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AN: Hello everyone and thank you for deciding to read my fanfiction. A few warnings, this will be a slash fanfiction, which for those who don't know is a romance between two male characters. If this makes you uncomfortable or you have an issue with homosexuality please do not read this fanfiction.
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Ryan Stark clung to his Charizard's neck as he descended over an island, and gripped his legs tighter to keep the Eevee that was currently sitting there secure. The wind howled past as he dropped until, with a thud, Charizard landed, at which point Ryan slid off his back and Eevee jumped onto his shoulder. He stretched like a cat and rubbed the neck of his partner, his hand brushing the casing of a mega stone. He looked over the sea at the three islands in the distance and grimaced.
"Looks like the power surges are in Kanto too buddy." Charizard growled as he too watched the islands in the distance. The islands of the legendary bird trio; Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. Ice Island was suffering a blizzard that stretched out and froze the surrounding waters until it met the shores of Lighting Island. The second island was covered in a raging thunderstorm; even from this distance you could see the trees of the island bending to the side. Fire Island was spouting lava from its volcano. Similar to what Ryan had experienced while investigating the locations of the legendary golem Pokémon. There were strange weather patterns dotted around the Hoenn region too, which made him think that Kyogre and Groudon were also acting up.
"My my, what do we have here - a visitor?" The voice came from behind the three. As Ryan tensed and spun around, Eevee screamed her name and caused a shimmering green sphere to surround her and her trainer, and flames lapped upon Charizard's jaw. Soon, however, they discovered the cause. Ryan relaxed and Eevee and Charizard cancelled their current attacks, but from their posture it was clear they were ready to launch another one.
"My apologies, Slowking, I didn't realise this was your island."
"Fret not, my friend, it has been a while since I have had company."
"Five years if I remember correctly."
"Indeed." Ryan looked back out to the three islands and sighed. Only five years since the disastrous Shamouti fiasco involving Ash Ketchum and yet the world had forgotten the danger that lurked beyond.
"Any idea what's causing this?"
"I have a few theories but nothing concrete." Slowking looked at Ryan and studied his face. "But so do you." Ryan looked back at Slowking and hummed. That was true; he and Steven had done extensive research on the legendary Pokémon before he had set out on his little journey. He hoped, however, that they were wrong. He began playing with the ring on his finger, missing his fiancé dearly. There was only one way to find out if their theory was true and Ryan didn't particularly like the idea of talking to one of the guardian legendary Pokémon when they were in such a state.
"Eevee!" Eevee snarled, her ears twitching, glaring up at the cliff where Slowking had just descended from. Charizard too was snarling into the distance, and soon it became clear why. Standing on top of the cliff were three people. Two of whom Ryan recognised, but they clearly didn't recognise him. Tabitha from Team Magma and Shelly from Team Aqua were both standing with a third person. Why were they standing together and not trying to kill each other? It was rare for the two teams to be in the same city and not fight, let alone next to each other. All three of them were dressed in pure black. Shelly was wearing a tank top with black leggings and heels, but both of the men had T-shirts and jeans on. On the left breast was an infinity symbol.
"Hello, darling", Shelly said, balancing on the back of her heels. "We're after that Slowking. If you'd kindly go away, we'll forget you were here." The middle guy didn't seem too thrilled with that idea, and Tabitha was staring at Ryan with what he thought was lust. Ryan shivered at the thought.
"I think not." Ryan positioned himself in front of the Slowking, gripping his other four Poké balls.
Shelly smirked. "Have it your way then." She made a hand motion behind her and three more people moved into place. They all gripped Poké balls and threw them into the air. There was a large flash of light and now surrounding them were nine Zubat, eleven Golbat, two Crobat, two Mightyena, a Camerupt and an Arbok.
"Want to change your mind, honey?" Ryan responded by throwing his own Poké balls into the air; in front of him now stood Charizard, Eevee, Dragonite, Pidgeot, Starmie and Metang. This particular Metang, however, was shiny, its silver and yellow colouring giving off a flash as it burst out of its Poké ball.
The third, unknown member finally seemed interested.
