Aloha my compadres! Been working on my Reverse Pokemon Fic and it's looking better than ever. It'll soon be up, so keep a lookout!

Disclaimer: I have never, will never, and shall never own Pokemon. It is a production of GAME FREAK, Nintendo, and it's creator; Satoshi Tajiri.


Chapter 7: A dark past finally revealed! Master and Apprentice meet once again.

"Did you know that Gex had killed over countless numbers of humans and Pokemon alike. Cold blood as well." Ripped said, Gardenia looking quite displeased with his choice of words. She could see Star out of the corner of her eye, watching as Star saddened at each word, appearing as if she might get sick.

"How about we stick to Gex's past instead...?" she asked, wanting nothing more than to get rid of the Garchomp with all her power. She hated hearing this anyways, but she had no choice as curiosity took hold of her brain. Ripper on the other hand, was enjoying himself to the fullest as he swooped about with a happy smile, laughed as he looked back.

"Sorry, sorry. It's just those days bring back good times. Not the killing part at least. You see...once Gex joined, he never really changed. He remained his calm, smart self he is still now...at least I hope he does." Ripper said as he thought back through his memories, bringing a smirk to his face as he sighed. "That kid was something else I'll tell you what. He was always different from the rest...something about a 'prophecy' that had him in it." Ripped said. This made Gardenia pipe up, looking quite confused at the dragons words.

"Prophecy? I never heard about this before. Maybe it's about Star. Maybe..." she thought as her mind trailed off, her gaze looking towards Star. Star had always been different from the rest of the team, because the fact was, Gardenia could sense untapped power within her. She had only seen it once before, but that memory brought chills to her spine as she turned back to Ripper, waiting to hear more.

"Gex did his job diligently, and usually without question. He commanded a Pawniard platoon since we didn't have any of his species on our side. He did well for his first years in. So well that even the rest of the council saw him as a successful ally...and great threat." Ripper said, Gardenia nodding in response. She thought back to when Slash attacked them, noticing that the commanding Pokemon seemed to know Gex on a more personal level from the way they spoke to each other. She wondered if Slash was once part of Gex's platoon, and maybe they had a partnership or something.

"But it seemed to all end that one day 11 years ago..." Ripper said, Gardenia snapping to attention at these words. "I think it be better for you to see what actually happened. You! Psychic type; probe my memories!" Ripped commanded, his words sounding as if he had done this before. Gardenia looked appalled by those words, anger edging onto her face as she glared at him.

"What! How dare you tell me something like that, especially since I don't think I could do it anyways!" she spat out, Ripper's smile suddenly turning into an frown.

"Trust me. I Gex's brain probed before he left. The memory is in there." he said as his frown went back to a smile, saying, "And besides, as a Psychic type, you should be able to. Unless your weak." Ripper said with an intimidating look, making Gardenia's face red with anger.

How dare he! Talking to me like I'm some second rate Gardevour!" her mind screamed. But she had to realize, that she was in no position to appose such an offer, especially since she was talking to a Pseudo at that one. She sighed, defeated but still angry with this Garchomp's choice of words.

"Fine! But you have to realize that I'm used to feeling emotions, not reading minds." Gardenia said, getting a nodding approval from Ripper as he kept flying. Gardenia sighed and firmly gripped Star's hand, allowing her and Star's psychic energy to meet. With that, Star used the Mind Reader attack onto Ripper, causing him to falter a bit from the probing attack in his mind. He regained composure as he kept flying, his subconscious taking action as if felt the entrance of Star and Gardenia's mind. Gardenia looked around with wonder. Seeing so many strips of memory casting about within Ripper's mind. All around bright long strips seemed to flow around, each seeming different in a way, and some even forming more strips.
"Good. Now let's see here...ah!" Ripper thought as the strips seemed to right to left, as if someone was searching through a bookcase. It wasn't until one strips came out, it glowing a bright purple color as it came closer to Gardenia and Star.

"I warn you young ones. This may be a little gruesome than you believe." Ripper said lastly as it seemed to consume the two's astral bodies, pictures of Pokemon going by before they landed into a forest. Gardenia and Star looked around., seeing the heavy rain fall upon the tall forest with intensity. It was then that Gardenia realized something, and to her horror, knew it was too true.

"This is Route 6! Right where...I first met Gex!" she said.


