Shadows in War, Chapter 1, Segment 1 – Demolition
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Pokémon, now have I anything to do with it.
A/N:
This story has some parts inspired by Final Fantasy VII. It was the first thing that came to mind when I built this story around the protagonist as she was how it all started, and I only realized later that this was much like the game. I decided to accept it and keep going- I've only played the first part of the game, and I've only watched the movie, so anything beyond that is purely coincidental.
Criticize me all you want- nothing is unquestionable, and nothing is free of critics. I appreciate everything sent my way… As long as they aren't legitimate death threats. Hehe.
As of 8/27/2017:
Welcome, one and all, to the rewrite for the first segment of "Shadow in War." I'll do my utmost to keep quality this time around, so… The whole "weekly" update thing will just be an estimate- it will be hopefully around a chapter per week. Because this time, I'm going to start triple-checking a chapter before it is released, and then do extra editing if it feels lacking to me.
In a nutshell, my uploads will be slower, but quality will be higher. Quality over quantity.
With that out of the way, the next notes will be in Chapter Two. Well, the notes below are just an explainer for the "mechanics" of battle to be seen in this chapter. Now, without further ado, enjoy.
9/28/2017:
Re-read this now that I actually have the time to do that. Guh. Fixed the lines and the crappy reading for the Haxorus scene.
"War."
Driasia. A nation torn by a civil war between two factions- Periculum, who aims to dominate with sheer strength and already rule majority of the land with an iron fist; and the Resistance, those who fight against the oppressors.
The war between the two factions, or much better, the civil war, has officially been raging for three years, but minor conflicts have always been around since Periculum began to take over Driasia, starting with the government and military.
While the boogeyman of Driasia had considerable amounts of power and land, they have not completely conquered the country- not even close. This is thanks to the Resistance keeping as many places neutral as possible, or having some places join them.
Now, to free a few towns in the area, the Resistance's focus was on a large-scale battle in a city towards the northern side of the country.
The Resistance was targeting seven electric generators in the city. Their intent was to cut off one of Periculum's main sources of energy in the north. Of course, all that power wouldn't be wasted- it would help automate the defenses in the nearby towns, while the rest of it would be reserved for later use.
These generators were scatted across the city underground, accessible only by warehouses, and well guarded by an army of Periculum soldiers, robots, and equipment.
That wasn't discouraging a certain four gijinkas, however…
A starry sky, a beautiful land with all types of terrain, and cities and towns for the more civil Pokémon to live in.
But not all was well, particularly for one city in the north.
An entire flock of bird Pokémon armed to the teeth with swords, spears, axes, hammers, bows, and a few guns were fighting against a second flock sporting light gray armor with a strange emblem on the chestplates.
Military transport aircraft swerved left and right and maneuvered as best they could to avoid incoming anti-air fire from the turrets in the city far below. One was already going down from a missile sent at it by a Skarmory armed with a rocket launcher.
Before he could reload, the Steel-type was torched out of the sky by a pair of Resistance Staraptor sending a double Hidden Power attack.
In one of the smaller planes designed much like a C-130 sat just six Pokémon- pilot, co-pilot, and a single Resistance team.
The mentioned gijinkas inside were as follows: An Ambipom pilot wearing a purple flight suit, a Machoke co-pilot wearing a bluish purple t-shirt with a pair of black pants, a Decidueye, Braixen, Jolteon, and Floatzel gijinkas.
Starting with the Decidueye, he donned a light tan t-shirt underneath a slightly torn longline opened brown hoodie with green leaf designs around the top of the apparel, especially on the hood itself. The owl archer wore a pair of cargo pants with a slightly darker shade of brown than the t-shirt, while black boots gave the man a distinctive hunter look to him.
Secondly was the Braixen. A short-sleeved plain yellow dress went down to the bottom of her knees, where the clothing shifted into knee-high black socks. Behind her on the seat rested a very fluffy yellow tail ending in an orange tip, accompanied by a stick lodged in the mass of fluff. The fire mage had on black shoes. As for her hair, it was in a fiery orange short bob cut adorned with a pair of short, red-orange "bangs" right behind her ears that protruded outwards slightly. To finish her appearance, the girl slung a small bag around her that seemed to be carrying what may have been stones.
Adjacent to the Fire-type's seat was a Jolteon gijinka. A white collared shirt was half-covered by the yellow, long-sleeved windbreaker jacket over her torso. The jacket itself had a spiky motif of white around the shirt's collar, and just plain zigzag spikes at the bottom where it met jeans just as yellow as the jacket. The Electric-type's sports shoes had lightning patterns about it, as well as a subtle small zipper on the outward side for both shoes. Her spiky blond hair finished her Electric-type eeveelution look. And for unlike the previous two, the Lightning Pokémon's weapons weren't as natural as the hoodie bow or the magic stick- instead, she had a pair of small clawed knuckles that could be retracted to smaller size to free her fingers. Lastly, fingerless yellow gloves decorated her hands.
Last and not least of the four in the passenger's seats was a Floatzel gijinka. He dressed in an orange track jacket over a cream colored t-shirt. The sleeves went halfway around his arms, just to where the elbows were. His orange jogging pants made way for an orange forked tail ending in large cream tips. His shoes seemed to be waterproofed, more like they were built for both land and water. His hair was unruly up front, but the back half was styled going behind him, ending in a sort of crest of hair. His weapon of choice was a spear with a jagged spearhead.
On the left of the Decidueye's t-shirt hidden by the hoodie, on the top left of the Braixen's dress, on the right-hand pocket of the Jolteon's jacket, and on the middle of the Floatzel's shirt, all of them had a small emblem depicting a dragon breaking free of a cage with a megaphone in one hand, a sword in the other, and a sniper rifle slung to its back. Surrounding the cage was what appeared to be a large building with an intricate design about it.
The quartet all hung on tightly to the railings above them to keep balance as the plane turned left and rolled slightly. They chose to ignore the warning sounds, given that no impact was felt and it stopped directly afterwards.
The Machoke co-pilot turned to face the five of them.
"Everybody, hang on! This next one's going to be rough!" He ordered. The Decidueye, Floatzel, Braixen, and Jolteon all exchanged glances and nodded as they braced themselves for impact.
Suddenly, the plane shook and began to weave around aimlessly.
"We're hit!" The Ambipom exclaimed over radio. Out the window, a Periculum Talonflame screeched as it charged in with Flare Blitz. However, a Hidden Power from a Pidgeotto and a few shots from the AK-47 of a Skarmory took it down before it could reach the plane.
"I repeat, we are hit! Star Squadron, requesting for two!"
"Copy that, Looper 2. We have a visual and are coming in hot. Make sure those troopers get out safe, oorah?" A distinctive male voice sounded in the cockpit's radio.
"Oorah." The Machoke replied. "Put on your parachutes, people! We're ditching this ride!"
The Grass- and Ghost-type closed his eyes and concentrated. When he reopened them, they glowed white with faint tinges of blue and orange in the pupils.
"Hmm... We're about to eat up another missile." The archer stated calmly, sounding more like he was calculating a math problem than getting ready to die. "When it impacts, that's our opportunity to jump out safely."
"Gotcha." The Jolteon replied as she prepared to jump out.
The Ambipom pilot flipped a few switches, causing the back door to open up, revealing the other planes behind them and the birds fighting in the night sky.
