Chapter Two: A Godly Evil
Repto was suddenly thrust back into reality as he felt something grab him. Quickly, he grabbed it and pulled it into a deadlock like he had the lucario, before realeasing it once he saw it was Quaker.
"Sorry..." He muttered before spotting the panicked look on his sons face. "What's happened?" He asked, looking to the others, who were waiting at the barricade. Now taken apart and used to block the back of the cave.
"They found a way in!" Angus yelled to Repto, who growled lightly and jogged out of the cave. The other three following. Making sure to keep an eye out for these creatures that were once pokemon.
As they ran, a single scene played over in Repto's head.
"Dad, what's happened to you?" Quaker asked, soon looking away from Repto who stared at him, unsure of what he meant.
"What do you mean Quaker? Nothing's happened to me..."
Quaker glanced at him for a moment before looking away once more. Remaining silent.
"The lad's right... Somethin' happened to ya, you're... Different..."
He sighed softly. Unsure of what to think anymore. He was different. When Angus had said that, he'd wanted to snap... And punch him in the throat. Had Primal not taken control to keep the peace, he feared he might have.
"That's the road!" Gar said, running ahead. "If we follow it along-"
"We'll be out in the open... Ready to be attacked at any moment lad, ye can't just go along with any wee idea that pops into yer head! We'll be killed by them that way"
Gar nodded before looking to Quaker and Repto. "Any ideas?" He asked.
Quaker nodded and looked to the trees lining either side of the road, before looking to the ground. "Who here knows Dig?" He asked, watching as only Gar raised his paw, well in this case. Claw.
"Good, if we both use it together, we should be able to sneak along without these, things noticing us"
Repto and Angus nodded, agreeing that it was a good idea and stood back as the two pokemon both dug a hole before jumping in and digging it along a bit. Before allowing Angus and Repto in.
As they trudged along, slowly making progress, Repto allowed his mind to wander once more. Settling on remembering the rest of the days earlier events...
"Whatever..." Repto replied. Turning away and growling softly as Quaker looked at him, almost fearfully.
"Best we leave him alone, lad... Somethin' ain't right, and he can sense it, I can tell..." Angus said to Quaker comfortingly. Before leading him away as Repto stood up and walked out of the room. Heading deep into the cave, once more returning to his workshop. Removing his arm and placing it on the table as he searched around. Pulling open every drawer he could. Unable to get a certain image out of his mind. The image of his arm, but, different. It was almost as if he was glancing into the future. If he was, it looked quite bleak. But, that did not slow him. He continued to search before grinning to himself as he found what he was looking for. Some scrap metal he kept for patching up his arm. Along with his soldering iron. Quickly, he got to work. Pulling the keystone from his pocket and holding it onto the back of the hand as he wraped some thin metal around it. Soon soldering it into place. He gave the stone a tug to check it was in place properly, before he fixed it up. Making it look as if it were meant to be there. Then, he reattached his arm and moved his fingers a bit, before pulling the mega stone out. Knowing what he had to do with it now.
He headed back to the others. Keeping his paws in pocket to hide the fact he had modified it. Although, he wasn't sure why he was keeping it a secret.
"Feeling better?" Gar asked.
"Hmm? Oh, yeah, yeah. I'm much better now" Repto replied, lost in thought.
"Good... We were all worried about you, Repto." Gar replied. Walking over to the others and talking to them in hushed tones. He could only assume they were either talking about him; or about this, outbreak of insanity.
Repto threw his head back and laughed heartily at his own thoughts. Insanity? This was more than insanity... That lucario, it was dead. It was dead when it walked in. At least, he thought so.
"So... This is it, eh? The end of days, where the dead walk... And I become a killer..." Repto muttered under his breath, almost calmly. Although, his voice was still shaky from fear.
He glanced up at the three who were still talking and stood up, clearing his throat loudly to catch their attention.
"You're right, I am different. But, it's good that I'm different... Because if we want to survive. We have to fight. That, thing, I fought earlier, that wasn't alive. I don't know how, but it wasn't. Now, had I been like my old self, we would all be dead. So, listen up! This is what we're gonna do.. What's that noise?" Repto said, suddenly, interrupting himself.
"The radio, I think.." Quaker said, looking about for it, soon finding it lying on the ground. He picked it up and looked at it, before handing it to Repto. Who took it and held it close, listening to it with curiousity.
"We have reports coming in from all over of pokemon turning against their trainers, and in some cases. Killing them. So, our advice to all trainers out there, is to keep your pokemon in their pokeballs, and stay indoors. Keeping your distance from any pokemon."
Repto bared his teeth and hurled the radio at the wall. Watching as it shattered in hundreds of pieces.
"Now why'd ye go do that lad?" Angus asked, only for Repto to glare at him. His eyes ablaze with fury.
"Those idiots have no idea what is going on... And they have no idea how to handle it..." Repto then closed his eyes and sighed softly, before chuckling. "We should wait here. Stay safe..."
Quaker nodded in agreement. Soon pushing the table up against the entrance of the cave. Blocking it off.
"That should keep them at bay..." He paused for a moment before sighing. "For now..."
