Chapter 2: The Subway from Hell
After a bit of running and evading, Arkianna and Luca finally arrived in Nimbasa City, the growing town of lights. Ever since the incident at the gate, Luca hasn't let Arkianna leave his side or his sight for even a moment. Fortunately for the both of them, due to the extensive amounts of practice, Arkianna could freely hold her human form for days on end without breaking so much as a sweat. Without a doubt, anyone can overcome great lengths when their life is on the line. Because of it all, the two of them could sport their love openly, just like a regular couple, as twisted as it was. Walking into Nimbasa, they were struck by the interesting sight of some of the taller buildings as well as the various amusement park rides that could be seen off in the distance. However, one particular building immediately caught Arkianna's attention, causing her to shake with excitement. Following her line of sight, Luca took a closer look as to what she was hinting at.
"The Battle Subway Station…oh I've heard about that on TV. It's where trainers go to test and push their battling abilities to the limit by throwing them into a series of Pokemon battles one after the other. Let me guess…you want to compete in that right?" Luca said with a wink, smirking at Arkianna as her smile grew ear to ear.
"Yes…I want to…feed my urge…to battle…I've been…wanting to hunt…Pokemon…for days now…but…I'm…not allowed…because…you said…not to…" Arkianna pouted, growling up at Luca who remained un-phased by her expression. Luca had also been training himself, in his case to not be fooled or intimidated by certain faces she could make.
"I said no killing, battles are fine. I'd hate to think that you'd go on a murderous rampage because of being pent up…I guess with that in mind this is the best possible thing we can do, especially if it means keeping you happy," Luca sighed as Arkianna yelped happily. Luca blushed and moaned suddenly as she playfully grazed his neck with her moist tongue as a thank you. He grumbled at her from the sudden action as they moved towards the entrance.
"Let's go…then…I can't…wait any longer…" Arkianna tended to go over the top when wanting to do something, almost to the point of threatening Luca with her claws at his throat. Lately however, she has been the most tame he had ever seen her. After a quick stop at the Pokemon Center, the two of them proceeded down the large flight of steps that led into the grueling battle arenas. He stopped halfway on the steps, removing Arkianna's poke ball from his waist.
"Almost forgot, sorry about this but it's necessary," Luca said as Arkianna quickly shifted back into a Pokemon then tapped the ball's button with her claw. It immediately consumed her in a red light before incasing herself in her small prison. Snapping it back onto his waist, he continued down until he finally met with the ground floor. Aside from a spire in the middle of the room that supported the ceiling, there was nothing but a handful of people and at least 20 different train cars completely lining the walls in this 360 degree vicinity. 4 of the car terminals that were all lined up each had an attendant standing at their entry ways with a digital sign up board to their left. Assuming that one of them would be the lead in to the battle subway, he made his way to the one closest to him.
"Welcome to the Battle Subway! This terminal is for the Super Single Battle Challenge! Are you interested in joining in on the battles?" the attendant was surprisingly energetic for someone that looked so bored from a distance. Luca gave a subtle nod then was guided to the electronic terminal.
"I can't say I've ever done this before, so I will need a minute to figure out this registry thing," Luca answered. The attendant shook his head and gave Luca a pat on the shoulder, designating a suggestion to the boy.
"If this is your first time, I would strongly urge you to try our normal single battle challenge; it's much better suited to trainers that aren't quite as experienced as others. Not to belittle your abilities, but you definitely look like you're fresh on your journey," the attendant commented as he analyzed Luca carefully. Luca shrugged it off, knowing damn well that Arkianna wouldn't be satisfied with a bunch of amateur battles. He ignored the attendants warning as he continued to register.
"You may only register 3 Pokemon at most and the order in which you wish to use them. I must hold on to all other Pokemon that you own that you aren't using," the attendant insisted as Luca finished filling out the board. Popping his neck and stretching his limbs, he then turned to the attendant with a smile.
"That won't be a problem, I only own 3 Pokemon as it is. I chose the order and everything. So…when do I get started?" Luca asked, curious as to how things were going to turn out. The attendant reached up and swung the train door open, holding out his hand to assist Luca onboard.