The sound of air surging forward notified the Pokémon on board of the coming impact.
"Go, go, go!" The Ambipom pilot yelled as he and the Machoke shakily approached the door.
"Alright, this is it!" The Floatzel exclaimed. as he stood up, struggling to keep balance on the aircraft. His allies followed suit and crouched low to keep from falling and losing their balance.
A moment later, the six Pokémon on board jumped right as they felt the collosion of an Air Slash against the plane, tearing the cockpit out.
"Hey, good luck down there!" The Machoke said as he and the Ambipom were caught by a couple of Staraptor gijinka and flown to another plane. The remaining four Pokémon all looked down at the city below.
Plenty of gunfire, missiles, and moves were flying by the four as they plummeted down in the night sky to the city below. To one boundary of the city, about 350 soldiers led by three distinct figures were setting up an encampment. One of the gijinkas there shot a flare, prompting eighteen of the Resistance birds to fly down towards them.
The rest of the city was in turmoil. A few buildings were burning from the midsection up, a crane was falling, an occasional explosion would occur, and a missile would often come up from a random street and towards the planes above. Gunfire was everywhere, especially coming from AA batteries.
Going back to their previous location, the aircraft was now lowering altitude towards a cluster of the AA guns. Pokémon below could be seen evacuating the danger zone as the fallen plane approached them.
The quartet looked down to their drop point- a wide street with plenty of Resistance Pokémon awaiting their landing, as well as that of the other troops who airdropped.
"OK team, let's make this painful!" The Jolteon shouted through the winds.
The four of them pulled on the lever on their chute bags, allowing them to land safely, and in the Decidueye's case, land going straight down rather than a horizontal glide.
"Let's go!" The large group of Resustance gijinkas all bounded for the streets where they joined the brawl between more of their friends and Periculum soldiers.
The team of four stuck close and dashed through the street Decidueye drew an arrow from his hoodie, the Braixen brought her stick out, allowing a fire to blaze at the tip from the friction of fluff (however that makes sense), the Jolteon's clawed knuckles extended a few decimeters forward, and the Floatzel drew his spear from his back.
The Jolteon leapt ahead and struck a Golduck with the Periculum emblem on his armor with her claw to his head, knocking out the Water-type on the street.
"I got this guy!" The Floatzel rushed a Chingling with his spear. Before the Psychic-type could fire a Confusion, a pair of swift strikes from the Water-type took it down.
"Let's move." The Decidueye said.
The quartet moved forward, fighting off any Periculum soldiers they met. They moved from one block to the next, occasionally stopping to stand guard in front of a building being breached by another team, or to help some of their allies combat the Periculum forces.
"Over here!" The Braixen exclaimed as she shot a Flamethrower at a Granbull coming their way, sending the Fairy-type back a few meters. With a growl, the foe drew a handgun.
A quick Stored Power from the Jolteon knocked off the weapon, allowing the Floatzel to finish off the target with a Rock Tomb.
"Hell yeah."
"Look out!" The Decidueye exclaimed as he shot a quick arrow at a Scraggy coming in with a Focus Punch. The Fighting- and Dark-type yelled in pain before a barrage of Razor Leaves sent him flying into the concrete below.
"Thanks." The Fire-type said with a nod.
As they progressed further through the city, the fighting became more intense now that the Resistance's forces were getting closer to the AA batteries in the city, and the targets scattered about.
But with that, Periculum began pulling out their big guns for the situation. Synthetic Pokémon, mounted heavy machine guns, and even a few snipers up on the rooftops.
Now, the sides were even with neither being able to push back the other.
"Hm."
With perfect accuracy, a Resistance Pinsir and a Periculum Gumshoos were knocked out cold on the battlefield.
The attacker leapt extremely fast into a dark alley to avoid detection from a small group of Resistance Pokémon approaching the knocked out duo.
"Huh? It looks more like these guys are asleep." A Carnivine commented as he and his allies rushed to the fallen Pokémon.
"Well, whatever, let's get this guy back to camp."
However, a Fire Blast came at them before they could react. The soldiers all looked to the large fireball, knowing their end would be next.
"Nothing I can do about that." The figure in the alleyway thought. The figure turned and prepared to dash forward, but stopped and turned again when she heard a slashing noise.
She managed to turn just in time to see a Sucker Punch hit the air, then a swift Razor Shell from a massive sword dispel the Fire Blast completely.
The wielder stood between a Periculum Magmar and the Resistance members frozen in fear.
"You boys alright?" The tall, heavily armored Pokémon wielding two gigantic swords asked.
"G-General…"
"Interesting." The figure thought to herself before bounding down the alleyway.
At the end, a Resistance Golbat was getting ready to sink its fangs into a downed Periculum Lombre.
"My turn."
The silhouette in the alley quickly got behind the Golbat gijinka and clapped him on the nape, knocking him out painlessly. The Lombre trembled in fear and slowly stood up.
"W-Who the fuck are you!?"
"Sleep." The figure, a girl, replied as a small orb of darkness formed in her hand. She put the orb to the Lombre's forehead, causing the Grass- and Water-type to fall asleep into a nightmare.
The girl took out a small white gem from her bag and placed it on the Lombre's chest, causing a short lived Heal Bell to dispel the nightmare without waking up the Periculum soldier.
The girl looked around as she stood up before dashing forward down the streets, knocking out as many gijinkas as she could while avoiding detection from either side.
"Hm?" The girl paused and with her reflexes, pulled out a medium-sized bluish purple gem, causing her to vanish into thin air right as a group of Resistance and Periculum soldiers were about to appear in the street corners.
Now invisible, the girl whipped out another white gem, this time larger than the previous Heal Bell. The girl applied pressure to the item. The gem disintegrated into her hand, giving her eyes a white glow for Foresight.
"That aura... Is it really time?"
Wordlessly, she hopped onto a rooftop and dashed around the city, headed for a warehouse on Periculum's side. Taking the legitimate route there would require a few blocks to be crossed, but the alleyways and rooftops served to make the trip shorter.
The girl hopped onto a railing of a three-story building a few meters away from the warehouse and looked down at the gates.
Now that her Phantom Force ran out, she did well to keep hidden from the scene below.
Down below, a Periculum Machoke and Kadabra were laying on the floor, with a little blood oozing out of their corpses. Standing above them was a gijinka clad in white, eating an apple in silence.
"Well, well, what do we have here…?"
The white gijinka down below tossed the leftovers on the ground before looking up at the sky.
"I see…" The girl thought to herself as she stalked the white gijinka. She then threw a flashbang into the alleyway she suspected the Pokémon came from. The noise attracted her attention, causing the gijinka below to pull out a sword with a distinctive look and dash into the alley.
The girl quickly hopped over to the corpses and set down a small box from her bag onto the ground. She then hopped away to a different hiding spot, narrowly evading the Pokémon's vision.
"Hmph… They're taking their sweet time." The Pokémon muttered to herself. She sheathed her bronze blade and walked over to the box set down by the invisible girl.
"Theoretically… This should work." The stealthy girl thought to herself as she watched the other gijinka open the lid.
"Compact, high-concentration, small radius explosives… About enough to take out half of a large crowd?" The Pokémon asked herself. "This will come in handy…"
With a smile on her face, the girl hiding in the shadows silently left and entered a 12-story apartment complex nearby.