"Reppy... We need to talk. Now" Primal said as Repto nodded in agreement. Using a skill he'd picked up, he closed his eyes. Soon opening them to find himself in a void. Standing across from him, a Scrafty.
"What is it Primal..?" Repto asked, walking towards the scrafty.
"Big trouble... You know how I can see your thoughts?" Primal said, crossing his arms. "Well... Lately, you've been thinking strange things... Especially when you're sleeping..."
Repto raised a brow questioningly, only for Primal to continue.
"It's almost like when I'm in control, but... It's not at the same time. It's almost as if... As if someone else was making you think that stuff. What's the word... As if someone was..."
"Influencing me..." Repto muttered. The strange things he'd though falling into place. "Something is making me think those things... A psychic type maybe?"
Primal shrugged. "Beats me dude. But, listen... If it tries to get you to do something, like wanting to punch Angus, or worse. I'll step in. It doesn't affect me, so, yeah"
Repto nodded in agreement before 'waking up' from his chat and looking around, listening to the few dead who were outside claw at the barricade. Wanting to get in.
"We're here..." Gar said, climbing out of the hole. Soon helping Quaker get up. Angus followed, and then Repto. Who pulled Gar up and looked at where they were. Just outside of Lumious city. He glanced at the three before nodding forwards. Choosing to be quiet due to the dead who wandered around slowly. Having not noticed them... Yet.
Quickly, the three dashed towards the entrance of the city. Not knowing what lay beyond.
The radio had said for trainers to keep their pokemon away, and kep their distance from pokemon. But, Repto doubted that would slow them. He clenched his fists and dashed ahead. Growling angrily as he approched the doors to the city.
Repto skidded to a stop suddenly, a gut feeling telling him to stop right there.
Time seemed to slow down as he heard a sound. Air being sucked away by something. Instantly he reacted.
"Everyone, get down!" He yelled, diving to the side as the doors exploded into flames. Shards of it being blasted about. Leaving only charred remains in the doors place.
Repto growled as he stood up, looking to the doorway as he watched what looked like a charizard walk forwards. This one was the same as the lucario in it's look. Dead eyes looking out onto the world. The difference, was this one was a sickly green colour. And it's arm had been ripped off messily. Add to that the hole gouged into it's chest. And it was pretty obvious it was one of them.
But something about it felt different. As if, it were alive. Thinking, planning.
It threw it's head back suddenly and let out a loud roar. "Gwaaaaaaaaahrooo!"
It then looked to the pokemon before it and, smirked?
"Hahahah... So, we finally meet... Repto" It said with a growl. The sound of its voice alone, chilling Repto to the bone.
He shuddered lightly as he looked at this, thing. Taking a cautinary step backwards. "What... What the fuck are you!"
The creature cocked it's head before chuckling. "My dear boy... I, am M... And I will be killing you today" It said calmly. Suddenly, it mega evolved. Now a charizard X. Just, maintaining the look it had before. More or less.
It flew forwards. Slashing at Repto. Only managing to catch his arm however, as he dived to the side.
"Shit!" He said, looking at his tattered sleeve. With a soft growl, he tore his jacket off. Leaving his pants on.
"Dad! Are you alright?" Quaker yelled.
"Silence, boy! I will deal with you once I finish your father..." It said with a snarl.
Hearing the creature snap at Quaker like this, something in Repto just, snapped. It was almost as if the last barricade, holding back the beast within him was broken. Freeing it.
Repto roared angrily and held his fist up. The keystone embedded in it glinting in the dim light. "M!" He roared, the charizard X looking to him. "Prepare to feel my wrath"
Upon saying the last word he pressed his fingers against the key stone. Nothing happening at first. Which prompted the charizard to cackle in glee at Repto's failure. Then, it happened, he began to mega evolve. The charizard, along with Quaker and the others, shielded their eyes. Only looking once the bright light had subsided, and what they saw, shocked them all. Except M, who gave a satisfied smirk as it licked it's lips.
For, in Repto's place. Stood a mega feraligatr. But not a normal one, no. This one was unique. The beast growled at the charizard.
His fins, which were now metal, were accompained by two extra ones, one on each of his forearms, almost like blades.
His teeth, now also metal. Were as sharp as blades. The same applying to his claws.
It narrowed its deep crimson eyes at the charizard as it spoke. It's voice almost mechanical.
"No one speaks to my son like that... The only ones who ever have... Were lucky to walk away alive..." He added. Running forwards and grabbing the charizard by the throat and slamming it down into the ground.
He snarled as he tightened his grip. Crushing the creatures throat.
"You can't s-a-v-e t-h-e-m R-e-p-t-o" it said, barely able to speak.
The newly mega evolved feraligatr smirked. Pulling the charizard up and pulling it close as he whispered to it.
"Watch me..." Having said that. Repto sunk his claws into the creatures throat and tore it out without a second thought. Tossing the creature to the ground as it clutched it's throat in shock. Unable to believe what had happened.
"Come on... We need to keep moving..." Repto said as he jogged along. Soon de-mega evolving. And blacking out. The last things he heard being his family crying out his name in unison.
"Repto!"