I hope you have thus far enjoyed Back Home. I expect you have because I don't seem to have any comments left for me for improvements. PLEASE do leave comments , because I need all the help I can get. Anyway, just enjoy the story.
I didn't have a clue where I was going, but I knew it was the wrong way. The corridors were unfamiliar and I had several times climbed staircases. Unfortunately, turning back was a bad idea because I was being pursued by several Samurott.
I took a right turn... and bumped into some Swampert. That crafty Mudkip must have sent them to corner me. I tried to turn back but the Samurott had caught up with me and were blocking my path. I was trapped and I had only one choice. I would have to fight my way past the Pokémon.
But then is saw something in the corner of my eye, and I had an idea.
I quickly conjured an aura sphere and threw it at the feet of the Samurott. There was a small explosion and dust was thrown up from the floor. I did the same to the Swampert with a similar result. Then I kicked the window that I was standing beside and jumped onto the window sill.
I looked down and instantly regretted it. I must have been on the very top floor and I would surely die if I jumped. But I knew the Samurott and Swampert would be recovering and I had to act fast, so I did jump.
I didn't panic – I just analysed the situation and found a solution. My mind can work incredibly quickly when I want it to and I had only travelled one floor when I used endure.
The time between my jumping and my hitting the ground seemed to take forever. Even with endure I was still scared. Finally I hit the ground. The pain was terrible! My head was first to hit and I thought it was going to split right open. Then the pain vibrated through the rest of my body as it fell to the ground, limp.
I felt faint but I wasn't quite unconscious. I dragged myself up and stumbled around, looking for something to heal with. My hand clasped around a branch – a small sitrus berry tree was standing in my way. I came to my senses, stopping myself before I could ripped it from its place and I took some berries, eating them.
I felt much stronger, and just in time. A beautiful wailing sound came from behind me, but I was too intelligent to be fooled by such a sound. For behind me, snaking its way up the road was a Milotic.
I turned and ran. I figured that if I kept going in one constant direction I would eventually reach the bubble's boundary. I sensed Milotic shoot a water gun at me from behind and jumped to the side to avoid it. I got out of the way with inches to spare.
The road ahead of me was blocked by several buildings clustered together, so I ducked into an alleyway instead. I didn't think Milotic would have seen me, but I was wrong. As I came out of the alleyway Milotic jumped over it and landed in front of me.
I couldn't stop myself from going into it so I didn't try. Instead I placed my palm on the mermaid Pokémon, focused my energy into my palm and released.
A white light blasted from my palm with explosive force, sending Milotic flying. Force Palm is one of the strongest moves in my arsenal and I only use it in emergencies.
I ran on for another minute, completely undisturbed. After that minute I reached the edge of the bubble. Without halting I protracted my claws, slashed at the bubble and jumped through the hole made.
I held my breath as the cold water hit me. I was quite far from the surface and I needed to swim fast. I used Extremespeed to swim faster than I would usually, but I was still not convinced that I would make it. However, I covered half the distance in thirty seconds and I felt more confident. I was surprised that no one had come after me...
Something large crashed into me, sending me flying through the water. I looked back just as a Magikarp ran into me again. I prepared to defend myself but another hit me from behind. And another. And another. There was a whole army of Magikarps, tackling me left, right and centre.
After another thirty seconds of this battering I finally managed to fight back. One charged and I Thunder Punched it in the middle of the forehead. Another came at me and I Thunder Punched that as well. The stupid creatures kept tackling and getting knocked out by my electrified fist. In thirty seconds I had defeated them all.
But then another figure flew past me. It was blue and winged and it had a long tail waving behind it. It was a Mantine. And another creature sat upon it; with a golden crown and a purple cape, Mudkip stood on the Mantine's back.
"Magikarps – evolve!" he yelled.
So far King Mudkip's bubble city had impressed me greatly. How his ancestors had gathered huge amounts of materials down to the bottom of the sea was beyond me, as was the creation of that massive bubble. But in the next thirty seconds I was totally astounded. The Magikarp started coughing and, one by one, they each spat out an everstone.
I didn't know whether to say "Wow," or "Uh-oh." The Magikarp turned white and their forms started to twist and contort, changing into the beast of a Pokémon that everyone fears.
"Gyarados," I muttered.
The Pokémon turned blue and their heads turned toward me. Not only was King Mudkip ordering them to attack me, but I had already defeated them. They wanted revenge.
They came for me and I swam. I'd used up two minutes under the water; another minute and I wouldn't be able to hold my breath any longer.
Despite my Extremespeed I wasn't fast enough. A Gyarados swam ahead of me and aimed a Hyper Beam at me. I deflected it with a quick Aura Sphere and the great beast stopped, unable to attack straight after its powerful attack.
I swam on but three more Gyarados swam ahead of me. I shot Aura Spheres at them but they were strong and they resisted it. All three shot a Hyper beam, and only a well timed Protect could save me.
My lungs were aching by now, but the Gyarados were retreating. I was confused before I heard King Mudkip scream "He's mine!"
I felt something pull on my ears. King Mudkip, seeming to think that he was more powerful than me, had tried to take me down himself. I was going to just Thunder Punch him but I thought that would be a bit harsh. Instead I reached for the necklace around his neck and pulled it off.
King Mudkip gasped, letting go of my ears. I looked back as I swam and he exploded into white light. He didn't just go through one evolution. He went through two! The energy that had been stored inside him for so long was released, knocking out every Gyarados around him (after seeing their king in danger they had rushed to try and catch me again).
"No! My form! My lovely form!" wailed King Mudkip – or should I say King Swampert – as soon as his evolution was complete. "I liked being a Mudkip! Curse you, Lucario!"
As I swam King Swampert and his city turned into tiny dots. I reached the surface just in time, took a deep mouthful of air and looked around.
Fortunately a Pokémon was just passing over me. "Hey!" I yelled. "I need some help!"
The Pokémon flew toward me and I saw with shock that it was the same Pidgeot that had brought me all the way out to sea.
"It's you!" I said.
"Hey, you're that Lucario who hitched a lift earlier!" it said.
"I thought you were migrating to Kanto?" I asked, confused at its presence here.
"Well, er, I did get there but... well, I found out that it's actually still summer so I shouldn't be going to Kanto for another five months."
I was bewildered. I knew that Pidgeot were bird brained but I didn't know that they were quite this stupid! "Will you give me a lift back to Sinnoh now?" I asked.
"Well, I'm going there now," Pidgeot said. "I don't see why not."
So I climbed on its back and we flew toward home.
I do feel like a bit of an idiot. For two weeks now I have said "Come look at my blog using this web address," only to realise now that I can't put a web address in. Well, no matter. I am determined to make you find my blog whether you like it or not. So here are my instructions: Go onto Google and type in "Lucas S. Robinson". With luck the top result should (please note the word should) be my blog. If you find on there a story called the Beetle then you know you're in the right place.
Please don't just ignore me and go and do something else. I would appreciate as many people viewing my blog as possible. Thank you.