"Let's see… Our destination is five blocks past that intersection over there." The Jolteon gijinka stated and slipped her cellphone back into her jeans' pocket.
The fighting was intense up ahead, but something else made the group halt when they arrived.
In the middle of the intersection was a dragon-like robot standing 5'9 (180cm) knocking away a pair of Resistance gijinkas with a Brutal Swing from its tail.
Heavy, dark yellow armor plating covered the robot save for a few black spots of light metal on the thighs and the upper midsection of the synth. On the robot's mouth were a pair of scythes, looking like they could be the fine blades of an axe. Razor-sharp claws protruded from the hands and feet, coated in a little blood.
The robotic Haxorus (mostly a feral, but has some gijinka elements) roared and fired a Dragon Rage into one of the streets, causing an explosion in the distance.
"First Boss Battle, here we go…" The Braixen said. She and her team got into position and took their battle stances.
(Boss – Haxorus Robot)
"Oscar, you're up!" The Decidueye exclaimed as he pulled on his hoodie string and slung back an arrow, using his apparel as a bow.
The Floatzel, Oscar, charged forward with his spear cloaked in water energy. The Liquidation collided with a Brutal Swing from the Haxorus, giving the Dragon-type the opportunity to parry the Sea Weasel gijinka's move and send him back a couple of meters.
The Axe Jaw robot was hit by a barrage of arrows and energy orbs, followed by a small light blue gem that encased the robot in a Powder Snow attack.
With a mighty roar, the dragon began charging the firefox who threw the Ice gem.
"Samantha, dodge right!" The Jolteon yelled. Samantha, the Braixen dodged to her right and evaded a Slash from the boss dragon.
Following that was a Thunderbolt right at the Haxorus' back. The robotic dragon screeched and opened its mouth to let loose a Dragon Rage at the Jolteon, giving Oscar the opportunity to land a Double Hit on the opponent.
That didn't stop the Dragon-type move from firing. Thankfully, the Electric-type's speed allowed her to dodge the move with ease.
The owl archer shot a Razor Leaf attack at the opponent, but didn't deal much damage. The dragon roared as it charged him this time with a Dragon Rage in its mouth.
"Nathan, look out!" The Floatzel exclaimed. The Decidueye, Nathan, sidestepped right as the Haxorus got up close. This caused the Dragon Rage attack to be wasted on the road.
Nathan hopped onto the Haxorus' back and glanced at his teammates.
"Get ready!" The archer exclaimed.
The Dragon-type roared and performed a Brutal Swing to shake off the Decidueye. However, he refused to let go, leading the robot to charge straight for a nearby building.
"Now!" Nathan yelled as he jumped off and drew an arrow wrapped in ghostly energy.
The Jolteon and Braixen both shot a Shadow Ball and a Psybeam, respectively, which bombarded the Haxorus as it rammed into the building at full force.
The Decidueye shot a Spirit Shackle arrow from his hoodie and onto the beast, trapping it in place.
"My turn, eh?" Oscar commented as he charged in with another Liquidation in his lance.
The move connected, dealing modest damage to the Boss. Right then, the Floatzel managed to block a Slash from the Haxorus, now freed from the momentary Spirit Shackle.
"Burn!" The Fire Fox yelled as she shot a Flamethrower at the Haxorus just as Oscar leapt away.
The Haxorus roared and swept away the flames with a Brutal Swing before shooting a quick Shock Wave at the Floatzel before anyone could react.
"Argh!"
"Oscar, catch!" The Fire-type yelled and threw a small bottle containing a deep blue liquid.
The Floatzel caught the item and drank from it with the cover of the Jolteon and Nathan.
"Thanks, Samantha." Oscar said as he prepared a Water Pulse and threw it at the boss.
"No biggie." The Firefox stated. "Taryn, watch out for those Shock Waves. Oscar and our stock of Potions will be in serious trouble if you don't."
"I hear ya!" The Jolteon, Taryn, responded before cutting at the Haxorus robot with her clawed knuckles.
Before the opponent could Slash at her, she ducked down and released a Shadow Ball before backing away, allowing Nathan to get a few arrows into the target's unprotected parts.
"STATUS REPORT… HEALTH REMAINING: 76%. STATUS CONDITION… NONE DETECTED." A mechanical voice stated from inside the Haxorus.
"These guys are tougher than the others say." The Braixen remarked.
"We keep fighting!" Nathan yelled as he fired another Spirit Shackle into the robot, trapping it in place.
The Haxorus roared once more and charged its fists with electricity. It glared down its potential targets and locked on to Oscar. With a roar, the Dragon-type fired off a quick jolt of electricity at the Water-type.
"Oh, no you don't!" The Jolteon replied as she sped at lightning speed, courtesy of Agility, in front of the Floatzel. The Electric-type's Volt Absorb allowed her to take the Shock Wave without feeling a thing.
"Burn…" Samantha's quietly chanted before shooting a charged Flamethrower at the robotic gijinka. The dragon let out a roar of fury and fired off a short barrage of small Dragon Rage moves.
The Fire-type did her best to avoid each hit, but was singed by one of them.
"Samantha!" The owl archer exclaimed.
"It's just a scratch… But darn, that move's effects sure do go overboard." The Braixen commented before shooting a Shock Wave at the Haxorus to distract it.
"Taryn!" Oscar called out. The Jolteon looked his way and nodded.
The duo then charged forward. Oscar slammed a Liquidation into the Haxorus with his lance right as Samantha's Shock Wave stopped.
"GRROOOO!"
The Sea Weasel gijinka quickly blocked a Slash from the Dragon-type before parrying the blow and backing off. Taryn the Jolteon took the opportunity and aimed a Thunderbolt right where her Floatzel friend's Liquidation struck.
"Look out!" Nathan exclaimed as he jumped high into the air to evade a missile coming the team's way.
"Oh, crap-"
The yellow and orange gijinkas of Electric-typing and Water-typing were unharmed thanks to a Protect thrown up by a small white gem from Samantha's bag.
"You two alright?" Samantha questioned as the shield dissipated into thin air.
"Yeah, thanks to you." The Electric-type responded.
"You're going down!" A Magcargo yelled as he reloaded his RPG. Accompanying him was a Klefki gijinka.
"You guys deal with the Haxorus! I'll handle these guys." Samantha ordered as she shot a Psybeam at the opponents.
"You heard her." Nathan added as he shot a few Razor Leaves at the boss Pokémon, taking its attention.
The Dragon-type fired off another Shock Wave in the Decidueye's direction, managing to land the move onto the Grass-type. However, Nathan shook the attack off with little damage and smirked.
Taryn swung a couple of strikes with her claws before backing off with Agility.
"Oscar, here he comes!" The Jolteon exclaimed.
"On it!"
The Sea Weasel Pokémon sent a charged strike right on time to block the Haxorus' Brutal Swing.
"Damn, this guy is tough. I like it." The Water-type remarked as he kept up the pressure.
Finally, the Haxorus parried the attack and shot a Dragon Rage towards Taryn.
The move struck her due to the robot leading its target, knocking the Electric-type down.
"Taryn, you alright over there!?" Oscar queried before he backed off and hurled a large boulder at the robot boss.
"Yeah, still good to go."
