Chapter 1: Death
The teal blue Lucario rocketed toward the electric blue haired Zoroark. She slashed her chrome spear into the fox Pokemon's side, making a long, deep, bloody cut. The Zoroark let out an angry hiss, ready to pounce when a light blue Aura Sphere impacted into it, slamming the evil Pokemon into a nearby burning tree, which crumbled due to the sudden force.
"Silver, I didn't need your help" Commented the teal Lucario, as she cleaned her spear with a cloth she had kept tied around the weapon.
"Come on Aqua, stop being so serious!" Replied Silver, a silver Lucario with light orange chest fur and piercing icy blue eyes.
"Silver," Aqua sighed, "We're in the middle of a very serious battle…"
Aqua's statement was very true. Today was the day the Spectrum Lucario village would finish off the Neon Zoroark village once and for all! The Lucarios had tricked the Zoroarks into a forest clearing, which was now in flames. Still, the Zoroarks were much stronger, and were finishing off many Lucarios quickly. The leader of the Zoroarks, Zero, was extremely tough, and he was craving blood. Zero had already killed a few yellow and purple Lucarios, the more common type. On the other hand, Aqua's village was in danger; the forest clearing was very close to their own village, which was a huge problem. If the Zoroarks reached the village, it would perish. So, Aqua had gathered her best warriors, Orange the fire user, Green the graceful one, and this Silver Lucario who said she was good. So far Silver was proving herself well, but not great. Silver already had many cuts dotting her body, and blood staining her fur. Aqua was starting to doubt her, the other "best warriors" had no scratches at all, and were killing Zoroarks with ease, while Silver just let them live.
"Ummm, are you OK Aqua?"
Aqua snapped out of her trance and replied, "Fine, just get in there, and fight."
"Yes m'am!" Silver was about to run into battle when Aqua added one more thing.
"Silver, whatever you do, leave Zero to me, I think I have a way to kill him"
Silver nodded, and sprung into the dense forest around the clearing. She landed on a branch, less than gracefully, and snapped it. Silver stumbled off, and flung herself, to a lower, sturdier branch. She peeked her head through a burning bunch of leaves, and there he was, Zero, right before her very own eyes. Silver knew better than to disobey Aqua, but she had a feeling that she could finish him off. Well, she didn't have to decide. The purple, neon green haired Zoroark looked her strait in the eye and grinned. Silver let out a small yelp, and pulled herself back into the safety of the tree, which wasn't really so safe anymore. The fire had gotten to the tree, and it was about to fall. Silver had no time to get out, so the hunk of wood took her with it. Silver screamed as her body met the ground with lightning speed. Silver had been hurt very badly. The smaller branches had cut into her skin, drawing out little spots of blood, and the fire had burned her silver and orange fur. The worst of the worst was that her legs were trapped, and Zero was dawdling toward her.
"What do we have here?" Zero commented with a devilish grin. "A trapped little Lucario, how nice!"
"Hi!" Silver said, a little too cheerfully, "Can you help me out, sir?"
Zero roared with laughter, sending a chill up Silver's spine. "No you idiot, I'm going to kill you, skin you, and use your silver pelt for something nice and warm!"
Silver stared at him, her blue eyes wide, this purple creature was not something she could trick with words, and she had only one option.
"HELP!"
Zero's grin widened. "My dear, you're in the middle of a burning forest, you're legs trapped under a freaking tree. No one is going to help you, everyone else is actually smart, and they are fighting in the clearing."
"Then," Silver said smartly, "if you think it's dumb to be in the forest, why aren't YOU in the clearing?"
Zero was taken back a bit; no one had ever had the nerve to call him dumb. "I'm not in the clearing because…"
"Of me!" Aqua suddenly appeared behind Zero, her spear gleaming, ready for some poking.
"Finally, we meet; let's decide the battle right here and right now!"
"Yes! Oh, and Silver, why?"
"Umm, I was trying to spy in the tree, but then it fell on me, and Zero was right there!"
"Whatever, I have a Zoroark to kill! Don't try and get up, we'll help you later!"
Aqua spun her spear, showing off her flare, and stood strait, her back arched, and her teal fur illuminated by the fire around her. Zero crouched down on four legs, and let out a low hiss. Aqua made the first move; she extended out her arm, aiming her spear at Zero's chest. Zero bended a tad to the side, avoiding the stab, and returned the favor with a shadow claw. Aqua quickly guarded herself with her staff, but Zero's green claws were to strong, and split the chrome spear in two. Aqua was shocked for a second, and that was all Zero needed, he lunged at Aqua, and slashed at her, hitting her chest. His hand injected into her side, and Aqua had no time to react. She fell to the ground, a pool of blood forming around her.
"I thought the chrome could do it…"
"No, my claws snap everything and anything in two!"
Silver watched in horror, Aqua was dying, right before her eyes. Why in the world had she even jumped into the tree, why couldn't she of just stayed quiet, and let Zero finish her off instead. Now, Aqua was going to die, her own leader… There was nothing she could do, nothing at all. She was trapped, and she was probably going to die next.
To make sure Aqua wouldn't make it, Zero grabbed Aqua around the neck, and snapped it with a loud click. He stepped back, and licked the blood on his claws, enjoying every little salty bit.
Silver was in tears now. She had failed, and now Zero was coming for her.
Then, Silver saw red. The sword of the fire warrior Orange had scratched Zero's left arm. He screeched, and turned around to meet the tall orange Lucario with a bushy, fox-like tail. Orange stared at Silver, his eyes burning with hate.
