A Word from the Author.
Hey guys, I'm Sonic's Shadow (x). Before we start the story, I want to mention a few things...
First and formost, I don't own Pokemon. If I did, that would be great, but I don't. I like the game and I'm pretty good at it, but I don't know a boatload of crud about the anime. This story is meant to be a bit of a blend between the game, the anime, and a few elements of my own, but I don't want to get any hate mail saying, "GIOVANNI DOESN'T ACT LIKE THAT, YOU MOTHERFUCKER!"
Second, you may be wondering about the weird formatting and all. I've been writing Fanfics for a while now, but I'm new to this website, so i'm not sure how long you guys are used to stories being. Let me tell you right now: For a fanfiction, this story is VERY long. The reason for the strange formatting is because this was originally, and still might be, a CYOA on Gamefaqs. Don't like it? Too bad, it's too long to change everything.
The board would be more than happy to have more traffic.
Also, the first few chapters are in second-person (I.E. you throw a Pokeball, instead of he threw a pokeball). Another side-effect of the story beginning as CYOA; don't worry, it changes back to normal eventually.
In case you're wondering, I recently did a bit of "maintenance" on my story so that the chapters were better organized. For this reason, you may notice random bits and pieces of the story suddenly disappearing. Don't be alarmed, it probably just means that i'm editing the chapter. if this happens, check back in two or three minutes.
I started writing this story when I was about 13 years old (that should give you and idea of how badly I procrastinate). I'm a much more experienced writer now, so if you're wondering why the writing style and tone seems to gradually change... that's why. Also, I combined my prologue and first chapter. If you're new, then don't worry; not all my chapters are so long.
Finally, I'm gonna say right off the bat that this is a very dark story. For Pokemon, at least. I won't spoil it for you, but know that many main characters die. As i said before, i'm not quite sure how things usually go on this site, but this isn't your average Y7-rated children's anime. (I'm still debating whether to write Book 4, but if I do it will be much, MUCH lighter). The story is rated M for Intense language, violence, adult situations, etc. Someone once called it "The Dark Knight of Pokemon stories", which I think a nice ring to it.
In case you're wondering, the Main Character's name is Stephen (not to be confused with Steven Stone, the Champion of Hoehn). I know i said that in the description, but i just wanted to mention it, as the beginning of the story makes it difficult to realize.
Having said that...enjoy.
PROLOGUE
Most stories of great Pokemon trainers begin with dreams of glory. This one is no exception.
You are battling in the final round of the 2045 Pokemon League, Kanto. Why Kanto? You have no idea. It's dark out, and ten thousand are screaming the two Finalist's names. You can single out who is shouting your name, but the voices of people cheering for your opponent are muffled. Your opponent is completely cloaked in black. You can't make out his face.
The Mystery Challenger has sent out a Blaziken. You call back your Seviper, who lays charred and burned on the ground. The smell of smoke reaches your nostrils. The score is now 2/2. You smile.
"Go, Alakazam!" But before you can command your Pokemon to attack, the Blaziken jumps forward. The smell of smoke gets more intense. Without a command from its trainer, the Blaziken unleashes a blast of fire. The flames engulf you and the rest of the crowd. The heat and smoke grow so intense that you fall to the ground, choking. Screams from all over the stadium. Your opponent does nothing but watch as Blaziken wreaks total havoc, and your Alakazam is down, blackened and probably dead. The Blaziken does not let up.
You manage to raise your head enough to see the man in the black cloak disappearing through the tunnel behind him, leaving the chaos behind.
Then you wake up. The Pokemon and the stadium both disappear. But the heat, the smoke, and the screams remain. The village is on fire.
Meanwhile…
As usual, Giovanni sits on his trademark leather chair, stroking Persian. But this is not the same Giovanni you are familiar with.
His short hair is now pure white, with only a few streaks of brown left. He has grown a graying mustache and beard, and surrounding his eyes are wrinkles, caused by years of age and worry.
But Giovanni is no less the evil, heartless murderer he once was. If anything, he is now even more of a madman. A madman preparing to put his last great plan into action. And this time he would not fail.
Standing in front of him are his oldest followers, Commanders Butch and Cassidy. They are giving him the update on their latest operation, off in Kanto. It isn't going well.
"What do you mean your forces are retreating?" Giovanni demands.
"Sir, with all due respect…it's hopeless."
