom of the tank. “Brrraaeeeeeh.” She murmured.
Luaxanna came out. “Oh my. She said her brother always did that when he shed his skin. He’d leave it folded up like that.” B’Elanna turned around with a new determination on her face. “BRRAAAAAPPP!” and she rushed out of the room. “B’Elanna! Wait!” I called after her. Not sure she should leave her trainer in such a dangerous place. “Sure, forget that this is a huge hint into N’s psyche and to how to get through to him. We’ve got a FROG to save!” I looked at her. ”seriously?!” She looked around, grabbed a basketball from the floor, and dashed out after B’Elanna. I dashed out after her. We rushed along the hallways, and up flights of stairs until we entered a HUGE arch way, with a statue of a bird on either side of the door. I skidded to a halt in front of it. “I think we’re here!” I said to Katie. Forcing myself to hide my anxiety and enthusiasm.
I after gesturing to Katie to follow, dashed towards the entrance. Suddenly I felt a hand shove me backwards. I stumbled a bit, but regained my balance. Ghetsis appeared from inside the archway. “Welcome, holders of the Dragon Stones.” He said. Quite cheerily. “The castle that appeared as if it were enveloping the poke’mon league is a symbol. It means Unova will change.” I huffed “I will prevent that change. With Katie’s help” I felt Samurai’s poke’ball wiggle in its place. I put my hand on it to steady it.
“The king of the castle is the strongest Trainer in the world.” “And a trainer WE’LL defeat!” I snapped once again. Ghetsis ignored me “He is accompanied by the legendary Poke’mon. He has defeated the Champion. Added to all that, his heart burns with the desire to improve the world.” “I don’t think improve is the right word.” I mumbled softly. Mostly to Katie. Katie scowled “Look, your evil. We get it, now can you step aside so we can face N already?” I smiled, agreeing with her remark. Ghetsis tilted his head ignoring us “If that’s not what makes N a hero, what more do you need?” “A good, pure heart!” I retorted Katie just pushed her way past Ghetsis, and made her way inside. I moved to follow, but Ghetsis blocked me. “Now that the stage is set, we can seize people’s minds and hearts.
We can bring into being the world that I—no, that Team Plasma—desires more easily than you can imagine!” He lifted his hands proudly. One of them carrying his staff of sorts. He seemed quite passionate as he continued “We and ONLY we will use Poke’mon, and WE shall rule the powerless populace!” I took a step back. Scowling “Let me prove to you your wrong. Poke’mon bring nothing but good to this world. Why take that away from all the people who love and cherish their poke’mon?! You don’t know the love a trainer has for their poke’mon, even though you might be a trainer yourself. So, you’ll never understand. I’ll show you by defeating your precious king N! He is INSANE! If you wanted a leader you should have chosen someone with a little more responsibility.”
Ghetsis smiled at me “I’ve been waiting so long for this! I’ve kept my silence so no one could piece together what I planned. Now, those PAINFUL days are at an END!!” He grabbed my shoulder “GO! ONWARD! Discover what it takes to be a HERO!” And he shoved me past him into the room beyond the archway.
I approached Katie, who was waiting for me, over a long platform of tile, and across a bridge over a pool of water, on a similar platform, sat N, in his red throne. He was looking down, all I could see was his eerie smile. It was time.
- Chapter 31; "We had it All Wrong":
- Without looking up, N said, in a deep tone, “What I desire is a world for poke’mon, and poke’mon ALONE. I will SEPARATE poke’mon with people, so poke’mon can regain their original power.” He got off his throne. And a pang of fear shot through my heart like a bullet. He speed walked towards us, though he stopped before get got very close. He had a look on his face that told me how serious he was about this. “N?” Katie whispered “Are you still going through with this? Are you still looking for the truth?” His eyes locked with hers, and a huge smile spread over his face. He started laughing. Quietly, at first, but it quickly grew louder. Then he shouted “IT’S TIME TO SETTLE THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!” I groaned, and Katie scoffed “Ok, yeah, somebody needs to smack him.” He pointed harshly at her to quiet her “MY DETERMINATION IS ABSOLUTE!” He growled frustratedly.
“I will prove the VALUE of my beliefs even if it means my Poke’mon friends get hurt!” I took a step back from him. He looked between us. “Since you’ve come this far, I believe you are equally determined.” He got a satisfied smile. “If that’s so, prove it to me. Show me the depth of your determination! Approach me.” I slowly walked forward. Katie followed me at a slower pace, her head hanging. Soon, we had crossed the bridge, and walked on the tile of the other platform, covered in a blue rug. Soon, we stopped and stood still. N walked the rest of the way, until he stood right in front of us.
He turned away. “You all came all this way to battle me… But..” He suddenly froze, and looked at us. His eyes wide “your precious dragons Reshiram, and Zekrom are not… Responding..” I gasped, and reached for my light stone. It in fact, was still as dead as it was before. He looked between us. “You haven’t been recognized as the heroes, have you?” He got a huge smile. “How DISSAPOINTING!” He laughed “I actually kinda liked you a little.” He rested his chin on his hand. “Through our many battles, I got the feeling that you two might be Trainers who truly care for poke’mon!” He shook his head. Clicking his tongue. “But I was kidding myself… The idea of Trainers getting to know each other through battles is REDICULOUS!” He sighed. “You have two options. Challenge me to a fight you can’t win, or leave this place and watch the birth of a new world where Poke’mon are free of PEOPLE!”