[I]The rain fell with loud splash's upon the forest, the gloomy sky casting a dark grey light out to the large tree's the filled up the land. Somewhere off, a creature hopped quickly, her huge breaths indicating that she had been running for quite a long time. If one looked closely, right under her pale yellow fur, she held an egg between her hands. This egg seemed to glisten with a pure white light, but in the center of it's front, a four pointed stat shown on it.

"I have to get you to safety." said the Lopunny with a conceded look on her face, holding the egg closer to her chest as she kept hopping. Her dark brown fur waved and clung to her skin as the rain poured down, his hops being heard as she splashed into small puddles. Suddenly, her large right ear lifted a bit, her eyes suddenly widening with fear at the sounds she was hearing. "No! No! No! No! No! Not now." she said in a fearful tone, starting to sprint now at this. Her small feet made splashing sounds as she went left into a thick field of tree's, heading so as to keep hidden from her chasers. It was then, that she realized her mistake, but was already to late as a powerful Focus Blast slammed in the ground ahead of her. The explosion sent Lopunny flying back, slamming into a nest tree with a back breaking speed. She was able to fell to her feet, grunting in pain as the smoke area began to clear, showing the outlines of many creature before her.

"You've been alluding me for some time now Lena. I thought we had something special." came the calm yet menacing toned voice of the creature, his dark figure coming out of the smoke. He was a Grovyle, a very tall one at that. His skin was a dark green shade than the normal green of a Grovyle. His eyes, unlike the rest of his species, were a pale yellow color that showed a sense of pride in them. The last thing that made him stand out from everyone else, was the long scar that started from the left side of his forehead, and came down, past his left eye and ending at his left cheek. His smirk seemed that of arrogance as he took a step closer to Lena, though her knowing he had the power to back up his pride.

"I'll say it before and I'll say it again. Your never getting this egg! You'll have to pry it from my dead hands!" Lena screamed as she backed away, Gex chuckling about at her response. "Shouldn't be too hard..." he said as other figures came out of the smoke, showing them to be many Pawniards as his platoon. There about 10 to 15 of them, all in a nest order as Gex as always told them to be. Suddenly, a tall Pawniard came out, his proud composure meaning he was second in command of this platoon. He stood next to Gex as he eyed Lena, his blades extended as the rain began to fall heavier.

"Not to fret Slash. She is as good as doomed..." Gex said, the Pawniard nodding without a word. Gex raised his arm, lightning flashing behind him in the distance as Gex's smirk turned into an insane smile. He clenched his hand into a fist, his Pawniards nodding and making their move as they rushed Lena without hesitation. They all seemed to use the same attack, Metal Claw, on Lena. Though there were many, she was faster. She dodged each attack with precise accuracy as she held the egg tighter and darted to the left. She then let loose a powerful Jump Kick towards a few of the unsuspecting Pawniard, crashing into them with a quick kick and swift movements. Gex had to admit, even he had a hard to keeping track of her movements as she quickly back tracked towards a tree, the Pawniards falling unconscious from the blow.

"It seems the guardians chosen by the egg are as legendary as they say. But this won't stop me." Gex said as he cast his hand out, beckoning the Pawniards to leave. They moved without question, picking up their wounded and heading off until Slash stopped and turned.

"General...are you sure...?" he asked, Gex finding the concern in his second in commands voice quite irritating. "Yes I'll be fine! Now go!" Gex ordered, his frustration rising at this. Slash grumbled angrily at this, heading off after the others with a cold look on his eyes. Gex then turned to Lena, who seemed quite distressed at her situation.

"I want you monster. I will not go easy on you." she said with an angry glare, adrenaline pumping through her body as Gex chuckled. "Please my dear...I wouldn't have it any other way." he said before he lunged forward towards Lena, his Lead Blades extended out and jabbing at her. Like before, she dodged and shifted to the right this time, growling as Gex came at her again. He brought his arm forward, grazing Lens as she ducked down, only to be surprised by a swift kick to the face by her foe. She fell back as blood trickled down her nose, a loud crashing of thunder being heard closer to then as Gex prepared another attack. She growled angrily as she used a Quick Attack, slamming into Gex with full force and knocking him back. Gex landed hard on his back, but was able to shift his weight and flip up into the air before he charged a quick Focus Blast. He launched it at Lena, who seemed ready as she spun around and dodged the energy blast, coming up to him in the air. Her ears began to glow and soon produced a blazing flame on them, slamming Gex with a hard Fire Punch. They fell to the ground, Gex faltering as the attack had his home, and she took this chance to attack again, hitting him constantly. She attacked again and again, shouting a battle cry as she hit Gex hard in the face, hearing the painful grunts of the Grass type Pokemon. Suddenly, as Lena went for another punch, Gex's eyes opened up and his left hand caught the attack square on, hearing her gasp as she struggled to break free from his grip.