Meanwhile, the Rock Tomb was cut in two by a powerful Slash attack. This gave Nathan an opening to shoot a couple of arrows into the torso and thighs.
A roar came from the dragon and once more, he began charging he Resistance. This time, he was aimed at the Decidueye shooting arrows relentlessly at him.
"No you don't!"
Shadow Ball and Water Pulse slowed down the Boss' movement, giving the owl archer enough time to leap away and counter with a Razor Leaf.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the field, Samantha was swerving around, attempting to dodge a Rock Slide attack.
She whipped around to shoot a Flamethrower at the Klefki. But the Steel-type smirked as she threw up a Light Screen, effectively reducing the damage dealt to her.
The Magcargo gijinka followed up by shooting another missile the Braixen's way. This time, the projectile's splash damage connected, sending Samantha flying a few meters away.
Refusing to back down, the yellow and orange gijinka stood back on her feet and created a small purple cloud on the tip of her stick where there once was fire.
"I'm not done just yet!"
The Klefki jumped in shock and failed to absorb the hit, causing the Magcargo to cough out magma and blood upon being stricken with Toxic.
"Dammit, I'm going to kill you!" The Steel- and Fairy-type shouted as she pulled out a short sword and rushed Samantha.
"Aim for the center piece!"
The Floatzel and Jolteon rushed the Haxorus from either side, but the robotic opponent instead took the opportunity to shoot a Shock Wave at Oscar once more.
"Not on my watch!" Taryn yelled as she managed to skip onto the Dragon-type and into the Shock Wave's path, healing her of the Dragon Rage injury from earlier.
"Thanks. Now let's get him!" Oscar's Double Hit connected with the robot's head twice, while Taryn spun around in an attack with her claws before shooting a Shadow Ball into the exposed torso of the Haxorus.
"STATUS REPORT… HEALTH REMAINING: 57%. STATUS CONDITION… NONE. APPLYING AUTO-SUPER POTIONS." The Axe Jaw robot backed off and shot a Dragon Rage, giving its body enough time to repair itself.
"You've gotta be kidding me!" Taryn exclaimed.
"We have more trouble coming our way!" Nathan shouted, gaining the attention of his Water-type and Electric-type comrades.
Just as the Magcargo and Klefki fell, a fresh wave of soldiers donning the Periculum emblem approached.
Samantha gulped as she felt no more gems in her bag before shooting a Flamethrower at the wave of Periculum soldiers coming her way from two streets.
The Braixen managed to block a swing from a Marowak's Bone Club using her stick and backed off right as the force of the move sent her back.
"Ack... That was too close!" The Firefox exclaimed.
Arrow after arrow impaled a few soldiers, but that didn't stop them from coming at the team.
"We need to help them!" The Floatzel gijinka exclaimed as he threw a large boulder at them before bounding to the Firefox's aid with Taryn by his side.
"I'll try to keep the Haxorus distracted!" The Arrow Quill gijinka said as he turned, only to be met with a clawed punch from the Haxorus.
"Incoming!" Samantha yelled.
A few small missiles caused numerous explosions that sent the team flying…
Right into a Brutal Swing.
A rain of small bullets pelted the group, followed by a Dragon Rage from the Haxorus.
"Agh!"
"We need some backup over here!" Nathan yelled. However, as the team looked around, more Periculum soldiers were coming from every street and alleyway.
"Where the hell are the others!?" Taryn exclaimed.
"We're freaking pinned down here!" The four stood on their feet and put their backs to one another's.
"Nowhere to run, scum." A Barbaracle gijinka said as he and the rest of the soldiers began surrounding them.
"You two, Helping Hand the big guy. One upgraded Dragon Rage should kill 'em." A Nidorina gijinka commanded.
The Haxorus began charging a massive Dragon Rage, fueled by a Lillipup's and a Linoone's Helping Hand moves. The team all prepared themselves for the worst, as any fast movements would result in their early deaths.
A figure walked through a series of alleyways, ignorant of the chaos in the surrounding area.
The sound of multiple explosions caught the gijinka's ear, prompting her to speed up and dash to the end of the alleyway system.
She found herself on a street packed with Periculum soldiers with their backs turned to her.
"What the…"
The white gijinka narrowed her eyes when she saw a robotic Haxorus charging up a Dragon Rage fueled by a pair of Helping Hands. The move was targeted for four Pokémon standing in the center of an intersection, surrounded by a mass of Periculum soldiers.
"Resistance emblem… Species matches… So this is them."
As the Haxorus was about to fire the move at the weakened Resistance members, the charged up attack exploded. The smoke cleared instantly, revealing that plenty of the armor plating was blasted away by the explosion, and the Linoone and Lillipup were dropped dead.
"What the hell!?" A Graveler yelled.
The Periculum soldiers all around them were blasted away by a series of small, but concentrated explosions. Their knocked out forms littered the streets or were flung into the second floors of the buildings surrounding them.
Still standing was the Haxorus with missing armor, revealing a carbon black body of metal.
"W-What…"
A gijinka stood between the Resistance gijinkas and the synthetic dragon.
A black t-shirt and a mid-sleeved short white jacket dressed the top. White shorts that went above the knees were connected to a pair of white sports shoes by light gray tights(resembling pantyhose). A black scythe-like tail protruded from the Pokémon's lower back.
Up top was white hair save for a black patch where another scythe extended from the gijinka's body. Bangs half-covered the upper right side of the girl's face. To finish her appearance, she wore a necklace with a black pendant, and black fingerless gloves carrying a unique weapon.
The weapon was a broadsword with a bronze blade 40 inches (102cm) long. It had an iron crossguard paired with a rectangular grip colored a very dark green. The pommel was a three-layered pentagon- the first, outer layer was the same dark green as the grip, the second layer was a blue of the same darkness, while the third center layer was red with the same darkness.
"I was wondering what was keeping you..." As she spoke, the Absol gijinka turned to face the four Pokémon with piercing red eyes.
"And who are you?" Samantha queried. In the background, the Haxorus' damaged parts were healing up slowly, but the missing pieces of armor could not be recovered. In its mouth, it was charging a bright blue ball of flame.
"According to a contract... I'm your new ally." The Dark-type said. Without having to turn around to see it, she jumped up to dodge the Dragon Rage attack.
The dragon roared and jumped to Slash at her, but the Absol evaded with a little twirl. With a Night Slash channeled into her sword, she sliced into the boss' midsection. The amount of force that was packed into the attack sent the Dragon-type robot down to the ground, where it landed on its feet.
A Shock Wave was sent from the opponent to the Dark-type, but rather than dodging, she countered the attack with a Shadow Ball, nullifying the attack.
Several Slash attacks from the axe jaws and claws were thrown at the Absol. However, each hit was either evaded with ease, or blocked by the broadsword in her hands.
"Damn… She's good." Oscar mused.
"Yeah… She isn't having any bit of trouble with this guy." Taryn added.
The Disaster Pokémon jumped up to avoid one more Slash and shot a short-lived Ice Beam into the opponent's head. The super-effective move dealt major damage as the dragon robot shivered and twitched before turning around to face its foe.
Rather than one, there were now about a dozen copies of the Absol standing there, all with a Night Slash ready and waiting to sink into the robot's vulnerable metal plates.
"Double Team…" Nathan remarked.
