CHAPTER 3:HEAT OF BATTLE
"No, you can't do that! We wanna fight too, let us out!" Sara was yelling.
"You know, yelling isn't gonna help us get out of here." Alex told her.
"Oh, yeah? So what are we gonna do brainiac?" She asked sarcastically.
"We are going to stay here of course, what else can we do?" He asked her.
"You are kidding me right? There is no way I am gonna stay here!" She spat angrily.
"Actually, yeah, I am kidding you." He said and smiled.
"Oh...So you came up with a plan to get out of here?" Sara asked him.
"Of course I. We have a window you know." He said.
"What?! You know, it's about five meters high. We'll break something if we jump down." She pointed.
"No we won't." He said as he looked out of the window. "Your mother is almost out of sight. As soon as she does, we are going to jump down."
"You are a lunatic! Alex, come to your senses, you are going to get hurt!" She yelled as she started freaking out.
"No, you come to your senses!" He yelled at her angrily. "We want to be strong and fight the strongest. In battles, some attacks are going to sent us flying. If we can't even jump a five-meters high, we won't be allowed to call ourselves strong Pokémon." He finished.
"...You are right. But still, it pretty high." She said, as she looked down. "Think we can do it?" She asked him.
"Ok, listen up. I am going to jump first, if I don't make it in one piece, then you stay up here and don't come down. If I am ok, then you're going to jump, and I'll catch you. No sweat, right?" He asked and smiled.
"Ok I guess...but be careful, please!" She said.
"Ok, here I go, break a leg!" He joked and jumped down.
000
"Fred, on your left!" Jason yelled at him. Without wasting a second, he jumped and used Flamethrower against the incoming Sneasel. It hit him straight on, causing him to fall back.
"Thanks partner." Fred said, as he charged a Leaf Blade. He then rushed towards the dazed Sneasel and stroke it down head on. The Sneasel fell down unconscious.
"There is no end, they keep coming back!" Nali yelled as a Mankey, a Meowth, a Pineco and an Elekid charged towards them.
The Elekid smirked and shot a thundershock towards Ann, who dodged it the last second. Quickly, Fred used Razor Leaf towards the Elekid, hitting him. The Meowth attacked Fred with Fury Swipes, making him yell in pain. Almost instantly, Jason hit Meowth with quick attack, saving Fred from taking more damage. A yell from behind Jason, warned him of the incoming Karate Chop, although it was too late to evade it. It hit him, sending him flying towards a nearby tree.
"Jason!" Nali yelled and rushed by his side, only to be hit by Pineco's Take Down. She groaned in pain as she struggled to get up.
"Guys, don't be reckless, we need to concentrate!" Ann yelled as she attacked Meowth with Aurora Beam, sending it flying towards Elekid's ThunderPunch, resulting in knocking it unconscious.
"Jason, can you stand?" Fred asked.
"Yeah, they'll need more than that to knock me out!" He said as he slowly got up.
"What about you Nali?" He asked the Glaceon.
"Sure thing!" She said as she got up.
"Ok then, it's four versus three, and we are clearly stronger than them." Ann said. As soon as she did, a Combusken came to the aid.
"You had to say that, didn't you?" Fred asked as she looked at her. She smirked.
A new battle started raging. The Elekid attacked Ann, using Thundershock, this time thought, it hit her, forcing a really loud yell of pain out of her and knocking her uncoscious. Fred lost it and charged at Elekid with Leaf Blade, striking him with great force, knocking him out. He was so obsessed with striking Elekid, he didn't see the combusken that charged towards him and stroked him with an almighty Flamethrower close range, knocking him out instantly. Jason quickly run towards Pineco and bite him. The Fire Fang was too strong and Pineco was knocked out immediately. The Mankey tried to attack Jason from behind one more time. He didn't expect the Ice Beam from Nali, that froze him solid.
"Thanks honey!" Jason told her and turned to face the Combusken.
"Anytime!" She said back, as she focused on Combusken as well.
"Well, looks like it's gonna be me against a couple. It's really sweet to think that you'll die together." The Combusken said.
"Not gonna happen." Jason said seriously.
"We'll see about that!" The combasken yelled.
