Sorry about the late updates, but school has been a major drag for me lately. Don't worry though, I've fixed the problem and such(Internet problems that it) and will do well. Also, very sorry for the short chapter!

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 8: A fight between master and apprentice ensues! Enter in, Major General!

*Somewhere off in the Hoenn Region, within Rustboro City*

The city seemed quite detailed, tall buildings crumbled to the ground, scorch marks laid everywhere. Giant chunks of stone were scattered across the destroyed stress, overgrown tree's and vines seeming to snake their way through cracks. In all, the entire city was a mess, and looked like it had been for a long time. Down a street, next the the Devon Corps, walked two Pokemon. One seemed tall, his red and yellow fur waving as the breeze blew past them with his blue eyes checking out the view. His partner, a smaller but more muscular built Pokemon walked next him on all fours, having blue skin and two antenna fins sticking out of his head. The two walked as if everything was normal, their eyes both scanning the area as they searched for something.

"Do ya think they'll be coming anytime soon?" asked the smaller pokemon walking on all fours, his gaze casting onto the taller Pokemon.

"Your a Swampert. Can't you sense them or something?" asked the taller one, his voice a sort of gruff male voice that was still young in it's prime. The Swampert, sneered a bit as he puffed up his chest. "My sensing abilities may range from far, but not towards other regions...at least not yet. But it's better than being a Blaziken, at least I can sense better." the Swampert said, the Blaziken making not a sound as be kept walking.

"You watch your mouth Bronze. I'm still the best fighter of the both of us." Blaziken said, getting a slight growl from Bronze's mouth. "So what. My strength overpowers yours any day. Remember Kaji I'm the tank." Bronze said, getting a chuckle from Kaji in response. Though Kaji knew his fighting skills and speed gave him the advantage in battle, it was Bronze's amazing brute strength and astounding endurance that made them a force to be reckoned with. He shook his head as be smiled, getting a confused look from Bronze.

"Something the matter?" he asked, Kaji sighing as he looked up. "I just hope Gex and the others can get here to help us." Blaze said with a smile, Bronze nodding in approval to his partner. They seemed to walk for another 30 minutes, scanning the area until Bronze yawned.

"Nothing here...let's just head back to base. I'm bushed." Bronze said, Kaji agreeing with his friend as they headed off towards Route 116.


Gex's blades met with Ripper's wing blades, Gex's eyes showing much anger as he pushed harder onto them. Ripper remained still as he smiled at Gex, seeming as if he was gonna laugh in response.

"Gex! It's been to long old friend. How are things with everyone?" Ripper asked, getting a low growl from Gex's mouth as Gex couldn't budge the large dragon. "You seem angry. Can I ask what's wrong?" Ripper asked, moving his gaze towards Gigalith, seeing the unconscious(or dead) Doom on his back. The old Pokemon met his gaze, seeming to show no anger nor shock, but resentment towards Ripper.

"Gex leave it be." Gigalith said, expecting to hear an angry argument from his fellow leader. Instead, Gex's eyes grew empty once more, his blades retracting back into their normal forms as he jumped back from the smiling Ripper. Gex inhaled and exhaled slowly, trying to find a medium between his anger and his excitement. Though seeing his old master was a good thing, he still couldn't forgive him for what he had sent Gex to do.

"Gex...I..Uh..." Gardenia began, but was unable to finish her sentence because of her utter shock towards Gex. She seemed to have a new look on Gex, no longer the tough poke on she knew before, but something more. Gex met her gaze with a slight nod, his eyes full of confusion and jumbled up emotions. It wasn't until he looked at Star, that his eyes widened in utter disgust. Star was mumbling to herself, somewhat rocking back in forth on what she had just seen about her own father. Gex could already tell what had happened, his fists clenched angrily as he glared towards Ripper's direction.

"YOU SHOWED THEM!" he asked as his aura began to act up again, it's shimmering green color waving violently which caused the others to become scared. The only Pokemon who seemed fine, was Ripper, who instead seemed proud of this. "My how you've gotten stronger my student. You've even learned the Aura Manipulation technique. Few Pokemon have the power to learn such a dangerous technique." Ripper said, completely ignoring Gex's original question. Gex grew irritated by this, walking towards the happy Garchomp with his blades extended again. His every thought was about slashing, hitting, even destroying his old master right now, that was until Gigalith grew tired of this.

"NOW IS NOT THE TIME GEX! WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS THAT MIGHT JUST DIE!" Gigalith said at the top of his lungs, Gardenia and Star looking up in suprise at the usually calm Pokemon. Even Gex was surprised by the outburst, stopping his foot as he gritted his teeth in anger. He knew, even with his irrational thought, that Gigalith was right about this; Doom and Axe were dying. His aura calmed, his blades retracting once again before he turned away and walked ahead without another word. Gigalith motioned for Gardenia to follow, beggining go walk after Gex as she nodded in approval. She again levitated Axe in the air, walking after Gigalith as she used her psychic powers to keep Axe sustained. Ripper remained behind for a bit, his mind mingling as he watched them go.

"Something tells me this is going to be good." Ripper said before he jumped up in the air, flying overhead the group as he spotted the city not too far ahead of them.

Driftveil City appeared nothing more than fine for the most part. Buildings and houses stood there, though some with cracks and scorch marks that told that there were battles fought near them. As Gex and the rest entered slowly through the western entrance, they all became tense, Ripper landing on the ground so as to keep a low cover.

