Category: Pokémon
Rating: M
Couples: Virizion/Cobalion/Terrakion/Keldeo
Warnings: Major AU, Blood, Character Death, Gore, Lemon
Chapter: 1
Copyright: © characters and places by Nintendo & Game Freak; © Plot and OC's by me
Author's Note: This story will be very detailed in most of the things I give a warning for. If this bothers you for some reason, please LEAVE NOW! This story is NOT for the faint of heart, or those that are easily offended. If you are either, please go read a different story.
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Virizion coughed again. She smacked her lips as the pain in her throat increased: no matter how much she drank, it still felt as if she hadn't drunk for ages. At least the fever had broken during the night, since it had reached concerning levels quite a few times over the last few days.
"How are you feeling?" A young voice spoke into her mind. Keldeo jumped over one of the big roots sheltering her, a branch with Lum berries in his jaw.
"A bit better." She smiled at him. "You are doing well in taking care of me."
He blushed a bit at the praise, putting the branch down in front of her. "You're mostly telling me what to do. I'm just doing as told."
"Don't sell yourself short." She countered, pulling one of the berries of the branch and eating it.
He smiled, lying down beside her. "The fever hasn't come back?"
She shook her head, eating another berry. "It has completely broken."
He nodded in relief, but suddenly perked up. It took the sick Grassland Pokémon a few moments to realize what had alarmed him: there was frost on the leaves overhead.
It was Summer…
In front of them the grass froze, ice appearing on the bark of the tree they were under. The air dropped in temperature, going from a comfortable summer-midday to a freezing winter-morning.
Virizion struggled to her feet, noting with worry that she was still very unsteady. She groaned softly as a shadow appeared in front of them.
"Kyurem." Keldeo greeted the new arrival. "Why are you here?"
The Ice-Dragon radiated apprehension as he faced them in his White Kyurem-form. Several Cryogonal flew overhead.
"I have to do something here." He answered, his voice reverberating in their heads. "And I must ask for your forgiveness, but my hand was forced."
"What do you mean?" Virizion demanded, her pink eyes narrowing in distrust. Since when did Kyurem apologize? Had he ever even done that before now?
He said nothing, his own golden eyes revealing nothing. Then he roared and charged.
Keldeo managed to dodge his Shadow Claw, but Virizion was hit full-force, unable to get away in time in her weakened state. He threw her against the tree, the frozen bark breaking under the force of her impact.
"Hey!" Keldeo called, sending a Focus Blast at the great dragon who simply cut it with the same Shadow Claw he had used against Virizion. "Leave her alone."
"I cannot do that." Kyurem answered with a tinge of sadness in his voice. "You have a fine sword, young one, but this is a battle you cannot win. Go and warn Cobalion and Terrakion: that is her only chance."
"I won't even think about it." The young Sword of Justice countered, changing into his Resolute Form.
"Then I will have to make you." A Dragon Pulse accompanied the words, but Keldeo easily evaded the attack.
Normally Kyurem would have enjoyed a good battle, but now he was rather short on time. He simply couldn't afford to battle the young Sword, especially since the Cryogonal had warned him that the other two were returning and would soon be here. And he knew that they would get here even faster the moment they noticed the battle.
He took to the skies, charging up and used Ice Burn on the Colt Pokémon. He frowned just a bit when noticing that the attack had only hit half of his opponent, freezing him – now in his normal Forme again – against the side of another tree.
He looked over to where Virizion was struggling back to her feet and send a Dragon Pulse her way, knocking her out by slamming her into the tree once more. The sound of her pain-filled cry reverberated through the forest, reaching everyone even remotely near.
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Both froze instantly, despite their heavy dependence on Telepathy still recognizing the voice faintly echoing between the trees: Virizion…
"Look!" Terrakion cried out, pointing to the skies. Kyurem was flying overhead in his White Kyurem-forme, seemingly returning from Rumination Field to Full Court.
"He wouldn't have…" Cobalion breathed, dashing forward. For once he did not reprimand his companion for running straight through the trees instead of around them. He probably would have done the same had he been able to.
"Keldeo! Virizion!" He cast his mind outward as far as he could, hoping – no, praying – for an answer.
"Cobalion!" Keldeo answered him with fear and urgency in his voice, but Virizion remained silent.
Both older males noted in horror that a wide stretch of the forest was frozen, the ice growing thicker the closer they came to the field.
"What happened here?" Cobalion breathed as he overlooked the field. It was frozen solid, the tree they had left Virizion under bearing dents and Keldeo was stuck to a different one, trapped by a thick layer of ice.
Terrakion quickly freed their young charge with a well-aimed hit.
"Kyurem came and attacked us. He took Virizion back to Full Court." Keldeo told them, shivering lightly. "I couldn't stop him."
"Did he say why?" Cobalion frowned as Keldeo shook his head. This was not at all like Kyurem. He hated going out of Full Court, only doing so when he felt a very urgent need. What use could taking Virizion bring him that would weigh up against the cost? He had to know that they would follow him to save her. Was that part of his plan?
"What will we do?" Terrakion asked, already knowing the answer, seeing it written in Cobalion's eyes.
"We follow him." Cobalion confirmed his assumptions. "And we do it immediately."