He charged forward, using a Focus Punch. Jason avoided it and readied an Iron Tail. Combuasken dodged it and used Quick Attack against Nali. The Glaceon countered with Sand Attack and then hit him with Ice Fang on his left side. The Combusken yelled, but quickly used Focus Punch and threw Nali Flying. Jason rushed with Quick Attack and hit him on the back. Combusken thought, stood on his feet and charged with a Sky Uppercut. Jason dodged it and used Iron Tail, hitting him on his left side. Combusken cried in pain as he felt his ribs break. He didn't gave up thought, and he charged with Double Kick, hitting Jason right on the nose, dazing him. He quickly run forward and threw him a Focus Punch, followed by a Sky Uppercut. Jason could see his opponent smiling evilly as he turned his back on him and walked towards Nali, and then, everything turned black as he hit the ground.
000
"See? I told you we would be fine." Alex said as the two of them were running towards the raging battle.
"I'd never have guessed it would be that easy." Sara said happily. They were out of the house, so now they could fight alongside their parents.
"You know, if we had stayed home, we would be the only ones not fighting." Alex pointed out. They were the only children around here and even the elders would fight.
"You are right, but at the moment, let's just focus on finding our parents." She said. Then she thought about it. "Alex, are you sure it's a good idea to go to our parents?" She asked.
"Yeah, just think that they need to see that we are strong. If they don't, we'll never get to fight with their permission." He said.
"Well, well...Look at that." A voice said. Both of them looked some meters ahead of them. A Cubone was standing there, smirking at them.
"You are not from around here. That means you are one of the attackers!" Alex said and smiled. "Ready for our first real fight?" Alex whispered at Sara. She nodded.
"This will be fun!" The Cubone said.
Alex charged forward and used Tackle. The Cubone easily dodged and brought it's club down to strike him. Alex rolled over and evaded the attack. At the same time, Sara used Quick Attack and hit Cubone right on his chest, making him back away. Alex, used Tackle one more time and hit Cubone right on his head. Cubone fall back in order to avoid more hits. He lifted his gaze and looked at them. His eyes were filled with anger. He charged towards Sara using Rage. She side-stepped and evaded it, but Cubone turned and swung his club. Just in the nick of time , Alex used Quick Attack and got her out of the way. Alex gained speed as he charged towards him, side-stepped and hit him on his right side. Cubone took the hit and fired a Focus Punch. Alex narrowly dodged, while Sara, used Tackle full force hitting him on the back. Cubone fall down unconscious.
"Did we do it?" Sara asked, psyched up.
"Yeap, we defeated our opponent!" Alex yelled happily.
"I say we better get going. Come on!" Sara said as she started running. They kept going straight, till they reached the main square, just in time to see a Glaceon being thrown to a tree. Alex recognized his mother.
"Wait!" He said and he motioned for her to go behind a nearby tree. They started climbing it. When they reached the top, they saw a Combusken fighting with Jason. Many Pokémon lied there unconscious, including Fred, Ann and Nali.
"Oh, no!" Sara said as the Combusket hit Jason with a combination of Focus Punch and Sky Uppercut. Soon, Jason fell unconscious, and the Combusken headed towards Nali.
"Sara, no time to waste! I am going to distract this guy. I want you to be as guile as you can and strike him down full force when you get the chance. That guy defeated both my parents together, he isn't weak, that's for sure!" Alex told her and he jumped down.
"Hey you, ugly!" Alex told Combusken. The Pokémon turned to face him.
"What is a kid doing here, go back to your room and play with your toys." He said.
"You'd wish! There is no way I am gonna let you hurt my mom." Alex said, trying to buy time.
"Oh, so this Flareon and Greceon have a child. Then I'll kill you first." The Combusken said. Alex felt a chill run down his spine. He knew this guy was dangerous. He could feel it.
"You can try. To be honest, I don't think you'll have any luck with that!" Alex told him with steady voice, even thought his heart was beating really fast.
The Combusken smirked and charged with high speed towards him. Alex leaped out of the way, a split second before the Fire Punch could hit him. He tried to counter with a Tackle, but his opponent was just too fast. Combusken let out an evil laugh and attacked with Focus Punch. Alex tried to evade, but was hit and sent flying. He hit the ground hard and moaned in pain. 'I've never felt so bad in my whole life', he thought as he got to his feet. He then charged forward using Quick Attack. Combusken readied a Fire Punch and brought it down on Alex. Fortunately, Alex side-stepped, evaded the attack and hit him full force right on his left side. Combusken yelled in pain and shock, and he fell to his knees. He let out an angry yell and attacked Alex with a Sky Uppercut. Alex was hit and struggled to get on his feet. Combusken had angry look in his eyes.
