Kanto 1, Part 2: Luciel
Waking up next to my master had quite a nice feeling to it. It was a reminder of how wonderful the last night had been. I'd never felt so amazing in my life. I'm not sure what the feeling is called, but I want more. I know that he can't understand me if I try to speak, but I've lived with it thus far and will undoubtably continue to. As his eyes begin to clench shut to hide away the sun, I decide to go ahead and move up to a stand. I don't normally remain out for a long time like this, so I took this opportunity to loosen up my limbs a little to make moving earlier in the upcoming battle.
"Ugh..." Master groaned as he finally stirred awake. I continued stretching what little bit a could, letting out a hefty yawn as I moved to all fours, shaking shifting side to side with small hops, which finally got master to wake up.
"Oh...Luciel. Good morning," Master yawned, scratching the back of his head. He's so funny when awakens in this manner, enough to make me laugh a little. I moved up against the tree to rub my spiny back against it to get an itch out of the way while master fully woke up. After pulling himself together, Master removed my poke ball from his sack and smiled.
"Thanks for last night. I'm sure it was...a little strange. Back I in your poke ball for now so I can heal you up at the Pokemon Center," Master said, his voice filled with kindness. I always loved the way he smiled, it always gave me the strength I needed to serve him to most fullest.
The warm, red light that shot from the poke ball quickly engulfed Luciel, returning her to her home to rest up further. Packing up his camp the best he could, Alex then turned to face the main road, a line of trainers all awaiting their chance at the with gym leader. The gym was modest in size, but enough to have stands on the inside to house at least 100 people. Loud cries of fans and the sharp articulation of the referee's voice echoed out into the open, getting Alex pumped up for his chance.
"I can't to show that leader whose boss!" Alex said aloud. After a quick trip to the Pokemon Center, he then got in line at the gym. Fortunately the 20 minutes he had to wait at the Pokemon Center left the line into the gym a bit more scarce. Trainer after trainer left the arena, all of them with a fa e of defeat ad they shuffled over to the Pokemon Center. It was this sight that began to shake his confidence, his heart sinking at the sight of such defeat.
"Oh boy..." Alex said, gulping nervously as he final made his way into the gym. The roaring crowd was in a riot, all of them chanting the name of their power gym leader as he made short work of his opponent.
"GO BLUE! GET BLUE! YOU GOT THIS BLUE!" several voices shouted at the top of their lungs. As Alex tried to proceed, he was stopped by an authoritive hand grasping his shoulder.
"Hold up trainer, you have to register first," the man said, holding up and input device
Yes of course, sorry about that!" Alex said, his words shaking with excitement as he handed the man his Pokedex. The contraption made a few beeping and scanning noises, a definitive ding going off to show the process was completed.
"You're all set, you're next in line. Good luck out there," the man said, Alex giving him an excited nod. The crowds reactions died down as the trainer before him hung his head in defeat, not even making eye contact as he left. Taking a hefty breath, he stepped forward, by haulted by another individual as the leader's Pokemon were healed up by a mobile pokehealer like they use in the centers. After the process was done, the referee gave a nod to the man to let Alex in.
"Ladies and gentleman of Viridian Center, we have another new challenger!" A loud comentator's voice screeched through the large speakers in each of the corners of the gym. The audience was immediately fired up, all of them staring anxiously at Alex as he stepped towards the playing field. His heart began to race like a Rapidash, his limbs shaking from his nerves chocking him. Taking hefty breaths he made his way onto ths field, the crowd becoming nothing but sillouhettes from the lamps that bathed the field with light.
"The new challenger hails from our neighboring town, Pewter City, Alex Brimrose!" The announcer shouted, the crowd shouting that they were ready for the battle, Blue walked to the middle of the field, waving Alex over. Alex pointed to himself in surprise, Blue giving him a nod.
"Its been awhile since I've fought someone from Pewter City, how's ol' Brock doing these days?" Blue asked casually, holding out his hand as a fair gesture.
