Hello, guys, and welcome to the first chapter of Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice! Just a few things you need to know before you read this:
1) This will have 10 chapters.
2) Alice and Cilan are not a couple in this. (...Yet...) ;)
Okay, that's about it. Enjoy! And don't forget to review! Bye!
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokémon or any of its characters or the movie. I only own Alice, who doesn't even appear in this chapter.
1 - Failing from Fear
Tall blades of grass shuffles as a young and handsome Pokémon runs through them. He jumps out, his front legs stretched out, and lands on a patch of soft dirt, his four hooves patting the mushy substance gently.
The Pokémon, also known as the Colt Pokémon, is blue and tan, with a medium-sized tan horn planted on his forehead. His eyes are the color of thunderclouds as they scan the area, looking for a particular creature. He closes his eyes and concentrates, listening to the "voice of the grass," as his adoptive mother would say.
Unbeknownst to the Colt, a sleek and swift green creature is crouched down in the tall grass, her slanted eyes watching her pupil proudly. But she looks at him not only with the pride of a teacher looking at a student, but with the pride of a mother watching her son.
From her point of view, she can only see his backside. She moves almost silently, the only noise being the shifting of the grass.
However, the Colt turns his head around and sees the grass shift. "Ha! Got you!"
He lifts his back hooves, and two powerful spurts of icy water burst out, hitting the patch of grass. The green creature jumps out, landing behind the handsome Colt.
She nods at him, impressed with his performance. "Keldeo, you did well, detecting my presence."
Keldeo turns around to face her, pride written across his face. "I listened to the voice of the grass."
She gives him a smile, her warm amber eyes shining with praise. "Excellent."
"The grass and I are friends now, Virizion," Keldeo tells her. He crouches down, ready to pounce. "Here I come!"
"Catch me if you can!"
And with that, Virizion sprints away into the tall grass, Keldeo close behind her. The Colt's hooves pound the dirt, fire blazing in his eyes and adrenaline pumping in his blood. He's determined not to lose sight of Virizion.
Opening his mouth, he gathers a ball of light power and shoots it at her, but she nimbly dodges, and the Focus Blast attack hits a nearby tree instead. She's almost too fast for Keldeo. Almost.
Virizion runs out of the tall grass, Keldeo following her, and into a shallow lake. She jumps up onto a thick branch in the water, watching the little Colt step into the cold liquid.
The Grass-type jumps up into the air and creates sharp, glowing leaves around her, sending them towards Keldeo. A Magical Leaf attack. However, Keldeo braces himself and endures the super-effective hit.
She lands back into the water and lifts her head high, her forehead glowing. A bright sharp tip of a sword forms and stretches, but before it can grow fully, Keldeo shoots another Focus Blast attack at her.
But he's too slow. As the ball of power reaches her, Virizion slices it in two with the Sword on her forehead, proving she's earned her place as a Sword of Justice. Keldeo gasps at the action. What power!
Virizion looks at him expectantly, and he realizes what he must do.
"Sword versus Sword!" he says to himself. He shuts his eyes and tries to gather all of his power at the tip of his horn.
Meanwhile, two large shapes watch Virizion and Keldeo from above on a rock. Terrakion watches Keldeo with pride, like an older brother would do, while Cobalion watches him with steely eyes, like a strict father would.
Keldeo loses his grip on his power. I can't do it! I can't use the Sacred Sword!
"Something wrong?" Virizion asks, trying to sound innocent.
Keldeo stares at her, biting his lip. "My Sword...is my horn!"
Deciding to use his horn as a temporary weapon, Keldeo charges at Virizion, who braces herself for his attack, readying her own Sword. Keldeo jumps into the air, and so does Virizion. The two collide, Sword against horn, creating a blast of power to erupt from the impact.
Later, Keldeo proudly walks into a rugged and rocky terrain, his victory against Virizion fresh in his mind. Although his adoptive mother put up a grand fight worth mentioning, it was Keldeo who came out on top. And now, his goal is to defeat his elder brother-like figure.
"Terrakion, battle with me!" he shouts, looking up at the large, pointed mountain in front of him.
Heavy footsteps are heard, and Terrakion comes into Keldeo's sight on the mountain. He smiles in his direction.
