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"Taajaa! (Who are you!)"
Axel and Roxas exchanged a glance. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Axel feigned innocence. "We are patrolmen that keep the forest safe from monsters just like the ones earlier."
"Taaja! Ta-Ta-Taajaa! Taajaa-jaa! (I know you're lying! Pokémon Rangers never carry weapons on them, they use Pokémon to fight off threats! You guys must be not of this world!)" The serpent-like creature accused, hands on its hips.
"How could you say such a thing!" Roxas exclaimed.
"Taaja! Tsutaa. Taa. (Not only do the people of this world use Pokémon for battles instead of their own skills, they don't even know magic! In addition, you can understand what I am saying, and the citizens of this planet are incapable of understanding us Pokémon. All in all, it's obvious.)" The Pokémon stated.
"There's no hiding this from you, is there?" Axel questioned. He knew what the answer would have been.
"Ta. Taajaa. Taajaa! (Yep. To tell you the truth, your excuse was good and well thought out. It might of worked on the average Pokémon, but too bad I saw right through it!)"
"Wait...What's a Pokémon and which one are you?" Roxas inquired.
"Taaja Taa. Tsutaaja. (Pokémon are the creatures of this planet; we are everywhere. As to what I am, I'm a Tsutaaja.)
"A Tsutaaja, huh. I kinda figured that was what you were based on the fact that you keep on saying your name over and over again." Roxas mused.
"Taaaja. Jaa. Tsutaa. Taaja! (Very insightful. You're right, I've been saying my name. You can determine the names of many Pokémon just from their calls. Back to my original question, who are you guys!)"
Roxas glanced at Axel, and he affirmed with a nod.
"Since you told us who you are, it's fair that we should introduce ourselves to you. I'm Roxas."
"The name's Axel. A-X-E-L. Got it memorized?"
Tsutaaja stared at the pyro. "Taa? Ta-jaa-jaa-Ta? (Got it memorized? Based on my clever observations from earlier, you think that I would need help remembering such a simple name?)"
"Sorry about that. Axel always introduces himself like that. He wasn't trying to offend you." Roxas justified.
"Jaa. Taa-Ta-jaa. (It's okay. Roxas...Axel...I should advise you two on something; both of you should avoid using your powers in front of other people.)
"Why?" Roxas wondered.
"Ta-Ta-Ta-jaa. Tsu-jaa! (Like I said earlier, humans using magic in this world is unnatural. You guys were lucky that no one saw the two of you fighting earlier; if someone had caught you, the consequences could have been dire!)"
"How?" Axel pressed.
Before the ivy snake could reply, three beings dropped from the sky.
"Found you, you twerp!" A feline creature exclaimed.
"Thought you would never see us again?" The unknown man added.
"Well think again!" The enigmatic woman finished.
"Who are you three?!" Axel and Roxas growled in sync.
"New faces I see? Prepare for trouble!" The woman announced while closing her eyes and placing both hands on her chest in a boastful fashion.
"Make it double!" The man added with a rose mysteriously materializing in his hand.
"To protect the world from devestation!"
"To unite all peoples within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!" The woman screamed.
"James!" The man followed just as passionately.
"Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Nyarth! That's right!" The three fell into a rehearsed pose after that.
Axel and Roxas glanced at each other, not knowing what to think, but Tsutaaja's reaction was entirely different; it had its arms crossed, eyes closed. A huge sweatdrop hung from its forehead.
"Taaja. (Your intros just get lamer and lamer every time.)"
Nyarth had a scowl on his face, desperately trying to control his annoyance, but failing. "Oh yeah! You're a twerp Pokémon!"
"You can talk?" Roxas gasped in surprise.
"You're looking at the one and only talking Pokémon in existence newbie!" Nyarth was puffing in rage.
"What did the brat's Pokémon say that set you off like that?" Jessie inquired.
The cat-like Pokémon blew up. "Tsutaaja just said that, quote 'your intros get lamer and lamer every time'!" Roxas was amazed; what Nyarth had just translated was exactly what he had heard the ivy snake utter.
"You will pay!" The feline screamed as he lunged at the serpent. In mid-leap, he extended his claws, and they glowed an enigmatic purple. He swiped viciously at Tsutaaja, but it dodge each slash gracefully.
"This will teach you to bad mouth the Team Rocket Motto! This shall hurt a lot since Dark-type moves are super effective against Grass-types like you!" Nyarth shrieked.
At this, the grass snake laughed. "Ta-Ta-Ta! Taajaa Ta! Tsu-jaa Taa! (Wow, your type match up is terrible! Dark-type moves like Night Slash are not effective against my type! I bet your type-compatibility skills are so horrendous, I could beat you with one hit with an attack that would normally do no damage against you!)"
"I dare you to try!" The member of Team Rocket challenged. He tried to stab the snake, but it gracefully leaped over his head and dodged him.
Tsutaaja held a fist back, ready for combat. Suddenly, it glowed an eerie purple, and a dark energy enveloped it. The snake launched the energy that gathered around its fist, but it disappeared right afterwards.