“Rezshikrom! COME TO ME!!” I squinted my eyes ”Rezshikrom? What is that?” Suddenly N took two stones out of his pockets, they were the… Stones of the Legendary dragons?! How did he get those!?! Suddenly he shoved them together. They started sparking, and spinning. N groaned as he strained to hold them together. “The…Two…Legendary Dragons… Used to be… One…Poke’mon!...I…Will bring it back..To.. it’s original…form!!!” Suddenly the two stones burst apart. And a white glow enveloped them. I heard a strange, broken cry come from the glow, and suddenly standing in front of N, was a huge, dragon creature.
It seemed to be a patchwork job of the two dragons I knew. It had three ribbons protruding from the back of its head, deep green eyes, one wing Reshiram’s, the other Zekrom’s, same with the arms, the body of Zekrom with fluffy Reshiram patches on its body, and finally, a white ribbony Reshiram tail with black spiked Zekrom bands binding it together. Despite its majesty, it still looked…wrong, somehow. Incomplete, like something was missing.
I looked desperately at my Light Stone. Katie was shaking the Dark Stone. “COME’ON! I KNOW I DIDN’T DREAM ABOUT YOU OR ANYTHING BUT…” N interrupted her. “You two… You’re no heroes, ARE you?! REZSHIKROM! GET THEM!” Suddenly The monstrous beast leaped forward, and with a flap of its wings, and a swipe of his tail, I suddenly felt pain in my gut. I could feel the ground slipping under my feet suddenly I felt myself falling. I began to scream. I heard Katie next to me scream as well. We had fallen off the bridge!
…….
When I awoke. I was among the rubble of the end of Victory Road. I felt the legendary dragon stone next to me, so I grabbed it, and stuffed it quickly in my bag, and sat up. I looked up. ”I fell a long way. How did I survive? And where’s Katie?” I stood on my feet, and started walking around. Suddenly I felt something burning my hip. I screeched, and pulled a red hot object out of my bag. “The DARK STONE?!” I gasped. Suddenly the Dark Stone burst. Revealing Zekrom. It roared loudly. I gasped and looked up at it. My eyes wide with wonder. “So… You chose me?” Zekrom made a soft snort. I ran towards it, and hopped up on its back. (Using its wing) I looked up at the sound of a loud call. I saw Reshiram flying overhead Katie on it’s back. “Sarah!” She called. “Come on!” I smiled. “Come on, Zekrom! Let’s go!” An the black dragon that I was riding took to the air.
Katie and I flew up towards the bridge, and landed. One of us on either side of N. He looked between us wildly then he seemed to calm down. He approach me, then Katie. “Hold on.” He murmured to me. “Your poke’mon are hurt. There’s no TRIUMPH to be gained by battling a weakened opponent.” He then sprayed all my poke’balls with a hyperpotion/ether mix. He did the same for Katie. Then he took a few steps back from us so we formed a triangle. He moved his hands and his eyes grew wild and crazy. “NOW I WILL CREATE THE FUTURE I DESIRE!!!” And we all sent out our poke’mon
First, we all sent out our dragons. And MAN was Rezshikrom a difficult opponent. It took the power, and full coordination and cooperation of both my Zekrom, and Katie’s Reshiram to defeat it. And in the process my Zekrom was defeated. But I wouldn’t let it die, right before it collapsed, I returned it to its pokeballs to be healed later. While I was doing this, Katie’s Reshiram finished off the Rezshikrom.
Next N sent out Vnilluxe. Katie and I promptly sent out B’Elanna and Shalom. Katie had B’Elanna use Surf, hoping it would do enough damage to defeat the Vanilluxe, and I had Shalom use Drain Punch. Together, the Vanilluxe stood no chance.
Next was Carracosta. I sent out Tufty, and Katie sent out Jade. We looked at each other’s poke’mon with wide eyes, then looked at each other and laughed. “Nice.” I whispered half to myself. “OK, TUFTY! ENERGY BALL!” Tufty quickly formed an Energy Ball. “JADE LEAF BLADE!” Katie called. Jade leaped forward, muttering random calculations to herself, and Tufty shot his bullet of grassy energy straight at the Carracosta, and it went down in one turn.
Archeops was after Carracosta. Katie sent out B’Elanna, and I sent out Samurai, and using a double surf, The Archeops was defeated after not much trouble, except that B’Elanna was a bit hurt by Archeops’s Rock Blast.
Up next was Klinklang. Katie kept B’Elanna out on the field, and I switched to Shalom. She charged forward with a Drain Punch the instant she was out of her poke’ball. B’Elanna promptly followed with a Ground Type move. The Klinglang flew up to avoid the ground type move, but ended up right in the firing line of Shalom’s Drain Punch. The Klinklang fell to the ground, and B’Elanna used Surf to finish it off.
Zoroark was next. I left Shalom out there, and Katie sent out Jade. For some reason this surprised me, but Katie was the Trainer, I decided to see what she could do. “Shalom! Drain Punch!” Shalom charged forward and Drain Punched the Zoroark. Katie called “Jade! X Scissor!” Jade crossed her arms, and once again making calculations, attacked the Zoroark. It shoved Jade back. Jade slammed into the ground, and tumbled back a bit before standing up once more. “Shalom! Aura Sphere!” Shalom took a deep breath, and a little blue ball formed near her mouth. When it was big enough, she let out a sharp exhale. Shooting the deadly blue ball straight at the Zoroark. It fainted.
N’s eyes grew wide. “Rezshikrom and I were defeated…”
- Chapter 32; "The True Face of Evil":
- Katie walked over, and stood next to me once again. N faced us.