"Silver, you're a traitor," spat Orange in disgust. "You had Aqua killed with your foolish actions!"
"Urg," Groaned Silver, "I did not betray her, it was an accident…"
"Words of a killer are not true; I'll get to you later, now I and Zero have a score to settle!"
Orange turned around; his sword extended, and fire combusting in his palm. His eyes gleamed like emeralds, and his blue head band blew wildly. Orange's body than lit up, illuminated by his red aura, but by the time he was ready to strike, the evil Zoroark had already scampered away.
By now the other warrior Green had arrived on the scene. She was truly a sight to behold. Her fur was as shiny as a polished emerald, and instead of the usual aura sensors, Green had a heap of long sleek black hair. Her posture was perfect, and Green's steel fan weapons gleamed. She was truly one of the most beautiful Lucarios in the world, and Orange had her.
"Where did he go?" Green asked.
"I-I don't know," Said Orange with a sad expression on his face. He was starting to think about the same thing everyone else was, the village!
"We have to check on the others! Let's get Silver out from under that tree."
"We should just leave her, after what she did…"
"Orange…" Green walked up to the fallen log, and with Orange's help, heaved it off Silver.
"T-thank you…" Silver said with a shy tone. "I'm…"
Orange and Green had already left the dense forest, and had stepped into the clearing where the real battle had taken place. The damage was intense, it was very clear that the Zoroarks had won. Many Lucarios laid on the ground, some groaning, and others who had taken their last breath. Orange and Green walked around, checking to see who was still with them. Over to the left was a clear path leading strait to Spectrum Village. Orange and Green had to make a tough choose, help the wounded, or save the village.
"Orange," commented Green "We need to get to the village, there are young Riolus, and female Lucarios who have no form of defense"
Orange replied with a nod, and the two Lucarios sprinted off into the forest.
Silver had now stumbled into the clearing, panting and limping. She gazed around, seeing all of her wounded clan mates. She was wishing she had stayed home with her mother Galonia and her father Copnan. It was way too late now. She was tempted to waste away with the wounded Lucarios, but she had to stay strong, even after watching her own leader die. She knew it was her fault, she had jumped into that tree like the idiot she was, and it just came crumbling down. Silver also knew Orange hated her guts, Orange was such a jerk. She could already tell that Orange and Green had arrived by foot prints pressed into the earth. Silver then heard a crackle of thunder, and a shower of rain came down apon her, dousing her spirits, and the burning oaks, maples, and pines surrounding her. She suddenly felt colder than ever, and lonely, oh, so, so lonely. Silver dropped to her knees and laid next to a wounded purple Lucario, closed her eyes, and began to become one with the darkness.
Uno cut into Orange's side with his red glowing claws. Orange growled at him, and was ready to spring, when Zero tackled him. Uno got the signal, and jumped over to Green, who was fighting another Zoroark named Sei. The bioluminescent red Zoroark pinned her down, while Zero gave the hiss, ordering his army to destroy Spectrum Village. A fire soon formed, and the straw huts burned, turning the sky black with soot. Crying and wailing began to form an orchestra of horror, and Zoroarks were leaping into huts, taking whatever they could find. This was the end of Spectrum Village. It was now a pile of ashes, with small ponds of blood. The Zoroarks had finally killed to their needs, and strolled out of the wasteland with glowing pride, back to the Nombre Village, their home.
Silver finally got up, shaking, but indeed up. She slowly moved across the clearing of death, and found the path to Spectrum Village. As she limped along, she could already predict the damage. The once green grass had turned black and brown, while the trees had lost their limbs, and leaves. When Silver finally got to the village, she stood there, a tad shocked. Orange had seen her, and strolled over to meet her.
"So, Silver," Orange drew his sword, and held it to her neck, "What do you think? Look what you've done!" The sword began to hurt, and to make everything worse, Orange grabbed her from behind, smashing her like peanut butter in a sandwich.
"I know, I know, I'm very…"
"DON'T SAY YOU'RE SORRY!" Orange spat at her, his emerald eyes showed so much hate, Silver became even more depressed. "The only way you'll ever fix anything is if you die!"
"Silver my baby!" Silver's mother Galonia approached Orange and her daughter. Galonia had very, very shiny fur, and very light blue shiny chest fur. "What do you think you're doing Orange?"
"She is a traitor; she is the cause of Aqua's death! Silver must be punished!"
Silver's mother looked into her with sad eyes, and replied, "I can't believe it, but, you know best, Orange…"
Galonia strolled away, and tears began streaming down her eyes.
Orange snorted, and dragged Silver to the village meeting place, and began yelling an announcement.
"Lucarios and Riolus of Spectrum Village! I have here before you a traitor!" A good sized crowd had gathered around Orange, and had starting to boo at Silver. "She is the cause of Aqua's death! She had not obeyed correctly! She had jumped into a burning tree, and tried to fight Zero all by herself!"
That's a lie! Thought Silver. I wasn't the one to start the fight!" She tried to cry out, but Orange's paw grabbed her around the mouth.
"Now, the best way to destroy those who destroy our homes is to kill them, yes?" The crowd roared with pleasure. "Great! Now, as your new leader, I command the morning execution of Silver!"
The crowd cheered, and Silver knew, only a miracle could get her out of this, as a black Lucario dragged her into a prison cell, and locked her in.
"See you in the morning, traitor." The black Lucario said, a little too cheerfully for her taste.
Silver let out a whimper, as the executer blew out a torch, and shrouded Silver's cell in darkness.