"I think it's about to happen!" Zion sat at the table with Rayne next to him. On it was the recently thawed egg. It had begun shaking and woke it's finder up. Omnivee was sitting with her tail waging her tail while waiting for the baby. Everyone else had gone on to the gym. Zion had let Sara go on ahead so he would be with the egg.
"I hope the fact it's been frozen for so long doesn't affect it any. While I would like to see it, I'm gonna step out so you will be the only person it can see to think of as it's parent." She stood and quickly walked out into the hall. Zion smiled at the door until he heard a piece of egg hit the table top.
"I wonder how powerful it'll be. Should be really strong since it's a legend." Another piece fell and caused Omnivee to sit very still. She was listening as the egg continued cracking. She knew when it was done because Zion let out a sigh of relief when the baby Suicune spoke.
"Daddy?" He smiled and hugged the pup to him while she licked his face. She knew from his feel that he had taken care of her during the time she was stuck in there.
"Your so cute. My little Suicune. I think we should give you a nickname. How about Glacial?" She looked at him for a second before shaking her head. "Ok, how about Wave?" Again she shook her head.
"How about Aurora?" The pair looked down at Omnivee. She shrugged while they both thought for a second about it. After a little bit, Suicune shook her head in approval.
"Aurora it is. Here's some food. Hatching is probably a tiring experience." He set the dog down next to a few pieces of food that he was told baby Pokemon really enjoyed. She yipped happily while eating it all quickly. Rayne quietly came back in and sat next to them. The pup looked at her for a second before going back to her food.
"She's beautiful. You said her names Aurora. You mean like the northern lights?" Zion smiled and looked down at his partner who nodded. Rayne watched and laughed while petting the baby poke. The fur was frosty to touch, but also had a warm glow about it.
"I knew she would be. With her on my team, I am definitely going to take this league. You and Raz are winners, so now I have to take my place in it." Zion had an air of confidence about him. It took everything Rayne had to not give in to the urge to hit him. She was going to keep her word and refrain from hitting him. She knew she needed to find a new outsource for it. She stood with a smile and walked to one of the blank walls. Her fist was invisible until impact, which didn't seem to have any affect other then the audible snap of something in her hand.
"Ow!" She fell to the floor holding her hand tightly. Zion was almost instantly at her side. He pulled her close while looking at her hand.
"You fractured it in 3 places. Give me a second and you'll be good as new. Omnivee, use Water Gun on me." The poke nodded before firing the water at her partner. It stopped before hitting him and started forming a water arm. He pulled Rayne's hand out slowly so it wouldn't hurt and then wrapped his tentacle around it. She watched as a blue light started coming from it, but the pain stopped instantly. She looked from the water around her hand to the person controlling it. He was smiling as the bones mended with his power.
"I had almost forgotten your power. When did you get to be able to do it so easily?" He laughed while the water unwrapped from around her hand and went into his body.
"Me and Sara practiced during the time before Raz and Kira got married. Raz and Kir actually helped us out by giving us targets. We can form 2 tentacles of fire and water, but it begins to hurt if we go for more. Hers do a lot more damage, but mine can do more various things like heal and freeze things." He smiled while helping her back up. Aurora sat and watched them from the floor next to Omnivee.
"Who's the lady that daddy likes so much?" The older poke looked at her new team member and thought of a good answer for the question. Only one real thing came to her though.
"You could think of her as his pick for his mate. They both like each other a lot and always want to help each other. You could think of her as your mommy if he's your daddy. She helped carry your egg around while it was still frozen." The little poke was instantly happy at the thought of another parent. She looked at the girl and instantly saw what her friend meant. The pair were leaning on each other and talking. She knew she wanted to get powerful for them. She wanted to protect her family from harm and was determined to find a way.
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"Wonder how Sara did. She hasn't really battled in a while." Zion looked down as Omnivee and Aurora ran around in the grass in front of the Poke-Center. Rayne was nodding at the same thought. It was while they were like this they heard the sirens. It didn't take them long after to see an ambulance coming up quickly. It came to a halt in front of the center.