He closed his eyes. “Your truths… Your feelings… They were stronger than mine, it seems… He approached us, and wrapped his arms around our shoulders, in something one might classify as a hug. “Reshiram and Zekrom.. Each of them choosing a different hero… Is that even possible?” He let go of us, and took a step back. I still felt my muscles tense from what had just happened
He looked between us “Two heroes living at the same time. One that pursues truth, and one that pursues ideals.” He began to look confused and bewildered “Could... Could they both be right?” He put his hand on his forehead “I don’t know. It’s not by rejecting different ideas, but by accepting different ideas that the world creates a chemical reaction. This is truly the formula for changing the world. He turned away from Katie and I.
Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. Looking over my shoulder, I saw Ghetsis. I felt my heart leap. What was he doing here?! He scowled as he walked over to the green-haired boy. N looked freaked the instant his and Ghetsis’s gazes met. “After ALL THAT do you think your STILL worthy of sharing the name Harmonia with me?!” Ghetsis shouted. Katie opened her mouth to protest, but Ghetsis interrupted her. “YOU GOOD-FOR-NOTHING BOY!” He suddenly slapped N. Who winced, and looked down sorrowfully, like a stricken child.
Katie reached out her hand “HEY STOP!” I just groaned through gritted teeth. N seemed to have changed very suddenly after our battle. Ghetsis ignored Katie. Still standing and staring right into N’s face. N dared not meet Ghetsis’s gaze, and looked away from him. Towards us, but down at the floor. Ghetsis continued talking “To start with, I spurred N into pursuing Truths and Ideals. The reason we reawakened the legendary Poke’mon now was to give MY Team Plasma more power! Power to control the fearful masses! That at least was well done.” Looking at N’s face, I could see his heart was broken. And what I thought was a tear, fell from his eye. Ghetsis drew even closer. And I could tell N tensed, and very slightly leaned away from him
Ghetsis grabbed N’s shoulder, and whirled him around so that he faced him. “After saying you had to put your beliefs on the line and battle to see which one chosen by the legendary Poke’mon was the true hero…” He grabbed N’s shirt and shook him as he added “YOU LOST TO AN ORDINARY TRAINER! THERE IS SUCH A THING AS BEING TOO STUPID!” N exclaimed in frightened protest as Ghetsis continued to shake him. “Add it up, and you are NOTHING more than a warped, defective BOY!” Ghetsis threw N to the ground, and N’s single tear turned into a more steady stream, and I thought I could hear him sniffle. He seemed so small all of the sudden, so defenseless against this evil enemy now standing over him. “And you know NOTHING but Poke’mon…”
Katie ran over and grabbed Ghetsis’s sleeve “QUIT.IT.” I couldn’t see her face, but judging by Ghetsis’s, she was being anything but cheery right now. This finally got his attention. “Katie! Sarah! I never would have thought the legendary Poke’mon would choose Trainers like you! It caught me COMPLETELY off guard.” He smiled, and took a step away from us. “This doesn’t change my goal. My plans have NOT been disturbed! In order to rule this world utterly in order to manipulate the hearts of people who know nothing, I will have N be the king of Team Plasma…” He suddenly got a mockingly confused look on his face “But, for that to work…” He leaned close to Katie “you—since you know the truth—YOU MUST BE ELIMINATED!” N gasped and jumped to his feet. Suddenly I heard running footsteps behind me
Suddenly Cheren and Alder came rushing in, and stood in front of us. Cheren scowled “Rule the world?? Wasn’t Team Plasma’s goal to liberate Poke’mon??” Ghetsis smiled “That was just a convenient lie that I needed to create Team Plasma. Use your head. What’s to be gained from letting go of useful things like Poke’mon? Certainly, manipulating Poke’mon helps people expand their possibilities. That much, I can agree with. So it naturally follows that only I should be able to use Poke’mon!” Katie gave a serious nod “Well, I already knew you were evil, but, really?” Alder growled at Ghetsis “You FOOL! That’s a ridiculous idea!”
Ghetsis glanced dismissively at Alder “You can say whatever you want. A poke’mon even if it’s revered as a deity, is still just a Poke’mon.” Katie huffed “Well you got that right.” Ghetsis glared at her “Well, Katie, Sarah. So WHAT if they chose YOU? That doesn’t mean you’re a threat!” My eyes grew wide ”That’s not what she said…” He laughed heartily “COME ON! Now you’ll face ME in battle! I can’t wait to see the look on your face when you’ve lost ALL HOPE!” N groaned panicky, than ran towards us. “SARAH! KATIE!” He crouched by our poke’mon and working quickly, and often glancing at Ghetsis over his shoulder who was glaring agitatedly over him, as N... Actually healed our poke’mon! The instant he was done, Ghetsis shouted “I WON’T ALLOW ANYONE TO STOP ME! NO MATTER WHO DOES WHAT!” Then something much like a dark shadowy hand grabbed N around the waste, jerking him into the air, and tossing him against the wall. He seemed unconscious. I looked over at what had just grabbed him, and saw standing next to Ghetsis was a giant, strong looking, Cofagrigus. Our battle started.
Katie and I quickly sent out our super effective Poke’mon. Me sending out Twitchy, and Katie sending out Tal Shiar. “CRUNCH!” I called. Katie called for “NIGHT-WHOPPIN-SLASH!” She scowled at Katie’s anger, and went all out with her strong Night Slash. As Twitchy charged forward with Crunch, I observed Tal Shiar’s Night Slash, and remembered MIstique. My heart feeling heavy for a moment, I shook myself to regain my focus. Suddenly Twitchy screamed and collapsed to the ground. He was wrapped tightly in old looking bandages, and rolled around helplessly on the floor. I gasped. Tal Shiar then made a similarly alarmed sound, and fell to the ground, her arms wrapped in bandages, dulling her attack’s power. I scowled and I heard Katie whisper next to me “Darn.” “It’s OK!” I called to the Poke’mon. “You can still attack! Twitchy! Crunch again!” Twitchy forced himself to his feet, and ran forward biting the Cofagrigus. Who promptly pulled all its limbs into its coffin and fell to the ground. Ghetsis growled, and returned it to its poke’ball.
