Ok, so I know this is shorter than I promised, but I have a very good reason. I'd been working on this chapter all week, when I suddenly got an inspiration for another chapter, which has lemons in it. I got distracted by the lemon chapter, and had trouble focusing on this chapter because I was so excited about the other chapter. I didn't realize until today that I'd written more for the lemon chapter than this one. This chapter actually had more to it, but I couldn't finish in time for my post, and I didn't want to leave you all hanging with nothing, so I cut it down a bit. I hope you like it!
To my regular reviewers-I'm sorry! I didn't mean to sound like I was complaining! I kind of look forward to your reviews; they make me smile, and I really do read them over and over, and take suggestions into consideration. I just missed you guys a lot.
Ten-Faced~ I promise, Calem was supposed to be a European gentleman, but when I wrote that scene with his mom, I was subconsciously thinking of my hubby and mommy-in-law, and before I knew it, Calem had Southern manners; hubby has six brothers, and he's the only one who respects his parents, other than his only sister. Don't worry, Calem is still kind of arrogant, but he's also polite. But I'm glad you like it! Brussels sprouts are amazing, if made the way my dad makes them (put some frozen Brussels sprouts in a pot with like a half cup of water, then put it on the stove and bring it to a boil; boil for three minutes, remove from heat, and stir in like half a stick of butter, then enjoy! Sorry if it doesn't end up how you expect it... It may just be me...). =) No Twincest in this story, but maybe I'll write more risque fanfics once this one is done... As for being Champion and the security thing, Malva was a part of Team Flare, and helped finance it... I'd be scared of entering the League if I was a Team Flare Grunt, since Team Flare kind of went all to hell... But that's just me. =)
Gengar's Grin~ I'm glad you still like Grace! And your judges made me giggle. Calem is a nice guy, but he's still nineteen, and doesn't always think things through. Or so I tried to convey. And I already gave it away, but I do have a lemon planned (and mostly written). =) And I decided that Calem wouldn't want Serena to worry, so he wouldn't want to tell her about Pedro. I have to admit something about the Calem/Grace thing... It's kinda taken from my hubby meeting my Papaw (grandpa); my daddy is pretty laid back, but my Papaw is pretty hard to impress; my 31 year old cousin has been married for like five years, and my Papaw still hates her hubby. My hubby and I got married after three years of friendship, three months of dating, and two months of engagement (married for nineteen months so far and still going strong). Papaw literally met hubby like four days before we got married, and he loves him. I kind of try (and fail) at explaining the twincest thing this chapter... As for Calem's accent, that's more my thing... I love accents. Every famous person I like has an accent, much to hubby's displeasure. And every girl I've ever met likes at least one accent. Hell, I don't mind my European friends speaking German around me because I love listening to them talk. Pedro does get his comeuppance, promise. It's already written, just not finalized. And I figured they didn't have the security because of the Badge Check Gates, and the Elite Four. Like who in their right mind would possibly attack the Elite Four? And thank you! My injury definitely wasn't serious, more like I wouldn't have been able to walk around all day, but no doctor's visit required and no lasting effects. I'm all better. =)
Cottonmouth25~ I know what you mean. I'm not violent either-I even hate punishing my cats for misbehaving. But I'm also happy because I tried so hard to make Pedro into a person people would hate. And I'm sorry you bit your tongue! But I'm also glad you enjoyed that part. =)
Dapieistaty~ I'm sorry that you didn't like the headcanon I had for my story. =( But that's kind of why it's a headcanon... It's the way I see the games for my story. But thank you for reading! And thank you for the criticism! Everything little bit helps!
One thing before the chapter... I know we're getting kind of close to the ending, but I had another idea to kind of keep it going... For how long, I'm not sure, but it's another idea. Would you guys want more to the story? Or would you rather I end it? Also, if I do continue, do you guys want lots of lemons? Keep in mind, my upcoming lemon is my first one ever, so you can wait until after that chapter to let me know about the lemon thing. Also, I took a few artistic liberties with the healing items... Sorry. It just seemed stupid to me to give a hard candy thing to Pokemon to revive them; if they're fainted, they can't friggin chew. So, now Revives are liquid.
I don't own Pokemon. That happy claim goes to Nintendo and Gamefreak. Also, I like reviews. They make me smile. And I swear on my siblings, I really do read all of them, over and over. Translations at the end of the chapter!
Serena grinned at Hugh across the field of wildflowers.
"You r-ready?"
"I ain't going easy on you just because you're my cousin."
