Chapter 6: Misty's Last Dance
Mewtwo teleported several feet backwards, before hurling an energy ball towards Katoshi. Katoshi dodged the energy, but Mewtwo's speed was proving to be too much. With every successful dodge, a second energy ball would strike him before he had the chance to regain his balance. He was hurt, and couldn't keep this up for long.
Suddenly, a massive beam of psychic energy exploded towards Katoshi. "Shit!" he said, as he put his arms in front of his face in a desperate attempt to block the attack. The psybeam collided, and Katoshi was sent flying backwards, crashing through several trees before landing hundreds of feet away.
Fading in and out of consciousness, Katoshi struggled to get to his feet. Through his one non-swollen eye, he could see Mewtwo slowly walking towards him. Using every aching muscle, Katoshi managed to get to his feet.
"I must say, I'm disappointed Katoshi," Mewtwo said. "I was sure that you'd have at least conjured an aura by now. You've been awake for 48 straight hours in this world, and all you've achieved is a beating. Do you wish to give up?"
"N…never," Katoshi said weakly, barely able to remain upright.
"As you wish, Katoshi," Mewtwo replied. With that Mewtwo charged another energy ball. This time, however, the energy surrounded his fist and he lunged towards Katoshi at full speed.
"Come on, Katoshi," Katoshi said to himself. "You can do this. For mom; for dad; for everyone that has died; and for everyone that will die again unless I stop him!"
Katoshi's eyes began to glow. Just as Mewtwo's punch was about to make contact, Katoshi extended his hands, and a powerful barrier erupted out of nowhere, stopping the attack and sending Mewtwo flying backwards.
"I…I will not…lose," Katoshi shouted. But the previous attacks had been too much, and he collapsed from pain and exhaustion. Mewtwo walked over to Katoshi, picking him up and brining him to his base; a small cave near the centre of the Trick Room world.
"Well done, Katoshi," Mewtwo said. "Your parents would be so proud."
…Cerulean City…
Water trainers from across the Kanto region had gathered in Cerulean City. They were all training hard, eager to be as ready as possible for when the creature arrived. The Kanto Resistance had lost contact with its scouting team. Initial estimates had the creature arriving in 5 more days. But with the scouting team gone, they had no way of knowing for sure when Giovanni would arrive. It added a great deal of added tension to the situation.
Misty, upon her arrival, took command of the situation. Her plan was to teach electric attacks to any and all water Pokémon that could learn them; the hope being that the water attacks would conduct the electricity to inflict as much damage as possible. It wasn't anything fancy, but the goal was to hurt.
Suddenly, a massive explosion was heard to the East, coming from the Power Plant. All of Cerulean City suddenly went dark.
"Field Commander Misty, Field Commander Misty, do you copy?" a voice said over the field radio.
"This is Misty, what is the situation?" Misty replied.
"It's here! The creature has attacked the Power Plant, and has knocked out power to most of Kanto. I repeat. The creature is he-" there was a loud explosion, and then silence. Misty, and everyone around her, looked solemnly towards the ground. They thought that they had more time.
"Everyone!" Misty shouted. "Half of our forces, led by my sisters, will advance along Route 9 and defend the Pokemon Centre near Rock Tunnel at Route 10. That will likely be where he strikes first. If he does go straight on to Cerulean City, the other half, led by me, will be here to defend the city. I haven't known many of you for long, but it has been great training with you. Good luck, and may good triumph over evil!" Misty shouted to a roaring applause. Truthfully, Misty felt awful about her speech. She knew that they couldn't win, and felt bad giving these trainers false hope. But if they were going down, she wanted to make sure they gave Giovanni as much of a fight as possible.
Team A advanced towards Route 10. Only 30 minutes after they left, the battle was raging. Route 10 was ideal as many of the trainers' Pokémon needed to be near water, of which there was plenty. Explosions rang out, as screams and cries echoed through the air. The Cerulean Sisters did their best to lead, but with no decisive leader, they had no chance. After just 30 minutes, there was silence. Every Trainer was dead. Every Pokémon was absorbed.
"EVERYONE, GET TO YOUR STATIONS!" Misty shouted. All of the Trainers got to their positions, many on rooftops ready to strike from above. Moments later, Giovanni arrived. Misty got her first real look at the deformed freak that he had become. He had Giovanni's face, but every other part of his body was covered in scales. His hands were sharp talons, and his feet resembled that of a Nidoking. His body was soaked in, and reeked of, blood. As he marched through Cerulean City, a lone Trainer stood in front of him, staring him down as hard as she could.
"Giovanni," Misty spoke. "You're actions are an abomination of science and humanity. We, the water trainers of Cerulean City, are here to stop you, or die trying. Prepare for the fight of your life!" With that, Misty sent out her Pokémon: 2 Starmies, a Gyarados, a Vaporeon, a Politoad and a Golduck. Golduck started the battle with Disable, momentarily stopping Giovanni. Politoad, Vaporeon and every water Pokémon that the Cerulean Trainers had at their disposal hit Giovanni with Hydro Pump, while Gyrados, the 2 Starmies, and every electric-capable Pokémon struck Giovanni with a massive Thunder attack. A huge explosion rang out throughout the city, shattering every window and levelling some buildings. Trainers and Pokémon alike were thrown back hundreds of feet. As the Trainers and their Pokémon rose to their feet, the smoke began to clear; and there stood Giovanni, completely unscathed.
"My turn," Giovanni stated. Suddenly, a Supersonic wave began emanating from Giovanni, causing everyone to fall to their knees, covering their ears in pain. Momentarily distracted, the bloodbath began. Flamethrowers, Hyper Beams, Thunderbolts, Tri Attacks; every move conceivable was hurled at the Trainers and their Pokémon, as Cerulean City burned around them. Despite their best efforts, they too were defeated in just 30 minutes.
Slowly, the last Trainer standing, Misty, rose to her feet. All around her were human bodies; no Pokémon, as they had all been absorbed, including hers. She began walking towards Giovanni, as he laughed manically at the chaos around him. Tears of sadness and rage swelled up in Misty's eyes.
"You may have conquered this world, Giovanni," Misty spoke. "But there are others. And you will be stopped. That is a promise."
"Silly Misty," Giovanni said, raising his arm, "I gave up conquering years ago. Now, I just want to watch it all burn."
A massive Hyper Beam exploded from his arm, striking Misty at point-blank range, as her limp and lifeless body fell to the ground. Cerulean City had fallen.
To be Continued in Chapter 7: Pewter City Panic
(To be Released on May 29th, 2012)