The Axe Jaw robot roared and shot off Dragon Rage and Shock Wave moves at the group.
Immediately after all of them disappeared, a Shadow Ball connected to the Haxorus' back, followed by a quick Night Slash. The dragon spun around in a Brutal Swing, managing to connect its attack.
Only to realize that it was connected to the Absol's broadsword at just the right angle for her to parry the blow.
As the Haxorus staggered back, the Absol opened her mouth to speak, letting one word fall out of her lips.
"Freeze…"
She let loose an Ice Beam right into the exposed sections of the Haxorus' body, causing plenty of steam to emit from the robot.
"STATUS REPORT… HEALTH REMAINING: 42%. STATUS CONDITION… ARMOR BREAK, DEFENSE -2, SPECIAL DEFENSE -2. APPLYING AUTO-POTIONS." A mechanical voice screeched.
The Absol wasn't having it, however.
A Night Slash connected with the robot where the Potions were to affect. This in turn, kept the Haxorus robot from healing up. The Disaster Pokémon gijinka quickly backed away, looking for another point to strike.
"She's fast." Taryn remarked. On her end, the group was beginning to relax their muscles as the Potions from Samantha's bag worked their wonders on the injured team.
"Not just fast, but are you seeing the force in her attacks?" Taryn asked. "I couldn't pull that off since my attacking power isn't like hers."
The Dark-type narrowed her red eyes before vanishing into Double Team. Each clone rushed the dragon at once, prompting the Periculum robot to Slash at them each to counter.
However, every attack only caused the targets to dissipate, leaving the Haxorus robot confused.
Following the gaze of the Resistance team, the robot turned and shot a quick yellow jolt of electricity at the Dark-type.
Shock Wave made a bullseye this time. However, the Dark-type didn't seem to mind being zapped and simply stood there, examining her sword.
"Uh, she isn't doing anything about that…" Samantha commented with disbelief as she watched the Shock Wave get stronger in intensity.
"Hmph…" The Dark-type shook off the move and charged with Night Slash.
The Axe Jaw robot narrowly blocked with a Slash from its tusks, but instantly regretted it once the Absol shot an Ice Beam at point blank range.
"HEALTH REMAINING… 17%. STATUS C-CONDITION… ARMOR BREAK, DEF-DEF-DEFENSE -3, SPEEEECIAL DEFENS-S-SE -3. AUTO-POTI-TION SYSTEMS ARE OFFLI-I-INE. REQUUUEST-TING REPA-A-AIRS."
In response, the Disaster Pokémon leapt up and cut downwards with her sword, slicing off one of the scythes on the target's mouth.
Feedback came in the form of a Dragon Rage that barely nicked the Absol's tail.
"They chose a bad moveset." The Dark-type mused before examining her tail. "Only 10HP worth of damage… Children can do much more."
She then shot forward and swung her blade, only to find it blocked by a punch.
Before a parry came from the Haxorus, the Absol ducked and sliced upwards, opening up the Haxorus' body and causing a few broken wires to fall out.
"No fucking way." Oscar commented.
"She thinks as fast as she moves..." The Decidueye added.
"To pull out her sword from its fists like that so quickly..."
With an Ice Beam, she struck down the Haxorus until its right arm was frozen completely solid.
As steam began to emit from the arm, the Absol took the opportunity to cut it off clean with one critical Night Slash.
"STA-ATUS RE-RE-REPORT… HEALTH-TH REMA-A-AININGGG… 1.4%... STAT-T-TUS CONDITION… ARMO-" The voice cut off, then the dragon fell to its back.
The Absol walked up to the downed robot and stabbed its head with her sword, causing the mechanical alarms to stop.
"Pathetic, coming from their latest technology." The Dark-type thought to herself.
The four Pokémon slowly approached their savior with looks of awe written in their faces.
"Thanks for the save." Samantha bowed down politely and quickly, but gained no response from the white gijinka.
"So, who are you…?" Nathan questioned.
"A hired blade." The girl clad in white replied.
"What do you mean?" The Jolteon asked.
"Duck." The Dark-type stated as she jumped up.
The team instantly ducked once they saw the Focus Blast coming their way.
Samantha retaliated with a Flamethrower, effectively rendering the target defeated. Immediately, a Seviper sprung forth bot was knocked away by a kick from the Absol gijinka.
"Fall!" The Dark-type swung her blade, leaving an unconscious rattlesnake on the ground.
"You're a really good fighter." The Braixen of the party commented as she and her friends approached the broadsword-wielding Absol.
"Hmph… Let's go." The girl turned her gaze to the alleyway she came from and slowly began headed for it, ignorant of the amount of corpses and knocked out soldiers in the area.
"Well, sunshine sure seems like the jolly type."
Once the group got past the alleys, they found themselves in front of a warehouse. The gates were opened and unmanned, save for a pair of corpses and the leftovers of an apple.
"Looks like someone's been busy." Taryn remarked.
The four Resistance gijinkas followed the Absol into the warehouse's main doors. Crates were stacked on top of one another, while gaps in between had light bulbs placed to illuminate the otherwise dark warehouse.
"So… Who exactly are you?" The orange gijinka asked as they walked towards the other end of the warehouse.
The Absol gave them a glance to show acknowledgement, but that was it. Not a word said, no proper response, just kept walking down the narrow path to the other side.
"Uh…"
"Well… An ally is an ally, I guess." Nathan commented.
The team reached an elevator door. Samantha pushed a button on the wall, opening the doors. However, there was no elevator inside- just a rope and a long fall.
"Great." The Jolteon stated. "Samantha, you got any gems for this?"
"No, I used them all up earlier in that boss battle." The Fire-type replied.
"Hmph…" The Dark-type jumped in, to their surprise, and rappelled down.
"Well… I guess it isn't so bad to have my hands burned off." Oscar said.
"I suppose we've no other choice…" The owl archer stated.
"Umm, you guys go first." The Electric-type gijinka suggested. "Iiii don't think I want my claws tearing that thing up on the way down.
"So if you fall, who's catching you?" The Floatzel gijinka queried. The other three stared at him and slowly developed shit-eating grins on their faces. "…Why are you all looking at me?"
"AWAWAWAWAWAAA-"
"SHIT!"
With an audible thud, the Jolteon landed just fine…
...On the back of a Floatzel lancer seeing stars.
The group, after a few minutes of laughter, exited the doors to find that the Absol had already eliminated the first wave of Periculum guards in the basement.
"Freeze…!"
With a charged Ice Beam, the Dark-type froze small group of soldiers about to strike her down.
"She got really impatient." Samantha explained.
With a swing of her sword, the Absol blocked a potential blow from a great sword and parried the hit, sending the target down to the ground.
A Shadow Ball finished him off, leaving the guard unconscious.
The Disaster Pokémon gijinka turned to face her allies before continuing forwards.
"Hey, wait up!" Oscar called out as he and his friends approached the Absol.
The Disaster Pokémon spared them only another glance. She didn't stop to wait, nor did she stop to give them attention.
"My only focuses will be the five missions we will spend together. Let's get this over with." The Dark-type said.
"You could at least stick with us, you know." Taryn said.
"I think she made it obvious enough that she doesn't exactly need our help." The Decidueye replied.
"Bingo." The Dark-type replied. "I'm here to do the opposite- assist you and keep you alive."