"Bullshit; I decide when it's hopelessYou said the same thing when we raided the police force in Pewter city, and that operation went perfectly. We even managed to kill the idiot Gym Leader there. I'm beginning to doubt you're judgment, Butch. You're both lucky I don't demote you on the spot."
Butch flinches, but Cassidy stands her ground. "Sir, just hear us out. Our force moved in and the bank robbery went smoothly, but the second we proceeded to take the Gym, The Police Force appeared out of nowhere. We thought we could take them, but they managed to hold us off long enough to get some support from some passing trainers. We had not choice but to –
"Enough!" Giovanni cuts her off. "Both of you out, now! I have much more important matters to attend to. And tell the guards not to let anyone in."
But as the two grudgingly begin to make their way to the door, they hear two distinct gunshots on the other side.
Persain jumps up, growling. Butch and Cassidy look at each other, nod, and proceed to the exit. It slides open, and Cassidy finds herself staring down the barrel of a pistol. It fires.
Before Butch can react, the figure holding the weapon slams him in the face with a fist wearing a white glove. Butch collapses next to his partner. The attacker shoots Butch twice and Cassidy once, to ensure their death. The man, wearing a black cloak, steps toward Giovanni.
Giovanni remains perfectly calm, making no move to save his prized commanders. "Ah. Tyler. It seems you've disposed of my two greatest operatives. I can't say I regret their deaths...but i would have preferred to keep them alive just a bit longer. Still shooting first, and asking questions later, boy?
Tyler steps forward and removes his hood, raising the revolver to Giovanni. " I would've liked to sneak in quietly, but I had no choice."
The man is actually a boy, a teenager of about fifteen. He has wavy, black hair that isn't quite shoulder length, pale skin, and bright green eyes.
"So I suppose you came to kill me." Giovanni says without the slightest trace of fear.
"That, and to tell you that you're men are too late. I've already found what you've been looking for."
For the first time Giovanni looks surprised. "Well, that is news to me! May I ask just how you found said...item?"
A glint appears in Tyler's eyes. "Well of course I had a little help from my half brother. But you two have met already, haven't you?"
Giovanni's hand instinctively Raises to the scar on the back of his neck and his face hardens. "Indeed, we have."
Cautiously, Persain begins to growl again. It can tell that this is no ordinary human it is facing.
Giovanni speaks, "And I suppose you also managed to simply…capture the most powerful being on the planet, train it as you're pet?"
Tyler smiles a second time. "Oh I did much more than capture it."
He raises the hand holding the gun so that the weapon is now lying face up in his palm. Tyler's eyes seem to twinkle again. Suddenly, the revolver begins to levitate.
Giovanni's eyebrows raise. "That is interesting…very interesting indeed. Well, I suppose you intend to kill me now, yes?"
The gun drops back into Tyler's hand, and he raises it again to aim at Giovanni. "That's right, you Son of a Bitch"
The old man chuckles darkly. "Indeed, I am...anyway, you're going to have a bit of trouble with that. I happened to notice you failed to reload your weapon after those...six shots, I believe?"
Tyler's face darkens as he realizes his rookie mistake. It's Giovanni's turn to smile.
"Persain, dinner…"
You finally manage to smash out of your smoldering bedroom, grabbing the shotgun that you parents always keep in the closet. The whole hallway is on fire, but you manage to make it to the staircase.
You are about to run down when you hear a scream. You're mother is on the ground, on the other side of the blazing hallway. Her leg is pinned down under a fallen piece of wood and she is separated from you by a huge burning hole.
"Mom!" you yell and begin to fight your way toward her through the smoke.
But she shakes her head. "No, son! Go get to safety. Don't worry about me, you can bring back help once you're out of here!"
You know she is lying and that she'll almost definitely die if you leave her behind, but there isn't anything you can do to save her.
You blink back tears as you realize you could never leave your mother behind, no matter the danger. Taking a few steps back, you get a running start and somehow manage to jump the huge gap.
Despite you mother's cries of refusal, you manage to push off the flaming piece of wood on top of her. Dragging you mom back to the hole, you curse a very bad word as you realize you'll never get the both of you over alive.
"H-honey…" Your mother croaks. "Look down."
You look through the gap to see your couch sitting, unharmed, in the room bellow. You thank Arceus for your good luck, and lower your mother as far down as possible before dropping her.
Dragging your mother outside, you see a horrendous sight. Almost every house in Twinleaf is on fire. But these aren't natural fires; men in black jumpsuits are all over town, chucking cocktail bombs and grenades. Team Rocket
Your neighbor, Missy is screaming, trying to escape the grip of a Rocket Grunt. He forces her to her knees.