"You get started right now! Hop in!" the attendant shouted, practically flinging Luca up into the train car. As the door slammed behind him, he took notice that the train was eerily empty and quite dark as a first glance. He proceeded to move further into the car, taking careful steps so that he wouldn't trip over anything or alarm anything that could be lurking about. All of a sudden, he felt his center of gravity vanish. The dead train car in which he was standing took off in a flash, forcing Luca to grab a hold of a hand rail so that he didn't go toppling backwards in the steel door in which he entered. All of the lights in the dark car all lit up at once, revealing an attendant beside a terminal and person walking towards him from the other side of the car.
"I hope you're prepared, because I'm ready to go all out!" the opposing trainer shouted, throwing his poke ball between them. To his surprise, it wasn't a Pokemon that was native to Unova, instead he came face to face with a mighty Charizard that roared in his direction. Luca shielded his ears from the roar as it echoed through the car, trying its best to prove it was a worth while opponent. After releasing his ears Luca grinned then grabbed a hold of Arkianna's poke ball from behind. For some reason, as he reached for his beloved, he felt a sick sense of competitive excitement, as if he were just as anxious to fight as Arkianna was herself.
"I hope your ready Arkianna, because here's a fine appetizer for you," Luca snickered as he tossed the ball out into the open. To his surprise, Arkianna didn't change her form as she came into the open air. She appeared to have control over wither or not she allowed her ability to automatically trigger or not in battle. He figured it was her way of showing her dedication and pride as a creature of destruction. Arkianna licked over its claws as it stared down the Charizard without a single inch of fear in her body.
"I really hope you're…ready…because I'm…going to have fun toying with you," Arkianna muttered aloud, but just quiet enough that Charizard's natural grunts masked it from the opposing trainer. Both trainers looked at the attendant, who had his arm raised as a sign of waited.
"Let the battle commence!" the attendant shouted, bringing his arm down to allow the battle between Luca and his unfortunate opposing trainer to kick off without a hitch.
"Charizard, Flamethrower!" the trainer ordered abruptly, anxious to flaunt his power before Luca. Luca locked eyes with Arkianna for a moment, both of them grinning with anticipation as Charizard took in a hefty breath. Arkianna then turned and immediately jumped up and dug her claws into the top of the rail car, easily avoiding the vicious flames that were meant to consume her.
"Arkianna, show him what real power looks like! Night Daze!" Luca called forth, allowing Arkianna to make her move. Still not used to taking orders, her eyes lit up with the word "Torment" being mouthed in front of her. The Charizard immediately shifted its head from side to side, trying to fight back against the yelling in his mind. As Arkianna charged up the Night Daze, Charizard began spitting out Ember after Ember, trying to ignite Arkianna's frame to prevent her attack. Alas it was in vain as Arkianna dove under a closely shot Ember, now standing point blank in front of the shaken Charizard. In a magnificent display of dark energy, Arkianna's Night Daze sent Charizard clear off of its feet, causing it to crash against the right wall of the train car. To Arkianna's pleseant surprise, Charizard was actually getting back up with minimal effort. Finally she had found an opponent who could actually fight back.
"I won't…let you…recover…!" Arkianna growled, immediately dashing on all fours towards the slowly rising Charizard. The Charizard's trainer smirked before giving out his order.
"Charizard, Flare Blitz!" the trainer cried out. As Arkianna went in for her next strike, Charizard's body began to ignite in an inferno of powerful flames that surrounded its whole body. Arkianna quickly dug its claws into the ground, using her momentum to slingshot her body away from it. She quickly passed her gaze onto Luca, who was at the ready with his orders.
"Arkianna, Taunt!" without hesitation Arkianna revealed its vicious fangs, smiling in a fit of cockiness to get Charizard's attention. Immediately, Charizard rushed forward, using its wings to glide with speed towards Arkianna in a fit of anger. Arkianna leapt then used the wall to jettison out of the way, causing Charizard to ram the side of the car hard enough to shake the car viciously. Charizard, still in a blind rage, attempted it once more, this time flying towards Arkianna that was standing in front of the attendant with a wicked smile. Easily avoiding Charizard's next charge, the attendant leapt from behind his terminal, narrowly avoiding the vicious crash of Charizard hip checking the side of the car once more.
