"Word" – Talking

"Word" – Thought

"Word" – Dragonese

Word – Attack (Move)

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Chapter 1: Dragon Removal Agent to the Rescue!

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Mission Briefing:

An abnormally large Garchomp has been spotted in Hoenn on Route 120. This is way out of the range normal Garchomps are known to be in, which makes this a rogue member of the species. This would normally be a smaller problem if the Pokémon found on Route 120 are the right size to become suitable prey. We cannot allow this Garchomp to become the alpha predator of the area surrounding Route 120. We have sent one of our knights, codename "Saint", to go to Hoenn and drive the Garchomp out of the region.

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On Route 120 of the Hoenn region, it was unusually quiet. Many of the pokemon were hiding in tall grass, trees, and bushes from an unknown threat that came a few days ago. This creature was going after any pokemon not hiding, even attacking healthy Mightyenas when they were with their pack. The creature was a dragon type, which was seen flying when either looking for a meal or looking for competition to its territory.

Two pokemon, a Marill and a shiny Absol, were hiding in tall grass near the water's edge. The two pokemon, both best friends, were near the water's edge getting a drink when the dragon's shadow appeared several minutes ago. The two buddies lied motionless in the tall grass, praying for the predator to go away and not find them. The shiny Absol, Jake was his name, slowly looked up to see if the predator was still around.

The sky was clear, with no sign of the creature around them. Jake and the Marill, Kevin was his name, slowly crawled to the edge of the tall grass to get to the water. If there was one thing the two friends knew, dragon types almost never go after prey into the water. When the marill and the shiny absol got near the edge of the tall grass, they froze from fear.

The creature was twenty feet away, having landed on the ground minutes ago. The creature was a Garchomp, which had an unnatural height of seven feet, nine inches. The Garchomp's mouth was covered red with blood, which was obviously from an unlucky pokemon that was unable to get away in time. Jake and Kevin slowly crawled back into the tall grass, when Jake unknowingly snapped a small twig in half.

The Garchomp turned his head and stared dead on at the shiny absol and marill. The dragon type roared at them, causing the two friends to get up and start running away from the beast. Jake and Kevin ran as fast as their legs could, while the Garchomp flew above the two pokemon. Jake turned his head to see if the dragon was behind them, only to end up tripping over a rock.

Kevin was able to get into another area of tall grass and lied down motionless in the grass. However, a shadow quickly covered him, which caused him to look up at the dragon pokemon.

Jake got to his feet, only to see the Garchomp in front of him with a marill's tail coming out of his mouth. The Garchomp quickly swallowed the tail, leaving Jake frozen in fear.

"No! How could this…this…this creature kill my friend without any remorse!" Jake thought, as the Garchomp looked at the shiny absol. The dragon type unleashed a roar at his prey, petrifying the shiny absol even more.

Then, without warning, a single arrow flew at the Garchomp and impaled itself into the dragon's left shoulder. As the dragon roared in pain, another arrow penetrated the Garchomp's left arm. The dragon looked to its left, showing Jake the mark in its back fin. Jake looked in the same direction, and saw something close to what anyone would consider to be a savior.

A Gardevoir with plate armor protecting its chest, as well as shoulder plates and plate armor on its waist, was looking straight at the Garchomp with a sort of calmness. The Gardevoir's hands were covered by metal gauntlets and on its neck was a necklace with a ruby in the center.

"How dare you harm me, you pathetic fool," the Garchomp hissed at the Gardevoir, obviously ready to kill. The Gardevoir simple took a shield off its back and placed it on its right arm, before pulling a French Arming Sword out of its sheath with its left hand.

"If you think I'm going to let you kill an innocent pokemon," the Gardevoir said, with a feminine tone to its voice, "Then you have to face me, Joan of Arc!"

(A/N: Character Bio time!)

Name: Joan Shelley

Alias: Joan of Arc; the Maiden

Codename: Saint

Warrior: Knight

Weapons: Knight shield, crossbow, French Arming Sword, spear, mace

Attacks: Psychic, Confusion, Heal Pulse, Magical Leaf, Psyshock, Energy Ball, Return, Reflect, Icy Punch, Fire Punch

Age: 19

(A/N: We will now return to your regularly schedule program.)

The Garchomp threw his head up before letting loose a Flamethrower, only for Joan of Arc to duck behind the shield and use Reflect. The flames bounced off the shield and were sent back to the dragon, which just stood in his place and took the hit. When the flames finally dissipated, the Garchomp was unharmed, and charged at Joan.

When the Garchomp was close enough, Joan swings her French Arming Sword at the dragon type, easily slashing the beast's stomach. The dragon crashes to the ground, clutching its wound with its left arm. Joan of Arc turns to the dragon, shield at the ready for an attack.

The Garchomp suddenly uses a Take Down, smashing Joan of Arc into the ground with the dragon crushing her. The dragon type gets up and looks down at its opponent. Joan's sword is almost broken in two, with her shield having been busted up somewhat.

"One thing you should know, sweetheart. Never mess with a Garchomp that's stronger than you," the Garchomp said, before a sensation when through its body. The Garchomp once again cried out in pain as Joan of Arc pulled her sword out of the dragon's right leg.

"Never call me sweetheart," Joan states as she gets to her feet and prepares to continue the fight. Although her shield took most of the impact, she still wobbles a bit as stands back up.

"You *****," the Garchomp shouts, before using Slash to split Joan's chest armor in two. The Garchomp then uses another Take Down, resulting in Joan of Arc being crushed by the bigger dragon and having her sword near it's breaking point.

"Get off of her!"

Jake runs up to the Garchomp and uses Night Slash, cutting the Garchomp's left leg open. The Garchomp roars in pain and agony, as Jake uses Sucker Punch and knocks the dragon off of his savior.

Joan of Arc quickly gets up, although her strength is almost used up, as Jake charges at the Garchomp once again and uses Slash to cut open the dragon's right leg. This results in the dragon pokemon to cry out in pain and take flight to escape the duo.

Jake goes over to Joan of Arc to make sure she's alright, as a Zebstrika makes its way to them.

"Where are you going?" Jake asks the gardevoir.

"Following that dragon," Joan states, "I can't let that thing get away until it goes back to its natural habitat."

"Let me come with you," Jake says as Joan gets onto the Zebstrika, "That dragon killed most of my friends and there's nothing for me here now."

After a few seconds, Joan says, "Very well. Hop on."

With that, Jake hops onto the Zebstrika and the three pokemon take off after the Garchomp.

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Mission Overview:

Mission has been accomplished. The wild Garchomp has returned to its natural habitat and has not been killed. This has been done with the help of our newest recruit, Jake the shiny Absol. After what Jake has done to keep me alive, I believe he will be a great warrior.

Mission Status: Complete