"Where's Oak?" he shouts. Missy only continues to sob.
"Where is Gary Oak?" the man yells in anger.
Missy puts her head in her hands, moaning, "I d-d-don't….. I don't know…."
Frustrated, the Grunt puts a gun to her head.
*BANG!*
…after a short pause, Missy looks up, surprised to be alive. Then she spots you, holding your still-smoking shotgun. The grunt topples to the ground, and she then nods and runs away.
You begin to turn when you hear the click of a gun being loaded from behind you. A menacing voice says, "well then maybe this tough guy can tell us where Mister Oak is…"
Another grunt has a silver gun pointed directly at your head.
Before you can even speak, a tall figure slams into the man.
"NOT. MY. SON!" Your father throws a punch to the mans nose with each word, beating the shit out of him.
He then stands up, smiling, and makes a move to run towards you. But he suddenly stops. You didn't hear a gunshot, but there is suddenly a crimson dot on your father's chest. It begins to grow bigger.
Stunned, your father falls to one knee, almost in slow motion. The light has faded from his eyes by the time he hits the ground.
You try to scream "NO!" but you think you've gone temporarily deaf, because you still hear no sound.
You spot the man who murdered your Father, laughing a few yards away. He then turns and runs. Blinking back tears of rage, you give chase, firing your gun wildly. You try to take aim, but in your anger you miss him entirely.
You chase the man through the desolate forest, where the desperate cries of Pokemon and Humans alike can be echoing around you, all the way to Sandgem town, which lies about a mile from Twinleaf.
Finally, the smoke gets to you, and you fall over, coughing. You try to get back up, but someone jumps out from a bush, and pulls you in. As you struggle, the man puts a hand over your mouth and signals to be quiet. You silently agree, and together the two of you watch more and more Rocket Members run by.
Finally, the man turns back to you. You begin to struggle again and whisper, "Let me go, I'm gonna KILL them!"
The man shakes his head and says urgently, "Listen to me! Team Rocket's completely taken Sandgem Town. The police are on their way with Champion Cynthia, but until they get here, going into Town is a one way ticket to hell! Do you understand?"
You grudgingly nod. "But...who are you?"
The man sighs. "I'm Gary Oak. I'm the one they're after."
"But why?"
"Because I know secrets that my Grandfather Samuel kept from them for a long time. And, because I have this."
He holds up a small parcel wrapped in cloth. Attached to it is a note.
"What is it?" You ask.
"No time," Gary says quickly. "The note explains everything. I want you to take it, keep it safe."
Then he pulls out a Pokeball from his belt. "Take this to. This is my oldest, most powerful Pokemon. It will protect you, to the death." Although he gives a feeble attempt to smile, you can see the remorse in his eyes. "I won't be needing him anymore, but tell him I said goodbye."
"Wait!" You shout, but then Gary charges away, pulling out what appears to be an UZI.
He shouts over his shoulder. "Run! I'll hold them off! Find somewhere safe, and whatever you do, DON'T LET THEM GET THAT PARCEL!"
Gary begins firing his weapon. Hesitantly, you jump from the cover of the forest and run for your life, tears beginning to roll down your cheeks again. Several men start to shout, firing their own guns as well. And then...
Silence. Cold, deadly silence. Refusing to allow your mind to process what must have happened to Gary, you sprint into the night/
You are hiding in a small cave you used to play in as a child, reading the note attached to the Parcel.
"DEAR READER,
If you are reading this, I am most likely dead. I can only pray that has not fallen into the hands of Team Rocket, because that would mean certain chaos for Earth. Enclosed in this parcel is an Odd Keystone. Using this in the proper manner will allow you to obtain a Spiritomb, one of the few Pokemon on Earth that has any hope of defeating the Legendary Mewtwo. There are three Spiritombs known to exist, One is owned by Champion Cynthia, One resides in an alternate dimension, and one can be found somewhere in Sinnoh, with the help of this keystone.
Exactly two people alive today can be trusted with this Keystone: Champion Cynthia and Ash Ketchum. Do not let anyone else know of its existence.
You could very well be Earth's greatest hope against the most powerful evil ever known. You must not fail.
Singed,
Gary Oak
Suddenly, your watch beeps. It is midnight, on July 19. Today is your birthday. You sob, knowing that today you were supposed to receive your very first Pokemon.