"Not too bad actually, he's really stepped his game up. He used to go easy on new trainers but now he's like a literal wall," Alex replied, grasping a hold of Blue's hand out of respect.
"Good to hear, I knew he always had potential. I hope your ready, because I don't EVER pull my punches," Blue said with a cocky smirk, releasing Alex's before turning his back to move to his station. Alex smiled, doing the same as the crowd's volume began to turn up. Both of them glared each other down, both of them ready and waiting for the word to start.
"This shall be a 3 on 3 Pokemon battle. A winner will be declared once all of a trainers Pokemon are unable to continue. Alex, Blue...COMMENCE THE BATTLE!" the announcer shouted the crowd in an uproar as they threw out their starting Pokemon at the same time.
"GO YOJIMBO!" Alex shouted loudly, the blinding light irradiating from his poke ball burst to form a Farfetch'd, who twirled its leak around skillfully before grabbing it and getting into a sword-esqu stance.
"Wow a Farfetch'd?! That's not something you see every day!" The announcer cried out, the audience roaring like a wild animal. Blue's poke ball landed right in front of Farfetch'd, a large Machamp appearing before it with its disperse of light.
"And Blue starts with his trusty Machamp! Always a great Pokemon to have on point!" The announcer declared.
"Looks like I have the advantage! But I can't get cocky here..." Alex said, Farfetch'd turning towards him with a nod. Alex gave Farfetch'd a nod back, prompting it to put the leak in between his beaks to take to the air. Machamp simply popped it joints and cracking its knuckles, ready to take on the fly of a bird.
"I never thought I'd see someone start a food fight in a Pokemon battle, interesting," Blue smirked mockingly, his Machamp crossing all of its arms as it stared up at Yojimbo whom was glaring back angrily.
"Yojimbo, Feather Dance!" Alex ordered, Yojimbo swinging wide around Machamp. The illusion of glowing feathers began to fill in around Machamp, who made no attempts to deal with the tech. Yojimbo returned to its original point, the feathers still faintly being view. After a few moments, Machamp finally uncrossed its arms.
"Machamp, Rock Slide," Blue ordered. Machamp smashed its arms on the ground, breaking it up enough to grab several hunks of rock to throw at Yojimbo. The leak within Yojimbo's beak began to glow brightly as he charged towards each rock. It was like a lantana cutting through bamboo as it cut the small boulders clean in half. As hard as he tried however, on of the chunks thrown hit him dead on, sending him sputtering to the ground.
"Hang in there Yojimbo! Give it your all, BRAVE BIRD!" Alex ordered. Yojimbo took a deep breath, nodding at his trainer as he returned to the air. Performing a back somersault, it picked up incredible momentum, appearing as if on fire as it flew at Machamp. Machamp held up its arms in a defensive stance a Yojimbo plowed into him, pushing Machamp off of its feet and nearly hitting Blue in the process. Blue swiftly stepped to the side as Machamp flew past, Yojimbo wincing in intense pain as it hit the ground from exhaustion.
"A critical hit from Farfetch'd! Brave Bird is extremely powerful, but unfortunately it takes a huge toll on the body!" The announcer shouted. Yojimbo used its leak as a crutch, slowly hoisting itself onto its feet. Machamp shook its head, a large bruise stamped upon his chest as he returned to his feet. Yojimbo's vision grew blurry as the damage from Brave Bird caused him to ache and shake. Yojimbo began to sway side to side, his will to stand wavering as a blurry Machamp approached it.
"And Machamp is back on his feet! This looks like the end for Farfetch'd!" The announcer shouted, Machamp now looming over the weak and feeble Farfetch'd. Machamp then raised up its hand, lightly chopping Yojimbo behind his head to finish knocking it out. Alex swiftly returned Farfetch'd to its poke ball, smiling warmly.
"Great job Yojimbo, you almost got him," he said, reattaching it to his belt. Blue crossed his eyes and smirked, Machamp mimicking him.