"Hahaha! Missed me! Missed me! Nananana-" All of a sudden, the fist reappeared and hit Nyarth square in the jaw. His head rocked back, and he was sent flying into a stray sand dune. When the dust cleared up, his eyes were swirls, and his mouth hung open, mumbling incoherent phrases.
"Huh! What was that?" Jessie exclaimed in absolute shock.
James answered her. "That was Shadow Punch, a ghost-type move. It never misses; however, Nyarth shouldn't have been affected since he is a normal-type. All I can guess is that the twerp's tsutaaja is correct; his type match-up is so poor that he was affected and defeated by an attack that under normal circumstances shouldn't have damaged him."
"That's ridiculous! In any matter, we must stop that serpent!" Jessie declared.
"I agree! We must avenge Nyarth!" James added.
Roxas glanced uneasily at Axel. "Shouldn't we stop them?" He whispered.
Axel fixed him with an unwavering stare. "No. We should trust what Tsutaaja told us earlier. There must be a good reason, otherwise, it wouldn't have said that. Besides, judging from earlier's battle, Tsutaaja is fully capable of protecting itself."
"Okay." Roxas nodded in resolution. They continued to watch the scene unfolding before them.
"Koromori, Pururiru, Dokucale!..." Jessie exclaimed.
"Desumasu, Morobareru!" James followed up.
"I choose you!" Both exclaimed at the same time.
Four fist-sized balls with a red top and a white bottom were thrown in the air. They opened, and white beams emerged from all four. Four distinct creatures emerged from the lights. The first one was covered with white hair, a large heart-shaped nose appearing from the mass and had small wings. The second was pink all over, lighter around the crown on its head and its six tentacles. It had light blue eyes and a prideful smirk. The third one had lily-like wings, four red legs tucked into its purple body, and yellow antennae above equally yellow eyes. The fourth was black all over except the area around its eyes, which was accented a burnt orange. It had a large arms and a mask-like object hanging from its tail. The last Pokémon summoned had a large cap-like head and twin shields as hands that had the appearance of the balls that were thrown, except tan replaced the white. It had small eyes and a pink mouth. All were set to battle.
"Pururiru, use Psychic on Tsutaaja!" Jessie announced as she pointed straight at her target.
"Puruuu." The squid-like Pokémon chanted as it unleashed its psychic power. Suddenly, a blue aura surrounded Tsutaaja and it was lifted off the ground. Being caught in its grip, the snake couldn't move no matter how hard it tried.
"Hahaha! Now you're trapped. Even the mighty Tsutaaja is helpless if it can't move!" Jessie taunted. "Now follow with Ice Beam! Koromori, use Air Slash! Dokucale, use Silver Wind!"
"Morobareru, use Sludge Wave! Desumasu, use Will-O-Wisp!" James continued.
Straight away, all the mentioned Pokémon charged up their attacks.
"Unlike Nyarth, we know all of your weaknesses; after all, grass-types are weak against fire, ice, flying, poison, and bug type moves, aren't they! Now that you are about to be hit with all of them, you will take severe damage!" Jessie laughed hysterically.
"No!" Roxas screamed. He reached toward the captive Pokémon, but was stopped by a shoulder on his hand. Roxas turned in Axel's direction and saw him shake his head. Roxas halted his movements, leaving it up to Tsutaaja to fend for itself.
"Taaaaaa..." Its tail began gathering light, glowing white. Suddenly, a sphere of energy formed between its hands.
"Jaaaaa!" The snake screamed as it fired the stored power. It hit Pururiru dead on, stopping it from successfully firing its attack and breaking its curse. The squid-like Pokémon fell back, knocked unconscious.
Being freed, Tsutaaja gracefully evaded every hit that was meant for it. Avoiding the possibly serious damage, it focused on retaliation. The snake stomped its foot on the ground, and pillars of flame followed its wake. They surrounded and struck Morobareru, knocking it out. Not skipping a beat, the serpent covered one of its fists with electricity, and punched the bat Pokémon, electrocuting and causing it to fall from the sky. Straight afterwards, sharp rocks surrounded the ivy snake and launched themselves at Dokucale, causing it to go cross-eyed. Glancing at Desumasu, it propelled itself in the ghost's direction and crossed its arms together. Purple claws grew from its fingers and Tsutaaja uncrossed its limbs, but not before slashing at the ghost. It plummeted to the land below.
"Do you think that that's enough to scare us?" Jessie taunted.
"Yeah. Pikachu is our prize, not you." James scolded.
"No matter how many moves you show off, you will never scare us!" Nyarth chose this time to regain conciousness and joined in the mocking.
Tsutaaja clenched its fists, eyes swirling with maddness.
"TSUTAAJA! (YOU WILL REGRET MAKING ME ANGRY!)" The enraged serpent screamed, and a white light enveloped the Pokémon.
Pokémon translations: Tsutaaja=Snivy, Nyarth=Meowth, Koromori=Woobat, Pururiru=Frillish, Dokucale=Dustox, Desumasu=Yamask, Morobareru=Amoonguss
Moves Tsutaaja used: Shadow Punch, SolarBeam, Fire Pledge, Thunder Punch, Stone Edge, Night Slash
How was it? I know Axel and Roxas were not very involved in this chapter, but they will recieve more attention in later chapters! (:
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