"Ready to go again?" he asks in his gruff yet kindhearted voice.
Keldeo jumps up onto a nearby mountain, so he faces Terrakion. "I'll battle you anytime!"
"Then let's start with this!" Terrakion shoots out a powerful blast of fiery power—a Hyper Beam—at the Colt Pokémon.
But the smaller creature is faster, and he's able to jump out of the way. As he dodges another Hyper Beam, he's unaware that two figures are watching him and Terrakion from a little distance away. Virizion's eyes glow warmly while Cobalion never loses his steely gaze.
Keldeo jumps over to another mountain, smirking at Terrakion. "No problem!" He lands on the mountain, tensing up his legs to endure the pressure of landing.
Terrakion smiles and jumps down off his mountain. "We'll see about that." He lands on the rocky ground and chases after the Colt. Keldeo runs faster, jumping from mountain to mountain.
As he jumps across the mountains, Keldeo leaves behind copies of himself, similar to holograms, to confuse Terrakion. In response, the elder brother-like figure gathers sharp stones around him and shoots them at the copies, slicing each one.
The impact creates a dark cloud of smoke, blinding Terrakion. But through the dark cloud, he sees Keldeo charging for him, and the Colt Pokémon whips around, landing a powerful kick on his opponent. Terrakion is sent back into one of the taller mountains, causing it to crack.
The mountain falls, and to Keldeo's horror, it falls on Terrakion. However, due to his sturdy body and years of training as a Sword of Justice, Terrakion is able to stand up under the weight of the mountain.
A long and sharp sword tip forms at his head, and he fully stands up, throwing the mountain off of him and hearing it crumble behind him. He smiles at Keldeo, who looks relieved his mentor is alright.
"Wanna keep going?"
"You bet!" Keldeo shouts.
And with that, Keldeo jumps and clashes his horn with Terrakion's Sword, but his elder brother-like figure's strength is too much for him to handle, and Keldeo falls back, his horn throbbing in pain.
Later that night, as a thunderstorm rampages through the dark sky, Cobalion races through the forest, his hooves pounding against the ground. The sound of a second pair of lighter hooves reaches his ears, and sure enough, Keldeo runs alongside him, trying to match up to his adoptive father's speed and grace.
"Cobalion, let's battle!" Keldeo pants, looking up at the older Pokémon in expectation.
Cobalion looks at him with his steely eyes. "The storm is going to get worse."
"I don't care!" Keldeo protests naively.
The two Pokémon run out of the forest and come to a burnt down and destroyed valley littered with dead trees. Lightning flashes across the sky, and bolts strike at least four trees, setting them off in flames. As Cobalion eves to get out, a burning tree falls between him and Keldeo.
But Keldeo doesn't let it affect him, and he jumps through the flames, the heat searing his skin. He chases after Cobalion, but a nearby tree seems to lunge for him as it falls, and he fights back by headbutting the tree, his horn slicing it in half.
Cobalion stops and looks back, his eyes scanning over Keldeo. However, his eyes the color of iron do not show pride at his adoptive son.
"You're reckless."
"No, I'm not!" Keldeo shouts. He stands up on his hind hooves and shoots water out from his front ones, putting out the flaming branches on either side of him. "I won't let anyone defeat me!"
He gathers a Focus Blast attack at his mouth and shoots it at Cobalion, but the Sword of Justice dodges it easily, the blast hitting a nearby rock and exploding. Cobalion turns to Keldeo, and his forehead starts to glow. His Sword reveals itself, and once it does, Keldeo charges, trying to clash his horn with it. However, Cobalion nimbly dodges.
From above on a mountain, Virizion and Terrakion look down at them, both of them admiring how strong Keldeo has gotten already. It seems that only yesterday they found the small Colt Pokémon in the midst of the Great Fire, wrapped in a bundle of leaves.
"Why won't you let me battle Kyurem?!" Keldeo shouts at his leader. His stomach burns with excitement and healthy ambition at the mention of the strongest Dragon-type Pokémon.
Keldeo jumps up but is swiped away by Cobalion's Sword. However, Keldeo is able to stay on his hooves, and he turns back to glare at Cobalion.