"Who got hurt?" Rayne watched as the medics began pulling out a pair of stretchers next to each other. It wasn't until both were out that they saw who it was. Zion followed them quickly when he saw Sara and Roxanne's faces. They had burns around the visible parts of their skin and a few large scratches that were bleeding horribly. They watched as the doors shut to the emergency room. It was shortly after that they saw Raz and the rest come in, panting from the run.
"Are they OK?" Kir was almost to the door when Gardevoir used her power and picked her up to stop her. She struggled briefly before giving up and letting her sister pull her over.
"I can read their thoughts still. Their fine. They just went a little overboard." The others sat down, now relieved. Zion looked at his best friend and waited for some answers.
"They did the special battle. It was a sight to see. These matches might be fun to try more often." Raz took a deep breath and closed his eyes before getting ready to tell the pair what happened.
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"I'll do the special match." Sara looked at the gym leader with a smile as she was the first to try Roxanne's special match. The leader was also grinning at her challenger.
"Very good. It will be a match with one Pokemon each, and it has to be your biggest one. If you don't have one of a certain size, it will have to be a normal match. Who will you use?" She watched as her opponent threw her own ball out and unleashed a Steelix.
"My biggest would either be Charm or Torkoal. I think Charm has a slight lead, so I'll use her." Sara tossed her ball out and released her oldest partner. The Charizard roared as she stretched her wings out. Her size was bigger then a lot of Charizards the group had seen in the past, but they never really knew why.
"A good pick for speed and power. The rules are simple for my special. You have to ride your partner throughout the match. If you fall off, you lose. This is a bit more dangerous, so I'm gonna offer you the normal match again." The challenger smiled before climbing onto her partners back. They knew how to do stuff like this. They had ridden together for a very long time.
"Whenever your ready. We can do this Charm!" Both Pokemon roared as a buzzer sounded for them to start.
"Iron Tail and send them flying!" Roxanne looked down from her partners head as he raised his massive tail and swung down. The floor was destroyed beneath it, but the target was a few feet to the left from where they had just been standing.
"Charm doesn't really like to be smashed, but heres a nice Flamethrower for trying." The dragon-looking poke breathed out a furious flame that scorched the arena floor and heated the whole place up, but narrowly missed the target. They took of instantly into the air before a counter could be made. They began circling their opponents in wide arcs.
"That was a strong attack, but power isn't everything. Rock Throw!" The steel-snake picked up boulders from the debris of his missed attack and began hurling them at a speed they shouldn't have been able to go. Charm dodged every way she could, but got clipped a few times by the smaller, faster ones. The damage was minimal but was still enough to make them start worrying. Sara was desperately trying to think of a way to get out of the rocks way and hurt their opponents.
"Use the power. It will help you win." She heard the voice but shook her head to it's suggestion. That wouldn't get her an honorable victory. It was only at the thought of fire that she figured out another way that might work.
"Charm, fly in a circle around her while making flames around us. If we can go long enough, it'll heat up the room before you can go for a Flare Blitz. Just try and keep the flames as hot as you can while circling. We need to go quickly because of other things." Her partner nodded and took off with the plan. Sara didn't finish because she could only see this way working. Charm would have refused to it if she had. She knew if the attack took too long, she would probably die from the heat of it.
The circle of fire heated the room quickly as the fire was a bright orange. Sara held onto her partners wing-joints as they circled faster and the fire got hotter. She could already feel the heat burning her skin. Her breathing became erratic and her focus was lost. Charm could feel her easing on the hold of the wings, and decided to end the attack. She came in quickly at the monster, whose partner was laying on his head while trying to suck in more air through the heat. The snake roared and swung his tail. When it hit the super-hot Flare Blitz, the resulting explosion sent both trainers flying off their partners who were knocked back in different directions. They both hit the ground hard enough to form holes. The paramedics quickly loaded the pair while trying to be careful with their broken bodies. They loaded them in their ambulance and took of toward the center as fast as they could go. Raz and the others ran behind them with Raz, Gardevoir, and Kir flying while Kira was in her husbands arms. Ken was running and kept up easily as they approached the location.