Then you realize you still have the Pokeball that Oak gave you. Examining it, you toss it lightly into the air. A brilliant flash, and…
"Eevee! Eeveeeeeee!"
Somewhat surprised, yet relieved, you cannot help but smile. Gary Oak's oldest, most powerful Pokemon; You would not waste its talents. Looking up at the sky, petting your new partner, you make a silent vow to one day destroy Team Rocket, once and for all…..
CHAPTER 1: THE MAN IN THE BLACK CLOAK
*Five years later*
Cynthia is staring down at her latest opponent, who is on his knees, moaning.
"No…. I couldn't have lost! NO! I'm begging you, give me another chance! PLEASE!"
Cynthia says apologetically, "I'm sorry, Jack, but you can't fight anymore. Please leave, you can try again in a few years."
Jack looks crazed. " No, no, no! I CAN'T HAVE LOST! I've worked too hard for this, too long, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
Cynthia sighs and presses a button on the side of her throne. "Security, we've got another non-believer."
Jack is now so devastated, he's practically foaming at the mouth. He lunges at her, screaming, "YOU CHEATED! YOU MUST HAVE, I COULDN'T HAVE LOST!"
Jack's fist is less than a foot away from Cynthia's face when he freezes in midair. Cynthia doesn't even blink.
He begins to glow blue with aura as Lucario uses force push. Jack is thrown against a wall, and before he can get back up two huge Machokes run in and hold him down.
As Jack begins to struggle, one of the Machokes pinches him on the neck, knocking him out. The other slings him over its shoulder like a sack of potatoes, carrying him off.
Once Jack is gone, Cynthia begins to giggle. Lucario looks at her with a questioning look. Cynthia laughs and says, "you have to admit, it's those kind of people who make our job so much less boring."
Lucario seems to agree, because it begins to chuckle as much as a blue whatever-it-is can.
Suddenly, they both hear a loud BANG on the other side of the door; Lucian must be fighting another opponent. Cynthia hopes he'll win, she's getting a little sleepy and wants to close down for the night.
But the loud noises from the battle are beginning to intensify. Lucario's ears perk up. Through the thick metal door, Cynthia can now faintly hear Lucian yelling, "B-but… how? How did you do that? No trainer is that strong, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!"
Cynthia is puzzled. However powerful Lucian is, he's never a sore loser.
"Lucario," she murmurs. "Check out what's going on in there."
Lucario presses his paw to his temple and begins sensing the aura of Lucian and his challenger. After about a minute, Lucario turns back to Cynthia with a shocked expression on its face.
Cynthia decides to hold her ground and wait to see what happens.
There is a final crash on the other side of the door, and then a pause. Cynthia calls back Lucario and prepares to send out Garchomp.
Suddenly the door flies open and Lucian staggers in. His palm is on his forehead, and he appears exhausted.
"Cynthia…I'm so sorry. He's here for you. I d-don't know what he wants, but he said he didn't want to fight me. He said he j-just wanted to talk…to you. I tried to stop him, but he was so strong…Cynthia…"
Before Cynthia can ask who he's talking about, Lucian collapses on the ground and someone else steps through the door. Lucian's challenger has arrived.
Panic spreads across Cynthia's face.
'Well hello, Cynth,' Tyler says. "Long time no see."
You slowly sip your coffee and reminisce about how you got here.
You can distinctly remember the night your parents died, the night your town was all but destroyed, the night you met your best friend.
The night you made the decision that turned your world upside-down.
After attending your parent's funeral, you had run off to start your quest. Nobody noticed you were gone. Nobody cared.
After traveling for a week, surviving on berries and Eevee's protection, you decided you needed some kind of plan.
After a while of thinking, you had decided the most important thing right then was to gather up your Pokemon team. No matter how strong Eevee was, it would never take down all of team Rocket on its own. So after defeating a few rookies who underestimated your talents, you made enough money to stock up on pokeballs.
Before long you managed to catch a Heracross. Then a Chimecho. Then an Aipom. The list grew and grew. Once you had a good-sized team of about eight or nine, you held off on catching until you had enough money for a ticket to Hoehn.
There you caught a few more Pokemon, like a Ralts that you grew especially close to.
But then you began to realize that you couldn't live your life on nothing but rookie battles. So you made your way back to Sinnoh, where you started looking for a job.
A whole two years had passed since the raid. Finally you were employed by the most amazing family you could ever imagine.
