They had them in sight, but it was impossible to catch up to them. It had been at least 20 minutes, and all the kids were doing was exhausting themselves.
"I have a better idea." Olivia said. "Salamence, we need you!" She announced, throwing a Poke Ball. The giant dragon who helped her fight against Porygon-Z emerged from the capsule. "Salamence, we need you to fly us over to those weird-looking guys in the orange suits, okay?" "Sala!" The surprisingly friendly beast replied. The two teens hopped on the beast, with Copycat in front.
"How do you work this thing again?" He asked. "Here, let me help," Olivia took Copycat's left hand and guided it to the point in Salamence's neck. Her hand was elegant and delicate, like that of a princess. This caused Copycat's cheeks to gain a slight tint of red. When Olivia noticed this, she pulled her hand away in a quick, choppy movement. "Sorry…" She said as she began to blush as well. Copycat kicked the side of the dragon, and off they soared.
"Wow, he really moves fast, huh?" Copycat said in awe. "Yeah, but its actually a she," Olivia said matter-of-factly. "Oh, oops! Hey, look! I see them up ahead!" Copycat exclaimed. "Salamence, use your Giga Impact attack to stun them!" Olivia ordered.
Salamence shrouded herself in a harsh, almost violet-colored light and charged at a speed of at least 120 miles per hour. "Salaaaa!" She cried as she charged full-force into the unfashionable men.
In almost an instant, an explosion occurred, incinerating anything and everything within a 50-foot radius. The Team Flare grunts flew into the air, landing around 20 feet away, unable to move.
"Ow! You're gonna pay for this, right Jim?" Jake said, consulting his partner. "Yeah," Jim added. "Trapinch, show 'em whatcha got!" Jim commanded as he threw a red-and-white ball into the air. A small, orange insect-like creature landed on the ground in front of the duo. "Use your mighty Bite attack!" Jim commanded his companion.
The Pokemon leaped into the air and opened its large, pincer-like jaws, ready to pierce the skull of Olivia. "Croagunk, use Brick-Break to counter!" Copycat ordered frantically, trying to save his new friend. Croagunk took his three-fingered hand and delivered a swift, but harsh blow to the poor antlike creature, which fell to the ground, unable to continue fighting. "Trapinch is unable to battle, Croagunk is the winner!" Jake said. "Not helping, you fool!" Jim responded, delivering a slap to his clueless cohort. "Get up, you worthless piece of shit!" Jim then said to his unconscious Pokemon, practically strangling it.
The little Pokemon opened its black, beady eyes. It struggled in the hands of its master, flailing around its stubby arms and legs. "Piiiinch!" It began squealing as it gasped for air. "Good, looks like someone finally gets the memo!" Jim said, throwing Trapinch to the ground. "Now, get back out there and kill those meddling kids!" He ordered.
Trapinch lay on the ground, barely able to keep his eyes open. I hate those two… Why can't I have a trainer that actually cares about me, like one of those two kids? To hell with it. I'm gonna make those fuckers pay for treating me like shit! Trapinch's mental breakdown started to show on the outside. A blue light illuminated his body as he screamed in pain, as his once-sturdy exoskeleton began to crack and break apart. Underneath revealed an even harsher blue light, which blinded the two grunts and kids.
"Could it be?!" Copycat pondered. "He's evolving!" Olivia exclaimed, her arms in front of her face to shield her from the bright rays. "Haha…. Hahaha… HAHAHAHAHA!" Jim cackled uncontrollably.
The light began to fade and the four trainers opened their eyes. Before them stood a hybrid of a bug and a dragon. Its green, catlike eyes looked at Copycat somewhat contently. "Viii!" It screamed. With that, it flicked its green, diamond-shaped wings and flew into the air. As he looked down at Jim and Jake and blasted a purple beam at them. He was so angry that his trajectory was of and hit a solid 20 feet away from them. "Oh, that stinks!" Jake said, disgusted by the smell of the attack. "Well, we're lucky to be alive, so get your shit together, you pussy!" Jim replied, covering his nose. "That must've been a DragonBreath attack," Olivia said in a sullen tone."A Dragon Pokemon's saliva has such a high PH level that it could melt through concrete. We better get out of here." Olivia suggested to Copycat.
"You probably should," Copycat replied. "I don't want anything to happen to you," Copycat said, genuinely.
"But what about-"
"However, I will save both those dimwits and that Pokemon," Copycat interrupted. "While these Team Flare Grunts are cruel, disrespectful, and blackhearted, they are human, and have the right to live. In order to do this, however, I need to ask of you a favor."
"Sure, I definitely owe you one." Olivia replied. "Okay, well I'm gonna need to borrow Salamence, if that's okay."
"How are you going to get her back to me?" Olivia asked. "Meet me at the Pokemon Center closest to here. Just go straight until you see a big building with a red roof." Copycat instructed as Olivia took out a piece of paper. "Okay, here's Sally's Poke Ball." Olivia said, handing the red and white ball to the brave boy. "Her name is Sally?" Copycat asked with a chuckle. "No, but I do find myself occasionally referring to her as it." Olivia replied, slightly annoyed by Copycat's teasing. "Okay, well thanks. I'll meet you back at the Pokemon Center when I'm finished with these dimwits." Copycat said, motioning to Jake and Jim. "Okay, be safe!" Olivia said as she ran off. "Hey! Olivia!" Copycat yelled to the girl. "You forgot someone!" Copycat hollered, looking over at Croagunk and Whismur playing. He soon realized she could not hear him and went back to his more important task.
"Okay Salamence, ready?" Copycat said to Olivia's dragon friend. "Use Dragon Pulse to shoot that thing out of the air!" Copycat ordered, referring to the evolved Trapinch.
"MENCE!" Salamence took to the sky and roared. A beam of pure energy shot from her mouth and struck the insect-dragon with perfect accuracy. "Vibravaaaaaaa!" It plummeted to the ground, screaming.
"Who's next?" Copycat said, pent up with rage. "Should we run?" Jake asked Jim. "Yes you moron! Let's get out of here!" Jim replied.
And with that, the two men wearing tacky orange suits ran off into the concrete jungle of Lumiose, never to be seen again.
"Hey! you forgot your Trapinch thing!" Copycat yelled. "God, what is it with people forgetting their Pokemon today?" Copycat said to himself. "Well, I guess it'd probably be a good idea to go take a look at that thing." Copycat started walking over to the unconscious Pokemon, who was emitting smoke of of its skin due to Sally's attack a few minutes earlier.
As Copycat approached the creature, its legs began to twitch ever so slightly. Oh thank god, Copycat thought. I thought it was dead. "Vi…" The Pokemon said as Copycat looked down on it. "You okay buddy?" Copycat asked the injured creature. "..." There was no response.
"Oh, I've got to take you to the Pokemon center right away. Good thing I'm already going there. Croagunk, Whismur, Salamence, lets go!" Copycat ordered. With the unidentified monster in his arms, Copycat and his gang of Pokemon flew at lightning speed to the predetermined meeting place.
