So you've heard about five new pokemon so far, this chapter is all about the mystery surrounding the Foreen Region's legends.
Re-Read ch.1
The weather actually died down a bit as Vance and his two female companions reached the the top of another hill. It was four thirty by Vance's Poketech app and still the sky remained ominously cloudy.
"Is it always like this here?" Maddy asked from the back of the line. Vance and Julie walked side by side often waiting for Maddy to catch up.
"You could just wait back at Professor Hull's lab until the weather clears." Julie said.
"No! It's just that it's never been this cold on the islands before, I guess I'm more of a warm blooded person." Maddy responded.
"Hey c'mon you guys, Tenelow Town is about another mile ahead. We can make it in about half an hour before the storm decides to go sour on us." Vance said trying to mend their makeshift band. Julie responded by walking brashly ahead leaving Maddy and Vance to walk in her tracks.
"Is she always like this?" Maddy asked.
"Actually yeah she is." A lightning bolt made Maddy leap into Vance's arms. Vance never really feared lighting out of the statistics of being hit by one, still the sudden sound made him clutch Maddy. After seeing the bolt had never come close Vance and Maddy locked eyes at their unusual entanglement. Vance stepped away sheepishly regaining his composure. "We'd better catch up to Julie." He said with a small blush. Maddy turned her head trying to hide her blush as the two continued to follow Julie's footprints.
"Wow she's faster than she looks." Maddy said. Now that Vance realized it Julie wasn't over the next hill.
"Julie if this is some prank then you better quit it." Vance called out. There was only the sound of the gusting wind again picking up. They walked another ten feet before noticing Julies' footprints and several others ones led off path into the forest.
"Whose are those?" Maddy asked in a scared voice.
"I don't know, but I think Julie might be in trouble." Vance said running after the footprints into the forest with Maddy on foot. "Julie!" Vance called out over the increasing winds. Vance took a second to catch his breath as Maddy did the same. What if something happened to her? What if she was taken by some wild pokemon never to be heard from again?
"Vance, over here." Maddy said in a whisper ushering him to a bush she was crouching behind. Vance crawled up behind her and looked in the same direction to find something quite unordinary. It was a large open clearing with a weird machine holding a pokemon like creature. There were several men around it, some in white lab coats. Others wore gray suits with an odd symbol over it that seemed to be a mash up of four different types of elements. Their faces stood peering into the surrounding tress scanning for intruders. "Who are they?"
"I don't know." Vance looked at the weird machine and at the Pokemon inside it. It seemed to be in pain. More importantly he looked at a single tent pitched beside the machine with three men standing over a tied up Julie. She seemed alright but over the machine Vance couldn't understand what they were saying. "They've got Julie."
"I know, but what can we do?" Vance pondered a moment before coming up with an idea.
Inside the tent was different…
"Do you expect me to believe that a little girl is out here wandering by herself?" Asked a man in gray clothes with the symbol of wind on his jacket.
"Believe what you want, I still don't see why you've kidnapped me!" Julie yelled.
"My dear, it is unfortunate that you were wrongly captured. But nonetheless we can't have you babbling our little operation here to the authorities. So as for now consider yourself a guest." With that the man left leaving behind the two guards. Julie's Puffen was still inside its pokeball and she didn't know whether Vance even knew where she was.
"Oh Vance if ever a time I needed you." Julie thought to herself. A sudden burst of wind caught everyone off guard. As the tent collapsed on the two guards leaving Julie tied in her chair. The two struggled with the tent trying to find their way out as Julie looked around at the sight before her. All around small Robits and another bird like pokemon called Treepeks were swarming around the site pecking away at the suited men. "What's going on?" Julie asked aloud.
"What do you think? It's a rescue of course." Vance said from behind Julie. "Sootoo use Ember." The small orange dog opened its mouth and out shot small blazing embers that burnt the ropes binding Julie.
"How did you?"