"Go, Dudley!" Alex shouted, throwing his next Pokemon onto the field. From the blinding white burst of light emerged a Hitmonchan, immediately throwing a few punches to warm up before getting into his stance.
"Finally! You're starting to take me seriously. Machamp, use Dynamic Punch!" Blue ordered. Alex flashed a toothy grin, finally anticipating something in this battle.
"Dudley, Mach Punch!" Alex called out. Dudley let out a grunt, dashing forward at incredible speeds. Before Machamp even had a chance to try and swing at him, Dudley planted a strong punch into Machamp's gut, causing it to let out a loud groan before crumbling to the floor.
"Knock out! Thanks to Farfetch'd, Hitmonchan was able to knock it out with a single punch!" The announcer shouted, the crowd growing more and more hyper. Blue returned his Machamp, smirking at Alex as he removed his next Pokemon.
"Pretty smart, I like it! It's just a shame I'm going to have to put you down!" Blue shouted, throwing out his Pokemon. Alex grew pale and a cold chill ran down his spine as an Alakazam appeared before Dudley.
"Dudley! Endure!" Alex ordered, Dudley putting his arms up by his face as Alakazam began to glow. As Dudley shut his eyes, a powerful wave of psychic energy flew towards him, picking him up off the ground then hurling him past Alex and into the wall.
"Ow! That's gotta hurt! Thanks to Endure Hitmonchan is still on his feet but what will it do now that Alakazam has the upper hand?!" The annoucer's screeched through the speakers, causing Alex to sweat from his nerves. Blue turned to the crowd, throwing up a fist as they roared back at him. Dudley shook his head as he slowly got on his feet, stumbling back onto the field.
"Alakazam, use Calm Mind," Blue said casually, feeling as if Alex were no longer a threat. Alex sighed, meeting Dudley's eyes with his own.
"Dudley, if we get more speed we may be able to turn this around. Use Agility," Alex said as if coaching a prized fighter in a boxing match. Hitmonchan punched just moved together, letting out a cry as he ran in a quick circle, Blue and Alakazam completely ignoring him.
"Dudley! Use Throat Chop!" Alex shouted, Dudley immediately charging Alakazam at full speed. Blue suddenly noticed as he snapped his attention away from the crowd immediately calling out to Alakazam to us psychic. As Alakazam's eyes began to glow, Dudley appeared before him, his glovas shining black as he threw a punch at Alakazam's throat. As Dudley made contact, he was suddenly surrounded in blue aura, which moved him from Alakazam before slamming him into the dirt.
"And that's a knock out! Hitmonchan is unable to battle so the round goes to...what?! What just happened?!" The announcer shouted, Alakazam shaking weakly before hitting the dirty. The crowd roared, Blue shrugging his shoulders before returning Alakazam to its poke ball.
"Welp, I guess I deserved that one. I've had so many weak opponents today that I'm getting a bit too cocky. Well played!" Blue called out to Alex, his heart racing like a train as adrenaline filled his body..
"Thanks! I want to give you my all, so I can't let up when I'm in a corner! " Alex shouted back, returning Dudley to his poke ball.
"I can see that, well I'll be sure to make the final round your last!" Blue shouted, throwing his next poke ball out into the middle of the field. Hastily, Alex grabbed his poke ball containing Luciel and threw it onto the field, forgetting that he could've waited for his opponent to reveal their choice.
The Pokemon emerging from Blue's poke ball caused Alex's heart the sink, the loud roar of a Gyarados silencing the arena.
"Oh no..." Alex said to himself as the Gyarados anxiously glared at the Poke ball containg his dearest of Pokemon.
"I guess its my turn," I said to myself as my vision was blinded by white light. No matter how many times I have emerged from my home it doesn't get any more normal. The roaring shouts of the crowd immediately defened my ears, the sight before me being a rather terrifying one. My eyes trailed up at the blue behemoth of a serpent, an overwhelming fear caused me to panicbefore I could get myself together. I turned back to my master, who looked just as scared as I; his body was trembling, his face completely covered in sweat as he gazed over at our opponent.
