Hello hello readers. This is the official beginning of my new story. After some time and thought and effort I have managed to push this story out and begin my new adventure. After the embarrassingly poor written Exotic: The Thunder Devil which I rushed. I have created a longer and more detailed story. I hope you enjoy this new adventure with me as we plunge into the world of Pokemon.

Part 1

Prologue

Cooper came to when he felt sharp pains in his ribs and his legs. He felt wet on multiple areas of his body and quickly realized it was blood from the stench. His blood. This was the first time Cooper had ever really bled this badly. He had only ever gotten a few scratches and maybe a few bruises. Nothing terrible, though. And it never reeked too bad. Now he smelled like a rotting corpse and he wasn't even dead yet. Might as well be though from the pain he was enduring. Cooper felt crushed in some places and burnt in others. Every time he attempted to open his eyes he felt as if someone had taken a pot of boiling water and poured a bit into his eyes as punishment for trying. He tried to move his legs, but only ended up facing the same treatment as his eyes except this felt like needles instead.

What happened? he thought as he laid under what appeared to be heavy debris. He couldn't remember much of anything that had happened or what put him here. Wherever here was. The throbbing and pounding in his head causing him an annoyingly painful migraine probably didn't help either with trying to remember or even think properly. And to top it all off the only thing he could hear were the disturbing sounds of explosions and the ear-piercing wails of other people caught in the same situation he was in echoing through the valley. Cooper didn't believe things could get any worse. Especially after Elise had ran out on him.

Elise! What happened to Elise? She might be hurt. She might be… Cooper refused to finish that thought and pushed with what strength he had left to remove the debris crushing him. He might as well have not tried at all. It only made matters worse than they already were. Every attempt he made at pushing the debris it would react by countering him with immense amounts of pain. His legs feeling like twigs didn't help either. He realized that it was no use to try and decided to spare himself the torment.

He needed to find Elise. If anything happened to her he might as well kill himself and relieve his anguish. But what could he do? He couldn't do anything in the first place. How could he help her when he couldn't even help himself. She probably didn't want his help or even want to see him in the first place. Why did you make that bet you idiot?

He then tried yelling for help to see if anyone else was around him that was alive and could move freely to assist him. He quickly noticed that his voice was hoarse and broken and he only managed to produce a squeal. He was dehydrated and the only thing he could taste was the crisp smoke in the air. His throat was dry. He needed water. Course there would be none he could find or reach for miles in his incapacitated state. If it wasn't the blood loss that killed him first it would be his thirst.

What hope was there for him. He couldn't move, see, or even scream for help. The blood he was losing was only making matters worse. If he didn't get any help soon he was surely going to succumb to the long eternal slumber even though it felt like all hope had already been robbed of him. It wasn't until he heard movement and the running of other people around him that he perked up. He moved his body and shook the rubble on top of him to hopefully grab the groups' attention. It hurt badly to do that and caused him to shake uncontrollably under the debris. But it was worth it because sure enough he heard paw steps dash over to where he was obscured.

"Arceus have mercy this guy's alive! Hey! Come give me some help over here!" a voice hollered. Cooper heard five or six people rushing toward him. As they got close he could hear whispers that consisted of both amazement and shock about how he was still alive. He felt a paw stoke the back of his neck. "How in the world are you still alive?" the voice whispered to Cooper.

"I d-don't… W-what happened? W-who are you?" Cooper finally managed to muster quietly, but loud enough to be heard. That probably shouldn't have been his big concerns considering he was entombed under stone. But he was curious.

"My name's Alan. It was an attack. The Scourge have invaded and are attacking villages and small towns all across the southern border. The king's army has done its best to fend them off but they keep on coming. But there's no time to talk about that. We have to get you out of here," Alan said quickly.

The Scourge? Didn't the predictions say they weren't supposed to invade for another year? Why so soon? And what do they wa- Cooper's thought abruptly ended as he screamed in pain as the five or six people attempted to elevate the debris off of him. It felt like a large knife was being shoved into his gut and was twirled around a few times to blend his insides. He had never experienced anything like this before. He'd never broken a bone or bruised himself too badly in his life. He was careful. Now it felt like he had been thrown down a mountain breaking most of his bones only to encounter a bed of spikes and other pointy objects at the bottom. Cooper didn't know how long they were trying to lift the debris for. Nor did he care. All he could think about was the torture he was enduring. It was unbearable. He just wanted it to end. He eventually got what he wished for when the people gently started lowering the rubble back on to him where it rested again.