"Well, kid, that was a stupid mistake." Ryan frowned. Kid? He was 22. "I was only interested in the Slowking, but a rare Pokémon not found in Kanto and a shiny at that?" His grin grew vicious and he jumped off the cliff, landing not too far from Ryan. "That I must have."
Ryan ignored him.
"Dragonite, Starmie - deal with the Zubat lines." They were both trained enough that Ryan trusted them to be able to handle it on their own. Before he had even finished the sentence Dragonite cried its name out, flexed its wings and flew towards the Zubats, its fists covered in electricity. Before the Zubat could think, it was struck with the Thunder Punch, fainting instantly. Dragonite turned with an Ice Beam forming in its mouth, striking countless more. Starmie was combining Rapid Spin to close the distance and an Ice Beam to strike down several of the Zubat and Crobat, looking like a blue Catherine wheel.
"Eevee, Pidgeot - the Mightyena." Eevee jumped on Pidgeot's back and began firing Shadow Balls at the two Mightyena. Pidgeot switched between firing off small Twisters and flying around the Mightyena's retaliating Dark Pulses, meeting one Mightyena's Iron Tail with a Steel Wing.
"Charizard - the Camerupt." At the same time Ryan pushed the Key stone on his ring, feeling it connect with the Charizardite Y. After a flash of light, Mega Charizard was racing towards the Camerupt and Ryan began focusing on the battle in front of him. Metang was the weakest member of his team and needed his attention in battle. Not to say he was weak, but Ryan felt better being in control of the battle.
"Zen Headbutt." A pink light surrounded Metang as he shot forward, heading for Arbok's chest.
"Iron Tail." Quicker than normal for an Arbok, its tail glowed white and impacted the Zen Headbutt. For a moment, the attacks were at a stalemate until the Arbok overpowered Metang, causing it to crash at Ryan's feet.
"Meteor Mash," he called before the dust had settled. This time, a silver shine covered Metang and it hit the Arbok in the middle of its chest, not causing that much damage but creating a big enough impact and dust cloud that it had to have hurt.
"Glare." A set of yellow eyes flew out of the dust and hit Metang in the face, causing static sparks to surround the steel type. The third member smirked, an evil looking thing which set off warning bells in Ryan's head. The Arbok had slithered back to its trainer's side and it was now glaring at Metang. "Poison Tail, on the trainer."
Ryan stood frozen, watching as the Arbok sprang towards him, its tail glowing a menacing purple. He heard his Pokémon cry out and the distraction was what Shelly and Tabitha seemed to need. Several Crobats managed to land a Toxic Venoshock combination on Dragonite. Starmie was hit by a Crunch, and Pidgeot and Eevee were hit by a Hyperbeam. Charizard, however, let off a Blast Burn ending the Camerupt and roared in rage. Metang started glowing in a Meteor Mash and raced across the field, intercepting the attack, then from inside the attack a white glow started to happen. Metang began growing in size, another two legs extended from the rear and he landed with a thump on the ground. At the end of the evolution, the force of the air blast sent the Arbok flying to the side of its trainer, and the newly evolved Metagross roared in rage.
"Meta," it called, its voice sounding vaguely robotic. A blue glow surrounded its eyes, and the Arbok and any remaining Zubat were sent zooming into one big pile into the air. It cried out its name again, at which point Dragonite and Starmie fired off an Ice Beam into the pile. Pidgeot fired off a Hyperbeam of her own and Eevee launched a Shadow Ball. Charizard took the time to use a Flamethrower on the Mightyena. The resulting explosion caused a huge dust cloud. When it eventually cleared, all of the Pokémon on the opposing side were knocked out. Shelly, Tabitha and the Arbok trainer looked stunned. The Arbok trainer was looking at Metagross with a mixed look of longing and disgust. He reached for another Poké ball and threw it in the air.
"Alakazam, Teleport." Before the light of the Poké ball had disappeared, a brighter light flashed and the six trainers and their Pokémon were gone. When all of Ryan's Pokémon had returned, he recalled everyone but Charizard. Dragonite was on the verge of collapse thanks to the poison and, while the rest of the team looked battered, they could also continue if needed. He wanted to save as much of their strength as possible.