"You brat! You hit me and now you are going to pay. I am gonna kill you slowly and painfully." He was blinded by his rage and he didn't notice Sara, as she charged towards him with Quick Attack and hit him on his back really hard.
"No threats please." She said as she got next to her friend to check on him. "Are you all right?" She asked.
"Don't bother with me! Go and attack him while he is still dazed!" He told her while he felt his legs regaining some of their strength.
"Oh, right!" She said and used Quick Attack on him.
"No you don't!" Combusken yelled and attacked her with Brick Break. Sara crushed hard on the ground and fell unconscious. "Looks like new names are added on my deaths list. And all of them are getting first priority." He said and laughed.
"I can't believe you hit her so hard...I am gonna make you pay!"
000
Sara woke up. She felt her whole body aching. She tried to get up, but was quickly down again. She didn't know what was going on. She remembered her parents unconscious, as well as Alex's. She remembered Alex battling and losing to that Combusken, and she remembered as she joined the fight and was knocked out by Combusken's Brick Break. She must have just waken up. She tried speaking, asking what had happened and how her parents and friends were. The only thing that came out was a moan of pain. Then, he heard a chair moving and a silhouette covered the light.
"Sara, you are awake!" A familiar voice said.
"Mom? Are you ok? How is everyone?" She managed to ask.
"I am all right, just worn out by the Thundershock. Your father is minor wounded, but he'll be as good as new in a couple of days. Nali is now completely recovered. Jason is heavily wounded, but he isn't going to have any permanent damage. You have a mended broken skull...You are lucky to be alive." She said as tears started forming in her eyes.
"How is Alex? Please mom, tell me!" She asked worried as her best friend wasn't mentioned.
"He is just exhausted. He doesn't have any major wound. The doctor said he'll awake any minute now..." She stopped. "Tell me..." She started.
"Hm, what?" Sara asked.
"What happened last night? Jason said that he was the last to be knocked out and that Combusken was still standing. What happened?" She asked.
"I don't really know. We were hiding, watching as Mr. Jason fall unconscious. Then Alex told me to hide while he distracted him, and when I find a good opportunity to attack him full force. Alex got hit and struggled to get up, so I charged at Combusken and after one attack, he used Brick Break and that's that." She said. Suddenly, Fred and Nali burst in.
"Sara! Are you all right?" Fred asked.
"Yeah dad, no need for you to worry." She told him.
"What were you thinking?!" Fred asked her furious. "You could have gotten yourself killed!" He yelled at her.
"So could you! You know that even Mr. Jason wasn't able to defeat that guys, what would have happened if all four of you had died?! What would Alex and I do then?!" She asked in anger. Fred stopped and dropped his gaze.
"Someone has to do it Sara." Nali told her. "You are just too young to fight grownups like them..."
"Ms. Nali, Alex and I defeated a grownup Cubone together without getting hit at all." She said. That surprised all three of them.
"Really?" Ann asked her.
"Yeah. Alex and I have been battling almost every day up the mountain." She said. That shocked them even more.
"Anything else involving fighting and skills we don't know?" Fred asked.
"No that's all." She said.
"So what happened?" Fred asked.
"She doesn't know, she was knocked out before Combusken." Ann said.
"That only leaves Alex. We just have to wait till he is awake." Nali said, but it was clear she was worried about her son's health. Everyone, though , wanted to know what had happened...
I am soooooooooooo excited! I just had my first real battle, and I was victorious! Although it was two against one, that Combusken was tough! I can't believe that we survived There is something strange about him...and I'm gonna find out exactly what it is.
End of chapter. Review please! Reviews help the writers improve. This is the first time I've described a battle. I have posted a poll, visit and tell me your opinion.
Everyone: When I started writing the story, I wanted it to be in the period of castles, knights etc. Then, I had an idea. I bet many of you knows Final Fantasy. It's a series of PS games with Knights, Castles, Magic etc. In the game, there is some advanced technology, like airships, computers and some others 21th centuries' technology. So I decided I'll add some of that. I hope it turns out well and that you like it.