Next was Bouffalant. My eyes grew wide. I felt very intimidated by its presence. “SHALOM” I called. Katie sent out B’Elanna. “Shalom! Drain Punch!” Shalom bounced forward, and punched the Bouffalant. It reared, and then slammed into the ground, knocking it’s POWERFUL head right into Shalom’s stomach using Wild Charge. She screeched, and was thrown back. B’Elanna then rushed to Shalom’s defense. Punching Bouffalant’s head with her own Drain Punch. My eyes grew wide. “Seriously? How come her Drain Punch is stronger than mine?” Katie waved her hand to quiet me. “AGAIN! Don’t give it the chance to attack Shalom!” I ran forward, grabbed Shalom, and pulled her up onto my lap as B’Elanna punched the Bouffalant once more. I quickly sprayed her with a Hyper Potion. She recovered generally quickly. B’Elanna leaped back, dodging a powerful attack from Bouffalant. Shalom jumped to her feet, and raced forward, punching the Bouffalant one final time, causing it to collapse before her.
Seismitoad was next. I sent out Tufty, and Katie was going to send out Jade, but B’Elanna stopped everything.
This Seismitoad was the brother she’d been looking for.
What ensued next was a wailing, croaky, unintelligible conversation between the two. From the looks of it, the brother seemed bent on killing B’Elanna, and B’Elanna didn’t want to fight him. Eventually, however, she had to defend herself, and it only took a couple of attacks for us both to knock him unconscious. There was nothing I could do to help either of them.
Next was… Oh man… Hydreigon… I left Shalom out, and Katie used Tanis. Tanis was very excited about the battle, so we began it used Dark Pulse, and didn’t do much damage Shalom. She then did a very nice amount of damage with Drain Punch. We continued like this until all of the sudden it powered up a Super Power, and shot it at Tanis. Who screamed when he was hit with it. In unison, Katie and I called “TANIS!” Shalom looked over her shoulder worriedly Katie crouched by Tanis “Tanis! Noo!” He groaned in her lap. I quickly sprayed him with a Hyper Potion. That caused him to recover. Katie quickly had him use Crunch, and defeated the Hydregion.
Next was Elektross. I sent out Tufty under Katie’s advice, and she sent out Jade. At the same time we ordered our strongest grass-type moves. Tufty’s Energy Ball rung through the air, and Jade used Razor Leaf the Elektross stood no chance.
Last was Bisharp. In one Drain Punch from Shalom, it was down. (Tanis was very disappointed he didn’t get to attack.)
When he was defeated, Ghetsis took a step back from us. And N, coming to his senses a bit, gave a weak smile from where he was. “WHAT?” Ghetsis gasped. “I created Team Plasma with MY OWN HANDS! I’m absolutely perfect. I AM PERFECTION!” He scowled and in a defiant tone said “I am the perfect ruler of a perfect new world!”
- Chapter 33; "N's Farewell":
- N sat up, and rubbed his head, groaning a bit. Alder walked over to him, and helped him to his feet “Now, N…” He said softly “Do you still think Poke’mon and people should be separated?” N looked away from Alder still looking a bit uneasy around Ghetsis, whom promptly laughed “Mwa ha ha! Since I couldn’t become hero and obtain the legendary poke’mon myself… I prepared someone for that purpose—N! He’s nothing more than a FREAK without a human heart!” N looked down ashamedly at the word ‘freak’ and just sat there holding that expression. “Do you think you’re going to get through to a WARPED person like that?!”
I finally couldn’t take it. I walked up, grabbed Ghetsis’s cloak and shouted “N IS HIS OWN PERSON! NO MATTER WHAT YOU DID TO HIM BEFORE, THERE IS NO POINT IN HURTING HIM NOW! He did EVERYTHING you asked!!” N glanced up at me appreciatively. Katie smiled “I beg to differ, Ghetsis, N’s the most intelligent and human person I’ve met in this universe. If you couldn’t see that, then you’re barely human yourself.” Cheren looked between the three of us. (Alder Katie and I, that is) and then grabbed Alder and I’s shoulders “Guys, it’s a waste of valuable time listening to him ramble on. He’s one without a human heart.”
Alder turned to Cheren “you’re right. He’s truly pitiful.” Katie glanced pleadingly at Alder “can we take him to the hospital or something?” Alder laughed at her “In due time, I’m sure.” Then he turned to N, who was still staring at the floor all forlorn looking. “N… I’m sure you have much to think about.” Alder said softly “I know you’re not pursuing ideals because of Ghetsis’s manipulation, but because your heart was really inspired. That is why you were able to meet the legendary poke’mon!” N looked up at Alder, and I could see his eyes watering. “But… I have no right to be the hero!” He said sadly. Alder smiled “Is that so? What you and the legendary Poke’mon are going to from now on.. That’s important, wouldn’t you say?” N shook his head. Scowling, in what looked like a forced expression of frustration “Acting like you understand…” He growled “Up till now, we’ve been fighting each other over our beliefs. Yet, despite that… WHY?!” He looked totally confused.