There was another light blast as the mega evolution ended and Charizard was back to his original form, panting a little but otherwise fine.
Ryan turned to Slowking and checked to make sure he was injury free.
"That was unexpected. I'm going to need you to come back with me, Slowking, until we can figure out a more suitable way to protect you."
Slowking tilted his head as if in confusion.
"No need, I have friends in low places." He turned and walked to the edge of the cliff before waving and jumping off.
"Slowking!" Ryan darted forward, a panicked look in his face, before there was a splash. Ryan studied the water before he saw a pink blur moving away. "Oh right, water type." Charizard snorted, the hot air blowing over Ryan's hair. "Well, I'm not a walking book of Pokémon knowledge you know." Charizard rolled his eyes and handed Ryan his bag, which seemed to have somehow fallen off during the battle.
"What am I supposed to do with this?" Charizard pointed at the islands, then to his bag, and then to his ring. "Oh right, Steven." Ryan began rummaging through his bag and there was a thump as Charizard sat, his legs dangling over the cliff face. "Lazy Ass." Charizard lightly batted his tail against Ryan. He powered up his Pokégear and hit video call on Steven's name.
It took a fair amount of time before Steven's face flashed on the screen. His silver hair framed his angular face, and Ryan's heart skipped a little. He was still surprised that someone as sexy and powerful as Steven had chosen him as his fiancé. The love that showed in Steven's eyes was confirmation that he had indeed chosen Ryan to marry.
"Hey," Ryan said, smiling at the concern showing on his face.
"Ryan," Steven breathed out. There was a rustle in the background.
"We didn't interrupt this meeting, Stone, so you could have a booty call with your fuck toy." I knew that voice; Harrold Collins, one of the league board and a well-known homophobe. Ryan watched through the screen as a look of pure loathing crossed Steven's face, twisting his beautiful face into something much more sinister.
"If you shut up you may find that this has something to do with the current situation, Collins. Either shut up or get out." Steven looked back down the screen at Ryan. "As much as I would love to talk to you, Ryan, if this isn't an update I really have to go."
Ryan hit a button on the Pokégear, causing the camera to switch so Steven was now looking at the three islands rather than Ryan.
"It's like we feared, Steven. The power surge is happening in Kanto as well. I can't be certain but I think this is a global thing." Stevens face was now drawn, a crease in his brow. "There's more." The crease vanished and now the eyebrow had disappeared behind his hairline.
"I met the Slowking that resides here and we were attacked."
"Are you okay?" His voice was soft, his eyes flicking back and forth looking for any visible injury.
"I've dealt with worse, what concerns me is who I was attacked by. Shelly and Tabitha, working together. Along with a third guy who seems quite comfortable getting his Pokémon to attack humans."
Steven's eye twitched, something that only seemed to happen at his most angry. "I think it's time you came home, Ryan."
Ryan's grip tightened on his Pokégear. "I'm not a child, Steven, we more than handled it." His voice was short.
"I'm aware of that, however, this is a league matter now. You'll be briefed but you need to be back here to do it. I can't do it over the phone."
"But the islands…"
"Can be investigated at a later date." Ryan looked back at the three islands and thought about his team. If he was going to go there he needed to be at full strength. There was no way his team in this state could handle a difficult battle, let alone one against a guardian if it came to that.
"Okay, fine."
"Can Charizard still fly?" An irritated roar came from the beast in question, and Steven laughed. "There's my answer, I guess. Fly to Shamouti and I'll have a teleporter come pick you up. Be careful. Love you."
"Love you too."
The phone call was cut off. "Well, buddy, you ready?" Ryan asked his starter. Charizard stood and roared, stretching his wings, the roar causing a shockwave to ripple the sea. "Show off." Ryan called for a mega evolution once again, they needed the extra power boost and speed to get back to the island. He couldn't wait to see Steven again.
AN: Special thanks to AlassinSane13 who agreed to be my Beta Reader.