Charizard shook his head free of the taunt then tried to fly towards her again one last time, but found its energy being depleted mid flight. It was apparent to Arkianna that the trainer pushed the Pokemon to the limits too early, leaving it frail. The poor Charizard ended up face planting the ground, struggling with all of its might to get up. Arkianna quickly hopped on top of it and laughed as she delivered multiple Fury Swipes into it. The trainer then immediately returned Charizard to its ball, keeping it away from further harm. Arkianna growled and huff'd in disappointment as she stretched her limbs in a playful stretch.
"Not bad, but Charizard is only the beginning. In Kanto I was known as the "Fire Type Brawler" among my peers. Get ready because there's plenty more where that came from!" the trainer shouted reaching behind him to grab his next ball. Luca couldn't help but to roll his eyes at how over the top cheesy this trainer was acting.
"Kanto must be filled with a bunch of weirdoes if this is one of their stronger trainers," Luca thought as Arkianna popped her neck.
"Good…I'm far from…satisfied…GIVE ME MORE!" Arkianna cackled, her body now shaking with undeniable adrenaline and pure joy. She couldn't believe how much fun that very first fight was, and to think, there were still two more Pokemon left and more opponents after that! Arkianna was now in a perpetual state of ecstasy as the next Pokemon formed in front of her. This time, the Pokemon formed with a mighty roar as Arcanine made its way onto the field. Arkianna flinched for only a moment, being taken by surprise from its earth shaking roar. But, with every inch of remote fear that she felt, it further fueled her flames of desire and her insatiable hunger for more battling.
"Arcanine show them what real speed is. Use Extreme Speed!" the trainer called. Arcanine lowered the front half of its body as if ready to pounce as it fixated its vicious eyes on its new target. In mere seconds Arcanine was already swinging at Arkianna, who narrowly evaded. As she recovered, she felt Arcanine's presence once again heading for her, ready to take her head clean off.
"This is…MORE LIKE IT!" Arkianna laughed as she hit the floor, causing Arcanine to fly over top of her. Feeling the heat from Arcanine's flames against her fur, it was the final sign that allowed her to jump onto the ceiling, gripping onto it to yet again escape Arcanine's ferocious speed. The trainer watched in disbelief as Arcanine came to a stop, glaring Arkianna back down as she returned to her feet.
"THAT'S THE SPIRIT, DON'T STOP!" Arkianna roared, her now incredibly human cries scaring the pants off the opposing trainer. Not only was this Zoroark unrealistically fast enough to avoid Arcanine's Extreme Speed, it was now taunting him in completely comprehensible English.
"A-Arcanine Close Combat!" the trainer's voice wavered as Arkianna awaited Arcanine's volley of strikes. Luca was having a hard time keeping up with all of the wild flurries of attacks, forcing himself to just trust in Arkianna's capabilities as he watched the battle as if it were a sports game on TV. Arkianna growled at the vicious, nearly invisible flurry of blows that were headed for her. Luca finally saw an opportunity for a counter attack, finally snapping him out of his awe.
"Arkianna, avoid it then use FOUL PLAY!" Luca yelled, having to overpower Arcanine's wild roars. Arkianna quickly shifted her attention to Luca, giving him a hasty nod as she went to avoid the Close Combat attack. She grunted as the Close Combat took the wind out of her with its vicious blow, but she managed to gain a hold of her footing regardless as she barely slipped away. The train's walls began to dent outward and crumple up like a beer can as the power attacks continued to fly around the train car. As hard as Arcanine tried to keep up with Arkianna's insane display of agility, he finally grew tired, allowing Arkianna to mount onto its back and take it down with vicious slashes to its back.
Arkianna grinned as she licked over her claws, smiling from ear to ear as she proceeded to tear into Arcanine with Fury Swipes, just as she was about to do with Charizard. The trainer immediately returned Arcanine back to its ball before Arkianna had a chance to truly sink her claw into it like before. She growled angrily as she returned to the center of the car; she made a small stumble as she returned to the middle, it was apparent that the grazing blow of the Close Combat had injured her a little bit. She turned to Luca who had already retrieved her ball from the back of his belt but shook her head at him in defiance.