"Good. Go, Flygon!" Serena tossed the Dusk Ball into the air, and Flygon materialized, singing out. Flygon nuzzled Serena, almost knocking her over, before turning and hovering in place.
"Unfezant!" Hugh shouted, sending out his first Pokemon. After challenging her cousin and the twins, Serena had moved everyone to a field on the edge of Vaniville that separated the town from the surrounding forest. Nate, Rosa, and Hannah were sprawled across the grass next to the cobble-stoned road. Hugh's Unfezant soared through the air, circling over his trainer before landing in front of him. Both Pokemon eyed each other warily.
"Dragon Claw!"
"Aerial Ace!"
Both Pokemon launched into action. Though Flygon was faster, Unfezant's attack allowed him to strike first. Unfezant hit Flygon in the abdomen; Flygon cried out and was knocked back before catching herself. She circled the flying Pokemon, her claws glowing blue, before she raked them down Unfezant's back, zipping away before Unfezant could strike back. Unfezant tumbled through the air, landing heavily on the ground.
"Unfezant!" Hugh cried. Unfezant got back to his feet, trilling and shaking his head, the long feathers on his headdress swishing through the air. Serena smiled. Hugh and his Pokemon were strong; most people she battled didn't last very long against her. "Good boy! Now use Giga Impact!"
"Try to dodge it, then use Rock Slide!"
Unfezant took to the air again, flying above Flygon. He fell into a dive, aiming straight at Flygon, who was watching him from behind her red eye shields. Flygon waited until Unfezant was close to her before dropping to the ground, avoiding the attack. Where Flygon had hit the ground, dozens of rocks flew up into the air, Unfezant caught in the middle of them. Serena watched Unfezant try to outfly the rocks that were starting to tumble down, Hugh calling encouragements to his Pokemon. Serena knew Rock Slide was super effective against Unfezant, and she waited with baited breath. Flygon flew out of the impression she had made in the ground, easily dodging the falling rocks. Unfezant was having more difficulty in avoiding the rocks, and finally a large one fell on his outstretched wing, sending him into a tailspin, which then caused him to knock into more rocks. Finally, Unfezant hit the ground, battered and unconscious. Serena jumped in the air, laughing.
"Wonderful! Th-that was wonderful, Flygon!" Flygon rolled over in midair, her wings vibrating and 'singing' her joy at winning. Hugh shook his head and recalled Unfezant.
"Lucky shot," he called over to Serena, who giggled. He reached for his belt, pulling off another Pokeball. "Guess I'll use my own Flygon." He tossed the Pokeball up and a Flygon materialized, a male slightly larger than Serena's Flygon. Serena's Flygon cocked her head to the side, watching the other Flygon hover in the air, his wing vibrations creating a song a few notes deeper.
Serena barely missed a beat. "Draco Meteor!"
"Draco Meteor!" Hugh echoed. Serena held her breath. Both Flygon knew Draco Meteor, and Serena knew it would come down to whoever was faster, as the move would one-hit faint either dragon. Both dragons' eyes were glowing blue while they pulled small meteors down from space. Hugh and Serena waited in silence for several tense minutes, each silently begging their Flygon to be the faster one.
Suddenly, Hugh's Flygon's eyes stopped glowing, and he spiraled away; Serena wanted to call for her Flygon to dodge, but she knew the Pokemon was unable to move while performing the attack. She clenched her fists as she heard the whistling. The glow in her Flygon's eyes was just starting to fade when the meteors hit. Serena pulled her arms up to block her face from the wind and dirt that were flying around. Once she felt the wind stop blowing, she looked up; Flygon was fainted in the middle of a small depression in the ground, not far from where she had performed Rock Slide. Hugh was grinning, patting his Flygon's leg. Serena recalled Flygon, then pulled the Quick Ball from her bag.
"Your turn, Sylveon!" The small pink fairy Pokemon materialized in front of Serena. Hugh looked on in confusion.
"What in the name of Arceus is that?"
"One of the newly d-discovered fairy types. She evolves from Eevee."
"That tiny thing is supposed to be the bane of dragons?"
Serena beamed. "Yep!"
"But she's so… so cute. And tiny. And pink. Is that a friggin ribbon?"
"Syl! Syl, syl! Ve!" Sylveon chattered angrily.
"She can understand you, Hugh, and you j-just offended her."
Hugh shook his head. "I feel really bad about this, but… Draco Meteor!" His Flygon's eyes began to glow once more; Serena smirked.
"We'll just wait for you to f-finish." Sylveon sat down and began licking her paw, her feelers floating around her. Hugh watched incredulously.