"I wanna be a Sword of Justice!" He stomps his right front hoof angrily. "Let me battle Kyurem!"
When his leader doesn't answer him, Keldeo charges and collides his horn with Cobalion's Sword. His horn begins to throb under the pressure of the power the Sword impacts, but he shuts his eyes and forces himself to endure it, pushing against Cobalion with every last bit of strength he can muster.
The next day, Keldeo hops around the rocks in the lake, watching a group of Tympole swim away as they see him. A fair distance away from them, the three Swords of Justice are in deep conversation.
"So, what do you think?" Virizion asks Cobalion.
"Keldeo's gotten fairly strong," Terrakion adds, his voice filled with the pride of an older brother.
Virizion turns to her leader and former lover. "Do you think we should allow a battle with Kyurem?"
Avoiding her eyes, he shakes his head. "No. Keldeo is still unable to use his Sword."
The Grass-type looks away and towards her adoptive son. "That's true."
"Once the true weight of the Sword is learned, and able to be used, then Keldeo will be able to become a Sword of Justice," Cobalion tells them in his firm voice. But his eyes never leave the Colt Pokémon—a father must watch his son, adoptive or not, and protect him. Sparing Keldeo from a battle with the Legendary Pokémon Kyurem is the only way to ensure Keldeo's safety.
Terrakion chuckles at his leader. "Always the cautious one, aren't you, Cobalion?" He's responded with a cold glare from Cobalion—he's never admitted out loud he cares deeply for Keldeo. He's always acted like the strict father figure who expects only the best, and nothing less.
"I heard everything you said!" The Swords of Justice turn their heads to see Keldeo running over to them, his eyes slanted in a glare. "What do you mean, 'weight of my Sword'?"
"You see—"
"Terrakion." Cobalion sends a warning glare at him, and he stops and merely smiles.
Virizion looks at Keldeo, her amber eyes burning into his. "You must think for yourself," she tells him gently. Keldeo gasps and fumes, his glare never leaving his face.
"The truth is, I don't really know, either." Terrakion chuckles in hope to lift up Keldeo's spirits, but the Water-type won't have it.
He jumps over in front to face them, his hooves splashing in the water. "I'm going to battle Kyurem!"
Cobalion shakes his head. "No."
"It's why I've been working all this time," Keldeo protests. "I'm ready to battle even the strongest Pokémon!"
"You're not ready," Cobalion says softly.
"I agree," Virizion tells him.
"Let's train a little more, alright?" Terrakion asks.
Keldeo feels enraged, but bites his lip before he can retort anything smart. The last thing he wants to do is get into trouble with Cobalion. And he knows how strict he can get.
When nighttime comes, Virizion, Terrakion and Cobalion are snuggled into the soft grass, sound asleep. Keldeo, however, is wide awake with thoughts of Kyurem and how much he wants to become a Sword of Justice swimming in his mind.
I'll never become a true Sword of Justice if I don't battle Kyurem...
His mind is made up as he slowly rises from his patch of grass. He quietly walks away from the Swords of Justice, looking back at his adoptive family once more before running off into the night.
The next morning, Virizion is the first one awake, as usual. She yawns and stretches, watching as her two companions start to wake up.
But one of them is missing.
With wide eyes, Virizion realizes Keldeo's patch of grass is empty, no Colt Pokémon to be found. She walks over to it and sniffs it. His scent lingers, but it's not as strong as it usually is.
"Keldeo's not here," she tells Terrakion as he comes over to her.
"You don't think he's gone to Kyurem...?" Terrakion's voice trails off in worry.
At the mention of Kyurem, Virizion's heart seems to skip a few beats, and she becomes frantic. Her son! The one she loves more than anything has gone to battle that unstoppable creature!
Meanwhile, Keldeo jumps across the mountaintops and runs towards Full Court—Kyurem's home.
"I'm ready to battle," Keldeo say to himself as he runs. "Then I'll be a Sword of Justice!"
He jumps down off of the last mountain, landing in a small valley filled with soft grass. The cold morning air forces him to keep running—he needs to keep himself warm for the battle.
"The reason...the whole reason I've trained so hard..."
He suddenly runs into an icy mist and freezes. Ice and mist are the signature features of Full Court. Keldeo keeps running. He must be getting close.