"Man. I should be thankful it's raining, that attack might have actually done something to me." he said with a smile as his blades extended again, bringing his right arm up and quick slashing Lena's left shoulder. Lens let out a painful cry as blood poured from her wound, growling in agony as she was able to break free and fall back.

"Dammit. How could I be so ignorant..." she said as she could feel herself weakening by the second, where as Gex seemed ready for maybe 7 more rounds. She had to get out if she was gonna survive, fearing the egg might get damaged if the battle went on any long. She tightened her grip around the egg that was in her fur, raising her head a pure energy began to build at her mouth. Gex looked quite confused for a but before he realized what she was doing, but by then, it was already too late. The Hyper Beam shot straight out towards the surpassed Gex, slamming into him and causing such a massive explosion that even Lena was thrown back by the power. Far off, lightning struck down as Lena landed on the ground, clenching her teeth as her wound grew worse and worse.

'Thank Arceus that's over.' she thought as she stood back up, even in her painful state, and quickly hopped away from the dust covered area. She didn't get to far though, as a shadow loomed over her before Gex landed onto her, causing her to fall forward and roll down a steep hill below the two. As they tumbled, Lena tried her hardest to get Gex away, hitting him with Dizzy Punch's but missing then as the rolling made her accuracy worse. Suddenly, the egg fell out of her arms, rolling down ahead of the two and quickly heading towards a nearby river. Both of then gasped in surprise, as they saw the egg, Gex taking this chance and slamming his foot into Lena's gut. He pushed off of her and sailed into the air, landed quickly and heading for the still rolling egg. He almost made it, if it wasn't for the strong Jump Kick that crashed into his right shoulder, causing him to fall forward and watch as Lena landed and scooped up the egg. She ran for her life now, heading towards the river and thinking of a plan to get away from Gex in the process. What she didn't notice though, was Gex speeding towards her at a swift pace, his Aerial Wce having done it's job as he came up behind her. With one last look as Lens turned and gasped, Gex extended his Lead Blades one last time; spearing his blades straight through Lena's chest.

It was if luck was never one her side, the blade poking out of her back as her eyes only glowed in shock. "It's over..." Gex said as he took his blade out, Lena's momentum making her fall and roll as blood spilled from her wound. She finally rolled to a stop close to the bank of the river, the egg firmly in his crossed arms as she coughed painfully. Her heart raced as death was upon her, fear of the eggs safety being the only thing on her mind as her eyes met with Gex's.

"You...you...heartless fool. Your just...just so naive..." she said as her mind became faint, feeling a sense of dread take over as her arms became limp. Gex only chuckled, kicking Lena's arms open as he stared at the egg with wonder. "So this is the infamous V Egg. Said to contain a power unlike any other...the Star Child." Gex stated as he starred at the egg in awe, seeing how amazing it looked even on this gloomy day. The pure white egg seemed to radiate with a brilliant light, Gex swearing this was some kind of illusion put on the egg.

"Gex...you must understand..." Lens said, coughing more blood as she let out her dying breath. She said, "Touch the egg...and I assure you...you will truly see he world for what it is.." Gex could only sneer at the comment, looking at Lena like she were some kind of joke.

"Pfft. Don't make me laugh!" he said as he laughed, his smile widening at this. But deep inside, he could not resist the curiosity that was slowly taking hold of him, his smile soon becoming a lustful stare. He reached down, edging his fingers ever so closely to the egg so as to make sure nothing could take him by surprise.

Nothing could prepare the warrior for what came next, for when he touched the egg, it was as if his mind began to change. Things flew into his head, images of Pokemon and humans, images of bright lights and small cities, soon began to spread into Gex's mind. His thoughts became loud voices in his head, hearing the sound of a loud thunder crash in the distance. He then suddenly saw something, something that would have, and did, change him in every single way. He saw a Victini suspended in midair by an unknown force, it's eyes closed but energy seeping from it's body into the plain white space that they both floated in. Gex couldn't describe it, nor could he replicate it, but for the first time in his life, just by looking at the sleeping Pokemon; he felt a true sense of happiness. A tear fell from his cheek has he had realized the terrible things he did to the people he loved, and to the innocent beings he killed. He broke down, sobbing with loud cries as every single death he had caused played in his head like a recorder was stuck to 'Play'. He couldn't take it any longer, regret and suffering wafting into his emotions.