"You're not even going to tell her to move?" Flygon's eyes stopped glowing, and he hovered back over to Hugh's side, watching the small Pokemon in confusion. Usually, Pokemon were running around trying to dodge his attack, or too scared to move. This Pokemon was taking a bath, completely unconcerned.
Serena and Hugh both covered their faces as they heard the whistling and the meteors struck. Once the dust settled, they looked up in unison. Serena started laughing once she saw Hugh's face go from total confidence to complete bewilderment, as he saw Sylveon sitting in the same spot, perfectly fine and rubbing her face with her cleaned paw.
"Wha…"
"Dragon t-type moves have no effect on f-fairy types. Surely you knew that?" Hugh's Flygon was watching Sylveon with his eyes narrowed behind his red eye shields. His wings vibrated faster, causing their song to increase in speed, as he moved forward.
"Sylveon, Moonblast!" Sylveon jumped up, her eyes and feelers glowing blue. A sphere of blue power began forming in the air above her.
"Fire Blast!" Hugh yelled. Serena could see his Flygon inhaling, preparing his attack, but it was too late; Sylveon's sphere was ready, and with a flick of her feelers, she sent it crashing into Flygon. Flygon flew through the air, landing at Hugh's feet, unconscious. Hugh gaped at Sylveon as she rushed back to Serena, who gathered her up in her arms, kissing her head. He recalled his Flygon, shaking his head.
"I guess I was wrong about her. Let's see how she does against Bouffalant!" Hugh threw another Pokeball up in the air, which released the large buffalo Pokemon. Serena smiled, well, serenely. Her cousin had much to learn about her little fairy Pokemon.
"Megahorn!" Hugh yelled. Bouffalant's horns began glowing gold. He pawed the ground, snorting, before charging at Sylveon.
"Use Return!" Serena called. Sylveon responded, running straight at Bouffalant. Hugh was taken aback, before brushing it aside. "Keep going, Bouffalant! You'll bowl her over! You were made for charging!" Bouffalant lowered his head, hooves thundering over the ground. Serena waited until only a few feet separated Sylveon and Bouffalant.
"NOW!" Sylveon veered left, spinning around and launching herself at Bouffalant's side as he passed, her head lowered and ears tucked back. Her feelers streamed out behind her as she rammed Bouffalant's side, knocking him over. Sylveon landed daintily before trotting back over to Serena. Behind her, Bouffalant struggled to his feet, panting heavily.
"Damn it! Bouffalant, Head Charge!" Bouffalant shook his huge head, lowing. He lowered his head and pawed the ground again, before charging at Sylveon once more.
"Almost there, Sylveon! Psyshock!" Sylveon sat primly, her eyes and feelers glowing blue. Pebbles and rocks around her began glowing blue and rising in the air. Once Bouffalant was closer, she sent the pebbles and rocks flying into him. Bouffalant slowed as the debris bombarded him, beating down the last of his health. The bombardment stopped as Bouffalant fainted, falling over again. Sylveon skipped back over to Serena as Hugh recalled his Pokemon. Serena hugged Sylveon close to her before recalling her. Sylveon could have kept going, but Serena liked switching everyone out, so they all got a chance to battle. She thought for a moment before reaching for one of her decorated Pokeballs.
"Go, Lapras!"
"Ha! You made a mistake! Go, Simisage!" Serena grinned as both Pokemon materialized.
"N-not quite. Ice Beam!"
"Laaaa!" Serena's large blue Pokemon cried out in her hauntingly beautiful voice before shooting the beam of ice at Simisage.
"Dodge it, then use Energy Ball!"
"Sage! Simi, simi!" Simisage tumbled out of the way of the Ice Beam before whipping his tail at Lapras, releasing a glowing green maelstrom of leaves. Serena gritted her teeth; Lapras was on dry land, and couldn't dodge.
"Brace yourself, Lapras!" Lapras tucked her head in, closing her eyes, as the attack hit her. She whimpered as the attack took its toll.
"Good! Rock Slide!" Hugh called. Serena thought quickly as Simisage jumped up in the air.
"Lapras, aim your next Ice Beam at the ground!" Lapras shot her Ice Beam at the ground, creating an icy layer. Simisage landed on the ice patch, and instead of breaking apart the ground to send rocks into the air, he slipped. "Good girl! Ice Beam at Simisage!"
"Laaaaa!" Lapras sang out, sending her next attack at Simisage, who was having difficulties regaining his footing on the icy patch. The attack hit Simisage dead on, draining his health in one hit. Lapras sang out joyfully, slapping her flippers on the ground, as Hugh cursed and recalled Simisage. Serena could tell he was getting frustrated; her cousin had always hated losing.