Alder sighed “N, even if we don’t understand each other, that’s not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the answers? Give it some thought. Then Cheren and Alder walked up to Ghetsis, and each one of them grabbed one of his arms. He looked between them wildly. I stepped aside to let them carry him out. It was just N, Katie and I now.
N looked at the ground, seeming deep in thought, then he shook his head, and walked over to us. “I want to talk to you guys about something.” He gestured for Katie to follow him, turned and walked over to where his throne had been, now totally destroyed in our battle with the legendary dragons. He turned to her. The two talked for only a couple minutes. I couldn’t hear them, but the conversation looked pretty serious. When they were finished, N turned and nodded to me. This was my cue to join them. I walked over to him. He met me about half way. Before we reached the throne, he looked over at me. “It’s about when I first met you in Accumula Town.” He said softly. “I was shocked when I heard what your Poke’mon was saying. I was shocked because Samurai said he liked you. He said he wanted to be with you.” I laughed “You got it wrong. Your memory must be fading. He said he loved me…. And also to get away from me.” I rolled my eyes. N glanced at me wide eyed. “You can hear Poke’mon?” I nodded “Yeah, always could. You didn’t take the time to ask ME if I heard poke’mon.. Well, I don’t think Cheren LET you take the time.” N smiled weakly.
Then we arrived at where the throne used to be. N turned around, towards where we had just come from, and shook his head “Anyway, I couldn’t understand it. I couldn’t believe there were poke’mon that liked people. Because, up until that moment, I’d never known a poke’mon like that. The longer my journey continued, the more unsure I became.” I scowled “Yeah, unsure, when you practically tortured my poor Liepard.” N rubbed his head awkwardly “Yeah.. Sorry about that… But, even before that, all I kept meeting were Poke’mon and people who communicated with one another, and helped one another. That was why I needed to confirm my beliefs by battling with you. I wanted to confront you hero-to-hero. I needed that more than anything.” I smiled “I understand. And… Rezshikrom seems to understand that too.” Then there was a well-timed broken cry from the patchwork dragon flying around outside the castle. You could almost see it through the clouds showing through the hole in the wall. We approached it.
N looked down disappointedly “There’s no way a person like me, someone who understands only Poke’mon—No, actually… I didn’t understand them, either.” I reached my hand up, and put it on his shoulder “Don’t worry. Ghetsis didn’t care about you like he should of. You’re so much more than a silly boy used only for controlling the legendary poke’mon.” N smiled at me. “Thanks. No way could I measure up to you, when you had met so many poke’mon, and were surrounded by friends.. N walked up right up to the edge of the hole, I followed him, but I was standing a few steps back. N peered out into the vast sky. “The Champion has forgiven me, and… “ I couldn’t see his face, but he looked down slightly.. And he seemed unsettled. He took another step forward. He was doing what seemed like a balancing act on the edge. I walked forward, feeling my muscles tense with fear. I looked down. This was a fall no one could survive. “Sarah!” He turned to me. “You said you have a dream… That dream… MAKE IT COME TRUE!” I gasped “MAKE YOUR WONDERFUL DREAM A REALITY AND IT WILL BECOME YOUR TRUTH! SARAH! IF ANYONE CAN, IT’S YOU” N smiled “Well then… Farewell.” Katie screamed, jumped to her feet, and started running towards us.
N leaned back. HE WAS GOING TO FALL!! I gasped and reached my hand down “N!!!! NOOOO!!!!!” I wasn’t quick enough, I couldn’t grab his hand. He started to fall. Suddenly I heard Rezshikrom’s broken cry once more. And right as Katie caught up with us, Rezshikrom caught N, and dashed straight up at us. Katie fell over with the sudden gush of wind. I stumbled, but caught myself. I stared out after, the dragon that was now disappearing into the clouds. N was gone. My poke’mon released themselves from their poke’balls. But something was wrong. TWITCHY WAS UNCONCIOUS! He was laying in Shalom’s arms. She was looking down at him worriedly. I whipped around. Twitchy was having another one of his attacks, but this was worse than I remembered. I ran over and crouched next to him. “Hold on! Come’on, Twitchy, hold on!” Katie crawled over to us as well. Twitchy’s attack finally faded.
When he opened his eyes, the black mark on his chest faded, faded until it was a chocolatey brown instead of pure black. I smiled “The Nuzlocke…. It’s.. Over… IT’S OVER!! YEEESSS!!!” I hugged Twitchy, I hugged Samurai, I hugged Katie, and all of my Poke’mon. I sighed, my arms wrapped around Samurai. Then Katie said hesitantly “Well… I guess if you choose.” I looked at her confusedly “what do you mean? Twitchy’s curse mark is gone… What else does there have to be for a Nuzlocke to be over?” Katie scowled “It’s not over, it’s hiding. We managed to change N’s mind, but that doesn’t change the fact that there is a purple cloud of Nuzlockeish death hanging over Unova.” I sighed “Well, I guess my part in the story is over. It must be up to you Katie.” “If you say so, I mean, I could use your help to continue fighting it, but if you don’t want to, it’s fine.”
I smiled appreciatively. “Kristoph’s death really got to me. I don’t wanna go through that again. The fight is yours, Katie.” I leaned forward and hugged her. “That’s fine, you just go home and get some rest, but I should tell you something…” Then suddenly, a bright light burst from the two of us and passed from me, to Katie.. Then it was quickly absorbed into her, and we were thrown apart. I looked at her with wide eyes. “Wh..What were you..Saying??” I noticed her eyes were watering “I MIGHT NOT SEE YOU AGAIN!”