"That's a pretty big Nidoqueen you've got there, I guess I'll have a bigger target than I thought," the opposing trainer said with a laugh. Shaking my head I pulled it together, quickly putting on my game face. Having seen my share of losing battles, I was more than certain this was going to be next one.
"I guess this will come down to one attack..." My master said beneath his breath, unfortunately it would seem that he doesn't have confidence in this situation either. I have to do my best, even if it means defeat.
"Gyarados let's make this quick, Hydro Pump go!" The opposing trainer ordered. I though that if I could run on all of my legs that I'd possibly be able to evade the large aquatic blast, but truly I was just fooling myself. My terrifying opponent roared so loud the whole building shook as it released its large blast. Unable to avoid, I could only try and brace myself, which was also in vain.
The blast of water was so fierce that it knocked me off my feet with ease. I felt the air glide all around me, my vision nothing but a blur as I flew through the air. I thought I heard my name being screamed, but the sounds of water drowned everything out. It was almost completely euphoric until the hard, steel wall of the gym stopped me from going further. The pain was beyond words, never once have I ever taken such a powerful attack before.
"Oh no! Luciel!" Master shouted running back to me. I couldn't let the master down, I refused to let him down no matter what happened. As master went to help me, I felt I needed to prove to him that I wasn't the one needing protecting, that I'm not the one that crumbles under pressure. With my aching and my muscles burning, I let out a loud defiant cry as I shove my master aside.
Although I didn't quite look the most heroic of Pokemon, I refused to let up. I fell onto all of my limbs so I could make my way back to the field. The pain was almost unbearable and my sight was nothing short of a blur. I couldn't hear the people in the gym, it was if I had completely def. Standing up, I readied myself to continue, but master had other plans. As I let out a weak roar of defiance, I heard the voice of my master crying out to the silence.
"STOP LUCIEL! STOP! I FORFEIGHT!" My master yelled at the top of his lungs. My spirit grew weak, my emotions shutting myself down as the overwhelming dismay of defeat filled my heart. For the first time in a long while, I had let my Master down.
"And that's the end of the battle! Another win for our powerful gym leader. That was quite the battle, so let's give the challenger a round of applause!" The announcer shouted, every one moving up to their feet as they began to applaud. Master seemed surprised by this as he move in front of me, wiping the tears from his eyes be for waving to the crowd.
That was a heck of match buddy, I was impressed. It's a shame your last decision was a bad match up, but the way it got up to continue is a true sign of strength. I hope to see you again in here, what do you say?" The opposing trainer said as he approached, holding out his hand. Hesitating at first, Master shook it with as much confidence as he could muster.
"It has been a true honor to battle with you and I have no words to describe how much your words mean to me. So I'll just say you can count on it!" Master said, grasping a hold of the opponents hand giving it a firm shake. After that the world went black, my sight seeing nothing but red as I fell to the ground.
"You can rest now Luciel, I'm sorry I put you in such danger," Alex said to his beloved Pokemon's poke ball. Sliding it in his bag, he couldn't help but to leave the gym with a smile, both the crowd and Blue bidding him farewell for now. As he waited at the Pokemon Center, he felt as if he could do more for his Pokemon; more training, better care, those sorts of things, especially for Luciel. Thinking about it, he remembered the night before, his chokes growing a tad rose as he sat quietly and waited.
"I probably think of that at a time like this...later though..." Alex laughed softly, shaking his head as he decoded to take a nap, the adrenaline of the fight wearing him out.
To Be Continued...
(Author's Note: So I wanted try something different and write the story from a multi-perspective. How did it work out? Was it hard to follow, confusing or was it genuinely interesting? Let me know in the comments or in a pm and tell me what you think!)