"Can't exactly say you haven't been helping us…" Samantha looked to the defeated Periculum soldiers littered about the place.
A distant explosion noise indicated that one of the teams had completed their mission.
"Sounds like one's already down."
"So, if you're going to be sticking around, what are we supposed to call you?" The Water-type queried.
"…Should that really matter?" The Absol asked back.
"Well, yeah. We can't really call you whatever."
"…Fine." The white gijinka replied. "My name is Angel."
"Angel, huh?" The owl archer said.
"Kind of an interesting name for someone with power like yours." The Jolteon commented.
The team walked through a long hallway filled with smaller generators, computers, break stations, pipes, and the like.
"Up ahead." Angel stated as she pointed to a terminal on the largest generator that was built into the wall, ceiling, and even the floor.
"Alright Taryn, we'll keep you covered." Nathan said as the first four gijinkas walked forward. Angel, however, remained rooted to her spot.
"…We're not alone." Angel said. The other four turned around to face her.
A crashing noise came from behind them where the Absol was looking, and the group slowly turned around to see a Machamp accompanied by two Magneton.
The Fighting-type roared and cracked knuckles on four hands. The two Magneton both let electricity zap through their bodes before looking to the Resistance Pokémon standing before them.
"Why do they need so much security when they know we can bust through it?" Taryn queried. The team took battle stances, while Angel drew her sword from its sheath, letting the bronze blade shine in the light.
(Boss – Machamp)
The Magneton fired off a barrage of Thundershock attacks at the party. Taryn leapt forward to absorb most of them while the others spread out.
"Samantha!" Nathan called. The Braixen glanced at him and twirled in the air with a flame on her stick. "Let's show them what we've got!"
"Gotcha." The Braixen shot small flames at the tips of the arrows in the Decidueye's hand. With mindfulness, the Grass-type shot all of them at once.
The Magneton trembled as the burning projectiles struck them. One of them looked up through the rain of fire to see a spear coming right for his face.
"I think a little water would be helpful." Oscar's Liquidation struck down the Electric- and Steel-type, sending it to the ground.
The other Magneton fired up a Protect around itself, covering it from a few fast swipes from Taryn.
Meanwhile, behind the Magneton battle, Angel and the Machamp exchanged blows from blade to overly muscular arms.
"Heh, I'm liking this." The Fighting-type said in between thrusts from Force Palms and blocking hits from Angel's broadsword.
The Absol didn't reply to the question and backed away to shoot a quick Shadow Ball at her opponent.
The Superpower Pokémon remained unfazed by the move and charged the Dark-type with two fists of fire and two of lightning.
"Look out!" Taryn yelled.
Oscar managed to dodge a Thundershock before sending back a Water Pulse to counter.
The Magneton dodged the move with ease.
Samantha's Flamethrower nearly connected with the other Magneton, keeping it occupied. Nathan, on the other hand, stood examining the battle with glowing white eyes.
"Any strats yet, Nathan?" Taryn questioned as she swiped at the other Steel-type with her claws.
"Working on it." The Decidueye replied. "Just keep me covered."
Angel applied pressure to her Night Slash against all four arms of the Machamp.
"Hoooo, you're a lot tougher than you look!" The Fighting-type commented. "Unless it's that special little sword you have?"
The Dark-type narrowed her eyes and instantly parried, forcing the Superpower gijinka back.
"Well, it looks like if I don't help out my cohorts, your friends over there will get rid of them and then help you out, no?"
"Hmph… They aren't my friends."
"Fine, make it a metaphor." The Machamp replied. He then pulled out a large chunk of steel from the floor and threw it at the Disaster Pokémon.
Angel concentrated and sent a well-timed Night Slash into the projectile with her sword to cut it in two, leaving her unscathed.
However, when she looked, the Machamp was about to give Nathan four Fire Punches.
"Dammit."
"Nathan, run for it!" Samantha exclaimed, stopping her Flamethrower barrage to look at her ally.
This resulted in the Magneton getting in a Thundershock on the Braixen.
"Crap." The Arrow Quill Pokémon stepped back and dodged the first hit, ducked to avoid the second, swerved to his left to evade the third, then jumped to keep away the fourth.
"Oh no you don't!" Taryn exclaimed as she threw a Stored Power attack at the Machamp.
The Boss barely registered the attack and wiped off his back with his lower right arm.
"You really think a weak super-effective move like that can hurt me?"
"Darn… I'll need an Agility boost for this one!" The Jolteon gijinka sped up with the move in mind, allowing her to dodge a purple cloud of poison thrown by one of the Magneton.
"You really think you can get away with that?"
"Fall!" The Firefox shot a Psybeam into the Boss' chest, causing him to take one step back.
Three Water Pulses struck the Machamp directly, followed by a couple of arrows.
In the background, Angel kept the two Magneton busy, slowed only by their use of Protect.
"Four against one!" The Braixen exclaimed.
"You can't defeat all of us at once." The owl archer added.
"You think?" The Machamp mumbled. He then stomped down on the ground harshly, causing a tremor that struck all the Pokémon in the room.
The two Electric- and Steel-types instantly threw up their Protect in response.
Angel sensed the attack and managed to leap out of the way, giving her a clear view of the situation.
In between the point she stood a few minutes ago and the large generator, the Machamp stood with two arms crossed and a smug grin as the effects of Earthquake racked her allies with pain.
Nathan barely held his ground, even with his typing, Oscar dropped down in agony, but the two with lesser average defenses and a type-weakness were knocked half-dead onto the ground.
"This will be challenging." The Dark-type thought to herself. She looked behind her to see a barrage of Magnet Bombs coming for her- and plenty of them too.
The white gijinka slashed once, twice, then thrice, knocking out all the projectiles from the air.
She landed gracefully on the ground. A great deal of small explosions rang out behind her in a horizontal pattern, ignored by the Dark-type now glaring down the Machamp.
"I'll need them alive to get my pay…" Angel thought to herself as she started Double Team, creating at least twenty copies of herself and surrounding the battlefield with them.
"Dammit!" Oscar exclaimed as he used his spear to help himself back up. "That's not going to be any fun to fight against!"
"I knew I should have invested in Defense training…" The Grass-type added. "A Haze won't work either- he'll only do the same thing!"
The Boss laughed at the duo's conversation.
"Now do you see the hopelessness of your situation?"
In the next instant, the Machamp roared in agony as a swing from Angel's sword drew blood from two of his arms, plus his upper left shoulder.
He instantly got back into the same blocking maneuvers he did to keep the Absol's strikes from hitting him earlier.
"Do something to help out the other two… Because he won't be busied with me forever." The Dark-type ordered the Floatzel and Decidueye.
"Well, you heard her…" Oscar mumbled as he stood up properly.
"Samantha's bag might still have a couple of Potions we can use." The gijinka in the brown hoodie suggested.
The smoke from the explosion mass cleared, revealing a pair of Magneton protecting one another with a Protect that finally died out.
The duo shot Thundershocks at the broadsword wielder, managing to land a few hits onto the Dark-type fighting the Machamp boss.
She didn't seem to mind, but the signs of damage were present on her body and clothing.
"You're smart, aren't you?" The Machamp asked as he blocked two strikes and lashed out with a Force Palm.
Angel parried the blow and kept up the aggression.