"W-what's wrong? W-why'd you stop?" Cooper asked.

"The debris… won't budge. It's locked in place," Alan responded grimly.

"There's nothing we can do. We have to leave him. He's dead anyways," a male said.

"Hey! What the hell has gotten into you!" another younger sounding male barked furiously.

"He's right. Look how much blood he's already lost. Even if we could free him he wouldn't be able to walk and eventually he would die from his injuries," a woman stated.

"So what do you suggest we do? Leave him here to rot and die! You're a bunch of cowards!" Alan yelled aggressively.

"It's not cowardice! We have no choice! I'm sorry. I wish there was another way, but there isn't and we're out of time," the first male said again.

It got frighteningly quiet. No one spoke for a while and the only sound Cooper could here was the screams in the distance. He couldn't stand the silence. So he decided to be the one to break the it.

"D-don't leave me here. I c-can't die. I n-need to see he-," He started to cough uncontrollably spitting out blood. The coughing hurt badly and was like having nails clawing and scratching at the inside of his throat. He was running out of time. He needed to persuade them to help him. But before he got the chance to say anything Alan spoke up.

"Hey! Hey take it easy. Relax. It's okay." There was a pause before he spoke again. He heard Alan sigh and then ask, "What's your name kid?"

"C-Cooper. Cooper Verlidian," Cooper responded quietly.

"Do you have any family Cooper?" Alan asked. There was no chance at persuading them. This was probably the important question that he was supposed to answer right before they left him here to die. Cooper finally accepted the truth. He wasn't going to get out of this one alive. Even if they managed to remove the debris, he would never make the trip and would only be dead weight. Literally.

He did have family, but he didn't nor would he ever consider them family. The only person he actually thought of as family was… Elise? He thought about it. He had planned to ask her to be his lover and mate for life before she ran away from him. Even if she didn't see Cooper the same way doesn't mean she wasn't family to him. He would be saying a lot for what he was about to say and would kind of be saying something that wasn't true. But it was true to him. Why did I make that bet.

"Y-yes. Her n-name is Elise. She's my m-mate. I n-need to know if s-she's safe," Cooper finally responded. It didn't matter if she won't see him the same way. If he was going to die here than he at least wanted her to know what he thought of both of them. He loved her more than anything else in his life. "T-tell her that s-she means the w-world to me and m-more. And t-that I'm s-sorry," his breath was wavering and his voice only hurt more after he said what he believed were his final words. He felt tears form within his eyes only to be evaporated by the heat in the air. Blast this heat. At least let me cry once more.

"You'll be glad to hear that she's fine and healthy and making her way with the others out of the village. I'll deliver the message," said Alan. "I'm sorry there was nothing else we could do. Best wishes to you in the afterlife Cooper Verlidian. May Arceus watch over you." After that the others gave their condolences as well and took off leaving Cooper alone in under the rubble where he was bound for death. At least she was alive. Thank Arceus. That's the only thing that mattered to him

This was it. This was really the end for him. He was going to die out here alone. He never got to live a long life. Never got to live in his own home where he could rest peacefully. Never gonna have a family. That probably hurt most of all to him. He thought he had a future with Elise. He thought they would be together till they grew old and passed of age. That they could raise their own family and watch them grow up to be great people. He loved the idea of being able to have that. Now she might end up with someone else in her life and raise a family with them instead forgetting Cooper ever existed in the first place.

The time was coming. He could feel himself slipping away little by little. His body slowly going numb. The pain was starting to subside. At least there was that. He tried to open his eyes again to take one more good look at his hometown, but only ended up facing the boiling water again. Why him? The big question haunted him. Of all the people who died here today, why did he have to be one of them. Even if he had already graduated from school, he was still too young to die at an age like this. The world went quiet as he slowly started to lose conscience. Everything went still as Cooper recalled all the events of his past up to this moment.