"This is…nothing…I've fought…through much…worse than…this little scrapes…NOW…GIVE ME MORE, TRAINER!" Arkianna barked at the opposing trainer, her intensity growing as her body began to ache. The trainer stared in disbelief at the wild Zoroark before him; never before had he seen such a strong Zoroark, nor has he seen such a ferocious Pokemon battle. He shook his head when he realized that the opposing trainer hadn't actually given her that many orders, which meant that the fierce opponent he was facing had incredible instincts.
"I don't know what kind of tricks you are trying to pull, but I still have one Pokemon left to turn the tide of this battle. No more games, its time to end you now!" the trainer's cocky words were twisted into confidence as he threw it his final Pokemon. In a burst of light, they were taken by surprise as a rather large Magmortar formed before them. Upon its release from the light, it immediately lined up its cannon with Arkianna's body, ready to blow her out of the water if given the order. Arkianna flinched from a bit of pain as she growled and clenched her teeth, doing her best to turn it into a smile.
"Arkianna are you sure you want to keep going?" Luca called out to her, obvious concerns for her health flew through the air as a result of her injuries. She waved off the imaginary words and gave a nod of her head. She then immediately turned back towards the cruel looking Magmortar with a burning desire to finish this battle in her eyes.
"Now this is…getting exciting! What a rush! Come on! Show me…what…you've got!" Arkianna cried out with glee. The opposing trainer couldn't but to glare at Luca as Magmortar readied itself accordingly.
"Magmortar! Blow it away with Fire Blast!" the trainer yelled in frustration. Magmortar's arm cannon immediately charged up and fired away at Arkianna, its blazing star like shape flying right for her. Arkianna grinned as she waited for just the right moment. Luca noticed her ploy and readily decided the plan.
"Arkianna, dive beneath the bottom opening and use Torment!" Luca said with haste. Arkianna immediately slid along the ground, narrowly avoiding the blast. She then got on all fours rushing up towards Magmortar until she was able to make eye contact. Just as always, as her eyes began to glow, Magmortar shouted out in agony, trying its best to remain focused.
"Magmortar what are you doing!? Use Fire Blast again!" the boy cried out. At this point the brat was stomping the ground angrily, wondering how a single Pokemon could wipe out an entire team he had taken years and years to compile. With Torment in play, the trainer's orders fell on deaf ears, allowing Arkianna to finish the job. She was suddenly surrounded by a dark haze before dispersing it, just as she had done before against the trainers Charizard. Magmortar stumbled back to try and catch itself, but its sheer weight caused it to smash onto the ground like a boulder.
The trainer dropped his head in defeat then lowered down to one knee, signaling that he was defeated without question. Arkianna howled in victory, her lust for battle raging like the many infernos in which her opponent called. Arkianna ran and jumped around into Luca's arms with joy, awaiting praise for her hard work.
"Great work Arkianna, I expected nothing less," Luca smiled as Arkianna gave him a lick on his cheek before returning to her poke ball.
The trainer fell back in absolute defeat. Never in his life had he fought such a fearsome Pokemon, but more importantly, had never lost to a single Pokemon in general. Luca sighed then walked over to him, offering his hand to the trainer to help him up. The trainer looked up at him with a nasty expression, smacking his hand away disrespectfully.
"What the hell kind of Pokemon was that!? It tried to kill all of my Pokemon!" the once confident trainer had become a squabbling mess of frustration and fear, causing Luca to sigh heavily in disappointment.
"You need to be confident in your Pokemon, not just your own abilities. That's why your Pokemon didn't fight their hardest for you. You and your Pokemon were incredibly powerful, I can't wait until we get a chance to battle again," Luca's grand attempts to be civil were extinguished as the trainer ignored him, healing up his Pokemon at the terminal before he awaited the train to stop. Luca sighed and shook his head, putting Arkianna's poke ball on the terminal to heal her.
"I hope all of our opponents aren't like that…I'm not sure how I'd react if I got pushed around verbally like that the rest of the way through. Its scary to imagine Arkianna if she witnessed all of the trainers treating me like crap…Ugh! Maybe this wasn't such a good idea," Luca groaned as he plopped in one of the stainless steel seat to await the trains arrival.