"The moment I use Earthquake, you'll be able to do enough damage to defeat me. But if I don't take out those two now, that Jolteon there can rack up enough speed boosts to K.O. me with Stored Power."
"You aren't as dumb as you are strong." Angel remarked blankly and continued to swing her blade forward.
"Well, the damage from those Magneton will get to you… Maybe, they'll even throw a Toxic at you or paralyze you with all those Thundershocks!" The Machamp laughed and threw three Force Palms, forcing Angel back.
His free arm blocked the bronze blade once more, then charged up a Thunderpunch to send back the fire.
"Ugh… My head hurts…" Samantha groaned as she groggily stood to her feet, aided by Nathan. Taryn was doing the same thing, aided by Oscar.
"That Earthquake really packed a punch…" The Jolteon gijinka added.
"Well, he's a Machamp, the move was super-effective and powerful by default, and the two of you don't exactly have the Defense stat prominent in your species." Nathan said.
"But we're not letting that stop us, right?" Oscar asked almost hopelessly, paired with a nervous grin.
"Hell no. Challenges like that won't bring us down so easily." The Electric-type remarked.
"Yeah. We wouldn't be part of the Resistance if we backed down from an impossible situation!" The Braixen gijinka added.
"Then let's get them."
Angel angled her sword in a way that blocked a Fire Punch, Thunderpunch, Force Palm, and an ordinary strike.
She then retaliated with a Night Slash, adding to the damage the Machamp's arms were taking.
"Hmph… Your efforts are futile." Angel mused.
"So are yours, Angel."
At that moment, the Absol's eyes widened for just a split second, allowing the Machamp to land a Force Palm.
"Guh!"
The Dark-type was sent back by the super-effective attack before being bombarded with Magnet Bombs and Thundershocks from the two assisting the Machamp.
"I'm one of the luckier ones… To have the knowledge that not everyone gets to have." The Fighting-type remarked. "And with your head, I'll be promoted so far up, that I'll get two, no, four portions of Driasia at my feet!"
"Not on my watch!"
The Machamp turned only to find a large orb of energy coming at him, strengthened by stat boosts.
Before the Magneton could react, they were blasted down by a Water Pulse to one and a Flamethrower to the other.
"Haze."
Nathan leapt into the fray, creating a thick black smokescreen, blinding everyone but himself.
The archer ran over to the broadsword wielder and gave her a Potion.
"Back on your feet." The Grass-type stated.
"Hmph." Angel stood up as told, but refused the bottle. "It's a minor injury. I don't need a Potion for something as trivial as one strike."
"Suit yourself, then." The Decidueye gijinka then shot a Spirit Shackle through the fog, then another. The sound of metal hitting the floor indicated that the two Magneton were down.
"Ready up, because here it comes!" Oscar's voice yelled throughout the fog.
The duo in the haze took the hint and jumped up to avoid a powerful shockwave that shook the very ground and even the entire space around them.
A pair of pained screams rose through the fog. The voices belong not to the Resistance, but…
"Hm…" The Machamp mused as he put a hand to his chin.
…The screams belonged to the two Magneton trapped on the ground by Spirit Shackle.
Right as the haze cleared, the ghostly trapping energy went away, revealing Oscar, Samantha, and Taryn all intact from the Earthquake.
"So it looks like you've caught me here." The Fighting-type boss mumbled. "Well then…"
The Machamp whipped out a small orange orb containing a bright flame inside. He then crushed the orb with all his strength, lighting him on fire.
"Uh-oh…" Taryn backed off and stepped the edge of her foot onto the ground in preparation for Agility.
"Why, what is it?" The Braixen Samantha queried.
"Guts… It's an ability that doubles your physical attacking power, and even ignores a Burn's halving effects…" The Electric-type explained.
"So… In other words…" Nathan mumbled.
"We're completely fucked if we get hit by anything." The Sea Weasel lancer finished.
"I've seen worse." Angel thought to herself.
"Now, let's rock the world a little!" The Machamp jumped up. His landing created a massive shockwave that tore apart everything within intended range.
"That's some serious Attack." Oscar remarked as he jumped over the slow-moving wave.
"Slow, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be wary." The Decidueye stated before firing a couple of arrows at the target.
"Now that there's only one of him, I think you can do your thingy now." The Jolteon gijinka said as she used Agility to deftly stay out of range of the Machamp's fists, but still get close enough to keep him distracted.
"Oscar, give Nathan a boost!" Samantha exclaimed. "This guy isn't going to be hitting the generator when his objective is to defend it."
"I heard ya!" The Water-type replied and crouched down with his back turned to the Decidueye. His spear was pointed upwards, towards the massive generator that was their objective- specifically, at a railing up high near the ceiling.
"Here goes…!" The Grass-type archer ran straight for his friend and used his back and spear as leverage to take off.
"Hah!"
Absol and Jolteon gijinkas continued to throw swipes, slashes, and short strikes as much as they could at the burning opponent. Thanks to Agility, the yellow gijinka could move in the way of a Thunderpunch then back out before a Fire Punch or Force Palm could hit.
As for the Disaster Pokémon, she blocked the Fire Punches and remained cautious of the Force Palms.
"Now I'm on FIRE!" The Machamp yelled as he pummeled the area around him with a hundred Fire Punches.
"Watch out!" The yellow gijinka exclaimed.
She and the Absol both backed away before it could hit. The duo shot a Shadow Ball each at the Machamp, dealing a little extra damage to the target.
With a mighty stomp, the Machamp sent an Earthquake. And rather than stopping at one, he stomped three more times, sending the team a total of four Earthquake waves.
"Okay, just like the final boss in SMG… I got this!" Taryn said to herself as the waves approached.
"Jump!" The Fire-type gijinka ordered as she herself jumped to evade one, then two, then three, then four.
Her allies followed suit, and quickly regained their footing.
The Machamp boss roared and rushed the Floatzel with multipled Thunderpunches charged in his fists.
"Nathan, any day now!" The Water-type exclaimed as he rolled out of the way and had his Volt Absorbing companion take one Thunderpunch before it snagged him.
"I got it!" The Decidueye exclaimed from above as he aimed a ghostly arrow at the beast.
The move hit home, rooting the Fighting-type boss to the spot.
"Aim for the left shoulders!" The Decidueye commanded as he threw down a barrage of Razor Leaves aimed at the Machamp.
A Psybeam connected with the Machamp's left arms following that. Oscar slashed at the target twice with Double Hit and backed away to avoid a Thunderpunch from his right arm.
"Damn you… Damn all of you to hell!" The Superpower Pokémon roared as he prepared a Force Palm with his right arms.
A Thunderbolt dealt one more blow to the opponent, before finally, a Night Slash critical hit took down the opponent and sent him to the ground.
"Gaargh…" The flames coating the Fighting-type dissipated once he hit the floor. He glared back up at the Resistance team, and to the Decidueye who glided down to the scene from his perch.
"Now… If you don't mind, I've got some electric energy to steal." The Jolteon stated as she walked over to the large generator.
"You… It's only natural that you'd end up with the Resistance, girl…" The Superpower Pokémon's attention was focused on the Absol standing there.
"Hmph…"
"Wha- Do you guys know each other or something?" Samantha asked.
The Machamp coughed out blood and gave a smug grin before falling asleep.
"…No." Angel replied. "Spouting nonsense is all he was doing."