He runs a bit further, but soon stops. He sees an extremely long bridge that serves as a path to Full Court.
"There it is."
He walks towards and onto the bridge, his hooves feeling awkward against the metal. He shakes the feeling off and concentrates. He is ready for this battle—and he's sure he'll win it.
He crosses the bridge and makes his way into the entrance of Full Court, where at least thirty Cryogonal greet him by flying around him, giving him chills. But Keldeo ignores them and keeps walking.
He jumps down and runs down several railings before reaching the main battlefield area.
"Come on out, Kyurem! My name is Keldeo, and I'm here to challenge you to a battle!"
Meanwhile, Virizion races through the icy mist as fast as her long legs can carry her. She's determined to stop her son and save him before he enters the battlefield.
Cobalion and Terrakion are right behind her, and Terrakion lets out a loud, threatening roar.
The roar reaches Keldeo's ears from inside Full Court, and his eyes go wide. "Terrakion..."
Another noise fills the air: a low rumble that sounds like a growl. He turns his head to find the source, and realizes it came from the large cave on the other side of the battlefield.
"Do you think your worthy of battling me?"
Kyurem's voice is low and dark, sounding dangerous, but that doesn't stop Keldeo. It's his question that makes him stop, however.
"Worthy?"
"Well, do you?"
Keldeo looks down in doubt, but pushes it away and shakes his head. "I...I am a Sword of Justice!"
He hears heavy footsteps, and sees two glowing yellow dots in the black distance.
"Sword of Justice?" Kyurem rumbles. "Very well, then."
An icy wind blows from the cave and into Keldeo's face. The cold is so powerful it leaves frosty marks on his fur. But he shakes the frost off and walks forward.
He watches as Kyurem steps out of the icy mist, and his heart pounds at the sight of him. The entire Pokémon is covere in what seems to be gray metal and iron—such a pale yet rich color that would put Cobalion's eyes to shame.
Suddenly, two icy shards burst out from the ground in front of Keldeo. They reach up and cross over each other, forming an archway.
"Pass through the gate," Kyurem grumbles.
Keldeo looks up at the icy archway and steps forward without a second glance. He slowly walks through, keeping his eyes locked on the ice gate as he does. Once he's all the way through, Kyurem lets out another deep roar, and more ice shoots out from the ground.
The ice form in the shape of claws around the battlefield to form a cage—to ensure no one can get out while battling, Keldeo thinks to himself as the Cryogonal fly overhead.
"Here I come, Kyurem!"
Keldeo charges forth and jumps into the air, turning upside down and spurting out water from his hooves. Kyurem shoots a beam of ice at the Colt, and both attacks collide, but Kyurem's Ice Beam proves to be more powerful as it shoots through Keldeo's Hydro Pump and knocks the smaller creature down.
However, Keldeo bounces back up on his hooves and shoots out a Focus Blast attack at Kyurem. Kyurem retaliates by shooting a fiery blast of Dragon power at Keldeo, and both attacks collide with each other, eventually exploding. Kyurem charges and towers over Keldeo, and he realizes for the first time just how large Kyurem is, compared to him.
Kyurem's left claw glows black, and he swipes Keldeo with it, sending him back. Keldeo gets back up and charges at his opponent, sliding under him and kicking him with his hind legs, sending him upwards. The impact causes the Dragon-type to grunt in surprise.
Keldeo shoots two blasts of water at Kyurem and hits him. Kyurem recovers quickly, however, and lands on one of the railings above. He shoots another fiery blast at Keldeo, striking the Colt with incredible power.
But Keldeo jumps back up onto his hooves, and Kyurem lands across from him. The Dragon-type lets out another huge roar.
That's when Virizion, Cobalion and Terrakion run in. They run to the edge of the railing and see the ice claw cage and the archway of ice. They all gasp as they see Keldeo and Kyurem charge for each other.
They both jump up, but before Keldeo can attack, Kyurem kicks him away, sending him back into one of the icy claws. The Colt hits the ice and falls to the ground.
"The battle has already begun!" Terrakion gasps.
Cobalion grinds his teeth together, his eyes sharper than usual. "Keldeo has already passed through the gate."