"What an impressive battle that was, I haven't seen a Pokemon so vigilant and strong as your Zoroark in many years. I have no doubt in my mind that you'll make it to the end of the line," the attendant smiled and gave Luca a firm pat on the shoulder as he grabbed Arkianna's poke ball and returned it to his belt. Luca sat across from the trainer, staring at him as he shook and pouted. Luca would feel sorry for the kid, but he was asking for it from the way he was acting.
"What a wuss…those poor Pokemon of his will never grow stronger with that attitude…wait a minute…what am I saying…?" Luca paused, realizing that he was saying some pretty harsh things about his opponent. Never before had ever had such thoughts when referring to an opposing trainer, or another person for that matter. He felt a strange wave of guilt waft over him as the train came to a stop. The opposing trainer immediately ran off the platform, leaving Luca all alone for a few moments
"Perhaps it would be best if we changed cars since this one is rather damaged," Luca agreed but was somewhat unnerved by looking at the damage that the trainers Pokemon caused. Had any of those attacks seriously struck Arkianna directly, he wasn't too sure that she would've been able to have gotten up, or even survive them. He then shook his head to cast off the thoughts of doubt, knowing that Arkianna could handle anything thrown at her. To his dismay, the next 8 trainers in line to fight him were all fairly jerky, with the next one being worse than the last. Luca began to feel his patience growing thin as every trainer complained and whined as Arkianna defeated them with her incredible power. One by one they would treat him like dirt before stepping off the train. Although this did tick him off, he did start growing a sick sense of satisfaction seeing his opponents in such disarray.
Finally, the tenth opponent was finally upon them. They knew it would be some time before they reached the end, but each of the battles became more entertaining than the last. From the way this female trainer stepped on board, he could already tell things were not going to go so well. She looked over at him as if he were a piece of meat, utterly useless except for feeding the strong. Getting into her position, she crossed her arms and yawned, sneering at the attendant as the train doors closed.
"Come on! Let's go already! I have a lot of trainers to cleave through and so little time!" she complained, completely ignoring Luca as she griped at the attendant. The attendant pointed over at Luca, smirking as he then raised his arm up. She glared at him as if she had some kind of crazy personal vendetta as she grabbed a hold of her first poke ball.
"So this little brat is my opponent? Pfft…this won't take but a minute to finish! I mean look at you, you're practically wearing rags! And that look of yours so amateur that I can't even begin to tell you how bad it is," the girl griped and groaned, as if the entire world was beneath her feet. This was the last straw for Luca; all of his opponents had been nasty to him but this girl took the cake. The way she came off as a superior breed of person, it made Luca want to angrily throw up on the spot. She threw out her first poke ball, revealing a Dragonite who plopped its feet onto the ground, shaking the car like an earthquake had just hit it. Luca growled at the opposing trainer; he didn't care if she was capable, or the greatest trainer in the world, all he knew is that he didn't ever, EVER want to lose to anyone with that kind of demeanor and attitude. He returned Arkianna to the field, showing her the tasty hunk of meat that now stood before her. Luca slowly walked up to Arkianna, slowly moving his mouth to her ear to whisper a sweet nothing to her.
"Show no mercy…" Luca growled at Arkianna as he stared at the other trainer, who was glaring down her nose at him with her head held high. Arkianna felt her body yearn for Luca as his wave of anger and passion blanketed her body. Her lust for violence and her lust for Luca was all building inside of her like a raging storm, ready to devour and destroy anything in its path.
"Anything for you…my love…" Arkianna nudged and licked his cheek affectionately before licking over her fangs as she grinned at the opponent, who returned it in an unnerving fashion. The girl stomped her foot to break their attention from one another, pointing back him.
"Ew that's gross! I bet you two get off to one another. COME ON ALREADY YOU SICK FREAK, LET'S GO!" the girl spat as the attendant stood with his hand raised. Just as his hand was in mid fall, Arkianna sprung to life, immediately lunging at Dragonite the moment the attendants arm was all the way down. Arkianna immediately jumped overtop of the tall Dragonite, latching its claws into its shoulders viciously.