You remember the night perfectly. It was in the middle of winter when you stumbled into Solaceon town, and it was nighttime. A blizzard was coming, you were tired, and you hadn't eaten in days. You'd been wandering in the woods and the Pokemon you were carrying were nearly starving to the point of death. You had stumbled up to the Day care center and knocked on the door. You didn't want much, just shelter for one night and enough food to keep your Pokemon alive. The kind old man who had answered the door was amazed by your selfless act and had ushered you in.
Once you were inside, you were greeted by the most beautiful woman you had ever seen.
"Oh, hello!" she exclaims. "Nice to meet you. I'm Mayflower Thomson. But you can call me May."
After chatting with May and the old man , Bernard, you discover that they have been searching for someone to help them run they Day care shop.
"It would only be a part-time job." Bernard explains quickly. "In exchange for looking after all the different Pokemon and running odd errands for May, We could pay you with a room, two meals a day, and a small salary."
He sighs sadly. "Me and my wife are going into retirement soon, so Mayflower's going to need all the help she can get."
You don't hesitate long. "I'm in."
May smiles happily
"Oh I almost forgot!" Bernard adds. "You won't be alone. My two Granddaughters, May's children, are here to help as well!"
He turns and calls to the staircase, "April! June! Come down here, there's someone I want you to meet!"
Down the staircase come two girls, apparently May's children. The youngest, June, appears to be about Seven or Eight. She is blonde and a little too hyper for your taste, but you soon grow used to her. You, however, have eyes only for the other Thompson Girl.
When April comes down, you can't believe she could be more than a year older than yourself. She has long, wavy brown hair like her mother, and beautiful Sapphire eyes. When she sees you, she blushes and giggles.
You grin. "Oh yeah, I'm definitely in."
So here you are, nearing you're third year with the Thompsons. Every night May entertains you and the girls by telling wonderful stories of how she used to travel the Hoehn region with her two best friends before coming to Sinnoh eventually.
The last few months have been pretty boring, but you still don't regret taking the job;
You have plenty of money, food, and shelter.
You are close to Team Galactic's Sinnoh base, where you hope to find some leads as to the going-ons of Team Rocket.
You are living in the same house as the girl of your dreams and work with her every day (over the course of the years you've been in Solaceon Town, you and April have steadily fallen for each other).
And, most importantly, you have slowly put together an almost unstoppable Pokemon team.
Not bad for a kid.
Your watch beeps again, jerking you out of your thoughts. Time to get to work. You drain the rest of your coffee and exit the Pokemon center.
You arrive back at the Day Care a few minutes early. The living room and kitchen are empty, but taped to the refrigerator was a note.
Stephen,
Gone to visit Bernard in Canavale City. I'll be back by sundown. Please go into the city and buy everything on the shopping list below, and you can have the rest of the day off. Any city Kirlia knows will do.
-May
Stephen read over the note again to make sure he hadn't missed anything. It made sense that May was going to Canavale; her mother had passed away recently, and Bernard had decided to retire in Canavale. He was getting old, so May visited him frequently.
When she said "any city that Kirlia knows" she was talking about which cities Kirlia knew how to teleport to.
You hear a few thumps, and look up to see April coming down the stairs. You walk over, smiling, and hug her.
"Hey, good morning." You say softly. "I didn't know you woke up this early."
She shrugs. "Mom's gone all day, so I figured I'd get some extra work done."
You grin. "Good for you, Miss Responsible. Hey, listen."
You explain your situation to her. "So, anyway, I get off early, and I was wondering if you wanted to…spend some time with me in the city?"
April's eyes widen. "Of course!"
You laugh with relief. "So I'll pick you up at…How about five?"
She stands up on her tiptoes and kisses you on the cheek. "See you then."
You sit there for a while, sort of stunned.
You're back at the Solaceon Pokemon Center, but this time you don't have the time for coffee. You're working. You need to get six Pokemon out of the PC for your trip. First of all, you definitely need Kirlia.
You also decide you're going to want some of you're powerhouses, because you've heard of people in some cities getting mugged more and more often these days.
You end up bringing Heracross, Typhlosion, Umbreon, Flareon, and of course Eevee.
Stepping outside, you also realize you need to decide where to go. Kirlia can teleport to Hearthrome, Veilstone, and Sunnyshore.
You decide to go to Hearthome.
Cynthia is staring in horror at Tyler.