"Your turn, Eelektross!" Serena bit her lip as the electric Pokemon materialized, levitating above the ground. Eelektross had a definite advantage over Lapras, and Lapras' Ice Beam might not do enough damage. Lapras knew Perish Song, for emergencies, but it took three turns to take effect.
"Wild Charge!" Hugh called out. Eelektross swam through the air, electricity cackling over his body.
"Lapras, Ice Beam!" Lapras shot out an Ice Beam, hitting Eelektross. Eelektross swam through it, not taking much damage, and hit Lapras in her chest. Electricity arced over her body, making her cry out in agony. Lapras was already weak from Simisage's Energy Ball, and the electric attack finished her off. Serena ran to Lapras' side and hugged her neck before recalling her. She thought quickly. Eelektross technically had no weakness, thanks to his Levitate ability. But, Hugh only had one more Pokemon after Eelektross, whereas Serena still had four. Serena made her decision, pulling the Quick Ball out again.
"Sylveon!"
"Sylvie! Ve, veon!" If anyone could beat Eelektross quickly while suffering minimal damage, it would be Sylveon. Hugh glowered at Sylveon.
"Use Crunch!" he commanded Eelektross. Eelektross immediately started heading towards Sylveon.
"Sylveon, Moonblast!" Serena watched Sylveon begin glowing; she wasn't too worried about the Crunch attack. It wouldn't damage Sylveon very much. Sylveon released her attack just as Eelektross bit into her; it hit the Elefish Pokemon as he was swimming away.
"Don't l-let up!" Serena called. "Use Shadow Ball!" Sylveon's eyes and feelers glowed blue and another sphere formed above her, this one smaller and much darker.
"Flamethrower!" Hugh roared just as Sylveon released the ghost type attack. Eelektross was able to breathe out some flames before he succumbed to the Shadow Ball; and luckily for Hugh, the Flamethrower had managed to burn Sylveon. Sylveon was favoring her back leg, where the flames had hit, holding the paw above the ground and hopping around. Serena recalled Sylveon as Hugh recalled Eelektross.
Serena sent another Pokeball flying almost immediately. "Charizard!" Her beloved baby materialized, roaring at Hugh.
"Samurott, go!"
Serena nearly cursed as she saw Hugh's Pokemon. She needed to get the jump or she might not win.
"Dragon Tail!" Charizard flapped his wings, taking to the air.
"Hydro Pump!" Hugh shouted. Samurott unleashed a torrent of water as Charizard flew through the air. Charizard managed to dodge the attack before slamming the thick part of his tail into Samurott. Charizard returned to Serena, snorting and keeping himself aloft.
"Damn it! Samurott, Ice Beam!"
Serena thought frantically. Charizard knew Solarbeam, but he needed time to charge, time she doubted her cousin would give her. Ice Beam was a lot harder to dodge than Hydro Pump.
"Charizard, Fly! Now!" Charizard streaked straight up, but the Ice Beam hit him; Charizard roared in pain before continuing his flight, slower than before.
Serena could see Hugh gritting his teeth across the field; there was nothing he could do until Charizard attacked. None of Samurott's attacks would hit him so high in the air. Serena heard Charizard roar, and knew he was falling into his dive. Moments later, her baby crashed into Samurott, sending him sprawling.
"Samurott!" As Charizard returned to Serena, Samurott fought his way to his feet, grunting in pain.
"Yes! Hydro Pump!" Serena watched as Samurott released another torrent of water at Charizard, who still had his back to the water type. "Charizard, no!" Charizard was pushed past Serena from the force of the attack, roaring. "Charizard! Dragon Tail!" Charizard turned as the water subsided and roared a challenge at Samurott, taking to the air once again. Serena could tell her Charizard was weakened, by the way he flapped his wings, but he flew toward Samurott, picking up speed.
Hugh called out to Samurott to dodge, but his Pokemon was slow to respond, and Charizard's heavy tail slammed into his back, pinning him to the ground. Serena held her breath as Charizard flapped laboriously over to her, but Samurott didn't move; he had fainted.
Serena threw her arms around Charizard's neck as he landed, while Hugh ran toward his fallen Pokemon.
"You d-d-did baby! We won! You did a great job!" Charizard rumbled happily. "Come on, I'll get you healed up r-r-right away." Serena recalled Charizard as Hugh stalked over to her.
"Good job, Serena," he mumbled, glaring at the ground.
Serena smiled at her surly cousin. "You too, Hugh. The only other person who's ever g-given me much of a challenge is Calem. It's nice to b-battle someone who takes battling as seriously as I do."
