The Gravity of Darkness
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon in any way, shape or form. Nintendo, Game Freak and its affiliates do.
Description: Sequel to Dimensional Warriors Collide. Betrayed by the ones he used to fight alongside with, Scott's new family is torn apart. Now alone, a child must survive the people who killed her parents.
Rating: M
Chapter One: Visitors
We watched as our little ones played with each other.
"How often are you training Riolu, Lucario?"
"As often as his mother lets me," he replied with a bark of laughter.
'I think they look so cute together.'
"Well I think if you joined them, it would complete the beauty of the scene."
Gardevoir shoved me lovingly.
"It's true!" I said indigently.
'Maybe so, but it doesn't mean you have to let our kids hear,' she replied.
It's been about five years since Gardevoir and I started a family, and Rose knew from day…well, not day one, that I was the "Gallade" of the house. Lucario, Luxray and Infernape were all gathered in our house deep within a forest where only Pokemon tread. As far as I knew, no other human had come this far in Treeshroud Forest, and I was essentially betting my family's lives on it. But after these many years, I had decided to relax on my paranoia and enjoy the high life. No more missions from the Great Ones, and nobody from my old unit had come to find me. Life was good, and Rose and Riolu really did look cute together. I secretly wondered if they would get together and have a family of their own someday.
"So how's your pack, Luxray?"
"The same as ever. Travelling, eating, and nearing our mating grounds."
"I take it that you still haven't found the one you're looking for?"
"No female Luxray's want anything to do with me. After being under your wing for over ten years, I still have the scent of humans on me."
"Ah, don't worry. You'll find the right girl for you someday. Someone who respects you for who you are and where you came from."
"To be honest Luxray, I'm surprised that female Luxray's don't want you. I mean you're covered in scars and you've been bathed in blood more times than I can count."
"I don't know either. But all I know is that I shouldn't give up."
"That's the spirit!" I said, clapping a hand on his back.
Meanwhile…
"Nearing the objective, over."
"Make sure that nothing hears you approaching."
"Copy that. I'll report back in five."
"All right, who wants some dinner?"
"ME!"
"All right you two, settle down. Go wash up and sit down when you're done."
'Yes dad.'
As the two left for the washroom, I heard a knock. I went over to the door and peered through the little hole I made. I opened the door wide.
"Dragonite! How nice to see you!"
"It's been too long. How's the family?"
"Ah, you know, busy, fun and a slight pain in the back."
'I heard that dad!'
We laughed. "So what brings you here?"
"Passing through, I'm just on my way to the Dragon's Lair where all Dragon-types gather for mating."
"And after five years you still haven't got a mate?"
She slugged me, hard. "Just because I've been alone for that long doesn't mean I want to be alone!"
Coughing, I stood back up. "I never said that. I'm just wondering if you recently found this area…and haven't got a mate yet."
"Well, I did find this place a little too late for me to catch a mate, but hopefully there'll be several single males around."
"Good luck. You want to have something to eat before continuing?"
"No thanks, there's going to be a feeding frenzy after the mating."
"All right. Be seeing you then. And have fun looking for a mate!"
As she disappeared into the darkening sky, I shut the door and bolted it. I wanted to make sure that no Dark-types broke in. Unfortunately all Psychic-types couldn't sense Dark-types. I couldn't either, considering that I had gotten my own telepathic abilities from mating with Gardevoir.
'Scott! Everyone's waiting!'
"On my way dear," I replied.
After dinner, we bade goodnight to everyone and they left, leaving just the four of us. We were just cleaning up the dishes when I heard a slight noise. This wasn't the trees moving, it was something more sinister.
"Gardevoir, take Rose and head into the den. Lock yourselves in until I say so."
'Not another attack?'
"Those Mightyena don't seem to want to give up attacking our house. This time I'll have to teach them a lesson."
As they hurried downstairs, I went over to a hidden closet and opened it. Inside there was an assortment of weapons and two black bars. These were the brand-new Personal Riot Energy Shields, or PRES, and they would activate at the slightest thought of defending yourself. Twice the power of the original RES, these would serve me well in protecting my household from these Dark-types. Another added bonus is that they have built-in batons that extend from either the front or the back. I chose to pick the models that extend the batons from the rear, almost giving me the appearance of a Gallade. Speaking of which, I had modified them to extend and retract with my thoughts, and they also had short swords built into the batons. I could essentially retract the batons, leaving the blades extended at my whim. I strapped these two on my arms and activated them, the shields giving off a slight gold tinge.