She tossed out all of her poke’mon. All mine were watching the scene with confused and anxious eyes. And Twitchy was starting to sit up without Shalom’s help, and recover himself. Katie closed her eyes “Look at them, say hi to them.. Get to know them. Every single one of these guys is prepared to give up their lives for this cause. Any one of them, or every one of them, could be meeting you for the last time right now. And here’s the thing, like you, I am under the protagonists curse. My destiny is connected to theirs. If everything goes wrong in there, well.. I want you know.. Thanks for the adventure… On behalf of the entire team.” I stood up, and turned to my Poke’mon I whispered “Now, friends… Thank you..” I turned to Katie, and her poke’mon. “We’ll spend the night here. We’ve had an exhausting fight just now, and… Well… If this is the last time I see you… I don’t…” Katie interrupted me “I get it. Let’s set up camp. Tomorrow I’ll start training like nobody’s combee’s wax.”
We spent the night talking and playing. Our poke’mon got to know each other very well, and most of them stayed up all night. And so did I. I couldn’t help thinking about N… worrying about him a bit. I wondered what he’d do. Then I shook myself. I couldn’t think about him right now.
I watched my poke'mon happily interacting with Katie's, jabbering on about how excited they were, and reminiscing on certain moves and attacks done during our fights with N and Ghetsis. As I watched them, I couldn't help thinking about the poke'mon I lost. Zander, my little Pansear, Ginger, my darling Unfeazent, Mistique, my lovely Liepard, and finally.. Kristoph, my amazing Swanna, who sacrificed himself to get us where we are today.
I then turned my thoughts to Katie, my new friends whom without I wouldn't be here right now.
I rolled onto my side, and looked at her. Peacefully sleeping ”Please protect her.” I thought to no one.
The End
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Post Story Chapters
- Post Chapter 1; "A New Mission Part 1":
- I woke up in my room, the room where everything started, where Cheren had paced the floor anxiously, and Bianca had rushed up the stairs a whole hour late, and most importantly… Where I had met Samurai. My little Sammy. I pulled my 6th poke’ball out of my bag. “Jamie?” I whispered softly. A little stream of blue light released from the poke’ball in my hand. And a Mandibuzz looked back up at me, a hard scowl in her eyes. I had chosen her to replace Kristoph since I needed a flyer. Jamie was very grumpy, but I needed her, so I kept her around.
I blinked at her, still lying in my bed. After a moment, she heaved a noisy sigh. “Ok, WHAT?” I sat up. “You ready for the day?” I asked her with a warm smile. She jerked her head away from me in a divaish manner. My heart leaped as I watched her. ”That reminded me of Mistique.” I shook myself, and climbed out of bed “I’m taking that as a ‘yes’.” I returned her to her poke’ball, got dressed, and stormed downstairs.
When I got downstairs, my eyes grew wide. There were… Two moms? Two girls who were identical to my mother? I slowly approached, feeling very wary. One of them turned to me. “Welcome home, Sarah! Seems like you’ve been through many amazing things, is it not so?” I moved my gaze away “I’m not sure ‘amazing’ is the right word. Maybe… ‘Difficult’?” My mom sighed, looking forelornly at me. The other mom said “Incredible, really. Amazing! Absolutely, meeting these two poke’mon of Legend!” The 1st mom looked between me and Mom 2.0. “Ah, ah, this is…” Mom 2.0 blushed “OH! I still wear my disguise! Pardon! Or rather, let me introduce myself.” I scowled confusedly. Then in one grab, and tear the whole disguise was off IT WAS A MAAAANNN??!!!!!
The middle-aged man in a long brown trench coat, and black hair (with the odd grey hair mixed in) slicked forward, so he looked a bit like Pheonix Wright then smiled proudly. “I am a globe-trotting elite of the International Police. My name…” He shook his finger at me “Ah, no, I shall inform you of my code name only. My code name, it is Looker. It is how I am called!” I crossed my arms and gave a typical teenager-ish smirk ”Or it USED to be.” He turned, and faced our window looking outside towards the front-door. “Behind the scenes of this region of Unova, an organization called Team Plasma conspires...” “Still? I thought I defeated them a while ago?” It had actually been about 3 months sense I defeated N. Looked turned to me a scowl on his face.
“I was getting to that!” He shook his head and clicked his tongue. “Anyway, I had heard this, and therefore, to this region I must come, but… Thanks to the Gym Leaders and to you, yes, Team Plasma’s castle has fallen. And the members, they have gone upon their separate ways! This is what I hear, most certainly! But, however! However, but… The ones known as the Seven Sages—still they hide themselves in the Unova region. And so, in the end, it explains why I must ask this of you, Trainer of amazing skill!” I smiled “Thanks for the compliment, but…” “Travel the Unova region and search it up and search it down for the Seven Sages! Alder, the Champion of Renown, recommended you to my notice. Are you willing to help me?” I was about to open my mouth and quickly say ‘no’, when I thought about it for a second… “Alright, fine. But just because I don’t want to let them terrorize Unova anymore.” He smiled “Excellent, I thank you! Now, I feel as if I have perhaps a million people on my side.
Then he reached under his coat, and pulled a large shiny Fishing Rod. He held it out to me and said “Permit me to give tis into your hands!” And I took it from him with an excited smile on my face. “Thank you sir.” I said softly. My mom squinted her eyes “…That’s a Super Rod, right?” Looker smiled “Yes, correct, that is certainly a Super Rod.” My mom tilted her head “Weren’t we talking about Team Plasma’s Seven Sages? What does this have to do with looking for those people?” Looker walked over to her, and nodded “I see. It is truly Sarah’s mama to ask so! What a magnificent question! I admire it. It is my pleasure to answer!” He puffed out his chest proudly, and closed his eyes “Absolutely NOTHING.” My mom and I just stared at him wide eyed for a moment or two.