"Dragonite, shake it off with Dragon Dance!" the trainer cried out. Dragonite groaned and glared over its shoulder as it began to spin about, various waves of energy surrounding it as it tried to escape. Arkianna laughed as she slashed at Dragonite's arms, tearing them up to the point that Dragonite was howling in pain. The girl literally spat in anger as she yet again glared down her nose at Luca. She continued to watch Arkianna clench itself on to Dragonite for another minute before slamming her foot on the ground in contempt.
"What the hell kind of battle is this shit?! It's clear that you aren't even doing anything! Referee I call a foul!" the girl's snobby voice made Luca sick. Arkianna flipped back over Dragonite's head, its now glowing blue eyes staring into its own, painful eyes. Her wicked smile ceased to stop as Dragonite growled in agony, its hands now hold its head as he flailed about.
"There is nothing wrong with the way he is battling, I suggest you fight harder instead of blaming things on your opponent," the attendant shut down her enraged request, causing her stomp on the ground repeatedly, as if she was seriously trying to destroy a colony of bugs.
"Dragonite, get your shit together and use Outrage!" she screamed at it. Dragonite shook its head, shaking off the torment that Arkianna had it under as it began to thrash about, hurling its body and claws at Arkianna like a bulldozer. Arkianna easily evaded its crashing blow, which tore the interior of the train care to bits and pieces. Luca couldn't help but to smile at the girl's ever growing frustration as her high and mighty attitude began to waver just like how her Dragonite's power was being easily put in check by a Pokemon half its size. The train's walls could barely hold back Dragonite's Outrage, its very essence breaking into pieces with each blow. Arkianna finally found the moment to strike as Dragonite nearly toppled over from being dizzy. She ran on all fours, latching her sharp fangs around Dragonite's leg to bring it down. Dragonite let out a disturbing disorienting yell, its existence becoming nothing but pain. In several of the previous battles, Arkianna found herself only having to use a moderate amount of her strength to befall them, but as per Luca's orders, there was going to be no escape from her wrath in this battle. This trashy trainer was about to get what she deserved. Arkianna was about to cut into Dragonite's legs with her claws but was interrupted by Dragonite's return to its ball.
Arkianna began cackling wildly as she found her body shuddering violently from adrenaline. Luca told her to destroy all obstacles, and she was ready to do just that without any restraint. If it made Luca happy, she would destroy everything. The girl huffed and threw out her next poke ball, revealing a very intense looking Salamence. It shook the train car harder than Dragonite with ease, nearly knocking Luca off his feet.
"You have absolutely known zero about what kind of hell I had to go through to raise this Pokemon! It took years and years of my life to make sure they were ready to take down any obstacle that kept me from victory! I WON'T LET A LITTLE SHIT STAIN LIKE YOU MAKE A MOCKERY OF ME!" this girl obviously had major issues just from the way she was shrieking at Luca when he hadn't done anything to make her mad. Every inch of anger that she projected at Luca provoked Arkianna to grow more and more violent.
"DON'T YELL…AT…MY LUCA THAT WAY!" Arkianna roared back at the girl, scaring the hell out of her so bad that she literally jumped and fell onto her rear in response. Her Salamence moved in front of her, keeping any further disruption from befalling her. It glared at Arkianna, signaling that he wouldn't back down no matter what she did. He growled on about how she would dare yell at his trainer in such a manner, just as Arkianna had fought for Luca. Needless to say, both Pokemon were ready to show their true strength.
"Arkianna, stand back and use Nasty Plot!" Arkianna grinned as her eyes surged blue, as if radiating a smoky aura from them as the outline of her frame began to glow with a blue hue. The girl stepped out from behind her Salamence, sporting a strange looking bracelet that seemed to shine on its own, Luca watched in awe as a similar glow consumed Salamence, eventually causing an explosion of light. Both Arkianna and Luca shielded their eyes and braced themselves to combat the wave of wind and power that shook the area as Salamence was consumed in a dazzling display of light. With a loud booming sound, the light cleared. Arkianna and Luca quickly noticed that Salamence now looked a lot different than before. The cocky smile she had at the start of the fight returned to her with a newly inspired hope, its confidence clearly being shared by the new Salamence that stood before them.