"Infernape, guard the entrance to the den. I don't want a Mightyena to sneak past and break the door down."
As he left, a Mightyena bounded into the room, growling. I shifted my stance to a defensive style.
"How long are you going to attack my family?"
"Your family? How disgraceful. You have mated with a Pokemon and claim the family that spouted from this transgression as yours? I will make sure you will die slowly and painfully while the rest of my pack eats your 'family' alive!"
"I won't give you that chance!" I shouted, sprinting towards the beast, batons extending. His claws merely glanced off the shields, and I hit him with a baton. He yelped, but after a quick glance at where I hit, he growled.
"We keep on attacking, and yet you still don't want to harm us? Even after I threatened to eat your so-called family alive, you still decide to use non-lethal intentions? You will regret making this fatal mistake, human!"
As he pounced towards me, I retracted the batons, only leaving the silvery metal of the swords. I placed the shields in front of me, making the Mightyena bounce off.
"If you still want to harm me and my family then I have no choice," I said, deactivating the shields. "Kill me then, and claim your victory."
"With pleasure," he growled, and ran at me. He only got halfway there when he stopped. "Where are you?"
"Right here," I whispered in his ear. As he turned around, I jabbed my right elbow into the base of his neck, aiming for the jugular vein. The blade sunk in, causing the beast to howl in pain, jerking back, but making a vital, and fatal, error. As the short sword withdrew from his neck, blood spurted out, covering my arm with the dark red substance.
"How…how did you move so fast?" he gasped, his life force seeping out of the deadly wound.
"Who said I moved? I teleported," I replied, bringing the other blade down upon his neck, beheading the beast. It was then, during the silence after the battle that I heard several shouts of pain coming from the general direction of the den. I rushed there, only to see Infernape battling half a dozen Mightyenas.
'Infernape,' I projected, 'are you all right?'
'What does it look like? I'm being beaten by a bunch of cowards, hanging onto a thread of my life, and you ask me how I am?'
I quickly sprinted into the fray, slicing off a few legs as I moved towards him.
"Sorry for the delay old friend."
"I'm not that old yet," he retorted.
"The human survived our leader! Kill him!"
"Ah, crap. And I was hoping they'd leave after they saw me," I said, slamming a fist into a hidden side panel, opening a hidden alcove with a P90 sub-machine gun. I took it out and cocked the charging handle.
"I was saving this for a birthday party, but it looks like I have to spoil the surprise. Now I'll give you five seconds to leave, or I'm opening fire."
The Mightyena looked at themselves, then back at me.
"No? All right then. One…Two…Five!" I shouted, bringing the weapon to shoulder height and opening fire. The 5.7x28mm rounds tore through the Pokemon, killing most of them almost instantly. The rest tried to crawl away, only to have the rounds tear into their backs. The 50-round mag emptied almost as fast as I had counted. I took a spare magazine from the alcove and replaced the spent one. Putting the weapon back into the alcove, I closed it, and moved to a still-living Mightyena.
"I hope that Arceus saves your soul. If not, well…I hope Giratina has a space for you in the Distortion World," I said, bringing a still-extended blade down onto its head with a sickening crack. I withdrew the blade from the now-dead Mightyena and rapped on the door of the den. I heard a bolt being unlocked and then the door opened.
'Daddy!'
'Oh, Scott!'
"Don't worry, it's not my blood. We finished off those Mightyena. They won't be bothering us anymore," I said as they embraced me.
Meanwhile…
"Target has eliminated a pack of Mightyena. I have noted usage of teleportation abilities and two high-output energy signatures. Signatures match upcoming prototype Personal Riot Energy Shields. Gunfire has also been detected. Sound matches FN P90 Personal Defense Weapon. Request action to take, over."
"Initiate contact. Do not, I repeat do not attack until further orders or unless you are in immediate danger. Do you copy?"
"I copy. Eagle out."
Continued in Chapter Two…
A/N: Attacked by a pack of vicious Mightyena, Scott managed to protect his family. But who is this Eagle?
- UBE Chief
Another note: In case you didn't know, Rose is Scott's daughter, who is still a Ralts.