Then she said VERY slowly “I see…” Looker whirled around to me. “Yes, I shall provide the explanation of this, the Super Rod!” I just watched my mom’s expression as Looker talked. I wasn’t listening to Looker, I didn’t really even hear what he said. I already knew how to FISH it’s easy!” Then he caught my attention with a snap of his finger. “For the rest, Sarah, I rely on you.” Then he whirled around towards the door, and proudly stalked out.
After I ate breakfast, I followed Looker outside. Cheren and Bianca were waiting for me outside. Cheren approached me “Hey, Sarah. Is Looker through talking with you?” I nodded “Yep… He gave me every last detail.” Cheren laughed. Then Bianca timidly called “um... I’m sorry…” She said softly “By the time I went to get the Striaton City Gym Leaders, everything was over…” I sighed, and nodded my face betraying my disappointment that the first leader I ever faced, wasn’t there to help me when I needed it, but I forced the look away. “It’s OK.” I promised. “You did what you could.” Cheren nodded, turning to her. “And if that’s the case, I let Ghetsis escape when the Shadow Triad created an opening.” I grabbed Cheren’s shoulders “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! WE NEEDED HIM IN JAIL! YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS HE IS!!!” Cheren squeaked in a frightened tone, and pulled away from me. Bianca shook her head. “Ghetsis? The Shadow Triad?”
Cheren walked over to her, and put his arm on her shoulder. “I’ll tell you later about what happened in the castle.” My eyes grew wide “Cheren? Seriously, it’s been 3 MONTHS and she doesn’t know?!?!?!” Cheren looked down ashamedly “I’ve been busy, ok?” Then he looked back at Bianca “It’s more important to ask what you plan to do now, Bianca.” Bianca seemed to get a spark of courage “You know what? You know what! I’m gonna go to Black City!” Cheren smiled “I know right where that is! If you go that way, you might be able to meet all kinds of new Poke’mon you’ve never seen before.” Then Cedric appeared from the lab, and trotted over to us He stopped when he saw us from the turn in the road towards the lab. “Oh! Well, this is nice timing! I see you’re all here.” He confidently came closer. “Just a moment ago, I got some cool new poke’dex data from an acquaintance.” He then upgraded our poke’dexes, and told us that we could see all kinds of new poke’mon now.
Bianca bounced from foot to food with excitement “OH OH!! I gotta show my parents! Ok, see ya!” And she dashed off towards her house. Cheren and I watched after her with wide eyes “Huh? Bianca’s as impuetuous as ever, no matter what is going on.” Cheren smiled “I think I”ll travel all the way around Unova, starting at Route 1 again. I’m sure I’ll descover lots of new things.” I nodded. “Good idea! I wish I could do that as easily.” He got a prideful scowl “Could be I’ll encounter the Seven Sages along the way… And Sarah, if we spy each other along the way, let’s battle again, OK?” I nodded “will do!”
Time to start my mission. To find the Seven Sages, to defeat the Champion Alder, for real, and hopefully, to find Katie once more, and help her however I can.
- "Post Chapter 2; "Massacre":
- I was walking along route 10, when I saw a familiar figure. “Hey! Katie!” I called. She glanced over her shoulder, but was already disappearing into the route gate leading to Victory Road. I broke into a run to catch up with her. Jamie released herself from her poke’ball. “Why are you chasing after her? She obviously doesn’t want to talk to you” I glanced up at her “Because she’s my friend.” I panted. “And I’m worried about her.”
She must have been going pretty fast, because I didn’t catch up with her until we reached the league, and it was still just a glance of her disappearing through the doors. I skidded to a halt. I didn’t feel ready to challenge the league officially yet. Especially sense I had heard that they had been training.
I found a large rock, and climbed on top of it sitting on the edge with my feet dangling over the side. I released my poke’mon, and told them what was going on. Apparently, Katie was challenging the league. My poke’mon and I then just sat there…. Waiting… For hours… Hoping she was going to be alright
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It was evening and my poke’mon and I were attempting to watching the sunset. (Most of my poke’mon were asleep though, and I myself was a little drowsy.) When suddenly a loud noise woke us all up.
I jumped to my feet and looked around as the noise got louder. “An ambulance!” I gasped. I felt panic rise as the noise grew louder and louder. ”Is it…?” Suddenly the white van with the red cross painted on its side appeared past the foliage I was sitting next to. My poke’mon stood up, and Samurai followed me as I ran over to the drivers of the ambulance “What’s going on?!” I called anxiously one of the men looked at me as he swiftly hopped off the vehicle “Were you the one who called us?” I shook my head “No..” He nodded “Then we’ll just go inside. He ran to the back of the van, him and another man (who had gotten out from the other side of the van) pulled a stretcher out, and rushed with it inside the Poke’mon League building. My eyes grew wide as the stretcher was whisked past me ”That’s a stretcher meant for a human!”
All of a sudden there was a tiny explosion and white glowing particles fell from the sky. I had no idea what they were, but they made me even more anxious than before.
At that moment I turned and chased after the medics. Samurai tried to follow, but the doors were slammed shut before he could get in. The medics ran up the stairs to the champion’s battlefield. There, I saw what I had worried about. Katie collapsed unconscious, infront of Alder.