Hugh grumbled under his breath as he and Serena walked back over to where Hannah and the twins were waiting. Serena bumped Hugh's shoulder with her own; or rather, she bumped his arm, since he was so much taller than her.
"Hey, no p-pouting." Hugh snorted and pulled Serena into a quick side hug.
"I don't pout."
Serena giggled as Hugh pulled his arm back.
"That was a great battle and all, but how are you going to battle us?" Nate asked as the two cousins came up. Serena sat cross-legged on the ground, pulling two small storage baggies out of her bag, along with her Pokeballs.
"I don't g-go anywhere without Revives and Full Restores. I've got enough for Hugh, t-too." Serena set about pulling two Revives from one baggie, and four Full Restores out of the other, before she handed both baggies to Hugh. "You can use whatever you need to." Serena then turned to the four Pokeballs in front of her. She picked up the first Revive and fit the nozzle over the button on Flygon's Dusk Ball, then pulled the trigger, deploying the liquid into the Pokeball; she then repeated the process with Lapras. With both Revives empty, Serena pulled the Full Restores closer, and healed Flygon, Lapras, Sylveon, and Charizard, fitting the nozzle of each Full Restore to the button on each Pokeball, the same way she'd done with the Revives. Hugh pushed both of Serena's baggies away, pulling his own bag over.
"I can heal my own Pokemon. But thanks." Serena smiled at him, placing the storage baggies back into her bag, along with the empty bottles. Nate stood up, stretching.
"I suppose it's my turn then?"
Rosa wrapped her arms around Nate's legs, resting her chin on his thigh and looking up at him, pouting. "But, Natey, I thought we were double-battling!"
"Get off of me, you Remoraid!"
Rosa hugged Nate's legs tighter. "You're so mean! Don't you love your little sister?"
Nate pushed on Rosa's head. "Come on, it's crap like that that made Serena think we were screwing. And we're the same age. Now let go."
"Not until you say we're double-battling!" Nate bent over, and tried pulling Rosa off of him before glaring at Hugh. "A little help, buddy?"
Hugh didn't even look up. "Nah. She wants to double battle. Just agree to it."
Nate snorted, resuming his attempt to remove his twin. "She acts like this because you've spoiled her our entire lives."
"So have you."
Serena giggled. Hugh and Nate really had spoiled Rosa growing up. Nate doted on her because she was his little sister, though only by a few minutes, and Hugh doted on her because he'd always had a crush on her.
Serena's HoloCaster buzzed at that moment, and she answered it, watching Nate and Hugh bicker. After a moment, Calem's face appeared over her Caster, his hair blown back from his worried expression.
"Serena? Gods, tell me you're okay."
Serena was confused. "Calem? I'm f-fine. What's wrong?"
"Merci Arceus! Where are you? Is anyone else with you?"
Serena didn't like the frantic way Calem was talking. "Calem, you're s-s-scaring me. What's going on?"
"Please, fleur. Where are you?"
Serena had never seen Calem come anywhere close to panic before, but now he seemed on the verge of hysteria, and it was terrifying her. Her hand started shaking, Calem's image wavering. Hugh reached over and gently pulled the Caster away from her, aiming it at himself.
"We're at a field in Vaniville. She's with me, Rosa, Nate, and Hannah. What's wrong?"
Rosa had pulled herself away from Nate, and walked to stand next to Serena, rubbing her arm; Hannah slipped herself under her cousin's arm, and hugged her waist.
"Hugh? Get her home, and don't let her go anywhere alone. I'm almost there; I'll explain everything when I arrive."
"Got it." Hugh hung up the HoloCaster before turning back to Serena. "Your battle with Nate and Rosa will have to wait. We're going back to Aunt Grace's."
Serena nodded slowly and allowed Rosa to steer her back toward her house, followed by Hannah, Nate, and Hugh.
Calem arrived at Grace's house before Serena did. He pet Altaria before recalling him; his poor Pokemon was exhausted. He paced out front of the house, telling himself to wait at least ten minutes before rushing off to look for Serena. Luckily, he didn't have to wait that long. Before long, he saw Serena walking up the street, Rosa's arm around her, and Hannah holding her hand; Nate and Hugh were behind the girls, each holding a Pokeball.