"I'll take your word for it." Nathan said.
Meanwhile, Taryn crouched down to open a zipper on her shoe and pull out a small data chip from it. The yellow gijinka plugged in said chip into a slot on the terminal on the generator, powering it up and getting the characters for the password.
"So, mind explaining what the deal is with you and us?" Oscar quizzed.
"Hm… We'll be going to the encampment once we're done here. You can ask your leaders those questions." The Absol responded dully.
"Geez, alright."
"Done!" The Lightning Pokémon stated as she slipped the chip back into her shoe pocket and zipped it closed. "Let's get out of here. This thing is draining pretty quickly, so we've got about seven minutes before we get caught in an explosion."
"You heard her. Let's go!" Nathan commanded as he bounded for the elevator. His team followed suit.
"Uh, how are we getting back up again?" Oscar asked. "I don't think there are stairs anywhere around here."
"Hmph… You, Jolteon, can you do something about the elevator?"
"The name's Taryn Bailey, thank you very much." The Jolteon replied smugly. Her expression hardened when she thought about their escape. "I dunno… I'm pretty sure I can fix it up in a couple of minutes."
The five Pokémon gijinkas were now running as fast as they could together on the main street, leaving behind the warehouse and a mob of Periculum soldiers coming for them.
"Four… Three… Two… One…" The yellow gijinka mused as she looked at her phone in the midst of running.
At that moment, the warehouse the team just left turned into a large explosion, eliminating all the soldiers chasing after them.
"Whew. Looks like we barely made it." The Sea Weasel Pokémon said.
"Barely." The Braixen added.
"Ahh, I'm starved." Taryn stated. "Think anything good's cooking over there?"
"If I'm not mistaken, they should have fried chicken, ham sandwiches, and vegetable dish."
"Definitely beats an empty stomach." The Fire-type Samantha responded.
Meanwhile, on the edge of a rooftop on a building adjacent to the team, a silhouette sat down watching their run towards the city outskirts. The figure ignored the plenty of fighting in the surrounding city, the fires spreading from the explosion, and the occasional missile flying nearby towards the sky where planes and bird Pokémon fought.
"First mission complete." The silhouette thought. As the moonlight began to move towards her, a dull blue color revealed itself along with long hair, highlighted a dim red by the flames in the background.
The silhouette giggled in a girl's voice and looked ahead of the Resistance team below.
"And so it begins."
Spirit Shackle: In-game, prevents the target from switching. In this case, it traps targets in a certain field, or roots them to a spot depending on how much and what type of energy is sent to the projectile.
For example, the first few times Nathan uses Spirit Shackle is to root the Haxorus in place for just a few seconds. The amount of energy he channels into the attack decides how long the target remains rooted to the spot, and how much they're rooted to the spot. (Eg they can't move their legs whatsoever; or they can move one leg as long as the other remains stuck, then the moving leg is "pulled" to its prior position by Spirit Shackle)
Meanwhile, they can also choose for the arrow to keep a target trapped within a radius of the user's choosing. For example, I shoot a Spirit Shackle at a target. I intend for him to stay stuck within a 20m radius.
Oscar's Liquidation: I know Floatzel can't learn that move- but the idea was too good to pass up. Otherwise, he'd be using Waterfall, and I figured Liquidation's effects suited him more- 20% chance to cut down Defense rather than a 20% flinch chance. And besides, Waterfall is like a charging attack- Liquidation is much more versatile for writing.
Bullets and Projectiles from real life: They work like Pokémon moves, except when they don't. What I mean here is that under the right conditions, guns (all weapons in this case, including swords, arrows, etc) will function as they do in real life. However, for the most part, they are more like moves:
An SMG would function similar to moves like Fury Swipes, Spike Cannon, and the like.
9mm rounds would probably have about 30 power, 5.56mm rounds would probably be 55~70, 7.62 would be 85-ish power, and .308 rounds like on sniper rifles could have 100 and above power.
The legendary .50CAL rounds too, have a known power here- this is normally around 130. And if we put on some explosive rounds on one of those rifles…
…Let's just say we won't need Z-moves anymore.
Fortunately enough, those very high-powered rifles are expensive and freaking rare around Driasia. But since they're so badass, I'll have them appear once in a while. If you've read a later chapter, you might know what I'm talking about.
As for missiles and grenades:
An M2 Frag Grenade could have an average power of 85, with decreasing power in the splash damage the further away the target is from the initial blast.
Missiles depend varying on their composition and size. I can't say I know what exactly they are in real life, but I'll give them a power rating of 95~160, depending on what we're talking about.
Elemental Gems – are as seen in the game they debuted in, Pokémon Black and Pokémon White. The twist here is that there are different levels, or sizes, for each elemental gem, which can have a different move stored up in it. Smaller gems may contain basic offensive moves such as Powder Snow, Ember, Thundershock, Water Gun, Gust, Leafage, and the like. These low-tier gems are usually about 3~6cm in width.
Other medium-sized gems are the most varying and may contain either a status move or a mid-tier move. Sizes range from 8~15cm. Examples are below, along with the average size for each move.
Psychic: Psybeam(11cm), Reflect(3 minutes, 9.4cm), Agility(14cm)
Electric: Shock Wave(10.8cm), Thunder Wave (Small radius, 8cm; normal radius, 12cm), Thunderpunch(15cm)
Water: Water Pulse(11.4cm), Octazooka(12cm), Aqua Ring(4mins, 10.9cm)
Ghost: Shadow Claw(14.7cm), Ominous Wind (12cm), Confuse Ray (10.4cm)
The lengths given above are only averages- for example, a Shock Wave gem at 10.4cm would be weaker than one at 11.2cm.
For larger sized gems, they contain moves with a power of 80 and up, as well as higher-tier status moves, or status moves with more potency than their medium sized counterparts. These gems range from 16cm~22cm. Examples are:
Psychic: Reflect(10minutes, 18cm), Teleport(1km distance, 20cm), Extrasensory(16.5cm)
Ghost: Phantom Force(Gives user ghost-attributes of walking through walls, etc. for 2mins: 19.8cm; for 4 mins, 22cm), Destiny Bond (VERY rare, 21cm. 22cm allows one to take down the attacker and one other Pokémon in the area of choice.)
Water: Scald(17.2cm), Rain Dance(3mins, 18cm), Crabhammer(19.5cm)
Electric: Thunderbolt(19cm), Zing Zap(16.9cm), Zap Cannon(22cm)
As for special moves such as Psystrike, Sacred Fire, Dragon Ascent, Shadow Force, Glaciate, Oblivion Wing, and Sunsteel Strike, the easiest way to obtain those particular gems are to directly meet the legendary who can use said move.
Otherwise, these gems can also be obtained by going into special dungeons or meeting requirements to create one.
These gems are sized depending on their effects, and don't follow the usual rule: For example, Sacred Fire averages to about 12cm, but to differentiate it, fire streams around the gem, but won't really harm anyone holding it. Geomancy could be 15cm with a fairy aura surrounding it, Shadow Force may contain a ghostly aura about it, while giving the holder a feeling that "isn't right," and so on.
So that concludes Chapter 1's re-write. I know I said I would see you all in Chapter Three, and that the rest of the notes would be in Chapter Two, but I figured I would upload this right now. Tell me what you think, I guess.