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"They were both pushing it as far as their Pokemon went. Sara's move was far too reckless. She nearly died doing it alone." Raz was fuming as he finished retelling the events. Kir was walking in circles in front of the door, her face streaked with tears of worry. Gardevoir was next to the door to keep the little girl from trying to run in. She had stopped her twice since Raz had started the story. Kira was trying her best to calm Raz and Ken at the same time. She only knew the latter was upset from the frown which had never before crossed his face.
"She always pushes it too far. Remember when she jumped off the mansion roof to prove how brave she was to us? She spent the next few months with a body cast. They never did figure out how she survived or healed so quickly, but I guess we know how she did it now." With the simple thought, he formed a tentacle from the water in a nearby fountain. He picked up the sleeping body of Aurora up off the ground, setting the pup down next to him. Rayne smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder while he put the water back before anyone could see him do it.
"Is everything all right?" Kir walked over to her poke-sister and sat on her lap. Gardevoir instantly started petting the little girl's hair while rocking with her.
"Their both out of the danger-zone. Their just now finishing the stitches and putting bandages and anti-burn ointment on them." She could feel everyone ease up and calm. Her sister was still teary as she stayed in her spot. She hugged the human tighter as she started humming something that she had heard from Nami's mind. It was a lullaby that had been useful to get the twins asleep. It worked well as she felt the little girl ease up before she went limp from tiredness of worrying too much. They all smiled as the humming ended.
"Sara is her best friend. I hope this doesn't mess with her too much." Raz helped his partner up so she could take the child to her bed She floated up the stairs quietly and was careful to keep the girl asleep. It was when she set her down on the bed, she realized it.
"You think mommy and daddy won't worry so much about me being worried?" The poke sat down next to the little faker while listening to the thoughts of her friends.
"They do seem to be a little more relieved with you not looking so worried. It was hard to stay in there with the way they felt with you walking in front of the door like you were. They still worry this will mess with you though."
"They really don't need to. I know that being a trainer is tough and sometimes dangerous, but I also know it is fun to train with so many friends to become stronger and better." Kir yawned as she was barely holding on. The lullaby had worked on her a little. Now her eyes were closing, but she still fought it. Gardevoir started humming again, which caused the girl to smile and wrap her arm around her sister's arm.
"No.......fair." Her eyes shut as she spoke, and she was out this time for real. Gardevoir continued humming while she also listened to her friends in the lobby. They were still waiting for Joy to come out and tell them about Sara. She could feel the pain that both girls were still feeling, but she still watched over all her friends while also humming to her sister to ease the child's mind. It was probably a combination of it all, that let the Pokemon outside her window able to not only remain undetected, but also read her mind without her knowing. The tiny pink cat-like Pokemon nodded in relief as she understood everything before taking off back toward her home.
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"The human girls are fine. They just outdid themselves. You get any more of those bad men Number 2?" Mew smiled as she relayed her message to Arceus while asking Mewtwo about his current activity.
"You keep calling me that, and I'm gonna blast you." She could feel the lack of seriousness as he spoke. She knew he wouldn't hurt her, mostly because he would willingly jump off a cliff for her if she asked.
"You know I'm only teasing love. Whats so bad about being called Number 2?" She could feel his presence as he sped up to fly beside her.
"Your nickname is also what they use for a bodily function. I guess if you want it though, I can live with calling you Number 1."
"Okay. You win and we'll think of some new nicknames. Maybe we can also finally decorate the baby room." She smiled as the thoughts of her soon to be born child hung in the air. He just sighed and smiled at her.
"Yes dear." With a laugh from them both, they sped faster while listening to the thoughts of anyone near their protected targets. This was gonna be a long journey.
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A/N: 3 legends appeared in this chapter. That makes it a super legndary chapter! Things are getting interesting as they staill haven't left this place. Questions hang as they get ready for Zion's turn. How badly hurt is Sara and Roxanne? Who really won the match? Why are Mew and Mewtwo a couple?!? Actually the last one is just me tinking they would end up together and she would mellow him out from his hot-headedness. Oh well. See ya later.