Elise… Cooper saw the shiny flareon standing in the golden fields the day of their date. He stared at her soft, gorgeous orange fur blowing in the wind. Elise… The dandelion that rested on her ear. Elise. Her bushy golden mane and golden tail flowing off her perfectly curved and angled form. Elise. That adorable smile that gleamed off her face from the bright rays of the sun as they beamed onto her face. Elise! Cooper's body suddenly leaped with a surge of force that he had never felt before. Elise! He needed to see that smile again. He needed to see her. To hold her in his embrace once more. He couldn't die here. He refused to die here! Elise! His body vibrated with energy that pulsed through his veins to the core of his being. With all of the energy built up inside him he found an ability that had been inside of him since birth. Refusing to give up this opportunity Cooper clung to the newfound power and expelled the energy that was built up inside him. GIGAVOLT HAVOC! The sky crackled with a loud roar and the ground erupted violently as the debris that covered him was instantaneously shattered into pieces. He felt the energy coarse through the entirety of his being and it felt exhilarating. The sudden push of energy bursting from his body had felt like nothing he had ever experienced before. He loved it. When the light show was finally over the pressure that was crushing his body was relieved and he was free to move his muscles. The sudden energy that had filled him and allowed him to push out such an intense attack had faded away slowly and he felt drastically tired from it.

He rubbed his eyes so he could clear the smoke in the air. He did it a few times before he was finally able to open them. After that it took him a few minutes to adjust to the light like waking up in the morning and walking out into the sunlight. When his eyes were finally adjusted to the light around him and he was able to see where he was he froze in shock. The attack he had bred had formed an enormous crater the size of a house around him. He was only hoping to break the debris on top of him, but he had done much more than that. But how. Nothing could muster that much energy unless… What if… what if it was Z-Power? No. That wasn't possible. Z-Power was a myth. Scientists said that it would be impossible to generate that much energy and that all the myths and legends about Z-Power existing were false. But if that was the case. Then what in the name of Arceus was Gigavolt Havoc.

He shook his head. It didn't matter right now. He needed to know what had become of the village. He slowly and painfully made his way out of the crater to view his home. When he did, however. He was met with a ruined and burnt down valley. The once proud village of Conter Valley was now in fragments. His home gone. Cooper had grown up here ever since he was just an infant. The village had meant so much to him and more. Seeing it like this was… hard to believe. "Why?" Was the only thought that could come to his mind. How could the Scourge be so cruel. We had done nothing to them. All we ever wanted was peace. To live happily. But the Scourge only knew war, pain, and death. Cooper growled with anger and wished to make them taste their own medicine.

Elise. His anger quickly formed into worry as he searched desperately for the direction of where the survivors had ran to. He glanced east and noticed the school they had went to in large chunks of stone and brick. All of the memories he had of that place both the good and the bad were now lost in the back of his mind as he shed a tear for where he had learned about the world and how it worked. There was little to no time to mourn, however. As much as he wanted to drop on his knees and cry for his lost home. He needed to move quickly. He guessed if the villagers were smart that they would have fled North towards the capital city to create as much distance between them and the Scourge.

That was where he had to go if he had any chance of seeing Elise again. He would not let this second chance slip out of his paws. He was about to sprint when a sharp pain jabbed at his ribs. He fell to the ground squealing with no voice to yell in the first place. He had forgotten to check his own injuries. He turned to view what had become of his rib-cage. He laid there in horror and fear as he found a long metal pole sticking out straight through his gut and out his back. But that wasn't the worst of it. His fur was painted red from how much blood he had spilled. His paws up to his elbows were badly bruised and swollen from being crushed by the debris and to top it all off he had a hefty piece of glass lodged in the armpit of his front-right leg. He howled in pain as he was finally feeling the pain he hadn't felt before. The power surge must have put him in shock.

He fell to the ground in agony as his body rattled with pain. He wrapped his paws around the pole carefully wincing painfully as the glass shifted in his arm and looked away breathing heavily. He braced for the pain he was about to experience and with as much force as he could yanked on the pole. His whole body shook aggressively as Cooper yelled and clawed at the earth in torment. He wasn't even able to make the pole budge from it's position. The only thing he accomplished was making it hurt even more for both his gut and arm.

And then it was happening again. The world was fading away as his body slowly went numb. He tried to move his muscles to stay awake. But he was met with drowsiness and nausea. "Please. P-please help me Arceus. I-I can't die. I need to see her again," Cooper sobbed. Tears formed in his eyes as his vision grew blurry and his sobs turned into soft breathing. He could feel his heart slowing down. "Please…" he begged silently. His eyelids fell on each other and all he could see was darkness. He'll never get to see her again. He was going to die and never get another chance to hold hold her in his arms again. Cooper's body crumbled and he started to wither from the world of the living and slip into the long slumber.

Elise…

That took quite a while to perfect to the best I can. I hope you enjoyed it. I will be posting a new chapter every Friday unless something comes up and in a case like that I'll end up posting the chapter on Monday instead and continue to post the same Friday of that week and so on. I hope to devote a lot of time to this so that you guys can be entertained.