Calem breathed a sigh of relief and started walking toward Serena, silently thanking every legendary Pokemon he knew. He couldn't take his eyes off of his girlfriend, and almost missed the Noctowl that swooped out from the wooded area his friends had just passed. He didn't think anything of it—just a weird random Noctowl that was awake during the day—until he watched the random Noctowl use Hypnosis on Nate and Hugh. Both boys fell to the ground, fast asleep, their Pokemon rolling away from them. He didn't recognize the Houndoom that jumped in front of the girls, either, nor the Drapion that followed it, but there was no doubt in his mind who they belonged to.
"Merde!" Calem broke into a run, reaching back for the last Pokeball on his belt. "Amphinobi! Pompe Hydro sur Demolosse! Maintenant!" Calem's Ninja Pokemon materialized and was off like lightning, racing toward Houndoom. Serena was struggling; Drapion had grabbed hold of her wrists, and was dragging her slowly towards the trees, Hannah hanging on to her cousin's waist and crying for her brother to wake up. Rosa had been forced away from Serena by Noctowl, who was diving at the girl repeatedly as she struggled to pull a Pokeball out of her bag. Greninja had reached Houndoom and shot a Hydro Pump at him, which the fire Pokemon had dodged.
"Water Shuriken!" It wasn't as strong as Hydro Pump, but it was harder to dodge. Greninja moved to attack.
As Calem ran, Pedro strolled out of the trees, a malevolent grin on his face, and stopped, just watching; Calem swore again, and ran harder. Rosa had finally managed to pull a Pokeball from her bag, dodging the Noctowl.
"Rosa!" Calem shouted; the girl looked up and saw Serena. Understanding immediately, she released her Beartic.
"Beartic! Sheer Cold on Drapion!" she cried right before Noctowl's Hypnosis hit her; she crumpled to the ground as Beartic started toward Drapion. Calem thought she was crazy; Sheer Cold could one-hit faint a Pokemon, but it rarely hit. He was very pleasantly surprised when Beartic opened her mouth, releasing a stream of freezing air, and Drapion dropped to the ground, letting go of Serena. Serena tumbled backward, landing on Hannah. Beartic turned toward her trainer, and cried out when she saw Rosa on the ground. Beartic galloped over to Rosa and crouched over her, growling at the Noctowl still fluttering nearby.
Calem slid to a stop in front of Serena and pulled her up off Hannah and into a fierce hug. Hannah ran over to Rosa and Beartic, pulling one of her own Pokeballs out; she sent out her Flaaffy, ordering her to use Thunderbolt on the Noctowl.
"Merci Arceus…" Calem murmured into Serena's hair. He released her and turned to finish the battle with Houndoom. Greninja's Water Shuriken had hit, but Houndoom knew Thunder Fang, which he was using to attack Greninja. "Hydro Pump!" Calem shouted; Greninja was hurt, but he was faster than Houndoom, and at such close range, the attack wouldn't miss. Houndoom released Greninja, yelping, before he collapsed.
"You hijo de puta!"
Calem turned to see Pedro storming over to him, and without thinking, he let go of Serena, then met Pedro halfway and punched him in the face. Pedro stumbled back, before lunging at Calem and returning the punch, snarling. Calem recovered and took a couple steps back, wiping his bloody nose, before launching himself at Pedro. Both boys fell to the ground, raining their fists down on each other, grunting and cursing in their respective languages. Calem could hear Serena begging him to stop, and Hannah shouting commands to her Flaaffy, but he ignored them both and focused on Pedro. Calem had managed to pin Pedro underneath him, and landed blow after blow on him, forcing Pedro to pull up his arms to block his face. Somewhere, Calem was aware that he should stop, but that part of him was tiny compared the fury that had descended upon him when he saw Pedro.
This was the bastard who had hurt his flower, his beautiful, sweet, delicate little flower. He'd tried raping her, and he had scarred her emotionally, to the point that she balled up at any signs of anger. Calem had been unable to protect Serena before, but he'd do everything in his power to keep her safe now. Every now and again Pedro tried swinging at Calem, most of which he easily dodged, since he had more ease of movement from his position. A couple of Pedro's hits connected, but Calem shook them off. Calem had no intention of stopping, and would have kept going, if not for the tiny hand he felt on his shoulder.
"C-c-calem, p-p-pl-please stop…"
When he heard Serena's voice, the fury and anger completely drained out of Calem, and he became aware of what he was doing. Pedro still had his arms up, but Calem had landed more than a few hits to his face, and Pedro's lip was split and his nose broken. Calem looked down at his hands; his knuckles were bruised and bleeding. Pedro was staring up at him, eyes glittering maliciously.
"It's easy to be violent, eh?" He turned his head and spit out globule of blood. "Be a good little boy and listen to my whore. Get off of me."