Upon hearing this, Virizion gasps, and bites her tongue in worry. If Keldeo has passed through, he won't be able to get out until there is a victor. And by the way the battle is shaping out to be, Kyurem has the upper hand. She cringes at the thought of her son being defeated by someone as powerful as Kyurem.
As Keldeo struggles to get up, Kyurem steps closer to him. "Is that all you've got, Sword of Justice?"
Collective gasps erupt once again from the trio up above. "Sword of Justice?!" Terrakion grunts, glaring at the sight before him.
Drained from the fight, Keldeo shoots a Focus Blast attack, but it's force out and weak, and is easily overpowered by Kyurem's fiery blast again. The blast of power hits Keldeo, and he hits the icy claw once more, falling down. When he hits the ground, he struggles to get up, but falls again.
Kyurem is deathly close to him by now. "Giving up already?"
Keldeo forces out, "Never..." He finally stands up and glares at his opponent. "I am a Sword of Justice!"
"Fool!" Terrakion shouts.
"That's not true!" Virizion adds, just as worried as Terrakion for Keldeo's life.
Cobalion's eyes are as cold as ever. "What is Keldeo thinking?!"
Keldeo finally hears their voices, and looks up to see them on the railing above him. However, he turns his glare back to Kyurem.
"I'm not through!"
Keldeo runs towards Kyurem, ready to attack, but Kyurem's claw glows black again, and he swipes it across Keldeo when he reaches him. Keldeo is sent back again, and lands on the ground.
A light object landing in front of him causes him to open his eyes, and he's horrified to see the tip of his own horn in front of him, severed from the rest of his body.
His teeth chatter in fear as he struggles to stand up. Kyurem comes closer to him, and Keldeo is frozen in terror.
"He's too strong..."
He backs away from Kyurem, but his legs shake weakly. He forces himself to keep standing, and looks on in terror as Kyurem inches towards him.
"Keldeo has given into fear," Virizion whispers softly.
Terrakion growls. "We've got to help!"
Cobalion sticks his front hoof out to stop him. "This is not our battle. Stay out of it."
"I can't stand and do nothing!" he snaps. Terrakion runs off to the side, jumping down and landing on another side railing. He's determined to protect his little brother. "Kyurem! That's enough!" He begins to run along the railing towards Kyurem.
The large Dragon-type growls as Terrakion gets closer to the battlefield. "Do not interfere!"
He shoots out another fiery blast, but Cobalion jumps down beside Terrakion and intercepts the attack with a blast of silvery power—Flash Cannon. Both attacks collide with each other and explode. Virizion joins her companions on the side railing, as well.
"You heard Cobalion!" Terrakion shouts at Kyurem. "Stop!"
He shoots a Hyper Beam attack at Kyurem, but he jumps up and dodges the attack. Kyurem's tail suddenly glows yellowish orange, and flames engulf the Dragon-type.
When the flames disappear, Kyurem's appearance has changed. Instead of an all gray and silvery body, Kyurem's body is a mix of white and faint silver. The white wings on Kyurem remind a stunned and shocked Keldeo of the Legendary Pokémon Terrakion once told him about: Reshiram.
Keldeo backs away, his teeth chattering. "Kyurem changed!"
Kyurem growls once more at the trio of Pokémon above Keldeo. "As I told you, none shall interfere!"
Kyurem's large white tail glows orange, and power gathers at the Dragon-type's mouth. He shoots a beam of a fire and ice mixture at the Swords of Justice, who jump back, but are too late.
Keldeo watches in horror as the mixture of ice and fire creates a large block of ice around his family, trapping them. He gasps as he sees their motionless dark silhouettes, and his heart pounds when he sees Kyurem coming for him.
That's when the Colt Pokémon loses it. He turns around and runs as fast as he can past the icy archway. The archway crumbles behind him as he races out, trying to find the exit.
In an attempt to jump from one railing to another, he loses his footing and slips and falls down. He falls down to the edge of the Full Court building and down the slope of the mountain.
Back in the cave, Kyurem changes back to his original form, and with another look at the frozen Swords of Justice, growls. He'll have to hunt down Keldeo himself, it seems.
"This battle is not yet over..."