"YES! THIS IS IT! THIS IS THE BATTLE I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR!" Arkianna screamed with joy as she readied a Night Daze to kick off the match. The girl laughed obnoxiously at Luca, as her Salamence let out a ghastly wale of strength. Arkianna stopped her charge up, staring at the newly formed Salamence with a sick sense of joy never before seen by anyone. The girl wafted her hair to the side and laughed at Luca as if she had watched him wet himself, which was clearly delusional.
"I know that my Salamence would be too strong for you to handle, so I'll tell you what you little shit. I'll let your Zoroark use Nasty Plot until its power is maxed out, that way I can make a huge fool of you knowing that I was destroying the best you've got!" those were the words and actions that would soon cause this girl the biggest, brutal, and most embarrassing defeat of her life. Luca stared in fear as Arkianna's face grew just as it did the first time he watched it assault him. Her eyes grew wide as they shined a brilliant shade of azure, her body shaking and trembling from absolute blood lust as she used Nasty Plot to raise her power to its limits. It was if this poor girl provoked Giratina, the devil itself; just see if she could boast over its defeat. Never before had Luca even imagined what Arkianna would be like if she fought at her strongest. She always took down her pray so easily even when she wasn't trying. Seeing her try now was Luca's new definition of absolute horror.
As the battle commenced, Arkianna's eyes shined as brightly as her aura, glaring everyone down with the intent to kill. Not only the Salamence, but the girl and the attendant themselves had to hold their heads in agony to try and subside the pain. The horror on Luca's face grew to that of excitement and housed a sadistic sense of satisfaction as he watched everyone gripe and groan with pain. Arkianna licked over her chops as Salamence shot a powerful Dragon Pulse, blowing out the side of the train as it missed. Salamence grew enraged as Arkianna continued cackling at it, casting Swagger to aggravate his senses. Without fear she continued to walk towards the Salamence as it began destroying the train car. One Dragon Pulse after another destroyed the outer walls of the train car, causing everything within to be consumed by the power gusts of the trains speed. Luca watched and smiled crudely as he watched the hell of the battle unfold.
In an instant, Arkianna used a powerful Night Daze, its power throwing the girl to the back of the car and her Salamence to tumble right behind her. Arkianna ran and stomped onto the back of Salamence, digging its claws deeply into its vest like outing. It roared in pain as she began stomping on top of it, charging up and performing another destructive Night Daze. At this point Salamence was out for the count, lying beneath Arkianna like a sack of bricks. The attendant quickly pulled out a radio to signal to the conductor to bring the train to a stop to prevent any further damage from taking place. Arkianna continued to stare and laugh like a mental patient as she hit it with another Night Daze, essentially beating up a corpse at this point.
"Nothing will stand in the way…of Luca's happiness! I will do anything…to make Luca happy…even destroying myself! This feeling…I have never…felt this way before…it feels so amazing! As if the world is screaming…for me to keep going! To hunt…! To kill…! I will do it all for my Luca!" Arkianna had finally lost her sanity as a result of becoming drunk off her own power. In a normal Pokemon, Nasty Plot would only bring out their potential. Pokemon that are properly trained and designed to merely battle can truly use it without any hesitation and can keep the power under control with ease. However…give that power to a Pokemon is prone to psychotic behavior and has a thirst for killing, and you have just unleashed hell itself. Luca quickly ran out into the field as Arkianna was ready charge up another blast, quickly being stopped as Luca's arms clenched around her, pulling her to him fiercely with his screams ringing in her ears.
"Stop this now! It's already down! Stop Arkianna! The battle is over!" Luca began crying his eyes out, unable to take anymore pleasure in what he was witnessing. His cries and intense trembling quickly eased Arkianna, returning her to her normal state of being without any restraint or hesitation. She turned and smiled at him softly, as if nothing had even happened.
"Did I do good…my love…?" Arkianna asked honestly. Luca couldn't help but to stare at the aftermath of what her power caused, completely in shock but also in awe. To know that she would do such destruction to protect him…that's what made him the happiest when it came to their love.
"You did…amazing…thank you, Arkianna," he whispered in her ear, gently kissing her cheek as the train came to a dead stop. Luca was more than happy to forfeit any further battles, and actually gave the victory to the bratty girl would wanted it so badly. She couldn't help but to stare in absolute terror as Arkianna and Luca removed themselves from the car, realizing now that her road to perfection was way out of her league.
To Be Continued…