Calem pushed himself off of Pedro, standing next to the kid lying on the ground. He glared down at him. "Nobody insults Serena." And Calem kicked Pedro in the stomach, causing the younger boy to curl up into a ball, moaning. "You just wait right there." He turned to Serena, who was staring up at him fearfully, tears in her emerald eyes. His heart broke.
"I'm sorry, fleur. I just… I couldn't let him hurt you. I didn't mean to scare you."
"Id-d-d-iot," Serena sniffed. "I wasn't sc-c-cared of you. I was s-s-scared for you." She stepped closer to him, wrapping her arms around his torso. Calem gathered her up and pulled her close, inhaling her magnolia and sandalwood scent.
"Desole, ma petite fleur. Desole."
"It's okay. B-but we n-need to wake everyone up." Serena gently pulled away from Calem, and walked to Hannah's side, where she was kneeling next to Hugh; Pedro's Noctowl lie unconscious several feet away. Calem turned and recalled Greninja, then sent out Absol.
"Absol, stand over this piece of trash and don't let him get away. If he so much as twitches, use Night Slash."
"Ab! Absol, sol!" Absol stood over Pedro, glaring down at him with his red eyes, his head tilted so that his scythe was angled down at Pedro's neck. Calem walked over to Rosa, pulling his bag around and digging an Awakening out of it. It took him a few minutes to convince Beartic that he meant Rosa no harm, before the ice Pokemon moved and allowed him to heal her trainer. Rosa opened her eyes slowly, yawning; Calem moved back and Beartic shoved her snout into Rosa's face, snuffling her trainer. Rosa giggled, scratching Beartic behind the ears.
"Since Calem is standing over me, and you haven't fainted, I take it we won. Good girl, Beartic. Good girl." Rosa groaned as she sat up. "I am so kicking that kid's ass."
"Rosa!" Nate came bounding over. "Are you okay? Where are you hurt? Do you need me to carry you back to Serena's house?"
"If anyone is carrying her, it's me. Not her incestuous brother," Hugh said. He crouched next to Rosa, shoving Nate aside. "Get lost. Did that son of a bitch hurt you, Rosie?"
Calem felt a hand slip into his, and looked down. Serena was standing next to him, her other arm around Hannah, who was scarily quiet. Once he was sure Rosa was okay, Hugh knelt in front of his sister.
"You alright, squirt? Do I need to kill that asshole? He didn't hurt you, right? " He asked softly.
Hannah sniffled, and tears began to pour down her face. "I was so scared," she whispered before latching onto her brother's neck. Hugh stood up, lifting Hannah like he used to do when she was a little girl.
"It's okay, kiddo. Everyone is fine, and Serena told me you beat his Noctowl all on your own. You were really brave. You'll have to tell us about it later."
Hannah nodded into Hugh's shoulder, tightening her arms.
"Since everyone's okay, we need to call the police. I'm not letting that fils de pute get away again," Calem said. Everyone turned to look at Pedro, still lying on the ground, Absol standing in the same position over him, red eyes trained on Pedro's face.
"I owe that kid an ass kicking," Hugh said.
Rosa pouted. "I'm going first."
"Like hell you are. That asshole knocked Hugh and I out first. We get first dibs," Nate protested.
Calem shook his head. "No, I gave him more than enough for all of us. We have to call the police."
"N-n-no."
Everyone looked at Serena in surprise. "Fleur, you're not exactly big enough to do much damage to him, and I won't let him hurt you."
Serena shook her head. "I'm not g-g-going to fight him. I w-want to b-b-battle him." Calem followed her over to Pedro; Serena was visibly trembling.
"Are you sure about this?"
Serena nodded, looking down at Pedro. She was still terrified him, but she hoped that if she could beat Pedro, she'd be able to move on with her life.
"P-p-pedro, will you b-battle me?"
Pedro glared up at her, and Calem had to fight the urge to kick him again.
"Can you tell that cabron to leash this pathetic excuse of a Pokemon?" Absol growled low in his throat, lowering his scythe over Pedro's neck.
"Why are boys idiots? Hugh did the same thing earlier," Rosa muttered. Louder, she added, "Pokemon can understand what you say, moron. And if I were you, I wouldn't insult the angry Disaster Pokemon with the sharp blade inches from your neck."
Calem snorted. "Honestly, he should be lucky Emma's not here. She threatened to have Malamar make him see things. She mentioned something about a Deoxys and its tentacles."
Serena looked up at him. "Cay… C-can you have Absol m-m-move?" Calem's laughter died.
"Are you sure?"