“No..” I whispered. The medics dashed forward and started lifting Katie onto the stretcher. “What happened?” The medic who I had talked to earlier asked Alder. “Well…” He said “She lost the battle and then just collapsed! She said something about the protagonist’s curse?”
My eyes grew wide and I looked around. I was looking for Katie’s Poke’mon “Jade?! Tanis?! Tribble?! WHERE ARE YOU?!” I looked closer. “no..” I ran forward, and lifted the collapsed Jade onto my lap. I put my hand on Jade’s forehead, and gently stroked her.…. I felt nothing where her heart should be… She was gone.
I went from one of Katie’s poke’mon to another, hoping to find that any of them were still alive. I felt my eyes begin to water as I realized… They were all dead.
I whipped around to where the Medics were just getting down the stairs and I ran after them. “Where are you taking her?!” I called to the medics as they were getting in their van. “To the nearest hospital in Opelucid.” I nodded, as they turned and drove off. “Guys, we need to go.” I said, turning to my Poke’mon. I returned everyone but Jamie. “Jamie, get me to Opelucid. As fast as you can.” I hopped on her back, and she took to the air, flying really fast over to Opelucid.
I returned Jamie as soon as I landed. Then, I ran to the hospital. I ran up to the reception desk “Excuse me?” I said in a hurried tone. “I need to find my friend. She was just brought in? Katie?” “You can’t see her yet. She’s still out. We’ve got her stable, though it could be a while before she wakes up. Unfortunately, none of her poke’mon survived. If you want, you can write a card, and we’ll leave it in there for when she wakes up.” I nodded. “thanks.” I said in a disappointed tone.
Instead of writing a card, I ended up just buying her some flowers from the Driftveil market.
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It was a week later before I was allowed to see Katie. She was already awake, and leaning against the headboard of the hospital bed. “Hey.” I said softly I noticed she was holding a Shelmet in her arms. “Who’s that?” I said to her. “Apolly.” She responded “Apparently this little guy saved my life. Some kind of deus ex machina sort of reconnection thingy. Stupid.” I got a concerned look on my face. “How are you doing?” I maintained my soft tone, knowing how hard it was to lose a poke’mon, nevermind six. “Ok.” She said sorrowfully, tightening her grip on Apolly “thanks for the flowers.” I walked over and sat on the foot of her bed. “so… What are you going to do now?” “I dunno. Start from scratch, get my sweet, sweet revenge.” She looked at the Shelmet (Who’s shell was closed tightly shut) “This little guy’s gonna help me out. Here, would you like to meet him? I know I just introduced you to him, but he’s kinda shy. So you gotta meet him twice.” I gave a soft smile, and leaned ever so slightly towards the shy Shelmet. “Come on, Apolly.” Katie coaxed “You’re fine, she’s nice, so come on out, and meet her.”
Apolly’s shell opened slowly and his large puppyish eyes looked out at me. I smiled at him “Hi.” He let his little mouth out a bit. I glanced up at Katie, she didn’t seem to be paying attention. More she was lost in thought.
I looked back down at Apolly, and gently stretched my hand out towards him, my palm facing upwards as sort of an invitation. He reached his little lips out, and started gently mouthing my hand I couldn’t help but squirm a little. It tickled. Then he nipped, I made a sharp gasping sound, and drew my hand back. This awoke Katie from her trance, and she quickly scolded Apolly. “Stop using Bug Bite on people! Goodness gracious little guy! We’re not just all carrying berries all the time!” She strained as she pried his shell open, and glared inside. “Now, I want you to tell her you’re sorry!” She held his shell open as she quickly turned him towards me. I looked at him with wide slightly startled eyes. Suddenly I heard the softest faintest voice I’d ever heard. “I’m sorry… You taste good.” Then he snapped his shell shut, almost pinching Katie’s fingers in the process. “It’s ok.” I said slightly timidly. I glanced up at Katie “Are you feeling alright?” I adjusted myself a little closer “They’ll be missed you know.” She looked down “Yeah… I hope you don’t mind if we keep our visit short. I’m sorry.”
I nodded heaving a sigh, and stood up. “Thanks for visiting though.” She finished. I looked over my shoulder and smiled at her with a quick nod. “Get better, ok? Also… I’m sorry for not helping… You know… With the ‘Locke.” She gave a deep sigh “all is forgiven.” And with that, I walked out of the hospital to inform my poke’mon of what had happened. All of Katie’s poke’mon had died.
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Re: The 'Locke is coming to Unova...
I have only read the first chapter so far but its awesome!
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I've read several. I like them. :3
I'll read the rest when I can.
I'll read the rest when I can.
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CHAPTER 25 IS UP IN MY NUZLOCKE! FROM NOW ON IT WILL BE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, AND EVERY BATTLE WILL BE DICTATED DOWN TO THE TURN (to the best of my memory) FEEL FREE TO READ IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED
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THE NUZLOCKE STORY IS DOOONE
Yep, I finally posted the final chapter of the main story! I hope you guys like it! There's still going to be more chapters, such as Katie and I going through the E-4, and the Post Game :3 (Oh and just so you know, I did NOT finish the post game in RL, so the chapters of my encountering all the sages will be totally... Well, what WOULD have happened, and not what DID happen :) Hope you guys enjoy the main story! And look forward to the post story chapters!)
Yep, I finally posted the final chapter of the main story! I hope you guys like it! There's still going to be more chapters, such as Katie and I going through the E-4, and the Post Game :3 (Oh and just so you know, I did NOT finish the post game in RL, so the chapters of my encountering all the sages will be totally... Well, what WOULD have happened, and not what DID happen :) Hope you guys enjoy the main story! And look forward to the post story chapters!)
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