"No!" she shouts. "No, no, NO! You said we'd never see each other again! You said you'd never follow me, even when I became the Champion! YOU SAID WE WERE DONE!"
Tyler's easy expression didn't shift as he admitted, "I was wrong."
He is not the same Tyler Cynthia remembers from her childhood. His sleek, black hair has grown wild and long. He has traded in his black cloak for a leather jacket, black pants, and a gray top hat.
However, what is most disturbing is a red, crescent- shaped scar that twists down his face. It cuts across one eye, which seems surprisingly un-damaged.
But now one of his eyes remains a bright emerald color while the one on the scar has become an icy blue-gray.
"Take it easy, Cynth'. I already told your genius here that I don't want to fight. He just wouldn't let me through without letting me mop the floor with him, though."
Seething, Cynthia growls through her teeth, "I. Told. You. Never. To. Call me that."
"Oh, sorry," Tyler says, not sounding apologetic at all. "So do you want to talk, or do I have to beat you to get your attention, to?"
"You won't win!" Cynthia laughs, managing to calm herself down. "I'm the CHAMPION, idiot."
Tyler sighs. "And you're doing an excellent job at that, sweetie. Now try not to let it go to your head. Oh and please keep in mind that you might be the champion, but you're only the second best trainer in Sinnoh."
Cynthia is pretty sure one of her eyes twitches before she throws a Pokeball into the air.
"Go, Garchomp!"
Tyler rolls his eyes and decides not to bother with an overused catchphrase.
He tosses a ball into the air, and Salamence appears.
Cynthia decides to play it safe, because she doesn't know how strong Salamence has grown since she last saw Tyler. Salamence and Garchomp had always been rivals, since they were Bagon and Gibble, and now they were both itching to fight.
Cynthia looks at Tyler, waiting for him to make a move, but he gives no indication that he's even in the battle. But then, that was always how Tyler did things. He liked to sit in a corner, watch how things play out, before he sprang into action. Some people thought he was a coward. Others thought he was a Genius. Cynthia knew he was both.
Suddenly, Salamence springs into the air, circling the battlefield. Cynthia looks back at Tyler, but he has not moved. That's when Salamence strikes.
It dives out of the air, flying directly toward Garchomp.
Garchomp barely dodges to the right, and Salamence flies off to the side, out of control.
Cynthia laughs, until she realizes that striking Garchomp wasn't Tyler's plan.
Before Garchomp can even recover from its sudden feign, Salamence spins around with unbelievable speed, Once again head for Garchomp. This time, it blasts a Dragonbreath attack ahead of it. And now Garchomp is cornered.
Thinking fast, Cynthia commands Garchomp to dive underground, and it once again dodges the attack by a hair. Salamence backs off and takes to the skies once again. Now Cynthia has run into a problem; Garchomp is trapped underground, and it has to come out sometime.
Then she gets an idea. As Salamence dives towards where Garchomp is hiding underground, Cynthia quickly shouts, "Garchomp! Giga Impact out of there!"
Salamence tries to stop, but even it isn't fast enough. Garchomp shoots out of the ground, glowing with energy.
*KA-POW!*
As the two hit the ceiling, the entire roof is blown off the building and they are both launched hundreds of feet into the air.
Cynthia laughs, but Tyler only smiles. That's never a good sign.
"And what are you planning on doing next?" He asks. Cynthia's face drops.
As the two Pokemon begin plummeting back to Earth, Salamence catches air under its wings and breaks its fall, virtually unscathed. It then darts after Garchomp with its paw glowing and Dragon Claws the crap out of it.
When Garchomp hits the ground, it leaves a crater so huge that Cynthia and Tyler are both thrown backwards.
Salamence isn't finished, though. It ruthlessly pounds Garchomp back into the ground with a Zen Headbutt, and begins torching him with flamethrower. Garchomp tries to retaliate, but it's still stunned from using Giga Impact. All this time, Tyler hasn't issued a single command.
Finally, he speaks. "Salamence, enough."
Cynthia is stunned. "B-but… how?"
Tyler smirks. "You didn't think that I've spent a single second of the last seven years doing anything but working to get better, did you? Now give up and hear me out, you know you can't refuse forever."
"NO!" Cynthia exclaims stubbornly. "I told you years ago that I'd rather die than go with you on your dumb wild goose chase! I HATE you!"
With that, she pulls out another Pokeball. The master of Sinnoh isn't going down without a fight.
THE END