Though they fought to protect humans, mankind had become angry at the Pokemon kind, sometimes attacking innocent Pokemon if they came to close. Humans were weary of Pokemon now, since trainers no longer were able to protect humans any longer since most had died out years ago. Also, pokeball productions had almost all but completely stopped with Reshiram's capture of the Johto Region, known for making many successful pokeballs and being the main region that produced them. Trainers were rare now, and even if their were, they weren't completely ready for the job since trainers were always put into the front lines.

"Ya think they know we're here?" Gardenia asked as they stopped right where they were, seeing that they were about to enter the city. Her mind was racing with thoughts of humans attacking them, fearing that maybe this was a bad idea. "Of course they know. We just have to hope that they don't fire at us before asking questions." chuckled Ripper as he went on ahead of them, Gex following behind his old master. His gaze fell to the ground as they walked, noticing that the rocks on the ground seemed somewhat, out of place.

"Odd? They look real...but something about them..." Gex thought as his eyes narrowed as they all walked. Suddenly, he knew exactly what was going on, but was completely too late as Ripper's foot stepped on one. Without another step, an alarm sounded off across the entire city, Gex able to hear shouts and orders of human voices. Instinctively, Gex motioned for Gardenia to come up behind him with Axe and Star, leaving Gigalith as the rear and turning his back towards them. They had done this a million times, though with Doom and Axe with them, but they didn't have a choice. As if on cue, humans, males and females alike, came out of the entrance street, carrying what appeared to be guns. GED had heard of this, these weapons the humans made to combat the Pokemon called; 'Guns'. These weapons were made of metal and other such ores, and their main function was to either protect or attack. He heard that they shoot out metal type balls known as 'bullets', and that some can shoot 'rockets' out that explode. Nervousness gripped Gex's mind as the thought of being shot by one of these things gave him chills.

They all surrounded the group immediately, pointing their guns at them without hesitation and some even holding giant guns known as a 'Bazooka'. At first, they all became tense at the site of the humans, preparing for the worst if possible; but were relieved to see that they weren't shooting them yet. They all wore a blue uniform, somewhat like the old police uniforms that Officer Jenny useful wear, but it was a bit different. Instead, it had an HR insignia on it, Gex guess it meant 'Human Resistance'. It had sleeves one them, and they all wore combat boots instead of the usual police shoes.

"We mean you no harm humans. We come here for resources." Gex said as he stepped up, looking at then with honorable eyes as he saw them contemplate. Though he could tell they were thinking, they were already on the verge of shooting them right now.

Suddenly, back go the entrance, a Humvee came up towards the group, a few of the soldiers looking at it in fear. They broke out as the vehicle came through, stopping close to Ripper and the others with a huge jolt. The front door opened, a man stepping out of the car with an irritated look in his eyes. He was old, close to Gigalith's age, but not quite for that matter. His hair was a very pale blonde, with it spiked up to look intimidating. This man was quite muscular, almost ripped in fact, and seemed to have electrifying blue eyes. He wore a dark green muscle shirt underneath a long black trench coat. His pants were, in fact, combat pants with him wearing combat boots instead. He seemed to be full of pride and honor as Gex saw him, but he could tell he was old as well.

"These are what threatening us? What a load of bull shit. Kill them." the man said without a moments hesitation, everyone's guns falling onto the group. Everyone sensed what was coming next, everyone but Ripper preparing with adrenaline pumping through them quickly.

"If ya don't mind me asking. Why are you going to kill us?" asked Ripper as he remained perfectly still, his eyes not leaving the man's eyes. "Because your damn Pokemon. I need no explanation other than that." the man responded, his mocking smirk making Gex quite irritated. Ripper smiled and looked up into the sky, seeing a few Pidove's flying about.

"Ever heard of the Pokemon resistances?" Ripper asked, his stare not leaving the sky as he was filled with a sense of happiness just looking up. The man's smirk turned into a frown, his eyes scanning the pokemon.

"Yeah I have. Doesn't mean there true. what? Your fighting for us?" he asked as he chuckled, not seeming to crack as Ripper only smiled more.

"Then, ever heard of the Star Child?" he asked. At this, the man stopped laughing and cast a serious look upon them now, seeming he was holding back something. "Maybe we heard a tale or two. Why? And hurry! I wanna eat some Houndoom tonight." the man said, his glance looking upon the cold body of Doom's. Gex grew even angrier, wanting nothing more than to hurt this man and his stubbornness.

"Because we have the Star Child right here. Her." Ripper said as he pointed to Star without hesitation, his smile never leaving his mouth. Everyone, even the humans, grew surprise at what he said, Star seeming to shrink a little at the mention of her name. The man walked towards Ripper and everyone, his stare keeping onto Star as if he was being memorized by her.

"A Victini...with a star shape birthmark...eyes that seem to contain a galaxy..." he murmured, stopping close to Gardenia but not going any closer as he looked at Star. Gex grew weary, readying his blades in case this man made any move onto them.

He didn't, but he stared long enough before he motioned his hand, the humans putting down their weapons. "It seems you made your point. Come along pipsqueaks, we need to heal your Pokemon then." he said as broke from the group, heading towards the jeep casually as his troops went back towards the city. Before he went in though, he stopped and stood for a moment, turning back with a confident smile.

"And the names Major General...Major General Surge." he said before he got into the jeep, backing up with ease and heading in while the group trailed behind. Gex could tell, this man was gonna be a huge problem to them.


Eh? Added him in because the humans need an army. After all, he is American and was part of a war long ago. It only makes sense.

May not update for a couple of days since families coming over. But make sure to check back every so often!

Doom and Axe...what to do with them.