"Get the Robit and Treepek to help? They're naturally built to defend their territory; I had Sootoo shoot a couple embers into their nests. Then I led them here." Vance said answering Julie's half question.
"Smart." Julie answered.
"Here." Said Maddy handing Julie her Pokeball with Puffen still inside. "Lets get out of here before they…"
"Before they what?" said a grown voice finishing the sentence. The three kids looked up to see the same gray suited man from before with a large pink bird Pokemon standing at his waist.
"What's that?" Vance asked opening his Pokedex.
"Flaminga the courting pokemon, often found in large flocks Flaminga are most noted for their compassion and fighting prowess during the mating season." The Pokedex answered in a woman's voice.
"Gaaa!" Said the pink Pokemon spreading its wings' wide, around them the other people had begun to release their own pokemon which mainly consisted of flying types. Soon they were surrounded by a flock of Robitti and Flaminga.
"Now that we have all of you, why don't you behave yourselves and just sit there until I've finished with my mission." The man said. Inside the machine the creature with no defined body only a pair of eyes managed to meet Vance's gaze.
"And what about that?" Vance asked pointing to the machine.
"That's none of your business." The man said smugly. Sootoo growled at the man causing the Flaminga to growl back lowering its head attached to its long neck to meet the small dog's height.
"What if I make it 'my' business?" Came a voice from beyond the group. Everyone turned to see a single man with two silver bird-like pokemon standing in front of him. He wore a ragged cloak that shielded his face and body. His boots were dirty and the only clean thing on him seemed to be a shiny piece of gold on his hat that showed the symbol of wind. His Pokemon weren't as dirty but looked very intimidating as Julie brought up her Pokedex.
"Skarmory the Armor bird pokemon, its' entire body in incased in a scratch proof metal that grows harder as it gets older."
"Carter, why don't you do yourself a favor and leave now before things get messy?" Said the gray clothed man.
"I am afraid I cannot do that William, you know as well as I that the spirits cannot be contained, it would upset the natural balance of nature." Carter responded.
"That's why I'm not fully containing it. You see? It still has the ability to fully give off its powers in a controlled state!" The gray man now known as William answered back.
"Yet Windara continues to suffer." Carter added. Vance and the girls stood quietly trying to understand what was going on.
"It's just adjusting to its' new home." Said William sternly.
"I'm sorry my old friend but I cannot let you do this. Skarmory Blade Edge!" The two silver birds rose in the air and despite the metal bodies, flew quick enough to shatter the machine into pieces before William and his band could react. The creature slowly drifted towards Vance who caught it and ran towards Carter not thinking. Maddy and Julie were close behind as William furiously shouted orders.
"Get Windara and don't let them escape!" Vance stood behind Carter with his Sootoo growling at the approaching flock of bird pokemon.
"Kids run and get Windara to safety!" Carter shouted. His two Skarmorys positioned themselves between the flock and the rescuers being engulfed by feathers and beaks.
"Skarmory!" The bird pokemon flew away from their iron brothers now pecked into submission.
"Not even your steel types are a match for the power of bird pokemon." William said in a sinister smile. Carter withdrew his two bird pokemon into their pokeballs while standing in front of the kids. "Things don't have to get any messier, just surrender Windara and we'll let you leave." Vance looked down at the cowering figure, it was nothing more than wind with two eyes, yet in weighed at least five pounds. It snuggled close to Vance which made it turn warmer. "Well?"
"Forget it!" Vance answered.
"Vance?" Julie asked.
"No, they want to hurt this Pokemon and that's something I can't stand by and watch!" Vance answered back with bewildering strength. Julie and Maddy nodded and released their Pokemon. Sootoo, Leafbit and Puffen stood side by side against the men who showed no fear in their small opponents. Carter stood with his eyes wide, he hadn't seen a trainer with so much compassion for a Pokemon in a long time.