Serena bit her lip before reaching into her bag and releasing Charizard, who materialized with a roar. Charizard looked around, getting his bearings, and once he saw Pedro, he growled threateningly. Calem sighed before ordering Absol to step away from Pedro. The white Pokemon hesitated, growling at Pedro again, before he complied, stepping back to Calem's side. Pedro sat up slowly, blood dripping down his face from his nose and a cut above his eye.
"I don't suppose any of you have an Audino or Chansey to heal me, since it was your rabid friend who attacked me?"
"Boy, you have round two coming to you if you keep that attitude up," Hugh snarled. "And unlike my friend, I won't stop. I owe you for two years ago."
"Bring it, puto."
Hugh handed Hannah off to Nate, and stepped forward, only to be pulled back by Rosa.
Serena stepped forward. "B-b-battle me."
"I'd love to mami, but I'm at a disadvantage. Seis en tres is hardly fair." Pedro was getting to his feet slowly, watching Charizard warily. Charizard snorted a warning stream of flames, barely missing the Hoenni boy. "Cage your monster, Rena." Charizard growled and snapped at Pedro, who jumped back.
"Charizard isn't too friendly to those who hurt his trainer," Calem said lightly. "He also doesn't like people saying no to her. Maybe you should show the giant, fire-breathing dragon a little more respect."
"Charizard." Serena said firmly. Charizard shuffled backwards, keeping his icy eyes on Pedro. "I'll g-give you the items to heal Noctowl, D-Drapion, and H-h-h-houndoom, if you'll battle me."
Pedro grinned evilly. "Sure, but on one condition—I win, you come home with me."
"Like hell she will!" Calem exclaimed angrily. Serena stepped in front of him placed a hand on his chest. He looked down at her, eyes softening. "Fleur…"
"Please, let me d-d-do this. I w-won't lose."
Calem couldn't think of a good enough reason to ask her not to battle. He knew she would win; she always did. But he still hesitated. It would be so easy for Pedro to order his Pokemon to attack Serena, or any of them. He looked down into Serena's hopeful eyes, and felt his will crumbling. He couldn't say no to her. "Fine," he sighed. "S'il vous plait ne me fais pas regretter d'accord a cet egard." Calem glanced back up at Pedro. "But understand that Nate, Rosa, Hugh, and I will all be there, and we'll have our Pokemon ready in case you try anything."
Nate grinned. "Want me to straighten your nose? Don't worry; I won't be gentle." Pedro flipped him off.
"Move out of my way. I need to get my worthless Pokemon." Pedro stalked over to Drapion and Houndoom and pulled out their Pokeballs, Absol hard on his heels. After Pedro had collected his Pokemon, Hugh and Nate herded him toward a field on the other side of the town that Serena had decided she wanted to battle at. It was slightly larger than the field where Serena had battled Hugh, and Serena had chosen it because of the large river that ran next to it—a river her Lapras would be able to move in. Calem followed Hugh and Nate, leading Serena and Rosa. Rosa's Beartic lumbered alongside her, Hannah riding on her back, and Charizard spiraled above them; Absol stalked right behind Pedro, growling at him occasionally. The small procession quickly made their way to the other side of town.
Once they had arrived, Serena handed her storage baggiess of recovery items over to Pedro, who healed his Pokemon. While he was doing so, Hugh sent out his Eelektross and Samurott, and Nate sent out Emboar and Druddigon. Once Pedro was finished, Nate and Hugh walked him over to the other side of the field, their Pokemon flanking them. Calem refused to move from Serena's side, and stood next to her as she took her place, Absol and Charizard following the both of them. Rosa took Hannah a few feet behind Serena, and called her Mienshao to join Beartic; she would have sent out Serperior, but she was weak to all three of the Pokemon Pedro had used earlier, and Rosa didn't want her hurt.
"R-r-ready?" Serena called. Pedro gave a nasty smile.
"We'll be on our way back home before the day is over. Go, Houndoom!
Again, anything with stars (*) next to it will not be translated next chapter, so you best remember it.
Kalosian/French
Merci Arcues!-Thank Arceus!
*Merde!-Damn it!
Amhinobi!-The French name for Greninja
Pompe Hydro sur Demolosse! Maintenant!-Hydro Pump on Houndoom! Now!
Desole-I'm sorry
*fils de pute-son of a bitch
S'il vous plait ne me fais pas regretter d'accord a cet egard.-Please don't make me regret agreeing to this.
Hoenni/Spanish
hijo de puta-son of a bitch
cabron-bastard
puto-bitch (masculine)
*mami-term of endearment; close female friend; girlfriend
seis en tres-six on three