"Make it stop! Please! I'm sorry!" he screamed, and just like that, was suddenly awoken from his kneeling position. He looked around, heavy water droplets breaking him from his trance as he starred around at the gloomy forest, tears still pouring from his eyes. He turned towards Lena, seeing as her eyes were closed; dead from loss of blood. He gritted his teeth as he picked up the egg, standing before the dead Lopunny and looking up. "I'll make things right. I promise." he said, nudging the body over and hearing as she made a loud splash into the river, her body floating off down the growing water space. Gex stood there for what seemed hours in his mind, still contemplating on what he saw and what it meant.

"Hand it over Gex..." came a growling voice, Gex turning swiftly to see Ripper standing there with his eyes glaring at him. "That egg belongs to Mistress Reshiram. Now give it." Ripper said, raising his hand and beckoning Gex to give it. Words cannot describe the feelings Gex was feeling right now, torn between his loyalty to Reshiram and what he knew he had to do. He sucked up, looking up and meeting the Dragon type's eyes with his own glare.

"No. You're gonna have to take it by force...master." Gex said as he set down the egg, his blades extending from his arms. Ripper didn't laugh, didn't get angry, but seemed to take this with a nod, as if he expected this to happen. "As you wish my student." he said before he quickly made short work, his wings shimmering with a powerful blue aura surrounding them. Gex knew that Ripper was powerful enough to use Dragon Rush on certain parts of his body, and knew that, he may not even stand a chance. But he sensed a dutiful pride towards the egg, as if it was his destiny to protect it. The two Pokemon stares each other down, both watching the other for any sudden movements. They then cried out, rushing each other with their attacks at full force, both of them crossing their arms as they attacked one another. The blows were so catastrophic, that a huge explosion rocked their location, the outcome unknown to anyone but the two.


Gardenia only floated in shock as the memory faded away, the strip it belonged to flowing back to the thousands that went on. She then felt herself flow back, her mind going back to hers as she opened her eyes, feeling that she was back in her own body. She was incapable of words, as her kind raced with not only questions, but angry thoughts as well.

"To better give you an understanding. Gex fainted from my attack, but we both sustained the same scar." Ripper said as he pointed to the 'X' shape scar on his chest. Gardenia had always wondered where he got that one, since Gex had never said anything about it to anyone. "After his defeat. I left and soon left the Pseudo Council as well." Ripper said, his tone a bit sad but knowing that he had done the right thing. Gardenia looked at Ripper for a moment, wondering if he had seen the same thing as well as Gex to make such a powerful Pokemon leave Reshiram's forces. Ripper looked back at Gardenia, appearing as if he was able to read her thoughts.

"I left because Reshiram took something precious from me, something that I held dear to me. All because I failed to get the egg once. I had always planned on taking Gex with me, but I wasn't able to get him in time, as I was to stubborn to. I've been on the run ever since then, training and living a life of lies to keep myself hidden until I'd finally meet my old apprentice again." Ripper said, casting a glance towards the sky as he sighed. Gardenia looked away, finally understanding what this was all about, and why Ripper was who he was. She then noticed that Star had not spoken a word, turning to the small Pokemon, only to find what she had feared. Star was in shock, her eyes wide as she starred off into space, Gex's actions burned into her head as tears streamed down her eyes. Gardenia became aware that she had forgotten to take Star's conscious out before Ripper had played the memory, slowly looking down in shame at what she had just caused the Pokemon.

But nothing could make anything more worse, for the fact that Ripper gasped as he looked back, Gardenia and Star as well looking back, seeing the shocked faces of Gigalith and Gex. Gex met Ripper's eyes, his own showing a mixture of shock, and anger at the same time.

"Master..." Gex said, his voice low and quite surprised. Ripper only starred back, grumbling to himself at his own unfortunate luck. "Been to long Gex." Ripper said, the only words he could get out before Gex lunged at him, blades extended out and ready to kill the Garchomp.


Sorry for the absence. You cannot believe how long I stayed up trying to make this chapter. Gettin the story elements and everything right was way harder than it looked! But Whatevs, at least Gex's past is out of the way.

Axe and Doom, two Pokemon who are on the brink of death. Will I kill them both off? Or maybe I'll kill one off and leave the other alive? You'll never know unless you keep reading.