"Fine, get that Pokemon!" William commanded and all the bird Pokemon dove for the small group of kids. Vance held Windara close when in the last moment the Pokemon lifted from Vance's arms and in a mighty spin swallowed the attacking pokemon and their trainers in a massive whirlwind. The last thing Vance saw was William and his men flying clear over the cascading hills.
"Wiinnn." Where the last sounds the creature made before scattering into the wind. The clouds overhead started to clear and soon Vance saw it was rather late with the night sky already hanging overhead.
"What happened?" Maddy asked.
"It seems Windara just saved us." Carter said approaching the kids.
"Windara?" Vance asked opening his pokedex, he hadn't thought of doing it earlier with all the commotion going on.
"Windara the spirit Pokemon, one of the four legendary spirit Pokemon Windara is said to be able to control the winds of the world." Said the pokedex voice.
"That was a spirit?" Julie asked amazed. The four spirits of the Foreen Region were based on old legends. Windara the Wind Spirit, Earthara the Earth Spirit, Fiara the Fire Spirit and Watara the Water Spirit. Each was said to control the four elements in the region.
"Yes and it seemed grateful that we saved it, so it decided to save us." Carter said.
"Wait! Is it alright? I mean it was hurt then it turned into wind…" Vance asked worried.
"Calm yourself, Windara often retreats into the wind when tired, I'm sure it will be fine." Carter explained. Vance eased up, this man seemed to know a lot about Windara.
"You seem to know a lot about Windara." Maddy cut in as if reading Vance's thoughts.
"I am part of a team dedicated to protecting the four elements against those who wish to control them." Carter said looking into the sky.
"William?" Julie asked.
"He is part of an organization called the Purists. They believe that by controlling the spirits order can be more man enforced. They think the world is too chaotic and relentless for the Pokemon to naturally order it themselves."
"So they want to try and fix the world themselves." Vance finished.
"You kids are really something, I haven't seen trainers with that kind of compassion for Pokemon in a long time." Carter said the cloak around his face raising to show a smile.
"Well we can't just sit by and let people like them hurt innocent Pokemon." Maddy added.
"Quite, as for now it has been a pleasure to make your acquaintance, now I must be off."
"Wait your leaving?" Julie asked.
"William and the rest of the Purists will try again to capture the spirits, this isn't their first attempt." Carter said coldly.
"Will we meet again?" Maddy asked.
"As the winds blow and stop so too will be our futures, always a guess. But I can sense that we will, and soon. You kids have had a long day I suggest you all get some sleep." Carter said as he began walking away. Vance yawned opening his eyes to see Carter already gone.
"So, what now?" Maddy asked.
"We do what he said, let's get to that Pokemon Center and get some sleep." Julie responded. Vance nodded as he led the group over another hill before finally reaching the already sleeping Tenelow Town with the red topped Pokemon Center being the first building. Inside the lights were still on with only a Nurse Joy standing behind the counter.
"Welcome to the Pokemon Center, how may I help you?" She asked in a polite voice.
"Sleep!" Julie responded in a sleep walking like state. Nurse Joy smiled and ushered them to a room with a bed for each. As Vance crawled into his bed, tired and sore, he thought of how amazing it was to meet a legendary Pokemon. Then his thoughts turned to dreams as he fell asleep.
Not bad I must say, I don't mean to toot my own horn but WHAT THE HAY? (toot toot) lol Scrubs? ? No? well anyways in case you were wondering Robit is first stage of Robitz, Robitti is second, Treepeks are basically woodpeckers and Flamingas are, you guessed it…flamingos. As to the legends I know the names may have been a little cheap but with names before mimicking other things, buizel-weasel, ditto? Its name is a word. Girafarig-Giraffe? So please again no hate mail, it can be un-positive helper mail like ideas but please no hating. I've decided that most chapter updates will be further into the week around Thursday to Saturday since it's the days I usually relax. Hope you keep enjoying the chapters. Oh and FYI I will also be making custom moves so 'Blade Edge' yeah new move.
